The Sun. — London, England, 1856-12-05 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 5, 1856• founders , Rochdale, Dec. 19 and Jan. 9, a t twelve, at the xbi t n I Manchester District Court. Hernaman, official assignee, 4 Mr,nchester ; Hinson and Robinson, Manchester. Henry Evans, grocer, Wednesbury, Staff ordshire, Dec. 18 and Jan. 8, at ten, at' the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham ; Sheldon, Wed nesi.ury ; Knight, Birmingham. Abraham Coronel, cigar manufacturer, Minories, Dec. 19, at twelve, and Jan. 20, at two, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Alde m anbury; Abrahams, Southampton-buildings. Henry George Dearlove, timber merchant, Palace-row, New-road, Dec. 17, at twelve, and Jan. 27, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Baaiughall-street ; Abrahams, Southampton-buildings. Thomas Firmston, builder, Shrewsbury, Salop, Dec. 18 and Jan. 8, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham ; Cooper and Broaghall, Shrewsbury ; James, Birmingham. William Overton, builder, Leamington Priors, War wickshire Dec. 17, sand Jan. 14, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; Messrs. Poole and Son, Kenilworth ; Messrs. Hodgson and Allen, Birmingham. Benjamin Linfoot, builder, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, Dec. 30 and Jan. 6, at half-past ten, at the Shirehall, Nottingham. Harris, official assignee, Nottingham ; Deverill, Nottingham. John Barfoot, cattle and sheep salesman, North Stone ham, Hants, Dec. 19, at two, and Jan. 20, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Basing hall-street ; Lovell and Co., South-square, Gray's-inn ; Rawlins ' Dorsetshire. Miles Lord and George Rostron, woollen manufacturers, Cage Mill, Lancashire, Dec. 24, and Jan. 12, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester; Cobbett and Wheeler, Manchester. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Angus Stewart, tailor and clothier, Glasgow. George Campbell Smith, land surveyor, Banff. R. B. Neill and Alexander Stewart, oil distillers, Glas gow. Mrs. Ann Peacock Bryan or Osborne, agent, Tobago street, Calton, Glasgow. John Dick, Sons, and Co., thread manufacturers, Glas gow. Keith and Co., jewellers, Lawnmarket, Edinburgh. SUN OFF ICE, Seven o'clock. NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.—(This Day.) The following appointments were made this afternoon at the Admiralty : Mate—A. M. Norman, to the Trident. Clers—W. H. Whichelo, to the Pembroke ; D. Mar tin, to the Cornwallis. Assistant-Clerk—Robt. VW. Parish, to the Meander. Assistant• Paymaster —C. W. M`Dermott, to thft Mseander. LONDON GAZETTE--(This Evening.) WINDSOR CASTLE, Nov. 28. The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon Benjamin Chilley Campbell Pine, Esq., Governor and Commander-in-Chief of her Majesty's Forts and Settlements on the Gold Coast. WINDSOR CASTLE, Nov. 28. The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon Henry Davison, Esq., of the Inner Temple, Barrister-at-Law. WINDSOR CASTLE, Nov. 28. The Qatien was this day pleased- to cenfer the honour of Knighthood upon William Brooke O'Shaughnessy , Esq., F.R.S., Surgeon in the Bengal Army. WHITEHALL, DEC. 4. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Right Hon ourable Lord Campbell, the Right Honourable Lord Wens leydale, Sir Edward Hall Alderson, Knt., Sir Creswell. Cresawell, Knt., the Right Hon. Sir John Somerset Pak ington, Bart., the Right Hon. James Archibald Stuart Wortley, Sir Fred. Thesiger, Knt., John Wilson Patten, Esq., and Horatio Waddington, Esq., to be her Majesty's Commissioners for enquiring into the present arrangements for transacting the judicial business, civil and criminal, of the Superior Courts of Common Law in England and Wales. WAR-DEPARTMENT, PALL-MALL, DEC. 5. sth Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant Arthur Thomas Frederick, from the 18th Foot, to be Lieutenant, paying the difference, vice Fitz Gerald, who exchanges, re ceiving the difference; Cornet Thomas Duffield, from the 16th Light Dragoons, to be Cornet, vice Ferguson, pro moted. Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards—Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel William Samuel Newton to be Major, without purchase, vice Brevet-Col. Gordon Drummond, deceased ; Lieutenant and Captain and Brevet-Major John Halkett Le Couteur to be Cap tain and Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase, vice Newton. 7th Regiment of Foot —Ensign Francis John Foster to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice the Hon. Howard Moreton, deceased. llth Foot—Ensign St. Aubin Barnett Lennard has been permitted to resign his commission. 18th Foot—Lieutenant Hobart Evans Fitz Gerald, front the sth Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Frederick, who exchanges. 50th Foot—Wm. Richard White, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Conran, promoted in the 86th Foot. 54th Foot—Frederick Augustus Campbell, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Hughes, promoted. 77th Foot—Ensign Frederic Duncan Mant to be Lieute nant, without purchase, vice Sydney Smith, deceased. 81st Foot—Wm. Henry Mouton Jackson, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Evans, deceased. Ist West India Regiment—Sergeant-Major David Gar diner, from the 22d Foot, to bo Ensign, without purchase, vice Samson, promoted ; Richard Brew, Gent., to be En sign, without purchase, vice Bourke, whose appointment on the 13th Nov., 1836 , has been cancelled ; Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class William Freeman Daniell, M.D., to be Surgeon, vice Cole, placed upon half pay. Cold Coast Corps—William Cumming, Gent., to be En sign, without purchase. vice Gatehouse, promoted. MILITARY TRAIN. Acting Assistant-Surgeon Samuel Pratt Woodfull to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Dew, whose appointment on 31st October, 1856, has been cancelled. DEPOT BATTALION. Quartermaster Patrick Higgins, from half-pay British German Legion, to be Quartermaster. STAFF. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.--Tats DAY. Amsterdam....... ..... 11 1442 Gibraltar .............. Ditto, three months .. 11 17%1 Leghorn .. •• 29 7a Rotterdam 11 17%, Genoa .. 25 85 Antwerp • • • • .•.• • • • • . • 25 32% Milan • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • Brussels .... •• 25 32% Venice • • - Elumburgh ............ 13 7% Naples •• •• •••• •• •.• ••• 4 3% Altona •• ••• •• .• •• •• -• • Palermo •• • • • ..... • • •• 130 Pari5............ • • 25 25 !Messina ... ... 130% Ditto, three months .. 25 65 ; Lisbon .......... • • 514 Marseilles 25 67% Oporto .......... ...... 51N Bourdeaux Rio Janeir0............ - Frankfort-on-Yraine .... 11953 Berlin .• •• •• •• •• .• •• •• Vienna •• •• •.•• •• •• .. •• 10 42 Trieste. •• •• •• • •... 10 43 Petersburg ............3714 Madrid. 487 i Barcelona ............ Seville-. •• •• ••• Ir• •• Buenos Ayres.. • ..... New York,GO days' sight Philadelphia PRICES Of BULLION, PZA oz. Foreign Gold in Bars £0 0 0 Portugal Gold Coin • • 0 0 0 I Mexican Dollars .... 0 6 0 New Dollars ...... 0 0 0 Silver in bars ....... 0 0 0 CHOLERA IN INDIA. The legend which ascribes to the eating of human flesh the origin of one of the most loathsome of dia. eases, scarce offers a more horrible picture to the imagination than is presented by a letter in the Ceylon Examiner of October. We have already alluded to the ravages made by cholera in India during the early part of this year. The latest accounts inform us that this scourge has also devas tated the beautiful islands of Mauritius and Bour bon. These islands are largely supplied with pork from Patna, a province of Hindostan that has itself been overrun by the cholera.' Both there and at Calcutta the bodies of the natives are con signed to the Ganges, instead of being interred. " Let any person s " says the writer in the Ceylon paper, "at day-break start from the gates of Government House, Calcutta ; and whether his walk be to the banks of the river, or to the banks of the canals which on three sides surround the city, he will see pigs feeding on the dead bodies of the natives that have been thrown there during the nignt ; during the day the river police clear away and sink all that remains of the bodies. Bad as Is the metropolis of India, it is nothing compared to Patna Hundreds upon hundreds of human corpses are there strewed along the strand ; and fattening, Ghoule-like, upon these are droves upon droves of swine. These swine are slaughtered, cut up and salted into hams, bacon, and pickled pork, and then despatched to Calcutta. The great market for this poisonous swine produce is the Mauritius and Bourbon," where it is foisted on the inhabitants as the produce of Europe. Moreover, as these swine are sold in Calcutta at three or four shillings each carcase, it is stated that the inferior class of homeward-bound vessels are provisioned with them, and thus this human-fed pork is intro duced into Europe and America. To the conclusion of the writer, that this is a probable cause of the spread of cholera, we do not assent. But we would call attention to the revolting scenes described by him ; for it is in a British possession, and under the control of British rule, that these enormities are allowed to continue.—Lancet. Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Sillery, upon half-pay of a Depot Battalion, to be Deputy Quartermaster-General to the Troops serving in New Zealand, vice Brevet-Colonel W. A. Di`Cleverty, whose period of Staff service has ex , pired. I RUTLAND AGRIOUTURAL SHOW. ~_-- s - - OAKHAM, DEg. 3. This important meeting took place to-day in the spa cious building known as the Riding School. As on former occasions, a number of animals were exhibited which were intended for the Smithfield show. Among those who visited the show-yard were the Earl and Countess of Gainsborougb, Lady Victoria Noel, Lord Aveland, Col. Lowther, the Right Hon. Sir J. Trollope, M.P., Mr. A. Stafford, M.P., the Hon. G. H. Heath cote, M.P., the Hon. J. G. Noel, M.P., the Hon. E. Freke, the Hon. H. Noel, Col. the Hon. S. Jocelyn, of the Scots Fusilier Guards, &c. The dinner took place in the Agricultural Hall, under the presidency of Mr. A. Stafford, M.P., who was sup ported by the county members and other gentlemen of position and influence. After the usual loyal toasts, The CHAIRMAN rose to propose the toast of the even ing, " Success to the Rutland Agricultural Society." Now, said he, we really come to business ; and I am going to use the language of the Riding School of this morning in speaking of this toast. Other toasts were " highly commended," but this is the prize toast. (laughter and cheers) —therefore you must honour it accordingly. With regard to the Rutland Agricultural Society, we find that it does not confine its operations, it does not stint its benignant influence to the little county, but extends them so far beyond the bounds that it crosses the banks of the Welland, and with suoh effect that, while a member for Northamptonshire has the honour to preside for this meeting, an ox from North amptonshire has had the luck to win the first prizs, (Laughter and cheers.) Therefore it becomes us to rejoice as a society, and certainly we have a right to do so. Very well, as everybody is contented, some one might turn round upo4rne and say, " What have you got to talk :about ? Why not drink the toast in silence, and, as Benedict' says in the play--' Give God thanks and make no boast ?' (Laughter.) And, to a certain extent, I don't know why we should not do so. But if we choose to have two or three words in a colloquial sort of way I don't know who should forbid us ; and why should not we have a few words socially and plea santly together ? (" Hear, hear," and cheers.) Now, gentlemen, I intended to say nothing to you on a sub ject on which I spoke at Southampton, and which was under consideration then, and is under consideration now, among the tenant farmers of this country and among the landed proprietors of this country also. But a friend of mine from Ridlington said, "You must bring forward the question of agricultural statistics." " Well," I said, "it has been worked very much dur ing the whole of this autumn, and perhaps the Oakham Agricultural Society might get a little tired of it." "That is not the fact," he said ;k" besides, if you don't bring it forward at such an important meesing the enemy will get hold of it and declare that, as the tenant farmers present were not appealed to on the subject, it might be assumed that they were in favour of the measure proposed by Government." But now I think that the contrary is the fact, and that you do consider that, however desirable it might be to have the details of the agriculture of this country presented to the House of Commons in a popular form, that advantage would not, with your approbation, or with your consent, or with your assistance, be bought at the price of an inquisitorial system to which no other class of her Ma jesty's subjects is liable. (Hear, hear.) Now, with regard to this question of agricultural statistics, the agriculture of this country rests precisely upon the same footing as every other class of the manufacturing in dustry of this country. We know the imports of agricultural produce also: They know the import of cotton wool, and they know the export of cotton wool. It is the same with iron ; it is the same with every other article. But what Would Mr. Turner or any other respectable shopkeeper of Oakham say if a Government inspector stepped in and said, 't How many yards of calico," or "how many yards of riband have you sold during the last six mouths ? Write it down for me, and deliver it under a penalty." Then, if the inhabitants of towns would not like that inquisitorial process, why should the farmers be subject to it ! for as are the cotton and the ribands of the haberdasher, as is the iron of ,the ironmaster, so is the wheat, so is the corn, so is the poultry (we were to descend even to the ducks and hens) of the farmer. (" Hear," and cheers.) And we were to register the results, and have them served up to the Houses of Parliament in a blue-book. Now, I don't wish at all to undervalue the importance of knowing in this great and flourishing community the increase of food raised—the increase, if I may so speak, of agricultural wealth which is year by year produced in this still more and more fertile island. But, as a guide to the agriculturist, as a guide to the corn merchant, as a guide to the consumer, I believe so large as our im portations of foreign cereal produce—that these agricul tural statistics would be of little or no use whatever, (Hear, hear.) As I said before at Northampton, I now repeat at Oakham, we have seen practically for several years agricultural statistics collected in Ireland. They are sent over and served up, or rather buried in a blue book every year before the House of Commons ; but I never yet met with one farmer, or one corn merchant, or one consumer in Ireland who ever made the least refer ence to this blue book in the carrying on of his business or in the arrangement of his crops. (Hear, hear.) The agricultural statistics which we want would not be the statistics of the past, but if I may so speak, of the fu ture, and should not have reference merely to England, but to those enormous tracts of corn growing country of which we know nothing except when the cargoes arrive at our ports. (" Hear, hear," and cheers.) And why the farmers should be subjected to the process in question I do not understand, except that there is a class which stiil cherishes a feeling against us, and which is never hap py, and never seems to be quite pleased until it is doing something to tease the agriculturists of this country. Well, if those, or anything like those, are your opi nions, it will be your duty to instruct your members on this j oubject ; and I confess I shall be anxio us to hear tin two hon. members on my right (the Hon. G. H. Ilieathcote and the Hon. J. G. Noel) give their opinion on the matter. (Loud cheers.) The chairman concluded acrid vehement plaudits, and the toast was drunk with every demonstration of enthusiasm. The Hon. J. G. NOEL was first to reply. He was truly glad that he could congratulate them on the success of this society, now, ho thought, in its 26th year. He was glad to say that Providence had blessed US with a more than average harvest—a better one than that of last year ; and he was given to understand that prices were =rem unerative ' and that, generally speaking, agricultural prospects had not been better for many years past. He thought that the Agricul tural Statistics Bill, as presented to Parliament, was an insult to the tenant-farmers—(cheers)—and right glad was he to find that that bill was withdrawn. He thought the agricultural districts had spoken out pretty significantly during the last two months, and bad con demned most strongly such a prying, inquisitorial, and un-English measure as the one which had been pro ,ected. The Hon. G. H. Heathcote also returned thanks for the honour they had done him in drinking his health there for the first time as their representative; and he could assure them that it would always be his endea vour to serve them well and truly, and to promote the success of agriculture. (Cheers.) We had hal an abun dant harvest this year, and he therefore thought this was a good opportunity for carrying on all those improve ments which he saw in progress. They saw how necessary it was to bring science and machinery to bear upon aericultnral labour. Indeed, be did not know to what length they might go at last ; they might, perhaps, see the steamplough at work in some of their fields by and by. He would now allude to a subject which he felt to be deeply interesting, and upon which he bad been asked by the hon. chairman to give his opinion ; he alluded to agricultural statistics. He'had great pleasure in receiv ing a deputation from his constituents in London, and in reading the petition they sent up. With that petition he quite agreed, and had the Government bill as it stood then come to a vote in the House of Commons it was his full intention to have given his opposition to it. Should any new measure he introduced, he should hope to receive their opinion upon it, and that opinion, he was sure, would meet with every attention on his part. He could not, of course—and he thought they would hardly ask it of him—he could not pledge himself to oppose any bill which might be introduced until he saw it ; because, if any good and comprehensive measure of this kind could be brought in, he thought it seemed agreed by all parties, even by those gentlemen whom they had always looked up to as friends of the farmers —abd Lord Derby he thought was in favour of some thing of the kind—it seemed agreed that it was desirable, and he thought they could hardly expect him to give a pledge to oppose such a measure. After again thank ing his audienco, the hon, member sat down amid applause. Various other toasts were given and the proceedings prolonged until eight o'clock. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —THE WEEKLY NEWS, PRICE 2D. CONSUMPTION ; ITS CAUSE AND CURE.—A series of interesting lectures on this distressing malady, and the success of anaspasia, or traction, in relieving and curing it, as delivered by Dr. Denis Crcnin, of 35, Bruton street, Berkeley-square, will be commenced in the lVeekly News of Dec. 6, 1856. Every family is concerned in it. Weekly News office, 6, Hind-court and Wine Office-court. SNOWSTORM IN SCOTLAND.—We have had fur the last four or five clays more or less snow daily, varied only by showers of bail. There has been a good deal of wind, and there has in consequence been drifting. The roads are nearly all blocked up, or the next thing to impassable. The coaches in the district are, with one exception, laid aside. The Banff and Peterhead coach became fast in Pitsligo on Thursday on its upward journey. The Banff and Oldmeldrum coach left on Thursday morning, but did not return. The Banff and Huntly coach ran till Friday night, but did not turn out on Saturday. The Portsoy, Cullen, and Keith omnibus ventured out on Saturday morning, but was unable to leave Keith on its return. The Spey and Deveron coach between Banff and Fochabers laid up on Friday morning. The only coach that has kept the road is the Earl of Fife between Banff and Elgin, the driver of which, by great energy, got through on Saturday and yesterday. If the weather does not improve, however, he may not be able to re turn to-morrow. The mails, of course, fell behind. Yesterday afternoon there were four south mails due in Banff. At 5 o'clock a mail gig, with two horses, came in with mails from London up to Saturday morning. and to Edinburgh up to Saturday evening. This mail had only arrived in Aberdeen on Sknday night at 5, instead of 4 o'clock in the morning. There is still one mad due from London, and two from Edinburgh. The mail-gig, which came in to-night from Aberdeen, only started in the morning, The driver describes the real as very heavy. The Huntly road is perhaps worst of any in the district. A party travelling it on horseback on Saturday was nearly smothered among the snow, and had to seek shelter for the night halfway. We have not had such a storm so early in the season for the last 11 vears.—Banffsh,ire Journal of Tuesday. HAWICK -- THE LIDDESDALE RAILWAY. —At an adjourned meeting of the Town Council on the evening of Friday last, the Railway Committee presented their report. The substance of the report is very similar to what appeared in the Scotsman of Friday—viz., that the committee had met at New castle the Duke of Northumberland's commissioner, the directors of the Border Counties Railway, Mr. Hodgson and Mr. Douglas, of the North British, and Mr. Sewell, C.E., with whom they had conferred re garding the Liddesda a scheme. All parties had been unanimous in favour of, and resolved to support it ; and it was agreed that a deputation should meet with Mr. Sewell's capitalists in London on the 9th of December to make arrangements for carrying out the scheme in Parliament, and forming a provisional committee. The report concluded by recommending the Council vigorously to prosecute the scheme. Bailie Oliver inquired who the capitalists were, but the committee declined to give the information. After some other lin quiries, Bailie Oliver said he believed the scheme was a complete deception. Neither the Border Coun ties nor the North British Companies had any sin cere intention of carrying it out, and they were in face precluded from doing so, because in the advertised notices no powers were asked to enable them to contribute to it, while in the notices given for the line from the Belling to Belses Station those powers were applied for. The truth was, the pretended capitalists ' were not in existence. The directors of the North British had secretly agreed to pay the expenses of the survey ; and he was convinced that the whole affair was a ruse n , f , theirs to distract the minds of the inhabitants of Zwick, and prevent their supporting the Teviotdale castle sflo :_, The committee maintained that from the corre esesifscie.ntheeayrr had had with the various parties, and especially from what passed at the late meeting at that he had be , they were convinced that all parties were discussion which ying out the scheme. During the the outset in ich followed, Bailie Oliver further stated formed that at the meeting held in when Mr. Ge Edinburgh at the request of Mr. Hodgson, Gee. Wilson and other Hawick gentlemen were present, Mr rtD. ii odgson promised that if they would go on th e , visional com mittee they would be guaranteed agates all risk, a n d that Mr. Wilson and the rest had disdainf u lly ' repu di a t e d any such p r oposition. Mr.Wilsonn and M r . Purdom, who were pr e sent, denied that a made. Bailie Oliver then proposed proposition had been pr:oposed a resolution in which were embodied the various objections he had advanced, and t he a pprehended r insincerity of the various parties c onnecte d with the to support tne Liddesdale line, and concluded with p led g in g the Council Teviotdale line. Th e moti on was John Turnbull, see dsman. Mr. seconded William by Mr. Scott, tobacconist, tobacconist, proposed, as an a mendment, that the t report of the Railway Committee b e approved of which was seconded by M r . James Turnbull, draper. On a Tote being taken, five voted for th e motion, and 14, including five of the committee, for the amendment. Toe report was west:quo:loy adop' el NEW GRANADA.—It has transpired that the instruc tions intended to have been sent out by the last mail t , the Admiral on the Jamaica station for a blockade of the ports of New Granada were delayed. The hope is therefore entertained by those interested in the trade of that republic that its Government will take such steps as may obviate the necessity of the threatened coercion. CORK AND BANDON RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for week ending Nov. 29, 1856 2222 11 2 lorresponding week last year 275 8 8 MEETING OF WATCHMAKERS.—A numerous meeting of this society took place on Tuesday evening last at the Adam and Eve, St. John-street-road, Clerkenwell, for the purpose of considering what would be the effect of the introduction of female labour into those busi nesses. The following resolution was agreed to : " That a committee be formed in order to call a public meeting, at a time and place suitable to Mr. Bennett (the great advocate for the introduction of female labour), to argue the subject as fair between the em ployer and employed." 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The Court below having decided that it was a simple contract only, the appeal was brought. The assistance of two common law judges—namely, Mr. Justice Cresswell and Mr. Baron Martin, having been called in, these two learned judges stated that they were of opinion the debt was a ample contract only. The Lord Chancellor, in giving final judgment to-day, said he agreed in the opinion which had been ex pressed by the Vice-Chancellor and the three learned common law judges—that the debt was a simple con tract only. The Lords Justices Knight Bruce and Turner were inclined to hold a different opinion, but under the cir cumstances they felt bound to concur in the opinion ex pressed by the Lord Chancellor, and the judgment of the Court below was accordingly affirmed, and the appeal dismissed. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.—Dec. 4. WESTERN CIRCUIT—WINCHESTER. (Before Mr. Justice Coleridge.) MURDER AND MACY. This case, from its shocking atrocity, caused the court to be completely crowded ; but, by the excellent arrange ments of the Under-Sheriff (Mr. Hadfield, solicitor, of Southampton), all inconvenience was obyiated, and the most perfect silence was observed during the day. Giuseppe Legava, Giovanna Barbalano, and Matte° Perich, three Italians, were arraigned on six different in dictments—one for the wilful murder, on the high seas, on the sth of July last, of Joseph Pattinson ; another for felo niously stabbing and wounding, with intent to murder, John Scotland and Daniel Cullen; another for piratically stealing 11 sovereigns and a half i franc piece, with divers other things, the property of the said John Scotland and others on board the British bark Globe. The other indict ments varied the charges against the prisoners, and the whole offences were charged with having been committed on the high seas,. on board the said ship, on the sth of July last. The jury was composed of five foreign gentlemen resi dent in Winchester, and the remaining seven were taken from the assize petty jury panel, and M. Bacigalupo, of Portsmouth, was sworn as interpreter. Mr. Coleridge and Mr. Russell were counsel for the pro. secution ; and Mr. Yonge, at the request of the learned judge, undertook the defence of the prisoners. The indictment for murder was first proceeded with. Mr. Coleridge opened the case by stating the different facts upon which the prosecution asked for a conviction. The learned counsel dwelt with much force upon the cir cumstances attending the case, and then called the follow- ing Witnesses : George Nelegan—On the 2d of July last I was a boy cn board the Globe, merchant ship, lying in the Bosphorus. The three prisoners were also on board as seamen. There were also two other foreigners. They wont by the names of Angelo and Big Jack. There were also on board the master and mate, Evan Evans, J. Pattinaon, D. Cullen, and D. Thomas, making in all seven Englishmen and five foreigners. We sailed on the 4th of July. My watch was from Bto 12 that night. I turned into my bunk at half-past 12. I slept in the forecastle. J. Pattinson and David Thomas slept about three feet from me ; they were on the port side, and I was on the starboard. There was a dim light. I did not sleep. After some time I saw two men come into the forecastle. Pattinson and Thomas were then in their bunks. Ono of the men who came down had a piece of lighted candle in his hand. They went to Pat tinson's bunk. The candle was then blown out. After that I heard some heavy substance fall out of Pattinson's berth, and I heard a noise and a groan. The two men then came and sat down on the chest opposite my bunk. They were talking in a foreign language. They then went up the ladder on deck. I then went up the forecastle to try and see what was going on. Barbalano saw me, and came and stamped down the hatch. He had a sheath knife in his hand, upon seeing which I let go and fell into a hammock lelow, and there saw David Thomas coming down with his hand to his neck and blood streaming from it. I called to him, but he did not answer. I remained where I was for an hour or two. At last, all being quiet I went up into the forecastle, and there saw Pattinson lying alongside my bunk with his throat cut. He was deal, and was covered with blood. I had heard some running about on the deck. Pettrich had a pistol in his hand, and Barbalano had a long knife. I did not notice any blood on the two men when they came down. I asked them not to hurt me. Pettrich caught hold of me, kissed my cheek, and said in English, "Me no touch you." Barbalano and Petttich ranksacked all the men's chests, and took some clothes. Pettrich took some money from Pattinson's chest. An gelo and Lazaro afterwards came down. They had knives in their hands. They took clothes on the deck. some time afterwards, hearing the mate call out something, I went upon deck, and saw five men pulling away in a boat. No foreigners were then on board. I saw Evans and Cullen in the captain's cabin ; everything was in a state of confusion there. We then went to Constantinople, and we went on board the gunboat Recruit ; the officers then went on shore, and afterwards brought Lugano on board. Lu gano recognised me as soon as he came on board. The other two prisoners were brought on board. I cannot say who were the two men who came down to Pattinsen's bunk. Cross-examined —l saw Pettrich kneel down by the dead body of Pattinson, and, putting his hands together, he said, " Oh, my God 1" David Thomas —I was a seaman on board the Globe. On the 4th July we left the Bosphorus for Balaklava. On the morning of the sth July I was awoke by awful screams. I looked out and saw Big Jack and another man with him. They had a lighted candle. Big Jack came towards me and stabbed me on the neck and breast, and cut me in the throat. Pattinson was then asleep in his bunk. I thek saw Pattinson fall out of ilia bunk on to the chest. I knew him, because he was baldheaded. I was wounded immedi ately after I heard the screams. I felt blood falling all over me from the bunk above me before Pattinson fell out of his bunk. My bunk was under his. I called out for help, when Evans came about half-way down the ladder, and went up again, as I told him to mind himself as they were going to kill us all. I afterwards hid myself, and remained hid for three hours. Some time after, healing. the mate's voice, I went on deck, and saw men rowing away in the ship's boat. I went to the forecastle for my clothes, and I there saw the body of Pattinson lying covered with blood. I saw Evans and Cullen on deck. They were both wounded and could not move. There were marks of blood all over the ship. There were two shirts in the longboat covered with blood. Before this time all the crew had been on good terms. When Legava was taken he was wearing a shirt of mine. He had shaved off his whiskers. John Cullen —I was also a seaman on board the Globe. All the five foreigners were on deck together that night, conversing among themselves. I called out to Barbalano to relieve me at the wheel, which he did. The others ought to have been below. I went to the head of the vessel, and in going there I passed the other four foreigners. Legava and Pettrich always spoke in English. I then took the wheel from Legava. Evans came to me and gave me some information of what was going on in the forecastle. I begged him to go down into the forecastle, and I saw him going. Legava then came round me at the wheel, and I was shot under the left ear ; it was done by a person a little behind me. I fell down on my hands. No other person was near me. Legava then ran past me and cried, " A man-of-war." A piece of lead was afterwards taken out of my neck in the hospital at Therapia. I lay down on the scuttle. I lifted up my head and saw the five foreigners together ; they were making a no ise among themselves. I was leaning down the scuttle from loss of blood, a nd then I was stabbed in the back; it bled very much. I put my finger into the wound in my back to stop the bleeding. I then received another wound on the right-hand side of my neck. Evans was also wounded. I afterwards heard he was dead. I was too bad to see the foreigners leave the ship. I was taken to the hospi tal at Constantinople, and I saw Legava wearing my boots there. John Scotland—l was master of the ship Globe. On the 13th June I shipped the three prisoners at Constantinople as part of my crew, together with two others named at A tinson,ngelo and Big Jack. I afterw ards shipped Cullen, P Nelegan, Evan Evans, and David Thomas. These formed the crew on the 4th July. On that morning a steam tug came alongside, about 4 o'clock, and towed our ship for about six hours. We then proceeded on our voyage to Bala klava. I went to bed about 12 o'clock that night, having gone about 30 miles from the Bosphorus. I turned into my berth, but did not go to sleep. The mate came to me at half-past 3to know the time. Immediately upon his com ing down I heard two reports of pistols. I and the mate then went on the poop-deck. Evans and Cullen then called ou t that they were shot. I hey pistols in their hands, which they presen ted at me.T saw Legava and Ange lo at that moment with flashed, but did not go off. Legava pointed his pistol at me. We were both unarmed, and called my men to come into my cabin. I then missed a musket I had in my cabin. I found an old musket barrel, which I cleaned, fastened to a walkingstick, and loaded it, and with this a we kept watch. I caused the ensign to be hung out as signal of distress, but I afterwards found it torn in a boat. We remained below from half-past 3 till 10 o'clock. When I was below I saw Legava at the wheel. I several times asked the foreigners what they wanted, but they said no thing till about 9 o'clock, when Angelo said all they wanted was money. Upon this I g av e five sovereigns to the mate, who put it in a bit of paper an d lashed it to the end of a ramrod, and handed it up to th em at the companion door. Angelo said they I could hear the rest going abo ut the deck at this time, but w anted more, and that that would not do. I could not see them. When they asked for more money I said I had given them all I had, and would allow them to come down, into the cabin, to which Angelo replied that they should like to see my berth. The mate and I went into another cabin, and the prisoners came down into the state room. Angelo came first, the others following. Le. NO RT: IIERN CIRCUIT. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, DEC. 3. (Before Mr. Justice Erie.) Michael CaWhom was charged with the wilful murder ;ova had a pistol in his hand, on cock, and l oa ded to the and on a search being instituted the body h of the snreo must have brought them, and we have no power to e xa- de p osed had all the appearances of having g one the fa n ;i mine the chests t. f the men. Angelo brought my chest out, time. There were marks on the throat and tnward extra and I saw him take out my purse. The other two prison - vacation, indicating strangulation, the lungs, heart, and ems saw him do it. He put the money in his pocket. Le- intestines all being healthy; but in answer to the learned gava looked into the berth where the two wounded men Commissioner the surgeon said, the only fact which led him were lying. I afterwards missed my silver watch, which to believe the child had been born alive was the ;lofting of was hanging in the cabin when the prisoners came down the lungs, and that of late years this test had been deemed a to it. The prisoner then went ou deck and I heard a noise, doubtful one. Upon this the jury were told that the and upon looking out of the window I saw the prisoners , charge of murder could not be sustained, but they were at and the other two foreigners rowing away in a boat. I I liberty to return a verdict of guilty of concealing the then went on deck, and the mate called me to see " such birth, which they accordingly did, and the prisoner was a sight in the forecastle." I went and saw Pattinson with sentenced to be imprisoned for 12 calendar months with his head nearly cut off. He seemed to have had two cuts. hard labour. Thomas had his throat cut in two places. William Scotland—l was the mate, and lam brother to the captain. My watch was from 12 to 4 in the morning. I was on deck from 12 till half-past 3. Two of the prisoners were in my watch. I went below, and then I heard the re port of three pistols ; and then I ran up on the dock and cried out to the master, who turned out. I gr.'s on deck first, and found Evan Evans and Cullen on the starboard quarter-deck crying, " They were shot ; they were shot." I ran forward end saw Legava running away with a pistol in his hand. I afterwards came back to Evan Evans, who said something which Legava could not hear. Legava and the cook came to the front with pistols presented at us. I was nearest to them. The pistols were snapped, but did not explode. I then helped the wounded men down below in the cabin. We secured ourselves in the cabin. I got out the medicine chest and dressed their wounds. As well as we could we took care of them. The master Was seeking for a matchlock, but could not find one. We found a bar rel of one. We secured ourselves in the master's cabin and loaded the barrel. I attempted to get some water from the steward's pantry. As I was going out Pettrich pre sented a pistol at me. The master proposed that we should hang out the ensign as a signal of distress. I did so, and Barbalano presented another pistol at mo down into the cabin. The ensign was found afterwards torn in the long boat. I saw Pettrich a second time at the companion with a pistol. I sang out to him, " I see you." I offered them money, but they would not take it, and then we gave them liberty to come into the cabin. Angelo afterwards asked for more money, and said if we did not give it him they would come down, break into the cabin, and murder us, anal run the ship ashore. When they came into the cabin we moved into the other cabin. They then went away, and I saw Pattinson lying on his back on the deck quite dead. I afterwards saw a blue flannel, boot, and a check shirt. They were all covered with blood. They were in the longboat. They belonged to Legava and Pettrich. I knew them well. I also found a razor which belonged to Barbalano. It was covered with blood. I was present when Pettrich and Barbalano were in custody at New Town, seven miles inland from Kilo, a seaport town. A pistol was taken from Pettrich. They both began to cry. I afterwards went on board the Recruit, and found the three prisoners on board. John Burridge —I am a gunner in the Marine Artillery. In July I was one of the crew of the gunboat Recruit, which was sent into the Black Sea to look after these men. We landed 30 or 40 miles from the Bosphorus, and we went to New Town. We there found the prisoners. They were searched by the Turks. A pistol and some money were found on them. Another man escaped into the woods. With the three prisoners on board we went back to Con stantinople. Mr. Yonge then addressed the jury for the prisoners, urging upon them the probability that the two missing men had committed the murder, and that, at all events, there was no evidence to show by whose hand Pattinson's life had been taken. That the prisoner had committed robbery he was not there to deny, but he suggested there was sufficient defect in the evidence to justify the jury in giving the prisoners the benefit of a doubt, and in such case it was their privilege to acquit. The learned Judge then most carefully summed up the case, explaining to the jury the law as regarded persons acting with a common design. If the jury entertained a doubt as to all or either of the prisoners, it wan not only their privilege, but the law required that they should give the prisoners the benefit of it. The Jury retired for about two hours, and then returned a verdict of Guilty against all the prisoners. Mr. Justice Coleridge, then, through the interpreter, thus addressed them—Prisoners at the bar, I am extremely sorry that I am unable to convey to you in your own la guage the few words I have to pronounce upon the pre sent most painful occasion. You have received, I trust, as fair, as patient, and as discerning a trial as it was in my power to give you. Understanding that you were in groat poverty and had no friends, and were in a foreign country, I requested, at the commencement of these assizes, a learned and able advocate to prepare himself and conduct your defence, and, although you are not able to judge of the manner in which he has conducted that de fence, I am bound to say—and every person here present who is a competent judge would say the same—that he has omitted no point that was available for your defence. The jury who have heard the case have considered the evidence very attentively, and I am compelled to say that I entirely agree with them in the painful conclusion to which they have come ; though, if it should appear that the jury had fallen into any mistake—because the wisest men may make a mistake in such a matter as this—care will be taken, upon your application, that such investigation may be made as to set their mistake right. At the same time, don't let me excite in your minds false and pernicious hopes. My firm belief is that this verdict is a perfectly just one ; and the truest mercy I can show to you is to exhort you to entertain no expectation that your lives may be spared. You will be attended by a faithful priest of your own persuasion ; and I exhort you to pay strict attention to all the advice that ho shall give you, to pre pare yourselves for another world. Depend upon it, pri soners, that your days upon earth are numbered.; and it only remains for me to pronounce upon you the awful sen tence of the law. His lordship then pronounced upon them the sentence of death. The prisoners were then removed, protesting their inno cence, and saying that, as the witnesses had been heard against them, they ought to be allowed to make their statement. In THE GREAT NORTHERN FRAUDS. - CLERK EN WELL POLICE COURT. The following appeared in part of our impression of yesterday : This afternoon William Snell, late a clerk in the em ploy of the Great Northern Railway Company, was again placed at the bar on remand, charged with appro priating a sum of money, amounting to about 1,0001. the property of the company, to his own use. Mr. Huddlestone appeared for the prosecution, and the prisoner was defended by Mr. Hopwood. Mr. Huddlestone said at the last examination a corn plete charge was 'made against the prisoner for appro. priating a sum of 500/. ; but it will be recollected that, in the second case, it was thought desirable to prove that nothing equivalent to the two cheques which the prisoner was charged with stealing had been paid into the accountant's drawing account. He should call Mr. Reynolds, the accountant of the company, who had gone through the accounts, and he would state that after a very careful examination he could find aothing at all like it. Mr. Reynolds was then called, and stated that he could not find any entry of the kind. Mr. Tyrwhitt— Nothing like the two cheques fo r _ _ 281. 18s. and 231. 12s. Mr. Reynolds—No ;I am enabled to say that no such sums have been paid into the accountant's drawing ac- count. After the evidence had been read over, the whole of the witnesses were bound over to appear and give evi dence against the prisoner, at the next session of the Central Criminal Court, on two charges of felony. HOSPITAL STAFF. Dispenser of Medicines John Andrews to be Apothecary to the Forces, vice James Woolley Simpson, placed upon half-pay- The undermentioned Acting Assistant-Surgeons have ceased to do duty, there being no longer occasion for their services • Edward Ralph Blackett, Robert Modlin, Patrick James Mallarky, and John Lizars Lizars. - BREVET. Brevet-Colonel John Alves, on the retired full-pay of a Depot Battalion, to be Major-General in the army, the rank being honorary only. The under-mentioned promotions to take place in the East India Company's army consequent on the death of Lient,-Gera. Richard West, Madras Infantry, on Sept. 15, 1856, and Major-General William John Butterworth, C. 8., Madras Infantry, on the 4th Nov., 1856 ; Major-General Thomas Fiddes, Bengal Infantry, to be Lientenant-General. To BE MAJOR-GENERALS. Colonel Robert Stewart, Bengal Infantry. Colonel Edward Pettingall, Bengal Infantry. The undermentioned officers of the East India Company's Service, retired upon full pay, to have a step of honorary rank as follows : To BE MAJOR-GENERAL. Colonel Edward Fitzgerald Day, Bengal Artillery. To BE COLONET.g. Lieut.-Col. Dasres Fitzherbert Evans, Bengal Infantry. Lieut.-Col. James Chicheley Plowden, Bengal Infantry. Lisut.-Col. Edward Griffiths Austin, Bengal Artillery. Lieut.-Col. Henry Foquett, Bengal Infantry. Lieut.-Col. Nathaniel Hill Fishe, Madras Artillery. Lieut.-Col. Francis Kyan Duncan, Bengal Artillery. Lieut.-Col. John' Ramsay, Bombay Infantry. Lient.-Col. James Roger Western, Bengal Engineers. Lieut.-Col. Samuel Smith Trevor, Madras Artillery. Lieut.-Col. William Chas. Hicks, Bengal Infantry. To BE LIEUTENANT-COLCIIELS. Major William Carlisle Stather, Bombay Infantry. Major Herbert William Wood, Madras Infantry. Major Wm. Vernon Mitford, Bengal Light Cavalry. Major Charles Elliott Good, Bengal Infantry. Major Charles Andrew Kitson, Bengal Cavalry. Major Patrick Ogilvie, Madras Infantry. Major George Hickson Fagan, Bengal Engineers. Major David Edward Brewster, Bengal Infantry. Erratum in the Gazette of Nov. 21. 1856—For Major- General Sir James Ontram, K.C.8., of the Bombay Army, to have the local rank of Lieutenant-General in the East Indies, while employed upon a particular service —Read, Major-General Sir James Outrarn, K.C.8., to have the temporary rank of Lieutenant-General while employed on a particular service. WAR, DEPARTMENT, PALL-MALL, DEc. 5. BREVET. MEMOnANDA. In pursuance of a memorandum, ate Queen has been pleased to confer upon Robert Oct 18 Robe4Cs 12 theannon, Esq., a F er ik i n th e serv i c e of his Majesty the Sultan, the equivalent honorary rank of Lieut.-General, such honorary rank, however, to confer no privilege as a British General Officer on Lieut.-General Cannon. In pursuance of a memorandum, dated Oct., ISA the Queen has been pleased to confer upon Lieut. and Brevet- Captain Charles Thomas Edward Hinds, of the 65th Ben gal Nati ve I n f antry and Lieut.-Colonel i n th e service of his Majesty th e s ultan, the equivalent honorar y rank of Lieut.-Colonel, such honorary rank, howover, to confer no privilege as a British Lieut.-Colonel on that °Ricer. COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE QUEEN. 4th or Royal South Middlesex Regiment of Militia — Charles Win. Parker, Esq., late Captain 4th or Royal South Middlesex Regiment of Militia, and late Captain 69th Regiment, to be adjutant from Nov. 5, vice Grimston, deceased. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT. 2d or Edmonton Royal Rine Regiment of Middlesex Militia —Charles Godson, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon Oct.from 9, vice Millar, res i gned ; Ensign Win. Dawes 3falton to be Lieutenant, i v i ct , Read, appointed to Ceylon Rifle Corps. BANK OF, ENGLAND. An Account pursua nt to the Act 7th and athlrictorla, cap. 32, for the Week ending o n Sa nrday the 29th lay,,of Nov., 1856. DOE DEPAILTXUT. 2ma issued 24,269,930 Government debt.... 11,015,100 Other securities . 3,419,900 Gold coin and bullion 9,794,.. 30 Silver bullion - • 124,269,930 £ 24 ,269,930 ff. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. •,1856. IPASTKIDIT. Dated the 4th day of Dec:mber, NANNING DEI X Proprietors'capital .. 14,553,000 Rest ..... 3,205,524 Public deposits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of I National Debt, Say nes Banks, and Dividend Accounts) 5,469, 987 Other deposits .... • • 9,320, 817 Seven. Day and other 844,935 " Government securities (includg.DeadWelght Annuity) .. • • ...... 10,454,367 Other securities. • •• • • 17,537,711 Notes •••• • • .. .... 4,7 a 5,180 Gold and silver coin .. 616,467 433,394,2 63 433,391,263 of MARSTIALL, Chief Cashier. . 1856. Dated the 4th clay of December, AVERAGE PR — ICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com - puted from the returns made in the week ending Dec. 2. 1856, exclusive of the Duti es of Customs paid or Payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great d Britain : s. . Fromthe British Possessions in America............ 35 641 Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius ........... 37 74 Mu.scavado,_the produce of the East 1ndie5 .......... 35 5 Average of the three foregoing descriptions ...... 35 101 . . BANKRUPTS. Ephraim Farrhead, f rttle dealer and salesman. CressinV, Essex, to surreailer, Court of BankraptCy. ec i 16' and Jan. 15, at one, at the Quality -court, official assignee, Basing hall-street ; Howard, Chancery-lane. Charles Brown, milliner, Oxford-street, Dec. 19 and Jan. 20, at one, at the Court ofßankruptcy. Lee, official ass ignee, Alder manbur y ; Shepherd,Sise-lane, City. James Smith , cattle dea lerEgata Hythe, Dec. 18, at e l even , and Jan. 22, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. F Bell, official assignee, Coleman - street-bUildings ; Hilleary, London-street, eh-street. Daniel Greena wa y Porter, wine merchant, Philpot-lane, City, Dec. 12, at half - p ast one, and Jan. 7at ,eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, offici i assignee, Guild ndon-wall. 24 hall-chambers ; M arshall, College-garthlig, Lo Thomas Banks, iro nmon g er, Chorley, Dec. and Jan. 22, at twelve, at the M anchester District Court. Herr a man, official assignee, M anchester ; Swan, I ancastr. .Tohu Vayro, linen dr a p er, Ri p on, Dec. 22 and Jan. ' ; 19, at eleven, at the Leeds Dist rict Court. Hope, official as signee, Leeds; Jones, Size ' -lane ; Blackburn Leeds. r,.1.- TZ.,,.... R; nil erd4 R.i-rv_ and Thomas Be- iron• INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS. of Mark Cunningham, at Hexham, on the 25th Sept. last. Mr. Price and Mr. Liddell wore for the prosecution, and Mr. Davidson for the prisoner. It appeared that the prisoner and the deceased were both • hawkers, and for a week before the death of Cunningham had been lodging together and sleeping in the same bed. On the night in question the prisone r was in the Sun public house at, Hexham, somewhat besotted with drink, having been in and out of the house drinking all the i nk , ha for five days previously. The deceased and one Gordon ca ha me into the house both tipsy . Deceased said that they h d just been turned out of a p ublic -house by the police, wen the prisoner said, " Then you have been in worse company than I have ;" and a quarrel ensued, in the course of which Cunningham said if the prisoner would come out he would give him what he wanted, either in light or dark. Cun ningham " clicked" Cawthorn by the shirt breast and pulled it open, whereupon the prisoner said people would say he had been i n b a d cempany. Gordon and the prisoner played at dominoes for ale, which the latter lost, and on refused to supply any, his calling for th e ale the landlady as he was without money. However, on their giving up the dominoes and promising to go home she let them have the ale. Prisoner asked the deceased if he wanted to use hiM badly, to which the lndlady replied that nobody would use him (the prisonear) badly if he would only go home, and she asked the deceased and the man Gordon to let the prisone r p ass, and got one George Dodds who was in the house to help Cawthorn lest he should be ill-used. About half an hour afterwards the deceased went out to his and the prisoner's lodgings, and onCunningham's goin g there the prisoner produced a knife and said the police had told him to defend himself with it. The deceased told the prisoner ho was no mau or he would get up and put down the knife, and see what he could do bare-handed, and thereupon struck the prisoner on the face with his open hand, and imme diatel y the prisoner stabbed the deceased, o w ho cried, "Oh! my bell y ." There were wou nds the arm and the back, and in a few days afterwards Cunning. ham died. Mr. Davison in his defence contended the case was one of manslaught er, and not one of murder ; t he knife had not been used de liberatel y , but in a momen t ofpassion. The jury found th e p risoner g uilt y of manslauglite His Lordship sentenced him to be transported for and 15 years. William Fleming, who was last ni g ht f oun d gu ilt y o f manslaughter, was sentenced to four years' penal servitude. Lawson was charged with the manslaughter of James Oliver, at Newcastle, on the 18th of October. The Hon. A. Liddell and M. Greenhow appeared for the prosecution ; and Mr. Da , Alson defended the prisoner. The deceased, a pitman, on the night in question was d r i n king at a public-house in the cloth-market with some other pitmen ; they were all talking about a coursing match, when a dispute arose between two of the men called Harle and Liddell, in the course of which tho pri soner interfered. He was told to remain quiet, and on in terfering a second time the deceased, Oliver, stretched across the table and struok him, knocking off his hat. The prisoner then sprang up and knocked Oliver down, and it was alleged that after the deceased was down the prisoner jumped on Oliver, producing an internal rupture, of which he died. Witnesses wore called for the defence, who de posed to both men jumping on the table, and to it having broken down, and, in the course of the scuffle, that Oliver met with injuries, which, it was suggested for the defence, caused his death. It was positively sworn to by wit nesses, who stated they were present the whole of the time, that the prisoner did not jump on the deceased as deposed to by the witnesses for the prosecution. The jury at once found a verdict of not guilty. (Before Mr. Russell Gurney, Q.C.) Anne Cannon, was charged with the murder of her infant, at Berwick, on the 27th of August. Mr. Robinson Fowler was for the prosecution. had a The prisoner on the Fowler of August denied having child, hut on a surgeon being sent for she admitted she bad, DECEinEII 2. Joseph Locke, Esq., M.P., Vice-President, in the chair. The paper read was " On Recent Improvements in Water Meters," by Mr. T. T. Jopling. After alluding to the generic merits and defects of piston and bucket meters—merits which were generally appre oiated, and defects which were apparently inseparable from these machines, and had only as yet been partially re moved, the author proceeded to describe a meter con structed on the piston, or diaphragm principle, which appeared to meet the objections hitherto made to that class of meter. It consisted of two measuring cylinders set parallel to each other, with working pistons, the rods of which projected out of the cylinders in opposite direc tions, carrying at their extremities slide-valve frames, for supporting a nd operating on the slide - val ves that governed the ports of the cylinders. These measuring cylinders were contained in a cast-iron case, or tank, into which the water to be measured entered under a certain pressure. The water thence passed into the cylinders, from which, after having acted upon one or other of the pistons, it made its escape. Through the agency of suitable count ing apparatus connected with one of the piston rods, the reciprocating movements of the piston were counted, and thus the quantity of water passed through the meter in a given time was iedics„ted. The measuring chambers were made somewhat like ordinary steam-engine cylinders, as respected the inlet and outlet ports, but in ono of the cylin ders the direction of the inlet ports was inverted, in order that the right-hand port might pass the water to the left hand end of the cylinder, and the loft-hand port to the right-band end. By this means the two pistons were en abled to follow each other in the same direction, and to maintain a corttinuous stream of water, without the use of cranks. The slide valves were pressed up against the ports of the cylinder by means of springs, in order to retain them in contact with the faces when the meter was at rest. They were free to remain stationary during the greater portion .1 the progress of the pistons ; bntjust as the piston of one cylinder was completing its stroke, one of a pair of tappets on the valve frame, carried by the piston-rod of that cylin der, would strike against the valve which that valve frame carried, and altered its position over the ports of the other cylinder, whereby the direction of the flow of water into that measuring cylinder was reversed. For transmitting the reciprocating motion of the pistons to the index, one of the valve frames was furnished at the back with two ribs, or feathers, set parallel to each other, but one in advance of the other. These feathers acted as teeth, and in sliding hack wards and forwards with the piston-rod they entered alternately the teeth of an escape wheel, and so drove it round tooth by tooth. The arbor of this wheel led through the water-case to the counting apparatus ; and thus motion wa s communicated directly to it, without the aid of pawls and ratchet wheels. By this arrangement the meter became a very simple and inexpensive machine, not liable to derangement, or if in jured it was easily repaired, as the only moving parts were the two valves and two pistons. There was an entire absence of concussion ; the pressure of the head was preserved, and being similar within and without the cylinders there was no friction upon the pistons ; and the water-tight external case, or chamber, served as a deposit for sand, or other extraneous matter. These merits were admitted by the engineers of the f.iunderland waterworkS, where the meters had been connected with meters by other manufacturers, and exhibited identical results. Models of Jopling's, Kennedy's, Siemen's, and Chad wick's meters were exhibited in action during the evening. In the course of the discussion descriptions were given of Kennedy's, Chadwick's, and Siemen's meters. The for mer was described as consisting of a single vertical cylinder , wherein a deep piston worked, with a packing consisting of a vulcanised india-rubber ring, made to roll between the piston and the cylinder, allowing for easy motion, and yet being perfectly water-tight without friction. The alternate action of the piston was communicated to the counting apparatus by means of a rack and pinion, and action was given to the inlet and outlet valves by means of a tumbling weight. This machine, it was contended, was very durable and easily kept in order, the elasticity of the packing and the peculiar rolling motion diminished the friction ; the pressure of the water was preserved through the meter, the action of the valves was mg - ear and simple, and under the most extreme trials the variation had never been found to exceed 1 per cent. The meters were stated to have been extensively employed and much approved by waterworks engineers. Chadwick's new meter was described to coached of tbhtreee or more rollers, revolving on their axes, t:ed in periphery of a wheel, the spindle of j u o p u o r n n a a l s bag, a in g t o s r y o p i u e p c upright g o h f t prepareclleather, rsupports t t ch h oen e r w le h w i ciltwith rollerswinlet et rustedand a thelate of outlet passages, and so fixed upon a brass as beingto oardmmtiht admitted e e m d e t a: n o r? b g a chamberp g'assre% over every part and ward, so that they each in t i t , i_r e n m p by ureter.ll s The or the o utlet pipe. The expressed the fluid before h pe 1 l ' e f cl th ro co o u vi n n t f ng i n apparatus a o r p a p t u o s motion was regulated by meter, described on a e t e rat present cl n o t site direction to the roltebras,tg:aavnedbrlndt°hre was identical with that inferential" that it was fbeermenevre°eyeelaoststiantutshee;l n b i s u o t t f i t , t u h a t e i s ° m ; w r e a T r s e h c e i O n e ul u d n ib e , seen, they scsalolefd tshuecceelsissfsult.er Siemen'sinnoetas'lrrs considered'namingedhtnetsrecobweemssaahryy to give any minute description of their construction beyond stating that its action was simi lar to that of Barker's mill, the water entering at the centre and being expelled through numerous curved ori fices at the periphery of the revolving meter. pressure meters me wwasp—neeadrrefeetrc, nehmaeeescapasc:anesrusaadegyelsuroefm water c e o n nw t s i u ttr n hu d oc e ut r ito v in e l _ r a y s It was contended that the chief desiderata for high o f g f o h r m t n e the e a s s o v f a r p y r i e n s g s u p r wi G th oo d d ur m ab e i t l e i , ess b . oth of the piston and dia phragm class, and many did register excellently during la boratory experiments and for short periods ; but the real test was the action after 12 months' constant work, and it was generally found that some injury had occurred to piston, metres from the introduction of sand or other ex traneous matter, whereas the action of the differential meters was as perfect after several years as when they were erected. Arguing that a certain force was required to cause motion, it had been stated that these meters were not capable of registering small quantities of fluid at low velocities. This was, however, an erroneous opinion, in proof of which it was mentioned that a small house-meter had registered accurately so small a quantity as half a gill per minute. These meters gained in sensitiveness as they worked, whereas piston and other metres were liable to wear and tear; the former could be so applied as to pre sent little more resistance than a bend in the pipe—they were so compact in form, and so small, that they could be adapted to almost any situation, however restricted; and under either high or low pressure, and with constant or in termittent action, they had been found to give satisfactory results. It was stated that the East London Waterworks Com pany had 200 of Siornea's meters now at work. They had cost on an average 10/. a-piece ; but few failures had oc curred, and those quite capable of being remedied, so that casualties were likely to be even less frequent in future. They were almost exclusively used at Bristol, whore they were tested every three months, and it had been observed that they gained from Ito 2 per cent. The r eve meters were consequently adjusted so as to allow for that gain. _ a It was admitted that both Jopling's and KennedtT' meters had, when tested, been found to act very sa 9s meters and that practically they could be received very efficient machines, both for the water companies and the consumers. It was shown that there had been at least 11 distinct classes of meters, and probably not less than 10 varieties in each class, which could be taken as 110 distinct inventions. They might be divided into two reat . classes—high pres mains, and delivering the water withoutanysensi • ble sure meters—i.e., working under the direct pressure of the remain, merely delivered it receiving the water under p dimi nution of the pressure; and low-pressure meters, which, into a cistern, or ot h er receptacle, generally situated at the top of the bui ldin g to be supplied. The latter class was asserted to be generally the best, especially in those cases where the consumption was large and irregular—as that class bleachers, calico-printers, &c. Of this was said to register accurately under of brewers, Parkinson rk ib a dzr all circumstances of change of head and velocity, or quan tity delivered. Thep iston, diaphragm, puff-bag, and screw meters, were then successively described. In reference to Siemon's meter it was asserted that it was in principle simply a turbine, or a Barker's mill, and that it partook of the errors of those machines, which no superiority of manu facture or skill in invention could overcome. It could not reg i s t e r so small a quantity as would not gi ve impulse to the machine. It had also been remarked that in some situations it was liable to become corroded, which mate rially lessened the speed, and that in some instances the meters had actually been stopped. Explanations were given of the cases of objections to Siemen's meters, and the question was announced to be further treated on a future occasion. It was announced that the following paper would be read at the next meeting, Tuesday, Dec. 9, "On the Laws of the Strength of Wrought and Cast Iron," by air. W. Bell. At tho monthly ballot the following can didates were balloted fpr and duly elected :—Messrs. C. Cheyne, H. Conybeare, S. De , on, and J. Raseen, as ilenabtrs ; ;Aid b rn Messrs. S. B. Boulton, J. Cameron, J. Curran, C. A. Hartley, J. W. Heinke, A. G. Linn , E. Price, W. M. Shaw, A, Siebe, and A, R. Terri, se POrMiatelf. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 4. BToox EXUHANGE.—The Stock Exchange to•day was doing a very steady business, and prices closed at a good improvement. North British, 9.lB.9.—Great Western, 70t Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 358 -- Caledonian, 29,1—South Eastern, 22 I—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 97 e i 21 —London and North Westert, 100— Ditto, sths, 21—East Lancashire Blackburn, Ss. 9d. Eastern Counties, 9g—Midland, 82 $. LEEDS, DEC. 4. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions l have been imited to-day. London and North Westerns, 10q—Midland, 82 g--North Eastern, York, 30A—Ditto, Leeds, Di. BIRMINGHAM, DEd. 4. ►STooK EXOHANGE.—This market was rather firmer to• day, with a good business doing. North Staffords, 5-16 d• —Great Westerns, 70i —Shropshire Unions, 49. MANCHESTER, DEC. 4. 43T00K EXCHANGE.—The market opened quiet to -day, with a moderate business. Midlands, 84—Leeds, 97k' Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolns, 3.5i —Birmingham Quarters, 10j—South Eastern and Dover, 221—RoPI Swedish, 1 3- 16— East Lanc ashire, zl i —Ditto, oths, —Preston and Wyre, 441. SEABORNE MAILS. [When the date for milting up a mail falls in on a Scase of unday,the Ind the 1111, "' 11 remains open until the day !chewing ; except the tb° mail, via Southampton , which, on such occasions, is made tip evening previous.] ------- _ Fog nog __.. ------ Made up at Whence the des- Bvyaws Vessel. t e x W p c h e e t n e d 8 .................. e r r , 6 : c b i . 4 Post-Office. patched. ----_ __ -.--- --- Lisbon.. • I 7th, 17th, St} South- Alh ain- Spain • M 27th of the Tagus Dec. 13 bra. amptun Gibraltar month. Gibraltar 1 1 Malta .• • • • • • I 4th and Egypt 4th & 20th South- Indus 20th of COO Ceylon •• • • M of the ampton the India month. month. Mauritius (via Ceylon) Ch i na Singapore 5ampt0n........ Dec. Penang 4.. Cana iAI the a Australia(viai 3 , ace. 12 ... / 5 South- amp„en E pe u a r n o- goy.— Jacjget ' the Cape) . • .3 Cape of Good Ho..e Dart- -l a nd l auritius E Dec. 5.• .. Ireland An. 25 Ceylon .... India Lisbon 1 '1 M F 45 Madeira 1 12 T anlar CapedeVerds 1 I South- kiw i Dec. Brazil .... - 31 Dec. 9.... i ampton BuenosAyres Falkland Is- I lands j i West Indies (except Ha vana and tat and Honduras). Venezuela f, ampton mouth. Grey Town.. month. ' New Granada Chili Peru ••.. . • 16th of Calbornia •• South- parana the Genoa' Honduras • •onth. Jan. leila Havana • • • . Madeira .• • • Dec. • 23 - I rno y at - h Liver- T ivii e r nictei;rehriffAsaforiro.tha. I: Every Fri.} America Dec. 8 EuroPs America • . pool l'l M as e x s i a e au ... • : Dec. Due:. 172 .. 1 . . I / a South- ptnn United States ‘"Pt°ll Pir;gaetaro ID6thhece.lf6 l a r i ;:d b c i t i e s - Liver- i A ristio Adriatic Dec. a -- pool 1), I ' Dul l : in ' : i t t, e see h d dr I S t a a r t t t e .e ti s s. E D a e cl Tuesdays.t. r 9 na a d Viae r South ,' B.:=l,eift.h. FA Dec. 17 .. l• =Loon Liver- N. Ame- Dec . 4 than Canada .... I E Dec. 23 .. I Can a " f pof rican______--- --- 7' Fulton Dec. 12 moon rxs i a nd , Orinoco a a gda" 100' Go ofs EuroP s I Ldristio WW I : i n gtOs• Cana' M—Morning. E—Evening._ [ADVIIRTISMISNT 1— S, , GLASSES.—Messrs, merle-street, Plic.sc,adill am O r e ,, zaA, PACE, AND P" srEcT io cii- POWERFUL TELESCOPES, Gil i artn HRARING -- SPECTACIf brilliant Telescopes, Royal ° Le b t s t e L v •s e— Prte P ic ° t sitfeorthve s r . sand B. Solonions, opticians, 39, Al i. By I.er Majesty's ' extraord inary improvements ' in the most powerful and Racecourse, Opera, and Per'.. spective pn Classes, to know the distances. These teleseepT possess such extraordinary powers that some three and al' ha ,,i al Y na or b k ie g o : i l inches, with an extra eye -piece, ail; show distinctly juPister es s. moons, Saturn's 1.44,, and the double stars. With the 0 , 3 halfei , siiope can be seen a person's countenance three miles ands distant, and an object from 16 to 20 miles. Vie/ are ......Tho ' larger awl a,l sizes, with increasing powers accordingly. v Royal Exhibition, 1851. Valuable, newly-invented,verSot,,)i: powerful waistcoat -pocket glass, the size of a walnut,l3l ' 11 ,..., 1 '; c a person can be seen and known 1„ miles distant; they an t, " o ' es 4 every purpose ou the race-course, and at the open'. 11° _,.00 1, country scenery, and ships are clearly seen at Sto 10 . n, t ~ They are invaluable for shooting, deer -stalking, tourists. t, sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. c u d P e e r il t i race-course, camp, and perspective glasses, with 11 :_..... le power. Newly-canstrazted Spectacle Lenses of th P,-_ e ei . eat transparent power. The valuable advantage den.__,l from this invention is, that vision becoming iro e P o a u ir as v s preserved and strengthened, and very a ged p . minute ()ea r enabled to employ their sight at the rente°Bht lraess magnif) -' ' pation- can see with these lenses of a - - fr ins power—and they do not requio Powerful assistance. to the dangerous effects of further art of the world.. Persons can be suited at the most remote p ectaeles in a by sending one of the glasses out of their sp 00 0 es they can r . letter, and stating the distance from the ey s e who 119 ' 11 small newspaper print with it; a nd tho ~-,0 , 4 the equent change* not made use of spectacles by stating their agc. a : _ 1: . „ noss. New Discovery. The Org,anie Vibratory ,nt ° fa c traor6.inary powerful, small, newly-invented ill ___ stt .":. toy • deafness, entirely different from all others, to surpn n b 0 thing of the kind that has been, or probably ova o f Pei ' produced. Being of the same colour as the skin, is 0 ~..1 . ,,i ft oeptible ; it enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at C . Du ji I; and at public assemblies ; the unpleasant sensation of sT i g t re 1101308 in the ears is entirely removed ; and it afford,bset'ario assistanco that possibly could be desired.- 39, : o L tei. street, Piccadilly. Observe--oPPosite the York of BIRTHS Olr A SOL On the 3a inst., at Stroud , Kent, the wife of capto in Gordon, 45th Regt. On the 2d inst., at Epsom, the wife o f John E. ol 4 1 ' Esq. OF A DAUGHTER. „,,, lr, On the 2d inst., at 2 Cambridg,e-place, Regel':.trrot' the wife of Henry Robert Goldfinch, Esq., harri aw. t on' On the 4th inst., at 67, Upperßerkeley-street, For square, the wife of Dr. Henriques. MARRIED. WOl it° On the 3d inst., at St. John's, Westminster, ..„,ter, Henry, only son of Wru• Cullingford, Esq., of Ru ss ell, Henry, of to Elizabeth, the third daughter of Mr. .X. 1111 Westminster• . i , 50c1.' On the 2d inst., at Chiddingstone, J. B• s o2lt 7'sto ne. of Lavender.hill, Surrey, to Miss Mary Steuart, °` wall -park, Kent, D I E D. Ticae-Psrl' jo lD oh n n n 3 t t h ih a e et 3 t3 }l d a e i iw n n s s Btt..u,:auktteiGe3yB;:liECyssacimA,bb:igedergdde-a,r;:rasC::o, eofrner tilb; Morgan, Esq., one of H.M.'s Justices of the Pea ce - county of Glamorgan, aged t , 3. Edwar d, t ile On the 4th inst., at Upper Clayton, John On the 3d inst., at 1, Peterborough youngest son of E. Gaby, Esq Leecher,.y..,:eswett, New-road, Sarah, the wife of J. sidney On the sth Nov., ygillian► " log ov., at Bermuda, Lieu • to ors, is commanding H. M.'s gunboat Onyx, and Pre iliva ° ' 1 in the Lightning and Merlin, under Captain Su the Baltic. John G. On the 30th nit., at 9 b near LiTerpool, . eacona 0, Crump, Esq., aged 57. ._ Tos iort On the 2d in&t., Josepb, youngest son of Lam Esq., of Avenue Lodge, 11am-common. Villas, 11113,4°13.1e/ V l9ll. CORDON : Printed. :Ltd. Pabliahal by 11.11D0 of N. 112, yhe saA, „ 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the coxthwi of lahldlesex, Friday, December 5, 1856. Country Markets. DERBY SMITHFIELD. —DEC. 2. The supply of fat beasts was large, the greater portion of them purchased at Liverpool on Monday. The demand for the best things was good, whilst most of the inferior sorts were left unsold. ;Sheep pens well filled, but heavy tale. Fat pigs plentiful. Calves again scarce. The following were the quotations I—Beef, 6d to ; mutton, 6td to 7d ; lamb, —d to Od. ; veal, 7d to lid per lb. ; pigs, t.Os 6d to Us Od per score ; bough fat, 5s 6u to Us per 141 b.; hides, 4.1 d to 5d per lb ; calf-skins, 44c1 to 60 per lb. EDINBURGH GRAIN.—DEC. 3. A large supply of grain. Sales heavy. All sorts of grain down, with the exception of barley. Wheat, on the top, 163 down, and on the average 8s 8d down. Barley, 13 Oct up on the top, and Os 4d up on the average. Oats on the top Os 9d np—on the aver age, Os 4d down. Beans on the top is Oct down, and on the average, Os 10d down. AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. Wheat £2 8 8 10-12th. Do. new ..................... . OO 0 0-12th. Barley Oats 1 5 11 9-12ths. Beans .... 2 0 5 1-12ths. BOSTON—DEC. 3. Notwithstanding the severity of the weather, and an• other heavy fall of snow last night, we had a fair average supply of all kinds of grain. Wheat 2s to 3s advance on last week—demand inactive. Spring corn unaltered. Prices :—Wheat, red, 51s fk to 63s Od; new, —s to --I! ; white, 62a Od to 65s Od; extra, 68s. Barley, 38s Od to 47s Od. Oats 20s to 28a. Peas, 37s to 41s Ud Beans, 43s Od to 50a Od per qr. [NEWARK —DEC. 3. We had a full attendance, with a good supply of grain of all kinds. Wheat sold at an advance of is to 2s per quarter. Wheat, white 6Rs to 70s, red 60s to 645; barley, malting 40s to 41srinding 36s to Us; oats, 24st. 34s to 375, 22st, 30s to 335 , ; g beans, 54s to H$ ; malt, 72. to 74. ; peas, 42. to 4.4 s ; tares, 48. to 52s per qr. LOUTH—DEC. 3. The corn trade was rather active, and wheat obtained Is to 2s per qr. over last week's quotations. Other descrip. tions firm, with an upward tendency. Wheat, red 56s to tils, white 61s; barley 431 to 475; oats, 23s to 275; beans 42s to 465 per qr. LOCAL SHARE MARKETS.