The Sun. — London, England, 1863-03-19 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. WARWICK SPRING MEETING, MARCH 18. A Match for £5O, £lO ft, Two miles. Mr. Formby's Pip, list (Mr. Rich) 1 Mr. Park's Paddy from Cork, aged, 12st (Owner) 2 Betting-7 to 4on Paddy from Cork, who made the running to the T.Y.O. post, where the non. favourite joined him, the pair running abreast to the entrance into the straight, when the favourite was beaten, leaving Pip to canter home a winner by 20 lengths. The Racing Stakes of 5 says each, with 25 added, for two yr-olds and upwards; weight, for age, with selling and maiden allowances. Five furlongs. 6 subs. Mr. J. H. C. Wyndham's The Flower Safety, 3 yrs, 7st 51b ... (S. Adams) 1 Mr. J. Saxon's Calot, 3 yrs, 7st 61b (X. 50) (Midgley) 2 Mr. T. Jacob's Lufra, 3 yrs, 7st 91b (450) .. (Whiteley) 3 Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Contractor, 2 yrs, sst 131 b (L5O) Mr. Marsh na, Ros e d e Cl are (Murfitt) 4 , 3 yrs, 7st 9lb (x5O) ( Reeves Lord Bateman's S y bil , 3 yrs, 7st 91b (£5O) 6) (J. Grimshaw) 6 Betting-5 to 2 agst Flower Safety, sto 2 agst Calot, 4 to 1 (at first 2 to 1) agst Lufra, and 6 to 1 agst Sybil. Upwards of half an hour was consumed at the post, occa sioned by the restiveness of Sybil, who repeatedly broke away with Grimshaw, and resolutely refused to face the At last she was led to her horses, when the flag was lowered to an equitable start, Rose de Clare, with Calot and Lufra at her girths, jumped away in front, followed by the favourite, Contractor, and Lord Bateman's filly, to the half -mile post, when Lufra bore his colours to the front, and entered the straight slightly in advance of Calot, the pair being joined at the distance by Flower Safety, the three running nearly abreast, when the favourite got her head in front and won cleverly by a length. Calot defeat ing Lufra by a neck for second. Contractor was a bad fourth, Rose de Clare next, and Sybil last. The winner was bought by Mr. W. Scott for 235 guineas. The Trial Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 50 added, for 3-yr olds and upwards ; maiden allowances. The winner of the Derby, Oaks, or St. Leger to carry 101 b extra. The mile course. 8 subs. Lord Stamford's Le Marechal, 3 yrs, 75t.... (I'. French) 1 Mr. J. N. Astley's Atherstone, 5 yrs, 9st (G. Fordham) 2 Mr. Samuel's Twilight, aged, 9st 41b.... (H. Grimshaw) 3 Lord Strathmore's Sea King, 3 yrs, 6st 111 b (Whiteley) 4 Betting-6 to 5 agst Atherstone, 2to 1 agst Le Marechal, and 4 to 1 agst Twilight. Lo Marechal cut out the work at a strong pace, having the favourite ;with Sea King in close attendance, with Twi!ight : next the rails, last, They ran thus into the straight, when Atherstone quitted his companion and joined the leader at the distance, the pair running together to the stand, where the young one shook him off and won in a canter by a length. Twilight finished a bad third, and Sea King was beaten off. A Sweepstakes of 25 soya each, 10 ft ;for 2-yr-old colts, Bst 10Ib, and fillies, Bst 61b, and slb allowed, Straight run in. About three furlongs. 6 soya. Count Batthyany'sVanderveltle (31b), Bst 71b (Wheatley) 1 Lord Bateman's Coimbra, Bat6lb (G. Fordham) 2 Betting-4 to lon Vandervelde, who made all the run ning and won in a canter by three lengths. A Handicap Plate of 50 soya, for all ages. Winners 51b extra. Five furlongs. Baron Rothschild's Queen of the Vale, 5 yrs, Bst 21b (Cnstance) 1 Lord Bateman's Peignoir, 4 yrs, 9st (ino 51b extra) (G. Fordham) 2 Mr. Saxon's Churchman, 4 yrs, 7st 61b (Midgley) 3 Mr. C. P. Hudson's Walloon, 5 yrs, Bst 41b (H. Grimshaw) 4 The following also ran :—Hungerford, Lapidary, and Measure for Measure. Betting-2 to 1 (at first to 4) agst Measure for Measure, sto 1 each agst Peignoir and Lapidary, 6 to 1 agst Queen of the Vale, 8 to 1 agst Walloon, and 10 to 1 agst Church man. The start was delayed some time by the over-anxiety of the light weight to get away, but at last Mr. M'George, having got them in something like order, despatched them from the post ; the running being taken up by Lapidaty and Measure fer Measure, who ran together to the turn in the Star close, where they ran wide, which left Walloon with a slight lead, Measure for Measure going on second, Lapidary next,with Peignoir, Queen of the Vale, and Run gerford lying up, Churchman bringing up. On entering the straight, Walloon and Lapidary were disposed of, leav ing the favourite, with Peignoir and Queen of the Vale, in advance. At the distance the young one was beaten, and Churchman, having made up his leeway, came on in cora. pany with the leaders to the stand, where Baron Roths child's filly beaded Peignoir and won a good race home by half a length,three lengths separating the second and third. Rungerford was fourth, and Walloon was fifth ; the others were pulling up as they passed the post, The Willoughby Handicap of 15 sovs each, 1.0 ft, and 5 only if declared. Winners extra. To be ridden by gen tlemen ; jockey 61b extra. The winner to pay 10 sovs to the fund. Two miles. 8 subs., four of whom declared. Count Batthyany's Loiterer, 6 yrs, list 91b (in. 61b ex.) (G. Fordham) w.o. The Stand Handicap of 5 so y a eac h , 2 ft, with £25 added, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. One mile. 7 subs. Count Batthyany's Suburban„64rrs, Bst 81b (Wheatley) 1 Mr. Lloyd's Mias Minna (late Donetta), 4 yrs, Est 81b • (J. Loates) 2 Mr. E. W. Taylor's Grand Vizier, 3 yrs, Est (Hazlewood) 3 Mary Stuart also ran. Betting--6 to lon Suburban, who, after several false starts, jumped away in front, with all his horses beaten be fore they reached the T.Y.C. post, find won in a trot by 20 lengths. Mary Stuart was beaten off a distance, and did not pass the post. The Farmer's Plate of 60 sovs, given by the gentlemen of the hunt, with 10 sovs to the second horse, for hunters. 3-yr-olds, lOst 21b; 4-yr-olds, list 81b; 5-yr-olds, 12st 61b ; 6-yr 'olds and aged, 12st 121 b ; thorough bred horses to carry 71b extra. Two miles. Mr. W. Cowper's Ouiston gelding, 4 yrs, h b, 71st 51b (Mr. Bawoutt) 1 Mr. James Milward's Little Lady, 4 yrs h b, list 51b Milwd, jun Mr. Cornborough' s Si r W il liam, 5 yrs, hb, 12st ar 31b .) 2 (Mr. T. Cook) 3 The following also ran .—Hipbriar, Starlight, Catspaw, and Mary Baker. . Betting -6 to 4 agst Little Lady, sto 2 agat the Oulston gelding, and 4 to 1 agst Catspaw. Little Lady made the running, followed by Mary Baker, Catspaw, the Oulston gelding, and Starlight, to the dis tance, where she was headed by the Oulston'gelding, who won by three lengths; Catspaw finished a bad fourth; the others beaten off. BETTING ON THE COURSE. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 7to 1 agst Knutaford (taken) Bto 1 agst Canzonetto (take Bto 1) Bto 1 agat Grirastone CITY AND SUBURBAN; 10 to 1 agst Adventurer (taken) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 6 agst Le Marechal (offered) CITY BETTING—YESTERDAY. WARANICK HANDICAP. 6to 2 agst Dulcibella (taken) 4to 1 agst Tolurno (taken) sto 1 apt Optimist (taken) 6to 1 agst Lord Stanley (taken) TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKE 3. 2to 1 agst Lady Nichol (taken) 3to 1 agat Chicquot the Jester (taken) NOR:MAXI TON STAKES. 7to 1 agat Grimaton (taken) Bto 1 agat linutsford (taken) 12 to 1 agst Canzonette (taken freely) 15 to 1 agst Chaff (taken) 16 to 1 agst Man-at-Anne (taken) 20 to 1 agst Voluptus (taken) 2Gt to 1 agst Freeholder (taken) 25 to 1 agst Carisbrook (taken) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 100 to 7 agst Glenochty colt (taken) 1N to 7 agat Adventurer taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 3to 1 agst Hospodar (taken) sto 1 agst Saccharometez (taken) 10 to 1 agst Rapid Rhone (taken) 121 to 1 agst Blue Mantle (taken) Lord Stamford's Barcarola died last night of inflamma tion, AQUATICS. THE OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE. We are now enabled to announce to our readers that the negotiations of Messrs. Chitty and Selwyn have been at tended with success, and that the race will be rowed on Satu rday week, March 28, from Mortlake to Putney, most probably at half-p as t 10 o ' c l oc k i n t h e morn i ng. Th e fol lowing are the names and weights of the crews as existing when vr e heard f rom our correspondents at Oxford and Cambridge. THE POLISH QUESTION, DEBATE IN THE FRENCH SENATE. PARIS, March 17. The debate in the Senate on Polish affairs yes terday afternoon had not the anticipated import ance. Prince Napoleon and M. Billault, who were both present, took no part in the proceedings, these great athletee reserving their forces for the conflict later; yet it elicited some sentiments from Viscount de Lagueronniere and others which are of sufficient interest to justify my troubling you with a con densation of the voluminous report of the proceed ings which was sent roun d to the journals shortly after midnight. The debate commenced by one of the Marquis de Boissy's escapades. He had a strong regard for the Irish, but he would not admit their right to petition the Senate to interfere between them and England, I nor could he recognise the same right in the Poles to implore the interference of France between them and Russia. They were foreigners and had no right to petition the Senate. The foolish marquis gained his object by causing some trouble in the examina tion of this constitutional question, which was at last referred to a special committee. M. Bonjean then addressed the Senate—" The astonishment and sorrow which I felt the other day, on hearing the Commission propose the orders of the day, has not diminished since I read their report; for the Polish question is the only one on which every one is agreed in France, the only one which has the privilege of inspiring universal sympathy. If this feeling be more intense in the workshop and the cottage, where the old Gallic blood has not been cooled down by political exigencies, it exists, though somewhat tempered, in the higher classes of society; and is it on such a question that we are bidden to pass to the order of the day ? for that would imply , that the petition is undeserving of interest or atten tion. The Commission seems to declare that it would be satisfied if Russia would cease its massacres, and would realise to Poland its promise of 1815. For my part I would accept any reform joy: fully, but only as. an instalment, for which I would not give a receipt in full ; for I could not hold such palliation as sufficient satisfaction for the general European interests which are complicated in the Polish question." M. Bonjean then entered into an historical examination of the Polish ques tion. He narrated the perfidies of Catherine in 1772; the remorse of the nobler Maria Thersea, who tad the French Ambassador at Vienna, in 1'775, "The partition of Poland is a blot on my reign ; but I should be forgiven were it known how I had yielded to the pressure of Russia with the assent of Prussia." The orator continued his his torical citations to prove not only the iniquity of the partition, but the necessity for the reconstruc tion of the kingdom of Poland on its original basis. " Who cou!d have forseen in 1859 that Austria mould have given up Lombardy ? And since then what changes have we seen. For my part I have boundless confidence in right and justice. England has abandoned us in the Polish question, as she abandoned us in Mexico, as she will abandon every power when she sees the way to her own interest, Or to the injury of others; but she, as well as Austria, will eagerly accept our support and aid when we shall have called upon Russia to give up Poland. Let us hope that the Emperor will be able to deliver Poland without peril to France; it would be the noblest act of his reign, and would justify the old adage, Gesta Des per Frances." The Viscount de Lagueronniere thought that France ought to interfere energetically, by diplo matic means, and that her action would induce the European Powers to act with her ; but he abjured for France a European conflict, the interest of which would not:compensate either its dangers or its sacri fices. The " order of the day " did not imply indif ference to the petitions, but confidence in the Em peror's judgment. The Viscount then entered, like his predecessor, into an historical disquisition on Polish partitions. Austria, he said, had entered unwillingly into the compact of 1772 to-avoidlaav ing the two great Powers banded against her. For Russia, the rending asunder of Poland was the condition of the double movement which led her on to the East and to the West. It extended the bases of Prussia, and enabled her to become what she now is—a great German Power. Russia and Prussia were impelled by ambition, Austria by the necessity of keeping pace with them. And the concentration of these three Powers on the wreck of Poland prepared that coalition which Napoleon himself was powerless to break up. " Messieurs, it is time for Russia to give up those compromises, those concessions, those restricted reforms, which have only ended in disappointment. The time has arrived for adopting a larger system, by returning to the rights of treaties from which Russia has diverged. Where would be the obstacle to the re turn to the treaties of 1815 ? At Berlin ? The public irritation against the convention of the Bth of February sufficiently shows the opinion of the Prussian people. At Vienna ? Would not Austria follow the traditions of her policy, and allow her self to be drawn into new aspirations and sympa thies for a cause which France would defend with her ? Would England be an obstacle ? Why, she has anticipated us in her zeal. (Murmurs.) She has given a great, impulse to the diplomatic move ment. She has taken the initiative ; and as Eng land does not generally pass for an adventurous nation, she must have had some cause for hopes of sucess in her diplomatic interference. As for France her policy is clear. In 1855, when Count Walewski requested Count Persigny to call the attention of the British Government to the situation of Poland, England replied—' That she would see with plea sure the re-establishment of the guarantees of 1815, as a satisfaction accorded to right and justice. She regretted that she could not extend her hopes farther, as she considered the reconstitution of an independent Poland as a barrier against the en croachments of Russian policy.' If England has isolated herself, as in Mexico, in America, in Italy, it is because she objected to a collective action ; but it is not the less true that by her individual action she has recognised those principles which we now defend, and has devoted her great influence to their triumph." M. Dupla —She knows how to get out of them when it suits her. M. de Lagueronniere—Yes. She knows how to get out of them, but here is a decisive fact resulting perhaps from political expedients; and when these principles are avowed before Europe by the most illustrious of her statesmen, England will not die avow them. The hour has come for reviving the rights secured to Poland by the treaty of 1815, and it is in this sense that the Senate should give its support to the Government. This is the policy of peace. There is another policy of war. I admit my mistrust when I saw the English press urging us on to the Rhine, for I know that when England bids us look to the Rhine her gaze is turned towards the East. When she throws open to us the road to Poland, it is to involve us in a quarrel with Russia. (Hear, hear.) This is the expedient of a jealous ally, who would forge chains for an alliance which we could not easily break. If jealous love be the most sineere, there is a vivacity of sympathy in England's conduct, a delicacy of sentiment, which leaves nothing to be desired. Yes, Messieurs, there is a war policy, not only in the perfidious incitements of the English press, but also in generous and im prudent passions. This is a war policy the result of which may be appreciated by its very promises. It demands the annihilation of treaties. It desires a great Poland, and that Russia should be effaced from amongst the great Powers of Europe. But is not this great Poland a dream? What would be its gene d?araPhical expression ? where would it b eg i n or And is France interested in diminishing the power of Russia? The two Powers are too far sepa rated to interfere with each other. Russia, tending towards the East, is destined to become a great maritime Power. We fought against her ambition rejoice to see her r a e t s S u e m b e as h t e o r p i o n l, fl b u u en t ce we should now on the seas. It behoves France to ask Russia, not for an independent -Poland—that she would not grant — but a free P on d , ' with con .titutional institutions, or a grand genevo iiis oi f ey which would wipe out the stains Of the blond'whiahi has been shed. tet France pursue this object_ There would be more honour in attaining it than wisdom in going beyond it. (Hear, hear.) Prince Poniatowski said that he spoke, not as a Pole, but as a French senator. He expressed his dissent from the viscount's conclusions, and assured him that the peace of Europe could never be secured until Poland was reconstituted as a great and free kirgdom. The debate was then closed until this day. PARIS, March 18. The debate on Poland was continued to-day in the Frenoh Senate. The Marquis de la Rochejacquelin supported passing to the order of the day, and maintained that the movement in Poland was not national but revolutionary. M. Walewski protested against the Marquis de la Rochejacquelin, and said that the treaties of 1815 did not establish the rights claimed by the Czar over Poland. He also protested against the assertion that the Polish insurrection was a revolutionary movement. Prince Napoleon opposed •passing to the order of the day, a course which would, he said, be consi dered by public opinion much less sympathetic with Poland than it the Senate were to refer the petitions for the consideration of the Government. The Prince continued :—" By simply referring the petitions to the Government, without stormy debates, would have strengthened the confidence of the Senate in the wisdom of the Emperor, and would have shown France abroad to be intimately bound to the Government on the Polish question." Alluding to the treaties of 1815, Prince Napoleon said they should only be mentioned to be execrated. The instil rection in Poland was, he said, lawful on account of the conscription, which was a real pro scription en masse directed by the good pleasure of the police. The Prince enumerated the barbarous measures taken and the atrocities committed by the Russians, and asked whether the Emperor's Government ought not to do for Poland what preceding Govern ments had done ? In reviewing the position taken up by the great Powers, the Prince was of opinion that Russia sought to disturb the good understanding existing between France and England, in order to carry out her designs in the East. " Russia, in order to hold her troops available against the emancipated serfs, endeavoured to conclude a convention with Prus- sia." With regard to Austria, Prince - Napoleon said that her conduct, though it might cause surprise, was satisfactory. The Prince then drew attention to the unanimity of the Polish movement, and said, " Men of all opinions and all ranks, up to the Archbishop of Warsaw, take part in the insurrection. With this state of things it would be deplorable to be only able to give to the Poles counsels of resignation. To pass to the order of the day is to vote against the national feeling of France. Circumstances are more favourable than ever. The Emperor is in the prime of his years and his genius. Our pres tige is great abroad, and affairs at home are on a solid basis. The moment has come to act." Prince Napoleon concluded by expressing a hope that. the Senate would not pass to the order of the day. M. Billault requested the Senate to adjourn the debate till to-morrow, in order that the govern ment might reply to the many imprudent words that had just been uttered. OxpoaD, * 1. R. Shepherd, B ras st lb 2. F. 11. Kelly, Th av en er ° B 7 11 10 3. W. B. Jacobson, chriVe-I;l're 4. W. B. Woo d g at e , Brasenose.h • 12 1 5. A. Morrison, Balliol ......... G. W. Awdry, B alliol 7. C. R. Carr, W adhatn .......... 11• i ii 8.. Wm. Hoare, Exete r .... .......... 12 o F. B. Hopwood, Christ Ch. (coxswain) a 3 CAMBRIDGE. st lb 1. J. C. Hawkshaw, Trinity ........ 11 2 2, W. C, Stayly, Trinity ll 6 3. R. H. Morgan, Emmanuel 11 10 4. J. Wilson, Pembroke 5, C. H. Le Mothe, St. John's 6. R. A.'Kinglake, Trinity . 12 4 _ _ C.l r 7. J. Chambers, Trinity r ll 12 8. J. Storming, Trinity F. H. Archer, Corpus (coxswain) .... 6 8 A letter from Marseilles states that a second manifestation in favour of the Poles has taken place on the rlaine St. Michel, but the crowd immediately dispersed, on the appearance of the police, with cries o: " Vive I'Empe rour!" " Vivo la Pologne !" THE RN, LONDON, lIIITIZSDAY EVENING, MARCH 19, 1863. The Turkish Bombardment of Belgrade. A correspondent in a contemporary says :—Will you allow me to lay before the public a short state ment of the bombardment of Belgrade by the Turks, which was spoken of and misrepresented in your House of Commons last night, I announce myself a Servian, and therefore labour under the disadvantage of being considered a partial witness. I can but assert facts, however, which are notorious, and which I defy any one to call in question. On Sunday, the 15th of June, two Servian lade going to draw water were assaulted by two Turkish soldiers, who killed one on the spot. Several Ser vian gendarmes at once arrested the murderers, and led them off to the Turkish police-office to give them over to the Turkish military authorities. A dis charge of musketry, fired from the Turkish police office, killed the two Servian officers of gendarmes, and this at once was the signal for a fight between the Turks and Servians in that part of the town, and the latter soon carried by a rush the two gates leading to the Turkish quarter—Varoshkapi and Savekapi. The Turks guarding these gates were allowed to retire into the fortress with out further molestation. Meantime, the Tur kish police-station, into which the murderers of the Servian boy had retreated, was found to be occupied by 300 regular soldiers, and a num ber of irregulars and militia, and these were at tacked by the people. During this scene of confu sion some Turkish shops and houses were pillaged by the dregs of the population. During this terrible scene the British Consul-General Longworth pre vailed ou the Pasha to put an end to the battle, on condition that the blockaded Turks of the pllice office should be allowed to retire into the fortress. Through the exertions of the Servian authorities and the Consuls these Turks were marched through an exasperated population and the fortress, and we congratulated ourselves that the worst was over. An armistice was signed by the Servian Govern ment, the Pasha, and the Consuls. This was on Monday. At 830 on Tuesday morning two Turks came from the fortress with a white flag, requesting M. Garashanin to assemble the Consuls in the fort ress. This was agreed to, but while these gentlemen were on their way more than 100 cannon of the fortress showered upon a defenceless European city a storm of shot and shell. I will not attempt to describe the horrible scene of dismay that followed, but while I reflect with anguish on the destruction of once happy homes, my hearth throbs with pride when I recollect that every man in the city thought but of resistance. Barricades were extemporised, and a galling fire of native rifles killed several Turkish gunners. On such occasions it is well known that the strongly built churches are the first places of refuge for the women and children. The Cathedral of Belgrade was an especial object of the Turkish gunners. After some hours of bombardment, the French and English Consuls, by the force of indig nant remonstrances, caused a cessation of the fire, and then gave themselves up as hostages to the op posing parties to ensure a continuance of the truce. All honour to these devoted and courageous men, who nearly lost their lives from an attempt of the Pasha to renew the bombardment ! Such, sir, is, as I call God to witness, a true and unexaggerated account of the bombardment of Bel grade last June. On July 9 the Prince of Servia wrote to Lord Russell to help to save the country from a recurrence of such horrors. He received a cool reply, in - which his lordship says, "It appears that an attack was made by the Servians on the gates of the town occupied by the Turks in virtue of ancient usage and recent treaties, especially the Treaty of Paris in 1856 ;" thus unfairly and un generously ignoring the previous assassinations and the attack of the Turks, and making it appear that we were the aggressors. Now, Sir, I do not call on you to believe me merely on my own word, sin ce I may b e cons id ere d a not impartial witness, but, in the name of com mon sense, I would ask are the Servians such idiots as to attack the garrison of a fortress which com mands their whole city with more than 100 guns of heavy calibre, and that without even removing their women and children ? The Princess, too, was residing under these guns and narrowly escaped. We are not among the foremost of cities in arts and sciences, but we have at least the instinct of ani mals, who keep out of shot when in danger of the hunter. Mr. Layard says we "are worked upon by intriguers." Yes, and these intriguers are the shot and shell which have worked us up to the point_ of despair. Are any other intriguers required to make us anxious to remove from our centres of population fortresses full of Asiatic barbarians? It is not many months since the officers and soldiers of the Sultan massacreq, without the pretence of provocation, at 1ea5t.6,0013 CliriMia . ns in Damascus. These men died amid horrors per?etrated on their children without striking a blow, and they are despised in consequence. If it be cur lot to die by the hand of Turkish hordes, as thousands of our forefathers have done, it will not be as sheep but as wolves, dying hard. It is not for me to ccmplain that the British Go vernment supports by arms, by diplomacy, and by loans the authority of the Sultan. It would be un becoming in me to criticise the policy which en courages the aspirations of Italy and discourages the efforts of Eastern Christians; but, as one of these, I may naturally feel discontented under the inexplicable frowns of Great Britain, and, as a Ser vian, I may dread the fate of the people of Damas cus, of Jeddo, of Aleppo, of the Lebanon, of Marash, and of other places which have experienced the pro tection of Turkish garrisons. I was told before I arrived in England that Great Britain was a strong Mussulman Power, that your Queen governed millions of Muss.ulmans ; I suppose that it was on this account that you so energetic ally supported Islam, and I expected to see a ma jority of turbans in your House of Commons, depu ties from India. I saw nothing but hats, and I meet in society accomplished and modest women with uncovered faces. Whence, then, this Maho medan policy. What Denmark Thinks of England. The Copenhagen Dagblad of the 10th of March says :—‘, The world is this day witness to an event as rare as it is peculiar. Over the whole of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, so far as the mighty British Crown extends its sovereignty, wherever over the wide earth the British flag waves, this day, the 10th of March, is kept as a national festival and holiday. The im mense and laborious activity which has stretched its arms round the whole orb of earth, and —tie re volutionised the world by its progress, ceases for 24 hour, as at the stroke of a magic wand. The whir ring machines stop, hands and heads let their wonted work fall, the husbandman forsakes his plough, the merchant his desk, the coalminer his pick, the workman his tools—the whole nation has but one thought, to give himself up to festal mirth. There is not one spot in all England where this day will not be marked by rejoicing. From early morn all will be astir in their best garb, decked with their white bridal favours, the making of which has brought bread to the starving Coventry weavers; troops of the line and volunteers will parade to the music of their bands, festal processions will march through the towns, and at a fixed hour of the• day all the many millions of human beings with joyous looks will burst out in congratulations and blessings. The joy will increase us the day wears on. School children and the poor will flock around the liberal fare which wealth has provided for them ; in public and private circles men will meet to glorify the day ; speeches and songs will sound loud, all inspired by the same feeling ; streams of generous wine and the strong national drink will gladden all hearts. And when evening comes, and night falls, gleams of light will begin to spread over the whole enormous realm. The cold formal towns, black with coal smoke, will blaze with light, and the uniform streets will swarm with joyous thousands. In gigantic London, which still peals with hurrahs of its three millions, all will sparke and flash as in an Eastern night; the beams of the Electric Light will spread their brightness from the mighty cupola of St. Paul's over the immense masses which Tell to and lie at its foot like a stormy sea, while the Thames for many a mile reflects its flaring wharves and gleaming bridges, and thus doubles the strange spectacle of London illuminated for a festival. Edinburgh, so picturesque, and so rich in memo ries, will beam with magic brightness ; its mediaeval castle, Gothic churches, Greek temples, and steep crags will stand out in light against the dark mid night sky, and high up from Arthur's-seat beacons and bonfires will strive to outshine the ocean of light at their feet. In the lively merry Dublin; in the cold, rich Liverpool; in Manchester, once so busy, and now so wan and wasted; in all these . countless towns, the hearths and centres of enlightenment, of trade, and manufactures, the same part will be re peated. On mountains and hillsides peasants in their best will throng round huge blazing bon fires, which will send a greeting to their fellows far and near, as it were in a many times magnified St. John's Night in the North, until the whole mighty land, from the Land's•end to John o'Groat's House, will be like a dazzling firmament—like a close cluster of great and small stars, which will cause the lights of heaven itself to burn dim. "And all this enthusiasm, all this festivity, all this cost, and all this loss of a whole nation's ac tivity suddenly stopped—only because the Prince of Wales, a youth of 21 years, is this day wedded in Windsor's Royal Chapel to the Princess Alex andra of Denmark, a girl of 19, whom the English nation as yet knows not, of whose good qualities they have only hope but not experience to bear witness! Is this the sensible and heavy English nation, that for the sake of such an occasion can fall into such boundless enthusiasm ? Is this free England, that can thus turn the wedding of an un tried heir to the Throne with an unknown Princess into a national holyday ? Is this the mature Eng lish political self-consciousness, that can thus iden tify the royal house with the people in a way that no Asiatic despot could ever force from his slaves ? " Yes ! It is the sensible, phlegmatic,. free, poli tically developed England where all this happens. And we speak of it just because the event to which the world is this day a witness gives a les son both to Princes and Peoples which w ell de serves to be taken to heart. In the English nation's enthusiasm at the marriage of the heir to the Throne there is no doubt something of that exaltation and exaggeration to which all national characters are exposed by their very nature as soon as they pass out of their definite track ; but there is no speck to be found of that servility with which in so many other countries expressions of devotion to the Royal House are apt to be tainted. The Englishman feels a deep respect and reverence with regard to the Sovereign, but, inasmuch as he is wont to see in him only the highest expression and organ uf the will of the people, and not at all a dispenser of grace or favour; so is ho ever conscious of the respect due to himself and of his personal freedom, even when brought face to face with the Royalfamily. The Eng lish Crown still claims to be thy the grace of God,' but in this formula the national consciousness only utters the thought which agrees with its deeply de veloped religious feeling, that everything in the world is ruled by a gracious Providence, and not any mystical tenet of the Divinity of ►_he Crown ; and so, in the deep reverence of the English people for the Sovereign, there is nothing of that depend ence which in other lands is fostered by Absolutism. For full two centuries the liberty , of the people has now ruled in England; after hard struggles, which cost one King his life and another his crown ; after unwearied and enduring efforts, which have been continued down to the latest times, the English State has developed itself to a shape which presents a perfect balance of all the forces of society, which is able to satisfy the progressive demands of the age without violent changes in what' already exists, and which consequently seems to mortal eye to have come nearest to a political ideal, and to have the greatest prospect of standing the trial of all shocks. In theoretical systems a constitutional So vereign after the English pattern seems to be a faint and colourless form, almost a superfluous person. He has no will of his own ; he is only the organ, the instrument of a national will which stands beyond his control, the mandates of which he, as it were, blindly fulfils; and so, for the great German philoso pher, the very ideal of a constitutional Monarch was an automaton, who could write his name indeed, but for the rest, was neither able to do good or ill. But what has happened in England during the last gene ration, and what culminates there this very day, proves clearly enough how little real lite bends itself to such philosophic systems, and how ill theoricians understand how to sketch realities. None of all 1 England's Sovereigns has so thoroughly and so righteously comprehended the problem planed before a constitutional Monarch as Queen Victoria. For her the hereditary English liberty has not been a fettering bond, but a principle willingly accepted, and held inviolate as a religious dogma. She, sup ported it may be by a sagacious Consort, has never at any time sought to set personal feelings or wishes against flat. will of the people; she has conscienti ously carried that will out in all things ; and the result has been that while the country has made immense advances in prosperity, in power, in every kind of development, while the people has grown happier and more enlightened, the sacctity of the Crown has been firmly established,and the Sovereign's person has become an object of veneration, of devo tion, and of a real affection which ambitious despots and patriarchal rulers by God's grace can never hope to reach. The Sovereign of England does not stand before her subjects as a lifeless automa ton ; she is powerless for evil, but has a rich influence for good on society, on intellectual life, and on taste; and this influence during Queen Victoria's long and happy reign has been ever on the increase, because she has been not only a true constitutional Queen, but at the same time in her domestic life has been a pattern for all. The pure and graceful family life of the English Court, the affectionate relations between man and wife, between parents and children, the middle-class order and regularity which have stspped into the place of the disgrace ful immorality of a former age, have infused into the minds of Englishmen the highest respect for the Royal family, and this, combined with the old reverence for the Crown, has shaped itself into au affection which embraces every member of the dynasty. This unanimous feeling showed itself in a touching way in the national mourning for the Prince Consort's death ; it finds this very day an overwhelming expression in the joy for the Prince's wedding, under auspices which betoken a renewal of that domestic bliss which for five and twenty years has spread its beneficent and ennobling in fluence over the whole country. " Well may England this day with undivided joy abandon herself to the feeling which is excited by this marriage, and arrive at a new consciousness, and, as it were, gather herself into a focus. Rich, powerful, free, and happy, secure in her whole poli- tical edifice, safe against all outward foes, without inward agitation which may threaten the nation's happiness or welfare, quietly advancing in all di rections, the object of admiration and imitation, the British realm may this day keep holyday. The nation does homage to itself, to its own greatness and fortune, when it pays its unanimous homage to the young pair. It sees its own bright future reflected in the future of happiness which is opening for the bride and bridegroom. What a difference between this happy land and its nearest neighbour, whose feverish clutch ing at unbounded liberty and equality, whose im patient groping after impossible theorems have only brought about a military despotism which stifles all spiritual life ! What a contrast to the great German Power, wher# a Sovereign lost in mystical dreams of kingly power and stupid soldier notions is contending hand in hand with a crass, overbearing aristocracy, by force and guile, against the constitutional liberty of the people, and thus makes the kingdom a laughing-stock ! Or to the huge Russia, who, by her revolting misdeeds, has again driven a noble nation to a desperate struggle, and now seeks to secure her booty by streams of Polish blood and reeking villages. Or to North America, where an unbridled Democracy in Republican form has undermined all feelings of public morality, and now, after having begotten a monstrous civil war, gives at every point witness of its complete internal dieeelution. " In truth, the majestic festal drama which Eng land this day presents to the world contains a fruitful moral. It proclaims to Princes that their Thrones' safety and their own happiness are inseparably bound up with the liberty of their people, that there is no surer pledge for both than respect for the rights of their subjects. And to Peoples it announces, with the powerful voice of experience, that true freedom only developes itself where rights are reciprocally respected, and where each onward step naturally springs from what has preceded it. The Prince who follows this lesson will receive a reward which surpasses all others in the respectful affection of his people ; and the peo ple, which lives in the enjoyment of real freedom, will, without self-denial and without servility, be able to celebrate the festivities of its Royal house as national holidays; for the dynasty will be then in all and everything the symbol of the country's own liberty and happiness." LAW INTELLIGENCE—March 18. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. RE MARIA L. ELLISON. This young lady, who was not long since defendant in an action at law, came up on the question of order of dis charge. Her debts are between £2OO and £3OO, of which about £BO were for £lO damages and £7O costs in an action brought by Mr. Morton of the Canterbury Music Hall and of the Oxford Music Hall, for penalties, under these cir cumstances. The bankrupt had entered into a contract to sing at the Canterbury and Oxford for 12 months nightly, and to be liable to a penalty of £5 each night she refused to sing. After some time, according to Mr. Sargood's statement, Miss Ellison refused to sing without an in crease of salary. Miss Ellison, upon the other hand, de clared that the cause of her not singing was physical in ability. Mr. Morton, thinking such an example might prove detrimental to his interests, and encourage other artistes in his pay to act similarly, brought an action, which was tried before Baron Martin, with the result above stated. She had obtained from a Mrs. Harris theatrical dresses, valued at about £2O, some of them just on the eve of her leaving off singing, and she had nei ther paid for nor returned these dresses. Under these cir cumstances, Mr. Sargood asked the commissioner to annex a condition to the order of discharge making her future earnings liable to the payment of her debts. The bankrupt said the dresses had been worn out or de stroyed. She deposed that she had not pawned any of them. Mrs. Harris deposed that the bankrupt had on a former occasion admitted she had pawned the dresses, and that she had declared that " she would sooner be dragged through the gutter than pay Morton a farthing." The dresses could not be Worn out, for she had not worn them. Mr. E. Reed, upon the other hand, contended that this young lady had been badly treated by Mr. Morton, who had hunted this delicate young person from the Canterbury to the Oxford. Commissioner—How did he hunt her ? Mr. Sargood—She went in a brougham. (Addressing the Commissioner,) I am, sure, sir, you don't hunt in a brougham. (Laughter.) Commissioner (laughing)—No; certainly I don't hunt in a brougham. Mr. Reed —My client travels in a less risky manner, and does not hazard breaking her bones. Mr, Sargood (looking at the Commissioner) —That is rather an unfair observation. (Laughter,) Commissioner—l don't always break my bones. (Laugh ter.) Mr. Reed proceeded to say that his client had been afflicted with ill-healtl4„and was physically unable to sing. He produced a medical certificate from the house surgeon of the Middlesex Hospital to the effeet that Miss Ellison had been under his care for five months for a re laxed sore throat. There was no ground whatever for asking the Ccmmissioner to annex a condition to the order of discharge, statutable or moral. The case of " Mew and Thorne," decided by the Lord Chancellor, showed that a condition could not be annexed under such circumstances. No offence whatever had been committed under the 159th section of the act of 1861. J ud gment deferred. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) RE ARCHIBALD DOUGLAS This was an examination and discharge meeting. The bankrupt was described as of the Dell, Eaglefield, near Staines. The claims of unsecured creditors are £12,575; ditto holding security, £4,453 ; property given up to as. signees, £4,699; cash given up to assignees, £630; c as h due to Chancery, £300; property in the hands of cre ditors, £2,080; by reversions, £2,200; deficiency, £7,154. The amount of expenditur e for himself and f am il y during the year next preceding his b an k ruptcy was £1,100; for the previous year, £1,200. There is a novelty almost unprecedented in the dreary annals of bank rupt's balance sheet. N o less than four pag es o f the pro.: cee dings are taken up with what is called th e h orse account, containing his dealings in horses an d w i th horse-dealers, horse-trainers, &c. The total amount of figures is £6,547. There is also a page headed "Betting," containing 29 bet ting transactions, the losses b e i ng upon the one side £8,632, a nd the gains £7,184, leaving a loss of £1,448. There is every variety of tradespeople hotelkeepers, grocers, farmers, guninakers, tailors, jockeys, opticians shirt makers. Henry Fish er , R ac i ng Times Office, is :creditor for £969; George F or dh am, jockey, £263, for salary. Without any discussion, an adjournment was ordered. Importing Tea without colour on the leaf pre vents the Chinese passing off inferior leaves as in the usual kinds. Horniman's Tea is uncoloured, therefore, always good alike, Sold in packets by 2,280 agents. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME CIRCUIT—MAIDSTONE, March 18. CROWN COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Wightman.) THE CHATHAM MURDER. Robert Alexander Burton, 18, described as a carpenter, was charged with the wilful murder of Thomas Frederick Houghton at Chatham on the 23d of July, 1862. Mr. Barrow and Mr. Marsham conducted the prosecu tion. The prisoner was defended by Mr. Ribtor, and Mr. Willoughby. The case stood over from the summer assizes, and the I circumstances under which the crime was committed were very extraordinary. The deceased was stated to be a nice little intelligent lad, about 9 years and a half old ; and it seemed that on the 23d of July last he was walking with his mother in the town of Chatham, and the prisoner was ob served to notice them, and after the poor lad had parted from his mother, which he did shortly afterwards, the pri soner appeared to have decoyed him to Chatham Lines, and when they were close to a :arge heap of chalk, he attacked him, and forced him to the ground, and stabbed him in the throat with a knife, and thus caused his death. The strange part of the transaction was, that the prisoner did not seem to have ever quarrelled with the deceased, or to have borne him any ill will, and on the day following the murder he went to one of the county constabulary stationed at Chat ham, and voluntarily admitted that he had murdered the boy whose body had been found on the Lines, and he gave a circumstantial account of every circumstance connected with the horrid act. After he was committed for trial he never seemed desirous to screen himself for a moment from the con ,sequences of his crime, but, on the contrary, he continually stated that he was the person who had killed the boy, and that he wished to be hung. Under ordinary circumstances he would have been tried at the winter gaol delivery of last year, but, it appeared, that at this time he had expressed a positive determination to plead guilty, and ➢lr. Ribton, who had been retained to defend him, applied to the Court to postpone the trial to these assizes, in order that an oppor tunity might be afforded for bringing forward evidence as to the state of the prisoner's mind. It seems from inquiries that have been made that ever since he has been in custody, however, he has never exhibited the slightest symptom of want of intellect, and so far e s outward appearances go, he has always seemed to be fully aware of the character of his offence, and to desire to suffer the last penalty of the law for it. The prisoner, who is a rather intelligent and good• look ing lad, was placed at the bar at the sitting of the Court, when Mr. Avery, the deputy clerk of assize, read the in dictment which charged him, in the usual form, with hav ing, of his malice aforethought, killed and murdered the deceased, and asked him whether he pleaded guilty to that charge, he smiled, and in a distinct tone of voice said " I am guilty." Mr. Avory inquired whether he understoood that he was accused of having purposely and wilfully killed the deceased. The prisoner said he understood this perfectly well. Mr. Avory—And you plead guilty to it? Mr. Ribton observed that the prisoner had always ex pressed his determination to plead guilty, and, so far as his own feelings went, all he seemed to desire was that he should be hanged. Mr. Justice Wightman said he was aware of that, and he then addressed the prisoner, and said it appeared to him that it would be much better for the interests of justice, and that it would also be better for all purposes, that he should plead not guilty, and he at the same time told the prisoner that by him so pleading, it would not be understood that he denied having committed the act, but merely that he wished to be tried. The prisoner then pleaded not guilty, and the trial pro ceeded. He seemed to pay great attention to the evidence, and repeatedly gave a vacant smile while the witnesses were giving their testimony. The main facts of the case, as above narrated, were, of course, not disputed, and several witnesses were examined, who deposed-to the finding of the body, &c. It also ap peared that when Mr. Locke, the surgeon, was examined before the magistrates he expressed an opinion that, in ad dition to the wound that was discovered on the neck, the neckerchief round the throat of the deceased had been drawn very tight, and so as nearly to cause suffocation, and that when the prisoner heard him say this he interrupted him, and said he was wrong, and that he had clenched the throat of the deceased with his hands only. The following are the more material portions of the addi tional evidence that was adduced : Stephen Hibburd, one of the Kent county constabulary, said—On Thursday night, the 24th July, between 11 and 12 o'clock, I was in Superintendent Everest's stable, at Chat ham, when the prisoner came down the yard and looked into the stable. I asked him what he wanted, and he replied, " I murdered that boy on the Lines." I saw that he was dirty, and his sleeves were turned up. I took the prisoner to Alma-terrace, where Superintendent Everest lives, and where the mother of the deceased boy also resides, and just before we arrived there the prisoner said, "You are not going to take me to the boy's mother, are you ?" I told him I was not, and I then went with him to the superintendent, and he came downstairs from his bedroom, and I told him what the prisoner had said, and he went away to finish dressing himself. While he was gone the prisoner said to mp, " T struck him in the neck with my knife, and when he was down I trod on his face and neck, and then kneeled down on his belly and put my hands on his neck and pressed it till the blood gushed from his nose and mouth." The pri soner appeared quite cool and collected when he made this statement. Some other witnesses were then examined,whose testimony went to show that the statement of the prisoner, with regard to his proceedings after the dreadful affair, was correct in every particular, and it was also proved that the knife with which the act was committed had been made a present to the prisoner about a fortnight before, but that at that time it was not sharp at the point, as it now appeared. This clofsed the ease ft3r the prosecution. Mr. Ribton then made a most able address to the jury on behalf of the prisoner. He said that of course it would be idle for him to attempt to deny that the prisoner's was the hand by whom the unhappy deceased lad had met his death, but he urged that all the facts of the case, according to his view of the evidence, tended to show almost conclu sively that the prisoner was not in such a state of mind at the time as to be criminally responsible for his actions. He called the attention of the jury to the opinions of several eminent medical authorities in reference to the subject, and reminded them that the total absence of motive for the com mission of such a dreadful crime was always considered a strong proof of insanity, particularly when this was coupled with the fact that the person committing the act made no attempt to conceal it, but, on the contrary, voluntarily came forward, and admitted it, and entered into a minute and circumstantial detail of all the horrible circumstances con nected with the crime. This was the course that had been taken by the prisoner, and he said it was very doubtful whether, if he had not gone to the constable and made the statements that had been given in evidence, he would have been suspected. The learned counsel concluded an eloquent speech by stating that if the jury should feel themselves compelled to return a verdict the effect of which would un doubtedly be to consign the miserable youth at the bar to the scaffold, he would not meet that fate with terror and dismay, as was the case with ordinary criminals under similar circumstances, but that he would rush into the pre sence of his maker smiling as he did at that moment (the prisoner had been observed just before laughing at the ob servations of the learned counsel), and exulting at having achieved the only result he appeared to have in view when he committed this dreadful crime. Witnesses were then called for the defence, among whom was Mr. Andrews, a tradesman, at Chatham, to whom the prisoner had been apprenticed, and he stated that his con duct had upon several occasions been very extraordinary, and that at times he exhibited the appearance of a maniac, and he was in consequence compelled to discharge him. It was also proved that at another titre a cat had been killed, and that the prisoner ate a portion of it, and that the re mainder was baked in a pie, and he ate that also. Dr. Fayel, a medical gentleman at Chatham, was also examined, and he proved t hat the mother of the prisoner had been confined in a lunatic asylum, and he also expressed an opinion that at the time the prisoner committed the act he was suffering from homicidal mania, which he could not control, and that he was consequently not responsible for his actions. In or der to rebut this testimony Dr. Joy and Dr. Harold, the medical officers of the gaol, were examined, and they stated that in consequence of what occurred at the last assizes, when the trial was postponed to afford an opportunity for evidence being brought forward as to the state of his mind, they had paid particular attention to the prisoner, and they had not observed the slightest circumstance to lead them to the conclusion that there was anything like insanity about , him, or that he was not perfectly conscious of the position in which he stood and the nature of the crime he had committed. The learned Judge, in summing up the case to the jury, said that before they would be justified in coming to the conclusion that the prisoner was not a responsible agent they must be satisfied that at the time the act was committed his mind was in such a state as to render him unable to distin guish between right and wrong, or to be aware that what he was doing was an offence against the law. It had been said that he had acted under the impulse of what was called ho micidal mania, which meant a tendency to kill, but he must observe that if a defence of this kind were allowed to prevail it would certainly tend to the most dangerous consequences so far as the safety of human life and the security of the pub lic were concerned. The object of the prisoner undoubtedly appeared to be to cause the destruction of his own life, by the commission of the crime of murder upon another. This was no doubt a most strange and extraordinary motive on his part ; but at the same time it showed that at tho time he committed the act he was perfectly well aware of its nature and of the consequences that would result from it, and it was perfectly clear also that he was not labouring under anything like a delusion in the proper sense of the term when he committed the offence. His lordship then called the attention of the jury to all the material points in were evidence, and concluded by repeating that unless they were perfectly satisfied that at the time the act was committed the prisoner was not aware what he was doing, or of the na ture and character of that act and its conseq u ences, they would not be justified in giving effect to the defence of in sanity that had been sot up his behalf. The jury retired to deliberate upon their verdict, and in about a quarter of an hour they returned into court, and found the prisoner guilty of wilful murder. Mr. Avery then asked the prisoner, in the usual terms, j whether he had anything to urge why sentence of death should not be passed upon him, and he laughed, and in the coolest possible manner replied, " No, sir." Mr. Justica Wightman then put on the black cap, and addressing the prisoner, said that the jury, who were the proper judges of the facts, atter a most careful considera tion of his case, had found him guilty of the crime of wil ful murder, and he could not help observing that it was one of the most barbarous and irhuman murders that had ever come under his cognisance during a judicial experience of 20 years. His victim was a poor little boy, not ten years of age, who was described as an intelligent, harmless boy, who had never given him the slightest offence, and whom he had murdered under circumstances so cruel that he would forbear from making any further allusion to them. It was said that he s as labouring under a morbid desire and anxiety to die by the hands of justice, and that he com mitted the murder with that object. This morbid desire to part with his own life could hardly be called a delusion, but it showed that he was perfectly well able to appreciate the consequences of his act, and that he was committing a crime that was punishable by law with death, and this as it ap peared to him was an aggravation of his offence. For such a crime there could be no hope of mercy for him in this world, and he mutt therefore entreat him to cast his thoughts beyond the grave, and endeavour by sincere repentance to obtain that mercy from Heaven which he could not expect here. His lordship concluded by passing sentence of death in the usual form. The prisoner heard the sentence of death, which was given in the most impressive and earnest manner by the learned judge, with the utmost indifference. He was laughing nearly the whole time his lordship was addressing him, and when he concluded he put his finger up to his forehead and called out " Thank you, my lord," and then stepped down the tairs leading from the dock, apparently in a state of perfect unconcern. MIDLAND CIRCUIT.—LINCOLN, March 17. (Before Mr. Justice Willes.) THE MAREHAM-LE•-FEN MURDERS. John Garner, 48, farmer and coaldealer, was charged with the murder of Hannah Garner, his wife, on March 28, 1861, and with the murder of Jemima Garner, his mother, on Dac. 20, 1861. Elizabeth Garner, his second wife (for merly his servant), was arraigned on similar charges. Mr. Stephen, the Hon. C. Leigh, and Mr. Mellor were for the prosecution; Mr. Sergeant O'Brien, Mr. Flowers, and Mr. Huish were for the defence. The case, which has occupied almost two (ley's, may in its facts be very briefly stated. The female prisoner was in the service of the male prisoner and his wife. John Garner, the husband, was generally an affectionate man to his family when sober, but behaved very badly to his wife and mother at other times, so much so as to beat and kick them. The wife died, and Whitaker (the servant) having had words with her master, quitted the service, but was often heard to say " She could hang him any day if people only knew what messes ho gave his wife." Subsequently the mother died under very suspicious circumstances, Garner having in the meantime married Whitaker. The body of the mother was exhumed after the funeral, and found to con tain arsenic sufficient to cause death. The body of the wife was then taken from its grave after an interment of nearly a year, and upon examination of the viscera of the stomach the same appearance presented themselves. It was shown there was abundance of arsenic on the premises for agricultural purposes. The male prisoner alone was charged with the murder of the wife, but both were indicted for the murder of tit.) mother. The male prisoner attended on his wife in her illness, and gave her the food of which she principally partook, but the female prisoner did the same for the mother; and all persons who had partaken of the gruel or broth she prepared for the mother were seri ously affected in health. These facts having been proved in evidence, the jurYt after a lengthened consultation, returned a verdict of Man slaughter against both prisoners, when the learned judge pronounced a sentence of penal servitude for life on each prisoner. COUNTRY MARKETS. ..~._, NEWARK-WEDNESDAY. White wheat new, 50s to 53s Red do 44s to 51. s Old white 59s to 62s Red do., 53s to 570 Barley, malting 38s to 438 Peas, .... Barley, grinding 28s to 300 Oats, old, .. 26s to 290 New do 20s to 250 1 Beans.. 43s to 4 60 1 Beans, new 38s to 400 35s to 38s. HULL--.TUESDAY. Wheat.... 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Gibraltar, via Southampton Mar. 2 1 ' India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, vim Southampton Mar. 2 1 ' via Marseilles Mar. 29. India (Bombay), via Southampton Mar. 28. via Marseilles Mar. 22. Portugal.... Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Mar. 21. via Marseilles Mar, V. Newfoundland Oporto and Vigo .. U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... Mar. 1 8 . by IT:S. packet.... by Canadian packet. Mar. 20. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe Apr. 10. Bahamas, via New York Apr. 9. Mexico .. All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, I Mar. 16. California, and British Columbia.. Births. GORDON—On the 16th inst., at the Royal Arsenal, Wool wich, the wife of H. W. Gordon, C. 8., of a son. HILL.—On the 17th inst., at 4, Pembridge-square, 1311 Y" water, Mrs. Joseph Hill. of a daughter. STRADLING.—On the 17th inst., at Roseville, Chilton Poi den, near Bridgewater, the wife of Captain R. A. Strad ling, 1.N., of a son. Marriages. EDMONSTONE—NEILL.—On the 17th inst., at Ardeer Hout.e, Lieut.-Colonel Frederick N. Edmonstone, the youngest son of the late Sir Archibald Edmonstone, Bt., of Duntreath, to Henrietta, youngest daughter of the late Lieut.-Colonel S. Neill, of Barnweill and Swinritige muir, Ayrshire. Fimarisori--Sa.uNDEns.---On the 17th inst., at St. pan eras, John Whittle Finlinson, Esq., of Godstone, Sur rey, and the Stock Exchange, to Jessy, second daughter of Edward Saunders, Esq., of VVhitelands, Edenbridge, Kent, and Brunswick-square, London. Deaths. at Nice, Margaret Henrysotit CAIRD.—On the 14th inst. , wife of James Caird, Esq., M- 1) . ECUs.—On the 17th inst., at Upper Tooting, Miss Jane Ellis, aged 81. EYRE.—On the 14th inst., at Dover, Ann e , w id ow o f the 2 V s i t n h ce u n i t t. E , y a r t e, t a h g e ed 76. residence of his son, Hornsey, John H a t c h, E sq ., R.N., late. Commanding Coast Guard, St. M argare t' s B a y, Des I II Al:Trt Crouch u n I : . Lieut.-Col. ot-fin End, theo 1. Di s t r ict, in the 7 2 d year of his age, deeply and wida e . regre tted. r , Ru y.—On the 17th inst., a t 21, B ryans t on - square , Lieu' tena nt-General James P erry. TODD.—On the 17th inst., a t Th e C e d ars , P u t ne y, Jobe Edward Todd, Esq., aged 71. WALKER. --On the 15th i ns t., f rom i n jury received on the night of the 10th, Mr. Isaac Walker, of The Elms, State' ford-hill, aged 46. WlLLiss.—On the 17th inst., at Clapham, Mr. C. Willis* aged 43. London : Printed and Published by WILLIAM ANDREPO' of 1N o. 112, Strand, Printer, at THE Sux Office, No. 0 2 ; Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the Count,' ° MiddleaeL—Thursclay, March 19, 1861