The Sun. — London, England, 1861-12-05 00:00:00

NATIONAL PROVIDENT INSTITUTION. A special meeting of the members of this institu tion was held yesterday at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate street—Mr. Samuel Lucas in the chair —in obedience to the 22d rule of the institution, and in pursuance of a requisition signed by forty members and delivered to the secretary—to consider and, if approved of, to pass the following resolu tions : 1. "That, in the opinion of this meeting, the practice which has been adopted by certain candi dates for the direction of the National Provident Institution, and notoriously at the last election, of payment of the expenses of members ♦oting, is most injurious; and this meeting believes that such a practice tends to deteriorate the character of the board, and to lower the institution in public estima tion. 2. " That it is the opinion of this meeting that any person having obtained a seat at the board by the payment of member's expenses, in the event of his again appealing to his fellow members for re election, should be strenuously opposed by every policyholder who has the best interests of the insti tution at heart, unless he pledge 3 himself to conduct his canvass in accordance with the principle now affirmed, of purity of election." The notice convening the meeting and the requi sition having been read, The CHAIRM AN said, that agreeably to the notice which had been read, they were assembled to con sider the subject therein proposed to be discussed. He would not detain the meeting further than by expreosing a hope that the matter would be argued with calmness, and would be free from that excite ment which was manifested at the close of their last special meeting ; and he would further request that, as in all probability many gentlemen would be dis posed to speak on the subject, every speaker would be as concise as possible, and keep closely to the points at issue. Mr. THWAITES quite concurred in the observa tions which the chairman had made, that this question should be discussed in a calm spirit, and that they should endeavour rather by reasoning to convince each other than allow any exhibition of ill-temper to prevail. He had been requested to move the first resolution (as given above) ; and he need hardly say, on behalf of himself and his brother members who had signed that requisition, that they had done so without regard to the interests of any individual candidate. (Cheers.) This was not a new question; it had been agitated at the 'last election, and ten or twelve years ago, when he was a member, certain resolutions were passed condem natory of the practice to which the resolution re ferred, and condemnatory also of the interference of the directors at the election of members to the board. The practice of paying the expenses of members who came up to vote for candidates had been openly avowed. They had only to ask them selves what must be the effect of such a practice on the welfare of the institution ? And here, he ob served, he could not be under any imputation of being, or seeking to be, a candidate for a seat at the board, but it was clear to him the practice referred to must of necessity tend to lower the independence and character of the institution. In proof of this, he would remind the meeting that, some 10 or 12 years since, there were two nominations of gentlemen as candidates for a seat at the board. One of these gentlemen was unknown, though a respectable man, but a stranger to the friends of the institution. The election proceeded, and the retiring director, with all the influence of the board to back him, was ejected; and when the ballot was completed, it ap peared that the retiring director had 400 or 500 votes in his favour, while the stranger was elected in his place, having 600 or 700 votes. The result of such a system would be, if continued, that they would exclude from the board men of high stand ing and independence, and they would introduce among that body men who were brought from obscurity. Thus they would gradually weed out men of the highest honour, character, and intelli gence. Then, again, he called upon the members to take into their consideration the baneful influ ence which such a system must have on the agents in the different parts of the country. If agents in the country acted as parliamentary agents did, there would be a very considerable sum paid to them. He contended that if the system of paying the expenses of country voters at elections were longer tolerated the board, which was now inde pendent of all influences, would become a mere subservient body to the agents and others. Then, again, there was the consideration of the careful selection of lives, which might be less attended to by external influences to be exercised by agents; and they might hereafter be called upon to alter their rates of insurance. It was said that they were depriving country members of their privilege, but he had thought to vote when he came up to Lon don to register his vote. Had faith ever been broken with any one of the members ? Again, it was said that if they refused to pay their expenses they must resort to the practice of voting by proxy. If they did so, what would be the effect ? Why, the evil would be increased ten fold. (Applause.) If they turned to the case of railways, the various loop lines and branches which had been unfortunately made were carried by the majority of directors, who held the proxies of a vast number of shareholders. (Applause.) He called upon the members at once to put a stop to these vicious practices, and concluded by moving the reso lution. The Pillar Boom being very much crowded, there were loud cries of " Adjourn upstairs," and several appeals having been made to the chairman, the meeting in a few minutes rushed upstairs to the ball-room, which had been in the meantime furnished with seats, &c. Mr. CONNELL seconded the resolution, and reite rated the arguments of Mr. Thwaites, amidst great applause. The CHAIRMAN rose to put the question, when Mr. BERESFORD thought the terms in which the resolution was couched were very ambiguous. " Payment of the expenses of members voting." There was no explanation of what these expenses were. What were expenses, and where was the impurity to which this resolution was to give a death-blow. He did not deny that in his own case he had paid the bare fare of persons coming up from the country to vote for him, but not one shilling more. (Cries of " Oh.") If this were designated as bribery and corruption it was mere clap-trap. (Hisses.) Having entered into a series of personali ties, he stated his intention to obtain a seat at the board. Mr. DonD next addressed the meeting. He thought the sentiments expressed by the last speaker strengthened the propriety of passing this resolution. Mr. AldermaPniLurs said he came there to support this resol ution, lthichaid and h© had heard nothing in the discussion his conviction that primarilyotherwise than strengthen meree rr resolution should athe. be carried; but the action, resolution a n d meant nothing without taking before. This left them in the position theyyvfinuergttieatieire was really a question of the safe ens= a y . F millions of money, and the subject Ras) ' 3 ' two one in which personal feelings ought to weigh. Mr. CIIAIIBERS (the Common Sergeant) called upon the secretary to read a resolution which was on the minutes of a meeting held on the 14th De e ., 1849. (The Secretary read the'resolution, which was to the effect that the meeting was of opinion that the payment of the travelling expenses of members for the purpose of voting for candidates at elections was a practice fraught with danger, and tended to deteriorate the character of the board ; and that it was inconsistent that that board should interfere in the election of members to the board.) Now, the difference between the resolution proposed by Mr. Thwaites and that which had just been read was that the former was personal in its allusions. It was a remarkable circumstance that two resolutions should be framed in ten years on this subject. His opinion was in favour of both the resolutions, hut he liked the older one because it was impersonal. He regretted that from the force a : el munstances the one presented to this meeting wasl::s2ol)eraretadonoal. But an unanimous opinion had the question, the matter ther n e and why not leave I coti.l.d not see that the coun try members cou l d. 13,i3 sa id to be on an cqaally favourable footing with those who were resident in London. After some further remarks, the learned gentleman proposed as an amendment, " That in the opinion of this meeting it is desirabl : that some change should be made in the mode of election for directors and auditors, with the view put an end to the disadvantage under which m3mbers in the country labour; and that the board be requested to form a scheme, to be submitted to the next general meeting, for carrying out that object." He eon tended that nothing could be so bad as that a great society like this should be divided. Mr. TULLY seconded the amendment. Mr. TUwAITES thought the amendment should not be put, as this was a special meeting for a spe cial purpose, and he appealed to the chairman. The CHAIRMAN considered they were proceeding in order, and that the amendment could be put. Mr. HARVEY, who was the bearer of a requisition from nearly 50 members at Colchester, said Mr. Chambers's amendment would meet their wishes. Mr. LEAN, of Birmingham, representing 63 re quisitionists, holding policies amounting in the aggregate to £53,000, expressed a similar feeling. Here many personalties were indulged in by Messrs. Freeman and others,whichwere discontinued only on an appeal made to them by the chairman, and indeed during nearly four hours the greatest irregularity and confusion prevailed. Mr. SCOTT RUSSELL, after some remarks, con cluded by suggesting the following words :—" That this meeting are of opinion that a change is neces sary in the mode by which country members give their votes, and that it is desirable to enable them to give their votes at less personal cost than at pre sent." He should indeed recommend Mr. Cham bers's amendment, with the alteration of a few words. The CHAIRMAN here announced that he was in structed by the solicitor to say that Mr. Chambers's amendment could not be put. (Cheers.) Mr. Alderman Henry Smith, of Cambridge, Mr. Kemp, of Maidstone, Mr. Newman, of Gravesend, as representing a large number of members in each of these towns, advocated the adoption of Mr. Chambers's amendment. Mr. THWAITES replied, and the question was put ; when, with the exception of some half dozen hands, the whole meeting voted for the resolution amidst immense cheering. Mr. CONNELL moved and Mr. HARTNELL se conded the second resolution, which was carried with four or five dissentients, A vote of thanks to the Chairman, which was gracefully responded to, closed the protracted pro ceedings. LOSS OF THE SCREIV STEAMSHIP NORTH BRITON. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 3. An official inquiry, at the instance of the Board of Trade, as to the causes which led to the loss of the Montreal Ocean Steamship Company's screw steamer North Briton, was commenced to-day before Mr. Raffles, the stipendiary magistrate, and Captain Harris, R,N., nautical assessor to the Board. The inquiry was promoted by Mr. Tyndall, solicitor to the Board of Trade, and Mr. Squarey, of Messrs. Duncan, Squarey, and Blackmore, appeared on be half of the captain and owners. The vessel, it will be remembered, was lost, on the morning of the sth of November, on the Paroquet Islands, on the coast of Labrador, as she was proceeding on her voyage from Quebec and Montreal to Liverpool. Mr. Tyndall, in commencing the inquiry, said the North Briton was an iron, Clyde-built steamer, which had been launched in 1858. Her gross ton nage was 2,187 tons, and she belonged to the Mon treal Ocean Steamship Company. The steamer, he said, left Quebec on the 2d of November, as well found in every respect as a ship could be found. She had a crew of 99 men, all told, 124 passengers, and a general cargo. Soon after leaving Quebec she grounded, and remained for about three hours, after which, not having sustained any apparent damage, she proceeded on her voyage. She encoun tered very boisterous weather until the time at which she struck on a rock of Paroquet Island. Fortunately, the whole of the passengers and crew were saved; but up to the present time not much of the cargo had been saved. At present the ship was still on the rocks; it is hoped she will eventually be got off. L In answer to a question by Mr. Raffles, Mr. Tyn dall said the second officer had been left behind, with several hands, to watch the wreck, and if he could save anything of the cargo he would do so. He proceeded to say that perhaps the Court would remember that en the occasion of the in quiry into the loss of the Canadian, belonging to the same company, which happened in the Strait of Belleisle, that vessel was taking the same course as that adopted by the North Briton ; the owners then said there were some orders usually given to their captains as to the course they should take at a par ticular season of the year. He had made inquiries as to any orders having been given to captains as to the course they should take when leaving in the fall of the year, and found that the orders only applied to vessels leaving in the early part of the year. Mr. Raffles said he had looked at his notes in re lation to the case of the Canadian, and found that the orders only prohibited captains from attempting that passage before a certain date in the spring, and the recommendation made by the Court only dealt with that season of the year. The first witness called was Robert Brown, chief officer of the North Briton, who said he held an, extra master's certificate, having passed an exami nation in higher branches of navigation than those included in the ordinary course. He had been nine or ten years a master. Had been 24 years at sea, 1 during 16 of which he had been master and chief mate. Before starting he kad gone over the ship I thoroughly, and found she was in a very complete 1 state for the voyage. As the vessel was going down I the river, about 8 o'clock on the 2d ult., the day she left Quebec, she grounded off Hose Island, and re mained till 11 o'clock. Having had the pumps sounded, it was found she had not sustained any damage. After passing the Point do Monts, on the following day, the course was steered for the west point of Anticosti. The log book was lost, having been put into a bag belonging to the witness, which was lost from a schooner into which it was put after the wreck. Subsequent to passing Point de Monts the weather was very wet. The ship con tinued on her easterly course till noon on the 4th, going about six knots an hour; her rate of speed had varied as at different times it blew harder. Occasionally she was going as much as six or seven knots, and sometimes not more than four. At 2 p.m. the course was altered to east-south-east. About 4 o'clock land was seen, which was thought to be Thunder Point. No bearings of this land were taken, because there was nothing to take bear ings from. The loom of the land was seen, but no accurate bearings could be taken, but it was com puted to be about five miles distant, In proceeding soundings were taken about every half hour, or every quarter of an hour. The la.,t so,:nding,3 be fore midnight gave about 65 fathoms ; between 8 and 12 the avenge soundings were 40 fathoms. About 12 the wind was blowing fresh, with drizzling rain and a heavy sea on. About 1 20 a.m. witness was awakened by the ship striking. Before witness went below full speed was on ' • previous to that the rate had only been half speed, or less. When the vessel struck the witness dressed and went on deck. The master was there then, and the men were com mencing to clear the boats. The ship was then thumping on the rocks. The engineer reported that water was rushing into the engine room. Wit ness assisted in getting out the the boats, six in number ; four of these were fitted as lifeboats. The women and children were Elaced in two of the boats, which were lowered into tEe water. They had re ceived instructions to remain by the ship till day light, but they broke adrift before that. The whole fix broke adrift. The ship made water so rapidly that in less than an hour the water inside was level with that outside, which Ns as within about two feet of the 'tween decks on the lee side, the ship having a list. At daylight it was found that the ship was o l ti, 4,P a a r n o a q usertelgsalainuedd. the nafter daylight boats Nos. from the Violet tainedwas are not inhabited, and are passen gers were all landed on ' The weather becamwea the ase n P o t a much r ogue n a t ore Islands, than which reef.hi e h esaonthe 6th, and the aid of a se lo v n er g a s l id s e eh t o h o n ne rs North Briton. after e board obtained, which h were hauled ehooner Two Brothers, after having taken on possible, sailed for Mingan,as many . as parting two cables she was driven ashore, and most of her lading had to be thrown overboard. The portion of the m ails on board that schooner was saved. On Sunday, the 10th, all tho passengers and crew w ho had . remained by the ship were taken to the mainland. On the 11th they were im • • ked up by the..A.nglo-S axon, which had been inter cepted by one of the schooners. There were four sets of compasses on board the North Briton, viz., m asthead, bridge standard, before the mizenmast The ship's course was al on deck, and stee rin g . ways shaped by t h e masthead compass, and there was no reason to believe that the compasses were incorrect. From the m as t er of one of the schooners witness heard that there had been a very strong current; that, in fact, the tide had been setting in one way for four days. When on shore witnessed examined the sand at Mingan, as he had heard it was impregnated with iron ore. He found it was full of a metallic substance. The next witness called was Thos. Aiton, captain of the screw steamer Jura. His evidence was in effect that he left Liverpool for Quebec in the Jura about the 23d of October. He took the passage through the Straight of Belleisle, and on the 3d of November exchanged signals with the North Briton on her homeward voyage. It was about half-past 4 o'clock in the evening, and, so far as ho remem bered, about 25 miles to the east of Cape de Monts. She was then directly in her course. About 3 o'clock on the following day he took a pilot for Quebec at Father Point. His run up the St. Lawrence was done in a shorter time than it had ever been done before by any of the steamers belonging to this line. It was done in 11 hours less than the average. lie had heard that the tide on this occasion was an unusually high tide ail over the coast of America. He knew Capt. Grange well, and had never met his equal as a navigator, both as regards knowledge and caution. This witness had sailed as first officer under Capt. Grange, and had been in the service of the Montreal Ocean Steamship Company ever since it started in 1855, and had been two years a cap tain in their employment. Joseph Armstrong, the boatswain's mate, was the next witness called. DEC. 4. The Board of Trade inquiry into the loss of the screw steamer North Briton was proceeded with to day. Two or three witnesses were examined, but they did not show any new feature in connec tion with the catastrophe, except the fact that Alex• Borland, the fourth mate, who was under the second mate in charge of the ship at the moment she struck, was keeping, as directed, a course E.S.E. by the mast-head compass. Did not know whether the steering compass gave the same indi cation as that at the mast-head, or how far it may have differed from it. The inquiry was again adjourned. DOUBLE MURDER ON AN AMERICAN SHIP AT SEA. From information received by the American con sul at Cardiff, the superintendent, with an effective staff of constables, repaired to the West Bute Dock at an early hour on Tuesday morning to await the arrival of an American ship, Pleiades, on which a horrible murder had been reported. Thousands were present to wait the arrival of the ship, and the police had no easy task to accomplish to keep the people at bay. At about 10 o'clock the long looked for came at last, and eight foreigners (Italians, Americans, Germans, and Austrians) who comprised the crew, were immediately arrested on the charge. Their names were Peter Storey, Peter Murrier, Irach Jocynine, Martin Sando, Perfeto Salas, Joseph Mansel, John Mansel, and Peter Sanga. From the captain of the ship the following par ticulars were afforded :—lt appears that for some considerable time the crew had manifested very bitter feelings against the mate of the ship for his repeated hard conduct towards the men, and accord ingly it had at length been decided in council to murder him on a favourable opportunity presenting itself. The 12th of last month proved the fatal day not only for him, but for another poor fellow, who is supposed to be an unwilling accomplice. The mate (whose name we have as yet been unable to ascertain) went, as usual, at an early hour in the morning to call the men from their sleeping apart ments, when he was immediately attacked with staves, knives, and other dangerous weapons. The captain, hearing the noise, rushed on deck and fired on the men, and then, by persuasion and force com bined, succeeded in rescuing the victim, but the injuries were of too severe a character to give the rescuer any faith in entertaining the slightest hopes of his recovery. His body presented a frightfully mangled appearance, and the wounds caused him the greatest agony. He lingered, by aid of stimu lants, not many hours, after which he was, accord ing to the custom, thrown overboard. The other poor fellow, whose name also we have not learnt, was the interpreter, and was despatched in the ocean with little or no ceremony, at least so is sup posed by the captain, for he missed him without seeing any struggle or hearing any disturbance. The villains, however, were not content to stop in the execution of their deadly work after causing the death of two, but they afterwards attacked the second mate, upon whom, fortunately, they deter mined to exercise a little mercy, and he was subject to no further molestation, after having received severe wounds on his left arm. The captain appears to have enjoyed the general confidence of the crew, and was not hurt. The prisoners are at present confined in Cardiff gaol, awaiting the arrangements of the American Consul to transfer them to the American police authorities for the administration of the laws of that country. The greatest excitement is mani fested in the case at Cardiff, and the vicinity of the police station has been crowded throughout the day with people anxious to glean every particular. THE SUN, LONDON, THURiDAY IWENING, DECE\IIIER 5, 18G1, MURDER IN INVERNESS. On Sunday morning last, says the Inverness Ad vertiser, the community were horrified to learn that a man had been found dead, and to all appearance foully murdered, in a backyard of one of the houses in town. The facts of this painful case, in so far as they have been allowed to transpire, are believed to be as follows :—David Cumming, joiner, a young man of 23 years, in the employment of Mr. Mackay, of this town, had been working for his master at a job in the country, and returned to Inverness on Saturday to visit his parents, who are decent respectable people residing at the Shore. In the absence of his master, Cumming, we believe, received from Mrs. Mackay £1 as wages, and thereafter he appears to have been engaged chatting with acquaintances, one of whom he treated to a bottle of lemonade, leaving him at 11 on Saturday evening at the head of Church-street. So far as yetascertained this was the last time Cumming was seen in life. His road homewards was by the foot of Church-street, on his way to the Shore, and as the place where his body was found lay out of the path some malign influence must have withdrawn his steps in the di rection of Rose-street. When last seen Cumming was quite sober; and, indeed, as we are given to understand, he was remarkably correct in his habits, being a temper ite and well-behaved young man. On the south side of Rose-street, and imme diately beyond the foundry of Messrs. Smith and Mackay, there is a range of three tenements of two stories each. These ere numbered 35, 36, and 37, and are inhabited by the poorer class of people, one family occupying the ground floor, and a second the attic above. All the houses have back gardens of considerable extent, which stretch to the boun dary wall of Bell's Institution. No. 37 is the house nearest Academy-street, and part of the ground at the back of this house is occupied by a stable which has an entrance from the street. There is also a range of three wooden cellars at the back of this tenement. It was in one of these erections, the centre one, that Cumming's body was found on Sun day morning. About seven o'clock, and while yet dark, Mrs. Fraser, who occupies the lower part of No. 37, heard heavy moaning outside, as from some person in distress, and, procuring a light, she went into the back yard, and opening the door of the centre cellar, from whence the sounds proceeded, to her c:Ltrcrne horror and surprise she saw a man lying on the floor, and apparently dead. She in stantly gave the alarm, and the burgh police and Dr. 'Mulford were immediately on the spot, and had the body removed into Nlrs. Fraser's house. By this time, however, only a little warmth remained to in dicate where life had once been. The poor lad was dead; nor was the cause of death difficult to dis cover. On his temple were the marks of a blow as if from a heavy hammer, which had cut in and indented a portion of the skull. When first seen the body was entirely divested of clothing, with the exception of two stocking and one boot. It being at once apparent that there had been robbery, if not certain and deliberate murder, the police set to work to discover if possible any traces of a struggle near the place, and observing marks in the court yard as if a body had been dragged along, they followed the traces. These led through to the back garden past the stable, and from a point here across the garden of No. 36 into toe one belonging to No. 35 of the street, and through this garden immediately to the back of this psrticalar house. Further search revealed to-day the clothes of Cum ming, which were brought from an out-house of the same garden, and a little later, Superinttndent Sutherland having observed something protruding from the ground of the cabbage plot of this house, only a few yards from the back window, the spot was dug up and brought to light the watch, a broken guard, a necktie, and ls. ld. of money, be longing to the apparently murdered man. As a matter of course a watch was placed over the in mates of the house No. 35, and in the course of the mason, day they were apprehended and carried to prison. The tenants of this house consist of a working ,nohwis lie w i i f n e, th a e n r e e :o e ffi d eT a e ughters who, with the authorities. We 'h© exception of the youngest daughter, a mere light o f thi besides a g v a o c n o Como to t circumstanceso i n t v h e a s t - , respecting certain membersan ab o o r v t e hi d s e f t a a n i l l i e l d y , o others connected with thetrdannbs unfavourable character dubiety, however, night of the suspected murder. All the circum stancesries are afloat, some of them absoluttelyiN false; l b a e n e y remain in great mystery and s a t n o a - whatever trustworthy information has ob tained by the authorities it would be manifestly imprudent imprudent at this stage to reveal to the public, in case that the ends of justice might be thereby de feated. We should have mentioned that the greater part of the money believed to have been in Cum ming's possession on Saturday evening was not found. The ls. ld. dug out of the ground behind the house No. 35 was all that was recovered. LAW INTEL f FA'ENCE.LDec. 4. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Sittings at Nisi Prius, in Middlesex, before Mr. (Justice Byles and a Special Jury.) MAITLAND V. BRAMWELL ----A LADY SUED FOR LIBEL -SINGULAR CASE. This was an action against a Miss Bramwell to recover damages for libel and verbal slander; and originally there was a plea of justification upon the record, but this was subsequently withdrawn, and the only plea remaining was that of not guilty. Mr. Sergeant Parry and Mr. Joyce appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Lush and Mr. Matthews for the defendant. In the opening speech it was stated t hat the plain tiff was secretary to the Royal Benevolent Society, and also to the Seaford Convalescent Hospital. The defendant had been one of the lady nurses in the Crimea. Mrs. Bowler, who had been a paid nurse in the Crimea, was, in Aug.,1860, appointed, upon the recommendation of Miss Bramwell, to be matron of the Convalescent Hospital. Mrs. Bowler had two daughters, Mrs. Jones and Ada Bowler, and on 30th September last she was brought before the commit tee charged, among other things, with allowing persons to be at the spital without permission, with incurring debts without authority, and with allow ing Ada to be drunk there. In the course of the in vestigation, Mrs. Jones handed to the committee a letter from Miss Bramwell. This document was of rather an incoherent character, but among other things the writer said she felt bound to state that 1 " she feared Mr. Maitland was not acting as he should by the young women who came to the office," and continued, " Indeed, here, by his own admission, he led me to realise that he thought no sin of the charge brought against him by Ada." Further, she said that, " Mr. Maitland endeavoured to act in an improper way with Mrs. Jones, which she re sented. Dr. Wright and General Ashburnham were appointed by the committee to investigate those charges, and in answer to a communication from Dr. Wright, Miss Bramwell sent another let ter, in which she said—" If be (Mr. Maitland) is secretary, the words, ' for the protection of women and children,' should be removed." These were the principal passages which were now complained of as libellous, and the matter having got a wide cir culation the plaintiff was compelled to bring this action to vindicate his character and the position which he held, and he did not ask for an amount of damages which would put money in his pocket, but simply sufficient to indemnify him for the expenses incurred. Mr. Maitland was called, and said he had been married 17 years, and had five children. He was in the Athlone police for 15 years, in which body he held a captain's commission, and he retired with the highest pension and testimonials which it was possible to obtain. He was pensioned in 1858. In March, 1359, he came to England, and in April following was appointed secretary to the Royal Benevolent Society, which was under the patronage of the Duke of Cambridge. He was also appointed to the same position in reference to the Seaford Convalescent Hospital, which was opened in August, 1860. Mrs. Jones came to him recommended for matron to the hospital by Miss Bramwell. He first saw Ada on the Bth August last. She was at the hospital without his knowledge, and in breach of the rules. This and other matters led to an inquiry by the committee. On the 20th September, in con sequence of a communication with Mrs. Jones, he saw Miss Bramwell, who said he had been accused of keeping Ada for a twelvemonth, and of having taken her seven times to houses where he was known by the name of Jack. Further, that there was an anonymous letter, said to have been written by him, offering to take her to Cremorne. He asked her to produce the letter, and she searched for it, but could not find it. He told her these statements were falsehoods. On the sth Octo'..er, at a meeting of the committee, when Miss Bramwell was threatened with an action for libel, she said that, if the jury acquitted him, she should still believe him guilty. Cross-examined—He had been honorary secre tary to the Society for the Protection of Women and Children from Aggravated Assaults; but that society had ceased to exist. He never saw Ada un til August, 1861. Her mother came to him about , her, saying that she had been kept by a gentleman, and was then in a Reformatory. Ho said he could not admit her into the hospital; but it was arranged that she should go to the Christian Young Women's Home in Marlborough-street, an institution managed by Miss Bramwell. He got her a situation at the Crystal Palace, where she remained two days. She stayed in the Home about a week, at the end of which time she came home drunk. In re-examination, the plaintiffpositivelv and in dignantly denied that there was any truth in the allegation that he had behaved improperly with Ach or Mrs. Jones, or that he had ever written the Cremorne letter. Indeed he had never been to Cre morne but once in his life, and that was with his wife. In cross-examination he had previously denied by anticipation most of the statements subsequently sworn to by the defendant's witnesses. Dr. Bright detailed a long conversation which he and Gen. Ashburn ham had had with Miss Bram well, in which she repeated in substance the charges of immorality which she had made agaiast the plaintiff. Mr. Lush, in addressing the jury, said that Miss Bramwell, since her return from the Crimea, had devoted her time and her property to benevolent objects, and, among other works, she has esta blished the Christian Home for the purpose of taking care of young women of respectability; and he further stated that she had made the communi cation now in question believing their truth, and that, so far from having acted maliciously, she had done only what she considered it her duty to do. Miss Bramwell was examined, and stated that Mr. Maitland introduced Mrs. Jones to her in the autumn of 1860, and told her that Mrs. Jones was the daughter of Mrs. Bowler. He asked if she could get a subscription so that he could send Mrs. Jones to the hospital at Seaford. NV itness sub scribed a guinea in the name of a lady of her acquaintance for this purpose, and another guinea was afterwards subscribed. Subsequently witness told him she thought Ada was going wrong, and he said it was a pity, she was a pretty girl; but he had had great experience, and if she was determined to go to the devil it was no use to try to prevent it. When witness said that it was a pity Ada should be at Seaford when Mr. Maitland's sons were there, he said it did not matter, that he expected young men to be wild, and that he had been wild himself. The witness then at some length referred to con versat;ons in which Mrs. Jones had told her the circumstances which she referred to in the letters now sued upon as libels. She added, that at an interview she had with Mr. Maitland, he said that if she would send him the Cremorne letter, and say that she did not believe Ada's statements, she should hear no more about it. Mrs. Jones said she became acquainted with the plaintiff and defendant on the 17th 'August, 1860 ; she saw Mr. Maitland first, and he took her to Miss Bramwell. In a conversation witness told Miss Bramwell that she thought there was something between Ada and Mr. Maitland that there ought not to be. That Ada said that Mr. Maitland wished her to goto his office on many evenings between half-past four and five. That he had had improper inter course with her, and that he had taken her to a house and had stayed with her there. Miss Bram well said, " Do you really think he has done so ?" and witness replied, " Yes, from the way in which he acted to me." Witness told Miss Bramwell that when witness was coming out of Mr. Maitland's office he had offered to kiss her, and that she gave him a backhanded slap. She told Miss Bramwell that about the cal of February she went to Mr. Maitland to ask him to give her the money for half a note, as she was going into the country. He said there had been with him a young woman who had had a baby; that she came for assistance, and that he told her she must not get in that wag again. (The remainder of the conversation was unfit for publication.) He told witness that he would change the half note if she went back again at half-past four or five. Witness also told Miss Bramwell that when she returned she saw Mr. Maitland coining out of his office, and that he went back and took his usual seat and said, " I wish I had plenty of money, I would run away with yoo." To which she replied, " There are two parties to that ques tion.'' She also told her that he would change the half note, and that as he was corning round he took her by the shoulders and threw her upon the floor, and that it was with difficulty she got away from him. Cross-examined—Are you a widow ? Witness—l decline to answer that question, 133- cause it is irrelevant. She had represented her self whi!st lodging at Hampstead As a married woman ; and she was married, not through the Church, hut in the presence of witnesses. This was in the Isle of Man, and her husband was Hy. Bn. Jones, a commission agent. She knew of her sister Ada living in Brompton-square, and that she was there called Mrs. Arnold. When Ada lived in Warwick•street she passed by the name of M'Donald, and the latter part of the time by that of Mrs. Pedder. Ada visited witness two or broughamri in s idt.eiai. the three times at Hampstead, and she came in a with . brougham. ithhera a l t ivery servant. Witness once went . with her in the brougham. Her mother Haomthpsetreadlay.d'ihesen also o a came e to ITlsit. 'witness in a brougham, and at that time she was employed at Messrs. Gall and Anderson's, in the millinery line. She was dismissed from there for being away all night. The charge was sleeping in a coffeehouse with a strange man, but the charge was not true. Mrs. Bowler said that her late husband was a surgeon. Ada was at Seaford from April to August. On the 19th September witness sent for Mr. Mait land and told him that Ada said he had been taking improper liberties with her. He denied it, and was very angry for a time, and then he said " Mrs. Bowler, will you let this pass into oblivion ? but if Ada should ever say anything again, will you write it down and send it to the office ?" Witness said she would. Mr. Maitland had pre vipus to this made complaints of her accounts, and she said she could not possibly attend to so many duties. She told Miss Bramwell of what Ada had said. Cross-examined—She had viritten to Mr. Mait land on the 22d and 24th September; a few days after, she told him what Ada said, lamenting the hardship of her having to suffer for the life Ada had chosen to lead, and promising that she should never come to Seaford again. Witness was dis missed from Seaford. Her daughter Ada had been leading an abandoned course of life for about two years. Witness had never made charges against anybody else so far as she knew. Mr. Burroughs was ward-master at Smyrna, and he had also held a position at Bridewell. Witness had lodged with him, and owed him £l4. He sued her for it. The letter now put into her hands was written by her to Mr. Burroughs. (In this letter she said that she supposed he thought he had done wonders in put ting her to such expense, but at the same time she must remind him that she had it in her power to have revenge. She had ascertained from one of the committee of Bridewell that he (Burroughs) had no right to take any one as a lodger, and at the earliest opportunity she would inform Mr. Johnson of it, and of other things as well. The back gate was convenient, and it must not be thought that she forgot things so soon. It was an old saying that revenge was sweet, and he knew that whatever she undertook she would accomplish). Ada Maria Bowler was called, but it appeared that she had-made no communication personally to Miss Bramwell; what she had said was to Mrs. Jones and her mother. His Lordship said that under these circumstances her evidence was not admissible, for the question of the guilt or innocence of Mr. Maitland was not in issue upon the record. Mr. Maitland was recalled and he distinctly de nied that he had ever said to Miss Bramwell or any other lady, that if Ada persisted in going to the devil it was of no use trying to stop her. Mr. Lush, after referring to the painful circum stances involved in the case, submitted that the only question was whether Miss Bramwell believed the statements which she made in her letters to the committee, and verbally, at the time she made them, and had acted bona fide in what she did. He contended that the whole tone of Miss Bramwell's communications with the eommittee showed that this was so. _ _ Mr. Sergeant Parry complained of the " unfair and jesuitical" course taken for the defence in with drawing the plea of justification, and preventing the plaintiff from having the opportunity, which he so much desired, of having it decided whether the imputations made were true or false. He submitted that the writing the letters was a purposed delibe rate malicious act, and that in writing them Miss Bramwell had lent herself as a tool to serve her protegee, Mrs. Bowler, by attempting to damage Mr. Maitland, and that upon the statements of two young women, one of whom she personally knew to be a drunken prostitute. Surely no protection could be claimed for statements repeated on such authority by simply saying that Miss Bramwell believed them and that without having made due inquiry. Mr. - Justice Byles said, that in addition to the principal counts for libel, there were others founded upon the various statements which they had heard, for verbal slander. As to the law upon the mat ter, anything was a libel which in writing tended to bring a man into hatred, - ridicule, or con tempt, whilst verbal slander was not actionable unless—with certain exceptions—the words im puted an indictable offence. But both verbal and written slander were privileged if communicated from pure and upright motives by a person inte rested to do so to a person interested to receive it. It might be that the law went further, and that if the communication was made to a person interested to receive it, even though it was made by a person not interested to make it, there was privilege; for two Lords Chief Justices of this court had so held. The evidence here was that the defendant subscribed, or got some one else to subscribe, to the hospital in 1860 or 1861, and if the jury believed this evidence, then he was of opinion that the defendant was in terested to make the communications, and they would be privileged, whether true or false, provided they were made from pure and upright motives. The jury, after considering the matter fer half an hour, found a verdict for the plaintiff— damages, £5. The trial occupied the whole of yesterday and the best part of to-day. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. • HOME CIRCUIT.—MAIDSTONE, Dec. 4. (Before Mr. Justice Williams.) Charles Lamb, 18, was charged with the man slaughter of Robert Parkes. Mr. Barrow prosecuted; and Mr. Ribton was counsel for the defence. It appeared that the prisoner and the deceased were both labouring men, and that on the night of the 17th of August, some dispute took place between them on account of the deceased interfering with the prisoner while ho was engaged in conversation with some young woman. Blows were exchanged, and the prisoner was seen to strike the deceased on the left eye and knock him down. It was at first thought that this blow was only inflicted with the prisoner's fist, but it turned out that he had a closed clasp-knife in his hand at the time, and it was supposed that it was with the handle of the knife that this blow was struck. The deceased died two or three days afterwards. The learned judge having summed up, The Jury, after a short deliberation, returned a verdict of Not Guilty. . _ David Jones, 29, soldier, was charged with arson at Deal. Mr. Ribton prosecuted. In this case it appeared that the prisoner was seen to go towards the stack, and to come away from it in a few minutes afterwards, and almost at the same moment the stack burst into flames. The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty. Sentence deferred. OXFORD CIRCUIT.—GLOUCESTER, DEC. 4. (Before Mr. justice Willes.) George Cooper, 23, Thomas Cooper, 29, Richard Roberts, 34, colliers, and Thomas Gwilliam, 31, quarryman, were indicted for the wilful murder of Samuel Beard, at the Forest of Dean, in August last. Another indictment charged them 'with man slaughter. Mr. Powell and Mr. Cripps conducted the prose cution ; Mr. Griffiths defended Roberts, and Mr. Cook and Mr. Evans the other prisoners. This trial occupied nearly the whole of the day, and caused much excitement, the deceased having been much respected, and holding the office in the Gloucestershire police. The evidence was very voluminous, but the facts may be summed up as follows :—lt appeared that Mr. Thomas Guest, a farmer, of Littledean, having missed several sheep, and the offence of sheep stealing being rife in the Forest, he had given information to Sergeant Beard, the deceased, who undertook to watch Mr. Guest's flock on the night of the 17th August. Ac cordingly on that night Mr. Guest anompanied him round the farm. On the same evening the four prisoners had been drinking together at the " Speech House," a well-known inn in the centre o f the Forest; and on leaving Roberts borrowed from the landlord a large file or rasp, which he said he wanted to do some work with at home. The four prisoners then went away in the direction of Mr. Guest's land, where they admitted they set nets to catch hares, They were there for some time, Roberts, Gwilliam, and Richard Cooper watching at a gate leading into a field, where Thos. Cooper was setting the nets. While so occupied, Beard detected Thos. Cooper, and seized him, on which he called to his companions to come to the rescue. The deceased thought Cooper was the sheep stealer, of whom he was in search, and endeavoured to take him into custody ; but he resisted, and a desperate struggle ensued, Cooper using a heavy hedge stake and Beard using his policeman's staff. 'When the other men came up, however, the odds were too great, and Beard was set upon by the whole party, and in the melee received serious and, as it turned out, fatal blows on the head and body, the blood flowing profusely from his wounds. At last Beard was completely overpowered, and was left sense less on the field. In the meantime, the farmer, Guest, who d l / 4 1 not show much courage, concealed himself behind :a hedge. and when the fight was over went to look for Beard, but, as he says, could not fins him, ilor could he get any reply to the repeated shouts for " Beard." Next morning the deceased was found lying helpless in a corner of the field. He wan removed home, and some severe cuts were found on his face and head ; some of which, it was believed, had been inflicted with the file. He lingered for a day or two, when death ensued. When on his deathbed, Beard identified all four of the prisoners as having been the men who attacked him. The Coopers and Gwilliam acquitted Roberts of having had any part in the actual attack on Beard, and Mr. Griffiths in hig behalf also pleaded a wife and children in mitigation of Roberts's sentence. The jury found the prisoners guilty of man• slaughter, recommending Roberts to mercy. His Lordship sentenced them each to 15 years' penal servitude, but said he " & would recommend Roberts for a mitigation of punishment. POLICE INTELLIq ENCE, Dec. 4. CLERKENWELL. SERIOUS CHARGE OF ROBBERY AND RAPE AGAINST A B EERRIOP KEEPER.—WiIIiam Scones, aged 48, the ?peeper of the Alpha Arms beer shop, Alpha-place, Islington; John Beeston, aged 21, described as a hawker, h qv ing no home; and Henry Smith, a hawker of cats meat, were charged before Mr. Barker—Scones with committing a rape on Elizabeth Watson, a servant, of Loudham, Nottingham, and Beeston and Smith with aiding and abetting him in the commission of the same, at the parish of Islington, also stealing a halt sovereign het money. Mr. John Wakeling, solicitor, appeared for Scones, and Mr. B. Allen, the prosecuting officer of the Associate Institution for Improving and En forcinc, the Laws for the Protection of Women, attended to watch the case. Complainant, it appeared, came to town on Tues day morning, and, according to her statement, was accosted by Smith at King's-cross, and taken by him to Scones' beer shop. When she had been there a short time with Beeston and Smith, Scones came into the parlour, having been in and out two or three times before, and she was.then seized by Smith and Beeston, forced on the table, and, although she screamed and struggled violently, the prisoner Scones committed the crime with which he was charged. She could not kick Scones because Beeston held her legs. When she went into the parlour she had a bag, in which was half a sovereign, and when she got outside the house she found that her money was gone. Before she left one of the prisoners offered her half a sovereign net to say anything about what had occurred, but she refused to accept it. As soon as she saw a policeman she informed him of what had occurred, and went with him to the station, and having given a description of the pri soners, she went with the police to the Alpha Arms, and the prisoners were taken in charge. [Com plaints are frequently being made that skittle sharpers and thieves aro allowed to congregate at King's-cross, to trap the unwary that arrive by the Great Northern Railway.] The complainant, on cross-examination by Mr. Wakeling said that she had been in town for two years before she went to the country—a short time back. She also denied that she was the worse for liquor. The prisoner Smith said the complainant was the worse for liquor when he took her into the house. The defence set up was the denial of the charge in toto. Mr. Barker said it was a case for further inquiry, and remanded the prisoners until Tuesday next. Mr. Wakelin; applied for bail to be taken for the prisoner Scones. There was no evidence against him, except the unsupported statement of the pro secutrix. Mr. Barker declined to accede to the application at preseht. If Mr. \Vakeling pleased he could apply to a judge at chambers, on the question of bail. The police applied that something might be given to the girl out of the poor-box, but it not being a fit case she was sent the workhouse. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. PEDESTRIANISM AT CAMBRIDGE. The great desire evinced to witness the famed Seneca Indian induced a committee of gentlemen to raise a large sum by subscription, to be given in prizes for pedestrian contests, the principal event being a six miles race, in which Deerfoot, Brighton, Lang, and S. Barker contended, and which came off at Mr. Fenner's grounds. Full 5,000 specta tors were present, including the Prince of Wales and suite, Major-General Bruce, the heads of colleges, and most of the surrounding noblemen, gentry, and a large number of the fair sex also crowded the grounds, The management was all that could be desired, and the running track, which was just a quarter a mile, was in first-rate order and as level as a bowling-green, although it was heavy from the men run ning on turf. There were several other races, but being merely of local interest it is only necessary to notice the principal event of the day. At the time of starting the ap pearance of the Indian was announced by loud cheers ; he was presented to the Prince, who in the most gracious man ner shook hands with him, and amid a scene of great ex citement the men were told to " go," 24 circuits of the ground having to be made to complete the six miles. The Indian at once went ahead, first one and then the other afterwards taking the lead, but at the end of the mile—run in half a second over five minutes—Deerfoot was first by two yards, the time being good for the heavy state of the ground. In the fifth lap Lang rushed in front, but both the Indian and Brighton at once answered the challenge, before half-way round closed with the leading man, and Barker also ran up to them, the whole four being within a yard of each other on the finish of the second mile—accomplished in 10 minutes 17 seconds. The whole of this time the In dian was running strong, although his curious gait was in strange contrast to the easy style and fine action of the Englishmen, Barker's manner being especially admired. Three miles were run in 15 min. 42i sec., when Lang gave in ; and in the 15th round Barker was in difficulties, and although he struggled to the end and tried all he could to live the pace, from this point he was out of the race. The Indian and Brighton at the fifth mile passed the post side by side, 26 minutes 35 seconds having now elapsed, when a most exciting struggle took place. On commenc ing the last mile the Indian dashed in front, Brighton hanging desperately on him, and ever and anon as each went in front by not more than a yard the excitement was immense and the cheers almost deafening. Brighton tried hard to keep up with the Redskin, and in the 23d lap again just got in front, and loud shouts announced that they had just commenced the last round. Deerfoot gallantly answered the call of his friends, and, going off with a rush, was ten yards ahead before half way round, and although Brighton came again within four yards of the Indian, another rush of Deerfoot decided the race, the Seneca man leaving off as fresh as when he commenced. Loud cheers announced another victory of this now famed runner, and gentle and simple crowded round to congratulate him. The Prince again sho©k hands with him, presented him with a purse, and also gave a handsome gratuity to the three Eng lishmen. CROYDON STEEPLECHASES.-WEDNESDAY• The frost of the night bad rendered the north banks so slippery that the first race was postponed for an hour, by which time the sun thawed the surface of the grass lands sufficiently to enable horses to leap without danger. Busi ness commenced in consequence at half-past 1, when five horses went to the rest, in presence of a multitude vastly increased since Tuesday. The ground, deep on the previ• ous day, and hardly rideable on the plough, was even deeper, and the pace was a slow canter. The number of runners and casualties were fewer than on the first dsy. Time was admirably kept, and the last event came off at 4 o'clock. The Stand Plato (handicap) of 30 sous, added to a sweep stakes of 5 soya each, 2ft to the fund. About two miles and a half. Mr. Francis's Corkscrew, aged, 10st 71b (Gammage) 1 Mr. Shepherd's Yorkee, aged, list (Owner) 2 Mr. Gilbert's The Slasher, aged, lOst 71b (Ball) 3 Diamant and Pembdw also ran. Betting-2 to 1 agst Corkscrew, 3to 1 agst Yorkee, and 4 to 1 agst the Slasher. The horses :eft the post in close company, with the ex ception of Diamant, who showed temper, and was left some distance in the rear, and by refusing the first fence, and the time lost in inducing him to face it, was completely put out of 'the race. Yorkee, immediately they settled into their places, went to the front, and jumped the first obstruc tion several lengths in advance, but on passing the stand he was passed by Corkscrew, who went on with a clear lead, Waited upon by Yorkee, The Slasher, and Pembdw, Dia • mant following next in hopeless pursuit. Crossing the ploughed land the leading horses got upon closer terms, and passed over the second fences without a mistake, but on passing the farmstead The Slasher ran past Yorkee, and for a brief period was seen following in the wake of the leader, but on their fairly rounding the lower turning flag, Yorkee once again resumed his position in attendance on Corkscrew, the race from this point being confined to the three. Little more remains to be described—Corkscrew maintained his advantage over the succeeding fence, the trio pulling into a trot as they traversed the ploughed land ; and, descending the hill, they got closer, but at the last fence the favourite shook off his opponents and won in a canter by four lengths; a like distance separating the second and third; the others were not persevered with, and did not pass the post. A. Selling Steeplechase of 5 soya each, with 20 adde Weights for age, with optional selling weights. About three miles. 6 subs. Mr. S. Jacobs's Glautias, aged (£100), list 31b (Mr. Woods) 1 Capt Williams's The Dodger aged (£100), list 31b (Mr. Edwards) 2 The following also ran :—The Earl, Mary Stuart, and Savernake. Betting—Even on Glautias, and 4 to 1 agat any ether. Glautias, on the extreme right, jumped away with a slight lead, followed by The Earl, Savernake, and The Dodger, Mary Stuart bringing up the rear, in which order they cleared the two fences prior to reaching the Stand. Descending the hill to the fence, into the ploughed land, The Dodger ran into the second place, and cleared it seve ral lengths in advance of Savernake, who went on third The Earl fourth, and Mary Stuart still last. In this way they traversed the heavy land, and reached the stake and bound fence into the turnips, which the leading horses got safely over, but not so Mary Stuart, who struck the top binders and fell heavily into the field, and unhorsed her rider and got away. At the fence beyond the field was further reduced by the retirement of The Earl. No change of moment occurred until the leading horses passed the Farm ) where The Dodger gave way to Savernake, who be- cam dger following on third, to which threee ie t'ht.7rnadce sTa l as e 3 n0 3 7.e confined. Glautias gallantly main- Wired his adviottagt and w as never a pp roac h e d un til reaching the .thiad ff ace off home, when Saverake came with sa rush, anal 'at to the favourite's quarters, the pair jumping the fence side by side, but Land's horse overjurap - ing hit itself, came tic wit on his nose and knees, and in conse quence lost whateins chance he might have had. This mis hap gave Glautias a commanding lead, and he passed the post 20 lengths in ad vance of The Dodger, his only oppo nent. Nothing els 4 6 came by the post. The winner was bought in for 135 g. lit teas. A Selling Handicap .of 3 soya each, with 20 a dd e d. The winner to be sold (CIO, and any surplus to go to the fund. About two miles. Mr. W. W. Baker's I Tarn3ion, aged, lOst 41b.. (J. Sadler) 1 Mr, B. Land's Ascot, yr, lOst 21b (Martin) 2 Mk. C. Notley's Veni ions aged, 9st 101 b .. (Tarrant) 3 ..etting-2 to 1 agst Uermion, 6to 4 agst Ascot, and 7to 4 ag at Venison. ai s =ion jumped away , with a strong lead, followed by Venis on and Ascot in the order we have given, the trio taking their fences in very clever style, in which way they ran to the turning flag in tin, bottom, rounding which Veni son wet it on the wrong side, and had to retrace his steps, which 1 eft him a long way ,in the rear. From this point the race was never in doubt.. ItUarmion came on with a com manding lead and won in a canter by three lengths., ton lengths separating the second and third. The winner was bcught in :for 46 guineas. Th e Grand. Metropolitan Steeplechase Handicap of 15 sous each, 5 ft, , and 2 only if declar ad, with 100 added. Win ers extrE The second to save his stake. About 31 mi f .ls of fa it hunting country, 15 subs, two of whom de 1a es Heads or Tails, aged, lOst 41b (G. Stevens) 1 c Mr. h P re Mr. Ed wa rd, Linkboy, aged, 9st 71b. (Humpage) 2 Mr. W. Bakes .'s Marmion, 9it 31b, in 71b ex (J. Sadler) 3 Mr. Enoch's It. "ibworth Lass, aged, lOst 121 b .. (Enoch) 4 Capt. Boyce's E 'scrape, aged, lOst 71b .. (J. Nightingale) 5 'r of Anshan also ran. Archy and Fritz Betting-5 to 2 e, '.ch agst Escape and Kibworth Lass, 3 to 1 agst Heads or Ta. ;Is, and 7 to 1 agst any other. With little or no loss . of time the animals were got to the •in a line. Linkboy, on the ex ving the favourite at his girths, post and despatched nearly treme right of the starter, ha first fence was taken by 1 1 the running, but on was the first to show in advan:e, but was almost immedi - the front, and took a ately after pulled back, and the' Kibworth Lass, who cause on wt.: passing the stand Marmion rushed ti.' clear lead, followed by Acchy, Heads or Tails, Linkb o y, Kibworth Lass, and Escape, the latter lying off several lengths. Friar of Apshall 'having thus earl] been disposed of by falling in the middle the preceding field by putting his fore legs into a drain, his rider, we are glad to record, received no further injury than .a shaking. As they passed over the ploughed land the pace considerably diminished; Marmion, evidently upon the cattiog down principle, ex tended his lead, with the others widely scattered following on in Indian file, Escape at this pca.nt being upwards of 120 lengths in the rear of everything. In this way they ram towards the farm buildings, where At'ehy was passed by Linkboy, and ere they reached the starting' field the former also gave way to Heads or Tails. On passinj the stand the second time Marmion was still in command, h. lying for his immediate followers Linkboy, Heads or Tails, .and Archy, in the order we have given them, the latter evidently tiring at every stride, with Kibworth Lass next And the favourite still lying away. No material change took place until the leading horses entered the second piece of seeds, where Kibworth Lass emerged from her rearward posi,tion, and took a slight lead, but retained the place only to the fence out of the turnips, where Sadler again brought. Marmion to the front, followed by Linkboy and Heads or • Tails, the latter pair running side by side. Archy, who , appeared entirely " pumped" out, was here stopped and took no further part in the race, and was passed in succession by Kibworth Lass and Escape, the latter somewhat improving: his position. On approaching the stand for the last round, the riders of the leading horses, Marmion and Linkboy,, under a belief the race finished here, "sat down" in earnest, and but for the shouts of the spectators for them to "go on" - they would have been caught napping, but as they jumped the fence into the plough they were headed by Kibwortia Lass, who once more showed in advance, Heads or Tails at; the same time taking the third place, Escape creeping up. Half-way down the hill Nightingale brought the favourite to the front, the lot running in close order to the fence be fore reaching the lane, which Escape took slightly in ad vance of Linkboy, who went on second, Heads or Tails next, with Marmion in close attendance, in which positions they ran to the fence out into the winning field, which the favourite, in company with Linkboy, cleared about a length in advance of Heads or Tails, amid loud shouts from the stand, " Escape wins ;" but a few strider; further G. Stevens called upon his mare, who answered, .and shot to the front, was never after headed, and won very easily by two lengths, half a length separating the second and third; Kibworth Lass finished a good fourth, and Escape, who was pulling up, fifth. COUN2RY .211ABIrh 2S. - NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE-Rm. 3. At to-day's market Is per qr more money was made, and business was very inactive for wheat. Flour the turn dearer, with a fair demand. Malting barley met with very little attention. Oats and other ar icles at last week's prices. HULL-DEC. 3. At our market to-day we had a moderate supply of Eng lish wheat, which sold fairly, and the prices of last week advanced is to 2s. Foreign not much inquired for, and prices about the same. Other articles as before. Wheat.... Old white....per qr Old red 7) New white .. 77 New red Dantzic, Konb , &c. old white 63s Od to 67s Od Dutch, Belgian, and French. 58s Od to 62s Od Baltic and Hamburg, red. St. Petersburg and Riga, Old ,Os Od to 52s Od Barley.... English malting 36s Od to 40s 03 Grinding 3os Od to 32s Od Saal and Oderbruck Holstein and Danish 34s Od to 36s Od Grinding 3OB Od to 31s 03 Oats English, old Archangel and Riga, per st 0512141 to 13d Friesland and Dutch oBl3d to osl3ld Swedish and Danish oBl2ld to 0813 3 Beans ....English, old, per qr. 4Bs Od to 50s Od New pigeon 42s Od to 44s Cd New tick. 4os Od to 42s Od Egyptian Peas Foreign breakers Grinding Tares .... Spiing —s Od to —s Od Indian Corn Linseed, feeding crushing Linseed cakes (Hull) £9 15 0 to £lO 10 0 Foreign' 8 6 oto 9 0 0 Rape cakes 517 6to .6 0 0 Bones 6 5 oto 510 0 LYNN-DEC. 3. Scarcely an average quantity of wheat on offer to-day, and all kinds met a fair said at improved prices. The show of barley was pretty fair, with a moderate inquiry, but former prices were bare 'y realised. Oats maintained their value. Beans scarce, at about late rates. Old white 61s to 64s I 8ar1ey....... 3os to 40s 648 to 663 Oats.. Beans .42s to 46s Peas 48s to 54a COAL MAR irrlOes of Coal per Ton at a. d. fiET—DEc. 4. t the close dt the market Byass's Bebside West Hartley . 15 3 Carway and Duffryn Malting Do. Anthracite 21 6 Howard's West Hart- ley 15 6 Davison's West llart- ley ....15 6 Hastings Hartley ....15 3 Tanfield Moor Butes ..14 0 Tanfield Moor l4 0 Craighead Steam 14 0 Bate's West Hartley 15 0 Bower's 'West llartley 15 6 West Hartley 15 6 Wylam ..16 0 Grey's West Hartley-14 9 Holywell l6 0 Cowpen Hartley ..15 6 Ships at market, BIRTHS. S. a. BELLAIRS.—On the 3d inst., at Dublin, the wife of Major Bellairs, Deputy- Assistant Adjutant - General, of a daughter. ELPHINSTONE,—On the 4th inst., at 21, Throgmorton street, Bank, Mrs. Geo. Elphinstone, of a daughter. WEBB —On the 2d inst., at Donnington Hall, Hereford shire, the lion. Mrs. Webb, of a daughter. Walls End. Hetton .. lB 6 Kel loe C a ssop 17 9 Russel's Hetton 17 9 South Kelloe l7 9 Brsddyll's Hetton 17 9 Tximdon Hartlepool lB 0 Harton l6 9 Acorn Close ..17 6 Hartlepool.... lB 0 1 1 Hedley 17 0 Gosforth 16 6 Riddell. 16 6 Caradod Sheriff Hill .....15 0 Belmont 16 9 Thorpe .. ..17 3 Keiper Grange.... ..17 6 South Hetton 18 6 Shincliffe 17 0 154; sold, 116. MARRIAGES. HAWKING—Roux —On the 3d inst , at Marylebone Church, Caesar H. Hawkins, F.R.S., of Gr.svenor-street, President of the Royal College of Surgeons, to Ellen, the youngest daughter •of the late Henry Rouse, Eq., of Stamford-hill. WILLIAms—DAVIS.—On the 3d inst., at Stretton Sugwas, Herefordshire, James Williams, Esq., 3, Brighton-park, Clifton, to Maria, only daughter of the late J. S. Davis, R.N., Hereford. DEATHS. CHAPMAN.—On the 3d inst., at St. Mary Church, near Torquay, the Rev. John Chapman, aged 33. DALY —On the 13th ult., at Monkbretton, near Barnsley, Lieut.• Colonel Robert Daly, formerly of the 14th Foot, aged 59. GOMPBILTL—On the 2d inst., Lewis Gompertz, Esq., of Kennington Oval, aged 77. SAUNDERS.—On the Ist inst., at Shooter's-hill-road, Mrs. Elizabeth Saunders, aged 97. SLY.—On the 3d inst., at Camberwell, Mr. Edward Sly, aged 80. WIIKELEIL—On the 2d inst., at Perry-street, near North.. fleet, W. L. Wheeler, Esq., aged 65. WILKINSON.—On the Ist inst., Mr. John Wilkinson, of Homerton, eged 69. LONDON : Printed and Published by 311IRDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at TAE SUN Office, No. 112,Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, In the County of Mildlooz, Thursday, December 5, 1861.