The Sun. — London, England, 1858-12-07 00:00:00

SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE SHOW. The Smithfield Club is 60 years old, and though its noble patron, Francis, Duke of Bedford, declared in 1821 that its mission was accomplished, and that the most profitable kinds of sheep and cattle had been brought out, still it did not die, and now numbers about 300 members, who are enabled to award some £1,300 worth of prizes. The show was removed from the original confined quarters in Goswell-street to Baker-street Bazaar in 1839; and, while the number of fat animals goes on increasing, the display of implements permitted by the club is threatening to be no longer a secondary part of the exhibition. The annual complaints of implement makers elbowing one another for room, and of crushed and crumpled visitors, too much jostled to inspect or buy—mitigated from year to year by modifications of the building and its fittings, until no further stretching or alteration seems pos sible beyond the cleaning and painting—have at length found a voice in the " resolution' to be pro posed to the members this day—namely, " That a sub-committee be appointed to inquire into the practicability of procuring a better and more com modious place for the Smithfield Club to hold their annual exhibitions, and report the result of their inquiries to the next general meeting ; also, to consult with Mr. Boulnois relative to raising the price:of the admission on the first day of the show.' Let the club take heart from their Midland Coun ties brethren, who built Bingley-hall, covering an acre and a quarter, for £7,000, and have well-uigh extinguished their debt ; and we read the age wrongly if country gentlemen and graziers do not find advantage in a Metropolitan Show Hall. Then a " select day" is certainly indispensable, if the classes whose interest and support are desirable are expected to compliment the show by their presence ; for Belgravia will not endanger its pro priety in escorting the outskirts of fair visitors through pushing mobs of low-priced company, jammed between fat bullocks and machinery. The late extension of the classes has worked well ; and now that cross-breeds are growing in import ance it has become advisable to determine what really constitutes a pure breed ; accordingly, a reso lution is to be proposed for such a definition. The history of the club tells us that the shorthorns have carried off most gold medals, while the Herefords have won the largest share of general prizes, the oxen of the two breeds being about equal as medalists, but the shorthorn cows always triumphing over their red and white sisters. Last year the two honours went to a short horn ox and a shorthorn cow ; and at the present show the breed is similarly triumphant. The number of entries in the different classes are as follows : Shorthorns, 42, the same as last year ; Herefords, 26 ; Devons, 28, both considerably less than last year. Of cattle of cross or mixed breed. we have a large increase, there being no less than 23, or three times the number shown before. The other breeds amount to 52, not quite so many as on the last oc casion. Sheep muster about the same number of entries as last year—namely, 129 ; and there are 58 pens of pigs, about equal to the previous show. _ 'His Royal Highness the Prince Consort has car ried off the head prizes both for young and aged Devon steers. The steer is a very compact animal, with a good back, flank, and thigh, and a handsome head. The Earl of Leicester's second prize steer will be considered superior by many; Mr. Farthing's has a larger frame, but is not equal to these in quality. Mr. Farquharson's ox is of great size for a Devon but is no less than seven years old. His Royal Highness's prize ox is a very handsome beast with a fat back, but certainly does not possess a first-rate loin and rump of beef. Mr. Overman's second prize ox in the same class is very evenly fed and especially handsome. Mr. Heath, of olden fame, takes only a commendation for an ox of great frame, very deep and heavy ; but not having the extraordinary touch and quality of flesh of some others. Among the Devon cows Mr. Gibbs's is . certainly wonderfully well-fed—her quality of first-class. Mr. Heath gains the prize for Here ford steers with an animal of unusual merit, Mr. Niblett's and Captain Peploe's being but little inferior. His Royal Highness is fairly beaten in this class, and wins only a commendation in the class of Hereford oxen, which form a fine feature in the show. Mr. Swinnerton's prize ox is the second prize ox of the Birmingham show, and a very good animal it is. Mr. Heath's would have stood a chance of victory had it been somewhat bet ter furnished behind the shoulder. Mr. Aldworth's, Mr. Oakley's, Mr. Shaw's, and the Earl of Darnley's are exceedingly good beasts. The Hereford cows are meritorious as a class, some of them particu larly fat. Mr. Hill's and Mr. Higgins's are both good. Mr. Fisher Hobb's cow is also very hand some and nicely fed. The shorthorns are so far superior to those or the Birmingham show that the prize animals of last week have now been altogether eclipsed, except, in deed, that Mr. Stratton's magnificent steer, which took the first prize in its class there, is nowhonoured with the gold medal. The Earl of Radnor's and Col. Pennant's, in the same class, are also of con siderable merit. Mr. Marriott's prize ox is remark ably fine ; and, indeed, Earl Spencer's, the Earl of Radnor's, the Marquis of Exeter's, and several other extremely good beasts make the shorthorn ox class very grand indeed. Mr. Brown's heifer winning the gold medal for " the best cow or heifer " justly merits her honour, but is, unfortunately, affected by a contagious distemper rendering necessary her removal from the yard. We can hardly approve the award of the second prize to a heifer excellent in some points, but de fective at the shoulder, and with an unlevel back, that highly commended being better shaped, but not considered by the judges, perhaps, as having as good a quality of meat. The shorthorn cows are wonderfully fine, as they always are. Mr. Swinner ton's cow is beaten by the splendid animal of Mr. Fletcher, and Mr. Barnett's is a great beauty. The ussex cattle make a good show. The Scotch classes are, as usual, indebted to the Duke of Beaufort for some good specimens, Mr. Martin and Viscount Hill being also successful exhibitors. In the mixed breed classess are many good beasts, principally crosses of shorthorns with other breeds —but we are utterly unable to examine their re spective merits and characteristics in the limited number of hours allotted to 1119 " private view." The show of sheep is uncommonly good—the short-wools and cross-breds being more than equal to what has been witnessed on former occasions, and the long-wools and Leicesters better than we have yet seen them. Mr. Jordan takes the gold medal for his Leicestcrs. Mr. Foljambe, the Mar quis of Exeter, Lord Berners, Mr. West, and Mr. Hewer, showing particularly good sheep. Mr. Oxerman's beautiful cross-breds are successful in two classes ; the Duke of Richmond, Mr. Rigslen; and Lord Walsingham take prizes with their most beautiful formed and handsome Downs. A. The pigs deserve a paragraph to themsplves, as never did they advance upon London ii greater force than in this year's show. It was stated that this year has been most prolific in p all over the United Kingdom, and if we are to ?edge from the elite of this amiable family sent up'or exhibition, we should say that it has beencitS remarkable for quality as for quantity. Let the visitor; by all means, hurry off to pen 335, exhibited by Mr. Beale, a Leicestershire breeder, andsaontemplate in wonder the immense cylinders f pork which• breedinz, and fending have produced. The three immense animals recline in the most perfect ease and comfort during the whole of yesterday evening's inspection, and treated with the greatest nonchalance and contempt the curious crowds who attempted to poke and' punch them into an erect posture. IVe were so fortunate as to arrive at the moment when the Daniel Lambert of the family was having his por trait taken, and can truly state that his sublime co mposure much facilited the artist's efforts to catch the . .. exact expression of his placid countenance. Of this most useful class we may generally say, that the decisions seem to have been guided by a rule somewhat different from that which obtained with respect to the horned cattle. With the oxen, breed, symmetry, and grace appeared to be the desiderata, but amongst the p bulk carried all before it . There were in fact no small pigs exhibited, and those which obtained the if not the largest boned, gold medal were cer t a i n ly at least the fattest of the whole lot. We hav e n eases the deeisioln y s further of in many thejudges completely reversed the previous onesat Birmingham, and that the gold medals of the MidlariCCounties were " now/Acre" at the Smithfield Show. The arrange ments of the show yard exhibited this year their usual excellence, and the ventil a ti on wasf as to keep even the most obese ani ma l s in a so perfect state l of comfort. The result was that all preserved positions the most favourable for inspection, and there was none of that panting and other symptoms of dis tress which sometimes form a serious drawback on the enjoyment derivable from contemplating what is generally admitted to be the finest collection of live stock in the werld. The implement division of the exhibition com prises the steam engines and threshing machines of our principal makers, and the usual dense accumu lation of chaff-cutters, mills, pumps, clod-crushers, &c., and the conspieuous stalls of seeds and roots tastefully arranged. The principal novelties are Burgess - and Key's new American grass-mower for cutting hay more closely than the scythe, Samuel son's American reaping -machine, with a self-acting rake to deliver the cut corn in sheaf bundles, , and an American corn-dressing machine for separating grain on an entirely new principle—an " exhaust" being combined with a blast and riddle. Models of Fowler's steam-plough and of Ro maine's steam-digger are exhibited, and Mr. Smith shows some specimens of mangolds grown by his steam-tilled. farm at a wonderfully low cost for cultivation. The following is a list of the prizes awarded:- - • • CATTLE. Class I.—Devon Steers, not exceeding 3 years old.— First prize of £25 to his Royal Highness the Prince Con sort ; silver medal to the breeder, Ri .1 a n d Mog-ridge ; second prize of £lO to the Earl of ',elec. .! r; third prize of £5 to Robert Farthing, of North Petherton. Class ll.—Devon Steers or Oxen, above 3 years old.— First prize of £25 to his Royal Highness the Prince Con sort ; silver medal to the breeder, George Turner ; second prize of £lO to John Overman, of Burnham Sutton; third prize of £5 to the Earl of Leieester. Class lll.—Devon Heifers, not exceeding 4 years old. — First prize of £l5 to Edward Pope, of Great Toller ; silver medal to the breeder, the exhibitor ; second prize of £5 to William Senior. Class IV.—Devon Cows, above 4 years old.—First prize of £2O to W. M. Gibbs; silver medal to the breeder, the exhibitor ; second prize of £lO to John Coate ; third prize of £5 to Thomas White Fouracre. Class V.—Hereford Steers, not exceeding 3 years old.— First prize of £25 to William Heath; silver medal to the breeders, executors of the late T. Longmore• second prize of £lO to Isaac Niblett; third prize of £5 to J. G. Niblett. Class Vl.—Hereford Steers or Oxen, above 3 years old. —First prize of £25 to Robert Swinnerton ; silver medal to the breeder ' William Child; second prize of £lO to Wm. Heath ; third prize of £5 to William Aldworth. Class Vll.—Hereford Heifers, not exceeding 4 years old. —First prize of £l5 to Philip Turner ; silver medal to the breeder, he exhibitor; second prize of £5 no competition. Class Vlll.—Hefeford Cows, above Four Years Old.— First prize of £2O _to Richard Hill; silver medal to the breeder, the exhibitor ; second prize of £lo.to Henry Hig gins • third prize of £s,'withheld. Class IX.—Short-horned Steers, not exceeding Three Years Old.—First prize of £25 to Richard Stratton, silver medal to the breeder, the exhibitor ; second prize of £lO to the Earl Radnor; third prize of £5 to Joseph Stratton. Class X.—Short-horn Steers or Oxen, above Three Years Old.—First prize of £25 to Samuel Marriott ; silver medal to the breeder, Ephraim Griffin ; second prize of £lO to Earl Spencer; third prize of £5 to Thomas Swingler. Class XL—Short-horned Heifers, not exceeding Four Years 01d..:--First prize of £l5 to J. W. Brown ; silver medal to the breeder, the exhibitor ; second prize of £5 to the Earl of 'Radnor. • Class Xll.—Short-horned Cows, above Four Years Old. —First prize of no to William Fletcher ; silver medal to the breeder, the exhibitor ; second prize of £lO to Robert Swinnerton ; third prize of £5 to Charles Barnett. Class XIII.— Sussex Steers or Oxen, of any Age.—First prize of £2O to Edward 'Cane;' silver medal to the breeder, the exhibitor ; second prize of £lO to William Verrall. Class XlV.—Sussex Heifers er Cows, of any Age.—First prize of £lO to J. L. W. Dennett; silver medal to the breeder, the exhibitor •, second prize of £5 to Tilden Smith. Class XV.—Norfolk or Suffolk Polled Steers or Oxen, of any Age.—First prize of £lO to Lord Sondes silver medal to the breeder, the exhibitor ; second prize of £5, no com petition. ' ' Class XVl.—Norfolk or Suffolk Polled Heifers or Cows, of any Age.--First'priz'e of £lO to F. and F. G. Thynne ; silver medal to the breeder, G. D. Madam ; second prize of £5 to Richard Salmon. Class XVll.—Long-horned Steers or Oxen, of any Age. —First prize of £lO to R.H. Chapman ; silver medal to the breeder, the exhibitor. Second prize of £5, no competition. Class XVIII.—Long-horned Heifers or Cows, of any Age.—First prize of £lO to William Senior; silver medal to the bree4er, J. Davis ; second prize of £5 to J. H. Burbery. • Class XlX.—Scotch Homed Steers or Oxen, of any Age. —First prize of £2O to' James and William Martin ; second prize of £lO to Viscount Hill. Class XX.—Scotch Horned Heifers or Cows, of any Age. —First prize of £lO to the Duke of Beaufort ; silver medal to the breeder, the exhibitor ; no competition for the second prize. • Class XXl.—Scotch Polled Steers or Oxen, of any Age. —First prize of £2O to William Heath; second prize of £lO to Thomas Knowles, sen. - Class XXll.—ScOtch Polled Heifers or Cows, of any Age.—First prize of £lO to the Baroness Grenville; no competition for second prize. Class XXlll.—lrish Steers or Oxen, of any Age.—No entry. ' Class XXlV.—lrish Heifers or Cows, of any Age.—No entry. Class XXV.—Welsli Steers or Oxen (Runts), of any Age.—First prize of £2O to B. E. Bennett ; silver medal to the breeder, John. Owen; second prize of £5 to J. E. Ben nett. - Class XXVl,—Welsh Heifers or Cows, of any Age The prize of £lo.—Not sufficient merit. Class XXVll.—Cross or Mixed-bred Steers, not exceed ing Three Years Old.-:--First prize of £l5 to J. and W. Martin; silver medal to the breeder, George Marr ; se cond prize of £lO to Thomas Knowles, sen. Class XXVIII.—Cross or Mixed-bred Steers or Oxen, above Three Years Old.—First prize of £l5 to Thomas Knowles, sen.; silver medal to the breeder, .Mrs. Jane Reid; second prize of £5 to the Duke of Beaufort. Class XXIX.--Cross or Mixed Bred Heifers, net exceed ing Four Years Old.—The prize of £lO to Mr. E. Holland. M.P.; silver medal to the breeder, the exhibitor. SHEEP. Class XXX.—Fat Wether Sheep, of any Long-woolled Breed, one year old (under 22 months).—First prize of £2O, 7o Francis Jordan; silver medal to the breeder, the exhi bitor; second prize, of £l5, to Thomas Hine; third prize of £5, to Thomaa Marshall. Class XXXI.—Fat Wether. Sheep, of any Long-woolled Breed, one year old (under 22 months), each Sheep not to exceed 220 lbs. live weight.—First prize of £2O, to C. J. Bradshaw; silver medal to the breeder, the exhibitor ; seoond prize of £l5 to Lord Berners ; third prize of .C 5 to _ _ the - Marqui,s of Exeter, .' • • Class XXXII.—Fat Wether Sheep, of any Long-woolled Breed Breed (not Leicesters), one• year old (under 22 months).—First prize of £l5 to Wm. Hewer ; silver medal to the breeder, the exhibitor; second prize of £lO to Thomas West ; third prize of £5 to Charles Kearsey. Class XXXIII.—Long and Shot -woolled Cross-bred Fat Wethor Sheep, one year old (under 22 months).—First prize of £l4 to John Guerman ; silver medal to thebreeder, the exhibitor; second prize of £lO to Chas. Hobbs; third prize of £5 to Stewart Marjoribanks.. Class XXXIV.—Long and Short-woolled Cross-bred Fat Wether Sheep, one year. old (under 22 months), each Sheep not to exceed 220 lbs. live- Weight.—First prize of £lO to John. Overman ; silver medal to the breeder, the ex hibitor; second prize of £5 to George Hine, juu. _ Class X XXV.-- T Fat Wether Sheep, of any Short-woolled Breed, one yeor old (under 22 mOnths).—First prize of £2O to the Duke of Richmond ; silver medal to the breeder exhibitor ; second prize of £lO to Lord Walsingham ; third prize of £5 to William Rigden. Class XXXVI. —Fat Wether Sheep, of any Short wooled breed, one year old (under 22 months), each Sheep not to exceed 2001bs. live weight.—First prize of £lO to the Duke of Richmond ; silver medal to the breedei, exhi bitor ; second prize of £5 to William Rigden. Class XXXVIL—Fat Wether Sheep, of any Short woolled breed, two years old (above 22 and under 34 months) —First prize of £2O, to ,the Duke, of Richmond; silver medal to the breeder, exhibitor ; second prize of 410, to Sir R. G. Throgmorton ; third prize of £5, to John Overman. Class XXXVIII.—Fht Wether Sheep, of any. Short woolled breed (not South,Downs) one year old (under 22 months). First prize of £l5, to William King; silver medal to the breeder, exhibitor; second prize of £lO, to Stephan King; third prize of £5, to W. B. Canning. PIGS Class X X XIX .—Pigs of any breed not exceeding four months old.—First prize of £lO to J. V. Williams ; silver medal to the breeder, exhibitor; second prize of £5 to W. M. Barber. • • Class XL.—Pigs of any breed, above four and not ex ceeding- eight• months old.—First prize of £lO to Sir J. B. Mill ; silver medal to the breeder, exhibitor; second prize of £5 to Thomas Crisp. Class XLl.—Pia of any breed, above eight and not ex ceeding 12 months old.—Second prize of £5 to Francis Fowler. Class XLll.—Pigs of any breed, above 12 and under 18 months old.—First prize of £lO to George Beale; silver medal to the breeder ; second prize of £5 to His Royal Highness the . Prince Consort. GOLD . 'MEDALS Gold medals to the exhibitor for the best steer or ox in any of the classes, to Mr. RiChard Stratton. Gold medal to the exhibitor for the best heifer or cow in auy of the classes, to Mr J. W. Brown. Gold medal to the exhibitor for the best pen of long-woolled sheep in any of the classes, to Mr. Francis Jordan. Gold medal to the exhibitor for the best pen of one-yr-old 'old short-woolled sheep in the 35th, 36th, or 38th classeS, to the Duke of Richmond. Gold medal to the exhibitor for the best pen of pigs in any of the classes, to George Beale. EXTRA STOCK. Silver medal to the exhibitor for the best beast in extra stock, to Henry Smith ; silver medal to the exhibitor for the best long-woolled wether sheep in extra stock, to. C. J. Bradshaw; silver Medal to the exhibitor for the best long wpolled ewe in extra stock, to C. J. Bradshaw ; silver Modal to the exhibifdifor the best cross-bred sheep in extra stock, to J. B. 'Twitaliell ; silver medal to the exhibitor for the best short-woolled wether sheep in extra stock, to Wm. Rigden ; silver medal to the exhibitor for the best short woolled ewe in extra stock, to Lgrd Walsingham; silver medal to the exliibitOr fOr the test pig in extra stock, to William Taker. Judges of tattle and Long-woolled . Sheep.--,John Blom field, William Smith, Arthur L. Maynard. Judges of Crass -bred And Short-woolled Sheep and Pigs, —John Clayden; r. S. Turner, and Wm. Watts. 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It enables deaf person s t o h ear distinctly , at church and at public assemblies; th e unplea sant sensation of singing noises in the ears is enti re l y re • moved, and it affords all the assistance that possibly could be desired.-39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. o opposite the York.Hotelf THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 7, 1858. IRELAND. DUBLIN, MONDAY MORNING. VISIT OF AMERICAN TROOPS TO IRELAND. In a letter received on Saturday last from New York by a person in Clonmel, the following " start ling passage," says a local paper, occurs. The in telligence will be a severe blow to the hopes of the rump of the Irish Nationalists :—" I am sorry to tell you I will not be able to carry out your sug gestion to visit the old country with the 60th Irish Americans, as, owing to the liberality' of the British Government, so many men carrying arms would not be allowed to land in Ireland." For once in his life Mr. John Mitchell was right. In the columns of his own journal he long since in formed those gentlemen• in green and gold that neither the American nor the British Government would sanction their projected invasion of the mother country. gap without going into the field in which the'shed was. There was a gap in the hedge of the field ad joining which led into the road, so that a person might get from the road and through one gap to the other without going into the field in which the shed was. I examined the clothes of the deceased; the coat and undercoat were both unbuttoned, the second button from the top of the waistcoat was off, but in other respects nothing observable. I had the body conveyed to the union, where I examined de ceased's pockets. I found £3 12s. 6d. in money, there was no copper money; I also found a silver watch with gold chain attached, eyeglass, papers, knife, bunch of keys and other articles. I could trace no signs of a struggle near where the body lay. The body , was found lying in such a state as of a man running or walking and having received a blow from behind. The face was bruised very much. The papers I found on the deceased I handed over to Mr. Loscombe by order of the coroner. By Mr. Poland—The legs of the body were to wards the shed ; the field was a stubblefield ; I could trace no steps to the body, only those from the body to the shed. The walls of the shed are chalk, and a small portion had fallen down near the gap. The body could be seen from the road. There is a lane called Mead-hegcs at the bottom of the field which leads to Clatford. lam not aware gap and so it is in the field in the hedge there • the Ihvehdegt hedge a r s t a h l e o r l e v o i n s e a , adjoin ing. There would be no difficulty in a person get tine, over either of them. labez Henry Elliott—l am a surgeon, residing at Andover. On the morning of the 23d of Novem ber, being sent fox', I went to Mr. Footner's field, in the Salisbury-road. I there saw a body which I was afterwards assured was that of Mr. Par- sons. He was lying on his face, with the head towards Mead-hedges. The right arm was ex tended and the left lying by the side. The body was stiff and frozen over, and must have been dead some hours. He had on an overcoat, which was covered with frost, and the stick now produced was lying near the body. From the position in which the body lay and the blows on the head it appeared that the blows were inflicted from behind, which had caused him to fall down, and several blows were inflicted afterwards. The body was then taken to the Union Workhouse, where I made an examination. The right arm was extended forward and partly bent, the hand clenched, and the left by his side and slightly bent. Marks of blood on the waistcoat. The overcoat and undercoat were both open. There was some hair on the trowsers in the front, and some dirt marks on the knees. The shirt was spotted with blood, as were also his stock and collar. The left side of the face was flattened, the nose was flattened, the car tillages were detached from the bone, and broken and turned to the right side. The eyelids were closed and the pupils dilated ; the face was covered with blood and stubble. There was a mark- as of a blow on the forehead over the left eye, but the skin was not broken. There was an exten sive contusion on the left forearm extending al most from the wrist to the elbow ; there was a • slight graze on the left knee. On the head there was a semi-circular scalp wound on the right side, extending in the direction from the ear to the top of the head ; there was an oblique scalp wound on the top of the head in the direction of the right eye to the left ear ; behind this was another scalp wound, ragged in appearance, across the head, and about three inches in length, a very extensive wound at the back of the head, and a portion of the scalp almost detached. There were several portions almost detached, one of which was nearly three inches long, beneath which the skull was fractured in several places—the extent of this wound was four and a-half inches across, and three inches from aboire downwards. Lower down was another wound, beneath which the skull was also fractured. The membranes of the brain could be felt through the fractured skull. These in juries, in my opinion caused the death of the de ceased. At the post mortem examination, on re moving the scalp, there was an extravasation of blood on the left side of the forehead, which would proceed from violence during life. On removing the bones of the skull the longitudinal sinus was ruptured. On removing the membranes of the brain there was an effusion of blood over the entire surface, more especially on the right side. The right hemisphere of the cerebellum was ruptured, and there was also a considerable effusion of blood on the base of the brain. The heart and lungs were healthy. The under lip was drawn up under the teeth of the upper jaw. The mouth was closed. This might have been produced by a fall on the ground. Death, in my opinion, was produced by injuries arising from blows inflictad by such a wea pon as-the oue produced, and would cause death. A considerable quantity of blood flowed from wounds on the head. There was some hair on the coat. Looking at the wounds and blood on the ground I should not expect to find any other quantity of blood from such wounds. The wounds could not have been inflicted by the deceased himself, and must have been, with one exception, inflicted from be hind the deceased or after he was on the ground. There were five wounds behind, and several blows must have been struck to produce the large wound. By Mr. Poland—Great force must have been used to produce these appearances at the back of the head. Repeated blows on the back of the head on a bloody surface might in all probability have caused blood to spirt out, but I did not observe anything of the sort in the morning. The bruises on the left arm were caused by one blow, from ap pearances. The second finger nail on the right hand was broken. The deceased was a muscular man, but I cannot say whether he was more so than the prisoner. I know the wife of the the prisoner; she is enciente. I have been engaged to attend her at the end of this month. Re-examined—As far as my observation went, there was no blood scattered but that on the ground and on the clothes of the deceased. It would be difficult to detect small spots of blood on the ground after a time had elapsed. Henry Day, a lad of diminutive size, was then examined. He said—l live with my mother in Chantp-street. I know Mr. Footner's field, in Sa lisbury-road. I went there the morning after the body was found. I picked up some halfpence near the shed, at about half-a-yard from it ; there were six penny pieces and two halfpence. I pointed them out to Police-constable Abbot, who picked them up. Cross-examined by Mr .Poland—They were on the side of the shed near the hedge. George Abbot—l am a police constable, and was in the field where the body was found at about 10 o'clock in the morning. I saw the witness Day there, and he pointed out some copper money lying on the ground. There were six pennies and two half pence. They were between the shed and the body, at about two yards from the shed. If a scuffle had taken place they were in such a position as to have fallen from a pzrson going from the shed to the spot where the body was found. Cross-examined by Mr. Poland—The halfpence were found at that portion of the shed furthest from the hedge, and were scattered about. George Pearse—l live at Waterloo Foundry, in Upper Clatford parish. On the night of Monday, November 22, I was at the house of Chas. Lewis, Waterloo-terrace, Upper Clatford. Geo. Butcher and others were there. We all left within a few minutes of each other. It was just 20 minutes to 10. I looked at the clock when I got outside the house, Butcher being close behind me. I heard a noise as if some one was attacked. It was a hol loaing, but I could not - distinguish any words, I called Butcher's attention to it. I heard the noise three or four times, and then it appeared as if a man was groaning loud. I heard a noise as if some one was beating a carpet at a distance off. It was four or five blows one after another from the direction of Merd-hedges ; the wind was north east, and would blow the sound from that point. I should think the noise did not last more than three minutes from first to last, and then we went home. Cross-examined by Mr. Poland—l was then in the high road. I know the field where Mr. Parsons was found. I should think it was threc quarters from that spot. Butcher and myself did not go to find out what it was, but went home. Lewis's is a private house. I n e t ver had any com munication with the police on thiS matter. I spoke of it the next morning to my shopmates. George Butcher—l work at Waterloo Foundry I was a - t the house of Charles Lewis on the night of the 22d of November with the last witness, At 20 to 10 we left together. When we got outside the house I heard a man halloo, as loud as he could, and said to Peatse " Did he cry Murder'?" I said so because I fancied it sounded like murder. I could not compare it to any other word. I could not distinctly heard the word, I heard it three or four times. We were stopping listening. It ap peared to last about . a minute. Pearse remained a short time after me, and I went home. I knew the sound came from the direction of Andover. Cross-examined by Mr. Poland—l know the field where the murder was committed. It is about three quarters of a mile from where we heard the sounds. Mary Hawkins—l am wife of Thos. Hawkins, of Abbottsain. I was washing at Mrs. Tasker's at Waterloo Foundry on the 22d of Nov. last. I left there at half-past nine o'clock. Little Ann was on my way home, and I then turned into the Salis bury-road. Then I heard sonic one halloa, and I stopped and listened. I heard some one dis tinctly say, " Oh, don't ! don't murder her !" I hurried on faster, but I still heard the noise until I got to Poplar Cottage. I heard the words but once, but I still ' heard a noise. I looked at the clock before I left Mrs. Tasker's ' and it was half past 9. I cannot say the distance from Mrs. Tasker's to the spot I heard the noise, or how long it vrould take me to walk it, It was a beautiful .moonlight night ; not much wind. The noises seemed to come from Cherrywell-bottom. Before I heard the next morning what occurred I mentioned to Ruth Brown what I had heard, and we had some talk together: It was about 6 o'clock in the morning. Cross-examined by Mr. Poland—The voice I heard was a weak voice and sounded more like a woman's than a man's. It is a long distance from Mr. Footner's field to Cherrywell-bottom, but it is in the same direction from my house towards An dover. Ruth Brown, wife of John Brown, of Upper Clatford, said—l was washing at Mrs. Tasker's on the night of Nov. 22. I left with Mrs. Hawkins at half-past 9 o'clock. We parte dat the gate, and just as I got to Mr. Smith's, at the Plough, I heard some one cry out, " Don't, pray !" and then, " Mur der !" Before I got to Mrs. Adams's I heard groans two or three times. I heard the cry of " Murder ! ' three times. The sounds came from the Salisbury roadway, towards Andover. It was a light moon shiny night, and the wind blew from Andover. I told my husband of it the same night, and went next morning to Mrs. Tasker's, where I met Mrs. Hawkins. We had some conversation about what we heard the night before. Some hours afterwards we heard that a murder had been committed. • Cross-examined by Mr. Poland—l know the field where the murder was committed, but I do not know the distance from where I heard the sounds. John Reeves—l am sergeant of the Andover police. On Tuesday, Nov. 23, having seal the bludgeon produced, I went to a field of Mr. Wolfe's, adjoining the millway-drove. There are ash trees growing in the hedges there. I searched to find a stem to match that stick, and found one from which a stick had recently been cut. I pointed out that stem to Mr. Radway- I compared that stick with the stem and they matched. I cut off the piece produced from the . stem, and it-matches it. The stick appeared to have been cut round and broken off. There 'is a crack on the stem; and a similar one •on the stick. On the same day I found some ash cuttings in the corner of the field nearest the Salisbury-road ; they appeared to be the trimmings of an ashen stick. On the following Thursday I searched the hedges again, and in the corner near where the cuttings were found I disco vered the top of an ash stem placed upright in the hedge, as if it were growing ; it was about four or five fret high, and apparently a growing tree. I compared it with the stick, and it corresponded exactly. On Friday last I walked from the spot where the body was found to Mr. Hawkin's build ing in the Weyhill-road. I could walk the distance in from five to seven minutes. There is no difficulty in getting from the Salisbury-road to the' Weyhill road. at Hawkins's-buildings. Cross-examined by Mr. Poland—l am aware that the prisoner has some cottages in Millway-drove and that the land near Hawkins's-buildings is his land. There is a gap at the bottom of Tasker's field, as if persons were in the habit of passing that way into the Weyhill-road, which would be the shortest way. On the Tuesday morning after this occurrence there were many persons went up the Salisbury-road. There are two cottages on the road this side- of Mr. Footner's field, and two on the other side of the field, near Millway-drove. Thomas Mesh—lam woodman to the Marquis of Winchester, and have been a woodman for 40 years. lam well acquainted with the growth of wood. I can tell the number of years a tree has been grow ing by the rings. The stick produced is of eight years' growth. On comparing the pieces produced I am of opinion that they all formed part of one stem. John Wm. Young—l an innkeeper at Andover. On the evening of Monday, Nov. 22, I was in An dover. In the evening, shortly before 9 o'clock, I left Andover and went to the Railway Tavern. I drove a horse and four wheel. I left Andover a quarter before 9 o'clock. When I arrived at . the Railway Tavern I saw the prisoner. He came out of the tavern, and I spoke to him and asked him if he was ready to go down with him. He said he should be back again directly, and then turned down the Millway-drove through the turn stile. I stopped there about a quarter of an hour, when I left. He did not return to me again, nor did I see him again until 11 o'clock. [The examination was not concluded when our report was sent off.] ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—LIVERPOOL, DEC. 6. The business of the winter assizes for the southern division of the county opened to-day be fore Mr. Baron Bram Well, who presided in the Nisi Prius Court, and Mr. Justice Hill, who pre sided in the Crown Court. This is the first winter assize at which civil business has been taken, and the number of causes entered for trial is consider able, litigants from all parts of the country taking advantage of this assize to settle the questions in dispute by the verdict of a jury. The calendar is unusually heavy, and contains the names of 115 prisoners, of whom 8 are charged with• wilful murder, 9 with manslaughter, 8 with stabbing, 18 with burglary, 11 with rape, 20 with robbery, 4 with bigamy, and the remainder with other offences. In charging the grand jury, of which Sir Thos. George•Hesketh, Bart., was foreman, Mr. Justice Hill said that the calendar of prisoners awaiting their trial, and touching whose offences it became their duty to inquire, was so heavy that he would not occupy their time more than a very few minutes to direct their attention to one or two of the more important cases. He deeply regretted to see the large number of cases of wilful murder, and alluded to one or two particular charges, pointing out that in one, where a woman had cut her child's throat, they would probably have no doubt that she had committed the crime, the only question which could arise being whether she was in a responsible state of mind. He recommended the jury to find a true bill, as, if the common jury found she was insane, she would be detained in custody during her Majesty's pleasure, and thus the public would be protected against her for the future. In another case two medical practitioners, in trying to procure abortion in the case of a single woraan,xho was pregnant, had caused her death by the means used. It was, said his lordship, a settled woposition, of law, and had been so for a great roaThy years, that where a medical man gave medicine or used instruments for the purpose of procuring abortion, he was doing an unlawful act, attended with risk and danger to the per son concerned, and, if by these means he caused death, it was murder in the eye of the law ; this rule, therefore ; would apply to the case of the pre sent assize. .As a general - instruction his lordship mentioned that where the facts proved were of such a nature that if unexplained or unanswered there was a reasonable presumption of guilt, it was the duty of the jury to find a true bill. But if, on the contrary, there was not such reasonable presump tion, they would not be doing their duty in finding a true bill, because by putting such a prisoner pre maturely on his trial, should circumstances after wards arise to show that he was guilty, they would prevent a future trial, and defeat the ends of jus tice. In conclusion, his lordship alluded to a class of cases of an ,immoral character, and remarked that the unnecessary exposure of such cases in courts of justice was a great scandal to society. The jury, would, in regard to these, if possible, observe a more stict rule than in other cases, and only find true bills where they were fully con vinced that the crime charged against the prisoner had been committed. He then dismissed the jury to their duties. A MELEE AMONG HARVEST WORKERS AT HUYTON. Four young Irishmen, named M'Donald, Don oughoe, Horan, and Pierce, were found guilty of unlawfully wounding five other harvest workers, named Bradley (man and wife), Travis, Bulfield, .and William Bradley, at Hu y ton, near Liverpool, on the 16th of August last. The parties had been working in a field when rain came on, and they adjourned to a small beer-house, where they had a good deal of .drink. During the time they were in the beer-house a quarrel arose amongst some of the men, the others joined their companions in the dis pute, and ultimately they went into the street, where a general melee took place, in which sickles, scythes, and other dangerous weapons were used, and in which several persons, including the above five, were seriously injured by being cut with sharp instruments. Sentence on the prisoners was deferred. CIVIL SlDE.—(Before Mr. Baron Bramwell.) PARKES ET UXOR V. GREEN ET UXOR. The plaintiff is a painter, residing in Slater street, Manchester; the defendant is a journeyman tailor, living in the same street, and the object of the action was to recover damages for slander. . According to the statement of Mrs. Parkes, she was in the street, near her own house, on the even ing of Monday, the 9th of August last, when the female defendant called after her, " There goes that Mrs. murdering —, who murdered her child."ed " Are Parkes thereupon turned round, and you speaking to me ?" To which then k defendant re plied, " Yes, I'm speaking to you. ha . ve mur dered your child," and added tha t she could prove her words. The plaintiffs had lost a .. child about a month before, which had been in a delicate s tate of health from Christmas, 1854; and, in consequence of the charge made by the defendants, they had, as was alleged, been pointed at by the neighbours and made very unhappy. On the other hand, the de fendants stated that. Mrs. Parkes had vowed some day or other to be revenged on Mrs.. Green, because she had given evidence against her in a case of assault, in which a Mrs. Beasley had been the complainant ; that on the pal . of August Mrs. LEGAL RUMOURS. Saunder•s's Newsletter states that Mr. Tickell, the assistant•barrister for Armagh, called to the bar in 1803, is about to resign his office, to which he was appointed in 1829. It is also stated that Baron Pennefather is at present in a state of health which gives alarm to his family. The venerable judge was called to the bar in the year 1795. THE MURDER OF MR. ELY. A Queen's county correspondent of one of the papers writes as follows :—" The first instalment of taxes—ls. 4d. in the pound—for the maintenance of the extra police force stationed in the parish of Kyle is now being collected. The money is freely, though not willingly paid. The levy will fall heavily on the small farmers, who are the occu piers of almost all the parish, holding from Sir Charles Coote. The lands held by the late Mr. Ely and his brother are exempted from payment of any tax, which leaves the burden heavier on the remainder of the parish. There are three temporary police stations. No clue to the accused man has yet been discovered." IRISH BANKS. It is understood that steps are about to be taken to establish a new joint-stock bank in shares of £lOO each, to be called the Bank of Dublin, under the Limited Liability Act of last session. The last re turns from the Irish banks exhibit but little change from those of the preceding month. In the circu lation of every one of the banks there is an increase, but in each case it is so small that the total enlarge ment of the issues is only £144,233. As compared with the September returns there is an increase of £900,000. In the coin held there is on the month an increase in the case of the National and Ulster Banks, and a decrease in the others, The following figures will shoW the position of the Irish banks in the aggregate now and at the same period of the two preceding years : Four weeks end in Average Circulation Average Coin held Nov. 22, 1856 „ 21, 1857 „ 20, 1858 From the foregoing returns it follows that the Irish banks are now £480,621 above the sum autho rised by certificate ; but, taking into account the coin held, the amount is £1,981,095 below that allowed by law. The November returns of last year, owing to the panic which then prevailed in England, exhibited a falling off in the circulation of half-a-million, concurrently with which there was an increase in the coin held. THE PACKET STATION. The movement in Limerick having subsided —at least for a time—Kerry now occupies the abandoned ground. A memorial is going round the county for signatures, to be forwarded to the Lords of the Ad miralty praying for a fair inquiry into the merits of Valencia Harbour, in comparison with the other Irish ports, and as to its suitability for Transatlantic packet purposes, before coming to any decision on the subject. DREADFUL SUICIDE. On Saturday morning a commercial traveller, named George Ferguson, in the employment of Dean and Son, London, committed suicide by cutting his throat, while labouring under a fit of delirium tremens, at Hearn's Hotel in Clonmel. An inquest was held on the body, and a verdict re turned accordingly. THE TIPPERARY BANK.-ESTATES OF THE LATE JOHN SADLIER. In the Landed Estates Court this day, Judge Longfield delivered judgment " In re Burmester," the substantial question in the matter being whe ther the official manager representing the Tipperary Bank, or the London and County Bank, was entitled to the proceeds of the estates of the late John Sadlier. The learned judge entered into an ela borate review of the facts upon which he grounded his judgment. Upon the facts as they appeared he had formed a very decided opinion that the right of the parties claiming under the different securities should depend on the circumstances under which the securities had been executed. He could not believe that all the evidence which had been ad duced was that of perjured persons, and that the directors of the London Bank, with a full know ledge of the affairs, had been engaged in a con spiracy to destroy the Tipperary Bank by making large advances to John Sadher. The . evidence rather showed that the Tipperary . Bank and Sad her were both unable to meet their engagements. The failure of Sadleir would have brought ruin upon the Tipperary Bank. It was too much to call upon the Court to believe that the directors of the London Bank were aware of the frauds of John Sadlier. His Lordship said he had entered into the transactions of the present case at more length than usual, in order that both parties might have an opportunity of correcting any erroneous impres sion which he might entertain in the case, in the event of an appeal. The Court overruled the ob jection of the official manager without costs. The decision will seriously affect all parties in terested in the Tipperary Bank. THE ANDOVER MURDER. Thomas Alexander Banks, the prisoner accused of the wilful murder of Mr. William Parsons, of Andover, has again examined at the Guildhall be fore the borough magistrates. Mr. Poulden, instructed by Mr. Loscombe, soli- citor, appeared as counsel on the part of the pro• sccution, and Mr. Poland, instructed by Messrs. Earle and Smith, for the prisoner. Mr. Lamb again attended as deputy for Mr. Foot ner, and commenced the proceedings by reading ovei the evidence adduced at the last examination. Mr. Poulden said he appeared there to conduct the case on the part of the prosecution. Since the last examination the police had been actively en gaged in elucidating the mystery of the murder, and so far they had been successful, and many facts had been brought to light. He would call such witnesses to-day as to. substantiate this, and as they had also gained information which they had not had time to investigate, he should be obliged to ask their indulgence in granting another remand. (A map was here introduced showing the locality of the murder.) The learned gentleman then called the following witnesses : James Radway—The map produced is a correct copy of the Tithe Commutation Map, and relates to the parts referring to this matter. The distances have been measured by me, and are correct as re presented on the plan. Henry John Hayes —I tunshopman to Mr. Wood of this town. On the night of Monday, 22d Nov., I was in the High-street at half-past 9 in the even ing. I saw the deceased come out of his own yard. He ran down the High-street. He had a topcoat on, and went down Bridge-street, over the bridge, towards the Salisbury-road, in the direction of Cleacy's house, and the spot where the body was found. He was alone. I then went to my lodg ings at Miss Sutton's. When I got in I looked at the clock, and it was half-past 9. Henry Edward Northover was again examined, and after his former evidence had been read over, said—l last saw." Mr. Parsons on the 22d Nov. at about a quarter to 9 in the evening ; he was then in the shop where I left him. When I saw him in the field in the morning I was letl to believe he was murdered, by seeing the stick and the back part of his head fearfully beat in. There was blood on the stick. When I returned to the spot with Mr. Wedge I examined the stick, and found blood and portions of hair on it ; the hair resembled Mr. Parsons's. Charles Wedge, superintendent of police, was again examined. After his former evidence had been read over, he said—The stick produced is the one I found near the body. It is an ash stick, and it had the appearance of being fresh cut when I found it— all the knots were fresh. The stick was covered with hoar frost, and at the lower end was blood, which is there now. It had the appearance of having been cut round with a knife and broken off at both ends. There was blood on the wounds, and on turning over the body, I found blood where the face was lying. On the ground there was a large quantity of blood, and at about six inches from the end of the stick there was a spot of blood. The cap was on the ground, on the left hand side of the body, co vered with frost. The body was about 37 yards from the gateway and 42 yards front the shed. There was a foot. track of one person from the body to the entrance of the sited, close to the bank that parted the two fields, where there was a gap in the hedge. On that bank and in the gap I found the footmarks of a person apparently standing on the bank. They were plain and fresh as of a person who had st oo d there. There are some trees growing near that spot. I went into the shed, where there were marks on the ground as if a slight scuffle had occurred. A person could get from the road to the Green had commenced the conversation by asking Mrs. Parkes why she had knocked her child out of the servant's arms two days before ; that the plain tiff had for this threatened to give Mrs. Green " a good thrashing ;" that she had followed this up by a good deal of abusive language, imputing to Mrs. Green that she had been unfaithful to her husband ; that it was Mrs. Parkes herself who first com menced to talk about murder by saying, " I suppose you will say next, like all the rest in the street, that I murdered my child," to which Mrs. Green replied, " You are bad enough for anything." The ease resulted in a verdict for the plaintiffs, with £lO damages. Mr. Wheeler was counsel for the plaintiffs ; Mr. Fernley for the defendants. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. The December general session of the peace for the county of Middlesex commenced yesterday morning, at Clerkenwell, before Mr. Pashley, Q.C., Assistant-Judge ; Mr. Creasy, deputy.; Mr. Pow nall, chairman of the county bench ; and the fol lowing magistrates :—Mr. Warner, 'Mr. Healey, Col. Wood, Sir J. Tyler, Mr. Fauleane, Mr. Watts, Mr. Cotterill, ex-sheriff, Mr. Plowdens, and Mr. Hogarth, -There were the names of 81 prisoners in the calendar, of whom 75 were charged with felony and six with misdemeanour. The Assistant Judge addressed the grand jury upon the nature of their duties. Mary Ann Davis and Edwin Shaylor were placed at the bar to receive sentence. Mr. Ribton was instructed on behalf of the pri soners, who, it will be remembered, were convicted at the last sessions, at Westminster, Davis of rob bing a policeman of the N division of a £lO note, and Shaylor of burglariously breaking and entering the warehouse of Mr. Johnson, silver wire drawer, of Gloucester-street, Clerkenwell, and stealing. a quantity of silver wire, part of which was found on Davis when she was taken into custody for robbing the policeman ; that circumstance led to the con viction of Shaylor, with whom Davis cohabited, It was now pressed by Holmes, detective 50 F, and Mrs. Howe, one of the •warders of the West minster prison, that Shaylor was the constant associate of burglars, pickpockets, and receivers of stolen goods, and was never known to be in honest employment. He had the alias of " Ponaly," and was " putter up" as concoctor of burglaries. Davis, to whom Mrs. Howe's evidence related, had been convicted three times, and once was got off by the somewhat notorious William Howe, now a fugitive from justice, through a flaw in the conviction. She was one of the most expert of the female thieves of London. The Assistant Judge sentenced Shaylor to seven years', and Davis to three years', penal servitude. Williain Dearing, 22, barman, was indicted for stealing three half-sovereigns, and other moneys, of Wm. Mayor, his master. He pleaded guilty. Mr. Ribton (instructed by Messrs. Wakeling) appeared for the proseeution, and stated that the prisoner entered the service of Mr. Mayo, the pro secutor, the landlord of the Eagle, Camden-town, on the 26th Oct., as barman, and soon afterwards circumstances occurred which led to a suspicion of his honesty. Some money was marked, and on his box being searched three marked half-sovereigns and some silver were found. The prisoner gave a reference to Mr. Oliver, of the Drummond Hotel, Seymour-street, Euston-square, who said he had been for some time in his service, but that proved false, for he had instead been servant to Mr. Her mitage, of the Crown and Thistle, Peter-street, Westminster, who discharged him for dishonesty. The prisoner was known to the police, and it was a circumstance of great aggravation in his case that he had got the situation by means of a false character, unquestionably for the purpose of com mitting a robbery. Cooke, 128, S, stated that he knew the prisoner well, as one of a gang of persons whom he might call barmen out of place. When one of the gang got a place, which was invariably accomplished by means of a false character, the rest used to fre quent the house, and plunder was carried on by the " barman" passing money to them over the counter as change. The prisoner was discharged by Mr. Hermitage for passing money over the counter in that way to two women. The Assistant Judge said it was a very bad case of larceny by a servant, and the court must protect the publicans from such nefarious practices, by severely punishing those who are guilty of them. The sentence on the prisoner was nine months' hard labour. Mr. Ribton said £9 were found in the prisoner's box, in small money, and as he bad pawned his watch just before he entered the prosecutor's ser vice, the inference was obvious that that money he had purloined from the bar. Under these circum stances he applied to the court to direct that money to be given up to the prosecutor, in addition to ordering the costs of the prosecution. The application was granted. John Richards, 21, hammerman, was indicted for stealing 3 cwt. of lead, the property of Robert Walmsley, from a certain building. He pleaded guilty, and the court sentenced him to eight months' hard labour. Henry Gardner, 24, engineer, was indicted for feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling house of Henry Douglas, and stealing therein a pair of trousers and other articles, the property of Henry D. Alston. He pleaded guilty. Sentence, 12 months' hard labour. John Collins, 18, and James Johnson, 19, coster mongers, were convicted of stealing a pnir of trousers and other articles, value £6, the property of Charles Cooper. They were each sentenced to four months' hard labour. John Calderara, 23, was convicted of stealing a watch, value .£5, the property of A. C. Edwards, from his person, and sentenced to 12 months' hard labour. George Ellison, a Guardsman, pleaded guilty to a charge of assaulting Matthew Carr. In answer to the Court, prosecutor said he saw the prisoner in an altercation with a woman in Blenheim-road, and on going up to see what it was about the prisoner felled him to the ground by a blow on the chest, and severely kicked him when he was down. He was seriously . injured. Prisoner—The woman I was with, your lordship, was my own. wife, and she had just come up from the country. I had not seen her for four years, and, the fact was we both got drunk. I was taking her home when prosecutor came up to me, and I knocked him down, that's all—kick him I never did. I have no witnesses to call, but I've told you the truth. The Court sentenced him to eight months' hard labour. Henry Loe, 31, shoemaker, was indicted for steal in a bottle and two gallons of gin, the property of Mr. C. Booth, distiller, of Turnmill-street, Cow cross, from his lvarehouse. He pleaded guilty. Mr. F. H. Lewis, as counsel for the prisoner, called witnesses to character. The prisoner went to Booth's, and was detected in carrying . a two gallon bottle of gin from the premises. It was sug gested that one of the persons employed on tie establishment had connived in the robbery, but the policeman said the firm did not prosecute him, be cause he had been in their service 25 years, and had lost a pension of 10s. a week for life. This, they thought, was sufficient punishment for him. The prisoner was sentenced to two months' hard labour. AAA, .1.• 4. • • George Meads, 40, was indicted for stealing a purse containing seven sovereigns and other monies from the person of Sir Windham Carmichael An struther, Bart. He pleaded guilty. Mr. Ribton, for the prosecution, stated that this was a most audacious robbery from the person. Sir Windham Anstruther had come up from Brighton, and proceeded from the Great Northern Hotel to Regent-street. As he was standing at a shop-door the prisoner pushed past him, and robbed him of his purse. The learned counsel called a policeman to prove that the prisoner had been pre viously convicted and sentenced by this court to nine months hard labour, and at the Old Bailey to eighteen months. The prisoner said he would save them the trouble of proving what was known of him. He would admit all they could say against him. The convictions were proved, and the court sen tenced the prisoner to seven years penal servitude. George Williams, 30, sailor, pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing four bells, the propert of Thos. Crofts, the same being fixed to a building. The policeman in this case said a number of rob beries of the like character had been complained of in the neighbourhood where this was committed, but since the prisoner had been in custody not one had occurred. The prisoner was sentenced to twelve months hard labour. Thomas Buxton, 20, was convicted of stealing four tablespoons, the property of Edward Julius Lutton. He was sentenced to eight months' hard labour. Louis Ilirsch, 22, described as a Merchant, of su perior education, was indicted for having stolen a pair of trousers and other articles, value £3, the property o f William Deans West, from Evans's Hotel, Piazza, Covent-garden. He pleaded guilty. The police stated that the prisoner had been in the habit of taking lodgings at hotels, and plun dering the rooms adjoining that allotted to him. Among others he had favoured Evans's and Mor ley's hotels, and was taken into custody . at the. New Hummums, Covent-garden, when- duplicates relat ing to thirteen coats ; pawned at Manchester were found upon him. The prisoner said he was in great distress, and had been misled by , a person about a situation. The court sentences I him to twelve months' hard labour. _ _ _ (Before Mr. Creasy.) Richard Barry, 20,, was indicted for stealing two boots, value 2s. 9d., al e property of Sarah Hollo way, from the person of Elizabeth Holloway, a child of tender age. . Mr. Cooper prosecu The prisoner met th e L'ttle girl in Clare-market, and enticed her into :he Temple, where he robbed her of her shoes, and ir Lade off.' There was a second indictment against him, and a great number of other cases were spoken of. Some of the poor chil dren he had so cruelly robbed had been very ill through exposure to the weather, being deprived of their clothing, and afraid to go home, The prisoner was found guilti. Mr. Creasy said this was one of the most cruel and heartless robberies that could possibly be •con ceived—plundering the children of the poor of their clothing. The children of the rich were not ex posed to such risk, and those of the poor who -were must be protected. By way of showing these robbers of children what awaited them if convicted in this court, that the court had not only the power but the determination to punish them with severity, he should sentence the prisoner to six years' penal servitude. _ _ _ Joseph Johnson, 22, was indicted for stealing a silver salt spoon and a silver fork, the property of George Adams. Mr. Dunbar prosecuted; Mr. F. H. Lewis was for the prisoner. The prosecutor, a clerk, resided at 74, Long-:lere, and the charge against the prisoner was, that he entered his apartments with the intention of s teal ing, and that he did actually take two spoons, which, on being detected, he placed on some steps in the passage. The evidence, however, did_ not remove all doubt on the matter, though it was admitted the prisoner had no right in the house at all. _ The prisoner was acquitted. In this court several cases of lead stealing- were disposed of. Mr. Creasy in sentencing the prisoners sai d the offence of stealing lead from buildings was regain very prevalent, and all that the court could d.o to decrease it, by way of severely punishing i the offenders, most certainly would be done. It N vas a most mischievous offence, and was productiire of great injury to property. The lowest sentence passed, in the cases disposed of, was eight in( Juths' hard labour. COUNTRY MARKETS. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE—DEc. 4. The weather at the beginning of the week was rough, but it is now fine. To-day there was only a moderate: show of wheat from the grower, which sold slowly at a deoline of Is per qr. Flour in limited request and is lower. Oats in fair demand. Beans and peas as before. ROCHESTER--DEc. 4. The supply of wheat from the growers was good, and although an attempt was made to buy at a reduction, the farmers succeeded in obtaining last week's prices. Barley of fine quality maintained former rates ; indifferent sorts nearly unsaleable. Oats easier to buy. There was very little alteration in beans. White wheat, new, 44s to 48s Barley, grinding..2Bs to 343 Red do. 4os to 44s Oats, old, —s to —s Old white 42s to 44s -New do 23s to 27s Red do. 38s to 40s I Beans. 40s to 44 3 Barley, malting 40s to 43s I Peas.. .. .42s to 46s YORK• i—DEc. 4. There was'a fair supply of wheat from the farmers to day, and transactions were limited at a reduction of is per qr. Not much doing in other sorts. Wheat ...385. to 42s Oats.. White do 43s to 44s Beans, new 40s to 42s Barley 2Bs to 32s Ditto, old .44s to 46s NORTHAMPTON—DEc. 4 Wheat was dull at late rates. Flour irregular. Good barley held for 6d advance, which checked business. Oats were dull, but not lower. Beans and peas were unaltered in value. ___. • Wheat ...37s to 43s Oats.... 33s to 35s White .38s to 42s Beans 38s to 40s Barley .44s to —s Malt ....—s to COLCHESTER--DEC. 4. At this morning's market there was a very small at tendance, and rather more tone in the trade, sellers making fully last day's prices. Foreign quiet ,and unchanged in value. Flour in limited demand. In barley and other kinds of spring corn not much doing. Wheat, white 42s to 48s Beans, Mazagan.. 35s to 385 red 40s. to 44s I Middle & small 40s to 444 Barley 3os to 34s I White peas 42s to 4 4 s Oats 2 3 a to 30s ctroy.. 4.os to 42s KIRKALDY—DEc. 4. There has been a limited show of wheat to-day, which was sold at fully last week's prices. Wheat (0). I Barley (0). First. , 38s Od —s Od Second.. 46s Od Od Third .. 50s Od —s Od Wheat (N). Barley (N). First.... 34s Od 23s Od Second .. 42s Od 30s Od Third 45s Od 33s Od Oats (0). —s Oct —s Oct —s Od Oats (N). 17s Od 22s Od 26s 6d CORK-Dm 4. The following were the quotations this morning :--Red wheit, 16s 6d to 20s 6d; white, 17s to 22s Od; barley lOs Od to lOs 6d; oats, 10s 6d to 12s 9d. COAL MARE (Prices of Coal per Ton at s. d. Byass's Bebside West Hartley .15 0 Lambert's W. Hartley.ls 0 Wylam l5 6 Tanfield Moor Butes 13 0 Howard'sW. Hartley 15 0 Bate's West Hartley 14 0 Davison's WestHartleyls 0 Buddle's West Hartleyl6 0 Walker Primrose l3 3 Gray's W. Hartley 14 6 Holywell 15 6 Haswell Gas. l3 6 North Percy Hartley l4 0 Nixon's Merthyr 2l 0 P °VTR' sDuffryn Steam 21 0 Nixon's Duffryn 21 5 Hilda. :ET—DEc. 6. the close of the market.) Walls End. R. d. Heugh Hall 16 9 Acorn Close 16 9 Northumberland . l4 6 id 9 Cassop l7 0 Belmont Hetton „18 U Framwellgate l6 6 Hetton Lyons 16 0 Brandon l7 0 Russell's Hetton 17 0 Kelloe l7 6 West Stanley... 13 0 Harton _ li 3 - South Durham l6 0 Bradyll's Hetton 17 3 Riddell 16 0 Coundon. 0 :: i 6 0 West Kelloe ... :ia- 3 o Hartlepool lB 6 South Hetton 17 9 Whitworth. l5 3 174—Sold, 133 Walls End. Haswell lB 6 Gosforth l6 0 Stewart' s lB 0 Shincliffe. l6 3 Kepier Grange l7 3 Eden Main Benson • ..16 3 Ships at market, Tees CRUELTY TO A SAILOR BOY.—At the Liverpool police court, on Saturday last, a -seaman named Stephen Fox, belonging to the ship Malpas, was brought up charged with having beaten an apprentice named Samuel Cropper so severely while at sea, on. the 17th October, that he was laid up for eight days. The case was brought at the insti gation of Capt. Bracegirclle, the master of the Malpas ; and Mr, Mansfield, in fining the prisoner 40s. or two months' imprisonment, complimented the captain for his humane and parental conduct in pressing the charge against the prisoner. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—Rarey's Horse and Cattle Improv ing Food is equally adapted to improve the stamina of ill conditioned Horses, Cows, Bullocks, Calves, Sheep, and Pigs. It causes no - extra expense, as it contains far :core and better nourishment than its cost of ltd. per feed sup plies in corn and hay ; hence ensures an actual saving in the keep. But its principal advantages are a great improve ment in thG digestive functions, the stamina and general condition of horses enabling them to perform far more labour :without getting distressed. It imparts new vigour to sick, debilitated, or old apparently worn-out horses, and it puts rapidly the finest flesh on cattle generally, and im proves the milk in cows, as it enables them to extract the entire nourishment out of everything they feed on. Rarey and Co., 77, Regent's Quadrant, Piccadilly, London. Packed in tins of about 90 feeds, lls. ; in casks of about 450 feeds, 50s. ; of about 1,000 feeds, £5, being about ltd. per feed. BIRTHS. BunxoN.—On the 4th inst., at 31, Gloucester-crescent, Hyde-park, Mrs. Edward Frederick Burton, of a daugh ter. DuNDAs.—On the 4th inst., at Farnham, Surrey, the wifo of Major Dundas, of a daughter. MAUDE.—On the 6th inst., at 75, Onslow-square, the wife of Captain the Hon. F. Maude, R.N., prematurely, of a son, stillborn. RENDALL.—On the 6th inst., at 16, Hanover Villas, Not ting-hill, the wife of John Rendall, Esq., of the Inner Temple, of a son. MARRIAGES. ASHWORTH—MURDOCH —On the 2d inst., at Rosemary street Church, Belfast, Edmund, son of Seo. Ashworth, Esq., Roche House, Rochdale, to Mary, only child of the late Joseph Murdoch, Esq., of Belfast. BISHOP—SCORE.—On the 2d inst., at St. Marks Church, Kenning-ton ' Mr. Henry H. Bishop, of West Bromwich, tc Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Mr. Wm. Score, 9, Os borne-terrace, Clapham-road. DEATHS. BUTLER.—On the 2d inst., at Hastings, the Hon. Lady Butler, the widow of the late. Honourable Sir Edward Butler. BLYTH.—On the 30th ult., at Pigeon House Fort, Dublin. James Davies Blyth, Esq., of the Military Store De partment, aged 49. CAMERON.—On the 4th inst., at Hampden House, Bucks, after a protracted illness, Donald Cameron, of Lochiel, aged 63. HAILWOOD. — On the sth inst.; John Unwin Harwood, of 10, Clements-lane, Lombard-street, and 2, Champion.- terrace, Denmark-hill, solicitor, aged 43. STUART. -- On the 2d inst., at Eaglescarnie, 'lading - tont N. 8., the Hon. Charles Francis Stuart, youngest and last surviving son of Alexander 10th Lord Bhurtyrey aged 78. WALSIL—On the 4th inst., at Cambridge-heath, Mark D. Walsh, Esq., aged 44. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112. Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county ef 'll:dellsex, Tuesday, December 7, 1858. T~ East . CONT.. 1 111: RING] MERE 'inst., a With st Plying at h Dept te Ro3 for three D^ LARUSI , e4G ' Patte .„`_Office. -And Poi The -Said off o'clock obt prir sine, ETery A-dmira der for Place. H TITRE, °ruled 1 sta re ", _ay stem I DAY, E exhibite Toll-gal ST. 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