The Sun. — London, England, 1856-03-13 00:00:00

. , vi tlia IV • , V o l 1 - tt t . , 0 SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock TATTERSALL'S.—(Ms Evening.) NOTHING DOING AT TATTERSALL'S. SALISBURY RACES.—(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) CITY BOWL. Roman .. Jane Shore . 1 Nine ran. THIRD BIENNIAL STARES. Arsenal Tricolor Eight ran. TRIAL STAKES. Lymingtoa walked over. WILTSHIRE STAKES. Mayboy Elf rida Four ran. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—(This Evening.) The Low CHANCELLOR took hie sent on the wool eack at five o'clock. TORTURE IN INDIA. The Earl of ALBEMARLE gave notice that on Monday, the 14th April, he should present a petition from certain inhabitants of Madras, complaining of the infliction of torture by the officers of the Government, attributing the practice to the weight of the assessment required for the Government revenue, and praying for protection. The noble lord said it was afterward his intention to resolve, "That, by the report laid on the table of the house, it is proved to our conviction that torture, or the infliction of pain by way of punishment, or to induce confession, or for the purposes of extortion, has been practised ars! continnes to be practised by native officers for the realisation of the public revenues, or in the administration of the criminal law, to a greater or less extent throughout the presidency of Madras. That the aforesaid torture, although clandestinely practised, has been known to the constituted authorities in India, as shown by public documents. That this house views the practice of torture, extending ever many millions of her Majesty's Government, whether as an instrument for the realisation of the public revenue, or in the administration of the criminal law, as repugnant to the principles of national justice, abhorrent to humanity, and highly disgraceful to the character of the nation. That this house pledges itself to adopt the most speedy and effectual means in its power for the utter annihilation of the odious and barbarous practice of torture within the abovementioned Government and Presidency of Madras." The noble lord gave notice that it was his inten tion, immediately after the Easter recess, to inquire of her Majesty's Ministers whether they had received any account from the Government of Madras respecting 14 cases of torture within the presidency in a particular district, inflicted at as recent a date as July, 1855, by a Government collector, in order to realise some overn ment dues, and in relation to a certain tax. The noble lord then gave notice of his intention to move for a series of other papers, relating to the practice of tor ture in Madras. THE FALL OF KARS. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH, pursuant to notice, asked the noble lord the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether the omissions in the papers produced upon the subject of the capitulation of Kars, to which he had called attention on a previous evening, would be supplied ? Lord WODEHOUSE was understood to say it was unusual for the Government to comply with such a request. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH expressed his stir- Prise that the Secretary for War had not given the ex planation on this subject. It was perfectly well known that before the investment of Kars nothing whatever was done by the allies for the defence of the place, end now he wished to know what had been done by them after the fortress had been in vested. During the last war the Government never made the slightest objection to lay the amplest informa tion with respect to military affairs before Parliament. In reply to the Earl of MALMESBURT, Lord WODEHOUSE stated that a correspondence had taken place between her Majesty's Government and the Turkish Government with respect to General Wil liams, THIRD READINGS. The Mutiny Bill, the Marine Mutiny Bill, the Con solidated Fund (26,000,0000 B:11, and the Drainage Advances Act Amendment Bill were read a third time and passed. MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER. Earl ST. GERMANS brought in a bill for the legal cation of marriage with a deceased wife's sister. The bill was read a first time. JUDICIAL STATISTICS. Lord BROUGHAM rose for the purpose of resuminr the debate upon the resolutions he had laid before the house on the 3.1 instant. The noble and learned 'ord urged the importance of correct information on the subject. France was not the only c , 4untry which was superior to this in judicial statistics. Belgium and the Sardinian states were also provided with accurate judicial statistics, and he thought the happiest effects would arise to this country by a like system beisg adopted. The noble lord con cluded by movinz the resolutions on the subject. The LORD CHANCELLOR said the - resolations Should leave their most serious consideration. Of course he could say nothing further at present. EDUCATION. In answer to the.. Earl of SHAFTESBURY, The Dal of GRANVILLE explained the various parts of the bill he had introduce l into their lordships' house with respect to education, but he thought it would le prudent before they proceeded any further with the measure to avert the result of the resolutions of Lerd J. Russell in the other house. The Earl of HARDWICKE called the attention of the noble lord to the system of education for the army and navy. Earl GRANVILLE said the Government were perfectly aware of the importance of the subject. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY said he believed there were upwards of two millions of children uneducated, but it must be remarked that there were facili ties for educating half as many more children as now attended the school?. He thought the Government would have to attempt compulsory education. The subject then dropped. Their lordships shortly aftarwards adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—Crhis Evening.; The SPBAKER took the chair at the usual hour. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were severally read a second time, and ordered to be committed :—Colonial Bank, East of Fife Railway, Knottingly Gas, and London Docks bill. EXCIIEQUE R BILLS. -- - Mr. SPOONER moved for a return of the amount of Exchequer-bilts changed and the amount of Exche quer-bills paid in money, in the months of March and Jane in th• years 1852. 1853, 1854, and 1855, and in the month of March, 1856, and the amount of Exchequer bills now outstanding.—Agreed to. REGISTRATION ACT (SCOTLAND). In reply to Mr. ALEX. HASTIL Lord DUNCAN said that the cost of the books for carrying into effect the registration act b Scotland was 3,0001. The charge for those books now averaged about 2,0001. per annum. There was now a great im provement in the cost of those books for the present year in comparison with those for 1355. The total cost of carrying into effect the registration act in Scotland amounted to 18,0001., with 3,0001. for postage, which was merely drawing from one pablic department and paying over to another. REGISTRATION OF DEEDS. Mr. DUNLOP moved for a return of all the records or registers, general and particular, in Scotland, other than books or courts for the registration of deeds, sasinee, habitations, adjudications, protests, and every other legal instrument or writ.—Agreed to. BANK RETURNS. Mr. GLYN moved for a return of any banks being banks of issue previously to the passing of the act 7th sad Eth Victoria, chap. 32, which had ceased to issue their own notes, and of the amount of circulation of such banks respectively, made up to the present date.— Agreed to. EDUCATION (SCOTLAND). In reply to an HON. MEMBER, The LORD ADVOCATE said he bad intended before the Easter recess to have statod the course he proposed to adopt with respect to education in Scotland. He DOT begged to give notice that on the 31st of March he should move for leave to bring in a bill for regulating the parochial . schools in S co tl an d, an d a l so f or th e pro motion of education in the burghs of Scotland. THE BALLOT. Mr. BERKELEY . gave notice that shortly after Easter be should bring forward his motion with respect to the ballot. THE ATrACK ON THE RED AN. Mr. F. FRENCH gave notice that o■ the motion for the adjournment of the house tomorrow he should put a question to her Majesty's Government as to the failero of the attack on the Great Radon on the Bth of Sept. LOCAL MANAGEMENT ACT. Viscount CHELSEA. rose to ask the Attorney. General whether ho had not given it as his opinion that by the provisions of the Metropolis Local Management .4..‘A 18 and 19 Victoria, c. 120, sec. 8, all existing ves trieq, whether general or otherwise, are superseded, a❑d their powers transferred to the vestries constituted under the said act. The (noble lord proceeded to make a statement relative to an interview he had had with the Attorney-General, amidst interruption from several hon. members, and resumed his seat by moving the adjourn ment of the house. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he was not pm pued for the obserTatime of the hon. member, He had Daywh.nmaleul From what W,-,. COUNTRIES. ix General Post- Port du. 4 Office, London.* I Dispatched. England. krnerica(byßrit.paok)N Every Friday .. • •ILiverpool Star. 14 kruerica (by United Ste. packet) ..........N ..•• —• • Liverpool tmerica (by U. States packet) .N •• st • • • Southampton gar. 21 Australia (via South ampton) •• • • Southampton Ditto (via Marseilles) N' ..... ....• • Dover Ditto (via Cape of Good Hope) ............N . •••• Clncertai Africa (West Coast) ..N 13d of the month.. Plymouth .. liar. 6 Alexandria........ .N s, 9, 24, & 30 of m. D over ...... . Alexandria ..........M, 4 th & 20th of mon. Southampton Bahamas of tie month Southantptor. Belgium • Dover Daily Brazil „M l 9th of the month.. Southampton Mar. 16. BuenOsAyres........M l9 th of the month.. S o utha m pt on Mar. 16 Cape of Good Hope ..N 'Various port• Uncertain Cape of Good Hope ..N Cape de Verde 9th of the month , Southampton Ceylon (see India) Ceylon ............N Channel ..NlMoll.,Tred.,&Frld. Southampton rti.Th•Fla gr.,l7th of month l Southamptot. China . 'Once a nsonth....l liar. 20 Constantinople ......Ni8,13,18,23,&28 ofmiDover Constantinople 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton Cont. of Europe ti & Twice daily ......IDover Twicedail 'Egypt (see 1 France M Tvcice daily-- Dover ...... Twloodall7 Gibraltar —NI 4 .7.17, 20, 27 if rn. Southampton Greece (see India) Cireytown ........ —lll l 7nd & 17th of mon. Southa m pt on l Flanshurgh & Friday London .....1 llavannah of the month Southampton April 1. Holland ~1„1 DailY•• • • • • ..... Dover H on d uras ..........m 17ta tithe month. Southampton l l6thoimon India (viaSonthampt. )ml4th t 20th of m on . Ply mou th .. &20 NA India (via Marsellles)3l 9 thin 25th of month Dover ...... lonian Isles (see India)l 7 , 17, & 27 of mo n D 0ver ...... Ireland ........M N Tw i ce 48 • 11 Y 9, 17, & 27 of m Southampton Marsh 16 litadeira ............ hil9th of the month 'Southampton H a d e i re 23c1 of month 'Liverpool Malta (see /ad:a) Malta NlO, IS, fr 28 of mon. Dover ... 1 4 &20 na Mauritius (see India) m anr i t i ns of the month Mexico ..11/12nd of the month. lgotithampten Aprll 1 Naples..............NiStblOth2sthorrnon.lDover New Granada ,24 & 17th of month !Southampton New Zealand.. private 51,1 p .. Various ports Uncertain Papal States ........Nlsthlsth2sthofmon. Dover ...... peninsula ..........milthl7th27thotmon. Southampton P er , m 12,1 & 27th of mon.l.Southarripton Port Natal ..........N By private ship...iVariens ports UneerSitin Melly ‘.............N 1 5th1bth25th0fm0n,1D0ver 0 T u s can y ••' •......... Dover Venezuela .......... mid k 17th alalonth Southampton I kl 6 mon Tan Dlemen'a Land (goof Australia) wel t Indies 17th of n2onth,Southamptani I & is mon L,Sonthamptan 1 & Is moo When any of these dates fall on a Sunday, the malls will be dc. spatched on the following day, with the exception of the India (r 4 Eouthampton), and the Malta, both of which will be despatched a • preceding day. - given the opinion the hon. member bad stated on this question, but the noble lord must have misunderstood him if he thought that opinion was given without dis trust in its soundness. The whole matter was in the greatest confusion, and further legislation on the subject was absolutely necessary. Mr. DUNCOMBE asked the Attorney-General if be was to understand that the Amendment Bill would not be proceeded with. Pie complained of this bill being brought in so late, and read a first and second time so speedily, seeing that its provisions annihilated the powers of the old vestries. The elihject then dropped. CRIMEAN TARTARS. Mr. HOLLAND asked the First Lord of the Trea siry whether the attention of her Majesty's Govern ment had been drawn to the position of the Crimean Tartars in the event of peace being established, and the allied forces, towards whom they had shown themselves friendly disposed, being recalled. Lord PALMERSTON said that according to the custom of war no doubt the usual amnesty would be granted to the subjects of all the powers who had bee❑ engaged in this war. IRON ORDNANCE, &c. In reply to question■ from Colonel BOLDEBO, Mr. IIONSELL said there would be no objection to lay on the table of the house the contract entered into with Messrs. Grissel & Co. for the supply of iron ordnance, and the correspondence thereon. In one of the trials with an ordinary charge a mortar burst, and on trying them with hydraulic pressure some of them were found defective. The contractor had been paid for the ord nance that had been passed. PRIDEAUX'S PATENT VALVE. Mr. HUTCHINS asked the First Lord of the Admi ralty whether he would have any objection to lay upon the table of the house the report of a series of experi ments made in June, 1855, under the superintendence of Captain Denman, on the effect produced of Prideaux's Patent Valve, both as to the saving of fuel and the re duction of temperature at the firing-places ! Sir C. WOOD repeated the statement he made on a former occasion, that the experiments, not being com plete, he could not comply with the request. PURCHASE IN THE ARMY. Mr. EWART inquired of the First Lord of the Trea sury whether the commission about to be appointed on the system of purchase in the army would have power to inquire into the system of promotion, and the sys tems of education and examination on appointment and promotion adopted in foreign armies ? Lord PALMERSTON said that in the investigation alluded to an inquiry must of necessity be made into the system of foreign countries. IRON PLATE FOR GUN•BOATS. Sir G. TYLER, asked the First Lord of the Admi ralty whether any experiments had been made as to the relative power of resistance between hammered and rolled iron plates for the construction of gun-boats ; and if so, whether there was any objection to state the.re sult of those experiments ? Sir C. WOOD said that the rep3rt had not yet been made to the Government. ITALY AND SARDINIA. Mr. BOWYER asked the First Lord of the Treasury whether there was any truth in the report that the at tention of the Paris Conference would be directed to the affairs of Italy ; and, also, whether the Sardinian Government had suggested or requested that any and what matters of Italian politica might engage the atten tion of the Conference ? Lord PALMERSTON declined to give any answer to the questions. PRUSSIA. Mr. DISRAELI asked a question relative to a ru mour that was in circulation in regard to Prussia having been invited to take part in the Paris Conferences, and who were the distinguished indi►iduals that were to re• present that country at the Conferences ? Lord PA.LNIERSTON declined to answer the ques tion. THE BALTIC FLEET. Sir C. NAPIER, who spoke from the front seat of the Opposition benches, moved for a select committee to inquire into the conduct of the Baltic fleet in 1854 and 1855, aid in doing so he said that lie had been in the service upwards of 56 years. During that time he had always been ready to serve his country in any part of the world, and he believed he had done so. When he received the command of the Baltic Fleet on 25th February, 1854, he called on Lord Clarendon and other members of the Government, and informed them of the low state of the navy. Sir James Graham, who was then at the head of the Admiralty, declined, how ever, to seo him. He admitted that the Government afterwards used strenuoss exertions to remedy that state of things. Sir Charles then entered into some details relative to his command, and in the course of his remarks said he should pass over the banquet at the Reform Cleb—(laughter)—where so many fine speeches were made that the people of this country were wrought up to so high a state of excitement and expectation that if he had been so fortunate as to have taken the Emperor Nicholas a prisoner they would have been dissatified and have said he ought to have taken St. Petersburgh also. (Laughter.) [LEFT SPEAKING.] Country Markets. EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET—Mancitll. There were in the market to-day 16 sacks oatmeal, eau weighing 280 lbs imperial, which sold at 435. Od. EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET MARCH 10. Supplies of all kind; these last six days again large. Oat straw, from 8s Od to lls Od per keraido of I 6 stonei tron; wheat do., 93 Od to Its Od; barley do., Ss 01 to 9d. Od. May from 10.1 to 15d. DALKEITH MEAL AIARKZT—MaitcH 10. Oatmeal, per sack of 2801b8 'First. I Second. Third. imperial Barleymeal, per ditto Peasemeal, per ditto Flour, per ditto —s 0,1 --a Od. —a Od Pot-barley, per ditto COAL MARKET Prloos of Coal par ton at !.—Maacv 12. the close •t the market. J. Byass's West Hartley 17 3 Dayison's West Hartley 17 31 Holywell Howard's West Hartley WAllsond, ho. N. d. Lambton l7 I! Pensher 15 6 Plummer l5 Richmond l5 6 Russell's Hetton 16 0 Soith Hetten 17 3 "itewart' s l7 9 Hartlepool l7 0 Hough Hall l5 3 16 6 Toes l7 9 West Kelloe 15 6 Whitworth l5 6 Eyeawood 14 6 Carr's Merthyr 22 0 Derwentwater Hartley l7 3 ISlciborwsn Merthyr 202 0 Netherton Newcastle Hartley li 0 North Percy Hartley .11 I Tanfleld Moor Butes 14 9 West Pelton l5 0 West Riding Hartley l5 e Grey's West Hartley l5 Sold . 75 Wallsond, &c. - - WharnclifTe l5 0 1 Eden Main 16 :5 Haswell 1T 1 Hatton Lyons Main l5 Kep1er....... Kepier Grange IG I' Ships at market... 16 BEABORNB MAIL!. (14 signifies that the mails are sent from the General Poet (Ace oy tho night—and 31 by the morning—despatch.) SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, lifsica 12. STOCK EXOHANGE.—The tone of the market has been quiet to-day, but prices closed at their best point. Lox don and N.-Western, 99f i—Ditto, k shares C., I die. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 83i i—Midlands. 69i—North Eastern, Berwick, 18 4—Great Western of Canasta, 25i — South Eastern, 20 4 — Manchester Sheffield, and Lincol n , 241 s—Ditto, 6 per cont. I . l 4— P .Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, 227. shares, 12, Sporting Intelligence. WARWICK SPRING MEETING,—WEDNESDAY. The Hunters' Stakes of 5 soya Path, with 20 added, for hunters ; four-yr-olds, list 31b ; five, 12st ; six and aged, 12't 81b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b ; win ners of LO/ 71b extra. Gentlemen riders. 2 miles. 3 subs. Mr. Cs.tton's Twm Shon Catti, by Pegasus, 4 yrs, list (Owner) 1 Mr. Littledale's Squire of Melton, aged, 12st 121 b (Captain Little) 2 Mr. Robinson na Duty], aged, 12st 51b (Capt. King) 3 Victress and Decamp also ran. Mr. Lucy weighed for Blue Beard, but the horse was not saddled in time to start. Betting-6 to 4on Twin Shon Catti, 3to 1 agst Squire of Mahon. Decamp came in first, beating Twm Shon Catti by a neck ; but on returning to scale an ob jection was lodged against him, on the ground that his jockey was not qualified to ride, according to the condi tions. The stewards investigated the case, and decided that Decamp was disqualified, and that Twin Shon Catti was therefore entitled to the stakes. The decision created much dissatisfaction. Selling Stakes of 3 sous each, with 20 added. 5 fur longs. It sube. Mr. J. G. Henderson's The Assayer, by Melbourne, 5 yrn, Bst 131 b (200 (Tatham) 1 Mr. Watson's Speculator, 2 yrs, sst 111 b (201) (Fordham) 2 Mr. H. Lane's Humboldt, 5 yrs, Est 131 b (201) (Tates) 3 The following also ran :—Plausible, Julian, Lady-in- Waiting, Little Tom. Betting-6 to 4on Assayer, 4to 1 agst Speculator. Assayer made play throughout, and won in a canter by a length and a half ; a neck between second and third ; Lady-in-Waiting and Little Tom were beaten off. The winner was bought in for 100 guineas. Scurry Handicap, of 10 soy■ eaeb, h ft. Gentlemen riders, protessionals, 71k extra. T.Y.C. Five subs. Mr. Thorp's Little Tom, by Scamander, 6 yrs, lOst 31b (including 71b extra) (Kendall) 1 Mr. Catton's Twni Shon Catti, 4 yrs, 3st (including 71b extra (Wells) 2 Mr. French's St. Julian, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (including 71b extra) (1). Hughes) 3 Betting—Even en Little Torn. The korses had started before a bet was laid. Won by a head ; five length■ between the second and third. Grand Annual Steeplechase (Handicap), of 25 soya each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared, (tc., with 100 added ; the sezond to save his stake. A. winner of any handicap steeplechase after the weights were declared, 71b ; twice, 101 b extra. Gentlemen riders. About four miles. 47 subs, 28 of whom pay 5 sot's each. Mr. Capers Little Charley, 9st 81b (Burrows) 1 Mr. B. Land's Odiham, 9st 31b (B. Land, jun.) 2 Mr. Denison's Jumpaway, 9st 71b (Hanlon) 3 The following also ran :—Jean du Quesne, Star of the West, Seaman, Forest Queen, Potter, Hatbox, Freedom, Harry Lorrequer, Eugenia, and T a ffy. Betting-3 to 1 eget Forest Queen, 9to 2 agst Odi hare, 6 to 1 agst Jean du Quesne, 9 to 1 aget Seaman, 10 to 1 each aget Eugenia, Potter, and Jniripaway, 100 to S agst Little Charley, 100 to 5 agst Freedom, 25 to 1 agst Taffy. Forest Queen was soon put hors de com bat ; she fell at the fence below the T.Y.C. post, got loose, and raced, riderless, alongside the Potter over the water-jump opposite the stand to the fence leading on to the Lemmas-land, where Potter refused, bolted to the right, and completely destroyed his chance ; the mare was then caught. On charging the post and rails near the mile-post the second time round Harry Lorrequer came down, and Taffy also fell. Nightingale, the rider of the latter, was much injured. At the fence, at the commencement of the rails, Star of the West fell ; he was, however, quickly remounted, but his chance was out. Freedom repeatedly refused, and was pulled up in the Swan-meadow the second time round. The race in with the fret two was most interesting, Little Charley winning by a neck only ; Jumpaway was third, upwards of a dozen lengthsseparating hiinfromOdiham ; Eugenia was fourth, Seaman fifth, and Hatbox sixth. The Hunt Cup Steeplechase, value 100 gc, by subscrip tion of 10 sovs each, and the surplus to go to the win ning horse ; for hunters, 11st 7lb each ; certain penal ties and allowances. Gentlemen riders. Three miles. Mr. Lucy's British Sailor, aged, 124 (Mr. Beville, jan.) 1 Mr. Cooper'sOmer Paella, 6 yrs, list 71b (Mr.Catton) 2 Mr. Stratton's The Sweep, list 71b...(Mr. Robinson) 3 The following also ran :—The Tiines , Gulnare, and Minna. Betting-7 to 4 net Omar Pacha, sto 2 art Minna, 3to 1 aget British Sailor. Won by three lengths; same distance between second and third. Minna fell at the turn in the Bottom the second time round. Handicap Steeplechase of 5 Boys. each, 2 ft, with 25 added ; extra weight, for certain winners. Th • win- ner to be sold by auction for 30 sovs, and the surplus, if any, to go to the fund. Three miles. Mr. B. Lances Goodlad, aged, lOst 121 b (B.Land,jnn.' 1 Mr. Gibb'a Lady-bird, ved, 10st 31b (W. Whit e ) 2 Mot - ley and The Minor also ran. Betting-5 to 4 agst Goodlad, 2to 1 agst Lady-bird. Motley and The Minor refused at the fence leading on to the Lammas-land, and were not persevered with afterwards. Won by a length. Tho wiener was bought in for CO gaineai. Handicap Hurdle Race of 5 soy' ea* 2 ft , with 30 added ; a winner of any hurdle race after the weight. were declared, 71b extra. Two miles, oyer flee flights of hurdles. 19 subs. Mr. Sandboy, 4 yre, 9st 51b (Eecott) 1 Mr. Smith's Beechnut, 6 yre, 9st 6lb (W. White) 2 Mr. T. Hrighea's Romeo, 6 yrs, 10st 21b ...(C. Boyce) 3 The following also ran :—Garland, Penclopo, Torny ris, Royalty. A piercingly cold wind somewhat marred the enjoy ment of the sport. The Steeplechase, nevertheless, pea messed sufficient attraction to draw together a large at tendance of pleasure-folk. The above return of the racing will show that the sport was in some respects of a very interesting character. Many unpleasant remarks, however, were made with reference to the Hunters' Stakes, for which Decamp cattle in first. An objection was made to him on the ground that his jockey was not " a gentleman rider according to the articles." The case was brought before the stewards, who decided that the objection was valid, and that Twin Shon Catti, who ran second, and was heavily backed, was entitled to the stakes. By a large majority of the betting men the deci sion was held to be very unjust. The general business of the meeting was conducted in a highly creditable manner. By strengthening the list of attractions for the first day by an additional amount of "added money," the committee would mate rially improve the character of the sport. BOAT RACE. is appointed to take place on );Ices hay• necesmarily corn >f the rowers since the corn th• following will form the Spirit of the Public Journals. (From Ike Times of this clay.) if there be one point more clear than another in contemporary history, it is that the presence of Mr. Smith O'Brien in his native country cannot be attended with the smallest danger to the State. Nothing can be further from our wish or design than to say a word which could add bitterness to the situation of this Irish exile, but, in truth, we can scarcely write a sentence on the side of mercy without making an allusion to the character of the enterprise which brought him into trouble. Had the movement—for we can scarcely call it the re bellion—with which Mr. Smith O'Brien was mixed up been of a serious nature, had the peace of the country really been broken, had a drop of blood been shed, there can be no doubt that the man with whom that enterprise originated would not have been a fit object for the exercise of the mer ciful prerogative of the Crown. The contrary of all this, however, was the case. There was a paltry riot in a cabbage-garden—the country entirely re fused its adhesion to the Smith O'Brien dynasty— not even a pig was injured ; the bubble burst, and the foolish persons who had amused themselves with playing at treason found themselves within the grasp of the constables, and in due course lodge in gaol. It may be said, however, if such and so paltry was the character of this abortive rising, why all the pomp and solemnity of the trial 7—why the de portation of the convicts 9—why their enforced re sidence on the other side of the globe t The answer is that, as far as intention was concerned, the pri soners wero as guilty as though the country had been deluged with blood. They did their worst to raise the standard of rebellion in their own division of the empire, and to expose it to all the horrors of civil war. There is this also to be said. When Mr. O'Brien and his companions were called up before the tribunal which was to try their case, and, after this, when their sentence was submitted to the Queen's Government for approval, the condition of Ireland was not understood as it is at the present moment. Who indeed can say that Ireland would have been as free as it is at present from intestine broils had a number of political firebrands remained among so inflammable a people t Nothing could be more melancholy than was the state of Ireland for the twenty years which followed the adoption of Roman Catholic Emancipation. Ireland was the patrimony of political agitators—her unfortunate people the raw material out of which the most reck less demagogues sought to spin the web of fortune. It is much to be questioned if, with the exception of one single man of genius, there ever was a band of political agitators so totally destitute of ability as the Irish demagogues. The only point which they seemed really to understand was that, under the auspices of O'Connell, by the help of the priests, and by the wildest and most senseless declamation, they could at any time lash the most excitable and ignorant peasantry in Europe into madness. There was no doubt that the gatherings under the rule of O'Connell might at one time have turned to mis chief. The Irish Dictator hurled weekly defiance from Conciliation-hall in the teeth of the Govern ment. The peasantry through three districts of Ireland were disaffected to the Crown. No man could tell whore it was to end. There were denun ciations from the altars, and shootings of land lords, and monster gatherings, and open soli citations to rebellion. Well, there was an end of that. Daniel O'Connell shivered at the shadows of his own purpose and drew back iu time. The excitement, however, remained, and of this Mr. Smith O'Brien and his associates were not slow to take advantage when the reins of empire had slipped from the nerveless grasp of the younger O'Connells. His idea and that of his asso ciate differed from O'Connellism in this respect, that the Roman priests, who were the trusted agents of the great demagogue, were distrusted by his younger successor. It is now, fortunately, mere matter for speculation ; but there is little doubt, that if Daniel O'Connell had been possessed of Smith O'Brien's audacity, or Smith O'Brien of Daniel O'Connell's talents, a very bloody page would have been added to the history of Ireland. All this is passed and gone. There is not an other country in Europe which has undergone so great a change within the last five years as Ireland. The physical, the social, the political, the intellec tual, the religious condition of the Irish people in 1855 must be taken as separated by the breadth of a generation from their condition in 1848. If Mr. Smith O'Brien be granted permission to return to his native country, he will find it far beyond the reach of those distempered dreams in which he was went to indulge, even if the salutary air of Aus tralia have not swept them from his brain. Some thing, too, is due to his conduct as an exile, which bas been that of a gentleman and a man of honour. Whatever his opponents may have thought of his political wisdom, certainly there is net one of them who would not be ready to grasp his hand and to welcome his return. In this respect his conduct stands out in most honourable contrast to that of the paltry runaways from their plighted word who were his fellows in exile. As far as we can express the public opinion, we may very truly say that everybody would bo glad to hear that Mr. Smith O'Brien was restored to his country and his friends. We do not believe that there is any danger in such a step, whatever his future conduct may be ; but, at the same time, we most fully believe that Mr. Smith O'Brien would, by his future conduct, show himself sensible of the leniency with which he had been treated. Only, if the favour be granted, let all be generously and gracefully done. Let the pardon be complete, and the past forgotten. That is the way to win back hearts. UNIVERSITY The University boat race i Saturday next. Circuresta' pelled the change of many o mencement of practice, but t rival crew : OXFORD. CAMBRIDGE. et. lb. I at. lb. 1. P. Gurdnen ...... ... 10 8 'l. J. P. Salter 9 13 2. W. F. Stockon ... 10 1 2. F. C. Alderson 3. R. Salmon 4. A. B. Rock 5. R. Townsend 0. R. P. Lonsdalo ... 11 4 0. T. M'Cormack 7. G. Bennett 8. T. T. Marley 912 8. 11. R. M. Jones... 10 7 F. W. Elea, steerer 9 2 W. Wingfield, eteerer 9 0 Both parties are in training at Putney. They were out yesterday, an their rowing was extremely fine. The distance to be rowed is from Barker's rails, Mortlake, to Putney (off the Star and Garter). The Messrs. Searle have chartered two steamers for the convenience of a limited number of the Ale. The start is expected to take place before 11 in do morning. Dark blue, it will be remembered, is the Oxford colour. [AIMIRTISIMINT. ]—The fol'owing extraordinary cures with out medicine of Indigestion (Dyspepsia), Flatulency, Consti pation, Nervous, Bilious, and Liver Complaints, Cough, Asthma, Consumption, and Debility, effected by Du Barry's delicious health-restoring Revalenta Arabica Food, arc not the least remarkable :—From the Dowager Countess of Castle stuart.— Cure 52,612. —Rosstrevor, County of Down, Ireland, 9th December, 1854.—The Dowager Countess of Castlestuart feels induced, in the interest of suffering humanity, to state that Du Barry's excellent Revalenta Arabica Food has cured her, after all medicines bad failed, of indigestion, bile, great nervousness and irritability, of many years' standing. This Food deserves the confidence of all sufferers and may be con sidered a real blessing. Enquiries will be cheerfully an swered. Cure No. 49,832. 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By her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent for valuable and extraordinary improvements in the most pewerfal and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Reoetiourse, Opera, and ?er. opectivis Glasses, to know the distances of object" viewed through them—of groat importance to the army, navy, and others. Those telescopes season such extraerdiaary powers that some three and a-half inches, with an extra eye. pieoe, Mill show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars; with the same telescope can be seen a person's countoaance throe miles and a half distant, and an object from 16 to 20 miles. They are of larger and all wines, with increasing powers accordingly ; while their vary ing from 4 to 6 inches enable us to discover more than the above, and the Georgian 'with his 6 satellites, &c.—Th e R o y a l lxhibition, 1851.—Valuable, newly-invented, very small, powerful waistcoat-pocket glase,the size of a walnut, by whisk a person can be seen aid known 1i miles distant ; they anewer every purpose on the race-course, and at the opera bonne, country scenery, and ships are clearly seen at 8 to 10 miles, They are invaluable for shooting, deer-stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourist'. Opera, race-course, camp, and perspective glasses, with wonderful power. Newly-censtrncted Spectacle Lenses of the great est transparent power. The valuable advantage derived from this invention is, that vision becoming impaired is preserved and strengthened, and very aged persons are enabled to employ their sight at the most minute occu pation--- can see with these lenses of a muck less magnify ing power—and they de not require the frequent changes to the dangerous effects of further powerful assistance. Deafness—New Diaoevery.—The Organic Vibrator, an ex tmordinary powerful, small, newly-Mc-elated instrument far deafness, entirely different from all ethers, to zurpass any thing of the kind that has been, er probably ever can be, produced. Being of the same colour as the skin, is not per septible ; it enables deaf persons to hoar distinctly at church and at public assemblies ; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in the ears is entirely removed; and it affords all the assistance that possibly could be desired.-39, Albemarle- WOO% rigCM l ll l 3%, ObtlerVe--••opposite the York Rote, RSDAY EVEN Lv CL, MARCH 13 1856. Naval and Military Intelligence. The following highly important Royal warrant has just been issued :- 4 ' VICTORIA R. " Whereas, we have deemed it advisable to allow to the widows and families, or to certain of the relatives herein after specified, of officers of our army who, since the declaration of war with Russia, have been or may be killed in action, or who have died er may die of wounds received in face of the enemy, within six months after being wounded, the alternative of receiving a fixed sum of money in lieu of such rates of pension and com passionate and other allowances as are prescribed by our Royal warrant of the 15th of June, 1855 ; and whereas, we were pleated to issue a warrant under our Royal sign manual, dated the 23d of October, 1855, our will and pleasure now is that our said Royal warrant of the 23d of October, 1855, shall from henceforth be cancelled, and that this our Royal warrant, to be administered and interpreted by our Secretary of State for War, shall be constituted in lieu thereof, and shall be the sole and standing authority upon the matters herein contained ; but shall not annul or in any way invalidate any act heretofore performed by our Secretary of State for War under the provisions of the last-mentioned warrant." The following circular memorandum from the Horse Guards, dated March 3, 1856, has been forwarded to the military authorities at Chatham : " The Field-Marshal Commanding-in-Chief desires that in all regiments and corps having rifled muskets in posses• sion, the annual course of practice, as prescribed by the Instruction of Musketry,' may commence on the 15th of the present month ; and a memorandum, acknowledging the receipt of the present order, is to he inserted on the book of the next monthly progress report rendered to the Comm a ndant at Hythe.—By command. " W. F. FORSTER, Deputy-Adjutant-General." The ship Hurkaru, Captain Clark, from Ceylon and the Cape of Good Hope, arrived at the Motherbank yes terday, out 116 days. Captain Fitzjames, late Governor of Western Australia, landed frem her in the afternoon at Portsmouth. The paddle-wheel stetim•frigate Magicienne, 16, Cap tain Vansittart, made an experimental cruise in the Channel on Monday ; the improvement's in her engines have been 'successful, and by the recent alterations in theAsoilers 100 additional tone of coals can be stowed on board. She is now in Plymouth Sound waiting orders. The steam-transport Alps, No. 82, Captain Inglis, from Portsmouth, with a detachment of the British German Legion, arrived in Plymouth Sound oa Tuesday evoking. Yesterday morning a large detachment of the medical staff corps, consisting of 60 hospital orderlies, left St. Mary's Casemate e barracks, Chatham, and proceeded to Liverpool, under the command of Captain W. C. Hamil ton, 88th Connaught Rangers. They embark for Scu tari on board the Resolute steamer. Another detach ment is ordered to be held in readiness for embarkation by Captain Sunbury of that corps. Lieutenant C. Jones, of the 60th Royal Rifles, and a detachment of nen-commissioned officers and men, se lected from the depots of the provisional battalion at Chatham, proceeded to Gravesend yesterday morning and embarked on board the Walter Maurice, for Bom bay. They go out for the purpose of instructing the troops in India in the use of the Enfield rifle. The following officers, selected from the depot of the 40th Regiment at Chatham, will embark to-morrow on board the Epsom, lying in the London Docks, for the purpose of joining the head-euarters of their corps at Hobart Town :—Lieutenant E. H. M. Tod, Ensign R. H. Veith, and Ensign De Neniville Lucas. Three schooners, with full cargoes of shot and shell from the Low-moor Foundry, came alongside the wharf at Woolwich Arsenal yesterday morning, and have dis charged a considerable portion of their freight, which consists of about 300 tons. Six of the heavy guns, forming a portion of the tro phies in the Arsenal-grounds, Woolwich, are ordered to be removed thence to the Royal Artillery parade ground on Woolwich-common. The Admiralty yacht Vivid, Master-Commander Allen, sailed yesterday morning from Woolwich for Portsmouth. Two gun-boats, the Assurance and the Traveller, will be launched to day, at Messrs. Green's, at Blackwell, and are to be fitted out with despatch at the East India Docks. The gun-boat Delight, launched from the build ing yard of Messrs. Wigram, of Limehouse, will go down to Woolwich on Saturday, to be rigged and fitted for swim THE POISONING BY STRYCILYIA AT LEtiDS. LIMDS, Wednemday. The inquest on the body of Mrs. Harriett Dore, sup posed to have been poisoned by her husband, was re sumed this morning, in the Court House, at Leeds. The accused, Mr. William Dore, was present, accom panied by his solicitor, Mr. J. M. Barrett. Mr. Morley and Mr. Nunneley, the surgeons, were again in attendance'. . _ _ Mrs. W'rzitbarn re-examined. She said—l cannot remember how often during the week the medicine was administered by Mr. Dove. I remember it on the Saturday night clearly. I do not remember it before, except the draught that was given her by Mr. Scarf. I had a conversation with Mr. Dove about poison. He said he had purchased some poison to kill cats. On the morning of the 16th of February, between six and seven o'clock, Mr. Dora asked me to go to his wife. On that occasion 1 said to him, " Mr. Dove, I think your poison has not taken effect, for I saw the grey and white cat on Thursday." Mr. Dove sail, "You are mistaken ; the cat died last night, as I gave it another dose on the Thursday or the Friday." I do not know that anything was said by him about any other cat. I do not remember anything more beieg said. I saw Mr. Dove administer the medicine to Mrs. Dove on Saturday, at eight o'clock at night. That was the night she died. After administering the medicine he left the house, returning after ten o'clock. Ido not know whether he was drunk or sober when be returned. After the death of Mrs. Dove I left the house at eleven o'clock. Mrs. Dove died about 20 minutes to elev.'. He was out of the house at the time. As soon as the doctor had left, Mr. Dove left the house. Nothing was said about the Leeds newspaper in Mr. Dove's presence. Since I was last examined I can state that it was on the Thureday night Mrs. Dove had one of the paroxysms. That would be the 28th of February. I went into the house about seven, or perhaps a little before. I saw Mrs. Dove in bed, and I believe she was in the spasm when I went into the house. There were the same twitching. then to be ob served as in the other instances. She said they were like galvanic shocks. She could not otherwise describe them. There was also twitchings of the hands. She was perfeotly sensible. I did not see any medicine given to her that night. Sue did not say that night when the twitching came on. I stayed with her until about eight o'clock. She was better when I left. She took a draught that Mr. Morley had sent. I believe Mr. Scarf was present when it was given to her. On Friday morning I was in again about ten o'clock. She was better when I went in than she had been the night pre vious. Mr. Dove was there when I went in, and after wards went out to Leeds. I stayed with her until about half-past twelve o'clock. She had a very slight attack of spasms during that time. I think that attack would be between eleven and twelve. I took tea on the Saturday. I went in about half-past 2 o'clock. I was away for about an hour. It was from half-past six to after seven that I went out. Front half past two to half-past six I never left the room. Mrs. Dove had sone gelatine jelly that I teok in, and that she ate directly I went in. I gave her the mould on the bed, and Mr. Dove gave her a teaspoon to eat it with. She ate several epoonsful of it, and she let me taste it, too. She asked me if I would taste it, and I said " No," but she gave me some, There was nothing peculiar in the taste. It was the jelly I had made. She had no thing after that until the medicine at half past three o'clock. That was the dark-cAoured medicine. The bottle was upon the wash-mood. I should think there would be two doses left in it. I took the bottle (there sae no glass) and held it before Mrs. Dove, and she told me when to stop. I left, I should say, about double the quantity in that I had given her. I left the bottle upon the wash-stand. The dose of medicine produced no bad effect upon her. She seemed quite as well as she was before. Mr. Morley came in about four o'clock, and he said she was better. She took nothing more until tea time, at half-past five o'clock. She bad a little mutton chop, and two pieces of toast, and two cups of tea, and she eat up on the hearth to eat sad drink them. The tea did not seem to do her any harm. I took the same as she took. It would be nearly six o'clock when we finished tea. I left the house at half-past six o'clock, and returned about half-past seven o'clock. When I went into her room again she had got back to bed. She was then nicely, and as well as when I left her. After I went in the second time, and until she took the medi cine, I de mot know that anything was given to her. do not recollect that anything was. I feet quite sure that nothing was given to her until Mr. Dove gave her medicine about eight o'clock. He was not there when I left at half-past seven ; he had laid dowa in bed. If anything hail been given to her betweee half-past seven and eight o'clock I must have seen it, or if she had taken anything I must have seen it. The last medicine she took was not an effervescing medicine. By Mr. Barrett—Will yeu explain your first answer, that you did not know or recollect whether anything was taken by Mrs. Dove between half-past seven and eight o'clock. The Coroner—Mr. Barrett, I put it to your better judgment whether in a solemn inquiry like this, that is a question which ought to be put to the witness, who has given her evidence in a most faithful and creditable manner. She has stated that she does not know, and after having had time to reflect, she has given her second answer. I think it is hardly fair to press her in this way. ity Mr. Barratt—l feel sure that Mrs. Dove had no thing between half-past seven and eight o'clock. Mr. Dove !mensal of porter about five o'clock, and said he was going to bed. He was not drunk. In the evening at ei;,;ht o'clock he went to the washstand for the mech• eine. I had seen the paper which contained the poison en the 18th of February. I did not see the word "Poison" written on the paper. I did not have it in my hands. I felt very much alarmed about the poison, and I said so to Mrs. Dove, and she said, " You need not be alarmed." The medicine given at eight o'clock was the same in appearance as that given at half-past three. By the Coroner—lt canes out of the same bottle for anything I know. By Mr. Barrett.—l do not remember who first men tioned the medicine at eight o'clock, but I remember Mr. Dove taking out his watch and saying it was eight o'clock, and that if Ars_ Dove had her medicine at half past three o'clock, it was half an hour beyond the time she should have taken it. Mrs. Dove said nothing to that. He took the glass after she had taken the medi cine, and antehed it, saying, "I always wash out the glass, for the medicine is such nasty stuff." He rubbed her legs about a quarter of en hour before that, and it was then he kissed her. When Mr. Dove came home, about five o'clock, she then remarked hew long he had beer, and he said, " I cannot go down to Leeds and back in five minutes. You know lam a quick walker, and put upon me." And when he came into the room he raid, " Mrs. Whitham, I thought you were going away at five o'clock," which [ thought was very unkind of him. I said I was going, but that when Mr. !tforley came in and said Mrs. Dove might get up to tea she asked me to stay'with her, as she would make a better tea if shelled company. He said this to Inc before his wife spoke to him. He first asked by whose orders she was up, and she said " Mr. Morley gave me leave." He turned to me, and sail, "Did he ?" And I answered him, " Yes, and she is to have a mutton chop." From tea time to hie leaving at eight o'clock I heard no unkind remarks, but he wise not in the room. He did not take tea with us. He left the room, but before doing so be lay down on the rug in Mrs. Dove's room, which I thought a strange thing. He remained so about five minutes, until Mrs. Fisher came in, when she suggested to him to go to bed, and be went away, as I believed, for that purpose. By a Juror—l believe he gave her medicine before Thursday, but I cannot remember any particular occa sion. By the Coroner.— He said he always washed the gla , s out, because the medicine was nasty stuff. At thin stage of the proceedings Mr. Morley and Mr. Nunneley were incidentally examined. Mr. Morley (by the Coroner)—lf strychnia had been put into the medicine at eight o'clock it would not have altered the appearance of the medicine in any way— neither the colour nor the consistence. It would have altered the taste. By Mr. Barrett—Half a grain or less would materi ally alter the taste. It would make it a pure bitter. One 40-1000th part in water would produce a bitter taste. The conversation I had with Mr. Dove as to the poison he purchased was on the sth of March, according to a memorandum I made at the time. The Coroner here corrected an error which had been made in some of the new papers as to Mrs. Dove being enceinte at the time of her death. No such evidence had been given, and he understood it was not the fact. Mr. Barrett—Mr. Morley, was Mrs. Dove in a state of pregnancy I Mr. Morley—No, certainly not. Mrs. Ann Fisher was next re-examined. She said—l took some toast and frizzled bacon to Mrs. Dove for breakfast on the Monday preceding her death, but I did not see her take any part (If it. I saw Mr. Dove give her medicine more than once or twice during that week. Ho generally washed tit° glass out. I hare seen him do that frequently. I cannot say how often. He has had the medicine in one band, and I have held a tumbler with water for her to drink. I saw him put a "sup" of water in the glass and then throw it into the hand basin. I hare no doubt about that. I cannot say that Mrs. Dove was taken poorly after the medicine was given her. She was taken bad .n the Fridny night. I recol lect Mrs. Dove having spasms during the week. I cannot recollect whether she had them shortly after taking the medicine. I was not always in the room. I remember it was on Wednesday er Thursday morning Mr. Dove called me up to her. I gave her medicine once. It was on Tuesday or Wednesday. The spasms were on her at the time. I cannot remember what colour it was, whether it was brown or what. It was thick. All ker medicine was. A draught was taken on Friday night. I cannot say what time it was. It might be ten o'clock. Mr. Dore gave it to her. It was rather a lighter colour than her medicine had been. Ido not re collect whether ho washed that glass out. Mrs. Dove did not, that I recollect, say anything. As far as I can recollect it was an hour and a half after that Mrs. Dove was taken ill. It was about half-past eleven she was taken ill. The Coroner hers referred to the evidence given by this witness on a former day, from which it appeared that she had stated that Mr. Dove called her up earlier. She now said I was called up about ten o'clock. Mrs. Dove was taken bad about half an hour atter she had taken the medicine. Mr. Dove left the house soon after Mrs. Dove was taken ill. He said he was going to Mr. Mor ley's for some medicine. I was not in the room when Mrs. Dove was taksa ill. I think Mr. Dove left the house about eight o'clock. I believe that was the hour because he has said so himself since Mrs. D4ve's death. He was in liquor all the eveninz. When I went up stairs about half-past eight Mrs, Dove was attacked with spasms, azyl Mr. pots might thitk hArt Ittion gone out about half an hour, or it might be three-quarters. He came down to me to ask me if I would go up to Mrs. Dove if Mrs. Whitbam went away, but I cannot say whether that wai before or after he went out. I recol lect him going out as I went up, and I " mule" the door after him. _ _ _ The witness here appeared much agitated, and showed much hesitation in giving her answers. The Coroner said—Why do you hesitlte The witness answered that she was nervous in conse quence of the crowded state of the court, which had taken effect upon her. She was then permitted to retire for a short time. On her return into court her examination was re sumed. She said—l cannot recollect anything particular until they called me up stairs. I had not heard Mr. Dove say anything about the Leeds Mercury. By Mr. Barrett—l saw Mr. Dove give Mrs. Dove the medicine on two or three occasions, and I saw hire wash the glass out. I was standing by him. I stated in my former examination that I gave Mrs. Dove the medicine once. I do not remember whether she was bad after that. I cannot say how long she remained well after. On the occasion that I gave it to her she said she seemed renewed after it. I heard Mrs. Dove say, on several occasions after Monday morn ing, and during the early part of the week, that she was much afraid of spasms coming on again. Mrs. Dove was with me in the kitchen when I first came over from Normanton. I got there a fortnight before, and we had dinner somewhere about one o'clock. We washed up the plates shortly after dinner. I remember Mr. Dove bringing some jelly, bat 1 eannot say whether it was while I was washing up the plates. It was in the afternoon. He brought it to Mrs. Dove, and said, " You have not bad your jelly." She tasted it and said it was very nasty. I tasted it and found it was so. He then tasted it, and said he could not taste anything the matter with it. Mrs. Dove said she would not take any more of it. It was put upon the table, and I took it and washed it down the sink. I cannot say that Mr. Dove tasted it twice. Mr. Dove said he wanted to take the glass plate home to his mother. I have been resid ing with Mrs. Dove's mother at Mrs. Dove's house since my last examination. Mr. Barrett said he had asked the last question in conseqnence of a rumour that had got abroad that there might have been some communication between the pri soner and this witness. The Coroner said that that intimation was made to Mr. Barrett privately, and ought not to have been men tioned publicly. But, as he had be so indiscreet as to mention it, he should state that it was intimated to him (the Coroner) that the accused was communicating with the witness whilst she was giving her evidence. Such was not the fact. Henry Harrison was next examined. He said—l am a dentist, and live at No. 5, North-row, South-market. I know the prisoner Mr. Dove, and have done so for the last 17 or 18 months. I remember a conversation with him two months since at the New Cross Inn, South market, in Meadow-lane. Mr. Dove sent over for me by the daughter of the landlord, and when I got there he asked me to read over the account of Palmer's case in the papers. I did so in Mr. Dove's presence. He then said to me " Can you get or make me any strych• nis. I " The landlady of the house, Mrs. Walker, heard him say this. I said in reply, " Not for the world." He then ■aid, " Well, I can get some, if you will not." Then he went to the door, and I asked the landlady (not in his hearingl, "Did you hear that 1" He went to the door, and came back. Nothing more was said about it. I had another conversation with him at the same house last Thursday, somewhere about two or half-past two o'clock. He sent for me on that occasion. I went there in consequence of a letter from him. I was just going to a funeral. I had not much time to stay with him. The first words he used were, " Can they detect a grain and a half of strychnia, or a grain ?" I said, " Have you given your wife any ?" He said, "No ; but I got some from Mr. Morley's man to poison a cat with, and some might have spilt, and she might have got some, and the cat is in the Midden." That was all he said. I went away to the funeral, and left him there. There was a person in the bar at the time of the name of Storey. He is a lodger at the New Cross. By Mr. Barrett—l never told Mr. Dove at any time that his wife would die in February. This witness had been referred to in the previous pro ceedings as the " wizard," who was stated to have been consulted by the prisoner, and who was said to have prophecied the death of Mrs. Dove. By the Coroner•—Twelve months since the prisoner asked me what she should take to strengthen her, and I recommended gentia.a, valerian, juniper berries, and a little extract of liquorice. That was in Mr. Dove's house in Mrs. Dove's presence, and a twelvemonth ago. I never had any conversations with Mr. Dove as to his wife's health or the probability of her death. Wm. Storey was the next witness examined. He said he was a broker, and lived at the New Cross Inn. He deposed to overhearing the conversation between the last witness and Mr. Dove last Thursday at the New Cross. He heard Mr. Dove say something about a grain or a grain and a half of something, but he could not say whether it was strychnia, mercury, or arsenic. They were talking about poison. Ann Walker, the landlady of the New Cross, also cor roborated the evidence of the witness Harrison as to the conversation between Dove and Harrison two months ago when Palmer's case was read. She heard Dove say to Harrison, "Will you make or get me some strychnia I" and Harrison replied, "Not for the world." At this stage of the proceedings the Coroner said—l❑ consequence of something that has transpired this morn ing (which may or may not be material), I think it pro per that the inquiry should be adjourned until Monday next. I think it better to adjourn to Monday in order to render a further adjournment unnecessary. I think that o❑ Monday I shall be able to bring before you the concluding evidence. Ido not think there will be much more evidence, but there will be come. The case was then adjourned to Monday next at 10 o'clock ; and in the meantime it is understood that a still further analysis will be made by the medical men. ANOTHER EXTENSIVE FIRE AT MESSRS. RUSSELLS' SHIP-YARD. Another unfortunate accident has occurred to Messrs. Scott Russell and Co., the celebrated ship-builders, of Millwall, Poplar, by the breaking out, yesterday after noon, on their premises, of another extensive fire, which in a short space of time laid in ruins property valved some thousand pounds. The excitement caused in the neighbourhood of Poplar, when the news arrived, was very great, and the wives of workmen employed in the yard ran frantically towards the spot, anxious to know the fate of their husbands, whilst others went for mere curiosity ; but before any one had time to reach the spot from the main road the fire rushed out of the yard high into the air, impressing those outside that a fire of no small magnitude had taken place; and the reflection of the flames shone brilliantly on the river Thames, and the lofty buildings on land, causing still greater excite ment to prevail in the district. The moment the discovery was made by persons em• ployed in the yard, most of the workmen were sum moned together, and they resorted to various expedients in order to prevent the spread of the flames, and in try ing to save a 9 much property as was possible, blit un fortunately the efforts made, owing to the great quan tity of property in the place, were crowned with com paratively little success. The premises in which the disaster commenced were of considerable extent, and covered a large area of ground. They extended in one direction over 1O feet, and ware proportionably deep, the lower floor being fitted up as a steam saw-Hill, at an expense of several thousand pounds. The floors over were used as the steam planing mills and joiners' shops. The former was also fitted up with machinery equally as expensive as the mills. The floors at the time of the outbreak contained pro perty roughly valzed at some thousand piunds sterling. From the inquiries made it appears that whilst all was bustle and confusion in the yard, owing to the number of men at work, some one cried out " Fire," when smoke in dense volumes was perceived to issue out of the various apertures in the building. A number of buckets of water were procured and thrown into the blazing mass during the brief time pending the arrival of the engine belonging to the firm. This engine having arrived, it was at once set to work, avid copious streams of water were thrown upon and also into the building, but with out the least effect, and it was found absolutely necessary to send an express to town for the aid of the fire engines of the brigade and West of England Office. With all possible expedition the engines from Schoolh 3 u se -l ane attended, and were quickly followed by those from Weliclose-square, Jeffrey-square, Watling-street, White oross-street, Farringdon-street, and that of the West of England from Waterloo-road, the whole being under the command of Mr. Braidwood, superintendent of the London Brigade ; Mr. Fogo, the foreman ; Mr. Bridges, the engineer ; and Mr. Connorton, of the West of Eng land Office. Fortunately, a plentiful supply of water was procured from the mains belonging to the East Lon don Company, and the firemen lost no time in getting to work, when powerful streams of the opposing element were continuously scattered over the conflagration, but not the least impression could be made upon its vigour, so that it became necessary at last to send for the two steam-floating engines, -which were at once despatched towards the scene of mischief. The fire, daring the time thus lost, continued to spread with the greatest impetuosity, seizing upon everything of an inflammable character, until the whole of the work shops connected with the mills, the joiners' and planing houses, as well as the mills, presented nothing but one tremendous sheet of flame. The firemen, however, kept to their post in spite of the intense heat, and eventually they succeeded in getting the fire so far under as to allay all apprehension of any further extension of mischief, when messengers were despatched to stop the new floating engine, which was done as she arrived off the Tower-stairs. Eventually the fire was entirely extinguished, but not until the mills, the machinery, the joiners' houses, and planing shops were destroyed, and the contents, with the exception of the small portion saved, consumed. The loss necessarily very heavy, the machinery alone will coat some thousand pounds to repair. As to the origin of the fire, nothing positive could be known. The present makes the third extensive fire that has taken place in the yard since 1854 ; the three having sacrificed property valued at several hundred thousand pounds. It is but right to state, in order to satisfy the public mind, that the leviathan ship now building in the same yard, owing to the great distance from the scene of the fire, has not received the least injury, and the work will not be in the least retarded by the present disastrous event. The fire•cock on the premises rendered also great assistance to the firemen, and the arrangements of the polio* were also very efficient in keeping the crowd hack. • - • • LONDON : Printed and Published by 111:1ZDO IrOljNo of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sum Office, No. 1l 2 Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, fn the taunt!' MONK, Thuralloy i Maifl lip 106. PRIOEB OF SHARES IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM• PANIES' STOCK. From the Official Lut. PUBLISIIED ETERY TUE3DAY AND FRIDAY EYRNINO LONDON, TITIND&Y, lillea 11, 1856. GAS-LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Ohm°. —.-- A a. d. X a. d. British •• •• •• •• •• •• •• _ ,_ -- Ditto Provincial.... 71. 20 0 0 20 II 0 1 24% Brighton ............ 51. 20 0 0 20 0 0 1 lb City of London ...... 41. Os. 100 0 0 150 6 0 Continental (4th Cap.) . 60 0 0 20 0 0 ' Etuitable ••• •• ...... 21. 10s. 50 0 0 all 33% Great Central ....... 81 per cent. 10 0 0 all 11% Imperial .. •• ——.. .• 101.1; bonus. 50 0 0 all 86 Independent ••••• „.. 51. 40 0 0 PP London —..•. _ _ . _ 50 0 0 ~ Do., Pail. Preference 61. per cent. 25 0 0 24% I' hcenix .•• .. •....... 41. per cent. 60 0 0 52 3 0 40 Ratcliff ....• ....... 5/, 100 0 0 16 0 0 I 16 United General .• .... 21. 10s. 50 0 0 all 20 Westminster Chartered 4} per cent. 60 0 0 .s• 55 1 Ditto, New ........ , — 5 O 11 0 10 o 0 _ WATER-WORKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Pries Annum. Share. --- X s. d. £ s. d. East London Grand Junction ....•• 4t. per cnt. 50 0 0 all 7011 Kent ...... Lambeth Newßiver Company 21.105. Southwark & Vauxhall i Si. per cnt. 100 0 0 —39 g West Middlesex •• •• ...... BRIDGES. _ ....• Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price' Annum. Share. _.....--- X s. d. A s. d. flungerford .......... 13 Southwark .......... 110 0 0 Ditto New of 7% p.c. 11. per cent. 50 0 0 Waterloo..... - Ditto . Old Ann. of 81. 11. 14s. 6d. 60 0 II Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11. 10s. 4d. 40 0 0 26 Vauxhall ............ 965. 70 10 3 20% ....... DOCKS. __.....- Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Prl4 4 ' Annum. Share. £ s. d. £ s. d. Commercial ..........5i. pr cent. Stock. Stock. -- East and West India.. 6/. pr cent. Stock. East C.antry.. .... London .... Ditto Bonds 4l. per cent. ..... St. Katharine • 4 per cent. Stock. outhampton •• •• •• •• 31. Os per o. 80 0 0 50 0 S -- Victoria .. •• ..•• •• - _ JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Pri* Annum. Share. s. 4. A a. di. ku5tra1a51a........... 201. per coat. 40 0 0 all 97 British North American 151. per tent. 50 0 0 ° Commefelal of London. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 20 ;) 0 -- Colonial . ... lonian ........ ...... . 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 Lend. Char. Bk. of Aus. 20 0 0 all 0 16 !‘ London and County .. 101. per cent. 50 0 i 20 0 0 33 ) Londn gad Westminstr 141. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 • 4 ,1 71 London Joint• Stock ... 121. per cent. 50 0 6 10 0 0 2' Provincial of Ireland.. al. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 •" Ditto, New.. •.. • . 111. per cent. 10 0 0 all Natiour.l of Ireland.... it. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0 -• sat. Provincial of Eng. Si. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 Ditto. New - Oriental Bank Corpora. ,5 p. ctisbs. 25 0 0 all ionth Australia • • .... (141 p.ct.& bs. 25 0 6 39 99 Union of Australia— 301. per cent. 25 0 0 7 0 4 Ditto .............. 301. per cent. 2 co 0 Union of L0nd0n...... L 2Ol. per sent. 50 0 S 10 0 0 21 Union of Madrid ... 40 0 0 all CANALS. , ..• .8 Dividend Names of ' 0 Dividend Price Names of ~.. p er Companies. : , , per Companies. it Ire° .41 AlitUM. iv Annum.; ' co ) - . — _....•-•* ! X I .£ 1 4 shin &Oldh' 93 71. p. ct. 145 Macclesfield. 100 V. 15s. 71 Barnsley— i 160, Neath ••.. • • 100. 161. BrkniresAbrg,lso', 4/. Oxford...—. log' 1 04 Birmingham! 401 41. 91% Peak Forest. 78! 51. Os. O p g Coventry....lloo' 251. Regent's •• • • 80 , 11 3 ' Derby ...... 100 61. 15s. 84 Rochdale .... gg 11. 10s. 7 6 Ellsmre&Chsl 69 214 p. et. Sornrset Coal 1401 Grandi anctn ; 100 31. pr. ct. 34 Do. Lk FdSt 12 ...• Do., 6 pr.Ct.l 10 61. pr. et. 1134 Stffrd &Wore 14 0 281. 4 70 Grand Surreylloo 41. Eihrewsbury.. 123 .01 Grand Union 1100: 11.0 s. Stoerbrldge.. i 45 12/. .- Kennt & Avm 391 68. Od. 6 %,ISevern and 1 li. ~,, Lancaster ..1180i Wye Rail. .5 26 Leeds &Livrp' 100 251. 470 Warwick & 7 21. 26 Leicester ....1100 61. 4914 firming. j 10 0 Leicstr &Ntk. 83 Warwick & i 3 i . 10 LoughLoroghll42 701. , 550 Napton.. 5 100 Monmouthsh , 100 Worcstr & I 21 Mnt.gmerysh!loo firming. j 78 v. I,foltnMwbry 100 Wilts & lirks —, 10s. Od.. INSURANCE COMPANIES. ....... Dividend ' Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. I Pit Annum. Share. .....---' , X s. d. X s. d. Albion .. • • ...• •• .. 31. 10e. 800 0 0 50 0 0 53 Alliance 13 . AL and For. 71. 14e. 6d.ba. 100 0 0 11 5 0 110 Ditto Marine ... .... 61. p.c. & be. 100 0 0 25 0 0 4 0 Anchor .............. 6 per cent. 5 0 1 e 0 Atlas . trgus Life ......... • • 41. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 --„, Sritieh Commercial .. 71. 101. 50 0 0 60 0 6 ,7,L Clericl.Med.& Gen. Life spr ct. & be. 100 0 0 10 0 0 21 ,7 County .............. 41. 100 0 0 10 0 0 'a Crown .............. 17e. Od 50 0 0 5 0 0 1117. Eagle . Equity and Law...... 4% per cent. 100 0 0 6 0 0 6, European Life . 11. 20 0 0 au 154 General.... - - ...... 61. 5 e 0 54, Globe . • • .. 51. per cent. Stock. . 100 Guardian ............ 51. per cent. 100 0 5 .47 5 0 5 ! Imperial Fire......... 121. per cent. sno 0 0 50 a a 11 Imperial Life Indemnity Marine.... 11.35. & 3/. 100 0 0 20 0 0 5., Law Fire .......... • • 2s. & 21.bs. 100 0 0 210 0 ~;'' Law Lite.- - 100 0 . 10 0 a • 9 ' Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 a bt London London Ship. - Marine .. ... ...... •• .. 18e.per share 100 0 0 28 0 0 40 Med.lrrelid & Gen. Life 4% i. per ct. 50 I 0 2 0 0 $.% Minerva ............ sp. ct. & be. 20 0 0 2 11 5 9 Monarch ...• • • - .... - 5 0 0 1 0 0 National Loan Loan Fund.. 51, per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 ---, Palladium Life . IL per cent. 50 0 I 210 0 $7 40 tallean •• • . - - - 170 Phreni . L - - -. Profeselonal Life ••• • .. Si. per cent. 5 0 010 0 ---,_ Provident Life Rock Life .. Royal Exchange ...... 101. per cent. Stock. all 29$ San Fire .. . 61. 10s. - 9, 2 0 Ditto Life . 11 14e. - , . --- United .lingdom .. . • 4/. p. ct. Jabs . 20 0 0 4 5 $ Universal Life . . N. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 --:, Victoria Life • • .... • • 61 . per cent. - 412 6 $7l SEIZURE or ADULTERATED FLOUR AT GOOLI.--At Goole petty sessions, on Saturday, Messrs. Rhodes and noekett, millers, carrying on an extensive business at Snaith and Goole, were charge with having a large qu*" l , tity of adulterated flour and meal on their premises on tb: lit inst. Mr. Superintendent Burk. stated that on th*" day he visited the defendants' premises, and on th., millstone in the windmill he discover e d a pi ec e IP white clay. In the flour mill he took samples ent of 0 0 sack of each of nine lots of flour and meal. Thee ° samples had been submitted to Mr. Wood and Mr; Dreser, analytical chemists, Leeds. Mr. Wood state d that in one lot which he had analyised he found 3 quarter°, per cent, of alumina, which was equal to two per cent. 0' elay. More or lees, he di s covered the presence of the same foreign substance in every lot except three. The substance found in the mill, he said, was silicate of alumi n a, or white clay, which is much used by paper-stainer& The alumina appeared to have been introduced 0 clay, and the effect would be to give the flour * fine colour. A lad named Hillary, employed at the work" stated that he had taken two pieces of the substance pro' duced (white clay), and had ground some to mix it in the flour and meal ; he had seen the miller mix it two or Orel times. For the defence it was stated that samples 0 ' the same flour had been analysed by another gentle' man (Mr. Huggon, of Leeds), who wal unable to detect any foreign substance in them. There was no proof, however, that these samples had been taken from the same sacks as those from which Mr. Burke had selected hip. The magistrates fined the defendants 101. Oa costs, and ordered the 16 sacks of adulterated flout found upon their premises to be sold for feeding swine, and the proceeds to be given to the rector of Goole for distribution among the poor. BIR TIPS. OF ♦ YON. On the 12th inst., at 27, Dorset-square, the wifo of Charles Gordon, Esq. On the 12th inst., at 9, Barkharn-terrace, Lambeth-matt Southwark, the wife of Mr. George William Barnard' solicitor. al' ♦ DAPIXISIL On the 10th inst., at Leamington, the wife of Lieut.' Colone' Edward Bond. On the 11th inst., at 15, Oxford-square, Mrs. Pakenhalli Mahon. It IL it it I 3 D. On the 11th inst., at Christ Church, Marylelloast, Edmond Allen, Esq., of Maida-hiil, to Anne, the eldest daughter of the late Dr. Sweatraan, of Berners-street. On the 11th inst., at Chiswick, the Rev. J. Cooke CO. M.A., of Cbilworthy, and rector of Stockliach Magdalen* , Somerset, to Elizabeth Penelope, second daughter of Jail Turner, Esq., of Chiswick, Middlesex. DIED. On the 9th last., at Kensington, Benjamin Broadridge , Esq., architect, aged 75. On the sth inst., at Ilillllll, Hendon, Captain John Lines, H.E.I.C.S. On the 7th inst., at Beverley, Yorkshire, Susanna, th e widow of Robert tepheason, Esq., aged 89. On the llth inst., at Brookhill Hall, near Aifinton , Derbyshire, D'Ewes Coke, Esq., aged 82. On the 11th inst., Sarah, the sister of Mr. Meggesen, Cannon-street, London, aged El. On the 11th inst., at Tardebigg, Worcestershire, Mr. T. Dixon, aged 77. On the 11th inst., at Brompton, Susan Eliza, the onlY daughter of the late Joseph Dockerill, Esq., of FenekurA' street, aged 37. THE C DAM CLAIRT held next, the ISt Purpose of tal the question ii Dividend, viz 1 hat a Div the half-year account of the The voting Four. 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