The Sun. — London, England, 1856-02-06 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed very steadily, but without the least animation, and compared with Friday's rates prices of all kinds Were the same. The sales were estimated at from 7,000 to 8,000 bales—consisting of 2,000 American, export, 500 speculation ; 40 Pernam and Maran ham 6-gd., 110 Bahia 50. to 6d., 500 Egyptian 61d. to 7d., 1,000 Surats 30. to 41d., 500 on speculation, and 100 Sea Islands Is. to 2s. 2d. per lb. The Railway Share Market was firm, and an advance in prices was manifested. An interesting statement of the progress of the different railways throughout France in their ex tension and amount of receipts during the past Year, and compared with 1854, has come to hand. The aggregate of these returns shows that the length of the railways traversing the French terri tory during 1855 was 5,048 kilometres. The total amount of receipts on the different lines for pas senger and goods traffic was 269,258,810 f., giving an average of 53,340 f. per kilometre. During the previous year the distance traversed by the trains Was 4,337 kilometres, and the receipts averaged 45,663 f., showing an increase in favour of 1855 of 7 ,677 f. per kilometre, or at the rate of 161 per oat. Accounts from Munich announce that the Go 'rernment of Bavaria have brought forward a mea- Sure in the Legislative Chamber, analogous to the income tax of this country, in order to make up tile deficiency in the revenues of the State, which are exceeded by the expenditure. This impost will be levied upon all persons having an annual income above 200 florins (somewhere about 201.). When Proposed by the Minister of Finance, this bill me t With considerable opposition by the Legislature, bnt ultimately the Government succeeded in pass ing the measure by a majority of nine votes. Considerable satisfaction has been expressed at the promptitude with which the financial accounts for the year ending the 31st December last have bsen placed before the public. It is almost unneces sary to say that these returns have excited much attention in the City, as upon them opinions are f ormed of the probable measures which will have to be resorted to by the Govern rilent, to provide means for the outlay of t he current year. The total expenditure was 84 )505,788/. 10s. 9d., and the revenue 63,364,605/. 23 . Bd., leaving a deficit of 21,141,1831. Bs. Id. T his at first sight appears extremely unsatisfactory, but it must be borne in mind that the loan for 16 )000,0001., and the sums otherwise raised by the C hancellor of the Exchequer, are not included, as t hey cannot, strictly speaking, be denominated 41 come. When these items are taken into a ccount, it appears that at the beginning of this Year there was a balance of 3,688,6001. in favour ° f the company, besides which the Chancellor still . aci authority to issue 3,500,0001. Exchequer Bills. It is thus evident, however, that the amount now a tanding to the credit of the Government must be e Xceedingly reduced, and fresh financial opera ti°ll3 will, no doubt, be announced at an early date. 4 °st parties are prepared for a large loan, as W hether peace or war is determined upon, such a m easure is considered unavoidable. The Board of Trade Returns, for the year 1855, baps not been published, and are much later than Us ual. The Funds were rather unfavourably affected at s t , he commencement of business, upon the publica nof the Revenue Returns, but . a rally occurred W hen it was found that they wets not so un - I,l 'eurable as was at first imagined. Since then t he a' market has become comparatively buoyant, the II " in Consols having been ± to b per cent. The Prices for money from 90 I have advanced to 901 New and the March quotations are 911 to 91g. The "", e l't 3 per Cents. have been 911 to 92, and the Re duced 90: to 911. India Stock has been at 222, 2231, and 2241. Exchequer Bills are 9s. and , 4s. discount. The Foreign Securities are generally steady. Russian 5 per Cents. are, however, heavy at 1042, T urkish 6 per Cents. at 93k, rind the guaranteed 4 Per Cents. at 1001. Sardinian are firm at 90, and Mexican rule steady at 20g. Peruvian have 4taProved to 80 and 81. There have been dealings ill Austrian 5 per Cents. at 103, Brazilian Fives at 102 LEquador at 51, Grenada New Active 20 to 201, ditto Deferred at 6;, Venezuela 41 per Cents. at ~ 48 ) and ditto Deferred 121. Dutch 2i per Cents. are flat, being 64. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign 2 t° cks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 617 i; Mexican, ,°I ; Peru v i a n, 80 82 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 56 ; Por tuguese 4 per Cents., 47 9 ; Russian 5 per ents. 104 6 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 92 4 ; Spanish a '-' ,Per Cent s ., 421 3 ; ditto Deferred ; 231 4,1 ; ditto ve rtificates, 6 i• The market for English Railways is quiet and ° ° l o of th e qu o tations are under yesterday's range. la Oghton, however, as well as Midland, South. eAern, and a few others are well maintained. ° reign shares, including Paris and Lyons, Lyons 14Il d Gen eva , an d A n tw e rp and Rott e rd am are a t a tri fling advance. The Colonial are in limited re quest. Mining Shares remain very inactive, and Banks a re Without much alteration. Egyptian Bank are fully 4 prem., and the Pernambueo Railway 4 131 ‘elli. Royal Mail Steam are steady. 84 ITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. ( From the 05eiza List.) ringinott done. tank i , _ oc& 3 ~t Per tent. Redr.ced A 'dimities—. . 90i 1 leer Cent. Consols Annuities 9O 1 '" L 3 por Cent. Annuities 'rig Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 lad Ditto 3U Years, expire sth Jan., 1860 aSt l e,... oc c -"%sole ?or Account Zzellequer Bills, 2id. £lOOO 9 4 .... ...•• 400 4 B tnall Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cent.. 97 / 8 Ditto, 1859 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. kli strian Bonds, 5 per Cent. li ra zilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. r lnador Bonds gronada Now Active, 1i per Cent. t.el l itto Deferred 64 : xican 3 por Cent. Pe ruvian Account 2os Bonds, 4i per Cent. I t Itssi-u i Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1522, £ St lO4/ Bardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. k Ditto Account 1341 ' i th Bowls, 3 per Cent — Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. D itto Account T Arkit.h Bonds, 6 per cent 93i Ditto Account 93 Ve nezuela Guaranteed. 4 per Cent lOO/ Bonds, 4i per Cent', 23 Ditto Deferred, la per Cent. Dividends on lb. above payable In London. 15 ' 114 h Exchange, 2i per Cont., 12 Gull 64 TWO O'CLOCK. Clnsols, money Ditto, March 20 20 10 10 5 5 20 10 8 21, LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONIDON, Feb. s.—Wind this day at noon, S. ; fresh b reeze and squally. I LFRACOMBE, Feb. 4.—Wind S.W.—Arrived l b °t e , . from Nantes for Newport, with stem damaged, Brit e ws sp rung , & c ., f rom con t ac t w ith a . c h assemaree, on 4 inst., off Lundy Island. f INTENTPoRT, ;Ladydu from Brest, (1 r Jamaica Raglan, London, for Hong Kong. n ailed—Eliza Stewart Forbes, for Sierra Leone. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Moi ning. Arrived—Susannah, fr om N ewpor t ; Cathe t'llei Sunderland ; Argyll (s.), C aren t an . G Sailed—Atalanta (s.), for Havre ; Ondino (s.), London; " ' oa th -Western (s.), Jersey. LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. Wind 5.2. W. Sailed _John Bright, for New York ; Salem, Me bourne ; Ch ero kee, Africa. QZTEENBTOWN, Fob. 4. /71 nd W.N.W. ar rived —Contest, from St. Michael's. IT SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) Wind DEAL, Wednesday, 9.40 11. M. molt S.W. ; stron. N ased—Edendale (tpt. 10), from the Crimea, for Lon. 6, 4te hored—Prince Alfred (tpt. 126), from the Crimea (.), and La Vivandiere, both London, for Con. t' l l - " 111 0plo 8.s ; Gipsy Queen, London, for Terceira ; H.M.S. 41 aroanthu s , W oo l w i c h , for the westwar d. oaredtan off N or th F ore l an d— Charlotte, f rom A m ster, New ONlvtua. THE SON, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING FEBRUARY 6. 1856. SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. ItAtLwAys. Cloglngkeg yeatex 'ay Atm - teen Ambg. Not tng. Bost. and Eastn. Jnnot... Belfast z Ballymena. qirming. Wolvcrh Stour Valley Birk o ihd. Lanes], Cheshire Junct Do. Chexh. & £5O and £25 C9llB Do., £2O . .••••, Myth & Tyne originall £25 (iris& at £45; . 1 Bristol and Exeter.. ICaledonian Cum. and Cardigan Chester h Holyhead. ICork and Bandon jCork, Black, di Pass 4 - 4i ... -- ... 71 - 16 - 15 13 - 14 9 - 8 81 - 86 54 -66 i Ei : 13 • •• Corn ;7e.11 Do. A I Do. B ( . 7rie'r Junction. Dub:in&BelfastJanc. Dun. F. as Aber. Jnc. Eo.st Anglian Eastern Counties.. East. Tnion, A. Bth B. Stoefr Do., Now A East Kant ~ ast Lancashire Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Pecblol3 g din. Prth & Dundep R'orth & Clyde Jun 3. Furness . Do. Extension..., i GlasgowAa. Westorn great N. of Somtind Groat Northern ,Do., A. Stock ...... I Do., B. Stock 4 - 2 7 - 8 12} - 134 9i 10 26 - 30 19 - 21 72 - 74 52 - 51 91 -9/ 23 - 25 82 - 86 6i -- 7 90i - 9ti 5 - 77 121 126 ; 104 - 106 800 i 57 • 601 Cit.Sth.OVest.(lre.) Great Wastern Do. Stour Val. Rail Ona. Stk Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlist( IDo., Thirds IDo. New Thirds 73 78 7 8 81+ — alb LAncash. an dYorka}. Do., Wt Riding Tin. ail Liv. Crsny.& Soutlipt all London & Rlackwall 100 Lond. Bright & S.CFL. WO foul, and N. West', 16 Do. Fifths 54 iDo.IOI. 2AIDo. Eighth. .... . 106 London and& Wear. all !Do., £5O all Do., £4O all Ln(lnarryli Col oral a, --- 7 97 99 1.091 —100 i, par par) t 92 93 34 f4:l 3 2 Lndudrry & Ennifik Manch.Shef. & Lincb Do., Man. & Lin. Un Metropolitan ... O() ;Midland id 091 69 40 42 Do. Biraing. & Derb Midld. G. West. (Ire Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Nwpt.Aberg. Newry &Enniskillen' Nowry Warrenpoint and Rostrovor Norfolk Northn.Counties Un, North British Nth Devon lai'. Dock Stock Do., A Stock... ..... Do., B Stock ... Do., B Gunrantee,l N. Eastern—Berwich Do., do. Eztension ,Do.do. G.N.E. ?web Do. Leeds "• 47 - 49 30 ... 31. 74 -75 6} - 4i -3/ 14 - )5 49 50 ND. o.lr.tshlk . r l o lio ‘ r , Is u tr d n o . n ,lTarnP: stead, and City Jn orth Staffordshire orth Western N. & S. Westrn. June 'Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester Ox, Wore.. & Woly Portsmouth ' Scottish Bcottishllidln.nd .„ Shropshire Ui. i in South Devon South Eastern South Wales . i S. Yrksh. 4 Riv. Due 8 ltd 22 - 2 4 1 04 - 106 75 - 77 45 - 47 Ili 14 62 - 63 70 - 72 5 - 3(1 2d - pa• Do Stain ,, , Wok &Wok Stockton & Darn StGAton llratlepl Taff Vale Do. Pref., No. Thames Hay. D.& R , Ulverstono & Lancs Vale of Noath Waterfd. & Kilkenni WaterfordegLimorici West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. 11 West London Wimblodn &Croydon IT 37 • • • 19 -- 20 31 - 4i .. - 6 ... 4 - ... 101' F FOR kntwer rdArr Do. 5 p.c. Oblgg. con in Sli, at par till '6l Ardennes H::lq anEastn. Jnne Reziers to GrAips , gas. R'nnhay, Baroda, an fsntral Do. Demerara Dutch Rheni , th . Eastern of France ,Do. Now East Indian, g. 5 p. Do. TrArtcn:tion. Do. do. do.. '59..1 Geo'ong L Melbou ne guar. 5 per cut. Do., Lon. allot., do. Gd. Tk of CanadaAis iDo. Do. Cert. of Debcn., con. into Stk. till '63 Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. Gt. Central of Franc( Gt. Indian Penimula ,Great Luxembourg Constitlited Shares . Do, Obli;rationg... Do. re-is. forftd. Sh. Gt. Western of Canada Shares Do. Now Do. This., payablc's7, with option till '55 Do. do., '62, p.'56 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, without, option Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. Lake Conet. & Bash Lierre and Turnhout Lucca & I'M. 5 p. c.p Lyons and Geneva Lyons (St Mediterm Madras, guar. 4l p.c. De. New e 0., 5 P. c.' Do. 4i p. e: Ezten 'Maria Antonia Do. do. Now Namur dt Liege (with interest) — Do. (ex interest) Northern of France. D 0.201. Do. 201. 3 p. c (fmy. B. & Ams. She. NorwegianTrunkPre Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans.... Rome and Frascati, , 'Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. Obligations iSambre and Meuse_ iDo. 5i p. cent. Pref. IScinde, guar. 5 p. e, D 0... Southern of France St. Andrew's and Quebec (A)„. West Flanders Do 5,4 per c. Pref W. &N. W. of France Woet. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Zealand ;MN. 7d 8i 11 1 p 1 1i 3t 2 1 o. - 1 - 33 11 13 ,, 21i - 22 ... --" ... 10 - 5i 14 - 154 63 - 67 82 -- 86 5 - ,5rA 201 20i 5 5i 3 34 25 -25 i 3 - 3ii 99 - 100 11A - 123 118 - 123 106 10F; 24 - 25 115 - 120 - pm 9 9ii 19 pa ,r- d 7 9 2 3 t") - 6 . 5} - 37 - 87 ; 12 .- 12. - 8 48i - 49 ••• •- ••• 49 - 60 19 - 20 21 - 26 91 - 91 1 .... - pm ••• -- •• 3i - 4• 33 - 33: lei = ion JOINT -STOOK BANKS. 40 all I Australasia 92 - A 64 - 66 100 50 ' Bank of London . 40 all Bri. Col. Bk.&Ln.C. 50 all British N. American • 25 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia par 20 4 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, P Australia, & China ...d 100 50 City 6B 70 100 25 Colonial 100 20 Commercial of Lona 20 all Eng.Soot.Mitts.Cht 174 -jg 20 all Loncl. Chart. Bk. of Australia - 175 17 20 5 Ditto New - 151 50 20 Landon and County.• 100 50 Lnd.&E.Bnkg.Corp. par - 2p 50 110 London Joint Stock- - 100 20 Loud. & Westminster -47 i 100 35 National Pro.of Eng ... 20 j 10 Do. New • • 50 224 National of Ireland 37 -• 39 20 all !New South Wales 4) - 41 25 all Cental Bank of Corporation. 3B -- 40 404 100 25 vincial of Ireland ... 10 all IDo. New 5 1 (Royal Australn.Bkg $t field Imp CO 100 50 Royal British.......' 25 all South Australia 3B -- 40 39 25 all Union of Australis- 70 7 = - ; 72 ... 24 Do. New . ».......»». 75 - 85 It r ai9Zl 9 LOutiOri ;i t , 28 fil act Business done this day. LINES I,r.,ASISP,_ ICENTALM RAILWAYSi Lemt Company. 0 , 381,11 trims yestar 'ay . Bedford and Blotchloy Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jo. Col. Stour Vy. Snd. and Hal. E. Lin. Q. 6 pe E. tin. H. Sh. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New Glstr.& Dn. Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway Hull & Selby Do. Shares. Do. Shares. Lon.& Greenw Do. Preference Lon., Til., &S. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. Manch. Batn and Matlock Middlcsbro' & Redcar lti did. Bra fd Newmarket Bury E. G.spc N.& Est.s p.c. Do. 6 per et. Do. Fixeds p e Prost. k yp , Do. j Sian. A Roystn.& Hit. Shef.Roth.and Goole g. 5 p. s. Shrews. &Her. S. Staffordsh. Wear Valloygr 6 per cent Do Wiltsac':;onirst PREFE 100 Aberdeen I 100 Do. N 0.2, 7 p. I 100 Do. Debentures all BlythandTyno Ape, c. pref. (issd. at 501, 1.00 Brin. & Ex. 4p.c. St 5 Do. 4 p. 0. Shares 100 Caledonian £lO all Ches. & Flo. Gu. 51 pc all Do. do. Pref. No. 2 all Do. do. Pref. No. 2 all Cork Fiandonslp.c all Dun.Prth & Aber..T. 2 E. Anglian Cie. A SIL 100 Do. do. Cis. B6p. c. 100 Do. do Cls. C 7p. c. all Eas.Co.Ea,spcNo.) all Do. No. 2 all Do. New 6 p. c. St. all East Mi. G. 6 p. C. all Do. 51. , 10 per cont. all Do. 101. Dcbontr.Sh. all Do. do. 4 per cent... 100 East Laneask. 6 p.ets all F,. &W. York. J. sth 1 Edin. & 01. 5 p.c. sit. 100 Ed. Prth.&Dun.4p.c. all Furness 100 Gias. st S.W. G. 5 p.c 100 Great Northn. Sp. c 100 Do. sp. c. Rodeem. at 10 p. c. prom 100 Do. 41 p. 71 Do. 5 p.c. Scrip, Red. at 5 p. o. Pm... all Gt. N. of Scot. Ist Pre LOO Gt. S. es W. (Ireland) 11 Do. 4 per c. Prof. S 6 4t. W.(l3.&H.Fxspc: 100 30. con. red. 41 p.c. 100 Do. cop. i ed. 4p. c. 100 Jo. irred. 4p. c. 100 Do. sp. c. red. pref all Do. do. do. • all Do. Siren. Pref. '5ll all Do. Chester Bp. c. P.S. all De. do. 5 p. c. do 100 Do. Birm. (Ina. Stk all Do. Chos. Qua. Sh all Do. do. do all Do. do. do 6 Lan. &York. F. £2 , 1.00 Do. 6 P. e. Stock 100 Lon. &Brie'. 0.5 1.00 Do. Pref., SP. e. St . 1 1.00 Do. New Guar.6 p. a. iOO Do. do. 5 per cant 100 Lon. &N. W., Coy. 6 Nuneaton 5 p. et.. 100 Lon. &S.W. 7 per et all Loudy. & Coler. ISh. ell Lowly. &Ennis.lS' 101 L.,New,lo/ 4 )0. £6 all vlarypt & Carl. 4 p 0 all Jo. 41 per cent 10 Jo .00 `did. Consol.6 p.e.St 00 Do. Con Br. Kr. 6p( 0‘) Do. 4.1 p. C. Pref. S all Do. Pref. 41 ptr con all 'Do. 51. Pref. 4 p. c.. 100 ,Ditto L. & H. Pref. Si all ,New., Aber., &0., pr. 5 p. c. rod. 5 p. o. Pul• all ,Norfolk Dobenturr 100 Do.Priaf. 4p.c. St ek iota Do. 5 . Ext , De. 5 Aper ct. prof._ Do. Way. Val. 5 p. North British - N. E. Berw, 4 p.c. P Do. do. do IDo Leeds 6 p.c !So.) IDo. do. Quarters Do.Yorkll.& S. Pnr, North Staffordshire., 0x,W0,kW.15/spc po R. Prof. 101. Sh. jScot. Cent. ,Now Pre, mth Devon 'Do, fixed 43 per cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 43 per cent ;Do. Fixed 43 p e IS. Wales Gun. 4 p, c. Do. do. 43 p. c S• Yorksh.4p.c.Cluar Stock. & Dar., s p. a ! Do ' do. do Stock. k Hartl. g. 1 p. c. till July 1,'56 ;Watertd.& Kilk.6 p Lanaon N. Watt. L. &N. W. Caledon... E. Un. E. C..... Gt.Nrtrin. E. Count. Caldonian. Do ,Gt. Weetn Yk. New. & Berw. Y. &NM. Do Do . Easton Do Peto k Co , Norfolk Do L.& N. W & Mid Stckton & Darlipgt. Midland. En. Coun. , E. Count. D 0... Do L. & N. W, Do Qt Northn Lane ash & Yorksh. T. Brassey M. MClean Stockt. Darlingt Do latw4 'estn. 94 - 96 94 - 98 ••• ...... • • • 104 - 106 13 -13 i 23; - 24; JO% - 112; 2i -- 21 .91 - 53 ••• ••• 70 8 3 -- 2id 31A - 32 i 83 - 85 JE SHAREb. 109 - 111 107 - 109 80 , 85 92 - V 4 93 - 97 15 - 163 • •• '''''' ... q = iii I - i iii - 124 ••• ''''' ... 64 - 66 .i E - 118 - 110 .03 - 105 vi - 10 6 - 6A 88 - 90 78 - SO 78 - SO fly • 100 94 Pi 16 —16 i 9i lei 70 72 1 9f 19 9i 13:1 144 ' 131 133 ... fp. ••• ... 11.1 ... -- ..pi i* 2 i** Itl - 133 Pl - ffi lh - 4 - •,41 • 011 99 - 101 90 - 92 5 - 1 a a .... i o • d ..• - •.• 13i - 14 23 - 23, 95 - 97 91 - 9i • • • '''" • ••• - ••• 2i - 2t Bnalaess this day. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Before Lord Chief Justice Jervis and a Special Jury.) HOPPER T. DIXON. This was an action for false imprisonment arising out of the late fire at Mr. Scott Russell's ship-yard, Mill wall, Poplar. The plaintiff is a ship's carpenter, and the defendant manager of the above yard ; and it appeared that in Oct. last a floating battery in the course of con struction in the above yard was destroyed by fire, which there was reason to believe had been wilfully done. The plaintiff was apprehended on the charge, and during the examination was in the Clerkenwell House of Deten tion 14 days. Ultimately he was discharged, and hence the present action had been brought. After hearing the plaintiff's case the Lord Chief Justice directed a !Inagua. The plaintiff was accordingly nonsuited. EXCHEQUER COURT. (Before Lord Chief Baron Pollock, and a common jury.) MAJOR V. CLOUGH. This was an action for an alleged breach of warrantry. The plaintiff is a veterinary surgeon and horse dealer, of Cockspur-street, Charing-cross, and the defendant a horse dealer, of Milbank-street, 'Westminster. In this case, as in horse cases generally, there was the usual amount of what is termed " hard swearing," the defendant and his witnesses contradicting the statements of the plaintiff and his witnesses. Ac cording to the plaintiff - 8 evidence he had a commis sion to purchase a hunter for a gentleman, and he applied to the defendant to know if he had one, h e p ma t rk h in g that eonr beauty n was not sought for, but a horse eg capable o f carr yi ng a h eav y w then said h e h a d one , a 6-year old horse, a perfect hunter, and that he had carried a young blood after the hounds the two previous years. The horse was shown to, and examined by, the plain tiff, who exonerated the defendant from any warran try other than the horse being a perfect hunter. The horse was ridden out to show his paces, at first over the rough stones, but afterwards on plain ground, that the plaintiff might hear if he " whistled." The plaintiff and defendant ultimately dealt—the plaintiff, giving the defendant 201. and a horse, valued at 601., in exchange. The horse was taken to his stables, and tried at a bar, but he would not jump at all. Ile was then sent to the plaintiff's farm, at Eeher,and tried at the fence!, but he would neither go over them nor a gate. All the witnesses described the horse as a " a raw, tigly brute," and one that could not hunt. It appeared that the defendant bought the horse of a farmer, at Horncastle Fair, who informed him the horse had been used to farm work, and that be had been ridden by his son after the hounds. When the plaintiff proposed to deal with the defendant the latter took out his book to give the horse's " pedigree," butthe plaintiff told him he need not trouble about that, because horse dealers " had always a pedigree" for a horse. The horse was after wards taken to Tattersall's and sold for 16 guineas. The defendant's evidence went entirely to contradict the plaintiff's as to his warranting the horse a hunt er . [The jury had not returned their verdict whoa our despatch left.] CRIMINAL COURT.—(This Day.) OLD COURT. (Before Justices Wightman and Wines.) THE MURDER IN THE MINORIES. At te sitting of the Court this morning Thomas Wil liam John Corrigan, described in the calendar as a la bourer, was indicted for the wilful murder of Louisa Corri gan. Mr. Payne prosecuted, and Mr. Ballantine and Mr. Lewis defended. The prisoner at first pleaded guilty, but afterwards pleaded not guilty. He is a gentlemanly-looking, well-dressed young man, with nothing in his general appearance to indicate any ferocity of temper. His features are somewhat dull and heavy, and from the dreamy, apathetic manner in which he stood at the front of the dock whilst the evidence was being given, he seemed like a man who was recovering from a long career of drunkenness. Mr. Payne having briefly recapitulated the facts, and in so doing intimated that the defence would, in all probability, be that the prisoner was not at the time of the commission of the offence responsible for his acts, called the first witness, who said—l am the wife of Thomas Fearon. I was upon Christmas-day at Mr. Burton's in the Minories. Pri soner and his wife, myself and husband, Mr. Marley, and nth era were there. I went at five o'clock in the after noon, and remained there all night. The men sat up and we went to bed. We had been playing at cards in the evening. I saw the prisoner leave the room in the morn ing to go to the warehouse and he wished me " Good morning ;" that was about nine o'clock, and he was going to the East India warehouse where he was employed. The prisoner and his wife lived at 7, Selby-street, Water- 100 Town, Bethnal Green. The two eldest children of the prisoner were lodging at my house. The prisoner came into the room where I was with Mrs. Corrigan and looked very cross. He said to her "you should have come bane and looked at the baby first." I said the baby Wild .11 right. Ile then said Le 'gourd Lave tea at home. I advised him to go to Mr. Burton's. He ob jected to go for some time, but afterwards agreed. He said he should prefer his tea at home, but afterwards said, " Very well, I will have a wash and go." We started, and it rained very hard. The prisoner said, " Are we to get wet, or shall we have a cab ?" We had a cab, and the prisoner seemed more cheerful. The horse shied, and the cab was nearly overturned. The prisoner seemed to care nothing about it, and did not offer to assist us. Wo got to Mr. Burton's about 4 o'clock. We went into the bed-room to take our wet clothes off, and the prisoner and Mr. Pearon were left in the sitting room. We did not shut the bed room door, but had scarcely been in the room one minute when I observed the prisoner upon the landing that is between the sitting-room and the bedroom. There is a gate on the top of the stairs, and from the sound I fan cied somebody was opening it. I called out, "Is that yen, Tom ?" He made no answer, but came into the room, walking hastily. He drew Mrs. Corrigan towards the bed. I said to him " What are you doing ?" Ho then commenced striking her, and I rushed towards him and tried to separate them, but could not. I put up my hands and felt pain is my arm. I screamed out "Murder" several times, and the wife screamed, but prisoner said nothing. The de ceased was lying on the bed, and he struck her with his right hand, but where about the body I cannot say. I did not know that he had anything in his hand. I rushed down stairs and Mr. Marley over took me, and I told him what had happened. I ran to the doctor's as my own arm was bleeding. When I got about four doors from Mr. Burton's I turned round and saw the deceased fall upon the steps. When I got to Mr. Cook's, the surgeon's, I saw the deceased carried in by four men. I have known the prisoner between 11 and 12 years. He had been drinking, but the wash seemed to refresh him. I could tell he had been drink ing, because he looked wild about the eyes, as he gene rally did when he bad been drinking. They lived rather unhappily together. Cross-examined by Mr. Ballantine—He always be haved kindly to his wife that ever we saw. We have seen her violent upon some occasions. He always treated her kindly when sober. The prisoner has been given to the habit of drinking some years—most particu larly these last six months. Both prisoner and deceased spoke about his having suffered from delirium, trentots. She said that week she had to sit up with bins all night, as he had fancied that something was at the head of his bed. When I left them in the morning they were all drinking. Prisoner had been drinking all the week before. He had upon the previous night struck a young man whom he bad never seen before. His eyes looked so wild and bad that everybody remarked it. I never knew him to be jealous of his wife. His wife was sometimes violent, and he was always mild to her when sober. She had tried to scratch his face, and he merely held her hands. We have not seen a very great deal of them these leg two years. Re-examined by Mr. Payne—lt was about two years ago that I raw his wife try to scratch his face. Have not seen much of them together lately. I believe he al ways attended regularly to his business. li e was a commodore or foreman at the East India Docks. Ann Burton—l live in Churoh-street, in the Minories, and am a married woman. Have known the prisoner Came to our i fi n ve th year ea s itern T oo h n ey of Christmas dhanaoydu.sheisHabweoiufetsaebefime ovuet i happy and cheerful. About eleven at night ho seemed to change, and said he was very ill. His wife said, and well he might be, as he bad been drinking some months before. The witness then gave evidence similar to the first witness, as to the prisoner and men being left up drinking, and paid that when he went out in the morningeto the docks he had two cups of cocoa, whieh he drank standing, being in a great hurry. He came aga in in the afternoon, and left my room to go to his wife, who was in any bedroom, and heard faint screams at first, and then violent ones. As I went towards the bedroom some one rushed by me. I was so excited that I did not know who it was. When I got into the room I found prisoner,had forced his wife on my child's bed, and was stabbing her about the body. He held the knife in his right hand, After some straggling, I forced the knife from him, and de ceased was got out of the room. I looked the knife in an iron safe. I asked the prisoner if he knew what he bad done, and he made no answer. 1 have known pri soner and his wife abont 12 years. Cross-examined—l had no opportunity of observing how they lived together. I saw the prisoner very often. I never saw biro out of temper. lie was a very quiet, kariseleSS Rau. Whom I law him with the iu h a hand be looked very wild and agitated. I shook him and asked him what he had done or what he meant to do. E.lward Bruton—l am an optician, in Church-street, Minories. I remember prisoner and his wife being at our house on Christmas-day. I saw the prisoner the day after Christmas-day, and be was in my company from six o'clock . on Christmas night till nine in the morning. He had had some drink, but not more than would be found in the mast rational society. Prisoner breakfasted hurriedly, as he had to get to business. He did not appear intoxicated then. He looked remarkably strange ;at times" during the night, after the ladies had retired. After be had left in the morning I saw him again (about half-past twelve). He then said " Where is my mistress ?" I said, in the other room. He then left my house, and I saw no more of him. Later in the afternoon the prisoner came into the sit. ting-room where I was, and almost immediately run out again. I then heard screams and I rushed into the bed-room, and there saw my wife holding the pri. soner in a lying position. I assisted my wife in getting the knife away from the prisoner. I saw Mr. Corrigan afterwards at Mr. Cook's surgery. I never saw him in such a state as he was then in my life. Cross-examined .by Mr. Ballantine—l have seen him intoxicated and his appearance then was different to what he seemed then. He had a wild glaring of the eyes, and I never saw him look so strange. All the right that he sac up he seemed lost, and not as drunk. I have known him nearly 16 years, and have associated with him intimately. lam sorry to say I have seen his wife provoking him. I never saw him attempt to strike her in my life, but I have seen her strike him. I led him down stairs after the transaction, and gave him into cus tody. Sarah Brown, servant to Mrs. Burton, gave similar evidence. Atter some further evidence merely corroborating that which has already appeared, the case closed when Mr. B allan tine addressed the jury for the defence, and the learned judge having summed up the jury retired. [We shall give the verdict in our later edition.] MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) THE NEW ORDER OP VALOUR. (From Last Aright's Gazette.) WAR DEPARTMENT, FEB, 5, 185 g. The Queen has been pleased, by an instrument under her Royal Sign Manual, of which the following is a copy, to institute and create a new naval and military decora tion, to be styled and designated " The Victoria Cross," and to make the rules and regulations therein set forth under which the said decoration shall be conferred. VICTORIA, by the grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, &c., To all to whom these presents shall come, greeting, Whereas we, taking into our Royal consideration that there exists no means of adequately rewarding the indi vidual gallant services either of officers of the lower grades in our naval and military service, or of warrant and petty officers, seamen, and marines in our navy, and non-commissioned officers and soldiers in our army : and whereas the third class of our Most Honourable Order of the Bath is limited, except in very rare cases, to the higher ranks of both services ; and the granting of medals, both in our navy and army, is only awarded for long service or meritorious conduct, rather than for bravery in action or distinction before the enemy, such cases alone excepted where a general medal is granted for a particular action or campaign, or a clasp added to the medal for some special engagement, iu both of which eases all share equally in the boon, and those who by their valour have particularly signalised themselves re main undistinguished from their comrades. Now, for the purpose of attaining an end so desirable as that of rewarding individual instances of merit and valour, we have instituted and created, and by these pre sents, for us, our heirs and successors, institute and create, a new naval and military decoration, which we are desirous should be highly prized and eagerly sought after by the officers and men of our naval and military services, and are graciously pleased to make, ordain, and establish the following m IlLis and ordi nances for the government of the same, which shall from henceforth be inviolaOly observed and kept : Firstly. It is ordained that the distinction shall be styled and designated " The Victoria Cross," and shall consist of a Maltese cross of bronze, with our royal crest in the centre, and underneath an onscroll bearing this inscription, " For Valour." Secondly. It is ordained that the cross shall be sus pended from the left breast, by a blue ribbon for the navy, and by a rod ribbon for the army. Thirdly. It is ordained that the names of those upon whom we may be pleased to confer the decoration shall be publishedinthe London Ga:cttc, and a registry thereof kept in the office of our Secretary of State for War. Fourthly. It is ordained, that any one who, after hav ing received the cross, shall again perform an act of bravery, which, if he had not received such cross would have entitled him to it, such 'further act shall be re corded by a bar attached to the ribbon by which the cross is suspended, and for every additional act of bra very an additional bar may be added. Fifthly. It is ordained that the cross shall only be awarded to those officers or men who have served us in the prasence of the enemy, and shall have then performed some signal act of valour or devotion to their country. Sixthly. It is ordained, with a view to place all per sons on a perfectly equal footing in relation to the eligi bility for the decoration, that neither rank, nor long service, nor wounds, nor any other circumstance or con dition whatever, save the merit of conspicuous bravery, shall be held to establish a sufficient claim to the ho nour. Seventhly. It is ordained that the decoration may be conferred on the spot where the act to be rewarded by the grant of such decoration has been performed, under the following circumstances : I. When the fleet or army, in which such an act has been performed, is under the eye and command of an ad miral or general officer commanding the forces. 1 11. Where the naval or military force is under the eye and command of an admiral or commodore commanding a squadron or detached naval force, or of a general com manding a corps, or division, or brigade on a distinct and detached service, when such admiral, commodore, or general officer shall have the power of conferring the decoration on the spot, subject to confirmation by us. Eighthly, It is ordained, where such act shall not have been performed in sight of a commanding officer as aforesaid, then the claimant for the honour shall prove the act to the satisfaction of the captain or officer com manding his ship, or to the officer commanding the regi ment to which the claimant belongs, and such captain or such commanding officer shall report the same through the usual channel to the admiral or officer commanding the force employed on the service, or to the officer com manding the forces in the field, who shall call for such description and attestation of the act as he may think requisite, and on approval shall recommend the grant of the decoration. Ninthly. It is ordained that every person selected for the cross, under Rule 7, shall be publicly decorated be fore the naval or military force or body to which he belongs, and with which the act of bravery for which he is to be rewarded shall have been performed, and his name shall be recorded in a general order, together with the cause of his especial distinction. - - • Tenthly. It is ordained that every person selected under rule 8 shall receive his decoration as soon as pos sible, and his name shall likewise appear in a general order as al.eve required, such general order to be issued by the naval or military commander of the forces em. ployed on the service. Eleventhly. It is ordained that the general orders above referred to shall froth time to time be transmitted to our ecretary of 6tate for War, to nu laid before ns, and shall he by him registered. Twelfthly. It is ordained that as cases may arise not falling within the rules above specified, or in which a claim, though well founded, may not have been estab blished on the spot, we will, on the joint subinksion of our Secretary of State for War and our Commander-in- Chief of our army, or on that of our Lord High Ad miral or Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty in the case of the navy, confer the decoration, but never with out conclwive proof of the performance of the act of bravery for which the claim is made. Thirteenthly. It is ordained that in the event of a gallant and daring act having been performed by a squadron, ship's company, a detached body of seamen and marines, not under 50 in number, or by a brigade, regiment, troop, or company, in which the admiral, general, or other officer commanding such forces, may deem that all are equally brave and distinguished, and that no special selection can be made by them ; then in such case, the admiral, general, or other officer commanding, may direct, that for any such body of seamen or marines, or for every troop or company of soldiers, one officer shall be selected by the officers en gaged for the decoration ; and in like manner one petty officer or non-commissioned officer shall be selected by the petty officers and non-commissioned officers so en gaged ; and by the seamen, or private soldiers, or ma rines, engaged respectively, for the decoration ; and the names of those selected shall be transmitted by the senior officer in command of the naval force, brigade, regiment, troop, or company, to the admiral or gene ral oiNcer commanding, who snail in due manner confer the decoration as if tiro acts were done under his own '1 eye. Fourteenthly. It is ordained that every warrant officer, petty officer, seaman, or marine, or non-commissioned officer or soldier, who shall have received the cross shall from the date of the act by which the decoration has been gained, be entitled to a special pension of 10/. a year, and each additional bar conferred under Rule 4 on such warrant or petty officers, or non-commissioned officers or men, shall carry with it an additional pension of 51. per annum. Fifteenthly. In order to make such additional provi sion as shall effectually preserve pure this most honour able distinction, it is ordained that if any person on whom such distinction shall be conferred be convicted of trea son, cowardice, felony, or of any infamous crime, or if he be accused of any such offence, and doth not after a reasonable time surrender himself to be tried for the same, his name shall forthwith be erased from theregistry of individuals upon whom the said decoration shall have been conferred by an especial warrant under our Royal sign manual, and the pension conferred under Rule 14 shall cease and determine from the date of such warrant. It is hereby further declared that we, our heirs and suc cessors, shall be the solo judges of the circumstances de manding such expulsion ; moreover, we shall at all times have power to restore such pergais as may at any time have been expelled, both to the enjoyment of the decora tion and pension. Given at our Court at Buckingham Palace, this 29th day of January, in the nineteenth year of our reign, and in the year of our Lord 1856. By her Majesty's command, (Signed) PANMURE. To our Principal Secretary of State for War. CORN EXCHANGE. Most of the English wheat on sale in to•day's market was the refuse of Monday—the fresh arrivals being very limited. For all kinds we had a slow trade, but without leading to any farther change in prices. Foreign wheat was dull in the extreme, and nominal in value. There was scarcely any demand for either barley or malt, at Monday's decline in the quotations. Oats, beaus, peas, and flour, were heavy, and the top price of tho latter was Ois per sack. ARRIVALS THIS WRITE. Wheat. I Barley. Malt. Oats. 620 1,110 3 , 560 1,521 4,950 6,010 I 370 eke I brie Tionr. 550 English .. Irish •• •• I Foreign i , 9SO 1 ,1,670 BOROUGH Our market is tolerably firm, oupported. HOP. and last week's prices are WHITECHAPEL. The trade ruled very inactive, as follows :—Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s Od to 48 4d ; veal, 4s Od to 5s 2d ; pork, 3s 4d to is Od per 81bs by thecarcase. DISCOVIRY OF VALUABLE IRON ORII NEAR LEEDS. In excavating for coal at the Rock Colliery, Nippet-lane, Burmantofts, near Leeds, the proprietors have recently discovered a ♦ery valuable seam of iron ore, which is said to be a continuation of the Low Moor seam. This iron ore the proprietors of the colliery have been sup plying to the Low Moor Iron Company, and its quality, on being duly tested, was found to be the same as that of the Low Moor bed. The Farnley Iron Company have just purchased 100 acres of land in the neighbour hood, and are uow driving a shaft to get the mineral. It is anticipated that the smelting of the stone will be effected on the spot by the Farnley Iron Company, which has the merit of considerable enterprise, and, if so, a very great development of traffic and labour will take place in this already thriving part of the town. —Manchester Guardian. NOVELTY IN BANKnurcv.—At the Liverpool Bank ruptcy Court yesterday, at the dividend meeting in re Thomas Walker, formerly proprietor of the Clare mont Hotel in that town, Mr. Frodsharn, attorney for the assignees, congratulated the creditors on the fact that through the instrumentality of the Bankruptcy Court they would not only receive their debts in full but interest likewise. Mr. Commissioner Perry said there had been several similar eases in the court recently. Walker, the bankrupt, absconded to America some time ago. It was thought he had committed suicide, as the mangled remains of a man, supposed to be Walker, were found, soon after he absconded, on one of the local lines of railway. It has since been ascertained that he went to America. SUDDEN DEATH OF A SENTRY.—A detachment of the 2d Reeinient of Grenadiers of the Garde Imp6riale was on duty, two day. ban', in the „e p i , n t Tournant (the principel entrance of the gardens of the Tuileries). In the night, a corporal with some mon went out to relieve the sentinels, and ha was greatly surprised, on approaching one who had been placed on the terrace, riot only not to Lear from him the usual cry of " Qsi vire?" but even net to receive an answer to his own challenge. Going to the sentry-box ho found no one, and on looking about he discovered the sentinel lying flat on the ground without movement. He caused him to be removed to the guardhouse, but a medi cal man who was called in declared that he had died of apoplexy. The man, named Heyraud, who was only 26 years of age and very strongly built, had not complained of any indisposition. SOCIETE FRANCAISE DE BIENEAISANCE.—The 15th annual ball in aid of this:institution took place at the Hanover-square Rooms on Monday evening. According to usual custom, the committee of the society organised lottery, which was drawn for during the evening. Amongst the principal prize s were several very beautiful presents from the princess es of the Royal famil y of Orleans, who have been, sinc e the foundation of the so ciety in 1842, its most nono ificent supporterv. The Duchess d'Aumale coniributed a very valuable neck lace, of Vienna workmanship ; and :the Princess de Joinville a gold-mounted " Nevessaire Fumeur," both of which were greatly admired. The Prince de Conde, and the other members of this Royal Awl tru'y charitable family, forwarded contributions. THE STEAMER BELGlQUE,—Yesterday the water was let into one of the large Southampton Graving Docks, where the Peninsular and Oriental Company's ship Candia was lying, and she was floated out unfinished, in order to allow the Royal Belgian Inaibpacket Belgique to enter the dock, to be surveyed. This unusual course was pursued in consequence of the anxiety of the Royal Belgian Mail-packet Company to have the ship examined. Owing to the company not having applied to Lloyd's in time to have her registered, their surveyor at South ampton could not report upon her officially. The three surveyors ultimately fixed on to examine the Belgique were Messrs. Ronals, Summers, and Rubie. They finished the survey at 5 o'clock last evening, and imme diately commenced preparations for making out their re port. A communication from Southampton informs us that their report was finished at 7 p.m. It is a favourable one, the leading feature of it is a recommendation, in order that all future doubt about the strength of the vessel may be removed, that her sides be fortified by stronger plates between the upper and lower docks, and that the large cargo port holes be entirely closed up and made a part of the ship's sides. A letter from Berlin of the Ist, in the Cologne Gazette, says :—" We learn from a good source that the Western Powers have an intention of crowning the work of the Paris congress by a com mercial treaty with Russia, in which the latter is to modify her customs tariff in favour of those Powers. We presume that such a modification cannot take place without advancing the interests of Germany. It is, however, satisfactory to see the Western Powers profiting by this occasion to open a breach in the prohibitive system of Russia." A letter from St. Petersburg says :—" The fol lowing curious judgment of a Court-martial, pro nounced on the 27th ult., has just been published: —' The sub-cornet of the Finland regiment of Cos sacks, battalion No. 15, Biberdoff, descendant of the Prince of Caucasus, has been condemned for robbery to the loss of his princely dignity, to de gradation, and to be incorpo in attnndeiro" b fADVIIRTISRMANT.I Smear ASD HSARING, SrECTACLES, POWERFUL TELESCOPES, OPERA, RACE AND rEASPECTIVE GLASSES, Messrs. S. and B. Eolomons, opticians, 39, Albemarle street, Piccadilly. Observe opposite the York hotel. Ely leer Majesty's Royal Letters Patent for valuable and extraordinary improvements in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Racecourse, Opera, And Per spective Glasses, to know the distances of objects views' through them—of great importance to the army, na"y, and others. These telescopes possess such extraordinary powers that some three and a-half inches, with an extra eye• piece, sill show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars; with the same telescope can be seen a person's countenance three miles and a half distant, and au object from 16 to 20 miles. They are of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly ; while their vary ing from 4 to 6 inches enable us to discover more than the above and the Georgian , ;with his 6 satellites , &c.—The Royal Exhibition, 1851.—Valuable, newly-invented, very small, powerful waistcoat -pocket glass,the sizo of a walnut, by which a person can bo seen and known 1 s mils distant ; they answer every purpose on the race-course, and at the opera houses, country scenery, and ships are clearly seen at 8 to 10 miles. They aro invaluable for shooting, deer-stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gen tlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Ope ra, race-course, camp, and perspective glasses, with wonderfut! power. Newly-constructed Spectacle Lenses of th d er . ea impaire is est transparent power. The valuable advantage .n ti v e .` from this invention is, that vision becoming enabled to employ their sight at the most mute o . c t u - patio n - can see with these lenses of a much less t m c agn n i y. preserved and strengthened, lug power—and they do not require the frequicia assists es powei:fu anee. to the dangerous effects of further Deafness—New DiscoTery.—The Orgauie Vibrator, an and it it affords all the t a r e a a o f r n c e l i s n s ax,y entirelyp ow different l, neawnicly.vinevryeuteagded instrument p . erse n s e a f r o n r thing of the kind that has been, or probably ever ean bo, produced. Being of the same colour as the skin, is not per ceptible ; it enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at churcir. and at public assemblies ; the unpleasant semsation of singing snall irom all others, to si rpass airy- Alb ehiarle - *tot , op rr o—appedte the York lota, Rasos is is e t s an in ce th t e h e at ars po is ssi e b u l t y ire c l o y ui r d on b lo e ve d cl eired. _ 39, y. THE COLLISION IN THE CHANNEL. O FOLKESTONE, Tuesday Evening.—At 10 o'clock this morning Mr. East, the borough coroner, o pened ar o. in quirt' at the Guildhall touching t he death of 1 anci n a bo Summers, aged 1 9 , seaman , a ma le Passheengwer;eck of th y e (names not known) who peri shed in Josephine Willis. The lad was aarently between 7 and 8 years of age, and his r i g ht leg ba d been amputated just above the knee.th Kester Clayton, ebief officer_ofTieshJiopsewpahsinoenWa i y ll o is y ,. was the first witness oarnined age from London t) Axicklan.d, New Z , ea . land. On Satur last, about h d att-pa:st c f o clock, she left the day morning St. Katharine Docks, Lon on, an was towed down to about 7 a tug-boat. On Sunday morning, Gravesend by o'clock, we left Gravesend, towed by the steam-tug ' till we were near t he east buo y off the Mar g ate Sand. The tug then left ns in the afternoon, and we sailed on through the Downs and ran down the Channel with the wind about S.E. or S.S.E. Our pilot landed at Deal about 5 o'clock on Sunday afternoon. At 6 p.m. we passed the South Foreland, altd at 10 minutes to 8 p.m. the Folke stone Pier-head Light bore about N. by W., distant about 5 miles. We hove the log at this time, and the ship was going about seven knots. At 8 p.m. a light was reported ahead. I went forward and saw it, and then returned to the poop. It was a white light, and I soon afterwards saw the red light lower down, and shortly afterwards the green light, by which I knew the vessel ahead was a steamer. I then put the helm a-starboard ; while standing on the poop I kept her green light open. In about three minutes after I had put the helm a-starboard the steamer struck us just before the main rigging on the starboard side. She came bow upon us. She was a screw steamer. Just as the steamer was striking us, the captain of the Josephine Willis came on deck and took the command, and I obeyed his orders. We had courses, topsails, topgallant sails, and flying jib set. After we were struck, we endeavoured to haul the mainsail up, hut our vessel filled so fast that we h&d no time to do it, When we found the ateamer was nearing us, two or three men forward, and I, from the poop, hailed her as loodl v as we were ~b le, but the steamer Mast have ported her helm or I believe we snook' have gone efrar of tier. Soon atter having struck us, the engines of the steamer were reversed, and she backed. There was a nice fresh breeze. It was clear overhead, but rather hazy on the water. We all did the best we could to get the boats down to endeavour to save the passengers. We had four boats. The starboard was stove in lowering, but some persons woro taken in her to the steamer. The life-boat was capable of taking 40 persons in her, but there was no time to get them into her, as 10 minutes after being struck the vessel heeled over to the port side. By the Coroner—l think Mr. and Mrs. Ray were taken in the starboard boat. Most of the passengers had turned in. We had about 66 passengers and a crew of 40. Coroner—Did the steamer remain by the ship Witness—She backed astern out of the ship, and went astern about half a mile. After she had been on her beam-ends I got up into the rigging, and a boat came and five altog e th er were ta k en on boar the cre w . I k now these five board the m steamer,e off. T ch w i e e n fly ty • passengers. One boat came from the steamer. The life-boat eonveyed some passengers. Most of the pas sengers were below ; they comprised men, w omen, an d children. John Sheen, a seaman on board the Josephine Willis, was next called. Ile said—On Sunday evening, about 10 minutes past 0, I went on the topgallant forecastle, on the look out. I had my orders from the boatswain. The ship was then to the westward of the South Fore land, but she had not got to Dover. The weather was fine, and we were going at the rate of about six knots. We had braced our yards in. Tho wind WAS S.S.R. About 20 m nu'es or a quarter to 8, I first saw a light ahead, and could not make it out. Ido not know what course she was ste Tin?, but I saw the Folkestone, Pier-head Light. I should say we were six or Beve in miles off. Cannot say how it bore. When I first taw the white light it was right ahead. I reported it to. the chief mate, who came forward. The second mate fol lowed him in two or three minutes. I soon afterwards Raw the green light, and then the red light, and. I knew it then to be a steamer. She was approaching us rapidly, and our helm w. s put a starboard. When her helm was put a-starboard the ship came up in the wind, and her sails began to shake. There was about 12 of us on the forecastle, and we called out to the steamer as loudly as we could. We did not see any person on the bridge or on the forecastle of the steamer on the look out. Coroaer—no you think the etoaraer altered her course ? Witness—Yes, she put her helm a-port, the wrong way, and she came into us. It was that which brought her in contact with us. We were struck on the fore part of the main rigging, on the starboard side. Coroner—What distance do you think you could see a man on the look-Gut on such a night? Witness—About three or four ship'," length. It was starlight. After the steam-boat came into the ship all hands who were on the forecastle went aft to clear the starboard boat away. We put two female passengers, two male passengers, and some four or five boys into the boat, but she got stove in being lowered, and we re. moved the passengers into the port life-boat. There were three of the ship's company in the boat, and she was rowed to the steamer, which was about a mile and a half to the eastward of the ship. Oars was the first boat that reached the steamer. Our second mate, who was in the boat, said to the captain, " Are yoji going to render any assistance to the ship ?" The captain replied, Ye', I have 'got a boat alongside with two hands in her." The mate said, "Two hands are no use ; they could save no lives." The boat, however, went to the ship, and saved the chief mate, four or five passengers, the carpenter, and, I think, two of the ship's company. We all asked the captain of the steamer if he was going back with the steamer, but be did not do so, and still allowed her to drift up with the tide. She was not steaming. I did uot go on board the steamer. When I asked the captain to go back, he said he must first lighten his vessel forward and pump the ship. After we put passengers on board from the life-boat, I heard an order given for her to go ahead, which she did slowly. The steamer did not come back. We asked bim to put back several times, and he seemed annoyed at us and used bad language. We were about an hour alongside the ship in the life-boat, and when a lugger came up they told us to go back with them and save life. Peter Patterson, boatswain on board the Mangerton steamer, was next examined, and gave similar evidence. Mr. Henry Gray Ray was next called—l was a pas senger on board the Josephine Willis. On Sunday even ing I was on deck about S o'clock, when I heard a man report a light on the starboard bow. I saw the light ; it was a white light. I then saw a red light, and about a minute after a green light. ?Coroner—Did you hear any order given on board the /ship when the light was seen ? Witness—Yes, I heard the order given to lull. I can't say decidedly who gave the order. There were two officers on deck. I was on the poop. When the light was reported ahead I looked for the Josephine: Willis's light, and I could see the reflexion of it on toe bowsprit. I left the ship in one of the boats, with fitly wife, another woman, the doctor, the second mate, Jas. Smith, and two or three others. Coroner—How long before the collision took place did :you hear any bailing from your ship? Witness—About a minute and a-half. The vessels came in contact about four or five minutes after I first iaw the steamer's light. The captain of the Josephine Willis was admirably cool and collected in giving his orders, but the confusion was so great that they could nob be offended to. lie directed the mainsail to be hauled up, and the passengers to come up from below and go aft. Coroner—Was the steamer long about the ship ? Witness—Perhaps about 5 minutes, or it might be a little longer. We were about half an hour getting to the steamer, and I asked the capthin as to whether he cons', dered his ship in a sinking state. He said that he metal remove some of the cargo aft, and I went below to as. silt. The life-boat remained alongside some time. I should state that the boat in which I left was in a leaky, sinking condition, and when about • 200 yards from the steamer we bailed the life-boat, and we put the ladies into her and then got in ourselves and towed our boat after us. After I got on hoard the steamer, and while the life-boat was alongside, I asked the boatswain of the Josephine Willis why ho did not go back to the wreck with the lite-boat and endeavour to save some of .he passengers. He replied that he was afraid of his hpat being (hewn down by the sinking of the ship ; be also said that he thonght the steamer was in a sinking state, and that he ought to stay by to render assistance to those on board. I said, "If that is the ease, there hill be a rush," and asked him to pass his boat astern, and put a rope over the stern for the people to escape by. At this stage of the proceedings it was proposed to adjourn the inquiry, in order to procure the evidence of other passengers. That was accordingly agreed upon, and the investigation was adjourned for a week. The bodies of three female passengers and a child have been picked up and taken into Weimer. Racing Fixtures for 1856. FE BR. Lincoln .12 Derby Spring l9 MA Nottingham Spring 4 ' Warwick Spring 10 Salipthury l3 Essex lB AP: Doncaster Spring 1 Thirsk 3 Croxton Park Epsoln Spring lO Durham l4 Chester Spring 6 Shrewsbury 13 Manchester l4 Beverley Ascot Heath 10 Hampton l3 Newton ..18 Newmarket .l Carlisle 1 Liverpool ..... 9 Nottingham ..... . l6 • !AUG A. Wi r . Liverpool Spring 26 ,CII. Catterick 24 Coventry 24 Northampton 26 Brighton .................. 6 Brighton Club 8 Reading SEPTE Warwick Sept 2 Lichfield Doncaster 16 Leicester 24 OCT( Newmarket C l4 Yoik Spring 22 Mahon 04 Newmarket F S 23 Kelso 1 Cheater Autumn 7 Bedford Wrexham Autumn NONE Bath 2O Epsom 27 E. Newcsstle•on-Tyne 95"/ 4 Bibury 9c Stockbridge. Winchester 27 Chelmsford o 2 Marlborough ............ Goot,ood ...... ..... 29 UST. York Radcliffe 25 Egham 26 11IBER. Cardiff 24 Manekeeter Autumn 26 Newmarket F 0 30 IBER. Newmarket S 0 l3 Warwick Autumn 2l I Newmarket H 2/ IBER. Shrewsbury Autumn ..,18 Worcester Autumn—. 4 Liverpool l2 Irish Racing Itixtures for 1856. APRIL. .-.22 Curragh MAY, llowth and 8a1d0y1e...13 I Roseemnion ......27 JUNE. T ramore Ballyeigh l7 JULY. Bellewstown 8 I Heath 29 Down R. Corporation AUGUST. Killarney ..................... . UEPTEMBER. Corragh. .................... 2 1 Johnstown TraCrO ................. 9 Limerick 2a Park .16 30 in Jeukinstown OCT Curra.gb 14 fowl R. 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