The Sun. — London, England, 1856-05-27 00:00:00

ONji:A . Y. AND 00 1eIERCIAL INTP.T.TJGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLoos. Ylle Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed w t : til less animation, and prices of all kinds were to e 2ame as last week. The sales amounted to 40 to 7,000 bales, including 1,000 Surat, 4d. to , and 80 Sea Islam's, 110. to is. 4d. per lb. Tie Railway Share Market closed buoyantly, and mc es Were a s h a d e hi g her. tio T he official returns relating to trade and naviga tall f or the month ending 30th April last have eu published. From these it appears that the t t ial decl are d va l ue o f expor t s f ro m the United i t in gdora for the month was 9,424,9261., being an L er ease of 1,338,962/. compared with those of ih 4 l e lik e month in 1855. Th e i ncrease i s percept :, in coals and culm, cotton manufactures , wa r ' l loaware, haberdashery and, millinery, hard re° and cutlery, leather, linen manufactures, :‘ , ,418 ) silk manufactures, woollen manufactures, 4 tr ' t woollen and worsted yarn. The importations t4l 11Year0 principal articles were larger for the month toto as respects bark for tanners, brimstone, a) coffee, wheat, barley, Indian corn,flour, cotton 41 ; glass manufactures, leather manufactures, linen 11 41111 faetures, metals, opium, rice, silk manufac 41res) cassia lignea, cloves, nutmegs, resin, sugar k re fined. Tea, tobacco, sheep's wool and woollen M anufactur es not made up. There was a diminu -4°ll compared with the same month last year in e animals, clocks, rye; rye meal, Indian corn d e eal, cochineal, indigo, lac dye, logwood, currants, figs, oranges and lemons, ra . isins, t, i ltl P , hides, provisions, brandy, tallow, timber, rutine, watches, and wine. kba The shipping accounts exhibit an increase in the of °lint of tonnage employed in the foreign trade th e 'United Kingdom for the month of 422 , 872 1o 118 for the entries inwards, and the cleara nces outw ards, also show a large augmentation. „ Stock Exchange will close at two o'clock on It sclaY next, being an hour earlier than usua l. /„ " Was stated yesterday morning that the Rox rgh Castle brought 60,000 ounces, but it is now L o la ved that she has only about 12,000 ounces on ard. t The settlement in the scrip of the New Loan is 1;(1 for the 30th inst. Th e Funds are well maintained at the improved 11 k e f3ta tiens of yesterday, and a large amount of busi hasB4 been transacted. Arrangements are in n 1 4 - g re ss for the adjustment of the account, which a c eli Place on the 4th proximo, and the charge for 4elrrYing over" is still heavy. Consols have been i ll ' g for money, and 94Z- to 95 for account. At present i a ;P k r ices for the latter are 94i -K.. The New Scrip , premium. The New Three per Cents. have 0, 94 i i, and the Reduced 93i i - . The March ii i -c "quer Bills have been 4s. to Is. premium, and t t Y l itle ditto 3s. discount. Bank Stock is i per F oreign higher, viz., 216 to 217. uo c 'reign Stocks are dealt in to a limited extent. C h ‘ is h 6 per Cents. remain at 93i to 99, and the hZ er Ce n t s , at 1031 4. Sardinian Bonds have 2 5 1 11 dealt in at 941 to 95, Spanish Deferred at o', Russian 5 - per Cents. at 106, and Ditto 4'iper Il elitB . at N. Mexican Stock is higher, being 23g. 4 4zilia n 5 per Cents. have realised 99, and ditto Per Cents. 961. k'he following are the nominal prices of Foreign 4: 48 :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, ii i ; Mexi - Pq 23 i i ; Peruvian, 77 79 ; Ditto 3 per Cents., e ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 50 2 ; Russian 5 S n., en ts., 104 6 ; Ditto 41 per Cents., 94 6 ; — t isl l 3 per Cents., 46 1 i ; Ditto Deferred, 254 ; Di tto Certificates, , GI 4 i ; Ditto Passive , 7 i. of lta iI WaY Shares are rather flatter, in consequence /i. a " °- nlorrow being " making - up" day. Great at-rthern and South Western, however, have been el a. s light improvement. Foreign shares are ne -..eeted. tla till ing, Banking, and Miscellaneous Shares ar e '". The Swiss Bank are U 1 premium. 1110 •414 ,,,,_ }1 FUNDS THIS DAY AT 0N.13 O'CLOCK. (Mat Ma OPaiai List 4;) :74k Stock 3hr Cent. Reduced Annuities , ,, 93iiiii 4:tr Cent. Console Annuities 94/ 4 A -4,,, p 3 per Cent. Annuities .. •,'1; Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 -16 1 1 11. 4 ? a tto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 l7l ;;' 2 Rotas, £lOOO e l zitto, under 21000 4 d par 4411 for Account ilsol Scrip 2a i p E xc ., - uequer Bills, 2id. March. June. ClOOO . 4l p 3 d 400 1 5 p I par ri tual ItZ it to Bonds, 1858, 31 per Cont.. 9B/ i t ° t OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK tazir b. 414,1 Bonds. 5 per Cent. ")9 It exi i ‘to New, 1852, , I. per Cent. 1tti,,,F 44 per Cent 23 b ia ,. ll Ronds, 1522, 2 St., 5 per Cont — blno Account ••••• • t i , (l ` tl.o 4/ per b . . Tall Bon-le, 5 Cont. Per Cant. o , 1 " 4 Account r.blgi 3 it , Roads, 3 per Cent — b: wiTew Deferred or Cent, vbtitttito Account b. ° II Roods, A per cent b l i t t to Account t r , t o Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. 14 0 Account Divlclends on the abovo • ayablo in T. , • ,, n• TWO O'CLOCK. . 94i 94 95 .... 2i b ef).Tisolg for Llt Money itt o A , C. 43011 Ditto Scrip MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) HAY MARKETS. 1 - `4• l llFlELD.—Meatiow hay, 3/ 10s to 61 Os ; clover do Tr — ' B to 61 10s ; and straw, 11 5s to 1/ 10s per load. ; 1 a rather dull. 41 j 131 thturaxp.—Meadow hay, 3/ 12s to 6 1 Os ; clover do. , f,, 0 4 to 104 ; and straw, 11 5s to I/ 103 per load. Ni" average supply and a sluggish demand. 40 ~IITECHAPEL.—Meadevv hay, 31 les to 61 Os ; clover t c i b w 15 3 t o 6/ 103 ; and straw, 1/ 5s to 1/ 104 per load. hay and straw moved off slowly, at our quotations. COLONIAL. 0 4 - - --Business in this article has been dull , but prices eruled firm. Common Congou realised 9d per lb. 41111441"—There has been a very limited demand, but fi ti o l tes were current for most descriptions. The Re -404 market has been inactive ; low to fine grocery lumps VA 53s 6d t o 56 s per cwt. There are but few sales anno unced for the week. t it OPPER.—The market. has been exceedingly dull ; plan 4°U Ceylon, however, has ruled at high rates, but native . 1 Vilightly declined in value. tk „"ao .—There has been a good demand for the lowe r de "iptions, and prices generally have been well maintained. 441 11.—The market continues inactive, at about previous Itlhtations. a ~TALLow.—Very little business has been doing in this A t le, but the currency has been steady, at 45s 9d for • 'Ai on the spot, and 45s 6d for the last three months. , f 4 l'PoiNnotwre.—The Queen has appointed the Ear b c , S haftembnry to be Lord-Lieutenant of the county o i vr ill et, and the Earl of Kintore to be Lord - Lieutenant i i (l- 4 . l ecardineshire. hir LA ILS FOR MALTA. — Letters, &c., for Malta will in t a . 111.0 , under ordinary circumstances, be in time for Cusenission by the French Mediterranean packets the Marseilles if posted or received in London up to of e , evening of' Tuesday of each week. By command `be Postmaster-General, Rowland Hill, Secretary.— Ge neral Post-office, May 22,1856-. 4t, a t 0 „,'"REAT TRAGEDY.—The Duke .of Wellington said o : ,"" t ae enthusiastic woman who was talking in raptur es . n: a n t the glories of a victory, "I should so like to wit a victory ! " &c., &c.—" My dear madam, a vic a-.1 14 the greatest tragedy in the world except one -0,1 that i s a defeat." „ 414 UNEXPECTED VlSlT. —Baron, the French actor 11 ; 4 great favourite with ladies, and a woman of ra nk il etl to receive his visits very privately. One day Baron, luvited, came into her drawing-room, which was full th: ° l 4l Pany of the very highest fashion. "Baron," said for lady, haughtily and angrily, " what do you come • For my nightcap, madtm," replied the indig aaet actor, in a very loud voice. 11 . RP RESENTATION OF LICHFIELD.—The election of a n t e 7bei to represent this city in Parliament, in the room 'ord Waterpark, resigned, is appointed for Friday t o Lord Lord S an d on , who commenced his canvass yes 4-nlaY morning, is the only candidate yet in the field, the re appears to be no probability of an opposition. b stro ng is nevertheless expressed at the city ;l i g considered a pocket' borough, and at the disposal Ird Lichfield. N a , 7 L° 8 , OF AN Ann.—When Nelson visited the Royal h a 41 Rospits' at Yarmouth, after the battle of Cor,en- 1 a n r n, be nt round the wards, stopped at every bed, At to every lea , , said something kind and cheering. en gth he stopped opposite to a bed on which was ahf ;',g a bailor who had lost his right arm close to the cluider-joint, when the following short dialogue en -3,0e„ " Nelson. —WA, Jack, what's the matter with "Sailor. —Lost my right arm, your honour." at the sailo r Paused, looked down at his empty sleeve, then had e sailor, and said playfully, " Well, Jack, then you Fare piled for fi shermen ; cheer up, my brave [e n*, en we to DC- chief 0 of ding preS. piety. og ra • nedal f the d the r., of busi• 7 - FCARE MARKETS• , : . 1! 71 S 1.., A. -:(,) -~- RAILWAYS. RAtLWATI. Closing Prices yesterday - 27 4i 5 Aberioh. ll'ottrg.F4 , 3t k sad EAStIt. Jllllot. al , Wolverh 'tour Valley 294 dirke_thd. Lane9L. & Cheshire junct all 00. Chosh. dl Blek. £5O and £25 Cons 19 Do., £2O all , Ilyth tt Tyne origiva £25 (isgd. at £45 100 firistol and Exeter 100 Caledonian 61a. Cann. and Cardigan all Chester & Holyhead. all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black, & Pass 18 Cornwall all Do. A 8 Do. B lb Cried' Junction 48 Dubtin&BolfastJune all Dun. P. & Aber. Jnc. 1100 East Anglian all Eastern Counties..... 100 East. Union, A Sti 100 De., B. Stet& 91 Do., New A .... 10 East Kent 100 East Lancashire 1.00 Edinburgh& Glasgo-A all Edinb. and Peebles.. 100 Edin.Prth &Dunda , 9 Forth & Clyde Jun:. all Furness all Do. Extension 100 Glasgow &S. Weste"' all Great N. of Scotlnd 100 Great Northern 1.00 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 130 Gt.Sth. &West.(lre ) 100 Great Western 100 Do. Stour Val, Rai; Gua. Stk all Irish South-Eastern all Lancaster & Carlisle 143 Do., Thirds 8 Do. New Thirds 100 Laneash.andYorkel 1 Do. Wet. RidingiTy ailLiv:Crsby.&Sonthpt all London & Blackwall 100 Lond.Bright&S.Cst. 100 Loud. and N. Weetu. 1.6 Do. Fifths 51 2A Do. Eighths, 100 LondonandS. Westu. all Do., £5 l all Do. £4O all tand n d r ry&Colerain all Lndndrrr. & Ennilk.l 100 Sianch.Shef.& Linde 425. Do., Man. & Lin. Uu 1 Metropolitan 100 . I .,lidland 109 'o. Birmng. &Derb all Aidld. G. West.(lre. all ! /o. Half Shares ! ill Newcastle & Carlhk all Nvrpt. &berg. N e wry & Enniskill. , , all Newry Ws.rrenpoinl and Rostrevor.. Is. qerfolk ortlin.Comities Tin 10!..' North Britist 9th Devon Rail. & 100 Dock Stock 100 'o., A Stock ..... all , 0., B Stock ..... all Do., 13 Guarantee KY' N. astern—Berwk 211 1/o. do. Extension , 15 i)e.do. G.N.E. all Do. Leeds ........ 1(10 Do. York 100 North London 3e Is - stoad, and City Jn,. 171 Yorth Staffordshim.. at North Western all N,& S. Wes ten . June 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester ')x., Wore.. & Wolv 11. Portsmouth 100 Scottish Central 100 igeottishMidland,... 100 Shropshire lJnion 1 all South Devon 100 South Eastern 100 South Wales 15 S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun 5 Do 16 Staines,Wok. &Wok all Stockton & Darli IS,lStockten & Hrrtlepl 100 Taff Vale 100 Do. Pref., No. 22 (Thames Ray. D.& R Illverstone & Lance all Vale of Ner..th all Waterfd. & Bilkenn3 all WaterforclarLimerick all West Cornwall all West End of London I and Crystal Palace all Do. A 3 Do. B all West London all Wimbledn &Croydon sill Antwerp&Rod rdpro 40 Do. 5 p.c. Oblgs. con. in Sh. at par till '64 10 Ardennes .............• all NAgian Eadn. Juno 14 Reaiers to Graissegga 4 j Bombay, Baroda,an Central India„ScriT all Do. all Demerara 11 T)utob Rhenish sit \ E as tern of France 19 Do. NOW sll East Indian, g. 5 p.. 15 Do. Alst-mainr , . all D0.4p.c.8nd5.,57 a I Po. do. do. 'c9, - . 16 Gee' ong Melbourne guar. 5 per c nt. . al Do., Lon. allot., do. 22. Gd. Thor Caned BA. s 1 Do. ..................... 9 I Do. Cert. of Deben. con. into Stk. till 'R all Do. Comp. p. c. ,do 4 Gt. Ceutral of Franc , all Gt. Indian Peninsui , 14 Great Lusembour Constituted Share-. dl Do. Oblic;ations... 11 Do. re-is. torftd. Sh. all Gt. Western of Canada Shari. , 3 ......... 5i Do. New .... All Do. Bds., payablo's7, with option till '55.. nll Do. do., '62, p. '56 . all Do. do., '76, p. '60... all Dc.. do., '73, without option all Hamilton & Toronto All Do. 6 per cent. 17 Lake Const. & Basl , all Lierre and Turnhout 4.1 l Lucca & Pist. sp. c.p 16 Lyons and Geneva 14 Lyons & Mediterran all Aadras, guar. 4 10 Do. New uo., sp. c Do. 44 p. e. Exten his.ria Antonia .„... Do. do. New Namur di Liege (with interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France D0.20i. She. Do: 201. 3 p. c Bds (fmy.B. <St Ams. She. if orwegianTrnnkPre i Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Panic and Orleans Rome and Frascati Royal Danish ..... Royal Swedish ...... Do. Obligations Sambre and Mouse Do. 5i p. cent. Pref &bade, guar. 5 P. c D 0... Southern of France St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) ~ West Flanders Do 6A Der c. Pref W. & N. W. of Pram West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Zealand Si 17 - 9 15 - 16 12 4- 13 - 89 GL - 613 161 isi ••• .. m. ... ••• '''' ~, -- ...d 16A - 94 - 32 - - 77 - 79 60 - 62 '2O • - 31 88 -- 92 7i -- 8i 95 -- 96 79 - 81 12S - 131 105 107 COI p 601 58 60 70 - - 7 p - 7 p 91 91i 102 103 1011 102} par par pi 913 - 97_ ... ."'' so. 1 - 4 ,4 771 -78 f 16 - 48 •N •r 13 - •15 57 3i - 35 3G ••• . ••• '''' 81. -82 5 3i 2d 16/ :7i 58 59 88 92 6 - sirl 6 - 6 i 10} - 11 27 - 28 105 76 78 4(; 48 14 - 15 71. 72 71?; —72 i 4 - 2 Ad 84 7A 36 -- 37 19 - 20 4i - 5 6A - 7i 6 8 2 - 3 5 - 5113 ._ - ... 6 7 - ;IGN. 8i - 8 - 2 --, 24 , 4 -5i PI - 2 391 - 391P1 - 24 23 - 2 22 - 23 g • - BA , 151 • i 6! 73 77 Si - 86 8} -9 ; 22} 23 5/ 6 3i 3a 261 -26 i, 3i 99 - 101 13 0 : 135 jlo9i 11(1 ••••• . . . • • 12 -12 ! - 20; - 24 fi -- ••• 7i - i n 6i - Gi 44 - 45. 120 -; 13 ... 8 - 9 591 - 60, Fr - E 9 19 - 20; ... '-'' 1 . 2 -: 91 - 2i - 31 ... ..... pm •••• e• 4i- ••• -- ... 38 .•••• 39 a. ..... ... '''' JOINT-STOCK BINILB. ikastrahAia... IBank of Egypt Bank of Limilon sri. Col, IskAt Ln. C. Tiritisb N. American Clhartd. Bank of Asia Chrtd. Buk. of India, Australia, & China City .. , Colonial of Loud Eng. Snot& AWL Cht Loud. Mart. Bk. of Australia Ditto New ............. Lendon and Conn' 31: Dia. &E. But g. Corp. London .Toint Stook . London and Paris.... Loud. & Westminstel National Pro.of Bug Do. Now .. National of Irela.nd. New South Waist.... Oriental Bank )f or , rpnration. Ottoman Bank Royal British ~ th s, etmlia Union of Australis Do. New t; pion , 'f L on , t om Vireatern Bk of Londe 97 -- 99 65 -67 - P ... -... i -lp - .41 6 —. ' s 7 ••-, ••• 166 -- 17 1 18i -- 19 2 -- Id, i par 2p 4 --- 2 ••• -' .., .... -- .• • rr 42F 43; 3 9 - 41 ' i 1p 71 7:: 73 ;:sti 5 --a 4 t7i 10 34 24 Btusiness done this day. Shr. ii 2. 20 5 20 18 9 10 ;I3 all .0 all 10 all 20 all 16 all 20 all 10 all 20 all 40 all 20 all 10 5 20 art 5 all 4 all 20 all 10 all 20 5 20 all 20 all 20 16 83 t.!l 10 41 20 18 20 all 6 all 20 all ro 111 Loot 50 :15 1 5 10 I 6 10 &'• ;fl 1 v.) 10 1 3) FOR: THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 27, 1856. ;~ : I~T w .4 .4 ;; t YNTAL3. THE RUGELEY POISONINGS. with impure matter it ought to have been discovered. The next witness was Dr. Henry Letheby, a bachelor of tiedicino in the London Hospital. This gentleman stated that he had paid great attention to the action of poison on living bodies ; and in his evidence he stated that in the account he bad heard of Cook's death there was nothing which differed from death by tetanus caused by strychnia, ; and he farther stated that the symptoms of Cook's death were quite irreconcileable with anything he had ever heard. The evidence of Dr. Letheby was then read. At its conclusion his lordship said—Dr. Letheby no doubt spoke sincerely. He was a skilful scientific and honourable man, and he stated that where strychnine had been administered he should expect to find it, and I •ye ter,i hIS J rfl 0a,3 TRIAL OF WILLIAM PALMER. London &I N. We.st.l L. &N. W. Oalodon... E. Un. & 96 - 100 94 - u 8 CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT (THIS DAY). Nrt, E. Count. ICtidoninu. 11 - 13 133 133 4 ... 4i TWELFTH DLL The Court opened this morning at 10 o'clock. The same intense inter -st was manifest both within and without the court as on yesterday as to the result of the trial. By 9 o'clock that portion of the court appro l priated co the public- was densely crowded, and there were several gentlemen and noblemen on the bench at that early hour. The jury entered the court shortly before 10 o'clock, and on their Lordships' arrival the prisoner was placed in the dock. His appearance is much the same as it was at the cbmlnencernent of the trial. There is, how ever, a slight shade of sadness in his expression, but no traces of that anxiety and deep mental suffering to be expected in a man charged with such a dreadful crime and with his life in such imminent danger. During the continuance of the summing np to-day, notwith standing the strong remarks of Lord Campbell with reference to the damaging points of evidence against the prisoner, he presented that coolness and indifference he has all along exhibited in a most re markable and extraordinary manner. He repeatedly took notes of the summing up, with the deliberate and systematic manner of a person ordinarily interested in the case, and when any particular point struck him he communicated it in writing to his counsel. It was done in a quiet easy manner, devoid of all kind of display, and not with the intention. of attracting the notice of the public. The jury having been called over and answered to their names, Lord Campbell, who was again very inaudible, said — Gentlemen of the Jury, —At the adjournment of the Court last evening I finished the task of laying before you all the evidence on the part of the prosecution, and certainly it does present a serious case against the pri soner, if unanswered. It appears that in the middle of November the prisoner was involved in pecuniary diffi , culties of the most formidable nature. He had engage ments to perform which he was unable to meet without the most extraordinary exertions. He had to make pay ments for which he was unprepared, and ,an action had been brought against him and his mother on a forged bill of exchange. He had no credit, and he had no pro perty on which money could be raised. It so happened that on the 13th of November the deceased became pos sessed of 1,0001. by the winning of his horse Polestar, and there is evidence from which the inference may be drawn that the prisoner framed the design of appro priating his money to his own use. He took means to accomplish that object, for you will find that he appro priated his money to the payment of debts of which he alone was liable. There is also evidence from which it may be inferred that he drew a check in the name of Cook npon Weatherby which was a forgery, in order to obtain part of the money belonging to Cook. This was in Weatherby's hands, and you have the further evi dence that he employed Fisher to collect Cook's money and apply it to his own use. It also appears that from Cook's death he would become possessed of the horse Polestar, and you have the evidence of his having fab ricated a document which was to be produced, to the effect that certain bills of exchange on which they were jointly liable were negotiated for Cook's advantage only and from whieli the prisoner derived no benefit. was brought forward after Cook's death. If, however, Cook had survived, that fraud must have been exposed, and the prisoner punished. It is said that, with respect to the joint liability of Cook and Palmer, that by Cook's death it must all be thrown on him. That was rather a distant object, for i Palmer got possession of all Cook's property by this means he would not be a sufferer by his death. As to the important question, whether Cook _ _ *se .. it would be for the jury to say whether proper means had been taken to discover the poison. Then Dr. may was called, and he detailed a decided case of tetanus. It was that of a labouring man. He stated it was a case of idiopathic tetanus. The man was kept alive ill thel4th day, when he died. [Trig evidence was read.] It stated that an omnibus conductor was brought to the witness suffering from catarrh. On the fourth day stiffness of the jaw came on, and on the 14th day the man died. He had been suffering from a sore throat.] His lordship said—Here is a case of idiopathic tetanus, and it would be for the jury to infer what analogy there was with the case of Cook. The evidence that had been given, I think, goes to show that the case of death was no more idiopathic tetanus than traumatic. Then they had the evidence of Dr. Brown. [His lordship here read the evidence, which went to show that the case spoken to was one of tetanus in which there had been syphi lis, but there were wounds of old standing in dif ferent parts of the body.] It will be recollected that there was none of these wounds, according to the evidence for the prosecution, on the body of 'Cook. At the conclusion of the reading of the evidence of this wit ness, his lordship said—Here is a case of tetanus, but I don't know why it is brought forward, but in this case it will also be for you, gentlemen, to draw your own inferences. There were wounds of old standing on the body of this man, but this was not the case with Cook; there were no wounds on hid' body, and in this case the symptoms so nearly represented those produced by strychnine that its presence was actually suspected. They had the evidence of the house surgeon in the same point, and then Mr. Rightson, pupil of Liebig. The evidence of this witness was then read, and it stated that the witness had been employed by the Crown to make several analyses. He was of opinion that strychnine ought to have been de tected, as he had himself discovered it both in a pure and impure state. The witness also stated that he had discovered the poison in the blood of both cats and dogs that had been killed by the poison, and he was of opinion that strychnine did not decompose in the act of poisoning, or in the entering into the circula tion ; and in that opinion, he stated, he was decided. The witness went on to say it might possibly change into some sub3tance, but he should still be able to detect it. The most minute portions of strychnine, in the opinion of this gentleman, ought to be found. At the conclusion of the reading of the other portion of this gentleman's evidence, his lordship said—This gentleman says that strychnine does not undergo decomposition, and he gave his evidence in such a manner as to merit the highest commendation from the Court ; at the same time it was Gt. Wenn V it. New. Berw. Y.&NM Do Do • •• .." 105 - 107 5. Hasten Do Peto & Co 12i -- 13 1113 - 117 Norfolk Do L.& N. W & Midi& . 3tekton Darlingt. 21 - 2i 93 - 95 56 -- 58 En. Conn. E. Count. Do Do L. St N.W Do ii - 47 Gt Northn Laneash & Yorksh. T. Brassey lit.MClean Stockt. & Darlingt Do ltWestn 133 = li 3 g 2idi 32 - 33 ENCE SHARES. 115 - 118 115 - 117 84 90 ... - ... t 4 -96 ot; 100 16 17 • •• '""'" ... .. - 6k 51 'lO7 - 112 97 -102 4 - 12 - 13 see ... ... important to observe that when a full dose was taken he could, not tell if it was finally deposited in the blood or tissues upon reaching the point at which it kills. The evidence of Dr. Partridge, a gentleman of the high est ability, went to show that death was produced by an attack of arachnitis. The evidence was read at length by his lordship, who observed—lt appears to be the opinion of this gentleman that Cook died in a spasm, but that spasm did not arise from arachnids. Dr. Gay was then ex amined. This gentleman detailed a case of tetanus which he had under his care. It was of a boy, in whom tetanus was caused by the smashing of the second toe. [The evidence was here read.] I do not think that this case bears the slightest analogy to Cook's case. Dr. IWDonald was next examined. (ripe evidence given by this gentleman was then read; it stated that he had been called to :tease, that of Catho• rine Watson, in one of the hospitals in Edinburgh, in which strychnine had been taken by mistake. In that case he found the body arched and rigid, but the patient, however, recovered. Tie also attributed Cook's death to epileptic convulsions with tetanic complications. He had also, he stated in evidence, seen two cases of idiopathic tetanus ; and, in answer to ques tions put to him, he said he never knew a person dying of epilepsy retaining his consciousness till death actually took place. He further states that it was within the range of probability that mental or sensual excitement might have caused Cook's death, or that the white sputa spoken 6 ---- Ili l i - kl 9 109 - 111 103 - 105 * 9/ - 10, ••• ... 6 - 6A 95 -• 97 88 - 90 89 - 91 98 • 100 might be supposed to have died from natural disease. or from poison, you have heard the evidence of Sir Ben jamin Brodie and other most honourable and able men in the profession, who said that, in their opinion, he did not die of natural disease—that they knew of no natural disease that would account for those symptoms under which Cook laboured previous to his death ; but, on the 94 -10 i 164 17t 10 - 101 74 -76 194 - 201 94. -10 A 144 - 151 [36 - 138 contrary, that they he'ieved that the symptoms de scribed were such as might be expected from the use of strychnine—that, comparing these symptoms with natural tetanus, they did not correspond, but they did with those brought on by strychnine. Tnen with respect to the statement that no strychnine was fotind in the body is Brie entirely for your consideration ; but there is no point of law by which poison must be found in the body of a deceased person who has died from the administration of poison ; and respecting poison not being found in Cook's body by Professor Taylor and Dr. Rees, who analysed the con tents of that part of it which was forwarded to them, you have witnesses of great reputation, and Dr. Christi so i among the number, who stated that under certain circumstances strychnine cannot be found in the human body ; and you batik) the evidence of Professor Taylor and Dr. Rees, who experimented on animals destroyed by strychnine, that they wera unable to find it in the bodies of those animals by rescrtiug to the same method of de tection that they employed in examining the body of Cook, and in which no strychnine was found. With re gard to the length of time between the alleged adminis tration of the strychnine and the time the symptoms appeared, the evidence seems to lead to this conclusion, that much depends on the state of the pereon to-whom it is administered, and the manner in which it is adminis tered, but that in many instances a great space of time occurred between the ingestion of the poison and death in human beings than in animals. Mr. Sergeant Shee—That's not in evidence, my lord. Lord Campbell—lt was agreed on both sides in the course of the trial that reference might be made by the witnesses to known cases of medical writers bearing on the case, and in the works referred to that principle was acknowledged, and I therefore am justlfied in using ••• ...... ... 1136 -- 140 to might have also caused death. lie stated that he had known cases of epilep y where the patient was well the next day, after an epileptic attack.] The reading of the evidence having been finishedAbis lordship remarked— you see, gentlemen of the jury, the length to which this witness goes—be adopts a new term of disease, epileptic convulsions with tetanic complications, and, accord- 155 - 160 • •• •• • ing to his opinion, the disease might arise from mental or sensual excitement, and it will be for you, gentlemen of the jury, to say what amount of importance you will attach to this part of the case. Dr. Gay was next examined. The evidence was read at length ; and, at its conclusion, his lordship remarked that, whether the case was one of either traumatic or idiopathic teta nus, it bore not the least reference to the symptoms of Cock. Dr. Robinson was then examined with a view of showing that Cook's death might have arisen from epi lepsy ; but before the gentleman could give such an opi nion, he stated it would be necessary to ascertain the absence of strychnine. Now, the symptoms in Cook's case did not hear out the inference that he died from. epilepsy, as he retained his consciousness to the last. Dr. Richardson was the last medical witness .exarnined, and this gentleman thought that death might have been caused through angina pectoris, and he stated that in the cases he had seen they so roornbled the symptoms of strychnia, that had he spoken to this examination, — that, if at the time he had known as much about strych nia as he did now, he might have been led to sus pect strychnia being present in those instances. Now, gentlemen, continued his lordship, if you should come to the conclusion that strychnia was not given to Cook, of course you will give a verdict in favour of the prisoner, but if on the other hand you should be of a c:intrary opinion, and you think that the deadly poison was administered by the prisoner to the deceased, it would become their bounden duty to return a verdict accordingly. His lordship having alluded to the evidence given by Dr. Pemberton, said, I have now gone through the whole of the medical evidence, and think it will be better if the Court at this point adjourn for a short time. ... ..... fie 1116 - 138 1 95 97 88 - CO }... - ... thi. —lO3 92 94 11 ld la ••• 99 - 100 Mr. Sergeant Shoe shook his head. Lord Campbell—There being no blood found in the heart on the post mortem examination apocar3 to be re lied on by the proQecution, and the result is this, that if death be produced by the obstruction of the respira tory organs producing asphyxia blood is found in the f 6, 23/ -22 i 98 - 102 9 - 10; heart, but if by spasms of the heart it contracts, the blood is expelled and none is found in it. And the evi- dente shows that in two instances it has proved to be the case in the human su!ject. Under these circumstances • • • .'" .0. you have to look at the evidence of thfiiirosecntionWhich goes to show that the prisoner first tampered with his victim by administering to him something in' his brandy and water, and in broth, the latter of which was partaken of by the female Mills, and, ac cording to her evidence arid that of Lavinia Barnes, it produced the same symptoms on her as it did on Cook. li 1 2i = 441 You have evidence of antimony being found in the de ceased's body, which shoats that tartar emetic, whicl produces vomiting, had been administered to him, but from what source and fer what purpose yon aro to say. Then you have the evidence I hat the prisoner procured s'rychnia on the Monday and Tuesday nights, but for what purpose had not been shown; neither had the pri soner attempted to impeach the evidence of the witnesses in respect of it. What was the inten tion ? what was the application of it ? No ex planation had been given of it, and it was impos sible not to pay attention to the conduct of the prisoner at the bar, in reference to Cock' s death, without con sidering whether it was such as was consistent with the c induct of a guilty or an innocent man. He was most eager that the body should be fastened down in the coffin, and with regard to the deceased's betting.book ' you have evidence from which you may infer that the betting book was abstracted by the prisoner. Then, again, in trying to bribe the poetboy to overturn the fly in Chieh was the jar containing the parts of the body for analy sation, and we might conceive the evidence of his guilt when we find him tampering with the Postmaster of Rugetey, and getting him to open a letter from Dr. Taylor, of he had examined. the contents of the Jar, to Mr. Gardiner, the attorney for the prosecution. We also find the prisoner tampering with the coroner to in duce him to procure a verdict from the coroner's jury that would amount to an acquittal. These are serious matters fur your consideration, and you, and you alone, must say what inference is to be drawn from them. If they are not answered satisfactorily by the prisoner they present a serious case against him ; but if you are satisfied that they are, you will, of course, find that the prosecution has failed to make out its case. The answer which the prisoner has given to the charge consists of two parts ; the first consisting of medical evidence, and the second as to the fact. With regard to the former, a number of gentlemen of the highest honour, unsullied integrity, and of profound scientific knowledge, have come forward with a sincere desire to speak the truth, and to bring the investigation to a proper issue ; but it is for you to say whether, from their manner in the witness-box, either of them had changed the character of a witness into that of an advo cate—for, if so, such conduct was reprehensible in the extreme. The learned judge then proceeded, and read the evidenceof thedefenco, coininencing withDr.Nunnely's. e, and also: It will be recollected that Mr. N unnel y wa s the person who discovered the strychnia in the Leeds cat in the body of a person na nted Waterhouse. He de tailed at great length the tests be applied to discover the strychnia in both cases. In his evidence he further stated that in the case he had seen there was not inure than the ordinary amount of rigidity ; and another im portant part of the statement of Mr. Nunnely was that on the post mortem examinations he had invariably found the heart full after death. This circumstance dif fers from the state of the heart of Cook, as it was found empty. At the conclusion of the evidence his lordship said—l am sure you will give y our most serious attention to the facts me n ti o ned by this witness, as they differ materially from the medical evidence for the prosecution. He states there was no more than the ordinary amount of rigidity after death, and he also attaohes great impor tance to the heart of Mr. Cook being found empty, I now come to the evidence given by Mr. Herapath. His lordship, having read it at length, said—Mr. Herapath is a skilful chemist, and he differs with Mr. Nunnely as to -the rig idit y of the body after death. In the cases he had seen the bodi es o f the animals we re found perfectly rig id, and he also was of opinion that had strychnine been administered it ought to have been discovered. Bet he had given an opinion even in this case to the effect that there might have been strychnine present, an d Dr. Ta y lor an d Dr. Rees might not have taken the prOPer means to di s cover it. But they bad it in evidence in the two cases where Dr. Taylor and Dr. Rees had administered strychnia to the animal experimented upon the poison had not been found. We next have the evidence of Dr. Rogers, a the St. George' s School of professor of chemistry in Medicine, who had experi mented u p o n decompo sed animal matter and had discov ered the poison, as the jury would recollect when they heard his evidence read to them. [His lordship hers read the evidence.] Accord ing to this evidence, where the strychnia had been mixed Upon the re-assembling of the Court, hislordshipsaid I have now gone through the whole of the medical evi dence for the defence, and shall proceed to that portion of it that relates to the other part of the defence, and went through the evidence of the yilice inspector as to the time the train left London for Rugeley, and also that of the publican, who spoke of Cook belong ing to a cricket club, and his hunting, which proved deceased to have been in good health at that time. The learned judge then went through the evidence of the witness Sargeant, and asked them if they thought that Cook was in bad health. He now came to a most im portant witness, that was Mr. Jeremiah Smith —be was most material in determining one part of the case, and it would be for you to say what filth can be placed in what he has said. His lordship then went through the whole of the evidence, which spoke of the pills, upon the Mori.lay night, and about the state of the deceased's throat when dressed by Thurl by. Now they had heard the evidence this man gave, and they would say whether a man who had been mixed up in such transactions was worthy of belief. His Lord ship had now gone through the whole of the case, and the question for the jury would be to say if the deceased had died from strychnia, and if that had been administered by the prisoner. _ Ills lordship had just closed the case for the prosecu. tion, and the jury retired when this edition went to press, J. ,t i~ I all kt. 100 it 100 :5 all x 4•. lO' 5 all It. 100 3t. 100 all 10 all :5 all .2A all 2; 4 ; all (I' all It. 100 It. 100 R.I 5 9,11 It. 100 61 51 15 I ;t: too 5 18] LO all 2 10i io all 5I all t. j 100 ~.. e , -,, ....,, tit ..,,.: ~ ~„, . . 1 , it ~ , THE VERDICT. The jury, after an absence of three-quarters of an hour, returned into court, and gave a unaui• mous verdict of GUILTY. Lord Campbell, then, amidst the most profound silence passed sentence of Beat h upon the prisoner. Racing Fixtures for 1856. JUNE. Beverley Ascot Heath 10 1 Bibury Hampton lB Stockbridge.... ............ 2C I Newton 18 Winchester 27 JULY. Newmarket Carlisle Worcester Summer 3 I Knutsford... 03 Liverpool . Nottingham 15 I Goodwood 29 AUGUST. Brighton Brighton Club Lewes ll Wolverhamptoia ll Reading l2 Ludlow 14 Yarmouth 18 York Radcliffe 0 5 Derby 26 Egliam 26 Stockton 2B, The funeral of M. Augustin Thierry took place on Saturday. The body was first conveyed to the Church of St. Sulpice, and was accompanied by the most eminent men in Paris connected with literature and art. A detachment of National Guards escorted the funeral car. The chief mourner was M. Arn6d6e Thierry, brother cf the de ceased. The corners of the pall were borne by MM. 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The oath of abjuration and the assurance, as set forth and prescribed in the said act, or as set forth and prescribed in any previous act or acts, and the affirmation instead thereof as prescribed by an act passed in the 3 , 1 and 4th years of his late Majesty King William IV., chap. 49, entitled 'An Act to allow Quakers and Moravians to make Affirmation in all cases where an Oath is or shall be required shall not from and after the passing -of this act be requited to be taken, subscribed, or made upon any occasion or for any purpose whatsoever. " 11. In lieu of the oath of abjuration and of the as surance, set forth and prescribed by the said recited act or any other act, the following oath shall be substituted, which shall be entitled An oath for securing the Pro testant succession to the Crown as by law established,' and shall be in the words following—that is to say,— " I, A. 8., do faithfully promise to maintain, .sup port, and defend, to the utmost of my power, the suc cession of the Crown, which succession, by an act en titled An Act for the further Limitation of the Crown, and better Securing the Rights and Liberties of the Subject," is and stands limited to the Princess Sophia, Electress and Duchess Dowager of Hanover, and the heirs of her body, being Protestants." So help me God.' And every statutory enactment now in force with respect to the oath of abjuration or the assurance hereby abo• lished shall henceforth apply to the oath hereby substi tuted, in the same manner as if such last-mentioned oath had been expressly mentioned or referred to in and by such statutory enacttnents instead of the oath of abjura tion and the assurance hereby abolished. "111. Every person permitted by the said act of his late Majesty King William IV. to make his affirmation instead of the oath of abjuration and assurance shall in lien of the oath hereby substituted, and of the affirma tion contained in the last-mentioned act, make his solemn affirmtion in the following words—that is to say: — " 'I, A. 8., being one of the people called Quakers (or one of the persuasion of the people called Quakers, or of the United Brethien called Moravians, as the case may be), do solemnly promise that I will be true and faithful to the succession of the Crown, which succession, by an act entitled " An Act for the further Limitation of the Crown, and the better Securing of the Rights and Liberties of the Subject," is and stands limited to the Princess Sophia, Electress and Duchess Dowager of Hanover, and the heirs of her body, being Protestants.' " IV. This act shall extend to the whole of her Ma jesty's dominions." THE MAINE LAW ALLIANCE.— A meeting of the United Kingdom Alliance for the Total Suppression of the Liquor Traffic, was held in Exeter-hall last evening ; Alderman Sir Robert Carden in the chair. The object 4 of the association, and its progress during the three years of its existence, were stated by the different speakers, one of whom was the Earl of Harrington, who said that he regarded this as the greatest social and moral move ment undertaken since the Protestant Reformation. Resolutions declaring the principles of the alliance were agreed to. RUSSIAN SPOILS AT PARIS.—Some works of art brought as trophies of victory from Sebastopol have just been placed on the terrace of the Tuileries bordering the river. They are composed of two sphinxes, in mar ble, of a large size, and the pediment of a building, the centre of which is formed by the double-headed eagle ; whilst on the right and left are prows of ships and navel instruments. The two sphinxes are placed on the right and left of the eastern door of the Orangery, and the pediment, composed of several pieces, lies at about the middle of the south front. EXTRAORDINARY SALE OF SLAVES.--The Lynchburg Virginian reeerde the sale of a lot of negroes there, on Thur,,d,%v, at the following high prices :—Sha.draeh, about 70 years old, $lOO ; Samuel, $1,120 ; Mac, $2,110 ; Willis, $1,900 ; Purnel, aged 55, $1,109 ; Peter, $1,400 ; Robin, $1,250 ; John, $1,250 ; Charles, $1,580 ; Jack, $1,770 ; Woodson, $1,320 ; John Mac, $1,640 ; Pleasant, $1,500 ; Dick, $1,275. The average price is over $1,400 each, and the aggregate amount $19,825. - They were all bought by citizens of Lynch b •.rg. A charge was brought against some men of the Royal Artillery in Limerick on Friday of mocking a Roman Catholic ceremonial, and of dressing out one of their party with a straw imitation of a m:tre. A good deal of excitement was created on the occasion, and a military inquiry was held in the barracks, when the circum stances were most satisfactorily explained. The men were, it appears, only amusing themselves without the slightest reference to any religious ceremony, or the least intention to give offence to any one ; and the Roman Catholic clergyman who was present at the inquiry ex pressed himself perfectly satisfied with the explanation. SHIPBUILDING ON THF, WEAR.—The shipbuilding trade is at presont unusually active on the Wear. There were six vessels launched last week, with a total tonnage of 2,o97—this being about the average tonnage launched every fortnightly " streams" during the fast four months. The tonnage on the stocks is close on 36,000 (N.M.) and prices continue tolerably remunerative to builders. A ten years ship fetches fourteen guineas per ton, and an eight years one from 11/. to 11/. 10s. New building yards are syringing up along the river, and several are now in ,full operation upon the beach at Sunderland, so that at greater or less intervals the yards extend from the sea up to Victoria-bridge, a distance of six miles. The workmen are still paid at Ga. per day. A FATAL WEDDING.-11eury Green, of Union-lane, High-street, a pitman, got married in Gateshead on Monday week ; and the Maine law was not observed on the occasion. There was intemperance in the los cality, with come disorder ; and two men, named Edwards and Watson, who were mulled to sisters, quarrelled, and came into angry and violent collision in the lane. Rosanna Turnbull, wife of James Turnbull, carttnan, living in an adjoining lane, beard the disturb. ance, and went to see what was the matter. She found the combatants to be her own sons-in-law, and she strove to part them. Edwards, unwilling to be meddled with, struck her a blow ; and on the following evening she died. Deceased was a stout, heavy woman ; and few persons were betier known in her circle than poor Rosy Turnbull." Her age was 73.—Gateshead Ob server. CHARGE OF MURDER.—On Thursday much excitement was occasioned in Swansea, by the arrest Qf Miss Mar garet Jones, the under-matron of the deaf and dumb in stitution in that town, on a charge of having wilfully murdered her male child. Mr. Joseph. Maslen, the assistant-master of the institution (who has confessed himself the father of the child), and a girl teemed Mar garet Hagarty, were also taken into custody as seriously implicated in the transaction. The prisoner Jones is accused of having smothered the child under the bed clothes. Maslen entered her bed-room soon after by a ladder placed against the window, took away the child, and threw it down the water-closet, where it was found by the police. The parties concerned wore considered strictly moral and religious characters. The coroner's jury, -on Saturday, returned a verdict of "Found dead," thus leaving the investigation in the hands of the magic trates. ANNUITIES (No. 2) BILL.—The New Loan Bill has been printed • contributors will be entitled to the prin cipal sum of 107/. 103. 7d. in the Three per Cent. Con sols for every 1001. contributed. Of the 5,000,000/, loan, it is ordered that 20 per cent. be paid on the 12th of June ensuing, 20 per cent, on the 28th of June, 20 per cent. on the 24th of July, 10 per cent. on the 28th of August, and the remaining 20 per cent, on the 18th of September. The first deposit will be 10 per cent. The Bank of England will receive 5001. for every mil lion of the loan as a compensation for the expenses of management. The loan will be extinguished by a sink• ing fund, for which purpose 250,0001. a-year issued in the year commencing the Ist of April, 1857, and in every subsequent year, out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom. MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE RAIL WAY.—The working expenses and other outgoings of this company's railways (exclusive of the Manchester, South Junction, and Altrincham, stated below) have amounted in the fortnight ending May 18, 1856, to 8,5511. 4a. lid., making, with the 80,946/. 17s. sd. al ready stated, a total of 89,498/. 2s. 4d. for the first ten fortnights of the half-year, or at the rate of 55.21 per cent. on the railway traffic for the same period. The proportion of the South Junction, &0., receipts accruing to this company for the fortnight ending May 18, amounte to 1,164/. 2s. 51, making with the 6,4561. 19s. sd. previously stated, a total for the first ten fort nights of the half-year, of 7,6211. is. 10d., while the ex penses being 395/. 53. sd. for this, and 3,4321. 2s. 4d. for the nine previous fortnights, amount to 3,827/. 7s. 9d., or at the rate of 50.22 per cent. BAPTISM OF THE FRENCH IMPERIAL PRINCE.—The following, says Galignani, are some few details of th e preparations now in progress at Notre Dame for the baptism of the Prince Imperial. The whole of the church will 'be decorated with paintings to h armonise with the style of the building, and all the windows filled with coloured glass, so as to throw a soft light over the interior. The keystones of the vaulted roof and the capitals of the colu mns will be g ilded. In the centre of the transept, and on an estrade approached by six steps, will be placed on the right and left the legate, the arch bishop, the cardinals, the prelates, and the other digni taries of the church. In the centre will be seats for the Emperor and Empress, the Imperial Family, the ladies of honour in attendance, and the ministers. The altar, which will be placed at the entrance of the choir, will be covered with a canopy, and on either side in the choir will be erected tribunes for the ladies of the high public functionaries. Between the altar and the prie-dieu of their Majesties will be placed the baptismal font. The water for the ceremony will be put in the vase of St. Louis (now in the Mus6e des Soverains), and which will be placed on a table of white marble. The diplomatic) body and the senate will be placed ,as usual in the southern transept ; the northern being occupied by the legislative body and the council of state. On the right and left of the nave will be seats for teublic. The orchestra will be placed, as on the occasion of the Mar riage of their Majesties, over the grand entrance near the grand organ. Outside, in front of the central en trance; will be raised a richly-decorated porch, with masts ornamented with flags. LEGISLATIVE LIFE AT WASHINGTON (From the Washington Star, May 8.) To-day, shortly after 11 a.m., P. T. Herbert, a California member of the House of Representatives of the United States, went over to breakfast at Willard's Hotel, where he takes his meals, and sent a boy from the breakfast-room for his breakfast. In four or five minutes after a portion of his break fast was set before him, and the boy then told him that at that hour it would be necessary for him (the boy) to get an order from the office to have a breakfast sent up from the kitchen. Herbert told the boy to " Clear out, you Irish son of a b--." He turned round to another waiter, Thomas Keating, who was standing near by, and exclaimed, " And you, you d-- Irish son of a b---, clear out, too." The answer of Thomas Keating was not comprehended by our informant (an eye-witness.) Herbert, on being answered by Thomas, rose and struck him on the neck behind with his fist. Thomas Keating seized a plate and throw it at Herbert. Herbert seized a chair, and threw it across the round table at Thomas Keating, striking him with it. They then clinched and fought. Another Cali fornian, whose name we have not heard, came in at the door and ran to Herbert's assistance, and _ also struck Thomas Keating with a chair. Patrick Keating, the brother of Thomas (and. the steward of the house), at that time coming into the room, ran to his brother's assistance and seized Herbert, who immediately drew a revolver. The other Californian at that time was striking both the Keatings with a chair. As Herbert drew his revolver Patrick Keating seized it by the barrel, and they struggled over it for some moments until the French cook of the house came in and separated Herbert and P. Keating, who let go his hold of the pistol barrel. Thomas Keating and the other Californian were mingled in that particular part of the fray between Herbert and Patrick. After Patrick let go the barrel of the revolver Herbert seized Thomas (who had clinched him and was struggling for the pistol) by the collar, and puttin g the pistol to his breast, shot him through the ungs, killing him in five minutes. After the shot one of the other servants threw a pieco of china ware at Herbert, but none of the others interfered. Herbert and his Californian companion left the room and house immediately by the Fourteenth street door, where Herbert took a hack and drove away. Subsequently he delivered himself up at the office of Justice Daniel Smith, in Eighth-street. His examivation for killing Thomas Keating, aged about 34 or 35 years (who leaves a wife and two children), will take place at the guard-house at 4 p.m. this afternoon. Messrs. Bradley and Car lisle are counsel for Herbert. The two Keatings were civil men, and were favourites with the boarders in the house. _ This account of the affray we take from the lips of one of the servants, an aged man, who saw all of it. TELEGRAPHIC. Washington, May 19, 10 p.m. The examination of Mr.ilierbart, on the charge of shooting Thomas Keating at Willard's Hotel, was resumed this evening. The court-room was densely crowded. District-Attorney Key asked for a postponement of the case, stating that at his instance Secretary Marcy had solicited Mr. Dubois, the Netherlands Minister, who saw the occurrence, to attend as a witness, but Mr. Dubois declined doinc , so at pre sent, wishing first to consult with other members of the diplomatic corps. Mr. Key remarked that foreign Ministers being exempt from process in such cases, Mr. Dubois must attend voluntarily, if at all, and there was no probability of his attend ance until to-morrow. The counsel for the defence opposing a postpone ment, the sitting justices ordered the examination to proceed. Arnold Harris, John E. Reynolds, Major Gra ham, and William A. Gardiner were examined for the defence. Mr. Gardiner is the Californian who was in company with Herbert when the difficulty occurred, and with whose pistol Herbert shot Keating. Mr. Gardiner and Mr Herbert lodged together, and the latter, as Mr. Gardiner states, took the pistol from the mantelpiece of their room on the evening preceding the occurrence. Mr. Gardiner gave a graphic description of the fight, in which he was a prominent actor. Messrs. Bradley, Weller, Percy, Walker, and. Phillips addressed the Court in favour of the dis charge of the prisoner. District-Attorney Key re plied on the part of the prosecution, the question of bail entering largely into his argument. After a session of five hours the prisoner was remanded to the custody of the United States' Marshal, the Court stating that they would render their decision to-morrow. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, May 27.—Wind this day at noon, S.W. moderate breeze and fine. _ _ PLYMOUTH, May 26. —Wind S.S.W.—Arrived.—John. and Thomas, from Poole, for Newfoundland ; H.M.S.' El Vesuvius and Victor, Portsmouth, for Bermuda; Ganny• 1113(10, Portland, for Swan River. PORTSMOUTH, May 26.—Wind. W.S.W. -- Sailed H.M.S.'s Vesuvius and Prometheus, for the westward. FALMOUTH, May 2G.—Wind W.S.W., fresh—Arrived —Hobe, from Matanzas ; Helsingoor, Aux Cayes. TORBAY, May 26.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived.—Spar tan, from London, for Jamaica ; Hearts of Oak, Poole, for Newfoundland. _ _ . LOWESTOFT, May 26.—Wind W.—Arrived—Louisa and Elizabeth, from Shields, for the Isle of Wight, with damage, having been in contact. The Ann, of London, from Goole to London, has put in making three feet water per hour, having been on Scroby Sand. NEWPOR r, May 20.—Wind W.—Arrived.—Protector, from Havre, for New York. Sailed—Line, for Buenos Ayres : Sutlej, Hong Kong. SHIELDS, May 26.—Wind S.—Sailed—Almade, for New York. . HARWICH, May W.—Sailed—Osbert, for Bp.rbadoes. RLEOTItiti TELEGRAPH.I SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning. Arrived—Purveyor, from Swauage ; Industrious and Gertrude, Newport; Gratitude, Scilly ; and Laura, Buenos Ayres. Sailed—Pet, for Scilly. LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Morning. Wind W.N.W. Arrived—Fernando, from Lisbon ; Helen, Savana.h ; George Washington, New Orleans. Sailed—Trewatha, for Zurickzee; Alf, Narva ; Earl of Errol, Nantes; Frederick Wilhelm. Dantzic ; Eliza Hun ter, Alexandria; E. Sincluden, Valparaiso; Echo, Labra dor. QUEENSTOWN, May 25. Wind. S.W. Arrived—St. Catherine, from Mangan. DUBLIN, May 26. Wind W. Arrived—Windsor, from Havre ; Queen of the Sea, Rotterdam; Transit, Bordeaux. (Br BUBMAIIINE AND BRITISH TRLEOItAPH.) RA.VESEND, Tua Wind W.S.W., fi ne , tie, three hours es ' d ebby, , 9.16 a.m. Arrived—Olive, from Kierteminde; Dordogne, Gijon; Enike and Sophia, Aarhuus ; Catherine Jamieson, Barba does- ' Johannes. Aalborg; Ebbs Freidrika, IJcidewalla ; Merchantman, Shanghai; Royal Sovereign, Charente. Sailed—Thilliaut, for Port Philip ; Prince Alfred, for Sydney. DEAL, Tuesday, 9.31 Wind W., light. Passed—tEgis ' from Ilavannah, for London ; Gustav Adolph, Buenos Ayres, Antwerp ; Acorn, barque, from westward, for the north. The Catherine, from Antwerp, for New York, passed the Isle of Wight on the 20th, seven days out. All well. The Virginia, from Lisbon, for Gothenburg, passed the Isle of Wight on the 20th. THE FIREWORHEL—Upwards of 400 ambulance and artillery waggoah left' Woolwich arsenal last week for London, laden with the wooden frames and fireworks to be erected in the parks. Last evening about 50 others were despatched, which will nearly complete the tran sport of everything requisite for the evening's display. The arrangements will be under the control of the arsenal authorities from 'Woolwich, assisted by a num ber of artillerymen for the fireworks. These will 'com mence with the appearance of certain standing pieces illuminated with white lights, and the attraetious will be precisely e qua l i n eac h o f the parks. ACCIDENTAL POlSONlNG.—"Vesterday morning a la mentable accident occurred to a little boy named George Moore, whose parents reside in the Bethnal-green-road, under the following circumstances :—The father of the deceased, who is a photographic artist, was engaged yes. terday in his portrait-room, where be was in the habit of using prussic acid, when the child entered for sons purpose, and while his back was turned, the deceased took a cup from the table and drank off a quantity tl e the poisonous liquid. The' parent immediately . dime vered the sad accident, and called in medical assistance., but although every effort was used the unfortunate child died soon afterwards. The body awaits an inquest before Mr. W. Baker, the coroner. • Tun ARMY.—The following is a list of the officers killed in the Crimea to the relatives of whom semi of money have been paid in lien of pensions, in pursuance of the provisions of the tenth clause of the Royal warrant of the Ist of March, 1856, viz : - -Lieutenant James Collins Ashwin, 57th foot ; Captain James Franklin Bland, 57th Foot ; Second . Lieu tenant Joseph Henry Butl er , 23d foot ;_ Liebtenant Edward William Eddington; 95th foot ; Lieutenant Charles Henry EVakii, 55th Foot ' • Capta i n Bowes Fenwick, 44th F oo t ; Major John Thomas Douglass Haikett, 4th Light Dra goons ; Captain Arundel Edmund Hill, 89th Foot ; Major and. Brevet-Colonel the Hon. F. G. Hood, Grenadier Guards ; Lieutenant George Mitchell, 57th Foot`; Captain Lewis Edward Nolan, 15th Hussars; Edwin Richards, 41st f o ot ; Captain William I Captain Frede riekAugustus Brooke, 47th foot ; Captain H. miiiingchamp Vaughan, 90th .Foot ; Lieutenant Wile Liam S. Worthington, 33d Foot ; and Captain Jack ! son Wrey, 88th fooi, The sums paid varied from 4621. to 4,3171. _ W!‘ ma his of ng we )re ge es, of 111 tet *.air not nd of 8, ,, lel ace ,ung and ng to - arCY, ineri ont of every dues e aII' 31d at 1 the py the ordi• Our rale, 1 oil, illovt 46g. beef, :stet• ched caw' beef' l our. affect )seed ,_. hlgh• [ the ;neer road 10} 20i I 10i I I - i 1