The Sun. — London, England, 1856-05-27 00:00:00

layed iliant ;y of some- sided. safed have fence ►re in a• felt 19,ch rtuep, ;hs of under 1 store toge umes, ets of time. inn ill Itquet ,13 fair Id not ' and we of Young th and [y chief ents of miding expres- Lions of e pupil giving mploy our on erish,' simple dren's" which Syneo- Enhar , e must i more [lan for riling to Marcy, Ameri 'meet of if every ie dues the an held at in the d by the 84 ordi society, geogra d medal of the tnerican ited the Dr., of er busi- tecount —" The ivity in on the We are , owing w from stained, na that reports iioting. ntering mtainly 135,000 should tadt. 0 , The aph up 134 10 Our Julie, .1m oil, 39g. to Tallow w, 46e. a beef, irester- eached mcmo id been amour. w ho bridge stands k gr. horse )ened, !en it' wrong again, The . 1 10N7 7 , 7 1 MARKET A D COMMERCIAL INTELLTGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLoarc. the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed the les s an i mat i on, an d pr i ces o f a ll kinds were h same as last week. The sales amounted to 6 ' p00 61 to 7,000 bales, including 1,000 Surat, 4 d. to ; and 80 Sea Islands, llid. to Is. 4d. per lb. Th e Railw a y Sh are M ar k e t c losed buoyantly, and Pric es were a s h a d e higher. t: L he official returns relating to trade and naviga :rn4 for th e mont h en di ng 30th Ap r il l a st have 1 tota l Published. From these it appears that the Oa decl are d va l ue o f ex ports from the United i':agdom. for the month was 9,424,926 1 ., being an 'crease of 1,338,962/. compared with those of the l ike month in 1855. The increase is percept alle in coals and culm, cotton manufactures, e4r tl iQuware, haberdashery and millinery, hard wares and cutlery, leather, linen manufactures , metals, silk manufactures, woollen manufactures, of woollen and worsted yarn. The importations tlf t he principal articles were larger for the month o ' B Year as respects bark for tanners, brimstone, ) ,L )a, Coffee, wheat, barley, Indian corn,flour,cotton glass manufact ures,leather manufactures, linen 40, faetures, metals, opium, rice, silk manufac tites) Cassia lignea, cloves, nutmegs, resin, sugar t zecined. Tea, tobacco, sheep's wool and woollen tio l 'afactures not made up. There was a diminu -4;1 compared with the same month last year in Pe animals, clocks, rye, rye meal, Indian corn 4 41, Cochineal, indigo, lac dye, logwood, embroi terY) Currants, figs, oranges and lemons, raisins, ttl it 'P, hides, provisions, brandy, tallow, timber, r , i l , s entine, watches, and wine. 40 :he shipping accounts exhibit an increase in the of t h e' of tonnage employed in the foreign trade t i : u ° "United Kingdom for the month of 422,872 00 114 for the entries inwards, and the clearances T he also show a large augmentation. Th khe Stock Exchange will close at two o'clock on T 'll'sday next, being an hour earlier than usual. t 4 t Was stated yesterday morning that the Rex -I,lleirgh Castle brought 60,000 ounces, but it is now le ved that she has only about 12,000 ounces on h ard. &t he settlement in the scrip of the New Loan is e 'l for the 30th inst. Th e Funds are well maintained at the improved 110 t ations of yesterday, and a large amount of busi -7 has been transacted. Arrangements are in t li ress for the adjustment of the account, which ic e a Place on the 4th proximo, and the charge for I t ta s r rYing over" is still heavy. Consols have been for mon e y, and 94i to 95 for account. At present i l2 Prices for the latter are 941 The New Scrip premium. The New Three per Cents. have k 1194 i 1, and the Reduced 93g n. The March t he c uequer Bills have been 4s. to ls. premium, and tet : lo ne ditto 3s. discount. Bank Stock is per 1 .,"' higher, viz., 216 to 217. T, l ° reign Stocks are dealt in to a limited extent. th 'ish 6 per Cents. remain at 98Z, to 99, and the t e l3e r Cents. at 1031 1. Sardinian Bonds have o t i t ' dealt in at 941 to 95, Spanish Deferred at 1 Russian 5 per Cents. at 106, and Ditto per 11 1 , 4 11t8 . at 96. Mexican Stock is higher, being 2 3a. i2iliaus per Cents. have realised 99, and ditto 'pr Cents. 961. 4 ) Fte following are the nominal prices of Foreign el 'a :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 71 1 ; Mexi- N23 i y ; Peruvian, 77 79 ; Ditto 3 per Cents., D er , Portuguese 4 per Cents., 50 2; Russian 5 4 Cents., 104 6 ; Ditto 41 per Cents., 91 6 ; ; t 3 per Cents., 46 / ; Ditto Deferred, 251 p a i tt .o Certificates, 61 ; Ditto Passive, 7i. Of , l lway Shares are rather flatter, in consequence 4 0 -morr ow b e i ng " ma ki n g-up" day. Great 4t o' 411 ern and South Western, however, have been improvement. Foreign shares are n e- Rl ected I%lu • tie fi ning , Banking, and Miscellaneous Sha res are '• T he Swiss Bank are lil premium. --- IT ISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. ( From th.g (*dal List.) 14.44 k Stock 216 17 I Par Cent. Reduced Annuities 933 4 lii 4,ver Cent. Console A nnu iti es 94,3 A it 1, 0 ? 3 per Cent. Annuities . .... 944 4 i d t it Annufties, expire sth Jan. 1860 3 3.16 i itto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 l7i 1 1 %)3onds, 21 ' 000 ti,,,,, 1 tt0 under £lOOO 4 d par Vi i .,.." 1 ?or Account , 94i 5 4i I .1 0 . it .- 1 gerlP 23 i P l 'hequer Bilis, 24d. March. June. £lOOO 4 1 p 1 3(1 . &:too l5 p par R rcall ? t it ;tto Bond s , 1858, 34 p er C en t 934 i 11 ..° OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK r azili b. zu Bonds. 5 per Cent. I tex !tt c , N ew, 1852, 44 per Cent. iii im 'F 4ll 3 per Cent 233 b.' 4 " ponds, 1842, £ St., 5 per Cent — bl'to Account . . . Nr!',„ t ? LI. per Cent. fr,Tan Bowls, 5 per Cent. - A t , a l "o Account . ) 1 11 0 Isomd s , 3 per Cent Tor ttt° — New Deferred 4 Cent. I bi . i- to Account 4 o ' 25. - ' ll Linda,G ^r cent. bitt o b i ,,Account D itto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. 14 0 Account inwtnendo on too above .ayabie to LA* , in. TWO O'CLOCK. 94i 4 D itto s 101; . for Money c t, r e i o p u n t Ditto . 944 b 5 . 2i 2a MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) Su l HAY MARKETS. I , ll lPIELD.—Meadow hay, 3/ las to 6 / Os ; clover do '44(1 1 , r t a o t 11 61 dull and straw, 1/ 5s to 1 / lOs per load. 41) . 1?niERLAND.—Meadow hay, 3/ 12s to 6/ Os clover do., fto ;i to 61 103 ; and straw, 1/ sslOs per load. w" average supply and a sluggish demand. R ITECHAPEL. —Meadow hay, 3/ 10s to 6/ Os ; clover 11441 hay 15i t o 6/ lOs ; and straw, 1/ 5s to 1/ 103 per load. and straw moved off slowly, at our quotations. Tg I,`COLONIAL. Basiness in this article has been dull, but prices l'3 , llll ed firm. Common Congou realised 9d per lb. full' Q- AR.—There has been a very limited demand , but tr iv r ates were current for most descriptions. The Re lit," larket has been inactive; low to fine grocery lumps 4 4 ; : tIght 53s 6d to 56s per cwt. There are but few sales c ',, u Ticed for the week. tati n ' P PEE.—The market has been exceedingly dull ; plan -1148-4„ Ceylon however, has ruled at high rates, but native i l s i nghtly declined in value. Ice S 4 .—There has been a good demand for the lower de -1113,10n5, and prices generally have been well maintained. —The market continues inactive, at about previous 1 4 , t 'ALLow.—Very little business has been doing in- this A 7 1 ,-‘'le, but the currency has been stoldy, at 45s 9d for . 0 . on the spot, and 45s 6d for the last three months. t( 41 „ ? ? 0 /NTmENTs.—The Queen has appointed the Ear L 14 aftesbury to be Lord-Lieutenant of the county of oft et, and the Earl of Kintore to be Lord-Lieutenant - ` - "hacardineshire. i k PAILs FoR MALTA.—Letters, &c., for Malta will in th lit e, under ordinary circumstances, be in time for 1: 1181 flission by the French Mediterranean packets l e rti Merseillee, if posted or received in London up to evening of Tuesday of each week. By command ;. , the Post mas t e r-General, Rowland Hill, Secretary.— OE ral Post-office, May 22, 1856-. t; TRAGEDY.—The Duke of Wellington said 8 -()11 : 718 enthusiastic woman who was talking i n ra p tures 11 1 1 t the glories of a victory, "I shoud so like to wit tsl,B 'R : victory !" &c., &c.—" My dear ma dam, a vi c- the greatest tragedy in the world except one— °'that is a defeat." hor WaC e. UNEXPECTED VlSlT.—Baron, the French a ctor e Re ., great favourite with ladies,'and a woman of ran k i lb; " to receive his visits very privately. One day Baron , o f 'llvited, came into her drawing-room, which was full th:7aPany of the very highest fashion. "Baron," sai d for , t ' a dY, haughtily and angrily, " what do you come 4, 1 `'For my nightcap, madam," replied the indig tti R l4 actor, i n a very loud voice. , 1.1 EP RESENTATION OF LICHFIELD.—The election of a IA of et her t o represent this city in Parliament, in the room p L ord ex Waterpark, resigned, is appointed for Friday t e ,,,, t l * Lord S an d on , who commenced his canvass yes- ' E t4 ; 4 3' morning, is the only candidate yet in the field, A" here appears to be no probability of an opposition. b, l " t ° l, g feeling is nevertheless expressed at the city f.',4? considered a pocket borough, and at the disposal 4 " / 'l'd Lichfield. a a — , a . °BB OF AN Alta.—When Nelson visited the Royal Rospita at Yarmouth, after the battle of Copen enaetl' w , lit round the wsrds, stopped at every bed, 4t I to every wa sa id s omething kind and cheering. 1 3 ,6 1 :flgth he stopped opposite to a bed on which was h o b sailor who had lost is right arm close to the , 11 Tder-joint, when the fo!l h owing short dialogue en yoe„ 9 Nelso n . —W e ll, J ac k, what's the matter with 4,1; `« Sailor.—L os t m y r i g ht arm, your honour." at the°ll paused, l oo k e d d own at hi s e mpty sleeve, then sailor, and said playfully, " Well, Jack, then you ell'owl.!re 'polled for fishermen ; cheer up, hay brave SHARE MARKETS. 'T II 1 S J.) A Y cAYS. RAIL Paid, RAILWAYS. Closing Prices yesterday 26 - 27 41 5 9 &rah/. Not trg. Bost, and EaAn. Janet. 11-3fßEa.t, l'advine , a al' fl;rming. Wolverh Piton Valley 29t, Birk eand. Lanosh. lk Cheshire Junct...... all Do. Chesh. 4 Birk.. £5O and £25 Cons 19 Do., all tlyte & Tyne origins £25 (issd. at £45 100 Jaristol and Exeter... 100 °aledonian 61s. Carm. and Cardigan all Chester 4 Holyhead. all Cork and Bandon... all Cork, Black, 4 Pass 18 Cornwall all Do. A 8 Do. B 1i Crieff Junction ! 45 Dublin&BelfastJunc all Dun. P. 4 Aber. Joe 100 East Anglian all Eastern Counties 100 gad. Union, A Sti 100 De., B. Stools: 8 Do., New A ..... 10 East Kent 100 last Lancashire 100 Edinturgh & Glasgow all Edinb. and Peebles 100 Edin.Prth 4Dunale , 9 Forth & Clyde JUL:. all Furness . all Do. Extension 100 Glasgow &S. Wester , all Great N. of Scotlnd. : 100 Groat Northern 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 1)0 Gt. Sth. &West.(lre ) 100 Great Western 100 Do. Stour Val. Rail Gna. Stk all Irish South-Eastern , all Lancaster & Carlisle 14i; Do., Thirds 8 Do. New Thirds 1.00 Lancash.andYorksl: Do., Wst. Riding Ur all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt all London & Blackwall, 100 Load. Bright & S.Cst. 100 Lond. and N. West]) 16 Do. Fifths 5i D0.101.tith.,161&8...0 2i Do. Eighths .. 100 London ands.Westn. I all Do., £5O. all Do., £4O sIl Lndndrry4 Colerain all Lnandrry.& Ennisk. 100 Manch.Shef.& Lincln 2s. Do., Man. & Lin. Un. 1 Metropolitan •• iOO Midland 100 Jo. !liming. &Derb , sll Midi& G. West. (Ire, ilalf Shares..._ all le.wcastle & Carlisle all Nwpt.Aberg. &HIT! , iewry & all Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor.. I+o Norfollr. s:orthn.Countieslin 10) North British Nth Devon Rail. & 100 Dock Stock 100 Jo., A Stock all to,, B Stock all Do., P, (Itzarnntee 10t1 stern—Berwir. 21i Do. do. Extension 15 Do.do. (I.N.E. ?troll all Go. Leeds 100 Do. York 100 North London Sil 1p *4.&S.Wstrn.,Hartil • stead, and City Jn., 17i1Worth Staffordshire , al, North Western all N. &S. Westrn. Juno, 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester.. 100 "x., Wore.. & Wolv. 11 Portsraouth 100 Scottish Central... 100 ScottishMidlani.„. LOO shropshiro Union all South Devon 100 South Eastern 100 South Wales 15 S. Yrkah. 4 Riv. Dun 5 Do 16 Staines,Wok &Wok ail , Stockton & Darli 163;1Stcskten 4 Hartlepl 1)0 Taff Vale.... 1 100 t Do. Pref., No. 22 Thames Hay. D.& 11, l Ulverstone & Lanes all Vale of Neath all .Wate.rfd. & Kilkenny all !Waterford&LinieriA all (West Cornwall. all 'West End of London and Crystal Palace.. all Do. A ....... ........ 3 Do. B ..... all West London. all iWinabledn & Croydon all kntwerp&Rott rd. im 40 Do. 5 p.o. Oblgs.con. in Sh. at par till '64 10 Ardennes ........... all Belgian Ela7tn. Juno 14 Beziers to Graissessa 4i Bombay, Baroda, an Central India.Seri, all Do. All Demerara 1.1 Dutch Rhenish ‘ll Eastern of France 19 Do. New all Eaet Indian, g. sp. 15 no. EY tell9i Ott all ' D0.41P.c.8nd5.,'57 a I Po. do. do. 'co, d , 16 Gee'ong i Melbouine guar. 5 per c nt. . all I Do., Lon. allot., do. 22d.TL►ofCanadaAir IDo. .................... 9 I Do. Cert. of Deben. con. into Stk. till all Do. Comp. 6p. e., do 14 Gt. Central of Fran , I all 'Gt. Indian Peninsul 14 , Great tolsonbour, Constituted Share= &II Do. Obligations... 11 Do. re-is. I orftd. Sh. nll Gt. Western of (Janie a 9hares . ......... )6 56 Do. New......, ) all Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55 ) all Do. do., '62. p. '5l ) all Do. do., '76, p. '6O D all Do. do., '73, without option Di all Hamilton St Toronto 0 all Do. 6 per cent. D 17 Lake Cnnst. & Basle all Lierre and Turnhout 5 all Lucca & Pist. sp. c.p 0 16 Lyons and Geneva 0 14 Lyons & Mediterran 0 all Vadras, guar. 4 p.c. 0 10 Do. New do., sp. c :0 10 Do. 41 p. c. Este!' at all traria Antonia .0 . all 10 all Do. do. New Namur ds Liege (with interest) Do. (os interest) Northern of France D 0.20/. She Do. 20t. 3 p. o Bdo (fmy.B.Si Ams.Shs. NorwegianTrunkProl Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans Rome and Frascati Royal Danish BoyalSwedish Do. Obligations Sambre and Meuse_ Do. 5,1 p. cent. Pref. Scinde, guar. 5 p. c• IO till .6 all to all LO all o all k 0 all i 0 all 10 arl 5 all 4 all 10 all 10 all ID I all 10 I all D 0... Southern of France St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West Flanders Do 5 per c. Pref W. &N. W. of Franct West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden ... Zealand 81 all LO all 0 all 6 all * all 8i 17 - 15 - 12 -! 87 - 89 61 -61 i 16i - 16 ••• ''' "• - ::.al 16i - 9 32 -- 22 - 77 -- 79 60 - 62 io 31 88 - 92 7i - 84 95 - 96 79 - 81 12S - 131 105 107 EN ip 6(4 75 - 7 7 p - 91/ - - 103 - 1024 - P - P - VMS ... - - 781 - 48 - 15 - 57 - ST ... 36 . 82 - - 20, 5d 6i 11 - 28 03 105 76 - 78 4G - 48 14 - 15 71 72 711 - 721 4 - 2 - 7i 36 - 37 ... 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Bk. of Australia lB4 19 20 5 Ditto New 2 1 d 50 20 I.4•ndon and Conn' y:; _ 100 50 Lna.&E.Bnkg.Corp. par 2p 50 1(.• London Joint Stock. 100 10 London and Paris 4 -- 2 d 100 20 1 4 ,, t d • & Wostnnnsto ..• 1,00 3f National Pro. of gng 20 10 Do. New........... • •• • • 50 22 Nation& of Irelaud .• • 20 all New South Waler..... 42i. 434 25 All Oriental Bank )f '''lronrattou 39 41 20 10 Ottoman Bank 1 p ith s;i Royal British ••• 25 • 4 r.th ~o •Rtralia ••• u, 1 Union. of Australia 7l '" 4 io. New •• • ••• s TninTl ~f Lon ion 294 100 , WestemßlL of Loud . 5 'a 4 d 45 Btustness done this day. dhr. 412 a 10 St. St. St. 8 8 it. St. St. to 20 6 20 18 .00 2 1, 20 26 6 102 1011 par par $ 95 THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 0, 1856. thIS THE RUGELEY POISONINGS. TRIAL OF WILLIAA PALMER. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT (THIS DAY). TWELFTH DAY. The Court opened this morning - at 10 o'clock. The same intense inter ,st was manifest both within and without the court as on yesterday as to the result of the trial. By 9 o'clock that portion of the court appro priated to the public was densely crowded, and there were several gentlemen and noblemen on the bench at that early hour. The jury entered the court shortly before 10 o'clock, and on their Lordships' arrival the prisoner was placed in the dock. His appearance is much the same as it was at the commencement of the trial. There is, how ever, a slight shade of sadness in his expression, but no traces of that anxiety and deep mental suffering to be expected in a man charged with such a dreadful crime and with his life in such imminent danger. During the continuance of the summing up to-day, notwith standing the strong remarks of Lord Campbell with reference to the damaging points of evidence against the prisoner, he presented that coolness and indifference he has all along exhibited in a most re markable and extraordinary manner. He repeatedly took notes of the summing up, with the deliberate and systematic manner of a person ordinarily interested in the case, and when any particular point struck him he communicated it in writing to his counsel. It was done in a quiet easy manner, devoideif all kind of display, and not with the intention of attracting the notice of the public. The jury having been called over and answered to their names, Lord Campbell, who was again very inaudible, said — Gentlemen of the Jury, —At the adjournment of the Court last evenin! I finishedethe task of laying before you all the evidence on the part of the prosecution, and certainly it does present a serious case against the pri soner, if unanswered. It appears that in the middle of November the prisoner was involved in pecuniary diEfie culties of the most formidable nature. H 3 had engage. ments to perform which he was unable to meet without the most extraordinary exertions. He had to make pay ments for which he was unprepared, and an action had been brought against him and his mother on a forged bill of exchange. He had no credit, and he had no pro perty on which money could be raised. It so happened that on the 13th of November the deceased became pos sessed of 1,0001. by the winning of his horse Polestar, and there is evidence from which the inference may be drawn that the prisoner framed the design of appro priating his money to his own use. He took means to accomplish that object, for you will find that he appro priated his money to the payment of debts of which he ;Ilene was liable. There is also evidence frOm which it may be inferred that he drew a check in the name of Cook upon Weatherby which was a forgery, in order to obtain part of the money belonging to Cook. This was in Weatherby's hands, and you have the further evi dence that ho employed Fisher to collect Cook's money and apply it to his own use. It also appears that from Ceok's death he would become possessed of the horse Polestar, and you have the evidence of his having fab ricated a document which was to be produced, to the effect that certain bills of exchange on which they wer e jointly liable were negotiated for Cook's advantage only and from which the prisoner clrived no benefit. was brought forward after Cook's death. If, however, Cook bad survived, that fraud must have been exposed, and the prisoner punished. It is said that, with respect to the joint liability of Cook and Palmer, that by Conk's death it must all be thrown on him. That was ratkier a distant object, for is Palmer got possession ofall Cook's property by this n cans he would not be a sufferer by his death. As to the important question, whether Cook might be supposed to have died from natural disease. or from poison, you have heard the evidence of Sir Ben jamin Brodie arid other most honourable and able men in the profes ion, who said that, in their opinion, he did not die of natural disease—that they knew of no natural disease that would account for those symptoms under which Cook laboured previous to his death ; but, on the contrary, that they be . ieved that the symptoms de scribed were such as might be expected from the use of strychnine—that, comparing these symptoms with natural tetanus, they did not correspond, but they did with those brought on by strychnine. Then with respect to the statement that no strychniue was found in the body is one entirely for your consideration ; but th ere i s no poi n t o f l aw by I which poison must be found in the body of a deceased _ _ . . . person who has died from the administration of poison ; and respecting poison not being found in Cook's body by Professor Taylor and Dr. Rees, who analysed the con tents of that part of it which was forwarded to them, you have witnesses of great reputation, and Dr. Christi soa among the numb=r, who stated that under certain circumstances strychnine cannot be found in the human body ; and you have the evidence of Professor Taylor and Dr. Rees, who experimented on animals destroyed by strychnine, that they were unable to find it in the bodies of those animals by resorting to the same method of de tection that they employed in examining the body of Cook, and in which no strychnine was found. With re- Bard to the length of time between the alleged adminis tration of the strychnine and the time the symptoms appeared, the evidence seems to lead to this conclu-ion, that much depends o❑ the state of the person to whom it is administered, and the manner in which it is adminis tered, but that in many instances a great space of time occurred between the ingestion of the poison and- death in human beings than in animals. Mr. Sergeant Shee—That's not in evidence, my lord. Lord Campholl—lt was agreed on both sides in the course of the trial that reference might be made by the witnesses to known cases of medical writers bearing on the case, and in the works referred to that principle was acknowledged, and I therefore ace justified in using Mr. Sergeant Shoe shook his head. Lord Campbell—Thera being no blood found in the heart on the post mortem examination appears to be re lied on by the prosecution, and the result is this, that if death be produced by the obstruction of the respira tory organs producing asphyxia, blood is found in the heart, but if by spasms of the heart it contracts, the blood is expelled and none is found in it. And the evi dence shows that in two instances it has proved to be the case in the human subject. Under these circumstances you have to look at the evidence of the prosecution which goes to show that the prisoner first tampered with his viotim by administering to him something in his brandy and water, and in broth, the latter of which was partaken of by the female Mills, and, ac cording to her evidence and that of Lavinia, Barnes, it produced the same symptoms on her as it did on Cook. You have evidence of antimony beingfoundinthe& cetved's body, which shows that tartar emetic, which produces vomiting, had been a ,- Insinistered to him, but from what source and for what purpose you are to say. Then you have the evidence that the prisoner procured strychnia on the Monday and Tuesday nights, but for what purpose had not been shown; neither had the pri soner attempted to impeach the evidence of the witnesses in respect of it. What was the inten tion ? what was the application of it ? No ex planation had been given of it, and it was impos sible not to pay attention to the conduct of the prisoner at the bar, in reference to Cook's death, without con sidering whether it was such as was consistent with the conduct of a guilty or an innocent man. He was most eager that the body should be fastened down in the coffin, and with regard to the deceased's betting-book you have evidence from which you may infer that the betting.book was abstracted by the prisoner. Then, again, in trying to bribe the postboy to'overturn the fly in which was the jar containing the parts of the body for analy sation, and we might conceive the evidence of his guilt when we find him tampering with the Postmaster of Rugeley, and getting him to open a letter from Dr. Taylor, after he had examined the contents of the jar, to Mr. Gardiner, the attorney for the prosecution. We also find the prisoner tampering with the coroner to in duce him to procure a verdict from the coroner's jury that would amount to an acquittal. These are serious matters fur your consideration, and you, and you alone, must say what inference is to be drawn from them. If they are not answered satisfactorily by the prisoner they present a serious case against him ; but if you are satisfied that they are, you will, of course, find that the prosecution has failed to make out its case. The answer which the prisoner has given to the charge consists of two parts ; the first consisting of medical evidence, and the second as to the fact. With regard to the former, a number of gentlemen of the highest honour, unsullied integrity, and of profound scientific knowledge, have come forward with a sincere desire to speak the truth, and to bring the investigation to a proper issue ; but it is for you to say whether, from their manner in the witness-box, either of them had changed the character of a witness into that of an advo cate—for, if so, such conduct wa s re p rehensib le in the extreme. The learned judge then proceeded, and read the evidence of the defence, commencing withDr.Nunnely's. It will be recollected that Mr. Nunnely was the person who discovered the strychnia in the Leeds case, and a l so in the body of a person named Waterhouse. He de tailed at great length the tests he applied to discover the strychnia in both cases. In his evidence he further stated that in the case he bad seen there was not more than the ordinary amount of rigidity ; and another im portant part of the statement of Mr. Nunnely was that on the post mortem examinations he had invariably found the heart full after death. This circumstance dif _ fern from the state of the heart of Cook, as it was found empty. At the conclusion of the evidence his lordship said—l am sure you will give your most serious attention to the facts mentioned by this witness, as they differ materially from the medical evidence for the prosecution. He states there was no more than the ordinary amount of rigidity after death, and he also attaches great impor tance to the heart of Mr. Cook being found empty. I now come to the evidence given by Mr. Herapath. His lordship, having read it at length, said—Mr. Herapath is a skilful ch em ist, and he d iffers with Mr. Nunnely as to the rigidity of the body a ft er death. In the cases be bad seen the bodies of the animals were found perfectly rigid, and he also was of opinion that had strychnine been administered it ought to have been discovered. But he had given.an opinion even in this case to the effect that there might have been strychnine present, and Dr. Taylor and Dr. Rees might not have taken the proper means to discover it. But they had it in evidence in the two cases where Dr. Taylor and Dr. Rees had administered strychnia, to the animal experimented upon the poison had not been found. We next have the evidence of Dr. Rogers, a professor of chemistry in the St. George's School of Medicine, who bad experimented upon decomposed animal matter and had discovered the poison, as the jury would recollect when they heard his evidence read to them. [His lordship here read the evidence.] Accord ing to this evidence, where the strychnia bad be e n mixed with impure matter it ought to have been discovered. ' Che next witness was Dr. Henry Lethehy, a bachelor of medicine in the London Hospital. This gentleman .tated tb'at ho had pail great attention to the action of poison on living bodies ; and in his evidence he stated that in the account he had heard of Cook's death, there was nothing which differed from death by tetanus caused by strychnia, ; and he further stated that the symptoms of Cook's death were quite irreconcileable with anything he had ever heard. The evidence of Dr. Letheby was then read. At its conclusion his lordship said—Dr. Letheby no doubt spoke sincerely. He was a skilful scientific and honourable man, and he stated that where strychnine had been administered he should expect to find it, and it would be for the jury to say whether proper means had been taken to discover the poison. Then Dr. Gay was called, and he detailed a decided case of tetanus. It was that of a labouring man. Ho stated it was a case of idiopathic tetanus. The man was kept alive till theltith day, when he died. [This evidence was read.] It stated that an omnibus conductor was brought to the witness suffering from catarrh. On the fourth day stiffness of the jaw came on, and on the 14th day the man died. He had been suffering from a sore throat.] His lordship said—Here is a case of idiopathic tetanus, and it would be for the jury to infer what analony.,., there was with the case of Cook. The evidence that had been given, I think, goes to show that the case of death was no more idiopathic: tetanus than traumatic. Then they had the evidence of Dr. Brown. [His lordship here read the evidence, which went to show that the case spoken to was one of tetanus in which there had been syphi lis, but there were wounds of old standing in dif ferent parts of the body.] It will be recollected that there was none of these wounds, according to the evidence for the prosecution, or. the body of Cook: At the conclusion of the reading of the evidence of this wit ness, his lordship said—Here is a case of tetanus, but I don't know why it is brought forward, but in this case it will also be for you, gentlemen, to draw your own inferences. There were wounds of old standing on the body of this man, but this was not the case with Cook; there were no wounds on his body, and in this case the symptoms so nearly represented those produced by strychnine that its presence was actually suspected. They had the evidence of the house surgeon in the same point, and then Mr. Rightson, a pupil of Liebig. The evidence of this witness was then read, and it stated that the witness had been employed by the Crown to make several analyses. He was of opinion' that strychniee ought to have been de tected, as he had himself discovered it both in a pure and impure state. The witness also stated that he had discovered the poison in the blood of both cats and dogs that had been killed by the poison, and he was of opinion that strychnine did not decompose in the act of poisoning, or in the entering into the circula tion ; and in that opinion, he stated, he was decided. The witness went on to say it might possibly change into some substance, but he should still be able to detectit. The most minute portions of strychnine, in the opinion of this gentleman, ought to be found. At the conclusion of the reading of the other portion of this gentleman's evidence, his lordship said—This gentleman says that strychnine does not undergo dec.iinposition, and he gave his evidence in such a manner as to merit the highest commendation from the Court ; at the same time it was important to observe that when a full dose was taken he could not tell if it was finally deposited in the blood or tissues upon reaching the point at which it kills. Toe evidence of Dr. Partridge, a gentleman of the high est ability, went to show that death was produced by an attack of arachnitis. The evidence was read at length by his lordship, who observed—lt appears to be the opinion of this gentleman that Cook died in a spasm, but that spasm did not arise from areichnitis. Dr. Gay was then ex amined. This gentleman detailed a case of tetanus which he had under his care. It was of a boy, in whom tetanus was caused by the smashing of the second toe. [The evidence was here read.] I do not think that this case bears the slightest analogy to Cook's case. Dr. I'Donald was next examined. [ The evidence given by this gentleman was then read; it stated that lie had been called to acase, that of Cathe• sine Watson, in one of the hospitals in Edinburgh, in which strychnine had been taken by mistake. In that case he found the body arched and rigid, but the patient, however, ;recovered. lie also attributed Cook's death to epileptic convulsions with tetanic complications. He bad also, he sated in evidence, seen two cases of idiopathic tetanus ; and, in answer to ques tions put to him, he said he never knew a person dying of epilepsy retaining his consciousness till death actually took place. He further states that it was within the range of probability that mental or sensual excitement might have caused Cook's death, or that the white spots spoken to might have also caused death. He stated that he had known cases of epilep y where the patient was welt the next day, after an epileptic attack.] The reading of the evidence ha,vingibeen finished,ihis lordship remarked— you see, gentlemen of the jury, the length to which this witness goes-=he adopts a new term of disease, epileptic convulsions with tetanic complications, and, accord ing to his opinion, the disease might arise from mental or sensual - excitement, and it will be for you, gentlemen of the j ury, to say what amount of importance you will attach to this part of the case. Dr. Gay was next examined. The evidence was read at length ; and, at its conclusion, his lordship remarked that, whether the case was one of either traumatic or idiopathic teta nus, it bore not the least reference to the symptoms of Cook. Dr. Robinson was then examined with a view of showing that Cook's death might have arisen from epi lepsy ; but before the gentleman could give such an opi nion, he stated it would be necessary to ascertain the absence of strychnine. Now, the symptoms in Cook's case did not bear out the inference that he died from epilepsy, as he retained his consciousness to the last. Dr. Richardson was the last medical witness examined, and this gentleman thought that death might have been caused through angina pectoris, and he stated that in the'cases he had seen they so resembled the symptoms of strychnia, that had he spoken to this examination, that, if at the time he had known as much about strych nia as he did now, he might have been led to sus pect strychnia being present in those instances. Now, gentlemen, continued his lordship, if you should come to the conclusion that strychnia was not given to Cook, of course you will give a verdict in favour of the prisoner, but if on the other hand you should be of a contrary opinion, and you think that the deadly poison was administered by the prisoner to the deceased, it would become their bounden duty to return a verdict accordingly. His lordship having alluded to the evidence given by Dr. Pemberton, said, I have now gone through the whole of the medical evidence, and think it will be better if the Court at this point adjourn for a short time. Upon the re-assembling of the Court, hislordship said I have now gone through the whole of the medical evi dence for the defence, aril shall proceed to that portion of it that relates to the other part of the defence, and went through the evidence of the p dice• inspec+or as to the time the train left London for Rugeley, and also that of the publican, who spoke of Cook belong ing to a cricket club, and his hunting, which proved deceased to have been in good health at that time. The learned judge then went through the evidence of the witness Sargeant, and asked-Ahem if they thought that Cook was in bad health. He now came to a most im portant witness, that was Mr. Jeremiah Smith —he was most material in determining• one part of the case, and it would be for you to say what faith can be placed in what he has said. His lordship then went through the whole of the evidence, which spoke of the pills, upon the Monday night, and about the state of the deceased's throat when dressed by Thurlby. Now they had heard the evidence this man gave, and they would say whether atnan who had been mixed up in such transactions was worthy of belief. His Lord ship had now gone through the whole of the case, and the question for the jury would be to say if the deceased had died from strychnia, and if that had been administered by the prisoner. Its lordship had just closed the case for the prosecu tion, and the jury retired when this edition went to press. ttb trA : • aton THE VERDICT. The jury, after an absence of three-quarters of an hour, returned into court, and gave a unani• mous verdict of GUILTY. Lord Campbell, then, amidst the most profound silence passed sentence of deat Li upon the prisoner. Racing Fixtures for 1856. JUNE. Beverley AF Heath 10 Bibs 25 _sibury Hampton lB Stockbridge... 2C Newton 13 I Winchester 07 JULY. Newmarket Carlisle Worcester Summer 3 1 Liverp001..,...._ 9 Nottingham 15 Stamford ... l6 Chelmsford 22 Knutsford 23 Marlborough 25 Goodwood ...—.— 29 AUGUST. Brighton Brighton Club 8 York 20 Lewes ll Radcliffe 25 Wolverhampton ll 1 Derby o 6 Reading l2 Egham 26 Ludlow 14 Stockton 2B The funeral of M. Augustin Thierry took place on Saturday. The body was first conveyed to the Church of St. Sulpice, and was accompanied by the most eminent men in Paris connected with literature and art. A detachment of National Guards escorted the funeral car. The chief mourner was M. Am4d6a Thierry, brother of the de• ceased. The corners of the pall were borne by MM. Naudet,Mignet, Ary Scheffer, and Laboulaye. Amongst the crowd of notabilities who followed the body of the deceased to the grave were MM. Fourtoul, Minister of Public Instruction, de Salvandy, de Tongue vine, de Vigny, &c. 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I 1 .fl LO all LO all ;t. 100 ;t. 100 ;t. 100 5 atl 5 all 4 all 1 _ _ _ _ ?X/ 13 5 all ,t. 100 1 all 5 all 15 14 18 all 4 all ro a Lo 9 1 93.1 10 5 to a ll 6 _2 1 ea) 10 15 1 sU 1 2s. 5 , 1 tr 1 5 , ,tl.l LOl Pm 141 THE OATH OF ABJURATION, The following is a copy of the Bill (as amended in committee) for Abrogating the Oath of Abjura tion and the Assurance, so as to admit of Jews sitting iu Parliament : "Whereas there has not been for many years any descendant of the person who pretended to be Prince of Wales during the life of the late King James 11., and since his decease pretended to be and took upon himself the style and title of King of England, by the name of Janies 111., as described in the oath of abjuration set forth in an act passed in the 6th year of his late Ma jesty King George 111., chap. 53, entitled, among other things, as An Act for altering the Oath of Abjura tion and the Assurance ;' be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the ad vice and consent of the Lords spiritual and temporal, add Commons in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same as fellows :-- " I. The oath of abjuration and the assurence, as set forth and prescribed in the said act, or as set forth and prescribed in any previous act or acts, and the affirmation instead thereof as prescribed by an act passed in the 3d and 4th years of his late Majesty King William IV., chap. 49, entitled An Act to allow Quakers and Moravians to make Affirmation in all cases where an Oath is or shall be required shall not from and after the passing of this act ba requited to be taken, subscribed, or made upon any occasion or for any purpose whatsoaver. " 11. In lieu of the oath of abjuration and of the as surance, set forth and prescribed by the said recited act or any other act, the following oath shall be substituted, which shall be entitled An oath for securing the Pro testant succession to the Crown as by law established,' and shall be in the words following—that is to say,— " I, A. 8., do faithfully promise to maintain, sup port, and defend, to the utmost of my power, the suc cession of the Crown, which succession, by an act en titled An Act for the further Limitation of the Crown, and better Securing the Rights and Liberties of the Subject," is and stands limited to the Princess Sophia, Electress and Duchess Dowager of Hanover, and the heirs of her body, being Protestants." So help me God.' And every statutory enactment now in force with respect to the oath of abjuration or the assurance hereby abo lished shall henceforth apply to the oath hereby substi tuted, in the same manner as if such last-mentioned oath had been expressly mentioned or referred to in and by such statutory enactments instead of the oath of abjura tion and the assurance hereby abolished. "111. Every person permitted by the said act of his late Majesty King William IV. to make his affirmation instead of the oath of abjuration and assurance shall in lien of the oath hereby substituted, and of the affirma tion contained in the last-mentioned act, make his solemn affirmation in the following words—that is to say:— " `I, A. 8., being one of the people called Quakers (or one of the persuasion of the people called Quakers, or of the United Brethren called Moravians, as the case may be), do solemnly promise that I will be true and faithtul to the succession of the Crown, which succession, by an act entitled " An Act for the further Limitation of the Crown , and the better Securing of the Rights and Liberties of the Subject,"'is and stands limited to the Princess Sophia, Electress and Duchess Dowager of Hanover, and the heirs of her body, being Protestants.' " IV. This act shall extend to the whole of her Ma jesty's dominions." TEE MAINE LAW ALLIANCE. A meeting of the United Kingdom Alliance for the Total Suppression of the Liquor Traffic, was held in Exeter-hall last evening; Alderman Sir Robert Carden in the chair. The object of the association, and its progress during the three years of its existence, were stated by the different speakers, one of whom was the Earl of Harrington, who said that he regarded this as the greatest social and moral move- ment — undertaken. since the Protestant Reformation. Resolutions declaring the principles of the alliance were agreed to. RUSSIAN SPOILS AT PARIS.—Some works of art broaght as trophies of victory from Sebastopol have just been placed on the terrace of the Tuileries bordering the river. They are composed of two sphinxes, in mar ble, of a large size, and the pediment of a building, the centre of which is formed by the double-headed eagle ; whilst on the right and left are prows of ships and nays-1 instruments. The two sphinxes are placed on the right and left of the eo.3terti door of the Orangery, and the p9diment, composed of several pieces, lieS at about the mi , ldle of the south front. EXTRAORDINARY SALE OF SLAVES.—The Lyncblyirg Virginian records the sale of a lot of nogroes there, on Thursday, at the following high prices :—,Shadrach, about 70 years old, $lOO ; Samuel, $1,120 ; Mac, $2,110 ; Willis, $1,900 ; Purnel, aged 55, $1,1061; Peter, $1,400 ; Robin, $1.250 ; John, $1,250 ; Charles, $1,580 ; Ja2k, $1,770 : Woodson, $l, 320 ; John Mac, $1,640 ; Plewant, $1,500 ; Dick, $1,275. The average price is over $1,400 each, and the aggregate amount $19,825; • They were all bought by citizens of Lynch- b A charge was brought against some men of the Royal Artillery in Limerick on Friday of mocking a Roman CAtholic ceremonial, and of dressing out one of their party with aEti aw imitation of a mitre. A good deal of excitement was created on the occasion, and a military inquiry was held in the barracks, when the circum stances were most satisfactorily explained. The men were, it appears, only amusing themselves without the slightest reference to any religious ceremony, or the least intention to give (Hence to any one ; and e the Roman Catholic clergyman who was present at the inquiry ex pressed himself perfectly satisfied with the explanation. SHIPBUILDING ON THE WEAR.—Tho shipbuilding trade is at present unusually active on the Wear. There were six vessels launched last week, with a total tonnage of 2,o97—this being about the average tonnage launched every fortnightly " streams" during the last four months. The tonnage on the stocks is chise on 30,000 (N.M.) and prices continue tolerably remunerative to builders. A. ten years ship fetches fourteen guineas per ton, and an eight years one from 11/. to 11/. 10s. New building yards are springing up along the river, and several are now in full operation upon the beach at Sunderland, so that at greater or less intervals the yards extend from the sea up to Victoria-bridge, a distance of six miles. The workmen are still paid at Os. per day. A FATAL WEDDING.—Henry Green, of Union-lane, High-street, a pitman, got married in Gateshead on Monday week ; and the Maine law was not observed on the occasion. There was intemperance in the lo cality, with come disorder ; and two men, named Edwards and Watson, who were married to sisters, quarrelled, and came into angry and violent collision in the lane. Rosanna Turnbull, wife of James Turnbull, cartenan, living in an adjoining lane, heard the disturb. ance, and went to gee what was the matter. She found the combatants to be her own sons-in-law, and she strove to part them. Edwercle, unwilling to be meddled with, struck her a blow ; and on the following evening she died. Deceased was a stout, heavy woman ; and few persons were better known in her circle than poor "Rosy Turnbull." Her age was 73.—Gateshead Ob server. CHARGE OF MIIRDER.-0a Thursday much excitement was occasioned in S wansea, by the arrest of Miss Mar garet Jones, the under-matron of the deaf and dutnb in. stitution in that town, on a charge of having wilfully murdered her male child. Mr. Joseph Maslen, the assistant.master of the institution (who has Confessed himself the father of the child), and a girl named Mar garet Hagerty, were also taken into custody as seriously implicated in the transaction. Tho prisoner Jones is accused of having smothered the child under the bed clothes. Maslen entered her bed-room soon after by a ladder placed against tfie window, took away the child, and threw it down the water-closet, where it was found by the police. The parties concerned wore considered strictly moral and religious characters. The con net's jury, on Saturday, returned a verdict of "Found dead," thus leaving the investigation in the hands of the magis trates. ANNUITIES (No. 2) BILL.—The New Loan Bill has been printed ; contributors will be entitled to the prin cipal sum of 1071. 10s. 7d. in the Three per Cent. Con sols for every 1001. contributed. Of the 5,000,000/. loan, it is ordered that 20 per cent. be paid on the 12th of June ensuing, 20 per cent, on the 24th of June, 20 per cent. on the 24th of July, 10 per cent. on the 28th of August, and the 'remaining 20 per cant, on the 18th of September. The first deposit will be 10 per cent. The Bank of England will receive 5001. for every mil lion of the loan as a compensation for the expenses of management. The loan will be extinguished by a sink. ing fund, for which purpose 250,0001. a-year issued in the year commencing the let of April, 1857, and in every subsequent year, out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom. MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE RAIL• WAY.—The working expenses and other outgoings of this company's railways (exclusive of the Manchester, South Junction, and Altrincham, stated below) have amounted in the fortnight ending May 18, 1856, to 8,551/. 4a. 11d., making, with the 80,9461. 17s. sd. al ready stated, a total of 89,4981. 2s. 4d, for the first ten fortnights of the hallyear, or at the rate of 55.21 per cent. on the railway traffic for the same period. The proportion of the South Junction, &c., receipts accruing to this company for the fortnight ending May 18, amounts to 1,1641. 2s. 5d., making with the 6,4561. 19s. sd. previously stated, a total for the first ten fort nights of the half-year, of 7,621/. ls. 10d., while the ex penses being 3951. se. sd. for this, and 3,4321. 2s. 4d. for the nine previous fortnights, amount to 3,8271. 78. 9d., or at the rate of 50.22 per cent. BAPTISM OF THE FRENCH IMPERIAL PRINCE.—The following, says Oalignani, are some few details of the preparations now in progress at Notre Dame for the baptism of the Prince Imperial. The whole of the church will be decorate d with paintings to harmonise with the style of the building, and all the windows filled with coloured glace, so as to throw a soft light over the interior. The keystones of the vaulted roof and the capitals of the columns will be gilded. In the centre of the transept, and on an estrade approached by six steps, will be placed on the right and left the legate, the arch bishop, the cardinals, the prelates, and the other digni taries of the church. In the centre will be seats for the Emperor and Empress, the Imperial Family, the ladies of honour in attendance, and the ministers. The altar, which will be placed at the entrance of the choir, will be covered with a canopy, and on either side in the choir will be erected tribunes for the ladies of the high public functionaries. Between the altar and the prie-dieu of their Majesties will be placed the baptismal font. The water for the ceremony will be put in the vase of St. Louis (now in the Mus6e des Soverains), and which will be placed on a table of white marble. The diplomatic body and the senate will be placed as usual in the southern transept ; the northern being occupied by the legislative body and the council of state. On the right and left of the nave will be seats for the public. The orchestra will be placed, as on the occasion of the mar riage of their Majesties, over the grand entrance near the grand organ. Outside, in front of the central en trance, will be raised a richly-decorated porch, with masts ornamented with flags. LEGISLATIVE - .A2.1111V GTON (Frani the Washington Star, May 8.) To-clay, shortly after 11 a.m., P. T. Herbert, a California member of the House of Representatives of the United States, went over to breakfast at Willard's Hotel, where he takes his meals, and sent a boy from the breakfast-room for his breakfast. In four or five minutes after a portion of his break fast was set before him, and the boy then told him that at that hour it would be necessary for him (the boy) to get an order from the office to have a breakfast sent up from the kitchen. Herbert told the boy to Clear out, you Irish son of a 1)—.” lle turned round to another waiter, Thomas Keating, who was standing near by, and exclaimed, " And you, you d— Irish son of a b--, clear out, too." The answer of Thomas Keating was not comprehended by our informant (an eye-witness.) Herbert, on being answered by Thomas, rose and struck him on the neck behind with his fist. Thomas Keating seized a plate and threw it at Herbert. Herbert seized a chair, and threw it across the round table at Thomas Keating, striking him with it. They then clinched and fought. Another Cali fornian, whose—name-we have not heard, came in - at the door and ran to Herbert's assistanoe, and also struck Thomas Keating with a chair. Patrick Keating, the brother of Thomas (and the steward of the house), at that time coming into the room, ran to his brother's assistance and seized Herbert, who immediately drew a revolver. The other Californian at that time was striking both the Keatings with a chair. As Herbert drew his revolver Patrick Keating seized it by the barrel, and they struggled over it for some moments until the French cook of the house came in and separated Herbert and P. Keating, who let go his hold of the pistol barrel. Thomas Keating and the other Californian were mingled in that particular part of the fray between Herbert and Patrick. After Patrick let go the barrel of the revolver Herbert seized Thomas (who had clinched him and was struggling for the pistol) by the collar, and putting the pistol to his breast, shot him through the lungs, killing him in five minutes. After the shot one of the other servants threw. a piece of china ware at Herbert, but none of the others interfered. Herbert and his Californian companion left the room and house immediately by the Fourteenth street door, where Herbert took a hack and drove away. Subsequently he delivered himself up at the office of Justice Daniel Smith, in Eighth-street. His examination for killing Thomas Keating, aged about 34 or 35 years (who leaves a wife and two children), will take place at the guard-house at 4 p.m. this afternoon. Messrs. Bradley and Car lisle are counsel for Herbert. The two Keatings were civil men, and were Itvourites with the boarders in the house. This account of the affray we take from the lips of one of the servants, an aged man, who saw all of it. TELEGRAPHIC. Washington, May 19, 10 p.m. The examination of Mr.: l -perWrt, on the charge of shooting Thomas Keating at Willard's Hotel, was resumed this evening. The court-room was densely crowded. District-Attorney Key asked for a postponement of the case, stating that at his instance Secretary Marcy had solicited Mr. Dubois, the Neth6rlands Minister, who saw the occurrence, to attend as a witness, but Mr. Dubois declined doing so at pre sent, wishing first to consult with other members of the diplomatic corps. Mr. Key remarked that foreign Ministers " being exempt from process in such cases, Mr. Dubois must attend voluntarily, if at all , and there was no probability of his attend mice until to-morrow. The counsel for the defence opposing a postpone ment, the sitting justices ordered the examination to proceed. Arnold Harris, John E. Reynolds, Major Gra ham, and William A. Gardiner were examined for the defence. Mr. Gardiner is the Californian who was in company with Herbert when the difficulty occurred, and with whose pistol Herbert shot Keating. Mr. Gardiner and Mr Herbert „lodged together, and the latter, as Mr. Gardiner states, took the pistol from the mantelpiece of their room on the evening preceding the occurrence. Mr. Gardiner gave a graphic description of the fight, in which he was a prominent actor. Messrs. Bradley, Weller, Percy, Walker, and Phillips addressed the Court in favour of the dis charge of the prisoner. District-Attorney Key re plied on the part of the prosecution, the question of bail entering largely into his argument. After a session of five hours the prisoner was remanded to the custody of the United States' Marshal, the Court stating that they would render their decision to-morrow. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, May 27.—Wind this day at noon, S.W. moderate breeze and fine. PLYMOUTH, May 26. —Wind S.S.W.—Arrived.—John and Thomas, from Poole, for Newfoundland ; a Vesuvins and Victor, Portsmouth, for Bermuda; Ganny m3de, Portland, for Swan River. PORTSHOUTLI, May W.S.W. -- Sailed H.M.S.'s Vesuvius and Prometheus, for the westward. FALMOUTH, May 26.—Wind W.S.W., fresh—Arrived —ffebe, from Matanzas ; Helsingoor, Aux Cayes. TORBAY, May 26.—Wiud W.S.W.—Arrived.—Spar tan, from Loudon, for Jamaica ; Hearts of Oak, Poole, for Newfoundland. LOWESTOFT, May 26.—Wind W.—Arrived—Louisa and Elizabeth, from Shields, for the Isle of Wight, with damage, having been in contact. The Anu ' of London, from Goole to London, has put in making three feet water per hour, having been on Scroby Sand. NEWPOR r, May 20.—Wind W.—Arrived.—Protector, from Havre, for New York. Sailod—Lina, for Buenos Ayres : Sullej, Hong Kong. SHIELDS, May 26.—Wind S.—Sailed—Almade, for New York. ILVP.WIC 11, May 26.—Wind W.—Sailed—Oabert, for Barbadoes. 2 (PElt ELEOTRiu TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning. Arrived--Purveyor, from Swanage; Industrious and Gertrude, Newport ; Gratitude, Scilly ; and Laura, Buenos Ayres. Sailed—Pet, for Scilly. LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Morning. Wind W.N.W. Arrived—Fernando, from Lisbon ; Helon, Savanah; George Washington, New Orleans. Sailed—Trewa.tha, for Zurickzeo ; Alf, Narva ; Earl of Errol, Nantes ; Frederick Wilhelm, Damtzic ; Eliza Hun ter, Alexandria; E. Siucluden, Valparaiso; Echo, Labra dor. QUEENSTOWN, May 25• Wind S.W. Arrived—St. Catherine, from Mazagan. DUBLIN, May 26. Wind W. Arrived—Windsor, from Havre ; Queen of the Sea, Rotterdam ; Transit, Bordeaux. (BY SUBMARINE Ai D BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday, 9.16 a.m. Wind W.S.W., fine, tide, three hours' ebb, Arrived—Olive, from Kiertominde; Dordogne, Gijon; alike and Sophia, Aarhuus ; Catherine Jamie , ;on, Barba does; Johannes, Aalborg ; Ebb 9. Freidrika, Uddewalla ; Merchauttnan, Shanghai; Royal Sovereign, Charente. Sailed—Biilliant, for Port Philip; Prince Alfred, for Sydney. DEAL, Tuesday, 9.34 a.m. Wind W., light. Passed—iEgis ' from Havannah, for London ; Gustav Adolph, Buenos Ayres, Antwerp ; Acorn, barque, from westward, for the north. The Catherine, from Antwerp, for New York, passed the Isle of Wight on the 20th, seven days out. All well. The Virginia, from Lisbon, for Gotlnnburg•„ passed the Isle of Wight on the '2oth. THE FIRENVORKS.—Upwards of 400 ambulance and artillery wag,goas left Woolwich arsenal last week for London, laden with the wooden frames and fireworks to be erected in the parks. Last evening about 59 others were despatched, which w ill nearl y complete the trap sport of e verything requisite for the evening's display. Th e arrangements will be under the control of the arsenal authorities from Woolwich, assisted by a num ber of artillerymen for the fireworks. These will com mence with the appearance of certain standing pieces illuminated with white lights, and the attractions will be precisely equal in each of the parks. ACCIDENTAL POlSONlNG.—Yesterday morning a la mentable accident occurred to a little boy named George Moore, whose parents rtslde in the Bethnal-green-road, under the following circumstances :—The father of the deceased, who is a photographic artist, was engaged yes terday in his portrait.roorn, where he was in the habit of using prussic acid, when the child entered for some purpose, and while his back was turned, the deceased took a cup from the table and drank off a quantity of ' the poisonous liquid. The parent immediately disco vered the sad accident, and called in medical assistance, but although every effort was used the unfortunate child died soon afterwards. The body awaits an inquest before Mr. W. Baker, the coroner. TILE Anur.—The folloiing is a list of the officers killed in the Crimea to the relatives of whom sums of money have been paid in lieu of pensions, in pursuance of the provisions cf the tenth clause of the Royal warrant of the Ist of March, 1856, viz :—Lieutenant James Collins Ashwin, 57th foot ; Captain James , Franklin Bland, 57th Foot ; Second• Lieutenant Joseph I Henry Butler, 23d foot ; Lieutenant Edward William i Eddington, 95th foot ; Lieutenant Charles Henry Evans, 55th Foot ; Captain Bowes Fenwick, 44th Foot ; Major John Thomas Douglass Halkett, 4th Light Dra goons ; Captain Arundel Edmund Hill, 89th Foot; Major and Brevet-Colonel the Hon. F. G. Hood, Grenadier Guards ; Lieutenant George Mitchell, 57th Foot; Captain Lewis Edward Nolan, 15th Hussars; Captain Edwin Richards, 41st foot ; Captain 'William Frederick Augustus Brooke, 47th foot ; Captain H. mi l li ngc h are p Vaughan, 90th Foot ; Lieutenant Wil liam S. Worthington, 33d Foot ; and Captain Jack. sou Wrey, BSth foot. The sums paid varied from 4024 i to 4,3171. him enu- III.) ch be as his 4ionp. :t and Faults i he e put re ex -•but :GN. 59 - 92 20i i 101 I 1021 Pm Pm 5d 5 _ 41 i 671 7