The Sun. — London, England, 1859-01-26 00:00:00

THE ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL. The annual meeting of this most philanthropic and excellent institution was held yesterday after noon in the Board-room of the Hospital, and was very numerously attended. The chair was taken shortly after three o'olock by T. B. Browne, Esq., High Sheriff of Gloucestershire. Mr. S. SmITH, the secretary, read the advertise ment calling the meeting together ; and the Rev. J. B. Owen, chairman of the weekly board, the following annual report : "In presenting to their subscribers and the public at large the 31st annual report of the Royal Free Hospital, the committee would thankfully re cognise the continued tokens of the Divine blessing which, for above a generation of man, has so sig nally rested upon the charity. They particularly advert to the distinguished patronage and increas ing contributions with which the hospital has been favoured, notwithstanding the number of new asylums multiplied from year to year in this great metropolis, each competing with the others in the race of varied benevolence, and all of them fairly expecting their quota of public support. " Many existing members of the committee have been permitted to watch over the progress of the Royal Free Hospital, from its very humble begin ning in the house in Greville-street, until, under the august auspices of the Crown, and the contri butions of the people, it has attained the dimen sions and consolidated its position among the first-class eleemosynary institutions. " The committee have the gratification to an nounce the consent of the Lord Bishop of London to become a vice-president of the hospital, in room of his lordship's late right rev. predecessor in the see. They beg also very gratefully to acknowledge the generous donation of .£5O from the Right Rev. Bishop Maltby, indicating his lordship's continued confidence in the usefulness of a charity which has long been honoured by his support. " The anniversary dinner held in June last, at the Freemasons' Tavern, under the kind and effec tive presidency of the Right Hon. the Earl Powis, materially assisted the funds of the charity. The committee beg to record their cordial and respect ful thanks to the noble earl for his lordship's very able and zealous services on that occasion. " The prominent feature in the financial returns of the year was the munificent residuary bequest of the late Harry Osborne Cureton, Esq., of which, through the courtesy of the executors, the commit tee have received £2,000 on account, leaving a pro bable balance of £5OO, payable on the final settle ment of the estate. The whole of this legacy has been expended in liquidations of outstanding lia bilities, materially easing thereby the annual charge for interest on the debts of the charity. The com mittee beg to repeat their earnest desire to obtain, in the ensuing year, the means of clearing off the whole or a larger portion of the mortgage for £5,000 on the hospital—their release from which would secure their entire income to the direct relief of the many thousands of sick poor constantly apply ing at the gates. The committee trust to have it in their power to make some addition to the number of beds during the ensuing year, for which ample room is provided in the new wards. " By adhering to a system of uniform economy, so far as it consisted with a due regard to the re quirements of patients, the funds entrusted to the disposal of the committee have enabled them to afford medical aid to no less than 40,403 in and out patients during the year ending 31st Dec. last, making a ?rand total since the commencement of the hospital in 1828, of 649,088. " During the past year the committee have re ceived in donations, subscriptions, and legacies, an aggregate sum of £6,243, the details of which, as well as the classification of patients and other statistics, appear in the subsequent pages of this report. " Among the interesting incidents of the year, the committee most thankfully , acknowledge the receipt for the ninth time in succession, of an anonymous munificent donation of £3OO (from whom, said Mr. Owen, they could never ascer tain) ; also a generous gift of £lOO as a ' Thank Offering' from a gentleman who withheld his name, the motive of whose pure disinterested charity is known only to his own feeling heart. Nor can the committee forego the gratification of a special notice of a benevolent lady's (Miss C.'s) sixth dona tion of £lOO. " In thus thankfully commemorating the costly offerings of the wealthy, the Committee would not ignore the humbler contributions of the poor. These are taken weekly out of the boxes open to passers-by in the street, and amounted during the year to 185 17s. 5d., of which considerable sum, £4 2s. ld. was in copper, including no less than 232 farthings, the touching, saf-denying gratuities of the poorest of the poor. Nothing is more en couraging to the committee, as an evidence of the hospital's really doing its work, than these nume rous contributions of the poorer classes, who, as the parties brought into direct contact with its medical officers, are the hest judges of their treatment. Tes timony to the same effect frequently gratifies the weekly board, in the letters of thanks from patients affectingly acknowledging the relief they had re ceived. " Other small sums under L 1 left in the office, and not printed singly in the report, realised £53 15s. "The committee with great regret announce the recent resignation cf their excellent treasurer, John Masterman, Esq., who from increasing years and infirmities, felt it necessary to discontinue the office ; but they trust that Edward Masterman, Esq., will kindly consent to accept the nomination of the committee to the appointment in succession to his respected father, the charity retaining thereby the great advantage of its connection with so dis tinguished a firm. The committee cannot, however, close their official relations with Mr. Masterman, sen., without placing upon record their grateful obligations to that gentleman for his past services, and their earnest prayer that his valuable life may long be spared to enjoy in dignified retirement the happy fruits of an honourable and successful public career. " The committee have again the satisfaction of adverting to the perfect cordiality continuing to exist between the distinguished physicians of the hospital, Drs. Brinton, Hassan, and O'Connor, and its excellent surgeons, Wm. Marsden, Thos. H. Wakley, Weedon Cooke, Victor de Meric, Alex. Marsden, an d F re dk . J . Gant, Esqs. Their zealous co-operation one with another and with the house surgeons and dispensers, secure the most successful results in their several departments. The thanks of the committee are further due to Dr. H. Bennett, the physician accoucheur, to Jas. Robinson, Esq., dentist, and Hasler Harris, Esq., assistant-dentist, for the unremittin g attention and skill displayed in the discharge of their honorary duties. The committee rejoice to observe how their own unabated confidence and reliance on the humanity, judgment, and professional superintendence of the hospital, on the part of its highly respected founder, Wm. Marsden, Esq., is so fully participated by the whole medical staff. " The committee have no duty more welcome than that of repeating year after year their deep sense of the value of the services rendered by the Weekly Board in their constant supervision of the arrangements, and weekly audit of the accounts of the hospital. The knowledge of their systematic control has attracted no ordinary measure of public confidence in the general economy of the institution. " The custom of distributing small sums of money or articles of clothing, to very destitute patients on leaving their wards often issues in such happy re. sults as induce the committee to solicit on behalf of such cases gifts of cast-off clothes from their sub scribers and friends. " The public are respectfully reminded that the charity havin g no endowments, is entirely depen dent committee upon voluntary contributions. The ac cept the fact of the liberal support of the public having never failed them, as the most expressive sanction of the original and then unprecedented rule of the Royal Free Hospital, to admit the sick poor without putting them to the trouble (often of no avail) to procure tickets. They are thankful to learn that the real humanity and common sense of this principle of free admission, has at length been happily endorsed by its partial adoption in some other medical institutions, whose committees, in following the example of the Royal Fi.le Hospital, have so far seconded and promoted that special ele ment of reform in medical charities, the practicable ness of which had been demonstrated by the expe rience of this institution. " The committee conclude with the humble ascription of all the praise and thanksgivinc , to the Gracious Author of every philanthropic effort and the Inspirer of every compassionate act of sympathy and self denial for others' sake, without respect to persons, except of such w h o need it most, in the common brotherhood of our fellow men. The com mittee are strongly convinced that so long as the hospital continues loyal to its own simple rudi mental principle of admitting destitute diseases as the most valid claim upon its remedial charity, so long they may confidently rely on the liberal sup port of the public. They earnestly beg to comme n to themselves as well as to their subscribers the animating sentiment which associates the real charities of life with the glorious reversions entailed on other modes of personal piety in the canon, These cannot recompense thee, but thou shalt be recompensed in the resurrection of the just.' " The accounts as audited were next read, by which it appeared that the receipts for the last year were £6,784, while the expenditure was £6,597 10s. 6d., leaving a balance of £lB6. The following medical report was next read : MEDICAL REPORT OF THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS RS- LIEVED FROM THE IST JAN. TO 31ST DEC., 1858. Persons afflicted with malignant and contagious diseases Ditto under various disorders Accidents relieved and sent home Patients under the dentist 17,558 1,119 2,192 39,398 In addition to the above there have been 892 totally destitute persons admitted into the wards, of whom 66 have died, 750 have been discharged, cured, or relieved, and 76, remain in the hospital 892 The number of accidents also admitted into the wards was 113, of whom 18 died, and 95 were cured or relieved Total relieved in 1858 Number relieved from the founding of the Hospi tal to Christmas, 1 858 Total Mr. BoWYER moved that the report and state ment of accounts just read be adopted and received. Mr. PRITCHARD (High Bailiff of Southwark) seconded the motion, and it was unanimously carried. _ _ Dr. MARsDEN moved the appointment of the following general committee :—W. W. B. Beach, Esq., M.P. ; Jas. Bowyer, Esq., T. B. Browne, Esq., J. P. Bull, Esq., C. Candy, Esq , Alex. Dobie, Esq., Gen. Dutton, E. Halswell, Esq., B. Head, Esq., J. Hooper, Esq., Jas. Hopgood, Esq., Jas. Lancaster, Esq., Alderman W. Lawrence, Esq., A. L. Mocatta, Esq., Alderman Sir F. G. Moon, Bart., G. Moore, Esq., T. M. Nelson, Esq., Rev. J. B. wen, R. T. Perkin, Esq., Wm. Pritchard, Esq., Benjamin C. Robinson, Esq., Alderman T. Sidney, Esq., George Simpson, Esq., W. Tegg, Esq., T. Wakley, Esq., W. E. almisley, Esq., W. H. Warre, Esq., Gen. Watkins, J. Watson, Eqs., and H. S. Westmacott, Es Ir. FINER seconded the motion, and it was also unanimously adopted. Mr. BOW - YER next moved the appointment of J. W. P. Field, Esq., G. W. Scott, Esq., and E. W. Davis, Esq., as auditors, and on being seconded it vvasadoptedwithout a dissentient voice. The 'fey. Mr. OWEN moved that E. Masterman, Esq., be appointed treasurer, in the room of his ex cellent father, who from old age and infirmity had been compelled to send in his resignation, which was carried unanimously. Mr. FINER proposed the thanks of the board to the late committee of general management. Dr. O'CONN OR seconded the motion, and it passed. Thanks were next voted to the late auditors, Messrs. Field and Finer, and the medical officers of the institution, on whom The CHAIRMAN pronounced a lowing eulogium. He had known, he said, a case in his own neigh bourhood, where a poor woman, who had been given over by all the medical men in her own dis trict, was cured in that hospital in a few weeks, and sent back to her home in as robust health as she had enjoyed for years before. Their humane conduct to the patients was not therefore more striking than their great skill in curing diseases. Dr. O'CorrNmt returned thanks on behalf of him self and colleagues. The warm thanks of the meeting were next given to the chairman, and the proceedings terminated. THE NAVY. Rear-Admiral J. Hope, C. 8., has been selected to succeed Rear-Admiral Sir M. Seymour as Com mander-in-Chief in the East Indies anti China. Sir M. Seymour had been compelled to solicit being superseded in his command owing to his failing health. Admiral Hope has seen considerable active service. He commanded her Majesty's steam-frigate Firebrand during the hostilities in the Parana against Rosas in 1845 and 1846, and took part ix all the operations in that river, during which he greatly , distinguished himself, particularly in destroying in the river the chain which obstructed the progress of the allied French and English ves sels. For his gallantry and services on that occasion he was nominated a Companion of the Order of the Bath. The gallant Admiral commanded her M ajesty's ship Majestic in the Baltic during the late war. He obtained his flag rank in Nov., 1857. The screw steamship Doris, 32, went outside Ply mouth Sound yesterday to try her engines, after which she returned to Hamoaze to ship a Griffith's fan. When the Doris was in the Channel several trials of Capt.Kynaston's lifeboat hooks were made in a heavy sea while the ship was going 11 to 12 knots. The boat is reported to have been discon nected and hoistedin with perfect success. Admiral Kingcombe, Captains Cumberland, Patey, Risk, Moorman, Bacon, and others, witnessed the experi ments. The paddlewheel steam sloop Virago, Commander Dunn, having disembarked the troops from Ireland into the Cospatrick, left Plymouth Sound on Mon day afternoon for Waterford to convey the remain der of the Tipperary Militia to Portsmouth. The Conway will not leave for Liverpool until the Virago returns to Plymouth. The screw steam-ship Russell, 60, with her ten der, the gun-boat Hind, left Plymouth on Monday morning for Falmouth. The 22d company Royal Engineers (formerly Sappers and Miners) which had been five years and nine months at the Mauritius, is the first on the station for relief, and expects to return to England in the spring. The large stone dock which has been constructed at Chatham dockyard at a considerable outlay is now ready for the reception of any line-of-battle ship required to be fitted. The channel at the entrance to the basin has been considerably deepened by the piles which obstructed the en trance having been drawn, the largest line-of-battle ship in the navy can now be floated into the basin to be fitted or repaired. Her Majesty's screw steam-frigate Liffey, 51, Captain W. Preedy, C. 8., anchored in St. Helen's Roads on Monday evening, sailed for a cruise of exercise yesterday morning, and again came to anchor in the Roads last night. THE ARMY. The 2d Battalion 13th Regiment, at Aldershott, are ordered to embark for the Cape of Good Hope on the ith proximo. This regiment commenced forming at Winchester in March last, and was coin pleted to its establishment of 950 men by the end of October. 800 will embark for the Cape—of these about 150 have gone through a course of musketry instruction. The remainder will have to complete their drill after their arrival in the colony. The Rev. W. Hare, M.A., late Chaplain to the Forces in Malta, having been appointed chaplain to the Royal Regiment of Artillery, at Woolwich, in succession to the Rev. W. Melville Wright, has entered on the duties of his appointment at Wool wich, and will officiate at the garrison chapel on Sunday next. Dr. J. E. T. Parrett, Senior Surgeon of the Medi cal Department, Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, having been appointed Deputy-Inspector General of Hos pitals, is succeeded by Dr. H. Briscoe. recently acting in temporary medical charge of that estab lishment. The medical institution in the Royal Arsenal, which was erected during the progress of the Russian war, to supersede the former inefficient establishment, has been inspected by the Engineer Department, under orders from the Secretary of State for War, with a view of carrying out some important improvements and a considerable enlarge ment of the building, as from the constant rating of the establishment employed in the Royal Arsenal (equal to that engaged during the war in the Crimea), the demands on the medical department far exceed its present capabilities. The new building in course of erection at Wool wich to augment the riding-house establishment of the Royal Artillery being nearly completed, an ad ditional co r p s o f 1 capta i n , 2 li eutenants , 2 s t a ff sergeants,rd d t 0 be a added n dsorankto the and establishment fi e , was . yesterday o THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 26, 1859, tended that suspicion hung over the whole of the evidence which was in support of a transaction giv ing one of the children £5OO more than any of the others would receive. A person, named Aitcheson, was examined. He had married a daughter of the deceased, and he said he had entered into an engagement with the defendant to the effect that a codicil should be drawn up, and signed by the old gentleman, and that William Dixon should give him £2OO when it was executed. He told the son that he did not know how a codicil could be signed, because he did not think the testator was in a fit state to alter his will, but he eventually agreed to the paper being signed. It was at his suggestion that the medical man was called in to attest it, but he (witness) did not know what the codicil contained. The learned Judge—lt will be hardly necessary for Mr. Power to cross-examine this witness, after his admission that he consented to accept a sum of money on the signing of the codicil, with the object of committing nothing less than a fraud. The witness excited some laughter by remarking —" That's just it, my lord." The learned Judge having carefully summed up the whole of the evidence, The Jury returned a verdict for the defendant, William Dixon. Upon the application of counsel, the learned Judge gave costs. POLICE INTELLIGENCE, Jan. 25. MANSION-HOUSE. — Wm. Goode ve, Clerk to Mr. Horniman, 30, Wormwood-street, was brought before the Lord Mayor, charged with embezzling £65 10s., belonging to his employer. Mr. Morgan appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Beard for the prisoner. Mr. F. J. Horniman said—The prisoner was in my father's employ as clerk for the last two years. On the 30th or 31st Dec. I gave him the 17 cheques produced with others, and it was my duty to place them in letters of advice to the several parties, and to see that they were posted. The 17 cheques, amounting to £65105., have been returned to us as paid. Mr. P. Jackson, a licensed victualler, in Bridge street, Whitmore-road, Hoxton, said—l know the prisoner. On the Ist January I received an enve lope, which had been left by him at my house, con taining the 17 cheques. On the day previous he asked me if I would pass a few cheques for him through my bankers, as they were crossed, and ho wanted the money to pay some people. I promised to do so, and after receiving them I paid them into my bankeis, Messrs. Davies, Shoreditch. I after wards ascertained that the cheques had been paid, and having given him £2 on account of them, I, on the 4th inst., gave him my cheque for £63 10s. I have on two previous occasions cashed cheques for him in a similar manner. _ _ _ Mr. J. Ford, cashier to Messrs. Davies, said—l received the 17 cheques in question from the last witness on the Ist of Jan., and placed them to the credit of his account. Messrs. Hankey clear our cheques, and their name is stamped on those pro duced, as well as the name of our house. Mr. C. Woodin, cashier at the London and West minster Bank, said—The cheques produced were paid by our bank through the clearing-house with Messrs. Hankey. G. Watkins, constable, 600—I took the prisoner into custody on Saturday night, and charged him with robbing his employer. 1 found L 2 1 ls. I.ld. on him and a watch and chain. Mr. Beard declined putting any questions to the witnesses, and the prisoner was remanded. Samuel Watkins, who had been remanded upon the charge of having assisted in the rescue of a deserter from an escort belonging to the Ist West Yorkshire rifles, was again brought up. Mr. Foreman conducted the prosecution on the part of the War Office. Further evidence was given in support of the charge, and the prisoner, who denied his guilt, was fully committed for trial. Sir It. W. Carden handed to our reporter the following communication, which had been addressed to him, in reference to an application sent by some Yorkshire female flax workers for pecuniary assist ance, some weeks since ; a report of what took place upon that occasion having appeared in our columns. _ " Essones (Seine and Oise, France), Jan. 22. " To Sir R. W. Carden, Magistrate, Mansion house, London. " Sir,—Under the high-sounding title of Shame ful Deception of Leeds Flax-workers,' the misad ventures of five factory women have been going the round of The Sun and other English newspa pers for the last three weeks. These women applied, to you, sir, at the Mansion-house, for the purpose of imploring your pity relative to the mis fortunes they had incurred in France, at a flax-mill at Corbeil, their return to England under the sup posed protection of the British Ambassador, and at last obtaining from your kindness the means of getting back to their native town. " This mill is our mill, sir, and we are the hard hearted manufacturers whom the story of these women and the reports of your paper have de nounced to universal indignation. " We beg to place the matter in its true light, so as to destroy the false imputations brought out against our character, and to prove to yourself, sir, that you have been shamefully imposed upon. " In Sept. last, we sent to Belfast and Leeds an English manager, James Chappel, a native of Barn sley, lately employed in our establishment, in order to inquire for a dozen female flax workers. He was aware of our customs, and the length of our work ing time (which is regulated by a law in the whole of France). James Chappel did not try to deceive his countrywomen in executing his errand. In con sequence of his proceedings, and by a written agree ment which is in our hands (not at all according to mere verbal assurances), two sets of females, one of five, the other of seven, arrived in Corbeil. We paid, of course, all the travelling expenses (about £3O), and agreed to employ them at the rate of Bs. 6d. a week. The duration of the agreement was not at all stated, but it was positively written that the working hours would be the same as for the French hands. _ _ _ "We were not long in perceiving that we had been gratified with some of the worst amongst the working class of Yorkshire. Having free lodgings in a house of our own, close to the mill, getting their food in the English'way, by the care of a re spectable Englishwoman (the widow of an old Eng lish overlooker of ours residing with us for the last 25 years), and when ill attended by the doctor of the establishment, they were, or at least ought to have been, in the best possible condition. But, coarse in their manners, language, and conduct, idle, insolent, and drink half the time, they were soon guilty of such misdemeanours that the police was obliged to interfere ; and one day four of them, who had been out for eight days, were put into prison. We see in their story to you, Sir, they for got that episode of their tale. When claimed by us and restored to their work, after their punishment, they behaved pretty well until the day when the lot of five, wishing, as they said to you, to free themselves from suc a hopeless state of thraldom, escaped without giving any notice, and we did not hear anything more about them until the above mentioned article, here enclosed, was sent over to us by some of our English friends. " The other party of sever remained in our mill, and is glad to work with us, free from the oppressive domination of these blackguards in petticoats. " Now, we dare say it is most probable the story of their having been well received by the British Ambassador in Paris is no truer than all the rest, for some time before they left we applied in person, James Chappel being with us, to the Consular office, at the British Embassy, to inquire what was to be done • with them. We were told that the Embassy did not interfere in such matters; that these females were no doubt bad women, and that if they refused to work as they had agreed, we had nothing to do but to turn them out, and then the police would take them up and convey them to a seaport. Here is a last proof of the duplicity they ex hibited to deceive the honourable magistrate they addressed. The one who acted as spokeswoman for the company said she had never been able to forward more than ls. for the support of the child she had left in Leeds. Now on the 15th Nov. it is proved by our books, through an honourable firm of Leeds, we paid to one Catherine lteardine, the keeper or nurse of the above child, 10s. This money, as well as all the rest advanced by us to those hands, is lost for ever, as the work really performed by them does not represent half of the amount of our expenses. " Now, sir, as the imputation on our character has been made public, we think it just that the truth of the case should be equally made so. We have therefore sent a copy of this letter to the Sun, re questing the insertion of it at the earliest oppor tunity. "With many apologies, sir, for having taken up so much of your valuable time in a question of mere personal interest, and trusting in your love of justice for the appreciation of our motives,—We remain, Sir, your most obedient servants, FERAY AND CO. " P.S.—We refer you for the respectability of our firm to his Excellency the Puke of Malakhoff, London ; Messrs. Charles Devaax and Co., bankers, London ; Sir Peter Fairbairn, Mayor of Leeds ; Robert Hyde Greg, Esq., formerly member of the House of Commons, Manchester ; and Messrs. An toine and William Galignani, Paris." BOW-STREET.—EXTENSIIT ROBBERY BY A BARmAs. —Robert Thorpe, late barman at the STATE OP TRADE. LEEDS, Jan. 25 in the cloth The - l i: s e ha . s been a fair atten dancetin! morning, average amount of business hal has been or ing and an done. , Light g ht fabrics continue to sell the them very remunerative prices are readily, and for MANCHESTER, 25th.---In eloththerhas been less obtained. animation, but sellers are full oforders e and prices are very firm. For most tkind kinds of for India, print ing cloths the bu siness is quite equal to the supply, arid longcloths and T-cloths are i n fair request. For yarns there is a moderate business for India at full rates, but manufacturers who do not spin have an advantage in purchasing for the supply o f th e i r looms, prices in thewdescriptions of twist being rather easier to buy. In yarns for the German market for business is quite at a stand, owing to the unfavourable political news from the continent. There is but little business far the Mediterranean. Messrs. John Slagg and Co. report :—" There has been a less active demand for India goods during the last few days, but owing to the heavy engage ments of manufacturers prices are firm at the ex treme quotations of last week. Longcloths, T-cloths, and printers are still in fair request without c han g e in :prices. On the whole, the market, tho u g h decidedly quieter than forsome time past, continues exceedingly firm at the higher rates lately current." SUICIDE BY A DOG.—Some days ago a watch dog belonging to David Corsar and Son, apparently being tired of this world, deliberately walked down to the side of the River Brothock, where ho coolly leaped in and held his head below the water until he was drowned.—Montrose Review. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—Tan. 25. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. Sittings in Banco before the Lord Chief Baron, Barons Martin, Watson, and Channell.) HARRISON V. PEARCE.-THE SHEFFIELD PRINTERS' CASE. This was an action for libel brought by the plaintiff, who is the proprietor of the Sheffield Tinzes,'against the proprietor of the Sheffield Daily Telegraph, for a libel contained in a document issued by the Printers' Union in the town, and published in the defendant's newspaper. The case was tried before Mr. Baron Martin, at the sittings after last term at Guildhall, and resulted in a ver dict for the plaintiff with £5OO damages. During the present term a rule was moved for by Mr. Chambers, on the part of the defendant, for a new trial, on the ground of the improper reception of evidence, misdirection, and excessive damages, and their lordships deferred expressing an opinion on the application until they had read over the short hand notes. Mr. Edwin James now applied to the court to fix a day for the disposal of the case. The Lord Chief Baron—ls there any disposition amongst the parties to come to an arrangement ? Mr. :James—No, my lord. They have been, pending this case, publishing other libels on the plaintiff, on the learned judge who tried the cause, on the counsel and everyone else. (Laughter.) I may say, on behalf of the plaintiff, that I will will ingly leave any question as to damages to the court. This case, my lords, is really one of pecuniary con sequence to the plaintiff. His men refuse to work for him, and he is in dread of physical violence. The Lord Chief Baron then delivered judgment. He said—l am of opinion that there should be no rule to show cause why the verdict should not be set aside. The grounds on which Mr. Chambers moved for a rule were threefold ; that improper evidence was received; that the learned judge had misdirected the jury ; and that the damages are excessive. We have heard the arguments, and, at the request of my brother Martin, we have carefullly read over the shorthand writer's notes that we might have the benefit of the most accurate information. We have considered the evidence most seriously, and we have all arrived at the decision which I have already expressed. The supposed objection in the case was that evidence was received of the dimi nished success of the plaintiff's newspaper, without an allegation of special damage, which could hardly be alleged consistently, for the action was brought the day after the libel was published. I am of opinion that this evidence was properly received. In a case of this description the plaintiff had a right to claim general damages, and if the time which elapsed between the commencement of the action and the trial discloses anything which can throw light on the question of general damage, the plain tiff had a clear right to give that evidence. I there fore think the evidence was properly received, espe cially with the caution that the jury must judge for .themselves, and not take it for granted that all the plaintiff had suffered was attributable to this libel. This case may be compared to an action to recover damages for a railway accident. The general inefficiency of a man who had suffered the loss of a limb to conduct the affairs of life is not special but general damage. It would be special damage if he lost a situation in consequence of injuries he had re ceived. The jury could receive evidence prospec tively, as they often did. Thus the question would be put, " Are you of opinion that the plaintiff will ever get well ?" and the medical man might reply " No, which would govern the damages. It appears to me that the evidence was most properly received as to the alleged misdirection of the learned judge. We have read the summing up, and we are all of opinion it was perfectly free from objection. The learned judge, in directing the jury, laid down the rule for awarding damages. Mr. Baron Martin (interposing)—Am Ito under stand, Mr. James, that the libels are still being published in the same paper? Mr. James—No, my lord. Mr. Baron Martin—lt was stated that the verdict would ruin the defendant. Mr. James—Not at all, my lord. There is no pretence for such suggestion. The Lord Chief Baron proceeded to say that the evidence of damage was very far beyond the amount awarded, and it could not be endured that because two persons on the same day publish the same libel, each was to say, "It was not I who caused the mischief ; it was the other man." There could be no doubt that the plaintiff lost much more than the £5OO awarded by the jury. If they granted the rule, and they could not bring the parties to terms, they would have to discharge it, and he thought it better not to grant it in the first instance. Mr. Baron Watson and Mr. Baron Channell said they fully concurred in the judgment. Mr. Baron Martin, in reference to the rejection of evidence, said he was of opinion that dparty must recover all the damages he had suffered in one action, and that recovery would be a bar to another action. For his own part, he wished the jury had awarded a less sum ; but he quite agreed with the other members of the Court, that they should not interfere in a matter which exclusively belonged to a jury. He wished it to be understood that this judgment had not been hastily given on the application of Mr. James this morning, but after a great deal of anxious conside ration. Rule discharged. BUSINESS OF THE COURT. The Lord Chief Baron said it would be as well that the Bar wer• informed that the Court would take up the Special Paper on Friday. DIVORCE AND PROBATE COURT. (Before the Judge Ordinary and a Common Jury. ESLING V. DIXON. This was a testamentary suit with respect to the codicil to a will of Mr. Zachariah Dixon, late of Bursted, in Norfolk, farmer, deceased. The plain tiff was Mr. John Esling, a son-in-law of Mr. Dixon's, and he relied upon a will executed by the testator in 1847, and the defendant was Mr. Wm. Dixon, the eldest son of the deceased, and an exe cutor under the codicil bearing date the 7th July, 1853. He admitted that the will was perfectly good, but alleged the codicil was equally so. The plaintiff impeached the latter instrument on the ground that it was not duly executed, that the tes tator was not of competent mind at the time of its execution, and that it was obtained by the exercise of undue influence. Mr. Power, Q.C., and Dr. Tristam appeared for the eldest son, in support of the codicil ; and the Queen's Advocate, Mr. O'Malley, Q.C., and Mr. Pritchard, for Mr. Esling. The deceased, who was a small farmer, residing at Bursted, in Norfolk, died on the 22d January, 1854, at the age of 79, leaving real property, con sisting of about 30 acres of land, and valued at £1,200, and personalty amounting to a few hundred pounds. It seemed that Wm. Dixon had lived with his father as a boy on the farm, but without receiv ing any wages, until 1833, when he began to take an active part in the management, although he still received nothing in the shape of wages. In 1841 the son entered upon the management of a small farm on his own accuunt, but at the same time con tinued to manage to some extent his father's busi ness. On the 22d July, 1847, the deceased made his will, by which he appointed his eldest son, Wm. Dixon, Zachariah Dixon, another son, who had been for many years in merica, John Esling, the plaintiff, and Mrs. Dixon, the wife of the testator, sole executors and executrix. With reference to his real property, he directed that two rooms in his house should be furnished for his widow, and after making a provision for her for life, and giving two legacies of £5O to the children of a deceased daugh ter, he directed the whole of the remainder of his property to be equally divided between his children. In 1852 his wife died, and in July, 1853, the codicil now before the Court was executed for the purpose of providing for the payment of a promissory note for £l5O, which he had given to his son William, in consideration of his long services upon, and management of the testator's farm, and it declared that he had disposed of his farming stock and agri cultural implements at a valuation, the amount of which had been paid off, and, in conclusion, it re voked the appointment of Mr. John Esling as exe cutor. After the death of the testator, probate of this codicil was taken out by the present defendant, but four years afterwards proceedings had been commenced in this Court for the purpose of upset ting it, on the ground of the testator's incapacity. In support of the validity of the instrument evidence was adduced to show that the testator had expressed his intention of rewarding the present defendant for the time he had given to the manage ment of his affairs, and had himself instructed the solicitor who drew up the instrument, which was signed in the presence of the solicitor's clerk and the surgeon who had attended him for 28 years. The medical man admitted that he had said the deceased was not in a fit state to make a will for a short time before his death, but not before the execution of the codicil. Various witnesses, however, deposed that, although infirm of body, the testator's mind was perfectly clear up to the last. For some time ho was afflicted with hydrocele, and also with partial par a l ys i s o f t h e f ace, which atter affected his manner of speaking, but nothing more. Wm. Dixon, the defendant, was also examined, and gave corroborath e testimony, but he admitted that he had not really paid the sum of money which the codicil stated to be the amount of the valuation. He deposed that his brother-in-law, Esling, seldom met him without quarrelling, and they had even fought together. In support of the case of Mr. Esling it was con- Great Mogul Tavern in Drury-lane ; Thomas Gill, who said he was a druggist ; and Williani Edward Mitchell, were charged with inciting a lad, named William Albrow, under-barman at the above house, to rob his employer, Mr. Edwin Winder. Mr. Clark, of Bedford-row, prosecuted ; Mr. Lewis, of Ely-place, defended. Mitchell; and Mr. E. Lewis, of Marlborough-street, appeared for Thorpe. Mr. Clark, in opening the case, stated thai Mr. Winder, who from the extent of his business had occasion to employ several barmen, had for some time had reason to suspect that he was robbed by his servants. Lately some information which ho had received, directed his suspicion against Thorpe, whom he therefoie discharged. Afterwards Mr. Winder questioned Albrow, who admitted that he had for some time been in the habit of robbing the till at the instigation of Thorpe, and by the assist ance of Mitchell and Gill. Having no reason to believe that Albrow would ever have been guilty of any dishonesty if he had not been prompted to it by the others, tbo prosecutor had determined to take the course, which he was sure the magis trate would approve, of making Albrow a witness. He was aware of the difficulty which sometimes attended the prosecution of a case which depended mainly on the evidence of a particeps But in this case he should be able to corroborate the statement of Albrow in several material parti culars by other evidence. Mr. Jardine said that, though it was not usual to proceed on the unsupported evidence of an ac complice, yet according to la w it was quite open to the magistrate to commit, and there had been cases where the jury had convicted, even though the approver was uncorroborated. William Albrow was then examined. He deposed —I have been barman at the Great Mogul since September, 1857. Thorpe entered the service about eight months ago. It was our business to serve in the bar, and to take money. We both had free access to the till. Mitchell used to call and drink at the bar, and I was in the habit of serving him with beer and spirits. Shortly after Thorpe came to the house we had some conversation. Ido not remember what was said. Mr. Clarke—Was it about Mitchell ? Mr. Lewis—Don't ask him leading questions. Mr. E. Lewis—He does not require much tutoring. Mr. Clarke—lndeed, he is a most reluctant wit ness. _ _ _ Mr. Jardine said that if any promise had been made to the witness on the condition of his coming here and telling the whole truth,• that would not avail him unless he spoke out. He was not to ima gine that he could shuffle out of it. Mr. E. Lewis—This is threatening him. The witness then continued, with evident reluc tance—lt was arranged that we were to work together, and I was to have half of whatever we "done." I was to work with Mitchell. I did so. He used to come for beer and things, and when there was any change I used to pass him silver between the coppers ; sometimes sixpences, some times shillings, and sometimes florins. Thorpe had told me that he knew Mitchell. I never did this with any one else before. Thorpe was the first who told me how to do it. I used to give him ss. or 6s. a day, perhaps more. We used to settle on Saturday. I know Gill and believe he is a friend of Thorpe's. Mitchell suggested that I should give Gill something so that he might not say anything about our business. I asked if he had seen anything between me and Mitchell. He said he knew about it. I proposed to give him something that he should not say anything. After that he attended in the same way as Mitchell. I used to give him 2s. or 35., it might be 4s. I con tinued to pursue this course till very lately. I gave some money two or three days before Thorpe left. I left on Thursday last. On Friday I met Thorpe and Mitchell. They asked me if Mr. Winder had found anything out. I said, " Yes," They asked if I had told him anything. I answered, '• No." They said," That is right ; don't say anything." Mr. Lewis—Do you call yourself a thief ? Witness—Yes I do. Mr. Lewis—When did you first .acknowledge yourself to be a thief ? Witness—Last Friday, when I told my master, and signed a written statement. Mr. Lewis—Did your master promise not to pro secute you if you could fix somebody with it ? Witness—He said he would not prosecute me if I would tell the truth. Mr. Lewis—Did he not say he would prosecute you if you did not fix somebody ? Witness—No, he did not. By Mr. E. Lewis—l never was a thief till I knew Thorpe. Thorpe did not accuse me of doing this before. I kept no account. Mitchell kept the reckoning, and I was satisfied with whatever he gave me. We used to - settle on Saturday morning. I used to have 30s. or £l. I used to spend it. I used to go out one day in the week. I generally went to the theatre in the afternoon. Thorpe and I had separate divisions in the till. Mr. Clarke would now ask for an adjournment. Mr. Lewis hoped the magistrate would not detain the prisoner on the unconfirmed evidence of a boy who declared himself a thief. Mr. Clarke—l shall call witnesses to corroborate him if the magistrate thinks it necessary. Mr. Jardine—l think you had better not do that. Mr. Clarke—Then, sir, I shall apply to you to bind over the father of the witness, Albrow, for his eon's appearance. Mr. Lewis—Better keep the boy in custody. It might have been any other man he might have chosen to fix this charge upon to screen himself. Mr. E. Lewis—There is no evidence against Thorpe. Mr. Jardine—l shall certainly commit them all for trial. Mr. E. Lewis—At all events, you will not remand Thorpe without bail. Mr. Jardine—Most decidedly ; I shall not take bail for either of them. The prisoners were accordingly remanded, and In the course of the sitting, the father of Albrow attended, and was bound over in £5O for his son's appearance at the next examination. MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—THE EXTENSIVE ROBBERY AT THE GERMAN FAlR.—Emma Smith, aged 38, the mother, and her two daughters, Emma Smith, 19, and Ellen Smith, 13, were again placed at the bar before Mr. Beadon, the former charged with knowingly receiving a vast quantity of toys, trinkets, and some jewellery, stolen by the latter, the property of Mr. William Henry Cremer, by whom they were employed at the German Fair Bazaar, as shop girls. The case excited great interest, and the court was densely crowded, the Rev. David Laing, M.A., of St. Olave's by the Tower, occupying a seat on the bench. Mr. Lewis, jun., of Ely•place, attended on the part of Mr. Cremer. Mr. Lewis said—Mr. Cremer felt that it was a melancholy spectacle to see a mother and her two daughters, persons who had borne respectable posi tions in society, in such a situation as they now stood, Mr. Cremer had, during the interim of the remand, received an account of this family, and their his tory was unquestionably a very painful one, in which much distress had ensued, originating in a husband and father deserting his wife and children —that was the case here, it had been ascertained; and the mother, anxious to do the best for her chil dren, had put her daughters out to service, where much temptation being in the way, they had so sadly and so seriously committed themselves. Mr. Cremer, as a kind-hearted man, hoping the lesson the accused persons had received, would prove a wholesome one, was anxious to withdraw himself from the prosecution—first, as regards the mother, who had four very young children at home; and next, as regards the younger of the two girls, on account of her extreme youth. Though there could "not be a doubt Mr. Cremer had been plundered to a large extent, he would express that he had now no disposition to press the charge against them ; and as regards the prisoner Emma, the elder of the daughters, he would gladly take the suggestion of the Court,—she had confessed her share in the transaction, and expressed the greatest contrition, and if his worship should be of opinion, in his wish to do good, that Mr. Cremer could consistently withdraw from the case against her, and therefore altogether, he would cheerfully do so. Mr. Beadon said there could be no doubt the mother was morally cognisant of all that was going on on the part of her two daughters. He could have no sympathy for her. He could not pass it over without expressing, at the same time, his ab horrence at the crime of the elder of the two girls, who, to cover her own delinquency, had sought to throw upon innocent children, invited to the bazaar by the benevolent governor of the charity, the guilt of felony. The hope was, that these young girls should be saved as much as possible from the con tamination of a prison ; and, in this same spirit, the Rev. Mr. Laing had written to him with the offer to receive them immediately into the Chelsea Manor House Reformatory, the condition of entry being that the candidate shall be unconvicted of crime, a condition peculiar to that home or esta blishment ; for, at all similar receptacles, convic tion before a magistrate must be shown to ensure admission. The Rev. Mr. Laing having in kind and feeling terms confirmed the promise he had made, for the admission of the twoyoungerprisoners, and pointed out one or two instances of reform among young persons who had been place d there, The worthy magistrate put the question to thy daughters, whether they were willing to enter if the opportunity were , gr a n t e d them, when they sobbed out that they were, and Mr, Cremer said, he would very cheerfully give them that opportunity by withdrawing from the prosecution ; but he would remark, that his doing so should not prevent his dealing, so far as the law would allow, in any future affair of the sort. The prisoners, who seemed to feel their degraded position very acutely, were then discharged, and left the court—the two younger ones in the care of the rev. gentleman. HAMMERSMITH.—DARING BURGLARY AT NOTTING-lIILL.—A young man named Walter Wiltshire, who refused to give any address, and said he was in no occupation, was placed in the dock before Mr. Ingham, charged with burglari ously entering the dwelling house of Mr. John Hud son, a gentleman residing at No. 3, Little Lans downe terrace, Notting-hill. The burglary was committed under circumstances of a daring character. The prisoner had lived in, the family as footman for several years, but was discharged some time ago, and was therefore well acquainted with the premises. Just before two o'clock on Sunday morning, a gentleman named Mashider, on a visit to Mr. Hudson, who was ad vanced in years, was awoke out of his sleep, and told that there was a noise at the bottom of the house of smashing of glass, and that there was also a light. He looked down the well of the stairs and saw a light reflecting in the hall, and it appeared to come from the kitchen. He immediately went downstairs, and upon reaching the second flight, the light suddenly disappeared. Directly after wards a noise was heard as of the slamming of the area door, and upon Mr. Mashider looking out of window, he saw the prisoner running up the steps, and he then climbed over the gate, which -was locked. He instantly went in pursuit, and after a run of about 300 yards, the prisoner stopped and held up his hands as if he intended to offer some resistance. • Mr. Mashider knocked him down with a poker, with which he had armed himself, and held him there until the police came to his assistance. The prisoner then pretended to be tipsy, but he was very soon locked up. Upon Sergeant Lindsey examining the house, it was found an entrance had been effected by breaking a square of glass in the kitchen window, by which the prisoner was able to remove the lock. There were also three other panes broken, but it is supposed that they were smashed accidentally in climbing over some iron railings into the kitchen. It seems that the win dow outside had some railings, as it was supposed, to prevent any person getting through the window, and it was through a space at .the top of only 101 inches that the prisoner had to pass be fore he reached the kitchen. It was also stated that the prisoner, when in the service of Mr. Hudson, had made• it his boast of being able to get into the kitchen through this space. A slice of beef covered with mustard was found near the kitchen door, and it corresponded with a cut from a joint. A thick slice of bread was found on the prisoner, and that corresponded with a loaf in the kitchen. The only other article taken by the prisoner was a little wine from a bottle that stood in the passage of the kitchen. A small piece of candle was found burning in this passage, as if it had been dropt by the prisoner in his flight. A glass door at the top of the staircase leading into the hall prevented the prisoner from getting any further into the house, but there were marks of his having attempted to open it. There is no doubt the prisoner was at this door when he was disturbed. Mr. Ingham remanded the prisoner for inquiries. FROM TILE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT. DOWNING-STREET, SAN. 12. The Queen has been pleased to constitute the Colonies of British Columbia and of Vancouver's Island to be a Bishop's See, to be styled " The Bishopric of British Columbia i " and to appoint the Rev. George Hills, D.D., to be ordained and consecrated Bishop of the said See. WHITEHALL, JAN. 22. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. James Macdonald to the church of the united parishes of Daviot and Dunlichity, in the presbytery and shire of Inverness, vacant by the death of the Rev. Dugald Mackichan, late minister. thereof. The Queen has also been pleased to present the Rev. John Colvin to the church of the united parishes of Kirk mabreck and Kirkdale, in the presbytery of Wigtown, and stewartry of Kirkcudbright, vacant by the death of the Rev. John Muir, late minister thereof. FOREIGN-OFFICE, JAN. 24. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. M. B. Henriques as Consul at Adelaide, for his Majesty the King of the Belgians. INDIA OFFICE, JAN. 18. _ _ It is hereby notified that, in compliance with the enact ment contained in the ninth clause of the Act of Parlia ment "For the better Government of India," passed in the session holden in the 21st and 22d year of her Majesty's reign, chapter 106, a meeting was held this day, of the Council of India, for the purpose of electing a member in the room of the late Capt. John Shepherd ; and that at such meeting Colonel Henry Marion Durand, C. 8., of the Bengal Engineers, was duly elected to be a Member of the said Council. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, JAN. 25. 3d Regiment of Light Dragoons—Surgeon William Ord Mackenzie, M.D„ having completed 20 years' full-pay service, to be Surgeon-Major under the Royal Warrant of Ist Oct., 1858. 4th Light Dragoons—Cornet Alex. Fair Jones to be Lieu tenant, without purchase, vice Gifford, promoted in the 18th tight DragOons. 15th Light Dragoons—Cornet and Adjutant James Mann to have the rank of Lieutenant ; Cornet Arthur Ran dolph Mullings to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Buck ley, who retires. 18th Light Dragoons—Lieut. John Wynter James Gifford, from the 4th Light Dragoons, to be Captain, vice Gold frap, deceased. Royal Artillery—Brevet-Colonel Francis Dick to be Colo nel, vice Armstrong, removed as a General Officer ; Brevet- Major Robert Corcyra Romer to be Lieut.-Colonel, vice Dick; Second Captain Robert Poole Gabbett to be Cap tain, vice Romer ; Lieut. Jones Julian Smith to be Second Captain, vice Gabbett. Royal Engineers—Lieut. Charles Nassau Martin to be Second Captain, vice Williams, placed upon the half-pay List. 7th Regiment of Foot—Henry Wollaston Rochfort t Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Harding, who has re. tired. . _ 14th Foot—Lieut. Richard Seymour Lemon, from the Ist West India Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Molony, who exchanges. 21st Foot—Thos. Joseph Atkinson, Esq., late Paymaster East Kent Militia, to be Paymaster, vice Urquhart, transferred to 27th' Foot. 22d Foot—Ensign H. Houlton P. Vivian to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Peach, who retires. 27th Foot—Captain Barclay Thomas to be Major, by pur chase, vice Langley, promoted ; Captain Richard John Evans, from 29th Foot, to be Captain, vice Chester, who exchanges; Lieut. Francis Eastwood Murphy to be Captain, by purchase, vice Thomas ; Ensign Frederick Alex. Campbell to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Mur phy; Paymaster Sohn Urquhart, from the 21st Foot, to be Paymaster, vies Kidd, placed upon half-pay. 29th Foot—Captain Heneage Charles Chester. from the 27th Foot, to be Captain, vice Evans, who exchanges. 44th Foot—Constantine Maguire, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Foley, promoted. 56th Foot—Ensign Wm. Bell to be Lieutenant, by pun t chase, vice Watson, promoted in the Ceylon Rifle Regi ment; James Landon Watt, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, N:ce Spiller, promoted. 62d Foot—The names of the Quartermaster -Sergeant gazetted to an Ensigncy,, on Oct. 8, 1858, are Frederick Howes Horseman, and not Frederick Jones, as then stated, the latter being the name under which he enlisted. 65th Foot—Wm. Byam, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Pennefather, promoted. 78th Foot—The commission of Lieutenant George Digby Barker, as Adjutant, to be dated Nov. 5 , 1858, instead of Dec. 7, 1858, as previously stated. 91st Foot—Ensign John Edward Buller to be Lieutenant without purchase, vice Blagg, deceased. 99th Foot—Joseph Ward, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Browne, promoted. Ist West India Regiment--Lieutenant Arthur Molony, from 14th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Lemon, who ex- changes. Ceylon Rifle Regiment—Lieutenant Henry Watson, from 56th Foot, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Durnford, who has retired. Gold Coast Artillery Corps—Edward Moore, Gent., to be Ensign without purch ase AlNS' , DEPART vice DangerME, p NT romoted. . The Rev. H. P. Wright to be Chaplain to the Forces of the Second Class, for meritorious service as ptincipal Chap lain to the army in the Crimea. The Rev. J. E. Sabin to be Chaplain to the Forces of the Second Class, for meritorious service in superintending the department in. Constantinople, and the hospitals connected with it. The surname of the Assistant-Chaplain promoted to be Chaplain of the Fourth Class, with date 19th Sept., 1855, is Mahe, and not " Make," as stated in the Gel:tette of 18th Jan., 1859. BREVET. Lieut.-General Thomas John Forbes to be General, vice Brough, deceased. Major-General Sir7W. M. G. Colebrooke, C. 8., to be Lieut.-General, vice Forbes. Col. R. S. Armstrong to be Major-General, vice Cole brook°. ADMIRALTY, JAN. 19. Corps of Royal Marines—Gentleman-Cadet N. H. V Tom to be Second Lieutenant. COMMISSIONS BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT. Warwickshire Militia-2d Regiment—Harvey Charles Tryon, Gent., to be Ensign Artillery Regiment of Royal Lancashire Militia—Robert Hall, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, vice William Poste, resigned. Cornwall Rangers Militia Ensign' Richard Henry Staekhouse Vyvyan to be Lieutenant, vice John Borlase, resigned. North Devon Mounted Rifles John Curzon Moore Stevens to be Captain, vice Drake, deceased. Ist Devon Regiment of Militia—Edward Cuthbert Ring to be Ensign. Ist Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire Militia—Capt. Francis Chambers to be Major, vice Tennant, resigned. (The following appointment is substituted for that which appeared in the Gazette of Dec. 31, 1858) : Eastern Suffolk Militia —Artillery Corps Wickham Talbot Harvey, Gent., to be First Lieutenant. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Michael Parker, ironmonger, Kingston-upon-Hull. BANKRUPTS. Charles H. Jolley, timber merchant, Oundle, to surrender, Feb. 3, at eleven : and March 3, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Henry Nix, miller, Werrington, Northamptonshire, Feb 8, at eleven, and March 10, at twelve,' at the Court of Bank . ptcy. Thomas Wilmot, builder, Eastbourne, Sussex, Feb. 3 and March 3, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Daniel Whaits, 6ontractor, Bristol, Feb. 7 and March 7; at eleven,. at the Bristol District C our t. John, Atkinson the elder, flax spinner, Shave Mills, near Ripley, Yorkshire, Feb. 11 and I March 11, at eleven, at the LeedS District Court. 'Frederick Cox, straw bonnet n'anufacturer, Liverpool, Feb. 7, at twelve, and Feb. 28, at. eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. George Roots, stone merchant., Osi cringe , Kent, Feb. 7, at two, and March 7, at twelv , 3, at . the Court of Bank pt rucy. William Barker and William Mom as Barker, earthen ware manufacturers, Burslem, Feb, 4 al. td 24,, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. William Siddons, timber merchant, Kingscliffe, North amptonshire, Feb. 7, at one, and March 7, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. John Bavin, milliner, Norwich, Feb. 7, at eleven, and March 7, at one, at the Court of B ankruptcy. SCOTCH BANK R.UPTS. George Allan Gourlay, upholsb 3rer, Glasgow. Ulrich Winter, watchmaker, Et linburgh. Thomas Currie, joiner and spirit ; merchant, Kilmarnock. COUNTRY IVARKETS. LIVERPOOL-J TAN. 25, The arrivals from Ireland and coastwise since this clay week have been small. From foi vign ports we have re ceived 16,232 qrs. wheat, of which 1,3,590 qrs aro Egyptian, and 485 qrs. beans, 1,278 Indian cote , and 2,828 sacks flour. The exports, in the same time, comprise 1,510 qrs. wheat, 2,188 qrs. oats, 675 qrs. Indian con 248 loads oatmeal, 1,927 sacks and 804 barrels flour. 1 'here has been little doing in the trade during the past wee k, and prices of all articles have been in favour of buyers. The weather con tinues mild and open. At this day's ma rket there was only a small attendance of the town and cow. dry trade, and the business done in wheat and flour was quite insignificant, and prices evince a downward tendency. Oats in limited supply, and oatmeal 6d per load dearer. Barley and peas neglected. Beans 6d lower. Indian corn was in limited request, and where sales were made 6d to 9cl per qr under last week's currency was taken. SHEFFIELD-JAN. 25. The damp state of the weather during the week had af fected many of the wheat samples at this exchange to-day/ and as regards these a reduction of 6d to Is per qr. was noted. Good samples, however, maintained late rates ; the supply was fair. A good show of barley at previous rates. In oats, beans, and peas little passing. White wheat, new, 14s to 16s Barley, grinding.. 27s to 32s Red do. l6a to 18s Oats, old, .. 23s to 3 3 p Old white • — a to —s New do ... . —s to -- 4 Red do. —a to —s Beans._ 4Bs t0.50A Barley, malting.... 32s to 37s Peas sss to 58g Millers' prices for flour—la sd, Is 7d, and is 9d per 141 b. Hay, 80s to 85s ; wheat stil 365; turnips, 18s to 19s pei mr, 28s to 365; oat - straw, 28S ton. BRISTOL-JAx. 25. With a fair supply of wheat from the growers, the trade was steady, at about the rates of last week, with an u pward tendency in the value of the best samples. Barley com manded late rates. Oats a free sale. Beans and peas in limited demand and without quotable change. RICHMOND-JAx. 22. There was a middling supply of grain to-day, and a slow business at the annexed prices :—White wheat, from 5s Od to 68 Od per bushel ; red, 5s Od to 5s 6d ; barley, 4s to 4i 6d per do. ; oats, 2s 9d to 4s ; beans, 6s to 6s 6(1. SUNDERLK D-JAN. 22, A fair supply of wheat, which was in good condition, and sold fully at last week's prices. Wheat ...38s to 42s Oats.... 2os to 25g White .41s to 44s Beans .. 36s to 424 Barley .24s to 27s Peas —s to --s LEEDS-JAN. 25. There was a fair supply of wheat from the farmers to day, and transactions in the market were about the average, with very little change on last Tuesday's prices. Barley of fine quality maintains its value. Oats and beans un changed. Averages for the week : Wheat... 4,166 qrs., at 43s 61d Barley ........ . 3,066 „ 32s 11d Oats ll2 „ 22s 8d Rye 3O 7) 3ss Od Beans 33 „ ••. 00000 45s 41d Peas Arrivals this week : Wheat 1,597 qrs. Oats Barley Beans . 302 Rapeseed — Linseed — NORWICH CATTLE-JAx. V. There was a fair show of store beasts to-day, consisting of Scots, shorthorns, Irish, and Devons. Sales were very dull. The selling price for Scots was 4s to 4s 6d ; short horns, 3s 6d to 4s Od ; Irish, 3s to 3s 6d per stone of 141bs. estimated weight when fat. Fat beasts firm at 7s 6d to 8 8 6d per stone. Sheep—Fat sheep, 7s 6d to 886 d, prime lots 9s per st one Pigs—Good store pigs, 15s to 20s per head. Fat pork 16d to 6s, prime 6s 6d per stone. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—YESTERDAY. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 17+ 11 171 Antwerp Brussels — 25 30 25 35 Hamburgh Paris Ditto Marseilles * 25 321 25 371 Frankfort on Maine — 1181 114 Vienna Trieste Petersburgh — 351 • 35 Madrid Cadiz — __49i_ 41 Leghorn — 29 70 29 - f7l Genoa — 25 50 25 55 Naples Palermo.. ....... Messina — 1211 122 Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro New York — .. . • E.I. Co's bls. House bis. 60d Calcutta, Co.'s rupee 26 241 Bombay ditto Madras ditto — 26 244 East India Company's Bills drawn, from the 24th ult. the Bth inst. Bengal £o 0 0 Madras 0 0 0 Bombay LO 0 0 Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard)....per oz. £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars 17 0 5 11 Silver in Bars (Standard) // 0 5 2 [ADVERTISEMENT.] SIGHT AND HEARING. -- SPEC' TACLES.—POWERFUL TELESCOPES.—OPERA, RACE, AND PERSPECTIVE GLASSES. - Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, opticians, 39, Albermarle-Street, Piccadilly. Observe— . opposite the York Hotel, W.—Opera, Race-course, Field, and general Out-door Day and Night Perspective Glasses z very small, for the waistcoat pocket, each containing 12 and 18 lenses, constructed of German glass. Will show dis tinctly a person to know them at two-and-a-half and three miles, and an object from eight to ten miles distant. Her Majesty's Coast Guards are making use of them as day and night glasses in preference to all others ; they are also pre ferred for deer-stalking by sportsmen, gentlernen, and gamekeepers. Telescopes 31 inches long, by which a per son may be clearly seen and known at 31 miles' and an object at 12 to 14 miles' distance; and with an extra astro nomical eye-piece, Jupiter's moons, Saturn's rings, and the double stars are distinctly seen. All the above can be had of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers, and are secured by her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent. The Royal Exhibition, 1851. A valuable, newly invented, very small, powerful Waistcoat-pocket Glass, the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known one and a half mile distant. They answer ever y purpose on thr, Race-course and at the Opera houses. Country scenery and ships are clearly seen at four to six miles. They are invaluable for shooting; deer-stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, game keepers, and tourists. Price 30s.—Spectacle Lenses of the greatest transparent power. The great advantage derived from this invention is, that vision becoming impaired is preserved and strengthened, and very aged persons are enabled to employ their sight at the most minute occupation —can see with those lenses of a much less magnifying power, and they do not require the frequent changes to the dangerous effects of further powerful assistance. Persons can be suited at the most remote part of the world by send ing one of the glasses out of their spectacles in a letter, and stating the distance from the eyes they can read small print With it, and those who have not made use of spectacles by statingtheirage. Deafness.—NewDiscovery.—The Organic Vibrator, an extraordinarily powerful small newly-invented instrument for Deafness, entirely different from all others, surpasses anything of the kind that has been, or probably ever can be, produced. .Being of the same colour as the skin, is not perceptible. It enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public assemblies ; the unplea sant sensation of singing noises in the ears is entirely re • moved, and it affords all the assistance that possibly could be desired.-39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Observe-- opposite the York Hotel, W. BIRTHS. CUST.—On the 25th inst., at 13, Eccicston-square, the Lady Elizabeth Cust, of a son.. . Cox.—On the 24th inst., at Southsea, the wife of Captain Edmund Cox, R.M.A., of a daughter. DuNDA B.—On the 24th inst., at Merscham Hatch, near Ashford, Kent, the seat of her father Sir N. Knatchbull, B a rt., the wife of Capt. C. S. Dundas, Bengal Artillery, of a son. MARRIAGES. GREEN—BUTLER.—On the 20th inst., at Christ Church, Streatham, Capt. Theos. Green, 48th Regt. 8.N.1., to Elizabeth, second daughter of the late Hy. Butler, Esq:, of Tulse-hill Surrey. MARTINEAU — HuTcHINs.—On the 25th inst., ta St. George's, Hanover- square, F ranc i s Edgar Martineau, of Elvetham-road, Edgbaston, to Georgina Lucy, fourth daughter of William Hutchins, Esq., of 25, Hmover square. DEATHS. BincH.--On the 24th inst., at 83, Baker-street, Portman square, Mrs. Birch, aged 7b. BURGESS.—On the 23d inst., at Ramsgate, John Oakley Burgess, aged 69. CRAVEN.—On the 22d inst., John Craven, Esq., of Hali fax, Yorkshire, aged 67. HALLAm.—On the 21st inst., at Pickhurst, Kent, Henry Hallam, Esq., aged 83. HALES.—On the 23d inst., at Croydon, Mr. W. Cheotham Hales, aged 40. HEATTICOTE.—On the 23d inst., at Northgate House,Win chester, the Rev. homas Heathcote, of Shaw-hill, Wilt shire, aged 69. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, ofNo. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county Niddlesez, Wednesday, January 26, 1859. M' 'VI' ING, MRS. The served Ticket Usher NOI READ from 1 Bali Event '1 R; Pori turn of Poe graphi John each d band Ten. Sixpe L ° LANI This the SI The Geller mew Rev-era w EVE/ BEG lllusi ,op yr Plai 'their ! sid e ; mark L inte E ri BIM sop] Auth even, that Lead a-pis artis Aug Atan ten i Roo: " Cr by edu, min the