The Sun. — London, England, 1858-07-22 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT . HOUSE OF LORDS.-(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took hia seat on the wool sack at four o'clock. The Earl of DERBY presented petitions in favour of the Medical Practitioners Bill. The Earl of CARNARVON presented a similar peti tion. FOUR COURTS (DUBLIN) BILL. This bill passed through committee and was reported without amendment. COMMITTEES. The following bills passed through committee —The colesiastical Jurisdiction Continuance, Charitable Trusts Continuance, Turnpike Trusts A rrangements, Copyhold and Inclosure Commissions, Indemnity, Administration of Oaths, and Army Service. RAILWAY CHEAP TRAINS BILL. This bill was read a second time. INCLOSURE OF LANDS BILL. This bill was read a second time. LEGITIMACY DECLARATION BILL. Lord LYNDHURST said the object of this bill was to remedy a defect in the law of England, against which the law of Scotland provided. The latter allowed legiti macy to be proved in a court of justice, but nothing of the kind was provided for by the laws of England. The bill was read a second time. SEWAGE WORKS. Viscount TORRINGTON moved for returns by the engineer of the Metropolitan Board of Works—showing b o w much above or below Ordnance datum was the Banda& sewer before the alterations were commenced under Leahy's contract ; what was the capacity of that outlet before the alterations were commenced ; was it free to discharge at all hours of the tide the sewage, storm and flood waters, and the overflowings of . the Serpentine River ; was that outlet tide-locked by iron flaps ; show how much was the altered invert of the Ranelagh sewer above or below Ordnance datum under Leahy's contract ; what was the capacity of the altered Ranelagh outlet sewer per foot lineal for 3,250 feet above that outlet ; what is the capacity at present of per foot lineal for the next 8,250 feet above the preceding ; what is the capa city per foot lineal under the Knightsbridge-road what is the capacity per foot lineal of the Tunnel sewer across Hyde-park to the junctions of the upland sewers of Paddington, Marylebone, Hampstead, and Willesden? What is the capacity of the Ranelagh main sewer about three miles above the 3,250 feet of the outlet sewer in the Gloucester-road, Paddington?—Ordered. PUBLIC HEALTH BILL On the motion for the second reading of this bill, Lord WYNFORD called attention to the great nui sances which at present existed in or near the metropolis. Ile said it was entirely useless to endeavour to purify the Thames, while such objectionable works as were now carried on upon its banks were permitted. After a few works from Lord HARDWICKS, The bill was read a second time. VACCINATION (IRELAND) BILL. This bill was read a second time. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA BILL. Earl DERBY said this bill stood for a third reading to-morrow evening, but as the East India Company were preparing one or two clauses which they wished to have introduced into the measure, and in order to give time to have those clauses printed with the bill, be should postpone the third reading from to-morrow til' Friday. FIRST READINGS. The Chelsea-bridge Amendment, New Caledonia Go vernment, and Detached Parts of Counties Bills were brought up from the Commons, and read a first time. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(YEsTEEDA.v.) The SPEAKER took the chair shortly after 12 o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Sir S. NORTHCOTE took the oaths and his seat for Stamford in the room of the present Lord Justice C.erk of Scotland. SALE OF POISONS BILL. Petitions were presented from chemists and druggists against the Sala of Poisons Bill. MILITARY ORGANISATION. Col. VIVIAN gave notice that early next session he should move the appointment of a select committee to inquire into the alterations made in our military c rganisa tion in 1855 last. CORRUPT PRACTICES BILL. Mr. ROEBUCK gave notice that, on the further pro gress of this bill, he should move an amendment that the expenses of conveying ♦oter3 to and from the poll in comities should be paid out of the county rates. NATIONAL GALLERY. In answer to a question from Mr. T. DIINCOMBE, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he would inquire and see if arrangements could bo made for opening the National Gallery on Saturdays, in order to meet the movement now in progress of giving addi tional recreation to the people on Saturday afternoons, through the Haif•holiday Association. (Hear, hear.) PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS. Viscount GODERICH called the attention of the house to a pamphlet that had bee.) printed and published by the hon. and gallant member for Westminster, criti cising the conduct of several hon. members. In Feb. last a select committee was appointed, of which he and the gallant member for Westminster were members, to in quire into'the manner in which reinfor cements were sent to India last year, and to devise the best means of send ing them there in future. The document referred to, the noble lord said, insinuated that he and other members of the committee had acted from a desire to screen the late Government from the censure they deserved for their eon duo: in this respect. He also complained that the docu ment having been printed at the public expense, the only members who had been able to obtain a copy of it were those who were on the hon. and gallant member's list. Up to that time he (Lord Goderich) had been unable to obtain one. The noble lord denied the imputation cast en him and those who voted with him ou the commit•ee, and be moved the adjournment of the house to enable the hon. and gallant member to explain the matter he (Lord Goderich) had felt imperatively called upon to bring before the house. Sir DE L. EVANS, after referring to the manner in which the subject had been brought before the house, said it was his intention to have brought it before the house, and he had invited the noble to do so. He admitted that he had acted irregularly in what he had done, but he con sidered the importance of the subject justified what be had done. He had no tlfMre however to wound the feelings of any hon. member who differed from him. He was proceeding to enter into a consideration of the evi dence, to show that his opinion was correct, when The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose to order. The discussion must be confined to personal explanations, and not be extended to a general debate on the whole subject. (Hear, hear.) Sir DE LACY EVANS bad nothing farther to add in personal explanation, and in accordance with the desire of the house he refrained from entering on the subject generally. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the conduct of the hon. and gallant member was irregu lar and improper; and as he bad admitted it, he thought nothing further would be gained by prolonging the dis cuseion. Lord GODERICH accepted the explanation of the a hon. and gallant member, and the motion was with. drawn. The subject dropped. SMOKE NUISANCES ABATEMENT (METRO POLIS) BILL. The order for the second reading of this bill was read and discharged. MEMBERS' FREEDOM FROM ARREST BILL. On the motion for going into committee on this bill, Mr. HUNT, who introduced it, said that as there was no probability of passing it this session, he did not intend to proceed further with it. (Hear, hear.) The bill was then withdrawn. CHURCH-RATES COMMUTATION BILL. This bill was withdrawn. CORNWALL SUBMARINE MINES BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. DETACHED PARTS 01? COUNTIES BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. JEWS BILL. The adjourned debate on the third reading of this bill was Few ed by M.. WARREN, who said the bill had been presented to the house under false colours. He denied that this was a compromise, and said the question admitted of no compromise. It was a species of patchwork legislation that ought not to be sanctioned by the house. The house ought not to admit Jews to Parliament except in accordance with the expressed will of the people ; and he contended the people ought to be appealed to on the subject be fore the horse passed this bill. If the people sanctioned it, then it was their place to give way. Not a mem ber of the house cordially approved of the bill, and he regretted her Majesty's Government bad found it neces sary. to glee way to pressure on this subject. He solemnly protested against the passing of the bill, and said that 14,500 petitions bad been presented against the admission of Jews to Parliament, and only between 300 and 400 had been presented in favour of their admission. It the bill passed, no doubt a resolu tion would be proposed in that house, and carried by scolaination—(hear, bear)—for seating the Jew, when they - would see a man at the table of that house t a ki n g an oath contrary to the principles of the British Constitution. He moved the third read ing of the bill this day three months. Mr. HOPWOOD seconded the motion. If the bill passe d it would exclude the Jew from Parliament . It was v ery contradictory, for although by the first clause Jews were to be admitted, by the second clause they would be excluded ; because it allowed the omission of the words, on the true faith of a Christian, in all cases except in that of members of Parliament. He suggested the best course to be pursued was the with drawal of the bill—(bear, hear, and laugh ter)—to make it a little intelligible, or if not to recommit it, in order to allow the c!auee referred to t be altered. (Hear.) . Mr. ROEBUCK said that Dogberry, a burst of virtuous indignation, asked to be written down an ass— (laughter) but . the House of Lords, un like Dogberry, not wishing to find a friend to do so, had use it themselves. (Hear, and laughter) A snore remarkable proc e edi ng h a d never occurred in Parliament, than in reference to this subject. (near , hear.) The House' of Lords had declared that cer tain men were morally unfit to sit in Parliament, and at the saints time they had sent down a bill by which they were to be admitted. He accepted the bill ; but his opinion concerning the wisdom of the House . of Lords had not received any increase by it. If the House of Lords had thrown discredit on themselves the House of Com mons were not to blame. They sent to the House of Lords a bill t h at would hare done.vhat waa required TAE SUN, LONDON, in a straightforward manner, but the House of Lords re fused to accept it, and had played such antics in re ference to this subject, as had covered themselves with dirt. He congvatulated the country on the folly of the Lords, and should vote for the third reading of the bill. Mr. SPOONER said it had been stated that be voted last night in mistake with the ayes for going into com mittee on this bill. He begged, however, to state he voted deliberately. The form of the motion was the Speaker's leaving the chair, and be voted for it, not wishing to obstruct public business by delay. When he changed his opinion ha would openly state it. (Hear.) Mr. T. DUNCOMBE characterised this bill as his resolution wrapped up in an act of Parliament. (Hear.) This bill was no compromise. The House of Commons bad made no compromise, but the House of Lords had made a concession. This bill would answer the purpose the House of Commons had in view. (Hear, hear.) He would rather the House of Lords had made that concession with a little mere grace than they had done. He referred to the conference between the com mittee of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, which Baron Rothschild attended, and he believed none of the noble and right rev. lords who at tended it received any insult or injury from the pre sence of the hon. member for London. He contended the increased majorities in that house showed the people were in favour of the admission of the Jews to Parlia ment. (Hear, hoer.) Mr. NE WDEGATE said the concession had been wrung from the House of Lords, contrary to their judg ment, and in consequence the House of Commons felt irritated. He believed this bill had passed the House of Lords contrary to Lord Derby's convictions, and he (Mr. Newdegate) considered he oug h t to have appealed to the country on the subject. He believed the inten tion of the bill was to give time for further reflec tion—(hear, hear)—and he greatly regretted it had not been taken advantage of. He charged the Chan cellor of the Exchequer as being the author of the in fraction of the Christian principle in that house. He was himself of Jewish or;gin, and throughout all his works of fiction he extolled the Jewish race. Mr. Lefroy, Mr. Collins, Mr. D. Griffiths, Admiral Walcott, and Col. Freestun having addressed the house, The house divided. The numbers were — For the third reading 129 Against it Majority —74 The bill was then read a third time and passed (Loud cheers.) OATHS BILL. On the motion for the consideration of the Lords reasons for insisting on their amendments to the Oaths Bill, Lord J. RUSSELL proposed 1. " That this house does not consider it necessary to examine the reasons offered by the Lords for insisting upon the exclusion of Jews from Parliament, as by a bill of the present session, intituled 'An Act to provide for the relief of her Mjasty's subjects professing the Jewish religion,' their lordships have provided for the admission of persons professing the Jewish religion to seats in the Legislature, 2. Tbat this house doth not insist upon their disagreement with the Lords in their amendments to the said bill." Mr. SPOONER considered the amendment did not go far enough. He proposed there should be added to the first resolution, "the said bill being in direct contra vention to the clear and cogent reasons assigned by their lordships against the Oaths Bills." (Loud laughter.) After some discussion on the first resolution relative to its expressing the opinion of the house, Sir J. GRAHAM moved the insertion of the word " means" after the word " provided"—" provided means for admission," &o. Lord J. RUSSELL accepted the amendment, which was agreed to. Mr. SPOONER pressed his amendment. Lord J. RUSSELL said he would accept the amend ment of the hon, member, which substituted "insuffi cient reasons" fur " clear and cogent reasons." (Laugh ter.) The amendment was negatived, and the original resolution, with Sir James Graham's amendment, was agreed to. The second resolution was then agreed to. ROMAN CATHOLIC OATHS. Mr. J. D. FITZGERALD gave notice that he should early next semen introduce a bill extending the provi sions of the Oaths Bill to Roman Catholics. (Hear.) MARRIAGES (MOSCOW,_ TAHITI, & NINGPO' BILL. This bill was read a third time and p%ss9;l. COUNTY COURT DISTRICTS BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES ACTS AMEND- ➢TENT BILL. The Lords' amendments to this bill were considered and agreed to. EAST INDIAN MUTINY. Mr. KINNAIRD moved for a copy of any despatches or letters of Sir John Lawrence to his Excellency the Governor General, relative to the causes of the mutiny in India.—Agreed to. Mr. STAPLETON asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his attention had been called to a statement in the public papers, to the effect that a corpse bad been for several days moored to a stake in the water, in the immediate neighbourhood cf Sheerness, and whether he intended to take any steps to compel the proper local authorities to put an end to the selnds.ll _ _ Mr.WALPOLE said he had received no official infor mation respecting it, but he was informed the scandal referred to was occasioned by some conflict between the local authorities. Ha would make inquiry into the matter, and let the hon. member know the result. The house adj )urned at four o'clock. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NOTTINGHAM JULY MEETING. TUESDAY'iI RACES CONCLUDED. The Stand Plate Handicap of 5 sore. Winners extra Ha'f-a•mile. Mr. Coppertbwaite'sly Kingston, by Kingston, 2 yrs, sst 91b (inc 51b extra) Mr. R. Sutton's Athou, 3 yrs, 6st 7.b...(Snowden)f2 Mr. Baldwinson's Lizzie, 3 yrs, Gst . (Bray) 3 The following also ran :—Mrs. Stowe, Alfred, Brad ley. Artist, and Inniskillen. Betting-2 to 1 agst Lady 7- . ..inglton, 4 to 1 agst Lizzie, 5 to 1 aget Artist, 7 to 1 agst A dead beat with Lady Kingston and 2Ethon ; Lizzie was beaten only a short head from the two ; a length between the third and fourth ; Alfred was fifth. Deciding Heat.—Betting---7 to 4 on Lady Kingston ; who won by two leLgthp. WEDNESDAY. The Bunney Park Stakes of 5 sous each, with 50 added, f. r two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 3ib ; certain pent .Lies and allowances. T.Y.C. 27 subs. Mr. W. D. P. Beresford's Gracchus, Bst 41b (Fordbam) 1 Mr. G. White's Shafto, Bst 71b (W. Abdale) 2 Mr. Copperthwaite's Lady Kingston, Bst 31b (French) 3 The following also ran :—Rara Avis, Raspberry, Southampton, f by Teddington, Gift, Torta, Blackmail, and 'fella. Betting-2 to 1 agst Gracchus, 4to 1 apt Rara Avis, 6 to 1 agst Gift, 7 to 1 agot Shafto, 10 to 1 agst Lady Kingston. Won easily by three•quarters of a length . ; two length s between the second and third, and a length between the third and fourth. Nothing else near. The Juvenile Selling Stakes of 5 soya each, with 36 added. Straight half•mile. Mr. Thompson's Samrock-so-Green, (201.),6at 61b (Bullock) 1 Mr. Byrn'a The Deer, (201.), Tat Mr. Kin i f n o t w A in n g ti a d l o gio t, r ( a 2 n ol : ._), (Snowden) 2 :—Artless, Lancaster, ( f ßr b a y y t ) h 3 e Flying Dutchman, and Prediction. Betting-3 to 1 agat Shamrook•so-Green, 4to 1 agat The Deer, 5 to 1 agat Antidote, 7 to 1 agat the Flying Dutchman Sliy. Won by a neck ; a head between the second and third ; moderate fourth. The winner was bought in for 81 guineas. Nottingham Nursery Handicap Plate of 100 sove, for two-yr-olds ; winners extra. Straight half-mile. Mr. Copperthwaite's Lady Kingston, 83t, (inc. Fren 51b ex.) (ch) 1 Mr. Bowes's Four-leaved Shamrock, 66t 4:b (J. Ryan) 2 Mr. J. Thompson Solomon, sst 61b. (Bullock) 3 The following also ran :—Gnatcather, Lily, Innis killen, The Bat, and Vigo. Betting-2 to 1 agst Solomon, 4to 1 agst Four leaved Shamrock, 5 to 1 agst Lady Kingston, 10 to 1 agst any other. Won easily by half a length; a neck between the se cond and third ; good fourth ; the Bat was fifth. The Forest Plate Handicap of 50 sovs. Winners extra. T.Y.C. Mr. Barber' s Ab ron , 3 yrs , b at 7 1 b ...... ...••• ( 511""") Mr. Baldwinson's Lizzie, 3 yrs, 6st 71b (Briy) 2 Mr. J. o.b ,rne's Alfred, 5 yrs, s 10Ib (inc. 51b ex.) (Choiloner) 3 The following also ran:—Bradley, Alen, and Sham rock-so-Green. Betting -6 to 4 agst Abron, 3to 1 apt L'zzie, 4to 1 agst ~Ethon. Won easily by half a length ' • a length between the vecand and third ; two lengths between the third and fourth. The Portland Handicap Plato of 50 sore. Winners extra. T.Y.C. Capt. Verner's Turret, 3 yrs, bat 121 b (Ducker) 1 Mr. J. Osborne's Goatcatoher, 3 yre, Est Blb (ChaHoner) 2 Mr. Ciiff's The Jade, 4 yra, bat 121 b (Snowden) 3 The iollowing also ran :—Badeworth and Katherine Logie. Betting-0 to 4 aget Gnatcatcher, sto 2 agst The Jade, 4 to 1 aget each of the others. Won by a neck ; a length between the second and third ; Badsworth and Katherine Logie were well up. The Chesterfield Handicap of 15 sous each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, with 50 added ; certain winner 3 extra. One mile and a half. Mr. Copeland's Thornhill, 3 yrs, 64', 5.b (Bullock) 1 Mr. J. o,borne'A Trabuco, 3 yrs, 64 31b (Clialloner) 2 Mr. T. llawson's Waterloo, 3 yrs, 64 (M a dd en ) 3 Betting -6 to 4on Trabuco, and 7to 4 agst Thorn hill. Won by twe lengths ; bad third. The Grand Stand Stakes of 30 sous, added to a Sweep , stakes of 5 sous each, for all ages. Optional selling weights, ev. T.Y C. 4 su b ?. Mr. J. o:borne's Princess of Orange, 4 yrs (301) 1 Mr. J. Thompson's Sans Culotte, 4 yrs (801.) Her Nlajesty's Plite of 100 guineas; three yr-olds, 7 8 t 71b ; four, 9st ; five, 9st 61b ; six and aged, 93t 91b. Two miles. - - Mr. T. Parr's Fisherman, 5 yrs, 9st 61b 1 Mr,Saxon's Princona Royal, 3 imp 7s ?lb 2 TEE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. MEETING AT CHESTER. The present meeting bids fair to surpass all that have preceded it, not only because the show of Jive stock is unusually excellent and very numerous in all the classes, the implement exhibition much larger awl more multitudinous than before , the yard itsef many acres greater in area, the trials seve ral days longer and more strictly conducted, the competition closer, the five shilling visitors more profitable than on prior occasions, but from the fact that the district of the show has been tho• roughly canvassed by the active local committee, no less than 5,0001. having been obtAinecl and ap propriated by them in special prizes for horses, dairy stock, cattle, and sheep of Wales, and the other divisions of the " district," for heese, but ter, and rewards to dairymaids and cheesemakers. And undoubtedly the interest created by these labours will bring out proportionate crowds of visitors from the different counties by the network of railways which connect Chester with a large population on all sides. Warm and bright weather has continued so far, sprinkled at intervals with those heavy drops to which Cheshire farmers owe their luxuriant grass and forward green crops. And festivities are not forgotten amid the agricultural excitement; there is a flower-show on the Rhodes ; gay doings at the Gray Friars, whence Mr. Coxwell launches, skyward, in his balloon ; illuminations, fireworks, a circus, with a horse taming genius ; promenade concerts in the Linen-hull, resounding with the strains of the Coldstream Guards' band ' • and, lastly, a grand ball in the same building on Thurs day. _ _ _ Wednesday being the day appointed for the pub lic trial of the steam cultivators, a large concourse of spectators assembled in the fields near Blacon chosen for the display ; partly, indeed, to witness the working of the new reaping machines which were trying their capabilities on an adjacent piece of rye. Two new steam ploughs bad appeared since the first series of experiments were made—viz., Eddington's windlass with a portable engine placed on the top of it, 1 auling Fowler's balance plough by'means of wire ropes and a self•shifting anchor age, the engine and windlass moving slowly along the end of the work requirei ; and a wonderfully neat arrangement of a windlass attached to any ordinary engine, just invented by Mr. Fowler, and manufactured by Messrs. Ransome and Sims, Two grooved drums on upright axes are hung in a frame constructed of angle iron, which unites great strength with lightness, a space being provided be • tween the drums to receive the fire-box of the engine boiler, one drum thus revolving under the boiler, and the other at one end of it. A strap from the flywheel drives the very simple wheel work connected with the drums for winding up the wire rope, end the slow advancing motion and the steerage are very simply effected. Such a light and compact machine, with few wheels, and re quiring but a comparatively small outlay, is just what the farmer has been wishing for, a seven or eight horse engine, to which it is adapted, being powerful enough to work a two furrow plough or b:eak up stubbles with a scarifier. Mr. Howard's apparatus consists of a Clayton and Shuttleworth's eight-horse double-cylinder engine driving by strap the rigger of a stationary windlass of two drums for coiling the wire rope. The rope is passed nearly round the plot to be cultivated, the anchored pulleys at the ends of the work 'being very easily fastened to the ground and removed as required. The peculiarity of the system is in turning the im plement at the ends by Smith's patent "turnbow;" hence there is so much difficulty in ploughing fur rows all laid one way that the operation is not attempted ; grubbing or scarifying is the principal process, and the only approach to real ploughing is the throwing up the ground in " baulks or ridges, with a double-mouldboard plough. These ridges, about 30 inches wide, with the bottom of the fur rows broken up by subsoiling tines attached behind the implement, expose a very large extent of sur face to atmospheric fertilisation, and, though the ground covered up by the slices is unstirred, yet the noxious vegetation ceases to grow, and after a time a second operation completes the tillage of the whole surface. The largest breadth of work done was with the three-tin , d cultivator on she heavy land at Blacon, at the rate of about seven acres a-clay, and a cost (including wear and interest) of 7s. per acre. The spade-shaped cutters, pointing downward, rise up the bard and foul g round into largo and small pieces, without turning them over, so that the greater part of the rough and thistley sward remained visible upon the surface ; and the second operation of crossing this work with a wider scuffier, taking five felt breadth (at the rate of ten acres a-day), broke the pieces into smaller clods, but still with the grass and rubbish unburied, ready for perishing under the blaze of a summer sun, or for easy extraction by barrows and rollers in the usual manner. Indeed, though the cost of the two processes is about 125., farmers declare them to be well worth It. per acre. Howard's machinery, therefore, while able to trench up and subsoil heavy land for a winter fallow, or to ridge in manure for spring cropping, is pre-eminently adapted and intended for cleaning s'ulrbles in autumn, and by thus eradicating root weeds when just about to shoot vigorously, saves most of the laborious tillage in ploughing, cross ploughing, dragging, &e., which are incurred by the practice of waiting until spring. Farmers everywhere would be glad to autumn-till more of their fields had they but tractive force enough on their farms to accomplish it ; and the advantage and rich pro mise of the steam cultivator are its furnishing power enough to work the land by great breadths at a time, just at the best season, without inyelvn; any counterbalancing expense in feeding and main taining until wanted again. Again, as the steam engine pants for strength, and not for weariness, its working-day hours are only limited by the dawn and even twilight ; and, with relays of men, it can cultivate nine to twelve acres, instead of five to seven, for many weeks after harvest. No wonder, therefore, that cultivation by steam-power is being widely adopted by agriculturists who only expect it to accomplish a part of their tillage, and that they should be largely purchasing the particularly compact and convenient low-priced machinery exhibited on the present occasion by Mr. Howard. There are many, however, who look still further, and, seeing the immense advantage of being able to plough lea ground for wheat in an efficient manner, and to do this on moist soils without the injurious treading of hard hoofs, prefer Fowler's machine—something more expensive in the first outlay, but cheaper in working—by which they can either plough furrows, or trench double depth, or draw a scarifier with as good effect as the other apparatus can. Yesterday, both the grubbing and combined baulk-ploughing and subsoiling were shown, the latter proving itself to be a very excellent operation. Fowler's plough, driving four furrows at once, made beautiful work in a piece of light land grass, at the rate of one acre per hour ; though the time lost at the ends was increased by the pressure and interruption of the assembled visitors. Boydell's traction engine was dragging a frame of ploughs, taking six fur rows at once. Many stoppages, however, occurred in consequence of the implements choking with grass. Rickett's rotary cultivator was also digging in another piece. In a. piece of good, tolerably upstanding, but green rye, in an adjoining field, three reaping ma chines attracted a great deal of attention. The Eagle American was unable to deliver the cut corn (by means of a man and rake) where the crop -was heavy or tangled. Manny's (Wood's) American machine, with angular knives vibrated through slots in fingers by means of a crank movement, and a man to rake off, did" net cut well ; and the ge neral opinion was that Burgess and Key'a reaper with the screw platform would have done ha utiful work in every respect., delivering in a continuous swath without any aid, had it been brought out of the yard. It seems, theroforo, that, though un surpassed mowers for hay and artificial grasses, these American machines have not yet adapted themselves fur coping with the perplexities of an English grain crop. A c7udely contrived machine, with two revolving horizontal sickle-edged discs, was tried, but would not work at all. By an improvement in the catalogue—n ame l y , a map of the city and plan of th e yard,- with reference t 3 each stand—you can at once find the locality of any stand or machine-shed, the cattle, poul•ry, seeds, cheese, and butter, the refreshment stalls, or the various fEces of the secretary, directors, and t.e wards. The entrances and exit doors are, unfor tunately, so close together, and the approach by the Water-gate arch so restricted, that we antici pate considerable inconvenience during the most thronging day; but every arrangement within the yard is admirable, including the establishment of a useful telegraph office. Walking through the en tire length of the trial ground, before coining to the regular rows of shedding, we find here the show of machinery in motion, iLcluding a great number of steam-engines working threshing-machineF, among, which are conspicuous Bayea's straw elevator, carrying straw for the machine some 25ft. high ; Crosskill's immensely powerful ; Bur no's singular bone rasper ; Chamberlain's rotary brick making machine ' • Sparkes's saw talde ; Clayton and Shuttleworth's fixed threshing machine ; Hornsby's, Garrett's, and Barre t and Exall's fixed barn works ; and (a. mar keel feature in the exhibition) many two or three-horse power portable engines —as Haywood's, Nicholson's, Smith and Ashby's, Willi amson ' s —d r i v i ng th e ir respective miniature-threshing machines for small farms, their cutters, mills, breakers, &c. We notice also the va dolts engines . constructed for self-propulsion along THITRSDAY ordinary roads by means of spur-wheelsand pinions, • enabling the engine to drive one travelling-wheel with a slow motion, as Clayton's, with a simple steerage, and Garrett's, which is guided by a horse. It will be a great step in advance when threshing and steam-ploughing engines are able to walk with their load of machinery from farm to farm ; but at present these adaptations seem Letter fitted for smooli turnpikes than for deep or rugged clay lanes. Here also is Tuxford's massive traction engine with Boydell's wheels (both driven by most ingenious friction-boxes). In walking through the stands we observe Richmond and Chandler's chaff-cutters ; Smith and Ashby's hay-maker ; Per reaux's pumps, fitted with the ingenious india rubber valve • Seaman's model of a new steam plough ; on Ransome and Sim's stand, a novelty in the form of a horizontally rotating roat-slicer, the knives, of a " bomerang" shape, being fixed, with screw-blades in the hopper, carrying round and pressing down the roots upon then. Here, also, are the noted bean-cutter, oat-bruiser, and an as sortment of patent prize ploughs, including the pony plough, weighing 651 b. Keevil's cheese making apparatus, of very simple construction, for better separating the whey from the curd, especi ally in manufacturing rich cheese, is a remarkably clever invention, and likely to effect great improve ment in our dairy pract;ces. On Priest and Wool nough's stand is a singular contrivance intended to destroy that troublesome enemy the turnip-fly; by means of small fanners, the flies disturbed from the rows c f plants are to be drawn into a current of air as they jump, and blown out again behind the machine, intermingled with a cloud of fire ashes and lime, which thus dusts the plants. As a manure distributor it may prove a valuable little implement, but experience has yet to determine what the flies will think of the treatment. Howard, of B dford, shows his patent prize ploughs, horse hoes, rakes, and a new chaff-screen ; Bentall, his well-known broad-sharer and subsoil plough, his barrows, and especially efficient root-pulper. On Garrett's stand is a reaper with revolving rake-off, which contains the germs of considerable improve ments. On this stand, and also on that of Rau some and Sims, we find the American Eagle mowing machine, which we are glad to say has fully proved by its performances during the hay harvest the correctness of our opinion expressed last year in its favour. Woofe's paring plough is a tool working with remarkable accuracy, with a one-inch slice, to as deep a 3 may be required ; Messrs. Thomas Gibbs and Co. and Messrs. L iwson exhibit wonder ful collections of seeds, samples and specimens of agricultural produce; and there are numerous stalls of articles of a miscellaneous rather than aural character. Yesterday the point of interest in the trial yard was a racing contest between the four picked thrashing machines—namely, Clayton and Shuttle worth's, Hornsby's, Ransome and Sims', and Hum phries'—all running together with their respective engines of 451 b. pressure on the inch, and each sup- I plied with 775 sheaves. Clay ton's ran 44 minutes ; Hornsby's, 441 minutes ; Ransome's, 47 minutes ; and Humphries', 61 minutes. So great has been the number of implements and machinery far trial that the prizes could not be adjudicated in time for us to receive the particulars. The dinner takes place to-day in the Shire-hall. PRIZES ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. Portable steam-engines.—Hornsby, 251., 12 horse power ; Tuxford, 251., 8-horse power ; Cltyton and Shuttleworth, 101., ditto ; Barrett and Co., 10/., 10-horse power ; Hornsby and Son, 101., ditto ; Ransome and Sims, 10/., boiler. Portable threshing machine.— Garrett, 101. Corn-dressing machine.—Hornsby, 51. ; Garrett, Si. Screen.—Bailey, 3/. Chaffeuttera.— Carnes, 51. ; Samuelson, 3/. Hand chaffcutters.—Ran some, 3/. ; Richmond and Chandl , r, 2/. Linseed crushers. —Ransome and Sims, 51 Oilcake breakers.— Bentall, Si. ; Nicholson, 3/. Bone•mitl.—Croaskill, 10/. Turnip cut!er.—Ransome and Sims, 3/. ; hand ditto, Samuelson, 3/. Churn.—Burgess and Bey, 31. Cheesemaking apparatus.—Griffith and Co., 31. Cheese press.—Carson, 31. PROSPACTS OF THE FLAX CROP. Mr. John Boyle, of Leeds, in a letter to the Belfast Mercantile Journal, says :—Having a day to spare, and being most anxious to take observa tions in ono locality of County Antrim how the crops appear from different seeds, I did so last week. I am delighted at the appearance, but sorry to find that so few have so sn especially as compared with last season. In the following parishes—Tern plepatrick, Ballyclare,. Kilbride, Donegore, and Antrim—the crop is fully equal to any I have ever seen, growing from 34 to 44 inches long, and the colour generally very good yellow, and fine in the straw, and what is of great moment for fine fibre, few bolls on the tops. If properly handled from this time, a very good quality will be secured for the spinner. The crops will be pretty equally ripe in two or three weeks. When I asked the people who had sown it had they their bands of rushes prepared for binding from the field to the mill, not one of them had any preparingy as in former times, which neglect will lose fully two stones to the acre ; and tying with flax hands ought not to be, as every stalk lost is less weight to sell. Being a seller of flaxseed from England, aid having saved my seed these four years for sowirig in Irish soil, I was most anxious to follow out the growth, by judging from comparison, and a few who sowed my seeds with other sorts are fully satisfied. A. friend has pro mised to give the result of produce from the scutch mill. I want British produce, if possible, to answer all our islands, so as to enable us to keep our money at home. Many farmers have said they regret not having a quantity sowed this year, as, to all appearance, wil' b' i payng c op. N , ..) tomy ,Lsetva tion I find that the crops on stubble land are the beat of any, ripening yellow, which is said to pro duce most weight and fine it fibre. I may mention names, that parties interested may see and judge for themselves. Mr. Thos. Shaw, Ballypalidy ; John Milford, Springvale ; Mr. Williams, Fisherwick ; Joho Gawn, Donagore ; Adam Gray, Dunadry ; the lattor had a fine crop of wheat growing on the land that his flax was on last year, which proves that flat stubble is the right rotation for wheat, provided the land is only managed well after the flax is off, and where oats or barley was before flax. I understand Mr. George Miners has a splendid crop of flax, from seed that he got from me, in the neighbourhood of Ahoglrill, of which he will give a tair report, after scutching, as to profit, &c. A little mechanical skill should be applied to farming as it is to manufactures, and it is to be hoped that the owners of the soil, landlords, agents and all interested, will attend to the wants of im provement better than they have done, and not permit other nations to get ahead of them. In England, where many more implements are in Use than here, but which can be imported, and manufactured here, theypair their stubble land the day after their crops are remaved. No weeds are I permitted to grow, and nothing but the crop sown is to be seen on their land ; every weed they desig nate a robber, and extirpate it at the proper season. Farmers ! take my advice and look now to the land that you intend for flax next year, and prepare in time, and then a good crop may be expected. I am moseanxious that the linen trade be supported by the farmers in Ireland, then the best customers, from labourers to mechanics, will consume at your own door all you have to sell. One hint more to the landlords and their agents and I have done. I have meditaled on the condition of the three islands, and the amount of capital in circulation compared from statstical figures, viz., England has 261., Scotland 161., but Ireland has only 41 a headfor the plpulation, which shows that she is far behind, and must exert herself in improvements The report of Sirß.)bert Kane states that Ireland has water power going to loss equal to the whole _steam powerof England.. Think of this before your strong sons of Erin emigrate to work in foreign cli mates. I be:ieve I act as the farmers' friend in giving you this advice. The advocate and friend of the agricultural labourers' classes is machinery, which you must keep going instead of sending mill , owners to the Continen t to supporta people who tax our yarns and linens 40 to 65 per cent., made from their own flax. EARLY WHEAT, &C.—ABINGDON MARKET, Monday. —To-day we had a sample of new wheat offering, the whole of the piece carried and threshed ; quality fine, and the yield very good ; also some new peas, and seve ra,l samples of new seeds. There will be a great quan tity of corn carried this week if the weather keeps fine. The crops are remarkably good. [ADVERTISEMENT.]--The Medical Liberty of the Subject-- The case of Lady Bulwer Lytton.- -People of England ! —For many years we have called your attention to this important question, but hitherto without much effect. There is, no doubt, thousands of our fellow creatures unjustly confined. Will you allow such persons to be detained merely upon the certificates of two doctors, which may be had any day by paying :*or them? James :orison, ithe bygcist, upwards of 30 yea: s ago w rned you on this (potion, and that you liber ties were not wor t h one f arth i ng so l ong a s "medical liberty" was not proclaimed. We say ag ,in, loo'c to it, and insist for au inquiry. Let no t thi s case of L a d y Bnlwer's bo hushed up ! We are, f e ll ow - countrymen, you - o bedient servants, The M, tubers of th e B r iti s h C.llege o f h ea lth, Euston-road, London, for the Society of Ilygeists. [AnyzansEmrsr].—Holloway's Ointment and Pills.—Medi cal in dtreatment and i:ezlect, and impruderce on the pm t of the sufferers themselves, annually destroy thousands of lives that might have been saved with the greatest ease, by the use of these perfect antidotes to disease, external and inter nal. Multitudes of rheumatic sufferers ate now limping to the grave with contracted joints, and in constant agony, who might be cured iu a few weeks by the Ointment ; and the vital strength of a still greater numbir is oozing away through scrofulous sores, abscesses, and other exhaßsting outlets of upparation, which might be promptly and safely cured by the same means.—Sold at Professor Sollo way 's, 244, Strar d, London, and by all medicine vendorsthieugliont the civilised world, J ULY 2,185 S, - SUMMER ASSIZES. HOME CIRCIIIT.—CHELMSPORD, July 21. The business of the assizes for the county of Essex commenced this morning, Mr. Justice Willes presiding in the Crown Court and Mr. Baron Bram well at Nisi Prius. The cause list contains an entry of 17 cases, two of which are to be tried by special juries. The gaol calendar contains the names of 16 prisoners, but the only serious case is the Dagen ham murder. Mr. Justiceles, in his charge to the grand jury, made particular allusion to this case. He said the most serious case in the calendar was a charge against a man named Geo. Blewett, of having mur dered a policeman named Clark twelve years ago, and the case, so far as the evidence was concerned, was of a very peculiar character. He had read and re-read the depositions most attentively, with a view to ascertain what the theory of the prosecu tion was, and what was the evidence in support of that theory, and it appeared to him to be this : —A woman who, in 1816, at the period the murder was committed, was the wife of a man named Page, who appeared to have died in 1848, now came for ward, nine or ten years after that event, and stated that the prisoner George Blewett, her hus band, and some other persow, were the parties by whom the policeman was murdered 12 years ago. Her statement appeared to be to the effect that on the day of the murder, the 26th of June, her hus band came home, and in consequence of something that occurred she expressed her determination to go out with him, and accordingly she accompanied him to the house of the prisoner, Blewett, who was at this time employed as a horsekeeper to a farmer in the neighbourhood named Brittain, and that Blewett made a proposition that he and her hus band and some other person should go to his mas ter's house and steal some corn. She then stated that they proceeded to the barn for that purpose, and that she was left outside to watch, and upon her giving au alarm that Clark, the policeman, was approaching, her husband and Blewett went out and attacked him and murdered him. This was the sum and substance of the statement made by he witness referred to, and they would see when they came to hear the other evidence how far it accorded with it and with the place where the dead body was actually found. It appeared that this woman was silent until last year, when she made a communication to a woman living in the same neighbourhood, and slia repeated the story a short time back, and the prisoner Ble mett was then taken into custody and committed upon the present charge. A good many remarks and suggestions would necessarily arise upon evidence of this de scription. No length of time, of course, would wipe out the stain of murder, and if they should be of opinion upon all the facts ►hat there was evi dence of the accused person having committed the crime he would still be amenable to the justice of the country, and it would be their duty to return a true bill ; but where it appeared that the story was not ttild until after the lapse of so many years from the occurrence taking place they would all naturally look to see if there was any corroborative tes'imony to show the truth ofihe story. If they should find that there was no evidence to confirm the statement of the witness, it would be for them to consider whether they could place entire reliance upon her veracity, and if they should b© of opinion that her evidence could be rslied upon, or that it was confirmed to any extent, they would, of course, not put a stop to the inquiry : There were other matters, however, in connexion with the witness in question to which be felt called upon to direct their attention. He had already told them that it appeared to him that there was no corroboration whatever of her statement, and it appeared that while she was under cross-examina tion before the magistrates she was undoubtedly labouring under different hallucinations. One of these hallucinations was that since her husband's death she had repeatedly seen his ghost, and that she was, in fact, constantly haunted by his ghost. She also stated that she had seen a fire-engine in her room, and that the neighbours considered that she was apt to wander in her mind. She likewise appeared to have said that when she sat down to her victuals a devil used to come and eat her food. He thought. it right to call the attention of the grand jury to these circumstances, and also to the additional fact that the witness appeared to be under the impression that Biewett had taken away 21. 10s. of her husband's money, and that she ap peared to entertain an ill-feeling against him on that account. They would, however, no doubt, look carefully at the whole of the evidence that would be laid before them, and if they should be of opinion that the petty jury were not likely to convict the prisoner he thought they ought not to find the bill ; but, on the other hand, if they should consider the evidence was of such a nature that the petty jury were likely to convict the prisoner upon it, it would then be their duty to return a true bill and have the matter fully inquired into. The gland jury in the course of the day came into court with the bill against George Blewett for the Dagenham murder, which they returned not found. Baron Bramwell disposed of several common jury causes, but none of them furnished any mate rials for a report. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.-July 21. -42.- (Before Mr. Pashley, Q.C., Assistant-Judge at Westminster.) Hannah Lucas was brought up to be dealt with as a rogue and vagabond under the Vagrant Act, she having been guilty of riotous and indecent con duct in a certain public It'P ' hwf).-, - ac er li..vin4 Lean convicted suwwitiily as a disorderly person under the same act. The court sen•enced her to six months' hard labour. R ibert Johnson, 23, was indicted for stealing a portmanteau, containing articles of the value of Si., the property of Air. J. T. Norris, M.P. Mr. _Norrs stated that he resided at Sutton Courtney, in Berkshire. On the night of the sth he took a cab from Devonshire-place to Long-acre, - and a portmanteau was placed on the roof. When the cab got to Long-acre, the portmanteau was missed, and having made some inquiries about it, ho went to Bow-street station, and there he found it in the possession of the police. The cabman said as be cussed Seven-dials, on the way to Long-acre, the portmanteau was safe on the top of the cab, but when he got to Long acre it was gone. Michael Bowen, an errand boy, gave evidence showing that the prisoner, with five or six others, was concerned in getting the portmanteau off the cab. The prisoner put it on his shoulder and walked down Drury-lane with it. The witness told a policeman, who went after the prisoner and asked him where he was going to take the portmanteau. He said he had found it in a doorway, and a 3 he could not make out an owner he was going to take it to the station-house. The policeman called his attention to the circumstance that he was going in a direction away from the station, with the proper road to which he was not unacquainted, for he was well known about the neighbourhood, and com pelled him to carry it to the station, where lie was detained. In a few minutes Mr. Norris drove up in the cab, and was not ,a little surpri4ed at finding the stolen property had got there before him. The jury found the prisoner guilty, and the Court sentenced him to six months' hard labour. Mr. Norris gave the boy Bowen half-a-sovereign for the promptitude with which he gave the intl.- ma ion which led to the recovery of The property. William Snow, 25, was convicted of stealing a copper boiler, the property of John Bursley, the same being fixed to a building. The prisoner was a well-known offender, and had been sentenced to seven years' transportation. The Court pawed upon h:ma sentence of ten years' penal servitude. Win. Brant, 18, was indictel for unlawfully and maliciously wounding Rob}. Howitt with a knife. Mr. Abram was counsel for the prosecution. The prosecutor said he was a cabinet-maker, and lived at 152, ththnil-green-road, and was also a coffee-house-keeper. He knew the prisoner from his having been a customer, and on the 10 t h i ns t. he was walking along the Bethnal green-road with his wife and another person, when he met the pri soner, and in consequence of something which had occurred he cautioned him net to come near his place again, as he was only after his birds. The pri soner made some saucy answer, and the prosecutor and the friend who was with him walked on, leav ing his wife behind. He looked round, and seeing the prisoner in the act of sparring at his wife, he went b:ek and pushed him away. The prisoner then ran at him and struck him on the wrist with a knife. The blade suck in the wrist, and prosecutor finding he could not pull it out himself, ran off to a surgeon's, where it was taken out, and he then fainted away. He lost but little blood. The surgeon's assistant who extracted the blade from prosecutor's wrist said the wound was not dangerous, but might h av e p rove d so if an artery hadb3en severed. The prosecutor was still under treatment. The prisoner, who said nothing in his defence, and in whose manner there seemed something very strange, was found guilty, and the Couit sentenced him to eight months' hard labour. THE CHILD STEALER. Sarah Myers, 18, who was convicted on Tuesday of stealing a chill, was brought up for judgment. The Assistant-Judge told tie prisoner she had been convicted of a mo s t odious crime, that of stealing a poor child fr o m its parent under cir cumstances of a very atrocious cba,ta , :ter. There was reason ti beli,ve too much unfortunately that she had pinched and tortured the child, with the view of exciting pity by it 9 hUffelings, and thereby the better carrying cn her trade of begging. If it were a man who had been guilty of this, the court would without hesitation have passed upon him a sentence of penal servitude fur a long term of years ; and had the prisoner been an older person, a sentence of the last description most certainly would be passed upon her. As, however, she was so young, and was suffeLing from a vary painful disease of the eyes (they were bandaged up), he thought, under all the circumstances, the sentence he was about to pass would be sufficient. The Court must protect the children of the poor, who almost of necessity played about the streets, from such wicked practices, and her case would be an example to deter other equally evil-disposed persons from such iniquitous proceedings. The sentence was, that she be kept to hard labour in the House of Correction for 18 calendar months. The Court heard an appeal by special appoint ment, " Henry Fleming against the refusal of the justices of the Tower division to grant a licence to sell exciseable liquor, under the 9th Geo. IV., c. 61, to the Star, Prusum's Lland, New-crane, St. George's East." The house had formerly been licensed, but the licence had lapsed, and the present appellant was a new tenant. Mr. Bodkin, instructed by Messrs. Wire and Child, supported the appeal ; Mr. Cooper, in structed by Mr. Burnell, appeared iu support of the decision ot the Com t below. The Court granted the licence. (Before Mr. Creasy.) Richard Waters, a cripple, and Fanny Waters, his wife, were indicted for keeping a brothel, 83, Wells-street, Oxford-street ; and Louise Flamant, a middle-aged Frenchwoman, was indicted for a like offence, the house being No. 10, Duke-street, Portlancl.place. In a second indict ment she was charged with keeping a brothel, 42, Charlotte-street, Portland-place. Mr. Metcalfe, assisted by Mr. Abram, appeared for the prosecution, instructed by Mr. Randall, solicitor to the parish of Marylebone ; and Mr. Sieigh and Mr. Dunbar were engaged in the de fence. Evidence was g iven which clearly proved the character of the house kept by the Waterses, and they were found guilty. In the case of Flamant evidence was given to rebut that adduced on the part of the prosecution, and to show that the house, 10, Duke-street, was let out in lodgings to respectable persons, and that part of it was occupied as offices for the Societe Frauclaise de Bienfaisance, but the jury, with little hesitation, returned a verdict of guilty, and Madame Flamant was ordered into custody. On being removed, shs declared her innocence, and said she would never go to prison, and resisted violently. The sentences were postponed. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-Tuly 21. GUILDH ALL. —Ellen Adams was charged with stealing a purse containing 31., and the halves of a 201. ar.d a 51. note, from the person of Frederick Pettman, Esq., a county magistrate, residing at Sandwich, in ent. Mr. Pettman, an old gentleman, apparently. about 70 years of age, said he had been a comptrol ler of her Majesty's Customs, and was at present staying at Bailey's Hotel, in Paternoster-row. He could not say exactly, but he believed it was about half-past 10 o'clock on Saturday night last that he mot the prisoner and another woman somewhere in Fleet-street. He was sober, but he had taken a little beer. He thought they spoke to him first. They asked him to treat them, and he gave them half-a-crown. They then went into a gin palace, but he would not go in with them. They soon after returned to him, and the woman not in cus tody was rather rude to him. He walked with them to different parts, but did not know where they took him. He, however, felt a sudden tug at his pocket, and found his watch chain was broken, and immediately discovered he had lost about 281. in all. His purse contained 31., and 251. in half notes. The purse was a silk one, and fastened to his chain. He did not lose his watch. When he found his purse was gone he went to the police station and gave information, and upon afterwards going in search of the two women he found the prisoner, and gave her into custody. He had not seen the purse since one o'clock that day. Police-constable Galvin, 340, said that he took the prisoner into custody on Ludgate-hill about one o'clock on Sunday morning, and she was searched but nothing relating to the charge was found upon her. Mr. Pettman said he thought it was the other woman who took his purse, but the prisoner was present all the time. Alderman Philips said the prisoner had given a correct account of herself, and as no portion of the property was found upon her she must be dis charged. _ _ _ Mr. Pettman said he was very sorry for it. Alderman Phillips added that he WO3 also very sorry to find a gentleman of the prosecutor's posi tion and years in such an equivocal situation. MARYLEBONE. —William Vorley, described as a merchant, residing at 73, Camden-road-villas, was re-examined on the charge of grossly indecent conduct. At the former examination (a report of which appeared in our paper of Thunday last), it was stated that the prisoner, who had taken a room at No. 25, Grange-road, had on several occasions dressed himself up in woman's clahes, and con ducted himself in a most indecent manner at the window. The landlady, a woman 10 - ig,ing in nuil w:tues, swore moss positively to Giiis statemeut. Mr. Sleigh, the barrister, now attended for the prisoner, who was accompanied to the court by friends of the highest respectability. The learned counsel said that the room was taken by the ac cused, who had, in conjunction with other young gent'emen, made up their minds to get up a p r i va t e theatrical performance, and he was de-irons that •his father should not know anything about it. The women, as he understood, were not forthcoming, and surely his client, who was present, was entitled to be discharged. Sergeant Westlake, 2 S, said that he had seen Mrs. Mayers and Mr.i. Wilson, and they had told him they did not mean to appear. Mr. Broughton—l am not surprised at it, from the violent and unjustifitble attack made upon them this day week by Mr. Keene. A man of pro perty may have it in his power to keep witnesses away, and I don't consider that I should be justified in acqoiscing in the counsel's wish. Mr: Sleigh—They know what characters they have, sir, and wouldn't like to submit to my cross examination. My cli nt is here, sir, with a host of friends of the highest respectability to testify, if called upon, as to his character. Mr. .Broughton remarked that it was not a ques tion of character, but one depending upon facts, with which he had alone to deaf, and he was deter mined to sift the matter thoroughly ; it was not to be pooh poohed out of court owing to the absence of witnesses. More gras3 abuse than they were subjected to from the solicitor, for whom generally speaking he had much respect, he hal not for a long time heard. 100 S said, that from inquiries which be bad made, he had reason to believe the woman Wilson was a common prostitute. Mr. - Broughton said he should remand the case to a future day. He could not think of consenting to the defendant being discharged. Mr. Sleigh observed that buyoud all doubt the grossest perjury imaginable bad been committed ; he said he hoped it would go forth to the woildthat he (the magistrate) had given no opinion as yet on the case. The accused was held to bail in the same sum as before, viz., 1001. for his re-appearance on next Wednesday week, Aug. 4. W ESTMINSTER. —A. gentleman, who gave his name John Dixon, and his residence Crystal Palace Hotel, Sydenharn, was charged as follows : Charles Barnes, 216 V, said that at 4 o'clock that morning he was on duty in Milman's-row, near Cremorne, and heard the defendant shouting in a very loud manner. He requested him to ba quiet and go away ; his friends also used their utmost endeavours to pacify him, but as he refused to deist and was very much the worse for liquor, the witness was obliged to take him into custody. Defendant said the statement of the constable we perfectly true. Ho was very sorly. Mr. Poynter--What are you? Defendant-4 do not feel myself called upon to tell you. Paynter—Tlvit is certainly not a very polite reply. I shall detain you, sir, till you please to answer me. A cabman here stepped forward and said that he was in King's-road that morning, when the defen dant hired him, and told him to wait, which he did for over half an-hour. Deft ndant's friends then tried to get him int ) the cab, but he would not punt] I him for enter it, and ran away. Witness his fare, but he refused to give any him es with the his mon e ey, threat in t o k t ckl struckenei w i h t i n m e s tried hismouth.atick i n d e then returned to the c tb, dug the horse in the ribs with his stick, and then commenced to shout and make a noise, and was taken into cu3tcdy. Mr. Paylater....Be does not seem to be sober now, s he Delis, the gaoler, not. said he really thought he Was Papater—Put him back till be is. In the course of the day the defendant was again brought up, when Mr , PaYnter 444--What have you to say to tho two charges of being drnnk, and refusing to pay your cab fare ? Defendant—l told you before. This morning, about two o'clock, I was drunk, and might hav• been noisy ; and although I told you that, you sent me down to a horrid cell. Mr. P ynter—l did so, because it appeared to me and others that you were not sober ; and I therefore could not proceed with the case. What have you now to say 1 Defendant (pointing to Denis, the gaoler)—Ask this gentleman. He answers for me. He told you this morning I wasn't sober. Mr. Paynter—l wish to know whether you have anything to say to the charge ? Defendant—Then I'm not before him ; I'm be fore you. I've not heard the charge of the cabman. I should be glad to hear it. Mr. Paynter—lt was stated in your presence this morning. Defendant—l did not hear it. lam here to be judged by you, and I should like to see'my accuser face to face. The cabman was then called and repeated his :ormer statement. Defendant—l am perfectly willing to pay him his fare. Mr. Paynter—You're put down on the police sheet as a gentleman, and I am informed that you are a lieut.-colonel in the army ; if the latter, you ought to be the former. Defendant—lf it's any satisfaction to you, I may as well tell you that I am not a lieut.-colonel in the army, and as regards the other part of the remark, my conduct is sufficient to prove what I am. Mr. Paynter then fined defendant 205., and or dered him further to pay the cab fare demanded, Is., with costs for the cabman's attendance and loss of time, and in default t 9 be imprisoned tea days for the first, and seven d tys for the second. Country MarKota. NE WCASTLE-JuLY 20. A good supply of farmers' wheat, which went off slowly at a slight decline on late rates. The market closed firm. Barley rather dearer. Beans scarce, and peas is dearer. Oats unchanged. Flour is per sack lower, but the de. mand was bettor. HULL—JULY 20. A fair supply of wheat, but the trade was dull, at about is to 2s under the last week's rP.tes. Barley as before. Foreign wheat held above the ideas of buyers, and but little changed hands. Spring corn at an advance, and a good consumptive demand. Wheat, English red, 42s to 46s ; white 45s to 495; oats, 24s to 288 ; barley, 32s to 36s ; Indian corn, 37s ; linseed cakes, Hull, 91 lOs to 91 1?s 6d; ditto, foreign, 8/ Cs to 91 Os 041; rape cakes, 5115 s to 61 Os Od; guano, 0/ to —l. ; bones, Si 10s. Od. to Si. 155.; flour, --s; tares, —a to —a. EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET JULY 20. Supplies of all kinds these last six days large. Oat straw, from 8s Od to lls 6d per kemple of 16 stone'; tron ' • wheat do., 7s Cd to 9s-6d ; b ar l ey d o ., 7 s 61 t o 9 i Od. Hay from lid to 13d. EDINBURGH MEAL—JULY 20. There wore in the market to-day 12 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 2801 b imperial, which sold at 40s Od and —3. DALKEITIL MEAL MARKET—JULY 19. There were in the market to-day 6 bags of oatmeal, ocf barleymeal, and 0 pot barley. Sales ready. Oatmeal, per sack of 2801bs First. Second. Third. imperial Barleymeal, per ditto --s Od —s Od —s Od Peasemeal, per ditto Flour, new, per ditt o —s Od —s Od Pot-barley, new, per ditto —s Od s Od —s Od DUBLIN—JULY 20. We had a dull market to-day, without alteration in the currencies of last Friday, except for Indian corn, which was in some cases Gd cheaper. Whit° wheat, 26s 61 to 28s 6d ; red ditto, 24s Od to 26s Gd; ditto new, 28 , 3 61; barley, m a lti ng, 13s tol7s Od; grind. ing, —s to —s ; oal,s, old, 15a to 16s 63; ditto, new, —s to 16s 61 ; oatmeal, 14s 61 to 16s 6d; bere, new, —a to —I Od ; rapesaid, —s Od to —a Od per brl ; bakers' flour, 14s Od to 189 61 per cwt; Indian corn, 349 01 to 36.9 01 per 180 :.-JULY 21. the close of the market Wallsend, &o. s & Keiper Grainge lt 0 itewArt's 17 0 south Hetton 17 0 Whitworth l4 0 Cassop 16 0 Brown's Moor High Main 14 0 Nixon's Duffryn. 21 0 30—Sold, 28. V ENIN G, COAL friAlili Prices of Coals per ton al s. d. Benton West Hartley .14 0 Bnddle W. Hartley l5 0 Htl'pool %Vest Hartley 14 6 Wylaln Wallsentl, &v.. Eden llotton .17 3 Hilda l4 0 Russell's Hetton 15 b Ships at market, LOCAL SHARE MARKBTfi. LIVERPOOL, JULY 21. STOCK EXCHANGE—The market to-day was dull after the opening, but became animated in the afternoon, most of the heavier stocks advancing about 4 per cent., do ing firm. North British, 12a i—Birkenheads, 67 4—Midland, 93i g —Leeds Northern, 23 4 2 Dutch Rhenish, 54 5 dis.—York and North Alidland, 3'i 4 4—Grad Trunk of Canada, 94 B--Dovers, 2J 3—East Lancashire, 904 91 —London and North-Western, 91i if—Sheffield, 36 4 Chester and Holyhead, 19h —Eastern Counties, 12i 7-16- -Great Western, 49,!, 50—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 91 2 Great Western of Canada, 17# i—Blackburn, 114 1-7 Berwicks, 22 4—Caledonians, 331 94. MANCHESTER, JULY 21. STOCK EXORANGE.—Prices were rather steady to-day, more business done, and, after various fluctuations, cl o sed at a slight advance. Midlands, 1-.3 —Dovers, 20 Leeds, 91i - Trunks, 9 11-16- Ditto Divi.lend Dobeuturos, 11.. 3d, to 11e. 2Leilidids, 3 , A—Ditto, 6/. pref., 11-16 p. —l3lackburus, 11I—Londons, 92. ACCIDENT ON THE EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW RAIL. WAY.--An accident occurred on this line, near Polmont, yesterday morning. A special excursion train, from Edinburel, with nine carriages, in consequence of the driver not' having kept a good look-out, ran past a red signal which was exh;bited to protect some waggons which were being shunted into a siding, and before he could pull up his train it came in contact with them, with sufficient force to bring one of two of the passengers' heads into slight collision, re- sulting, however, in nothing more serious than a few scratches. No damage was done to the plant, and the train proceeded to Glasgow after a few minutes' delay, necessary to get the waggons into the sidinr, and arrived in Glasgow at proper time.--North British Daily Maid of yes terday. 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