The Sun. — London, England, 1855-10-09 00:00:00

DRURY-LANE THEATRE. Mr. E. T. Smith, the indefatigable and enterprising lessee, commenced his regular dramatic season last night, and so crowded an audience has seldom been as sembled within the walls of "Old Drury" as met toge ther last night to greet him. Long befora the doers were opened a crowd was assembled at esch of them, which reminded us of the palmy days of the drama ; and within ten minutes after the doors were opened the theatre was crammed to suffocation in every part, and hundreds were sent away from the theatre unable to obtain admission. The play announced for represen tation was a new original Egyptian drama, from the pen of Fitzball, entitled Nitocris ; and, from the myste rious placards that have for some time past been posted in the most public places, great curiosity had been ex cited ; and we are bound to say, on the whole, that curiosity has not been disappointed, for the play in ques tion is one of the most novel productions that has taken place for years. With respect to the place and personages represented, we are told that the early ages of Egypt are lost in dark mystery; the most learned antiquaries have not been able to hand them down to us with any degree of certainty, especially those great events which doubtless manifested themselves long before the sove reignty of the Pharaohs. Then as regards the heroine, Nitocris, Herodotus slightly mentions her in his Euterpe, and there he tells us she was an Egyptian Queen, in whose reign the third pyramid was completed. Other writers of antiquity differ materially in their historical accounts, both as regards her sovereignty and her mar riage. With what materials Mr. Fitzball could collect— and to collect them no pains have been spared, no ex pense has been considered too great—a drama has been produced that has afforded the most ample scope for the efforts of the scene painter and the glittering labours of the property man. As a dramatic piece it will not take the highest rank ; but this fact is a mere secondary conside ration—the great thing being to bring upon the boards of Drury-lane Theatre an immense quantity of scenes, pageants, and properties illustrative of a race that existed four thousand years ago ; and this feat has been accomplished to admiration. The story of Nitocris is simply this. Nitocris, the sister of Mesphra, King of Egypt, in her infancy has been confided to Urania, a priestess of Isis, and has thus been reared in ignorance of her noble birth. While in her retirement, she becomes devotedly attached to Tihrak, a young Ethiope, of noble birth, but row a con quered bondsman and a slave to the Egyptians. Tihrak, however, hulds high office in the King's Guard, and the secret love of Nitocris being in danger of discovery he persuades her to fly with him to the desert, and there share the boom he has prepared for her. This she con- e septa to do on the morrow, but before that morrow arrives, Amenophis, the Prime Minister of the King of Egypt, with a grand retinue, comes to convey Nitocris from her seclusion in the temples of Isis to the temples of her brother Mesphra ; and Tihrak having been appointed captain of her guard, the regal party set sail for Memphis. The second act brings us to the interior of the palace of the Egyptian King at INlemphis, where we find the Princess indulging in stolen interviews with her lover, and there she vows constancy at all perils to Tihrak. Mesphra, it appears, is in fear of a certain King of Lybia, and to satisfy the demands of the barbarian, as lie calls him, has promised him the hand of his sister, and, as a natural consequence, the kingdom of Egypt by suc cession. Nitocris, on the proposal being made to her, refuses compliance with her brother's wishes, and he is about to take summary vengeance on her when Tihrak rushes from his hiding-place to save her from the fury of her brother, i❑ whom he recognises the mur derer of his father. A. fresh quarrel ensues, in which Nitocris saves the life of her brother from the vengeance of Tihrak, but this is only reserved for the knife of Kcephed, the brother of Tihrak, who, on hearing that the King is his father's murderer, strikes him dead. The soldiers of Mespbra are about to strike Tihrak, when Nitocris, as their Queen, commands them to de sist. This closes the second act. On the accession of Nitocris to the throne her first act is to proc:aim Tihrak her chosen husband, much to the disgust of Amenophis and the thoroughly Egyptian party, who do nut admire an Ethiope alliance, and ac cordingly they plan the downfall of the Queen's fa vourite. Tihrak hears of their treachery, and accord ingly determines by one act to take vengeance on the whole of the conspirators, and they are acccordingly in ♦ited to a feast in the Grotto of Memnon. The ban quet accordingly takes place, and in this scene one of the remarkable effects of the piece takes place. Tihrak has now the whole of the conspirators in his power, but they, imagining that Tihrak is in theirs, at the departure of the Queen, are about to take summary vengeance on him ; and he, finding appeal is in vain, touches a spring, which causes his throne to open, Slows him to ♦anish through the wall, and then reappearing on the roof of the apartment, he turns the huge key of the Nile, and thus admits the waters, and the conspirators are all drowned with the exception of Amenophis, who escapes through the instrumentality of his slave, who decoys him from the cave. After the fall of his friends Ameno phis takes the field, and makes war upon Egypt, with a view of destroying Tihrak, but both he and his son are ♦anquished by the Queen's lover, and Tihrak returns in triumph to be crowned King of Egypt. Since we witnessed the rehearsal on Friday last the play has been very much condensed, and the alteration has certainly not added to, but rather de tracted frem, its effect, and the audience felt a little dis appointed at the sudden termination. Mr. Smith, how ever, came forward and explained the cause, and satisfied the majority of the audience. The Nitocris of Miss Glyn was an exquisite creation ; there was a majesty, and at the same time a womanly feeling about her acting which we have never seen surpassed ; it was the perfect union of dignity and love. Mr. B. Sullivan made a capital Tihrak, and the other parts were all well filled. Nothing, however, has ever surpassed the mag nificence of the scenery. From_ first to last it was one continued succession of gorgeous pictures—now exhi biting the mighty Nile in all its splendour, anon the wonderful Egyptian temples, then the vast trackless deserts—and, finally, closing with a scene which lan guage would fail to describe, or the fancy of a poet ; realise. Miss Glyn, Mr. E. T. Smith, and Mr. Sullivan, at the end of the third act, were summoned before the curtain, and were most enthusiastically cheered on their appearance. ADELPHI THEATRE. This pleasant little theatre, after a few days' recess, re-opened last night for the winter season, under the same direction as hitherto. The company has not been materially interfered with, Mr. and Mrs. Keeley and Mr. Paul Bedford appearing as usual, in conjunction with Mr. Webster and Madame Celeste. Mr. Hudson is an addition—also, Miss Eliza Arden ; the latter promising actress an importation from Drury-lane Theatre, where she last year appeared in the " Etoile du Nord " with very agreeable effect. Both appeared last night—the former in Mr. Lover's popular burletta, Rory O'More, and the latter in the extravaganza Open Sesame. It is some years since Mr. Hudson performed on these boards, but the favour with which he was received upon the pre sent occasion, joined to the undiminished excellence of his acting-, proves the engagement to be a judicious one. A Miss Kate Kelly sustained the part of Kathleen in the burletta, and made a favourable impression. The house was crowded, and the season may be said to have corn. nuanced auspiciously. SURREY THEATRE. Last night a new musical drama was produced at this house from the pen of Mr. J. E. Carpenter, under the title of The Sanct uary ; or, E ng l an d in 1415. The alleged historical basi s o f t h e d rama rests upon t h e fact that, in the reign of Henry the Fifth, the Breton mer chants had acquired so much influence and so much pro fit in this country, that the native merchants took the alarm and obtained from the House of Commons the passing of an act, ordaining that all Bretons, not deni zens, should leave Engl and before the 24th June, 1415, on the pretext that they •ivere French spies. Taking advantage of this excitement, Robert Walton (Mr. J. H. Rickards), who is in love with Mary Wood rnan, the beauty of Suffolk, attempts to get rid of Henri Deville, one of the proscribed merchants, who is the favoured lover 04 Mary. Robert, who is the villain of the piece, has seduced and deserted Grace Fairfield (Miss Marriott), who, at the commencement, vows she will defeat his object, and the " business " of the drama consists in the attempts of Robert and his ruffianly accomplices, to accomplish the death of Henri, and the efforts of Grace to prevent them. Out of these mate rials Mr. Carpenter has constructed a melo-drama well adapted to the taste of a Surrey audience—full of "powerful effects" and "striking situations." The scenery and accessories reflect the hi g hest credit upon the management. The opening scene—a ferry on the River Thames at sunset, with Old St. Paul's in the distance, by Dalby—is an admirable picture. The church of St. Nicholas, with its procession of priests and their choral harmonies, constitute a striking close to the first act, and the Red Cave, upon which the curtain falls, is also a capital tableau. The certain fell in the midst of general applause ; and The Sanctuary bids fair to have a successful run at "The Surrey." Some of the continental letters yesterday assert posi tively that Russia is endeavouring to put forward new proposals for peace. The feeling throughout Europe regarding the serious nature of her present prospects seems greatly to have increased, and it is believed that the scarcity of grain in her northern provinces had added teach to her peril and embarrassment. NEWMARKET RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPII.) Cesarewitch Stakes. Mr. Sykes Crown Pigeon Poodle Thirty-four ran. Won by a length. CLEARWELL STAKES. Porto Rico . Mangosteen Eighb ran. Election of the City Medical Officer of Health.—(This Day.) At one o'clock this day a Court of Sewers was held in the Council Chamber, Guildhall, for the purpose of electing a successor to Mr. Simon, the late Medical Officer of Health to the City. The chair was filled by Mr. PEACOCK. After the usual preliminaries, the names of the fol lowing gentlemen were separately put to the court, and a show of hands taken for each, when there appeared— Arthur 0 i Mackintosh Challice Chance 1 Stevens Giover 0 Smith Greenhow Hassell Letheby Lloyd The list was ordered to be reduced to three, but the hands held up for Smith and Greenhow being equa the names of these two gentlemen were again sub• mittQd, and Dr. Greenhow was chosen. . 27 . 23 Toe names of the following gentlemen were then pu with the following result : Letbeby Odling .... Greenhow . . 31 . 27 . 25 The list was again reduced to the two first•mentioned gentlemen, and it was resolved that a poll should then take place for the final choice. The CLERK having called over the names of the Com missioners, and each having pronounced the name for whom he voted, the numbers at the close of the pro ceedings were as follows : Letheby Odling Majority for Dr. Letheby After some unimportant business had been transacted the proceedings terminated. . 33 . 2ti LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.) IN RE STRAH AN, PAUL, AND CO. This was a meeting for adjourned last examination and audit. No accounts had been filed. Mr. Lawrence appeared for the assignees, and Mr. Lewis for the bankrupts. Mr. Lawrence handed in a number of proofs repro tenting the balances ie the bankrupt's books, and which had been examined by Mr. Bell, and included claims for the Church Extension Fund Society, the Hospital for Women, Sylvester Pettite Charity, Colonial Church and School Society, Viscountess Sydney, Hon. J. M. Sut ton, Sir H. F. Shelley, Bart., Lord Tenterden, Hon. and Rev. H. Tollemache, Lady F. Tollemache, Sir G. H. F. Berkeley, K.C.8., Dowager Lady Seaford, Vice-Ad miral Reynolds, Rear-Admiral Martin, Lord Darre, Lord Fitzwilliam, trustees for Hon. C. C. Cavendish, and from persons residing at Florence, Paris, Tours, and Brussels. Mr. A. Western, bill discounter of George Yard, Lombard-street, claimed for 2,5001. under the following circumstances :—the bill in question was drawn by a person named Crutchley on the bankrupts, and endorsed by Crutchley and Messrs. Gandall brothers. Mr. Lawrence said the latter persons were indebted to the estate for 300,0001., part of which was in respect of liability similar to the present. He was instructed to inquire of these parties what money they advanced, and when. The consideration in this instance was 1,0001., which if not r-paid by a particular day, the bill for 2,500/. was to be forfeited. Mr. Western was examined, and deposed he received the bill of exchange, dated 12th May, 1855, about three months before the bankruptcy. Mr. Lawrence suggested the claim should stand over till Friday, for the production of Mr. Western's books, to prove the exact date of the advance. Mr. Western said Catchley resided at Manchester, and was the agent of Messrs. Gandall. He discounted the bill on the credit of the bankrupts, upon the terms mentioned by Mr. Lawrence. Mr. Charles H. Price, colonial broker, Great Tower street, claimed for 1,0001. less discount upon a similar bil!, Messrs. Gandall Brothers being the drawers, and the bankrupts the acceptors ; the bill was for 3 months, and dated 19th May. Mr. Price obtained the bill a fortnight after it was drawn from M. Castreek, Philpott lane, whose name was on the bill. M. F. Duard, of Paris, claimed for six bills amounting to 5,241/. Messrs. Gandall Brothers being the drawers, and the bankrupts the acceptors ; and also a second batch for 6, 7331. As it was necessary the assignees should know the exact time when the money was advanced, it was pro posed the claim should stand over for the protection of Mr. Western and Mr. Price's books, and for the recep tion of authenticated documents with reference to M. Duard's claim. At a subsequent period of the day, Mr. Western produced a letter he received from Messrs. Gandall Brothers, relative to his bill for 2,5001., which was dated June Ist, the day on which the check for 1,0001. was given, the stoppage of the bankrupt being on the 9th. Mr. Lawrence said he could only allow the claim to stand for 1,0001. His Honour asked Mr. Western if he would be satis fied to take 1,0001. Mr. Western said he was not. His Honour said he hoped he might be able to claim for 2,500/. The claim might be admitted for that amount, subject to the proof being satisfactory. Mr. Bagley, who appeared for Miss Burton, who claimed for 8001., and had claims for 2,500 Dutch secu rities, asked that she be allowed to claim on the separate estate of Halford and Co., army agents, out of which estate the claim arose, and not from the banking busi ness. Tho army and navy agency was kept distinct from that of the banking business, and he saw no rea son why distinct accounts could not be kept of the two businesses for the subsequent distribution of the assets. Each estate he thought ought to bear their own bur thene. The estate of Halford and Co., he understood, was solvent. Mr. Lawrence said he could not hold out to the public that Mr. Bagley's application would be realised. It was true the same persons were connected with the two es tablishments, but such only as a tradesman having two shops, each in a different locality. His Honour said this was a question that had never before arisen. Mr. Lawrence said be had searched the books, but had not been able to find one. His Honour said if the estates could be kept separate it had better be done. Mr. Bell said the practice was of taking the money received at Halford and Co.'s and depositing it at the hank, when it was mixed up with the banking transac- tions. Mr. Lawrence said that, provided all the debts to Hal ford and Co. were realised, no doubt the house would be solvent. A great nrarry - of - the debts - were due from officers, who, if not killed in action, would, in all proba bility, some day pay them. It was under these circum stances in which the bankrupts were placed with regard to proceedings elsewhere to examine them, and it was impossible to go into the question without examining them. His Honour suggested the question should stand over for consideration. Mr. Lawrence said it was intended to have declared a dividend on the estate o❑ Friday, but under the cir cumstances it would not be desirable. A creditor observed that at the bank an account was opened in the name of Halford and Co. Mr. Bell (official assignee) said yes ; and there were four accounts opened in the name of Sir John Paul. His Honour said if it could be done, the accounts might be kept separate until the question was decided. Mr. Lewis, for the bankrupts, said hia Honour was probably aware that at the last sitting of the Central Criminal Court, the proceedings in that court were post poned, to allow the bankrupts to appear in this court. He had now to ask for an adjournment of the examination. His Honour said the bankrupts bad not filed any ac counts yet, and could not, therefore, pass their exami nation to-day. Mr. Lewis said the bankrupts had made every exer tion to accomplish that object. As the proceedings in the Central Criminal Court would occupy much time, his application to the Court was for the adjournment of the examination until after the termination of the pro ceedings iu the Central Criminal Court. The Attorney- General, on the part of the Crown, at the last sitting of the Court, was exceedingly anxious the bankrupts should remain under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court ONDON, TUESDAY EVENING; OCTOBER 9 1855. ,THE SUN, until the criminal proceedings had terminated. Under the circumstances, he asked for an adjournment for six m piths. ! Mr. Lawrence objected to so long an adjournment. The accountant hoped to produce the balance-sheet within a month, and the whole might be examined by the assignees in a fortnight. Mr. Lewis said, without going into the question here, he might say that questions of great importance with reference to the criminal proceedings had arisen with the counsel, and it was impossible to say when the trial would take place. Mr. Lawrence said it was not for the court to take notice of proceedings in other courts. This was a meeting for the last examination of the bankrupts- The accounts had not been filed, but the accountant re ported they would be ready in a month ; and if so, it was probable they would not require more than a fort night to examine them. He should suggest that the adjournment be for six weeks. It was desirable, both for the sake of the bankrupts and the public, that the actual position of affairs should be known as soon as possible. At the end of six weeks, if Mr. Lewis could make out a case for further adjournment, no doubt his honour would accede to it ; but he (Mr. Lawrence) thought six months an unreasonable period. His Honour adjourned the examination for two months. Mr. Lawrence said the official assignee had no objeo tion to the continuance of the allowance to Mr. Strahan and Mr. Bates, but he did not consider it necessary to make any for Sir J. D. Paul, who, immediately before the closing of the house, drew out a sum of money which the official assignee thought sufficient for him. His Honour granted the application. Mr. Lawrence said, with reference to the securities which the bankrupts had disposed of, and were the sub ject of investigation elsewhere, it was thought better, in justice to all parties, that the assignees should claim for the value of the securities at the time of the bankruptcy, or their misapplication ; and, therefore, the persons so interested might be saved the trouble and expense of attending for that purpose. His Honour said the claims must be sworn to. Mr. Lawrence said it was proposed to do that at some other time, but to admit them for the present without being sworn to. He intended on Friday next to lay before his Honour a list of such securities, with the names of the persons to whom they belonged. The as signees also thought it right to protect the interest of those creditors who were absent, and they therefore suggested, without prejudice, to enter claims on behalf of those naval and military officers on foreign service who had not been able to forward their proof. That could be done by a little trouble in going through the books and ascertaining the amounts as due from and to Hal ford and Co., and the bank. His Honour said he saw no objection to such a course being adopted. Mr. BAGLEY said probably Mr. Laurence would state on Friday what had become of the various securities he had referred to. Mr. LARITENCE said that could a:ready be seen by the proceedings. A claim was made by the City of Glasgow Insurance Company for 20,0001. on the private estate of Mr. Strahan, i■ accordance with the terms of a deed dated June 2, 1854, and of which Mr. Strahan and the other bankrupts were parties. Mr. LARITENCE asked that the claim might be allowed to stand over to give him time to examine the deed, be cause if the claim was admitted, it would absorb the whole of the private estate of Mr. Strahan for what was a joint debt. This was one of those wretched transactions entered into with Gandall, Brothers, whereby the bankrupts entered into a joint and separate covenant with Gandall Brothers and the Insurance Company for the advance of 20,0001., and the Insurance Company suspecting Mr. Strahan's private estate was better than that of the joint estate, were endeavouring to prove as against the former. It was therefore neces sary the assignees should have time to investigate the claim and examine the deed. Mr. Linklater, for the company, resisted the delay asked for by the assignees. The covenant in question was contained in six lines in the deed, and he had every reason to believe a copy of it had been in Mr. Lawrence's possession a sufficient time for him to make himself thoroughly acquainted with it. Gandall Brothers he believed had become bankrupts since the bankruptcy of Messrs. Strahan, Paul, and Co. His Honour directed the claim should stand over for expecting that he would take his (oornplainant's) advice, but as the noise continued ho returned. He then found another police-constable trying to induce them to go home, and complainant observed, "Why do you make such a disturbance et this time of the morning ?" The prisoner and some of his companions then said that they wou:d not move a peg, and that they would stop out ti;l the pupae-houses opened at 5 o'clock in the morn ing. Complainant was then struck violently by a man cf the name of Harding, who gave him a very ♦iolent b'ow on his head with a glass bottle, from the effects of which he lost a large quantity of blood. He was also struck with stones by some of the prisoner's companions, and also by the pri soner. Harding and another man had been sent for trial at the sessions. The prisoner, without the infliction of any fine, was summarily sent to the House of Correction for one month. WIFE-BEATING.—John rraus , , No. 51, Devonshire street, Lisson-grove, was charged with a desperate assault upon his wife, Jane It appeared from the evidence that the previous even ing the complainant was in Earl-street, Lisson-grove, when she was met by the prisoner, from whom she had separated. Upon seeing her, he struck her on the left cheek, and knocked her down. She was assisted up, when she was found to have a severe cut under the left eye, from which flowed a great quantity of blood. She was taken to the Dispensary, where she had the wound dressed. The prisoner made his escape, but he was afterwards taken into custody by policeman 384 A. The prisoner was sent to the House of Correction for three months, with hard labour. the present. Mr. Colombine asked, on the part of CaptainlMorris, to enter a proof for 9 bonds of 1,000 Dutch guilders en trusted to Halford and Co., which had been transferred to the banking house and disposed of in accordance with the value of the bonds at the date of the bankruptcy. The bonds were disposed of in February last, and he had been unable to trace them to ascertain their value. He also asked to be allowed to inspect the proceedings. Mr. Lawrence suggested it would be to the interest of Capt. Morris for his claim to be inserted with that of others similarly situated, rather than make a separate claim. He had no objectioe to Mr. Columbine ex amining so much of the proceedings as referred to his claim, but he had to his making a voyage of discovery, as it were, through the whole of the evidence, that had been taken in private and for another purpose. No doubt these bonds, with others, had been pledged, on which a question would arise whether, in the event of any surplus on them, it would not belong to the prisoner, whose pro perty the bonds were, in preference to the assignees, whose duty it was to claim all they could for the benefit of the estate, and which, if attached by the Court of Equity, he might feel some moral and legal objection in opposing. The claim was admitted, with permission to inspect so much of the proceedings as referred to the claim. After the admission of a few other claims, the pro ceedings were adjourned for two months. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) SOUTHWARK. SINGULAR CHARGE OF ROBBERT. —Robert Lambell, a respectable-looking young man, described in the charge sheet as a linen-draper, residing at Montpelier-terrace, Walworth, was brought before Mr. A'Beckett, charged with stealing a foreign gold coin, called half a doubloon, from Mr. Manuel Garrido, of 11, Bennett's-place, Fen church-street, under the following singular circum stances : —The prosecutor stated that he had recently re turned from France, and a fortnight ago, about ten o'clock at night, he went into a public-house called the Blue-eyed Maid, in High-street, Southwark, where he saw the prisoner, of whom he had some previous know ledge. Witness treated him, and had two or three glasses of porter himself, and when the landlord called for the score, amounting to eighteenpence, witness found that he had not any silver. He had, however, several gold half-doubloons with him, and he took one out to show the landlord, telling him that as soon as he got them changed he would call and pay the score. He threw one of the gold pieces on the counter for the land lord to inspect, when the prisoner dexterously picked it up and ran out of the house with it. He thought he would have returned with it, as he had known him by sight some time and believed him to be an honest young man, consequently he did not follow him ; but on Tues day following he met him again in the same public-house, when he asked him to return the coin. The prisoner admitted having taken it for a lark and that he had lost it. He also expressed his great regret for having lost it and promised to make up the loss. The prisoner then went away and he saw nothing of him until last evening, when he gave him into custody. In cross-examination by Mr. Solomon—Witness said he had been drinking a little, but was sufficiently sober to know what he was about at the time. When he threw the piece of gold upon the counter he allowed the prisoner to take it up and examine it, but he did not think he intended to have put the coin into his pocket and go away with it. Mr. Solomon—Did he not keep the coia for the 2s. Bd. score which he paid for you? Witness—No, he did not. _ I paid the score since. The landlord told me at the time that he would have al lowed me to have what refreshments I required had I left the coin in his charge. I agreed to take the value of the coin from the prisoner as he told me he had lost it. Mr. A'Beckett —Then you treated it as a debt 1 1 Witness—No, not exactly, as I put some value on the coin, but he agreed to restore it to me or its value, and lad he done so I should not have given him into custody. Mr. A'Beckett said he did not believe that any jury would convict on such evidence, therefore he should discharge the prisoner, cautioning him to be more care ful for the future. • !ADMINISTRATIVE .LEFORIT. • arising out of the facilities of distribution afforded by the new postal arrangem en t s , f or th e pu bli cat i ons o f t h e SECOND ADDRESS OF THE COMMITTEE. Aseociation. At this period of the y e ar, . and until the close of the i The Bill, and the further measures of Administrative harvest, there is invariably a pause in every public ! Reform, essential to a condition of the highest efficiency movement. It is, h o wever, th e d uty o f th e Association i of every department of the public service, at home and to make provision for prosecuting the agitation for Ad- abroad, in peace and war, must be urged upon the at ministrative ReforM a ith renewed vigour. tention of the Legislature by petitions ; and that the pe- The progress of the movement so far is encouraging. titions may be entitled to respect, is the expression of The principle of fitness has been admitted in the ap- informed opinion upon the subject, it is essential that pointment of the existing Board of Examiners of nomi- the official papers of the Association and such other nees to the office of junior clerk. publications and documents as throw a light upon the The claims of merit have been conceded in the estab- existing deficiencies of the public service, and the best lishment of open and cornpetitiva examination for cadet , means of their amendment, shall be printed for general ships in the Royal Artillery, circulation, and that the petitions must also be printed The common sense bu s i ness practice of holding the in very great numbers, as, wherever the sheets are placed heads of offices responsible for their management has for signature, copies must be distributed to all who may been acknowledged in the reorganisation of the War and ask for them. Ordnance Departments. Meetings, too, must be held for the adoption of the The evil of appointments for the support of party, in- petitions in every Parliamentary borough in the king stead of the good service of the public, is yielded, solar dorsi, and every district of the metropolis. No move as mechanics are concerned, in the recent Admiralty in- I silent can be carried to a successful issue without meet structions to the superintendents of dockyards, to em- inns ; they are the legitimate means of instruction, the ploy and promote, without regard to political influences, only means of a safe expression of earnest opinion on the for fitness only, and to spare no effort to ensure fitness. part of the people ; and meetings are unavoidably at- These, however, are but uncertain stops in the right tended with a large outlay. It will not do to wait for direction. The private examination of nominees will local effort or local contributions ; they will follow, but scarcely be received by the public as anything beyond a the expenditure must be first incurred ; there are adver prohibition of utter ignorance. The public examination ti-ements, placards, handbills, places of meeting to be for artillery cad e t s hip s om it s matters of every-day im- paid for ; besides travelling expenses, agents, too, mutt portance, and is overleaded with matters of no relation- be sent to organise committees in the several towns ; ship to the profession, and of no practical value. It is local committees are essential for correspondence, distri plain that, notwithstanding these changes, the ablest bution of publications, attention to petitions, memorials men, without patrons, can never reach the Board of to representatives, enrolment of members, 'collection of Examiners ; that, however well devised may be the subscriptions, and to make arrangements for meetings division of labour and arrangement of duties in the and elections, War and Ordnance Departments, their performances It is idle to suppose that the systematic corruption can be no better than the practical ability and ex- of Parliament can be effectively prevented, or the man perieace of those employed ; whilst, unless the heads agement of the official business of the country be placed have full powers of appointment and dismissal, their re- on a secure basis, unless the constituencies determine to sponsibility must be either unreal or unreasonable. Nor begin the reform by choosing their own candidates— is it to be supposed that the shipwrights and other choosing them not for mere promise of what they intend handicraftsmen, and skilled and unskilled labourers, in to do, but for what they are told they have done; choos the dockyard towns, will feel safe that the full exercise ing the best, and ablest, and worthiest men ; choosing of their franchise shall never again stand in the way of them not for mere family connection, nor for party as their employment and advancement, so long as there is sociation, nor for titles nor wealth ; but for what of in no better security for the measure that gives able work- dividual soundness of opinion, firmness of purpose, and manship precedence of votes at an election, than an Ad- unswerving honesty they have shown to be in them. miralty order, which, under another Mini-try, or dif- We say to the constituencies, Find such men in your ferent temper of the public, may at any time be re- own locality if you can ; if you have not got them scinded, or suffered to lapse into disuse. amongst you, or cannot persuade them to take upon But, however incomplete those changes may be, or themselves the labours, the anxieties, the expenses however much—being at best but based upon Orders in of Parliament, then, in good time and in good earnest, Council—they may wear the aspect of experiment, look abroad for men of mark and merit—men who will they are of importance as a surrender of the system as it add to the ableness and dignity of Parliament—men was ; and it is idle to suppose they would have been wbo, having had some experience, will have some made at all had there been no organised move power to bring there, some right to the high trust you ment for Administrative Reform. The able report confer upon them, and of whom you may be justly proud of the commission on the organisation of the perma nent Civil Service, and its attendant volume of papers, abounding in valuable suggestions for the reconstitution of the service, were suffered to remain a dead letter. Even at the commencement of the session, and during the disclosures of the Sebastopol Committee, those very branches of the service concerned in the war were de clared perfect ; and it was not until this association be came organised that examiners were appointed, and not before the experience of elections, debates in Parliament, the earnest spirit of provincial meetings, the meetings in Drury-lane Theatre, and the zealous and almost unani mous demand of the public press for the " right men in the right places," had shown that the tide of popular opinion was unmistakeably set in for Administrative Reform, that the changes were made in the War and Ordnance Departments, the Artillery thrown open, or the mechanics of the dockyard districts, even nominally, enfranchised from the bond of patronage and party. But it will not do to be misled by these concessions, nor to mistake the ready assent of parties on all sides of the house to the theory of Administrative Reform for a hearty determination to have Administrative Reform carried into practice. It is one thing to yield that the favoured nominees to places shall be shown to possess some fitness for their duties ; it is quite a different matter to surrender nomination altogether, and to esta blish fitness without patronage as the sole title to offices. How strenuously this will be resisted by those who have hold of the influence that enables them to live upon Government—those to whom Parliament is the stepping stone for younger sons—the way by which the door is opened to independence, at the public cost, for the least competent of their relatives and friends, and by which boroughs are kept in hand—able candidates put down—able representatives silenced, and parties kept together without measures, without principles, and in defiance of the public good —may be judged of by the opposition with which even the half-way pro posal, that proof of fitness should precede nomination and should be determined in open competitive examina tion, was met and defeated in the last session. There will, doubtless, be some further peddling with the matter—some few more good appointments here and there, as occasion may compel a change—here and there an order of Boards or in Council in aid of merit, bet loose enough to slip out of force, by and bye ; and there will be a great show of work—abundant pledges at the hustings—a marvellous pretence of sympathy with fit ness and merit ; but there will be no fixed principle of Administrative Reform established, unless the question be taken up in earnest by the people. The monopoly of the good things of Government is far too precious to be readily surrendered by the favoured circles of Lords and Commons, who, keeping a lion's share to themselves, dis: tribute the remainder so judiciously as to secure office, and the reversion of office, in perpetual round, to their especial cliques. There must be no occasion left in the next session, or the next Parliament, for any doubt as to the will of the people upon Administrative Reform. It must be demanded on the ground of the purgation of Parliameut from the corruption of place-hunting—demanded on grounds of public economy -_demanded as an impulse to education, as a right of knowledge, as essential to the character of the nation and to the safety of the State. It must be oontended for in the registration courts, at the hustings, at the poll, and before election committees. It has been determined upon, as the leading principle of the association, that the system of patronage shall he brought to an end ; that the representatives of the people shall be placed beyond suspicion of subserviency to Go. vernment or party, in the hope of preferment on their own account, or of places to secure their hold upon can stituents ; that the control of the Treasury over mem bers of Parliament, by gifts of appointments, shall cease ; and that a system of appointment and promotion, based upon character, merit, and proved fitness, shall be established throughout every department of the pub lic service. As a first practical step in this reform a bill has been prepared, by which, if it become law, the gift of junior clerkships in the civil service will be taken from the Treasury, and the whole of the appointments of that class thrown open to public competitive examination. This is but a beginning. It is not intended that junior clerkships shall alone, or the civil service only, be rescued from the degrading system of patronage, aid secured to merit ; and that all other appointments shall remain to be given by Parliamentary influence, nepo tism, and party. It is intended that this bill should be followed by others, carrying out, to the fullest extent, the principle of fitness, not favouritism, in every branch of the service of the public and the Crown. But before those measures of reform essential to a sound naval, military, and diplomatic system can be stated in detail, a vast amount of information, involving the necessity of extended inquiries under able assistance, at considerable cost, both here and in other countries, more particularly as to the Army and Navy, the Consular and Diplomatic services, has still to be collected, popularised, published, and circulated amongst the electors, who must be tho oughly prepared to meet their representatives and can didates, at all points, upon the question. It should be understood, too, and constituencies should spare no effort to impress upon their representa tives, that Ministers must expect to be challenged upon the grounds of every appointment they may make. It is of the utmost moment to the prevention of attempts to quarter incapacity upon the public service, that the Mi nister properly responsible shall, in every instance where there is no public competitive examination test, be called upon to show that he has conferred the appointment for fitness fully established by some acknowledged criterion of merit, or as the reward of public service, or of devo tion to the public good. It is also essential to sound Administrative manage ment that the heads of departments shall be responsible for the whole duties of their several offices ; they must be armed with a power over their subordinates commen surate with that responsibility ; and if, thus armed, they fail, abler men must be sought to take their places. The nation can never hope to have its business properly con ducted until, as in private business, it insists on the dismissal of servants who have shown themselves un equal to their work. On all these points the people have much to learn ; and it cannot be taught them without a considerable outlay, and no small sacrifice of time and effort ontokhe part of those to whom, in the several localities, they for counsel and guidance. It is not possible an agitation like the present can be carried on without a large expenditure, of which printing necessarily forms an important item, he more considerable from the increased demand to have it said they are your representatives. Let there be an end of having candidates thrust upon you either by great neighbours or the great clubs, for mere personal or party ends. To support constituencies in the selection of candi dates those chosen by themselves, and to prevent the system of patronage being upheld by bribery at elections, are two of the most important duties of the association ; and it is of the utmost moment that preparations should be made to frustrate the evil influences of bribery and corruption, and, where needful, to bear the expense of petitions in defence of honestly-won elections. These objects cannot be effected without a large ex penditure. Hitherto the subscriptions have been con fined to the metropolis. London has subscribed first, because, having originated the movement, it was felt that the metropolis must set the example of subscription ; but steps will now be taken for the formation of loc it committees, the enrolment of members, and collection of subscriptions throughout the country ; and the com mittee are satisfied that sufficient means will be fur nished them for a vigorous effort to teach the consti tuencies the value of administrative reform, and to be ready for the next election. But, however desirable it may be to obtain a large amount of subscriptions, it is still more important that the association shall have the influence of numbers, and that it shall comprise all classes. Administrative Re form is neither a party nor a class movement ; it wages no war against any order ; it attacks no existing right ; it seeks but the end of an exclusiveness that sets up party and incapacity, and shuts out merit. Men are to be found fit for the public service in every class ; there are those amongst the humblest who, if the barriers against them be removed, will work their own way to in dependence and distinction through public usefulness. The association desires their help, their energy, their influence, their numbers ; and it has therefore deter mined that, in future, every subscriber, from a shilling upwards, shall be enrolled and receive a card of mem bership. Administrative Reform is no mere question of theory; it is a matter of downright business, in which all are con cerned, and which the war renders doubly important to all. It would have saved millions already in the war, and thousands of brave lives, had our administrative sys tem been amended even a couple of years since ; and, i f the country be now silent upon administrative reform, or suffer the Government to sleep over the question, or to compromise the full principle by partial and unstable amendments, it will still cost us millions in absolute waste— millions to be borne for years in increased taxes and new hardens upon industry. But independently of the gain from that best of all economy—having the public work thoroughly done by the ablest men who can be found to do it for fair pay, whether in our offices, our contracts, and purchase of stores and muniments of war, the service of transports, the use of our soldiers in the field, the care of the sick and wounded, the management of our diplomacy, the conduct of our consular service, the husbanding of the time of Parliament Administrative Reform has the claim to universal help that the tendency of the agita tion for its attainment is to elevate the whole people, to put an end to that vicious system which forgets the pub lic good in private interest, quarters inefficiency upon the public purse, barters the national weal to the sup port of party, for the maintenance that party yields, and bars with corruption the door of the public service against merit and fitness. Nor is this all. Administra tive Reform opens a new career upon equal terms to all. It gives a new value to education—it opens a new way to independence ; hitherto a comparatively few have had to themselves all the good things of Government ; Ad ministrative Reform makes them the reward, amongst all, of ability and industry. Whatever objections it may be possible to take against the proposed system of open and competitive exainin a tion—and it would be impossible to devise any system of determining merit against which objection would net be taken—the system at least has the advantage that, fairly and honestly conducted (as under the public eye and the public press it must be), it will have a wider usefulness than merely to test fitness for Government employment ; it will afford every one an opportunity of obtaining certificates of fitness which it will become a distinction to possess, and which, in proportion to the strictness and high character of the examinations, will be readily received as sufficient testimonials of qualifica tion for employment both at home and abroad. The difficulty now continually besets young men in search of employment of proving their acquirements. Private testimonials are known to be given in many in seances with too little consideration, or too much good. natered carelessness, to have much weight. Many a man of ability, possessed of real information, and capable of adapting himself to almost any occupation, is sent away disheartened from application after application at public offices, board-rooms, and private counting-houses such a man is really wanted in those very places, and if he were once employed he would make his way, and would not readily be parted with ; but he has no proof of hi s ca p ac ity t o furnish but his own account of himself, while others, a little better known, but, it may be, greatly hisinferiors,areemployed instead. The certificate of a public court of examina tion would serve to remedy this evil. Private testimo nials, being subject to investigation by the public exa miners, would be given with more care ; and the certi ficate of the examiners would at least obtain every can didate for employment more respect in the course of his applications, and would more readily gain him the op portunity of e stablishing his fitness by actual trial. Hitherto the very ablest, those who would have done honour to public se rv i ce, have bad to make their way to it by by humblin g th emselves to patrons, often even by suppression of their real opinions, or support of political questions in opposition to their convictions. It will better suit the genius of Englishmen to have an open field —to be free to make their own way by their own merit —to feel that knowledge knows no distinction of classes—to be without the necessity for patrons without the humiliation of having to ask as favours positions that by their own effort and their own intelligence they can gain as a right. It is to accomplish this end that the Administrative Reform Association seeks the cordial co-operation of all classes. The committee observe, with pleasure, the tone in which the subject has so far been discussed. No great question has, perhaps, ever been kept so entirell free from personalities, party spirit, and all effort to excite angry feeling or hostility between classes ; and in this spirit, as a question in which all classes and parties have a common interest—as a question of progress, of educ-a- Lion, and the rights of knowledge —the committee trust to see the discussion continued. SAMUEL MORLEY, Chairman. J. I. TRAVERS, Treasurer. King Williatr-'treet, Oct. 1, 1855. The following is the bill referred to in the foregoing address : A BILL FOR REGULATING THE APPOINTMENT OF ILERKS IN THE CIVIL SERVICE. Be it enacted, &c., as follows :-1. Her Majesty and her successors may from time to time appoint three compe tent 'persong to be a Board of Examiners of candidates for appointment as clerks in the civil service, and may from time to time remove any such person. 2. The' Board of Examiners may from time to time appoint a secretary and a registrar, and so many assis tant examiners, clerks, messengers, and servants, as may be approved by the Lords of her Majesty's Treasury, and may from time to time remove any such secretary, registrar, assistant examiner, clerk, messenger, or ser sant. 3. The Board of Examiners shall from time to time frame a scheme of examination and regulations for the Purpose of ascertaining the natural ability and rudimen tary acquirements to be required as a qualification for admission to compete for employment in the civil ser vice. They shall once at least in every year cause a de scription of the existing scheme of such examination to be published in the _London Gazette. 4. They shall from time to time appoint convenient places in England, Scotland, and Ireland for making such examinations. Tney shall, on the let of January arid I,t of July in every year, give notice in the Lon don Gazette of the times and places at which such exa minations will be made during the ensuing half-year. They shall direct one or more of the assistant examiners to attend at such time and place to make such examina tion. I 5. Every male subject of her 'Majesty, who has rot been dismissed from any branch of the public service, way present himself at any such time and place for exa mination, and shall be then and there examined accord- Mg to the regulation of the board. If any person so examined shows thereby that he has the qualifications required to admit him to compete for employment in the civil service, he may require, and the assistant examiners shall deliver to him, a certificate of the same. 6. The board shall cause a register to be kept of the names, descriptions, and addresses of all persons so ad mitted to compete. 7. The board of examiners shall, from time to time, by inquiry of the heads of offices and departments, ascer tain the special qualifications required for the service of each office or department or of any particular branch or division thereof. They shall from time to time frame a scheme of a series of competitive examinations for the purpose of ascertaining the qualifications of candidates for clerkships in the civil service. And the first class of such series shall be framed with a view to ascertain the general qualifications of candidates, and the other classes of such series shall be framed with a view to ascertain the special qualifications required in clerks in particular departments or divisions of the civil service. And in every class of such series a number of marks shall be fixed for the maximum of excellence i❑ respect of each subject of examination and a number of marks consti tuting the minimum of qualification. They shall on the Ist of January in every year, and so often as the scheme of competitive examination is altered, cause to be pub- Lhed in the London Gazette a copy of such scheme. 8. They shall on the Ist of January in every year give notice in the London Gazette of the places and times ap pointed for such examinations. They shall conduct the examination of all persons who duly present them selves for competitive examination in some place to which the public may freely resort. They may, for the purpose of examination in any special class, be assisted by any person or persons whom they may think proper. 9. Every person who has obtained a certificate of ad missibility to compete may present himself at any such place and time for examination ; and ho may require to be examined as to his qualifications in any particular class or classes exclusively ; and if in such examination he obtain a number of marks equal to that fixed as the minimum of qualification, the Board of Examiners shall enter his name, description, and address on the register of candidates for appointment as clerks in the civil ser vice, with the number of marks obtained by him on exa• mination, and the class or classes iu which they were so iiotained ; and shall deliver to him a certificate of the same under their hands. 10. The board shall keep a register of all persons who have passed the competitive examination, distinguishing the classes in which they have passed, and the number of marks obtained in each class respectively. The board shall keep a register of the address of every such person so long as such person remains on the list of candidates, and until he has accepted of some probationary or other appointment in the civil service ; and whenever such person gives notice to the board of any change in his address they shall cause such change to be made in the register accordingly. 11. After the first competitive examination under this act, whenever it became necessary to appoint a olerk in any office or department maintained by funds provided by Parliament (including the civil departments of the army and navy), unless some person previously employed in the public service be appointed as such clerk, the head of such office or department shall notify the same to the Board of Examiners, and shall state whether the qualifications required in the clerk to be appointed be general or special, and it they be special, of what class. And the Board of Examiners shall thereupon, by letter directed to the address from time to time given by each candidate, •r otherwise, offer such appointment to that person on the register of candidates who has obtained the greatest number of marks in the class from which the appointment is required to be made ; and if the same be not accepted by such person within days, then to the person on the register who has obtained the next greatest number of marks, and PO on in succession. And if no person in the class for whom the appointment is required to be made accept the same, such appointment shall be thrown open to all those per sons who have passed a competitive examination, and every such person may claim such appointment, and the board shall cause notice thereof to be exhibited publicly in some place open to all candidates ; and if more than one such person make such claim, that person who has received the greatest number of marks shall b• entitled to be appointed ; and if amongst such persons there be two or more who have obtained an equal number of marks, they shall be re-examined in respect of the sub jects of examination of the class from which the appoint ment was first required to be made, and every one mem ber or the board may conduct such examination ; and the person who at such examination obtains the greatest number of marks shall be entitled to the appointment. 12. If any candidate accept of such appointment be shall be appointed on probation for one year, but be may be dismissed during such year for incompetency or im proper conduct. When any person has so received an appointment, the same shall be entered in the register of candidates, and he shall be no longer deemed a candi date for appointment. 13. But in case any person having received an ap pointment resign the same, if he produce a certificate of good conduct from the head of the office or department to which he was so appointed, he m a y present himself again for any competitive examination, and if he pass the same shall be again entered on the register of can didates accordingly. 14. Provided always that nothing in this act con tained shall alter or affect the powers of any bead of any office or department or other person to regulate the du o t n i e o s r a d n i d sm p i r s o sa m l o t t h io e n re s fr o o f m c . lerks therein, or th e i r suspen sils. The Board of Examiners shall, on the in every year, make a report in writing of their proceed ings, during the year preceding, under this act ; and shall include therein a list of the names, descriptions, and addresses of all persons who within the year have passed a competitive examination, distinguishing the class or classes passed, and the total nu m b er o f mar k s obtained by each person. And also a list of all persons who, having passed an ex am i na ti on un d er t hi s ac t, h ave with in the year accepted any appointment under the pro visions of this act. 16. No examiner, assistant examiner, secretary, or registrar appointed under this act ehail be competent to be elected or to sit or serve in the Commons House of Parliament. PRINCE ALBERT'S PRIZES FOR MODERN LANGUAGES. ETON COLLEGE, Oct. B.—The annual examination for Prince Highness pr i zes g i ven by hi s Royal theAlbert for modern languages co mmenced on Monday last, and t er minated this morning. The result was given out in school at noon by the Rev. Charles Old Goodford, D.D., head master, as fol lows : GlRlElN.—Brownrigg ma., first ; Puller, s econ d. The foll ow i ng candidates! were honourably mentioned : 1. Ch ampion ; 2. Brownrigg, mi. ; 3. Jeffirson ; 4. Bosancptet ; 5. Grove ; G. Divett ; 7. Orred ; 8. Mr. Stanley. First Examiner —Dr. Schneider, private tutor to the lion. Mr. Saville. Second Examiner and Master—Frederick Sclaiiner stedt, Esq. The examinations were in Schiller, Goethe, Gellert, Schlegel, and Spectator. FRENCH.—Mr. Stanley, first prize ; Butler Johnstone, second prize. Selecied for Honourable Mention-1. Cleasby ;2. Mr. Legge ; 3. Leveson Gower ; 4. Milner ; 5. Puller ; 6. Sauderson, ma. ; 7. Stopfurd ; 8. Willes ; 9. Wilson ; 10. Wood, ma. First Examiner—M. Ch. J. Delille. Second Examiner—M. Tarver, master. The prizes for Italian will be awarded next week. C. Proctor, Esq., Fellow of King's College, Cam. bridge, has just been appointed one of the assistant mas ters in the lower school. PEDESTRIANISL—A match came off last week between Thomas Breakell, farmer, of Broughton, and James Blackburn, farmer, of Howick. The match was to walk from Preston to Whitewell and back, a distance of 36 miles, and the former party being 73 years of age, and the latter 62, the match created a more than ordinary degree of interest. At seven o'clock on Monday morn ing a start was made from the Legs of Man Inn, Fisher gate, and both set eff in tip-top spirits, each apparently sure of hie opponent's 51. The pace was well maintained to the Bowling -green at Ribbleton, Breakell, however, arriving first. H ere he waited until Blackburn came up, and offering to bet another sovereign on himself. Black burn took the wager, when Breakell immediately threw off his coat, and telling Blackburn he should never see him again, setting off at a rattling speed, and kept his word. C At Whitewell Blackurn gave in, but Breakell started on his return walk, and reached Preston again at a minute past four, completing his task in nine hours and a minute MARYLEBONE. VIOLENT ASSAULT ON THE POLICE.- John Carruther, a young man of respectable appearance, was brought up on a warrant and charged before Mr. Long with the following murderous assault upon police-constable D 90 It appeared from the evidence of the complainant that about three o'clock in the morning of the 14th ult. there was a disturbance in Carlisle-street, Portman market. He went to the persons causing it, and found there several men, among whom was the prisoner. He asked him to be quiet, and to go home. He left him, THAMES. SATAGE ASSAULT ON A POLICE INSPECTOE.— William Dutton, a powerful man, a coal porter, was brought be• fore Mr. Yardley, on a warrant granted by his colleague, Mr. Ingham, charged with committing a violent assault on Mr. Ralph Field Thomas, an inspector of the Thames police. It appeared from the evidence that on the 19th of August last the inspector was in the King's Arms pub lic-house, at the corner of Stepney-causeway and Brook street, Ratcliff, partaking of a pint of ale with a friend, when the prisoner and several relatives, who were in the private compartment in front of the bar, commenced quarrelling with a woman of the town, named Margaret Cavanagh, and one of the prisoner's friends threw a quart pot at her, which came over to that compartment where the inspector was standing, and narrowly missed his head. The prisoner, his mother, sister, and two men, named Lawrence and Jeremiah Costigan, whose sister is married to the prisoner, joined in the quarrel with Cava nagh, who was savagely beaten by several of the party. She called out murder and police, and Inspector Thomas went to her assistance. One of the Costigans said "Who are you?" to which the inspector replied "lam an inspeo tor of police." He was immediately struck between the two eyes by Jeremiah Costigan, and the effects of the blow were two black eyes and a bloody nose. Inspector Thomas was then attacked by the Costigans and Dalton, while the females of the party called out let the smash him. The inspector escaped from the house al most exhausted and bieediog profusely ; and while look ing around for assistance, Dalton came behind him and struck him such a violent blow on the jaw with his clenched fist, that the inspector could not eat anything but soft food and fluids for a fortnight afterwards, and has not yet entirely recovered from the effects of the brutal treatment he received on the occasion. About half an hour after the last blow was given Inspector Thomas apprehended the prisoner, and he was lead ing him to the station-house, when three women came behind the inspector, dragged him away from his prisoner, and threw bins on the ground. Daltoa then made his escape ; and a warrant having been granted for his apprehension, he was met with last night by Timothy Cox, No. 127 K, who took him into custody. He offered Cox a bribe of 2/. to set him at large, and the bribe having been rejected, he made a violent resistance before he was secured. Jeremiah Costigan was fined 51. for the assault on the woman Cavanagh, which he paid ; and was sentenced to one month's imprisonment, without the option of paying a fine, for assaulting Thomas Law ; and Costigan was fined 405., which he paid. These convictions took p!ace the day after the assaults on the Inspector and Cavanagh. Satisfactory evidence was given that the Inspector was kicked, beaten, and trampled upon. The prisoner called his mother and brother-in-law, Jeremiah Costigan, who said Margaret Cavanagh began the row, and they were not aware Mr. Thomas was an officer. In answer to a question by the Magistrate, the In spector said he wore his uniform coat at the time. Mr. Yardley fined the prisoner Dalton 51., which he immediately paid. Tllte GOLD RING—EXTItiORDINARY APPLICATION.— A poor widow named Lebean, came before Mr. Yardley this morning and complained that her late husband's gold ring, which she had occasion to pawn on the 6th of September, 1854, and which was afterwards backed (3 months interest paid) had been changed for a brass one when she sent her daughter to redeem it on the previous day. She then handed a worthless chased and somewhat heavy ring to the magistrate. Mr. Yardley—How much did you pawn your hus band's ring for The applicant—For 55. sir ; is it likely a pawnbroker would lend that sum on a brass ring not worth a penny? Mr. Yardley—l should think not ; indeed pawn brokers are persons of more skill and discretion than to lend money on brass rings. How can you identify your late husband's ring ? Mrs. Lebean—lt was a gold heary ring, and my hus band's initials, "J. L.," were engraved on it in a wreath of flowers—J. for John, and L. for Lebean. I have pawned it in the hour of necessity for 10s. It is a most cruel thing to exchange my ring for one quite worthless. Mr. Yardley—This ring, I hold in my hand, is a very curious one. There is an inscription on it partly in Latin and partly in English. Can any one else identify your gold ring ! Mrs. Lebean—Yes, my daughter can, sir. This ring not worth one penny. _ _ . . Mr. Yardiey—That may be the case with the other. Mrs. Lebean—No, sir, or the pawnbroker would not have lent me 58. upon it. If the pawnbroker had re turned me a gold ring worth as much as my own I would have put up with it, sir, much as I should have re gretted the loss of a relic so dear to me. - Mr. Yardley —They will declare and swear, very pro bably, that was the ring you pawned. Mrs. Lebean—They can't do that sir. When I waited upon the pawnbroker ho did not say that the ring you have in your hand was the one I pawned, but the one attached to the duplicate of the ticket my daughter presented. Mr. Yardley said if the applicant's statement was true, the ring produced could not be the one pawned by Mrs. Lebean, and he called the attention of Taplin, 234 K, an intelligent officer, attached to the court, to the case, and directed him to wait on the pawnbroker. He would do what he could to obtain justice for the widow, and if her ring was not restored to her, or compensation given for its loss, he would grant a summons. The name and address of the pawnbroker complained of, is Patterson, John street, White Horse-lane, Stepney. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 3/ 15s to 6/ 6s ; cloves ditto, 5/ Os to 61 15s ; and straw, 1/ 8s Od to 1/ 14s Od per load A fair average supply and a sluggish demand. CIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 3/ 18s to 6/ 8s ; cloves do., 6' 03 to 6/ lOs ; and straw, 11 8s to 1/ 14s per load. Trade dull. WHITECITAPIZL.—AreadOW hay, 3/ 15s to 6/ 69; 010Ve7 do., 4l 15s to 6/ 15s ; and straw, 11 8s to 11 139 per load. Supply good, and trade rather dull. COLONIAL. TlcA.—The large purchases of congon on Saturday, lay 7,000 chests, at 9d, and the fact that 17,000 chests have been exported in the four weeks ending September 27, has caused holders to ask rather higher rates. SUGAR.— Holders have not been disposed to sell, an d prices aro nominally supported, although there is not much business doing. The stock is considerably lower than at this time last year. Of Refined the supply has been rather larger. Prices have been the same, but with smaller trans actions. COFFEE.—Business is dull, bnt holders of native Ceylon refrain from pressing sales. Good and fine plantation has been iu more demand for shipping, but little has b een d one in the lower kinds. Holders are firm. Fine Mocha con tinues to be much required, and is rather scarce. Foreign is dull. RlCE.—This article is quiet. SALTITTRE.—SaIes to arrive have been made at 380., with allowance for all refraction above 5 per cent. COTTON.—At previous rates there has been a moderate sale. Rum.—The Government contract for 100,000 gallons has been taken. The market is firmer, and there are many buyers at very full rates. TALLoW.—P.Y.C. is rather heavy. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sir,—ln the police reports of last Tuesday's impres sion, I find an account of a person giving my name for creating a disturbance in Salisbury- s t ree t, Portman mcirket, in which street I have a branch establishment. As this is calculated to do me considerable injury, I beg to state distinctly that I am not the party alluded to, nor does it concern any member of my family. An early insertion of this will oblige, yours, &o, GEORGE PURKESS, Publisher. 60, Dean-street, Soho, Oct, 6, 1855. for tb'o g 0° laud r the opl i ' ik Ot be l: le hij erl 0 13 , S j e , 100 b° , al be et' ': it 0 13 8 ' 011 ,ge ! )0