The Sun. — London, England, 1863-12-17 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE o'CLOcx. The principal portion of the mercantile public re quirirg monetary accommodation still resort to the open market, where substantial concessions are now mate to obtain business. The demand is by no moans large, when it is considered that nume '°us bills must now, as the end of the year ap proaches, be liquidated. The brokers are working fi.rst-class three months bills for 71, per cent., and t hose having only two months to run for 73,- per cent. Under these circumstances the directors of the Bank 01. England are not enabled to secure so large a share of the current transactions as formerly, end their 'weekly return to be published this evening will no doubt show a material failing off in their item of other securities. About £160,000 in bar gold was taken into the 13ank yesterday. The biddings for 40,00,000 rupees (.{300,000), in ,111 8 on India took place yesterday at the Bank of , 'flglaud, The following are the official particulars : --,, T he proportions allotted were—to Calcutta, 4100,000 rupees ; to Bombay, 17,00,000 rupees ; cad to Madras, 2,00,000. The minimum price de clared was, as before, ls. 111 d. per rupee on Cal cutta and Madras, and is ls. 116 d. on Bombay. Th e applications within the limited amounted to 42 4 lacs. Tenders on Calcutta at ls. llid. will re ceive about 9 per cent.; on Bombay at 2s. qd. will receiv e in full, ani nothing will be allotted below that rate ; and on Madras at ls. 112 d. will receive aboot 60 per cent. The last week's railway receipts ascertained up to thle day are in round figures as under : 1863. 1862. Great th Western X58,982 £53,896 Nr -Western Bright on 20,055 17,850 . righto n 15,230 17,010 so uth -Eastern 41,980 40,184 \ 'uth-East ern 19,039 17,070 Crest Northern .. 33,408 27,960 1411 castor' e and Yorkshire 35,080 31,452 Bri stol and Exeter North-E astern 54,587 63,254 North Sheffield, and Lincoln 16, 7 88 15 , 205 ziorth Briti'sh These returns are in most instances of a very favourable character. On the Greet Western there is an increase of £5,086; on the North Western of £ 7 ,109 ; on the South Western of £2,205; on the I lidland of £1,796; on the South Eastern of £ 1 ,969 ; on the Great Northern of £5,448; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire of £3,268 ; on the North Eastern of £1,333; on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln of £1,583; and the North British of £987. The Brighton, however, shows a decrease of £1,780. At a meeting yesterday of the directors of the Ottoman bank, in liquidation, it was deeded to pay £4 upon cacti old and Bs. upon each new share of paid-up capital, on account of the reserve fund and profits up to the closing of the business of the bank. Messrs. Baring Brothers' agents in Venezuela advise that they had received, for 55 per cent, of the import duties for about two weeks, from the Cus tom House of La Guayra 39,426 dole., and from that of Puerto Cabello, 14,194 dole., making a total of 5 3,620 dole. They regret to announce that in the absence of General Falcon from Caracas, General Jose Gonzales, then in charge of the Treasury, b eing pressed for money for the Government pur poses, seized 75,000 dole. of the 55 per cent. duties destined for the Foreign Loans; but the agents of Messrs. Baring Brothers at La Guayra "ate their belief that the amount thus appropri ated will be returned at no distant date. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris this morning (according to Mr. Reuter's telegram) the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 66.45. In the English Stock Market this morning there has been no alteration from yesterday's prices, and although business is inactive the Funds are steadily Maintained. Consols for money, 901 , and for the account, 911. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 90a ; Bank Stock is marked 235 ; zchequer Bills are 10s. to ss. die.; India 5 per Cents, are 1061 • and do. Enfaced, 113; and do. fonds Be. die. 2 There is very little alteration in the Foreign Market, and business is rather quiet. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 70/ ; ditto Consolides, 46,1 ; Mexican, 34 4; Ureek, 251 26; Spanish Passive, 321 33 ; ditto Certificates, 13 / ; Portuguese, 48* s ; Russian, 881- s ; Venezuela, 54 55 ; and the Confe- derate Loan, 37 39. In the Railway Share Market the dealings have been of the most limited description, and prices have not varied to any important extent. Great Eastern have declined ss. ; while Brighton, North-Eastern (Berwick), and South Eastern have advanced ss. ; and Great Northern A Stock, 10s. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without material variation. Bank and Miscellaneous shares continue dull. London Joint Stock have receded to 36; ; Hiudn "'an, China, and Japan have improved to 291 31i ; an d London and Buenos Ayres to 51; Discount "rporati on are quoted V,- ; General Credit, 64 4 ; a nd London Financial, 23k. Batik Stock BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 235 NP e r Cent. Reduced Annuities eer Cent. C onso ls Annuities 9 of 3 N.' 3 per Cent. Annuities New 3} per Cent. Annuities 5 W 1 per Cent. Annuities.. ePer Cent. Annuities, Jan. 1873 ''Muities, 30 yrs, expire 6th Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. Ind itto S (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. a tock, 1374 Ditto 5 pet Cent. 1870 lO6/ 1 Ditto 4 per Cent. 1883 D itto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto 51 per Cent Ditto ditto April, 1864 - Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 lit ink Stock for Account Ditto Bonds 161,000 6 die „ D itto under £I,OOO EC o nsols for A ccount , Jan. 7.. Sia Stock f or A ccount, 5 per Cent — hequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent 6 5 10 die .Ditto £SOO Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 33 razilian 5 per Cent t:gyptian. 7 per Cent.. -- Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1 824-5, ex-Coupons 93 — Ditto Account. ; Ditto Coupon s . ....... ......... s Ditto Account . ********* Ditto Account Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent , s 4 41 Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account.. - Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856 , ' 7 , ' 9 , ' 6O , 62 ..... Ditto Account .. 483 Ditto, 1863 Ditto Scrip, £l5 paid p m 91 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 87 Ditto 41 per Cent 1850.. Ditto 1860 — per Ditt o 3 Cent., 1859 Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862 Sardini an 5 per Cent es Ditto Account ............ _ l ' l)4l lieh 3 per Cent .................. Ditto Account _ Ditto New Deferred :Jitto Account 474 Ditto Passive SP Ditto Account nish Cert. of Coup not f un d e d — 11i tto Account l3l iWedish, 4 per Cent .. 4 , r s kish 6 per Cent. 1854 Di tto Account ........ Pitto 6per Cent. 1858 " ai tto Ac p count bitte, £lOO Bonds — D't • 70 :,! ei t: 6 per Cent. 1862 ''' , o Account 7Ol 1 6 per Cent. 1363 zuel a 3 per Cent. It 6 Account — Dittoh,, 6 per Cent , 1852 — " ,O Account . 1-, Dividends on the a bove payable in London. 'illteho b it - 14 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil 6 41. P r ") 4 per Cent. Certificates Pt each Routes, 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f — Itiiii)iiatto Accomit n 11, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs !t Account.. • .. Ditto Scrip (1863) £42 Ss. 3d. paid — Pm 11 s i totios AMoney ccountCo,, , TWO O'CLOCK. 901 i 91 1 L 1 jog. )icing Her ;upied locus alls of service ,lanort. Jel• n. Ite d n the 3 was• morn b 7 Rail- stoke , rr Car " 5 inces g d Coup' and St ait- 3aCe' r 14° , ' 3 o,ll'. " i sdie s 3 001 0 have to 31' T i l ed old ° town o Pass fibers !ning, A an )ppo- t the Dere the fulled 13 re d the erne' t , v ref Lial ° ' ilverpool Cotton Market—This Day. A LArket very dull. Sales a b out 3 , 000 b a les. N o ; a r 4ort s Previously, 6,441 bales, PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western Orig. 4i per cent. pf., 100 i London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., 100 South Eastern (Heading Aims:, £1.0.6), 23i PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Chatham, &c., Metrop. Ext., B, 6 per cent., 101 LINES LEASED Al! FIXED IiNNTALS. London and Chatham 4ê per Cent., 1011 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 81 Bahia and San Francisco (lira.) gua. 7 per cent, 181 Great Luxembourg, 11 San Paulo ;lira.), gua. 7 per cent., 8/ Ditto (ail), 24 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 201 FOREIGN MINES. Don Pedro. Nor h Del Rey, 1 Y udanangutana of S. Austnua (Rm.), 211- JOINT-STOCK 13ANKS. Anglo Austrian 6i Bank of Egypt '26 Hindustan, china, and Japan (Um.), 29i 31i imperial Ottoman, 171 18 London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, 51 Loudon Chartered Bank of Australia, 27} 7 London, Joint Stock, : , 6g London and South African, 26i London and Westminster, 79} Merchant Bank, U m , Oriental Bank Corporation, 56 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi (1 1 m.), 61 1 Union of Australia, 53i IiIIS CELLANEOUs. nl British Indian Tea, lim, 2l Canada Land, Bra., 831:21 C r y s tal Palace, 36 5 DCorporation, limited, cleimoitteLdoon, lim., 61 1, GeisnDiscountt d it Crc u Joint •stock Discount, 61 London Financial Association, lim. 23i Mercan tile Credit Association , lim., t; Peninsula and Oriental Steam, Ditto, new, 49 South e. Wean Mortgage and Investment, 61 that the extreme penalty peti tion to Sir George Grey, praying d on the ground of in- THE WIGWELL GRANGE MURDER CASE.—A in To wn l ey ' s case ma y be commute sanity, is i n p re p ara ti o n in this city. has been signed by the M ayor of Manchester (J. M . Bennett, .). Eso The n ovel performance of celebrating the tnup tials of two loving couples took place on the south-west branch of the Pacific Railroad on the 15th inst. The pas senger train start e I from Rolla at the usual hour, with the bridal parties and a host of friends on board. After the train got under motion, Mr. Debney Carter—was married to Miss Mary Dunivan, all of Rolla. The cere mony was performed by the Rev. R. D. Gaddy, at half-past 10 a.m. At half-past 11 a in. Mr. J. N. Dunivan, father of the young bride mentioned above, was married to Miss Mary E. Campbell, while the train was still in motion at the rate of 20 miles an hour.—Sg. .Louis Union. SHARE MARKETS,—This day, ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOKS. Hallways. Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian iork anti. Bandon Cornwall Do A A ~e ts no dive Do. B ti 11 613 e.p an.has been paid to 8. 1 Dublin & &Bast June.! bun.,Perth,&Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow.i t; lasg. and S. Westem.: Great Eastern, Ord. sill Ditto A stock _. Ditto East Anglian at GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern Do A stock. Do B do Gt. S. and W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashlie & Yorkshire Loudon and Blackwall, Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover, Lon. & Nor'h Wester* Lon. & Sw.th Western Han., Met, & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do; shares .• Metropolitan I Midland Do New Do Birming. it Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. 4 shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British lEdin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchast , Do Lecda Do York Do Carlisle (North London Do New North Staffordshire IN. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stool , Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpoo, Shropshire Union South Devon ,South Eastern South Wales 'S. York. and River Due Staines, Wok.,andWok ,Stockton & Darlingtoe Do _ Do New t , 1866 Taff Vale.. . ....... ' Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny !West Cornwall IW. Hartlepool Har.&R 'West Midland -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford BRITISH P ISSESSIONS. Closing Share 100 ,stlantio &Si Lawrenci all 59 61 Sk 5 Bom.,BarodaA.Cent Inc au 6 ic7 1 Gu. 5 per cent........ 20 Do. New . . 8 4 1 p 20 Do. E. Shares 205 Buffalo and Lane Huron alt 6 65 10 Do. Preference • • too Bullalo,Brant,AGodricl, , ot p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 ' ,00 Do. do. July 1, 1870 100 100 I/o. do. Juue 1, 18;1 100 st eleutta.a s.Eastn. (I,IIJ 100 103 105 st Cape Town A. Dock Scrii 100 101 103 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. c 100 108 209 stock East Indian. gu. sp. c. 10n 1064 1674 1061 75 7 20 Do. do. G Ext l5 1 4P 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada um, 20 21 205 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 73 75 100 Do. no. deferred all 59 61 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bows all 66 69 100 Do. do. deferred all 50 33 100 Do. 3d PJ ef. stock 100 Do. do. deferred all 38 42 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock all 27 29 271 100 Do. do. deferred all 22 ct stock Gt.lndiarentu.gua. s p.c 100 113 109 1085 110 Do. New gua. sp. 0 l2 14 11p 20 Do. January, 1862 .. 8 15 11j. stook Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 105 106 205 Gt. W. of Canada Share. all 9 10 Ioi Do. New ....... 18 11 105 , [OO Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 92 95 100 Do. 65 p. o. do. '77-8 all 86 88 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 * fp stock Madras guar., sp. o. stock Do. 45 p. c. Extension 100 100 101 stock Dc.** do lOO 96 100 20 Do. Fifth Extension 2 -- stock llelb.Corp. ap. o. Bnd lOO 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay all 57 59 575 5 100 Do. 7p. c. Mortg. Bds all SO Newßrunwialt A Candi, Class A. ant B all 3 5 N.ll.l.C'da6 po lst pf bd lOO 82 84 stork &ludo (100 106 107 stock Do. Delhi lOO 116 107 Au Do. do . 12,1 2 tp at Do. Punjaub all 1(5 106 Do. Do. . , , 100 a ock Do. Indus. St. I k tOt 101 103 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SEOU - uaisioy. o p.e.J a .CJ u 1) 1877-81 Do. 6p. c. Feb & Aug. 100 102 iO4 I Do. 6 p c.Mar A Sept. 100 102 104 j Do. Ip. a. Jan &July. 100 92 93 921 Do. 5 Inscribed stook 100 91 93 'Cape G. Hope, p o,lBn 100 106 108 Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 100 109 111 Do. 1891 100 109 111 - Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 10u 112 114 ,Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 110 112 Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 106 108 Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 100 107 109 N.B.Gov. 6 p.o.d at.arJuly 100 104 106 ; Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oot. 100 IN. S.W. Gov. 5 p a,lBa 10 0 100 102 Du. sp. c.,1844 to L,2( 100 101 102 Do. d0.,0888 A upwd. 100 1015 1025 1015 - ,New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 110 112 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. I sterling, 1875. lOO 105 107 Queensland Grey. 6p. C. 100 la 113 16. Aus G6p.c.1878.A up.. 100 01 113 - iVto.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.Jr..July , 100 107 109 Do. lo 6 p.a. An.stOot. lOO lO9 110 i lO9 2 BRITISH MINES. 2 'Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 4 4d Amalgamated.. 33 84 Devon G. Con.. (Tavist i l 1 550 660 East Bassett(lllogan).. 30 ( , 7 60 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd. 52. 5d par East Caradon 12.14.6 26 27 East Carn Brea... 3.4.0 51 61 E. W'lltussel (Tavistk.,, , 8.9.0 4i 5 Gam.AStAubyn(Gwen. 282 8 10 ;Great South Tolgus 17s 45 41 G. Wheal Vor(Reiston 40 12 13 'Grenville tlemd's-Foot 8.12 38 40 , tiingston Downs 4.18.0 2 25 - Lady Bertha ;Margaret (Gny Lelant 94 14 16 Illarke Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Oro (Lim ' 25 15 1 4 New Setun l9l 90 100 -- North Downs 25 15 15 '.Wh'i Basset (1110 ;an 3.1.0 24 21 North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey, 20 Providence(Un Lelnt.) 10.6.7 42 14 South Caradon(S y t.Cleer, 14 415 425 S. Carn Brea (Illogan) — t'.Wheai Iran. (Mogan 1.8.1 8 .9 60 65 Stray Park 30.17.6 30 32 5 ramar Silv.& Lead Min. 46 fin Crort 9 18 19 West Basset (Illogan) l5 95 105 W C/ radon (Liskeard) 5 18 20 West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan) 55 874 924 Wheal Buller(ltedruth) 5 225 275 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 WhealLudeott • Wheal Mary Ann (Lien ) 8 115 12 12 Wheal Beton . 585 155 165 Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) 7 21 22 :Wheal Union 3.17 J 25 3 Closing Business Paid. ; Price. I done. 8 ti 8 8i 81 83 1181 1191 38 (0 16 17 94 96 107 109 181 191 45 47 71 81 124 126 130 331 14 136 96 98 631, 631 1081 1091 71 73 107 :00 434 446 IC6/ 1071 101 102 47a 48a 1114 112 k 1271 ,281 1 14 11,, 96 98 51} 24 t 6 101 1011, 58 584 88 884 119 121 1 2 1 77 78 it ,1i 122 126 42 44 93 100 61 62 3li 924 951 d6i 97 19 91 :01 87i 371 9 10 c• 71 7 f , 158 160 5 54 si 83 80 170 175 THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 17, 1863. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day). COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary and a Special Jury.) FITZGERALD V. FITZGERALD. The further examinnation of witnesses in this extraordi nary case, the opening of which will be found in another part of The Sun, was resumed this morning. Mr. Chambers, Q.C., and Dr. Wambey, were for the petitioner, Mrs. Charlotte Fitzgerald ; the Queen's Advo cate, Mr. Huddleston, and Dr. Spinks for the respondent. Mr. William Bettersworth, father of the petitioner, exa mined by Dr.Wambey, said—l was present at my daughter's marriage with Major Fitzgerald. I was at their place at Braden, in August, 1861, and my daughter left with me. In the same month I had a conversation with him on the beach at Dover, relative to Mrs. Mallet, and I asked him if he had had any intimacy with her since his marriage. Major Fitzgerald said, "I won't tell a lie ; I have." I asked him how he could have anything to do with a women 11 years his senior, and the Major denied she was so old. Cross-examined by Mr. Huddleston—l resided at Brighton about six years ago. I went from thence to Malvern, from there to Dover, where I met Major Fitz gerald. Mr. Huddleston—Your daughter had rather a difficult temper ? Mr. Chambers objected to the question. After some disCussion the witness was directed to answer. Witness--I am nut at all aware of it. She might have had, I never had more to complain of than other people. She was possibly irritable. Nut vary irritable certainly. Occasionally she readily took offence. I cannot say she was very difficult to please. She was only like other people. I might have said that I dreaCed to open my lips for fear of offending her. I have written to that effect, but it is merely a fashion of speech. With respect to affairs in pecu niary matters I may say she was irritable, but she was only like other sharp clever people. While we were living in Chester-street I did not sell out some of the trust fund ; that occurred subsequently. My daughter found fault with me at the price. This took place at Harriet-street. My daughter might have followed me into the passage and shake her hand at me, but not in a hostile manner. She might have spoken loudly to me, but then lam very deaf. I don't recollect the transaction, but I cannot conscientiously say it did not take place. She might have shaken her hands at me, but I never took it offensively. I don't know that for days my daughter and her mother never spoke to each other. Letters never passed between them while in anger. I don't recollect speaking of women in strong terms in my daughter's presence. If I have not spoken, I certainly from the letter you have put into my hands have written about them in that strain. I wrote the words, " the Major was quite a Florence Nightingale in trowsers" from reports I have heard from other people. I cannot say what I meant when I wrote Major Fitzgerald would not want excitement as his wife was with him. I have written to Major Fitzgerald thanking him for the devotion he has shown to my daughter during her illness, but I never was with her on these occasions. I never beard from my daughter that her premature confinement was attributed to Dr. Perry. She was always anxious to conceal her hus band's faults. I heard it from ray wife. The portion of a letter put into my hand is my daughter's handwriting. The items are like it, but I am not so sure about it, as it cer tainly is not her usual style. If it was given to me as her writing I should disclaim it. I've not the slightest idea whose handwriting it resembles. I settled £lO,OOO on my daughter, and Major Fitzgerald £B,OOO. lie told me he paid £1,500 of debt, but it aid not press upon him. I pro mised to pay his debts, but I did not. When I spoke to Major Fitzgerald on the beach, I should say he was excited, but not half mad. I might have asked him if he was on terms of intimacy with a certain person before he was married. I was not in the least excited. I said when we parted "Well, I hope to see you both together again." He took hold of my hand and shook it. I did not give it him. At this interview I learned that Major Fitzgerald was acquainted with other women. This was in August, 1861, and the steps for divorce were not commenced till about 13 months after, viz., October, 1862. Re-examined by Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C.—The letters referred to in my cross-examination were letters written privately to my daughter, and Major Fitzgerald must have become possessed of them surreptitiously. In my disputes with my daughter I can conscientiously state I never re collect my daughter shaking her first in my face offensively. Major Fitzgerald never told me the cause of death of his first child. The reason I did not pay his debts was because he returned the bond, which I said was to be completed by the lawyers, torn up. The conversation on the beach at Dover was caused through accident. I was annoyed at his intimacy with Mrs. Mallet, and I asked him if he had any intercourse with her before marriage, and he said, " I will not tell a lie, I have." Mrs. Bettesworth, examined by Mr. M. Chambers, said —I did not see much of my daughter after her marriage. Major Fitzgerald never mentioned the subject of his wife's first confinement. I was at Bradon in 1861. I remained there a fortnight. The reason my daughter went to see Dr. Pettigrew was because she was very debilitated. I received this letter from Major Fitzgerald while at Dover. It is dated July 29, 1861. I did not understand what was meant by it, as it stated it was to put me on my guard. I received a letter from the Major entreating an interview. I refused, but afterwards he obtained an interview by force. He threw herself on his knees before me, and said, "Oh, do forgive me ; do forgive me." I said, " Ask your God to forgive you, not me." I told him to leave the house. He said, " Let me remain five minutes, and I'll go away quietly." I asked him how he cuuld introduce my daughter to that woman, and he said because he was afraid of a breeze with her. To which I said, " Then, you sacrificed your wife for your mistress." He said it was rather green of him, for no Billingsgate woman could write worse letters to him than she had done. He afterwards threw up his arms and said, " God forgive me, I'm guilty, what shall Ido ?' I told him his old friends were his best advisers. I then rung the bell and told him, his five minutes had expired. This was on the 10th Oct . The housekeeper might have seen the major on his knees. On the 17th October me and my daughter again met him. He followed us into the passage, and fell on his knees in the passage, and again asked for forgiveness. He followed us into the dining-room, and as he was following my daugh ter round the table, and being fearful of personal violence, I sent for the police and he was taken away. Cross-examined by the Queen's Advocate--I was on " negative" terms with Major Fitzgerald. I did not dis like him. I cannot say I liked him. I don't recollect hav ing a servant named Mary Goodwin, hut I had one named Mary Watson. I never was angry at the major leaving. I don't know that one of my servants named Swan has been very active in getting up evidence in this case. I don't know that she went to Paris to see Eliza Boult. I saw Swan speaking to a person at Dover, and I afterwards learned that her name was Boult. I saw Mr. Frederick Fitzgerald iu 1858. 1 never said that Lord W. Fitzgerald had acted unjustly in not settling the same sum on my daughters as the other children had had. I don't recollect having a conversation with Dr. Pettergrew about my daughter and her husband coming together again after they had separated. He never told me I was acting un justly in preventing a reconciliation. I don't recollect saying a favourite bird of my daughter's had been killed by a person she least expected. I might have said it, but I don't recollect whether I meant her husband. On Oct. 10 nobody was present at my interview with the Major. On the second interview my daughter was in the room. I know a Dr. Ruck. I had an interview with him relative to my daughter. I never swore in his presence that my daughter and her husband should never come together again. Mr. Ceram (examined by DrWamby)--I am Superintendent of the police at Dover. In October I went to Mr. Betters worth. I saw Mr. and Mrs. Bettersworth and Major Fitz • gerald there. There was a great altercation between them, and Mrs. Bettersworth asked me to remove the maj,r. Their conversation was about the major keeping up a connection with Mrs. Mallet. Major Fitzgerald said he was innocent —that he had not written to her for two years. Mrs. Bettersworth told him, he was in the habit of sanding her money. He said, with an oath, he had only sent her a bond for £lOO. Afterwards the major said he was guilty, and begged for forgiveness. At the request of Mrs. Bettersworth I got the major away, because I was fearful of a breach of the peace. He was about closing on his wife. Cross-examined by the Queen's Advocate—He was not like a raving madman. He perfectly well knew what he was doing. Dr. Pettigrew (examined by Mr. Chambers)—Mrs. Fitz. gerald came to consult me about her health in August, 1861. Major Fitzgerald was in the habit of visiting rue both on friendly and professional terms. He on one occa sion handed me over some letters he had received from Mrs. Mallet, which I read in his presence, without reading the names. I returned them to him, and Ido not know what has become of them. This was before the first visit of Mrs. Fitzgerald. The major asked me to receive all letters h h e e had ordered to be forwarded to his club , and after putting them in an envelopetopolsthvtahee n mt o o Mrs. doubt is oneFitzgera of thoseld. The letter put into my hand letters so forwarded to Bradon. _____ Cross-examined by Queen's Advocate—l first became acquainted with Major Fitzgerald in 18.59. They then appeared to be as happy as two people could be. While I was attending Mrs. Fitzgerald professionally, the major always appeared very much attached to her. When she told me Dr. Perry had used her roughly, I said it was not liket3 that he could have such rudeness. I was in the habit of visiting the Fitzgerald's frequently, often dining with them. While Mrs. Fitzgerald was unwell Major , Fitz gerald was exceedingly attentive to his wife. In fact he did many things he needed not to have done. After his wife lett he appeared to be extremely dejected. He need to ride in the carriage with me while going my rounds, in order that his mind might be occupied. The Queen's Advocate_ Was his language coherent ? M r . chambers, Q.C.--Wi l y, you don ' t mean to say he ' s Tho Queen ' s Advccatc—Y ou will have an opportunity of asking tha t q uestion in re-examination. (ro witness) mad. —His language was always excited. Witness—lle was always talking about one thing, and that was the separation from his wife. He asked me what he should do respecting the correspondence with Mrs, Mallet. She was invariably asking for money. I told him to consult his father. Cross-examined by the Queen's Advocate—After the se paration of Mr. and Mrs. Fitzgerald I had an interview with Mrs. Bettesworth. I advised her that her daughter should return to her husband. She said, " ould you wish her to live with an adulterer ?" I replied, if I thought he was so I should not have urged the return of his wife. I told her I thought she ought as a mother do all she could to restore happiness. John Smith Fisher, a cabinet-maker, residing at Ken sington—He used to attend to matters in Mr. and Mrs- Mallet's house, which was in that neighbourhood. In 1859 ho saw Major Fitzgerald there. He had seen them together iu the drawing-room. He had seen him there in 1890. Mr. Mallet was from home when he saw the major at his house. The case was proceeding when we went to press. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fane.) RE CHARLES LUKE TRACY.-FAILURE OF AN AFRICAN MERCH.k.NT.-A CLAIMANT TO A PEERAGE. This was an adjourned examination mc eting of this bankrupt, described as of Fenchurch-street and Stamford hill, African merchant. The bankrupt attributed his difficulties to prosecuting a claim to the Tracy Peerage on behalf of his brother. The debts to creditors unsecured, £2,260, and the deficiency on the whole account amounts to £1,990. Some of the debts are described to be partnership debts due chiefly to City merchants and brokers, when bankrupt was a partner in the firm of Tracy and Co. Among the doubtful debtors is his brother, Matthew Tracy, late of Kensington-gardens square, and now residing abroad, £625 for expenses in curred on his behalf, and to secure which he, in July, 1861, executed a bond to pay a sum of £4OOO two years after he attained the title, &c. A creditor opposed on the ground that the bankrupt had ol4ained goods and money when he had no reasonable prospect of means to pay. The bankrupt had run a shop bill, and in payment offered bill of exchange by his brother, and received the difference in cash, but on the bill becoming due it was found that the brother had left his place of resi dence and was an outlaw. Mr. C. E. Lewis said he must object to anything which the brother might have done. The bankrupt had advanced money for him, and had taken some small bills. The creditor admitted that the bankrupt had asked for a renewal 'of the bill at a short date, but the creditor refused, and sued the bankrupt, and took him in execution, which compelled him to come to this court. The bankrupt's private expen diture was very small, and almost all the partnership debts had been - paid off. His Honour granted the order of discharge. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day MARLBOROUGH-STREET. WILFULLY DAMAGING ONE OF TURNER'S PICTURES IN THE NATIONAL GALLERY-COMMITTAL FOR TRIAL.- William Stephenson, a tall man, of shabby genteel appear ance, described as "an author, of no home," was charged before Mr. Knox with wilfully damaging one of Turner's pictures, in the Turner Room of the National Gallery, the property of the trustees. The picture is numbered 519 in the catalogue, the sub ject being " Regulus Leaving Rome." Edward Paine, curator in the National Gallery, and having 'charge of the Turner Room, deposed—Yesterday afternoon, about five minutes to four o'clock, I observed the prisoner in the Turner Room standing before the picture numbered 619 in the catalogue. I saw him make four or five pokes at the picture, and I then handed him over to Inspector Dunning. Mr. Knox—ls the picture damaged ? Witness—lt is, sir, I seized the prisoner's hand to see if he had a knife in it, but he had not. Mr. Knox—Were there any other persons about the pri soner, so that he might have been pushed against the picture ? `Witness—There were four or five others, but they were behind, and not close to the prisoner. Mr. Knox—Did you see his hand touch the picture ? Witnees—l did; and I seized him before it left the pic ture. It was deliberately done. Inspector Eleser Denning, A division, said—l am the inspector of police at the National Gallery. About 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon I was informed by the last witness that a picture had been damaged. ' I watched very closely, and about 10 minutes afterwards I saw the prisoner near the picture with his hand uplifted. _ _ Mr. Knox—Had the picture at that time been damaged ? Inspector Denning—lt had, sir. As soon as the priscner saw that ho wad observed he moved his hand, and leaned on the railing for about 10 minutes, and then walked away and sat down on a chair for about two hours, and about five minutes to four the last witness handed the prisoner over to me for damaging the picture. I looked to see if the pri soner had a knife in his hand, but he had not. I then asked him for his eye-glass, having seen him at 2 o'clock with one in his hand, but instead of giving me the eye glass he took from his pocket a penknife ; and on my ask ing him if he had used it that day, and for what purpose, he said, "for stabbing a picture." I then examined the knife, and found on the blade a little paint. I asked him what he did it for, and he replied, " I was very much ex cited. The misty state of the picture, and the dislike I had for the man made me do it." Mr. Knox—What is the picture ? Inspector Denning—" Regulus leaving Rome." Mr. Knox—ls there any serious damage done to tho picture? Inspector Denning—The keeper is here, and will speak to that. On the way to tho station the prisoner said " If I had not been detected I should have given myself up to you be fore I left the Gallery." He also said he had no friends or relatives, and came from Newcastle. Mr. Knox—Was there any incoherence in his speech betides what you have stated ? Inspector Denning—There was not. Mr. Knox—Nor anything to inspire you with the belief that he was of unsound intellect ? Inspector Denning—Not anything, Sir. Mr. Ralph Nicholson Wornum, keeper and secretary of the National Gallery, said—My attention was called to the picture five minutes after the damage was firet committed. I then found eight injuries, one being about one inch and a quarter in length—four others are stabs, the knife not going very far through the canvass. On the second occasion I found there were altogether nine injuries, four of them being chips by which the paint had been broken off the canvass, but the canvas had not been perforated. • Mr. Knox—Can the picture be repaired so that we shall not have to regret the destruction of the picture. Mr. Wornum—lt can, sir. _ _ Mr. Knos—l am glad to hear that. Prisoner, do you wish to say anything ? Prisoner—l have to express my regret that I did it. I acknowledge that I did it and leave the matter in your hands. I was in a state of excitement at the time. The depositions having been completed, the prisoner was committed for trial. THAMES. ROBBERY BY A PAuPnit.--Robert Lawson, an infirm, half-deaf old man, was brought up before Mr. Partridge, charged with btealing lib. of old rope, the property of the Guardians of the Poplar Union. The rope was stated to be of the value of three halfpence. Mr. Spratley, superintendent of labour, stated that he served out 41bs. of old rope to the prisoner yesterday (Wed nesday) morning, and he was to pick it in the stone yard. That was the day's work allotted to the prisoner. In the afternoon, at four o'clock, h e Weighed the rope that had been picked. It weighed 3lbs. only. He searched the prisoner, and found upon him lib. of the rope he had sup plied to him in the morning. It was Government rope, with a red cord string passing through it. The prisoner had since expressed great contrition, and said he was very sorry for what he had done. Mr. Partridge—What relief has this old man, and how long has he been chargeable to the Poplar "Union. Witness—He has been an inmate off and on these four years. Ho bas been lately receiving out. door relief to the extent of 6s. per week, for which he is only required to pick four lbs. of oakum per day; he was formerly a rigger.l The prisoner said he was very sorry for what he had done —he was guilty. Mr. Partridge sentenced the prisoner to 21 days' impri• sonment and hard labour. M. RENAN'S LATEST BLASPHEMY. —The world (including all existing things on this planet under that word), the author of the Vie de Tisus argues in a re cent number of the Revue des Deux Mondes, will go on im proving, till at last, perhaps, some colossal intelligent crea ture will manage to transcend the sphere of a single planet, starting either from this world or elsewhere, and will contrive to communicate with other spheres —an exploit which, as far as we can judge, has never yet been per forated in any part of the solar system. At some remote period, too, the last secrets of the chemistry will perhaps be discovered, and the universe transformed by their adap tation. "Space no longer existing " for such a being, "he will pass the limits of his planet. A single power will really govern the world—namely, science, spirit." Then follows a passage to which the rest has served as an i ntro d uc ti o n, and which deserves to bo translated in full : —" God will then b e com p lete, if the wor d God is made the sy non ym of all existence. In this sense God rather will be than is ; he is in fieri; he is on the way to mak e himself. But to s to p there would be a very incomplete th eo l og y. God is more than total existence; he is at the Y t s l i t c e s' living principl e o f th e goo d , the and logic a re t rue; h e i s t h e same thee the absol ute. Ho is that ord er in which ma pthlielemeaotifcst,hemiedteaalph, beautiful, and the true. Thus viewed, God fully and unreservedly is; he is eternal and immutable, without progress or becoming. REPRESENTATION OF WARWICKSHIRE. Mr. Spo oner has announced that, in consequence of his great age, he sh a ll retire from the representation of Warwick shire at the next general election. The Conservatives have determined on starting for the vacancy, which will be thus caused, the Hon. Charles L ennox Butler, son of the 13th ' a ron Dunboyne, a depntY-lieutenant of the countY• THE DEFECTIVE POLICE. (From Punch.) SCENE—A Police Station. Detective in plain clothes is gulag reading a newspaper. To him enter another Be- tective. - Ist Detective (pointing to a paragraph in the newspaper) —Seen this here. " Mysterious Murder.' (Reads parti culars.) S'pose we shall be engaged in this. 2d Detective—S'pose we shall. let Detective —This ain't bad is it? (Points to conclud ing line of paragraph.) "The police are actively engaged in investigating, &c.. &c." Both (enjoying the joke)—Ha I Ha! Ha! [Exeunt separately. SCENE—Same. Time. next day. The two Detectives are now officially employed in the above-mentioned case. ' - Ist Detective (carelessly)—Heard anything ? 2d Detective (with indifference)—No. Ist Detective—S'pose something 'll turn up. 2d Detective—S'pese it will. Ist Detective (pointing to concluding lines in a fresh paragraph headed "The Mysterious Murder")—" 'We hear that the police are already in possession of a clue Which will doubtless load to the discovery of the murderer." [They dig one another in the ribs, wink, and exeunt separately. SCENE—Same. Time, next day. Ist Detective (actively engaged)—Heard anything from anybody ? 2d Detective (ditto)—No, nothing from nobody. Ist Detective—Odd. (Lights a pipe.) 2d Detective—Very. (Lights a pipe.) They stop in-doors to receive information. Pot boy brings the evening paper. Ist Detective (reads)—" The Mysterious Murder. This dreadful affair is still shrouded in mystery. The suspicions of the police, it is said, point to the individual in the long black cloak who was last seen. &c., &c." 2d Detective--You don't suspect anybody of course, Podgey, do you ? Mr. Podgey—No, Duffer. Duffer—No more do I. Let's have another pint. [An interval of four days elapses, during which Messrs. Podgey and Duffer "visit the premises" ten times, call in at six public-houses in the neighbourhood official ly,shake their heads, frown, and say nothing; this last for a very obvious reason. SCENE as before. Fifth day. Duffer—Here's some one tc see you, Podgey. (Enter respectable Chemist.) Podgey (officially)—Well, sir ? Respectable Chemist—ln regard to the Mysterious Murder. P3dgey What Mysterious—eh—oh—ah—(recollects himself.) Well, sir 7 [Respectable Chemist gives an account of his suspi cions, and how he acted upon them, and how he managed to find the real criminal. Podgey (severely to Duffer)—Just what we knew, eh Duffer ? Duffer (shaking his head with an air of pity for the Chemist)—Oh yes, from the very first. (To respectable Chemist)—You'd better leave this sort o' thing to oldhands like us, you know. [Respectable Chemist begins to wish he had'nt troubled himself, and retires. Podgey—l said something would turn up. Duffer-0' course. Nothing like keeping quiet, the public does the rest. [They drink the public's health, and then, assisted by six policemen, proceed at once to the spot indicated by the chemist, and arrest the suspected indivi dual. Next morning Podgey and Duffer meet. Podgey (pointing to paragraph headed " The Mysterious Murder ! I Apprehension of the Supposed Murderer II" Reads)—" The activity of Sergeants Podgey and Duffer, the detective officers who have been employed in unravelling this complicated case, c innot be too highly commended : from the moment of the discovery of the fatal deed, up to the present time, the exertions of these two intelligent members of the civil force have been carried on with a sleepless inde fatigable zeal, which speaks well for the organisation of the police system of this country. These men, as men, may have done no more than their duty, it is true, but who can fully estimate the advantages of that perfect security guar teed to the public by the existence of such prompt and vigorous officers as Sergeants Podgey and Duffer." [Podgey and Duffer shake their heads with each other, wink, and exeunt. Slave Hunters in the South Pacific. The Rev. W. W. Will, a missionary, writing from Man gaia, in the South Pacific, on July 1, describes some fear ful scenes connected with the infamous system of man stealing carried on by the Peruvians—a system which, it is to be hoped, has at length been put an end to. The rev. gentleman says :—" You have probably heard of the doings of the Callao slavers at Savage Island, Danger Island, Ra kaanga, and especially at Penrhyns. Five of our teachers are sold into hopeless slavery ; and nearly 600 natives of the various islands where I have recently been in the John Williams. We hear that many thousands of the peaceful in habitants of these islands have been deceived by these men stealers, and sold into captivity on the Peruvian coast, From the island of Mangaia five have been stolen. On Sabbath, January 25th ultimo, a vessel hove in eight, and was at first taken for the missionary bark. A canoe paddled by eight natives put off. On nearing the vessel they dis covered their mistake ; but upon being assured that it was an American vessel, the natives foolishly made fast their canoe, and five of them clambered on deck. Drugged spirits wei a given to each of them, and they stood looking vacantly over the ship's side at their friends. The three below now found that the rope had been cut by the white men, and fearing for the safety of their companions on deck they shouted to them to throw themselves overboard and swim to the canoe. One of the five had sense enough left to attempt to pull off his shirt, but was kept prisoner by. two white men. The slaver immediately made all sail, and was speedily out of sight. One of the five stolen is the favourite son and intended successor of the King —an old man upwards of 70. It appears that six Peruvian slavers have been taken, and condemned by the French authoris. ties at Tahiti, and one by the natives of Raps, At the Marquesas, 24 poor heathens went on board one of the slavers, supposing her to be an American whaler, an d in tending to pilot her in. To some of them drugged spirits were given. Others were invited to go below to an enter tainment which was liberally spread out ; but as soon as a good number were below, the fatal iron grating was fastened down upon them. The few left in their senses on deck struggled for sweet liberty—one of them sent the blade of a knife through the shoulder of a sailor. Five managed to escape-19 are in slavery. The poor heathens registered a vow that they would devour the crew of the first vessel they got into their power. It seems that the steward and another white man on board were opposed to taking the natives by force. The enraged captain put them on shore, in irons, on one of the most savage islands of the group, with strict injunctions to the natives to kill and eat them. Happily the poor fellows managed to escape, and got to Tahiti, where they told their tale to the French authorities. Another painful occurrence was related to me by the com mander of the French steamer the Latouche Treville, who has had the good fortune to capture one of the Peruvian slavers. It relates to the proceedings of the Peruvian slavers at Papahui, or Eastern Island, the natives of which are still heathen. Six slavers lay off the island at the same time ; but not being successful in their endeavours to decoy the natives, the masters resolved on a more enterprising line of action. The crews of the six vessels were put under the com mand of the senior captain, and pulled ashore in their boats, all well armed. Quantities of biscuit and cloth were scattered on the beach to attract the natives. About 600 of them came to divide the spoil. At length the appointed signal was given by the firing of the senior captain's pistol. The whole body of the buccaneers now fired on the unsuspecting multitude. Ten were killed, and numbers wounded. A rush was now made by the invaders to cut off the retreat of the natives. Two hundred captives were secured, and put on board the boats. These were equally divided among the six vessels. As the boats pulled along shore, two lads were seen rest ing upon a point of rock. When the natives were scat tered by the firing they betook themselves to the sea and swam for their lives. The slavers called to the lads to come into their boat, but they did not seem inclined to obey, they were deliberately shot dead. As the boats passed on numbers of men, women, and children were observed to be hiding behind the overhanging rocks. These were all shot. Next day they set sail with their poor captives. One of the captains overhauling those who fell to his lot consi dered that one poor woman would not repay the cost of her keep, and therefore quietly ordered her to be thrown over board. And then as to their fate in Peru. Theyare employed in all kinds of work. On one plantation 75 died in thr e e weeks from the effects of hard work, bad food, change of cli mate, and brutal treatment. Some are employed in di gg ing guano in the Chin Chin Islands (I think they a These poor creatures are prevented from restingeuudaauwrianyg, the day by a collar with spikes. They eaeuefedru are rice of as their legs are chained together. Th ey theworst description. If any die a hol es a du re g on the guano and the body thrown in. Many of t he poor Chinamen who preceded them were driven to com mit suicide by ripping their own bowels. As the Peruvians dare not now get slaves from China, they are trying the experiment of getting them from a much nearer source —by depopulating the South Sea Islands. During our late v isit to the colonies one of the Callao slaving captains ca lled here,in the sat at the . table . , • He shi I now write, to make a fal se entr y pp in g wanted 200 men, but failed. He passed on to Atim, where he got one of the princip al chiefs on board with his wife and gave them a good dinner ti,oo l o ie do th le. en , t) producedt:th propertye bagsof gold containing (as he s aid) of the said chief if he would fill his ship for him with 200 slaves. The chief's eyes were now opened, To secure his own safety, he said that he would consider of it. He got ashore all right; but forbade his people to go. One luckless wight swain off, little dreaming what he was doing. The barquelsailed for Apia, where I saw her on the Bth of Feb. last. She afterwards filled with poor captives. In April last, Captain Nicholls, of the American whaler Rainbow, saw her at anchor at Sunday Island. Through disease 130 had died, so that only 70 remained alive at that !•tsrsa, 18i 9 81 SUPPOSED MURDER BY ACONITE. Last night Mr. John Humphreyp, Middl esex coroner, resumed at the Grey Eagle Tavern, Grey Eagle-street, Spitalfields, the investigation into the circumstances attending the death of Mrs. Elizabeth Fiarns, the widow of a tradesman. The court eras densely crowded, as, owing to the rumours abroad, it was expected that some extra ordinary disclosures would take place, consequent upon the exertions of the detective police. The case excited the greatest interest throughout. Inspector Osborn watched the case for the com missioner of police. The deceased was the widow of a master tailor, who died six months ago. After his decease she cohabited with the foreman, a person named Beecher, who had formerly been in basiness, but had become bankrupt. He was a married man, living apart from his wife. By the statement of Mrs. Marna's little daughter the deceased and Beecher did not live very happily together. On one occasion he beat her. On Thursday, the 19th of November, the deceased, who was a strong woman, 38 years of age, was in her usual health, but said she had a head ache. In the evening, after being an hour up. stairs alon e with th e deceased, Mr. Beecher came down to the kitchen. Deceased following imme diately, and taking hold of his arm said," My dear, m y God, what have you been giving me ?" He turned t o t h e persons present an d sa id, " I have o n l y given her two head and stomach pills." The deceased walked to Dr. Gayton's sur gery in Brick - lane, which was some distance from the shop in Grey Eagle - street . S oon a f terwar d s ' In less than two hours she shha vomitedo convulsions vi fan extraordinary character. Her back was curved, her eyes worked like clockwork, and she foamed at the mouth. She shook the room in her struggles. She died early in the morning of Friday. Dr. Gay ton, who made the post-mortem examination, could find no natural cause for death. Dr. Letheby could not reconcile the symptoms with any natural cause which would leave no subsequent trace. The difficulty arose mainly in this respect. No trace of poison could be found, but the vomiti ng of course, would have done away with that. The symptoms generally were those of poisoning b y strychnine, but a person having taken strychnine would not have been able to walk to Dr. Gayton's and back again. The coroner, however, said that he was informed that there was a poison which it may now be mentioned is aconite, which was so capricious in its action that it might have produces the various effects described, and then have left little trace. He, therefore, adjourned the inquiry, and directed the police to follow up the matter. Upon the resumption of the inquiry, Mr. Beecher said, in answer to the coroner, that he did not wish any of the witnesses to be re-called and re-examined. He wished to say that the reason he said to Elizabeth Brooks that he did not want to go for Dr. Jackson was that he owed that gentle man n deal of money under his bankruptcy. But he told Brooks that if she went Dr. Jackson would come for her. Mr. J. H. Thompson said that he was in practice as a medical man. He knew Mr. Beecher, and had a conversation with him about aconite about four weeks before the death of the deceased. That was about the time of the suicide of Hunt, who mur dered the people in the cab. On a previous occasion Beecher had said that Mrs. Marns was very ill, and witness advised him to call in a medical man. The Wednesday after Hunt's death, he spoke of aconite, and. the strong poison it must have been, and the difficulty in tracing it. He said Hunt must have been out of his senses. There was a conversation about tincture of aconite, and in the course of it witness mentioned that one of its effects was to pro duce sickness. The witness continued, after Mrs. Marns's death I met Mrs. Lilley in the street, and she told me deceased was dead, and described how she died. I said, "Oh God, it was only the other day that he spoke to mo of Hunt's death and aco nite.' I met Mr. Beecher since, and had a conver sation with him. He said that he had no occasion to poison her, because he was getting his livelihood by her. He said that he need not fret himself, as he was conscious he had given her nothing to injure her. The business was improving, and he had been getting up in the world again. By Mr. Beecher—When I saw you, you were greatly excited, and you came to me for medicine for nervous excitement. Mrs. Emily Beecher said that she was the wife of Mr. Beecher, but that she was living apart from him, and resided in Bermondsey-place, Bermondsey. She believed that she would have fallen a victim in stead of Mrs. Maros, if she had been living with him. The Coroner—What is your reason for making such a statement ? Witness said that on several occasions he had deliberately attempted to take her life. On one occasion he fired a loaded pistol at her, but fortu nately the bullet missed her, and entered the door, At that time she escaped and ran out of the room. Twelve months ago he took up a knife, and was going to stab her, but her sister rushed into the room and seized the knife, and saved her. The Coroner said that the inquiry waa relative to the death of Mrs. Marna, and it would be best to confine the evidence to what might bear upon that case. The witness said that Mr. Beecher thoroughly understood poisons. He was constantly speaking about them, and was for ever talking about admi nistering poisons in rings. He used poisons in the preparation of waterproofs, and bottles used to come from chemists labelled " poison." After the back ruptcy, witness and her husband were both desti tute, and they separated. Witness was taken home to her father's. Cross examined by Mr. Beecher—Witness de clined to say whether she was not now living with her cousin as his wife. It was necessary to have some one to take care of the two children. She also declined to enter into the question whether a bill of sale which Mr. Beecher asked about had not been given by him to her father, and whether a lease worth £BO had not been surrendered to him. Mr. William Richards, surgeon, said that he prac tised in Woolwich. About three or four weeks ago a man called at his surgery and want ed to purchase aconite. Witness declined to sell it to him. lie then made a very trifling purchas e, and made various inquiries about strychnine, prussio acid, and other poisons. Witness was then directed to lookouunable nd the court, which he did. He then said," la ar m to recognise for certain any one in the room as the man." Aut.C.S., Kin eland-road, Mr. Charles Beuley , said that six or seven weeks a go, a gentlema n l y . l o oking young man entered his surgery and ask e d for an ounce of tincture of aconite. Witness con . .d that he came verse d with him , and having discovered that he supplied him knew its properties and effects, Ruppiied hi m with it. H e sa! from the coun try, where a conite was look getting into great use. Th e w itness, after being directed to lo around the room, said chat the young man to Whom he sold the aconite was a fsir young Man ) and the party p r esent was therefore not the man. The Coroner—All you can Sa y positively is that you do not recognise any man e Witness—Well, the man who bought the aconite was fair. I'he Coroner said it Was deemed advisable at that stage of the proceedings to adjourn the inq uir y . The medical evidence had shown that there was no natural cause for death. The police most active exertions in the matter, an d it would be best to all - -cm them ample ti me to discover some further cl ue , wer e making __.--...... 1 The proceedings were accordingly adjourned. POPE'S —Tire Marquis of Brist ol has recently presented to the National Portrait Gallery a full-length portrait of his ancestor, Lo Secon rd John H and the ervey, Keeper of the Privy S eal to George the d, subject of one of Pope's severest satires. The ill-health to which he was so long subject, the debility of his frame, and, in contrast, a bright eye and quick intellect visible in the countenance, have been faithfully, but heavily rendered by Vanioo, the painter. The white and shrivellei shin of the face and hands almost explains the famous line,— Sporus, that mere white curd of asses' milk. t A h n e dptuhros e fo e p o p n e t r a y o n f ; T h e e fur-lined , Seal, uffi y v coat, B as e t sitsi reeis dandling a the s pirit allu ded to in tut sequel,— Now trips a lady and now struts a lord. AMERICA [REUTER'S TELEGRAM.] SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. 16, The North German _Lloyds' steamer Americo, from New York on the sth inst., has arrived. She brings 98 passengers for Southampton, Havre, and Bremen; 50,70 G dole. for England, 163,671 dole. for France, 700 dole. for Bremen; 34 bags of mails and 1,400 tons of cargo. She spoke the steamer Bren2en on the 7th inst. NE W YORK, DEC. 5. The President is hard at work on his Message when well enough. The greater portion of it is in type. The New York Times says that on the reunion question it will be brief, and of very conservative tendency. " The President declares that the coun try has not yet arrived at that point in the progress of the war wher e so great a qu es ti on can b e c l early discussed." The Message will be shorter than the preceding ones. The -Herald says it is well understood that the President's Message will be of an intensely radical character—so much so as to settle the question of a Republican nomination for the Presidency. The President regards the siav ery question a s practically closed, and that legislation should treat it as a thing passing away fer ever. He will urge the present as the time to make a final disposition of the political curse upon the nation, W hil e the war shall be prosecuted for the preservation of the national life and the integrity of the Union. The Congress was to assemble on the 7th, and it was expected that the house would be organi sed, and, together with the Senate, be ready on the Bth for the reception of the President's message. PRUSSIA. BEnLIN, Dec. 14. Works for defence are pursued actively on the Prussian coasts. T a e Austrian contingent is to pass through Berlin on the 17th. The Court has gone into mourning for a fortnight for the death of the King of Denmark. FRANKFORT. FRANKFORT, Dee. N.—Five millions out of the seventeen millions, voted yesterday by the Diet, must be paid within a fortnight. Austria and Prussia have to furnish two-thirds of the 811131. AUSTRIA. It is stated that he Yticolleacehs. c w r i i t s h is b : s e p rt r a e i s n en l VIENNA, DEC. 16 , enegzo.od authority that a Ministerial having declared question cannot Herr vonremain .S eb m in er o l ia in e g e dissatisfaction which was notas communicated to the Among the causes for supported o b w y Count form ing Emperor is that he Rechberg on the religi ous the object of ne gotia tions Cabinet It is hoped that Herr vons with Rome. chmerling will surmount this crisis as his leav* would be considered a national g the calamity. p rivy Councillor Herr von Lasser has, howev er, . declared that the Constitutional system in Austria would be in no way effected by the crisis. Royal English Opera, Covent Garden, The grotesque opening to the Covent Garden pantomime is entitled " St. George and the Dragon ; or, the Seve n Champions and the Beautiful Princess." Whilst Mr. Byron has adhered in all the more important points to the original story, he has' added to the dramatic interest by the introduction of many new incidents ; and by making the Dragon an agreeable scoundrel, rather than the stock pantomime monster, has given a novelty to the opening which is highly refreshing. The pantomime opens with the release of the Seven Champions from the spells o f Balyba, the enchantress, and we then follow St. George (Mr. W. H. Payne) and his servant Kickeraboo (Mr. F. Payne) to Egypt, where the King Ritollolleray (Mr. Thomas) is endeavouring to make up a match between the Prince of Ethiopia and the Princess Sabra (Miss Collinson). However, the Dragon (Mr. Rouse) carries her off, and St. George is the only one who has the courage to follow to her rescue. The scene in the Dragon's Nursery, in which St. George and Kickeraboo hide, pro mises to be immensely droll, and the last scene of the pan tomime deals forth retributive justice; the Dragon being killed, the Princess rescued, the Ethiopian lover sent to the right about, and St. George rewarded by the hand ol beauty. The transformation scene of the " Hall of Chivalry" is one of the most magnificent, tasteful, and elaborate that Mr. Grieve has ever executed (ir, which will be assembled knights in real armour, esduires, and pages armed cap-a-pied, in all the glorious panoply of feudal war), and bids fair to become the talk of the metropolis. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, Dec. 17.—Wind this day at noon—North- Westerly ; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but a little cloudy. PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 16.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Cathe. rine, from Humburg for Gibraltar—Aurora, from Hamburg for Bermuda. HUMBER, Dec. 16.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Pomona, from Quebec. KINGROAD, Dec. 16.—Wind W.—Arrived—Chatham, from Montreal for Gloucester—Trylia Maggiore, from Suline. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 16.—Arrived—Elizs Jenkins, from Mazatlan. CLYDE, Dec. 16.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Glen. Islay from New York. DEAL, Thursd a. (By ItIAGNETI C TELEGRAPH.) G RA VEBEND, Thursday M orn i ng. Arrived—Comet, fro m Granville. Sailed, Dec. 17—Berlin, steamer, for Hambur g s t eam er, for Ostend; Seine, steamer, for Boulogne Adolphe, for Ch —er Scott, for Adelai de ; Jobe Passed—Corcyra, screw steamer, irnm yMi fl or ng, Malta. London, for hored—British Tar, from Jamaica, Ancfor London. BURIED ALIVE.—Last ALIVE.—Last Ttiursday evening a fatal accident occurred at Burnhill colliery, about three miles from Dudley. Connected with the works there is an old shaft, which it was determined to reopen and deepen, so a s to rea ch a still unwrought Pleasure of ironstone. The work was left to a sinker named Thomas Parkes and he em ployed as his assistant a man named Thomas Marrs. Itt this district all the pits are built round with bricks, and the epee ration involves a good deal of danger unless the utmost car e and caution are observed. When several feet in d e pth h ave lace been built round, the proper mode of proceeding tiliserolopwest a thick piece of wood, known as a curb, uncl i e it g by means course of bricks, which is drawn up tight r laid across of chains connected with balks uf timber and Marrs the sides of the pit-mouth. W hen P arkes and all other commenced operations in the pit, the safety were pro appurtenances necessary to however, they did not use the c descended the pit and vided for them. From a des e ir e e en to r h e s a a t ina v e noon, the manager of the colliery descended did not, however, pay warned them of their remonstrance, dauger! but continued to go on . t h e o n: ev, The r t a r d o a u y b l a e , t any attention to his iThursday evening about nine as they had been doing. d been this Yn five feet of space Marrs was about to commence was ready for building P. d u that all the new brickwork and a againadd e d had t o the bee n old. o 1 e a a r n e d d, about and He gave an alarm to feet of new brickwork h a d pOrtion o f but the sides of gave way, and rubbish. Marrs managed to his companion, . ed in the burl Ire the signal to the banksman to the latter was work when he observed ladder, and ma . run up rope. let down the engine t ts in bricks and rubbish. As soon as the giving way pit up t° the an"' he fastened it under his arms, and was e down At this time he was standing badly bruised about the r°l" came surface. He was the old was some parts of the body, but fortunately face and head and broken. Deans Da were of course at once no bones were er the body of Parkes. This work was adopted to re ao little difficulty and danger, as the old accompanied continuedwith to fall in large masses at intervals. brickwork ; h re elapsed from the time of the accident till T w enty-6.x —ou fthe body. It was shockingly mangled. hoisted to the o the recovery His age was 42, and he w as a widower, without f The only person blameable for the accident is th e d eceased himself. amily. YNE.—On T ues d ay t h e Newcastle-on-Ty ne and at Shields firin i r g H o E f T th r e M ti E me GUNS gun s ON a t is T T e H w E e a i s ' harbour was resumed. At 1 o'clock in the afternoon these guns were fired by a current direct from the Royal Observa tory, Greenwich, through the wires of the Electric and International Telegraph Company. Au Abel's fuze was used to ignite th e p ow d er, STOPPING A PRIZE FIGHT.--Yesterday morning Police -sergeant Seymour and a detachment of the It divi sion, metropolitan police, as also a strong body of the Kell' county constabulary, proceeded to the Erith Marsh es for the purpose o f p reventing a prize fight which ha", be announced to take place between Goss and Baker*, was On arriving at th e spot the police found that the e e lout nb the ring formed an d the fight was about to w suss, the shore co mbatants and th e i r f r i en d s qu i c kl y r us h e d and _e dY and entered a number of email boats jin the fight g off, they crossed over i nto E ssex, w h er e, it is sta t e d , in which w,As renewed. , 16. 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