The Sun. — London, England, 1856-05-20 00:00:00

H ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Mdme. ALBONI. Madlle. PICCOLOMINI has arrived, and will appear forthwith. THIS EVENING (Tuesday, May 20) will be performed 3elliini's Opera, LA. SONNAMBU LA. Araina, Madame Alboni ; Lisa, Mdlie. Rizzi ; Teresa, Mdlle. Borgaro ; Elvino,. Signor Calzolari ; Alessio, Signor Varlo ; and Count Rodolpho, Signor Beneventano. To conclude with the successful Ballet Divertissement, LES QUATRE SAISONS ; by Mdmes. Bellon, Boschetti, Lizereux, Pierron, Katrine a nd M. Vandris. Pas de Deux, Mdlle. Boschetti and MI Vandris; Pas, Mdlle. Katrine, accompanied by Mdlle. Pierron and coryphees; Pas, Mdlle. Lizereux and Corps de Ballet ; Pas de Bacchante, Mdlle. A. Bellon; Pas de Deux, Mdlle. Bellon and M. Vandris; Finale, Mdlles. Belton, Boschetti, Lizereux, Katrine, and M. Vandris, and Corps de Ballet. Applications for boxes and stalls to be made at the Box oftlee of the Theatre, Colonnade, Haymarket.—The Opera will commence at 8 o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LA.NE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. ENGLISH OPERA. THIS EVENING will be produced MISCHIEVOUS ANNIE. After which, CINDERELLA. To conclude with THE YANKEE HOUSEKEEPER. THEATRE ROYAL, II iYMARKET. the Management of Mr. Buckatone. THIS EVENING, • THE EVIL GENIUS. Followed by EL GAMBUSINO; or, The Mexican Goldaeeker. After which, GEIMSRAW, BAGSHAW, AND BRADSII.IIV. To conclude with • TOM THUMB. ROYAL PRINCESS'S ra pi &TIE, OX 'l'o7o-STREET. Under the llanagement of Ur. CaialtEs SEAM. THIi EvMsTING, THE VICTOR VANQUISIIED. After which. TIP, WINTER'S TALE. Principal chlracter3 ay Mr. and 'sirs. C. Kean. ROYAL THEATRE ADELPIII. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. Directress, 'Madame Celeste, THIS EVENING, LIKE AND UNLIKE. Messrs. B. Tebster, Wrlzht, P. Re leor 1. (1 4 1eny, Garden; Madame Cel:ste, Siisi Wyndham. _lfter which, URGEN PRIVATE AFFAIRS. To conclude with • MY PRECIOUS BErST. OLY (PM EIEATRE.. Leeiee and Mana , :er, Air. Ilfro4 Wigan. T TIP EV E tiG BETRIBU lON'. To conclude with STAY AT 11011 E. ROY .&G 3UZBEY UTE A.TRE. Levees, Niesgrn. Shepherd and Creswtok. TIIII EVENING, SHEPPIRD. Followed by YOUR LIFEN fl, D To conclude with BETSY BAKER. ASTLErS ROYAL AMPLIITHEATRE. Lessee and liena;rer, Mr. Wm. Cooke. Decided and uuerplivacal triumph ! TIII3 EVENING, The highly successful Romantic Equestrian ii4pec+acle, called THE HORSE OF THE CAVERN, or th) 3i•mnted Brie.;airls of the Abruzzi, in which Aft.. Mihail Cooke's Horses, trained by him, will exhibit a number of novel einets—turning the ponderous wheel of the cavern, fetching water tcom the well, kicking dowa the door of the guard-house, &c,, .Awfol Eruption of Vesuvius. After vv!i eh, The EQUE,STRIXN ACTS in the ARENA, conlludins with a Gem of High Art. Dox•o'iice open fr , m Veven WI Fo ir. StaTc Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. vf. Cooke, jun. ITIGEI WATER AT LONDON BRMGE. TFII3 DAY—Horn. 2 min. aft. 2 —Evoninq lg min. aft. 2 T 1-Nf oanow—lforn. 36 min. aft. 2 —Evening 62 min. aft. 2 THE WEATIIEC.—SUN ()nun, MAY 20. •THICIIHOIIIITZII, IN THII SHAD& - hlgbrat since noon yesterds7. —lowest this morning and florin; the night. 65 —thi# day at noon. BLAnntrmg, 1014. WIND, S.W.—Light, with fine, mild, May, sunshiny weather. , -- S` 1131 - LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1856. The Chancellor of the Exchequer last night opened his Budget to the soi disant guardians of the public purse. His statement occupied a con siderable time in delivery ; but it might have been compressed into as many minutes as it oc cupied hours. He might have adopted the very language of the " needy knife grinder," and ex claimed— " Story ?—God bless you, I have none to tell !" His brilliant performance consisted in leaving matters exactly in statu quo, without making any attempt at amelioration even of the most crying grievances. It was, in fact, a Financial scheme worthy of Sir CHARLES WOOD ; and as the Right Honourable Gentleman was not troubled with a surplus, he avoided the difficulty that so com pletely puzzled the quondam financier. There was, however, no lack of confidence in the accuracy of his calculations. Notwithstand ing the serious error of his last year's estimates, amounting, according to his own showing, to no less than 3,560,000/. ; he only allowed a margin of 127,0001., or less than 4 per cent., of the amount of last year's errors, while he bound the Government and the House to raise no further sums by way of loan during the present year. It would certainly have been a sounder policy to have borrowed a larger sum, and thus ren dered the Treasury independent of any temporary assistance from the Bank of England. Sir G. CORNEWALL Lnwis, however, thought otherwise, and if he is correct in every particular—if the expenditure be kept within the reduced limits, and that the various items of revenue be as pro ductive as he anticipates, he may contrive to weather the storm. But the consequences of any mistake in the complicated accounts must necessarily be very serious ; and we confess that ire cannot repose such unlimited reliance on. the correctness of his estimate as to be enabled to view the prospect with perfect equanimity. Thseexpenditnre during the past year, it ap pears, ,was no less than 88 ,428,0001., the revenue 65, 705, 000/., leaving a deficiency of 22.723,000/. , exclusive of the Sardinian loa n o f 1,000,000/ .) and of 213,000/. paid—without the assent or knowledge of Parliament—for the redemption of there hereditary pensions. The total deficien c y was, fore, close on twenty-four mi11i0n5(23,936,000/.), to meet which there was raised by loan, and the issue of Exchequer bonds and bills, 26,478,000 i. To account for the excess of 2,542,0001., the Right Hon. Gentleman explains that there is really an increased balance of 2, 631, 0001., the balance of 109,000/• being ascribable to money' received on account of funding. • The additional expenditure att r ib u t a bl e t o th e War, Jncluding the enhanced estimates to the 31st March, 1857, the Right Hon. Gentleman estimates at 77;588,000/. Oar readers will reenembsr that we calculated the amount at about 77,000,0001. to 7 8 ,000,000/., subjecting the calculation to three different tests, the accuracy whereof will now, we trust, be appreciated. All the ex penses will not, however, have terminated next March, and we must make up our minds to fur ther payments every year that ought to have been lobited to the account of the original aggressor, ho rendered these extraordinary charges indis isable. The' claim to an indemnity was, how•I waived, and nearly 80,000,0001. th us Ito the burdens of the tax-paying corn- 1 ty. lough the current year is to be regard,ed. 0l e" 0- according to the Right Honourable Gentleman— as a year of war, there have already been an nounced reductions in the Military and Naval Expenditure, amounting to 17,559,0001. But no relief is given to the tax-payers. They must still meet the full amount of the war taxes. The first of these imposts that will return to its previous dimensions will be the Malt Tax—the rate of 4s. per bushel ceasing on the sth July, and the previous charge of 2s. Bd. being substi tuted. A drawback will be allowed for the stocks then on hand, which will absorb a million sterling or thereabouts. The increased duties on tea, coffee, and sugar will cease on the sth of April, 1857, while the Income Tax will be continued, with all its gross inequalities, for twelve months longer, until the sth of April, 1858. As to spirits, he holds out no prospect of a reduction, for which he will probably have his health warmly toasted by every illicit distiller throughout the kingdom for the active support accorded to the demoralising traffic. Another million is to be advanced to Sardinia. A question might haVe been raised as to whether England was pledged to this advance. No true hearted Englishman will regret that we are to carry out our promise, not merely to the letter, but according to the spirit. This statement more than justified the manly and pertinent observations of Mr. DISRAELI, in reference to the state of Italy, and the extraordinary Treaty of the 15th of April, which, as he justly remarks, seems calculated. " to rivet the chains of Austrian despotism." The net revenue for the current year is estimated at 67,152,0001., the expenditure at 77,525,0001. There would thus be a deficiency of 10,373,0001., but as there remains 1,500,000/. from the loan ( f last year, this is reduced to 8,873,000/. For this he provides by the loan of 5,000,0001., and a power which he intends to claim of issuing 2,000,0001. in Exchequer B There would still be a de ficiency of 1,873,0001., which is completely dis regarded. It is, we suppose, accounted for by the fact that he allowed a margin of 2,000,000/. _ in estimating the expenditure. Bat why he should afterwards throw it overboard we are un able to understand. It appears that the applications for the New Loan amounted to fully 40,000,0001.—a fact by no means astonishing, when it is considered that each recipient will realise a profit of more than per cent. on the amount allotted to him. On the whole the Budget is as bad as could be offered to the country, and there is not the slightest hope held out of any revision of taxation, to relieve the minds of the Financial Reformers from the dreary prospect before them. We earnestly invite the attention of our readers to a report, which will be found in another column, of the meeting held last evening in the Vestry hall of St. Pancras, on the stoppage of the bands in the Parks. The large hall, it will be seen, was crowded with inhabitants, and the proceed ings were of the most exciting, but most orderly, and, with a paltry exception, the most unanimous clezcription. The blood of every JOHN BULL pre sent was fairly up, and, in the reauaks made by the Chairman on the disgraceful interference of the Scjtch members, and the intimation made by a working-man of the possibility of retaliation having to be resorted to if the Sabbatarians persisted in persecuting the people, a lesson was tendered which prudent men would do well to profit by. Long years of kindly intercourse and admixture of race were fast wearing away the acerbities and animosities long existium between the two peoples, when the Scotch members, like " born naturals," must revive them by this inde cent interference with the consciences and plea sures of a population almost as great as that of all Scotland—the population, in fact, of the greatest and wealthiest metropolis in the world ! The folly as well as the presumption of the act is astounding ! The more it is looked at, in fact, the worse does their conduct appear. Suppose the population rose in revolt, how many of their countrymen, who have won a position by honest industry, would be ruined ? And what sort of favour would Scotchaien, however guilt less, be held in by the population for half a con- tury to come ? The men surely cannot be so mad as to believe that Englishmen, who know nothing of JOAN liNc.a, and have grown up in the belief that Sunday recreation is lawful, will bear the same yoke as their Sabbatioally-trained and most unfortunate brethren in Scotland. If they are, we sincerely advise all sensible Scotchmen of in fluence among their constituents to have them muzzled as soon as possible ; for, on our con science, we believe great harm may result to Scot land if they don't. What would Scotchmen say to the English Church being thrust down their throats as the National Church ? The Scotch members certainly should have been prepared t) answer the question when they banded themselves together to thrust JOHN KNox, and something more than JOHN KNOX, down the throats of the Londoners. The letter of CHARLES DICKENS deserved al' the applause it received, more especially the con clusion, and clearly enough indicated in what direc tion the tendencies of the times may be sought for. Governmental and sacerdotal humbug have trying pinches before them. The most striking feature of the meeting, however, was the presence and speech of Sir BENJAMIN HALL, the latter chiefly because of the authoritative revelations it con tains. There can bo no dispute now as to what the Sabbatarians intend. The closing of th a British Museum and the dismissaPbf the Bands will not content them. The next thing they wi 11 c,mpel the Premier and Parliament to do—if we don't get better than the present—will be to put down steam-boats on a Sunday, then prevent the running of railway-trains, then close the Post office, and in the meantime shut up the gates of the Parks, and pronounce skating, baking, shav ing, potatc-boiling, &c., illegal finally, of course, succeeding in dosing the people with Sabbatism till they have net sufficient spirit to resist being driven by the police to church or chapel in handcuffs. The reader smiles. Lit him ponder the matter for a brief period impartially over, and we are much deceived if he does not arrive at the conclusion that the Sabbatism of the day is as absurd as it is tyrannous, and that th e c on diti o n o f no State in Italy could b e worse than that of England would before lung become if placed under the uncon trolled dominion of the Sabbatarians. Nor is this the only charge against them. Some feeling of pity might be elicited by their vagaries were the party honest. What dues Sir BENJAMIN HALL say on this head ? He wishes it to go forth—that on that (Monday night) " he had be en told in the lobby of the House of Cpmmons that if he had confined .the band to Kensington gardens he Would have been left quiet," but because he had presumed to offer the like boon to the poor population in the vicinity of Regent's and Victoria Parks his scheme would not be submitted to ; in short, be and it would be put down. Further, that if he would consent to withdraw the band from the Parks objected be would bo permitted to retain the band in 'Kensington-gardens ! Not merely is Sabbatism intolerant : we have here the best authority for its ban; unprincipled What THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENINO, MAY 20 4 1856. will the inhabitants, the hard-working, industrious, pale-faced inhabitants at the EAst End say to this 7 No scruples of conscience stand in the way the recreation of the rich on Sunday ; it is the affording it to the poor, galls the Sabbatarians. What are we to do norr we have done with Russia ? If we take Lord STA.NLEY for our guide there is plenty of work for U 3 ; Representative re- form he thinks people care but little about ; when it is attempted he tells us it must be something worth an of ; and this is perhaps the only topic oa which he showed even a tinge of Toryism a his long political manifesto to his constituents at Lynn. We know not, indeed, that we ought to call it Toryism, since he does not seem disin- dined to improve our representation, if the im provement be only an extensive one. We differ, however, from him in this. It is one of Lord JOHN'S follies that he resists every real improve. meut because it is not part of a great scheme, Reform or Education —it must be a whole string of proposals, or he holds it to be not worth attempting. We, on the contrary, think that if a proposition havemerit in itself it can seldom fail to be consistent with all that is good in our present system, and to modify what is bad. For instance the 101. electoral franchise in counties, the aboli- tion of property qualification, conferring a vote on all who pay income tax or assessed taxes, not to mention the greater matter of the ballot, are all and each of them improvements upon the present electoral system, and any one or all of them might advantageously be enacted, whether the others were or not, and it would be so much clear gain. We are rather surprised that Lord STANLEY with his practical turn does not see with us, but pro bably this, in his case, is rather to be attributed to his fondness for an almost matheiaatical exact ness and completeness, than to over-Conservative tendencies. For the rest Lord STANLEY is a financial re former, an administrative reformer, an army re former, a law reformer, a civil service reformer, an educational reformer especially, an ecclesiastics] courts reformer, or perhaps we should say abolishes ; and last, not least, a Sunday observance reformer. He objects as strongly as we have done to the tire insurance duty as a tax on prudence, and to the paper duty as a vexatious impediment to its manufacture, and a tax on literature. Indeed, notwithstanding the struggles of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, we belie've he understands that he must soon give up the fire insurance duty, or see the business rapidly transferred to France. As to education his Lordship does not despair, on account of the ignominious defeat of Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S ambitious hodgepodge of reso lutions, of our ultimately obtaining at some time a good system of common school education. Meantime the cheap press, cheap literature, lending libraries, and the like, are together with competitive examination for the civil service to advance education rapidly. For our part we must think that it is to spontaneous efforts of this kind we must now chiefly look. Neither people nor Parliament can agree on a Government system. The Clergy of all denomina tions will not allow it ; and if their bigotry does but generate a vigorous and universal voluntary effort on the part of the friends of education, we shall at least save the waste and cost incidental to Government administration and patronage. Lord STANLEY recognises the necessity of army reduction and army reform in c3mbination. Here we quite agree with him. It would be monstrous to sa us in Del.co with the east of a W.,- A but it would be madness to have it so unprepared for action as it was in 1853. For the sums we spent annually on our Army and Navy we ought to have had them ready for any service, and in the most splendid condition. It is the waste of public money which has made the nation indignant ; for sixteen or seventeen millions sterling per annum it is scandalous that we were not prepared for every emergency. A comparatively small army in the highest state of training and disci pline, with the !militia for a feeder, would be true economy and efficiency. Oar present number of troops officered on the Horse Gairde system would be wanton waste. We are glad to see Lord STANLEY denouncing as as intolerable anomaly the system of purchasing commissions, and we are quite sure he will be as decide .l as a commis sioner on the subject as he is when addressing his constituents. Abolish this absurdity, introduce effectually promotion by merit, keep the mechani cal equipments of the army up to the latest inven • tions of tke day, a thing which CAA be done with out ruinous waste of antiquated stock for a small army— teach our men to rough it in home camps as they must do when they go abroad, and make the officers work, in time of peace, real work, and England will be quite prepared to do her part when despotic ambition again troubles the security of Europe. In regard to Law Reform Lord STANLEY men tions three especially. He believes that all thinking men are unanimous that the cumbrous machinery of our ecclesiastical courts ought to be done away with ; the only difficulty now is to what Court the business should be transferred. It is a disgrace to the great branches of Law that their jealousy of each other should keep in abeyance a reform so necessary and so universally concurred in. He advocates also a simplification of the process for transferring landed property, and considers justly enough that the ownership and actual possession of land being identical, is the first essential of agricultural improvement. He strongly advocates the consolidatioa of the statutes, and represents the state of the law on divorce as absolutely disgraceful. Since his ob servations the Government Bill for divorce has been made public. Passing by for the present the weighty and fundamental question whether the wife should not be able to obtain a divorce on the ground of the husband's adultery, as well as the husband in the case of that of the wife, the bill fails in the one great point of cheap justice. Divorce, on proper grounds, ought to be accessible to the poor as well as to the rich. Indeed the crime for which almost alone it can be sought is as much a crime deserving prosecution at the public cost as theft or fraud. No crime, if com mon, would more utterly subvert the foundations of society. The honour and purity of the mar riage relation is as essential to social existence as property itself, and ought to be protected on the same terms. Lord STANLEY considers that a Minister of Justice is the grand desideratum for bringing our whole legal system into harmonious operation. No doubt he is right ; but the public mind is not yet made up as to the House of which he should be a member, or indeed as to the per manent or political character of the office. We heartily wish Lord STANLEY success in his line of practical reformer. Of one thing we are hap pily sure, that he is a reformer from intelligent conviction, and not for mere popular favour or party purposes. Lord GRANVILLE is, it appears, to represent England as ..A.nabassador Extraordinary at the Coronation of the CZAR. That he can be well spared from. England is certain ; anal, if no charge were to be thereby imposed on the Exchequer, we should not have the slightest objection to his making a protracted visit to the ATJTOCRAT. But it is more than hinted that the former custom, which allowed ambi tious noblemen to act on the principle of the renowned "Pickwickians," by defray- ing their own expenses, is to be abrogated, and that a heavy demand is to bo made on the national purse for the outlay. Against such a claim we earnestly and emphatically protest. What has the AUTOCRAT done for England to merit such an expensive compliment ? Through the misconduct of his predecessor in originating, mid his own in protracting, the War, 80,000,0001. sterling has been expended, and the lives of at least fifty thousand of the best and bravest of our countrymen uselessly sacrificed. He has, through the prevailing German influence, been suffered to escape with impunity from the consequences of his misdeeds. It was resolved that he should not be humiliated, or his over grown powers curtailed. He was screened from well-merited punishment ; and now a large sum is to be voted to do him especial honour ! The English People have no desire to compliment the Emperor ALEXANDER. If Ministers desire to do so, let it be effected without any pull on the national purse. This evening Mr. HENRY BERKELEY will bring forward his annual motion on the all-important question of THE BALLOT. We trust that every consistent Reformer will make it a point to be in attendance at 4 o'clock. There is but to much reason to fear that an attempt will be made to " burke" the discussion, either by preventing the formation of a House, or resorting to the " count-out " dodge., The functions of the Whipper-in, will be changed for the time being. Whipping out will be the order of the day. Against this it is the duty of every Reformer to guard. Should any untoward event prevent the anticipated debate, or bring it to a premature conclusion, the absentees may rest assured that their names will not be suffered to remain in obli vion, but will be brought under the notice of every constituency in the kingdom, so that the electors may have the opportunity of testing their professions as candidates with thoir practice as members, and seeing how far they have merited a renewal of the confidence which, ere many months have elapsed, they may be called on to seek. LATEST 111EWS.1 BERLIN, MAY 18. The coronation of the Emperor Alexander is fixed for the 24th August. The ceremonial observed at the last coronation will be followed. It is said that the Emperor of Austria intends to visit the banks of the Rhino in June. Prince Frederick William leaves this evening for London, via Coblentz. MADRID, MAY 18. King Ferdinand of Portugal left Seville for Gibraltar on the 15th. It is doubtful whether he will visit Madrid. PRANC'F. PARIS, MONDAY EVENING. Prince Oscar of Sweden has arrived in Paris. He has just passed along the Boulevards from the ' Northern Railroad in an open carriage, accompanied by his Aides-de-Camp and those of the Emperor, and by some of the civil and military authorities, and escorted by a squadron of Cuirassiers. The Prince, who was in uniform, was received at the terminus with all the honours due to his rank. He proceeds this evening to St. Cloud. To-morrow evening the theatrical company of the Palais Royal performs for the entertainment of the Court. The piece is one - that has had much success, and is en titled "Si jernais js to piece." The actors will have the honour if not of a parterre des Bois, at least of a parterre de Princes. BOURSE, May 19.—The following were the last quotations : Cash. fr. e. End of Month. 4i per Cents 93 80 —f. —a. 3 per Cents 75 40 75 60 New Loan 75 30 Bank Shares 4,000 Credit Mobilier 1,0;5 Roman Austrian Belgian Five 5...,.... 97 Spanish Throes Piocimontese(s) . 94 59 iomo Debt ..... RAILWAYB-fOR Cu. AA fr. c. fr. 0 Orleans Northern Lyons ... . 1,490 New Ditto Hoditerranean 1,720 Grand Central Lyons Geneva B2O 50 Testo ___ . _. _7- Cotta B2O Austrian C0rn....... 955 - RUSSIA. The Emperor of Russia has given the whole of hid fleet anew arrangement, which had become necessary in consequence of the events of the late war. At present the Russian fleet consists of the following : IST DIVISION'. Ist Brigade, Ist Equipage, Kaiser Nicolai 2d Wyborg Hurrill (steam-frigate) Konstantin Kanatsehatka(s frigate) Rei wisa w B4 Norweger (atm-frigate) Adler Stier lO Hango Lrdd B4 Buffel Polkau (frigate) Donnersehla,g Guns, . 120 2d Brigade, 4th 31 Brigade, 7th Maria 2D DIVIMION. 60 4th Brigade, oth Equipage, `Vladimir B4 Constantin (frigate) Villagesch 6O Der Donner (steam frigate) K,iserin Alexandra, B4 Der Kiihne (steam frigate) Gedachtniss Asows 74 Der Drohende(steamfrigate) Lefort Amphitrite (frigate) Borodino (frigate) Castor (frigate) Ruhr mich nielitau B4 Der Schou° 3D DIVISION. 10th 11th sth Brigade, 12th 13th 14th 6th Brigade, 15th 16th 7th Brigade, 17th Equipage, Kaiser Peter I IOD 18th Der Ville Der Tapfere (st. frigate) Syssoi der Grosse Olaf (team frigate) Poltawa Bogatyr (steam frigate) Ills Murometz (frigate) Grossfiirst Michael 74 Fere Champenoise B4 Hesekiel 75 Er.•ienno lallor. (steam frigates) rroohor Wladirair (steamer) Ab ), America, Niemen (transports). The Russian papers, in speaking of the new arrange. ments, say that the saving that will now be effected by the abeyance of the expensive Black Sea fleet, in conformity with the terms of the treaty of peace, which amounts to 15,000,000 to 20,000,000, will, in all probability, be applied to the develop ment and strengthening of the naval force in the Baltic, White Sea, and Pacific Ocean. Now that the Byzantine projects of the Emperors of Russia are necessarily given up, at any rate for some time to come, the nation seems to turn its eyes to the extreme north. According to all accounts from the shores of the White Sea, the population there contains a hardy courageous race of men, for the development of whose seafaring instincts hitherto little or nothing has been done, and the land in those parts is moreover covered with the finest ship-building timber. The Government appears to be as fully alive to these circumstances as the people at large, and even before the war had com menced had empowered a naval officer to cut timber in the woods on the Petschora on his own account, agreeing to take their supply from him at fixed prices. This plan, which seems to have been impeded by the war, is now being resumed with energy. It promises a good deal for the interests of hydrography and the knowledge of the coasts of the White Sea, and is another instance of the good will of the Government to commit the develop ment of the natural treasures of the country to the assiduity of private speculation. lOth Bth Brigade, 20th 21st 22d 9th Brigade, 23d - . 24th 10th Brigade, 25th 2i3tb THE MEDITERRANEAN. SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY MORNING By the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Indus, Captain Soy, with the India and Mediterranean mails, we have dates from Alexan dria to the 6th instant ; Malta, 10th ; Gibraltar, 15th. The Indus brings 127 passengers, and a cargo of general goods. The weather at Gibraltar had been very bois terous, and several vessels had gone ashore, but without receiving serious damage. The British barque Mary Wilson was on the rocks, and some difficulty was being experienced in extricating her. The 12th inst. was observed at Gibraltar as a general thanksgiving for the completion of peace. The steam-transports Thames, Clarendon, Holy rood, Sydney, ko., had passed Gibraltar en route to the East. Exchange at Gibraltar on London for bills at 90 days' was quoted at 50. THE RUGELEY POISONINGS.) TRIAL OF WILLIAM PALIVIER. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT THIS DAY). SIXTH DAY. The court this morning was again densely crowded, and a large concourse of people were waiting outside, most eager to obtain the slightest inf Trnation. At a few minutes befur,.. ,- ten the prisoner was placed n the dock. He looked extremely pale, his features having a smaller appearance, awl altogether bearing a most anxious and fatigued expression s The usual preliminaries having been gone through, the proceedines commenced with the examination, by Mr. Edwin James, of Dr. John Jackson, who said--I am a member of the College of Puysicians.. I have been in practice in India, and for 25 years in this country. I have made tetanus, both idiopathic and traumatic, my study. The idiopathic iv rare in this country, compared to India.. It is far more frequent in India. I have seen about 43 cases. Traumatic and idiopathic are equally fatal in India. The latter elms is more frequently found in ohil Iren in India, both in natives and Europeans. It takes place shortly after birth. In infants it is more marked in its symp tollls of lock jaw than in adults attacked with the trau matic class of the disease. I have always E.een premoni tory symptoms precede an attack of idioptthic tetanus. Lord Campbell—What are they Witness—A peculiar expression of the countenance, :And a peculiar btiffness of the muscles of the head and jaws. In infants it will prove fatal in from four. to eight hours. When it attacks adults fiorn cold, it is of longer duration, and may last many days—the idiopathic going through all the same grades as the traumatic. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant Shee—Tho patient is uncomfortable before the premonitory symptoms come on. He complains of stiffness of . the back and front of his neck, but may take his fooduntil 12 hours before it. During the 12 hours after his attention is more drawn to the stiffness of his neck and mouth. I never heard of any complaint of want of appetite for 12 hours before the attack. I have heard of the first attack coming on in bed. I have known cases of women after miscarriage ; there is sometimes a difficulty in swallowing, as pre monitory symptoms. _ Re-eiarri - inid by the Attorney-General--The interval , between the premonitory symptoms in an infant are not more than six hours.; a male adult, from 12 to 24 hours, and sometimes more. The duration of attack was from to 10 days. Boeh symptoms and disease are alike in each class of tetanus. Death may follow in two days. I was not in Court to hear the description given of the attack and death of Mr. Cook. Tetanus will arise from ex posure to cold. I never knew a case where death en sued in so short a space of time as from ten minutes to half an hour. Mr. Berger examined by the Attorney-General—l am chief superintendent of the police at itugeley. I was present at the inquest upon the body of John Parsons Cook, after which I went upon the 15th of December to Palmer's house to make a search. I found a quantity of papers. I had them taken into the drawing-room from the surgery, where I found the principal part of them. I took some out of Palmer's bed room. I searched every part of the house, and put all the papers in one place in the drawing-room, after which I locked the door and put the key into my pocket. Upon the next day I endeavoured to make a selection from the papers. George Palmer was present. Lord Campbell—ls that the prisoner's brother? Witness—lt is. Attorney-General—And he is an attorneys at Rugeley ? Witness—Yes. I cannot say whether I gave him notice of my intention to search the prisoner's house and papers. He was present part of the thee. Inspector Crisp and' some other gentlemen were there. I first made a selection of the papers, but after warda gave up the idea • and upon the Tuesday tied them all up. George Palmer was there upon the Monday, but I cannot say that he was upon Tuesday. I put all the papers into a black leather bag and took them to Stafford, where I gave them to Capt. Hatton. I believe it was upon the 24th that the bag was again opened in my presence. The papers were then gone through, and classified by Mr. Dean for the prosecution, and he copied some of them. During the search which I made of the papers I saw what they all of them were, and I saw no cheque purporting to bear the signature of Cook drawn upon Mr. Wetherley. The witness further said, I found no document purport ing to bear the signature of Cook relative to bills of ex change. Some of the papers were afterwards taken to Mr. G. Palmer. The letters, private accounts, and documents selected by Mr. Dean were de livered to Inspector Crisp, and he was directed to deliver them to that gentleman. The prisoner was arrested on the night. of the 15th of December. By Sergeant Shee—The inquest was held at the Talbot Arms. There were several meetings, and before it concluded more than a fortnight elapsed. The pri soner was arrested by the sheriff on a civil process two or three days before the verdict was returned. He was at his house at Rugeley the whole of the time the in quest lasted ; but ho was not present at it, nor wa.. there any person to act professionally for him. I did not know there bad been a police officer previous to the death of Cook in Rugeley; but I heard a person of the name of Field was there. Mr. Henry Dean attended the inquest on Ann Pal mer on the part of an insurance company. The first time I saw Palmer's papers was on the 24th of December in the custody of the last witness. I selected and classified' them. They were in a black bag. It wa unsealed in my presence. Mr. Hatton and another person was present. I examined the whole of the con tents of the bag for the purpose of selecting those papers which were material. The rest, a con siderable quantity, were returned to Mr. G. Palmer. I did not find a cheque upon the Messrs. Wether ley, signed by Mr. Cook for 3501. I heard the witness Cheshire examined relative to a certain paper, but I did not find that paper, or any other, which stated that Palmer had signed a document for Cook's accommodation. Cross-examined by Sergeant Shee—l knew Inspector Field had been at Rugeley at the time of the inquest. My firm were solicitors to the Prince of Wales Lift Assurance Office, and Field went there upon their em ployment, but he was at Rugeley only part of a day. He was at Stafford for three or four days, but he did not see the prisoner while there. His visit had been preceded •by that of another officer named Simpson: Simpson I saw one day at Rugeley. He went from Rugeley to Stafford with myself and Field. He said he bad seen Palmer. Ile was first retained in our service on the first week in October. By Mr. E. James—Field was sent down to make in quiries as to the habits and life of Mr. Walter Palmer, of whose death the office bad shortly before received no tice, and also to inquire into the circumstances of a person named Bates, with reference to an insurance on his life. Mr. Espin, solicitor for Mr. Padwick, said—l pro duce a bill for 2,000/. which was placed in my hands by that gentleman to enforce payment from the prisoner' s mother. Ido not know whether it is the handwriting of the prisoner. (Mr. Strawbridge was here called am, he stated that the bill was in the handwriting of the prisoner.) . The words " Sarah Palmer " were not in the handwriting of that lady. The bill was due three months after date, but 1,0001. had been paid off, an. the bill was placed in my hands on the 12th of Dec to enforce the payment of the remainder. I had not made application for the payment of the bill in Nov myself. I received two letters from the prisoner. The letters were here put in and read, and con tained the cheque for 1,0001., with a request that it might not be presented till the 28th of Nov. ; and the other related to a sum of . money, 3001., about which there was some mistake about the remittance, and in which Palmer stated he would shortly be in London. Winces continued—l produce a cheque for 1,0001., inclosed in the above letter of the 12th, dated the 28th I presented it on that day and payment was refused. l also produce a cheque for 6001., dated Bth December, ie prisoner's handwriting, payable to Mr. Pad wick or bearer, which was also dishonoured. It was for wards 'in consequence of the cheque of 1,0001. having been die honoured. 1,0001. still remains due on the 2,0001. Execution was issued against the person. The prisoner was taker. on the ca sc. • Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant Shee--I fist saw the cheque a day or two before the date of the 12th. Re-examined by Mr. James—An action was brought against the mother for the recovery of the 1,0001. due on the bill. Mr. Bamford, surgeon, of Rugeley, who had been suffering lately from ill-health, which prevented his earlier examination, having greatly recovered, was led into court by Mr. Gardoer, the solicitor fur the prosecution, and examined by the Attorney-General. He said—l am a surgeon and apothecary, of Ruee'ey. I first saw the deceased Cook on Saturday, 17th November, at the request of Mr. W. Palmer. He called on me and asked me to attend a friend of his, who WAS ill at the Talbot Betel. He raid he had dined with Cook the day before, and that he had taken too much champagne. I walked with Palmer to the Talbot and saw the deceased. I asked Cook if he had taken too much wine the day before. He assured me that he had taken but two glasses. He was constantly vomiting, but I saw no bile thrown off. I prescribed a saline effervescing draught for the deceased, a six-ounce mixture. Lord Campbell said that the witness need not be examined on this point, because it was stated in his deposition that had been read to the Court. If it was persisted in, he must have the whole of the medical witnesses re-examined. The Attorney-General said he had no intention to go into it. Witness examined—On Monday I prescribed and prepared some pill,. for deceased. The medicine I pre pared on Monday I took myself to the Talbot Arms, and gave it to the servant maid. I saw her take it upstairs. On Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, I prepared the same sort of pills for deceased. I saw Palmer on Tues day morning on my way down to see the patient. He met me, and I asked him if he saw Cook the night be fore. He said he sac kiln between 9 and 10 o'clock, and was with him half-an-hour, and requested me not to see deceased that morning to disturb him. I did not see him then. Between 11 and 1 o'clock that day I was met again by Palmer, on my way to see Cook. "Se bugged I would not [el to see Cook, as he was still quiet, and zed' d net e Lee him to be oister'cred. About 7 o'clock that night Palmer sent a request to my house that I would see Cook aeein. I ue';t and saw him fel- the Fret terie ue dint dey. After Alet, I e reein with Mr. Jones and Palmer, and had a conversation with him. Palmer rather wished Cook to have his pills again, end AUSTRALIA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY, This day, at ten o'clock, the Australian Mail, Sultana, from Melbourne, arrived off Holyhead. She left that port on the 12th February last., She has brought 13,000 ounces of gold. Her news has been anticipated by previous arrivals. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, May 12.—Wind this day at noon, W. ; light airs, and fine, clear sultry weather. OFF START POINT, May 19. Welvaren, from Colombo, for Amsterdam. SHIELDS, May 19.—Wind N.—Sailed—General Taylor, for Philadelphia; Republic and Wansbeck, New York. SUNDERLAND, May 19.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrived—La viola, from _Moulmein. HARTLEPOOL, May 19.—Wind for Windsor, N.S. JERSEY, May 18.—The St. Anbin, hence for Arch angel, got on the rocks on the 15th inst., is leaky, and must be caulked. REVEL, May 19.—The gulf to the north from Kimsla is still closed, and not expected to reonon for ten or twelve days. The English steam-vessel Tyne, from Hull, was lost is the Oeser on tho 2d inst. ; cargo may ba saved. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning. Arrived—Washington (s.), from Bremen. Sailed —Harmony, for Swansea; Le Coq, Cherbourg; Mary Ann, Warkworth ; Native , Newport; Mary, Mil ford ; Florinda, Shields. LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Morning. Wind W.S.W. Arrived—Adam and Koss, from Jamaica ; Ratier, screw steamer, Oporto; Charles, Drontheirn. Sailed—Queen, for Gibraltar; Magdalena, Christiania. (BY BITBIZABINIS AND BRITISH TELZGRAPH.I GRAVESEND, Tuesday, 10.25 a,m. Wind W.; fine, tide, three hours' flood. Arrived, May 19.—Crispir, from Melbourne; Cleaver, Iquique ; James Gondie, Monte Video ; Alliance, Guern sey ; Perthshire, Ship Island. About 200,0001. of tie late ~ -) 1(1 arrivals is understood to have beer sold to the 13.t0k ye6teruay. Of the 180,0001. of specie brought by the West India steamer yesterday nearly 100,0001. is gold. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MAT 19. FIRE INSURANCE BILL. Order for committee read ; motion made, and question pro posed, " That Mr. Speaker do now leave the chair :" Amendment proposed, to leave out from Lilo word "That" to the end of the question, in order to add the words " this house will, upon this day six months, resolve itself into the said committee," instead thereof :—Question put, "That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the clues tion t”—Trio house divided ; Ayes 172, Noes 31. AYES-172. Anew, Sir A. Gladstone, W. Osborne, R. Anuesley, Earl of Glyn, G. Ossuht on, Lord %rchdall, M. Goderich, Viscount Pal - nor, Roundel' Bailey, C. Gower, F. Palmerston, Visconti' Bainea, Rt. Hon. IL Graham, Sir J. Peel, f4ir It. Baird, J. Greases, E. Peel, F. Batdock, E. H. aregson, Samuel Perry, Sir E. Ball, E. Grey, Rt. Hon. Sir G. Philipps, J. Baring, H. Grey, R. Phiilimore, J. G. Baring, Sir F. Gurney, J. IL Price, Sir R. tieresford, Rt. Iln. W. Flail, Sir Benjamin Price, W. 13,rkeey, F. Helmer, Sir John Ramsden, Sir j. Bethel!, Sir R. Hastie, Alex. Ricardo, 0. Iliddulph, Col. R. M. Hustle, Archd. Rich, 11. Bignold, Sir S. Headiam, T. McVey, George Black, Adam Henley, J. Robertson, P. Blackburn, P. Herbert, IL Ruslioat, Capt. G. Bond, J. Herbert, Sir T. Russell, F. W. ii nham-Carter, J. Heywood, J. Sawle, C. Mouverie, Hon. E. P. lindiey, C. Shafto, R. Brady, J. • , , Holland, E. Smollett, A. Brand, H. B. W. Borsthli, T. liomervilie, Sir W. Brocklehurst, J.' Etorsman, E Spooner, It. Brockman, E. D. Howard, C. Steel, John Brotherton, J. Hutchins, E. Stirling, W. drown, W. Ingham, It. Straeey, Sir H. nu,htey, Oen. ingrain, U. struts, non... Burr ell, Sir C. Jollitre, Sir W. Stuart, Captain Iturrowes, Robert Keating, H. Sullivan, Nlichael Campbell, Sir A. I. Kersalw, J. Tancred, IL Cardwell, E. Kingscote, Capt. R. Taylor, Colonel Chambers, M. Kirmaird, A. Thoruely, T. Chambers, T. Laboucoere,Rt.llocll Thornhill, W. Chelsea, Viscount Lewis, Sir G. C. Tite, W. Child, Smith Liddell, 11. G. Tollemache, J. Christy, Samuel Lowe, It. Tottenham, C. Gliutod, Lord it. Luce, T. Vernon, G. Cockburn, Sir A. J. E. Lushington, C. M. Villiers, C. Cole, 11. A. Macartney, G. Walcott, Admiral. Conolly, T. Mackie, J. Walpole. S. Cotton, Major W. MacGregor, James Walsh, Sir J. Cowper, W. Eagan, W. Warren, S. Crossley, F. Matins, Richard Whatman, J. Cubitt, W Marshall, W. Whitbread, al. Davies, D. Martin, P. Wickham, H. Davies, J. Massey, W. Willcox, B. ja De Vere, S. E. Masterman, J. Williams, W. Disraeli, B. Milligan, tt. Wilson, J. Duncan, Viscount Mills, T. Wood, Sir C. Ewan, W. Milner, W. M. E. Woudd, B. Ewa: t, J. Mitchel I, T A. Wyndham, Gen. Farnham, E. Monet, Vis. Wynne, Joha Ferguson, sir J. Moncreiff, J. Wyvill, M. F.tz4erald, J. Monseli, W. Yorke, E. Fitzroy, dewy Mootyn, E. Forster, John Mowbray, J. B. Fortcscue, C. S. Mundy, W. P'reestun, Colonel Nader, J. Gifford, Earl of O'Brien, J. NOES-31. TELLERS. Hay ter, W. Mulf;rave, Earl of Alcock, T. Laslett, W. Ricardo, S. Baxter, W. Lee, W. Seymour, W. D. Bell, J. Leslie, C. P. Sibthorp, Major Bromley-Moores, J. M tall, E. Stanley, Lord Crock, J. Michell, William 'Vance, John Duke, Sir J. Murrough, J. P. Whiteside, J. Duncan, George Napier, Sic C. Wilkinson, W. Dunlop, A. North, r. Evelyn, W. J. reacocke, G. Greene, John Pechell, Sir G. IliuMeld, George ran att., A. Hankey, T. Pilitington, J. TBLIAB.9. Kelly, Sir F. Vausittart, G. (In the Committee.) Clause two (Persons insured chargeable with duties where in surances made by unlicensed foreign companies):—Ques tiou put, "That the clause stand part of the bill :"—The committee divided ; Ayes 143, Noes 54. AYES-143. A gnew, Sir Andrew Giro: d, Earl of Otway, A. Atherton, W. Gladstone, W. Palmer, Roundell Baines, Bt. lion. M. Goddard, A. Palmerston, Visct . Baird, J. Goderich, Via. Peel, Sir IL Baldock, E. Gower, F. Peel, F. Ball, E. Graham, Sir J. Pollard-Urquhart, W Balt, J. Gregsou, S. Ponsonby, A. Baring, Sir F. Crenfell, Chas. Price, Sir R. Baring, T. Grey, Sir G. Price, W. Beresford, Rt. lin. W Grey, R. Ramsden, Sir J. Beckeley, F. Gurney, J. Ricardo, 0. Bethel, Sir R. Hall, Sir B. Rich, H. Bidlulph, R. M. flanmer, Sir J. Ridivy, G. Biguold, Sir S. Headlam, T. Hushout, G. Black, Adam Herbert, H. Russell, F. W. Blackburn, Peter Heywood, J. Sawlc, C. duuverie, Hun. B. P. Holland, E. Shatto, R. Brady, J. Horstall, T. B. Smith, R. Brainston, T. W. Ho, swan, E. Smollett, A. Brand, H. B. W. Howard, C. l7omerville, Sir W Brocklehurst, J. Hutchins, E. Spooner, R. Brockman, E. D. Ingram, 11. Stafford, Marquis Brothertou, J. Kingscote, Capt. E. Steel, J. Buckley, Gen. Kinnaini, A. Stirling, William Byn;, G. Labouchere,itt.Hon.H Stracey, Sir H. Campbell, Sir A. Lewis, Sir G. C. Strutt, E. Card.vell, E. Liddell,H. G. Stuart, Captain Castlerosse, Viscount Lockhart, W. Talbot, C. Cavend,sh, C. Tem e,..R. Tattered, 11. Cavendish, G. Luce, T. Thornely, T. Child, Smith Lushington, C. Thornhill, W. Christie, Samuel Huge, J. Vernon, G. Cockburn, Sir A. J. E. Macgregor, JAS. Villiers, C. Cowan, C. Marshall, W. Vivian, H. H. Cowper, W. F. Martin, P. Waddington, H. Crossley, F. Massey, W. Whatman, J. Cubitt, W. Hagerman, J. Whitbread, 8. Daikeith, Earl Muligan, Robert Wickham, 11. W. Davies, D. A. 8. Mills, T. Willcox, B. Davies, J. L. Milner, Sir W. Williams, W. De Vere, 8. Mitchell, Thomas Wilson, J. Duncan, Viscount Moffatt, G. Wood, Sir C. Farnham, E. Monett. Viscount Woodd, B. Fergus, 4. Mortereiff, J. Wyvlll, M. .lergusson, Sir J, Monad!, W. Fitzgerald, .1. . Mostyn, T. Fors.er, J. Mowbray. J. R • Forteacue, C. O'Brien, J. Freestun, Col. Osborne, R. TfLLEIS. Hayter, W. Alulgrave, Earl of NOES -54. Alcoa, T. HankcY, archdall, M. Ilastie, Ales. nanNe, W. Hastie, Arend. Bell, J. Henley, J• itramley-Moore, J. Hindley, C• Brown, W. Kelly. Sir F. ole, It A. Kershaw, J• Cro ik, J. Knatchball, W. Dllraell, 13. Laalett, W. Duke, Sir J. Lee, W. Duncan, G. Leslie, C. P. Dunlop, A. Evelyn, W. Evart, W. Evart, J. Greene, John Idurrough, Hadfield, Cl. liapier, Hamilton, Lord C. Napier, sir C. P o . a rc; J. Granby, Marquis of JAMM:lia.l4;lehilialleir:ltßir.:3B.:WYL. Oisuleton, Lord Palk, L. Palmer, Robert Peacocke, G. Peellell, Sir G. Pellatt, A. Pilkington, J. Ricardo, S. ecyluour, W. D. Stanley, Lord Taylor, Col. Vance, J. Vansittart, G. Whiteside. J. Wyndham, Gen. Yorke, E. Ticurazi. Wilkinson, W. Baxior, W. His Royal Hig'aness the Duke of Cambridge has consented to preside at the anniversary festival o f t h e Royal Caledonian ,A.sylum, to be held at the Free ina-ons' Tavern on the 31 proximo. Tile Earl of Eglinton e ntertained a select circle at dinner, last evening, at his mansion in St. James't square. Viscount. Palmerston arrived in town yesterday, from Brocket Hall, Hertfordshire. Lady Palmerston is ex pected in town to-morrow. The Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Stonor have arrived in London, from Brighton. M. Charles Baudin left town yesterday for Paris, on his way to St. Petersburg, where he has been appointed First Secretary to the French Embassy. MOVEMENTS OF SPECIE.-Of the specie received from the United States, about 953,000 dollars, nearly third, or 300,000 dollars, were fer Havre, and were tran.- shipped on arrival on board the Delta, which sailed yesterday woraiug for that port from the Mersey. be walked with me to my house for them ; and stood by me whilst I prepared them in my surgery. I have strychnia in a private room, but I keep none in my surgery. Palmer saw me weigh the ingredients of which the pills were composed. I put them in a box, and labelled them " Night pills—John Parsons Cook," at the request of Palmer. He took the pills away with him, between seven and eight o'clock, I never saw Cook again alive. I wrapped the pills and directions up in a paper, and fastened each end with seal ieg-wax. The directions were written on st paper folded square, placed under the box of pills, and both were afterwards - s wapped in the paper that was sealed. There was nothing written on the outside paper. I saw Cook dead tees near 20 minutes past 12 o'clock as could be. I learned from Palmer that de ceased had been dead about five minutes. I found the deceased stretched out as straight as could be on his heels and back of his head and stiff. His arms were in a rigid state by his side and fists clenched. I gave it then as my opinion that deceased died of apoplexy, and gave a certificate accordingly. Palmer asked me to fill up the certificate. I had the form with me. I told Palmer it was his place to fill up the certificate as Cook was his patient, but he said he would much rather I did it, and 1 consented. I was present at the post mortem examination. After it was over Palmer said to me "we ought not to have let that jar go." Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant Shee—My house is about 200 yards from Palmer's house. Mr. Thomas Pratt examined by Mr. James—l am a solicitor, paetising in King street, Mayfair. I am acquainted with the prisoner. I commenced in Nov., 1853, when I obtained a loan of 1,0001. for him. That was etterwards paid. In Oct., 1854, I was employed by him to make a claim on two policies, both on the death of Ann Pa inee. I receive" 5,0001. from the Sun, and 3,0001. trona the Norwich Union. The money was applied in pay ment of three bills amounting to 3,5001. or 4,0001., and 2,0001. of it was due on acceptances and loans obtained -iubsequently to the claims on the poiiciee, the remaining 1,5001. was not so applied. In April, 1855, he applied ,o me for a loan of 2,000/. ; but he did not state for e-hat purposes he wanted it. I obtained it on an accepe ranee drawn by himself and accepted by his mother. On. 20th November I and my clients held eight bills that tad discounted for Palmer. I held four of them myself. There were two others then overdue. The bills are as fol lows: -June 5, 1854,forthree months after date drawn by Mr. Palmer, and accepted by Sarah Palmer for 5001, and endorsed by hun ; Aug. 2, 1854, a similar bill for 1,0001., payable three months after date ; July 22, 1855, for 2,000/ , three months after date ; July 24, 1855, for 2,000/., three months after the date, endorsed by Palmer to Time. Pratt; Sept. 27, 1855, for 1,0001., for three months after date ; Sept. 29, 1855, for 2,0001., for three months after date ; Oct. 2, 1855, for 2,0001., for three months, indorsed by Palmer to Thos. Pratt ; and one, Oct. 12, 1855, for 2,000/., for three months after date. The whole of the bills purported to be drawer by Mr. Palmer, and ,accepted by Sarah Palmer, payable to the order of Palmer, and indorsed by him. The whole amounted to 12,500/. 6,0001. had been renewed, and would become due i s January ; two bills were only overdue on the 20th of November for 2,0001. One bill for 1,0001. and another for 5001. was held over from month to month, as was the interest. The interest charged for discounting the hills was about 60 per cent. In August, 1855, Walter Palmer died, and I made an application to the Prince of Wales-office for 13,0001., the amount of the policy. Sarah Palmer, as the acceptor of these bills, had fre quently been written to at Rugeley, but no replies had been received. Some letters from Pratt to Palmer were here pro duced, which were found by the Superintendent of the Stafford police amongst the prisoner's papers after his arrest, and during the investigation before the coroner respecting Cook's death. They related to the overdue bills, and also to the policy effected on the life of Walter Palmer; also letters from Palmer to Pratt, in reply , to one of which he stated he had been requested by his mother to reply to the communication. Examination continued--Palmer called upon me and paid me 2701. upon the account of the bills then du e. fie said he would send another sum of 2501. before t ie following Wednesday, and that he was to pay the pr ti• cipal, by instalments, as soon as possible. Lord Campbell said he was glad to see that the kury were taking a close note of this part of the evidence, as t would save him much trouble during the summing up A. letter of the 28th of October was then put in a nd read. It runs thus : "Dear Sir,—l will send you 2501. Do not think of ' the writs; I will get you the money if I pay 1,0001. foi f it; Give me a chance of paying. Do not send to the proc tot'. , The letter, after referring to some other matters, was Maned "Wm. Palmer." Upon the 31st of October Pratt wrote to Palmer, to tisll him that in consequence of the promises in that lett ere that with the exceptions of the writs against the brotl set of prisoner, no steps should be taken. The letterpress aed for further payments, and also alluded to the nem:- ity of further steps being taken about the . policy of Wal ter Palmer's life. Upon the 6th November I issued writs for f,OOOl. upon prisoner and his mother, and sent th ens to Mr. Crabb, a solicitor at Rugeley, upon the 6 th; Upon the 10th Palmer called upon me, having writ ten ,hat he would come. He paid me 3001. upon the lf . Ith. That sum, with the 500/., made 8001. 2001. was •de• lucted for interest, and he was credited 6001. off !the account. I think that I mentioned at that tin to to him that the writs had been sent down to Rug aliy. a A. letter of the 13th was put in and read. re was from Pratt to Palmer about the prospect :a oe obtaining the policy, and pressing for the pay mm mtge. Upon the 16th November I had another letter promi .sing 2001., and upon the next day some one called and --?aid me a cheque for 2001. I bad another letter, and 1 Tea he following Monday, being the settling day after the Shrewsbury Races, prisoner called and paid nse sum of 500/., making in the whole a sum of 1,: 304 naid up to that day upon account of the 2,0001. bill. Upon the 21st I had another letter from the pris. ;nen The letter was put in and read. It stated that Cook had , led and that prisoner was very much fatgued, and m 43 " I must have Polestar again. If spy one asks• yosi about what money Cook has bad of you, do noS say anything about it until I see you." Prisoner pro! raised to send more money upon this. Pratt wrote sof other letter upon the 22d, which was put in and r aadi ' After alluding to Cook's death the writer told Pa lOW that, as Cook was dead, be must see and look abou'; Moos 'or the 500/. bill ; an d it also stated that Pratt had- ' sent down the bill of sale to Crabb. This letter having been read, the Court adjourned. On the resumption of the Court the further retsding of the letters was continued. One stated that on th e 23d of November the prisoner world be in town. Examination of witness continued—On the 24 th of the month I saw him and he signed a paper for th s par ment of 1001. Another letter was read from Palmer to Pratt, marl; .ed " strictly private and confidential." It contained a r 0 quest by the prisoner to Pratt, to the effect that if any questions should be asked of Pratt respecting the mos AI received by the prisoner on account,. of Cook that :he would refuse all information until he saw the prisoe't It. The witness proceeded—l held a bill of sale respeA st ing two racehorses mentioned in September, 1855. 7C bs prisoner transacted the loan ; it was for the sum 0 500/. Ido not know Cook. The horses were Sit itils and Polestar. [The witness was under examination when we went,;,4° press.] The shipments of specie by the Peninsular and Cori tal steamer Pera amount to 539,2421., of which 7,9 IL . is gold for Alexandria, Ceylon, and Madras, 00? 531,3211. silver for Bombay, Ceylon, Madras, and • Co' a cotta. The gold by the Arabia, from New York, via Bos boa is 190,570/ , and there was every indication of a =up' inuance of faro remittances. The commercial adv on this occasion state business to have been influen by an increased pressure in the money market, the ban Jae alarmed by the rapid exportation of bullion, hay li farther contracted their leans and discounts. The sti 3 01 ‘ im:ri.et continue dull, and it was anticipated that li• ttl° improvement could he looked f.r until the payment ;of the amount due to Texas next month, which will li be' rate 1,400,000/. of gold from the Federal Treasury. LATER DEPARTURE OF MAILS FOR THE MEDITI RANEAN, INDIA, &C., VIA MARSEILLES.—The overla pd mails for the Mediterranean, India, vie Marseill will in future be made up and despatched from Lond. ots on the evenings of the 10th and 26th of each mont instead of on the mornings of those days, as heretofo re, except when the 10.11 or 26th of the month falls of 3 1 Sunday, on which occasion the mails will be despatcl l ea tram London on the morning of the following day. The departures from the port of London for the A.ustraliaa colonies during the past week have c wised seven vessels—three to Port Philip, one to Adelaide, one to Sydney, one to Hobart Town, and one to Launceston—with an aggregate capacity of I ;,32 4 'ono. The rates of freight in some eases exhi bit tendency to increased firmness. TRUST AND LOAN COMPANY FOR UPPER CANA The report for the last half-year shows the net pr. kfits to have amounted to 9,6691., which, added to the voi ll brought forward from September last, gives a balance : 3 credit of revenue of 9,7101. Out of this it ii' n ecov" mended that a dividend be paid at the rate of 7 cent. per annum (less income-tax), also that one-hi the surplus profits over 6 per cent. per annum be p . at reserve fund, in accordance with the charter, and tha 2501. be carried to redemption of preliminary expoaser, leaving 1061. The reserve, with the above addi ti be amounting to 1,5641., and interest 2901., will thou b° 9 8171. - THE VICTORIA MILITARY HOSPlTAL.—Yesterdvey ceremony of laying the foundation stone of Of) ne" f Military Hospital about to be erected near the vill ag e Hamble, on the shores of the Southampton Water„ toolc place, under the auspices of her Majesty. Shortl:r aft er 11 the Queen, accompanied by 11 .R.F1. Prince A .lb erte the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, and the Pr ince° Royal, arrived, and were received by Lord Paumu,:.e, the Mayor and Corporation of Seutharnoton, &c. lifter royal salute her Majesty was pleased to receive an ad dress from the Corporation. The bishop and clergy re ceived her Majesty at the platform. On her 111:eeles t I descending into the place where the stone was to be bedded she was loudly cheered by the congregated th° l " w ith sands of spectators. The Queen tried the stone , the plummet and level, and tapped it in t he usual %vale and the ceremony concluded by the Bishop of Winches; ter pronouncing the customary form of prayer. Majesty and suite afterwards proceeded to embark the F,iry for Osborne. FIGHT FOR TEE CHAIIPIONSHIP.--The great fight 10 the c:,aropiobstlip or Eogiatrd, aed 2001. betw dep 6ell darn. Broome and Torn Paddock, came off yeeter and vca,4 won by the latter after one h our and twell minutes' hard fighting. 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