The Sun. — London, England, 1867-10-04 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence. The Commander-in-Chief has approved the annexed arrangements in connection with the camp at Colchester :—Capt. Brown, 83d Regiment, to embark with the draught at present under orders, in the place of Capt. Whitlock, who is about to retire from the service ; Lieut. Dillon to join the depot, Oct. 10 ; Staff Surgeon Poulton, 1‘1.D., to proceed to Colchester for the purpose of assuming tne medical charge of the 4th depot battalion, vice Dr. Morphew, who has embarked for Madras to join the Ist Royal Regiment. Lieut. Cholmely, 16th Regiment, Lieut. Johnstone, .100th Regiment, Lieut. Gore, 84th Regiment, and Cornet Freeman, sth Dragoon Guards, with four sergeants, four cor porals, and ten privates of various corps, are held in readiness to proceed to the Hythe School of usketry. The Field-Marshal Commanding-in-Chief has approved the lowest standard for gunners fur the Royal Artillery, whether the recruits be men or growing lads, being fixed at five feet six inches. Capt. Gordon, C. 8., superintendent of the mili tary store department in Woolwich Arsenal, yester day issued, the final instructions for packing and preparing the mountain batteries, pack saddles, and equipments now complete for the Abyssinian expe dition under the orders of the Indian Board. It is expected that the A. battery, in charge of Lieut. Nolan, R.A., will embark on board the Indian screw transport Serapis on Monday next at Ports mouth. The military store officials at Woolwich, and those of the Royal gun factories and carriage department, on whom the entire arrangements for the preparation of the new batteries and equipments solely depended, have carried out every portion of their agreement with the Indian Council with admirable promptitude and faith, having under taken that the stores, according to stipulation, should be ready in six weeks. The contract has been fulfilled to the day, in spite of the con stant recurrence of " some improved system," ordered to be adopted, and causing delay. Yes terday at 3 o'clock various members of the Indian Board, and other officials connected with the Abys sinian campaign, went down to Woolwich and made a minute and lengthened examination of the gun which was fur some time under experimental practice at Shoeburyness. The gun, notwithstanding the severe test which it has undergone, appears to be in as good condition as before it was fired, with the ex ception of an injury which it received yesterday on its being brought to the practice ground in Wool wich Arsenal, when the packhorse on which it was loaded became restive, threw it to the ground, and broke off the foresight piece. Iu consequence of the accident it was suggested that some drilling and other tools, required in case of similar accidents, should be added to the stores, which was ordered to be complied with. The visitors composing the com mittee of inspection numbered about 30, among whom were the following distinguished general offi cers and others:—Lieut.-Gen. Sir 11. K. Storks, G.C.8., G.C.M.G.; Sir Wm. Codrington, G.C.8., late Commander-in-Chief in the Crimea; Major- Gen. Pearce, C. 8., Indian army, secretary to the Council of India; Lieut.-Gen. Sir E. Lugard, K.C.8., permanent Under Secretary of State for War; Lord Clinton, Under Secretary for India; Col. Gambier, C. 8., Deputy Adjutant-Gen., Royal Artillery ; Sir W. J. T. Power, K.C.8., Commis sary-Gen. in Chief ; Major Dyer, C. 8., Director of Ordnance in the absence on leave of Major-Gen. St. George, C. 8.; Assist.-Commissary-Gen. Bailey, C. 8.; Col. North, M.P., and a host of others. They arrived in the Royal Arsenal from London about 3 o'clock, and were met at the entrance gates by Lieut. Nolan, Royal Artillery, in command of the detach ment of non-commissioned officers belonging to the A battery of mountain guns, under order to take their departure by the Serapis. Having inspected the whole of the equipment, pack saddles, and mode of transport, by diving the mules at various paces over the parade, as required in the field, and witnessing the process of dismounting and preparing the guns for action, the visitors proceeded to the gun mounting shed attached to the royal carriage square, where they were accompanied by Colonel Clerk, R.A., Superintendent; Colonel Boxer, Supe rintending Royal Laboratories; Captain Majendie, Assistant Superintendent ; Major-General J. W. Ormsby, Lieut.-Governor Royal Military Academy ; Brigadier General J. 11. Lefroy, R.A., President Ordnance Select Committee ; Col. D'Aguilar, C. 8., Royal Artillery; Capt. Gordon, C. 8., Col. Wray, C. 8., Ordnance Select Committee ; Capt. Fenn, and the principal officials of the establishment. Here the method of transporting two of the mountain guns when ready for action in the field was shown to the visitors, a system introduced by Col. Clerk, and available for ready movement to any distance required by a single packhorse. The two guns were attached at the limbers, and represented a double carriage, having a light pair of ash shafts, to which the animal was attached by a couple of rope traces, without removing the saddle. The method is simple and highly available, and was approved. A discus sion afterwards ensued as to a slight difficulty experienced in securing the limber and gun carriage to the pack saddle, as the committee ob3erved that, on the quick movement of the pack animal, the limber had not sufficient lashing to prevent an acci dent and to give that ease and free locomotion desirable. The saddles are fitted with Commissary General Bailey's iron cradles, which, it was stated, are well adapted for the transport of the guns cross ways, but are raised too much off the saddle to carry front and rear. This can be remedied without in convenience and delay for shipment, with the B battery to follow shortly, in charge of Lieutenant Chapman, Royal Horse Artillery, and a detachment of non-commissioned officers, already stated in The Sun, under orders to join the expedition as gunnery instructors. After the inspection the photographing apparatus was brought out and each portion of the mountain equipment was sketched to accompany the expedition, so as to give instruction in its various uses and applications to those employed. Sixty non-commissioned officers and gunners of the Depot Brigade, Royal Artillery, have joined the Ist Division, from Warley, previously to embarking for foreign service. Yesterday Major-General F. Murray, command ing the Chatham district, commenced his half-yearly inspection of the corps of Royal Engineers at head quarters, Brompton, under the command of Colonel J. L. Simmons, C. 8., at 11 a.m. General Murray went over the barrack-rooms and quarters, and sub sequently saw the non-commissioned officers and men at dinner. In the afternoon the whole of the companies were drawn up on the parade ground in drill order and inspected ; after which Gen. Murray visited the stables and quarters in the north square, occupied by the Royal Engineer Train. The in spection will be resumed to-day. Yesterday (Thursday) Port-Admiral Sir NV. F. Marty n, K.C.8., paid a friendly visit to the Prussian screw steam frigate Hertha, Capt. Heltha, which, with her corvette Medusa, Capt. Struben, arrived in Plymouth Sound on Wednesday morning, bound to the Mediterranean. Her Majesty's Indian troop ship Serapis will not leave Portsmouth with the 4th Hussars and three batteries of the sth brigade Royal Artillery until the 16th, instead of the 9th October, as formerly stated in Me San. The Jumna is appointed to leave Calcutta on the 3d of October, and may be expected to arrive at Suez about the 25th October. The Avon, 2, double screw composite-built gun boat, 464 tons, 120 horse-power, was launched from Portsmouth dockyard on Wednesday, and wiil be at once brought forward for the first-class Steam Re serve and commission. The machinery of the Avon will be furnished from two sets of 60 horse-power engines, taken from two of the single screw gun boats of the Haslar Yard collection recently broken up. As a composite-built gunboat, the Avon, with all her sister vessels built and building, will possess sufficient vertical strength of hull, but they appear to be unaccountably weak longitudinally, neither of their outer skin timber plankings being worked on diagonally, nor are there diagonal arrangements in the iron framework that can a-Id materially to the longitudinal strength of the ship. The latter, in deed, must depend upon the decks and the outer timber planking. There is nothing in the form of the hull of these vessels which can give a promise of high speed, yet they may answer for the special purpose they are intended for on the coasts and rivers of China, if never called upon to chase any swift moving piratical craft. The Danish corvette Dagmar, 16, Capt. Kreiger, left Spithead yesterday under steam for Cadiz The hired screw steam transport Golden Fleece, Capt. Smyth, under the charge of Lieut. Scudda more as Admiralty agent, and intended as a hospital ship for the Abyssinian expedition, left Portsmouth yesterday, having first shipped a steam launch ani other boats and filled up with coals. The hired screw steam transport Queen of the South, from the Thames, arrived on Wednesday afternoon in Plymouth sound. Yesterday morning she was taken up Hamorae, where the dockyard artisans are strengthening her decks for the reception of a steam launch. She is also receiving medical and other stores suitable for the expedition to Abyssinia. The following appointments have been made at thelAdmiralty :—Lieut. Ross, to the Aboukir ; T. Seccombe, paymaster, to the Rosario ; C. J. John stone, clerk, to the Rosario ; J. Walsh and T. F. Hight, engineers, to the Rosario; T. Wite, engi neer, to the Rattlesnake ; H. Thomson, first class assist. engineer, to the Rosario ; Commander G. Palmer, to the Rosario, vice Vesturme, superseded at his own request; Lieut. F. J. Pitt, to the Duke of Wellington ; and Lieut. H. Veitch, to the Plover. WE FENIAN OUTRAGE. MANCHESTER, Thursday. The defence of the prisoners charged with murder, now 23 in number, commenced this morning at 10 o'clock. Mr. Fowler presided, and there was a rather full attendance of magistrates. The prisoners were in handcuffs, and guarded from the prison to the court by a company of infantry. Mr. Cottingham addressed the Court for the de fence. He said—The case for the prosecution having closed—and I am sure I congratulate the Court that one branch of this lengthened inquiry has come to its end—it is my duty now to offer some remarks upon the case as closed by the prosecution, and also with reference to the witnesses that I am instructed to call. With regard to calling witnesses for those clients whom I represent, undoubtedly if I had been left entirely to my own unfettered discretion, I think I should have adopted the course of not calling witnesses at all, especially after the Court declined yesterday to give us the time we thought was neces sary for preparing our defence for those prisoners. But, Sir, inasmuch as those persons who have com mitted their interests to my charge have the strongest faith and belief that they can call such a host of witnesses before you as shall compel you to dispose of their case without sending them for trial, Ido not feel justified in putting my discretion against their wishes. I regard their pertinacity in that respect as a strong indication of their inno cence ; and I believe, Sir, from what I have heard, that those witnesses will commend themselves to you, not only by their numbers, but by the credit which the evidence that they will give will inspire. I therefore shall call witnesses to show you that the two Martins, that Kelly, and that Brennan were not there. With regard to Bacon, the case against him assumes a somewhat different form, because, as you will recollect, he is indisputably shown to have been at the publichouse, though he has not been shown, with the exception of the evidence of one witness, to have taken any part in this transaction. Therefore, Sir, it would be impos sible to call witnesses for him to prove that which is admitted by him—that he was in the publichouse and in that particular neighbourhood. I shall deal with his case by comment, and not by witnesses. Now, Sir, having indicated to you the course which I shall pursue, allow me to draw your atten tion as shortly as I can to the case made by the pro secution. This is not the place, Sir, to discuss the question of law submitted to you by my learned friend, Mr. Higgin, as to the culpability of the whole of these persons who may have been shown to have been at or about the spot or taking certain parts in the disturbance. That question of lega culpability and constructive guilt will be fully dis cussed at the proper time and place. But, Sir, there is an aspect of this case which appears to me to have been carefully avoided by the prosecution and by the Bench, and the prosecution has presented this case to the Bench and to the public in an aspect that I do not think is calculated to do justice to the unfortunate men who are accused. The case has been treated, Sir, as an ordinary atrocious riot and a bloodthirsty murder. The real case, Sir—though, unfortunately, life was lost and blood was . shed — the real confederacy by these persons, whoever they are, was to effect a rescue; neither murder nor riot was in contemplation by any of them. I say "in contemplation." I say that that was not what brought them together ; and therefore it ought not to be passed over ;—that the rescue that was at tempted was not a rescue of an ordinary criminal, but of two persons who were not convicted of any offence at all, and who were only accused of a poli tical crime. Ido not wish, Sir, to go into the politics of this question ; but it is of importance that the mind of the public, that appears to be so much excited upon this occasion, and so cruelly vindictive towards these unfortunate men, should be led to regard this case in its proper aspect, and divest it of some circumstances at least in its atrocity. I say " unfortunately," for life was lost, a man was killed. And here allow me to say that no one regrets more than I do—and I believe in that regard I am joined by every one of these unfortunate persons— that the life sacrificed was that of a valuable and meritorious and respected officer--poor Sorg t. Brett. Sir, he died at the post of duty, which is always the post of honour. Long may his memory be pre served with respect by his surviving comrades, and long may the force to which he belonged follow his meritorious example ! With the exception of that one life, no human life was sacrificed. It is idle to say that men armed with dangerous weapons—same 30 or 40 revolvers, with five or seven chambers each, and all of them loaded—if they came together for the purpose of sacrificing human life that they would not have done so. Some 30 or 40 shots were fired, many of them at point-blank distance, and, with the exception of one man wounded in the foct and another wounded in the thigh, no human being has been injured. The very police who were called in this prosecution admit that the shots were ran dom shots, and fired for the purpose of keeping the officers at bay, and keeping the multitude who were assembled there from the van. The whole of this attempt resolves itself into this—it was the rescue of two prisoners —a daring outrage, no doubt ; au act of violation of the law that must be punished when the perpetrators are discovered; an outrage which the Government of this country is justified in pun ishing with promptitude and with vigour ; but I say, sir, that before you set out upon your mission of prosecution and of punishment let the facts stand before the public as they really are, and let there be no misrepresentation of the quality of the case, and of the real nature of the circumstances. These two men who were said to be rescued, and who were successfully rescued, were men who had not yet been proved guilty of any crime at all. They were ac cused of a political offence ; and, sir, you well know that political offenders do not rank in the category of ordinary criminals. A political offender is only a criminal within a certain sense ; whereas he may be exceedingly guilty in one country as a criminal, in another he is looked upon as a martyr and as a hero. Sir, I have no sympathy in this insane movement by the Fenians. Ido not believe that the so-called Fenian movement can ever result in anything but misfortune and injury to the country in whose be half it is organised. Ido not believe that Ireland can ever rec:ive aught but injury from it, still less do I think that her regeneration and disenthralment can be effected by it ; and I still more deeply deplore that it should have manifested itself in England, because it has had the effect of exciting a vindictive spirit, not only against the perpetrators of this out rage, but in the ignorant feeling of the English mob there is an excited spirit, almost of vengeance, called forth against almost every one of the lower class of Irishmen. I only trust that the fair spirit of Eng lishmen will at length revive, and that they will re gard this outrage merely as confined to a few, and that they will not involve in one sweeping accusation of guilt an entire section of the community. The TBE SUN. LONDON►. FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 4, 1867. learned counsel then entered into a lengthy review of the evidence which had been adduced, contending that it was of an unsatisfactory character as to iden tity, many of the policemen who were present at the attack not having been called upon or being able to identify prisoners. The Bench must be satisfied with evidence against these men individually, and not rely upon adventitious circumstances or the state of public feeling. He asked that the evidence of the respectable witnesses he would call should be consi dered fairly, carefully, and dispassionately. If the alibis were proved, do not let it be said they were got up, that they were a fabrication and conspiracy, be cause every truthful alibi was liable to the same im putation. He asked that, above all, the importance of this matter with these men should be considered —men of excellent reputation, and belonging to different classes of industry, but whose character and even existence depended upon the issue. They had seen men in that box day after day presenting the humiliating spectacle of British subjects in irons, against whom there was not a particle of a case, and whom the Bench had been obliged to discharge. r. Fowler—There have never been irons upon them, they have been handcuffed. Mr. Cottingham—l am at a loss to perceive the distinction. I thank God I have never felt a touch of handcuffs, but there is something horribly iron like in their look, and if these poor fellows were asked, I think they would tell you that the iron had entered into their souls as well as into their bodies. I must say—since I have been interrupted by the Bench—that it is the first time in civi.ised English history that we have seen British subjects brought up for their trial in irons or in handcuffs, and tried beneath the bayonets of the military. Mr. Fowler—That is not so. The Liverpool pirates were tried in irons in the Queen's Bench. _ Mr. Cottingham—That, sir, was an exceptional case. Mr. Fowler—So is this. Mr. Cottingham—They were Americans, I think. That is a different case altogether. lam glad, sir, you have found a precedent—a precedent, but not a justification. I must repeat it, and I trust it will have some effect upon your judgment, that you have had men here day after day—if you object to the word " irons" I won't repeat it—and whom you have been obliged to dismiss from want of evidence. And, sir, I should have been glad when you did dis miss those persons if you had accompanied that dis missal with some expression of regret for the injury they had suffered. Mr. Cottingham concluded by a further appeal to the Bench, and particularly to Mr. Fowler as the responsible magistrate for impar tiality and mercy. Mr. Bennet (solicitor) then addressed the Bench for his clients, Kennedy, Maguire, and Ryan. He said, in answer to the Bench, he was going to call witnesses. Before he addressed himself to the case, he would take the opportunity on behalf of himself and his clients to thank Mr. Fowler for the kindness and patience which he has shown in investigating this case. He thought it was a duty he owed to the Bench to thank them for this kindness, shown to himself and those whom he represented. He then proceeded to review the evidence as it bore upon his clients, calling the attention of the Bench to the fact that many persons had given evidence whose testi mony was not to be relied on, taking into considera tion the fact that revolvers were being fired in all directions, and also the general disturbance, which would render it impossible for a witness to give a trustworthy and reliable account of what happened. Mr. Roberts (solicitor) then addressed the Bench on behalf of his clients. He said-1 trust my trouble to you will be short. Many of the subjects which belong to the case have been exhausted by my friend Mr. Cottingham and others have been treated with lucidity and fairness by Mr. Bennet. There is very little that I can add to the general topic upon which they rest; but there are a few remarks which I think it my duty to make, and to which you will not be unwise if you listen with such respef3t as you think lam entitled to. This case is opened as one of murder. Whether it is so or not will not be for this Court eventually to decide; but, at all events, there are some features belonging to this unhappy case which remove it a long way from the ordinary description of murder, and to which, therefore, it is well we should all direct our attention. Clearly in this case there was no malice. Clearly in this the person who took the life of poor Brett had no malicious intention against him. Avoiding all poli tical allusions, the whole of it was, as spoken to by one of the witnesses, an attempt to rescue two per sons who were supposed to be or were known to be in the van. That object to rescue was stated by one of the early witnesses, and I hope that such faith as belongs to that designation of their object will be in my favour. I cannot pass over poor Brett's name without a word to his memory. I have been here for many years, and on all occasions have received from him constant and unceasing civility, kindness, and justice. Every person that knew him must feel sorry for his death ; all who had to do with him must feel more than sorrow. Amid much of interruption and much of cruel opposition which I had to meet when I first came to Manches- ter, I always found that man faithful to his duty as a man, giving me every facility he could, always _ _ with kindness of manner and of voice that must have endeared him to all who knew him. Peace to his memory. Now, sir, there is a sub ject to which I will direct your attention. You heard from one of the latter witnesses what in fact was clear from the evidence given by all the witnesses, but which I thought it right to draw out specifically from one witness in particular, that there were a number of persons there who were mere spec tators, and who did nothing, and who manifested no feeling whatever, and who, neither one way nor the other, had any sympathy with the attack. It was one of those three days in the week on which the gardens at Belle-vue had particular attractions more than at other times. This fact will be clearly established that there were numbers of persons active in the rescue and attack who are not here present, and it is exceedingly possible —nay, there is some probability—in the supposition that a large portion of the injury and outrage was done by persons who _ _ are not before you. The death of Brett was the work of an instant. Those who have seen the van can see that, although the damage is clear and in cisive, it would not necessarily involve the labour of a large number. Persons, knowing an outrage had been committed, seeing there are persons exhibited to them not as being the persons, but as likely to have been the persons, andl these so exhibited being at all like those who are not here, the tendency is very strong—l do not say irresistible—to believe that those exhibited are those who committed the outrage. I think it right again to protest against the handcuffs—not for the cruelty, wickedness, or insult to the general justice of the country which it involves, but because it deprives the men of that protection which the law gives to the party accused. The law says the prisoner shall be here. Suppos ing, for the sake of giving a jocular illustration, that it should be decided by the Bench, that he should come here with closed eyes, or bandaged, could it be contended that he was " present ?" One of the most distinguished men in this city said to me the other night, " For myself, I am unable to perform the act of thinking, unless I raise my finger or my hands as I am doing now. If I am chained, therefore, I am unable to think so as to give me the power of writing." He went on to say that he would almost rather any other part of his body were restrained than his hands. I do not see how it can be maintained for a moment that a man who comes here under such a deprivation can be considered as present before this court. Mr. Ro berts continued his address at great length, review ing the evidence given against his clients, complain ing of the reluctance with which the bench had acceded to any proposal to give time for the defence, also of the bias displayed by some of the witnesses, and expressed his rejoicing that Mr. Ernest Jones had thrown up his brief under the circumstances. He acknowledged the fairness with which Mr. Higgin had conducted the prosecution. But with regard to the magistrates, he had been obliged to force them to give them the delay he required for the preparation of his defence. lie cried shame on all concerned in this. If be had not succeeded in obtaining this delay of half a day, the blood of his clients might have been on their souls. Mr. Cottiugliam proceeded to call witnesses. William M'Connell sworn—la a chairmaker in Cable-street. Knew the prisoner Brennan. Was in Cable-street on the afternoon of Sept. 18 about a quarter to 4 o'clock, and saw Brenn an there. Was going to look at a clock. Saw him again at 5 mi nutes past 4 in Mason-street, Rochdale-road. Had known him two years, but was no relation and was no acquaintance. Did not speak - to him. By Mr. Higgin—Was going to look at the clock at a publichouse to see if it was 4 o'clock, that he might get back to tea. James 16ayman and John Gallagher were in the shop he worked at when he returned the first time. By Mr. Cottingham—Had only spoken to him once or twice. Hurst, policeman, said he took Shore into custody about 5 o'clock in Prussia-street. The prisoner ran away. He overtook him and struck him on the side of the head. It was on the 18th. Ralph Potts sworn—Lives at Ashton, and is a pavier. The prisoner Johnson was one of his la bourers, and was at work for him on the 18th, between Gorton-lane and Cross-lane. There were other men working with him. He began to work at 6 in the morning, and was never out of sight of witness till he left at half-past 6 at night. By Mr. Higgiu—The place of rescue was over a mile from where Johnson worked. Gorman, Mac manus, Bridge, and Broadhurst were his fellow workmen. Heard of the rescue about 5 o'clock. James Macmanus sworn—Worked with Mr. Potts, the last witness, and fetched Johnson to work in the morning. He continued to work with the prisoner till 6, and went home with him by train to Ashton that night. He never lost sight of him all day. By Mr. Higgin—He lives in Fleet-street, Ashton, and has a wife. He lives with his mother. Charles Bridge, another workman for Mr. Potts, said he worked with Johnson all day on the 18thof September at paving. He was in sight of witness all day. They worked all together. By Mr. Higgin—The work they were doing was for the Gorton Board of Health. Mr. Lomas was their timekeeper, and took down their time about half-past 4 that afternoon. Michael Sardevan sworn—Lives at Ashton, in Wood-street. Knew Johnson, and was working with him on the 18th of September. They began working at 6, and left off at half-past 6. Went home with him at night to Ashton. Mr. Higgin—Mr. Lomas is timekeeper, and came after 4in the afternoon. Johnson was arrested in this court, having come to prove au alibi for an other prisoner. Thomas Gorman sworn—His master was Bob Jeffries, and witness worked with Johnson all day. They left Ashton together, and returned together by train at half-past 6at night. The prisoner was never out of his sight. John Broadhurst, another of the workmen in the same employ, fully corroborated the evidence of the last five witnesses. Mr. Roberts asked if he could have a summons to bring the timekeeper into court to give evi dence, because he took the time of those men a little after four. Mr. Fowler said the timekeeper was out of his jurisdiction. Mr. Roberts asked if the Court would bind the witnesses over to the assizes under the new Act, and Mr. Fowler assenting, they were again called into court and formally entered into recognizances in the required form. Mary Bird, a jack-tenter in a cotton-mill, said she had known Brennan as long as she could re member, and he had been living in the same neigh bourhood all that time. He was a respectable, decent character. Heard of the attack on the van at 6 o'clock. Was in Oak-street at 20 minutes to 4, and at 10 minutes past 4, and saw Brennan both times. She had been to look at some bonnets in Oldham-street. Knew the time, because she looked at M'Kerrow's clock as she went and as she re turned. The case for the defence was proceeding when our re port left. 'IHE METROPOLITAN POOR LAW ACT. DEPUTATION TO THE POOR LAW BOARD. Yesterday afternoon au influential deputation, consisting of ratepayers of the West London Union, waited upon the Earl of Devon at the offices of the Poor Law Board, Whitehall, << for the purpose of protesting against the introduction of the powers vested in the Poor Law Board under the Metropo litan Poor Law - Act, by which the integrity of the City proper is threatened." The deputation was accompanied by Alderman Sir James Duke, Mr. Crawford, M.P., and Mr. Alderman Lawrence, M.P. Sir JAMES DUKE briefly introduced the deputa tion, observing that the proposed annexation of out lying parishes to the city unions was generally looked upon as an extremely objectionable measure. Mr. CRAWFORD, M.P., addressing the noble earl, said he had not accompanied the deputation as a matter of form and because he was one of the mem bers for the city, but because he bad inquired into the circumstances of the case, and had come to the conclusion that the objections to the proposed mea sure were well founded, and entitled to the serious consideration of her Majesty's Government. The question was one which was exciting a strong amount of feeling in the city; not only in the West London Union, to which it was proposed to annex Clerken well, but in the East London Union, to which it was proposed to annex St. Luke's, Old-street. Upon broad principles these unions objected to being annexed to outlying parishes. The administ r atio n of relief was admirably conducted in the West Lon don Union, but he believed if it were annexed to an outlying parish having separate interest endless complications and disputes would be the result. The Earl of DEVON said that with the view of removing misconception he wished to stat e th a t th e Poor Law Board had not intended to arrive at a decision on so important a question without he ar i ng what was said on both sides. Alderman LAWRENCE, M.P., after observing that the deputation represented not only the West Lon don Union, but the entire of the inhabitants of the City of London, stated that joining a parish in the city to one outside was the same as joining the union of one county to a union in another, for to all in tents and purposes the City of London was a county in itself. The city members had not offered any opposition to the bill, because they thought it would be a benefit to the poor, but they now joined with the ratepayers in opposing a measure which they be lieved was highly prejudicial to the interests of those concerned. Mr. WOOLTORTON, the chairman of the rate payers' committee, then addressed the noble Earl at great length. He said the inhabitants of the West London Union considered the proposed measure part of a scheme of centralisation, and an attack upon the municipal privileges and functions of the city. They objected in the strongest manner pos sible to being joined to the parish of Clerkenwell, the population of which was one of the poorest and most destitute in the metropolis. He asked that the matter should be reconsidered or postponed for two years, in order to afford an opportunity for witnessing the working of the workhouse asylums. Mr. BEDFORD said that the ratepayers of some of the wealthiest parts of the city were only pay ing BJ., while those residing in the poorer localities were paying 3s. 6d. and 4s. He considered that the formation of the three city unions into one would be the most feasible plan for properly carry ing out the administration of the Poor Law in them, and that a rate of ls. ld. spread over the three would meet all purposes. Mr. LARDNER, rate collector of the West London Union, mentioned as an instance of the inequality of the rates levied in the city unions, that while in one house he got a rate of ls. 2d. in the pound, the rate collector of the City of London Union only got 2d. in the next house. The Rev. JAMES JACKSON having given his testi mony as to the admirable and efficient manner in which the Poor Law is administered in West London Union, The Earl of DEVON proceeded to reply. He said that in the first place he wished entirely to disabuse their minds of any impression that the proposed measure was part of an organised system to inter fere with the privileges of the city of London. He could assure them that there was no connection between it and any scheme, and that it was simply a course taken by the Poor Law Board with the bona fide intention of carrying out the provisions and spirit of the Act of Parliament. With regard to the suggestion made by one of the deputation that the three unions should be combined in one he was prepared to say that it was a very important one and entitled to very grave consideration. It was supposable that the East and West London Unions would like to join with the City just as Clerkenwell and St. Luke's were anxious to be annexed to those unions, but then came the question, would the City unions assent to such a scheme ? The object was to make better provision for classification and relief of the sick, and they believed that could be done by the combination under consideration without any mate rial increase of expenditure. He assured the depu tation that the arguments used would be attentively weighed, and that the Poor Law Board were anxious to work in harmony and cordial co-operation with those having charge of the local administration of the Poor Law. The deputation then thanked the noble Earl and withdrew. TILE LORDS OF 7IIE ADMIRALTY A 7 CHA7HAIII. Yesterday the members of the Board of Admiralty, accompanied by the principal officials connected with the department of the Controller of the Navy and that of the Admiralty engineering and architec tural works, paid their annual visit to Chatham dock yard, on their tour of inspection. There were pre sent the Right Hon. H. T. Corry, M.P., First Lord ; Vice-Admiral Sir C. S. Dacres, K.C.8.; Rear-Admi ral Sir J. C. D. Hay, M.P.; Mr. C. Du Cane, M.P.; and the Right Hon. Lord H. G. Lennox, M.P., prin cipal secretary of the Admiralty. The other officials in cluded Mr. E. J. Reed, chief constructor of the Navy; Col. A. Clarke, Royal Engineers, director of archi tectural and engineering works ; Capt. T. Brand reth, private secretary to the First Lord ; Mr. Dacres, &c. They were accompanied by Admiral Farragut, Naval Commander in Chief of the United States' Navy, whose flagship, the Franklin, is now lying in the Thames, at Gravesend, and several officers of that vessel, including Capt. Le Roy, Flag Lieut. Commander Watson, and Mr. Kane, naval aide-de camp. The members of the board were received at the Captain Superintendent's office by Capt. W. A. Stewart, C. 8., superintendent of the establishment ; Capt. It. Stokes, master attendant ; Mr. P. Thornton, principal master shipwright ; Mr. T. Baker, chief inspector of machinery ; Col. Pasley, superintendent of Admiralty works; Mr. Mallalieu, chief superin tendent of the Metropolitan Police ; Superintendent Strength, and other officials. Their Lordships commenced their inspection by proceeding to visit the Hercules, which, from the circumstance of being just now the most forward of the two new ironclads under construction at Chatham, came in for the largest share of attention yesterday. She is about two-thirds completed, about 4,500 tons of iron and teak having been worked into her frame up to yesterday, including 1,450 tons of armour plating, the number of armour-plates bolted to her sides being 286, ranged in seven tiers, con sisting, along her central battery, of one tier of 9 inch, one of 8 inch, and five of 6 inch plates. On leaving the Hercules, the Lords of the Admiralty proceeded on board the Monarch, and, after a lengthened visit of inspection, proceeded to the slip on which the screw wooden two-decker Bulwark, 81, 3,716 tons, the only wooden vessel at Chatham, is standing. Nothing has been done in the way of completing this vessel for a great number of years, and from what transpired yesterday it is understood that she will eventually be " converted" into an armour-plated frigate. Leaving the building-slips their lordships entered the mould-loft, where they spent some time iu the examination of Captain Scott's model for training the 18 ton guns for the Hercules, this, together with the model of the turrets of the Monarch, being examined with much apparent interest by Admiral Farragut and the other American visitors. After completing their inspection of the various objects at the mould loft their Lord ships proceeded to the smithy, where, at the time of their visit, the mechanics were engaged in forging the rudder-head of the Hercules, a massive piece of iron weighing about seven tons, the large newly erected steam hammer being employed in the ope ration. While inspecting the smithery with its seven large steam hammers, 87 forges, and six furnaces, the desirability of substituting an iron roof for the present wooden one was brought under the attention of their Lordships, when Mr. Corry, on learning that the roof had been on fire no less than three times, at one gave orders for an iron roof to be substituted. At 2 o'clock their lordships proceeded to the resi dence of Capt. Stewart, C. 8., for luncheon, at the termination of which they resumed their inspection of the dockyard, the afternoon being devoted to a visit to the vast works now in progress for the ex tension of Chatham yard. On reaching the works a number of cars were in readiness, and their Lord ships having taken their seats were drawn by one of the locomotives over the entire works. Descriptions of the extensive works having been given from time to time in Vie Sun it will only be necessary to de scribe here the progress made in reclaiming the 380 additional acres of land to be added to the Chatham dockyard since the visit of the Admiralty last year. Among the works undertaken has been the con tract entered into with Mr. Gabrielli for the comple tion of the first, or repairing basin, which covers an area of 21 acres, together with two of the four docks, the entrances to two other docks, and the engine house for pumping the water from the docks—the whole to be completed within three years from Ist April last ; the second, or factory basin, with an area of 20 acres, to be finished in four years from that date. Mr. Gabrielli, the contractor, has attacked the work vigorously at a number of points, and there is every reason for expecting that his contract will be completed within the time named. Upwards of 600 men were employed on the works yesterday at the time of their Lordships' visit, while the number will be very largely increased as the mechanical ap pliances of various kinds which Mr. Gabrielli is in troducing extensively on the works will admit. Con siderable progress has also been made in the con struction of the north wall of the repairing basin, while the excavation and foundation piling to No. 1 dock are far advanced, and that of the south wall of the repairing basin, the factory basin and No. 2 dock, are making steady progress. In the meantime the Admiralty are pursuing the same course as re gards the third, or fitting, basin, of 33 acres, found so satisfactory in the case of the other basins. By means of convicts, assisted by hired labour, the large tract of marsh land at the east end of St. Mary's Island is being rescued from the channel to form the site of the fitting basin. A fine wall formed of brick and concrete, and upwards of 2,500 ft. in length, is being constructed on the mud flats of the river, be tween the north-east angle of St. Mary's Island and the public wharf, Gillingham. When this is com pleted, and the coffer dam across the site of the entrance to the basins from Gillingham Reach finished, the tide will be excluded from the whole site, allowing the repairing basin to be constructed by contract or by convict labour, as may be decided. Nearly one half of the long line of river wall has been completed, and a commencement made of the fitting out basin wall. In addition to the men em ployed on Mr. Gabrielli's works there are nearly 1,000 convicts and upwards of 300 hired men en gaged iu various operations connected with the un dertaking. Of the convicts about 750 are employed in making bricks to be used on the works, or in em banking with Kentish ragstone that part of the river frontage of St. Mary's Island facing the Upnor Castle and Cockham-wood Reach. During the pre sent season the convicts, unassisted by any free labour whatever, except for burning, have made upwards of 17,090,000 of bricks, of a quality admirably adapted for engineering works. These are delivered to the contractor, who takes them from the Admiralty at prices which yield a very large profit, and render the manufacture of bricks one of the most satisfactory means of employing to advantage the unskilled labour of convicts. The whole of the bricks have been made by the machines of Messrs. Porter and Co., of Carlisle, and five have been sufficient for the large number of bricks stated. The remainder of the prisoners are employed dressing stone. The whole of the extensive works are under the charge of Colonel Pasley, while the executive charge of the works by convicts and hired labour is assigned to Mr. Bernays, and that of the contract works to Mr. Neville. After spending upwards of two hours on the extension works their Lordships returned to the dockyard, and witnessed the men of the metropolitan police, under the direction of Mr. Superintendent Strength, engaged in extinguishing an imaginary fire with the steam fire-engine. This brought yesterday's inspection to a close, Admiral Farragut and the American officers em barking in the Wildfire steamer to proceed by railway to London. Mr. Corry, and the other members of the Board going on board the Enchan tress, where they last evening entertained a select party of the officials at dinner. THE PUBLIC HEALTH_• (From the Registrar-General's Weekly Return.) In the week that ended on Saturday, Sept. 28, 4,607 births and 2,857 deaths were registered in London and in twelve other large towns of the United Kingdom. The annual rate of mortality was 24 per 1,000 persons living. The annual rate of mortality last week was 20 per 1,000 in London, 23 in Edinburgh, and 22 in Dublin; 16 in Bristol, 26 in Birmingham, 31 in Liverpool, 38 in Manchester, 29 in Salford, 26 in Sheffield, 32 in Leeds, 29 in Hull, 34 in Newcastle upon-Tyne, and 25 in Glasgow. The rate in Vienna was 23 per 1,000 during the week ending the 21st inst., when the mean temperature was 6.2 deg. Fahrenheit higher than i❑ the same week in London, where the rate was 19. The mortality from diarrhoea in the ten large English towns continues to decrease, but is still con siderably greater than is usual so late in the year. The total deaths referred to this disease in the ten towns, which in the three previous weeks had been 507, 577, and 436 fell last week to 336, of which 108 occurred in London, 62 in Manchester and Sal ford, 58 in Birmingham, 26 in Sheffield, and 25 in Liverpool. The annual death-rate per 1,000 from this cause during the week was 2 in London and Bristol, 3 in Liverpool, 5 in Leeds and Newcastle, 6 in Sheffield, 7 in Manchester and Salford and Hull, and highest, 9 per 1,000, in Birmingham. Scarla tina was fatally prevalent in Manchester, Liverpool, and Birmingham. In London the births of 1,122 boys and 1,014 girls, in all 2,136 children, were registered in the week. In the corresponding weeks of ten years, 1857-66, the average number, corrected for increase of population, is 2,044. The deaths registered in London during the week were 1,194. It was the 39th week of the year ; and the average number of deaths for that week is, with a correction for increase of population, 1,273. The deaths in the present return are less by 79 than the estimated number. The deaths from zymotic diseases last week were 324. The deaths of 103 children and 5 adults from diarrhcea were registered last week ; 10 cases oc curred in the west, 25 in the north, 18 in the cen tral, 27 in the east, and 28 in the south dis tricts. The deaths from diarrhoea during the last few four weeks have been 198, 203, 114, and in the present return 108. The deaths of 15 persons from cholera or choleraic diarrhcea were registered last week ; 1 in Kensington Town, 2 in Chelsea, 1 in St. Margaret, Westminster ; 1 iu South Hackney, 1 in St. Andrew, Holborn ; 1 in St. Botoiph, East London ; 1 Holywell, Shoreditch ; 1 in Bethnal-green, 1 in Whitechapel, 1 in Mile end Old Town, 1 in Battersea, 1 in Camberwell, 1 in Greenwich, and lin Woolwich. In the corre sponding week of last year the deaths from diarrhcea were 67, and from cholera 177. The deaths regis tered last week from smallpox were 17, from measles 14, from scarlatina 32, from diphtheria 7, from whooping-cough 26, and from typhus 26. Four deaths frcm typhus occurred in Westminster; from scarlatina, 5 in St. Pancras, and 6 in Clerkenwell The deaths from phthisis were 138, from bronchitis 67, from pneumonia 41, and from heart disease 42. By Dr. Frankland's analysis of the water supplied by the London companies it appears that the New River water contained in 100,000 tons 21 tons of extraneous matter; the East London 25, the West Middlesex 25, the other companies still more, and the Kent 40 tons of stuff of various kinds. The previous sewage contamination of the waters at the time of the analysis had been converted into comparatively innocuous inorganic compounds. By this test the Southwark and Vauxhall waters were then the best, and the New River and Kent waters the worst of the eight. COPPER IN NATAL. By far the most important mineralogical discovery yet made in this colony is that which has come to light during the present week. Hitherto the dis coveries of copper have been out of the colony and at some distance from our port. Griqualand, on, the south, and Zululand, on the north, were the nearest localities where mineral wealth was known substantially to exist. It may be remembered that the mines in the first of these places owed their discovery to the rude green paint used by the na tives for discoloring their faces. The attention of Mr. Shepstone, Secretary for Native Affairs, was attracted by this circumstance to a similar inci dent, noticed by him 18 years ago within the boundaries of Natal. in course of time he suc ceeded in identifying the exact locality, and Mr. Warne, a practical miner of 30 years' expe rience, has just returned from a nine days' pro specting trip, bringing with him about three cwt. of metalliferous rock, consisting chiefly of carbonate of copper mixed with quartz and friable clay. These specimens are poor, being from near the surface, but they give every promise of a richer yield be neath. These are taken from a vein eight feet wide, running from north east to south west, and probably extending for some distance, as similar indications have been found at other places. The most impor tant feature of the discovery, however, is its near ness to the coast, the lode not being more than seven miles from the sea, and little more than that distance in the tidal rise of the Umkomazi, where the river becomes navigable and accessible by small vessels. A township has already been laid out at this little harbour, which is only 30 miles south of Durham. The distance of the lode by land is only about 27 miles, 13 of which is a dead level. It is impossible to overrate the value of this discovery to the colony in general, and to Durham in particular, should the lode prove, as is fully expected, to con tain rich copper ore. We may state that the land all round is set apart for the use of the natives, and Government will, therefore, have the disposal of the affair in their own hands. In all probability these mineral indications are but precursors of further dis coveries. They occur in a range of hills which runs parallel with the coast from the Amapondaland, through Natal into Zululand. We know that at the southern extremity copper of fine quality exists. We now find that copper is to be found at a higher point near the Ilovo. Rumours of similar traces have been spoken of in the Inanda , yet more to the north. An intelligent travel ler tells us that just over the Tugela in Zulu land, a race of ancient native smelters still reside. These people were spared during the massacres of Chaka on account of their usefulness, and the ap pearance of the country in that direction indicates great mineral richness. It is not extravagant, there fore, to believe that the time has arrived when the hidden treasures of the rocks in this part of the world, so long concealed, are at last about to be ex plored and ascertained. Government has placed £l,OOO on the estimates for next year in aid of mineralogical explorations. We may mention, by the way, that an outcrop of coal shale has been ob served near the Ilovo.—Nutul Mercury, Aug. 10. [ADTERTISEMENT.J - Holloway's Ointment and Pills need only a single trial to make known their capabilities; no outside sores or inward inflammation can long with stand the cooling, purifying, and healing influences exerted by these twin medicaments. Be the mischief recent or chronic, grave or slight, painful or simply annoying, it will succumb before the curative virtues of these noble remedies, which can be rightly applied by any person who will attentively read their accompanying directions, which are propounded in the plainest language, void of technical terms, and printed in the most legible characters. To the man of business, confined to his counting-house and ha rassed by engagements, thes3 pills are invaluable ; fur the man of pleasure, addicted, to tree Lying, they it tpterleso. AN 1L t- USED ARCHBISHOP. (Front Punch.) Ask him to pay his own librarian and keep his library in order, with only £15,000 a-year ! hasn't he Lambeth and Addington to keep up ? And why should he spend money on what he never uses? llow often, I should like to know, has the Venerable Archbishop taken a book down from the shelves of that musty old bookroom since his insti tution to the province ? Like Lord Palmerston, he has a great deal too much to do to read printed books. Even if The Fathers of the Church were not stale, and the folio divinity of the sixteenth and seventeenth. centuries out of date, the Archbishop has quite enough employment to keep abreast of the Guardian and the Record, to read long-winded pro tests of the Evangelical Clergy against Ritualising bishop, or the charges of Ritualising bishops made in the teeth of protesting clergy and churchwardens. As for answering either, still less reconciling them, or judging between them, the archbishop has no lei sure for anything so laborious. Supposing the archbishop referred the question o j the keeping up of the library and the payment of the librarian's salary to the Pan-Anglican Synod ? Flere would be one practical question, at all events, for the Septuaginta et duo to deal with. The suggestion to transfer the books to the British Museum deserves consideration. Perhaps there could hardly be a more appropriate place for these relics of middle-age learning and theological ear nestness, than beside the remains of other extinct species —such as the mammoth and the mastodon. Th 3 Escape of l'Brieu from Cloumel Gaol, __~-. O'Brien, a most troublesome prisoner all through, was confined in a cell from which it was naturally believed escape would be impossible. The walls of this cell were some five or six feet thick. Light is admitted by one solitary window, a narrow opening, protected with double bars of iron, set transversely and embedded with lead into heavy blocks of stone. The outer door was of wood sheeted with iron, the inner, a heavy iron gate, both well fastened outside with double locks and strong bolts and bars. Into this cell the prisoner was looked at six o'clock on Wednesday evening last; and about 11 o'clock the same night the governor of the gaol, Mr. R. Grubb, in taking his accustomed round, visited the different cells with a turnkey, amongst others O'Brien's, and saw that the prisoners were in bed and that all was right, and brought the keys with him to his own room. Nothing further transpired until six o'clock the next morning, when it was discovered that O'Brien's cell was untenanted. Upon exa mining the cell it was found that the lower half of the heavy iron grating of the window had been cut through in part with a file or some sharp instrument, the remainder being forced by some means from its leaden socket, while one of the side blocks of lime stone had been broken in two, and the loosened part removed. The iron grating and broken masonry were found in the cell with the prisoner's hat, which was filled with pieces of cement and limestone; also a stout bar of iron skilfully sharpened at one end and tied round with a cloth to protect the hand and to lessen the sound while working. The bar was cut off from the iron support of the metal stovepipe, which the prisoner had found means to procure or remove from its place at the end of the corridor while passing to his cell. There were found in addi tion some pieces of rod iron, finely pointed ; a rude iron hammer, a knife, and a small coil of rope unopened. From one of the remaining window bars a thin rope, doubled, hung loosely, reaching some 8 feet down outside, the window itself being full 30 feet from the walk below, leading to the main entrance. By this means the prisoner is supposed to have lowered himself to a level with the iron gallery, or passage from the press-room to " the drop," and, having been drawn across, if he had an accomplice, or, which is just pos sible, having swung himself over to the passage gallery, in which one of the sheets of the prisoner's bed was found, with the ends double stitched to gether, he scaled the railing, crossed the roof of the gate-house barefooted, and got upon the parapet of the outer wall of the prison, from whence it is be lieved he descended into the street some 18 or 20 feet, by means of another rope, which was also found hang ing from one of the embrasures. His boots were found on the walk under his cell window, tied together, as if they had been hung across his arm, but had slipped off. It was a fine moonlight night, and the place where the escape was effected is not 50 yards from the Richmond police barrack.-- Clonmel Chronicle. COUNTRY MARKETS. BRISTOL-THURSDAY. On our market to-day there was a short supply of Eng lish wheat, which was taken freely by millers at an advance of fully 3s por qr. In foreign wheat, which met a good inquiry, prices wero 2s dearer. Malting barley sold freely at is to 2s per qr over the rates of last market ; grinding very scarce, and high currencies wero realised. Oats in dull demand, and prices unaltered. Beans at about is over previous tales, as also Indian corn, but not much doing. MANCIIES TER—TuunsDAy. Our market this morning was well attended. There was a free business done in wheat, and English descriptiono advanced is to 2s per qr and foreign Gd to 9d per cental over late currencies. In oats there was a declino of ld to 2d per 451 b, and oatmeal Gd to is per load. The trade in flour moderate, and choice qualities brought is per sack more money. Beans and Indian corn advanced is per qr. BURY ST. EDMUNDS-WEDNESDAY. The supply of wheat at this market to-day was not large, and farmers were able to make 3s to 4s advance on previous rates. In barley there was no material change to note, but rather more malting sorts offered. Oats, beans, and peas scarce and dear. Average prices :—Wheat, 62s 2fd ; barley, 41s 7d; oats, 286 Od ; beans, —s Od. BMMINGHAM—ThintsDAY. At to-day's market there was a fair supply of English wheat, which sold readily at an advance of fully 2s per qr on the quotations of last week. Foreign held for a greater rise, but few sales. Barley tending upwards. Beans and oa's ruled quiet, at former prices. Peas were is Per quarter advance. EDINBURGH-WEDN-ESDAY. Wheat on the top, 4s Od up average, Os ld down' Barley on the top, 2s Od up average, Os lld down• Oats on the top, 3s Od down average, Os lld down' Beans on the top, 3s Od up average, Os 3d up. _ . Total supply and sales. Wheat 657 qrs sold 331 Barley 1336 qrs sold 1298 Oats 1225 qrs sold 966 Beans ll qrs sold 11 Average prices. Wheat, 65s Od i Oats, 31s 5d Barley, 37s Od 1 Beans 49s 10d Town-made flour sells as follows :—White, 57s Od; estO superfine, 55s Od; superfine, 53s Od ; fine, 51s Od. GLASGOW-WEDNESDAY. To-day's market was well attended, and tho supplie s were good. The trade done i n w h ea t was pretty f a ir, at an advance of is to is Gd per boll, and on 'lour of 35 Pe r sack and is to is Gd per barrel. Barley and oats firol. Beans and Indian corn Is per 2801 b dearer. Births. LANE- On the 3d inst., at 27, Eaton-place, BolgraVO' square, Mrs. Bagot Lane, of a son and heir. NEVILL—On the 2d inst., at Dangstein, Potersfield, Lady Dorothy Nevill, prematurely, of a son, stillborn. RICE—On the 2d inst., at 6, Ainslie-place, Edinburgh, th e wife of Major Cecil Rico, 72d Highlanders, of a sou. Marriages. ALBERS—Fox —On the 2d inst., at St. Mary's pro-Cath e i , dud, Moorfields, Mous. Francois Albers, of Crave, 1 -1 ° f land, to Emily Josephine, only daughter of Dr. Fos, ° Finsbury-circus, London. ROTTON - CA.NKRIEN —On the 3d inst., at the parish churc h of Upton-cum-Chalvey, Arthur Rotton, Esq., Capta l i . Royal horse Artillery, to Mary Frances, eldest dauglit e of R. S. Caukrien, Esq., Upton, Bucks. Deaths. STUNT.—On Thursday, 3d October, in the fifth year of ht age, "Bertie," toe belovel child of Mrs. Stunt, of 11, , Margaret's-place, St. Leopards. BUCHANAN—On the 2d iust., at 9, Falkner-square, Liver pool, James Buchanan, Esq. COMBE—On the let inst., at St. Elmo, Torquay, J. Combo, Esq., C.E. _ - . MUREGOR—On the Ist inst., at 30, York-crescent, Clift 011 : Dr. James M‘Gregor, Deputy-Inspector-General of Arn i J Hospitals, aged 57. MASON—On the Ist inst., Arthur, fifth son of H. 31,00/ Esq., of The Grove, Sydenham, aged 4 years. ROSE—On the 2d inst., Mrs. Grace Bose, of Thames 131. 1131 '' Great Marlow, aged 88. cir TROUBRIDGE—On the 2.1 inst., at 8, Queen's-gate, Col. Thomas St. Vincent Troubridge, Bart., 0.13., Aide -d° Camp to the Queen. 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