The Sun. — London, England, 1855-08-25 00:00:00

AV'GMENTATION OF HORSE AND FOOT ARTILLERY. WOOLWICH, August 24.—The War Minister has ap proved of the following augmentation to the Horse Ar tillery and to the Foot Artillery. One officer, 6 gunners, and 6 drivers, to the half-troop of Horse Artillery at present in the Crimea under the command of Second Captain.W. B. Saunders. , Sixteen serjeants, 4 corporals, 24 drivers, 4 shoeing smiths,; and 4 collarmakers, to be distributed in equal proportions to A,, C, and I, troops of ,Horse Artillery, in the Ciimea, and D troop at Woolwich is first for active service: One shoeing smith and one oollarmarker to join the detachment of Horse Artillery at Woolwich, 'to form a reserve. To join the under-mentioned 9-pounder field batteries in the Crimea--A, 13, E, F, G, H, P, Q, W, X, Y-2 serjeants each. The promotions of corporals to ser jeants and the other ranks are to take place in the com panies serving in the Crimea, not . men promoted and then sent out, but from those already out there. Two sergeants each are to be added to the 0, D, S, and T, 9!pe!inder field batteries, at-present at home in Great *item. These promotions are to- be g iven to he seniors in eaeli battalion. 25 shoeing smiths, 25 t collar makers, and 5 wheelers, are also to be added to the bat teries out in the Crimea. The General Commanding-in-Chief, by general re NA, gi mental order; has been pleased to appoint Lieut. A. A. Ogilvie to the Royal Horse Artillery, by augmen tation._ Lieut. Ogilvie to be attached to the half troop of Royal Horse. Artillery serving in the army in the East. Vapt. S. He ,Inglefield's Company, No. 3 of the 13th Battaiion, at present stationed at Chester, is to proceed to Sheerness next week. On its arrival there it will be joined by 50 volunteers from the Lancashire Militia Ar tillery, who arrived from Liverpool on Wednesday last. Two bombardiers and 16 gunners, invalids, arrived on Thursday from the Crimea, having come home in the iteant-transport Clyde. REWARDS FOR DISTERCIDISHED SERVICE IN THE FIELD. The following general regimental order - has been is sued for the information of the Royal Artillery, viz.:— ," In consequence of her Majesty's Warrant of the 4th of December, 1854-, extending previous Royal warrants for the_opeoial PirPose, of granting rewards for distin guished and, meritorious service and gallant,conduct in the field, the undermentioned non-commissioned officers and men, recommended by the officer commanding the Royal Artillery in the Crimea, with the sanction of the late Lord Raglan; have by authority dated Horse Guards, Aug. 20, •1855, -been awarded silver medals for distin guished service in the field, with annuities and gratuities, as stated below :-- -"To receive annuities of 201. each—Sergeants John Radcliffe r James Alexander, and Joseph Mitchell ; Staff Sergeant George Marvin. " To receive gratuities of 151. each—Sergeants John Dannelly, : John Wilson, and James Gilbert ; Company Sergeant-Joseph Hamilton. To receive gratuities of 10/. each :--Corporals Win. Johnston and Henry Organ ; Bombardier Abraham Bishop; Corporals John Curry, Alexander Frazer, Rob i ert Emmerson ; Jamea. Hayes, Wm: Ross, and Thomas Mitchell ; Bombardier George Kerr ; Corporals William Broatcb, John Harris, Edmund Weston, John 'Wallace, and Joieph Banks ; Bombardier Robert Glasgow. • -To receive gratuities -of 51. each :—Gunners Alex., Henry,. Thos. Sitch, Joseph Goddard, Jas. Welsby, Wm.. Taylor, .Wm : Pal mer , J o h n St evenson. J as. Mooreirßobt. Turner, Joseph Hall. Trumpeter Daniel Pratt, Gunners Joseph Sergeant, Richard Crompton,' Samuel Eaton; Driver James Smith ; Gunners John C. Csvitnnab, Joseph Glass, Robt. Hunter, John Gammie, Michael Brues, Jas. Anderson, Wm. Todd, John Firth, James Morley, Wm. Campbell, Roger Doodiken, ' Win. Hendry, Hugh Wheatley, Geo. Williamson, Jas. Scott, Eebt. Aviss, 'Daniel Warren, John Mitchell, Arthur ' Dunning, John Hargraves, Fredk. Guard, Win. New corribe, Fredk. Barnard, and Hugh Davis ; Trumpeter' Wrn. Tait. By the royal warrant above referred to it is ordered that the annuity granted underdte provisions is to be at the disposal of such serjeant, although he may be still in the Fer v ice, and it is further ordered that the gratuities be considered the personal property of the men, and placed in the regimental savings bank, at interest, in conformity with the terms of the royal warrant of the 13th April, 1854. BEREFORD MUSICAL FESTIVAL. If Thursday.=Last night's concert was ter attended than the first. About 450 fashionable. *ere present, including most of the nobility whose names were given in yesterday's report The following was the scheme for last night : PART I. Overture---(Egmont) Duet—Madame and Mr. Weiss, " 0 du geliebte" Itecit. ed Aria—Miss Dolby, " A to riede " Mercadante. Song —Mr. Sims Reeves, Adelaide" (by desire) -Scena—Madame Grisi, " Bel raggio" (Semi ramide) Duet—Violin and Concertina— , liessra H and R. Aria'—Madame‘ Dove Sono", ,(Fi p,,,aro) quartetto—Madame Grisi, Signor Mario, Mr, M. Smith, and Mr. Weiss, " A to o care (I ruritani) Finale (Loreley) Solo, Madame Clara No vello and Chorus Mondels Beethoven. PART ir. Overture—(Guillaume Tell) Scena—Mr. Sims Reeves, "Ah si ben mid" (II Trovatore) Terietto=Madame Weiss, Mr. Montem Smith, and Mr. Weiss (Vieni al mar" March and Chorus—" What. song or sound" (Jefsonds) Aria—Madame Clara Novallo, "Deh vieni" (Figaro) Mozart. Song—Mr. Weiss, "Oh ! what a happy life" (Berta) H. Smart. Duetto—Madame Grisi and Signor Mario, " tin tenero core" (Roberto Devereux) Donizetti. Terzetto—Madame Clara Novell°, Madame and Mr. Weiss, " Ecco al fin" W.L Phillips Finale—Miss MOBS, Mi,ts Dolby, Mr. Mon - tem Smith. Mr. 11. Barnby, and Chorus, "Hail, ye heroes" (Euryanthe) Rossini. Verdi, Spohr. The concert was over at 'll o'clock, and 'about Vv.). thirds of the Company remained for some hours longer, a ball taking place after the concert on this evening. The grand fiill.dress ball, Iv - mover, Conies , off to-raorraw night, and winds up the festival. The cathedral was well filled again this morning. The programme was a lengthy one s and had not been got, through when the last available train left Hereford for London. It consisted of Mendelssohn's 'i Hymn Of Praise ;" Spohr's sacred cantata, " The Christian's Prayer ;" and Mozart's ¶' Twelfth Service." At the emu. ineeeenient of the second part also was played an over ture (St. Polycarp) not generally known in the musical werid. It is written by the Rev. Sir F. A. Gore Ouselev, Bart.,. precentor of Hereford Cathedral, and successor to Sir H. bishop at Oxford. Before Mozart's Service we had Martin Luther's Hymn most devotionallysung by Clara Novello. The introduction of the trumpet by Harper, at the words, "The trumpet sounds," prodnced a thrilling altogether tide hymn produced the deepest sen sation. Sims Ite.eves also sang ( between the oratorio, / the air, " Sound an alarm," from Judas Al accabce , !:;. The principal y6cal parts were sustained this morning by Novelle, Mrs. \Vei,.s, and Mr. Sims - Reeves. The lovely duet, "I waited for the Lord," sung.. by Clara 'Novell° and Mr. Nyeiss, was repeated by desire. Sims Reeves delivered the dramatic passage, • " Watch man, will the night soon pass r with • admirable judg ' ment. The fine chorale, " Let all men praise the Lord," produced 'a deep impression ; and at the • succeeding chorus, "Glory ,and praise to God," the bishop rose, and remained standing until its close—an example which, of s eaurse, was followed by. thereat of the company; The same respect was shown to the concluding, part of the last • chorus, at the words Hallelujah ! Sing to the I s ord." Mozart ' s Twelfth s , Service Concluded the con - .cert the audience standing during the "Sanctus." The collection at the deOrs amounted to 2 151 . 15 s. 11 d.• 11 . 10E1'011D, FridaY.—The third and last concert - yes. U .- I*y evening was the longest of . the three. The per ' foiniineeg began with the overture and a vocal ii6l4Ction from t ef" , Freisektitz--:-.comPrising the scena for tenor (Mr: Sims 'Reeves) , thei drinking song of Caspar (Mr. Weiss), the' scena of Agatha (Madame 'Covello), the fro -for twil`sopranes and tenor in the second act (Mies Moss, Mrs,. Weiss, and Mr. M.. Smith), Rite second air of Ann :.shell ; Weiss), the "Bridesmaid's chorus" (solo Mrs. Weiss), and the " Huntsman's chorus." The exe . cutien of ; these pieces was very creditable. Madame Grisi then sang exquisitely " Qui la voce" ( IPuritarni), ani( an encore demanded. Miss Dolby was also obliged to ;teat Mendelssohn's ' First Ytolet, with an orches . itec4iiiianirrient by Mr. Alfred Mellon: She per ed 'her •duti in ' the most graceful manner. Two more pieces remained to complete the first part, viz., the duet betweeMiiiitind Ernesto (Don Pasquale), and tb9sterificial march mid chdrus from Me Ruins of Athens. f illsung -first was well by Grisi and Mario • the last a Composition of impressive grandeur and beauty, wai -1. ' 41 ' 4 % 116 .b1, -Well executed by the band and chorus. . .11e -second part of the concert opened with Mozart's spnllhong in.Bilat.. The peformanoe of this fine work WAS ektreAely-good. .The remainder of tbS 7- cOndert eon , slated of a miscellaneous- Selection, and coneluded with God save the Queen" (solos by %M dame ' Clara No vac), !inks' MAY,.IIr;- Simi- Roney, and Mr. Weiss). The attendatide thitsuarning at the cathedral was im- Mense, although tom' wsathSr was anything but Vie, favour , e. The oratorio *aq.-Th e ma g i c a . The execution of thig , nobre work ivas -faultiest. The solo parts were sustained by Madame Clara Novella.' Miss Dolby; Mrs. 'Weiss, Miss :Moss, Mr. guns Reeies, Mr. Weiss, and Mr. M. Sittitb:• 'There wererPresent no less than 1,111 ball takes ble, c Th.nl ltt the grand dreBs e; as usual, in the Elhivtliall. AMErtic AN VIAIL4.--=.-SOOTIII3IPTON, liticlay'Afternoon.. • Utif`teK motes' maiDitesin-ship Washington, Capt. Cit'efult: arrived off Cowes en route to Bremen this after with 60 .p4'ssengers, 202,000 dols. in.speele for Ravra and ; tn itid; and usual cargo. She' left N ew York on 'the 11th inst. Her news is, therefore, no later thaL iliat r ieeeive& by tv6 , -Aiiei, which reached c . e6ives ou her A yoyage.to HAvre yestdiday afternoon. "The Ex. c e el o le u tl r l t or St.. nJt.;o6lleaea:4'ecstmi'pa'AptaieedribcyalaMMir..liPtpelretot:, the • Secretary of I,9egation, and D. J. R. crosloy; 'United • States Consid for this district; arrived here this morning from Loridon, and after paying, a short visit to the' docks • Ind pubEoofaaei of this porti'enabarked for _a, tour of .s • fer,lifi in el IBle - of Wiert, CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. NEW COURT. (Before the Recorder.) Thomas Beal, 58, conductor, David Pollock, 35, dealer, and David Barnett, 30, watch maker, were indicted for receiving a quantity of jewellery, watches and other property, belonging to Messrs. Deane and Dray. They were found guilty and sentenced to 14 years transportation. THIRD COURT. (Before Russel Gurney, Esq., Q.C.) William Buckingham, a gentlemanly, well-dressed 'man, a dissenting minister, surrendered to take his trial ♦upon an indictment, charging him with having obtained from William Samuel Burton and two other persons ' small sums of money by false pretences, with intent to defraud. Mr. Payne appeared for the prosecution which had been instituted by the Mendicity society ; Mr. Robinson 'defended. William Samuel Burton, an ironmonger, in Oxford street, stated thatsome time in February last defendant called upon him, and said, " I have called for your sub scription." Witness had been a subscriber to the Lon don Sailors' Mission, and gave defendant, whom he be lieved to be the accredited collector, the sum of 10s., but witness being called away, he did not give him a receipt. He called again in May, when witness recalled it to his memory, and defendant said he had best give another. Other evidence w'as given 'to show that defendant had obtained other sums from different persons for the Lon don Sailors' Mission. Henry Major, an officer of the Mendicity Society, said that having received information that defendant was going round collecting subscriptions for a society that had ceased to exist, he went upon the 30th of Tune last, to No. 4, Emily-place, Leytonstone•road, Essex. He told defendant he took him into custody for obtaining money in aid of the London Sailors' Mission, which had ceased to exist. Defendant said there had been such a society. Witness said, "I am aware of that ; but it has not been in existence for two years. I have seen Mr. Rayner, who was originally the treasurer. There is no such society in existence." When the defendant was before the magistrate the first time he pressed for a summary conviction, admitting the charge. Mr. Robinson—We shall see about that. What did he say ? Witness— He pressed for a summary conviction, and so did his solicitor, Mr. Lewis, who is sitting there. Mr. Lewis, of Ely-place, said he did not do anything of the kind. The officer again persisted that it was so ; stating that at the first examination he was undefended, but that upon the second time of hearing the charge, Mr. Lewi , , who appeared, said that the case would give Mr. Barton much trouble, and pressed for it to be settled by the magistrate. Mr. Lewis again denied that he had done so. Mr. Robinson—Why, did not Mr. Lewis say that if the decision of the magistrate was against the prisoner, he would request it to be sent before a jury ? The witness still persisted that defendant pressed for the magistrate to decide the charge summarily. Mr. Gurney—What did he say ? Witness—He said that if he had done anything wrong he was willing to abide the decision of the law. Mr. Gurney—That is quite a different thing from an admission of guilt by the defendant. It was stated that defendant bad said the London Sailors' Mission was held at Messrs. Sharp and Rickett's Regent's Dock, Limehouse ; and a clerk from that firm was called to show that no such mission was held there, neither had any letters to prisoner been taken in there. Cross-examined—Had seen the defendant about two years ago preaching to- sailors in the ships. The receipts given by the defendant were on behalf of the London Sailors Mission. Several missionaries from the different societies for the diffusion of religious instruction amongst seamen were called to prove that no such society as the London Sailors' Mission was known to them, but about two years ago there was a London Sailors' Society. Mr. William Rayner, formerly treasurer to the Lon don Sailors' Society, said that defendant had been strongly recommended to that society to preach for it. Witness was not now connected with it, but heard it had changed its name. Mr. Robinson—To the London Sailors' Mission' Witness—Yes. Thomas Young was secretary to the London Sailors' Society, which he believed still to be in existence under the name of the London Sailor's Mission. It has a vice president, a Mr. Habershon, the architect, and several noble patrons. The vice-president had said that defend ant was recognised as an agent to the society. Mr. Gurney said after that statement it would be use less to go on ; there was no charge against the defendant. Mr. Robinson said his client was a gentleman of the highest respectability, and possessing some little for= tune, which he expended in religious works for seamen. There were a number of gentlemen of high standing to speak to defendant's respectability. Mf. Payne expressed his doubts about the existence of the society. Mr. Gurney—No doubts ought to be expressed after the breaking down of the case by the witnesses for the prosecution. Mr. Robinson—lt is the jealousy of one society against another. Mr. Gurney—Before a powerful society like the Men dicity Society take such steps as these a proper inquiry should have been made. Mr. Payne—No evidence of this nature Wa9 brought before the magistrate. Mr. Robinson—We had them present. Mr. Payne—No. The defendant, who seemed considerably bewildered at his position, said he could assure the jury be had no dishonest intention. The Foreman said he bad no occasion to tell them that. Mr. Gurney said the expenses of the prosecution would not be allowed. Mr. Payne (with some warmtb)—The society do not take their expenses. Mr. Gurney—They are not allowed. Let the defend ant leave the dock. He did so, and upon getting outside the court was greeted with considerable cheering, apparently from a number of seamen. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE.—Edward Agar, who was some days ago charged with having uttered a forged cheque for 7001., upon the banking-house of Salt, Stevenson, and Co., of Lombard-street, was brought before Sir I:. W. Carden for further examination. Mr. Muliens, solicitor to the Committee of Bankers' for Protection against Forgeries and Frauds, appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Wontner for the defence. Since the first examination it has been discovered that the prisoner bad been 'concerned in a. great many cases of forgery, and it is believed that he is at present the possessor of property - to the amount of up wards of 15,0001. William Smith, who at the commencement of the in vestigation stated that ,the prisoner had employed him, after several interviews, to apply to the banking-house for payment of the cheque, which was drawn in the name of Mr. John Deverell, of Penbrook Park, near Cosham, and detailed the particulars, was again called by Mr. Mullens. He gave the following additional evidence : In the course of my conversation with the prisoner we had some talk respecting my family and past history. I told him what relatives I had, and what parties would speak as to the respectability of my character ; and I gave him references to Mr. Wheeler, 24, Poultry, who is my brother-in-law ; Mr. Deacook, of Buckingham-place, Fitzroy-quare, churchwarden of Trinity Church, St. Marylebone ; and Mr. Mills, 430, Oxford-street. He appeared to take a great interest in my history and family. The first person to whom I mentioned this matter was Mr. Rowe, hairdresser and perfumer, in Holborn, near opposite to Chancery-lane. Cross-examined by Mr. Wontner—l Saw the prisoner first at the house of Mr. Humphreys, in King's-road, house agent and apnraiser. I did not live there. I men tioned.the circumstance to him ; but be was the second party to whom I mentioned it. He was the party I re ferred to as the person to whom I had mentioned it on .the Thursday. It was on Tuesday or Wednesday I mentioned it to Mr. Rowe.. I think it was on the Wed nesday. I did not say on the last examination that I had mentioned it only to one person. I said I had men tioned it to a friend. I am not in anybody's service. My father was a cabinet-maker, in Bishop's-court, Old Bailey, and I worked there. I lived in my last lodgings about five months, and at 27, Buckingham -place, Fitzroy-square; before that for six or seven months ; and before that I was in business as an eating-house keeper, at at 118, St. George's- s tr ee t, E ast. Before that I lived No. 5, Bing-street, Pall-mall. I kept a lodging-house there, and before that I was at NO. 24, Tottenham-street, Tottenham-court-road. Before that I was with my father and mother, at No. 167, Drsiryslane. _ . ' Mr. Wontoer—Do you recollect any other addresses ! Witness—No. I have given you all my addresses from the time I was at home with-my father and mother. R e - e xamined—My father had workshop s i n itishop'4- court. Sir R W. Carden—What first excited your suspicions I s o u t spe tt e p d hare im r when he spoke of e boWitnessthe integrity i st 'd of mine, who bad seen me in get tingconversa- tion me to present anbeque. - On the Saturday or the Monday a friend . with Mr. Jenkins (the prisoner), asked me what we had been in conversation about. I would- hot then satisfy him. The offer of 'the 1001. to me aroused my suspicion, ana after that I communicated with my friend on the Babied. Mr. John Deverell, of Penbrook Park, Cosham, about six miles from Portsea, said—l am a magistrate of the cotinty, and I keep an account at Messrs. Salt and Stevenson's, 'and have done so for many years. The sig nature- to the cheque produced is not in my handwriting, nor was it 'written by my authority: J..J. Thoroughgood said—l am nephew to Mr. J. Forrester, the Mansion-House -officer, and I was em ployed to assist him in this business. In the afternoen of Wednesday, the 15th of August, about five o'clock,' I was in -the neighbourhood of Bedford-rew with Mr. God dard, and I saw the withess Smith standing at the corner of Bedford-row and Theobald's-road. At about a quer ter past five o'clock I saw the prisoner come up Bed ford-row from the Holborn -end., He - and Smith mOt, and I saw them shake hands. They conversed to gather. They afterwards walked up Bedford-row tothe corner of Princes-street, The prisoner turned round and looked towards me. Goddard was vvith.rne then. They walked. down Princes-street, Red Lion-square, Leigh street, Eagle-street, to Kingsgate-street, and were talking together ea they walked along. The prisoner turned round several times, and looked back ; and w h en I go t tO Kingnate-atreet ' Smith was alone.- From what Smith then said to me I ran through Turnstile as fast as I could, and when-I- got i nto• Gate-street I saw the _i• fel= mulling. - I tollavae - 4 hire Went great Qu re ei . ..•, , J 1.r.,;...... , 1 . .:'.:. TEE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVF..NINtI, AUGUSr 25 1855 street, Little Queen-street, and into Parker-street, and I was calling out " Stop thief." The prisoner was running very fast, and I followed him as fast as I could run. As I turned the corner of Parker-street, the prisoner was coming towards me, with his hat off, and in his hand. He said to me, " That way," pointing down Parker street, and I laid hold of him. I said to him, " You are the man, come on." He said, " You make a mistake ; I have done nothing." I said to him, " Come on ; you will hear about it presently." I was turning the corner of Parker-street into Little Queen-street, when Goddard came up and took hold of the prisoner's other arm, and we then took him icto a shop. The prisoner said to Goddard, " What is it you want t I have done nothing," and repeated that several times. Goddard said, " This young man (meaning Smith) has been watched from the bank in Lombard-street, and you have received something from him. What have you done with it ?" The prisoner then put his right hand into his left breast coat-pocket, and took out the red canvas bag pro duced, and gave it to Mr. Goddard. I had brought the witness Smith into the shop out of the crowd just before the conversation took place, and they were both brought to the Mansion-house. In Mr. Forrester's room, at the Mansion-house, they were talking together, but I did not hear what was said. They appeared to be acquainted with each other. The depositions were ordered to be taken on the case, and Mr. Deverell was bound over to appear to give evi dence. Mr. Mullens said ha found it necessary to have the prisoner remanded to another day, when he should produce evidence as to the prisoner being in possession of plates for the striking off of banker's cheques, fi om one of which plates a cheque had been struck off some time ago, and with success as to the receipt of the amount. BOW-STREET.—THE CASE or STRAHAN AND CO. —Sir John Dean Paul was brought up yesterday from the House of Detention, to be admitted to bail. Mr. Humphreys, the solicitor for the prosecution, in formed the magistrate (Mr. Elenry) that he was perfectly satisfied with the names of the gentlemen now tendered as bail. They were Mr. Thomas Graham, of Reading, and Mitre-court Chambers, Temple, and Mr. John Woodhall, coach-builder, of 28, Orchard-street, Port man-square. The usual formal questions having been put to the bail, they were bound over in 3,0001. each, and Sir John Paul, having entered into his personal recognisance for 6,0001., was set at liberty, and left the court with his friends. Mr. Henry expressed a hope that all the parties in the case would be present at the next examination, in order that some arrangement might be effected by which the case should be adjourned over until a future day, and then be finally disposed of. Now that all the pri soners had succeeded in getting bail it would be com petent to the magistrate to remand the inquiry for a greater period than a week ; and it would be especially desirable for the convenience of the bail, that some such a course should be adopted. Mr. Humphreys quite concurred in the suggestions of the court, and would give all the assistance in his power to have it carried out. LAMBETH. —ALLEGED DISAGREEABLE NUISANCE. —Yesterday Messrs. Lauton and Miskin, medical gen tlemen, residing at the Westminster-road end of York road, Lambeth, accompanied by several gentlemen in the neighbourhood, waited on Mr. Elliott, to complain of the very great risk to which they were subjected, both as regards their lives and their property, by what they conceived to be the dangerous state of the premises of Mr. George Myers, the extensive builder, in the Bel videre-road, Lambeth. Three weeks since Mr. Myers had been summoned to this court under the Smoke Nuisance Act, for using on his premises a furnace constructed so as not to consume its own smoke, and on that occasion some of the respec table inhabitants of the neighbourhood attended, and complained of the great danger and serious inconveni ence to which they had been subjected by the descrip tion of fuel consumed in his furnaces (sawdust and wood by Mr. Myers, which caused a discharge from the shaft of the chimney of red-hot flakes of wood, which fell on the houses, the premises around, causing not only great alarm, but very serious danger to the houses on which it fell, and also serious injury to linen or any articles hung out to dry. The result of the investigation was, that Mr. Myers was convicted in the penalty of 51., and thus the matter stood until Tuesday evening last, when a fire broke out on the premises of Mr. Myers, which had the effect of considerably increasing the former fears of his neighbours, and led to the present deputation to the magistrate. One of the gentlemen, addressing Mr. Elliott, ob served that the proceedings which bad taken place at this court in reference to the premises of Mr. Myers, having had no effect in the abatement of the dangerous nuisance complained of, and the inhabitants of the vicinity being still subjected to the greatest possible annoyance, they (the deputation) in justice to them selves and their neighbours, felt it to be their duty to wait on his worship, and take his advice as to the best means of putting an end to a nuisance, which not only kept them in a continual state of fear, but seriously en dangered their lives and property. The gentleman here exhibited to the magistrate some large pieces of charred wood, such as were emitted from the chimnies in an ig nited state, in such quantities that the roofs and gutters were filled with them, and said that the ifire on Mr. Myers's premises on Tuesday last, and which was the third that had occurred since he had been there, bad tended to increase the fears of the inhabitants of the iro mecliat. vicinity ; and though lb was by no moans their wish to interfere vexatiously with Mr. Myers's enter prise, yet they felt it to be but justice to the security of their lives and property to come forward and use every means to remove the nuisance. Mr. Elliott Observed that there were three modes of redress open to those aggrieved. The first was by action against Mr. Myers for the injury they sustained ; the second was to proceed by an indictment at the sessions ; and the third by reporting to the Secretary of State the continued violation of the Smoke Act. A Second Member of the deputation observed that when the premises occupied by Mr. Myers were in the occupation of Mr. Peto, no such nuisance as that com plained of was allowed. At that time an engine and a large tank of water were on the premises, and the latter was always kept ready for use in case of necessity ; but at present he understood it was quite useless. A Third Member of the deputation inquired if Mr. Myers had paid the penalty of 5/. which had been itn-' posed upon him by his worship, and if that had been his first offence ? Mr. Elliott replied that the offence had been the first as regarded a particular chimney, though not the first, and as respected the penalty it appeared it had not been yet paid. _ _ _ - Oilier Members of the deputation complained of the exceedingly dangerous state of the nuisance, and the absolute necessity of its immediate suppression ; when Mr. Elliott repeated his former statement, and recom mended another representation to the Secretary of State, which would; he had no doubt, be attended to. The deputation then withdrew. CHARGE OF MATRICIDE. Yesterday Isabella Mary Jolley underwent another lengthened examination, charged with the murder of her mother, at the Westminster Police-court. The previous evidence was fully detailed in our last. Mr. Lewi, jun., as before, appeared on behalf of the prisoner, who was, as on the former occasion, calm throughout. _ _ The following fresh evidence was given : Rowena Floyd, of 11, 1 11rompton-road, Knightsbridge, milliner and dress•maker, sworn—l am single. I have been in the habit of knowing ,the prisoner eight or nine months, but have not seen her frequently till the last eight or nine weeks. She appeared in a very desponding state, from the circumstance of not having let her lodgings and becoming embarrassed. Last Thursday week, between 9 and 10 in the morning, the prisoner called on me and told me she had had an interview with her brother at Mrs. Fisher's. I said, "I hope you have come to some terms with your brother about leaving your house ?" She said, "He wishes me to give up my house, sell part of my furniture, and get into a smaller one." I said, "That is the advice I would. give. you. What will he do for your mother ?"' meaning what would he allow her per week. She replied, " She wants no more—she is dead !," I said, " Oh, Miss Jolley, you cannot mean that !" She replied, " How oddly you look at me !" I fell back in my chair, and was almost insensible. She did net ap pear affected, ss I should have thought she would have been when she said it, knowing particularly how much she was attached to her mother. Ido not remember any further remark, but her saying "It is ten— I must go ; my brother and a broker are to be at the house at that time." . Mrs. Jane Johnson sworn—l saw the prisoner on the 16th of August at No. 11, Brompton-row, at my sister's ' (last witness). She said she had seen her brother the night before. I said I was glad of this. I hopal he would do something for her. She said he was coming next morning to make some arrangements about their affairs, but he could do nothing more for them. I said, "He must do something for your mother." "She replied, "My mother will want no more ; she is dead." I did not take much notice, thinking her mind was affected. She continued her observations about the house and the arrangements to be made. She then repeated, "My poor mother !" I said, "You don't mean to say she is dead?" She said, "Y es ; the blow was too great for her." I looked at her very hard, and she said, "How oddly you look at me ! I wish I could have destroyed myself, but I had not the power." I went down stairs and let her out. I saw her go the reverse way to her house. I watched her into a cutler's shop in Brompton row. My sister told me to go and look after her, and I went. The cutler was rubbing a razor. I said, " Mites Jolley, what are you doing here?" She said, "It won't be a minute. I am coming directly." I said, "You come along with me." I mad e rno to let he r h ave th e razor , an d h e nod ded, as though he understood me. She came out directly, and came with me to my door. I said, "Whatarey ht ou going to do with that razor?" She smiled and said "All rig ; I •am going home." I " Make baste, ' your brother will be there waiting for you. It is his time." I went back to the cutler's, and afterwards to Miss•aolley's house. I asked for her of the servant at the door, and prisoner called to me from 'up stairs, and I went up to her. I then asked her if I should go for her brother. She said it was no use, as she expected him every minute. I asked her if there was any other person I cetild,go to for her. She said, "Mrs. Taylor," but added that she was f s h e was told that her mother was d ea d sheso n w e rovuoluds not t c I said, " I won't tell her your Imo. ther is dead, but that she is dangerously ill." I then went to Mrs. Taylor, who said she would come. I went back and told Miss Jolley, and I then left her. James Leslie Rogers sworn—l am an assistant to Mr. Woo& of 21, Brompton-row, surgeon. Yestercla7 . _ ,:; • . . - (Thursday) week, about ten o'clock in the morning, I was ' fetched to 33, Hill-street. When I got there I went up stairs into the second-floor front. There were Mr. Huggard, the police-sergeant, Mr. Cripp, and the prisoner present. I saw the body of a female lying across the bed, with her feet resting upon a chair, the back of which was to wards the window. I removed the shawl which covered her, and found the night-gown was saturated with blood. I removed a handkerchief from her throat, and found she was colourless, perfectly dead, cold, and stiff. I said I could do nothing, and went down stairs. Mr. Arnold—Were you enabled to form any opinion of when the deceased died ?—Witness—Only from the conversation I had with the prisoner. I asked at what time it occurred, and she said, "Six this morning." She said, in reply to my further inquiries, that she was pre sent, that her mother got out of bed to obey the calls of nature, and in a moment afterwards she heard say, "How wet I am ! I am dying," and she (prisoner) looked up and saw her mother covered with blood. She then stated that she lifted her mother's legs on the chair as they were found, as she did not like to see them banging over the bed. Mr. Arnold—Did she say what she did next ?—Wit ness—Yes ; she said that after she had done that she laid down on the bed, on the other side of the body, and that her mother was lying on the same side as when she went to bed on the previous night. She said she did not call anybody, because she disliked the servant girl, and expected her brother at ten that morn ing. She said she did not leave the room till eight in the morning, and that she had her breakfast brought up as usual by the servant. I had heard of her having gone out that morning, and spoke to her about it, and she said she had been to Larburg's, the cutler's, to get the razor sharpened again. I asked her what for, and she said to cut her own throat ; that she had tried it before, and the cut was gone off it. I then looked at her throat, and saw a few scratches there. The police-sergeant showed me the razor, and I told him he h a d b e tt er keep it. She seemed rather uneasy at having the razor kept from her, and said, " I don't know what right you have to take away my property." I told her it was not right she should take away her life, and the razor must be kept from her. She said to me, " I shall profit nothing by mother's death." I asked her why she wanted to make away with herself, and she said she had nothing to live for now her mother was dead. In cross-examination by Mr. Lewis the witness gave a particular description of the situation of the bed and furniture in the room. The deceased was lying near the centre of the bed, with her feet towards the window. There was an impression upon the bed, but witness could not say whether two persons had slept there ; it was impossible for him to say, for a person sat upon the bed, and one of the pillows was close down to the bo ly. It was quite possible for prisoner on the other side of the bed to have reached the breast of the deceased, Prisoner did not tell witness she reached the breast of the de ceased ; she said she put her hand and found it covered with blood. There was no blood about the room, but a few spots that had trickled down the body. There was no congealed blood on the floor, but the blood on the bell was congealed. Believed the marks of blood on the floor had trickled down her legs. The chair on which deceased's legs rested was about two feet fr the bedstead, and the same distance from the window. Mr. William Martyn, of 14, Brompton-row, member lof the Royal College of Surgeons, proved the nature and extent of the wound in deceased's throat. She had been dead s considerable time when he was called at one - - o'clock in the day. There was no mark of any other in jury but upon the throat, which was cut. The wound was upwards of four inches in length on the left side of her throat, gaping upwards of an inch, penetrating to the spinal column, and deepest about the middle part, where it reached the bone. It seemed to have been done with a sharp instrument, and as if with one sweep of the instrument. The wound in the throat was the cause of death. Mr. Arnold : A person with such a wound would die from effusion of bloo 1 ? Mr. Marty n : Yes, sir. Mr. Arnold :' Oa,n you form any opinion of the direc tion of the wound ? —Mr. Martyn : I could not say. Mr. Lewis: Would such a wound have been followed by an immediate and large effusion of blood ?—Mr. Mar tyn it would. Mr. Lewis: Did you notice the hands of the deceased ? —Mr. Martyn : I did so carefully. Mr. Lewis—Was there any blood on them ?—Mr. Martya—On both. The inner part of the wrist or band of the right sleeve of the bedgown was marked with blood, and a little above it. The outside of the sleeve, about the elbow, was marked with some spots of blood. The left arm was lying in a pool of blood by the side of the body. There was no blood on the right side, except on the hand and night-dress sleeve. Mr. Lewis—Would such a wound as you have de scribed instantlyhave caused death?—Mr. Martyn—Yes, almost instantly. Mr. Arnold —You have seen the razor ; would you think that likely to have produced the wound ?—Mr. Martyn—Y es. Mr. Lewis--You have no doubt seen many cases in th,3 course of your experience. Did you see anything about the bed indicating a struggle ?—Mr. Martyn— There was nothing about the bed by which I could form any suoh opinion. Mr. Lewis—Was the bed in such a state as conse quent upon a body have fallen back, as if she had cut her own throat ?—Mr. Martyn—l can't say it was in any other condition. Mr. Lewis—Perfectly consistent with that. Mr. Lewis then questioned the medical gentleman several times, with a view of eliciting whether, after the infliction of such a wound, the arm of the deceased would not instantly fall back and become perfectly powerless ; but Mr. Martyn thought not, considering it more natural that some movement of the arm would follow. Mr. Beckerson, an inspector of the A division, was examined and cross-examined at very considerable length, besides being severely rated by Mr. Lewis for having questioned the prisoner for some time previous to taking her into custody. The inspector declared that in his desire to elicit the truth of the matter he had questioned the prisoner in the presence of her brother and other friends, having repeatedly cautioned her that she need not reply unless she pleased, and that her answers might be used against her.- After a lengthened investigation at the house he felt it his duty to order the prisoner into custody. Mr. Lewis in good set terms complained that it was disgraceful to treat an alleged murderess in such a way. Mr. Arnold expressed his opinion that Inspector Beckerson had done perfectly right. The inspector's evidence was but a repetition of the servant's, Sergeant M‘Leod's, and other witnesses already given, with the addition that the prisoner sud denly observed while in conversation, " Do you suspect me to have done it ?" and was very much excited all the time the inspector was making his inquiries. Upon hearing the inspector say, " It is now time for me to tell you I suspect you, and I feel it my duty take 'ou into custody," the prisoner wished to go upstairs into her bedroom, and there changed her clothes, when there were marks of blood upon the flap of the chemise she took off. An important addition to the testimony already given that Sergeant M'Leod picked up the skirt of a petticoat under the deceased's bed, which was wet where there was no blood, part of it having apparently been recently washed, which prisoner immediately said was hers, and that she had used it to wipe up the blood. By Mr. Lewis—She made no hesitation in letting me see her under garment. It being now beyond the usual hour of the court rising, Mr. Arnold further remanded the prisoner for a week. The prisoner, who appeared faint and weak, accele• rated by the crowded state of the court, was then re• moved and supported by her friends to the gaoler's nom. TIIE SLOW POISONING CASE. DARLINGTON, Friday.--This case was resumed to day. Mr. Ford, solicitor, London, for the defence. The Clerk of the Magistrates read a letter from Mr. George Smith, the solicitor for the prosecution, which stated that in future, in consequence of the great ex pense attending the prosecution, Mr. Rymer would alone appear. _ _ Mr. Rymer stated that Professor Taylor would attend here by order of the Home Secretary. Dr. Halsewood was then called to prove the exami nation of the body ; and Superintendent Robert proved its delivery to Mr. Thomas Andrews, chemical assistant at Guy's Hospital. Mr. Thomas Andrews further proved its delivery into the bands of Professor Taylor on the Bth of August. Dr. Alfred Swains. Taylor, Professor of Chemistry and Medical Jurisprudence, at Guy's Hospital, which he had held for 24 years, being sworn, said he had analysed the remains which he had received from Mr. Andrews, in the presence of Dr. G. Rees. He commenced the examination of the remains on the 10th of August, and found, first, the seals of the packet unbroken, and pre cisely the same which had been forwarded to him by letter, by Drs. Robinson and Haslewood : these are the seals now produced. The cover of the large jar was first removed. There was a small jar inside, labelled " the liver," Gr*. R. Then, besides that, in the large jar were four bladders, well secured and labelled, marked " No. 1, intestines," "No. 2, part of the lungs and heart," "No, 3, liquid from the abdomen," and No. 4, "the rectum," the lower portion laid open. First examined the liver, of which part only bad been' sent. The quantity sent weighed 21b. 4oz. The liver was enlarged from disease, and was of a pale greenish yellow colour, and the structure very soft and filled with oily matter. It was diseased, called by me dical men "fatty degeneration." The liver had already undergone putrefaction, without any appearance of ab scess, or of any disease, except enlargement and conver sion of fat into oil. Then proceeded to make a chemical analysis. Examined the outside closely with a magnify ing-glass, and could not detect powder or other suspicious appearance about it. There was a portion of newspaper adhered to one part, which was removed, and first ex amined for arsenic. There was no arsenic present in the paper. Then took an ounce of liver entirely from the inside, and separated from it a small quantity of arsenic. They weighed out four ounces, and from that obtained a still larger amount of arsenic. The day after, in company with Dr. Rees, examined 13 ounces of the liver,, and from that arsenic was also ob tained in still larger proportion (a portion of the me tallic arsenic deposited is now produced). Before the examination the whole of the instruments used in the analysis were submitted to close investigation, and were entirely free from arsenic. The muriatic acid fre quently contains arsenic, but in this instance it was en tirely pure, Witness would mention, at a trial in Wells, Mr. Brands and he went into three chemists' shops, and on the examination of the best muriatic acid he found it to contain arsenic. This he thought it neces3ary to in form the bench, but in the instance before them he would undertake to swear that the water, the muriatic acid, and the opper were entirely free from arsenic. The _ . muriatic acid in this instance was made by himself, The heart was next examined ; it had been cut open, leaving the cavities exposed. The muscular substance of this organ was firm, and the valves free from disease. The heart weighed 61 ounces, about the average for a woman. It was cut into two parts, one being analysed by Dr. Rees, the other by witness. Dr. Rees is assistant phy sician to Guy's Hospital. Both portions of the heart contained arsenic. The analyses were conducted sepa rately, and exchanged for the purpose of examination by each other. Some of the arsenic is now pro duced. The lungs were next analysed, but they were so putrified that it was impossible to give any opinion about their diseased or healthy condition. About four ounces were submitted to analysis, and - with results similar to the previous investigations. (A. portion of the arsenic deposited on copper was now produced.) The liquid from the abdomen was next examined. It consisted of blood of about one-third of an ounce by measure. It was examined for any sediment' of arsenic, but there was no mineral sediment of any kind. The liquid contained arsenic in a small degree, as witness found on analysis. The arsenic was in solution, not in powder. The intestines were then examined. They were partly entire, and partly cut open. They had on some parts a dark red colour from inflammation. In one spot the mucous membrane was ulcerated. There was no appear ance of Arsenic in or about this spot. It was examined by a magnifying glass. In some parts the intestines and their contents were perfectly black ; this was a very unusual appearance. Found that the cause of this colour was owing to the presence of some preparation of iron. One-half of the intestines was analysed, and a salad portion of arsenic detected. The rectum or lower bowel was then examined. It had been partly cut up so as to expose the inside. The inner portion in some parts was reddened by inflammation. There was a patch of ulcera tion about the centre of its length. In another part of the surface the same black-looking substance was found which had been previously mentioned. The surface of the rectum was examined by a magnifying glass, but there was no trace of powder anywhere.. The whole of it was analysed, and a larger proportion of arsenic was found than in the other portion of the bowels. It is a common circumstance to find a larger proportion of arsenic in the rectum than in the other parts of the in testines, from this cause, that when a person is poisoned by arsenic it generally passes rapidly from its irritating properties over the intermediate tract of the bowels. The conclusion which witness drew from his exami nations and analyses were—first, that arsenic was present in small quantities in all parts of the body of the deceased which were submitted to examina tion. Second, that in the liver, heart, and lungs, the arsenic was incorporated with the structure of these organs, and that it had been deposited there at a pre vious bsorption during life. Third, that the quantity of arsenic yielded by the different parts varied, considering the weight of animal matter to be equal in each analysis ; greatest in the rectum, next in the heart, third in the bloody liquid of the abdomen, fourth in the liver, fifth in the whole intestines, and sixth in the lungs. The fourth conclusion arrived at was that all the arsenic con tained in the parts examined was extracted. The whole quantity extracted from the parts examined was estimated at about one grain. Fifth, that the appearance presented by the liver was not such as would be produced by arsenic; it was owing to disease, there could be no doubt of it; the lady had lived in a tropical climate, and the "fatty de generation" presented the appearance of disease, being originated in that way or in persons labouring under con sumption. Sixth, the inflamed and ulcerated condition of the rectum and intestines might have arisen either from the action of arsenic or disease. Seventh, that the poison had probably been taken in small doses during life ; and, eighthly, that the quantity of arsenic found in the body, and the circumstances under which it was found, were quite sufficient to account for the death of the deceased. Whether the person died from arsenic or not must depend on the amount of evidence before the magistrates, because the quantity found on a dead body might depend on many circumstances—on the vomiting, purging, or loss by absorption, and passing off during life ; and whether the deceased in this case died fr. - iin arsenic roust depend on the symptoms during life and the appearances presented by the body recently after death. He was prepared to say most distinctly that the arsenic had been given during life, because it was found in the inner region of the heart, where it war impossible that it could have been unless taken be fore death. His opinion was, that the arsenic, in in this instance, had been taken in small doses, and in solution, because no trace of it in powder could be found. It was impossible to say how the arsenic bad been taken, because the poison is FO quickly absorbed, that whether in beer, milk, food, or medicine its effects were entirely the same. There was no such thing as morbid action for the production of arsenic ; it was impossible that the poison could he produced in any such manner, and the remark of Orfila, that arsenic was found in every substance, was afterwards withdrawn by him, and the error stated to have arisen solely from the use of impure acid in analysis. After the examination of Professor Taylor, two bas kets of drugs were produced, many of the medicines being of a very deadly nature, but the whole of them were correctly labelled, and with the exception of one, on which sweet spirits of nitre was placed, all had answered to their specific character, and no suspicious circumstances attached t 3 them. No solution of arsenic had been found. On the conclusion of the case for the prosecution, the Bench, in answer to a question from the solicitor for the prisoner, stated that their opinion was, that evidence sufficient hall been produced to warrant them in com mitting the prisoner for trial, and the defence was, therefore, withheld for the present, and the prisoner removed to gaol. WIND AND WEATHER REPORT. FRIDAY, August 24. Stations. Course of Wind. State of Weather. Greenwich S.W . Partially cloudy Lothbury Manchester Sheffield Stoke-on-Trent ... S. Carlisle Lancaster Maryport . Whitehaven . S Fine—cloudy. Leeds Southampton S. W Unsettled. Cowes S.W Cloudy. Portsmouth Poole Derby S.W ..... ..... Cloudy. Nottingham S.W Cloudy. Leamington W Unsettled. Leicester W.S.W Cloudy. Bristol S.W Cloudy. Plymouth Exeter S.W Cloudy. Gloucester Cardiff S. Haverfordwest ... S.W Fine. Swansea W Rain. Lowestoft Cambridge S. W Fine. Yarmouth S.S.W Fine. Great Grimsby ... S.E. Boston S. Fine. Gaineborough S. Shrewsbury........ S.W Cloudy. Harwich S. Brighton W Fine. Holyhead Dublin S. Liverpool Hague S.E. Yorl - Aberdeen .. S. '' Fine. Dundee Perth Edinburgh S.W Rain. Berwick S.W Rain. Scarborough Sunderland E. Darlington E. Whitby Hull E. Strood S.W Partially cloudy. Tunbridge SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, AUG. 24. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The tone of the market has been very dull today, and prices about the same as yesterday. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 833 Aberdeen,.l.2i—Midland, 711 R i—South Eastern, 18/. 12s. 9d.—N or th E as t ern , Berwick Ext. Nos. 1 and 2, d. 61—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln P 6/. new 6 per ce n t., p . i—Li verpoo l, Chea ter, and Southport, 15—London and North Western, ~73 —Ditto, Qr. shares, new, d, i—St. Helens, 4i per cent., 82—Luxembourg conatit., 9/. Bs. 9d. dis. MANCHESTER, AUG. 24. STOOK ExcHANGE.--There was a very dull bupiness to-day, but prices were firm. Great Western of Canada, 21—Great Western, 564 7—Midland, 714—Leeds, 83k. BIRMINGHAM, AUG. 24. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market has been showing a dull business to-day, and prices are generally lower. Midlands, Ili—General Steam Navigation Company shares at 27A—London and North Westerns at 95i ex div. DUBLIN, AUG. 23. STOOK tXOHANGE.—Three per Cent. Congole, at 90i — Ditto for account, Sept. 14, 91i 91—New Three per Cent. Stock, 911—Ditto for account, Sept. 14, 91$ i—City of Dublin Steam Company, Shares of 1834 (50'. pd.), 284 Royal Bank of Ireland (101. paid), 20$ —Mining Co. of Ireland (71. pd.) f or accoun t, 13i—Midland Great Western and RI. Canal (501. paid), 5n —Great Southern and Wes tern (501. paid), 52i—Ditto, for account, 52 a—Ditto, Eighths, 6 per cent. pref. (61. ss. pd.). S. CHILD MURDER AT BRISTOL.—The mutilated remains of Melinda Payne were interred on Thursday in Clifton churchyard, in the presence of a large concourse of spec tators. Notwithstanding the police have been indefa tigable in their researches, nothing has been elicited which throws any light on this mysterious murder. [ADVERTISEMENT.)—HoIIoway's Pills a certain re medy for Liver and Stomach Compiaiots.—The daughter of Mr. Thormis Todd, of Houghton-le-Spring, was for a long time afflicted with a disordered state of the liver, bowel complaint, indige,tion, and sickness after par taking of any food, however simple. She had recourse to a variety of reme di es , b u t un f o rtunately without being benefitted ; at last, like thousands of others, i-he commenced taking Holloway's Pills, and by per s e verin g with this admirable remedy for four we:ks she was per fectly cured, and now eniiys the best of health. Sold by all medicine vendors throughout the world, at Pro fessor Holloway's E.tahlishments, 244, Strand, London; and 80, Maiden-lane, New York ; by A. Stampa, Con. stantinople ; A, Gnidicy, Smyrna ; and H. Hood, sl - 'O.It7'IIVO YORK AUGUST MEETING—THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. The Ehor St. Leger of 25 soya each, for 3 yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; Bst 21b. Extra weight for certain winners. The second to receive back his stake. One mile and three-quarters. (28 subs.) Mr. F. L. Popham's Wild D ,yrell, by Ton, Bst 131 h (in+•luding 61b extra). (Bartholomew) 1 Mr. Eiwes's Oulston, Bst 71p (A. Day) 2 Betting-6 to 4on Oulaton. Whilst running 4to 1 was laid to some money against his winning this and the Doncaster St. Leger. Wild Dayrell waited until they were just within the distance when ho went up, took 64 lead, and galloped acme an easy winner by two lengths. The Eglinton Stakes of 15 soya each, 5 ft, with 100 added. Two-yr-olds, 7st ; three, 9st. Certain penalties arid allowances. One mile. (36 subs.) Mr. R. Read's The Mosquito, by Launcenit, 3 yrs, Bst 101 h Duke of Bedford's Para, 3 yrs, 8$ 101 b (Petit) t Mr. Tooroton's Law, 2 yrs, Ist (1. Chff) t Admiral Harcourt's c by Flying Dutchman—Eller dale, 2 yrs, 7st (Ashmall) 4 The following also ran :- -Fayaway, Sicily, and the King of the Gipsies. Betting-5 to 4 against Mosquito, 3 to 1 agst Eder dale colt. Won easily by two lengths. Dead heat be tween Para and Lawn for second place. Elierdale colt was about two lengths behind them. The Aske Produce Stakes of 50 soya. each, h ft for 2 yr olds, colts Bst 71b, fillies 8$ 41b. Those by untried stallions, or out of mares that never produced a win ner, allowed 31bs., but only one allowance. T.Y.C. (10 subs ) Mr. Howard's Overreach, by Birdcatcher, Bst bib . _ (Welli) 1 Mr. J. Osborne's Alfred, by Birdeatober, 8-t 71b (J. Osborne) 1. Lord Zetlend's Tyrius, by Birdcatcher Betting-5 to 4on Overreach, 2to 1 agst Alfred, sto 2 agst Tyrtus. Wen by half a length. Deal heat for second. The winner was objec - ed to on the ground of improper entry. The case was heard by the stewards, who decided in his favour. BETTING AT NIGHT. EARL DERBY'S PLATE. 4to 1 agst Quince • sto 1 agst Ellermire 6'to 1 agst Mosquito ST. LEGER. 4to 1 agst Oulston (taken and offered) 4to 1 agst Rifleman (5 to 1 taken freely) sto 1 nest Lord of the Isles (taken) 7to 1 asst Blootnitig [Lather (taken) 10 to 1 eget Clementine colt (taken) 12 to 1 agst Maichioness (taken) 25 to 1 agst Grculare Esuriens (t. and offeree) 1000 to 15 agst Dirk Hatt , reick (taken) DERBY. 10 to 1 agst Wentworth (taken) 12 to 1 agst Fly-by-Nght (ta,:sen) 12 to 1 agst Artillery (taken) 15 to 1 agst Yellow Jack (taken) 100 to 6 agst Drametiet (taken) 20 to 1 agst Denube (taken) 50 to 1 agst Coroner (taken) FRIDAY. The Knavesmire Stakes of 200 sovs. each, h ft, for 3-yr-olds ; colts Bst 7 . 1), fillies Bet 41b ; certain penalties and allowances. The second to receive back his stake. One mile. (7 subs.) Mr, J. Merry's Lord of the Isles, Bst 111 b (including 41b extra) (J. Prince) 1 Lord Derby's Paletot, Bst 41b (Bartholomew) 2 Betting-7 to 2on Lori of the Isles, who won easily by half a length. The Great Yorkshire Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 100 added for the second horse, for 3-yr-olds ; colts Bst 71h, Hie , Bst 21b. The owner of the third horse to re c.tive 50 Roes out of the stakes. Extra weight for cer tain winners. One mile and three-quarters. (157 sub.,) Mr. Oe:aldestone's Rifleman, 8 t 71b (Fiatinan) 1 Lord Zetand's F andauge, Bst 71b (J. Marson) 2 Mr. J. Osborne's Lady Tatton, Bst 21b,..(J. Osborne) 3 Mr. T. Parr's Sancebox. 8 t Tin The following also ran—Blooming Heather, the Mos quito, Ingoanar, Yeutick. Betting-5 to 4on Fandango, 3to 1 agst Blooming Heather, 4to 1 agst Rifleman. A very interesting race in with the favourite and Rifleman ended in favour of the latter by a neck. Six lengths between the second and third, and a head between third and fourth. Mos quito was fifth, Blooming Heateer sixth, and Ycutick seventh. Immediately after the race sto 2 was taken about. Rifleman for the St. Leger. The Tyro Stakes,of 5 sees eaete with 25 added, for 2-yr olds ; colts, Ost ; fillies, Bst 101 b; the winner to be sold for 100 sovs. ; allowances if entered to be sold for less. T. Y.C. 5 fur. 44 y:lte 8 subs. Mr. R. I. Anson's Tennessee, (30/ ), 7st 101 h (Wells) 1 Mr. Robinson's Blanche, (301.), 7st 101 b (Aalcrof) 2 Mr. Worthington's Eve, (301.), 7st 101 b (Ashinall) 3 The following also ran—Buns Vista, fby lago, c by Gameboy, c by Barrier. Betting— 3 to 1 Rest Eve, 4 to 1 agst Tennessee, 4 to 1 agst Blanche. Won by a length and a half ; a neck between second and third. The others beaten off. The winner was bought in for 41 guineas. Piece of Plate, value 300 soya, the gift of the Earl of Derby, added to a sweepstakes of 25 sons each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared, &c. Certain penalties. One mile and a half. (101 subs, 73 of whom declared.) Mr. R. Harrison's King of Trumps, by Velocipede, aged, B,t 31b Admiral Harcouit's Ellermire, 3 yrs, Est (Bates) 2 Admiral Harcourt's Dame Judith, 3 yrs. Est llb (Bullock) 3 Mr. J. Merry's Wild Huntsman, 4yrs, 7st Blb (Wells) 4 The following also ran :—Pumicestone, Hospodar, Quince, Ammonia, Blooming Heather, c by Pantaloon, Instructress, Homily, Jolly Marine, Beetle. Betting-10 to 3 agst Ellermire, 6to 1 each agst Quince, Ammonia, and Jolly Marine, 8 to 1 agst King of Trumps. A close race in with the first three was won by a neck, the second beating the third the same distance. The prize is in frosted silver on an ivory stand. The subject is "Percy at the Battle of Holmedon," and is illustrative of the well-known passage of Shakspere's play of Henry IV., in which he gives the celebrated de scription of a fop. It was designed and modelled by Mr. Alfred Brown, and manufactured by MeSsrs. Hunt and Roskell. The Gimcrack Stakes of 10 soya each, with 100 added by the members of the York Gimcrack Club, for 2-yr olds ; colts. 8-4 71b ; and fillies, Bst 21b ; extra weight for certain winners ; the second to receive 25 soya out of the stakes, and the third to save his stake. One mile. (30 soya ) Mr. Harland's Mirage, by The Flying Dutchman, Bst 21h. (J. Marsori) 1 Mr. Edwards's Bonner and Buxom, Bst 2 1 b(Ashma. 1 1) 2 Mr. Thornton's Lawn, Bst 7th . Toe following also ran :—f by Birdcatcher—ldolatry, Vaedermulin, Kitty, Alfred, Van Galen, Dramatist. Betting-2 to lon Dramatist, sto 1 agst Mirage, 6 to 1 agst Vandermulin. Won by a length ; same die teece between the second and third. Vandermulin was fourth, and Dramatist fifth. Tee Members' Plate of 50 setts for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Optional selling weights, &c. One , mile and a half. Mr. Mansfield's Miss Birch, by Chanticleer, 3 yrs (301.), Set 21b (Ford hare) 1 Mr. Kpowles's The Sandboy, 3 yrs (30/4. Sat slb (Cress well) 2 Mr. Calder's Haxby, 4 yrs (501.), 7st Sib... (Aldcroft) 3 Betting-6 to 4on Sandboy, 4to 1 west any other. Won by a head ' • a length and a half b e t ween t h e second and third. Bad fourth. The Consolation Scramble of 50 sovs, added to a Handi cap Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each. T.Y.C. 5 fur. 44 yards. Duke of Bedford's Para, by Paragone, 3 yrs, Is. (Charlton) 1 Lord Derby's Professor, 3 yrs, Est 10th ...(Quintm) 2 Lord Wilton's Orson, 4 yrs, Bst (Fiatinan) 3 The following also ran :—Corin, Yeutick, Little Tom, Treachery, Excitement, Cigarette, Actress, Notre Dame, Little Tibby, Galliard, f by Melbourne, First Fly. Betting-4 to 1 agst Galliard, 4to 1 agst Professor, sto 1 agst Para, 6to 1 agst any other. Won by half a length. Three lengths between the second and third. First Fly was fourth. The Colt Sapling Stakes of 50 soya, each, 30 ft, for 2- yr-olde ; Set 71b. T.Y.C. (7 subs.) Admiral Harcourt's c by The Flying Dutchman— Ellerdale, Bst 71h Mr. Wentworth Gilbert, Bst 71b (J. Marson) 2 Betting-5 to 4on Ellerdale colt, who, after a good race, won by a neck. BETTING ON THE COURSE. ST. LEGER. 5 to 2 eget Rifleman (taken and offd). 3to 1 eget Oulston. (taken and offd). sto 1 agst Lord of the Isles (taken freely). A more brilliant and important meeting was never celebrated on the far-famed Knavesmire. The running was most interesting, and the result of certain races has effected a complete change in the St. Leger betting. The proceedings were conducted with the most praiseworthy punctuality and efficiency. The various arrangements were most extensive, and were very satisfactorily carried out under the superinten dents* of Mr. W. North. Mr. Manning officiated at the scales ; Mr. Richard Johnson, of York, was the judge ; and Mr. Hibburd the starter ; and each discharged his duties with his customary ability. The weather was dull and threatening, but on the whole favourable. They who hurried off the course before the lass race, in order to catch the 4.10 p.m. Great Northern express, gained little by their motion, for upwards of half-an hour's delay occurred before the train moved out of the station. On arriving at King's-cross further delay was most annoyingly occasioned, owing to some misunder standing about the return tickets. The extra demand was in the majority of cases stoutly refused, and much wrangling ensued. The train was upwards of an hour behind time. BETTING AT IVIANCHEiTER —FRIDAY. Very little done, in consequence of nearly all the sub acril,era being at York. ST. LEGER. 3to 1 agst Ouston (taken) sto 1 agst Rifleman (taken) sto 1 aget Lord of the Isles (taken) 7to 1 agst Ma:chioness (taken) 10 to 1 agst Blooming Heather (ofbred) DEBBY. 10 to 1 aget Wentworth (taken) 15 to 1 agst F.y-by-Night (taken) 15 to 1 agst Artillery (taken) 20 to 1 agst Yellow Jack (taken) 25 to 1 agst Danube (taken) 40 to 1 agst vve§t Lantos (Wm) Country Markets. LIVERPOOL —Aim. 24. To-day there was a fair attendance of town and colt i r l i, trade, and inure disposition to buy.. cPis l able business was done, at generally an advance of 6d 5 1 7011)s. Spanish flouv a fair sale at 59s 6d per ofe• and oatmeal, barley, beans, and peas without altertlo, Indian corn 64 per qr. advance, mixed selling at 3 ' s and yellow at 38s per qr. WAKEFIELD—AUG. 24. 10 Tgl 1 The supply of wheat this week has been vet/ §is qt. a better inquiry has let to an advance of fay 2 , : on the rates of last Friday. Barley firm; heaps, °"" shelling unaltered. EXETER—AtG. M. CORN.—In our market wheat may b e quoted fr o m (44 ~00 to 9s 3d. M a lti ng b ar l e y, 4s 6d to 48 9d • grin oe Od to Os Od. O a ts, 3s Od to 3s 9d. B ean s, 0 u" Od. Peas, ON Od to 00s Od. Od FLOUR. —Fine, 53s Od to 54s Od ; seconds, 5 ed per sack. ti Cle CATTLE.—Prime beef, lls Od per score ;_covo a n 0 06, 121. Os to 151. ; butchers' calves, 51d to 60 per id w calves —s to s each. Sheep, 6id to 76d. Lain ~ ° : 6 loa Od per lb. Store hogs, large size, 45s to 55s ari pe r lb. 28s to 36s ; small, 00s to 00s. Rough fat, 7 Pork carcases from Os 6d to 108 6d per score. INVERNESS.—AUG. 21. m i. 1 5 5 1 ,,, CORN. —Wheat, white, per qr., 'ts Od to 765 vio s Od ley, chevalier, 31s Od to 32s Od; ditto, comuour 31s Od. Oats, :.0s Od to 31s 01. 24s MEAL.—Oatmeal, per imp. boll 22s Od t ° second, OOs Od to Os Od ; barleymeal, 16s 6( 1 ° m it° S li p peasemeal, 16s 6d to 20s Od ; bran, per stone , Os ,pi :7i l i" . l Ist flour, per 2801 b, 57s Od to 60s Od ; 2d ditto , ri g 2 1 gi 52s Od ; oatmeal, best, per st. of 141 b imPe to 2s 4d ; ditto second, Os Od to Os Od ; barlein3lo4,lo'" to OOs Od ; peasemeal, is 10d to Os Od ; Ist fl our, 3s (id credit ; 2d ditto, 2s 6d cash, 2s 9d cred it ' no; 1 01/‘ BRISTOL SUGAR—AUG. 24 1 itiee With the exception of a small cargo of Porf ° 4a n a or, has been t keu by the grocers at from 39e t o l ol- 0 have scarcely a transaction to report this wee , " ei gell j oi ket quite bare of simples. holders of the felt P 170400 being disposed to sell at present rates. Re 6Per 40 has been sold to a considerable extent at WWI .° g lob' which, however, are still susceptible of ruling 0111 than they do at present. COAL MARKET Prizes of Coal per ton at tl Ir.-AUGUST 24 A Ole close of the elleec. d. 13nddle W. Hartley l9 Chester Main lB 0 Flowaril's West Hartley _ WaMena, °' 51 6 0 Haswell ........ . ..... qj .9 19 etton ................. " . q0 0 Kepier Grange ..... .•":01 Lam btou ....... ••• .... $ - , eah 4.M .................. g Pensher .......... • 0 itussell's Het ton ...... "11 ........ I Whitwell ........... ..... s Caradoe ..... •"'''lS Cassop ................ 9 Hartlepoo ' l . ..... ••'''l9 9 fieuol Hall .. 5119 9 Kelloe ........... ~ ....."SD 9 ;goo Hartlepool .... ,1? 01 South Kelloe ..... Pees ............... Bi re h grove Graigol..tol;;:f 1 90 I D er wentwater Ott" ,Skiborwen leferthr Netherton l9 0 Longri(hre's Wst Hartley 19 0 Stobart's Hartley _l6 6 raniield Moor l5 9 tan field Moor 11nt05,..., 16 0 West Eti.lino: Hartley l7 6 West Hartley 19 0 I Aohl ....... Gibraf tar .. •• • '•• '••• ..•• , Leghorn .• •• • ..• Genoa ...... • x;ilan •••• •• Venice ...• •• Naples ..•• .••• Palermo .••• ••'. ••*; Messina .• • ...... : Lisbon ..... • : Oporto .... •• •• Rio Janeiro ..... bt ,0 / Buenos Ayre , ••; • ,lloP New York,6 o .•••00*0 Philadelphia ', 1 016 ~ 0 PRICES or 00 1 Foreign Gola 10 In .• 0 0 Portugal Gold C 9 • 0 0 I % Mexican Dollar ° S i New 1)&10 0 •• qiiver in bars • Wallsend. Acorn Close 2O 0 Eden (losforth lB ri Harton l9 0 Hedley l9 0 Hilda lB 0 Lawson lB 3' Riddell lB 9 Belmont 20 0 Framwellgate 2O 0 Ships at market...l34 COURSE OF EXCH , Imsterdem-, 11 17 Ditto, three months .. 11 18 Rotterdem ............ 11 1t41,4 Antwerp 25 5 Itrussels 25 35 tiumburgh ............ 13 8 1 ,4 25 12% Ditto, three months .. 25 40 ........ 25 40 Hourdedux. -- Ft ankfort•on Maine .... 118% iterlin ................ Vienna ........ •• 11 36 Trieste •• •• • - 1 1 38 Petersburg ............ 35% Madrid 50% Cadiz ....... • • ..... 50 , 4 !4areelona .......... Seville. .... SEABORNE MAILS. 0 40 , 4' 1314, .—fit'} PT ;14 :dgnifies that the maila are wilt from the ./, ~ ,y the night—and M by the morning—despatch.) at 41 4 10 rk OA, Wiivil rt.- • 1 Fre' 4 ' gr, ,/ . n General Post- 1 ; Por - ~ , e Odic% London.' I Dist) 't ctl ' . I'" • km erica(byririt.pack)Nivery Friday . iLiverPO I , " kmericP. kby United Sts.i packet) ..........li ; .. - - !Livenw l tmerica (by U. States COUNTRIESI -Isouthev. • —; E o a tl'in , , IDn ver .• packet) .. N instralia (via South-, ampton) .......... MI Ditto (via Marseilles) NI Ditto (via Cape of Good Hope) N kfrica (West Coat,t)..N tad of the month Vexandria ........ N • 9,94, &30of ! !Dover •• Xlexandria & 20th of mot. 1southa" 1 : • ~, Bahamas M .17th of the mon! „ Belgium .......... NI i •aily , „„ „ D o ver • • Brazil .•• ........ ..Im,2th of the month Buenos Ayres 5119th of the mont• .. 1 8,,,ith Cape of Good Hone v iVarioU9 Pa Cape of Good Hope ~1 .!ape de Voids ..9 s 1 ' tln month I, ~.tottP° Ceylon (see In.lia) i t • Ceylon Channel Tales ...N i Mon., Chili.. ~„ ........ „ ,1,1 fir 171' of China 'Once a month ....1 Constantinople „ 8,13, i ti: o - ,:pover .•• ; to o Constantinople , ''4th St 20tit of mot.•!Solith' ln. . Cont. of Europe M daily .„ ~.'Dover •• • Egypt (see India) ,• France ........ ;Twice „ Deve ( 'ipte l oibraltat , M 4,7, 17,29, 27 °tin iiye.l ,l-13n I Greece (see India) m rteel lreytown ........ • . : 2nd It 17th of mon.130 0 . 1 ",„ . • Hamburgh „ N,Tuesci ay & Fri& VlLOnd ° "oo 0 17 ilavannah m and of She Holland „. Dove,' • ;,pto` l ,4oP Honduras .......... 51117th of the • 71011th . I SO , • India (viaSouthampt.)sl!4th 20th of ,odryni o • 'lndia (via Marseilles,: 31 9thgc 25th of mon! !•!Dove r •- ',•••• 1 1.0 - 6 lonian Isles (see Ind' a)l7. '7, st 27 of ni;,vi; Ireland ~ ; Twice daily ' !7, 9, 17, Bt. 27 of nq.lSolltV . tot o ' . yit Madeira „14 i9th +)1 the mon c.t.'SotlliP"„ n t .•', • Ntaletra ........ ~.f, !23d of month .. Malta (see India) . Malta .......... ••.. N ,8, IS, &28 of nien. 'Po"' ✓ 1! 1 Mauritius (see India) : Pfr Mauritius •I\ I 4th of the mon r ~.otsr ; Mexico ..... ..M l 7llil of the moral-. Eloat'" ••• Naples . -.• N Mllsth2lithofmor.. New Granada ...... N.• , 11)4 & 17th of moat? Sou.h s p 01111! New Zealand 'lls; private ship .. Var i° : .• ~ Papal - itates .. • . ..1 15 thifith2ctitormen.:Do rel ,;tito;;• eta Pelinsula .. • 7th 17th27thofmon.ISoutha o te iDf re , lt .• •,.. • • —. 3d A.L. 27th of reoti.!lSont l ' i t, 00 : Port N , ital . N,Ey private ship... Vele ..• •": I le lll .v • •......Nsthlstit2sthofmoe, Dove! .• 511 Tuscany ~.... • ...N Is,lllsth2sthofinori. DoTe!'.0.;011; Venezuela .. 31'2d & I.7th of !nowt , i .401 103 ' Van Diemen'iT:and (so, A.ustrall a) „ .• '0 i A pg. / 1 1 , Arr . 1 . ,ve ; fo", i jo r ' 7 th lgoutY4OP'P Sept, _ cb s ' o r ,tos 1100 [ADVERTISEMENT.]— Medicine always sgg ll plest complaints, and it is th ere f ore w ith peculia` .. va leo'S, tic the beneficial effe c t o f D u B a rry's it l i tele li r Food, which cures indigestion (dyspepsie)! .. ,plai°: pation, nervous, bili ous , an d liver 0 ,.`7, asthma, consumption, and debility. V o f 'l 7 out of many thousand cases of cur e ' fi tess of cious food : From the Dowager C° 11 „ - of - o f stuart. Cure 52,612. Rosstrevor, Co 2 ,n"•; i0 te 0° 0 01 1 _,1 land, December 9, 1854.—The Dowager 1N.,,g 01 for - 00 0 / stuart feels induced, in the interest of sufre i r r oDi . ..e ° tjoitit state that Du Barry's excellent Revalents,iol itdr cured her, after all medicines had failed, °` " i call o a 970 great nervousness and irritability of m any er g, c This food deserves the confidence of all Do iibl o lr" . I le c i t y considered a real blessing. Inquiries tbe,oo ct , answered.—Cure No. 71, of dyspepsia, fr o 7„,a po w ; tho Lord Stuart do Decies.—l have (12:r"Foods benefit from Du Barry's Revalenta Ars uw- ai lt_nbO, o o74 skier it due to yourselves and the public to - Frew,,,00 .4 0r . . • lication of these Iines.—STUART DE DEC° B ";;DO,;it P;,i; able Archdeacon of Ross. No. 32 836. -- d . s e^ , 0 06 , Af te sive nervousness, with pains in my o ec c general debility, which rendered my We h1y,iv5, ,4 been radically r .. move d b y Du 13411.wA1t,. _7 food.—ALsx. STUART, Archdeacon , 511'. I".''o.o%'t in canisters, llb. 2s. 9d.; 21b. 48. AO° The 121 b., carriage f ree , on rece ipt of Fr o lolyb a ,tred ia , Do Barry & Co., 77, R egen t- s t re et, 1) es° o 1 ° .20 11,4 go eo ys , Piccadilly ; 60, Gracechurch-st re et ••• i for 4, Cheapside ; 60 an d 68, C orn hill ; 49, ' s 4, 71. 35, Charing-cross ; 54, Upp er Bake r d ieAtot cool, Oxford-street ; 89, High-street, Cso! o ci-s r , 30• 6" mall; 7, Pall-mall-East ; 132, NOW Y cemb-street ; 13, King William-street! : gc loo ton ' 4treet ; 21, Cockspur- s t ree t ;- 95, rarPlif Piunl's C,bnrobyard : 6 Edivardaitreet• po. BIRTHS. OF A SOIL , A . br OO* On the 20th inst., a t R ec k er , the latoly On the 2t)th inst., at Mere Sant w.fe of Win. Dobson, Esq. tb; 00 000. 14. OF A DAIIO/1 1 1 1 „g ip 0 f at On the 17th inst., a t Vienna. t he Clool v ,tol es Henry Elliot, h er B r it ann i c Majestes lb at Vienna. On the 24th i ns t., a t 42, Glocester-P leee ' Mrs. Thomai Barnes. .o s n in t ;t h h e , 2 r 3 s d q . i.no.sft.l3,Mraut,Asms)entißlygießßiritEiAlThrrsr°i C a llibi)S6-1. °' 4 $ 11 c 0 ; Charles, eldest son of Charles Webb, ~a 0 crommou, Surrey to F. Caroline, secoL p, , k o 1 gr. t .1 1 4 3 ' On the 23d inst , at Bishopsgate CbsPe"giss P to rdley, of Great . St. Helen's, cith Lester, of the New North-road. ... Cii" /. On the 22d inst., at Eldon-squares ile3dirig' ' lill; JO' , ke " 4° A la h Atom, Esq., aged 82. sto- 0 , 0 On the 23 , 1 inst., at Wellington-pac, rotor . e t P ' Ton, Mr. Thomas Phillips, formerly' °I oriliib ged 81. lacer ....b• On the 22d inst ,at 66, Lansdowne'? ,i , j. va ir Pierce Power, Esq.,. of Lackin, co. Waterif es , 0•„ 4 0 1. On the 20th inst. , at Winchester, the .. 1 -' o d I' bitt, A.M., rector f St. Thomas in that eitr o , . 0 1, , chaplain to the H E.I.C. at Madras, agS ~,,,i Orlpet Ou the 7th inst *, while serving in the Nava $. , ileA r t ' .":) r d e t S ebas top ol, il ug h e s o . cholera, fp , Ae t h File Lieut. of H.M.S. Sidon, 50 ,1 soon ,„tirt, r' aged 3 .!. r° l4el' of On the 19th first., at 4, Boeflle'irni:evvirit°,il3l;ert, l'" ‘T `thatiel Calvert, eldest son of gr. 5 :,,,'-' Wakefield-street, Regent-square, aged "`" - otylkilll f 1111 4 DON : Printed and Published by thee ' No. of No. 1 12 , Strand, Printer, at Vie S. ( 0 e gel 'strand, in the Precinct of the Savo): Ulifinrday, 41, 11 52 it :FH4f,f§ 41 41 the P o ovti ?to 0 ~For '.ler ‘Q, h '; ~~ a ~~