The Sun. — London, England, 1846-07-28 00:00:00

OR, ENGLA"—CD IN THE NEW WORLD. Edited by ELIOT WARBURTON, Egg., ♦uthor o(" The Crescent and the Cross." Tenry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. liTocv ready, In 2 yids., small ftro., rj C H E L A G-A; I_ 1 ---- NOTICE. -v- k 31, IX. of MISS STRIC SLA N D ' s LIVES of the QUEENS of ENGLAND. iDedicated by permission to her Majesty.) Compr the Life of Clay pr MODE/if:ITCONSORT OF JAMES 11., win be ready for :telivery vAth the Magazines on the 31st of July, i and thes e who desire to obtain copies on the day of publication are re oeeted to send their orZters immediately to their respective book- stile' er Nt- Ni.e.131 7 Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough -street. .... : in 3 vols., with numerous Illustrations, price 31s. 6 d. Now rt. bound, sEc, 911-1 D M SERIES OF THE STANHOPE MEOIRS. Comprising, THE si tlrEi,r YEARS' TRAVELS OF LADY HE6ITER STANHOPE. Ix idy will, and must read the ' Memoirs of Lady Hester " Every Stanhope.' 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Scrip. and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day previous to 'their being offered ; and advices of results will be forwarded by' the first post after the sale, and the proceeds blame. dixtely dispos ed of according to instructions. Othees, Hall of Commerce. Tlireadneedle-street. London. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING. Will be performed (for the first time in this country) Donizetti's Opera Buffa, entitled, DON GREGORIO ; or, L'AJO NELL IMISARAZZO. Den Clregorio, Signor Lablache ; Count Giulio, Signor Fornasari ; Enrico, Signor Mario ; Hippetto, Signor F. Lablache ; Glide, Madame Castellan. In the course of the Evening, te highly suentitleccedssful new and o riginal Ballet Divertissement. by M h . Perrot, LE .TUGEMENT DE PARIS. Comprising a nevi Pas—" Le Pas de Deesses." By Mdlle. Taglielni, Mdlie. Louise Taglioni, Mdlle. Ceritc, Mdlle. Lucile Gratin, D e melisse, M illie . Ca"san, and MM . St. Leon and Perrot. To conclude with a DIVERTISSEMENT. In which will be in troduced a Pas de Trois. by Mulles. Taglioni, Casson, and De inelisse ; a Quadrille, by eight Ladies of the and corps de ballet ; anti the "La Tarantu le," by MQle. Lucile Grohn M. Perrot. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Signor NIARIO most respectfully informs the Nobility, PatrOns to the Opera, his Friends, and the Public, that his BENEFIT will take place on THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 30, When will be performed Donizetti's Opera Buffo, entitled, DON GREGORIO ; or, L'AJO NELL 'IMBARAZZO. Don Gregorio, Signor Lablache ; Count Giulio, Signor Fornasari ; Yavrica Signor Mario; Pippetto, Signor F. Lablache ; Wide, Rid e. Casteffan. After which, the new and original Divertissement, by M. Pe ot, the Music by Signor Fugni, entitled, LE JUGEMENT DE PARIS. Introducing a new Grand Pas, entitled "Le Pas des Deesses." The principal parts by Madlle. Taglioni, Madlle. Lucile Grahn, Mdlle. Cerito, MM. Perrot and St. Leon, Mdlle. Louise Taglioni, Mdlles. Cassun and Demelisse, Bc.c. To be followed by Dental's admired Opera, compressed into One Act, IL PIRATA. Imegene, Madame Grisi ; Ernesto, Signor Fornasari ; Gasi fier°, Signor Mario. With various Entertainments in the BALLET department. In which will appear Mdlles. Taglioni, L. Grahn, Cerito, L. Taglioni, Petit Stephan, Cassan, Dezielisse ; MM. St. Leon and Perrot, &b. Applications for boxes, stalls, and tickets to be made at the box office, Opera Colonnade. Doors open at Seven, the Opera to com mence at half-past Seven o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. First Night in this Country of the celebrated Opera of LA JITIVE, with the whole of the Music by Hslevy. In colsequence of the very limited stay of the BRUSSELS COMPANY, and owing to the great demand for places, the Free List, except the public Press, must on this occasion be suspended. JOHN PARSONS, Box Book-keeper. TILE fr TRE ROYAL. DRURY-LANE. THE BRUSSELS OPERA COMPANY. TO-MORROW EVENING, WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, ill be performed lla.levy's Grand Opera, entitled LA JUT VE Le W Juit Elizar, M. Laborde ; Le Cardinal de Broguy, M. Zelger ; Leopold, M. Boulo ; Ruggiero, M. Barielle ; Rachel, Madame Julien ; La Priuress Eudoysie, Mdlle. Charton. On reIDAT will be performed, Halevy's Comic Opera, " Les Mousquetaires de la Bathe." Doors open at Seven, performance to commence at half-past Seven. TWEATRE ROYAL, HAY.MARKET. THIS EVENING Will be performed Sheridan's Comedy of THE RIVALS. Sir An thony Absolute, Mr. Farren ; Capt. Absolute, Mr. Holl ; Acres, Mr. Webster ; Sir Lucius O'Trigger, Mr. Hudson ; Fag, Mr. Brindal ; Faulidand, Mr. Stuart; David, Mr. Buckstone ; Mrs. Malaprop, Mrs. Glover; Lydia Languish, Miss Bennett ; Lucy, Mrs. Humby. Aher which, a New and Original Drama, called BOROUGH PO LITICS. Principal characters by Messrs. Webster, Tilbury, Buck stone; Mrs. Glover, and Mrs. E. Yarnold. The Band will perform the Overtures, " L'Ambas sadrice," and "Edouard e Christina," the Quadrille, "Je Veux Denser," the "Dublin Walzer," and " Czarina Mazou rk. " To conclude with the Comic Drama, entitled THE IRISH POST. In which Messrs. Bland, Tilbury, Hudson, and Mrs. Humby, acc., will apper. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. Triumphant success of another New Drama. " Above and Below" will be performed every Evening until further notice. THIS EVENING Will be performed an original Prologue, entitled HOT WEATHER. Characters by Messrs. Keeley, WlLlmott, A. Wigan, F. Mathews ; Miss 'Mars, Miss Howard, and Mrs. Keeley. go be followed by a New Comic Drama, entitled ABOVE AND 111.11..0W. ABova :—M. Dorville, Mr. Diddear ; Armand, Mr. A. ; Sans SoI:LC.I, Mr. Meadows ; Cecile, Miss Fairbrother. BRow :—Landre, Dir. F. Matthews ; Poisson, Mr. Keeley ; Leo nard, Mr. H. Butler ; Lolot, Miss Ellen Daly. After which the Comic Drama, called THE DUSTMAN'S BELLE. Characters by Messrs. Diddear, F. Vining, Meadows, Keeley, Miss Villars, and Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with the now Farce, entitled LOAN OF A WIFE. Principal characters by Messrs. F. Mathews, A. Wigan, Meadows, Kinloch, and Yarnold ; Mrs. Woollidge and Miss Howard. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will be performed a New Drama, from the French, entitled THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER. In which Madame Celeste, Messrs. Wright, 0. Smith, Selby, Worrell, &c., will perform. After which gu entirely new and original Comic Sketch , called ABRAHAM PARKER. Abraham Parker, Mr. Wright. To be followed by Mr. Buekstone's Comic Drama, called THE MA Ii) WITH THE MILKING PAIL. Diccon, Mr. Wright; Milly, Mrs. Fitzwilliam. To conclude with the new and successful Farce, entitled THE CORPORAL'S WEDDING ; or, .1 Kiss of the Bride. Major Griskin, Mr. Selby; Nancy Cobb, Miss E. Chaplin. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Comic Drama, entitled USED UP. In which Mr. Charles Mathews will perform. After which a new Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE SLEEP ING BEAUTY IX THE WOOD. Lord Factotum, Mr. Charles Mathews ; Princess Isabelle, Madame Vestris. To conclude with Sheridan's Drama of THE CRITIC ; or, A Tragedy Rehearsed. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, Ryder, Honner, Compton, Oxberry, Miss Emma Stanley, and Mrs. ASTLEY'n ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Under the especial patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Royal. Tremendous overflows. The present productions nightly hailed will the most rapturous applause. Second Week of the " Phantom Horseman." TIIIS EVENING Will be performed the Grand Military Spectacle, called THE 811:11S' INVASION ; or, England's Victories of 1846. Intro dncfng the whole resources of the Theatre, military Brass Bands, &c. After which, Novel and Picturesque SCENES of the HIPPO DROME and Sports of the Curriculum, by the British and Foreign Professors. Clowns in the Arena, Messrs. Wallet and Roches. The whole concluding with the successful Equestrian Drama of the PHANTOM HORSEMAN. llox-oftlee open scorn eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six and commence at seven o'clock. AV' DGM'S ROYAL tiITRREY TII MAT Last Week of Mr. Osbaldiston, Miss Vincent, and the Double Dra matic Company of the Surrey and Victoria Theatres, and First Appearance of Arr. Shepherd. FOR TILE BENE THIS FIT EVENING OF' MISS VINCENT. Wlll be performed the Play of THE STRANGER. The Stranger, Mr. Osbaldiston ; Steinfort, Mr. niggle ; Tobias, Mr. Ilesiop Brands, Mr. Johnson ; Solomon, Mr. Neville ; Peter, Mr. Forman ; Mrs. Haller, Miss Vincent. After which, the Drama of SUSAN HOPLEY. In which Miss Vincent, Miss L. Pearce, Messrs. E. F. Saville, Forman, Dale, J. Howard, Hlgg e, and Cripps will appe r. In the course of the Evening a CONCERT. Principal Vocalists, Miss Betts, Madame Clara -lased, Messrs. Weiss, D. W. King, Clement, White, 8:e. To conclude with THE RED ROVER. The Red Rover, Mr. itughes. Under the Patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. EVERY MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY. VIEW nf NAPLES, ERUPTION of VESUVIUS, DESTRUC TION of IjERCULANEUM and POMPEII, in the year 79. This magnificent spectacle Is revived In an unprecedented scale of grandeur, the picture being more than twice the size of the former, and represents, us accurately as can possibly be done, the Great Eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, when the Destruction of Her culaneum and Pompeii toot place-. produced under the direction a Mr. Denson. A ricftiy ornamented (iOTHIC BRIDGE of STATUES has been constructed, which will be brilliantly Illumil.ated at Right: The PROMENADE CONCERTS, conducted by Mr. Godfrey. The Band consists of Fifty lirst•rate Performers, selected principally item the Coldstream and her Majesty's private band. )n addition to the other attractions of then ardens, will be exhi biteAl CALYPSO'S FAIRY GROTTO, apprched by the Illumi nated Gothic Bridge, representing in the Interior Telemachus relating his adventures to Calypso. The PYROTECHNIC DISPLAYS, by Mr. Southby, are on the most complete and effective scale. Preceding the Volcanic Displdy, a novel exhibition will be Intro &Med. representing the Descent of Phoebus in the Chariot of the Sun. Mons. larinelli deSenlat-frolla. a Chinese Pagoda, seventy feet in height, to the surface of the lake, where a Naiad's Car will rise to reodifs Mtn. and bear him to his chrystal home. The Glass Conservatory is splendidly ornamented with festoons ott lamps, enabling - the visitors to view the matchless collection of Carnivore by gas-light. Feeding of the Candvora•at half past five; the Pelicans, &c., at sit ; Concert M half-pa.st six; and the Eruption at dusk. On 31oNDAY, Aug. 10, will take place a uItAND NEAPOLITAN CAR;NIVAL and FETE VETE ; combining all the novelties of e reason. Admission, One Shilling. •THE WEATHER.—Suti OFFICE, JULY 28. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 51; Highest. 78; Noon, 76. BAROMETER, 30.29. WIND S.W. ; cloudy and sultry. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-M UDGE THIS DAY. morniu .. 42 minutes alter 4. I Eqenin7 .. 0 minutes after 5. A fl: ". ,.. `," ~.) r 1 ,.......) 4,,, , : ~.„,..: ( s - , - ; .,--4,,,,, siL e i ~,.: ~....,,,A *, _,_ kkqi , . ' . .F..t:v4- - . . - - 0 4 .0- ::, ~! _,,-- ~,,r c at ..,,,____ 401 IS • ~.. o C - Ant .4 LONDON, TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1846. Expectations have been realised, curiosity has been iatisfied, an earnest and -business-like discussion has at last transpired in the Lower House as to the re duction and adjustment of the differential duties upon mar: Lord GEORCIN BENTINCS proposed his amend di Ds sieffalarly moderate terms and at singularly immoderate length. Immediately afterw ar ds the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER delivers h is first official harangue, redolent of statistics, and evide:c in g' in its wholesale accumulation and accurate a."' rangement of facts, the efficacy of a judicious premeditation. Sir ROBERT PEEL subsequently revealed his intentions with reference to the approach ing division upon this comprehensive measure, and, in doing so, justified the anticipations of his ad mirers, by plainly declaring his determination not to embarrass the Prime Minister " by a vexatious opposition." The nearer we approach to the settle ment of this great question, the more chimerical do the arguments against the Ministerial policy appear: the farther we advance upon the road to a Parliamentary division, the less is the progress of this Bill impeded by obstructions. The protectionists, from the capricious character of their antagonism, no longer have recourse to their habitual scarecrow " the destruction of either native or colonial industry!" They have, with considerable ingenuity, conjured up a totally different phantom, and one which they have foolishly expected to scare away the followers of Lord JOHN Rua- SELL, and to awe the commercial reformers into submission. Unfortunately, however, this same phantom—a phantom illustrative of serfdom, and manacles, and cruelty—has partaken somewhat of the usual characteristics of phantoms ; it has enabled the Legislature to walk right through it, as the chieftain is described to have done through the ghost in OssIAN. Before the termination of this session it will have " melted into thin air," and evaporated even from the recollection of the multitude. It is easy enough for the orator to deride with a scornful intonation the terribiles visu forma of the supposed famine consequent upon the disease in the potatoes, and to enforce the necessity of affording en couragement to those who, to their avowed detriment acceded to the abolition of slavery. It is very easy' to influence the reason of a sensitive and reli gious people by eloquent definitions of true morality, by vivid portraitures of the victims of a petty tyranny, by supposititious stripes and imaginary scenes of brutality. It is easy indeed to speak of the pro• posed equalisation of the sugar duties in language so opprobrious as to risk the degradation of the pathetic to the burlesque—by representing the sugar basin (possibly at the elbow of some unwitting Mr. BUMBLE) as half filled with a little puddle of blood. It is easy, as we have already acknowledged, to do all this, and to terminate with a peroration eulogistic of the joys of freedom. But, while themselves assuming tones of such unnecessary indignation, while it is manifest to every one else that the suppression of slavery has about as much chance of being realised by the rejection of slave-grown sugar as Captain WARNER has of discharging his long range into the moon, and thereby exploding that celestial satellite, all the eloquence and pathos and benevolence of the most eloquent, pathetic, and bene. volent intellect goes for literally nothing. It is pouring precious liquids into a cullender. Much has already been written about this measure of Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S affording patronage to the slave trade, of rendering the hardships of those already in captivity more intense and irksome, and of reduplicating the number of such victims, by inciting the slave-owning planters to import more human cattle from the coast of Africa. If such were really the necessary consequence of this measure, if such even were the probable consequence of this measure, the whole of this free and sympathising nation would have revolted at its first proposition. The people of England would long before this present moment have arisen with indignation, and protested' in a voice which would have found an echo in the re cesses of Africa and on the shores of the Brazil, against a proceeding so dastardly and criminal. If there were any truth whatever in the assertions of those who oppose this measure, as one likely to foster and propagate the infernal system of the slave trade, that enlightened House of Legislation, which only a few years back inscribed upon its records a solemn reprobation of that system, which enforced that re probation by a gratuity to those who might suffer from the dismissal of their serfs—a gratuity of the most magnificent character—and which, in addition to all this, actually overstepped the restrictions of international law, for the purpose of preventing the increase of slavery among other nations—that august House of Legislation would have spurned a measure thus likely to annul all their glorious labour, suppos ing any one had been capable of concocting or of in troducing such a measure. Is it likely, indeed, that for the sake of decreasing the grocer's bill by a few pence, the people of this country would destroy the trophy which they have purchased with twenty millions of pounds sterling ? Does it not stand to reason that they would rather swallow unsweetened puddings and sugarless tea than render any dish toothsome by' the woes of entire generations ? These protectionists examine the sugar question under the magnifying influence of their prejudices, and are, in consequence, incapable of considering its relations with themselves, the colonies, and with foreign slave owners. The attention of the Legislature is directed solely upon the possible woes of the African race, but not at all to the actual miseries of our native slaves. Our legislators are implored to consider the advi sability of caring for the welfare of a few Hill Coolies, who have as yet to be found out, persuaded to immigrate, and then to be conveyed to our colonial plantations. But not a syllable is uttered in behalf of those thousands of our fellow countrymen (the Hill Coolies of Devonshire, as we have already called them), who would be raised from a deplorable state of destitution and inaction, by finding additional customers for our manufactures, and thus enabling them to obtain employment. The Ministerial measure for the alteration of the duties upon sugar would bring new customers to our markets, the factors would require additional hands to supply this additional demand, and these native Hill Coolies would obtain the requisite em ployment. ALEXANDER POPE, more than a century ago, under the masquerading name of MARTINUS SCRIBLERUS, put this rather profane problem— " Whether an existent fly or a possible angel were of most importance in the eyes of Omnipotence?" With greater reason, and after a different fashion, we may put this companion problem—" Whether an ex istent English labourer or possible Hill Coolie had ,a greater claim upon the sympathies and consideration of our Legislature ?" The solution of that problem will be in the division upon the sugar duties. The coroner's inquest on the unfortunate soldier Wilms, was resumed yesterday, and the pro ceedings were in the highest degree interesting, in volving the evidence of the medical men, as to the cause of death, and the statements of Colonel WHYTE and Dr. WARREN. The statement of the soldier ELSWORTH was also curious, illustrating in a forcible manner the quantity of punishment in the regiment, and its total inefficiency for the purpose for which it is sanctioned. The witness admitted that he had deserted twice—on one occasion, be cause he had been sentenced to be flogged. We do not think a desertion under such circumstances could excite much surprise : where is the man who, being sentenced to death, if an opportunity for escaping offered itself, would hesitate about availing himself thereof? The instinct of self-preservation would compel him to adopt such a course. The wit ness had been five years in the regiment, during which period he had been flogged seven times. He has not, however, been flogged since 1844, and therefore the seven instances must have occurred in about three years, or, on an average, once every five months. Can such things be possible in this land of liberty and freedom ? He also stated that many men in the regiment had been tried for desertion, and that many had deserted more frequently than he had. We can easily credit the statement. Few 7 persons would willingly remain subjected to such an iron rule, such stringent severity, as:that to which the unfortunate soldiers of the 7th Hussars have been exposed, with even non-commissioned officers, so jealous of their dignity as to demand a punishment on a private for answering in a less abject tone than appeared suited to their dignity, •yate who, k and.with a commander, who conceives one hundred fora w lashes an adequate punishme n t f having only joined the regi me n t ao. few weeks before, on being reprimanded and punished for such an answer, inquires for his guidance in what manner he is to answer for the future. The great— THE -SUN, the important—question in the case, however, is., what was the cause of the death of the unfoltu , nate man ?—was that death occasioned, or was it in any degree accelerated, by the flogging ? for if there ';ti even the possibility of such a result, ',he British peopie, who have already procured th' abolition of capital punishment in almost every instance save that of wilful and aggravated murder, and of which a large and influential portion are conscieOtiouslY opposed to its infliction under any circumstanc es whatsoever, will surely spare no exertions, will leave no step untried, to procure the total and immediate disuse of the horrible lash. The medical gentlemen examined differ on this import:lnt point, for while those connected with the army ai Ihere to the opinions expressed in the certifi cate signed by them previous to the inquiry before the Coronet • being instituted, and assert that the cause of death vi 'as in no wise connected with the corporal punishr nent, although they stated a totally different cause from that assigned by Dr. WARREN in his cer tificateF'to the registrar of deaths for the district, Mr. Wu.sox positively and distinctly states his de cided opi 7 nion, that there can be no doubt that the man would be alive now had it not been for the corporal punishment he was subjected to. Under these circumstances, it will be for the jury to decide between the learned gentlemen, and many points w ill, of course, be taken into consideration before- the conclusion can he arrived at. The weight and character of the witnesses, the opportunities they have liadl for post-mortem examinations, and the proba - bility, the verisimilitude of the reasons assigned fur the opirrions arrived at. Now, Mr. Wrn..soN states that he has been a lecturer on anatomy for more than twelve years, .and that during that period he had opened from .500 to 1,000 bodies. This would cerOinly, without taking into consideration his surgical testi monials, which are of the highest character, entitle any opinion o f his to the greatest weight. It must, too, he recollected that Mr. WILSON had not previously ex pressed •an opinion which he must naturally have been anxious to maintain, nor could he be supposed to have any prejudice or feelings on the subject of military punishment, save those in which he must be supposed to participate with every man of common humanity. On the contrary, he states that if he had been pressed at the time of his examination to give his opinion with respect to the corporal punishment, he would have agreed with the other gentlemen that it was not the cause of death. His opinion, therefore, is based on the appearances he observed during the post-mortem examination —an advantage not enjoyed by the military surgeons, who might, had their attention been attracted thereto, have agreed with Mr. WILSON in opinion. During his long practice Mr. WILSON had never observed similar appearances. His entire evidence is worthy of the closest perusal and most serious consideration ; his explanations are so per fectly simple and plain, that, although couched in medical terms, they can be most easily understood by the non-professional reader. He states that in the spine there were no indications of disease. The muscles were disorganised by corporal punishment, and he had no doubt that this induced the inflamma tion which occasioned his death ; and he gives the following as the result of his observations, viz. : " On raising the muscles or flesh off the ribs and spine, I found a part of the deepest layer of muscles—namely, that which lay in contact with the bogies—in a state of dis organisation, and converted into soft pulp. In medical language, I should call this a pulpy softening of the muscles. Its seat was the sixth and seventh ribs, near their attach ment to the spine, together with their intervening space, and the hollow between the sixth and seventh pieces of spine. The extent of the disorganisation was about three inches in length by about one inch and a half in its greatest breadth, and between half an inch and a quarter of an inch in thickness. In the space be tween the ribs the muscles had undergone this pulpy alte ration, even so deep as the lining membrane of the chest, the softened muscles being in absolute contact with the lining membrane. That portion of the flesh which occupied the groove of the spine, and had undergone similar disorganisa tion was one of the little muscles known to medical men under the name of niultifidus spinre. In addition to the softening of this little muscle, it was partly surrounded with blood. It was in a state medically called ecchymosed. The interior of the spine was in a state of extreme decomposition. The tissue between the spinal canal and the spinal sheath was filled with a dark-coloured fluid, resulting from decomposition. The sheath itself was smooth and polished on its internal surface, a state indicative of health. It was perfectly devoid of nervous substance, which had been converted into fluid by decomposition, and had flowed away. The nerves remained, and presented a healthy appearance, so that as far as the spine is concerned, I discovered no indication of disease. Two questions naturally arise out of the preceding examination— first, what was the cause of the pulpy softening of the muscles ? second, could the state of disorganisation preceding the pulpy softening influence the disease existing in the chest? The cause of the pulpy softening I believe to have been the excessive contraction of the muscles taking place during the agony of punishment. This excessive contrac tion would produce laceration, and subsequent inflamma tion of the muscles, and the inflammation being repellative, would, in consequence of the depressed state of the powers of the nervous system of the sufferer, be of the disorganised kind which results in pulpy softening. Had the man lived, disorganisation of the muscles would in time have been re paired. As regards the second question, there can be no doubt that, although the cause of inflammation of the con tents of the chest is cold, acting in conjunction with physical or moral depression, and might have been the cause in the case of the deceased, yet, the presence of a portion of muscle in a state of disorganisation and inflammation, in close con tact with the lining membrane of the chest, ought to be ade quate to the same effect. Certainly no surgeon would feel comfortable with regard to the state of his patient if he were aware of such dangerous proximity." This evidence may safely be left to the public to form their own conclusions on ; for eur own part we cannot hesitate for a moment in expressing our con currence with the deductions of Mr. WILSON. We do not mean to say that the other gentlemen were influenced by improper motives in the evidence they gave, far from it; but we must say that their state ments do not carry with them the same conviction which is forced on the mind by that of Mr. WILSON. We cannot doubt but that, after this investigation, active steps will be taken to abate this nuisance, to do away with the atrocious and abominable system in toto. Under any circumstances, it has been proved to be most injurious in its effects, ruining to all in tents and purposes the unfortunate victim. All au thorities concur in stating that there is no hope for the reformation and amendment of the man who has once been subjected to the lash ; his self-respect is gone for ever, and he finds at once his bane and anti dote in habits of intoxication. Nay, more, he becomes anxious to reduce others to the same level with himself. He becomes the tempter, the seducer of the young soldier. He laughs at the cat, and exhibits a hardened and reckless indifference to all the influences by which he might be acted , on, if not so thoroughly abased and degraded. The system cannot continue; justice, humanity forbid it. But the public attention must still be directed to the subject,—the interest which has been excited must not be suffered to subside until again awakened by the death of another victim. We doubt not that the exertions of our brethren of the press will be devoted to the sub- ject--our own shall not be wanting. Let these but be aided and assisted by some benevolent and zealous philanthropists, and the stigma will be removed, the stain will be blotted out from our naval and military code. Madrid papers of the 21st have arrived. The In fante Don FRANCISCO D'Assrs had obtained leave of absence from his military duties at Pampeluna (where he was serving as brigadier in command of the cavalry regiment of La Princesa), and was expected hourly in Madrid. He has been invited to the magni ficent court banquet, which is to be given on the 24th at the Casa del Campo, in honour of the fête day of the Queen-Mother. The Heraldo announces that a conspiracy had been discovered at Pampeluna, and that several non-com missioned officers, and also some of the inhabitants of the town, bad been placed under arrest. The same journal gives, what may be considered as an official contradiction of the report, that the Mar quis Of MIRAFLORES would supersede M. MARTINEZ DE LA Rosa. at Ambassador to France. MADRID BoLSA, JULY 21.—The Three per Cents. were done at 34k, for cash ; Five per Cents., at 21f ; the Debt without Interest, at 6i ; the shares of the Bank of San Fernando, at 390; and those of Isabel, at 203. We have received the Paris papers of Sunday, which are still almost exclusively occupied with electioneering matters. On the 20th of July terrific storms ravaged many parts of France. A letter from St. Jean Pied de Port states that it burst in the gorges of the Pyrenees at Baigorry, utterly destroying the harvest and the v i n eyards. The standing corn remaining is n o t worth harvesting, and that which was cut was COM. pletely thrashed out by the hail, and the straw broken to pieces. On the same day a terrific hurricaLe burst on the first plateau of the Jura, destroying churches, houses, vineyards, trees, and fields of corn. "An earth palm," says a letter published in the jaurnal dee LO.DON, T "ilii - ESOAY _EVENING, - 3 1 1:TLY 28, 1846. Debats," would have done less damage. The ravages of the storm extended as far as Coligny." Letters from Macon give terrible accounts of the ravages of the storm in that district. So completely have the hailstones destroyed the vintage that there is scarcely a bunch of grapes left in the commune. The vines are entirely stripped of their leaves, and whole fields which had promised a rich harvest appear as if they had fallen a prey to a conflagration. The damage done is incalculable and many families are utterly ruined. Several incendiary fires have taken place in the neighbourhood of Troyes. At Bouilly seventeen houses and barns have been burned down. A letter from Toulon, dated July 20th, from which the following is an extract, is published in the Marseilles journals. The writer expressly states that he attaches no credit to the rumour : " The Descartes, steam-frigate, which had been detached from the French Mediterranean squadron at the moment it left Tunis, arrived at Malta on the 11th with despatches. A report was soon in circulation that the Prince de Joinville had demanded permission from the English authorities to enter that port with his squadron, to pass his quarantine there, and that the request had been refused. It was cer tain, however, that the French squadron did not enter the port, and that it would pass its period of quarantine at sea. _ _ _ _ "As the entrance of English squadrons into our ports is not interdicted, we must refuse to credit that the Maltese authorities would show themselves so impolite towards the Prince, and we must rather suppose that it had never been the intention of his Royal Highness to put into Malta with his squadron." The KING of the FRENCH, accompanied by the Dukes Of MONTPENSIER, SAXE COBURG GOTIIA, and by the Minister of War, is daily engaged in in specting the fortifications of Paris. On Saturday a funeral service was celebrated in the Church of the Petits Peres, for the repose of the souls of the two brothers BANDIERA, and their seven companions, put to death in the Calabrias on the 25th of July, 1844, by order of the King of :NAPLES. The most distinguished members of the Italian emigration assisted at the ceremony. The Three per Cents. were sold at the Passage de l'Opera on Sunday at 83f. 37 1 / 2 c. The following are the quotations for the new lines:— MARSEILLES, JULY 22.—Marseilles and Avignon, 862 f. 50c.; Northern, 700 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 510 f. LvoNs, JULY 24.—Marseilles and Avignon, 867 f. 50c.; Rouen, 971 f. 25c. ; Lyons, 498 f. 25c.; Vierzon, 607 f. 50c. ; Great Northern, 702 f. 50c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JuLY 27. _ _ Boulogne and Amiens, 12%—Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette (Espeleta), I%—Dutch Rhenish, 6U —East Indian, 34—Luxem bourg, 1N —Northern of France Constituted, 13—Orleans and Vter zon, l4%—Orleans and Bordeaux, B—Paris and Lyons Constituted, s,4—Sambre and Meuse, 3%. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. There was a good business done yesterday in the Liver pool Cotton Market. Sales, 6,000 to 7,000 bales, including 1,000 on speculation. Prices were without alteration. Shares were for the most part dull. There are no later arrivals to-day from any foreign quarter with news of the least interest. In the Produce markets this is likely to be a very dull week, as, with the exception of the Indigo sale, there is no thing of importance doing by public sale in any description of foreign produce. The Colonial Wool auctions have been brought to a conclusion, and the result, with a fair sale as regards quantity, has been a decline of about 8 per cent. in the prices. The West India interest are determined, it seems, not to allow the new Sugar Bill to progress without some further manifestation of their decided opposition. To-day a petition to the Lords, drawn up under the auspices of the " Commit tee" in the Old Jewry, lies for signature at the Jamaica Cof fee-house and other places of resort, but the subscribers, we opine, will be confined exclusively to the \V est India interest and those intimately connected with them, to all of whom, we may add, we sincerely wish every possible success, though-we cannot go the length of desiring that success, if it is to be gained only at the loss of the consumer. The Funds have been rather higher again to-day, and the market is buoyant. Consols have touched 95% to 96 for money, and 96% to 1 4 for account. The premium on Ex chequer-bills has been 10s. to 135., and on India Bonds 20s. to 225. Bank Stock has been firm at 209, and East India Stock rather flatter, at 260%. The New Three-and-a- Quarter per Cents. have realised 97% to 98. The Foreign Investments are as dull as ever. Spanish Passive Bonds have realised 5 1 /,,, and Brazilian 86%. Dutch Four per Cents. are 94 1 /, and French Three per Cents. have been 82f. 50c. with the exchange at 25f. 70c. Shares are again rather favourably influenced by the im proved state of the English Stock Market. BRITISH FUNDS. ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES, Bank Stock .. .. • • 209 209 Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities • • • • 96% % 96% Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. • • 95% New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anns. 98 97% 97% Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 10% 5-I6 10 5.16 Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. • . 10 1-16 10 1-16 India Stock .. 260% 260% India Bonds, 1,000/. .. 20 22 22 Ditto, under 1,000/. 18 23 23 South Sea Stock .. Ditto, New Annuities .. 94% 94% Consols for Account • • • • .• • • • • 96% 96% Exchequer Bills. I%d.ltyd. 1,0001... .. .... 10 13 pm. 10 5001. • . 10 13 pm. 13 Ditto, Small .... 14 10 pm. 10 ONE CLOSING FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. 86% 86% Grenada, 1 per Cent • . 21% Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent .. Ditto, for the Account 26 Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent._ _ 38 y t Russian Bonds .. • • .. 112% 112 112 Ditto, for the Account _ 25% Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto, Passive Bonds Ditto, Three per Cent Ditto, for the Account _ Dividends on the above payable in London. French Rentes, 3 per Cent .. 52f. 50c. Exchange .. • • • • • • .. 25f. 70e. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent .. Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 94% Ditto, Bonds • • • • • • • • .. 93% BUSINESS PAID. DONE AT CLOSING ONE O'CLOCK. PRICING • • • • .-.... 82f. 50c. 25f. 70c. 59% 94 53x PRICES OF RAIL WAY SHARES. Birmingham and Gloucester.. • .100 Ditto, New (issed at 7 1 ,4 dis.).. 17% 3 3 Birmingham and Oxford Junction 2 6% 7 0%.... Buckinghamshire .. . • • • • • 425..... di5... .... Caledonian 20 . 1314 .. 6% 34 dis. 13% Ditto, Half Shares .. • • 2% Cambridge and Oxford.. • • • . %,,,..,.... Churnet and Blythe . • • • • . 2 .......... Cornwall and Central Devon .. 2% ~ ~,.,, ••• ~D irect Manchester (Remington's) 2% ..... Direct Northern .. • • • • • • 234 .... 1 Eastern Counties .. 141. 165..... 24% ..... •• .. Ditto New .. 101. 165..... 7 3 13 •••• • • • • Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1.61. 13s. 4d. Ditto, York Extension • • .• Ifis ......•• •• Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester .. 5 „ 3%% „ „ Grand Union (Nottingh. & Lynn) i% % ....... Great Western .. • • • • •• 85 •• • • 152 • •••• • • • • Ditto, llulf Shares .. • • 50 .... 86 84% • • .... Lancaster and Carlisle • • • • 45 •• • • 62 Leeds and Bradford • • • • •• 26 .... 69 •.••.. • • • • London an I Birmingham . • • 100 .. 232 .. • • ...... Ditto, Thirds .. • • 32 .... ..... Ditto, Quarters . .. 2 .. 32%14 Ditto, Fifths .. .. 2 .... 27 • • .... London awl Black wall .. 161. 13s. 4d. .. •• • • .... London and Brighton 50 .. . 653 3 4 65 .... London and Croydon • • .. 131. 15s 9d... 23 %% ••• • • • London and South-Western • • 41/. 6s. 10d... ..... ....• Ditto, New .. • • .. • • 17 34 .. . . - ..... . . . . . London and York .. 2% •• .. 1% %% • • ••• • • Ditto, Half Shares • • .. 2% • • .. .. 2% ... . 134 •.• • .. London and Windsor .. 1% .... 114 1 . . ..... Lynn and Ely .. 15 .... 14 Manchester and Leeds .. .. • • 82 .• Ditto, Fifths .. .• .. 3 .... 104 % 113 E .. Ditto, Sixteenths .... 9% . . Ditto Extension .. 425. ...• 234 p. ...... M anchester and Birmingham .. 40 . .. 87 .. ••..• • • • Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) .. 1 .... 113934 .... •• • • Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. •• • • 3% %P• • • • Midland..loo 5493{ 149 Ditto, New .. 24 .... 39% % ...... • • Newcastle and Darlington Junet. 25 .. • • ••••• • • • • • Ditto, New . 1 .... 10% 10% Newcastle and Berwick .. •• 15 .• .. 26% 2816 27% Norfolk .. 20 2734% Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 5 . .. 8 Ne• •.. • North British 25 .• .. 36% 35% 3634 Ditto, Half Shares .. .. • . 83% .... 13%34 Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. 134 .... 3 3s 34 . ..... Northern and Eastern .. 50 .... Ditto Scrip (issued at 5 Ws.) .. 45 .... 71 • • 7l North Kent and Direct Dover •• 2) .... IN 1 34 North Staffordshire 425..... 3 %% P• ••• • • 3 % P Oxford,Worcest., & Wolverhmptn. 125 .... 8 .. • • .... •• 7% Portsmouth Direct • • • • • . 3% •• • • 4% ••.. • • • 4SQ Preston and Wyre .. • • 25 .. • . 3514 •..•• • • • • 35 1 A, Ditto, Half Shares .. • . .. 255 •• .• 7% • • ....... . 754 Richmond _ .. 10 .... 18% .. lB% Scottish Central .. . 12% •• .. 20 19% Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 2% •• • • 2 % 3 4 •••• • • • • 2% Shropshire Union 428. •• • • 1 % dia... • Soath Midland .. 425. •• • • %A 1)•• • South Eastern and Dovor 33% • • • • 45 % 46 Ditto. New (iss. at 321.) No. 1. 16 •• • 23 77 %•• . • Do., New (do. 301.) .. No. 3. 15 •• • • 21 21 Do., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 254 •• • • ) i's %••• • • • South Wales s•••• n i %k % • • • • • • 1% West Riding Union • . 423. •••• •• 72 1 3 ••• • • • 25r p York and North Midland .. 50 •• • • •• • • ••• • • Ditto, Selby .. 30 •• •• 78 " •"• •• • • 78 Ditto. Extension •• ,•• 20 •• • • 4054 Do. E. and W. Riding Exten.. • 1 •• • 1372 ••'' • • • • 1357 -•, • - FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Direct Bombay and Madras - 50. •• • • ,W. ***** ••• • • U Dutch Rhenish 6 en ..... ..... 63 Luxembourg •• •• •• •• 4 •••• i n ..... •••• 11 Northern of France Constituted.. 5 •• • " `'' ••• • • " 13 % Orleans and Bordeaux .. .. 6 • • • • • — .7 • • • • -'• • • 8 • Over Yssel .. .. .. .. 4/. 3s. 4d..• • 2 ri (Us—. • • 9 -% dis Paris and Lyons Constituted .. s •••'n % • • • • • • • • 5 34 Paris and Strasbourg Constituted 5•• • • ~•,,'" • • • 4 % West Flanders .. _ _ 6••• • " 1 • • 3X JOINT-STOCK BANKS. National Provincial of England 35 •• • • "•••• • • • • 35 Provincial of Ireland .. 25 ••• • 48 "••• • • • 48% MINES. Real del Monte, Unregistered —•••• 3 •• • • • • • •• 3 Chtrb Ditto!' GOODWOOI) RACES. (THIS DAY-BY EXPRESS.) (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Sweepstakes of 300 sous. each, &c. Mr. Gully's Weatherbit .................................... 1 Mr. Johnstone's Annandale .............................. 2 Duke of Richmond's Pic Nic ............................. 3 Lord G. Bentinck's rug .................................... 4 The Welter Stakes of 20 sous. each, &c. Miss Milner colt , Tho Conjuror Blackbird ............... . .............. • ...... The Lavant Stakes of 50 sous. each, &o. Lord Eglinton's Van Tromp Mr. Payne's f by Venison, out of Cobweb MARKET NEWS. -(THIS DAY.) UAY MAT&XETS. SMITHFIELD.—OId Meadow Hay, 3/1) 41; New ditto, 2 15s to 31 12s ; Old Clover, 4/ Os to 51 15s ; New ditto, 3/ 3s to 4/ 15s ; Oat Straw, 1/ 12s to 1/ 14s ; Wheat Straw, 1/ 14s to 1/ 16s per load. A full average supply, and a dull trade. CUMBERLAND.—OId Meadow Hay, 31 3s to 41 4s ; New ditto, 215 s to 3/ 15s; Old Clover, 4/ to 51 14s; New ditto, 3/ 5s to 4/ 16s ; Oat Straw, 11 12s to 11 14s ; Wheat Straw, 11 153 to 11 18s per load. Supply good, and trade dull. WarrEcuArEr...—Old Meadow Hay, Si 3s to 41; New ditto, 215 s to 3/ 15s ; Old Clover, 41 to Si 17s ; New ditto, 3l 3s to 4116 s ; Oat Straw, 11 12s to 1/ 14s ; Wheat Straw, 11 14s to 1/ 168 per load. Trade dull, at the above quotations. COLONIAL. SUGAR.—The market for British Plantation is very inac tive, only about 300 hhds having been sold at previous rates. The Public Sales have offered 74 hhds Trinidad, 1,337 bags Bengal, 9,310 bags Madras, and 500 hhds Cuba Muscovado. The Trinidad sold at 46s to 46s 6d for good brown to mid yellow, being again rather cheaper. Scarcely one-half of the 'Bengal or Madras was disposed of, the former at 503 6d to 53s for fine yellow to middling white Benares, the latter at 39s to 43s for low to good brown, 44s 6d to 53s 6d, for low to very fine yellow, and a small por tion of white at 54s 6d to 575, which prices are about on a par with the reduction noticed on other sorts. All the Cuba, was taken in much above the value, viz., at 25s to 26s for mid greyish to tine yellow. The only transactions which have transpired privately, consists of about 2,000 boxes yellow Havannah, which have been sold at 23s to 265, for low to fine quality, and 600 chests Bahia at 265, being the previous value ; both parcels were for exportation. The quantity of British plantation landed last week at at the East and West India Docks was 2,629 hhds 217 tierces 502 barrels. There were taken for home consumption 1,143 [Aids 76 tierces 229 barrels. The stock in the same places is 10,521 hhds 1,151 tierces 2,310 barrels. COFFEE.-141 bags Ceylon (British plantation kind), 281 bags La Guayra were offered by auction. Only part of the La Guayra sold at 41s 6d to 55s for fine, and to mid colony quality, being about previous rates. The St. Domingo brought only 28s to 28s 6d for low good ord mixed quality, which are comparatively very low prices. num.—The quantity landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 710 puns 36 hlids. There were taken for home consumption 101 puns 1 hhd, and exported 110 puns 7 hhds. The stock in the same places is 11,093 puns 2,308 hhds. _ _ _ RICE. —2,864 bags, 500 pockets Bengal, and 4,378 bags Madras, were offered by auction. All the Bengal was taken in (excepting the pockets, which sold at 14s to 14s 6d for good mid white,) at 15s to 15s 6d for good to fine white, being above the value. The Madras found buyers at 13s to 14s, being a further advance of 6d per cwt. upon the latter description. SALTPETRE.-160 bags Madras brought 25s for 8 per cent. refraction, which is, comparatively, about the value. TALLow.—P.Y.C. is 41s 6d per cwt. on the spot, and Town 43s per cwt. TEA.—The public sales being on, there is not much doing privately, bu;, the consumption increases. HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY.) The House sat to-clay to hear appeals. The Peers present were the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Charlemont, and the Bishop of Oxford. BOWEN v. EVANS. The further arguments in this part-heard case occupied their Lordships the whole day. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) The Master of the Rolls sat in his Court in Chancery-lane to-day. BAINBRIDGE V. BADDELZY.—JUDGMENT. The MASTER OF TIIE ROILS gave judgment in this case day, which was argued before his Lordship a short time since upon a demurrer put in by the defendant to the plaintiff's amended Bill. The Bill was filed for the purpose of obtain ing the direction of the Court for the trial of certain issues for the purpose of ascertaining whether the will of a testator named Bainbridge, which was made in 1818, was valid or not, it being contended that the will was of no effect, inas much as the testator was insane at the time of making it. To this Bill a demurrer was put in by the defendant, on the ground of want of equity. His Lordship ordered the de murrer to be allowed. LENDGREN V. LENDGREN.-JUDGMENT. The MASTER OF THE ROLLS gave judgment in this case, in which the question was whether certain legacies left by a testatrix of the name of Standon were good or not, under the circumstances, and if they were good whether they were to be paid out of the testatrix's general estate. It appeared that the testatrix Mrs. Standon, being possessed of 1,0004 Three per Cent. Console, sold them out for the sum of 903/., which she handed to the plaintiff, upon the understanding that he should pay her the same amount of interest (30/. a year) as she had received from the stock. This was regularly done up to the period of her death, shortly before which she made her will, leaving a legacy to the plaintiff of 5001., and others of smaller amount to other per sons, all of which she directed to be paid out of the Three per Cent. stock. The testatrix having no Three per Cent. stock at the time of her death, it was con tended that the legacy must fail. The MASTER OF THE Rous was of a different opinion, and directed the legacy to be paid out of the testatrix's general estate. _RYVEB V. THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON.--JUDGMENT. The MASTER OF THE ROLLS also'gave judgment in this case, which was argued before him in his court at Westminster some time since. The case came before his Lordship upon a demurrer put in by the defendant, his Grace the Duke of Wellington, as the surviving executor of his late Majesty George the Fourth, to the bill filed by the plaintiff, the•re presentative of a natural daughter of the late Duke of Cum berland, brother of George the Third, claiming a legacy- of 15,0004 left by the will of that monarch to Olive, the daughter of his brother, out of consideration forl her situation. George the' Third died on the 2pth of January, 1820, without having revoked his bill, and George IV. possessed himself of his personal estate. George IV. died on the 26th of June, 1830, and by his will he appointed the Duke of Wellington and Sir William Knigh ton his executors. The legacy of 15,060/. not having been paid, and Sir William Knighton having died, the plaintiffs tiled their bill against the Duke of Wellington, as the surviv ing executor of George IV., for an account of the personal estate of that monarch, of which he had possessed himself, and also for the pay ment of the legacy. To that bill the Duke put in a demurrer for want of equity, on the ground that the matters contained in the will of George 111., were not cognisable in the Court, inasmuch as the will had neve been proved in the proper form. His Lordship was o opinion that the demurrer was sustainable, and ordered it' tl be allowed.—Demurrer allowed. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY!) The VICE-CHANCELLOR OF ENGLAND, after disposin the short causes in his paper, and making orders for the turn of the deposit in several railway cases, heard motions. (Before Vice-Chancellor Wt.:num.) THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. MURDOCH. 247 p % P 153 510 i 232 73!f 323 BANKRUPTCY.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner FAKE.) IN RE HOPKINS. This bankrupt, who had carried on business as a trader in Portman-street, Portman-square, came up to pass his last examination. A Solicitor said he attended as solicitor to the assignees: The Learned CommissioNxit asked if he was the solicitor to the fiat, and was answered in the negative. The Learned COMMISSIOPMER said he never recognised any one as solicitor to the assignees, they were, if appointed, so licitors of the Court working out the fiat. The Solicitor said he had been appointed after the choice of assignees. T Learned COMMISSIONER said he could examine the bankrupt. i app eared that the bankrupt had started in business without capital, and there would not be a shilling to his cre ditors, as he had made a post nuptial settlement on his wife in 1844. He had not kept any cash-book, and his accounts were very imperfect. The Learned COMMISSIONER said that these were properly subjects for discussion when the bankrupt applied for his certificate. The bankrupt was then allowed to pass. 65 2” 4 78% 28% 1% 1% POTATO PEEL AS SEED FOR POTATOES.—EarIy in the first week in May last, Mr. I. F. Conies, of this city, directed his gardener to try an experiment in planting potatoes. He took three potatoes of rather large size, and peeled them—the substance of the peel not exceeding the thickness of a shilling—taking care in all cases to preserve the eyes perfect. The peel was divided into portions varying in size from the dimensions of a penny to a shilling. The gardener at first thought his master was joking; and did not anticipate that the potato peel would produce any fruit. It was planted in the ordinary way; the soil (the garden is situated at Kingsholm) is light and suited to potato culturb ; but the place selected was rather disadvantageous, being near a large and thick hedge. At the same time some sets of three other potatoes were planted in the usual manner in ground close adjoining. At the close of last week the latter were taken up, but owing to an accidental circumstance, the exact produce cannot be ascertained. On Monday evening Mr. Coutes ordered the rows which had been sown with potato peel to be dug up; when it was ascertained that the produce of the peel of the three potatoes, which were of the common Cockney sort, amounted to sixty-two of good size and excellent quality, besides some smaller ones; the weight of the sixty-two being rather more than 81bs. We have not seen, in fact, a better sample this season, and it is stated that the produce from the potatoes planted in the ordinary way was certainly not larger, if so large. The experiment, although not perfectly novel, is interesting. The eatable portion of the root may apparently be preserved for food at seed time—an important circumstance, to Ireland especially, where, in many districts, there is annually a " potato scar city." From what we have heard since we learned the result of Mr. Coules's experiment, we entertain doubts whether the plan would succeed with some species of potatoes—be invariably successful; and probably the nature of the soil is a material ingredient in the matter. We hope, however, that this notice may lead to a series of experiments. Mr. Conies exhibited a portion of the produce of his peel seed at our horticultural meeting last Thursday. It excited consi derable interest, and an extra prize was awarded.—Gloucester shire Chronicle. REPRESENTATION OF STOCKPORT.—As an early general election becomes more and more probable, to are the burgesses of this borough more speculative in the candidates who are likely to offer themselves whenever a dissolution of Parliament shall be declared. The recent letter from Mr. Cobden to his constituents is understood by many to be a virtual resignation of his seat. If so, we hear th(Te is a de termination on the part of a large body of the electors to put forward Mr. Orrell as a candidate, should any one venture to 'Fier himself as the successor of Mr, Cobden tho representaT tion of Stockport —Stockport Advertiser. Another letter from Rome announces the death of Cardinal Bernettl. _ Two folio pothions of pgrtipniprs of tile Royal chri s t en i ng were giyen in Sunday's qbse'pver. - , POwding, of I riatol hag, we uncientand, manufactured a coffee kettle, capable or bolting water. out of a " mitße" orieo2l f t 7O 1f he rpresent coinage, with mistecu grains of copy*); to apare.—.. Mr. ROLT, Q.C., continued his argument on behalf of th, defendants, the trustees of one of those chapels built by vo luntary subscription in Scotland connexion with thi Established Church, before the disruption. His argumen. yesterday proceeded on the special circumstances of the case, by which he endeavoured to show that the residuary church established by law had no claim over the cha pel by the deeds. But to-day he assumed that there might be something in the deeds apparently supporting the claim, and argued that the trustees of this chapel did no thing more than elect to follow a model, and that for this model they took the Church of Scotland as it then existed. He contended that so far as this model of a Christian chuich was concerned the Church of Scotland and the Free Chuich did not differ, in support of which he referred to the Veto Act of the Church of Scotland, as expressive of her opinion in 1835, to the secessions which were made from her com munion in the same spirit in 1733 and 1752, and to sevdral passages from the first and second books of Church Didci pline. He denied that they had connected themselves with the Church of Scotland or the Free Church. RAILWAY COIVIMITTEES. (THIS DAY) HOUSE OF LORDS. Room D. This Committee met this morning at eleven o'clock, the Earl of St. Germans in the chair, when the case against the GLASGOW, DUMFRIES, AND CARLISLE, and on behalf of the . CALEDONIAN (numruxEs AND LANG- HOLM BRANCHES), --- rejected by the Commons, was resumed. Mr. Como:tutor was rising to address the Committee, when Mr. ANDREWS interfered, and said that, after the evidence which had been offered yesterday on behalf of the Caledonian branches, he was about to offer some rebutting evidence. Atter a few observations on the point, this course was assented to. Mr. Miller, civil engineer, was called and examined. He said the object of the Nithsdale scheme was to connect in the completest manner with the north and south. The Caledonian had no proposi tion last year for the accommodation of Annan and Dumfries, whereas the Nithsdale scheme of last year was substantially the same as the scheme of this year. Besides, the Caledonian branches afforded no accommodation whatever for Ayrshire to the south. He considered the break of Annan would interfere with the working of the traffic in an efficient manner. The Dalmagadder branch would not accommodate the Nithsdale traffic, and with regard to the Dum fries and Edinburgh traffic, it could be arranged that the earlier trains of the Nithsdale line would run to meet the later trains on the Caledonian. Mr. COCKBURN then rose to address the Committee. In the course of his observations he said he would not trespass on any of the decisions which their Lordships had come to, but he would submit whether it would not be consistent with those decisions, and in order to do justice to the Caledonian, that they should at least postpone that portion of the scheme of the Nithsdale Company which was in competition with the branches proposed by the Caledonian, or at least such part of it as would protect the through traffic of the Cale donian Company. He would not on the present occasion struggle against the granting to the Nithsdale company a portion of their line between Dumfries and Cumnock, but he would, at the least, take his stand on the letter of Mr. Hope Johnstone, and pray that a portion of the scheme between Carlisle and Dumfries should be granted to the Ca ledonian. No doubt they had been told that the Nithsdale would not compete with the Caledonian Company, but any one at all conver sant with the country must know, that to the through traffic would their attention be sure ultimately to be directed. It had been clearly shown by the evidence, offered in the earlier stage of the case, that the course of trade from Kilmarnock was in the direction of Glasgow, and therefore there could be no doubt that the through trade would be aimed at, in order to make up for the deficiency of local traffic, t% hich he was certain would be sure to arise. With regard to all the traffic passing from Ayrshire or the south, it 'would be perfectly indifferent whether the two companies met at Annan or at Gretna, while by making the break at Annan, the Caledonian Company would have that protection which their through traffic imperatively required. Again, with regard to the mineral traffic upon which so much had been said, it would be a matter of perfect indifference whether these minerals came from Canobie along the Nithsdale line all the way from Gretna to Dum fries, or whether it came as far as Annan, or on the Caledonian scheme, and then passed from Annan to Dumfries on the Nithsdale. With regard to the sheep and cattle coming from Galloway, the most of which, as had been shown, would get on the Nithsdale line at Dumfries, it would be a matter of no moment whether the break between the companies existed at Annan instead of Gretna. It would be as much the interest of the Caledonian Company as of the Nithsdale Company, to afford every accommodation to such a traffic. Thero must be a break somewhere, and he submitted with confidence, that with regard to the whole traffic passing along the line, it was a matter of perfect indifference where it took place. So much as to the question of convenience. He now came to the main argu ment adduced on the other side against giving the Caledonian any portion of the line. It was stated that the portion of the scheme south of Dumfries was the best paying portion of the line, and that it was required to make the portion between Dumfries and Cumnock remunerative. This sounded strange from parties who had at tempted to show such a strong case of local traffic. If the local traffic on the Cumnock portion, adduced before the Committee, was sufficient to warrant the construction of that portion of the line, then there was no plea left why they should have the portion south of Dumfries ; but if it was otherwise, if the Cumnock portion could not pay without that from Dumfries to the south, that was soma reason, he admitted, why they should have the portion between Dumfries and Annan. But with regard to the remaining portion between Annan and Gretna, that was absolutely necessity for the protection of the Caledonian interest, in fact, to save that Company from ruinous competition. If the Nithsdale was so good a scheme, if it was a bona fide undertaking, then surely it could not be essen tially injurious to a line of 92 miles, to take seven or eight miles from it. Besides, a great deal of the claim of the Nithsdale scheme to the portion from Annan to Gretna was based on the assumption that Annan would be a port of considerable trade, whereas, he submitted, that as soon as the Caledonian was opened a great deal of that traffic which had been alleged to be shipped at Annan would pass south along that line. Regarding the Canobie branch, he submitted that the Caledonian (Langliolm branch) was better than that as a means of accommodating the district. Room E. EXETER, YEOVIL, AND DORCHESTER The comnaittee met at the usual hour, Lord Beaumont, chairman. Mr. T. A. Mitchell examined by Mr. SLADE —Deposed that he was personally acquainted with the trade of Bridport, and had been so for many years. It was the largest town between Plymouth and Southampton ; its staple production was cordage and sailcloth. It was most Important for its interests that it should be connected by a coast line with Southampton and Plymouth. The population was about 8,000. Cross-examined by Mr. ITlLnYsitn —lre did not reside at Bridport, and did not know whether the harbottr was formed of two wooden piers of 80 feet in length. .... Mr. Acland, examined by Mr. TALBOT—Is a magistrate of the counties of Devon and Dorset, and resided in Dorchester, formerly lived at lloniton, Bad was well-acquainted with that portion of the country. A marked contempt was shown of the towns of Bridport and Lyme, and the other towns upon the coast by the scheme at present before the Committee. He thought that the line proposed by the Great Western was deserving of support, in consequence of the communication which it afforded to the country north of Exeter. Coals and other fuel would be brought by means of the Great Western scheme from Radstock and other extensive coal fields to the southern districts of Dorsetshire, and also to the manufacturers of Bridport, much better than by the narrow gauge lines proposed by the Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester Company. Cress-examined by Mr. HILDTAID—Tie thought it was desirable to have railway communication between Exeter and Yeovil. By Lord DENBIGH—There was at present a line constructed or in the courme of construction between Yeovil and Radstock. Captain White examined by Mr. TALBOT—Had commanded the from mail packets fm the port of Weymouth for 28 years, since the railway had been made at Southampton, the port of Falmouth had considerably fallen off. If a railway were made direct to Exeter, the packets would return to Weymouth. Cross-examined by Mr. HILDIESED—There were no packets run ning new from Weymouth to the Channel Islands, they had been discontinued by the Government because they could get the mails carried much cheaper from Southampton. Mr. Bine, glove manufacturer at Yeovil, gave evidence of the amount of goods he manufactured, and the opinion he entertained of the line proposed by the Great Western Company between Exeter and Yeovil. THE PHYSIOLOGY OF FLOGGING TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,--lt may seem very bard if I say that the effect of flogging is not fully appreciated even in my own, the medical profession. But I have studied the subject, and I beg to send you a few mical hints it. Every lash, like ed every other kind of laceration or cutting, 'r affects the power of the heart. A patient sometimes never rallies from the effect of a severe accident (such was the case ° with Mr. Huskisson) or a severe surgical operation. But this is not all. The skin, which some persons seem to think may be treated like an inorganic substance, has a spe cial relation with the internal organs:— )f 1. A current of air falling partially on the surface is suffi s- cient by its action on the skin, and the sympathy of this, through the ganglionic system, with the internal organs, to induce inflammation of the lungs or of the heart, or of the membranes which cover these organs. le 2. The same event occurs from burns or scalds. r- 3. The same event occurs fro n flogging. to It is not the extent of the infliction merely which is to be t considered •, much depends on the peculiarity of the consti tution. The healthy are less affected than the unhealthy, the sober than the drunken. But any person may, as the effect of any of the inflictions to which I have adverted, become diseased—diseased for life, or diseased unto death ; and no man—no medical person —can tell, a priori, who is to suffer or who is to escape. Flogging is not to be treated of, then, as A thing skin-deep. Many a soldier whom it was only intended to flog has been slain, unknown even to the inflicter of the punishment; for, as I have said, the medical bearings of the subject have not been duly investigated. It is somewhat singular that those persons who seem to bear a surgical operation best are precisely those whom it affects the most, and the most dangerously. There are besides, what we call idiosync ras i es , or pecu • liarities, which, besides the fact o f ill h ea lth, or bad habits, render an infliction, which might generally be borne with out risk, most dangerous In the tendency to disease of the brain, in disease of the heart, flogging would be dangerous; and this punishment bas actually induced epilepsy and tetanus (or locked jaw). I may refer to the writings of the late Mr. Rose* and Sir C. Bell,f of Mr. Travers,t &c., for examples of internal dis ease, especially inflammation of the lungs, induced by severe accidents or operations ; but if this be true in regard to the tissues in general, it is specially so in respect to the skin. The great fact is, that as exposure to a current of air, so a burn, and so a flogging, may induce disease—lingering disease, and death. I am, Sir (in haste), your obedient servant, London, July 27. CENSOR. * Med. Chir. Trans., vol. xlv., p. 251. t Quarterly Reports, p. 241. On Constitutional Irritation, vol. I. p. 145. MILITARY FLOGGING. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin—Having observed a late article in your paper, pro posing that a Society should be formed whose object should be the abolition of corporal:punishment in the army, I would suggest that they should also exert themselves to ob tain for the soldier a greater degree of comfort in barracks, a better mess than the miserable allowance of three quarters of a pound of meat (including bone) per day, which, when cooked, seldom appears more than one third of the quantity which any person whose means allow him would eat generally at one meal, and, above all, an adequate pension on discharge, after having devoted his life to the service of his country in unwholesome climates. These, Sir, would induce a better class of men to enter the•army, and by raising the social condition of the soldier, avoid the necessity of having re course to the lash. As things now exist, men are crowded in their barrack rooms—not even a skreen for the married soldiers is allowed ; the rooms in winter are only lighted sufficiently to make darkness visible, and the only accommodation for washing is the spout of the pump. The late fearful accident at Loodianah sufficiently proves how much better the ends of economy (putting common humanity out of the question) might be answered by a trifling outlay in the first instance. With regard to the flogging at Hounslow, I beg to state that the mode of inflicting the punishment which has been so much animadverted upon, and for which, among other things, Colonel Whyte has been so severely blamed, is usual in every regiment in the service. I have the honour to be Sir, your most obedient servant, July 26. AN OFFICER. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE . PORTSMOUTH, JULY 26.—The defects of the boilers and tubes of the Scourge mortar steamer are to be made good at Woolwich, and she has gone thither for that purpose. It is expected the mortar Which she now car ries will be removed, and that she will be armed with gun., as originally intended, and then rejoin Vice- Admiral Sir W. Parker. The Eurydice has had her compasses adjusted, and is to go out of harbour on Tuesday. The Contest brig was swung yesterday, and will be ready to go to Spithead on Thursday. Commander A. L. Montgomery, of the Grecian, has been promoted to the rank of captain, and Commander Louis S. Tindal, son of the late Chiet Justice Sir N. Tindal, is appointed to her. Second Captain Henry James, R.E., is appointed director of works in this dock yard, in place of Captain Denison, R.E , governor of Van Diemen's Land. This officer is to occupy the quarters of his predecessor, and the superior apprentices salmi is to be removed elsewhere, . . _ The Constance, 50, Captain Sir B. Walker, is the only ship at Spithead, and is kept there until the urydice and Spartan are ready to have their trial cruise. The Recruit, bound, and Bullog , fitting at th e g a .34- i ll dockyards, are to call at Spithead fey their final . Wpm • SquA.Drtott or EVoLIITIoN.—It is expected the fleet, under ;he command of Vice-Admiral Sir Wm. rarker, C r .d.B., is now at sea. An officer appointed to the Trafalgar, was ordered to be at Cork on Saturday, 10? would be left behind. c9MlZloclime Sir J. G. J _ • Bremer. K.C.8., has shifted his broad pennan t from her Majesty's ship Queen, 110, to her Majesty's ship Trafalgar. Vice-Admiral Sir W. Parker inti mated to the different captains of the ships, and by the!: the officers were informed, that the various raesse,,+ had better provide themselves with two months' sale'. as it was probable they would not return to their Toe_ spective ports before the end of September—the orui si th t and exercising gro u nd, i nstea d o f being confined to t h e sbiPs , former limited space, will e x tend to Gibraltar; will call off the T agus , Vi go B a y, C a diz, and. Gibralls.r„ and all letters and dispatches for the Vice-Admiral sof: be sent to Lisbon, an d a steamer, or one of Vile rnell' u war, is to go thither occasionally for them. The officers of the Superb, Rodney, and CanoPu s ' I. i : return for the hospitable attention paid to them by.ll'd numerous families at Cork and the neighbourhood, I;.pe, given balls and entertainments to some hundred (410,, and gentlemen, and the sailing of the squadron ould prevented the St. Vincent, Trafalgar, Queen, O w Vanguard, following their example. in a tips niary point of view, the merchants and tr*",,i ns of Cork had found the sojourn of the Su ' r d s most beneficial ; for, exclusive of the thousaned that had availed themselves of the opportunity afib rti nf of visiting and w it ness i ng th e arrangements of nol, noble men-of-war, and fitting them out with sea slue for a month or t wo , will cause no trifling outlay of moll, The officers of th e squa d ron spea k i n h i g h t e rms of moll ,The civility and kindness which they had received, and rt e satisfactory to know that the same feeling prevails aii ,7 05 , all those who went on b oar d any o f her Majesty's r an officer in each i nvar i a bl y atten di ng t h e parties eve the store-rooms, decks, mess places, &c. Arotir Vice-Admiral Sir W. P ar k er w ill l eave th e squa d on the termination of the cruise, at Gibraltar, retlihrry , ing to his comma n d a t M a l ta . Commodore (Prubarbt by that time Rear-Ad m i ra l) Si r F. Collier " - them to Spithead. DECKED WELLED FISHING VES SELS v. OPEN BOATS. that °f The superiority of decked we ll e d vesse l s over tter, open boats for conducting the fishings in deep will readily be seen from the following six reason s tracted from Mr. Dempster's circulars:— I. By employing vessels with wells fish are ° alive into p o rt, an d, consequently, they are wool, fresher than if they had been a considerable time tet a which is too freque n tly th e case b y the open boa t sfs of fishing. 2. Decked vessels are much safer at sea in bag e l weather than open boats are (when they do halV en ths be caught in a storm), and in all weathers at 011 1 ,08 men ale rendered mu c h more com f orta bl e, as t hey v a berth place bel ow d ec k, occas i ona l ly to res t O s° selves. eekl' 8. With decked vessels fishermen remain days, o ,„ e ir and sometimes months, continu a lly a t sea p u esuing,:;4, calling, catching and curing the fish as they are caP;i" A t By this system more of the men's time is emPlel pfe ry sea than is in open boats that return to the shore" one or two days. h the 4. As decked vessels are much more at sea tutbiell open boat, the fisherman yields a better harvest , no in enables him to maintain his wife and family at b° , 4 - 0 0 0 the same way as any other coasting merchant s Lkers maintains his wife and family. The open boat ~ R; ti being less engaged at sea (so as to make both ends livelihood meet), they are obliged to call in t - c eed; sistance of their wives and families to work of e 1 sod s sa ing drudgery, such as hawking fish about the street gathering bait amongst the rocks, &c. 5. On board of decked vessels the trawl net le,•, a ti e r iisil, much more conveniently than in open boats. P7 O O O trawlers cast their nets in 45 fathoms and upwa r r a r' . 1); at times catch large quantities of soles and other ue - tn i ot tions of ground fish. For example, there is e ,„P t the - ground in the Great Silver Pits, situated betwn 10 0 west end of the Dogger Bank and Well Bank, ab ° , ll- bees miles east of Flamborough Head ; it has late* . t og discovered that great quantities of soles inhabi t 00 quarter, as a great numb er h ave b een caught siric.„bere" discovery was made ; th e d e pth o f water there,, - fo rit the trawlers use their nets to so much advantage, is 26 to 50 fathoms. eag e There can be little doubt but on and around the toe of the Mar Bank, there are also plenty of soles' doy en is well w or th an attempt . Half-% fel proper trawlers on an d a b out t h e M ar Bank Nvntl'noble soon fathom whether or not there are much treasures there. l e d, 6. Decked vessels that us e a sa il a l o ft to fur are much better calcul a t e d as nurser i es for trt o Aisg o ig youth to be effective s e a men th an w h at an open an d that uses lug sails only, as b y mov i ng a bout des s ",„ jsO running up the rigging, &c., stimulates activity I' dec ltt men kelves warm movin without e b p eing themse overburdened with g clothes as about is reqttisits to have on in an open boat in a sitting position. o pen N.B.—The only arg u m en t s use d i n f avou r a tf e ts ol' boat with lug sails ov er th a t o f d ec k e d vesse ls wit" oast irg rigging are:—Open boats are li g ht, an d thei r i gs and sails being easily shipped and unshipped, then ae handy for hauling up high and dry on shore wr t hey a fi a p r s e h pr h l o a u ac n ie d h k y in i f g n o for o s p t p o u o r i ni r li t n a g ni ft a a e b i about e tto tak e trA timlensapnrsowfietarbtloythat a rgument, the decked vessel is of as fish keep alive e , open boat cannot with suh f b o s r o a i nt ins appearance;naigmhsi.so as as also when the several w eeks f m in p g lo o y o e d dat conditions s,ea in a vessel's well, suppose the decked vessel is becathae A boisterous ire e ' 4l : f e n:l a time, the fish (although c onfined in pr ison, as it tveT are still ali ve and swimming in their own arrive it natural e ex if . ment, so that wh en t h e decked vesse l d oes the fish are sent int o market as they a re deman d taken alive from the well. be An English cod smack of about 60 tons burder ) .., of well contains about 1,900 head of cod. In disposeo them, her proprietor takes care never to kill more'fft: day than is demanded to supply the market' do ° . English always kill thei r co d w h en t a k e n ont ro lti% water, by knocking them o n th e h ea d a nd 17 . fish_ i / , their back bone ; they find th a t b y d o i ng s o tn' o re much better for crimping or curing than if they tb lowed to take their usual time of suffocatio n 01 open air. ° r e It is by this syst em w i t h d ec k ed welled ves sel a d - causes the Lond on mar k et to b e always so w ell gularly gularly supplied. G OODWOOD RA C14)6 (THIS DAY—BY EXPRESS) The Craven Stakes. Dawdle walked over. ft- The Gratwicke Stak es o f 100 sovs . eac h, I , t Sir R. NV. Bulkeley's Joinville Duke of Richmond's Cuckoo Mr. Wreford's Wits'-End ............................... Won by a length. Ten ran. The Ham Stakes of 100 sou. each, h ft, ' s6°. 1 Mr. Bowes's Epirote ......... ... 1 Mr. S. Herbert's Tantivy ............................ _ _ Duke of Richmond's Halo op '" WAGES OF WOMEN EMPLOY IN AGRICULTURE. or, (From the Somerset County Gazette.) Gatti At the Guildhall, Taunton, on Saturday, Ann e., l' to ie i l 0 , Elizabeth Chard, and Ma r y A nn Perry, re cherW ... a at stealing four pecks of pea s , growing in a fi w e e ldbelongyo farmer Rained Tazewell. The po or women bore eve rt; of extreme poverty, and app e a re d t o b e d eep l y aflhae , position in which they sto o d as cr i m i na l s . o Pe riP It appeared that they h a d b een caug h t pick i ng tht2 in the broad day. One had a bag, the other a bandit D';o9 . and the other used her apron to carry the property 0 3 1 r' The following short co nversa ti on too k place betwe!,., 11 1 ' Allen and the compl a i nan t, f or w h om the prison°— worked. Mr. Allen—Wh a t d oes Ch ard earn a day? She is 5 wiclol6 h I believe. Tazewell — Seven-pence. A f s ii ,,h, e ' Mr. Allen—Seven-pence? Why I never heard of low wages. Tazewell —That's what they give in ° Yes, °I- Mr. Allen—Has she any children? Tazewell-- I One of her sons earns a shilling a week. t een ' Mr. Allen—H ow o ld i s he ? Tazewel l —Seven believe. • litei Mr. Allen—ls Perry a married woman? her husband gets is. 2d. a day; they have three c hildre n i The poor woman Chard, who had been unabletu, through excess of grief up to this time, said she often.. . 0 , but ls. lOid. a week. That was all she had last weex. 1' Dr. Warre—Why don't you go into the Uniel3 I hi fe would be much better off there. The other two women declared that they wen ic : / /10 gone into the i .0 it U voihnsa n ehl q i ul o ti naemnhibe,tooyeffbuo impossible but they receive stewhhiavileoryerleikn p w egtaahp i si s nedr h )noo. e supod t u t tetocr t_ ht; o obyfeim s tc t tai T a i hsan: y e a epir Z byera o e :rt - b u vf hp: t . . e;t: 4ici li g i :: : : adequatefromT h ll e icould,r r Plunder e m Alle n—l t ut s u At rb t t o h say it itis so. suggestion of their worships, who evince d : I P fe de cl, worthy sympathy with the poor creatures, Mr. VI ott - to dined to prosecute, and they were discharged, bei"wle however, to one a trh l ai l ef o t defray the costs incurred. Er UpENl.—Last night Payne, the DOeFputyDoß. Houndsditch, on I lately residing at 19, te body of Dr. John Christian prefi-,:risg:001:11::; Duke-street, St. Mary Axe. C ati rd n t - 10; said that the deceased was her father. He was a doctt,„ e' e p pw: in the Church of England, and also a doctor of meeli c ... P 7 o ll„ett bei m tbr many years one of the Governors of St. Thorn.' ;A' On the night of Saturday last, about half-past ten o'cicel' r , ec epnof Wa.,: sitting on the bed, she called to her father, but +ba t Woe' answer, she went and shook his head, and then foune,,`, o, sbe_ r otAr was cold ; and concluding that he was either dead or dY.'i t ite' ri d A and informed a man of the name of Gigg, residing nea r„i bee ti ced , street. Upon their return to tho house they ascertait - en doubt that deceased was dead. Other evidence having '" .0 the jury returned a verdict of I'. Natural Death." . „ ; g 1.10%,,r CORPCRAL PUNISH MENTS .—W e believe:, it Ty, to tention of several warm friends in the cause of htlineT in g t' sb nif blish themselves into a society for the abolition of f ltanclitice. army and navy. Mr. May, of 12, I3uckingham-street, „ h is oof assisting this desirable object, and has proffered the use ° f ado for the fulfilment and facilitating it. Surely the late " 0 010 — at Hounslow will bring forward friends to aid those Eh. their endeavours until the evil be entirely done awai ___ ---___.______-------- 1 0 * BIRTH .% ' k Ig On the 24th inst., at oslo.e l .il, Clapham Ne w riir AA' George Coles, of a daugh.tur, Sew a's-P On the 24th i ns t ., at St. Andrew ' s-P l ace' the wife of James R. Maude, Esq., of a daughter, Short o ohre n tn ; E h Es e cis (1 1 . th inst., at Af W A eft ß7-- EffCkneyp ard " 4- ri (A v. vph On the 23 , do o fi f nss S ot h u : th c: IL l r e a. w mn e bo ll be , texh to i t Y. Edwards, odfa.,..ahugobt:9llo, to Misa Laing, of Islington, DIED. Es+ On the 23d inst., at Muswell-hill, T. Rhodes,Jao:Lgth Ult., On the 24th inst., E mily, aged Constance, aged 3, eldest and youngest claug htell 9; Harris Dunsfnrd. Sli liti On the 24th inst., at Saltford Howe; -Bath; lll's' James, aged 84, l e % London: Printed and Published by WIRD° Na, 4 ;' p r ecii,, ,- Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, N 0.112, Strand, in iwf of the Savoy, in th COUllty Or 21.14 410,410 XI, 1546. '