The Sun. — London, England, 1856-07-16 00:00:00

II ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. La Traviata.— Le Corsaire. Mdlle. PICCOLOMINI—Madame ROSATI. GRAND EXTRA NIGHT. TO-MORROW (THURSDAY), July 17, will be presented Verdi's Opera, LA TRAVIATA. Violetta, Mdlle. Piccolomini ; Alfredo, Signer Calzolari ; Barone Dauphol, Signor Vairo ; Dottore Grenvil, Signor Baillou ; aad Germonti Giorgio, Signor Beneventano. After which will be repeated the entirely new Ballet, entitled LE CORSAIRE. With new Scenery, Dresses, and Decorations. Conrad, Signor Ronzani; Seyd, M. Danty ; Yu.ssuff, M. Venafra ; Birbanto, M. Vandris ; Snlmea, Mdlle. Clara • Gul mare, Mdlle. Rosa ; Dilare, Mdlle. Linn= ; Medora, Madame Rosati. The Opera will commence at Half-past Seven o'clock. Applications for boxes, stalls, and tickets to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre, Colonnade, Haymarket. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. ENGLISH OPERA. THIS EVENING, Last Act of THE ENCHANTRESS. Followed by • The Second Act of FRI DIAVOLO. After which The Last Act of IL TROVATORE. To conclude with A BALLET r IVER FISSEMEN T. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the Management of Mr. Btu:ketone. THI3 EVENING. TWELFTH NIGHT. After which The Spanish Dancers. Followed by MR HUGHES AT HOME. To conzlnde with A DAUGHTER TO MARRY. ROT AL PRMCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the If vtagernent of kfr. CHABLIS KEAN. THIS EVENING, MUSIC H NTH CHARMS. After whicn, TIE WINTER'S TALE. ROYAL THEATRE ADELPRI. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, LIKE AND UNLIKE. Followed by MEDE A. After which, THE CUSTOM'S OF THE COUNTRY. To conclude with THE IRISII LION. A.STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHRIATRE. Lessee and Mana:er. Mr. Wrn. Cooke. THIS EVENING, Last night but five of Vie Romantic Equestrian spectacle THE HORSE OE THE C AVERN, or the Mounted Brigands of the Abruzzi. The sagacious quadrupeds trained by Mr. William Cooke. After which, The German Brothers (their last week) will exhibit their astound ing performance. The EQUESTRIAN EL EGANC IE3 in the CIRCLE. To concluae with THE. FESTIVAL OF PEACE ; or, Honour to the Brave. Revival, Monday, 21st, of the great spectacle of the Rattle of the Alma, in honour of the return of the Guards from the Crimea, who have been invited to witness the mimic display of their glorious deeds. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. w. West. Equestrian Director. Mr. W. Cooke, jun. WWI WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY—Morn. 19 min. aft. 12—Evening 15 min. aft. 12 T4-510attosv—Morn.11 min. aft. I—Evening 37 min. aft. 1 THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, JULY 16. THERMOMETER, IN THE, SHADE. 76 -highest since noon yesterday. 62 -lowest this morning and during the night. 66 -this day at noon. BA , rwl" , en— 29.85 —94. WrND, W. to W.N.W.—Fresh and squally, with showers and occasional sunshine. There was vivid light ning last evening, and a heavy thunderstorm at midnight. It also rained heavily this morning early. sf *-3 r riA v -- LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1856. " EVACUATION OF TIIE CRIMEA." Words that will go to the hearts of Englishmen. Evacuation by conquerors who held every fortified town in it, who had driven their foes from every place but a few forts on the north side of Sebastopol, which they could not have held throughout the spring. By conquerors who had buried there in thousands the brave defenders of European liberty, and who now. leave the ashes of these heroes to the slaves of the CZAR. Not with such thoughts did Englishmen wish success to the autumn expedition ; not for such a result did they bid their devoted soldiers hold on through the first awful winter ; not for such a reward did they pour their treasure into the Exchequer of a new War Administration, and send forth more numerous thousands to replace the victims of early mismanagement ; not with such hopes did they hear of the last " fire of hell," and the fall of the Malakhoff and the evacua tion of the long-contested possession. Through melancholy sacrifices, through victories at Alma, at Inkerman, at Kertch, at Kinbourn, as well as at Sebastopol, the one hope was that the Crimea, —the Crimea—the selected centre of the whole struggle, should remain a trophy of the Allies ; monument of encouragement to vindicators of national independence, to the repressors of bar- barian insolence and ambition, and a monument of warning to the CZAR and his slaves. Czars and Czarinas had shamelessly displayed oa their southern conquests the motto—" The Read t Constantinople." Perekop and Oczakoff should henceforth have borne at their gates the ins3rip • tion, " The Road to Moscow." But nothing could cure the infatuation of NA. POLEON and PALMERSTON. One must parade his care for the honour of Russia, and the other must imitate. One must fall in live with the coward and bully, Austria, and the other must smile on the lovers. A PALMERSTON ought not to have dozed on the lap of such a DELILAH if a RUSSELL did ; but the old antagonist of the hated HAPSBURGS could love them for a NAPOLEON'S sake. True, the latter had small cause for his coquetry with the Court of Vienna. It loved him not, nor loves him. It feared him in Italy, perhaps else where, and left him to thank her for driving him to the choice of a beautiful and intelligent En- Press, by insolently denying him a petty German Princess. Louts NAPOLEON may have profoundly patriotic and philanthropic ideas iu his head, for ought we can tell, in selling himself and PAL MERSTON with him to Austria, and through her to Russia ; we are, however, too shortsighted to see further yet than the brotherhood of Autocrats and the proclivity of aristocrats to their cause. Hence the evacuation of the Crimea. Russia must not be humbled ; Austria dare not see her too much weakened, or lose all title to her good will. Autocrats could not see one of their num ber branded as a political felon, and Aristocrats must not lower the dignity of one Crown in Eu rope, not even by relieving it of a stolen gem ; therefore the Crimea must be evacuated—there fore no mention must even be'made of it in the " bases of negotiation ;" therefore the Russian EMPEROR could stipulate that " lode unity," terri torial or pecuniary, should not be mentioned; and therefore even Bessarabia must be unnaturally divided to secure the mouth of the Danube from Russian perfidy. Since the fall of Sebastopol all has been humi liation for the Allies. The starving of the heroes of Kars into surrender ; the ignominious bases of peace ; the indecent exultation of the French at the mere prospect of so paltry a T rea t y , the importance assumed by the shabby power whom even a NAPOLEON could denounce as faith less to her engagements. tier admission to a conference with AMER whom she bad deserted in every hour of need ; her holding the Principali ties (even to this day), and her insults to Turks and Englishmen there, besides her assumption of authority over, and cruelty to, the subjects of the SULTAN ; then, at the Conference, the silence about Poland, the surrender of the Aland Isles, the curtailment instead of the enlargement of the demands on Bessarabian territory, the non enforcement of indemnification even for the un questioned outrage on Turkey, the surrender of the Circassians to the murders and conflagrations which are now wasting the country, the absti rience from any guarantee against rebuilding forts under whose cover thousands, if need be, of gun boats built up the rivers could nestle for an attack on Turkey—humiliation for the Allies, for England above all, was the course of all things from the fall of Sebastopol to the signing of the peace—the safe and honourable peace !—safe enough assuredly for Russia, honourable enough for her—and now she enjoys the final honour, now she is permitted to inscribe on the walls of a Sebastopol far stronger than ever, g EVACUATED BY THE ALLIES," " JULY THE 9TH, A.D. 1856." " Praise to the Czar." The brave old general at Kinbourn could quit his fortress with sentiments of humiliation, could in a paroxysm of mortification contrast his shame with the glory of Suwarrow. Who of us can but feel a like emotion as we read " every person of the army has embarked " 0, Crimea, we too must exclaim, "glory of our brave soldiers, shame of our statesmen. Remain henceforth a monument to all the East, from the Euphrates to the Adriatic, that Russia is the final victor." We are always ready to bestow approbation where it is fairly merited ; and it is but justice to Sir CHARLES WOOD to say that the plan which he last night ventilated in the House of Commons for the purpose of insuring an adequate naval reserve is deserving of the highest credit. In such a case considerations of expense must yield to others of paramount importance. The safety, honour, and welfare of our SovEREIGN and her dominions are closely connected with the power and efficiency of our " wooden walls." They are the real bulwarks we require—the chief defences which guarantee our shores against invasion, and prevent the British soil from being polluted by the footstep of an enemy. We have always re posed implicit confidence in our navy. It is an Englishman's pride. On that point he will admit no rival. England must remain not only a great Maritime Power, but the Maritime Power par excellence of the world, and any petti fogging or paltry saving that might endanger that prestige would be regarded by ninety-nine out of every one hundred of the people, as " a penny wise and pound-foolish" policy, reflecting the deepest disgrace on its authors. Ent although the efficiency of the navy was an article of unwavering national faith, the late War has opened our eyes to some manifest de ficiencies which require prompt and effectual remedies. We have an ample supply of ships of all classes, but ships without crews would be of but little practical utility. These crews must pass through a long course of training to qualify them for the efficient discharge of their arduous duties. It will not suffice to bring a body of landsmen, however gallant, together. They would only be in each other's way ; and what should prove a source of strength might be come a cause of weakness and confusion. What would be an Englishman's feelings if he saw his country's flag shirking in harbour, and an Eng lish vessel avoiding a contest with an enemy of equal size? No allowance would, in such case, be made for the inexperience of the crew. The disgrace would be cast upon us , and would sink deep into our hearts. That there are tried and experienced sea man, sufficient to meet any emergency, is in disputable. But how can they be obtained at the critical period ? That is the important ques tion. The nation will no longer tolerate the in famous system of impressment—save under cir cumstances that permit no option. Every other means must be exhausted in the first instance, and any negligence or parsimony on the part of the authorities will not ba sufficient to justify compulsory servitude. That door must be con sidered as virtually closed up. When the impor tant question of " how shall we man our navy ? " comes to be decided, we must either pay the actual value of the commodity, or make up our minds to do without it. Now, in war time, merchants will so greatly enhance the pay, bounty, and other advantages, that her MAJESTY'S navy cannot possibly com pete with them. The best men too will be dis persed all over the globe—a large proportion, probably, driven into the service of those to whom we may happen to be opposed. It is ob vious that enormous difficulties will be encountered in obtaining the requisite supply when it is actually wanting. How, then, can these difficulties be obviated ? Clearly by offering in time of peace such advantages as will induce men to enter into a solemn contract to be forthcoming whenever their services may be required, and also by in suring that they will be in the way at the proper time. Find them remunerative employment during peace, and we shall be certain of getting them whenever war may break out. The Coast Guard service and pensions offer the most obvious inducements ; and from these, as at present constituted, some 2,500 men might be ob tained at any moment. But that is palpably insufficient to meet the exigencies of the case. The number should be at least quadrupled, and that is now proposed by Sir CHARLES WOOD ; and Government contemplate further progress in the right direction. The present planis to increase the Coast Guard from the present number of 5,000 men, of whom about two-thirds are able seamen,. to 10,000, all of whom shall be available as trained sailors for the general maritime service of the country. The appointment to the Coast Guard will be made the reward for good service to those who have been discharged from the Royal Navy. There may be some apparent expense in the first instance, but it will be more apparent than real, for the effectual check on smuggling opera tions by the inereasedGfficioncy of the Coast Guard may very materially improve the Customs revenue, even toan extent far more than sufficient to defray the expenses of the additional 5,000 men. It will be not only a great engine for the protection of the revenue, but at the same time an effective reserve of tried seamen, from which a large addi tion may be made to the naval forces of the country at a .moment's- notice. This is as it should be, and so long as Sir CHARLES WOOD brings forward similar measures he will obtain the thanks and gratitude of the community. PUCK'S boastful promise--" I'll put a girdle round about the earth in forty minutes "—we all know perfectly well is virtually reduced already to a mere common-place matter-of-fact by the Elec tric Telegraph. So is it likewise with the famous wishing-carpet of the "Arabian Nights Entertain ments ! " Upon which one only had to sit down cross-legged and "think of a place" (as children do in the old Christmas game of Question and Answer), TEES SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 16, 185t1 no matterhow remote, and Hey ! Presto !—you were there, as the saying is (though we can't undertake to explain the precise meaning of either phrase, etymologically), in a jiffy, or in the twinkling of a bedpost ! Instead of the wishing-carpet of the oriental tale, however, we are promised a mira culous little bit of cardboard in the shape of a railway-ticket—the wizard who gives the promise being one ROWLAND MACDONALD STEPHENSON. The promise, moreover, has recently been volun teered to the world at large by Mr. STEPHENSON in sober seriousness. He—Mr. R. M. STEPHEN soN—being no idle daydreamer, we should observe at once, but a practical man of business, at the present moment the Managing Director of the East India Railway Company—a man accustomed to deal not with tropes and metaphors, but with facts and figures, with pounds, shillings, and pence, with the solid, simple, substantial results of arithmetical calculation and cubic measure ment. It is actually projected by Mr. STEPHENSON— (a, name we take it of tolerably good omen in such matters)—that one continuous iron road, one colossal railway, shall connect Europe and Asia from their uttermost extremities! That a High way should be opened (" The,World's Highway" it has been called) from London to Calcutta ! This scheme too—it should be remembered—is not a vision in nubibus. It is an enterprise not mused over "in the clouds," but mapped out upon terra firma. The Managing Director of the East India Railway Company has sketched the undertaking out in all its details, weighing each detail in turn "in the balance " with the utmost degree of deliberation—and only presenting to view the astounding sum total after a minute and cautious scrutiny of each individual unit ! Recollect the route traversed in the construction of this titantic road, termed for want of a better name " The World's Highway," and so designated by no means extravagantly, crosses various kingdoms of the earth, inhabited by races of different manners, and religions, and languages, and degrees of civilisation ! Remember that it spands in one extended sweep no less than 90° of longitude Yet it is intended to have but two breaks from one terminus to the other, the first break at the Straits, and the second at the Dardanelles. Starting from London it will have to pass either through Bel gium, Prussia, and Germany, or through France, Baden, and Wurtemburg—to Bavaria, and on wards from the confines of Bavaria by way of Nuremburg, through Austria, Turkey in Europe, Turkey in Asia, Persia, and Beloochistan, pro ceeding onwards from Kurrachee to each of the three Presidencies. Nevertheless, although so many physical and political difficulties have to be encountered and overcome before the project can be actually accomplished, the scheme still appears to be feasible to other competent (and perhaps more impartial) judges besides the projector himself, Mr. R. MACDONALD STE• PIIENSON. He has, let us again observe, carefully gone through the whole of the preliminary calcu lations. He estimates the sum total of the cost to each country—say by the Belgian Route—at 38,100,000/. in round numbers, involving an annual interest upon the aggregated whole of just 1,905,0001. The total requiring an expenditure in Belgium of 1,500,0001., in Prussia of 800,000/. ; in Germany of 400,0001. ; in Bavaria to Nuremburg of 1,200,0001., and beyond Nu remburg of another 1,200,0001. ; in Austria of 4,000,0001.; in European Turkey of 5,000,0001. ; in Asiatic Turkey of 13,000,0001. ; in Persia of 5,500,0001., and in Beloochistan of another s,soo,oool.—completing the aggregate already specifiedof 38,100,0001. ! The distance traversed from Belgium to Beloochistan inclusively being 3,810 miles—of which 405 are already opened, or in course of construction— leaving 3,405 still required to complete the connection. Nothing daunted by the obstacles rising before him, like " Alps on Alps," as he proceeds upon his calculations as to the practica bility of his cherished design, the projector of , " The World's Highway" finds them, on more careful examination, melting away beyond even his most sanguine anticipations. Insomuch do the in terposing difficulties lessen in numerical amount and in individual magnitude that it proves in the end to bc altogether indisputable that all now required to complete the line of direct communication pro posed to he established between India and Eng land-4s the task, here, of laying down a line of 500 miles from Belgrade to Constantinople ; and, here again, of another of 1,300 from Karna to Constantinople. An extension of existing railroads by the length of 1,800 miles altogether—the first 500 miles passing through a country already civi lised, and having even now a large and increasing trade, and a passenger traffic, we are told by a eompetent authority, the Calcutta Review, "limited only by the existing means of conveyance "—the re maining 1,300 miles extending through rich tracks of land, some 600 miles of it trailing through the valley-path of a gigantic river, with the ocean at either extremity, and midway an easy access to the waters of the Mediterranean ! "Is this impossible ?" asks the contemporary review just quoted, in the course of a succinct but mas terly resume of the whole of this vast project of "the World's Highway." Answering the inquiry immediately with these three pithy sen tences :—" The line from Calcutta to Boni boy, via Agra, is longer. The line of the Great Pacific will pass through a more difficult and less inhabited country. The lines of Western America are almost as far from the supply of labour, and the lines of Germany are far less ac cessible from the ocean." Remembering which— who shall venture to assert that this particular enterprise is impracticable ? People said it was impracticable to steam across the Atlaritic, to fly on the wings of the wind at the tail of a loco motive, to communicate across distances of many hundreds of miles, from man to man, in the twink ling of an eye, as by flashes of lightning ! Yet all these things aro matters now of everyday occurrence. Who shall say after this that it is impossible to lay down one or two thousand miles, more or or less, of iron rail for the completion of " The World's Highway ?" Certainly we shall not assert as much. For without being day-dreamers we do seriously believe in *he perfect feasibility, sooner or later, of the magnificent scheme sketched out by ROWLAND MACDONALD STEPHENSON—the gigantic railway extending, with only two breaks, across Europe and Asia, from the European terminus at Lon: don, to the Asiatic terminus at Calcutta. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA (LToEux).—The Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, with their Royal Highnesses the Prince-and Princess of Prussia and the Princess Louise, honoured the Royal Italian Opera (Lyceum) with their presence last evening. In attend.; ance were the Countess of Desart, the Countess von Backe, Countess Oriolla, Madame von Sternberg, Hon. Flora Macdonald, Lord de Tabley, Count Boos, Major General Hon. C. Grey, and . Colonel F. H. Seymour. The house was crowded with fashionable company. Their Royal Highnesses the Dake and Duchess de Nemours visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Bent, yesterday, at Clarence House, St. James's. We are authorised to state that Viscount Hard:nge is progressing favourably. His lordship passed a good night on Monday, and was as well as could be expected yesterday morning. The Queen, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and all the membe rs of the royal family, :tnd a long list of friends, have made daily inquiries, in great Stanhope-street, afterhis lordship's health. LOSS OF THE STEAM TRANSPORT SPARTAN. The following telegraphic message has been received at the Admiralty this day from her 11Ia jestfp Consul at Marseilles : " Wednesday.—The steamer Spartan, with 736 English soldiers, proceeding from Balaklava to England, was wrecked on the sth inst. on the Island of Canes, near Tunis. All the persons on board have been saved by the French steamer Sphinx, and have been conveyed to Tunis. The ship is lost." DREADFUL COLLIERY ACCIDENT. GREAT LOSS OF LIFE. CARDIFF, Tuesday. This morning intelligence reached Cardiff of a shocking catastrophe having oc curred at the Cummer Coal pit. The pit is situated about three miles from Pontypridd, and belongs to the Messrs. Insoll. We learn that an explosion of fire•damp was the cause of the melancholy accident, and that at least twenty-four lives have been lost. At the usual hour of commencing work this morning about 200 men descended the pit, and at 7 o'clock a terrific explosion was heard. Fortunately a great num ber of the workmen were enabled to reach the surface of the pit, and, without a moment's delay, immediate steps were taken by those who had es.caped to rescue their fellow-workmen. Happily a great number were rescued alive, but up to. two o'clock 24 dead bodies had been brought to the pit's mouth. The most energetic measures were being taken, to save if possible those remaining in the pit. At the hour at which this melancholy intelligence left it was supposed that there were between 70 and 80 men still in the pit. _ _ The excitement caused by the accident is dreadful. As the bodies of the unfortunate sufferers were brought up, the screams of those collected round the pit's mouth were heartrending. Men, women, and children were to be seen in the deepest grief lamenting either the loss of eons, husbands, or fathers. THE OVERLAND MAIL.—MARSEILLES, Tuesday.-- The Vectis arrived here at 7 o'clock this morning with the Indian mails and an extra mail from China. The despatches left for London at 9 o'clock, a.m. H.M.S. Caradoc arrived at Malta on the 7th, hearing the flag of Lord Lyons, the naval commander-in-chief of the Mediterranean feet, and proceeded the same day to Sebastopol. The direction of the French post-office at Constanti nople issued a notice on the 3d, acquainting the public that the postal arrangements to the Crimea by the Mes sageries Imperiales have been suppressed. NINTROPOLITAN BOARD 0111 WORMS.—The board sat yadayday, sad after sitting six hours to discuss the mai❑ uraina.se .eneme, adjourned without coming to a de cision. One of the joint-stock banks is about to compete with the Post-office for the transmission of small sums of m ney from the provinces to the metropolis. Its terms are 3d. for sums under Si. The Post-office charges 6d. for sums between 2/. and Si. It is a curious coincidence that the same engine that brought Mr. W. S. O'Brien from Tharles to Dublin, on the night of his arrest at that station, took him. to Lime rick junction, on his way home, with the four o'clock train on Thursday. CRICKET.—GENTLEMEN OF KENT AND SUSSEX T. ALL ENGLAND.—This match was finished yesterday, at Lord's, England winning by 8 wickets. The following is the score—England : first innings, 195 ; second innings, 65. Kent and Sussex : first innings, 91 ; second innings, 148. The Grand Duke of Tuscany has just issued a decree imposing a ditty on dogs, for the benefit of the various communes of his states. At Florence, Leghorn, and six other principal towns, the duty is 15fr. each, per annum; for the secondary towns, 10fr.- for the villages, sfr. ; and for farmers' and shepherds' dogs, 2fr. We are sorry to learn that Mr. C. Mathews, the first comedian of the day, and a man of the most versatile genius, has arrived at Lancaster Castle, in custody of a sheriff's officer. We understand he was apprehended on Monday, after his appearance at the Preston Theatre, and lodged in gaol the same evening. —Lancaster Guar dian. THE ASSAULT ON MR. GRAHAM.—The Mayor and those members of the corporation composing the watch committtee of the borough of New Windsor held a meet ing at the Council-chamber on Monday last, when the gross case of assault on Mr. Graham by the policeman, Angove, was brought before the board, and the man, who Lad been previously suspended, was dismissed from the police force. At the half-yearly meeting of the St. Katharine Docks Company, held yesterday, the report stated the gross earnings for the past half-year at 158,0501., and the ex penditure, including interest, at 99,1161., leaving as net earnings 55,934/. The available balance is stated at 142,744/., out of which a dividend at the rate of 2} per cent, for the half-year ending the 30th of Jtine last was declared. THE CANADIAN STEAMER.—The Canadian steam ship Indian will leave Liverpool to-day for Montreal and Quebec, having on board Mejor Routledge, Colonel Strutton, .Lieutenant-General' Sir William Eyre, Mrs, Eyre and child, Lieutenant-Colonel F. Thackweil, Bart., Military Secretary, with wife and two children ; Lieutenant St. Clair, Aide-de-Camp ; Mrs. Major Ro bertson, &c. Less OF A LIVERPOOL STEAMER.—The following de 'epstan has been nceived by the Liverpool underwriters : —'• Marseilles, July 14.—(Per Telegraph).—The Spar ten steam-ship, Milburn, from Balaklava for Deptford, wills troops, struck on the Cane Rocks on the sth inst. at 10 p.m., and it is feared will be a total wreck. Three steamers were sent from Malta to her aid. No lives lost." A HINT WO THE POLES.—A 'Vienna paper learns from the Russian frontiers that Prince Gortschakoff has,in a confidential way, informed the first Polish families that the Russian Government hopes to see them strongly represented at Moscow during the coronation. The Boy Jones who has just turned up again at Ply mouth, was sent on board a man-of-war, in the Mediter raneau, after his continual intrusions into Buckingham Palace. He was often in disgrace on board,but while his ship was off Athens he had behaved well, and had leave in consequence to go on shore. He was not long on shore, however, before, he was apprehended in Xing Otho's Palace. THE CAPE FRONTIER.—We are gratified to say that, although einister rumours from Caffreland were current in Cape Town on the arrival of the post, the most un qualified contradictions have just been given to them, by the Governor's desire, in the House of Assembly, by the Uoloniel Secretary, who read the last despatches from the authorities in Csffreland up to the lst of May, in clusive, from which it appeared that nothing whatever bad happened to cause alaree—Sou/ICAfrican Commer cial Advertiser, May 6. THE NATIONAL DISCOUNT COM*I4IY.—At an extraor dinary meeting of this company, held yesterday, a reso lution was unanimously passed to increase the capital by 1,000,000/., makirg a total of 2,000,0001., by an issue of 40,000 shares of 251. each. These shares are to be issued pro rata to the shareholders at par. A sum of 11. is to be paid on allotment, and 41. on the let January next. The directors have abandoned the idea of applying any portion of the current market premium in aid of the company's funds. CORONER'S INVEST.— Yesterday afternoon Mr. Ba ker held an inquest at the London Hospital, White chapel road, on the body of Ellen Albon, aged 35, the unfortunate woman that was burnt to death at the fire that took place on Sunday last at the premises No. 22, Rupert-street, Whitechapel. The particulars of this distressing event appeared in this journal. The jury returned a verdict that the deceased was burnt to death in the fire, but how the said fire occurred there was not sufficient evidence to prove." The proceedings then ter minated. THE CITY CONSERVANCY Or THE THAMES.—Yes terday, at a Court of Aldermen, the Lord Mayor stated that the time had arrived for the septennial visit of the corpora tion to the Thames and Medway, and it was necessary to make arrangements for supporting the rights and privileges of the city of London as regarded the con servancy of the river. He considered they ought not to omit any fores which had been adhered to on previous occasions with regard to those rights and privileges, particularly in the then condition of the city of London e l subjected as it bad teen to invasion. He thought it would be advisable, howepit, to make the official visit quietly and economically, limiting the time to one day instead of three. If the Court approved of his suggestion he would give directions that a steamer should be got ready for the accommodation of the members of the cor poration, in such a manner as he had no doubt would be approved, Alderman Finnis (the next in rotation for the mayoralty) selorided the proposition of the Lord Mayor, and the Court unanimously acquiesced. SINGULAR AND FATAL OCCURRENCE.—An inquest was held before Mr. E. Cowcher, coroner, a few days ago, at St. Peter's College, Radley, near Abingdon, on' the body of a young man, named Walter Fairey, aged about 17 years, who met with his death in the following singu lar and.melancholy manner. It appeared that deceased was one of the servitors in the college, and, about four o'clock on the 3d inst., he went up to his sleeping room with two other s o f the servants to dress, having finished certain duties of the afternoon, and, being tired, all three threw themselves on tteir beds, the deceased taking a sponge in his hand to sponge himself as he lay down ; he afterwards threw the sponge towards the wash-- hand stand, whence it bounded through the open win dow on to a skylight. The deceased, against the advice of' his fellow-servants, immediately got out of the window to recover it, and in doing so his legs slipped through the skylight, and in getting them back the glass cut him in the thigh, and he threw himself into the room, anti so profuse was the fiow of blood from the wound, that he died from exhaustion in a few minutes, Mr. Mar tin, of Abingdon, the surgeon of the establishment, was immediately sent for, and in his absence Mr. Baker hast , ned•to the spot, but the unfortunate young man had (teased to live, even before the messenger had got beyond the College bounds. From Mr. Baker's evi dence it appeared that the deceased sustained a cut abou an inch long, and rather more in depth, which had sepa• rated the-femoral artery, an injury which the most prompt surgical aid could hardly bave.prevented causing .death. •• There being not the slightest doubt that the occurrence was-of an accidental nature, the jury returned a _verdict accordiuglyQxford Awn 11. r- LATEST NE WS. INSURRECTION AT MADRID. We have to announce the outbreak of a for midable insurrection in Madrid. The populace were on Monday night in arms, and there was sharp fighting in the streets between the insurgents and the troops. At ten o'clock yesterday morning the fighting continued ; but, up to that time, the Queen's troops, under Marshal O'Donnell, retained posy session of the city, and continued to make head against the rebels. The insurgents proclaim a Republic. It is not known where Espartero is. VIENNA, JULY 15. Intelligence from Constantinople, by way of Bucharest, and bearing date the 9th inst., states that Marshal Pelissier had disembarked at the Golden Horn, on his return from the Crimea. The German Legion, after the complete disem barkation of the French and English troops, were to establish their camp at Maslak. The Bourse at Constantinople, at the date of these accounts, was depressed. The Vienna correspondent of the Times (second edition), in his letter dated July 12, says : " It is considered certain that a great Russian expedition will be undertaken in the Caucasus in the spring, as the officers of engineers are busily employed in surveying the different passes. That part of the plan of operation which relates to the construction of fortifications and stronghold is to be entrusted to General Todtleben." Letters from Turin, of the 13th inst., state that the Royal decree, allotting 1,000,000 f. for the erection of new works of defence round Ales sandria, had produced a deep sensation. The measure, however, has been universally approved. SPAIN. Two lists of the new Cabinet were published by the Paris Pays yesterday ; but, according to the latest accounts from Madrid, the following is the correct one : President of the Council General O'DONNELL. Grace and Justice Senor LUZIAGA. Finances Senor CANTER°. Marine Senor BAYARRI. Interior Senor Rios-RosAs. Public Works Senor COLLADO. Foreign Affairs Senor PASTOR-DIAZ. This list contains two members attached to the party of Espartero. GREECE. In Greece brigandage was increased by the gene ral distress. The Greek Ministers had patronised a subscrip tion for the sufferers by the inundations in France. The Queen has subscribed 10,000 f. The crop of currants will be very abundant. Prince Ghika returned to Jassy on the 3d from his tour in Southern Moldavia. A Paris letter, in the Independance Beige, says: —" Count Walewski is endeavouring to procure the dissolution of the marriage between the Princess Mathilde and the Prince Anatole de Demidoff." A letter from Florence, in the Bisorgimento of Turin, states that the hereditary Prince of Tus cany, who has attained his majority, is shortly to set out for Vienna. He attended the councils of Ministers for the first time on the 27th ult. King Otho of Greece arrived on the evening of the Bth at Carlsbad. A slight accident was near delaying his Majesty. The servants' seat behind gave way under the weight of the luggage strapped on it, but fortunately the men had alighted at the moment. The trunks were conveyed in another vehicle, and the King pursued his journey without any other accident. A letter from Galatz states that extraordinary animation prevails in all the ports of the Danube, particularly at Galatz and Ibrail. All the corn has been bought up at high prices for France, Norway, Denmark, and Sweden. The export takes place by means of Swedish vessels, and also by English ones employed in carrying troops and material from the Crimea. M. G. Ghika, governor of Galatz, who resigned about a fortnight ago, has been replaced by M. Cusa, president of the Civil Tribunal. The Gazette du Languedoc contains the following notice :—" We are authorised to warn our friends that certain individuals, representing themselves as envoys of the Count de Montemolino, are going through the southern departments of France, en deavouring to excite the sympathy of those who are attached to the cause of that Prince, and to obtain money from them, which ,is applied to a purpose very different from that which they point out. We tkerefore advise persons to be on their guard against these dangerous men, and not to give any credence to their mission and to the powers which they pretend to have received." AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY MORNING. By the arrival of the Atlantic we havo advices from New York to the sth inst. She brought $916,000 specie on freight. The Hermann, from Southampton, arrived a New York on the 3d inst. The mail steam-ship Baltic was passed by the Atlantic at 11 p.m. on the sth inst. Buth Houses of Congress have been occupied with bills providing for the admission of Kansas. In the Senate Mr. Douglas (Administration) introduced a bill providing for a census, under the direction of the President, and for elections under that census. This was under discussion on the 2d July, and was passed late that night. Mr. Toombs, of Georgia (Democrat), said he believed that Mr. Seward and his coadjutors wanted grievances of discord, and nothing but revolution to obtain power. He would offer to the country the evidence of these facts. When he (Toombs) submitted the pure ballot-box, with all that honour could throw around it, with the entire military force of this great country to pro tect it, he was met by the tender from Mr. Wilson, backed by Mr. Seward, of the cartridge-box. If he be lieved they represented the feelings of the North, he would withdraw his bill, and accept that issue. If he believed the free States were ready for that he would be content. He had no compromise to offer hut principle, but he did not believe that these men represented the feelings of the North. He did not know what claim they had to speak for the North. He had no "higher law." He despised the man, old he hoked upon him as a wretch who would steep his conscience in perjury in order to get advantages of place in the House of Represen tatives. The admission of Kanzas as a free State passed by one majority the same night. The Congressional Committee had returned to Washington and made their report to the House on the Ist of July. It is only the report of the majority. It is supposed that the minority report will favour the Missouri invaders. Money is abundant. The news of the settlement of the Enlistment question gave unusual activity to the Stock mar ket, and caused fancies to advance. The interest of the State of California is still un• paid. . . The city of Sacramento has repudiated a part of its debt. Grain and flour are in demand for export ; the weather continues fine, and the accounts from the interior are favourable. Mr. Herbert, the member from California, who killed a waiter at Lalland's Hotel, has been com mitted for trial for murder. _ _ The 4th of July passed with the usual display of tho militia in the morning and fireworks in the evening. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day,) CORN EXCHANGE. There was a moderate supply of English wheat on sale in to-day's market. For most kinds the demand ruled steady, and Monday's prices were well supported. The shox of foreign wheat was Small. Good heavy qualities sold to a fair extent, at extreme rates, but in ferior kinds were dull. In floating cargoes very few trans actions took place. The barley trade was rather heavy, yet no actual change was noticed in prices. Malt moved off slowly, at Monday's quotations. Oats, beans, peas, and flour were held at full quotations. ARRIVALS TUIS waxs. I Wheat. Barley. i I Malt. I Oats. Flow a gnsh .. 1 . 920 _.... 1,610 130 810 Irish .. • • —— i 1000 brls. 1,820 — Foreign 1 1 3 , 090 / 4,430 ( „.„, 12,310 400 scks. BOROUGH HOP. There is a moderate business doing in most kinds of hops, and prices are well supported. WHITECHAPEL. Our market is dull, as follows : —Beef from 3a 4d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 101 ; lamb, 4s 4d to 5s 4d; veal, 3s Gd to 4s 8d ; pork, 33 8d to 4s 81 per Blbs., by the carcase. CANTERBURY HALL —The attractions of this well conducted place of entertainment continue in unabated force. The concert-room is nightly crowded to excess. The Humgarian band, and the numerous and accom plished vocalists, receive nightly testimonials of the well-merited approbation of the audience. Nor is it the ears only that are gratified ; the spirited proprietor knows how to tickle the palate also, and by providing everything of the highest quality, insures the gratifica tion of the gournves and " thirsty souls" who recruit ex hausted nature under his auspices. We may also add that a visit to his picture gallery will not by any means be regarded as a waste of time, even by the man—if such an one there be —who has neither ear nor palate. THE TRIAL OF WILLIAM DOVE.—Little or nothing is known upon the subject officially, beyond the fact that the trial is fixed for the 16th inst. (this day). We believe that it has been truly stated that since Dove's committal to York Castle his conduct has been charac terised by a stolidity and equanimity almost amounting to indifference, and that his letters to his friends in Leeds have been couched in g neral but confident terms. We may make a little addition to these state ments, which we believe may be relied upon. The pri soner eats, drinks, and sleeps well,—circumstances to which he has himself referred as evidence of his inno cence, which he has protested from the first. He is said to have put the question, " DO you think a man could eat, and drink, and sleep as I do if he were guilty of such a crime as that laid to my charge I" It is also a fact that Dove has become stouter during his incarceration in the castle,--a circumstance which he is said to have commented on himself, and drawn conclusions from it in favour of his denial that he is the murderer of his wife. It is still understood that the defence to be set up on the part of Dove is that of insanity ; but, from all we can learn upon that point, we do not consider it at all cer tain that that line of defence will be adopted, or at all events entirely and solely replied upon. The witnesses in the case,_are - very - numerous, and the calculation that the trial will occupy three or four days is still adhered to. Mr. Baron Bramwell is the judge before whom the prisoner will be tried. The counsel for the prosecution are Mr. Overend, Q.C., Mr. Hardy, and Mr. Bayley ; and .the counsel for the defence are Mr. Bliss, Q.C., Mr.'Sergeant Wilkins, and Mr. Robert Hall (Recorder of Doileaster).—Leeds liferctn, _ TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, July 7.—The Sultan has caused two palaces to be prepared, 9.3 well as mag nificent equipages, for Marshal Pelissier and Gene ral Codrington. The Grand Vizier is to preside at the banquet to be given to the two commanders. The evacuation of Constantinople would be con cluded within a fortnight. The Hospodars of Moldavia and Wallachia are definitively removed, and they are to be replaced by simple lieutenants, who are, however, not yet appointed. The Jour nal de Constantinople announces that the line of frontier for Bessarabia, as adapted by the Congress, is impracticable. Two other lines will be submitted to the Allied Powers. The regiments of Bashi- Bazouks which were in Syria have been disbanded by the English, who reserve to themselves the power to renew their engagement in any extreme case. Kurdistan and Armenia are severely affected by famine as well as by a violent epidemic. A. letter from Constantinople of the 3d, in the Gazette du Midi, says The eighteenth and last line-of-battle-ship despatched to the Crimea by the English Government for the transport of its troops passed by our port yesterday homeward bound. 'The Turkish Government has given orders in Eng land for the construction of a light vessel of the dimensions fixed by the treaty of the 30th March, for the service of the Black Sea, which will serve as a model for five others which are to be con structed in Constantinople. At the Admiralty, a frigate 'and three Tunisian steamers are being pre pared for sea, in order to convey to their homes the Tunisian contingent. A chamberlain, who is to present to the Bey of Tunis the sabre of honour offered to him by the Sultan, will leave by that occasion. The man proposed for the post of Kaimahan in Wallachia is a tool of Prince Stirbey's, whose chief support he has been during his administration. The German Legion is preparing to embark. Some companies of the Ist Light Infantry Regi ment have already gone. To-day the first Jager Battalion is embarking in the Colombo. On the departure of the German Legion the greater part of the English troops will have left. Constantinople. The Ottoman Bank is on the eve of making its first large operation. The Sultan has applied to it for a loan of 20,000,000 piastres, or about 150,0001., for his own Use, and the Direction has telegraphed home for powers to comply with the wish of the Sultan. FRANCE. PARIS, TUESDAY. A Council . of Ministers assembled yesterday a the hotel of the Minister of Justice. _ _ The Moniteur publishes the official return of the receipts of the taxes and indirect revenue for the first six months of the present year, which amounted to 499,752,000 f., being an increase of 56,770,000 f. on t he corresponding period 0f.1855, and 94,948,000 f. on that of 1854. As compared with 1855 the prin cipal items 'which show an improvement are regis tration dues, 16,852,000 f. ; potable liquors, 16,616,000 f.; duty on beetroot sugar, 10,819,000 f.; sale of tobacco, 4,928,000 francs ; stamp duties, 1,789,000 f. ; French colonial sugar, 1,720,000 f. ; postage, 1,205,000 f.; sale of gunpowder, 1,051,000 f. The principal items showing a decrease is foreign sugar for 5,048,000 f. The Akhbar, of Algiers, of the 10th, says : " The sinking of the cable, which is to complete the telegraphic communication between France and Algeria will commence on the 20th. We have had a burning sirocco blowing for the last few days here ; so that last week the thermometer marked 36 deg. Centigrade (96 deg. Fahr.) at Algiers, and 38 deg. C. (1.00 Fahr.) at the hospital of the Dey. This weather has been detrimental to agriculture ; the tobacco crops appear to have suffered most. BOURSE, July 15.—The following were the last quotations : Cash. fr. a. End of Month. 4i per Cents 93 75 —f. —a. 3 per Cents 7O 95 71 30 New Loan 7l 10 Bank Shares 4,150 Roman Credit Mobilier 1,550 Austrian Belgian Fives 9B Spanish Threes 45 Piedmontese(s)...... 93 50 Home Debt RAILWAYS-POI' CA.IIII. Pr. a. Orleans Northern ..... .... : 1 1:4 1 4 0 0 0 —..... Now Strasburg Ditto ......... 8 9; 6 2 .2 3 '1 543 7 . 5 0 Lyons. Mediterranean 1,830 Grand Central 690 Lyons Geneva. BO5 Teste Cetts AUSTRIA. A letter from Vienna of the 10th, in the Consti tutionnel, says :---" M. de Bruck, Minister of Fi nance, is at present indisposed ; he, however, makes his appearance at the ministry when the weather is fine; that is, however, but rarely. A letter from Vienna of the 10th says :—" M. de Lesseps, who arrived here the day before yes terday with Chevalier Negrelli from Paris, left yesterday for Constantinople in order to obtain from the Sultan the firman necessary for the exe cution of the canal, which has been already com menced. M. de Lesseps profited by his short stay to visit M. de Buol, M. de Bruck, M. de Toggen bourg, minister of commerce, and Prince Metter nich. _ _ The final sittings of the monetary conference at Vienna were resumed on the 9th, councillor Bren tano having returned from his tour through Ger many, where he has collected the necessary infor mation for the settlement of the question. RUSSIA. The preliminary works for the erection of a monument to the Emperor Nicholas at St. Peters burg have been. commenced. It is to be erected on the square of the Blue Bridge, between St. Isaac's church and the palace of the Grand Duchess Maria. It is to be composed of an equestrian statue on a lofty pedestal, the four sides of which will represent in basso-relievo the four most re markable events of that sovereign's reign. ITALY. POLITICAL ASSASSINATION AT NARNI. ROME, JULY 10. The governor of Narni was assassinated in that town early on the morning of the 2(1 inst. He had been spending 'the evening at a friend's house, playing at cards, and was returning home with his brother at about an hour after midnight, when he was met at the corner of a street by a man armed with a blunderbuss, who discharged it point-blank at him and lodged,the contents in his abdomen and thighs. No heft was to be obtained at that hour, so that the dying man was carried home with diffi culty by his brother, and expired soon after. This governor had been only a few months at Narni, where he had rendered himself obnoxious to the people by his oppressive conduct and the violence of his political opinions. *-~., LAW INTELLIGENCE.,—(Ibis Day.) LORD MAYOR'S COURT. (Before the Recorder.) SILVER AND OTHERS V. THE GENERAL SCREW SHIPPING COMPANY ASSIGNEES• This was a customary attachment of moneys, alleged to be in the hands of the garnisbers, belonging to de• [en dant Mr. Locke said that in this case it had .been ag reed that a verdict should be taken for the garnishee's• The defendant was the promoter of the comp►jnh a nd held several shares, but the company had long Bi ne° settled the defendant's claims upon them. In at4ditioa to this, defendant had died since the attachment is.' we d ' Verdict for the garnishers. FALK V. XANTHEPULEDES—THE BANK OF LONDON ao l- NISHERS —IMPORTANT QUESTION AS TO THE BlGgir TO ATTACK CORPORATE BODIES. This was also a customary attachment of moneys be' longing to the defendant in the hands of the garnishees• Mr. Robinson appeared for the plaintiff, and said the debt was sworn at 2641.175. 6d., and it was Or posed that there was a balance due to him in the hand° of the Bank of London. Mr. Joseph Nicholson, a clerk in the bank, prove(' that on the 30th June last there was a balance standing to the credit of the defendant of 451. 40. 7d., and 001 still bad it in their possession. It was said defendan t had gone abroad. Mr. Locke—The Bank of London is a corporate Wai l Yes. His Lordship—By charter ? Yes, my lord. Mr. Locke said he had to contend that an attachruen would not lie against a corporation, for if executi° ll issued upon it it would be against the individual, en d could not apply to a corporation. He hoped therefore that his lordship would reserve the point and stay sb° judgment. His Honour asked Mr. Robinson whether he con' stied Mr. Robinson said certainly not. His lordship on a previous occasion expressed his opinion thaty ll2 the continually increasi ng t ra d e th a t a corpora tion , formed long, long since the customs arose, should b e exempt, and an individual liable. His Lordship said that that was his impression, 1 : 64 the question could be reargued on some other case, f° ::: as the Bank was ready t o p ay over t h e money , it would be a useless expense over a small amount. STOPCRAFT V. TAYLOR. ADVERTISING.—The plaintiff in this case, the PT, prietor of a publicati on ca ll e d t h e Commercial Pci" List, and defendant is a stockbroker in King's M ID°. yard, Moorgate•street, and the claim was for 10/. 1664 for advertisements inserted in that publication. Defendant paid 1/. 4s. into court, and pleaded nil deb° as to the rest. For the plaintiff it was shown that defendant, wh o i ! the patentee of a machine f or th e manu f acture o f a so' stitute for flax from hop-bine, was waited upon by person named Miller, an agen t o f p l a i nt iff , w ho itldnee ci him to give an order for insertions daily for six mcnti* and defendant countermanded the order at three week 4 but plaintiff continued the insertion. The defence was, that d e f en d ant h ad b een induce d "- sign the order by misrepresentation, his understand i ng being that he might rescind the order at an y time , although ho had signed an order of a different tendenoP In proof of this defendant produced a card on which O n draft of the order was written by the agent, and said 00 he signed the order believing it to be a copy, which was not. His Lordship said that in his opinion the defends had been misled, and the discrepancy between O n order and the card could not be reconciled. The jury immediately gave a verdict for the defer dant. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Pane.) IN RR FORD. The bankrupt was described as ofChipping Lambourr ie f Berke, innkeeper, and applied for hia certificate, sq . ported by Mr. Linklater. Mr. Chidley opposed for a Mr. Saxon, a gentlen3o well known on the turf, on the ground that the bot rupt bad lost more th an 201. on b ett i ng w i th i n 12 moot'''. of his bankruptcy. _ The bankrupt was rigidly examined by Mr. Chid ie r' and stated that he was and had been a " trainer" fot many years, and although he had betted largely f °l others, he bad never lost more than 101. on any 111°G during 12 months. His Honour askei why bankrupt had gone into btlo l4 news ? Mr. Linklater said that Mr. Drinkald and Mr. Saxon were so satisfied with his conduct that they advanced hid 5001. each to purchase the freehold of the Lion I'°' and why Mr. Saxon now opposed he could not surraii* His Honour said that, from the features discloEed over the balance sheet, he was of opinion that the bank: rupt was entitled to an immediate certificate of the secoo°' class. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. —(This Day)' MANSION -HOUSE. MANSLAUGHTE R. - EXTRAORDINART CASE. Joseph Dunne, waiter at the Anti Gallican house, Billinpgate-market was placed at the bar, before! Mr. Aid. Humphrey, charged with the manslaughter tif a man named R ic h ard Branscombe, about 55 years ° I age, and known as " one-arai'd Dick." Deceased vil lg a noted character, and obtained his living by selli p ° oysters. Mr. nobler appeared for the prisoner. Wm. Goodacre, Waterman, deposed that on Thursday afternoon last, between 4 and 5 o'clock, be was a t the above public house when the deceased came ill' ' lie ran up against or pushed the prisoner, wb o made so me remark, on which the deceased struck.,.. him a violent blow in the mouth. Prisoner turned round and gave deceased a violent blow i n the throat or chest, which caused him to reel and fall through the doorway over the step on the pavement The deceased was then moved to the water's edge and * doctor sent for. Witness told the prisoner he thought deceased was dead, on which be replied " Let him got we'll come to; the —, I'll give him more yet." After the lapse of three quarters of an hour deceased WW I brought back and put in the tap-room. He appeared to ti e dead. A doctor was sent for, and on his exam i n ing him he pro no u n c e d h im dead. Before witness went to look at deceased, the prisoner said deceased had Ibosened nis teeth and his mouth was bleeding. After seeing de ceased near the water, witness went back and told the prisoner, he believed the man was dead —that be bad killed him. Prisoner replied "It was a bad job—" he ought to have held his tongue." An in' quest was held the same evening on deceased, and a verdict of accidental death returned. Witness was not present, nor had he given evidence be" f‘,re on this case. lie informed the police of what be knew yesterday. He believed it was stated at the in' quest that the deceased fell accidentally. Mr. Alderman Humphrey expressed his surprise that an inquest should have been held so speedily on the body ; it looked very much as if it was wished to smuggle up the affair. He did not mean to insinuate that the pri-oner wilfully killed the deceased, or that the coroner knew the facts of the case. Police -sergeant 57 deposed that on Thursday evening last, about a quarter before 6 o'clock, be saw the deceased laying near the water's edge apparently dead. lie had the body conveyed to the Anti-Gallivan public• house, and sent for . a surgeon about ten minutes or a quarter of an hour after. Mr. Crosbie, 13, Fenchurch street, and another surgeon came and examined the de *eased. They pronounced him dead, but were unable to say if he had fractured his scull. The body was then placed in a shell and conveyed to the dead-house, St. Mary-at-hill. An inquest was held on the body about an hour and a-half or two hours after, but witness knew nothing of it till the following morning. Mr. nobler said another inquest was held at the house that same evening, and it was thought desirable to hold the inquest on the deceased then. Mr. Alderman Humphrey said that might be so, bet there was no evidence of that. It appeared strange that a man should be knocked down, die, and an inquest held on the body so soon after. Witness examined by Mr. Hobler.—He had known deceased for three years ; he was in the habit of getting drunk, and was then a very quarrelsome man. By Mr. Alderman Humphrey.—Deceased has not yet been buried. He was to have been buried yesterday, but under the circumstances the Inspector prevented it. One of the jurymen at the inquest was present, and said that as the Coroner was holding an inquest on the evening in question at the Anti-Gallican public-house, it was thought best to hold the inquest on the deceased there, as the Coroner was informed all the witnesses were at band. The jury were sworn, and on the evi dence produced before them returned a verdict of acci dental death. Witness, who lived opposite, saw the de. ceased fall, but he could not say if he was knocked down. Deceased was rarely sober, and was a very troublesome fellow. Ge. rge Bowler, brother of the landlord and who acted as barman, deposed that the deceased had been in and out several times in the day, and had been drinking. About o'clock the deceased came in and violent blow on th e mout h ; b e d i d not struck prisoner half see prisoner return the blow, but almost immediately he saw the deceased reel round and fall off the door step on to the pavement ; the prisoner afterwards went up stairs and left the house; ho was not present at the inquest. Evidence was given to show that the deceased was a very insulting. quarrelsome man, and as he bad but one arm his conduct was tolerated in many instances. After hearing further evidence, Mr. Alderman Humphrey said be felt certain the Coroner would not have held the inquest the same night if he had had an idea that the prisoner had struck de ceased. 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