The Sun. — London, England, 1858-03-18 00:00:00

THE LOSS OF THE ATA. The announcement of the total loss of the Penin sular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's tine vessel, Ava, yesterday, created a most painful sensation, no t only in commercial but also in pri vate circles. The arrival of the vessel at Suez had been a,nxiousla looked for, as it was known that by her would be -- brought many of the unhappy sur vivors of the miseries at Lucknow ; and the greatest s ympathy has been expressed on their behalf, par ticularly as they seem fated to meet with dire cala mity upon the ocean as well as upon the land. It is not a little extraordinary, too, that although arrangements were made for their passage by the previous mail steamer, but few, if any, were enabled to avail themselves of it, and thus they were ex posed to the present unfortunate catastrophe. From the fact that up to last evening the com pany had not received any details of the loss, it is impossible at present to enter fully into the sub ject ; but the vessel being employed in the govern ment mail service, a searching inquiry will be made by the marine depaitment of the Board of Trade, upon the earliest opportunity. There appears no doubt, however, that she was wrecked off the coast of the island of Ceylon, near Trincomalee, and the cargo and mails—the latter so valuable at the pre sent moment —totally lost, together with a large amount of treasure, but fortunately the passengers and crew were saved. The Iva was an iron screw steam ship of 1,600 tons, and propelled by engines of 320-horse power. She was launched in June, 1855, from the yard of Messrs. Todd and M`Gregor, the extensive iron ship-builders of Glasgow. The same irm also con structed the engines. Since she had been in the service she had been employed on the line between Calcutta, Madras, Ceylon, Aden, and Suez, with the exception of one trip to Hong-Kong, under charter to the Indian government, upon the occa sion of Lord Elgin returning to his post as her Majesty's plenipotentiary. His lordship, it willibe recollected, on hearing of the outbreak iu India, immediately hastened to Calcutta in the Shannon steam frigate, which vessel was detained at Calcutta for the defence of the city and its:inhabitants, and has since, as our readers kno w, rendered good ser vice under the command of Capt. Sir W. Peel, R.N. As it was absolutely necessary that Lord Elgin should immediately return and carry out his important mission in China, the Peninsular and Oriental Company's agent at Calcutta yielded to the solicita tions of the authorities, and the Ave was accordingly chartered for that purpose, and she had just re turned and resumed her ordinary mail duties. As soon as the loss was known the company's agent diverted the Granada from her usual line, and despatched her direct to Suez, there to await the strive: of the outward-bound passengers and mails who would, in due course, have gone on in the Ave. This admirable forethought, therefore, will prevent any delay in the usual mail service ; but the home ward bound passengers by the last vessel will have to remain at Ceylon until the next fortnightly steamer. It is not quite clear who was in command of the Ava this voyage. Her original commander was Capt. J. B. Caldbeck ; but the company had re ceived information that that gentleman had been invalided, and it was probable he would return home as a passenger in the vessel, the command having previously been transferred to other hands. The company are their own underwriters, and at the date of the last report their insurance fund amounted to 281,7401. It may be remarked as somewhat strange that the last vessel the company lost was also wrecked on the coast of the island of Ceylon. This took place on the 6th June last, and on that occasion, as on the present, the lives of the passengers and crew were all saved. It is not known with any certainty whether the large amount of treasure which is described as `• pounds" in the telegram was not "rupees," or whether the passengers saved any property belong ing to them. SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNEIWAY. Intelligence reached here to-day of the loss of the Peninsular and Oriental Company's screw steam ship Iva, with the Calcutta mail and upwards of 200,0001. in treasure. The Ara was an iron ship of 1,600 tons and 320 horse power. She was built on the Clyde, by Todd and M‘Gregor, in June, 1855, at a cost of about 60,0001. She was esteemed a good sea boat, was elegantly fitted, and had accommodation for 120 first-class passengers. She made several voyages from Southampton to Alexandria, under the command of Capt. Field ; and previous to her departure for the East (18 months since) her speed was tested by the measured mile at Stoke's Bay, averaging 12 knots per hour. She was on the station between Calcutta, Madras, Ceylon, Aden, and Suez. By reference to the chart, it is probable that the Ava was wrecked on a reef of sunken rocks known as Basses Rocks, off Trincomalee, in the island of Ceylon, and not tar from the great coaling depot of the company. The specie lost was the property of the East India Company, and is uninsured, and the ship is not insured in the ordinary way ; the company being their own insurers by laying aside a sum equal in value to each new ship they build. It is anticipated that she had a valuable cargo of silks, dm, on board. It is uncertain who commanded the Ava, as there hare been several changes of late. THE GREAT SOCIAL EVIL. The following letter has been addressed to the editor of the Times : "Sir,—The Rev. Thomas Garnier is sadly bard !von us poor creatures. He objects to our walk ing the streets ; he objects to our staying at home. He follows us to Norton-street and ex claims, " Out upon them, they taint the neighbour hood r' But he does not tell us where we are to live or where we are to walk. "There are not enough penitentiaries to receive ua all, for we are many ; nor, if there wore, are we all willing to enter those places, or strong minded and bodied enough to bear the hard discipline which they enforce. Yet we must live. Poor girls and duckesses are made of the same clay, and if the Rev. Thomas Gamier were to examine as closely the class to which he belongs as he does ours, he would find many fine ladies living in palaces as grand as any in Poi tland-place who deserve to be pointed at and hunted into penitentiaries just as much as any of us unfortunates who dwell in the small streets near the New-road. The Rev. Thomas Gamier has no hesitation in naming our residences and in saying that we disgrace them ; let him lay his hand on his heart and say whether he dare do the same were he dealing with noblewomen in Mayfair. I think not. Then he calls upon Parliament to make laws about us, to give the police power to break into our houses and take up our customers. Will he perse vere when he knows who our customers are ? How many members of the Lords and C ommons will h e find in our company ! How many doctors of divi nity and highly respectable married men who are a little bored with their wives —or whose wives are a good deal bored with them? Will he say what pu nishment he will inflict on such offenders ? Will he deal with them as harshly or more so than with us poor girls I lam a labourei's daughter, sir. I protest until I became " gay" I never slept with fewer than six grown-up people in a room, for my parents had but one. I endured every privation and mortification which poverty could inflict, and I knew that there existed through my beauty—for I was very handsome—one certain means of im mediate relief. A tempter, immeasurably my superior in station and education, took great pains to point out these means to me, and I became what I am. " Let the Rev. Thomas Gamier remember the 'Ai Marquis,' Sir, and legislate for him and such ea him before he deals so bitterly with us. There are more old Mrrquises' than 'one about town. Ask the Bishop of Oxford ; ask the police. Several are well known in this loe ility. " Yours respectfully, Norton -street " ONE MO ST U NFOR TUNATE." March 16. Innuar FINANCE. —Th---,b rece i pts of -... Trea sury of the " East" India Com pany , receithe Home Tree -1857, to the 30th of April, from the Ist May, only estimated), amount to 118 (the la ' t three months dis bursements to 9,969,6691. T1 , 1 !19,0281 , and the maining in favour on the 80th estimated balance re -859,9581. The 857.5e9stirc disbursements for the year endianPi_etxhet is 859 , 9581. April, 1859, arth" stimated at 9,217,126/., a balanceed that ( 0!::rx be at the end of the year d 1 '2 t of no less than 5,617,168/. be a 41111 1rutit a:r W A.t Mae desire INNEITAT.—RECOVIRT I.lrd m (A Earl OF THE JEwELS. ,_ , r. it reid Vane and the Mar • uas doep t „, 4 'mod, the director pits of Staf t. the ru. ,),,,,,,, . of the Fire Brigade, W k a . i tf , : nis expPrienced e ynnatay, tor tii, Purl i-` ,l late fearfulngineers(Bridgei.) jewels and .disin ont ir". it T ,,_. enflagration of Vane, which were know n L 47 v ; l 'a n le, otrecoverirg the of smouldering rubbimb i : lt sl2 be "Tildatr the Counts a step, he, with several ww e s e Beid,„e,, b en eath the n iaeg gaged " sifting" and ~ w a i 4 t h rt,, ,: - h .,.: € ‘11 ,,:, a 1 .: . v i y n n various fine-wired sieves, and nula totirionl" througheu been very successful in disc.)vtrieg a large porti on 1 lost diamonds, pearls, Jo., including some go ld l° X t t i ,"'" portions of plate and valuable rings. In many • watc h es, inetanct.s the diamonds have sustained severe injury from the action of the fire. The search is not yet completed, and owing t, the great mass of rubbish to be sifted, the operation must occupy a considerable time. The report that Wynnstay was not insured turns out to be too true; not a article of either the house or its magnificent con tents W p AS inured. The lose to the noble family must be very great indeed. 1 MARKS.AfEff IN THE A.RMY. The following General Order instituting a sys tem of " prizes for good shooting" among the In fantry and embodied Militia, has just been pro mulgated : " Horse Guards, March 10, 1858. " The General Commanding in Chief, with a view to stimulate individual exertion, and to re ward the proficiency of soldiers in the use and management of the rifle musket, has been pleased, to institute a system of prizes' for good ' shoot ing ;' and the accompanying regulations for the award of the same having received the concur rence of the Secretary of State for War, his Royal Highness desires that they may be strictly observed throughout the infantry and embodied militia. By command, "G. A. WETKERILL, Adjutant-General." " REGULATIONS TO GOVERN THE ISSUE OF PRIZES FOR GOOD SHOOTING. "1. The regimental prizes for good shooting will be three, viz.:— " lit Prize. To the best shot of the battalion, a badge of cross muskets and crown, worked in gold, and entitling the wearer to extra pay, at the rate of 2d. per day. "2d Prize. To the best shot of each company, a badge of cross muskets and crown, worked in gold, and ferrying with it extra pay at the rate of Id. per day. ‘ 3dPrize. To certain of the first-class shots, to be styled ' marksmen,' and not to exceed 100 per battalion, a badge of cross musk e t s , worked in worsted, with ld. per day additional pay to each wearer. "2. The badges are to be worked on cloth the colour of the facings of the regiment, and to be worn on the left arm, immediately above the slashed flap of the sleeve. "3. In order to insure, on the one band, a high standard of efficiency, and on the other to guard against the public being called upon to pay for a lower standard of merit than is necessary, as well as to secure the utmost impartiality in the distri bution of the rewards, it is intended that the regis ters and annual practice returns shall be the data upon which the proficiency of the men shall be estimated. "1.. Accordingly, the beat shot of the battalion will be that soldier who, in the practice of the first class, firing between 600 and 900 yards, obtains the greatest number of points over seven. "5. The best shot of the company will be he who, in the practice of the first class of the com pany, firing between 600 and 900 yards, obtains the greatest number of points over seven. "6. To qualify a soldier for the position of a ' marksman,' and the rewards attaching thereto, he must in the yearly course of practice have obtained at least seven points in the first class, firing be tween 600 and 900 yards, and possess competent knowledge of the laws affecting the flight of the bullet, and the rules to be attended to in maintain ing the efficiency of the rifle under all circum stances and conditions, and display the requisite skill in judging distances, being at least in the first class at the final classification of the judging dis tance practice. "7. Should it happen that more than 100 men in the battalion (including the best battalion shot, and the best shot of company) come under the conditions specified in the foregoing paragraph, then those men who have obtained the greatest number of points, are to be first selected for the reward and distinction. Should two or more men have obtained the same number of points, (not less than seven) in the first class, and be otherwise eligible for the reward, reference is to be made to their respective performances in the first and second periods of individual shooting, and those are to be selected who have obtained the greatest number of points 'herein. Should there still be a tie, reference is then to be made to their perform ances in the judging distance practice, and the preference given to those who are the best judges of distance. "8. Should the number of paid ' marksmea' in a battalion be reduced by casualties during the year, the number may be completed from those men eligible for the reward (if there are any) under the conditions prescribed in paragraph 6. "9. As a further inducement to all ranks to vie with each other in this essential part of the soldier's instruction, and in order that.erery man may feel that though he may not himself succeed in obtain ing a prize he can assist in obtaining one for his company, his Royal Highness the General Com manding in Chief has further approved of a supple mentary prize of cross muskets and crown worked in gold, but unaccompanied by the pecuniary al lowance, being worn on the right arm by the sergeants of the best shooting company. "10. Should a sergeant of the beat shooting company Le either the best shot of the battalion, the best shot of his company, or a marksman, he will wear the distinguishing badge of that position, in addition to the badge sanctioned in the foregoing paragraph. " 11. With a view to ensure strict impartiality it is essential that the several companies of a bat talion should be kept as much intact as possible ; Cloy should therefore be equalised before the annual course of drill and practice commences, and no transfers be made, except such as are indispensable, until the period for commencing the practice in the following year. " 12. Although the best shooting company can be established wherever a range of 300 yards can be obtained, and the company badge may be issued accordingly, it is to be clearly understood that no rewards will be granted to battalions unless they have been practised in the three periods of indi vidual firing, as detailed in paragraphs 70, 77, and 85 of the book of instruction, that under nu circumstances will the limit of one best shot for battalion, one for each company, and 100 marks men, including the two former, ever be allowed to be exceeded ; that, as an invariable rule, both the badge and its attendant allowance will have to be surrendered by all who cease, in the next annu ,1 course to fulfil the conditions and maintain the superiority by which these rewards were earned ; and that should the shooting of any battalion fall below the aver +ge, the prizes will be wholly with drawn, and issue of the additional pay suspended. " 13. Should it be ascertained, either through the reports received from the district inspector of musketry, or through any other source, that any undue advantage has been taken by a battalion in the several exercises in target and judging distance practices, such, for instance, as counting ricochets ; placing marks to aim at, to denote the allowance to be made for wind, &c., whereby the practical skill of the soldier in the use of his rifle would be defeated ; firing at distances shorter than those enjoined by the regulations, Anil at a greater number of targets than are prescribed for the severed distances departing in any way from the rules defined for conducting the different practices, or otherwise deviating from the spirit of the musketry regulations, published to en sure a uniformity of procedure throughout the army, such battalion will not be eligible for the re wards granted by these regulations. " 14. The best shot of the battalion and the best shot of the company will be allowed, in addition to the reward as such, the extra pay as ' marksmen ;' but no soldier will be eligible for a reward for shooting who is not in the first class in the final classification of the judging distance practice. " 15. The 100 prize-holding marksm e n are t o b e distributed between service and depot companies in the following manner, viz. : " 10 service companies .*f 9O " 2 depot companies...... lO 100. " 16. The extra pay is to be drawn and the dis- 1 tinguishing badges to be worn for one year, com mencing on the first day of the quarter succeeding that in which the annual report of practice is re quired to be made up, or as soon as the necessary authority is received. " 17. Badges of distinction will be supplied on application in the usual annual requisition for clothing, and are to be retained in the quarter master's stores, for issue under the provisions of these regulations. "By command of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, General Commanding-in-Chief. " G. A. WETHEBALL, Adjutant-General." SOCITH-EASTEIN RAILWAY.—The gross traffic receipts for passengers, parcels, nails, goods, &c., amounted, for the 27th of February, to 55,3511., from which is de ducted 1,9881,, the cost of collecting and delivering the goods, &c., leaving 52,3(321. To this is added 1,739/. for rent and sundries, and 2,3501. received for steam. packet service, making together 57,4511. From this ii deducted 34,9091., being the expenditure, including rates, taxes, tolls, Government duty, and expenses of , steampacket service, leaving a net sum fur the 27 days working of 22,542/. ROCHESTER CATHEDRAL.—We are is a position to announce that the Dean and Chapter have unanimouFly agreed to the Mayor's propo3al fur the opening of the Cathedral on Sunday evenings, although n' official in timation of the fact has as yet been given. The manner 1 in which the Dean and Chapter received the application will fo raise them very high in the estimation of the public, . y r ro we t are with that their expres,ions of hearty we are juatified __ ° Pa hy with the object in view, and of readiness to .e pro9acto ra a th Zt...r, e "‘L e La v n e y b way with the parochial clergy for its gratitude fro m th e choir, not i n the .tn adding that the e is too small to services will W een such as to call forth feelings of name. until it is f ound ebebieuliethvee accommodate that the form er various clergymen of eminence " 13 B"Bation the sermons. It is saidt t in May, but probably tr,iii,il he invited to t a o nd re th ac a h t WO shall bYo able "3"ci: earl further particulars to our readers neat to ootarnunic.4 week and Chatham Journal. .—Roch.eigcr ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME CIRCUIT.—MArDsToNa, MARCH 17. CIVIL SlDE.—(Before Mr. Justice Erie and a Com mon Jury.) SHILLING V. THE ACCIDENTAL DEATH INSURANCE COMPANY. This was a special jury cause. The action was brought by the plaintiff as administratrix to the effects of her decayed husband, Thomas Shilling, to recover the amount of a policy for 2,0001. effected with the defendants upon the life of James Shil ling, her husband's father. The defendants put a number of pleas upon the record, but the material ones relied upon were those alleging that the deceased had concealed the fact that he was ruptured and subject to fits that the policy was not e ff ec t e d by th e deceased, fits.; Shilling, but by his son Thomas, for his own bene fit ; that the policy was a wagering policy, and that the decased eventually exposed himself to unne cessary risk. Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., Mr. Lush, Q.C., and Mr. F. J. Smith were for the plaintiff ; Mr. Ser jeant Shee, Mr. Hawkins, and Mr. Bushby were for the company. The cause came before the court in the form of a new trial, the case having been disposed of before the Lord Chief Baron at the last summer assizes, when a verdict passed for the plaintiff for the amount claimed, and it was fully reported at that time. A great number of witnesses were in attendance to be examined on both aides, and the trial was not concluded at a late hour, and it was expected that it would be found necessary to adjourn it. NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—YORK, MARSH 17. Csawx Couaa.—(Before Mr. Justice Byles.) THE KEIGHLRY POISONING CASH. This case was opened yesterday, but not eon chided till to-day, the jury being provided with accommodation in the Castle during the night. John Sagar, 46, was charged with the wilful murder of his wife, Barbara Sagar, at Keighley, on the 19th of December last. Mr. Foster, who appeared for the prosecution, said the prisoner was charged with the wilful mur der of his wife, by poison, on the 19th Dec. last. The deceased had been married to the prisoner at the time of her death about 19 years, and she had given birth to nine children, the whole of whom had died in their infancy. The prisoner was master of the Keighley Workhouse, and had occupied that situation about six years. On Saturday, the 12th Dec. last, just a week previous to her death, the deceased was in her usual good health, but in the course of the day she was taken ill. On the follow ing day she was very sick, and Mr. Milligan, the surge of the workhouse, was in attendance upon her. It was necessary here to remark that the de ceased had been afflicted with an ulcerated leg, near to the ankle, but that ulcer, at the time she was seized with illness, was healed, and had been quite well from the previous Sept. or Oct. The deceased died on the 19th of December, and the circum stances attending her death led to the holding of a coroner's inquest, the result of the inquiry being that the woman had died from taking poison. The conclusion arrived at by a past mortem exami nation was, that deceased had died from arsenic reeently administered, and taken in small doses. The deceased partook of tea and gruel from day to day, which were given to her by the prisoner and a female named Mary Dyson, and on almost all these occ lesions she was attacked with vomitings. The question for the jury would be, whether the prisoner caused his wile's death by administering arsenic to her in repeated doses. That he had a motive for so doing was clear, for his past conduct to her had been most cruel. He had been seen on several occasions to ill-use and beat her, and once he placed her in the dead-house of the work house. Witnesses were then called to prove that the prisoner was in the habit of administering her me dicine to the deceased, and that after taking it she had complained of thirst and burning in the throat and had vomited. Mr. Foster said the case for the prosecution having closed, he felt bound say that, in his opinion, the evidence to establish the charge of murdtx against the prisoner was not proved His Lordship concurred in that opinion. The ca , , , e might be one of suspicion ; but it was not ono in which the jury could safely find a verdict of guilty. Under his Lldship's direction the jury return©d a verdict of not guilty. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, March 17. James Piller, 19, was indicted for having ob tained, by false and fraudulent pretences, the sum of 15s. 11d. from Ann Green, with intent. There were three charges against the prisoner. On the Bth of February he went to a widow named Green, and her son, and asked them if they had any property abroad. They replied in the nega tive, but added that they expected to have some in the Isle of 'Wight. • Ah," said he, ' " tbat's it, and if you don't give me 10s. 11id. fees, and ss. for sending letters backwards and forwards, it will be placed in Chancery." with a significant hint about its ultimate fate if it did get there. Ho further said they must go to a Mr. Randall, in the Strand, next morning at 10 o'clock, and inquire for Mater Joseph's offices. Believing his statement to be true, they gave him 165., but on going to the place iu the Strand indi cated, instead of Mr. Randall and Master Joseph's offices, they found it was a military outfitter's, where, as one of the counsel suggested, a great deal more was known of suits of clothes than suits in Chancery. The other two cases were similar in character. Mr. Payne, after observing that the witnesses were properly named " Green," having allowed themselves to be duped in so easy a manner, said he should rely in one instance upon an alibi, and in the others upon the question of identity, as the witnesses might be mistaken, the prisoner being a stranger. The prisoner's mother, and a dressmaker who worked for her, gave evidence to prove an alibi in respect of one of the days, swearing that at the time at which it had been deposed that he was at the East-end he was iu Southwark. They flatly contradicted each other on the most important points on which their evidence was tested, and the jury, without hearing the counsel in reply, found the prisoner guilty. The Assistant-Judge gave directions for the two women to ba detained intil the rising of the court, when, after a severe admonition, they were dis charged. Mr. Payne said the prisoner's mother had six children, which might be a circumstance in favour of no proceedings being taken against her. A. policeman stated that the prisoner had been twice convicted, which, however, was denied. The prisoner was sentenced to 18 months' hard labour. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. —Marc, VT. GUILDHALL. -- INSUBORDINATION ♦MONG PRINTERS' APPRENTICES. —Henry F. Bryant, an apprentice employed in the printing establishment of Messrs. Taylor and Greening, of Greystoke place, Fetter-lane, appeared upon a summons be fore Alderman Gabriel, to answer the complaint of insubordination. _Mr. Humphreys attended ou behalf of the em ployers, and haying stated the facts of tho case, called Mr. Easton Cottam, the overseer of the office, who said—We print several papers, and among them the Engineer, upon which the defendant is employed, and on Monday last he applied to me for leave to be absent for several hours, and I referred him to Mr. Taylor. I saw him shortly after leav ing the office, and he then told me that Mr. Taylor had refused to let him go, because the work would not admit of it ; but that he had an appointment with a friend at Primrose-hill, and that he could not break that for Mr. Taylor's work. I asked him if he knew the consequence of going away without his master's permission, and he rep'ied he did, and then left the office. Alderman Gabrie:—Are there many apprentices? Mr. Cottam—There are eleven, sir, Mr. Taylor said—The defendant is bound to me, and has served about four years of his apprentice ship. About ten o'clock on Monday 'lorniug he came to ask me if I could give him leave to be absent until three o'clock. I told him the work would not permit it, or I would ; upon which he left my office, as I thought, to go to his work ; but on going out into the work-room, about half au hour after, I discovered the defendant was absent. When he asked me first ho said Mr. Cottam had given him permission if I would let him go ; but I knew that was untrue, because the work was of that nature that we have teen obliged to take on six or seven extra m. n within the last week. Alderman Gabriel—Have you had occasion to complain of the defendant's conduct before ? Mr. Taylor said—Yes, sir. Some time ago we decided upon rewarding the apprentices according to their work, fur which purpose we required each one to furnish an account of his week's work, and this system was in operation for several mouths ; but about four or five weeks since, the defendant came into my room, as a delegate from the other apprentices ' to state that they were determined for the future to make out no more bills of their work, and his conduct on that occasion was most offensive ; since which, a spirit of rebellion has prevailed in the office, which threatens to subvert the whole sys temof the establishment. One of our apprentices w_ I,%.. ourned for s at thi s court on M on d ay l ast, an d th a t cas e i s 'Al l fortnight and while Mr. Greening was attending here the other apprentices amused themselves by making all sorts of noises in my hear ing with the view of annoying me, and bringing me into contempt. Alderman Gabriel—Have y an anything to say to this complaint ? Defendant—l told Mr. Co{ tam I wished to see the eclipse, and as there was i tot much work in the house I went. Alderman Gabriel—Were 3 'au aware that other men had been taken on recen Defendant—Yes, sir ; but . 42ey were employed upon different work. Mr. Taylor—The other api )re ntices asked for the key to enable them to go on the roof and see the eclipse, and I gave it to them immediately. Alderman Gabriel (to defen do nt)—lf the other apprentices were content with. iewing the eclipse from the roof of the office, vile y could not you be also, instead of neglecting your master's work for several hours against his comr as .nds. Why did you refuse to make out your weekly bills? Defendant—Because the re wards were not paid to us regularly. Alderman Gabriel—. But y on are bound to . obey your master's lawful caramel ids. Defendant—Yes, sir, but were misinformed, for we wrote to the editor of ova) of the newspapers, because we understood that such questions were answered by a lawyer, and 'th a reply we got was that we were not bound to nay.ke out such bills. Alderman Gabriel—What paper did you write WI Defendant—The Sunday '_Timei, sir. Alderman Gabriel—Then I suppose you also wrote to the editor to ask if I had the power to send you to prison 1 Defendant—No, !Ir. Alderman Gabriel—You t tre brought here on a very serious charge, and the consequences to your self are s ill more serious. Thly duty is to send you to gaol, and however reluctran t I may be to send is Petting an honest living ato respectable prison, ave no alternative but to perform that duty. Such acts of rebelli on as youthffeel that who I you have committed are sufficient to contami nate the whole establislement, and calculated to prove most injurious 'to your master's busi ness. The spirit of insnbordination has evi dently gone very far among you, by your writing to the editor of a newspaper for advice, in order that you might resist your master's not unreasonable demands; and it does not appear that you at all regret your misconduct. You have not made the least apology, or evinced the slightest con trition before me, for what bas passed ; and if Mr. Humphreys, for Messrs. Taylor and Greening, de sire that you be sent to prison, I will not shrink from the responsibility of a duty which may brand you for life with the imputation of having been sent to a felon's gaol. Mr. Humphreys—l did not intend to interfere beyond laying the facts of the case before you ; but Mr. Taylor now instructs me to say that if the de fendant will express his contrition, and promise to obey his master, and conduot himself properly in future, ho will not press for any punishment. Alderman Gabriel—lt is evident, by Mr. Taylor's intercession, that he is not a harsh master. The defendant here said he was sorry for his mis conduct, and made the required promise ; upon which his master shook hands with him, and said he was satisfied, f rom hi s k now l e d ge o f defendant's disposition, that he would keep his word. Alderman Gabriel—l am glad to see the master shaking hands with the apprentice ; and let me tell you, young man, that Mr. Taylor has displayed a much better spirit than 1 have seen in you, and I hope you will be grateful to him for his kindness, for it is only through him you have escaped a pri son, as I had made up my mind to send you to prison for seven days at least. The summons was then adjourned to the same as that against the other apprentice, when the cases will he dealt with according to the conduct of the parties. BOW - STREET.—EXTRAORDINARY CASE. —W. J. Aitchison, aged 21, a clerk in the Union Bank of London, Princes-street, and the son of a mem ber of the Common Council, and Fanny Hill, a young woman, who described herself as the wife of an architect, lodging at 35, Great James-street, Bedford-row, were placed at the bar before Mr. Henry, charged with stealing a purse containing a half-sovereign and about 7s. in silver, from the per son of Jane Harvey, a married woman. The prosecutrix deposed that she was the wife of a coachman living at 56, Gloucester-mews, and was herself in the service of a gentleman's family at present residing at St. Leonard's. On Tuesday evening, about half-past seven o'clock, she was walking from Russell-square towards Bedford square, on her way home, when she met the two prisoners, arm-in-arm. The male prisoner, stopping her, said, "Is this Keppel-street 1" Witness re plied, "I think it is." He then asked the name of the square at the end of the street, and she told him " Russell square." About this time the female prisoner pres.ed rudely against her (witness's) side while the conversation was going on. The male prisoner then asked the way to Southampton-row and Queen square. Witness pointed out the direc tion of the places to the best of her ability, after which the prisoners walked on. Witness, having her suspicion aroused by the conduct of the woman and the number of questions put to her by the young man, put her hand into her pocket, and in stantly missed her purse. She was then certain that the prisoners had robbed her, and she resolved to follow them. She did so, keeping a short distance from them. After proceeding a little way along Keppel-street, they turned round and walked back aeain, crossed Bedford-square, and passed along Bedford-street to Tottenham -court-road, at the corner of which the male prisoner (who had looked back and seen witness following him), whistled to some men on the opposite side of the street. The whistle was answered by another whistle, but wit ness did not see the man who responded to the sig nal. The prisoners then crossed Tottenham-court road, turned into a groan dark back street, in the neighbourhood of Rathbone-place, and subse quentlyre crossed Tottenham iaintinntehrough Bedford-square ss still followed them, aconudrk-reopa N p v de e , i l_k ps e tars d esei b nt a.gckagain hoping to meet a constable shortly, although not one hid yet appeared on the route. Iu Keppel-street the male prisoner, seeing that ig sh uepretp to witness, " Y ou k now w h a t I am following nwkn replied she was still behind them, left th e young women witness, asked her if she waadslosatl ? you for." At this moment she saw two men in the street, and telling them ti:at the pri soners had robbed her of her purse, asked one of them to go and fetch a constabl e . e went into Russell-square, and found one on duty there, No. 22 E, to whom wituess then stated the case, and gave the prisoners into custody. corroborated this latter He took the p r i soners to the stseion house, when they were searched. A p or t e - monn aie, statement. Pice- consisting of 9s. in silver, and fo ur p awn b ro kers' duplicates, were found on the femal e p r i soner , but Police-constable onstable 22 B, the pu-se stolen from the prosecutrix was not fount. Neither of the prisoners had a half sovereign. At the station, the female prisoner ad mitted that she knew Russell-square and.the district very well but she did not think the young man did, She pee her address, and witness went afterwards to inquire at the house ill Great James-street, where she lodged. He was there informed that she did live there as Mrs. Hill, and had bean there about eigh . een months ; Mr. Hill having been there three years. She was told that she had been a servant in the family of Mr. Deputy Aitchison, the male prisoner's father. Mr. Henry—Did the male prisoner deny the statement of the prosecutrix lyi.ass—lle did not denyhaving asked the way to the various places mentioned, but he denied having robbed her. At this point the male prisoner's attorney re quested that he might send for counsel, and after au adjournment for this purpose, Mr. Metcalf. atte-de I for him. In the meantime e Mr. Hill, who said he was the husband of the you ng woman at the bar, requested that he might have the keys which had been taken from his wif e b y t h e constable. The app l ication was granted. The prosecutrix added, that in the middle of the night, after one o'clock, a constable brought the male prisoner's brother to her residence and called her up. She got up, and the brother proposed to compromise th e case. Witne3s d ec li ne d th e o ff er , stating that sh e h ad placed t h e matter i n t h e h an d s of the police, an d i t must rema i n w i t h th em . Mr. Met ca lf e cross-examined the prosecutrix with consid era bl e perseverance, but w i thout elicit ing a singh discrepancy in her statement. She had felt the purse in her pocket shortly before. The sergeant at the station (11 E) who took the c depo se d t h at the prosecutr i x gave prec i se ly the sauce account of the affair to him, and it was so clear and straightforward he felt bound to take the charge. F inding afterwards that the prisoners had given their right addresses, and that the young man was very respectably connected, he thought )t right to send a constable to ascertain if the pros( cutrix had also given her right address. The pri soner's brother wished to accompany the offic-r, but the latter had nothing whatever to do with the proposal to compromise the case. Mr. -Metcalfe said his answer to this extraordi nary charge was, that the prisoner knew nothing about the purse, and that the prosecutrix must have lost it in some other way. The facts, he be lieved, were, that the young man Aitchison, and his brother, had gone to spend the evening at Mr. Hill's, at whose house they had met a young mid shipman. Mr, Hill proposed that the prisoner's brother, the midshipman, and himself, should go out and have a game of billiards together ; and, to compensate the wife for their absence, Hill pro posed that the younger Aitchison (the pri soner) should take her out for a stroll. This was how they came to be walking together when they met the prosecutrit and asked the ques tions as to the way, probably not wishing to get too far away from home. Surely upon such •vi dence as this, the magistrate would not inflict upon a most respectable family the distress which would be occasioned by the committal of a youth like the prisoner, who held a most responsible situation, and bore an excellent character, as he had various witnesses to show. Mr. Henry—l could not dismiss the charge without expressing a strong opinion upon it. It is shown that the female prisoner, with whom he w 7.3 walking arm-in•arm, knew Russell-square perfectly well, and residing, as sh• has done for 18 months, in the immediate locality, it would be difficult to believe that she did not know every one of the places asked for. Besides, when informed, they went in the contrary direction. Mr. Metcalfe did not attach much importance to this. Besides, the prosecutrix may have been mis taken. Mr. Henry—Her statement was not denied by either of ti e prisoners. Then there is the fact of his having whistled to some one before turning into a dark bye street. Mr Metcalfe, I whistle myself occasionally in the street, but I suppose I must abandon the practice. There was a cab-stand at the corner of the street, and the whistling may have come from there. Mr. Henry—l really could not say that the male prisoner left the dock without a reproach upon his character, and therefore it is better that the case should go before a jury. Mr. lstletealfe—ln that ease we should prefer his going for trial. The suspense would be fatal to him. I will call a witness, however, to speak to his character. Mr. W. G. Pullinger, chief cashier at the Union Bank of London (head establishment), said—The prisoner is a clerk at our bank, and has been with us upwards of two years. His father is a deputy of one of the wards (the Tower), and the architect of our bank. The prisoner is very regular in his habits, and bears an excellent character. I think it very likely that he knows scarcely anything of the West end. Mr. Hill tells me that he proposed a game of billiards with the prisoner's brother and a friend, and, just to pacify the wife, said to the prisoner, " Here, William, you just take my wife out for a bit of a stroll." What followed appears to me all natural enough. Mr. Hill (stepping forward) said—l know that Wm. Aitchison is ignorant of the locality. My wife knows the places, but not the names of the streets. Mr. Henry—Most p eo pl e as k th e wa y to a pl ac e with the view of going to it. The prisoner asks the way to several places, not wishing to go to either. Then why did he ask so many questions, if not to engage the prosecutrix ? The case must go for trial, but I will accept bail—two sureties of 501. each, besides their own recognisances. The prisoners were then committed for trial, the male prisoner's father and Mr. Hill being accepted as bail for the woman. CLERKENWELL.—Sir Jas. I‘l‘ll.enzie, Bart., now staying at th© Great Northern Hotel, King's cross, and who appeared to be suffering from an attack of delirium tremens, was placed at the bar before Mr. Tyrwhitt, charged with violently as saulting Louisa Fane, residing in Cirencester-place, Portland-road, at the Great Northern Railway Station, King's-cross. Louisa Fane said—l am a " gay woman," and reside in Cirencester-place, Portland-road. Last night the defendant called at my lodgings, and af terwards asked me to go with him in a cab to his hotel for the purpose of paying me some money which be owed me. I consented to go with him, and when we got to the Great Northern Railway Hotel he got out first, and when I followed him he struck me with his stick, and followed it up by hit ting me a violent blow over the head, which broke his stick. -He would have done a deal more had he not been stopp-d by one of the officers. I have known the defendant about three months. I did not strike him or have any angry words with' him while in the cab. Defendant—Was it last night or the night be fore that I sbruck you. Witness—Last night, about 8 o'clock. Defendant (emphatically)--That is a lie. (Laugh ter.) I believe lam sober, which I must confess is rather remarkable. What is the money owing for Complainant—That question I decline to answer. Fussell, No. 12, of the Great Northern Railway police, said—l was on duty in front of the booking office last night, when a cab, containing the defend ant and two females, drove up on the opposite side of the way. The defendant got out of the cab, and was followed by the complainant, when, in the most excited manner, he commenced calling out " murder," " thieves," police," &c., and struck the complainant with his stick several times. One of the blows was of such a violent character, that it broke the stick in half. I then stepped in, ' and prevented the defendant doing any further violence. Mr. Tyrwhitt—Was the defendant the worse for liquor Witness—Well, I don't know what to say. He appeared very funny, the same as he now does. (Laughter.) Oecily Wilson said—l reside at 22, Cirencester place. I am a dressmaker, and make as many dresses as I can. lam not so " unfortunate" as Miss Fane. Last night I was induced by the de fendant to go with him in a cab along with Miss Fane to his hotel, when he would pay her 2/. that he owed her. As soon as ho got out of the el.b he struck her several times without provocation, and had it not ben for the police, who interfered, ho would have injured her very much. The defendant said he was a gentleman, and did not wish to deny the charge. Mr. Tyrw hitt, after suggesting that the d- fondant should settle the matter with the complainant—a suggestion which he declined to adopt—said the ass'ault was proved, and he should inflict upon him the full penalty of 5/., or iu default of payment, two calendar months' imprisonment in the House of Correction. . The defendant said he could easily pay that or any other amount, and was removed to the cells, but was afterwards taken away in the van. WESTMINSTER.—James Fard, who was stated by the police to Le a fellow trafficking in valuable dogs, was charged with being concerned with another man, not in custody, iu stealinc , a very fine Skye terrier, the property of Mrs. Mary Ann Robar:s, of 29, Bromptou-square. The dog in question was produced dead, and laid with great care by the lady's servant upon the table. Mrs. Roberts said that about a month ago she was walking in Brompton-row, when she saw the pri soner and another man. She had her Skye terrier with her, and while she stopped for a moment to adjust the lower part of her dress she saw the pri soner's companion throw something resembling a piece of putty towards the dog. She then turned the corner of Brompton-square towards her own house, and in an instant the animal was gone. She caused advertisements to be inserted in newspapers and handbills printei, offering a reward, but all to no avail. She had had the dog 11 years, and it was a great favourite, and she was recommended to avail herself of the services of Mx. Farmer, a dog fancier, to make inquiries amongst dog stealers, and endea vour to hear of it, and as an incentive, she offered 2/. for the dog, if alive, and 1/. for his remains, if dead ; and after a great deal of excitement and loss of time, Farmer, last night, came to her house, and informed her that he had tidings of her dog, and that the men who had got it were at a publie-house in the neighbourhood. She went with her servant, and upon the men coming out into the street, recognised the prisoner and the man who had thrown the stuff resembling petty to the dog. Prisoner then informed her that if she gave him 30s. she should have the body of the dog, as he was dead ; but she refused until the dog was produced, as she considered she could not take the word of any persons like the prisoner. The accused thou proposed that her servant should ac company him to where the dog was, but as she feared some trick might be played she determined to go herself, and accordingly a cab was called and prisoner and his companion having taken their seats by the driver, she was taken a great distance into a low dirty neighbourhood, where the prisoner alighted, and after a lapse of some minutes came to the oab door w:th something wrapped in black cloth, and demanded the money promised for the dead dog ; but be would not allow her to examine it so as2to be satisfied of its identity ; and a police man corning up at the moment, she called him, and know.ng that the prisoner and his companion were the persons who had absolutely stolen the dog, gave them into custody. Prisoner, wl.o was intoxicAted, was captured, but the police refused to take the other fellow, who escaped. The dog, upon exami nation, turned out to be the one stolen from the lady. Prisoner was remanded fur further inquiry, and that the conduct of the police might not pass dis regarded. SOUTH WARK. —Tot i is Daniel Jackson, a tall, well-dressed man, who stated himself to be an ad vertising agent, residing at No. 1, Cumberland place, Blackfriars-road, was charged with defraud ing Richard Ford of the sum of 2/. The prosecutor, a 3 oupg man, residing in Mor timer-street, Herne Bay, said that about the latter end of last month he saw an advertisement in the Kenttislt Times, a Canterbury paper, for a young man of steady and active habits to deliver an agri cultural work in the county of Kent to subscribers. It was a monthly work at 55., and had 460 sub- scribers, The salary was a guinea a week with travelling expenses extra, and an allowance of os. for every new subscriber obtained. Applicants were to address "J. 8., No. 1, Cumberland-place, John-street, Blackfriars-road." Applicant thinking it a pretty good situation, and being out of work, answered the advertisement, when he received a letter, signed J. Knight, offering him the situa tion, and informing him that the books would be sent by railway to Maidstone on his forwarding 21. as security ; that he could deduct that from the first money he received. Witness wrote to him and told him he had good references to give instead of sending the 21. He received another letter signed J. knight, referring him to Mr. J. Smith, at Maidstone, and witness, meeting a friend from that place, asked him if he knew a Mr. Smith there, and receiving an answer in the affirmative, he sent a post-office order for the 21. to Mr. Knight, No. 1, Cumberland-place. He went to Maidstone but found no parcel for hire there, and he was in duced to come to London, and at the railway sta tion ho ascertained that no parcel had been sent for him. He then suspected that ho had been swindled, and he was induced to call at the office of the Kentish Times to ask after the party who inserted the advertisement. He was told the ad vertisement was sent from London to be inserted three times, but no money had been sent, neither did they know the patty who forwarded it. Mr. Burcham expressed his surprise that a news paper proprietor should insert such advertisements without the money from a party totally unknown. The prisoner was remanded until Monday. EASTERN DIPLOAIACY. (Prom the Morning Post.) Something more notable even thau the close of an important epoch in the history of Turkey is marked by the withdrawal of Viscount Stratford do Red cliffe from the British Embassy at Constantinople. The completion of that eminent diplomatic career signalises in a remarkable manner the advance made by British interests in the East during the last half century, and by necessity, therefore, as the inevitable consequence of the advance of those grand principles of modern civilisation of which they are at once the most powerful champions and the most conspicuous represen tatives. It is now upwards of fifty years since Lord Stratford de Redcliffe began, in connection with that very same legation of ours at the Otto man Porte, that distinguished and protracted career in diplomacy which has just been brought to its mature and singularly successful consummation. The retrospect—looking back for a moment down that long perspective of years, years crowded by so many startling and renowned occurrences—is en titled, we cannot but think, at this moment to our grateful and earnest consideration. It is a retro spoct, moreover, which may be designated, without exaggeration, as in many particulars really extra ordinary. Sufficient will have been remarked upon this point in the way of elucidation, when we have recalled to mind, in a few words, the circumstances under which Mr. Stratford Canning first made his appearance in a diplomatic capacity at Constantino ple. It occurred almost immediately after the me morable expedition of the squadron conducted, in 1807, by Admiral Sir John Duckworth across the ware clausain of the Sea of Marmora and the for bidden channel of the Dardanelles—an expedition thwarted solely by the magnificent defence organ ised with heroic courage and with little less than miraculous rapidity by the military genius of Gen. (afterwards Marshal) Sebastiani, then at the Court of Sultan Selina in the capacity of French Ambas sador. It was in the midst of the still unabated excitement naturally enough resulting from that historical incident, that our diplomatist, then in the flower of his youth, first penetrated to the waters of the Golden Horn. Napoleon the Great was at that time the lord paramount of Continental Europe, and as such, a few mouths later on, agreed, upon the occasion of the Treaty of Tilsit, to divide the Turkish dominions with his Imperial Ally the Russian Emperor Alexander, the Czar contenting himself with Moldavia, Wallachia, and Bulgaria, while France absorbed within the limits of her vast empire, Macedonia, Albania, Greece, and the islands of the classic Archipelago. It was then, simultaneously with the birth of those g igantic day-dreams of spoliation, that there arrived at Constantinople, more than fifty years ago, tho English diplomatist, under the guidance of whose sagacity the interests of Great Britain were so strenuously maintained that they at length became in a manner dominant, and under the eagle of whose protecting influence the integrity of the c Turkish Empire, after being successively sustained at the point of the pen and with the edge of the sword, has been at ,length (however gradually) securely and consistently consolidated. If nothing more than a simple coincidence of time, it is interesting at any rate to remember that it was precisely in the same year, 18..19, in which Viscount Palmerston first took office as Secre'ary at-War, that Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe was fret formally appointed Secretary of Legation at the great scone of his future Embassy, viz , Con stantinople. Since then a parallel course has been in some measure run by diplomatist and adminis trator—by the latter as incomparably foremost among all our living statesman—by the former as assuredly one of the most laborious, and also, it must be allowed one of the most successful, of our Ambassadors. It is particularly worthy of remem branoe, as illustrative a of the consistency of his whole policy in regard to Turkey, that while Mr. Stratford Canning conceived it advisab!e in 18:2 t) persuade the Porte to cede the provinces of Bessarabia to the Czar, at the very crisis when the sword of the then all-conquering Napoleon was in a manner at the throat of the Russian autocracy—he simultaneously insisted upon the yielding up by the Muscovite forces of both Moldavia and Wallachia, taking the channel of the river Pruth as the inexorable boundary line of demarcation between the Russian and the Turkish territories. From the maintenance of that position —a position affording a key to his entire policy—his future Excellency never once swerved during all the long years subsequently. And it should be remembered, in regard to the lengthened continuance of his diplomatic responsi bilities at Constantinople, that while he took his departure from th e Turkish capital shortly after the treaty of Bucharest—subsequently proceeding, in 1814, as Minister to Switzerland ; and again, in 1820, as Minister to Washington ; conducting, be sides this, in 1824, a special mission of peculiar delicacy at the Court of St. Petersburg —he returned in 1826 to his original post at Constantinople, only this time iu a supreme capacity as hi s B r it a nnic Majesty's representative. Then it was that Sir Stratford Canning inaugurated his labours as Am bassador to the Ottoman Porte by his famous inter view with Mavrocordato, soon after the disastrous but heroic fall of the Greek patriots at Missolonghi. Afterwards, it cannot speedily be lost to recollec tion in European history, how far his Excellency not merely witnessed, hot directly participated in, the glorious task of moulding the events consequent upon the Greek Revolution. Prominent, of course, among the episodes of the Turkish annals coming immediately within the scope of the noble via ount's personal remembrance is, doubtless, that sanguinary destruction of the four thousand Janis saries by order of Sultan Mahmoud, which may reasonably be regarded as comparable in some de gree to the butchery of the trelitzes by E'eter the Great, as well as to Mahomet Ali's wholesale mas sacre of the Mamelukes. It is not, however, in simply picturesque and bloody incidents like these that lie the interest of Lord Stratford de Redcliffe'a diplomatic recollections in connection with Con stantinople. It is rather in incidents directly asso ciated with the maintenance of the wise and humane policy of which he himself dering all those years has been the energetic and conscientious agent and advocate in the East, and of which, under the watchful observation of all Europe, Lord Palmer stun has so long here in England b e en the arch exponent. With the exception of the f . compara tively brief interval during which Sir Stratford Canning occupied a seat in the House of Commons —while Sir Robert Gordon assumed the cares of the vacated Embassy to the Ottoman Porte— the policy inaugurated in 1826 has been, with the exception, we repeat, of that one short hiatus, sus tained per fas aut nefas by this one strong arm, by this one bold will, iu the midst of all the bewil dering labyrinths of intrigue woven again and again around him at Constantinople. Under the auspices of this ono persevering Ambassador the two last reforming Sultans, his , resent Majesty Abdul Medjid, and les illust r i ous f at h er and pre decessor, Mahmoud, have been enabled to carry out, in defiance of every imaginable obstacle, the grand scheme of the new system popularly known in Turkey as that of the Tanzimat. Under the same vigilant supervision the balance of power in Europe, in spite of occasional shocks—shocks the most dire and Beamingly the most disastrous—has been kept in exquisite and almost uninterrupted equilibrium. Smsetitnes, without question, he must have found his indomit ible perseverance tared to the very uttermost, when possibly at the moment of some apparent success but just adroitly accomplished the qualm of doubt as to its sufficiency may have forced itself upon him wi , li the old disheartening supposition—incedintus per ignes su i vpositos anent doloso. However this may be, the ulterior results won by this resolute career yield of themselves, for all past anxieties, abundant recompense. Those re sults history has already enumerated. They com prise among their number a barbarism virtually abolished and an empire waved. The reward secured by Lord Stratford de Redclifli--a reward of which no one can deprive him—is the knowledgo that his name will henceforth be associated with the memory of those great achievements. LADY HAVELOCK. At the meeting of the Birmingham town-council on Tuesday the folLwing leeter from Lady Hari lock was read : "Bonn, on the Rhine, March 11. "Sir I have this week had the honour to receive your letter, accompanied by an address of condolence from yourself, the aldermen, and burgesses of the borough of Bfrrningham. I was already prepared for such a mark of attention by a letter from your town, intimating the same, but the deep sympathy expressed for me in my bereavement, the kind sentiments felt In my behalf and that of my fatherless children, by so large and respect• able a body and the elegant and very delicate manner is which this address has been conveyed to me, have quite overpowered me, and I cannot find words to express all I felt. The high encomiums you have all been pleased to pass upon the heroic deeds of Sir Henry Havelock, mr a soldier and a general, and the exalted terms in which you have spoken of my beloved husband as a man, are are like sweet incense to my broken and afflicted heart, not merely because the praises of those wo love are ever precious to us, but because I am so well aware that the portraiture of his almost perfect character is by no means overdrawn, and the experience of more than eight-and-twenty years of domestic happiness only serves to strengthen this opinion. Bat I thank my Heavenly Father that, even iu this c rush ing and unexpected bereavement. I have many sources of comfort. Our gracious Sovereign has pro vided bountifully for my wants, my sons are nobly fol lowing the bright example of their father, and my two daughters are my best earthly treasures, A shade of regret might intrude if I were to reflect on the altered prospects of my fatherless children, but I cannot for a moment indulge in vain regrets, for our Heavenly Father ordains all things for the best, and I have too much confidence in my husband's countrymen to sup" pose that they can ever cease to take an interest in the children of Henry Havelock. May I beg you will do me the honour to convey my heartfelt thanks to t he corporation of Birmingham, and t o b e li eve me , with every feeling of respect to be, "Yours very gratefully, " HANNAN S. HAVELOCK. " J. Ratcliff, Esq., Mayor of Bingham." LOCAL SHARE MARKETe. LIVERPOOL-MAR ai 17. 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Those whom it has restored to the enjoyment of life include persons belonging to all social grades and professions, and it is a proof that the emotion of gratitude is more general than cynics imagine, when tthhueys veaelvi findrelieved d derived. p wa publiclydT sh Theo v f :pea l. pen ' ver i f rae t lst y aisftini o T ni idga h p o ott u hohm s r: a i ilmc n ri tdecaercrgehyonyaf clergyman, eo h nc,f e e,htrtha, individuals hveteeh jeomi benefitsncer a lawyer. a c n h d an t t h , e tradesman, physician, = V a l e in this unanimous and unparalleled testimonial, Their ac knowledgments partake of the same spirit which e'laracterises the communication of Mr. Evans Pepperell, who commences his letter by saying :—" For many years I have been a martyr to indigestion, acidity, heartburn, constipa tion, and nervousness to such a degree, that I was unable to stay alone in my room, or walk out alone, being constantly filled with unaccou n t a bl e fears ; and I have had several ate, remaining unconscious for about half an hour. I had the ad vice of three eminent physicians, and taken their preserip. tions for a long time, but my ailments only increased under their influence. Your excellent Food produced, I am happy 60 state, an immediate change for the better, and I am now, after two weeks' use of it, a wholly different being, with ex cellent appetita,elear tongue, free from acidity and heartburn, regular in my functions, and getting stronger every day. My nerves aro perf ctly tranquil, and I sleep most refreshingly. With gratitude to you for so happy a change, I remain, &C., tire., Evans Pepperell." Another gentleman, why like most others, invites Messrs. Du Barry to refer sufferers to him, thankfully declares;—" I have found your incomparable Food an infallible preventive of the gout." The ladies are equally emphatic in their a c knowledgments. Thus, Mies M‘Lelland expresses her thanks for the removal of dye. pepsia and constipation, from which she had suffered for many years Miss M. considers Mr. Du Barry's Food a most invaluable article of dint for invalids, being highly nutritious, strengthening, and restorative, and she will feel pleasure in recommending it to her friends." What invalids most re quire is a CERTAINTY that the article recommended to them is capable of affording relief ; that they will not have again to undergo (ea they have so often done) the bitter process of trial and disappointment. This certainty they now possess, and it is no extravagance to express our confidence that it will prove the harbinger of glad tidings to millions. Supported by testimonials from the following celebrated Pro. fessors of Chemistry: Dr. A. Ure; Dr. Shorland; Dr. Harvey; Dr. Campbell ; Dr. Gattiker ; Dr. Wurzer ; Dr. Ingram ; Lord Stuart de Decies; the Dowager Countess of Castleateart; Major Can. Thomas King, and many other respectable per' sons, whose health has been restored by it, after all other means of cure had failed. Suitably packed with full instrue tions. In canisters, 11b. 2s. 9d. ; 21h. 4s. 6d. ; 51b. 110- ; 121 b. 225. The 121 b canisters are sent carriage free, on re• ceipt of Post-office order. Barry Du Barry, and Co., 77, Regent-street, London. Important Caution against the fear• fal dangers of spurious imitations.—The Vice-Chancollor Sir William Page Wood granted an Injunction on the 10th March, 1854, against Alfred Hooper Nevill, for imitating "De Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food." BIRTHS. BAXENDALE —On the 14th inst., at 4, Cleveland-gardens, Mrs. Salisbury Baxendale, of a daughter. EnwARDs--On the 15th inst., at 10, Highburp•park W. Mrs. Charles Edwards, of a eon. HILL—On the Uth init., at 59, North-end, Croydon, Hi@ wife of Dr. Hill, of a son. MUNDEY-O❑ the 15th inst., at West-hill, Wandsworth • the wife of P. 0. Mundey, Esq., of a son. MA itRIAGES. BRODIE —CARDEN—Oa the 17th inst., at the pai ish °husk of St. Mary Woolnoth, Frederick Brodie, Esq., youngest son of the late Alexander Brodie, D.D., of Eastbourne, Sussex, to Ada Blanche, third daughter of the Right Hon. Sir Robert Walter Carden, M.P., Lord Mayor of London. CHETWYND —CAMPBELL—On thel6th inst., at St. Peter* Pimlico, the Hon. Richard W. Chetwynd, eldest son of Viscount Chetwynd, to Harriet Johanna, eldest daugh* ter of the late Walter Campbell, Eiq. DEATHS. BRITTON—On the 16th inst., at 4, Flamilton•street, Con. den-town, Christopher Hearn Britton, aged 51. GRIFFITHs—On the 15th inst. at Westbourn e- p laciP, Eaton-square, Maj or -G enera l Frederick CLAIM Griffith.* aged 54. LOCKITT -On the 16th inst., at 10, Edith-grove, Ntag' Brompton, William J. Lockitt, eldest son of Mr.W. J• Lockitt, of St. Paul's-churchyard, aged 7. MABER—Oa the 16th inst., Mr. John Maher, of 4, Came' mile-terrace, Well-street, Hackney, aged 83. MINNITT —Oa the 17th inst., at Windsor-terrace , Val li° Miss Ann Minnitt, aged 91. PARKINSON —Oa the 16th inst„ at 39, Hamilton-terraoes St. Johu's-wood, Thomas Parkinson, Esq., aged 7g• REYNOLDS—On the 16. h inst., at Club Chambers, Itoi" street, Joseph Reynolds, Esq., aged 64. Tuomsorr—On the 11th inst., at 4, Pembury-terrece, Lower Clapton, Robert Thomson, Esq., aged 97. LONDON : Printed and Publis hed by MIIRDO YOl.lO 0 of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at 77te Sun Office. l ir • 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the cow" ' of Middlesex, Thursday, M a rch is, MR. l oans 2 , 7, 498111/ tr ap( Th qi ay tut .04,Th at att., h a tile --- T 1