The Sun. — London, England, 1856-10-25 00:00:00

THE LATE DREADFUL ACCIDENT AT THE ROYAL SURREY GARDENS. THE INQUEST. [The following appeared in part of our impression of yesterday :—] The inquiry into the deaths of the unfortunate indivi duals who lost their lives on Sunday evening last, at the Royal Surrey Gardens, was resumed yesterday mornings; the Newington 'Workhouse, before Mr. Carter, coroner, and the jury impannelled on Tuesday last. Mr. Spurgeon was not present at the commencement, though he bad been summoned to attend. The jury having answered to their names, the follow. ing additional evidence was taken C. W. C. Otway, surgeon, 7, Canterbury-row, N e wington-road—About 7 o'clock cn Sunday evening last I was summoned by Police -constable 333 P to go to the Surrey-gardens, where a dreadful accident hail h a ppened. I immediately went there and found great confusion in every direction. On arriving mid-way be tween the entrance of the Garden and the entrance of the Hail, my attention was called to a female lying on the grass surrounded by a number of persons. I ex amined her ; she was breathless, and she bad no pulsa tion in any part. Her countenance was very suffused and puffy. I detected no particular external injury on her person. I listened at her chest, and was about to make further inquiries when I was called off to examine another person. The first person was Mrs. Skepper. She was about two yards from the first female. She was not breathing, but I felt her pulse and heart heating. I directed the bye slanders to raise her a little, and loosen her dress, which was done. I was then pulled away to another female at the other side of the garden, and I never saw Mrs. Skepper after. I found the third person dead. I think the second female I saw in the garden. I was very much distressed at the sight, and when called away from the second female I looked round and seeing a medical friend of mine there I asked him to attend to her. Superintendent Lund then desired me to re main by his side whilst the bodies were brought and laid on a table at the north-west end of the building. I believe the first brought was a female, Mrs. 'Bar low. She appeared to have been brought from upstairs. She was dead, her face was very livid, with the chin forced down on th 3 chest. The bone of her stays was forced through her dress and was pressing on her mouth and nose. I opened her dress and removed the stay bone. I then felt her heart, and I said this woman is dead. My impression at the time was, that beside the euffocation she had injured her head at the top of the spinal column. I have since examined her body, and found a contusion on the right side of the head. She died from suffocation by the head being pressed down on the chest, and a physical impediment caused thereby to the introduction of air into the lungs. Noticing the female was in the family way when she was placed on the table,l after wards carnet° the workhouse in company with Mr. Stower, a medical man, and it was decided that the Caesarean operation should be performed. Mr. Gannon, a medical man operated, and a full erewn male child was taken from her—the child was dead. I believe the next person I saw was Heard, a large powerful man ; he was brought from up stairs, and was dead ; his head was forced down on his chest, as in the case of Mrs. Barlow; his face was suffused and livid ; I did not detect any particular external injury on his person ; he died from suffocation from pressure on the brain. I thought at the time he had broken his neck, and on a hasty examina tion I was unable to say if his neck was dislocated ; he was bleeding from the back of his head as if he had fallen, and there were marks or bruises on his chest ; the wound at the back of the head was a contused wound. Two females were then placed on the table, but I don't know where they were brought from ; Mr. Marshall attended to one of them. Their names were John son and Matthews. Johnson was in a state of syncope, and she was attended to by Mr. Marshall. Matthews I examined, and found her dead. Her countenance was more livid than the others. I detected no personal in jury ; and my opinion is that she also died of suffoca tion. I afterwards saw Johnson, and found her dead, Her countenance was pallid. One of them was bruised about tl e face. I believe all three persons lost their lives by suffocation, through compression. By the Foreman , —Probably had received a blow that might have paralysed him, but it was not the cause of death. By the Coroner—They all lost their lives by violence. Witness—l believe the boy who fell from the stairs was not killed. On Sunday evening a person called at my house and wished me to attend a boy who had severely injured himself from falling down a staircase. Mr. Fullager —We have a letter from the mother of the boy, stating he is not dead. The Coroner—l believe a policeman has seen the mother of the boy, and ascertained he is not injured, and that he was at work yesterday in the City. Mr. John Illedge, examined on Tuesday—On Sunday evening lai,t I went to the Surrey Hall to hear Mr. Spurgeon preach, and I stood during the whole of the evening in front of the orchestra, close to the foot of the pulpit. I faced the audience, and could see every part of the hall, which was densely crowded. I was at the gardens at a quarter past 4 o'clock, and assisted in making arrangements, with the police, to pre serve order. I did it at the request of the deacons of Park-street Chapel, who wished good order to be kept. Mr. Spurgeon entered the pulpit about half-past 6 o'clock, when service commenced by singing, reading the scriptures, and prayer. At the close of the prayer there was great confusion near the entrance door (the centre door), occasioned by persons rushing out of the place—about a dozen or twenty at first—from the body of the hall, occasioned, I believe, by a person or persons calling out "Fire." The Coroner—Why do you believe it Witness—Because I heard it, and a c r y th at the " galleries are falling." By the Coroner—Did you hear the word fire dis tinctly used Witness—Yes, sir, more than once. By the Coroner—Can you say whence the sounds came ? Witness—First from the door at the main entrance, when I heard at the same time a little bell tinkle. The cry of fire was re-echoed immediately, exactly opposite, and apparently after from three or four parts of the ball. As soon as one person cried " fire," it was re peated by the others. The tinkling Of the bell was answered at the opposite side of the hail by the tinkling if another bell, and another rush took place, accompa nied with the cry of "the galleries are falling." By the Coroner —What effect did this have on the people ! Witness—lncreased confusion—dreadful—e-ery body appeared in commotion. All rose up extremely agitated. By the Coroner —Can you identify any of the persons who raised the cries Witness—l don't think I can, but I saw several per. eons standing up at the end of the hall put their hands to their mouths and cry, "The galleries are falling." They used their hands as a trumpet to convey the sound as far as possib!o. By Mr. Holland —You say the confusion appeared before the cries ? Witness—Yes, about a dozen or so rushi ng ou t o f t h e rain door ; the m ore the me n c ried s t o he e sompoerretn being he When con fusion. I at first thought it c was m r emoved in a fainti ng fi t. they w ere s h outin g , g fire," I saw a man t a k e a chair and go round th e h a ll an d smash the glass i n the windows and doors, against prevento exit during which barriers had been placed to the service to create additional confusion. By a Juryman—How were they barricaded ? the heel.: e rush saw was the Witness —Oa the outside. Wh en I eneral I went to the N. W. staircase, andwmt g bodies lifted on the leads, as described by donee on Tuesday last. I thought at first the mein i. emanated from persons desirous, d plundering. confusion By a Juryman—l sin satisfied the tinkling noise i heard was made b y a bell, and not from the ra ttling of the drops of a glass chandelier. By the Foreman —I am glad yon were so self-possessed at the time, Mr. Iliedge, because there are a few ques tions I wish to have answered. What is your impression as to the breaking of the glass—was it to give additional modes of exit or to create confusion ? Witness—To create confusion. Foremen—From your information, de you believe there was a preconcerted arrangement to create con fusion! Witness —Yes. Foreman —Did you feel alarm at the time ? Witness—.yes, a little when I heard the cry " the galleries are falling." By a juryman —When the first confusion occurred did you hear screams ? Witness—l don't think I did—l'm not certain. The deacons bad no idea any disturbance would arls-, or that any opposition would be shown to Mr. Spurgeon's preaching:: Mr. Spurgeon had no idea of the murderous work that was going on in the stairs. He was only aware of it when I went and informed him, and he remained in the pulpit addressing the people in the hopes of allaying the panic. I and others had to dreg him out of the pulpit. By the Jury—Mr. Spurgeon acted very properly. Mr. Win. Soomee, engraver, of Finclaley.road, Wal• THE SUN. LONDON, SATURD EVEI - -( IN G, OC OBEli, 25, 1856. worth—l was at the Surrey-hall on Sunday evening last. The disturbance commenced about the middle of the second prayer. I stood under the gallery immediately apposite the mai❑ entrance. At that time a rush took place into the lobby from the gardens, which produced a bustle in the hall, followed immediately by screaming in that vicinity, and a general looking round to that spot. The word "Fire" arose more as a matter of in quiry than an alarm, and immediately like a stream it flew across the hail Eke a flash. Suddenly the avenue gates were opened, and there was a rush producing a sound as if a fire-engine were coming. Then the panic arose. I had not then heard the tinkling of bells, but I did occasionally the breaking of chandeliers. A general alarm spread through the building—all appeared to get out of their seats and trample over cne another, from a desire to escape. I assisted in breaking the glass in the windows (hut not with a chair) to give additional means of exit. If it had not been done more lives w,,uld have been lost. When I was breaking the glass a person came up to me and said, "Be quiet, don't do that, but trust in God." I replied that I quite agreed with him in that sentiment, but at the same time I considered myself justified in what I was doing, in giving additional facilities to escape. I do not believe the disturbance arose from a preconcerted measure, but from the foolery of opening the avenue doors when the hall was full. The panic arose from an accidental and unforeseen circumstance. I did not see any one put his hand to his mouth and call " fire." Mr. Isaac John Barrett, master of the Spa Wood Grammar School—l was at the Surrey Hall on Sunday evening in company with my wife. I stood with my face to the audience, about three yards in front of the pulpit. During the second prayer there was breathless silence, and I distinctly heard the tinkling of the drops of the gas chandelier and a rumbling sound of feet as if stamping at the main entrance, simultaneous with another such sound at the north-east entrance, accom panied with the breaking of glass. I had not then heard the word " fire." From the manner in which Mr. Spurgeon addressed the audience in prayer I thought a disturbance might occur, He said, "There were a great many mealy-mouthed ministers who were afraid to use the word hell to ears polite, but that he should use it a great many times that ❑ight in the course of his address. His master Christ seldom spoke of heaven, but of hell." Immediately on hearing that a thought crossed my mind that a disturb ance might arise. I believe the disturbance arose from a preconcerted plan by the opponents of Mr. Spurgeon. When the confusion commenced Mr. Spurgeon desired the audience to be quiet—it was only " pickpockets." I saw an old schoolfellow of mine named Young, who has a wooden leg, go into the pulpit. He said " they must be aware of the expense incurred in engaging the hall, and that as they had not been able during the confusion to collect as much as they anticipated, he should feel obliged to the remaining portion of the audience if they would subscribe as they went out." I do not attribute the disturbance to anything Mr. Spurgeon said. Superintendent Lund—l went to the Surrey Gardens at half-past 5 o'clock on Sunday evening in consequence of an application for eight policemen, and that Mr. Spurgeon would preach there. I went there as a matter of duty. On my arrival I found at least 15,000 persons assembled. I took up my position at the gates of the ront entrance until five minutes past 6. A large num ber of persons had been admitted, and then there was a large number remaining outside. I left the entrance gates and made my way to the N.W. Tower. I en tered and ;saw the ball and galleries tolerably full. I returned by the main entrance where a number of per eons were entering. I considering they would fill the hall, and on meeting one of the deacons, I told him the hall was pretty well full, and that I should take the responsibility of closing the gates. I locked them, and left three policemen at the gates to intimate to the people that the hall was full. I returned into the hall, went through the body of the hall and into the orchestra, and took up a standing position on the left hand side of the pulpit, which gave me a command of the whole build ing. The service had not then commenced. There were between 5,000 and 6,000 persons in the body of the hall, comprising men, women, and children. There were a great many children, and a very large proportion of women in the body of the hall. The three galleries were pretty full, but I don't think there were so many as on the Alboni night, when 13 ; 000 persons were present ; there was walking room round the first gallery behind the seats, but I could not see how full the ethers were. I should think there were about 1,400 persons in the first gallery. The other galleries appeared to be full. The service opened about half-past six with a hymn, followed by a prayer, aad what Mr. Spurgeon said appeared to have a great effect on the female portion of the audience. He said, "There may he some daughters here who have erred from the paths of virtue, and may have brought their fathers' grey hairs with sorrow to the grave." There was great sobbing and crying amongst the females. Ile continued his prayer, saying, " What a glorious night is this." I then saw two men, and a lad about 16 or 17 and considerably shorter than the other two, rise up in the body of the hail, immediately opposite the grand entrance. One of them held up his arms and called out what I believe to be " fire, fire." The cry was immediately repeated, and it is impossible to de scribe the scene that ensued. I jumped down from the orchestra. There was a tremendous rushing, and I heard the greatest noise at the north-west gallery. I saw no one attempt to arrest the parties who raised the alarm. It appeared to be a general panic after the first alarm. I den% think I should know the party again —I may say certainly not. The hall was lighted inside as usual, and there were some lights on the outside. I could see no cause for the origin of the cry of " Fire." I put Mrs. Lund, who was with me, out at the south east door, and I then proceeded to the north-west door. The first thing I sa v was a respectable female, with her face fearfully cut. I assisted her to Mr. ryler'e office, and she afterwards left in a cab. On my return I was informed some one was lying dead on the fiats of the refreshment rooms. I returned immediately, and then saw the balustrade was down, and six or seven people had fallen over to the bottom ; one man's leg was broken. The people were rushing down the staircase; but they made way for me to ascend by the side nearest the wall. On the matting of the first gallery, inside the door, I saw a female lying dead, but I can't identify her as being one of the deceased. lam certain three dead bodies of females were brought down stairs. I lifted the window a little, an I saw two wouien, and as I came down the stairs I saw a mail lying on the flats dead. I afterwards sent some police to the spot, who brought the bodies down, and they were all found to be dead. It was my impression at the time that the di,turbance arose from the opponents of Mr. Spurgecn, and that it arose by preeencertien, but certainly not by them. Ai such I reported to the Secre tary of State ; but I have since had cause to alter my opinion. I did not hear of a single pocket handk, rchief having been stolen. The gites wore closed at 10 minutes past 6 o'clock. After that Serseant Coppin went out• side, and there saw a number of se ell mobsruen. Their practice in to go into a building with the tail end of the people. The gates were closed 20 minutes before the appointed time. I have not heard of anything being stolen. I should have thought four policemen sufficient for security inside, but as Mr. Spurgeon's friends asked for more, he had them. If I had not been applied to I should have sent three or four men. About 13 or 14 persons were picked up at the bottom of the stairs. By the Foreman—l have formed a different view as to the cause of the panic from my first impression, and as I am prosecuting inquiries I must decline giving my change of opinion, and the causes for it. Tuere were 28 policemen present on the Albuni night. By Foreman—aow were the policemen disposed on Sunday evening ? Witness—Sergeants Coppin and Varney were inside. The others were about the building and at the end a the staircases. Foreman—Was there a man stationed at this stair case Witness—l believe so. Foreman—Do you know who was there ! Witness—l don't recollect ; but I can ascertain. Foreman— Would it not be the duty of a man sta tioned at a particular spot to remain there Witness—Not in this iustanci.., because the instruc• tions are general. Foreman—l consider we should have the man before us who was stationed there, because he must have seen the accident. Mr, Superintendent Lund —I will make inquiries and let you know if a p diceman was at the bottom of the stairs at the time. Witness continued, in answer to a flu'stion put to him, to say that up to the time of the cry of fire, the immense concourse of persons was orderly, and there was no indication of a di,turbance likely to occur. a _ By . - r .. nryrnan__l heard no tinkling of bells or of t p ak ° glass. I h eard no d screams previ,us to the panic. By Mr. Hollan e y n e f u o r t t b hatink e t f h h e el b is re 7 aking of the chandeli ers m i ght be Witness—Yen. John Varney, poli ce _ constable 333 P—l was on d u ty on Sunday even i ng at the cut crying "Fi re !" front gates. Persons rush e d I fetched and from what they to me a surgeon. On returning I went into the bulling. The witness then repeated the evidence given by him on Tuesday with re of the b di , A. The ga t es sere burst to the ide n tity in from Penton place after the alarm was given. Teen, were more than a thousand persona in the gardens who could not gain admission into the body of the hail, Evidence was then taken to complete the identity o f Mrs. Mead, which was not completed on the former day, and where her death took /A ce . Robert Paine Grace, 14 years of age, residing at 11, Lyndhnrst-grove, Lyndburst-road, Peckham— i the Surrey-gardens on Sunday evening, in the thi 'v rd as at gal" ITy on L.,e left hand side from the pulpit. After being there a' out half an hour I saw a middle.aged man near the principal entrance. He had dark whisk ers an d a heNrd. He threw about his arms and cried "Fire" several times. I heard another man cry " Fire," and at the same time a young man do the same. • The cry of " Fire" was repeated from one to the other. A. general commotion took place and various cries were raised. I don't think I should know the above persons again. Police constsble 171—On Sunday evening last I was on duty at the Surrey Hall. I was under the direction of Police constable 65. I was at first stationed at the sate in Penton-place to keep the people back to allow those with tickets to come first. I remained there about a quarter of an hour, when the gates were opened to allow the public generally to go in. I then went to thegrove, and afterwards to the hall. I was posted at the main en trance, and to attend to the inside occasionally. The had was then filling fast. I had charge also of the door. I was at the stairs near the door until after the rush of people trying to make their exit from the hall. At the time of the rush I was four or five yards inside the build ing. I saw nothing that gave rise to it. It was a spon taneous movement. I saw no rush to come into the building ; they came in thick and gradually. When the rush was made I was forced out of the building by the internal crowd. Anxious inquiries were made, " What's the matter " and screaming. There were in an instant 20 or 30 persons on the ground round my feet. After the rush was over, I went into the building again by the main door. There was still great confusion inside, occa sioned by persons trying to make their way out. I cried out " Keep back—keep your seats, it's all right." About that time a gentleman said to me, "Policeman, you had better make your way to yon corner, the peo ple are being killed." I went as fast as I could to the north-west corner, and I there saw at least 100 persons lying one upon another. They were on the stair case and on the stones, at the bottom of the stairs. I believe I was the first policeman there, but I almost directly saw police-constable 153 there. Tne balustrade had then given way. I carried three women out of the crowd, and gave them to their friends. I think one man I took from the stairs afterwards died. I didn't take any one out dead. I rendered all the assistance I could to remove them from the staircase. I took no one into custody for an offence. A great many persons appeared to be more or less injured. George Sines, tailor, 20, Ironmonger-row, Old-street, St. Luke's—l was in the front seat at the end of the top gallery, facing the pulpit. Wh-n Mr. Spurgeon was praying I was looking into the body of the building, and I distinctly heard a cry of " Fire !" but I am unable to say from whence it proceeded. I immediately rose on the alarm, left my seat, and went to the top of the stairs. At that time there were about 500 more persons on the bottom of the lower flight of stairs. There appeared to be a block. I stood still, and in less than half a minute there were 400 or 500 persons on the stairs. Sing ing commenced afterwards within the building. I called out " It's a false alarm," and just at that moment the balustrade gave way. Is .w no policeman there at that time. I saw from 80 to 100 persons fall down the well—they were hanging to one another like bees. The balustrade must have given way from the pressure. Several persons fell after that. One woman, dressed in black, fell on her head, which rebounded so much that he almost saw her forehead. I saw a woman partly out of the window, but what be came of her I don't know. One of Mr. Spurgeon's friends said that the woman alluded to left the grounds in good spirits. Witness said he considered the block arose from the bar being over at the end of the stair. Mr. Superintendent Lund said the bar had been re moved. Witness said there was a part of a bar across the stairs when he first went up. Mr. J. A. Joyce, coal merchant, Rosemary Branch, Canal-bridge, Hoxton—l entered the hall three minutes before six o'clock, and took my station about the middle of the lower gallery, over the entrance. Everything ap peared to be going on peaceably. I distinctly heard at first a slight clapping of feet, followed by a cry of "fire." In a moment there was a panic throughout the building, and every one made for the most ready exit, some to the doors and others to the windows. I got on the seat behind where I had been sitting, and jumped over to the floor. When I got to the top of the north-west staircase I saw it give way. The stairs were densely crowded. The woodwork of the balustrade broke, and the iron bars were torn from their sockets. Every person near the spot was hurled with great force to the well before. My attention was afterwards called to the window of the balcony at the end of the gallery. I saw one person in particular—a dying woman, whom I have since ascerta'ned was Mrs. Barlow—lying on the leads. I saw a tall, stout man (Heard) fall with the balustrade, and died. The Coroner—l think you make a mistake. A Juror—A. tail, stout man fell and broke his leg. Witness—lt may be that I have made a mistake in the man. I saw a woman, whom I believe to be Mrs. Mead, put through the window from the gallery to the leads. There was a great pressure in the crowd at the time. Thos. Fullager, sen., house-decorator, Doctors' Com mons —I was at the Surrey Gardens on Sunday evening last. I was standing at the entrance door when I saw two men enter and whisper together, as if bent on mis chief, one came out and laughed and went in again, and soon after there was a mob of people ; there was no rush inwards. Two men forced their way into the hall, and I heard one say "Jack has played his cards well, and has won his bottle of brandy. I wish he had put the gas out." The Foreman—You had better put yourself in com munication with the police. Mr, Superintendent Lund—l know all about it already. Thomas Cooke, beadle and constable of the parish— I received the bodies at the workhouse. I have since visited the gardens and taken the dimensions of the staircase at the N.W. entrance. The flooring is of stone. There are 14 steps to the front landing-5 ft. 10 in. i❑ length from the wall to the banister, the depth 7 inches, and the width at the wall from 12 to 13 inches, and next the balustrade bars 6 inches. The first landing at the wall is seven feet three inches, and by the side of the banister four feet. There are ten similar steps from the landing to the first gallery. No part of the stone work of the steps is displaced. Everything ap pearel perfectly sound is its construction. I presume the steps are supported on one side by the brick wall and on the other by an iron pillar. It is called a spiral staircase. The balustrade had partly given way at the first landing downwards. The stonework had given way and the woodwork broke in the solid. The depth from the first landing to the bottom of the well is eight feet, and the one above 13 feet 10 inches. The it in bars were fixed two and a-quarter inches at least in the stone from the edge. The width of the gallery door is lour feet, and the window five feet, and three fee:. from the floor. There are two doors trom the gallery on to one landing, and the crowd from above would also meet there. The Coroner asked if any gentleman present wished to give evidence. The Foreman said that Mr. Superintendent Lund had sent for a man who saw the balustrade give way. Mr. Superintendent' Lund said that police-constable 164 P saw the balustrade break. Police-constable 164 P was then called. He said— As I entered the building I saw a woman hanging from the balustrade. She fell down and injured her head. A man fell on her. I pulled her out, and the blood streamed over tne. I put her on the grass. At the time I was pulling the woman from under the man the halutrade pave way, and about a dozen or 13 persons fell over. The woma❑ was hanging by the banisters before sh 3 fell. After that ab , Ut. 50 persons ell on the others with their heads downwards. Lie public alter the balustrade broke was made to go down the other staircase. Mr. G. Diggings, superintendent of the gardens, in the employ of the company.—On Sunday night I was in the ball standing in the principal entrance about a quar ter to 7 o'clock. Up to that time there was perfect silence in the hall. My attention was attracted by a noise, end I saw three or four persons ru❑ out followed by a great rush from the body of the hall. I was unable to enter the ball by that entrance, and I went to the north-west tower and endeavoured to ascend the staireae. Thera was no one on the ground at this time. I was unable to ascend the staircase from the number of persons hurrying down. I got up after wards six or seven steps on the outside of the banister, but was obliged to descend, and returned to the well o f the staircase. Just after that about three feet of the rail gave way, through which two persons fell, and others jumped through. I saw Mr. Superintendent Lund there when I first went in. I understood several persons had been killed on the upper landing of the first gallery. I saw a man (Heard) lying on his back with his heal on the first step of the second flight of steps. I saw no female down. I assisted with others in forming a bar. rier, by linking our arms, to prevent the crowd from above and the first gallery going over the stairs. In the north-east tower I saw Sergt. Coppin endeavouring to appease the people. I afterwards sawthree females on the leads, who, I understood, were placed there. There was no dead body in the lower part of the hall until they were brought there by the police. There is no hell in the building. The nearest fire-place is 80 feet from the hall, and has not been used for some mouths. I cannot trace the slightest cause for an alarm of fire. No portion of the ceiling has given way. I have heard a. tinkling sound repeatedly from the current of air rushing through the drops of the chandelier. It might easily be mistaken for the tinkling of a bell. I should think there were not more than 5,010 or 6,000 persons pissent. There was much unoccupied nom in the galleries. The hall is estimated to hold 10,000 persons, and I have seen more in the hall than on Sunday evening last, The Foreman of the Jury said he considered it strange the witness should have forced his way up the gallery to prevent the egreis of the people. Witness—l went up to see what was the matter, and prevent the pressure from the galleries. Mr. Superintendent Lund said if we had not done it, and formed a barrier to prevent the people from rushing (low's, more than 100 persona would have been killed. Mr. Jones, the architect, who was not sworn, said the measurement of the stairs, as stated by Mr. Cooke, was nearly correct. He attributed the breakage of the banis ter to the pressure from living beings, relieved awl th e n reapplied. Every other part of the building was sound. No accidental fire cen arise in the building without inatchea or things of that sett beiig thrown about the bundine ; and in the case of an escape of gas, the build ing being mostly lit from above, it would escape by the facilities of ventilation in the roof. The Foreman of the Jury said they were ready to hear the evidence of any person who had any additional information to give. The Coroner - af,ked Mr. Superintendent Lund if he had any further evidence to offer, or knew of any? Mr. Superintendent Lund—No. The Coroner having summed up the evidence, The jury retired at twenty minutes past six to consi der their verdict. After an absence of upwards of an hour, they returned• the following special verdict :—" The jury on each case find a verdict of Accidental Death, which occurred on the staircases of the north•weut terrace. It is, however, the opinion of the jury that although the staircases of the Surrey Music Hell were sufficiently strong f, , r the parpose they are intended for, yet we consider the con structi,n is not of that character to render them safe, more especially when large numbers of persons are anxi ous to leave the galleries in haste. The tread of the steps are much too narrow near the hand-rail, and the descent too steep, and the jury trust, therefore, the directors will give their immediate attention to this subject." Mr. Holmes, a director, took some objection to the verdict, but said it was the desire of the directors to do anything that might be required by the jury. We cannot conclude our notice of these proceedings without tendering our hearty thanks to Mr. Feist, the master of the workhouse, for the kind and gentlemanly behaviour he exhibited in his great anxiety to do all in his power for the comfort and convenience of the repre sentatives of the press. METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. [The following appeared in part of our impression of yesterday The B )ard assembled this day in the Council Cham ber, Guildhall. Mr. Thwaites in the chair. The minutes of the last Court having been read, A deputation from the Vestry of the parish of Ro therhithe was introduced, and presented a memorial relative to the formation of h park in that place. Mr. LEGGE, on the part of the memorialists, stated that the ground proposed to be taken comprised 32 acres in the parish of Bermondsey, and 51 in Bother. hithe. It was at present partly occupied by market gardeners, and the expense of making the proposed park would amount to 40,0001. The land would cost 32,0001., and after the park had been laid out, it could be kept in order for about 2001. per annum. The memorial was ordered to be received. The board was afterwards occupied a considerable time in hearing a statement of Mr. Badger, district sur veyor, in answer to a complaint of Mr. Harding, a builder residing at Lewisham. The point was whether sufficient notice had been given by the district surveyor that a certain bow window, in a house in the course of erection by Mr. Harding, was contrary to the act. A division was taken, when the statement of Mr. Badger was decided to be unsatisfactory. A report was brought up from the Committee of Works and Improvements, recommending that the neeessary surveys be forthwith made for widening Union street, Southwark, in conformity with the reconamenda tion of Mr. Irvine in his suggestion for improvements in the borough of Southwark, and also that Messrs. Smith and Son should be allowed 7001. for their professional services for the twelve months, beginning let Novem ber, 1856, and ending 31st October, 1857. That part of the report relative to the Messrs. Smith was received. Mr. TURNER then moved the second part of the re commendation, viz., that surveys be forthwith made for widening Union-street, Southwark. Mr. FEW said if the new street in Southwark was to be made, he could not see why this survey should take place. He could not understand the use of widen ing Union-street, without it was intended to shelve the making of the new street in the Borough. After a short discussion, that part of the report rela tive to the widening of Union-street was withdrawn. A report of the committee on the duties of the board was then brought up. It recommended that surveyors for the district of St. Mary's, Newington, the central division of Lambeth, and the northern division of Bat tersea, be elected on Friday the 31st, and that advertise ments be inserted in the papers, inviting applications from such candidates. The report was received. Various reports from the engineer, Mr. Bazalgette, among which was one on the failure of the Grand Junc tion and Grosvenor Canal Company to give three clear days' notice of their intention to run off water from their works into the metropolitan sewers. This report was ordered to be printed. BUILDING OVER YORECOURTS. Mr. D'IYFANGER moved that Mr. James Bolt, of the Princess Royal public-house, Paddington, have leavo given him to extend his shop front. The local board had given their consent to the alteration. Mr. Deputy HARRISON opposed the application. The superintending architect had reported against the appli cation, and he thought that decision ought to be sup ported. Various motions and amendments were made and divisions taken, but ultimately the motion of the super intending architect was confirmed. THE MAIN DRAINAGE SCHEME. A resolution passed at last meeting was then read. It was to the effect that the plan agreed to for the main drainage scheme be considered, and the best means for laying it before the Government be adopted. Mr. Deputy HARRISON said that he was present on the occasion when a former deputation waited on the Government, and he then saw that the chairman and engineer were the persons chiefly consulted. On the present occasion he should move that this board, when it submits to the Government the scheme it has adopted for the main drainage of the metropolis, be represented by the chairman, engineer, and clerk. Mr. CARPMAEL seconded the resolution. Mr. LESLIE protested against the whole proceedings. He maintained that the decision arrived at was illegal, inasmuch as it was agreed to by a board not specially convened for the purpose. . .. _ The CHAIRMAN said the court was specially convened for the consideration of certain matters, the main drain age amongst them. Mr. LESLIE having stated several other objections, handed in a protest against the decision, and said be should feel it his duty to accompany the chairman when he waited on Sir B. Hall, in his capacity as a member for Belgravia, and strongly urge upon the hon. baro net his reason for objecting to having a permanent pumping station in the parish of St. George's Han over-aquare, whereby the sewage from Hammer smith, Kensington, and other places, would he col lected in that vicinity, and create there an insufferable nuisance. Mr. HewsEs wished that the decision arrived at the last meeting of the board should be recon sidered and rescinded. A short discussion here took place, in which some speakers were in favour of a deputation of the six mem bers who had previously waited on the Government taking the scheme up. Mr. TAYLOR said he thought the proper course to adopt was to place the official seal of the board on the plan., and send it in the ordinary way documents are forwarded to the Government. He did not see any occasion why the chairman or engineer should be sent with the scheme. _ Mr. NICHOLAY moved an amendment—" That the plan be sent to the Government with the official seal of the hoard upon it." Mr. LEALIPI said he should vote for the scheme being sent to the Government with the seal upon it. Ho hoped it would he sent as soon as possible, for he was certai❑ they would have it returned to them, and the whole subject would have to be reconsidered. (Laughter and hear, hear.) . Mr. TENNIS said he thought the best plan was to send it in a brown pap'r parcel by the Parcels Delivery Company. (Laughter, and hear.) He thought at all events it, ought to be sent up without any deputation, as it could not be defended for an instant. Mr. D.:ptity HARRISON said it would be a disrespect to the chairman, if they sent the sche•ue with merely the seal of the board upon it. (No, no.) The Clerk then read the motion that the plan be sub mitted to the Government by the chairman, engineer, and clerk. A division was then taken on the question that the official seal be placed on the scheme, and it be trans mitted to the Government without a deputation. The motion was negatived. A division then took place upon the original motion that the chairman, engineer, and clerk convey the scheme to the Government, when there appeared— For the motion lB Against it Majority The motion was then agreed to. After the transaction of some routine business the board adjourned. . -10 THE CASS OF ARCHDEACON .DENISON. The following is a correct copy of the paper put in by the defendant, Oct. 22, 1856, prior to the deiivery of the "'ntence _ _ •1. In respect of the receiving of the body and blood of Christ by the wicked — I find in Article XXV. the words following : " They that receive them (the sacraments) unworthily purchase to themselves damnation, as St. Paul saith." I find in the Catechism — That a sacrament ba3 two parts, the outward and the inward. That the inward part, or thing signified, of the sacrament of the Lord's supper is the body and blood. of Christ. _ I am therefore unable to deny that the inward part, or thing signified, of the sacrament, the body and blood of Christ, are received by the wicked to their damnation ; and I disclaim the receiving of them in any other sense. 11. In respect of the worship due— In the notice appended to the first Book of Homilies, and referred to, as of authority, in the title.page of the second Book, there are the words following : " Of the due receiving of Hie blessed budy and blood, under the form of bread and wine." 3.157 proposition is, " ft is true that worship is due to the real, though in visible and supernatural,,presence of the body and blood of Christ in the Holy Eucharist; under the form of bread and wine.'" I have, in the only two places in which I haye spoken of the worship due, expressly denied that worship is due to the consecrated elements. I am unable to deny that Christ, Himself the thing signified of the sacrament, is to be worshipped in and with the sacrament. I say that. apart from and with out the sacrament, wheresoever He is, He is to be wor shipped. . I disclaim any other worship. GEORGE ANTHONY DENISON, Archdeacon of Taunton. Bath, October 23, 1856. CRYSTAL PALACE.—One Shilling Day.—Friday. —Admission s on payment, 1,647 ; ditto by season tickets, 369. Total visitors, 2,016. THE VICE-CHANCELLORSHIP OP CAMBRIDGE UNI VESSITY.-It is now understood Abet 'he Vice-Chancel lorship for the academical year 1856-7- will be filled by the Rev. Dr. Philpott, Master of St. Catharine's Hall. From the London Gazette of Last Night. WINDSOR CASTLE, OCT. 20. This day had audience of her Majesty, Mons. Pacheco, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the Queen of Spain, to deliver his credential s • to which he was introduced by the Earl of Clarend on , her MaAsty's secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. FOREIGN-OFFICE, Ocr. 22. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Signor Gio vanni Luigi Vanderspaar as Consul in Ceylon for his Ma jesty the King of Sardinia. DOWNING-STREET, OCT. 21. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Aston Davoren, Esq., Chief Justice of the Island of St. Christopher, to be Chief Justice of the Island of Nevis. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint John Le Gall, Alexander MacLeod, William Genamill Alves, Charles Douglas Stewart, John James Hughes, George M'lntosh Browne, James Graham, James Mayer Grant, William Ross and John Audain, Esqrs., to be members of the Executive Council for the Island of St. Vinoent. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, OCT. 24. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, throngh the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires at Madrid, reporting that the Spanish Government have extended the privileges hitherto enjoyed by the English Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, in the island of Porto Rico, to all steamers touching at that island in their periodical voy ages. WAR DEPARTMENT, PALL-MALL, OCT. 24. sth Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant C. Ed ward Barrett Lennard, from the 28th Foot, to be Lieu tenant, paying the difference, vice Richards, who ex changes, receiving the difference. 4th Light Dragoons Captain Charles A. Gunter Browne, from half-pay of the 4th Light Dragoons, to be Captain, vice Ellis, deceased. 6th Dragoons—Assistant-Surgeon Oliver Barnett, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Grylls, resigned. Bth Light Dragoons—Captain Francis Edmund Mac naughten, from half-pay of the Bth Light Dragoons, to be Captain, vice Lord Killeen, promoted. 17th Light Dragoons—Brevet-Colonel Andrew Brown, from half-pay, of the 6th Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Brevet-Colonel Lawrenson, who exchanges; Major Henry Roxby Benson to be Lient.-Colonel, vice Brevet- Colonel Brown, who retires ; Captain Alex. Learmonth to be Major, by purchase, vice Benson. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Lieut.-Col. Edward W. Crofton, from the Supernumerary List, to be Lieutenant- Colonel, vice Ellis, retired upon half-pay ; Staff-Sergeant Henry Penson to be Quartermaster. Veterinary-Surgeon John Mason has been superseded, he having been absent without leave. Corps of Royal Engineers—Brevet-Colonel John Wm. Gordon, C. 8., to be Deputy Adjutant-General, vice Mat son, who has resigned that appointment ; Lieut. George Reid Lempriere to be Instructor of Musketry, 2d Foot—Lieutenant Chas. Gibbs to be Captain, by pur chase, vice Holdsworth, who retires ; Ensi g n Henry Hurd Mulock to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Gibbs ; Arthur Wellesley Gosset, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Mulock. 3d Foot—Captain Thos. Kains, to be Instructor of Mus ketry. sth Foot—Lieutenant Francis Henry Ponder to be Cap tain, without purchase, vice Nicholas, who retires upon full-pay ; Ensign George Eyre Massy to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Pender. 9th Foot—Lieut. B. J. Peilexfen Bastard has been per mitted to retire from the service by the sale of his com mission. 11th Foot- -Captain Frederick Torrens Lyster to be In structor of Musketry. 13th Foot—Ensign E. C. It. Arundell de P. O'Kelly has been permitted to resign his commission. 16th Foot— Captain James William Bostock to be In structor of Musketry. 20th Foot—Lieut. WilliamV. Maskelyne to be Captain, by purchase, vice Butler, promoted. 2dth Foot—James Bridge, Esq., to be Paymaster, vice Craigie, appointed to a District. 28th Foot—Lieutenant William F. Richards, from the sth Dragoon Guards, to be Lieutenant, vice C. E. Barrett Leonard, who exchanges. 38th Foot—Lieutenant Frederick James Rooper has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his commission. 39th Foot—Lieutenant Charles Prichard has been per mitted to retire from the service by the sale of his com mission. 47th Foot —Brevet-Major Charles Elgee to be Instructor of Musketry. 49th Foot—Lieutenant Patrick Cahill to be Adjutant, vice Gibson, who resigns the Adjutantcy only. 50th Foot—Capt. George Wm. Banbury to be Instructor of Musketry. 52d Foot—Brevet-Colonel John Leslie Dennis, from the 94th Foot, to be Lieut.-Colonel, vice Mills, who exchanges. 53d Foot—Lieut. John Maxwell Macneill to be Adju tant, vise Follows, deceased ; Paymaster Robert Thomp son, 4th Light Infar.try, British German Legion, to be Paymaster, vice Peel, deceased. 59th Foot—Assistant Surgeon John Henry Gouldsbury Meares, from the Staff, to be Assistant Surgeon, vice O'Leary, promoted on the Staff. 62d Foot—Captain Joseph Sanderson to be instructor of Musketry. 70th Foot—Lieutenant John Mackay M'Kenzie to be Captain, without purchase, vice Boilers, deceased ; En sign Henry Berkeley Good to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice M'Kenzie. 83d Foot—Sergeant-Major Anthony M'Clymont to bo Ensign, without purchase; Ensign Anthony M'Clymont to be Adjutant, vice Mainwaring, deceased. 88th Foot —Lieutenant Michael Joseph Cunningham, from the (Bth Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Belfield, placed on half-pay. 90th Foot—Captain John Christopher Guise to be In structor of Musketry. 94th Foot—Lieutenant-Colonel Charles James Conway Mills, from the 521 Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colones, vice Brevet-Colonel Dennis, who exchanges. 95th Foot—Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Henry B. Har vey, from a Depot Battalion, to be Major, vice Wing, who exchanges. 96th Foot—Captain Herbert Vaughan Mundell to be Instructor of Musketry. 2(1 West India Regiment—James Franklin, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice El wardes, promoted. St. Helena Regiment—Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Thos. Beckham, from half-pay, Unattached, to be Captain, vice Stack, appointed to the 65th Foot; Lieutenant William Henry Hole to be Captain, by purchase, vice Beckham, who retires ; Ensign John Baldwin Hainault Rainier to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Hole. DEPOT BATTALION. Major Vincent Wing, from the 95th Foot, to be Major, vice Harvey. who exchanges. Captain Edward Hungerford Eager, 40th Foot, to be Instructor of Musketry. UNATTACHED. TO BE CAPTAINS. Lieutenant Frederick Smythe, from half-pay 11 Foot (Staff Officer of Pensioners). Lieutenant Arthur Hill Hull, from half-pay 50th Foot (Staff Officer of Pensioners). Lieutenant Patrick McCarthy, from half-pay 77th Foot (Staff Officer of Pensioners). STAFF. Lieutenant Elwin Griffiths, from half-pay as Paymaster of the 00th Foot to be Paymaster of the British Depots, Chatham, vice Dalgety, deceased. Lieutenant Robert Collins Craigie, from Paymaster ceS, to F.- u : 20th Foot, to be Paymaster of a R ecru iti ng Di str i ct, v i ce Middleton, placed on half-pay. HOSPITAL Staff Assistant-Surg eon George M. Swinhoe has been p e a r m m e i s t t \ evdi Winter, resign his have commission,aseSTAFF... do dy, Acting Assistant-S urgeons James Lander, and J there being no longer occ a si on f or th e i r serv i ces. BREVET. Captain Griffin Nicholas, retired full-pay, of the sth Foot, to be Major in the Army, the rank being honorary only. Captain William E. Evans, of the let Regiment of Bom bay European Infantry, to be Major in the Army. Lieut. Alex. George Bax, of the 50th Regiment Bengal Native Infantry, to have the rank of Lieutenant in the Army, while employed at the East India Company's Depot at Warley. vice Bingham, resigned. CONINIISSION SIGNED BY LORD-LIEUTENANT, Warwickshire Militia-Ist Regiment—Ensign Henry Garland Matthews to be Lieutenant, vice Robert Dymock Vaughton, resigned. NOTICE OF INTENDED DISTRIBUTION OF NAVAL PRIZE MONEY. Department of the Accountant-General of tho Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-house, Oct. 23. Notice is hereby given to the officers, seamen, and marines, and to all persons interested therein, that the distribution of proceeds arising from the Swedish brigantine Elida, captured on the Bth July, 1854, by her Majesty's ship Cruiser, will commence on Monday, the 3d Novem ber, 1856, in the Prize Branch of the Department of the " Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset house " Agents and other persons holding powers of attorney, prize orders, assignments, or other instruments, by virtue of which they may be legally entitled to claim the share of auy captor, serving in the above-named ships, are request ed to present the same at this office. Any dicer, seaman, marine, or other person, who may desire to receive his share from the Collector of Customs or of Inland Revenue within the United Kingdom, is re quired t o intimate the same by letter to be addressed " O n Prize Business, to the Secretary of the Admiralty, Lon don," in which letter his own place of residence is to be precisely stated, as well as the place of the nearest Collector of Customs or of Inland Revenue, from whom it would be convenient to receive such share of priz3 money, The following are the shares due to an individual in the several classes :- 2 s. d. I s. Flag share Commander Third class Fourth class 0 6 10 Ninth class ......... 0 0 9 I Fifth class Department of the Accountant-Gene ra l o f the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-house, Oct. 23. Notice is hereby given to the officers, seamen, and marines, and to all persons interested therein, that the distribution of proceeds arising f rom the Swedish vessel, Problem, captured on the 2 L e t J une, 1854, by her Majesty's ship Cruiser, will commence on M on d ay, t h e 3d November, 1806, in the Prize B ranc h of the Department of the "Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-house. Agents and other parsons holding powers of attorney, prize orders, assignments, or other instruments, by virtue of which they may be legally entitled to claim the share of any captor, serving in the above -named ships, are re quested to present the same at this office. Any officer, seaman, marine, or other person who may de sire to receive his share from the Collector of Customs or of Inland Revenue within the United Kingdom, is re quired to intimate the Sallld by letter to be addressed " On Prize Business, to the Secretary of the Admiralty, Lon don," in which letter his own place of residence is to be precisely stated, as well as the place of the nearest Collec tor of Customs, or of Inland Revenue, from whom it would be convenient to receive each share of prize money. The following are the shares due to an individual in the several classes : Flag share £3B 5 5 Commander-- 90 18 0 Third class Fourth class l2 18 10 Fifth class Sixth class . a 9 4 Seventh class ... 4 6 4 Eighth c1a55...... 2 3 2 Ninth class ...... 1 8 9 Tenth class ...... 014 4 --- Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-house, Oct. 23. Notice is hereby given to the officers, seamen, and ma rines, and to all persons interested therein, that the distri• bution of proceeds arising from the Finnish schooners Name Unknown, Linus, Otto, Energheten, and Froija, captured on the 22,1 November, 1855, by her Majesty's ship Driver, will commence on Monday, the 3d Novem ber, 1856, in the Prize Branch of the Department of the " Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset house." Agents and other persons holding powers of attorney, prize orders, assignments, or other instruments, by virtue of which they may be legally entitled to claim the share of any captor, serving in the above-named ships, are re quested to present the same at this office. Any officer, seaman, marine, or other person, who may desire to receive his share from the Collector of Customs or of Inland Revenue within the United Kingdom, is re quired to intimate the same by letter to be addressed "On Prize Business, to the Secretary of the Admiralty, Lon don," in which letter his own place of residence is to be precisely stated, as well as the place of the nearest Collec tor of Customs, or of Inland Revenue, from whom it would be convenient to receive such share of prize money. The following are the shares due to an individual in the several classes : £ s. d. Flag share Commander 9B 8 0 Third class Fourth class l5 10 9 Fifth class 8 12 8 Sixth class Seventh class Eighth class Ninth class Tenth class 2s. d. 715 5 5 3 7 2 11 9 1 14 7 0 17 3 BANKRUPTS. The Royal British Bank, South Sea House, Thread needle-street, Nov. 6 and Dec. 5, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; J. and J. H. Linklater and Hackwood, Sise-lane, Buck lersbury. Charles Augustus Towsey, wine merchant, Henley upon-Thames, Nov. 4, at half-past twelve, and Dec. 4, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Berkeley Lincolu's-inn-fields; Samuel and Cooper, Henley-upon Thames. Thomas Raw, iron dealer, Tyson-street, Kingsland-road, Nov. 4, and Dec. 4, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Linklater and Hackwood, Sise-lane. Thomas Foxley, grocer, Birmingham, Nov. 3 and 26, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assigns, Birmingham ; Southall, Birmingham. George Henry Sellers, merchant, Westboutne Park road, Paddington, Nov. 12, at one, and Dec. 15, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Norris, Southampton-buildings. John Vernon, iron ship builder, Low Walker, Northum berland, Nov. 3 and Dec. 3, at twelve, at the Newcastle npon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, New castle-upon-Tyne; Bell, Broderick, and Bell, Bow Church yard ; T. and W. Chater, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Walter Lodge, cloth manufacturer, Fenny-bridge, near Huddersfield, Nov. 10, at twelve, and Dec. 8, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assig nee, Leeds; Clough, Huddersfield; Bond and Barwick, Leeds. Joseph Francis King, builder, Belle Tue Villas, Seven Sisters-road, Holloway, Nov. 12, at half-past one, and Dec. 15, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall-chambers; Cox, Pinner's Hall, Old Broad-street. Octavius King and Alfred King, corn merchants, Dul lingham, Cambridge, Nov. 6, at half-past one, and Dec.ll, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-buildings; Lawrence, Plows, and Boyer, Old Jewry-chambers; Isaacson and Button, New market. Thomas Speeding, rope manufacturers Sunderland, Nov. 3, and Dec. 3, at half-past eleven, at the Newcastle. upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, New castle-upon-Tyne • Fell, Sunderland ; Browne, Newcastle upon-Tyne ; Harle, Bush, and Gaskell, Southampton buildings Chancery-lane. BANK OF An Account pursuant to the Act the Week ending on Saturd 188IIE DEP, A i otes Issued .• .....• 23,706,185 !;NGL AND. 'th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, fo, y the 18th day of Oct., 1856. LBTMENT. 423,706,186 Government debt .... 11,015,10 c, Other securities ...... 3,459,900 Gold coin and bullion 9,231,185 Silver bu11i0n........ - £23,706,1 [. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 23d day of October, BANKING DE : eroprietors' capital .. 14,553,000 Rest ........ ........ 3,178,019 Public deposits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ing's Banks, and Dividend Accounts) 4,040,590 Other deposits ...... 10,481,220 1 Seven Day and other 81115........ 985,192 :PARTMENT. Government securities (includg.Dead Weight Annuity) 11,103,896 Other securities 19,054,088 Notes • • .. 2,550,740 Gold and silver coin .. 529,297 £33,238,021 Dated the 23d day of detboer, £33,238,021 [.MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from the returns made in the week ending Oct. 21, 1856, exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great Britain : s. d. From the British Possessions in America 32 113 Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius 27 2i Muscovado, the produce of the East Indies 25 11 Average of the three foregoing descriptions 32 04 MAJOR-GENERAL WILLIAM! AT CHELMSFORD. On Thursday Major-General Williams arrived in Chelms ford, on his way to Great Baddow, where he waf proceeding to pay a short visit to his old comrade in arms, Major Skinner. On Monday, at a public meeting held in the Town • hall, it was determined that a complimentary address should be presented to the General on his arrival in the town. Ac cordingly on Thursday the General was met at the railway station by a number of influential inhabitants of the town and district, and conducted to the Shire-hall, where the ad dress was read by the Rev. C. A. St. John Mildmay. General WILLIAMS said—Ladies and gentlemen, in accept ing the invitation of my friend and old comrade, Major Skinner, I was in hopes that I should have been allowed to enter his house quietly, unseen, and unnoticed (cries of " No, no")—but you have willed it otherwise ; and it is my duty to attempt to thank you in fitting terms for the honour you have this day done me. (Loud cheers.) You have been pleased to tell me you entirely approve of my conduct in the difficult position I was placed in in the East. I can assure you that to hear such words from my countrymen and my countrywomen is most consoling, and the more so because they are borne out by the military opinion, I may say, of a great part of Europe. I received in Russia, in Prussia, and in France, proofs of the same sympathy and approval that you have shown me from military men of those nations. (Cheers.) Therefore lam induced to hope that the opi nion you have expressed of the conduct of myself and my aides-de-camp, one of whom is here, is a just one— that it was such as the occasion called for, and that we performed our duties and executed the sage instruc tions given us by the allies, with all the firmness and consistency that the means in our power enabled us do. (Loud cheers.) I say this because there have beenlately o at tempts made to detract from that defence, or I rather . e prove enter into we were wrong in defending Kars at all. will tt not into that question here. It is a military one. But I will remark that in defending Kars, which, as the resulthe enemy proved, was unassailable, except by famine, we saved from t capital a great part of Asia Minor, and perhaps the Turkish itself. (Cheers.) Therefore, anything detract that has been written, or may bo written upon that subject will not one iota from the defence that was there made. (Cheers.) I will say no more on that. I will now come to another subject which I wish to briug before you—that is, the constancy, courage, and valour of the Turkish soldiers who stood by the side of me in that defence. I think this is an act of justice. I feel it would not be doing justice to those who fell in ishis defence if I were to remain silent on this point. (Cheers.) I believe that where there is that military virtue, courage. much can be hoped for. This has been questioned. I received the other day a letter from a kind friend of mine who has a different opinion on this subject, and he says —" I cannot agree with you that there is hope for Turkey from the courage of the soldiers, for look at Saragossa, and the way in w hi c h Portu guese soldiers fought under British officers." 1 have not an swered that letter, but I say he has confirmed my opinion, for that courage shown at Saragossa, and by the Portuguese soldiers, has preserved them in their independence to thi;day. (Cheers.) Whether they are misgoverned or not, they are na tions. The French are not in Saragossa, the Spaniards are not in Portugal. I mention this in regard to Turkey because I believe our paliey is to be patient with that nation when it is engaged in reforming itself. We know what the difficulty was of carrying out reforms in this country, and we must have a fellow feeling for them. (Cheers.) I will now turn to another point. You say at the end of this address that you wish me prosperity in my future career. Now, on my first arrival at Dover I expressed to the people, in reply to an address there, that all was darkness as to the future of our military establish ments ; and I uttered a few words which have echoed through this land, I am led to believe, with considerable effect—" Woe to the nation th a t neglects ie military art." (Cheers.) Now another and new era has dawned on us. We see establish ments formed to remodel our army ; we see the numbers that were preserved after the peace, and we have every hope that such ameliorations and regulations will be introduced that we shall have in this country a force that shall bo capable of keeping the enemy from us, that we may not have our hearths polluted by foreign soldiers, and no one during our lives or the lives of our children may hear the foreign soldiers say, " Woe to the vanquished !" (Cheers.) These few remarks, I trust, will not be considered irrelevant to the occasion. As you had expressed a wish for the prosperity of my future career, I have said this to show that in or ant of Parliament I shall support those measures that may give weight to those considerations, have a tendency to protect ourselves as a na tion, and defend the greatest accumulation of wealth ever col lected in any country. Ido not want one man more. (Cheers.) I will not detain you longer ; but thank you from my heart for the honour you have done me, and the cordiality of the reception you have given me, and the sympathy you have expressed in the difficulties by which I was surrounded, as embodied in this address. (Cheers.)—Chelntsferd Chronicle. [AnyssTissmssr].—Nothing can be more interesting than the numerous extraordinary cures without medicine of Indi gestion (Dyspesia), Flatulency, Constipation, Nervous, Bili ous, and Liver complaints, Cough, Asthma, Consumption, and Debility effected by Du Barry's delicious Health-Restoring Revalenta Arabica Food. We give a few.—Winchester, De cember 3d, 1847. Gentlemen,—l am happy to be able to inform you that tho person for whom your Revalenta was procured has derived a very great benefit from its use ; dis tressing symptoms of Dropsy, Dyspepsia, and Constipation of long standing have been removed, and a feeling of restored health induced. Having witnessed the beneficial effects in the above mentioned-case I can with confidence recom mend it, &c. ,TAMES SIIORLAND, late Surgeon, 96th Regiment. sii vington R ec t or y, Cleobury Mortimer, Salop, Feb., 1851. Gentl emen ,—l was iu a miserable state of ner vous i rr it at i on, but now I am entirely free from it; and in th e en j oyment o f good health. Your Food is everything to be desired in my case, as I feel as if I was in a new state of existence; and I re2ommend others similarly affected to try it, for its effects are most surprising and a7reeable.—Rev. JOHN JONES. Supported by testimonials from the celebrated Professors 01 Chemistry Dr. A ndrow Ure ; Dr. Shorland ; Dr. Harvey ; Dr. Campbell ; Dr. Gattiker ; Dr. Wurzer ; Dr. Ingrain; Lord Stuart do Deeies ; the Dowager Countess of Castle stuart ; Major-Gen. Thomas King, and many other respectable persons, whose health has been restored by it, after all other means of cure had failed. Suitably packed for all climates, with full instructions. In canisters, Ilb., 2s. 9d. ; 21b., 4s. 6d.; 51bs., lls. ; 121b5., 225. ; super-refined, llb , Cs. ; 21bs., lls. ; slbs., 225. ; 101bs. ' 335. The 101b s. and 12 . 1b5. carnage free, ou receipt of post-office order. Barry du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, London ; Fortnum, Mason, and Co., Purveyors to her Majesty, Piccadilly ; Its o at 60, Gra,cechureh-street ; 333 and 451, Straud ; 4, Cheapside; 6F, Coruhill ; 49, Bishops and 150, Oxicrd-street. gate-street; 55, Charia g - cross ; 54, Upper Maker4itreet ; 63 COUcLr.r , LIVERPOOL—Ocr. 24. At our market this clay there were only a slow retail de- mand for wheat, and all sorts were 2d to 3d per bushel easier. Oats were the turn in favour of buyers. Barley and peas unchanged. Egyptian beans 6 d per q r. cheaper. Indian corn dull, and is per qr. decline was accepted for parcels off the quay. Oatmeal in limited request, at about Tuesday's quotations. Flour is per sack and barrel lower, with a very moderate business. WAKEFIELD—OcT. 24. There was a dull market, and wheat sold slowly, under st going a decline of is t o 2 3 per qr. as compared With la riday. Barley sold a t a re duction of is per qr. Oats and shelling were also rather easier, but beans steady . Average price of grain—Wheat , 69s lld ; barley, ov, 6d ; oats, 303 5d ; bean s , 50s Od ; peas, 465. Oa' ; rye, 455. Od. EXETER—Ocr. 24. 03 CORN.—In our market wheat may be quoted from 88 - to Os Od. Halting barley, 5s 3d to 5s 9d ; grinding do., uft Od to Os Od. Oats, 3s 3d to 3s Ed. leans, Os Od f° Od. Pe,as, 00s Od to 00s Od. s Od to 49e FLOUR. —Fine, —s Od to 51s Od , •seconds, Od per sack. CATTLE.-- Fat beef was sold at from lOs Od to Od lO s 6d IV' score ; fat calves, 7d to —d per lb ; barrenners , Os Od Od. per score ; cows and calves, 101. to 16/. ; buhst calves, bid to 6id per lb., rearing calves —s to J 8 eac o a sheep, ewes and l a mbs, 1/. 14s to 2/. 5s per couple; ewes. to 50 ; wethers, 61,1; lambs, to 7d per lb. r i , o l large size, 45s to 55 s ; se con d s iz e , 24s to 30 5 ; 811 •P s ' r to 30s ; suckers, lO s t o 14 s . Rough fat, h.. 4 pe Pork carcases from 9s 9d to 10 0 9d per score. • BRISTOL SUGAR—OcT. 24. The offices are still without a supply, the late small be rivals not being yet ready for the market. Prices VI " (9 . g n ee quoted fully is per cwt. above those current a week ! Refiners' produce continues in e xcellent request , b i rth g e d : sales for forward delivery have been concluded at a and lar improvement in value. Rum meets with a fair demso and 4s 8d has been paid for Jamaica of good quality. COAL MARK ?thee of Coal per ton at a. d Davison's West Hartley 16 9 Byass's West Hartley _l6 6 Howard's West Hartley Netherton 16 9, Tanfield Moor l6 0 Tanfield Moor Butes 16 0 Middle W. Hartley l6 t Walker Primrose ...15 0 Hastings' Hartley ......16 6 dolywell .lB 0 North Percy Hartldy ...16 0 Wallsend, &,. Gosforth l7 6 Ships at market... 36 COURSE OF EXCH Mnsterdarn 11 16 Ditto, three months 11 1814 Rotterdam •• •• •• •• •• •• 11 18 44 Antwerp •• •• •• .• •• •• •• 25 45 Brussels •• •• •• •• a• •• •• 25 45 tlamburgh •• •• •• •• •• •• 13 8% &Rona .. •• •• •• •• •• •• •• Paris— •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 25 37% Ditto, three months 25 82% Marseilles ••• •• • • •• •• •• 25 82% Bourdeaux . •••••• • • •• Frankfort-on-Maine 120 Berlin •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• Vienna •• •• •• •• ye •• •• •• 10 44 Trieste.• •• •• •• •• • •• •• 10 45 . Petersburg •• .• •• •• •• •• 374 'Madrid ••• •• .• ••• .• •• 49 Cadiz •••.••• •• •• 0.90 49% Barcelona •••• evil le •• •• •• •• •• •• :ET.—OcT. 24. the close of the reartet• Wslleand, 9 .. 18 Russell's flatten ....... ,9 9 south Hetton ............. ..................•1$ 6 tiraddyll ................... 5 0 Eden Main ..••••••••••• .19 19 Lam bton rnes .. . .................... 18 Re Imont ........ ~.•••••••°: ... 8 g [rotten Lyons Main • „ is 0 ietton .. ............. • .. n a Wayne's Merthyr. ........ Riddell .................... 11 1 Sold ASGE.-YESTEBDA V Gibraltar ...• .• •••• •": 99 1 24 Leghorn • 2 0 90 Genoa ............ •• •• Milan •• •• •• " Venice ........•• •• " Naples • • • • ......... • •• 11 0 Palermo ...... •• " 130 Messina ........... ••• 0 1* Lisbon .• ......... • •• Oporto .• •• •• • • •• •• " " Rio Janeiro ..... • •• •• Buenos Ayres.. •• •• •••• New York,6o days , Sig Philadelphia .. . .... • • • 0 , of.. PSI ES OF suLLIoN ' • 0 u Foreign Gold in Bars P;, 0 (2 Portugal Gold Coin •• 0 0 Mexican Dollars ...• 0 0 New Dollars .. .• •• 0 5 0 Silver in bats ....•• LOCAL SHARE MARNETA L, OCT. 24. fen STOOK EXCHANGE. LIVER PO In CI the market there v/ 06 i n th• quiet feeling pervading all transactions, and IV:O il: lug shape of change demanding comment. The follovr l 4 of the prices paid:—Caledonians, 27i—Grand Trtoi 3 3 j Canada, 11—Manchester, Sheffield% and Lincoln, 1 g • k —Midlands, 78 * 8 —North Eastern and Bervilo oi Lancashire and Yorkshire, 94i i—South East ern, London and North Westerns, 102 1 i—GrealiWesterlif —Great Western of Canada, 23g. MANCHESTER, OM 24. A .STOOK EXOHANGE. — The market was ra ther day, and the prices; though not quite so well 511 P„ P : r terh were steady. Manchester and Birmingham C , par—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, n.OO, Midlands, 78—Great Western of Canada, 231--Z1 ' 9* new, 2A p.—South Eastern and Dovers, 20aee'- BIRMINGHAM, OCT. 24. 0 6 1 STOOK EXORANGE.—The market was doing 011 , 0 ow. business to-day, and prices were firmer. L00,,u:',/niat North Westerns, 1021 —Great Westerns, 60 61--,Pl^ ham Canals, 91—Midlands, 78k. BEABORNB MAILS. LI dignities that the mails are sent from the General ros trcl Y tho night—and Di by the morning—despatch.) ~..--- Val .o llay wnen made ..p from It hat is to oenerai Post- for 10 6. 130IINTRIts.. Office. London! Displtcbr .... F.121 tat, .2 . : ... / imerlea(byttrit.pac S )1, teaery Fridac .... Liverpool ... Weekif tmerics. (by United 8 s. packet) .. .. .. .. „is Every Tuesday .. SoUthanr. , on Week! , stnerica (by U. fitat t packet) -__ .. _I, •• •..•.. it. Ltverpo ,, •.. tastralia (via Liver- i re re Jitzo (via &families) 5 ..... , . pool) ............ re 4th and lath ...... p Li o v v e i r u pool ... .• T , I litto (via Cape of 490( 'l2th .. orico rta o Hope) ......•• •• ..•••1 , 1 td ' 1 10th 3c, 26th o t i,.. ., outharn 7 0 ' : 4 t2l tf , ri x t( d l ri Ye a s . t . C ... 0 . aa . . t . ) .. :1, 1 , Dover ...... .e,'_ lan ot th,• moral • Plymouti. .. 602 ( 1 ;9 A.1eKandria..........N & "I' of r o n nthLtham'O P ' 'I 16t1) La i l - g iu n l i m as .................. .1:41% ..............M: 9th iht o yo f ‘ t f. h .t e h.e. month.. . m... . St utham 0 . : '' ') '''' r -: 4 , ~, rb,‘ •-• , n•-•• . Seuthamrto I " rout Itienos Ayres ........ 14 .1, s u t it h ,ce o r f ta t i h n e month!_ . 1: 10Ce Various ports o f 0 Cape of Good Hone •• I"' • - ~, iouttlampivi 1 6th 290 C 3513 de Yards ......1 , 4 . 15 X jil t Cape of Good Hope 10th and 264 h Ceylon (see India) •• !0 ‘. t , h ,,,; ; ;17. . .f l ' 3outh . amp•it , :11 1 1 6 ,hanoe o , eylo . n . 1 . 1 . ;;,; ..... ............ If , 4 O A 19 Ch1b................ V Id , Ic 17' ft n , moot • iouthamP 01 411: d : China .... _, T o ...„ ..1-, 10th and 26 th.... I)ovor - • :ic ed' /At 2 sa d 4 o ° p P lo ....... ith & 20th of oat n. Southamp'n I.....iced'w 4 0 0 n n s s t t a a n n t t i l n n Cont. of Europe M & N rwice daily ...... 'Dover ...... I T . a 9 4 ,gypt (see India) rwice d- gi France ........ MSr N fwiee daily.... •. Dover ...,. ,- 7,1 4 r - 4ibraltar ----BA 4,7,17, 20, 27 4m. Southamp 0-' 16 lreoce (see India) ISt I llid lreytown ..........B4 hid Sc 17th of m e n. Smthurapt ,, jc 4 , , , 0 flamburgh ..........N Dail,' lLoadon ..... Ist ot .-- Llavannah ..........57 Ind of the moi th l Southainp ffl , " Of Vflailand .............116 Daily... Dover ....• •• 1 6114 i 0 lionduras ..........141 litn of the month Southampton 4 end 0 'n tie (viASouthampt.)3 l , Ith •4 20th of noun, 15 & In lia (via Marseill es ) At 10 1 h& 26th of moth Dover .....• lon an Ic'ce (see India) •• • • •• •• in'and ........M &51 Twice daily •• •• ••1 11 '''Y lie ' ul ''. 8; .4:0 ir•iisb mi•• •• •• .• •• ....NI 2d o' - o . . rnotol _„ '...f d _ oira ........ . 'ii I -, of !,,,,•• , 'Southampton o ir•- adeira ........... ~, 231 o' month Italta • 0 ' 1 (sae India) jig. Ica 4Fsita ....... ..... :' 1, 10, 20, and 26- Dover ....... uritias (see I ndi a) n 01 $ Ith 6- `4 - turitius ........ .N 20:a of the month ilemloo ' it t M Ind of the moat' gAples . • ..., ......," Daily... ... • 1 Dover .....• ,4 *Oa ' Maw e tranada .... .. A 2d It I7thnf montb;Seuthamptor l'' !few Zea1and..,....... 4th and 19th mnth' Various port lrif wi e e Papal t , tates ...... -IN Daily .....• •• •• !Dover ...... , Peninsula ......„...1%1 - Aouthatnoto . $l6 1 13 Vent ............ro •"4 17th of mon. Snuthamou i iS t Po - . 1 !gatal ........N sth of month .. • • Various porn ,,, e xiy 3ieily ~..,......,.. ... N i.,yery Saturday... Dover .....•'" Tuscany ..............1 0 ‘ ,11 .y••.••••••••• clover ... L . 160 Venezuela ..........i‘i 2d & 17th °tiler th 4outharnp.,, I od Van Dleraen'a &And (sew , lilf Australia) ..,,, .. 4th and 18th of m. on 6 ' 1M a 1 , West Indies . • .. 4 s • , , ,•• lionthantn , , , 11 5n......,/ innthantn , ‘4, l be dt# il When any of these ;later fall on a Sunday, the malls ( spatched on the following day, with the exception of the in d t _n, t , J.outhampton), and the Malta, both of which will be desvate" preceding day. 1/11 0 ; [ADVERTISEMENT.]—HoIIoway's Ointment and to Extraordinary Cure of a Disease of the Skin of 19 Y eli t if , standing. —Ed gar M ar ti n , o f L u t on , B e df or d s hire, ° l l i' fered for 19 years with a frightful disease of the skin , to body being covered with painful eruptions of a scorb u t he nature. He bad a variety of professional advice, bu t s# disease increased, he could hear it no longer, and then recommended to use Holloway's Ointment Pills, which be did, and in nine weeks was compler.b, restored to health, leaving his body without a blersui°J; —Sold by all medicine vendors throughout the we'd, at Professor Holloway's Establishments, 244, SIOI T3 A : London, and 80, Maiden-lane, New Y or k ; bf 'l4‘ Stamps, Constantinople; A. Guidicy, Smyrna; and Muir, Malta. • BIRTHS.: 01' A BON On the 24th inst., at Clapton-square, Mrs. Willis" Morris. 31% On the 23d i ns t., a t W est B rompton , t h e w if e o f Wallace A. Jones—twine. OF A DAUGHTER. On the 23d inst., at 72, Mornington-road, Regent e•P ° the wife of Robert Steer Norton, Esq. On the 23d inst., at the Lodgo, Corpus Christi C 01144. Cambridge, the wife of the Rev. James Pulling, D•D' MARRIED. On the 23d inst., at Harrow-on-the-hill, Colon° l e Percy Douglas, A.A.G. to the Forces, eldest son of Gel. ral Sir Howard Douglas, Bart., G.C.B , to Louisa. 1 1, youngest daughter of the late Robert Lang, Esq., of ro. land-place. and of Moor-park, Farnham, Surrey. On the 23d inst.. at HornsPy parish church, RaYn 3° li L. Haynes. Esq., ER-C.S., Holloway, to Miss M. Bliec buru, of Haringey-park, Hornsey. DI ED. On the 22d inst. , at 23 , Duke-street, Manchester-sq o re, William Mason, aged 72. On the 23d inst., at Limehouse, Chas. Pritchett, surgeon, aged 41. On the 24th inst., in Bond s t ree t, Fl orence Eliza, ftII ch On the? 3d inild of Mr. Charles at A rey. vf• st., Huntingdon, Mrs. Sweating, vildo of the late Henry Sweeting, Esq. it el On the 21st inst., atW are , H er t a , M r . Ed w d. MuroO r aged 56. 14. 134 On the 16th inst., at Cowbill, near Dumfries, Vice-Admiral Charles James Johnston, abed 83. d . - On the 12th inst., a t Fl orence , M a tth ew Schilizzt,i' - o. q aged 40. On the Bth inst., at Friedrichshaffen, Lake Constsocrl' Mary Anne, wife of Sir Samuel Stirling, of Glorat, LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOv" - ;,,,, of No. 112, St ran d , P r i n t er , a t Th e S un O ffi ce, ' l t , 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the 0 011 of Illliddlenex, sAturday, October 25, 1854,