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Harriet Little, his sister-in-law, however, was re called, to prove that she saw the prisoner on that day, between eleven and twelve o'clock in the morning. The prisoner then addressed the jury. He denied being guilty of the forgery, and went into a lengthened history of his past life. lie came to London some months ago, bringing with him a wife and two chil dren. He struggled in London for some time, till at length, through the medium of an advertisement, he procured a situation in Mr. 'Willis's office ; but shortly before this his wife returned to her father at Hull, carrying with her his two children. About this time he met Ann Bissett, and he would freely confess that he had been guilty of bigamy in marrying her, but he declared most solemnly that he was innocent of the charge of forgery. He accounted for leaving Mr. Willis' employment by stating that his first wife having returned to London it was a source of annoy ance to him, and he therefore left London, accom • panied by Ann Bissett, to fulfil an engagement he had entered into with the manager of the Newcastle upon-Tyne Theatre Royal. He played there for six weeks, but ascertaining that an officer from London was searching for him, he went after performing one night and gave himself up to the authorities at the Newcastle Station. house. The Learned JUDGE then summed up, and The jury, after a short consultation, returned a ver dict of Guilty. The Court sentenced the prisoner to ten years' transportation. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) VIE PARISH OF ST. LUKE'S, OLD-STREET, V. GORE. This was an indictment at common law, preferred by the overseers of St. Luke's against the defendant, Mr. John Gore, of Paddington, the extensive dust contractor and scavenger, for maintaining a ❑uisance, hurtful to life and property, within the said parish. Mr. PARRY stated the case for the prosecution. The defendant occupied a large inclosed piece of ground in Hatfield-street, Goswell-street, as a place of deposit and accumulation for the products of scavengering. There was constantly on this area 'a vast quantity of muck and dust, with mixed animal and vegetable matter in a state of decomposition. From this accumulation the most noxious gases were emitted. Not only was the health of the inhabi tants endangered by this, but they were further sub• ject to a great annoyance from the dust blown into their houses from the scavenger yard. It was the opinion of the first medical authorities that the alleged nuisance was of a nature to generate and propagate fatal disease in any neighbourhood, much more so in a poor and crowded locality, such as the one in ques tion. It was, therefore, thought to be the duty of the parish authorities to take these proceedings to effect its removal. Mr. Giles, surveyor of the parish of St. Luke's, proved a plan which was put in to be a correct one of the lay-stalls. He described the collection of muck and dust in that place to be the largest he knew of in the metropolis. The heaps of dry dust were some times twelve or thirteen feet high, and the muck in a fluid state stood generally at a height of from four feet to eight. The neighbourhood was densely inhabited, and there was a number of poor people. The parish had made exertions to promote the health of the neighbourhood by improving, paving, cleans ing, and draining. The inhabitants were much annoyed by the smell and dust from Mr. Gore's pre mises, and the paint upon the walls in the houses of the neighbourhood was discoloured by the gases deve loped from the muck yard. Mr. Hetman C. Harris, of the City-road, surgeon to the parish of St. Luke's, Dr. Southwood Smith, and others, bore testimony to the destructive character of the of given out by the dust heaps. THE BRAZIL MAIL. RIO DE JANEIRO, DEC. 10.—REVI➢W OP TILE MARKETS FROM THE IST TO 9TII DEC.—IMPORTS. — The arrivals with merchandise ccnsist of 5 vessels with coals, 4 cod fish, 1 cordage and naval stores, 1 deal and iron, 2 dry goods, 1 dry goods and naval stores, 1 dry goods, iron, &c., 2 flour, 1 flour and lumber, 5 hides, 1 ice, 5 salt, 4 salt and wine, 1 wine, fruit, and sundries, 1 wine, salt, and oil, and 3 with wine and sundries. MOVEMENTS OF TEE MARNIT.—AIe and Porter— Arrived 155 casks Scotch Butter, 310 firkins Irish, 235 French. Sales, 590 firkins Irish, generally at 570 rein per lb. Coals —Of the receipts 1,332 tons large, 1691 tons small—the latter and 615 tons large upon order. Sales, 150 tons large, at 12.500 and 13-000. Deals —Arrived 195 dozen Swedish, 514 Russian —the latter sold at 30, and 495 dozen at 28. F loes' --Arrived 3,199 barrels Gallego, 1,669} Bal timore, 4,500 Philadelphia, and coastwise 360 barrels Sold, o• the lat instant, about 4,500 barrels Gallego, at 18,500, since when some small lots have been retailed. Our quotations show a further decline, but prices are entirely nominal. Stock in first hands Shipped coastwise Stock in hand, estimated at 13,500 Linseed Oil—Solds,ooolbs., at 240 reis per lb. Olive Oil—Arrived 23 barrels of Portugal, of which 20 barrels sold prior to arrival ; 10 barrels of Mediterranean. Soap—Arrived 200 boxes Spanish. Tea—Arrived 67 packages. Vinegar—Arrived 60 pipes. Wines—Arrived 524 pipes Lishon, 356 Port, and 550 barrels Malaga. But little has, as yet, been landed, and the sales are limited to 150 pipes red Lisbon, at 125 to 144 ; 20 pipes white, at 120 to 130; 30 pipes Port, at 156 to 172; 31 pipes Fi guera, at about 120. EXPORTlL—Business was limited until yesterday, when the sales were extensive. Prices continue steady, except of superior, which are in demand, the value has advanced 50 rein. The principal p urc h ases were for Hamburgh, Swe den, Trieste, and the United States. Exported, 10,745 bags to Antwerp, 4,627 to Baltimore, 4,054 to Bremen, :7,230 to Hamburgh, 6,250 to Mobile, 16,004 to New York, 4,000 to 'lrieste—in all 52,910. Shipped since the Ist instant, 61,705. Sugar.—Arrived, 190 cases, and in other packages about 175 cases. Except the almost daily sales for consumption, nothing has been done. Exported, 164 barrels to the River Plate. Hums—Completely negected, and the stock in creased by the arrival of 14,982 ; Rio Grande, 2 2,962, including 4,675 sailed from the River Plate. Exported 1,838 to Antwerp, and 300 to New York. FRNIGHTS.—The continued arrivals caused the respective rates to decline, but several vessels have been engaged, and the market was firmer at the close of business yesterday. The last rates paid are 60s. to the Channel, 50s. to London, 555. to Antwerp, 50s. to Hamburgh, and 425. 6d. to Trieste. MONEY MAlLlET.—Discount without alteration. Exchange opened at 28 upon London, and 28 and 27/ have since been the q uotation s something having been d one at 27k, but 28 b e i ng the current and ge neral rate. 120,00 AL is the amount of business done. 340 and 344 have been the extreme rates upon Paris, 342 the general quotation. A fair amount of business bas been done upon Hamburgh, at 630 to 635, prin . cipally at 630. Stock—Various transactions have occurred at an advance, sales having been effected for the first transfer at 86, 87, and 88 ex dividend. .Bullion —The business has been extensive in all de scriptions, and the market is firmer. Shares—Sales of Bank at 685, Omnibus at 100. A dividend of 15 per share upon steam-packets has been declared.-- Rio Mercantile Journal, Dec. 11. FLANDERS MAIL. BRUSSIIILS, F". 1.---The Chambers yesterday con • tinned the disc uss i on o f Ch apter 111. on Railwar, which occupied nearly the whole of the sitting. 'I he Ent article was voted, bat nothing new was advanced cn the debates on this subject. The Chamber will Inter upon the discussion of the articles to-morrow. The choice of a new Minister of Finance, it is said, :5 becoming more difficult. The Vanderlander looks upon the p ass ibili ty o f rep l ac i ng M. V e ydt as rather questionable, and adds, " Many have been applied to, Jut in "in, and those who desire nothing better than to have a portfolio had been refused." It is with much regret that we have to announce the death of NI. Ellerique, banker at Valenciennes, by his own hand. A letter found in his office says that the e m b arrasse d state o f hi s finances led him to take this melancholy resolution. WRTTEREN.— The typhus fever, which at present makes great ravages in Western Flanders, has for some time p reva il e d at W e tt eren , th o ugh with less malignity. The cold weather has, however, carried off Da r ting old people. e regret to announce the death of General Mait land, who had attained the age of eighty-six, sixty eight years o f wh i ch he spent i n t h e m ili tary ser vice. TR 'ESTE, JAN. 23.—The march of troops has now continued for some weeks. Yesterday and to-day fresh military have arrived from Crotia, who are to proceed at once by steamers to Venice. The con gress of these bodies of men have kept up the prices of oats and rye, while all other grain, notwith standing the consequent rise in Genoa and Leghorn, continues to decline, and still find but few purchasers. VIENNA, JAN. 26.—M. Trenzel has been charged with a mission from Government to Russia, and set eff for St. Pstersburgh early this morning. Our monied aristocracy b usy t h emse l ves w i t h various conjectures on the existing financial state of our kingdom, and the depressed condition of the money market. GALICIA.—Count Stadion, the Galician Governor, during his last circuit of the Western Circles of the province, was everywhere well received, and at the boundary of each domain horses belonging to loyal subjects awaited his arrival, i❑ order that his pro gressive journey might not be dependent on the ordinary relays. The conciliatory and unremitting THE SUN, LONDON, efforts of this energetic Governor gain all hearts, and he will succeed, not only in re-establishing the peace of the province, but also in maintaining it for a per manency. The judicious measures adopted by the Governor are much blamed by the bureau of autocrats; nevertheless they consolidate the confidence of the Galicians, and will eventually crown his difficult mission with great honour. The brother of the Count has again left Vienna, to proceed from Bremen to his own post in Prague. Count Monteculoli , it is said, has declined the appointment of Governor of Lombardy. The Archduke Palatine will, probably, remain here sometime.—Prussian State Gazette, Jan. 30th. DECREASE OE MARRIAGES IN VlENNA.—During the year 1347 the number of births in Vienna amounted to 19,019 ; that of deaths to 18,947. Only 2,730 couples were married, being 915 less than in 1845. If the number of marriages continues to de crease in the same ratio, in the course of four years the sacred institution will be antiquated in the capital of the Austrian empire.—Hamburgh Corre• spondent. RUSSIAN POLAND.—ST. PETERSUURGH, AN. 21. A general meeting of the shareholders of the Tale mend Assurance Company took place on the 16th, when a statement was made of the unfaithfulness of Mr. Plitt, the Frankfort consul, and a commission appointed to investigate the state of affairs. The commission have had several meetings, but as yet nothing has transpired, nor yet respecting the exa mination of Mr. Plitt. The latter is said to be quite at his ease, and has engaged counsel for defence. It is much feared that the co-directors of the company will have to be responsible for Mr. Plitt's defalca tions, and that the shareholders will have to suffer much loss. MAGAZINES-(CONTINUED). BLACK IV 001). Schnitzler's " Secret History of the Court and Government of Russia, under the Emperors Alex ander and Nicholas," is elaborately reviewed in the opening article of Blackwood for this month. The reviewer does not, however, confine himself to the consideration of the reigns of Alexander and Nicholas, but gives a rapid resume of the history of Russia from the days of Rufic. We shall not attempt to follow the writer through the course of his narrative, but we cannot resist the temptation of extracting some of his reflections, which appear to us to be not only original, but sound and philosophical. The permission on the part of the Deity of wars and per secutions has been at all times a favourite argument with those who are inclined to doubt the existence of a Providential government of the world. The writer in Blackwood thus " vindicates the ways of God to man: "Without touching on topics exclusively religious, it becomes a matter of high interest to mark the venge ances, furies, and massacres, of heathenism, In every age of the world. Yet while we believe, and have such resistless reason to believe, in the Providential govern ment, what grounds can be discovered for this sufferance of perpetual horrors ? For this we have one solution, and but one : stern as the inflictions are, may they not be in mercy? may not the struggles of barbarian life be permitted, simply to retard the headlong course of bar barian corruption? may there not be excesses of wicked ness, extremes of national vice, an accumulation of offences against the laws of moral nature, (which are the original laws of heaven,) actually incompatible with the Divine mercy? Nothing can be clearer to the un derstanding, than that there are limits which the Divine Being has prescribed to his endurance of the guilt of man, and prescribed doubtless for the highest objects of general mercy; as there are offences which, by human laws, are incompatible with the existence of society. " The crimes of the world before the flood were evi dently of an intense iniquity, which precluded the possi bility of purification; and thus it became necessary to extinguish a race, whose continueed existence could only have corrupted every future generation of mankind. " War, savage feuds, famines and pestilences may have been only Divine expedients to save the world from another accumulation of intolerable iniquity, by depriv ing nations of the power of utter self-destruction, by thinning their numbers, by compelling them to feel the miseries of mutual aggression, and even by reducing them to that degree of poverty which supplied the most effective antidote to their total corruption. . . FloM THE CIUCLSES.—Tirms, Dzc. 31.—1 n the hope that the approaching winter would prevent our troops from assembling in Middle Daghestan, Schamiel collected a considerable force in No vember at Zudacbar and the neighbourhood. The inhabitants of Zudacbar, however, protected them, and attacked and put the enemy to flight. On the receipt of this intelligence General Prince Argus nike Dolgoraki ordered two columns to be dispatched, one consisting of three, and the other of six battalions of infantry, twelve pieces of artillery, and a division of dragoons and militia, to be assembled at Zyudachir on the 4th of December. Regardless of the difficulties of a winter campaign in these mountains, our troops advanced with speed to the villages of Hutschugatu of Mukorklu, which the enemy had fortified, forced them from their position, and, after the re-establishment of quiet in this neighbourhood, returned on the 11th to their quarters at Temir Chan Schurz and Kumah. About the same time Lieutenant- General Freitag undertook to march to the northern declivity of the mountain- chain, with the view of clearing a passage in the dense woods of Tschetschno, a plan which has been adopted with success during several years. On the 30th of November he left the fort of Wosdwischenski, and took up his position at the river Girth with this detachment, consisting of nine battalions of infantry, 450 cossacks, and sixteen pieces of artillery. From the I] th to the 22d of December detachments of troops were sent daily to fell the trees to seek for booty, and to make hostile skirmishes into the ,neighbourhood, and among the farms and hamlets. Hamburgh Borsen- Jan. 29. `• Still those sufferings were punishments, but punish ments fully earned by their fierce passions, savage pro pensities, remorseless cruelties, and general disobedience of that natural law of virtue, which earlier, even than Judaism or Christianity, the Eternal had implanted in the heart of his creatures." We are rejoiced to find in such a magazine as Blackwood, and from the pen of such a writer as the author of this article, the following •indication of the great French philosophers of the last century, who have been most unjustly stigmatised as the enemies of Christianity. The author, in speaking of La Harpe, who, in common with Toltaire, and the other philo sophers of the middle of the last century, has been stigmatised as a scoffer, says— " But the English reader should be reminded, that when men of this rank of ability are pronounced hostile to religion, their hostility was not to the principles of Christianity, but to the religion of France; to the per formances of the national worship, to the burlesque miracles wrought at the tomb of the Abbe Paris, and to that whole system of human inventions and monkish follies which was as much disbelieved in France as it was disdained in England. " In fact, the religion of the Gospel had never come into their though's; and when they talked of revelation they thought, only of the breviary." This is perfectly true, and it is much to be regretted that Protestant ministers, adopting the interested cry of blasphemy which the Catholic priests had raised against these men, should have suffered their esprit de corps as priests to overcome their fidelity to the tundamental doctrine of Protestantism, the right of private judgments, and should have been in duced to adopt a cuckoo cry against these men without examining their works, and have thus de prived pure Christianity of the benefit of the advo cacy of those who would have been its most efficient champions, had those Protestant ministers, instead of abusing, instructed them and shown them that the Christianity of the Gospel was very different from that of the breviary. M. Schnitzler has given it as his opinion that the direction of Russian conquest will be for the future towards Germany. The writer in Blachwaod, however, differs from him, and imagines that Asia Minor and Syria will be a lovelier and more lucrative prey, and that Egypt will be the prize, which will draw to the waters of the Medi terranean the maritime force of the world. " Our West Indian Colonies " is the title of an article which contains much to admire, and much of which to disapprove ; but, as we have treated of this subject in another part of this day's paper, we will content ourselves in this place with merely referring to it. "My English Acquaintance" is an amusing account of the adventures of an English scapegrace, who, having squandered a handsome fortune, enlists in the French army, and performs a campaign in Algiers. The story is admirably told, and the interest is well kept up to the end. We do not quite agree with the author of the paper entitled " Subjects for Pictures," in his reprobation:of some of the subjects chosen by Wilkie and Landseer. For instance, he talks of the " debasing cruelty of the otter hunt," because it puts human nature in the very worst position ; and yet this very writer is warm in his eulogium on Wouvermans' pictures of hawking parties, because in them the death of the heron is the accessory, not the subject. This is mere sentimental cant—cruelty is cruelty, disguise it as you may—and to an honestly constituted, truth loving, hypocrisy-hating mind, the otter hunt of Landseer would not be one whit more disgusting than the " Hawking Party" of Wouvermanns. "'The Autobiography of a German Headsman" is an interesting review of a recently published work by M. Chezy—a sort of German causes celebres. An elaborate and most laudatory notice of Mr. War ren's novel of " Now and Then" concludes the present number of Blackwood. ILA.MBURGE BMW:NH.I.ILE, JAW. 29. Rills. Money. tinstrian 5 per Cents 102% Bank Shares • ... 1580 Anglo-Russian Loan •.•• • • ......... 104% Russian 5 per Cent., Hamb. Certificate. 101% Ditto let serieslnscription. • • • • • ...... 102 Ditto,Pleps and Co., 3d and 4th series.. 96 Ditto, in Certificate • • • • • • • • • 95 New 4 per Cent., Ilepe and Co. •• 36 Ditto Stleglitz .. • . ........ ......... Spanish New S per Cent.. • • •• • . Ditto 3 per Cent •••• • • • • Anglo-Portuguese Loan, 2% per Cent • Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per Cent...... Ditto 3 per Cent. .. •.•••.•• • • .• • • Polish New 4 per Cent. Loan, 1644.... 80 Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent 12 National Bank 5hare5................ DUTCH FUNDS.—AMSTERDAM, FEB. I. Money. Bills Actual Debt, 2% per Cent........... 64 64% Date, 3 per Cent • • • • . • • • 66% 66% Ditto, 4 per Cent.• • • • • • • • • • 14 84% Amort !Syndic, 34 per Cent.......... Commercial Company, 4% per Cent .. 166% 162% East India Loan, 4 per Cent ••••• • •• • • -- Exchange on London, at sight ...... 12 2 Two months... .......... 11 61 On Hahtbargh, at sight • . 34 07 Two menthe. •••• • •• •• • • 11 9i On Paris • • • •• • • .• •• 56 76 Twomenths... •• •• • ..... 66 26 AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VinnNA, JAN. 25. I per Cent. Metalliques• ••• • . ...... 101% 4 per Cent. ditto • • • • • • • • • • • • • . 85 3 per Cent. ditto• • . • • • •• • • •• • . G 3 Loan, 1834 .• • • • • • • • • • • • • 156 Ditto, 1839 ...... • . •. • • • ............. 101% Bank Shares • .• • . Ester - hazy'. Loan •••• • • •• • •..••.. • • • • 57% RAILWAYS. The Northern, or Ferdinand .......... . 130% Gloggnitz ........ .........., .. 100 Vienna—Milan .. •• . • .• . • . 85% BELGIAN FUNDS.—Baussims, Flat. 1. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent ... • • ... Rothschild's Loan, Flee per Cent ........ Loan of Thirty Millions, Four porCent .• Ditto Three per Cent.. • • • . • • • Ditto Thirty-seen Millions, ditto Ditto,ditte,lB46 ........ 98 Ditto, ditto, 1842 OS % Ditto, ... 01% Ditto, 1838 .............. • ... •• • •• 67 Ditto of the City, 1132 .• •• .• ••• • • • • Ditto, 1843 •• • 6 5 % Bank of Belgium-- •••••• •• •• 71% —Brussels Papers. Feb. 1. We understand that the sentence of death passed on Michael M'Cube, as being an accomplice in the murder of Mr. and Mrs. Wraith and their servant, at 'Airfield, has been commuted into one of transportation for life. --- SOUTHAMPTON, FEE. 2.—The Royal Mail Steam- Packet Company's ship Great Western, C. M. Chapman commander, sailed to-day, taking the mails for the British and foreign West Indies and Mexico. Her route is via Bermuda, Nassau, Havannah, New Orleans, Tam pico, and Vera Cruz, returning by the same ports. The Great Western has 45 passengers, amongst whom is M. Chaney, the new French Consul-General for Honduras, and a full general cargo, including 1,000 bottles of quicksilver, ♦alue 17,900/. sterling, and specie value 43,0001. sterling. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's ship Sultan, Captain Brooks, will leave to-morrow for Gibraltar, Malta, Constantinople, the Black Sea, &c. MILITARY INSUBORDINATION IN INDIA.—The ge• neral orders of the Commander-in-Chief in India record three more courts-martial on European soldiers for the offence, till recently so prevalent, of striking a superior officer in the execution of his duty. The crimes for which the men were tried, however, wore all committed a few days prior to the Meerut executions. As regards punishment, extreme mildness would seem to have suc ceeded extreme severity. A few weeks ago a man was shot for throwing his cap at a commissioned officer ; we now see a prisoner sentenced to but two years' impri sonment for throwi ng hi s mus k e t and drawing and throwing his bayonet against a sergeant-major ; while another, a corporal of her Majesty's vBth, convicted of drunkenness, of beating and kicking and drawing his bayonet against a couple of sergeants, and of violently resisting the men of the guard when attempting to take him into custody, is simply punished with reduction to the rank and pay of a private—the Commander-in-Chief, remitting corporal punishment, which the Court had awarded him, on the ground of " previous very good character." In the first case, the Court originally ad judged the culprit to fourteen years' transportation; but a revision of the sentence was directed, when two years' imprisonment was awarded. We cannot perceive, in the brief official notice of the proceedings, the slightest ground for this exercise of lenity. The case seems to have been a very bad one—infinitely worse than at least one of those punished with the extreme penalty of the law. From the nature of the recent sentences, however, we suspect that transportation is intended to be resorted to as seldom as possible, and that imprisonment with solitary confinement, and the much dreaded lash, arc now considered the most appropriate and effectual pun ishments for insubordinate conduct.— Bombay Telegraph. Emuu BURRITT.—This talented individual read his lecture on the Philosophy of Labour before a crowded audience, at the Hull Mechanics' Institution, on Monday evening last. AN EVENING WITH CHLORO6OII34 AND " MY BE LOVED CHARLES."—A practice has assumed the form of a mania in Edinburgh, certainly not less exciting than the railway mania. It consists in converting fashionable evening parties into a species of pharmaceutical associa tion for experimenting on the effects of chloroform and other substances of similar properties. Ono of these exhibitions is worthy of notice. A number of ladies and gentlemen were invited to an evening party in the house of a respectable medical practitioner. At ten, instead of music and dancing, the !earned doctor entered with a flask and sponge, and every guest was treated to a (rip to the realms of insensibility. Some of the ladies were foolish enough, while there, to utter such speeches as 4 , Oh 1 my beloved Charles, come to my arms l" at the same time unwittingly extending them to receive the dear creature. Some of the gentlemen, not having taken the precaution to swallow a seidlitz or a carminative pre vious to their first appearance, committed slight breaches of etiquette not very amieole.—Correspondent of the Medical Times. EQUALIZATION Pe LAX. TAX. A meeting of the committee of deputies from the various parishes aggrieved by the unequal pressure of the land-tax, took place last evening at liastey's Hotel, Southampton street, Strand, Mr. Ewen in the chair. The Secretary, Mr. Daniel, having read the minutes of the last in!eting reported that a considerable balance was remaining of the funds formerly collected. The Chairman reported subscriptions from three wards in the City of London. Mr. S. Millar, Lincoln's Inn, moved, and Mr. Yoang, Common Councilman, seconded, and it was unanimously agreed to, that the present moment is favourable for a movement in favour of the object of the committee, and that a public meeting be convened to petition for an equalisation of the land-tax throughout England and Wales. Mr. Walker moved, and Mr. Emmorson so con ded, a resolution to 'the effect, that a deputation be appointed to wait on and invite Members of Parliament favourable to this object to attend the meeting, and that the committee do adjourn till Monday next to receive the report of the deputation. THURSDAY EVEN!, NCf 9 FEBRUARY 3, iB4B. THE ANTI-GOLD-LAW LEAGUE. MR. COBDEN AND MR. BENNOCII. "We find in Douglas Jo rold's Weekly Newspaper of Saturday the following answer to the question asked by Mr. Dickinson in his letter of the 25th of January, which appeared in The Sun of Thursday evening last. Mr. Dickinson asked—' Why did Mr. l3ennoch disguise from Mr. Cobden, that one of the objects of the Anti Gold-law League is to substitute a silver standard, at the fixed price of ss. 6d. per ounce, far the pr , sent gold standard, at 31. 17s. loid. per ounce ?' To which the editor of Douglas Jerrold replies—' Mr. Dickinson is completely in error. The League utterly repudiate the silver standard, as well as the gold standard. They in sist on a paper pound, based on the whole wealth of the nation, and convertible into taxes, as the standard of value. It is to be hoped that Mr. Dickinson will make himself master of facts before he again appears before the public as a censor.' "—The Slat, Jan. 31, 1848. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—" The Anti-Gold-law League repudiates a silver standard as well as a gold standard," so saes the editor of Douglas Jerrold's Weekly Newspaper — this is an admission that the League are ignorant of the effect of carryi ng ou t th e i r own propositions. One proposition is, to abolish the present gold standard ; another is, that the present silver coin shall be allowed to circulate as the small change of com merce. What is this but substituting a silver standard for the gold standard ? The instant the gold standard was abolished, and the silver coin allowed to circulate as small change, the silver coin, to all intents and purposes, as a natural consequence, without any Legislative enactment whatsoever, would become the standard measure of value, not only of gold and silver bullion, but also of all our transactions of trade and commerce at home and abroad—our shillings would as effectually become measures of value as the franc pieces of }ranee. Thus, as long as the silver coin should be maintained at the legal current weight, should we have a silver standard at the fixed price of ss. 6d. per ounce.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, R. W. DICKINSON. Ilfracombe, Feb. 2, 1848. THE CURRENCY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—In Francis's " History of the Bank" (page 237) I find the following passage:— "Wherever there is a deficient capital at home for the purchase of silver, the Bank may, with advantage to the country, preserve the gold by the exportation of silver, and by purchasing with it the excess of bills upon England in the foreign market; the opera tion is conducted with secrecy, but with the full con currence of the whole court of directors, and in making such a use of their silver, their sole object is to protect the gold, which in times of an unfavourable exchange has a tendency to leave the country." The London bankers usually receive a much larger quantity of silver than they find employment for, and the surplus of that, as well as of their gold, is paid over to the Bank of England; that establishment has, however (no new thing by the way), thought proper to refuse reception to the silver for the last week or more, and, in consequence, the accumulation in the bankers' hands has reached an extent that compels them to curtail the usual accommodation to their customers, a restriction that seriously affects the smaller tradesman, and presses heavily upon the salesmen, especially of Billingsgate and other mar kets, a great proportion of whose receipts are in the rejected coinage. It is true the Bank profess to receive any amount above 201. from private indivi duals, but as any operation of that sort consumes the entire morning of the unhappy money-changer, the reluctance to prqfit by the proffered facility renders it almost nugatory. Could not the Directors have recourse to some modus operandi, similar to that detailed by their talented historian, and by so doing advance their own interests and minister to the con venience of their best friends, the public ? I remain, your obedient servant, A BANKER'S CLERK. IRELAND. D [AMIN, Fan. I.—INCREASE 01' DESTITUTION.— Disease, the inevitable result of destitution, is ra pidly extending in the western counties. Applications have been made for increased hospital accommodation in Ballina and other parts of Mayo. Typhus fever and dysentery prevail to a lamentable extent. The Sligo Champion states that the mortality in the union workhouse of that town is very great. The condition of the poor outside is most wretched ; there is little or no employment, and thousands are in a state bor dering on starvation. The district of Sligo, however, is tranquil. REPRESENTAT ION or TILE U NITERSITY. —M r. J o h n Richardson, of Summerhill House, county of Fer managh, has issued an address to the electers, de claring that he is a supporter of national education, tenant right, and emigration. Regarding the Esta blished Church, he " disapproves of any interference with existing rights." It is likely that there will be several other candidates; but few of them will appear at the poll. REPRESENTATIO N Op WATERPORD.—The intention of Mr. Daniel O'C onne ll to ret i re from the repre sentation was known in Waterford yesterday. The Repealers were preparing to select a candidate. But there was a rumour that the former representative, Mr. Wyse, would again be called upon by an influen tial portion of the constituency. REPRESENTATION OF SLIGO.—The Sligo Champion says :—" A paragraph lately appeared in the Sligo Journal, stating that Mr. Stoner, an English gentle man, had visited Sligo, for the purpose of preparing a petition against Mr. Somers. We have been authorised to state that Mr. Stoner came here more with the in tention of securing the promises of the electors in favour of Mr. Townley, of Townley-hall, than to prosecute the petition." CAPITAL PONISLIIIENTS.—The Lord Mayor has called a meeting of the citizens for Thursday next, " for the purpose of taking the question of punish ment by death into consideration, and discussing the propriety of presenting a memorial to the Lord- Lieutenant, praying him to alter the sentence of death passed on convicts at the present Special Commission to some other punishment." DEPUTATION TO THE LORD-LIEUTEN ANT FROM THE CORPORATION OF DUBLIN. This day the Lord Mayor and Corporation of the City of Dubliu Nsaitcd ou his Excellency the Lord- Lieutenant, at the Castle, for the purpose of presenting a memorial which had been agreed to at a late meet ing of the Council, praying his Excellency would use his high authority in sanctioning the zeal with which the Corporation persevered in pressing their own Bill for the improvement of the city of Dublin, in prefer ence to that commonly called " Jackson's Bill." When the memorial had been read, Mr. JOHN BATNOLDS, M.P., entered into an expla nation of the defects which exist in the Dublin Muni cipal Act, as compared with similar measures passed by the Imperial Parliament for the benefit of the English and Scotch people, and relied on his Excel lency's wisdom and sense of justice for the promotion of those rights and privileges which the Corporation was entitled to enjoy, according to the same measure of freedom and independence which had been so libe rally extended to municipal bodies at the other side of the Channel. His EXCELLENCY, who received the deputation in the most gracious manner, said he would feel most happy in forwarding their intentions by every means in his power, with a view of reconciling the interest of all parties, not merely as a member of the Govern ment, but as an arnicus curia. lle would, however, await the decision of the public meeting which is to be held for considering the subject, as he considered that the opinions of the great majority of the rate-payers should be consulted in all matters of the kind. He would communicate his impressions on the subject to the Government at the other side, and, as far as in his power would lie, he would do everything to forward the interests of the people of Dublin by promoting any measure the object of which would be to reduce taxation on the citizens generally. The deputation then withdrew. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—TUESDAY. CHESTER CIIP.-25 to I offered on the field, 300 to 10 agst Keleshea (taken), 400 to 10 agst War Eagle (taken), 1,000 to 25 agst Queen Mary(taken), 1,000 to 15 sgst Maid of My Soul (taken), 1,000 to 15 agst Pantomime (offers to take). DERBY.-9 to 1 agst Surplice, 13 to 1 agst Glendower, 18 to 1 agst Springy Jack, 20 to 1 agst Assault, 250 to 10 agst Loadstone (taken), 30 to 1 agst CerTus, 1,000 to 30 agst any other. LEAMINGTON AND SOUTHAM STEEPLE- FATAL APPLICATION OF CHLOROFORM. An inquest was held on Tuesday last, by adjourn ment from Saturday, at Winlaton, about five miles from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, before Mr. Pavel', the coroner for the county of Durham, on view of the body of Hannah Greener, aged 15. John Rayne said the deceased was his niece. She suffered a good deal in her feet, and about four months ago she became an inmate of the infirmary at New castle-upon-Tyne, where she had one of her toe-nails taken off. After she left the infirmary her toes still continued bad. Mr. Meggison, surgeon, of Whick• ham, was called in to attend her, and it was considered advisable to remove the nail from the great toe of her right foot. Mr. Meggison and his assistant attended about one o'clock on Friday afternoon last to perform that operation. No one was present when the operation was performed but Mr. Meggison, his assistant, and witness. The deceased was seated on a chair near the fire, and Mr. Meggison having put something on a pocket handkerchief, held it to her mouth and nose, at the same time looking at is watch and feeling her pulse. She appeared to fain., when Mr. Meggison told his assistant to take the nail off, and witness held her leg to steady her foot. He took it off quickly. When he was taking it off de ceased shook her leg, but did not speak. She moaned after the nail was off, on which Mr. Meggison dashed water in her face, when her eyes moved. He afterwards put some brandy into her mouth, and she rattled in her throat. He also bled her in the arm and neck, but very little blood flowed. She never recovered. When she had the nail taken off in the infirmary, some stuff was given to her, as she told witness, which caused her not to feel any pain. Thomas Nathaniel Meggison, surgeon, having been duly cautioned, and asked if he wished to make any statement, said—Hannah Greener died under my hands on Friday, while under the influence of chloro form, which I had given her for the purpose of pro ducing insensibility during the operation of removing the toe-nail. She was suffering from oynchia. She never complained of pain in the chest to me. The pain in her toes might cause her to become thinner. I seated her in a chair, and put about a teaspoonful of chloroform into a tablecloth, and held it to her nose. After she had drawn her breath twice she pulled my hand down. I told her to draw her breath naturally which she did, and in about half a minute I observed the muscle of the arm become rigid, and her breath ing a little quickened, but not stertorous. I had my hand on her pulse which was na t ura l un til t h e muscles became rigid. It then appeared somewhat weaker—not altered in frequency. I then told Mr. Lloyd, my assistant, to begin the operation, which he did, and took the nail off. When the semicircular insertion was made she gave a struggle, or jerk, which I thought was from the chloroform not having taken sufficient effect. I did not apply any more. Her eyes were closed, and I opened them, and they remained open. Her mouth was open, and her face and lips blanched. When I opened her eyes they were congested. I called for water when I saw her face was blanched, and dashed some of it in her face. It had no effect. I then gave her some brandy, a little of which she swal lowed with difficulty. I then laid her down on the floor, and attempted to bleed her in the arm and jugular vein, but only obtained about a spoonful. She was dead, I believe, at the time I attempted to bleed her. The last time I felt her pulse was imme diately previous to the blanched appearance coming on, and when she gave the jerk. The time would not be more than three minutes from her first inhaling the chloroform till her death. I purchased the chloroform from Messrs. Dagleish and Isntay, or Newcastle. I have used chloroform from the same place before with good effect, and with no ill consequences. I did not apply more than a drachm to the deceased—probably less. One person I gave it to required upwards of half an ounce, at four re petitions, before she became insensible, and she com pletely recovered afterwards. I have used it to a person who was very drunk, and had dislocated and fractured his uncle. Two spoonsful were given in that case, and they had the desired effect, as he would not lie still without it. Mr. Lloyd, who was present with me in the case of the deceased, is a regularly educated medical man, and he also has been in the habit of using chloroform. Mr. Lloyd, assistant to Mr. Meggison, confirmed that gentleman's statement. At this point the inquiry was adjourned, and on the jury re-assembling on Tuesday, the Coroner stated that be had called it Sir John Fife and Dr. Glove; of Newcastle, to make a post mortem exami nation of the deceased. Sir John Fife was a medical practitioner of extensive practice and long standing, on whose judgment great reliance might be placed ; and Dr. Glover had paid great attention to the nature of chloroform, and had written several articles on the subject. One of these articles appeared in the Medical Gazette of December 3, 1847, in which he referred to the recent application of chloroform in surgical cases by Dr. Simpson, of Edinburgh ; and he stated that the effect of chloroform on the animal system had been known for some wears; and he re marked, that unless its effect on the human being was different from what it was on animals, as proved by experiments he had himself made, there was danger to be apprehended from its indiscriminate use. As the subject was of great importance to the medical pro fession and the public, he corsidered it proper to have the opinion of Dr. Glover on this case, conceiving that from the attention he had paid to the subject, it would be of great weight. Sir John Fife said—l made a post mortem exami nation along with Dr. Glover. In my opinion the cause of death was congestion of the lungs, and that congestion I ascribe to the inhalation of chloroform. Of the power of chloroform to occasion such conges tion no doubt can be entertained, after the experi ments of Mr. Wakley, jun., and Dr. Glover on ani mals. There does not seem to have been anything in the previous condition of the young woman to have prevented the surgeon from having recourse to chloro form as a means of allaying pain in one of the most painful operations of surgery. Such is my opinion of the effect of chloroform in lessening human suffer ing, and the small degree of danger attending its application in the cases that I have seen, that if I were myself required to undergo an operation I would have no hesitation whatever in taking it. I have been using chloroform three or four times a week ever since its efficacy in relieving pain was published, and I have never seen bad effects from it. In one instance, that of a woman who had to submit to the removal of a tumour, weighing about Slbs., and distributed over a surface a foot square, Dr. Glover and I administered about eight times the quantity of chloroform that was used in the case of the deceased. She recovered quickly, and was not worse after the operation than might have been expected from its formidable character. I have used it frequently in amputations, lithotomy, and a great many severe surgical operations, and never knew any bad conse quence to arise from it. I attribute the fatal effect of the chloroform in the present instance to pecu liarity in the constitution of the young wo man. I am doubtful whether it arose from the state of the longs or the peculiar susceptibility of the nervous system. No effect could arise in the present instance from the ether she took on the 26th of October in the infirmary. 1 have no hesitation in saying that the fatal issue of this case might have occurred in the hands of the most prudent and skil ful surgeon that ever lived. It sometimes happens that a person will die from the shock of the operation, within a very few minutes after, and with nothing to show the cause, merely from the shock it gives the system. These cases are rare. I think in such cases the same individuals would be influenced in a similar way with chloroform. The same susceptibility of nerve that would render the shock fatal would render the chloroform fatal. No human foresight, no human knowledge, no degree of science, could have fore warned any man against the use of chloroform in this case. I have refused to apply it in some cases where the operation could be done in a moment, and was not attended with severe pain ; but in every painful case I use it, and unless it produced insensibility I would go on repeating it to double the quantity used in this case, and more if it were necessary. A case occurred lately in the infirmary where a great deal of blood flowed during the operation, which was a very tedious one, and chloroforms was repeated during the operation without any bad result afterwards. Robert Mortimer Glover—l am a surgeon, but practise as a physician, and was formerlyleectial have ra e t the Medical School in Newcastle-upon-Tyn . heard the evidence of Sir John Fife, and fully agre e with it. Having heard the evidence of Mr. Meggissm, and the parties who were present when the operation was performed under which the deceased died, I am of opinion that the a fter-treatment to restore life was proper under the circumstances, and in 71A3.• cordance with the views of the highest medicil writers. I think chloroform is safer in larger operations, where there is great loss of blood, than in smaller operations. I have examined the chloro form, and find it pure. I consider chloroform more dangerous than ether, and that has been my opinion from the first. The effect of the chloroform will depend much on the constitution. There is a case reported in the Medical Journal of last Friday, in which half the quantity of chloroform employed in this case was, used, and produced very serious affects. Previous to the present case I should hare had no, hesitation in using it ; chloroform is in use all over the kingdom. The CORONER then addressed the jury, briefly - ex plaining the law of the case. The jury then retired, and, after a few minutes' absence, returned with the following verdict :—" We are unanimously of opinion that the deceased, Hannah Greener, died from congestion of the lungs, from the effect of chloroform, and that no blame can be at tached to Mr. Meggison, surgeon, or to his assistant, Mr. Lloyd." COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, WEDNESDAT.—The Queen and Prince Albert took their accustomed early walk. The Royal Family took walking and pony exer cise to-day on the eastern trace and slopes of the Castle. Prince Albert rode out on horseback this forenoon, attended by Captain the lion. A. Gordon, his Royal Highness's Equerry in s% aiting. Her Majesty's private band attended after dinner in the Castle this evening. A deputation, appointed to present to Lord John Russell a memorial upon the subject of the duty upon Tea, adopted by a public meeting of the inhabitants of Liverpool, had an interview with the Noble Lord yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. The deputation was accompanied by Sir Thomas Birch and Mr. Cardwell, and consisted of the fol lowing gentlemen :—Mr. Robertson Gladstone, Mr. Harold Littledale, Mr. Brodribb, Mr. J. R. Jeffery, and Mr. Crossley. The Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord President of the Council, will give a grand dinner on Wednesday, the 9th inst., at Lansdowne House, to the Cabinet Ministers, and also to the Great Officers of State of the Queen's Household. The roll of Sheriffs for the present year will be settled at the meeting. Lord Ashley had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday, at the Home-office. A deputation, consisting of Mr. Colvile, Mr. Ilib• bert, Mr. Anderdon, Mr. C. Marryat, Mr. Higgins, Mr. M'Chlery, and Mr. Macgregor, had an interview, yesterday, with Lord John Russell. Mr. Hastie had an interview with the Right Hon. Edward Strutt, on Tuesday, at the Office of the Commissioners of Railways, in the Board of Trade. Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, yesterday, at his official residence in Downing- sti eet. Dispatches were sent off last evening from the Colonial-office for the Governors of Ceylon and Malta. Mr. Adair had an interview with the Right Hon. 11. Labuuchers yesterday, at the Office of the Board of Trade. Her Majesty has bestowed the blue riband, vacant by the death of the Earl of Yowls, upon the Duko of Norfolk. WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY EVENING.—The Grand Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg Gotha are expected to arrive at Windsor Castle on Suuday or Monday next, on a visit to her Majesty and his Royal Highness the Prince Consort. There have been no arrivals at the Castle to day, and the only guests at the royal table this evening will be the Hon. and Rev. C. L. Courtenay and Dr. Meyer. Her Majesty's private band only will be in attendance. E GREAT TUBULAR RAILWAY BRIDS II FOR THE CONWAY. CHESTER, SUNDAY EVl{NlNG.—Yes torday an important experiment of the great iron tube for the Chester and Holyhead Railway bridge over the Conway, took place in the presence of Mr. Stephenson and a large number of engineers, together with a party of directors. The tube is the first completed, eight of them being required for the bridges thrown across the Conway and the Menai Straits. Early in the week the wedges supporting the tube upon the platform, upon which it was erected, were removed, leaving it to rest solely upon temporary stone piers, erected under each end, and having a hold of six feet only on each pier. with a clear span over the river of 400 feet. Thus situate, it was put to the severest test, with a success beyond the expectations of its most sanguine advocates. Yesterday an experiment was made by running loco motives and heavily-laden ballast waggons through. One of the trains consisted of 28 waggons filled with iron, weighing upwards of 300 tons, and, notwithstand ing this enormous mass, there was scarcely any per ceptible difference in the external outline of the tube, or the least strain in any way. The deflection while supporting this mass, we are informed, was not more than three or four inches. Another account said that it was as much as eleven inches, but it is very doubtful. TO Tall EDITOR OF IRE SUN. Sia,—As the time is drawing near for a renewal of debate upon our currency, it would be well if the disputants upon this subject were first to agree upon certain postulates ; for in the recent discussions it is quite evident that different definitions are given to the same term, or, at any rate, are understood in a different sense. Now, with respect to the term " fixed price of gold," and its concomitants " convertibility" and " inconvertibility," the common sense meaning of a " fixed price of gold" appears to be, that the Bank of England is by Act of Parliament bound to redeem its notes at the rate of 5 dwts. 3 grs. per X ; that is, it is in exchange to give 25 dwts. 15 grs. of standard gold for every one of its Si. notes presented for such payment, and proportional quantities of that metal for notes of larger amount—this is convertibility. No great inconvenience may arise by men being compelled to promise the performance of a physical impossibility, if such promise is never expected to be fulfilled, by reason of those who have promised never being called upon to perform their promises. But to convert the whole or greater part of our paper cur rency into gold is impossible ; the promi se of conver tibility, according to Act of Parliament, is therefore a delusion. There has of late been much talk of a French in vasion ; it is presumed the French have lost their wits. But just now they could, however, assist us in settling our currency disputes by making a grand show of a hostile visit. An alarm of invasion would stir up a money panic; everybody would like to pos sess gold ; "flimsies" would be pushed into the banks to be exchanged for the precious metal ; a general shut-up of banks would come to pass; and ajorettv considerable fix, as Jonathan would say, wehould be in. would be inconvertibility. The advocates of a paper currency wish to have the use of such a currency as is suited to the artificial condition and wants of such a people as we have become. A paper currency, based upon ample securities and ?imited in its amount, so as, upon an average of years, to maintain the prices of the necessaries of life, the support of labour, at the figure they were at the period of the tithe commutation, appears to be the thing. The issue of the paper currency to be regulated by Parliament; its exchange for gold or silver to be at the market price, the bank note or paper value of those metals ; " flimsies " would then be as good as title deeds. An universal demand for gold would necessarily - raise its price, as would a great demand for pork raise the value of p i gs . If any person really wants, or has a great fancy for gold, let hire buy it as he would butter or cheese. The stamped note of England to be the legal tender, and the medi um o f exc h ange — t hi s serve d our pur pose during a long and trying period, and would well serve our Purpose now, and, in all probability, for ever, if placed under the control its numerous advocates have proposed. Feb. 1. J. 11. STATE OF TRADE. MANCIIRSTRIL—The slightly improved feeling which m anifested itself at the close of last week has conti nued to the present time, and though an increase of demand has not been by any means general—having been almost confined to counts and qualities of yarn suitable for shipments to India, in which there has been advance of about a farthing per pound since this day week— we have had snore cheerfulness in the market, and a more general inclination to believe that prices have touched th e i r l owest po i nt, espec i a ll y in products suited for the markets of India and China, which have been fOr some time past more depressed than any other articles. There has been alsp, to-day, a little more inquiry for yarn by manufacturers ; but for shipment to the Continent there is no demand whatever, and none can be rea sonably expected until the b rea ki ng up o f t h e i ce. which now closes the principal rivers. There was a meeting to-day of the creditors of Mr. Charles Smith, of this town, whose failure We recently announced. We understand that the liabilities proved a little larger than were expected—about 14,0001.—and the assets were represented tor be about equal to eight shillings in the pound. _Cho diminution of the hours of labour is a measure contemplated by many of fie manufacturers, unless some speedy and substantial improvement should occur. The usual weekly re turn of the mills in Manchester exhibits a slight in crease of e mployment. Alth oug h t h e mercant i le letters from the United St a t es are not very en couraging, the rate of interest continuing at one and a-quarter to one and a-half per cent. per month, with a heavy demand for gold for s hi pment, an d conse quently few orders coming for goods, it still seems not unlikely that purchases to some extent will be made on American account for Mexico, arising f ro m the more general occupation of the country by the troops of the United States. Some orders of this kind have come to hand by the Caledonia, and the shipments last week, of goods intended for Mexican markets, were to an amount w hi c h , if not very large in comparison with the supplies to some quarters, showed a ver y great increase over the recent demands for that country. -- Manchester Guardian of yesterday. THE LOST FouND.—Twenty- three years ago a youth belonging to Sunderland jumped overboard from a ship at AldLorough, on the Thames, while lying at anchor, and was supposed to be drowned. It appears,. however, that he had swam ashore, and made his way to Bridgewater, whore he found a home, and was appren ticed by his fi ster-father to the ship carpenter business. From that time his parents never heard from him. Ile —as eleven years on board of a man-of-war after his apprenticeship was served, and last w ee k h e came h ome to see his parents, of whom his moiher only remains. A brother ; born after his sup 7 used loss, and a sister, were alive to greet him. We have heard of no reason assigned by him for so long keeping his existence a secret.— Sunderland Herald. NEWSPAPER OFFICE BURNT. —On Thursday night the printing office of the Ipswich E x pre ss was ac cidentally burnt to the ground. EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF MURDER. The Cork Reporter contains the following :—" An inquest was held on Thursday last, at Doneraile, on the body of Johanna Murphy, a widow, by Richard Jones, Esq., county coroner, assisted by Messrs. Bayly, R.M. ; Creagh, J.P. ; and M'Cleod, S.I. It appeared in evidence that Richard Ryal, of Stream hill, who is only about sixteen years old, called on Benjamin Penn, a pensioner, in Doneraile, on last Monday morning, to say he could give informa tion against the persons who stole Mr. White's cow, and asked his advice as to what he should do. Penn advised him to report the matter to Mr. White ; he said he would, and left the house to go there. Ryal called on Penn on the Wednesday after, and told him that he saw his father murder the widow Murphy on Monday, by striking her on the head with a shovel, and that he afterwards rummaged the house, and got but 7d., and that if his father were searched the key of the padlock on the widow's door would be found in his boot. Upon Penn's saying he would Not believe him, in consequence of his having told so many lies about the stealing of Mr. White's cow, he replied—" If yo* doubt me go up and you will see her sitting dead on a chair." Penn reported the matter to head-constable Bently, to whom Ryal gave the same account. Both then proceeded to the widow's house, and found the door locked with the padlock. They broke the staple, and on entering the house found her dead in the position described by Ryal, and a gardener's spade, together with a bill hook, near her. There were several wounds on the forehead and face. Bently suspecting that Ryal was the guilty party, afterwards searched hips and found the key of the padlock in his pocket. " Catherine Collins examined—Proved that on her way to Doneraile, about one o'clock on Monday, she went into the widow's house for a drink of water. The prisoner (whom she identified, and never saw before,) and the widow were the only persons in the house at the time. " Patrick Ryal, a boy about nine years old, deposed that about nine o'clock in the morning of the day of the murder he saw his brother, the prisoner, put a bill-hook (which belonged t o his father) into his breeches pocket, and cover the handle of it with his coat. Did not see him after until late in the evening of that day, when he handed witness sevenpence to buy meat. Ilis brother had no employment, nor any way of getting money. He did not see the bill-hook after until he saw it in the police barrack. " The jury returned a verdict of Wilful Murder against Richard Ryal, who has been transmitted to the county gaol, and the father, who was in custody, was discharged. It appeared that the prisoner, having been sup ported as a Crown witness, prosecuted persons to conviction about a year ago for stealing mulch cows, for which he got a large reward, and it is supposed he was induced by a similar hope to prefer unfounded charges in this case." FRANCE AND IRELAND. The Count de Montalembert, in his letter to Mr. John O'Connell, talks of the ancient connexions be tween France and Ireland. These are stronger than the English people understand. From 1691 to 1791 fifteen thousand Irish were constantly i❑ the French service. At Landen, at Nervvinden (where Sarsfield fell), at Cremona, at Almanza, Fontenot', &c., these regitnEnts greatly distinguished themselves. By a decree of the Regent Duke of Orleans, 1746, every Irish Catholic was to be considered a native of France. Few of the old nobility are without Irish blood. Thus, the wretched Due de Praslin was the repre sentative of Marshal the Viscount Clare, who com manded the Irish at Fontenot'. The Duc de Fitz james represents worthily the great Duke of Berwick, whose whose wife was daughter of Lord Clanricarde, and widow of SarsfiEld. Marshal:Bugeaud's mother was Miss Sutton de Clonard (county of Wexford). General Lamoriciere, the best officer in France, is also Irish by his mother. Colonel M'Mahon, to whom Abd-el Bader surrendered, Marshal Reilly, Count Bourke, Colonel Cantillon, Count M'Carthy, Viscount Walsh, O'Dillon Barrot, and a host of Counts and Countesses in the Faubourg St. Germain, still retain theis Irish names ; :but numbers of others have adopted, as is mina' in France, the names of their estates. These and the remnant of the '9B at Paris associate little; they hare, however, one feeling in common—a great dislike to the British name and nation. Bugeaud, while in command in Algeria, promoted the Irish much. The Foreign Legion is full of them. Its interpreter, the best Eastern scholar in France, was M. de Slam., a native of Eccles-street, Dublin, as he himself told the writer of this article. Colonel Sutton was his principal Aide-de -Camp. On St. Patrick's Day, the Marshal of Isly and most of his staff sported the trefoil on the plains of Africa; including our the Irish portion of the Foreign Legion, our great poet's son, poor Moore, went to VHS to the tune of " St. Patrick's Day in the Morning. In case of a war with England, these are the men who would act as interpreters in any invasion of these countries. —J. E. O'R.—Anglo Cell. JEWISII DISABILITIYS.—Last night a meeting of the electors of the borough of Finsbury was held at the Belvedere Hotel, Pentonville, to petition Parliament fo r the removal of the civil disabilities under which the Jews at present labour. Richard Taylor, Esq., in the chair. Mr. William Paynes moved—" That the meeting is of opinion that religious belief ought not to exclude its possessor from the enjoyment of civil right." A. scene of tho greatest confusion here ensued, the motioi having been opposed by a Mr. Wilson, whose address caused a regular uproar. He was requested to sit down, amidst groans and hisses. Mr. Paynes' motion was filially a d o p te d. Other resolutions, embodying the sentiments of the meeting were passed, and the petition read, after which the meeting separated. Mr. Paulson, M.P., and a deputation, kad an inter view with Lord John Russell yesterday. CHASES.-WEDNESDIT. The Open Steeplechase. Mr. W. Holman's Edward the First, 9st 121 b ... 1 Mr. J. Anderson's Profligate, lOst:81b 2 Mr. T. Westley's Gayhurst, 9st Slb ... 3 The following also ran:—Chandler, list 91b—Pro ceed, 1 Ist 81b—The Nigger, list 31b—Tamworth. lost 61b—Culverthorpe, lOst 51b—Gazelle, lOst 41b—Ever green, 9st 7 lb—and Miss Fop, 9st 51b. Betting-3 to 1 agst proceed, 4to 1 agst The Nigger, 5 to 1 agst Culverthorpe, 6 to 1 agst Edward the First, 7 to 1 agst Profligate, 30 to 1 agst Miss lop, and 50 to 1 agst Chandler. Won easy. The Aristocratic Steeplechase. Lord Strathmore's Belshazzar ... (Mr. Rowland) 1 Mr. Madock's Repealer Pullaway, The Ticket, aid Ballybar. also started. Betting-6 to 1 agst Repealer, sto 2 agst Belshazzar, 5 to 2 agst Pullaway, 4 to 1 agst The Ticket, and 20 to 1 agst Ballybar. Won very easy. !INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. NORTHAMPTON HANDICAP. The following have paid forfeit at Northampton:— War Eagle, Lightning, Rowena, Best of Three, Intrepid, Marietta, Chance, Avenger, Teresa, Sbylock, Lyme, Fernhill. BATH, 1848. The following have paid at Bath:—Lightning, Rowena Marietta, Bravissimo, Teresa, Otterburn. CHESTER RACES, 1848. Acceptances for the Chester Cup. st lb' Pyrrhus theFirst,s yrs 3 12 it lb Keleshea, 4 yrs 6 9 Magnet, 4 yrs Black Dwarf, 4 yrs 6 9 Gamester, 4 yrs Malt, 5 yrs . 6 6 Projectile, 4 yrs Ballinafad, 4 yrs Clumsy, 6 yrs . .. 6 3 Crilß. Con., 6 yr 5..... 6 5 Erin-go-bragh, 5 yrs... 6 5 ,Queen Mary, 4 yrs .... 6 5 Illysses, 4 yrs _ . . . Cossack, 4 yrs Mendicant, 5 yrs 8 7 _ . Inheritress, aged 8 6 War Eagle, 4 yrs 8 6 Poynton, 5 yrs $ 5 _ . Rat-trap, 5 yrs 8 4 Cawroush, 5 yrs 8 4 Lightning, aged . 8 Collingwood, 5 yrs Dulcet, 6 yrs S 2 Blackbird, 5 yrs . 8 0 Conyngham, 4 yis 8 0 Patriot, aged 7 12 Grinaston, 5 yrs 7 12 Lady Wildair, 6 yrs 7 11 Mathematician, 4 yrs 7 9 Giselle, 5 yrs . Newcourt, aged 7 7 Sharston, 5 yrs... 7 7 Chat, 4 yrs .. 7 7 The Widow, aged 7 6 Foiwhelp, 5 yrs Sheraton, 5 yrs 7 5 Bantam, 5 yrs Joc o'Sot, 4 yrs 7 2 Valiant. 6 yrs. Grand Seignior, 5 yrs 6 4 Sir Peter Laurie,4 yrs 6 4 Stultz, 4 yrs Psntomima, 4 yrs 6 3 _ _ 'Lyme, 4 yrs : 6 3 , ctator, - aged 6 0 Spek _ Milliner, 5 yrs 6 0 Foinnualla, 5 yrs 6 0 Sally liaggs, 4 yrs.. 6 0 Infringe, 4 yrs 6 0 lonia, 4 yrs Blaze, 3 yrs 6 0 Rob Roy, 4 yrs 5 12 Pillage, 4 yrs 5 12 Shawn Buidhe, 4 yrs 5 12 Brandyface, 4 yrs 5 12 Enchanter, 4 yrs 5 10 Deloraine, 4 2 rs Lady Hylda, 4 yrs Tom Jolly, 4 yrs 5 9 Hawkstone, 4 yrs 5 8 I lTuscan, 3 yrs 5 4 'Mrs. Taft, 3 yrs 5 4 The Great Western, Reminiscence, 4 yrs 7 2 Tom Tough, aged 7 Cli Whinitone, 6 yrs 7 0 West Countryman, 5 yrs Dunham, 5 yrs 7 0 Woodpecker, 5 yrs Crozier, 4 yrs Peep-o'-day Boy, 4 yrs 7 0 Clarendon, 4 yrs The Swallow, 4 yrs Antler, aged 6 12 Best of Three, aged 6 121 Intrepid, aged Connaughtßanger,6 y 6 12' Gannet, 6 yrs . Jonathan Wild, 5 yrs 6 12 Rufus, 6 yrs 6 12 3 yrs 5 4 Shylock, 3 yrs 5 2 King of Kildare, 3 yrs 5 2 Black Ball, 3 yrs Good Boy, 3 yrs Sylvan, 3 yrs 5 0 P if a F 2 D. of Richmond, 5 yrs 6 12 et of the Fancy, 4 yrs 4 1: Maid of my Soul, 3 yra 4 10 ( Swiss Boy, 3 yrs 4 9 ISlug, 3 yrs 4 7 B c by Hetman Platott*, Clementina, 4 yrs 6 12 Tartar, 4 yrs 6 12 Montpensier, 4 yrs Administrator, 4 yrs 6 12 Sutlej, aged 6 10 Titbit, 5 yrs Bingham, 4 yrs 6 10 Maid of Lyme, 5 yrs 6 9 Th© Premier, 5 yrs d liy Voltaire, 3 yrz , 4 7 Cracow, 3 yrs Latitat, 3 yrs Rainbow, 3 yrs 4 4 Sunnyside, 3 yrs 4 4 Primrose, 3 yrs ,Glen Saddel, 3 yrs 4 4 Maid of Motherwell, 4 yrs EPSO.i, 1848. Acceptances for the Metropolitan Stakes. st lb Jericho, 6 yrs Inheritress, aged Lady Wildair, 6 yrs 8 7 Rattrap, 5 yrs Blackbird, 5 yrs Vesta, aged Antler, aged ... 8 0 Ranelagh, 5 yrs . 8 0 Clermont, 4 yrs Joe Lovell, aged Crozier, 4 yrs Montpensier, 4 yrs Best of Three, aged 7 8 The Questionable, 4yr 7 8 Walmgate-bar With out, 4 yrs 5 6 Tufthunter, 4 yrs 7 6 Projectile, 4 yrs Cremorne, 4 yrs 7 4 Stultz, 4 yrs . Alboni, 4 yrs Executor, 4 yrs 7 2 Enchanter, 4 yrs 7 2 Gannet, 6 yrs Tim Whiffler, 4 yrs 7 1 Sagacity, 4 yrs 7 1 Marietta, 5 yrs 7 0, st lb Sister to Agis, 5 yrs 7 6 Titbit, 5 yrs Queen Mary, 4 yrs 6 13 Antagonist, 4 yrs 6 13 Pottinger, 4 yrs IMoscow, 5 yrs 6 12 1 Vampyre, 4 yrs I Prospect, 5 yrs 6 12 Maid of Lyme, 5 yrs 6 10 1 Milliner, 5 yrs i Marquis of Conyng ham, 5 yrs 6 7 Passionate, 4 yrs 6 4 Daughter of the Star, 4 yrs Snuff Box, 3 yrs 5 7 Tortoise, 3 yrs 5 7 Cracow, 3 yrs 5 6 Black Ball, 3 yrs 5 4 Glen Saddel, 3 yrs Bacchanalian, 3 yrs 5 3 Good Boy, 3 yrs ! Headley, 3 yrs 5 0 Self-defence, 3 yrs Slug, 3 yrs 4 12 Senga, 3 yrs 4 10 ) Remembrance, 3 yrs 4 10 MANCHESTER, 1848.— WEDNESDAY, Just 14. Handicap for the Manchester Trades' Cup, 16 ft if declared on or before February 14, Burgundy, 5 yra, Bst 121b—Chanticleer, 5 yrs, Bst 101b—Inheritress, aged, Sit 81b—Cawroush, 5 yrs, Bst 61b—Lightning, aged, Bst 41b—Pantasa, 6 yrs, Bst 41b— Conjurer, 5 yrs, Sit 21b—Lady Wildair, 6 yrs, 8 st— Grimston , 5 yra, Bst—Rowena, 6 yrs, 7st 131b—Slorpeth, aged, 7st 121b—Sharston, 5 yrs, ist 101b—Mathemati cian, 5 yrs, 7st 101b—Giselle, 5 yrs, lot 91b—Fora closure, 4 yrs, ist 91b—Newcourt, aged, 7st 91b—The Widow, aged, 7st 81b—Vanish, 5 yrs, ist 71b—Sheraton, 5 yrs, 7st 71b—Plaudit, 6 yrs, 7st 61b—Fitzvvilliam, 5 yrs, ist 51b—Ennui, 5 yrs, 7st 31b—Joc o' Sot, 4 yrs, 7st 31b—Peep o'Day Boy, 4 yrs, ist 31b—Tom Tough, aged, 7st 21b—Woodpecker, 5 yrs, 7st 21b—Reminis cence, 4 yrs, ist 21b—Administrator, 4 yrs, 7st 21b— Best of Three, aged, 7st—Gannet, 6 yrs, 7st—Blue Light, 5 yrs, 7st—lntrepid, aged, Est 121b—Marquis of Conyngbam, 5 yrs, 6st 121b—Marietta, 5 yrs, 6st 121 b Bingham, 4 yrs, Est 121b—Montpensier, 4 yrs, 6st 1 9 1 b Keleshea, 4 yrs, fist 121b—Gaiety, 4 yrs, 6st 121b—Sut lej, 6 yrs, 6st 111b—Little Mary, 6 yrs, 6st 111b—Louisa Newell, 4 yrs, 6st 1 Ilb—Magnet, 4 yrs, 6st 111 b Maid of Motherwell, 4 yrs, Est 111b—Execu tor, 4 yrs, 6st 111b—Black Dwarf, 4 yrs, sst 111 b Geraldine, 5 yrs, 6st 101b—Maid of Lyme, 5 yrs, 6st 101b—Mermillu, 4 yrs, 6st 101b--Riesthorp, 4 yrs, Gat 101b—Malt, 5 yrs, Est 91b—Henry, 5 yrs, Est 91b— All'sWell, aged, Est 81b—Erin-go-bragh, 5 yrs, 6st Sib— Meaux, 4 yrs, Est 81b—Comme-il-taut, 4 yrs, Est 61b— Pantomime, 4 yrs, Est 51b—Chemisette, 5 yrs, 6st. 41b King of the Forest, 5 yrs, Est 41b—Sally Magga, 4 yrs, Est 21b—Milliner, 5 yrs, 6st—lona, 4 yrs, 6st Infringe, 4 yrs, 6st Sultana, 4 yra, Est —Lady Hylda, 4 yrs, 6st— Brandyface, 4 yrs, 6st-I)eloraine, 4 yrs, 6st—Enchanter, 4 yrs, 6st 6muggler Bill, 5 yrs, sst 131b—Marlow, 4 yrs, sst 131 b —Squire of Melton, 5 yrs, sst 81b—Mrs. Taft, 3 yrs, sst 71b—Shylock, 3 yrs, sst 71b—King of Kildare, 3 yrs, sst 71b—Tuscan, 3 yrs, sst 71b—Snutlbox, 3 yrs, sst 71b —b. c. by the Saddler out of Campfollower, 3yrs, sst 71b Prince Charley, 3 vas, sst 71b—Marine, 3 yrs. sst 71b — Good Boy, 3 yrs, sst 31b—Miss Harrison, 3 yrs, sst 31b —Otterburn, 3yrs, sst—Swiss Boy, 3 yrs, sst—The Idol, 3 yrs, 4st 121 b—b. f. by Tory Boy, out of Maid of Manton, 3 yrs, 4st 121b—Glen Saddell, 3 yrs, 4st Sib —Referee, 3 yrs 4st 41b, THURSDAY. Handicap for the St. Leger Stakes. Mr. Harrison's Benincol, Sit 71b—Mr. Merry's Jock o' Hazledean, Bst 71b—Mr. Merry's Mariner, Bst 71b— Mr. Meiklam's Bellendar, sst 41b—Sir J. Gerard's Matadore, Bst 21b—Mr. Meiklam's Otterburn, Bst 21b— Mr. Green's Swiss Boy, Bst—Mr. Jaques's Landrost, Bst —Sir J. Gerard's Rockley, Est—Mr. A rrowsin i th , s gr c by Robin Gray, out of Queen of Carthage, 7st 131 b Sir J. Gerard's Jest, 7st 111b—Mr. Conway's Snowball, 7st 1016—Mr. T. Pari's Mr. Caudle, 7st 101b—Mr. Jones's Enchantress, 7st 51b—Mr. Jaques's Referee, ist 51b—Mr. Thompson's c by Morning Star, out of Lady Frances, 7st. INTERESTING SALR OP AUTOGRAPH LETTERS.— An interesting sale of a collection of autograph letters, o w property of the late Rev. Thomas Smart Hughes, was proceeded with yesterday by Messrs. Sotheby and Wilkinson, the auctioneers of Wellingtua-street, Strand. The following were worthy of notice:—A, letter of Sir Walter Scett to Bishop Percy, dated Edinburgh, 1800, respecting the publication of his " Border Ballads. ' It sold for 21. 108. An interesting but melancholy letter, in the autograph of Mrs. Jordan, the celebrated actress, to Mr. Vickery, the hairdresser, " regretting her in ability to pay his account in consequence of a most painful and distressing illness," sold for 21. " Nell Gwynne," a receipt for her quarter's allowance of 500/., dated August, 1684, sold for 21.45. A sketch of a letter to Lord Palmerston, in the handwriting of Dean Swift, dated January 31, 1726, and endorsed by the dean, " Answer to Lord Palmerston's civil, polite letter," sold for 2/. 6s. " A Running History of Poetry," also in the autograph of Dean Swift, sold for 11. 10s. HEAD MASTERSHIP OF BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL.-- BIRMINGHAM, WEDNESDAY.—The Governors of King Edward the Vl's School met this morning to elect a stle cessor to Dr. Lee, now Lord Rishop of Manchester. There were 17 candidates, but of these the claims of only three, viz.,—the Rev. S. J. Rigaud, M.A„ senior assistant-master of Westminster School; the Rev. E. H. Gifford, M.A., Second Master of Shrewsbury School; and the Rev. G. E. L. Cotton, M.A., one of the Masters of Rugby School, were submitted to the ballot. Mr. Gifford was duly elected. , THE ARCHBISHOP OP CANTIRBURY S H EALTH.— The following announcement was made yesterday in answer to inquiries after the health of the Archbishop: —" His Grace has had several hours of refreshing sleep, and continues to amend. Lambeth Palace, Wed nesday morning, February 2."