The Sun. — London, England, 1855-12-03 00:00:00

Sp• • rit of the Public Journals. ( From the Times of this day.) There.are some terrible blots in our penal lees" ltition as affecting fraudulent bankrupts. It was but' the other day that the great delinquents, Strahan, Paul, and Bates nearly escaped the punishment dne to their misdeeds by reason of the imperfect and absurd phrasi n g of a particular clause in an act of Parliament. The case, fortu nately, did not turn upon the point which was involved in the construction of this clause, or the result might have been problematical, although the compliance on the part of the bankrupts with the formal requirements of the act amounted in reality to a fresh fraud. The Judges expressed strong opinions against the validity in point of law of the plea urged by the bankrupts under this preposterous clause. We are glad that the sound ness of their opinion was not 'put to the proof when we see what the letter of the law has effected for two other bankrupts, Gordon and Davidson. Their case was argued on Friday last by adjourn ment from the 10th of November, and the result was that the conviction was quashed by a majority of the judges sitting as a Court for the Considera tion of Crown Cases Reserved. Eight points had been urged by the counsel for the criminals against the validity of the conviction. A few of these are worthy of mention, if only to show how deeply involved in chicane this portion of the law yet remains. One of the objections was, that when commissions had been allotted by the Chancellor to particular commissioners, no other commissioner could take up the case without the Chancellor's sanction. This particular petition had been allotted to Commissioner Goulburn, but proceedings under it had subsequently taken place before other com missioners. Another ground of objection was, that in the proceedings the bankrupts were described as of Mincing-lane, and of West Ham-lane, in the county of Essex, whereas in the Gazette West Ham lane was said to be in the county of Middlesex. Again, a summons was left upon the bankrupts on the 26th of July, calling them to appear on the 17th of July—a day past—and on the 19th August. This, as it was contended, was not a valid sum mons. The objection which stands sixth on this precious list does the very highest credit to the in genuity of its framers. The bankrupts had been summoned to attend before Commissioner Goul burn on a particular day, but as he himself did not sit, the inference the bankrupts drew was that their presence was not required. It vas Mr. Commissioner Goulburn who had requested the pleasure of their company—not the Court of *Bankruptcy. Then there had been a trifling altera tion in the petition—an alteration in the verifica tion of the petition by the petitioning creditor—an alteration in the adjudication by the commissioner —an alteration in the deposition verifying the pe tition. All these were matters of slight account, not calculated to damage the interest of the bank rupts, nor in any way affecting the question of their guilt or innocence of the felony for which they were indicted—namely, not surrendering under t heir bankruptcy. It is but fair to the course of British justice to say, that when these points were argued, on the 10th of November, before Chief J ustico Jervis, Baron Parke, and Justices Erle, Crompton, and Willes, they were all overruled save one. Still they are good evidence to show the opinion of lawyers as to the points by which fraudulent bankrupts may be saved. The point ou which the conviction was ultimately quashed was as ludi crous and frivolous as any of those which have as yet been particularised. This it was : The course adopted in serving the notice of adju dication was to leave at the counting-house of Gordon and Davidson one duplicate of the notice of adjudication, and one duplicate Of the notice to surrender, whereas it was con tended there ought to have been two duplicates. Was it not possible, otherwise, that one of the partuels might have gone to die counting-house, put the single duplicates in his pocket, and have omitted or forgotten to mention the matter to his partner ? Then, as it could not be known to the law which of the partners had received the paper. 4, they were both to be held free from notice. In point of fact, Messrs. Gordon and Davidson—men who have been guilty of one of the most enormous commercial frauds upon record, who dodged away from this country to avoid the consequences of their guilt, who were hunted like a brace of foxes from one European territory to another—are to be held ignorant of the fact that any leg al proceedings had been instituted against them. They were ac cidentally away from their place of business. How could it possibly have entered into their heads that they were the subjects of proceedings before a Court of Bankruptcy? Such are, literally, the grounds upon which these two men have escaped the sentence they deserved. Of the 10 legal Pun dits who were called upon to decide this knotty point, six took one view of the case, and four the other. Lord Campbell, Barons Parke and Alderson, Justices Cresswell, Williams, and Cromp ton were of opinion that two notices were required; while Chief Justice Jervis, Justices File and Wines, and Baron Platt thought one notice suf ficient. The roll facts of the case were, that David son and Gordon, the unconscious innocents, when they found themselves in peril of immediate arrest, bolted secretly from the country and made their ivay to Ostend, then to Brussels, then to Aix-la- Chapelle, then to Neufchatel. As we have no ex tradition treaty with Switzerland these doves might have found rest for their weary piuions in some Swiss oasis but for an expedient to which the creditors had recourse. They transferred some bills gra nted by the trsants to Swiss subjects, so that Messrs. Gordon and Davidson were again compelled to take flight. From Geneva they pro ceeded ultimately to Naples, where they were given up to the Government. When conveyed to Malta, owing to some technical objection in the form of the warrant, they were discharged by the magis trate. They were, however, compelled to leave Malta in such a manner that the Southampton steamer was their only rcsourse. On arrival at the port last mentioned they were, of course, in stantly arrested, and in clue course brought to trial at the Central Criminal Court on the 23d of August last. As a matter of form, Gordon was the one actually .put upon trial. The charge, evidence, &c., were precisely the same in David son's case, but when the leg al objections to the conviction had been stated, ' arranged itti for convenience sake that I)avidsou ; S should stand over until the result of the te le ch u . n d i e c i l proceedings was known. Gordon and Davidson are both, therefore, free from the consequenc es o f the first charge—although, upon the snouts, the jury in August last had immediately re t urne d a verdict of " Guilty" against the ono who repre sented both. We are not without good hope that, under some of the other indictments hanging over them, th e prisoners may be visited with such punishment as may deter others from following i n their footsteps. There are various indictinents, charging them with obtaining sums varying from 2,400 1 . to 17,0001. under false pretences. Ulleertitill as the criminal law affecting bankrupts appears to be, some stone may at last strike home. Teo case is a very bad one indeed. Here are two men who break up their business with unsecured debts, including time debt due to Overend and Gurney, and other debts upon fictitious warrants, amounting to the sum of 5 . .0,00011. Their assets have been found to Le 2,0001. It is impossible to conceive a worse case, not only from the magnitude of the deficiency, but from the shameless frauds perpetrated by the part nere. We are far from thinking that all private hankers arc like Strahan, Paul, and Bates, and all merchants like Gordon and Davidson, but still the numb er of fraudulent bankruptcies, which are of well-nigh weekly occurrence, proves that the sub ject requires review. At least let the criminal portion of the bankrupt law be entirely purged from chican e . Av conclusion of a speculation, e W. may soon enter en a fresh era ithin a twelvemonth after the can peacedive we shall require all the secu rity the law e us against fraudulent bank rupts. a T l i etn ) desires, but it must ai t o h sn e will insure a continuance cO beip)teaaccee iu3p.o'vnifrYs'tucehve(tryFerr:raslt of the blessing to Europe for many a, year to allies are DOW in a situation to dictate ter ms. . na T e lli T s " not a reason for insisting upon any whichare unreason- able ; but, since the fortune of war has turned in our favour, at least let us take security that we s h a l t not have the same bloody work to begin over again ten y ean hence. Every argument used by the self-styled "Peace Party" is a weapon which telis with the greatest force against themselves. We agree with them as to the o h_ left, but we differ entirely as to the means by which it 18 to be attained. Their argument, when fairly carried amounts to this —that any orea t military Power wi,ieraybseatcpuheeroffeiectt'loibaertttyaesko to d ' to be " left wo.eak‘evrhenneicg.nliebnoiciirgiis. b ,ur ha s re peated on the a s wallowed up, the pro ceas may be re nal aggremor ne xt, and the next, until the great origi nal threaten the tutt! attained such proportion as to the Czar are off eutes of mankind. Until the fleets of shores, we are not to interfere; and his armies neon our doubtful if the more ent;nterfere ; and even then it is a zi v astie professo r s of this creed w ould be prepared to re re com mend resistance. Every ra tional man, in this country at least, hates war for its Own sake. When it is forceduren us it is a d rea df u l necessity-'a necessity of which in the prese nt inbtance can, Preven n ' t ° t s h t e , and, happily, f e w spokesmen, however , sp ee dy recur. recce. Very l i ke to take place in the ranks of the Peace-at.„ 3 „p rkePasty a ssumes the mo re The original cry now politic for m Isapprove of " Enough has been dose. 111 , 7 do not d' of war in the abstract —not they. When Lord J. Russel was at,Vienna they were inclined for peace from a pro _ found conviction that any terms which could b e i m _ posed on Russia, would be found nugatory is practice THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBEIi 8, 1855. and that treaties were not worth the paper of parchment on which they were written. Mr. Edward who on Wednesday evening addressed his constituents at Rochdale, is now convinced that a prolongation of hostilities with Russia will not conduce to the interests of this country. We may compel Russia to evacuate the Crimea, we may destroy Nicholaieff and Cherson, we may capture Cronstadt ; but Europe will receive no benefit from the humiliation of Russia. This is a ques tion of opinion. What reason have we for supposing that Russia will not be as fully prepared in 1863 to com mence an attack upon any weaker neighbour as she was in 1853 ? Simply because she will not have recovered from her losses. Mr. Miall himself supplies us with the answer. He numbers up the telling blows which have been inflicted upon the Czar, not without a certain com placency, man of peace though he is. The Sea of Azoff has been swept ; the seaboard of Circassia has been purged ; the Turks have saved Kars, and in the next campaign se riously threaten Georgia ; the mouths of the Boug and Dnieper are blockaded and Kinbourn taken; Sebastopol has fallen ; and, last, not least, "from the beginning of the war Russia, even by the calculation of her best friends, has lost 300,000 choice soldiers ; in order to make good this tremendous loss she has had eight conscriptions in two years ; already half her army is said to consist of raw and undisciplined levies, and already the drain upon her fighting men has very nearly reached the ex tent of its capacity." Does all this constitute a reason for making peace upon any terms, save such as will in disputably insure the peace of Europe against Ressian aggression at least for the lifetime of this generation ? We cannot, of course, refuse to enter into negotiations for peace if the terms offered by the enemy are such as given evidence of real sincerity of purpose. The time, however, for diplomatic feints and the chicane of inter cessors has completely gone by. What account could the Emperor Napoleon give to the French nation ? With what hope could the English Governnment face the Parliament and the English people if they were to ,give us no other return for the blood of our friends and our children, and for the vast amount of treasure which we have lavished on this war, than a peace which would leave us to begin our work again when another human crop was ripe for the sickle of the Czar? We admit the full force of Mr. Miall's facts, but we dissent entirely from his conclusion. France and England are but beginning to feel their strength, while Russia is staggering, and already faint with conflict. More especially is this true of England. She was quite unprepared for war when the conflict broke out. Her gigantic strength has been grossly misdirected and mis managed, and now that we are loose from the leading strings of our blind guides are we not to obtain security at least as a return for our many sacrifices ? We could have wished that this had been a little more clearly ex pressed by Mr. Cardwell in the speech which he deli vered on Thursday evening at the Town-hall at Ox ford. It is a pity in a case like this to indulge in the Delphic vein. It is clear that Mr. Card well thinks the guilt of this war lies at the door of Russia. He declares it also to be our duty to shrink from no sacrifice and to spare no exertion for the success ful prosecution of the cause ; but when he comes to dis cuss the question of making peace, he tells us that— " Whenever it shall be possible, whenever terms shall be offered which return us that satisfaction for which we entered into the fight, it will be the duty of every man, whatever be his station, without reference to any other object, to let all the ends he aims at be his country's, his God's, and truth's, and with a single purpose for the foundation of European liberty," &c. We trust Mr. Cardwell thinks aright upon this point, than which a more momentous one has never occupied the attention of European statesmen ; but it is difficult I o extract mean ing from such grandi o quent phrases. fwe are to have peace, it must not be a nominal one, but such a peace as will satisfy all the objects of the war and leave our swcrds in their scabbards for many a year. (From the Manchester Guardian.) We fear an impression is entertained among the nu merous and worthy members of the Roman Catholic body in this country, which, for more than one reason, is to be deprecated. It is thought by some, at least, that the severe animadversions which the Austrian con cordat has called forth are utterances of nothing more than an uncharitable prejudice against the doctrine and ritual of an unpopular communion. Now for the justi fication of many who, like ourselves would not willingly lie under the imputation of heing actuated by bigotry, it is highly desirable that this misapprehension should be corrected, and, if possible, removed. We have not the slightest wish to meddle, other wise than argumentatively, with the extension of the Roman Catholic faith ; nor should we think of interfering with any arrangements which its adherents, acting simply as members of a Chris tian church, may be pleased to make among them selves for the preser►ation of their unity, and the pro pagation of their opinions. But that which we fear and detest, almost beyond expression, is the growth of eccle siastical influence in the direction of civil affairs. To say that we have no right to deplore and denounce a huge stride taken in this direction by an absolute government because that government does not happen to claim our own allegiance, is tantamount to shutting us out from all interest in the political development of foreign na tions. Our pretension to this degree of liberty does not require, in the present day to be defended. The adminis tration of Austria already presses more heavily on the springs of human dignity, and worth, and happiness, that that of any other civilised country in the world. The introduction of the catholic priesthood to extended in dependent power is calculated to make it infinitely worm-, not on account of their doctrines, but because the domi nation of their order is opposed to every sound theory of civil government. \Ve spy, as it was said by our own Cromwell on precisely a similar question, that this is a matter which touches us nearly. Can any man, who is a thoughtful politician as well as a pious Catholic, regard with approval or indifference the future condition of the Austrian states, as sketched in the Allocution of Pius IX. read in the Secret Consis tory of the 31 of November t We will not strain words to their utmost meaning, or insist on a literal interpre tatim of the brad that, henceforth, the Catholic religion is to enjoy in Austria all the prerogatives which belong to it by virtue of the canonical constitutions. A distin guished seceder from the English establishment has shown, with admirable ingenuity and wit, that it is possible, by rigid reasoning on formal expressions, to convict the British constitution of upholding its own share of atrocities and abstudities. But tLere is no ambiguity about the fact, that the concordat repudiates ' and banidies "the opinion, —false, perverse, fatal, and entirely contrary to the Divine priority of rights —according to which the placate or the esequa trtr of the civil Government should bo obtained for what concerns spiritual things and ecclesiastical "affairs." Now what are included among "spiritual things" and " ecclesiastical affairs ?" There are such trifles as the validity of betrothals, marriages, and bap tisms among the faithful, the administration of all church property and patronage, the creation of new dioceses, parishes, and benefices, the imposition of punishments on all who transgress the ecclesiastical law and canonical prescriptions, the taking cognisance of the offences of clerics against the civil and criminal law, and the con trol, to a huge extent, of everything pertaining to public education. We will take this opportunity of filing up a statement which was inadvertently left it complete in some remarks which we male last week. When we said that in the gymnasia, or middle-class schools, none but cath ,, - lie professcrs were to instruct in any department, it should have been added that this was spoken only of those institutions which were intended for the catholic youth. We willingly supply the omission, and hope the apologists of the wilful act of abdica tion committed by Francis Joseph will find their case reinstated in all the advantage of which we have unintentionally deprived' them. It is equally true, how ever, that all private as well as public schools for catho lics are to be compulsory under the superintendence of the bishop. It is still tree that in all public and priva.e schools—and in this case there is no qualifying condi tion with reference to the faith o f th e pupils the teach ing of theology is interdicted to everyone who has not received from the bishop a license which may be with drawn at pleasure. It is still true that the Government engages itself to prevent the spread of all books which archbishops, bishops, and ordinaries may point out to it as calling for suppression. On the whole, we do not find that our argument is sensibly affected. But no greater mistake could be committed than to sup- pose that this monstrous clerical ururpation is only ob u opinions. jetted to so far enjoymentof pro testantl t the is on acocfon protestant of the catholic o n the liberty contrary,and population themselves that we protest agai • nst the sub jection of the country to the very worst kind of rule that ma licious ingenu it y could devise. If we a r e told that Y they are not co nscious of requiring our sympath vi s hall believe it whe n we hear it from some one haswhc; e a right to speak on their behalf. If it is said that aver sion to the Romish creed or form of worship is the real motive of our professed uneasiness, we will meet the im putation by two questions. In the first place, did not this nation resist, and have not many others at all stages of their power resisted, ecclesiastical pretensions of this very kind, at a time when their hearts were still devoted to the ancient faith ? In the next place, can any one pretend to believe that we should tolerate fur a moment the concession of similar prerogatives to the Church of England, even if its adherents constituted as large a ma jority in the United Kingdom as the Catholics form in all but the Hungarian provinces of Aus tria ? The ques tion does not admit of an uncertain or confused reply. Englishmen have always been able to distinguish be tween attachment to a church and the transference of civil authority to its ministers. 'We must rather wonder that any are now to be found who will contend that dif ferences ences of opinion on the merits of priestly govern ment ar simply referable t 3 inequalities of religious earnest• ness and zeal. It is worthy of notice that tbo imperial patent accom• PanYing the voi concordat in the "Viennese official hi' pLI IC3 - 1 i suspends for • lating to Catholic schools and matrimonial causes. We well know tha t fain receives this as a proof that the Government th e imposed on them'; are not indifferent to the fet tersindifferent when the galling rather, that they will not be begins to be felt. Thatinif pressure of the spiritual chain arrogant demands of the iider these circumstances the ceded in full, with the hope Church ef should have been con , when they may be put in practicaaltime hereafter arising proof of the miserable necessities t oution, is a striking Austrian Emperor is reduced. Weo which ho the you n g offend no honest Catholic by saying that hope ee we i i e s , h , ali profoundly false impression to be conveyed by el - - -a the state ment of the Pope, this " religious prince" voluntarily " solicited" the heavy blow which has fallen ep3h l. Crown and dignity. We doubt not that the forfeit was -- grudgingly and sadly rendered. The treacherous sacrifice of his civil rights is the price paid by a failing ruler fo r 1 . 1 vast instrument of political surve illance and control. Bad government must be propped by bad means ; and the o concordat of the sth of November is the natural crn Pigment of the Orlinances of Schoenbrunn. Naval and Military Intelligence, The new mortar-raft which was towed down from Woolwich on Friday week by the steam-vessel Monkey, Second-Master George Syndercomb, commander, and moored off Shoeburyness Sand, commenced her experi ments on Monday last with orders to fire at certain in tervals 300 rounds from a 13-inch mortar with a charge of 201 b. of powder, the dead shell weighing 2001 b. Cap tain James C. Caffin, C. 8., RN., and Mr. James P. Peake, Assistant-Master Shipwright, with several other scientific gentlemen of the Royal Navy and Artillery, superintended the experiments. In consequence of the state of the weather, up to Friday last only 96 rounds had been fired, the average range of which exceeded 4,000 yards, without any visible action taking place on the platform framing of the raft, exoept a few of the planks forming the deck or platform butts starting with the concussion. Captain Sir Thomas Maitland, C. 8., arrived there on Friday last, at noon. He had under his command five seamen and the gunner of the Sinbad, Mr. Henry Wallace. Four rounds were fired by them, when it was discovered that there was a leak in one of the pontoon magazines foe powder. Fortunately, the magazine had only a few charges in it. There were three feet of water in the magazine in a very short time, and in another of the pontoon magazines there was one foot of water. The raft has three pontoon magazines for powder and five pontoon shell rooms. It was found necessary to warp the raft in on the ebb, dry, which was shortly effected, assisted by the Monkey. The Mon key was sent to Sheerness to procure pumps, which were supplied to her from the yard, and she proceeded again the same night. The concussion felt on the raft is con siderably less than that felt on beard the mortar-vessels when the mortar is fired, and her displacement by dip is scarcely perceivable. There is little doubt that the de scription of raft now under trial will fully realise the most sanguine expectation of the Government as well as the inventor of them. An interesting experiment has taken place off Shoe buryne,s, by setting fire to a large launch moored off for that purpose, by firing carcasses at her as she lay. The first that struck her burned her to the water's edge. The order for the Royal George, 102, to proceed to Spithead on her arrival at Sheerness has been counter manded, and she is to remain at Sheerness. Had she arrived, as was anticipated, within this last day or two, Mr. Brockman, master in the service, was in readiness here to have piloted her round to Portsmouthl to join the grand naval review there in honour of the !King of Sardinia's visit to this country. Now, being too late for the above, the report is she will proceed to Gilling ham (Telly Point), a few miles below Chatham. The new screw steam-ship Mars, 80 guns, has been placed under the new factory shears at Sheerness, and is receiving her new boilers, which were sunk with the Water witch. The Brandon steam-transport, Captain Jenkins, the Sydney steam-transport, Captain Macnamara, the Ger mania steam-transport, and the Durham steam-transport, Captain Starks, all arrived at Portsmouth on Saturday from the East. The Brandon brought Ensign Bur goyne, of the 93d, Assistant -Surgeon Grant, Staff-Sur geon Williams, Quartermaster Carney, 3 sergeants, 10 orderlies, 98 military invalids, Lieutenant Still, 8.A.., Lieutenant Roe, 12th Lancers, and a Greek spy. These she landed at Portsmouth Dockyard yesterday after noon, and the invalids were taken to Forehouse Bar racks. The Durham left on Saturday night for the Thames. The Sydney brought 54 invalids, 2 women, Major and Mrs. Haokett, Mrs. Turner, 3 children, 1 servant, Dr. Barrett, in medical charge, and Mr. Swann, his assistant ; proceeded to Smyrna, and took in 63 in valids, Mrs. Bowler, nurse, 2 civil orderlies, and 1 sol dier's wife. She spoke her Maje4y's ship Albion going into Gibraltar on the 24th ult. Mr. Crealock, Paymas ter, R.N., and Mrs. Potter joined at Malta. She spoke the Edendale transport going into Malta on the 18th Nov. ' and the Bombay and True Briton transports on the same day ; and the Belmont, of Plymouth, on the 30th ; she was in company with the Australian transport three days—the 18th, 19th, and 20th. The Germania brought Capt. Wilson, Lieutenants Knox, Hamilton, Wyllie, and Johnstone, of the Royal Artillery ; Ensign Hickman, of the 60th Rifles ; Dr. Marchi, surgeon, in charge of invalided troops • 114 men, 20 women, 3 6 children, of the Royal Artillery ; 2 men, 2 women, and 1 child of the Royal Sappers and Miners ; 1 man of the let Royal Regiment, 1 of the 7th, 3 of the 31st, and 20 of the 82d ; 2 women and 6 children of the Royal Berks Militia ; 9 men, 2 women, and 1 child of the Royal Wilt shire Militia ; 22 men, 2 women, and 1 child of the Lan cashire Militia—total, 118 men, 31 women, and 45 chil dren from the lonian Islands ; 4 men and 1 woman died on the passage. The Germania spoke off Cani Rock the English bark Syria, steering east, Nov. 21 ; on the 28th, in lat. 44 32 W., long. 8 48, passed the English yacht Wave Queen, steering nerth ; on the 30th, about 25 miles S.W. of the Start Point, passed a schooner bat tened up, appeared to be an English vessel laden with fruit, ar.d afterwards a boat bottom up, supposed to be long to the schooner. Vice-Admiral Sir G. F. Seymour, K.C.8., G.C.H., the Commander-in-Chief elect of Portsmouth, visited that port on Saturday. The Mary freight-ship sailed from Portsmouth on Fri day night. Her Majesty's screw 'steam-ship Exmouth, 90, Capt. W. K. Hall, and the sailing frigate Meander, 44, Capt. T. Baillie, towed by the steam-sloop Hecla, 6, Comman der Aplin, left Plymouth Sound at 8 o'clock yesterday morning to join the fleet assembled at Spithead in honour of the visit of his Majesty the King of Sardinia. Great activity has been observed at Dovonport in preparing these ships for sea, in compliance with the unexpected instructions of the Lords of the Admiralty. The crew of the Exmouth, recency returned from the Baltic, housed lower yards and topmasts on Tuesday, •ai d on Wednesday morning, at eight o'clock, she went into d ek and had her copper examined and repaired. The en itleers were at work on her machinery nearly all night. On Thurs4ay morning she was taken out of dock and placed at her sailing moorings. While her crew were busily employed shifting over from the Vigo hulk, which ',hey entered only on Wednesday, they received sudden orders to get ready for sea. Notwithetanding that many were absent on leave, topmasts were swayed up and fitted, topgallantmasts pointed, and sails bent the same night. On Friday she t, ok in provisions, a new sheet cable, and 233 tons of coal —a quantity of fuel said to be greater than ever taken on board any man-of war in one day. On Saturday morning the ship was clean and in every respect ready for service. She left Hamoaze with topgallantyards across at 9 o'clock for Plymouth Sound, where she received her powder and shell, and waited orders. It is satisfactory to add that Captain Hall is greatly esteemed by all his officers and crew. Rear-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour shifted his flag on Friday morning from the Exmouth, 90, to La Hogue, 60, Captain Ramsay. In the evening the Admiral in spected the Exmouth prior to her leaving the harbour. Shipwrights will commence to-day laying blocks in slips Nos. 2 and 4, in the Devonport dockyard, for construction of two steam gunboats. The order was received on Saturday, and the boats are to be built with extraordinary despatch. The hospital ship Bslleisle, having been repaired, was taken out out of dock at Devonport, on Saturday. The barque Alfred, with provisions for Jamaica, sailed from Plymouth on Saturday. The transport Castle Eden, with convicts for Bermuda, and the Sir G. Pollock are expected there shortly. The latter embarks 240 soldiers for the West Indies—viz., a detachment of the 36th Foot for Jamaica ; 67th, for Trinidad ; and 69th, for Barbadoes. The Brigade of Royal Marines which, as already stated, arrived at Portsmouth by the . Jura, were landed from the Black Sea fleet towards the close of Septem ber, 1854, and were immediately encamped before Balaklava to protect that important position, which we then seized and have since then made the basis of our operations in the Crimea. Soon after the land ing of this force at the request of Lord Raglan, a detachment of about 300 men were sent to the front, where they did duty with the Light Division, and were employed during the winter in the trenches. Early in March this detachment was withdrawn from the camp of the Light Division, and rejoined the main body on the heights of Balaklava. While in this posi tion the Marines were employed with the rest of the troops under Sir Colin Campbell, and marched in the different reconnaisancesmade during the winter by that general to examine the enemy's position. They wells also frequently under arms, when the enemy threatened the lines of Balaklava, especially on the 25th of October, and during the action of the Tchernaya on the 16th of August. All the officers and men of the present force are fresh from the recent expedition to the estuary of the Dneiper, where the capture of the fortress of Kinbourn by the allied arms has opened the gates of Nicolaieff and Cherson. Col. Hurdle, who was recalled to Eng land after the conclusion of the operations against - Kin bourn, has arrived as a passenger in this ship, accom panied by his aide-de-camp Captain Ellice. The batta lion under the orders of Lieut.-Col. Holloway embarked on board the Jura at Kamiesh, on the 11th ult., left Balaklava on the 13th, and arrived at Constantinop'e on the 14th, after a passage of about 24 hours. Left ia A t ia e r h i f n p es at b c e o lo n n sta gi n n t g in t e o pl t e h , e a Q ud uee c n a Constantinople on the evening of the 15th, and reached of f alta on Sunday evening, the 18th. The detachment p G ut wy o n n ne bo a a n rd d that ship p w ta a i s n Lieutenants Rose and J o h ns . The men belonging to the London and Rodney • in Malta were sent on board those ships Harbour, with Captain Hadfield and Li ut e e nantsHawkey and E vans to the for mer, Critchell and l a tter. and Lieutenants Lloyd to th e The Jura passed through Gibraltar o n Saturday morn ing week. The fol lowing o ffi cers have arri ve d w i t h the battal ion :—Lieut.- Colonel Holloway, commanding, Lieutenant-Colonel Campbell, Lieutenant Colonel Mitchell, Lieut.-Colonel e Alexander, Royal Marine Artillery (this officer, with his detachment , did duty with the Royal Artillery in 'the trenches d urin g the latter part of the siege of Se bastopol), Majors Astlett and Radney, Captains Simp son and Casey, Lieut enant Pritc hard (these three offices were of the number who did duty in the front—the first, Capt. Simpson, was present at the battle of Inkerman), Captain Spratt, Lieutenants Tayler, Shute, Carrington, Joliffe, Royal Marine Artillery, Thomas Spry, Elliott, adjutant, and Cooper, quartermaster. The following medical officers have arrived with the battalion :---Dr. Walsh, who was landed with the corps, first at Eupatoria, subsequently served in the front, and afterwards on the heights of Balaklava ; Dr. Cockin was employed through. out the campaign on the heights of Balaklava, Dr. Brown did duty at the brigade hospital on the heights, Dr. Duigan served during the siege with the Royal Naval Brigade in the trenches before Sebastopol, and was subsequently attached to the brigade of Royal Ma rines ; Evane, who was promoted f or the o p erations in the Crimea, did duty during the whole period on the heights of Balaklava. The following officers were dis embarked at the Victualling yard, Plymouth :—Lieut.- Colonels Campbell and Mitchell, Captains Simpson and Spratt, Lieutenants Thomas and Elliott, who marched thence. to barracks with their men, headed by the band from head-quarters. The Jura left Portsmouth for the Thames yesterday afternoon. A detachment of Royal Sappers and Miners from Wool wish arrived on Saturday evening for the purpose of completing two companies of the same corps at Brompton Barracks. 167 young men have joined the Medical Staff Corps, in command of Captain Bunbury, within the last month. Second Class Wm. Braybrooke has joined the medical staff at Fort Pitt, on his return from the reserve battalion at Malta. Second Class Surgeons George William Powell and Wellington Poole and Acting Assistant-Surgeons J. H. Newsman and H. Beresford are ordered forthwith to proceed by overland route to Scutari Hospital. AN AMERICAN RAILROAD ACCIDENT. (From the St. Louis Evening News, Nov. 6.) It is before us now—that terrible scene ! The moment before the long train with its load of life approached the fatal spot. Many were intently observing from the win dows the well-marked line which separates the thick tur bid waves of the Missouri from the pellucid waters of the Gasconade ; others looked out on the long bridge we were approaching, and remarked on its strength or its frailty ; an old gentleman, whom we thought unduly cautious and nervous, wished he was out, " for," said he, " I believe that bridge will break down." We glanced out of the window near us in a careless way to see the structure, and turned round again without the shadow of a fear that we were doomed not to cross it. At that moment came the destruction. We could see no thing, but we heard everything. A sharp piercing sound, as of shattered timbers, came from the front. We knew its meaning. The bridge bad broken down. Then followed four separate well-defined crashes, and our car took the inevitable plunge. At the first sound we sprang to our feet and started to run backward. It seemed as though the ruin was approaching us instead of our near ing it. Every man in the crowded car in which we were seated jumped up. as the shiver in front told of the coming danger. During those terrible moments, in which we approached the precipice, the intensest silence pre vailed. Not a word was spoken. We had made but two steps backward in the involuntary effort to avoid danger, when our time came to follow those who had gone before. Down, down, down, endlessly we seemed to go. We were not long falling, yet it seemed ages. The memory of railway accidents we had read of, and the re• flection that we were in the midst of one of frightful cha racter—the question soon to besolved whether weshould escape or be killed—the reflection that we might be killed the next moment, and the inward belief that we should not be killed at all ; a chilling thought at the idea of being crushed by a beam, or transfixed by a rod, or torn asunder by adverse forces—all these thoughts flashed across our mind while falling. Then there was a tre mendous concussion, and we found that we were on the ground, under a mass of leaning timber, which, however, did not touch us. Though in the midst of a crowd when the car commenced falling we saw no one near us on the ground. We crawled out from under the wreck, and thanked God we were safe. We sat down on a stone to recover from the shock. There was not a sound to be heard. Not a shriek, nor groan, nor cry came from the wreck. All was silent as death. After a moment we looked and listened again. Men were creeping, crawl ing, and hobbling from the shattered cars, some holding a leg, some pressing an arm, and some clasping the bead. Several eat down near us and breathed heavily, but spoke not. A man staggered by and said quietly, "My coller-bone is broken" Captain Couzens went past with a man swinging to his neck. His feet did not touch the ground, for his legs were broken. A wooden skanty was standing at a short distance off, and we got up and walked to it. Major King, with the blood stream ing over his face from a gash on his forehead, was trying to tear down the door. He finally succeeded, and we then, assisted by others who had come up, tore off the sides, so as easily to admit of the wounded being brought in. The floor was soon covered with the prostrate forms of men marked by every description of injury. One had a leg lying unnaturally bent, or an arm doubled back ward ; here was one bending his head forward, to let the 1 Hood drip from a gaping gash in his face, and there an ' other with his bowels protruding from a hideous wound in his body. No one complained except when those who brought in the wounded in their haste stepped on a fractured arm or disturbed a broken leg. Those suf fering victims showed no weak timidity nor selfishness. Even through their agony shone the traits of a generous manhood. No one desired to engross the attention of his friends, but all submitted without a murmur to the wretched comforts that alone could be provided. A. little boy was delirious with a wound on the head. Now he would lie moaning in the shanty, then jump up, and run into the rain with shrieks that would have made the hardest heart shudder. A considerable time elapsed after the accident before men spoke about it. They were stunned, shocked, bewildered and unstrung by the concussion, and overpowered by the overwhelm. ing consciousness of the destruction they looked on. As they recovered their senses they began to talk. One knew that the man who sat next to him was killed, for a wheel had fallen on him ; another saw the man before him pierced by a huge splinter ; and another still saw the roof of a car as it crushed the life out of this or that citizen. At one part of the wreck several wounded persons could be seen directing the labours of those engaged in extricating them. One by one, as the timbers which pressed them down were cut away, they were dragged out and borne away. Under the roof of one car could be seen the protruding limbs of seven lifeless bodies, crushed to instant death as they fell. The dead were neglected, and the living sufferers alone thought of. A body which moved was brought out and placed on a log. Then it ceased to move, and a mein placed his ear over the heart, but it was pulseless. The face, chest, and neck of the dead man were discoloured, so that it could scarcely be recognised. Passers-by looked on the face and asked who it was, but could not learn. It was Mr. Chouteau. Men ran wildly about seeking friends of whose fate they were uncertain, till a motionless corpse, visible through a crevice in the wreck, told the worst ; or till those looked for were met, when a momentary gleam of joy at the meeting would light up the universal gloom. IMr. O'Sullivan stood on the plat form of the engine to note the effect of the passage of the bridge. His quick eye saw the yielding of the tim bers and a consciousness of the impending horror seized his mind. "My God, boys, we are all killed," had hardly escaped his mouth, when he went down never to rise or speak again. Several countrymen, on the oppo site shore of the river, 200 yards distant, witnessed the awful spectacle. They, gazed with curious delight as they saw that magnificent train sweep along the high embank ment towards the fatal spot ; they were still staring with pleased wonder when a shudder came over them and rooted them to the spot, as the locomotive went down, and each whirling car, as it came to the abut ment, stopped not, but leaped down with its precious load of life. It was a t errible p icture. het ... -------e----. Sporting Inteltgence. HUNTING AP F OINTMENTS. STAGROIINDS. Her Majesty's--To•morrow, Salt-hill ; Friday, Stoke common—eleven. Cheltenham (Captain D. West's)—To-morrow; North leach ; Friday, Brockworth—twelve. Kent (Mr. Roberts's) —Friday, Penshnrst—twelve. Petre's (Hon. F.)—Tomorrow, Waples-mill—half past eleven. Rothschild's, Baron—Thursday, Aston Abbotts— eleven. FOXHOUNDS. Atberstone—Wednesday, Cricket's Inn ; Friday, Carswell-gate ; Saturday, Coombe—eleven. Badsworth Thun4day, Scawbby - bar ; Saturday, Hiendly-common—half-past ten. Bsaufort's (Duke of) —Wednesday, Kelloway-mill ; Friday, Foss Lodge ; Saturday, Siston—half-past ten. Bedale—Wednesday, Pepper Hall; Friday, Newton House—half-past ten. Belle N's (Mr. F.)—To-morrow, Northmolton; Thurs day, Cuzzicombe Post ; Saturday, Dulverton—half-past ten. Berkshire Old (Mr. Morrel's)—To-morrow, Black bourton ; Thursday, the Kennel ; Friday, Coleshill— half-past 10. Berkshire (South Mr. Wheble's)—Wednesday, Tid marsh—eleven. Backmoor Vale—To-morrow, Henstridge Ash ; Thurs day, Cogley Wood ; Friday, Stock House—half-past ten. Bramham Moor —Wednesday, Spofforth ; Friday, the Wild Man ; Saturday, Cross Roads, Bramharn Moor — half-past ten. Burton Hunt (Lord Henry Bentinck's)—To-morrow, Linwood by Rasen ; Wednesday, Potter Hill Bar ; Thursday, Blankney ' • Friday, Lea Station (half-past eleven) ; Saturday, Magin Moor—eleven. Cambridgeshire—Friday, Hartlon Wheat Sheaf—half past ten. Cheshire—Wednesday, Tabley Hall; Thursday, Tar porley ; Saturday, Oulton Park—half-past ten. Cuttesmore (Sir J. Trollope's)—To-morrow, Ayston ; Thursday, Burley ; Saturday, Tilton Wood— eleven. Craven (Mr. H. P. Best's)—Wednesday, the Ken nels ; Saturday, Langley Gate—quarter to eleven. Crawley and Horsham Wednesday, Kingsfold ; Friday, Slough Green—quarter to eleven. Decree, Lord—Wednesday, No Man's Land ; day, Hawne's Park—half-past ten. Durham County—To-morrow, High Woolley ; Fri day, Dalton-le-Dale—half-past ten. Essex, The (Mr. H. Greaves's)—Thursday, Passing ford Bribe ; Saturday, Skreens — eleven. Essex, - East—To-morrow Yeldham White Hart; Saturday, Moor Gardens—eleven. Essex, South—To-morrow, Dunton Blacksmiths ; Saturday, Tilbury Mill— eleven. Essex, Union —Wednesday, Woodham Hall ; Satur day, Barton Hall—half-past ten. Essex and Suffolk—To-morrow, Boated Hall (eleven) ; Friday, Flowton Brook—half-past ten. Farquharson's, Mr.—To-morrow, Melbury ; Thurs day, Bradford Plantation ; Saturday, Clifton Wood. Earl —Wednesday, Abbot's Ripton ; Friday, the Kennel—ten. Garth's ' Mr.—Wednesday, West Green ; Friday , Sou thhillPark—half-past ten. Halsdon— Friday, Forde Cleave, Iddesleigh —half past ten. Hambledon (Mr. Wall's) —Wednesday, the Old Vine ; Friday, Preshaw House—quarter to eleven. H. H.—Tuesday, Four Lanes, Beauworth ; Thurs day, Illisfield Church ; Saturday, Cross Lanes, Holly bourne—quarter to eleven. Herefordshire (Mr. Stubbs's)—To-morrow, Dorming ton ; Friday, the Bacho Hill—half-past ten. Heythrop—Wednesday, Gawcombe ; Friday, Farm- Grove ; Saturday, Ditchley—half-past ten. Holderness To-morrow, Arras House ; Thursday, Burton Agnes ; Saturday, Middleton—quarter to eleven. Hurworth---To•morra Welberry ; Saturday, Low Middleton—half-past ten. Ingram's (Mr. Meynell)—To-morrow, Keddleston Inn ; Thursday, Radbourn ; Saturday, Elvaston Castle—quar ter to eleven. Kent, East—To-morrow, Sovingfield Park ; Friday, Sweech Gate—half-past ten. Ledbury—Friday, Acton Green—half-past ten. Ludlow (Mr. Sitwell's)—To-morrow, Little Hereford Toll Gate ; Thursday, Hopton Waters ; Saturday, Whit batch Lodge—half past ten. Lumley s, Mr. To-morrow, Osberton ; Thursday, Finningley Park ; Friday, Grove—half-past ten. Monmouthshire—Thursday, Dingestow Bridge—half past ten. Morpeth—Thursday, Angerton—quarter to eleven. Oakley—Thursday, Chicheley Hall ; Saturday, White Lioe, Ravensden—quarter to eleven. Oxfordshire, South (Mr. J. S. Phillips's)—To-morrow, Stow Wood ; Friday, Theme-11. Pembrokeshire (Mr. Lort Phillips's)—Thursday, Sle beck Outer Lodge Gate—ten. Portsmouth's, Earl of—To-morrow, Sandleford Priory ; Friday, Inkpen Common ; Saturday, West Sherborne— at eles en. Puckeridge—Wednesday, Woodside Green ; Satur day, Chipping—half-past ten. Pytchley—To-morrow, Boughton Park, Kettering ; Wednesday, Lamport Inn ; Friday, Swiuford ; Satur day, Sibbertoft—quarter to eleven. Raby (Duke of Cleveland's)—Wednesday, Kininvy Friday, Caldwell—half-past ten. Rufford—To-morrow, Thurgurton Priory ; Thursday, Winkburn ; Saturday, Hazle Gap Bar— quarter to eleven. Rutland's, Duke of—To-morrow, AswarLy Park ; Wednesday, Ropsley Rice Wood ; Friday, Weaver's Lodge—half-past ten. Seale's, Sir Henry—Thursday, Peep Inn Turnpike, near Newton—half-past ten. Selby's, Mr.—Friday, Ditchburn—half-past ten. Shropshire—Friday, Edgebolton Gate—half-past ten. Sinnington—To-morrow, Oswaldkirk ; Friday, Kirby mooreide—half-past ten. Smith's, Mr. A.—To-morrow, Manningford ' • Wed nesday, Faccombe Wood ; Thursday, Conholt ; Friday, Stratford-sub-Castle ; Saturday, Clarendon Park. — eleven. Somerset Subscription—To-morrow, Bagborough Plantation ; Friday, Leigh Barton—half-past ten. Southampton's, Lord —Wednesday, Creslow ; Friday, Whitefield ; Saturday, Hanslope Park—eleven Southdown —Wednesday, Exceat Bridge (East side) ; Friday, Firle—quarter to eleven. Southwold (Mr. G. Cook's)—To-morrow, Holbeck ; Thursday, Gireby; Saturday, Burwell Park—eleven. Staffordshire, North—Wednesday, Bettey; Saturday, Seighford—half-past ten. Stamford's, Earl of--To-morrow, Leynton; Thursday, Belibroughton ; Saturiliy, Walsall Top—half-past ten. Suffolk—To-morrow, Honinghton Fox ; Thursday, Kb thing Tower ; Saturday, Walsam Hall—quarter to eleven. Surrey Union —Thursday, Baynard's ; Saturday, Rookery—half-past ten. Sussex. East—To-morrow, White Hart, Catefield ; Friday, Tivoli—balf past ten. Sutton's, Mr. Richard—Thursday, Kilby Wharf— eleven. Thomson's, Mr. Anstruther—Tn-morrow, Bletchin gly ; Thursday, Waddasden Cross Roads; Saturday, Far thiughoe—eleven. Tickham—Thursday, Key-street ; Saturday, Sharsted —half-past ten. Tivert.m—Thursday, Fairby Lodge—half-past ten. Trelawny's, Mr.—To-morrow, Leather Tor ; Saturday, Lineham Lodge, on the Ivybridge Road—half-past ten. Tynedale —Wednesday, Ninth Mile Stone, Betsey Road ; Friday, Cucklaw Tower—quarter to eleven. Ut.ited P ac k—To-morrow,Hookleton Bridge ; Friday, Stapleton Castle—ten. V. W. H. (Lord Gifford's) To-morrow, Burdrop (eleven) ; Friday, the Kennels ; Saturday, outhrop— a quarter to eleven. Warwickshire—To-morrow , Mitford Bridge ; Thurs day, Wimpston Bridge ; Friday, Edge Hill Tower— quarter to eleven. Warwickshire, North—To-morrow, Stoneleigh Ab bey ; Thursday, Dunehurch ; Friday, Henley-in-Arden —quarter to eleven. Wheatland (Mr. Lloyd's)—Friday, Buildwas Bridge —half-past ten. Willoughby's, Mr. —Wednesday, Wilberfoss Mill ; Friday, Foxholes Mill ; Saturday, Wiganthorpe—half past ten. - Worcestershire —To-morrow, Goosehill ; Friday, Crop thorne—Lhalf-past ten. Wyndham's, Colonel—Wednesday, Adsdean-house ; Friday, Pulborough Mount—half-past eleven. Wynn's, Sir W. W.—To-morrow, Carden ; Thursday, Cloverley ; Friday, Hawketone—half-past ten. Yarborough's, Earl of Wednesday, Normanby Clump ; Saturday, Riby Cross Roads—eleven. York and Ainsty—To-morrow; Nun Monckton ; Thursday, Scetton Turnpike ; Saturday, Stillingfieet— half-past ten. HARRIERS. B. V.—To-morrow, Mappowder Common ; Saturday, Pulharn Cross Roads—quarter to twelve. Brighton—Wednesday, Race Course ; Saturday, Dyke —quarter to eleven. Brookside—Thursday, Telscombe Tye—quarter past ten. _ Dulverton—Tuesday, Court Down ; Friday, Badlake Gate—half-past ten. Eastbourne—Thursday, Charlston—eleven. H. H. (Rochester)—Wednesday,Hoo Street ; Friday, the Dog, Ha'stow- —eleven' High Peak—Tuesday, Tanaley Moor ; Thursday, Waterloo Inn ; Saturday, Elton—eleven. Lonsdale's, Lord—Friday, Aston Clinton—twelve. Newcastle and Gateshead —Friday, Ovingham—half past ten. Norfolk, West—Friday, Intm re Farm, Snettisham— eleven. Ruffwell—Thursday, Hopkins's New Inn, Silverton— half-past ten. Tait's, Mr. A. D.—Wednesday, Rosemont Gate ; Saturday, Kilmair's Mains—at eleven. rthing—To-morrow, Bramber Castle; Saturday Durrington—eleven. SCOTCH FOXHOUNDS. Buccleucles, Duke of—Tomorrow, Wells ; Thursday, Hirsell ; Saturday, Drygrange—half-past ten. Forfar and Kincardine—To-morrow, Javereighty ; Saturday, the Burn—half-past ten. Linlithgow and Stirlingshire—To-tnoirow, Houston- House ; Thursday, Carnock House ; Saturday, Wall hou.e—quarter to eleven. Wfmy,s'e, Earl of— Wednesday, Kyloe Cottage Friday, Broom Dykes ; Saturday, Duddiugton—ha past ten. IRISH STAGHOUNDS, Ward Union—Wednesday, Black Bull; Saturday Eight Mile Stone, Ashbourne Road—one. FOXHOUNDS. Carlow and Island--Thursday, Hollyfort ; Saturdayi Brown's Hill-eleven, THE STRIKE AT MANCHESTER. Messrs. R. Birley and Co., and six other of the firms whose hands are on strike, have put forth an address, entitled " Second Reply to the Statements of the Opera tives." In this address the masters repeat the former statement, that organised efforts, in almost every branch of factory labour, have proved a source of continual dis turbance to their establishments during past years, until in pure self-defence they have been compelled to oiganise also. Numerous advances have been given to the men through " Union" interference, and this in entire disre gard of the parity or otherwise of the prices demanded with those paid for similar work in the neighbourhood, so that now the inequality in the rate per 1,000 hanks for mule spinning is very great. Mules worked within eight miles of Manchester at ls. 2d. per 1,000 hanks would cost is. 9?:,d. per 1,000 in Manchester, The ope ratives say their wages average only 18s. per week, but this would be considerablyincreased, even at the reduced prices now offered, if they were willing to work the mules in the manner proposed by the masters. But instead of their acceding to this attempts have been made in other places to compel hands who are quite satisfied with their work and wages to give notice to leave, in order, if pos. Bible, to destroy the app lication of this system f work bag mules in Manchester altogether. As respects what was urged by the operatives about the Ashton prices the manufacturers in Manchester who have closed their works would be very willing to reopen them at the pre sent Ashton list, of prices. The operatives are reminded that when the advance of 1853. was conceded in Man cheater the self•acting minders and piecers stated that they would consent to its withdrawal when the state of trade was reversed. We say, finally, in taking our leave of further public discussion, that when they are prepared to resume work we shall be willing to receive them, in no spirit of exultation, but in the sincere desire for better times for all parties. LILLIESLtAk.—AIso the concluding passages in the life of Mrp. Margaret Maitland, of Sunnyside, 3 vols. With pleasure we listen to Mistress M ar g aret Mait land, telling in her own quaint and homely, but saga cious way, some more stories of her own life and of the fortunes of the Surinyside family. The.mai n subject of the present tale is the domestic life of a niece of the good old lady, who is supposed to be the narrator. The characters throughout the story are well drawn, and the novel will sustain the reputation gained by the former work, of which it is a cDmpanion and a continuation.— Literary Gazelle. [ADTERTISEMENT.]—The salutary effect of Du Bai:ry's deli cious Revalenta Arabica Food in removing Indigestion (I?ys pepsin), Flatuleuey,Constipation,lNervous, Bilious, and Liver complaints, Cough, Asthma, Consumption, and Debility with out Medicine, is admirably displayed by the following letters: " Ridlington Rectory, Norfolk, Juno 10, 1850. No. 4,208. 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I have ca l n 2l i b st . e , r never hada return of my complaint—l remain, &c., D.Tuo mss.' carriagellb. free 2s. 9d , . 0 ; n 2 r l b e c . e i 4 p s t . 0 6 f d .F.; Post - b o . in l cles.o;r order. Barry t. T ln he Du Barry & Co., 77, Regent-Street London ; also at 182, 60; Gracechurch-street • '330, and 451, S trand ; 4, Cneapside ; 60 and 68, Cornhill 2 ; 49, Bishopsgate-street: 55, Charing-cross; 54, Upper Baker-street; 63 and 150, Oxford-street ; 89, High-street, Camden-town ; 18, Pall mall;; c ; 0 1 c 3 i , s 7, Pall-mall-East ; 1:32, New Bond-street ; 24, Mot comb-streetstret . g str N e Veitll;iam9s-street; nCgditoyn.;st3roe,et Conduit pithiur Paul's Churchyard; fl, Edward-street, Portmo.n.oquaro. Kildare—To-morrow, Tynte Park ; Thursday, Eigh- THE MURDER teeuth Mile Stone ; Saturday, Stratfan Bridge—eleven. Kilkenny—Wednesday, Freshford ; Friday, Bally keefe—quarter to eleven. Meath—To-morrow, Killeen ; Thursday, Kilallon Saturday, Somerville—eleven. Queen's County—To-morrow, Derryfore ; Friday, Knockahard—eleven. Tipperary—To-morrow, Cahir ; Friday, Ballynure, Cross Roads—eleven. llAnnum. , Ormond and Portumna—Wednesday, Borriswoed ; Saturday, Ballyquirk—quarter past eleven. Palmerstown—Friday, Palmerstown—twelve. PRICES OF ,SHARES IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM- PARTIES' STOCK. From the O f ficial Ltst. PUBLISHED EVERY TUE3DAY AND FRIDAY EVENING LONDON, FRIDAY, NOT. 30, 1855. OF T TVO t TT 7 T py THP,II? MUTIIEh'. On Saturday, Mr. Baker, the coroner, opened an in quest at the Princess Alice, Murray-street, Hoxton, re specting the death of George James M`Neill, aged 4 years, and Elwin M`Neill, about 3 years old. Henry Charles Pickering, who was examined at the Worship•street Police cuutt before Mr. Hammiil, was the first witness. He repeated the evidence he gave before the magistrate. He added that the razor with which the poor children's throats were cut was his pro perty, and that it had been t liken oat of a box which was locked. E eanor Pickering, wife of the last witness, said that she had resided in the house above a twelvemonth. Dur ing the whole time the accused bad been subject to mel aucholy, which had come upon her after the birth of her last chiid. Witness always understood that she was married, and that a gentleman, by whom she was con stantly visited, and who went by her name, was her hus band. It was only in consequence of a oonversatioa with her washeerwoman she ascertained that she was not married. Coroner—Are you aware who is the gentleman by whom she was visited ? Inspector Hutton, N division, said that it was a Mr. James Williams, and that he was at the police-station, Robert-street, on Friday evening. The accused was formerly a servant to Mr. Williams. Evidence was then gone into, corroborative of that given by Mr. Pickering as to the discovery of the body and the cash-box, which was found upon the stairs. The inspector produced the cash-box, in which were six sovereigns, four silver table-spoons, two dessert ditto, six silver tea-spoons, forks, &c., a quantity of memoianda arid letters. The inquiry was then adjourned till this day, and Mr. William was directed to be summoned. GAS-LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. 4 s. d. £ s. d. British • • • • •• .. •• •• .• Ditto Frovincial —.. 71. 20 I 0 20 0 0 j 23 Brighton ••••..• • • • ~ 5/, 20 0 0 20 0 0 15 City of London .... •• 41. Os. 100 0 0 150 0 0 Continental (4th Cap.) . 50 0 0 20 0 0 Equitable . •..... •... 21. 10s. 50 0 0 all 33% Great Central ....... 81. per cent. 10 0 0 all 11% Imperial .. •......... 101.& bonus. 60 0 0 all Independent ........• 51. 40 0 0 P 9 .-.. London.. ...... .. .... . 50 0 0 90 Do., Parl. Preference GI. per cent. 25 0 0 00 Pncenix ............. 41. per cent. 60 0 0 52 0 0 Ratcliff •... . ....... • 51. 100 0 0 16 0 0 16 United General —.. .. 21. 10s. 60 0 0 all Westminster Chartered 4k per cent. 50 0 0 99 61% Ditto, New .... •• • • 50 0 0 10 u 0 10 WATER-WORKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ s. d. £ s. d. East London Grand Junction .... 4 ,. per cnt. 5 0 0 0 all Kent ' 4'. per cut. 100 0 0 781 4 Lambeth ........ • • Newßiver Company 1 21. 103. - - Southwark &Vauxhall 1 51. per cnt. 100 0 0 893¢ West Middlesex .... 51. per cent. 61 0 0 903 BRIDGES. f, Dividend Amount 1 Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. X s. d. £ a. d. Hungerford - .. • • .... - - - 12 Southwark ...... •• .. --110 0 0 - - Ditto New of 7% p.c. li. per cent. 5) 0 0 - - Waterloo ..... ...... • • - 100 0 0 - - Ditto Old Ann. of 81. 11. 14s. Bd. 60 0 0 - - Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11. 10s. 4d. 40 0 0 - - Vauxhall ............ 965. 70 10 3 -21 M DOCKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. - - £ s. d. £ s. d. Commercial .• •.-, .. - 51. pr cent. Stock. Stock. - East and West India.. 6!. pr cent. Stock. - 119% East Country.. 2os. per ah. - - - London .- . ... •• . -99 M Ditto Bonds 4l. per cent. - - - St. Katharine - - • outhampton Victoria -.•.. • • - JOINT-S roca BANKS. Dividend Amount Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. --...... X a. d. £ s. d. Australasia.. .. •- - _ 20/. per cent. 40 0 0 all - British North American 61. per cent. 50 0 0 1 3 1, Commercial of London. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 30% Colonial .. ••• • • • - lonian.. -••••• . . • . . - 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - Lond.Char. Bk. of Aus. - 20 0 0 ail 0 19% London and County - Londn and Westminstr 141. percent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 48% London Joint .Stock . - 121. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 34 Provincial of Ireland Bl. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 53 Ditto, New.• • - Nation4.l of Ireland.... 61. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0 - Nat. Provincial of Eng. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 - Ditto, New .. ••• . - 81. per cant. 20 0 0 10 0 0 - Orientui Bank Corpora. ,S!. p. ct.&bs. 25 0 0 all - South Australia ...... 1141 p.ct.& ba. 25 0 0 2 9 - Union of Australia.... 301. per cent. 25 0 0 72 Ditto .............. 301. per cent. - 2ro 0 - Union of L0nd0n...... !20!. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 301 % Union of Madrid ..... 1 - 40 0 0 all - CANALS. - ~-; , • Dividend Names of L Dividend Prim Names of `, per 2 Companies. , 1 per - Companies. tis ' , ~ Annum. Pr i ce .0 ce 'Annum. a D ---......_,--. £ Z A shtn &Oldh, 93 1 71. p. et.i 139 Macclesfield. coo 21. 10s. 51) Barnsley.... 1601 Neath .. •• • • lop l6l. B r k n kocAbrg 150' V. Oxford.. •• •• 100, Birmingham 401 43. 92 Peak Forest. 781 51. Os. — B6 Coventry.. •• 100 253. Regent's •• • . 301 11 10 Derby • •... 100' 6/. 15s. 84 Rochdale.... 85 11. 10s, 60 Elismre&Chs, 69 2% p. et. Somrset Coal 140 1 GrandJ mein 100 3 pr. ct. 37 Do. Lk Fdlt 121 Do., 6 pr.Ct.l 10 61 . pr. ct. 11,4 Stftrd &Wore 1 40 281. 4 25 Grand Furrey' 100' 41. Sbrewsbnry.. 125 Grand Union 1001 11.0 s. Stoorbridge— 148 121. 290 Kennt & Avnl 39 69. Od. Severn and } 21. 28 • • I Lancaster 'lOOl Wye Rail. 26 Leeds &Livrp 100' 251. Warwick & 1 21. 23! Leicester ....1100 61. 49 Blrming. j 100 Leicstr &Nth 83 Warwick &) Loughborogh 142 701. Napton.. j 100. 21 * 11 Monmouthsh 100' Worcstr & 11 78 21. 19 Mntgmerysh 100 1 Binning. MeltnMwbry 100; Wilts & Brks —10 s. Od. INSURANCE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. X s. d. X s. d. Albion .... •••••• • • 3/. 10s. '5OO 0 0 50 0 0 83 Alliance Brit. and For. 7/. I4s.6d.bs. 100 0 0 II 0 0 1614 Ditto Marine 6l. p.c. & bs. 100 0 0 25 0 0 42 Anchor - Atlas . Argus Life ......... • • 41. per cent. 'lOO 0 0 25 0 0 - hritish Commercial .. 71. 10s. 50 00 ! 5 0 0 6% Cleriel.:ded.Br , Gen. Life spr et. & be. 100 0 0 10 0 0 21 41. 100 0 0 10 0 0 100 Crown .............. 17s. Cd 50 00i 5 0 0 18!4 Eagle - Equity and Law...... 4 1 4 per cent. 100 0 0 , 5 0 0 5% European Life . 1/. 20 00 ; all 18 Y 4 General .............. 6/. 50 0 I OP 5}( 2 Globe • • ... 51. per cent. Stock. 105 Guardian ............ 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 47 5 0 50 V 2 Imperial Fire... • • .... 12/. per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 310 Impsrial Life Indemnity Marine.... 1,3 s & 3/. 100 0 0 20 0 0 77 Law Fire ............ 29. & 2s. bs. 100 0 0 210 0 - Law Lite. ••••.•• • •• • • - 100 0 10 0 0 no Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 20 0 5% London London Ship... ...... - Marine... •. - . ..... Med. Invlid & Gen. Life 4 1 ,4 r. per ct. 50 0 0 2 0 0 3% Minerva .... • • Monarch •••••• • • • • • • - 5 0 0 1 0 0 - National Loan fund 5l. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 - Palladium Life... Pelican .... • • • • • • •• • • - - - 451% Phmilix ...... .. • • • • • • - - - ,80 Pre,Cesemial Life •• • • - Provident Life.... •. . Rock Life.... ••.• • • • • 7s. 5 3 0 010 0 - Royal Exchange --- 10/. per cent. Stock. all 230 Sim Fire ...... ••.. • • - f t "-.- Ditto Life . 1/ 14s. - 55 U n ited Kingdom .... 4 /. p. ct. & bs. 20 0 0 4 ' t; 0 5I Universal Life • ..... 51. per cent. ,100 0 0 10 0 0 - Victoria Life •• .. •••• 51. per cent. 1 - 412 6 5% - -- - - MISCELLANEOUS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per I of I Paid. Price. Annum. Share. - £ s. d. £ s. d. Assam 'Pea •••• - .... 51. 50 0 0 20 0 0 20 Anctien Mart ••••• • • • 2 1 4 per cent. 50 0 0 - - Australian A;rictilturl 1/. Is. 100 0 0 17 10 0 27 A us tralian Trust • ... 8/. pet cent. - 25 0 0 - Austradan Royal Mail 5/. 10 0 0 all 5 Anglo-Mexican Mint.. U. 10s. 10 0 0 all British American Land 155. - 40 0 0 - Canada ............. 61. percent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 147% Do. 5 per cent Bonds Si. per cent. - - - Ditto, 6 per cent. • . 41. per cent. - - 1C9% City Navigation Bonds - - -"- Electric Telegraph .. 6 per cent. 25 0 0 24 0 0 18 1 ,4 Ditto -•• • • ...• • • - - - - Equitable Reverslonry 71 pr. cent. 100 0 0 ,100 Date New ....... . - 50 0 0117 10 a - Gen. Revers. & Invest. B p.c. & bs , 100 0 C( 'lOO 0 0 - Gen.Ste, am N av i g ation 10 p. ct. 15 0 0 - - 14 0 0 - Hudson's Bay- - - •• - Stock. Flungerford - •••.. - • 2/. ss. 100 0 0 000 0 0 - L on don Institution .•• - - - - 5/pe L on don Reversionary r cent. 15 0 0 all - R us sell Institution• • •• Price's Patent Cand.Co 10/. percent. 20 0017 10 - Reversionary Int. Soc. 041. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 - R o y a l Mail Steam.... 41. p. share. 100 0 0 1 60 0 0 35 South Australian Land 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 all - Trust and Loan Comp. - Upper Canada .. - 20 0 0 , 5 0 0 LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share, a. d. s. d. Rank of Scotland 71. per cent. ilOO 0 0 100 0 0 182/ 0 British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 2281 0 Caledonian Bank ..• . 81. per cent. 10 0 0 2 10 0 ar. 18,1 City of Glasgow Bank 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 J.; 0 111 17e Clydesdale Bank .. •• 5 1. p cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 , 2 lls C amnercial Bank .. 71. per cent. 51'0 0 0 100 0 0 21510 e Eastern 8ank........ 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 o 10/19s Edinb & 8 41. p cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 4/. IBs Exchange Bnk of Scot.. National Bank ..... 6% per cent. 100 0 0 '0 0 0 17410 e North of 'zeotiand Bank bi.per cent 20 0 5 210 0 U. 16s Royal Bank of cotl. .. 5/. per cent ICO 0 0 100 0 0 13:110s Union Bank of Scot. •. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 211 5s Western Bank •....... 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 75/123 Alliance Fire and Lire.. N Lpr cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 181 is British Guarantee . 41. per cent. 10 0 0 2 0 0 It. 7s Caledonian Fire Incur 10;. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 251 Os City of Glasgow Life . 61. per cent . 0 0 2 0 0 t/. lOs Co'onial Life 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 1 0 0 0/. 5s Edinburgh Life Incur. 6/. percent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 .:6/10.: Eng. & Scot. Lain Life 5/.oer cent. 50 0 0 3 6 0 11. Life Ase...e. of 3cm,•4nd 61. per cent. 10 0 0 110 0 National Fire and Life 6/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 1.. North British Insur... 71. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 13/ Os 0 0 1 i• 7 ' Scottish Union Insrne. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 20 Os itanklare Life 5/ per cent 50 0 0 7 0 0 0 United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 • SALE OF A RUSSIAN Puizu.—On Friday, at Lloyd's Captains'-room,,Mr. Lachlans, unde r a decree of sale, disposed of the Russian barque Preciosa, condemned at the Court of Admiralty as a lawful prize on the 26th of last October. She was decrihed as of 450 tons, and to have been built at Wai.a in 1843, and now moored in the West India Dock. After a spirited competition she was sold for 1,2301. Country Markets. HADDINGTON CORN MARKET—NOT. 30. WHEAT. BARLEY OATS. BEAN First 96s Od 463 6,1 36s 6,1 604 0' Second 79s lld 42s 10d i 323 8(1 554 14 Third 7os Od ais Od 127 s Od 49' Oti Total quantity of wheat in market, 500 qrs., '.'6l bold barley P 9 871 qrs., 836 void oats ,-, 457 qrs. 375 sold. beans 47 qrs. 35 sold AVERAGES PER IMPI - RIAL QUARTER. Wheat, 3/. 19 11 2-12ths 1 Barley, ...2/. 2 10 4.l2the Oats, ... 11. 12 S 11-12 th 3 I Beans, 9 / 15 1 4-12ths PP 111 DALKEITH GRAIN MARSET—NoT. 29. Qrs. Best. Current. Inferio . 217 Wheat 905 M 00a Od 1571 Oats 3Bs 8.1 oos Od. 1105 Barley 47s 3d oos Od ' , 4= Od 21 Peas & beans 56s Od ..... .. 00s Od ABERDEEN—Nov. 30. Potato oats 30s i 401bs per bushel Common opts 27s Od to to 3 to 29 1 s s Od 0d I Bete 40s Od to 41s Od 1 531bs Barley 40s Od to 41s Od r Wheat, red (spalng)6B3 Od to 74s Od }62lbs , white 7Bs Oct to 83s Oct ss Oatmeal 23s 3d to 21s Cd per Loll. Flour 64s Od to 65s Oct per sack. PROVISION MARKET. Beef, per lb 6d to Oct i Butter, p lb. Os 10 d to s Ild Mutton, per lb 5 d to 8d I Eggs, p doz. is Od to is 33 Veal, per lb 7d to 9d Hens, p pair 3s Od to 3s 6d Pork, per 5t...5s :id to 5s 6d Chickens,do.ls Od to it 63 Salmor, per lb Os to Is Ducks, do., 2s Od to 2s 6d Grouse, per brace Os to Os Ducklings,do 2s Od tc 2. 63 Tallow, Vstone, 659 l to 7s t'd I Turkeys, each3s 6d to 44 Od Potatoes, pr peck, 6d to 7d I Geese, do., 3s 6d to 4:, od Butter for exportation (present cure) per cwt.74s to Od 80s Eggs, wholesale price, per dozen 7d to 7i t PRICES. Barley flour,l4lb. N to N4l „ dust, Os to Os 1.01 „ per lb 2d to bid Sids, Os to Os rid 2-lb. 10af...5d. stone, 3s to 4s Oa. RETAIL Flour —s Od to 3s 4d Oatmeal,l4lb Os Od to 2s 6d Beremeal Os Od to 2s 2d Peasemeal Os Od to 2s 3d 41b. 10af...1)d. Cheese, per imperia SEABORNE MAILS. (N signifies that the malls are sent from the General Post office by the night—and M by the morning—lespatch.) Day tvfran tea %, ::. t n. , ~,e , , yr.. COUNTItaIa in General Yost- Port du: .:: Office, London.* Dispatelh42 - En; !and : .—..—. ---.• America(byßrit.pack)N Every Friday •• • • I Liverpool Dec. 3 • &merle?. (by United Sts. . packet) .... .. ....N •••••• •• • • Liverpool D ec. le • America (by U. States 2 packet) ..........N •• • • ••• ••• • • Southamnt ,,, Mistretta (via South ' ' , 4 ampton) .. .... .... 51 •• •• • ••• • • • • Southampton Ditto (via Marseilles) NI Ditto (via Cape of Good` Hope) ............N I •• • ...... " ... lUncer tan - Africa (West Coast) .. N : 23d of the month.. Plymouth .. Dec. 6 Alexandria........ ~ N 8,9, 24, & 30 of in. Dover .. .. Alexandria ...... .. ..11' 4 th & 20th of mon. Southampton Ice. Bahamas ...........5117th of the montt; Southampton( Belgium • • ..... .. -NI Deily •••••• • • • • • • Dover ......Dally Brazil ........ -.,.. Id ,9th of the month.. Southam p to.. Dec. 15 Buenos AYres ........M ;9th of the month.. Southampton Dec. 1 114 Cape of Good Hope ..N 1 Various port 'Um. rt 4i r - Cape of Good Hope -NI - Cape de Verde .....,N 9th of the month Southampton:Dec. 15 16 Ceylon (see India) ,4X, Cey10n..... ..... ....N 1 ;0 Channel 151e5.... o. „N Mort ~Wed.,&Frid. Southampton iTu.T h. ift .... Chill.. _ _ ........., m ;2d & 17th of month Southampto , - China .... . 'Once a month.... Dec. 4 25 Constantinople ......N ,8,13, I 8,23,ec28 el I,lDover ...... Constantinople '4th & 20th of mcn,lSauthampton 10 Cont. of Europe M & N' , Twice daily ••.• • . 'Dover .... . ITWletliailt• 28 Egypt (see India) France ........ M& N , T wice dail y .. .... Dover .... 'Twit:oda ~ Sllbrattar -- -• • •• 24 4,7, 17, ' lO , 27 !flrl Southampton' 2-.,7 g Greece (see India) I Greytown urgh .......... .......... 54 N 2nd & 17th of mon. Southampton 11 ,Tuesday Sc FridaylLondon .... , flamb ulavannah .......... M 2nd of the month Southamptof: Dec. 1. 19 Holland .. ............124 : Daily •• • • • • ...... }Dover ... „.... Dal , r _ Honduras ...... „ „ m,l7ta tithe month.'Soutliampto, 1 6thollno. , India (vieSouthampt.) m : 4th It 20th of mon.lPlym - dith .. Dec. 4 India (via Marseilles)m ,9th& 25th of montlilDover ......I l on i an I s l e s ( see Indl a )1 7; 17, & 27 of mon:Dover.. .... I _ Ireland ........M & N ' Twice dady ...... (liol,r head _. : ,Tvrteedall Lisbon .............. 31; 7 , 9, 17, & 97 of nr.iSouthemptor. Dec. 15 rice. Aadeira „,,,,, , ~ ~ J 3,1 9th of the month 'Southampton' Aadeira .. ~ ...„ „„ „N23d of month • • .. Liverpool ... i Vette (see India) Halts .„. „ „ ~ , „.NlB, 18. &28 of mon. Dover .„ ..... Dec. 4 83 Mauritius (see India) 1 161 a Mauritius ..........N!l4th of the month 42 Mexico ............m ;2nd of the montb..,Soathan.pt.,. Dec. 1 - Naples ....... ~., „ „N,:solsth2sthormon.lDover ...... I 17 New Granada .....,m 2A & 17th of montl 'Southampton' - New Zealand ....., „ Ily private slip ..;Various port 4711041 WM C % Papal States ~ .. ~ ~,•;, sth 15th25thormon.iDover ......1 21 * Peninsula .... ...... NI ithl7th27thofmon.lSouthampton, I'2o Peru ..............MV & 27th of rnon.ll4outhampton l 18!,;, Port Natal NAY private ship...'Varions ports Uncro,t, s , cjiy , NlsthlUll2sthottnon, Dover ...... 4‘ Venezuela .., „.. „ ~m 5 Tuscany „ „. „ ~, ,„ ~/ilsthlstl ; 2sthoilnon. Dover .... „. , 1 Ides 17th ofmonth ; I Southampton 1 & ;6 mop 5% Van Diomen'sLancl(w 105 i Australia ) ...... : 50V, I, Welt Tudieg . .iv 3d& I 7tb o: ruOft I!, ! Southatripl , R, 1& 16 mei 340 1 Whenetny 01 these an . dpatehel on the followin Southampton), and the 11 preceding da , . ttes tall o?t a itnida, the filar, with the exceptiin of the In it, (vis Malta, both of whicb will be despateb , d t; V ;NI T ANYENTIONS AND MANUFACTURES AT THE ARCHI TECTURAL EXHIBITION.—The intimation that the Conn• cil of the Royal Institute of Architects have agreed to the request• that they should appoint a jury, who will award certificates of merit to such exhibitors of mate rials, inventions, and manufactures, connected with ,% 4 I architecture, as they may think entitled to them, will lead, we should think, to the exhibition of a very large number of interesting objects, and render the Exhibi tion practically valuable to all concerned or interested in works of construction. A certificate of merit from from such a committee as they will, doubtless, appoint must prove of no small value to the recipient. 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