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IEDINBIPAGH (Reduced Fares), from Imogate wharf, Tower.—Saloon, 20s ; fore cabin, Iss ; deck (sol diers and sailors only), 7s M; return tickets 'iavailable for a month). ',Os and 22s ed. The cheapest acid quickest sea route by tlje splendid new STEAMSHIPS of the LONDON " ed EDI NBURGH SHIPPING COMPANY , sa ili ng every neKday and Saturday, at to mo'ning. Apply at the Spread Eagle, Regent-circus ;or at Irongate-wharf. MONEY WITHOUT SURETIES . NATIONALDISCOUNT an?, LOAN FUND, 0, Adam-street, Adel hi, St . and, London. Loans from £5 to .£2OO without s'areties, at extra risk pre- Znium ; loans from £5 to .-£5OO with Money advanced on bills of 8-, . sureties. Bills discounted. -sureties. Li ans adva , ced iuil, without, deduction for interer .1t or exi,eases. Forms on ap- Pllcatt.m 2d.; or by post ciffice hours, from ten to four. G. LAWRENCE, Manager. LONDON S.; SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. _,NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN - , That the next HALF _tI EA YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of the PROPRIETORS o this COMPANY will be held at this Station on THURS AY, the 13th day of August, 1863, at One o'clock p.m. pre "'ell', when the Dir ec t ors will submit a Report on the affair. of the Company, a Dividend wilt bye declared, and the general 'Justness of the Company will he transacted. And Notice is hereby further oven, th it there will be sub- Mltted for the consideration rod decision of the Proprietors at the said meeting, ArlifJies of Agreement with the Oke hampton Railway Compa• A y with reference to tha working of the railway of that comriany (Colebrook to Okehampton); and also the provisions in the sidmouth and Budkigh Salt. rton Railway Act, 186 t, for authorising working arrangements between the Company . and the Sidmouth and Budleigh Sal terton Rai way Company with respect to the railway by that Act authorised. The transter books of the Company will be closed on Thurs day, the 30th July, till Thursday, the 13th August, 1563, both days inclusive. By order, FREDERICK CLARKE, Secretary. Waterloo-be,d,cre Station, London, J nly 23, 1863. TILE GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANY. Office, Horseferry-road, Westminster, 24th July, 1863. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That a Vacancy has occurred in the Court of Directors of this Company by the decease of John Barker, Esq. Notice is hereby also RtVen, that, by the Bth Bye Law of the Company, it is ordaineA and appointed that every Candidate for becoming a Director sha I give notice thereof, in writing, to the Secretary of the Company, at least fourteea days before the day of 'election. Notice is hereby further given, that a SPECIAL GENE RAL COURT or the Proprietors will be held at this Office on TUESDAY, the Pth day of August next, for the election of a Director to supply the sJid Vacancy and that, sh )nld a Ballot be required, it will continue open for four hours from its commencement. The chair will be taken at twelve o'clock precisely. tly order of the Court of Directors, JOHN ORWEI.L PHILLIPS, Secretary. CHEAPEST PASSAGES to all the Colonies. __PASSAGES guarantee at CHEAPEST RATES to 'tal& T itlCA, CANADA. BRITISH C O LUMBIA, AUSTRA LIA, NEW ZEALAND, PORT NATAL, the CAPE, &c., &A, by MaiI IVERPOOL, an Steam and Clippd other ports. er Sailing Ships weekly from LNDON, L Steamers for AMERICA and 'AN ADA, every few days, irora £1 10s. to £5 55., sailing packets £3. Passengers met at all the Stations and conduted to the bocks, thereby avoiding much imposition, tro c uble, and a nnoyance. Free Grant s of L an d o bt a i ne d an d O u tfit s pro vided. Through Tickets issued to all the chief Ports in Aus ralia and New Zealand, and the Towns and Cities of the - United States and Canada, also to Halifax and St. Johns. 1),Pull particulars, free of charge, upon application to /, - ' - `,&,RCE and CO., First Floor, 100, Leadenhall-street, City, - uuon, or 43, Union-street, Liverpool. Panels and packages collected, shipped, and invoiced. .4 R. T. CARRICK. begs to announce to his Artist Frieds and the Publi that his Photographic ab'ishment, 32, n Regent Pi c, ccadilly - circus' is now .44t full operation. „Cartes de Visite, 10 for 10s. 6d; 21 for Ll. Miniatures on 'Wes. Marble, and th e Ph o t ogra phic base in his former ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, .nd Dining-room, oonsisting of a new and elegant assort- Then t of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink- Mande, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper weights, &a, in Italian, Jfaabas er, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &o. Isaported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine ralogist to her Majesty, 149, Stand. W.C., London. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS, MINERALS, ROCKS, and FOSSILS, which will grea tl y fa cilitate he interesting study of MINERALOGY, h. COeN HOLOGY, ind GEOLOGY, at 2,5, 10 , 20 , 50 , t o 100 gu i neas eac PRACTICAL, INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE RALOGY is given by Mr. TENNANT, at 149, Strand, W.C. ROY AL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail- Way Terminus, at King's-cross. Patron—The QUEEN. President—The Duke of BUCCLEITCH, K.G. Treasurer —Edward Masterman, Esq. This was the first hospital to introduce the principle of free and instant admission to the destitute sick, without the for mality of governors' letters. It is entirely devoted to desti tution in its most pitiable form—viz., that which is accom panied by sickness and disease, and is now of sufficient magnitude that, with adequate support, it may be rendered capable of admitting into its wards a very large proportion of the casual sick of this great metropolis. It requires but the funds in order to have 500 beds available for the reception of these the most wretched of our fellow -creatures. Moreover, it gratuitously affords medical advice and medicine to more, on the average, than 3,000 out-patients a week. The Weekly Board feel it their imperative duty to make an 1 4 1ARNEST APPEAL to the public for continued suppott, to enable them to admit and relieve the distressing cases that daily present themselves. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Masterman, Esq. Ni cholas-lane; also by Messrs. Co u tt s an d Co. ; Drummond' and Co. ; Henries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and Co. ; W Maras, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co. Messrs. J. Barned and Co., Liverpool and at the HospitaL STANFORD S. SMITH. Secre HE ORIENTAL HOTELS COMPANY (Limited). Incorporated under the Com Danies' Act, 1852, by which the Liability of each Sh are h ol d er is strictly limited to the amount of his Snares. (With Capital £ , 5,000, in 25,000 Shares of £lO each. power to increase to One Million Sterling.) First Issue 12,500 Shares, whereof a portion will be reserved for India. Deposit £! per Sha re on application, and £1 on allotment. Calls not to exceed £2 per Share, with an interval of not less three months between each call. DIRECTORS. Sir John Peter Grant, K.C.8., Chairman, late Lieutenant- Governor of Bengal. Colonel Anderson, C. 8., Director of the Eastern Bengal Rail way Company. George Constable, Esq., Firm of Henderson and Constable, Cannon-Ktreet, E.C. Sir Frederick Currie. Bart Member of the Council of India. Colonel French, Chairman of th e Bombay and Baroda Rail wa Company. Colon y el Holland, Director of the Agra and United Service Bank. John Stewart, Esq., Director of the Marine Insurance Com pany. John Robert Thomson, Esq., Chairman of th e L ondon and South African B an k . James Henry Young, Esq., late et the Bengal Civil Service. AUDITORS. T. R. Walker, Esq., 21, Hanover -square, and A Shareholder, to be elected at the First General Meeting. BANKERS IN LONDON. The Agra and United Service Bank (Limit2d), 27, Cannon street, E.C. The London and County Bank, Hanover-square, W. BA's. - .1a11.8 IN INDIA. The Agra W I United Service Bank (Limited). SOLICITORS. Messrs. Upton% Johnson, and Upton, 20, Austin-'riars, Fr ancis Bllrnand, Esq 7BROKER. 8 Lombard-tree E t, and 13 and 14, .„ County-chambers, Cornhill, E.C. SECRETARY (pro tem.) Macdonald Yates, Esq. Temporary Offices :-36, Cannon-street, E.C., and 5, Parlia- . -- • ment-street, Westminster. The deficiency of Hotel accommodation in India, China, andan other places in the East to which Ent opeans now resort age and annually increasing numbers, is a subject of general and ; and it is evident that the development of the means of transit. by ocean and river steamers, and by r ailways, which has been in rapid progress now for some Years, must imperfectly fulfil all Ps important objects, so far as European intercourse with the East is concerned, until this want is adequately supplied. In England, and on the continent of Europe, it is now an asce tamed fact that the joint-stock system may most suc cessfully be applied to the establishment of Hotels of the Brat class. If this be so where good private Hotels before thatexisted n equal d egree of in large num b ers, there seems no reason to doubt the application of capital,Co U mm oon erei th a e l s s a u m e e ee s s y s st i e s m a . t t t o al i n h a e bl s e am by e object, in coiutneltreieyswhere, though the demand is great and increasing, do not exist. almost be said that good private Hotels In Calcutta a joizt-stock company has lately purchased and undertaken the management of Hotel, and the pro spects of the enter rise, as a commeortociaaalitsEndation, may be inlet red from the very high preen, gee „ Ti w ni n e ic s !! their shares ' of June 8,1863, and are quoted in the Calcutta market, £25 paid, present 3voathlueik,:rl4l24lasetx, di.., , 41 / ie t o be "Englishman's Weekly Mail' P a Yment of a dividend Indian Mail," viz., equal to 70 per cent. premium, and the ot 10 per cent. for the hell-year ending to 20 per cent. per annum. Bombay offers a wide field for the establishment of an Hotel ot a firs' class character. The frequent steam co -is completion of vast lines of railway convergince i the island of Bombay, and the more o n tak . - demand for ouch accom tion between that pert and Eur e pe which will ' Tr -- Place, must very much increase th modation. TLe same may be said of Madras.lt is unde r th ese c i rcu mstances that the Oriental Company I Limited) is established, in the confi :cent this belief Hotels that the applicatio n o f E uro p ean ca pital to India in form will • not be le ss p rof i ta b le than usefu l . It is proposed, in th e fi rst i nstance, to supply the urgent requirements of Bombay and Point de Galle. There are equally f the Company, will naturally engage the early attention important places which ions in the in terior for example as Madras, Singapore, and Kurrachee; not to sPeak ot many very important railway stations and for.w h e o r r e e . tenter of India, where there are now no Hotels at all, fiattaba e The 1 all the c omparatively er : elations small outlay, there is a large field argerclsss of the Comp 's Hotels will afford . conveniences of the best - ' l3 " Hotels, adapted to the clitnate, and to the hqbits Euro- eau whom they a re in of those for tended; whilst, in even the the health and smallest class, comfort of the inmates will bestudied. carefully u'ement It is intended i 0 constitute local committees of mans., in each Presidency where Hotels may be established. in the event 01 two-thirds of the first issue of shares not being subscribed for,o allotment will take place, and the deposits will be rerned to the subserib rs, without deduc tion. it is proposed to pay to shareholders 5 per cent. interest upon the capital ai paid ula, until the first dividend is de clared. Prospectuses and forms of application for shares may be tion to the Bankers, had on application the Broker, or the Secre tary. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR S (Limited). To be retained by the Bankers. o the above- THE ORIENTAL HOTELS COMPANti: Test that To the Directors of the Oriental Hotels Company (Limited). Gentlemen, —having paid to the Banker f named Company the sum of £ I her c e e br e r you will allot me shares in the said name on the Register of agree to accept such shares, or any s•nailer number I r liat an m d I be allotted to me, and to become a Member of the Co mn — an a y , and I authorise you to place my and ot Members in respect of the shares to be allotted to me, agree to be bound by all the conditions and regulations coni tained in the Memorandum and Articles of Association of th e Company, in manner provided by "The Companies Act, 18fi2." I undertake to pay the balance (if any) of the Deposit of £2 per share on the shares allotted to me within ten days after cancel poarte notice of allotment, and in default thereof, 1 authorise you to fe t d h at e l ti a l f l o ot t m he en c t e , manpdanlyag:lrB,6e3.that the Deposit paid shall day Name in full Firm (if any) Business or Prof es , ion Place of Business Yeeirleum ... . . .. ...... No. 22,176, THE HON. MRS. NORTON'S NEW . NOVEL. Now ready, with a LETTER from the A uthor, in 3 vols., F OURTH EDITION of LOST AND SAVED. By the Hon. MRS. NORTON. " Lost and saved' will to read with eager interest by those who love a touching story. It is a vigorous novel."-- Times. Hurst and B'ackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready at all the Ltraries, In 3 vols., L ADY EMILY PONSONBY'S NEW NOVEL, "MARY LYNDSAY," "This story is interesting and enthralling, throughout. 'Mary Lyndsay' is a most charming heroine "—Sun. Hurst and Blacked, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 2 vols., Bvo., 285., LORD WILLIAM LENNOX'S FIFTY YEARS' BIOGRAPHICAL REMINISCENCES. "We are pleased to acknowledge the entertainment we have derived from these amusing volumes —abounding in anecdote and full of kindly feeling. Intimately associated with nearly all the men of wit and fashion of the present century, Lord William Lennox has met with good fellow ship all his life, and his reminiscences show that he was worthy of sharing it."—Examiner. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., VICISSITUDES OF A GENTLEWOMAN. "A pleasant tale, naturally told. The fortunes of the heroine will be eagerly followed by many sympathetic readers."—Sun. "There is all the interest of a story wholly original about this work. It is full of pleasant and stirring incidents." — John Bull. Hurst and Blaclett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. 11" OXFOR D, e, OXFORD STREET. Will be performed Selections from the following Operas : LA CTRCASSIENNE, MARTHA, and MASANIELLO. Supported by Miss Russell, Miss Townley, Miss Ellison, Messrs. Albert, Green, Bernardi, Huish, Kimberley, and W. Evans, with lull band and chorus. Conducted by Mr. Jonghmans. Drew Dean's Flute Solos Master Sanders, the Juvenile Vocalist. UNSWORTH, the modern Demosthenes. Eugene, W. Randall, J. Hutchenson, and the marvellous ARTHUR and BERTRAND. The FIALL has been newly Decorated and Ventilated, and Is now one of the most Beautiful in the Metropolis. CANTERBURY HALL AND FINE ARTS GALLERY. The Last Week of the Marvellous ARTHUR and BERTRAND, the Two Fren h Clowns. ARTHUR LLOYD'S burlesque Drama, arranged expressly for him. SAM COLLINS, with new Songs. LINSWORTII, the celebrated Stump Orator. EUGENE, and TAYLOR. GRAND SELECTIONS from OPERAS, GLEES, and CANTATAS. Principal Artistes—Miss Russell, Miss Townley ; Mr. Green, Signor Bernardi, and Signor Tivoli. EVERY EVENING will be produced, with all the new OPTICAL EFFECTS, and by permission of J. H. Pepper, Esq., THE GHOST, Medium, Mr. A. Silvester. OYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE; The RISARELIS, EVERY EVENING during the Week ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. --The FAIRY FOUNTAIN EVERY EVENING, at Ten o'clock. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE.—Signor and Signori FRANCESCO in a Grand Divertissement and Pas Deus--Operatic Selections from " Ernani " and " Lucia de Lammermoor." N iss M‘Gregor, Mr. Laurence Albert Signor Georgini, Mr. Vernon Rigby, &c. 4,Lc. Band and Chorus of Sixty Performers. CHEAP TRIP to LONDON.—AII visitors to the metropolis should see LONDON at the COLOSSEUM, Regent's-park. This is without exception the most beautiful and stupendous work of art ever exhibited in this or any other country. One Shilling to the whole Institution. Acting Manager, Mr. A. NIMMO. NOTICE. —LISBON.—To TOURISTS.—The Tamils is one of the grandest rivers in Europe. See it and the CITY of LIS HON before and after the Earthquake of 1755 at the COLOSSEUM. The most extraordinary exhibition of a scenic nature ever brought before a metropoli tan audience."—Observer. " The most thrilling effect we ever experienced."—Court Journal. Admission, One Shilling. EXCURSION TRAINS.—PARIS for a WEEK. All who intend visiting . France should first see PARIS at the COLOSSEUM, Regent s-park. "One of the most extra ordinary pictures ever exhibited."—Times. "The Panorama is magnificent, and equally delights and surprises the be holder."—Morning Post. "The Colosseum, with all its wonderful attractions, is decidedly the most charming resort in the metropolis."—Dispatch. Morning, 12 to 5; Evening, 7 to 10. MARBRES ONYX d'ALGERTE.—One Thousand objects made from this beautiful marble, and comprehending every variety of work of decorative art, including clocks, candelabra, vases, gueridons, inkstands, tazze, card trays, jardinieres, porte-bouquets, lamps, ring stands, &c.. are now being exhibited in the Onyx Salon, at Messrs. HOWELL, JAMES, and Co.'s, 5,7, 9, Regent-street. ESTABLISHED 1833. BOWDEN'S iERATED GINGER BEER, in glass or stone bottles, warranted to keep good twelve months. Lemonade, Soda-water, votass, Seltzer, and every description of Mineral Waters.—Manufactory, No. 3, White Hart-street, Drury-lane, W.C. TEA.—MOORE BROTHERS respectfully inti mate that their New Prospectus is now ready. They especially recommend their improved Family Tea, reduced. to 3s. 2d. ; Souchong, reduced to 3s. Id. ; mixed Assam, re duced to 3s. Bd.; and the finest Assam, reduced from 4s. 4d. to 3s. 11d. per lb. MOORE BROTHERS, 35, London-bridge, City, E.O. THE FARMER'S BAROMETER, 505., a new Instrument, by Negretti and Zambra, will cor rectly indicate whether the Barometer falls for Rain or for Wind. Particulars by enclosing stamp.-1, Hatton-garden; 57, Cornhill ; and 122, Regent-street. WIRE LAUNDRESSES to her )ate Majesty Queen Adelaide say, that '° BRIGGS' AUSTRALIAN S vAßcll needs but to be tried to be approved." Sole Wholesale Agent, Harper Twelvetrees, Bromley-by:Bow, London, E. CARD PLATES ENGRAVED. Any Pattern .......... ....... . 2s. 50 BEST CARDS, Pnnted from Plate .... •• ls. REAL MOROCCO CARD CASES is. 1,000 BUSINESS ENVELOPES, gummed 3 s NEWSPAPER ENVELOPES, 4 doz. ..... P. ARNOLD, Manufacturing Stationer, 86, Fleet-street, E.C. LUXURIANT WHISKERS, Moustaches, a n d Eyebrows produced In a few weeks by the use of ELLIOTT'S TONIC LOTION, the stimulative properties of which are unfailing in their operation. Thomas Elliott invites a trial from the most sceptical, that they may be eon_ vinced of its infallible power. Price 3s. 6d.. Is. 6d.. 10s. 6d., and 21s. Forwarded on receipt of postage stanapc —Thomas Elliott, hairgrower (first floor), 51, Fenchurch-street.Z T. E.' s wigs. £1 10s. PICTURE FRAME MOULDINGS. Whol esale and for Expnrtation. Country dealers and the trade sup. plied on advantageous terms. Superior Washable. Eft. lengths —1 inch bead, flat hollow, Bs. ; /inch, 7s. ; 1 inch bead, 78. 6d.• / bead, ss. 6d. ; A inch bead, is. ; 1 inch double hollow, 7s. / inch, ss. 6d. ; inch slip hol'ow, 55.; inch. 3s 6d per dozen. Discount off the above by the cross. Fancy Wood Mouldings, in 12f t. lengths-11 inch, 2s. per length, lls. per halt dozen 11 incb, 2s 6d., lbs. 6d. ; 2 itch, 35., (65. 6d. ; 2% inch, Es. 6d., 19s ; 2% inch, 45., 225. Best Gold Mouldings. For list of reduce] prices, see trade price list, forwarded on receipt of stamp.—G. Polley, Wholesale Warehouse, 19, Wych-street, Strand, W.C. and CO., respectfully H OWELL, JAMES, OFFER THIS this season of the year, they will , in aceor l during the month, their STOCK of BRICS. LACES, announce that, accordance with their custom at DRESS FA FANCY SILKS, LIGHT i , , RIBBONS, LINGERIV, EMBRO f ERY, &c. at a VERY LARGE REDUCTION IN PRICE. 11 ,21 . .. and CO., will offer, at the same 3- time, a quantity of oIRE ANTIQUES, MOIRE RICH F RENCH SILKS, principally and a v ar i ety of beautiful ORGAN D I MUSLINS, which they have recently purchased at about one-half the value. ....--- KEATIN G ' S PERSIAN INSECT DESTROY ING POWDER, for which a Prize Medal was awarded to the Prod ucer at the International Exhibition, 1862. This Powder is . quite harmless to animal life, but is un rivalled in destroying Fleas,a Flies, Cockroaches , Beetles, Gnats, Itiusqiitos Bu,,,s,f , Moths in 'furs, and every other species of In Sportsmen will find this an invaluable remedy for destroy ing Fleas in their Dogs, as also Ladies for their Pet Dogs. Being the original Importer of this now invaluable article, which has found so great a sale that it has tempted others to vend a so-called article, the public are th ere f ore cau ti on ed to observe that the packets of the Genuine Powder bear the autogragh of THOMAS KEATnin Sold in packets, ls., 2s. 6d., and 45. M. each 'or post free for 1 f or 36 postage stams, b Thomas Keating, chemist, 79, St. E C Paul's-churchyari, London, . . PATENT. IT B Yow l ed b RUPTURES.—BY ROYAL LETTEIts TRE T rI E R U E S A S T io ur e ar fre a cti s of r WHITE'S MOO-MAIN LEVER (PERFECTED AND 1862),Ex1 i FxIIIIIITIONS OF Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to be the nvention in the curative treatment of The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful M its i N at a here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round. r' body, while the requisite resistin g p ower is supplied by the Moc-Main Pad and Patent L ever, fittin g w i th SO much ea" —e flel closeness that it cannot be d e t ected , and may be worn Jilting sleep. A descriptive circular may he had, and the truss, which, cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the dr mmierence of the body, two inches below the hips, bei ng sent to the manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 225, Piccadilly. A Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. B d. , an d 31s. 6d. Posta g e, ls. A Double Tr uss , 318. 6d., 428., and 526. M. Postage, la Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 528. 6 d. Posta g e, ls. 10d. office, Piccadilly. ' P oet - office Orders to be made payable to John White,;Post- NEW PATE ELAST IC ST NT OCKINGS, IiNEE-CAPS, &c., for Varicose Veins and all eases of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, &O. They are porous, ii ht in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on Lik e each. oratu stage ar Y stocking. Price 4s. 6d., 7s. 6d., 10s, to 16s. Po 6d. WHITE. Manufacturer, 22R. Ptheactills% Y' . .. - ~ • • . • . ._... ... . . .... . ______ .._ .. ._ . . . _. __ ...... _ . ._ . , •.....\,:„... .„_w• :4414....:,7, ~......„...i, AAA , i . 741 ", 1 * 4 t.4 ~ “.4, 0 .„. ..- JAS ~„.„......: : ,,, :t. ...:...),A 7 .,,..,„,,.. : „ } ",. y. „ . „,,,,,, .........„ %,.,,,,,/„.... 1r t 4,.,....,. ~.{.„....,..;,,. ...,_=— -,, ' ~ : i, , .....- d i gir, . , " ~,,,! ••: • ' ..:IN • - j „- - - , ' , , -, - , 7.- 4- ~.,,,,4,.. "r"...ZN.„,, ~! . ..0M11....., ~; 11H 1 60 . ' ..'' ilit,, • ...,„ orr . e • ... ' - .NI:- '''...:,..- lo ......e.- .. , -. 4 " ( ''' 1 ) ~ e 4t r-,, 4 .4,,m,,,,,RAt,'1 :le ev.• - 4 i r . I;"..;'l'.'. H :.''l I I I 1 1111 I I I I I 4 , ...• . . . . .••• ' ~.. ' ' ' "..,•7 PRICE-- -..4d. STAMPED ....sd. ing signatory Powers of the Treaty of Vienna are, in his view, to be excluded from all ulterior share in accepting or ratifying the results of the restricted Conference. i 4 The Vice-Chancellor replies ' that the Plenipo tentiaries of Austria and Prussia St. Petersburg and consign the common tneet hint ato nretsolutions adopted in the form o f p r otocols, or of aea in any other shape c onsidered desirable. The basis or of the proposed d iscussion would be the six pot t i : n which contain nothi n g in p rinci p le con trary to the policy of the Emperor. France and England would be enabled by an efficid communication of the acts resulting from the deliberation cf the restricted conference, which would contain the practical adap tation of the six points, to appreciate the confor mity of those acts with the spirit and text of the Treaty of Vienna.' 1 " No. 2. COUNT RECIIBERG TO COUNT APPONTl.—(COM municated to Earl Russell by Count Apponyi, July 24.) " Vienna, July 19. " M. le Comte,—Prince Gortschakoff's despatch to M. de Balabine touches on three points which especially concern Austria, and on which the Im perial Government must declare itself categorically before coming to an understanding with the Go vernments of England and France, on the attitude to be assumed by the three Powers in consequence of the Russian answers. " I will not inquire whether Prince Gortschakoff was guided by a secret purpose when he wrote the three passages in question. I confine myself to asserting that they tend to throw a false light on the intentions of Austria, and to place her in a posi tion which she cannot accept. "The three passages of the Russian despatch which require to be at once contested are the following : " 1. That in which Prince Gortshakoff cretends that our despatch of the 18th of June anticipates, and, so to speak, approves, beforehand the refusal of Russia to adhere to a Conference. "' 2. That in which a sort of assimilation is estab- lished between the Polish Provinces of the Empire of Austria and the country generally designated by the name of the Kingdom of Poland. "' 3. Lastly, that in which the Russian Govern ment proposes to come to an understanding with Austria and Prussia, in order to settle the condition of their respective Polish subjects.' " I invite your excellency to explain yourself very clearly on these three points to Lord Russell, so as to leave no doubt as to the sentiments of the Imperial Government. " As to the Conference, our despatch of the 18th of June to Count Thun simply asserts an evident fact by leaving it to be understood that its meeting depends on the participation of Russia. It is clear, in fact, that we could not negotiate in Conference with Russia if that Power were to refuse to do so. But it does not follow that such a refusal would have our approval. On the contrary, the proposal of a Conference, in our opinion, might perfectly be accepted by the Russian Government. We have, moreover, already instructed Count Thun by a tele gram to express himself in this sense, and to rectify this erroneous interpretation of our despatch. " With regard to the similarity between Galicia and the Kingdom of Poland, we must categorically reject any insinuation of the kind. " Lastly, with respect to the form of agreement proposed by Russia, we have also already declared at St. Petersburg that the concert established between the three Cabinets of Vienna, London, and Paris constitutes a connection between them, from which Austria cannot now disengage herself in order to negotiate separately with Russia. " Your Excellency may read this despatch to Lord Russell. Receive, &c., " RECIIBERG." THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 25, 1863, CELEBRATION of the TERCENTENARY o f the BIRTH of SHAKSPEARE, at Stratford-upon- Avon. The Tercentenary Committee (of which Sir Robert N. C. Hamilton, Bart., K.C.8., is Chairman) are now receiv ing SUBSCRIPTIONS, and they may also be paid to the account of the Tercentenary Committee, at the Stourbridge and Kidderminster or Warwick and Leamington Banks, Stratford-upon-Avon ; Messrs. Greenway, Smith, and Greenway, Warwick ; or their London agents, Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Co , Messrs Hanburys and Co., or Messrs. Glyn and Co , bankers, London. School Monu mental Memorial. General Fund for opening gardens and celebration of Festival. £ s. d. 1.65 0 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. 10 10 0 50 0 0 53 0 0 5 0 0 25 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 2 2 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 5 5 0 10 0 0 6 5 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 5 5 0 10 10 0 10 10 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 1; , 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 210 0 10 0 0 10 10 0 10 0 0 1 1 0 THE ROTIPELL FORGERIES. EIGHTH DAY. CHELMSFORD, July 24. (Before Mr. Baron Channell and a Special Jury.) ROIJPELL AND ANOTHER V. MOWS AND ANOTHER. Tho trial was resumed this morning. Mr. Serjeant Shee, Mr. Lush, Q.C., Mr. J. Brown, and the Hon. Mr. Thesiger, were for the plaintiffs. Mr. Bovill, Q.C., Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., and Mr. Garth were for the defendants. Wm. Roupell was again brought down in custody. Baron Channell summed up the whole case to the jury. After some preliminary observations, his lordship said that the case they had now to dispose of was one almost unparal leled in the history of legal jurisprudence. The principal question they would have to decide was, whether the deed of gift about which they had heard so much was a genuine instrument or not ; but there were some very important col lateral matters connected with it which would require their most serious consideration. The action was one of ejectment, to recover possession of a portion of one farm called Bolens, and the whole of another called Herds, and originally there were two plaintiffs, Richard Roupell and James Surridge ; but it was admitted that the latter had not made out any title, and the only question therefore was as regarded the claims of Richard Roupell. He claimed as heir at law, and the point he had to establish to support his claim was, that his father died possessed of the estate in question, and there fore the material question was, whether he did really die seised of the property, or whether he had previously dis posed of it by the deed of gift, and whether the deed of gift which was the ground of the defendants' claim was a genu ine instrument, or whether it was forged, under the extra ordinary circumstances that had been narrated in the course of the trial. Some collateral questions would arise as to the will, but the validity of the deed of gift was the real ques tion in the cause. The case for the plaintiff rested a great deal on the evidence of Win. Roupell, but it did not do so entirely, for there were many important collateral circum stances that were relied upon to support the evidence of this witness. No ono could fail to be impressed with the earnest eloquence of the learned sergeant, and he joined with him in the hope that he was sincerely penitent. In a court of jus tice, however, they must deal sternly with the facts, and act upon evidence alone, and their feelings ought not to be allowed at all to influence their decision. There could be no doubt that Wm. Roupell was a man who had been guilty of great crimes; he had in the first place committed the offence of the forging of the leases relating to this property, and then, according to his own admission, he had destroyed his father's genuine will, forged a fresh will, and in this par ticular case he had by means of forgery and fraud obtained from the defendants the sum of £12,000. If he now came forward and deliberately committed the additional crime of wilful perjury in order to regain possession of the property, his crime was of a still deeper dye, and this was the question they would eventually have to decide. He had said that William Roupell was a man who was deeply steeped in crime, and, as the laiv formerly stood, he would not have been a competent witness, but the law was now altered, and it was left to the discretion and good sense of a jury to decide whether a man in the position of William Roupell, who professed to be actuated by a feeling of sincere repentance, was speaking truth, or whether, as he had be fore stated, he had added to his former great crimes the ad ditional one of wilful and deliberate perjury. It appeared to him that a groat deal of the evidence that had been ad duced for the plaintiffs was quite immaterial, particularly that portion of it which related to the legitimacy of the plaintiff, and he thought that there could be no doubt that the plaintiff Richard Roupell was the legitimate son of the deceased Richard Palmer Roupell, and that he was entitled to bring the present action as heir at law. As the most important witness in the cause, he should in the first place call their attention to the evidence of William Roupell, making such observations as he proceeded as he hoped would assist them in their deliberations. He said it appeared to be quite clear that William Roupell had great influence over his mother, and according to his own statement his father was very careful of money, indeed almost penurious, and that at the end of 1855 he was in great pecuniary difficulties, and owed large sums of money to his bankers and to the Guardian Insurance Office, and also to his solicitor, Mr. Whitaker, to whom he was intro duced by Mr. Watts, the husband of the lady who had been examined as a witness on the first day of the trial. The learned judge then alluded to the course alleged to have been taken by William Roupell with regard to the forgery of the leases of this estate, and he observed that these pro ceedings were undoubtedly of the most artful character, and he explained that the effect was that the property was made to appear of much larger value than it really was, and to enable him to obtain a loan to a greater amount than ho would otherwise have been able to obtain. With regard to these leases, it appeared to be admitted on both sides that these leases were forgeries, but the contention of Mr. Bovill, on behalf of the defendants was, that he was legally entitled to the property under a genuine deed of gift, and that the forgery of the leases was only committed for the purpose of enabling Wm. Roupell to raise a larger sum of 'money upon the property than he otherwise could have done, in order to relieve himself from the pecuniary difficulties in which he was placed. The question then was, whether the deed of gift was genuine or not. In reference to this subject here minded them that a letter had been written by the sister of Win. Roupell to Mr. Whitaker, at the dictation of the for mer, and he could not help observing that in his opinion, although this young woman might have acted incautiously in writing auch a letter, there was nothing in the matter that reflected upon her ; and with regard to her not having been called earlier in the cause, he could understand that from humane motives the counsel and the attorney who were concerned in the inquiry would have avoided, if it had been possible, calling a witness whose brother was in the painful position of Wm Roupell. Upon this letter it appeared that Mr. Whitaker, without any further inquiry, prepared the deed of gift, and he could not help saying that in his opinion this was a most imprudent proceeding. His lordship then re ferred to the circumstances under which the deed of gift was represented to have been attested by the witnesses Tru man and Dove, and sa id that the evidence g iven by Mr. E. Whitaker and Mr. Covinton certainly tended to throw some doubt upon the evidence of Wm. Roupell and those two wit nesses in reference to This transaction, and the jury wou ld consider what effect this had upon the portion of the ease to which he had called their attention. The learned Judge plaintiff.esttt pro ceeded to read the evidence given by Wm. Rou p ell, an d obser ve d th at it certainly was rather an extraordinary pro ceeding that he should not have read the genu ine will after he h a d t a k en it out of his father ' s b ureau until alweek after wards, and h e explained that, i n or d er f u r the present plain tiff to spoken havee an si sd as h e i r at law, they must believe that Wm. R ou p e ll had ewHtar truth he lordshipv when i title sheed u n n t d ho under en r h stat ed h att i S ebdpr W orto i th l e l aee i ter n db d e Ry e d pe itchht n oi s will adnre Richard, the independently of claim ingadmis- sion that he had fal se l y sworn that the will of Sept. 2, 18 56 , was genuine, that he had p ract i cally cheated the defendants out of £12,000, that he had ro bb e d hi s mother o f £10;000, Roupell, ae the his i here maining War ley present eviden ce g i ven by Wm. and to n arrate t a h that he had obtained £200,000 from other parties to whom he had sold or granted mortgages on the property, and that his object in telling the present story was " incidentally" to get the property back for his family. He then referred to the circumstances under which the deed was alleged to have been attested by the witnesses Truman and Dove, and to the statement that was made by the former that the sig natures resembled his own and Dove's handwriting, but that he had never seen Richard Palmer Roupell execute any deed in the whole course of his life, and that the latter ad mitted that the signature was his handwriting, and that although he did not remember the circumstance of attesting the deed, he should not have put his name to it if he had not seen Richard Palmer Roupell sign it. The learned judge next referred to the evidence as to the circumstances under which the signature of the old man John Muggeridge was obtained to the alleged forged will, and to the testimony that had been adduced that this signature was a forgery, and he also called the attention of the jury to the fact that Mr. Longman had refused to advance any more money upon the security of the deed of gift because he could not obtain the concurrence of the old man to the mortgage. His lordship then proceeded to call their attention to the evidence that had been adduced to show how Wm. Roupell and Mug geridge were occupied on the day on which the will of the 2d of September was alleged to have been executed, and that it was impossible they could have been together, or that the will could have been executed on this day. He then proceeded to refer to the evidence as to the handwriting,and to the statement made by one of the tenants, Nathaniel Springham, that the deceased had said to him about July, 1856, that he was going to give the Warley property to his son William. He also alluded to the proceedings that had been taken by the present defendants against the tenants to recover rent, and to the fact that judgment was allowed to go by default in that action, and said it appeared to him that these proceedings ought not to be allowed to have the least weight in the present inquiry. After some further observa tions, the learned judge said that on the part of the defen dants very few facts appeared to have been proved, except such as were necessary to lay the fouudationfor the evidence that was afterwards adduced as to handwriting; and he ob served that as, in the present state of the law, the jury had a right to examine and compare signatures and handwrit ing, it appeared to him that the evidence of experts, as they were termed, was of very little importance. They hail heard a great deal about the flourish at the end of the name, and various small peculiarities in the different letters; and the object of the defendants appeared to be to show, by a mass of signatures to receipts, and a number of other documents, that the deceased had no uniform mode of signature, and sometimes signed in one way and sometimes in another. If they desired that he should read the evidence on this point in detail he was ready to do so; but it appeared that, hav ing regard to the nature of the evidence and the attention the jury had paid to it, he himself considered it was unne cessary to do so. The evidence on the part of the defendants was undoubtedly very cogent, and in such a case as this the jury ought not to give effect to the evidence of such men as Wm. Roupell, unless he was confirmed in every particular where he could have been confirmed. If, however, they should be of opinion that Wm. Roupell was the witness of truth, the plaintiffs were entitled to recover, and this was the material question for them to decide. His lordship, in conclusion, left the following questions to the jury : First—Was the deed of gift signed by old Roupell in the presence of the two witnesses ? Secondly—Assuming that it was not so, was it actually signed and sealed by him, whether or not in the presence of the witnesses ? Thirdly—Was the will of the 2d September, 1856, the will of the testator ? (the effect of which would be that the will of 1850 would be revoked). Fourthly—lf that will of 1853 was not revoked, did it devise this estate to the plaintiff, Richard Roupell? The Foreman of the jury desired to have the questions in writing, and The learned Baron accordingly furnished them with the questions in a written farm. While this was being done, Mr. Bovill made a suggestion, in answer to which The learned Baron said the moment the plaintiff's heir ship was admitted it became a question whether the testator died seised of the estate. The defendants contended that he did not, because of the deed of gift, and the counsel for the plaintiff undertook to destroy that deed by showing it to be forged. He was not, therefore, sure that the ordinary rule of law as to onus of proof applied ; but upon the whole of the case the jury would say whether the deed was or was not executed by old Roupell. The Foreman desired to know whether there was any evidence that William Roupell was in the habit of preparing deeds for his father. There was evidence that he had been admitted as an attorney; but was there evidence that he had acted as such for his father in preparing deeds ? The learned Judge said he did not know that there was. Mr. J. Brown said he thought there was evidence that the old man was in the habit of reading any document he signed. The learned Judge referred to his notes, and did not find it, but found this —that he " was very cautious." The jury now retired to consider their verdict. It was about 25 minutes past 2 o'clock. There was no "bill of exceptions" on either side. A warm discussion now ensued between the learned counsel on both sides as to the transcripts of the shorthand writer's notes to be furnished on either side. The transcript on one side was objected to as having been "turned down," and on the other as having been marked. This, it was said, would serve to direct the attention of the j cry to particular passages,and the most genitive jealousy was shown on each side as to the notes of the other, and in the result. Mr. Bovill said he should prefer that the jury should come into court and refer to his Lordship if they were in doubt upon any point, and that the notes on either aide should not be furnished to them. [These transcripts of the shorthand writer's notes being verbatim notes of everything—question and answer—formed a pile 'of manuscript something like a foot in height, which would completely have overwhelmed the jury, who probably would have derived very little advantage from them, and found them "a mighty maze, and all without a plan."] After the lapse of nearly half an hour the under-sheriff came into court, and said the sheriff had sent the bailiff for the will, upon which the learned Baron sent it to them. The jury were absent for some hours. Shortly before 6 they returned into court, and, the officer calling on them in the usual way, "Are you agreed on your verdict ?" The Foreman answered,—Not quite. We are agreed as to three of the issues, but not as to the second (whether the deal was executed)—nor are we, as to that, at all likely to agree. _The learned Judge desired to have the paper of questions he had given to the jury; and, looking at it, said he thought he need not trouble them to agree as to the one on which they were not agreed. His lordship handed it down to the counsel on each side to look at it, and they did so, on which Mr. Sergeant Shee said he thought the jury had better give their answers openly. The learned Judge asked if the second question were withdrawn by the defendants? Mr. Bovill said he only desired a general verdict. The learned Judge said he had put the question to the jury, at the desire of the defendants' counsel, and could not withdraw it without their consent. Mr. Bovill said it seemed to him the main pcint in the case. Upon this Tho learned Judge said he must desire them to retire again to reconsider that question. The Foreman—That is no more than I expected, my lord. (Great laughter.) The answers of the jury wore as follows : To the fiest question—Was the deed of gift executed in the presence of the two witnesses ?—they answered it was not. Upon the second question, as to whether it was executed by the testator, they were not agreed. To the third question—Was the will of Sept. 2, 1856, the will of the testator ?—they found it was not so. To the fourth question—Whether the will of 1850 devised the estate to the plaintiff?—they answered that there was not sufficient evidence to enable them to find. The jury retired again about 6 o'clock. At half-past 7 they again returned into court, having been out five hours, and The Foreman, being asked if they were agreed, said—No, we are in the same position as when we went out, and I regret to say that, however long we may remain together, there is no prospect of our being able to agree. A discussion here ensued between the learned Judge and the counsel on both sides, which being carried on in a low voice out of the hearing of the jury it was not easy to follow. From what afterwards took place, however, it appeared that the counsel for the plaintiff contended that upon the findings of the jury already given the plaintiff was entitled to recover upon his title as heir, as his heirship was ad mitted, supposing that there was no devise to any one else, which was now negatived as to the will of 1856, and not proved as regarded the will of 1850. The learned Judge then prepared in writing another paper, in which he said there was an alteration of the fourth question. Upon this the jury retired again. The alteration of the fourth question was understood to be whether the will of 1850 devised the estate to any one else than the plaintiff. The jury being unable to agree, were discharged at half past 10 o'clock. THE LAMBETH WIFE MURDEF,.—At the South wark Police -court yesterday, Joseph Hawes was brought up for final examination upon the charge of wilfully murdering his wife. Mr. L. Lewis appeared for him. The evidence was to the effect that a fellow-lodger, hearing screams, went into the prisoner's room, and there saw the deceased lying with her shoulders across the fender, and the prisoner striking at her. From the injuries then re ceived the woman died. The prisoner was committed for trial on the charge of wilful murder. THE POLISH INSURRECTION. THE RUSSIAN NOTE. The following " Further Correspondence" was published yesterday ; "No. 1. " LORD NAPIER TO EARL RUSSELL. . —(Received July 23.) "St. Petersburg, July 18, 1863. " My Lord,—The French Ambassador was called to Tsarskre Selo yesterday to hear the replies of Prince Gortschakoff to the overtures of the three Powers on behalf of Poland. I had occasion to meet his Excellency in the evening, when he in formed me that the Vice•Chanceller desired to see me for the same purpose this forenoon. I found the Duke de Montebello under a very decided impres sion of the bad effect which the Russian communi cation would have at Paris. The Duke gave me a brief outline of the tenour of the despatches with which he had been acquainted. The armistice was rejected; that we had foreseen. The conferences were declined ; that we had apprehended ; but the six points had not been distinctly adopted, and, what was altogether unexpected and most to be de plored, the intervention of France and England were set aside, and proposals were made to enter upon a separate discussion on Polish affairs with Austria and Prussia, as counterminous Powers pe culiarly interested, without any apparent provision even for the subsequent participation of the other Powers signataries of the Treaty of Vienna. Such an overture, in the opinion of my French colleague, would be regarded by his Government not only as unsatisfactory, but as most insulting, and as tend ing to a positive and immediate rupture. "I heard the intelligence with surprise and con cern, for I frilly shared the impression of the Duke in regard to France, and I could not but feel that the determination of the Russian Cabinet would be highly unacceptable to her Majesty's Government. " After some consultation it was agreed that the French Ambassador should accompany me to Tsar skoe Selo this morning, in the hope that Prince Gortschakoff might be enabled to give us some ex planation of his views, which, on being communi cated to our respective Cabinets, might set his in tentions in a more favourable light, and mitigate the first impression which the perusal of his despatches would create. " We accordingly waited on Prince Gortschakoff this morning, who placed the three despatches in our hands. After we had carefully read them through apart, we returned to the Prince, when, after thanking his Excellency for his communica tion, I spoke to him in the following sense :—I said that I might have abstained from all remarks on the subject, and simply awaited the resolution of her Majesty's Government, I must beg him to under stand that any observations which I might offer were solely prompted by the hope that a fuller ex planation of his sentiments on one or two points might be found to be calculated to mitigate the feelings of dissatisfaction with which his resolutions would probably be received by the allied Govern ments. I pinch feared that his communication would be understood in England as an attempt to gain time and detach Austria from our alliance ; that a proposal which at the present conjuncture aimed to exclude two great Powers from the discussion of a question in which they had expressed the deepest and most deliberate interest would be regarded as far from conciliatory, and even as offensive ; that a scheme by which the interests of Poland would be committed exclusively to the hands of the Powers by which Poland had been partitioned, and in past times oppressed, would inspire no confidence ; in fact, that no form of reply could, in my humble judgment, have contained fewer elements for a friendly or pacific adjustment. Nevertheless, in the eyes of England, at least, there was something to be pleaded in favour of the Russian argument, in so far as it professed, even in restricting the dis cussions to the three Powers, to go upon the basis of the Treaty of Vienna, which had been adopted by your Lordship as the ground of our mediation. I would ask his Excellency, for your Lordship's im mediate information, two questions : " 1. What was the form, and what the basis, which he designed to give the discussions which he proposed between Austria, Russia, and Prussia ? And, "2. 'Whether he proposed to exclude France and England even from any participation in the ratifi cation of the engagements which might be taken by the three Powers ; or whether he proposed to admit them in the same manner and in the same degree in which they had been admitted by the Treaty of Vienna ? " The Vice-Chancellor stated, in reply, that the Plenipotentiaries of Austria and Prussia would be received by him at St. Petersburg, and the results of this restricted Conference might, as in the Trea ties of Vienna, be consigned in the form of proto cols, or in that of a treaty, or in any other shape which might be considered desirable ; that the basis of the discussion (point de d4)art) would be the six points proposed by the three Powers, which con tained nothing contrary to the views of the Empe ror, as well as other points which he might deem it his duty to submit. _ _ "In reply to my second question, Prince Gort schakoff stated that the resolutions embraced in the Conference of the three neighbouring Powers most directly concerned in the affairs of Poland would be officially imparted to the Governments of England and France, which would be able to appreciate the conformity of those resolutions (which would em body a practical adaptation of the six points) to the spirit and text of the Treaty of Vienna. " I urged the Vice-Chancellor to declare unam biguously whether his resolutions did or did not ex clude the logical result to which a strict adherence co the method of the Treaty of Vienna would con duct him—namely, to the embodiment of the results of the restricted Conference in a general Conven tion, to which all the Powers bouad by the engage ments of 1815 should be parties. The Vice-Chan cellor did not perhaps absolutely commit himself against such a conclusion, but he refused to admit it, and repeatedly asserted that he would accede to nothing which would give the Western Powers any right whatever of interfering in the internal con cerns of the Russian Empire, in which he seemed to include the Kingdom of Poland, though I did not cease to contend that we had a limited right of interference there under the Treaty of Vienna. " After a good deal of discussion of a desultory nature, in which the French ambassador took an active share, the enclosed telegraphic despatch in clear, forwarded to your lordship under the present date, was drawn up with the approval of Prince Gortschakoff, who sent it off to Baron Budberg and Baron Brunnow. " I can only hope that the part which I have taken in endeavouring to elucidate the views of the Russian Nlinister may not meet with your lordship's disapproval. I entered upon the inquiry in the hope of being able to temper the effects of an unfor tunate communication, as I deem it, and of furnish ing her Majesty's Government the means of making explanations in Parliament for which the text of Prince Gortschakoff's despatch might not have afforded the materials. " I have not given the Vice-Chancellor the least ground for supposing that the tenour of his de spatch to Baron Brunnow, or its present develop ment of its meaning, will be considered satisfactory to her Majesty's Government.—l have, &c., NAPIER." (Enclosure in No. 1.) " LORD NAPIER TO EARL RUSSELL. (Telegraphic.) "St. Petersburg, July 18, 1863. " The Duke de Montebello and I have asked Prince Gortschakoff in what form and on what basis the discussions proposed by him respecting the affairs of Poland between Austria, Russia, and Prussia would take place, and whether the remain- 10 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 10 10 0 2 10 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 30 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 52 10 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 10 10 0 10 10 0 ommittee, in submitting the subscrip , most earnestly appeal to the admirers it aid and assistance. The Committee the ground that Strati ord is not only :speare, but the centre of attraction to vat Poet's works, and that it was his 'ed, and where he lived and died. 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 3 0 0 5 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 10 10 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 - - SUMMER ASSIZES. WESTERN CIRCUIT—DORCHESTER, FRIDAY. CROWN COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Willes.) Henry Dommett was indicted for the wilful murder of Charles Dommett, at Allington, on the sth of June. Mr. Collier, Q.C., and Mr. Compton were counsel for the prosecution, and Mr. H, T. Cole for the prisoner. The prisoner is about 45 years of age. When placed at the bar he seemed in a very desponding state of mind, at the same time very calm and col lected, and apparently quite aware of the dreadful position in which he stood. Upon being called upon to plead he hesitated for a moment, and then said " Not Guilty." Mr. Collier then proceeded to open the case, from which we glean the following facts :—The prisoner was a hemp sorter, and had been for some years in the employ of Messrs. Gundy, of Bridport. He was a man respectable in his position, moral, religious, and of good character, one of the best of husbands and of fathers ; he had a wife and family; his eldest child was 24, and his youngest four years of age. The facts of the case were short and simple. On the morning of the sth of June about 6 o'clock, the prisoner went to his work, he seemed to have been in a somewhat moody and me lancholy frame of mind ; he muttered some thing about a large bill he would have to pay, and he gave directions to one of his fellow workmen to sharpen a knife for him. He returned home to breakfast at 8 o'clock, taking the knife with him. He breakfasted with his family. At 9 o'clock his wife went out, and he was left alone with his son Charles, a boy six years of age, o f w h om ho was particularly fond. The only other person in the house was his eldest son, who was upstairs confined to his room by illness. Upon that occasion the prisoner cut the throat of that, his favourite boy, with the knife he brought home with hi m . His eldest son heard a noise below, and he came downstairs, and there he saw his little brother lying on the floor in a pool of blood, with his throat cut from ear to ear. His father was sitting quietly in his arm-chair. He said, " Oh, father, what have you done !" He said something indistinctly. He then called his mother, who came in from the gar-- den. No motive for the act could be suggested. These were the simple facts of this unhappy case, John Dommett, son of the prisoner, was called, and he detailed the facts above stated. In his cross-examination he stated that his father was particularly fond of the little boy. He was a very kind father, and a very religious man. Of late he had remarked that a great change had come over his father. He had been so much depressed that his mother had talked to him about it. He was very restless at night. He had come into his room several times in the night. He had asked his father why he did so, but he would not answer him. He had gone to bed in the middle of the day. He had said he was getting very low and nervous. He had taken medicine for his head. His brother Charles was ili on the day of the Prince's marriage. The rest of the family went out to join in the festi vities, but his father remained at home with his little brother. Had heard his father say he thought he was going out of his mind. Mary Marshalsea went into the house directly after the deed was committed. The prisoner sat in a chair and looked like a dead man. He never wag ged foot nor finger. He did not answer any ques tions that were put to him. She had lived next door to the prisoner for 20 years. He was tender and affectionate to his children. There was not a ten• derer-hearted man in England. Had noticed a great change in him some months since. He shook vio lently, and drew up his legs and arms. At length he said a policeman would come and take him away and then he would be taken before his good, kind master, and then ho would be had away to Dor chester, and then would be hanged. When taken into custody ho said, " Saul forsook the Lord and went to the witch, and he fell." Mr. John Goode, the surgeon of the gaol, had watched the prisoner. 'When in the gaol he seemed very ill when first came. He looked haggard and was in a prostrate state ; in a nervous tremour, scarcely any pulse, tongue white and flabby, and eyes bloodshot. His manner was strange and ex traordinary. He was in a state of mental confusion. The symptoms of insanity had not been so decidea lately. Did not consider him in the full possession of his senses. Thought he then knew that what he did was wrong. Cross-exaelined—The symptoms about the eyes Name, The Right Hon. Lord ' Leicth E. F. Flower. Esq , Mayor Sir R.N. C. Hamilton, Bart, K.C.B. Rev. G. Granville C. H. liracebridge R. H. Hobbes W. 0. Hunt Edgar Flower Charles E. Flower R. M. Bird E. Gibbs John Baldwin, Lud dington R. Gibbs M. C. Ashwin.. J. and G. Callaway Chas Thomas J. C. Jones, Loxley T. S. Burman W. Pearce G. T. Smith, Goldi- cote 11. P. K. Peach, Idli- cote A. Crowdy, Billesley H. J. Starkey, Rhine hi 1 B. West, Alseot- park Charles Lucy T. B, Lucy E. P. Shirley Thompson and Col bourne W. Gibbs, Alveston W. Lowry .. James Cox and Son.. J. J. Nason H. Samman W. J. Harding, Bara- set C. F. Loggin ..... W. L. Norris.... .... C, T. Warde,Clopton. W. Greener John Lane Robt. Walker John New John Bachelor The Tercentenary C( tion list to the nation, of Shakspeare for thei rest their claims upon the birthplace of Shak all admirers of the gr home, the town he lov 1) V ,--- ' were most indicative of insatlii,%T. There was dive"- der of the brain. He had had Eui:idal tend enceiele. Did not think that at the time he eiimmitt ed the act he knew right from wrong. It was a case ck incipient insanity, only requiring time to developer itself. Ho was liable to a return of mania. The balance of his mind had been gradually unhinged for come months previously. There was no acting. Mr. Cole then addressed the jury with great feel ing for the prisoner. They had before them one of the most painful cases ever heard in a court Of justice. One of the most kind-hearted fathers, a man eminent for his morality and piety in the neighbourhood in which he lived, etond at that bar charged with having murdered his favourite child, and this without a motive, without an angry word, without an unkind expression, without the slightest provocation. The eldest boy ; hearing a noise, came down stairs, and what was the sight presented to him ? His little brother lying welter ing in his blood, and his father, in an apparent state of stupor, sitting quietly in his arm chair. Was that like a murderer ? Could they doubt that reason had left its piece, and had been supplanted by idiotcy or momentary- imbecility ? The very act itself almost proved the perpe'rator of the crime to be well as o th er c i rcums t ances , They should in :isan_e. Ho was awa r e it w o u ld be said that this was ( a n tigerous do c t r i ne , b u t s till they must look at this l ,„E3 give w e i g h t to the fact in justice to the unhappy man befo re t h em. had heard showed t rr h h e e h d ra i disordered. Ther ff in er i c: a n d t c fo ir r c s u o m m s e ta t n im ce e s they midnight wanderinemgasn. Were the sleepless nights, the going e from room to room ; known that the state of the unhappy and had a medical p in py he m w a o n u ,s ld m h i a n v a e was off its balance, and that precaution must be a o n one could have u w n i w th orthy act ; taken. Had the man been sane which d he imagined him capable of doing but certainly not such an act as that now stood charged. No doubt all homicide murder, but it might be reduced by surrounding circumstances circumstances to a lesser crime, or to no crime at all. Through the kindness of the Judge the surgeon of the gaol (Mr. Goode) had been called. They had not had before them what were termed mad doctors to give theoretical leetures, but the surgeon of the gaol spoke from facts. The symptoms showed that some gr eat irritation of the bra in had been g oin g on, but had been followed by great depression ; the nervous system was competely deranged, all arising from the brain ; and Mr. Goode said that, upon the whole, he was perfectly of opinion that when the prisoner com mitted the act he was unconscious of it ; he did not know the act he was committing ; and therefore he did not know that he was doing wrong; he had suici dal tendencies. In such cases it was frequently the fact that the party attacked with violence the great object of his love, his affection, and regard, They would hardly, he thought, think it fit to consign him to a scaffold. If they acquitted him he would not be set at large upon the world, but he would be taken care of for the rest of his life. Mr. Justice Willes then summed up, fully ex plaining the law as regarded the question of in sanity, and going through the whole of the evidence. The jury acquitted the prisoner on the ground of insanity, and he was ordered to be detained during her Majesty's pleasure. The prisoner bowed, and walked quietly from the bar. Charlotte Cornish was indicted for the wilful murder of George Cobb, at Longfleet, on the 19th of April. Mr. Stock and Mr. Collins were counsel for the prosecution. It appeared that Hannah Cobb was delivered of a child at Poole, about 2 o'clock on Sunday morning, the 19th of April. The prisoner who was a widow was engaged as a nurse for the child. As soon as the child was born it was given to the prisoner, who kept it in the room where it was born for about two hours, and then took it down stairs, and when down stairs a curious noise was heard as coming from the room where the prisoner and the child were. The grandmother hearing the noise went downstairs and saw the child in the prisoner's lap. She went up stairs again. In the course of the morning the prisoner and the grandmother quarrelled, and the prisoner was dismissed about 9 o'clock. The child was then placed in the bed of the mother, and about three o'clock it was looked at, and then some marks as of finger nails were discovered under the jaw of the infant. The child died in the course of the fol lowing night; it had not had any food during the 22 hours it lived. The surgeons were of opinion that the death was caused by the injuries it received on the neck. The chief evidence against the prisoner was that she had expressed a hope that the child would be born dead, as it might induce the mother to bestow more affection on the children of the former marriage, Cobb having mar ried the sister of the prisoner. The jury at once acquitted the prisoner. NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—DURHAM, July 23. CRIMINAL COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Blackburn.) Charles Coop, a boy of 16 years of age, was in dieted for turning and fixing a point on the Thornley Railway, with intent to upset and d es t ro y any en gine or train travelling on the railway. Mr. Gully prosecuted ; the prisoner was unde fended. It appeared that on the 14th of March last a fore man and a labourer on the Thornley Railway, while proceeding down the railway at a short distance from the junction with the Hartlepool Railway, saw the prisoner stooping down over one of the points or switches, and on getting within 30 yards of him they saw him placing a brick between the point and the adjacent rail. On shouting to him he ran away. The brick was removed by the men only just in time to prevent an engine and train of waggons which was coming on the line, and then only about 60 y ar d s off, from running off the line, and, in all probability, coming into collision with other waggons. The prisoner admitted having placed the brick there, but stated his intention was only to see whether the pressure of the point would break it. He was found guilty. His lordship, in pas s i ng sen t ence , regretted that the punishment of whipping could not be adminis tered for such an offence to the prisoner, who was above the age when such a sentence could be carried out. That was the fittest punishment for so mis chievous and senseless an offence ; for ho did not im pute to the prisoner that he maliciously intended to upset the engine and train, and probably cause the death of persons he did not know. He had already been imprisoned five months, and the sentence of the court was that he be imprisoned with hard labour for 6 calendar months. THE ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY. Yesterday afternoon, at four o'clock, a deputation consisting of Mr. E. Wilson (vice•president of the Acclimatisation Society of Great Britain, and presi dent of the Acclimatisation Society of Victoria), Mr. James Lowe (one of the secretaries of the Acclimati sation Society of Great Britain), Mr. L. Mackinnon (vice-president of the Australian Association), Mr. J. Crockford, Mr. J. H. Walsh, and Mr. D. Mackin non had an interview with his Grace the Duke of Somerset, at the Admiralty, and laid before him a statement of their views as to the feasibility of ob taining the aid of her Majesty's navy in assisting the cause of acclimatisation. Mr. Wilson (after explain. ing that if his grace had given a longer notice of his willingness to grant an interview a larger attendance might have been secured) made a statement, setting forth the importance and present position of the various efforts being made to interchange various natural products between countries, and to intro duce novelties of importance. He ended by saying that the efforts now being so made deserved better encouragement than to be left to the tender mercies of the purser's mates, cooks, or butchers of the mer chant navy, and appealed to the duke to allow such vessels of the navy as were not being used for more important purposes to be detached for this service. The DUKE was afraid that he could not detach vessels specially for such purposes. It was usual in this country to leave such operations to the en terprise of private individuals. Mr. JAMES LowE said that it was not without precedent for her Majesty's navy to be employed in aiding scientific objects. There were Sir Joseph Banks's expedition, and the voyege of the Blonde, and the Arctic expeditions. The DUKE replied that these wereisolated opera tions ; but what was asked for seemed to be a con tinuous service. Mr. MACKINNON said that the Australian colonies had already expended thousands of pounds in the endeavour to transport salmon, but had failed for want of a proper vessel. After some discussion, the duke said that he was afraid he could not devote vessels specially to the proposed object, but that he might consider whether he could not allow the societies to avail themselves of the aid of her Majesty's vessels, if the captains could bo interested in the objects. Eventually it was understood that his grace would consider the subject, and see the deputation egain upon it. LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEELINGS FOR THE ENSUING WEER.—Tuesday—Archrealogical Institute, Annual, at Rochester. 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