The Sun. — London, England, 1854-07-22 00:00:00

steamer recently captured a pirate chief, named Isricolo Frik . , uear Cape Sunium, as well as several of his followers. The allied cruisers seize all the arms they find on board the vessels they search. The insurrection in Thessaly is entirely at an end. Chroni, the raya chief, who with 600 men was still in the country, was completely surrounded by the troops of Abdi-Pacha. He gave himself up, and Was taken on board the Triton steam-corvette, and landed at Chalcis. FR ONCE. THE FRENCH TROOPS FOR THE BALTIC. The following is the sum total and distribution of the French army on board the war vessels and transports destined for the Baltic : Officers. Men. Hannibal Royal William St. Vincent Algiers Sphinx Stromboli Termagant Belgravia. (transport) Clifton (transport) Columbia (transport) Julia (transport) Prince (transport), with 21 horses) Herefordshire (transport ... 23 Edwin Fox (transport) Total 911 13' , 9 1305 981 126 9061 9306 The French men-of-war embarked at Calais camp equipage and an immense amount of ordnance stores, besides 550 engineers and artillery and 78 artillery horses. The grand total, therefore, of the embarkation complete is 9,856 officers and men, and 99 horses. The success that has attended this embarkation reflects credit on all the officials connected with the direction and execution of the service, and es pecially on Capt. Lefebre, of the Dasher, and Capt. Smithett, of the Dover Royal mail service. Both of those officers have had great experience amongst Frenchmen, and Captain Smithett especially so of Calais and Calais harbour and roads, from his almost daily visits for a series of years. Both these officers worked incessantly, and it was most grati fying to see our gallant neighbours and allies fall ijl 2 mediately into any good plan that was suggested. Never was a work more harmoniously carried out by the united exertions of French and English Officials than the embarkation of this French army, at a French port, in British men-of-war and transports. DEAL, Friday.—The Herefordshire and Edwin For, transports, from Calais, for the Baltic, with French troops, arrived and anchored in the Downs at 9.30 on Thursday night. 'he Emperor and Empress arrived at Bordeaux On Wednesday evening, at 45 minutes after nine, and went to the Hotel de Ville, in the midst of a Crowd of people, who thronged all the streets through which their Majesties were to pass, and raised enthusiastic acclamations. Their Majesties left Bordeaux on Thursday morning at 10 o'clock ffor Mont d e M arsan , amidst cries of " Vivent 1, Etnpereur et l'lmperatrice," and arrived there at seven o'clock. A telegraphic despatch, dated Calais, 20th, 9 P.m., says :—"The General-in-Chief of the expe ditionary corps of the Baltic has just left in the Iteine Hortense. The Saint Louis, the Tilsit, and the steamers having them in tow are out of sight. The Syrene and the Cleopatre have just got under Weigh ; the Daim will sail with the evening tide : all the other vessels have left. The different English ships with the French troops on board have also got under'weigh." M. Thiers has left Paris for the baths of the Pyrenees. •M. de Persigny is at Montpellier. The accounts received by telegraph ft% m Bayonne make no mention of the arrival of Queen Marie Christina in that place, so that the rumours to that effect which were in circulation must have been premature. The cash prices of the French funds yesterday were as follow :—Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 97f. 50e. ; Three per Cents., 70f. 60c. ; Bank of France, 2,865 f. ; Credit Mobilier, 675 f. ; Discount Bank, 587 f. ; Piedmontese Five per Cents., 83f. 50c. ; do. Three per Cents., 53f. 25c. • Austrian Five per Cents., 80 ; Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 90 ; Spanish Three per Cents., 37f. Exchange on London (short), 24f. 97ic., money ; ditto (90 days), 24f. 70c. , limb 44 'sabition SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. SPAIN. PROGRESS OF THE INSURRECTION. Advices from Madrid of the 19th state that bar ileades were erected in every part of the city. Fighting was going ou in every quarter. The palace of Queen Christina and her house at Salamanca had been pillaged. Espartero had taken the chief command at Sara gossa. PERPIGNAN, July 20.—Barcelona was tranquil on the 19th, but by no means certain of remaininc , so. Suspicious bands had left the town, to set fire to and pillage the manufactories. It is thought that Espartero will be appointed, President of the Junta, and assume the direction of the movement. _ _ The garrison and inhabitants of Puycerda have declared themselves in favour of the movement. Another despatch cf the ISth, from Madrid, says, a Ministerial combination, of which M. Is turitz and General Cordova were to form part, having failed, the Queen had named a Cabinet under the pre•idency of the Duke de Rivas. A battle had been fought near Granada between O'Donnell and General Blaser, in which the latter and Count Vista Hermosa had been wounded and taken prisoners. The Moniteur of this morning (Saturday) con firms the fact of the formation of a Cabinet under the Duke de Rivas, as well as of a battle between the forces under O'Donnell and the Queen's troops under General Blaser. PRRPIGNAN, July 19. — A provi3ional junta was formed a Barcelona on the 18th, composed of the Captain-General and other notable personages, and which has taken for device a Long live the Queen ! Long live the Constitution, order, and m ora l i t y !" Order is being r e - es t a blished, and the workmen were returning to their labour. It is said that the kingdom of Valencia has declared itself. The Patric says :—" It is positively stated that, according to the last news from Madrid, a decided improvement had taken place in the situation of affairs in consequence of the adhesion of Marshal Narvaez, who, it is said, has offered his services to the Queen. It appears that a part of the generals finding themselves at present borne down by ultras, are disposed to join Marshal Narvaez." THE AFRICAN MAIL. PLYMOUTH, FRIDAY. The African Steam Navigation Company's packet-ship Faith, Commander James Parsons, With mails in charge of Lieutenant Ward, R.N., arrived in the Thames on Thursday. She lost her propeller on the outward passage, April 4th, in lat. 18 deg. 5 min. north, long. 18 deg. 12 min. west, and in consequence did not proceed further down the coast than Sierra Leone. Her dates are, out ward—Plymouth, March 24 ; Madeira, 31 ; Tene riffe, April 1 ; Goree, 6 ; Bathurst, '7 ; and Sierra Leone, 17. Here she fitted a new propeller, and left, homeward, June 23, and touched at Madeira July 8. Her Majesty's brig Dolphin left Sierra Leone on the 16th, and the Ferret on the 20th, for a cruise. A small French steamer left on the 12th of June for the war at Grand Bassam. The Ferret, 8, Commander M'Donald, suspecting the presence of a slaver near Rio Pongas, sent her boats up the river, under the command of Second-Lieutenant Robinson. A bit of oakum floating on the water led to the discovery of their prize, which was moored in a secluded creek, and surrounded .by bushes. She is a clipper-schooner, of 116 tons, and is the second price taken by the Ferret. The mate, a Spaniard, died on the passage to Sierra Leone. The expeditionary steamer Pleiad, for exploring the Niger, arrived on the 13th June at Sierra Leone, and left on the 15th for Ferna n d o P o. M r. Beacroft, governor of Fernando Po, who intended to command the expedition, has been taken ill, a n'l is coining home in the next steamer. The Pleiad left Dublin 20th May, and, with the excep tion of 7 days, sailed out nearly as fast as the mail. „ A gran,' ball was given at Sierra Leone on the 4 4th of M ay by Governor Kennedy in honour of her Majesty's birthday. 'Aler Majesty' s screw s t eamer A n t e l o p e , w hi c h e l ealed at Sierra Leone, and sailed on the 20th of u ne for Gibraltar, was at anchor at Teneriffe on the 6th o f July. Four vessels with troops for Cuba had recently passed that island. on At Madeira wa Madeira was thetTnited States' frigate Mary wbi tehullY to the coast, and a French bark with a The Af r i can Steam Navigation Company's steamer C andace Th l e f t Madeira on the Bth July for the coast e Baccb antearrived at Sierra Leone on May 14th, and sailed for the coast on the 17th. She had not re turned o n th e 23d, being severaldays behind her ttihnleeoth of The Forerunner arr i ve d at Sierra Leone on June, and left for the coast on the 13th. PL- LYIIOIITH, July 21.—The Australasia, with wool, 10 8 days from Portland-bay, was in the Channel on Thursday, and landed a small mail at Plymouth yester day (Friday) evening. On the 10th instant spoke the Lancaster, steering south ; on th e 20 th, the bark cni!y; -from London , for Mauritiu s , an d the Barbara, 26 ;lay s , from St: John's, for Landow; forn the 2 the bark Oarogio443l froia Quebec) lioAdon ist, . DEFEAT OF THE RUSSIANS AT GIURGEVO. We have received the following telegraphic de spatches from Vienna, dated Saturday (this day), July 22, 11 a.m. : On the . l9th a battle was fought near Giurgevo, in which the Russians were completely defeated, and two of their generals killed: Prince Gortschakoff's mission has entirely failed. The Emperor Francis Joseph will not disappoint the expectations of Europe. TATTERS ALL'S. (THIS EVENING.) GOODWOOD STAKES. 9to 2 agst Tros (taken). 6to 1 agst Diana (7 to 1 taken freely). 12 to 1 agst Heapy (taken). 12 to 1 agst Nancy. 100 to 6 agst Jouvence (taken.) 20 to 1 agst Exact (taken). 20 to 1 agst Rataplan (taken). 25 to 1 agst Mentmore Lass (taken). GOODWOOD CUP. 2to 1 on Virago. ST. LEGER. 3to 1 agst King Tom (taken). DERBY. 10 to 1 agst Gra3culus Esuriens (taken). 20 to 1 agst Cruiser (taken). 20 to 1 agst Flatterer (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Nailer (taken). ARRIVAL OF TIDE CHATHAM TROOP SHIP. FALMOUTH, Friday.--Put in, the Chatham troop. ship, Captain Wharton, from Madras and the Mauritius, with invalids, bound to London. She lost 13 persons on her passage. After obtaining supplies of provisions she will proceed for London. Off, and Linded a mail and passengers, the ship Queen of Sheba, Captain Heyston, from Port Adelaide for Lon don ; amount of gold on freight unknown. Also off port the troop-ship Flora, from London for Cork. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at ten minutes after 12 o'clock. BOROUGH RATES BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. SALE OF BEER, &c., BILL. On the motion for the third reading of this bill, Mr. HENRY BERKELEY objected to the bill as interfering with the enjoyments of the poorer classes on Sundays, as it would deprive them of obtaining refresh ment after one o'clock. That which was sin in the poor man was virtue in others, or why were the London clubs and large hotels at Richmond, Blackwall, and Greenwich, not closed with the rural taverns on Sun days. This one-sided legislation was a disgrace to Par liament ; it was mainly directed against the excursion trains, the travellers by which were not treated as tra vellers, according to the statute, and thus by this bill they would be unable to obtain refreshment in the country. Mr. WILSON PATTEN said the bill dealt equally with the rich and the poor, and the time for opening public houses on Sundays had been extended expressly to meet the case of excursion trains. After some observations from Mr. L. HEYWORTH and Lord D. STUART, Mr. W. J. FOX complained that, if this bill passed, the present ruling of the Police Courts would shut out passengers by excursion trains from obtaining refresh ments in the middle of the day on Sundays. Mr. HENLEY said it was quite ridiculous and ab surd to say that a passenger by an excursion train was not a traveller. If he was not, he could not tell what the term traveller meant. The bill was then read a third time and passed. REFORMATORY SCHOOLS (SCOTLAND) BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. STOCK IN TRADE EXEMPTION BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. INCLOSURE OF LANDS BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. COMMON, &c., RIG-JILTS (ORDNANCE) BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. • FRIENDLY SOCIETIES CONTINUANCE BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. MEDICAL GRADUATES (IRELAND AND SCOT- LAND) BILL. On the motion for the third reading of the bill, Mr. GOULBURN hoped the bill would be post poned, or that an opportunity would be given for dis cussing its provisions. Colonel DUNNE, who had charge of the bill, de clined to accede to this request. Mr. E. LOCKHART moved that the bill be read a third time this day three months. Mr. CRAUFURD seconded the amendment. Lord NAAS supported the bill, contending that it was sufficiently discussed upon the third reading of the London University Bill. Mr. ELLIOTT 'said the bill would be most unpalata ble to the people of Scotland. After a brief conversation, Lord J. RUSSELL approved of the bill, but at the same time hlthought it would be better,to postpone its discussion until Wednesday next, when his noble friend at the head of the Home Department would be in his place. He therefore moved the adjournment of the debate accordingly. Colonel DUNNE objected to any adjournment, and insisted upon going to a division on that question, as it was evident the Government were anxious to commit a breach of faith in this matter. _____ ~. ....... ... .... .......__ The house divided,_ when_ there appeared— For the adjournment Against it 43 Majority The debate was then adjourned until Wednesday next. SPIRITS (IRELAND) BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. BURIALS BEYOND THE METROPOLIS BILL. On the motion for the third reading of the bill, Mr. HADFIELD moved an adjournment until Mon day, which was seconded by Mr. Frewen, but ulti mately this amendment was withdrawn, and the bill was read a third time and passed. BRIBERY BILL. The committee on this bill was then resumed. The original bill having been got through, Lord J. RUSSELL moved the insertion of the fol lowing clause, viz. :—" And whereas doubts have arisen as to whether the payment of the expenses of conveying voters to and from the poll, as also the giving of re freshment to voters on the day of nomination or day of polling, be or be not according to law, and it is expedient that such doubts should be removed, and that the law should be settled in these particulars, be it declared and enacted, that from and after the passing of this act, it shall be lawful for any candidate or other person, subject always to the provisions of this act as to the payment of election expenses, to pay or cause to be paid the actual and rea sonable expenses of bringing any voters to the poll." Lord R. GROSVENOR opposed the clause on prin ciple, and declared his intention to take the sense of the committee upon it. Mr. L. HEYWORTH objected to the clause as open ing a door to bribery and corruption of the worst kind. Mr. V. SMITH was afraid this clause, like the whole bill, would only have the effect of legalising wholesale bribery, and severely punishing retail bribery. Mr. CRAUFURD moved as an amendment, to insert in the clause, after the word " shall," the word "not," so as to make travelling expenses illegal. If the com mittee assented to this amendment he should then move the omission of the words "actual" and "reasonable." After some discussion, in the course of which it was contented that this clause would make the payment of these expenses compulsory where it was now optional, Mr. FITZGERALD agreed that the preamble was untrue, because there could be no doubt that, under the existing law, a candidate could legally pay the reason able expenses of bringing voters to the poll if he so thought fit. CAYLEY said he believed it would ultimately be discovered that the real solution of this question was to have the votes collected at the residences of the elec tors. After some further discussion, it was agreed to strike out of the clause the words " as also the giving of refresh ments to voters ou the day of nomination and on the day of polling." The committee then divided on Mr. Cranfurd's amend ment, when there appeared— For the amendment Against it Majority --61 The amendment was consequently rejected. The clause was then agreed to. Mr. HEADLAM then moved the following proviso to the clause :—" Provided always that it shall only be lawful at elections for boroughs for the candidate to pay the expenses of bringing up to the poll from their resi dences within the borough, or, with respect to freemen, from their residences within seven miles from the borough, of aged or infirm voters, and reasonable pay ments for the purpose shall be legal." After some discussion the committee divided, when there appeared— For the proviso Against it Majority . 51 95 -44 - On the question that the clause be added to the bill, the committee again divided, when there appeared — For the clause Against it Majority The clause was accordingly added to the bill. Lord J. RUSSELL then moved the insertion of a clause to the effect, that the giving, or causing to be given, to any voter-on the day of nosoiaatioa or darof _ _ THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 22, 1854. polling, on account of such voter having polled, or being about to poll, any meat, drink, or enter tainment by way of refreshment, or any money or ticket to enable such voter to obtain refreshment, shall be held and be taken to amount to bribery or treating, as the case may be, within the meaning of this act. Mr. Walpole, Mr. Hildyard, Mr. Henley, and other hon. members suggested practical difficulties in the way of adopting the clause, and ultimately the clause was deferred for the report. Some other amendments were made in the bill, and it was finally passed through committee. The Admiralty Courts, the Highways (Public Health Act), and the Chancery Amendment Bills were consi dered as amended, and ordered to be read a third time. The. Land Revenues of the Crown (Ireland) Bill, the Land Assessed and Income Taxes Bill, and the Duchy of Cornwall Office Bill were passed through committee. The house then adjourned. STATE OF TRADE. (Prom the Ma2Aester Guardian of this day.) MANCHESTER, July 21.—1 n yarns, the home con sumers are buying rather more, and the foreign merchants are executing their orders with somewhat greater freedom than was the case last week. The consequence is a harden. ing tendencyin warps and cops, and to some extent also in bundles, particularly the lower counts for the Mediter ranean ; but in 16s to 24s water the want of a demand for China continues to be felt. In goods, we have also to report a slight indication of improvement, which shows itself in somewhat more of confidence and cheerfulness rather than in any noticeable increase of demand. BRADFORD, July 20. —Wools—The buyers are ope rating with unusual caution, and only supply themselves for immediate use. Noils and brokes command good prices. Yarns—There is more doing in reeled yarns of all counts, and the stock in hand is very small. In spools the fluctuations are not so great, but many have been accepting orders in anticipation of average full bred wools being bought at 21s. per tod ; and at the prices now demanded for wool it is impossible to cover the cost of top. Pieces—The supply is very low, and there is no disposition to increase the quantity brought to market. LEICESTER, THURSDAY. —There is more business doing to order, and confidence in prices is resumed. Worsted spinners are firm in their price, nor will they take large orders for future delivery. THE WOOLLEN TRADE. (From the Leeds Mercury of this day.) LEEDS, July 21.—There has been a good business done in the Cloth-balls this week. On Saturday, in the white market, there was a brisk demand for seasonable goods, of which a large quantity changed owners ; and in the coloured hall a steady trade was done. On Tues day a fair average business was done in both the Cloth halls. The trade in the warehouses is equally regu lar with that in the public market. There have been several buyers in the town this week, and the home trade houses have done a good business. HUDDERSFIELD, July 18.—The market to-day was generally thought to be flatter if anything. Wools have rather an upward tendency. Fancy vestings continue in dull request. ROCHDALE, July 17.—We had a better demand for pieces to-day, and a greater willingness on the part of the merchants to purchase. There is not much doing in the wool market. The London wool sales have had their influence on this market. HALIFAX MARKET, July 15.—For some kinds of wool a little more money is asked, but generally we cannot quote decidedly higher prices for either yarn or the raw material. TRADE OF LElCESTER.—Hosiery—There is more busi ness doing to order, and confidence in prices is resumed. Worsted spinners are firm in their price, nor will they take large orders for future delivery. The Government order has given full employment to a great many opera tives. MINING INTELLIGENCE. ( From the Mining Journal of this day.) Business has been brisker this week, though very little change has taken place in prices. West Basset, 321. to 331. ; North Basset, 161. to 171. ; Herodsfoot, 71. 108. to 81. ; Devon Great Consols have been extensively dealt in at 4001. to 4051., including dividend ; North Robert, 101. 10s. to 11/. ; Sortridge Consols, 395. to 41s. ; Tre wetha, 31. 17s. 6d. to 41. 2s. 6d. Daring the week shares have changed hands as fol lows : Dividend Mines—Altgoed Consols, Bedford United, Callington, Devon Great Consols, Eyam, Great Polgooth, Herodsfoot, Hingiton Down, Lewis, Nantile Vale, North Wheal Basset, South Tamer, Tincroft, Trewetha, Wheal Arthur, Wrysgan, Dhurode, Kenmare, Lacka more, &c. Mines which have Sold Ore—Balleswidden, Birch Tor, Calstock, Carbona, Clara, Caylan, Darren, Devon and Courtenay, East Gunnis Lake, East Tamar, East Wheal Vor, Galt Frith Rhedyn, Georgia Consols, Great Crinnis, Great Hewas, Great Sheba, Great Wheal Baddern, Halamanning, Hawkmoor, Keswick, North Wheal Robert, Old Trewether, Pencorse, Polti more, Porkellis, Sortride, South Crenver, Trenow Con sols, West Alfred, West Basset, Wheal Mary Great Consols, Yeoland, Wheal Tehidy, Ballygoneen. The Gold Mining Share Market this week has shown no tendency towards improvement, and the fluctuations that have taken place are scarcely worthy of notice—in fact, this market is characterised by general inactivity and dulness. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, July 22.—Wind this day at Noon, S. to S S.W. ; light pleasant breeze, and fine, clear, sultry weather. The Barometer now stands high, and the Mer cury is still rising. OFF DOVER, July 21.—Arrived—St. Pasquale, zom Naples; Gilpin, Hamburgh, for Newfoundland. PORTSMOUTH, July 21.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived— Her Majesty's st. Dasher, from Calais; her Majesty's st. Comet, do. COWES, July 21.—Wind, W. Arrived—Louise, from Callao - Sammorrostro, Bahia ; Albina, Surinam, for Rotterdam. PLYMOUTH, July 21.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Africa nus, from Gambia; Caviera, Havannah. Off Port— Australasia, from Portland Bay. FALMOUTH, July 21.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—Cella, from Buenos Ayres; Wm. Tucker, Rio Janeiro; Thomas Young, Alexandria ; Ocean, New York; Venus, New York ; Thorburn, Girgenti. BRISTOL, July 21.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived—Helene, from Leghorn; Rambler, Pugwash. Sailed—St. George, for Demerara.. SHIELDS, July 21.—Wind, W. Arrived—Metty, from Hamburgh Recuso Secnndo, do. ; Edith, do. ; Justitia, Dram. LYNN, July 21.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Alexander, from Cozo. OFF NEWHAVEN, July 21.—Arrived—Royal Albert, from Melbourne. SWANSEA, July 21.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Director, from Coquimbo. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Saturday, 10.30 a.m. Wind W., fresh breeze, and fine. Arrived—Amy Louisa and !Matilda, from Mauritius ; Coral, Mira,micbi ; the Pheophelor, Syra ; Courier, Pisco ; Mary, Boning ; York, Sauannah ; Gaspe, Gaspe ; Colonist, Quebec ; Carthagena, Ganiam ; Forget Me Not, Girgenti ; Douro, screw steamer, Oporto ; Apropos, Dram ; Virgin de Beggona, Santander ; Free Trader, Manilla Rita, Buenos Ayres ; Agememnor, New Orleans ; Sarah Sands (s.s.) Montreal. Off the Port.—lmperial, from St. John's, N. 8., and Lady Hobart. (BY SUBMARINE AND EHROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday, 10.52 A.M• _ _ Wind, W. ; tide three hours flood, fine. Arrived, 21st—Wilberforce (s), Elrnaburgh ; Norden, Ayeland ; Wive Medemblik ; Anp, Rotterdam ; Prince Alfred, Port Philip. Arrived, 22d—Seine (s), Boulogne; Belgium (s), Os tend ; Telegraph, Callao. Sailed —Andes Meldahl, .Copenhagen ; Wodam, Mel bourne; Dolphin, Clago. _ . DEAL, Saturday, 9.40 a.m. Wind S.S.W., light and fine. Passed—Greville, from London, for Cadiz, &c. ; Albion, London, Portland Bay;Portsmouth, Shields. Jupiter, French steamer, from River, with a barge in tow, passing. A large ship passed for the River in tow of a steamer last night. It is understood that the Exchequer bonds of the series A. will be ready for delivery to the scripholders who have paid all the instalments early next week. LATER DEPARTURE OF MAILS FOR INIDA VIA MAR REIBLEs.--The Overland Mail for India, China, &c., via Marseilles, will in future be made up and despatched from London on the evenings of the 9th and 25th of each month, instead of on the evenings of the Bth and 24th, as heretofore ; except when the 9th or the 25th fall on a Sunday; on which occasions the mail will be despatched from London on the evening of the following day. EXETER CONSISTORIAL COURT, JULY 21.---THE CRE DENCE TABLE IN ST. SlDWELL'S.—Judgment was this day given in this case. It was to the effect that as Mr. Palk had, without sanction or license of his ordinary, unlawfully taken crown a shelf complained of by Mr. Galton, and had by such act exceeded the duties of his office as churchwarden, that h e b e admonished not to commit the said offence in future ; that he be not directed to replace it again, but that he be condemned to pay 31. costs to Mr. Galton's proctor, that being his proportion of the whole expenses. SUICIDE at BURLINGTON -HOUSE. _Yesterday an in quest was held at Burlington-house, Piccadilly, before Mr. Bedford, coroner for Westminster, on the body of Mr. William Garrad, aged 60, house steward, and but ler to Mr. E. Denison. It appeared that deceased (who had been in Mr. Denison's service more than 30 years, and was much respected) had lately suffered a good deal in mind about his sons, one of whom was dying of consumption, and the other had left a good situation and gone to sea., He had exhibited a great change in his manners, and on Wednesday seemed much cast down, complaining also of pain in his head. The follow ing morning he was found hanging by a rope fastened to some pegs in his bed-room. A letter to Mr. Denison was found among his papers, praying that gentleman to befriend his wife and family in return for a faithful service of thirty-four years.—Verdict, " Temporary in sanity." ASTLEY'S.--A visit to this popular , theatre cannot f a il in p rocur i ng a p l easan t even i ng a entertainment. The magnificent war spectacle, The Cossacks ; or, Vive la Prance—the inimitable Scenes in the Circle—the supe rior talent of Miss Emily Cooke, and Mr. Alfred Cooke —the Gymnastic feats of talented artistes—and a laugh able Builesque alluding to passing events, form alto - &ether a delightful evening's reorotion. _ SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILwArs. 1 0 losing Prices this day. Business done this day. 100 Aberdeen. Nnibg. Nottng. Bost. and Eastn. Belfast & Ballymena. Binning. Wolverh. & Stour Valley ...... Birkenhd. Lancsh. Cheshire Junet Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. Do., £2O Myth & Tyne original £25 (issd. at £45, Bristol and Exeter Caledonian. 23i - 24, - 5g 9 - 10 11i--10i d 17 -- 18 7 -- 6 d 98 - 100 62i - 634 - 16 12 14 all Chester & Holyhead, all Cork and Bandon , all Cork, Black, & Pass, 14 Cornwall 6 Crieff Junction , 45 Dublin&BelfastJunc all Dundee Perth&Aber• deep Junction all Do. New ici p.a.; 7 - 8 East Anglian 17 . - ii i Do., E dt H).... Eastern Counties ~, Eastern Union, A Stock Do., B. Stock Do New A 131 -13 - 35 -- 37 25 -- 27 East Lancashire . 64 - 66 60 - 62 Edinburgh& Glasgow Ediub. and Peebles Edin. Pit b &Dundee Forth & Clyde June. Glasgow & S. 'Western Great Northern 24 - 2fi 66 90 91, 75 77 125 127 96 98 79 —79 b Do., A. Stock_ IDo., B. Stock_ Gt. Sth. &West.(lre.) Great Western Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do Thirds ••• 89 91 1 11. 13 D 11 -- 13 pi 6G 674 6 6A di Do. 'New Thirds Lancash.audYorksh Do., Fifths Da.; Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv.Crsby.&Southpt London & Bl9.ekwal Lond. Mb. &Sthend. Loud. Bright & S.Cst. Lond. and N. %stn. Do. Fifths Do.lo/.Sh., Do. Eighths..,,,,, . London and S. Westu. Do., £5O 14i -- 15 .81 8i 1091 1101 1041 105 4P d 834 84; 9 8 a 8 7 Do.; £4O Ludndrry& Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk, lianch,Shef.& Lineln Do,, Man. &Lin. Uzi Midland ,• --- • • • 23b 66 67 38 10 j Do. Birmng. & Derby %did. G. West. (Ire.) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newmarket Do., Bury Extension Nwpt.Aberg. & Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint l and Rostrevor Norfolk .• -. ... l• ....... ••• id— Ad l 6A-- 6d 24 6 8 50 52 3A 31 33} ... 34 Northn.Connties Un North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 Do., A A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed North London po. New £lO par P id 41 4 d l 71 ld —IP N. &S. Wstrn. ,llamp. stead, and City Ju., North Staffordshire., North Western . . .... • N. & S. Westrn, June. Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester.. Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton Portsmouth Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Bi i mg Do. L. & N. Western Guaranteed Si &Lk Shrewsby. & Herefd Shrewsby. & Chester (N. W. Min,; Do. Halveso. Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union Do. A, B, C, & D,fully paid up at per cent South Devon South Eastern ' 32 - 34 93 95 5i . 60 68 - 72 68 - 72 2i- 2, 18 20 9 10 14 15 3i —34 d 14 - 16 634 64} 35. - 364 'South Wales . 'S. Yrksh. dt Riv. Duu I Do Staines, Wok. &Wok itockton & Darling Stockton & Taff Vale... Do. £lO shares. 33 - 35 Do. Pref., No. 1: Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace West London 3ff - 3 19 19 3 4 - 6 23 25 61 - - - 7 100 20 100 Whnbledn & Croydon' York Newetl. &Iterw Do. Extensions Do. G.N.E. Purchase' York& N.Midland 7 3 1, 74 7 - 4 i - 3i(l' 55 -- 56 74 i 55 OTHER BUSINESS DONE. PREFERENCE SHARES.—Aberdeen, No. 2, 7 per cent., 82,; ; Eastern Counties Extension, 5 per cent., 1 ; Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 110 ; South Devon,l2. MISCELLANEOUS.—Canada Government 6 per cent., Mkt Crystal Palace, 41 ; Do. New B shares, 31 ; Electric Tele graph, 21, 20i ; North British Australasian, 1; South Australian Land, 35. JOINT STOCK BANKS.—London Chartered Bank of Aus tralia, 20' a ; Union of Australia, 72 ; ditto New, 9 ; Union of London, 276. LINES LEASED.—Clydesdale Junction oG ; East Lin colnshire, gua. 6 per cen t. , 13 61 5 ; London, Tilbury, and Southend, 11 101 • Royston, Ilitchin, and Shepreth Stock, 135 6; Wear Valley, 301 4. MlNES.—Brazilian Imperial, 3i ; ditto, St. John del Rey, 28 ; Linares, 0:1 10 ; United Mexican, 3. FORElGN.—Hamilton and Toronto, 20A 20; Luxem bourg Guaranteed, 31. MARKET NEWS—(THis DAY.) e s u p p G lies of fruit hD,,EN. asFfoßluloiwT.B—:—Pine apples, English, Very large hot-house grapes, 2s to r per dozen ; nectarines, and. vegetables sold to-day, melons, is Oct to 4s each 4s ; currants, pottle • raspberries, 2d t ; peadles, 5s Oct to 15s Od Od to lOs Oct per dozen ; ; strawberries, 2d. to Gd per 2s Oct to 3s Oct to 84 per pottle ; gooseberries, 2s 0, , '8 1 ,to'ls4s Gdo t p o er Os h:lf s e i a l h e ;; young apples, ls Gd to 2s 0 VEGETABLES.—Cabbages, 0d 2d to Os 8d pe r Pound ; u Per half sieve ; cherries, 8s Oct to 15s per 100; lemons,almonds, Oct to 2s • oranges, nuts 24s per bush. to is Gd per dozen ; , 2s to 3s per lb. ; 'Barcelona greens. 2s to 3s per dozen bun to 2s Oct per 1 00 ; cauliflowerches s, 2s Od t o 4 s Od per doz. ; ; French beans, is 3d new potatoes, 6s to 9s per cwt.; peas, 25 . ,t0 Os per bush. ;broad a sparagus, en 28 to 4s per brand.; Oct to 2s 3d per half sieve ; turnips, 3d to Od per bu a n - e s ' is bunch ; cucumbers, 3d t o 9d h ; carrots 4d to Od per is Oct per pcund ; spinach, is Od to each garlic, 8d to Spanish ditto, is to 3s shallots, 6d to 8d ; spring onions, 2d to 8d per bun c h ; is 6d per sieve ; per doz. ; leks, 2d to 3d per bun c h i horse-redish, 2s Od to 4 s Oct to is Od per to 4d per bunch ; celery, 6' s er O b d undle ; parsley, 2d Oct; , beet 6d to is bundle ; endive, 2s to 3s Oct per scoretom2ehroo m i:er dozen; small each; a iaa , 2d a t r e s n 3 i d p s i) pottle ; artichokes, 3d to 9d each , Is to 2s Oct per to ls Od per score ; sorrel, Od t o i t cos lettuces, 6d er i p s un O n d et " per half sieve • radishes Od to 9d per dozen hands 'tomatoes, is 6d per punnet. NEWGATE AND LEADEN-R AL Turkey poults, Os to Os ; Goslings, 5s to 6s Od each Duck lings, 2s Gd to 3s 6d; tame Rabbits, is to is 9d; ach ; to 1139 d ; Guinea Fowls, Os to Oa Od ; wild do., is • ditto Pigeons, 6d each; Surrey Fowls, Os Od to Os Od , 0 e ,,,_, t0 Bd. to Os Od; barn-door Fowls, 2s Oct 4, 0 gs 6d per Os Od Capons, 45 Od to 15s Od ; Chickens, is Oct to 3 per couple; Leverets, 3s to 4s Oct each. Ostend fresh butter, S per couple. to 12s 6d, and English lls 6d to 14s od p o r us Od English Eggs, 7s Oct to 8s Od; French ditto _ dozen lbs. per 120. , bs Od to 6s 6d BILLINGSGtsTtOE.7B Od each; Salmon ; --Lobe:tcellroafs , O S 6s . o d l p e te s .: Turbots, 2s 6d to 15s ; Brills, 8d to ls Od per lb; Cod Fish, 3s to se od 2s 6d ; Crabs, 6d to 2s Od ; 3s Od t o 9 8 3d to is 6d per pair ;Eels, Wh itings, Iser lb Der doz o ; .Common Oysters, lOs to 16s ; Natives, Os Od i bsh; Mackerel, 6d to 7d each ; Smelts, is 6d to 2, Per 'Doz.; Skate, 6d to Od per 1b; Shrimis, is 6d to 2s 6d p er ga u ou; Bloaters, is 6d to 2s Od per oz. ; Fresh Herrings, 8s Od to Os Od per 100 ; Haddocks, 5s to 12s per doz. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropoli s are from 9d to 10Ad; of household EWP ditto, 8d to 9d per 41b l oaf. NORT. Beef from 3s 2d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 48 8d ; lamb, 4s 4d to 5s 4d ; veal, 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; pork, 3 2 g d 48 8d per 81bs. W HITECHAPEL. 3 a 5 m 4( 13 1 , to 4s 4s 8d to p 5s d Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 6 d ; mu tton, 3 s 4 d to 4s 8d ; ; pork, HIDES ANII SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 3 d to 3 - id; 641 b to 72113, 3}d to 3Ad; 721 b to 801 b, 3id to 3id ; 801 b to 881 b, 3id to 4d ; per s. ;by v t e h a e l, carcase. t3 2d to 4s 881 b to 961 b, 4d to 4,fd ; 961 b to 1041 b, Od to Od ; 1041 b to 1121130 d to Od. Horse hides, 6s 6d to N Od; calf skins, light, 2s Od to 3s Od; ditto, full, Gs Od to Os Od; polled sheep, Os Od to Os Od; Kents, Os Od to Os Od; lialf•breds, Os Oil to Os Od ; Downs, 4s Od to 6s Oil ; Lambs, 2s 2d t o 3s 2d; Shearlings, is 6d to is Bd. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ lOs to 4/ 169 ; cl over ditto, 3/ 5s to 5/ 16s ; and straw, 11 163 to 2/ Os per load. A moderate supply, and a sluggish demand. UUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 21 12s to 5/ Os ; clover ditto, 3l 5s to 5/ 15s ; and straw, it 16s to 2/ Oa per load. .`z:upply rather limited, and trade dull. WHITECHAPZL.—Meadow hay, 2/ 8s to 41 15s; clover ditto, 31 lOs to 51 18s ; and straw, 1/ 14s to 2/ Os per load. Trade dull, at barely late rates. New meadow hay has sold at from 3/. Os to 41, Os ; and new clover, 31,10 i to 44. 1Q pex lad. 24i 4 THE CONDUCT OF THE WAR. We must confess to a very different set of men tal associations from those which sixteen years' incessant sitting in the House and gazing at office • have created in Mr. Disraeli. The first thought that occurs to the ex-Chancellor of the Exchequer on hearing of the vote of credit for 3,000,000/., to be moved • for next Monday, is, that on the strength of this request her Majesty's Government will be graciously pleased to promise us the delicious treat of an autumnal session. Like the object of his life's antipathy, Sir R. Peel, and his early patron, Mr. Hume, Mr. Disraeli appears to be never so happy or so entirely himself as when he is sitting on or opposite to the Treasury bench. For our part, cer tain as we are that an autumnal session will only be a fresh drain on good time and strength, and will not really for ward the business of the nation, we wish such an inflic tion on anybody's head than our own. The first thought that occurred to us was the hope that her Majesty's Government would be able very soon to promise us something for our money. The British people have in one point a striking resemblance to his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias. Like him, they are matter-of-fact, and think a good deal of "material guarantees." Politicians there are who are always talking of moral victories, of diminution of prestige, of serious blows inflicted by fleets showing their topgal lantmasts just above the horizon, and occasionally sur prising a Fin. The mass of the people, including our selves, are much too gross-minded for this refined sort of warfare. We don't insist on Cronstadt being destroyed, St. Petersburg shelled, the Emperor brought home in a cage, orßussia partitioned, but we remember the immense odds on our side, the immense boasting we have all made, the immense wrong that the enemy has done, and we naturally expect something worthy of these things. The Czar must be not only beaten, but the bit must be put into his mouth, and he must be brought well under command. It will never do to have all this work over again two or three years hence. The enormous bubble of Russian power has burst, and we are all beginning to realise what, indeed, all might have known a year ago, if they had thought about it. Why, the population of Russia does not exceed that of England and France to gether, let alone the whole Turkish empire. To all practical purposes we are much nearer the principal seat of war than the bulk of the Russians ; we are richer be yond all comparison ; our soldiers and sailors beat the Russians out and out, both in pluck and in mere physi cal strength ; and if, with all these odds on our side, we don't bring home a good account of Russia, we are just rendering ourselves the laughing-stock of the world. Such were our own reflections on hearing of the three millions wanted by Government ; and they led us to the conclusion that it might have twice as much if it pleased, BO as it had something to show for the money. A campaign of bloodless demonstration may be very scientific, but it is much too paradoxical for vulgar un derstandings. Here we have two of the finest fleets ever launched on the ocean, and by far the finest army ever sent from this country, besides corresponding armaments contributed by France, and, so far, we have simply let the Turks fight their own battle. We go on abusing them and everything about them—the vapouring courage and predatomy habits of their irregulars, the stupidity and cowardice of their officers, the general want of method in their Government, and the ridiculous poverty of the whole race. Yet we stand by as idle spectators, and content ourselves with cheering on the Turks, just as a circle of big lubberly fellows at school will spirit up a little boy to show fight against one double his size. At all events, that is the look of things. Silistria held out successfully against 60,000 Russians, who threw into it 50,000 round shot and shell, and mined it in every direction, while we were within hearing, and never stirred from our tents. What may have hap pened within the last few days we know not, but the people who were last heard of as driving the Russians out of the Dobrudscha, and harassing their rear in their retreat from Wallachia, were the Turks. If this is all, and if the Crescent is to monopolise all the laurels, the result will be very distasteful to this country. Not that it is glory we want—it is actual security. Russia has herself never been content with glory. She has always obtained either a province, or a privilege, or a sea, or a river, or something else substantial. In this point she sets us an example, and if, as is likely enough, we have to pay our twenty or thirty millions for our war, we shall not be satisfied unless Russia disgorges some of her ill-gotten gains, and a victory is marked not only in treaties, in speeches and poems, but in the man of Europe, so that any boarding-school Miss may see the difference between Russia as it is and Russia as it was. It is not for man to forecast too confidently or too precisely the event of a war, in which Fortune will still have her sway, and the merest accident may do the work of armaments and overthrow the decisions of councils. But the most immediate objects of the war are the vindi cation of Turkish independence, and the permanent clearing of the territory invaded, and the permanent opening of the Black Sea and the Danube to all nations. None of these objects can be attained without the entire destruction of the Russian navy in those waters, and that cannot be accomplished so long as the great stronghold of the robber remains wholly intact. The capture of Sebastopol and the occupation of the Crimea by the allied forces is only a question of money and time, and when it is once done Russia will be as powerless in the Black Sea as in the British Channel. It may or may not answer our purpose to hold Sebastopol for a longer time than will suffice to bring away or destroy all the ship ping and stores, all the cannon and everything worth moving, and leaving not one stone upon another of the boasted fortification. But, if we thoroughly scour the Black Sea of everything Russian, it will take years be fore the fortresses can be repaired and the armaments re placed ; and, meanwhile, with little help from us, Turkey will be able to stand her ground. That, of course, will not be the whole result. The civilisa tion and the ideas of the West have now been intro duced into the Turkish empire, and some of the finest regions on the face of the earth are opened to our enter prise. Asia Minor, Syria, and all the shores of the Black Sea and the Archipelago will now be visited and even inhabited by our merchants, our men of wealth, and possibly our agriculturists. When this has gone on a few years there will be an end of Russia in that part of the world, and she will be reduced to the humble but more useful employment of cultivating and peopling her own territory at home. All this is a matter of the simplest and surest calculation, though it is possible other results may mix themselves with those more directly aimed at. The present generation will see the downfall Russia has prepared for herself. The downfall of a vast increasing power is at all times difficult to be believed or even ima gined beforehand. But other great Powers, that of Charles IT., for example, have risen to just the same dangerous pre-eminence, and just the same overweening confidence in their fortune, only to fall the more sud denly and entirely. We put greater faith in Providence and the moral laws of the world than in any one conspi racy against the liberties of mankind, and therefore think that we may boldly put our hand to the work, and de prive Russia of the means of doing more mischief for a generation to come.—Times. THE WAR CREDIT. Messages from the Crown to both houses were pre sented last night, in which the Queen is made the mouth piece of a Ministerial demand for power to spend three millions more upon the war after Parliament has ad journed and Ministers are free from all awkward ques tions about the progress of hostilities or of negotiations. In both houses it was announced that the debate on this message will be taken on Monday, and accordingly Monday will be the chief field-day of the Session on the one great topic that now occupies the attention of the world. Lords and Commoners alike will then have ample opportunity for saying all they think ought to be said on the present condition and prospects of the war, and ample scope also for criticism on the way in which the Coalition have managed it. There is but little risk in the prophecy that all the hostile remarks, all the un favourable criticism, will chiefly bear—not against the war itself—but against the lukewarm and half hearted way in which, since war has been declared, the hostilities have been proceeded with. In the whole six hundred and fifty-six members of the House of Commons, certainly not more than two or three could be found treasonably inclined to say the war is wrong. All the rest,—Liberal, Whig, and Tory, regard our opposition to the Cossack invasion of Turkey as a moral and national duty. The debate on Monday, therefore, will display little ; if any, feeling against the cause we have made our own, though much against the manner in which it has been conducted. We may not hear a sentence against the war, but have columns of speechifying against the Premier. It will be a great scandal if all this talk leads to no really prac tical conclusion. Yet it will be so, if members who may address the house on Monday night content them selves by simply abusing the Coalition, and denouncing the Czar, and then sit down after so indulging them selves, without pointing out and supporting the means for reducing the chances of future blunders. We do not want mere noise and smoke—mere speechification with out mere business-like conclusion. Every member, be he spokesman, or mere silent voter, Parliamentary advo cate or Parliamentary juryman—should between to-day and Monday determine upon having a definite and prac tical verdict as the fit conclusion of the coming debate. The case before them is this :—Lord Aberdeen and his Peelite friends want power to spend three millions sterling of the public money in their own fashion in secret, uncontrolled by the sitting of Parliament. They want this huge sum to be placed in their hands for disposal as they please. Once give it to them o n their own terms and without conditions, and it will remain for them to smile blandly in the face of John Bull, whose cash they have got, and then to send the House of Com mons about its business for six months. Hand over the millions to Aberdeen and Co., and the y shut up the shutters of St. Stephen's at once , an d work the rA oracle of war just as they please, till the usual period s fo re assembling Parliament in February next. .me we ot. saidtan yesterday, the next six months will afford ti war to be lost or won--for England to secure honourable and permanent peace, or to be beaten or ca joled to the great injury of the cause of freedom in general, and the large gain of the Autocrat in particular. All would depend upon th e Cabinet, and judging by their last six month' doings , there is but little future hope to be gleaned from the indications of the past. For the millions already spent we have scarcely yet fired a shot effectually, whilst we have lost one war steamer—" The Tiger"—and her crew, and have permitted the Czar to kill a large number of our seamen at Gamla Carleby. The blockade and the capture of some helpless merchant ves sels is all we have really effected beyond burning a quan tity of tar and other stores, whilst our hesitations and delays have been of the greatest value to our enemy. By these delays he has been enabled to strengthen the Crimea and doubly garrison Sebastopol, and so supply an excuse for not attacking those places, or render an extra slaughter of our men quite certain should we after all clatlrmine cu their capture, After Aud i t ow hipp -- - - the duty of the House of Commons at large, and of the Liberal members in particular, is very clear. It is their business to make terms with the Ministry, by saying that only on condition that an early day be named for the House of Commons to meet again will any further vote be given for the war. Fortunately, this duty will be all the easier from the very proper re mark made last night by Mr. Disraeli, when he said " I am sure I may say that her Majesty may confi dently rely that the House of Commons have every disposition to furnish whatever aid her Majesty may require for the purpose of carrying on the war with efficiency and vigour ; but I trust that on Monday her Majesty's Ministers will be able to assure the house that in the present state of affairs there will be an autumnal sitting, and that her Majesty will be recommended graciously to call Parliament together before the end of the year." To this the Whig leader of the hybrid coalition made no reply, but by Monday we feel sure that there will not be wanting some sturdy, calm, and honest Liberal, equal to the duty of securing a pledge for an autumnal meeting of Parliament as the condition on which alone the war credit will be sanc tioned. The Aberdeenites are not to be trusted beyond the eye of Parliament, and the Liberals should take all the means in their power to show they will not trust them to act alone. What the Tories mean seems plain enough from the few words of Mr. Disraeli ; and when Tories offer to carry out the Liberal policy, the plain and simple duty of the Liberals . is to stand true to them selves and their principles, and take all the aid they can get.—Daily News. COURT-MARTIAL ON LIEUTENANT GREER, AT WINDSOR. Yesterday (Friday) morning a general court-martial assem bled at the Infantry Barracks, Windsor, to try Lieutenant Thomas Fergus Greer, of the 46th Regiment of Foot, for con duct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman, and to the pre judice of good order and military discipline, in the following instances :—Firstly, for having, on or about the night of the 28th or morning of the 29th of June, 1854, wilfully struck and offered other personal violence to Lieutenant James Ed. ward Perry, of the 46th Regiment. Secondly, for ha v i ng, at the same time and place, used provoking, insulting, and dis gusting language to the said Lieutenant Perry, calling him swindler, blackguard, and using other language of an offensive and insulting nature. The court was composed of the follow ing officers :—Col. the Hon. Arthur Upton, of the Coldstream Guards (president); Colonel Charles William Balders, unat tached ; Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Cecil Forester, M.P., of the Royal Horse Guards (Blue); Lieutenant-Colonel H. R. Howard Vyse, M.P., of the Royal Horse Guards (Blue) ; Ma jor S. T. Christie, of the 80th Regiment ; Major G. F. Steven son Call, of the 18th Regiment; Captain W. Murray, of the 10th Hussars; Captain J. A. Sykes of the 94th Regiment; Captain G. D. Pitt, of the 80th Regiment ; Captain Robert Sheffield, of the Royal Horse Guards (Blue) ; Captain J. Law rie, of the 80th Regiment ; Lieutenant A. G. White, of the 12th Lancers ; Lieutenant W. Paterson, of the 80th Regi ment ; Lieutenant T. Esmonde, of the 18th Regiment. Lieu t:nant-Colonel Pipon officiated as Deputy Judge-Advocate. Mr. E. Creasy, of London, barrister-at-law, instructed by Mr. G. H. Long, solicitor, of Windsor, attended on the part of the accused. Colonel Robert Garrett, the commanding officer of the 46th, appeared as prosecutor. The Deputy-Judge Advocate read the order for the assem bling of the court, and the warrants appointing himself to act as Deputy-Judge Advocate, and Colonel Upton as president. He then asked the prisoner whether he objected to the presi dent, or any of the officers composing the court, and on being answered in the negative, the members were severally sworn. To the charge read by the Deputy Judge-Advocate, the pri soner pleaded not guilty. The same course was pursued as at the recant trial of Lieu tenant Perry. The statement of each witness was taken down by the Deputy Judge-Advocate, and all questions afterwards asked by either prosecutor, prisoner, or the court, were put in writing, and handed to the president. The following witnesses answered to their names : for the prosecution, Lieutenant Perry and Esther Major ; for the pri soner—Assistant-Surgeon Dempster, Surgeon Webb, Major Maxwell, Adjutant M'Alister, and Captain Saudwith. All the witnesses having been or d ere d out of court, Lieutenant James Edward Perry was called and sworn. He deposed as follows :—When in Lieutenant Greer's room on the night of the 28th of June last, he having lost a large sum of money, Lieutenant Greer became terribly excited, and pushed me down in my chair. I retired to my own room. Mr. Greer foll owe d me, pulled me out of my room, and at his earnest request I re l uc t ant l y went down with him again to his room. We then began to play again ; he became ex cited. I wished to get up and go away. Mr. Greer said I should be a grea t bl ackguard, after having * won so much money from hi m, to go away without giving him the chance of winning it ba c k. I di d give him a chance, extracting from him a pled ge , on hi s word and honour as an officer and a gentleman, that so many turns should he the last. He pledged his honour and broke the pledge. I several times essayed to'go away, and got up for that purpose ; but, at his very earnest request, I continued to play. I was exceed ingly lucky, and Mr. Greer cursed both Inc and my luck. Not being able to bear his language, I got up. He called me a —, and the son of a—. I went to my own room. He followed me, and caught me by the coat when in my own room. I took off my coat, and requested him to leave me alone. He then placed his left hand between both arm-holes of my waistcoat, and violently shook me. After a time he let me go, and told me to draw my sword, and go through the sword exercise. I drew my sword, and there being two candles on the table, he betted me 501. that I could not cut ono of them iu two. I told him I had never tried to do any thing of the kind ; but, to give him a chance of winning his money back, I would. I tried, and did it. Mr. Greer then called me a—. There was a much shorter candle on the table, and he betted me 1001. I could not cut that in two. I did cut it in two. I then put my sword in its scabbard, and placed it in the corner of the room. He then seized me, as he had previously done, by the waistcoat. He dragged me towards my bed, calling me a —, a poor —, and a swindler. At the same time he was thrusting me on the bed, hurting my head and shoulders against the wall. This was done repeatedly, Lieutenant Greer using the same offensive language all the time. He said, " You , I should like to strike you on the face." I replied, "It is more than your commission is worth." I told him to go out of my room, but he refused to do so. Not knowing what to do, and nobody being near, I ordered him out of my room under arrest. He said he would see me first. He then struck me several times in my chest and stomach. Whilst he was drawing me forward to thrust me again on the bed, I seized the first thing that came to my hand —one of the candlesticks—and struck I him on the head. The bottom of the candlestick was loose, and it flew off with the first blow. I then threw the other part away. We struggled for some together ; and, seeing him much stronger than myself, I seized the other candle stick, and continued striking him until he let me go. At his request I then went for the doctor. When the doctor came I told him to take Mr. Greer to his own room. The examination in chief having been read over, Lieutenant Perry said —Might I state that I freely forgive Mr. Greer for all that he has done to me? He also has ex pressed his regret for what has occurred, and his sorrow that he should have so treated a brother officer. The President—Has the prosecutor any questions to put to the witness ? Colonel Garrett produced the candlesticks alluded to in the evidence, and put the following questions :—You stated at the commencement that Lieutenant Greer became much ex- Cited ; what state was he then in as regards sobriety or other wise ? Witness—He was not drunk, nor was he sober. Colonel Garrett—How many blows did you inflict on Lieu tenant Greer? I could not swear how many. By the prisoner —Had there ever been any quarrel or ill feeling between us before that night ! Witness—Never quarrel, but ill-feeling has existed. Prisoner—Has there not been much practical joking among the younger officers, and have you net often taken part in it ? Witness—To the first part of the question I answer, yes ; to the second, no. Never to my knowledge have I taken part in any practical jokes. Prisoner—Have you not taken part iu practical jokes directed against Lieutenant William Waldey ?—Witness : Never, to my knowledge. Prisoner--Did not the play between us ou this night begin at you request by your volunteering to play at billiards with me ? Witness—Lieutenant Greer asked another officer to play, who refused, and that officer and another left the bil liard room together. I being then the only one left in the room, said, " I'll play you a game." Prisoner —After you first left my room, and returned and resumed play, how long did we go on playing? Witness— For about an hour. Prisoner—Were we not laughing and joking together dur ing that time ? Witness—When he was recovering his losses during the various fluctuations of winning and losing, Lieut. Greer was in a good temper, and we both laughed. When he ost, his temper became bad. Prisoner--Were we not both laughing when we came back from your room? Witness—We were both laughing. I told Mr. Greer he was very foolish ; he would only lose his money as he was so very unlucky. Ho said, "Never mind, old fel low, come along." Prisoner,—When I went into your room a second time, did we not laugh and joke together ,for upwards of a' quarter of an hour ? Witness—l laughed at my success in cutting the candles, nothing more: Prisoner —Did you laugh at your success in cutting the candles on both occasions when you succeeded in doing so ? Witness— Yes, I did; but there was some objection. Mr. Greer said the second candle was not cut fairly through. This remark made me stoop down to examine the pieces of candle, and put an end to my laughter. Prisoner—Did you not consider the telling you to go through the sword exercise, and the bets about cutting the candles, were in good humour ? Witness—His telling me to go through the sword exercise was in good humour; the first bet, but not the second, was made in good humour. Prisoner —You have said that I was excited; were not you somewhat excited also whilst we were playing ? Witness —I was excited by the language he used towards me, but no further. Prisoner—Did you not use strong language and oaths n o t t o ; wards me ? Witness—Not to my recolle ction. P r i sone r—Can you swear positively. that you did Witness—l am never in the habit of using opprobrious lan guage. I might have called him a brute. Prisoner—Had you not partaken of some wine which was in my room whilst we were playing ? Witness —I took some of the wine; about a teaspoonful. — bu o ; Prisoner—You say that I seized you b y the waistcoat— that s t a h t the e a t t h — at was the - waisteiodat you u n ? sho Wwitanneyi•ise Witness—Nob e waistcoat was a about your str p o i n i g sa o n n er e —rs . was held the next morning ? Witne ss — N o inquiryviolence anything upon you ? Wit ness havPiinisgoanneyr—bruDiidssysoourat marksthatlence say of —At the court of inquiry I did not. Prisoner—Wore when you afterwards com plained bruises, advised to sh ow th em to Captain o noefr— having NVere Sandwith, and did you show them to him ? Witness—l was nota toldadv s to show the bruises to Captain Sa n d w ith , b u t I w is t e h d at the captain would b 3 sent u p t o see them. I did not show the marks to Captain Sandwith because he did not come to me. 1 was under arrest, and could not go to him. Prisouer—Was it not Lieutenant NVAlister who spoke to you about the bruises, and did he not tell you that you had better show them to Captain Saudwith, as he would remain at home with the depot? Witness—Lieutenant M'Alister was the person who spoke to me • he told me he would send Captain Sandwith to see the bruises. The court was then cleared. On the re-admission of the public, The Deputy Judge-Advocate said the Court had directed that the charge be again read to the prisoner, with a request that he confine his questions as much as possible to the point at issue. Prisoner —Were there not officers in the rooms near to you, to whom you might have called for protection from the ill usage which you state you received from me ? Witness—l knew the adjoining rooms were occupied by officers, but I did not know whether the officers were in or not. Prisoner—Did you call out so as to try whether any of these officers were in their rooms? • Witness—l did not call out for assistance. I spoke loud enough for any officer:quar tered nearpie to bear rach • „ PrisonOr—Did you, not kaow tbAse one of the milli.P4Olg 50 50 20 20 81281 261 13A 20 5 191 7i all 100' It ii, 2/ 2s 100 100 100 100 21 2sl 63 i 2i 15:j 91 9O 79i i I 67 i Ili 109 i 10/ 104 1 5 11 1,3 / 84 24 1 3i 66i 7 394 32i 2 31 95 4 584 per cent. rooms was occupied by Captain Nicholas, and had not Cap tain Nicholas before this interfered in your behalf when you complained of ill-treatment ? Wituess—l think Captain Nicholas's room is nearly under mine, on the same storey as Mr. Greer's room. Captain Nicholas never interfered in my behalf ; he acted quite the contrary. Prisoner—Did not Captain Nicholas, when adjutant, re primand officers against whom you had complained I—Wit ness: Not that I am aware of. I do not recollect having made any complaint to Captain Nicholas when he was lieu tenant and adjutant. Prisoner—Will you swear that Captain Nicholas did not re primand officers of whom you had complained to the com manding. officer ?—Wituess : I have taken my oath already. Captain Nicholas never, to my knowledge, censured any one, he himself having ill-treated others upon joining,. The room was then cleared. On the re-admission of the public, The Deputy Judge-Advocate said the Court requested the witness to confine his answers as much as possible to the question put to him. The question was then put again by Colonel Forester, and received substantially the same answer. The Deputy Judge-Advocate—l will put the question this way : Have you complained of other officers to your co re . mauding officer? Has Captain Nicholas afterwards r e p r i. mantled those officers ?--Wituess: I have reported officers to the commanding officer, but I am not aware that Captain Nicholas ever reprimanded them. Prisoner—Have not other superior officers, Colonel Garrett and Major Maxwell, interfered in your behalf when you have made complaints'—Witness : Colonel Garrett has slightly ; Major Maxwell never, to my knawledge. Prisoner—Did not Colonel Garrett call the subalterns co gether, and reprimand one of them in particular in the pre sence of yourself and them ?—Witness : He did reprimand one officer slightly is my presence, but in my opinion not sufficiently. I looked upon it as a matter of form. The Deputy Judge-Advocate submitted to the court that the questions lately put did not bear upon the charge. Prisoner--Have you ever since then made any complaint to your commanding officer?—Witness : No, I have had cause, but I have never complained. Prisoner—When you first struck me with the candlestick, did you not hit me on the left temple, and did it not make r force. n o t rener: was i . eb t i. e ts . nen e o i l G e o nnTos s an i egr • h g e r Greer bgTh ne Nw d hl s vo olitt. The Prisoner—Was f gt otd hh n beui e m t o dtir o t i w np o odw i l e eci w t e : l oo l h aa sa?wc—eonkrdlder from fr h ti mtowei temple,ts s a. n : y s di nt not fma faintness. n t o n w s spositive. whet herthat the blow ehi dei d given olooultyr ttnhwithadjourned.oet bloodgy o v u n r n 11 0 wt h f f r o mo r y e n : t ui o t n t th v P t I CEL EBRATI ON OF THE UNION BETWEEN ENGLAND AND FRANCE. A meeting of some of the leading promoters of this scheme was held yesterday at the Mansion-house, is take into consideratio n the report of the General Pur poses Committee. Among the company present were—Lord Ebrington, Sir John Easthope, Bart., Lieutenant-Colonel Sykes, Messrs. T. C. Grattan, J. N. Butterworth, T. Dakin W. Pritchard, F. H. Catty, J. Anderton, J. Pilcher, F. Bennoch, Lieutenant-Colonel Starr, Messrs. E. Thomas, S. Smith, F. Lloyd, J. Causton, S. Reid, D. Cracklow, J. Wood, M. Uzielli, J. J. Mechi, R. N. Philips, R. Gurney, J. R. Carr, B. Bower, and George Sedgwick. Lord Ebrington was called to the chair. The SECRETARY read the report, which stated that a sum of 4,7001. had been subscribed for the festival, and that communications had been addressed to the mayor of each municipality, to the sheriff of each county, and to the various public bodies in the metropolis. A. deputation had visited the north of England and Scot land, and every measure had been adopted to enlist na tional sympathy and support. From the various answers received by the committee it was their belief that the object proposed would, if carried out with judgment and energy, be productive of great good. No objections to the festival had in any case been made. The committee recommended that power be given them to appoint not more than three persons, who should proceed to Paris for the purpose of ascertaining whether the month of Oc tober, or, if not in that month, what other period would be most convenient to the general body of guests pro posed to be invited. - A letter was read from the Lord Mayor, recommend ing that the committee should be dissolved, and that a public meeting be held to authorise the return of the con tributions that had been paid to the treasurer. His lord ship had come to this conclusion in consequence of many influential supporters of the movement having withdrawn from the committee. Among such were the chairman and directors of the Crystal Palace. They were of opinion that at this advanced period of the season it would be impracticable to entertain the French nation in a suitable manner. His lordship concluded by plainly telling the committee that, in the event of their non compliance to postpone the matter, the use of the Man sion-house should no lo nger be afforded for their meet ings._ A letter from Mr. Laing, M.P., was read, enclosing a requisition signed by thirty-fire members of Parlia ment, stating their opinion that any attempt to carry out a festival at the present lateseason of the year would be injurious to the object they had at heart. Mr. Sheriff Wire's letter was also read, advocating the carrying out of the festival. The - meeting was afterwards addressed by Mr. Anderton, who advocated the carrying out of the pro- position, by Mr. Bennoch, and several other gentlemen. Eventually Sir J. Easthope moved a resolution to the following effect :—" That the report be referred back to the committee of general purposes to ascertain the most convenient period at which the festival can take place, and that this committee pledges itself to continue its efforts to carry out the object in a manner worthy of the great occasion." He thought that embodied the opinion of the majority, and took up ground where they could all meet in harmony. Mr. SPICER seconded the motion, which was agreed to. Mr. T.lzrEur proposed that the committee be in structed to collect the subscriptions of those whose names were put down in the list. (Hear, hear.) The sooner • that was done the better. The resolution was carried unanimously. After a cordial vote of thanks to the noble chairman, the meeting adjourned. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.-July 20. ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED.-July 13—Brilliant, schooner, G. H. Ackers, Esq., from Southampton. 15—St. Ursula, schooner, Lord Londesborough, from Southampton ; Fancy, schooner, Rev. R. P. Hartopp, from Western Ports ; Beatrix, schooner, Sir W. P. C arew, B art., from Torquay ; Resolution, schooner, Duke of Rutland, from the Channel Islands and other Ports. 18. Lana Rookb, schooner, Viscount Bangor, from Poole. 19. Frisk, cutter, G. Arkwright, Esq., M.P., from the Western Ports ; Osprey, cutter, John Petre, Esq., from Portsmouth. 20. Arrow, cutter, Thomas Cham berlayne, Esq., from Southampton ; Gem, schooner, Sir John Barker Mill, Bart., from the Eastward. SAILED. —July 13—Titania, schooner, Robt. Stephen. son, Esq., M.P., for Lowestoft ; Shark, schooner, Win. Curling, Esq., for Lowestoft ; Susan, yawl, Earl of Harlivickc, from the Downs. 14. Julia, cutter, Wm. Peareth, Esq., from Sandgate. 15. Fairy, schooner, Marquis of Conyngham, from Kingstown. H. Lavrock, cutter. Capt. C. H. Williams, R.N.,:from Cherbourg.. YACHTS at and about the 'STA.noN.—utiarm. Zara, Stella, Amazon, lone, Resolution, Camilla, Spider, Cygnet, St. Ursula, Plover, Ripple, Fancy, Beatrix, • Caprice, Sultana, Ginevia, Lalla Rookh, Frisk, Osprey, Arrow, and Gem. ROT AL AGRICULTIWAL SOCIETY. LINCOLN, FRIDAY. The show closes to-day, after one of the most.sucoess fill meetings, in a financial point of view, tlifit the so. ciety has ever experienced. The number of persons that visited the ground yesterday, paying 2s. 6d. for admission, was upwards of 12,000, and the receipts amounted to 1,5001. This exceeded the attendance and the proceeds at Windsor, in the Great Exhibition year of 1851. The society has throughout been most fortu. nate iu the weather. The eastern districts of the county have up to this time been as much deluged with rain as London ; but this week summer has burst upon th e m . theshow- 0 in all its splendour, and even during the last f ew d ays. there is a sensible change in the appearanc e o f th e crops. and from o allw . train To-day an tdh ine town all ma literallyn nerof swarms with conveyances, visitors parts of the district, who come pourin g i n V special yard is most inconveniently with crowded • shilling visi tors. The usual winding -up of the society's affairs took place to-day in the Guildhall of the city, where the members and council of the society held a general meeting, Mr. Miles, M.P., president elect, in the chair. The thanks of the society were voted to the Mayor and Corporation of Lincoln, to the Hon. Leslie Melville and the local committee, and to the railway companies. This last vote was couched in very significant language ; it was----thanks for such facilities as they had afforded ; and Mr. Hamond, in moving it, took occasion to refer to the indirect Miran• tages which this society conferred upon railway compa nies as a reason for the latter looking upon agriculture with a favourable eye. Mr. B. Webster complained of the charge of 10s. made for visiting the implement trial yard, especially as many persons who paid it were disappointed in not being admitted, as they had expected, into the gerrit implement -yard. H e a l so comp l a i ne d t h at -some o 4 ploughs, espec i a ll y the sub-soil ploughs, were triedTlP°n land that was not fitted for them. Mr. Hamond, as senior steward of the -implements, explained that visitors could not be .admitt e d were at the eat imtipmleemeenngta-gyeadrd,inbeecxaaumseininthge thejudges 33 3,_ citeimgee n too f, with a view to make the awards. T h e b l e 0 s . g r w u a d s g , e n d o bdyo any man high , who n t hethought made up his mind, gine to see several at work before at that time to admit and it was not considered des irable of the land, the coon , a class of idlers. As to the stateresponsible for that ; their cil of the society was not h e thought f. ba it yi w ng on a ld n n e e: implements which the society business was to try csohuolidildgebteftoir.iettrcu6 and purpose. t t t i i e the implements were Tb must ere ta w k a e s suchon: pointlaud as decidedtiithey y ! however, which the ijeen quite ascertained, that though subjected to had O p f lo t u h g e r I ploughs, in s I (ffear, hear.) g iven way. . eight i b e or c s a e s s e h h a a d d been any put i)or ti t o o n s o e f v e t r t a i l e Some complaints were made as to a want of due ap . • preciation of some of the machines, particularly of the s t e am draining plough, but the di v i s i ons of the judge.s were defended by Mr. Hamond and others, after which 1 the meeting separated. ------ --- THE WRECK AND SALVAGE ACT.-Mr. Cardwell hat assented in the new act to clauses giving the owners of ships the power to originate salvage suits in respett to their own property when detained by receivers of droite. 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