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

MPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-.4YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Cork and Youghal Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. The Ely Tidal Harbour and Railway Bill and the Vale of Clwyd Railway Bill were respectively amended and ordered for the third reading. • Sir J. BULLER presented a petition from a place in Devonshire, praying that women who had property might be compelled to take care of their husbands . (Laughter.) THE SLIGO ELECTION. Mr. G. BUTT brought up the report of the com mittee appointed to inquire into the Sligo election, re porting that Mr. Wynn was duly returned to serve in Parliament, and that the petition of Mr. Somers was frivolous and vexatious. The committee further stated that they believed ten of the witnesses bad been guilty of wilful and corrupt perjury. Mr. J. PHILLIMORE brought in hts bill for vest ing in the Lord Chancellor the power of appointing the Judges of the Ecclesiastical Courts. The bill was read a first time. Mr. LOVE preschted a petition from the coal dealers of London in faVour of the continuance of the Coal. whippers Act. Some petitions were presented against the Scotch and Irish Pauper Removal Bill. Several hon members presented petitions against the abolition of church rates without an equivalent. Sir J. DUKE presented a petition from the joiners complaining against the City of London Corporation Reform Bill. Mr. CHILDE moved the second reading of the Ad voissons bill. Mr. KENDAL second the motion, and the bill was icaordingly read a second time. CHURCH RATES BILL. Mr. PACK moved the second reading of this bill. ile did not for one moment wish to compel a man to dreirehip his God contrary to his conscience, but in his Opinion a man had no more right to refuse paying to- Wards the Established Church than be had to decline to pay towards the country in which he was born. The house meet be well aware that members of the Esta blished Church had to pay towards dissenting places of worship, and yet there was no' complaint open their part. With resp-ct to one of the clauses, he would any he believed theta were very few rural districts in the. kingdom in which the poor conid not afford to pay Church rates, and in his opinion the government by their measure would not provide for :the exigencies of the poor. Again, it eveuid be the height of injustice to) pass an Act of Perliement which would have an effect upon thoee.pri mate places of worship which were supported by the pew rents. With regard to the qeestiou of rent Charge it was involved in endless litigation. The rent Charges might fall into the bands of executors. One might say that he was a conscientious Dissenter, and be could object to the rate with quite as much justice as any of those whom the Government proposed to relieve. The great principle of this bill was to absolve every Nonconformist from paying towards the ser vices of the Church, but with every feeling of tele ranee towards those who did not agree with the Established °numb, he could not see that Church crumble into dust.• There were churches con tinually falling into dilapidation, and whenever such was the case, the par.sh who was too poor it self wrote to the bishop for his assistance. How dhur the bishops with the litnitei income to tvhich they had been reduced meet such demands ? He had been anxious in every way to meet the con scientioue scruples of Dissenters, and • he still thought that they were entitled to be redeemed from paying towards any service to which they objected—(bear, hear)—but he could not believe that any right-:winded Dissenter, when be looked at the venerable structures throughout the land, would allow them to fall into ruin because of the very small pay ment of Church rates being abolished, (near, hear.) He trusted tbat the house would give'his bill a favourable consideration. - Sir WM. CLAY moved an amendment that the bill be read a second time that day six months, and said he did not wish to enter upon the clauses f the bill, as it was so directly at variance with that mea-mre, which had been adopted by a very large majority of the abuse. Mr. HADFIELD said he could not conceive that the ricliest church in the world was reduced to the ex tremity of forcing a rats upon a poor Dissenter. Tne present bill was a caricature. He begged to seconi the amendmeritt: Sir G. GREY supported' the amendment, baying voted for Sir W. Clay's bill on a for.ner occasion. Sir J. PAKINGTON su g gested that the bill should be withdrawn. The hill was ultimately withdrawn. JUSTICES OF TaE PEA_CE QUA.LIFICA.TION BILL. plauses 1,2, 3,4, 5, slid G wero agreaci to. • Clause 7, relative to the qualificruson o< magistrates, and giving a qualification to Government officers of 300/. per annum, was agreed to, but before many hon. members were a mare of it. Mr. BUTLER wished to object to this clause, which gave a qualification to all persons pc*sessing 3001. per annum, no matter bow derived, but The d LIA.ILIMAN ruled he was out of. order. Llrd LOVAINE moved in consequence that the Chairrnan report progress and ask leave to sit again, be- Cause the clause bad been put galore the conanatttee had time to discuss it. Some discussion ensued, in the courso of which it was stated the Chairman had put the question so quick that hon. members were not aware of it. . The CLIAIRIIAN said the committee could not go back.to a consideration of the clause, and explained his Conduct with reference to his putting the clause. Mr. LLOYD DAVIS said the question was put dis tinctly, and in the usual form. Other hon. members expressed themselves in a similar manner, and it was understood the committee would have an opportunity of discussing the clause when the , 1 report was brought up. Lord LOVAINE then withdrew his amendment. Clauses 8,9, and 10 were agreed to without opposi tion. Clause 11, to prevent magistrates who resided out of the county for which they acted as magistrates from taking any part in raising the rates, was opposed by Sir J. Pekington, Mr. Butler, and other hon. members. The clause was supported by Mr. COLVILLE and others, on the ground that it was introduced to do away with the feelings that existed in the country of magistrates who had but a small amount of property in the county voting away the public money. The clause was ultimately rejected without a division. Clause 12 was agreed to. Clause 13-provided for the recovery of the penalty of 501. from persons acting as magistrates without the necessary quaiitication through the county rate. Ur. MI LE 3 objected, and moved the rejection of the clause, which was carried. On clause 14, Mr. PIGOTT moved that the chair man report progress, and obtain, leave to sit again. The committee divided— Ver the motion. . . . Against, it Majority Mr. STANHOPE afterwards moved Oa; the chair man leave the chair. ~ 97 . 99 After a short discussion the committee divided, when the numbers were— For the motion Against it Majority The Chairman then left the chair, and the home re sumed. The other orders of the day were then agreed to, and the house adjourned at 4 o'clock. ...... 135 73 - 62 ' TEIE SUNDAY MUSIC QUESTION IN LEEDS.--Several gentlemen at Leeds, last week organised themselves into a bommittee to provide Sunday music for the poor people on Woodhouse Moor, and the expense having been speedily guaranteed by private subscription, a placard was issued on Saturday announcing that a baud would play on the rnoor on Sunday afternoon and continue to do so on succeeding Sundays until further notice.—Manchester Guardian, --The heeds Mercury of Tuesday contains a long article from Mr. Edward Baines assigning fourteen reasons in large type against the proposed performance, and entreating the promoters to " relingnish an intention which appears to have originated in a resentful feeling, and which would cause Bo touch grief to great numbers of their fellow-to mns meu."---pinodnouso Moor is a large piece of open ground, known as the lungs of Leeds," situated about two miles from the town an 1 a favourite place of resort among alt classes of the inhabitants.] la.evenVtssaisi.l—Epsom Reed Stour AND iIItARING. SrECTACLE3, Powcalu s i, : r zilsT . Ta s s ( „ o o:e . sita, Rms AND PMISFECTIVE GrAsses.—llessre. opticians, 39, Albe erle-street,: FiceadillY• Ohser, e ker majesty ' s RO3 at Letters —opposite 1t for the Hotel. or valuable an extraordinary improvements in the'4 rucccoars m e o s t powerful and heeleine: Telescopes, atrep, Opera and Per epective Gliasses,-, to know the distancea of objects view ed through tliene—of great importance to tli e 7v7 " and othere. These telescopes possess such n avy, h ,i x:r e e , o t rdinary powers that some three and a-half inches Piece, snow distinctly Jupiter's moons, ,a,n_r; ,rareye. Can in b g, and the double stars ; with the same telescope seen a person's countenance three miles and a half d un and au objeet from 1(1 to 20 miles. They are of larger and all sizes, with inereasine powers accordingly ; while their vary. ine b from: 4 to 8 inches enable us to discover more than th e above, and the Georgian, with his 6 ratellites, ROyal Exhibition, 1851.—Valuable' neWly=invented, very small, po4erful waistcoat-pocket glass,the size of a walnut, by which a person can ho seen and known I miles distant ; they answer every parpose on the race-course, aid at the oeera houses, and ships ar e clearly seent country seenci7, a 8 .. to 10 miles. They are invaluable for shooting, deer-stalking, yachting, to isPortsraeoe gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Opera, race-course, camp, and perspective glasses, with wonderful pJa'er. Newly-constructed Spectacle Louses ef the great.. eit transparent power . The valu a bl e advantage derived from this invention is, that vision becoming impaired is preserved and strengthened, and very aged p ersons are enabled to employ their sight at the most minute occu pation-- can see with these lenses of a much less magnify. fug power--and they do not require the frequent. chang es to the, dangerous effects of further powerful assistace. D.cafeese---New Discovery.—The Organic Vibrator ; an ex traordinary powerful, small, newly-invented instrument for deafness, entirely different from all others, to aurp..rs any thing of the kind that his been, or probably ever . :an be, produced. Being of the Kerne colour as the skin, is not per , ceptible ; it enables deaf pensns to hear distinctly at church and at public assemblies; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in the e ars i s entirely removed; and it affords all the assistance that possibly could bo Albemarle street, Pie4adill7r, Obtlave..opposite the York Hotel. CENTRAL CRIMINA.L COURT. THE RUGEGEY POISONINGS. [The following appeared in part of our impression of yesterday.] Upon the reassembling of the Court the learned Ser geant said he proposed to read the depositions of Eliza. beth Mills and Dr. Jones upon the state of the deceased upon the Monday and Taesday night, and he thought they would go to show that the death had not arisen from tetanus either by strychaine or otherwise, but that he died from convulsions. He would ask them to take into consideration the state of Cook's mind at the time he went t) Shrewsbury. He was in a desperate state— his feelings must have been that he was either a beggar, or Polestar winning gave him a chance of.retrieving his fortunes. What had been the state of his excitement? The man was in this state, Mr. Jones tells, you, that he Genii not speak for three minute:, and what was his state after ? Why, that he would be enabled to retrieve his name, his honour, and his engagements, .and not be looked upon as a black-Is.. This operated upon a pre viously diseased frame, which he (the learned Sergeant) should not again enter into. What • did they next hear of Cook ? A champagne dinner followed. He was seen with the trainer and a woman. What took place upon the next day ? He went to the course ; it was wet ; he was ill. What effect did all this have upon a man whose condition was weakened by excitement and disease ? Let the jury look to his conduct when he spoke of the quarrel) he thought he heard in the street. Was that what persons of sound . constitution would experience ? Did it not. bespeak a disordered stomach and general disarrangement? Atter that, although deceased was well enough to see his trainer and jockeys, he did not have any appetite. Did he refrain from drinking brandy and water ? Cook was not well ; Palmer was not with him then. [The learned Sergeant here read the statement of Elizabeth Mills as ti; the state or Cook upon Sunday and Monday night.] lie should also read the statement of Dr. Jones. Palmer had sent for Jones. Jones was - Cook's best friend. Cdok - and Jones were together from 3 to 8, and there was the opportunity s of Cook telling Dr. Jones if he had any cause to complain of Palmer. Palmer said to Dr. Jones, "I am glad'yon are come." Dr. Jones - had Conk to himself from 3to 7. Mr. Baron Alderson--Palmer was in and out of the room. Sergeant Shee —Yes, but we have a right to infer that, Dr. Jones yot having stated Cook made aly com plaint of Paimyr s conduct, that Cook had not nwle any. Was it not vary strange that Cook should not have given to Dr. .'ones,_ ibis friend and confidant, the same account as he had given to Elizabeth Mills, the chain bertuaid, as stated by her upon the first examination before the Coroner F The inference is that, iu all proba biiity, the first statement of Eliitheth Mils was the c)r rect one. Mr. Jones said that -he visitei Cook the whole of the afternoon, and Palmer brings up two pills which are supposed to have poisoned Cook, an I actually forced the pills down the man's throat, in the presence of Jones—at the same time knowing that if ttieY had beeu composed of the deadly poison which it had been stated they were, Ceok would have expired precisely the same manner as the rabbits, which had been-spoken about. • In the evidenc.; of Dr. Jones, 'given . before the coroner's inquest, although tetanus must, have occurred to him when he read over his deposition and signed it, although the word tetanus had been erased, the inference, therefore, was, that, his attention must have been dm. vn to the fact, and that he did not thidt that the death of his friend been caused by tetanus. The learned gentleman was about to read an extract from a work publishe I by Dr. Copeland, when •• The Attorney-General rose and said—lf you read that extract I shall challenge you to produce Dr. Copeland. He is still alive. Mr. Sergeant Ghee—Does your lordship objet : to my rea link the extract from the book In question ? The Lard Chief Justice—Do you intend to call Dr. Capelani as a witness ? . , Mr. Sergeant Shea said be did not propose to adopt Finch a course, although the learned At torney-General could have had Dr. Copeland in atttn lance had he thought the evidence necessary. Air. sergeant Shee thee proceeded to read extra-As from Dr. Copeland's work upon convulsions, and sail he felt convinced that, had Dr. Taylor read this, he would not have so boldly stared his belief that strych ninh Was the cause of death. Teo evidence of the chambermaid differed as to the stats of Cook upon the first time of her giving her evidence, awl Dr. Jones somewhat differed in the statements made by him as to the state of the body. The learned Sergeant read Dr. Watson's work upon tetanic diseases, and argued that they went to wove that the tetanic symp toms in Cook were attributable to other causes the strychnine ; but he was inclined to thir'k that Cook h: d suffered from general convulsions. He then went ee, to read the work of Dr. Taylor upon tetanus from strychnine, which did not agree with the symptoms exhibited by Cook. Dr. Taylor spoke of a person at first attacked from strychnine as unable to speak.. Did Cook exhibit these symptoms? Hs sat up in bed and spoke. Dr. Christison's work alsO did not agree with the symptoms stated to have been exhibited by Cook. The learned Sergeant then went on to explain some ex periments which he had seen performed for the pur poses of this defence. It was upon a dog and two rabbits, and the result of those experiments prove I to him that Dr. Taylor was not correct in his work upon the question. The animals each evinced the ,greatest fear of being touched. Cook did not evince these symp toms. MI these cases showed that in no instance had there been so much command over the muscular system as in Cook's case. Every instance, and, tie experinaent which he had seen, showed that anything labouring under the effect of strychnine wag most sensible of the slightest touch, and dreaded it. This was not so in Cook's case, Cook wail not afraid, but when labouring under 'what was said to be strych nine actually asked to have hi 3 neck rubbed. The learned gentleman then proceeded to contrast the evidence given by the medical gentlemen who have been examined, and also to read a number of cases in which strychnine had been taken, in all of which instances the symptoms came on in a much shorter time than was the case with Cook. In one case 2or 3 drachms of nut vonatea taken by a young woman about 17 years of age, the symptoms first appeared in about half an hour, and death occurred in 40 minutes. Another case was that which was mentioned by Dr. Watson in his book, and which. he had himself witnessed. It occurred at tee Middlesex Hospital. It was a case where the strychnine, intended for a paralytic patient, had been administered by mistake to another person. A grain was the quantity taken, and the time the accident oc curred was about seven o'clock. In half an hour the symptoms came on, and the following incident took place which did not occur in Cook's case at all. The slightest touch of the patient brought on the spasmodic convulsions. Comparing the one case with the other, the space of, time between the spasmodic at tacks which took place in Cook's was three times too long to indicate that the cause of death was the administration of strychnine. In all cases where the body of the animal he had keen killed by this deadly poison bad been opened the heart was invariably found full ; but if the operation was performed in a clumsy manner the heart would then be found empty. He hoped and trusted the jury, before they gave their verdict, would insist that a number of dogs or cats should be brought into one of the yards' adjoin ina the Court, and strychnia should be administered to the animals, and that by that means from actual obser vation they would be enabled to arrive at certain con clusions, which would be of the utmost importance to them in coming to a verdict in this important trial. He did not wish to impute perjury to the witness Eliza beth Mills, but she had given two different accounts, which might not be wilfully wrong, but still they would have to receive her evidence with the utmost caution. In a court of civil law her testimony would scarcely be received, she having told two different stories; and how much more important was it for them when it was a case of life depending on not relying on her staternent.The learned Sergeant then commented at some length upon the man ner in which the inquiry took place before the Coroner, and need that the evidence given by the girl Mills upon the first occasion was what theyshould alone relyu pen. This statement war made before she knew what Dr. Tay lor was to state, and before she knew the theory o f Dr. Taylor, and that it was part of the case that the pri soner had by antimonial doses so prepared the stomach, of the deceased by repeated rounds so as to absorb the poison of strychnine. Now upon this point she ba stated at first that she had tasted the broth, and thought it very good e but she not say one single word at that examination about being ilhfeom the effects of tast ing that broth. It was doubtless true she bad been spoken to by the prisoner, and she perhaps, having been sick at the same time, attributed it to that, and had now come forward and said that it had been caused by the broth. Was it likely that a man of Palmer'e sense and shrewdness would have so laid himself open to be suspected as to send broth over from his own house to the Talbot when he knew that it contained an antimonial preparation. Would he have sent it over there, to have found its way into the kitchen, where it was sure to have been tasted by the cook. Again, in her evidence as to the coffee, she had dif lered in her statements, and one strange thing was that her evidence now as to the state of Cook agreed in many particulars with the statements which appeared in the papers about the symptoms exhibited by a per son at Leeds who had•died from strychnine. This wat since the death of Cook, and her statements new upon that point differed from what she had first stated, more particularly about the t witchings of Cook's frame. He did not mean to say that she had perjured herself, but that she had been questioned and tutored to give an account which was more in keeping with the theory of the Crown, and that the story she now told was not so much to be re lied epee as the statement she gave when the matter was first fresh upon her mind. Ile was not going to enter into detail upon the medical and clynical evidence which he intended to call, but merely to state that they wore of the highest eminence who would disprove the theory lam f (town by the prosecution, and would even, if the Bench thought fit to allow it, perform ex• periments in Horns of the yards of the gaol upon anirrials, and demonstrate to them what they in evidence could state. Lord Campbell and Baron Alderson said that such a course could not be pursued. The learned Sergeant said the next point he should touch upon was the circumstantial evidence, which he con tended was not such as would justify a conviction in this case, and under All the circumstances it would be im possible to arrive at any other conclusion against the pri soner than a verdict of not guilty. The circumstance of the pushing at the inquest was of itself exceedingly trivial, and it could hardly be conceived that anything serious occurred, although the room was crowded to excess. Notwiths'anding the pushing nothing was lost, and the jars were, according to the evidence, received in London in preoieely the same state as they left Rugeley. The circumstance of Palmer expressing his ' satisfaction at Dr. Harland having been appointed to perform the post mortem examination was of itself no thing. It was merely the expression of gratification on the part of Palmer that a person whom he thought competent was appointed. The po'st-boy's evidence Ras pressed into the case, but it amounted to nothing. Stevens' behaviour towards Palmer was cer tainly calculated to cause him much annoyance, and it was nothing surprising that there should not be a very good feeling on his part. It was also quite natural for Palmer to feel great anxiety that the jar should not go out of the possession of Dr. Har land. The expression, " I'll give ten pounds to upset them," could not have applied to the jars, as there was but one, and therefore it must have applied to the persons who were in the carriage, namely, Ali.. Stevens and Boycott. That Palmer felt much vexed at the Conduct of Stevens could not be a matter of wonder, when he (Stevens) had hinted at suspicions which would utterly destroy him. Palmer after this met the post-boy, and asked him if he was going to drive " them," and this must have had relation to the. passengers. The learned gentleman then referred to the examination in chief of the post-boy, and also his cross-examination, and the construction he put upon the same was, that to gratify a personal pique he offered the money to upset Dr. Stevens. He submitted that this was a fair version of the story. On the other hand, he held that it was highly improbable that a medical gentleman would attempt to upset the jar or hire any other person to do it, when there were so many members of the profession in the room at the time, with some of whom he was on terms of intimacy. He now parsed to the evidence of Newton. Newton swore that he gave Palmer three grains of strychnia. This witness did not bring this fact to the knowledge of the Crown till the night before the trial was com menced. He carefully concealed the important fact till a very late moment, until concealment became dangerous to him, and then he mentioned the circumstance. The witness was perfectly worthy of credit. Is a witness who takes an oath and keeps back a part of the evidence until a second oath is administered, worthy of belief? The buying of the strychnine signified nothing oa. the part of Palmer. It was used to kill dogs and other vermin, of which he had much need, as would be seen on referring to the evidence of Bates. It was to the last degree impossible for Pal- - rner to have purchased the strychnine for any other purpose, and if`auy other , n 3tisre inflaeoe 31 him it wa4 not at all likely he would have bought the n)izon at a chemist's shop in a country town where he resided, and purchase or obtain 3 grains of strychnine. Why the thing was improbable to a degree. Besides, he should be in a position to prove that it was utterly impossible for Palmer to have been in the shop at the film Newton deposed to. A witness, Herring, stated Viet he saw Palmer in London ou the day that Naesten fixed as . the day on which Palmer came him at 9 o'clock to get the strychnine. Now it was absolutely impossible for Palmer, had he left London by the earliest and fastest train, to have been .in Rug-ley at the time deposed to by the witness. Strychnia must have been found in the prisoner's house i after the death of Cook if he purchased the quantiv stated by several of the witnesses. Was it peesible that Palmer would have went and consulted Newton on the effect Cf strychnine. Ho did not think for a moment that the jury could entertain the idea. So improbable did it appear that he would net trouble the jury further on the subject. Fisher's evidence went to prove that Cook killed himself. The only thing extraordinary in Fisher's evidence was that Palmer said Cook complained to him of putting something into his brandy and water. Then with regard to the evidence of Mrs. Brooks there was nothing extraordinary in it. She says that when he held the glass up to the light she thought it had not the appearance of anything being mixed with the brandy After the races at Shrewsbury, Cook and Palmer both saw ruin staring them in the face, and provided for the temporary diffieulty by procuring a loan of 2001.; and considering that they were both joint o %veers of the same horses, there was nothing extraordinary in their condact. It is said that the very attentiveness of the prisoner is an evidence of his guilt. Here was a young man, an utter stranger, in the room, and being a friend of Palmer's, he did not think it was anything but what one friend would do to another. Cook ha I no other friend in the room, and because Palmer laboriously devoted himself to alleviate the sufferings of his friend, he is accused of the most ins dimes and wicked designs. The learned Sergeant then implored the jury to dismiss all the preju dice which they might have previously hal from their mind., and at some length contended that if Palmer had intended to murder Coek he would not have chosen the time and pace where death hal ensued when Conk was with his friend, a medical man, and to kill Cook by means most likely to create suspicions and bring about an ex posure of those forgeries which so much stress had been lid upon. The learned counsel, after referring to some further evidence sail that be did not believe that the fury could find the prisoner guilty upon testimony which left so much room for doubt. He (the learned Sergeant) felt that a jury could not, .or would not, find him guilty. The learned Sergeant did not conclude his address till 20 minutes past six o'clock, at which hour the Court adjourned until 10 this morning. MIDDLESEX SPSSMNS.—May 21. Eilzct, Poulter, 32, and Win. Tapter, 26, were indicted, the former for stealing 231., in bank notes, the prop'-rty of John Ambrose Hard, her master, in Lis dwelling-house, and the latter for feloniously receiving the same, well knowing them to have been stolen. Mr. Lewis wss counsel for the prosecution ; Mr. Sleigh appeared for the pi opera. 'The prosecutor wasan articled clerk to an attorney, and resided in St?tey-street, Caledonian-road. The female prisoner had been employed about the house, and in the kitchen a coat of the prosecutor had been left, in one of the pockets of which there was a purse containing five 5/. note, which were afterwards missed, and were traced to the possession of the prisoners, who lived together as man and wif , . The defence set up by the learned counsel was that other parties had the same access to the coat as the female prisoner, who might have been employed to put these notes in circulation, without the least knowledge of their having been stolen. The jury found both prisoners guilty, and the court sen tenced them each to one year's hard labour. POLICE INTELLIGNCE.—May 21. MANSION•HOUSE.—Hugh Robert Roberts, who was some days ago charged with having stolen a clock, the property of Mr. Ker, of Bucklersbury, was brought before Sir R. W. Carden for final examination. The prisoner had been permitted by Mr. Ker's servant to go into that gen tleman's office upon the pretext of writing a letter, and immediately afterwards the c l oc k di sa pp eare d. The dupli cate was, when the prisoner was apprehended, found on his person, together with 61 others. The following additional case was brought forward. Robert Bsgg„ a boy who had been in the employment of Mr. John Mossop, of Pinnet's-hall, OH Broad-street, stock and sharebroker, said—On the sth of April I took a letter to the Post-office, and before 1 went out I locked the door and left the key in the door. I was gone about three mi nutes, and ou my return I found the key in the lock, and the door locked, and when I went into the office I missed the clock from the mantel-shelf. The clock produced by the officer is that which was stolen. John Smith, of Middlesex-passage, Cloth-fair, produced the clock alluded to by the last witness, and said—The prisoner lodged with me about three months, and six or seven weeks ago he brought home this clock, and said he had purchased it of a man who was hard up. The prisoner had been imp, isoned twelve months on a former occasion for a similar offence. Sir R. W. Carden—l have learned that, as I supposed when you were charged with thefirst of these robberies, you owe all this crime and misery to drink. The Prisoner—Yon are right, my lord. Indulgence in drink has been my ruin. I went on from excess to excess, till I would do anything to gratify the inclination. I owe all my misfortunes to that fatal propensity. Sir P.. W. Carden—l can trace almost every offence for which I have committed unhappy persons to Nowgate to the dread influence of intoxicating liquors. I am for ever from the bench alluding to gin as the sure introduc tion to the•most horrible evils with which man is capable of being afflicted. The Prisoner, who appeared to be a person of education and talents, was committed for trial upon the two charges of robbery. _ _ _ _ Margaret Bamfield, au oltl Scotchwonsan, was charged as a fortune-teller. Harriet Miuidle, of Jewry-street, Aldgate, said— Last night the prisoner came to my door, and asked me to have my fortune told. I told her I had nothing to give her, and that she had better show her back. She said that fortune-tellers did not want anything but what people chose to give them. I still refused to have my fortune told, and she began to shower down curses upon me, and wished me every sort of bad luck. Henry Gerard, who resided in the house, said he heard the shocking language usel by the old harrida.u, who had a pack of cards in her hand, and seemed to look to them for the efficacy of her curses. The Prisoner—Well, I have to say that I never ask for money for telling people their fJrtunes, but I don't refuse it if they offer it. Sir R. W. Carlion—Can you foretel what will be your fortune for the next 21 days ? You shall have hard work and imprisonment as a rogue and vagabond. The Prisoner—Rogue and vagabond ! I never make any charfte, and there's plenty like me rtoing about. Why don';, you send and take them up ? let me have my cards, I suppose? Sir R. W. Carden—No ; the cards must be burnt. The prisoner then gave the Alderman a hearty curse, and was committed to prison. GUILDHALL.—ThometB Bresnahan, a ticket-of-leave convict, was charged with being .concerned in two street robb : ories, one of which was a garotte robbery. Mr. Charles Frederick Mason, a blackinr , manufacturer, of Walcot-place, Kennington, said that about 1 o'clock on Thursday morning he was looking out for an omnibus in Bridge-street, ,Blackfriars, wnen the prisoner came up to hire and said he would not be able to get ono at that hour, but that if ho took a cab ho (the priioner) would be glad to ride to the Blind Asylum at the Obelisk. He declined the offer and turned away, but directly after he missed his gold watch, value M. Ho spoke to the police and de scribed" the . prisoner and a'woman who was near him, and who; had - suddenly vanished just as he missed his watch. Ho did not see the prisoner again until ho was in custody. P. William, foreman to a clothier, said that on Saturday morning he was rearming from the east end of the town, and, while passing through Black Horse-court, a woman caught hold of him, and pulled him about very indecently. fro knocked her down, but she got op again and repeated her indecent conduct, for which he kno.:ked her d)wn again. The prisoner anti two other men then came up, and one of them caught him by the throat, and held him there while the woman robbed him of his watch and money, 225. She also took out his keys, hut put them back again. He was held there 'by the man until the woman had got c:mpletely off. The prisoner then stood opposite witness and said, " If you dare to say a word or move an inch I will murder, you ;" and, after about a iniutitai or so he said "sow, you ban better take yourself off." He went a short distance and saw some policemen, who went in search of the prisoner and his associates, but they had escaped. The prisoner said that he was not the party concerned in either of the robberies, and said he could prove alibis in both instances. He was remanded. BOW-STREET.--A notorious begging-letter impostor, who gave the name of Sarah Sullivan, but had been con victed in a variety of names, was charged before Mr. Henry with obtaining money by false pretences, from Mr. Chinery, solicitor, ofßesex-street, Strand, and from Mr. Vulliamy, architect, of Argyle-street, Regent-street. It appeared that the prisoner celled upon Mr. Chinery on the .k 1 of May last, and represented that she lived at Twickenham, where that gentleman also resided, and was personally known to many of his neighbours, several of whom she mentioned by name. She stated that her hus band had just died in the consumption hospital, at Bromp ton, and she had received intimation that his body must he removed before six o'clock that day. She produced what appeared to be a genuine certificate of herhnsband's death, written upon a regular printed form, and signed " George F.amilton Roe ;" the whole document being a clever imi tation of an original certificate issued by the physician to the hospital. She said that she was about to attend a meeting of the Forresters' club, at Twickenham, that even ing, to receive the money due to her fox the burial of her husband, but unhappily sho could not raise money enough to get the holy removed from the hospital, and conse quently wanted- 255. till she received the club money. The story was related in so artless a manner and Mr. Chinery was so completely deceived by the readiness with which she mentioned the names of several of his most intimate neighbours, and the particulars of the Forestere' club, &a., that he immediately consented to advance her the money, taking from her a formal I 0 U for the amount, which she signed " Sarah Clark." Fortunately Mr. Chinery declined to return the " certificate" to the prisoner stating that she could have it on ca llin g for it at Twickenham, in the evening. He saw no more of her, how ever, and ascertained oche. inently that the document was a forgery, and the woman's story entirely false from begin ning to end. Having been advised to confer with the Mendicity Society, he found that the same woman had defrauded a great many other persons by similar means. About a week ago she was apprehended by Horsford, one of the society's olficers, and identiied. Moses Cattermoll, gate porter at the Hospital for Con sumption, proved that the "certificate" was a forgery, and that no such a person as described had died in the institu tion. Evidence of the forgery was also given by clerks from the Registry and Stationery offices, and the distinction in the genuine form pointed out. No clue to the printer of the fraudulent forms had been discovered, and the prisoner refused to state how she came by them. Mr. Vullia.my, architect, of Argyll-street, Regent-street, proved that the prisoner obtained U. from him by telling him ex•setly the same story, and producing a similar certi ficate. She had disarmed all suspicion in his mind by men tioning the names of several of his (Ur. Vullianny's) neigh bours and friends at Highgate, including Mr. Bodkin, the barrister, and,others; also the name of Bell, the cArrier, with whom she stated that she was lodging. He found of terwards that neither Bell nor any one else knew anything about her, and that it was evidently part of her system of imposition to acquaint herself previously with the names of the principal and most prominerit residents in a given locality. _ Hor;iford, the mendicity officer, dep3s3l that he appre hended the prisoner, from- the descriptions given of her, while she was leaving a pawnbroker's shop in Westmin ster. She had been repeatedly convicted. Mr. Solomons, solicitor for the prisoner, urged that her transactions with the prosecutors were in the nature of " loans." and could not therefore be regarded as criminal. Mr. Henry having ascertained from Mr. Graham the Rea strar-General, and from Dr. R oe , th a t th ey did not wish b to pr,7osecute for the more serious charge of forgery— and it being Wished that the case should be dirposed of stiminarilyaid that the prisoner was evidently a most incorrigible impostor, and had done great mischief by her wicked and shameful abuse of the charitable disposition manifested on her behalf; a course of conduct likely to check the sympathies .of the benevolent towards really worthy ohj-cts. His worship committed the prisoner, under the Vagrant Act, to three months hard labour for each offence. WORSHIP-STREET.—EmaIy Phillips, about 35 years of age, was charged before Mr. VEyncourt with attempt ing to commit suicide by throwing het self into the I4gent's Canal. Thorne, N 185, deposed to having been on dully at three o'clock that morning near the Dunstan-road, Kingsland, and to noticing the prisoner walking hurriedly up and down the towiug-path. On questioning her she admitted an intention to commit suicide by drowning. At the sta tion house she expressed a desire to make a confession of murder, as her mind was distracted with the recollection of it. The following statement was consequently taken down in writing from her dictation : " Oa the 14th of November, 18 9, I loiged at a honse in Doggett's-cella, Moorfields. That night I was confined of au illegitimate male child, born alive. Not any one was with me, or knew of it. I placed a pillow on the child's head and smothered it. I then tied the body in an 'old shawl aid put• it under the bed. The next day my mother went to-the house and cleaned the room out. I was taken to St. Thomas's Hospital, and placed under the charge of Dr. Barker. I have often since asked my mother what she did with the baby, but she would not tell me." Oilicer -- She told me, sir, that shortly after the murder she sent far some poison to kill herself with, but the pees seneer deceived her and brought a harmless draught. Mr. D'Eyncourt--Did she appear sober and quite right in her mind when you fouu l her by the canal? Officer—Oh yes, sir, perfectly. Prisoner—Wvat I have stated is quite true, sir. I have no knowledge where my mother is now, but her brother is employed at the India warehouses in Bishopsgate-street. I have been -used very cruelly by both of them. I have no home, and often walk the streets all night. The prisoner, who appeared to have moved at one time in a respectable sphere, was remanded, that a searching in gully might be made. LAMBETH.—Janes Rogers, John Chav:cs Keeling, and Thos. Cceicad, the latter a cabdriver and ex-policeman, were brought up for further examination on a charge of being concerned, with two other mon not in custody; in i,roakin , into the premises of Messr s . naler, Brothers, in the Olelient-ioad, and stealing therefrom property to the value of 250/. Mr. Solomon appeared for the prisoners Rogers and Keeling, and an attorney's cleik appeared for Coxhill. Mr. J. Tieard, a butcher, in the Old Kent-road, deposed that on Friday morning, . while on his ,way to Netvgate market, ho saw the prisoner Keeling and another person standing near Mr. Butler's private door, and considering at the time that they appeared suspicions he walked his horse along and kept looking at them from his cart. While so looking at them, be observed a cab drive up to the door, and the two men be saw and two others brought some packages out of the house and put them into the vehicle. Ho (witness) wont in search of a policeman, and seeing two together he told them what he had witnessed, and his suspicion on the matter, and then went about his business. His attention was particularly drawn towards the parties, and tho moment he saw Keeling that day be recognised him as one of the men he had seen in front of the proseca , tor's shop. Mr. J. Thompson, a gas fitter, said he saw the cab drive up to the door of the prosecutor in so hurried a manner as to raise his suspicions and induce him to take its number. John Polbury, a toll-collector on the Rotherhithe New road, said that at an early hour on the morning in quebtion a cab drove through his gate at a very rapid rate, and the driver, who threw him a sillingdid not wait for his change. Witness was not able to say that the prisoner Coxhill was the driver. The toll-collector of the Dun Cow-gate deposed that the same cab drove rapidly through his gate and did not stop or pay at all. The witness was also unable to identify Cox. hill as the man, but Sergeant Coppin !supplied this defi ciency of evidence by stating that tioxhill himself acknow ledged he was the driver of the cab on the morning in question. Coppin further stated that he had'in attendance the owner of the cab 1,114, who would prove the fact of his bzing the driver; and that the turnpike men were not enabled to identify him he (Coppin) did not wonder at, as he had on the morning after the robbery shaven off a large pair of black and bn-hy whiskers. . _ W. Sampson, 83 P, said that About twenty-minuteo past 4 on the morning of the robbery, h e saw a cab standing abont 150 yards from Mr. Butler's shop, and on going up to it he found the driver brushing down the horse's lems. He spoke to him and asked him if he was not early with his fare, and he replied that he had just sot down one. Wit ness asked where, and he did recollect. what reply he made, but drove off. The prisoner Co x hiff was the driver, and he noticed the number of hi s c le. A constable belonging to the S Division said the pri soner Rogers had been convicted of felony in 1853, and sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment, and the prisoner Keeling he thought had also ben convicted, but he should be able to say wore about him on a future day. The prisoners were again remanded and Mr. Elliott re fused to take bail. SOUTFIWARK.—CIIMME OF FELONIOUS ASSAULT ON A CUILD. Edward . Gunner, age 19, apprenticed to Mr. Frederick Olsen, baker, No. 17, Yerk-buildings, Ber mondsey, was brought before Mr. A'Beckett, charged with o immitting a felonious assault on Catherine Wilson Olsen, 9 years old, under the following revolting circumstances. The prosecutrix stated that the prisoner was her father's apprentice, and for some time past he had bcea in the habit of playing with her iu the chop. He slept in a room above her bed-room, and about a month ago, while she was in bad. and partially asleep, lie entered and palled her about. Ha then criminally assaulted her. She did not cry or make any noise at the time. After that he repeated the offence, and the last time was Friday, the 16th inst. She men tioned nothing about the circumstances to either her father or mother until that morning, when she was in great pain. Frederick Olsen, the father of the child, said the prisoner was his apprentice and lived in the house. His daughter was 9 years of age last Dodenber. That morning he re ceived certain information from her that induced him to give the prisoner into custody, when he acknowledged having critoinaliy abused the child. Mr. Thomas Chandler, surgeon, id.R.C.S., of 53, Para dise—treet, Rothorhithe, said ho was called in that morn in by Mr. Olson to examine the child, whom he knew to bo 9 years old last December. The capital Offence had been committed.. -- The prisono:, who declined sayino anything in defence, was fully committed to New.g.i.te for trial, THE HYDE-PARK OF PA S, —The Bois de Boulogne, says a correspondent; is unquestionably a delightful place—full of trim gardeny, where the epicier's retired leisure can take e i's phasure, or where hoary marquises and stripling dukes can sport with aristocratic Amaryl lises in the shade. But there is one disagrdment con nected with the Bois, which renders it perilous for riding and driving, and, indeed, equally so for pedestrians. The pulvcreno Otympicum, which used to be laid by wat,r-earts, is now dispelled by a sort of Braidwood brigade. B idies of men, armed with long leather tubesi, emerging from the bowels of the earth, play upon the passers-by without mitigation or remoNe—like Dickens's lamplighter, who u-ed to drip the oil on the people's heath when he was "in spirits. However fast you back, there is no escaping the hissing tide. If you ride up to one and flog him, another pumps at you— " Still o'er his head, while fate he braved, His whizzing water pipe he waved," like the great Higginbotham t; o "Rejected Addresses." Yesterday, the Duke of Sante Tneodoro, an Italian noble, of illustrious lineage and vast wealth, was Pumped at by these ruthless fellows. His horses, not relishing the joke, bolted, smashed the duke's phaeton, and what was still worse, his leg', which is badly broken in two places—a compound fracture. The duke's son, who niarr:cl Lady Burghersh lardy at Naples, came here to-day with Lis cars sposa, and found his poor father suffering frightfully from the accident. VelpeatA has set the leg, but it will be a three months' buinesg. sporting Intelligence. BATH AND SOMERSET RACES. WEDNESDAY. The Aristocratic Handicap of 10 sous each, 5 ft, with 20 aided; gentlemen riders; jockeys 71b extra ; certain winners extra. Once round. Eight subs. Mr. W. Barnard's by Sirokol, 3 yrs, lOst (including 71b extra) Mr. Gough's Anthracite, 4 yrs, list 3lb (including 71b extra) Mr. Starkey's Topsy, 5 yrs, lOst 41b (Mr. Dart) 3 Mr. T. Parr's Fatalist, 4 list (Mr. Scobell) 4 Mr. Mellish's Sandboy, 4 yrs, 10it 12lb (Capt. Little) 5 Batting—Even on Sandboy, 4 to 1 agst Anthracite, sto 1 agst Sirocco, 6to 1 agst any other. Won by 3- quarters of a length, and a, length and a half between the second and third. S weepstakes of 5 sow; each, with 20 adied ; fn. 2-yr olds and upwards ; weight for age ; burs®» to be sold for 2001. allowed 31b, lurther alio wancei i 1 for less, &.. ; one mile, 7 subs, were won by Mr. Mellish's Weathercock, 5 yrs (501.) 7st 61b (Escutt) beating Sixtus, Ethelbald, Tamar, Battery, and filly by Pyrrhus the Ist, out of lone. 'The Weston Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 50 added, for two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies and geldings, Bst 4lb ; certain allowances and penalties. T.Y.C. s traight half mile. 40 subs. Mr. Howard's Pomona, by Birdcatcher, Bst 41b (Wells) 1 Mr. E. Parr's Lamboarn, Sat 121 b (including Slb extra) (W. White) 2 Duke of Beaufort's The Vigil, Sat 41b (A. Day) 3 Mr. Formby's The Banner Bearer, Bst 2ib (Flattnan) 4 The following also ran :—Delos, Amati, colt by Cos sack, out of Dilbar, The Kertch Chief, Lord Mel bourne, Boscobel, filly by Orlando, nut of the Wren, Cara Fatima, Bannockburn, and Wild Strawberry. Betting-6 to 4 agst Lambourn, 4to 1 agst Cara Fa tima, 13 to 2 agst Banner Bearer, 7 to 1 agst Pomona. Won by a head. Five' lengths between the second and third ; bad fourth ; Cara Fattrna was fifth. Bannock burn and the Wren filly were left at the post. The Bath Handicap of 10 Boys each, 5 ft, with 100 added ; certain winners extra. Once round, about one mile and a half. Twenty-eight subs, fifteen of whom declared. • Mi. Brown's Speed the-Plough, by Cotherstone, 6 yrs, Bst 41b Mr. Moseley's Alonz ), aged, Bst 1 2lb (Wells) 2 Mr. Hope's Agra, 3 yrs, 6st Bib • (including 51b ex tra) (Fordliam) 3 The following also ran : Nathan, Veteran. Welham, and colt by the Libel, out of Don J , Thu, out of Baleine. Batting-6 to 4 apt Agra, 3to 1 agst Alonzo, sto 1 agst Speed the P 1 iugh. Won by four lengths ; very bad third. The Gold Cup, given by Lord W. Powlett, added to a Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, for three-yrolds a'id up wards ; weight for age ; certain penalties. Once round. Six setts. Mr. T. Parr's Fisherman, by Heron, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (carried 7st 91b) (Wells) 1 Mr. Waller's King C." 3 yr 4, 64 121 b (Crouch) 2 Mr. Starkey's Top , y, 5 yrs, Bet 131 b (iiordery) 3 Mr. Starkey's Mack Tulip, 8 yrs, Est 91b (Qdiaton) 0 Betting-3 to lon Fisherman, 4to 1 agst Kin! , ' Cob. Won very easily by a length and a half ; very b a d third. The Shorts, of 251., for two-yr-olds and upwards, weight for age, horses to be sold for 2001. allowed 31b, further allowances if for. lees, Sr,:e., straight half-mils, was won by Mr. Wyatt's Ba tery, 6 yrs, 7st 61b (40/ ), (Oliver, jun.), beating The Grey Dawn, Arid, Weld Etose and Rose The - Dyrharn Park Handicap of 100/. ; certain winners extra. To start at the distance post, and go once round. Twenty-three subs. T, Hughes's Romeo, by California, 6 yrs, Bst (D. Hughes) 1 Mr. Adkins's Curious, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b (including 51n extra (Fordhain) 2 Mr. I Day's Diana, 5 yrs, Tat slb (Crouch) 3 The following also ran:—Jack Sheppard, Freckle, Noisy. Bjtting-5 to 4 apt Curious, 4 to 1 ag3t Jack Shep- pard, sto 1 apt Diana. Won by a head ; bad third. BETTING ON THE COURSE. THE DERBY. 10 to 3 agst Wentworth (offered) 6to 1 agst Fuzz iletto (Laken and offered) Bto 1 agt C:tnnobie (.. , ffered) 9to 1 aget Artillery (taken) 11 to 1 agst Coroner (taken) 20 to 1 agst Yellow Jaek (offered) 20 to 1 agst Fly-hy Night Offered) 20 to 1 ag-it The Prince. (offered) _ _ 1000 to 15 agst Astrologus (taken) 3000 even on fingerthorpe asst Van , lermulin (taken) During the meeting Artillery and the Coroner were in great demand. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE RACES, JUNE 24. Weights for the Northumberland Plate. Two miles. Seventy-three subs. Weights published Tuesday, May 20, at ten a.m. ; forfeits to he declared on or before Tuesday, May 27. Should - the highest weight accepting be under Bst 71b it will be raised to that weight, and the others in piopertior. Age st lb Typee 6 8 7 Early Bird ... Vindes Wild Huntsman Rotherham ...... 4 7 6 Corcehug ... 4 7 6 Red Lion The Assayer 5 7 5 Lord Alfred ..... 4 7 2 Lady Tatum 4 7 2 Courtenay 4 7 0 Herald ; 4 7 0 Bra xey Siding St. Andrew 6 6 1 Saraband Marchioness 4 6 12 Grmeulus Esariens 4 610 Mosquito Dame Judith Mary Ann a 6 10 Cannobie Yorkshire Grey Honeysuckle 5 6 9 Vandal Paletot Whitelock Artillery Cossey Bolton Alston John Dory Sole Star Volunteer 3 6 2 Freddy ... 4 6 2 Peter Wilkins Hospitality Age st lb St. Clare 5 6 0 Alai' of Derwent 3 5 13 Sir George, 4 5 13 Hoorcock Lily Steelyard Mirage A.gra Diego 3 5 8 Puck 3 5 7 Sag Irplum La Victim° ... 3 5 7 Pau m ure Van Galen Napoleon 111. Gaudy Sold Baccleuch Absolution ...... 3 5 5 Lord Derwontwater 3 5 5 Zeta 3 5 5 Warlock San. Francisco Houghton 3 5 4 Little Bird Announcement Alma 3 5 2 St. Domingo Tom Thumb 3 5 0 Greencastle ...... 3 5 0 Lady Florence 3 5 0 Villiers The Courtier 3 5 0 King of Scotland 3 5 0 Little Nell (Is b) 3 4 12 Post Horse, 3 yrs (paid) DERBY AND OAKS.—YOUATT WM. GRAY, after a close search, has discovered the right "Pea." for the Derby. The most experienced sprting men have been puzzled by the tricks played on th . e Derby. Two of the most talented "playmen " on the turf have been employed to work the oracle, and have succaeded. Well, I have clis• covered the move ; nothing but aocident can prevent my patrons winning a heavy stake by taking the double -event. Terms, 53. ; to Goodwood, 11. is. Subscribers are particularly requested to enclose a good supply of directed envelopes. Address, 15, Charing-cross. Y A CHTIN RANELAGH YACHT CLUB SAILING MATCH. The first above bridge match took place yesterday among the yachts belonging to the Rauelagh Yacht Club, for a silver cup and cover, over the usual course, from Battersea-bridge to Putney twice over. The weather being very fine, a large assemblage of specta tors was attracted to witness the match, which, from the large number of entries and excellence of the craft, created considerable interest. The following were the entries, viz.:— Yachts. Tons. Owners. Zouave Eugenie Mary De ibtful Alice 5 Mr. Guest. Belle Cremorne The yachts started at 1.59, the Alice being first in trim, then the Belle. The Alice directly took the lead, followed by the Btille, Cremorne, and Eugenie, the latter of which passed the Cremorne opposite her namesake ; the Belle (having on board Lord Do Roe) then passed the leading boat a little higher up, and became first, but through some mistake rounded lower down than the buoy at Putney, and did not discover her error till she bad sailed towards home about a mile, when she went bank and rounded. The wind was fair up, being SSE ; but there was more work to do coming down. At Wandsworth Pier, on the return, the Eugenie led, fol lowed by the Alice about four lengths astern; Zouave thirl ; Belle fourth. In this order they continued to Battersea-bridge, where they rounded the lowered buoy in the following time and order : Eugenie Mice Zeuare Belle Cremorne H. M. 8. 2 48 0 .. 2 50 20 .. 2 51 15 . 2 52 40 .. 2 53 0 The Mary and Doubtful fell avtern, owing to a colli- sion directly after the start. Directly after they turned to go up again the Alics carried away her bobstay, and consequently allowed the Laiave to pass her, the Eugenie still keeping bier lead. TnuS they continued to the finish, the Belle gradually marking the Alice, and the finishing time was as follows-: H. M. B. Eugenie Zouave Alica Belle Cremorue . 3 35 10 3 37 25 . 3 41 40 . 3 43 45 . 3 50 0 Although this is the order in which they came in it is alleged that the two first named are disqualified and out of the race: . 'The reason assigned for this is the allega tion, stoutly maintained, that neither of them rounded the upper boat the first-time, but turned eherb of it, an assertion strongly negatived by the owners and others. There is another matter imported into the race—a pr.:- test by the Belle against the Mice for a foul; and in order that ample justice may be clone to the merits of the case, the matters - 1n dispute will be referred at the earliest op portunity to the sailing committee, who will determine upon the evidence adduceo before them. PRICES OP SHARES. BAN KS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM- PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENIN3 LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 2 ►, 1856. GAS-LIGHT AND COKE COMA: Dividend 1 Amount Name of Company. per 1 of Paid. Price, i Annum. Share. ( 4 s. d. X s. d. British .• •• •• •• •• •• .• - - - - Ditto Provincial 71. 120 0 0 20 0 0 - Brighton ••••.. • • • • • 5/. 20 0 0 20 0 0 15 City of London 4l. 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Australasia........... . 201. per cent. 40 0 0 all 9314 British North American 51. per cent. 50 0 0 tP 66 Commercial of London. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 31 Colonial ..........•.... 51. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 21 lonian ......: ........ 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 Lond . Char. Bt .of Aus. ' 20 0 0 ail 0 IR% London and County .. 101. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 337 8 Londn aad Westminstr 141. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 48 London Joint• Stock ... 121. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 Frovinctal of Ireland... AL per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 54% Ditto, New......... 8/ . per cent. 10 0 0 all Nqtionr.l of Irelard.... C. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0 Nat. Provincial of Eng. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 Ditto, New ...• . .. i 8!. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 Oriental Bank Ccirpora. ,sl 7 . p. ct.&bs. 25 0 0 all 42% South Australia • • .... 14? p.ct.& bs. 25 0 0 I. - Union of Australia.. • • 301. per cent. 25 0 0 69% Ditto .. .. .. .. .... .. '3Ol. per cent. 2ib 0 8 Union of London ..... '2o'. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 28% Union of Madrid ... • • 1 40 0 0 all CANALS. Names of Dividend price Names of p] Dividend 1 , per Companies. A. , per Companies. cl Price. Annum. uc, Annum. ; cc ------ I g I X A shtn &Oldh! 93 71. p. et. 145 Macclesfield. 100 21. 10s. 51 B arnsley. •• • '160; Neath .. •• • • ion 161. Brknk&Abrg 150 . 41. Oxford.. •• • • 100 104 Birmingham .lO 41. 92 Peak Forest. 78 51. Os. 76 Coventry.... 'lO9 25 ). ' Regent's • ... 33 11 15% Derby • • ... r ; 100 61. 15s. 84 Rochdale.... 85 11. 10s. 76 Ellsmre&Chs; 69 214 p. et. Somrset Coal 140 GrandJanetn 100 3'. pr. ct.l 4a - Do. Lk FdSt 12 Do., 6 or. Ct.; 10 61. pr. ct. 11% Stfird &Wore 1 40 281. 420 Grand lturrey 100 41. Shrewsbury.. 125 Grand Union' 100, 11. Os . • StOurbridgc.. 145 12/. 290 IKennt & Avn! 39 6s. Od. 6 k •Severn and l a 21 Lancaster .. 100; i Wyc Rail.l 2 ,, ' Leeds &Livrp 100' 25/. 46 , 1% . Warwick 80 2L 25 Leicester.... 100 1 51 ' 49 y i Birming. j 100 Leicstr &Nth 83 Warwick & l 2/. 10 Loughhorogli 112 701. 550 Napton.. 1 100 gonmouthsh 100 Worcstr 8/ 78 2L 21 Mntgmerysh 100, . Birming. sleßnMwbry 100: Wilts & Brks —10 s. Od. INSURANCE', COMPANIES. • Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of I Paid. Price. Annum. Share. Xa. d. £ s. d. Albion .... • • .... •• .. 3/. 10s. 500 0 0 50 0 0 F 7 Alliance B:.:. ar4 For. 71. 143. 6d.bs. 100 0 0 11 0 0 17% Ditto Marine ....... it. p.c. & bs. 100 0 0 25 0 0 43 Anchor .............. 6 per cent. 5 0 1 0 0 - &ties • . . 15,.04. 80 0 al 515 0 1834 Xrgus Life ......... • • 4/. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 23 tritish Commercial .. 71. 103. 50 0 0 5 0 0 - Clericl.slcd.s. - . Gen. Life spr ct. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - County .............. 4/. 100 0 0 10 0 0 120 Crown .............. 17s. Cd 50 0 0 5 0 0 183 Eagle .. - Equity and Law-- 4% per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 5% European Life l/. 20 0 0 all 1834 General...: 6/. 5 0 0 •• 454 Globe .... • • .... M. per cent. Stock. ~ 104 Guardian ............ s'. per cent. 100 0 0 47 5 0 5434 Imperial Fire ..... .... 12/. per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 340 Imperial Life Indemnity Marine.... 1,.3s & 81. 100 0 0 20 0 0 'B4 Law Fire ............ 2s. & 23. bs. 100 0 0 210 0 3% Law Lite... - - 100 0 • 10 0 0 61 Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 5% London London Ship.... - Marine..." .. .. 16s.per share 100 0 0 28 0 0 4G16 Med. Invlid& Gen. Life 44 1. per ct. 50 0 0 2 0 0 314 Minerva ........ •• .. sp. ct. 8z bs. 20 0 0 2 0 0 - Monarch .. •••• • • .... - 5 0 0 1 0 0 - National Loan Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 - Palladium Life ... Pelican .... - • • • • - • • - - - 43% Phoenix - - - - Professional Lifer • • .., 51. per cent. 5 0 010 0 - Provident Life..:..... 1/. bs. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 383 Rock Life .. .. .. 7s. 5 8 0 0 10 0 8 Royal Exchange - Sun Fire ...... 6/. 10s. - - t l Ditto Life ..... 11 14s. - - United Kingdom .... 41. p. ct. & bs. 20 0 0 4 0 0 5 Universal Life • • ..... 5/. per mat. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -. Victoria Life .........5i. per cent. - 412 6 51i LIST OF SCOTTISO. COMPANIES' PRICES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. 4 s. d. s. d. flank of Scotland 71. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 19 8 / 1 0 British Linen Company 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 223/0s Caledonian Bank ..... 81. per cent. 10 0 0 210 04 , 2 s City of Glasgow Bunk 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 11118 Clydesdale Bank ••5 1. p cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 ,2 lb Cmnmercial Bank .. 71. per cent. ,500 0 0 100 0 0 226/es Eastern Bark.... •• .. 61. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 0 11i18s Edinb. & Glasgow.. •• 3341. p cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 4/ 16s Exchange !Ink of Scot.. National Bank ..•• .. 6% per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 17910 s North of Scotland Bank sd. per cent 20 0 0 210 0 1/ 16s Royal Bank of Scot!. .. 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 1401 Unica Bank of Scot. .. S &per cent. 1 6 0 0 0 50 0 0 102110 Western Bank•• •• •• .. 7/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 40/10s Alliance Fire and LVe.. 83i 1. cent. 100 0 0 1 1 0 0 16/15, British Guarantee 41. percent. 10 0 0 2 0 0 I/ 12s Caledonian Fire Insur 10:.per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 251 Os City of Glasgow Lite 61. per cent. 0 0 2 0 011 8 Co onial Lire ••••••••• 51• per cent. 50 0 0 1 0 0 11 7s Edinburgh Life Incur. 61, percent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 281 Os Eng. & Scot, Las, Life 51. percent. 50 0 0 3 5 0 41 8 s Life o Elect,and Gl.por cent. 10 0 0 110 061 lO s .National Fire and Life 6/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 21 I s North British Incur... 71. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 36110 Scottish Union Insrnc. prcent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 U 14 8 standard Life ........ 51. per cent. 50 0 0 7 0 0 201 0 United Dap Assurance , 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS. Dividend Amount Name of COmparLy. per o f I Paid. Price. Annum. Share. i— £ s. d. ,' X i.... d. Assam 'Pea .......... 51. 50 0 0, 20 0 0 Auctimn Mart........ 2 1 4 per cent.' 50 0 0 Australian Agrlculturl 1/. ls. 100 0 0 17 10 0 2i9jii, Australian Trust .... 81. pet cent 25 0 0 .4.ustrafitan Royal Mail _ Si. 10 0 0 all , 3 i3 Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 10s. 10 0 0 all British American Land 15s. 40 0 0 Canada ............. 161. percent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 137 Do. 5 per cent Bonds 151. per cent. Ditto, 6 per cent. .. el. per cent. 1111, 1 , City N:.vigation Bonds Electric Telegraph .. 6 per cent. 25 0 0 24 0 0 56 Ditto .. •• •• .• •• • • Equitable Ileversionry 71 pr. cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 Ditte New .. .. 50 0 0 17 10 0 Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp.c. & be, 100 0 0 100 0 0 -- Cen.SteamNavigation 10 p. ct. 15 00i14 0 0 tiudson's Bay ...... •• Stock. flungerford .......... 2/. ss. 100 0 0 ,100 0 0 London Institution .•• London Reversionary 5/ per cent. 15 00 , all itussAl Institntion •• •• 12 10 0 Pricz's Patent Card. Co 101. per cent. 20 0 0 1 17 10 p Reversionary Int. Soc. 4k,1. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 Royal wail Steam ... . 41. p. share. 100 0 0 60 0 0 I 7 - 214 South Sustralian Land 61. per cent. 25 0 0 I all Trust and Loan Comp. Upper Canada .... 20 00) 5 0 0 TOTAL Loss OF THE CUTTER YACHT SECRET.—This very fast and beautiful yacht left Erith early on Satur day morning for P;yrnouth, having on board her owner, Mr. H. J. g, and a crew of six men. After Failing the match in the Thames she proceeded as far as the Gull stream, under all storm sails, it then blowing a gale from the south-west. She was seen off the Nortli Foreland about 5 o'clock on Saturday evening, very close to a lar:e steamer ; she WEI, 3 seen only a few mi nutes after c(iLh her bowsprit gone, and then founder , d with all hands. It is supposed that, in trying t ) speak the steamer she must have fouled. During the past fortnight agents from Russia have vi-ited the Tyne, with the view of purchasing tug steam ers to be employed at Cronstadt and in the Baltic. Eight steam vessels have been disposed of by the Tvne owners for the purpose and the Royal Albert, the Wallace, a e Powerful, the Volga, and the Alexander have sailed. The North of Europe Company are also building iron vessels of a light draught of water upon the Tyne for the Baltic trade. They will be propelled by high-pres sure engines, and will be fitted up with Beattie's patent propeller. These vessels are built with the view of na vigating shallow water. During the past few days a very large number of foreign vessels have reached the Tyne from various parts of the Baltic. A consideraVe Lumber of large American vessels are in the Tyne at the preeent moment taking in coals. FIRE INSURANCE. Although the various clauses of the new Fire Insurance Bill were agreed to in committee on Monday evening, not a word transpired to alter the view already formed by the public on the character of the measure. The Chan cellor of the Exchequer himself admitted that he does not attach any particular value to the claese declaring all persons liable to duty who may effect insurances in foreign companies, since there is a total absence of any means to enforce it, while, as regards the injurious nature in a commercial country of a tax that discourages habits of prudence, there was apparently no difference of opi nion. Several members intimated a conviction that, in defiance of the bill, English fire insurance policies Will be largely opened on the continent, but the Chancellor of the Exchequer thinkc that if the statute-book declares people liable he will be entitled to denounce all as dis itheet who fail voluntarily to attend with the required contribution. In this way the risk is of bringing large classes into disrepute. A tax is contrived to tempt eva sion, not only by its aineuut, hut by the impracticah: - lity of collecting it, and then it is thought expedient to darnaqe further the self-respect of those who have been thus influenced, and to render them still le-s sensitive on other matters. Enough has already been done in this way by the income tax, although in that case some tan• gable means of collection aro available, and it is painful to see the system extended. Indeed the Government seemed to be aware of the inherent weakness of their position, and to prefer returning to the old plea that the present moment is not one for the surrender of a re venue of 1,300,0001. It is not, however, a question of surrender, but whether, by the present sacrifice 01 a portion, they sh a ll make certain the re tention of the remainder, and lay the founda tion of an ultimate recovery of the whole. It was stated by one member last night that insurances to a very large amount are being effected abroad. The duty on these will probably be entirely lost to the country, and-all that will be left to the Chancellor in such instances will be to stigmatise so many of his countrymen as dishonourable persons. There is one method also by which the action of the bill will.be avoided, and with regard to which the Chancellor, will not be entitled to utter a single complaint or rce proach—namely, by effecting insurances tor a term of • years in a continental office by a single payment before the bill has received the Royal assent and become law. The following letter, received several days back, givog an illustration of the extent to which this is likely to be adopted " Sir,—l trust the Chancellor of the Exchequer will not persevere in his attempt to continue the duty uow chargeable in respect to fire insurance. Should he do so, lam antlio. rised to say that au enormous amount of fire insurance busi ness will be lost to this country. "There aro many ways by whi.•li the Chancellor's bill, now before Parliament, may be evaded, should it become law, but - au immense amount of business will be diverted before the Chancellor can pass his bill. " I am a large insurer, and pay annually to one °Mc° alone (the Kent Fire-office) more than 3 0/. for duty on fit" policies ; on the day following the third reading of tha Chancellor's bill, in the Commons, I shall effect policies for 10 years in a Paris office on the same terms as I am insured in the Kent-office, and shall by this transaction save 3,0001• I shall be allowed for the 10 years' insurance a discount equal to near 71. per centum per annum on the money to bo paid diwn, which will be a further source of profit, and Ile doubt hundreds of other persons will do the same thing. " I am, Sir, yturs, kc., " KNOWLES KING. " Maidstone, May 13." Country Markets. EDINBI7RGH MEAL MARKET—UAY 20. There were in the market to-day 16 sacks oatmeal, 43 641 weighing 280 lbs imperial, which sold at 41s. 6d. EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET! — MAY 20. Supplies of all kinds these last six days again lario. 0 Oat straw, from 7s Od to lOs 6d per k om ple of W r „, i. trap; wheat do., 5s Od to 7s Gd; barley do., 6i Gd to Is" Illy from 10d to 15d. DALIcEITH MEAL MARKET-MAY 19. i r il. Oatmeal, per sack of 2801bs First . Second. 17 ' b O4 imperial I 06 Barleymeal, per ditto Peasemeal; per ditto Flour, per per ditto —s Oct —s Od I-- 3 n i c a i Pot-barley, per ditto COAL BURKE Prices of Coal per ton at U.-31.LY 21. the close of the market.; s. d. Huddle W. Hartley 16 0 Byass's West Hartley l6 0 Davison's West Hartley 16 0 Walker Primrose l4 'Canfield Moor l4 Taufield Moor Butes 14 0 West Riding Hartley l5 0 Wylam 16 6 Elolywell l6 West Pelton l5 0 Hartlepool W. Hartley 15 6 Wallsend, Gosforth l6 0 liraddyll l7 4 Framwellgate l7 Northumberland 16 0 Plummer Eden Main l7 Eden Ships at market... 8 Wallsend, &o. s. (1 ' Riddell ; ri Hetton lb o 0 Haswell 0 Russell's Hetton l7 Hough Hall l 7 3 Kelloe l7 4 Evenwood 15 0 21 Carr's Merthyr .. .16 • 6 Whitworth 17 Ca - 5 South Kelloe •l7 0 ; 16 0 Harton 1S Stewart's 6 17 6 South Hetton 17 Lanibton Ke S Coes i s 0 5 1 6 Wharncliffo ,., 2 I Sold 82ABORNE MAILS. (IC signifies that the mails are sent•r'rom the General Peg It °tn.' qr the night—and M by the reorning—tespatah.) Day wiwn an, l • From wha (7017NTRIE5. in General Pon' Port Mace, London.' Disp a t c h,. . --•••---- - .merica(byl:rit.paels)l, Every Friday .. Liverpool lanoricp. (by United Sts packet) ......N •., ••-- •• Liverpool ... kroerica (by Lt. States packet) .. ....N • * • • Southampton .. Australia (via South .. ampton .......... DA ..••• •• • Southaznp )itto ( via ) Marseilles) N • • • ••• • ••• •• • - Dover ..- ton Ditto (via Cape of Good ' Hope) •• .• •• •e •• ••N •• • • .• 4.frica (West Coast) .. i• .2 3(.1 of the month . Ply mou th ..1 4Alexandria .......... 8,9, 24, &30of m Dover ....., ' 1exandria..........N ,4th & 20th of mot,. 3outhamptor Bahamas ...........y 17th of the moot I Southamptat Belgium ............N Daily— • • •• • • • • • • Dover ...... aai Br ............ _3 4 9th of the month.. Southatnpt ol • 9th of the month,. Sotith4m, ton Buenos Ayres ........I4 Cape of Good ilope ..N Various port Ca'de of Good Hope .. N c a ,, d e V erde ......1, 9th of the roontl Southampton Ceylon (see India) Cey10n..............'1• Ch a n ne l I s l es ...... .„,i, !Mori ,Wed•,&Prle Southampton Chi1i................. 12d & 17th of roonti floathamplo: China .... . lOnce a month.,.. 18,23,&23 of n Dover .... , Constantinople ......1 8,13, Constantinople ....... 4th & 20th of me.:Soothampto Coat. of Europe MA , Twice daily .... Dover ..... Egypt (sea India) Frame ........ 4 & - . ,,lTwico drily,.... Dover .... 1 7,17,10, 27 :,f n South tal.pl.o Gibraltar ..... ..... NI ' 4, tireece (see India) 41.,,5t0wn ..........m 2nd & 17th of MOD Southampt(o tiambnrgh .. .. .... ..NilaccilaY & Frill'i London ..... larannah .......... y !2nd of the moot So,:•,lail• - ptor Rolland ..:.........h7 Daily ... .•••.. D0ver...,,., 170 e Ithe monii, Southamptot rlonduras ..........1 4 1 4th ie 20th of mon Plymouth .. India (viaSouthampt.)lo ! „ rile 0 .,.. m aree iii„ o3 . l l9th&2sth of montl Dover ...... 17, &27 of me; D0,•cr...... loniar. Isles (nee India'. I T ' ['Mee daily...—. Hot • heed .• 1 iroland ........M & N Li5b0n..............N 7, 9 . 17, & 2 7 of m SOuthi.mptm I „..,,,,,,,,,. ............ 5 , ;9th of the mom, Soutlymptoz :„ { t ' aac T ra " ..... . 1 , ina of month ~ Liverpool ... Malta (soo India) . .. i 18 ........j. I •3, ,&28 of men Waite DOver ...... 1 Mauritius (see India) Vapritins .......... , 14th of the mom, ~,,.,.„,,..,,, ....... ~ . 5 , '2•1•1 of the niont,-,. Southampton 7`,.:'7 , _ ,... • . .....,,,jsthlsth2sthormou Dovor ...... ' HA, c l ranarick _ A , 24 & 17thof mont: Soutbarnptm Now Zealand ite rla •• •• IBy private slip port .. Various , Papal titat OS • .......i SthlSth2sthofmon Dover ...... . p a a i na , l a .. .. .. .. .. m 7t1117 th27thofmon i ‘eoatharoptoi Peru ..............m 21 & 27th cf moo I Soutliamptor By private ship.. 'Various port+ , , Po:1 Natal ..........N s thlSth2sthonzion. Dover ....... ' Sicily ~.. •• •• •• •• ..N Sthl6th2sthelmon Dover ..... Tuscany •• •• PIP 7 . • 111•1 .4. ..........„ 24 & 17th of monti Southamptot i Venezuela Van Diemen'sl"nd (t 0' Australia) •• •• •• - , I West rn „,,„ .. ~.1 " ~ 2d & 17th ot montl 'Southampte L I a lc. cen '5114 121 Una %to 16 'MM3U:tI74i tn. Vast I M y:2 Tlt ICcda►'l Jui 0 I 1,),4 y I 1 4 684t1 I** iCed 6lll 11,1 16 I t, i 0:0,, NI g y 1 3 U 7 u ertn Elmo Era 1& ler (I/ . ---"' de" Whenany of theft dates fall on a Sunday, the , nai:s s?atched on the following day, with the exceptfm of the In 4 t! Southampton), and the Malta, both of which will be desPatets receding day. BIRTHS. OF A eON. v ... 14 On the 19th inst., at Glannsk park, the seat .o 1 her father, Sir J. Bailey, Bart., M.P., Mrs. Spearman. On the 21st inst.. at Mornington-road, Regent'sw park' the wife of Henry Warren, Esq. 01 A DAUM:IMB. On the 21st inst., at 19, Saville-row, St. James'its, th e wife of J. F. Selot, Esq. On the 21st inst., at 92, Farringdon-street, 3 C) Harper. MARRIED. On the 2 1 st inst., at St. Mark's, Kennington, •N Ir. J . ' Tibbs, of Walworth, to Miss Eliza Sarah Fisher, a f the Vassall-road, North Brixton, Surrey. On the 20th inst., at Cuckney, Notts, Robert CI lade° Kidd, jun., Esq., cnly son of Robert Charles Kidd„ Esct' 10, Hyde-park-gate, Kensington-gore, to Mary Ja 4 'l youngest daughter of the late Rey. George M a i t ° Cucknoy. DIED. On the 20th inst., at 10, Hertford-street, Mayfair, Mr s ' Dent, widow of the late John Dent, Esq., M.P. On the 20th inst., at Amesbury, Wilts, Joseph r Esq., aged 83. On the 20th inst., Jessie, the wife of Daniel Mg of Balharn-hill, and 63, Bread-street, Cheapside, ag ;eid 7 3 . On the 19th inst., at Cheltenham, Mary Georgina, wi i° of Colonel Sti r li ng F. Gl over , an d dau.alter of Genes 01 the Hon. Lord Charles Henry Somei set. gur- On the 18th inst., at Clapham common, Einjansin rison, Esq.. aged 85. On the 20th inst., at Addiscombe, near Croydon, Caro line Ann, third daughter of Mr. J. It. Leeds, aged Et- ,_ On the INT) inst., at Stoke Newington, Mrs. A.ago-P 3 Tackle, aged 91. On the 19th inst., at Edward-terrace, Camden - ro ad, Holloway, Mr. Thomas Bunting, formerly of Be diorclo aged CO. 1,027D0N : Printod =A Published by MURDO 1.7.11t1;C, of No. 112, Strand, Printer. at ne 8,421 (Mit*, I 2; Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the catuttY " Thursday, May 22, 1356. fa, lien Eder Join Ale); EdSV Ales Rive Robe Will Ja m Lam no 40 co Ro n Inay 1,1 atta