The Sun. — London, England, 1861-11-14 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL EXPENDI7URE. BARNSLEY, WEDNESDAY MORNING. The annual meeting of the Mechanics' Institution was held last night. The attendance was very large, and the extensive hall was crowded in every part. The chair was taken by Mr. Edward Aldam Lea thern, one of the members for Huddersfield. After the tables had been removed, The CHAIRMAN, in opening the business of the meeting, said,—Ladies and gentlemen, I think it was one of Sterne's observations that, when a man had once resolved upon his subject, the text, " Cappa docia, in Pontus, and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia," was as good as any in the Bible. (Laughter.) We see the truth of this every day in our lives. People are constantly having " Cappadocia, Pontus, and Asia," for a text, and then, in pulpits and out of them, preaching sermons upon every possible sub ject under the sun. Nor do I think that this is a practice altogether to be condemned, especially when there is but a small choice of texts, or when the text chosen happens to have been pretty thoroughly preached from already. Now, when these insti tutes were first founded, those who advocated their establishment had excellent texts to preach from, and very good sermons.they preached. They had a great deal to say about the advantages of popular education, and so long as anybody doubted those advantages they got on well enough, because there is nothing like a little opposition for a good cause. It is said that even steamboats make the best way against a light head-wind—the draught gets the steam up ; but when they had talked down all op position, the speakers upon these occasions began to find that they might become as eloquent as they pleased upon the advantages of popular education, yet somehow or other the audience forgot to cheer, or, if they did cheer, it was evidently in the kind ness of their hearts, lest the speakers should feel uncomfortable, or should hear them yawn. (Loud cheers.) The speakers then began to see whether they could not get something more out of " Cappadocia, Pontus, and Asia," than appeared on the surface, and whether they could not use these anniversaries for something else than the mere reiteration of sentiments such as "Knowledge is power," which I now see before me —very excellent sentiments in their way, but which by constant repetition have become almost as flat as—what shall I say ?—as charity sermons, or the performance of street organs. (Laughter.) We all know that " Pop goes the weasel" is a very animated tune when we hear it for the first time, but when it reaches the one-hundredth performance we begin to wonder in what the charm consists; and when a reverend native gentlemen is labo riously going over his twentieth sermon in aid of the evangelisation of the Cannibal Islands, why, some of us—l know I do, although it may be wrong —begin to wish that his fellow-countrymen had eaten him, for the sake of mere change, (Laugh ter.) But suppose that this evening we leave for a few minutes the consideration of the advantages of popular education, and turn to the topics which, closely allied to popular education, lie on every side around the educated man, and which, there fore, I think, ought to be interesting to every in telligent member of this institute. (Hear, hear.) Now you will say I am going to talk party politics. I only wish I could ; I only wish that most odious, but at the same time indispensable regulation, did not exist which excludes from our discussion almost every question on which a human being can take a fervent interest; but so long as the rule is there we have but one choice before us, and that is to obey it. When we consider how greedy a thing party is, how apt it is to avail itself of every ques tion upon which it can fasten and thrive, we shall see how limited must be the class of questions still open to our consideration. (Hear, hear.) How ever, some there are which have hitherto happily escaped being surveyed and appropriated by party, but which probably do not yield in importance to many of those over which it has fought its sternest fights. Take, for example, the question of the na tional expenditure. (Hear.) You may say to me, " What connexion has that question with the object of the present meeting ?" I suppose that in the first place I ought to show that it is not a question of party polities. If anybody wants to know that, he has only to go to the House of Commons and mark the unani mity with which men of almost every shade of poli tical opinion troop into the lobby in order to record their votes for the bigger sum, if any unsophisti cated person shall have been foolish enough to doubt the wisdom of a particular item in the expen diture and propose a smaller one. (Cheers.) And if he wants further confirmation he shall find it in the composition of the ridiculous minorities upon those occasions; he will find they are composed of per sons taken from every part of the house. The great function of Parliament is, as we all know, to tax the people through their representatives ; and, to judge from the cheerful alacrity with which that function is exercised, one would suppose that the harder we exercised it the better every ene would be pleased. (Hear, and laughter.) But suppose that one tithe of the intelligence and ability which people bestow upon the accumulation of the where withal to pay taxes was devoted to the considera tion of the question of how far those taxes are just and necessary. (Hear, hear.) I can conceive that in that case this grand function of which I have spoken would be performed with much less levity than it sometimes is, and with far greater regard to the pockets of those whose interests, by a plea sant fiction, we are supposed to go to Westminster to represent. (Loud cheers.) See how vast this question of the national expenditure is becoming. The Chancellor of the Exchequer told us last spring that the public expenditure had risen above the figures at which it stood seven years ago by no less a sum than 20 millions sterling. It is very difficult to conceive what is meant by 20 millions sterling, but perhaps you may form some estimate of what must be the effect of such an additional burden upon the resources of the country from the fact that 20 millions sterling is supposed to be the sum which the nation lost owing to the bad corn crop of last year. (dear, hear.) That, as you will remember, was a season of unprecedented inclemency, and had it been followed by another equally unpropitious it is almost impossible to realise the disasters that would have ensued. (Hear.) Money would have risen to a fabulous price, trade would have been crippled, multitudes would have been thrown out of employment, and only sedition and crime would have grown strong (cheers); and it is a consideration the importance of which can scarcely be exagge rated that the same figures should denote the in crease in the expenditure of the country during seven short y ears, an d t h e w h o l e f a ll f rom prosper i ty to comparative scarcity—the whole loss which the the nation sustained by a season more inclement and more untoward and disastrous than any which the present generation can remember. (Cheers.) Yon may be inclined to ask me what connexion these facts have with the object of the present meet ing. Well, we are met, w ar e e ll w be e in n g ot o t f o thepromote peoplethe p m or al and intellectual (Hear, hear.) Now, it has been found that the moral and intellectual condition of the people bears a direct ratio to their physical c om f ort. Dr. John ban used to say that every man was a villain when b e was sick, and although I will not go so far as to say that every man is a villain when he is pool , w ill say that the principle of evil within him has great odds in its favour when a man is ill-fed, ill. I clothed, ill-housed, and overworked. (Loud applause.) Now, by increasing the expenditure of the country more rapidly than the resources of the country' in creased—and this has been abundantly proved to be the case in our own country—w an effect increase do you produce upon the working m . Yo expenditure and diminish capital, and, the popula tion remaining the same, the effect of the diminution of capital is to lower wages. As far as the working man is concerned, you are burning the candle at both ends; you are not only compelling him to give a larger amount to the support of the Government, but you are decreasing the wages from which he has to give it. (Hear, hear.) You are, therefore, decreasing his physical comfort; and, bearing in mind th at hi s mora l an d re li g i ous con di t i on d eper lds, to a certain 'extent, upon his physical comfoiTti I think we shall see that as long as this process goes on we a re rendering the working man less moral, less intelligent, less' inclined to cultivate ;his otherwise would be, and therefore less willing and able to avail him self of those benefits which institutions like this place within his reach. (Cheers.) There is another question suggested by that which I have just glanced at, which may become, at any moment, one of gigantic importance, because it may any moment cease to be an abstract one. That is the question of peace and war ; and I don't hesitate to say that if this country should be involved in war with a great neighbouring nation, not only all that we have done, all that you have done here, but all that has been done by every similar institution through out the country will be undone. (Applause.) The country itself will be arrested in its path of im provement and civilisation, and the mind of the people will, in all probability, be thrust back from all the ground which, during so many years, with so much labour and so much patience, we have all been struggling to win. (Cheers.) Now, what is the advantage—the great, the incalculable advan tage which is to outweigh calamities such as these ? Why, the chance—for it is but a chance—that you may prevent the Emperor of the French from ac quiring—by negotiation, mind you, not by force— an island in the Mediterranean Sea, or a petty pro vince upon the Rhine. And it is for this we are to go to war; and I suppose it is in anticipation of this that eminent personages, high in the confidence of their Sovereign, make big speeches at little ports. (Hear, hear.) Were it not that from causes less grave than this some of the direst calamities that have befallen our race have sprung, it would seem puerile, almost idiotic, to imagine the case which I have just put; but all experience proves, however, not only that such a case is very possible, but that, unless the nation which is about to be victimised is forewarned in time, it is very probable. From such a probability, so long as his reason is undisturbed by passion, man shrinks as from the contemplation of some great crime; and great criminals will they be who, knowing all these things—knowing what must be the cost of war—knowing that the empire the supposed aggrandisement of which they profess to combat rests upon no stable foundation, but pro bably upon the life of a single individual—shall persist in involving this nation in calamities and difficulties from which no man living can extricate it, and the issue from which no man living can foresee. (Applause.) Now, my reasons for referring to this subject are these :—The first is, because I feel that an attempt is being made to prepare the public mind for a policy which must eventuate in war ; and the second is because the time is happily gone by when it rested with a knot of statesmen exclusively to dictate the foreign policy of the coun try. (Hear, hear.) Fifty years ago it would have made little difference what might have been the opinion, for example, of the present audience upon questions of foreign policy, but, thanks to the estab lishment of these institutions, to the teaching of innumerable schools—perhaps more than all to the institution of the cheap press—the time has passed away when a Parliament, a Cabinet, or a solitary Minister, could exclusively control the foreign policy of the country. (Loud cheers.) And thus, while speaking as I do in the presence of persons who, whether they possess direct political power or not, must, in proportion to their intelligence, influence the opinion of all the rest, and speaking as I do on an occasion upon which we are met to commemorate the progress of that intelligence, I make no apology for adverting to an event, the recurrence of which may efface every triumph which not only this, but every kindred institution has achieved. (Pro longed applause.) Nor is it possible to estimate what may be the consequences of even a temporary debasement of the class upon whose moral and in tellectual wellbeing, perhaps more than upon that of any other, the safety and glory of the empire depend. I think it was Mr. Bright who once elo quently said that it was not in the palace, that it was not in the feudal keep, that it was not in the ancestral hall, but in the cottage in every age and every country that the nation had dwelt. And I might go further, and say that, whatever may be the qualities of those who dwell in palaces and ancestral halls, it is the gladness of the cottage which in every age and country constitute the true glory of the commonwealth. (Loud. cheers.) No doubt the splendour of a nobility, the magnificence of the great, wise statesmen, skilful artists, great poets, may confer a certain lust, o upon the race whose sons they are and from whom they sprung ; but unless the national greatness be based upon something more than this—unless, at the same time, the heart of the people be sound and in its right place—unless the mind of the people be exalted and refined—unless the condition of the people be one of independence, comfort, and self respect, and unless the love of God and their fellow-men be shed abroad in their hearts, you may have wise statesmen in your Cabinet, a noble monarch upon your throne, pomp in your courts, and luxury in your capitals; your fleets may tra verse every sea, your soldiers may triumph upon every shore, but there is a worm at the root of your civilisation, and the days of your prosperity are numbered. (Protracted applause.) These are con siderations which we cannot affect or afford to neglect in forming our estimate of the greatness and permanence of States. (Hear.) But, most of all, we should bear them in mind when, as now, there are indications of the approach of one of those great periodical tempests which involve the whole civilised world, and in wLich nations perish or grow strong. (Applause.) It would be a nice investiga tion to ascertain how it is that revolutions never occur alone, and how it is that at points the most distant, and among peoples the most dissimilar, a simultaneous movement takes place, resulting in some instances in the modification and development of political institutions, and in others in the down fall of dynasties and the disruption of empires. These periods of change are almost universally pre ceded by periods of restlessness and uneasiness among the population corresponding to the area over which the storm is about to rage. At this moment these symptoms are making themselves felt everywhere. In America the storm has burst already. We know what has been passing in Italy. We turn to Hungary and to Poland, even to Turkey and Russia, and we see a modification of the same symp toms. Does any one suppose that a country which is the very centre of free opinion, at a moment when the whole civilised world is beginning to tremble with the pulsations of a new and sudden life, can remain sleeping in indolence an I altogether insen sible to the universal vibration? (Hear.) If any one thinks so he is probably misled by what is called the apathy which upon the question of pelitics appears at the present moment to have fallen upon the people; but what if this quiesence, in it self so unnatural, should be but the lull which pre cedes the storm ? It certainly has been so on pre vious occasions, and all experience proves that it may be so ; and, if there is any truth in this anti cipation, we are about to enter-1 do not say this year, or the next year, but within a few years — into one of those great periodical times of change, and we shall enter them under very different con ditions from those under which we have passed through them formerly. It is a very happy thing that there are much less than there used to be of matters which can either constitute or be construed into grievances. There is far more knowledge among the people now than there was either in 1832 or 1846 , when they last tried conclusions with the party of resi s t ance , an d, w hile in that knowledge there is vast power, at the same time there is infi nite safety. This has not always been the case in times that are past. There have been circumstances which, from ti me factio n might o have led patrtiots to fear lest the aria of replacestriked to aand and restore, s hiver d a where n i t was impotent ; there have been moments when the leaders of an agitation themselves have stood aghast at the work of their own hands. More than once the dig nity and safety of the empire have seemed. to tremble in the balance ; and if there is any man i n this company who from the recurrence of that in evitable agitation—for it is only a question of time —fears peril to the State, let him apply himself to thoughts, rem oving that igno rance in which is dan g er, and to let light upon which poets, skilful artists, or great whose hearts is safety, and from themasses f a r m ore than from gr ea t of the people , fro m ts .) If be f e yen statesmen , proceed in cr ises such as these the irre sistible current o lour endeavour , a n proportionate success, t he storm may burst upon us if our . efforts (Cheers be crowned this with THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 14, 'lB6l. —it may shako to the foundations many things which we admire, but which we cannot venerate; but 1 feel convinced it will pass away, leaving neither desolation nor mourning be - hind it, but bracing all things that were great and noble in the character of our people, and adding new life to the State, new lustre to the Crown, and glorious con tunics to the history of England. (The hon. gen tleman resumed his seat amid loud and protracted cheering.) The remainder of the evening was devoted to a concert, which was very successful. THE NEW EDUCATIONAL CODE. On Tuesday, the aminel meeting of the Worces tershire Union of the Educational Institutes was held at Great Malvern. There was a morning meet. ing for the transaction of business, a public dinner, and an evening meeting. At the evening meeting the chair was taken by the Rev. G. Fisk, vicar of Malvern, and on the platform were Lord Lyttelton, the Right Hon. Sir J. Pakington, M.P., Hon. and Rev. W. H. Lyttel ton, Hon. and Rev. S. Best, Mr. E. Holland, M,P., Sir E. A. H. Lechmere, Sir H. Lambert, Mr. L. Baker, and others. Lady Emily Foley and other ladies were present. After an address from the PRESIDENT, Lord LYTTELTON moved the first resolution, as follows :—"That mechanics' institutes are worthy of every support, as aiding the cause of education, and that their combination in local and central unions greatly increases their efficiency." It had been computed that about 800 speeches were made per annum in mechanics'institutes ; he thought this was a low estimate, for he believed there were as many as 800 institutes in the country, and he thought it a low estimate to give three or four speeches to each. (Hear, hear.) After some allusions to the report of the committee, the noble lord made a re mark or two on the new code—a subject which he said had become so common a one for discussion that it had begun to be spoken of almost as a part of the alphabet, " R. C." standing now, not for "Roman Catholic," but a very different thing, " Revised Code." Any one who knew how this revised code was likely to affect the interests of almost all the schools in the country would not be surprised at the interest which prevailed in regard to that subject. A person who had gradually learnt to swim was not considered in much danger when in the water; but if a person who was floating upon two enormous blad ders had one or both of them suddenly removed from under him, they would not be surprised at what should become of him next. (Hear, hear.) That was just the position in which they had been placed by the revised code. If the Government had years ago called on the country to do something in the way of education, no doubt a good deal would have been done in answer to that call ; but the Government not having done that, but having given large pecu niary support to elementary education, considerable alarm was naturally felt at the withdrawal of that support. There was one particular point in this new code which bore most directly on the interests of mechanics' institutes, he meant that provision of which the immediate effect would be to withdraw children from the elementary schools at an earlier age than they now were. This regulation had ex cited the greatest perplexity and surprise, and had created a wider gulf than before between the period when the children left the elementary school and the period when they joined the mechanics' institute, and it added one more difficulty in the way of keep ing children at school as long as they ought to be. The Hon. and Rev. S. BEST seconded the reso lution. Mr. E. HOLLAND, M.P., moved the next resolu tion :—" The meeting has heard with great satisfac tion the report of the Worcestershire Union of Educational Institutes, and that the union is worthy of continued encouragement and sup port." Mr. Holland spoke of the value of night schools, as illustrated in his own parish of Dumbleton. Mr. LLOYD BAKER, in seconding the resolution, apologised for not having taken any active part in mechanics' institutions, and said that although he had been so taken up with his one idea of reforma tory work, yet he felt a very strong wish for the prosperity of education institutes generally. Sir J. PAKINGTON moved the next resolution : " That the benefits of mechanics' institutes would be greatly enhanced by the association with them of night schools and evening classes." In speaking to this resolution the right hon. baronet noticed the fact that there had been a decline of evening classes in connexion with the institutes associated in this union. He quoted from the organising master's report the following passage :—" The organising master cannot allow this report to close without expressing his conviction that, with the exception of Dudley and Hanley Castle, not one institution visited is fully alive to the importance of evening classes." What he wanted to point out in reference to this passage was the fact that, in the whole range of the county of Worcester, if they desired to point out two spots directly opposed to each other in re spect to population and occupation, those would be Dudley and Hanley Castle, the former being a densely populated Own, and the latter a thinly populated rural village. He thought this report showed that the town and rural population were equally open to derive benefit from these evening classes. After remarking on some other features in the report, Sir John said it afforded him unusual pleasure in being able to address that meeting in terms of congratulation, because he was sorry to say that the meetings which had taken place dur ing the present autumn in connexion with the great question of education had not generally been marked by anything like the language of congra tulation—(hear, hear)—but, on the contrary, they assumed a desponding tone, and that was owing to the It. C., which had already been alluded to, and which for the benefit of the uninitiated he would call the Revised Code. It arose from a feeling of apprehension in the public mind that the dir R. C." would not be so favourable to the spread of educ ition as the " o.C."—he meant the old code. This was a subject of the most pressing importance. He had said on otherpublic occasions, and he would repeat it now, that he desired to avoid committing himself to any general opinion on the revised code until he had heard, and for himself, he might say, until he had taken part in those discussions in Par liament, to which, at an early period, it must inevi tably lead. (Hear.) He should be guilty of a breach of public duty if he were now, before he had heard the explanations of the Minister—if he were so far to commit himself by expressing any opinion at those meetings which might preclude him from ex ercising an impartial judgment, when as a member of Parliament he should be called upon to express his opinions in his place. (Applause.) But he did not think that honourable adherence to that prin ciple precluded him from saying that so far as he was able, without hearing the statement of the Mi nister, and without applying his own judgment to what he saw in the House of Commons if he thought proper—he had no hesitation in saying that he shared largely in that adverse feeling and that feel ing of alarm which he felt to be general among the friends of education in this country. (Hear.) When he heard a speech or read in a newspaper statements made by candid speakers that they entirely ap proved the principle of the revised code, they were always accompanied with a reservation. "I approve the principle," they would say, "but condemn the details." Why, this was altogether a question of details. It entirely turned on detail. There was not a principle at issue. Let them test that by that part of the new code which excited their disappro bation more than another—he meant the proposal that hereafter assistance should be rendered to schools according to results—the principle of pay ment by results, as it was called—assistance being given to the merits of the schools as tested by exa mination. At first sight there appeared nothing ob• j p e u c b t io li /l c a f b u l n e d i s n g t v i s e n principle; ep i r t o m a p o p t i e o a n r eod of a right that specific a object should be given according to the success in attaining that object. 'this was theoretically good, and therefore th e question principle became one of detail. How did they apply th e i r vi b n And b l ere e reserved the right of priVate judgment . But i f they looked to the mode by which th a t pri nc i p l e was to be applied it was to be applied in a manner which h a d, o= 4 o l w3,iyert . al alarm, And for two reasons —first, it was alleged that it would create a degree 1 of uncertainty such as to make it alir °it impossible for any one to undertake the conduct of a school; and it would also prevent inferior and district schools from coming under its operation. The second objection was that the scale of allowances was such that the amounts now given would be greatly re duced, and he (Sir John) had the authority of Sir James Kaye Shuttleworth (who had published a pamphlet, in the shape of a letter to Earl Granville, on the subject) for saying that the average reduc tion in amount of assistance rendered to the schools of England would not be less than two-fifths of that which they had hitherto received. (Hear). He could not give a higher authority than this, for no man had so good a right to criticise the operation of this change as Sir James Kaye Shuttleworth. (Hear.) Then there was another question, which undoubtedly would have to be explained in the House of Commons. He (Sir John) had himself heard the Minister of Education explain in his place in Parliament what the effect of this revised code was to be, and he had heard him say that it would be merely a change in the mode of assistance. Per haps he might be going too far if he were to say that this statement, coming from the lips of a Minis ter speaking in his official position—perhaps he should be going too far if he said it came on his part as a pledge; but he (Sir John) did not go too far— and he thought any person of common understand ing would confirm his impression when he said he did not go too far—in saying that England had no right to expect after this explanation that, instead of the change being merely a change in the mode of as sistance, practically it would be a reduction of two fifths of the amount of assistance hitherto afforded to the schools. If he were to go into any extended obser vations on these propositionshe should far exceed the limits which it would be fair for him to confine himself to on the present occasion ; but one of the proposed changes bore on the resolution in his hand ; he al luded to the extraordinary proposal—extraordinary in the absende of explanation—that no assistance would be given for any boy after he was 11 years old. They would really suppose from this that the great practical difficulty in educating the people had been to prevent boys staying too long at school, instead of the reverse. He knew the friends of education would feel that it would be the pressing duty of Parliament when it met to ask what this change really meant—whether it was meant as a bona fide improvement, or as an economical contri vance ; whether it was an attempt to make educa tion more efficient, or whether the object was to enable the'Chancellor of the Exchequer to go to Parliament and say he only wanted so much less money than before for educational purposes. (Hear, and cheers.) Was it a confession that the Privy Council system had broken down, that it was too costly and too centralised, and that it could not carry out the great work it had commenced ? Those were questions which would have to be considered by Parliament, and which justified him (Sir John) in saying that the present moment was avery anxi ous one for the friends of education. (Hear.) They must remember that their work was not half done ; they had 7,090 assisted schools, but 16,000 unas sisted, and they had it stated that those unassisted schools were of so inferior a character that they hardly deserved to be considered as part of the edu cational institutions of the country. He hoped, and he believed, that this eountry would not submit to or tolerate any retrograde action on this great sub ject. (Hear.) He believed that to be the univer sal feeling of the country ; but he also believed he was speaking the sense of the nation when he said that he wanted no extravagant expenditure, nor did he desire to relieve altogether individuals from the duties which devolved upon them in this respect; and, at all events, he did want that they should have some system of education kept on foot which should reach every corner of the coun try and benefit every class of the people. (Hear, hear.) That was no more than they had a right to expect should be done, and he could not believe that public feeling would submit to the arrest of that progress which had taken place in the education of the people. He would not touch on the question whether the means that had been adopted to the end were the best that could be devised ; but, no doubt, they had made great progress, and public opinion would not tolerate that that progress should be arrested. There was a time, which most of them mast remember, when some people were afraid of education. He had no doubt that they might find at this moment here and there an elderly lady—ho begged pardon, gentleman—(a laugh)—who was afraid of it, and who exclaimed, " Where is this education nonsense to end P Every little girl now expects to be a lady, and every boy to be a gentle man, and we can get no servants." (A laugh.) But if any of these elderly gentlemen were present, he would ask the question of them whether they really thought that it was a part of the design of a bene ficient Creator that one-half of the people of the country should be kept in ignorance and in dark ness in order that the other half might have good servants. (Hear.) Then he would also ask such persons this question—lf they were in want of a servant and had two applicants for the situation, the one ignorant and uninstructed, and the other well-bred and proportionately intelligent, which would they take. (Hear, hear.) He thought the answer would settle the question, but he was happy to say that day was gone by when any such ques tion could be raised. The only question now left was, which was the best mode of accomplishing the object which the country had unanimously in view? That problem had still to be decided. Let them all hope that it would be decided with wisdom and calmnesss, and that there might be no more com plaint that the rich districts had assistance while the poor districts were unable to obtain it. Alluding to the fact that juvenile population were removed early from school, in order that they might betake themselves to profitable in dustry, the right hon. baronet said they had in this fact an unanswerable argument in favour :of these mechanics' institutes. It was their duty to do all they could to promote the suc cess of those institutes, which offered the best sustitute for continuous education, and the best se curity that in afterlife their working population would not find that the early training they had received had became useless and forgotten. (Cheers.) The Rev. W. WALTERS seconded the resolution. Other resolutions were moved and seconded by Sir E. Lechmere, the Hon. and Rev. W. Lyttel ton, the Rev. Canon Melville, and other speakers, and the proceedings closed after 10 o'clock. A HUNTER, AND HO TV TO CHOOSE In looking for an average hunter, you will have to disregard many points which were of vital im portance in your hack, but will be of only secon dary consideration here. Amongst these may be enumerated elegance of shape and gaudy action. A head need not be particularly small, so that it be put on in the right form, and the countenance in telligent and indicative of good temper. A good goer is always acceptable, and in a hunter is desir able, as you must have many a weary mile of road work after the business of the day is done ; but the action is of a different kind, nearer the ground, less nervous, and more for use than show. It is perfectly true that a hunter must be, for his special purpose, quite as well shaped as a hack ; but he need not be so adapted to catch the general eye. His shoulders must be unexceptionable, his quarters muscular and lengthy; his back should, therefore, be short for his size, and his girth deep. If depth and thickness go together, so much the better; but depth alone will carry weight, when aided by other circumstances. Short legs are the natural result of such formation. The hocks should be large and flat, with as little fleshy excrescence upon them as possible. "No foot, no horse," is an old saying. Manners in a hunter is the sine qua non ; you ride him in a crowd ; you must stop him at his fences and in gateways ; you must pull him up in the height of excitement ; you must hold him when you come to grief; and must walk over one place, and gallop at another ; you must blow your nose; wait for your friends; cut down your enemies; catch gates on the swing ; turn a hound; and avoid turning them over when an unexpected check finds you right in their wake. A soupgou of warmth in a hack is the pleasantest thing alive • you feel that you are up to the mark. Such a qualification in a hunter negatives all his good qualities, and only makes him the more disagreeable. A hunter is essentially different from a hack ; and you may, in a few words, substitute length for roundness, power for elegance, and steady business for show.—From Hacks and Bunters in "Baily's Magazine of Sports and ,pastimes," for November. THE GREAT ROBBERY OF SILL' Yesterday James Hunter, late proprietor of the Red Deer public-house in Cambridge-heath-road, Bethnal-green, surrendered on bail at the Thames Police-court, to answer a charge of being concerned, with many others, in stealing 10 bales of silk, the property of the St, Katharine Dock Company, in March last. Mr. Humphreys, jun., of the firm of Humphreys, Son, and Morgan, Newgate-street, solicitors, con ducted the prosecution ; Mr. Leech, solicitor, of Derby, defended the accused. The examination of additional witnesses was pro• ceeded with for several hours. No clue has yet been obtained to the actual perpetrators of one of the most daring robberies committed in the annals of crime. At the various investigations which took place at this court, in April and May last, it was not stated whether the silk was stolen from the barge Dorville on its way from the West India Dock to the St. Katharine Dock, in the last named dock, or in its transit from the St. Katha rine Dock to the company's warehouses in New street, Bishopsgate. Thr - it - 'esterday stated that on le witnesses examined y___ y the opening of the hatches of the barge Dorville, in the St. Katharine Dock, on the 14th of March, there was a vacancy in the cargo in the shape of the letter T, and ten bales of silk were missing. Instead of 411 bales, the quantity delivered into the barge in the West India Dock, there were only 401 bales. It was elicited by Mr. Leecb, in cross-examina tion, that the Crown locks and other fastenings were on the barge Dorville on its arrival in the St. Katharine Dock, and they did not appear to have been tampered with. The evidence of the witness Barker, the brother in-law, now under sentence of 18 months' impri sonment for being concerned in the robbery, was read over, and he was again examined. The object of Mr. Humphreys was to show that Hunter was in Derby at the time Debock was there negotiating for the sale of the stolen silk to John Newton, the silk throwster. Barker persisted in his denial that he had seen Hunter in Derby on the occasion alluded to. He went down to Derby by the night train on the 18th of March, at the solicitation of Debock, merely to have a ride. He was in company with Debock when that person was apprehended by the Derby police with three £lOO notes in his possession. The notes were a portion of the money paid by Newton for the silk. Mr. Mumford, the Superintendent of the St. Katharine Dock Police, said that on Wednesday the 6th instant, the day Hunter surrendered, the pri soner said to him, in the clerk's office of the Thames Police Court, " I was a fool or a stupid —(the exact words he could not remember)—to go down to Derby. Barker saw me there, and came up and shook hands with me, and said I knew his father." William Crane, a porter in the employ of Messrs. Drakeford and Co., silk merchants, Old Broad street, London, said he knew a person named Agg, who was for many years in the service of Messrs. Drakeford. Agg left their service three years ago. He knew Hunter by sight, nothing more. He did not know of any business transactions between Agg and Hunter. The witness then said he had been tried at the Central Criminal Court for being con cerned in the robbery of the silk, and acquitted. Mr. Humphreys—Did you give to Mr. Hudson, your attorney, a— Mr. Leech—l object to that question. Mr. Humphreys—Well, if I am to be pat down by popular clamour, I may as well sit down. Mr. Leech—Any communications between an attorney and his client is confidential, and cannot be put in evidence. Mr. Woolrych reminded Mr. Leech that he had not allowed Mr. Humphreys to finish his question. Mr. Humphreys said that Mr. Hudson, an attor ney, who defended Crane on the many investiga tions that took place in April and May, had sent to him the statement which Crane made to him. He proposed to put in the statement, and to ask the witness whether his signature to it was not in his handwriting. The statement had been furnished to him for a particular purpose, and the confidence between the attorney and client had ceased. Mr. Leech argued in a forcible manner that the statement was a confidential communication by a client to his attorney, and was not admissible in evidence. Mr. Woolrych allowed the objection taken by Mr. Leech. He certainly would not receive as evidence what took place between an attorney and his client. Crane was then examined at great length by Mr. Humphreys, who repeatedly cautioned him, which as frequently brought forth an observation from Mr. Leech that his friend was cross-examininglais own witness. Mr. Humphreys justified the course he was taking on the ground that Crane was an adverse witness. Crane gave the answer to the questions put to him hesitatingly and indistinctly. He said—l did not know Agg and Hunter as partners. I never said they were partners. Agg never stated to me that he was in partnership with Hunter. I have never said that Agg told me so. I have no recollection at all about it. I saw Hunter twelve months ago. That was the only time. Mr. Humphreys—On your solemn oath, sir, have you not seen them together frequently ? Crane—lt must have been twelve months ago. I have seen Agg and Hunter together once ; that is twelve months ago. I cannot say that I recollect seeing them together on the 17th of March. Agg and Debock called upon me on that day. It was a Sunday. I have no recollection of seeing Hunter there in a chaise. I did not see Hunter, Debock, and Agg leave my house together. Agg went first and closed the door after him. I know John New ton, of Derby, who was tried at the Central Crimi nal Court for receiving the stolen silk, and acquitted. He has had legitimate transactions with Messrs. Drakeford's house before that event. I went to Barker's house, No. 2, Hope-street, Bethnal green, on the 18th of March, with ten wrappers, some string and a needle. It was in consequence of the interview with Agg that I went to Barker's house on the Monday. I saw Debock there. Mrs. Barker came in afterwards. I packed ten bales of silk alone, without assistance. 1 did not open the bales. I supposed they contained silk. They were ready for packing. I marked each bale A in a diamond, and marked them one to ten, and other figures besides. Some cotton wrappers were here produced, and the witness identified them as being those in which he packed the bales of silk. He wrote out a deli very order, which he gave to one of Pickford's car men with certain instructions. He saw the 10 bales of silk put into one of Pickford's vans, which was in charge of a carman named Tooth. Debock was present. He only made out one paper—that was the delivery note. Debock gave him a shilling for the carman. In cross-examination by Mr. Leech the witness said he did not believe Hunter had any connection with the transaction relating to the 10 bales of silk. He did not see Hunter engaged in the affair from first to last. I will take my oath of it. I was de fended at the expense of Messrs. Drakeford an 3 Co. I have been in their service 18 years. lam in their service now. The firm re-engaged me the day after 1 was honestly acquitted at the Old Bailey. Agg is a nephew of Mrs. Drakeford. I don't know where he is at present. Henry Jackson, a detective on the Eastern Coun ties Railway, stated that he saw Hunter and De bock at the bar of a publie-house in Bishopsgate street about the middle of March. Mr. Humphreys—That is as far as I can go to day, and I ask for another remand. Mr. Leech—l have no objection to a remand. I hope you will take the same bail as before, Sir ? Mr. Woolrych—Certainly I will. Mr. Humphreys—l feel bound to oppose the pri soner being bailed. Mr. Leech—He has surrendered, and here are the same gentlemen ready to bail him to any reasonable amount. Mr. Woolrych-4 at present advised, I shall accept of bail, the prisoner in £5OO, and two sure ties of £250 each. Mr. Humphreys—Then I will call another wit ness, and when you have heard him I think your views on the subject of bail will be materially altered. Mr. George Hilton, the Superintendent of the Borough of Derby Police, was sworn. Mr. Humphreys—l am bound to tell you. sir, that the evidence of this witness will occupy two hours. Mr. Woolrych—Then I must stop the case. Bail was immediately tendered and accepted for the prisoner's appearance on Thursday next. A private letter from Belleville, in the Beau jolais, of the 7th inst., states that the wine-growers in that district, to the number of 150, are to meet this week to make arrangements for sending samples of their produce to the London Exhibition next year. They have deputed the managers and agents of the English wine company esta blished in the Beaujolais to represent them on the occasion. riADVERTISEMENT.]-llolloway's Ointment and Pills. — Diseases of Early Lite.—Though the bills of mortality are slightly below the average, the mortality from scarlet fever is 'greater than it should be; this may be remedield by rubbing Holloway's Ointment upon the cervical gand. It & It penetrates to them, subdues inflammatory action ' cleanses them, removes all obstructions to a free circulation throug esh them and effectually prev ents the f o rmation of matter and ulcers, Holloway's Pills should bmul • taneously taken to check the fev er, cool the stem, remedies, tem, and keep out the bright scarlet eru p tion. Holloway's when properly used, soon dis p erse all enlarged a p nd pat any sinful gland., clean the furred ton g ue, and effectually reven foetid or dilagreeable discharge from the throat, nwie, or POLICE INTELLIGENCE, Nov. 13. I TILE GAOL DELIVERY UNDER THE NEW BANKRUPICY ACT. GUILDHALL.—John Josslyn, a needle manu facturer, of 10, Huggin-lane, recently in the em ploy of Mr. Walker, needle manufacturer, Gresham street, w as charged before Alderman Lawrence with embezzling the moneys of his master. Mr. Robinson, instructed by Messrs. Ashley and Tee, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Sleigh, instructed by Mr; Clarke, conducted the defence. Mr. Walker said- -Defendant was my managing clerk, at 47, G:esharo-street, and has been in my service about three years and. a half. I have also a manufactory at Alcester. Defendant's duty was to rec eive moneys on my ae.-ount and pay them into my bankers, Messrs. Pugett acid Bainbridge. The draft produced for £2 3s. fl'oin Mrs. Halford, of Warwick, dated Sept. 1 9 , 186 k.'y i s endorsed in the defendant's handwriting, but witilout my authority. It is not entered in the book Which shows all moneys received. In the general cash-book the de fendant debits himself with the amount received, and credits himself with all moneys paid iato the bank to my account, but there is no entry of the draft for £2 3s. from Mrs. Halford, neither is credit given in Mrs. Halford's account for it. Cross-examined—l have been living at Aleester, and have not examined all the books till lately. I paid defendant 403. per week, and a bonus at stock taking, according to the business done. I discharged him in July last in consequence of the irregularity of his accounts. J. Webb said—l am a traveller in Mr. Walker's employ. On Oct. 3, 1860, I received 13s. 10d. from Mrs. Halford, and handed it, with other sums, to defendant at the end of the same month. I had pre viously advised him from whom I received it. Mr. Walker recalled, said—The defendant has cast up the debit side' of Mrs. Halford's account as £4 4s. 2d., but it should have been £7 ls. Cross examined—There is no foundation for his claim to a partnership. Overtures were made at one time with reference to his purchasing an interest in the business) but he was unable to arrange the terms, and the matter dropped. Miss Pfeil said—l keep a fancy repository at Lincoln. In December, 1860, I forwarded to Mr. Walker two halves of a L 5 bank note, and I received on the 10th of December, 1860, an acknowledgment purporting to be signed by defendant for them. Mr. Emmens said—l keep a fancy repository at Abingdon. In the month of April last I sent up to Mr. Walker the two halves of a £5 note, and on the 10th and 16th of April I received two letters, signed with the defendant's name, acknowledging the re ceipt of them. Mr. Walker recalled—The letters acknowledging the receipt of the halves of the two £5 notes from Miss Pfeil and Mr. Emmens are in the defendant's handwriting. There is no entry of that £5 being credited to Mr. Emmens on the 16th of April in the book for accounts received ; but there is an entry of £5 on that day in Miss Pfeil's account. There is not, however, any entry in Miss Pfeil's account on the 10th of December, 1860. Mr. Emmens is not credited in any of the books for the £5 received in April. Edward. Spendlove, clerk to Messrs. Ashley and Tee, said—We were employed to collect some ac counts for Mr. Walker on the 29th of April last, and I took the cheque produced for £4 2s. to the defendant, and he gave me £1 18s 6d, the amount of our costs. Mr. Walker recalled—There is no entry in the book, either of £2 4s paid by the last witness, or of the £1 18s 6d paid to Messrs. Ashley and Tee. The cheque for £4 2s was paid in to my credit on the Ist of May, but the amount paid into the bank was deficient £2 4s upon the amount received. There is no credit given for the £2 4s paid by the last witness. James Ogilvie Stewart, clerk to Messrs. Ashley and Tee, said—On the 15th October, 1860, I gave the defendant the post-office order produced for £3 9s, and he gave me a receipt. Mr. Walker, recalled—The post-office order referred to was paid into my banker's to my account on the same day, but the amount paid in on that day was £3 9s. less than had been received. The amount has not been entered in the " accounts received" book on Oct. 15, 1860, neither is it entered in the ledger in which it should appear. On the Bth June, 1861, the defendant received a cheque for £2 13s. 6d. from Mr. Rountree, of Scarborough, and the re ceipts produced for that amount is in his handwrit ing. He paid that cheque with other amounts into the bank, but the total is less by £2 13s, 6d. than the defendant has debited himself with having re• ceived. It is.not entered in the )edger or any other book to the credit of Mr. Rountree. Cross-examined—l cannot swear if the £5 notes remitted by Miss Pfeil and Mr. Emmens have been paid into the bank or not, as we usually pay notes away as soon as we receive them. When I dis charged defendant ho handed me over a balance of cash. It might have been £25, but not £5O. I cannot tell the amount, as I did not count it or make any note of the amount. He also gave me a list o items to be entered, as his books were not balanced I have had three or four clerks convicted for rob. bing me, but I was robbed by eleven of my servants before I prosecuted one. Jno. Mark Bull, a detective officer, said—When I took defendant into custody he said he had a com plete answer to the charge. The defendant, on being cautioned in the usual way, said he was innocent, after which he was com mitted to take his trial. Wm. John Green, a respectable-looking lad, of 13, was charged with stealing 101bs. of brass rule, belonging to Mr. Burt, a printer, of Holborn-hill, and Jas. Parker, a marine-store dealer, was charged with receiving it, knowing it to have been stolen. Mr. Lewis, jun., appeared for Parker, and called several witnesses who had known him for years, and gave him an excellent character. Alderman Gabriel said Parker's character had saved him, although his conduct was surrounded with great suspicion, He therefore discharged him. After admonishing the boy, he, at the intercession of the prosecutor, in whose employ he was, dis charged him also. WESTMINSTER. BRUTAL ASSAULT BY A WOMAN.—Elizabeth Best, a woman of forbidding exterior, was finally examined, charged with a brutal assault. It appeared that John Farrell, a child only nine years of age, quarrelled with defendant's child, and they struck each other, when the defendant coming coming up seized Farrell and lifted him from the ground, dashed him upon it with great violence, and then kicked him. The mother of the child said that he had been a great sufferer from defendant's violence, and was still under medical treatment. __ _ Defendant excused her brutality by stating that her little boy had been recently very ill, and had only just gone out for the benefit of the air, when he was attacked by the complainant. She then abused the mother of the child before the magis trate in unmeasured terms. She was committed for a month to hard labour in the House of Correction. In accordance with the regulations made by Mr. Com missioner Hoiroyd, the gaol delivery of poor debtors from every prison throughout the United Kingdom commenced on Tuesday. Tho following aro the results as far as at pre sent ascertained. The return made by Mr. Keene, the go vernor of Horsemonger-lane Gaol, showed that on the Ist of Nov. there were 42 male and 5 female prisoners in cus tody for debt, and on Monday and yesterday Mr. Registrar Hazlitt discharged IS, amongst whom were the 5 females. We may, however, mention, that since the Ist inst. 13 have left the gaol, and of those who still remain several have themselves petitioned the Insolvent Debtors Court. In one case the debtor has been imprisoned since the 25th of July, 1858, and on being brought before the registrar refused to answer any of the questions put to him. He told. the registrar that he had no jurisdiction in his case, as he did not owe any one anything, and therefore he could not be made a bankrupt. When asked why he remained in the prison he replied that for reasons of his own he would not go out, but that he had had his discharge in his pocket since the 23d March last, and that he should go out when ho liked. As he refused to answer the questions put to him, the registrar threatened to report him to the court. Tho prisoner replied, " That the commissioner could not com mit him until ho was made a bankrupt." " Then," said the registrar, " why do you not ask fer your discharge ?" The prisoner—" That is my business." In the case of a woman who had been in custody since June, 18:56, and had petitioned the Insolvent Court almost immediately after, it appeared that she had been ordered to do something in con nexion with the proceedings, but having failed to comply with the order remained in prison. The registrar or de red her discharge, upon the ground that her detention was upon a matter in abeyance, and no longer pending wit' dn the meaning of the act, as it occurred so many years. ago. At the Queen's Prison Mr. Registrar Higgins heard seven cases, and discharged one, the others being adjourned for con, sideration. At Whitecross-street Prison Mr. Regis trar Abs . ahall and Mr. Registrar Miller presided. The gaol li s t s p r esonted by Mr. Constable, the deputy-governor, showed that the total number of debtors in custody on the Ist inst. was 186. Mr. Alderman Challis, as chairman of the Gaol Com mittee, waited on the registrars, and informed them that the c mmit.tee were desirous of giving every facility for the attainment of the object of the proceedings, and with that view they had resolved to defray any expenses for fees or otherwise whe re the prisoners themselves were too poor to meet them. They had also a fund at their disposal out of which they won ld assist anyone who might be in danger of being cast destitwte on the world upon receiving his dis charge. They worta l d, likewise, be happy to render every assistance to the registrars in dealing with those cases in which debtors had ohs tinately remained in prison for years, and might still wish to continue in duress, notwithstanding the new enactment. The registrars expressed their thanks to Alderman Challis, who then withdrew. In the course of the day Mr. Abrahall went through 28 of the names which stood uppn the list. Of these, since the Ist of November, 8 had been made bankrupts under the new Act, 1 had been rera.areded by the Commissioners of the Insolvent Court, 4 had been discharged by their creditors, 1 had got out on bail, and 1 had paid. Five cases had been previously adjudicated in the Insolvent Court, and one case was that of a non-trader, who, not having been two months in prison, could not be examined. Of the rest 4 were ex amined, and having been aLljudicated bankrupts, were re leased, and 3 cases were adjourned. Mr. Registrar Miller went through 10 cases, of which 3 had been discharged by the Court of Bankruptcy since) the date of the gaoler's re turn, and 1 had petitioned the Insolvent Court. One case was that of an outlaw, who , was examined, but no order was made, as Mr. Barclay, the solicitor for the opposing creditor, alleged that outlawry barred all his civil rights. The number of those adjudicated bankrupts and released was 5. Some of the prisoners at first objected to be adju dicated bankrupts, but none o f them persisted in their opposition, as such a course would have simply led to their transference to Newgato. The grounds on which they sought to avoid the Bankruptcy Court were generally alleged negotiations with their cr editors which were likely to lead to a settlement in the course of a few days. In no case, however, was the validity of such a plea admitted, and they were condemned to receive an immediate discharge from custody, which was not always received with much apparent gratitude. In most instances, however, the prompt liberation from confinement was, evidently regarded as a great boon. The wisdom as well as the humanity of the determination of the Gaol Committee to afford assistance to destitute prisoners upon their discharge was shown in the second case that came before Mr. Registrar Miller. It was that of a builder, who, though scrupulously clean, appeared certainly in most woeful dishabille. He had bcen in prison since the summer of 1858, but ho nevertheless urgently begged to have the hearing of his case postponed to some future time, as if he were released he would be without fit clothes with which to go into the street. The registrar informed him he had no power to accede to his request, and handed him his discharge with directions to take it to the deputy governor. Upon leaving the room however, ho for some time refused to deliver it, and at last only gave it up with the greatest reluctance. COUNIRY MAR.K.ETS, ......6 . 4. HULL—Nov. 12. At our market to-day we had a fair supply of English wheat, which sold firmly, and the prices of last week were realised. Malting barley met with a rather firm demand, and grinding qualities met a ready sale at former prices. Beans and peas brisk. Oats unaltered. Wheat.... Old white.... per qr .... 64s Od to 658 Od Old red 9 ... 60s Od to 62s Od New white .. ~ .. 63s Od to 65s Od New red .... , Dantzic, Konb , &c. old white 54s Od to 56s Od Dutch, Belgian, and French. 50s Od to 58s Od Baltic and Hamburg, red 62s Od to 63s Od St. Petersburg and Riga, obi 46s Od to 48s Od Barley.... English malting Grinding Saal and Oderbruck Holstein and Danish s2s Od to 648 Od Grinding 27s Od to 29s Od Oats English, old Archangel and Riga, per st oBl2ld to 13d Frieslan and Dutch osl3d to 03130 Swedish and Danish OBl2O to 0813 d Beans ....English, old, per qr. 4Bs Od to 50s Od New pigeon 42s Od to 44s Od New tick 4os Od to 42s Od Egyktian 3Bs Od to 40s Od Peas Foreign breakers Grinding Tares .. .. Spring. s Od to —s Od Indian Corn Linseed, feeding s2s Od to 56s Od crushing Linseed cakes (Hull) £lo 5 0 to £0 0 0 Foreign BlO oto 9 0 0 Rape cakes 6 0 oto 6 5 0 Bones 415 oto 5 0 0 LOUGHBOROUGH—Nov. 12. At this market to-day there was a small show of wheat, but the demand was good ; finest, is advance upon recent rates—white, 65s to 70s ; red, 58s to 63s per 36 stone. Barley quite as high as in the week previous, malting selling at 34s to 40s per qr., grinding 31s to 36s per 30 st. Oats a steady sale, and more money obtained. Beans INero scarce, at high rates. SHEFFIELD—Nov. 12. Red wheat, per load of 3 imperial bushels...lBs Od to 25s Od White IP ~ ...23s 6d to 26s Od New red , , ...17s Od to 26s Od New white „ 99 ...20s Od to 24s 6d Beans If ~ ...18s Od to 19s Od Peas, per qr 54s Od to 55s Od Grinding barley, per qr 33s Od to 35s Od Malting ditto, ~ 37s Od to 40s 04 Oats II 2ss 6d to 34s Od Millers' prices for flour-2s 2d, 2s 4d, and 2s 6d per 141 b. COAL MARK: trrloes of Coal per Ton at .ET—Nov. 13. t the elm of the market s. d. West Hartley 16 6 Carway and Duffryn Malting Do. Anthracite-21 6 Davison's West Hart ley .16 6 Howard's West Hart- 16 16 6 ley Eden Main 18 0 Straker's West Hartley 16 6 Walls End. s. d. Cassop .. 19 0 fin ddyll's Hetton 19 0 Tunstall South Kelloo 19 3 Keiper Grange.... lB 6 south Hetton ...20 0 Framwellgate lB 6 Hetton 2O 0 Haswell Trimdon Thoruley 17 0 59 ; sold, 34. Ships at marks' BIRTHS. DAWN. —On the 12th inst., at Burgh Castle, Great Yar mouth, Norfolk, the wife of Captain Dawn, of a daugh ter. RAYMOND.—On the 13th inst., at 18, The Grove, Clap ham-common, the wife of J. Raymond, Esq., barrister at-law, of a son. WOOD.—On the 12th inst., at 2, Queen's-gate-terrace, Hyde-park, the wife of George Wood, Esq., of Childown Hall, Surrey, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. BOUSFIELD—HIGGINSON.—On the 12th inst., at West-. bury.•on-Trym, the Rev. Henry B. Bousfield, M.A., rector of St. Maurice, 'Winchester, to Charlotte Eliza beth, eldest daughter of the late Jonathan Higginson, Esq., of Liverpool. MILLES—TuRLE. - • On the 12th inst., at St. Peter's, Dub lin, Major the Hon. Lewis W. Mulles, late Rifle Brigade, second son of Lord Sondes, to Elizabeth Georgina, only daughter of Robert Turle, Esq., Armagh. LOVE AND SUICIDE. Mr. St. Clair Bedford, the Westminster coroner, held an inquii y yesterday, at 6, Lower Eaton-street, Belgravia, touching the death of Samuel George Walton, age 20, the son of Mr. George Walton, vestryman of the parish, of the abovo address. The evidence of the deceased's father was to the effect that bis son had, some time ago, formed the acquaintance of a person believed to be a widow, of whom he and Mrs. Walton knew little or nothing, and they disapproved of it. It appeared that in January last he met with the young female alluded to casually in the street, and commenced an acquaint ance which witness had reason to believe was of the most intimate character. Subsequently, at various times, he expressed great desire to marry her, and witness and his mother used every means in their power to dissuade him, and refused their consent. On Monday last he was out with the lady all day, and returned about five o'clock in the evening. He then again urged his father to allow him to marry her immediately, and give them £lOO a-year. Witness declined. Shortly afterwards deceased went away to his bedroom. Soon after his mother found his door secured, and gave an alarm. Witness immediately had the door forced, and found the young man lying dead on the bed, with a bottle containing cyanide of potassium and a letter near him. The letter was in the deceased's handwriting, and as follows : " It is my father who has caused my death, by his cruelty. Find out my poor Emma, and let her not starve; it is my dying request. " SAMUEL GEORGE WALTON." Mr. Walton, after reading the above, said the following letter addressed to his unfo r t una t e son, in the handwriting of the female in question, he received on Tuesday morning My own darling George,—l cannot express the deep deep regret I have felt at our quarrel, but, alas ! it cannot be undone. All I can say is, if you will forgive me I will instantly do so unto you. My eyeballs ache and my heart has almost ceased to beat. George, why cannot this wretched life come to an end. It is killing me fast. Dear dar ling, bring it to a conclusion one way or the other. Write per return, and tell me your intentions, and, may I see you on Thur s d a y or tomorrow, which ever night will suit you best. If you love me you will not listen to anything any one says. Take me at once to yourself. My heart—my poor heart—is breaking. Address to me, for safety, as follows, E. 8., post-office, Poplar." The jury returned a verdict of " Suicide by cyanide of potassium while in a state of unsound mind." DEATHS. CIIRISTIE.—On the 13th inst., at Chigwell, Essex, Annie, the wife of A. H. Christie, Esq., aged 32. MORRISIL—On the 30th Sept., at Flamstead, in Jamaica, Captain Samuel Morrish, R.N., of H.M.S. Imaum, aged 49. MACLAURIN.—On the ICth inst, Thomas, son of Archd. Maclaurin, Eq., late of the Admiralty, Somerset House. PAKENTIA3L—On the 28th Sept., at Gwalior Fort, India, ?Lieut. Edmund P. Pakenham, 52d L. 1., fourth son of the late Lieut.-General the Hon. Hercules Pakenham, and Emily, fourth daughter of Thomas, 22d Lord Lo do Spencer. POYNTEIt.—On the 10 th inst., at Dover, Thomas Poynter, Esq., of 93, Westbo urne-terrace, H y de• p ark, aged 77. - Pr i n t e d and Published by AIURDO YOUNG, of St r and, Printer, at THE SUN Office, No. 112,Strand , i h Mud of the Savoy. in th e C ounty of Middlesex, Thursday, NoYcnaber 11, 1$()1. LONDON NIeI 2 r r