The Sun. — London, England, 1860-04-11 00:00:00

IHE NAVY. Rear-Admiral Sir Charles H. Fremantle, K.C.8., has struck his flag on board the Royal Albert, 121, Captain Henry J. Lacon, at Plymouth, and is gone on leave of absence. Rear-Admiral Hon. F. T. Pelham, C. 8., and Rear-Admiral Sir B. W. Walker, Bart., K.C.8., are expected to arrive at Portsmouth this morningfrom the Admiralty. A serious disturbance took place on board a line of-battle ship last evening (Tuesday) at Spithead on the question of leave, and five men were sent on board the Victory as prisoners. We are unable at present to give further information, but the affair, it is reported, must terminate in a court-martial. The Pigmy paddle steamer, Master-Commander Johnson, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday morn ing from Devonport, with supernumeraries, &c. The Siren, 16, sailing sloop, Commander Geo r g e N. Balfour, her masts taken out under the sheers alongside Portsmouth dockyard yesterday. She is expected to pay off this day. The Arcana, Prussian screw frigate, Commodore Sundswall, is taking in her powder, shell, and other stores at Spithead. The first division of the steam reserve at Ports mouth was yesterday inspected by . Capt. George T. Gordon. of her Majesty's ship Asia, and command in; the steam reserve at that port. The whole of the vessels comprised in the first division were re ported in good order. The portion of the Channel fleet anchored at Spithead, under the command of Rear-Admiral John E. Erskine, and consisting of the Edgar, the Algiers, the Queen, the Mars, and the Mersey, has been inspected by the officials of the steam and shipwright departments, and their report of defects of the different ships, and the repairs recommended to be carried out, has been forwarded to the Admi ralty. The whole of the five vessels, as we before stated, are in need of repairs to both hull and ma chinery. The Mersey's required repairs in the last named department are likely to prove of a very ex tensive character, and necessarily involve a large outlay before she can be again pronounced fit for foreign service. The Queen's repairs have been taken in hand by the Steam Factory Department. The Algiers, it is expected, will proceed to Keyham, where she will be placed in dock to repair the de fects in her stern, See. It is rumoured that the Duke of Wellington, 131, screw, in the first-class steam reserve in , Portsmouth harbour, will be commis sioned to receive the flag of the Admiral command ing the Channel fleet, the Royal Albert's defects requiring remedy. The Duke may be pronounced fit for 18 mouths, or, perhaps, two years' service, if worked carefully and no accident occurring; but at the end of that tune she would require new boilers and very extensive repairs to both hull and engines. As she is not in a sufficiently healthy condition of hull, boilers, and engines, to be sent on a foreign sta tion for a three years' cruise, it is very probable that the rumour concerning her may be verified, and that she may carry Admiral Fremantle's flag in the Channel fleet. The Indus, 78, Capt. Hall, which arrived in Ply mirth Sound on Sunday from the West India sta tion, has discharged her powder, and was towed up Ilamoaze yesterday morning, and placed along side the Devonport dockyard. Her pay-books have hcen sent to the Admiralty. The invalids were transshipped to the Confiance on Sunday, and landed in the afternoon. The gunboat Hind, tender to the screw- steam ship Russell, GO, at Falmouth, arrived at Plymouth on Monday. Capt. Wodehouse is on board, and is making an official inspection of his district. The screw steamship Conqueror, 101, now in dock at Key ham, has bad the copper stripped off round the screw ap(rture, which has been caulked and reeoppercd. She will be undocked shortly. The lIoWe, 121, at Devonport, is dismantled, and the riggers have been transferred to the yard. Her masts were to be removed yesterday. The paddlewheel steam storeship Dee, Master Commander T. Pullen, returned to Woolwich yes terday from Portsmouth, and will be hauled into basin this morning to commence shipping machi nery for the Price Frederick William. The Sup ply will also go into basin to commence discharging returned stores from Malta. The new guuboat Landrail yesterday went into No. 1 dock at Woolwich to be coppered and pre pared for service, and the iron paddlewheel steam vessel Antelope was undocked. The hired transport Spartan, laden with ammu nition and military stores from Woolwich, has re turned to the buoy off Wool:viol' Arsenal, and has commenced discharging her cargo, in consequence. of injuries susteinedin the late gale. The folio wing ships have been chartered by the war department in the service of the military store department of Woolwich—namely, the Ellen, Clara, Anne, I'iteairne, Sharp, Glenshee, Gottenburg, and the steamers Cadiz and Britannia. The Royalist sailed from Woolwich yesterday. Upwards of 300 skilled artificers and workmen were yesterday added to the establishment of the Royal gun factories in Woolwich Arsenal. They were selected from an assembled crowd of more than double that number, and, although a greater number was required, those only were engaged who were furnished with unexceptionable testimonials for science and persevering application and indus try. A number of foremen and leading men were also taken on, many of whom occueied subordinate posts iii the department, and were promoted on ac count of the abilities and aptitude which they ex hibited under examination. A second selection will take place this morning, the total number in tended to be added to the already vast establish ment for the purpose of accomplishing the works stipulated for the ensuing year, being upwards of 2,000 men. Mr. Anderson, resident superintendent of the establishment, has taken possession of the official quarters of the late superintendent. Col. E. Wilmot, and Mr. Fraser, manager of the fac tories, has been granted the late official residence of Mr. Anderson, in the Royal Arsenal. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Commander Charles Stirling, to the Weep, commissioned; F. S. D. Broughton, mate to the Hero ; Stephen J. W. Moriarty, master to the Donegal ; Alexander M. P. Mackey, master to the Wellington, for the St. George; and 11. W. Moles worth, assistant-paymaster to the Castor. THE ARMY. - - Yesterday his Royal Highness Duke of Cam bridge, the . am- Connander-in-Chief accompanied by Ma jor -Gen. Sir R. Aire K C. 13 Ge neral, "d u , aide.de Y e , • -, Quartermaster-Ge for the p l u i r is p amp, went down to Chatham purpose of the troops at that gar rison. Highness reached the Chatham station at 12 o'clock,c'a was r received by Major- Gen. Eyre, Commandant the t garrison ; Col. H. Sandham, Director of the o o l 3 t -a F I . Engineer Esta blishment ;Col. M. Williams, Stanton, C. 8., R.E., Assist,.-Ad. t. l G L e ieut.-Col. E. other officers, and was shortly afterwards joined and Gen. Sir J. F. Burgoyne, G.C.8., Inspoe. ijoorGedenby ral of Fortifications, who had previously arrived at Chatham. The Duke immediately proceeded to the lines, where the whole force of the garrison was drawn up, the troops being in heavy marching order. On arriving within the garrison a Roy a l salute of 21 guns was fired from the Cornwallis Battery by a party of Marine gunners. The gar rison at Chatham being now very strong, the troops on the ground made a very imposing array. They consisted of the Ist battalion of infantry, under the command of Col. H. Jervis, including the depots of the 7th Royal Fusiliers, 24th, 35th, 43d (Light In fantry), 53d, 77th, and the St. Helena Regiments ; the 2d battalion, to which is attached the depot companies of the 20th, 23d (Royal Welsh Fusiliers), 31st, 52d (Light Infantry), and 73d Regiments; the 3d battalion, under the command of Lieut.-Col. C. E. Fairtlough, which includes the Bth, 19th, 75th, 81st, 91st, and 94th depots ; the corps of the Royal and Indian Engineers, under the command of Col. A. P. Ross ; and the battalion of Royal Ma rine Light Infantry, commanded by Lieut.-Col. T. C. Moore, the whole numbering nearly 200 officers and about 5,000 men of all ranks, exclusive of the Engineer detachments and the recruits who were drawn up in their barrack squares. The whole of the men were in heavy marching order, and each man was furnished with ten rounds of blank cart ridge. Hia royal highne ss , a tt en d e d by a b r illiant 6 , t _ar, arrived on the groun d a t h a lf- pas t 12, w h en th e `roops, who had beenformed quarter distance th columns , received him withageneralsalute, bands 2 Royal 1 1 . , p la ying the N a ti ona l A n th em . Hi s Panness then passed along the front and rear "the Columnsmen and mad e an i n di v id ua l inspee furnis,theirlof whom h ave b een j us t b een hed with open column s of con, new uniforms. Forming in slow and quick time, the and marching past in a field-day comme nced. le l) m anoeuvres incidental to were marching past his it urin g the time the troops expressed himself in term l a Y o a l Hi g hness frequently lent manner in which this p ar t t ra o ise at the excel lent was performed, the battal f io the day's . pro although composed for the most partnosrof infantry, so ldiers, marching past in a manner that very w young to be surpassed by any other corps in thesaes' vr " Rot At the conclusion of this move ment his Royal c e ilighness sent for Colonel Jervis, and complimented- him on the excellent manner in which the march ing.past had been cfreeted; The troops, under the command of General Eyre, then proceeded to ex e . cute a variety of other mananivres, and, notwith standing that some of them were of a rather com plicated character, they went through them with remarkable steadiness and correctness, proving the careful training which has been bestowed on them. One of the most interesting movements of the day was that in which the entire force was formed into two lines, facing the east, to resist the supposed ad vance of an enemy, skirmishers being thrown out • to repel the approach of the enemy. At the close his Royal Highness had the troops fc rmed into close column, when the field officers wire called to the front, and his Royal Highnes addressing General Eyre and the commanding officers, ex pressed his delight and satisfaction at the appear ance and proficiency of the troops of that garrison. The various evolutions had been performed in an exceedingly creditable and satisfactory manner, and the:discipline and appearance of the men gene rally reflected the highest credit on all the officers in command. From the few expressions used by the duke it was evident that the proceedings of the day engaged his deepest attention. At the close of the address of his Royal Highness the troops returned to their quarters, which they reached about 3 o'clock. His Royal Highness, accompanied by Gen. Sir J. F. Burgoyne, Major-Gen. Sir R. Airey, Major-Gen. Eyre, and a numerous party of officers, then pro cceded to the extreme end of the Lines, Fo r t Pitt , and other points, for the purpose of inspecting the ortifications and works of defence connected with the neighbourhood of the garrison. Last night his Royal Highness was to be the guest of Gen, Eyre at Government House. The camp equipage rescued from the stranded transport Havering was spread on the Government ground, New Passage, Devonport, on Monday, to dry. ST. PA UL'S, KNIRIITSBRIDGE.-ELEC- TION OF CHURCHIVARDEXS. The usual Easter vestry meeting for the election of churchwardens for the district parish church of St. Paul's, Knightsbridge, was held yesterday in the new schoolrooms in Wilton-place. The Hon. and Rev. ROBERT LIDDELL, the incumbent of the parish, took the chair. The attendance was nume rous, but by no means crowded, notwithstanding that printed bills had been generally circulated through the district earnestly inviting those who were " desirous of opposing the confessional and other Popish practices of the Church of England" to come forward and support the election of that well-tried "friend of the Protestant cause, Mr. Wes terton," to whom a requisition again to take the office had been got up, and at a very short notice extensively signed, There were several friends of the incumbent present, but these were evidently in the minority. The Rev. INCUMBENT having taken his seat ex plained the purpose of the meeting in the following terms. He said—My friends and parishioners, we are met here in pursuance of the usual noti ce affixed upon the church walls, to proceed to the nomina tion of churchwardens for the ensuing year, and it is my duty as incumbent of the parish to preside on the occasion. But before we go to the business of the day, I wish to remind myself and you of the very sacred season at which we are here met toge ther, viz., the season of Easter. This is Easter Tuesday, and that very word Easter ought to re mind us of one of the greatest, most blessed, and most consolatory truths in our holy religion—the doctrine of the resurrection. Let us remember that the very first thing our blessed Lord did upon His resurrection was to greet his disciples with peace ; and bearing in mitya this sacred greeting, which I think we should at the same time regard as an in junction, I would impress with all kindliness and affection upon the mind of every one who is now pre sent the duty of preserving peace on an occasion of this kind, when we are assembled for a simple and proper object—electing officers for the ensuing year. (Hear, hear.) We find in the Holy Scriptures that peace is spoken-of as accompanied by other virtues —as love, long•suffering, temperance, meek ness, faith, and so on ; and opposed to these are hatred, variance, revilings, wrath, strife, •editions, heresies, env rings, and such like, of which those who are gui:ty we are told shall not inherit the kingdom of Cfod. I desire earnestly to keep these sacred points of Christian teaching before my own mind in all I may say or do here to-day, and I earnestly and effectionately exhort you to recollect that these sacred words apply to you as well as to me, and that as we obey them our future happiness depends. With these preliminary remarks I will now proceed as the chairman of this meeting and as the incumbent of the parish to nominate my churchwarden, and with his consent and concur rence I name my friend Mr. Davidson, who has been so kind as to fill that office for the past year. I would further observe, that while I wish to ex press my thankfulness to him for the care and at tention he has paid to the work and functions of the office during the time he has held it, I desire in like manner to avail myself of this opportunity to express thy acknowledgments in the same way to his co-adjutor, Mr. Hall, who has performed his duties and on all occasions conducted himself towards me in a kind amicable manner. (Hear, hear.) He told me when he entered upon the office that it was not his wish to offer any factious opposition to the work of the church, as conducted by us, the clergy. He said that he thought some of the proceedings that had taken place here before were detrimental to the interests of true religion, and that he had no wish to take any part in such proceedings himself. He has fulfilled his pledge towards me in this re spect—he has throughout his period of office acted in an amicable and kindly manner towards me, and lam grateful for it. There has been one instance, and one only, in which we differed. In that case the point of difference was referred to the Ordi nery, who gave his decision in my favour. Mr. Hall afterwards admitted that he had been led into error as to the nature of his duties in respect to this matter, and th© thing then passed over. I having named Mr. David son as my churchwarden, it now devolves upon you to nominate the person you think most eligible to fill the same office on the part of the parishioners. Mr. WESTERTON—Before we proceed to the nomination I have one or two questions which, as a parishioner, lam desirous of putting to you. (Hear.) The CHAIRMAN—I must beg beforehand, as chairman, to say that we must confine ourselves to the duty for which we are assembled. That duty is to elect churchwardens for the ensuing year, and not to catechise me. (Oh, oh.) I hope, therefore, that we shall proceed to do that which is lawfully required of us without interruption. (Hear, hear, and" Oh, oh.") Mr. WESTERTON—I am obliged to you for the information, bet I did not require it. lam here in the discharge of my duty as a parishioner in pro• posing a person to fill the office of churchward e n ; but beore I do so, as this is the only opportunity I can have of putting a question or two to you in your character of the incumbent of the parish, I avail myself of it, and upon the answers I may re ceive will depend very much the person I shall nominate. The first question I wish to ask is, " Did you not help yourself to the money collected at the offertory when the sacrament was adminis tered to pay for altar lights, without the consent of the parishioners' churchwarden, and notwithstand ing his protests ? (Several parishioners exclaimed, " That is true ; you did it." Others cried, " Order, order," and " Chair," and evident symptoms of angry feeling began to display themselves on both sides.) A. PARISHIONER (one of the incumbent's friends) —I have a against this interruption. to Cries of (Interruption. protest to" ICVhhaior,,,areyou?" " T urn hi m out, " effect d uall y put a atop ththe p and other exclamations, which Orer hl which the R ev . intended oration. After a few minutes, .during CHAIRMAN remained upon endea vouring to resto re or d er, he tookls legs vainly partial lull to say, addressing advant age o f a Mr. West t I Wester ton remind you that your question has nothi do with the duties we are h ere met to pfug to (t Oh, oh," and cheers.) I, as chairman, ruleer ot rhat m it i s an i r relevant qu es ti on , and that I decline' to answer it. (Cries of " Quite right " 01 one side, met by counter cries of •' That is a confession of guilt,' and much confusion.) Mr. WESTERTON — The answer is sufficient. (Oh, oh.) My second question is, "From what fu n d was the old debt paid which you had contracted for altar candles, which debt, when I was in offi ce , I would not allow to be taken from the altar money e The CHAIRMAN—I have the same answer to give to that as to the other question. (Rene 4 , ed inter ruption, and cries of " That is pleading guilty.") Upon any point upon which I can be legally ques tioned I am always ready to g ive a proper account to the ordinary, my superior, to whom I am directly answerable, viz., the Bishop of London. I have always done so, and am still ready to do so, but I do not recognise the propriety of submitting to be thus questioned upon such an occasion as this. (" Oh, oh," and cheers.) I must, therefore, call you to order, and request you to proceed to the legal business of the day—the election of a fit and proper person to fill the office of parishioners' church warden for the ensuing year. (" Oh," and inter ruption.) Mr. WESTERTON—I was quite prepared for that answer; but I will put another question. (Cries of " Shame," " Order," and cheers.) The CHAIRMAN—I can only give the same an swer--(" hear," and "oh")—and if I am not allowed to conduct the business of the meeting and maintain order, I- must leave the chair. Mr. WESTEItTON—I expected that, but I must put the question nevertheless. (" Oh," " Shame," and cheers.) The CHAIRMAN —Then (" Oh, o , n I must call you to order. and renewed interruption.) Do you recognis e my authority as chairman or not Mr. AY ESTERT ON The.CIIAIUMANTi ertainly, at p resen t. (H ear .) len I call y ou t o or d er, an d tell you that I ru l e tium questions to be irrelevant IRE :SUN, '.LONDON, to the duties for which this meeting has been called. Mr. WESTERTON—Then, sir, I understand you as chairman will not allow me, upon the occasion of electing churchwardens, to put any question as to the application of the offertory money. (Hear.) The CHAIRMAN—You may understand what you please. (" Oh, oh.") If you recognise my autho rity as chairman you will not proceed to put ques tions which I have decided to be irrelevant to the business of the meeting; and if you are not pre pared to abide by my decision, I will at once leave the chair, for I assure you it is a position which I have no ambition to fill. (Hear, hear, and a voice— " That is what you always do.") A PARISHIONER—I submit that it is a question for the meeting to decide whether the questions are irrelevant or not. ("No, no, for the chair.") Mr. WESTERTON—Put it to the meeting whether the questions should be asked. (" No, no," and " Yes.") The CHAIRMAN—I have no question to put to the meeting. If you will not abide by my decision— if you will not abide by my authority—l will resign the chair. (Cheers and laughter.) A PARISHIONER—You always do. The CHAIRMAN—Yes, because I have no ambi tion to take part in these unseemly contentions. (" Oh, oh.") A VOICE—We shall have a second St. George's in-the-East here soon. Mr. WEsTEnTON—I hold that it is for the chair man to put it to the meeting whether my questions are irrelevant or not. ("No, no," " Yes, yes," and a gentleman in a very excited tone, "I beg your pardon, it is no such thing.") The CHAIRMAN—If you will not abide by my authority as chairman I will leave the chair—say are you willing to abide by my authority or not ? Mr. WESTERTON—Yes, if you will put it to the meeting. (Cheers, and " Oh, oh.") A PARISHIONER—If the chairman is honest he will answer the question; if not, we shall know what to think. Another PARISHIONER—HoId your tongue ; you are a Dissenter. Other PARISHIONER—HoId your tongue. What are you ? The interruption and noise was here repeated, and the chairman failing to restore order, rose, put on his hat, and was about to leave, when Mr. ex-Churchwarden HALL rose and proceeded to address the meeting. Having obtained a hearing, he said that when churchwardens were elected that was the proper time to discuss the receipts and ex penditure connected with the parish church, and when all legitimate questions having reference thereto should be freely put and as freely answered. (Hear.) if Mr. Liddell would not answer the ques tions which had been put, the natural conclusion which people would draw was that there was some thing wrong in the matter. (Loud cheers.) He wished to make some remarks upon the occurrences which had taken place since he undertook the office of churchwarden. The CHAIRMAN—I beg your pardon, but will you allow me to ask whether you rise for the purpose of nominating some person for the office of church warden or net ? (Oh !) Mr. HALL—Yes, I do. (Hear.) The CHAIRMAN—Then I must request you to confine yourself to that motion and to speak to the point. (Cries of " Oh," " Shame," " Hear," and cheers.) Mr. HALL would do so, if the chairman would not interrupt him. (Hear.) Since he (Mr. Hall) had been in office he had always endeavoured to act in a conciliatory spirit, which the chairman had ad mitted. But the result had been the same in his case as in that of Mr. Westerton—the more conci liation he had shown the 'nora extravagant had been the conduct of the clergy of the parish, and the more determinedly had they gone on in the course of Romanising the people. If he had not had a strong mind and strong nerve to resist them dur ing his year of office, he should himself have been handed over body and soul to the Papal church. (Laughter, and eli s of " Hear, hear," and " Shame.") When lie saw the whole of the clergy of the parish fully prepared and determined to carry out the principles and practices of the Jesuits —when lie saw things which made the blood boil within the breasts of all who possessed any thing of the heart and the soul which ani mated our great Protestant reformers—it was high time they sould take steps to resist these aggres sions upon our Protestant religion—these advances towards Popery which had of late been renewed and extended, and were still being carried on. (Interruption. A Voice—" Tell us what they are ;" an 1 cries of " Question," " Order," and " Chair.") The CHAIRMAN—I must entreat you to reserve these remarks to some appropriate occasion, and confine yourselves to the proper business of the meeting. Several PARISHIONERS—GO on; now is the time. Mr. HALL resumed—Many present would re member the conversion to Popery of two young clergymen of the parish; young men who, he be lieved, were honestly inquiring after truth, but who, having been imbued with Puseyite principles at Oxford, unfortunately came to that parish as curates, when, under the system of teaching they received. They found the course towards the doc trines of Popery easy and natural; and one after the other had gone over. (Cries of "Shame," " Order," and cheers.) The CHAIRMAN again interfered—This had no thine- to do with the election of churchwarden. (" hear, hear," and " Oh, oh.") He might observe, however, that one of the persons referred to by Mr. Hall had never been at Oxford. (" Well, it was at Cambridge.") If they would obey his authority as chairman he would remain in the chair, if not he would leave. (Hear, hear.) • Mr. HALL must persevere in making a statement which he considered germane to the business upon which they were assembled. (Cheers.) He had in his hand a list of the perverts from the Church of England, brought about by this teaching of which he complained, numbering between 200 and 300, including members of Parliament, peers of the realm, and people of high station of both sexes. The CHAIRMAN, rising suddenly—Then I shall not remain to hear it. The rev. gentleman here left the chair and the room, accompanied by his friends, and saluted by hootinge, graylings, hisses, waving of hats, and cries of " He has gone to St. George's-in-the-East." Mr. WESTERTON then moved that Mr. Hall take the chair, which was seconded and carried, and Mr. Hall presided during the remainder of the proceedings. Mr. HALL then proceeded to address the meeting at very great length, observing that his observa tions were not made out of any disrespect to Mr. Liddell, for when he entered upon his duties he was desirous of conciliating all parties,bat lie soon found that was impossible. Referring again to the seces sion of the two curates, Messrs. Fothergill and Wormall, he said that he had felt it his duty to communicate with the Bishop of London on the subject, and stating his opinion that it was owing to the system pursued in the churches of St. Paul and St. Barnabas. The reply was an expression of regret at the circumstances, and an intimation that it had already been communicated to him (the Bishop) by Mr. Liddell. He complained that the judgment of the Privy Council, ordering the relenoval of the crosses and other decorations of the altar in the parish church of St. Paul's, had been evaded. Though they had been removed for a time, the crosses had been recently restored, and were set up over the communion -table, not upon it—a distinc tion without a difference—the super-altar remained, the embroidered altar cloths were still used, the bowings and genuflexions still went on, the services were choral, the candlesticks and candles were there, and the latter were lighted ; the rood screen re mained, and the Ten Commandments were merely printed on a piece of paper and pasted up against the wall, as though they wanted to get rid of the commandments altogether, St. Barnabas Church was, if possible, slid more nearly assimilated to the aboutdivide divided the i Church of R ome , an d to ma k e i t so the Latin l nto bu fo il anguage was use d i n th e t ex t s an d i nscr i ptions n d r i building five ; th d e is t m i n o e r t n morning parts ; service th e tiwnkas ling of little bells went on as one portion of the congregation was dismissed another and was admitted, and the Litany was murdered and mutilated by chanting and singing, so that and i nobody could understand it. This w a s a ll d one design e dl y t o accustom the people to th e s y s t em and practices of th e the transiti on from Pe Protestantism to Romanism might be easy. Th e P nearly £60,000 for church building, had sub scr ib e d b about £20,000 had b een expended upon of which uPon the build ing over the way (St. Paul's), and nearly £40,000 upon St. Barnabas, which would only hold is about 600 people. (Shame.) H e h e l d that this wasteful sacrifice of the funds subscribed was a, by the people, to the vanity of priests and priestcraft. (Cheers.) He contended that those who were at the head of the clergy in that parish were nothing more nor less than Jesuits; and if they were not in the pay, they certainly were in league with the Romish Church. They would never be satisfied. until they had seduced the people from theirglorious Protestant liberty. (Cheers.) He proceeded to quote largely from the books used by the clergy of St. Paul and St. Barnabas, with a view to show- that they taught Romish doctrine. He had no fear of the middle and lower classes, but he regretted';- that many of the higher classes were disposed to , give way to the Jesuitical conspirators who were finding their way into so many of our parish. churches. (Cheers.) He referred to a list of per— i versions from that district, mentioning, amongst other names, those of the Countess of Arundel„ Capt, Pakenham, the Duke of Leeds, Lord anal WEDNESDAY E V ENINGI Lady Fielding, Viscount dampden, Mr. Bowyer, M.P., Mr. Monsell, M.P., and the Hon. Mr. Ca,ven . dish. There were also included in the list between 100 and 150 clergymen who had seceded and gone over to Rome. He complained that in order still further to promote the success of the Romanising system they were pursuing, Mr. Liddell and his friends were trying to get rid of the schoolmaster, Mr. Davis, an honest Protestant, who was fully equal to the duties, and had filled the office effi ciently for twenty-seven years. The excuse was that from their not having certificated masters the subscriptions to the schools fell off. But it was th 3 Romanising tendencies of the clergy of the parish that caused the subscriptions to the charities to fail, and not the want of a certificated master. In St. Barnabas, where they had certificated mas ters, the subscriptions had fallen off to a much greater extent, and the schools were largely in debt He further complained that upon one occasion, when a charity sermon was about to be preached at St. Paul's in aid ofthe House of Refuge, which he believed to be nothing else than a nunnery—he was refused the opportunity, which he thought he as church• warden had a right to, of ascertaining what was the real character of the institution in support of whose funds a sermon was to be preached at the parish church; and upon referring the mat ter to the Bishop of London that refusal was Confirmed. (A voice—" He is as big a Jesuit as Liddell.") He also wrote to the bishop about the continued use of the crosses and other things, which the judgment of the Privy Council had prohibited, and the answer was in every way worthy of " J. C. London." (Hear, hear.) (Mr. Hall read the letter, which stated that the bishop had no advice or in struction to give, but that such subjects should be, if subjects of lawful presentation, presented to the archdeacon at the visitation.) Mr. Hall concluded by proposing as the churchwarden for the ensuing year their old, and tried, and faithful servant, Mr. Charles Westerton, he himself being so heartily tired and disgusted at the conduct of the clergyman with whom he had been brought in official commu nication during his year of office, that he deter mined to retire. (Hear.) In reply to a question from Mr. Blore, he aided that the pews of St. Paul's would seat 1,500 or 1,600 people, but only about 100 were let to parish ioners, the others being taken by persons coming from distant parishes. The income of the incum bent arising from pew rents and other sources was about £l,BOO a-year, out of which he paid for the services of one curate, leaving the parishioners to provide for the other. Dr. HUNTER Seconded the nomination of Mr. Westerton. Mr. C. WESTEItTON then proceedel to address the meeting. He had hoped last year when lie proposed Mr. Hall that after seven or eight years of churchwardenship he should be allowed to retire; but as he had found it recessary to commence a suit against Mr. Liddell for contempt of Court in not having complied with and carried out the judg ment of the Privy Council, it became necessary and essential that he should resume the office in order that he might be in a position to carry on that suit effectively. It having been intimated that he would be proposed again to accept the office, a requisition that he should do so was got up, and signed in the course of a few hours by at least one half of the parishioners. Under these circumstances, although he well knew the great re sponsibility of the office, and the sacrifice upon his time and pocket it would entail upon him, he had determined that, so fLr as God gave him strength and ability to do so, he would accept the trust, and continue the struggle to the end. (Cheers.) It was his intention to have asked Mr. Liddell several questions referring to the lights on the altar, and would have shown that they were paid for out of tita money collected at the sacrament, contrary to tl - e protests of the parish. He would have shown that Mr. Liddell and his curates encouraged confes sion, and received young women in the vestry and in private rooms elsewhere, and then enjoined penance and granted special absolution. More than that, he would have shown that Mr..Liddell appro priated the offertory money to the establishment of the mission in St. George's-in-the-P-ast by Mr. Bryan King and Mr. Lowder, which had been a source of misery and degradation to that unhappy parish. Ile believed that Parliamentary influence must be brought to bear upon these men, so as to compel them to show themselves in their true colours. They should be called upon to make some failing - whi c h they should be compelled t d o ecla le r a a v t e ion the church which they had disgraced. (Cheers.) Mr. Westerton was then declared duly elected. A resolution was afterwards passed, at the in stance of Mr. Westerton, authorising him as church warden to take measures for removing objectionable articles of furniture from the churches of St. Paul and St. Barnabas, and to indemnify him fur any expenses he might incur. A vote of thanks to Mr. Hall closed the proceed ings. ANOTHER MYSTERIOUS 771.4 GEDY ON BOARD AN AMERICAN VESSEL. The New York Courier and Inpirer of the 26th ult. says : On Saturday morning Capt. Webb, of the schooner Thomas E. French, made the following singular statement in regard to the sinking of the sloop Spray, Capt. Leete, off Barnegat, on the 21st inst.: Capt. Webb, of the rchooner Thomas E. French, from Suffold, Va., for New York, consigned to Ben ton and Brotherc, arrived here this moraine.. The captain states that on the 21st inst., four miles north of Barnegat, lie picked up a yawl boat, containing a Chinaman. The man was supplied with a com pass, hatchet, and a few provisions, and stated that he had escaped from the sloop Spray, of Guilford, Conn., which had that day been in collision with the sloop Lucinda, of Rockaway. The Spray sunk in about 15 minutes after the collision, and accord ing to the statement of the Chinaman, carrying down with her the captain and his brother, who were the only persons on board besides himself, The French having to run into Little Egg Harbour there saw the sloop Lucinda in a disabled condi tion; the captain of the sloop stated that during the time the two vessels were together he saw no one aboard the Spray but the Chinaman, who re fused to seek safety aboard his vessel. The captain of the Lucinda states that when the collision occurred the deck of the Spray was strewed with bedding, flags, and furniture, indicating that the cabin had been thoroughly ransacked, and the contents scattered over the deck. The Chinaman, who goes by the name of John Low, or Jackalow, as he is more frequently called, is well known in New York, and has sailed with Captain Leete for the past four years. Something over a year ago he stole a considerable sum of money from Captain Leete, and ran away to New Haven, where he was captured by the police and brought back to New York. Such was Capt. Leete's attachment to Jacka low that he refused to press the prosecution, and on his discharge immediately restored him to his posi tion as cook on board the Spray. He is reported to be a very revengeful fellow, and when excited stops at nothing, however desperate, in order to gratify his revenge. When picked up by the French, and during his continuance on board, he persistently refused to converse with any one, pretending that he did not understand the English language. He says that he came to this country seven years ago, in the United States steamer Mississippi, and that he is now twenty-six years of age. When asked why he did not take the captain's money with him, he said that it was locked up in a box, and that he could not get it. His stories:concerning the man ner of the captain's death are very conflicting. He first said that the captain was thrown overboard by being struck by the main sheet; then he said that at the time of the collision the captain was stand ing on the bowsprit and was knocked off by the concussion ; and finally, that he was sick in the cabin and unable to get on deck. The latter story is highly improbable, for the Spray left New York the same day the accident hap pened; and when she sailed both the captain and his brother were known to be in excellent health. In regard to the story about the captain of the Spray being on the bowsprit, the captain of the Lucinda declares that there was no person visible about the Spray excepting the Chinaman. When picked up he, had on a coat belonging to Captain Leete, in the pockets of which was found a memo randum-book, upon the flyleaf of which was written in pencil, " J. F. Leete, Guilford, Ct." While on board the French Jackalow manifested considerable uneasiness. When Captain Webb left the vessel in the harbour to come on shore the Chinaman accompanied him, and, strangely enough, was permitted to walk off unmolested. He has not been seen since. The Spray lies near Barnegat, with her mast and broadside exposed, and when last seen was being stripped by wreckers. The police have the matter in hand, and will, it is hoped, elucidate the mystery which surrounds the affair. The New York Tribune of a day or two later gives the following additional particulars : At an early hour on Monday morning the boats' crew No. 2, of the Harbour Police, Coxswain Nes bitt, towed the sloop Spray from her moorings off Jersey City to the Battery Basin, where she will he, when the tide recedes, almost high and dry. At noon the tide was fast falling, and a portion of her forward deck was qu i te d ry, b ut t h e water was still even with th e f orward hatch. The cabin could be disti nc tl y seen, and the roofing was at this time quite dry. The main hatch was uncovered and the hold was filled with water. Towards the stern were some articles of clothing and a large bundle containing cotton. Some of the harbour police had fished up a few APRIL 11, 11860 i articles of clothing, but they did not give and dente that a crime had been committed. Tho shirts were dirty and stained, but the stains had more the appearance of iron rust than of blood, although several persons were of the opinion that it was the Latter. The general appearance of the vessel, as far as can be seen, shows that she is very old, and in se veral places forward, great scams have opened in her decks ; still these may have been caused by the violent collision that she encountered. Her bow- sprit has been taken out, and lies upon the beach. Her taffrail at intervals seems broken, and in some places torn away. During Sunday and Monday two United States officers were diligently searching in Jersey City for John Canoe, the Chinaman, who is supposed to have murdered Captain Leete and his brother, of the sloop Spray. The Chinaman went on shore at Jersey City, about 8 o'clock on Saturday morning, with Captain Webb, of the schooner Thomas E. French, and as soon as the yawl-boat came up to the dock, he sprang ashore, and since that time, up to yesterday afternoon, no definite information had been obtained of his movements. The receding tide yesterday afternoon left the Spray upon the sandy beach at the worth end of the Battery, a short distance above the Governor's Island, Ferry dock, and within a stone's throw of the South Ferry. At 3 o'clock the tide had fallen sufficiently to admit of a partial examination being made by the harbour police. A hole large enough to admit a man's body was discovered on the lar board bow, and through this had flowed all the water found in the vessel. This hole was caused during the collision between the Spray and Lu cinda. By means of boat-hooks the officers hauled out a sheet which bore unmistakeable marks of blood, and upon the mattress in the same berth were also crimson stains. Various articles of ship's •stores were fished up and hauled on deck, but the most minute and careful search failed to produce a body. One article after another was hauled upon deck and carefully examined, with a view of discovering evidence of crime, but with the exception of the sheet and mattress above mentioned, nothing was found with blood stains thereon. Owing to the quantity of water that still remained in the hold, it was impossible to get at the articles and freight therein except by means of boat-hooks, and further search will be impossible until the water is pumped out. This, however, cannot be done until the breach in the bow is closed, or until the Spray shall be hoisted upon a dry dock. That a bloody murdt r has been committed upon this vessel, there can now be little doubt, and the sheets and bedding dabbled with gore serve to strengthen the probability. The vessel left here on the 15th inst., in company with the schooner Gem, the captain of which says that he parted with her iu Norwalk Bay, whither she headed, with a view, as he supposed, of seeking a harbour there for the night, as the weather looked squally. The supposition is that the Chinaman drugged the tea, thus throwing the captain and his brother into a deep sleep, and then barbarously mur dered them one after the other. On the morning of the 16th, which was rather foggy, he weighed anchor and sailed into the Sound, where it was thought he threw the bodies overboard. It has subsequently tntasrir«l that John Canoe or Jackalow, as he is called, piloted the Spray through Hell Gate towards this city, as he was recognised at the wheel by a number of pilots, and it was observed that he was the only man on board. How the Chinaman managed to get the vessel outside of Sandy Hook, and away down to Barne s gat, without assistance or without attracting at tention, remains a mystery. 11.11DDLESEX SESSIONS, pril 10. (Before Mr. Bodkin, Assistant Judge.) On Monday afternoon an application was made for the expenses of an attorney and counsel in a case in which a brief had been delivered for the prosecu tion. In answer to the Assistant-Judge as to how he came to instruct an attorney in the case, the pro secutor said he was introduced by some person in the avenue of the court to another person who said he was an attorney, and on being told by them that the prisoner had a counsel to defend him, and that he (prosecutor) ought to have one on hi:3 side, he told the attorney he had better see to it. The Assistant- Judge told the prosecutor he must pay the costs himself, the county was not to be saddled with the costs of prosecutions so got up, A parcel of persons had been in the habit of ranging about the court, picking up prosecutors, and getting up their cases, on the speculation of getting the costs allowed by the court. A great deal of this system had been done away with, and it was the full determination of the court to put an end to it altogether. The magistrates would make further orders upon the subject if necessary, and they would be strictly en forced. John Herbert, 44, was indicted for stealing a quantity of solder, value 4s. Bd., the property of James Mugford Macey, his master. He pleaded guilty. Bryan Martin, 54, a marine store dealer, was indicted for feloniously receiving the same. tle pleaded not guilty. Mr. Way was counsel for the prosecution ; Mr. Jtfbton defended Martin. The prisoner Herbert was in the employment of the pro CU ter, Mr. Macey, of Milford-wharf, Strand, and, from information given to the police, a watch was kept upon him, and he was observed by Holmes, F, to leave with something bulky under his clothes. He was followed to a marine store shop in Ship yard, kept by the other prisoner. It being early in the morning, the door was not opened, nor were the shutters down, but the prisoner, after knocking, was admitted, and soon after came out and went into a publichouse, and was taken into custody, and Martin, after repeatedly denying that he had bought anything of the man, admitted that he had, and produced two lumps of solder from a fireplace, and on his shop being searched eight other pieces were found, which were identified as Mr. Macey's pro perty. Tie jury found him guilty. The Court sentenced him to two years' hard la bour, and Herbert to one year. John Connolly, 30, was indicted for having stolen a watch, value £2O, the property of J. H. Stinson, from his person. Mr. Gent prosecuted; Mr. Ribton defended the prisoner. The prosecutor was a Canadian gentleman who had been some time in London, and it appeared that one night, some time after 12 o'clock, he and a friend went to the King's Head publichouse, Crown street, St. Ann's, and while there the subject of prize-fighting and sparring was brought up, and the pro=ecutor, though he disclaimed all pretension to practical knowledge of the matter, sparred with a man who was there and who said he was a member of the ring. Prisoner was there, and prosecutor hav ing misted his watch from his waistcoat pocket, he looked and distinctly saw it in prisoner's hand, and it was passed over the partition. He seized prisoner who said he would get the watch back if he were not given in charge, but rather than tell who had it he would suffer 10 years' penal, or have his throat cut. The watch had not been recovered. The prisoner was found guilty, and it was proved that he had been convicted of felony, and in the last six months had been twice in custody for rob beries with violence. _ _ _ The policeman said the house where this occurred had been very well conducted, and he had never known it open so late as on this occasion, but it had. recently changed hands, Formerly it was always closed at 12 or 1 o'clock. The Assistant• Judge said the prisoner was evi dently one of a class of dangerous persons from whom it was the duty of the Court to protect the public, and sentenced the prisoner to three years' penal servitude. William Hart, 31, sawyer, was indicted for hav ing stolen three " sticks" of timber, value £36, the property of John Fletcher and another. - Mr. Metcalfe was counsel for the prosecution ; Mr. Cooper appeared for the prisoner. The prosecutors are shipbuilders at Union Dock, Limehouse, and it appeared that a float of red pine timber, used in the construction of spars and masts, was moored off their premises, and on the evening of the Ist of March they were lashed together, two chains having been added to the ordinary fasten ings, as a greater security against their getting adrift. On the following morning soon after six o'clock, it was discovered that three had been re moved from the middle of the float, which consisted of 16 pieces altogether. The three missing pieces seemed to have been taken up the river with the tide, and floated into a dock on the Regent's Canal, where the prisoner was ultimately found dealing with them. lie paid the lock dies, had the pro perty removed to opposite a timber yard, and sold them for £l3 15s. to Mr. Heath, a builder is Bishop Agate. There was nothing in the evidence to connect the prisoner with the actual taking of the wood from the prosecutors' premises, but it was proved that he had been in their service, and was perfectly well acquainted with all about thtplace, and the only account he gave of his posses ion of it was, that he bought it of a T. Gurney for £l2, and produced a stamped receipt to that effect, but he could give no clue to where any such person would be found, and in fact no such person was known. Tao prisoner absented himself after the sale of the timber to Mr. Heath, until the 20th of March, when he went to the police-station, and said he wanted to know the " rights and the wrongs" of it, as he had heard he was wanted for the wocd, and lie was detained. He gave up the receipt. The defence set up and ably argued b y M r. Cooper was that it Was 4 .. 69 nu.fich PCs by Gurney a t ., to the prisoner, who had been his dupe, by dealing with a siratig'er. The jury found the prisoner guilty. He had re ceived a good character. Tlie Assistant-Judge said, had anything been known against the prisoner the Court would have felt it to be its duty to sentence him to penal servi tude. Ile sentenced him as it was to 12 months' hard labour. The prosecution was' a very im- portant and proper one. (Before Mr. Payne, Deputy.) Henry Dance, 42, a half silly, half ferocious-look ing man, was indicted for unlawfully entering a certain dwelling-house,viz., the Marylebone Work house, with intent to commit felony. The case was pros( cuted by Mr. Tubbs, an officer of the parish of Marylebonc, on behalf of the autho rities, and it appeared from the evidence that the prisoner had beenfor a longtime not only a danger ous pauper, but a perfect nuisance to the parish officers, although he was allowed 3s. 6d. a-week and bread as out-door relief. One pauper had been sen tenced to penal servitude fur throwing vitriol over one of the officers, and because Mr. Tu bbs had caused this prisoner to be punished for repeated acts of vio lent and disorderly conduct, he had made a threat that the other one had but a cupful, he (Tubbs) should be favoured with a pailful at the very first opportanity. He had been convicted of secreting a knife up his coat-sleeve with intent, and was so skilful in making skeleton keys that when in the workhouse he used to get all over the establish ment by night, by means of those he did make, and it was principally in consequence of this that they would not have him in the house. In reference to the present charge, the evidence of ,Buckland, an inmate of the house, showed that on the night of March 17th the prisoner was seen in one of the yards, and as he had no business there he informed the superintendent, and the prisoner, who had dropped from the wall, was found secreted behind a door armed with a poker, and an old rug was lying at his feet, When asked what he meant to do with the poker, he said "that was his business," but on being cautioned previously not to loiter about the lodge, he said ho meant to do for some One in the house yet. The jury found him guilty, and The learned Judge said it was evident he was a person from whom the public should be protected, and he should therefore sentence him to 18 months' hard labour in the House of Correction. The prisoner said he should like it to be four years, as he did not care about Coldbath-fields or the workhouse. The Judge said the sentence was passed. The prisoner was then removed, muttering threats. Mr. Tubbs stated that the prisoner had got up a subscription, or raised a sum, for the benefit of the man sentenced to penal servitude for throwing vitriol. Henry Roberts, 44, was indicted for having stolen 96 yards of silk, of the value of £2B, the property of Stephen Walters and others. Mr. Cooper prosecuted, and Mr. Ribton was for the prisoner. Police-sergeant Evans, 22 G, stated that on the evening of March 17 he was in Worship-street, when he saw the prisoner and another man walking very fast, the other having a large bundle under his coat. He followed them, and they then crossed into Cumberland-street; on seeing him the other man gave the prisoner the parcel and went on at the top of his speed. The prisoner threw the bundle into a garden, and went after his compa nion, but was soon overtaken and brought back to the garden, when on being asked where the parcel had come from he said he knew nothing about it, had never seen it, had not been in the company of any other man, and was on his way to the Eastern Counties Railway to proceed home to Romford. The roll of silk was one of a number which bad been sent out from Messrs. Walters and Sons, Wil son-street, Finsbury, silk manufacturers, and was missed from the others when they came to be examined at Mr. Garratt's, umbrella maker, Fins- bury. - The jury found the prisoner guilty, and The Court sentenced him to 18 months' hard labour. Peter Keating was indicted on three charges of stealing clover, the property of Peter Wallace. Mr. Ribton and Mr. Dickie were c3unsel for the prosecution; Mr. F. H. Lewis was for the prisoner. The jury returned a verdict of acquittal. Frederick Keys, 27, was indicted for stealing a watch from the person of George Heriot Wilson, at the Sadler's Wells Theatre. The case was proved by police-constable Taylor, 226 G, and the prosecutor. The jury found him guilty, and it was then proved that he had but recently returned from ten pears' transportation. Mr, Payne sentenced him to six years' penal ser vitude, as a warning to swell mobsmen frequenting theatres. POLICE IN TELL IGENCE-April 10. GUILDHALL.—ANOTIIER VICTI3.I OF THE GREEN -EYED MONSTER.—Ann Ginty, a decent looking woman, was charged with attempting to commit suicide by swallowing a quantity of laudanum. Broom, 153, said he was called to a room on the second floor at 3, Charlotte-court, Redcross-street, where he found the prisoner suffering from the effects of poison. He saw an empty bottle labelled laudanum, on the table, and she said she had taken it all, alluding to the previous contents of the bottle. He procured medical assistance, and as soon as the prisoner was in a condition to be re moved he took her to the police station. Alderman Hale—ls this the first attempt she has ever made upon her life ? Offieer—o, Sir; she made a similar attempt about six weeks ago. Alderman Hale—And what is the cause of these attempts to destroy herself ? Springate, the gaoler—She tells me, your wor ship, that it is jealousy of her husband, and she has been on her knees all the morning praying for for giveness. The husband here came forward, and corroborated the gaoler's statement. Alderman Hale—How long have you been mar ried-to the prisoner ? The husband being unable to answer the question, the officer supplied the information, stating that they had been married only eight months. Alderman Hale, addressing the prisoner, said— You must be a very foolish woman to poison your self because your husband is unfaithful to you; and let me remind you that the offence you contemplated is a most serious one, for the commandment, "Thou shalt do no murder," applies equally to the taking of your own life as that of another. Prisoner—l will never do the same again, sir. I will pray for forgiveness. Alderman Hale—Very well. Upon that promise I will let you go home with your husband ; but if you :are :brought here again on such a charge you will most assuredly be tried at the Old Bailey for it. BOW-STREET.—John - Wallace, a tall, slender youth of about 18 years of age, dressed in the uni form of the St. Giles's Workhouse, and wearing a bandage about his neck and the lower part of his face, was charged with a savage assault upon another inmate of the workhouse, named Joseph Owen ; the back of his head was strapped with plaster, through which the blood was still oozing, from apparently a large wound. The complainant, who appeared to be in a very feeble state, and who was said to be suffering with paralysis, deposed that about one o'clock that after noon he was sitting on a form in the workhouse yard, when he " happened to touch" a boy who was sitting next him, The prisoner thereupon " began to jaw" him, and he then " happened to touch" the prisoner, who seized a shovel, and struck him with the blade of it on the back of the head, inflicting a severe wound. A policeman here produced the shovel in question, an old and much-battered spade, but certainly a very formidable weapon. Mr. Jardine inquired whether the wound was severe, and whether it had been dressed ? _ . The governor of the workhouse, Mr. Ranklin, said the wound was very severe. It had been dressed by a surgeon. Mr. Jardine—What is the matter with the de fendant's throat ? Prisoner—l have got a bad swelling there, and he (Owen) hit me there before I touched him. It hurt me very much, and the pain made me wild, but I did not mean to hit him so hard. Complainant—l did not hit him at all ; and I never touched his throat. Mr. Jardine (to the prisoner)—Even if he had as saulted you first that would not justify you in cut ting his head open with a spade. Hc must be taken care of for a few days till we see what it comes to, and for that purpose I shall remand you. The prisoner, who, with an air of great non chalance, repeated that complainant hit him first, was then remanded. .MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—George Brown Fitzgerald, of 19, Marylebone-lane, butler, out of place, was finally examined before Mr. Beadon, on the charge of falsely representing himself to be a Mr. Maitland, and the master of one Robert Davis, and as such supplying a false character, whereby the said Robert Davis was taken into employ as a butler. Mr. Lewis, of Ely-place, as before, attended on the part of the prosecution ; and Mr. E. Lewis, of Marlborough-street, for the defence. The evidence on two previous examinations has been already given, and need not be repeated. fir. Lewis said he prioner had been seen by one or two persons, but they, having a doubt, failed to identify him, and therefore no fresh ses would on this occasion be brought against him. He Mould therefore call for judgment under the act on the one case already so clearly proved against him. Mr. Beadon, reverting to the letter he had received from the prisoner since the last examinatioV, said he was very anxious to mak e hi m b e li e ve thu t he had been led into this offe nce by a serv ant out of place, whom lie did not know where to find, whose - name was Smith, and that he had introduced Davis to him, who had gifen him 40s. as a present, and he had merely given him a character in a friendly way to retrieve himself. The prisoner said he had been himself duped by Smith. Mr. Beadon—No case could have been made out in a clearer manner. It is manifest you are one of those dangerous pests to society who live by sup plying characters to servants of both sexes, who are thcmselves unable to get th em i n an h ones t and legitimate way—a proceeding which inflicts on those who take such servants on such recommenda tions immense injury, for too often they are disco vered to be thieves, committing robbery to as far an extent as they are able. I regret exceedingly that the Act 32 Geo. M., c. 56, under which this charge has been brought, has not before this been a aered and made more severe without pecuniary fi ne . The utmost I can do I will, however, and I senteneB jou to pay a fine of £2O and 10s. costs, in default of pa; ng which you will go to the House of Correction, Aith hard labour, for three calender months. It may not be uninteresting to state the course pursued by the convicted prisoner, Davis, on his obtaining his situation at Mr. Porter Smith's, Sheen Mount, Mortlake. Though a married man, no sooner had he got into the house, and ascer tained that a young female servant there had £2OO in the bank, than he commenced making fierce love to her, and soon succeeded so far in his infamous suit that she consented to be married to him, fully believing him to be an honourable man and a bachelor. The banns being published in church, the day was fixed for the marriage, but the discob very of the plate robbery and his consequent flight happily saved his intended victim, and defeated his infamous project, and his subsequent apprehension by detective officer Smith, of the A division, and conviction upon trial, proved to her by the facts elicited how much she had to be thankful for in her escape from a designing villain, whose obj ect was solely to possess himself of her property. COUNTRY MARKET& LIVERPOOL-APRIL 10. Wheat and flour commanded the extreme rates of T aes day last. There was a general improvement on all artfe les used for feeding large and small cattle. Indian corn au 1 " vanced 9d to is per qr., beans and peas each 6€l per qr., and oats and barley about id per bushel. The weather continues cold ; it is, however, finer and drier to-day. LEEDS-APRIL 10, We-have a fair demand for wheat, but a putted show, at a slight advance on the prices of Tuesday sennigb.t. Oats and beans at full prices. Barley as before. Arrivals this week : Wheat Barley , 693 Oats Rapeseed 1,207 Beans l9l Linseed Flour G• sacks. Averages for the week : Wheat 5,801 qrs., at 49s 9 1 1(1 Peas ••• • —s Oa Beaus 92 :- 672 43s 6d Barley.... . Oats Rye 43s 6lict 276 Od —a CH NORWICH CATTLE-APRIL 7• It being tht , Saturday after the fair, our market exhibited but a poor shoNj of store cattle, comprising Scots, short horns, and a few ;Irish. A fair trade was effected, on very good terms, and tliere was also a tolerable attendance. Fat beasts a large show, and sales brisk. Scots, 4s Od to 4s 6d ; shorthorns, 3s Gd to 4s ; Irish, 3s Od to 3s 6d ; Devons, Os Od to Os (estimated weight when. fat). Sheep—There were poor sifTiplies of sheep in the penn• Fat sheep, 8s Gd to 9s per stone; nrime, 9s Gd to 10s. Pigs—A fair supply. Store pigs2 -5 s to 30s ; fat pork, 7s Gd to 8s Od per stone. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.-YESTERDAY. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 165 Antwerp Brussels — 25 325 Hamburgh Paris Ditto Marseilles — 25 375 Frankfort on Maine — 1174 Vienna Trieste Petersburgh — 34 Madrid - 49 Cadiz — _491 11 16 1 11 17 11 17 25 40 25 40 13 6 2.5 174 25 421- 26 421 1171 13 GO 13 62 341 4t91 30 421 25 42} 25 421 40a 122 122 52a 62i 30 30 25 46 25 45 401 122 1221 521 53 Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples Palermo Messina Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro New York • . Foreign Gold in Bars (Star_lAri) , ~per oz. --e3 17 9 Mexican Dollar s Silver in Bars (Standard) 0 0 0 South American Doublons FOREIGN MAIL PACKET LIST. In the following table E signifies that letters are despatch° , by evening mails from London, and M by morning mails. MX; DESTINATIONS. Despatch Port of _plait of Mails. Despatch. due. ---- Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton Aprill2,ll Southamp. Aprillo Ditto, via Marseilles lAprillS, E Bahamas and Havana via New York April 14, E Liverpool.. April 1.3 Canada, &c. (by Canadn. pckt ) Aprilll, E Liverpool.. April 1 1 Cape of Good Hope, Ascen sion, and St. Helena May 5, E Devonport May 3 China, Penang, and Sing-a pore, via Southampton April2o ,M, Southamp. April 11 Ditto, via Mar se ill es Gibraltar, via Southampton.. Aprill2 ,M'Southamp. April lu Honduras and Blewfields .... Aprtli7, M Southamp. Aprill 4 India (Calcutta) and Ceylon, via Southampt on April2o , M Southamp. April 15 Ditto, via Mar se ill es India (Bombay), via South ampton Ditto, via Marseill es Lisbon, Brazils, Buenos Ayres, and P. Islands May 9, 31 Southamp. May 5 , Lisbon, Vigo, and Op or t o Ap r ill7 ,M Southamp. April 1+ Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Aprill2, 31 Southamp. April 10 Ditto, via Marseilles Mexico and Havana Newfoundland lApril24, E Liverpool.. United States and British N ; America (by British packet)l Aprill4 , E Liverpool.. April i s Ditto (by U. S. packet) ~ ;April 11,E Southamp. West Coast of Africa, Ma deira, and Teneriffe April 23 E Liverpool.. April 10 West India, California, Yene- ' zuela, Chili, Peru, Grey town, New Gran a d a, &c. ,Aprill7, AI Southamp. Aprill4 ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, GRAY'S INN-ROAD.' The number of p a ti en t s relieved at this hospital do t ing the week ending April 7, 1860, was 2,510, of which. 685 war* new cases. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—HoIIoway's Ointment and Influenza.—This disease, now so prevalent and often fatal, ie an epidemic form of fever attended by irritation of the win d ' pipe, inflammation of the throat, and constant eou,gh. wile! erroneously treated by the ordinary medicines adapted for colds the most serious consequences ensue, and too often th e mistake is mortal. This mischance can never happen wil e° reliance is placed on Holloway's medicines, for whether th e symptoms arise from inflammation, colds, or irritation (inM" enza), these remedies relieve, in the first, by lowering the eiri oulation ; in the latter by soothing the excited nerves. 44 ' this season no f 4mily is safe without Holloway's prepara; tions, which do not contain a grain of noxious ingredients t 0 injure the constitution. BIRTHS. of ASHBURNRAM.—On the sth inst., at Guestling, county Sussex, Lady Ashburnham, of a daughter. LOCHER.—On the sth inst., at 79, Rue de Lille, Paris, ti le Lady Charlotte Locker, of a son, stillborn. LYSONS.—On the Bth inst., at Morden Lodge, Surrey, t h° wife of Colonel Lysons, C. 8., of a son. NORFOLK. --On the 7th inst., at Norfolk House, ill ° Duchess of Norfolk, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. CRAMPTON—BALFE.—On the 31st ult., at the British Le' gation, at St. Petersburg, Sir John Fiennos CramP O l Bart., K.C.8., her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary "1 Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of St. Petersbnai to Victoire, second daughter of M. W. Balfe, Esq. , ° Dublin. PorNDEr.—PENNY.—On the 27th Jan., at Richmond, ne gr Melbourne, Victoria, Robert, eldest son of George POT der, Esq ., of Lee, Kent, to Mary Louisa, second dagg' ter of William Penny, Esq., of Newport, Mounlou tir. shire. DEATHS. CURRT.—On the Bth inst., at Landore, Claughton, Curry, Esq., aged 47. FORREST.—On the sth inst., at Plymouth, Sir J. Forrest, Bart., of Comi s t on , N.B . A Foss.—On a3nfid:TroloaNfcß.e,E the S in t hm Emma inst., Foss, at a aged GB. 6 D t ‘ Be yonshire-straet , °r l --cdOinngtthoen,7tshuriiii.esyt.,, aged tha Rs . . James Harailt°llo; rector l KNIGHT.—On the 9th inst. Charles Charles Knight , Esq" d, e S p ie r r i k ri e g n fi w eld etc lo s u e s , e a , ed P 4 a 7 lul . .er's -green, Middlesex, an WINGFIELD.—On the g Bth inst , at Ampthill House, G Wingfield, E sq ., second son. .of the late Hon. and ge E. Wingfield, aged 38. LONDON : Printed and Publi s hed by MURDO yousi0 o. ; of No. 112, Strand, Print er , a t 7 , Sun Office, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the 001'''' 141 444 . 603 Weciveay, April 11, 100, ATI( April, 18 60 The DirC nerebylN G I tEkTG held on °I 12 Precis g a te-street BY 0 N • 11 —Th f s or 1 O' c l od ---"..------- NoTIc HAT -,itIETOII( Ga g Works' fth day of Precisely.— ?RESET end Dinin -r. 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