The Sun. — London, England, 1865-08-08 00:00:00

- !Pr LONDON must have a Gentleman's SUPPER MellonTl on l4 ce U r lic ROOM " EVAN'S " after Alfred ICINARAN LL WHISKY v. COGNAC FRENCH ISIS ii We !mated Old i a WHISKY rivals the finest BRANDY, It is Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. theld in Bottles, 3s. &1., at the Retail Houses in London ; by Agents in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded "Illnahan's LL Whisky. " MirHAT A STUPID FELLOW YOU ARE to bite off the end of your Citrar , when you can utlY one of " BUTCH Eit'.3 PATENT KEY-RING CIGAR NIPPERS" for a Penny. Sold everywhere. l‘frrum, LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION _ _ (Inc3rporated by Act of Parliammt, 1850). 14, RUSSELL-STREET, COVENT-GARDEN, LENDS HONEY on Personal and other Security, in sums of £2O to £5OO, to be repaid by instalments extending over re, two, or three years. The large C ipital of this Associa ‘ton enables it to complete its transactions without delay. ft? inquiry o • office fees, and strict secrecy observe f. Bilis Discounted at short notice. Form sent free on receipt of a directed stamped envelops. The Assoolition also lends Money for the purchase of a houge by a tenant, or for the liquidation of mortgages, on terms most advantageous to the borrower. EDWARD HARPER, Secretary. A T THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, WHITE HALL, the 24th day of July, 1865, by the Lords of tier Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council. Present—Lord President, Sir George Grey, Bart., Mr. Milner Gibson. Whereas by an act passed in the session of the eleventh and twelfth years of her present Majesty's reign, intituled 'An Act to prevent until the Ist day of September, 1850, and to the end of the then next session of Parliament, the spreading of contagious or infections disorders among sheep, cattle, and other animals," and which has since been from time to time continued by divers subsequent acts, it is (amongst other things) enacted that it shall be lawful for the Lords and others of her Majesty's Privy Council, or any two or more of them from time to time to make such orders and regulations as to them may seem necessary, for the purpose of prohibiting or regulating the removal to or from such parts or places as they may de 51gpate in such order or orders, of sheep, cattle, horses, swine, or other animals, or of meat, skins, hides, horns, hoofs, or other part of any animals, or of hay, straw, fodder, or other articles likely to propagate infection; and also for te purpose of purifying any yard, stable, outhouse, or °htll€ 7place, or any waggons, carts, carriages, or other vehicles ; and also for the purpose of directing how any animals dying in a diseased state, or any animals, parts of animals , or other things seized under the provisions of this act, are to be disposed of ; and also for the purpose of "using notices to be given of the appearance of any dis order among sheep, cattle, or other animals, and to mako any other orders or regulations for the purposo of giving effect to the provisions of the said act, and again to revoke, alter, or vary any such orders or regulations ; and that all provisions for any of the purposes aforesaid in any such order or orders contained shall have the like force and effect as if the same had been inserted in the said act ; and that all persons offending against the said act shall for each and every offence forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding £2O, or such smaller sum as the said Lords or others of her Majesty's Privy Council may in any such case by such order direct. And whereas a contagious or infectious disorder, of which the nature is at present uncertain, has lately appeared, and now prevails among cattle within the metropolis and in the neighbourhood thereof, and it is expedient to take Measures for preventing such disorders from spreading, Now, thorefore, the Lords of her Majesty's Privy Council do hereby, by virtue and in exercise of the powers given by the said recited act, and by the several acts continuing the same aforesaid, order as follows 1. If a t th e d a t e o f th e pu bli cat i on o f thi s or d er i n th e "London Gazette," there shall be any cow, heifer, bull, bullock, or ox labouring under any contagious or infectious disorder in the possession or custody of any cowkeeper, dairyman, or dairywoman, or of any milkman or milk 'Woman, or vendor or purveyor of milk, or of any dealer in cattle whatsoever within the City of London or within the limits of the metropolitan police district, or if at any time hereafter, while this present order shall continue in force and unrevoked, any cow, heifer, bull, bullock, or ox, being in the possession or custody of any such person as afore said within the said City of London or within the metro politan police district shall be seized or attacked with, or be found labouring or suffering under, any such contagious or infectious disorder, notice of the existence of such dis order, or of the first appearance of such disorder in or among the cattle belonging to or in custody of any such person as aforesaid, shall immediately thereupon be given Y . the person in whose possession or custody such diseased m umals or animal shall be, to the clerk of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council in waiting at the office of liar Majesty's Privy Council at Whitehall, in the county of Middlesex; and it shall be lawful for the said clerk of her Majesty's Privy Council, and for all such persons as shall by Avriting under his hand authorise in that behalf thereupon, and at all reasonable times thereafter, to in -sPect or examine all or any such diseased animals or ani mal, and to roport to the Lords of her Majesty's Privy uouncil all such information and particulars as to the na ture or character of such disorder as may seem to him ex pedient for the purpose of enabling proper regulations to be made for preventing or checking the further propaga tion and increase of such disorder. 2. Every person offending against this order, and omit ting to give such notice or to permit such inspection and „ e xamination as aforesaid, shall for every such offence for feit any surn not exceeding twenty pounds, which the jus tices before whom he or she shall be convicted of such offence may think it to impose. (Signed) EDMUND HARRISON. IIVIARIA YOUR LINEN.-BOND'S PERMA NENT MARKING INK is by far the best for rnarking CRESTS, NMES, and INMALS upon House hold Linen, Wearing A Appirel, &c. Price la. a bottle. No 6 (1. size ever made Sold by E. R. BOND, 10. Bishopsgate street Within, Lon 'on, E C., and by all respectable chemists and stationers in the kingdom.—N.ll. Purchasers should be Careful to observe t..e address 10, 11Ishopsgate-street Within, E.C.—upon the label. without which the Ink is not genuine. 44AIR-CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn, Ladies'LoronGdeonlii—emAeLni'lXlialitrOiSmSm'SediTtellyLltNiG FLUID s curls at 3s, 6d. ; sent free for 51 stamps. Ross's Toilet Magazine, 15 . ed., or 20 stamps. GREY HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London.— ALEX. ROSS'S charges for Dyeing the hair pe.rma 12ently— Ladies' Hair from 7s. 6d. ; Gentlemen's from ss. The Dye is sold at 30. 6d, or sent tree for 51 stamps. It I s most easy of use. 11{ AIR DESTROYER, 248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX."ROSS'S DEPILATORY removes, Without effect to the skin, superfluous hair from the face, neck, and arms. 35. 6d.; sent the same day.as ordered by post for 51 stamps. QFATTISH FLY is the acting ingredient in ALEX. ROSS'S CANTIIARIDES OlL , whichspeedily produces whiskers and thickens hair. 3s. 6d.; sent free fors4 stamps.—ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London. Essay on Hair, Id. IMPLE REMOVER.-All diseases of the skin are improved by one dose of ALEX. ROSS'S VEGE 'ABLE SKIN PILL. They remove redness, sallowness ' 3 Le 2s. 9d.; by post for 40 stamps.—ALEX. ROSS, 248, High llolborn, London. ALEX. ROSS' FACE POWDER, is. ; sent for 14 stamps ; Eye Colour, 3s. 6d., or 54 stamps. Skin tonic produces a transcendent complexion, 45., or CU stamps. Bloom of Roses, 3s. 6d., or 54 stamps.—ALia. ROSS, 218, nigh Holborn. London. MR. HOWARD, SURGEON-DENTIST, 52, Fleet-street, has introduced an entirely new descrip ti,n of ARTIFICIAL TEETH, fixed without springs, wires, o r ligatures. They so pertectly resemble the natural teeth as not to be distinguished fro n the originals by the closest observer; they will never change colour or decay, and will be found superior to any teeth ever before used. This Method does not require the extraction of roots, or any pain ful operation, and will support and preserve teeth that are I ° o Se, and is guaranteed to restore articulation and mastica tion. Decayed teeth stopped and rendered sound and useful mastication. 152, Fleet-street. At home from 10 till 5 RUPTURES.-BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WHITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERrrxTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT PERINITIONs OF 1851 AND 1862), 18 allowed by upwards of Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective invention in the curative treatment of II ERNI A. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, Is here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the bloc-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn during sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, and the truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir cumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Single Trues, 165., 215., 265. 6d., and 31s. ISd. Postage, le, A Double Truss, 31s. 6d., 425., and 52a. 6d. Postage, is Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 42a. and 52a. 6d. Postage, le. 10d. Poet-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post. Mee, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT LAST IC STOCKINGS, KNEE-CAPS, Ac., for Varicose Veins and all cases o f Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, Am They are p?rous, igh texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on like an o r din ary stocking. Prioe Is. 6d., 7s. 6d., 100., to 16s. each. Postage 6d. JOHN WHITE. Manufacturer. 225. PiceadillV. SCIENTIFIC AND ORNAMENTAL PRESENTS. ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, ald Dining-room, oonsisting of a new and e,egant assort -Inent of VASE, Figures, Groups, Candlestioks, Obelisks, Ink stands, - )eautiful inlaid Tables, Paper weights, &0., in Italian, Alabut r Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, Sz a traported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine. talogist to her %%lefty, 149, Stand, W.C., London. I.lr. Tennant arranges elementary oollections of ROCKS, 01 &NE RALS, and FOSSILS, to illustrate the new edition 9f LyelPs Elements of Geology; they will greatly f tollitate Vie i nteresting study of MINERA LOGY and GEOLOGY, al4 can be had at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 590 guineas each. PR.ACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and NINE kLOG Y is given by Mr.TENNANT.F.G.S., at 149, Strand. AOYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road. , in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern nail. w4Y Terminus, King's-cross. , - Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. Vine- Patron—Ills Royal Highness the Prince of WALE R, K.G President-11 is Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCH. K.G. lid hts Hospital, foundei in the year 1828, the first to estab ..i the 11 e delay prple of free admission to the sick poor, without and di ffi culty of Governors' orders. is wholly de- Pe!ldent for support to voluntary contributions and legacies. iaffords- relief to a large number ot in-patients, and, in addition t o this the average number of attendance of the g e L i tate sick ha s f or a con id cra ble period averaged between "F and 4,000 weekly. b_ ue Committee earnestly solicit the ASSISTANCE of the 4n taini evolent, as th e prem i ses of th i s H os pital are capable of tbe i ng several hundred more beds, had the Committee _ornequisite funds to maintain them. L t. nr, az! b ‘ ut ton a are received by the Treasurer. Edward Mao- Urtu r , ' Nicholas -lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co.; and ,nnlid and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Herries and Co. ; Hansom B arel L a n• ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; atrdn• ; W .llfams, Deacon, and Co.; Overend, Li CoCo.; Nisbet and Co. , Berners-street ; I. Barned and "r1) ° 01 ; and at the Hospital, from 10 till 5. STANFORD 8311TEr, seoretwy. OANTERBURY HALL. Selections from ORPHEE AUX ENFERS and THE BROTHER AND SISTER, supported by Miss RUSSELL, Miss Barrie, Kiss Hays. Arc.; Messrs. ST. ALBYN, Green, &c., with Full Band and Chorus. ' Conductor, Mr. F. Jong - mans. _ _ . _ Comedy by Arthur Lloyd, lasers. Duriah and Davis, and the Grotesque D'Aubans. THIS EVENING, will be performed, with new Optical effects, the Illusion, entitled KO KO RI KO, on a scale of magnificence never before attempted, and embracing the ser vices of the entire establishment. N°. 22,819. MR. ALFRED MELLON has the honour to announce that his FIFT LI ANNUAL SERIES of CONCERTS have now commenced at the ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, Covent-garden. Private boxes, 25., £1 ls., and 10s. 6d. ; dress circle, 2s. 6d. ; promenade, amphitheatre stalls, and amphitheatre, Is. • - • Dams open at half-past 7. The Concerts commence at 8 GREAT ST. JAMES'S HALL—Welcome to the WIZARD of the NORTH. Crowded Rouges. ag - nificent spectacle. Great success of Frederic (the Great). Mac:.iab's, the unrivalled ventriloquist and mimic (vide the London press), The Second Sight by Misa Anderson, more extraordinary than ever. Every night at 8, Saturday after noon at 3. Entrances Regent-street and Piccadilly. ANDERSON.-1,176th Representation in the Metropolis TO-NIGHT. MACCABE.—The Ninth Representation of the great Ventriloquist, Mimic, and Character Actor. MSS MARY MAY, THIS EVENING, at the Great St. James's Hall. MISS ANDERSON.—Second Sight in a new form and the real Indian Basket Trick by Miss LIZZIE ANDEhSON TO-NIGHT at 8. ANDERSON and MACCABE every night, at 8 (Saturday included); Saturday afternoon, at 3. SATURDAY NEXT.-SECOND DAY PER FORMANCE. Great St. James's Hall. Eclipse Znter tainment. Maccabe, the Ventriloquist, Mimic, and Character Actor, The World of Magic by PROFESSOR AND ERSON, Second Sight by Miss Anderson, the real Indian Basket Feat by Miss Liz :ie Anderson. Doors open at 2, to commence at 3, Stalls, ss. ; reserved seats, 3s. ; balcony, 2s. ; area and gal leries, tr.; schools and children half price to stalls and re served seats, which may be obtained at Mr. Austin's office, No. 23, Piccadilly. A. NIMISIO, Acting Manager. AIR. and Mrs. GERMAN REED, with Mr. 111 JO LIN PARRY. will appear In their new entertain ment, entitled A PECULIAR FAMILY, by William Brough. New scenery by T. and W. Grieve. After which, Mr. John Parry will give a few Memoranda from his Musi cal Note Book, entitled "RECOLLECTIONS," vocal and instrumentaL Every Evening, except Saturday, at 8. A MORNING REPRESENTATION every Wednesday and Saturday, t.t 3, ROYAL, GALLERY OF ILLUSTRA TION, 14, Regent-street. Unreserved seats, is. and 2s. ; stalls, Is. ; stall spring chairs, ss. Stalls may be secured (without fee) in advance at the Gallery. MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION.- Established 30 years, at the Bazaar, Baker-street. NEW ADDITIONS.—In accordance vith the season, the Exhibition has been entirely re-embellished. The whole of the ancient Court Dresses of the most costly description, faithfully copied from the most minute pictures, have been renewed. Modern Court Dresses of the most splendid de scription, selected from the first houses in Paris and London, and probably never equalled or surpassed, are now on view. Life-size Models of DOCTOR E. W. PRITCHARD and CONSTANCE KENT are now added. Open from 11 a.m. tllllO p.m. Admittance, One Shilling; Extra Rooms, Sixpence. QWEET OPOPONA X, PIESSE and LUBIN'S new Perfume.—OPOPONAX is a native flower of Mexico of rare fragrance. This scent, and a thousand others for choice, 2s. 6d. and sg. each. Sold by all fashionable chemists and perfumers.— Laboratory of Flowers, 2, New Bond-street, London. CONVERSION and UNIFICATION of the INTERNAL DEBTS of tho OTTOMAN EMPIRE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the CONVER SION of the INTERNAL DEBTS of the OTTOMAN EMPIRE, in accordance with the laws of 17th (29th), 18th (30th), and 19th (31st) March, 1865, will be OPENED on TUESDAY, the 3d (15th) August, 1865, in the cities and by the establishments hereinafter mentioned : Constantinople—By the Provisional Agency of the General Credit and Finance Company of London, at the building of the late Exhibition, Place do l'llippodrome. London—By the General Credit and Finance Company of London, 27, Austinfriars. Paris—By the Societe Generale pour favoriser lo Dew loppment du Commerce of de l'lndustrie en France, 68, Rue de Provence. Amsterdam—By the Banque de Credit et do Depots dos Pays-Bas. Frankfort-on-Maine--By Messrs. Von Erlanger and Sons. Alexandria—By the Anglo-Egyptian Bank. Vienna—By the Credit Anstalt of Austria. Turin—By the Credit Mobilier Italien. Geneva—By the Banque do Credit Genevois. Brussels—By Messrs. J. Matthieu and Sons. The law of the 17th (29th) of March, 1865, creates the Grand Livre de la Dette Generale do l'Empire Ottoman, and that of the 18th (30th) March ordains the inscription of a.sum of 40,000,000 Medjidos d'or, composed of 29,000,000 intended for the unification of the internal debts of the empire ; of 4,000,000 issued by public subscription ; and of 7,000,000 intended for public works, and only to be issued as follows :-2,000,000 at the soonest ono year after the subscription of the 4,000,000; 3,000,000 at the expiration of two years ; and 2,000,000 at the expiration of three years. According to the law of the 17th (29th) of March, no further inscription can be made in the Grand Livre except in virtue of a special law legally published, and after suffi cient provision has been made for the interest and sinking fund of the new inscription. The general debt inscribed in the Grand Livre is guaranteed by the reserve fund, by the general revenues of the empire actually unencumbered, and by the revenues already charged as they become available by the amortisa tion of the existing foreign debts, of which they constitute the special guarantee. The debt inscribed on the Grand Livre is to be amortised in 87 years by means of redemption (rachat), and the numbers of the bonds redeemed will be published by the special council charged with the superintendence and con trol of all the operations of the sinking and reserve funds. The bonds bear an annual interest of 5 per cent., pay able in gold on the Ist (13th) January and the Ist (13th) of July of each year at Constantinople, London, aris Amsterdam, and Frankfort-on-the-Maine, at the fixed rate of 110 gold Medjidies, = £lOO sterling, = 2,500 francs. By the provisions of the law of the 19th (31st)March, 1865, the conversion of the principal classes of internal debts, viz., of the Eshami-Djedides of the four issues, of TahvilatiMumtazes, and of the 10-year Serghis will be effected on the following conditions : Against 100 gold Medjidies of Eshami-Djedide (con sondes) of the Ist, 2d, 3d, and 4th issues, there will be delivered 121 gold Medjidies of the general debt, equal to £llO sterling, or to 2,750 francs. Against 100 gold Medjidies of Tahvilati-Mumtaze, there will be delivered 143 gold Medjidies, equal to £l3O ster ling, or to 3,250 francs. Against 11,000 piastres of 10 years Serghis (on seneliks), there will be delivered 110 gold Medjidies, equal to £lOO sterling, or to 2,500 francs. The Bonds of the General Debt form three classes, viz : Bonds of 110 Gold Medjidies=.£loo sterling=2,soo francs 55 „ = £5O „ =1,250 „ 11 „ £lO „ 250 „ 'Each bond will be separately inscribed in the Grand Livre, and will be signed by the Minister of Finance by the Governor of the General Debt, and by a Controller de legated by the Grand Council. The first Coupon of Interest on the Bonds of the General Debt being due the Ist (13th) July, 1865, the bearers of the old Bonds will receive from the Commissioner-delegate at the time of verification of their bonds special coupons re presenting the interest due to them in virtue of tho law of 19th (31st) March, 1865. These Coupons will be payable at the Imperial Ottoman Bank at Constantinople, London, and Paris, on presenta tion, except the special Coupons relating to the arrears of interest on the Ten-years' Serghis, and due the Ist (13th) January, and Ist (13th) July, 1866 , which will be paid on their respective due dates in accordance with Art. 7: In virtue of Articles 11 and 12 of the law of the 19th (31st) March, 1865, all securities of the internal debts, to whatever class they . may belong, not presented for conver sion within the period of three months from the opening of the conversion—that is to say, between tho 3d (15th) August, and the 2d (14th) November following, will not be convertible, except with a reduction of 10 per cent., and only during the period of one month and a half from the 2d (14th) November, 1865. On the expiration of this second period the operations of the conversion will be de clared closed. In order to facilitate the operation of the conversion, and to avoid the necessity . of issuing Provisional Certifi cates, and sending the original bonds for verification to Constantinople, the Imperial Ottoman Government has appointed, besides the Commissioners -delegate, verificat.ors to attend at London and Paris during the whole period appointed for the conversion, to verify the bonds pre sented for conversion. Securities presented elsewhere than at Constantinople, London, and Paris will be transmitted for verification to London, except those presented at Alexandria, which will be sent to Constantinople. Definitive Bonds of the General Debt of the Ottoman empire, with coupons for 37 years, now in course of manu facture, will be delivered as soon as ready in exchange for the securities presented for conversion. In the meantime the securities presented will receive, at the time of verification, an official stamp and the signature of the Commissioner-delegate attesting their verification, to be exchanged by the bearers for the definitive bonds of the general debt. p w p h l i e c at r e i t o h n for eco n Forms office s a n rs v i e e r n si w on iu m ta ay ke b p e la ob ee ta . ined at all m ve Copies of the laws may be obtained at the same places, and also at the offices of the solicitors, Messrs. Baxter, Rose, Norton, and Co., No. 6, Viet t tWestminster. For the General Credit °Financena-s Victoria-street, e , of London (Limited), Agents for the Cony tractors, JAMES MACDONALD, General Manager. ... „ - . - 44. - --',..... '`.'..". - ... ._ _ •.... ....,,k -_ — . , • - ---... . .....11.11. ......,. st, . , .... . . ^"....,, b .,. .. • .•;i # . ,::-. r4 .' 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About 11 o ' c l oc k th e Fi rst L ha o m rd , s t te h a e m D y uk ard e . of His So Gracemerset was accompanied by Admiral the Hon. Sir Frederick W. Grey, C. 8., Mr. Hugh Culling Eardley Childers, Vice-Admiral Lord Clarence Edward Paget, Rear-Admiral R. Spencer Robinson, Controller of the Navy ; Capt. Robert Hall, private secretary to the First Lord ; and Capt. Cooper, with Sir Richard Mayne, Chief Commissioner of Police, and Mr. Mallalieu, Inspect ing Superintendent. On landing the Duke was re ceived by Port-Admiral Sir Charles Fremantle, K.C. 8., Commander-in-Chief Rear-Admiral Thos. M. C. Symonds, C. 8., Superintendent of the Dock yard ; Capt. William Edmondstone, C. 8., Chief of the Steam Reserve ; Commander Joseph R. Martyn, Master Attendant; Staff C omm ander Stephen Spain; Mr. Moore, master shipwright ; Mr. Saunders, assistant ; Mr. Miller, chief engineer ; Mr. Towns hend, superintending civil engineer; Mr. -Elliot, storekeeper ; Mr Innes, cashier ; Mr. Thring, ac countant; and Mr. Bagster, superintendent of police. Their Lordships proceeded at once to the office of Admiral Sy mon d s, w h ere t h e B oar d sat f or some time, during which Mr. Woollcombe, chairman of the South Devon Railway Company, with Mr. Bush, engineer of the Cornwall Railway, had an audience for the purpose of submitting plans for connecting the Royal arsenals with the existing railways. Meantime, Capt. Hall and Sir Richard Mayne, escorted by Capt. Edmondstone, inspected the screw steam sloop Grayhound, 17, in the south basin at Keyham. She was lost on duty in the West Indies ; during the past seven months she has un d ergone a i thorough repair, and s now nearly ready for sea. The Royal Sovereign, 5, turret ship, Captain A. Herbert,now making ready atPortsmouth for her trip to Cherbourg with the Channel Fleet, will go out of Portsmouth harbour to Spithead on Thursday or Friday next, and is expected to join the Channel Fleet thence in company with the Admiralty yacht EnchUtress. PRICE 4d. STAMPED sd. where the body was found ; it is about half a mile from my house. I was at home that evening about 7 o'clock. Saw a dog. I was coming at the time from the stable. The dog ran across the yard from the direction of the river. He was running wildly, as if in search of some thing. My dogs attacked him. I got him inside. I looked at the collar. The name "J. Hartley, sth Fusiliers,' was on it. I then sent my son with him to Burke's field. I was at the inquest, and saw the same dog with Edwards. To Mr. Molly—Saw Tom Burke that evening. H o ap peared greatly excited, and told me to have nothing to do with the dog, and to say no more about it, as King had shot the officer, and had passed by with the !gun and clothes. This was about nine o'clock. Had not seen King. Did not believe what B,irko had told me. Charles Carroll deposed that he met King on Sunday morning, the 9th of July, at the house of a man named Maher, in the bog near the river, about half-past 5 o'clock. Witness asked him where he had been all night. He said that he was at a gamble at the house of a man named WlsTamara. • To Mr. Montgomery--I left them going to fish. They were preparing to go when King came in. A man named James M'Namara was then examined, and deposed that he was at the gamble on the night in ques tion, and remained there till the break of day, and that the prisoner during that time was not present. The Solicitor-General then proceeded to sum up onbehalf of the Crown, and afterwards Mr. Montgomery, in a most able and eloquent speech, addressed the jury on behalf of the prisoner, contending that the evidence of the Burkes was not to be relied on. The Lord Chief Justice, in charging the jury, said — Gentlemen, though I shall not observe on the evidence given in this case, I shall direct your attention to the law. All the witnesses produced for the Crown—and there were none for the defence—were competent witnesses, and you have no evidence whatsoever to warrant you in disbeliev ing their testimony, unless you shall discover something in them to cause you to reject as untrue what they have stated, or any portion thereof. It may be alleged that somebody else might have committed the act ; but what suggestion has been made by the prisoner's counsel who so ably conducted the defence to give any such solution to the difficulty how Mr. Clutterbuck met his death ? With these observations I leave the case in your hands, concur ing in the means that ought to guide you in your judg ment so eloquently expressed by the counsel for the pri soner. _ _ _ _ _ The Liverpool, screw frigate, 35, Captain R. Lambert, had a trial of her machinery made over the measured mile in Stokes Bay, on Friday last, under the supervision of the officials of Portsmouth Steam Reserve and Factory. The ship's draught of water on weighing her anchor from Spithead was 21ft. sin. forward, and 22ft. aft. Her engines are of 600-horse power nominal, and drive a two-bladed Griffiths's crew of 18ft. diameter, 26ft. 6in. pitch, 3ft. 6in. in length, and an immersion of the upper edge of 2ft. 4in. Six runs with full boiler power were made over the mile, the speed of the ship being - in each instance 10.975, 9.399, 11.321, 8 801, 11.840, and 9,000 knots. The mean speed of the ship in the six runs was 10.261 knots. Two runs at half-boiler power gave 8.238 and 7185 knots, the mean speed at half-power being 7.711 knots. The indicated horse power was under 2.000, or consider ably less than four times the nominal power. The machinery worked exceedingly well, but the dia grams on the indicator cards showed an insufficient supply of steam. The building of the Danae, 4, screw-sloop (wooden) of 1,081 tons and 300-horse power of en gines, has been commenced on the blocks of No. 2 building shipway at Portsmouth dock yard. The Danae has been designed by Mr. E.. J. Reed, the Chief Constructor of the Navy, and is one of several vessels designed by that gentleman and described by Lord Clarence Paget in the House of Commons when introducing the last naval esti mates, as " improved Alabamas." She will be 187 ft. in length, and 36ft. in extreme breadth, and will have a seagoing draught of water of 16ft. Gin. aft, and 13ft. 9in. forward. The Urgent, screw steamship, Capt. S. H. Hen derson, was undocked yesterday at Portsmouth, after receiving a new Maudslay-Griffiths screw, for further troop service. The hired sailing transport Edwin Fox arrived at Portsmouth yesterday from the Thames, and was towed into the harbour, where she was berthed alongside the dockyard. To-day she will embark the remainder of the 26th (Cameronians) Regiment for conveyance to Bombay. Col. Hamilton, 87th Regiment, hts entered upon his duties of the office of town-major of Portsmouth, temporary, vice Capt. J. Breton, on sick leave until the 31st October. The jury then retired, and, after about half an hour's deliberation, returned into court with a verdict of guilty. Mr. Warburton, the foreman, stated that a majority of the jury wished the verdict to be accomponied with a re commendation to mercy. Mr. Montgomery said he had been requested to state the recommendation was based on the fact that the pri soner in committing the act was strongly under the in fluence of drink. The Chief Justice—l see no grounds for such a recom mendation, and shall not act upon it, as the murder was committed under circumstances of gross treachery. The Chief Justice then addressed the prisoner in a most feeling and pathetic manner, during which he seemed deeply affected, and, in conclusion, sentenced him to be hanged on Wednesday, the 6th day of September next. After the sentence the prisoner, for the first time, lost his presence of mind, and, bursting into tears, exclaimed to an old man in the court, "Dan M'Namara, remember me to my poor father." Ile was then removed, and the Court adjourned. An Adroit Juvenile Pickpocket. For some time back frequent complaints have been made to the station-master at the Dundee station of the Scottish North-Eastern Railway, by lady passengers, who stated that they had either been robbed of or had lost their purses. The com plaints were so numerous that it was presumed that some adroit pickpocket was a constant traveller on the line. What made things worse was that while the ladies were positive that they had their purses in their possession before leaving Dundee, they were without them as soon as they got as far as the ferry. Every effort was made to detect the thief, for it was no longer supposed that the parties had lost their purses. The police were apprised of what was going on, and the railway officials cautioned to inti mate when they saw any person who might be sus pected. Notwithstanding these precautions things continued as,before, and occasionally intimations of losses were made. On Tuesday forenoon a young lady stepped into a second-class carriage at Broughty Ferry, and after sitting for a short time she had oc casion to put her hand in her pocket, when she dis covered that her purse had been taken away. She leaped out on the platform immediately, told Mr. Brown, the station-master, that she had been robbed of her purse, which contained upwards of a pound, besides the portrait of a friend, and insisted that she had it when she entered the compartment a few minutes before. A young girl who was in the car riage, and who, although decently attired, had a somewhat suspicious look about her, was civilly asked by Mr. Brown to leave the train and come into his room, as from what occurred he felt it to be his duty to detain her at least for a train. When asked if she had taken the purse she point blank said she had not. A policeman was at hand at the Yesterday morning a competitive examination of candidates for commissions in the army was opened at Chelsea Hospital, and at the same time an exa mination of candidates for 40 appointments as assis tant surgeons in her Majesty's Indian medical ser vice. The examinations will extend over sevoral days. time, he was called in, the circumstances were com municated to him, and he requested her to deliver up the purse to him if she had it. She now re lented, and, taking it from her pocket, handed it to the officer. She was taken into custody, and Mr. Brown being aware of the facts as we have related them above, thotight it extremely likely that she was the person who could give an account of the missing purses. ' Superintendent Munro and In spector Adams, of the county constabulary, were informed of what had taken place. They proceeded to the ferry, and conveyed the girl to Dundee. She gave her name as Ann Rodger, and stated that she was the daughter of William Rodger, weaver, Rosebank-street. The girl, who was evidently about 12 or 13 years of age, having been lodged in the police-office, the officers deemed it expedient to make inquiry after her father and mother. After blichousea tedious search they were instructed to go to a pu in the Hilltown, where it was stated they were almost certain to be found. Thither the officers went, and discovered Rodger and his wife drinking. Inspector Adams searched the man on the spot, and found on him two purses, one containing a gold ring, and the other a few shillings. Both parties were taken into custody, and the officers having obtained the key of the room which they occupied in Rose bank-street, they proceeded to it. In a lockfast chest no less than seven purses were found, one being a particularly p rett y one. One of the p urses and the ring found upon the father have been iden tified, the purse by a lady residing in Broughty F err y, and the ring by a lady residing in Dundee, who states that she got it taken from her pocket on Monday last. Another of the purses has been iden tified by a Dundee lady, who states that it was stolen from her the same day as the girl was appre hended. A few days ago a little girl, while passing along the road near the Broughty Ferry Station, discovered, much to her discomfiture, that some one had picked her pocket of her purse, in which there was a sum of money. Having remembered that a girl had knocked up against her a short time before, she looked about to see if she could get any trace of her. Fortunately she espied her, and run ning up to her demanded back the purse of which she alleged she had been robbed. The girl com plained against stoutly denied the charge, but see ing that the bystanders were beginning to take notice of the child who was so loudly asking for what had been taken from her, she threw the purse on the ground and then snatched it up again, and said she had foundit. She handed the empty purse to the poor little girl, and it turns out from what has since transpired that this too was a p er formance of the same girl Rodger. Such a wholesale system of pocket picking seldom occurs, and it is ver y fortu nate that the guilty parties have been caught at mft List. ted The father and daughter have both been committed the l to prison—the girl on a charge of,h The theft, mother and has father of theft or reset of theft. l been liberated in the meantime.—Dundee Advertiser. THE FIVE MISSING GENTLEMEN.—A rumour was generally circulated through Dublin on Saturday that the fivo young gentlemen who were supposed to have been drowned on Monday night last had been picked up at sea in an exhausted state, and had been conveyed to hospital. We regret to say that there is not the slightest foundation for the rumour, and it is now generally supposed that the five young gentlemen have met a watery grave.—Freeman's Journal. THE SUN, LONDON, fUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 8, 1865. MR. LEWIS HOUGH'S NEW NOVEL. On Friday, Aug. 11, in 3 vols., WILLIAM BATHURST. By LEWIS HOUGH, M.A. Also now ready, in 3 vols., LONDON PILGRIMS. A Novel. 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It clothes, maintains, and e d u cates them for domestic service, and provides a home free of expense for former inmates while out of situations, thus shielding them from the temptations they might otherwise be exposed to. The Committee earnestly APPEAL for CONTRIBU TIONS to meet the increasing applications through the recent storms and loss cf life at sea, and to enable them eventually to obtain premises more commensurate with the necessities of this great maritime country, which loses 2,000 sailors annually by casualties alone, without including those who may perish by war. Subscriptions thankfully received by the bankers, Messrs Barclay, Bevan, and Co., Lombard-street, and by the Score tary, at the Maces, No, 77, Cornhill. R. SWEEPING, lion. Sao. CHARLES NASH, Sec. THE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another home to flirt 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer than 455 poor, friendless, young females were rejected trom want of FUNDS and room, making a total of 3,087, who have been sent away in five years. Here are brief details of a tew of the most recent cases: F. F., aged 16, fallen, mother dead, deserted by her father. M. A. F., aged 13, homeless, both parents dead. A. 8., aged 17, fallen, father dead, deserted by her mother. g. D., aged 15, fallen, mother dead. C. 8., aged 15, fallen, mother dead, A. 8., aged 16, fallen. both parents dead. H. S., aged 14, homeless, deserted by her parents. M. M. aged 17, fallen, both parents dead. C. IL, aged 17, fallen, both parents dead. A. G., aged 18, fallen, father dead. E. K„ aged 18, fallen, both parents dead, S. 8., aged 17, fallen, both parents dead. M. A. W. aged 17, fallen, both parents dead. S. D., aged 15, fallen, both parents dead. 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The canon had provided that no person shall be godfather or godmother at baptism or confirmation "ex cept such person hath received the communion ;" Convo cation substituted the words—" except such person shall be capable of receiving the Communion." To this change the Secretary of State objected that it might load to spon sors being rejected for not having been confirmed or for some other alleged incapacity, although qualified under the existing canon, inasmuch as they have in fact received the Communion. Convocation has now restored the original words, and submitted the new canon in that state for her Majesty's approval. LADVERTISEMENT.I—HoIIoway's Ointment and Pills.— The Joys of Home.—How often,does it h a pp en th a t happi ness is driven from our hearths by illness ? Sickness and sorrow are constant companions, though in most cases their tenure is short when Holloway's remedies are used to dispossess them. These medicaments can be confidently and heartily recommended to all invalids as the most easy, safe, and certain means of preserving all that is good, and casting out all that is corrupt—externally and internally. They are universally applicable to both sexes in every disease. Holloway's medicaments do not deteriorate by being kept, nor are their properties changed by climate. They can be purchased everywhere, and the price at which they are sold ie moderate. Liverpool Chamber of Commerce. LORD STANLEY ON COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS. The half-yearly meeting of the Liverpool Cham- ber of Commerce was held yesterday Mr. P. H. Rathbone, president, in the chair. Lord Stanley, M.P., Mr. T. B. llorsfall, M.P., Mr. Charles Tur- ner, M.P.; and other gentlemen were present. _ _ Letters of apology for non-attendance were read from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. S. R. Graves, M.P., Mr. Laird, M.P., the hon. Algernon Egerton, M.P., and Mr. Ewart. The report having been taken as read, The CHAIRMAN briefly referred to the changes which had taken place in Parliament, and the con- sequent changes in that council. They were very glad to welcome once more on their council Messrs. Horsfall, Turner, and Egerton. Mr. Graves would _ _ no doubt also be of great service to the Chamber. They had also an addition to their council, of which he was sure they were truly proud—Mr. Gladstone was now a member of that council. (Cheers.) He trusted that while Mr. Gladstone represented South Lancashire in Parliament he would represent Ox ford and Liverpool, and the connecting link be- tween learning and the arts and commerce, through which alone a nation could be truly great. The chairman proceeded to refer briefly to some of the leading matters mentioned in the report. Mr. T. B. HoIIsFALL, M.P., moved the adoption of the report. Ile *puked the chairman .for his able report on the commercial state of Algeria. With reference to local Courts of Admiralty, he believed her Majesty's Government had - given a pledge to introduce a bill upon the subject in the ensuing session. (Hear, hear.) On the question _ _ of the consolidation of the Customs and Inland Re- venue Department, he replied to the assertion that the evidence on the subject had broken down and opinion changed. He never heard clearer evidence on any question. Such a course would give greatly increased facilities to commerce, and would, in ad dition, save half a million yearly to the country; and if any changed opinion it was her Majesty's Government. He was opposed to partial legisla tion, and thought that not for Liverpool only, but for the whole country, the consolidation should be carried out. He was pleased to see in the Albion that morning that an amalgamation of the Stamp and In land Revenue Offices in Liverpool was in progress, and that it would save from £1,500 £2,000 a year. That was a suggestion from the same committee which had received evidence on the previously-men tioned consolidation question but he could not see why, if good for Liverpool, such an amalga mation was not also good for the whole country. In conclusion he paid a high compliment to his late colleague, Mr. Ewart, and trusted that the same cordiality of action would continue between himself and his new colleague, Mr. Graves. Mr. CIIAS. TURNER seconded the motion, and re ferred at length to several subjects mentioned in the report. The motion having been carried, Lord STANLEY addressed the meeting. He said he had accepted with great pleasure the invitation to take part in this meeting. Living so near them, and being connected by so many ties with this town, he could not do other than take a warm interest in their commercial affairs. He wished it to be under stood, however, that he came to learn rather than to teach. The first subject to which he desired to advert was one of a somewhat personal character. He referred to the late Admiral Fitzroy. They all knew what he had done. He had died as literally a victim to the public service as if he had fallen in action. His zeal ledhim to work beyond his strength, and they all knew the unhappy result: It was diffi cult to say what might be the precise value of that new science—for he might call it so—of which Ad miral Fitzroy was the author. The saving of money, he would say nothing of life, which he had caused to the mercantile community might be estimated not by thousands, but by hundreds of thousands. He was not a man of fortune, and of what he had he had spent a large portion in a public service in which he took a special interest. Something more, there fore, than a resolution of condolement was due, and it would be an honourable and a graceful act from this community, representing as it did so large a portion of the trade of the country, if in addi tion to the grant which, as he had been told was likely to be made by Government for the benefit of Admiral Fitzroy's family, some substantial mark of gratitude were offered by the people of this town. (Cheers.) Upon the question of the railway rates of charges question he stood in the same relation as Mr. Horsfall, in being a member of the commission of inquiry appointed by Government to investigate the whole subject. Evidence was pouring in upon them from all quarters, and the question bad reached such importance and magnitude that he trusted they would not impute it to neglect on their part if some considerable time elapsed before the com mission arrived at its final report. It was better that they should delay a little longer than some persons seemed to think necessary rather than to make public imperfectly formed conclusions. On the question of the duties on marine insurance, he did not advise the Chamber to be too sanguine as to what might have been uttered by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. He did not recollect that he had held out any expectation, or, indeed, thrown out any hint of intending to deal with it. At the same time he (Lord Stanley) thought it was a tax which very well deserved to be inquired into with a view to its possible reduction. At present, however, he thought they ought to know a little more upon the subject in Parliament than they at present did ; and if the Chamber thought the subject worth taking up he knew of no set of men who would be better qualified to give information to the House and to the public. Then something was said about the recent negotiations to improve the fiscal policy of Austria. Now, he perfectly agreed with them that the effort to induce the Government of Austria to ad mit ourmanufaetures more freely, if successful,would be a gain to us) and ultimately, no doubt, a gain to them. There was one thing, however, upon which a little caution was necessary. There was such a thing as losing a bargain by being t oo eager t o make it ; and if they were continually pressing upon foreign Governments to follow our example in this matter, we might strengthen ra th er th an de stroy the prejudice apt to spring up--namely, an idea that we were e ncour aging them to do some thing by which we should gain at their expense. He would rather put the matter plainly before them, and leave the matter to time and experience. There was another question connected with the subject— whether the multiplication of treaties of commerce was in itself a desirable thing. The construction apt to be put upon a treaty of com merce was, that i t was an undertaking by which some Government in r educing its ow n duties was ma ki ng a sacrifice for the benefit of the foreigner, the foreigner under taking to make a similar sacrifice on his part. That was not the point of view in which we wished the matter to be considered. We wished them to un derstand that in reducing our tariff we had benefited by it ; and if they did the same they would benefit by it also. We did not want them to act for our advantage, but simply for their own. The general principle of making these reductions of tariff ques tions of treaty and bargains between nations was an unsound principle, and he confessed he should regret to see an indefinite multiplication of such ar rangements. There was another topic upon which he would like to say a word or two, because it was one with which he had had a good deal to do. It was the law of patents. (Hear, hear.). He was the Chairman of the Commission which sat upon the patent law question during nearly two years, an d he might remind them that that commission was appointed solely for the purpose of taking into consideration the working of the patent law. lie might say for his own part that he went into the inquiry regarding the patent law, as it exists in England, as being one which experience had sanctioned and to which he saw no valid objection. But as evidence was given and turned over in his mind the impression forced itself upon him, as he knew it did upon others — first, that upon the whole, under the actual adminis tration of the law, patents for inventions did more harm than 'they did good, and next that no mere administrative improvement would be an effectual remedy. He quite agreed that if a valuable inven tion was made, and if that invention was due solely to one man, it was quite fair that he should have his reward, and in that case it might be a very reason able thing that he should take his remuneration in the form of a moderate tax on every one using his invention. This was theory, but when they came to put it into practice in the present day, difficulties arose which it was impossible to overlook. In the first place, they had the great multiplication of patents for small and trifling inventions, and the great difficulty of appointing any officer or officers to say what inventions were worth patenting and what were not. Many of these small patents were taken out simply upon speculation—upon the calcu - - lation that some day somebody might require to use them, and then they could come down and levy a tax upon him. It had become a system, too, for great employers to buy up the patents in their re spective branches of business, and thus create an exclusive monopoly. Then there was the objection that of all judicial investigations those into patent cases were the most complicated and costly, thus giving an unfair advantage to men of capital against men of small means. Another objection was that several men might hit upon the same invention at or near the same time ; but the man who reached the Patent-office first reaped all the advantage. Ile thought these were fair prima facie reasons why an inquiry should take place before a committee of the House of Commons into the policy of granting patents at all. (Cheers.) The question was not without difficulties. The principle of protecting in ventions was recognised everywhere. Large num bers of persons were closely interested, and it did not appear to him that the question was yet ripe for any such decisive measure as the abolition of the law of patents. The first step was to commit it to a committee of the house, or a commercial commission of practical and scientific men who should report upon the whole matter. This recommendation given in the report he cordially endorsed. His lordship concluded amid applause. Other gentlemen afterwards addressed the meet- Murder of Lieutenant Clutterbuck.—Con vietion of the Murderer. At the Tullamore (King's County) Assizes, on Saturday, the trial of Laurence King, for the murder of Lieutenant Clutterbuck, at Parsonstown, on the Btl s i of July last, was resumed by the Lord Chief Justice from the previous day. The entire court-house was densely crowded. Several ladies occupied seats in the gallery, and a large number of officers of the deceased gentleman's regiment were present. Martin Blake was examined, and deposed that about six o'clock on the above day he saw the prisoner pass down John Burke's callow to the side of the river Brusna, ac companied by a gentleman, who appeared to be dressed in a suit of darkish grey tweed, with a low hat, and whom witness did not know. They got into a boat together, and proceeded up the river. Afterwards saw the gentle man got out on the opposite side of the river. Heard two shots fired, and then saw the gentleman load both barrels. About three-quarters of an hour afterwards witness heard a shot fired in the direction of Mr. Mullin's callow, but did not see who fired it. Did not see the parties afterwards. Saw no others on the river that day. Bridget Burke—About seven o'clock on the evening of the day in question I went into our field to look after some geese. The field adjoins Brien's. When there I saw, a little above Brien's drain, two persons walking towards a boat in the river. One of them was King ; I did not know the other. They both wont into the boat. King had a gun in his hand. The gentleman had just stepped into the boat when I heard a shot fired. It was from the gun in King's hand. The back of the other person was turned towards him at the time. After the shot was fired the gentleman seemed to sink into the boat. At that time both were looking towards the bank. On looking again I did not see the stranger at all. King was in the boat at the time. Saw the shot come from where ho was. After the shot was fired had a full view of the boat for five minutes. It did not stir. I then wont home. It did not occur to me that any accident had happened. Saw no other boat on the river. Cross-examined. —Cannot say how far it was to the boat from where I was standing. They wore nearly together. King was in front, and got into the boat first, and almost immediately afterwards the shot was fired. Cannot say what way King held the gun. Heard on Sunday evening that the officer was missing, but did not suspect anything about King then. Was not at the inquest. Never told any one what I had seen that evening until I came to the Tullamore assizes to give evidence. I Joseph Egan—l am ten years of age. On the evening in question I was riding a jennet down towards the callow on Burke's farm, and had left Riverstown about a quarter to 7 o'clock. After passing Sarah Connor's house I heard two shots. I went on, and when past Burke's dwelling house I met King coming as if from the river. He hadtwo guns on his shoulder, and a bundle in his hand. Never saw a double-barrelled gun before that day. The two guns were together, by the side of each other. King passed within four or five yards from me. We did not speak. Went down to the callow, and then returned to the stable in Burke's yard. Saw there the two guns and the bundle. Went into Burke's house for a few minutes, but did not see King again that evening. Martin Burke said—l live at Tinnykelly. Remember Saturday evening, July 8. I was in the potato field at the back of my father's house, about seven o'clock. Laurence King came into the field. His father had some potatoes there. He was in the habit of coming to our house. Ho told me " There was but one officer in the barrack, and lam after shooting him." Ho showed me a shot-pouch and a soda-water bottle with some whisky in it, about a noggin. He took them out of his pocket. He offered me some of the whisky. He also told me he had met Pat Brien, and that he had told him he had drowned one of the blue boys. My brother Thomas was within hearing at this time. We then all followed King into a pasture field, when King showed us a double-barrelled gun and a bundle of clothes. They were by the side of the ditch in the grass. The bundle consisted of a coat, waistcoat, trousers, and a pair of boots—the latter had spring sides. He then tied them up in the coat and went on towards the river with the gun in his hand. My brother wont after him. I did not see him afterwards. King had the appearance of drink at the time. He was drunk, but able to walk. Cross-examined by Mr. Montgomery—Ho was able to speak quite distinctly. My brother was four or five yards from me when King came up. The clothes were of a dark tweed. Did not think there was anything peculiar in what he told me. I got frightened. First told Mr. Curran, tho magistrate, on the Tuesday week following. Myself and my brother had been talking of it previously. Had seen my sister Bridget that day at dinner, about six or seven hours before I saw King. I saw her in the house afte the r King had left. First heard the officer wa s missing on Sunday evening. Did nbt then believe King had murdered him. Could not tell what I thought. When the body was found remarked nothing particular about the clothes. King's trousers seemed wet. First heard of the reward after the body was found. Hoard the coroner's jury had found a verdict against King. To a Juror—He was stag ger ing at the time I saw him. Thomas Burke-1 am brother of the last witness. Re member Saturday, the Bth of July. I was weeding pota toes that evening. My brothers Martin and Joe were with me. Knows the prisoner. He came into the field about seven o'clock. Ho said "God bless the work." He then told us he was after drowning a blue boy. I asked him who he meant. He replied it was an officer of the barracks. I told him to take care of what he was saying, that he was drunk. He replied, " What is done is done now." I then said, " If you have done so you will be hung as round as a juggler's ball." He replied, "Many thousands of them dropped in Sebastopol." We said, "You are not to do the like in cold blood." He appeared under the influence of whisky. We then followed him into a pasture field, where he showed us a double-barrelled gun, a coat, and a pair of boots. They were by the side of the ditch. Ho then went away. I watched him going across the river into the King's County. He went by our old house. He went across in the cot, and then went into Mr. Hacket's first with the gun and the bundle in his hand. He then went in the direction of the town, and I lost sight of him. Joseph Burke—l am brother to the two last witnesses. Remember Saturday, the Bth of July. Was in the field with my brothers on that evening. King came into the field, I think a little after seven. Did not hear what he said to my brothers. I then went up towards Brien's to cut grass. I saw King leave the field. My brothers fol lowed him They went down along the ditch. I know Johnny O'Brien. Met him when cutting the grass. He had a greyish setter dog with him. We let the dog off, and he ran towards the river. ratrick O'Brien—l liye at Tinnykelly. 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