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M alls , as. ; area, ?s. ; gallery, l,.—Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. ,e deadlock. and learned is and untie ' of the hon. referred to a he bon. and mowber of ) be referred; and learned bill in coal promote the to the tame was, should • to referring :lion to that Nould not be ARGYLL ROOMS.-LAITRENT'S CASINO NOW OPEN for the winter season. ?fin -ipal Cornet !Paton, M. Eouleourt.—Doors open at S. Admission One Shilling. JAKrent's new Varsoviana every night. MR. W. S. WOODITS OLIO of ODDITIES, Fifty Instantaneous Metamorphoses of Voice, Character, And Costume, concluding with an impersonation of Mile. Rachel, as eatuille In .‘ Les Horaous." Every evening, at 8. Private boxes dad stalls may be secured in advance, without extra charge. Poly- VaPhle-hall, King William.street, Charimpeross. N o . 19,775.1 [PRICE 4D. STAMPED SD• LONDON, WE EVENING, FEBRUARY 20, 1856. PUBLICATIONS. Spirit of the Public Journals. LOSS OF THE JOSEPHINE WILLIS. THE SUICIDE OF MI?. J. SADLEIB, M.P. lIIADAME JENNY GOLDSCHMIDT-LIND. EXETER HALL. New and Revised Edition, lea. 6d., bound, (From the Times of this day.) SAL ATHIEL THE IMMORTAL. By the Rev. GEORGE CROLT, LL.D. "One of the most splendid productions among works of fiction that the age has brought forth."—Athenaeum. Hurst and iilackett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn, 13, Great Marlborough•street. THE NIGHTINGALE FUND. a jt Is respectfully announced that Mr and Madame GOLD h,LIMIDT will give an EVENING cONCERT of SACRED and irouELLANF.OUi MUSIC with Full Band and Chorus, at Exe:er a ll. on TUESDAY EV PNING, March llth, 1856, the proceeds of Which will be presented to the Nightingale Fund. On this occasion the seats throughout the Hall will be numbered a nd Reserved, price One Guinea each. Old for Tickets received by Mr. Mitchell,Royal Librar y , 33, yid Bond-street. t i T he Places will be appropriated according to priority of applica- J 11: and tickets will bo ready for delivery oa and afte r Monda y , airch a. Rent Library, 33, Old Bond-street. THEATRE ROYAL COVENT•GARDEN. ttird ENGLISH OPERA.. ..Ppearance at this Theatre of 'cue,- rscott and Mr. Henry . . liaigh.—Re-appearance of Mr. Leigh Murray. Professor ANDERSON h4s much pleasure in being able to mi .:lnce that h e h a s s u cce eded in ohtaininz the services of the whole ""lbo aye able Fnelish Ope•atic Talent for ;hie Theatre. k r ,,,, n RIS EVENING, Wednesday, Feb. 20, will be performed the I,EMIAN GIRL. Arline, the celebrated American Prima Donna. I ," e r !wort (her third appearance. at this Theatre); Thaddeus , t h e :Tr tenor Mr. Henry Haigh (his third ap. earance in London); ',reboot, Mr. Farquharson; the Count A.rnheim, Mr. Durand. the opera produced oh the grandest scale, the who l e a t ,7 1 delimited resources of this, the first theatre is the me tro p olis, 1.0 be called into requisition for the occasion. The miseen scene ul aracteristic of all that has been produced on the boards of Covent- Conductor, Mr. L , ,der. Full band end chorus 4T.,re opera to be followed each evening with the new Farce (MP- O s ed of WHAT DO YOU W ANT' (in consequence o f numerous I,... t h ri es)• The Wiz , rd, by Professor Anderson ; the other Wizard .I.r. Leigh Murray, who will have the honour of introducing his ei le brated fac-simlles of Mr. Charles Mathews and Mr. Charles eau . The Performance to conclude each evening with the Ballet of 4 IECOss.IIS FnETILLiNT, sapported by Mr. Flexmore, Ntr. W. r o es, Mr. Charles Brown, and Miss Emma Horne: Wile. Annul, ' Make her third appearance these eight years at this theatre in " T Vs ofJosilphine. 1 4 4 ,1 1 . 7 ate boxes, V. 31., 27. 28 , it. Is., and !2s. ; grand balcon ts. ; ' pig. boxes , id . - ; pit and amphitheatre stalls, 2t t . • '"e bOXeiShli seats in the balcony. stalls. and upper boxes, may v. _secared en application at the Box Office of the theatre, which is tinder the direction of Mr. O'Reilly, daily from Tess to Five. 11,,oPen every evening at Half-past Six. Commence at Seven. ""''''rid Price at-Nine o'clock. • ART - UNION OF LONDON. (By Royal t ih Charter.)—Prizehold.rs select •or themselves from the public tha • Every Subscriber of Ose GUINEA will have, besides the )1. 1 , 1 1e 4 01 a Prize, an Impression of a Plate of " HARVEST IN THE ~" engraved wn by J. T. Willmore, A.R.A., from the im t and well-kno picture by Air E. Landseer, ILA., and Sir .44.5 n atuetutr Callcott, R.A. The prints are now ready for delivery. GEORGE GO D WIN, Honorary LEWIS POCOCK, Secretaries. M 4. West Straid. PROVIDENT CLERKS' ASSOCIATION, 15. , Londo - n. a'‘.l. l alished in IRO for UTUAL Moorgato-street LIFE ASSURANCE in all its titi d ri. among every class of society. Clerks especially are in htia:a exaaaine ties vainibl• privileszes conferred by the Benevolent By order of the Board. WS!. THOS. LINFORD, Secretary. I, O NDON and NORTH WESTI ) 4 1, clizsTEn, SHEFFIELD, and LING T h u kND RAILWAYS. % l e iniblie are informed that the above Compani 5 1 W1 Farr TRAINS between London and thi at the following Fares and Times from Lo. riottinThaln ..... •• .. .. teti, don dep, Wevrark • • . •• • . • • ... • .... arr. • Hull, eta ? incoln ..... •••• • • • " 11.7" el 1 'Victoria Station ••• • ~ , own er • • • "•• •• • • •• • • tlle ~efield toft .v.. ia . N ... .. ormanton• • • • tttis ' .•• • • "'' 9 45 10 10 10 I 'lO 50 10 35 11 5 11 0 By order. I 'm). 7, 1856 . ..___ e if he could Thom the bill ► extend the states Court. clause con imifed time, 3ommittee to rhen the bill referred to a te bill, for Ireland) d reading of ght. Other gecond E the bill was te introduced posed. it of the hon. lionsolidatioa idea of it had ugg 03 ted. object to re- ► fortnight. NDMENT this bill, t of the bill I simplify the rainage Com• NT BILL. s brought up. reply to Mr. us and inland )le of the so- Government ed, in a abort ory footing. r. ise dispensed )licable under for full vales• ENGLAND). tee to inquire iastical Cow' of the aot 13 lend the Acts ,ct 14 and 1 6 the Manage' ,nd Capitular ney of further ig the Church 1 Commission. bat the Eccle ess two !new were present. to the smaller ommissioners , Ecclesiastical larger powers t would expire tee should re. 3 contindance• nehisement of )ature belong' ►e desirable to in his opinion committee to Ulding Com• la the Church lat these acti ad introduced mlity, at leses the establish ty of Govern' clear and doff' trrence to the oast desirable his import: Mk were so maul stood in each should under ,' really stood. action at the pursue. 1 1 ° 3rey) for thus the last sew BILL. as the select landford, Vie rton, Mr. G. :owbray, Mr' te, Mr. Dun' ?ive to be the , and records. LL. as the select ~illimore, Mr. Ur. Phillips, oral for Ire' Stanley, and notion of Mr. 9 of appoint as superan • the various manent esti employment pay granted 5 number of Feb., 1856, it (detailed) • the general nade by the placed ; the 56 ; the B eale in the same rily attached. 12. extraordinary 'y's Delicious r Indigestion: Bilious, and n, and Debi• 'able :—Atbol ough, indiges y Du Barry's 'orter. Hun• to inform you an incredible he last eight In vain. My food were the Bness, affec , palpitation !most all the of memory, ryGoasmark. Ilbs. orriego u Barry and sou, vid CO., Lt 6A, Grace apsl4e ; 611, g-crois ; 54, leshire, the ,1 )n-park, the I, the Lady -park-place, ly, Edward tinted, to ir, Esq., of ler Fairfax at daughter leaty's 40th es Morgan, ea, Regent- 7 , Hdward An Thrupp, Ater of the Wands. • ) Bathurst, Ih, aged 79. n Golding► anry Grant YOUNG , No, 112, oonnil LL. ERN, MAN :OLNSFIIRE, and Lies have RESUMED ie undermentioned ondon : 5 0 8 25 9 12 9 35 Ist Class 8. (1. 6 0 6 0 10 0 15 0 11 3 6 0 14 0 15 0 1 , 1 0 15 • 15 0 24 Clasi. P. d. 2 0 3 0 6 0 IM 9 5 8 3 0 9 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 In 0 Vi IRK Ti 1.71F,11. JAS. F.T.PORT. ED. WATKIN. LONDON and. NORTH -WESTER N pOIItAYAY —REDUCTION' of FARES between LINDON i.ond,,,t_l i t_ROftOUGll. —Until farther notice, the Fares between p ira t'L . reterbarough wilt he— are 31. trairts leave the Easton ' Btatlon, London. 6.50 a . m . 9.111 „ 10.30 „ 2. 0 p m . 5,46 Second Class ...• •• 2s, Trains leave rctcrbo•ongh, °ent rit Manager's OMea, Etat February, 1855. order. on Station, 8 31 a.m. 10.15 „ 2.20 p.in 4. 0 „ 5.15 „ • PURSUANT to an Order of the High Court of ore Ch "cerY, made in the matter of the Estate of William le r . ;n. II R. and in a cause Richard Greening and others against Wel. tanton Boustleld the ' C EI) TORS of WILLI Alt R F.EN NG, (h B O ,, lin 22, Marlbo' 4 ent rough-place, Old Kent-road, in the County of f leman, deceased, the Testator in the proceedings named 14, 4 , 41(4 ea or about the 6th o f fo June, 1855), are, be their tl u i , '"A. on or before the 29th day February, 185' 1 , to come M toh„pr their debts at the Chambers of the Vice-Chancellor Air Stuart,: No. 12, Old square, Linooln s-inn, Middlesex, or, in eft kllt thereof, t t hey will be peremptorily excluded from the benefit he said Ord. %rt . r.day, the 6th day of March, 1456, at one of the clock in the fiZeen, at the said Chambers, is appointed for hearing and adju ip, neon the claims. ated this 12th day of February, 1856. ALFRED HALL, Chief Clerk. 4! I "TRY BAIT, Dyers' Hall, London, and Wandsworth , Surrey , "'Mrs /Solicitor. NSW LABEL.—In consequence of the great variety of counterfeit labels of A. ROWLAND & SONS' th,,`"ISAAlt OIL, now in circulation, and unwary so nearly resemble o ;Iglaal as frequently t deceive the —they have em tt v eu . those eminent artists Messrs Perkins, Bacon, & Co., who, 1, 4 preat cost, and by a peculiar process of their own, have succeeded Ith, ' , ln cing from steel " A NEW LAREL," which cannot be forced. I%,,'''MPosed of a sectio of an eine-ttrned circle, repeated one 110 0 " ,,rec t and thirty times— n and fo - m ng s an original lace-work ground, w hich is en:raved in white 'caw.% rex " ROWLAND?? M ASSAR OIL, GROWTH, RESTORATION. AND roe BEAUTIFYING THE HUNAN FLAIR." M er Which is the Signature of the Proprietors in Red Ink 8 01 d b,„ " A: - ROWL AND & SONS. iron, 5 imam at 20; liatton•gardon, London, and by Chemists and Hera. APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED. Lie and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE sisictall VCE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops, kid b Roast Meat Gravies, Fish, Game. Soup, Curries, and Salad, pertelt' tonic arid Invigorating properties enables the stomach to Th t , I ,Y ingest the food. la rc ?" 4ll Y useof this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the best safe -8012,0 health, tot4„ b y the proprietors, Lea and Perrins, 19, Fenchurch-street, anti k:* and 69, Broad-street, Worcester: also by Messrs. Barclay ttia,l 4 ", Mes.irs. Crosse and Blackwel, and . other oilmen and raer lq, London ; and generally by he l p rinctpal dealers in sauce. old 1,,,Z 1 :0 guard against imitations, see that the names of " EA "itltINS" are upon the label and patent cap of tho bottle.L T9,ZEAU'S COPAHINE, or SACCHARATED Itice t ,,`'PSUL ES approved of by the r ' rench College of Physicians , tekti sfully administered in the Paris and London Hospitals, and (Be t t w ledg9tl by them to be the best remedy for a certain disorder. i latto n Lancet" of Nov. 6, 1852.) A copy will be forwarded on appli- Ilhi rD l :rice per 100, 43.6 d. ; 50, 2s. 9d. To be had of the inventor, tl; LJOZEAU, French chemist,,49, Haymarket, London, and Principal chemists. IK TEM HIGH COURT OF CIIANCERY. 'ItI ZSEM.A.R.—On the 29th of May, 1855, An m_ tniunettoß w a s gran t e d b y t h e ili g h C ourt of Ch ancery. al l )5,.2 I e llth of Juno following was made perpetual. against Joseph 1 1 and others, to restrain them, en ler a penalty of o n e th ou - Peands, from imitating this Medic'ne, which is protected by Lettere Patent of England, and scoured by the Seals o: the Phsirmaci e de Par% and the Imperial Cgilexe of Medicine. %ink h a TRIESEMA.R, No. t , re , '"au7 for Relaxation. Spermatorrhosa, and all the distressiag t,c-rc-;(lttences arising from early abuse, Sic., and its effects are efli %re . 44 10 Youth, manhood, and old agepersons who I .—' 4e ventert entering the married star, from the results of early — ` o ll It Is invaluable. atte etti %, TRIEiEMAR, No. 3, Ilr ai t, 41, Y) In the short space of three days, cenipletei awl • ntirel 1 4,07a1eS all traces of those Disorder s violet) Capaivi auJ Cubeb ere . '" long been thought an antidote for, to the ruin of th, hes' ta n POrtion of the population. h to TRIESEHAR, No. S, great Cantinental Remedy for that class of Disorders, whic, 4,.,artunately the English physician treats with Mercury, to the in eilialge destruction of the patent's constitution, And which an 3,aparilla in the world cannot remove. ette s ZSESIA.R, Nos. 1,2, and 3, are alike devoid of taste or amen nausientng qualities. They may lie on the t.)ilet ta..l ,r7illiheir use being suspected toe leer e . t 'EMAR, Nos. 1,2, and 3 ,a es I'd in tin cases, price Hs., or ", ara in one for 33s , which saves I Is. ; and in 51. eases, whereby t ft . t a is a saving of IL 125.; divided in., a susrate doses, as adminis- Tb Volpe:au, La)loniand, Roux, &c. 1:1 0 , 7 ° 1 „,' 30 had Wholesale and in London of Johnston, 68, re m "uII Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford-str et; and flange; . 150, istre; R. Ingham, druggist, et 46. arket-street, Manchester Zota'wauary, bookseller, Deanegate, Bolton Priestly, chemist, .„,,:etreet, Liverpool; Powell, bookseller, 15, Westmoreland-stxeet, ;Winnall, hooks•alier, High-street Birmingham. li: ~. a . • , e•CRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. ht publish ed. prim is., illustrated with eases; free by post for 14 stamps, Nt t th RVOUS DEBILITY; te s torr L C auses. Symptoms, and Cure.—An asy on 5r 5e".„,,,,-_,--4 with Practical Observations on afer and m ore t Sys ..---"'" mode of treatment of the diseases of the Genera 1 tattion, obtained by the use of the Microscope in detecting an ar tr , 4 „ ni ning, by urinary examination, the real cause and effect o f eate,..__"""etY of complaint, whether arising from solitary e n ..' .. 6 s. accident, or climate. followed by practical remarks, founded habits, tr..L W entY yeare experience in tho treatment of Impuissance, e i: 'mug Debility, Local Weakness, Spermatorrhata. &c. To which aen-tr„ded, Commentaries on the Physiology of Marriage, with pre and vbaeY hints on the evils emanating from empirical practices 14 on the dangerous remedies advocated by various writers on ell e tr aPortaut disorders. B 7 SAMUEL LA'MERT M.D. „, ST, lIE DPORD-SQU A. RE, LONDON, 41 ?ctor of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the University of F.dit.• ..aorgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Modica! Society. -Licentiate of pothecaries' Hall, London, Ike., &c. 47111enessoesegullttsbjgetli treatise ite is , to point out the fearful eon. irregularities, and excesses, I ..raieli have produced more misery in Youth, degradation in Man -.03d, and premature decay at all stages of Life, than, perhaps, any Man e her elms of disease known to modern patho logists. Its perusal is hticularly recommended to ons entertaining secret doubts of tb Ar physical condition, and who are conscious of haying hazardeA the health, happiness, and Privilftes to which every human bein g ls et t:itled th 4 is absolutely necessary that all mail should know, that there are einciples of personal management which cannot be violated without i'll tirrinir grievous penalties, erd when wisdom and regret succeed the of inconsiderate self-indulgence , how these penalties F l n Yo mitigated, hew the sting of their bitterness may be removed, i s ia to u w eeslis o mes ovi v l e a e n ty d. an its y co d n egv seq e u e e e n f ccs may be avoided, and above all, functional Ti l l ' a ngenient to which the timely aid of reience cannot apply a cure. lo a Author has fora series of years been engaged in what i i r 4 e ttee in the treatment of those delicate eomptaintsh h ave I,..„nrtenately been too generally confided to the care of ignoraat hij t i r i tas, who inflict great WWl' on those who are induced to place ~,....eRVOITS DEBILTTY may :,,.n their pretensions , be has price is, ef Messrs. 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FOREIGN RISKS.—The Extra Premiums required for the East end West Indies, the British Colonies, and the northern parts of the United States of America, have been materially reduced. INVALID LIVES. —Persons who are not in such sound health as would enable them to insure their Lives at the Tabular Premiums, may have their Lives insured at Extra Premiums. LOANS granted on Life Policies to the extent of their values, pro vided such Policies shall have been effected a sufficient time to have attained in each case a value not under MIL ASSIGNMENTS OF POLICIES.—Written Notices of, received and registered. _ John G. Hubbard, George Johnstone, Esq. J. Esq. Esq. John Labouchere, John Loch, Esq. Medical fees paid by the Company, and no charge will be made for Policy Stamps. FIRE DEPARTMENT.—lnsurances effected upon every descrip tion of property, at moderate rates. Imago caused by Knighton 0 Gag are admitted by this COmpitny. up last night, but no hay." Common minds will think that this is rather a conclusive corroboration of the evidence of the Colonels: Tho Assistant- Quartermaster -General says,—" No hay, not quite enough barley." Tho Colonels say, "No hay, from 21 to 3 pounds of barley." If Col. Mayow's " not quite enough" expresses any quantity larger than what the regimental officers have specified, it may surely be presumed that these gentlemen judged of quantity in detail more justly than the Quartermaster judged of it in bulk. There may have been waste, there may have been, as is, in deed, asserted, accidental diversion of supplies. The fact is clear enough that the horses were starved, and we may therefore conclude that the amount of nourishment is more correctly estimated by those who asserted that it was totally isuilicient. This is all the defence that Lord Cardigan can urge against the main charge that the horses under his command were disabled by hunger, and the effi ciency of his regiments destroyed. Three distinct objections have been brought against the present mode of providing superannua tions for the Civil Service of the Crown—that it is a positive breach of faith, that it is a great hard ship, and that it is extremely injudicious. The first of these is denied by the Government, the se cond is partially admitted, the third is admitted on all hands. There is, undoubtedly, much force in the statement of Sir Cornewall Lewis, that there is no indication in the Treasury minute which directs deductions to be made from the salaries of the uses to which those deductions were to be appropriated. It simply directs that after 1829 a certain percent age shall be abstracted from all salaries above a certain sum—no hint of a superannuation, no word of an insurance fund. But, for that matter, there is a great deal of force in David Hume's proof of the _innocenc, of suicide and murder, which is, after all, nothing but the diverting of a few ounces of blood from its natural channel ' • and how can that be wrong? The questio n i s , what was the in tention of the deed, expressed or understood? And what on earth was the meaning of giving a man a place the declared salary of which was, say, 2001., and the actual salary 1901. 7 If this was meant as a mere reduction of salary, why not say so at once, stating the real value of the appoint ment ? The method of ostentatiously retaining 101. out of a man's salary could only be interpreted as a retention of it for his belied; and, if a super annuation fund is not mentioned, it is assuredly understood by at least one of the parties. Then, as for the hardship of the case, it is partly admitted, partly denied by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. It is admitted that the terms on which super annuation is granted may be a little too strict, that the - sum to be reserved ea' such allowance is probably too small, that the service which can alone entitle one to that allowance may be too long deferred, and that, especially at present, from the double action of income-tax and the usual deduc tion, it may happen that an increase of dignity may be a decrease of salary, and that the unhappy clerk may actually perform the feat of growing back Wards. But the members of the Civil Service complain, further, that they do not get the benefit of their deductions, that these now amount to 750,0001., without interest, and with interest to nearly a million ; while the sums which in all have been paid to those of their number who have become superannuated amount only to about 60,0001. The chancellor replies—" You speak of 750,000/., the produce of 25 years' of such deductions ; it would not cover the superannuations we have to pay in a single year—the 800,000/. that we have to pay this year." So far from being a reply, this is the very head and front of the offence which is found with the present superannuation scheme—that it is used to pay the retiring allowances of all as well as of those who aro mulcted for the sake of it. The Lords of the Treasury make deductions from the salaries of certain clerks, exempt certain public servants both above and below the rank of clerks from these abatements ; and, when the clerks complain that they do not get the value, or anything like the value, of their deductions in superann nations—that, in fact, if their annual contributions were funded from year to year at this rate, in GO years the mere interest of it would pay the whole salaries of the Civil Service and superannuations to boot—they are told that at present it is not enough to pay the retiring allowances of the whole Civil Service. It is surely a hardship that they should have to pay the retiring allowances of others than themselves ? True, it is not in the bond that these deductions should be for their own hehoof. Neither was it in Shylock's bond that he should provide a surgeon ; it was not expected that the bond signed in a mo ment of carelessness and ease should be exacted in dead earnest to the very letter. At all events, the present arrangement is extremely injudicious; there is no defence for it. The natural, the inevi table result of it, is to create intense dissatisfaction in a large class of the community, with whom it is of importance that the Government should be on the most kindly terms, and among whom it is of importance that the Government should be on the most kindly terms, and among whom it is of im portance that there should he no private feuds and jealousies. What scheme the Select Committee appointed fast night to inquire into this matter ought to propeseit would be premature at this stage of tho discusAion to suggest. One party proposes that there should be no deductions, while the superannuations should be paid out of the consoli dated fund, and on more favourable terms than at present. Another party adheres to the latter part of this proposal, but suggests that the deductions should continue, and go to form an insurance fund, the whole of the proceeds to be given to the family of the member on his decease. We may leave these matters at present to the consideration of the com• mittee. One thing, at least, is certain—and the members of the Civil Service may accept it as a good omen—that the Government is prepared to make considerable concessions. Their battle is well begun and half won. His lordship's arguments are so glaringly con tradictory as scarcely to need reply. We were, however, hardly prepared for his absolute denial that any proposal " was ever made to send down troop horses either by Colonel Douglas, Colonel De Salis, or an officer of the brigade." As three of the Colonels have deliberately stated that such was the fact, and that the proposal was in variably, rejected, the Matter is simply one of conflicting testimony, in which Lord Cardigan's word is placed in opposition to those of his.subor divate officers. In such a case we would leave it to the parties to settle the affair between them, only observing that comma tency demands that it Should be settled. But, if we way judge frOm Lord Cardigan's own discrepancies, it will not be difficult to form an opinion as to who is the more accurate. He admits that a Commissariat officer suggested on the 24th of November that troop horses should be sent down to fetch forage, and states that be declined it, on the ground that "the horses were totally unfit to march seven or eight miles and then return heavily laden with forage" without a greater loss than was actually occurring from hunger. Thus Lord Cardigan wishes to prove by reports that up to the 22.1 there was little or no deficiency, and that it would have been absurd for the Colonels to propose a remedy, and yet two days later he was of opinion that the horses were in such a state that they could not get to Balaklava and back. There seems a solution of the mystery not difficult to arrive at. Lord Cardigan saw more of the reports than of the horses reported on. The Assistant-Quartermaster-General's returns, which showed that the animals must be suffering, but did not state that they were actually perishing, seem to have received from his lordship the interpreta tion most favourable to his own case. Armed with such vouchers for his administration, he could afford to neglect the representations which, whe ther official or private, were, we cannot doubt, re peatedly made. _ _ It is useless to follow the late General of Brigade any further into the reasoning by which he at tempts to show that his officers have calumniated him. Ono argument ho adduces which, like most that he brings forward, tells against him. He says that the Colonels could not have advised him to send for forage, because in their reports of the 16th of November they do not say that their horses were dying. When it is remembered that it was after this time that the destitution commenced, and that Lord Cardigan quotes no document of a later date, we may judge with what fairness he seeks to defend his conduct. Equally absurd is the argument that his Colonels did not appeal from him to the General of Division. We have reason to know in what a temper such an application was received by Lord Lucan in the case of Colonel Griffith ' and that officers should no t a pply f or th e reversal of their immediate superior's decision seems to us no more than natural. Totally beside the matter are Lord Cardigan's testimonials to his own services in Bulgaria and at Balaklava. With regard to the latter affair, it had best bo forgotten by all who held any command there. To cite it in answer to such charges as the present is as use less in argument as it is poor in taste. Judgment must, indeed, go by default if this is the hest an swer that can be given to the accusations in the report. HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO WOOLWICH. WOOLWICH, Feb. 19.—0 n Monday evening intelligence was forwar.!ed to the authorities of Woolwich Arsenal, and to the superintendent of police, informing them that the Queen would inspect the invalids of the Royal Ar tillery, who have arrived at Woolwich from time to time from the Crimea, on the following morning. Accord in,gly, at 11 o'clock yesterday morning two Royal car riages, with servants in plain liveries, entered the Royal Arsenal gate=, escorted by ,Captain Wilson's troop of the 3d Light Dragoon Guards, A guard of honour, composed of the Royal Artillery, with the bands and drums, were in attendance iu the Dial-square. The first carriage contained the Queen and Prince, attended by the Countess of De3art and the Hon. Miss Byng. Lord Hardinge, in his full uniform of Commander-in-Chief, and Lord Paninure followed in the second carriage. As her Majesty's visit was specially intended to be paid to the invalids and that portion of her brave troops who have returned from the seat of war, in charge of a goodly number and variety of Russian trophies, the stay was not protracted beyond an hour. Her Majesty alighted in the area, which contains the large assemblage of guns, and the various articles captured at Hango and Sebastopol. Major Lukin and the remnant of his com panions not on furlough, who came home in charge of the trophies, were drawn up in the principal alloy of the Dial-square. The Queen approached the soldiers, and addressed a kindly question to each as to his health, &c., and thence passed onward to inspect ono of the newly-constructed ambulance waggons and carts, which had been harnessed and drawn up for the purpose of displaying to the Queen and Prince the convenience and comforts which the improved system of our am bulance now affords. The principle on which they are built combines the important advantages of ren dering them available for the comparatively easy reralval of eight wounded men in a single convey ance with the slightest possible delay and consi derable comfort. Each compartment was explained and laid open, when her Majesty and the Prince took the most sensitive interest in witnessing the rapidity and readiness with which the beds were withdrawn and laid on the ground for the purpose of receiving the wounded, the beds being as easily and readily replaced. They then proceeded to the adjacent committee-room, where a number of invalids were assembled for the Royal visit. Some of these had lost an arm, a leg, or were otherwise disabled. To each and all her Majesty spoke in such a sympathetic tone and manner as appeared fully to com pensate them for all their sufferings ; some of the brave fellows were affected even to tears. The time intended to be devoted to the Queen's condolence w ith her dis abled soldiers having expired, her Majesty was observed to remain for some time :n consultation with the Corn mander-in-Chief, and was then handed to her carriage by General Bouverie, The Queen left the Arsenal at 12 o'clock, and returned to London escorted in the same manner by the 3,1 Light Dragoons. ( Prom the Times of this day.) Lord Cardigan has made his defence, and the public have now before them all that can be said, after a fortnight's consideration, in answer to the report of the Crimean Commission. It is well clearly to understand what his Lordship denies. That the Light Cavalry horses perished of. hunger and exposure ; that, in fact, the British Cavalry had ceased to exist as an effective force even before the winter set in ; that, while in command of an important brigade at a post of danger, Lord Car digan lived far away from his men on board his yacht in the harbour, are not and cannot be con tradicted. All th a t th e coun t ry h as to complain of —the mismanagement, and the consequent ruin— stand fully confessed. All that Lord Cardigan has to say is that the fault was not his own. In the usual style of circuitous crimination, of which the country has lately seen so much, he endeavours to shift the blame on all around him. His command ing officer is guilty, his subordinate officers are guilty ; he alone is beyond the reach of censure. We had a few days since the letter of Lord Lucan, with its insinuations against the Commander-in , Chief, its reflection on the Light Cavalry Brigadier, its allusions to an unseemly passage of words be tween the writer and one of his own colonels. Now we have the General of Brigade imputing misre presentation to his officers, and accusing his imme diate commander of keeping back letters to the Commander-in-Chief. . The public is tired and humiliated by such wrangling, but must listen to the tale, and probably to many more like it. It will be remembered that four Lieutenant- Colonels commanding 'regiments gave evidence of the rapid starving of their horses after the middle o f November. Th e y represent, w i th almost an identity of testimony, that the animals were with out hay or straw ; that they had but 2.11 b. or 31b. of barley daily ; that in consequence they were reduced within a few days to so weak a state that by the end of the month they were useless for all cavalry purpos es , an d that many perished when being led to water. L or d C ar di gan d en i es all re sponsibilfty—and f or w h at reason ? That he re signed his command on the 29th of November, and that much of the mortality must have taken place after he left the C r i mea . S ome people may think that the guilt of a negligent officer is aggravated by the sudden abandonment of his post when the disasters he has caused are at their worst. But such is not the opinion of Lord Cardigan. When he passed from his yacht to the steamer, when the cliffs of Balaklava began to lessen in the distance, when Lord Lu can and the Colonels, Commissariat and horses, divisional orders, re turns, mud, and squabbles ‘ were left behind, and England with glory and fetes was before him, he seems to have thought that whatever might happen afterwards was no concern of his. Colonel Doherty succeeded him, and mush be responsible. But, as an lnspector-General of Cavalry, Lord Cardigan cannot but be aw are th at even 15 days is a long period of fasting for a horse, and may make some change in his condition. He therefore endeavours to clear himself from blame s a i s g regardsnaio nof h tl time t e e co m between the od stormo this he assails i and his re - the evidenc e o f th ree C o l one l s o f his own brigade —Shewell, Douglas, and Doherty. These gentle men, as well as one or two officers of the Heavy Cavalry, state expressly that the horses had for nearly a fortnight no hay, and only, at most, about 31b. of barley. They must have known the fact, and it was impossibl e th a t th ey s h ou ld f org et it ; unless, therefore, s ome half-dozen men were in a conspiracy to ruin their commanding officer, we must believe their testimony to be true. However, Lord Cardigan declares he can refute it ; and to do so produces the reports for several days of Colonel Mayow, Assistant-Quartermaster-General of Cavalry. Those quoted are for the 20th of November and the two following days. They are to this effect :—" The troops have a supply of barley not quite to the full amount ; there is no hay." " The horses got barley last night, not quite the full quantity, but no hay." "There as nearly as, possible a full ration of barley came STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, Feb. 19. There has been!less activity in the markei - thanon this day week, partly owing to the upward tendency of p sh r i i p ee p s ing For r l a n t o i n a s t h i n e p t r h e e s e n fa t e r e a o te f s l e a n s t ti raedvices, but T y discourage cloths and low printers have been in request, and a fair business has been transacted, In yarns rather more business has been effected than in cloth. Both spinners and manufacturers are well engaged to order, and prices are firmly maintained. Messrs. John Slagg and Co. report : " With the exception of 7 8 and 9.8 printing cloths and some descriptions of shirtings for the hom e trade, in which a fair amount of business is doing, the market is exceedingly quiet. The excitement of the early part of last week has subsided ; and for the last few days, although manufacturers are very firm in demanding an advance somewhat in proportion to that realised on cot ton and yarns, it is impossible to sell in any quantity at higher rates than those current 10 days ago, as buyers seem quite determined to resist the advance as long as possible, and are only buying to make up assortments or to supply pressing wants, The business of the day is consequently on a very small scale, and prices merely nominal." Messrs. George Fraser, Son, and Co., say "The market to-day has been less an ima ted, b u t with out having lost in any material degree the improvement in prices which was gained last week subsequently to last Tuesday's market. Our quotations will be found generally raised." Imps; Feb. 19. The cloth markets to-day have been of a rather quiet character, buyers operating with less free dom than they did on Saturday. At the same time the clothi ers h ave no t s h own muc h disposition to sell well-made cloths except at prices above what they asked a fortnight ago. The consequence has been that the actual sales in the Cloth-halls have scarcely amounted to a full average of a Tuesday's market. The great advances which have just tak en . place in the priees of wools and indi go are v i ewe d in different aspects, and while they have induced some activity in the woollen trade, they have also called into action much caution on the part of manufacturers. After the termination of the ordinary business, the official inquiry ordered by the Board of Trade into the circumstances attending the fatal collision between the Mangerton steamer and the ship Josephine Willis, off Folkestone, was resumed before Mr. Yardley ; Com mander Robertson, R.N., Surveyor• General of the Marine Department of the Board of Trade, and Mr. O'Dowd, a barrister and assistant-solicitor for merchant shipping prosecutions, assisted the magistrate in the inquiry. Mr. Ballantine appeared for the owners of the Man. gerton, and Mr. Parry for the owners and underwriters of the Josephine Willis. The first witness called was Mr. Andrews, who said he was a fartiler, and was a passenger in the Josephine Willis, bound to New Zealand, on Sunday, the 3d inst. He was in the saloon of the vessel at the time of the col lision with the Mangerton. He rushed on deck, and re turned again to the saloon for his greatcoat and hat. He got into a boat, which was stove, and the captain ordered him and the other passengers out again. He remained on deck 10 minutes after the boat was stove, and the vessel turned over on ber beam ends, He held onto the ladder (rigging), and got on the upper side of the ship. He remained in the rigging a considerable time, but could see no boat until a Deal lugger came and took him off the wreck. He first saw the Mangerton steamer drift away with the tide after she struck the Josephine Willis, and she continued increasing her distance. He saw the steamer's lights a mile and a half off. He was in the mizentop of the Josephine Willis an hour and a half after she went down. The ship was struck by the Man gerton,aboura quarter past 8 o'clock. When she went down there were 40 or 50 persons clinging to her. There were four others in the mizenmast with him, and two in the' topmast. They were all saved. By Captain Robertson—There were none left on the wreck when the Deal lugger took us away. Before the Doal lugger came up I could see people struggling in the water and clinging to the sinking vessel. That had ceased some time before I was saved. I mid 40 others continued clinging to the vessel for a considerable time before I ascended to the rigging. Others were taken from the wreck before I was taken. There was plenty of time to have sent the boat back again from the Man gerton and saved more lives before the ship went down. After the first boat left with passengers she had taken off three-quarters of an hour elapsed before the ship went down. Win. Cushney, a Deal boatman, said he and another man were in a Deal lugger in the Channel at the time of the collision. They saw rockets fired from the Mangerton after the collision, and went off to her, and put the master of the lugger on board. The captain of the Mangerton said a ship was sinking outside of him, to the S.S.E , and that his own ship was in a bad, disabled state. The life-boat of the Mangerton came towards them, and it appeared to be in a lively state, but it did not accompany the lugger to the wreck. He and his shipmate proceeded to the wreck and found she had gone down. They heard loud cries of people in distress a quarter of an hour be fore reaching the ship. The lifeboat had reached the wreck long before the lugger. He and his shipmate took seven persons off the wreck, and pulled round the ship, but could see no more. The seven were in the rigging, which was out of the water. The lugger was 50 feet long and 11 or 12 feet wide, and Could carry 51 persons. The lugger reached Deal with the seven passengers, at half-past 3in the morning. They reached the Manger. ton alter the bluelights and rockets were fired at half past 10 o'clock. It took an hour more to reach the Jo sephine Willis. No one on board the Mangerton offered to accompany the lugger to the wreck. He could do better without them, and did not ask them to go. By Captain Robertson—The wind was south-east-by south. He was sure it was not to the southward of south east. A ship could be made out three-quarters of a mile at least. If any ono was on the lookout forward a bright light could be seen three-quarters of a mile. Capt. Robtrtson asked if Capt. Bourchier, the master of the Mangerton, was present, and the reply being in the negative, Capt. Robertson asked if Bourchier had quali fied himself to pilot his own ship, and had received a cer tificate from the Board of Trade to that effect ? A gentleman in front of the table replied that Captain Bourchier had not received any such certificate, or quali fied himself to act as pilot of the ship he commanded. Capt. Robertson—By law he is compelled to carry a pivot when navigating upon any waters situate within the limits of any district for which pilots are licensed by any pilotage authority. The clpfain of the Mangett%m ought to have taken in a pilot at, Dungeness, A Gentleman—No one offered himself there. Captain Robertson—lle should have made a signal for a pilot. Cushney said there were always pilots at Dungeness. James Newham, a sail , r, a; •d 20, said he had been at sea seven years. He was paid off as an able seaman at Limerick from the Bristol, of Southampton, and was a passenger in the Maugerton. He recollected passing Dungeness. He had just turned into the fore cabin, and heard the word "Port " two nr three times before he went upon deck, when he eaw a large ship coming athwart the bows of the Mangerton. He i►nmediately jumped down below. Mr. Yardley—• Why did you do that ? Witness—l was afraid of the sticks and chimney coming down, and did not want them upon my head. Alter the Mangerton had run into the Josephine Willis, and, finding nothing was falling, I ran forward and had a loo( where the Mangerton bad damaged herself on the larboard bow. I then went aft to one of the quarter boat,. ---- Mr. Yardley- -Stop ; what damage did you see? Witness—l could not exactly see the damage. My opinion was she was seriously damaged. Well, sir, I saw a child. which I thought Wai in danger and carried it aft, and I and John Anderson, my shipmate, helped to remove cargo from the fore part of the Mangerton. I then went aft to the quarter-boat with Anderson. I got down the stuntackle, and Anderson followed me, and a boy in the boat went up and ,dot on deck. I sung out for more hands to go off to the Josephine Willis, but could get none. The plug was out of the boat and she was filling fast, when my shipmate called out for the plug, and the steward threw it to him. On the way to theJosepbine Willis we picked up a man named Scott, and saved him. He was on a life buoy. We went round the stern of the sinking vessel and found nine or ten persons on the mizenmast, and took them all off. We were ten minutes to a quarter of an hour proceeding from the steamer to the sinking ship. When vie reached the Josephine Willis we could not see the hull of the Mangerton. By Captain Rabertson.—When I and Anderson went into the boat we did it of our own accord, to save human life. I asked the second mate of the steamer for more hands, and he would not let us have any, and Old us to go by ourselves. his words were, "Go with what you have." There were only us two. We had previ eusly been to the fore hold of the Mangerton, where the water was, working at her cargo. No one suggested to go back to the s'Aip to save more lives. About half an hour after the collision I heard people cry out from the sinking ship, but did not see them. The boat was half full of water when we got into her, in consequence of the plug being out. By Mr. O'Dowd.—The captain of the steamer said nothing to us. He did not give any directions to any one to go off in boats to save life, that I could hear. The second mate said, "Go yourseivet:, and do the best you can," when I asked him for more hands. There were four oars in the boat, and if we had had only two more hands we could have reached the Josephine Willis much sooner. By Mr. Parry—More lives might have been saved if ether boats had been sent off from the Mangerton. Mr. Yardley—l wish everybody had done' his duty as you and y.,ur shipmate have done. Mr. Parry.—l have no hesitation in raying the con duct of Newham and Anderson was highly creditable to them. Captain Robertson—No doubt of it. Juba Anderson, ordinary seaman, late of Bristol, confirmed the evidence of Newham in every respect. By Mr. Batlantine—The second - Inate went to others and desired them to come with us, but they would not go, and then he told us to go. There was too much water in the boat for two hands, but we managed her somehow. By Mr. Parry—Other boats could have put off from the Mangerton. The lifeboat could have carried 30 passengers, and four hands could have navigated her. I thought the Mangerton was in danger till the second mate said the ship was built in compartments. lam quite sure more would have been saved if other boats bad been sent to the wreck from the Mangerton. I baled the boat I was in myself. Mr. Yardley asked for a return of the number oa both vessels before the collision. They were handed to him. The number of passengers was 70, the crew 40 ; total, 110. Of therm 69 perished, and 41 were saved. The passengers and crew of the Mangerton numbered 67. None of them were lost. Mr. Yardley then declared the inquiry to be closed. A CRIMEAN HERO.—A subscription has been raised in Maidstone for John Penn, one of the heroes of the Crimea, born a soldier, and now distinguished by 11 honours for is many separate military services. He was born in the 14th Light Dragoons, his father being Farrie r Major Penn: He entered the 3 Light Dragoons as soon as he bad attained the standard height ; served through the Affghan campaign with General Pollock, and thus won the Cabul medal ; through the Sutlej campaign under Lord Gough ; was at the several battles at Mood kee' Sabraon, Lahore, Ramnugger, the Cheenab, Soodoolapore, Chilianwallab, and Guzerat ; et r rned to England in 1853, and volunteered into the 17th Lancers for Turkey ; was bent to the Crimea, and fought at the Tho demand for woollen andlAlma, Balaklava, and Inkerman, and fi nally was inva lided home, where he expects to obtain his discharge has received five medals and six clasps for these several has about the 20th inst. after 18 years of active service. He the export trade. Fancy and plain trouserings, of t Feb. o- a ; l9 .00d by the committee. We trust that a goodly sum will be been very good, and prices have an upward tends luny actions. Several amounts have been already r ece i ve d subscribed for so brave and deserving a soldier, e s p ec i. u na n i n x s e n d sF fi t t E b L ri n c , B Purchases have been freely made, both for the home and ally as the amount of his pension (notwithstanding his eminent services) will probably not exceed 9d. day. and uay. and medium qualities, have been in the greatest refi t 4 est. —Sne/4.44feTrt 4244(141 • 1 „ . . - Yesterday morning an inquest was held by Thomas Wakley, Esq., the coroner for the •western division of Middlesex, at the workhouse, Hampstead, touching the death of the late John Sadleir, Esq., M.P. for the bo rough of Sligo, who was found dead on Hampstead -heath on the morning of Sunday last, under the melancholy circumstances already detailed in The San.. Many of the relatives and personal friends of the deceased were pre sent during the inquiry : amongst them were Mr. Wm. Sadleir, the eldest brother of the deceased ; Mr. Francis Scully, M.P. ; Mr. L. Murrough, of the firm of Ken nedy and Murrough, Dublin ; Mr. Robert Keating, M.P., Mr, Clement Sadleir, Mr. Anthony Norris, Mr. John Henry Doyle, etc. The jury proceeded to view the body, which lay in a plain coffin, in an out-house in the workhouse yard. There was very little change in the features of the de ceased, except, perhaps, that he looked somewhat older than he really was. Mr. Manning, solicitor, appeared to watch the, pro ceedings on behalf of the relatives of the late Mr. Sadkir. Mr. J. Elwyn, of Gloicester-place, Hyde-park-gar dens, said he was butler to the deceased gentleman. He bad seen the body and identified it as that of his late master. He was member of Parliament for the borough of Sligo, and was 43 years of age. At half-past 11 o'clock on Saturday night he saw his master in the dining-room of his own house. He did not know at what time he left the house, bat it must have been between that time and a quarter to one in the morning. When witness went to take his tea-things away his master refused to allow him to do so twice. At a quarter before one he went to fasten the front door, when he found that his master's great coat and hat wale gone, and that he had left the house. This did not surprisp bite, AR his master fre quently went out late on business. Witness then went to bed. _ Joseph Bates was the next witness called. He said —I am a labouring man, residing at Na. 7, Braustone court, Hampstead. I found . the body of the deceased gentleman about 20 minutes to nine o'clock last Sun day morning. It was close to the rails of the bog at the beck of Jack Straw's Castle, Hampstead-heath, about 200 yards from the high road. The deceased gentleman was lying upon his back, with his feet towards the bog. His head was near to a furze bush. Ile had his clothes on, but his hat was off and was lying at the back of hie head. I did not go nearer to the body than 20 yards until a man named Fudge came up. Neither of us went up to the body, but Fudge told me to stop there until he fetched a policeman. When the policeman cauir, we all three went up to the body. On the side of the body was a silver tankard and a bottle. [The tankard and bottle were produced. The bottle was labelled " Essential oil of almonds—Poison —John Maitland, 16, Chester-place, Hyde-park-square.] I did not touch the deceased to ascertain whether he was cold. I was too confused to do anything. The pockets were searched by the police-constable. First the policeman found 2d. Then he put his hand in his pocket and took out six sovereigns, a 51. note, and 12s. Gd. In his pocket there was a cambric handker chief, a pair of razors, and some other articles (the ra zors were identified by the butler as his master's pro perty.) The body was put on a stretcher and taken to the Hampstead workhouse. No medical gentleman was sent for while I was present. I saw no sign of struggling on the ground, and the clothes of the de ceased were not torn in any way. Policeman S 232 (Richard Howson), having corro borated the evidence of the last witness, added—l was called to the body on S' , uuday, about a querter before nine in the morning. I 'found more than the last wit ness has descr,bed. There was a slight mark of the heels where deceased bad struggled. I found a paper with these words on it, "John Sadleir, 11, Gloucester-place, Hyde-park-gardens." It was in his side coat-locket. (Toe butler identified the paper as being in his master's; handwriting.) Tho body was quite cold and stiff. The oreaunjug was ou his right-hand side, with a portion of the poison in it. It appeared to have dropped out of his right hand. On his left was the bottle (the stopper out), and the case of razors was about a foot away. The leather with which the bottle had been tied down was in his waistcoat pocket. The body was brought to the workhouse. While the body was on its way to the workhouse, Mr. Nichol!, a medical gentleman, was sent fur. I found no other documents or letters on the de ceased other than that containing his name and address. I omitted to state that I found a few lumps of sugar loose in the pockets of the deceased. Mr. Robert Nicholl, surgeon, of Hampstead, said—l saw the dead body of Mr. Sadleir at 20 minutes before ten o'clock last Sunday morning in the dead-house of the workhouse. The body was quite cold and the limbs were rigid. There was a most powerful odour of the et-sential oil of almonds perceptible at the mouth. The eyes were glistening, and were quite lifelike in their ex pressien. There was no froth at the mouth. The Coroner—lt theta had not been the smell from the mouth would there have been any proof externally that the deceased gentleman died from poison ? Witness—No, except the glistening of the eyes, and that would not have afforded any satiefaetory proof. Witness continued—l opened the body last evening. There was no mark of external violence. There was some post mortem congestion in the lungs and bronchial tubes. In the heart there was E 2 valvular disease, but there was a thickening of the left ventricle. The only cavity that contained blood was the right auricle. Turoughout the body, everywhere, there was a strong odour of essential oil of almonds. The oesophagus was slightly reddened, and contained whitish fluid in which the oil was distinctly to be seen. In the stomach there was about ten ounces of matter, consisting of undigested food. I took six ounces of that, and extracted an ounce and a half of essential oil of : - .lmunds—one ounce by distillation, and half an ounce simply by filtration. Embedded in the coats of the stomach and lying on them were numerous black particles, which I have examined under a microscope, and believe to he powdered opium. They were quite perceptible to the naked eye, and were strewn along the surface. The odour of essential oil of almonds was so strong that it filled the whole room. The liver was healthy, but ou the under surface there we; a patch of discolouration, which was distinctly blue, and the gall bladder was quite empty. I cut into the patch of blue, and found it to be quite super ficial. The kidneys were congested, otherwise they weie healthy. The brain and membranes were congested, but there were no signs of inflammation. The brain was se eiern and as hard as it could be. There was a slight effu sion et the base, which was probably thrown out at the time of d'!atb. I opened the ventricles but found nothing. I have no cieubt that the deceased gentleman died from the effect of the essential oil of almonds. The Coroner--Ai , parently nothing can be clearer. Mr. J. Elwyn, the butler, was recalled. He identified the tankard found near Lis late master. When lie left his master on Saturday night he was quite alone. He had not seen the bottle before, hut he took it from the maid servant about a quarter past nine o'elcck on Satur day evening. It was wrapped up in paper. While, wit ness was laying the cloth for dinner, at about five mi nutes to seven o'clock, Mr. Sadleir told witness to take a paper to Mr. Maitland, the chemist, and told him he was to get something which would cost a sovereign, which amount Mr. Sadleir gave him. The paper pro duced was in Mr. Sitsfleir'a handwriting, and contained the following :—" Get from Maitland a bottle of the essential oil of bittor almonds', I do not know the quan tity wanted, but. Kenyon writes to me to bring 1/. worth. Pay my bill at Mait'and's." Maitland lives at Chester place, Hyde-park-square. The Corrner—Who is Kenyon ? Witness—A gentleman at Dublin, I believe. Oh, no! I am told Kenyon was Mr. Sadleir's groom. (Itappeared from information given to the reporter by a friend of the deceased that Mr. Sadleir kept three hunters at Leigh ton Buzzard, and that Kenyon was his groom.) Witness continued—He went to Maitland's, but the wsi•tint who served him did not tell him it was poison. Witeess concluded it was for a hair wash, as his roaster told him to wash out two bottles. As Maitland did not send it quickly, Mr. Sadleir directed witness to go for it, and he, being busy, sent the kitchen-maid. That was about twenty minutes or half-past nine o'clock. When it arrived witness took it in to him and placed it by his side. Mr. Sadleir was, he thought, looking over seine writings, but he did not speak. Witness had lived with Mr. Sadleir 15 months. He was a sober, temperate man. He would drink one glass of sherry, or, perhaps, two, but nothing after, when ho was alone. He had not noticed any change in his master's manner during the last month or two, but he had a great deal of writing to do. He had not been under medical treatment. Nis Nis manner on Saturday was the s - astousdu?in except that he came home unexp e cted y nes. He generally dined at his club—the Reform —in Pall-mall. Ho never Icnew his master to make any attempt on his life during the time he lived with hi m. He found him a good master, and since he became used to his ways he was better than before. By a Juryman.—He never know Mr. Sadleir to carry his razors about with him except when he went out to sleep. He did net think he ever took opium, or that he ever bad any in the house. He never heard such a thing mentioned. Hannah Bishop said she was kitchen-maid in the late Mr. Sadleir's establishment. She went on Saturday even ing, b e tween 9 and 10 , to Mr. Maitland's for a parcel. The going to g i ve it to Mr. Sad leir himself, and witness said she would give it to the but ler, as she was not in the habit of seeing Mr. Sadleir. Mr. Maitland's assistant then cautioned her against leaving it about, as it contained poison. On returning home she gave it to the butler, and did not see anything more of it. When she went out she posted a letter given to her by the butler. It was addressed to " Mrs. Sadleir, MDR r Clonmel (Mr. Sadleir's sister-in-law)." She had fetched anti-bilious pills from Maitland's fur Mr. Sadleir before, but never opium. 'l'l.e Coroner—Nothing could be plainer than that Mr. Salleir's death was caused by poison, and that it was ad milikered by his own band. The only question now for the jury was, what was the state of mind of the deceased at the time he committed the act ? Mr. Anthcny Norris said—l reside at No. 2, Bedford row, and am a solicitor. I was intimately acquainted with the deceased gentleman. I raw him last alive shortly before 11 o'clock on Saturday night, at his house in Gloucester-square. I had no appointment with him, but I went up there and was with hius about half an hour. I have known him since 1543, and have freguently transacted business with him. lie eng a g ed in _ _ . . • - JO OA4r ---- IVA several public concerr% He was c h a i rman o f th e +AV don and County Bank, chairman of the Royal Swedish . Railway, a director of an Irish ba n k, an d was connecte d S with several o th er thirgs. He was pressed by his undertakings. Latterly he appeared haggard, and I noticed an extraordinary change in his appearance during the last week. He did did not complain of his head. He seemed to be quite borne down during the last few days by the extent of his business, and par ticularly by some pecuniary losses he sustained last week, and which came upon him suddenly. He talked about those affairs to me on Saturday night, but said n 'thing that induced me to anticipate any such event as has happened. I noticed as I was leaving the house that his eyes were bloodshot, and that he was restless and not in his usual temperament. I had never seen him iw the same state before. Hitherto he has always been cool and collected. Air. Gurney, of Nicholas-lane, City, was, I believe, his principal solicitor. Mr. Gurney transacted business with Mr. Sadleir on Saturday. Mr. Sadleir's life wa , insured, but Ido not know to what extent. He has told tie that he had policies. Mr. Manning stated that Mr. Sadleir had several ap poiutusents with Mr. James, a solicitor, on Saturday ; but he seemed to shrink from keeping them. The butler, on being recalled, said that Mr. Sadleir had left a paper in the ball on Saturday night, with three letters, ordering that they should be delivered on Sun. day morning if he did not return home by nine o'clock, Mr. Norris added that on Saturday afternoon he h a d an interview with Mr. Sadleir, when he said, " I would rather that you would not come to see use to-day, as I want to get my papers together ; but come to-morrow at eleven o'clock." But in consequence of receiving a letter from Ireland which concerned Mr. Sadleir, wit ness went there. Mr. Sadleir was walking about the room, which was very unusual, and appeared surprised at witness going there. When witness went in he no- ticed a remarkable peculiarity about tke eyes, as though he had been weeping. On the following morning at eleven o'clock he called at ,the house again and heard that be was dead. The Coroner.—Was the intelligence you conveyed to him of a distressing character ? Witness.—No. - It had reference to the events which had pressed upon him since 02 previous Wednesday. I found on going to the house that Dr. Nicholl had been to the house and taken away a letter addressed to me for the purpose of conveying it t ) my private residence. The Coroner.—Have yuu got it with you I Witness.—No. The Coroner— Did you leave it behind designedly I Witness —No. I was so confused that I forgot it. In answer to a question suggested by Mr. Manning, the solicitor, Witness said—l made a remark to Mr. Stevens at Mr. Gurney's office on Saturday afternoon relative to Mr. Sadleir's reverses. The remark I made was—" I should not be surprised if Sadleir were to shoot himself." Mr. Sadleir was a man of extraordinary coolness and strength of mind, and my impression was that these re verses having come suddenly upon him, his mind would break under them at once. I was told last week that his losses were very severe, and Mr. Sadleir admitted it. The butler being recalled, stated that the three letters he found in the kali were addressed to Mr. Keating, M.P. for Waterford. He sent a message with the let ters to Mr. Keating's house, Shamrock Lodge, Clap ham. There was a fourth letter in another place ad dressed to Mr. Norris, but that witness did not inter fere with. Mr. Maitland's assistant proved that the greatest oau tion was taken in supplying Mr. Sadleir with the poison, and a letter was sent to Mr. Sadleir with a strong cau tion. Atter some other evidence the room was cleared, and on the readmission of strangers, The Coroner announced that the jury were unani mously of opinion that the inquiry should be wijourned, in order that the letters written by the deceased on Sa turday night might be produced. The inquiry was then adjourned until 11 o'clock next Monday. Naval and Military Intelligence. The Calcutta, 34, in tow of the Gorgon, 6, paddle sloop, Commander Crawford, left Portsmouth harbour for Devonport yesterday morning—the former to be fitted for the flag of Rear• Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, K.C.8., and the latter for the Black Sea. The Hawk, 60, screw block-ship Captain On: mammy, weighed from Spithead yesterday morning, and anchored at the western part of the Motberbank. The Duke of Wellington, 131, Capt. Caldwell, C. 8., flag of Rear• Admiral the lion. Sir Richard S. Du,das, Commander-in-Chief of the Baltic Fleet, got under n•ay from Spithea,d yesterday, and tried her ma chinery at the mile in Stoke's-hay and the West Deeps, after which she re-anchored at Spithead. The Impetieuse, 51, Captain R.. B. Watson, C. 8., had mteersed up all day yesterday at Spithead, and un rnoored, bat bad not left at 6 o'clock (dark) last night, The Falcon, 17, Commander Pullen, went out of Port3mouth harbour to Spithead yesterday, and took in her powder, &c. Tile Urgent naval steam transport, Com. Phillips, R.N . ., and the Telegraph hired transport, went into Portsmouth harbour yesterday, from Spithead. The Cleopatra steam transport embarked at Ports. mouth dockyard yesterday, troops for the Mediterranean, The steam tender. Sprightly, Mr. Geo. Allen, master commanding, embarked yesterday draughts of the Ist, 3d, 4th, 7th, 231, 46th, 69th, and 88th Foot, and car ried them to the hospital ship Britannia, three-decker, in Blockhouse-hole, to await a troopship to take them abroad. The Britannia will be temporarily used as a floatit,g barrack. _ Orders were received at the General Screw Company's offices at Southampton yesterday morning to imme- diately prepare for the reception of horses and men the four large steamships enumerated in The Sme of yesterday—viz., the Argo, the Queen of the South, the Calcutta, and the Hydaspes. The Argo has pre viously been employed in the transport service in the conveyance of horses, ar:d it will, therefore only be necessary to put her fittings in proper order. The Other three vessels, however, will have to be pro vided with the necessary horse accommodation. It is expected that all the ships will be ready for sea by the Ist of March. These four fine steamers are capable rf carrying about 100 horses and a corresponding number of troops. Rear-Admiral of the Blue Robert Lambert Baynes, C. 8., &c., arrived at Sheerness, yesterday, and at 1.15 p.m., hoisted his flag on board the Retribution, 28 guns, paddle-wheel steam-frigate, Capt. Thos. Fisher. Every exertion is being made for her immediate departure, by completing her stores and victualling her, and shipping her munitions of war, with shot, shell, &c. Her debti nation is reported to be the West Indies. Mr. Alfred S. Pratt, late acting as assistant-surgeon, has La I his appointment confirmed by the Lords of the Admiralty, and dated buck to January 22, 1555. The Etea, floating battery, now being built in the large new slip at Chatham dockyard, is expected to be completed and fit for launching at the end of about six weeks. A large number of additional hands have been added to theforce working on board this vessel, which now exceeds 200 men. Relays of shipwrights are also work ing over hours in order to have her completed by the end of March. The whole of the large slip is lit up with gas, which is also carried into the interior of the battery by means of guttapercha tubing. The Etna is intended to be one of the most formidable vessels of her class, She is to carry 16 guns of the heaviest calibre, and, in order to protect her from the effects of shot, and to ren der her almost invulnerable, she is being lined on the whole of the outside with immense iron plates, of four inches in thickness, each plate measuring 12 feet 7 inches in length, 2 feet 3 inches in breadth, and weighing between three and four tone. She is to be provided with a picked crew of the most efficient gunners in the navy, and it is expected that she will be ready to sail with the Baltic fleet in the approaching spring. The Admiralty have given directions for a new vessel, to be called the Charybdis, to be laid down at Chatham dockyard, on the slip from which the Severn, 50 gun frigate, was recently launched. A large supply of new arms arrived at Brompton bar racks on Monday afternoon from the Ton er for the corps of Royal Sappers and Miners. They were immediately served out to companies under orders to embark for the Crimea. The following screw steamers are being fitted at Li verpool for the conveyance of troops and stores to the East :—Samh Sands, 1,2 99 tons ( read y ) ; Ju ra , 2 , 24 0 tons Babiana, 1,530 tons; H.M.S. Resolute, 1,902 ; tons Oneida,,•,aan6dgunsarrived i n the Mersey o n S a t ur d ay, for 2,317 tons. Her Majesty's st eamer n the purpose of towing. away the new gun-boats recently launched by Mr. Laird ; and yesterday her Majesty's steamer Geyser, 6 guns, made her appearance at the same port, with stores and provisions, for the Resolute. About 40 naval volunteers were forwarded last night from Liverpool to London. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty : Lieutenant J. Berkeley, to the Waterloo ; Lieute nant H. Moore, to the Victory ; Lieutenant J. W. O'Grady, to the Impregnable ; Lieut. R. B. Cay, to the Dragon • W. Dyer, Secretary to Rear• Admiral the Hon. Sir R. S. Dundas, Commander-in-Chief of the Baltic fleet ; R. Bone and R. Mundy, secretary's clerks, to ditto ; A. P. Cox, clerks' assistant, to ditto ; W. A. G. Young, Secretary to Commodore the Hon. F. Pelham ; Ebenezer Waymouth, secretary's clerk to ditto ; F. C. H. Petch, Master's Assistant, to the Pylades ; Edwin R. Miall, Acting Paymaster, to the Medina ; W. S. E. Freeman, Assistant. Paymaster, in charge , to the Cyclops; and J. Bremner, Acting Clerk, to the Rodney. MILITIA. On Thursday 160 volunteers from the Royal North Down Rifles left Belfast for their several regiments. This is the second draught of volunteers which left this week. The North Down stands now only 390 effective non•comrnissioned officers and men, wanting 470 to complete. The above number of volunteers admits of two of the officers receiving commissions in the regular army. A consider able number of men from the Donegal Militia and Louth Rifles have volunteered for the line. The Mouaahau Regiment have been called upon again to furnish a further quota of volunteers to th e l isle. ma. jor Dirmester, 59th Regiment, attended at llelturbet on F r iday, for the purpose of receiving 'Lieu who were in dined to extend their services to the regular army. The re giment, Laving been assembled on parade, and ad dressed by Lieut.-Col. Forster, a number of gallant fel lows at once came forward, 48 of whom were ioally at tested fur the following regiments :—Royal Artillery, 16th Lancers, 27th Regiment, 47th Regiment, 59th Re giment, and let battalion 60th Rifles. This is the fourth time since the embodiment of this regiment that it bee furnished volunteers to the line, having given altogether about 250 in w months, ,•.y!''