The Sun. — London, England, 1856-08-05 00:00:00

IRELAND. DUBLIN, MONDAY MORNING. KERRY ELECTION. This election is to take place next Saturday, when to all appearances Lord Castlerosse will be re-elected without opposition. THE GREAT COMET OF 1556. The weather has been unusually hot for the past six or eight days, and we are told this is the conse quence of the near approach of the great comet of 155 G, whose re-appearance is due in this month of August. A correspondent of the Limerick Ob3erver saw it with his own eyes,on Wednesday night last ; a nd, what is more, several other astronomically disposed friends of his are ready to confirm his statement. Here it is : " On Wednesday night last he was standing near the salmon weir, on the platform before the mills of Cor belly, about half-past 10 o'clock, when his attention was attracted by what appeared to be a fire rising on the top of Keeper Mountain, due east of his position. He re marked the object to a gentleman who was with him ; hut, as the fire rose and cleared the top of the mountain, his friend suggested that it must he a lantern appended to a kite. It had then the appearance of a globe of fire as large as a good-sized orange, with a broad tail i•f light extending about 18 inches from the body. The two gentlemen watched it for an hour, and the watchman on the weir observed it also. On Thursday night they all saw it again. It rose a few moments later, presenting the same appearances, and was high in the he.tvens at half-past 11, when they went home. At that hour one of the gentlemen pointed it out to his sister. Friday night, from the same place, the same parties azai❑ saw it rise about 20 minutes before 11, and then it first oc curred to our informant that it might be a comet. He ceased to watch it about midnight, but the watchman observed it up to half-past lon Saturday morning. It did not seem so large as on the previous nights, but still far exceeded the most brilliant form in which the planet Jupiter has ever been beheld. As the greatest comet on record is really due about this time, and 33 the extreme sultriness of the weather would seem to warrant the belief that such a celestial visitor is near at hand, we shall be glad to hear if any other persons have observed the appearance which has thrice risen upon our astonished friends." TICE MUTINY AT NENAGJI. The local papers received this morning state that during the past few days several persons have been arrested in the county Tipperary on charges con nected with the late mutiny at Nenagh. Some are accused of aiding and abetting thc militiamen, others with inciting them to acts of violence. The names of those just arrested are Con. Clancy, labourer ; Mat Hogan, mason ; Darhy Dwyer, labourer; Chas. Whelan, clerk of the chapel ; Jas. Flanagan, broguemaker ; Jas. Landy, shoemaker ; Joseph Hanley, shoemaker ; Michael Dooley, labourer ; Richard White, sawyer; Daniel Spain, shoemaker; John Ryan, baker. There are 92 militia prisoners still in custody in Tipperary charged with mutiny. On Wednesday next a general court-martial will be held at Nenagh for the trial of the principal mutineers. The officers appointed to hold the court are—Lieut.-Col. Musters, Longford. Militia, president ; Lieut.-Col. the Hon. S. F. Carew, Wexford R,giment ; Lieut.-Col. Dickson, Royal County Limerick Regiment ; Lieut.-Col. the Hon. R. Handcock, Dublin Artillery ; Major G. Cun ninghame, Royal Wicklow Regiment ; Major Tighe, Kilkenny Regiment ; Major the Hon. E. Bellew, Louth Regiment ; Major Nugent, West meath Regiment ; Major F. Ffolliot, Sligo Regi ment ; Major D'Arcy, Roscommon Regiment ; Major Aldworth, North Cork Rifles ; Capt. Brad dell, North Cork Rifles ; Capt. Walnut, Royal County Limerick Regiment ; Capt. Hoare, North Rifles ; Capt. Shelton, Royal County Limerick Regiment ; Judge Advocate, J. Lawson, E4q. The military court of inquiry re-assembled at Nenagh on Thursday, to investigate the recent mutiny. Col. Irwin, assist. quarter master-general for Kilkenny, was president. The court concluded its sittings the same evening, when the court-mar tial was finally arranged. PRIVY COITNCIL. The Lord-Lieutenant held a Privy Council on Saturday. The following Privy Councillors at tended :—The Lord Chancellor, Mr. Blackburne, Judge Moore, Judge Keating, the Recorder, and the Attorney-General. The Tamil, Herald says—" Allan Pollok, Esq., was admittPd a memberof the. County Galway Clo b, on Monday last. He attended the ejectment trials at the assizes, and, we understand, engaged a spe cial train on the railway, at the cost of 501. each trip." 4P-VEST PROSPECTS. The country papers continue to speak in flowing terms of the prospects of the harrest. Some ru mours are current that " symptoms' . of the potato blight have re-appeared, but they have not caused any anxiety, as no one is forthcoming who is ready to say he has seen the " symptoms" in this year's crop. The following report from Tipperary gives the substance of a dozen reports from as many dif ferent districts : "The weather is now delightfully fine, to the joy of the farmer, who is thereby enabled to save his bay acd turf without difficulty. All the accounts that reach us speak well of the harvest prospects, should Providence vouch safe a continuance of the present auspicious weather. The corn crops are, with the exception of oats, which is stunted and light, most luxuriant, and promise a pro lific yield. The potato is particularly good and hopeful, without the slightest indication, from all we could gather, of the disease which committed such havoc on that favou rite esculent in past years, All the country presents such an appearance as to fill the heart with gratitude to the great Dispenser of every good."—Neaagh Guardian. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. The Freeman's Journal, reviewing the past week's trade, says : " Barley is sctrce, and an exception to the general decline. Produce has been sparingly dealt in, and prices manly just sustained. Stocks and shares not largely dealt in, and quiet. Money is rather easier, and credit well supported. "The stock market has again been in a state of in activity, and no fluctuation exceeding an eighth per cent. has occurred. Tae closing price to-day is exactly the same as on Monday, viz , 95 ; New Three per Cents, are n dearer. These prices appear to be up held with difficulty on the present uncertain slate of the Continent and di,quieting state of thh exchange 4. The impression appears to be that prices are extremely high under existing circumstance., of which there can hardly be a doubt." The Customs duties are 17,8251., against 22,0001. the corresponding week last year—decrease, 4,175/. The large payments last year previous to the change con tinue to effect the comparison. Paid this week on tea. 6,231/. ; refined sugar, 1,352/. ; muscovado sugar, 2,8431. ; enffee, 124/. ; wine, 2,308/. ; spirits, 447/. ; tobacco, 4,068/. ; timber, 751. ; and miscellaneous, 374/. The total sum paid since .July 1 is i'94,688 Same period last year 128.727 Decrease... ..X34,039 RAOOED OR REFORMATORY SCOOOI.S.--The Commit tee of Council on Education have cancelled all former minutes and agreed to grant substantial and permanent aid to reformatory and ragged schools. The minute by which this rePo:ution is made known to the managers of thesq institutions provides that no school shall be admis- Bible to aid "unle - ss it be industrial in its character, and unless the scholars be taken exclusively from the crimi nal and abandoned classes." These conditions being complied with, the Council are-1. To pay half of the rent. 2. To pay one-third of the anaunl cost of tools l Most of our readers are doubtless in some degree ac and of raw material for labour. 3. To make grants quaiuted with the processes by winch printers and pub towards the cost of boaks, maps, and apparatus upon fishers of literary works are enabled, by means of stereo the same terms as to other schools. 4. To pay 351. to type plates cast from the types of such works, to obtain the treasurers of any reformatory in respect of every per- an equivalent for those types. and at the same time ren son qualified to teach whoshail have keen boarded, lodged, der them available for other books. One of these pro and trained as a master for a year in the institution, ceesos, we may state, is t ) take a stucco mould or matrix and holding certificates of merit from her Majesty's iu- from the types, and from this to obtain a metal cast or °Pectore of schools. 5. To great half of the sa l ar y paid stereotype plate, while, by what is called the " paper to the teacher, and :Alf of his assistant's salary ; rip, process," a matrix is formed by beating softened paper or teacher to have more than 25 scholars for the maater, and pulp into the types with a hard brush. All who have between 25 and 50 for each assistant. 6. "To grant as ha i any practical knowledge of stereotyping will be ready, .capitation on every child (according to the number in we believe, to admit that both of these processes involve average attenda nce during the year preceding the annual considerable trouble and expense, and are detrimental to inspection) who is not paid for by the Lords Commis- the types. An altogether new and very simple method of sioners of the Treasury under the act 17th and 18th Vic., c. 86, the stun of 50s, per stereotyping has just beer. discovered ano patented jointly child be fed at the school." annum, provided that such by Mr. Hogg, publisher, of Edinburgh, and Mr. Napier ; Reformatories and raagrid and we have had an opportunity of Fleeing it in opera schools coming within the operation of this act are to be tion. Mr. Hogg's process consists of a mixture of various under the special inspection of h er M a j esty ' s inspectors i ngre di ents , fi ne l y p u l ver i se d, a nd mix e d u p t o th e con of schools. The instructions to the inspectors are very sistency of putty. In this state the substance is spread minute. On the subject of appointing " teachers, the with a knife on a piece of wrapping paper, and then minute of instructions says, You W ilt o b serve that the passed under an accurately adjusted straight edge, by Government leaves the choice of teachers absolutely to which means a surface as smooth and equal as a sheet of the managers, interposing no test whatever except the in- paper is obtained. The material for the matrix being thus spectors' annual reports upon certain paints." • Ile formed, it is laid on the types, the composition, in a soft principal °lnc , rin each school must "in alt cases be well state, being next the face. An impressiou is then taken enough instructed to be able to control and to be reaper.. by the common printing press ; but the pressure re sible for the work of the school-room." As regards th e quired is so slight that Mr. Hogg uses an ordinary copy standard of education, it is provided that the literary ing.preas for the purpose. The matrix affixed to the ability of a teacher may be regarded as sufficient if the lace of the types is then laid on a gently heated hot plate inspector is satisfied that the boys under his charge learn . for about twenty minutes, after which it is ready for a manner as to acquire being to read, write, and cipher in such . . cast from. The advantages over any of the pro the practical command of those arts in earning their ceases now in use are very considerable. From the ire bread and makinz their way in the world. " A boy who ?session being taken as in the ordinary mode of print reads with difficultyand without intelligence, who writes ing, a perfectly level surface on the face of the stereo- In Perfectly and spells ill, who cannot readily apply the type plate is attained. There is not the slightest shrinking or rules of arithmetic to a common transaction of the shoptwisting of the matrix as in casting from or of wages," might, it is assumed, "as well, for most stucco. No more damage is done to the types than by practical purposes, be unable to read, write, or cipher pulling a proof at the hand press ; what printers will at all," and this test the inspectors are instructed I igo - understand as low s p a ces and leads are preferred ; there rously,to apply. "I n the same way," says the m i nute , is so filling up of th e types with the material of which "as to re li g i ous knowledge, - - a you should end ea- the matrix is made, and the types are returned as clean your to ascertain that the doctrines and the a s they leave the hands of the compositor, no brushing max i ms of Christianityor stashing out being necessary. are taught in such a washing out , . „ Little of what is on manner as to be likely to become motives and deretsod as ' picaing of the plates is required, while the rules of conduct ;" and, iu respect of practical duties in 1 sav ing to the printer in the wear of types is very great. the workshop, the inspectors are instructed to see that This will at once be apparent to those acquainted wish the work of industrial scho ols is r eally properly done, stereotyping, either from the stucco or paper process. 4, You are to bear in mind," says the council, "that no In stucco all low portions of the forms of types must be oral delivery of moral lessons can be so effective as that filled up, and the face of the type brushed out, while which results from daily practice. You will not, there, what remains of the stucco m ust either b e cleaned out by fore, allow any general professions to weigh against the the stereotyper, or, what is generally the practice, picked evidence which a school or work*shop may present in it- out by the compositor as be best can. By the "paper" self of a want cf order, obedience, and cleanliness. A process great damage is done to the types by the pulp disobedient, dirty, ill•cooditioned lad 'is not to be talked being beaten into them, and from the metal requiring to out of those habits,' but can only be cured by being be used at a comparatively low heat the plates are obliged to live in daily and hourly contact with the prac- softer. The process we have been describing permits of cal opposites of them." . the metal being used at any temperature. NEW PROCESS OF STEREOTYPING. 'Li .! PANAMA AND THE AUSTRALIAN MAILS. Information received through a private, but perfectly reliable, source indicates a state of relations between the United States and one of the South American republics which may lead to further complications of the difficul ties which the former Government has already on its hands in connection with Central America. A law was passed by the Legislature of Nev Grenada, on the 25z.h of April last, imposing a tax equivalent to ninepence per ounce on the mails of all foreign nations not having postal conventions with that State, for transit over the Isthmus of Panama. This enactment is held by the Cabinet of Washington to be a contravention of the treaty between the United States and New Grenada, and likewise a violation of the contract of the latter Go vernment with the Panama Railway Company. What special motives have led to the enactment of this law it is difficult to conjecture, with any degree of plausibility. The American Government is said to be very indignant, but the course which will be taken by it has not been declared. Toere can be little doubt, however, that if the Government of New Grenada will not listen to reason, more potent arguments will be resorted to. Some per sons in America fancy they can trace the hostile course taken by New Grenada to British agency, and that trouble will come of it in some shape or another. Des : patches were sent on the sth to the American Minister at Bogota, who was to be joined immediately by the special commissioner lately charged, on the part of the United States' Government, with the investigation of the riot at Panama in April last, which constitutes an other ground of complaint against the authorities of New Grenada. The official report has not yet appeared, but it is understood that evidence has been obtained which shows that the native authorities are impli cated in the responsibility of not crushing the riot at the commencement when they had it in their power to do so, even if they did not excite it. Since that occurrence, and the subsequent accident on the line, the business of the railway has gone on with its usual regularity and success. Owing to the interruption of the Nicaragua route, through the seizure of the Transit Company's mules ,by General Walker, the pas senger traffic and the amount of treasure conveyed over the railway have considerably increased. The gross re• ceipts of the five months ending the 31st of May were 630,0005, and the receipts for Juno would it was thought raise the aggregate of the hal year to 750,0005. A half-yearly dividend of 6 per cent. was declared on the 30th of June, which would leave a surplus of about 300,0005. What pecuniary damage the company will sustaia in consequence of the late accident cannot yet be ascertained. No suits at law have been commenced, and the directors are desirous to settle all claims amicably, when the demand made is not exorbitant, though they deny that they are legally liable to pay a single cent. Their case is a very different cue to those of the New Haven and Camden Companies, in the former of which the train was run into the river, the drawbridge being open and the proper signal flying, and in the latter the train was being run backward at great speed. The Pa nama train was going at a speed of 15 miles per hour only, on a part of the line nearly level, and where there is no curve • so that the accident, whatever the ca u s e, could not have been occasioned by any fault of the driver. The growth of the freight business is re tarded by the absence of suitable auxiliary facilities in the Pacific, the want of which has been felt since tee line was opened throughout. ' Several projects have been started for regular lines from Panama both north and south, but no adequate measure has yet been adopted. The company's steamer Columbus, as we lately announced, will commence running on the Ist October to Guayaquil and Buena• ventura, and if the success of the undertaking is corn ! mensura,te with the expectations that are entertained, it will serve to stimulate further enternrises in the same direction. The success with which merchandise of all kinds has been conveyed from ocean to ocean, i both as regards economy and safety, proves that nothing is wanted but additional means of maritime conveyance on the Pacific side to increase this branch of the business of the line to an amount which scarcely admits of a limit. On the Atlantic side the state of things is much better, and will be further improved by the establishment of the projected line of vessels between Liverpool and Aspinwall, for the full employment of which there is already a sufficient trade. Tee trade of the west coast is increasing, and will con tinue to increase in the ratio of the facilities provided for the transit of produce from the various ports to Panama. Much of the Australian produce, too, will soon seek this eligible route, by which it can be conveyed to England much more rapidly and economically than by making the circuit of Cape Horn. Though the business of the line is not likely to be dietarbed by any difficulties which may arise between the United States and New Grenada, yet it would be desirable that the element of British influ ence should be introduced there • and it is therefore the more to be regretted that the Government should have rejected this route for the conveyance of the Australian mails. The answer given by Mr. Wilson, last week, to the question of Mr. Gore Langton, as to the inade quacy of the vessels named in the tender of the contrac• tors to perform the voyage between Suez and Melbourne in the stipulated number of days, is far from satisfactory. The conditions of tender required that the vessels offered should be capable of running 111 knots per hour, and those offered by the contractors are well known to be incapable of attaining to anything like that degree of speed ; indeed they are sot down by the owners them selves at only Di knots, and no vessels of the requisite speed are at their disposal, yet the Government have accepted the offer, and point in justification to the heavy penalties which the contractors will incur by failure, and not a penciy of which is on any account to be retuitted. The Government may, as we have already said, by those onerous conditions, have secured the public purse against direct loss in esaying a heavy subsidy for service inefficiently performed, but the indirect loss that way accrue from that inefficiency is altogether overlooked. The contract may be sufficiently lucrative to make the payment of penalties accord with the interests of the contractors ; but will those penalties be a sufficient com pensation to the public for the losses, anxieties, and in conveniences which may result from an inefficient per. formance of the service ? The loss of a knot and a half per bout will constitute a delay of six days in the arrival of the mail at Suez or Melbourne, setting aside what ever other cause of delay may arise in the shape of monsoon and contrary winds. The penalty for six days' delay will be 1,050/. ; it may suit the purpose of the contractors to pay this sum, but the interests of the public form a matter of much higher importance, and these appear to have been entirely ever looked. And then comes the question, what will Australia say ? Later ad vices from the Isthmus, received by the Bal tic, state that a hostile feeling is springing up in the minds of the New Grenadians towards the citzens of the United States. The authorities at Panama have been se verely censured by the Government at Bogota fur their ' pusillanimity or treachery in not suppressing the out• break in April last betere it became formidable, and they are exceedingly angry and mortified at not being sus• tamped by the Government. Considerable excitement 1 prevails at Panama on the subject, and manifests itself among all classes of the people. It is diffieuit to say what the iseue will be, but it is not likely to interfere inju riously with the interests of the railway, the neutrality of the Isthmus being guaranteed by treaty. The American Government is now sending out supplies for the Pacific squadron by the railway, and the present appearances indicate that this route will soon take the place of the Cape Horn route entirely, so far as the GoNernment is concerned. Nothing has yet been dons towards eta bliehing a regular line of steamers for freighting pup see from l'nnania northward, though there is a capital field for commercial enterprise in that direction. The railway company has despatched' two vessels from Liverpool to Aspinwall, and are now , leading, the third ; but this is not the province of the company, and if any respectable' Liverpool firm would despatch vessels with any degree of regularity they would be certain to find the speculation a remunerative one.—Liverpool Albion. LAW IN TELLI4ENC E.-Aug. 4. VICE•CHANCELLORS' COURTS. (13,,frra Vice• Chancellor Kinderaley.) GAY V. PICCO, " THE BLIND SARDINIAN MINSTREL." Mr. Denney (instructed by Mr. Hutchinson) of Bar nard's-inn) moved, on behalf of the ►plaintiff, Mr. John Gay, of Hart•street, Bloomsbury-,quare, for an injunc- tion to[restrain the c'efendant, Joseph Picchi, otherwise Picco, "the Blind Sardinian Minstrel" (whose recent wonderful performances on the whistle have caused con siderable sensation in London), from performing at any theatre, or concert room, or at any public or private party, or in any place whatsoever in the United King dom ; and that Antonio Poletti might be restrained from interfering, without the consent of Mr. Gay, in the direction and management of Picco until the further order of the Court; the injunction being applied for under these circumstances the month of December last the plaiatiff, Mr. Gay, happened to witness the per formances of Picco at the Pagliano Theatre, Florence, and believing him to be a man of uncommon musical skill, made some inquiries about him, Finding that he had contracted with Antonio Poletti and Gaetano Baga- relli, professors of physico juggling, to play on the pipe at their performances for a period of three years, and that the adventure was not su successful as might have been anticipated, and that they were in a distressed c in ditioo, he proposed to purchase Bagarell's interest in the adventure, with the view of bringing Piece and Poletti, who had the personal care of Picco, to England, where his performances on the whistle might realise greater profits. Bagarelli's interest was accordingly purchased for 1301., and Mr. Gay became a partner with Poletti in the contract for three years, and also in another contract between Picco and Poletti for a further pe riod of six years, to commence at the expiration of the other contract. Mr. Gay advanced to Po letti a sum of 5,000 francs, and also advanced the expenses necessary for the removal of Picco and Poletti and family to this country. Mr. Gay rented and fur nished the house, 33, Hart-street, Bloomsbury-square, for their residence. Picco played under the direction of Mr. Gay (who expended large sums in advertisements), at Hanover-square-rooms, and at the Adelphi and St. James's Theatres, with great success; but on the 11th of June, Picco and Poletti and family departed from the house, and refused to permit Mr. Gay any longer to in terfere in the management of the adventure. Picco alleges that he is not bound by the contract, and now performs in public independently of Mr. Gay's control. The learned counsel submitted, however, that although Piece was not actually a party to the instruments under which Mr. Gay became the director of the adventure, he had asseuted and ratified them, and had, until the 11th of June, performed under the direction of Mr. Gay, with whose direction, he expressed his entire satisfaction. The Vice-Chancellor remarked that there was no evi dence that Picco bad entered into a written contract with the plaintiff. Poletti had takt a IT in himse'f to make the plaintiff Piece's master without Piece being a party to the transaction. Could that be done? If Picco were a horse or an ox it might. Picco swore in his affidavit, in opposition to this motion, that whilst he was in Italy his brother Angelo took care of him, but that Angelo was sent away from him at the time of the assignment of Bagarelli's interest to the plaintiff, and that he, Piece, was now perfectly helpless in this coun try. P,Jietti, the juggler, had juggled away Angelo, and there was not a single individual to take care of him. Mr. Denney said his case was that Mr. Gay was made the treasurer of the undertaking by virtue of the con tract into which he entered with Poletti. As treasurer he had expended a considerable amount of money to wards making the adventure successful, and had made remittances to Picco's parents in Italy, in conformity with the terms of the contract between Poletti and Picco. Picco had performed under Gay's directions, and ought to be considered to be the servant of Gay. The learned counsel referred to various cases, including the well known case of Lumley v. Gye, add submitted that an injunction ought to issuo, as a mere action at law for damages against Poletti could not compensate Mr. Gav for his expense and trouble. Mr. G fierd (instructed by Mr. Lewis) appeared for Piece, and reed an affidavit by the Rev. Fait di Bruno, of Lincoln'esiun-fields, to the effect that Picco had fre quently complained to him that sufficient food and elething had not be en furnished to him. He submitted that no isjunction ought to issue, inasmuch as Picco had never entered into any contract of any description with Mr. Gay. It was alleged that Bagarelli had as signed his interest to Mr. Gay, but Bagarelli could do nothing of the kind, because contracts involving Per. sonal confidence were not assignable without the assent of all parties to such contracts. He referred to the case of Stevens m v. Bentley (1 Kay and Johnson's Reports) and other analogous cases. Picco's brother, Angelo, was a party to the contract between Picco, Poletti, and Bagarelli, and Angelo ought to have been male a party to the agreement between Mr. Gay and Poletti and Bagarelli. Picco swore that he had not received pro per attendance from Mr. Gay. The case of Lumley v. Gye did not apply to the present case, inasmuch as there was a contract between Mr. Lumley and Madlle. Wagner, and further she bound herself not to sing but under his direction during the existence of the contract. If an injunction were issued in this case, Picco would be abs ilutely without remedy • against Mr. Gay, because there was no contract between them. Mr Denny, in reply, contended that Picco would have a right to file a bill in this court against Poletti and Gay to compel them specifically to perform the con tract between himself and Poletti ; and that, if so, Gay also had a right to file a bill against Piece and Poletti fur non-performance of the contract. The Vice-Chancellor said this was a very Hovel and mistaken applcalion. He would shortly dispose of the motion for injunction against Po!etti (who, it is alleged, has gone to Paris) by observing that he had not been served with a notice of motion. With regard to the motion for an injunction against Piece, he had to ob serve that Poletti, who had contracted with Piece and Piece's parents and brothers to take care of him during the existence of the contract, had taken upon himself to o retract with Mr. Gay that he would oblige the blind man Picco to follow Mr. Gay to any part of the world that Mr. Gay might choose—in fact, to act as if he were a horse in a mill. And such was the contract that Mr. Gey asked the Court to compel Piece to perform. But the truth was, that Picco could not be compelled to do neything of the kind, for lee was no party to it. Even if he were, the Court would hesitate much before it would compel him to perform such a contract. The learned counsellor the plaintiff had argued that Picco would have a right to file a bill against Gay and Poletti for the specific performance of the contract between him self and Poletti, and therefore Gay had a right to an injunction a g ainst ; but the terms of the contract were of such a nature that the Court could not at the snit of Picco corny el its specific performance, for, amongst ether things, it laid down in minute detail the meat that was to be furnished by Poletti to Picco. The motion was refused with costs as regarded Picco, but no costs with regard to Paletti, as he did not ap pear. PREROGATIVE COURT. (Before Sir John D )(hon.) HANLEY V. STACEY. The facts of this testamentary case appeared in our columns on the 29th of last mouth. The leaned judge gave his decision this morning. It was a cause of prov ieg the last will of Thomas Eldridge, late of Bond-street, Vauxhall, the suit being promoted by Mrs. Hanley, the sister of the deceased, and only next of kin, against the execstor named in the instrument. The ground of op. position to the validity of the will was the alleged inca• parity of Mr. Eidridge at the time it was executed—the 15. h uf December, 1853—and various instancy of in sane con luct had been placed in support of such opposi tion. On behalf of Mr. Stacey, however, proof had been adduced to show that the testator was always treated as a person of sound mind by his relatives iu matters of business, and also, although his conduct was occasion ally eccentric, it was only from his intemperate habits, and that he was never incapable from insanity. After going carefully thron;h the whole case, the court was of opinion that the wilt must be pronounced for a.; the act Lf a capable testator. AWL' g INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD CIRCUIT.-GLOUCESTER, AUG. 4, The commission for the county of Gloucester was opened on SaturdAy last with the usual formalities. Mr. Baron Alderson and Mr. Justice Wightman yesterday attended divine service at the Cathedral. The business of the assizes began this morning in both- court.; soon aften ten o'clock, Mr. Baron Alderson presiding in the civil court and Mr. Justice Wightman in the criminal court. The cause list contains an entry of 16 causes (including one for the city), four of which are marked for special juriev. The calendar for the county contains a list of 32 pri soners, two of whom are charged with wilful murder. The calendar for Bristol contains a list of four prisoners, and that for the city of Gloucester one prisoner. Tile offences charged iu the several calendars are for the most part of a very light character, nearly half of them being simple larceny. CIVIL COURT.—(Before Mr. Baron Alderson and a Common Jury.) _ _ _ _ Nearly the whole of the day was occupied by the trial of an action for the price of some hops. CRIMINAL COIIIIT.—(Beforo Mr. Justice Wightmar.) William James, aged 46, a farmer, was charged with forging a receipt for 51. lle., with intent to defraud ; and also with uttering the same, with the like intent, at Cheltenham, on the 18th of June. Mr. W. R. Cooke appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Sergeant Thomas defended the prisoner. It appeared that the prisoner, who was a farmer, had become surety for a person who had obtained a loan of about 101. from the Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Loan Society. Some payments, with interest, had been made, b it in the month of February last a balance of 51. is. 31. was remaining due. The matter was then put into the hands of a Cheltenham solicitor, named Town, and, a plaint being made in the County Court for the recovery of the amount, the prisoner was summoned to appear on the 20th of Feb. In the meantime—viz., on the 15th of Feb.—he called on Town, and paid him the balance d e . manded, together with the costs, making in all 51. his At the same time Town gave the prisoner a receipt fur the 51. lls, on account of the debt and costs, but de• manded a t additional slim of 15s. in respect of his "at tendance. • the rules of practice of the County Courts it appears t,.tat if the debt and costs endorsed on he summonses are paid "five clear days" before the hear kV, the attorney is not entitled to his fee of 15s. "f a- attendance, ' bat in the present ease the prisoner had delayed payment a few hours beyond the 14th, and so bad become, in strictness of law, liable to pay tae attorney 15s. for attendance, though it was never to take place. Town therefore insisted on his right, and even tually sued the prisoner in the County Court, and reeo. TILE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENINet; AUGUST 5, 1856; vexed judgment for the 153. On that occasion the pri Boner produced the receipt which he had received from Tewe, " on account of debt and casts," but it appeared in the mean time to have been altered by the erasure of the word " on," and the change of the word " account" into " nount." The prisoner swore that he hal not al tered the receipt, but that it had been locked up in his drawer all the time, and was in the same state as it was when he received it. The document was impounded, and the present charge was made by Town against the pri soner of forging the receipt. It appeared that when the parties were in the County Court, on the 18th of June last, on the occasion when the receipt was produced, the prisoner did not dispute the account given by the prose. cutor of the conversation which took place when the receipt was given. Mr. Sergeant Thomas addressed the jury for the pri soner, and contended there was no pretence for saying that he had altered the receipt, and still less that there was any fraudulent intention. Oa the other hand, the learned sergeant complained that the prisoner had been vexed with the present charge, after having paid the loan society everything that was duefrom the party for whom he had become surety, and, in addition,the 153. to which the attorney, by rule of practice, was entitled. Mr. Justice Wightinan, in summing up tle evidence, observed that, according to thestatemeot of the attorney, though nothing was done, he was entitled to 153., by what he cal ed "the effluxion of time." His lordship then went carefully through the evidence, and observed that if the prisoner had soy intention to defraud, the • attempt must of necessity be nugatory, as the receipt as altered could have no effect on the judge. His lordship left it to the jury to say whether they thought there had been any fraudulent intent. The jury found the prisoner not guilty, and he was discharged. Ann Farley, aged 14, servant, pleaded " Guilty" to a charge of feloniously and maliciously setting fire to a barn and rick of straw, whereby property to the amount of 5001. and upwards was destroyed, the property of Ann Cotterell, at Alstone, on the 14th of April last. Mr. Justice Wightinan, in passing sentence, said the establishment of reformatory schools had relieved Judges of the difficulty which they had formerly felt in passing sentence on young prisoners like the present. The in terests of society, as well as of the prisoner herself, re quired that she should be sent to such an institution for a considerable period. His lordship then sentenced her to imprisonment with hard labour for one fortnight, and then to be sent to the Reformatory at Allesley, near Coventry, for four years. The rest of the day was occupied with the trial of Mr. ' Theodore E Jana, formerly manager of the Tewkesbury Bank, for stealing the sum of 1,5001. belonging to the Gloucestershire Banking Company. The learned Judge recommended the jury to acquit ,he prisoner, which they did accordingly. ROUE CIRCUIT.—CHELMSFORD, AUG. 4. (Before Mr. Justice Erle and a Special J.iry.) LISTER AND ANOTHER V. LEATHER AND ANOTHER. This cause was further proceeded with to-day. The AttornerGeneral summed up the case on behalf of the de'endants, and Sir F. Thesiger then replied upon the whole case. Mr. Justice Erle summed up the evidence with great care and minuteness, and at half past 8 o'clock the jury retired to consider their verdict. After being absent About an hour they returned into court and gave a verdict for the plaintiffs. POLICE IRTkLfIGENCE.-.Aug. 4. GIIILDHALL.—CharIes Lister was charged with embezzling various sums of money, amounting to 1041., the property of his employers. Mr. Boneor, from the office of Messrs. Ashurst, Son, and Morris, of No. 6, Old Jewry, conducted the prose cution. The priso❑er was undefended. G. C. MasOn said—l am clerk to Messrs. Potter and Galpin, printers and publishers of Playhouse-yard, Blackfriar:•. The prisoner has been in their employment as clerk rather better than 12 months. He had the ma nagement of a country paper, and his duty was to receive all letters and money that came to the office. He had to book all orders that came for the paper, and to enter all remittances that were sent by customers in the day book, and to credit their accounts in the ledger for those sums. I have seen him make those entries in that book, but Ido not know where it is now. I have searched for it in the office, but cannot find it. It was missed about three weeks or a month ago. I know the prisoner's handwriting. I produce the ledger, which contains en tries in the prisoner's handwriting relating to the country paper before alluded to. I refer to page 175, which con tains the account of Keyword], of Cirencester. There are some entries in the handwriting of another clerk in Patter and Galpiu's employ, but that of the 7th June is in his handwriting, and by that it appears that the pri soner received 101. from Mr. Key worth on that day. William Good said—l am cashier to Messrs. Petter and Galpin. It was the prisoner's duty to account to me for all moneys received, and then to pay them into the bank, after I had checked over the amounts with him. I invariably examined the bankers' book to see that the amounts had been paid in. I produce the bank er.' duplie , tte book, and refer to the date of June the 9th, which is the prisoner's handwriting. If he had received 10/. from Keyworth on the 7th of June - he ought to have entered it in this book, and so have accounted to me for it on the 9:1 of June. He has not accounted to me for that 10/, neither then nor since. Cross-examined by the prisoner—l have been in Messrs. Fetter and Galpin's service about four months. I was with them on the 7th of June. I received no inure than is in tha'.; book on the 9th of June. There are se veral 8111113 of 10/, entered in the book, but that parti cular sum has not been accounted for. This book was checked, and agreed to everyday with theryrisoner when Le brought up the money, acd that 10/, is not among them. There was no money paid in by the prisoner from the 7th to the 9th of June. I imagine the reason for that was that he had not enough to make it worth while paying in to the bankers. Mr. Patter has asked him from day to day to pay io money to the bankers. Mr. Galpia said—l am a partner in the firm of Petter and Galpio. The prisoner has not accounted to me or my partner for this 101. received on the 7th of June. Mr. Bonsor said he was not prepared to carry the case any further at present, but he trusted ho had given suffi cient evidenca to justify a remand, and on the next exa mination he would prove fully all thOt he charged the prisoner with. The prisoner said he wished also for a remand, as he was without legal advice, and he should like to havea solicitor to defend him. He also complained of harshness on the part of Mr. B )nsor in having him given into custody on Saturday, and locked up all Sunday, when Mr. Galpin would have taken his word for appearing to answer the charge. He had been daily in attendance at their offices rendering them every assistance, although the circum stance of a deficiency had been for some time known to his employers. He had received notice to leave in conse quence of giving longer credit than he ought to have done. Mr. Galpin raid he certainly had offered not to lock him up on Satur,Jay if he would give security for his at tendance tb-day, and it was with very great pain he had been compelled to institute the present proceedings. Mr. Bonsor said his only object was to insure the pri soner's attendance, and that these proceedings would have commenced before, but that they had to go through all the books, without the two daybooks, and had only completed their labours on Saturday. Alderman Challis remanded the prisoner, hot admitted him to bail in his own recognizance in 1001. and one surety in 501. MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—John.Richard Power, aged 31. who described himself as a commission agent, was brought before Mr.'Beadon under the following cir cumstances : Sarah Lyons, aged 13 years, said—l am in service. On Sunday afternoon, about half-past 4 o'clock, while I wag sitting on the step of the County Fire-office, Regent street, nursing an infant, the prisoner came up and said to me, "Is that your child 1" I said "No." He then said, "Are you not big enough to have a child I" I re plied "No" a second time. He then wished me to go with him and take a glass of ale, but I refused, and he asked are to accompany him to an hotel in St. Martin's court. I objected, and hs said, "I will give you 55., or a lyt,hing you like, if you go. with me." I also refused, and he sail, " Will you meet me another time I' A gen tleman then came up and told me not to go with the prisoner. When he asked me to have some ale he took hold of my hand and shook it. I was trying to get away Intu him when the police-officer came up. I saw him give another little girl a penny. I am sure he never asked rue any questions respecting an omnibus. Mr. G. Merritt, 88, Thegent-street, hosier, said . -0a Sunday afternoon, while I vvass passing along Regent. street, I saw the prisoner in conversation with the last witness and another girl. They both had infants in their arms. I walked on to Leicester-square, and on my re turn I kaw the prisoner still talking to them. I stopped about 10 yards from the prisoner. I watched him, and saw one girl walk away while he was attempting to stop the other. _ Ellen Cavanagh, aged 11 years, of No. 4, Crown. court, Golden-square, said—l saw the prisoner on Sun day afternoon. I had a baby iu my arms. He asked me to go with him to St. Martin's court. I told him I could net go. He asked me several questions, and wished to know if the baby in my arms was my own. Mr. Beadon—Did the prisoner tell you what be wanted you to go to the hotel for ? Witness—No, sir, he did not. Mr. Beadon (to the prisoner)—Do you wish to ask this witness or either of the others any questions ? Prisoner—No, I have nothing to ask them. Police-constable Hawkins, 29 C, stated that he was called by a gentleman to the prisoner, and after watch ing hint for some time following the girls he crossed the carriage-way in Coventry-street, and stopped the pri soner, who was shaking one girl's hand. The other walked away. Witness asked the prisoner what he had been doing to the children, when he said that he was waiting for a Paddington omnibus. Witness told the prisoner that he must go to the station-house, when he offered witness an invitation to a public-house. Other evidence having been taken, Mr. Beadon asked the prisoner what he had to say to the charge. Tile prisoner said--I bad dined at a tavern in Panton. street, Haymarkist, and at the time referred to by the witnesses I was waiting for an omnibus. Ido not deny speaking to the children in a friendly way, but lint in the manner alleged. lam really, your worship, a strictly moral wan. I did not place my hands on the children. I merely asked theta whether the omnibuses for Pal dington passed the spot where they were standing. Mr. Beadon said—After the evidence placed before me, I shall deal severely with the case. You asked one girl a question which it is perfectly clear was not a moral one, and, from the language you used towards the chil dren, there can be little doubt of your intentions towards them. I therefore commit you to prison for six calendar months, with hard labour. The prisoner, who bad stead somewhat unconcerned during the investigation, decision of the magistrate. seemed to be astonished at the SOUTHWARK. —Clll3f. COL AND ASSAULT. Sasan, Markham, a married woman, the wife of a cab driver, was brought before Mr. Seclier, charged with co , nmitting an assault on Elizah2th Martin under the following singular eircumstancs The complainant, a good-looking young widow, said she resided with her three children at her father's, John street-mews, Harper-street. Her father was the pro prietor of two horses and cab, which was driven by the prisoner's husband. Witness had the receiving of the money from him and the settling about the cab. On Sunday morning, shortly before eight o'clock, while she wa: at the breakfast table matting the bread and butter, the door was hurst open, and in rushed the prisoner, ex claiming, " Where's my husband ! I'll have him or your life." Witness was so frightened at her that she attempted to get out of the room, but she seized her by the head, and taking up a table-knife, threatened to murder her. In the struggle the table was upset, and all the tea-cups broken. Witness screamed out " Mur der," when her father came from the stable, as well as the prisoner's husband, and the latter turned her out of the room, and kept her there until a policeman was pro cured to tyke her into custody. The prisoner said she had been cruelly treated by her husband, who had left her nearly twelve months to live with Mrs. Martin. On Sunday morning, while she was going f some milk, she heard that her husband was in complainant's house. She went there, and, on opening the door, saw him in Mrs. Martin's bed. She pulled the 431uthes off, .and tried to pull him out of her bed, when complainant seiz3d hold of her, and they bad a Fcuffle together, but she never took up a knife to threaten her. The complainant denied that defendant's husband was in her bed. He certainly was in the room, and pre- vented his wife from iujunng her. The defendant here exclaimed that her husband then jumped out of bed almost in a state of nudity, and as for the tea-cups being broken, that was caused in the scuffle. John Barrett, the father of the complainant, said he was in hit stable on Sunday morning when he heard his daughter scream out " Murder." He at once proceeded to her assistance, and went and fetched a constable. The defendant said she would murder them both. This witness was cross-examined by Mr. Seeker as to the prisoner's husband cohabiting with Lis daughter, and being in her bed on the morning in question, and he prevaricated to such an extent as to leave no doubt that such was the fact. His worship remarked that their conduct was disgraceful, but still the defendant had no right to rush into the house and commit the assault. 'Tea defendant said that her husband had neglected to support her, and hearing that be was in Mrs. Martin's bed on Sunday morning, she could not help going after hum and attempting to pull him out of bed, when they had a scuffle together. Mr. Seeker told her that if her husband neglected to provide for her she must go to the parish a Ithorities, and not enter other persons' houses, however depraved they might be. She must be fined 10J. for the assault, and he should advise her for the future to keep away from the complainant, LAMBETH.—CHARGE.OF ROBBERY AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE.—EmiIe Delvaux, a Belgian, who is most re spectably cenntcted, appeared before Mr. Elliott, on re-examination, charged with stealing a blue bracelet, a scent-bottle, and a cigar-case, from the stall of Mr. Wm. Cutler, at the Crystal Palace. Mr. Bodkin attended for the prisoner. Mr. Hancock, foreman to Mr. Geo. Robertson, ship smith and ship chandler, stated that between six and seven o'clock on Saturday evening he locked up the pre mises, and went away, taking the key with him. There wa4 a window on the first floor, about 26 feet from the ground, which was not latched, and a man might reach that window by ascending a ladder, and walking about four feet along a wall. He went to the premises at eight o'clock on Sunday „morning, and found them i❑ the state described by the police-constables, and cup boards and drawers forced open. On Saturday evening the cupboards and drawers contained the goods packed up in the bags. The housebreaking implements, con sistinq of a chisel, screw driver, and keys, now produced by the constables, were not on the premises on Satur day night when he left them. Mr. Yardley ordered the dopmitions to be formally taken, and committed the prisoners for trial. A NETVFOUNDLAND DOG'S VENGEANCE. The evidence against the prisoner was to the effect that on Thursday afternoon last, the prisoner, with a gentleman named M‘Pherson and his daughter, bought several articles of Mrs. Cutler, to the amount of 16s. In the evening they again called, when they were served by Mr. Cutler, of whom they made further purchases. While they were at the stall Mr. Cutler saw the prisoner put a blue bracelet in his pocket. lie almost immedi ately went away with his friends. Upon their leaving he asked his wife if she had missed anything. She looked over the counter, and said that a blue bracelet was gone. He went atter the party. The prisoner was unable to speak Engii , h, and he (Mr. Cutler) could speak French very indifferently. When he got up to them, he observed t the prisoner that he had taken a blue bracelet. Whe ther or not the prisoner undentood him he could not say. Ile then pointed at the prisoner's pocket, upon which the prisoner took several things out of his pocket, but not the bracelet. Prosecutor took hold of the prisoner's pocket, when, in opening it, he saw the bracelet lying at the bottom of the pocket. He took possession of it. While looking in his pocket he observed a scent-bottle, which he thought was one of four be had bought the previous day. He called to Darling, a constable, to watch the prisoner, and ran back to his st a ll, i n order to ascertain from his wife if she had missed anything else. She looked over her stall, and observed that she had missed a ruby scent bottle. He returned to Darling, who showed him the direction the prisoner and his friends had taken. As soon as Darling laid hold of the prisoner he flung something behind him over a counter. Prose cutor told a person at the counter to pick it up, when it proved to be a cigar ca :e. The scent bottle wan found on the prisoner by a police-constable after ha was given into custody. The prosecutor, in answer to Mr. Elliott, stated that there were other things taken by Oe prisoner out of his pocket which had been bought. He would put a bracelet in paper. Cutler, being cross-z•xamined by Mr. Bodkin, said dist he would not swear ho di t not give Mr. M‘Pherson and his daughter into custody, as there was a great deal of confusion. The prisoner was sober. The prisoner re marked that he bought the bracelet for a shilling. Some one stated that it was bought in the morning. He (wit ness) observed that it was worth 4s. (1.1. They then offered to pay fir it. Mr. Bodkin—Why did you not take the bAtle when you first saw it ? (Front the New Orleans Delta.) I was always fond of dogs. Goldsmith, in his touch• ing and eloquent plea for the dog, in alluding to a sort of mania for dog killing which prevailed at the time of which he speaks, in consequence of an unreasonable ap prehension of hydrophobia, says, among other fine things, that the dog is the only animal which will leave his own kind voluntarily to follow man. - Prosecutor—Because I was not positive whether he had bought it. __ . It is true, and the truth should bind man to be the dog's protector and friend. The American brig Cecilia, Capt. Symmes, on one of her voyages had on board a splendid specimen of the NeWfoundland breed, named Napoleon, and his magni ficent size and proportions, his intelligent head, broad white feet and white-tipped tail, the rest of his glossy body being black, made him as beautiful as his peerless namesake, who would, no doubt, have been proud to possess him. Capt. Symmes, however, was not partial to animals of any kind, and had an unaccountable and especial repug nance to dugs—as much so, indeed, as if all his ances tors had died of hydrophobia, and he dreaded to be bitten like his unfortunate pi edecessors. This dislike he one day manifested in a shocking ma,nner ; for Napoleon had several times entered his room, and by wagging his great banner of a tail, knocked paper and ink off his desk. On the ❑ext occasion, the captain seized a knife and cut the pour animal's tail off. The dog's yell brought his master to the spot, and seeing the calamity and the author of it, without a mo ment's hesitation, he felled Capt. Symmes to the cabin floor with a sledgehammer blow, which, had it hit the temple, would have fur ever prevented the captain from cutting off any more dogs' tails. The result was, that Lancaster was put in irons, from which he, however, was soon released. Capt. Symmes repented his cruel deed, on learning that Napoleon had once saved his owner's life. The white shark, as all my nautical friends are well aware, is one of the largest of sharks. It averages over 20, and I have seen one 274 feet long. It is generally considered to be the fiercest and most formidable of shark'. But a few days elapsed after this catastrophe of poor Napoleon, ere be became the hero of a more thrilling occurrence, the very thought of which has often filled me with horror. During the intervalthe noble beast was not at all backward in exhibiting his wrath at the captain by his growls whenever he appr3ached. In vain did his master, fearful fur the life of his dog, essay to check these signs of his anger. Capt. Symmes, however, made the allowance and offered no further harm to him. One morning, as the captain was standing on the bow. sprit, he lost his footing and fell overboard, the Cecilia tnen running at about 15 knots. " Man overboard ! Capt. Symmes overboard !" was the cry, and all rushed to get out the boat as'they saw a swimwer striking out for the brig, which was at once rounded to, and as they felt especially apprehensive on account of the white sharks in those waters, they re garded his situation with the most painful solicitude. Darling, the constable, confirmed the evidence, and said that the cigar-case was given Mai by the person who picl.•ed it up. Sergeant White, who received the prisoner in charge, produced the scent-bottle and several other articles found on the prisoner. He stated that Mr. M'Pherson and also his daughter were given in custody with the prisoner. Mr. B idkin said it was now his duty to say a few words, and that it was his intention to call Mr. M•Pherson and his daughter—who were properly dimbarged on the last occasion—as witnesses for the prisoner. The prisoner was most highly respected in Belgium, and he belonged to a family of some distinction in that country. He was also manager of the Lusiness of Mr. M'Pherson, who was also highly connected. He imuli show that the circum stances of the transaction were very different from those detailed by the prosecutor. They (Ur. M.Pherson and his daughter) would prove that when Mr. Delvaux was asked about the bracelet, that it was at once, and with out hesitation, produced by him, but that it was not taken by the prosecutor. They would also state that at the stall, while they were purchasing some articles of Mr. Cutler, the prisoner observed to Mr.- M'Pherson's - By the time the boat touched the water their worst fears were realised ; for at some distance behind the swimmer they beheld advancing towards him the fish most dreaded'in those waters. " Hurry I hurry, men, or we shall be too late !" ex claimed the mate. " What's that ?" daughter, speaking to hor in French, and taking up the bracelet, "This w►ll do for Charlotte," meaning his (pri soner's) daughter. At the time, possibly, the parties were a little excited, having just dined, and been drinking champagne, when they may have parted without having paid for the bracelet. But it was not to be supposed that there was any intention to atoll the article. His °tient had a belief that before he left all the articles were paid for by Mr. M`Pherson, who had paid for everything that day. Tne most awkward part of the business was that about the cigar.case. But he was in structed t) say that it was not thrown away by the pri soner. He thought that, when he showed that the hand of the prosecutor was never in the pocket of the prisoner, that when the parties were highly respectable, and that when he could prove that there could be no intention to commit the act imputed. to the prisoner, that there could have been no felony io view on the part of the prisoner. Mr. Allan M‘Piierson said that he resided at Brussels, and that he was extensively connected with lead mines, iron mines, marbe quarries, &c. The prisoner bail been fur three years his manager. Lest Soutlay week he, his adopted daughter, and tne prisoner arrived in England from Antwerp. On Thursday they went to the Crystal Palace. In the afternoon they bought several articles, after which they dined in the palace. They again went to the same stall, and bought sinus more articles. Nei ther:of them was under the influence of liquor. At din ner something was said about buying more articles. At the stall Mr. Delvaux took up a blue bracelet, which he said he should like to purchase for his daughter Char. 1 itte. Witness believes that he put it -in' his pocket.: They almost immediately left. Soon after the prosecutor came up and accused them of taking the bracelet. Mr. Delvaux immediately took everything out of his pocket. Not a word was sari about the bottle. Witness told Mr. Cutler he believed it had been paid far, and that if it had nut he would then pay for it. Mr: Cutler never put his hand in Mr. Delvaux's pocket. Mr. Cutler would not then pay, but gave them into custody. Mr. Bodkin—Could Mr. Delvaux have throWn away anything without your seeing it Witness—Certainly not. In ans der to Mr. Cutler, the witness said that he res marked to him there was no intention tdsteal thearticles. By Mr. Elliott—My daughter asked the price of the bracelet. Prosecutor did not look into Mr. Delvaux's pocket when he stopped us. I paid fur the articles purchased. Miss Sarah Willis, the adopted daughter of Mr. MTherson, corroborated the evidence She had hold of Mr. Delvaux's arm at the time the eta ier laid hold of him. The prisoner could not have thrown anything away without being seen by her. Mr. Gedge, Wellington-street, and Mr. Keane, special foreign correspondent of some morning paper, spoke highly of the connections and character of the prisoner. Mr. Elliott said it was impossible to deal with this case as if a mistake had occurred. With respect to the smelling-bottle, the prosecutor went to his wire to learn if she had missed one after he saw it in the pocket of the prisoner. The prisoner was held to ball in two sureties of 401. to appear again on Wednesday. The splash which caused this inquiry was occasbned by the plunge of Napoleon into the sea. The noble ani mal, have been watching the cause of the tumult from the captain's fall, had heard the shout, and for a few moments had vented his feelings is deep growls, as if he was conscious of the peril of his enemy, and gratified at it. His growls, however, were slop changed into those whines of sympathy which so often show the attachment of the dog to man, when the latter is in danger. At la , t he plunged, and rapidly made his way toward the now nearly exhausted captain, who, aware of his double danger, and being but a passable swimmer, made fainter and fainter strokes, while his adversary closed rapidly upon him. " Pull, boys, for dear life !" was the shout of the mate, as the boat now followed the dog, whose huge limbs propelled hina gallantly to the scene of danger. Slowly the fatigued swimmer made his way ; ever and anon his head ;n the wavek,, and behind him the back of the veracious animal told tiro what fearful progress he was making. while Lancaster, in the bow of the beat, stood with a knife in his upraised hand, watching alter na%ely the captain and his pursuer, and the faithful ani• mal which had saved his own life. There was a fixed look of determination in his face, which convinced all that should the d,g become a sacri fice to the shark, Lancaster would revenge his death, if possible, even at the risk of his own life. " What a swimmer !" exclaimed the men who marked the speed of the animal. "Tile shark will have one or both, if we don't do our beet. The scene was of short du ration. Ere the boat could overtake the dog, the enor mous shark had arrived within three oar's lengths of the captain, and suddenly turned over on his back, prepara tory to darting on the sinking man, and receiving him in his vast jaws, which now displayed their long triangular teeth. Thu wild shriek of the captain announced that the crisis had come. But now Napoleon, seemingly inspired with increased strength, had also arrived, and with a fierce howl leaped upon the gleaming belly of the shark, and buried his teeth in the monster's flesh, while the boat swiftly neared them. " Saved I if we are half as smart as that dog is," cried the mate, as all saw the voracious monster shudder in the sea, wad smarting with pain, turn over again, the dog re his hold and becoming s ubm erge d i n th e wa t er . t,ainin g `Artlfsjuncitiie the boat arrived, and Lancaster, his knife in his teeth, plunged into the water, where the captain also now had sunk from view. I But a few moments elapsed ere the dog rose to the surface, and soon after Lancaster, bearing the insensible f o rm of the captain. " Pull them in and give them a bar," cried the mate, " for that fellow is preparing for another launch." His orders were obeyed, and the second onset of the marine monster was foiled by the mate's splashing water in his eyes. He came again, and but a few se conds too late to snap off the captain's leg, as his body was drawn into the boat. Failed the second time, the shark passed the boat, plunged, and was seen no more, but left a track of blood on the surface of the water, a token of the severity of the wound from Napoleon. The boat was now pulled towards the brig, and not many hours elapsed before the captain was on deck a g ain, feeble from his efforts, but able to appr ec i a t e t h e services of our canine hero, and most bitterly to lament his own cruel act which had mutilated him for ever. " I would give my right arm !" he exclaimed, as he patted the Newfoundland who stood by his side, "if I could only repair the injury I have done that splendid f e llow. Lancaster, you are now avenged, and so is he, and most Christian vengeance it is, though it will ba a source of grief to me as long as I live." CRYSTAL PALACIC—ONE SHILLING DAY.-111 nndav, August 4.—Admissions on p ayment, 20,262; ditto by et- on tickets, 456 ; total visitors, 20.718. DESTRUCTION OF WEEDS.—A circular his just been issued froLn the Agricultural Statistics-office, Dublin, to the county surveyors in Ireland, relative to the destruc tion of weeds along the sides of public roads in Ireland. Mr. William Donnelly, Registrar General, in forwarding this circular, refers to seine agrcultui al statistics taken rorn a report drawn up by him with a view to show the prevalence of weeds on roadsides and the importance of removing them. The circu'ar addres,,ecl to the county surveyors is brought under the notice of the directors of railways, who are requested to have all weeds immedi ately removed which may be found growing on the sides, embankments, cuttings, and fences of railways, as the shedding of the seeds of thistles, dock, ragweed, and other noxious plants, which are fast approaching to ma• turity, inuA cause great injury to the occupiers of land adj. , ining Vlose railways where such plants are,not re moved. THAMES. —DARING BURGLIRT.—Three well•known thieves, named lleitry ZVrlliccros, a4.t,,d 19, who refu 01 hi, address, Robert Miller, 20, of No. 4, Linton plane, Limehouse, and Gitarles Cooper, 22, of No. 1, Charles place, Perrywinkle-street, Ratliff, were broulit I , etore Mr. Yardley, charged with burgla,riously breaking and entering the warehouse of Mr. George Robertson, o of St. Anne's place, Limehouse, and stealing therefrom copper nails, brass hinges, and copper wire, value 181. It appeared from the evidence that the warehouse of the prosecutor bad been several times entered in tho night time, and property stolen. On Saturday night the prisoners were seen in company by Portal, a police-con. stable, 97 K, proceeding towards Limehouse. Tnat was at midnight. About two o'clock on Sunday morning, and again at half-past two, the prisoner 4 were seen Within twenty or thirty yards of the prosecutor's ware. house, and on each occasion }lockstep, 203 K, said to them, "Come, young fellows, you he off, get away from here." At three o'clock he again saw them close to the . prosecotoi's warehouse, and asked them what they meant CIIELIISFORD—Aua. 1. by loiterin3 about that spot all night, and told them it A large supply of wheat to day, and a very thin attend wouldance of buyers caused a very dull trade, and prices must be bitter for them if they went home. Miller raid quo ted 5s to 6.s below tof last k, at hich " All riobt, governor," and Cooper said, " We're only ter b t ut little business wa h s ose transacted. wee Spring w corn dull but s bu going out a-thieving." Ile drove them away. About hite, old, per s. A. without a lt era tion in price. five o'clock lluckstep wds close by the warehouse, and Wheat, w 5. S. heard a noise of something heavy dropping on the floor qr. 43 76 I Oats, per qr. 25 31 within. He ran to the back, and heard footsteps on one new.... 42 75 Peas, Partridge 43 45 of the floors. He immediately informed another constable red, old 46 70 White 42 49 and a sergeant. The premises w, re closely watched. new.... 45 70 Boiling 43 60 to prevent any one escaping, and James Sibley was left Barley 33 41 Dun 43 44 in the warehouse. Soon after eight o'clock Mr. Wm. Chevalier... 36 45 Beans, Tick 36 40 Hancock, the foreman, who had been fetched from his Grinding 11 Harrow ticks 10 42 borne, arrived at the warehouse, and went over it with Malt Chevalier 72 76 74 78 Mazagan 37 49 Sibley. In visiting one of the store rooms on the _ Ditto, new 36 37 ground Sour they found several drawers broken open, and at the end of the room a trap-door, leading to an underground cellar, in which there was a good deal of valuable property, was partially open. Sibley descended into the cellar, and discovered three bags containing copper nails, a quantity of brass, sail thimbles, copper and brass wire, and other articles, The property had been deposited in the bags for the purpose of being car ried away by the burglars. In a room on the first floor the constable discovered a quantity of knives and forks produced. They had beer, removed from another por tion of the building. A strict search was made for the burglars, who it was known could no have escaped from the premises since the noise was heard by }lock step at five o'clock. The thieves could not be found within the premises, but at half-past eight o'clock the three prisoners were discovered lying down on the top of the roof, and were taken into custody by Jackson, No. 263 K. The constable found eight farthings on Cooper, and farthings had been taken from the ware house. Country Markets. 4- COLCFIESTER- AUG. 2. A fair supply of wheat, and a sample of new Talavera was shown, quality only middling,the fine forcing weather we have experienced since Monday has its effects on prices, and we note the decline 63 to 8s per qr. A: few samples of new dun and white peas were sold, the condition good, which realised our quotations ; in other grain nothing do ing worthy of notice. Prices to-day were as follow :—Wheat, white, 70; to 74s ; red, 64s to 68s; barley, 40s to 453 ; oats, 26s to 30s ; beam., Mazagan, 403 to 41; ; middle and small, 42s to 465; peas, white, 42s to 44s ; grey, 40e to 425. Official Statement of the Quantities of Corn, &c., receive] in the port of London, from the following ports, from the July 27 to Aug. 2, both inclusive. Colchester Harwich Leigh Kaldon 1 4 3)1 - 452 I 107 _ - i 1425 - ( - KIRKCALDY—Aua. 2. We had very small supplies of wheat and oats, and only one sack of barley. Sales of wheat slow, at a reduction of 2s to 3s per qr. ; oats also slow sale, and is per qr. lower. Wheat. Barley. I Oats. I Beans. First 7Bs Od I 43s 01 r 35s Od I Os " Second I Third GSs Od —B Od I 32s Od I Os %t COAL MARIE Prioes of Coal per ton at Tanfield Moor s. d. ...14 Howard's West Hartley. Netherton M—AuGusT 4. the C 10.46 of the market. Wallsend, Am .:.17 Tanfiehl Moor Braes 14 Bate's West Hartley 16 6 Brown's Moor High _ Main 15 C /Tatou West Hartley ...16 0 Walker Primrose ...... ...14 0 North Percy Hartley ...16 Wm.llsond. &u. South Hartlepool l7 t Kelloe 17 C Whitworth l6 C Thorp l7 6 iiedley l6 :: Ships at market.. 71 LOCAL SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, AUGUST 4. STOCK EXOTIANGE.—Tho market is not doing much business today, but prices are a shade higher than on Saturday. MANCHESTER, AUGUST 4. STOOL ExcHANGE.—This market was doing rather a firm business to-day. Leeds, 98 i—Sheffields, 34i—• Midlands, 85 —South Eastern and Dovers, 22 7-L6- - Manchester Assurance, p. s. '• Hetton lB 6 Russell's fietton 17 9 South Hetton. . 18 3 Hough Hall l7 0 Uses lB 6 Caradoc 17 6 Cassop 17 6 Hartlepool lB 3 south Kelloe 17 9 Haswell 18 6 Belmont .. 16 9 Stewart's. 18 6 ,;osforth l6 3 Lambton lB 0 Eden Main l7 6 '0 I Hold BIRMINGHAM, AUGUST 4. STOOK EXCHANGE.—The. market has been doing a very' brisk business to-day, and prices were well supported. Birmingham and Derbys, 553—North Staffords closed tit 44 dis.—Midland, at t4A—South Easterns, at 511—South Staffords, 2i dis. ,SEABORNE MAILS. (1 signifies that the mails are sent !Tom the General Post-o®•e sy the night—and M by the Morning —despatch.) • ')ay when male 0) From whit When COUNTRIES. n General Post- Port due 12 Office, London.* Dispateke . En.. 114 0. • tmerica(by Brit.pack),e 4 :very Friday .. Liverpool ... Weekly &merles. tby United Sts packet) Every Tuesday Southampton Weekly .izarlea (by U. Stow packet) •• ••• ••• Liverpool kiitralia (via Liver pool) to 4th and 19th Liverpool .. Twice MO 'Ditto (via Marseilles) Dover Ditto (via Cape of Goo(' Hope) .••• •• •• •...1v ...... •• • • Unoertaill Africa (West Coast). .1 , lAA of OP fuontt , Plymouth .. 6th of mo. &teat:uteri& .......... y• 10th 1 26th ot o. Dover •• .• d t 19111 klesandria..........N & 2ott, of mot Seuthatnp'.. '4 Pc 21 OM Bahamas 17th of the month Seuthampt• it 16th Belgium /ally Dover ••••• Da. y Brasil .............. 9th of tho mcuth— Smthamptoi 10. • 8uen05Ayre5........31 ith mont• Sonthamet,a 16 Cape of Good Hope Uncertain Capo of Good Hope , Case do Verde ~•• n . th- Southampton 16th of 1 1 Ceylon (see India) 110th and 26th to n 29th Ceylon— • • ,4th and 20th ... 4 & 21 , 1 b Channel Isles .su.,&e . Southamixen ruati.t•at Chili-- • • ) (1 t 17th of month Southamp of l and 16 China l4th and 10th 4 and 19 Constantinople .......' oth and 26th.... (lover -• •. • • 2 and '9 C.nstantinople & 20th of 7t n. RouthaMPte , 1 and 24 Cont. of Europe M t N rwico daily Dover twice do" E Typt (see India) France ........ M& 2 Twice daily . , Dover Twicedalli Gibraltar 7. 17, 20, 27 , f m. Southfunplot 6,7,24,2 u. Greece (see India) Greytown .• .• .. —ll 2n,1 & 17th of mon. Sonthampti s 1 and 16 lismhurgh London flavannah ........ 'lnd of the month Southallaip. t . 2d 4t 1120 Holland .. ........111 Daily, D over Daily Honduras hi Ma of the month. Southamptci i 6 lh In Ail (viaSouthampt.)hi Ith '.oth of mon.i Plymouth i and 21 IS India (via Marsellies)M ilOth&26th of moth Dover 15 & 19 ort lonian Isles (see India) i• • .. , Dover...". • Ireland •••• & twice daily Rolyhead .'.• '2d of it o Madeira 'ith of tn. uioniii Southamptor 6, 16 to 1., friadeira 234 of month Liverpool si•vta (see India) Malta ...........• „•N 4, 10, 20, and 26 i Dover 21,10 9 Mauritius (see India) t•• Hiuritlus ........ • 20 ,;n of the mouth! itt a ex pl i e co , - n tat Naples.... 29 Naw Granada & •• • • th .•th of mon SpoUtar— •• •• • hamptor. 1 Now Zealand Tal.).e a month .. Various port Papal bi LatOb Dai1y.. ,,......,, Dover. ...... 4 weeklf Peninsula :touthamptor Peru & 27th of mon. ;outhatmitot Ist & 160 1 Port Natal ay private ship...iVarious port , 3 ell 7 Saturday.. Toover 'weekly Tuscany .... •• •• •• •..14 Dsily • . .. ••• • •• Dover •• •• • • Venezuela 2(1 & 17th ofmontb Southampton a a 16in0i Van Diemen's LAnd (se, Australia) ith of m0n..... i monthly Weit Indies ',••••• i• t I Sonthammm 11 and 16 !Twice ma imonthly It and 16 I Flonth &Imo., When any of these dates fall on a Sunday, the malls wu be de• 'patched on the following day. with the exception of the Intl.. 'onthampton), and the Mena. both of which will be dergateht4 tbl preceding day. 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