The Sun. — London, England, 1860-11-15 00:00:00

7.HE NAVY. I Lis Royal Highness Prince Alfred is to join the St George, 90, screw, C 'aptain the Hon. F. Egerton VA Plymouth, from the Euryalus. The Rev. W. L. Onslow, chaplain and. naval instructor of the latter al lip, will also join the St. George as special in :ructor to the Pri ace. Mr. Harris, one of the n lidshipmen of the E uryalus, son of Captain Harris of the Britannia, tra .fining ship at Portsmouth, has been selected to ac(:.ompany the Prince in the St. George. In this F.hip the Royal midshipman will visit the \Vest In dia islands and North America. Vice-Admiral of the White William James Hope Johnsto ne, the Commander-in-Chief at the Nore has receive d instructions from the Admiralty for the entry of 50 novices and boys of the first class for train ng on board the Formidable, flagship ; and also tor the entry of 15 second-class boys for the same , purpose. The port division of the Channel fleet, under the comm and of Rear -Admiral Stopford, which left Plymouth for Lisbon last week, will return about Christmas. The Admiralty have authorised the counting of the acAirtg second master's time, the same as mate's time, after the first two years from the date of pass;:ng. The flag officer's good service pension vacant by the death of Admiral Sir C. Napier, K.C.8., has been conferred on Admiral John Ayscough. A captain's good service pension is placed at the disposal of the First Lord of the Admiralty by the promotion of Capt. T. Leeke Massie to the rank of Rear-Admiral. The new screw steam frigate Orlando, 51, was detained in Plymouth Sound, completing with coal and provisions, up to a quarter to 6 o'clock yester day morning, when she passed the Breakwater Light to go in search of the Hero, with his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. The frigate is under the charge of Commander Paul,R.N.,Assist.-Master Attendant at the Devonport Dockyard. The paddle wheel steam sloop Gorgon, 6, Commander B. T. C. Pim, on the same duty, left Plymouth Sound yester daymorning at half-past 4 o'clock. The screw steam merchant ship William Hutt, 17 days from Patras, arrived in the Sound at 2 o'clock yesterday morn ing; she brings no intelligence of the Royal squa dron. Her Majesty's paddlewheel steam vessel Avon, 3, tender to the flagship Impregnable, is stationed in the Sound, ready to go into the Chan nel on being signalled from the screw steamship St. George, 90, Capt. the Hon. F. Egerton, anchored under the Breakwater, and keeping a constant watch night and day for the arrival of the Prince. The iron screw steam storeship Himalaya, Capt. J. Seccombe, passed down Channel, outside Ply mouth harbour, early on Wednesday morning, and signalled to the St. George, 91, inside the Break water. The Himalaya, the screw steam frigate Orlando, 51 ; the paddlewheel steam sloop Gorgon, 6, Commander B. T. C. Pim, and another ship have been appointed by the Lords of the Admiralty to take a position 250 miles west of the Scilly Islands, and there to form a line extending north and south, so as to lie across the course of the Hero and her consorts, and either to receive the Prince of Wales, or to return to port and early intimate the approach of his Royal Highness. Capt. A. C. Key, C. 8., of the guardship of steam ordinary Indus, 78, at Ply mouth, is in temporary command of the Orlando. That officer took with him one lieutenant and 40 stockers. The St. George supplied two lieutenants and 100 men. At Plymouth yesterday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, it was blowing half a gale of wind from the southward and westward, accompanied by rain. Rear• Admiral J. E. Erskine yesterday shifted his flag, on promotion from blue to white, at the mizen on board the flagship Edgar, 91, screw, Capt. J. Katon. The screw steam sloop Ariel, 9, Commander Alex ander, which arrived from Portsmouth in Plymouth Sound on Tuesday night, was appointed to go up Hamoaze yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon, to have her powder removed and to go into dock at Keyham steam yard. Although she has been in dock at Portsmouth and has been relieved of a quantity of Totten timber, she continues leaky, making 18 inches an hour. The Ariel will now undergo a thorough examination, after which a report of her condition will be sent to the Lords of the Admi ralty, when it will be determined if it is proper to send her to the Cape of Good Hope. The compasses of his Netherlands Majesty's steam sloop Retch, 8, Capt. De Kock, at Plymouth, on her way to Batavia, require to be adjusted. The officers of the ship, accompanied by Mr, Wm. Lus combo, Consul for the Netherlands, paid a visit to Port Admiral Sir H. Stewart, K.C.8., at Mount Wise, Devonport, yesterday. Vice-Admiral Sir H. Stewart, in command at Ply mouth, shifted his flag yesterday on hoard the Im pregnable, 104, in Hamoaze, from White to Red, under the customary salutes. The contract-built gunboat Trinculo, 4, having been coppered, was appointed to be removed yes terday (Wednesday) evening from No. 4 dock in Devonport dockyard, to give place to the new screw steam-sloop Petrel, 11, which will be coppered there. Her Majesty's steam storeships Rhadamanthus and Dee, laden with steam gear for ships fitting out in the Western yards, sailed yesterday from Woolwich for Devonport and Pembroke. The Rhadamanthus, in addition to her cargo, took 150 first and second-class lads for the fleet. The Charybdis, 21, screw corvette, Captain the Hon. George D. Keane, at Sheerness, is in a very forward state, and will shortly leave that port. The following officers have also joined this ship— Lieutenants Henry C. Burleigh, Henry Salmond, and W. H. Childers ; Master—George Giles ; Sur geon—Christopher K. Ord, M.D.; Paymaster— Edward I. Giles ; Clerk—William Barnes ; Act ing Assistant-Surgeon—Henry Rickard; Midship men—R. A, Smith, A. R. Hewett, and V. E. J. B. Von Donop; Chief Engineer—Jesse Bridgeman ; Assistant Engineers—Edwin Hawke, James V. Slade, Thomas Lewis, and William D. Bertram ; also First Lieuten'ant C. B. Smith, 2 sergeants, 2 corporals, 1 drummer and bugler, and 34 privates and gunners. The Miranda, 15, screw sloop, Commander Henry Carr Glyn, at Sheerness, is expected to leave that port this (Thursday) morning for the Australian station. Her hands were turned over on Friday last, when she moved from the basin into the stream. She has * got her sails up, and is quite prepared for sea. The following officers have also joined this ship :—Lieutenant—William H. Elton ; Master—Arthur Thomas ; Surgeon—Henry Slade ; • r aYmaster—George Barnes ; Assistant-Paymaster , ~ William Flood; Chief Engineer—J. H. Bish o p ; ju siatant-E ng i neers —Th omas Edgar, Andrew Con nish ' Richard Oliver, and G. F. Gossage ; Mas te?s Assistant —Thomas J. Morris ; Clerk's As sistant —r W. ago; Midshipmen—Caesar Haw ki j n s. W , ILlKusglit.valben, G. P. O'Callaghan, and A. e. The Euryalue, 61, screw, Capt. Tarleton, C. 8., arrived at Spithe a d at 7 day she was o ffi cially ;p en Tuesday. Yester .us insp ected at Spithead by Vice-Admiral H. W. liruee,the Naval Commander in-Chief at the port. She is ordered into Portsmouth harbour this morning, and will pay off her crew, instead of turningthem over to the Immortalite as first intended. Prior to paying off, her guns, coals, provisions, and other heavy stores will be disc har g e d , but her rigging and fittings will remain undisturbed,it being in contemplation to recommission her shortly. She will join the first-class steam reserve. The Immortalite, 51, screw steamer, is expected to be commissioned in about a week's time. Several officers have been named for her ; among others, Capt. Hornby, who lately commanded the Tribune on the Pacific station. The Pelican, 17, screw steamer, got up steam and tested her machinery yesterday in the steam basin at Portsmouth, on the completion of her fitment by the contractors, Messrs. Ravenhill, Salkeld, and Co. She is of 200 home power nominal. The Tribune screw frigate, in the steam basin at Portsmouth, is taking out boilers, &c. The timber beds underneath her machinery are in a very rotten state. The Eagle training frigate, Commander Strode, l• ordered during the present winter to lie at the moorings laid down in Southampton Water for the use of the Great Eastern steamship. By a typographical error in our columns of yes terday the sailing of the Osborne paddle yacht for Antwerp from Portsmouth was made to read for Tuesday instead of Wednesday. The yacht left yesterday morning. Colonel Pipon, Assist.-Adjt.-Gen. at headquarters, with the assistance of Mr. J. F. Collier, barrister, has published a concise manual of military law, in cluding the new Volunteer Act, which has received the sanction of his Royal Highness the General Commanding-in-Chief. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—T. W. Orwin, acting-assist.- surg. to the Doris ; H. H. J. Sterling, acting assist.-surg. to the Hibernia ; C. C. Mitchinsom, acting assist.-surg, additional, to the Victory ; B. E. Fisher, acting assist.-surg. additional, to the Impregnable ; J. Rogers, acting-assist.-surg. addi tional, to the Nile ; E. J. B. Bird, confirmed as chief engineer in the Cadmus; Peregrine F. Bertie, mid shipman to the Charybdis ; J. H. Pauline, nomi nated as a naval cadet ; and Henry A. Scrivener, clerk, to the Harrier. , y .. ? , MN THE ARMY. The Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, Secretary of State for War, accompanied by Mrs. Herbert and their son, yesterday paid a visit to Woolwich Arsenal. They were received by the heads of de partments, and, by special desire, they were simply treated with the formalities due to visitors of dis tinction, and were conducted through the various branches of the establishment, which they visited throughout. The Secretary of State for War, having had un der consideration the subject of the supply of coal to the various troops in the several barracks, whereby a considerable saving in that article is likely to be effected, has determined on adopting a new system, and accordingly a circular on the sub ject has been forwarded to the Generals in com mand at Chatham, Portsmouth, and Aldershot, where the proposed system is to he first tried be fore it is introduced into the army generally. Dur ing the past summer the whole of the barrack rooms at Chatham have been furnished with new grates which possess a considerable advantage over those hitherto in use, each of the grates being much smaller than the old pattern, but supplied with a hot air shaft, whereby each room is better heated, at a less consumption of coals. The new cooking apparatus, fitted up in the garrison by Grant and Bentham, has also been found to answer admirably, and a considerable saving of coal effected by its use. The circular issued by the Secretary of State for War will abolish the present system of issuing coals to each room, according to the number of men occupying it, a certain quantity being supplied in lieu thereof, while to each cooking apparatus there will be issued a quantity proportioned to the num ber of men. As soon as the system has been tried at Chatham, Portsmouth, and Aldershot, reports are to be made to the Secretary of State for War, after which the system will be adopted throughout the army. In consequence of the strength of the Royal Marine Artillery having been very much reduced, volunteering has been opened at each of the divi sions of Royal Marine Light Infantry, and a num ber of volunteers have been thus obtained. Yester day the names of 50 men who had volunteered from the Chatham division were forwarded to the Deputy Adjutant-General for approval, and, 17 of the num ber having been selected, the men left Chatham and proceeded to Portsmouth to join head-quarters. A number of the 40-pounder Armstrong guns, manufactured according to the improved system adapted to the heavy class of those guns, were yes terday proved at the Royal Arsenal butt at Wool wich, under an exceedingly severe test, and passed with the most perfect satisfaction, the difficulties which opposed the construction of the heavy cannon at the outset having been successfully overcome. The right wing of the Royal Artillery depot at Woolwich, mustering about 900 men, were yester day assembled on parade, in command of Col. Ken nedy, for the purpose of selecting a sufficient num ber of gunners to be transferred to the new battery, in command of Major G. Davis, V.C., intended to replace Capt. Mercer's Battery, under orders for New Zealand. The staff and drivers have already been appointed, and accordingly the new battery is now nearly complete. Among the improvements of the establishment of Woolwich Arsenal may be mentioned, as of con siderable importance, the roofing in of the entire length of the landing wharf on either side of the pier, usually crowded with cases and packages of war stores, in preparation for removal, and which are subject to damage from exposure to the weather. This will now be effectually remedied, as the land ing berth from one extremity to the other is in course of being sheltered by a galvanized iron shed, which will protect the stores, as well as the men employed in their removal, from the inclemency of the seasons, and greatly facilitate the operations and expedite the labour. PEMBROKE DOCKYARD.--/-The board of Royal Commissioners for investigating the system adopted in the dockyard for keeping a correct account of the expenditure, and the general working of the yard, assembled on the 6th inst., at Pembroke Yard. After closely inspecting the building slips, workshops, sheds, &c., they commenced their examination of the principal officers, and on Fri day left for Plymouth. On leaving they compli mented the officers for the assistance they had afforded them in their labours, and the very straightforward replies they had received to all questions concerning the mode of carrying on the different duties of the yard. From what we can understand, the Commissioners find that in the case of the yards it has been all "cry and little wool" in the House of Commons ; and if they continue to the end of their labours to be as well satisfied as they are up to the present time, some difficulty will be found to rake up sufficient matter to form the contents of another useless blue book. The public will be heartily sick of these Royal Com missions, when it is known the amount of money they have cost the country during the present year.—Plymouth Mail. DETONPORT DOCKYARD.—The Royal Commis sioners of inquiry into the control and management of the Royal dockyards arrived here on Saturday, from Pembroke. On Monday, the Board, con sisting of Sir H. Willoughby (chairman), Earl Gifford, Mr. R. Delglish, and Rear-Admiral Spencer Robinson, with Mr. Arthur Price, RN. (secretary), and Mr. Wise, sat at the office of Rear- Admiral Superintendent Sir Thomas Pasley. Several of the principal officers of the yard were examined. THE VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT. A meeting of the parishioners of St. Mary, Rotherhithe, was held yesterday in the Board room, Lower-Road, in pursuance of a requisition to the churchwardens, signed by about 60 of the principal firms and residents in the district, for the purpose of considering the propriety of forming a rifle corps in the parish. The meeting was well attended, and much interest was excited by the old colours of the Loyal Rotherhithe Volunteers of half a century since being displayed in the room, the flags, which are in good preservation, having been sacredly pre served in the vaults of the church. Mr. J. LOCKE, M.P., who was called upon to pre side, opened the proceedings by expressing the pleasure at meeting his constituents and co-operat ing with them in any good work, such as he consi dered the formation of volunteer rifle corps undoubt edly to be. The question as to the expediency of forming those corps had long since been set at rest by the general opinion of the nation, and there was now scarcely any one to be found who did not feel that this institution, as it had become, was abso lutely necessary to maintain the honour and posi tion of this country among the nations of the world. The last distinguished public man who had spoken upon the subject was one who was not expected to approach it with any degree of cordiality, as Mr. Gladstone was believed to be, above all things, anxious for the preservation of peace ; but it was precisely for that reason that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had given in hisadhesionto this national THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 15, 1860. movement. (Hear.) The English people in taking upon themselves these new duties had no ideas of aggression towards foreign countries, for our inte rests were best served by the maintenance of peace, and all we asked was to be allowed to remain at peace. He (Mr. Loeke) would say nothing in dis paragement of the Emperor of the French ; but there was no use in seeking to disguise the fact that that the volunteer corps had been established in con sequence of the large armaments kept up and con tinually increasing in time of peace by that Mo narch. This country had hitherto no ground of com plaint against the Emperor Napoleon, who had kept all his promises to us, and had shown a great de sire to preserve our friendship ; but it was right that England should be prepared for every emergency, and although all were anxious to avert the horrors of war, yet the best way of preventing war was to be prepared for it. (Hear.) The chairman then proceeded to express his regret that he was the only Parliamentary representative of Southwark at the meeting, and said that he and his constituents had suffered a great loss by the decease of their friend Sir C. Napier. (Hear, hear.) Had that gallant officer been spared, he would have warmly supported the object of the meeting, as throughout his life he had but one wish, for the honour and welfare of his country ; and he (Mr. Locke) could not forego the opportunity of paying a just tribute to the memory of his late gallant colleague, whom he regarded as one of the greatest Admirals in our naval annals. (Hear, hear.) Referring to the business immediately before the meeting, the chair man made some practical suggestions as to the formation of the corps, recommending an avoidance of exclusiveness and a judicious selection of offi cers, with which precautions he was certain that a strong and effective body of Volunteers could be raised in that locality, worthy to form part of the great Volunteer army which was now one of the glories of Great Britain. In conclusion,Mr. Locke stated that the dock companies of the district and the leading merchants and manufacturers were willing to give warm support to the movement, and that Lieut.-General Sir W. Gomni, who was connected by property with the parish, had ex pressed his regret at being unable to attend the meeting, bat had promised to subscribe 10 guineas annually for three years. (Hear, hear.) Mr. BRANDRAM moved the first resolution, which was to the effect that it was desirable to establish a Rotherhithe Volunteer Corps. He, as a command ing officer of a Volunteer Artillery Corps, w'is convinced of the necessity of associating all classes in the movement, and hoped that no invidious spirit of exclusiveness would be allowed to prevail in the formation of the new corps. After some useful remarks upon the necessity of a judi cious selection of officers and non-commissioned officers, Mr. Brandram concluded by offering a piece of land as a drill ground for the Rotherhithe Volunteers. Dr. MURDOCII seconded the resolution, and ex pressed his surprise that the parish of Rotherhithe, with its 20,000 inhabitants, should have been so late in joining the national movement, but he hoped that by energetic action they would excuse their tardiness in commencing operations. The resolution was carried unanimously. Mr. PERKS proposed the appointment of a com mittee to make arrangements for establishing the Rotherhithe Volunteer Corps, which was also agreed to. The proceedings terminated with the usual vote of thanks to the chairman. Last evening an influential public meeting was held at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen -street, for the purpose of forming a volunteer corps of Welshmen, Sir W. W. Wynn, M.P., in the chair. The chairman said he had been requested to take the chair at the meeting to see what were the feel ings of the Welsh people in London with respect to the volunteer movement. The movement and how it had gone on through the country was well known, and it was merely a question of nationality among the Welsh people. There was a large number of Scotoh, and a strong battalion of Scotch had been formed in London. The Irish had also formed a corps, and it was for the Welsh to decide whether they would have a corps. In Liverpool there was a strong body of NiTplQhmPn PMbolliell 11l ti corps, but Liverpool was nearer the principality than London. He concluded by expressing a hope that they would be able to raise a corps as well as the Scotch and Irish. Sir T. PHILLIPS next addressed the meeting, and said that they had now arrived at a point of the Volunteer movement where praise was unnecessary. The movement was essentially and emphatically a defensive one. He sincerely hoped that the Welsh in London would enter into the spirit of the movement ; and if they wished to make the corps successful they must remember the respon sibilities—they must think of the drill and of the cost. He also hoped that if they took the move ment up they would not fail in it. He concluded by moving the following resolution : "That those present Pt this meeting cordially approve the formation of a national corps of ' London Welsh Rifles,' if practicable, and will exert themselves to promote that object." Mr. PROPERT, in seconding the motion, said nothing could do more credit to the Welsh than the meeting that evening. The Welsh repulsed the French in Pembrokeshire is the last century, and the people before him had the same blood in their veins. (Cheers.) The "Volunteer movement was not a warlike one, but was a movement to retain their own. Why should they go abroad to attack other nations ? We had plenty of wealth at home, and only wanted to keep our own. In conclusion, he said it was a duty they owed to the principality and to their country to support the movement. The motion was then carried with great cheering Mr. KENRYN moved : " That there be two classes of members—honorary mem bers, who shall give a donation of 10 guineas or upwards, or subscribe annually the sum of two guineas ; and effective members, subscribing one guinea per annum." He gave an interesting account of the history of Volunteers in Wales from the earliest times. Mr. C. W. WYNNE having seconded the motion, it was agreed to. Mr. WILLIAMS moved the appointment of a com mittee to carry out the object of the meeting. He said in reference to the dresses proposed, the ancient head dress was a kind of turban, for which in the present design, the modern worn Spanish hat was thought to be a good substitute, in the front of which would be placed the Prince of 'Wales's feathers, instead of a bunch of cock's feathers, The feathers would be fastened to the head dress by a scroll of metal, on which would be the sentence " Ich Dien." The colour of the hat would be gray. The " crys," or short kilted blouse, was loose in the body and sleeves. The colour of the material and the trimmings would represent the national of Wales —green, red, and white, which latter colour could be represented by gray, the same colour as the Scottish uniform. The motion was then agreed to. A vote of thanks to the chairman closed the pro ceedings. The goat belonging to the Welsh Fusileer Guards was present on the platform. The Volunteer Guards (32d Middlesex) will mus ter on Saturday afternoon at Carlton-ride, Water loo-place, the authorities having allowed them the use of that spacious building for drill. The 3d Somerset Rifles had a grand shooting, match on Tuesday at Orchard Portman. On the return of the party to Taunton, Mrs. Sanford, wife of the captain of the corps, presented the prizes to the successful competitors in the presence of a large concourse of spectators on the Parade. The prizes consisted of a handsome silver cup, the gift of Mr. G. C. Bentinck, M.P., and a gold medal, the gift of Mrs. Sandford, together with a number of " cross-rifles" for distinguished marksmen. The cup was won by Private Geale, and the gold medal by the honorary surgeon, Dr. Edwavl Liddon. In making the presentations, Mrs. Sandford felt much pleasure in awarding the prizes for distinguished merit. She trusted that the rifles of the 3d Somer set would never be pointed against anything more hostile than their targets ; but, should any foreign foe dare plant his foot on the free soil of England, she doubted not they would render a good account of themselves. Three cheers were then given for the Queen, three for Mrs. Sandford, and three fat the captain, the proceedings of the day terminating with a dinner, of which a numerous and distin guished company partook. The 4th Nottinghamshire (Mansfield) Volunteer Rifles, which has made considerable progress in drill, discipline, and target practice, has recently received a considerable addition to its numbers. Within the last week nearly 40 eligible recruits have presented themselves from Sutton-in-Ashfield, Kirkby, and elsewhere, so that the company has nearly attained its maximum compliment of 100 effectives. They will shortly be inspected by the inspecting-officer of the district. readily imagine that such an attempt could only have emanated from the mind or minds of those capable of committing the murder itself. If any thing should come out in that moth stunting him that it would be his duty to act elsewhere as a ma. gistrate,or if a proper case were brought before him by complaint or information in writing; on oath, he should not hesitate to issue his warrant fut the ap prehension of Miss Constance Kent. Nor should he under such circumstances hesitate to issue his war rant for the apprehension of Elizabeth Gough. He mentioned these two specially because they had been already before a court of judicature; but he would say that he should not hesitate to issue his warrant against any two persons who were in or at the house, or elsewhere, at the time of the murder, or to put his signature to a warrant for the apprehension of any one or more of those parties, so that justice might then be done. He believed that the result of the coroner's inquest, and the mode in which it was conducted, had met with general disapproval in London. He believed that the proceedings with regard to Miss Constance Kent had met with great, he did not say general, disapproval. And he believed that the pro ceedings with regard to Elizabeth Gough in that room, at Trowbridge and elsewhere, had also met with very great disapproval in London. It was unbecoming on his part, perhaps, to make any ob servations with regard to his brother magistrates. But no such delicacy was felt in London, and he believed that the chairman of their quarter sessions (Sir J. W, Awdry) had erred, unknowingly, un doubtedly, in the examination of Elizabeth Gough in having conducted the case as if he were trying her as a judge without the intervention of a jury. The consequence was that she had been allowed to go free on certain recognizances being entered into. He understood, however, from a person in whom he could place the greatest confidence, that she was willing to come forward at any moment she might be required. It was for others to say, with regard to the investigations which had taken place at Trow bridge and elsewhere, whether there was or was not a prima fade case then and there made by legal evidence against Elizabeth Gough. If so, it was the duty of his brother magistrates, without being persuaded by the chairman, to have committed her for trial, and to have had the charge investigated at the next assizes for the county of Wilts. He (Mr. Saunders) might have been excited, but, after the observations which had been made on his con duct, he felt it only due to himself to state what he had stated. He proposed to go no further with the investigation that day, but he did not intend, though it had been suggested to him by parties of intelligence, to close the inquiry, certainly until he knew the result of the application for a second coro ner's inquest. In his opinion he did not believe that application would be granted, and if not, then the burden would be thrown on the magistrates and police of the county of Wilts of endeavouring to discover the criminal. He might have appeared excited, but what he had gone through was enough to excite any man ; but though writs ad tnelias inquirendun and other writs had been talked of, he was as cool as he ever was in his life. He proposed, therefore, to suspend this inquiry, not to close it, and he left the public to judge of his conduct in the matter. It was subsequently stated by Mr. Saunders that he should not, in all probability, resume his sit tings until the proposed application to the Court of Queen's Bench has been disposed of ; but that if he should alter his determination he would com municate with the representatives of the press who had attended the inquiry. BANKRUPTCY LA TV AMENDMENT. A meeting of the Manchester Chamber of Com merce was held yesterday morning to confer with. Mr. Samuel Morley, of London, and other gentle men, on the prospects of amendment in the laws relating to bankruptcy and insolvency. Mr. E. POTTER, the President of the Chamber, took the chair. This meeting, he said, had been brought about by the expression of a wish on the pait of Mr. Morley for a conference of gentlemen connected with the mercantile interests of Man chester on this question. It had been before the Chamber no less than 15 times since the amalga mation of the two commercial associations of Man chester three years ago ; they had also sent four deputations to London on the subject, had sub scribed to the Law Amendment Society, and done all they could to promote the object, without any pressure from the outside public. It was highly important that the delay in getting an improve ment of the law should be put an end to, and he was glad to learn from Mr. Morley that there was a prospect of something being done at last, if the mercantile community would avail themselves of the talents and experience of Sir R. Bethell in carrying out the wished-for measure of reform. (Hear.) Mr. MORLEY said his motive in seeking this in terview (along with his friend Mr. John Crossley, of Halifax) was a conviction that unless the mer• cantile interests took some special steps to be represented as creditors in the House`of Commons, they had no chance of getting a valuable measure of amendment He put the matter in that brief and distinct form as the substance of what he desired respectfully, but very earnestly, to press upon this meeting. The principle on which some few friends in London were seeking to act in con nection with the matter was this—that the pro perty of an insolvent trader, the instant he was discovered to be insolvent, belonged, not to himself, but to others—his creditors; and that there ought not to be a moment lost, nor any unnecessary expense or officialism imposed upon the creditors in getting possession of what belonged to them. He had been present, he believed, at every debate on the subject in the House of Commons during the last session, and was bound to express an opinion that such views did not find utterance there. It was not that gentlemen did not understand what was wanted, but the talk was almost entirely in the hands of the lawyers, and there was not the stand-up fight posi tion assumed which, he held, must be maintained by those interested in reform, if they were to ob tain any satisfactory measure. He was present and heard Mr. Crossley, the member for the West Rid ing, say that members were speaking on the sub ject as though they held special retainers for parti cular interests. 'Thera was the messenger interest, the broker interest, the registrar interest, and the official assignee—an exceedingly powerful interest, judging by the manner in which those gentlemen, he was prepared to say, imposed upon members of Parliament; but while all these were represented, there did not seem to be that kind of utterance in the House of Commons which he believed the At torney-General deserved, as well as their own inte rest, on the part of commercial communities. It was with him a question of decided feeling, pecu • niarily, for the house with which he was connected had submitted every week to extortion and robbery at the hands of insolvents, rather than take estates into the Court of Bankruptcy. They were afraid of r the court and shunned it, for he should not be ex aggerating if he said the treatment experienced there by creditors was really contemptuous. (Hear.) The whole thing was put into the hands of offi cialism and red-tape ; and it was as the result, for his own part, of inextinguishable enmity (as well as personal interest) to what was mere officialism, that he resolved some time ago to make use of a few opportunities to bring to bear that more united ac tion on behalf of an amendment which should en sure success. Mr. Morley then cited some details of experience of the present system, and, among the rest, the fact that out of 29,589 estates settled within a certain circle of action between the years 1850 and 1853, only 3,300 were settled in court, so great was the dietrust of it on the part of creditors. His own experience of creditors was directly contrary to the impression that they were a grasping and oppressive class towards debtors,and he was prepared strongly to urge that, while all the insolvent's property belonged to the creditors, he was entitled to every protection against vindictive pursuers. In reference to some dissatisfaction which had been expressed with regard to the conduct of the Attorney-General in dealing with the bill of last session, and with representations offered to him on the subject, Mr. Morley declared emphatically his opinion —although he was not there as in the slightest degree connected with that distinguished man, or vindicate him in any way —that there was not a man in England better able or disposed to carry out the interests of the commer cial community in this matter than was Sir R. Bethell. (Hear.) He used the words advisedly when he said the Attorney-General was desirous " to do their bidding" on the question, provided their infor mation were conveyed to him in sufficient time, and in such a form as would enable him to give effect to their wishes. He (Mr. Morley) held in his hand a letter, which he was at liberty to read, though it was not addressed to himself, from Sir R. Bethell, as follows : " London, Oct. 22. " Dear Sir,—l am very sorry that I shall not be in town after to-day until the Ist of November. I am very much disgusted by the absurd accusations brought against me of having abandoned the Bankruptcy Bill through ill-humour. I certainly was treated by the members for places most clamorous for the bill in a manner to provoke ill-humour, after tho labour and sacrifices I had made ; but the bill was given up after the most deliberate consideration with Lord Palmerston, and in consequenee of the leading law lords having stated that th e y cer t a i n ly wou ld not proceed with it if it came up to them afte r J u ly, and no human exertion, even with the concessions I made so injuriously, could have got the bill through the Commons before the sth or 6th of August. The defeat of the bill is duo to the division on Sir 11. Willoughby's motion, when the members for Coventry, Nottingham, Birmingham, and many other large towns voted against me in ,erfect ignorance of the matter. That lost me-nearly three weeks, and was the real cause, joined to the faint support I received, of the loss of the bill I do not think you will find a division list in Which half of the members pledged to support the bill were present. Yours faithfully, « RfmtA ) BETILELL." After reiterating the opinion that the mercantile interests would be misled if they endeavoured to take the conduct of the matter out of the hands of Sir E. Bethel', Mr. Morley referred to some other branches of the evil to be removed, expressing him self in favour of a wholesome control being vested hi the majority of creditors, when they represented three-fourths of the debt, over any blindly self interested minority, and of the principle that official assignees should be dependent as to some portion of their remuneration on the satisfaction they gave the public. He believed that as on this question of Bankruptcy Reform Lord Palmerston was really in earnest—which was a good deal to say for Lord Palmerston—(much laughter)—those interested in the reform were now likely to succeed, if they only showed themselves united and determined; and with that view he urged a vigorous co-operation on the part of Manchester and all the important towns around it. (Hear, hear.) After some remarks from Mr. J. CROSSLEY, of Halifax. and Mr. J. A. TURNER, M.P. Mr. M. Ross moved the following resolution, which was seconded by Mr. J. CHEETTIAM : " That this Chamber has heard with great satisfaction . that her Majesty's Government are pledged to introduce, at the commencement of the next session of Parliament, a bill to amend the laws affecting bankruptcy and insolvency, and trusts that they will spare no efforts to secure the enactment of a simple practical measure for that purpose ; aid further trusts that another session may not be permitted to pass away without the settlement of a question so important to the interests of this community." The resolution was unanimously agreed to. The meeting was afterwards addressed briefly by Mr. Bazley, M.P., Mr. Taylor, Mr. Gillibrand, Mr. W. Entwisle, and others, and a committee was appointed. to watch the progress of any bill that may be intro duced in the ensuing session, and to take such mea sures as they may deem fit with regard to it. THE cOMPA_RATIV.E MERITS OF PEI- VATS AND JOINT-STOCK BANKS. (From the Money Market Review.) The failure of a metropolitan bank is, happily, at the present day, an event of no ordinary occur rence. The position occupied by the Bank of Messrs. Davies and Co., of Shoreditch, was not very high, the majority of its depositors and cus tomers being small traders located in the immediate neighbourhood. In fact, it may almost be regarded as purely a Tradesman's Bank. The consequences, therefore, to such a class, of the failure of their bank, are very serious and lamentable. It is to be traced to the fact that the partners lent a large portion of the monies of their customers on se curity, which, on an emergency, could not be made available. This is the old system over again. In the present instance it appears that large sums have been advanced to speculative builders who have failed. This is not banking at all. A banker is simply a trustee to his customers, and in that capacity cannot be too choice in the nature of the securities he takes in exchange for the money which he has borrowed from them ; for the act of depositing money at a banker's is looked *pon by the law as a lending on the part of the depositor, and a borrowing on the part of the banker. The judicious and timely interference of the Lon don and County Bank will, in all probability, save many tradesmen, customers of Messrs. Davies and Co., from being seriously embarrassed, or even ruined. It is a revival of a proceeding which, when the failure of banks was of more frequent occurrence than at present, was adopted by solvent establishments in order to procure the business of such of the customors of an insolvent bank as were known to be responsible. In some cases their en gagements were met by the interposing bankers without any previous communication. The failure of Messrs. Davies and Co. naturally leads the public to inquire into the advantages, on the score of profit and security, which the custo mers of a Joint-Stock Bank enjoy over those of a private bank. The way to do this effectually is to compare one with the other. In the first place, the depositor in a private bank simply enjoys the con venience which the bank affords him in transacting his monetary affairs. He does not participate in any profit his banker makes by the use of his money ; neither has he any means of forming an opinion as to the extent or nature of the busi ness carried on by his banker, even if the latter speculates with his customer's money. Further, a depositor in a private bank has the security only of a private firm, com posed, as we shall presently show, of three or four individuals, and sometimes less, whose capital and liabilities he has no means of knowing. In fact, there are many cases where a private banking firm continues the use of the name of an old firm long after the parties have been dead, and their capital withdrawn from the bank. For example, in the firm of Herrieß, Farquhar, and Co., there is no partner of the name of Herries ; in that of Ransom and Co., no person of the name of Ran som ; in that of Jones, Loyd, and Co., there is no partner of the name of Jones. Many people sup pose that Lord Overstone is still a partner in this bank; this is an error; he withdrew from it when he ceased to be Samuel Jones Loyd. In the firm of Smith, Payne, and Co., there is no partner of the name of Payne, nor has there been for the last forty years, neither is Lord Carrington a member of this firm, as some suppose. The retirement of a partner from an English bank, when he is ele vated to the peerage, seems to be a matter of course, it being apparently considered infra dig for an English peer to carry on business as a banker, whereas in Scotland most of the banks have dukes, marquises, earls, and other notabilities at their head. In the firm of Spooner and Co. there is no part ner of the name of Spooner ; in that of Stevenson and Salt no person of the name of Stevenson ; in that of Hugh and John Johnston and Co. no part ner of the name of Johnston ; and in that of Puget, Bainbridge, and Co. there is no partner of the the name of Puget. The composition of the firm of Coutts and Co. is somewhat obscure, the style of the house being Edward Majoribanks, Sir Edward Antrobus, Bart., and William Coulthurst, bankers, individually and as trustees for the parties beneficially interested in the will of the late Duchess of St. Albans, who was the widow of Mr. Coutts, and who subsequently married the Duke of St. Albans. In the firm of Child and Co. the Countess of Jersey, formerly Sarah Sophia Child, appears to be the only partner of the name of Child. There are several bankers who add " and Company" to the title of their firm, but who, not withstanding, have no partners. hen the head of a private 13 - ank'ng establishment dies, leaving a family, it is no uncommon thing for his capital to be withdrawn from the bank in order to pay the various legatees under his will, yet the bank con tinues without any change in the name of the firm, whilst the public, who are slow and reluctant learners, still look with the same degree of confi dence upon the solvency of the establishment. An instance of this has lately been furnished by the failure of the Bilston Bank ; for on the death of one of the partners, which took place in 1855, the money he had in the bank was all withdrawn to pay lega cies ; the bank struggled on with an exhausted exchequer, and in July last it was brought to a stand-still. In these remarks we disclaim all in- .ention of underrating the importance of the old established private banks, particularly in the me tropolis, many of which comprise men of great wealth and influence. Our object is simply to show one of the points wherein the system of joint-stock banking compares advantag eous ly with that of private banking. By the 7th and Bth Viet., cap. 32, it was r y d m er a ed obligatory on all banks then existing, or which in future be formed, whether private or joint-stock, to furnish, in the Month of January in each year, a statement of the names and addresses of all the partners. The return for this year, which appeared in the Gazette of the 23d of February last, sho ws that there are 47 private banks in the metropoli s , and eight joint-stock banks exclusive of the B an k of England and the colonial banks ; that the total number of partners in the private banks is 184; a n d that there are two banks with more than six partners, and seven with six partners, the remainder varying from five down to one. The total number of part ners in the eight joint-stock banks is no less than 5,830—viz., three banks with upwards of 1,000 partners, one with upwards of 800, a n d t h e remain ing four banks averaging 330 partners eac h . I t must be borne in mind that every shareholder in these banks, let his position in society be what it may, is individually liable, in his own personal estate, for all the debts and liabilities of the bank in which he becomes a shareholder, even should he only possess one share. Consequently, the deposi tors and customers of a Joint -Stock Bank have the security of a known and numerous body of proprie tors, whose united paid-up capital is £3,899,000; and such is the high estimation in which these banks are held by the public, that their united de posits amount to the enormous snm of £41,698,000 whilst their shares are eagerly sought for as per manent investments. Three of the number have obtained such a hold on public favour that their shares stand at upwards of 100 per cent. premium. The profits of a Joint-Stock Bank are diffused among the parties whose capital has produced those profits, so that if a shareholder becomes a customer to the bank, and requires banking accommodation, part of the consideration he pays for it returns to him in the shape of dividends. Should he become a depositor the amount is doubly fruitful ; for he receives from the bank interest on the sum depo sited, and, secondly, he shares in the profit which the bank makes by the use of his investment. These are simply a few of the reflections which will occur to any thinking man who turns his attention to an investigation of the comparative advarftages and defects of the two systems of bank ing. The subject is a \TIT important and interest ing one, and we shall return to it. COUNTRY MARKETS. THE ROAD CHILD MURDER. ROAD, Nor. 14. This afternoon Mr. T. B Saunders resumed his sittings at the Temperance -hall in this village. The attendance of spectators was very small. Mr. Pol laky, the detective, was again present, and since the last meeting on Monday has been seen in Frome, •l,irestbury, and Warminster, prosecuting certain in quiries. He returned to town on Monday night, and after a short stay proceeded to Bath, whence he started for Road this morning. Mr. Hughes, chief of the Bath police, is still in London. The only person who volunteered any statement to-day was Charles Lawnsdown, labourer, in the employ of Mr. Wilkinson, of Tillisford-mills, living near Road hill-house, who, in reply to questions from Mr. Saunders, stated that he saw nothing to attract his attention on the evening of the 29th June. Got up at half-past 4 the following morning, and went to Mr. Wilkins's, a distance of about a mile and a-half from Road ; called Quance, a fellow-labourer, about a quarter before five, but whether he was gone before could not tell. Neither Mrs. Quance nor any one in the house answered the call. Saw nothing while waiting about for Quance that morning. Mr. Saunders---Did you see any man, woman, or child about between your own house and Quance's ? Witness—l have no recollection of seeing any one. I did not go by Roadhill-house to Tillisford that morning. Sometime we met other labouring men as we were going to work. Did not look over into Road-hill-house grounds that morning. lam quite certain of that. Can't say where I first saw Quance that morning, and do not recollect whether I went down with him or not ; if I did not go down with Quance, I saw him first at Tillisford. I have never said anything to my master or to any one else respecting seeing any one OR the morning of the 30th of June. I have known Mr. Kent ever since he has been in Road ; have never worked for him ; none of his servants are related to me. I have never sold anything to Mr. Kent, and he has never paid me any money for any purpose. I never had any connexion at all with him. Mr. Foley never spoke to me on the subject of what passed on the morning of the 30th of June. In reply to Mr. Saunders police-constable Urch stated that he did not think there was any chance of Quance attending the inquiry voluntarily. Mr. Saunders stated that since the last meeting he had received the following letter from the chief constable of the county of Bucks : " Chief Constable's-office, Aylesbury, Nov. 9. "Dear Sir,—lmmediately I learnt that Mr. Summers's name had been called in question in reference to the Road murder case, I wrote to him desiring he would put himself in communication with you, but it appears he had previously done so with Superintendent Foley. In consequence of a letter received by me from your friend, Mr. Ward, I have driven over to Chesham and fully questioned Superin tendent Summers on the matter in question, and trust you will find there is no reason to doubt the correctness of his statement ; also that it has arisen from a misunderstanding on Mr- Grocer's part. " Y ours f a ithf u ll y, " WILLouGHBY H. CARTER, Chief Constable." " Mr. T. B. Saunders." Mr. Saunders then read the following statement, which had been made by Mr. Summers to Mr. Carter, chief constable of Bucks, in reference to the assertions made by Mr. Groser on a former occa sion : " I, George William Summers, of the Buckinghamshire Constabulary, and formerly superintendent of county police at Frome, hereby declare that I never told Mr. Groser or any other person whatever that I had seen blood on the wall near the front door at Road-hill-house, or anywhere near the spot. I certainly saw a smear of blood across the privy door, which I pointed out to Superintendent Foley, but I do not recollect having told Mr. Groser personally of this fact, although ho might have overheard me making the remark to some other person in the course of my duties. As to Mr. Groser's statement, that I had said that I had not ?mentioned the fact of my having seen blood on the pas sage wall to any one, and th a t I h a d a reason for not having done so, I hereby further declare that no such allusion ever passed my lips, and that Mr. Groser's assertions must have arisen out of some misunderstanding of his own. I am quite prepared to repeat the above statements on oath if re quired so to do. " GEORGE WILLIAM SUMMERS, Inspector of Police, Bucks Constabulary. " Taken before me, this 9th day of November, 1860, at Chesham, in the county of Buckingham. " WILLOUGHBY H. CARTER, Phiof of Book. Mr. Saunders proceeded to go through various letters he had received from different places in the kingdom, some offering suggestions, others containing abusive comments on Mr. Saunders's proceedings, and another enclosing the copy of a letter addressed to Mr. Kent. One of these com munications threw oat the hint that the handwrit ing of all anonymous letters, discouraging the in quiry should be jealously scrutinised, and Mr. Saunders stated that it had been intimated to him that these letters possibly proceeded from parties not far from Road-hill-house. Mr. Saunders then threw out some mysterious hints as to a le:.ter said to have been sent to Elizabeth Gough from Road, but which he had reason to believe did not pass through the Road post-office. He believed he had the means of ascertaining the contents of that let ter, but by whom it was written he would not at present enter on any conjecture. He might, how ever, state that some of the relations of Elizabeth Gough were laost anxious that the whole of this matter should be thoroughly investigated. Mr. Saunders proceeded to state that in consequence of what had happened at Bradford on Saturday last the surveillance which he had established over Elizabeth Gough by police-constable Millard had been withdrawn ; but Mr. Hughes, chief of the Bath police, was still in London and the neighbour hood making inquiries on the subject. Mr. Saun ders then proceeded to offer some remarks in reply to the letter of Mr. Stapleton, surgeon, of Trow bridge, which appeared in the limex of yesterday. He denied that he had indulged in any forensic medical criticisms at Mr. Stapleton's expense. He was there as a plain English country gentleman, and not in any forensic character, and as such he wanted to know what nightdress or garment it was that Mr. Stapleton did examine. For his own part, he thought that a microscopic inspection of that article would have been highly satisfactory, and that opinion was concurred in by professional gen tlemen in London who wrote M.D. after their names, while Mr. Stapleton subscribed himself merely " M R.C.S., Lond." He (Mr. Saunders) had heard of another dress belonging to one of the elder members of Mr. Kent's family having been found after the murder which also had spots of blood on it. The letter of Mr. Stapleton did not, in his opinion, in any way exonerate the police, nor had the examination he (Mr. Stapleton) had made tended to facilitate the ends of justice. Who were the authorities ? Who were the magistrates ? Who were satisfied with Mr. Stapleton's explana tion, and with his hopes that this nightdress had been withdrawn for ever from public observation ? He (Mr. Saunders) should like to know from Mr. Stapleton—and he thought it due to the public that it should be known--how many night dresses or garments belonging to persons in Road-hill house had been examined by that gentleman. He left it for the public to say whether he had dragged this matter from its obscurity in wanton and useless violation of public decency and public feeling; but lie said this openly, that in case of murder, which was a capital felony, no observations which might be levelled at him should prevent him from doing what he believed to be a public duty in a private character. He had no private feeling, however, in the matter, but was simply actuated by the desire to find out the murderer or murderers. After giving a translation of the quotation with which Mr. Stapleton's letter concluded, and leaving the public to say how far it was applicable to him, Mr. Saunders gave an account of what he had done since the last meeting. He had been among other places to Trowbridge, for the purpose of tracing certain rumours as to an intention to put Miss Constance Kent into a lunatic asylum. He believed in the innocence of that young lady, but he under stood from a gentleman yesterday that on the day of the funeral Mr. Parsons, Mr. Stapleton, and Mr. Rodway, returned to Road-hill-house from the funeral together. He was told that one of these gentlemen told his informant-- it was not evidence, he was aware ; but it was for them to contradict it if they could, and ho dared then to do so—that Mr. Parsons said to Mr. Rod way and Mr. Stapleton that Mrs. Kent wished him to certify as to the state of mind of Miss Constance Kent. In other words, and he would not pledge himself to the exact terms, Mr. Parsons was wanted to give a certificate under which Miss Constance Kent might be confined in a lunatic asylum, in order to relieve her from the consequences of the crime of murder with which she was then charged. Many other things were told him, some of which he did not think it proper at the present moment to divulge. Of course, his informant did not wish his name to be brought before the public, it being a most delicate transaction, and one which he would hesitate .testate publicly. He (Mr. Saunders), how ever, had no hesitation of that kind. He stated it there openly that day, and let those who could con tradict it do so. The suggestion came to nothing as regarded Miss Constance Kent, but still he could SHEFFIELD—Nov. 13. There was a fair attendance to-day, and a large - supply of grain, but generally of inferior quality. The best dry samples were in request, and realised fully late prices. Inferior sorts a slow sale, at 6d to is per load decline upon last week's quotations. Beans scarce, and rather dearer. Barley plentiful. In other articles no change. Red wheat, per load of 3 imperial bushels...24s Od to 26s Od White /7 ), ...25s Od to 28s Od New red f 7, ...22s Od to 24s 6d New white „ If ...24s Od to 26s Od Beans 11 1, ... 20s Od to 22s Od „ .. Peas, per qr 54s Od to 55s Od Grinding barley, per qr. 33s Od to 35s Od Malting ditto, „ 3ss Od to 44s Od Oats 1) _ 25s 6d to 34s Od ..... Millers' prices fOr flour-2s 4d, 2s 6d, and 2s 8d per .41b. HULL—Nov. 13. At to-day's market the attendance was very thin, and little business doing. English wheat, which was of very inferior quality, was quite unsaleable. Malting barley maintained late rates. Linseed cake advanced 5s per ton. In other articles no change. Wheat.— . Old white.... per qr 66s Od to 72s Oct Old red New white New red Dantzic, Konb , ' &c. old white 62s Od to 66s Od Dutch, Belgian, and French.. 60s Od to 62s Od Baltic and Hamburg, red.... 60s Od to 62s Od St. Petersburg and Riga, old. 52s Od to 55s Od Barley.... English malting 4ls Od to 45s Od Grinding 348 Od to 36s Od Saal and Oderbruck Holstein and Danish .. 38s Od to 40s Od Grinding Oats..., ..English, old Archangel and Riga, per at Os 14d to 14&d Friesland and Dutch ' oBl4ld to 0315 d Swedish and Danish oBl4d to 08140 Beans ....English, old, per qr. 749 s Od to 51s Od New pigeon 44s Od to 45s Od New tick. 438 Od to 44s Od Egyptian 3Bs Od to 40s Od Peas Foreign breakers Grinding Tares .... Spring Indian Corn Linseed, feeding crushing Linseed cakes (Hull) £lo 10 0 to £lO 15 0 Foreign BlO oto 9 0 0 Rape cakes 5 ,10 oto 6 0 0 Bones 5 0 oto 6 6 0 NEWARK—Nov. 14. To -day the show of wheat from the growers was again on the increase, and for the best dry sorts full prices were obtained. Barley was a fair show, and in steady demand, at late rates. Old oats firm, and new cheaper. Beans in good request, at full prices. Peas unaltered. White wheat, new, 54s to 74s Barley, grinding.. 33s to 36s Ited do. sos to 68s Oats, old, .. 34s to 381 Old white 548 to 74s New do 26s to 30s Red do. 50s to 68s Beans. 538 to 56s Barley, malting.... 40s to 46s Beans, new 46s to 48s Peas, ....44s to 48s. COAL MARKET—Nov. 14. (rrioes of Coal per Ton at the close of the market. e. d. a. d. I Eden Main 2l 6 Cassop .. . 23 6 Ships at market, 20 ; sold, 18. THE MAILS. MAILS DUE. Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South ampton) .. Nov 18. Do. (via Marseilles) Nov. 12. Brazil and Cape Verds Deo. 5. Buenos Ayres. Monte Video, &c. Nov. —. Bahamas and Havana (via New York) .. Nov. 22. Canada, &c. (via Galway) .. .. Nov. —. Cape of Good Hope, &c. Dec. 2. China, Penang, and Singapore (via S'ampton) Overdue. Do. (via Marseilles) Nev. 12. Gibraltar (via Southampton) .. .. Overdue. India (Calcutta), Ceylon, &c. (via Southampton) Overdue. Do. # (via Marseilles) Nov. 12. India (Bombay), (via Southampton) .. Nov. 10. Do. (via Marseilles) .. Nov. Lisbon .. Nov. 11. Cuba and Mexico .. Nov. 28. _ Malta, Egypt, and Aden (via Southampton) .. Overdue. Do. (via Marseilles) .. Nov. —. Vigo, and Oporto .. .. .. .. .. Nov. 11. United States, California, &c. .. .. .. Nov. 14. Western Coast of Africa, Madeira, Teneriffe .. Nov. 10. West Indies and Pacific, Carthagena, Cuba, &c. Nov. 13. The son and heir to the Alton Towers, Ingestre, and other estates, was bora on Tuesday, the Vicountess Ingestre having been confined at 47, Eaton-place. THE ASSAULT CASS AT BONN.—The inquiry instituted by the Court of Discipline (Disciplanarkop into the conduct of M. Moller, the Procureur of Bonn, , m the case of Captain Macdonald, has terminated. The investi gation was ordered by the superior legal authorities, in consequence of the complaints made of the intempe rate language Used by M. Moller whilo acting as public prose cutor in the charge of assault. The Court of iiscipline does not review the facts of the case, only the conduct of the judicial functionary, as far as it is impugned. M. Moller, in explanation, stated that the terms he used he did not apply to Englishmen in general, not even to all English travellers, but only to those who by their misbe haviour frequently provoked collisions with the authorities. But, as a question of demeanour and conduct, the superior judges have decided that M. Moller's violent language was unbecoming his judicial functions, and have therefore visited him with a reprimand. The German journals contra dict the reports that the case has been made the subject of formal representations to the Prussian Government. 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From these noxious causes few persons entirely escape I Most have colds, sore throat, or nfluenza, for which diseases Holloway's Pills and Oint ment should be taken, and a cure willcertainly be effected. While the Pills eject all impurities from the body gene rally, the Ointment, well rubbed upon the cheat and throat, penetrates the skin, reduces inflammation, soothes irrita tion, and restores to certain soundness every vital organ of the human body. Asthmatic and delicate chests, tight ened to suff icaticn in foggy, damp weather, are liberated by rubbing Holloway's Ointment over the lungs, where it meets all the blood in circulation, and ejects impurities. BIRTHS. BOUTINE.—On the 13th inst., at 1, Cheshani-street, the lion. Mrs. Boutine, of a son. CREASY.—On the 30th Sept., at Nuwera Ellia, in Ceylon, Lady Creasy, of a son. Sitsw.—On the 13th inst., at Hackney, Mrs. Chas. Shaw, of a eon. WHITE.—On the 14th inst., at 45, Upper Bedford-place, Mrs. Wm. White, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. DAWSON—GORING.—On the 13th inst. at St. Bartholo mew's Church, Syde,phain ' William inst., of H.M.'s Indian Navy, eldest son of Alexander Dawson, Esq., 24, Throgmorton-street, to Kate, third daughter of the late Robert Goring, Esq. PELLY—VINCENT.—On the 13th inst., at Tunbridge wells, Sir John Henry Pelly, Bart., of Wareham Court, Sussex, to Blanche Elizabeth, the third daughter of the Rev. Fred. Vincent, prebendary of Chester, and rector of Slinfold, Sussex. DEATHS. BABINGTON.—On the 11th inst., at Luscar House, Fife shire, Adeline, only daughter of Lieut.-Col. Babington, late 7th Hussars. FRANKIB.—On the 14th inst., at Brighton, suddenly, Wm. Franks, Esq., of Woodhill, Hatfield, Herta, aged 73. LLOYD —On the 14th inst., at his residence, Surbiton-hill, Edward Lloyd, Esq., formerly of the General Post-office, • aged 73. OLIPHANT.—On the 13th inst., at Edinburgh, William Oliphant, Esq., publisher, aged 54. SANDOM.—On the 13th inst., at Brighton, Jane Gabrielle, relict of Rear-Admiral Wm. Sandoz!, R.N. SAVAGE.—On the 13th inst., at Upper Clapton, Mrs. Savage, aged 93. : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, ,f No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Jffice, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the ineat7 • Tdicldhaez, Thursday, lioyombin. ll,lB6o.