The Sun. — London, England, 1848-01-22 00:00:00

T8..E.1 ) SUN. LONDON, SATURDAY EVEN] NO, JANUARY 22 9 1848 arw......r.a..snmmm.....ra..ib+' +Niers "........".""..............".", teri r‘,. 0imati.......10. Imusors....mar , ......................--..............___ HO RR ID MURDER AT DU Nalt Y, I IRISH S PECIAL COMMISSION. ,Ti ere were three shots fired, and I think the third , COURT CIRCULAR. LATEST PRICES OF SHARES, N.A.TII came close by me. I lifted M`Mahon, and we brought W IN 1.• lo • NEAR BRISTOL.. (From Saunders's News Leiter of ve LIMERICK, 'l' , .7 ‘ N. 20. him into Limerick. Cross examined by Mr. °I - Ina-Th - 4e is nothing was a c companiedsoit, ... RIDAY.-Prince Albert enjoyed the sport of shooting this morning. His Royal Highness I ►N' BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. At a prelimina (FROM OUR C •RRE-PONDENT.) Th-.. Lord Chief Justice an. the MIAMI .on took with a view to th BRISTOL, FRIDAY NIGHT.-An inquest 1105 beer: . couki not say hut that it was a spade Skehan had in Gordon, Equerry by yn the Earl the h 1t• • / -If-past unusnal in seeing a man's servant in his hat Ord. I Liver 1 .Cowper and . the Earl of From the Official List, their seats upon t tic i _:).: Ino na, .., 1... held this afternoon, at the Carpenters' Arms, Dundry, tell o ' clock. petitioning ; ofPs ; and wa . s atten . ded by Captain the Hon. A. 1 g eUBLISIIED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. the Town-hall, B a. about fair m il es f rom thi s c ity, betore R. Uphill, MURDER or MR. HILL-CAPITAL CONVICTION.- iii 3 haltil before I saw him. • To the CouaT-I had never seen the pris o The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Whewell took their rlepar- crease in the nati fore to my knowledge. LONDON. FRIDAY, JANUARY 21. Esq., Coroner, touching the murder of a respectable James Shel t on, a very young man, not more than 20 • tun/ from the Castle to-day. the militia, and al yeoman, named Walsingham Hazell. years of age, was placed at the bar and indicttd fur The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening having, on the 18th of November, 1847, at Rathherd, John M‘Nainara, a boy n o t m o r e than nine years will include her Royal Highness the Duchess of SOINT-STOCB BANKS. sition to the press of age, examined by the ATTORNEY-I am Kent, the Earl and Countess Cowper, the Earl of Dividend Amount solved, "That Ri The proceedings lasted for several hours, dining Nam e of Company. per cf Paid. Price • cient advocate of which tl.e following facts transpired : - in the county of Limerick, wilfully and feloniously murdered one Ralph Hill, by firing a loaded gun at nephew to Daniel Quan, and old Mr. Quan is my Liverpool, the lad in Waiting of the Duchess of grandfather. My f a th er is gone t o Am er i ca . Since Kent, the Barone ' ss y de Speth, Sir George Couper, and . Annum. Share. - - specially and earn The deceased, an old man of sixty- four years of him, from the effects of which he died. There are .I: 3 oe ril s . t i t sih ! al le ti r asi .c o .i r . a a t i h: 0 1.:;m: L :e 0 ::: . 1 d C . o s: i n: 51. per £ s• (I. £ s. (I. 0 0 0 0 5 To this invitat age, was a large farmer, living at Dundry •; a maiden four or five other parties charged with aiding and he left I lived with my grandfather. I know the Colonel and Mrs. Bouverie. prisoner James Skehan. He was i n my grandfather's The band of the Grenadier Guards will attend 40 0 o 0 ° O -- received by the c sister lived with him, as did also two nephews, abetting the prisoner in the commission of the mur service. I remember when Mr. Hill was shot. Be- during dinner. i 6 6 1 1 .. p p e r r cc cent. n t • 10 2 0 5 11 ‘) 2 2 0 5 0 0 0 -- " Pencart young men, named James and Benjamin Hazell. der; . but the prisoner's .. counsel having refused to a l_ lolonial.. ... - "bey dear Stu fore a challenges,Skehan ' th t I heard Skehan and other • low them to join in the was given persons talking afterwards attend in the Castle. Gloucestershire - Her Majesty's private band will ' - On Monday afternoon last, between three in charge to the jury alone. about him. This was three or four days before. lonian ........ ••• • • • 61. per cent. 25 0 • 25 0 0 - • • • • and four o'clock, be was seen by several of his The Attorney General, the Solicitor General, They said, "Itis a murder not to kill Hill." My A Cabinet Council was held at one o'clock yester- Log t r t i o and Westintnstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 so 0 0 24 ing, inviting me - a copy of a resolu 0 - tion in . Birmu labourers, who were at work in a barn, talking with Messrs. Bennett, Q.C., and Plunkett, Q.C., appeared uncle said that, and Skehan was present, and said, day afternoon at the Foreign-office. The Ministers ..ondon Joifit • -Stoc • Ic .• • • • • • 61. per cent. 60 - 0 0 1 1( 3 ) ( 1:1 0 the ' National his nephews. After that hour nothing was seen of on behalf of the prosecution ; Mr. ()Ilea for the "it is." I remember seeing the prisoner making 81. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 - most present were the Marquis of Lansdowne, Sir Georg e Pra t i t n o ciepf Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 o o - heartily w prisoner. bullets about a month before this. He melted lead in Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Chan- Kationi:l or ir;la • nd :• • Si. per cent. so 0 0 22 10 0 - ing, I regret him, and as he did not reach home in the evening, Mr. Bennett stated the case for the Crown. a grisset, and poured it into two holes in the floor. eellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Auckland, Sir Nat, Provncial of Eng. 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 the greatest alarm was occasioned to his sister, as he Thomas Flannery examined by the Attorney Ge- Ile then hammered them. I slept with my uncle and John Hohhouse, the Right Hon. li. Labouchere, south o iai N s Australia lia . •:: : • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 - 40 o 0 40 ••• - allow me to ace utterly it/telligibl, was a man of remarkably steady habits. A. search was neral.-I live in the city of Limerick, in Mr. David the prisoner. I don't know if Shekan slept with me Lord Campbell, th e M arqu i s o f ci anr i ear d e , an d th e u n ni iii : ( o ,f l ALuos: L0nd0n..... a on l I a . .. .. :.... 6 61 1. . pp:: Dent. 5 2 0 5 - 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 c o ) - - stunned with this instituted, but without effect ; and among other places Fitzgerald's employ. in October last I was en). that night, but I awoke in the night, and there was no Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay. - - 210 0 - Names of wr; ••22 1 DAn ! ivin o due: o d. - protect us against searched was a stable, the key of which glued by him in making a distress. It was executed one but my uncles Corcoran and James Quan in bed. The Council sat two hours and a half. , Union of Madrid _ on the . 29th of that month, and took place at John Daniel Quan slept with Skehan. I remember hearing Lord John Russell was prevented by indisposition , _.______ vasion from i ran( James Hazell at first refused to give up, saying that the shots the day Mr. Hill was killed. I saw the CIP- 1 6713.143 , or newspaper, in Q. uan s, about two miles from this city. There were from attending the Council. His Lordship remained he could not be there; and in this he was joined by his three or four stacks of barley, some corn, and hay prisoner that morning coming up the road. lized nation, has 1 Thi s was yesterday at his residence in Richmond Park. brother Benjamin, who also said the stable should Names of ,r; Dividend! Price. England, or threa seized. Some of the corn was in the hag- an hour before the shots were fired. He then went 1.-____________ - Companies. 2 per Companies. Per Price. No ; the whole a some gossipping ii not he opened. A short time afterwards, however, g ard, and more was in the barn thrashed. I into bed, and got up again, and in about a quarter of NEWMARKET HANDICAP. ri: Annurn. j theseinlliinfessathoen has fall £ ' ' 'ta p ry a, r m tie e s n a i i m id pi i the stable was opened, but the search there proved was there all that day, and next day until an hour I heard the shots. There was a gun in the BURGUNDY AND RATTRAP. - 4 of no avail. Things remained in this state until the evening. I was there when the corn was house. I saw it the night before. It was a double- _____,„„„.___ Ashtn& Oldh 97 51.5:. pc 70 Macclesfield. 100 - 15 f p r r o o English and Pr sold on the 17th of November. I know the prisoner barrelled gun. The gun was kept near where Skehan TO THE EDITOR OF TILE SUN. Barnslei.• • • ; 160 121. ISO Neath ••• • • • 1001 201. 340 Thursday, when Thomas Capell and another man, at 3rank&Abrgjlso ; 61 . 80 Oxford.. •• • • 1001 201. 200 James Skehan. I saw him at Quan's the day the used to sleep. SIR,-In refutation of the charges against the Birmingham , 35; 41. 8U l'eak Forest. 78! 31. 40 ters would be qui work, thrashing in a barn, were informed by one To Mr. O'HEA .- I often saw that gun. It was property was seized. I saw him on the evening an dhandicapper of this race, contained in the letter signed Coventr y ....y 100; 25/. - Regent's •• •• 331 It. 4s• likxd Joseph Stokes that two men, named Henry Grover next day. I also saw him on the day of sale and the three months before. lam sure the prisoner was " Justitia "in your paper of the 15th, and dated Dernv . • ... ,1001 61. 63 Rochdale ..• • 85, 41. 54 , Ells x re&Chs; 131 41. 50 Somrset Coal 150. 71.105. 130 and Benjamin Payton, had told him that they had day I posted the notice of sale. I heard he was a not out half an hour before the shots were fired. from "Kildare," I request your insertion of the r.;:e.t ash . • •1100 i 32c. - Do. two t 12 i 61. p. c. • - way as they a Honora M‘Namara, a little girl, about eleven years following remarks, and not merely to protect honest . dreamt that the body of Mr. Hazell was in a ter- servant of Quan's. The first day I saw him he was iraud.l unctn I 100 51. 79 Stffrc 140 1 281. 275 ancient animositi. 2'0511. 305- of an entire genet tain old well. The men sneered at the informs- working in Quan's ground pulling turnips. When I of age, sister to the previous witness, examined by the SOLICITOR. GENERAL.-I remember the day Mr. and diligent handicappers from unjust aspersions, but also to guard future handicappers from being led .-4,. Uniono,..Traannrtrrey:oooo. 11. - 10 s. 2 3 1 ) % I. h o re arb s rl b d i g rr a:: 125 ' 1 tion, but were induced at length to go to the well, was posting the notices he was standing at Quan's Hill was shot. I was sent to milk the cows about astray by that article. The writer begins by remark- antham .•150 121. - Severn andl 145 26 11. Bs. 30 irrational conflict Kennt & Avn j 39i 7s. 6d. 5% Wye Rail.s door, and on the day of sale I saw him carrying a els& Livrpjloo 341. 505 Warwick&l which was dry, and had not been used for some time, eight o'clock that morning. I was in the house the . ing that "• 4 negligence or wilful impropriety in the hamper of turnips round the barn. On the day o fbe Leleester ...•j 140 101 7b Birming. j K 51. 66 human beings have and was then to all appearance in its usual state, a sale I asked him for the key ofthe barn, and he there that night. There was a double-barrelled gun discharge of the handicapper's duty is an error of no Leicstr &Nth! 83 . 41. , 36 Warvelekal brought to a clog raves in the two I 1 46 g large stone being on the lid, which was fastened on that herself (Mrs Quan) had it, and was in tovvn. I ordinary importance," and goes on to remark on the .7.ouvhhoregh!l42 701. 530 Napton.. 3 9 favourable a view in the house. I never saw it in his hands. When danger of intrusting it to a single individual. Now, Monmouthshlloo Si. .-- Worcstr &•/ one side by a hinge. The cover was lifted up and went into the house to look for it and could not get slntgemrysh!loo 51. - itirrnillg.j 78 2L much of our old the men looked in, but could not see anything. They it, and then I broke in the door. The prisoner tot- coming home from where I was milking the cows Sir, the imputation of even "negligence" in such a - _ bleltn3l wbry:loo 101. - Wilts & mks, 671 11. 11 . 1„,....„ , BRISTOL, FRIDAY NIGH r.—An inquest has been held this afternoon, at the Carpenters' Arms, Dundry, about f ear miles from this city, betore R. Uphill, Esq., Coroner, touching the murder of a respectable yeoman, named Walsingharn Hazel]. The proceedings lasted for several hours, during which tl.e following facts transpired : The deceased, an old man of sixty four years of age, was a large farmer, living at Dundry; a maiden sister lived with him, as did also two nephews, young men, named James and Benjamin Hazel], On Monday afternoon last, between three and four o'clock, be was seen by several of his labourers, who were at work in a barn, talking with his nephews. After that hour nothing was seen of him, and as he did not reach home in the evening, the greatest alarm was occasioned to his sister, as he was a man of remarkably steady habits. A. search was instituted, but without effect ; and among other places searched was a stable, the key of which James Hazell at first refused to give up, saying that he could not be there; and in this he was joined by his brother Benjamin, who also said the stable should not he opened. A short time afterwards, however, the stable was opened, but the search there proved of no avail. Things remained in this state until Thursday, when Thomas Capell and another man, at work, thrashing in a barn, were informed by one Joseph Stokes that two men, named henry Grover and Benjamin Payton, had told him that they had dreamt that the body of Mr. Hazell was in a cer tain old well. The men sneered at the informa tion, but were induced at length to go to the well, which was dry, and had not been used for some time, and was then to all appearance in its usual state, a large stone being on the lid, which was fastened on one side by a hinge. The cover was lifted up and the men looked in, but could not see anything. They then got a candle, and were startled to perceive marks of blood upon the aides of the well. A rope and a hook were procured, and at length they brought up the dead body of a man, which proved to be that of their missing master. There were marks over the eye of a tremendous blow, and also upon the back of the head were several marks of heavy blows. In the pockets of the deceased were 10d. in silver, and a few articles of trifling value. The body was then removed to the house. The well, we may state here, was near the stable. A man, named John Hall, assisted to remove the body into the house, and he then went to a dung heap near the stable, turned it over with a fork, and found an ash stick two and a halt inches thick, and about two feet long ; on this stick were marks of blood, and there were also some grey hairs attached to it. Hall also found an umbrella, which the deceased had with him at the time he was missed, on a wall adjoining the stable. The two nephews were in custody upon suspicion of com mitting the murder, and were attended by Mr. Har mer, solicitor, Bristol. Hall was severely cross examined by Mr. Harmer, and he gave most evasive answers. At first he said he was at a public-house from twelve to eight on Monday, and afterwards ad rnitt?el that he was absent from the house for some time. lie was, after the inquiry, taken into custody, upon a charge of being an accessory. The inquest was adjourned. Thomas Flannery examined by the Attorney Ge neral.—l live in the city of Limerick, in Mr. David Fitzgerald's employ. In October last I was em ployed by him in making a distress. It was executed on the 29th of that month, and took place at John Quan's, about two miles from this city. There were three or four stacks of barley, some corn, and hay seized. Some of the corn was in the hag gard, and more was in the barn thrashed. I was there all that day, and next day until the evening. I was there when the corn was sold on the 17th of November. I know the prisoner James Skehan. I saw him at Quan's the day the property was seized. I saw him on the evening and next day. I also saw him on the day of sale and the day I posted the notice of sale. I heard he was a servant of Quan's. The first day I saw him he was working in Quan's ground pulling turnips. When I was posting the notices he was standing at Quan's door, and on the day of sale I saw him carrying a hamper of turnips round the barn. On the day of sale I asked him for the key of the barn, and he said that herself (Mrs Quart) had it, and was in town. I went into the house to look for it and could not get it, and then I broke in the door. The prisoner tol lowt.d me in, and said I would suffer for it. In a Jew minutes after I broke the door I saw a daughtet' of Quan's and James Quan, one of his sons. They were in the yard. A quantity of wheat, barley, and hay was sold that day. I purchased the corn. The threshed wheat was removed the day it was sold, but I Ilid not remove the cum. On the day after the sale I went to remove it. I went then, about eight o'clock in the morning. I brought six cars with me, and Mr. Ralph Hill, the deceased, Caine also. There was a person named Edward Allen with us, also James lll'Mahon, Bolin Hanky, Michal Tobyn, and James Neale. I found all those persons at Quan's. To the Court—They were all keepers. To the ATTORNEY-GENERAL-.-I met the keepers, and some of Quan's family near his house, in the avenue. The keepers came back with Hill and I and the carmen, to Quan's house. Before we arrived at it we met old Mrs. Quan and her son Daniel ; we had some altercation. Mrs. Quan caught hold of me by the collar of the coat; I was then at this side of Quart's, near where Hill was shot, within from seven to twelve yards of it. I know Mr. Fogarty, the surveyor; I pointed out to him the place where this occurred as well as I could. When Mrs. Quan had hold of me her son Daniel pnlled her away down the road towards Limerick, from the direction of the house ; as soon as he pulled her away I went on towards the house. Bill, the five keepers, and the carmen, were all with me. The cars were with us also. When going along the avenue I had a full view of the haggard. We had not gone more than ten yards when we heard a shot, and both Hill and Tobyn fell immediately; they dropped quite close to me. I saw the smoke from the shot. Honora M'Namara, a little girl, about eleven years of age, sister to the previous witness, examined by the SOLICITOR. GENERAL.—I remember the day Mr. Hill was shot. I was sent to milk the cows about eight o'clock that morning. I was in the house the night before. I know the prisoner, and saw him there that night. There was a double-barrelled gun in the house. I never saw it in his hands. When coming home from where I was milking the cows with my aunt I met the prisoner. He was going in the direction from my grandfather's, and was running. He told me if I saw any one going after him to say I did not see him. I was then by myself carrying home the milk. This occurred before breakfast. I heard of Mr. Hill being shot after breakfast, and I went out, and saw him on the rood. TO THE EDIfOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—In refutation of the charges against the handicapper of this race, contained in the letter signed " Justitia " in your paper of the 15th, and dated from " Kildare, I request your insertion of the following remarks, and not merely to protect honest and diligent handicappers from unjust aspersions, but also to guard future handicappers from being led astray by that article. The writer begins by remark ing that "a negligence or wilful impropriety in the discharge of the handicapper's duty is an error of no ordinary importance," and goes on to remark on the danger of intrusting it to a single individual. Now, Sir, the imputation of even "negligence" in such a case, to say nothing of "wilful impropriety," is a charge of a serious nature. Let us examine if there is any real ground for it. I may here remark that, under the guise of zeal for the general interests of turf sports, the real object of the writer appears to be to bespeak a warm berth in the Liverpool Cup for the great Irish " pot," by getting Burgundy slipped into it at Bst., under the pretence that he is at least four or five pounds worse than Rattrap. After a prefatory fling at the weights of a couple of English horses, the writer proceeds to the " business " and object of his lettter. Rattrap, he says, "is weighted at Bst. 61b. (his last performance having shown him better than Burgundy)"--an as sertion which he slyly slips into a mere parenthesis, and he goes on to assume that he could give Burgundy at least 41b., presuming that the per formance last in order, irrespective of accompanying circumstances or former events, is tke sole test of comparative merit between horses rivals in half a dozen other races. Now, Sir, this very case will prove the wisdom of selecting well-practised handi cappers, who have been in the constant habit of keeping close watch on the course of turf occurrences, their attendant circumstances, and ♦indicatory symptoms, and not merely relying on the chronological order in which a winning race stands in the catalogue. In order to judge whether this last race affords a true run test, I will resort to the report in Bell's Life of the previous day's race. In his September report the reporter accounts for Burgundy's defeat by his total want of preparation, and in consequence of his pre vious lameness. In this report he says—" Burgundy came out in something like his old form, made strong running to the 2 yrs. old course, where all were dis posed of but Rattrap and Panic. The latter gave way at the chains ; but Rattrap struggled on to the distance." There Burgundy left him, cantering on alone, and walking past the post. That this " strug gler" should come out next day, and beat this " can terer " (a horse proverbially stout, and winning all his former races by severe play,) appears a rather singular phenomenon until it is recollected that a horse vamped up only to " something like his old form" is sure to feel the effects of a first race on his ailment. So that Messrs. Weatherby were quite justified in concluding that a loose screw alone gave that rate victory to a horse so often and so easily beaten by him. But other aids were afforded in judging of Burgundy's merits, viz., the singular ease with which he beat Eryx, and the style in which he tailed off the rest of the lot for the Newton Cup, Eryx not being able to travel the pace with him a single yard of the race ; so that even the disadvantageous weight on Eryx did not adequately excuse the canter in which he was beaten. His (Burgundy's) well-known victory over Wolfdog the previous week, when Wolfdog was quite fresh, also confirms the opinion of Messrs. Weatherby, though, of course, no private trial` affected their handicap. But its most decisive confirmation appears in the fact that he was kept out of the Chester Cup (though first favourite for it, till his non-entry became suspected,) in order to win the five Irish Queen's Plates. Would his owner forego such a chance in order to subject him to fresh defeats by Rattrap, whose noble owner has never evinced any particular aversion to Irish Queen's Plates ? Albion •• •••• •• Alliance Brit. and For. 31.105. 6 per cent. V. per cent, 138.6 d. pr sh. 7s. per share 51. per cent. 31. 13e. 6s. 51. per cent. 1 5% per cent. X s. d. 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 4 0 0 20 0 0 To Mr. O'IIEA.—I got bread and milk that morn ing. I now get tea, and get better eating and drink ing than I used to get at my grandfather's. I never spoke about this until I spoke to the gentleman in the court-house. I often get cakes and apples from Mrs. Daly, whom lam now living with. She is the police sergeant's wife. To the SOLICITOR-GENERAL-4 SAW Skehan after I met him running; he was then with the police, handcuffed. EMU.) Marine.• • • • • • Was ......... Batista Commercial .. Clerici,Med.& Gen. Life lbunty • • • • •• • • • • • • • • C: JWR • • •• •• •• • • • • • • Eagle • • • • • • Eng.& Scot. Law •• • • European Life ••• • • • Family Endow= t Soc. Freemasons' • • • • • • • • Globe }uardian • • ...... • • .• 'imperial Fire ........ imperial Life ........ Indemnity Marino.... Law Fire LJAV ife ...... •• • ... Legal and General Life Fir. ... ••• • • London Ship Marine .. ........... Med. Invlid & Gen. Life \'ational Loan Fund.. %ational Life.... Palladium Lilo Pelican Pnordx .• otector Life •• • • • . rov i dent Life.. ...... 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Mr. Crips rode across to cut off his retreat, and I rode across in the direc tion of the man, and on arriving there I lost sight of him, and was sure he could not follow his course without my seeing him. I then called for the police to search the field I was in, and they found the pri soner, who had one shoe on. I directed one of the police constables to search the field the prisoner was running in, and he found a shoe which he said was not his, but they appeared to he matches ; previous to this he had denied that he had run through the field where the shoe was found. After this a man came up who said he had seen the prisoner in the haggard that morning. This %% itner.s upon leaving the table complained of misrepresentations which, he said, appeared in some of the Limerick papers, with regard to the part he took in the arrest of the prisoner. I:itto Life ..... Universal Life Victoria Life.... 2000 100 0 0 5 0 0 Stock. LIST OF SCO' :six co: 100 0 • To the COURT—I did not See the flash, but I saw the smoke. To the ATTORNEY-GENERAL—I saw it in the haggard, at the quick-set ditch. You go round the house and barn to get into the haggard. The hedge was very thick. 1 heard a second shot immediately after the fint—so soon, that there was not, I thick, time to reload the same gun that fired the first. The second shot wounded M‘Mahon. He was a keeper, and was a little to my right nearer to the haggard. That shot appeared to come from the same place. saw smoke at that place, and nowhere else. I was about thirty yards from where I saw the smoke. There was a third shot fired. When I heard the second I ran back, and had not gone more than six or seven yards until I heard a third shot. I cannot say if it hit any one. This shot came from the near corner of the haggard. The keepers and carmen all ran off when the second was fired. The third shot was fired from a part of the hedge where there was a gap where a man could pass through. When the third shot was fired I pulled out a pistol I had, and it fell on the ground ; in picking it up I looked to see if any one Whi following me, and I saw the prisoner leap out from the haggard from where the shots came, with a gun in his hand. I was about fif teen yards from him. I ran off, and cannot say where he went to. I had the fullest opportunity of seeing him. I came into Limerick to Mr. Fitzgerald's office, and informed the police, and returned to Quan's. I made no delay. I brought M'Alahon with me. He was well able to walk, although wounded, but Hill and Tobyn was left after us. I was the last of the party, and the nearest to the haggard. When I was going to Quan's house with the police, we met some artillerymen. The police and I crossed the fields, and the police who got on before me arrested the prisoner and brought him to where I was. He had but one shoe on. It was not an hour from the time Hill was shot until Skehan was arrested. I ran to Limerick and drove hack with the police. The artillerymen gave the alarm. Name of Company. Dividend per :P.A.NI: Annum. Amount of Share. A WOMAN SHOT BY A SOLDIER. LEEDS, FRIDAY AFTERNOON.—A most deliberate act of homicide was committed at the Cavalry Bar racks of this town last night. About seven o'clock, a married man, named William Garratt, a private in the 57th Regiment, was in his room at the barracks, with his wife, private Michael Stokes, sergeant Keenan, private Dooley or Doolan, and other soldiers. Without any angry words or the slightest observa tion, Michael Stokes got his musket from the rack in which it was usually kept, and took it for a moment or two to a table, as it he was about to clean it. He, however, suddenly turned round, put the piece to his shoulder, pulled the trigger, and shot Mrs. Garratt. She fell to the ground mortally wounded, the bullet from the musket having entered her abdomen, and passed out at her back. Mr. Jackson, the regimental surgeon, was immediately called and in attendance upon the poor woman, but she expired in about an hour and a half afterwards. Stokes was instantly taken into custody, and kept at the barracks until this morning, when he was given up to the civil authorities of this borough. We cannot ascertain that there is any known or even supposed cause for the perpetration of this fatal act. The prisoner is a young man, a native of Ire land. It is stated that after he was taken into custody he acknowledged, in the presence of Sergeant Mus tard and private Jones, of the 57th, that he had pre meditated the deed for two months, and that he loaded his musket about two hours before he fired it. The deceased, Margaret Garratt, was 28 years of age. An inquest will be held on her body by Mr. Blackburn, the borough coroner, at the Court-house, to-morrow (Saturday) morning. Bank of Scotland British Linen Company Caledonian Bank City of Glasgow Bank Clydesdale Bank• • •• •• Commercial Bank •• •• Eastern Bank •- • • • • •• Eclinb.k Glasgow Bank Exchange link of Scot Isle of Man. Company National Bank North of Sestland Bank North British Bank Royal Bank of Scotland 71. per cent. 81. per cent. 81. per sent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 71. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 71. per cent. 61. per cent. 71. per cent. .E s. d. 100 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 300 0 0 25 u 0 S 0 0 100 0 0 10 o 0 co 0 0 20 • 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 12 10 0 20 0 0 10 0 • 100 0 0 50 I • 25 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 The CHIEF JUSTICE said that from what had trans pired in his evidence he had no reason to be ashamed of his conduct. On the contrary, it was highly praise worthy, and he was sure his commanding officer would not judge of him by what might have been published in a newspaper. Police-constable Anderson, who found the shoe in the field, and produced it, and also the shoe which was found on the prisoner (they apnPared to be per fect matches); he also proved that tbs pz oner denied that the shoe was his, and afterward. uumitted it. union Bank of Scotland Vestern Baak • .. • • • • • At)er ieen Fire and Life 61. per cent. 81. per cent. 81. per cent. 121. per cent. . Accord. Life and Fire Elitish Guar,ntee Ins. 36 10 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 5 13 I 2 10 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 12 10 0 12 10 0 15 0 0 2 0 0 2 10 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 I• 0 Caledonian Fire Insur. Church of England Ins. City of Glasgow Life.. Edinburgh Life Insur. East of Scltland Life.. Eng. & Scot, Law Life ilercules Insurance Co. Incur. Co. of Scotlnd • • Life Assoc. of Scotland Mercantile Life ...... National Fire and Life North British Incur. • • North & West of Soot. Scottish Life and Guar. gcot. Ma.*. and Gen. Life Scottish Union Immix:. Standard Life .. • ... • . United Dep. Assurance 101. per cent 51. per cent. N. per cent. 51. per cont. 71. per cent. 51. per cent. 51. per cent. To Mr. O'IIEA—I arrested the shoe.—(Laughter.) Police• constable Shannon deposed to having seen the prisoner arrested, and his statement as to the shoes; he also proved that he stated he lived at Kill clare, and that his name was James Cane. To M. O'HEA—" James " is his name, and " Skehan" sounds like " Cane " after the "s" in James. to 0 0 Paid. il. per cent. 53y /. pr cant. 10 0 0 200 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 ,1 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 Price 6!4 2 sd Mr. William Wright, examined by the ATTORNEY GENERAL—I had no communication with Sir Mat thew Barrington, or any one in the Crown-office, until this day. I live in George-street, in this city, next door to Mr. Fitzgerald. About eight o'clock the evening before Air. Hill was murdered, three men came into my shop, and asked where Mr. Fitzgerald lived. The prisoner was one of the men. They asked for " Mr. ritzgerald, the agent, or Hill, his man. Not cross-examined. Name of Compaq. 51. per cent. 6MI. pr cent. 51. par cent. 51. per cent. DOG: Dividend per In fine, who could believe that Rattrap, carrying four pounds more, or even equal weights, could have performed the feats of Burgundy at Newton or Newmarket ? Amount of Share. Paid. ommercial ... East and West India East Country • .. Landon ...... Annum. 41. per cent. 61. pr cent. 11. per sh. 51. pr cont. 41. per cent. 5 per cent. 1141. pr cent. 21. per cent. L s. d. Stock. Stock. 100 0 0 Stock. TO THE ADD 01? 01. 7.HE SUN. SlR,—Your account of the meeting of the meal hers of the Master Boot and Shoemakers' Institution, although in the main statistical facts correct, was rather premature, as the public meeting of that body will not take place until Monday, the 31st inst. The monthly meeting of the committee occurred on the 19th inst., at the Freemasons' Tavern, when a report of the past year's tpmceedings was discussed, pre paratory to the general meeting. This probably gave rise to the mistake, which, if you will be kind enough to correct in your next impression, will much oblige, Sir, yours, &c., JOHN SI M PSON, A Member of the Committee. 1, Tottenham-court-road, Jan. 21. Newton is too near this town, and its clerk of the course too observing, discriminating, and just, to permit the handicappers for the Cup to be caught by "the trap," however artfully disguised. VINDEX. I ritto 80nd5........ St.liatharine ........ Ditto Bonds • ...... onthatopton •• A i. d. Stock. John Ryan, examined by the SOLICITOR-GENERAL —I am in Mr. Curran's employment on the same townland with the Quails. I remember the morning Mr. Hill was killed. The keepers stopped atj my place. I went out between ten and eleven o'clock on the night before the murder, and when I was coming in, passing the stile, I met the prisoner with a gun in his baud. He a sked, 44 Who came there ?" I " A friend." He then said he thought there was some one else there. 30 00 Cross-examined by Mr. O'HEA.—I was a turnkey of the city gaol, and was present at a great many trials. I know pretty well the necessity of good evidence and sticking to one's information. If a man tells a magistrate one story and a jury another, he should not be believed. I broke in the barn door. It was for the purpose of selling the corn. Allen and Sullivan were the bidders. Sullivan was one of the keepers. Tobyn and a carman also bid. He was one of my carmen, and bid against me. There were but lour bidders when the corn was knocked down to me. I bid the value less the carriage and expense. I forget what I bid for it. I was to have given the corn up to my master, Mr. Fitzgerald. There was to be an open sale, and for that purpose I bought the corn. lam a labourer. I gave up my office of turnkey to make looking glasses. Since that time I have been a law officer— serving lattitats.—(Laughter.) I am familiar with taking oaths. I saw the smoke of the third shot from the corner of the haggard. Alter I heard it I went down the avenue. I did not go down the little road opposite the castle. Counsel here read the witness's information, in which he swore he could not say where the third shot came from. Liverpool, January 19, 1848. 117xd 40, 211 To Mr. O'HEA—My information was true, and was read to me. I saw the smoke of the shot in the corner of the haggard. I toll the magistrate so, and cannot say why it was not put in my information. I saw the prisoner come out of the corner immedi attly after the shot. Jam telling the truth, and have no resentment. lam perfectly indifferent as to whether the prisoner is acquitted or not. To the COURT—My side was to the hedge when the two first shots were fired, but my back was turned when I heard the third. Michael Tobyn, one of the persons who was wounded on the occasion of the murder, was next ex amined by the Solicitor General-1 was a keeper over Quan's corn when it was seized; on the night of the day of the sale I heard shots fired, which I be lieve were fired in the haggard ; on the day Mr. Hill was killed I was going down by the haggard, and saw the prisoner inside ; this was shortly before Mr. Hill was murdered, about ten minutes before I met Mr. Hill, and returned towards the house. (The witness here corroborated Flannery as to the firing of the shots, and showed his face to the jury, where a ball entered his right cheek, passed round his entire head, and came out upon the opposite side, shatter ing the bones of his jaw and teeth in a most frightful manner; ofcourse his evidence did not prove anything atter he was wounded.) To Mr. O'HEA—I went through the fields with Edward Allen that morning, and crossed towards Mr. Hill's, when I saw him on the road, coming to Quail's; it was about ten minutes from the time I saw the prisoner in the haggard until the shots were fired ; I can't tell exactly, it might he an hour. John APMabon, another of the persons who was wounded on the occasion in question, examined by Mr. PLUNKETT—I >was a keeper over Quan's corn. know the prisoner, and saw him shortly before Mr. Hill was shot inside the haggard hedge, with a gun in his hand. He was inside the spot tram which the shots came. (This witness, it appeared from his evi dence, was severely wounded in the head, although not so bad as Tohyn.) To Mr. O'HEA--lt was about half an hour from the time I saw Skehan in the haggard until Mr. Hill was murdered. Tobyn was along with the at the time. I knew the prisoner as soon as I saw him after wards. To Mr. O'HEA—I only told this last week to the magistrate, and I don't know how he found it out, for I did not tell what I knew to Ay man living. Constable Cane examined by Mr. BENNETT—I saw the prisoner arrested. It took place about nine o'clock in the morning. At two o'clock that day I searched the place, and found a gun hid under some straw in the pigsty.—(Gun produced.) It was then loaded with five balls and a large charge of powder.— (Tne balls were here produced.) I know a man named M'Namara. I showed him this gun, and he said it was his. To Mr. O'IIEA—I would not swear that those bullets were cast in holes in Quan's floor. Mr. O'IIEA—I am surprised at that.—(Laughter.) William M'Namara examined by Mr. PLUNKETT.-- 1 know the Quans. On the night before the murder James Quan came to me to borrow a gun, and I lent him the gun produced. It was then loaded with shot; single and double duck. To the COURT—I bad that gun five or six weeks, and know it well ; it is very remarkable. To Air. O'HEA—I know - that Quan's corn was seized, and notwithstanding lent him the gun-. I don't know what an accessory before the fact is. Air. P. G. Barron, MM., examined by the ATTOR NEY. GENERAL—I went to Quan's in about two hours after Mr. 11111 was shot ; he was then dead, and the prisoner was in custody ; I observed that he kept his right hand in his pocket, and upon making him take it out, found a mark in the centre of the .palm. as if made by the muzzle of a gun. (Balls produced.) These balls were given to me by a soldier of the 41st. To Mr. oj - it:A—The top of an ink bottle would make such a mark on his hand; the top of a pipe I don't think would. Private Leary, of the 41st, deposed that he was on duty at Quan's-place after the murder; upon searching the cow-house he found some balls, which be gave to Mr. Barron, the rilagistrate. Dr. Gebiton proved seeing the remains of Mr. Hill a few minutes after he was shot, and that he died in consequence of gun shot wounds inflicted on his person. The case for the Crown here closed, and Mr. O'llmA addressed the jury for the defence— He said the prosecution altogether rested on testimony of a circumstantial nature, and principally upon the evidence of the first witness, Flannery, who was not deserving of credit on his oath, from the manner in which he told his story. The CHIEF JUSTICE then summed up the evidence to the jury, who convicted the prisoner after a few moments' consideration. He received the announcement without observa- Counsel here read the witness's informations, in which he said he did not know the man he eaw inside the hedge before he met Mr. Hill. Robert Hanley examined by Mr. BENNETT—I was a keeper on Quan's corn. 1 know the prisoner, and remember when Mr. Hill was shot. On that day I was looking at the farm, and on my way to the house I met Mr. Hill. Before I went out to meet him I saw Skehan in the haggard. He had something in his hand, but I cannot say what it was. I saw him there about half an hour before the shots were fired. tion . The Court adjourned until morning. ADJOURNED SITTING OF THE COMMISSION FOE THE COUNTY LIMERICK.—The grand jury having come into court in the course of the day, Mr. Crokei (the foreman) applied to their Lord ships to discharge them, as there was no business to be transacted. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. The Brighton harry„ Mon., Patehani; Wed.. Thun der's Barrow; Fri., the Dyke-104. The Brookside harrs , Mon. , Newmarket Hill; , Thurs. Telscombe Tye-10i. The Crowley and Horsham lids., Mon., the Fox, Three Bridges; Wed., Horsham Gate; Fri., Buleombe Village The Herefordshire lids., Mon., St. Weonard's; Thurs., Canon Froome Wharf ; Sat., Tiberton-10i. Lord Yarborough's lids., Mon., Little Limber Lodge; Fri., Utterby.Village—l 1. The Essex Union lids., Wed Moor Gardens; Sat., at. Lawrence Hill. The East Essex lids Tues., Great Northey; Sat., Mark's Hall. •P Mr.Lumley's hds. Mon.,Gringley-on-the Hill; Tues., nary ; F ri ., Ilodsaek P Darlton Bar ; Sat. Shooter's 11111-10. Sir Tatton Sylie' s lids., Mon., Settrington Beacon; Wed., Stamford Brid ge; Fri., Fluckham-101. The CHIEF JUSTICE said he regretted it was not in his power to do so, as he was aware of the intention of the Government to have the Commission adjourned before he and the Chief Baron went to Clonmel. Under these circumstances he could only discharge the grand jury for th e presen t, an d if their services Here again required they would be summoned in due time. INTItAiIUIiAL ------- BURIALS. Yesterd at meeting of the vestrymen of St. James's, We stminster, was held, the Rev. John Jackson, D.D., Rector, in the chair, in compliance with a requisition signed by 360 rate-payers, to co nsider the proprietyural burials of petitioning the Legislature against intramettAlß unals, and on other business. R The e v . stAN said that the subject was difficulties, su rrounded with but he was of opinion that the overcrowde 1L churchyards should be closed. Mr. Churchward en GEE S ON said that when he con sidered the crowdede state of certain metropolitan burial- grounds, h e decidedly of opinion that Government was boun .a d a to interfere, and protect the living against being brought in such close contact with putrid and putrefying masses, which necessarily impregnated the sur roundingatmosphere with a deadly poison. Ile therefore most willingly moved the adoption of a petition for the abolition of intra mural burials. • The Hon. F. Brtio, one of the Sanitary Commis sioners, seconded the resolution, and availed himself of the opport unit y to "' were decidedly favourable the vestry that the clergy le to the suppression of burials in cities and town s . Mr. ex-Churchwarden A us , EN said that when he was in office a portion of the churchyard wall was forced out by t he hea ps of de bodies that were raised up again st it, to th e height tof several feet. A VESTRYMAN declared that - the dead buried in the churchyard half hid his house, they were piled over each other so close up to it. The motion was carried, and the Chairman, the Hon. F. Byng, M essrs. Compart, Leeson, and Austen, wero appointed a committee to draw up the petition. Mr. GEEsoN brought up a petition for the repeal of the window ta x, whic h was the laid in the vestry for signatures ; afte r which, and disposal of some m parochial business of no i,... portance, the vestry broke up. The Great Belt is entirely covered with ice. Tra vellers and the mails are carri e d across in boats eon structed like s l e d ge s. Th e S ound, at the date of the last accounts, was covered with pi eces of ice, which were beginning t o unite. All communi cat i on b etween El sinore, in Denmark, and H e l s i ng b urg, in Sweden, is consequently interrupted. Ttir, ARmi ..--It is stated that, among the plans at present underconsideration on t h e subject of the army, .hn L.... out pen s i oners in the recruiting is one for employing department, and a dditional pay, i n l ieu of maintaining the present staff of non - commission e d officers ard men from each regiment. Should this plan be carried out, a considerable saviny %via be eff ecte d to the pu b l i c. Them: are in E nglan five recruiti ug di str i cts, I re l and thr.:', and in Scotland two. STATE OF TRADE REPORT. - -MANCIIESTER, Jan. 21.—We have closed this week reach quieter and less cheerfully than last, and we are now certain that the prices of yarns and goods are so low, that many manu facturers in Preston and other neighbourhoods have decided again to limit their production, and in some cases suspend operations altogether. Rumour of a large houso in London beiu' in diffic ilties has added to the gloom. THE CHARTIST LAND SCHEME.—The Worcester Chronicle states that Mr. F. O'Connor has purchased the Great Daff. ird estate, in Bromsgrore parish, containing 280 acres, of Mr. Bomford, the present occupier and owner. The subject has created a great sensation amongst the farmers, lest O'Connor's four acre allotments should bring more poor into the parish, it being already very heavily burdened. 4% 178 xd Price. 16g% ._: 50 0 0 201 4 1134, 11% 155 V, lON 48 1 4 814 12% 64, 143 651 . 4 1818.60. '9s. 6d. 22 1 4, 21. 8s 17'54 12s. 234 10% 11 5, 11. Is 13s. 6d 11. Is 9 1 4 12s. Price. 20 97% Slxd WATER - WORKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. . - - £ s. d. .£ s. d. Birmingham. ••••• • • • j 188. 25 0025 0 0 - East London. . 81. 100 0 0 - 166xd Grand Junction .• ••• • 1 21. 10s. 41 13 4 - S 2 3/. 100 0 0 - 84 lew Rivr Lndu fledge 2/. 10s. - - /,• rational" •.•..• • • .. • ! 100 0 0 - 101 West Middlesex . . . 5/.15c omit.. 63 12 9 - IIN GAS-LIGHT AND COKE COMP.aNIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. . Price. Annum. Share. i ---• £. s. d. Z. a. d. British ••••••.• • • • • • • IT. 40 0 0 18 0 0 ' 174, Ditto Provincial.... 11. Bs. 20 0 0 19 0 0 23}. Bristol ••.•••• • • • • • .. IC/. per cent. 20 0 0 - - Brighton - 19 City of London .. •• • • 10/. 1100 0 0 100 0 0 290 C o ntinentalConsolldat• 925. pr share 50 0 0 39 5 0 54 Ditto. New • • Equitable.. •• • ..... Imperial ••..••• • • • .• 6/. per cent. '5O 0 0 50 0 0 to , N Independent . 6l. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 8 G 4 London•• .... •••• • • - • 21,41. pr cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 - Ditto • - Phenix ..• .. •• • ..... 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 45 0 I 34 xd Ratcliff -• • • .. •• • ... 5/. and Nis. 100 0 0 90 0 0 so United General ••• • • . 4141. pr cent.! 50 0 0 40 0 0 17 Westminster Chartered 3/, 50 0 0 - 55 3 4 xd Ditto, New •• • • -... 12s. 40 0 0 10 0 0 : 1156 MISCELLANEOUS. Dividend Amount 1 Name of Company. per of 1 • Paid. Price. Annum. Share. X. a. d. X. a. d. Australian A,:riculturl - 100 0 0 30 0 0 - Anglo-Mexican Mint., 11. 4s. 10 0 0 10 0 0 - Ditto, Ilalf Shares.. - - 1 210 0 - Canada ... • • .... .... Si. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 - Uppr Canada Bonds Si. per Cent. .- - - City 80nd5.......... 314/. pr cent. - - - Comp. Cppr 3lurs Eng. 51. per cent. 100 0 0' 70 0 0 - Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp. e.k big, 2111 00 0 0 100 0 0 100 Equitable Reversienry 4% , . pr cent. tOO 0 0 95 0 0 it Gen. Steato Navigation 11. Ss. 13 0 0 14 0 0 24 London Institution .• • - -- - • Peninslr & Orient.Stm. 21. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 595 4 Reversionary Int. Soc. ,31j1. pr cent. 100 0 0 1 00 0 0 57 Royal Malt Steam- • . f:q,il. pr cent. - 60 0 0 43 South Australian ..... 61. per cent. 25 0 0 95 0 01- Van Dleman's Land.. - 100 0 0 23 0 0 1 4 Universal Saivage •• • • - 25 0 0 5 0 0 1 - BRIDGES Dividend Amount . - Name of Corapsay. per of Paid. PrtLe Annum. Share. --- X. a. d. L. a. d. flungerford .• ........ - - - - 24 Southwrk, NwSun. Av. - 632 12 i - Ditto Nw of 754 p. c. 358. per cent. 50 0 o - If. Waterloo .... •. • ....• - 100 0 0 - 5,,, Ditto Old Ann. of 8/. 11. ss. 4d. - 60 0 0 25 Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11. 2s. 2d. - 40 0 0 2r. Vauxhall .... ... Ay. It. 168. 70 10 0 - 2$ DEATH OF A SINGULAR LADY. —Yesterday an in quest was held before Mr. Baker, at the Mariners, Cass - land-road, South Hackney, into the death of Mrs. Maths Sutor. The deceased, a lady in independent circum stances, aged seventy-six, resided with some members of her family at Hackney Wick. About three years since she attempted suicide by cutting her throat, and since that period had been frequently afflicted with fits of temporary derangement of short duration. When in good health she was in the habit, both_ in summer and winter, of sitting all day near her residence, out of doors, taking her meals with her family. In this state she had passeu the three last years of her life, scarcely ever putting on bonnet or shawl, even during the inclement season. She was taken ill on Monday, and died on Tuesday morning, before medical aid arrived. Mr. B. Clarke, surgeon, said deceased died from natural causes. everal of the jury having spoken to the kind treatment shown to deceased by her family, a verdict of " Natural death" was recorded. The owner of some spinning mills at Berlin has lately brought into the market a new species of flaxen thread, which is extremely long end silky, white in colour, and spun and dyed with extraordinary This primary material, which possesses, even in a supe rior degree, all the qualities of silk, is lik e ly t o com p e t e with it from its simple and rapid fabrication, and from low as compar at t w ith t h at o f ti;k. its price being very Th e appearance of this new Article of commerce has caused a great sensation among the dealers at the fair at Leipsic, and an English gentleman has offered the in ventor 20,0001. for the secret, but this was refused, as the owner intends to reserve to himself all the benefits of his discovery, NATIONAL DEFENCES. MR. COBDEN. At a preliminary meeting, held on the 10th inst., with a visw to the convening of a public meeting in the Town-hall, Birmingham, to consider the propriety of petitioning Parliament against the anticipated in crease in the national defences, and the enrolment of the militia, and also to take other measures in oppo sition to the present war establishment, it was re solved, " That Richard Cobden, E-1., M.P., the effi cient advocate of a pacific international policy, be specially and earnestly invited to attend." To this invitation the following reply has been received by the chairman : " Pencarrow, near Bodmin, Jan. 12, 1848. " My dear Sturge,—l have your favour, enclosing a copy of a resolution, passed at a preliminary meet ing, inviting me to be present at a public demonstra tion in Birmingham, upon the subject of the National Defences.' Agreeing as I do most heartily with the promoters of the meet ing, I regret that my engagements will not allow me to accept their invitation. To me it is utterly intelligible why we should now be suddenly stunned with this outcry for additional armaments to protect us against an attack by the French. An in vasion from r ranee ! Why that statesman, or party, or newspaper, in that great constitutional and civi lized nation, has latterly been advocating a war with England, or threatening a descent upon our shores ? No; the whole affair must have been the work of some gossipping idlers at our clubs in London, or of military men impatient at the neglect into which their profession has fallen after thirty years of peace. If these parties and our diplomatists and foreign Minis ters would be quiet, there never was a time when, from the inevitable tendencies of the age, the English and French nations were in so fair a way as they are at present to forget their ancient animosities. It is more than the lifetime of an entire generation since the last sanguinary and irrational conflict between England and France was brought to a close. Upwards of sixty millions of human beings have in that interval passed to their graves in the two countries—and is it taking too favourable a view of human nature to belii,ve that much of our old national hatred lies buried with them ? "I am delighted to hear that you are prepared at Birmingham to extend the hand of friendship and confidence towards the French people. Such a de monstration will have the best possible effect upon public opinion, not only in France but throughout the world, and I hope your good example will not be without imitators elsewhere. "I remain ever faithfully yours, "RICHARD COBDEN. " To Joseph Sturge, Esq." In consequence of the Town-hall having been previously engaged for the day it was proposed to hold the meeting, it is unavoidably postponed for a short period. THE NEW BISHOP OF HEREFORD HEREFORD, TIIIIRSDAY.—The clergy of the diocese of Hereford, anxious to testify their feeling towards their newly appointed diocesan, Dr. Hampden, are about to present him with an address of congratula tion and satisfaction at his appointment. The address, which has already received a large number of signatures, is couched in the following terms : " TO THE RIGHT REV. EENN DICKSON, LORD BISHOP FRENCH PLAYS. A six act play, entitled Diogene, written by M. Felix Pyat, was produced here last evening with mark( d success. It is not, as might be imagined from its title, a classical play, but rather a series of scenes connected together by the slightest possible thread, illustrative of the fall of a philosopher into cynicism, and of his 'regeneration by love. Diogene (M. Bocage) comes to Athens to study mankind. He is by nature kindly hearted, but rough and honest. He sees the sons of Sophocles accuse their father of madness, incarcerate him, and seek to plunder him of his property. He sees the virtuous Socrates con demned to death as a blasphemer by the believers in a degrading, superstition, he becomes disgusted, and takes to his kennel, preferring to be like the virtuous, faithful, honest dog, rather then like false, disgustinv, cruel, dishonest man. Caught by his eccentricity, Aspasie--the far-famed Aspasie—courts him. Her vanity is piqued by his apparent indifference, and at length she really loves him, rejecting for him Alci biades, Plato, an d a ll th e e li te o f the youth, the learning, the fashion, and the philaophy of Athens. Diogene is at length touched —he loves his vision is cleared all Is not bad in the world. Amidst much folly, much crime, and much vice, he find s th a t th ere i s even more wisdom, more goodness, and more virtue. He becomes more just to his kind ; love, has again made him human, and the glory of his conversion is due to Aspasie. The acting of M. Paul Bocage as Diegene was a masterpiece. His sneers were withering. We should like to see him in Timon of Athens. He was admirably supported by Madame Rebut Fechter, who made a most fascinating Aspasie, one who must. have converted even a more confirmed Cynic than Diogene. The house was very fashionably attended. THEATRE ROYAL, NORWICH —On Thursday even ing, Mrs. Butl.-r, N ho has been whiling a short engage meta here, took her benefit. and was eminently success ful in her impersonation of Pauline Deschappelles, in the Lady of Lyo ns. The attendance during Mrs. Butler's stay has been good. On Monday evening last the opera of la Sonnanibula was produced, the principal parts being sustained by Miss Davenport, Mrs. Shaw, Mr. Thornley, and Mr. Gilbeigh. The opera was per formed silly by the stock colrpany of the theatre, and Was considerably applaud( d.—/Vwfath Chronicle. Mr. Delnfield has engaged Roger, the celebrated French tenor, for the Royal Italian Opera, Covent garden, and has made arrangements for the production of Auher's new opera, Ilaydee, s hich has produced such a sensation in Parts. BETTER LATE THAN NEV EL—The Board of De puties of British Jews met on Wednesday last, and re solved to aderess a petition to Parliament in favour of Lord John Russell's Bill for the removal of Jewish dis abilities. —Jewish Chronicle. DUTY AND GLORY.—The Duke of Wellington being asked if h e h a d seen a F re n c h criticism on the fourteen volumes of his "Dispatches," replied in the ne gative. and inq u ir e d, " What do the French say of t he m?" lie was told that the reviewer remarked the word glory (lid not once occur, but that duty frequently Germany, England, and .Scotland. The fortune of Miss Hardy, of Cork, is 1,5001., and strictly settled upon herself, which has been the bar to her union with Capt. Bunbury, 67th, whose debts amounted to 7001. A Rice PAUPER.—Last week, an old woman, ed Slater, residing at Bottany, near Ashton , died , r al ld -willed 801. t o h er re l a tives. The deceased had been eee iving relief from the parish for a long time previous to her death.— i ll anc h ester Guardian. TICSI7RALIWCE COMPANIES. Name of Company. Dividend _ per Annum. Amount of I Paid. Share. 11. is. 434 i. per ct. 51. per cent. 81. per cent. NI. per cent. 31. p. et. & bs. 51. per cent. 11. 53. 43. Si. per cent. 61. 103. 11. 6s. HAL pr ent. 8 10 0 4 0 0 IS' PRICES TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sta,—l am extremely glad to see that the English nation are at last awakening themselves to a sense of their situation. The fact is that we have been so long without having even the semblance of danger of a war, that the present generation are accustomed to consider the very idea of such a thing as quite pre posterous, but 1 am afraid that the time is at hand when it will be seen that a war with France is ine vitable; and Sir, when of late years, has the probability of such an event been greater than at present ? The health of the King of the French is said to be on the decline, and at the best he can only be said to be an old man—a very old man. When he dies, lam of opinion that the probability of a war will certainly be very much increased, and I do not think that any rational person will deny this ; at all events, it is too true that we are an unmilitary people. But there is a saying about being penny ssise a;;d pound foolish, and while we are keeping up an enormously expen sive Government, yet we are grumbling at tb- idea of spending a few thousands to place ourselves out of the danger of a sudden attack. As to all the argu ments which I have heard against the probability of the French attempting to land, it appears that they are only the same which might be urged by any nation, however weak they may be. lam sure that there are hundreds of spots in the English Channel, where, during the long light nights of summer, an invading army might disem bark with the utmost facility, and probably unresisted. Even with all our defences, fortune, which has hitherto been so favourable to us, might now desert us, but if we are prepared we shall spare our selves the blame awl the humiliation which will follow, and may come too late. Sir, I am not a military man, but I have the highest possible respect for the army, and I hope that England may never rue the day when we tried every means in our power to prevent the increase of our military establishment. The English people cannot shut their eyes to the fact that the subjugation of Africa, which so long amused the French, has been completed, and that a very large force, flushed with recent successes, is now wanting employment. I beg to be excused for troubling you with these few remarks, and I remain, Sir, A constant reader ofyour valuable paper, TOLTJOURS London, Jan. 19, 1848. OF HEREFORD, " My Lord,—We, the undersigned clergy of your diocese, desire most affectionately and respectfully to make known to your Lordship our satisfaction at your having been called to preside over us. " The acquiescence of all the bishops in your ap pointment to the Regius Professorship of Divinity in the University of Oxford, the very efficient manner in which you have discharged the important duties of that dignified office, and the statute of 1842, by which the same University expressly appointed you its Theological Examiner, completely justify the con fidence we repose in the soundness of your theological opinions ; whilst your eminent learning and irre proachable life, your prompt and enlightened judg ment, your known determination to uphold the pure faith of God's holy word, and tbat charity which is the bond of peace ;,* and, above all, your sedulous • endeavours, through Gcd's grace, to fully and deeply impress on the hearts of your parishioners at Ewelnae the saving doctrines of the gospel, and to lead them to Christ, their great God and Saviour, the Lord their righteousness, for pardon and justification, and for the sanctifying grace of his Holy Spirit, to enable them to walk worthily of their holy calling, and to bring them to everlasting life ; 1 * fully warrant us in be lieving that you will discharge the duties of a Bishop with caution, fidelity, and diligence, not seeking to lord it over God's heritage, but in all things proving yourself a wise and faithful steward over the house hold of God. " We earnestly pray that the great Shepherd and ' Bishop of our souls may send do wn u p on y ou t healthful spirit of his grace , and p our upon y he ?u the continual dew of his blessing , that under his guidance you may be enabled to maintain the pure Protestant doctrine of our Church inviolate, to repel impiety and error under whatever form they may appear, to pre vent discordancy of principle and practice amongst the clergy of your diocese, and to guard the Church as well from external violence as the more dangerous and insidious attacks of internal enemies. " In all dutiful obedience and affectionate respect, we have the honour to be, Your Lordship's faithful servants • , [Here follow the signatures.] The address will be presented in the course of a few days. - • See the Bishop's farewell address to the parishioners of Bwelme. RAILWAirBILLS in PARLIAMENT BUSINESS DISPOSED OP ET EXAMINERS YESTERDAY. Before Mr. May, Room 11. UNOPPOSED.—Dundee and Perth Railway (Dun dee Junction). Dundee and Perth Railway (Tay Crossing). North British Railway (No. I) (in crease and division of capital). North British Rail way (No. 2) (branches, &c.) Standing orders com plied with in all these cases. OPPOSED.—Edinburgh and Northern Railway, and Sterling and Dunfermline Railway (Queensferry and Inverkeithing Branches). Allegations heard. Edin burgh and Northern Railway (Roscobie, Keltyl , ead, and Glencraig Branches; Dunfermline branch altera tion ; road crossing ; purchase of corporation and public property at Burntisland ; purchase of land at Perth, and amendment of Act 3). Postponed. Before Mr. Smith, Room 8. UNOPPOSED.—Scottish Midland Junction Railway (amendment and branch to Lawrencekirk). (Sus pended bill of session, 1847.) Scottish Midland Junction Railway (amendment and branches to Bir nan and Dunkeld branch of Scottish Midland Junc tion Railway, and power to abandon part of the, original line of the said Dunkeld branch). Standing orders complied with in both cases. ADJOURNED CASES.—North Staffordshire Railway (Ashbourne branch, and approach to Congleton sta tion). Standing orders complied with. Newport and Pontypool Railway Act Amendment. Standing orders not complied with in several instances. OrrosEn.—South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole R a il wa y Amendment (extension to Penistone and al teration of Pod worth branch). Allegations heard ; decision postponed. Sir John Guest had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday, at the Home-office, INQUEST on Mrs. SIIITTTLEWORTI On Thursday evening an inquest was held at tl Manchester Arms, Adam-street East, iklanchestei square, before T. Wakley, Esq., M.P., upon tl body of Mrs. Martha Rhodes, alias Shuttleworti who died on the 6th instant, at the Lunatic Aaylun York House, Battersea. Before the jury was sworn, Mr. WAKLEr state that the informations originally forwarded to him fe the purpose of holding the inquest, at the re quest of Miss Rhodes, the sister of the de ceased, had not appeared to him to be sufficient as there was no statement made of any grounds fu supposing that the deceased's death had been occa slimed by any violence or ill-treatment. That he had therefore, attended in the first instance more t satisfy the feelings of the sister of the deceased tha. for the purpose of holding an inquest ; hut, tha having inspected the body of the deceased, he founr it so extensively covered with ulcerated sores and mortification about the hips and sacrum, and so reduced to a skeleton, that he was quite con vinced that an inquiry ought to take place; that, although it would Occasion him great personal inconvenience, he was prepared to hold the inquest, if the jury, and the relatives of Mrs. Shuttleworth demanded it of him, but that he would recommend that the body should be taken back to the parish of Battersea, where the deceased had died, and that the inquest should be held before the Coroner of the county of Surrey; as the inquest would be held with much disadvantage away from the asylum where the death took place, whereas the Coroner for Surrey might proceed with the jury to the asylum, and examine some of the patients, as well as the matron and nursEs, as to the treatment He was, however, prepared to do his duty if so re quested, and to show that he had jurisdiction, as it was most important that persons should be made aware that they could not evade an inquiry of this sort by removing the body from one county to another, but that the coroner could cause an inquiry to be made where the body was found. In this case the body had been in the jurisdiction, of three coroners, as it had been removed from Battersea to the undertaker's, who resided in Westminster, and thence into the county of Middlesex. Miss Rhodes being called, stated that she was very anxious that an inquiry should be made into the causes of her sister's death, as she wished to know what her death had been occasioned by, and why she had been removed from Battersea ; that she had not seen her sister since the 10th of November, when the treatment she met with was such that she con ceived she was not permitted to see her sister ; that in consequence of this she applied to the metropolitan Commissioners for an order to see her, which had been refused. She had no information given her of her sister's illness, nor did she know of her death, which took place upon the 6th instant, till the 11th of January, when she was informed of it by Mr. New land, a solicitor, and that the body was lying at Mr. Storkings, an undertaker, in Pimlico ; that, how ever, she had received a letter from the so licitor, on the sth of January, requesting her to call upon him upon important business—which she had not immediately attended to, as he was the solicitor of the asylum, and she conceived the business referred to the appointment of a trustee to her sister's property, which she had refused to consant to; that she proceeded forthwith to the undertaker, who told her he had orders from the Rev. Mr. Rowlett, who had signed the order for her sister's confinement, and from Mr. Parkin, one of the doctors of the asylum, not to deliver up the body, but to bury it, and to allow her to attend the funeral; that, however, after application to the Rev. Mr. Rowlett, she received a letter from that gentleman, ordering the body to be delivered up to her, which was at last brought to her on Friday evening, the 14th ' • that she was very anxious that Mr. Wakley should hold the inquest. The jury, with one exception, concurred in this opinion, upon which Mr. Wakley ordered them to be sworn in, and they afterwards retired to view the body. On their return the foreman and the jury stated that they were very much shocked at the appearance of the body, and thought the case was one on which an inquest ought to be held. Mr. WAKLEY observed that the sores on the body were very hail, and the mortification very extensive, that such a state, however, sometimes could not be prevented. The question was, whether proper means had been resorted to to prevent such extensive injury. Mr. Wakley recommended that a medical man should be employed to examine the body—and one acquainted with hospital practice. The inquest was then adjourned till Wednesday, Feb. 2, at ten o'clock A.M. ASYLUM FOR IDIOTS. Yesterday the first general meeting of the donors and subscribers to this institution was held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate.street, for the purpose of electing ten out of thirty-six applicants on the foundation of the institution. D. IV. WHIE, Esq., proposed that the chair be taken by Sir George Carroll, Bart. Sir G. CARROLL, on taking the chair, said it afforded him peculiar gratification in being called upon to preside on the occasion of the first election of the institution, and within so short a period of its foundation, so recently as the 27th of October last. The good effects of their exertions had already ap peared, in their being enabled, so soon after the foun dation of the asylum, to receive ten applicants out of thirty-six. The great object of the charity was not merely to take the idiot under its care, but especially, by the skilful and earnest application of the best means in his education, to prepare him, as far as pos sible, for the duties and enjoyments of life. All per sons, without regard to sex, or place, or age, being destitute, are entitled to be elected on thefoundations, childhood and infancy being preferred, as the most favourable to carry out the objects of the institution. The object of the meeting being the election of candi dates, he declared the poll open and the election to proceed. The poll was then opened, and at the close the ten successful candidates were duly announced. Amongst the donations announced were Sir Charles Forbes, Bart., 100 guineas ; Sir George Carrell, 20 guineas; Baron Rothschild 10 guineas ; Mr. Sheriff Cubitt, 10 guineas ; Alderman Sir Peter Laurie, 10 guineas ; D. W. Wire, Esq., 10 guineas, &c, Mr. Under-Sheriff WIRE moved a vote of thanks to the chairman for presiding. Sir G. CARROLL having returned thanks, the meeting broke up. ROYAL INVALIDS. THE KING OF SARDINIA.—A letter from Turin, of the 10th instant, says :—" Although the state of the health cf his Majesty does not cause alarm, his medical advisers are of the opinion that the present attack under which his Majesty is suffering requires great care Since the 29th of October laq, by re quest of his Majesty, the Crown Prince (Duke of Savoy) has attended all the councils of the ministers to initiate himself into the affairs of the state, a fact which tends to the supposition that the King fancies his illness a serious one. 'Din KING OF SWEDEN.—A letter from Copen hagen, of the 12th, states that the amelioration which had taken place in the King's health did not continue. His Majesty had beet, again bled, and when the last acccuots ere issued was under the influence of a violent attack of fever. Two bulletins were issued each day._ THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA.—The Emperor of Russia is still suffering from a violent attack of fever. THE KING OF THE FRENCH.—The last accounts from Paris anncunce that his Majesty was so far re covered as to be able to receive the deputation of the Chamber of Peers. THE DUCHFSS DOWAGER OF TUSCANY.—On the night of the 6th instant the last sacraments were ad ministered to the Duchess Dowager of iuscany. Their Royal Highnesses the Grand Duke and the Grand Duchess were present at the melancholy cere mony. Her Royal Highness however rallied, and was still thrive on the 11th instant. THE QUEEN OF SPAlN.—Advice3 from Madrid of the 14th state that the Queen Isabella attended a royal chase in the Prado, and seemed in good spirits; she was, however, still suffering, and was still under the care of her medical advisers. DRORINLANE THEAIRE.—SALS OF A RENTEYeS SHARE.—A renter's share for 5001 in th e Auction T heatrect ;en Mrt Royal s Drury-lane was offered for sale at. pa : r 3 t d zeu t f l h o a r rsd e t l h ,e e r p y ro d pr a l y 'etr r on:Tnursday. According to th e of the share was entitled to is. • night whereon any t b ea tri ,fe ca r l lc o bd r lme o ia t sn h adi e t r ms p a e lue r ap lo bo r ni m e a ti an n lin ce uoac w el ' ll as .. publicly exhibited , an d a free sit ns, the share be in g transferable The as deseribed to be held for an un ex pi re d years from Christm as , 1847, an d period share o f forty-seven was free admission included the present season. In reply to questions it was-stated that in some years the Is. 3d. per nig h t had produced 15/, 10s., othe r s so l ow as 3/, and some n i l. A gentleman then got up and said, by an agreement between the trustees at:d the renters, made in 1841, the latter agreed to receive only 4d. per night, and he had a copy of it. The auctioneer said ho was selling by order of executors under a will, and the owner of this share had never signed tl at agreement. After a good deal of discussion the :ale proceeded; the first offer was 50/., and eventually a bale was effected for 701. WAKEFIELD CORN-MARKET, JAN. 21.—Our ar rivals of grain this week are more moderate. The mar kets are very dull westward, and consequently there is no activity here. We quote Wheat fully 2s. per quarter lower. Barley brings full prices. Oats and shelling have not varied, and beans remain stationary. Little doing in other articles. Arrivals—Wheat, 9,666; barley, 2,972 ; oats, 1,736; beans, 641; peas, 80; linseed, 52; shelling, 590. Ills Excellency Sir Thew,. Cartwright,. the British Minister at the Court of Swelen, accompanied by Lady Cartwright, who has been some months absent from his diplomatic post on private business in this country, has t left for Stockholm.