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'RE MILITA OF INQUIRY. (From the Times of this day.) The Military Commissioners have at length for mally opened their proceedings at Chelsea Hospital. The inquiry commences at a fortunate moment for the officers whose conduct has been called in ques tion. The boom of the Tower guns which an nounced the restoration of peace has scarcely died aw ay. We are at least assured that for a time we are safe from the consequences of similar errors. Whatever may come of the deliberations of the Commissioners, we shall not,, until we are again plunged into hostilities, feel the effect of their de cisions. It is so natural to forget when danger is past,' and to forgive when the sun is again shining on our own side of the hedge, that we could almost understand an act of amnesty in favour of the ac cused. If there were any security that nations would henceforth live in harmony, and that we were freed once for all from the painful necessities of military preparation, we also should be inclined to recommend forgetfulness of the past, and to acquiesce in the recent distribution of martial honours. This, however, is not so. Philanthro pists have b een so mewha t harshly aroused from their dreams and philosophers from their theories by the cannon of Sebastopol. The millennium is neither come, nor is it at hand. We are still living in the old world of Caesar, of Marlborough, and of Napoleon. The weak are still, as ever, a prey to the strong, and the strong will still attack the weak. The instinct of the tiger or of the ambitious ruler—we care not which illustration is accepted— still survives, and against it we must take precau . tion, as before. Therefore it is that an unusual interest attaches to the proceedings at Chelsea. If the members of the Court are not precisely the ar biters of the future military system of England, they are at least the persons who must decide upon the matter in the first instance, although their de cisions are liable to subsequent appeal. They are called upon to determine whether the blame of the disasters which befell the British army attaches to individuals or to the system. Very true that in the hands of the Earls of Lucan and Cardigan the British cavalry melted away, like a handful of snow in the grasp of delirious man, but if they can show that these officers did all that could be fairly expected from them under the circumstances—that on their part there was no want of zeal or of dis cretion, it would be in the highest degree unjust to sacrifice them because they were involved in the fatal trammels of an erroneous system. In this case the Commissioners, if they do their duty, must pronounce the condemnation of the system, not of the men. So with regard to Sir Richard Airey and Colonel Gordon ; these gentlemen are accuse I, rightly or wrongly, by the voice of the Queen's Commissioners, of neglect of duty. It is said on such high authority that in their quality of Quartermaster-General and Deputy-Quartermaster they did not avail themselves of the resources which had been placed at their disposal by the solicitude of their Government, and suffered many brave men to die, whom they might have saved. Now that the matter has been brought before a Court of competent authority, it is not for us to prejudge the case. Sir Richard Airey and Colonel Gordon—and Sir Richard Airey especially—have asserted that the report of the Crimean Commis sioners is one-sided and partial. It embodies, say they, the substance of the charges against them, but not their defence. It is upon the unchecked state ment of their adversaries that an opinion has gone forth to their prejudice, and therefore they ask us to suspend our conclusions until they also have been heard. Nothing can be more just. If they have at all suffered in reputation and character from the precipitate judgment of their fellow-sub jects, they have no other persons to thank for it than their friends at the Horse Guards and the War-office. When Lords Hardinge and Panmure did their best to stop all inquiry, and actually showered premature honours upon officers who were lying under a heavy accusation preferred by Commissioners who acted under the immediate au thority of the Government, what wonder that pub lic opinion should discharge the office of the more regular judge I The point, then, which must be more immedi ately decided by the Chelsea Commissioners is whether the system or' the men—the individual officers accused—were at fault. A third alterna tive, which we will not permit ourselves to antici pate, of course remains. The Court may, by the fatuity and partiality of its proceedings, insure its own condemnation, as well as that of the system of which it forms part. Our recent experience of military tribunals has not been very encouraging, but we are willing in the present instance to hope for the best. A very fair test of the impartiality of the Court may be found in their willingness or re luctance, or it may be in their positive refusal, to admit the statements of Sir John M'Neil and Col. Talker in favour of their report. We see with pleasure that, in answer to a question from Mr. Villiers, the Judge-Advocate, the Court decided that a notification of its proceedings should bo for warded to those two gentlemen. They were to be informed that their report was to be called in ques tiou by the inquiry then in progress. If this means anything, it means, of course, that the Coinrnis siorers are to be heard, and such a step would go far indeed to show that the tribunal is in earnest. With the exception of this single point, which we note as of superior interest, the proceedings yester day were merely formal. The Court very properly deci led that the cases of officers whose conduct was to be inquired into would be taken separately, ac cording to their rank. The Earl of Lucan's case is to be taken first, next Monday, and summonses have been forwarded to him and to his witnesses requir ing their attendance on that day. Whatever may be be the rules which the Court may establish forits own guidance, the inquiry can scarcely be conducted in a satisfactory manner unless Lord Lucan and the other officers accused can be confronted with the Crimean officers who bare borne testimony against them, and these again with Lord Lucan and his fellows. As at present, the Court is called upon to decide between conflicting statements, some of s hick have been mad e i n the Crimea and some iu England, but none upon oath. This arrangement gives fearful faeilities to a lukewarm judge, who may be anxious to eveid the responsibilities of a direct decision. It is very unfortunate, besides, inasmuch as it affects public confidence in the de cisions of this tribunal, that Lords Harding° and Panmure should have displayed themselves so openly the partisans of the officers accused. The patronage of the army is in their hands. There is not an officer holding a British commission and in volved in this inquiry, from Sir Alex. Woodford, the President of the Court, down to the humblest witness for or against the accused, who is not de pendent upon the War Department and the Horse Guards 'for his professional advancement. It is therefore to be regretted that Lords Hardinge and Panmure should have rendered it a matter of com mon belief that the judge who decides against their friends decides against them, and that the witness who gives evidence against their friends gives wit ness against the two great 'officers of State with whom rests the prosperity of his own future career. Still . , with all necessary allowances and all un necessary drawbacks, this Chelsea inquiry must prove of vast importance to the efficiency of our army. The question of the culpability of the officers accused must also remain of public in terest, for, if unjustly whitewashed, by the Court, they will remain public servants, and that in posts of high trust and responsibility. It is, moreover, of the last importance, as far as th e British soldier is concerned, that if these officers have by their neglect of duty, their want of zeal, or their inefficiency, been accessory to the destruction of -a considerable portion of the expeditionary force, they should meet with such censure and" 'punishm ent as they deserve. It is within our knowled ge th at in the remotest districts of the British Island s i t wa s well understood that the ,Crimean leaders were country folk turned'deaf ears to in_ blandishments that the of the recruiting sergeants to pat and 'e re e f laildements themselves under such guidance. They car ed for the perils of thejessault or the battle-fieldstithiQvt were indifferent to the fair hazards of a campaig e ,; but they objected to unnecessary starvation and diseftee.. Be it right, or be it wrong, such has been the general opinion of this country for the list. 15 Months. The Military Judges at Chelsea have, then, before them, a most serious task. We are all well aware of the overpowering nature of the influences which will be brought to bear upon them from the Department of War, from the Horse Guards, and elsewhere, but we still cling to the ex pectation that they will diecharge their duty. The o ld nags of Blenheim are banging behind the Pre sident's chair, and the great fl ag from Kintourn in front of Lim. We sincerely t rus t t h at Si r Al ex .- ander. Woodford and his eollesignes will remember that the cause before them is substantially that of the brave men by whom such , trophies havobeen won. ST. PANcRA3 woniumvsE.—DEPRIVATTON OF THE POOR or TiLEIR PORTER.— At the weekly meeting of the newly-elected boar of directors of the poor of St. Pancras, held in the Vestry-hall,.Camden Town, Henry Farrer, RI., churchwarde n , in the chair, inemoriala were presented, si gne d by several hundred inmates of the workhouse, praying the hoard to reconsider the step they had taken at their first meeting, stopping the supply of porter. Mr. Orr moved the appointment of a com mittee to investigate the subject. Mr. Spooner se conded th e motion. Mr. Beard considered the dift'i bution of porter bad led to a great amount of intoxica tion.. After some observations, the resolution of the previous board. to place the distribution of the porter "tir'llY under the control of the medical oLlicers, was IMOrtittmed. ASSIZE Iti TELLIGEA CE. OXFORD CIRCUIT.-GLOUCESTER, Amur. 3, PRICHARD V. WEBBER. Mr. Whateley, Q.C. Mr. Serjeant Pigott, and Mr, Phipson appeared for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Keating, Q.C., Mr. Huddlesten, and Mr. Macnatnara for the de fendant. The plaintiff in this action was a young woman of Swansea, named Maria Prichard, who, being only 17 years of age, sued in the name of her father as her next friend. The defendant, Vivian Arthur Webber, was a young man, 26 years of age, the sot of a lady at Swan sea, and a member of the Windham Club. The ac tion was brought to recover damages for breach of promise of marriage, and also for assault and imprisonment. The defendant denied the alleged promise, and also pleaded a justiScation, alleging that previously to the'alleged promise the plaintiff had con teitted fornication with divers men, and that the same was unknown to the defendant when he made the pro mice. To the counts for assault and imprisonment the defendant pleaded the general issue. Mr. Whatelev, in opening the CAM, said that, after the experience of a great many years, he had never risen to address a jury with greater pain and anxiety than on the present occasion, when he should have to lay before them one of the most disgraceful cases which had ever been brought into a court of justice. The plaintiff had been ruined by the arts and profligacy of the defendant, who, though a gentleman of birth and property, and once in the British army, had cast her off without making her one shilling compensation. The acquaint ance between the partie-i had commenced in the month of November last at Swansea, where the plaintiff resided with her father, who was a widower. The defendant's mother resided near Swansea, and it was while residing with her that his acquaintance with the plaintiff comme: std. He induced her to walk out with him, pro fessed great affection for her, and premised her marriage. The acquaintanca, however, was forbidden by the father, who, in the month of December, got his daughter a situ ation, and sent her away to Bristol. While she was re siding there the defendant induced her to go up to Lon don, on the a-isurauce that he had got her a situation as governess in the family of his aunt, and that he would marry her in the course of three weeks. Fortunately, the defendant's letters had been preserved, and these would clearly establish the promise b marry. One of these letters, dated the 18th of December, 1855, and addressed to her in a feigned name, was as follows : "Windham Club, Dec. 10, 1855. "Dear Girl,—l have sent you V. in Miss Edwards's name. N..w do, dear girl, do, for God's sake, have confi dence in me, that love you better than anybody in this world, for you wrote as if you had some doubt of my honesty. I will not, let me assure yen, behave in any other way than a gentleman ; but I hope soon to make yen my wife. I have got you the situation in my aunt's family as governess, to teach one little girl. I hope, dear Maria, that you will come to it, as it is a good place for you. I forgot to tell you that my aunt will want you in a week's time, as the other governess will be leaving ; so, dear gill, I shall oily have the pleasure of escorting you about for a week.: Pray leave off your past shyness to me, but look to me as your future husband, for, as the God is in heaven, you will be my wife before three weeks are over your little head. " You will go toyonrsituation. Then I shall come in about a week, and take you from there to make little Miss Maria little Mrs. Webber, or if you like you can stay at the lodg ings till I marry you. lam sure of my mother's consent, for I am her pet. If she does not, then I must take French leave. Do not thiLk I shall tosupt you before you are my will, and you by so thinking will not come to London. Dear, darling Maria, I would not be guilty of such an ac tion, so do pray place confidence in me. Now, I must give you some little instructions Mind not to be late at the station. You must inquire the night before. I will meet you without fail at Paddington-station. You see, dear Maria, how b a dly I wr it e, f or lam not well at all. But I shall be better when you come to London. Farewell, dear girl, and believe me to be, " Yours affectionately, " VIVIAN WEBBER. " Miss James, at Miss Edwards's, 56, Oxford-street, " Swansea, Glamorganshire. " have taken most respectable lodgings for you.' , In consequence of that and other letters which the de fendant wrote, the plaintiff came up to London. There had, however, been a miscarriage in one of the defend ant's letters, and the defendant, in consequence, not ex pecting the plaintiff, was no t a t th e stat i on, as he had pro mised. She, however, went in a cab to his lodgings, at 10, Bury-street, St. James's, and was then taken by the defendant to a lodging at 17, Duke-street. The plaintiff soon fell, and while she continued there scenes occurred whLh were quite indescribable. The defendant, who drank to excess, treated her with great violence and cruelty. At length, when the defendant's lust was sated, the plaintiff was told to go, and a man named Read, a pugilist, and a friend of the defendant, came and took her away. She was then sent back to Bristol. It appeared that, bad as the conduct of the defendant bad been, he bad still some remorse and compunction, for on the plaintiff's re turn to Bristol he wrote her this letter, which the learned counsel read as follows : " Windham Club, Thursday. " Will you believe me if I call you clear Maria? when I found you hail gone I was taken so ill and repentant that I was obliged to go to bed, where I remained in a fever until this morning, when I got up. The first thing Ido is to ask you to forgive me. I should never have done what I did had I not been thank. I direct this to the same direction in Bristol as before, but have told them to forward it to your other if you are absent. Pray w r it e and tell me if th ere i s anyt hi ng I can do for you, and I will do it for you if possible. lam going to Swansea soon, and hope to Heaven you will be there with me. Put my kindness in the balance against my unkindness, and if the latter should be a little the heavier have the charity to for give. Tell me all about W—e, and where she is. Do you see how weak lam ? .If I was cruel, do not you be so. " Yours affectionately, " P.S.—Do pray write. " VIVIAN WEBBER. "Miss Prichard, 33, Stokescroft, Bristol." After that time the parties had never met, and no offer of reparation bad ever _been made. It might be said that the promise which the defendant Lad made was an improvident one, but it would be distinctly proved. It alight be that the defendant never meant to fulfil his promise, and only made it that he might seduce the plaintiff. If that were so, he was doubly a villain. But he bad done worse than that. He bad put on the record a plea which charged the plaintiff with immoral conduct previous to the connexion. It would be seen whether he would venture to produce evidence to support that plea. If he did not, the plea would be a great aggrava tion of the injury which he had inflicted on the plaintiff, it which the learned counsel hoped the jury would give exemplary damages. Toe fo towing witnesses were then examined : George Prichard said—l am the father of Maria Pri chard, the plaintiff. She was 17 in Aug. last. I live at Swansea. I am a furniture broker. lam a widower, and the plaintiff is my youngest daughter. She was the only daughter I had at home last year. She has always lived at home till she went to London. She on one occasion went on the stage at Swansea. The manager wanted a child for soine minor part, ard some one told him of my daughter. That was in 1853. She acted 10 or 12 times in 1353. In November last year I heard of something, and desired her to go to Bristol. I took her on boar.] the packet. She was to go to Mr. Wall, at Bristol. She went there. I first knew she had gone to London when she was there. Cross-examined—I am now a journeyman uphols terer. I .sas not in the habit of going to the theatre. The plaintiff was not many months at the theatre. It was all in one season. I think it was in 1853 I knew an actor named Sinclair. I never raw him at my house. I knew him at the Royal - Yatch, which he used to frequent. tie was au actor at the theatre in 1852. He was not at Swansea in 1853, not till 1855. I believe he is now at Bristol. I Dever saw Sinclair in company with my daugh ter. I became next friend some weeks ago. I was asked by Messrs. Loveland and Tweed. I knew a clerk to Mr. Beer, an attorney, named Morrie , . Ido not know whe ther: be was acquainted with roy daughter. About a month ago I went to a Mrs. Preston, at Swansea, and asked her whether she knew anything about my daugh. ter latels ? Felix Hussey Webber said—l am a brother of the de. fendaut. My mother resides near Swansea. My father was Capt. Webber, in the 74th Highlanders. He was killed in July, 1833. My brother, the defendant, I be lieve, was 27 last Dec. He was a lieutenant in the 67th Foot. "The defendant left the army, I believe, in 1853. He has been living since with my mother at Swansea. lie is a member of the IVlndnain Club, and some dines resides in London. He was at Swansea in November last, I believe. I am acquainted eith my brother's handwriting. I be'ieve this letter, No. 1, to be his writing. I do not believe this signature, No. 2, to be his handwriting. (This letter contains the promise to marry, which was read in the opening) Mr. Hammond (clerk to the plaintitra attorney) came down to Swansea. He said if he could not get proof of the handwriting he should subpceaa my mother. I told him I was quite as well aware of the defendant's handwriting as my mother was, and I should be obliged if he woul, not subpcena her, for I would do everything that she could do. I said tat when I came into court I would sate whether it was my brother's writing or not. The gentleman called upon me to state then whether they were in my brother's wri ing, He then ehowe Ime several letters. He offered me to read them, but I de clined He showed me No. 1. He pus them on the table and turned them over, and I looked at them cursorily. I said Well, I don't thi n k t h ere ' s muc h d ou b t a b ou t their being in nay brother's handwriting." I said in respect of on e l etter; " It is so totally different that you cannot e xpect tau to say whether it i s hi s or not. " Id o no t re mem was eober , having sa id th at any one of there four letters different that I could no t spea k to i t . Id o no t recollect having seen all these. I can't tell how many he laid on the table. There were several letters. There were some papers S an . is - envelope, I raw the signatures of all the letters on the table The signature which I objected to was written in defendant's hand r eo is No. 4. that would be 9 i s t u in tßcient and he With that exception I was satisfied satisfied with the signatures. acrosiaehee . t of paper Letter No. 3 is Hrmmond then said army. should not should not subpoena my mother. Croefeexamined—l nev er saw the plaintiff on r thest age to my knowledge. • The defendant sold out o f the His means are extremely li m i te d —excessivelyso. has next to nothirg. lam a clerk in the House of Co n : n mons. I hare seen my brOthef suff e ri ng u n der deli 'um ti mom. . Re-examined —He is in the habit of getting drunk. In December he was living at No. 10, Dury-street ; but for a short time in that month be had lodgings i n Duke-street. The defendant sold out in 1853. He has since received great a , sistance from my mother. She is a lady of fortune. I and my brother are her oniy children. It was here proposed to read the letter of 10th Decem ber, but the evidence wag rejected on the ground that the handwriting of the defendant was not proved. Ellen Steer said—l am the wife of Flcnry Steer. I live at 17, Duke -street. On the 12th December defendant came and took two rooms. He said they were for a lady and a. gentleman. I asked if the lady was his wife. H 3 raid, with hesitatior, that the was. I t;;Icl Lira the rent . ; .~: would be 1/. He took them for two months certain, and a month's notice—that he was an officer from the Skimea, and would be shortly going away. The lady, he I said, was to return to her father to Swansea. He came the next day, and brought the lady with him. It was bet ween 6 and 7 o'clock. They dined and slept together there. They continued there till the 23d of December, when the defendant left. The plaintiff left on the 24th. A gentleman named Read took her away. Before he came I told her she must not be in my house. She had a put-office order from the defendant for 31., which she could get at Bristol. I was to give her 10s. I knew she had no money. He came at 9 o'clock in the morning of the 24th. I never heard from the defendant that Read was a prizefighter. The defendant left the plaintiff in my house on the 23d—a Sunday. I went up stairs to see what was the matter when the bell rang. The plain tiff was sitting in the easy chair in the sitting-room. The defendant was in a bed in the same room. I asked her what was the matter, and she did not answer. I asked the defendant what be rang the bell for. The plaintiff said he (defendant) was unkind to her. I then went to the defendant to the bedside, and asked what he wanted ma to come up for. He said, "Put her out, put her out, Mrs. Steer." I said, " Whom do you mean ?" He said, " that thing in the ch a ir." I said, "No I will not put out the poor thing ; I'll put you out." I said, if he did not go out I'd go to Mr. Bingham and put him out. I don't recollect what day that wag. Once when two bells rang I went up, and the plaintiff was hanging out of bed, with her hew' hanging towards the floor. I did not see any violence. [The witness here began to cry, and was reminded that she had made a statement in writing.] I once saw him give her two or three slaps, from which she could sustain no injury. I once saw some violence to her breasts. She was wanting to go down to see a gent:ernao on the first floor. The defendant said she must not go down. She was running out of the door, and the defendant got out of bed and pushed the door. The catch, of the door caught hold of her breast. I was at the same time looking for the defendant's purse, which she had taken from him. The defendant had 4001. I found the purse near the window, and gave it the defendant. He held the door with his knee while be counted the notes and took the numbers of them. She was held in the door. I fomented her with hot water and a sponge about an hour and a half. That was the part injured by the door latch. I never saw any violence besides. I never gave any statement in writing. My husband wrote it, and gave it to Mr. Hammond. Mr. Steer wrote it down each day. I told him each day's occurrences. I don't know where my husband is. I don't know "what has become of him. I have not seen him for three weeks. 30 guineas damages were given by the defendant to my husband. E went to Mr. Pawle, the defendant's attorney. I told the defendant he was not married. I had learnt that from the plaintiff. The de fendant said he would marry her as soon as he was able. He said it also on another occasion. He, on the second occasion, made a solemn promise before the God of Heaven he would marry her as soon as he was able. Cross-examined—There was a good deal of dricking going on while they were at my house. I believe she joined in it. I have seen her drink three glasses without stopping, two of sherry and one of port. I have seen her drink four glasses of gin without letting the glass ou: of her hand. I have known her go out and fetch gin in a bottle. She was a month in my house before I allowed her her cloak anu bonnet to go out. After she left I brought her back to my house from Bristol, from charity. That was on the sth of January. I give her my own money. I did nut allow her her cloak and b innet for a month after that, only when she went to church. I found her one Sunday night in bed with my husba id. I would have murdered her. It was then my husband left me. He did not leave till be got 301. from the de fendant. I put her out of my house after that. She had been with me seven weeks. I had been taken sick at church, and came home before the service was over. It was next day the cause was finished in Guildhall Court. I told Mr. Tweed and Mr. Hammond why I wanted to put the plaintiff out of the house. My servant, Mary Smythe, one Light went to Mr. Hammond's. 0.1 her return I saw two Si. notes on the table. She immedi ately left my service. I owe her 2/. 10s. for wages. While the defendant was with me the plaintiff went out for wine. On two Sabbath-days I bad refused to get the defendant wine. Re-examined--The action I brought against the de fendant was for an assault, and for things that were da maged in my house. I have never seen the defendant scratch the plaintiff till the blood came. She came with a bundle of rags. She complained to me of the defen dant's violence in his presence. I found the plaintiff in tears on the first Sunday night. She was in bed. She can cry when she likes. (Tne witness was continually doing the same.) Mr. Whateley observed that there were other ladies who could do that. (Laughter.) Re-examination continued.---I have seen Mr. Pawle (the defendant's attorney). He did not take my exami nation. Everybody knew I found the p!aintiff in my husband's bed. I took the carving-knife to her. Tne defendant drank a great deal at my house. I sent out every day for sherry. I poured it out for him in tum blers. That was bdire 7in the morning. The defen lant did not keep her without food. I offered her my doctor if she wanted one. Mr. Justice Cresswelii;ere intimated that he was quite ready to hear this case out to the end, but he felt called upon in this stage to express his hope that both himself and the jury might he spared. Aftt-r some nt-gotiation, this suggestion was not ac ceded to; arid the case proceeded. Walter Wilkins, a clerk in a banking-house, was - then eddied to prove that the disputed letter, No. 2, was in the same handwriting as the others, admitted to be genuine. But the witness proved the contrary. The letter (No. 2) containing the promise to marry was then withdrawn. This was the plaintiff's case. Mr. Keating said he should have an application to make to the Court in respect to that letter. The learned counsel then submitted that there was no promise to marry proved. Mr. Justice Cresswell, in referring to Mrs. Steer's evidence, said he could not say that there was no evi dence of a promise. The case must go to the jury. After a long negotiation, the cause was settled, upon the terms, as we understood, that the jury should be dischargtd from giving a verdict, the defendant under taking to pay the costs and MI. to the plaintiff. POLICE INTELLIGENCE--April 3. WESTMINSTER. —Henry Martin, servant in the establishment of Major Gammen, was charged with assaulting his master. Major i4ammell, whose forehead exhibited marks of recent blows, stated that the defendant had been in hi., service for the last three years as butler and valet. He had recently had his discharge, and before leaving that day committed the assault now complained of. Com plainant had declined to give him a character, becAuse when he desired defendant to leave the room he had re fusel to do so. Yesterday morning the defendant cattle into the library, and told complainant he was obliged to him for not giving him a character, and called him an in fernal scoundrel and other names. Complainant ordered him to leave the room, but 'ae refused, and commencing a violent attack upon him, beat him about the head until he inflicted the marks he now bore. Defendant's conduct in the service had been good until lately. Will. Wells, the major's coachman, said that he heard the bell ring that morning, accompanied with a loud cry from the library, when, on hastening to the room, he f.tind the complainant and the defendant engaged in a struggle. ‘Vitness t•n his master away, thinking he might be in danger. Defendant, in reply to the charge, said that his mas ter refused to give him a character, and had done the same before with other servants. He went into the library and thanked him for not giving him a charac ter, whereby he was to starve, he supposed. He ad mated that his master bad ordered him to leave the room on a. former occasion, but said be had done so in a most improper manner, and he had refused to go un til he had fulfilled the duty which took him there, and for that only his master had refused to give him a cha racter. As regarded the assault complained of, be said that it was nothing but a scuffle that took place, after all. Mr. Paynter aiornAverted upon the defendant's gross misconduct, and fi,,ed him 2/. 10s., or one mouth's im prisonment in the House of Correctin. The defendant imm e diat e ly paid tEe fine. The major observed that the defendant still had pos session of his keys, which be refused to deliver up. Mr. Paynter said he could have no claim whatever to detain them. The defendant said he held them because he was re sponsible fOr the plate and other property whioh had been given into his cbarge, and did not like to give them up until it was seen by the list that everything was correct. It was then arraoged that ooe of the summoning officers should accompany bim to his master's house, and that he bhould hand over the property intrusted to his care. A few days ago William Kilminster, a servant in the establishment of the Austrian Ambassador, was sum moned for unlawfully detaining some wearing apparel, the property of James Neaves, when Mr. C. Lewis, an attorney on the defendant's behalf, pleaded that he was privileged from the ordinary operation of the law by belonging to the establishment of the Austrian Em bassy ; but as the name was not returned on the official list supplied to this Court the matter was adjourned until yest,rday. On the parties reappearing, Mr. Lewis still pleaded defendant's privilege, and referred the magistra e to the 7th of Anne, chap. 12, sec. 3, which recognises the pri vilege in question, ebtsblished by the law of nations, ausl points out that a list shall.he seat to the Foreign-office of the names of persons comprised in an ambassador's obta bluth went. • Mr. Poynter, who was aware of the enactment in question, inquired of the complainant Whether he knew that defendant was in the service of the ambassador? Complainant replied he had no doubt that he was. • .Mr. Lewis observed that defendant was not only at tached to the establishment of the ambassador, but was actually residing in his house. Mr. Paynter said that the inviolability of the arnbas sador's household must not be interfered with, and as it ~vas clearly admitted by complainant that defendant was in the ambassador's establi,htneut there must be an end to the case. He might go on with the hearing, but as the privilege was claimed, and would doubtless be perse vered in, it would be useless, as he could not issue civil process against the defendant to enforce any order. It Was immaterial whether the official list sent from the Home -office for the guidance of the magistrates con tainedn ) ;(1 the .te n d a e lli fe e n defendant t n')t was in a t p h e i r s so i n o s t e a n n t c i entitled d as t o it the was pri vilege. 3, C l o r in p pl a a y in u a te n t t vilege.. sa he inquired whether there was no means of getting back his property from def e ndant knew of none, and person: rauot ^ EVENING, APRIL 4 1856. be careful in their transactions with ambassadors' ser- Tanta. BANK RETURNS. The case against the defendant, who appents to be an Englishman, was then disinis=ed. SOUTH WARK. Mary Howard, a middle•agec, woman, was brought before Mr. A'Beckett for final examination, cliarged with stealing 3151. in gold, the property of her master, Anthony Malony, assistant to Mrs. Connelly, bo 'keener and newsagent, at the Brighton Railway Terminus, London-bridge. Mr. Solomon appeared for the accused. It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutor, a widower, reAdiqg at No. 9, Nelson-square, Bermondsey, that shortly after his wife's death he took the prisoner as a ser►ant to look after his house and three children, for which he paid her 2s. 6d. a-week and her board and lodging. During 18 years' hard work, he and his late wife scraped together 3151. in sovereiglis and half-sove reigns, which he kept safely locked up in a box in his bedroom. He saw the money there on Tuesday night, the 25th ult. On the next day he went out to his work as usual, and on his return home, at 10 o'clock at night, he was surpi-ised to hear that the prisoner had absconded. He immediately went to his bedroom, and, to his utter dismay, discovered that the box had been broken open and all the money gone. He at once proceeded to the police station and gave information, with a description of the prisoner, and on the following morning hedespatched his two boys and girl to different railway stations, while he went to others in search of her. Fortunately she was discovered in a carriage at the Euston-square station, just as the train was about to start for Birmingham, when his daughter called a police-constable, and gave hrr into custody with nearly all the money in her pos session. Account, pursuant to the Act seventh an eighth Victoria, cap. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank Notes of the several Banks of Issue in England and Wales, in Circulation during the Week ending Satur day, tae 221 day of March, 1856 : 21,697 In cross-examination by Mr. Solomon, the prosecutor said that the prisoner bad been in his service as hou:s• keeper about six months, but prior to that she bad lived in the same house with him, in Webb street. She left there to come to him, and he paid her half-a-crown a week for her services. Mr. Solomon—Now, has she not lived with y.)11 as your wife ? Prosecutor—She has not, Sir. I positively swear to that. Mr. Solomon—Be cautious how you answer that ques tion. Is she not in Ole family w‘ty by you ? Prosecutor—No, Sir. I never was on such intimate terms with her. She was my servant, and I alwAys treate 1 her as such. Mr. Solomon—How long have you been in Mrs. Connelly's service Prosecutor—About nine years. But I have been savin; this money 18 years, and my late wife added con siderably to it from her i4ayiogs for five years at the Junior United Service Club. _ _ Mr. Solomon—Have you ever shown the prisoner this lar g e sum of money Prosecutor—l have not ; and I had no idea that sbe was acquainted with the fact. 12,608 2,790 15,818 JaneMal,ny, daughter of the prosecutor, said that the prisoner left her father's house on Wednesday night, the 26th of March, taking away with her her boxe.i, When her father came home he I and that the money was all gone, and on the following morning at an early hour, he stilt her to the Euston,qoare station, where she saw the prisoner sitting in ~n e of tha railway car riages ready to start for Birmingham, she having pui • chased a ticket for that place. Witness fetched a police• comtahie, to whom she gave her iu charge for robbing her father. 47,547 31,155 20,901 3,075 18,691 In o oss•exatnination by Mr. Solomon witness said that the prisoner ba,l elt-pt with her during the time she had been in her father's service, and she Lever saw any familiarity between them. Mr. Solomon asked the prosecutor when he last counted his money He repied that he couoted 315/. about a month ago, but on the Tuesday night he saw it all in the box. 32,744 43,431 7,138 19,625 72,097 George Parry, 376 S, stated that he was en duty on Thursday morning, the 29th ult., near the Euston-square railway station, when the prosecutor's daughter came running up to him, and told him that her father's ser vant had robbed him of upwards of 3001., and was then in ons of the railway carriages about to start for Bir mingham. Witness accompanied her into the station, and he took the prisoner into custo3y, and conveyed her and her boxes to the Bermondsey Police•station, where the charge was entered against her. She had paid the fare t Birmingham, and had the ticket is her hand. A lice Duff, the female searches at the police-station, said she searched the prisoner, and found in her pocket a purse containing 12 sovereigns, five half sovereigns, and 11 15s. 9J. in silver. She also handed a large quan tity of sovereigns and half sovereigns to the inspector for him to count. The prisoner said that all the money belonged to the prosecutor, and that she had st )'.en it from his box. 24,221 Sergeant 'tied, the acting inspector at the Bertnon ftey police-station, staed that he was on duty there on Tunis lay morning, the 27th ult., when the prisoner was brought in, and charged with robbing the prosecutor of 315 sovereigns. After last witness had searched her, ,he handed him a quantity of gold coin, which he count ed, and found to be 179 sovereigns and 162 half-sove• reigns, which, with the money found on the prisoner, amounted to 2761. 53. 9d. 0,890 12,615 6,288 Mr. A'Beckett asked whether any more money had been found since the last examination ? rgeant Reed replied in the negative. Mr. Solomon here said that he could not struggle against the evidence and the prisoner's► own statement, therefore be should reserve his defence until the trial. lie was, however, instructed to say that his client had given up all the money she took from the prosecutor's box. 17,982 Mr. A'Beckett said that there was no evidence what amount of money there was actually in the box when she committel the robbery. as the prosecutor ha i not counted it for a month. However, he should commit her for trial. 21,033 50,506 4,33 ... 22,329 68,489 14,080 26,053 9,075 21,562 41,756 9,575 5,378 52,890 36,609 29,559 28,415 87,735 16,213 7,630 3,566 34,660 32,363 13,048 2,318 5,614 1n,520 27,081 46,911 91,259 9,682 3,409 1. , PRIVATE BANKS. AverageAmonnt. - Andover Bank, A n d over -H eat h and Co. Ashford Bank, Ashf or d-J emm i tt and Pomfret 11,956 Sittingboui... Aylsham Bank, Aylsham-G. and T. Copeman 3,878 -Valiance a, Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury-Z. D. Hunt 31,593 Southampton Town . Baldock Bank and Baldock and Biggleswade I ampton-Maddison ao Bank,._Baldock-Wells, Hogge, and Co 34,241 Southwell Bank, Southwell- Barnstaple Bank, Barnstaple-Marshall and Co 10,005 Stiiithinapton and Hampshire Ba,„ Basingstoke and Odihain Bank, Basingstoke- , ton-Atherley, Fell, awl Co. Seymour, Lamb, and Co. - ... Bedford Bank. Bedford-T. Barnard and Sons 33,408 Stafford Old Bank c' to , Bewdley Bank, Bewdley - Nichols, Baker, C 0... ~ ... and Co - -I Bicester and O x f or d s hi re Bank and Oxford ... Bank, Bicester-11. M. and G. Tubb 14,891 3W: Birmingham Bank, Birmingham- -Attwoods, .... Spooner, and Co 3ae Birmingham and Warwickshire Bank, Bir- Ri minghatn-J. L. Moilliet and Sons 9,462 Ind Blandford Bank, Blandford-Oak and Co. 6,966 'art Boston Bank, Boston-Garfit and Co 68,155 .... Boston Bank, B os t on -H . an d T . G ee an d C o 14,232 am Bridgwater Bank, Bridgwater-J. and J. L ... Sealey Bristol Bank, Bristol-Miles, Miles, and C 0... 35,321 ~... Broseley and Bridgnorth and Bridgnorth and 3iva Broseley Bank, Broseley-Pritchards, Boy cott, and Co. Buckingham Bank, Buckingham-Bartlett, Par- W. rott, and Co. Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, and viar Stowmarket Bank, Bury St. Edmunds- Oakes, Bevan, and C 0... ~ Si Banbury Bank, Banbury - Gillet, Tawney, and Co. Banbury Old Bank, Banbury-Cobb and Son 24,977 Bath City Bank, Bath .G. Moger and Son Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard-Bassett, Grant, and Co 36,395 an- Birmingham Bank, Birmingham-Taylor and Lloyds Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire H l,nd I A. and W. M. Harris and Co. Brecon Old Bank, B recon -Wilki ns an d Co 54,620 , Brighton Union Bank, Brighton-Hall, West, nk, and Borrer Burlington and Driffield Bank, Burlington- 'inch Harding Smith, and Co Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds- ;er B J. Worlledge Cambridge Bank, Cambridge -Mortlock & Co. ire B Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam bridge-Messrs. Fosters Visbe Canterbury Bank, Canterbury-Hammond and Co - P. Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthen-David Motris and Sons in--G Chertsey Bank, Chertsey-La Coste and Son. Colchester Bank, Colchester-Round & Green y, La Colchester and Essex Bank, and Witham and Essex Bank, and Halleigh, Suffolk, Bank, ibury ' Colchester-Mills, Bawtree, and Co mere, Cornish Bank, Truro-Tweedy and Co Coventry Bank, Coventry-Little & Woodcock r-Fa; City Bank, Exeter-Milford and Co Craven Bank, Settle-Alcocks, Birkbecks, and es Fiat Co Cardiff Bank, Cardiff-Tow goo d an d C o . npton- Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Mon mouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon lalesw Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, -Guru Chepstow-Bromage, Snead, and Co 8.243 Derby Bank, Derby-W. and S. Evans &Co 10,760 ink, G Derby Bank, Derby-Samuel Smith and Co 36,900 Bart., Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak Bank, Derby-Crompton, Newton, and Co Devizes and Wiltshire Bank, Devizes-Locke and Co NKS. Diss Bank, Diss-Oakes, Fincharn, and Co Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster sley - Cooke and Co 'ord Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton y, Wol on-Tees Bank, Darlington--Backhouse &Co 86,125 Devonport Bank, Devonport- Hodge and Co 9,364 Dorchester Old Bank and Dorsstshire Bank, Comp: Dorchester-R. and H. Williams 46,161 East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard-Robi ns , Fos- hire Ul ter, and Co 77,167 1-Trent. East Riding Bank, Beverley-Bower and Co 50,453 re Banl Essex Barl and Bishop's Stortford Bank Chelmsford-Sparrow Round, and C o 144,907 any, W Exeter Bank, Exeter-Sanders and Co 24,912 Fakenham Bank, Fakenham-Gurneys, Birk - inking C beck, and Co - Farringtion Bank and Bank of Wantage, Far- ig Comp: ringdon-Barnes, Medley, and Co Farnham Bank, Farnham - Messrs Knight Faversham Bank, Faversham-Hilton and Co lpany, C Godalming Bank, Godalming-Mellersh and Keen Guildford Bank, Guildford-Messrs. Haydon 13,805 Grantham Bank, Grantham-Hardy and Co 27,120 arlisle .. Hastings Old Bank, Hastings-Smith, Hilder, ig-Compa and Co. ....... ..... Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford- ; Compa Matthews and Co. Hertford and Ware Bank, Hertford-S. Adams anking C and Co. Hull Bank and Kingston -upon-Hull Bank, Hull, Smith, Brothers, and Co. Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting- K don-Rust and Veaseys Harwich Bank, Harwich-Cox, Cobbold, and Co. - tany, Hali Hemel Hempstead Bank, Hemel Hempstead ;anking C, --Smith and Whittingstall Hertfordshire, Hitchin Bank, Hitchin - ;on ' Sharpies, and Co. Hereford, Ross and Archenfield Bank, and ig Compa Ross and Archenfield Bank. Hereford- Morgan and Co Ipswich Bank, Ipswich-Bacon and Co. Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, Hadleigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley Leicester Bank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich- npany Alexanders and Co. Kentish Bank, Maidstone--Mercer, Randall, and Co. my Kington and Radnorshire B an k, Ki ng t on - nshiro Ba Davies and Co. Knighton Bank, Knighton -Davies and Co .re Bank Knaresborough Old Ba n k an d Rip on Old B an k, Knaresborough-fl trriSon and Co eland Un Kendal Bank, Kendal-Wakefield, Crewdson, , Newcas and Co. Kettering Bank, Kettering-J. C. Gotch and aid, Birmi Sons isgate-stra Lane End Staffordshire Bank, Lane End-C. .. ..... • • •• Harvey and Son. [elkeham., Leeds Bank, Leeds--Beckett and Co. Leeds Union Bank, Leeds-W. Williams, iany, Nor Brown and Co. Leicester Bank, Leicester-Pagets and Kirby, rerpool .... Lewes Old Bank, Lewes-Molineux and Co-, ' Compan Lichfield Bank, Lichfield-Palmer and Greene Lincoln Bank, Lincoln-Smith, Ellison, and Co. iaddlewort Llandovery Bank, Lampeter Bank, and Llan- eld dilo Bank, Llandovery-D. Jones and C 0... Inking Co Loughborough Bank, Loughborough -Middle ton and Cradoek of Somers Lymington Bank, Lyrnington-St. Barbe and sank, Lar Co. ...................... , Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn ffnall Regis-Gurneys and Co. inking Co; Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis- Jarvis and Co Compan Macclesfield Bank, Macclesfield-Brocklehurst and Co. ck Bankii ! Manningtree Bank, Manningtree-Nunn and Co. g Compan Marlborough Bank, Marlborough and Wilts Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marl- my, Shafts borough Old Bank and Uuno . erford Bank, and Hungerford Bank, Marlborough-Tan- -e Bankir ner and Co Merionethshire Bank, Dolgelly-Williams and ink, Wak Son ...... .... .. Miners' Bank, Truro-AVillyams and Co ; Compan: Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank, Abergavenny-Bailey and Co ' ; Compan: Monmouth Cld Bank, Monmouth Bank, Bre- ..._ con Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old les Distrit ' Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Monmouth-Bromage, Snead, and Co 13,827 y, Salisbur Newark Bank, Newark-Godfrey and Riddell 26,143 pany, Hui Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford and Newark Bank, Sleaford-H an dl e y, Peacock, ; Company and Co 47,481 Newbury Bank, Newbury -Bunny & Slocock 17,665 king Con Newmarket Bank, Newmarket-Eaton, Ham mond, and Co Norwich Crown Bank and Norfolk and Suffolk Company Bank, Norwich-Harveys and Hudsons... ds Norwich and. Norfolk Bank, Norwich-Gur- 'ar of Dint neys and Birkbeck :ouse, Mar, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, Not tingham, Hart, Fellows, and Co. Nuneaton Bank, Nuneaton-Craddock and Co. - - EXPENSES OF LION KEEPING.-The duration of thi Naval Bank, Plymouth, Plymouth-Harris ! lion's existence is from thirty to forty years. He dest roys and Co. .. 19,258 an annual value of siii thousand francs (2401.) in horses. New Sarum Bank, Sarum-Everett and Co 9,897 mules, oxen,-camels, aid sheep. Taking the average of Nottingham Bank, Nottingham-Sanfuel Smith the lion's life at thirty-five years, each lion costs the Arab and Co. 32,630 t wo h un d re d a n d t en thousand francs (8,400/;) The Oswestry Bank a n d O swes t ry Old B ank, Os- 11,147 province of Con westry-Croxon and Co stantine, and who will be rep'a ce d b Oxford Old Bank, O x f or d -R o bi nson, P arsons y others comma from the regency of Tunis or Morocco, cost stinually a , and Co. 32,106 ' hundred and eighty thousand francs (7,2001.) In the Old Bank, Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Ton- 1 districts where I generally hunt, the Arab, who pavc f live francs a year to the st ate, nays fifty ta the lion.- bridge Wells Old B an k , T on b r i dge and Ton il 0 erard's Lion Hunti ng and Sioqing l ife 'n, Algeria. bridge Well s an d S evenoa k s Bank, Ton- , , bridge-T. H. and S. Beaching Oxfordshire Wit ney B an k , W i tney-J. W • fever is, as you a ll k now, a most infectious and virulent Clinch and Co. Pease's Old Bank, H u ll, th e H u ll Old B a nk deaths annu a ll y recorded is but a small proportion of the and Beverly B an k, Hull-Pease an d C o __ 47,396 number annually affected with the disease, and therefore Penzance Bank, p enza „ e _B a tt en an d Co 10,912 ( f those who are. so conveyed to the hospital, it must Peterborough Bank and Oundle Bank, Peter- be manifest that there is considerable danger in such an borough-D. Yorke and Co. Pembrokeshire Bank, Haverfordwest-J. and I have been informed that five persons in one family W. Walters 8,380 have been stricken with lever in cansequence of one of Reading Bank, Reading---L-Simonds and Co 30,714 them having imprudently visited a tainted locality, and Reading Bank, Reading-Stephens, Blandy, yet th ere are cases in which we are doing our heat to and Co: Richmond Bank, Richmond-Roper and Co. 5,844 of a tainted locality at every moment of the day, I Rochdale Bank, Rochdale-Clement, Royds, have no hesitation in saying that the cabs which have and Co. ............................................... 4,073 been so employed are sufficiently infected to become a Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Bank, Roches- powerful means of spreading the disease, and I mightt ter-Day and Nicholson.. Royston B an k, Royston-Fordham and Sons 15,069 lic vehicles being' also used for the conveyance of R 1 Rugby B an k, Rugby-A. Butlin anantiSon ... ... 10,247 persons .affe.lted,with smallpox,-Dr, LaltelV eguar. ye Bank, Rye-R. C. Pomf re t, 84 a 0„ . , . ... i ;HO fork Belvre. I .. _ . • ' JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Bank of Westmorland, Kendal... Barnsley Banking Company, Barnsley Bradford Banking Company, Bradford Bilston District Banking Company, Wolver hampton Bank of Wllit - ehaven, Whitehaven Bradford Commercial Banking Company, Bradford Burton, Uttoxeter, and Staffordshire Union Banking Company, Burton-upon-Trent Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Banking Company, Chesterfield Cumberland Union Banning Company, Work ington Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Banking Corn pony, Cheltenham Coventry and Warwicishire Banking Company, Coventry Coventry Union Baiaking Company, Coventry County of Gloucester Banking Company, Chel tenham Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Company, ' Carlisle Carlisle City and District Bank, Carlisle Dudley and West Bromwich Banking. Company, Dudley 30,004 Derby and Derbyshire Banking Company, • Derby Darlington District Joint Stock Banking Com pany, Darlington East of England Bank, Norwich 23,675 Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester 152,499 Halifax Joint Stock Bank, Halifax lB,lOl Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield 37,938 Hull Banking Company, Hull 26,012 Halifax Commercial Banking Company, Halifax 13,406 • Halifax and H u dd ers fi e ld U n i on B an ki ng Com pany, Halifax Holston Banking Company, Holston Herefordshire Banking Company, Hereford Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company, KnaresbOrough 27,803 Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge 3,635 Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster 55,712 Leeds Bankina. Company, Leeds Leicestershire ' Banking Company, Leicester 71.039 Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company 49,955 Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking Company, Leamington Priors. 11,265 Ludlow and Tenbury Bank, Ludlow 9,900 Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank ing Company, Nottingham Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking Company, Nottingham 26,930 Newcastle, Shields, and Sunderland Union Joint-Stock Banking Company, Newcastle upon-Tyne -- National Provincial Bank of England, Birming ham, Head-office, 112, Bishopsgate-street, London 431,334 North Wilts Banking Company, Melksham 42,282 Northamptonshire Union Bank, Northampton 81,556 Northamptonshire Banking Company, North ampton North and South Wales Bank, Liverpool Pares's Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester Saddlcworth Banking Company, Saddleworth. Sheffield Banking Company, Sheffield Stamford, Spalding, and Boston Banking Com pany, Stamford Stuckey's Banking Company, Bristol Somerset shire Bank, and Somersetshire Bank, Lang-- port 354,93. Shropshire Banking Company, Shiffnall 40,152 Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Com pany, Stourbridge Sheffield and Hallamshire Banking Company, Sheffield Sheffield and Rotherham Joint Stock Banking Company, Sheffield 53,30. Swaledale and Wensleydale Banking Company, Richmond . Storey and Thomas' Banking Company, Shaftes bury Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Banking Company, Wolverhampton 31,906 Wakefield and Barnsley Union Bank, Wake field Whitehaven Joint-Stock Banking Company, Whitehaven 25,070 Warwick and Leamington Banking Company, Warwick West of England and South Wales District Bank, Bristol 87,103 Wilts and Dorset Banking Company, Salisbury 76,815 West Riding Union Banking Company, Hud dersfield Whit.church and Elle3mere Banking Company, Whitchurch 6,786 Worcester City and County Banking Com pany, WorceSter 6,691 York Union Banking Company, York 68,068 York City and County Banking Company, 91,250 Yorkshire Banking Company, Leeds 122,762 J. MICHA EL, Acting Registrar of Rink Returns Inland Revenue, Somerset House, March 29. 10,886 33,212 43,633 1,485 20,877 36,623 21,694 40,871 53,556 1,945 36,310 56,896 56,742 23,513 13,16 32,524 " - Ross Old Bank, Heredfordshire, Ro s Allaway and Macdougal ........... . Saffron Walden. and N,,rttt Essex Bank, Saf fron Walden—Gibsons and C.) Salop Bank, Shrewsbury— Burton, Lloyd, and Co. Scarbor ).gli Old Bank, Scarborough—Wood all and Co Shrewsbury Old Bank and Shrewsbury and Ludlow Bank, Shrewsbury— Rocke, Ey tons, and Co Sittingbourne and Milton Bank, Sittingbune —Valiance and Co. Southampton Town and County Bank, South ampton—Maddison and Pearce Southwell Bank, Southwell—Wylde and Co Seithinaptori and Hampshire Batik, Southamp ton—Atherley, Fell, awl Co. 3,177 Stone Bank, Stone—W. Moore 340 Stafford Old Bank, Sta.tord--Stevenso n and Co Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford—Eaton, Cayley and Co. • 29,034 Shrewsbury and Welshpooi Bank, Shrewsbury —Beck, Downward, and Co. Taunton Bank, Taunton—H. and R. Badcock 24,443 Tavistock Bank, Tavistock—:Gill and Rundle 9,340 Thornbury Bank, Thornbury—Rolph and Co. 9,673 Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton Dunsford and Co. Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northampton shire—Thrapston, Yorke and Eland Tring Bank and Chesham Bank, Tring—But cher and Son Towcester Old Bank, Towcester—Percival and Co Town and County of Poole Bank and Ring wbod and Poole Bank, Poole—G. W. Led gard and Sons Union Bank, Cornwall, Helston—Vivian and Co Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge—Hull, Smith, and Co 1 Wallingford , Walling - ford—Hedges, Wells, and C.., 7;677 War wick and Warwickshire Bank, Warwick— K. Greenway and Co. Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington—Fox, Brothers, and Co West Riding Bank, Wakefield, and Pontefract Bank, Wakefi e ld- Leatham, Tew, and Co Whitby Old Bank, Whitby—Simpson, Chap man, and Co Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Win chester—Bulpettand Co Winchester and Hampshire Bank, Winchester —Wickham and Co Weymouth Old Bank and Dorchester Bank, Weymouth—Eliott and Pearce Wirksworth and Ashbourne Derbyshire Bank, Wirksworth— Arkwright and Co Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech— Gurneys and Co Wiveliscorube Bank, Wiveliscombe— P. and W. Hancock Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton—.Good ricke and Holyoake Worcester Bank, Worcester—Farley, Laven der, and Co Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank, Worcester—Berwick, Lechmere, and Co Worcestershire Bank, Kidderminster—Farley, Turner, and Co Walsall Old Bank, Walsall—Charles Forster and Sons Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton—R and W. F. Fryer . Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halesworth and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth—Gurneys, Birbeck, and Co Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank, Great Yarmouth—Sir E. H. K. Lacon, Bart., and Co York Bank, York- Swann, Clough, and Co 31,308 3,972 23,546 3,093 10,743 9,732 7,544 0,222 12,068 25,942 4,259 4,858 37,635 51,912 8,019 10,905 6,252 67,953 8,690 9, 420 42,993 12.613 41,356 10,806 9,480 51,171 29,345 20,528 56,242 Sporting Intelligence. TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. Notwithstanding the alosenca of many members, who bad proceeded from Doncaster to Thirsk, the room was somewhat numerously attended. The business that was transacted did not, however, prosent any change of moment. The quotations were as follow : CITY AND SUBURBAN HANDICAP. 4to 1 agst Fishtrman (taken) 6 to 1 agst St. Hubert (taken) GREAT METROPOLITAN. 5 to 2 agst Cant ()tile (taken) 10 to 1 agst Middleton (taken) Offers to take 6 to 4 about the two 10 to 1 agst The Earl (tAkeii) 100 even between the Earl and Middleton (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STARES. hanteraken) 10 2to 1 agst Yellow J ac k (t a k en t o 3001) (offer e d) Night (taken to 1501.) 1 2 to 1 tol to 1 1 11 Ba g ga:r t t TE:CHESTER CUP. Fly-by 33 to 1 agst Scythian (taken) 40 to 1 agst. Capucine (eke))) DEBBY. 7to 1 on the &Id (offered) 8 to 1 asst Ellin ton (taken) 14 to 1 agst Artillery (taken to 501. (1000 to GO Also laid) 2000 to 40 agst Enchanter (taken) 1000 to 10 agk , t Skyscraper (taken) Offers to take 1000 to 30 ab ,ut Cannobie THIRSK SPRING MEETING.—THURSDAY. Borough Handicap. About one mile. Gamekeeper . Hanover Med way Radulpbus, Lance, Notre Dame, Martlet, and King of the Gipsies also ran. Mowbray Stakes. T.Y.C. Skycutter Nfatilda Jareca....- Naughty Boy and Evelyn also ran. Th• Trial Stakes. Mary ... Eulogist Pollux . Six ran. Won by a le ng th ea,i ly. Falcon Stakes. Bird in the Bush Bright Vanes a RAILWAY TRAFFIC BMW? NS. GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending March 23, 1856 £19,031 13 11 Corresponding week last year 13,054 19 8 LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. —Traffic re turn for the week ending March 30, 1856 221,074 18 2 Corresponding week last year IB,OJB 18 9 CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending March 30, 1856 £4,564 9 8 01i-responding week last year 4,341 9 3 Increase in 1856 . SCOTTISH CENTRAL RATLWAT.—Traffic return for the w)ck ending March 30, 1856 £5,665 13 6 oJrrespondinv week last year LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY.—Tragic re turns for the week ending March 29, 1856—(Average num ber of omnibuses working daily, 384) £7,141 13 11 The Wurtemb(rg G.Nernrneot has just revoked the interdiction to export horses t , ) foreign c3untries. Count Keroicki, secretary t) the Austrian embassy at St. Petersburg, and who had been staying some time at Vienna,, lef:. for St. P.•tershrrg on the 27th ult. [AevEnriszmzxr.]— Among the numerous extraordinary cures without medicine effected by Du Barry's delici-us h ealth - restoring Rcvalenta, Arabica, Food of Indigestion (Dyspepsia), Flatulency, Constipation, Nervous, Bilious, and Liver Complaints, Cough, Asthma, Consumption, and Debility, the following aro not the least remarkable : Cure No. 47,121. —Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of Naeing Vicarage, Width:uncross, Hefts : a cure of extreme nervousness, indigestion, gatherings, low spirits, and nervous fancies, cure No, 48,114.—Miss Elizabeth Yeoman, Gateacre, near Liverpool : a sure of ten years' dyspepsia and all the horrors of nervous irritability. 12, Patrick street, Cork, 4th mo., 4th, 18:9.—Respected Friend,--I have given your Arabica Food to a girl of fifteen, who during the last seven years has not been a day without vomiting fifteen or sixteen times, and sometimes oftener. The fourth day after she commenced your food vomiting ceased altogether, and she has not thrown up since ; her health is improving wonderfully. WILLIAII MARTIN-, M.D.— In canisters, 51bs, 1 ls.; 121h5., 225. The i2lbs. carnage free, on receipt of post-office arder. Barry du Barry end Co., 77, Regent-street, Loudon ; Fortnum, Mason, and Co., Purveyors to her Majesty, Piccadilly ; also at 60, Grace ehureil-street; 330 and 451, Strand ; 4, Cheapside ; 68 , Cernhill • 40, Bis hopsgate-street ; 55, Charing-eves ; 51, rippg Bilker-strogt; 63 and 150, Oxford-otreot. 8,407 10,195 72,695 Country Markets . DERBY SMITHFIEI4I).—APRIL 14 . There was a large supply of fat bea , ts to-day, of eg lent quality, and a full attendance of buyers, withou , i l alteration of price. .Ilost of the ani ma l s were dispose° The number of sheep not large and better sold. V I store calves in plentiful supply atd good request. average number of fat pigs, The following were the quotations :—Beef, 6d to 61 mutton,. 7(1 to 70 ; lamb, Od to 0,1; veal, 7d tc lb. ; pigs, l's Od to lOs 6d per score ; rough fat, 4s 3 per 14.1 b.; hides, aid to 4.1 d per lb ; call-skins, 30 v ' per lb. EDINBURGH GRAIN.—A? IL 2. A fair supply of grain to-day. Wheat sold reach!, an increase in price; barley the same, while oats 1 cheaper and dull. Beans better. Wheat, on the top, 2s up, and on the average 1 up. Barley, 3s down on the top, and 6d up on the aver Oats on the top is 4d down—on the average, 8d (1° Beans on the top Gd down—the average, 6d up. AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. Wheat £3 10 0 2.l2the. Do. new -12thi. Barley Oats ................ . .... " Beans BOSTON —Arm 2. There WAS considerable firmness in the wheat trade , in some instances the best samples of both red and realised an ad vance o f I s per qr. on the prices curren t week. Spring corn in request, and about is per, qt. money. Prices :—Wheat, red, 52s Od to 708 Od ; white, 70„ 72s Od extra, 74 8 Od . B arley, 35s Od to 40s (d. 178 to 275. Beans, 37s Od to 45s Od. Peas, 36 so per gr. • NEWARK —APRIL 2. A full attendance of farmers and a good supply of Wheat maintained late prices. Barley 28 dearer. Wheat, white 80s to 84s, red 70s to 745; barley, mi l 4 8 to 455, grinding 338 to 365; oats, '4st . 3ts to 365. 26s to 28s; bean s , 428 to 52s ; malt, 728 to 76s ; pegs , ' to 41s; tares, 60s to 64s per qr. VEABORNE MAILS. swamis* that the mail.. are dent from the General ros ), the eight---and M by the morning —despatch.) Day vvtavn tutt '• - in Genera. run , 0111 co, London Por 4t. (Asp ntei EP • Lliorpoo 'April' • iSouth sin t lEvery Frlds, I l Liverpoo tlioutharopt": Dover IPly - mouti, • ' :Dover .. ISouthamp.! , :• liouthamptcni !Dover .Dlo l ' ' ziouthampt=o . Api I! ISout ham p,tut; Apt' • `Various port udfoo'l l'iloutb am ptopl Southampio.. iSouthampt., April Dover :331itharpton' Mover Tivice4 !Dover 18outhampto, !Southattiptool London..., Southampti, AFL' , Dover DAP/ : Southampton. 16thito Plymouthi .. . j 42v Do Dover... llolr head • ... Tivic`i 'Southampton APT — n Southampton Liverpool... Dover 4 , 20 11°' I Southampten APril 1 .'Dover...... , Southampton 2,,i0 Iratious port Una"' 'Dover stouthempton i Southampton Various ports rueert sit 'Dover ....1 Dover iSouthemptlnt 1 It' Southampton 6 - 0 la! Whenany of these dates fall on a Sunday, the malls will 4 ,./ (patched on the followi ng d ay, with the exception of the In tilut,l ionthampton), and the Malta, both of which will be denote"! preceding day. 811 ARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 3 STOCK EXCHANGE.—no market has been very (104 116 , ; ,0 Bri to-day, and a l arge b usiness WAS done at a slight from y es t er d ay ' s rates.—Blackburn, 6l—North S R —Caledonian , 301 /I x d —Midl ands, 743 / 5 %, outh Eastern, 21/ A / —Edinburgh an d Glssgow, 4 " 1 1 sfanchester, Sheffield, and Li nco l ns hi re, 29 81-,--Dittck.,s4 per cent., 651- L uxem b ourg constituted, 7 d .—LoDdotf. North-Western, 102 101 c. 2 1014 North Eas7, 4erwick, 19i— L ancas hi re and Yorkshire, 87/ / 8 —Chester and Holyhead, 15I—Dutch Rhenish, 1i 11 " MANCHESTER. APRIL 3. STOCK EXCRANGIL—Th ere h as b een a dull basis.* .* 0 day, an d p r i ces were rather lower. East Lanutokl,:i 91 - Shetli , lds, 29—Leeds. i.£3 —Dover, 21 15-16—Bel'A burn, 6 13-16—Mi land, 75—Crystal Palace, 3-OZO Worcester, kc., 14. BIRMINGHAM, APRIL 3. , STOOK EXC H ANGE.—This market was flat to-osit 0 regards busi ness , b ut in prices there was no alterati°4 London and North-Western s were done at I.o2i—Midi t b Six per Cents., Bristol and Birmingham, 134—S•gcs Staffords, 3 dis.—Great Western, Birmingham Preston Shares, 91. LEEDS, Arlin, 3. STOCK EXCETANGE.—MidIancIe, 751 North WestAril 16—Lancashire an d Y or k sh i res, v ltq—Berwioks, Pi—Dovors, 211 I—Sholnold, Boto" • ham, and Goole, 201. DUBLIN, APRIL 2. STOCK EXCIIANGE.—Three per Cont. Consols . , 9 2 ii r Ditto for Account, Bth April, 92j 4—Ditto, for new 4 , count, Bth M a y, 92/ New 3 per Cent. Sto c k, for i i ; p 4 count, Bth of 92t it I—Royal Bank-of Ireland' • —Bank Stock, 221—Midland G rea t W es t ern and Il°„4 Canal, halves (521. paid), 24/ ‘b" d.—Great S ou th er n f, Western (5 . 1. paid), 52i—Dit to Ei ghths, 6 per cent. r ef (61. ss. paid), 74—Di tto 4 per cent. pref. (11/. , Ditto (paid in full, 200,181—Dublin and Belfast duo tion (451. paid), 434. nr. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—OnIy to be known to be valued.-- Roberts's celebrated ointment, called the " Poor Man Friend," is con fid en tl y recommended to the public as an ly failing remedy for wounds of every description, a pert , cure of ulcerated sore l egs, if of twenty years' standing, curdburns, scalds, bruises, c hilbl a i ns, scorbutic eruptions, an pimples in the face, sore and inflamed eyes, sore heads, 01 , cerous humour; &c., and is a specific for those afflict eruptions that sometimes. follow vaccination. Sold in Pc' t4s ' at ls. 111. and 2s. 9d. each.—Also his " Piker° Antisertr phuhe," confirmed 133 , more than forty years' experience to be; without exception, o ne o f th e b est alterative medicines clic., compounded for p ur if y i ng t h e blood and assisting nature r all her operations ; hence they are useful in scrofula, scorbuti c complaints, glandular swe lli ngs, particularly those of the i , neck, &c. Th e y f orm a mild and superior family aporiet, that may be taken at all times without confinement or chaPw' of diet. Sold in boxes, at ls.-1?,d., 2s. 9d,, 4s. 6d., 115 1 and 225. each.—Sold wholesale by the proprietors, Beach a° Barnicott, at their dispensary, Bridport; by the Lon ,l ° ll houses ; retail by all respectable medicine vendors in the United Kingdom. Observe.—No medicine sold under tb e above names can p oss ibl y b e genuine, unless " Beach OAd Barnicott, late Dr. Roberts, Bridport," is engrav e d a" printed on the stamp affixed to each box: BIR.THS. 01' A SON. On the 2d inst., at Overbury Court, Worcestershire, the Lady • atheri ie Berkeley. On the 2d inst., at Hampstead, the wife of Henry 0' Gibbs, Esq. 31 A ITATIGHTNR. On the 3d inst., at 6, Great Cumberland-street, Hyde' park, the wife of George Wyld, M.D. On the 2.1 inst., at Te 'or Lodge, Richmond, the wit , ' of Edward Henry Hills, Esq. MARRIED On the 3d inst., at the Chapel of the Ea s t I n di a C ol l ege , Halley bury, by the father of the biide, Thomas Borre l Myers, Esq., .Ide s t son of William Joseph Myers, Esq., Porters, Shenley,High Sheriff of the coun t y of Hertfor d. to Margaret Storm, second daughter of the Rev. Heel Melvill, 8.D., Principal of the East India College, and Chaplain in Ordinary to the_ Queen. • On the 2d inst., atSt Mary's. Islington, Joseph, eldest son of James Walton, Esq., to Mary Ann, eldest daughter of Holl oway, l ate o f the A of d A rn r i e rtl i t b y al , 4 So d M tn a er e s ia et u - r l i r n, U se: q., q. ' On the 3d inst., at St. Maly's, Bryanston-square, Sir William Carpenter Rowe, Chief Justice of Ceylon. to Frances Elizabeth. youngest daughter of James Hamilton Story, Esq , of Bryanston-square, and Lockington, count,' of Cavan. DIED, On the 3d inst., Richard John Major, son of Mr. Henri Major, Camden-placb, Greenwich. On the 3d inst., at Bexley-heath, Joseph Henry, infant son of Mr. Joseph Kitchen, of 24, Lower Calthorpe-streeto and Mincing-lane. Oa the 31st ult., Lieutenant-Colonel Fox, of Foxlands, St. M ry Church, county of Devon. On the 30th ult., at Taunton, Major S. C. Melhuish, late Royal Engineers. On the 30th ult., at Park-road, Stockwell; Mr. William Smiles, aged 28. On the 30th ult. at Zoaufques , in F rance , t h e Honour able Mortimer Rodney, brother of the late Lord Rodnefr aged 61. On the Ist inst. at St '. John's-wood, Th omas A ng bll, Esq., lat e of Kennington, aged 55. LONDON: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNO, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, Ka- 112 0 Straw?, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Middi Ox , rriday, , peril 4,1856. 4,243 12,093 12,329 COtJNTBD:+ America(by isrit.pac is Americ.P. tby United Sib packet) .. tmerica (by U States packet) ..1:........ ~ nstralia (via South ampton) ........ hi )itto (via Marseilles) N Ditto (via Cape of 00,,c1 Hope) ............ N Uric& ( Wes t -Ertniirist Alexandria M ;tahamas ....... • • .3i Belgium ......... ilrazil ..............M Buenos Ayres ........ M tePeut Bout -.N 'ape of Good Hope . N 'ape de Verde .... ..N ;eylot, (see Inas . ; • .Ihamtel Isles . N ;hill. ............ China Constantinople .... Constantinople ........ :;oat. of Europe '34 N Egypt (see India) Prance & .libraltar lreece (see India) lreytown 2nd & 17th of mon. lamhurgh Tuesday & Friday lavannah .......... m 2nd of the month ifolland ..,....... m Daily , llonduras 17t i I the month. (ndi, cviasouth ampt o m 4th it 20th of mon. India (via Marsellies)34 oth&2sth of month [onion Dees (see India)-7, 1 7, & '27 of Men Ireland hir N Twice daily ...... L j a sb d e e n h ; o l l 7, t 4 he n mOn m th . ' of month •... Malta (see India) ,8,18, & 28 of mon. Kauritins (see Tnd l a) Aauritius 14th of the mo n th merio , 31 2nd of the month. Maples..., ....N bthlsth2sthof mon. Yew Granada„r: ,2l l; l7th of month Kew Zealand private el . apal States Nisthihth2sthofmo n . .l Peninsula ilthl7th27thohnon.' ?era & 27th of mon.' ~..Nl.s t hlts t h2sthofinon.i M"../ Natal By private ship...' Tuscany ;; ' & lslt7h t 2 h M e h f ° m iln ont il l: l r ienezueli .........M Jan Diemen's L.ud (se Australia) west Indies 23d of the montt. 4, 24, & 20 of 4th k 20th of moi 17th of tbo man: !Doily ......... 9th of the month . 10th oi the m00t... 9th or tho month, Mop ..Sired.,SarP. 2d &17tf• of mont., Once a month.... 8,13,18,23,8c2n ;4th St 20th of mon. ITwice daily ...... .. ~ i, !Twice daily , 4, 7,17,20, 27 -f n. 12d8; 17th col mom!: 9,00 3,933 MR. TO. AL IzIG B H /448," 18°e • ; It ir an ea d , 2Ts u l : rent fa lfo YLL : new or ‘ l a nitOn, If. Bottle° ERYPTI p , marvellous The oLxPoSition, at StPead. seats, 28 ' MIL IV. S. etaJ inst c ate ,nautrae, nose] " Les ide boxy!' and PolYgraph every RE'OPEN 1 the Mel o e Public tO that his I IV..7, 6rate d and e 41. 14 ' r —IV "EN fi eat Interest wl: Tb xi srm. from oue it At %scum is o 4 and half 16..17aug series a 4 0L at hazy ., --K.—No, 4, cc ALBANY, -- SET of CE B,rg rooms hat rerr a t fl moos, b !l rooms. room, 1 ; ztiPly to the E 11E LON CORPOIL • Ildenel lioa. y JOEL yIuRX CA:RNA kru oidin g A ccoun , 1)44. two Per eel b ePoei b y es , t Account %ea liank's Bra of i l e t . l "ti for leng thr ee — ' o re st. Dew Yesef y r flue Year for these " C melon of the 1 I, l ;:nkeeormt s ._ wren Allowed 6 auk of E/4 • *..... GREAT 4 ...:, IitIRMING Iv 43 ISDAy i Ar Dr e ,,l" ll l=diway. ~,..2 direct to A q t p . will l on „ run will be att ar 44 . 1 Ingtoa, ...........................1. 4 ''' r I el l ..44 46 : r: rw lSi d D e el O taii i OCILITA"rn a nc Irbi l si7IRX Rd ki.i_s_ between Lon l aoss os l i c.c., vi ifotsl W FAT • a nd 4 , lllain, L oed , ~,„ ri (vI: is Ana tr ain'snow I vlkilWill be despa twit " I P a l- F er, Nottin"han and Xottincanhclain '1 ft.s_The Ilidland ha 'u, ii : Will arrive it lom `u , trains leavi ii n : the uP-11 foliar P . 2°llldlgom st, t a l ` 'ull Particul -. ons on and af A I t AN" ASSU Arr CONTit Dept Tt:l lr . e l rgo ra rd n u d: a ti s ig O tn h RE Cora: " sth A stick p,. P no Yard at Cha and gb h er Majesty ee ,es% Ports' 4, form of the t tender will any. be duly Auffibri dery tender r bi d; bear in the hd must also 1 t 44. signed by I 9 1, Person t .14 contract. Noßwl( 'ff stablig n 1144 r tzllief Offices' e* than " 403 -street, wiI3TIT A _. Publ a 1 1 1 1 71 g What ic rn, elr operati OTA — the ba2loV"ses, b eg t ing oyrmrieludenta, 4441 Associai a l ltages to a 15 , lloorgate OYA] Mstabusb Geo Sir Jot P. 4 1 -" Bainbrl .701,1 ° ,,_ 1 ni S. P. Ak i ,nrTett -- -nuer C o l Wrird Maxi. A, 110 1 c jr A ina4, Tetlo -- .7e 1 tew" 141 t e. —TI FIR r ftition ' anl I 1 4 the 7:4 4 111 1 % 14°11 U. or e dt b follow 2St eeemb "alv statull Age wh et , Alisured. 1 4quiv a l thc„, per en The ratur T L LY" Burn - " 44 Corp Liber ifbittti rat tles_ w °Mee The a rz a tial hav e 80 of a v„, teth, g tuVort li tvitabl( l'Arsap a 1111 (1 of Tut ] loin e a • there i tared To Cera d ord.. at Br: OVEI