The Sun. — London, England, 1856-03-18 00:00:00

petca , titrll SUN OFFICE, Se l3ll .'Clock THE AFRICAN MAILS. PLYMOUTH, TUESDAY. The steam-ship Gambia, Captain Holt, arrived. here this morning with the mails from the West Coast of Africa. She has brought 1,948 ounces of gold, a full cargo, and 20 passengers, among whom are eight distressed British seamen. She left Fer nando Po, February 7 ;Lagos, 11 ; Acre, 13 ; Cape Coast, 14 ; Liberia, 20 ; Sierra Leone, 25 ,• Bathurst, 29 ; Goree, March 1 ; Teneriffe, ; and Madeira, 11. The coast was healthy and quiet prevailed, ex cept at Cape Coast, where a disturbance had occur red between the natives, 30 of whom wore killed and 70 wounded. The King was deposed, and had taken refuge in the fort. The military did not suffer. The towns people had been fined for the riot. Trade was dull at Lagos. Oil slow in coming forward, although large quantities wore in the hands of traders. Her Majesty's ship Hecate had grounded on Lagos bar. The Bloodhound left Fernando Po, 2d Feb., to as sist her. The steamer Puffin was totally w rec k e d in endeavouring to recover the Hecate's guns. Dissatisfaction prevailed at Lagos, and disturbances were expected in consequence of a resident having farmed for the King certain duties imposed en ex ports. Business was dull at Sierra Leone, and ground nuts were scarce. The colonial engineer had died a week prior to the arrival of the Gambia. Gover nor Hill was still effecting sanitary improvements. From Bathurst we learn that Governor O'Connor = was at Mearthy's Lland. The Antelope left Cla • rence, en. route for England, January 31. The African mail-packet Niger left Teneriffe March 3, outward-bound. LONDON GAZETTE--(This Evening.) LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S. OFFICE,_ MAR cii.l3. Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty will hold Drawing-Rooms at St. James's-palace, on the following days, at two o'clock : 7 —Thnrsday, 10th April next, Tues day, 29th April next. LORD CHA.IIBERLATN'S OFFICE, Mutes 13. Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty will bold,. Levees, at St. James's-palace, on the following days, at two o'clock :—Wednesday, 16th April next, Wednesday, 7th May next. BUCKINGHAM PALACE, MARCH 15. This day had audience of her Majesty :—Jae. Buchanan, Esq., Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States of America, to deliver his letter of recall :—To which he was introduced by Viscount Pal merston, G.C.8., acting for the Earl of Clarendon, K.G., her Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Major-General the Hon. Sir Edward Cast, K.C.H., her Majesty's Master of the Ceremonies. FOREIGN-OFFICE, MARCH 17. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Nathaniel Solomon as Consul at St. Helena for the Grand Dake of Oldeuburgh. _ DOWNING-STREET, MARCH 15. The Queen has been pleased to appoint John Scott, Eq., to be Lieut.-Governor of tho District of Natal in South Africa. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint John Stone, Esq., to be Stipendiary Mazistrate for the Western Dis trict of the County of St. George, in the Island of Trini dad. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, Mencll 17. The Right kitonourable'the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a Despatch from her Majesty's Consul at Naples, stat ing that the exportation of the undermentioned articles is permitted at the following rates of duty:— From the 4th instant to the 31st May next, biscuit and maccaroni, on paying ono ducat per cantar export duty; and, from the 4th inst. to the 30th April, 1857, lupines, on payment of 50 grains per cantar, and beans 80 grains per cantar, export duty. WAR DEPARTMENT, MARCH 18. sth Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant-General Wm. Love lace Walton to be Colonel, vice General Sir John Grey, 1CC.8., deceased. WAR DEPARTMENT, MARCH 13. _ _ Royal Regiment of Artillery—Lieutenant John Stirling Stirling to be Second Captain, vice Harding, retired upon half pay. The undernasationed Gentlemen to be Lieute nants with temporary rank : —Alexander Doull, Robert Emmett Cane, Archibald Hamilton Bell, Francis Satileir Stoney, John Watts Brassington, George Badd, John Houghton, Henry Rogers Tevors, Robert Lloyd, James Colgaboun, Thomas Clarke, William Goieffroy Brancker, Donald Roderick Cameron, William Henry Noble, George O'Connor, Richard Newton Young, Francis Hume Dodg son, Joseph Haythorne Edgar. 21st Foot.—Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. J. L. Browne, from a Depot Battalion, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Lord West, who exchanges. PROVISIONAL DEPOT BATTALION. Brevet-Culonel C. R. S. Lord West, C. 8., from the 21st Foot, to be Lieutenant• Colonel, vice Browne, who ex changes. LAND TRANSPORT CORPS. TO BE LIEUTENANTS. Serjeant-Major Ralph Norman, from the Mounted Staff Corps. 'Thomas Fletcher, Gent. Farrier-Major William Addy, from sth Dragoon Guards. Serjeant James Merton, from 30th Foot. Serjeant-Major J. Watson, from 50th Foot. Serjeant William Smith, from Rifle Brigade. Quartermaster-S.7erjea,nt William Sykes, from 55th Foot. Serjeant J. Smith, from GSth Foot. Serjeant George Donelly, from Royal Artillery. Serjeant John Murphy, from Artillery. Serjeant John Mackenzie, from Royal Artillery. Alfred Lauder, Gent. Cornet J. Milne. Cornet G. James. Cornet G. Edwards. Cornet W. Magee Cornet J. Bleazhy. Cornet J. Bridge. TO BE CORNETS. S.irjaant George Hall, from Royal Artillery. Serjeant James Pettigrew, from Royal Artillery. Troop Serjeant-Major Corps. Colour-Serjeant J. Faulkner, frqp Royal Sappers and Miners. Serjeant John Landry, from Royal Sappers and Miners Serjeant H. Macleod, from Royal Artillery. Serjeant W. M'lnkosh, from Royal Artillery. Colour-Serjeant James Spry, from Royal Sappers and Miners. Colour-Serjeant John Sweeney, from Royal Artillery. Serjeant John Wilson, Royal Artillery. Serjeant Henry Adams, from Royal Artillery. Serjeant George Alexander, from Royal Artillery. Troop Serjeant-Major William Henry Waters, Land Transport Corps. Regimental Serjeant-Major William Matthews, from Ist Dragoons. Serjeant George Ramsay, from Royal Artillery. Serjeant Thomas Ritchie, from Royal Artillery. Serjeant George Tasker, froni Royal Artillery. Serjeant William Shackelton, from Royal Artillery. Colour-Serjeant Wm. Armstrong, from 49th Foot. Colour-Serjeant Richard Collins, from sGth Foot. Regimental Serjeant-Major William Thompson, Land Transport Corps. Serjeant Charles Sutton, from 31st Foot. Colour-Serjeant Joseph Clarke, from 33d Foot. Colour-Serjeaut Michel Stapleton, from 4th Foot. Quartermaster-Serjeant Robert Davies, from 82d Foot. Quartermaster-Serjeant John Packwood, from Cold stream Guards. Q uartermaster-Serjeant Michael M`Cain, from 49th Foot. Serjeant Wm. Jefferies l'ogors, from 6Sth Fo o t. Colour-Serjeant Thomas Smith, from Ist Foot. Serjeant John Baird, from 41st Foot. Serjeant Robert Stewart, from Ist Foot. Serjeant Joseph Palmer, late 7Gth Foot. Serjeant-Major John Briggs, from 9th Foot. Regimental Serjeant-Major William Rosa, from Ist Dragoon Guards. Serjeant-Major Isaac Cummin, from 91th Foot. Quartermaster-Serjeant Andrew Munro, Land Transport Corps. Regimental Serjeant-Major Malachi Powell, Land Transport Corps. erjeant William Lowe Shawe, from 28th Foot. Paymaster-Serjeant Alex. M`Donald, from 79th Foot. Colour-Serjeant Mowbray Skeates, from Rifle Brigade. Donat M'Mahon, Gent. Colour-Serjeant George Wehlmann, from Royal Sappers sad Miners. Colour-Serjeant Cornelius Godfrey, from Royal Sappers and Miners. Staff Serjeant-Major Alexander Baird, Land Transport Corps, Pater Burrower, Gent. - Ernest Lewis, Gent. TO BE REGIMENTAL QUARTERMASTERS. Quartermaster-Serjea n t William Todd, Land Transport Corps. Quartermaster-Serjeant George Blake, Land Transport Corps. paymaster-Serjeant Abraham Anderson, Land Transport Corps. Quartermaster-Serjeant Theophilus Greenway, from 21st Foot. Troop Serjeant-Major James Winter, Land Transport Corps. Colour-Ssrjeant. William Lambert, from Royal Sappers and Miners. , Paymaster-Sorjeaut Alfred Allen, Land Transport Corps. Serjeant Thomas B ars t ow , f rom 33d Foot. Paymaster-Serjeant J. Garnon, from 39tH Foot. Paymaster-Serjeant P atr i c k F ranc i s Foley, from 31 s t Foot. Daniel Deacon; Gent: Thomas Huddlestone, Gent, ConipanysS'erjeant J. Stratford, from Royal Artillery. Company-Serjeant Copeland, from Royal Artillery. TO RE ADJUTANTS. • . Cop pany-Serjeant J. If. Mitchell, from Royal Artillery. Ser,jeant J. Hesketl4 from Royal Artill er y. Serjeant J. Mitcbell, from Rd gal Artillery. • Seijeant J. Kyle, from Royal Artillery. MtmOniNDug.—Her Majesty has been graciously • pleased to approve of the designation of Quarter mas t er of The express train from B a y onne to Bordeaux, on reach- Brigade, in the Land T rans p or t Co r p s , beibg changed to ing the station of Labenne, two days back, went 'off the that of Lieutenant, line on to another line, used for the operations Of the COMMISSIONS SIGNED.EY LORD-LIEUTENANTS. station, and at the end of it the engine ran int o a large County of Glamorgan---Edward Priest Richards, Esq., h eap o f san d , an d t h ere stuck fast. The shock caused to be,Deputy Lieutenant, by the carriages coming so suddenly in contact with ench Worcestershire Regiment of Militia—Ensign Harry other was exceedingly violent, but fortunately none of Waller to be Lieutenant, vice Thomas, appointed to the .the passeng ers , or .nn y one connected with the train, 7th Foot. . any Forfar a n d Kincardine Regiment of Militi a Artillery— received n as knock e d to material, Pieees, the baggag,evatt rtext to injury.. The waggon n e x t th iet Edward Alf re d Webster, Gent., to be Second Li eu t enan t. tendera- Prince of Wales's Royal Regiment of R en f rew Militia— was much injured, an d t h e carriage i n w hi c h the Irin Henfy Dunlop, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Ferrier, ap- bags were placed w as also Woken. The accident a rose pointed to an E ns i gncy i n the 4th Foot ; Arthur Wool- from the switch near the station not having been pro froyhe Brsidth ge FeetGnt., to b e E ns i gn , v i ce A n d erson, appointed perly turned. Assistance was sent for by telegraph, to t 9. and after a delay of little snore than an hour the train Lt B,egiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Owu MilitiaW 4 again proceeded on its journey,-Gulignoni. John Bayly, Esq., the younger (late Captain in the 3d Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia), to be Captain, vice Atkinson, resigned ; Henry Bradley, Gent., to be Ensign. Ist or Royal East Middlesex Regiment of Militia—En sign John Irby Iles to be Lieutenant, vice Miller, ap pointed to the 82d Regiment ; Sussex Newton, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Iles, promoted. The Royal Ayrshire Rifles —Capt. Murray Fraser Furers, Captain half-pay, Royal Artillery, to be Captain, ♦ice Fyfe, appointed to a Commission in the 28th Regiment ; Ensign Blair Fullerton to be Lieutenant, vice Chevalier, appointed to a Commission in the 65th Regiment ; Ar thur Prinsep, Goat., to be Ensign. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. George Brown and William Busby, stone merchants, Bankside. BANKRITPTS. Ann Sophia Poile, pawnbroker, Great Suffolk-street, Southwark, to surrender, April 1, at half-past eleven, and. April 29, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee; Laurance, Plows, and Boyar, Old Jewry-chambers. Charles Ford, tailor, late of 5, Great Marlborough-street, March 29 and May 7, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall-chambers ; Marshall, Sion College-gardens, London-wall. John Allin Jones, tailor and diaper, Birmingham, March 29 and April 17, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; Webb, Birmingham. Frederick Cook, machine maker Oldham, April 1 and 22, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester; Brooks and Marshall, Ash ton-under-Lyne. Morton Muir and John Whitcomb, carpet• manufac turers, Kidderminster, March 29 and April 17, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham ; Boycot, Kidderminster ; Mot teram and Knight, Birmingham. Charles Bowen, tailor, Cullum-street, City, March 27, at twelve, and April 24, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street, buildings; Hick, Old Jewry-chambers, Peter Jackson, druggist, Deansgate, Manchester, Amid 3 and 24, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Manchester; Heath, Man chester. Livian Benson Peen°, lime and cement merchant, York road, King's-eress, Middlesex, March 27, and April '27, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Keighly, Basinghall-street. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Angus Sutherland, farmer, Dunbras, Latheron, Caith ness-shire. George Macfarlane, jun., commission agent, Glasgow. Hugh Divine and Co., potters, Glasgow. Dugald MThail and Co., cotton spinners, Glasgow. John Watson, butcher, Edinburgh. Macintyee and Mackay, wholesale stationers, Glasgow. COURSE OF EXCI Am5terdam............ 12 0% :ANGE.—This DAT. Ditto, three months .. 12 2: 1; Rotterdam ............ 12 VA Antwerp •• •.•• •• •• •• •• 25 70 Brussels ........ 25 70 Hamburgh •• •• •• •• •• 13 12 Altona •• •• •• •• •• .• • • • • PariS.. •• • • ••••• • • • • •• •• 25 4714 Ditto, three months .. 25 85 Marseilles ............. 25 85 Bourdeaux ...• ........ Frankfort-on Maine •• 121% Berlin •. •• •• •• •• • • •• •• Vienna •• .... 10 32 rrie5te........•••••... 10 31 Petersburg ............ 35 Madrid .........., 49% ) Barcelona •• •• •• •• •• •• Beville.. •• .• Gibraltar •••• .••••••• •• Leghorn .• •••••••• •••• 3) 15 Genoa ..... ••••• 25 95 Milan Venice........•• Naples .• • • .........• .- 43% Palermo .... Messina ... Lisbon .. Oporto ................ Rio Janeiro ..... .• • .... Buenos Ayres.... • • .... New York, GO days' sight Philadelphia .... ...... PRICES OF BIILLICN, PER OZ. Foreign Gold in Bars £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Mexican Dollars .... 0 0 0 New Dollars ...... 0 0 0 Silver in bars ...... 0 5 0% TfIE roLTAIcBATTERY, AND BLASTING. A letter in a contemporary, signed "Galvanism," says : You will have observed the statements of Sir De L. Evans on the Government foresight and arrange ments as to telegraphic communications with the Cri mea ; as also, more recently, as a sort of corollary, the remarks of the Commander-in-Chief, Gen. Codringteo, in one of his late despatches, on the subject of blow ing up the docks at Sebastopol—" The voltaic battery, he says, v . , must confess, did not sways succeed ; it seems to require great nicety in preparation ; bat in those cases in which I saw it succeed the effect was perfect !" The enclosure from Lieut. Col. Loyd, coin mending Royal Engineers, isstill more evident, like most else in the Crimea, that the right man is not always in the right place. After recording his indebtedness to sundry lookers-on, he states that"' was extremely anxious that the facilities afforded by her Majesty's Governmentfor the employment of voltaic batteries on a large scale, as sent out by the Admiralty under Mr. Deane, should be fairly tested under the most favourable circumstances and this gentleman had every assistance in skilled labour afforded him from the Royal Sappers and Miners. Many failures having taken place in firing the charges of elec. tricity, owing to different causes, I am inclined to doubt its advantages as applicable generally to military pur poses !!" Poor man, how easily he seems to have been imposed upon ; but no wonder, it being pretty evident from his own showing that he himself knew little about the matter. Those versant with the subject may well blush for their country's credit on reading the above. It only shows, although John Bull patiently and perseveringly pays his taxes, what rapid progress our Royal Engineers have made in ♦oltaic blasting, since the encampment of Chabham ; when, as you may remember, to show what could be done by electricity, and to astonish the natives, a fort was to have been blown up—nay, further, her Ma jesty was to connect the wires; when, lo! after the breath less expectation of the troops and bystanders, kept at a re spectful distance to be out ofdanger,there was no result,and her Majesty thus made to look ridiculous bythe excessively vvell.arringed theatrical entertainment of the War Depart ment ; at the saws time showing the Czar, and all else whom it might concern, how little they bad to fear from such ignorance and bungling; and yet it is not to be wondered at when we see the dicta of the powers that be, as to men being required to know, by intuition, as it were, the whole subject and practice of electro dynamics. Voltaic blasting, besides being certain in its effect, has many other great advantages ; as 10, 20, or 30 mines can be fired instantaneously, with the same cer tainty as one ; and with hut common place astuteness in the practice of such electrical operations.—See the late accounts of the blasting and its effects at Holyhead, as also the report, some years ago, to the Woods and Forests on the blasting operations is the formation of the Queen's Drive around Arthur's Seat, near Edinburgh. Sporting Intelligence. TATTERS ALL'S-YESTERDAY. The settlement of the accounts connected with the recent events at W.q.wick and Salisbury occupied most of the afternoon. Very little time was given t betting. For some minutes business was tolerably brisk on Earl Spencer's Plate, Flaciow at 10 to 1 holding the position of first favourite. At the commencement 500 to 25 was betted against Berezina, but at the close only .100 to 7 was laid. Posthorse was repeatedly backed at 100 to 6, acd is likely to advance a stage or two in favour. The same was taken about King of Trumps. In betting on this race it was expressly stipulated that the transactions should be considered P.P., and booked accordingly—a stipulation rendered necessary by the P.P. boundary line, recently marked out by the respec tive committees of Tattersall's and the Subscription room at'Newmarket. The bets on the City and Sabur4an were merely to small surns. For the Two Thousand YellowJaek slightly improved ; 100 to 40 was taken three or lour times ; 300 to 100 was, however, also laid ; 7 to 4 offered against Fly-by- Night (2 to 1 taken) ; 1.400 to 200 taken about him for the Derby—odds wlach were, nevertheless, currently , offered against him at the close, Went worth was evi dently under sndpicion. CLOSING PRICES. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. Bto 1 agst Winkfield 10 to 1 agst Paletot (12 to 1 taken) 14 to 1 agst Besika (taken) 15 to 1 agst Little Davie (taken) EARL SPENCER'S PLATE. 10 to 1 agst Flacrow (taken) 100 to 7 agst Berezina, (taken) 100 to 6 agst Posthorse (taken) 100 to 6 agst King of Trumps (taken) CITY AND SUBURBAN HANDICAP. 6to 1 agst Fieherma 9to 1 agst B oer (t a k e) 100 to 7 agst St. Ilubert(takes) 100 to 6 agst Ellermire (Liken) 20 to 1 agst Posthorse ca en) TWO THOUSAND GUINEA STAKES. 7to 4 agst Fly-by-Night ( to 1 taken) sto 2 agst Yellow Jack (taken) (3 to 1 also laid) CHESTER CUP. 12 to 1 apt Yellow Jack (taken to 50/.) DERBY. 7to l agst Fly-by-Night (taken and offered) 3to 1 agst Wentworth (taken and off.) 100 to 6 agst Coroner (taken) 1000 to 35 agst Bird in nand (taken) 1000 to 20 agst Enchanter (taken) 1000 to 15 apt Barbarioa Colt (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Bonnie Scotland (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Ringdropper (taken) 100 even between Fly-by-Night and Ellington (t) ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD CIRCUIT. STAFFORD, March 15. CIVIL SlDS.—(Before Mr. Justice Cresswell and a Special Jury.) SIVINFEN V. SvilN/PBN. This was an issue by direction of the Master of the Roils to try the validity of the will of Samuel Swinfen, Esq., of Swinfen Hall, in the county of Stafford. The writ stated that Samuel Swinfen was at the time of his death seised in fee of a certain estate at Swinfen ; that he died on the 26th of July, 1854, leaving John Swinfen, his brother, and heir-at-law, who afterwards died in April, 1855, whereupon Frederick Hay Swinfen, the eldest son of Fra nc i s S w i n f en , w h o was the eldest brother of the half-blood of Samuel Swinfen, became and was the heir-at-law of Samuel and John Swinfen respectively, and Patience Swinfen affirms, and Frederick Hay Swinfen denies, that the said Samuel Swinfen did, by a certain writing, bearing date the 7th of July, 1854, purporting to be his last will, devise the said estate, and that the Master of the Rolls was desirous of ascertain ing the truth by the verdict of a jury. Sir F. Thesiger (Specially retained), Mr. Alexander, Q.C., !Mr. Whitmore, Q. 0., and Mr. Gray, for the plaintiff; the Attorney-General, Mr. Whateley, Q.C., Mr. Keating, Q.C., and Mr. V. Richards for the de endant. The witnesses on both sides were ordered out of court. Sir F. Thesiger proceeded to state the case for the plaintiff. He said it was an issue directed by the Master of the Rolls for the purpose of ascertaining whether an instrument executed by Mr. Samuel Swin fen, on the 7th of July, 1854, was a valid will. The plaintiff was the widow of the only son of the testator. The defendant was bis heir-at-law, being his nephew by half blood. Under the will the bulk of his property was left to the plaintiff, and the defendant disputes the will, on the ground that the testator was not of sound or dis posing mind. Swinfen Hall, the property in dispute, is about two miles from Lichfield, and came to the testa tor's father under a marriage settlement. The mother of • the testator died young ; his father married again, and had a large family by his second wife. They almost entirely engrossed his father's affections, and the testator na turally entertained no very affectionate feeling towards his relatives of the half-blood. He married a daughter of Sir Thomas Durant, and the only offspring of that marriage were Henry Swinfen, husband of the plaintiff, and a daughter who died in infancy. The, testator be °erne embarrassed in his circumstances, and received no assistance from his family, and on the peace in 1815, be went abroad with his wife and child. He returned in 1828 on his father's death, when he became owner of Swinfen Hall, but it was stripped of its furniture, which, with everything moveable, had been left to the members of the second family. He and his wife determined on living a life of rigid economy, the wife, the daughter of a baronet, managing the household affairs, and they lived in two rooms in the mansion, shutting up the rest of it. In 1830 the son, the plaintiff's husband, joined his father in cutting off the entail of the estate, and the ultimate remainder was limited to the father. A rent charge was granted to the son, who married in 1831. The plaintiff was in a humbler condition of life than her husband's family, and it was said they were dissatisfied. But the testator certainly became reconciled to this match. Henry Swinfen went with his wife to Italy for some years, and when they returned they had no settled residence. The testator and his wife living as efore until the year 1848, when the latter was taken dangerously ill, and before the son and his wife could arrive she was dead. They were kindly received by the testator ; he was anxious the plaintiff should have mourning at his expense. He presented her with his miniature and a diamond ring. There being no accom modation at the hall, they lived at first at the George, at Lichfield, but the testator had a room fitted up for them, and he increased the son's allowance. For nine months they resided at the hall. The testator was now 74 years of age, in perfect health, except a severe chronic rheu matism in his limbs ; hut a few years before his death he was attacked with a painful disease—hydrocele. His bodily infirmities were great, but his faculties were only subject to the decay incidental to advancing years. A person named Elizabeth Martin was employed to attend upon him. At the 'end of nine months the plaintiff and her husband thought he was so well they might leave him and they went into Wales. While they were away important letters were written by the testator to his solicitor in London. In consequence of his inability to superintend what was going on, a system of waste en sued a' the hall, and Dr. Rowley, an old friend of the testator, thought it his duty to write to the eon to come to the hall, and accordingly, in 1851, he and his wife came there, and there they continued until the death of the son, and then the son's widow resided there until the testator's death in July, 1854. The testator told his son to look after his affairs, and the son did so, from time to time consulting his father. He felt it his duty t s dismiss the Martins and one or two other persons. There were two tenants, Stanley and Gibson, who had notice to quit given at the suggestion of the son. In March, 1852, the testator was desirous of making his will in his son's favour. Mr. Simpson, solicitor, town clerk of Lichfield, had been employed by the testator before, and he was requested to attend at the hall, and went on the 26th of March. He saw the present plain tiff and the testator ; the latter said he wanted to find some title-deeds and an old will, which he wished to destroy. The son produced a will, giving the whole of the property to him. This will was discussed, adopted and signed by the testator, and also by the attesting witnesses. After this a low pony phaeton was got for he testator, who had become very infirm in body. About six menthe before his death he fell down stairs, which considerably alarrned him, and from that time he confined himself to his bed-room. Atter the dircharge of the Martins a Mrs. Taylor was employed to attend on him. His bodily infirmities rendered it necessary to feed him, hut his memory as to the past remained clear. On the 15th of June, 1854, however, his only son died sud denly. It was a great shock to the father, and for 'everal days he was overwhelmed ; he, cleaving more to his RCM ' s widow, said he would take care of her. On the 20th of June, Mr. Charles Swinfen and hie wife and daughter came, at the request of the plaintiff, to attend the funeral, and remained at the ball for a month. They expressed their conviction of the testator's soundness of mind. Ire repeatedly said to Mrs. Charles Swinfen and others that he intended is leave Swinfen Hell to the plaintiff, his son's widow. She sent to Mr. Simpson to inquire as to her position since her husband's death, and he, under a mistaken belief that it was neces sary, recommended, together with Mr. C. Swinfen, that an application should he made to the Lord Chancellor, in lunacy, to appoint a person to take care of the estate. It was necessary to have a medical certifiente, and on the 2d of July, 1854, Dr. Rowley and Dr. Evans went there. They saw him, but only for a short time. Dr. Evans was abrupt, and did not altogether please Mr. Swinfen, and he, it is believed, is of opinion that the testator was of unsound mind, but Dr. Rowley, who knew bim much hotter, was of a contrary opinion. On the 4th of July the testator was desirous of making a will in the plaintiff's favour, and on that clay the two doctors again saw him. Mr. Simpson was ready to go to him, and Dr. Evans said he thought the instructions for making a will ought to be postponed, and thereupon Mr. Simp son abstained from seeing him on that day. At the testator's request he went to him on the sth of July, Dr. Rowley was then present. On the 6th he wont over again, and took with him the will of 1852, in faveer ' of the testator's son. The testator read it, and,, then said, "He wished Mrs. Swinfen to stand son's place, and to have Swinf e n as her property."On the 7th the will in question was executed, and attested by Mr. Simpson, Dr. Rowley, and Ai r . C. Swinfen, all cf whom would be c died, and sh..ow that the testat or was in a fit state to execute His death did not occur until the 26th of that rr...„ t h , Several witneese, having been examined the Court w an a d journed Monday. This case. came to a sudden termination this morning. At the sitting of the court, w hil e th e spec i a l j urymen we'ee being called over, the counsel on both sides were eeen engaged in conversation, and after the lapse of nearly an hour, occupied in negotiatiolis, the Attorney- General announced that an arrangement had keen ef fected, which would save his lordship and the jury any further trouble, and he trusted that as the cause was settled, so also would be any differences among the family. Sir. Frederick Thosiger said all he would say was that the cause had been settled. It is understood that the terms of settlement are these :—The will to stand, but the plaintiff to assign the estate of Swinfen Hall to the heir-at-law, he paying her out of the rents such a sum by way of annuity as will, with her present jointure of 300/. a year, make up a clear income of 1,0001. a year. The plaintiff to have mesne profits (i.e., the rents since the testator's death) down to tha last half-year, and the defendant to pay the costs as between attorney and client, not to exceed, however, 1,2501. in the register of the parish of Churcheaton, on the 3d of November, 1855. Mr. Scotland appeared for the prosecution ; and Mr. Kettle defended the prisoner. This indictment was framed on the SOth section of the 11th Geo. IV. and let Will. IV., c. 66, and charged that the prisoner feloniously caused a false entry to be made in the register of baptisms of the parish of Church eaten, the said entry being false in that the prisoner was therein described to be the wife of one William BallaS, she not being his wife. The chief witness for the prosecution was the Rev. R. R. Duke, the curate of Churcheaton, who stated that on the 28th of October last he called upon the prisoner, and told her that he understood she wanted her infant to be baptised and herself to be churched on the following day. He said that if it washer wish it should be done, and that, as it would be necessary for him to make an entry in the registrar, ho would take down the particulars at the time. He asked what was to be the name of the child, and on being informed that that was not yet settled, he said it would be sufficient if he were told that at the time of the baptism. Re then asked the prisoner what her name was, and she said "Mary Ann Bellas." She also said, is answer to questions, that her husband's name was " William Belies," and that he was a farmer and cattle dealer, of Horton, in Shropshire. The next day the pri soner and other persons attended at church, and the chili was baptised with the name of Elizr.beth. Before making any entry in the register the curate ascertained from the Clergy List that there was no parish of " Hor-• ton" in Shropshire, and he also beard that the prisoner was not married, but was a single woman. He in con sequence called upon the prisoner on the following Thursday, the lit of November, and told her that there was some error, and he asked her whether she was sure Horton was a parish. She then said it was a farm or hamlet in Wellington. The curate told her he must put down the exact truth, and be then wrote down on a slip of paper the particulars which she gave him in answer to his questions—viz., that her name was Mary Ann Belles, and that she was the wife of Win. Bella., a farmer and cattle-dealer, of Wellington, Salop. In a day or two afterwards the curate made the entry in the register. The witness, in cross•examination, stated that, though he suspected that the prisoner was not married, he pave her no caution. William Bellas was them called, and proved that the prisoner had once lived as servant in his house, but he was not married to her, and she had never passed as his wife. When the case had been opened, Mr. Kettle, on behalf of the prisoner, objected that the fact., if preyed, would not support the charge. Mr. Baron Bramwell said he would not stop the cage; but when it was concluded his lordship said he should hold, upon the authority of some cases which had been decided, that the offence of causing a false entry to be made had been committed, if the prisoner made the false state ment with a view to get the false entry made. But it seemed to him (Mr. Baron Bramwell) that the object of the prisoner was to get her baby baptised and herself churched, and that she probably cared very little whe ther the baptism was registered or not. There could be no doubt on the evidence of the curate that she had made the false statement ; but if the ,jury thought her object was not to cause a false entry a be made in the register, but to procure the offices of religion for herself and child, his (Mr. Baron Bramwell's) opinion was that the offence charged in the indictment, of causing the entry to be made, was not proved. The jury expressed their opinion that the prisoner had made the false statement, but not with the view of get ting a false entry made in the register, and accordingly found her not guilty. POISONING BY STRYCIINIA AT LEEDS. VERDICT OF WILFUL MURDER. LEEDS, Monday.—The adjourned inquest on the body of Mrs. Dove was held this morning at 10 o'clock, when the court was again most inconveniently crowded in every part. Se intense was the excitement caused by the case that as early as 8 o'clock the various approaches to the court were besieged by a multitude of persons de. sirous of gaining admission ; and on the doors b e i ng opened the rush was tremendous, and the court became almost instantly crowded in every part. The audience consisted of a great number of ladies, who were content to stand in the dock and any other part of the court. The bench was also fully occupied with the magistrates. Mr. Morley and Mr. Nunneley, the surgeons, were also again present. The priaoner was brought into court in the custody of the superintendent of police, and took his seat under the bench close to Mr. Barrett, his attorney, with whom he was in frequent conversation daring the progress of the case. It will be seen from the coroner's summing up, which was exceedingly lengthy, and of which an outline is sub. joined, that that functionary made a rather pointed allu sion to the difference in opinion amongst medical men as to the discovery of strychnia after death. It will be at once perceived that the comparison he made as to the analysis of Mr. Morley and Mr. Nunneley had reference to the analysis by Dr. Taylor and Dr. Rees, in connec tion with the charge against William Palmer for the mur der of Mr. Cook, which is now exciting such intense in terest throughout the country. The proceedingsthis rnoraingcommenced by Mr. Num neley beginning to read a very lengthy report of some further experiments which had been made by 1_ iniself and Mr. Morley ; but after some conversation with the core ne,-, it was agreed that they should draw up a condensed report in order to save time. Mr. Nunneley remarked that the longerdocument was necessary, in order to a full explanation of tlseir experi• meats ; bat eventually the following report was sub witted : "ADDITIONAL REFORT ON THE ANALYSIS OF THE STOMACH. " As a further test of the presence of poison in the sto mach, and ono which, as nearly as possible ' would Amount to demonstration, we d e t erm i ne d t o try whether the spi rituous extract obtained from the contents of the stomach. already shown by chemical tests to contain strychnia, pos sessed really the poisonous properties of that substance. " We selected for experirneut two rabbits, two mice, and one guinea pig, and as the most exact method of acting upon such animals with small quantities of poison, we ap plied it by inoculation through small openings either into the cellular tissue between the skin, or into one of the 'e mus cavities of the body. Also in one of the mice giving a portion by the mouth. " In each of these five animals thus submitted to experi ment the characteristic effects of poisoning by strychnia were produced. In three of them (the two mice and a vigorous rabbit) death ensued respectively in 2 minutes, 12 minutes, and :10 minutes from the first introduction of the poison. The symptoms preceding death were dis turbed respiration, general distress, convulsive twitchings, outstretching of the legs, and general rigidity of the body —symptoms which are exactly those commonly produced by stryohnia. In the fourth animal, the rabbit, the symp toms were equally well marked and decisive; but although the animal lay for a time nearly dead it afterwards re vived, and eventually recovered. Iu the guinea pig the ef fects at first were much more slight. Tho spasms were aot so strong as to throw it down, or entirely disable it ; but on the following day it also was found dead, with the muscles rigid and the hind legs extended, as if from the effects of the poison. "For the purpose of comparison we conducted at the same time a parallel series of experiments on other animals with ordinary strychnia. In these animals the symptoms were exactly similar to those produced in the five acted on by the poison extracted from the body of Mrs. Dove. They were, as a Belies, not more severe, and met inure rapidly fatal. " These animal experiments, which aid the effect of physiological effect to that of the chemical re-agent, de cidedly confirm our analyeis ; and, taking them in connec tion with the analysis, with the symptoms obzerved during life, and with the appearance noted in the body after death, they afford, in our opinion, the most complete proo f that the death of Mrs. D ove was from the poisonous effects of the strychnia, and from ao other cause. " GEORGE MORLEY. " THOMAS NEINNELEY, F.R.C.S.E." The Coroner—That is your joint opinion, gentlemen, is it I Mr. Nuane!ey—lt is our joint opinion. The Coroner (to the jury)—Gentlemet, do you wish to ask the medical gentlemen any questions on this further evidence ? The jury replied in the negative. The Coroner—Mr. Barrett, do you wish to ask them any questions ! Mr. Barrett—No; I have no questions to put to them. It was here intimated that there was no further evi dence to be offered, on which The Coroner, addressingethe accused, said—William Dove, do you wish to say anything to the jury in reply to the charge ? The Accused—Nothing at all. The Coroner then commenced his charge to the jury amidst the most profound silence in all parts of the court. He said—Gentlemen, in bringing you to a calm, dispas sionate, and impartial consideration of this important and painful case, you must altogether disregard the various observations and suggestions which Lave appeared in the public prints respecting it, however trite, or plausible, or disinterested they may be; and you must confine your at- SENTENCE ON TH2 RUGELEY POITMASTER. tention to the evidence adduced before y ou , an d upon t h at only you must determine your verdict. I fear a very erro- Samuel Cheshire, the postmaster of Rugeley, who had neoue isapression prevails relative to the nature of an in been convicted of a charge of unlawfully opening a post quiry like this; and modern practice having sanctioned the letter, directed by Dr. Taylor to Mr. Gardner, a solicitor appearance of advocates, theimpression has thereby gained at Rugeley, was this morning brought up to receive sen- ground. It seems to be thought that this is a court where tense. an accused person is on his trial ; that a charge is mule ; Mr. Baron Bramwell said the prisoner had been con- and that there must of necessity be a defence. Now, victed of an offence of a very serious character. It was nothing is more incorrect or further from the real nature essential to the utility of the Post.office that its safety of a coroner's inquest. Our principal duty is to "inquire' and security should h e pr eserve d, But,the prisoner had into and ascertain the cause of death ; and if in the pro. allowed himself to he tempted by a man whom he knew gross of the investigation it shall appear that it has arisen to be labouring under a charge of a most heavy demerit). from violence offered by another, then the law says you tion to pry into a communication which was of the shall find such a verdict as will send the party ceasing deepest importance to the interests of public justice, death before another tribunal to answer the charge to be It was therefore as had an offence of the kind as made against him. Your duty, therefore, in this case is could well be. The jury had, however, recommended to determine the cause of the death of Mrs. Dove. If him to mercy on account of his good character. the circumstances attending her death, and the results His lordship thought that, as th e jury bad manfully dis- of the examination of her body after death, satisfy you that charged their duty in disregarding the appeals which she died from poison, it wiil be for you to say, upon the had been made to them for pity, their recommenda- evidence before you, whether she took it herself to de tion was entitled to great respect. Taking all the sir- atroy life, or whether it was taken by accident or mis ellrllttanCOS of the cage into consideratio n , hie lordship take, or whether it was administered to her designedly said it was still necessary to pass a severe sentence, in by some other person. Now, so far as the evidence order'to show that such offences could tot be committed goes, there seems to be nothing from which you can for with impunity.' The sentence was that he be imprisoned, a single moment believe that Mrs. - Dove destroyed her but without hard' labour, for one year. self. It has, however, been suggested by the evidence SENTENCE ON ALICE GRAY. that it might have been . the result of accident ; that At the sittings of the Court • this morning „Vice Gray, come of the poison which was known to have been in who on Saturday last had been convicted of wilful and the house might have been spilled or got amongst the corrupt perjury, was brought, up to receive sentence. I food taken by the deceased. The suggestion was made Mr. Baron Bramwell said the offence was a very serious by Mr. Morley, as an inducement to the prisoner and one, and it was necessary to meke an example, his mother to consent to an examination of the body, The 'prisoner, with an impudent air, said she hoped and we may fairly infer that Mr. Morley's suspicions his Lordship would pronounce sentence with as little ce- were aroused goon after the dente, but that being unwill rernony as he could. ing, and properly so, to believe there had been'any foul Mr. Baron Bramwell said it was hi s intention to do so. play, he ventured upon this suggestion in order to arrive the sentence was that she be kept in penal servitude for at a solution of the difficulty which presented itself to his four year. mind—viz., the cause of death. Besides, it appears the The prisoner then left the dock, muttering that the poison was kept in the prisoner's razor-case, and that learned judge eouli not make her live so long. upon Mrs. Whitliain expressing her alarm lest her little Mary Ann , Bennett, a single woman, was charged with , dog should get to it, the deceased assured her that there feleniouely causing a Mite entry of baptism to be wade was 40 caws for alaTßl—meaniog, no doubt, that it wan carefully secured by Mr. Dove. I think you will be of opinion that the poison could not have been administered or taken by accident or mistake. Then comes the third proposition I have submitted to you—Was the poison administered designedly or by some other person ; and, if so, by whom ! If the evideoce irresistibly and conclu sively points out the person, it will be your duty to find against that person a verdict of wilful murder. [The coroner then at great length went through the whole of the evidence which had been adduced, commenting upon it as he went on.] Having gone through it, he said—As I observed to you at the commencement of my remarks, it is upon the evidence adduced before you that you are to form your opinion as to the cause and manner of death. You are not to ;supply the want of evidence by any hypothesis of your own, and you are not to set up the opinions of other men of science against the positive evidence of Mr. Morley and Mr. Nunneley. For the purposes of this inquiry you are bound to receive and ac upon their testimony. It may be that other men of science entertain different opinions. It may be that in other cases where strychnia has been taken no trace of it could be found after death. In this case the medical men have been snore fortunate, and they tell us that the teats they have applied satisfy them beyond any reasonable doubt of the presence of strychnia. But if anything was wanting to confirm opinions carefully, deliberately, And imperially formed by men of competent skill, and who have had previous experience in such cases, it is the further evidence they have given this morning. [The coroner here read over the further analysis as given above This evidence (he said) is most valuable, As determining the presence of strychnia in the body of the deceased after death. From the symptoms, then, before death—the appearances on the examination of the body after death, and the analysis and its results —you will,. I think, be constrain, el to say that the cause of death was strychnia. I have alluded to the possibiity of men of science differing upon the results of analyses ; and where they do so, having had equal oep attunities of forming a correct judgment, serious difficulties will he created. It is, however, very satis factory to find that as regards poisoning by strychnia there are some memietakestble and distinguishing fea tures upon which a►l men of science are agreed, and these are the symptoms during life. It may be difficult to say how little strychnia will cause death, what pre pertion will cause a defined amount of spasmodic action, how soon after taking it the spasmodic action will come on, and now long it will continue ; but its effects dur ing life are well marked and settled. After reading further extracts from the evidence, the coroner reite rated his impression that he thought the jury a 'rid have no d , Wet that the death of the deceased was caused ty strychnia, not taken accidently, but by de sigo and should they come to that conclusion, they would they have to determine whether the evidence made out satisfactorily to their minds the party who administered it. It could not be suggested that any of the witnesses who had been celled, and who had waited upon the deceased during her illness either as neighbours or attendants, had any hand in her death, and he hoped lie was net pressing too hard upon the prisoner, Mr. Dove, when he said that su-pi• cion rested upon him, but suspicion was not guilt. The coroner hero pointed out the various eu'picious circem stances against the prisoner as disclosed by the evidenee, remarking that the jury would remember that the pri s mer declined to accede to Mr. Motley's wish for a con sultation with some other medical man, and they would also bear in mind his great objection to a post•aeorterm examination. On March 5, the Wednesday after his wife's death, a farther conversation took place between hint and Mr. Morley, and looking at that conversation, and putting the most charitable construction upon the wets and language of the prisoner, it seemed to be im possible to reconcile them, and particularly his anxiety about knowing the result of the analysis, with entire in nocence on his part. On Thursday, March 6, the day after this interview with Mr. Morley, the prisoner again met Harrison at the New-cross, and on that occasion he ap peared very anxiens to know if strychnia could be dis covered after death, saying to Harrison, " Can they die cover a grain and a half or a grain ?" upon which Harrison said, "Have you given your wife any ?" when the prisoner replied, "No ; but I got some from Mr. Morley's man to poison the cat with, and some might have been spilt, and she (meaning his wife) may have got some." This is substantially confirmed by the evi fence of the witness Story. Part of what he said to Harrison was no doubt true about poisoning the cats ; but, considering that the prisoner had strychnia in his possession—that he knew its effects both on Mal and the lower animals—drat he knew it was deadly poison, he, of all others, should have known beyond a doubt, having the custody of it, whether any portion of it could by possibility have been spilt, en .l spilt in such a way as to be accidents ly mixed up with his wife's food or medicine. The suggestion of such a thing by the prisoner, under the circumstances of this case, raises the strong presumption of his guilt, but is by no means conclusive evidence of it. I have now, gentlemen, very imperfectly, perhaps, gorse through all the material evidence brought before us. If you are satisfied that strychnia was the cause of death, it will be your duty to say that it was designedly ad-ministered to her by some oue ; and considering the fact of the prisoner being in possession of poison, and the further fact that he must hare been present when the poison was given, you will have to determine whether, under all the circumstances of the case, you can have any reasonable doubt that he administered it to his wife on the night of her death. If he did not administer it, can any other person be suggested ? If not, if all the world be excluded except the prisoner, you must Ind a verdict of wilful murder against him. If, after the fullest deliberation you see reason to doubt, then yon must give the prisoner the benefit of that doubt, and find a verdict of wilful murder :Against some person unknown. (The time occupied in the delivery of the charge was upwards of three hours.) The jury then retired to consider their verdict, and was absent nearly an hour. On their return into Court, The Coroner said— Gentlemen, have you agreed upon the verdi-t ? The Foreman. —We have. The Coroner.—What is year verdict ? The Foreman—We find that Harriet Dote has died from the effects of etrychnie, wilfully administered by her husband, William Dove. The Coroner—That is a verdict of wilful murder agaisst William Dove. The Foreman—Yes, that is our intention. The delivery of the verdict caused a great sensation in court. The Coroner at once Figned the warrant for the pri soner's co:nnsittal to York Castle on the charge, and the witnesses were all bound over to give evidence. at the next assizes. The prisoner received the announcement of the verdict without manifesting the slightest emotion. It is understood that the prisoner will not be brought before the magistrates, but will remain committed on the coroner's warrant. ANOTHER BURGLARY IN YORKSHIRE. —On Saturday morning a burgla,y of a most desperate character was perpetrated at the nonce of Mr. Frederick Birtles, stone merchant, Ilandswtrth Qsarries, near Sheffield. Mr. Birtles occupies a lonely house near his quarries, and Olout half-past 1 o'clock on Saturday morning his wife was awoke by a noise of persons boring at the cellar kitchen deur. She informed her husband, who sleeps in the room over the cellar kitchen, and he instaetly jumped out of bed. The robbers heard the noise and at once took to their heels. Mr. Birtles slipped on his trousers and ran after them, leaving the door' unfastened. He caught one of them in a fie:d at a short distance, and the men immediately called out for assistance. A second man ran up, and the two threw Mr. Birtles down. One of them, who was armed with a life preserver (a pliable stele, with a large lump of lead at the end), placed his foot upon Mr. Birtles throat, and said to the other, " We have the -- fast now, you go and ran ask the house." The second man left for the purpose, and Mr. Birtles made an attempt to get upon his feet, upon which the man who was keeping guard over kin struok him a violent blo on the leg, and another on the side, with the life preserver. In the meaetime six men entered the bed room where Mrs. Birtles and the youngest child were in bed, all wearing crape over their laces, and two of them formidably armed, one with a sledgehammer and the other with a spade. The two men who were armed stood over Mrs. Birtles and demanded the keys. She persisting in saying that she had not get them, one of the nien was sent r• Mr. Birtles to demand them. He said he had not got them, telling the man to search him. Tue man did so, taking out of his pockets a puree con taining some silver, but not finding the keys. On this man's return to the house the robbers threatened Mrs. Birth's' life if she did not find the keys, and she was so terrified that she got eutof bed and fetched them from her dress pocket. The men then proceeded to ransack the house, and found in the drawer of a box 201. in notes, 9/. in gold, and & life policy for 2110/., of ail of which they at once possessed themselves. While these proceedings Were g' , iug on Mrs. Birtles anxiously inquired whether they had murdered her husband, and one of the villains replied,—" No, we'll bring hi= back, and he shall breakfast with ue off corns of this ham," pointing to seine hams suspended from the top of the room. The search was a prolonged one, and the moo keeping guard over Mr. Birtles began to shiver with cold, and inquired whether his prisoner would lie still if he tied his hands fast f Mr. Birtles' answer was, "Yes, I . think you've given me: enough to make ins do that." The mail once proceeded to tie Mr. Reties' hands together ia front of him with a piece of strong cord, and, having done so, left him lying op the ground, Before the men had got many yards away, Mr. Birtles had bit the string in two, jumped upon his feet, and ran towards the nearest houses, which were at the distance of 300 yards, and are occupied by his workmen, crying " Murder" as he ran. The man ran after him for 100 yards. but 'finding Mr. Birtles too fleet of foot, gave up the chase. Mr. Birtles'. cries were heard by the bur glars in the house; one of whom called out, "Off, lads !" to the men in the house, and to a seventh man who had been keeping watch at the door, and, in the'veords of Mr. Birtlbs, Off they went like a shot." Mr. Birtles found the house deserted by the thieves on returning with some of his men. At a later period, twb of the 51. notes were found in a hedge bottom, about 50 yards from the house. All the robbers—eight in number— had their faces covered with crape. 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"' THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY - EVEN ING, MARCH 18, 1856, THE MEDICAL BILL, 185 G. The following objections to Mr. thadlam's bill are being circulated by the master and war lens of the So ciety of Apothecanes : " The Society of Apothecaries have had under their consideration the provisions of this bill. " If the simple aim of this bill had been to secure to every well-educated medical man the right of practising in every part of the three kingdom', making due provi sion for ensuring, as far as possible, an uniform standard of education and examination in each, the Society of Apothecaries would have no objection to urge against it. The society have again and again advocated the ex pediency of such a change in the law. " That a bill having these objects should provide for the establishment of a controlling body, such as the " Medical Council," to regulate the machinery by which the several examining bodies are to he kept in harmonious and vigorous action, seems to the socety essential. " That it is desirable that the public, and the profes sion itself, should be informed as to who are, and who aro not, qualified practitioners, by a plan of registration simple in itself and unembarrasstng to the members of the profession, no one can doubt. "To encourage and protect, in the practice of their profession, those who have given assurance of their com petency, by a well regulated course of study, followed by a searching examination, and to exclude from practice those who can offer no evidence of their competency, ought, as the society conceive, to he the object of future, as it has been the object of all past, medical legislation. "The present bill proposes to attain these objects, but if it should unfortunately become law, it will be foiled not only to fail in securing them, but to inflict, under colour of amending the law, great injury upon a large class of the medical profession. "In England for the last forty years, the medical at tendants of the middle and lower ranks of society (nu merically, therefore, the great majority of medical mei)) have be, a educated and examined under the control of two bodies—namely, the Royal College of Surgeons and the Soci,ty of el.p /thecaries, the former body devoting itself to the surgical, and the latter to the medical, quali fication.of their candidates. " This division of the medical and surgical examina tion of the future medical man is pres,rved by the present bill. The College of Surgeons, as before, is to examine in surgery ; big the duty of examining the general pre,- titioner in medicine is to be transferred from the Society of Apetheceries to the College of Physicians. "Against the impolicy and injustice of this arrange ment the Society of Apothecaries most strongly protest. It is, in their opinion, utija-t as regards the future gene ral practitioner, unjust 'as regards the Society of Apo thecaries, and impolitic as regards the medical profession and the public at large. "It is unjust to the future general practitioner— First, because experience has shown that the standard of qualification of that class of practitioners has been greatly rained by a court of examiners composed of members of their own branch of the profession. Secondly, he cause there is no sufficient guarantee that the trateler of the duty of examination to members of another branch of tie profession, who have certainly not an equal inte rest in improving the qualification and raising et, e social 1 1 and professional status of the general practitioner, will not be attended with opposite results. Thirdly, because a feeling undoubtedly existed within a very short period among members of the class to whom the examination is to be transferred, unfavourable to an improved stan dard of general and professional education in the case of tie general practitioners ; and fourthly, because there is reason to apprehend that the feeling in question is not extin t . "It is unjust to the Society of Apothecaries, because it has been repeatedly proved in evidence before corn mittees of the House of Cpmmons, and has, indeed, been admitted on all hands, that the Court of Examiners of that society have discharged their duties ably, zealously, and succAsfully. No want of capacity, of energy, or of a desire to raise the qualifications of their candidates has been proved or even suggested against them. With what justice, then, is it sought to supersede them in the exer cise of functions which they have not only proved them selves willing and able to discharge, but which it is con ceded they have, in fact, discharged with advantage to the profession and the public. "One of the objections which has been occasionally urged to the existing state of the law, is the number of bodies having power to examine and qualify for the prac tice of medicine in the United Kingdom. It is not the principle of this bill to diminish that number. With one exception, all the existing institations are to continue in the exercise of their present functions, although save r:l of them (in Scotland for instance) exercise functions precisely similar in reference to the same class of practi tioners. "The Society of Apothecaries are the only body in this country exercising the particular functions with evluch they have been entrusted, and yet, by A singular iaconeisteacy, they are to form the only exception to the principle whiali preserves the existing examining bodies ; and the indignity to which this bill would sulject the So ciety of Apothecaries is the more masked, inasmuch as their functions are not to be abo jelled, but their per formence is simply to be transferred to other hands. "The society have other grave objections to the bill. "Apart from the inequOabie distribution of the mern hers of the Medical Council between the three kingdoms, England and Wales, with their 18 or 20 millions of po pulation, sending 9 members to the council, and Scot land, with her 3 or 4 million-, sending an equal number (Ireland, with her 7 or 8 millions, sending 6), there is no provision for securing any real voice or influence in the council to the class of g-mrral practitioners, who form so large a proportion of the profession at large. "The proposal to tax the existing members of the profession for the privilege of regkering their qualifica tiona for practice appears to the society very reckless, when it is remembered that the qualified practitioner gains absolutely nothing be the bill, which first takes away all his exiting privileges, by repealing the laws by which they are seeurt d to him, and only partially re stores them on his submitting to a taxed registration. " The proposal to permit any one to engage in the practice of ntectcine who is willing to forego tae privi lege of assuming a medical title, is in the opinion of the society fraught with present danger to the public, and with injury to tke medical practitioner, because it would inevitably result in the increase of ignorant pretenders to medical skill, and in the discouragement and conse quent decrease of educated practitioners. " For nearly half a century the law has required the surgeon-apothecary (the modern general practitioner) to give evidence of hi: , competency in each branch of his profession—in medicine as well as surgery—in surgery as well as medicine. Although the present bill proposes to continue that requirement for the future, yet by a species of legal fiction it aesumee all existing sur geons to be competent to practise medicine, and all existing apothecaries to be competent to practise surgery ; and, acting on that fiction, it concedes to the existing surgeon a legal recognit;on as an .apothecary, and to the existing apothecary a legal recognition as a surgeon. " It might, perhaps, ha thought desirable, in the case of a well considered measure, which gave reasonable pro mise of settling the long agitated question of medical re form, to make some sacrifices, at starting, for the sake f uniformity, but a retrograde step in educational legesla tion is surely to be avoided if possible ; and the practi tioner who has proved his competency in both branches of his profession will feel that an injustice is done to him, if those who have proved their competency only in one should be admitted to the same privileges and to the same legal recognition as himself. " In the opinion of the Society of Apothecaries this bill °Nara no countervailing advantages to the mischief it would effect. It would weaken existing securities for the attainment of a sound medical education by the majority of those who enter the profession ; it would break down existing barriers against the prac tice of medicine by ignorant pretenders ; and it would lower, at no distant period, the status, social and pro fessional, of the numerous and important class of medical men to whom, in any change of the law, the great bulk of the population must look for medical aid. " Apothecaries -hall, March 11, 1856." CAPE-COAST CASTLE-GRAVE OF L. E. L. (Prom the i Nverne,ss Courier.) The following is an extract from a private letter writ ten from Cape Coast Castle, the capital of the British possessions on the Gold Coast. The melancholy story of " L. E. L.," the English poeteeep seems to invest this African fort with interest; and her husband, Mr. Maclean, was from the neighbouring conoty of Elgin:— "We have crossed the frontier of a new year. It is difficult to believe in the almanac in this region, where there is so little to mark the course of the seasons whatever there may be to mark the course of time ; and while those in your latitude are shivering and shaking with cold, we are under a burning sun, every day hotter by two to four degrdes than the same period of last year. The thermometer in my room is generally form 86 dog. to ES deg, at the highest temperature of the day. This settlement has been quiet for some tans past—that he since the threatened attack of the Ashantees and the mutinous outbreak among our troops is November. Both storm-clouds have providentially blown ever without bursting, otherwise the consequences would h lye been bad. There is a perfect lull in our po• litical state. About five months sinco S. M., with his wife and three children, came out here. He was a file, powerful, string, man, arid she an active, spirited young woman. Th e o th er wee k she wars seized with fever on the Friday, died on the Saturday evening, and was buried next morning. He died that same night, and within 22 hours was laid beside his wife in the grave. Their youngest child died just before them, and now the two surviving orphans are cast upon the world. Four children ; they are this moment playing under my window, quite insensible of their loss. The day after their father's burial, his goods and chattels were sold by auc tion on the Battery, and these poor little creatures were going in and out amongst the crowd as if it were some thing got up for amusement. Afterwards they came and told me they were to dance with the soldiers on Christ mas night, and so they did. The men had a feast in the court, and by moonlight the drum and music be gan to play. The whole .troop were jum; ing about, and where, think you, but over the graves of poor 'L. E. L.' and her husband 1 Twelve red square red tilts cover the one, and some yellowish London bricks the other ; and the tramp of the sentry is heard over them day ard night. I heve deeply regretted that such should have been their ill-chosen resting-place, so out of character witti all associa.tionx and sympathies connected with that highly-gifted lady and her talented husband, President Maclean. But their deaths occurred before there was a cemetery et Cape-Coast." THE SUICIDE IN ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL,-Oti Satur day an iuquest was held before Mr. Payne., the City coroner, but no'new facts were established, and the jury returned verdict of temporary insanity. BIR TR S. OP A SOIL On the 16th inst., at Woodland, the Lady Greenock. On the 15tn inst., at Flete, Devon, Mrs. Bulteel. On the 16th inst., at Muewell-hill, Mrs. Edward Whi'e' OF A DAISITII2. On the 11th inst., Mrs. K. 7911101a5, 14, Poultry. On the 17th inst., Mrs. Hepworth Dixon, Essex "Fills* St. John's-wood. Country Markets. CFIELMSFOB.D—MaIca 14. There MIR an increased business in the trade, and a fur supply of wheat, which was purchased at a rise of from 36 to 4s per qr. Barley much inquired for at an advance c: 1 fully Zs per qr. Poas, beans, and o a t s firm at last week' prices. Wheat, white, old, per a. a. qr. 55 77 new 61 74 red, old 57 71 new..... 70 Barley 30 37 Chevalier 32 40 Grinding 23 35 Malt 71 75 Chevalier ...... 73 77 a. 1. per qr 22 28 Partridge 38 40 White 40 0 Boiling 43 g Dun 36 31 Beano, Tick 33 3 1 Harrow ticks 37 ‘ 3 ,, 9 Maaagan 34, 0 , Ditte, itew 33 35 Oats, Peas, COLCIIEST: Menet 1 it. A moderate supply of wheat, and prices must be note v 2s to 3s per qr. higher. Barley was in good t ieinand an 3, fully 2s per quarter dearer. Beans and peas a r e witko any material change in value. Prices to-day were as follow :—Wheat, white, 76s to 10a; red, ffis to 72a ; barley, Vs to 413 ; oats, 22s to 28s ; boo' Maza;an, 349 to 3es ; middle and small, 36s to 418; white, 463 to 43s ; grey, 3Gs to 40:. • Official Statement of the Quantities of Corn, &a., recetY l . in the port of London, from the following ports, ir° lll the 10th to the 15th Igarch, both inclusive. -a a ra. 99, 145 15'fl 4r) 3221 140 256) 9S X Colchester Iferwich Leigh 083 10 95 7. 61 ; - 300 KIRKCALDY-MA.ROII 14. A fair supply of wheat today, which sold quickly at i n advance of 4s per qr. Barley and oats in short stippr both met a free sa'e at 2s per qr. over last week's rates. Wheat. 1 Barley. 1 Oats. 1 Beane. First Second Third 6os Od 35s 01 j 29s Od 1 Os 04 COAL MARKET, ,--31 A R 17. the elope of tho market,. Pelves of Coal per ton at s. d. Byass's West Hartley l7 D North Percy Hartley ls 6 Pclton Main 15 6 Tamilsld Moor Butes 14 6 Wallsend, &c. • , .'outh Hetten 18 I itewart' b 1 8 '° Caradoc .16 8 El artl ape ol l7 : flough Hall .......... .. l6 • ' 0 Kelloe 17 South Kclloe 11 5 ITees lB 3 West Kelloe 15 6 Whitworth l6 6 Derwentwater Hartley' l7 " 1 I Sold Wallsend, Sic Hedley Wharneliffe lB 6 Eden Main 17 0 Haswell lB 6 Lambton l7 9 Russell's Hetton 17 3 Ships at market... 5 SEABORNE HAILS. (l.‘ !Ignites that the mails are sent from the General Poet Oft el .)y the night—and Ai by the morning—despatch.) COUNTRIEV. Day wh6n male in General Post- Ortice, London.* From Ina* Wg" 4 Port due Dispatched. Erbe • Livorpool Mar. I .imerica(byllrit.pack)li knaericP. by Uuttcd Sts. packet) ..NI tmerica (by U. States very Friday . ~Sdvcrpool ... packet) ..........N1 •• ..•• .. A.astralia (via South ampton) ..........M, ~.••-••• •• Ditto (via Marseilles) N: Ditto (via Cape of (3•Jed, Ircps) .........• „Ni . . Africa (West Coafit)../4, 23 c 1 of the I:4cretti.. klexandria..........N ?, 9, MS; 30 of ti,. l mexandr i a.......... i t i sth Pc 20th of inon. l i 3 ,0,,,,, ...........m,l7tit of a 0 31 , 4 ntt . I lEbuthampt• Isar. 21 'Southampton !Dover Uncer oo ;Plymouth Mar. 6 Dover I Southumpton Southamptr,u(_ 3elgium Daily • • • • • • ...... m.9th of the mouth—l .Itionoe Ayres M 9th of the month .. Cape of Good Hope ..N ()ape of Good Elope ..N Care de Verde 9th of the month Ceylon (see India) Ceylon.. . Channel Isles "Wel.,&rrl' • i 2 & d 17th of month China • Once a month.... Constantinople 8,18,18,23,e52it of CAnstantinople .iont. of Euro;,e M & N iTwiCe daily Kgypt (see India) France ........ M & daily_ _ Ithraltar 3.1 4 , 7 , 17 . 20 , 2 7 • f m , lreeee (see India) 'ireytown Mlnd & 17th of mon. ; mburgh ....N;Tuotdoy & Friday Tyirannah ro .2nd of the month] :Tolland IA Daily-- •••• • •i `lot:Auras , 17t : the month.. LIM* (viaSouthamnt.)m .4th (r 20th of in on.' mile (via Marseilles)Al 9th& 7 5 th 0 1 mon it , lonian 19'33 (Eee [mile) 7, 17, & 27 of M 671 Ireland ........M & N,Twice dtilY • • •• 9 , 17 , & 27 (Win.' qi;deirti .......„ bt iloth of the month 'aleira 1.4 i 23d of month %fait* (see India) Malta ...............N 8.18, &28 of won. Mauritius (see India) ...„1•71140 of the month K u lp ° @r the month.. .......N ;5015th25thormon icy: , Granada .. 12•1 f,l7thof wi o p ti . tt: Zealand....... Private states Isthls(h2f , thotmon. Peninsula „ „M I Ithl7th27thofmon.' Peru _ „ , v 12,1 Sc. 27th at men. , ort Natal..., „ private shin..., IS ...... Dafi7 iSoLnamptc, Mar. 16. ISouthanieton luar. 16 ,. ilrarious port itiuGorti,' liouthampton !Rout hamDto, i South amp 10 Tu.Th•G at ,Mar. 20 IPOTer !Southampton I'Dovor ITvricedsll Dover SoutlLlmptoe i TwiCea !Snuthampton London „ Southampt , : April I. IDuver „ Jftjlr Sou 0 - ; aio p tithntrac' Plym 4 & 20 0 Dover Dover.. , ;Mil,. be:A Sou thani pto Mardi • 'Southampton Liverpool ... iDover '4, 20 ta°' ISontb arnpto n !Dover . „ „ „ , , 'April 1 !SotrthAtilpio7, Variour; port IDover . Uncer 'aontharupton on tharnpton ,Various ports llover Dover .. ~southrxtplon Uncertsis .• •• • • • • .• • • .••N ,4 111 mcn ), Tuscany •• ~ hlsth2s t holinon. :enezuels i2d& 17th ot , nonth ran Dietuen's Land (se Australia) ...... wor rudies . Ilklen o I2dYt 17tb oi mow+ lhonthainptpn '1&160, Whenany ot these dates fall on a Sundgy, the meths will Di, 'patched on the following day, witit the e7ce:ttion ot the Tn•W t:. .'oathampton), and Ike Malta, both of whi, h will be doopatch preceding day. SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL - , MARCH 17. STOCK EXCHANCK.—The tone sf the market hag be . : quiet to-day, and prices have been lower. Mackbun'i 61—Cdedonian, 30i—Lesdon and North-Western, 1° c.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, Si 6 per cent., 11#—Midlands, 71i i—Great Westerns, Lancashire and Yorkshire, 83i 31. shares RU., a d. -North Eastern, Berwick, 19.8.9—Sou th Eastern, 20. j :!—Dnteli Rhenish, 18.9. p.—Ditte, p.—Luxembourg Constit., 74 d.—Great Western " Canada, new, second issue, 24 p. • MANCHESTER, MARCK 17. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Tho murk©t bra been doing a i e , l gteady bnsineas t o -d a y, an d pr i ces were generally 61..: London and North 'Westerns, 1002—Eastern Counti" '4—Midlands, 72i. BIRMINGHAM, M.A.RCII 17. STOCK EXCHANnE.—The tone of the market was qui et to-day, and the prices wore rather lower. Blackbal Stock, however, improved, a ad c l ose d a t 6i. L ee O s. 8' —Midlands, 71i—Sh e ffi e ld s , 261—D overs , 20a—E as tel 0 Counties, 91 1-16—East Lancashire, Hi—Caledonian, • The Scotsman says—" The Lord Advocate is to el evidence Wore the Select Committee of the House e Lords on the appellate jurisdiction of that house. Tbi s subject is at present engaging the attention o f the Faculty of AdvocatPs here." [ADVERTISEMENT ]—The possibility •t• abandoning me diehi e altogether is shown by the numerous extraordinary cure' without medicine, of indigestion (dyspepsia), flatulency, Or stipatiou, nervouS, bilious, and liver complaints, congl asthma, consumption, and debility, effected by P, Barry's delicious Health - restoring Revalenta Arabic' Food. The following are not toe least reroas k i able : —No. 42,130, "Major-General Ring, cure general debility and nervousness." Cure No. 28,416, / C 1" Liam Mint, E , q., Barrister-at-law, 60 years' partial Pen' lysis. i"c. 32,814, C a pt a i n All en, recor di ng the cure - lady from epileptic fits. No. 26,419, the Rev. Charles Ker r ' s a cure of functi ona l di sor d ers. N o. 24 , 814 , the Rev. Tho' , Minster, cure of 5 y ears ' nervousness , w ith spasms an d dsi!' vomitings. No. 41,617, Dr. James Shorland, late surgeoll the 96th Regiment, a cure of d r opsy. N o . 37,403 , Sant,,t_ Luton, Esq., a cure of two years' diarrh cca . M r . 1 " / ", Martin, a cure of 8 years' daily vomiti ng , ROO O Willoughby, Esq., a cure of many years' bilionese e t In canisters, 51bs. Ile.; 121ba., 225. The 121 be, c arvai free, on receipt of post-office order. Barry d u B ar ry d ud Co„ 77, Regent-street, London ; Fortnum, Mason, and 00., Purveyors to her Majesty, Piccadilly ; also at 60. Grace: church -street ; 33) and 451, Strand; 4, Cheap s ide ; Cornhill ; 49, Bishopsgate-street ; 55, Charing-cross ; P '" Upper Baker-street; 63 and 150, Oxford-street. MARRIED, On the 15th inst., at St. Marl's, Kennington, Frederic Gregory of Mark-lane and Brixton, sou of Mr. 3. G re gor'' , of Wiskeh, to Catharive, eldest daughter of Mr. Henil E. Cox, of 10, Castle-street, Leicester-square. • On the lath inst., at the parish church, Bright° l l' Rudolph, eldest son of Mr. R. Ackermann, 191, Roge o , l( street, London, to Harriette, eldest daughter of Mr. DIP' of Brighten and Blackheath. D I E 11. On the 16th iast., Mr. John Swith, of the Stock Es' change, and Anspthill-square, aged 4. 1 0 . On the 15th inst., at Hackney, William Stidolph, Is t° of Lamb's Conduit-street, aged 71. On the 16th inst.. Mr. Robert Cook, of t Clifford stree t ' Bond-street, aged 67. On the l6th inst., at 5, Greve-terrace; Sonth HackneY , Mary, relict of the late Mr. John Sly, of Southampton buildings, Holborn, aged 96. On the 16th inst., at Wootton Rectory, Oxfordshir e, the wife of the Rev. Wm. Blackstone Lee, aged 47. On the 14th inst., Henry Roegemont, Esq., of Kenning' ton, aged 58. On the 14th inst., at Weolwieb, Mr. Henry Herref Hodg , on, aged 51. On the ath inst., at Norwich, Lewis Evans , M.D.', Physician to the Forces, and a Peninsular Medallist 0 ' eight clasps, aged 72. LONDON: Printed and PubliAhed by MURDO YOUN° O of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at 77 , c Su» Office, N 0 .1121 Strand, in the Precinct of the. Savoy, in the email ° f 1i441.ie %%mete, Mut% XebOs T"C Lord / and Ireland, the 25th inst BUCK Persons Dockyard at A sample c Said office. No tender nor will any himditly autl Eery tend and bear in tl and must al letter signed the person to the contract. LONDI WA" i , stied on Til available up On Good F tton of lase 9': as on week d General M LORD TICKETS, F to Lincoln Colthigh: Newark FiBkerto: Thurgar' 1 y the ordin diate days, t( ItNe for rettu leg Tuesday, Express cla to return by IhlY ticket Fuston Sta G RE. THURSDAT up to and in( and South I Sundays. 0 tha addition 10 a in. up except the bt ing and Basil Gloucester al RE EAS . 4 4.11bnry. leave Paddin antne evenir Leamington. t urd. 6s. 61 Wick, 10s. I "owed. T 1 RE E AS leave Paddir ton. Warwic Wolverhamr Liverpool; r intermediate Fares —Lean and 9s. 6d. ; Wolvci bnry, 27s 6 Liverpool, .11 not transfers THE -lie Lard Vi 11 02,. Coon The FOU Exeter Hall when 101 RI Shares take' a dvantages an the folio' 3 'SSG, viz. 1. 11Ialdor 2. St. Cat 3. Round 4. Broekl, Rent. For prosp 33 , Nod,Al THE SI TH" INI COMPAN' Frida,_y GEor,os Zoo THE FO TO THE/ REPORT 1 toss. ANNUA tilled by tl the Compa REPORand Accot THE F The Boa tum in me have it in ham been t business ii Novembor Drevious The Res Nov,mber SuMs PROP SEW Assu CORRBSPO2 A ssuran CLeiug BY of Bonu AossuAL II Prom P Prom I] TOT AL A) No vom: I ' I.I3 NIDER o 'When i 1 855, is u Great Bri for them Company patio u ; result of of a, cot lateady in velopmen 1 855, no Ilaby's C 3 TIDE FOI ears ending ' 15th )40v. ........Zar S 811/11 p 6)808,0 'Aavii Past yei date of the c o pleasn r 0 f tho Novell): then be last fir ealenla been al Toport tht Co] The Chairn bon o iournel 'viii be T' doll, r. of the follow ter'' , 1846 1847 1848 1849 1859 1 851 1852 1R53 1854 855 Total new Assur- ances in 10 ED] Lo: Du,