The Sun. — London, England, 1861-09-18 00:00:00

COST OF CARRYING COTTON IN INDIA (From the Friend of India.) We have been so blinded, since the secession of the Southern States of America, by clouds of com plaints and reports, of facts and figures, regarding Indian cotton, that we hail with satisfaction the resolution of the Government of India to intrust to a competent authority in each Presidency the pub lication of a hand-book of information regarding Indian cotton, compiled from every available source, whether Indian records, Parliamentary blue-books, scientific transactions, or independent works on the subject. At present the only trustworthy books to which the public can refer for information are the Report of the Select Committee of 1848, and the volumes of Mr. Alexander Mackay and Mr. John Chapman, issued 10 years ago. The discussions of the past six months have ended, as they began, in the unanimous opinion that the export of sufficient cotton from India is merely a matter of price, and that price is largely a question of roads. When a pound of cotton fetches as much in Calcutta as it would in Liverpool there is no inducement to send it home. The question to be determined is whether we will wait till Man chester is compelled by dire necessity to give us a higher price, or set to work to reduce the cost of production and conveyance to port and improve the quality. The former remedy is indefinite. The latter is so much in our own hands that it at once recommends itself as the one which should be ado.)ted. Could a reduction be effected in the price at Which cotton could be laid down in England, an immediate and incalculable impetus would be im parted to the export. A large quantity of even such cotton as we are now sending would be a beneEt to the manufacturers of Manchester, as well as to the producer and exporter here. To raise a better quality of the article would certainly be de sirable, but this is an end that cannot be attained i n a d a y. It will be many years before there are sufficient European planters in India to give a new name to Indian cotton, and it may be many more before the natives will adopt any other sys tem of cultivation and preparation of the staple than that which has been handed down from generation to generation, even though Lord Ellenborough's chimerical scheme were adopted. If the most effectual method of increasing the trade is to reduce the cost of carriage from the cot ton-growing provinces, we must agree as to the cheapest mode of transport, and then consider how that may soonest be rendered available. However valuable railways may be as channels for the rapid conveyance of goods from one place to another, they will never absorb one-tenth of the traffic which the cotton trade must create. At present their rates are too high. Cotton is carried on the East Indian line for 11d. per ton per mile, on the Great Indian Peninsula for 1/d., and o n th e Madras line for ltd. But Mr. Bazley stated in the House of Commons that he hoped the railways would not charge more than one-third of a penny per ton per nsile on cot ton making its way to the seaboard. Whatever be the cost, however, at which the railway can carry cotton, it is evident that for long distances railway carriage is too expensive, and that some other mode of conveyance must be looked for. The present na tive mode of land carriage is out of the question. The only other mode of conveyance, and the one best suited to this country, is water. Railways may supersede the existing modes of land transport, and create a new traffic in goods and passengers where ever they permeate, particularly in localities to which water communication does not extend, but they must not be expected to supersede the use of rivers and canals. India is said to be like America in many of its physical aspects. If we wish to make India resemble her still more by becoming in turn the great cotton supplier of England, we must study the means by which America has attained to her present position. We find from Captain Haig's letter to the Secretary of State, dated Sept., 1859, when no one had the least suspicion of the events which have since transpired in that country, that most of the traffic of America is carried on by means of the large and numerous rivers, and at prices with which the cheap railways cannot compete. This is especially the case with cotton. The rates at which goods are carried on American rivers are so low that she possesses in this respect an immeasurable advantage over India. On the Lower Mississippi the rates are 1-7 d. to id. per ton per mile ; on the Upper Mississippi, 1-3 d. to 7-10 d. ; on the Ohio, 1-sd. to 1-3 d. ; on the Mis souri, 4-sd. to 1 1-10 d. ; on the St. Lawrence, 2-sd. to 3-5 d.; and on the Hudson, 1-3 d. The rates on Indian rivers vary from 21d. to 3d. per ton per mile. Capt. Haig, who is 90 enthusiastic on the naviga tion of the Godavery, estimates the rate at 1-d. to 7,d. per ton per mile. Supposing it to cost at from Id. per ton to send cotton from Hinginghat, on the Godavery, to Coringa, a distance of 440 miles, the total expenditure will be about LI 7s. 6d. The cost of sending cotton to Calcutta from Jubbulpore via Mirzapore, which is a distance of 460 miles by land and 700 by river, is stated to be not less than 1:11 per ton. The difference between the two is so great as to be almost incredible. The whole of the northern bank of that river is now in our territory, and all tolls and transit duties have been abolished. The cotton capabilities of Berar are so enormous, and its proximity to the East Coast is so tempting, that the Bombay Railway from Nagpore or Oomra wuttee will not suffice to take off one-half of the produce, even if it can carry cotton for 500 miles as cheaply as the native boat for 1,500. The best cotton, we are told, in Mr. Stanbrough's letter recently published by Government, is grown on the banks of the Wurdah, a tributary of the Godavery. We do not believe now, any more than we have ever done, that any engineering will remove the rocks which impede the navigation of the Goda very so as to permit steamers to ascend its upper waters. But native boats find these rocks no impediment, and Captain Haig may succeed in opening the river to steamers by cutting his 60 miles o canal parallel with the most difficult part of the channel. The Ohio river at Louis ville is obstructed by rocks somewhat resem bling those on the Godavery. Water communi cation was urgently wanted. A company was formed, and a lateral canal cut along the obstructed part at a cost of a million of dollars. In 12 years the whole capital was returned besides inte rest. Sir W. Denison, who has just returned from vi.iting the spot, should once for all settle this vcy:ed Godavery question. Having by a - Wise policy now secured extensive trunk lines of railway, which are as much a poli tical necessity as a commercial boon, and having Bp ant or pledged ourselves to spend more than fifty millions sterling of English capital upon them, it is time to devote all our attention to these smaller and lees imposing projects of canals, locks, tram ways, and roads, both as feeders to the railways and end as means of transit where no railways exist. Eor this purpose there are road and ferry funds and 1 per cent. ceases in every district of India, which have hitherto been wasted or misapplied by each district officer or committee according to their own fancy. For the first time the Lieut.-Governor of Bengal collected these funds and applied them on a, system, supplementing them by State grants. This should be done throughout India, and every district officer should be made to feel that, to stand well at head-quarters, he must be as zealous in opening up communications which will create re •venue as in collecting revenue already made. We hope little from our Public Works Department. which Mr. Smollett, a retired civilian, lately de scribed in the house as "the most expensive, the most corrupt, and the most profligate in the world." We do not go so far, but none are more ready than the department itself to admit that, for little works su ch as every square mile of India now wants and private enterprise supplies in England, the "P. W. D.'' is hopelessly useless. THE FATAL FIRE IN SOUT.IIIVARE. Yesterday Mr. Setgeant Payne held an inquest, which lasted for several hours, on the body of Joseph Penfold, who had lost Lansd owne-place, St. George's his life through a fire town, o Southwark. New- On Sunday afternoon last, shortly after 3 o'clock, a man named Burkett observed stroke coming from , the window of the first-floor upon room . of the which two house. He gave an alarm men, named Riley and Wade, ertlth-rance, the stairs, but they found the pdreooceedoefa up first-floor room locked. They gained anr the however, by means of a ladder raised from side. The floor was on fire. Near the place ewaseut bundle of rags and a quantity of burnt lucif a matches. Five or six feet from this place was e a r heap of shavings of cane, the refuse of that used for bottoming chairs; and under this heap, but com pletely covered by it, was found the body of the child. Its clothes, however, were not even singed. Near it was a cat, also quite dead. The fire was then quickly extinguished. 'fhe child's mother stated that a young woman from the St. Stephen's District Visiting Society had called upon her, and finding her in a state of great distress had afforded her temporary relief, and asked her to attend the services at St. Step it' n's Church on the Su nda y afternoon . fearing that she might appear to be ungrateful t oh o had refused the in vit ation she determined to go, and her little boy being w,9ary and inclined to sleep, hilt m a d e m ov ade him . a bed on th e shavings and coverer) %natl. eri3vnth a quilt, whi eh had not since been water u_oefore she went ou't she threw a jug of it. . ght, v 't the fire, and coctpletely extinguished a.ccldent. as Perfectly unable! ,to account for the The jury v ac: , 0 , 4 ene, and returnend° znaotzerdict the case . a very mysterious suffoca . ted . in the " :That the child was fire originated thei e vr e a t's a Parta llellt, but how that 4 11° MCC to show." . CITY COURT OF SEWERS. Yesterday the weekly meeting of the Commis sioners of Sewers was held at Guildhall ; Mr. Deputy CHRISTIE in the chair. Mr. Deputy H ARR ISON presented a memorial, signed by the i n habitants of Throgmorton-street, praying that an improvement be made, by widen ing the west end of the street ; and moved that it be referred to the General Improvements Committee for negotiation. Mr. YOUNG seconded the motion, which was carried. Mr. Alderman WILSON made an application to the court on the part of the City justices, in refer ence to the " Sale of Gas" Act. He said the justices in 1860 had the subject referred to them, and had appointed an inspector under the provisions of the act, and that that court had refused to pay the salery of the inspector. He moved that it be referred to the General Purposes Committee, and that they ould meet the justices on the subject. Mr. Deputy FARRAR seconded the motion. Dr. ABRAHAM said he thought it was a very sin pile! act. It gave the power of appointment to the justices; but the payment of the salary fell upon that court. The motion was carried, and the matter was re ferred to the General Purposes Committee. THE ADVANCE IN THE PRICE OF GAS. Dr. ABRAHAM moved,"Thiiii be referred to the General Purposes Committee to consider (with special reference to the provisions of the Great Central Gas Consumers Act of 1851) the letter dated September, 1861, signed by the chairman of the three City gas companies, giving notice to the gas consumers of the City, that on and after Michaelmas next the charge will bo at the rate of 4s. 6d. per 1,000 feet for the ordinary coal gas; and likewise to consider whether the interests of the gas consumers are sufficiently protected by the Metro politan Gas Act, and if not, whether it is desirable to apply to Parliament for more efficient means to remedy complaints as to the quantity and purity of the gas supplied, and for authority to test the illuminating power and purity of the gas at the places of consumption, instead of 1,000 yards from the works, and report thereon forthwith to the commission." He said the circular issued by the companies alleged that the Act of Parliament passed in 1830, under the provisions of which the companies supplying the City were about to come, imposed upon them the necessity of sup plying gas of a higher illuminating power and of greater purity than that which they had hitherto supplied. He said that, referring to the reports of Dr. Letheby, he found that such was not the case, for during the last nine years the gas supplied by the Great Central Gas Company had been equal to thirteen sperm candles, whereas the new act only imposed a standard of twelve sperm candles. The Great Central Gas Company, he said, was established for the purpose of protecting the consumers ; but it appeared that they had entered into a confederacy with the other companies prejudicial to the public interests. He then commented at great length upon the provisions of the Metropolis Gas Act. Mr. Alderman DAMN seconded the motion, which was then put and carried unanimously. Dr. ABRAHAM then moved that Mr. Deputy Har rison, Mr. Deputy Farrar, Mr. Henry Lowman Tay lor, Mr. Henry De Jersey, Dr. Ross, and Mr. Walter be added to the General Purposes Committee, to consider the whole question of the supply of gas to this City. Mr. Deputy HARRISON remarked that the Gene ral Purposes Committee would shortly be changing, and he thought it would inconvenient if the ques tion were referred to a changing committee, and suggested that it should be referred to a special committee formed on purpose. Mr. Deputy FARRAR thought if it were referred to a special committee, the members ought to have nothing to do with gas shares. Dr. Ross thought the objection a very proper one, and thought it ought to go to a special com mittee, so that they might be able to remain on the committee until the inquiry was finished. A special committee was accordingly appointed, consisting of twelve members, viz.: Mr. Deputy Farrar, Mr. Henry Lowman Taylor, Mr. De Jer sey, Dr. Ross, Mr. Walter, Alderman Rose, Dr. Abraham, Mr. Waterlow, fr. Deputy Lott, Mr. Houghton, and Mr. Deputy White. Dr. ABRAHAM then moved " That it be referred to the General Purposes Committee to cause every I house and building in New Broad-street to be marked or numbered in such manner as they shall judge most proper for distinguishing the same." Mr. Deputy HARRISON moved as an amendment "That it should be referred to the General Pur poses Committee to consider if it were desirable to cause every house and building in New Broad street to be numbered, &c." The amendment was ultimately carried, THE SANITARY CONDITION OF THE CITY. Dr. LETHEBY, the medical officer, reported on the state of 184 houses which had been inspected dur ing the week, and he submitted a list of 44 places for sanitary improvements. All the markets and slaughter-houses had been duly inspected, and the officers had seized 39.51b5. of meat as unfit for human food, 601bs. of which were diseased, 1051bs. putrid, and the rest was from animals that had died from natural causes. The mortality returns for the week were greatly below the average, showing a favourable condition of public health. Only 38 deaths were registered during the week, instead of 45, which is the average for the corresponding week of the last five years ; 19 of the deaths were among children of less than five years of age, and four among old persons of 60 and upwards. The deaths were chiefly from dis. eases of a chronic character ; six of them were from phthisis, and six from mesenteric diseases of in fancy. There were only four deaths from inflam matory affections of the lungs, viz., three from pneumonia and one from bronchitis. Of the zymotic class of maladies there were the following :—Con tinned fever, 2 ; scarlet fever, 1 ; whooping-cough, 2 ; croup, 1 ; and the diarrhoea of infants, 3 making together but 9 deaths from these diseases. There were 66 births registered during the week, of which 43 were boys and 23 girls. CONFESSION 0 F A HURD ER COMMIT- TED TEN YEARS AGO. In August, 1851, a girl of 16, named Sarah Watts, was barbarously murdered at Woodlands, near Frome. Her father had left her at home alone, while he went to market, and on his return he found her mangled body in the dairy, and the house ransacked. Subsequent examination showed that the girl had been outraged and probably drowned in the milk-pail. Three bad characters, named Maggs, Sparrow, and "Frome Bob," were appre• hended, and the evidence against them appeared so strong that they were committed for trial on the capital charge, but a jury acquitted them. Suspicion also fell upon a young man named Joseph Seer, who lived near the Woodlands, but shortly after the murder he left the neighbourhood, and en listed into the army. Within the last few days he has returned to Frome, being invalided. Yesterday morning he went to the police-station in order to get his remittance form filled up, and whilst there he made a voluntary confession that he was guilty of the crime of murdering Sarah Watts. At the conclusion of the other business, the prisoner was placed; in the dock. He is short in stature, and was attired in the uniform of an infantry soldier. His appearance was that of a sullen, pre-occupied man. He was, however, quite composed, exhibit ing not the slightest degree of excitement. Mr. Turner, the assistant magistrates' clerk, read the prisoner's confession, which he had taken clown at his request. It was as follows :—" I murdered Sarah Watts. I hope the God above will let me live to see her again in another world. I have it on my mind a long time ; I have been very unhappy ever since. I went away, I was so unhappy. I hope that God will wash away our sins. I done it for love. It was on a market day. I asked her to go up to Birch Hill-lane and pick some water -tresses. She wouldn't go. I asked her to go up on a Sunday, and then she wouldn't go. I often played with her. It was in August it happened. About 3 o'clock in the afternoon, I went to the house. I thought he was worth some money, and she wouldn't tell where it was. I told her to tell me where it was and I would marry her and take her to America. I was very fond of her, then we would live happy together. She said, The money don't belong to you.' I said, 'lf you don't tell where it is, I will be the death of you.' I took hold of her by the neck. I had a poker in my hand, and I hit her in the head with it. I said I would have to suffer for it either in heaven or in hell. I struck her in the kitchen, and dragged her into the dairy. I caught her hold by the feet, and put her head first into the milk pail, and left her in the dairy, dead. I took two shillings out of a cup on the mantelpiece. I went upstairs and searched about, and took some clothes, and went my way and went to sea. I had connection with her in the settle before I au d knocked enlisted her d u o down. I soldier get a outed for i t of t h a e t the time, way. have never got it off my mind. I killed her for love. I was very fond of h er ." _ _ Mr. F: D superintendentth_ prisone r ca me to of the police, Deg said—On Tuesday morningmy office to get a form filled up. I took him to Mr. Turner's office to get him the form. orm I said , While there the prisoner appeared very agitated. then, " What's the matter ; you appear to be very unhappy in your mind ?" I also said, "Is it the Woodlands murder makes you unhappy p ,, Dr. Harrison—What made you say that? Witness—l had heard he was suspected. He said "Yes; and I cannot live down there." I then took him down stairs to my office, in company with Mr. Turner, and he then made a voluntary confession in my presence. I then took him into custody. The prisoner was remanded for a week. ' 7 TilEl SUI 4, LONDON - , WEDNESDAY 11WENING, SEPTEMBER 18, 1861, THE TRAGEDY AT FULWOOD B 41. R RA CKS . PRESTON, TUESDAY. Late last evening Mr. Myres, coroner for this district, opened the inquest touching the deaths of Col. Crofton and Adjutant Hanham, who were - shot by a private of the 32d Regiment, under circum stances detailed in The Sun of yesterday. The inquiry was held in the governor's room at the House of Correction. The jury, having been sworn, proceeded to the Fulwood barracks to view the bodies. On their return the Coroner proceeded to take the following evidence : Major Robert S. Coils was first sworn, and said — On Saturday last, at half-past 11 o'clock in the morning, I was sitting writing in my quarters at Fulwood barracks, Preston, and heard the report of a rifle outside. I thought there was something wrong, and shot up one of the windows which looked out upon the barrack square. I saw the late Col. Crofton and Capt. Hanham standing in the middle of the square. Just as I looked out I saw Col. Crof ton throw up his hands, and heard him cry out, " Oh, lam shot !" I immediately ran out. On ap proaching I saw that Capt. Hanham was bleeding from the left side. I placed one arm round his waist, and he placed his right arm round my neck. Col. Crofton was assisted to his quarters by myself, and Capt. Hanham by another officer. On reaching the Colonel's quarters I placed him in am easy chair. I stripped him and found a bullet hole in his chest. That is all. The two bodies the jury have seen are those of these officers. The colonel died yesterday and Capt. Hanham this morning, to the best of my belief. Col. Crofton's age was 47 years and eight months, according to the records of the battalion. Capt. Hanham was aged 38 years and eight months. None of the jury wishing to ask the witness any question, the Coroner asked the prisoner if he had any desire to do so? Prisoner—l wish to ask him if he heard Col. Crofton say, " Oh, I am shot !" Major Colls—l have already said so. I heard him distinctly. The Coroner—Do you wish to ask him anything more ? Prisoner—No, sir. By the Foreman—You said you thought some thing was wrong? Major Colls—l knew by the sound of the rifle that it was loaded with a bullet. Rosannah Bridgewater was next sworn and eia mined. She said—l am the wife of Benjamin Bridgewater, colour-sergeant at the Fulwood bar racks. On Saturday morning, between 11 and 12 o'clock, I was looking out of a window in J pas sage. I saw a man come out of K passage. He was a soldier. I did not know him. He had a rifle with him. I saw the Colonel and the Adjutant walking in the square. I turned my head and saw the sol dier make a spring and put the rifle to his shoulder. The min was a yard or two from the passage. The man was on one knee when he fired. I did not notice if he took aim at anything. After he had fired I saw Captain Ihnham reel round, and Col. Crofton put up his hands. I heard Col. Crofton call out, "Oh ! ray God, lam shot." I immediately left the win dow and went downstairs to the door. I saw Ser geant Smedley with the soldier, but I cannot swear prisoner is the man. I did not know the prisoner be fore, and do not know whether he was the man who fired or not. By the Foreman—When he knelt down he had his rifle to his shoulder. By a Juror—l did not see the sergeant seize the prisoner. The prisoner declined to ask witness any question. Sergeant Conihan sworn—He said, I a - ma colour sergeant in the 2d battalion of the regiment sta tioned at Fulwood barracks. I have seen M'Cafferay before, and knew him to be a soldier at the bar racks. He is a private in the 32d regiment. On Friday evening last I took him into custody by Captain Hanham's orders. I can't say what offence he had committed. I asked him when he was in the guard room what offence he had committed, and he replied in an under tone, which I could not under stand. I handed him over to the sergeant of the guard, and he locked him up. I know he las been a prisoner in the cells before, by order of Col. Crofton. I do not know how often he has been confined. Col. Crofton or the officer in command for the time being were proper parties to order him to be confined. I do not know what crimes the man had committed. The prisoner, being asked if he had any question to put, said—How did you know I had been in the cells ? Witness—By your hair having been cut. By the Coroner—No private's hair is as short as his unless he has been tried by court-martial, or has got cells. Prisoner—How do you know that it was Colonel Crofton gave me the cells ? Witness—Nobody else could give him the cells except the commanding officers for the time being. This man was not placed in separate confinement; he was only placed in the guard-room with the other prisoners. Tho - mas Whatnall sworn—He said—l am ser geant in the 32d Regiment. On Friday afternoon, about a quarter to 4, I was parading the drill in the barrack-square, and Capt. Hanham told me to come to him directly, and he would give a copy of M'Caf feray's crime. This is it I now produce in the handwriting of Capt. Hanham. (The first was for neglect of duty when on picket sentry, and the se cond was for not obeying orders given him by the adjutant at the same time and place.) I made a copy of this, and it was sent to the sergeant of the guard. I saw M'Cafferay on the following morn ing when brought before the commanding officer. He had been confined all night. That would be about half-past 10 o'clock. Capt. Hanham gave the evidence against him. He was released about 10 minutes after that. I heard the sentence was 14 days in the barracks. I afterwards saw M'Caffe ray standing outside the orderly-room. It rained, and I told him to come inside the passage, and he did so without making any observation. I did not see him again until after he had fired. When I saw him he had to wait for the sergeant to show him to the men at the gate, after which he would be entirely free and discharged. Prisoner—What was the evidence you gave be fore Mejor Cells ? Witness—Capt. Hanham said there had been several squares of glass broken by children, and the officers had had to pay for them. Capt. Hanham ordered this man to find eut who the children were. He found out the name of one and whom he be longed to. There were two others there, and he was told to go and find them out. He moved in a slovenly manner, and came back and said he could not find them out. The Coroner then announced that this was all the evidence he then proposed to take, and that he should adjourn the inquest until Tuesday evening. MUBDER OF A MISSIONARY AND HIS WIFE BY SAVAGES. By telegram from Sydney (says the Melbourne ..49e) we have intelligence of the brutal murder of the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon, of the Nova Scotia Mission, by the natives, at Erromanga—the same island in which, it will be remembered, John Wil liams was killed in 1839. The intelligence was con veyed to the Rev. Mr. Cuthbertson, at Sydney, by letters from Lifu. The particulars are as follow : It appears that in consequence of the measles which had been raging among the islands with fearful mortality, the natives of Erromanga determined to kill all the white people on that island, looking on them as the cause of the disease. Gordon was aware the natives intended taking his life, but thought that a little time would change their purpose. About noon on the 20th May, nine Bunkill natives, of whom the chief Lova was the leader, ca ll e d at t h e mission•house and inquired for Gordon. Th ey were informed he was working . at a house which he was building as a winter residence. They then went towards the place. Eight of the men concealed themselves, while the ninth went further down to inveigle Mr. Gordon into the trap thus laid for his destruction. He had unfortunately sent all the boys to gather grass for the roof of the new house, and was unattended, when Narbu L . eet walked up t o him and asked for a piece of calico for himself and others of the party, who, he said, were waiting at the mission-house. Mr. Gordon took up a piece of board, and wrote with charcoal, " Give these men a yard of cotton each." This he gave to the savage, and told him to take it to Mrs. Gordon, who would' induced Gordon him what he wanted. The savage then Gordon to go with him, and he started up the hill, followed by the native. On arriving at the ambush, Naruba L€et buried his tomahawk in Mr. Gordon's siiine. He immediately fell, uttering a loud cry. Naruba Leet then gave another stroke on the right side of the neck, which almost severed the head from the body, and others rushing from their concealment, quickly cut the poor victim to pieces. While this tragedy was being enacted another native ran 'towards the mission -house, and Mrs. Gordon, who had been alarmed by the fiendish yells and laughter nbt ueiiienrndd hisouNothing, who hhn h a of the sava ges , ran out, and stand i ng near t h e out house she ask e d O n b en what all the noise was a b out ? He laughed boys amusing th emse l ves. " She said, " Where are toma hawk boys co p concealed andand d said, " bbae ; it i t ds i n h lc i k s :r ha blow below the shoulder blad e . Sh e fell on the grass. and he then nearly cut her h ea d o ff , and otherw i se s only the a : mutilated her body. Both bodies were recovered and buried. • LAW iNTELLIGENCE.—Sept. 17. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Nichols.) IN RE RACHEL LEVISON, OTHERWISE " MADAME RACHEL."-SINGULAR CASE. This insolvent, a young woman, an "enameller of ladies' faces," carrying on " her profession in New Bond-street, as Madame Rachel," applied to be discharged under the act. Mr. Macrae opposed for the detaining creditors, Messrs. Grant and Gask, silk mercers, Oxford. street. Mr. Dowse, Mr. Sargood, and Mr. Robert son Griffiths supported. A point was raised that the insolvent could not take the benefit of the act, being under age. She had signed a promissory note with her mother, Sarah Rachel Levison, to the opposing creditors for £lBB, for goods supplied, and on being sued set up her minority. Judgment was obtained, and a n ap plication made to setit aside, which was not granted. The insolvent then petitioned this court, and on the question of bail the point was raised as to her being a minor. Bail was allowed, and now on the hearing the question was renewed and dis cussed at some length. In an affidavit made by the insolvent's father it was stated, and a copy of certificate was produced, that she was born on the 4th January, 1841, and the insolvent, in her evi dence before the Chief Commissioner, stated that she would be twenty-one next January. Mr. Macrae submitted that, as the insolvent was under age, she could not execute the warrant of at torney required by the act, and therefore the peti tion must be dismissed. On the part of the insolvent it was asked that the court would adjourn the case, the insolvent being on bail, until after Jan. 4, when she would, accord ing to the allegation of the other side, be of age. It was certainly a strange proceeding on the part of the opposing creditors to allege that the insol vent was now under age, when they alleged the contrary, and had prevailed to keep her in prison because she was of age. Mr. Commissioner Nichols said the question for him to determine was whether the insolvent was or was not of age. He presumed he had all the evi dence before him, but tLie Chief Commissioner had decided the point. It was remarkable in this case that Messrs. Grant, who opposed, and asked for the dismissal of the petition because the insol vent was a minor, were the parties who resisted the application before Mr. Justice Byles on the ground that the insolvent was of age. The case was adjourned to Nov. 12, and the bail enlarged. MIDDLES SESSIO S, Sept. 17. (Before Mr. Payne.) Farrell Hogg, 26, described as a clerk, was in dicted for stealing in the dwelling-house of Mary Ray a purse, containing a £5 note, a half sovereign and other moneys, the property and money of Emily Mary Ray. He was further indicted for stealing an umbrella, the property of William Longford, for fraudulently obtaining by false pretences from Miguel Riego 10s., with intent to defraud, and for obtaining with a like intent ss. from John Gardiner Pearse. Mr. Dickie was counsel for the prosecution ; the prisoner was not defended. Mr. Pearse stated that he was a confectioner, carrying on business in High-street, Hampstead, and on April 2, 1859, the prisoner came to his shop and asked him to l e nd hi m h a lf- a - crown . M r . P earse had previously known him from his having taken tea at his shop as a customer, on which occasion he spoke of several Roman Catholic families in the neighbourhood as if he were upon terms of intimacy with them. When he asked for the money Mr. Pearse inquired if he could give a reference to any one in particular, and he said he was related to Mr. E. Walford, whom he had mentioned before. He added that if he had been able to see Mr. or Mrs. Walford he should not have been under the neces sity of borrowing money, but Mr. Walford was from home and Mrs. Walford was ill. Mr. Pearse, knowing this to be true, offered him half a crown, when the prisoner said he might as well make it 55., and he would call and pay it next day. On the faith of his representation that he was a relation of Mr. Walford Mr. Pearse gave him the 55., and he wrote an I 0 Ti for it, went away, and never re turned. Mr. E. Walford, of 17, Church-row, Hampstead, said he was the sub-editor of Once a Week, and knew the prisoner. Early in 1859 he called upon him, and said he was greatly persecuted by his family for having embraced the Roman Catholic religion, and mentioned the name of Dr. Manning. Witness gave him some literary employment. The prisoner was in no way related to him or to Mrs. Walford, and he had not the slightest authority to make use of his name in borrowing money of Mr. Pearse or any one else. The prisoner had also ob tained money of Mrs. Peachey, the housekeeper at 20. Bouverie-street, by false representations. The prisoner was found guilty. Mr. Riego stated that he was a Spaniard, and lived at 105, Regent-street. On the 17th of April the prisoner came to his house, and inquired if a friend of his, M. Bonaba, had left. M. Bonaba had left about an hour and a half before, and on being told that, he asked if his (Mr. Riego's) uncle was at home. He was answered in the negative; and he then asked for a few moments' private conversa tion. The prosecutor having taken him into the counting-house, he said that he had to go to Wool wich that night, but that in consequence of having given a cabman a sovereign instead of a shilling he was actually without the means of paying his rail way fare. He wanted, therefore, to borrow some money to enable him to proceed, which his friend, M. Bonaba, would pay next day. Mr. Riego hesi tated at first ; but the prisoner was so gentlemanly in his manners and plausible in his address that he lent him 10s., hich had never been returned. M. Bonaba said he belonged to a firm in the City, and had met the prisoner, who had borrowed 15s. of him, " under a pressing emergency." The pri goner had not the slightest authority to make use of his name to Mr. Riego in order to get money. The prisoner was also found guilty on this charge. He was then tried for felony. The prosecutrix, Mrs. Ray, who resides at 53, Gloucester-street, Pimlico, had apartments to let, and the prisoner went to look at them. He was lelt alone in the dining-room for a short time, and when he was gone a purse, containing a five-pound note and other money, was missed from the mantel piece. It was seen safe just before. He was taken about a month afterwards. The jury found him guilty. Mr Walthrd said he was personally aware of other cases against the prisoner, who within a few weeks had obtained money in his name. He had prosecuted on public grounds. Mr. Dickie said there was another indictment against the prisoner, which it would be needless to proceed with. He might be permitted to say that the prisoner had formerly been in the army, but was cashiered for misconduct of a serious character. Since he had been in custody letters had poured in, not only from all parts of London, but all parts of England, Ireland, and Scotland, showing that he had been swindling and victimising everybody he could. Nearly one hundred of these letters were in court. Jeremy Diddler was nothing to him. The learned judge said the officers in the case, Wilson and Sheen, deserved much credit for the manner in which they had got up the case, and if he had the power he certainly should order them a reward. The prisoner was one of those characters whom it was the duty of the court to remove from society for some time, and though the court had the power of sentencing him to a very long term of years of punishment he should not go to the ex tremity. The sentence was that he be kept in penal servitude six years. SURREY SESSIONS. NEW COURT. (Before Mr. Johnson.) Henry Halliday, 25, a respectable-looking man, was indicted for stealing the sum of £4 125., be longing to Court " Pride of the Nile," of the Ancient Order of Foresters, held at the Rose and Crown public-house, Snow's fields, Bermondsey, by whom he was employed us secretary. Mr. John Nevin prosecuted, and Mr. Lilley de fenned the prisoner. Mr. Job Leach, the chief ranger of the court in question, said that in March last the prisoner was their paid secretary, and it was his duty to make out cheques, receive money, and account for it to the . court. On M arc h 4, w i tness s i gne d a c heque for handed 12s. t for he same the doctor's t o theprisoner quarterly t odrawthe money from r a salary, ey he l from the treasu rer an d pay t h e d octor. I n M ay t h e prisoner absconded, when it was found that the pri soner had drawn the money, but he had never paid it. Mr. James Critchfield, the treasurer to the court, proved paying the £4 12s. to the prisoner on the evening of the 4th of March. He produced the cheque signed by the prisoner and last witness. Mr. Horace Button, sui peon, Great George-street Bermondsey, said he was medical attendant to Court Pride of the Nile. He knew the prisoner as were tary ; prisoner had never paid him the £4 12s. in question. On cross-examination by Mr. Lilley, witness said he had allowed the prisoner to draw the money when due, as it saved him trouble, but he never authorised him to convert it to hi s own use . Evidence was given that although the prisoner was a member of the court he was paid for his ser vices as secretary. 111 - r:Lilley then addressed. the jury for the pri soner, and after consulting for some time they re turned a verdict of guilty, but recommended him to mercy on account of his good character. The Chairman took into consideration the recom mendation of the jury, and sentenced him to 21 days' hard' labour. Mr. James Burr, 44, a carman, carrying on an extensive business in Winchester-street Southwark, and George Copeland, 43, his man, were indicted for stealing a large quantity of oats, the property of Mr. James Hartley, the proprietor of West Kent Wharf, London-bridge. Mr. tilley and M. Oppenheim for the prosecu tion ; Mr. Best and Mr. Morgan Howard for the prisoner. The prosecutor's wharf was consumed by fire some time ago, anti he was compelled to engage ware houses to store oats and other grain consigned to him by varlous corn factors, and some vaults ad joining Mr. Burr's were rented, and several li,undred quarters of oats were stored there. At the time an opening was, discovered between Mr. Burr's pre • raises and the prosecutor's, but it was blocked up in a secure nianner. Information, however, reached the prosecutor that the opening had been pulled down, and that the prisoners had dragged several bags of oats through. They were accordingly given into custody. The chief evidence against the prisoners was that of a carpenter, named Smith, who had for some time been engaged by Burr in building a van in a room adjoining the vault in which the prosecutor's oats were stored. He said that about the middle of June, after he had done work, he left the key with Burr and proceeded to a public-house, where he had a pint of ale. After that he went back to Burr's house to ask what time he could have the key in the morning. He then saw Burr and Copeland in the workshop. The hole in the wall was open, and they were dragging oats through it, and Copeland carried them away. He did not give any information at the time. The witness was severely cross-examined by Mr. Best, and he admitted that Mr. Burr and himself were not on very friendly terms, as he owed him upwards of £6. Mr. Best addressed the jury at some length OA behalf of the prisoners, contending that the charge had been trumped up by Smith, who had been discharged by Mr. Burr, and had made the present charge out of spite. The jury consulted for a few moments, and found Burr guilty, and acquitted Copeland. _ _ Mr. Joh - son asked what was known of Burr ? The constable informed the court that he under stood that Burr had been a receiver of stolen pro perty for some time. The Chairman postponed passing sentence until next session, to give the police an opportunity of producing evidence as to his previous character. POLICE INIELLIgENCE, Sept. 17. CLERKENWELL.—WiIIiam Denison, a drover, and Thomas Tudorpugh, a stableman, were charged by Mr. William Love, the prosecuting officer of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, with barbarously ill-treating bullocks at the New Cattle Market. It appeared from the evidence of Rutherford, a constable of the Royal Society, that while he was on duty at the north-east corner of the market he saw Denison in charge of a number of bullocks in one of the alleys. They were all standing loose, ready to be driven out of the market, and the two defendants were beating them in a violent manner about their heads. The master drover at length came up and directed that the bullocks should be driven out. The two defendants then went out and stood one on each side of the gateway, and as the bullocks were coming out the defendant Denison struck one of them a violent blow across the lower part of one of its hind legs. The blow was given with such violence that the poor animal lifted its leg and stood as though paralysed, and before it could put its leg to the ground the defendant gave it another violent blow across the other leg, which effectually lamed it. Whilst this was going on the detendant Tudorpugh was striking the other bul locks abdut the head and eyes in such a manner that the beasts ran wildly about in all directions. He (the officer) then secured each of the prisoners. He now produced the stick used by the defendant, Denison, which was a formidable weapon, being about a yard and a half long, very thick, and hav ing a long iron point inserted at the end of it. In answer to the charge, the defendant Denison admitted that he struck the bullocks, but did not think he hurt them, and Tudorpugh said he had never been in the market before, and was not aware that he was doing wrong. Mr. D'Eyncourt fined Denison £l, or, in default, eight days' hard labour; and the other defendant 55., or four days' hard labour in the House of Correction. The defendants were locked up in default. WORSHIP-STREET.—Mary Ann Harrier, a delicate and modest-looking young person, was charged with attempting to drown herself in the Regent's-canal. The prisoner said—l did it being out of work, and not having clothing to seek it in, I could have had some employment yesterday, but was refused on account of my appearance. My father is a compo sition doll maker, at 23, Pool -terrace, City-road, and I have been away from home two months, but I have been living with a young woman, sir, well known to my father. Mr. Leigh—How long have you been out of work ? Prisoner—Three weeks, sir; I am a bootfitter to the work done by machines, Mr. Leigh—How old are you ? Prisoner—Eighteen, sir. My father's hands are paralysed now. My eldest brother is able only to job about the street, he having some time since been run over, and had his thigh broken. My other brother is younger than I am. Mr. Leigh ordered a remand, and the girl, whose destitute look and tattered dress (not destitute of crinoline, however, which probably was the means of preserving her life) excited much commiseration,, was locked up. SOUTHWARK.—A young man of 25 years of age, who gave the name of John Thomas, but who was well known to the police as " Portsmouth Bob," was charged with wounding a man unknown at Southampton, by shooting at him with a pistol. Acting Inspector Raymond said that 0. few days ago he received information that an Australian sailor had been mortally wounded by a man in a brothel, and in consequence he had had the prisoner apprehended at a pu bli c -h ouse i n G ravel-lane. The prisoner said he was the man, and that ever since the occurrence his mind had been so ill at ease that he did not know what to do with him self. Witness cautioned him, but he persisted in saying, " l did shoot the man, but it was done ac cidentally." The prisoner observed that the sailor came into the house and showed him a pistol, which he posi tively declared was not loaded. Unfortunately, however, he accidentally touched the trigger, and the contents of the pistol went into the sailor's face. He was so frightened at what had occurred that he ran out of the house, and came up to London. He had intended to give himself up to the police that morning. Mr. Burcham asked Raymond whether the pri soner's statement agreed with what he had heard ? Raymond—Not exactly. The sailor, it was stated, had a large sum of money on him, and after the prisoner absconded none could be found. It was also alleged that the prisoner deliberately shot the sailor. Since the prisoner had been in custody he had been searched, and no money or anything relating to the occurrence had been discovered. The prisoner was remanded. Mari , Ann Ramsay, one of the most expert thieves in the metropolis, was charged with stealing Ia silver watch and chain, and £2 in gold and silver from George Brenchley. , The prosecutor belonged to a vessel trading be tween the pOrt of London, Havre, and Jersey, and on the previous night he had been to see a friend in Tooley-street, prior to sailing another voyage. Being rather late, he was looking out for a lodging somewhere in the Borough, when he fell in with the prisoner, and after having a little conversation with her he'consented to go home with her for the night. They accordingly went to a house some where in Kent. street, where he soon fell asleep. On Nialiink up he not only missed the prisoner but his watch, chain, and all his money. He made inquiries in the house for her, and not being able to ascertain anything about her there, he went into the street and communicated his loss to a constable, giving an accurate description of the prisoner. He then proceeded with the officer to several public houses, and at last found her treating a lot of women. The constable at once caught hold of her, and took from her £2 in silver and some copper money. Among the silver the sailor identified a franc piece. On being searched at the station-house the watch and chain were found concealed down her bosDm r The prisoner said that the sailor had given her the property to take care of, but afterwards she pleaded guilty to the stealing, and wished his worship to deal with her. The magistrate said that, if it had not been for the sailor being compelled to leave the port that day, he should have sent her to the sessions, where no doubt she would have had penal se rvitude.. !, would, however, sentence her to , gx months' hard labour, and that was the last chadbe she would have. LAMBETH.--Frederick Clift and George Clift, quill merchants, who stood remanded on a charge of felottiouaLy seating fire to their house and pre mises, Lamdowne-villas, with intent thereby to defraud the Globe Insurance Company, were placed at the bar for further examination. The case was fully reported on Wednesday last. A great deal of additional evidence was given, at the conclusion of which, Mr. Metcalf said he had a number of other wit nesses to call, but at that advanced hour of the evening it would be impossible to conclude his case, nor was it possible that he could be prepared to prosecute at the next Old Bailey sessions, and he had therefore to apply for another remand. The prisoner George here requested permission to address a few words to the bench, and with vehement asseverations said he was as innocent of the offence as any of the angels surrounding the throne of mercy. The prisoners were then remanded. George Cromlin, a respectable-looking young man, and Elizabeth Pratt, a rosy-cheeked young lass of 18, were brought up before Mr. Elliott. Yesterday morning, at two o clock, the constable on duty found the window of the house of a lady named Jackson, in Brunswick-terrace, Grosvenor park, Brixton, open, and on knocking up the family, Pratt, the servant, was missing from her bedroom. The constable kept his eye to the win dow, and at three o'clock in the morning she made her appearance in company with the other pri soner and two other young men, and suspecting that something wrong was intended, he took both into custody. Previous to doing so the male pri soner had been fighting and creating a disturbance, and it was on this charge he took him. Hr. Jackson stated that on the night before the house was closed at the usual hour, and the servant went to bed at her accust ome d hour, so that she must have let herself out by the window that was found open. In reply to the questions of the magistrate, the witness said the young woman had been in her place for nine months, and nothing wrong had been before known of tier. She was, however, now discharged from her situation. Cromlin said that a young friend of his and him self met the young woman and a companion at a pie-shop, and while going along some young men assaulted them, and he struck one of them. His friends, he said, were respectable ; and this fact was vouched for by the constable. Pratt said she had been induced to leave the house for a walk by the young woman who was with her, and she was now very sorry for her con duct. The magistrate told her her conduct was highly reprehensible, but as she must suffer for it by the loss of her situation, if not of character, he should discharge both prisoners. HIGHGATE.—Frances Jemima Lock, who gave her age as 19, but looked younger, was charge d with, stealing a gold watch and chain, value £2O, the property of Mr.. Bigg, and a valuable gold brooch, the property of her master, Mr. Baines, of Clifton-house, Hampstead. The prisoner had been in prosecutor's service little more than a week. On Friday last, about twelve o'clock, she informed Miss Bigg that she had just seen a man come down stairs, who, she thought, had been up to repair some water pipes, aad who, as he was leaving the house, said, " Good bye, my dear ; I am off now," at which familiarity she professed to be very indignant. As no man had been employed, it was suspected that a thief had been in the house. An alarm was raised, and while some ran outside to see if any one had been noticed to leave the house, others went upstairs, and the above articles were missed from the bedrooms. The prisoner was appealed to for a description of the man she alleged she had seen, and she said he was very tall, had a long black coat, and looked like a clergyman. She added she could not see his face, but she was certain that she should know him again, and minutely described his way of opening the door, and suggested that he gat into the house by entering at the back gate and the drawing-room door. Although she told everything very circum stantially, the family were of opinion that no man had been in the house, and that she herself was the thief. She was accordingly taxed with stealing the things, and acknowledged that she had done so. She said she had sewed them up in her bed, where they were found. On the request of Mr. Inspector Webb the pri soner was remanded for a week. Robert Bunting was charged with embezzling money from his master, Mr. Josiah Chapman, pro prietor of the Gate house Hotel, Highgate. The prisoner was committed for trial, but was admitted to bail, himself in £2O, and two sureties of £lO each. FROM TEE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT. WAR-OFFICE, SEPT. 14. . The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of Captain Hugh Dunlop, R.N., to be an Ordinary Member of the Civil Division of the Third Class, or Companions of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. FOREIGN-OFFICE, SEPT. 2. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Evan Montagu Baillie, Esq., now Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at Rio de Janeiro, to be Secretary to her Ma jesty's Legation at Stuttgardt. SEPT. 13. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Don Howard Fox as Vice-Consul at Falmouth for the Republic of Costa Rica. SEPT. 17. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Alex. J. Soutzos as Consul at Malta for his Majesty the King of Greece. DOWNING-STREET, SEPT 16. The Queen has been pleased to appoint 'the Hon. Arthur Hamilton Gordon, C.M.G., to be Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of New Brunswick. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Robert William Durand Moir, Esq., to be Commi ss i oner o f the Court of Requests and Police Magistrate for the District of of Mulletivoe, in the Island of Ceylun. WAR-OFFICE, PALL- MALL, SEPT. 17. Ist Regiment of Life Guarda-LMajor and Lieutenant -Colonel the Hon. Dudley Charles Fitz-Gerald de Ros to be Lieu tenant-Colonel, without purchase, vice Colonel Richard Parker, promoted to be Major-General; Cat tain George Henry Earl of Mount Charles to be Major and Lieutenant- Colonel, without purchase, vice the Hon. Dudley Charles Fitz-Gerald de Ros ; Lieutenant the Hon. Cecil Dun combo to be Captain without purchase, vice Geo. Henry Earl of Mount Charles. 2d Dragoon Guards—Edmund Warren Craigie, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Charles Edward rederick, ap pointed to the 10th Hussars. sth Dragoon Guards—Edward Barden, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Paulet, promoted. 6th Dragoon Guards—Ensign Thomas Henry Dun com b e , from the 60th Foot, to be Cornet, in succession to Lieu tenant Henry Reginald Forster, who has retired ; Arthur Fitz Patrick Codman, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Smith, promoted. Ist Dragoons—Riddall Morrison, Gent., to be Co rne t, by purchase, vice G. A. Butlin, who retires. 6th Dragoons—Lieut. R. J. Garnett to be Captain, by pur chase, vice Nicholas De Jersey Lovell, who retires ; Cornet William Ward Bennitt to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Garnett. 10th Hussars, William Cromwell Fitz Herbert, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Holfold, promoted. 11th Hussars—William Gerrard Walmesley, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Brisco, promoted. 14th Hussars—Rawdon John Cortlandt Thompson, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Atcherley, promoted. 15th Hussars—Lieut. George John Hooke Pearson to be Captain, by purchase, vice George Stoney S w i nny , w h o retires; Cornet Gerald Walker to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Pearson. 17th Lancers—Cornet Henry William Young, to be Lieu tenant, without purchase, vice Robert Dennistoun Mac gregor, deceased. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Surgeon Henry Briscoe, M.D., having completed 20 years full pay service, to be Surgeon- Major. The undermentioned officers have been permitted to resign their commissions, viz.—Lieutenants Thomas Auriol Robinson, J. de Burgh, Kochfort, Clin ton Heyward S. Pasley, and Joseph Thomas Maher Loughnan. Scots Fusilier Guards—Lieutenant and Captain the Hon. Walter Rodolph Trefusis to be Adjutant, vice Lieutenant and Captain George Grant Gordon, who resigns that appointment. 11th Regiment of Foot—Major John Walpole D'Oyly to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase, vice Edward Moore, who retires upon full pay; Captain Robert Ne ville to be Major, without purchase, vice D'Oyly; Lieu tenant Edward Birch to be Captain, without purchase, vice Neville ; Ensign George Augustus Eliot to be Lieu tenant, without purchase, vice Birch ; John Pattan Tighe, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Eliot; George Vincent Meredith, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Denis Bingham, appointed to the 60th .Foot. 15th Foot—Ensign Edward Cuthbert Ward to be Lieute nant, by purchase, vice Russell Harris Vieth, who re tires; John Lewis Gibson, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Ward. 21st Foot—Lieutenant James Gregorie M'Donald Tulloch to be Captain, without purchase, vice 'William Cairnies, cashiered by the sentence of a General udurt Martial; Ensign Edward Frederick Pole to be Lieutenant, with out purchase, vice Tulloch ; Thomas Maitland Campbell, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Pole. 32d Foot—Captain the Hon. Raymond Harvey de Mont morency, from the 33d Foot, to be Captain, vice Alex ander James Badgley, who exchanges. 33d Foot—Captain Alexander James Badgley, from the 32d Foot, to be Captain, vice the Hon. Raymond Harvey de Montmorency, who exchanges. 35th Foot—Major and Brevet Colonel Archibald Camp bell, from half-pay, late 99th Foot, to be Major, vice Thomas Teulon, who retires upon half-pay; Captain and Brevet Major Robert Henry Price to be Major, by pur chase, vice Major and Brevet Colonel Archibald Camp bell, who retires. 45th Foot—Ensign Henry Hodson Hooke to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Charles Harrison Hignett, who retires • Cornet John Webb, from the 3d Hussars, to be Ensign: vice Hooke. t t e h o have e t % p e n r b c e h e a n s e d . r y e vice n e Joseph s J i John D ß e r n a i d s s B h n w g , h s a u m p e Saunderson,Butler. 60th Foot—Ensign Pierce O'Brien B u tl er to be Lieut from p an os t ed wi si tUi n tr v e i I c l e 61s fr t o F m ee th t— e C ll e t p h ta F in oo F t, ra to ne b ie e E D n e the 68th Foot, to be Captain, vice Thomas who exchanges. Casement, 68th Foot—Captain Thomas Casement, from th to be Captain, vice F ranc i s D e Luttrell e 61st Foot, exchanges. Saunderson, who 73d Foot—Captain Horatio Fetus Batcholer, West India R eg i ment, to ne Captain, from th e 3d vice Mathew Smith Blyth, who exchanges. 2d West India Regiment—Egbe t rWilliam Cooper, Gent., to be Ensign, by t purchase, vice Roge r 3d Wed India Regualent—da ' promoted. P Mathew Smith, Blyth, from the 734 Foot, to be Captain, vice Horatio Pettis Batchelor, who exchanges ; Ensign Charles Ramsay Gibb, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Rainsford, who has retired. Gold Coast Artillery Corps—Lieutenant Christopher Fredk. Holt, from the Ist West India Regiment, to be Captain, without purchase, vice Jones, whose appointment, as stated in the Gazette of Aug. 6, 1861, has been can celled. Royal Malta Fencible Artillery—Lieutenant Loretto Bona vita to be Captain, with Local and Temporary rank, vice Brevet-Major Felice Rizzo, deceased; Edmund Rizzo, Gent., to be Lieutenant, with Local and Temporary rank, vice Loretto Bonavita ; Lieutenant Thomas Emmanuel Bonavia to be Adjutant, with Local and Temporary rank, vice Loretto Bonavita, promoted. STAFF—Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel Richard Wilbraham, C. 8., half-pay Unattached, to be Governor of the General Hospital at Woolwich. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. TO DE STAFF ASSISTANT.SURGEONS. Assistant-Surgeon William Ramsay, M.D., from the 37th Foot, vice Joseph Johnston, M.D., placed upon half pay. Assistant-Surgeon John Livingston Power, Supernu merary in the 64th Foot, vice John M`Leon Marshall ) placed upon half-pay, John Waring Belcher, M.D. Henry Welch, Gent. Robert Batho, Gent. William Ironside, M.D. Francis Patrick Staples, Gent. Joseph John Pope, Gent. Joseph Augustin Fitzpatrick, Gent. William Hill Climo, M.D. William James Wilson, M.D. Robert Hogarth Clay, M.D. Usher Beere Eaton, M.D. John Greig, M.D. Walter Nethercoat Pell, Gent. Alfred Frederick Sttifford Clarke, M.D. Augustus Robinson Hall, Gent. James Watt, M.D. Edward Footner, Gent. Henry Stewart Lodge, M.B. BREVET. The undermentioned promotions to take place consequent on the death of Gen. Francis Moore on the 23d Aug.:— Lieut.-Gen. tir Philip Bainbrigge, K.C.8., Colonel of the 26th Foot, to be General. Major-General Chas. Murray Hay. Colonel of the 91st Foot, to be Lieut.-General. Lieut.-Colonel and Col. Richard Parker, from the Ist Life Guards, to be Major-General. Brevet Lieut.-Colonel Frederick Douglas Lumley, Ma jor on half-pay, Unattached, to be Colonel. Brevet-Major John Davenport Shakespear, Royal Artil lery, to be Lieut.-Colonel. Capt. Wm. Hanmer, 37th Foot, to be Major. Brevet Lieut.-Col. Henry Chas. Cunliffe Owen, C. 8., Royal Engineeers, having completed a qualifying period of service, under the Bth and 10th clauses of the Royal Warrant of the 14th Oct., 1858, to be Colonel. Major and Brevet Lieutenant -Colonel Hugh Smith Un attached, Assistant Adjutant-General at Cork, having com pleted five years service in the rank of Lieutenant. Colonel, to be Colonel in the Army, under t , .e eighth clause of the Royal Warrant of 14th October, 1858 Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Moore, retired full-pay 11th Foot, to have the honorary rank of Colonel. Captain and Brevet Major Seymour John Blane, of the 52d Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army. Captain Arthur Cassidy, of the 2d Dragoon Guards, to be Major in the Army. Captain George Digby Barker, of the 19th Foot, to be Major in the Army. Captain George Dare Dowell, of the Royal Marines, to. be Major in the Army. Paymaster, with the honorary rank of Captain, John Edward Large, of the Rifle Brigade, to have the honorary rank of Major. Paymaster David Cant, of the 79th Foot, to have the honorary rank of Captain. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, SEPT. 17. The Honourable Artillery Company of London—Ser geant Joshua Henry Nunn to be Ensign. BANKRUPTS. Stephen Bacon, corn merchant, Old Kent-road, Surrey, to surrender, Sept. 27, at t we l ve, an d Oct. 28, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. William Green, carman, Blackfriars'-road, Surrey, Sept. 28, at twelve, and Oct. 28, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. - Jolin Platt, furniture dealer, Oldham, Oct. 1 and 29, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Aaron Fielding, grocer, Glossop, Oct. 1 and 29, at twelve; at the Manchester District Court. John Massey, grocer, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Sept. 30 and Oct. 21, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Alfred Blow, mill band maker, Birmingham, Sept. 27 and Oct. 25, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Jobs Mills Hassell, cloth finisher, Hudderfield, Sept. 27, and Nov, 4, at eleven, a t th e Leeds ' District Court. William Farbon, miller, Horncastle? Lincolnshire, Oct, 2 and 30, at twelve, at the Leeds District Court. George Penton, moister, Basingstoke, Sept. 27, at half past two, and Nov. 1, at two, at the Court o f B an k ruptcy. David Ramsay, merchant;Forest-hill, Kent, Sept. 27, at one, and Nov. 1, at twee, at th Court of ankrutcy. John Banfield, organ builder, Handsworth ß , Staffpord shire, Sept. 27 and Oct. 25, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Harpley John Mayes, cattle dealer, Stoke Ferry, Nor folk, Sept. 28, at half-past twelve, and Nov, 1, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. William Greatorex, boot and shoemaker, Leicester, Oct. 3 and 24, at eleven, at the Shirehall, Nottingham. William Conway James, tin-plate manufacturer, Llan vrechva Lower, Monm mthshire, Oct. 1 and 29, at eleven, at the Bristol Dist. ict Court. Henry Clement Heard. newspap proprietor, Bridgewa ter, Oct. 1 and 29, at twelv e , at the Exeter District Court. Charles Edward Altorth, timber dealer, Barnes, Surrey, Sept. 28, at twelve, and Oct. 29, at half-past two, at the. Court of Bankruptcy. SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. Daniel M'Callum, grocer, Glasgow. John Francis Maclaren, insurance broker, Glasgow'. William M‘Vicar, gro , er, Gla sgow. Walter Scott Gilchrist, hosier, Glasgow. Jackson and Co., importers of foreign goods, Glasgow. Jams Christie, grocer, Edinburgh. James Chadwick, grocer, Glasgow. COUN7.RY MARKETS. BRISTOL—SEPT. 17. At our market to-day there was a good attendance of millers, and a pretty good business was done in wheat, at an advance of about is on foreign sorts. Barley, beans, and peas also at an advance of is per qr. Old oats were 6d dearer. LEEDS—SEPT. 17. We have a fair show of grain to-day, and the business was steady in both old and new wheat, at last week's cur rencies, In barley no change. Oats in active request, at full prices, Other articles as before. MELTON MOWBRAY—SEPT. 17. There was a tolerable show of wheat to-day, which sold fairly at an advance of is per qr. over the prices of last weak. Barley a middling show, and late rates advanced ls. For oats quotations were steady. Prices :—White wheat, 54s Od to 56s Od; red, 52s Od to 54s per 36 stone; beans firm, at 40s to 48s for old; new sorts, 544 per 38 at. ; barley, 37s to 41s for malting, and 30s to 32s per qr. for grinding; oats, 24s to 2740 d per 24 stone. LYNN—SEPT. 17. Our market this morning was fairly attended, and the wheat was in fair supply. Several samples of new wheat of fine quality brought is per qr more money. Barley in fair demand, and higher in price. Oats a moderate show, and fully as high as last week. Beans in request, and is higher. Old white 59s to 61s New.. ..53s t o 61 s Barley. .....37 s t o 41s I Oats.. Beans .39s to 43s J Peas 48s to 540 NEWCASTLE-UNDER - LYNE—SEPT. 16. At this corn market there was a fair show of wheat, which met a tolerable demand, maintaining the prices of the previous week—white making 598 to 668, red 48s to 60s. The demand for barley was firm, and rather higher in value. Oats were in fair supply, with a steady sale, from 24s to 32s per 24 stone. Beans met with a firm sale, fi om 40s to 488 per qr. NORWICH CATTLE. The show of store cattle to-day consisted of an excellent supply of Scots, Devons, shorthorns, and Irish, with fresh droves of bulls. A large attendance of buyers, but prices in favour of purchasers. Scots, 4s to 48 6d ; shorthorns, 38 6d to 48 6d Irish, 3s Od to 3s 6d ; Devons, 3s 6cl to 48 (estimated weight when fat). Fat beasts a small show and sales firm, at 8s Od to 8s 6d per 141 b. Sheep--There was a middling supply of sheep in the pens and a fair sale, Fat sheep, 8s Od to 8s 6d per stone ; prime, 9s Od , with out a clearance. Pigs —A fair supply. Store pigs,. 15s to 20s ; fat pork, 7s 6d to, 8s Od per stone. THE POST-OFFICE SAVINGS BANKS. ---The amount of business transacted on Monday at the Post -office Say ings- banks far exceeded the most sanguine expectations of those who arranged the details of the scheme, a very large number of persons, male and female, of all ages and classes, having become depositors. The money collected has already been transferred to the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt for investment according to law. --- --- BIRTHS. BU buCHANAN.—Owife n N. the 16 th inst., at Bartonfield, Canter ry, the of Griffiths Buchanan, Esq., of a daughter. POWER.—On the 16th inst., the wife of Kingsmill Manley Power, Esq., of the Hill Court, Herefordshire, of a son. WINNINGTON.— At Stanford Court, Worcestershire, the Lady Winnington, of a daughter, stillborn. MARRIAGES. M.D., of e r I B T a T v — a r P i a ik t IR Embassy,P ITT . O I H th e e nr l y 6th p i a n rfi st a, a E t s t q h . e , Chapel of Pall-mall, Loudon, PA th R John Parfitt, Esq., o f B a th . Saints' RITmoRE.—On the 17th inst., at All T ILLBROOK—W to Agneta, eldest daughter of the l a t e Susses, to Ad a B yng, only child of L i eut. - Colonel Mor timer Whitraoi e. ) Knightsbridg e , M a j or Tillbrook, of Tillington, DEATHS. ARNOTT.—On the 11th inst., at Westbourno House, Ems worth, Hants, Mr. John Arnott, of the firm of Greaves, Arnott, and Lyall, Stamford-street, London. B URROW.—On the 15th inst., the Rev. Thomas Burrow, incumbent of Pinner, Middlesex, aged 57. CAMPBELL.—On the 12th inst., at Kilberry, Argyleshire, Esq., of Kilberry. H J E o A la p n E C .— am On bethlle Ist inst., at T r i n i ty -grove, Edinburgh, , Douglas Cheape, Esq, GARDINER.—On the 9th inst., at Caton-green, near Lan caster, the Rev. William Gardiner, rector of Rochford, Essex, aged 5 7. LITTLEDALE.—On the 15th i nst., George Hy. Littledale, Esq., late I st Royal Dra goons, aged 37. Slur NvITH.—On the 15th i nst., at Nottingham, John Geo. Skipwith, Es 1., aged 42. 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