The Sun. — London, England, 1861-06-13 00:00:00

WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS. The Royal Mail Company's steamship Atrato, Captain. F. Woolley, arrived at Southampton at 11 a.m. yesterday, bringing these mails, in charge of Captain Bingham, R.N., naval mail agent. She left St. Thomas's on the 29th ult., and had strong trade winds the first three days, and subsequently nor th- e ast and light easterly winds, with fine weather throughout. Two addresses were pre aented to the captain and officers of the Atrato on the completion of her homeward voyage, one from the Spanish passengers, thanking Captain Woolley, Xr. Moore (the purser), and the other officers, for their uniform courtesy and kindness during the passage; and the second from the passengers gene rally, expressing like feelings of gratitude for the zealous attention which had been paid to them throughout the run home. Jamaica advices are to the 24th ult. A large public meeting, convened by the Mayor in accord ance with a numerously signed requisition of the citizens, was held in the old Court-house on the 18th for the (purpose of memorialising her Majesty the Queen on the subject of the proposed transfer of Republic of St. Domingo to Spain. The following resolutions were agreed to : "1. That Spain, being a slaveholding Power, and noto riously the supporter of a nefarious and revolting traffic in human flesh and blood—the African slave trade—any ex tension of her national influence and power in this part of the world, the principal theatre of her pro-slavery opera tions is a matter to be earnestly deprecated. "2. That the annexation of the Republic of St. Do mingo now sought would have the effect of increasing the national prestige of the old country, and, in giving her pos session of the bay of Samana, would vastly improve and strengthen her position in these seas, by which means she could with the greater impunity set at defiance her trea ties with great Britain for the suppression of the slave trade, which she has all along flagrantly and shamelessly violated. "3. That this attempt at annexation, without the ap proval and concurrence of the popular voice of the Domini can Republic, is eontrary to every sentiment of justice and right, involves a gross outrage upon popular liberty, is a direct violation of the principle now held sacred by the lead ing Powers and the enlightened public opinion of Europe, that it is the inalienable right of a people to settle their own form of government, and could not be consummated with out reflecting eternal disgrace upon the Spanish flag. "4. That the Dominican people, betrayed and sold by their chief ruler, deserve the warmest sympathies of the friends of liberty everywhere ; and that it is our duty, in the sacred interests of freedom, to use whatever influence we possess on behalf of their national independence, now so seriously imperilled. " 5. That a memorial to our beloved Sovereign her gra cious Majesty Queen Victoria be prepared for signature, praying her gracious Majesty to interpose, by the autho rity or influence of her Government, for preventing Spain from taking possession of St. Domingo against the will of its people. "6. That the prudent and pacific but energetic policy pursued by Gen. Geffrard, President of Hayti, in face of the dangers with which his country is now menaced, has our warmest admiration, and our best wishes for its com plete success. "7. That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society by the Hon. Edward Jordon, C. 8., chairman, on behalf of the meeting, with the request that that society, to whose noble exertions the cause of freedom in the West Indies is so greatly in debted, would use its powerful influence in aid of the ob jects of this meeting. "8. That the Chairman be requested to forward to his Excellency the Governor the memorial to her Majesty the Queen, and to request that his Excellency will be pleased to transmit the same to the Secretary of State for the Colo nies, to be presented by him to her gracious Majesty." Several forcible speeches were delivered, and a memorial to her Majesty agreed to, embodying the substance of the resolutions. This memorial had been very numerously signed, and was transmitted to England by the present mail. Late advices from Hayti received at Jamaica state that a most unsettled and threatening state of things exists in St. Domingo. The native population have taken up arms against the Spaniards in several of the country districts, and are determined to fight for their independence. Meanwhile disease has broken out among the Spanish soldiers; several of them had died, and there was a large number in hospital. The greatest consternation, it is said, prevails among the people of the city of St. Domingo. The Spaniards in vain endeavour to entertain the inha bitants with military music and fireworks. Save the newcomers, scarcely any one is to be seen abroad, and a thick gloom overspreads the commu nity. The military are carrying themselves most haughtily and offensively towards the black and coloured people ; and Santana and his accomplices are in the greatest alarm at the fruits which are al ready resulting from their treachery. The depart ment of Ciboa is in complete insurrection. The Spanish officers and soldiers boast that it is the in tention of their Government to possess itself of the whole island of Hayti. This may be mere talk, but still it is worthy of being noted. The question of cotton cultivation continued to occupy the attention of the Jamaica press, the most influential portion of which is decidedly favourable to the enterprise. His Excellency the Governor had, in executive committee, reduced the island book postage rate from one penny to a halfpenny per ounce, and extended the facilities of the book post to certain parcels at one penny for every ounce. The weather at Jamaica continued very sultry, but the general health of the island was good. Commercial affairs at Jamaica showed no signs of improvement. Trade continued very dull, and money was exceedingly scarce. Agricultural pro spects, however, were favourable. " This year's crop," says the Guardian, " will be a good one, and the expectations for next year are cheering ; it is to be hoped, therefore, that after we have got over our present difficulties trade will revive, and all interests reap the benefit of an improving agriculture." Exchanges on London.—Colonial and Jamaica Banks, 90 days, 4 per cent. premium; 60 days, 1 per cent. premium ; 30 days, 1-1 per cent premium. Dates from Barbadoes are to the 29th of May. The Quantity of sugar shipped to that period was 24,0001ands.Th e weather still con ti nue d unfavour able for ripening operations, but the crop of the island was estimated at fully 50,000 hhds. The young crop thr oughout the whole island from the continuous rains was lookin g looki very healthy, and was well establish e d . The Waterworks Company had, to the great com f ort of the irenhal:itants of Bridge Town, r-s well as affording gate fire, ss security fl to pro perty from destr uc ti on b y successfully into the owyth broughtt Prom water from the New cas tl e spr i ngs and over 50 hydrants had b een fixed. the n, Auditor-General's report on the state of the Trea sury, it appeared that the amount of revenue for the past year was £94,752, and of expenditure, £110,873, the excess of the latter being occasioned by an outlay of over £20,000 for the improvement or Bridge Town, as recommended by the Burnt District Commissioners. The health of the island was exceedingly good. Accounts from Grenada continue very bad as to the weather and the state of the crops. From the French islands we learn that sugar making at Martinique was suffering from excessive rains. By the South Pacific mails, dates are to the 2d of May from Valparaiso, and the 13th from Callao and Lima. The news from the South is very scanty. Failures continued in Chili, and the agriculturists through the country were suffering a good deal from the scarcity of money. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. Her Majesty's ship Imaum was at Jamaica. The King ston had been converted into a bath for the seamen. The Barracouta had left for Havannah, with two Spanish prizes in tow. The Landrail was at Colon, the Firebrand at Santa Martha, and the Mutine at Panama. 'lke French brig Olive and the American storeship Fal mouth were at Colon. The American frigate Saranac was at Panama. The steam transport Avon was at St. Thomas's, coaling, having the let West India Regiment on board, from Nassau for Barbadoes, and was to sail on the 30th ult. Stations of the Royal Mail Company's Intercolonial Steamers :--The Clyde, on the Gulf of Mexico route ; the Conway, at Colon ; the Teviot, at Barbadoes ; the Wye, at Jamaica; and the Prince, the Solent, the Tamar, the Thames, and the Trent, at St. Thomas's. [AnvxurrsEmENT I— s Holloway's Ointment and Pills.- - Unwholesome Chan . 4 ---The changeable weather is caus ing much sickness, g a t n he e xerting the most powerful in fluence in deranging secretions of the body. Alternat iDg chills and heats so derange the capillary circulation, &at skin, liver, stomach, or lu must become disordered. Holloway's Ointment, well rubbed' over these organs twice a day, prove the q uickest, safest, and best corrective. It penetrates the skin, enters the d eem • %structures, purifies their blood, cleanses their substance, IThl i a a n o t without regulates a their cir culation, and renders their secretion s . intment, annoying, irritating, or exhausting them. perseveringly used, aided by occasional doses Of u kase f ar famed pill s , are capable of removing all-the formidabl e Nil: induced by yariable weatberand its attendant im formidable •• THE NAP Y. Capt. Lynch, of the East Indian Navy, yesterday visited Woolwich Arsenal, by permission of the War Department, to select an armament for a new steam-vessel just completed by Messrs. Wigram, by order of a new company in London, styled the Euphrates and Tigris Steam Navigation Company, which Captain Lynch (nephew of Alderman Finnis) is attached. The steamer is the first which has been constructed for commercial purposes in those latitudes, and for which others will probably fol low. One of the guns, of which there will be three to each vessel, will be an Armstrong, and the other two will be of the old pattern. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Mr. S. S, Burney, master (ad ditional), to the Russell ; John H. Binns, engineer, to the Majestic, for service in the Goshawk ; F. L. M. Dyer, clerk, supernumerary, to the Impreg nable; R. L. Harries, clerk, to the London ; Donald Bayne, clerk, to the Excellent ; George Parkis, act ing second-class assist.-engineer, to the Majestic, for service in the Goshawk; John Singer, first-class assist.-engineer, to the Indus, as supernumerary ; Joseph Craig, acting second•-class assist-engineer, to the Indus, as supernumerary. TILE ARMY. By a circular memorandum, dated the Bth of June, 1861, his Royal Highness the General Com mading-in-Chief, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State for War, has directed that on and after the 20th inst. the bounty for all recruits for the army shall be reduced from £2 to £l, which is to be paid to them on joining their corps in cash, without deduction. His Royal Highness the General Commanding in-Chief has been pleased, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State for India in Council, to select Brevet-Major W. W. H. Greathead, C. 8., Bengal Engineers, as assistant military secretary at head-quarters temporarily, vice Brevet Lieut.- Col. H. W. Norman, C. 8., who has been permitted to relinquish the appointment for the purpose of resuming that of Deputy Adjt.-General in Bengal. At °lie o'clock yesterday morning a detachment of 40 men, belonging to various corps serving in Newfoundland and Halifax, arrived at Chatham gar rison from Liverpool, under the command of Lieut. I W. L. Knowles, 63d Regiment, having disembarked from the American mail steamer Europa. The troops belong to the Royal Artillery, Royal Engi neers, 62d and 63d Regiments. After they had been medically inspected, six men were admitted into Fort Pitt Hospital, and three taken into the Lunatic Asylum, the remainder being forwarded Ito the St. Mary's Invalid Establishment. Yesterday the whole of the officers and troops comprising the 2d battalion of infantry at Chatham assembled on the inner lines, for the purpose of witnessing the decoration of Sergeant-Major H. Pangbourne and Corporal J. Wilson, two non commissioned officers, and J. Gad, a private soldier of the battalion, with silver medals, which together with money gratuities, had been awarded them by the Duke of Cambridge for long service and meri torious conduct. The London Rifle Brigade are to drill on Satur day next with regular troops. Preparations were yesterday commenced at Chatham for a night attack on an extensive scale, in which the entire force of the garrison, together with the Volunteers, will take part. On Tuesday the troops in the Edinburgh garri son—namely, the Scots Greys, 26th (Cameronians), and Royal Artillery, were reviewed in Holyrood park by Major-General Walker, commanding in North Britain. The weather being favourable there was a large assemblage of spectators. The evolutions included the assault on positions held by a supposed enemy, and also the ordinary parade movements, all of which were executed with steadiness and excellent order. It was yesterday announced at head-quarters, Royal Artillery, Woolwich, that according to pre sent arrangements, the Great Eastern, conveying troops to Canada, will sail from Liverpool about the 20th inst. Major Penn's battery of the 4th brigade, Royal Artillery, is under orders to march from Aldershot with horses, Armstrong guns, and battery complete this morning, to be in readiness for embarkation. An additional battery of 12- pounder Armstrong guns will be forwarded from Woolwich Arsenal, together with 2,500 rounds of ammunition, &c., for conveyance by the Great Eastern to Quebec. As the march from the camp to Liverpool would occupy seven days, it is expected a part of the journey will be performed by rail. A heavy reserve of 100 and 40-pounder Arm strong guns, and ammunition, is in readiness for transport from Woolwich Arsenal for Malta, and also a reserve of ammunition for Bermuda, Halifax, and Jamaica. A course of experiments was yesterday entered into at the long range in Woolwich marsh for the purpose of testing the effect of liquid iron on a rico chet gun battery, supposed to be engaged in active warfare. A number of gun-carriages, platforms, and dummies in wood, representing artillerymen, distributed in zig zag fashion, were planted about the battery, which received the storm of molten fire poured in rapid succession from Martin's shells, fired from a couple of 68-pounder smooth-bore guns. The effect, it appears, was satisfactory, and was wit nessed by Gen. Sir Richard Dacres, K.C.8., com manding at Woolwich, and the garrison Staff, con sisting of Major Reilly, C. 8., Aide-de-Camp, Bri gade Major Milward, Major Field, Deputy-Assist.- Quartermaster-General, Sir William Armstrong, K.C.8., Mr. Anderson, Col. St. George, President, and the Members of the Select Committee of Wool wich Arsenal. The guns were supplied by 50 gun ners of the Royal Artillery, and were fired at an elevation of five degrees over a range of 600 yards. The iron was melted in Inie of the new cupolas, of which 300 have been received at Woolwich for dis tribution around the coast and to the colonies abroad. An arrangement, which has been for some time in contemplation by the War Department, to effect an alteration in the system of conducting the cash account of the manufacturing departments of the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich, was yesterday carried out, three paymasters having been appointed to take the entire charge and responsibility of all cash matters, instead of the heads of departments, as heretofore. These officers are to be bonded in heavy sureties and are to receive an additional salary for their increased duties and responsibilities. The appointments have been conferred on the late heads of the cash and account branches of the de partments, viz., M essrs. W. Elliott, Royal Gun Factories; C. Ellis, Royal Carriage Department; and W. Thorpe, Royal Laboratories. S : are now haP e'tVi"alenta ArabiCa [ADVERTISEMENT.]—The Th.' Th e ' faotdo replaces the interminable expense of 4 , plysseli,aaje disappointment , pily superseded by the use of Du Barry' " Thre wi e n y g are Food, which, by a pleasing and n a t ural ll ' tem, removes chronic and exhausting dis e o g n. on the sys langour and pain by vigour and health. not the least remarkable :—Cure 32,836. excessive nervousness, with pains in my neck and left ernears' and general debility, wh i c h rendered m y li fe very miser ' - , able, has been radically removed by Du Barry's health restoring Food.—Alex. Stuart, Archdeacon of Ross, Skib bereen." Cure 3,906. Thirteen years cough, i n ... digestion, debility have _b een removed by a nd general Du Barry's excellent Revalenta Ara bica Food. James Porter, Athol-street, Perth." 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No canister is genuine without the name Barry Du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, in full, ontheseal and wrapper. lie.l l o . t others. z,. Shopkeepers who attempt imposition in one article must lies.tr6r;edslbin. a 24 ed m in 4o t e ins 1 1 , 1 h b e . 22 F s ack • 1.4 w. and 241 b. ~ A in' ' 121 b. ' ' " of Post-offtee orde r , misters are sent carriage free on receipt by Barry Du Barry and C o. , gent-street, L ondon . 77, Re. 60, Gracechurch- str eet ortnum Mason,. and Co.; Abbit, bard-street ; t ; 4 Cheapsme • 63 330 and 451 S trand , and 150, 05' set ; Batty, 16, Finsbury _ d; 49 and 60, Bishopsgaic tea-dealers ; Petty, and Co., Phillips and Co oft ; at 127 High Wood,Holborn ; cl Co., King William-street and all grocer's THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 13, 1861.° CEN2BAL CRIMINAL COURT, June 12. NEW COURT. (Before Mr. Baron Bramwell.) THE COMMERCIAL BANK ROBBERY.—John Dur den, 45, described in the calendar as a clerk, and James Holcroft, 50, described as an agent, were charged with stealing the several sums of £lB5, £l5O, and £B6 1 ls. 5d., the property of Mark Hunter, one of the public officers of the Commercial Bank, in his dwelling-house. The prisoners were also charged with feloniously receiving the like sums, knowing them to have been stolen. _ yv When the prisoner Durden was called upon to plead to the charge he said, "I plead guilty to having made use of money belonging to the bank, but I did not intend to defraud them." Baron Bramwell told the prisoner he was charged with stealing the money, and all he had to do was to say whether he was guilty or not guilty. The prisoner said he had no intention to deprive the bank of the money, and he would therefore plead not guilty. He added something to the effect that his fellow-prisoner, Holcroft, was entirely innocent. The evidence for the prosecution having closed, Mr. Metcalfe said that on the part of his client, Durden, he should decline saying anything to the jury upon the facts. kr. 'Hawkins then made a most powerful speech to the jury on behalf of the other prisoner. He said he would not deny that a gross fraud had been committed upon the bank, but at the same time he hoped the jury would not jump hastily to the conclusion that both prisoners must have been concerned in it, and that whatever might be their opinion with regard to the share one of the pri soners had taken in the transaction, they would not convict Holcroft of having taken a guilty part in the affair, upon the evidence that had been laid before them. He then proceeded to argue that there could be no doubt that Holcroft had been carrying on a respectable business, and that there was not the slightest imputation upon his charac ter until this transaction. He could not deny that the ledger of the bank had been tampered with, and that by means of this tampering with the books, the bank had been robbed of a large amount of money, but the only question the jury had to decide was, whether the evidence established that Holcroft had acted with a guilty knowledge in the transaction. The learned counsel then proceeded to argue that there was nothing whatever in the case to show that Holeroft had not been made a dupe by Durden, who, finding that he could not carry out his scheme of fraud without assistance, pitched upon Holcroft, with whom he was on friendly terms, and to whom he had acted as a friend to render him that assistance ; and, he con tended, in all the proceedings that afterwards took place, he had acted merely as his innocent agent. He reminded the jury that Durden was looked upon as a man of high integrity, and that the utmost confidence was placed in him by the direc tors of the bank, and that consequently a man in the position of Holcroft was very likely to have listened to any proposition that was made by a man like Durden; and that he might have thought lessly consented to allow Durden 'to place money to his account, without having the slightest sus picion that by so doing he was rendering him any assistance in plundering the bank of their money. The learned counsel, in his concluding observations, particularly urged upon the attention of the jury that the prisoner had voluntarily offered to give a full explanation of everything connected with the transaction, which, he said, was just what would be expected from an innocent man, and that he was not permitted to give that explanation, and he urged that, at all events, the evidence against the prisoner was not at all conclusive, and that there was sufficient doubt in the case to justify the jury in acquitting the prisoner. A great many highly respectable witnesses were called to speak to the character of Holcroft, and they described him as an honest, honourable man, and as being remarkably correct in all his dealings. Mr. Baron Bramwell, in summing up the case to the jury, said that the prisoners were charged with the offence of larceny in stealing three several sums of money ; but the offence was not one of the ordi nary description, but was of a very peculiar charac ter, and in the course of the legal discussion that had taken place, the counsel for the prosecution had admitted that the jury could not convict Durden unless they believed that Holcroft had a guilty share in the transaction, and he (the learned Judge) concurred with him in that opinion. With regard to Durden, there could, of course, be no doubt that he had fraudulently deprived the bank of a large sum of money; but the only question the jury had to consider was whether the other prisoner, Hol croft, had a guilty knowledge of the fraud, and un less the evidence satisfied them that this was the case, they could not convict either of the prisoners. The learned Judge then proceeded to call the atten tion of the jury to all the important points in the evidence, and he concluded by stating that if any reasonable doubt was created in their minds as to whether Holcroft had a guilty knowledge of the fraud that was undoubtedly committed by the other prisoner, the good character he had received ought to have considerable weight in the decision they arrived at. The jury retired to consider their verdict at five minutes past ten o'clock. At a few minutes past eleven they again came into court, and stated that they could not agree as to the guilt of the prisoner Holcroft. Baron Bramwell said that if they were not satis fied of the guilt of both the prisoners, he was bound to tell them that they could not legally convict either of this particular offence. Durden might be guilty of some other offence, but he could not be convicted of this particular larceny, unless the jury were satisfied that the other prisoner acted in com plicity with him. If they could not agree he was afraid that they must be locked up all night. The jury then again deliberated for a short time, when they returned a verdict of Not Guilty as re garded both prisoners. There are several other indictments against them, which Mr. Giffard said it was intended by the prosecution to proceed with. The Court did not adjourn until twenty minutes past eleven o'clock. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—June 12. WESTMINSTER.—COMMITTAL OF MR. KING HARMAN TO THE HOUSE OF CORRECTION.—Mr. King Harman, a gentleman of large fortune, yes terday appeared for final examination, before Mr. Arnold, charged with unlawfully resisting the police in the course of a riot at Cremorne Gardens. Mr. F. H. Lewis, barrister, appeared for the defendant. When first brought before the magistrate, upon a warrant, there was also a charge against him for assaulting Mr. Adams, the secretary at Cremorne. The particulars of the transaction have been before detailed, and ma the last examination, after a re mand of four days to the House of Detention, the accused was fined £5 for assaulting Mr. Adams ; the charge for resisting the police, by which he had escaped on the night in question, being at the request of Mr. Serjeant Ballantine, who then ap peared for him, adjourned until yesterday. Mr. Lewis inquired whether there was any in tention of proceeding further against his client ? Police-constable fotter,.of the V Division, was placed in the witness-box, and in answer to ques tions from the magistrate said that when in custody defendant did not offer any resistance himself, he was passive ; it was those around who rescued him ; he had hold of his back at the window, where he escaped that way, but he did not think defendant saw him. Defendant was greatly excited. William Bamfield, 380 B, said he was fetched by Inspector Drake to the circular bar at Cremorne, and while there he was struck at with an umbrella. After that witness was called to the coffee-room by the manager, to keep the door; he was there half an hour, during which some persons were trying to force the door open, and it at last gave way. After the persons had forced their way into the coffee room, Mr. Adams came to witness and said he wanted him to take a man into custody. Witness went with him, a n d h e p o i n t e d defendant out. De fendant was creating a disturbance. Witness had seen him ru s hi ng i n an d out w i t h a num b er o f o th ers Wihtneewas gasokushtoloa of him there theutside window, w asa general " rescue," and fromde fenhda. custody. nt was rescued, and they took him away In reply t o the magistrate, witness said that de fendant fo rce d his way back when the others took hold of witn ess . waistcoat, and other persoss had takingpersonshold of d e f en d an t' s hold of witness, back and he forcing himself at the moment, was rescued. Cr not say how many wer e engaged Defendant Vill taken a way o Cross - e i x n a the m Cn rescue.e d— C on . 1 d from him; he forced himself 1E without using any violence. James Manley, 347 V, said there was a great (I' l s turbance at Cremorne. He saw defendant pust: about several persons who came in his way. T he disturbance was so great that the'y were compelled to shut the coffee and supper room doors. Witness s aw defendant and two more go up and kick at the door. Mr. Adams called on witness to take him into cus tody. Witness tried to make his way to him but the mob pushed witness out of the bar. After being put out witness saw defendant coming out of the coffee-room window. Potter was behind him. Mr. Wardel Carbyn, manager at Cremorne, said that at about half-past one on the morning in ques tion he saw the defendant surrounded by eight or nine of his companions in the coffee-room, creat- _~. ing a great noise, singing, laughing, beating' the table, and yelling " Bob Ridley." All rose together and said, " We're in for a - lark " They rushed from the room into the cir cular bar in a compact body, driving every one be fore them. They returned through the circular bar into the coffee-room, driving people from the table, and compelling the servants of the establishment to remove all the glass. Another person prominent amongst those making the disturbance was taken into custody, when some of the friends of the de fendant said, " If you take that man we will break every thing in the -- place." Witness said he had no desire to take anybody into custody, and he would let the man go if they would take him away. He was then liberated on their promise to do so ; but they placed him in the middle of them, again formed round him, and rushed in the same manner as before into the circular bar. Mr. Arnold inquired whether the defendant took part in what had been described. Witness replied that he was in the midst of the rush three or four times. The party in the circular bar forced it open again ; they made a rush, and drove witness and the police back into the coffee room. As witness was driven back to the centre of the room, he heard glass break; the iron bars outside the windows were forced, and defendant, who had been in the room, was then outside the window. Cross-examined—There were ten or twelve in the riot ; they all moved of their own accord ; they drove everybody right and left, keeping together, and yelling and hooting. Mr. Lewis, addressing the bench, said that no one more sincerely regretted being led into indiscretion by temporary excitement than his client ; but it was his (Mr. Lewis's) duty to point out to the magi strate that the evidence adduced did not support the charge against the defendant of unlawfully resisting the police in the execution of their duty, but on the contrary, denied it, for the consta bles proved that they had him in custody when his friends rescued him, without his taking any part in the act. If there had been evidence that he had in any way raised the rescue, then Mr. Lewis would admit that he might be liable. As his friends alone did it, he was not in point of law liable for the transaction, and he must call the magistrate's attention to the fact that Potter said defendant was perfectly passive, and the other constable merely proved a movement backwards, which probably might have been caused by the pressure around. Defendant had by the im prisonment he had uniergone while under remand, suffered in such a way as a gentleman of flue feel ings would not like to pass through a second time, and that, he suggested, was anything but what ought to have been expected from the nature of the charge. Mr. Arnold having asked Mr. Lewis whether he had any evidence to offer on behalf of his client, Mr. Lewis replied in the negative. Mr. Arnold said that the charge against the de fendant was for unlawfully resisting Potter in the execution of his duty, and he (Mr. Arnold was clearly of opinion that it was made out in law, be cause, as defendant was acting in concert with others, it must be taken, as a principle, that their resistance was the same as though he had resisted himself, and although there was no resistance per sonally in Potter's case, in that of the other con stable it was positively shown that defendant forced his way back while the others took hold of him. Hte must repeat that it was quite clear defendant was acting in concert with others around him, and was therefore liable for their acts. If this had been an ordinary case of accidental disturbance he should have felt that the infliction of the ordinary penalty would in all probability have been suffi cient to meet it, but it was not. It was obvious that defendant with a gang, as it might be termed, but what he would call a band, went to these gardens with the express object of disturbing the public peace and order, and interfering with the amuse ments of those who had gone there for pleasure, and with a determination that if any attempt was made to restrain them to resist it by force and vio lence ; and it had been stated in the course of this inquiry that defendant had distinguished himself in this discreditable way on more than one occasion, although that matter was not part of the present inquiry. The determination of the party with whom defendant was acting in concert, was, he must repeat, to create a disturbance and resist the authority of the law ; and, as he felt that a pecu niary fine upon the defendant would not in any way meet the case— Mr. Lewis here interposed—lf it were not the magistrate's intention to inflict a fine, he would prefer that the case be sent to the sessions. Mr. Arnold did not see why this case should be treated differently from others. He was in the habit of dealing with cases of this kind, or, at least, not so bad—he might say daily—and could see no reason why this should be taken out of his hands. Mr. Lewis did not think the course the magis trate was about to pursue quite proper. There were many such cases where a jury had an indict ment sent before them, and defendant would prefer being tried by a jury. If it were an ordinary case he (Mr. Lewis) would have a right of appeal, and without meaning any disrespect, would feel it his duty to exercise it. If the case were sent before a jury, and defendant were pronounced guilty, a judge could give a greater punishment than the magistrate had power to inflict. Mr. Arnold observed that there was not the slightest evidence to rebut the charge made against the prisoner, and it was not a fit case to send to the sessions, but one strictly in his province to deal with by law. `faking the whole of the circum stances of the case, and bearing in mind the fact that defendant had received four or five days' im prisonmentcetconrnrseavour to effect the prisoner Defendanttienrantaiot consternation, to apply a n an d pdp h sl i yu s b friends ne t e l x By h exhibite d the greatest already, he should comm it hi m t o th e House of Correction for ten day s . prisoner's release. lt r ea e ar s sy s e e . d of their s t a t e d t e o - THAMES.—CIIARGE OF WILFUL MURDER.— Julia Bryant, alias Connor, an Irish woman, aged 29, who carried an infant in her arms, was brought befoie Mr. Woolrych, charged with the wilful murder of Catherine Daly. Inspector Dendy, of the 11 division, stated that, at half-past 12 o'clock OA Thursday night last, a woman named Catherine Daly was brought to the Leman-street station-house, in Whitechapel, with a severe wound on her nose, which appeared to have been completely divided. She was bleeding copi ously, and was very much exhausted. He sent for Dr. Comley, of High-street, Whitechapel, who bandaged the wound, and said the case was a very serious one, and that the woman must be sent to the London Hospital directly. The doctor's orders were carried out, and the woman was supported on the arms of two police constables to the hospital, where she expired on Monday evening. Timothy Carroll, a labourer, stated that the de ceased was his sist er . H e saw her alive on Sunday in the hospital. She was then in a state of delirium. On Tuesday he sa w th e b o dy o f hi s sister laid out in the dead•house of the hospital. Mary Flynn, the wife of William Flynn, a tailor, of Gun-square, Hounsditch, stated that she was in the Blue Peter public- house, Rosemary-lane, White chapel, on Thurs lay night last. The prisoner, her husband, and Catherine Daly were there. The prisoner's husband gave the deceased a glass of stout, and said to her, "Kitty, how many years ago is it since you and I first slept together ?" The deceased said in reply, " I do not know that I ever did sleep with you. When I did sleep with a man, it was with a good man in a foreign country." The prisoner was annoyed with the conversation, and had some words with the deceased. They called each other names, and the prisoner took up a quart pot and struck Daly a tremendous blow on the nose. The deceased staggered from the effects of the blow which severed her nose, and she leaned against a wall, and " bled violently nearly a quart." Witness said it was a shame to let a woman bleed to death, and the barman at the Blue Peter led her outsi de into the street. Two police-constables came to the assistance of the deceased, and finding her quite exhausted from loss of blood, carried her to the station-house. Francis Kelly, a police-constable. 130 H, took the prisoner into custody in Blue Gate-fields, Shadwell, on Tuesday night. A ecene of the greatest con fusion ensued among the Irish congregated there, and if he had not b e en provided with the assistance of several police-constables he should never have got the prisoner away. The prisoner said " I did strike Catherine Daly, and I am very sorry for it, and was determined to give myself up : " An im mense number of persons assembled in Leman street, opposite the station-house that morning, and there was great excitement. The prisoner was taken out of the station-house secretly by a back way and escaped the mob. Inspector Durdy - said the inquest on the remains of the deceased would be held this day. Mr. Woolrych remanded the prisoner for a week. [ADvF.RTMEMENT.] Pills and medicine invariably ag glavate and perpetuate diseases; their annoyance, dis appointment, and expense may be avoided by persons in indifferent health sending only their address to E. S. 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Mr. Merry's Knave, by Orlando, 2 yrs, ist.. (H. Covey) 1 Baron Niviere's Alerte, 2 yrs, 7st (Grimshaw) 2 Lord Portsmouth's Guerilla, 2 yrs, 6st 111 b.. (Chapman) 3 The fol!owing also ran :—Barbiton, Camperdown, Brava, Babette f, Teacher, Nuthatch, Parisienne, Walpole, Turtle Dove, Pergus, and Peru. Betting-6 to 4 agst The Knave, 7to 4 agst Alerte, 10 to 1 agst any other, Barbiten jumped off in front, but soon dropped back, and The Knave on the Stand side took up the running, fol lowed by Alert() in the middle of the course, and to these two the race was confined, The Knave cantering in at his leisure and winning by two lengths. A Sweepstakes of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, with 50 added, for three-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 71b ; the winner to be sold for 400 sovs, if demanded ; allowances if for less. Three quarters of a mile, 6 subs. Mr. E. Brayley's Ladylike, Bst (Lambourn) w.o. The Royal Hunt Cup, value 200 soya, by subscription of 10 sovs each, with 100 added; winners extra. New Mile. 91 subs. Lord Portsmouth's Buccaneer, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (J. Goater) 1 Baron Niviere's Pretendant, 4 yrs, Bst 51b ..(Fordham) 2 Lord Chesterfield's Baron Munchausen, 4 yrs, 6st 131 b (W. Bottom) 3 The following also ran :—Lava, Amsterdam, Cosmopo lite, Chere Amie, Man-at:Arms, Fravola, Gibraltar, Main stone, Lustre, Horace, Sir Hugh, Wing, Touch me Not, Scrubbing Brush, Nutbush, Moorhen, Suburban, Gabrielle d'Estrees, Bumble Bee, Cheese Cake, Conqueror, Struggler, Elcho, Snapahort, Orion, East Sheen, Chriemilde, Sister to St. Albans, and Little Drummer. Betting-6 to 1 agst Buccaneer, Bto 1 agst Little Drum mer and Pretendent, 100 to 7 each agst Horace, Voltalla, and Subtirban, 100 to 6 agst Sir Hugh, 20 to 1 each agst Touch Me Not, Moorhen, Lava, and Gabrielle d'Estrees, 25 to 1 each agst East Sheen and Baron Munchausen, 100 to 3 each agst Fravola and Cheesecake. On taking their preliminary canter, Scrubbing Brush knocked down a woman with an infant in her arms, but for tunately no injury was inflicted. She caused further trouble; for, on getting nearly to the starting post, Cballoner dis covered that his saddle was broken, and he was compelled to return to the weighing stand to change it. Admiral Rous accompanied the starter to the post, and undertook the re sponsibility of getting so large a field off. His starting, however, was not quite as successful as his handicapping, and when he gave the oignal tho horooo woro net in line_ The race admits of very little description, for Buccaneer was in front when the flag fell, and he went away with a clear lead, running on the stand side of the course. His nearest pursuers, on coming down the hill, were Suburban, Horace, Voltella, Nutbush, Lava, Baron Munchausen, Pretendant, and Cheesecake. The lot closed up on crossing the road, but Buccaneer quitted them without difficulty, and ran home an easy winner by a length and a half. The others were all pulling up on passing the post, Pretendant on sufferance, beating Baron Munchausen by a length; Lava being a head only behind Lord Chesterfield's colt ; the others were also stepped, Cheesecake leading the ruck; the rear lot consisted of Bumble Bee, Amsterdam, Wing, Gibraltar, and Chere Amie. A Plate of 50 sous, for two-yr-olds*; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst &lb, the winner to be sold for 100 sous. Half a mile. Mr. Thomas's Dux, Bst slb (J Goater) 1 Mr. Law's Incitatus, Bst 71b.. (D. Hughes) 2 Mr. Ten Broeck's Reporter, Bst 71b (Fordham) 3 The following a l so con: —Miss Swift, Bonnibelle, Gazelle, Commander, Miss Coutts, .and Perambulator. Betting-3 to 1 agst p ac it a ,:ns, 4to 1 each agst Dux, Bonnibelle, and Gazelle. They got off in a line, and soon after stalling Dux took a slight lead, which she held to the end, and won by a length and a half; the second beating the third by three quarters of a length; a head only separating the second and third. Gazelle was fourth, Miss Coutts fifth, Per ambulator sixth, Commander seventh, and Bonnibelle last, beaten 4. The Visitors' Plate (Handicap) of 100 soya, and 25 f(a. the second horse. Once round and a distance. Mr. Payne's Royal Sovereign, 6 yrs, 6st 131 b (car. 7st) (J. Snowden) 1 Mr. T. Parr's Niger, 4 yrs, 7st 21b (Clement) 2 Mr. Brayley's Sycophant, 3 yrs, bet 71b (Parsons) 3 The following also ran :—Schism, Kinnersley, Predictor, The Monk, South Australian, Lucknow, Dartmoor, Can tab, and Pergus. Betting-6 to 4 agst Royal Sovereign, sto 1 agst Schism, 6 to 1 agst Predictor, 8 to 1 agst Kinnersley. After several false starts the flag was dropped, and Royo Sovereign jumped oft with the lead, but Cantab overpower- I ing his rider rushed to the fore before going 50 yards, and his jockey had much difficulty in restraining him. He was however steadied on approaching the top turn, and Kin nersley took up the running with Pergus, Royal Sovereign, and Sycophant close up. On entering the Swinley course Cantab again proved too much for little Adams and took up the running, Predictor going next, .nd these two placed a clear interval between themselves and the nick, which was headed by Pergus. On nParing the Brick-kiln turn Pre dictor and Sycophant soon joined Cantab, who shortly afterwards retired from the front, leaving Predictor with the lead, with Sycophant second, and the favourite and Schism next. Soon after they were joined by Niger. Atter entering the straight Royal Sovereign ran through his horses, and wen in a canter by three lengths ; same be tween second and third; Cantab a bad fourth; and Pergus and Predictor next. The other 4 walked in. The Fernhill Stakes of 15 sovs each, 5 ft, with 100 added; 2-yr-olds, 7st 21b ; three, 9st , fillies and geldings allowed 31b. About half a mile. 15 subs. Count Lagrange's Marignan, 2 yrs, 7st 21b (Grimshaw) 1 Mr. Saxon's Brown Duchess, 3 yrs, Bst 111 b (L. Snowden) 2 Baron Niviere's Baliverne, 2 yrs, Est lllb .. (J. Adams) 3 The following also ran :—Nemises, Express, Little Lady, and Touch-me-Not. Betting-2 to 1 agst Marignan, 3to 1 agst Little Lady, 7 to 2 agst Express, 6 to 1 agst Brown Duchess. After three or four false starts the flag was dropped, and Little Lady was left at the post. Touch-me-Not made the running, but after crossing the road resigned the lead to Marignan, who was then joined by Brown Duchess, Bali verne taking third place. The three ran a slashing race home, Marignan winning by a head, Brown Duchess, who ran with great gameness, having only the same advantage over Baliverne ; Touch-me-Not was a bad fourth, Express fifth, and Nemesis next. Little Lady cantered in a long way in the rear. • The Coronation Stakes of 100 sovs each, h ft, for three-yr old fillies, Bst 71b each ; winners extra ; maidens allowed 71b. One mile. 13 subs. Baron Rothschild's Queen of the Vale, Bst 71b.. (Wells) 1 Lord Strathmore's Juno, Bst (L. Snowden) 2 Lord Stamford's Pardalote, Bst 71b (A. French) 3 Sweet Hawthorn and Preceptress also ran. Betting—Even on Queen of the Vale, 7 to 2 agst Pre ceptress, 6 to 1 agst Juno. Preceptress indulged in several vagaries before going to the post. First she sent Fordham from the saddle, and he was no sooner mounted again than she bolted towards Ben Land's house and took him across country ; when brought back she again overpowered him and ran to the Brick kilns before she stopped. At the post she was very restless and refused to go near her horses, and when the flag dropped she was slightly in the rear. Juno and Queen of the Vale ran in front nearly abreast to the Brick-kilns, where Queen of the Vale took a cl ear lead, was never after wards headed, and won in a cante r by two lengths; the third was three lengths off. Preceptress, who drew into the second place on rounding the last turn, died away before reaching the distance and was betten off. The Third Ascot Biennial Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 100 added, for 3-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 31b ; the second to receive 25 sovs out of the stakes. One mile. 40 subs. Lord Lincoln's Lupus, Bst 71b (Fordham) 1 Baron Rothschild's Janus, Bst 71b (Wells) 2 Lord Stamford's Diophantus, Bst 71b Mr. Brown's British Prince, Bst 71b (L. Snowden) 4 Betting-4 to 1 un. Diophantus. British Prince got away with a slight lead, followed by Janus, Diophantus, and Lupus. At the Brick-kilns the favourite went to the fore and carried on the running to the turn into the straight, where Lupus went to the fore, and Janus soon took second place, Diophantus being beaten before they got to the distance. Opposite the Grand Stand Janus made an effort to get up to Lupus, but failed, the last named winning by a neck, Diophantus finishing a bad third. A Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, 6 ft, with 100 added ; for 3-yr-olds, 7st 12Ib ; four and upwards, Bst 91b ; fillies and geldings allowed 31b ; the winner to be sold for 200 soya. T.Y.C. 8 subs. Sir H. Des Vceux's Redpole, 3 yrs, 7st 121b(W. Bottom) 1 Mr. A .Taylor's the Pope, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b .. (L. Snowden) 2 Mr. Smith's Handsome Jack, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b (Pordhi:m) 3 The following also ran :—Miss Emma, Apollo, and Polonius. • Betting—Even on Miss Emma, 5 to 2 agst Redpole. The running was made by Miss Emma to the distanoe, where R9dpolo took it up, and won by a length and a half, half a length between second and third ; Miss Emma a bad fourth. LATEST BETTING. GOLD CUP. sto 4 oil Thormanby (taken) 4to 1 agst Parmesan (taken and offered) 9to 2 agst St. Albans (taken) DERBY. 17 to 1 agst Wingrave (taken) 20 to 1 agst The Knave (takeu) HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE- MENTS. May 23 to Mr. Johnson, of York), First Lord, out of all engagements. June 3, at 3 p.m., Stream of Gold, out of all engagements. June 5, at 9 a.m., East Stanley, out of the Ascot Stakes. June 6, after 6 p.m., Scotch Whi s xy, out of the Gold Cup, at Newton. Stine 7, at 9 a.m., Oxford and Ebony, ou t of the Royal Hunt Cup, at Ascot. June 7, at 9 a.m., Drumstick, Letty est, Canary, Gemse, and Donna Maria, out of Ascot engagements. • Auto 7, at 3.35 p.m., West Rnd, and all Sir J, Hawlers horses except Gallus, Loiterer, and Moorhen, out of Ascot engagements. June 7, at 4.15 p.m., Bluestone, out of the Royal Hunt Cup. June 7, after 6 p.m., Cage, out of all engagements. June 8 (to Mr. Johnson, of York), Fanfare (dead), out of all engagements. June 8, at 9 a.m., Vilette and Fighting Cock, out of Ascot engagements. June 8, at 9 a.m., Fairwater, out of the Royal Hunt Cup June 8, at 9 am., Mulse and Leda, out of Ascot Biennial. June 8, at 9 aim, Mulse, out of the New Stakes, a Ascot. June 8, at 10 a.m., Dilkoosh, out of the Ascot Stakes. June 8, at 10 a.m., all Col. Towneley's two-yr-olds, out of the Biennial and New Stakes at Ascot. June 8, at 2 p.m., Jason, out of the Ninth Ascot Trien nial, and Brother to King of Diamonds, out of the Fourth Ascot Biennial. June 8, at 2.10 p.m., all Mr. Savile's horses, except Par mesan and Reveillie, out of Ascot engagements. June 8, at 4.5 p.m., Calpe, out of all handicaps for which the weights have appeared to date. - June 8, at 5.40 p.m., Brother to Horace, out of Ascot engagements. June 10, at 9 a.m., Convivialist and Professor, out Of Hampton engagements. June 10, at 9 a.m., Fitz-Avon, out of the Visitors' Plate, Hampton. June 10, at 2.40 p.m., Merryman, Lady Falconer, North ern Light, The Rambler, Morgan la Faye colt, Sir William Folkestone, Cantatrice, Russley, Dundee, Costa, and Phemy filly, out of Ascot engagements. June 10, at 6.0 p.m., Vulture and Keepsake, out of the Visitors' Plate at Hampton. June 10, after 6.0 p.m , Ballerino, out of the Fernhill Stakes at Ascot. June 10, at 2.0 p.m., all Mr. Crawford's horses out of their Ascot engagements. June 11, at 10.30 a.m., Bayonet and Vancouver, out of the Royal Hunt Cup, Sycophant out of the Biennial, and Auriol out of the New Stakes at Ascot. _ _ June 11, at 11.30 a.m.,'Balham, Rupert, and Rufus, out of the Royal Hunt Cup. June 11, at 2.30 p.m., Viscount Brignall, out of the Northumberland Plate. June 11, at 3.15 p.m., The Dron and Sweetsauce, out of the Royal Hunt Cup. June 11, at 3.35 p.m., Misty Morn, out of the Royal Hunt Cup. June 11, at 6.0 p.m., Anthem, out of the Royal Hunt Hunt Cup. Prince of Orange (who has oeen som co gvLvaa) oak of all engagements. TOUTS AT NEWMARKET. The following warning has been issued by the stewards of the Jockey Club : " Whereas numerous complaints having been made to the stewards of the Jockey Club of the increasing audacity of the professional horse-watchers, the stewards give notice that they will warn off the Heath and the training grounds all persons who refuse to leave the exercising ground when they are ordered to do so by the trainers or the gentlemen to whom the horses belong." LIVE . ,POOL. Acceptances for the Liverpool The highest weight accepti: to Bst 121 b, and the others i [ Cup. Two miles. 68 subs. ng being Bst, it has been raised in propottion. Yrs st lb Ivanhoff 3 7 4 Feodorown.a 4 7 2 The Brewer Russley 3 7 0 Heiress Yorkminster 3 7 0 Doefoot Voltella Duchess 3 6 5 Weatherwitch Bayonet 3 6 5 Mark t.. 3 6 5 Yrs at lb Wallace Cape Flyaway Northern Light Walkington Chere Arnie Desmond (in 31b ex) 4 7 11 Jeddah edictor General Hess Chance Shot 4 7 6 Slingsby Flash-in-the-Pan HAMPTON. Acceptances for the Surrey and Middlesex Stakes. Yrs st lb Yrs st lb Joskin .. 5 9 5 Prince Imperial .. 3 6 4 Borderer Audrey Royal Sovereign Gridiron 3 6 4 Timandra .. 5 7 12 Sunflower 3 6 4 Ravenstonedale .. 6 7 9 Atropia Conscript Anthem .... 3 7 0 Rollcall Guilder Bandsman 3 6 10 Biddy Nutts 3 5 7 Roesis Weatherproof .... 3 6 7 AQUATICS. TRADESMEN'S FOUR-OARED RACE. The members of the South London Rowing Club rowed a four-oared race yesterday, for silver prizes for all the crews. The race was accompanied by the Venus, Captain Sharplin, which was well filled, the crows coming in as follows : The Blue Crew The White Crew .. 2 The Red Crew The Blue Crew.—Metsere. S. Fairbrass, W. Shipway, E. Gregory, W. Ansell (stroke), and H. Hobbs, coxswain. The White Crew.—Messrs. G. Bacchus, W. Belevie, W. F. Williams, C. Hobbs (stroke), and G. Harrison, cox swain. The Red Crew.—Messrs. W. IL Gregory, C. Mosley, R. Townsend, W. Kinchen, and T. Knight coxswain. The distance was Putney to Barnes, and the winners at once went away, coming in some distance ahead. The others made a good race for a mile, till Red were beaten off. LANDSMEN'S SCULLERS' RACE. A scullers' race also came off over the above course yes terday between two landsmen from the Temple, named Bradley and Spenser. The latter, who was considerably the favourite, had the best place, and soon drew away from his opponent. Bradley rowed very pluckily, but he was overmatched, and eventually beaten by four lengths. Mr. Casamajor was referee, the winner training at Salter's, the Feathers, Wandsworth. TRADE OF NEM CAsTLE. NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, June 11.—A south-west wind is bringing a considerable fleet of light collier vessels to the north-east coal ports, and trade is likely to be more lively this week than it has been for some two or three weeks past. The Custom house returns for May show a somewhat unfavour able state of trade in many of the northern coal ports as compared with May, 1860. In May, 1861, 199,038 tons of coals were exported from Newcastle, as compared with 214,188 tons in May, 1860; Sun derland, 109,373 tons, against 117,822 ; the Hartle poo.s, ,68 790 against 68,17 1 ; Middlesborough, 13,580, against 9,047 tons. The following quantities of coals were sent to London and coastwise :—New castle, 194,360; Sunderland, 139,970; the Hartle pools, 118,777 • Blyth, 13,384; Seaham, 62,304 ; Middlesborough, 16,61'6; Maryport, 32,020; White haven, 14,385 tons. Goods, other than coals and coke, show an increase of £96,455 in the value ex ported from the Hartlepools, £992 from Sunder land, £9BB from Middlesborough, and a decrease of £69,185 from Newcastle., As before stated, while other trades are mostly very dull, the manu facture of machinery of all kinds in the large works in this town and iron shipbuilding upon the Tyne and Wear keep extremely active. Messrs. Richard son, Messrs. Palmer Brothers, Messrs. T. and W. Smith, Mr. Leslie, and other firms on the Tyne, are engaged executing orders for iron screw vessels and sailing ships. Messrs. C. Mitchell and Co., of Low Walker, have on hand a considerable number of vessels for river purposes for almost every part of the world. They are at present building two iron paddle steamers, Penh of the following dimensions: Length, 120 ft; breadth, 21 ft; depth, 7,1 ft. These steamers, which will be fitted with the oscillating cylinders, and engines of 60 horse power, are in tended for the Russian Government, and wilt be employed in towing, &c., at the dockyard at Cron stadt. The same firm also building for the same Go vernment an iron screw despatch tender of the fol lowing dimensions :—Length, 60 ft ; breadth, li ft; depth, 51 ft. The engines will be of 70-horse power. The tender is already so far advanced as to be ready to take her machinery. Messrs. Mitchell and Co. have also in hand a first-class iron paddle-steamer for the Hunter River New Steam Navigation Com pany at Sydney, of the followindeg dimensions : Length, 220 ft; breadth, 25 1 ft ; pth, ft. The steamer will be fitted with oscillating cylinders, and engines of 200-horse power, by Messrs. Mon.; son and Co., of the Ouseburn Engine Works. The steamer, which is expected to attain a speed of 15 knots an hour, is being built under the inspection of Mr. John Dudgeon, of London, and will be em ployed in conveying passengers and goods. There is also building by Messrs. Mitchell and Co. an iron screw steamer, to be fitted with Weallen's patent machinery, consisting of high pressure and con densing cylinders, with surface condenser, the whole of which will be manufactured by Messrs. R. Stephenson and Co., Newcastle. The engines will be of 70-horse power, and the following are the di mensions of the steamer :—Length,l6s ft ; breadth, 26 ft ; depth, 17 ft. On Saturday afternoon Mr. Wm. Pile, of Sunderland, launched the first iron vessel built by him from his building-yard on the North-sands. She is a screw steamer of 830 tons 0.m., and is built for Mr. Young of Wisbeach, to be employed in the Baltic trade. Mr. Pile has two other iron vessels in hand ; a screw steamer of 700 tons, and a sailing vessel of 1,020. The same builder is also preparing to lay down two other iron vessels of 500 tons each. The pitmen at West Cramling ton Colliery are on strike. An attempt was made by the owners agent to evict some of the workmen from their cottages on Monday ; but as the pitmen alleged the proceedings were il:egal, and there was likely to be a riot, the manager of the colliery did not persist. DREADFUL COLLIERY ACCIDENT. TWENTY-ONE MEN AND SIXTY HORSES SUPPOSED TO BE DROWNED. DERBY, WEDNESDAY. The neighbourhood of Chesterfield and Derby was filled with consternation at an early hour this morning from a rumour circulated that a serious lccident had occurred, and a great number of lives lost, at the extensive Clay Cross works, 20 miles from Derby, on the North branch of the Midland Railway, th e propr i etors o f w hi c h are M r . W. Jackson, M.P., Sir Morton Peto, M.P., and others. Mr. Charles Binns is the manager of the works, which have long b een l oo k e d upon as t h e most ad mirable for organisation and management that pro bably exists in the midl an d count i es , an d h as b een carried on since the time of old George Stephenson, who was the founder of the company, with great ability and success. On proceeding to the works we found that a sad accident had occurred in conse quence of the sudden eruption of water breaking through a portion of an old pit into that of a new one, where upwards of 100 men were at work getting coal. The accident oc curred between four and five o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, and although the water rushed into the pit with extraordinary velocity, the bulk of the men were enabled to retreat to the mouth of the shaft, and were drawn up to the surface in safety ; but we regret to say that no less than 21 men still remain to be accounted for ; and as it was upwards of two hours before the top of the level at the bottom of pit was filled with water, it appears unaccountable how it was these poor fellows did not escape with their fellow-workmen. The water this evening stood at seven yards above the bottom of the pit, the pumps, &c., of which are at the lowest part of the workings, and a faint hope is still expressed that if the men in the pit have been enabled to ob tain sufficient air, that some of them may be found alive. The scene at the pit mouth, after the news of the accident had spread through the town, was one of the most harrowing description. The parents, wives, and children of those who were left in the mine congregated round the shaft, and their piteous cries rent the air, although some of them were willing to hope that several of the unfortunate suf ferers might be found alive. Mr. Binns, who has been manager of the colliery for the past 23 years, was on the spot shortly after the accident, and re mained at the pit during the whole of Tuesday ( end up to the time we write, using every ex ve e i r j t i ion that it was possible to suggest. Mr. Hea ley, Government Inspector of Mines, reached Clay Cross between eight and nine o'clock on Tuesday evening, having received a telegram at Derby, and he is also in attendance up to the present time, assisting, as far as he can, in getting the mine free of the water. Messrs. Woodhouse and Jeffcock, of Derby, the eminent mining engineers, mid Mr. Markham, of the Midland Railway, were also tele graphed for, and reached the works at an early hour this morning; but, notwithstanding the exertions being made, some days will probably elapse before the works are drained sufficiently to recover the bodies. There were between 50 and 60 horses in the pit at the time the accident occurred, and no doubt they have all been drowned. COUNTRY MARKETS. SHEFFIELD -JUNE 11. A moderate supply of English wheat to-day, with a very dull trade. The better descriptions sold at about the prices of last week; inferior samples were in little request. Bar ley and flour unchanged in price. Beans were inquired after, and scarce. Oats at former prices. Red wheat, per load of 3 imperial bushels...24s Od to 28s Od White 1 , ff ...25s Od to 28s Od New red , f 1 ...20s Od to 22s Od New white „ ,7 ...22s Od to 26s Od Beans 17 ff ...16s Od to 18s Od Peas, per qr s4s Od to 55s Od Grinding barley, per qr 3 3 s Od to 35 s Od Malting ditto, „ 35,30d to 43s o€l Oats ff 25 8 .6d to 34s Od Millers' prices for flour-2s 2d, 2s 4d, and 2s 7d per 141 b. NEWARK--JUNE 5. About an average supply of wheat at market to-day, the trade in which was inactive, and former prices barely maintained. Barley inactive, at late rates. Oats in small supply, and met a slow inquiry, in favour of the buyer. Beans were scarce, and an inactive demand. Peas a slow sale. White wheat, new, 65s to 70s Red do. 6os to 65s Old white 6ss to 708 Red do sos to 60s Barley, malting 38s to 448 Peas,.... Barley, grinding 30s to 35s Oats, old, .. 24s to 32s New do to —s Beans. 56s to 60s Beans, new 40s to 48s 40s to 50s. HULL-JuNE 11. A fair supply of wheat to-day, which was in active de mand, at is per qr cheaper than last Tuesday's prices. Barley met a fair sale at is under former currencies. Oats in less demand, though offered at is lower than last week. Peas and beans neglected. Wheat.... Old white.... per qr .. 65s Od to 68s Od Old red New white .. „ New red .... ~ D antzic hri ar., b, fctid French. c. old 605 63 s Od t 0d too 6 685 2 0 0 d d Dutch, Baltic and Hamburg, red 6ls Od to 62s Od St. Petersburg and Riga, old s2s Od to 55s Od Barley., , .English malting 3Bs Od to 43s Od Grinding 32s Od to 36s Od Saal and Oderbruck Holstein and Danish 3Bs Od to 40s Od Grinding Oats English, old Archangel and Riga, per at Os 14d to 14d Friesland and Dutch ' 051 4 3 / 44:1 to 0515 d Swedish and Danish osl4d to osl4id Beans ....English, old, per qr sos Od to 52s Od New pigeon 44s ild to 45s Od New tick 43s Od to 44s Od. Egyptian Peas, Foreign breakers Grinding Tares ..... Spring —s Od to —s Od Indian Corn Linseed, feeding s2s Od to 54s Od crushing Linseed cakes (Hull) £9 15 5 0 to £lO 0 0 9 oto 10 0 0 Foreign Rape ea . k . .... .............. 6 6_ 1 6 5_ 0 0 to o 66 100 00 Bones COAL MARK (1 - rloes of Coal per Ton at a. (I. Tanfield Moor 13 0 Wylani liolywell l5 9 Carway and Duffryn Malting 24 0 ET—JUNE 12. the close of the market Walls End. s. d. Hartlepool:.... 18 t Hetton Tees l3 9 Kelloe Thornley .15 9 Stewart's 18 6 Thorpe Haswell l9 0 Tunstall Trimdon. Thornley... ,16 3 South Hart1ep001......17 6 Hedley 16 9 Eden Main .17 0 Shineliffe., , 16 Do. - Anthracite..2l 6 North Percy Hartley, .14 6 Byass's Bebside West Hartley ......15 9 Lambert's West Hart ley., „ .15 ;, 39 ; sold, 3 ' 6> Walla End. Keiper Grange.... l7 6 Russel's Hetton 17 6 Brr.ddyll's Hetton 17 9 Ships at market, THE MAILS. MAILS DUE. Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South ampton) .. .. .. .. .. June 18. Do.(via Marseilles) June 12. Brazil and Cape Verds .. .. .. . . July 4.j Buenos Ayres, Monte Video, &o. .. .. Cuba and Mexico .. .. .. .. .. June :8. Canada, &c. (via L'derry) .. .. .. June 12 . Cape of Good Hope, &c... .. .. .. July Z China, Penang, and Singapore (via . S'ampton) June 18. Do (via Marseilles) June 12. Gibraltar (via Southampton) .. .. .. Overdue, India (Calcutta), Ceylon, &c. (via Southampton) June 1 5 . Do. (via Marseilles) June 12. India (Bombay), (via Southampton) .. .. Overue Do. (via Marseilles) J . un • • • • Tune I. L. Lisbon ~ . . . . overdue. Malta, Egypt, and 'Aden ( via . Southampton) June 12. Do. (via Marseilles) • ::: June 11. Vigo, and Oporto .. .. .. .. • . June 6. . Overdue. U n ited States, California, &c. .. ••fe . • ' W es tern Coast of Atrica, Madeira,Ten erif Cuba, &C. June 13. West Indies and Pacific,Carthagena. Big,Tl l Se GRENFELL.—On the 11th inst., at 25A, Norfolk-crescent, the wife of Pascoe Du Pre Grenfell, of a so n . ORIIIO,ND.—On the 11th inst., at 2, Norfolk-terrace, Brigh • ton, the wi . e of th e Rev. John Ormond, vicar of Great Kimble, of a son . SALMON. —On the 9th ins t., at Woolwi ch , the wife of Jas. R Sa . l N m . r o , f l D e puty-Inspector-General of H osp it a l s. , daughter. 14 A RRIAGES. TATE.—On the 11th inst., at St. M ary ' s , W es t 43 V,.. - 0 13 o 7pton, Alfred Goold, Esq., of Southsea. Hants, son o f Capt. Goold, R.N., of Gosport, to Ellen Harriet, only daughter of William Tate, Esq., of Hereford-square, Old Brompton. STOTHERD — WooD.---On the 11th inst., at St. George's, Hanover-square, Ri c h ar d H . Stotherd Capt. R E, sou of Major-General Stotherd, R.E., to Caroline Frances, daughter of Thomas Wood, Esq., of Neasham House, Darlington. DEATHS. APPLETON.—On. the Bth inst,, at Headington, near Oxford, Joseph Appleton, Esq., formerly of Henley-on-Thames, aged 91. BAIRD.—On the Bth inst., at Kensington, the Rev. J. S. Baird, aged 30. DEWEY.—On the Bth inst., Mr. George Dewey, of 9, Wood-street, Cheapsiole, aged 60. GRIFFITH.—On the 10th inst., at his residence, St. Peter's place, Brighton, Thomas Griffith, Esq., aged 77. PHILLIPS.—On the 11th inst., at his residence, 77, Glou cester-place. Portman-square, Benjamin Phillips, Esq., F.R.S., F.R.C.S., aged 56. SEYMER.—On the 9th inst., at Shroton, the Rev. G. A. Seymer. LONDON : Printed and rublished by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at 'ha SUN Office, No. 112,Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, In the County of MiltileseX t Thursday, June 13, 1861.