The Sun. — London, England, 1861-01-12 00:00:00

RETTON COLLIERY EXPLOSION, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, JAN. 11. After four days' sitting, the coroner's jury em pannelled to inquire into the cause of the death of the 22 men and lads who perished in the explosion in Hetton Colliery, on the 20th December, brought their proceedings to a close at a late hour last night. Yesterday, Mr. John Dalglish, the resident viewer, was examined at great length. He de scribed the pit and its workings before the explo sion, minutely explained the ventilation, and nar rated his personal efforts after the sad disaster had occurred. With respect to the origin of the dis aster, he expressed confidence in the theory of Mr. Bell and Dr. Richardson, and expressed his belief, founded upon the expansive force of gunpowder in a rife, that that flue could contain sufficient gas to produce all the damage which had been described. Mr. Matthews, the viewer at South Hetton, expressed nearly similar opinions with respect to the cause of the explosion, as did also Mr. T. E. Foster, Mr. Eccles, and Mr. G. W. Southeran. Mr. Dann, Government Inspector for Northumber land, also expressed his belief that the explosion had originated in the flues of the boiler, and not in the workings of the mine, and that the general ventila tion of the pit was extremely good. Mr. Joseph Dickinson, inspector of mines for the Manchester district, sworn—l have attended here at the request of Mr. Atkinson, who is too ill to attend himself, and by the direction of the Home Secretary. I have been down the East and West Minor Pits, and have particularly examined them. I have no doubt in my own mind that there has been an explosion in the flue in the Davison's boiler, at the part spoken to by the witnesses between the boiler fire and the north crossing, where it has been most violent. I would rather leave it an open question, as I cannot say that I have clearly made my mind up as to what caused the explo sion. If it has been from gas in that flue of the quantity described, it has been from gas of a more violently explosive kind than any that I have hitherto met with in coal mines. I have endeavoured to sift the evidence, and made my observations in the pit, and I have not been able to find that any gas had accumulated there. I have officially investigated upwards of a dozen large explosions where from 10 to 15 persons have been killed in each, and upwards of 100 small explosions of less than 10 persons, and I have never met with a case where the gas has been of so explosive a character as it has been in this case, considering the small quan tity of gas we have been able to trace out. Unless it existed in larger quantities than the flue would hold, it could not be the ordinary ire-damp gene rated in coal mines. I consider this to be an explo sion of a peculiar nature. It is the only one I ever investigated without coming to a satisfactory con clusion. Ido not think the slightest blame can be attached to the owners, viewer, or any :party con nected with this pit; although I think, with all the information laid before us, the cause is not quite clear ; we have not been able to find any ordinary fire-damp. I have no doubt it is new to the trade, with the exception of the Felling case, which I never heard of before. I feel quite sure if the explosion took place in the flue, it became in creased in intensity. When it broke down the crossing, it got its requisite quantity of air from the intake, and that further violent explosion took place right and left from the level. The Coroner summed up the case, and after a short deliberation, the Foreman delivered the fol lowing verdict :—" We find that John Greaves and 21 other persons, on the 20th of December, now last past, came to their deaths, in the East and West Minor pits at Hetton Colliery, by an exploi sion of inflammable gas, which had accumulated in the flue leading from the boiler of Davison's engine to the upcast shaft, and which was not accumu lated in the workings of the pit." .RISCA COLLIERY EXPLOSION. RISCA, JAN. 11. After the despatch of our parcel yesterday Mr. Gray, the head engineer of the colliery, was called and examined as to the capabilities of the ventilat ing machine, which he had assisted in erecting, and of which he had had charge since they had first been put in action. This machine is one of Struve's patent aerometers or exhausting pumps with double cylinders. The diameter of the pistons is 18 feet, and they ordinarily work on a 6-feet stroke at the rate of eight strokes per minute. At this speed the amount of ventilation produced ought to be 48,858 cubic feet of air per minute. With an 8-feet stroke at the rate of eight inches per minute, 65,141 cubic feet Mr. Gray calculated would be produced, and at 10 strokes per minute the result would be 81,427 cubic feet. There would be no danger according to Mr. Gray's opinion in driving the pumps at this increased rate ; but it had never been the practice to go beyond the 6-feet stroke at eight strokes per minute. Mr. Harrison had never required him to produce more, in fact the 6-feet stroke had been adopted by bis orders, because he was of opinion that there was quite air enough in the pit. When questioned as to the discrepancy between the air actually produced (37,000 cubic feet), and that which ought to be produced (48,000 cubic feet) Mr. Gray could only attribute it to leakage in the ma chinery and masonry, but the deficiency was equally great, he said, when the machine was first put up. In answer to questions from Mr. Brough, Mr. Gray admitted that some of the valves through which the air from the upcast shaft is expelled into the outer air were defective, but he denied that these defects could anything like account for the whole deficiency of 11,000 feet. Mr. Lewellin, in examining Mr. Gray on behalf of the company, attempted to show that the difference of tempera ture between the downcast and the upcast shafts (i.e. between the air going into the pit and that returning from it) had something to do with it, but the Government Inspector pointed out that this dif ference could not be more than 30 deg. Fahrenheit, which would not account for more than 3,000 cubic feet of the 11,000 feet missing. There seemed to be no question that the machine was of the best description and in perfectly good order at the time of the accident. Mr. Gray had no concern with the underground workings beyond the charge of the engines below for drawing the coals up the slope. The air required for the boilers of these engines formed no part of the 37,000 feet supplied to the workings, and was returned to the surface by an entirely independent upcast. The next witness called was Geo. Hemmons, the lampman who has charge of the lamps above ground. According to his description of the practice pursued at this colliery, the men on their return from their work leave the bottom part of their lamps with the lampman to be trimmed and refitted, taking home the gauze cover with them to clean it. In the morning, before descending, the bottom part of the lamp is returned to them, and at the bottom the cover is examined and securely locked. At one time the evidence of this witness appeared to be about to become very important, inasmuch as by the 41st spe cial rule of the eolliery he is the officer who ought to examine the gauzes and see that the lamps were locked before descending into the pit, but by his own account he had never performed this duty. Mr. Harrison being called on to explain this discrepancy between the rules and the practice, he pointed to the 43d rule, which empowers him to appoint " some other responsible person" for this particular luty, and stated that in the exercise of this discretion he had transferred it tosthe fireman as the fittest person. Mr. Harrison added that it was perfectly impossible for any man to get into the workings without hav ing his lamp thoroughly examined. Shortly after this witness's evidence had been taken the i nquest was adjourned until this morn ing, when William Derrick, a fireman, i.e. one of the officers of the pit to whose charge a certain district of it is committed, and whose duty it is to examine thoroughly into the state of the workings every morning before the men go to work, was next called and examined at considerable length by Mr. B rough as to his inspection of the pit on the morning before the accident. The witness gave a most minute account of his journeythrough the various workings of the eas t ern di str i c t, w hi c h occu pi e d him from 6 o'clock at night until half-past 4in the morning, and by insa ne of two large maps the jury were able to follow him step by step. At numerous points in his progress he tested the air, and fo wid it all right both in quantity and ivalit. On a'r.-iving at the supposed seat of the original e xplosion,b,7 was asked whether he had heard anythin g t h e . the sudden discharge of svhich blower," ceoethe to Mr. Harrison's theory, was the cause o f a the dis'as for, but he had neither heard nor seen any traces of • 4s. pre sence either when on the spot, ei g ht or nine ' lia.ours before the explosion, or in the current of air w}, , cre ha tried it at various points during the remaim3e.e of the inspection. At no part of the eastern work ings, and he did not appear to have omitted any single part which it was his duty to visit, did he find any signs of 0-as or any "falls." The witne ss was also examined by Mr. Evans, Mr. Lewellin, and Mr. Owen, but the sum of his evidence was that he had thoroughly examined the district for which he was responsible in the course of the night before the explosion, and found everything eafe and in perfectly good order, fit for working operations. After a good deal of pressing, Mr. Owen got out of the witness, in the course of cross-exa mination, that some three months ago some of the men had complained of the ventilation being slack. The witne es was still under examination when our parcel was' 4espatched. '~.~T nom- -. CENTL4L CRIMINAL—COURT.--Jan. 11. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Blackburn.) The trial of Lewis Robert Poole, for :perjury, was resumed this morning.: Sergeant Ballantine, Mr. Holl, ar d Mr. Harri son appeared in support of the prosecution, and Mr. Best and Mr. Poland for the defendant. John Woodford, the witness who was examined on the former trial, was again called, and he gave evidence as to his having assisted to remove the trunks full of shoes and boots to Kingsthorpe, to the residence of Chapman, by the orders of the defendant. He also spoke to taking the trunk to the railway station to be conveyed to Landon, and to Ventris having come up to him and Beard upon one occasion when they were taking goods from the warehouse, and telling them that they were watched. Cross-examined—Both he and Beard thought that things were not altogether right; but they did not say anything until after they had been abused by Poole and Chapman in the public streets, and because they could not get any information why they:were so abused, they went and " peached" against them. Evidence was then given to confirm the state• ments of the witnesses Beard and 'Woodford as to the removal of the property to Kingsthorpe, and to the house of a person named Billingham, at Northampton. The witness William Ball was next examined. He proved that the defendant asked him to assist to get the goods back after they had been seized by the messenger of the Court of Bankruptcy, and that a statement was drawn up at the office of Mr. Dawson, who was the solicitor for Mr. Cooke, to the effect that his agent was in the habit of pur chasing goods of the bankrupts, and that shortly before the bankruptcy he was present, when he purchased a large quantity of m iscellaneous s tock , to which he packed, and assisted afterwards rem o ve tn e d a H y - e b also o k to ro C v h ed ap b m e an ing 's s r e e n s t id t e o n L ce on a a t o. Kingsthorpe.tofet p and the ledger fr i o tt m tVheentcrougur, course e t o Q f a t t h lt e er tr a a n n d sa ß et a i l o r t : office, and that the defendant sa id that Cooke would be a g ood sort of person to come forward and claim the goods. In answer to questions put by Mr. Best, this witness said that when he signed the statement referred to he was perfectly well aware that every thing contained in it was false, but he was never told he should have to swear to the truth of that statement, but Mr. Poole merely said that if be signed it it would be all right, and they should be able to get back the goods. In re-examination he said that when he heard that Mr. Poole had been taken into custody, he thought it very possible that he might himself get into trouble, and he therefore gave information of what had occurred to Mr. Newton, one of the assignees. Mr. Bryan, the partner of the defendant, proved that the entries in the day-book relating to the supposed sales to Mr. Cooke and Captain Poole, the defendant's father, were in the handwriting of the defendant, and he had no knowledge whatever of either of the transactions. Mr. Best then addressed the jury for the defen dant, and after having again commented with con siderable severity upon the witnesses Beard, Woodford, and Ball, he said that in this ease he felt it his duty to call witnesses who would positively contradict them upon some points of the evidence they had given, and if he succeeded in doing this he said he should ask the jury to discredit their testimony, altogether, and acquit the defendant. The following witnesses were then examined for the defence : Mr. Roger Dawson said—l am a solicitor at Northampton. I know Mr. Cooke of Walsall, and the defendant and Mr. Chapman, and a man named Beard. On the 30th of August Chapman came to my office and told me he was the agent of Mr. Cooke, and that a large quantity of goods had been seized by the messenger of the Court of Bankruptcy which belonged to Mr. Cooke, and he wished me to act professionally in the matter. All the parties were strangers to me at that time. I wished to see Mr. Cooke, and about an hour after this Mr. Poole came to me upon the same subject. I asked him if the goods did not belong to the creditors, and he said they had been sold to Mr. Cooke many weeks before the bankruptcy, and it was a disgraceful thing on the part of the assignee to seize them. Mr. Cooke came to my office on the 30th of August, but I did not see William Ball there on that day or the next. I did not' see the witness Ball until the 3d of September, a day or two after, and I then drew up the statement that has been referred to relative to his knowledge of the transaction. No one else was present, and I took down the statement from his own lips. When I had written to the end, he said that was all he had to say, and he put his name to it. I read it over to him, and I also read the statements that had previously been made by Beard and Jamieson, the defendant's clerk. Captain Poole came to my office on the 3d of September accompanied by Beard and Jamieson, and he said they were the witnesses who could prove the sale to Cooke. I put some questions to them, and they stated a number of facts, and I then took out a sheet of paper and wrote down what tkey said. I never:sent Ball to London to fetch any books; and no books were ever brought to my office. . Cross-examined—The parties at this time were all strangers to me, and I had no retainer, but I considered I was acting as the solicitor for Mr. Cooke. I have no recollection of any message being brought to me on the 30th of August to go to Kingsthorpe. I will not swear whether any such message was sent or not, or whether I sent word back that the parties were to some to my office. The defendant did not give me any document when he first came to my office. He and his father, Capt. Poole, remained in my office for several hours, and Captain Poole talked about his Peninsular cam paigns, and we did not say a word about leather. I discovered in the course of the conversation that the defendant was cousin to an old schoolfellow of mine. I swear that Ball was not present upon this occasion. My son, my servant, and Capt. Poole had a good opportunity of knowing whether Ball was with us or not. I did not ask any questions of the defendant about entries in his books. I should have proceeded with the action without making any such inquiries. I swear that the entries now in the books relating to the sales to Cooke and Captain Poole were not in my office, and with my pen and ink. I asked the defendant what he did with the money he received from Cooke, and he said that he gave it to his father. When I was taken into cus tody a paper was in my possession which was a copy of an order by Mr. Cooke for the delivery of the goods to his agent, Mr. Chapman, on the 11th of July. I swear that this is merely a copy. Ido not know what has become of the original. I think I received it from Mr. Cooke on the 11th of July. The paper now produced is in my hand writing. Mr. Justice Blackburn, addressing the witness— On the 11th of July you say this paper was given 'to you. Recollect yourself, Mr. Dawson. Witness—l have made a mistake, I see. I must have made the copy on the 30th or 31st of August. There must have been an original order, but do not know what has become of it, and suppose it must be among the papers in the possession of Mr. Van Sandau. It never occurred to me, in the inquiry relative to this matter, that it was very necessary to see the alleged vendor's books. I did not consider it necessary to examine the books. I cannot say what was the meaning of the expres sion that was made use of by the defendant in his letter, " that the witness Woodford was to be got to my office, and I was to make a handling of him." I put the letter among my papers and took no notice of it, and have not the least conception what was meant. The document referred to in the same letter was a note of hand. I cannot say whether the paper now produced is the same, but I have no doubt of it. (The paper was put in and read. It was a note of hand for £lB, which Woodford was indebted to the defendant.) I have no doubt that the intention of the defendant was that if the man Woodford did what was required of him the note of hand was to be given up to him. The same letter advised me to " feel Cooke's purse" before I went on with his action. I considered this was a very improper proceeding on the part of the defendant, and I told him so. I never saw Cooke's books, or asked to see them, or inquired whether he had any entry of the alleged purchase. I considered it was a legitimate transaction, and did not think it necessary to make any such inquiries. I understood from Mr. Cooke that the goods were removed from Mr.. Poole's to Kingsthorpe and placed in a barn there for the con venience of Mr. Chapman, his agent. At the close of his examination, Mr. Dawson said he should like to know where his expenses were to come from. Mr. Justice Blackburn said Ire could not help him in that matter. Mr. W. B. Jamieson, clerk to the defendant and his partner, said he was on the premises after the 13th of August and kept the keys of the warehouse : and he did not see any goods removed on the 1 cith, aeal he did not see the witness Beard or Woodford at I. l le warehouse on that day, and no goods were xemoyed to his knowledge. The witness then gave the same evidence with regard to the 16th. He eid not know what occurred on the 17th, as he was away, and he gave the keys of the warehouse to Ventris. Ile remembered going to Mr. Dawsoa's office on the 3d of September with the defendant, Captain Poole and the witness Beard, and the latter made a statement to Mr. Dawson in his presence, of what he knew relating to the sale of the goods to Mr. Cooke, and Mr. Dawson took it down in writing. Witness afterwards made a statement irelating to the sales to Cooke and Billingham. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 12, 1861. They took place in June and July last, and entries of them were made in the books. _ _ Cross-examined—Witness had spoken to Mr. Dawson that morning upon the subject of the case. He asked him his opinion upon the points of law that had been raised on the previous day. (A laugh.) He did not have any conversation with him upon the subject of the evidence he was to give. He would swear that the entries were made in the month of July, and appeared in the books at that date. The entries were made by the defendant. Mr. James Cooke said—l am a currier and leather dealer, residing at Walsall. Mr. Chapman was my agent at Northampton in July last. On the 9th or 10th of that month I was at Northampton, and I bought the goods in question of the defendant, and received the invoice now produced. I paid for the goo d on the second day after. I paid in gold' and notes. The transaction was entered in my books, and the goods were delivered to Chapman by my orders. In consequence of my receiving informa tion of the seizure of the goods, I went to North ampton on the 3d of September and consulted Mr. Dawson, and instructed him to recover them. I do not remember seeing the witness, William Ball, at Mr. Dawson's office, but no one in my presence was ordered to go to London to fetch my books. I have been examined and charged with perjury in this case. I remember Beard coming to Walsall to be employed by me as an ostler, but I refused to do so. Cross-examined —I do not know a person named Simpson at Northampton. A witness named Woodward, a clerk in the tele graph-office, Telegraph-street, London, was here called upon to produce the original telegraphic mes sage despatched from the office at Walsall on the Ist of October, but he said he declined to do so, as it was contrary to the regulations of the Telegraph Company, unless his lordship ordered him. Mr. Justice Blackburn said it was a very proper regulation not to allow the messages that were given to them in confidence to be made public ; but, ' although an attorney might claim his privilege, a • telegraph company could not do so, and he must I produce the message if he was subpoenaed to do so. Mr. Woodward then handed in the message. It was as follows : _ _ " October 1, 1860.—From James Cooke, of Wal sall, to John Simpson, 17, St. George's-street, Northampton. The party has arrived all safe." Cross-examination continued—The signature " James Cooke, " to this message, is in my hand writing, but I do not know what it means. The witness Beard had come to him at Walsall, on the day this telegram was dated. I cannot say whether the telegram referred to him. Ido not know that the defendant resided at No. 17, St. George's street, Northampton. I cannot say whether such a person as John Simpson is in existence. I think, upon consideration, that the telegram must have referred to the arrival of Beard at Walsall, but I do not know why it was sent, and I can give no explanation upon the subject. My clerk wrote the message, and I signed it without knowing anything about it. The present is the first time that I became acquainted with the contents of the message. The witness then said that he went to Mr. Dawson because Mr. Chapman had already consulted him, and he believed that he handed him the original order he had sent to Chapman for the delivery of the goods at the time he purchased them, but he was unable to give any explanation how this order, which in ordinary course would have been in the possession of Poole, from whom the goods were alleged to have been purchased, came into his hands. Thomas Cubley, clerk to the last witness, pro duced his books, which contained an entry of the purchase of certain goods from the defendant on the 12th of July. Mr. Justice Blackburn looked at the books, and asked the witness how he accounted for the fact that the entry of a transaction referring to the 30th of July appeared before the one in question, which was represented to have taken place on the 12th. He appeared a good deal confused at the questions that were put to him by the learned judge, and the only explanation he seemed able to give was that such entries were not made with regularity, and that the apparent confusion in the dates was merely the result of accident. Thomas Billingham, a furniture broker at Northampton, was then examined, and he deposed that he purchased certain goods of the defendant in June last, and that these were the goods found at his house by the messenger from the Court of Bankruptcy. The property consisted of skins of leather, and they were found under the bed of his mother-in-law, who was bedridden, and he accounted for placing them there by stating that they were damaged, and that constant warmth would have the effect of restoring their colour. Serjeant Ballantine, at the close of the evidence for the defendant, made a powerful reply upon the whole case. He characterised the defence that had been attempted as merely a portion of the original evidence of fraud, and said that he felt no difficulty in asking the jury to contrast the evidence that had been given by the witnesses Beard, Woodford, and Ball, with that of Mr. Dawson, the attorney, and the other witnesses who had been examined for the defendant, and was satisfied that the jury would come to the conclusion that the story told by the former was reasonable and probable, and that no reasonable man could believe the evidence of the latter. He then proceeded to remark upon the evidence given by Mr. Dawson, and asked them whether they could believe that if he really consi dered that he was enforcing an honest claim to the property, he would not have inquired into the cir cumstances and have looked - at the books to see whether they bore traces of the transaction being a genuine one. It appeared to him that there was very little doubt that the scheme to defraud the creditors by means of the proceedings that had been now brought to light, was concocted in the office of Mr. Dawson, and with his consent and knowledge. The remarkable letter that had been produced in the course of the trial, seemed to him quite conclusive on this point, and that no reason able man could come to any other conclusion than that the expression, " handling of the witness Woodford," if he could be got to his office, had no other meaning than that Mr. Dawson should hanale him as he had before handled the other witnesses Beard and Ball, and endeavour to induce him to commit the crime of perjury, in order that the projected scheme of fraud might be successful. The learned counsel next referred to the evidence given by the witness Cooke, and he asked the jury how it was possible to ex - plain the extraordinary circumstances connected with the telegram that was sent by the witness to the defendant in the assumed name of Simpson, announcing the arrival of the witness Beard at Walsall, and the absurd explanation he had attempted to give, in any other manner than by the suppo sition that both the parties were engaged in some scheme of fraud or ether. He then remarked at considerable length upon the evidence of the other witnesses who had been examined for the defen dant, and in conclusion expressed his opinion that upon a consideration of all the facts, the jury could come to no other conclusion than that the charge of wilful and corrupt perjury had been abundantly established against the defendant, and that they would feel that their duty to the public and the protection of all honest traders required that they should find him guilty of that offence. Mr. Justice Blackburn, in summing up, said that the facts had been so fully laid before the jury during the two trials that - had taken place that he did not consider it necessary to go through the whole of the evidence, but he would read any portion that the jury might desire. The real question they had to decide was, whe - ther upon the examination of the defendltnt in the Court of Bankruptcy he had wilfully stated what he knew to be false, and if this was made out by the evidence that had been laid before them, they ought to find him guilty. If on the other hand they thought the evidence was not conclusive, or any doubt remained on their minds upon the subject, the defendant was entitled to be acquitted. The jury retired, taking with them the day book that contained the entries of the alleged sales to Cooke and Captain Poole, and in about ten minutes they returned into court and gave a verdict of Guilty. There are three other indictments, arising out of the same transactions, still remaining to be disposed of. merely have to pay ss. for the fine, and 2s. the cost of the summons. . . . The defendant said he did rot think his lordship was obliged to inflict the whde fine. He had taken proceedings against a man hmself, and the magis trate only ordered the defendant in that case to pay is. If his lordship would reduce the fine from ss. to is., it would prevent Mi. M'Grath's summon ing him as he did week Efter week, as it was entirely a feeling of spite on the part of Mr. M'Grath. If he did it fron a religious feeling, why did he not summon otlers who were carrying on the same trade in the neghbourhood. The Lord Mayor said tiat he should certainly not encourage Sunday tradng by such a proceed ing as that, and at the same time he would not put himself forward in trying to put it down. He, therefore, should order no expenses for the wit nesses, but he could not reluce the fine. He only hoped that no breach of the peace would take place on account ofthese proceedings. The defendant paid the fine, and asked the com plainant why he did not :ake proceedings against him in a civil court as aty gentleman would do, instead of taking him there week after week in that manner. He was no gentleman, or he would not do as he did. The Lord Mayor told Nr. Henderson that if he used such provoking language as that in such a public place, he should be under the necessity of binding him over to keep he peace. Defendant then. left the court. GUILDHALL.—GeorEe Vernon Jackson, lately carrying on business as a merchant at 6, New Broad street, was brought up of a warrant by Haydon, the detective officer, charged under the Bankruptcy Law Consolidation Act of 1849, with obtaining goods on credit within three months of his bank ruptcy, under the false colair and pretence of carry ing on business, and dealiig in the ordinary course of trade, with intent to cheat and defraud his creditors. Mr. Albert Turner, of thi firm of Sole and Turner ; of Aldermanbury, who attnaded for the prosecution on behalf of the assignees, having stated the case he intended to prove, called Charles Henry Falconer, assistant messenger in the Court of Bankruptcy, who produced the pro ceedings taken before Commissioner Fane, includ ing the petition which was filed on the 10th of May last, the adjudication of bankruptcy on the 10th of the same month, and the examination of the bankrupt. Mr. James Watt, a merchant, of 47A, Moorgate street, said—On the 28th of last March he received a letter from a tallow-broker of the name of Gull, intimating that he could sell 20 cases of Russian stearine, at 111 d. per lb. for cash, 14 days, and stating that his buyers were Jackson and Co., of 6, New Broad-street, to whom he had sold stearine candles for Ogleby, Hale, and others, at two, three, and six months. On the 30th of March he received another letter from Mr. Gull, enclosing one from Jackson and Co., accepting the contract on the terms mentioned by Mr. Gull, and stipulating for immediate delivery. He produced the contract note, which showed that the terms were cash in fourteen days, without discount. On receiving the contract note he gave the delivery -warrant for the goods to Mr. Gull, made out to the order of Jackson and Co. The goods were lying at Mark Brown's wharf, Tooley-street. They were not paid for when the account became due. He afterwards ascertained that the warrant he gave was exchanged for another, upon which Mr. Gull advanced money to the pri soner. Mr. Gull told him the goods were required for exportation. Mr. George Gull, a broker of Crosby-hall Chambers, said he had acted as broker both for the prisoner and the last witness. He introduced Mr. Watt to the prisoner, and stated he had done a large business for him, and that Jackson was doing a large export business. The contract for the 20 cases of stearine was concluded on the 30th of March, and the warrant was returned to him by the prisoner on the following Monday morning, and he advanced him £3OO upon it. He had previous to the 30th of March arranged with the prisoner to make him an advance upon those goods. Witness lodged his warrant at his bankers, who advanced him £3OO upon it. He afterwards redeemed that warrant and sold part of the goods, and the remainder, consisting of 16 cases, weighing four tons, he resold, by the prisoner's direction, to Mr. Watt, at 101c1 per lb. Stearine is an article not often consigned abroad, although he (witness) had shipped a large quantity. As soon as he found Mr. Watt had not been paid, he withheld the balance that would be due to the prisoner after repayment of the advance. The warrant referring to these goods not being in Court, and no one from the wharf in attendance, Mr. Turner said he would complete that case on a future day, and then called Mr. Alfred Teale, a woollen manufacturer of Leeds, who said that the prisoner's agent, Samuel Jackson, of Leeds, obtained of him in April last, goods, consisting of *BBl woollen scarves, value £564 175., which was to have been paid by cash in a month from the date of invoice. Just before the expiration of the month the prisoner wanted more goods, and •ffered, if witness would supply him with goods to the amount of £l,OOO, to pay half in cash, and give bills for the rest. Witness declined doing business on those terms, and the prisoner then told him he had been disappointed in getting money from some parties in Leeds, bit that witness might depend upon having remit tances in a few days. On the day that he was to have received a cheque for his goods he received a circular from the prisoner announcing his failure. Richard Henry Cloud, manager to Mr. Richard Attenborough, pawnbrokers of Crown-street, Fins bury, said he made an advance in April last of £195 upon a parcel of 800 woollen scarves, which, not being redeemed, were afterwards sold at Debenham and Storr's. He had previously made an advance of £3OO odd upon seven parcels of ladies' mantle-cloths, and in both instances the advances were made to a man of the name of Pitts, as the agent of the prisoner. Witness went with Pitts to 6, New Broad-street, where he saw the prisoner and asked him if he were justified in making an advance upon those goods to Pitts for the prisoner, and the latter said it was quite right ; he had instructed Pitts as his agent to raise money upon the goods. The mantle-cloths were still in their possession. Pitts showed him the invoices of the goods each time. Mr. Turner said he apprehended ho had proved quite sufficient to justify him in asking for a remand. _ _ _ Alderman Allen said he thought so, and accord• ingly remanded the prisoner until Thursday next. FRIGHTFUL BOILER EXPOSION AT A SUGAR BOILER'S. Yesterday morning, shortly after ten o'clock, a fearful explosion took place on the premises of Messrs. J. Craven and Co., sugar refiners, of No. 3, Great Garden-street, Whitechapel-road, whereby five persons were so severely scalded and otherwise injured that two of them are not expected to recover. It appears that the premises in question were very lofty and covered a consider a bl e space . A t the rear of the building there was a boiler-house about 30 feet -in height, and o f cons id era bl e strength. At the time above named there were a number of workmen engaged at their usual duties, when a loud noise was heard by the inhabitants, and upon rushing to the back part of the building it was ascertained that the large boiler had ex ploded, and blown the boiler-house almost to atoms, and that five men were scalded and buried in the ruins. No time was lost in adopting steps to rescue the poor fellows, and after some time had elapsed the following persons were extricated in a shocking condition :—John Plumb, aged 23 years, scalded over the whole of the body and limbs ; Samuel Lee, aged 33 years, similarly injured ; Joseph Dettmar, aged 21 years, likewise seriously injured by scalds and contusions; John Regal, 30 years of age, extensively scalded, and otherwise injured; and another man, whose name could n o t be ascertained, was taken out of the ruins very much contused and bruised on the body and limbs. The unfortunate sufferers were each placed in blankets, and conveyed without delay in separate cabs to the London Hospital, where Mr. Finch, the house-surgeon, and the whole of the medical staff of the institution, rendered every possible assistance in relieving the sufferings of the unfor tunate men, but such were the injuries they had sustained that last evening at eight o'clock two were rapidly sinking. The other three are going on as favourably as possible. The cause of the disaster could not be ascertained, but an official investigation into the matter will b e made by the Government authorities. Several houses on either side of the premises have been much injured by the explosion. [ADVERTISEMENT.] Pills and medicine invariably ag gravate and perpetuate diseases; their annoyance, dis appointment, and expense may be avoided by persons in indifferent health sending only their address to E. S. Barry, Esq., 77, Regent-street, W., London, and they will receive gratis and free by post the " INvaoins' Owie GUIDE," or Natural Restorer, without medicine or ex p.nse, of perfect digestion, strong nerves, sound lungs, and refreshing sleep, to the most enfeebled, insuring the removal of indigestion (dyspepsi a ), co nstipation, liver complaints nausea, epilepsy, paralysis, d e bility, nervousness, palpitatiot , consumption, cough, asthma, dropsy, flatulency, diarrhoea, dysentery, biliousness, fevers, sore throats, catarrhs, colds, noises in the ears, rheumatism, gout, impurities, eruptions, hysteria, neuralgia, irritability, sleeplessness, acidity, palpi tation, heartburn, headache, despondency, cramps, spasms , sinking, fits, bronchitis —.Unquestionably the safest (aide [ADVERTISEMENT.]--To the hectic, the consumptive, the dyspeptic, the emaciated, and the debilitated, Du Barry's delicious health restoring Revalenta Arabica Food restorY, sound lungs, perfect digestion, refreshing sleep, and tatrv ous and muscular energy, without any of the uncertainties, purging, and ruinous expenses incurred by medicine s , cod liver oil, or visits to distant clim a t es , C ure No, 39,618 Dr. Wurtzer, of consumption. Cure No, 64,812—Miss Virginia Zeguers, cured of consumption, after her medical advisers had abandoned all hopes of reoovery. Cur© No. 3.9o6—Thirteen years' cough, indigestion, an d general de— bility, have been removed by 104 Barry's excellent food; James Porter, Athol-street, Perth. Cure No. 46,270—Mr. James Roberts, timber merchant, of thirty years' dis eased lungs, spitting of blood, liver derangement, and partial deafness. Cure No. 52.087—Field Marshal Duke of Pluskow, of a gastric) inflammation of the stomach. Avoid Pills and Medicines : they invariably aggravate and perpetuate diseases ; their annoyance, disappointment, and expense may be avoided by using Du Barry's Food which, at a few pence per day, saves 5C times its cost in, I other remedies, removing effectually, u .thout nurghg, constipation. indi ges ti on (d yspeps i a) nervous, bilious and liver complaints and all their consequences. Certificate No. 36,418. We find it the safest remedy. Andrew Ure, MD., F.R.S., Dr Harvey, Dr. Wurzer, Dr. Shorland, D r. Campell. Let i nva lid s avo i d the fear dangers of spu rious and injurious imitations offered under a variety of false pretences. Nevill's imitations are prohibited by the high Court of Chancery under a penalty of £5,000 against Alfred Hooper Nevill and his agents ; and the pretences that Nevill has a patent for Arabica Food and that Du Barry's are connected with such patent are utterly false. No canister is genuine - without the name Barry Du Bar.) , and Co., 77, Regent-street, in full, ontheseal and wrapper. Shopkeepers who attempt imposition in ma article must expect to be distrusted in all othem Packed in tins 11b. 2s. 9d.; 21b. 4s. 6d. ; 51b, 11a. ; 121 b. 225. ; 241 b.405, The 121 b. and 241 h. canisters are sent carriage free on receipt of Post-office order by Barry Du Barry mad Co., 77, Re , gent-street, London; Fortnum Mason,/ awl Co. ; Abbi t , 60, Graceehurch-street ; 4, Cheapside; 63 and 150, Ox bard-street ; 3,3 ; 0 and 451, Strand ;49 and 60, Bishopsgate street ; Batty, 16, Finsbury Pavement ; Phillips and Co. tea-dealers; Petty, Wood, and Co., King Williana-Atreet, City ; at 127, High Holboni; and all gragOnil :7;7' POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Jan. 11. MANSION-HOUSE.—Alexander Henderson, photographic artist, 49, King William-street, was again summoned before the Lord Mayor for carry ing on his worldly trade on the Sabbath. The defendant has been repeatedly summoned to this court by Mr. M.Grath, a tailor, who resides on the same premises. He has always paid the Inc 55., and the expanses, and tbe Lord Mayor on former occasions has ordered 23. 6d. to be paid to each witness, as well as the cost of the summons. Two others who were previously summoned with him, as being his servants, however, have not had the means of paying the money, and havinf , no goods or chattels on which the fine could be lea led they were allowed to leave the court. On this occasion the defendant pleaded guilty, as he had done on all other occasions, and Mr. WGrath said he had one witness, upon which defendant became very indignant and said that he had given the complainant notlce that he should plead guilty, and that he had no need to provide a witness. The Lord Mayor said he did not intend to allow anything for the witnesses. ur.nePcierson would RAILWAY INIELLIGENCE. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN. It appears that the chairman of this company, the Mar quis of Chandos, having a few days ago differed from his colleagues at the board, tendered his resignation, and it further appears that his lordship's resignation has been accepted. ROSS AND MONMOUTH. The proposed capital for this intended line is £150,000, and it is intended to use portions of the Shrewsbury and Hereford and other lines, and to make a joint station at Monmouth. SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE AND CENTRAL WALES. The object of this intended line is to form an extension from the Craven Arms to Dudley, with branches to Ludlow, Much Wenlock, Bridgnerth, and Kingswinford branch of the West Midland, at an estimated expenditure of £600,000. GREAT SOUTHERN OF INDIA. From a report of the state of the works on 30th Septem ber last, by Mr. Carr, .the company's engineer-in-chief, it appears that there is still considerable difficulty in getting a sufficient supply of labour on the line, but the progress of the works had been steady and satisfactory, so much so as to draw from the Government consulting engineer a most favourable report, upon which the Governor in Council passed the following minute :—" The Government have to express their satisfaction at the progress made in the works of the Great Southern of India Railway, which Capt. John ston considers to be most satisfactory and highly creditable to the engineer department." One half of the brick work had been completed, five-eighths of the earth-work, 12 miles of fencing. Eight miles of permanent way were laid, and 50,000 cubic yards of ballast were in place. Great care has been taken to keep down the cost as much as possible, and no exceptional local circumstances have been allowed to interfere with the uniform tariff of wages adopted. The 1 1 iron girders sent but to be used in those situations where brick or stone were inapplicable were being fixed on the piers previously prepared for them. Four locomotive engines had been safely landed, and one was ready to commence running with permanent way materials and ballast. It is proposed to open the first section for traffic in May next, and the whole line from Nagapatam to Trichinopoly in September. The staff was reported to be all in good health. ILLINOIS CENTRAL. The receipts on this company's line for the third week in December amounted to 54,054 dols, against 48,371 dols, showing an increase of 5,683 dols. In the land department the collections to Dec. 24 were 53,800 dols, and the sales 125,180 dols. Mr. Walker, chairman of the executive com mittee in New York, reports that a telegram was received from Chicago stating that, on Dec. 28, sales of land to the amount of 5,000 dollars were effected, and that collections to the amount of 9,000 dole were made in the land depart ment on the same day. TRAFFIC RETURNS. The traffic returns of railways in the United Kingdom for the week ending the sth January amounted to £447,756, and for the corresponding week of last year to £447,684, showing an increase of £72. The gross receipts for the eight railways having their termini in the metropolis amounted to £191,942, and for the corresponding week of 1860 to £196,034, showing a decrease of £4,092. The decrease on the Eastern Counties Railway amounted to £1,485 ; on the Great Northern to £1,848 ; on the Great Western to £142; on the London and North-Westet a to £870; on the London and Blackwall to £97 ; and on the London, Brighton, and South Coast, to £555; total, £4,996. But from this must be deducted £789, the increase on the Lon don and South-Western, and £ll5 on the South-Eastern — together £904; leaving the decrease as above, £4,092. The receipts on the other lines in the United Kingdom amounted to £255,814, and for the corresponding week of last year to £251,650, showing an increase of £4,164, from which must be deducted the decrease on the metropolitan lines, leaving the total increase £72, as compared with the corresponding week of 1860. Miles Opened. Receipts. Railways. ~........___,, 1861. 1860. 1861. 1860. -----------. _ X £ Ballymena and Port Rush 35 35 291 282 Belfast and N, Counties 65 65 1,249 1,015 Belfast and County Down 21 21 564 505 Birkd., Lane., & Ches. June - - _ _ Blyth and Tyne 2O 20 1,240 1,080 Bristol and Exeter 125 125 5,151 5,781 Caledonian Cockernaouth& Workington 8 8 282 332 Cork and Bandon 2O 20 348 307 Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 6} 6} 202 228 Cork and Youghal 26 - 180 - Cornwall s3} 53 11 1,004 941 Deeside l7 17 193 223 Dublin & Belfast Junction 63 63 1,307 1,240 Dublin and Drogheda 63 63 1,469 1,464 Dub. & Wicklow (in.King,st ) 40} • 40} 1,762 1,914 Dundalk and Enniskillen Dundee and Arbroath l 7} 1 1 646 688 Dundee, Perth, & Aber. Jun. 31 31 1,112 1,065 East Anglian 67 } 67 } 734 808 E.Counties,Nrfk..&E.Union 499 499 18.618 20,103 Edinburgh and Glasgow Edinburgh, Perth,& Dundee 78 78 3,461 3,585 Forth & Clyde Jurction Furness Glasgow & Sor ',h-Western 283 1831 183 283/ 8,991 8,318 Great Northern 19,f80 21,528 Great North of Scotland rit.Southu. & Westn.(lrind ) 329 2404 6,336 6,886 Great Western sB 3} 578 1 31,074 32,116 mverness & Aberdeen i UDC 55 55 616 612 Irish South-Eastern 2s} 25} 213 281 Lancashire & Yorkshire 395} 395} 35,895 I 33,850 Leomins . .er and Kin ;:on Limerick and Ennis... 241 241 129 146 Limerick and Foynes 26} 26* 100 137 Llane l ly 46f 4 442 337 London & North-Western London and Blackwall 5l „,.. 0 Z 1,342 1,439 London & South-Western . 3 8 9 64 22 9 15,565 14,773 Loud. Brighton, & S. Coast 224 4 12,328 13,383 London, Chatham, & Dover 6 19} 731 277 Lond., Tilbury, & Southend 42 40 1,001 980 Man.,Sheffield, & Lincolnsh 17 ' 17 4 11,107 12,118 Manch. S.J un.& Altrinchamf 9} 9} 1,083 1,911 34 Maryport and Carlisle Midland (incl. N.-Western) 614 } ' 6144 31576 31,446 Midland Gt.Westn. of Irind. 177 177 M on kl an d 56 56 2 ,67 t 3,229 Monmouthsh. Rail. & Canal 11 44 1,145 967 Newcastle and Carlisle 7B 78 2, 0 38 1,872 2,771 2,820 North British (incl. Selkirk and Gal asbiels) North Devon 35 35 6,115 5,872 403 404 N-Eastern(Bedale&Leybrn) 764 764 North London 9 9 33,812 32,459 North Staffordshire ' 246 233 2,217 2,372 Oswestry and Newton__ 19 20 - 5,9 37987 7,516 Rhymnl 191 St. Helens Canal & Railway 30 30 3: ~' 8 0 66 6 4 1 5 8 96 2 3 1 ~ ; 43 : 88 0 Scottish Central Scottish North-Eastern ll5 115 Shrewsbury & Birmingham 29 * 29 * - '- Shrewsbury and Chester Shrewsbury & Hereford - - Shropshire Union 29 f 29f 1,884 1,615 845 742 South Devon South-Eastern 306 306 1711 1 51 7 91 11 1 1562 9 :: , 6091 7 895 62 15530 1 9,647 4136::5413:0133889 South Wales S. Yorkshire ar d River Dun 118 118 Stockton and Darlington Taff Vale 55 55 6,648 6,513 Ulster 5l Ulverstone and Lancaster Vale of Clwyd Vale of Neath 2sf 25} 13902" 1 Waterford and Kilkenny 3l 31 ,128 Waterford and Limerick ,228 West Cornwall 2 71 271 1 1,190 W. Hartlepool Harbr.&Rail 39 39 649 518 West Midland W'haven,Cleator,&Egrmnt 7 7 8 , 85 5 6,2 80 Whitehaven Junction l2 12 227 2 287 Whitehaven & Furness Jun 35 35 498 543 467 584 FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. Antwerp and Rotterdam 52 52 Austrian • B2B 673 867 767 28 ,665 23,095 Belgian Eastern Junction 264 261 Buffalo and Lake Huron - - 89 7 Demerara (fortnight) -- 1,357 Detroit and Milwaukie lB5 185 - 109* 1081 2,775 19 2 1 '3 6 61 g Dutch Rhenish Eastern of 'France ... ... 1032 1006 60,702 8,;193 Grand Trunk of Canada.... 970 46,921 9 " 1 3,702 11 907 Great Indian Peninsula.... 2971 1914 3,571 3 : 63 z Great Luxembourg l 2B 128 2,010 1,905 Great Western of Canada 345 345 7,574 7513 Lyons and Geneva 142 142 6,615 4,262 Madrid, Saragossa &Alicant 301 284 Northern of Canada Northern of France 613 602 69 1 710 53,530 52,97 1 Norwegian Trunk 44 44 Paris, Lyons, & Mediterrn 879 840 946 604 Paris and Orleans 9 83.073 79,546 22 Paris and Strasburg - 922 44,197 45 , 068 ._ Royal Danish 69 69 - Sambre and Meuse 343 348 108 6 ; 10 8 268 38, 8 48 79 3 30 1,99 152 1 South Austrian Southern of France 7 77 773 20,831 16,270 Welland.... West Flanders - - - W. and N.W. of France 742 730 28,483 33,846 THE FORTHCOMING CONFERENCE ON RAGGED AND INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS. An influential meeting of gentlemen, who assembled on the invitation of the Recorder and Mr. Charles Ratcliff, took place yesterday, at Dee's Hotel, Birmingham, for the purpose of making the necessary arrangements for the ap proaching conference in reference to "the education of the dangerous and perishing classes of society," intended to be held on the 23d instant, in this town. The attendance in cluded the Recorder, who presided ; the Mayor (A. Ryland, Esq.), R. Spooner, Esq., M.P., the es-Mayor (Sir J. Rat - cliff), Messrs. C. Ratcliff, John F. Ledsam, Aston, Barlow, Yates, Hibbert, Morgan, Hasluck, Jones, &c., &c. ; Revs. Burt, Pettitt, Brittles, Hill, Dr. Mackenzie. Apologies for absence were read from the Hon. and Rev. G. M. Yorke, Mr. Kynnersley, and other gentlemen interested in the movement, and promising their co-operation. In opening the proceedings, the Recorder observed that they were met for the purpose of making the necessary business preparations for the Conference, the object of which had been fully explained in the circular accompany ing the invitations. He alluded to the Conferences which had been previeusly held in the town, and which had con ferred such great distinction upon it, and to the important results to which they had led, more particularly in regard to the Reformatory Schools. He remarked that the Indus trial Schools had received the benefit of Government assistance, and a bill is now in preparation for supplying the deficiency with regard to them. He also noticed the withdrawal of the assistance from Ragged Schools, and observed that it was to that particular class of institutions that the attention of the Conference would be directed. He concluded by expressing his gratification that they would have the benefit of Sir John Pakington's presidency at the morning meeting, and that he hoped to be able to induce Sir John Coleridge, the friend of education, who so long adorned the judicial bench, to take the chair at the evening meeting. A large committee, consisting of the gentlemen present, was appointed, with power to add to their number, and, at the request of the meeting, Mr. Charles Ratcliff was ap pointed Hon. Secretary. It was decided that the Mayors, Magistrates, Managers of Reformatory and Industrial Schools, and Chaplains of Prisons in the kingdom, and the Provosts of the different Scotch boroughs, should be invited to attend the Con ference. The Conference will take place at Dee's Hotel, in the morning of the 23d, and a meeting in the evening at the Town Hall, the use of which has been granted by the Mayor. IRELAND. DUBLIN, FRIDAY MORNING. TIIE MURDERS AT BALLYMOTE. A correspondent of the Freeman's Journal writes as follows in reference to this dreadful affair : " Longford, Thursday Night. " This fearful murder has occasioned the most intense sensation throughout the entire of the country wherever the dreadful tidings reached. It had been ascertained this morning that old Mr. O'Callaghan was found dead in his bed with his throat cut. His old wife was found under the shop counter with her throat cut from ear to ear, and the body of the servant girl was discovered outside the stable door with her head almost severed from her body. The following facts have just reached me, which I hasten to forward to you : —Some time since a man named Matthew Phipps occupied a house and shop adjoining the house of Mr. O'Callaghan, in which the fearful tragedy occurred. This Phipps failed in business, became a bankrupt, and subsequently left the town. On Monday . evening Phipps was seen going into Mr. O'Callaghan's shop, and when the murder was discovered two tumblers were on a table near Mr. O'Callaghan's bed, who was lying ill at the time, and • it was supposed that Phipps had been asked by the old man to drink something with him. In the town of Sligo, on Tuesday, Matthew Phipps went to a butcher named Con lish and ordered a neck of mutton, which he directed to be sent to the Imperial Hotel, and paid 3s. 6d. for the meat. He threw the silver on the scales, and as he did so Conlish observed that the coin was bloody, but, thinking that it might have come in contact with the bloody part of the mutton, made no further observation, but sent a boy to accompany Phipps with the mutton to the hotel. On the journey from the butcher's stall towards the hotel Phipps fell three times, as he was very tipsy. The boy called on one of the constabulary, and said it would be well to take the drunken man to the barrack, as he had a great deal of money about him, A constable took him into custody, and when he was searched with other money was found £37 in notes, which were saturated with blood. He was detained a prisoner until next morning (Wednesday), when he was set at liberty, and the money returned to him. Some time after he was let go the constabulary heard of the murder, information was sent in every direotion, and a mounted horseman traced the supposed murderer to a small place called Riverstown, where he came up with him. He was stupidly drunk at the time. He was taken into custody, and was conveyed to Sligo Gaol, where he is lodged for the present." FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT. WHITEHALL, JAN. 10. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire land unto the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, and to the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Herbert, of Lea, in the county of Wilts. ADMIRALTY, DEC. 22. Corps of Royal Marines.—The following promotions have taken place, under her Majesty's Order in Council of the 13th November, 1858, in consequence of the death of Lieutenant-General James Irwin Willes, on the Fixed Establishment of General Officers of the Royal Marines : Major-General Henry Ivatt Delacombe to be Lieutenant- General. Colonel-Commandant Anthony Ritaland Stransham to be Major-General, vice Delacom be, promoted. ADMIRALTY DEC 22. Corps of Royal Marines—Colonel Second-Commandant Fielding Alexander Campbell to ha Colonel-Commandant, vice Straensham, promoted ; Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Sandys Stawell Walsh, C. 8,, to be Colonel Second Com mandant,; vice Campbell, promoted ; Captain Au g ustus Dover Lyddon Farrant to be Lieutenant- Colonel, vice Walsh, promoted; First Lieutenant Jacob Richards Lloyd to be Captain, vice Farrant, promoted ; Second Lieutenant Edward Lee Rose to be First Lieutenant, vice Lloyd, promoted. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE QUEEN. 3d, or Royal Westminster (Light Infantry) Regiment of Middlesex Militia—Robert Powley to be Quartermaster, from the 4th December ; 1860, vice James Lee, deceased. 3d Manchester or 40th Lancashire Rifle Volunteer Corps—Henry William Heaton, late of 14th Foot, to be Adjutant from the Bth December, 1860. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT. 22d Lancashire Artillery Volunteer Corps—Henry Ken nedy Gill, Gent., to be Honorary Assistant-Surgeon. 2d Lancashire Engineer Volunteer Corps—Thomas Duncan, Esq., to be Captain; Cornelius Sherlock, Gent., to be First Lieutenant; Alexander Duncanson, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant. NAVAL PRIZE MONEY. Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-house, Jan. 4, 1861. Notice is hereby given to all persons interested therein, that preparations are now being made for the intended distribution of the tonnage bounty awarded for three slava feluccas, names unknown, captured on the 12th July, 1859, by her Majesty's ship Vesuvius, and her tender Brune. Agents or other persons having any just and legal de mand, unliquidated, against the said proceeds are required to transmit the particulars of ary such demand to the Re gistrar of the High Court of Admiralty, in order that the same may be examined, taxed, and allowed by that Officer, and paid under the sanction of the Judge of the said Court. Agents and all other persons holding powers of attorney, prize orders, assignments, or other instruments, by virtue of which they may be legally entitled to claim the share belonging to any captor, are requested, with as little delay as possible, to transmit the same, accompanied by the usual documents, to the Prize Branch of the Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, .Somerset- House. Due notice will be given, by future advertisements in 'l e _London Gazette, of the date proposed for the comp: ienee . ment of distribution ; and, at the same time, the amount of an individual's share in the respective clasp e 8 w ill b e an nounced. PARLIAMENTAP:V GRANT. Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy. Admiralty, Somerset- House, January , 18619. With reference to the advertisement which appeared in the London Gazette of the 11th December, 1860, giving notice to the Officers, Seamen, and Marines, and all per sons interested therein, of the distribution of the sum of £33.000, voted by Parliament for the Naval Forces em ployed on the China station, to the eastward of Singapore, between the Ist October, 1856, and the 26th June, 1858, for not less than three months within that period, upon the principle of granting to each person so employed one month's additional pay of 30 days, but excluding those Marines brigaded with the Army, and consequently readying field allowances. Notice is hereby given, that the officers and. men of her Majesty's late ship Raleigh, who were not drafted into other ships on the China station, but were sent to England or otherwise disposed of, and who appear to have been three months on that station to the eastward of Singapore, will be allowed to participate irt. the Grant now in course of distribution. BANKRUPTS. Thomas Buck, dealer in elettro plated goods, Paternoster row, to surrender, 34n. 24, and Feb. 22, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. _ Henry Hollingdaie, Hadlow, Kent, hay dealer, Jan. 22, at twelve, and Feb. 19, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. John Cooper, piano forte maker, Berners-street, Oxtord street, Jan. 21, at eleven, and Feb. 25, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. William Henry Rowe, builder, Gloucester-place, Re gent's-park, Jan. 21 and Feb. 18, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Mary Wood, innkeeper, Burntwood, Staffordshire, Jan. 24 and Feb. 14, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Godfrey Morton and John Williams, builders, Portnia doe, Carearvonshire, Jan. 25 and Feb. 15, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. John Noble, rope maker, Carlisle, Jan. 22 and Feb. 21, at half-past twelve, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Di3rtiet Court. John Henry Cottam, machine maker, Kirton-in-Lindsey, Lincolnshire, Jan. 23 and Feb. 20, at twelve, at the Town hall, Kingston-upon-Hull. William Hillier, hotel keeper, Easth9,rn, Cheshire Jan. 23, at 12, and Feb. 11, a t e l even , at t i ne Liverpool District Court. James Smith, lace manufactwrer, New Lenton, Notting hamshire, Jan. 24 and Feb. 19 at eleven, at the Birming ham District Court, Nottingham. Henry Pinchbeck, builder, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, Jan. 23 and Feb. 20, at twelve, at the Leeds District Court, Kingston-upon -Hull. SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. James Logan, farmer, Lindston, Ayrshire. Robert Gilchrist, draper, Linlithgow. James Sinclair, slater, Alexandria, Dumbartonshire. Alexander Morrison Stephen, bookseller, Dundee. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria. cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 9th day of Jan., 1861: 188IIE DEPARTME. Notes issued ......X25,971,915 Govern NT ment Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities 3,459,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 9,869,817 Silver Bullion .... 1,627,098 --- • A:25,971,9151 £25,971,915 BANKING D Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac counts) 3,737,397 Other Deposits. 15,477,425 Seven Day and other Bills ,EPARTMENT. Government Secu rities (including Dead Weight A nnuity) £10,019,721 Other Securities 21,499,766 Notes Gold and Silver Coin 678,471 £37,716,073 M. 2 Dated Jan. 10, 1861. £31,7143,073 tARSHALL, Chief Cashier. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from Returns made in the week ending the Bth day of Jan., 1861, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the importation thereof into Great Britain : Muscovado, the produce of the British pas- PER clrr, sessions in America Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius: 2Bs 11 4d Muscovado, the produce of the East Indies 3os 9d Average price of the foregoing .. 298 lid [ADVERTISEMENT.] —Holloway's Ointment an d Pills.— Woman's Trials.—Nothing so systematically weakens the human constitution as the suspen s i on of any function. Mothers should pay particular attention to the health of their daughters at that time, when n eg l ect Will inevitably produce constitutional debility. The commencement of this derangement is usually discovered by the development of certain nervous symptoms, which will gradually pass away if Holloway's ointment be well rubbed twice a day upon the back and abdomen, whilst his pills are taken , n appropriate doses. This t reatment safely corrects es, .+! faulty function. The most obstinate cases cannot long re sist the wholesome and restorative powers of these active remedies, if used with perseverance, and assisted by proper diet and moderate out of door exercise. DEATH OF COLONEL SEXIOR. The Evening Post of last night says : " We have received with regret intelligence of the very sudden death, on Saturday morning last, of Colonel Senior, brother of Mr. Commissioner Senior, of the Iriab Poor Law Board, and of Mr. Nassau Senior, one of the English Mas ters in Chancery. The deceased gentleman had been on s visit to his brother at Ashdown-house, county of Down." IRISH RAILWAYS. At a meeting of the directors of the Limerick and Ennis Railway, on Saturday, a resolution was passed to lease the line for 21 yeus to the Water ford and Limerick Company, one of the directors of the former, however, protesting against the arrange ment. Enniskillen and Bundoran Railway.—The Parliamentary deposit of £16,000 on the estimated capital of this line—viz., £2oo,ooo—was yesterday lodged in the Court of Chancery here, pursuant to standing orders. RESIGNATION OF MR. BARON GREENE. The Dublin Evening Mail, referring to Baron Greene, says :—" This eminent judge has placed the resignation of his seat in the Court of Exchequer in the hands of the Government. Various rumours are afloat respecting consequent promotions and changes, but we are enabled to state that nothing whatever has as yet been arranged." The cause of the right hon. gentleman's resignation is, I believe, long-continued ill-health, which it is hoped that freedom from judicial restraint and anxiety may tend to improve. THE ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS AND THE NATIONAL BOARD OF EDUCATION. We have the best authority for stating that the Roman Catholic Bishops are about to issue a mani festo prohibiting clerical patrons of Roman Catho lic schools from sending their teachers to any of the model or training schools in connection with the National Board, and also declaring that Roman Catholic patrons will not employ in any literary capacity pupils, monitors, pupil teachers, or teachers who may enter any of those institutions after the date of such prohibition. Some of the Roman Catholic prelates kayo, in fact, already promulgated this , edict 'within their respective diocessm COUNTRY MARKETS. WAKEFIELD-JAN. IL' The supplies of wheat were fair, but trade was of a dull character, and the business passing was limited. New English very difficult to quit. Barley met a tolerable sale, and rather cheaper. Beans, oats, and shelling were un changed. LIVERPOOL-JAN. 11. There was a thin attendance ortown and ,eountry buyers at this morning's market, and we h a d a limited demand for wheat and flour, which may be quoted at a reduction of 2d per 1001bs and cd per barrel and sack. Indian corn was in demand, at 37s 6d per qr for mixed American, and for prime Galatz 38s 6d was refused. Oats rather lower, but oatmeal unaltered in price. Beans and barley remain stationary. Peas is decline. EXETER —JAN.. 11. A fair business was done in the extra market to-day, at about late prices : Wheat, white.. 7s Od to 8s 3d I Bailey.. 4sfid to 6s Od Ditto red O s Od t o O s Od 'ants 3s On to 3s 6d New white wheat, 78 9d to 88 ; red, 6s 6d to 7e. Flour, fine, 48s to ; seconds, 46s to —s per sack. CATTLE. There was a larger supply of cattle driven in, and prices were at last week's currencies. Fat beef,p score, lls to 1) s6d Ewes, per lb .... 6d to 6id Perk carcases,do lOs to 10s6d Wethers, do .. 6d to 7a Sheep, per lb. Od to —d Fat calves, d0....61d to 01 hough fat, 4fd per lb. BRISTOL SUGAR,—JAN. 11. The market is dull, and there are no sales to report this Week. Everything is as flat as possible, and. priceslooking down. COAL MARKET—JA.'..r. 11. (Prima of Coal per Ton at the c) otie of the market a. d. Viest Hartle Davison's West Hart- ley ....17 6 Byass's Bebside West )3 , ... - Hartley . ... .17 6 Howard's West Hart- R. d. 17 6 - ley • :17 61 Bate's West Hartley .FT 6 Ships at market Walls End. Hilda • 24 6 Gosforth .....21 6 Ifarton Riddell 25 0 d, 44; sold, 31 THE MAILS. MAILS DUE. Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South ampton) Jan. 18. Do. (via Marseilles) Jan. 12. Brazil and Cape Verde .. Feb. 4. Buenos Ayres, Monte Video, • • Jan. Cuba and Mexico Jan. 28 Canada, &c. (via Galw a y) Cape of Good Hope, &c. .. Feb. 1. China, Penang, and Singapore (via S'ampton) Jan. 18. Do (via Marseilles) Jan. 12 Gibraltar (via Soutiaampton) Jan, 10 India (Calcutta), Ceylon, &c. (via Southampton) Jan. 18. Do. (via Marseilles) Jan. 12. India (Bombay), (via Southampton) .. .. Jan. 10. Do. (via Marseilles) .. .. Jan. 19. Lisbon .. .. Jan. 11 Malta, Egypt, and Alfa (via Southampton) .. Jan. 10. Do. (via Marseilles) .. Jan. 4. Vigo, and Oporto .. .. Jan. 11. United States, Califo r a i a , & c . .. • • .. Jan. 16. Western Coast of A'tt ica, Madeira, Teneriffe Jan. 10. Indies and Par Ytfic,Carthagena, Cuba, &c. Jan. 14. B 1 It T II S. CHITTY.—On tht 11th inst., at 45, Blandford-square, N.W., the wife, of Joseph W. Chitty, Esq., of a son. • GREGORY.—On the 10th inst., at Was Chandler's Hall, the wife of H o ratio Gregory, Esq., of a daughter. LOVELL.—On 11th inst., at 20, Chalcott-terrace, Re gent's-park, .the wife of A. G. Lovell, Esq., of a son. Byßox—lNDE?aw re. MARRIAGES.ic On the 10th inst., at Holy Trinity Church, Brompton, Robert John Biron, Esq,, of L eoln's-inn, barriEter -at-law, to Jane Eleanor, the only daughter of the late Andrew Inderwick, Esq., R.N. MAPLETON—MA ItRABLE,—On the 10th inst., at St. Stephen the Martyr, A_Nrenue-road, Regent's-park, Henry Maple ton, Esq., M.D., Deputy Inspeetar-General Army Me dical Departm e•nt, to Elizabeth, youngest daughter of the late Sir Thomas Marrable. DEATHS. ALLAN.—On tile 10th inst., at Portland-place, Dalston, Wm. Allan, formerly of Primrose -street, Bishops gate, aged 81. BANKS.—On Cho 7th inst., at York-street, Portman-sq., J o hn Banks, Esq., aged 83. ELLIOTT.—On the 10th inst., at Ashford, Kent, Mr. John Elliott, aged 83. GREEN.—On the Path inst., at Boyne House, Notting-hill, Philip J. Green, Esq., aged Cl. HILL.—On the 7t'u inst., at Shavington, Market Drayton, Eliza, widow of Colonel Sir Robert C. Hill, C. 8., late of Prees Hall, Salop, aged 83. JOHNSON.—On the 9th inst., Mr. William Johnson, of 50, Strand, aged 89. • --- LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDC YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at TUE SUN Office, 3 4 112, Strand in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the Cour,t y of,XiddleseX Saturday, January 12,1831. Not: DENd Six p due, II tureen .. k i , The A ssun Life A forth t N oti DV A I will 1)1 ifff or Tip S 0( s Tha. the n beings luxury Itisera maties Top dieg Ta( lust fl , poor, lnatitw its le s th e thy, ca , eh aritt ie.stitu Ti; advanC intereo associa The to fern Pelages call up 'which the rel R ap 4 Th e I Th© Bro: 33 eau.f IN' Jan, Colvil Clint ( Chart gar Neeld Vern, Met Ter nv /Irerd , La ( •Ligh t 1300 ti ~, o,' u o k e elaari il. l'itzv W an Ten(