The Sun. — London, England, 1858-10-08 00:00:00

THE NAVY. The new screw steamship Hero, 91, 600-horse power (nominal), at Sheerness during the 6th and 7th inst., has been undergoing a trial of her en gines and machinery in the fitting basin. On the first day's trial Messrs. Maudsley and Co. tested the pipes, tubes, and joints by high pressure of steam, which all stood the severest tests. Yesterday the trial of her engines took place under the superin tendence of the chief inspector of machinery of the steam squadron of reserve, Mr. J. H. Langley of H.M.'s ship Cressy." During the basin trials work ing up to the maximum power is prohibited. The result of the trial was in every respect highly satis factory. There were no hot bearings, no priming. She made 45 revolutions per minute with 151 b. steam pressure on the square inch, with a vacuum of 26k. This is the second ship at this port which has been fitted with the deck iron casing around the funnel for ventilation of the stockhole. The cowls, of iron, commonly called wind sails, are fixed down the fore hatchways, leading down into the fore end of the stockhole, which has.the effect of sending the hot air up into the ventilating casing around the entrance to the funnel. This invention was by Mr. G. Blaxland, the superintendent engi neer of the factory of Sheerness-yard, and was ap proved by the surveyors of the navy and the super intendent of steam machinery afloat. The Renown was the first line-of-battle ship fitted on this prin ciple, and all reports from her have been highly satisfactory, the temperature being kept much lower in the stockhole than in any other ships of that class where the common ventilation only has been in use. The screw steam corvette Cossack, at Sheerness, is making good defects in No. 2 dry dock. A very serious accident happened on board yesterday to a factory labourer named John Shields, by his falling from off the upper deck down into the engineroom, by which several ribs were fractured, and he received several internal injuries. The Queen, now being cut down at Sheerness yard, in No. 3 dry dock, is being cut to her fore and aft sheer, as a two decker. Preparations are being made for lengthening her from aft to adapt her for a screw steam line-of-battle ship. A number of additional shipwrights have been placed upon her. The new screw steam corvette Clio, at Sheerness, is being brought forward in No. 1 dry dock. The following ships are now fitting in the basin at Sheerness :—The Mars, 80 ; the Hero, 91; the Malacca, 17 (now waiting for her newly invented metallic steel-boilers) ; the Wrangler, 4, despatch vessel ; and the African steam vessel repairing damage to hull and machinery. The Dee, 4, steam store-ship, Master-Commander T. Pullen, arrived at Portsmouth on Wednesday afternoon with the machinery and boilers for the Howe, 121, which she takes to Plymouth. She also brought round some stores for this port. The St. Vincent is to go into dock to-morrow for repair. His Royal Highness Prince Adalbert of Prussia, accompanied by Captain Baron von Bothwell, dined with Sir G, Seymour, the Port Admiral, at Ports mouth, on Wednesday evening. The Prussian Vic e Chevalier Van Den - Bergh, had also the honour of dining with him. It was the intention of his Royal Highness to sail the same evening for Hamburg, but owing to the heavy gale of wind blowing then and yesterday, he postponed his de parture till the weather moderates. His' Royal Highness the Count de Paris, with his Royal Highness the Duke of Wurtemburg, the Marquis of Beaming, and Captain Baron von Gut tenburg arrived at the Admiralty House, Mount Wise, Devonport, on Wednesday morning, and, being attended by Captain Stewart, of H. M. S. Impregnable, and Flag-Lieut. Preston, drove to Keyham-yard, where they were received by Mr. Biddlecombe (Master-Attendant), Mr. Turner, Mr. Townshend, and Mr. Ward, who escorted the party through the factory and the other branches of the establishment. The great size of the new steam. frigate Orlando appeared to excite especial atten tion. After visiting the Himalaya, now preparing to convey troops to India, his Royal Highness and suite went through the tunnel to Devonport Dock yard, over which they were conducted by Mr. Brown, Master-Attendant, and the other principal officers. The Count went on board the Royal Albert, and then with his suite entered the Admi ral's barge and was conveyed to Mount Edgcumbe. They took luncheon with Port Admiral Sir B. Reynolds at Mount Wise, and subsequently em barked in the Sylph, which conveyed them through Admiral Fremantle's fleet in Plymouth Sound. The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty :—Frederick Piper, second master, to the Himalaya ; W. C. Spain, master's assistant, to the Caesar ; B. Harding, master's assistant, to the Victor Emmanuel ; and C. A. Ducket, assistant surgeon, additional, to the Victory. THE ARMY. sick and wounded troops, awarded each man a pen sion previously to his discharge, varying in amount according to his length' of service and the nature of his wound. A detachment of non-commissioned officers and men of the Royal Engineers, to the number of 43 men of all ranks, left head-quarters, Brompton Bar racks, Chatham on Wednesday morning for Wool wich, for the purpose of doing duty with the Royal Sappers and Miners at that station. The annexed General Order relative to the Staff College has been promulgated " Horse Guards, S.W Sept. 30. " The following regulations regarding the examination of candidates for admission to the Staff College under the pa ragraph 13 of the Memorandum from this department dated 17th Dec., 1857, are published for the information of the army. " Any officers who desire to enter the Staff College for one year only will present themselves at the annual exami nation of the junior division of students early in December next (the exact date to be published hereafter), with the view to their being examined in the subjects stated below. " There will be three vacancies in that division, for which officers in the Cavalry, Guards, or Line will be eligible. " SUBJECTS OF EXAMINATION. " OBLIGATORY. " Arithmetic. " Algebra.—As far as quadratic equations, inclusive. " Geometry.—Six books of Euclid, the fifth book solved algebraically, or not, at the option of the candidate. " Plane Trigonometry. " Fortification.—The principle, construction, and appli cation of field works. The principles and construction of permanent works, as exemplified in the first system of Vauban, and the modern French system. The defence and attack of field and permanent works. " Military Topography.—A sketch done on the ground with pocket sextant or compass will be required from each candidate, with one or more finished plans (should he have them in his possession), certified to be his own work. " Military Art and History.—The principles of tactics and strategy, with a critical abstract of one or more campaigns, and of one or more battles, as evidence of the candidate's knowledge of those subjects. " French. " VOLUNTARY. " German, Hindostanee, Chemistry, and Geology.—The following will be the marks allotted to each subject, viz.:— Mathematics, 600 ; fortification, 600 ; military art, history, and geography, 600 ; military drawing and survey ing, 300 ; French, 300 ; German, 300 ; Hindostanee, 300 ; chymistry, 150 ; geology, 150. In the first five subjects— viz., mathematics, fortification, military art, history, and geography ; military drawing and surveying, and French —a candidate will be expected to gain one-third of the marks allotted to 'each subject, as a proof that he is qualified to enter upon the course of the senior class of the college. " By command of his Royal Highness the General Com manding in Chief! " G. A. WETHERALL, Adjutant-General." Yesterday orders were issued from the Horse Guar& that the 6th battalion of the Military- Train hitherto stationed at the encampment at Woolwich Common is to proceed to the Curragh Camp, to ex change with the sth battalion of the Military Train ordered to Woolwich. MILITIA. The Royal East Middlesex Militia; now assembled for training at Hampstead, were on Thursday in spected by Colonel Douglas. The regiment now numbers nearly 600 men, and are taking carefully selected recruits at the rate of from eight to ten per day. Their gallant and venerable colonel (who re ceived the reviewing officer at the head of his regi ment) has established a system which has not only rendered this corps peculiarly . popular, but also proved that a regiment 9f militia may, when well commanded, be brought into an advanced state of efficiency even in the brief period of 10 days' drill. The inspecting field-officer addressed the regiment in highly complimentary terms, and expressed a confident hope that they would continue until the day of dismissal that remarkable good conduct in billets which had already earned for them a well merited good character. The day concluded with a dejeuner and al fresco dance at the mess-house, where Col. Wood and the regimental officers re ceived the inspecting officer and a numerous assem blage of their friends, the highly respected Colonel presiding. In the evening the Lieutenant-Colonel gave a musical party at his quarters. The East Norfolk Militia, under the command of Lieut.-Col. Mason, assembled on the 14th Sept. for 21 days' training and exercise, and were dismissed to their homes on Monday last, the 4th of October. The regiment mustered 500 volunteers. They were inspected on 30th Sept., by Colonel Lewis, Grena dier Guards, who expressed himself much satisfied with the appearance and discipline of the men. The 3d Royal Middlesex Militia were inspected at Turnham-green on Wednesday, the 6th inst., by the Inspector-General of Militia, Colonel Douglas. At the conclusion of the inspection the regiment, under the command of Colonel Glossop, formed square, and Col. Douglas, addressing the regiment, expressed himself highly satisfied with the clean and smart appearance of the men, with their activity under arms, and with the general in telligence which characterised their movements. The conduct of some of the North Cork Militia, now stationed in garrison at Sheerness, has re cently been most outrageous, and the lives of seve ral of the inhabitants have been threatened by them. Night after night soldiers of the regiment—most of them newly-raised men—have gone about in groups of nine or ten, entering public-houses, and in some cases shops and private houses, attacking with their leather belts, stones, sticks, &c., indis criminately any persons they found, and in some cases civilians have sustained severe injuries: On Wednesday night the commandant ordered out several very strong pickets, who succeeded in pre serving order in the town, and it is hoped that such unsoldierlike conduct as we have referred to will not be repeated. The colonelcy of the 20th Regiment, vacant by the death of Lieut.-General Thomas, will, in all likelihood, be conferred on Major-General Marcus Beresford, an officer of long Indian service, who last year commanded the troops in the Madras Presi dency during the absence of Sir P. Grant. Col. Yorke, C. 8., late of the Ist Dragoons, and Col. Daubeney, C. 8., 55th Regiment, have been ap pointed inspectors of clothing. Yesterday the freightship Thames City, laden with several hundred tons of military stores, went out of the London Docks, bound for Vancouver's Island. She will drop down the river to Gravesend to embark a detachment of Royal Engineers for Columbia. The freightship Brieris has loaded up wards of 300 tons'of ordnancikstores, carriages, &c., for Vancouver's Island. Several persons appointed to conduct the police of the colony and some mis sionaries take passage in this ship. Both vessels are expected to sail from the Thames on Monday. The Blenheim, 800 tons, Capt. T. Iledley, which has been taken up by the Hon. Council of India for the conveyance of reinforcements to India, will em bark the following troops at Gravesend to-morrow for Kurrachec—viz., 16 men of the 27th Enniskil lens and 12 men of the 87th Royal Irish Fusileers, from Canterbury; 25 men of the 81st Regiment and 20 of the 94th, from Chatham ; and 15 men of the 89th, from Fermoy. The following reinforce ments for Madras are under orders to embark at Gravesend this morning in the Haverinc , :-12 men of the Ist Royals, Ist batt. ; 30 men of the 44th and 55 men of the 66th, from Colchester ; 12 men of the 3d batt. 60th Rifles, from Winchester ; 14 men of the 74th Highlanders, from Aberdeen; 116 men of the 68th Light Infantry, and 18 men of the 69th, from Fermoy ; and 50 men of the 91st. The following additional vessels have been taken up by the Hon. Council of India for the conveyance of troops to India during the present month :—The Redan, 850 tons, Capt. E. Evans, for Calcutta ; the Hougomont, 960 tons, for Calcutta ; the Blenheim, 800 tons, Capt. H. Hedley, for Kurrachee ; and the Matilda Wattenbach, 1,000 tons, Capt. T. Denkin, for Kurrachee. Each of the above ships will embark their complement of troops at Gravesend. Yesterday a number of convalescent wounded and disabled troops, who have recently arrived at the St. Mary's invalid establishment, Chatham, chiefly from Lucknow and Delhi, received their free dis charge from the army at that establishment incon sequence of their unfitness for further service. The Commissioners of Chelsea Hospital, who previously held a board at Chatham for the inspection of the THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 8, 1858. THE LATE FIRE AT GREENWICH. RE-EXAMINATION OF MR. ROPER. Mr. R. Roper, corndealer, late of Royal-hill, Greenwich, surrenderedto his bail at the Greenwich Police-court, to answer the charge of attempted fraud on the Kent Fire Insurance Company. Mr. Scudamore, solicitor, Mr. London, secretary, and Mr. Hodson, surveyor, attended on the part of the prosecution ; and Mr. Ingle, as before, ap peared for Mr. Roper. Mr. Sitgrave, auctioneer, of 28, Leadenhall--street, City, deposed that he was employed by Mr. Hod soll to investigate the prisoner's claim against the Kent Insurance Company. He had been employed in such capacity between 30 and 40 years. He first came to Greenwich on Wednesday after the fire, and then went over the rums. Witness having copied the claim into his book, went through the items as they appeared in the list, and checked them as far as practicable, which was a matter of much difficulty. The first item was an Arabian bedstead. Witness saw a portion of a four-post French bedstead and relics of dimity furniture. There was a charge of £2 15s. for the bedstead, which he put down with the furniture at £1 155., considering that sufficient. The next was a palliass and mattrass charged £2 10s. Witness found flocks and shavings belonging to that particular palliass, land therefore allowed 30s. _ Mr. Traill, in reply to Mr. Ingle respecting the necessity of going separately through these items, said that it might be a part of the case if it were shown that the charges were excessive. Mr. Scudamore said he considered that it would be necessary. Examination resumed—Witness enumerated the articles which he met with in passing through the various rooms, on the most of which he found an excess of charge made, and entered them in his book accordingly.. A claim for a dressing-case and fittings was charged, but he could not find it. A Spanish mahogany wardrobe, for which a claim of £l4 was made and of which he found some remains, he put down at £7. A marble top washstand and fittings complete were charged at £4 4s. It was standing there, and witness thought £2 6s. ample for it. A claim was made of £2 2s. for wax flowers and glass shade. Witness saw the bottom of a stand covered with velvet, which had contained an orna ment, but not wax flowers. There was also a claim made for books, various, £5. Witness did not see a scrap. If they had been there he, must have seen some portion of them. A claim of £lO was made for china dinner service, complete, 150 pieces. Witness examined the ruins, but did not find anything like the remains of a dinner service. He saw some blue crockery of a common kind, and of which he thought he should have found more. From what he saw, he thought 255. or 30s. would be quite a sufficient charge, but from sympathy he allowed 60s. The next claim was £7 7s. for china tea and coffee ser vice, which he put down at 405., having seen a broken cup only. For wearing apparel, a charge was made of £55 30. Mr. Roper's apparel, £5B ; Mrs. Roper's, £63 10s. ; and children, including babylinen, £33 13s. Witness found the wardrobe entire, except the top, which was charred and de stroyed. He broke open the drawers, which 'were locked. In the bottom drawer there were a pair of child's boots and a child's satin cape. In the middle drawer a satin jacket, a cotton jacket, an old cotton apron, and a pair of kid gloves. In the left hand top drawer there were three silk neck ties and three pairs of kid and time pairs of worsted gloves, one purse, two sample bags, one linen collar, one china cup, five studs, and two watch keys, one of which was gold. In the right hand corner drawer there was a piece of wadding and a piece of a small glass scent bottle. At that time wit ness could not find any traces of men's outer cloth ing, nor of clothes belonging to Mr. Roper. He saw some small portions of children's under ap parel, principally cotton. For the shop fixtures witness allowed £2O, they being in his opinion in sured under their value. The claim for stock was £Bl 14. The first item in that claim was 14 sacks of flour at 335. per sack—£23 2s. Witness could only identify a portion of flour in a sack, about a quarter full. This was the only trace of flour or sacks found. By Mr. Traill—Had there been 14 sacks of flour, witness must have found at least three-fourths of it, the fire and water causing flour to become cal cined. Witness examined the cellar, into which the flour might have fallen, but found no portions of it nor sacks there. Examination continued—From an observation of the prisoner's shop-boy, witness put down two sacks only at 335., and 14 sacks at 2s. 6d. each he allowed. The next item claimed was £3 15s. for 2i sacks of split peas. Witness found a quarter or one-third of a sack of peas, and allowed £1 10s., being the price of one sack. A claim of £4 19s. for 3 sacks of beans was made. Witness, however, could find no remains, but on information from the shop-boy he put down £1 13s. After going over the whole of the claim for stock, and judging from what he saw and information received, he valued it at £25 155., the valuation being made wincipally upon the statement of the shop-boy, there being no appear ance among the ruins which would lead him to justify giving more than £5 or £6. He made the whole value of furniture and wearing apparel, in cluding everything in claim, except stock in shop and utensils in trade, at £192. Witness saw Mr. Allwright on the Friday after the fire, at witness's office, and had a long conversation with him about the overcharge. Witness told him, in consideration of the man's bereavement, he had consented to allow £2OO. For the stock in the shop he allowed. £35, and the £2O claimed for fixtures. He after wards saw Mr. Allwrightlwho produced a memo randum signed "R. Roper," agreeing to those terms. Witness subsequently took two men to the ruins, which appeared to have been sifted, and there found some children's clothes and babylinen articles, and some women's apparel, which witness believed prin cipally belonged only to the servant or nurse, the whole value of which would have been about £8 or £lO. Of men's wearing apparel he found a pair of check trousers, a pair of black trousers, two boots, a jean coat, a pair of cotton drawers, and two doeskin waistcoats, value in all about £3 or £4. All these things are included in the £BO allowed for wearing apparel in the settlement. From the manner in which witness found these articles it would have been impossible for such a large number of articles as those claimed to have been completely destroyed. By Mr. Traill—ln allowing the claim which wit ness had previously stated he took for granted that the particular items named were on the premises at the time of the fire, with the exception of two or three articles which applied to the furniture. Had witness known that some of the articles had been removed before the fire, he should have mis trusted the claim for those articles he could not find. By Mr. v Ingle--Witness believed that he had allowed a fair price for everything, but he had known that nine times out of ten other valuers had charged higher than he had. What he had allowed he considered was sufficient to replace the articles at the price of the present day. His instructions were always to act liberally. Witness did not con sider that the intensity of the fire was such as entirely to consume a double chest of drawers. He should expect, if they had been there, to have found some portion of them. He found neither the locks nor knobs of drawers, neither did he find any brass stair-rods. Geo. Lilley, fireman attached to the Southwark bridge station of the London Brigade, was next examined, and said that he was present at the fire about 5 o'clock in the morning, and remained in charge of the ruins until the Tuesday week fol lowing, when he gave up possession to the local fire man. During the time, he was in p2ssession the ruins remained in the same state until the Saturday following the fire, when Abbott came to him and said the claim was settled, and then went into the ruins and gathered some baby's caps together and placed them in a back outhouse. Witness saw no remains of a chest of drawers, and considered from his experience that it was not a great fire, nor suffi cient to burn a chest of drawers entirely if they hai been on the premises, as part of the flooring of the room still remained. _ _ Elizabeth Waterfall deposed to having been in the service of Mr. Roper for the last two years, and that about a fortnight before the fire, by the direc tion of her master, she removed several things to the house of Mr. Cowell, at Deptford. The shop boy assisted in carrying the dinner, tea, and dessert service, a portion of which her master also removed. On the night preceding the fire witness carried a writing-desk covered up by the direction of her master. A quantity of books were also removed ; they were put in a sack, she (witness) holding the sack whilst her master put the books in it. Nume rous articles were then produced, consisting of din ner, tea, and dessert service, table lamps, decanters, glass of various descriptions, writing desk, wax flowers under glass shade, books, and wearing apparel, the whole of which were identified by wit ness as her master's property, which had been re moved to Mr. Cowell's at Deptford. In reply to Mr. Ingle, witness said the goods were removed in order to prevent their breakage, her master telling her that he had let the business. Mr. Charles Nash, china dealer, of Stratford, proved selling to the prisoner the dinner and tea service produced. The charge for the former was four gineas ; and the latter either £2 s s. or £ 2 10 s. (These articles were set down in the claim—Dinner service, £lO ; tea service, 7 guineas.) Mr. Traill, having intimated that he should pro ceed no further with the case that day, Mr. Ingle applied that prisoner might again be admitted to bail, as he believed he should be able to produce e witness, who would. prove that he had been negotiating with Mr. Roper for the purchase COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a Court was held for the despatch of public business. PRESENTATION OF THE FREEDOM OF THE CITY TO BARON CLYDE. Mr. CHARLES REED moved "That the freedom of the City, with a sword of the value of 100 guineas, be presented to the Right Hon. Baron Clyde_ Commander-in-Chief of her Majesty's Forces in the East Indies, in testimony of the distinguished services he has rendered to his country; and particularly for his decisive operations in Lucknow, which have resulted in the reduction and occupation of that im portant position, the dispersion of the rebel force from their great rallying point, and the undoubted confirmation of the ascendancy of the British arms." Mr. REED said,—My Lord Mayor,—l have to ask this Court to allow me the opportunity , of stating that the delay which has arisen in bringing before their notice the resolution placed upon the paper of business some months since is not attribut able to any other cause than an anxious desire to have the fullest means of forming a judgment upon the affairs of British India before considering the question involved in my motion. (Hear, hear.) It has been my duty upon two separate occasions, in deference to what seemed to be the general opinion of the Court, to postpone the introduction of the motion. It is presented to you to-day with the full conviction that you are prepared to discharge one of the highest and most noble functions of your cor porate body, I mean the right of conferring upon such men as you may consider entitled to this mark of your distinction the freedom of this ancient city. (Hear, hear.) It is not in your power to decorate the breast with stars, nor is it yours to buckle the garter on the knee. You cannot ennoble by title, or make a plain soldier into a peer of the realm, but you can give that which the sons of Royalty are honoured by receiving, that which none but the truly great can wear. I ask you to-day to add to that roll of fame upon which stand inscribed the names of Clive, Abercrombie, Sidney Smith, Nelson, and Wellington, the names of two men to whom we owe very mainly, under God, the safety of our Indian Empire. (Cheers.) Very recently we voted the freedom of this city to a Lawrence, and, though called to twine the cypress with the laurel, we have not forgotten to weave our civic wreath to the memory of the. noble Havelock. (Cheers.) The two other generals most distinguished in the his tory of the Indian mutiny are Campbell and Out ram, and to them I now ask you to award the highest honour which it is in your power to confer. (Cheers.) Colin Campbell, sprung from an ancient family of Scotland, entered the army in 1808, con sequently he has served his country for more than half a century. His earlier career is not a matter so much of memory in :this assembly as of history. We first hear of him in 1808 at Vimiera. He then follows the fortunes of Sir John Moore, and is with him at Corunna. He distinguishes himself at the surrender of Flushing, is mentioned at Barossa, Tarragona, and Tarifa, and is actively engaged under 'Wellington at Vittoria. He leads the memor able forlorn hope at San Sebastian, and leaves behind him in the record of that eventful campaign repeated proofs of his courage, judgment, and skill. (Cheers.) In 1814 he is engaged in America, and only leaves that country to quell a formidable revolt in Demerara. Achieving a signal success, he holds an important command in China, which he retains till 1848, when he is ordered to the Punjab, under Lord Gough. At Ramnuggur and Chillian wallah he evinces the cool intrepidity for which he is so eminently distinguished. In 1849 he is a Brigadier-Generai in Affghanistan, and the record of his services there is too fresh in our memory to need even a passing reference. When the Russian war commenced, and everything assumed the state of inextricable confusion, there was one man whose presence in the Crimea gave the British people confidence and hope. Why Campbell did not hold a different position in that campaign it is only for us to surmise. Of this we are assured, that no man deserved a higher post, and no man earned more real glory than he did. (Cheers.) The victory of Alma belongs to those intrepid men who followed the leadership of him, who, when his horse fell under him, headed his regiment crying out, " We'll hae nave but Highland bonnets here." He it was who turned the fortunes of the day at Balaklava, and, if not conspicuous at Sebastopol, he was there prepared to do his duty. (Cheers.) When the mutiny broke out in India, all eyes were turned to General Camp bell, and, on the news of the lamented fall of Anson, the public learnt, with the highest satisfac tion, of the nomination of his successor. Prompt and decisive in all his movements, he received his command and instantly left to assume it. Within 24 hours of his appointment, with scarcely time to communicate with his nearest relations, he was not only ready, but had actually quitted our shores. His arrival. at Calcutta had a most tranquillizing effect, confirming constancy and devotion, and sti mulating. hope and fortitude. (Hear, hear.) Aware of the critical position of our interests in India and resolved to strike his first blow at Lucknow, he gathered his forces for the rescue of those patriot warriors, Havelock and Outram, shut up within that important fortress. It is needless to describe to you the wonderful skill with which Sir Colin Campbell effected his approach and gained his vic tory at the very gates of the city. The meeting of those generals th e ar tist and the poet may depict to future generations, I will not attempt to describe it. The men and their achievements have gathered around them the highest renown. To strengthen the position, to make good an evacuation, to escort in safety that gallant band of our fellow-country men wita women and tender children, to bear them safely through the heart of a cruel and bloodthirsty host, and to house them in security in Cawnpore, were achievements of the profoundest skill and bravery, and though the planning of this is gene rously ascribed to Outram, it was effected by Camp bell. (Hear, hear.) Retrieving the false step of b Windham, gaining the bridge of boats, his object at Cawnpore being secured, Sir Colin Campell hastens to join Outram at the Alumbagh, and by a combined attack to repossess themselves of Lucknow. . We know how that work was accomplished—how, throwing off the officialism of the general, the commander of the noble army became a personal leader—how, exposing his own life, he covered the position of his men, sparing life everywhere. We know how he effected a complete and, speaking by comparison, bloodless victory, gaining possession of one of the largest cities in India, and turning the retreat of the muti neers into a tumultuous flight. We know how he chased them in confusion to Rohilcund and Bareilly, and scattered them far up into the wild recesses of the Himalayas. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, I ask you, as a man of peace, as an earnest patriot, as a citizen of London, to do honour to a man who, in the terms of my resolution, has accomplished that which has resulted in the undoubted confirmation of the ascendancy of the British arms in India. (Loud cheering.) Sheriff CONDER—My Lord Mayor, I beg leave to second that motion. _ _ Mr. BARKLEY moved, as an amendment, that the consideration of the question be postponed till the return of Lord Clyde to this country. Mr. DAVIES seconded the amendment. The amendment was put and lost by an over whelming majority. The motion was then carried unanimously, amid loud and prolonged cheering. PRESENTATION OF THE FREEDOM OF THE CITY TO SIR JAMES OUTRAM. Mr. C. REED—My Lord Mayor, the public are less informed regarding the services of Sir James Outram than of the services of Lord Clyde, but I am convinced that his commanding talents and superior virtue are known and appreciated by this Court. (Hear, hear.) In the first instance I coupled his name with that of Sir Colin Campbell, but adopting the suggestion of a distinguished officer of the Indian army, I have felt it right to place them before you now in a separate form, and the resolu tion I have now to move is as follows : _ _ _ " That the freedom of the city, with a sword of the value of one hundred guineas, be presented to Lieut.-Gen. Sir James Outram, K.C.8., in testimony of the signal ser vices rendered by him in suppressing mutiny and rebellion in the East Indies, and in admiration of his high personal and public character, exemplified through a long period of military service in the East, as a brave, skilful, and patriotic soldier." (Cheers.) Sir James Outram has been in active service 40 years in civil and military capacities. He entered the East India Company's service in 1819, and. was sent out in that year to Candeish. Full of youthful ardour he headed a storming party at Kittoor, and in 1825 was engaged in suppres sing an insurrection in Moolain. In 1826 he entered upon a work as perilous as it was impor tant. The tribe of the Bheels were a wild band of robbers, infesting a district of which it had been resolved to dispossess them. Their system of plunder was so harassing that the doctrine of ex termination had been openly preached, and Outram was selected to perform this service. The doctrine was as hateful to him as the means proposed to ac complish it were cruel, and he resolved to abandon both. He went in among them, and by his valour and kindness subdued these marauders, and won them over to his confidence. In less than 11 months he had formed them into a corps, and the very men who lived to rob and kill were enrolled to protect and defend the territory which had been the scene of depredation. So powerful a force did this Bheel Corps become that Outram led them, at the out break of the rebellion, into the jungle of the Daung to quell that revolt, and there, upon the testimony of Sir J. Malcolm, he accomplished a work not less I wonderful. Sir S. Malcolm publicly recorded his thanks "for the zeal, ability, and judgment Lieut. Outram had displayed, to which is to be attributed the fortunate conclusion of the harassing service he has had to encounter ;" and in a subsequent general order he observes that Outram had to encounter many difficulties which his local influence and per sonal character could alone have overcome, and he directed the attention of the army to him as one of those officers " who add to knowledge of their duty as soldiers acquaintance with the habits, preju dices, and languages of the natives, and who, by conciliatory conduct to all ranks, secures their confidence and effects objects which by military force alone they never could accomplish." His unparalleled activity and energy in preparing for the expedition to Affghamstan was highly eulogised. A late member of this court, distin guished for services rendered as a professional man in India, and whose absence from our council we all sincerely deplore, testifies to this fact in the highest terms. He refers to the skill of Outram in quelling a mutiny, and narrates the history of this campaign, eulogizing the many virtues and pro found knowledge of this remarkable soldier. (Hear, hear.) In 1839 the Shah Shoojah, exposed to peril from a lawless banditti, finds a generous protector in Outram ; and the Ameer of Scinde shortly after experiences in an English officer a generous conqueror. Sir John Keane had threatened to storm and sack the capital of the Ameer, unless terms of capitulation were instantly submitted to. Outram took charge of the expedition, and so suc cessfully employed his opportunity that the Ameer was won over to confide in the British power, and, dying, committed his sons to the care of Outram, saying, in words stamped with the sincerity of death, " You are to me as my . brother ; from the days of Adam no one has found so great truth and friendship as I have found in you." (Cheers.) His services in Upper Scinde were so highly appreciated that Lord Auckland testified in the House of Lords in 1842 that "to no man in a public office was the public under greater obligations than to Major Outram; a more distinguished servant of the Government did not exist, nor one more eminent in a long career." And Sir Charles Napier, at a banquet given to Major Outram,when leaving for Bombay, used these words :—" n the 14th century there was in the French army a knight renowned for his gallantry in war and wisdom in council. That knight was the Chevalier Bayard. Gentlemen, I give you the Bayard of India, Major James Outram, of the Bombay army." (Cheers.) Few men have been entitled to or have received such a tribute of praise. Returning to Egypt for health Outram pursued his career of incessant activity till called to return to India to assume the highest posi tion the Indian Government could give him at Baroda. He only releases himself from this arduous service to take the command of the expedition to Persia, where he nominated the noble Havel oc k as his companion. (Cheers.) No one here will regret the brief nature of that campaign, and these two men, though prepared. for duty, triumphed rather in peace, though it brought a cessation to their occupation. Havelock having preceded him, Outram was sent out to command the Indian army. He landed. there, without doubt, the fittest man for such a responsible charge. He knew every inch of ground—he knew the resources of the people—he knew the people themselves, and they knew well the courage and clemency of the Sahib Outram. (Cheers.) Knowing the perilous position of Have lock—how with a small band he was breasting the full and swelling tide of mutiny in his attempt to reach Lucknow, he pressed forward to his friend. Perhaps no record in history exhibits a rarer proof of true magnanimity than the noble resolve of Outram to yield up the command of that column of relief to Havelock. " No," said he, " Havelock is entitled to all the glory. He shall lead to Luck now, and not till then shall I assume the com mand." (Cheers.) He volunteered his services under Havelock. They passed the Ganges together, and the rolling tide of rebellion closed in behind them. There was nothing before them but Lucknow or death, and their brave hearts were prepared to abide the issue. (Loud cheers.) You know how gloriously they achieved the rescue of Inglis and our imprisoned countrymen, and how in turn they were shut in for seven weeks, amid great privation, till the arrival of Sir Colin Campbell. That evacua tion was the work of Outram, and in the dead of that November night, by a most skilful ruse, every one of the long-imprisoned garrison found safety in a retreat that will be long remembered in the an nals of British history. Holding the Alumbagh, Outram was ready to join in the general attack upon the fortress of •Lucknow. (Cheers.) You know who headed. the storming party, who gained the bridge, who made the breach in those walls, and who was the first to scale the heights and. plant the British banner within the, residency—Outram was the leader. Though second he was every where the first, and his daring secured for us the repossession of that stronghold, temporarily wrested from our hands. Si James Outram has received a baronetcy and a pension. May we not hope that the Victoria Cross will yet be his ? We cannot do more than confer our freedom—an ornament greatly coveted. Grant it this day to General Outram as a man of consummate skill and daring bravery—a man of true generosity, clemency, and humanity— a man worthy of the old chivalry of Europe—the true Bayard of India, sans peur et sans reproche. (Loud cheers.) Mr. DOLLOND seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously amid loud cheers. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —Among the numerous extraordi nary cures, without medicine, of indigestion (dyspepsia), flatulency, constipation, nervous, bilious, and liver com plaints, cough, asthma, consumption and debility, effected by Du Barry's delicious health-restoring Revalenta Arabica Food, the following are not the least remarkable :—Cure No. 47,121: "Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of Nazing Vicarage, Walthamcross, Herts : a cure of extreme nervousness, in digestion, gatherings, low spirits, and nervous • fancies." 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Important caution against the fearful danger of spurious imitations : The Vice-Chancellor Sir William Page Wood granted an injunction on the 10th March, 1854, against Alfred Hooper Nevill for imitating "Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food." of his business, a letter from Bedfordshire having been received conveying those facts. Mr. Scudamore having offered no objection, Mr. Traill said that the letter spoken of by Mr. Ingle might apply to the inquiry before the coroner as enabling the jury to arrive at a proper conclusion as to a more painful question than that of attempted fraud ; but the letter could not have that effect with regard to the case being investigated in that court. Supposing, for instance, that the person spoken of did come forward and state that fie had been nego tiating for the business, and had paid a deposit, that would not explain away the whole of the case as it then presented itself. It would not even ex plain to his mind why the removal of goods pro duced had taken place ; and even if it did, there still remained the question of putting larger values to articles than those articles originally cost, and which it had been proved had been removed by piecemeal to a place of safety, the prisoner himself assisting in such removal. The case was one which would have to go before a jury from that court. As, however, there was no opposition on the part of ! the company to the prisoner being ad mitted to bail, he (the magistrate) would not object, and would therefore allow the same bail to be re newed as on the previous examination, viz., two sureties in £lOO each, and the prisoner himself in £2OO, for his attendance there on Friday, 15th inst. The required bail was put in, and the prisoner left the court. TILE LATE DEFALCATION OF AN INCOME-TAX COLLECTOR. Yesterday afternoon a very respectable and in fluential meeting of the ratepayers ot the Ward of Bassishaw was held at the Vestry-room of the parish church, to consider what steps should be taken to resist the re-assessment of the parish, consequent upon the defalcations of the late collector and as sessor, James Henry Fox. Mr. Hyde Clark, one of the committee appointed to inquire into the sub ject, was called to the chair. Mr. S. GALE (ward clerk) read a report from the committee, to the effect that a deputation of rate payers had waited upon the Commissioners of In land Revenue, who had directed them to memoria lise the Lords of the Treasury, as the only means of obtaining relief from the double assessment made upon the ward. The CHAIRMAN said he would, as shortly as pos sible, state the position in which the ward and the parish were placed by the fraud of the late collec tor of income and property tax. James Henry Fox had been appointed to the office of collector in con sequence of his father having acted in a like capa city for years. No sooner had he been appointed however, than the local commissioners for the City of London appointed him assessor also, taking as his security the joint and several bond of Mr. John Kemp, of Bromley, and Mr. George Enoch, of Hatton-garden. This bond had been renewed from year to year, without any misgivings as to the solvency of the parties, and the result was that when they were applied to only £l5O could be ob tained from them. The ratepayers of the ward had no means whatever of controlling Mr. Fox, and there was reason to believe that his defalcations were much larger in amount than could be covered by the present re-assessment. From inquiries made of the Commissioners of Taxes for the City of Lon don, it appeared that of £B,OOO received in the year 1856 Mr. Fox had failed to account for upwards of £6,000. It would seem that Mr. Fox had been an officer of the Government as an assessor during a period that he was an officer of the Government as a collector, and thus it was that he was enabled to commit certain malversations. Knowing what was the precise assessment of every individual and cor poration in the ward, he got receipts printed, when he had actually no warrant to authorise him to collect a single shilling, and by that means drew large sums of money from the Chamberlain of the City . of London and other persons. The answer of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue to this part of the case was, " Oh, you ought to have looked at his warrant before you paid him." This, however, was simply an excuse, as a man who could collect money to which he was not entitled could have been at no loss to find a warrant. Another feature of hardship in the case was that some rate-payers who had taken the precaution to pay their tax at Somerset-house were re-assessed, on the ground that the Commissioners of Inland Revenue had only received the amount on account of the collector. He (the chairman) accompanied a deputation from the ward to the Commis sioners of Inland Revenue, and Mr. Pressley, their chairman, had admitted the great hardship of a double assessment, but threw the responsi bility upon the local commissioners. He (Mr. Clarke) quite agreed with Mr. Pressley that if the local commissioners had done their duty, such serious frauds never could have been committed. A RATEPAYER inquired whether the local com missioners could not be made to pay the money themselves, as the frauds had occurred through their neglect of duty ? The CHAIRMAN said he feared there would be some difficulty in making them personally respon sible, as they were unpaid officers. Under these circumstances, and as the Commissioners of Inland Revenue could do nothing except postpone the col, lection until the Lords of the Treasury had been memorialised, it was proposed that a memorial should be drawn up and a deputation appointed to wait upon the Premier and the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Mr. FULLER stated that he had brought the sub ject under the notice of the Coal, Corn, and Finance Committee, and that they were willing to recom mend that the Corporation should try the legal point with the Treasury, as ,they were of opinion that the second assessment was illegal. Mr. JACOMB, of Coopers'-hall, said he had paid £l9B to the late collector, and had firmly resisted all attempts to obtain from him a second payment. After some discussion, a series of resolutions were passed authorising the appointment of a com mittee to draw up a memorial for presentation to the Lords of the Treasury. It was also agreed that the question of law should be settled by an action in which the Corporation of the City should be the defendants. A vote of thanks to thechairman terminated the proceedings. THE ATTEMPTED MURDER OF A POLICE INSPECTOR. At the Woolwich Police-court, yesterday, Ed ward Mark Council, a pensioner, 63 years of age, was charged with attempting to murder William J. Budd, sen., inspector of police at Woolwich Dockyard, by shooting him with a pistol. The court was densely crowded. Mr. Superintendent Mal lalieu, of the It division of police, was present. A young woman, named Martha White, deposed that about a quarter to five o'clock, on the previous afternoon, she was near the dockyard main gate, when she saw the prisoner walking close behind Mr. Budd. She saw the prisoner level a pistol, and immediately a flash and an explosion took place, and witness perceived that Mr. Budd was shot. Police-constable Willis, 207 R, deposed—On the previous afternoon he was on duty at the main gate, and saw Mr. Budd leave his office, about 20 minutes to five o'clock. Shortly afterwards he heard the report of a pistol, and ran out, when he saw the prisoner in the act of making off, but he was pur sued and immediately caught by Mr. Budd, who was wounded, and who held the prisoner by the collar. Police-sergeant Ryan, 32 R, who was on duty with the last witness, corroborated his evidence, and deposed that he saw the prisoner in the grasp of Mr. Budd, who held him tightly by his coat collar, and witness saw that at this moment the prisoner was in the act of cocking a second pistol, when witness seized him and threw him down on his back. The prisoner held the second pistol tightly in his-hand, and witness had some diffi culty to get it from him. The pistol which had been fired was thrown on the path by the prisoner, who was secured by other constables, and witness then assisted Mr. Budd to his own residence, and sent for medical assistance. From other evidence it appeared that the pri soner was searched at the station-house, and a letter was found in his possession addressed to a wa it er residing at the Black Eagle Tavern, opposite the Dockyard. This letter directed the waiter to give up a parcel of papers and documents w hi c h were delivered to the police, when it was found to be addressed to Mr. C. J. Carttar, Coroner for West Kent. The parcel was therefore forwarded to Mr. Carttar, who found that it contained numerous letters, memorials, &c., setting forth that the pri soner had been ill-treated and di sc h arge d w ithout just cause from his employment at the dockyard. One letter, written closely over six sheets of fools cap paper, was specially addressed to the coroner, and stated that at the time it was read by the coroner the writer would be a corpse; but he wished to send such i n f orma ti on as w ould enable the jury inquest which arrive at a p r op er conclusion at the which would be held, as he intended to shoot Mr. Budd for committing perjury, and causing him (the prisoner) to be discharged from his employment, and he then intended to shoot himself. Another document was a memorial addressed to Lord Pal merston by the prisoner in January, 1857. This memorial extends over 24 pages, --and contains the following statement -`! My Lord,—The writer of this, Edward Mark Council, was discharged from the Sappers and Miners aftor 21 years' servitude on a pension of ls. 3d. per day. I f oug ht an d bl e d for my country during the Peninsular war, and fit the siege of St. Sebastian I wa s one o f th e storm- ing party. I was at the blx ttle of the Nive in 1814. I fought in the Netherland s in 1815; and in the same year I was severely - wounded at the assault on the town of Bayonne,. i a France, and for which I received a medal with th tree clasps. I afterwards served six years in Cana di I, and was discharged in consequence of injuries :from the explosion of a mine. After obtaining r n.y pension I got employ ment at Woolwich Do. cicyard." The document then details that in the 3rear 1854, he was stopped by Inspector Budd, at dockyard gate, with a piece of copper in his posse tssion ; but he contends that he had no intention 4 co steal it, as it was given to him to make an implonent for a sailor belong ing to a gunboat. Several documents vve:re now produced, from which it appeared that the prisoner had communi cated with Sir John Bur Boyne, Lord Panmure, and Sir George Grey, and I;liat the Commissioners of Chelsea Hospital had re gored to the prisoner a pen sion of 9d. per day, in lieu of the pension he had lost by an imprisonment .of four months for stealing the metal. _ _ _ . The parcel also contained the following reply from Lord Palmerston to t he prisoner's application for a renewal of his pensioll: " Downing-street, Jan. 20, 1857. " Sir, —I am directed by Lord Palmerston to state that, after reading your letter, he is entirely unable to grant your application." - - - Mr. George Pardoe Cook, surgeon at the dock- Byard, proved extracting a bullet produced from Mr. udd's left cheek, about one inch below the eye. Witness had examined the pistol, and found that its calibre was too large for the bullet, which con sequently lost its power on being fired. Mr. Budd was progressing favourably, but would not be able to attend the court for several days. The prisoner was then remanded for a week. RAILWAY ACCIDENT NEAR DUDLEY, EXTRAORDINARY PROCEEDINGS. On Wednesday afternoon the coroner and jury reassembled at Brierley-hill, in order that the latter might sign the inquisition. There were also present in the room Mr. Fenton, the chairman of the com pany ; Mr. Pakington, Mr. Mellor, and Mr. Lewis, directors ; with Mr. Sherriff, general manager ; Mr. Adcock, secretary ; and Mr. Wilson, engineer of the company. Mr. Fenton (the chairman of the company) so soon as the jury had assembled said—l beg, Mt. Coroner— _ _ Mr. Fenton was interrupted by a juryman, who said that he should not sign if in doing so he was approving the strictures appended to the verdict. He dissented from the whole of the resolution passed by a majority of the jury. This juryman was understood to speak for four others. The Coroner, who had told the juryman that the strictures had nothing to do with the verdict, said that Mr. Fenton must be quite aware that he had taken no notice on his depositions of any resolu tions of the jury—that they had nothing to do with the case. The jury had thought proper to append the strictures they had, and they were .at liberty to do so if they pleased. Mr. Ford, a juryman, here said—l am not a party to those strictures. I will sign the verdict, but I have nothing to do with the strictures against the company. (Hear, hear.) ' Mr. Fenton again tried to get a hearing. He said that he did not object to the verdict, but he must object to the strictures. He objected because James Wheeler, who had assumed to act as fore man, had hostile feelings against the company, in consequence— The Coroner—That is a libel. I should recom mend you to withdraw that, or it might perhaps lead to unpleasant proceedings hereafter. Mr. Fenton—There is no foreman, is there ? The Coroner—Mr. Wheeler was the foreman to all intents and purposes. He stands on my precept as the foreman ; and he would have been, but Josephus Bayley, a minister, came up to me and wished to be on the jury. I told him that a cler gyman was exempt, but he said he had a particular desire to be on the jury, and he was in consequence placed foreman, but Mr. Wheeler's name was upon my precept as foreman. Mr. Fenton—We are advised that, there being no foreman of the jury— The Coroner—You can move to quash my pro ceedings, if you like. Mr. Fenton—lt is only courtesy to you to say this now. The Coroner—Mr. Wheeler remains as foreman on my precept. The jurymen then placed their signatures to the official verdict. After which, Mr. Fenton said he had to object, in justice to his colleagues, in justice to the officors of the line, and in justice to the public, who are interested in the question, to the observations and strictures ap pended to the verdict by a portion of the jury. He said a portion of the jury, because he was glad to hear that five of the jury disavow their participa tion in the objectionable remarks. He (Mr. Fen ton) objected to them not only because they were not in accordance with the evidence, but totally inconsistent with it. Mr. Fenton then proceeded to deal specifically with the strictures of the jury, to each of which he gave a strong denial. On the part of the company he had to object to the man ner in which the jury was summoned, to the con stitution of the jury, and to the conduct of some of its members. Mr. Wheeler—l never assumed the office of fore man of the jury. I deny it in toto. Mr. Fenton also stated that I had feelings hostile to the com pany. I deny that. Mr. Sherriff—Can you say that you have had no contention with the company ? Mr. Wheeler—l have had two lawsuits with them. (Sensation.) Mr. Sherriff—There is no doubt that you have been in contention with the company, and yet you have been acting as foreman. He has not yet answered the question that he is foreman. Did you not say that you could get half the jury . ? Mr. Wilson—Dare you say that you did not send a policeman into your tap-room to get the jury ? You dare not. Mr. Wheeler—l wanted to get off the jury, and if he had come the next morning I should have been out of town. Mr. Sherriff—When you were acting as fore man on this jury you used to say, " Yes or no —an answer, yes or no." Now, let us have an answer, " Yes or no." . Mr. Wilson--Yes or no : Did you not send a policeman into your tap-room to get the jury ? You dare not say it. (Mr. Wilson went to the back of the room where a policeman was sitting, and re turning, said)—The policeman says it was so, and you dare not deny it. Mr. Wheeler—Why, Mr. Wilson, how excited you are. You told me just n3w that I was a good looking fellow, and I really think you are. Mr. Wilson—The policeman said that you did, and you dare not deny it. 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Yesterday a meeting of the Royal Natienal Life. boat Institution was held at its house, John-street, Adeiphi, Thomas Chapman, F.R.S., in the chair. Mr. Lewis, the secretary, having read the minutes of the previous meeting, a reward of 141. was voted to the crew of the institution's lifeboat stationed at Arklow, for their laudable services in putting off in the boat, and rescuing 11 men from the bark Har riet and Francis, of Liverpool, which, during a heavy gale of wind, was wrecked on Arklow-bank on the 2d ult. After much difficulty a communi cation was effected with the ship, and the 11 men were hove singly in a lifebuoy through the heavy surf on board the lifeboat. Four of the ship's crew had previously taken to two of their boats. No sooner was one of them lowered than it capsized by the violence of the sea. Two of the men, however, succeeded in retaining their hold on the bottom of the boat. From this perilous position they were rescued by a smack's crew, who also took on board the other two men. The smack's men, who had not dared to venture near the sandbank, were voted Si. 10s. by the institution for their laudable and timely services. The thanks of the institution were also voted to the Rev. 0. L. Williams, and 5/. 10s. to the crew of the Barmouth lifeboat for putting off in her and rescuing the crew of two men of the flat Isabel, of Liverpool, which during a gale of wind was wrecked on Barmouth-bar on the 18th ult. A reward of 51. 10s. was likewise voted to a smack's crew for putting off from the shore and rescuing five out of six persons from a sailing boat which, at some distance off Scarborough, was observed to be unmanageable. A reward was also voted to a coa.stguardman named Lisk for his laudable con duct in wading into the surf, at the risk of his life, to the rescue of a man who had fallen from a pier into the sea on the coast of Donegal. As soon as the man was put in the boat he was placed on his face ; a copious discharge of water then took place, and he gradually revived. Another moment in the water might have proved fatal to the poor fellow. The old plan of treating persons ap parently drowned was to place them on their backs. The National Lifeboat Institution has re cently issued a new code of instructions for the treatment of the apparently drowned which is as simple as it is natural, and which can be used by anyone instantaneously and on the spot. The Wick lifeboat, which like the Arklow and Bar mouth lifeboats, is on Mr. Peake's plan, was said to have performed valuable service during the past month in saving two ships' crews. The Institu tion decided to build new lifeboats for Dungarvon, Tramore, and Exmouth. Lady Rolle had munifi cently offered 2501. towards the cost of the latter establishment. Payments amounting to 6991. 17s. 6d. were made at this and the previous meeting for various lifeboats, boathouses, and carriages. It was stated that the Institution had 12 lifeboats now building by the Messrs. Forrest, several of which were expected to be very soon on their stations. Captain Robertson, R.N., Surveyor-General of the Board of Trade, stated that he had recently visited the lifeboats of the Institution on the east coast of England and on the Irish coast, and that he was satisfied with what he had seen of the lifeboat stations. The proceedings then closed. COUNTRY MARKETS. NEWARK-OCT. 6. A limited show of wheat and other grain this morning. Wheat met a steady demand at last week's prices. The best samples of barley were fully as dear. Other kinds of grain receded in value. White wheat, new, iii; to 50s Barley, grinding.. 30s to 32s Red do. 4ss to 48s Oats, old, 12st .... 32s to 35s Old white 42s to 44s New do 30s to 31s Red do. 43s to 44s Beans. 50s to 523 Barley, malting.— 38s to 40s Malt., 683 to 72s LOUTH• We are well supplied wit: activity in the trade, but the market day. Wheat ...388 to 40s Oats.... 24s to 27s White .46s to —s Beans ..40s to 43s Barley .30s to 36s Peas —B to —a I CT. 6. ;h wheat ; there is not much tone is fully equal to the last BOSTON—OcT. 6. At to-day's market there was much less wheat offering, and, as seed time is coming on, farmers seem inclined to hold back under the present low prices. The best parcels had a good sale this morning at last week's prices, but in ferior sorts were not sought after. Oats maintain their price, the demand being brisk. Beans and peas dull, and is per qr. lower. Wheat, white 42s to 44s Beans, Mazagan..—s to —s red 38s to 42s Middle & small 44s to 50s Barley 2Bs to 38s White peas 42s to 48s Oats Averages for the week : Wheat .4,554 qrs., at 41s 6d 8ar1ey......... 596 „ 32 s 10d Oats 6ll „ 2ls lld Beans Peas .... 665 „ 4os 9d Rye — » —s Od GLASGOW—OcT. 6. At the market this morning there was a slow trade, and prices much the same as last week for the best qualities of wheat. Inferior sorts were difficult of sale, at a decline of is to 2s per qr. EDINBURGH GRAIN—OcT. 6. There was a large market. A demand for wheat; other grains heavy and back. Wheat on the top 2s down —average 5d down, Barley on the top 2s uy —average ld up. Oats on the top is down --average 14d down. Beans on the top is up average 2d up. Averages per Imperial quarter. Wheat. .. Wheat (N).... 0 0 0 0-12ths Barley . 1 11 0 1-12ths Oats 1 3 4 7-12ths Beans Total Supply and Sales. Wheat .1494 qrs Sold 864 qrs 8ar1ey........ 2712 qrs Sold 2194 qrs, Oats .2178 qrs Sold 1298 qrs Beans l2l qrs Sold 69 qrs DERBY SMITHFIELD—OcT. 6. There was a large supply of fat beasts to-day, mostly of excellent quality, the attendance of buyers was large, and the best things were in good request. The pens were well filled with sheep, and high prices asked, A large number of fat pigs, of good quality, and prices unaltered. A more plentiful supply of fat calves and well sold. Beef 6d to 61-d. Veal 7ld to 8d Mutton ... 6 1 -d to 7d Pork Lamb od to —d Rough fat, 4s 10d per stone. Hides, 4d to 51c1; calf skins, 4id to 51d. LOCAL SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL--.OOT. 7. The market was flat most of the day, and declined one quarter per cent., but appeared rather firmer at the close. Sheffield, 351 —Midland, 98x i—North British, 561 7 Eastern Counties, 121 9-16—Caledonians, 861 61 —Great Western, 541 Lancashire and Yorkshire, 96k 96i Berwicks, 941 5- 4 Dovers, 22 24—Dutch Rhenish, 3 i d. —Leeds Northern, 481 9—York and North Midland, 771 —Great Western of Canada, 18 181—Grand Trunks, 9 9k —Chester and Holyhead, 371 37I—Blackburns, 11 —Birkenheads, 671 B—London, and North-Westerns, 91 92—East Lancashire, 93 94. LEEDS-0 cr. 7. There was again a little weakness in prices to-day. North-Western, 9f MANCHESTER-OCT. 7. A limited business was doing to-day, and prices firm. Dovers, 22 1-16—Great Western of Canada, 184—London and North-Westerns, 92 Is—Eastern Counties, 12—Leeds, 96f —Trunks, 91 3—Midlands, 98 4 il—Sheffields, 351 — East Lancashire, 94. ' • BIRMINGHAM-OCT. 7. Prices were lower to-day in the market, and little doing. Midlands, 98i —South Staffords, 10 146 Holyheada, Sheffield 6 per Cent. Stock, 120--Shropshire Unions, 45 Birmingham and Stour Valleys, 71—Great Western Birmingham Guaranteed, 71. BIRTHS: BELL.—On the 6th inst., at Oak-hill, Hampstead, the wife of the Rev. Chas. D. Bell, of a daughter. LOCKER.—On the 7th inst., at 19, Chester-street, S.W., the Lady Charlotte Locker, of a daughter, stillborn. PEEL.--On the sth inst., at Sale Hall, the wife of John Peel, Esq., of a daughter. PRATT.--On the 6th inst., at 5, Queen-street, Mayfair, the wife of Thomas Pratt, Esq., of a daughter. MARRIAGES. BALFOUR.—STANLEY. —On the 6th inst., at Walcot Church, Bath, John Osborne Balfour, Esq., son of the late Lieut.-Colonel Balfour, 82d Rent., to Jane Lees, daughter of the late John Bacon Stanley, Esq., of Air hill, county Dublin. PRIOR—JAMES. — On the 7th inst., at St. Pancras Church, Joseph Prior, jun., to Louise Henrietta, only daughter of Thomas James, of Albert-terrace, Regent's-park. DEATHS. I BENSON.—On the 6th inst., at the Manor House, Tedding ton, Thomas S. Benson, Esq., aged 84. BECKWITIL—On the 7th inst., at 58, Skinner-street, Eliza beth, widow of the late William Andrews Beckwith, aged 79. COVENTRY.—On the 6th inst., at St. Leonard's-on-Sea Agnes Kathlien, second surviving daughter of Thomas William Coventry, formerly 15th Hussars, and grandson to the sixth Earl of Coventry. G ovETT .—On the 7th inst., at Staines Vicarage, the Rev. Robert Govett, for nearly 50 years vicar of Staines, aged 79. HELLiktANN.—On the 6th inst., at 2, Morland-terraco, Hol loway, Anthony C. H. Hellmann, formerly of Mincing lane, aged 78. RANKEN.—On the 7th inst., at Dulwich, Charles Ranken, aged 70. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Stiii Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Middlesex, Friday, October 8, 1668. E