The Sun. — London, England, 1855-08-24 00:00:00

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(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) I—, RNAVESMIRE STAKES, of the leles 1 4 rel. + , -^«... . ..... .... ~ 2 Two ran. TYRO STAKES. t le ta n i e l ls oh e e e .. .... .... .. ... . .. ... ............... 2 1 DERBY'SLORD ........ 1 .... .... ........... ............... kale Judith Fourteen ran. LATEST BETTING. LORD DERBY'S PLATE. 6 to 1 agst Mosquito (offered) ST. LEGER. sto 2 agst Rifleman (taken) 4to 1 agst Oulston (talon) sto 1 agst Lord of the Isles (taken) 9 to 1 agst Blooming Heather (taken) 1 0 to 1 agst Clementinia colt (taken) 12 to 1 agst Marchioness (offered) 25 to 1 apt Gmcolus Esuriens (offered) 59 to 1 agst Dirk Ha't- rick (taken) DERBY. 10 to 1 agst Wentworth (taken) 12 to 1 agst Fly-by-night (offered) 15 to 1 agst Yellow Jack (taken) 16 to 1 agst Dramatist (taken) 20 to 1 agst Daugbet SO to 1 aget Coroner (taken) MONEY MARKET AND C OMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. In Colonial 1 • CITY, Two o'CLocE. i on Produce a larger business has been .11 6 this week, an d th e prices for most articles 4 , d ruled firm. For sugar an active demand has 4. te ci, and full ra t es t o 61 advance have been it em te ed ; .while th e sa l e s of coffee have progressed 80' 1 3% Rather mo r e has been done in tea, at oct4. •to 81d. for common congou. Saltpetre has f en l aed high quotations ; rice has sold briskly at curren c i es ; and rum has been supported. T it i ce i have been firm, and mace is ld. dearer. m e w has rather improved. th e 88e rs• D. Bell, Son, and Co. report that during 1 48 p a st week th e mar k e t f or A mer ican Securities ott b e en unusu a lly qu i e t, a nd prices remain with alteration. ~D1j.4 S S t t a ate te s 6 R e deemable. Per Cent. 6 per Cent. 80nd5...1867-1863...105 1 0 7 Cagae per Cent. Bonds 1868...106 108 1 ; 4 14 Per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1876 ..114 115 ,lar °- „ 1 , 4 7 Per Cen t. Bonds 1870... 80 82 ' 4 4e5...' Per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) ... 92 93 P erna oaths 5 per Cent.(Sterl. Bonds) ...103 105 peneuslYlvania 5 per Cent. Stock 4 011t1 1 71° ania 5 per Cent. Bonds 1877... 83 8 4 (B ai n arolin a 5 per Cent. Bonds Vi r • 'O.. . - 1858-1868... 95 g iia 6 Per . . ......................... s er Cent, Bonds _ .90 , 1 Tioat Nai 6 P Cent. ( Sterling 80n;11 62.1 .15 8 6 6 6 5 ..... Ort Per Cent. Bonds °ate 6 pe r Cent. Stock 1883.- 80 82 1 14 0 , RAILROAD BONDS. ihioti:-Selltral Onvertibl7 per Cent. Ist Mortgage, 1875... 79 80 per Cen .. t . ...... Freeland . ... ... 7 1860... 81 84. ew "?o,7 c ";iral. .. .... . I.J ......... , Convertible 1860... 961 971 I s r e s':V o rti hie eent ra l 6 per Cent., n0t 1833... •82 81 New York k . .. . ..... 1864... 95 96 14 vr ag; .0 . r .... .. Erie 7 per Cent. Ist Mo gage Con " . .. . .. .2;f . Mort- 1867-1W 102 14 leve "i ora v ii e d rtibi .e - • Cen t., 1859... 90 92 k ga ge Co 'lle 7 per Cent. 3d Mort- Yor'ir onverti hie 188.3... 89 90 ~Plit d and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking r tnata .......... .. . ... .. . ... . .......... 1875... 81i 621 i t 7 Per Cent., Ist...Mortgage (Stec- 1859... 95 97 - A s Y l vattia Central 6p. Cent., Ist Mort., 1830... 901 911 I ,7e . ontits from Russia state that the extraordi- R e ? expenses of the army resulting from the war 1 44 -e not large, being um ler half a million of dol - stricter enforcement in England of the er e b i lui t i on to export iron was occasioning consid ' li e h e i nconvenience, but the Government at Ber tietleilicin a u g g aeiously divined that its own con contraband of war to be forwarded ir e k us sia, Was one cause of the better look-out we thl at ping, and it is stated that the French Con zmainburg had given some important infor the ° l l at P ar i s, ten di ng t o es t a blish the laxity of „Russian authorities. Cbat We are not following precedent in the con 40tehs°1 the present war has been obvious from the /e a enement, and although in some respects w e lti 3 : lll, h e acting wisely by adopting such a course , tillk,, - " ers We are making, as disinterested men of t)iless think, "a great mistake." A matter Oi ee ` i a B attracted attention, but is perhaps scarcely 'itin th r'iti g of animadversion, is the direct postal Ite u - i a llieation allowed between England and til t Z a * Porrnerly such was never permitted, and , th e . 7., e rchants had to write first to their agents on itrktan . a,: who re-transmitted the letters.. /4 114. ° amount of capital authorised to be raised lie e i r private acts of Parliament during the ( ) 6 ( i 13 4 11 just c losed was 11,346,5481., besides ;00 0 ' 938 /. on loan. This is less by nearly Tiruu...). than in the year 1854. *le English Funds have been heavy again, and 1 1111 extremely inactive market. Consols are both for money and time. Cash is again far b' b ut the Stock 11.tarket is too thinly attended 11, Torte to be Annulated thereby. The New Per Cents. are 92g f, and the Reduced 2 16 -441 , 9 q to 92k. Bank Stock is up to 215 and Th . „trchequer Bill.; are nominal. 41 1 F oreign Securiides are all very quiet. Turk rptiip cpened bettor, being 28 and 21 premium , 1 :1t i4 ince 2f to 2k premium. The old stock has te tit 7 c il higher than 931. Brazilian Five per 3 have been =ticked 103. Venezuela Bond s 6 0 ' Preach Four-and-a-Half per Cents. are The and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 641. follo w i ng are th e nom inal prices of foreign •* - -Grenada Deferred Bands, 61 to 71 4 itt o .l t'', 21i to 21i ; Peruvian, 81k to 82 ; 'n T hree per Cents., 58k to 59 ; Portuguese Ae l n Per Cents., 43 to 45 ; Russian Five 4 41 t "uta., 100 to 102 ; ditto Four-and-a -1 per Cents., 89 to 91 ; Spanish New Deferred, t litt or ' 1 81 ; ditto Three per Cents., 37i to 38 ; Ti • u : le rtificates, 4k to ; ditto Passive, 4 i to 4 1. English Railway Shares are dull, and there ‘ti • ti account a want of buoyancy in the q uo • lob clt 4R . a• The Great Northern, Midland, and North % . ' ''' t ' cl have given rise to a few bargains, and the r ash •Vestern and Lancashire and Yorkshire are TY :tL ari ner. Dutch Rhenish are flat, and Great Beer n of Canada firm. 44 311 1 ; and Mines are steay, but with scarcely doin . g Royal Mail d Steam are higher. tili tzta FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES ( Pro% the Oficial List. 8, A a t 8 .0„..- ',An. a 4 .2 e, 04 .... 2154 16 15 . ..... krt.. C . 11 t• Reduced Annuities,....... t.,,, , -a "lA. Consols Annuities 9 l{ L i it t rr ( lent. A n nuities .... ........... k ms tt. a ;1 1111 4 les, Expire sth Jan. 18f- , 0 %' c 1 4, 1° ' Years Expire sth April, 1885 164 15 . 16 k L 't K lle 4) k .for Account 215 'lel t°l A. f)00 ocuunt 6th September 914 f . tt Nuer PAlls ' 2/d. 2d. $ ' I :500 ...... ......... . mQa c . ...... N s phi. .• .... ............ • - - D v tilu m ." .o E OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS: D.Y. . n... }.i toi l t - ,, r Ids 5 per Cent. 1 11 i ttivi k h ze ., l4 age 24 per Cent. 12 Guil. P mi ni .- 1301 els, 44 per Cent.... ...... , 82 ih .t. g o 'iPillh R„ r 'ds. 5 per Cent. Ditto tsi 4 ' , s. . per Cent T h bttt o f e w Deferred, 3 per Cent. Alti th • ° l ' t he , Account . I 9D Dittofc,_ . , 6 per it nols, cent — li. thtltto N Qv', : r ; bt , accou n t .. Dittola ~ 4 rlp. 4 per Cent. ' 301 1(1 ~ 4/ per Cent fah I. °z• the account . .... .. 31 t6lc Re ;04,411- cp, 1,,,, shove A., ant( • , •Ann 11144 13: CO s, 45 per Cent 95f. 50c 94f 250 ex 251. sc. 10s t ►•4t, k bit I : 18 . 25 per Cent. ex. 25 fr...... A Z kiy oh 4 5 per Cent. Ex. 25 fr 96 ' , A ii" "go, 26 per Cent. 12 Gail 64i -. pe r ri_ ‘-" , ar. Certificates .. 16 13 16 C o b i 401 5 THREE O'CLOCK. .._ ll 4, 0 for ... ...... .. .................... 91 t t the9li / ,„ ne L heS i of Genoa, niece of the Kiln, of k huhba w , h ° has to Dresden after the death of H tapan n as returned to Turin. She has been age as silonbiaack by her sister, the beautiful THIS DAY'S NEWS WEST END OF LONDON A:VD CRYA'.4TA PALACE COMPANY.-(TENS DAY.) The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of this company was held this afternoon at the London Tavern, Bishopegate-street ; Mr. S. Beale in the chair. The report, which was read by the Secretary (Mr. Bellamy), stated it bad been found impracticable to carry out the arrangements with the South-Western Company which had been submitted to the proprietors. It was intended that the line shall be first constructed to the junction with the South-Western Railway at Clapham-common Station, and that an arrangement shall be made for working the traffic over the South- Western line from the latter point to Vauxhall and Waterloo Stations, until the completion of the Batter. sea branch from the Clapham junction to the foot of the new bridge, now building across the Thames to Chelsea, which will be opened fnr traffic in the course of 1856, and will bring the terminal station within a shorter distance of Hyde-park corner than Vauxhall-bridge, besides giving the advantage of a river pier, which the Waterloo station would not, and which. in the opinion of the Brighton Company, is indispen-able requisite for their traffic and that of the Crystal Palace By the construction of the Battersea Branch and Termi nus the We-t London and Crystal Palace Company, in stead of retaining one.hal of the 8,0001. a-year payable by the Brig) to .r Company, acrd six-thirteenths of the receipts on traffic from all other sources, will be entitled to the whole of the Brighton Compaey's toll, and the entire net receipts of the other traffic. The accounts showed a balance in hand 47,1171. 10e. Bd., after payment of all clai us. Mr. G. P. BIDDER, the engineer, presented a satisfac tory statement of the progress of the works. A resolution, approving the arrangements with the Crystal Palace Company, was agreed to. Resolutions in accordance with the report were agreed to, after which the meeting separat-d. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY). OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Erie.) Thomas Harrington, aged 19, a post.office letter car rier, who had pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a letter containing money, was brought up for judgment. The prisoner was sentenced to four years' penal servi tude. James Scudmore, who had also pleaded guilty to t similar charge, received the sante sentence. THE RIOT AT PENGE.—Janies Barrington, and five other navvies, who were charged with assaulting and wounding a police constable named Cannon, with intent to murder him, were placed at the bar. Mr. Ballantine, after a few observations, applied for the postponement of the trial. Mr. Bodkin, who appeared for the prosecution, did not oppose the application, and the trial was therefore ordezed to stand over. NEW COURT. (Before the Recorder.) This morning Mr. Gore, the well-known dust contrac tor, who some sessions ago pleaded guilty to an indict ment for having caused a nuisance, by allowing an accumulation of offensive matter at the Adel phi wharves, came up for judgment. After some discussion, the Recorder said if the nui sance complained of was not abated within a reasonable time he should give judgment of an abatement of the nuisance, and a fine of not less than 3001. 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. The case was going on when we went to press MARKET NE WS.-(THIS OAK) CORN EXCHANGE. A very limited — supply of English wheat has been re ceived up to our market this week, coastwise and by land carriage. To-day, the show of s,ruples was very small and although the attendance of millers was limited, there was more firmness in the trade than on Monday. In prices, however, scarcely any change took place. Foreign wheat, the supply of which was vo.l, moved off slowly, on former term 4. Floating carg,Z a commanded very little attention. The supply of barley was trifling. Sales progressed steadily ,t full quotations. The oat trade was rather firmer at Monday's decline in the quotations. Beans were very dull but not cheaper. The sale for peas was steady. New white qualities re alised 505 per quarter. There was a slight improvement in the flour trade, and the quotations were supported. ARRIVALs THIS WEEK. Wheat. I . Barley. ( Malt. 830 ) 20 i 1,01) Oats. r oi. 1,070 2,970 • - 4 410 g 2,9605 ck Cnglish !risk .... Foreign .. 1.230 METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET The supply of beasts in to-day's market was but mo derate, and in very middling condition. The primest breeds sold slowly at Monday's prices ; hot inferior beasts were very dull and rather drooping. We were scantily supplied with sheep, and the mutton trade ruled somewhat active at an improvement in value of 2d per Sibs. Lambs changed hands steadily Lt '2d per Blbs more money. The supply was small. Calves came steadily to hand, and the veal trade ruled tolerably firm at full currencies. In pigs very little was doing. Milch cows moved off slowly at from 141. to 201. each, including their small calf. Per Sibs to sink the °dais. s. d. s. cl.l s. (I. 8 d. Inferior Beasts.... 3 Bto 3 10,Prime Southdown 5 0 5 2 Second quality.... 4 0 4 2,Large erse. calves 4 0 4 6 Prime large oxen 4 4 ' 4 10Prinao small do 4 8 5 0 Prime Scots, &c. 5 0 5 4 i Large hogs Inferior Sheep ...3 8 3 10 i Small porkers Second quality ...4 0 4 -l i guekling calves-22 029 0 Prime crse.-wlled.4 6 4H i Quarter old pigs.2l 0 27 0 Lamb 4s 8d to 5s 10i. . TOTAL SUPPLY. i FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts .... • • .... ........ 1,070 Beasts ••..• • • • • • ....... . 190 Sheep .••••.. • • .. .... .... 11,500 , , Sheep ..•• •• •••• .... •••••• 700 Calves .. .•.. • • .... .... .. 560 Calves... •••• .. • • ...... • • 500 NEWGATE AND The trade ruled steady, as Per Sibs by LEADENHALL. follows : t(e Caruaed. e. d. e. d. Beef, interior 3 4 3 8 Do., middling 3 10 4 0 Do., prime large .4 2 4 4 De , do. small 4 6 4 8 Fork, lame 3 8 4 0 S. d. s. a. Mutton, Inferior 3 4 3 8 Do., middling 3lO 4 4 Do., prime 4 6 4 1 ,, Veal 3 8 4 8 Pork, small .4 0 4 6 „ 4. 4d to 5s 6d Larab ROROUGFI HOP. As the plantation accounts continue very favourable the duty has advanced to 300,0 01. All kinds of hops are very dull. Those of the produce of 1854 are selling at 71. to 111 per cwt. O'd hops are from mares to 15s per cwt lower. The :mport of foreign hops appears to have ceased. COLONIAL. TEA.—There has been rather more inquiry at 81d for common cougou, but holders demand Bid per lb. SUGAR.—The market has been active British planta tion has been at 6d advance. Barbadoes went briskly. publicly, at 36s to 39s for very low to good bright grocery. Crystalised Demerara sold at 38s 61 to 423 6.1 for low to fine. East. India—An improved inquiry has existed, but grainy Bengal was taken in at 39s 6.1 to 40s 6.1 per cwt. Grainy grocery Madras went at 4 78 to 424 61 for yellow, 45s 6,1 to 46s 6.1 for superior grainy white, and :393 6,1 to 40s for soft white-like Benares. Foreign —Yellow and brown Havannah realised 37s to 395 3d, and florettes 434 63. Manilla brought 37s 6,1 for clayed. Brown Penang sold at 35s 6,1 to 375, and yellow at :18s to 39s Gd, and Cuba Muscovado at 363 6i to 413 61. Porto Rico browp, 133 9,1 duty, went briskly at 37 s to 37s Gd; grey and yellow, duty 13s 9,1 to 15s, at 37s 6,1 to 39s 6d ; and fine grocery, duty 15s, at 40s to 41s per cwt. Refined has been firm at. 47s 6d for brown lumps. COFFEE—Plantation Ceylon has been 61 dearer, low mid small to good boll dark colory selling at 58,- to 134, pea berry at 65s to 69s d, and triage at Otis to 53s per cwt. Native has been inactive, Jamaica brought 65s to 775 for good, and 53s to 584 for low mid pale. Tellicherry went at 66s to 683 61 for well made colory, 604 6.1 to 654 Gd for low mid to mid grey colory, and 503 to 513 for peaberry. Brazil ord mixed to good ord 36s to 40s. Neilgherry small to mid greyish 60s to 645, and peaberry 655. RICE.—The market has been firm, and with more doing. Arracan was taken in at 12s. 6d., but a cargo afloat brought 12s. 9d. Bengal good white so ld at 15s to 15s 6d, Bombay 13s to 13s 6 , 1, and ord Madras 8s 6d to 12s. SPICES. — There have been moderate dealings, and at steady prices. Mace is ld dearer, having realised 2s 2d. Nutmegs sold at 2s 6d, and cloves were taken in at 10.14 to 101.1 and 10.0 to 11d. Penang white pepper went at 7/,1 to 70. Calicut ginger brought 37s to 418 and 425. • A small quantity of Cassia Vera sold at 355, but some was taken in at 30s. SALTPETRE —This article has been dearer. Bengal 6to 2 per cent. refraction realised 375, 8/ per cent. 33s 6EI, 141 to 10 32s to 335, 61 to 41 353 6 , 1 to 375. Bombay 42 to 2d.1 per cent. went at 21e to 25s per cwt. Rum.—The market has been steady, but the purchases have been limited. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. has been higher, viz., 55s 6d per cwt on the spot. GREEN FRIIIT.—Good lemons improve in value; some Lisbon, per Tagus steamer, sold by Keeling and Hunt at public sale, went at an advance of 5a per package. Ac' counts from Malaga state the cholera exists there ; the deaths average 100 per day, and if it continues will in terrupt the first shipments, of which a fair average of every kind exists but grapes, which are rendered a total failure by this prevailing disease. MORE ATROCIOUS OUTRAGES AT THE WEST END. — The police receive daily intelligence of fresh outraies at the West-end by means of the infernal machines thrown into the areas. The last outrage of the kind has been reported to the police as having taken place in Upoer Harley-street, Cavendish-square, the lower windows of the house being blown in by the violent:a of the explo sion. It seems, from some information that has come to the knowledge of the police, that the appar. , us takes a quarter of an hour to explode after being thrown into the area, thereby enabling the ruffians to.eseape before the alartp takes place. T 1123 StINLI4ONDON, FRIDAY :0 V. M 141146 PUBLIC COMPATITIVE EXAMINATIONS merely better mathematicians or better classic!' than those of lower degree, but that they are men of greater intelligence and higher capabilities, and that in habits of accuracy, punctuality, and industry, and in all that dis tinguiehes the man who does as: much as he can from the men who does as little as he can, they are as a class greatly superior. He equally maintains their superiority in moral qualifications. It will therefora admit of little doubt that, white private indivaluals have got prizes, the public and the civil service in India have got twizei. There will, on consideration, be feundewhen looked at with a will and a practicable. desire. to render them available, as little cause fordeubt that the same princi ples are as applicable to appointments to inferior posi tions, for which your institutions are adapted, to pro mote qualifications, and thiit - in respect to them the pub lic would gain as well by wbat open competitive ex aminations would exclude as by what they would admit. thie of the delegates wished to know whether Mr. Chadwick could express any opinion as-to the course the present Government might be prepared to take on the question ? Mr CHADWICK—No ; I can only refer you to the public expressions which the heads of private parties have given of adhesion to the principle of appointments for merit, whatsoever hostility is 'manifested by their tails to the only proved and undoubted means by which merit for the pubic service can be tested. But I can express a confident opinisn that' whilst you are inquiring as to the probable intentions Of the Government, the particu lar Minister who may have the subject in charge will in ail probability he looking out and inquiring, with a view to his own course, what are the intentions of yourselves as censtituents. The patronage secretary, it is known, declares that the patronage is indispensable t.+ his supporters. His supporters; the borough mem h -re may of them, declare that they would be glad to h e rid of it ; hut that they require it to meet the pres sure fram their supporters, their constituents. I say the borough members, because it is a mistake to assume that. the body of the patronage which would be appli cable to general educational instructions such as those now under consideration, or those classes of appoint ments in r-spect to which the question of open compe tition has been raised, are of an ari-tecratical character. Very little, indeed, of the patronage is given to the county members—the mass of it goes to the borough members. I say, therefore, it is for you, Mr. Mayor —not you, perhaps, individually, but those whom you represent, who ire responsible for the continuance of the evils in question, and it is for you, the c,nsti tuencies of boronehs Erich as this, to adopt a self-denying orlinance against those' foul abominations. Of the patron age maintained by you, it might be said that it is, like party, the occasion of the madness of the many for the gain of the tem ;—usually the supposed gain, fer frequently it is as injurious to the receiver as it certainly is to the supposed giver, the state. Your borough would gain its share of - prizes to its schools and educa tional institutions and their pnrifying influence, in sub stitution far the natronage and the corrupting influence which you would give up. - I ask you to consider whe ther it would not be a gain in moral influence at least, that the Queen's uniform worn by your postmen were to denote that it hail been on by merit by the ,wearer, as a prize scholar of a village or a diocesan school, in stead of his being a hanger on to one of your election eerine committees ? Do you conceive that the amenities of the Customs officers in your port, or that the despatch of business there would suffer, it the appointments to the Customs were given as prizes to the most attentive and successful students, in stead of to the prosecutors of your party con tests ? In the Government deckyarda there are fore maliships, surveyorships, and places for artisans requiring the qualifications of practical mechanical science, which we are trying to promote. Would not the navy and the public he better served by appeintments given for prze scholarships in mechanics than by appointments made as bribes for votes in the way displayed before the com mittee aed the country, in the Dockyard Committees ? At no great distance you have the new forests, and I some extensive public lands. If the appointments to offices, for their management, were given upon compe tive examinations, for special qualifications in the science of botany or in arboriculture, might we not expect a fairer display of produce, and better economical results and examples than were displayed before successive Parliamentary committees of inquiry ? I believe that there are some sixteen thousand public places, of various israles, the majerity of which are applicable, both to the improvement of almost all grades of educational institu tions, and a most defective civil service, as several civil servants of extensive exoeriencs represented, before any defects were made manifest in extraordinary public disas ter. It might be shown that for all which you of the bo rough constituencies gain in occasional patronage, you, yourself, are made to pay severely in general taxation. In con-equence mainly of this patronage, for the continuance of which you are chiefly responsible, you pay. in many in-tances, mere for dou: le the nuinberef badly appointed officer: than would suffice under a purer system for the Meter despatch of the public business. The mainte nance of patronage appointments by popular constituen cies I must declare is in violation of individual popular rights ; for that which we are talking of as a new mo iality is an old statutory right, snil a right at corn non law, d e clared by L. ri Coke in his institutes, that the in at fit individual liaa a right to fitting office, whil-t the State has a right to his services There are those here who, I know, have had experience of the benefits derivable from the ad nation of better practice in respect to local appointments. The general poor-rates were once Bs. 6d. per head on the population, and increasing. They are now lis. 61., and the care of pauper children, the medical relief, and the general administration of relief is improved. The first step to this improvement, by which two millions per annum, and more, has been gained, was the abolition of your local patronage in appointments, your appointments of officers for such causes asihat they had failed in trade, or had a large family, with small means of supporting it, and the pa tronage was nearly put an end to by taking practical securities for the improved securities for the qualifica tions of officers, chiefly by competitive examinations. The,like results would. follow - , the application of similar means to the general' public. administration. It seems that the present meeting is understood to be for a conference simply, and that it is not understood that resolutions are to be proposed in a formal manner. I think sufficient fscts have been brought before the meeting to enable those present to judge of the cour- e which they ought to take at once, as constituents, and as heads of families, and hereafter as members of educational institutions. (Npplause.) air. FALVEY said there was certainly a general agree ment gaining strength in society of the importance of the views represested that day by Mr. 'C ladvvick. The main difficulty felt at present upon the subject was in the appointment of examiners sufficiently responsible. Whet seceritiee could be propped in respect to them ? Mr CHADWICK said that the difficulty WAS, he appre hended, in great part. and indeed sufficiently, met by making the examinations competitive. It was in truth the chief ground of the importance attached to competi• tive examination by the official supporters of the mea sure, that the competition we, a strung security ageinat, misdecision on the part of the examiners. In private and departmental examinations the "leaping bar" might he, and it was not 'infrequently, lowered to favour the passage of a particu'ar candidate. In the public and competitive examinations this could not be safely done the rival candidates and their friends• if not the general public's, would be enabled to detect atty unfairness, and the deci-ions. involving comparisons of relative merits, were necessarily of a jedicial character inv olvin g j udicial securities. The evidence of astn al ex p erience would he omitted to mention that the compet itive examinations found c omplete and satisfactory on th at p oint. He had for medical appointments in India, of which no account hal vet appeared before the 'lnnen; had aff wiled the most valuable, complete, and decisive experience of the deneera of the common " pass examinations" fordegrees, which filly justified the apprehensions expres-ed. The competitive examinations proved that under the common pass examination.' men obtainedelegrees to practise as surgeons and degrees of doctors of medicine who were imerence of the cern. in a state of the most da.nger oes men requisites for the gale practise of their profession. Several dectors of malicine had been plucked for scan lalous ignorance. The only prwectionau of the public , seinal he found in the institution of new competitive examinations. Mr. Sraristaro (the optician), of Southampton, said that he had no doubt whatever that the borough corpo ration 'night he got to give up their political patronage. He would undertake to say that in Southampton there would he little difficulty in the matter. (Applause.) In deed it was now very generally felt to be a nuisance. Professor TYNDALL, of the Royal Institution, made an eloquent appeal on the claims of science and for the aboli tion of mere patronage. .lle had acted as an examiner on some of the recent comeetitive examinations, and he ile•cribed the very seriola ignorance which but for them night have . passed undetected into the public service. The CHAIRMAN expressed his satisfaction at the una nimity which prevailed amongst all parties on the subject. He referred to the report on industrial instruction, adopted by the Society of Arts, to re . impress them with the dreary position of the mid dle class not intended for the universities, whose motives to exertion were as few as they were feeble. The youth of that cleric knows that he must re main at school for a certain pd, and then proceed to business ; but he cannot discover how his diligence points of resemblance there can have any perceptible effect upen his future a s prospects, science havwinitghsocoleitlerce, ignorant of the in nr matters literature atters fact that success in each is achieved by the same instru ment. Now, were he certain that, in leaving school, he must eo before an impartial tribunal, and there be sub jected to a most searching examination, and cemperel with boys front other schools, what a powerful motive to exertion would he at once supplied ? Baron Liebig, in a communication to the &moiety of Arts, said, " Without examinations all efforts are useless, and nn scheme of instruction has any perceptible effect. I am supported in my assertion by an experience of 27 years, and I can assure y ou that even amon g st our me dical students, the study of natural philosophy, of chemistry, and of geelogy was utterly neglected until we determined to divide the examination of the students into tare, namely, a previous examination in the natural sciences, and a second examination in them proper to the medical department. When I assure you that for 20 years no medical student at Giessen visited the labo ratory this is a full and sufficient proof of what I say. Bet immediately after the examination was introduced the students pursued their studies with zeal and ardour. In the magnificent halls of Oxford and Cambridge, men the most eminent, in the various departments of law, political econotny, history, arid natural science, lecture, too often, almost to empty benches. It is not that the pupils are ignorant of the great value of the subjects lec ture I upon ; quite the reverse. Yet they must not attend to them, because they will not tell upon their de gree. A brighter d y fer educational labours was open ing upon them if the members duly supported the views displayed at the meeting. (Applause.) A desnitory FOR THE PUBLIC SE,VICE. SOUTHAMPTON, AuG. 22. A meeting was held to day in the Town-hall, of the representatives of the district educational institutions belonging to the Hants and Wilts Educational Society in union with the Society of Arts, Manutactures, and Commerce, Louder. The chair was taken by the Rev. James Booth, F.R.S., as chairman of the council of the Society of Arts. He was supported by the Mayor of Southampton, by the Venerable Archdeacon Wigram, the Hon. and Rev. S. Best, from Andover, Edwin Chadwick, Esq.. C. 13., the Rev. Thos. Bacon, from Win chester, Wyndham Portal, Esq., from Winchester, and by a much larger number of secretaries and delegates from other towns a. d local institutions than on any similar occasion. The object of the meeting was to confer on the means of promoting the instruction of the industrial classes, the extension of local associations, and the furtherance by united exertions of those already instituted. 'rue CHAIRMAN opened the business of the day by re ferring to the general feeling which he said pervaded all society as to the position in which the country was now nlaced, which rendered the exercise of practical science and skill, sound intruction, and pure social feeling in all branches of the cemmunity more than ever necessary for its safety, arid for the maintenance of its position in the civilised world, as well as for the continuance of its ma terial prosperity. He referred more especially to the sul , jsct of lectorial instruction, and to the instruc tion of examinations for certificates of compe tency proposed by the Society of Arts as a means of rendering that instruction efficient. The di reetien of the thoughts and action of the educated mem bers of the societies in union, on the question of public exesnieaiions and emeloyments as determined by sure to-ts of competency, was at this time the really import ant topic for their consideration, and the exercise of their united influence. When the formation of an union of the local institutions in connection with the Society of Arts was first proposed the advantages of united action were only dimly perceived, and only 35 joined ; now the affiliated institutions numbered 400, and the members in connection with them 70.000. In the present position of the country it alipearel t be necessary that they should exercise the influence of that union protectively for the hest interests of the country. Since the passing of the Reform: Bill we had no longer, in the old sense, a Govern ment taking up measures awl executing them on its own judgment of their' importance ; we now bad what might he more correctly called an administration, acting on the predominant views, wishes, and representations of the community. Now was this the time—when the leaders in education, those Who had the direction and the for mation of the industrial and scientific education and power of the most numerous classes of the community, their intellectual and moral force—to exert themselves to secure the evident public administrative means by which those powers might be augmented for the public good ? (Applause ) The Hon. and Rev. Mr. BEST briefly opened the sub .jqct of examinations for certificates of competency as proposed by the Society of Arts, and expressed his con viction of the importance of their adoption, as a mean' of advancing the instruction of the labouring classes. He instanced their use as accredited passports to em ployment. Mr. CITADWICK—I attend here upon an invitation arising from a knowledge of the consideration I have given to the hearing of examinations for the public ser vice on educational institutions ; but in taking part in this discussion I am only returning to what is to me an old field, for some 30 years ago, before I entered into the public service, the first part I ever took in public maeters was in lending humble aid to my late friend Dr, Blrkbeck, in the formation of mechanics' institutions, and was a vice-president of two of the first that were formed after the chief institution in the metropolis. In entering upon the enlject, of public examinations, as tests of educational merit for the public service, I do not think we are obnoxious to the charge of any serious infringe ment of the understanding not to enter into party poli tics, for appointment for merit is an admitted principle by the heads of the chief political parties, Len!. Derby, Sir E. Lytton, and Lord Stanley on the one side, and Mr. Glad eeene and Sir Stafford Northcote and a large body on the Tither, having expressed concurrence in the principle. Tire - main question is, however, by what means can the principle he best tested and its application be enforced ? - There . are few of us who may not as readers have exer cised the faculty of reading on one subject to an audi ence, and having the thinghts directed to another ; whilst pupils hearing lectures, having the semblance of close attention, have nevertheless their thoughts elsewhere. The cure of this inattention, the remedy for the failure of lectorial instruction, my friend, the ch:iirman, pointed out in a pamphlet—entitled "Exam ination the Duty of the State "—in which he antici pates much of mar present thoughts on the subject. His view as to the nocessity and importance of public exa minations has been recognised by all the affiliated insti tu ions, and by the parent instit ition as means to insure sound instruction. The commissioners of inquiry into the meal's of improving the education at the University of Oxford have givon a definition of the qualities required for efficient examination., which I beg leave to quote trim the report of toe Society of Arts on industrial in structien. as showing the progress of concurrent mit independent opinions en this subject. Those commis-inners say that " to seeder a system o f examination effeettnil, it is indispensable that there should be danger of rsjection of inferior candi ates, ouretile rewards and distinctions for the able and dili gent, with examiners of high character, acting 'under immediate responsibility to public opinion." Now . whilst the chairman tenders educational institutions, Oxford inquiry commissioners, and combatants against ignorance were saying these things, Sir Charles Trevel yan, and Sir Stafford Northcote, myself, Mr. John Wood, of the Customs, and others of the largest ex oerience in office, remonstrants against the evils of igno rance and incompetency prevalent in the public service, wereitelependently saying much the same things as to the nature of the examinations requisite, in the first instance, for the correction of those deplorable evils. Whilst we were contending for open and competitive examinations as the only safe test of educational qualification , : for the public service, others out of doors, promoters of educes tional were looking to more than honorary di~tin c i t n i i s ln ti s t , u t a i o s n s r real rewards to the diligent, and neces eery inducements to attention, and to undergo the re quisite ordeal of examinations, and were regarding the ajj.pointmemt to poblic offices as prizes necessary for the 'aeltnincement of general education. Here, then, form different starting points, we, with a large body of think ing per 'One who have hitherto taken no part in public qneetions of any sort ; but we, moved to the like con- Ousions by it opreseiOns derived from the extraordinary events of the times, are brought to a common field, for a concurrence or opinion, and, it is to be hoped, a union of forces. (Applause.) The attention of all leaders :if educational institutions has recently been arrested by the first cenepic emit., example which we have gained of Public competitive examinatiene for appeintments I mean for the wri terThipe in the Indian service—which, he it noted, are appointments leading to eventual emolu ments of four or fi vei them:end pounds per annum, equal ing the pay of Cabinet Ministers. and having jurisdic tions, wider often :tad more important perhaps than in , Tirter times beion 'zed to lord-lieutenants. We all know the difficulties undttr which parents are placed to judge ofthe positive or re lit' ive merits of particular seats of learning. By the nisive arrangement definite tests are preivided from year to year, which will ail their judg ment au to where they will send their children. Let us - regard the new impulse which these examinations will give to 'he heads of c. illeeee and others to be wakeful and keep up. with .eacle - otherand with the times, under the sure penalty of immediate desertion. Look next at the aid and relief the examples. give tothe competent and willing teachers, in the stimulus it gives to the attention of flal• ging pupil., who cannot at present be got to work for distant, indefinite, or uncertainubjects, on whom this annual gaining and losing, not only of honours but of large substantial prizes, must make the strongest impres sions. Now, this new power, gained by these competi tive examinations for medical appointments, as well as by the competitions for cadetships now going on—a power gained for the educational institutions which are appropriated to the, wealthier classes, is of a species which just meets the pressing wants of parents, pupils, and teachers in respect to the schools for the middle and lovrer pertions of our industrial communities. I submit they meet the chief weaknesses and failures-- in the special class of institu tions under your care. Competitive examinations for certificates of competency for school teacherships in dusted under the auspices of the Committee of Privy Council afford, by the tee made of them, important evi dence of the value of competitive examinations as au thentic and . - rustworthy tests of the market value of qualifications for commercial service. The effect of those examinations of competency for sohool teacherships, of some seventy pounds per annum, or more, bag been to cell forth qualifications for clerkships of one hundred, and a hundred and fifty pounds per annum, in the corn inercial labour market ; and as Parliament, with waste ful parsimony, does not choose to p ty the proper market ialUe of tested educational qualifications, the successful competitors have used their certi acates as a means of obtaining more lucrative commercial clerkships, or Clerkships to engineers and manufacturers ; and I am assured that some of these successful candidates are answering so well that future men of wealth and posi tion in commerce and manufact urea will have owed their prosperity to these competitive examinations. The new certificates of competency, obtained upon cempe titive examinations cenducted at the school of practical art at Marlborough House, I am assured are beginning to afford similar premier) of success. There can be no doubt that similar certificates of competency, awarded upon competition by known and responsible examiners, would furnish a means fir raising talents from the lowest ranks, and would be of grefit convenience to em ployers whose time is valuable, and whose own means of mutual examination are very limited. Other consi derations on the side of the interests of education will be suggested by your own experience and observation. Let me advert to the claims of the public for adminis trative improvement. Lord Wrottesley, the Presi dent of the R o yal - Society, whilst agreeing in the gene ral principle, takes exception to what he. considers the depreciatory manner in which I have spoken of quali fications in abstract science. Now, whilst lam still of opinion that we should contend for the special and the practical as against the general and the abstract, and I still think the subject matter of the examinations for the writerships open to objection' as being too scholastic ; yet even as they are, I must admit and declare that the evidence is decisive that they are yet a great gain to the public and to India. Sir Charles Trevelyan, who himself studied at Haileybury, attests the fact, that the same men who were failures at the College were the same who were iii office failures, and bad bargains for the public. Mr. Hopkins, the late president of the Geological Society, attests, upon 30 years observation and intimacy with them, that thoie who gain academical honours are not 4:001,111 , sdi itlic discussion on the more technical points of the proceed ings of the union then ensued. A lon - 4 list of lecturer] prepared on scientific and literary subjects, chiefly by the clergy in the several districts, was produced. The members and delegates. of the Institntioni dined toge ther, when the chef stilject of the discussion farmed the prominent theme of the evening si e , !clies ; in the course of which, Archrleac.m Wigram ex pressed the gre,t pleasure which he felt as a mini:: ter in seeing the reception given to Mr. Chad wick's statements by the meeting, and to- the confident : expectations held out that,local patronage woull he 7 5ibandoned, for apart irdin Fise higher educational interest's which -•were in volved, it- held out the cheering. prostrilit of relief from 1,.,cal party feeling, and great moral and . sncial improve ment. - - Dr. .Booth, the Chairman, and Mr. Chadwick were loudly cheered. SPIRIT OF T E PUBLIC ,ToURNALS. (From the Times of this day.) As we fully expected, the vmccessfull bombardment. of Sweaborg has roused Sir Charles Napier into a species of posthumous vitality, and he has sent us a long letter. It is written in Sir Charles's usual spirit, and, as he • certainly has something to complain of, it makes one re gret that the man who can bombard the British Admi ralty with so touch effect ha.l not all the appliances proper for the bombardment of Sweab , rg. In good hands we have little douht he would have done it, but as it is, like the elephants used in Indian armies, he is no sooner hurt than he loses self command, and rushes lack into the racks •of his own army. With all due respect for Sir Charles, and begging our readers' p'irdon for using a long word, we regard the docu nient as a peat psychological fact. It exhibits a man with every other faculty but just that which constitutes the master mind, and which is abso ktely necessary to a Cominam!er-in-Chief, whether by sea or on land. As appears from the letter, Sir Charles could do everything. He could make plans, discern de ffmencies, bold councils of war, offer opinions, discuss propositions, find what could be done, with more or less risk, what could riot be done at all, and what could be done without risk, were the means only provi , led. As we know from other source , , Sir Charles could . . handle a fleet, discipline his crews, teach his captain; the use of signals, and, in fact, do everything necessary to a great naval action. He could do anything that the opportunity, the men. and the materials at his command . permitted. • Then, why did n t Sir Charles do it? Now comes the instructive a,d wonderful fact. Sir Charles did not do it. . He wanted just that one thin , :!— the faculty of giving the word of command. Had Sir James Graham been in command of the fleet, and Sir Charles second in command, and had Sir James sa:d to Sir Charles, pointing with his band, " Sir Charles, go in and attack S .veal.borg," we have no doubt Sir Charles would have done it wimirabl,, and with respect- able success. Nay, more, we have no doubt that it Sir James had laid down an ingenious plan on paper, and desired Sir Charles to stick to it, Sir Charles woukl have set it at nought, and gone by a plan of his own, p,rhans 11 , 1 so good, but most likely better. Any how, we are sure that Sweaborg would have been demolished, that there would be an angry corres pondence, or at eat a good deal of private wrangling ; that Sir Cl Arles, .with a great degree of justici, would trtve claimed the cred4 of success ; but tha', as we have said, the work would have been done with S:r Charles's accu 'tuned daring and skill. Such, we are satisfied, would have been the case if Sir Charles had been under peremptory order:—that is if, instead of being tria4er, he had been man ; but he did nothing for want of body to say Go and do . it." He had no master but the Admiralty, which was not a rna•ter, but only an adviser ; ani.he felt himself unable to d anything with out the full consent and co-,,peration of the allied com manders. There was not a man in this empire who did not sup po,e that when Sir C larks was sent out with a magni fieent fleet in the spring of last year he wat to do the hest he could with that fleet, and to tied out for himself what best could be done. It is till- there was a misgiv ing in some quarters that the fleet was not well adapted for the purpose, but it was all the fleet we had, and it was impossible to conjure - up another fleet simply by wishing it. There is ae old Greek saying, that he is the best shoemaker who makes the best shoe with the mate rials given hint; and there is another saying, that a bad workman always quarrels with his tools. No doubt Sir matetials, a-d tools, a!id servants were all had. But, if they were so bad that he could do nothing at all with them in the Baltic, why in the world did he take them, and tell us about the great things he was going to do ? Why did he sail into the Baltic, and is std a series of grand naval reviews, if it was only t ) prove that nothing ceuld be done.? As for Bomai sued, Sir Charles did not do that. It was done by French soldiers and a few British marines. But after it was done, which was rather late in the sea- on, Sweahortt v as again exa.nined, and Sir Charle , , the French Field-Marshal and Admirals, were most delightfully unanimous in the opinion that no thing could he one, as they had not the proper meat's. Teey badneither gun nor mortar boat , . But Sir Charles knew perfectly what so , t of a sea, and what sort of a c ,, ast, arid what sort of harbours and ports those of the Baltic were when he took the command, and when he klazed aaay at the Reform Club. Why, then, did he tell us what he was going to do, or why did he not instantly make a requisiton for a score or two of gun and mortar boats to be got rea ly as soon as possible t If be made ' the, requisition, and it was denied, why did he not at once throw up the command?, He WAS quite aware— at least, if he was not, he was the only British subject who was not aware—that something more was expected than keeping the Russian ships in harbour. Not having insisted as a sine qua non on a proper rupply of gun ant mortar boats, not having resigned his command, but still retaining an immense fleet, and representing the British naval supremacy in the Baltic, he was hound to do what he could with his fl-et, —to do something or other, and not fritter away his time and opportunities in councils-of .war, in correspondence with the Admi ralty, and in' di:Coii.rieg objections to the plans put bef , re him. Trek d, it is quite evident to us that all he wa,,t , d was the word of command. Tuis he could not give himself, and t mete was nobody is give it, so Sir Charles r..anied about the Baltic waiting for orders, which unfortunately never came in a firm so specific as to he a postive command. When it was considered that much of the execution at the late bo ,bardin,nt was done from a battery con structed on an island, that other islands were available for the purpose, that the ships of the line took part in tie affair, and that after forty-five hours' bombardment the aides were wholly untouched; we really cannot see why something could not have been done with the means at Sir Charles's disposal. We don't see why General Jones's plan or General Niel's plan should have been utiaeititously rejected. We see nothing nt all ri diculous in the Admiralty sending nut orders succes sively for sornething or other to be done—if nothing eise, at least that Genera. Jones's or General Niel's plan should be taken itoo con4leration. When the delicate susceptibilities of the French Admirals and Generals had led to their withdraw's', we do not see why a man of Sir Charles Napier's great name and au therAy need hav6'cOnStiltecl his own Admirals at all, except to escape respoesinility.. Instead of doing what he could with the means at his command, which Eng land expected him to do, he sends two plans to the Admir dty, one to be executed by his fleet as it was, the other with gun and mortar boats, if they could be procured. With regard to the first of these, we cannot understand why Sir Charles did not try it at once, without any more ado, and without wait ing I.r the opinion of the Admiralty or his own Adinira's upon it. As to the second plan—that of g u n a n d mortar birs, described in a so-called "re port," that of course is what all the world were calling fr. and there is no originality in the suggestion. Iu some way or other Sir Charle+ has persuaded him self that in respect of gun aad mortar b 'ate he put out an original plan, and that the plan so put out is that which Admirals Dundas and Penaud actually pro ceeded upon, excepting only that, instead of 100 gun and mortar boats, which he thought necessary, they had only 43. With 100 they could have worked by reliefs, given the mortars time to cool, kept up a longer bombardment, gone in neater and destroyed the Russian batteries. So says Sr Charles. But what avails it ie , w t ) Say what might have been done with mor.3 means ? There is neither originality nor common sense in perpetually asking for more and more means to do more arid more work, but actually doing notoing meanwhile. It is better to bum Sweaberi as much as we have than to wait for 100 gun-boats and 100 13-inch mortars i.ext year. It is plain that in these continual hesi - atione, alit examinations, and consul tations, ate! exaggerations of the work to be 'lone, and the means required, Sr Charles simply shows that he did not possess the decision necessary to a com mander... He never knew when to give the word. Tne deficiency is no uncommon one,--nay, it is the com monest of all, for it is the very deficiency that maker sa many men servants, and so few men masters. For a hundred men who can obey exact orders, and do work very well when they must do it. there is hardly one who can take the lea!, decide, point his fin.;er, and say, "There is your work ;do it." I , quite evident that Sir Charles, though a capital sailor and a good fighting man, is one of the hundred, and not the one master man. LLOYD'S SHIPPING--(THIS DAY.) ormoN, Aug. 24.—Wino this day norm, S.W. ; molorate breezy and fine. There was a heavy storm at about midnight of raid, thunder, and lightning. RAMSGATE, Aug. 2.3 —Wind E.S.E.—Arrived—Jane Math, from Shield' , for Shanghai, to stop a leak and to some more men. PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 23.—Wind E.S.E.—Sail6,l—Blen helm, for Calcutta; Off the Port—Paiisian, from Cal cutta. • TORBAY, Aug. 23.—Sailed—Sisters, for Labrador. PLYMOUTH, Aug. 2 t.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrived—H.M.S. Vixen, from Rio Janeiro. Sailed—Jane Ellis, for Lisbon and Newfoundland ; Glentanner, Adelaide, S.A. (PEB ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Morning. Arrived.—City of Limerick (s.), from London ; Char lOtte, Guernsey ; Transit (s.), Jersey ; Reaper, Cork ; Al liance (s.), Havre. Sailed—City of Limerick (s.), for Dn' lin ; Thomas and Margaret, Sunderland; John Murray, Newport. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELITIGRAPH- 1 GRAVESEND, Frid..y, 9.45 a.m. Wind, S.W. ; tile, bigh water ; weather fine. Arrived, Aug. 24.—R&indeer, from Gilboa. Ruck er° ' St. Vincent. Sailed--Robert Cottle, for Bllaklava. DEAL, Friday, 9.30 a.m. Wind moderate. Passed—Pauline, from Middleburg for Swansea ; Annar fin Maria, Penang, for hondoo ; fortpt.or don Callao, ; for Michael, St. Kitt's, for London Alabina, London. iY el: I , Be T ED MURDER OF A MOTHER. Isabella Mary Jolley, a wernati 42 years of age, whO stands charged with the wilful murder of her mother, underwent a very lengthened re-examination, at the Westminster Police-court, yesterday The court was densely crowded with persons auxielue to hear the pro ceedings. Mr. Lewis, jun., appeared for the . prisOner : and Mr. Abr.:tins on the part of the deceased's friends-' The folloteing, was the evedenceeha • Sarah Mossaup, sworn—l am servant to the prisoner. I have lived with her four months 'on the 30th of this month, at 33, Hill-street, Knightsbridge. Thefamily con sisted of Miss Jolley and her mother, an old widow lady, getting on foe- 90. I last saw . herlative at ten on Virednes dey alight week: She was very infirm, but net bedridden, and could walk about the house e I .had to help e undress and get her iut, bed. Ihlid so at 10 o'clock on Wedeeeday night week, at which tithe the prisoner was not at home. She came home at 11, and let herself in with the latch-key. I took a light ; end went to bed. I did not fasten my room door. I had been asleep some time, when I was awoke by the prisoner coming into my room. It must have been about 3 o'clock in the morn ing when she came in. She had Do-light- with her, bu: I could see her by the break of day. Sbe was not un dressed, but had on a morning wrapper. She told me I steed not get up before 7 o'clock. We had no lodgers iu the house then, and when we had not that was my usual time of getting up ; but when we had I used to stet up at six. She told me that I was to make the breakfast and take it up when I rose, and that eke hail left out what was necessary for that purpose. I got uo at about seven, and having made the breakfaete.wae taking it up to the second floor front room, where the old lady slept, when the prisoner told me I must not go in. there. She met me ou the stairs and told mehhis, and also that I might take it into the next room, but not into the front, because the doer was locked. Prisoner and her mother slept in the front room, and it was in that room I bad put the old lady to bed the night before. I knew the room door was locked. I was trying to open it when the prisoner spoke to we, and I found it locked. She had been out and came up stairs at that moment. She saht she did not wish it to be opened, because "puesey" would go in there. I said, "That is strange, for mistress is so fond of the cat." I did uot address that to her, but spoke it loud enough for her to bear. She went into the room and I went down stairs, and she took the breakfast things in there I thirs, but she did nut take them, from use. I left theM in the back roeue as she had told me., I saw her go out at about eight o'clock; and she said eheewould be back by when the keti le boded. I did not notice anything pe culiar in her mariner at the time. After I had left the things up stairs I went down into the kitchen, and a little while afterwards I went up into the back room, and there found the tea things. Both cups had been used. Prisoner went oat again about nine o'clock, shortly after I had taken the things down. I remained then deem stairs till a policemen cane. A woman came and asked where Mr. Jolley was. She said she was Mr. Jolley's wife's sister, and wished t 3 know where he lived. The prisoner called her up stairs, and then the woman went out, soon after which she returned. It was about half an hour, and she thee told me she had been on an errand for the prisoner. She went up and spoke to pri soner, and went out in half an hour. The policeman called me up about twelve. Mr. Crapp, the agent of the house, was with we at the time. He called me on the landing. Prisoner was in the second floor front room. The policeman told use I must not be ala-med, but my mistress had been cutting her throat. I told hint I did not know anything about it. Mr. Arnold—Who first told you of her death ? Witneis—The policeman. Prisoner then came down to me, and I said, " It was very wrong of you not to have said anything about mistress's being dead." Mr. Arnold—Did she make any reply ? Witiiess—She said, " Fanny, don't speak." One day last week a boy knocked at the door and brought a razer, saying it was for a Mr. Johnson. We had no Mr. Johnson living in the house, and I told him so. Pre loner, who had heard what he said, called out "It's all right," and giving the boy 6d. took the razor. Mr. Arnold—When she came to the room to you at night did she say anything else besides what you have told me ? Witness—Yee ; I had given her notice last week, and she said that I might go to a lady and see about another ; and she said her brother had told her that she had better take her mother to the salt water for the bene fit. of her health, and that Mr. Crapp would take care of the house. She said, "Do you think you will go and look for a place to-morrow—there will be nothing to hinder you." Mr. Arnold—How long was she in your room ? Witness—A quarter of an hour. Mr. Arnold—Have you been in the habit of taking breakfast into the old lady's room ? Witness—Yes, I have. I have been in the habit of taking it to her myself, and cutting her bread and butter. Mr. Arnold—Did you ever find the door lucked before? Witness—Never. Mr. Arnold—Was the old lady very infirm ? Witness—She would sometimes stagger. She was very weak, but would go up and down stairs by herself. Mr. Arnold —Did you ever see anything more of the razor atter it was taken in by the prisoner Witness—No. Mr. Lewis cross-examlued the witness at considerable length, to show that the prisoner did not go into her room in the night, as described, but that the occurrence took place before she went to sleep. Witness, however, declared most positively that it was at about day-break, and that she heard a clock strike four shortly afterwards. Witless, upon being questioned respecting the circum stance of both cups and saucers being dirtied at break fast time, denied that prisoner bad accounted for that singular circurnstance by stating that she had poured the coffee from one to the other to cool it. The only important fact elicited was that prisoner was always most affectionate to her mother. Mrs. Mary Crapp, 17, Hill-street, the wife of a builder and the agent spoken of, said-1 know Mess Jolley. I passed her parlour-window when she tapped at it, a little atter 12 on Thursday morning week. I stopped, and she said " I am mad, lan almost mad," and holding her hands to her head appeared in a most agitated state. . I went in, and she said something about her poor mother, and added "She is dead." I said " Was she ill?" and she said something about a razor, and cutting her throat, and of her (prisoner) having put her mother's feet upon a chair, and of her dying quietly, and about something wet, something about her mother having said " Do not trouble, I am very wet," and of her putting her hand to her breast and of her saying "I am dying." Mr. Arnold—Will you tell me as near as you can the particular words she used ? Witness—She said her mether had got out of bed and Old her not to trouble, and said " I are dying," when the prisoner put her feet up on a chair, and said she laid her down to die quietly. I asked her if she had not sent for a doctor, and she said "Na, she owed the doc tor a little bill, and she supposed he would not come." I have always heard her speak kindly of her mother, and I think she was a most dutiful daughter, and always very kind to her. Mr. Arnold—Did she say anything else ? Witness—She told use she tried to cut her own throat, but could not for the life of her. She kept putting her hands up to her head in a very strange manner. Mr. Arnold—Did she say at what time the occurrence took place ? Witness—She said about the morning. She said she was cold and stiff now. She said something about the morning, but I was much agitated. She said the servant did not know it. She said she did not like to tell her, henanie she was a Catholic. Ido not know what that had to do with it. Mr. Crapp, Sergeant M‘Leod (of the B division), and a Mr. Haggard were severally examined, but as they all went into the prisoner's house together, and spoke to the Paine state of facts, et is unnecessary to detail the evidence of each. Their united testimony was to the following effect .—After the prisoner informed them that her mother was dead, she observed Sergeant M'Leod, who had entered the passage a moment after the other two, and appeared very munch alarmed, and said that Mr. Crapp should not have told a policeman. He asked her what wee the matter, when she repeated that her mother was'dead. They went upstairs t.i the second-floor front room, the door of which was locked. Prisoner un locked the door, and they went in with her. They saw the deceased lying across the chair, with her feet on a chair and her throat cut. Prisoner said that about daylight she heard something the matter with her mother, who said, " I am very wet," and when she put her band upon her she discovered that it was blood. She asked deceased what was the matter, when she replied, " I am dying." Prisoner said she then laid her back upon the bed, and put her feet upon a chair, and she immediately expired. The police-serjeant, observing the gash in the deceased's throat was three or four inches long, asked the prisoner what it was done with, when she repliert, "A razor," and pointed to the table drawer, where she said the razor was. The policeman took the thz or out of the drawer, and examining it said, " It don't appear to have been used,; it is quite clean." She replied, " I have washed it, and I have taken it out this morning and had it sharpened." She said 'she had tried to cut her throat, but the razor would not act upon her ; she added, that it would have been a good job if it had, as it would save much trouble. Prisoner requested the con stable not to tell the servant, as she was a Catholic, and would swear to anything. A cotton petticoat covere with blood was found folded up under the bed, arthae night-dress and shawl, about which, as also abko bed, there was a great deal of blood. She wet; h she re reason why she took the razor to he set, w e ~ 00 plied that gentlemen who lodged in her bon: c T e e d with reit). ally wanted such a thing. She cr re,hireethree or Lour e .un . neete b a d been sent e a t : e il d the rence to cutting her throat, She requested slight scratches, that althoughwthheic to set, it was brought home very r bl which the razor was found! the e u takeit,"Nl.Leed)—How far Was the Mr. Arnold (to Serjeant policemanl can't not tod drawerotaikt.e i t c h azor away, saying, Led away from the Seijeant—Ah there any tracks of blood Mr. Arnold --Were from th e d r awer to the bed ou t five or six feet. hee j een e—A. little on t he floor b y the side of the bed, the deceased was lying, Another • close by where witness, in answer to the same ex inquiry, p r essed a stro n g opinion Hirt the 9tna,ll quantity of blood on the floor had oozed froth. the bee!, ordripped from one of decea se d's legs, which bore such marks. The Police-serjeant said he aoked when she found her moth e r bleed. the prisoner why, bleeding, in the way she had described, she did not arouse the servant and have a medical man called in T o which she replied, that she did not wish the serva n t to know it, and said, " Do you think they will blame me ri" when he told her he thought she was to blame. She then said that her mother had got out of bed from a call of nature. Another witness, whose account agreed with the above, r l renrsememperr-weerrof—rrve t ,regrryi ll statita tbet wbse ks the 0,00314 et is di i Aid communicate the mournful intelligent* of her mothey's death at au earlier period, she replied that she had ex p,-cted her brother at 10 o'clock that morning, and thought it would be better to'tell Lim. I de r er cant girl was recalled, and stated that both be fore and after the prisoner moo into her room in the nightsshe he rd a noise like that of a person going up and down stairs ; but she could not tell whether the noise was in that house or in the next. Mr. Arnold asked Serjeant M'Leod where he found ttl night gown and clothing covered with blood, which he had spoken of • M'Leod replied that the night gewi3 Was on the table in the room.; the other things were under the bed. Mr. Arnold desired the girl Moissup look at them, and .ay to wlinM they. belonged. • • * The girl said she could not say with respect to the other clothing, but the bed-gown behoved to the prisoner. Mr. Lewis asked M'Leorl whether he cautioned the prisoner before he questioned h er ? M`Leed replied that he did- riot, At the time he put the questions in order to upravel what appeared very srrguixr;'he had no opinion-as-to who caused the death -of the deceased. . . .... • Mr. Lewis was much,disposed tofind• fault with ques _tions having been put., when Mr. Arn'old remarked Abet . the 'prisoner - 'was not is custody at the time, " ' In reply to a -question from Mr. Lewis, witness said that the accused told him everything very freely and openly. Charles Henry Larburg, cutler, 5, Brampton-row Knightsbridge, remember the prisoner; She brought-me a.razqr to. grind •on the. 31st of July for a gentleman. She said she believed the servant bad spoilt it. She told ins that she expected the gentleman in town that day, and wanted it done as soon as possible. She came again soon, and said, "You never sent that razor home I expected ; " and, repeating henstatetaient about the gentlem an , sa id the would be much obliged to ms if I would do it, and I did, and sent it home to her. Last Thursday morning she came again with the same razor, and said she wished to have it set again, as it had gone off the cut. A woman who was in company with the prisoner said, " Come along ; you can go without the razor this morning," butprisoner replied, " No, I must take it with me." The woman then made motions to me not to let her have the razor. I told the prisoner she had better leave,it with. me that day, and I should be able to put a better edge on it, but she refused, and wait ing till I had set it took it away with her. She left the razor with me in the name of Jackson or Jolley. • Mr. Arnold—Was it blunt when she brought it back to you ?. Wituess—l did not look particularly. By Mr. Lewis—She told me where she lived, and where to send the razor. She was in'my shop twice before I saw her on Thursday tnirn in g,, but would not leave the razor. Mr. W. Bird, of 13, Arthur street, greengrocer, said— The prisoner, whom I had known as a neighbour for 18 tro , ntlis, came to my shop on the 9th inst. in a very de jected state. She said she bad a deal of trouble on her mind, and that if she bad a razor in the house she would have cut her throat. She told me she was involved in debt, owing to not being able to get any lodgers, and that everybody, now she owed ,a trifle, seemed to be upon her. She said she owed ooe quarter's rent. I told her that if I could get 101. on anything she should have it, and I should be mist happy to assist 'her in any way I could. I told her, when she complained of lowness, that if she trusted in Providence she would get the better of it, arid rim nutnended her when she felt dejected to come to our house. She did not succeed in getting any lodgers, and came again on the Saturday following in a very do j-cted state. She told me she could not bear up against tier troubles, and that what few pounds her mother had had been spent to keep them upon, and that there was nothing more coming in, and there was nothing but ooverty staring her in the face. I said, ." If you make away with rurself, you will leave your peor mother to the mercy of the world," when she replied that she could nut see her want nor leave her behind to want. In answer to a question froM Mr. Lewis, witness Faid ibat be bad always heard the prisoner speak in the highest terms of her mother. She•appeared to be very fon•i and aff:etionate to her. . - Mr. Beckerson, an inspector of the A division, having intimated that there were other witnesses, whose evi dence upon certain facts might he given on a future day, Mr. Arnold expressed his wish to hear all the evi dence that could be produced on this extraordinary case, and remanded the priAonfr till to-day. Prisonied deportment was very calm. Naval and Military Intelligence. Another first-class ship of the line is to be built at Pembroke Dockyard ; and, in order 'to lay her down, one of the slipa has been lengthened. - She is to carry 130 bruadt.ide and one pivot gun, and will class with the Marlborough, Royal Albert, and Duke of Wellington ; and will be considerably larger than the latter vessel. Her name is to be the " Ho ,ve,"'in the place of the 120 4uti-ship of that uatne, taken to pieces two or three y ears ago. As, however, vessels of this large class are not required so much as the smaller sized ships, her construc tion will be more lei-urely proceeded with. The smaller men of war are being rapidly proceeded with, and when the new slips now in course of progress are finished this yard will be able annually to produce a squadron of men of war. The establishment at the beginning of October is t) be lighted with gaP. The dry dock is rapidly pro gressing in its enlargement. The John and Sarah, Wm. Jackson, master, arrived at Sheerness yesterday morning from Woolwich, with 16 sea service and land battery 13-inch mortars, which all weigh each more than 5 tons 3 cwt. They have been taken on board the Sanspareil screw steam-ship. The Sanspareil has landed her lower deck guns to make room for the mortars, each of which, with their beds, frames, eze., exceed 10 tons in weight. She is under orders to leave Sheerness this evening direct for the Baltic. Her immediate destination is Kiel. Lieutenants Veitch and Holder take passage in the Sanspareil ; the former for service as First Lieutenant in the Arrogant ; the latter for supernumerary service in the Duke of We llington. The Castor frigate is ordered down to Sheerness to complete her ammunition, stores, &c., and fur the adjust ment of her compasses preparatory to her departure. The Sanspareil takes out Admiralty despatobes, and an immense number of packages for officers, seamen, &c., -erving in the Baltic fleet. The Royal squadron yacht A;fred sailed from Sheer ness for Portsmouth last evening. The frigate Alarm, 26, Captain W. Curry, was towed lrona Hamoaze into Plymouth' Sound on Tuesday, and had her compasses inspected on Wednesday. She will shortly sail for the South American Station. The steam-vessel Aven, from Queenstown, arrived at Plymouth on Wednesday. The hired screw steam-transport Indian, No. 197, Commander A. M`Master, bound for Balaklava, which lett Deptford on Tuesday, with 6 officers and 6 rank and file of the 44th Regiment, 5 officers of the 77th, Red 6 rank and file of the 95th Regiment, and a quantity of powder, shot, and shell, arrived on Wednesday at Ply mouth, where she will embark 5 officers, 170 men, 120 horses, and the camp equipage of a part of Capt. Calder's company of Artillery, expected from Bristol. The Dee has sailed from Woolwich with boilers and machinery for Plymouth. The Falcon freight ship arrived at Woolwich yesterday from Barbadoes, and is anchored off the Arsenal in preparation to embark military stores for the East. She ham brought home a quantity of condemned stores and some invalided artillerymen, some of whom she put on shore at Gravesend. _ _ The steam-transport Sydney-hall, No. 6, having em barked her patent fuel at Deptford, went down yester day to Wool*ich, under orders to receive on board 300 tans of shot and shell for the Crimea. The greatest activity prevails in the Arsenal depart ments at Woolwich, in order that the ships now lying there shall he despatched with expedition, for which pur pose the labourers and others are employed throughout the night in the Ilbarat-ry, the proof department, the shell factory, and on the wharves. The Antelope hasa i strong fatigue party on board engaged night a nd day st receiving a heavy cargo of shot, loaded shells, tars, &e: The steam-battery Glattou and the s crew-corvette Horatio, having taken in their needful supply of coal, sailed from Falmouth on Wednesday, at 9 a.m., with westerly wind and moderate weather, for the Mediter• _ _ ranean. The head-quarters of the 25th day evening from ichig's Own Borderers, y e eter left on the 10th of May Cannanore, which place they i a i. Blyth), and, having a in the ship Standard at ' from India, arrived at Chathssm. water, and anchored off Gravesend on July and took in w g, After an excellent pa , sage of only Wednesday evening, episntiength consists of eight officer- , , 17 good wind, they arriverd, at St. 'Helena on ' the 6th of 104 days. T drummers, eight corporals, and 135 pri vates, en and 28 children. The only death vates, wit four,o board was that of one child. On their they h a d ,on Barracks entering Chatham the y were loudly greeted by ieision which came to Chatham on sergeante t , hsvoin the . . Tuesday, who past to take up their position on the General line and welc,ined their comrades as they to be told off to their respective queer. t if e no r ar s nr . ciehd° l :i t n is expect:i that they will move from Chatham parade Ground , to Manchester on Tuesday nest. The followi ng appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :The Rev. Samuel W. Payne, naval iustructor t o t h e Alarm ; John H. Patterson, surgeon to the Pri ncesa Royal ; W. Rosa (b), surgeon to the Vesuv ius ; Daniel Finuram, ass i s tant-surgeon to the Royal Albert ; H. T.. Seale, assistaut-clerk to thee Monarch. - We regret to state that . information was yesterday aiternoon received at the Admiralty of the loss of her Majesty's screw gun-boat Jasper, on the 25th of July, in the Sea of Azoff. No lives were lost. Two troops of the 7th Dragoon Guards left Dublin on Wednesday for Newcastle-upon-Tyne, under the com mands of Captain Balfour and Middleton. THE MILITIA. On Friday last Lieu..-Col. Browne, commanding at Eastbourne, presented Crimean medals to various soldiers of the Royal Artillery who had shared in the dangers and the glories of Alma and Inkerman. In doing so he addressed the men, sliuding to the different phases of the campaign. The parade ground was crowded. The men of the Royal Artillery were paraded with those of the Royal Sussex Artillery Militia... After the presents' tion of the medals Lieut. Col. Browne and Lieut.-col. Lloyd addressed the men of the militia, oalli°1; " 9 :1 them to volunteer to serve her :Majesty in the.ll.4Zali Artillery and other regiments, and'." hati t. eo wel l the been responded to that 26 men, or 12 per cen o strenr, 9f the regiment h ve beer* attested. 1 141 '