The Sun. — London, England, 1861-01-07 00:00:00

THE NAVY. The following letter, dated Valetta, Dec. 31, is from a Malta correspondent : " Her Majesty's gunboat Assurance came in yes terday from Corfu. By her I have received the follow ing in a letter from that island :-- " ' Corfu, Dec. 27. , g The Orion sailed into harbour this morning from Meats., and will probably be the cause of the Caesar proceeding to Naples ; the commander of this vessel has been invalided. The Mars and the London are still absent from this place ; the former is at Zante, and the latter at Cephalonia, and probably will remain there some time. There have been two deaths in the fleet within the last few days, but on the whole the health of both the troops and navy is very good indeed. On Christmas-day the ships in port—namely, the Marlborough, the Neptune, the Caesar, and the James Watt—were decorated with flags, evergreens, &c., and presented a very gay spectacle ; and as for good cheer, the sailors had it in abundance.' " A court-martial assembled on Saturday morning on board her Majesty's ship Victory, at Portsmouth, to try Augustus Bell, one of the carpenter's crew on board her Majesty's ship Castor, training-ship for the naval reserve at North Shields, on the following charges—viz., first, for having, between the 7th of Oetober and 14th of December, 1860, feloniously taken sundry sheets of copper, the property of her Majesty ; secondly, for neglect of duty when placed in charge of the carpenter's store-room of that ship, whereby the copper was lost and stolen. The court consisted of Rear-Admiral J. E. Erskine, President, and the captains of vessels in commission at the port, with Mr. W. J. llellyer as Deputy-Judge Advocate. After hearing the evidence, the Court decided that the first charge was not proved; and with regard to the second charge, that there was zo proof that the copper was lost or stolen daring the time the prisoner had charge of the store-room; and the Court therefore adjudged him to be acquitted. The Immortalite, 51, screw frigate, Capt. George Hancock, steamed out of Portsmouth harbour on Saturday and anchored with the fleet at Spithead, exchanging the usual honorary salutes with the Vic tory, flagship of the Commander-in-Chief, Vice- Admiral IL W. Bruce. The Desperate, 7, screw, Commander J. F. Ross, joined the ships at Spithead on Saturday morning from Portland. The leave of absence of the crew of the steamship Donegal, 101, Capt. Henry Broadhead, at Ply mouth, will expire on the 13th inst. The screw steamship Hero, 90, at Plymouth, is not to be supplied with wire rigging, but only stays and bobstays of wire; her rigging is rattled down. The artizans of Keyham Sceamyard are over hauling the valves of the 'crew steam frigate Phoebe, which will probably be coppered to her deep water line. Naval officers and seamen belonging to the ships of war at Plymouth are daily instructed in the use of the Armstrong gun, on beard the Foudroyant, which has four of those pieces mounted. The in structors are supplied by the gunnery ship Cam bridge, 42, Capt. Arthur Jerningham, in Hamoaze. Excavations are being made at the Mount Wise Redoubts, Devonport, for constructing the founda tions for platforms for heavy pivot guns, three of which are to be mounted, one at each angle. The screw steamship Howe, 121, at Plymouth, is receiving a coating of paint, stone colour, like that used for ships laid up in ordinary, by which it ap pears that there is no intention on the part of the Lords of the Admiralty to put her into commission immediately. The screw steam sloop Flying Fish, 6, Comman der Hope, in Plymouth Sound, has taken on board her powder. In consequence of the whole of the docks at Cha tham being atipreseut occupied and none likely to be vacant for some time to come, Admiralty orders were received at the dockyard yesterday, directing the screw frigate Undaunted, 51 guns, which was launched on the Ist lust., to be navigated round to the Thames, and placed in the Victoria dock, where she will be at once fitted with her engines and machinery by Messrs. Ravenhill and Co. Mr. Frederick Cleave, C. 8., paymaster, R.N., late secretary to Rear-Admiral Charles. Talbot, in command at Queenstown, is appointed Steward of Greenwich Hospital, in the room of Mr. John Elliott, R.N. The following appointments were made on Satur day at the Admiralty :—Commander B. G. W. Nicolas to the Trident, commissioned ; Lieut. Henry Waller to the St. Jean d'Acre ; Lieut. R. Forrest to the Arrogant, additional for disposal; William Buchan, chief engineer, to the Fisgard, for service in the Warrior; John Oliver, chief engineer, to the Indus, for service in the Orlando; Wm. M. Biden, chief engineer, to the Fisgard, for service in the Undaunted; Conrad L. W. Lagrange, assist.-clerk, to the Cumberland ; Charles Langley, assist.•clerk, to the Hogue ; and Edward L. Bisson, waist-clerk, to the Majestic. THE ARMY. The following circular memorandum, addressed to the cavalry, has been promulgated from the Horse Guards by the Adjutant-General the Hon. Sir James Yorke Scarlett, by command :- 1. The General Commanding-in-Chiefhas observed from the returns recently forwarded that compara tively few cornets on joining have availed them selves of the regulation by which they are permitted to select horses from the regiment. 2. His Royal Highness intended this regulation to secure to young officers efficient chargers at mo derate prices. 3. Ho can only attribute its failure up to the present time to the class of horses purchased not being sufficiently good for officers' chargers, or to the young officers not having received encourage ment to avail themselves of the privilege. 4. With a view to securing to them the benefit of the regulation, his Royal Highness directs that when a cornet joins his regiment the commanding officer shall in every case order the dealers who supplies the regiment with troop horses to provide two in addition as officers' chargers, for which he will receive .£5O each from the paymaster, to be repaid by the officer when they have been passed sound by the veterinary surgeon, and approved by the commanding o ffi cer, who will be held as respon sible for the proper selection of those horses as he is for that of the troop horses. 5. These horses are not to be under four years old or exceed five, and they are to be subjected to the approval of the Inspecting General of Cavalry, with other remounts, at the half-yearly inspections. 6. They are to be considered the private property of the officers, but are not to be sold without the approval of the commanding officer, and the horse selected as first charger is not to be used for hunt- hag or for harness. 7. Should either or both of these horses become unfit from disease or accident on duty, they may be returned to the ranks, and the officer be per mitted to select others to replace them from the next remount s , at troop price. 8. If within two Years either or both shall be found, from want of action or from vice, unfit for an officer's charger, they may be returned to the ranks, and others selected from the remounts to replace them, with the consent and approval of the commanding officer. 9. Any other officers, under the rank of field officer, in want of chargers, will be permitted to select two from the remount horses, with the ex■ ception of medical officers, veterinary surgeons, paymasters, and quartermasters, who may select one each, paying the sum of £5O for each horse ; and the rules laid down for officers joining will be applicable to them also. 10. Officers raised from the ranks will be permit ted to select from the ordinary remounts, under the foregoing rules, at the troop price. 11. If these orders are strictly attended to, and commanding officers will also take upon themselves to furnish the parents or guardians with a list of articles absolutely necessary for their equipment, his Royal Highness feels no doubt that the expense of fitting out a cornet, now so much complained of, will be reduced to a moderate and reasonable sum. 12. His Royal Highness has convinced himself by very minute inquiry that the chief expense of the cavalry does not consist in what is necessary for an officer's equipment and sustenance, lint in the ex pensive habits independent of the profession, in which a young officer is not only not called upon to indulge, but which are highly injurious to him. 13. All previous orders on this subject are hereby cancelled.—By command, JAMES Y. SCARLETT, Adjutant-General. The Dep.•Adjt.-Gen., Sir A. H. Horsford, has issued a general order announcing her Majesty's ap proval of the appointment of Brevet-Major the Hon. H. F. Fane, of the lioyal Engineers, to be Assist.- Adjt -General of the corps, vice Brevet-Lieut.-Col. Stanton, C. 8., Royal Engineers, who has resigned that appointment. On Saturday a Beard of field-offi ers, consisting of Lieut.-Col. R. J. M‘Killop, Royal Marines, pre sident; Lieut.-Col. W. L. Stewart, 2d depot bat talion, and Major A. A. Douglas, Royal Marines, assembled at the Military Prison, Fort Clarence, Rochester, by direction of Major-General Eyre, to investigate a serious charge preferred against Pri vate Francis Brady, Ist battalion, 19th Regiment, the same prisoner who was tried a few days pre viously for attempting to murder Cockaday, one of the warders of the prison —for inflicting a violent assault upon Dr. S. M. V. Lloyd, one of the officers of the establishment. On the occasion of his receiv ing corporal punishment, after 25 lashes had been administered the prisoner swooned, and on being examined by Dr Lloyd, the surgeon in attendance, he was found to be pulseless and altogether in a very critical state. He was instantly released and placed in bed, when the usual restoratives hay ing been administered, he recovered. On being able to leave the infirmary, after he had recovered I from the effects of his punishment, he was again placed in the prison cells, when he seized the first opportunity to make an unprovoked assault on Dr. Lloyd, the medical officer who attended him and or dered his release from the triangles, the prisoner, without having received the slightest provocation, inflicting a fearful blow upon that gentleman which felled him to the ground. Dr. Lloyd, not being a commissioned army surgeon, but only one of the private officers of the establishment, the prisoner could not be tried by court-martial for the offence. He was, however, brought to trial before a court of inquiry for his breach of prison discipline, when, after hearing the evidence, the Court found him guilty, but the sentence has to be confirmed by Major-General Eyre before it is carried into effect. During the investigation of the case the prisoner behaved with the greatest insolence, and openly expressed his wish that he had seriously injured the doctor, his object being to be sentenced to transpor tation, and thus get out of the army. It is stated that the construction of the proposed new cavalry barracks at Colchester will be com menced in April, and that in the course of the year the camp will cease to be a station for depot com panies, but will be converted into a station for full regiments of the line. Brevet-Major Meara is about to proceed to Land guard Fort, Harwich,lto relieve Brevet-Col. Heaton, of the 37th Regiment, at present stationed in com mand of the troops at the fort. Ensign Ennis, of the 37th Regiment, at present acting as Quarter master and Adjutant at the fort, will be relieved by Lieut. Brown, of the same regiment, and will join his depot at Colchester. The following is a list of the officers in the army whose deaths have taken place during the last three months :—General the Hon. E. P. Lygon ; Lieut.-Generals Sir Harry G. W. Smith and J. I. Willes ; Major-Generals W. F. Williams and S. B. Boileau ; Cols. T. W, E. Holdsworth, M. G. Sparks, H. Anderson, R. F. M. Browne, C. F. R. Lascelles, R. Sanders, and the Duke of Richmond; Lieuts.- Cols. J. Horton, E. M'Pherson, E. Rocker, J. May. cock, R. Macdonald, J. Spence, T. Wedgwood, and the Marquis G. de Piro; Majors H. D. Nevill, C. Miller, and H. Owen ; Capts. W. W. Martin, W. T. Bartley, A. Cary, A. E. M'Gregor, J. Owens, J. L. Byrne, G. Gonder, Sir W. Crosbie, J. Emer son, J. Ginger, W.T. Mitchell, F. Loftus, J. Ouse ley, G. K. Pemberton, and E. Wilson ; Lieutenants H. M. Hockin, J. M. Traill, G. M. Dew, J. R. Palliser, H. A. A. Breedon, F. J. Foster, T. M. James, C. W. Quin, M. J. Macnamara, C. B. Cra dock, W. H. M'Coy, D. Grueber, J. F. Hearn, P. Poe, J. Pringle, J. H. Taylor, S. Whimster, R. Couche, and C. L. Kennett; Paymasters, G. B. Belcher, H. Finlay, J. A. Pope, G. A. Durnford, and J. Wright ; Quartermaster R. France. In the Commissariat Department Commissary-Gen. W. Hewetson, and Assist. Commissaries-Gen. K. Osborn, W. Tinling, and P. Roberts. In the Medical Department Inspector-Gen. W. Henry, and Deputy-Inspectors-Gen. J. W. Halahan and C. Dempay ; Surgeons J. S. Grant, J. Hoffman, F. M. Tweddell, and T. J. Atkinson; Assist.-Surgeons C. Bagot, W. D. Carbery, T. C. Beale, W. M. Trestrail, and C. D. Campbell; and in the Chap lains' Department the Rev. J. T. Twining. The mutilated remains of Master Gunner Pat terson, killed on Friday, as stated in The Sun, by the accident on the London and Chatham Railway, were on Saturday brought to his late residence in Coleman-street, 'Woolwich. The unfortunate man was attached as a warrant officer to the steam reserve department of Woolwich dockyard, under Mr. Hall, R.N., instructor of novices, and was highly and justly esteemed for the uniform zeal and attention which he invariably displayed in the performance of his dutics. The many hundred lads who have been registered in the Fisgard's books since the organisation of the department in 1859 were all entered under his supervision, and pre pared for passing the medical attestation, 350 of whom are at present berthed on board the flagship under instruction, to which he was accustomed to attend and assist. Mr. Hall yesterday visited the body, and entered into arrangements for the inter ment, which will take place during the week. The procession will, it is stated, be composed of the entire number of officers and warrant officers in port, and will be joined by the 350 lads above named. STATE OF NAPLES. A Naples letter, in the -c iecle, says :—"Accounts from Caprera state that General Turr met, in that island,General Mieroslawski and 12 superior officers of volunteers, and it appears that on that occasion important resolutions were come to. No mention is made of their nature, but au idea may be formed from a letter sent by Garibaldi to the son of the illustrious Manila. This young man has had both his wounds break out afresh. Garibaldi, who addresses him as his dear son, tells him not to be guilty of any imprudence, but to get cured as quickly as passible, and to hold himself in readiness for the Ist Feb. Everything here is also for war, both Government and private individuals. The Lieutenancy has just had posted up on the walls of Naples the proclamation in which Garibaldi said that, on the Ist March next, Victor Emmanuel must find himself at the head of 600,000 suldiers. The officers of the French legion, who are about to revisit their own country, before entering on a fresh campaign, gave on Christeaas-eve, at th e Hotel de la Grande Bretagne, a dinner to such of their com rades as intended to remain in Naples to await events. The object of the meeting was more parti cularly to come to au understanding as to the pro per line of conduct to be pursued under existing cir cumstances. Regret was expressed at the absence of the brave Major ex-officer of the French army, and decorated with the Cross of the Legion of Honour and with the Crimean and Italian medals. Among those present were M. Arthur Fresnau, a pupil of the school of pharmacy of Paris, who at the age of 19 abandoned his career to come and fight under the banners of Garibaldi ; H. Maison, an amateur volunteer, MM. Ulric de Fonvielle, Blouet, jun., Jules Ripert, Montagnet, Servoni. Franquoville, d'Ortal, and Captain Braznowich, a cousin of General Mieroslawski, and his represen tative at the banquet. Ie The G honourhadthe aribaan idi officers.. to be in. vited at this militar y f et the Italian asked their colonel,s ho e w nte p ir r e e e s m id e e t d a , e w ee h s a , tthey ought to ,do under pre showing a greater tendency to grant Government than to accept resignations. M. leave of absence, Cinserot, in a few words bearing the imprint of the of democratical sentiments, purest patriotism and t r ed explained to his comrades, that, a inevitable, it wou ld b e b e tter for them wa mto rp retain apa he e positions which they had already acquired, than to have to present themselves at a future day as new corners. The co l one l afterwar d s, i n or d e r to show how much France took part in their noble efforts in favour of the independence of nations, quoted some passages from. letters 'written by French Generals, which contained praises for the past and encouragement for the future." Another letter, from Naples, in the Constitution ncl, h as th e f o ll ow i ng :—" On the morning of Christ mas day a deputation of the Neapolitan municipa lity presented to Victor Emmanuel, according to custom, the annual gift which the city offers to the sovereign. To fruits of various kinds was added a magnificent album, bound in tortoiseshell and coral, containing views of the neighbourhood of Naples, executed in water colours by the most d;stinguish e d artists. Some rare articles in tortoiseshell, beauti fully worked, deservedly attracted the attention of his Majesty, who received the valuable gift with his habitual courtesy. He particularly admired a beau tiful statuette in white marble on a pedestal with, THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 7, 1861. =;=' the arms of Savoy, executed in a week by M. Al phonse Bolzico, and representing a young girl, returning from a masked ball, who had just decided on laying aside her disguise. The King gave Bolzico a striking mark of his satisfaction, by ordering from the young sculptor three other figures of the same size, destined to complete, with the first, a moral idea. The four are to represent with the features of the same young girl —lnnocence, Seduc tion, Misery, and Vengeance." The Espero of Turin states that King Victor Emmanuel, at the grand reception of the consti tuted bodies of the State, on New Year's-day, said :—" I am extremely happy to find myself again in the midst of my old subjects. The progress of political events, especially regarding Italy, is satis factory; but the greatest prudence and concord are necessary in order to enable us to triumph over the obstables which are still in our way. For this pur pose, it is of the utmost importance that we should maintain the best understanding with our real allies. The Corriere .31erealitile of Genoa publishes the following adhesion to the Bishop of Venosa in the province of Basilicata, Naples, to the Government of King Victor Emmanuel;—" I, Anthony Michael Vaglio, Bishop of Venosa, in Basilicata, do hereby promise and swear not to take part in any conspi racy, plot, or sedition against the present Govern ment of King Victor Emmanuel, and also to yield him obedience and submission in all things not contrary to the laws of God and the Church. " Given at Spinazzola, in the diocese of Venosa, on the 29th of December, 1860. " A. M. VAGLIO, Bishop of Venosa." and threatened to overwhelm them and their crews before they reached the shore. The village was in a dreadful state of excitement, and the Percy lifeboat was pulled outside the bar to meet any contingency. This appeared to give the men confidence as they approached the coast, for they dashed at the bar in gallant style, and though there were many hair breadth escapes, the poor fellows all brought their frail craft in the harbour in safety. TEE ACCIDENT ON THE SHREWS. BURY AND HEREFORD RAIL WAY. HERE' , ORD, SATURDAY. The inquest upon the bodies of the unfortunate young ladies who, as we stated in a telegram yes terday, came to their deaths by drowning while travelling on the above line of railway, was opened this afternoon before Mr. Peter Warburton, coroner. An envelope in the pocket of the eldest lady led to the discovery that she is a Miss Lowe, of Curzon park, Chester, and was going on a visit to Bristol. The other was named Mary Jones, from Breinton, in this county, a respectable young girl, who had been upon a Christmas visit in the neighbourhood of Leominster. In the absence of the friends of Miss Lowe, who, however, had telegraphed their intention of being present at the inquiry, the coro ner's jury simply viewed the body, and adjourned the investigation to 11 o'clock on Tuesday ramping. The extraordinary character of the accident, and the truly marvellous manner in which so many lives were saved from the fate that awaited the two unfortunate women before-mentioned, may well claim a portion of our space. The train which left Shrewsbury at 12.40, and which should have arrived at Hereford at 2.40, is known as the express, and on this occasion con tained an unusually large number of passengers for this period of the year. The line, from.traversing a country that is frequently inundated by the river Lugg, runs along an embankment nearly the whole of the distance from Leominster to Hereford (up wards of 12 mile), and to facilitate the drainage of the land a dee? dike, generally filled with water from the low le•el of the ground, runs along either side and parallel with the line. About midway between Leominster and Hereford there is a tunnel, three-quarters of a mile long, known as Dintnore tunnel, through which the gradient is one of the steepest on the line. The run from Dinmore to Moreton, along the whole extent of which the em bankment and Banking dikes exist, is generally accomplished at full speed. Between these two points also the Legg (which from the late thaw has covered the landon either side for miles with seve ral feet of water, until the whole country seemed one vast frozen lake) has to be crossed twice. Shortly after crossing the first bridge, which is from 20 to 30 feet above the river, the passengers in the carriage next to the tender noticed a peculiar sensation and observed something fly off, and one of them, a young man named White, thrust his head through the window and screamed to the engine driver to stop the train, but it does not ap pear that this was heard by him. At this time Miss Lowe and the young girl Mary Jones were sitting nearly together, the former reading a book, and opposite to them a sergeant of Marines, named Wil cox, with a recruit. Wilcox early noticed that the carriage was going without its regular comple mento. wheels,ard expressed his fears that all would not be well witk them, when a loud report was heard, and a petition of the axle forced its way through the bed of the carriage. At the moment he instinctively lifted his legs to the opposite seat, close to the dress of the unfortunate Miss Lowe, who dropped her book, convulsively clutched him by the cloak, and the next minute the carriages had all toppled )ff the embankment on their sides into the dike, tie momentum of the train brings ing the last van upon the top of the others ; though, from tie coupling chain of the tender giving way, the engine did not leave the line. The water being from five to six feet deep broke the fall of the carriages, and probably prevented that fearful crash which must have resulted had they been thrown to the earth without an inter posing force, arid which probably would have resulted in many deaths by the violence of the shock. Sad to relate, however, another fate awaited them. The intetsely cold weather caused all the windows except that through which the young man White thrust his head, to be closed, and hence the passengers were huddled together in closely-cone fired prisons, which immediately became filled with water, and in the course of the terrible panic that ensued the strongest and most active got up permost, and the weak and more terror-stricken to the bottom. The intense anguish of the moment no pen can describe. The guard's van containing two persons,. Brown and Child, both of whom were severely injured by the aoeident, seems to have fallen into very deep water, in fact over their heads, where they must both have been suffocated but for the timely assistance of the engine -driver and stoker, who rushed to the re scue , an d w i t h hammers broke: open the windows and sides of the vans, to liberate, if possible, those imprisoned within. The marine Wilcox, a tall powerful fellow, and William Watkins, a member of the Flintshire Militia staff, stationed at Mold, behaved most gal lantly, each saving several lives, though both thoroughly immersed in the water, and with their clothes frozen on their backs. Watkins got out a lady, her nurse, and child, who mu s t h ave p er i s h e d but for his timely-applied courage. Wilcox, after rescuing several, assisted an old man out of one of the carriages, lifting him up cold and stiff by the coat collar. He then assisted a woman to a cottage at a crossing at some distance from the accident the only site uncovered by water except the line, over some extent. He returned and observed the clothes of Miss Lowe floating in the water and endeavoured to catch her up, but the cold had overcome his strength and he failed. Soon after a farmer arrived with an agricultural implement called a pike, used in haymaking, and by their united assistance she was got up and conveyed to the cottage, but there was an abeence of the proper restoratives neces sary in such a case, and, indeed, of means of ap plying them, the cold had so benumbed every one. But who ever dreamt of being drowned upon a railway, and in such a place ? The young girl Jones having been carried to the cottage, her head was placed towards the fire, and the starved militiaman and a comrade endeavoured as best they could by chafing her hands to restore animation. During this operation she was observed to breathe once, and then her head fell back and she was a corpse. Miss Lowe is supposed to have been quite dead when she was recovered from the water. As soon as all the passengers were believed to have been rescued, the engine was despatched with Child, one of the guards, who was much cut about the head, to Hereford for medical assistance, while Brown was left signalling that an accident had occurred, and that the line was blocked by the debris of the broken carriages. This man, with with many others who could not be accommo dated with dry clothing, had to remain in his wet clothes, shivering, for nearly two hours. On the arrival of the train at the Hereford station, messengers were despatched into all parts of the city for medical aid, and the Mayor of Here ford, Mr. Thomas Cam, Dr. Bull, Mr. Charles Lingen, Mr. Henry Vevers, Mr. J. C. Lane, Mr. T. Turner, and, in fact, almost the whole of the medical talent of the city, hastened to the spot, but Miss Lowe and Mary Jones had been dead some time, and their attention was directed to the alleviation of the sufferings of the survivors. Cordialfr were procured and administered freely, and everything done that humanity could suggest. The passengers were conveyed to the Green Dragon and Kerry Arms Hotels, in this city, where several remain, some of them much shaken and unable to leave their bedrooms. Others preferred being sent on to their places of destination as soon as changes of dress could be procured for them. Mr. Herbert, an extensive farmer from Grosmont, remains at the Kerry arms in a bad state. A Mr. Daw, a retired farmer, a neighbour to the former, and 79 years of age, saved his life by means of a walk ing -stick, the hook of which he brought to bear upon a piece of timber, and thus kept his head above the surface of the water until assistance could be rendered him. Among the passengers was a Miss Powell, who was unable to proceed, and a gentleman named Rule and family, going to Camborne, in Cornwall. Three children of one family in the train were nearly frozen to death. The accident furnishes an instance of the extreme peril attending railway travelling during such a frost as we are now ex periencing. MURDER IN THE COUNTY MONAGllAN.—lntelli gence reached Dublin on Saturday morning that two men named Robert and James Shaw were on the previous day found dead in their house, which is distant a few miles from Monaghan. It is stated that there is little doubt but that the two men have fallen victims to a desperate and brutal murder. [ADVERTISEMENT.] Pills and medicine invariably !Lg. avate 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 " INVALIDS' Own 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 (dyspepsia), constipation, liver complaints nausea, epilepsy, paralysis, debility, nervousness, palpitatiot , cough, asthma, consumption, dropsy, flatulency, diarrhoea, dysentery, biliousne ss , f evers, sore th roa t s, catarrhs, colds, noises in the ears, rh eumat i sm, gou t, impurities, eruptions ; hysteria, neuralgia, irritability, sleeplessness, acidity, palpi tation, heartburn, headache, despondency, cramps, spasms, sinking, fits, bronchitis,— vocmcklor.ably the safest guide to heldth.'? TIIE 1V ETV COINAGE, AND THE MINT AT SOHO. The issue of the new coin to the public having now commenced, it will not be uninteresting to our readers to give them some account of the history of the old copp:- coinage, and of the measures which it has been necessary to take for tho preparation of the new. It was in the year 1788 that Mr. Boulton, the well-known partner in business of the celebrated Mr. Watt, first invented and perfected the beautiul coining machinery which is in use at the present day, that firm having erected a mint at their works, Soho, near Birmingham, at which the whole of the copper coinage which was issued betweeen 1797 and 1806 was executed, amounting to 4,200 tons weight. Prior to that period the operations of preparing and striking the coin were conducted by a very tedious, expensive, and rude method, which Mr. Boulton's ingenuity was destined to supersede. The screw coining press, making from 60 to 100 blows a minute, and driven by the atmosphere acting on a vacuum produced by the steam• engine, is one of the most perfect and delicate pieces of mechanism ever contrived. Many thousands were expended by Mr. Boulton in experiments in the construction of the first press before he succeeded in producing a really satisfactory coin. His perseverance, however, in the end reaped its reward. The Government were so , impressed with the rapidity of action and improve ments at the Soho Mint over the system then , adopted, that they ordered, in 1806, Messrs. Boulton and Watt to construct the machinery of the Royal Mint, on Tower Hill. which, with the new buildings, was completed in 1810, at a total of about £200,000. Subsequently that firm constructed the Russian, Danish, Spanish, and Mexican Mints, and also those at Calcutta and Bombay for the East India Company. The British Mint has, when greatly pressed, turned out as much as 150,000 pieces a day. In the course of the past summer the Government contracted with Messrs. James Watt and Co. for the execution and delivery of the new bronze coin ; the quantity to be produced by them in the next two years and a half amounts to the enormous quantity of 1,800 tons. To give the reader some idea of the magnitude of an operation of this kind, we may inform him that it involves the striking of upwards of 400,000 pieces per day on an average during the two years and a half. These pieces have to be made up into about 60,000 roleaux per day, wrapped up in paper, placed in separate cases of £1 each, and packed in strong boxes of £2O each for delivery and distribution. More than 40,000 of such boxes and 800,000 internal eases are required. The old Soho Mint, after an existence of nearly sixty years, was taken down about ten years since, to make room for the new suburbs of the expanding town of Birmingham; but we have been lavoured by an inspection of the new Soho Mint, containing 13 coining presses, whilst the latter has only 8, has been erected, and all its beautiful machinery manufactured and brought into operation. We found anew foundry erected for the melting and mixing of the metal, all of which has to be done in crucibles capable of producing from four to five tons per day. We passed the laminating apartment, where the bronze slabs, or ingots, are rolled into plates, and into the cutting rooms, where the blanks are punched from thin plates; thence to where the milling, cleaning, pickling, and annealing opera tions are carried on, and finally into the long press room, in which the 13 presses can complete more than 40,000 coins per tour. The packing of all these—no small operation in itself—is the last pro cess. Nearly 200 persons are thus employed, and we could not help contrasting the rapidity with which such an establishment has been raised and organised by private enterprise, with the delays too commonly attendant on our public works. During the past year the Indian Council have had con structed by Wessrs. Watt and Co. a new copper mint for Calcutta, and have enlarged their existing mints at that place, and at Bombay and Madras, at a cost for the machinery of more than £70,000. The demand throughout India for copper coin has rendered this imperative, in addition to the exports of large quantities of coin manufactured in this country.—Aris's Birmingham Gazette. BANK-B ULL lON-DISCOUNT. On Monday, December 31, the Bank raised the rate of discount from 5 to 6 per cent. The reduction in the amount of bullion held by the Bank amounted, by the return on Saturday last, to not less than £590,282, and the exports during the past week exceed the imports by a nearly similar 5um — £561,014. Large sums, which have since arrived, have been immediately taken for France. The Bank of France discounted on Friday, Dec. 28, £BOO,OOO, and £1,440,000 on Saturday. The French Bank raised its rate of discount on Wed ' nesday last from 41 to 51 per cent. The result is that alarm and anxiety are again introduced into all commercial circles. Let our readers observe that this feeling of distrust takes place in face of peace with China and a commercial treaty with France, and, as we are again and again assured, a sound and healthy state of trade. The fact is, that whether bullion is wanted for the East in consequence of disturbances there, or for America in consequence of secession, or for France from any cause whatever, the withdrawal of a small amount of bullion is by the present money law made to act most injudiciously on English trade and English interests. No matter how careful, provident, or sagacious the English trader may be, if gold go out discounts are raised, the circulating medium con tracted, and the price of all his commodities lowered, and the demand for what he has to sell at the same time diminished. For the great body of the trading community suffering from the same causes, and the working ciassea being gradually thrown out of employment, the purchasing power of the English people sustains serious diminution. The gold dis coveries have saved England from a monetary and social revolution, and they still bolster up this rotten and fatuous system, but even tons of gold could not stave off the panic of 1857, and at this moment our merchants and traders are suffering in spite of enormous imports of: specie, and all the favourable circumstances which the bullionist writers ascribe to our commercial condition.— Derbyshire Courier. WILLS AND BEQUESTS. The will of Elizabeth, Comtesse de Chatauvil lard, wife of Alfred Louis de Blance, Count de Chatauvillard, formerly of Dieppe, but late of Enghien, both in France, was proved in London, on the 27th of December last, by Charles Earle, Esq., of The Firs, Leamington, and Thomas Young, Esq., of Sackville-street, Westminster, the execu tors therein nominated. Her ladyship's effects in this country were sworn under £7,000. The will was made in this country in 1854, and a codicil in France in 1857; both are written in the English language. Her ladyship died at Engnien on the 4th of July last, being possessed of property in England and Ireland, under marriage settlement and the will of her late father, Robert Beely, Esq., of Ireland. The Countess has left an annuity to a friend, and bequeaths the rest of her property over which she had a power of dis position to her son and daughter, the latter being the wife of Baron Camille du Port d'Alis. The will, with five codicils, of General the Hon. Edward Pyndar Lygon, C. 8., of Spring-hill, near Broadway, Worcestershire, and of Upper Brook street, Grosvenor-square, were proved in her Majesty's Court of Probate on the `z6th of last month. The executors nominated are General the Right Hon. Henry Earl Beauchamp, the brother; the Right Hon. Lady Jemima Catherine Louisa Lygon, the sister • and the Hon. Frederick Ly gon , the nephew of the testator. The personalty was sworn under £60,000. The will and first codicil were executed in 1846, and the other codicils between 1851 and 1859. The becpiests are confined to his family. He has devised his estates, both real and personal, to his brother, Earl Beau champ, and his sister, Lady Jemima, bequeathing to his sister a life interest therein, and, on her decease, the whole is to devolve to the Earl and his issue. General Lygon was a bachelor, and died on the 25th of November last, aged 74. The will of Tl•omas Thornton, Esq., of Bruns wick-square, Brigl- tor, has been proved in London, and the personalty sworn under £200,000. Probate was granted on the 21st of last month to the execu tors, Lieut.-Col. George Thornton, E.1.C., the bro ther; Henry S. Welch and Alfred 13. Welch, Esqrs., the nephews; and Henry J. Thornton, Esq., the cousin of the testator. The bequests are various. The principal legatees are his two sisters, his brother, two nephews, and a niece. For his sister who has resided with him he has made a handsome provi sion, and has left her the residence in Brighton, with the furniture, carriages, and other effects, and has appointed his two sisters and his brother, the colonel, residuary legatees for their respective lives, and on their decease bequeaths the residue to his two nephews and niece, Mrs. Clark (the children of his sister Adelaide, Mrs. Welch); and to each of them he l'as left an immediate legacy of £10,000; and bequeaths to his two nephews his collection of shells, birds, and other curiosities, together with his books. To each of the ten charitable institutions hereunder mentioned he has left a legacy of £4O0 — namely, King's College Hospital, Deaf and Dumb Asylum, School for Indigent Blind, Asylum for Idiots (Reigate), Philanthropic Society, Gover nesses' Benevolent Institution, London Orphan Asylum, Merchant Seamen's Orphan School, Sussex County H os pit a l, an d the Brighton Infirmary.— From the illustrated London News, Jan. 6. THE WEATHER AND THE PARKS. The various parks of the metropolis have not for many years past presented such a gay and animated appearance as they did yesterday. From the hour of 9 on Saturday night until late last night skating and sliding prevailed to a greater extent than in any previous season. Daring the night torchlight processions and skating mat' hes were kept up with full vigour, especially upon the Serpentine, in Hyde Park ; and as E.OO i es tne park gates were opened yesterday morni lg a great many persons, includ ing members of the peerage and elegantly-dressed ladies and gentlemen, went into the various parks. There were towards the middle of the day 30,500 persons on the ice on the Serpentine. The Regent's Park had also 25,000 skaters and sliders on the ice. St. James's Park had upon the ornamental waters of the enclosure over 6,000, including men, women, and children, with a great Lumber of the Scots Fusileer and Coldstream Gua'c 3 s. The Volunteer Rifle Brigade, belonging to various corps, also mus tered in great strength, and the diversity in the colour of their clothing had a singular and pic turesque effect. The Round Pond in Kensington gardens had about 4,000 preons, including many ladies, on the ice, and above 6,C00 went upon the Long Water between the Serpentine-bridge and Hyde Park. The above numbers, although taken from the official retarns of the Royal Humane Society, convey but a faint idea of the number of prisons who thronged the foot promenades and the carriage drives. The banks on the south and north of the Serpentine became almost impassable, and towards the after part of the day the carriage roads were crowded with vehicles. At length the crowd upon the ice and also upon the footpaths became so great, that Mr. Young, the secretary, Mr. Superintendent Williams, Drs. Christian, Norton, and Sir John Fisher (chief surgeon to the Metro politan Police), the Honourable Colonel de Roos, Capt. Hawkins, and Mr. Benjamin Hawes, the treasurer, visited the different parks in order to render assistance, owing to the many accidents that occurred. Sir John Fisher attended principally to see that the sufferers received proper treatment, and he expressed himself highly as to the manner in which the sufferers were attended to. THE SERPENTINE, HYDE PARK. , An immense number of accidents took place on this water during the previous night. When the night was dark and some hundreds were skating over the ice with lighted flambeaux- au alarm was given from the south shore that a men was in the water. Deputy-Superintendent Parsons and Ice man Green went across the ice with a slight sledge, being guided entirely by the cries of the man and the people on the bank, it being too dark for them to see. They, however, found a Mr. Aldin, living at the Gloucester Hotel, Kensington, struggling in the water. Upon taking the sledge to his rescue the machine broke through the ice, and Deputy- Superintendent Parsons was pitched head foremost into the water, and the skin was cut away from one of his eyes. The cork jacket he had on enabled him to save the man but the icemen were unable to get either the sufferer or themselves off the ice until Mr. Arnold, of 72, Baker-street (formerly champion diver of the river), who pushed a drag, and Green, were enabled to save the whole party. A lady and gentleman who had been skating by torchlight were prevented just in the nick of time by Parsons from falling into the channel caused by raising the ice for her Majesty's kitchen. During yesterday 25 persons, with seriously cut heads, in cluding several women, had their wounds dressed at the Receiving-house by Mr. Superintendent Williams. A men (name unknown) fell on the ice and fractured his wrist. Two brothers, named Neville, of Knightsbridge-green, were tripped up by the skaters. One had his thigh broken, the other was so seriously cut and otherwise injured that, after having his wounds dressed at the Receiving-house, be became delirious. The other boy was removed to St. George's Hospital. REGENTS PARK. A great number of accidents of a serious charac ter happened in this park during the day, which is not to be wondered at when it is considered that 25,000 persons were assembled, skating about in the best way they could. Deputy-Superintendent Parsons estimates the promenaders on the banks as being three times the above number. To get either in or out of the park was a work of no small diffi culty. Among the persons most severely injured were a Mr. Rachel, of New-street, Dorset-square; Mr. Franklin. of Middleton -street, Portland-road; John Newman, of Grove-street, Poplar New-town ; William Wright, of Duke-street, Lisson-grove ; William Danley, Church-passage, Lisson•grove ; and Mr. Trowbridge, the Grove, Camden-town. A lad named C. Martin, of 6, Park-street, Dorset square, was cruelly treated by a fellow, who, while skating, gave him a blow on the mouth and knocked several of his teeth out. Search was made for the man who inflicted tha injuries upon the sufferer, but he could not be found. The thermometer at the Royal Humane Society's Receiving-house in Hyde-park during Saturday night was as low as 21 deg. ; at 9 a.m. it was 211 deg., and at noon the mercury was 30 deg. ; but last night the quicksilver kept descending, and at 5 o'clock it was as low as 27 deg. The barometer in the park indexed 30.19. The wind was north east, and very cutting to the eyes. VICTGRIA PARK. This park was attended by an immense number of sliders, and, strange to say, nearly one-half were women. Several persons had their heads cut, but nothing of a dangerous character occurred. The River Thames ye.3terday presented immense sheets of floating ice, and the ponds at Hampstead and Clapham common were crowded throughout the day. At 10 o'clock last night persons were still skating by torchlight on the Serpentine. The frost has returned with great ' severity at Nottingham, and on Saturday the thermometer stood at 14.5. Notwithstanding the late thaw there is still a considerable quantity of snow on the ground, and up to the present time it is thought that very little damage has been sustained by the young wheat plant, which has made its appearance in various parts of the county, and is progressing as well as can be expected under the circumstances. Wild fowl are very easy to catch, and a large num ber has been shot during the past few weeks of severe weather. During the late intense frost two deaths were accelerated in the town by the incle mency of the weather. Snow was yesterday de scending fast, and there was every appearance of a heavy downfall. Up to Saturday evening there was no material abatement in :le severity of the weather in Nor folk and the surround'ig district. On Friday the snow wasted a good deal, but on Saturday there was a fresh accumulation, and with vast sheets of frozen water, snow- c l a d s l opes , an d dull heavy skies, the country d oes rot look particularly cheer ing at present. Th e nav i gat i on on the r i vers con tinues closed, and the mails have been much delayed on the country roads during the - week. The rail way trains have also maintained their punctuality with difficulty. As some set-off to the gloomy aspect of the times skating has afforded a vast amount of amusement, and has been pursued with ardour and skill, several " matches" having cone off in various districts. Wild fowl shooting has also been prosecuted win much success. A writer on agricultural prospects says :—" If the turnips should decay from the ef feets of frost, with our scanty and damaged crop of mangold, keep for stock will prove fearfully short in the spring , a circumstance which will inevitably enhance the price of meat." The weather keeps extremely severe in the north, the frost being intense, and snow falling at inter vals. On Saturday several vessels had to be cut out of the ice in the Tyne, opposite to Newcastle quay. The ice remains quite firm in the river oypo site to l`T e wet , qtlemuny, and an immense quantity is blocked up above Tge,e bridge. . 01 Saturday there was anothe r fearful scene on the Northumberland coast. While 30 sail o f Cullercoats fishing cobles were out on th e fishing ground the sca ro,?e wiGh great fury LIFE. IN SOUTTI CAROLIN. 4. -8- The Few Fork Times publishes the foKowing extract of a private letter from a lady in South Carolina, received in that city :—" I fear thaQseces sion and revolution are, with our people, foregone conclusions ; we have gone so far retraction and recession are impossible, and that civil war, with all its consequent horrors, is already upon us. I shudder for the wives and mothers, sisters and babes, of South Carolina as I contemplate the im mediate future of the State Do not be surprised at any time to see me and the children in your midst, for no argument could induce me to remain here an hour longer than I should be compelled to if the worst should come to the worst. You may imagine, dear uncle, our situation, but you can never realize it in its fulness. Already we tremble in out own homes in anticipation and expectancy of what is liable to burst forth at any nioment—a negro insurrection. Could you see the care and precau tion displayed here by the proprietors of the ne groes, not only planters, but others, you would not for a moment envy us our possessioro. Not a night passes that we do not securely lock our field servants in their quarters; but our most loved and valued house servants, whom in ordinary times we would trust to any extent, are watched and guarded against with all the scrutiny and care that we possess. Our planters and owners of slave pro perty do not allow their servants to have any inter course with each other, and the negroes are confined strictly to the premises where they belong. We are all obliged to increase our force of overseers to prevent too free intercourse even among our own servants. The negroes feel and notice these new restraints, and naturally ask why is this ? But it is unnecessary for them to ask the question, for they all comprehend the cause as well as we who own them. They have already learnt enough to give them an idea of what is going on in the State and the nation, and this knowledge they have not gained from the Abolitionists, as some suppose, but from the conver sation of their owners indirectly held in their pre sence. They have already heard of Lincoln's election, and have heard also that he is for giving them their liberty, and you may imagine the result. You have heard that our servants all love their maste rs, and their masters' families, and would lay down their lives for them—that the co'oured race in thee' South prefers slavery to freedom—that they would not be free if they could, &c. That is but the poetry of the case, the reality consists in sleeping upon our arms at night—in doubly bolting and barring our doors—in establishing and maintaining an efficient patrol force—in buying watch-dogs, and in taking turns in watching our sleeping children, to guard them and ourselves from the ven geance of these same ' loving servants'—a vengeance which, though now smouldering, is liable to burst out at any moment, to overwhelm the Slate in spite of the palmetto flags or State precautions. You at at the North are not the only ones who are suffer ing financially by this new panic. The planters among us are really suffering from the depreciation of their property. Already negroes are not worth half price. No one dares to buy a servant, fear ing lest he, in doing so, should be introducing upon his plantation one tinctured with the idea of freedom. My husband has but a few servants-1 believe but thirty-one, all told—still I feel (and so does he) that they are thirty-one too many in such times as these. He would sell them immediately, if it were possible; but the truth is he could realize nothing for them at present, or at most not more than half their real value. Slaves are a drug in the market, my husband says, and you know him well enough to judge of his judg ment in such matters. Now, one word as to the military force of the State to protect us against an irsurrection. I presume, with the exception of Charleston, and perhaps a few large towns, that the remainder of the State is situated very much the same as we are here ; and I will give you an idea of how well prepared we are to resist a mob. Upon our place of about 1,200 acres we have of whites, males—husband, two overseers, and my son of 18; total four; females—self and cousin, little Lucy and the wife of one of the overseers—four; of whom only four at the most are capable of bear ing arms, to offset which we have at least 17 field bands, sturdy young negroes, besides the female servants. And this is a fair representation of the force upon our plantations. Considering such a state of facts, do you blame me desiriag to absent Myself, my husband and children, from ttie State ?" POLICE IN'I'ELLIGENG'E—Tan. 5. MANSION-HOUSE.--Jas. Tite, a well-dressed young man, described as of Queen-street, Rhyl, North Wales, commercial traveller, was brought before the Lord Mayor in the custody of Thomas Smart, a detective officer, and charged with em be:-.zling various sums of money, amounting in the aggregate to upwards of £lOO, under somewhat extraordinary circumstances. Mr. Wontner attended to prefer the charge; the prisoner was defended by Mr. Lewis, sen. Richard Bullersaid—l am cashier to Messrs. King and Co., of 63, Queen-street, Cheapside, wholesale stationers. The prisoner entered the service of our firm on the 9th of October last as a traveller,under a written agreement stipulating that he was to be paid by commission. The understanding was that he was to travel in various parts of the country, no particular part being specified, and obtain orders, transmitting them to the firm for execution. On the 16th of November I received a letter from Mr. South, of Great Heywood, Staffordshire, one of our customers, to whom an account had been sent for £27 13s. 4d., stating that he had paid the prisoner the money on the 27th of October, and for which he held his receipt. I wrote a letter to the prisoner on the same day requesting him to explain the matter, and thinking it susceptible of explanation, 1 did not then mention it to Messrs. King. I re ceived an answer from him by return of post stating he had received the money and would forward it in a day or two. It was his duty to send the money immediately after receiving it. I received several more letters from him to the same purport on the subject, and finally one dated the 27th of Decem ber, appointing to meet me in London at the Cathedral Coffeehouse. I met him there, when he stated that he had not then got the money, but if I would keep the matter close for a day or two longer he was certain to obtain it. On the 31st of December we sent out as usual the accounts to our customers in various parts of the country. I produce now a number of letters from them, ex pressing surprise at the applications, and statin g that they had paid the prisoner ; one in particula r , from Messrs. Kellingly and Co., who enclose his receipt. I then addressed a printed circular to all our customers in reference to the prisoner, and yes terday received a telegram from a customer in a town in Kent, that the prisoner had just then en tered a railway carriage on his way to London. I went to the station at London-bridge and met him on his arrival there, when he accompanied me to our counting-house. He remarked on the way there that directly he saw the printed circular they had sent out he knew " it was all up" with him, and that Mr. King knew all about the matter. He has never paid the £27 odd he received from Mr. South, nor any of the other sums he has obtained from the customers. Cross-examined by Mr. Lewis—The prisoner wrote me a letter on the 3d of January, saying he would be in London on the following day, and accompanying it with an account of moneys received by him amounting to £4l ss. 10d., which I believe is the whole amount he has received. He has overdrawn his commission on those sums, though on some of them no com mission at all was due to him, the orders having been obtained by another traveller. In that letter he said he would bring a draught for the amount the net night, and that he had not been actuated by any dishonest motive. He was taken into cus tody at Messrs. King's, in Queen-street, and when he was in charge of the police-constable he handed over a check for £52 95., which he said he had received from a customer. When in the counting house he said he expected his brother-in-law, who would give him the money due from him at-once. At first Mr. King hesitated whether he would let him off or give him into custody, deciding at length on the latter course. Nothing was said to the prisoner at the interview with Mr. King about his paying the money. I went to the station to meet the prisoner in conseqaence of the telegram, and not of the letter he had written to me. I was not aware he had received the £52 odd until he pro duced it. Mr. Wontner said there were three other gentle men in court who had charges to prefer against the prisoner, one of whom he called as a witness. Mr. Benjamin Elam said—l am a wholesale sad dler and whip manufacturer of 213, Piccadilly. The prisoner was in my service as a commercial traveller. I engaged him on the 17th July last on commission. I intrusted him with a quantity of costly goods as samples, of the value of between £3OO and £4OO, including whips mounted with gold and silver and saddlery. He left my service about October last. He has returned many samples, but he has dctainedor disposed of a number of gold and silver mounted whips, of the value of between £5O and £6O at least, which were entrusted to him for sale. He could either use them as samples or sell them. I have ascertained that he has received about £6O, which he has not paid me. Mr. Wontner said a memorandum—" Whips not accounted for, £4B 3s. 6d.” was found in prisoner's possession. Cross examined--The fact of his receiving the whips has never been in dispute. He selected them himself at my shop on 17th July, priced them, and entered them in A book in bie own hand, la noTer told me that they bad been shipped to him at Dublin and never received. Ater he left my service he de nied the receipt of them. Mr. Wontner, in the course of the investigation, said several extraordinary documents had been found on the prisoner when taken into custody. One printed in the shape of a handbill spoke for itself :—" 10s. will be given for the address and re sidence of James Tite, commercial traveller, late of Belmont-terrace, Tiverton. Description—Height, 5 feet 4 inches; round face ' no whiskers; very boast ing in his manners and conversation. Apply to Fisher, draper, St. Stilwell's, E.xeter." Another was a letter written in April last respecting his dis charge, about that time, from the debtors' prison in Lancaster Castle; and a third was of a peculiar character, entitled " The Debtors' Song mid Chorus. Of this ditty, set to the tune of " ;He's a Jolly Good Fellow," a few of the stanzas are subjoined: " Welcome, welcome 1 brother debtor, To this poor but merry place, Where there's many a bolt and fetter : Bailiffs dare not show their face. " Ne'er repine at your confinement From your sweetheart or your wife; Wisdom lies in true resignment Through the various scenes of life. " Every island's but a prison, Strongly guarded by the sea; kings and princes, for this reason, Prisoners aro as well as we. " What was't made great Alexander Weep at his unhappy fate ? 'Twas because he could not wander Beyond this wide world's prison gate." There being other charges against the prisoner, he was remanded until Saturday next, the Lord Mayor declining, under the circumstances, to enter tain an application made by Mr. Lewis to admit him to bail. DETERMINED SUICIDE THROUGH JEALOUSY. A most determined act of self-destruction was committed in Frome on Friday morning, under very distressing circumstances. Mr. Henry Taylor, the unfortunate man, was about 58 years of age, and had lately retired, after amassing considerable property as landlord of the King's Head Inn. On previous evening he retired to rest in his usually good spirits, and arose in the morning shortly before 7 o'clock. Telling his wife to lie still, he went downstairs, calling up the servant-girl before doing so. A little time after his son heard the report of a gun, but such an occurrence being not uncommon, he thought nothing of it. Mr. Taylor being soon after missed, however, search w as ma d e for him, and on the door of the water-closet being opened, the unfortunate man was found in a sitting position, but horrible to relate, one half of his face was co , npletely blown off. It was at once clear that the unhappy man had killed himself by placing the muzzle of the gun to h:s face, and pulling the trigger by means of a string which was attached to it. TWo letters were found on the seat, near the body, and so determined was he to destroy himself, that he had also provided himself with a knife and a renal.. The letters, one of which was dated 6 , D ec. 31," were addressed to Mrs. Taylor. Ot le as follows :—" With regret I write this; but yo,u must thank your brother James for this rash act I am about to commit, as I have not had my comm on senses since I first found out that you and him ry ere so gay together. * * * I pray God Alm;ighty to bless you all ; and before this comes to your hand, I shall be in eternity. I thought of killing James first and myself after wards, but let kim die as he must.—Yours, most truly, Henry Taylor. P.S. I should not have been driven to this, only by that scamp of a fellow. He is the worst of all men. I cannot forgive him or you ; but the poor dear children, what will become of them ? So I ain off; God bless everybody." The second letter was thus:—" I have been looking round. I see you are in a sad state. I wish I never saw that Jim. He ttas been my destruction. This is a sad blow for yo u. I loved the ground you stepped on till you ma de much of him and little of me. God bless all the dear children and yourself. I could say a good deal more, but my heart is too full. I could not speak a word, but was a fool or a liar. This has been brewing in my mind for some time. I have had the grin loaded for some time to shoot myself. So adieu for ever." The unfortunate man had latterly given way , to drinking. Thissa occurrence has caused no little consternation in the town, where the unfortunatt.. man was well known and much respected.—Briste.' Mercury. COUNTRY MA.Ii!EETS. white CAMBRIDGE—JAN, 5. Rrm at_lrc to 2s m tir 585 ui p0 ( 736 stone. per; 2gr stone. Beans `2O to 32529 29a to Thorn was a limited supply of wheat, in fair condition. m Th o e vin w g he o a ff t tr a a t , l 6o e 77. 0 3 13 0 a Barley stone. for Oats malting, at 2 4 3 5 8 s t o t o 325 4 6 s 38s per qr. LEICESTER-JAN. 5. The supply of wheat to-day was very small, with a fair attendance ; prices were is higher. Whita wheat, 60s to 71s —red, 52s to 663 per 36 stone; a very moderate sale for barley, grinding, 30s to 36E ; malting, 37a to 46s per qr. ; oats, 26s to 30s per 24 stone. Beans—old, 56s to 60s; now 44s to 48s per 38 stone. NORWICH-JAR. 5. At this market to-day wheat was in fair supply, and last week's rates were supported. Barley fully as dear. White wheat. 62s to 63s I Red wheat 52s to 58s Malting barley....4ls to 45s I Chevalier barley 38s to 41 s Distilling d0......30 s i o 33s I Oats.. 26s to 30s Flour, 43s to 43s 6d per sack from the miller. YORK— J.L1 , 4 5. The trade was firm, and wheat was in good condition. A tolerable attendance of farmers and factors, and sales were effected at fully previous rates. Wheat, red 45s to 668 i Oats.... 248 to 26s White do .56s to 648 1 Beans 48s to 56s Barley .32 s t o 34 s 1 Peas ....--8 to —8 STAMFORD-JAN. 5. A tolerable supply of wheat at market to-day, for which an advance of is on last week's prices was obtained. Bar ley sold at quite as much money. Wheat ....468 to Ms I Oats.. 24s to 32a White do 60s to 64s I Beans 4Bs to 50s Barley .. ..36s to 43s I Ditto, old ........—s to •--s [ADVERTISEMENT.]—The following are some out of many thousand extraordinary cures without medicine effected by Du Barry's delicious Health Restoring Reva lenta Arabic,. Food : —Cure No. 41,617.—Winchester, December 3, 1847.—Gentlemen,—I am happy to be able to inform you that the person for whom your Revalenta was procured has derived very great benefit from its use; dis tressing symptoms of dropsy, dyspepsia, and constipation of long standing have been removed, and a feeling of re stored health induced. James Shorland, late surgeon, 96th. Regiment.—Cure No. 52,422.—Mr. James Roberts, timber merchant, Bridgehouse, Frimley, Surrey, 33 years' dis eased lungs, spitting of blood, liver derangement, deafness, singing in the ears, constipation, debility, shortness of breath and cough, hav e been removed by your Revalenta Arabica. Avoid Pills and Medicines : they invariably aggravate and perpetuate diseases ; their annoyance, disappointment, and expense may b e avo id e d b y using Du Barry ' s Food which, at a few pence per day, saves 5C times its cost in other remedies, removing effectually, w.thont purging, constipation, indigestion (dy s p e p s i a ) nervous, bil ious and liver complaints and all their consequences. Certificate No. 36,418. We find it the safest remedy. Andrew Tire, MD., F.R:S., Dr Harvey, Dr. Wurzer, Dr. Shorland, Dr. Campeli. Let invalids avoid the fearful dangers of spu rious and injeriou , imitations offered under a variety of I false preterces. Nevill's imitations are prohibited by the b*h Court of Chancery under a penalty of £5,000 against Al:fed IT. ;Ter Ntfrill and his agents ' • and the pretences that Nevill has a patent for Arabica Food and that Du Betsy's are connected with such patent are utterly false. No canister is genuine without the name Barry Du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, in full, entheseal and wrapper. Shopkeepers who attempt imposition in one article must exp:ct to be distrusted in all o.heis. Packed in tins 11b. 2s. 9d.; 21b. 4s. 6d. ; 51b. lls.; 121 b. 225.; 241 b. 40s. The 121 b. and 241 b. canisters are sera; carriage free on receipt of Post-office order by Barry Du Barry and Co., 77, Re.- gent-street, London; Fortnum Mason, and Co.;_ Abbic, 60, Gracechurch-street ; 4, Cheapside; 63 and 150, Ox.. bard-street ; 330 and 451, Strand; 49 and 60, Bishopsgate street ; Batty 16, Finsbury Pavement ; Phillips and C o . tea-dealers; Petty, Wood, and Co., King William-street, City ; at 127. High Holborn; and all grocers BIRTHS. ASATON.—On the 3d inst., at 31, Cavondish-square, Mrs. Ashton, of a daughter BRIANT.—On the 4th inst., at Poplar, the wife of William Henry Briant, Esq., of a son. CRESPIGNY.—On the 2d inst., at Wivenhoe Hall, Essex, the wife of Sir C. W. C. de Crespigny, Bart., of a daughter. MARRIAGES. BARFORD—STAINES.—On the 3d inst., at Weybridge, J. G. Barford, Esq., of Wokingham,. to Marian, the elder daughter of the late Samuel Staines, Esq., of Dorney House, Weybridge. CH ILDS — PIDNVELL.—On the 3d inst., at Madron parish church, Cornwall, Robert Walker Childs, Esq., of Elm House, Finchley, and 25, Coleman-street, London, to Marianne, eldest daughter of the late Samuel Pidwell, Esq., of Morrab House, Penzance. DEATHS. BARCLAY.—On the 4th inst., at Dulwich, James Lindsay. Barclay, Esq., of Dulwich-common, and Farriugdon- B A S ntceoetw.-- , 3ge O d n s2 the Ist inst., at N o tti ng h am, Mr. William Barlow, of the late firm of Mason, Barlow, and Butt, Wood-street, Cheapside. BYE.--On the 3d inst., at Cheltenham, John Bye, Esq., formerly of London, aged 78. MINOAY.—On the 3d inst., at 13, Albert-terrace, Rich mond-road, Bayswater, John Mingay, Esq., late of the India-house, aged 82. NICHOL.—On the Ist inst., at Kennington, Wm. 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