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free trade in suoh a manner as would obtain the con currence of her Majesty's Government. I give the noble earl all credit for the sinceritTwith which: he-makes that declaration; but I cannot help saying that if the object had been to obtain the recognition of the Government to the principle contained in the motion, it is singular that the only parties who were not admitted to the consulta tion were the members of that Government whose con sent and concurrence it was held to be so desirable to obtain. (Hear, hoar). I do not say that the conceal ment from the Government of the terms of the motion was not befitting the policy of the Opposition, but to give notice of a motion professing to avow a principle which Government had avowed its readiness to recognize, to abstain from giving information of its terms to the Go vernment, and then to say that the only object of that motion was to obtain the assent of the Government, that I say, is not consistent with a friendly feeling towards the Government—it is not consistent with the absence of a desire to put the Government in a minority--but it is entirely consistent with a concert and a combination of various parties to embarass and to eject the Government. (Hear.) But again, if gentlemen were satisfied with the motion as it was originally framed, I ask why it was that they subsequently waived that view, and adopted a re solution which proceeded from an extreme party in the house, and which it was impossible for the Government to accede to ? The noble duke opposite (Newcastle), who contradicted me the other night as to some of the facts which I alleged—the noble duke will not deny that, though the resolution was framed by the party with whom he then acted, and with whom he acts now, yet that resolution was brought forward in the first instance not by them at all, and that, if the two resolutions ori ginally put had stood alone by themselves—the one by Mr. Villiers, the other by the late Chancellor of the Exchequer —they were prepared to give their support, and vote in favour of the original motion of Mr. Vil liers. I find that this is the case with respect to the noble duke himself. He will not pretend that he entered the walls with a friendly feeling towards her Majesty's late Government ; The noble duke will not pretend that he `was not anxiduslylooking out for an opportunity of raising a question which might' place the Government in a minority. The noble duke will not pretend that he made no secret of his desire—l do not mean in this house, but in other places—to find an opportunity for effecting this object, and that he expressed an opin ion before the budget was brought forward, that the budget would afford an opportunity of effecting that object. The noble duke will not deny that he was acting in concert with parties by whom the resolution of 'Mr. Villiers was adopted, and that after it was known that that resolution could not in honour be acceeded to by her Majesty's late Government. My lords, I have now stated the facts which induced me to say that from the commencement of this session I be lieved there was a concert among different parties to place her Majesty's late Government in a minority. I can easily conceive that it would have been more con venient to them if their Government had not been so ready to take a hint, and if they had submitted to several repeated hints, so as to place themselves in a still more discreditable position before their resignation. I believe it, was not the wish of several gentlemen who took part in this combination—and lam bound to believe, after what he has stated, it was not the wish of the noble earl —that the Government should have been compelled to resign office. I shall not enter into any discussion with regard to the merits of the budget proposed by the late Chancellor of the Exchequer. The noble earl has ad verted in his speech to the necessity of considering one question which must form a material element in any, budget, and he has spoken in terms which lead me to' believe that some of his colleagues have already seen reason to modify the extreme opinions they formerly expressed so loudly against one principle in our budget, which they declared to be spoliation of the national creditor, and a violation of the public faith. I hope that the noble earl will frame an income tax upon a footing—l will not say of equity to all parties—but at least upon principles which shall tend to diminish existing inequalities, and which shall command the assent of the House of Commons. I can assure the noble earl that no one is more anxious than I am to preserve inviolate the faith of the country and the : pledges given to the public creditor—no man can be more sensible than I am that without an income tax neither the present nor any other Government will be able to effect these objects. I said, my lords, that I had little fault to find with the programme as laid down by the noble earl ; though I must take occasion to protest against the language used by the noble earl, as applied to some of his colleagues, that between the principles professed by them and himself there was a distinction without a difference—that the differences were on imma terial point; which the country was sick of seeing inter posed between public men and their union in the service of the country. The noble earl will forgive me for say ing that either on this, or on a former occasion, he must have made a great mistake. Either he must be greatly mistaken now, or he must have been equally greatly mis taken when he said that between himself and me there ,was only one point of difference. (Hear.) I know that there is often a necessity for gentlemen to make conces sions of their private opinions, where that can be done with -out violation of principle, in order to enable the work of the Government to be carried on. But when I am told that the present Cabinet comprises the heads of the most im ,portant parties in the country, I must say that the ,principle of concession is here carried out to a very con -siderable extent—to an extent which I cannot help doubting whether the advantage to be gained is not ,more than counterbalanced by the doubt which must necessarily arise in the public mind as to the principles which the Government really intend to pursue. I Lis. tened with some surprise to that part of the speech of the noble earl in which he stated that for thirty years the country had been guided by substantially the same principles of foreign policy. (Hear, hear, hear.) My 'lords, I concur, entirely with those views of foreign policy which the noble earl has himself stated to-night. They are much the same as those which when I first had thehonour of standing in the noble earl's place I stated to your lordships, and I am happy to find that the noble earl concurs in them. Still , looking to the antece , dents of some members of the noble earl's Cabinet, and recollecting the language and the tone with which the noble earl commented, not on incidental cases, but on the whole system of what was then our foreign policy. (Hear.) I think it is, impossible to recognise a distinction without a difference between the foreign ,policy of.the noble earl and that which was formerly professed by some of his colleagues. The noble earl intimates that it is his intention and desire to promote and develope national education, giving due weight, authority, and influence to the various religious bodies in the country, but; look ing mainly to the assistance and co-operation of the Established Church. In that I entirely concur with the noble Earl. The difficulties are great, as the noble earl is aware ; but I hope and trust that the noble earl will be able to surmount those difficulties, and to give a united education to all parties in the State, because I agree with the noble earl that it is eventually on educa tion—by which I mean a sound religious education, and lam sure that is also the noble earl's meaning—it is on that education that. the greatest and best hopes of the safety of the country may be reposed. The noble earl has also announced his desire to proceed with a reform in the administration of the laws ; and here again I am happy eay that at all events upon the h prineiple— then-a.;I cannot answer for minor details—he shall en counter no opposition from me. Then the noble Earl tells,_ 'us that h e a l so i nten d s to d ea l w i th the law affect. w g the ' re presentation of the people—and upon this sub ject the noble earl spoke with a prudence almost oracu- Jftir ; for h 5 Toeans to be Conservative, or else he could not obtain th, mlpport of his friends the Conservatives, and at the time he mean s to be Liberal, or else he could not obtai, the support of the noble lord the member for London. The noble earl intends upon the sub ject of the representation Of the people, as upon other sub jects, to be Censervatieistiberal and Liberal Conservative, and that is all the information we are to have as to his future policy.. I confess'thtt tils decl arat i on does not con if Yey .to my mind .any distinct o inion . the noble earl hact . trerved.to hi p It seems as mself the p ower t o say to men who might think his measure of reform went too far e "Did ria tell yoit that rineant to be liberal ;" while to others who might think that the measure affected no imp rovem ent on the present sy stem, that it was in fact a di s ti nc ti on w ithout a differenee— (laughter) —that he might have the power of saying to them__ "Oh ! I told you from the very outset, that I meant'to act - oe principles of strict Conservatism”- - (laughter, and hear, hear)=,---so that they would be equally prepared with their answer whether they went the whole length of the ' right honourable baronet, the member for Car lisle, and inclined to adopt the ballot, or whether they PrOpeigectsome petty alteration, for which they would get no thanks, and,for which it would not be worth while to disturb the existing constitution. My lords, the repre sentation of the' country is not perfect, it is capable of amendment and improvenient, but, with regard to its reform, everything depends upon the animus with which that reform may be introduced, and I say that the noble earl will not act wisely in venturing upon any mea sure which is calculated to raise apprehensions respecting the stability of our institutions, unlesshe sees that a great, clear, and manifest advantage is to be derived from it. The noble earl als alluded to the language which I have used THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 28, 1852. at various times, and which I repeat now, with regard to my apprehensions from the extension of the demo cratic principle. The noble earl says that he never knew the country more content—thit he never knew the time when the masses were more reasonable, or less disposed to listen to the declamation of agitators. He sees nothing like the prevalence of democracy, and though there may be individuals here and there who hold ex treme opinions, yet he does not believe that the great body of the people sympathise with them. My lords, I concur with the noble earl. I think that the great body of the people are loyal and devoted to the institu tions of the country, and that if they foresaw the conse quences of many of the. measures which they demand upon the constitution and the Government, they would shrink from them in horror and alarm. But if he asks me whether the vast body of the people who are placed in a position below those that are now entitled to the , franchise, whether they are capable of foreseeing the ef- fects of those measures, I say that, though I believe in their good intentions and in their loyalty, yet I think there is danger in entrusting with too large a share of political power persons who have too little, not of intel ligence, but too little of acquired information, and too small a stake in the country to induce thein carefully to consider what would be the consequences of many of the measures which they now support. It is on this ground that I am apprehensive of the spread of the democratic element in the constitution. I do not fear the loyalty of my countrymen, but I fear, great as is the amount of the influence of the House of Commons at present, and as it necessarily must be on the constitution of the country I fear serious danger from an alteration in the character of the consti- tution of the House of Commons, by throwing the re presentation into the hands of the lower or less-informed classes. Of the particular measure which the noble earl intends to bring forward, it is impossible for me, from the language he has used to-night, .to form the slightest idea. The noble earl, says, that the proceedings at the recent election have satisfied him 'that the present state of the representation is unsatisfactory. I shall rejoice if the noble earl can find a remedy for these abuses ; but the remedy cannot be in the mere extension of the suf frage, for it is in large constituencies that the evils prin cipally exist ; but if the noble earl can find the remedy, then I say that from no one will he receive more cordial support, however stringent may be the measure, than from one whom he erroneously supposes to be hostile to his Administration. I have no feeling of hostility, per sonal or political, towards the noble earl. I cannot say, looking to the composition of his Cabinet, that I have confidence in its Conservatism ; but if the noble earl is prepared to act on what I believe to be his own prin ciples, he may rely not only on receiving no hostility from us, but that we shall give our support to him or to any other person under whose auspices the Government is steadily, safely, and constitutionally carried on, in the truly Conservative sense of the word, not shrinking from useful amendments, but strenuously resisting organic changes, and preventing all interference with the essen tial balance of the constitution. (Hear, hear.) The house then adjourned till the 10th of February next. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. By letters received from Gibraltar under date of the 14th inst., we find that the squadron under Vice Ad miral Dundas was still in the bay awaiting orders from home. We hear that the squadron under the gallant admiral is in excellent order, and what is equally gratifying, both officers and men are happy and comfortable. There is quite4nough of drilling and exercising, without any unnecessary or vexatious annoyances. The crews of the Vengeance and Phaeton, on parting, company with the Mediterranean squadron for the pur pose of-joining that under Rear Admiral Corry, loudly cheered their former comrades, and we are assured that for many years so exciting a scene had not been wit nessed either in a home or foreign port. PROMOTION. Mr. William B. Grant, mate, seniority May 7, 1852, now serving in the Britannia, flag-ship, in the Mediter ranean, to the rank of lieutenant. This officer is the son of the respected comptroller of the victualling of the Royal navy, and has received a board promotion in con sequence of the eminent services rendered by his father to the navy generally. APPOINTMENT. Commander Joseph G. Bickford (1852), to the Albion, 90, Captain Stephen Lushington, in the Mediterranean, vice Commander William Howat, superseded at his own request. Commander Bickford's last employment was as first lieutenant in the Cumberland, flag-ship, to Sir George Seymour. We believe this to be a very judicious appointment, as Commander Bickford has been con stantly employed in almost all quarters of the globe for the last ten or a dozen years, and has invariably dis charged 4is duties to the satisfaction of his superior officers. We regret to have to announce the death of Lieute nant David O'Brien Casey, one of the lieutenants of the Royal Hospital Greenwich, which took place at his resi dence yesterday morning at half-past seven o'clock. Lieutenant Casey was in the 75th z year of his age, and, from the subjoined abstract from O'Byrne, it will be seen that the gallant deceased had seen much service, and exhibits another instance of the poor encourage ment held out to the veterans who fought and bled in their country's service during the period that Great Bri tain had to contend against the most powerful combina tion ever made against her. We understand that Lieu tenant Casey has left one son (in the Royal Marines), a widow, and three daughters, the latter of whom are en tirely dependent for their future support on the pension allotted to a lieutenant's widow—viz., 501. per annum. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 27, The new Commander-in-Chief of this port had Rol arrived up to sunset. He is hourly expected, and in all probability will hoist his flag to-morrow (Tuesday) ai nine a.m. A violent storm set in at this port last evening from the south-west, and lasted until nine o'clock this morn ing. Several merchant ships were compelled to bear up from the Channel and take shelter in St. Helen's Roads. A large merchant brig, with mainmast gone, and no hands on board, was observed to be drifting in the direc tion of the Dean Sands, and at 11.30 a.m. she filled and sunk. A ship was also seen close to the shore in Stokes-bay with signals .of distress flying. Every ,assistance was rendered by bier Majesty's steam frigate Fury, and she was towed from her perilous situation to the Mother bank, where a large number of merchantmen are safely anchored. A small schooner came into harbour with loss of bow , sprit. The squadrOn at Spithead all rode out the gale in safety, having struck their lower yards and topmast, and sent topgallantmast on deck. Many houses at Southsea have sustained considerable damage from the violence of the storm. Wind south-west ; weather very . strong. PLYMOUTH, DEC. 27. The stormy weather which has prevailed for two months increased last night to a hurricane from the southward. Out of fifty sail lying in the Sound only one, the brigantine Sultan, went ashore. She drove from her anchors about four o'clock this morning, and became a wreck in Batten Bay. The African mail steam-ship Forerunner, Captain Atkins, continues in the Sound. The Cachmere emi grant ship, which sailed on Friday, put back yesterday. THE ADELAIDE STEAMER.—The present arrangements regarding the departure of the Adelaide are, to finish her rudder in the dOckyard on Thursday, to hang the rudder on Friday, to make the experimental trip on Saturday, and, if successful, to proceed on the voyage to Australia the name day. Intelligence has just reached this port that the barque Ocean Queen, of and from London for the East Indies, has been totally lost- in Wembury Bay. None of the crew were saved. A quantity of soap, bonnets, and wax candles, are washing ashore.. It is supposed that the ship missed the harbour of Plymouth. SHEERNESS, DEC. 27, 5 P.M. Her Majesty's ship Horatio, screw steam guard ship, of 24 guns and 250-horse power, in command of Captain the Hon. S. Carnegie, lying off the town-pier, during a most terrific gale from south-west this day at 8 a.m., broke the bridle chain of her moorings, which was of 24 inch iron, and drove a short distance from her berth. On the chain parting the officer of the watch made im mediate arrangements for letting go both bower anchors ; and, at 8.30 a.m., by order of the commanding officer, both anchors were let go, and the ship rode out the gale.' We have not experienced such a heavy gale here for many years past. Her Majesty's ship Monarch, of 84 guns, guard-ship of ordinary here, Captain Charles Hope, Superintendent of her Majesty's Dockyard, in command, either parted or dragged her south-east mooring anchor, and partially drove during the gale of this morning, which commenced last night and blew through the night a perfect hurri cane. Many experienced naval officers at this port state that, during their experience afloat in England, they never witnessed for the time such a terrific gale. Dur ing the worst of the gale the barometer was 29.60, and the thermometer stood at 56. Her Majesty's steam frigate Phaeton, of 50 guns, in command of 'Captain George Elliott, on arrival here (which i s d a il y expected), is ordered to be placed at the fitting basin docking b uoy , an d, i mme di a t e l y th e , tides a m ! t r er ei : p nl p eo l wn ' g s he an ic transfer n h s e f e takenr ofom intocers and the cr fi e t l t v i . ng basin for , gale has cons id erably moderated, and preparations being made for officers and men on shore on Her Majest' s ing stChhaeep hwtalialnlvybSeigar putl e tooudtatyo,.mbe leave for their cb• off to their respective ships. Thomsacsrew line-of-battle ship Agamemnon, Maitland, has, in consequence of oerr n o p w re i v f e t n h t e ed w l ea ea t vi he n r g p th er e m b i as ts. in ; CONVICTS. Lieutenant. Colonel Jebb, Inspector- General of Prisons, arrived a t P ortsmouth yesterday (Mon day) afternoon from London, on an official visit to the new convict prison there. A detachment of 70 convicts also arrived at Portsmouth yesterday from the metropolis for employment on the public works there, in place of a similar number shipped from that place to the convict settlements. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. TUESDAY, DEC. 28, 1852. State of the wind and weather at each of the following places at nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations are arranged in order of latitude. HASTINGS—S.W., heavy gale—scud. SOUTHAMPTON— W., heavy gale—rain. FOLKESTONE—S.W., heavy gale—overcast. TUNBRIDGE—S.W., heavy gale—overcast. GREENWICH—S.W., heavy gale—partially cloudy. STROOD—W., heavy gale—overcast. SWINDON—W., hard gale—partially cloudy. COLCHESTER—S.W., hard wind—cloudless. CAMBRIDGE—S.E., strong gale=cloudy. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the weather on Saturday morning at nine o'clock HASTINGS—S.W.. strong breeze—rain. SOUTHAMPTON—W., strong breeze—rain. FOLKESTONE--S.W., strong breeze—overcast. GREENWICH—W., strong breeze—overcast. COLCHESTER—N.W., strong breeze—partially cloudy. HOLYHEAD—W., heavy gale—overcast. LANCASTER—W., hard wind—scud, rain. c , 4 .F LONDON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1852, TH r'• ABERDEEN CABINET. England is at length once more provided with a complete Ministry. Fortunately the time has passed by when the country could have reason to dread the organisation of a Cabinet pledged to a policy of a retrograde character. There is no longer any question among our statesmen as to whether or not we should, as a nation, persist in the de velopment of the great system of our constitu tional Government. All are united in the con viction that the principal object of every Admi xistration conducting the affairs of the Empire under the authority of the British SOVEREIGN, must henceforth be that of a comprehensive and progressive scheme of improvement. Occasionally we may have a Prime Minister having some ana logy to King Lou, and may then change him for an other, having some resemblance to King STORIC---, but all are at any rate united in the opinion that the line to be pursued nowadays is that of ad vancement, and not of retirement. The only <tic...m.2l. Lot-owa.. them .is_±hie----the selection of the right or the left, perhaps we should rather say, the selection of the right or the wrong, road of advancement. In illustration of this truth, it has only to be observed, that the Ministerial change recently effected is, in most particulars, a change of men rather than of principles. Instead of the Earl of DERBY and his colleagues, we have the Earl of ABERDEEN and his colleagues distri buted among the various offices of the Government. Instead of the Tory Reformers, we have the Liberal Conservatives. Although Sir WILLIAM MOLESWORTH has hitherto been classed among the independent Liberals—although Lord PALMERSTON is the last of the CAmarranTs---although Lord JOHN RUSSELL and his friends have heretofore been known as Whigs, while Mr. GLADSTONE and his friends have been until now alluded to col lectively as PRET , ITEs--there can no longer be any question that their diversified titles are merged in the one comprehensive phrase of " Li beral Conservatives." The new PRIME MINISTER has said it—the christening of the olla podrida Cabinet may be said to have taken place yester day in the House of Lords, in the course of that speech of the noble Earl's which may be regarded as the programme of his Government. An authentic list of the New Ministry may at length be given, as subjoined : First Lord of the Treasury Earl of ABERDEEN. Lord Chancellor Lord CRANWORTH. Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr. GLADSTONE. Home Secretary Lord PALMERSTON. Foreign Secretary Lord J. RUSSELL. Colonial Secretary First Lord of the Admiralty Sir J. GRAHAM. President of the Council Earl GRANVILLE. Lord Privy Seal Duke of ARGYLE. Secretary-at-War Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT. President of the Board of Control Sir CHAS. WOOD. First Com. of Public Works Sir W. MOLESWORTH. As is only reasonable and just under the circum stances, the venerable ... Marquis of LA.NSDOWNEjS LYMO -L NOR The London farther notice. 27th Decemb IJTH, TAVISTOCK,OKEHAMPTON, TH DEVON, and EXETER RAILWAY. Bankers are instructed to receive DEPOSITS until b', 1852. to have a seat in the Cabinet, without either the labour or the responsibility of holding a portfolio. Besides the foregoing, the Earl of ABERDEEN is understood to have formdly decided upon the following appointments : President of the Board of Trade.. Mr. CARDWELL. President of the Poor-Law Boyd. Rt. Hon. M. T. BAINES. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lai -1 cas t er Rt. Hon. STRUTT. • Attorney-General . Sir A. COCKBURN. Solicitor-General . Sir W. P. WooD. Judge-Advocate-General . . Mr. C. P. VILLIERS. Lord of the Treasury Mr. SADLER. Lord of the Admiralty Hon. W. F. COWPER. Under-Secretary of State for tie Colonies }Mr. F. PEEL. Under-Secretary of State br }Lord WODEIIOISSE. Foreign Affairs Secretary of the Treasury Rt. Hon. G.' HATTER. Joint-Secretaries to the Board of tR. LowE, Esq. Control fA. H. LAYARD, Esq. Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland . . Lord ST. GERMANS. Chief Secretary to the Lod- }Sir J. YOUNG. Lieutenant of Ireland Lord Chancellor of 1re1and....... Right Hon. 3.1. BRADY. Attorney-General for Ireland__ Mr. BREWSTER. Treasurer of her Majesty's House hold } . L an MULGRAVE. Vice-Chamberlai n o f h er Ma- , " Lord BRUCE.jesty's Household Such is the Cabinet, and such are the selections yet made of the persons considered by the New Ministry as most suited to fill the subordinate offices of the Administration. It is according to these arrangements that the affairs of the country are about to be presided over by the Liberal Con servatives. Experience has • unluckily told us rather too plainly that several of these same Liberal Conservatives—the Whigs especially—' during the last ten or a dozen years talked more and done less than any other class in the United Kingdom, in the way of general improvement. On the other hand, their immediate predecessors, as we have called them—and we would here more directly suggest the name for their adoption— the Tory .Reformers have talked less and done more in the way of beneficial changes, during the last nine or ten months, than any other politiciaus in the previous six or seven years' Administration. Now, at least, there is some chance of the country benefitting by the example setto their successors by the principal Members of the DERBY Government. If that Government possessed no other claim upon the grateful remembrance of the people, it would unquestionably have one, for inasmuch as its brief tenure of office settled for ever the Free-trade ques tion, and in addition to that left as a legacy to subse quent Cabinets, the necessity for fresh emulation in the encouragement of s judicious course of in novation. It was for this reason that the Earl of ABERDEEN was so very explicit last evening in his promises that the extension of national education, the continuance of legal reforms, the still better organisation of our insuar defences, and the sys tematic amendment of popular representation should command the particular and sedulous at tention of his newly-maugurated. Government. If they really do appreciate the requirements of the age, the Liberal Conservatives will perceive that they must bestir themselves in earnest if they hope to surpass the Tory Reformers in the march of active and energetic improvement. They must talk less and do more, if they dream of pre siding for any length of time over the destinies of the British Government. Happily, the cause of progress is safe under any circumstances. For the nation no longer sees the advocates of an ad- vance policy opposed by the supporters of a re trogressive movement—but TORY REFORMERS pitted against LIBERAL CONEERVATIVES ! In returning to the consideration of the case of WILLIAM BURKE KIRWAN, let us first ascertain the issues to which distinct and positive answers must be returned. Before the guilt of the pri soner can be assumed--before he can be permitted to suffer the extreme sentence of the law—it must be distinctly shown that his unfortunate wife met her death—not from natural causes, but from the - wilful and deliberate act of the accused. The questions then will be-Ist, were the appearances of the body, coupled with the screams—three in number —said to have been heard at Howth from the island, together with the other circumstances of the case, sufficient to exclude even the possi bility of her death occurring from any cause save by violence ? and 2dly, if that question be answered in the affirmative, was Mr. KIRWAN the sole actor, or oven a participator, in that fearful tragedy ? In seeking to elicit the truth on these points,. we shall endeavour to hold the balance with an impartial hand, and to arrive at a deci sion uninfluenced either by any undue sympathy for, or prejudice against, the prisoner. Now, on the first point, it must be admitted that the examination of the body was of a very superfidial and unsatisfactory character. No competent or duly qualified person was called. The three women, AMY LACY, CATHERINE M`GAN, and MARY RonrrtsoN, who assisted in washing and laying out the body, could not be deemed sufficiently close and ac curate observers to place implicit dependence on their report. Nor could the opinion of the medi cal student—who had " attended lectures and dissecting schools," but " never saw a drowned body"—command much greater weight, even if his investigation had been as close andisearching as it was avowedly superficial. The young man him self admitted that " he did not think he was dis charging his duty in making so superficial an exa mination"—and, indeed, there was nothing in his evidence in any degree bearing against the pri soner, or leading to the supposition that Mrs. KIRWAN had been murdered. The experienced Coroner who presided at the inquest, was per fectly satisfied with the verdict that " the deceased had been drowned while bathing at Ireland's Eye," and that although the evidence of the three women, of the medical student, of both the NA NGLES, and others, were taken before him. We then come to the subsequent examination of the body, on its exhumation a month after it had been interred. This was conducted by two medi cal practitioners, Surgeons HA TCHELL and TIGHE, one of whom, however, was only examined at the trial. We cannot, on this point, refrain from protesting against the practice of withholding any important evidence from the consideration of the jury —a practice which w eregre t t o sa y is sprin g i ng up in this count r y as yell as in Ireland. It certainly looks as if the o bj ec t o f the Counsel f or the prose cu tion wa s n D t merely to elicit the truth, but that he was endeavouring to snatch a verdict per fas aut nefas. Such a course has invariably been condemned, particularly when resorted to in the case of a trustworthy witness like Dr. TIGHE, who could. not be suspected of unduly favouring the prisoner at the expense of his own veracity. The only inference that can be drawn is, that his testimony would not have helped the prosecution, or tended to the conviction of the accused. When, however, the bodiwas examined by Drs. TIGHE and lIA.TCHELL, it was found that decom position, accelerated by the wetness of the ground in which the body bad been buried, had set in to a very considerable extent. It was attempted, from this probably accidental circumstance, aris ing in a great degree from the almost unprece dented state of the weather, to draw an infe rence unfavourable to the prisoner, as if he had designedly selected the spot with a view to the obliteration of the evidences of his guilt. The point seems so ridiculous that it would hardly be worth alluding to, but for the fact, that it was pressed as one of the circumstances, showing the animus of the prisoner towards his unfortunate It might be worth while ascertaining .ow many other persons have been interred in victim, ;he same locality, and whether the surviving rela- tives were in each case accused of the murder, or even of showing foul play to their departed friends. Whatever might have been the motive, how ever, it is certain that the effect of the decompo . sition was to " render it almost impossible"—if we are to credit the Learned Counsel for the prosecu- tion—" to come to any exact or particular deter- urination as to the nature of the injuries, or the cause of the lady's death." This should imques ••- - - tionably have caused a great degree of caution on the part of the Jury in the reception of the evi dence of the learned gentleman, who, notwith standing these difficulties, ventured, on his direct examination, to swear that " pressure must have caused the stoppage of respiration," from which death resulted. That caution should have been greatly enhanced by the absence of the other me- dical witness (Dr. TiouE), who would unquestion ably have been produced if he could have corroborated the statements of his colleague; and also from the fact that, on cross-examination, Dr. HATCHELL said " it is - very possible the appearances presented were those when death had been, produced by a fit brought on by congestion :" adding, " I think that, taking the occurrence per se, it was probable that in this instance death might have been, caused by such a fit." Now, that admission by the only medical wit ness brought forward by the Crown should have closed the case. It was no longer necessary to comment on the fact, acknowledged by Dr. HAT CHELL, that before the post-mortem examination " he had heard that death was caused by vio lence," and that, therefore, all his energies were directed to the discovery of that violence, if any, the faintest, indication thereof was percep tible. But this was not all. Two intelligent and respectable medical witnesses were examined, who distinctly and positively controverted the conclusions arrived at by Dr. HATCHELL on his direct examination, " that there was something besides drowning." A conclusion from which we venture to assert nine out of ten medical men would differ. And yet on that vague and un satisfactory opinion we are to see a fellow-creature, a gentleman of education and position in society,• murdered in due form of law. The three screams said to have been heard about seven o'clock from the Island—if we can suppose that the witnesses were not mistaken —would be rather favourable to the prisoner than otherwise. Dr. ADAMS proved that "he had known persons seized with epilepsy scream violently more than once." It, however, completely set aside the suspicion insinuated rather than directly charged by the Crown Counsel, that a wet cloth had been placed over the mouth and nose, and that suffocation was thus produced. Dr. RYND also proved that " without any other cause epileptic patients often scream loudly." The screaming would also show that, if violently assailed, she had her senses about her, and was capable of resisting the attack. It is impossible to suppose that in such case there would not have been some indications of the death-struggle, and some marks on the person of the murderer, as well as very unquestionable marks on the deceased. But there were no such marks on the prisoner; and, if he had attempted the murder, he would not have been contented with scratching her face or cutting her breast ! It is unfortunately but too notorious that Irish witnesses frequently become partisans, and that, without intending to commit perjury, they strain every nerve to impress their own views on the Jury. PATRICK NANGLE was clearly one of this class. Every answer given showed the pre judice and bias of his mind. He stated his own opinions rather than the facts, from which the Jury might form theirs. Thus we find him saying, in answer to a juror, who asked " if the prisoner might have wetted his feet in the pool where Mrs. KIRWAN'S feet were ?" " Oh, he got no wet !" . He admitted that " there was a heavy shower about half-past six that evening, and ferns growing on the island," but still " Mr. KIRWAN got no wet !! !" In the same reckless spirit, he swore, that "no one could have gone across to the island without his knowledge" —a matter ut terly impossible for him to know with certainty, considering the numerous approaches to the island —and that it was a notorious resort of poachers and smugglers, who had numerous hiding-places and depcts for their commodities. Again, he says, in allusion to the finding of the clothes, "it was Mr. KIRWAN found the clothes, for they were not in it for me to find ! I swear positively, that when I searched the clothes were not there ; they were subsequently found by me where Mr. KIRWAN put them for me to find !! !" Now, it is strange, if such were indeed the fact, that Mr. PATRICK NANGLE should have completely forgotten it when making his deposition before the Coroner. He attempted to explain this omission by saying, "Oh ! but I was put aside on the inquest before I came to that." This startling assertion was di rectly contradicted by the Coroner, who said, " I read the depositions over to each witness carefully and slowly before they signed them, and asked, if I had taken them down wrong, to stop me ; and also if they had anything more to say." So much for Mr. PATRICK NANGLE'S impartiality and trustworthiness, and his "being put aside before he came to that." It is clear that no dependence could be • placed upon his testimony. MICHAEL NANGLE, his bro ther, proved that he had not been where the clothes were found—he said, " Did not go to the rock, but searched along the strand. PAT WANGLE and witness went back together, and told Mr. KIRWAN they could not find the clothes. Mr. KIRWAN then went up the hill, and witness after him. Mr. KIRWAN brought back a shawl and something like a sheet in his hand, and slipped when coming down." Here, then, it is clear, that KIRWAN was kept in sight by MICHAEL NANGLE, and that he could not possibly have placed the clothes " for PATRICK NANGLE to find," without the knowledge of IVIIcHA mr,, and that PATRICK had not previously been at or searched the place where the clothes were found. He could not have seen the spot very clearly from any dis tance, as it must have been considerably past eight o'clock at the time. He swore that it was twenty minutes before eight o'clock when he left the harbour —that it was getting very dark then. He had a mile and a quarter to row. Mr. Kin- WAN and the other men had been absent half an hour looking for the deceased before he joined in the search, and some time then elapsed before finding the body. If we couple with this the , fact, which may be ascertained from any Alma nack, that the Moon was then in its last quarter, it will be apparent that he might - in such a light have supposed that what he supposed to have been only rock, were actually the clothes, which he so confidently swore were put for him to find. There are many other circumstances to which we might allude, if time or space permitted. We have, however, stated sufficient to show that there must be, to say the very least of it, very considerable doubt as to the cause of the death of the unfortunate lady,—that it is more than pro bable that her death was occasioned by congestion, brought on from bathing on a full stomach--from an epileptic fit, or fright of some kind, causing her to fall in the water, and being unable to rise, be drowned from the want of timely assistance. If, however, it should bo supposed that she fell a victim to violence, is it certain that no person was on the island but Mr. and Mrs. KIRWAN ? Might not some of those poachers or smugglers who fre quent the spot have been at hand, and attacked an unprotected female, whose husband was com pletely absorbed in his occupation of sketching in another part of the Island ? On the review of the entire circumstances, we cannot but feel that the verdict was wholly un warranted by the evidence. And that if the pri soner should be executed, or even subjected to a protracted imprisonment thereon, there would no longer be security for life or freedom in this king dom. We call, then, upon all who feel unwilling that the life of their fellow-man should be taken on trivial or inadequate grounds, to exert them selves strenuously and energetically, to prevent the perpetration of that which would be neither more nor less than " a legal murder " .of the worst description, and which would inflict a deep stain upon the administration of justice among our Irish brethren, at the other side of St. George's Channel. The Duke and Duchess of Norfolk have returned to Arundel Castle, from visiting Mr. and Lady Elizabeth Dickens, at Stoke-park. The Marquis and Marchioness of Anglesey's party at Beaudesart includes a numerous family circle, and other visitors during the holidays. Lord and Lady Sydney, Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, Lord and Lady Alfred Paget, Lord and Lady Canning, Lord and Lady Clarence Paget, the Hon. Fred. and Lady Adelaide Cadogan, are amongst the visitors who will remain until Twelfth night. CONTROVERTED ELECTlONS. — Yesterday, the Speaker acquainted the house that he had received a report from. the Examiner of Recognizances, stating that the recogni zances to the election petitions for the borough of Bury St. Edmunds and the city of Peterborough were unobjec tionable. A Brr OF GOLD.—A nugget of 340 ounces, purchased by the Government of the colony of Victoria as a present for the Queen, is stated to have been brought by the Marco Polo. This ship, which has just arrived, after having made the passage from Liverpool to Melbourne in 68 days, and home in 76 days, is a vessel of 1,400 tons, and was built last year at St, John's, New Brunswick. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS--(THIS DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 2 o'clock. Mr. KINNAIRD presented several petitions com plaining of religious persecution in Tuscany. Lord DUDLEY STUART presented a xetition from the inhabitants of Marylebone on the suect of the oc cupation of Rome by Austria and Franc, and praying the house to address her Majesty, and praying her. Ma jesty to use her good offices in the matter. NOTICE OF MOTIONS. Mr. WODEHOUSE gave notice that early after the recess he should move for returns connected with the exportation of malt. NIIMr., CHARTER'S gave notice that, early after the recess, he should move for a selects munittee to inquire into the management of the National Gallery. Col. SIBTILORP gave notice that early after the recess he should move for leave to bring in a bill to re peal the duty on Fire Insurance Policies. Sir DE LACY EVANS gave notice that after the recess he should put a question to the Government as to the despoiling, or so called cleansing of pictures in the National Gallery. The orders of the day were then disposed of, and the house adjourned until 12 o'clock to-morrow. MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEW'S' CITY, Two o'CW i t r e The sales of Cott on a t Liverpool yesterday T b e estimated at 5,000 bales, all to the trade' •ed market was quiet but firm, The sales coinPr is at 4,000 American, 100 Pernam and MaranhaL' 6-id. to ; 100 Bahia, at 68d to 60 ; P- 20 at 3icl to 40, and 20 Sea Islands, at is 8 d t° per lb. Rail wa y Sh ares were quiet but steady.' ate The colonial markets are closed, and only business is d o i ng . T ea i s being cleared larg Cotton in more request. The amount of gold expected by the Australian, is about 800,0001. From Port P' we are advised as follows : "A very active traffic exists among the coasting ces o ; sels, conveying large numbers of ssengers to and foi, the ports o f thi s co l ony. Few oft hese passe ngers O n , ing here are entirely without gold ; many of thenald vey large quan ti t i es ; and as very little of it is en'i at the Customs, it is only na t ura l th at t h e o wners °' ro , should k ee p the fact of their having such valuabl e r perty about th em as secret as possible. It is 10°o :. 1 however, that many thousand , ounces have been 1 1 . 1 veyed by p r i va t e h an d in single vessels ; and the I ) ,: 3i ii sion of gold i n th e adjacent colonies, nearly all °rig' 0 , drawn from this, proves how large a sum h a s been b e ported in the aggregate by these modes. The P IO of colonial v esse l s w hi c h have left this port sinc e 1.4, ber, ' countin g diff erent trips of the same v e "" of t is 401 ; a b ou t 15 0 vessels having left this rot prior to last April, and 251 since then. For th e id half of that time we will estimate the amount of conveyed by eac h s hi p at the rate of 1 poun d to er o I of the pass engers , w h om we shall estimate at 20 2 b a lf l would give a t o t a l o f 36 , 0 00 ounces. For the last ers of that p er i o d we w ill est i mate the number of passen,oo. at 50 to each vesse l, an d ra i se the average of gelclJof veyed to 2 pounds per head, this will give a t O 2 of 301,200 oun ces , or a general total thus convey Dot ot 337,200 ounc es . It may appear that we should a7,,tlit the amount so exported in vessels f or Ad e laide, may already swell the amount in the A ssa y-olf zi e e ti th turn of that colony; but large quantities have left ce, Australia whi c h h ave never passed through that " i sh and we are aware th at our general estimate is nitice within the truth, th a t it i s not worth while to 50 such a comparative trifle as this." The Chairman of the Spanish Bondholders - the ir mittee has received a communication frolll Agent, Mr. Weisweiller, at Madrid, which js t ot tainlymore encouraging, and leads to the hope o t the new Ministry will be found disposed t ° equitably. The letter is as follows ; "Madrid, 21st December, -; 01 0. "My Dear Sir,—As soon as th e new Finance faell ter had taken p ossess i on o f t h at office, I imnaew" addressed to him the memorial concerning the s ettlen l h o of the confis ca t e d h a lf o f t h e overdue Coupons, Of of therewith enclos e a t rans l a ti on, f or the inforaa"— the Committee and th e B on dh o ld ers i n general. ;# " I shall continue my b es t en d eavours so as to 0 1 ' o 0 at a satisfacto r y resu lt ; an d I am happy to assure ers' that I receive from Lord Howden that zealous ce -° ,r of tion which his l or d s hip a l ways accords in f av °— , British interests. "His Excellency the new Fina nce Mi n i s t er , has L,oo raised to take my memor i a l i nto cons i deration as 1 as his numerous occupations will permit him, ° ll o ce trust that in his new an d i mpor t ant post he will P r to as impartial and loy a l as I h ave hi t h erto known hi'. be." tPIP The English Securities have been very fill- 11 morning, but there is n o t muc h specu l a ti v e b lie f ness doing. Consols bri ng looi to 101. The at Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been toes' 104/ to 105 ; and the Th ree p er C en t s. 1012 w o Bank Stock has been steady a t 224*. Exelle4 Bills have been 675. t o 70 s . premium, and 01 Bonds 83s. 231; Mexican bonds have been better, viz., „,, e e Spanish New Deferred realise 24 1 1 ; and the 1 -,P; (0 per Cents. 51i. The Turkish loan is ci . , n ° t, to / I premium. The Swedish loan is 1/ disco" f an Portuguese Four per Cents. bring 40k. Bra.r e New Stock has been 981 to 99. Belgian r ° te. ) and-a-Half per Cents. are 99 to and P ° quiet, at about the previous rates. ied The Railway Share M ar k e t h as been al-Lec-or by the arrangements for the settlement of the count. South-Eastern h ave r i sen, and "f„ e , Western also are better. Oth ers about the sa w French shares are dull. ria Gold Mines are quieter, but Agua a, have improved 10s. Col on i a l are scarce l y so go°,, The Port Philip Company hav e rece i ve d inferf,iit tion of Oct. 8. A few o f th e i r men h a d left, A"to the Government Commi ss i oner h a d determillelig refuse licenses to all who violated engageloe' with their employers. Australian Agricultural Shares are lower ; t, South Australian are firm. The Banks are V ie d The amount of railway " calls " for the moat f o r January is 1,024,2601. of which 979,8201. is, 03 foreign and colonial comp an i es . I n January -1-:0 the total was only 265,8171. Th ere are no mee t; - ' this week in town. MA dirActors of the Dutch Rhenish Itail °l Company give notice that the total number Of 0 1, 3 , 7 : plications from the sha re h o ld ers amounte d t o 3,1 certificates ; those from the public to 1,170 ; as the former, agreeably to the statutes, have t oe preference, it has been out of the power of rt directors to respond to the liberal offers of supP ° from the latter. BRITISH FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK THIS 1 0 ' (From, the Official List.) Business 01* Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities......... New 3 per Cent. Annuitie5............. Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860...., 6 7-16 I India Bonds, £lOOO B3 Consols for Account looif 1 1 Exchequer Bills lld. March. £l000 £5OO 67 70 Small 67 70 --- PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLO C Brazilian Bonds.. — Ditto New, 1852, 4k per Cent 99 8i Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent Equador Bonds 54 Grenada Bonds, Deferred, Mexican 3 per Cent 23a Peruvian 6 per Cent. Portuguese 4 per Cent. Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 51,- Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent 248 Swedish Loan 1 d Turkish Loan, 6 per Cent., 1852 French Rentes, 4k per Cent Belgian Bonds, 44 per Cent. Ex. 25fr....... 09k Dutch Exchange 2k per Cent 684 HALF-PAST T ii r °;l, Consols for, Opening 18th January lOOl to 101 elr riii rie* COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, DEC. 27. The Queen, with the Princesses Helena and Louisa, drove out in an open carriage this morning. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince 'of Leiningen, and attended by Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Colonel Bouverie, and Lieutenant- Colonel Biddulph, went out shooting this afternoon. The Earl of Derby had an audience of the, Queen yes terday, to take leave 'on resigning the office of First Lord of the Treasury. Her Majesty will hold a Court and Privy Council this (Tuesday) afternoon, at Windsor Castle. THE COURT.—It is understood in Court circles that the recent Garters, bestowed with the concurrence of the Queen, by Lord Derby on the Duke of Northumberland and Lord Londonderry, will, be ratified by Lord Aber deen, and the installation of the above noblemen will take place in due course. The Queen and the Royal family are expected to remain at the Castle until February, when the Court is expected to come to Buck ingham Palace for a few weeks. The Queen's annual new year's gifts to the indigent of Windsor will take place on Saturday next. His Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen arrived in town yesterday afternoon, and visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House, Piccadilly. His Serene Highness afterwards returned to Windsor Castle. Mr. Justice Wightman had an interview with Mr. Secretary Walpole yesterday at the Home-office. Mr. Sergeant Merewether had an interview yesterday with Sir John Pakington at the Colonial-office. THE HURRICANE OF YESTERDA Y. The most fearful storm of wind that has swept over the metropolis for very many years raged for several hours yesterday, scattering terror, danger, and even death in its path. The neighbourhood of Smithfield, which as usual on Monday was active at an early hour, was alarmed by the fall of a house in Red Lion-Yard. On the Newington Causeway, at Mr. Tarn's extensive drapery establishment, a serious accident occurred to a young man named Juryman. At half-past 3 a lofty stack of chimneys was blown down at a house near the Three Colts Tavern, Cambridge-road, Mile-end. The ruins fell through the roof upon two poor women who were found to be so much injured, that instant re moval to the hospital war necessary. About half-past twelve a man named Quinlan was passing along Carey street, Lincoln's-inn-fields, and when nearly opposite the gateway leading into the square of the inn, a large tile which was unfastened and blown by the violence of the wind off the roof of a house on the Dispensary side of the way, fell on his head, cut through his hat, and broke in pieces, after wounding him severely in two places on the skull. He was immediately removed to King's College Hospital. The light-looking iron roof of the Eastern Counties Railway station in Bishopsgate-street, which every traveller by that line must have noticed, has been completely destroyed. PLYMOUTH.--We learn from Plymouth that during the whole of the day yesterday there was a fearful gale from south-south-west. Towards evening it increased. The Princina, Spanish steamer, lying alongside Milbay pier, adrift—her ropes not being good —ran foul of the pontoon bridge, and carried away bowsprit ; damaged her stern. She was removed to Catwater for repairs. The Camilla, Irish steamer was at the pier, but sustained no damage. The Brothers, of Brixham, schooner, broke adrift in Millbay, and the latter, with coals, is a perfect wreck. The momentary rise of the tide was quite four teen feet in Millbay. At 5 a.m. a portion of the wall on Millbay Pier was washed down, and some bags of rice, butter, and empty barrels were swept off, all of which, except a few bags of rice, have been returned. The Sultan, Captain Reed, from London, with wheat, broke adrift on the back of Mount Catten ; the crew and part of the cargo saved. The Ocean Queen, of London, bound to West Indies with cargo, wrecked in Wembury Bay Sound ; only her stern boards shown ; on which all souls perished. Small yacht sunk, and other do . .nage done. The weather now moderate. The Forerunner, African mail steamer, still in Sound. Adelaide, Austra lian mail steamer , not likely to sail b e f ore Th urs d ay. BRIGHTON.—A correspondent informs us that in the midst of the terrific gale of wind which raged along the south coast on Sunday night and yesterday, a Portu guese vessel, named the Bonne Femme, bound from Hamburgh to Lisbon, became unm anagea bl e , an d , i n spite of the eff or t s o f her master and crew, went ashore on the beach about half way between Hove and Shore ham, at half-past eight o'clock, a.m. Fortunately she was but lightly laden,. having a cargo of only twelve pianos, besides ballast, and consequently she was washed by the breakers high up on the shingle, and the entire crew, consisting of nine hands in all, beside the master and his wife, all Portuguese, were able to reach the shore in safety. The woman escaped nearly in a state of nu dity. The whole of the poor fellows were taken to a public-house at Hove, where they soon recovered the effects of their disaster. LIVERPOOL.—During the past three days this town and neighbourhood have been visited by one of the most violent storms which it has been our duty for some time past to record. The scene on the pier -heads and land ing stages baffles pall description. The water, at the time we write, is flowing over the Prince's and George's pier -heads in torrents. The tide, which is set down at 16ft. lin. in the tables, rose from seven to eight feet above the prescribed height. MARGATE.—The ship E. U., of Liverpool, parted both anchors and chains on Sunday morning in a heavy gale, struck the Break Sand, making much water, and ultimately she was abandoned by the captain (Kitchener) and crew in the North Sea, with ten feet water in her hold. They landed by the Ruby hovehng boat at Mar gate, together with the crew of the Broadstairs life boat, who boarded her when on the Break Sand. The ship was afterwards towed in by a steam-tug, and she is now on the ground at the back of the Pier. The following vessels have been supplied with anchors and chains : The Cybell, Millard, master, from London, for Berbice, two anchors and chains ; Dutch ship, Anna Marie ; Vanguard, Garwood, master ; Emerald, from London, for Bristol. The accounts from other parts of the coast are of an equally unfavourable character. CowEs.—A gale more violent than any ever before remembered raged here last night, doing a good deal of damage on shore, but fortunately very little afloat. The fleet in our roadstead weathered through the night with out any one of them receiving any damage. The collier brig Concord broke from her moorings above Point, and drove through the harbour without damaging any of the ships or vessels, and brought u p on Sh rape Mud, as did a large timber barge. It was indeed a dreadful night, and few got any sleep even on shore. Just after day light a sloop of between *4O and 50 tons was driven through the road; without any person on board. Soon afterwards a foreign schooner was driven past under bare poles ; both vessels had pilots sent off to them, who proceeded on, by which it is supposed they were short of anchors and cables. FATAL ACCIDENT ON CORNHlLL.—Yesterday morning a man, named Thomas Jenkins, aged 53 years, expired in the accident ward of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, from the effects of injuries received under the following circum stances :—The deceased, on Wednesday night last, was in the act of crossing the carriage way of Cornhill, when he suddenly slipped down, and before he could recover him self the wheels of an omnibus passed over his body. SHOCKING OCCURRENCE TO A POLICEMAN.— Yesterday morning, as police constable William Barrow, 293 A, re siding in Great Chapel-street, Westminster, was proceed ing down the Strand, he accidentally stepped on a piece of Orange - peel, and fell on the back of his head; he was picked up in an insensible state from the concussion, and conveyed to Charing-cross Hospital, where he now remains under the care of Mr. Adkins, the house-surgeon. FATAL ACCIDENT IN WATERLOO-PLACE.—Yesterday, Mr. Bedford held an inquest, at St. James's Workhouse, Poland-street, to inquire into the death of Mr. Thomas Hall Plummer, barrister-at -law, who was knocked down while crossing Waterloo-place, on Friday last, by a car rier's cart. William Russell, of 3, Gardiner's-lane, West minster, deposed that while standing at the corner of Charles-street, St. James's; on Friday afternoon, just be fore five o'clock, he saw a horse and cart approaching at a fearful rate down the incline from Regent-street. There was no one in the cart. At the same moment a gentleman, who was crossing from the Bishop of Armagh's towards St. James's-square, was knocked down by the horse's head, and the cart passed over his body. The gentleman, who appeared to be dead, was taken to Dr. Jackson's, in Charles-street, and from thence removed on a stretcher to the workhouse. John Highsted, of 20, Ann street, boiler-maker, when passing the Regent-circus, on Friday, at a little before five o'clock, saw a carrier's horse and cart backed near the pavement in the charge of a boy. An omnibus passed, and a portion of the vehicle appeared to catch the horse's collar, when he started off at a fearful pace, the boy holding the reins for some time. The hOrse was eventually stopped by running against a heavy cart near the corner of Pall-mall. Claude Constable Clifton, of the Admiralty, and other witnesses, gave similar evidence. George Rust, the boy who was in charge of the horse, stated the circumstances as related by the witness Highsted. He had been in the employ of Mr. Sharpe, Woolwich carrier, for 18 months the horse was generally quiet. Mr. T. R. Jackson, sur geon, of 28, Charles-street, St. James's, saw deceased at five o'clock on Friday afternoon ; he was quite dead when taken to him. He had not made a post mortem exami nation of the body, but had no doubt that deth was caused by a severe blow, which had prod uce d concussion of the brain. The jury returned an open verdict to the effect, that " The deceased died from concussion of the brain, produced by bein thrown down by a cart the horse attached to which had been started by an omnibus coming in contact with it DIOGE:YES will THROW a LIGHT upon many subjects, commenclag JAwIJ Ist, 1853. Price 2d., Weekly. For the Proprietors, by Piper. Brothers, 23 Paternoster-row, and all Bokselleri. PARLOITR LIBRARY, Vol. LXXXVIII. Now read: , price Is. in boards, or Is. 6d. cloth, containing JOHN :DOE. By the O'HARA. FAMILY. LX.X.XVI., Is., REMEMBRA NCES of a ol MONTHLY N price UßSE. By the late Mrs, E. DOWNING, Also, Vol. LXXXV., containing Mrs. INCHBALD'S " SIMPLE STORY." Price is. Simms al lel M'lntyre, 13, Paternoster-row, London, and Donegal-street, Belfast. !ir.HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Farewell Pease n of Mr. Benjamin Webster as Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be perforr ned the popular and highly attractive Comedy of 3f ISKS AND I'ACES; or, Before and Behind the Curtain—by Messrs. Benjaniili Webster, Leigh Murray, Stuart, and Parselle; Mrs. Stirling, ISt s. Leigh Murray, Miss Rosa Bennett, and Miss Fanny Maskell. After which, :art entirely new Christmas Extravaganza, entitle LEO THE TER P.IBLE. To conclude Nv It .h the Farce of BOX and COX MARRIED and SETTLED. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Und , er the Management of Madame Vestria. THIS EVEN MG, Dec. 28, will be performed the Comic Drama called A PHEN OMENON IN A SMOCK-FROCK, Characters by Messrs. C. Math ews, F. Matthews, and Homcastle ; Miss F. Baker and Miss C. Mit c hell. . _ After which ("Td time). a new and original Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE C 100 D WOMAN IN THE WOOD, in which Messrs. F. Matthews. S ester, Horncastle, and Templeton ; Madame Vestris, Miss Julia St. George, Miss Robertson (her 2d appearance at this Theatre), Miss &tartindale, Miss Ellis, Miss Wyndham. Miss Eglin• ton (her 2d am !prance at this Theatre), and Miss Rosina Wright will appear. To Conclude with LITTLE TODDLEKINS. Characters by Messrs. C. Mat tbews, Baker, Butler, Mrs. F. Matthews, Miss Oliver, and Miss Ellis. Sole Agent I 'or the Private Boxes, Mr. W. Aileron, 15, New Bond-street. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Open for the Season. Proprietor, 'Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste, THIS EVEI rnm, Dec. 28, the already popular Drama of SLAVE LIFE ; or, Uncle Tom's Cabin—by Messrs. Alfred Wigan, Cullen ford. 0. Smith, and Emery ; Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar, Miss Harding, and /Cr s. Keeley. After which (first time), a new Grand Christmas Pantomime, called NELL G SVYNNE ; or, Harlecuin Merrie Monarch. Principal Dansense Mdlle- Anriol, and the inimitable Clown, Flexmore. ROYAL PV , INCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET, 1M der the Management of Mr. C. Kean. THIS EVENING Will be performed the new and original Play, in five acts, by West land Marston, I Cs.q., entitled ANNE BLAKE. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Kean, W. Lacy, and Addison ; Mrs. Winstanley, Mrs. Daly, and Mrs. C. Kean. After which will he produced a new and criginal Grand Comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN CHERRY AND FAIR STAR; or, The Green Bird, the Dancing Waters, and the Singing Tree. :Harlequin, Mr. Cormack ; Clown, Mr. Hulino (2d appearance here); Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo; Columbine, Miss Car- lotta Le,elereq. ROYAL OLYMPIC: THEATRE. 'Lessee and Manager, Mr. Farren. THIS EVE' CING, Dec. 28, will be presented ABELARD AND [ELOISE, After which, anew arand Cemic Christmas Pantomime. en• titled ROMEO AND JULIET; or, Harlequin Queen Mab and the World of Dreams. Harlequin. Mr. Forest; Columbine, Miss Marie Charles ; Sprite. Mr. G. Thompson; Pantaloon, Mr. Tanner ; Clown. Mr. Edward Edwards, who will introduce his wonderful dogs. Box-ofece open from Pleven till Five, under the superintendence of Mr. Edward Chatterton. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. rnmense attraction of the Christmas Holidays. First Night of the new Grand Equestrian Comic Pantomime. 30th Night of Uncle Tom's Cabin.. Entire change of Scenes in the Arena. TRUSS EVENING, December 28, and during the week, the Enter tainments will commence with the highly successful Equestrian Drama of UNCLE TOM'S CABIN, with all its original effects. To be followed by unusually brilliant and novel Scenes in the Circle, by the most eminent Artistes of the day. To conclude 'with, for the First Time, the New Grand Equestrian Christmas Comic Pantomime, . entitled FORTUNIO AND HIS HORSE COMRADE; or, Harlequin and his Seven Gifted Men. Produced en an. unequalled scale of splendour, and in which the following talented Pantomimists will appear for the first time here. Harlequin, Mr. Melbourne Ellar ; Columbne, Mdlle. Christine; Clown, Mr. Gardner Bolin° ; Pantaloon, Mr. Priorson ; Sprite, Mr. R. Hemming. Deers open at Half-past Six o'clock. To commence at Seven. Pox-office open daily from Eleven to Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tam DAY —Morning 57 min. after 2 1 Evening 17 min.aft. 3 ' 0-Moßnovr—Morning 34 min. after 3 Evening 53 min.aft. 3 THE WEATHER.—SuIi OFFICE, Dec. 28. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 50—highest since noon yesterday. 37—lowest this morning and during the night. 42—this day, at noon. BARO3fETER 29'65. WIND. W.S.W.—Fine breeze, and sunshiny weather. lave THE FRENCH EMPIRV. O' The Senatus Consultu m i s p romu l ga t e d i n a u T t o perial decree,-dated the 25th inst., which aPldv in the Moniteur. The Monitewr says :—" M. Jervis d'Atell,,g! i a ; Minister of Foreig n Aff a i rs o f th e Q ueen of P01:11 gal, in his reply t o th e no tifi ca ti on of the accessiobe of the Emperor of the French, has expressed , lively satisfaction felt by her Majesty, and has' br nounced that new credentials will be immedia , b, e , forwarded to the Minister of Portugal at Paria'd. Count Caroli, anAustrian diplomatist, has arrP o f in Paris, on a mission from the Emperor Austria. old' Bou-Maza, who is now r es idi ng a t Ham, 1158„011 tamed permission f rom th e E mperor of the Frtet, to live in any part of F rance h e may h in tself eel" but is not permitted to leave the country. „er By an order of the Emperor, the new cOPi,,, money is first to b e di s t r ib u t e d amongst the a t composing the army, so that each man m ay have least a piece of two sous before they are deliver o for general distribution. The pieces were to ha arrived in the departments on the 23d or 24th. o f The Bourse was rather dull, and the pric ix e Government securiti e s d ec li ne d. Th e Four-anu, Half per Cents. opened a t 106 f. 30 c ., and c losed t 106 f. sc. for the end of the month ; the Three P e s Cents. closed at 81f. 95 c . ; O r l ea ns lailway Shar e 1,040 f. ; Rou en , 985 f. ; Havre, 525 f. ; Gr e3 ' 6 l Northern, 892 f. 50c. ; Basle, 365 f. ; Paris a t ?' Strasburg, 821 f. 25c. • Paris and Ly ons , 935 1 .' Lyons and Avignon, 777 f. 50c. ; Western of Fral, e oc ,; 790 f. ; Caen to Cherbourg, 625 f. ; Dij on and sancon, 572 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 61 ec i Shares of the New Bank of Credit Mobilier, isa ll at 500 f., 925 f. THE FOREIGN SECRETARY. TO THE EDITOR OP THE SUN. SIR, —Every day a fresh - nam e i s men ti one d for v tb e e r post of Foreign Secreta r y, b ut, strange to say, °fai t/ix name with which th a t o ffi ce is i nse p ar ably as' - ated. d e r Is, then, Lord P a l merston to be excluded, 11 , 11 ,, is every administration, from the place for which he peculiarly and pre-eminently qualified, and are w ° n e e, more to have th e serv i ce of his practised hand a t and the weight of his authority abroad ? A i j ora To place L or d Cl arendon in Downing-street alt hv ent Palmerston in Dubli n wou ld b e, at best, an exP e ' - i d tftli —an attempt a t l a t e transplanting, at all times d °ll of succe ss . 0 , 0 On a pi nc h your coachman may prove a bl e to 141 and your cook to drive; but the chances are, n il t the make a hash, of the dinner, and the other will apse coach.. a 14°rd Happily, we are reduced to no such shifts ;an the . _ accep t -,161 _ aimerstiM must know his placo too well to - o. vice royalty of Ireland, or any ot h er pos t W WII remove him from the House of Commons. a log We have a Foreign Minister of tried ability ail ed o t . experience ready made t o our h an d , an d Nye 11 of out cast about for men uns kill e d i n t h e b u siness 13 ,0 Foreign Office ; men who, be they who they ra a 3i s . neither half his talent, nor a tithe of his attairune I am, Sir, Your obedient servant, , A p, AN ENGLISHMAN ABP . ' Paris, 25 Dec. 1862. f - i - E - 'light Di 1 aPPearai est days , .„ 6 n 6 8 t hough 7ge over kooefore he "I With a rh !le-n. the ziallig pw ti 4l any pail ~,73 r has b e :at and ch to lo _ ,0! 'sing all t h:mli-riloil I in the 1 1. to be < Itzbars the e on the it- coral kl e Putable Renry g '; "Uncle 1 7 4 ek, who ; . °4 ge ; an onC:harles S M far befi in a crow ' ol lld not ;°; 1 t)" " to the 44 ::_l ec c e on n k i e i the pi the better 11 64 I,,,their 1 obser 1 -ettcler his deb to j u d g , afters we who e s of mu all he el L Lee tie cliaract seemed ul at tae :applause Ge panto 44 te i r4 -uurclo 6 r , el t, has 1 'y points Igts of r( 4 .° 11 e re pr genii] oefferent Ninent and mired • Rardens, ttiz, 6 in I "e gold , t Was the t t h l t) which intro& 1117 d on keg, which ernasksv 4 3r work Qor; and 111 th NEW WO= BY SIR R. BIILWER LITTON BART. On Ist January will be published, I ilf Y N 0 V E L, By PISISTRATIIS CAXTON. Oa, VARIETIES IN ENGLISH LIFE. In 4 yoLs. post BYo. WILLIAR 13LACKWOOD & SONS, Edinburgh and London. Mat chai vox and Tapi pal ] the