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MPERIAL PARLIAMENT. fruity was afterwards experienced in continuing th e ./ apply from the difficulty of lauding hay at Balaklava, tl iere being but 25 yards of wharfage in the harbour at HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY). The Lord CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack i at five o'clock. The Earl ST. GERMANS presented a petition im favour of the bill for an amendment of the marriage law.. The Bishop of ST. ASAPH presented a petition, against the abolition of Church rates. I Lord DYNEVO R presented two petitions agains' t 1 the abolition of Church-rates, and also one against th, removal of Lampeter College to Brecon. The Earl of DERBY presented petitions against the' , abolition of Church-rates and the legalisation of the mar riage with a deceased wife's sister. PROTECTION OF THE- HOUSE FROM FIRE.. Lord STANLEY, adverting to a question put bo him the other evening by Lord Rede,dale respecting the new arrangements for the protection of the hous e from fire, said that be had put himself in commnni cation with the Chief Commissioner of Wcrks, who informed him that, in consultation with Sir R. Mayne, it was thought more desirable to give the custody o f the house into the hands of a fixed Indy of police rather than the mixed body now in charge of the house. The present force placed within the building con sisted of one inspector, two sergeants, and 18 policemen. ' The most ample means was taken for the protection of the house. The arrangemeet was precisely similar to those adopted in the dockyard at Chatham. Lord REDESDALE said he did not think the new arrangement as good as the old one. He hoped it would be reconsidered. The Duke of SOMERSET hoped the body in charge of the building would have complete control over the water-pipes. TROOPS FOR NORTH AMERICA. In answer to the Earl of ELGIN, Lord PANMURE said it was quite true that a large body of troops was about to be sent out to the Canada:, but it was most unfounded to suppose that it was for the purpose of aggression. It was merely to replace the force that had been withdrawn from North America to the scene of the late warlike operations. The Government had also ordered out large muni tions of war to North America, which were simply to make up for the large quantity which had been with drawn from that quarter during the war. THE EDUCATION BILL. The Bishop of OXFORD asked the noble earl the President of the Council what course it was intended to adopt with reguect to the Education Bill.? Earl GRANVILLE said it was not intended to pro- ceed with the measure after what had occurred in another place. Their lordships then adjourned. iat time. Mr. Filder baying concluded his statement, Lord Lucan addressed the board in reply, on the evi dence that bad been adduced, and commenced by ob serving that he had no wish to say anything disrespectful of Mr. Filder or his department, but ha must say that he was rather surprised at Mr. Filder producing to the Board the foraging returns, because, as every military man knew, they were worthless, being always filled up before the commissariat department obtained the forage. His lordship said that these returns were not cor rect, and again went over the statement be made on a former occasion with reference to the forage supplies. It certainly now appeared that Lord Raglan sanctioned the reduced issue, although he had in a con versation with him (Lord Lucan) said the reduced issue was made without his order or sanction. He had always given Mr. Filder credit for his endeavours to provide rations for the cavalry. If anybody was to blame for the deficient supply in the Crimea, arising from the diffi culty of landing, it was the naval department, and not the Commissariat. Mr. Filder, in consquence of Lord Lucan's statement, called Mr. Cruickshank, Assistant•Cummis=ary-General. He said, in answer to a question from Mr. Fielder as to the practice of filling up the ration returns, that the front of the written returns showed the strength of each regiment, and the back showed what was required and what delivered. If there was a deficiency it was noted, and only the quantity issued was charged to the ac count of the regiment. By Lord Lucan—He was unable to furnish the Com missioners with the deficiency of the forage for a period ending the beginning of January from having transmit. ted the returns to the proper quarter, in accordance with the rules of the service. Lord Liman said, if it were necessary to prove the inaccuracy of these returns, he could do so by calling Lord De Roos. The Judge-Advocate General—lt was not his regula• tion, but that of the Treasury, that back rations should not be issued when there was a full supply of rations. Lord Lucan asked the course his case would now take—whether he would be allowed to call evidence, and reply to any statement Colonel Tulloch might make Colonel Tulloch asked that Lord Lucan should be called on to finish his case before he (Colonel Tulloch) replied. Lori Lucan bad attacked his figures, and be ought to have the reply. The Board then retired to consider the point. On their return, The Judge-Advocate-General said the Board intended to call on Col. Tullocb, after Lord Lucan had finished his else, to address them, and then for Lord Lucan to reply on the whole of the evidence that had been pro duced. Lord Lucan then called Colonel Tulloch, and pro ceeded to examine him. He said that he commenced his inquiries in the Crimea on the 16th of March, and the last witnesses were examined on the 30th May. They 'eft on the 6th June on account of the cholera. No wit oesses were examined at Constantinople, but one or two yen, at Scutari, but their evidence was not included in the report, because the instrucions of the Commissioners a'ere confined to the Crimea. Sir J. M`Neil made many inquiries at Con.talitinople, but no personal evi hence taken. He (witnes-) left the Crimea on ac count of illness. He did not return to the Crimea eecause Sir J. 111'Neil continued ill, and because they considered that their inquiry was complete, with the xception of a few questions they wished to put to General Airey, and which they considered they might properly do in writing. Sir J. M'Neil communicated t , ) Lord Panmure that he did not intend to return to .:e3 Crimea, as he had made arrangements to meet his i'amily either at Trieste or Vienna. He (witness) left Constantinople about 13th or 14th June, and arrived in England about three weeks after Sir J. M•Neil did not arrive in England for a month after that. He saw the Minister at War within a week after his arrival n England. He reported hi; arrival to him the day he anded. Sir R. Airey was telegraphed to reply to the questions that had been submitted to him by the Corn eissioners about five weeks after his (no!. Tulloch's) Arrival in England. Lord Lucan—.Between the period of your r lurn to London from the Crimea to the time you presented your second report in January, did you communicate on the , übject of that report officially or privately with any officer or officers who belonged or did belong to the Army in the East ? Colonel Tulloch—l made no official communication to .ny officer. I might have done so privately, and, I be ieve, it was to Dr. Hall. Witness had many communi awns with Col. Gordon, after his (.vitne.s's) return :ewe, to make clear one or two points in his evidence. i:he Commissioners considered they had no power to ike evidence or open a new inquiry in E - igland. Col. ;ordon was only called on to explain doubtful points in evidence. The inquiry was closed in the Crimea. rhe queries sent to General Airey were forwarded to eitn from Constantinople. If the Government ha 1 ..aought the Commissioners did wrong in caring on Col. :lerdon for an exp'aeation, they would have taken it one if the report as they had done other matters, but not ,:arts of the evi leiice. He had ne power t) call us other persons ie England for similar ex planations to those of Col. Gordon, if entitled to it, tlvel the Government considered it necessary, no doubt hey would have given the, C nninissioners orders tte iordine,ly. It was not by the desire of the Government eiat the evidence of General Airey was received, and Jo!. Gordon's explanations asked for after the Commis denere returnel to Constantinople and aiglatel. In he Crimea no general officer connected with the cavalry .vas examined, because they had all !eft. Cu!. Hodge, eloo was senior officer in the cavalry in the Crimea, was jest examined, an l then the brigadier-generals and Cher officers. The Commissioners di.l not consider it ne esssary to transmit queries to the absent generals the anus as they did to General Airey, that they required .oy inf irinatioe from Lord Leman. He was guided ie is conduct in this inquiry by Sir J. M - Neil's great ex wrience. Lord Raglan was not informed that the Coin- Aissioners wished only to examine the commissariat !Beers, or the officer of any particular department, and 13 the Government had expressed satisfaction at the r3our:e pursued by the Commissioners that was not a tuestion for the consideration of the Board, and 1 vas a course of examination that ought not be persisted in. They bad received no written Lpprobation from the Government of the report, but he vi received a letter from L;rd Panmtire expressing his approval of it. Lord Lucan asked the blard if he could have a sight ,f that Letter ? Tbeiulge-Mvocate-General said that W a matter 'discre.tiqa for C Tuiloch's considerAtion. Lord Loma, to witneqs—Can you produce that letter ? Colonel Tulloch—l cm produce it, bet whether I will do it is another matter. Sir John M`Neirs letter from Lord Panmure was in stronger terms of approba tion. The Judge-AdvoCate-General—Have you in the coarse of this proceeding produced the letter to the Board I Col. Talloch—No, I have not. He produced a let. ler he had received frnin the War-effic:e dated 7th April, 185 G, in reply to an application for: Certain documents. &c., in which it was stated that, " whilst her Majesty's Government wished to leave the inquiry in the hands of the Thard of General offic?,r4, they were prepared t-) support the Commissioners' report in all respects should their conduct be impugned." He trusted after that it would not be necessary for him to produce any private letters of approbation. By Len' Lucan—He denied that the report impugned the conduct of Lord Lucan in the Crimea, anti that was why the Commissioners had no desire to examine his lordship. No general officer had a tight to assume that the paragraph alleging want of promptitude and inge nuity applied to him. It was not the Commissioners' duty to point out Who was to blame, that being a subject for subsequent inquiry by the Government. The report was as complete as it could be made in the Cri mea. Ii the Commissioners could have examined officers who bad returned to England, it might have assumed a different comple x i on. H e deplined to state whether he or Sir J. INl‘N eil drew up the first report—they each drafted a report and. compared say when th e second it ; it was impos s ibl e t o report was drafted. He did not think tid report was s u b m i tte d to the Minister t ;A .S. Th e reports were laid before the ther in sec the Minister-at-War in two or moreparts one closely following the other, and at the ti w hen the Minister-at-Wa r was confined from mille ness to his residence. Sir J. IVl'l,Teil submitted the two first points of the report on the first occasion to the Minister-of-War. Parts of the report the Com missioners submitted to the Minister-of-War had been taken out, and this report was the report of the Minis ter-at-War, and which he had submitted to Parliament. He (C ,lonel Tnlloch) declined to state what had been omitted. By General Peel—Portions of my report to the Secre tAry-of-War, containing information brought from the Crimea, were not approved of by him, Lord Lucan eaid that tomorrow he should press Col, Tulloch further on this point. 111. Judge Advocatc-General aukel C,l, HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at a quarter before four, but there b,ing but 36 members present, the house adjourned till to•morrow. THE "CO [INT-OUT." Jas. Kershaw Thos. Meagher B. M. Willcox W. A. Wilkinson J. T. Deyereux Sir J. Wahnsley Geo. Hadfield J. IL Smith Hon. P. J. L. King Brotherton • J. V. M-.quire 11. Berkeley Sir S. Bignold Thos. Barnes Blend. Spooner Captain Seobell Wm. Rrown - 1 E A. J. Craufurd Geo. Ridley Wm. Williams Sir J. Anderson Tnos. Thornely T. Hankey, jun. Sir E. Perry J. Ewart Wrn. Ewart Rich. Davison Colonel Adair . Sir A. Agnew A. Pellatt Right Hon. H. Fitzroy G3o Dune in J. Bell G. E. IL Vernon C. Forster Alex. Hastie Sir G. R. B. Pechell Right Hon. A. Christopher TEE MILITARY BOARD OF INQUIRY. [4l part of tho following appeared in our impression of yesterday :—] The Board of General Officers reassembled this morn ing at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, at the usual hour. Lord Lucan was recalled, and further examined by Colonel Tulloch—He said that in carrying up the Com missariat stores for the cavalry two horses were used —one carrying stores, the other rode by a dragoon, which took a double number of horses to do the work. It would have been improper to have allowed any of the dragoons to have walked, considering the state of roads and the weather. Lord Lucan said that he proposed, at a future stag( of the proceedings, to call Major Connelly to prove th, inaccuracy of the month's returns. (_73lonel Tulloch submitted that any explanation re. quired had better be given by Colonel Yorke. The Judge-Advocate-General said the board txoulti consider the matter. Colonel Tulloch said he bad no further witnesses call the.a. He had summoned a witness from th Crimea, a captain of a transport, who he expected wouf arrive in this country about the 20th of the month Should he not arrive by that time, he (Col. Tullocle) would close his case without him. Colonel Pottink, whom he had propose] to examine, was unable to attend Lord Ln , !itn, suggested that Colonel Tulloch should i, form the B oard what his witness was likely to prove. Col. Tulloch said he had no objection to do so. The Judge-Advocate-General said that waa not twee: nary—(to Mr. COmmisaioner Filder) -4 believe you to make a statement to the Board in. reply to observa tions made by Lord Lucan during this inquiry. Mr. Filder—Yea, to 4bservations made by Lord Liman on Wednesday, the 9th inst. The Judge-Advocate•General—Do you intend to cal evidence ? Mr. Filder—.No, only to make a statement. He pro tested against certain letters which Lord. Lucan had ad dressed to him relative to the foraging of the army, and which he had read to the Board, ,being received in evi derma without his (11.1% Filder's) answers t.o them, likely to prejudia4 his ease. •• He submitted that these letters should be rejected fnin he: evidence wallow Lord Lucan put' in the answers. ...He (11r. Filder) unable to do so,*becisuse all hie 'official papers were io the POsieSsibn'Of his successor in the Crimea. Lora Lucan sai4 he, had no objection to put in anti aneWers he had. He belied ed he . had but two, beau the newer to his letters. generally came through the Quarterrnaster•General. - • Mr:-Filder asked for copies of these 'letters to be pro- . cured. He then continued his written statement to the Board, but from the low tone of • voice in which he ad dressed the Board there rfas great difficulty in under standing its purport. We understood him to camrnenc by saying that he denied the' assertion of Lord Luca that ; his baggage apj.inals were not properly ra.tione, during the month - of August, and handed in returns to prove the c.intrary. He then referred to that part Of Lord Lucan's statement with reference to the 'inex perieneed officers of the Commissariat department Bulgaria, and read a portion of Lord Carciigan'a statv- ment before the Sebastopol Committee in — which his ' lordship expressed himself satisfied with the Commi4sa . riat arrangements in Bulgaria, and that the officers of that department were intelligent and active men, when • The Judge-Advocate-General said be thought it would be batter for Mr, Filder to call Lord Cardigan as a wit ness than read his statement. Mre Filder said be had no wish to do that. The Judge-Advocate-General said the Board had the • evidence of Lord Cardigan, referred to, before them, and would rather he (11r. Filder) confined himself to a statement of facts than read the evidence of his lordship. Mr. Filder then entered into a detailed account of the qualification of his respective officers for the duties they had to perform ; and, in allusion to Lord Lucas's statement that a maximum price ought to have been fixed, for the pur c h ase of forage, instead of acting as the department bad with respect to it, said it • would • have been impossible to have adhered to it ; it would have been constantly evaded, and no benefit could possibly have aearned from it. The • next .. point was the statement of Lord Lucan, Wherein he charged.,tbe Commissariat "de p a rtment with want of forethought, nn'a a (4ficiency , of arrangement .a in proiiding forage for the troop horses in their transit across the . Black Sea, whilst ou their march in the Cititils4, and during their encampment on the plateau, • • and subxeqtiently in the valley of Kadikoi. Lord Liican slid that the rations of the cavalry horses were re dueed in'the Crimea by the Gommissa.riat department "thout the authority. of Lord .Raglan. But he (Ur. ; Filder) could prove the contrary by a copy of a memo random he addreBed to Lord Raglan, dated Balakrava, -1 " 9th Oet., 185,4,- relative to the supply of forage to the cavalry horseA, ilia his lordship's reply thereto. In that . , littemoiandr;in he informed Lord Raglan there were but 1,40.1,0,00.11,;of hay on hand, and as there was some i _44414- thatthat imelticatwwith reg ard to, the supply, he i n f orme d hi s quantity would be sufficient for To • . LIMO rations of JO lbs., 250,000 rations of 6 Ibs, and elllloso6rations of 5 Ihs ; and-as there were 7,000 ani mals to be fed, and the rations would last but 20 days, die suggested that the short rations should be supplied. .• To that Lord Raglan returned for answer-" Until more hay le received f E C o nstantinople ror a n o an.l or - it will be hindent to limit the rations to that cluan * Lay." Somamations were issued of 6 Ibs, and to the ,troop horses of the cavalry 8 Ihs, and the artillery 101bs, god which WlL,ContinUed UP to the time of the storm. Option was given to the officers to have the reduced orjhe full qua n ti ty ":..rations of bay; of chopped straw. The baggage ar.iruals and the officers bad full rations. During! the stvtaa a quantity of bay was boat, sad great thee. ' reference to the approval of the Government of his re port, and the intention of the Government to support him it his conduct were impugned, it he had any ;other letters expressing their approval ? Col. Tulloch said he had, but he should prefer looking over his letters before he answered that question. The Court adjourned at 3 o'clock till. 11 o'clock to. morrow ; and it was intimated that the Court would rise early on that day, and would not sit on Saturday, in consequence of there being a review at Aldersho'tt on that day, at which General Koollys will take the com mand of the cavalry. Th• Duke of Cambridge and the Earl of Cardigan were present during the greater portion of the day's proceedings. Sporting Intelligence. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING. THE SUBSCRIPTION ROOM.—WEDNESDAY NIGHT. Business with respect to the two favourites for the Newmarket Handicap was somewhat brisk. Yellow Jack receded to 7 to 4 for the Two Thousand, whilst the opposition which set in against him and the retro gression of Fly-by-Night made "an opening" for Pitapat and Milton. 500 to 20 was laid and afterwards offered against Fly-by-Night for the Derby, and 50 to 1 to 201. was betted against his winning the Two Thousand and Derby. No transactions relative to the favourites for the Epsom event came under our notice ; 3 to 1 was wanted about Wentworth. The quotations at midnight were as under : NEWMARKET HANDICAP. 10 to 3 agst Fisherman (taken) 9 to 2 agst Jolly Marine (taken) 6to 1 agst Diego (taken and offered) 20 to 1 aget Smack (taken and offered) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 7to 4 agst Yellow Jack (taken) 4to 1 aget Porto Rica (taken) Bto 1 agst Bird in Hand (taken) 100 to 6 agst Pitapat (taken) 100 to 6 agst Milton (20 to 1 taken freely) 10 to 1 agst John Day's lot (taken) THE DERBY. 14 to 1 agst Yellow Jack (taken to 501) THURSDAY. The Claret Stakes of 200 soya each, h ft, for 4-yr-olds; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 21b. D. 1., 2 miles 119 yards. 5 subs. Mrs. Osbaldeston's Rifleman, by Touchstone, Bst 71b Mr. Howard's St. H u b er t , B st 7 1 b (Flatma (A. D ay) 1 ay) 2 Mr. Hope's C a p uc i ue , B st 2 1 b (Aldcroft)' 3 Betting—E v e n on S t. H u b ert, 7 to 4 agst Rifletnan,4 to 1 agst Capucine. Rifleman made all the running, and won easily by three lengths ; five lengths between the second and third. Newmarket Handicap of 25 soya each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, &c., with 200 added. The second to re ceive 100 soya out of the stakes. Certain winners extra. Clermont course, 1 mile, 6 furlongs, 55 y ar d s. -25 su b s, 17 of whom pay 5 soya ft. Mr. Gratwicke 8 The Earl, by Chatham, 4 yrs, 644% (Humpage) 1 Mr. Godered's Diego, S yrs, sst 71b (Ferdham) 2 Mr. T. Parr's Fisherman, 3 yrs, sst 91b (carried Sat 121 b). The following also ran :—Rattle, Defiance, Speed the Plough, Mary-, Jolly Marine, and Besika. Betting-4 to 1 eattti agst Diego and Fisherman, 9to 2 agst Jolly Marine, 8 to 1 agst Speed the Plough, 12 to 1 agst the Earl, 100 to 6 each agst Be, ka and Rattle. After going about a quarter of a mile Tue Earl went to the front, was not afterwards caught, and won easily by a length and a half ; Fisherman passed Jolly Marine and Spee 3 the Plough at the conis, and finished five lengths behind Diego ; Speed th e Pl oug h was fourth, Juily Marine fifth, and Mary next. Rattle broke down on crossing the: Flat, and was pulled up. The Ake Produce Stakes of 50 soya each, h. ft, for three-year-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, fiat 41b ; cer tain allowances. D.M. 7 furlongs, 201 yards. 11 subs. Lord Zetlaud's Tyrius by Birdcatcher, Bst 71b (Ashmall) 1 Duke of Bedford's Walther, Bst 41b (S. Rogers) 2 Mr. Dawson's Napoleon the Third, Bst 71b (Aldcroft) 3 The following also ran : Overreach, Alfred, and Palmer. Betting— 5t04 on Walmer. Won by half a length ; bad third. Sweepstakes of 100 soya each, h. ft, for three-year-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 4ib. ; certain penalties and allowances. D. M. 7 furlongs, 201 saris. 9 subs. Mr. Combe's Pitapat by Alarm, Bst 71b (Bartholomew) 1. w.o. Mr. J. M. Stanley's Theodora by Orlando, Eist 1 b (Ashmall) Sir R W. Bulkeley's Gortschakoff, Est lib (Fiatman 3 Betting -6 to 5 ags t Pit apat and Theodora, ) 10 to 1 agst Gortchakoff. A flue race in with Pitapat and The odora ended in a dead heat, Gortschakoff beaten off. Deciding Heat—Pitapat walked over and divided the stakes with Theodora. Handicap Plate of 50 move., for 3-yr-olds and upwards. T Y.C., 5 furlongs, 140 yards. Mr. RobinsoL's Ghika, by Hetman Platte, 3 yrs 8)b Duke of Beaufort' s Furioso, 3 yrs, 7st 21b(J. Stegles) 2 Mr. Adkins's Flatt erer , 4 yrs, Bst 121 b (Ya g tes) 3 The following als.) ran :—Cineas, Cranb turne, Bar re l. Bucksfoot, and Pbaros. Betting —5 to 2 agst Ghika, 3 to 1 agst Furies°, 4 to 1 agst Pharos, 8 to 1 ag , t Bucksfoot. Won easily by half a length. A length between the second and third, Barrel and Bucksfoot were the next two. Match of 50 sovs. First half of Ab. M., 3 furlongs, 215 yards. Duke of Bedford's Palm, by Tadmor, Est 21b(Pettit) 1 Mr. Hope's Ilardwiek, Bst lib (A. Day) 2 Betting-2 to lon Palm, who won by a length. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, for 5-yr-olds and upwards. Toe winner to he sol , l far 100 sovs if demanded, &c. First half of Ab. M., 3 furlongs, 215 yards. (3 subs Count Batthyany's Rudston, by Cowl, s_yrs, 9st M , an) 1 Mr. E. R. C!ii,rk's R 7st 71b (Flatin (E. Sharp) 2 Betti,g -2 t o l on IZ.Pd4ton. The favourite m a d e a ll the running, and won by 8 lengths. Subscription Pla , ,e of 50 eovs ; 3 yr-olds, 63t 12th; four, 83t 7th; five, 93t; six and aged, B,t 31b. The winner to he sold for 300 sovs if demanded, &c. D.M., 7 furlongs 201 yards._ • „ Mr. Swan's Maid of the Mill, by Libel, 3 yrs Mr. Saxon's Shel a b, 3 y rs (J. Quint on ) 2 Mr. Coonibe's Armi ger , 3 yrs (J Stenles) 3 Mr. J. Barnard's Wo,ilcock, 3 yrs ..... (Ciesmei) 4 Batting,-5 to 4 agst Woodcock, 3to 1 eget Maid of the Mill, 4to 1 each ag.t Shelab and Armiger. Won by a length ;.five lengths between the second and the third. Sweepstakes of 50 soya each, h ft, for 3-yr-olds ; volts, Bst 7.1 b ; Bst 21b.; certain allowances. D. M., • 7 furlongs, 201 ) Mr. Grw.ne's Blue Mantle, by Surplice, 7st 10;b • Sir C. Monck' s Hebe,(Flatman) 1 121 b (Wells) 2 L,Jrcl Orfora's filly by Th e Libel, out of Mangosteen, Bst 21b (Sly) 3 Sweepstakes of 100 says each, h ft, for 3-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 31b; certain winners extra. D.M., 7 furlongs, 201 yards. (3 subs.) Mr. Combe's Pitapat, by Alarm, Bst 71b (Bartholo mew) walked over. Tue programme was comparatively strong in attrac tions, and the interest excited by the Newmarket Handicap caused an increased attendanca of prW - essional turfites. Tlie weather was favourable. BETTING UP TO !SIX O'CLOCK. THE TWO THOUSAND. 7to 4 agst Yellow Jack (taken freely) 4 to 1 agst Porto Rico (offered) 9to 1 aget Milton (taken) 10 to 1 apt Bird-in-Hand (taken) 100 to 6 'get Pitapat (taken) 100 to 30 agst Porto Rico and Fly-by-Night coupled CHESTER CUP. 25 to 1 agst C )urtenay 30 to 1 agqt One Act 40 to 1 agst Aldford DERBY. 5 to 2 agst Wentworth 7to 1 agst Ellington • • - • 20 to 1 agst Vandermulin 40 to 1 agst Newington 6 bo 1 wanted about Cannobie Yellow Jack and the Coroner —The announcement which was made relative to the sale of these two horses was premature. Negotiations are, we believe, still pending ; but we have good authority for stating that, should the bargain be closed, neither of the horses will leave gr. Howard's stable until after the Derby. The Burwell Stakes.—The recent ',decision which awarded the rac e t o C annob i e is likely to be brought before a legal tribunal. The Messrs. Weatherby have been served with a notice by the owner of Saraband not to pay the stakes to the owner of Cannobie. Tattersall's, Saturday. —The subscription room will be opened on Saturday for tho settlement of the New. market accounts. AGRICULTURAL STATISTICRBILL.--Thi S bill 1143 been brought down from the Lords. It requires the Poor-Law Board every year to take measures to obtain from every occupier of two statute acres of land (and above) in Eng land and Wales a return, referring othe lbt July in each year, of certain particulars of information, including the produce of the farul and the stock, &c. Abstracts of these returns will be published periodically by the Board of Trade. Any occupiers neglecting to fill up the blank form which will be left at his house for the purpose may be summoned before a justice of peace, by whom the required particulars will, so to r peak, be extorted ; the expernes of this proceeding will, of course, be plid by the occupier. SJould the occupier refuse to obey a summons,' or fail to give full particulars on exa mination before the j us ti ce , th e l a tt er may i ssue a war rant authorising tbe .c oll ec t or o f re t urns " t o procee d t o obtain by other mea ns th e sa id p ar ti cu l ars o f infor mation," the " other means" including a personal in spection by th e c'dlector of the lands and premises of the refra c t ory occup i er. A f i ne of 2/. wid be imposed :on occupiers n , -glecting to make , or making false returns. t h e ad rd a ay n , The bill awaits the npproval of ' the House of C . immons.‘: _ A deputation, upon the subject of making a new street from St. Martin's-lane to King-street, . Covent-garden,.. tation consisted i a n t te th rv e ie o w ta tt o h f the Works,nih t W Ho h n it . eh S a ir il. B. T H h a e li de y e e , : : parish of St. Paul, Co ve nt-garden; - of M e ss rs, t.a rd C e r n i Cribb, b, andWuralk. e w r,: uom irreli; llooper, Beggs, and Ells, members of the vestry of .the; 1, - :y T4ler, vestry clerk. b T E SeN s LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL IS. 1856. LAW INTELLIGENCE-April 17, COURT OF EX.IIIIEVER. DARBY V. OUSELEY-LIB;L Mr. Baron Bramwell—Do you mean that you may put that quedion to every Roman Catholic, in order to show that their credit is not good, and that they are unworthy of belief ? Mr. Kenealy thought that he might, if it should be ne. ves.sary to show that he belonged to au illegal society. The third piece of evideuce'whicliwas rejected was an extract from the Liverpool Herald, which would have explained the defendaues reasons for his comments ou the plaintiff. The Chief Baron said it was the province of a judge to exclude documents which ought to have been proved iu evidence. The learned counsel submitted that the extract was ad missible, as it was contained in the same number or the paper from which an extract was read by Mr. Sergeant Wilkins, the learned counsel for the plaintiff, and, in sup port of his contention, cited the case of •• Cook v. Hughes" (Brian and Moody, p. 115). With respect to the second Fround on which he applied for a new trial—the improper interference of the judge when he was addressing the jury —he would state that the interference and interruption were so great that his equanimity was disturbed, and he was thrown out and stopped. Mr. Baron Alderson-1 don't think it would be very easy to stop you. (Laughter.) Mr. Kenealy assured their lordships that in that instance it was. He was about to read to the jury the Austrian Concordat, to show that there was amongst Roman Catho lics certain stringent regulations subversive of freedom, when Mr. Justice Willes observed that as the defendant was not about to adduce evidence, the Court could not listen to the Concordat, which was totally irrelevant. The leaned counsel apprehended thAt the judge had no right to stop him in the middle of his speech. The Chief Baron—You had no right to state the terms of the Concordat, or to comment on it, unless you intended to give it in eviden, lienealy sidd he next proposed to quote the canons and decrees of the Councils of Lateran, of Trent, of Arles, and of Sons, to show that they were recognised as thy: canons of the Church of Rome, which showed in what way heretics were t. he sought out and destroyed, which would have clearly explained the sense in which " traitor" and " rebel' should have been interpreted by the jury. lie had also proposed to real extracts from a book which was writteu by a priest, and published in 1522, but his lord- ship would not permit Mu]. The learned counsel, in sup- port of his case, stated that, at O'Cuiluell's trial, Mr. Whiteside hart read long extracts from the Morning Post anti Dublin Evening Mail, and various other papers. Mr. Baron Aluersou—lt is not because one irregularity is permitted that it is to be made a precedent of and acted upon. The Chief Baron--If you slated anything which you were not in a position to prove, you were irregular, and it was the duty of the judge to control you. Mr. Kenealy said he must bow to their lordships' deci sion, but he had carefully searched the reports where in any one instance a counsel was prevented quoting from or read ing a book, and except in a case where it was required to prove when Charles the Firth ablicated, Ju.4e Jeffreys designated the book "a little lousy history." (Laughter.) The Chief Baron—Ho was a bad man, although an able lawyer. We must give him credit fur having on that oc casion decieed rightly. The learnedoounsel having cited various authorities in support of his argument, referred to the question of misdi rection. The learned judge .11ad stated that there was no evidence of the plaintiff having been a member of the so ciety, notwithstanding countet for the plaintiff having ad mitted the facts. The jury were also told that the plea of justification having been thrown overboard, they were bound to rind a verdict for the defendant. He contended that even if the plea of justification had not been substan • timed his lordship was not warranted in making that re mark, us the plea of " not guilty" raised everything in is sue, and the matter was one for the decision of the jury. The last point with which he would trouble their loreshiee was the improper influence exercised by the judge over the jury. From the commencement of the trial Mr. Justice Willes had done all in his power to bring it to a close by suggesting that I should make an apology. Mr. Baron Alderson—l suppose ou behalf of your client, not on account of the len e th of your speech. (Laughter.) Mr. Keuealy observed that at that time he had not opened his lips. He regretted to say that great impatience was displayed by the learned judge, who stated that the defendant's counsel was about to make a Protestant speeeh, but that it would not be listened to. This, no doubt, had the effect of prejudicing the minds of the jury. The learned judge, in alludin g to the def en d an t, sa id h e b e l onge d to a class of people "Who see more devils than wide hell can hold." When utterance was given to this, a sensation was created, and murmurs ran through the court which doubt less had an effect on the jury. Mr. Baron Alderson —You don't do the jury justice. The learned judge meant ihat. the language of the libel was greatly ex,ggerated, and that it was a mere " mare's nest." Mr. -Kenealy said reflections were cast on his client which were not warranted, and the judge had, in his sato ming up, constantly repeated his arguments, which was the more remarkable, as the speech of Mr. Sergeant Wilkins was in no way commented upon. Mr. Baron Alderson—Perhaps there was no necessity. The Chief Baron—lt is the duty of the judge not to leave a single matter unexplained to a jury which is capa ble of explanation. Mr. Kenealy conteeded that the summing up was an in road, and trenched up on th e p rov i n ce of the jury. 13e trusted he had satisfied their lordships that he was entitled to a new trial, end in conclusion he disclaimed imputing to the learned judge before whom the case was tried any object for the course ho had pursued, but considered that his lordship was guilty of indiscretion. The Lord Chief Baron said he was of opinion, and with that opinion the Court fully concurred, that there ought to be no rule fora new trial in this case. His lordship having gone through the whole of the arguments adduced by the learned counsel in support of the application, said that none of the points presented any grounds upon which the Court ought to grant the rule. The 'ejection of the evi dence was right—the conduct of the learned judge was right—the direction to the jury was right; and ho entirely disegreeti with Mr. Kenealy as to the view taken by him as to what was the duty of a judge, which lay in calling the attention of a jury to unexplained matter., so as to ca ble them to arrive at a just conclusion. Rule refused aceordiegly. Mr. Baron Martin sat at nisi prius in the adjoining court, and disposed of a few common jury causes, which were alone of interest to the parties concerned. ADMIRALTY COURT. (Before Dr. Lushington.) THE VIVID—DAMAGE. This was an action brought by the late brigantine Henry, 89 tons, against the mail steamer Vivid, 300 tons, for a collision which took place in the Dover•roads on the night of the 11th August. The ves , el while proceeding on her voyage with a cargo of coals, from Newcastle to Dover, had anchored about a mile from the entrance to the Dover Harbour, where she was run into and sunk by the steamer as she was leaving this country for France. Three of the brigantine's crew of five were drowned, but the other two were picked up. The defence was that the Henry had neglected to show a proper light. The Trinity Masters having stated their opinion upon the nautical points involved in the case, Dr. Lushington pronounced the Vivid to blame. PRIZE. • A quantity of Swedish iron for which no claim had been given in was condemned as a lawful prize. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioncr Evans ) IN RE ALFRED LANGFORD. The bankrupt was a brewer and maltster of Lewes. Thi s was a meeting for the choice of assignees. The bankrupt was adjudicated on the 26th ult. on the petition of Messrs. Pannett, corn, coal, and hay merchants of Lewes. Debts 'to the am oun t o f a b ou t 6,0001. wer e pr ove d a t thi s s i tt i ng, one of th e p r i nc i pa l cre dit or s being Mr. Ch ar l es. L ang f ord, an uncle of th e b an k rup t. w hose debt s amoun t e d to 2,000/. Mr. Edw ar d B ear d , o f Lewes,was appointed t ra d e : ,, ss i guee. The official (3 s a,ssainldneßeoivirsyAeli area the solicitors to th e estate.r. P. Johnson, and Messr s . Law rance, 1 , The examination meeting is fixed for the 19th May. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Phillips.) IN RE ROBERT SUTTON. This insolvent applied under the Protection Act, and a. person. named. Barmyd, who described himself as formerly a jockey, appeared.to Oppose. Mr. Denney was counsisbfor the insblvent.`) • It was-alleged by Billiard that the insolvent owed him upWards of MOW., but the insolvent denied that be owed Mr. Kenealy moved, on behalf of the defendant, for a rule to show cause why a new trial should not be had in this case on four grounds--First, the improper rejection of evidence by the judge ; Secondly, the improperiuterference of the judge with the speech of the eotinsel for the defen dant; thirdly, misdirection ; and fourthly, for the impro per influence exercised by_ the judg e (mi. the jury. Mr. Baron Alderson —You state two grounds for a new trial which I never'heard of before. Mr. Kenealy said there was a precedent for the lash The plaintiff was a tide-waiter in the customs at Liverpool, and the defendant was the proprietor, editor, and publisher of the Live rpool Herald, and the action, which was tiled at the last Liverpool assizes, before Mr. Justice Willes, was brought to recover damages for an alleged libel publiShed in the defendant's p a p er . T he jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, damages 451. The libel complained of, which was headed " A Popish rebel in. the customs," imputed to the plaintiff that he was a member of a society formed under some Roman Catholic priests, that he was a " rebel, a traitor, and a villain, and was not to be trusted with the property of the crown, as he was acting under the Foreign Enlistment Act to enli s t under the banner of a foreign po tentate." It would be necessary to mention that the defen dant had pleaded not guilty and a justification. What called forth the alleged libel was the circumstance that the plaintiff had dropped a certificate of his membership in a Roman Catholic society, which was picked up and given to the defendant, who at the trial pleaded justification, urging that he was warranted in commeuting as tie had done iu his paper, as he had acted without malice, being unacquainted with the plaintiff, and believing that the certificate was a treasonable document, and to call attention to what he considered a treasonable society. The first question he would call the attention of the court to was the improper rejection of evidence. When at the trial he had asked the plaintiff if he had signed his name to a certain book in which were enrolled the names of the members of the so ciety, the learnedj edge had decided that the question could nut be put unless the book were produced. He contended that he was justified in putting the question, as, under the 24th section of the Common Law Procedure Act, a witness might be cross-examined to prove a statement relative to the subject matter of the case, which was the object in this case, as, had the question been answered in the ailir mative, it would have shown that the plaiutiff was a mem ber of the association. Mr. Baron Alderson—The question is totally indecent. How can you ask a witness if his nisa,e is inscribed iu book? Mr. Kenealy said there was some evidence that the plain tiff was a member of the association, and this question, which he contended was pertinent to the point at issue, was put in order to establish the fact. However, the plaintiff having admitted that he felt himself bound by the canons of the Church of Rome, and that he believed in the infalli bility of the Pope, was asked if he felt himself bound by the notes and comments in the Rhemish Testament. Mr. Baron Alderson—Did you ask him if he had ever read them? I dare say there are many persons in this court professing the Protestant religiuu who have never read the Thirty-nine Articles. Mr. Kenealy—The learned judge ruled that the question was not to be put, notwithstanding that it was imperfectly relevant, as it would have had the effect of showing the nature of the man, and that he was net worthy of belief. Mr. Baron Bramwell— What is the Rhemish Testament? Mr. Kenealy—lt is a book which was published 15 years after the Popish plot, and was circulated principally in Ireland. him anything ; on the contrary, he considered that he owed him 2001. Mr. Denney said the alleged claim by Barnard was a "mental delusion." Mr. Commissioner Phillips, after a long discussion, re ferred the matter to the registrar, and adjourned the case to Monday. IN BE SARAH MEDLEY —THE " BENIFIT OT A LIFE POLICY. Mr. Dowse applied for the assistance of the court under peculiar circumstances. In 1849 the insolvent was dis charged under the act, having previously deposited a policy on her life in the Law Life office with a Mr. Beresford for .500.,.0wing him 401., He had paid .1501. as premiums, and was now tired out. The debt, with interest, was 207/. 6s. Bd. The insurance office offered him 98/ for the policy, and the provisional assignee, to join in the conveyance, wanted something for the other creditors. Mr. Beresford, to get rid of the affair, was willing to pay 301. into court. He had paid 201. a year premium for upwards of 8 years on his original debt of 401. Mr. Commissioner Phillips suggested that the offer shoul I be made to the provisional, assignee, and the application granted. POLL"( E INThLLIGENUE.-April 17. MANSION-110IISE.—George Frederick Lillicrap, who was charged with having removed, concealed, and embez zled certain goods, being part of his estate as a bankrupt, to the value of 101. and upwards, with intent to defraud his creditors, was brought before Sir Henry Muggeridge for final examination. Mr. Parry app ared for the prosecutor, and Mr. Hum phries for the defence. The former evidence was read by Mr. Goodman, the chief clerk, and copies of the evidence given before Mr. Goulburn, the commissioner of bAnkruptey, we►e handed in by Mr. Dallman, the solicitor to the assignees. Mr. Dollrnan said that, at the commencement of the exa mination before the commissioner, the prisoner swore th:.t ha did not remove any goods, and iu the latter part he ad mitted that he did remove some of the goods. some of the goods Po removed had been subsequently recovered by the assignees. Alfred Jacobs, clerk to Mr. Nicholson, of Basinghall street, official assignee, produced the books of the bankrupt. Some additional documentary evidence was produced. A broker to the Bankruptcy Court said he took an inventory of the goods in the bankrupt's shop and house, and he also took an account of a quantity of pepper, cloves, and other grocery goods, at the house of Mr. Green. - Mr. - Burn, accountant, of Basinghall-street, said he pre pared a balance-sheet at the instance of the prisoner, under the bankruptcy. He did not prepare the additional balance sheet ; he declined to do so. Having observed several alte rations, he asked the prisoner what he had been doing with the accounts, an.' told biro that he had upset all th e state ments, and he (witness) must decline going any further into them. Mr. Humphries (for the prisoner) said he did not consider it necessary to make any observations upon the case, as ho know the aldermen would not decide upon the point of law on which it would be necessary to make objection. The prisoner, upon being asked whether he wished to say , nything in his defence, said, " I leave it in the hands of my solicitor." The prisoner was then committed for trial, but was ad mitted to bail. GUILDHALL.—Richard Reynolds, a young man of re spectable appearance, was charged with obtaining two photographic lenses, value '3O/., from Mr. Horne, of New gate-street, by means of false pretences. Mr. Horne said that on Monday week the prisoner called upon him at 52, Newgate-street, and said he wanted two good lenses. Witness took him to the glass room, and took a portrait of himself with each of them. He said he wanted one for an order and one for his use, and as wit ness knew him to be an artist and very respectably connec• ted, he made no difficulty in letting him have them. He knew him to have been in the service of Mr. Fenton. After they were tried at his request they were -ent off at once to Regent-street, and prisoner stayed to select more goods. They were addressed to Mr. Lewis, 241, Regent street, who was an intimate friend of the prisoner's father, and he had taken advantage of that circumstanc to get them sent there. His father was a most respectable man. The prisoner gave his address at Regent-street, but he did not live there. Witness identified the lenses produced. George Lewis, an assistant to Mrs. Smith, a pawnbroker, at 98, Edgeware-road, produced various lenses, pawned by the prisoner, among which were the two belonging to the prosecutor, which had been pledged for 101. The prisoner was further charged with robbing his for mer employer, and was committed for trial. WESTMINSTER. Henry Charnell, late butler in the establishment of Mr. IL T. Fisher, was brought up for re-examination charged with stealing his master's plate, value 300/. In addition to the former testimony, which has already been detailed, T. M`Glavin, 27, Doyley-street, Chelsea, was examined. He stated that he had been in the habit of job bing at the house, and 'was there in the evenin g before the robbery, from 6 till 10 o' c lock, d ur i ng which time he did not notice anything particular; but just before he came away a young man, whom he was told was a butler in the neighbourhood, came to the house to see the prisoner, and was asked into the pantry, which was his private room, ..vheie he saw any friends who might call. The key of the plato closet was generally kept in the door when it was open, and he saw it open that night. The plate used at din ner was washed in the ordinary way, and put in the closet on a tray. It was not the practice to put it in the chest, and he did not see it put in the chest that night, nor could say whether the prisoner locked the door. When witness came away, the young man, whom he had seen at the house two or three times before, was in the pantry with the pri soner, but he saw nothing iu the conduct of either to create any suTicion. The mode of access to the house by servants, or their friends, was to go down the area and ring the bell, and the area-door was opened from within. The area-gate was unlocked when witness went out. On the question being put whether the area door could not be unlocked from the outside the police replied iu the iffirmative. Mr. Paynter said he sh3uld remand the prisoner for a week. Mr. Willing addressed the magistrate for th e p r i soner , urging that he bore an irreproachable character, that he had never attempted to leave the house after the discovery f the robbery, but Muratori his master of it. He (Mr. Wilding) thought the case a very slight one against the prisoner. Mr Punter observed that he was far from thinking it alight, and had made up his mind to commit the prisoner f a trial at the Central Criminal Court. L A.MB E ITI. —Mrs. Elizabeth Wright, a decent-looking young woman in widow's weeds, applied to Mr. Elliott for some assistance for herself and her children. The applicant said that her husband, who had formerly been a ,entleman's coachman, had been employed for up wards of two years at the Crystal Palace as a time-keeper ,iver the workmen. There being no further occasion for his services, he in the beginning of December last joined the " Army Woks uorps," under Sir Joseph Paxion, and -iailed for the Crimea ou the 19th of that month. Previous to his going her husband signed a document which entitled her to the payment of eighteen shillings a week, and this amount she regularly received up to about five weeks since, when it was stopped. In tomtit ten days after the stoppago of her money she received a letter from a friend in the Crimea, stating that her hu s b an d h a d b een b urned to death on the night of the 17th of March, with about 17 or 18 others, while asleep in his tent, and this (to her) melancholy news was confirmed by a letter wliich she handed to his worship for his perusal, and which was as follows : "Army Works Corps-office, 13, New-street, Spring.gardens, April 5, 1856. "Elizabeth Wright—l am directed by Sir Joseph Pax ton to communicate to you the sad intelligence which he has just received from the Crimea, that Joku Wright has lost his life by a fire, which broke out in the camp of the commissariat branch of the Army Works Corps at Kadikoi on the night of the 17th of March last. Sir Joseph Paxton wishes me at the same time to express his deep regret at this most unfortunate occurrence, and his sympathy with the loss you have sustained.—l am your obedient servant, "(For Fred. Wragge) JOSEPH THORPE.' The applicant further stated that in the last letter she had from her husband he stated that he ha i saved up at that time 4/ , and as soon as he made it Cl. he should remit that amount to her, to provide for her approaching confinement. She had not, however, received any remittance from him, and she had very little doubt that at the time of the sad and fatal accident her husband had the money on his per son, and that it had been destroyed. In reply to the questions of Mr. Elliott, the applicant said she resided at No. 7, Rosemary-terrace, Peckham ; that she had two children living, little gills the one five and the othe r t wo years o f age' and expected' a third in a short ti me .' Sh e a l so said that, having received nothing for nearly five weeks, her means were quite exhausted, and she scarcely knew what to do. Mr. Elliott. deeply commiserated her unfortunate situa tion, and ordered her a sovereign from the poor-box for her immediate ueces.ittes, a kindness for which the poor woman expressed her gratitude. [AnvEarisEmExrd—The science of health and pathology has cycles of centuries been involved in such obscurity and contradictions—so many unsuccessful effurts' have been made in every age, to produce something that would eradicate ex isting d sease, without creating still greater evils, that we aro predisposed to take a desponding view of all endeavours to effect an improvement upon the old and imperfect systems of treatment. But when we find the spontaneous testingly of men of the most exalted rank and character adduced in proof of the remedial virtues of a given therapeutic agent-.. when we see such men attesting their personal experience, and their gratitude for the relief they have received when labouring under disease in its most harassing form—w, have facts which it would be absurd to doubt or dispute. Incre dulity itself must give way before such declarations as those of Lord Stuart de Decies, Archdeacon Stuart, Capt. Bingham, R.N., dle., &e., in grateful acknowledgment of the benefits they- have . derived from the use of Du Barry's i . ;evalen'a Arabica Food. And 'when, of the myriads who owe the blessings of recovered health to this preparation, no less than fifty thousand persons have performed the duty of de scribing its effects upon themselves, we feel that it is alto gether removed from the ordinary category of what are called " patent medicines," and that it is entitled to take rank amongst the most substantial blessings that have yet been conferred upon our species. Amongst those thus relieved are persons of ail ages and professions, and individuals of sedentary habits, a, well as of the classes engaged in active occupations. In numerous instances the disorder had been of very long standing, ranging from three to upwards of 60 Years ; and amongst the more prominent of the maladies sue ce,sfully dealt with, have been dyspepsia (indigestion), consti pation, functional irregularity, obstructions, acidity, cramps, spasms, fits, heartburn, diarrhoea, nervousness, biliousness, affections of the liver and kidneys, flatulency, distention, pal pitation of :the heart, nervous headache, deafness, noises in the head and ears, gidAness, pains between the shoulders, and in almost every part of the body, chronic inflammation and ulceration of the stomach, eruptions on the skin, scurvy, fever, scrofula, impurities, poverty of blood, consumption (if not beyond human aid), dropsy, rheumatism, gout, influenza, grippe, nausea, and vomiting during pregnancy, after eating, or at sea, low spirits, spleen, genersl debility. paralysis, cough, asthma, tightness across the chest, phlegm, , inquietude, sleeplessness, involnutary blushing, tremors, dislike to society, unfitness for study, delusions, loss of memory, vertigo, blood the he.ad, exhaustion, melancholy, groundless fear, indeci sion, wretchedness, thoughts of self-destruction, &c, hen facts such as we have referred to are palpably and i spu proved, we feel bound to admit that at length a pal advance has been made towards the groat object of effectually combat ing some *of the worst ills which flesh is proverbially heir to. In canisters, 51bs. 11s.; 121b5., 225. The 121bs carriage free, bn receipt of post office order Barry dii parry and Co., 77, Regent-street, London ; Fortnum, Mason, and Co., Purveyors to her Majesty, Piccadilly; al so a $ 60, Grace. church-street; 3:39 and 451, Strand; 4, Cheapside; '6B, Coruhill • 49,- Bishopsgate - street;. 55, Cha r ing-omi; $ 4, 17pper iaker-otreet ;03 and 150 ,Ozfordilizeeti, ANOTHER CHAPTER IN THZ BUILDON ING (ASE. DARLINGTON, WEDNESDAY NIGHT. This melancholy case was revived to-day in the County Court, before Mr. Stapylton, by. an action brought to re cover 161. 12s. 6d., the charges of Dr. Jackson, for attend. ance on the deceased Mrs. Wooler. Mr. Newborn appeared for plaintiff; Mr. Steavenson for defendant ; and the case was tried by a jury. The court was crowded by an audience who, notwith standing repeated remonstrances, persisted in applauding everythin g that appeared to go against the defendant: - - Plant- deposed-to - haviiig aupplietttlie Medicines charged for, and to having attended 40 times, at 3s. 61 each jour ney. He was then cross-examined for upwards of two hours as to his mode of treatment, which he said was consistent with the varying character of the syprutoms, but princi pally as to his qualifications. •He - liad, it appeared, styled himself "Jackson, surg,on," on his door-plate, for 20 years, though he bad irever'pited the coilege ; describing himself as an •:" M.D.' - on the antliOrity of a diploma, obtained without residence, from Bavaria. Prior to the trial at Durham he had read up preparatory to giving evi deuce, and his knowledge was, therefore, greater now7than formerly. He further admitted, as upon the criminal trial, that he had kept back hissuspicions from Mr. Wooler and the medical men called- in to consult with him, and that he did not act upon his suspicions by giving an anti-' dote, though the iron so given could not have done harm ; also that there might be errors (perhaps 150) in his copy of prescriptions: ' Questions were put as to his having ex pressed a wish to see Mr. Wooler hanged, and entertained vindictive feelings, to which he returned a direCt negative. Mr. Jobson and Mr. Richardson, surgeons from neigh bouring towns, w'ere called to prove the reasonableness of the charges, but this was not disputed. On cross-examine.; tion they said they thought Dr. Jackson would have acted more properly if he had confided his suspicions to Dr. Haslewood when first called in. Mr. Steavenson, for the defence, contended that plaintiff did not bring a reasonable a d competent knowledge to the case ; that if he had it, he did not use it; that he did not act fairly by defeuih.nt, but cheated him by "liviuga lie,' and pretending to be what he was not; that his ignorance and carelessness rendered his attendance inoperative; and that (as stated in "Chitty on Conti ante), by assuming the character of a physician, he had made it impossible to re cover fees as an apothecary, in which character this action was brought. The learned gentleman declared Mr. Wooler's intention to pursue this matter on every opportunity until the inOividuals who (if at all) administered arsenic to his wife were brought to condign punishment, and said that if he had been his adviser the medical gentlemen should have answered for their c ond uc t l ong before now. The Judge left it to the jury to say whether Mr. 'Jackson . had practised ns a medical man or as ageneral practitioner, without reference to his door-plates and signatures, and whether he did practise in the latter capacity in this case ; also whether the withholding of suspicious was in their opinion such a violation of duty as to disentitle him to his charges. Ttie jury almost immediately gave a verdict for the full amount. Defendant declared he would not pay a farthing. It was his wife's blood-money. 1 - I:intiff was drawn home in a carriage, from which the horsey were loosed, amidst shouts of triumph. Great excitement prevailed. [On reference to the Medical Directory we find that Dr. Jackson is a licentiate - of the London Apothecaries Com pany, and therefore legally qualified to practise in Eng land.] SINGLLAR ESCAPE OP A FEMALE CONVICT. On Wednesday afternoon a female effected her escape from the custody of the gaoler of the Southwark Police Court in a most 'Ander manner. The woman in ques tion, who is named Mary Aim Leonard, is known to be connected with a gang of housebreakers and omnibus thieves in and about the metropolis. She was tried at the Surrey sessions in AugUst last for picking the pocket in au onibinus of Mrs. Sully,' the wife of the printer of the Weekly Times, of a purse. containing 1/. 10s., and former convictions being proved. against her, she was sentenced to six years' penal servitude. She was then kept in the cus to y of the governor of Horsemonger-lane Gaol, and in the early part of February was placed in the infirmary to attend upon a lady named Rider, Who droWned her child in a pan of water, while under temporary insanity. The unfortunate lady was allowed • to see her friends, and on the 19th of February, the prisoner succeeded in disguising herself in some of their outer garments, and escaped. She successfully evaded the vigilance of the authorities until Monday evening last, when she was discovered in a lodging house at Liverpool, with aftnian whom she called her-hus• band. It was ascertained that they had both taken their passage for New 'York, and would have sailed on Tues day morning. The prisoner was brought up to London by the officer on Tuesday afternoon, and charged be fore Mr. Combe, at the Southwark Police Court. After being committed for trial she was locked up with other females by Downes, tee gaoler, is one of the cells at the rear of the police -court. During the afternoon s-veral of her friends entered, and requested to b allowed to see her in the gaoler's room. Tho gaoler conseeted, and brought her out of the cell, and carefully locked the door lea, dug backwards. While they were conversing he was suddenly called into court on business, and on his return, after an absence of a moment or two, he was surprised to find that his 'prisoner had made her escape. The court was rather fell at the time, and it is a mystery to every one connected with the court bow she could have gone through. A. number ot_bad characters were seen about the court during the day; consequently, there could be no doubt her escape was previously planned. Information of this second e: a tpe has been Sent to every police-station iu the king dom. A BERKSHIRE JACK •SHEEPARD.—In the report pre .tented t, the couety qearter cessions, on Monday last, by the visiting justice.. et Reading Gaoi, was recorded the fact of an a' tempt having been te ice made by a Government cep vict to effect his escape from that estab lishment. Hie ,neme is Th_lnse Hirone, he is a native of Keen'. Green, Henley 'in- Arden, and was for a time in the 26di kegiinent of F of. The fir-t that can he a ceeairied of his criminal course is tl at vn the night of the let of May, last year; in company, with three o there, he broke into the dwelling house of Mr. Timms, Little Barferd, near Banbury, Oxon. Each of them either had his face blackened, or covered with a veil, to avoid detection. Kee wine that there was cth eiderehle property iu the, house, they first proceeded to Mr. l'unitis's bedroom, and hound Line and his wife to the bedstead with cords, and then went to the room occupied by Mr. Timme'e sister and servant, and tied them also to the bed-tear) in a similar mariner, telling all of them they would blow their brains out if they made any noise. Thy then ransacked the house, carrying away with them a qoantety of plate, a 101. Banbury note, and 71. 4r 8/. in gold. Oo the following inort.ing they changed the bank-note at Warwick,' and this led to their apprehension in a few days. On the 13th of that anode Hiross was lodged in the Banbury lock-up, but he Contrived to effect his escape ; he was, however, recaptured, tried with his comrades at the Oxford summer assizes, and sentenced to fifteen* year.' tranepertation. About Angust last he was removed, with otner Government convicts, to Readine Gaol, and during his irmarcera. lion he made two ingenious attempts to HT , ot his escape. • The first occurred in September last, when be pulled the easpipe hooks from the wall of the cell, and being iiiider instruction in shoemaking, he took advantage of the stone placed for his use and rubbed the ends of each hook, so as to form' a screw driver, with which he unfasten-4 the plate forming the trapdoor of his cell. He %yes speedily detected by the warder on watch, and the result, was that he was removed t'- another n irt of the gaol. In order that be h4l Id have less toils at. his service, he was next placed to learn, tailoring, but here his ingenuity enabled him to make use of the most simple things in ai I of his object. A pair of scissors was tied up with the materials riven him to work up et as a tailor, and i n the 'absence - of his instructor he broke off the blades ; to prevent detection h e fastened the handles to a portion of a wooden 'sPoori, tied them up with his work at the close, and, being thus exposed no suspicion was excited. He then placed one of the blades in apiece of wood, which he wrenched from the back of the cupboard, and bound it round with what is called a " wax-end," making it as firm as if it was the best manufactured knife. A steel thimble he hat] also beaten open, and.converted into a knife, and of a, magnum boeurn pen be had made asm dl saw. With these implements he again applied his energies to open. his cell door, on a Sundey in February last ; but the noise, though slight, attracted the atnaiition of the warder, and he was stopped at hiii'vvork ; riot, however, Lefore he had succeeded in rerunVing a large square piece of wood from his door to get at the lock. An iron plate at this point was an eff -ctual barrier to the ecc impii-brnent of his object. When -visited and found hard at work to release himself from cenfinernent, the remark was merle t o him, " What, you have bsen at your tricks again !" He coolly replied, "Yes, I can't help it ; I tnwit- be doing something." Li consequence of this second attempt being reported to the Secretary of State an order was made for ‘Hirens' removal to the convec , establishment at Portsmouth, whither he was conveyed a short time since. It appeare that there t-, e soon became acquainted with the general routine ef the plane, and succeeded in making his escape on the Bth of the pre sent mOnth. We hear that by some means he got a soldier's uniform, in which he dressed himself, and thus he walked quietly out of the establishment, passed the sentinel, an got clearly off. A reward of 51. is offered for his recapture, but nothing has yet been heard of him.—Readipg Chronicle. I ADVitraistostNv. 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Conntry Markets. DERBY SMITHFIELD.-Apum 15. There was a full average supply' of fat beasts to-de/ from the North of England, Liverpool, and Rotherham markets. Demand for beef fiat, and some few beasts left unsold. A good supply of wheat, which sold well. The number of fat pigs was about the same as for several weeks past. Fat and store calves numerous. The following were the quotations :—Beef, 6d to 60; mutton, 7d f,o 74,1 0,1 ta ; veal, 6d to 7d per 113.4 pigs, his Od to 108-64 per score ; iough.fat, 4s 3' to poi 141 b. ; hides, 3id . to 44d - pef ; skins,calf 5 3 1 d to 5 1 per lb, EDINBURGH GRAIN.-APRIL 16. There was a good average supply of grain today. Sales exceedingly heavy for all sorts, and prices considerably back. Wheat, on the top, is down, and on the average 2s loa down. Barley, 3s up on the top, and lld down on the average. Oats on the top 2s Od down—on the average; is id down. Beans on the top is up—the average, down. AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. Wheat £3 9 2 9-12ths. Do. new -12ths. Barley Oats 1 9 0 11-12ths. Beall3 BOSTON-A MIL 16. The supply of wheat was limited and the demand ruled inactive, at a decline on the best samples of about 2s pa qr.; inferior qualities were 3s to, in some instances, 46. per qr. cheaper. All kinds of spring corn experienced steady sale at late prices. Prices :—Wheat, red, 50s Od to 68a Od; white, 68a Od tg. 7O Od extra, 72s Od. Barley, 38s Od to 42e Od. Oats 17s to 275. Beans, 38s Od to 46s Od. Peas, 37 to 42. 0d• per gr. NEWARK-APRIL 16. At our market to-day mu had a good supply of grain. Wheat was a lower. Wheat, white 72s to 745, red 66s to 70s; barley, maltin; 44s to 465, grinding 38s to 40s; oats, Alit. 30s to Ms, 2235 , 26s to 28s ; beans, 403 to 46s ; malt, 72s to 765; peas, 40 4 to 4is ; tares, 60s to 64s per qr. 1.0 RATPa 314 1L8. (N Nighllea that the mahw 4r, ...hi. from the General Post ogle' y the rti;,ht--and M by the )-torning-4espettett. Fro;. G,,...j s'_d.i. ' Por 14.fp du, 1, hn.Arvi Liverpoo - April 23 ;Liverpool iSouth,m; t Southampto !Dover lllncertsio 'Plymouth .. Dover .... Southamptm. Southampton Dover •.. • Southamptot, ,Southamptor 'Various port April 16. April t 6 ithauet.it ISouthampton Southampto Southappt, !Tn.Th.Sid !April 20 IPover Booth Amp to. 1 Dover .. •Twicedaltl !Dover iSoink trapo.)n TwicadidlY Liouthampt..,l • London Southamp' May 2 Dover 113 Southampt 16thottno Plymouth .. 4 & 20 to Dovcr .... D0ver...... HOljheAd Twicedai l l Southampton April 17 Southamptom Liverpool... Dover 4, 20 Mo. Boutharnpr , ). April 16 Dover ..., j Bouthamptos,l Various port Uncertain Dover .... southanapton . Foutharopton Various port,. Uncertsin Dover Dover .... yonthanrpt.:t• 1 &16 Min !Flontha‘n er, I & la mon Da) r. - 1,11 h.! :4eatta Office, Londo LvorJ FridaT merlca(hyltrit.pack‘N • merles. kby United Sts. packet) merica (by U. States packet) ustralia (via South ampton) M :at° (via blarseilles) ditto (via Cape of Good Elope) N :Erica (West Coast) 2il exandria ;!aharnas delgium ......... N brazil Buenos Ayres M 'ape of Good Hope N `Ape of Good Hope N ;ape de Verde N Xeylon (see India) Ceylon N , - ..ihannel isles N :bins onstantinople onstantinople ont. of Europe M E igypt (see India) , rance ........ M ft. :9 . . M .-Ircece (see futile) ) 64 ircytown 12nd & 17th of mon. lemborgh ~.NiTuesday & Friday lavannah M 2MI of the monti: Tolland ,„ ...... ilonduras t I tho month. ndi iyhtt-iotithampt.)mkth 4.. 20th of mon. , ndia (via Marseilles )111 .9th& 26th of month 'omen Tees (see India) 7, 1,7, & 27 of mon ;eland &-N Twice daily ...... „ .„ „.., M 17,.9, 17,& 27 of m. 113 d of the month i6,.9. 24.8; 30 of n, 4th '& 20th of mon 17th of the ;own', Daily .. 9th of the month 9th of the month 9tb of the month ston.,Wed.diarri3; 2d 8.:171 . 1 , ef month Once a month.... 11,13,18,23,&28 01 01 dtb & 20th of mon. Twice daily ~.. !Twice daily ,4,7,17,20. 27 drn 4 il9th cf the month , ajeira 23d of month • • .. idalte (see India) I _ 28 .. N 1 8 . 1 8 , & of mon. Wattritius (see India; efauritlits Mexico ... .• •• .• •• •• Maples l.l .. • •• •• N qew Granada N• clew Zealand States Peninsula t'eru Pell Natal Tuscany „ Venezuelv Van Dien3en'sLA.no (= e. kustralin) War ii 1 of the month 2nd of the mont , . sthlsth2sthormon. 2•t & lith of montt. , By private skip sthls th2s thofmon., lth 17 th 27thoftnon. I tan 27th of mon.l By private ship... sth 15 th2sthoim,m, sth I fth2sthofinor. 2d t 47th of►nontt. .. ~ .Zv i 0 , MATI,, .Dlll , When,:ny ol chest lates cal: un a sancta.> A patche , on the following; day, with the exception of the In' • i` '; 'onthampton).and the Malta, both of which will be deaDeto - • c.reeeding day. XIJAR l W A R K e Ts. LIVERPOOL. APRIL 17 STOCK EXCRANGE.— The market has been fair to-daft and prices are about the same currency as yestertlal• Lancashire anti Yorkshire, 89t 4—Chester and H o lyhea d, Inds, 754—Dutch Rh en i s h , 1i prom. —Mao. burn, 64—Great Western of Canada, 261 j —East Lanes' shire, 104—South Eastern, 22—North Eastern, Berwielro 19 16.3.—Sheffield, 291 I- • MANCHESTER, Arm. 17. STOOK EXCHANGE.—This market was doing a stead/ business to-day, and th e p r i ces were a b out yester d a y 'l rates. Dovers, 24 Mi.dands; 74 East Laneashirest 19'— Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 2917 Leeds, 894—Great Western of Carada, new 2d issue, 31 p. BIRMINGHAM, APRIL 17. EXOHANGE.—There has been a brisk businosi to-clay, prices were steady, and railway stocks genera); in demand.. South Staffords, at 3 dis Birmingham OR! Canals, at 92— Birmingham and Stour Valleys closed at Sp to B i — Midlands, 74i to 75g. LEEDS, APRIL 17. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Leeds Northern, Pref., . No. 3, 25a. prem. —Dovers, 2211.3. A—gheffields, 29i— Craves Moor, 16s. 6d.—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 89. DUBLIN, APRIL 16. STooK EXCHANGE.—Tbree'per Cent. C o nsols, Hi 2 - ** Ditto for Account, Stb of . May, 929—Ditto, for new AP count, Bth of May, 0 New :3 per Cent. Stock, 920" . " —Ditto, for Account, Bth of May, 92i—New 3 p e r Cent. Reduced, o—Hibernian Bank, 31—Royal Bank, 191 — : Great Southern and Western, fli—Ditto, for Account; 524—Dublin and Belfast Junction, 44I—Dublin and Wicklow, 54 Waterford and Kilkenny, new 6 per cent. Pref., account, 2 h—Bank S oek, 223. -- - MISCELLANEOUS, SPECIAL, AND TEMPORARY S ER VIC% Esrimims. —The estimates for these services f o r the year 1356 amount to 449,573., against 711,764/. in 18 55 • They include items of 18,626 for the Board of Health , 16,0221 ft r the Cbarity Commissioners, 17,8501. for the rev:sing barristers in England and Wales, 17,0001. for r lief of distres.ed seamen and others, 70,9001. for the Merchant Seamen's Fond, 7,3381. for police at Alder shut' camp, 21,2621. forjßattersea park, and 35,7531. for the Ch&lsea embankment. 8271. for a Protestant ceme tery in Madrid, 15,529/. for the Irish Encumbent Estate , Gout, 29,4001. for lighthouses abroad, 15,000/. for the N rth Au4tralian exploring expedition, and 17,5001. for the monument at Scutari. [AnvEaussmssr.]—Only to be known to be valued.—Dr• Roberts's celebrated ointment, called the " Poor Man's Friend," is confidently recommended to the public as an tin' failing remedy for wounds of every description, a eertaiu cure of ulcerated sore legs, if of twenty years' standing, cuts, burns, s •alds, bruises, chilblains, scorbutic eruptions, and pimples iu the face, sore and inflamed eyes, sore heads, can' cerous humours, &c., and is a specific for those afflicting eruptions that sometimes follow vaccination. Sold in pots, at is 141. and 2s. 9d. each.—Also his " Pilules Antiscro• phulos,' confirmed by more than forty years' experience to be, without exception, one of the best alterative medicines ever compounded for purifying the blood and assisting nature in all her operations ; hence they are useful in scrofula, scorbutic complaints, glandular swellings, particularly those of the neck, &c. They form a mild and superior family aperient that may be taken at all times without confinement or change of diet. Sold in boxes, at ls. Id., 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., 110., and 225. each.—Sold wholesale by the proprietors, Beach and .Barnicott at their dispensary, Bridport; by the London houses ; retail by all respectable medicine vendors in the United Kingdom. Observe.--No medicine sold under th above names can ro3sibly be genuine, unless " Beach and Barnicott, late Dr. Roberts, Bridport„" is engraved ard printed on the stamp affixed to each box. BIRTHS. Or A BON. At Frampton Hall, Lincolnshire, the lady of Major Moore, High Sheriff of the county. On the 7th inst., at 48, Portland-place, the Lady Augusta Mostyn. ON' A DACIGHTIB. On the 16th inst., at 11, Wyndham-place, Bryanston square, Mrs. Edmund Purcell— . On the 15th inst., at. Ribston Hall, Wetherley, York shire, the wife of John Dent Dent, Esq., M.P. MARRIED. On the 16th inst., at Christ Church, William Michael Neale, Esq., . 18 .Westbourne-place, Eaton-square, surgeon, to Maly Anne Robinson, eldest daughter of the late Wm. H. Morris, Esq., of Doncaster: On the 15th inst., at St. George's. Hanover•scpare, Col. T. G. Harriott, of Grove- House, Twickenham, to Mary Ann, widow of the late Rev: F. Ford, of Hewahot.hill, in the parish of Bramshot, Hants. • DI1fl,• On the 31st ult., at 33, Via dells - Mercede, Rome, Chas. L• Norton, Esq., late of elmberwell, Surrey, aged 36. On the 17th inst., at 374, Oxford-street, Mr. Samuel Everiogbam, aged 67. On the 16th inst., at. Pimlico, Mr. Edward Hendrick, aged 2. — On the 15th inst., at St. Mary'Abbot's-terrace, Kensing ton, James Alder, Esq., aged 67. On the 14th inst., at Eddlestone Manse. Peeblesshire, the Rev. Patri c k Robertson, D.D., aged 63 . On the 14th i ns t., a t St. George's-terrace, St. George's East, Mr. George Fred. Vorwerg, aged 81. On the 11 th inst., at Edinburgh, Charles-J.W. Dundas, Esq., late of the Coldstream Guards, and M.P. for the Flint Burghs, eldest son of Vice-Admiral Sir J. H. Dun das, G.C.8., and the Honourable. Janet Whitley Dundas. LONDON: Printed and Published by HURD° YOUNO, rf Nio. 112. Strand, Printer at . The Sun Office, No. 112, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the gaudy of Middlemen, Fridey, April 1866.