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irbirV ttion SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. LORD SHATESBURY'S CONINIITTEE.—MONK LAND AND KIRKLNTILLOCII, BALLOCHNEY AND SLAMA.- LIN RAILWAY (Amalgamation or Sale, or Lease, ar.d Amendment or Repeal of Acts). —Preamble passed, and clauses considered. EDINBURGH AND BATEIGATE EXTENSION.—CIauses further considered. GROUP No. 6.--!GREAT WESTERN (Birmingham and Oxford Arrangements). — The opposition of the London and North-Western shareholders having been brought to a close, Mr : Burke was heard at great length in reply, insisting that it was absolutely necessary for the interest of the public, as well as the Great Western Company, that the mixed gauge should be laid down upon the Birmingham and Oxford line, otherwise the object of the Legislature in passing the Birmingham and Ox lord line, which was to establish a railway competition between the metropolis and Birmingham, would be de feated. Al the close of the Learned Gentleman's ad dress the room was cleared, and their Lordships, having deliberated for nearly an hour, cairn: to the resolution of postponing the decision till to-morrow. GROUP No 7.—FLEETWOOD, PRESTON, AND WEST RIDING JUNCTION (Burnley and Collieries Branches). — Case of promoters and opposition further considered. GREAT WESTERN (Branch from Slough to Wind sor).— rhe case and opposition of the South West ern Company in reference to this important Bill having closed, the room was cleared, and the Com mittee, after deliberating for about half an hour, decided that the preamble of the Bill was proved. The clauses were then agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be reported. GROUP No. 9.—WISHAW AND COLTNESS (Amend ments and Deviations.) The object of this Bill is to effect certain amendments and improvements in this line of railway in order to afford better accommodation for the through traffic from the south. It was opposed by Lord Belhaven and Mr. Dickson, two mineral proprietors, who alleged that the increase of traffic on the line through its connexion with the Caledonian Rail way would seriously increase the risk they ran in work ing the minerals under the railway, the opponents being, under an agreement with the original proprietors of the line, responsible for all damage done by the working of the mines. They therefore sought to have the risk transferred to the railway company. The Committee passed the preamble of the Bill, subject to a xlause requiring the company to adopt part of the re- E p onsibility which the original Bill inflicted upon the opponents of the present measure. With these amend mews, the Bill was ordered to be reported. ELECTION COMMITTEE. (THIS DAY.) DUBLIN. The scrutiny into the validity of Mr. Reynolds' majo. !icy was resumed, and in the course of the day the peti. tioners succeeded in striking off five additional votes. SHERIFFS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCUELL.) RICKARDS V. COLE. GOING TO THE DERRY.—The plaintiff in this action is a livery-stable-keeper, and defendant is an attorney residing in Gra)'s Inn-square. The clai m was for 151. for the hire of a carriage and four horses to go to Epsom on the Derby day. Charles Rickards, the plaintiff's son, proved that the defendant wrote the order himself in the book. Ho afterwards called on defendant for the amount, when he first said he would pay 71. 10s. that evening, and witness was to call again next morning. Subsequently defendant said he would pay the amount, if 10s. lent to the driver on the course, and 7s. Bd. for turnpikes, was deducted, which witness did agree to. The man offered back the 10s., but defendant said he had no fault to find with him, and would make a present of it to him, and Mr. Rickards would have to pay him for his work. Jahn Seymour, the post-boy, was called. He consi• dered that the person hiring paid the expenses on the road. _ _ The defence rested wholly on the point whether or not defendant was liable to pay the expenses and turnpikes, amounting to 17s. Bd., and it was contended that the ac tion ought to have been brought in the County Court. The jury gave a verdict for the full amount, and The UNDER SHERIFF , said that in his opinion that vetdict carried costs, although the debt was under 201. TATTERSALL'S—THIS EVENING Six o'CLocK. GOODWOOD STAKES. 6 to 1 agst Reflection 6 to 1 agst Pillage —taken 6 to 1 agst Chanticleer 13 to 1 egst Gaiety 12 to 1 agst Chat 13 to 1 agst Hydrangea, 14 to 1 agst Diplomatist 15 to 1 agst Remembrance 16 to 1 apt Dough 16 to 1 agst Fern GOODWOOD CUP. 7 to 4 aget The ►leru 4 to 1 ava Cos,nlek 12 to 1 agst Miss Lydia filly 12 to 1 agst Gardenia IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The LORD CIIANCELLOII took his seat upon the Wonlsack at Five o'clock. SCOTCH ENTAIL BILL. Lord CAMPBELL moved the third reading of the Scotch Entail Bill. The Bill was then read a third time and passed. STANDING ORDERS. Lord REDESDALE moved certain alterations in the standing orders relating to private Bills, which were agreed to without opposition. JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES' BILL. The Earl of GRANVILLE moved the third reading of the Joint-stook Companies' Bill. The Bill was then read a third time and passed. SCOTCH REGISTRATION BILL. The Earl of ABERDEEN presented several petitions against these Bills. Lora CAMPBELL moved that the report he brought up. The Earl of EGLINTON had several amendments to propose, but he would defer them until the third reading of the Bill. The report was then received. HEALTH. OF TOWNS BILL. Lord CAMPBELL presented the report of the Select Committee on the Health of Towns Bill. Lord STANLEY said that the last accounts from Ire land were so alarming that he trusted he might stand excused if he asked the Noble Marquis for the latest information on the subject of the present state of Ireland ; and he wished also to kaow whether it was the intention of the Government to apply to Parliament for additional powers. If the Noble Marquis could not answer the question now perhaps to morrow he would be enabled to state to the House full details on the subject. Soren counties had been pro claimed, and he wished to know to what extent those proclamations went. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that those pro clamations went to the full extent of the law. The Go vernment had some additional measures in contemplation, and what those measures were he would take that oppor tunity of stating to-morrow when the discussion woubi come on qn the motion of the Noble Earl opposite. ETI CTED POOR (IRELAND) BILL. Certain Peers were appointed to attend a con f erence with the House of Commons on the subject of their dis agreement to certain amendments introduced into this Bill by the Lords. t h e The Earl of MINTO reported to their Lordshi ps reasons of tile Commons for disagreeing to certain of those amendments. Lord STANLEY hoped that before their Lordships were called on to discuss those reasons, the Bill would be reprinted. The other Bills on the table were forwarded a stage, and their Lordships adjourned. HOUSE OF CaiIIIVIONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair a few minutes before Four o'clock. LORDS' AMENDMENTS. The Lords' amendments to the following Bills were considered and agreed to:— • Chester and Holyhead Railway (Power to Purchase. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway (Hum ber Ferries Improvement at Hull and New Hol land, &c.) Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway (Shef field Canal Purchase). Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway (Sta tion at Sheffield and Branch to the Sheffield Canal). Middle Level Drainage Acts Amendment. Plymouth Great Western Dock Act Amendment. Scottish Provident Institution. REPORTS. The following reports were considered and agreed to : Exeter and Exmouth Railway Acts Amendment. Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (Amendment of Acts and Regulation of Capital). North Wales lt , tilwav (Dissolution of Company ). NAVIGATION -LAWS. Mr. PLIDITRE presented petition f rom Whit stable against any alt ,, ra E tio O n F in the navigation laws. ISL MAN. Dr. BOWRING presented a petition from the Man complain in g , that the y w ere wholly unrepresented, of and that they were t axed with o ut their consen t , nd praying that they might be entitled to the privileg e o f returning a Member POOR-LAW. Sir T. BIRCH presented a petition against the Poor Law Mitt . Act. Mr. COWAN presented a petition from the General Convention of Scotch Boroughs, complaining , of the jurisdiction, and tho form of proc edure in the Court of Exchequer in Scotland, and praying that some measure might be passed to remedy the evils of w hich the peti tioners complained. ISLE OF MAN. Dr. BOWRING said it was too late this session to give notice of any motion with respect to the Isle of AIaD but he hoped in another session to induce the House to listen to the grievances which the people of that island were subjected to, and trusted that the House would then grant them some measure of relief. SALE OF SPIRITS. Captain PECHELL presented a petition from 112 licensed victuallers at Brighton against the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Bill for altering the law with respect to the sale of spirits; also a petition from the brewers of Brighton against the same Bill, and complaining of the liability of licensed victuallers to have soldiers billeted upon them, and praying that they might be exempted from the payment of window-tax. MERCHANT SEAMEN'S BILL. Mr. HUME presented a petition from shipowners at Montrose against any new burden being placed upon the shipping interest at this particular period, and pray ing that the Merchant Seamen's Bill might not be passed into a law. ATTORNEYS' CERTIFICATES. Lord R. GROSVENOR said, in consFquenee of the " count out " on Tuesday last, he was unable to bring forward his motion with respect to the repeal of the duty upon attorneys' certificates, and intimated that he should now defer bringing the subject before tho Home until next ses,ion. COMMUNIICATION WITH AMERICA AND WEST INDIES. Mr. MONSELL presented a petition from the county of Limerick, stating that the poi t of Limerick presented ihe best and most eligible station that could be selected for a system of communication between Great Britain and Ireland, and America and the West Indies, and praying that it might he fixed upon for the departure of the American and West Indian mail packets. SUGAR DUTIES. Mr. GOULBURN presented a petition from Jamaica complaining of the measures passed by the Government with respect to that island. Mr. CARDWELL presented a petition on behalf of the Brazilian Association at Liverpool, stating that they viewed with great alarm the proposition of the Govern ment for the admission of foreign refined sugar, which they considered would seriously injure British refiners. AUDIT OFFICE. Dr. BOWRING gave notice that he would renew his notice for copies of returns with respect to the Audit Office on the Bth of August next. NEW BOROUGHS. Mr. HUME said, as ho understood it was necessary to introduce a Bill into Parliament in order to transfer the two Members who were formerly elected for Sudbury, to the district of Chelsea, Knightsbridge, and Fulham, he would be obliged to postpone bringing the subject under the attention of the House until next session. He would give notice to bring it before the House on an early day next session. DISTURBANCES IN EDINBURGH. The HON. MENDER also gave notice that he would call the attention of the House to the proceedings which took place in Edinburgh on the 3rd instant, when the military were called out to assist the civil power without the knowledge or sanction of the Lord Provost, and without there being any necessity for taking such a step. SALE OF BEER AND SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS. Mr. WYLD presented a petition from the borough of Bodmin to restrict the sale of beer and spirituous liquors on the Lord's-day ; also a petition from the same borough in favour of the Parochial and Audit Bill. Mr. HUME moved for returns connected with the Trinity House from 1844 to 1847, in continuation of former returns.—Agreed to. MINES IN SCOTLAND. Lord moßrErti, in answer to a question from the Earl of Lincoln, said that the Government were now in communication with the Lord Advocate, to see whether they should not bring in some measure relative to the law with respect to mines in Scotland, for the purpose of assimilating them to those in existence in England. Ile, however, could not undertake to introduce the Bill in the present session. He could assure the Noble Lord that the action that had been brought by the Woods and Forests had been brought under the advice of the Lord Advccate, and that it never was the inten tion of the Woods and Forests to resort to oppressive measures. Although he could not introduce a measure on the subject this session, he could assure the :Noble Lord that nothing would be done by the Government till the Bill was introduced. TIIE SUN, LONDON, TIIVItSDAY EVENIN*G„ JULY 20, 1818. KAFIR WAR. Mr. B. OSBORNE wished to know whether it was the intention of the Government to recognise the ser vices of the officers in tho Kafir war by decoration or otherwise? Mr. F. ,MULE, as we understood, said that the Government had no such intention. Mr. B. OSBORNE then gave notice of his intention, upon the first opportunity, to bring the claims of these officers before the House. BONDED SUGAR Mr. G. TIIOMI'SON wished, pursuant to notice, to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the re fined sugars of our bonded sugar refiners will be allowed to pay the same rate of duty levied on Dutch refined sugar, on delivery from the dock or a bonded warehouse. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had not by law the power to do what the Hon. Member referred to, but he proposed to introduce a Bill on a future occa sion to enable him to do so. CORN TRADE. Mr. STUART moved, pursuant to notice, for a re turn of the names of all persons to whom duties on corn imyorted previously to the Ist day of March, 1815, and entered for home consumption subsequently to that date, have been remitted, and the amounts remitted to each person. And, copy of any opinion of the Attorney or Solicitor-General on the question whether duty was paid on corn imported before the Ist day of March, 1848, and entered for home consumption subsequently to that day, with the dates of any such opinion. The Hos. MEMBER also snored for copies of any cor respondence, Treasury or other minutes and warrants, relative to the remission of duties on 214,000 quarters of grain, &e., imported previous but entered for home con sumption subsequent to the Ist day of March, 1848. Agreed to. CHAPLAINCY OF MADEIRA. On the motion of Mr. DISRAELI, certain correspond. ence between her Majesty's Government and the Bishop of London with respect to the chaplaincy of Madeira were ordered. NAVIGATION-LAWS. Lord G. BENTINCK wished to know from the Pre sident of the Board of Trade, whether he would have any objection to lay on the table of the House the memorial and the petitions of St. John's and New Bruns wick relative to the navigation• laws. Mr. LABOUCHERE as we understood, declined to accede to the Noble Lord's request. SUGAR DUTIES. Lnrd G. BENTINCK wishad to ask th,s Right Hon. the Chancellor ot the Exch, quer whether he had made up his mind as to the course that he intended to pursue with respect to the difficulties which had arisen in the way of carrying nut the sugar duties ? The CHANCELLOR ot the EXCHEQUER said he proposed to move the insertion of certain words in the Sugar Bill to obviate the difficulty. FOREIGN AFFAIRS. Mr. C. ANSTEY said he had given the Noble Li rd the Secretary for Foreign Affairs notice of his intention to put a question to him relative to a correspondence which had taken place with the Italian authorities; but as the Noble Lord Was not in his place, he beggi d leave to put the question to the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer. it would be re• membered that two months ago the Noble Lord promised to procure the correspondence which had taken place with the Italian Government with reapect to the late revolution in the Italian States, to see whether any portion of it could be laid before the House. 'The question he wished to ad( was, whether the Noble Lord had procured the correspondence, and whether they might expect to see any of it laid upon the table before the end of the session? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was unable to answer the question, but his Noble Friend would be in his place soon, when the lion. Gentleman would have an opportunity of repeating the question. CONTROVERTED ELECTIONS. Mr. CRAVEN BERKELEY wished to ask the Right Hon. Baronet the Member for Tamworth a question of which he had given him notice, namely, whether he in tended to introduce any Bill this session to amend the law commonly known as Peel's law for the trial of Con-. troverted Elections. Sir ROBERT PEEL said he had no intention to in troduce any such Bill. _ SALARIES OF TILE GOVERNMENT. Colonel SIB - rnoßr said, he wished to know whether all the Members of the Government were in receipt of their fall salaries. No answer was given to this question. IRISH SAVINGS' BANKS. In answer to a question from an HON. MEMBER, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER inti mated, that since he had announced his intention to in troduce a Bill to amend the law relating to savings' banks in Ireland, the draft of a Bill had been submitted to him, but it required to have some slight alterations made in its provisions. He hoped, however, that he should be soon in a position to introduce it into the House. Mr. REYNOLDS begged it to be understood that he had not withdrawn, but had only postponed, his Bill en this subject. CONSOLIDATED FUND (3,000,0001.) BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. 17 4 a R ncl EflisiI)) BILL. I' for bringing up the report on D bei E ng Sl p ' u A t l O N n C t lj h e Al m B o ll t :; i 1 o 1 this Bill, Mr. NAPIER rote to move the insertion of the amendments of which he had given notice. iThe Hon. Gentleman was interrupted by the app ear . ance at the bar of Mr. BERNAL who stated that the House of Lords had agreed to have a conference with respect to the amendments made by their Lordships in the Destitute Poor (Ireland) Bill, and had appointed that the same should take plgc:, immediately in the conference chamber. (Several members were then appointed to attend the conference. On their re' urn, Sir G. GREY intimated that the conference on the part of the House had delivered to their Lordships their reasons for disagreeing with the amendments, which bad been made by their Lordships in the Bill. Mr. NAPIER continued, ittld proceeded to contend, that the effect of the clause which he proposed to omit would he to enable a person who had a judgment of 201. upon a landowner, to sell the property out and out, with out giving notice to any other parson who had a claim upon it, and without the protecting care of the Court of Chancery. (LEFT SPEAKING.) • PAISLEY. —W e are very happy to have it in our power to state that the operative relief committee have brought their benevolent labours to a close; and although a few tradesmen are still idle, we have no doubt that all will soon find employment of 891110 kind or other.— Gla.low Courier. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. MIDLAND CIRCUIT, Northampton, July 13. CROWN COURT.—( Before Lord Chief Justice DENStAN.) • Edmund Franklin and Edward Randall were indicted for manslaughter, in having feloniously, on the 7th of last month, in this town, caused the death of William Cornfield, by administering to and causing to be taken by him a certain quantity of arsenite of copper. There were several counts in the indictment, which was very lengthy, charging the offence in different ways. Their technical details would be tedious and uninteresting to the general reader, while the nature of ;and the distinc tions between them may be gleaned from the subjoined statement of facts. The three first counts in effect charged them with wilfully administering it, well know ing that it was a deadly poison, and well knowing that the deceased was about to take it; and with wilfully placing it where any of her Majesty's subjects might take it, &c.; the two last with negligently and carelessly administering it, well knowing that it was deadly poison. They were also indicted on the coroner's inquisition, which charged that the prisoners, " not having the fear of God before their eyes, hut being moved and seduced by the instigation of the devil, wickedly contriving and intending the said William Cornfield with poison feloni ously and wilfully to kill, &c , with force and arms, &e., feloniously and wilfully, a large quantity of a certain deadly poison (to wit) emerald green, otherwise arsenite of copper, diet was to say one drachm of the said deadly poison, did put, mix, and mingle into and with a certain article of food called blancmanger, which the said William Cornfied was then and there about to eat (and with the intent that the said William Cornfield should take and eat) the same, they well knowing the said emerald green to be a deadly poison; and that the said William Corn field (not knowing the said poison to have been mixed with the said blancmanger) did afterwards take, eat, and swallow a large quantity, to wit, the quantity of half a pound of the said blancmanger, &c., by means whereof the said William Cornfield then and there be came, and then and there was, mortally sick and distem pered in his body, and of the said poison, so, &c., taken, &c., from the 7th until the Bth did languish, &c., and then die ; and the jurors, &c., say that Edmund Frank lin and Edward Randall him the said William Cornfield in manner and by the means aforesaid, feloniously and willfully did kill, &c." Mr. Flood and Mr. Bittleston conducted the prosecu tion ; Mr. Ilumfry, Q.C., and Mr. Miller appeared as counsel for Franklin ; and Mr. Macaulay on behalf of Randall. This case has excited a very great sensation in this town and part of the country, whilst it will furnish a most impressive warning to all consumers, if not to all purveyors of food. The prisoner Franklin has resided in this town for very many years, carrying on upon an extensive scale the business of a confectioner, and been highly respected. The younger prisoner was a respect able youth in his employ. The deceased was a gentle man much respected. It seems that Mr. Cornfield was an accountant in good business here. He took a strong interest in the affairs relating to a dissenting chapel of the Independent deno mination in King-street. On the 7th of June last the Rev. G. Nicholson, minister of that chapel, was or dained, and the members present at the ordination dined together in the Temperance-hall in Northampton, the dinner being provided by Franklin. The dinner com prised, amongst other things, soups, jellies, and blanc manger. Ono of the dishes of blancmanger was orna mented on the top by a cucumber (formed also of blanc manger), with foliage round it of a vivid green colour, the colouring matter being described by some of the witnesses as extending to the thickness of the finger nail, and by others to niore than halt an inch. The deceased gentleman portook of this blancmanger, as did several other gentlemen present. The effects produced upon all of them were of a very alarming character, including vomiting, violent internal inflammation, heat in the throat, and thirst. These were the symptoms of the re ception of arsenical poison into the system in each case. Several of the gentlemen were obliged to leave the room, and suffered more or less severely, some of them not having completely recovered to the present time. The deceased was violently tick before he left the hall, and obliged to be removed in a carriage to his own house, which he had left about half-past ten in as good health as usual. The dinner was at half-past three o'clock. He regained his house at about half-past six, when the vomiting and purging continued; went to bed at eight, and was a corpse at five in the morning. No doctor had been sent for, the deceased not complaining of pain after he got home, and Mrs. Cornfield having entertained no idea of the presence of poison. The post mortem examination was made by Mr. Faircloth and Mr. Bryan. The effects of violent inflammation were evi dent throughout the stomach and intestines, which were of an intense red colour, the redness extending com pletely through the coats of the stomach, and being ex ternally visible and internally. The post mortem exa mination showed the decease to have been other wise extensively diseased, a large calculus hav ing been found in one of his kidneys, which had had also been reduced by disease to a mere bag of matter. There was also disease of the aorta and of the prostate gland. On so diseased a frame poison would act with greater violence. The proximate cause of death appeared to have been the cessation of the action of the heart produced by the extensive inflammation. The deceased was also afflicted with hernia, and the part affected presented a purple colour, which was said to be usually observed in cases of arsenical poisoning. The stomach and intestines, with their contents, was given for analysis to Mr. Greville, the chymist. The remainder of the blancmanger was impounded with the other remnants from the dinner and the moulds used in making the confectionary. There was but little of the blane manger left, and the only traces of the green-coloured matter were a few points hardly visible. A small por tion, however, was scraped Irons the edge of the dish with a penknife, which proved to be sufficient for the purpose of analysis by Mr. Greville, who was satisfied of the presence of copper. The blancmanger itself contained a few minute specks of green, hardly visible to the un assisted eye. Still, on testing them for copper, the result was conclusive. Mr. Greville at first thought that the portion removed from the dish edge might be too small to enable him to arrive at conclusive results as to the presence of arsenic, but ho afterwards tested it and discover( d conclusive proof that arsenic was present. He obtained from the witness, Mr. Barry, a respectable chymist in this town, some emerald green of the same kind as sold to the prisoner Randall. That was its commercial name, but it was sometimes called mineral green. From this green he separated a large portion of white arsenic. The green colouring gave decided arsenic results when tested by Marsh's apparatus. Arsenical results were also obtained from the contents of the viscera, but not copper, as from the small points in the blancmanger. This would be accounted for by the fact that the copper would be very quickly discharged and absorbed; not so with the arsenic. A small portion of emerald green in powder was discovered in the shop of Franklin, and being tested for copper decisive results were given of its presence, but the quantity submitted was too small to be tested fur arsenic also. A quantity of emerald green produced from various shops, and one parcel from Mr. Barry, a druggist in Northampton, who was proved to have frequently supplied Franklin with the article in question, were tested for arsenic and cop per. Both were produced, the analysis showing 471- per cent. of arsenic to be contained in th e com p oun d, t h e scien tific name of whichis arsenite of copper. Arsenic, which will tenaciously adhere to the coats of the stomach and the other viscera, is to be detected after the copper has been ejected by vomiting or otherwise. The vomit was not preserved. The compound had been used by Franklin for some years in his business for colourine , articles intended to be eaten. Randall was the person who' mixed the deleterious matter on the present occasion, and he admitted that on this occasion he had used a some what larger portion than usual to give a more beautiful colour. Franklin was present superintending the dinner. Mr. Barry, tha chemist, proved that Randall had fre quently, for years past, been to him to purchase the ar ticle fur Franklin, and that certainly, on the first occa sion, and he believed on several others, he told him that it was poison, and not to use it for anything that was to be eaten. Other persons had come fur it from time to time, for Franklin, and he had told them the same. Had not thought it necessary to communicate that intelligence to Franklin himself, after having said so 30 many times. It seemed pretty clear that both the pri soners had long known that it was poison, for it ap• peered that after its having been so represented to be, some three years ago, it had ceased to be mixed with any thing intended to be eaten. They seemed to have used it only ornamentally on this occasion, for which it had alone been recently used. However, when Randall was asked about it on this occasion, he at first said, as they had been accustomed to represent, that it was ex tract of spinach, but admitted afterwards that he knew it to be emerald green. It could not be contended for a moment that Franklin did not know it by name. If so, false statements were constantly made as to what it was, and he must have known that it was poisonous, and so knowing left it to his apprentice to deal it out without ascertaining its strength or at all limiting the extent poison ous of its use. However, one witness said, " Yes, tit ous if you take a pound of it," and another that " he'd eat a pen'orth of it for twopence," which would give half an ounce of white arsenic or thereabouts, and be enough to kill a score of people, to say nothing of the copper, which is another strong poison. It appeared that this substance is sometimes known as mineral green, which contains no arsenic, but it also ap peared that mineral green was always soldin lumps, the arsenite of copper being an impalpable powder, and further, from the evidence of Mr. Greville , that mineral green itself, which is a mixture of the hydrate of copper and carbonate of lime, would become a poison by the operation of the acidity of the stomach. It is worthy of mention that Mr. Greville said that Christison, in his work on poisons, was mistaken, for that the arsenito of copper was always commercially known in England as emerald green. It was clear that what was here used was the arsenite of copper (Scheele's green), that it ca use d d ea th, an d was a d m inistered under the circumstances above detailed. Whilst it was pretty certain that the prisoners knew that it was poison ous, it was not so certain that they either of them knew of what it was composed, or that it was deadly to such an extent. In such a case it is not necessary, or perhaps advisable, to furnish the long scientific evidence in detail. After Mrs. Cornfield's evidence, Mr. Faircloth, the surgeon who had attended the de ceased fur several years, was called, and proved that on the post-mortem examination of the b o dy h e found all the usual peculiar appearances of death by arsenic or ot h er irritant poison, pointing out the well known dis tinctions therein from those of death from long standing disease. Mr. J. M. Bryan, surgeon of this town, assisted at the examination, and corroborated the whole account of the last witness. Mr. 11. M. Greville, of Northampton, practical che mist, proved that he was present at the examination, and confirmed the testimony of the other two gentlemen. He had analysed, and discovered arsenic and copper in the little that was left of the blancmanger and the very little found on the shelf at Franklin's, and 474 per cent. of white arsenic in that which he received from Mr. Barry as the sameas that which he had supplied to the prisoner. He found white arsenic in the stomach of the deceased, but not copper, which he accounted for as before stated. He described all the ordinary tests that he had applied in the usual way. Mr. Betts, shoe-manufacturer, of Northampton; Mr. Porter, of Northampton, gentleman; Mr. John Groom, shoe-manufacturer; and Mr. George Macguire, were called to prove that they were at the dinner and partook of the blancynanger, and the dreadful extent and dura tion of their sufferings. Waiters and other witnesses were called, whose testi mony will have sufficiently appeared above. Charles Woolston proved that he was formerly in the service of Mr. Franklin. Was with him five years, and assisted him in his business. After he had been there about three years a young man came there and first in troduced emerald green. Afterwards witness used it in a small quantity, about three thimbles full. This was for 4lanemanger in a small mould, representing a plum with two leaves and stem, which leaves and stem were green. The whole was to be eaten. Never remembered ..tny previous instance of illness. Had eaten blancmlnger. Had used it twice. When witnt ss went to Mr. Barry's to fetch a pennyworth Mr. Barry told him it was poison. This was about two years and a halt ago. Franklin saw witness use the emerald green after Mr. Barry had told witness it was poison. Witness communicated it to Franklin and to Randall, who were both together at the time. After witness told Franklin that emerald green was poison it was not used ''or colouring articles intended to be eaten. [The substance of the rest of this wit ness's testimony appears in the statement above.] Mr. flirstFaY addressed the jury on behalf of Mr. Franklin, and Mr. MACAULAY on behalf of Randall. ..... , The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE then summed up the case, leaving it to the jury to say whether or not the prisoners, both, or either of them, knew that it was poi,on ? in like manner, whether or not they were guilty of culpa ble negligence in the administering of it ? The jury answered the question in the affirmative as to both prisoners, returning a verdict accordingly, against both of Guilty of Manslaughter. His LORDSHIP, in a very feeling and impressive ad dress, sentenced them both to imprisonment for three calendar months. This case concluded the business of the assizes for this county at seven o'clock. WESTERN CIRCUIT.— Winchester, July 18. CROWN COURT.--(Before Mr. Justice WILLIAMS.) William Atter was indicted for the wilful murder of James O'Connor by striking and beating him with a mallet upon the head and face, on the 10th of June, diversgivin mort when henhe died. wounds, which he languished until g th h e im llth ofJune, Mr. Greenwood and Mr. Collyer were counsel for the prosecution; and Mr. Missing defended the prisoner. It appeared that the prisoner was a convict at Ports mouth, and was under the superintendence of the de ceased. On the 10th of June, about half past eleven o'clock, the prisoner was in a passage adjoining the fitting loft; several of the convicts were also there. O'Connor was in the passage likewise. A man named Smith, a seaman rigger, was in the loft. He heard a heavy blow struck in the passage. He looked up and saw O'Connor in the act of falling on his back. The prisoner had a mallet which he held up over his shoulder with both hands, and as O'Connor fell the prisoner struck him a most violent blow on the face with the mallet. Some of the parties picked him up ; be was covered with blood. The prisoner said, " I told him I would cook his goose, and I have done it." The deceased was re moved to the Star Hotel ; he was insensible. A sur geon instantly attended him. His eyes were obscured in consequence of the injury. There was a wound between the eyes ; the bones of the nose were broken to pieces, and the right side of the lip was completely divided, and was bleeding profusely. On the following day, about three o'clock, he was delirious, violent, and fero cious, and it took six men to hold him. He soon after wards began to sink, and died at ten o'clock that night. The surgeon was of opinion that the death was caused by bruises, contusions, compound fracture of the skull, and extravasation of blood on the brain. On the same day, after the blows were struck, the prisoner was put into a solitary cell on board the York convict ship, when he talked to a man named King, who was confined in an opposite cell. He said, " I have done for one —." King asked him whom he meant ? The prisoner re plied, " O'Connor ; I gave the a blow on the head ar.d knocked him down ; the turned up his eyes and I gave him another blow on the face and knocked his nose flat on his face, and I saw the old devil stand round the -- as I killed him. I told you I would do it. I looked for an opportunity all the morning before I could get one. I was an hour before I could get anything to do it with ; at last I found the mallet, and that I killed the with." The prisoner asked where be should be " topped ?" King told him at Winchester. The prisoner then said, " I shall make a fine speech on the scaffold." At the conclusion of the case for the prosecution, Mr. Missiso said, it was not necessary for him to address the jury ; he bad' watched the case, and that was all he could do. At the request of the prisoner a written statement was read. In that statement he said that O'Connor had driven him wrongfully ; that they could give him no sa tisfaction; that he had begged the captain to shift him, for if ho did not he should get into trouble, as ha could not bear it any longer ; that O'Connor had afterwards treated him worse than before, and taken him before the captain, and charged him with using threatening lan guage ; that after that he was in such a passion that he scarcely knew what ho was doing ; that he was very sorry for the act, and begged the Court to have mercy on him. (We are assured that it was intended to shift the prisoner at the end of the week ; that his name was down fur that purpose, and that he knew it.) Mr. Justice WILLIAMS, in summoning up, told the jury that if they were of opinion Atter had caused the death of O'Connor without any lawful reason, it would be their duty, however painful it might be, to find him guilty. The jury in a few minutes returned a verdict of Guilty, and he was sentenced to death. The prisoner conducted himself with the utmost pro priety in the dock. 'The court was crowded to excess. Stephen Morris, jun., William Smith, and Charles Bratcher were indicted for the wilful murder of Charles Payne on the 22d of February. Mr. Poulden and Mr. Massey were Counsel for the prosecution; Mr. Missing defended Smith; Mr. Sewell ; and Mr. P r id eaux for Bratcher. affair a rose ou t o f a p oac hi ng trans action. e tpTioh appeared I f ' o li r e unfortunateso p i ro r s r e i prosecutor was Mr. Drummond, who is the owner of large estates at Cadlands, in the parish of Fawley, in this county. On the night of the 26th of February, John Cull, James Cull, and Charles Payne, who were gamekeepers, started about twelve o'clock at night to look after poachers. They heard the report of a gun in the Ferne hill copse; they proceeded in that di rection, and heard the report of another gun in the same copse. They then suspected that the party would go to Shobland's copse. John Cull and Payne went and hid themselves behind a barley-rick in Iloarstone-field. In consequence of a noise they heard they came from be hind the rick, and saw five men facing them, John Cull went and collared two of them. Ile saw a person go to wards Payne, and he believed that person to be Morris, with whom he had been acquainted for a considerable length of time. The men Jonn Cull had collared strug gled very much, and one of them got away, but he secured the other, who turned out to be Smith. During the strug gle John Cull heard an exceedingly heavy blow, followed by the discharge of a gun. James Cull then came up. Two persons laid hold of him, and beat him so as to render him senseless. When he came to himself, he got up and went towards Payee whom he found 1 - ing on the u rground nand They then handcuffed Smith to Payne, t got a light and a cart. Upon their the stock of a gun under Payne's return they edy insensible. went found unad and got shoulder. It bad blood upon it. The barrel of the gun was lying near. They searched Smith's pockets and found some pheasants in them. They took Payne home. At daylight they returned again to the spot, and found two cloth caps and a rabbit skin cap. The pri soner Morris lived about a mile from this field, and next door to a Mrs. Clasen. About one o'clock that morning Mrs. Clavell heard cries and moans in Morris's house. She got up and went into his house, and found him complaining that ho bad Met with an ac cident, and had' shot himself. She Went fur a sur geoiti, who found a gun shot wound in the pit of his stomach. Morris told the surgeon he had been out shooting, and in drawing the gun through a hedge it had gone off and shot him. Payne never became sensi ble, and died on the following Wednesday of a blow he had received with a gun on his head. The three pri soners were together at a beerhouse that night. Bratcher had on a rabbit skin cap, similar to the one found in the field. Mr. Sewell, Mr. Missing, and Mr. Prideaux submitted that the charge of murder could not be supported be cause the gamekeepers had no right to apprehend those parties. In order to give the keepers that autho rity it was requisite that the parties should have been in a close with intent to kill game " there," in that very close in which they were apprehended; the parties, therefore, had a right to resist their apprehension, and could only be convicted of manslaughter. Mr. POULDEN urged the contrary of this proposition. Mr. Justice WILLIAMS said he should consult Mr. Justice Coleridge on this point, whether or not a servant of an occupier of land had a right to arrest parties who were not in either of the lands in which they intended to kill game, but being on the land with intent to kill game, but not to kill game " there." The Learned JUDGE having had a conference with Mr. Justice Coleridge, returned into court, and said, that they were of opinion that there was no authority to arrest these parties. In order to give power to arrest, the • parties arrested must f that th e t h o e ffe party ne es i b m e rn f e o d un i d n t u h p e o fi n rs l t an s d ect c i r o rm n m o i f tt t i h n e g st o at n u e te o ; must enter or be upon the land where he was arrested with intent to kill game on that very land. In this case there was no evidence that the parties were upon the land when they were arrested, with intent to kill game there; therefore the offence was reduced to manslaughter. Mr. Missing, Mr. Sewell, and Mr. Prideaux then ad dressed the jury on behalf of their respective clients. Mr. Justice WILLIAMS having summed up, The jury returned u verdict of Not Guilty. The same prisoners were then indicted for night poaching. The jury found them Guilty; and Mr. Justice WILLIAMS sentenced them to seven years' transportation each. SOUTH" WALES CIRCUIT, Cardiff; July 17. (Before Mr. Justice WI6IITNIN.) Thomas Martin and Michael Leary were indicted for the wilful murder of John Williams, in the parish of Swansea, in this county, on the night of the Bth of May last. There was a second indictment against the pri soners for the murder of one Jenkin Evan, at the same time and place. Mr. R. W. Grove and Mr. Bmson conducted the pro secution; the prisoners we! e defended by Mr. Sergeant Jone?. It appeared from the case stated by Mr. Grove, and the evidence in support of it, that on the night in ques• tion a party of labouring people were holding an assem blage, called by the natives a " Cwrw-bath," at an un occupied cottage on the roadside, between Loughor and Swansea. The object of these meetings is to collect subscriptions among neighbours and friends for a young couple about to be married, and on this occasion, as is too frequently the case, the parties assembled had drunk large quantities of beer, and the whole party, about 20 in number, were more or less intoxicated. It so hap pened that on the night in question the two prisoners, accompanied by three other Irishmen, had been paid off from one of the railway contract works at Loughor, and were proceeding to Swansea. About midnight they ar rived at this cottage, and joined the party there, who supplied them with beer and kept on good terms with them for some time, when a dispute arose between a younger brother of Michael Leary and a Welshman ;dealt the low rate of wages at which the Irishmen con sented to work. A general rush took place towards the door through which the two disputants had staggered and fallen together over the thre.hold, and in an instant the deceased, John Williams, was stabbed to the heart by inc of the Irishmen in the midst of all the party. The other murdered man, Jenkin Evan, was coming down the road at the time, and hearing a cry of " Mur der," he appears to hare seized hold of theyounger Leary, who was the first man that ran out from the court-yard in front of the cottage into the high-road. Jenkin Evan was also instantly stabbed to the heart, apparently by the same hand and weapon as had given the fatal blow to John Williams. The Irishmen escaped in the darkness and confusion, and after passing the night in Swansea they set off the following morning for Cardiff; but owing to the activity of the county police they were appre hended in the course of that day. The only man who could give any direct evidence as to the actual perpetrator of this double murder, was the younger Leary, who swore to having seen Tomas Martin rush out from the doorway with an open clasp knife in his left hand, and stab John Williams as be stood on the left side of the door. This evidence was confirmed by that of several witnesses, who spoke to threats used by Thomas Martin, which appear to have satisfied the jury that he was always prepared, in the event of any dispute resulting in a personal conflict, to use a knife ; and that ho was actually so prepared on the night in question. Similar evidence was given as to Michael Leary, but the only direct evidence against him was that of several witnesses, who spoke to the fact of his having used a spade in the "conflict, and having struck some of the party on the head with it. Mr. Sergeant JONES made a powerful appeal on behalf of the prisoners; and The Learned JUDGE summed up the case with great care and perspicuity. The jury deliberated for about half an hour, and then returned a verdict of Guilty against Thomas Martin for the murder, and against Michael Leary for aiding and abetting him in it. His LoaDsnir immediately proceeded to pass sentence of death against both the prisoners, holding out to them no hope of mercy. The s►lence maintained during the early part of his Lordship's very affecting address to the prisoners was painfully broken towards the conclusion by the cries of their unfortunate wives and children, who were waiting outside the court and had received intelli gence of the result of the trial. The prisoners, who are intelligent looking men, both displayed the most astonishing indifference throughout the whole proceedings. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Mr. B. Isaacs, a gentlemen who stated himself to be a magistrate in Jamaica, applied to the Lord Mayor for his Lordship's interference in what he considered to be a case of great hardship. He was attended by four seamen, natives of Jamaica, who had lately arrived in this country on board the Marian, Captain John Bradley. Hr stated that the crew of the Marian had for some reason, upon arriving at that destination, abandoned the ship, and the captain was of course reduced to the al ternative of remaining, to his serious loss and incon venience, on the island, or employing whatever seamen he could find to work the vessel home. He chose the 1 latter; and he induced the four seamen who were his Lordship's petitioners on the present occasion to per form the duties on the homeward voyage, having en dorsed the articles with which they entered with words to the effect that he engaged to furnish them with ordi nary seamen's berths on board some vessel returning to Jamaica within seven days after their arrival in London, or to pay them wages until such should be done. Instead, however, of fulfilling his agreement with the poor men Captain Bradley thought proper, after having given them a few shillings to cast them off altogether, and they were wandering about in a state of destitution, until they happened to meet a person who was disposed to appeal to the authorities in their behalf. Captain Bradley. upon being written to upon the subject, merely acknowledged the receipt of the letter. The LORD MAYon—Has any complaint been made on the subject elsewhere? Mr. Isaacs—Yes. The case was represented to Mr. Baliantine at the Thames Police office, who sent to the captain to represent the hardship of the case; but the application was met by a negative. The LORD MAYon—llave the owners of the ♦essel been applied to? Mr. Isaaes—The owner, Mr. Neil Malcolm, is, I believe, on the continent; but I saw his clerk, who could not act in the matter, and who referred me to the captain. The captain, however, declares that he will do nothing for the men except upon compulsion by a court of law. Two of the men could, I have been given to understand, have obtained berths in the Calypso to return to Jamaica it they had been supplied with the money fairly due to them for the purpose of redeeming their clothes, without which they could not go upon the voyage. Mr. Ballantine had regretted that it was not in his power to do anything for the seamen ur.der all the circumstances. The LORD MAYOR—I am very sorry that there is no Act of Parliament which arms me with the power to do justi-!e to these men. We can constrain persons who would act with similar unfairness towards natives of Asia and Africa; but the authority of interference does not extend to the natives of our own colonies. I consider the conduct you describe as exceedingly reprehensible, and regret that the 0 - wrier, who I am convinced would never tolerate anything of the kind, is out of town. I, however, think that upon your application at the office of the Registrar. General of Seamen, who has been most active in bringing to punishment deserters from our ships abroad, facilities will be rendered to accom plish the benevolent object of sending these poor men home. The LORD MA.voa received a letter from the keeper of the Giltsper-street prison, informing him that a young man, named R. C. Tweddle, traveller to Mr. D. Lloyd, Wholesale grocer, in Rood-lane, had expired yesterday morning. The unfortunate man had been on Friday charged with having received from a customer of the house the sum of 3681. 18s. without having accounted for it in due time; he was soon after seized with delirium which ended in death. • BOTV-STREET. William Harvey, a letter carrier at the Croydon post office, was charged with stealing a money letter and se veral of the daily newspapers. It was proved that, owing to the complaints of some inhabitants of Croydon that their letters and newspapers did not always come to hand, Mr. Sculthorpe, a presi dent in the Post-office, tested the honesty of the carriers and sorters in that district by causing a letter, contain ing some marked money, to be addressed and posted to Mr. Fuller, an estate-agent, at Croydon, taking care to watch its safe transmission from St. Martin's-le-Grand. On the arrival of the bag at Croydon the letters were sorted out by the carriers as usual; but, on inquiry be ing made for the one addressed to Mr. Fuller, no one seemed to know anythine• about it. A search was made for it, and it was at length found among the prisoner's letters, although not belonging to his delivery. He de clared he did not know how it came th ere, unless it was ruin-sorted. It had not been opened. The prisoner was given into custody on :suspicion of stealing the letter, and at his house the officers found parts of the newspapers, with their directions upon them. Mr. JARDINE committed him for trial, but in conside ration of the prisoner's character, which was well spoken of, and his long connexion with the Post-office (fourteen years), coupled with some peculiar circum.tances in the case as regarded the letter, his Worship consented to take bail, which was instantly given. COLLEGE OF CIVIL ENGINEERS, PUTNEY. On Tuesday the annual distribution of prizes at this valuable institution took place in the hall of the College, in the presence of a numerous and distinguished party of visitors. The meeting was also honoured by the presence of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge; and amongst the company we noticed the Bishops of London and Oxford, the Earl of Devon, Lord W. Fitzroy, Sir Charles Sullivan, Major Oliphant, Colonel Sykes, Major Shadwell Clerke, General Sir C. Pasley, Mr. Rennie, Captain Moorsom, Hon. and Rev. C. L. Courtenay, Hon. F. Tollemsche, M.P. The proceedings commenced by a general review of the progress of the college during the year by the Rev. the Principal, who, after alluding to the advances made by the students, called the attention of the meeting to the plans in progress for improving the college system by the addition of classes of metallurgy and general engineering for Indian officers. On this latter point he dwelt at some length, urging upon those gentleman present who were connected with India the great advantages to be derived from promoting instruction in civil engineering among the officers in both services, civil and military. He then referred to the measures in progress under the Government for improving the con dition of our large towns, which would require the ser vices of numerous well-educated, intelligent officers to carry them out efficiently ; and he thought that they ought to be satisfied that the demand for a practical and scientific education, such as could be obtained at the college, would constantly increase. The following is the prize list for the past year:— MATHEXATICS. Class 1.-Ist div., Shearwood, Simpson ; 2d div., Coghlan. Class 11.-Ist div., D© Bourbel, Christie , Robertson (rq.); 2d div., Goudir, Candy. sen., Candy, jun. Class 111.-Ist div., Riley, Hayton, Blair. CHYMISTRY AND PHYSICS. Class I.—Broadrick, Codrington, Simpson. Class IL—Candy, sen., Candy, jun., Riley. GEOLOGY. Codrington, Coghlan, Kershaw. GEODESY. Class I.—Christie, Coghlan, Ackland, Codrington. Class IL—Robertson, Simpson, Shearwood, Wood ward. Class M.—Roberts, Kershaw, Cato, Sowerby. ➢Military Class.—llvathorri, M'G rigor. CIVIL ENGINEERING. Class L—Codrington, Ackland, Bii:gers, Davidson. Class 11.—Kershaw, Cato. Robertson, Roberts. Class lll.—hilly, Sowerby, Stvwart, Ha) ton. ARCHITECTURE. Class I.—Broadrick, Codrington, Ackland. Biggers. Class Il.—Shearwood, Ncthersole, Kershaw, Cato. Class lll.—Hayton, De Bourbel, Sowerhy, Candy, un. MACHINERY. Class I.—Simpson, Brodlelt, Whichello, Woodward. Drawings.—Christie. Class IL—Cato. Drawings.—Cato, li.crshaw (req ) Class Quvtrevitle, Haytoo (req.). Manipulation.—Skinner, Lowo, Nethersule. PERSPECTIVE. Christie, Woodward. FRENCIT. Class I.—Kershaw, Do Bourbel. Class IL—Cato, Candy, sc n. G ERMAN. Class L—Broadrick, (xq ), Class IL—Candy, ser. ESSAY ON WATER SUPPLY TO TOWNS. Robertson, Codrington, Simpson (mg.). The President, his Royal ss the Duke Of Cambridge, the Bishop of London, and General Sir C. Pasley addreswd the meeting in brief and appropriate terms. The Right Rev. Prelate in particular referred to the benefits of religious eduestion, as illustrated by recent events in this country and abroad. After the company had left the College-hall, come in • teresting experiments were exhibited in the laboratories with a magnet of enormous power. The drawings of the students in two large rooms were next in,apected. Some of them were extremely good, and showed that the in struction given in this department is of the best kind. In the machinery department, a curious model locomo tive for common roads, driven by compressed air, and also a new rotatory engine, were exhibited, both having been constructed in the College workshop. It is very interesting to find that the most recent at tempts at invention are practically tested in this in stitution. After a handsome luncheon to the guests in vited, the proceedings terminated N ith evening prayers in the chapel, which has been much improved since our last visit to the College. THE METROPOLITAN SANITARY COMMISSION. A third report from the Metropolitan Sanitary Commission was laid before the [louse of Lords on Friday. The subject of this report is an epidemic fever which recently broke out among the scholars of the Westminster School and the inhabitants of the houses in the neighbourhood. The report commences thus.— " Having been informed that cases of fever of a pecu liar nature have recently occurred among the scholars of the Westminster School, as well as among the inhabi tants of several houses in the Cloisters and precincts of the Abbey Church, and rumour having ascribed the origin of this fever to the emptying and cleansing of a number of cesspools in the immediate neighbourhood, we have considered that the circumstances were such as to require investigation. " We have accordingly examined the masters of the school, its regular medical attendants, the physicians consulted on the occasion, and the officers of the works, together with such other persons connected with the lo cality as were likely to afford information, and we find the facts, as far as we have been able to ascertain them, to be as follows." _ _ It appears that in all 36 persons were attacked, 32 of them within a period of 11 days; and that there were 5 deaths, 3 among the scholars, and 2 among the in habitants. The report enters into the circumstances connected with the sickness, which were examined at great length, and the following is a summary of the results arrived at:— " After having devoted to the examination of the circumstances attendant on the fever that has occurred in this small locality an extent of labour that might have sufficed to investigate the sanitary condition of a large m ess of the population, we have found on the whole—That whereas it has been stated that fever broke out immediately after the cleansing of the cesspools, the fact is found to be that eight weeks elapsed between the emptying of the last cesspool and the first case of fever—a period which, according to the predominant medical testimony, puts out of the question the operation as an exciting cause of fever, even if it had been performed in such a manner as to evolve large quantities of noxious gases, instead of by a method which produces incomparably less effluvia than any process heretofore known. That whereas it has been stated that the fever was of an entirely new type such as had never been seen or observed before in that or any other place, the fact appears to be that the type is one well known and recognized as prevalent for years past in that very locality and neighbourhood, as well as in all other parts of the metropolis. That whereas it was stated that fever was entirely unknown before in the place in question, the fact appears to be that fever had occurred there the 3 ear before, and also in 1846, as testified by Dr. Basham, and cases had occurred in former years ' • and although no regular record has been pre served, there is good reason to believe that epidemics have from time to time occurred there, and that there has been no such entire previous exemptions as reputed. That whereas it was represented that there was an excess of fever cases in the Westminster district after the cleansing operations, it appears, from particular inquiries in the places cleansed. that there lots been a decided reduction in the sickness experienced, and throughout the district a less amount of sickness than previously. That whereas it has been stated that an offensive smell was perceived in the school, produced by the :Miner up or a cesspool that had been cleansed some weeks before, tho fact is found to be, that this particular cesspool gave out no unusual smell en that occasion hut that the smell complained of probably arose from the emanations given off from a large cesspool w hich had never been cleansed at all, and which communicated with the whole line of a foul sewer passing c:irectly under the school; the evaporating surface of this sewete as far - as it has been possible to explore it, which is only through a com paratively small part of its course, being estimated at 2,000 feet, or more than four times the sur face. of the eighteen cesspools emptied in the early part of the year. That the course of the disease followed very exactly the line of this sewer, which communicates by direct openings with several of the houses where fever broke out, passes directly under the school and the dormitory, is in close proximity with nearly all the houses in which fever occurred, and is in so foul a state that the officers of the Metro politan Sewers Commissions, accustomed as they are to such examinations, were absolutely unable to pro ceed along it beyond a certain point, so that beyond that point it still remains unexplored. That the public sewers of the neighbourhood were comparatively clear of deposit, and gave off but a very small amount of effluvium. That if the private drains and the large branch sewer, which were by mistake surcharged with the soil from the cesspools, had been perfectly cleared out when the cesspools a ere emptied, the probable source of the extraordinary sickness and mortality would have been removed, and the health of the inhabitants in gene ral as certainly promoted as the health of the porter of the Cloisters and his family seems to have been improved by the emptying and filling up of the cesspools under neath his house. That the probability of the recurrence of a similar visitation will be diminished to the extent that the cleansing of the present house drains and branch sewers, and their substitution by a perfect drainage ap paratus, are completed; excepting always the more re mote and accidental emanations from adjacent districts that may remain uncleunsed, from which it may be dif ficult entirely to protect the school or the Abbey pr-- chid. That the present occurrence is an impressive ex ample of the great mistake that has hitherto prevailed, in supposing that the jurisdiction of the Courts of Sewers fully comprehends all or the most important cleansing works that have the most direct inflderree on public health; it also shows the casualties and disappointments that must happen wherever an efficient eystten of opera tions is restricted to the public sewers, and where the private drains or cesspools are left to the ordinary sepa rate treatment, that is to say, neglected. That the main sewers, or the portion of the drainage system under the jurisdiction of the Court of Sewers, supposing them to be in a foul state, present only one-fourth of the entire evaporating surface of noxious gases, that Fourth being for the most part the furthest removed from the general population, and consequently its cleansing will afford only a fraction of relief; that the cesspool surfaces make nearly another fourth ; while the private house drains supply fully two-fourths of the noxious evaporating sur face, which portion closely besets the dwelling houses, and has its effluvia circulated throtigh the main sewers. That, from inquiries made in relation to the expenses of . cleansing and repairing the house drains that exist in the district, it appears that those expenses aro consider ably greater to the householders or owners than would be the expense, under proper legislative and administrative arrangements, of abolishing all the cesspools and main taining a complete soil pan apparatus and impermeable soil drains, by which the lodgment of refuse, and the escape of the noxious gases of deconspiesition would be entirely prevented. That imperfectly as the recent ope rations of cleansing would seem to have been conducted by the mon employed by the Commission of Sewers, they have been everywhere productive of benefit, and have given satisfaction to the parties immediately affected by them; and, as measure s of partial aid temporary re lief, and until new and complete drainage works are laid down, they ought to be prosecuted as extensively and efficiently as possible ; but that any delay in making adequate legislative provisions for conferring powers and imposing obligations, as to the improvement of house drainage and the abolition of cesspools, is a delay in the removal of the most extensive sources of disease and mortality. " All which we humbly certify to your Majesty. " ROBERT GROSVENOR. (L.S.) " EDWIN CHAD WICK. (L.S.) " I'. SOUTHWOOD SMITH. (LS.) " RICHARD OWEN. (L.S.) " RICHARD LAMI3ERT JONES. (L.S.)" One, perhaps, of the most interesting portions of evi dence, having a practical bearing, that the report con tains, is that relating to the specific benefits arising from the cleansing operations recently conducted under the direction of the Commission of Sewers:— " The porter of the Cloisters (Henry Burroughs), for example, states that the health of his family has been greatly improved by it. Being asked, What was the state of the health of your family before this new ope ration of cleansing was performed?' he answers, I have had a great deal of sickness in my family from time to time, I have a sickly wife and young family, and I have lost them all but two." What has been the comparative health of your .family since this cleansing, has been effected and the cesspools have been filled up?'—` I have had no sickness at all; and myself, wife, and two child ren are perfectly well." You have ltd no sickness, you say, since this emptying took place?'—' Not at all.' ilas the apparent health of your children improved?' " The returns in relation to till effect of p trtiulclesne ing made to the Metropolitan Cimmisssione:s of Sewers are decisive and satisfactory." On the subject of the extent of cleansing operations required in the metropolis, the foflowing statements ar• made:— "At the last census, in 1841, there were 270,859 houses in the metropolis. It is known that there is scarcely a house without a cesspool under it, and that a large number have two, three, four, and more under them, so that the number of such receptacles in the me tropo!is may be taken at 300,000. The exposed surface of each cesspool measures, on an average, nine feet, and the mean depth of the whole is about feet—so that each contains 58i feet of fermenting filth of the most poisonous, noisome, and disgusting nature. The exhaling surface of all the cesspools (300,000 X 9) = 2,700,000 feet, or equal to 62 acres nearly; and the total quantity of foul molter contained within them (300,000 X 580 = 17,550.000 cubic feet, or equal to one enormous elongated ►s tagnant cesspool 50 feet in width, 6 feet 6 inches in depth, and extending through London from the Broadway at lian.mersinith to Bow-bridge, a length of ten tulles. This, there is reason to believe, is an under estimate. The cesspool, however, in general forms but one-fourth of the evaporating surface: the house drain forms half or two fourths, and the sewer one; but, corm( eted as the sewers and house drains mutually are, and acted upon by the winds and barometric conditions. the miasma from the house drains and sewers of one district may be carried up to another. We cannot be absolutely certain that part of the stench expe rienced in the Dean's-yard may not have been due to the contents of the sewers from the drains of the House of Commons, or at some time from Duck-lane or l'ye-street ; and, according to the evi dence of Mr. Batterbury, who met a strong current of air coming from the extended cesspools under the Deanery, the miasma from that place would have been carried through the common sewers, and from them into the streets and houses of other neighbourhoods. As the Deanery is situated near the openings of the sewer into the river, it is probable that this would commonly be so. In addition to the examination of the old sewers conducted by Mr. Joseph Smith, one of the assistant surveyors, and adverted to in his evidence, the Metro politan Commissioners of Sewers have directed an in quiry to be made into the state of the house drains. From the evidence of Mr. Lovick, the assistant-'sur veyor who conducted this inquiry, it appears that much larger sums are paid for cleansing and keeping in re pair the private drains than the public are in general aware et. The returns - of information from the in habitants had not been completed, but from such as were obtained it was found that the average annual charge of cleansing and repairing the house drains was 11. ss. per house per annum, and for emptying the cesspools 15s. per annum, making 2/. a-year for this one portion of house cleansing. But the returns con tain instances where sums of 301„ 401., 501., 1001., and even 2001. have been paid for amending and reconstruct ing house drains; and notwithstanding such outlays the foundation walls have continued damp, stagnant water has remained in the cellars, and offensive smells have still been emitted. In 21 houses in the Westminster district the average annual charges during ten years for making, repairing, and clean s ing th e use drains, was 71. 6s. per house, and for cleansing the cesspools 21. 45.; in all 91. 10s. Now, from estimates which have been made of the cost of abolishing the cesspools, and putting down in their stead new and improved imper meable house drains which would remove at once all decomposing matter from the houses—supposing the work done upon a comprehensive contract and paid for by the rates—the average expense of complete house drainage, on the charge being distributed over a period of thirty years, would be about 4s. 6d. per house per annum, and for the highest class of houses about 7s. 6d. per annum; which would be an average saving on each of the 21 houses above mentioned of more than 91 a year." RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. • LIVERPOOL, JULY 19. STOCK Excuntion.—The business done to-day has been rather more than usual. Notwithstanding, prices may be said to be stationary, at yesterday's quotations. The sales are—Birkenhead. Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction (late C. and B.), 221. Shares, 8 die.—East Lancashire, 04/. Shares, Preference, 1 4 p.—Great Northern, 8% dis.—Great Western, Quarters, 1% die.—Lancashire and Yorkshire (late Manchester and Leeds), Fifths, 3, dis.—Ditto, 101. Shares, Preference, I Is. 3d. p.—Ditto, (late West Riding Union), Fifths, dis.—London and North-Western, 127 1 4 —Ditto, Fifth Shares, 6 1 4. p.—Ditto, New Quarters, 1 p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire. 101. Prefer ence, 10 1 ,—Midland Stock, New Halves, 5% dis.—Seuth- Eastern and Dover, No. 4, Thirds, 2.31 1 dis.— York., New castle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 1 1 / 4 p. • MANCHESTER, Jui.y 19. STOCK F.XCILANGIS.—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lanca shire, and Cheshire Junction, 31/. Shares, 74 dis.— East Arv;lian. Preference, 3 ii—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, 3, dis.— Ditto, 10!. Preference, 6 per cent., % p.— London and North-Western (Leeds and Dewsbury), 40— Ditto (Branches), Halves, 5 1 / 4 dis.—London and South- Western, 49—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 60— Ditto, Preference, 10!g—Ditto (Grimsby), 20/. Shares, 8% dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4,4 i dis.—York, New, castle, and Berwick, Preference, l p. BIRMINGHAM, JULY 19. STOCK EXCITANGE.—The sales are—London and - North- Western, 10/. Shares (M. and B.), 2 3 4 p.—North British, Thirds, 1: 1 4 dis.—Groat Northern, 8 3 4 dis. ex. int.—North Staffordshire, 2% dis.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham. (A), 5/. ls. 34i. dis. ex int.—Ditto (B), 31. 33. 9d. dia..ex. South Staffordshire, 3 dis. N E WCASTI, E- UPON-TYNE, JULY 18. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Newesstle and Car lisl e, Scrip, iO3—Ditto, (red), 4 p. North British, Thirds, 375. dis.—North Staffordshire, dis. FRENCH NEWSY.). PERS.—Previous to the Revolu tion, the feuilkions of the Paris papers were quite as im portant us the political part. It was here that the most popular of the French romance writers, such as Eugene Sue, Alexandre DUIDaS, Paul de Kock, &c., gained both their reputation and the it money. The stuns paid these and other popular writers, by the principal French jour nals, is scarcely credible. It, is well known that Eugene Sue received 100,000 francs, or 4,0001., from the Constitat-• tionnel for each of his novels, and that he was engaged by this journal at this rate for a period of ten years. Alexandre Dumas was about as well paid. However, he wrote his novels on a wholesale system, as in mere manual labour no one man could have written an equal quantity. His system appears to be, to employ five or six clever young men, who, having no public reputation, are glad to write for him at a nominal rate. Having chalked out the plots for them, they fill in all the other parts, while the master, finally going over the whole, adds a few Dumasion dashes, which gives t.) the work the imprint of his genius. At present, the feuilletons are become nearly a dead letter. Every body is employed with politics, and they remain un read. Dumas himself :Abandoned them for politics, which he, however, found unsuccessful. lie started the Liberte, and wrote for some time in it ; but having still a leaning for the ex-royal family, the responsibile editor refused to insert his articles, and the consequence was, his withdrawal lrom this journal, and starting another. If the feuilletonistes aro well paid on the French papers, none of the other parties are. The principal editors receive but indifferent salaries. There are but few reporters, and scarcely such a thing as foreign correspondents. They give themselves little trou ble about obtaining lute news. A paragraph written by a general news-collector, is handed in to all the offices of all the papers, and appears duly next morning in one or two, and in the rest, perhaps, a week after. The legal news is reported for papers especially dedi cated to it, and anything peculiarly interesting is copied into the political journals of the following morning. Al though the French paper had some distinguishing fea tures, still, as a whole, it was far below its English neigh bour in general completeness. Few things, indeed, as I have said, are paid much attention to in a French news paper, except the political leading articles, 'which are of the very first rank. It was thus that Tbiers and Guizot. and thousands of others, gained their first reputation; • however, they gained little more, as French writers are miserably paid, in fact often not at all—the outlet to their opinions being considered as sufficient remunera tion. Still, it opened the way to them in other spheres, as a vast number of the Government employis have ob tained their situations through their connexion with the press.— Tait's Magazine for July. _FASHIONABLE DISPLAY.—The chief source for the employment of labour in the metropolis has this season been crippled .more from the effects of the cold 'damp weather of last month than from political excitement or any other cause commonly assigned. But happily during the last few days the July sun has shone, forth with its usual intensity, acceptable to agriculturists, as tending to ripen the crops, as also to London manufac turers and tradesmen, who are encouraged to produce such novelties as may be considered suitable to the season and the tastes of their patrons. One corrobora tive instance can be cited whereby employment must have been given to many hundreds in the production of an entirely new fabric made into a new form of Paletot, elegant in its appearance, and peculiarly agreeable under a sultry sun to the visitor of the sea-side, the tourist, or the man of fashion. The patentees are Messrs. Nicholl, at whose warerooms, in Regent-street and Cornhill these garments may be seen in thousands.—Globe. FETE AT FULHAM.—Yesterday her Majesty the Queen, Prince Albert, and the rest of the Royal Family, honoured with their presence the fete given at Willow Bank, the residence of Arthur Webster, Esq., in aid of the Baths and Wash-houses in Goulstone-square White chapel, whi c h was a l so atten d e d b y the Elite oft the no bility. The grand concert was conducted by Signor Costa, and at which the following distinguished artistes, who kindly gave their services, sang with their usual ability :—Mesdames Grisi, Castellan, Madlle. Alboni, Signori Mario, Tamburini, Lablache, and M. Roger ; „ as also, during the dancing of Countess de Flahault's • quadrille, the Countess of Eglinton's Juvenile Quadrille, and Lady Eddesbury'a Quadrille, in the largo tent erected fur the purpose. M. Robert Houdin afterwards gave his Seance Funtastigue. Messrs. A. Sedgwick and Scate's Concertina Quartette party performed several pieces before the Queen. MAICRIED. On the 13th inst., at Shortwood, Gloucestershire, Dr. E. B. Gardner, of Stroud, to Sarah, only daughter of Joseph Blackwell, Esq., of the same place. On the 15th inst., at Farnham, John Bonham Carter, Esq., M.P., of Buriton. Hants, to Laura Maria, the youngest (laughter of G. T. Nicholson, Esq., of Waverley-abbeYt Surrey. DIED. On the 12th inst., at Southwick, Miss Wicken, aged 72. On the 16th ult., at Leamington Spa, aged 69, Court Gran yille, Esq., of Willesbourne, Warwickshire. On the 15th jest, at Croorres-hill, Greznwick, Margaret, relict of the late Matthew Isache, Esq., aged 75. London : Printed and Published by 3117RDO' YOUNG, at No. 112, Strand, Printer, at 2'he Sun Office, Na. 111 1 Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, is the county gig bliddlealx, "Thursday, July 20, 1848. i