The Sun. — London, England, 1856-05-22 00:00:00

4 .7 4 4,,A4 b SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. AQUATICS. (This Day.) (BY PIGEON EXPRESS.) Great SeaHers' Race for 200 Sovereigns, between H. Kelly, of Fulham, and J. Mackinney, of Richmond. ... This exciting match, which. for the last three months has created the greatest interest in aquatic circles, took place this afternoon over the usual course, from Putney to Mortlake, and was attended by an immense number of spectators. No fewer than eight steam-boats were chartered to accompany the race, and all were well patronised ; the towing path along the bank, Hammersmith-bridge, and every point where a view of the race could be ob tained were also crowded. The weather, although showery and dull in the early part of the day, cleared up beautifully about half-an-hour before the time of starting. The preliminaries havitg been arranged, the umpires and referee were chosen—Mr. J. Salter for Kelly, Mr. Jackson for Mackinney, and Mr. Edward Searle referee. The toss for choice of stations having been won by Kelly, at four o'clock the men appeared, each looking in first-rate condition and full of con fidence. A. considerable amount of betting took place at 5 to 4 on Kelly. The signal having been given, a very even start was effected, and each matt exerted himself to the utmost to obtain the lead. Off Searle's Kelly had succeeded in getting a lead of about half a boat's length. On reaching Craven Cottage he had increased his lead to two lengths, and at the Crab Tree to three lengths ; and on passing Hammer smith-bridge be was leading by six lengths—Kelly ultimately winning easily by twenty boats' length, doing the distance in 23 minutes 35 seconds. The time from Putney to Hammersmith Bridge was N min. ; to Barnes Bridge—Kelly 21i- min., Mackinney 221 min. The victor was loudly applauded by the nume rous spectators aasembled at Mortlake. The arrangements on board the steamers, under the management of Mr. Searle, the celebrated boat builder, were admirably conducted. THE RUGELEY POISONINGS TRIAL OF WILLIAM PALMER. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT (TEIIS DAY). EIGHTH DAY. Despite the state of the weather the Court this morn ing was quite full long before the proceedings began. The Duke of Cambridge was present, and even outside there was a great many persons standing► about in evzry available place of shelter to witness the different arrival, whilst the houses of public resort in the neighbourhood of the court were full of persons most anxious to glean tidings of how the case was going on. The prisoner, excepting that he looked more fatigued, maintained the same composed appearance that he has all along, exhibited. The proceedings commenced with the examination of the witnes4es for the defence. Previously to the first witness being called, Lord Campbell said—l hope that, until the conclusion of this trial the pudic journals will continue to abstain from any comments upon any points in the case. The propriety of such abstaining is too obvious to require from *any remarks. His lordship also further added —Myself, and brothers upon the bench, wish it to be understood that our remarks apply to the insertion of rfeto,er:SAs well as editorial remarks. Mr. oi-rove then called Dr. Thomas Nunnely, who said—l 'ant a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, and Professor of Surgery to the Leeds School of Medi- cine, and several other learned societies. I have a largo practie, and have ma le both classes of tetanus my stpdy. Grove—Hlw many c .ses of idiopathic tetanus have you seen ? —I have seen four. Mr. Grove—Did they all terminate in lock jaw ?—No, only one out of the nu nber, and they did not prevent the person sw.Allowin , .; during the whole course of the ill ness. I have been present duria4 the trial, and heard the symptoms described, and also read the depositions. Mr. Grove—From both of those irmrces what opinion do you draw as to the calse of the death cf Cuok ? From some convulsive disease. Mr. Grove—Upon what do you found that opinion ? From the different symptoms described before the Court, and the depositions. Lord Campbell interposed, and said it would be better the witness should give his opinion on the viva voce evi dence and the depositions separately. After some objection to the witness giving his opinion upon that which was not before the Court, he said, in answer to Lord CAnspbell, that his opinion was that the death was the result of convulsive disease. By S?rgeant Shee—From what you have heard de- F cribed of the symptoms of C )ok's health previously to the final attack at Rugeley, and the fits and parr.xysais, and the particulars of the past mortem ex amination, what is your opinion Tha Bauch objected to the question being put in so general a form. Witness—From what I have heard T should assume him to be a man of delicate constitution. That for a long period he felt himself to be ailing, and for which he had been under medical treatment. That be had suffered from syphilis. That his lungs were diseased, and had an old standing disease of the throat. That be had led an irregular life, and was subject to mental ex citement. The examination of the body showed the syphilitic Lain t and diseased condition of the bldy. The lungs were not healthy, being in a state of emphysu mlitous or distension from wind. The scars were from syphilitic ulcers. There was a very unusual appear. ance of the membranes and spinal marrow. The lining of the aorta was in an unusual state. Sergeant Shee—You have heard the accounts given of the attacks which he had during the night, and when he said that he was mad for three minute. 4, what is the inference you draw from those attacks and their perio dicity?—That they were of a convulsive character. Sergeant Shoe—Are not convulsions very various in degree and form ?—As various as possible. Sergeant Shee—ls it not impossible to place some convulsions amongst tl:e classes described ?—lt is. Sergeant Shee—Are there not forms of convulsions in which patients retain their consciousness?—There are. Sergeant Shee—Name them.—Hysteria. Sergeant Shee—ls there not also forms of epilepsy ? —So it is stated. By Lord Campbell —I have not met with a case. Sergeant Shee—Would not the patient be liable to irritability?—Yes ; and in auch a state of system other than physical causes, such as moral ones, would cause irritability, such as any excitement or depression. The disorganised state of the bowels, and vomiting for BOMB days previously, would affect the nervous system of a subject like the deceased more than a healthy per son ; so also would the cold and wet more easily such a person, and with such a constitution convulsions would be more likely to supersede. Convulsive attack s are sometimes followed with spasms and rigidity o f some parts of the body, assuming sometimes the appearance of tetanic affection, such as the convulsive diseases of infancy, which are not exactly tetanus. I agree with Dr. Copeland's work read yesterday. Worms in children will produce convulsions, in adults disease of the brain and sp i na l cord. Hysteria, some from chloroform, and eat ing indigestible food, but I do not know of convulsions from retching. Sergeant Shee—Di) you agree With Dr. Copeland as to the convulsions aornetimes ending in death ?—Yes. Sergeant Shee—What is the inarns•liate proximate cause of death in such C3Sfl3 ? —A3phyxia. Sergeant Shee—D ) you agree with Dr. Copeland as • to the recurrence of the symptoms? After Rome objection being taken as to the witness founding his opinion upon Dr. Copeiand's work, the At- torney-General objleting, the witness said, of his own knowledge, he did. The witness, in answer to further questions, said I have known convulsive symptoms to occur at various intervals—sometimes hours, sometimes days. I have known patients suffer in two minutes, in other cases two hours. They were dependent upon some slight disease of the brain or spinal cord. When death takes placf..) under such symptoms, in some cases no trace has been found of disease on a post mortem examination. I ba,ve formed zio opinion on the finding of the granules ; they nt;ght produce effect o•n the spinal cord. Th:re are specimens in mtv:eume where granules are found near the spinal cord. I h tve seen these cases in St. Thomas's Hospital. In order to discover such granules T should think it would be immediately necessary after death to open the body to discover them to ascertain their effect on the spinal cord, more espe cially if the brain had been previously opened. Inde pendent of those granules it would be possible, after some time had elapsed, to discover the condition of the spinal cord. In order to discover the minutest structure of the nervous system a lens would be necessary, and that would be required supposing an examination took place immediately after death. In the course of my ex perience I have had cases of traumatic tetanus, and I agree in the opinion that it commonly commences in the jaw. I have had four cases of iliopaehic tetanus in the course of my experience. One occurred in my own child. Three of these cases commenced with lock jaw. I have had experience by personal practice. The fourth case commenced in the body ; after swallowing easily the spasms came on. I have made a post mortem examination of t wo persons who have died through strychnine within the last two years. I had not seen either of the patients before death, and it was in both cases by chemical analysis that I ascer tained that death bad been occasioned by strychnine. I found the strychnine. In the first case the post mortem examination took place 42 hours after death, and in the other 30 hours. The body had not been touched when the post mortem examination com menced. The appearances of the body after death were—general surface not unnatural, uo marks of external violence. The eyelids were partially opened aud the expression of the face distressed. The muscles of the body were flaccid and could easily be moved, the. feet were somewhat arched. The heart had been drained out by the head banging over the table. In the second case the patient was about 20 years of age, the muscles were quite flaccid, and the weather was not hot, so the appearance could not have been produced by atmosphe ric influence. The legs and arms were somewhat , stif fened. The heart was perfectly flaccid, and oi the right side contained blood; there was also some fluid on the left side. The witness, having further described the appearances of the body, said the notes I have just read are not the original notes I male op the occasian of the post mortem examination. I have also seen cases where an over-dose of strychni has been taken, but they have not terminated ,fatally. The quantity taken, in one case, was 1-6th of a grain. In a very few minutes the symptoms appearp:l; The poison had been taken in a fluid state. The symptoms were a want of power in controlling the actions of the muscles. The patient was up walking about when first attacked. The sympto ms manifested themselves by twitch ings, rigidity, and sudden cramp—more violent in the legs than any other part of the body. The nature of the t witchings and spasms were not very violent at first, but it was six hours before the symptoms entirely disappeared. During the six hours the attacks were intermittent at various intervals. As the poison passed off they be came less frequent. At first two or three seconds only elapsed. These symptoms were not combated with medical treatment. The other case was precisely simi. lar ; one-sixth of a grain had been taken. I prescribed one-twelfth of a grain in each case, but one-sixth was taken. I have experimented upon upward, of sixty animals. They were dogs, cats, rats, mice, guinea pigs, rabbits, frogs, and toads. The genera' appearance has been a great resemblance in al the cases ; some bore a lesser dose than others. Gene rally speaking, about two minutes to twenty, but more frequently five or six minutes, elapsed from the injection of the poison to the effects becoming apparent. The poison was in some cases given in a solution ; in other instances in a sold state. I have placed it dry on the hack part of the tongue. When administered in a fluid state it has been poured down the animal's throat, and in other cases it has been mixed with butter, suet, and meat ; in some cases I have rolled it in a portion of the gut of an animal. In frogs and toads they have been placed in a solution of the poison, and I have also applied it direct to the spinal cord and the brain. The first symptoms were a desire to be still, hurried breathing, and then snapping at the mouth, when the poison had been given at the mouth. Twitch ing of the ears, a trembling of the muscles, inability t, walk, and convulsions of all the muscles of the body followed. The jaws were generally closed during th , convulsions. Convulsion was followed by a total wan' of power in the muscles, which, on the least touch, were thrown into violent spasms, with a galvanic-lik' , shock running through the frame. Spasms came on if the animals were twched, or attempted to move Occasionally the animal is able to move, and the spasm come on at various periods. The animal dies at differen times; about three hours and a half is the longest perio. l I have known to occur before death took place. le cases where the animals live for a length of time spasm= occur at frequent intervals. In every case before deate the rigidity ceases, without a single exception. The muscles are quite soft and fl tccid, and the limbs may b , put in any position whatever. The death stiff iess come , on at various periods. There is very little difference i. the stiffness produced by strychnia, compared with othe , poisons. The symptoms which I refer to occurred in th order I have mentioned before the convulsions came on I have known an interval of half-an-hour between the paroxysms in the animal. I have found the heart in variably full on the right side, and very generally tin left ventricle firmly contracted, and the blood usuall3 dark and fluid. There is no particular appearance attached to the spine. I have experienced largely with poison producing sudden death on animals, and I hay. written on the subj sot. In the case of sodden death of an animal by poison the blood is often fluid after death. but not generally, and it happens also in suddec death fr .m other causes. The symptoms o; Mr. Ceok on Sunday night, I attribute to great excitement, and taking the symptoms as described on sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, they do not resemble the symptoms I have seen produced by strychnine poison. He had more power or voluntary motion— euch as sitting,* up in bed, moving his hands about freely, swallowing, talking, and asking to be rubbed and moved, and also the sudden occasion of the con vulsions, and the greater length of time which occurree from the taking tie pills supposed to contain strych nine before the symptoms occurred, were greaten than any I have known from my exeerience. I have never Vetl an aeimel vomit after taking strychc in nor scream voluntarily. Where there was so much spasm there would be inability to vomit. Emetics in such cases have been given without effect. The post ri'iortem examination of Cook differed materially from those I have made of deaths resulting from strychnine— the heart, it was stated, was empty and uncontracted. Lord Campbell—l understand the evidence was "empty and contracted." Baron Alderson—l have it down the heart we , . empty and contracted. Examination continued—Tae state of Vie lungs and brain appeared to he different from not being congested. The subsidence of the paroxysms in my experience have been gradual. I have experimented on bodies of varioue animals at various periods after death, and when deem-. position has set in, up to the 431 day, to discover strych nia. I have never failed to discover it where I have known the animal has died from it. I have experimented in 15 cases at least. If the person had died in the first paroxysm after the administration of strychnia, and the stomach to have been taken out the sixth day after death and analysed, in my opinion strychnine must have been fauna had the proper tests been applied. Ties witness then stated the process of separating the parts by evaporation, when strychnine would be found crys talllised, and in a state for applying the tests. If it he the common commercial strychnine, such as is gener ally kept by surgeons and chemists', nitric acid would be one test. It would produce a red colour, which in a great measure disappears on the addition of proto chloride of tin. If the strychnine be pure, it does not undergo any change on the addition of sulphuric acid, but on the addition of a mixture of bi-chromate of potash and several others a beautiful purple colour is pr educed, whiob changes to various shades till it got to a dirty red colour. There are seve ral other tests that will produce strychnine. In nIY judgment the contents of Cook's stomach was in ?. favourable condition to produce strychnia by analysis, it; :had been there—it would have given a little extra trouble, but it would not have affected the result, and the ettena applied to the liver, kidneys, and spleen subse- Tien tly sent up for examination and analysis. In the earl° us experiments I have made on animals, I have seen—a corresponding amount of strychnia found in the hodie s by the analysers, and I have seen them detect it is the .! blood. I have seen. it done by Mr. Herapath, of Beisi..ol. It is not my opinion that the analysis might be cl. del Lted or confused by the existence in the stomach of at iy tither substance that would produce the same colour strychnia ; the existence of salacioe, f or i ns t ance , would not affect the fi ndin g of str y ch nia; Supposing death to have been caused by a dose of strychnia only euffiet.;.ent to cause deatb, it would not be absorbed in the. system so as not to be found on a post mortem ex amination. That has been a great question. These alkedies are not changed is digestion, and may be found in the blood. No amount of. putrefaction of an ordinary time would destroy its detection, but I do not say that it is indestructible. I have found it after 42 days. Fiy the Attorney-General—He experimented with Morley and some few alone, and the symptoms were generally alike. The experiments made conjointly were THE IiUN; LONDON, TriTURSDAY EVENING, MAY 290 with Mr. Morley, and with reference to the'.Leedi case, and some with reference to this one. I cannot say who first correspnded about this case. I submitted the one which I have read. The dose which T have given has generally been half a grain to two grains. In a dog or cat half a grain will kill. Some animals are more sus ceptible than others. Symptoms have been delayed as long as an hour. I have known the dose to have to be repeated. I have known cats killed by half a grain ; but they were young ones, not old ones. Half a grain in a solid state would be the minimum dose. In a solid state I have found a difference in the attack of the spasm?. In some instances animals die with less convulsion ; and in one or two instances there has been death after one spasm. That has arisen when the same dose has been given. The limbs are generally first affected. In the case of the lady at Leeds, the feet were not more curved than was due to the ordinary ri• gidity of death. That was stated at the time. There .vas a distinction between the different parts of the body. I disagree in the opinion of Dr. M ,rley in what he stated as to the rigidity after death. I believe, from the heart being empty, coupled with the other facts, that Cook's death was not from strychnine. The fact of the heart being empty would depend upon the way the post mortem examination was made. If begun at the head the blood being fluid would by ordinary causes re cede from the heart. In Cook's case at the post mortem examination the chest was opened first. I cannot account for the emptiness of the heart. I ascribe Cook's death to convulsions. Excitement may induce such a condition of the brain and system that convulsions may come on at a future period enough to cause death. He did not die o apoplexy. I do not think that morphia caused his death, but it might have accelerated it. Morphia would not be a proper drug to administer to a person suffering from the irritability that Cook was. From what I heard of the attack Cook said he had in the night, I believe he vas suffering from deliriu n. Any convulsion may be considered tetanic, if 'yciu mean by that term an out stretching of the limbs. 'When convulsions terminate ❑ death consciousness is absent. Ido not think, from he symptoms describing Cook's death, that the Paroxysm was one of tetanus. Witness—l do not think it was disease at all. Attorney-General—Neither do I. Witness—l never kneW a case of tetanus where rigidity was continued after death.; Tetanic paroxysms tre distinguishable from- other convulsions at the time , f death. I know no case where in convulsions con ciousness was retained to the last. Convulsions from strychnine are called tetanic, and very properly so. In 'ayes of strychnine the spasms are more violent than in irdinary tetanus. I have not said, nor do I infer, that this was in any sense a case of tetanus. The Attorney-General—Why net ! Witness—lt did not run the course of tetanus—dim cuity of breathing is a premonitory in strychnine. The Attorney-General—Did not Cook elk to have his are rubbed ! Witness—So far as my experience in animals is con erned-- , The Attorney-General —They of course could not ask o have their ears rubbed ? (A laugh.) Mr. Sergeant Shee—ls thiti proper ! My witness is a'aout describing what occurred in experiments, and se is met like this. Witness—ln the Leeds case lock jaw came on 7ery suddenly. It came on in four hours and a half. `he day before yesterday was the first time I had seen experiments tried upon the blood. I have said that I have succeeded in discovering strychnine. Mr. Morley nd myself are not divided in opinion in effect. Two different tests were applied. By Mr. Sergeant Shee—ln making reports of the appearance of bodies after death, we state extraordinary :ippearances as well as ordinary ones. The Court here adjourned for a short time. Upon the jury returning into Court, Mr. William Herapatb, of Bristol, was called and examined by Mr. Grove—l have been connected :vitb chemistry and toxicology for upwards of thirty ears. I have been experimenting upon strychuia. f never saw a living subject. I am not in practice. I am not an analytical chemist. I ave seen a body after death which had been poi oned with strychnine. It was about three days after death. I made two tests, bi-chr3ma,te of potass, nlphuric acid, per oxide of lead, or the puce coloured xide. Third sulphuric acid and per oxide of manga oese. I also made a fourth test. The last two produce copper colour of strychnine, and the third a purple iassing to red. Other tests give other colours with • ninon strychnine, but not with pure strychnine. The recess cf the test i 3 to obtain the poison. In the case the human body referred to I made evident the sychnine by the coloured test. I have expert nent,d n animals toan extent sufficient to establish the priu -,ple. I Lave analysed two cats. I gave one grain of trychnine in a solid form, but I could not get the ani nal to take it voluntarily, so I left it in the food and ound the cat dead in the morning ; the body was con torted. Lord Campbell—Rigid ? Witness—Extremely so. The head was turned round the side, the eyes protruding and the iris exoanded so is to be almost invisible. In the urine which had been •jetted I found strychnine, and I also found it in the tornach. I found it by the coloured test. Tne second :ase was also a cat. I gave the same quantity in a ,olid form and it swa'lowed it. The animal remained ♦ery quiet for 15 or 16 minutes with but few symptoms bill 35 minutes, when it had a terrible spasm. I watched the animal for about 3 hours when it ha 1 a second pasrn, and then I thought it would have died, but it re• iovered and remained trembling all over. During two tones and a half the animal was in a peculiar state ; 'inching it had the effect of electrifying it all over. The slightest touch produced this effect. I left the animal •ir 3 hours thinking it would recover, but in the morn ng I found it dead in the same indurated contorted con• istion the former animal had been found. I examined ;he body 36 hours after death and found strychnine in ;he urine, in the stomach and upper intestines, in the liver and in the blood of the heart. In all cases I have sxamined I have found the poison. In cases where strychnine has been taken it has been discovered, and I have also found the nux vomica. In one case the animal had been buried two months. I have exp r • nented with strichnia mixed purposely with p itrifyi g matter and detected it in all cases, I am of opinion', 33 a ihemist, that where strychnia has been taken in suffi cient quantity to kill, it will be found. I have heard '_lse evidence respecting the jar taken to Dr. Taylor, and I think if strychnia had been there it ought to have been discovered. The experiments I have just mentioned were made in Bristol. I have made experiments in London of a similar nature. Cross-examined by the Attorney-General—l am not a ohysyologist. I made a chemical experiment on the 3-h of the present month with a view to this ease. I Lave experimented about nine times. I have experi inented on the tissues of both a cat and dog. I gave the dog a grain. I have a strong opinion from the newspaper reports that.strychnia had been given in this case, and I might have said that. Dr. Taylor had not taken the right way to find it. I are perfectly satisfied that if a 50-1000th part of a pure grain had been taken it ought to have been detected. can put ten grains in a gallon of water, take a drop of that water, and detect the presence of strychnia. I can find even the one-thousandth part of a grain. I found it in 11 ounce of fluid in a di - g. He had given one grail. Mr. Rogers was next examined, and said lam Professor of Chemistry to the St. George's School of Medicine. I have made one experiment on an animal. it commenced at the end of the year, and finished a short time ago. It was a dog, and I gave it two grainsof strychnia between two pieces of meat. The dog died, and three days after wards I removed the stomach, and took some of the blood, which became putrid in about ten days ; and I then examined it to discover the strychnia. I separated the strychnia, but I cannot say how much; but I knew it was present by three tests. A month or five weeks after I proceeded to analyse the stomach and its con tents. It bad become decomposed.. Strychnia was found in large quantities. I have heard the evidence relative to the jar containing the stomach of John Parsons Cook, and I am of opinion that if strychnia had been contained in the jar it ought to have been found. By Attorney General.—lf the stomach had had no contents the washings of it would give a result. I have ma le no experiments, but as the p ikon resists putri faction it would have been found in the body even at this time. Time would make no difference. Examined by Mr. Kinnealy---Dr. Henry Letheby, I am a bachelor of Medicine in the London Hospital. I am, also, medical officer of health to the city of London. I have been engaged for some time in the study of poison and of its action on living bodies. I have often been employed by the crown, I may say in every case tried at this court for the last fourteen years. I have heard and attended to the evidence given of the death of Mr. Cook. I have wit nessed many cases of the lower animals poisioned by strychnia, and several persons poisoned by nux vomica. The symptoms of the animals I have seen do not accord with this case. Animals differed very much with this ease. I have never seen so long a time elapse before the symptoms have come on as, in this case. The longest interval I have noticed in animals has been three quarters of an hour, and thenthelpoison was Administer, d under disadvantageous circumstances in order to prolong its effects. It was administered on a full stomach. I have seen the poison take effect in five minutes, and in all the cases I have seen a quarter of an hour is the average time before the poison exhibited itself. In all animals and human beings, I have seen the system has been in an irritated state, so that the slightest excitement, such as an effort to move, a noise, or breath of air will set them off into convulsions. I don't believe it at all probable that a person to whom strychnine had been given, and it had exhibited itself, that he would be able to pull a bell ; it would bring on spasm], and he would be convulsed. It was not likely that a person in this nervous irritation would submit to have his neck rubbed. When a case of strychnine does not terminate fatally, the first paroxysm is followed by others less powerful ; there would not be an entire cessation of the symptoms. I haveseen antidotes administered in eases of nux vomica. Strychnine is most easy of detection. The longest period at which I have detected it has been one month ; that was in de composed remains. If strychnine is pure, I can detect the 12 000th part of a grain. I can detect the tenth part of a grain in a pint of any liquid, whether pure or petrified. I have detected it in a pint of the most putrid liquid, when it has been standing three months. Upon an animal I recovered all but a very small portion of what I had given. I could positively detect its presence in bodies where it had been. I never failed in those animals so poisoned. I always found the left side of the heart full of blood. The physical cause of that I hold to be the fixing of the muscles of the chest, an•! the blood being unable to relieve itself through the lungs, re mains in the heart. The lungs would be congested from that cause. I agree with Dr. Taylor as to the muscular contractions produced by the poison. I agree with Dr. Taylor that the absorption takes ;place in the blood, but not that it becomes changed to such as extent that it is undiscoverable. Not any' mixing of the contents of the stomach with the intestines would prevent the possibility of an' : analysis being made and the poison detected. 1 , . might be detected from the mucius membrane of the stomach. If a dose of antimony was taken in brandy and water it would not produce any burning sensation. It does not possess that property. I have studied poisons for 18 years. Cross-examined by the Attorney-General —I am not a member of the College of Physicians. I used to be employed by the Crown. The last case was in 1851, when I stated that arsenic had been taken four times before death. I was the cause of her being respited. Some of the medical profession challenged my opinion. I hold the same opinion now. I have operated upon five animals within the last two months. I have given one grain in a pill, and sometimes in a pill and sometimes upon the tongue. In the case of a dog who had it given with a full stomach, the poison kneaded into hard bread, the symptoms did not come on for thres-quarters of an hour. The least noise or breath of air will cause a recurrence of the paroxyism. I have known animals die in the first paroxysm. I have said I should not feel surprised that a person should be able to sit up in bed and ring the bell. I heard the account about his death, and think it quite likely, brit have not 'seen symptoms that convinces me of that result. There was nothing in the symptoms exhibited by bile upon the night of his death differing from those of tetanus by strychnine. One of the symptoms is an increase of breathing, and a difficulty when the spasms came on, and sitting up would be a most likely position for a person in bed. The symptoms of Cook's death are quite irreconcileabie with anything I ever heard. (Great sensation.) Re-examined by Sergeant Shee—Such convulsions might arise from same cause which an early examination of the spinal cord might have developed. Cook's death is quite irreconcileable with every cause of death, either natural or artificial. Touching an animal during the premonitory symptoms would bring on the spasms. I do not think that I have displeased the Government by the case of assenic alluded to. I have been engaged since. In that case Dr. Pereira, came to me and asked me to write a letter co him to the effect that there way a possibility that the poison might have been taken more than four hours, and I did so, but denied that it was probable. The respite came one hour mdter my letter. Robert Edward Gay examined by Sergeant Shee. I am a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons. In October, 1855, I attended a person of the name of Foiter, who was labouring under tetanus. The symptoms were those of an ordinary cataract. Upon the fourth day an increasing stiffness of the muscles and feet came on, and upon the evening of that day the jaw was locked, pains came en in the muscles of the bowels and lens, he became convulsed with violent contractions of arms and hands, with a difficulty of swallowing, which so increased up to the 10th day that not any food, solid or liquid, could be taken, and upon anything being attempted to be fed with a spoon he became vident!y c mvulsed, as also did feeling the pulse. Ho com plained of great hunger, and said " What should he do if he could not eat. He was kept alive by injections. About the twelfth day he became insen sible and weaker, and convulsed until the 14th day, when Le died. He had been an omnibus conductor, and suffered from a sore throat, The disease was an ieflanimatory sore throat, from ex posure to cold. He became tetanic from his ex tremely nervous and anxious disposition, He had a large family. His sister died a week before of a pul monary sore throat. Cross-examined by the Attorney-General—This is one of the ordinary cases of Edethatic tetanus. It is al ways progressive. This patient only had remissions of the severer symptom there was always a twitching of the muscles. The insensibility was produced from congestion of the brain brought on by the convulsions. At this stage the Giurt adjourned. Sergeant Shee, in answer to his Lordship, said he would, if possible, conclude the evidence for the defence to-morrow. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—(This Evening.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack It five o'ciocg. SECOND READINGS, On the mction of Llrd REDESDALE, the following bills were severally read a second time :—Bath Gas, Blston Gas, Cheltenham Gas, Sleaford and Tattershall Turnpike Trusts Bill. The .la,rl of HARDWICKE presented a petition from the working classes in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, on the subject of our maritime laws as affected by the treaty recently agreed to at Paris. hut it was highly olijectiouable if taken on the principle that free ships mode free goads. The noVe lord then went at some length into the whole subjtet of the right of search, and quoted a number of authori ties, and then traced thee' right through a long period of time to show the principles he had laid down, and strongly condemned the departure from the law, which, until lately, regulated maritime transactions. [LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COIVIMONS—(This Evening.: The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour. The following bills were read, a third time and passed : —Alford Valley Railway, Barnsdale and Leeds R Kettering and Newport Pagnell Road, Luton, Dons tab!e, and Welwyn Junction Railway, Midland Railway. Norfolk Railway, Stockport and Warrington Road, and Wolverhampton Water. The following bills were considered and read a third time :—London, Tilbury, and Southend Railway (Ex tension and Branches), and Ry Tidal Harbour and Railway. STATE OF TRADE.—NOTTINGEIAM, Wednesday.—The lace trade is in a a very satisfactory state, and, although more quiet of late, still the fine genial weather of the present month will render the demand for fancy arti cles more brisk. We are now between the spring and summer seasons, and the quietness of the trade at the present time is what always occurs at corresponding periode, and at this particular season manufacturers pre pare for the summer trade. From present appearances there will, in all probability, be an active summer de mand. The hosiery trade is also rather inure quiet than it was a few weeks ago ; on the whole, however, the trade is in a very healthy condition, and we are expect ing a good summer trade. Yarns are flan, at high prices. CHEAP PHYSIC.—Set about doing good to somebody. Put on your bat and go and visit the poor ; inquire into their wants, end a•lminister unto them ; seek out the desolate and oppressed, and tell them of the consolations of religion. I have often tried tbis, and found it the best medicine for a heavy heart —llowarcl. ALGERIA.— Whilst great inundations have taken place in France, Africa has been suffering from drought. At Constantina the natives last week had recourse to what they consider an infallible means of obtaining rain—the ceremony of ducking, with religions forms, in the near est liver the half-witted creatures called marabouts. Five or six of these men were conveyed in procession to the Roumel, and there plunged several times in succes sion into the water, the persons composing the procee mion at the same time singing and shouting. One of them, who was unwilling to be ducked, was thrown into the river by force, and when ho came out lie declared in a passion that no rain should fall for a year. The next day, however, to the great delight of the natives, clouds covered the sky, and after a while abundant rain fell. 1 Of course they ascribed this result to the ducking of the marabouts. THE AFFAIRS OF ITALY. Lord LYNDEIURST said, in deference to the re quest of the noble earl the Secretary for Foreign Affedra, he begged to withdraw the motion on the subject of Italian affairs, which stood on the paper in his name for Tuesday next. in doing so he felt it right to say that the reasons which led him to give notice of the mo tion still existed as strongly as ever, but as his object was to improve and not injure Italy, he would acquiesce to the request of the noble earl. The Earl of CLARENDON expressed his satisfaction at the determination at which the noble and learned lord had come to. He was convinced that the object of the noble lord was the improvement of Italy. The reasons which induced him to request his noble friend to postpone his motion existed now in perhaps much greater force. He thought that the course which was taken by the Government in respect to Italy was likely to produce the great object they had at heart, and it w as therefore most desirable that the question should no t b e prematurely discussed ; or that, pending it s sett l ement by the Powers, mainly interested in the matter. SCHOOLS (SCOTLAND) BILL ) This bill was read a second time. MARRIAGE LAW AMENDMENT BILL. This bill was reported with amendments. OXFORD UNIVERSITY BILL. This bill was read a second time. PROCEDURE BEFORE JUSTICES (SCOTLAND) BILL. This bill passed through committee. BANKERS' COMPOSITIONS BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. THE MARITIME LAWS. Lord COCCHESTER then rose, pursuant to notice, to move that this house resolve that the most eminent jurists of all ages have accepted as a principle of inter national law, that the right of capturing an enemy's goods on board of neutral vessels 18 inherent in all belli gerent Puwers ; that the maintenance of this right is of essential importance, and its abandonment of serious in jury to a Power whose maln reliance is on h er nava l superiority. That Great Britain consequently, a lth oug h occasionallywaiving the exercise of the right by specific treaties, has al wa) s refused to recognise the ab an d on men of a principle which successive Governments have can turned in considering identi fi ed with her national reat ness. That this house deeply regnts that a p r i nc i p ' e Si) long and so wrenuou . sly mai ntained sho u ld, i n th e recent Conf e rences at Par is, have ben suddenly aban doned, without the previous sanct o i or k now l e d ge o f Parliament, by plenipotentiaries assembled for the pur pose of discussing the terms on w hich peace w ith R uss ' s , might be concluded, and the aff iirs of the East satisfao tot it r adjusted. The noble lord observed that the maritime coataieed four separate pr ip asals. It was the second of the is that said the flags of the neutral power cov, red goods of an cue ny, except those contraband of war, and it was to this point more especially th a t he wished to tall the attention of their lord s ins. Oar opinion had been expressed, and in which he entirely concurred, namely, that a blockade to be binding ought to be effective. The third point, which went to ensure an enemy's goods in a neutral ship, he thought, if taken separately, was in itself a good one, NEW WESTMINSTER BRIDGE. In reply to a question from Mr. W. WILLIAMS, Sir B. HALL said, he was unable to state the exact tate of the new Westminster-bridge. He should re ceive a report from the engineer in 10 days, which no doubt would give the necessary information, and state when the new bridge was likely to be completed. TELEGRAPH TO INDIA. Lord STANLEY asked the President of the Blard of Control whether any steps were being taken by the Indian Government to facilitate the establishment of a line of telegraphic and other communication between &viand and India, through the Euphrates Valley? Mr. V. surra sail that there were several scheme under c.)nsidera,tion. The details bad not been eubmitt..d to the Indian Government. FACTORY INSPECTORS. Mr. HARDY - asked the Secretary of State for the Ilene Department, when the report of the factory inspectors for the six months ending the 30hh day 0 , April last would be in the hatrtfs of members whether any communications respecting the bill for th e further amendment of the laws relating to labour in faltories, as now proposed to be amended, had been made by the factory inspector, or any of them, to thr secretary of State for the Home Departm en t ; an d if so, ,vhether he would have any objection to lay such com munications on the table. Sir G. GREY said the repo-ta had been sent in within the last few days, and ►hey would soon be laid on the table of the house. There were objections to laying the ~ tonarnunications referred to in their present state before the house. CORRUPT PRACTICES PREVENTION ACT. Sir F. KELLY asked the First Lord of the Treasury the intentions of her Majesty's Government as to the Corrupt Practices Preve,tion Act, 1854 ? Lord PALMERSTON said it was the intention of the Government to props the continuance of the act for a limited period. HAMPSTEAD HEATH. In reply to a question from Lord R. GROSVENOR, Sir B. HALL said that the Government did not in. tend to take steps for the purchase of HavnpsteaJ Heath, A deputation bad waited on the Board of Works rela tive to it. That Board had the power of purchasing it. .ix. 4 HOUSE OF COMMONS.--(YEsTERDAy.) Mr. STANHOPE afterwards moved that the chair man leave the chair. After a short discussion the committee divided, when the numbers were— For the motion .. 135 Against it Majority — 62 The Chairman then left the chair, and the house re sumed. The other orders of the day were then agreed to, and the house adjourned at 4 o'clock. THE SUNDAY MUSIC QUESTION IN LEEDS.---Several gentlemen at Leeds, last week organised themselves into a committee to provide Sunday music fur the poor people on Woodhouse Moor, and the expense having been speedily guarantee l by private subscription, a placard was issued ou Saturday announcing that a baud would play on the raoor on Sunday afternoon and continue to do Sit on succeeding Sundays until further notice.—Manchester Guardian. —The Leeds Mercury of Tuesday contains a long article from Mr. Edward Baines assigning fourteen reasons in large type against the proposed performance, and entreating the promoters to "relinquish an intention which appears to have originated in a resentful feeling, and which would cause so much grief to great numbers of their fellow-towns men."—[Woodhouse Moor is a large pi-ce of open ground, known as the "lungs of Leeds," situated about two miles from the town anl a favourite place of resort among all classes of the inhabitants.] [ADVERTISEMENT. ]—E PSOM RA CMS. —Siour AND EINAR IND. SPECTACLES, POWERFUL TELESCOPES, OPERA, RACE AND PERSPECTIVE GLASSES.—Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, opticians, 39, Albe marle-street, Piccadilly. Observe—opposite the York Hotel. By ker Majesty's Rog al Letters Patent for valuable and extraordinary improvements in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Racecourse, Opera, and Per spective Glasses, to know the distances of objects viewed through them—of great importance to the army, navy, and others. These telescopes possess such extraordinary powers that some three and a-half inches, with an extra eye piece, van show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars ; with the same telescope can be seen a person's countenance three miles and a half distant. and an object from 16 to miles. They are of larger and o.L sizes, with increasing powers accordingly ; .while their vary. inn' from 4 to 6 inches enable us to discover more than the above, and tho Georgian, with his 6 eatellites, c.—The Roy a Exhibition, 1851.—Val h 1851.-Valuable, newly-invented, very small, powerful waistcoat-pocket glass,the size of a walnut, by whist: a person can be seen and known 1i miles distant ; they answ er every purpose on the race-course, and at the opera hou se , country sconerr, and ships are clearly seen at 8 to 10 miles. They are invaluable for shooting, deer-stalking, yachting, tr sportsmen, gentlemen, g amekeepers, and touri s t s . O pera, race-course, camp, and perspective glasses, with wouderfu' power. Newly-constructed Spectacle Lenses of the great est transparent power. The valuable advantage derived from this invention is, that vision becoming impaired is preserved and strengthened, and very aged persons are enabled to employ their sight at the most minute occu pation-- can see with these lenses of a much less magnify. ing power—and they do not require the frequent change: to the dangerous effects of further powerful assistance. Deafness—New Discovery.—The Organic Vibrator, an ex traordinary powerful, small, newly-invented instrument for deafness, entirely different from all oth ers , to surpass any thing of the kind that has been, or probably ever :an be, produced. Being of the same colour as the skin, is not per. coptcble ; it enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public assemblies; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in the ears is entirely removed ; and it affords all the assistance that possibly could be desired.-39, Albemarle street, Piccadilly. Observe—opposite the York Hotel. :IVIPERIAL PARLIAMENT. The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Cork and Youghal Railway Bili was read a third time and passed. The Ely Tidal Harbour and Railway Bill and the Vale of Clwyd Railway Bill were respectively amended and ordered for the third reading. Sir J. BULLER presented a petition from a place in Devonshire, praying that women who had property might be compelled to take care of their husbands. (Laughter.) THE SLIGO ELECTION. Mr. G. BUTT brought up the report of the com mittee appointed to inquire into the Sligo election, re porting that Mr. Wynn was duly returned to serve in Parliament, and that the petition of Mr. Somers was frivolous and vexatious. The committee further stated that they believed ten of the witnesses had been guilty of wilful and corrupt perjury. Mr. J. PHILLIMORE brought in his bill for vest. ins in the Lord Chancellor the power of appointing the Judges ' of the Ecclesiastical Courts. The bill was read a first time. Mr. LOVE presented a petition from the coal dealers of London in favour of the continuance of the Coal. shippers Act. Some petitions wer3 presented against the Scotch and Irish Pauper Removal Bill. Several hon members presented petitions against the abolition of church rates without an equivalent. Sir J. DUKE presented a petition from the joiners complaining against the City of London Corporation Reform Bill. Mr. CHILDE moved the second reading of the Ad vowsons bill. Mr. KENDAL second the motion, and the bill was aocordingly read a second time. CHURCH RATES BILL. Mr. PACK moved the second reading of this bill. He did not for one moment wish to compel a roan to worship his God contrary to his conscience, but in his opinion a man had no more right to refuse paying to wards the Established Church than he bad to decline to pay towards the country in which , he was horn. The house must be well aware that members of the E ,te blished Church had to pay towards dissenting places of worship, and yet there was no complaint upon ti.eir part. With respect to one of the clauses, he would say he believed there were very few rural districts in the kingdom in which the poor could not afford to pay Church rates, and in his opinion the government by , their measure would not provide for fthe exigencies"of the poor. Again, it would be the height of injustice to pass an Act of Parliament which would have are effect upon those pri vate places of worship which were supported by the pew rents. With regard to the question of rent charge it was involved in endless litigation. The rent charges might fall into the bands of executors. One night say that be was a conscientious Dissenter, and he could object to the rate with quite as much justice is any of those whom the Government proposed to relieve. The great principle of this bill was to absolve every Nonconformist from paying towards the ser vices of the Church, but with every feeling of tole rance towards those who did not agree with the Established Church, he could not see that Church crumble into dust. There were churches con ,inually falling into dilapidation, and whenever such was the case, the parish who was too poor it self wrote to the bishop for his assistance. How could the bishops with the limited income to which they had been reduced meet such demands ! Ele had been anxious in every way to meet the con scientious scruples of Dissenters, and he still thought that they were entitled to be redeemed from paying towards any service to which they ,bjected—(hear, hear)—but he could not believe that any right-minded Dissenter, when he looked at the venerable structures throughout the land, would allow them to fall into ruin because of the very small pay ment of Church rates being abolished. (Elear, hear.) He trusted that the house would give his bill a favourable consideration. Sir WM. CLAY moved an amendment that the bill be read a second time that day six months, and said be did not wish to enter upon the clauses of the bill, as it was so directly at variance with that measure, which had been adopted by a very large majority of the house. Mr. HADFIELD said he could not conceive that the richest church in the world was reduced to the ex tremity of forcing a rate upon a poor Dissenter. Tne present bill was a caricature. He begged to second the amendment. Sir G. GREY supported the amendment, having voted for Sir W. Clay's bill on a forgoer occasion. Sir J. PAKINGTON suggested that the bill should be withdrawn. The bill was ultimately withdrawn. JUSTICES OF THE PEACE QUALIFICATION BILL. Clauses 1,2, 3,4, 5, and 6 were agreed to. Clause 7, relative to the qualification of magistrates, and giving a qualification to Government officers of 3001. per annum, was agreed to, but before many hon. members were aware of it. Mr. BUTLER wished to object to this clause, which ;ave a qualification to all persons possessing 3001. per annum, no matter how derived, but The CHAIRMAN ruled he was out of order. Lord LOVAINE moved in consequence that the chairman report progress and ask leave to sit again, be cause the clause had been put before the committee had time to discuss it. Some discussion ensued, in the course of which it was -tated the Chairman had put the questi in so quick that eon. members were not aware of it. The CHAIRMAN said the committee could not go back to a consideration of the clause, and explained his conduct with reference to his putting the clause. Mr. LLOYD DAVIS said the question was put dis tinctly, and in the usual form. Other hon. members expressed themselves in a similar manner, and it was understood the committee would have an opportunity of discussing the clause when the report was brought up. Lord LOVAINE then withdrew his amendment. Clauses 3,9, and 10 were agreed to without opposi tion. Clause 11, to prevent magistrates who resided out of the county for which they acted as magistrates from taking any part in raising the rates, was opposed by Sir J. Pakington, Mr. Butler, and other hon. members. The clause was supported by Mr. COLVILLE and others, on the ground that it was introduced to do away with the feelings that existed in the country of magistrates who had but a small amount of property in the county voting away the public money. The clause was ultimately rejected without a division. Clause 12 was agreed to. Clause 13 provided for the recovery of the penalty of 501. from persons acting as magistrates without the eecessary qualification through the county rate. Mr. MILES objected, and moved the rejection of the 31a,use, which was carried. On clause 14, Mr. PIGOTT moved that the chair man report progress, and obtain leave to sit again. The committee divided— For the motion— . . Against it 99 Majority -- 2 INDIAN BUDGET. In reply to a question, Mr. V. SMITH said he should bring on the India' budget as soon as he coul I get a day. (Laughter.) THE AMNESTY. Mr. PELLA.TT asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, that as there were above a thou sand persons in England and Wales lying in prison for debt, 240 of which were under 6t (debt and costs), who might be restored to their families and occupations fol the sum of 1,5001., and as there were a few confined for protracted periods, extending to 40 years, whether tin- G-lvernrnent would rcommend them to her Majesty, and debtors under 10/. to be included in the commemo rative Peace Amnesty, so graciously extended to Frost, Williams, and Jones, and Other political offenders ? (Laughter.) , Sir G. GREY said there was a greater difference be tween criminal prisoners and those confined for debt than the hon. gentleman appeared to think. The Crown bad the power to exercise its prerogative of mercy in the case of criminal offenders, but, it could not in the case of debtors, except at the expense of the creditors. There were no persons now confined for debt for the small amounts named by she 'non. member except those who had refused to com ply with the provi,tons of the law for the recovery of -4 mall debts. FACTORIES BILL. On the motion for going into committee on this bill, Mr. COBBETT moved that " this house will resolve itse'f into the said committee upon this day six months,' and proceeded to state the objections he had to this bil for providing fencing to machinery in factories. He condemned the bill as altogether impracticable. Mr. T. DUNCO\IBE seconded the amendment. Mr. W. PATTEN condemned the conduct of the honourable member for o;dham with reference to the bill. He had given notice :of amendments to the bill; and after that bethought himself of his pre sent amendment to defend it. A recent decision in the Queen's Bench had shown how impossible it wa, for the manufacturers to obey the present lan with reference to the fencing of machinery, and it was to remedy the law that this bill had b•zen brought in. He had done his best to meet the objection of the lion. member, and if he had failed the hon. member wouli have an opportunity of introducing amendments to meet his own views in committee. Ali. E. DENISON thought it would be a witit time to divide on the amendment, and suggested. to the. lion, member for Oldham to withdraw it and allow the bill to go into committee. Col. DUNNE was in favour of the amendment. Sir G. GREY supported the house going into com mittee. Mr. MUNTZ complained that neither the mover of the bill nor the Government had kept faith with the house with reference to the alterations that were to be male in the bill before it was committed. The house then divided, when the numbers were— For going into committee 207 Against it The house then went into committee. Causes 1,2, and 3, were agreed to. C,auqe 4 was objected to by Mr. COBBETT, on the ,round that the machinery should be fenced, not only where " children and young persons" passed and worked. but should extend to all, and protect all persons from danger who were engaged in factories the same as by the present law, according to the decision in the Court of Exchequer. Mr. W PATTEN defended the clause, and said that in that clause he had used the same words as were in the 21st section of the old act, which the hon. member apFroved. The only addition or alteration he (Mr. Pa'• ten) had made was to alter the compulsory fencing, and provide arbitration in it 4 stead. Mr. M. CHAMBERS said that the 21st section also provided " that all parts of mill gearing in factories shall be securely fenced ;" and it was on those words that the Court of Exchequer held that the act applied to grown-up persons of both sexes, as well as "children and young persons." The clause now proposed, con• trasted with the clause of the old act, would deprive grown-up persons of protection. [LEFT SPEAKING.] TALBOTS' DIVORCE. HOUSE OF LORDS, THIS DAY. The Lord Chancellor, Lords Brougham and St. Leonard, severally delivered judgment, approving of the petition for divorce, presented by Mr. Talbot, on the ground of adultery. Judgment in favour of the bill. TATTERSALL'S.—(This Evening.) DERBY. 3to 1 agst Wentworth (taken and offered) sto 1 agst Fazzoletto (taken) Bto 1 agst Cannobie (offered) 9to 1 agst Artillery (taken) 12 to 1 agst Vandermeulin (taken and offered) 12 to 1 agst Coroner (offered) 15 to 1 ►gat Fly-by-Night (offered) 20 to 1 agst The Prince (taken) 30 to 1 agst Ellington (taken) 40 to 1 agst Verdant Green (taken) 50 to 1 agst Barbarina colt (taken) 50 to 1 agst Astrologos (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Colo mold (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Puck (taken) FIRE INSURANCE. Although the various clauses of the new Fire Insuracc: Bill were agreed, to in committee on Monday evening , ' 3° a word transpired' p alter the view already forraed the public on ilie.Character of the measure. Tat, Chee; cellor of thetichequer himself admitted that be do' not attach any particular value to the clause declaricl all persons liable t o d u ty w h o may effect insurances ?if foreign compa n i es , s i nce th ere i s a tota l a b se nce of 1 8 means to enforce it, while, as r eg a r ds the i n jurious os tti o in a commercial country of a tax that discourages h eti! ' of prudenc e , th ere was a p parent l y no diff eren ce of el ) ' . mon. Several m em b er . intimated a conviction tha t, defiance of .the bill, English fire insurance policie e be lar lor gely opened on the contin en t, b u t th e Chanct 3 ",, of the Exchequer thi n k s th a t if th e s t a t u t e -book decl t r ; people liable he will be entitled to denounce all• homest who fail voluntr.rily to attend with the red contribution. In this way th e risk i s o f b r inging i t r :r classes into disrepute. A t a x is c on t r i ve d t o temPt sion, not only by its' aimiunt, but by the isipractica to lity of collecting it, an:l than it is thought expedient datua4e further the self-respect of th o s e who have 5 o thus influenced, and to rend e r the m s till l e -s sensitive bi , other matters. Enough has already been done 41 4 t . way by the income tax, although in that ca se some,l n u i gable means of collection are ava il a bl e , an d it is Pal e I to see the system extended. Indeed the Gover ein L, e , l it seemed to be aware o f th e i n h eren t wea k ne ss of t` l e position, and to prefer retur n ing to th e o ld plea tha t ' re , present moment is not one for the surrender of e ' of venue of 1,300,000/. It is not, however, a ques tion of surrender, but whether, by the present sacrific e re . a portion, they shall make certain the dr tentiou of the remainder, and lay the fl , 11 ,18, tion of an ultimate r eco ver y o f the l' e - bot It was stated by one m e mb e r l as t night w og insurances to a very l arge amoun t are being effected abroad. The duty on these will proba bl y entirely lost to the country, a n d a ll th a t will be 1 ,, e 5 0 the Chancellor in such instances will be to stigraat'l n g, many of his countrymen as dishonourable Fo l "bill There is one method also by which the action of the 1100 will be avoided, and with regard to which. the Cho c : i t will not be entitled to utter a single complaint o f of preach—namely, by effecting insurances for a te r , lie years in a continental offi ce by a s i ng l e p ayme nt be o % the bill has received the Roy a l assen t an d become :'d The following letter, received sever a l day s back s an illustration of the extent to which this is likely to adopted : al 001 " Sir,—l trust the Ch ance ll or o f th e Exchequer will persevere in his attempt to continue the duty now cha`v„tbo• in respect to fire insur a n ce . Sh ou ld h e d o so , an e- t ai' Heed to say that au enormous amount of fi re insurance h ness will be lost to this country. " There are many w a y s by which the Chancellor's 000 now before Parliament, may be eva d e d, s h o uld it bee of law, but au immense am oun t o f b us i ness will bo cb v " „ before the Chancellor can pass his bill. " I am a large insurer, and pay annually to one „ore alone (the Kent Fire-uffiee) more than 3 01. for duty 71,116 policies ; on the day following the third reading ° „for Chancellor's bill, in the Commons, I shall effect poliele°l 10 years in a t'aris office on the same terms as I sin i „ T ICIY4 in the Kent-office, and shall by this tr a n sac tion saveaft I shall be allowed for the 10 years' insurance a di o o be equal to near 71. per centum per annum on the money td so paid diwn, which will be a further source of profit, 3n doubt hundreds of other persons will do the same thing' " I am, Sir, ytirs, &c., tO. " KNOWLES I C°' " Maidstone, May 13." Country Markets. EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET—MAY 20• A There were in the market to-day 16 sacks oatmea l ' e weighing 280 lbs imperial, which sold at 41s. 6d. EDINBURGH HAY AND .TRAW MAY 20. Supplies of all kinds these last six days again / 3 1 e ,ip0 4 , Oat straw, from 7s Od to lOs 6d per kemple of i v /, 1 0i , tron; wheat do., Os Od to 7s 6d; barley do., GI 6a t ° Hay from 10d. to 15d. DALKEITH ME.LL MARKET—MAT 19' did' 2al Oatmeal, per sack of 2801bs First. Second. 1 39 c - 4 imperial ....., Barleymeal, per ditto Peasemeal, per ditto - e d Flour, per ditto —B 0,1 —s Od 0 Pot-barley, per ditto - COAL MARlif Prides of Coal per ton at 'g.--MAY 21. the close of the raarlE6' s. d. Bnddle W. Hartley l6 0 Byass's West Hartley 16 0 Davison's West Hartley 16 0 Walker Primrose Taufiold Moor l4 Taufield Moor Rutes 14 0 West Riding Hartley _l5 C Wylam 16 6 Holywell l6 9 West Pelton l5 0 Hartlepool W. Hartley 15 W allsend, &e. Gosforth l 6* 0 Braddyll l7 Framwellgato l7 0 Northumberland l6 0 Plummer l6 6 Eden Main l7 I , Eden Ships at market... 8 Wallsend, ko• 1 6 Riddell .................• • ',16 Hetton .................... 18 Haswell .................... Russell's Hetton ........ if Heugh Hall ......... • •••'' . ll KeHoe. .................... 15 Evettwood ......... •.". gl Carr's Merthy r ....... .." . 18 Whitworth ............... if Cassop ..................... south Kelloe .............. 6 :carton ..................• . 'lB Stewart' s ................. south Hetton..... ........ .11 Lambton .................. Kepler Grange "' lB Coes ................... Wharneliffe .............. S 2 I Sold SEA BORNE MAILS. aignines that the mails are sent fro m th e General yogt the iVelt—and M by the morning--41espatch.) , e me nornt—ana at oy the morning--- , tespatch.) --- - '' '' ell 0 uk, wocri am it :; From was doe: s j, UOUNTRIV:i. in General Post- Port to' Office, London.* Dispotehe: • ......,,,, ---'------- ---- V/ / Aane rt ca(bylirit.pack`f, Every Friday •• • . Liverpool ... kmeriee. tby United Ste utlet) ..........2 , ••• • •• ••• • / Liverpool • • vuerlee (by U. Stott: packet) ..........N ••...• .• . I ftuth ...,..„toi Australia (via South. ampton) ..........;.; •••••• ..... . • Southamptor Ditto (via Marseilles) N • • ...... •• • Dov er —-. co ol ritto (via Cape of Good. , ... ao , -/ Hope) •• •• .• •• •• ••N ~. 4.lrlca k West Coast) ..5 23 d of the month •• Plymouth • • exandria .......... N. 4 , 9 . '24, lb 30 of n.. ' i Dover .... • • i it lexandria........ „3,1 4th lb 20th of mon.Southampto , ' Bahamas ...........ii 17th of the mon(' Southompttil .if f Belgium ...........N pallY •••••• • • • • • Dover ..... • 2- - ;l6' Brazil ............ y 9th of the month.. Southatupio. '.e i itio Buenos Ayres ........3i 9th of the month.. South:inlet° , lislo ' Cape of Good Hope ..1' Various port Uri Cape of Good Hope ../. Cave de Verde ...... N. 9th of the month Southanaptot Ceylon (see India) . .,,,, d / Ceylon Channel Isles ........1% iftfan. , Wed.,ltri'V 3outhampto Vl' Chi1i................ at 2,i1 & 17th or month Bouthomp"o '9 China .... . Once a month.... MAP Constantinople ...... :... 2 , 13 , 12 , 2 3A2s 01 1 , Dover .... Constantinople ...... ttli & 20th of `llOl BOLttlintaPV ‘ ~, . 0 . Cant. of Europe Msi ) 1 / 4 Twice daily ... Dover .. . I .'" Egypt (see India) France ........ MCo ~, Torte, daily... Dover ... TO P' aibraltar ..........rd 4.7.17, 20.27 -In South mph 4reece (see India.) 2nd & 17th of men SouthamPt - 10• / ,/ Ireytown ..........2211 Fiamburgh ........ ~ N Tuesday & Frida, London ..... SO „tj ;/avaanati .......... m 2nd of the in Soutli a mpto. 11 0 " , Utilland .. •....... „IMlDally ••••• • . • • ... Dover ..... . Ots,, Honduras .. M . lit.; tithe month. Southampto OLIO , ........ India (vlaSouthampt.)M i ith t 20th of neon. Plymouth •• 14 °l ' India (v i a maraciiies)im 19th& 25th of month Dover ...... lonian IW.es (see India)l l, 17, &27 of m00D0ver.....• c ei ireland ........21 &N I Twice daily ...... HA • head Ifn i l. Li5ban..............M 1.9, 17 , 1 't 27 of It. Southompte; IW/ Madeira ............M 9th of the month!Southanipto, I Aadoira .... _ .. ,_ _ N 23d of month ....ILiverpool 40 ..- olio (see India) 8,18, Rt 28 of mon. Dover ...... 4,..'"' , :Malta ..... ....... ~ 2 1 ii 4 d t, h o o f f t the he m m o i c a n i t . h , soathampt,, sof 1 6 Mauritius (see India'. 1 1 ....H uiltius_ _. _-_,_..... id , 7 4 7 - pie w s . ''" 7 . 7 . ~, 15th 1 5th25thofmon . Dover ..... , iew tiranada . ......1,124& 17th of mom]. Southampton i ' New Zea1and..,......, 1137 private al. io .. Variou s pert 1111. - I';pal btates ......... SU' 1 Sth2s thofriren. Dover ...... P.minsula .......... in Ithl7tll27thoilnon. Aouthaaaptor f i'oru ............ .. 2v 1:1 lb 27th of moat. southomptor 1 ) Pmt Natal ...... ~ ,Ity private ship... Various port. O."' .), 3 city ..... „...... ~i , sthl . .th2stho:run, Dever .... Tusea e Still th2sthofinon. Dover ...... V:l',! .... eV •• •• •• • • N, 2d It 17th ofniontt l2outhamptot L 8; .k.'" nY V mezueli .... __iv 1 Van Diemen's Lam q. V e (. • .thstralia) .. „ - .. way r,,,,j,„. ,• , IV& 17th 01 montt !Southomptot I 2, SOtitiutraptal r 4 , ‘ Nhenany of these dates f a ll on a iunday, the walls 01 ° i ll° s?atched on the following day, with the exceptien of the i h a d -'outhampton), an d th e M a l ta, both of which will be desPA to Tramline day. BIRTHS. OP ♦ SON. On the I.9ih inst., at Glannsk- 11 4 ,rk, the seat °I 4, father, Si r J. B a il ey , t ar t. , M.P., Mrs. Spearrnau:,.? On the 21st inst.. e t M orn i ng t on - roa d , R e gally' the wife of Henry Warren, Esq. 01 A DAUGHTZU. tY On the 21st inst., at 19, Saville-row, St. Jiln t " ,e, * wife of J. F. Selot, Esq. Itfr b On the 21st inst., at 92, Farringdon-street, Harper. MARRIED. Is bff'ol on the 2'st rust.. at St. Mark's, Kennington' of Tibbs, of Walworth, to Miss Eliza Sarah Fisher , Vassall-road, N or th B r i xton, Surrey. ri ° On the 20th inst., at Cockney, N o tt s Roberta 54 ; Kidd, jun., E sq ., on l y son o f Robert Charles gidt e , tb o i 11), Hyde-p a rk- ga t e , K ens i ng t on - gore, t o MaryLt io pr youngest daughter of the late Rev. George Cockney. frO; DIED. ;,, aq On the 20th inst., at 10, H er tf or d stre et, MaP ii Dent, widow of the l a t e J o h n D en t, •E M.P.I, r On the 20th inst., at A mes b ur y, Wilts,' Joseph - E On , aged 83. alqa i V T O the 20th inst., Jessie, the wife of Dani el i; of Balham-hill, an d 63, Bread-street, Cheapside,,ag- On the 19th inst., a t Ch e lt en h am , Mary Georgoti tb of Colonel Stirli ng F. Gl over , an d d au ghter of G ene ' Right lion. Lord Charles Henry Someiset. 13 i iS'" ° On the 18th inst., a t Cl a ph am co mmon, Bent . iison, Esq., ag ed 85. Co r°' On the 20th inst., at Addiscombe, n ear Croyaorii?,. line Ann, third (laughter of Mr. J. R. Leeds, age cl . A . Jeli ° On the 19th inst., at Stoke Newington, 31 r 14 * Tackle, raged 91. On the 19th inst., at Edward-terrace, Cari ntafor"' Holloway, Mr. Thomas B un ti ng , formerly 0 I '- aged 66. tole Gop.rporr : Printed and Published by KURD° V o. 11 0 of No. 112, Strand, P r i n t er a t The Soo 015 0 .';01, e Strand, in the Precinct a the Savoy, to th e Timrsday, asy 22, I`3 6.. lifil ,