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L-~= /e z r t/r Z (2 `-" 7 ' • ,/) 1 : 11L ,„ , -; (/ tN ' . 4 111 Vi rt \ 1/ t , „ _ •, 7 . e.; .( 4 • H l / 4. d llib DrEl 11 .~ Q-T ~ REVEN PER CENT. COTTON LOAN of the CON FEDER A T STATES of AMERICA for £3,(00,000 sterling at ninety per cent. The Bonds to bear in , ere,t at the rate of seven per cent. per annum in sterling, from Ist March. 180, payable half yearly in London, Paris, Amsterdam, or Frankfort. The Bonds exchangeable for cotton on ap r lication, at the option of the holder, or redeemable at par in sterling in twenty years, by half yearly drawings, commencing Ist March, I g 64. AGENTS FOR THE CONTRACTORS IN LONDON. Ifessrs. J. Henry SArodPr and Co., 145, Leadenhall-street. This Loan has been contracted with Messrs. Emile Erlanger and Co.. Bankers, of Paris, by the Government of the Confe derate States of America, and is specially secured by an un dertaking, of the Government to deliver cotton to he holders of the Bonds, on application after sixty days' notice, on the footing. aftermentioned. The nature , of the arrangement is fully set forth in Article IV. of the Contract made with Messrs. E. Erlanger and Co., Which is as follows : No. 22,067. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING. MARCH 21, 1863 PRICE..... -..4d. STAMPED ....sd. Now ready at all the Libra r i es, i n 3 vols., THIRD EDITION of LES MISERABLES, by VIC FOR HUGO, authorised English Translation. ‘' The merits of 'Les Miserables ' do not consist merely in the conceotion of it as a whole. It abounds, page after page, with details of unequalled beauty."—Quarterly Review. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. POLAND. —A COMMITTEE has been formed of the Undersigned for the purpose of RAISING FUNDS in AID of POLAND at the present crisis : The Marquis Townshend. The Earl of Ilchester, The Lord Kinnaird, K.T. The Viscount Raynham, Sir Henry Ainslie Hoare, Bart. Colonel Pinney, M.P. John Abel Smith, Esq., M.P. Edmund Beales, Esq., M.P. William Lloyd Birkbeck, Esq. Subscriptions will be received at the Bankers, Messrs. Hanbury and Lloyds, 60, Lombard-street, E.C. ; and at the Office of the Literary Association of the Friends of Poland, 10, Duke-street, St. James's, S.W. The names of other Bankers will shortly be announced. offended, to seven years' penal servitude ; and the other prisoner, Kirby, to one year's imprisonment with hard labour. taken into custody the prisoner said he never in tended to injure the girl. The defence raised was that the prisoner, having been played a trick by the prosecutrii, had deter mined to play her one, and to frighten her by firing off his pistol, and that he had acted a melodramatic scene in order to do so. When they ran away he became alarmed himself at what he had done, and what ensued very naturally followed. It was no thing more mischievous than a practical joke. His lordship having summed up, The jury, after a short consultation, acquitted the prisoner. He was discharged with a severe edmonition from his lordship not to practice such jukes again. CIVIL SIDE. (Before Mr. Baron Martin and a Special Jury.) "Each at the option of the holder, be conver tible at its nominal amount into co'ton at the rate of six- Pence sterling for each pound of cotton, say 4,0001ba. of cotton for each Bond of £lOO, or francs 2,500, and this at any time not later than six months O'er the ratification of a treaty of Peace between the present belligerents. Notice of the inten tion of converting Bonds into cotton has to be given to the r epresent4tive , of the Government in Paris or London, and a'xry days after such notice the cotton will be delivered ; if Peace, at the ports of Charleston. Savannah, Mobile, or gew Orleans: if war, at points in the interior oc the co•intry. within ten miles of a railroad, or stream navigable to the ocean. The delivery will be made free of all charges and duties, excepting the existing export , uty on--eigh hof one cent. per pound. The qualit , of the cotton to be the standard of New Orleans middling. if any cotton is of supe rior or inferior quality, the difference in value shall be settled by two Brol:ers, one to be appointed by the Government, the o, ber by he bondholder; whenever these two Brok. ra cannot wee on the value, an umpire is to be chosen, whose decision Mall be fine.. , ' It is at the same time provided that holders who do not oonvert the( Bonds into rotto shall be entitled to retain the Bends, and receive interest at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum in sterling, payable half yearly in London, Paris, 4 Theterd'im, or Frankfort, at the option of the holder, until repayment of the princina at par. An Annual Sinking Fund of 5 per c nt. is provided for, Whereby 24 per cent. of the Bonds unredeemed by cotton shall be drawn by lot half yearly the first drawing to take effect g rl the Ist Mach, 1814, an , to be continued on the let Sep tember followinn., and on the , st March and 'st September in !very euec-eding year, so as finally to extinguish the Loan in twe nty years from the date of the hat drawine . . The Florida to be issued at 90 per cent., which is to be paid at follows :- 5 per cent. on An' lication. 10 „ on Allotment. 10 „ Ist May. 10 „ Ist June. 10 „ Ist July. 15 „ Ist 4 =lst. 15 „ 14 September, less dividend si per cent. 15 „ Ist October. Asa:-_ A very respectable man pleaded guilty to an in dictment for manslaughter. The deceased was a man who had quarrelled with the prisoner, and made himself the aggressor, strik ing him a blow, which the prisoner returned with blows right and left, delivered almost at the same instant, and the second of which, knocking the de ceased down, and his head striking against a curb stone, caused hie death. The prisoner appeared deeply affected, and evi dently felt very painfully what had occurred. Mr. Lord, counsel for the prosecution, concurred in the appeal of the prisoner's counsel for a nominal or trivial sentence. On Wednesday, March 25th, at all the Libraries, in 2 vols., Svo., with Illustrations, price 265., THE POLISH CAPTIVITY. An Account of the Present Position and Prospects of the Poles in the Kingdom of Poland, awl in the Polish Provinces of Austria, Prussia, and Russia. By 11. SUTHERLAND EDWARDS, Author of "Russians at Home." London : W. H. Allen and Co., 13, Waterloo-place, S.W. Now ready, Bvo., sewed, pp. 24, price Gd., INTRODUCTORYADD hESS on the STUDY of ANTHROPOLOGY, eelivered before the Anthropo lozical Society of London, on the 24th of February. By JAMES HUNT, Ph. D., F.S.A., F.R..5.L., Pre .ident. POLAND - FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE FUND. For the Relief of the Sick and Wounded and the Destitute Families of Polish Patriots, The learned judge, after having taken time to consider his sentence, said that as there had ben great provocation, and deceased had been the ag.. gressor, he thought that, underallthecircumstances, and as the result was rather accidental, justice would be satisfied by a very lenient sentence, and he should therefore only sentence the prisoner to be kept in imprisonment for a week, in addition to the imprisonment he had already suffered. A man named Smith was indicted for man slaughter. The case was rather peculiar. Mr. Barrow was for the prosecution; Mr. Ribton for the defence. STRICKLAND V. WOMBWF.LL. Trubner and Co., 60. Paternoster-row, London. Subscriptions for the above purposes are received by Messrs. anbury and Lloyds. 60, Lombard-street, E.C., and Messrs. Ransom, Bouverie, and Co., 1, Pall-mall Eget, S.W. ; and by the Wecretam 10, L uke-street, St. James's, S.W. ; and it paid into the Florence Nightingale Fund for Poland will, together with £lO already 'subscribed by Miss Night ingale, be strictly applied to the above purposes by the Com mittee for liaising Funds in Aid of Poland. This was an scion for slander and for an assault. Mr. Temple, Q C., and Mr. Maule were counsel for the plaintiff; Mr. Price, Q.C., and Mr. Quaine for the defendant. THE FARMER'S BAROMETER, 50i., 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. SAWYER'S FAMOUS LONDON DINNER FOR THIS DAY, At 2s. 6d. each Person. SOUPS. Mock Turtle. Jardiniere. FISH Turbot and Lobster Sauce. Fried Whitings. ENTREES. Sweetbreads ala Bellevue. Rissoles en Salpicon. JOINTS. Stewed Beef. Roast Mutton. SWEETS. Sir Watkin Pudding. Orange Fritters. Cheese and Salad. MOORE BROTHERS' TEAS. Choice SOUCHONG, recommended 3s. Od. per lb. suitable for superior purposes, full rich Souchongllavour. Mixed ASSAM. ' ighly recommended 4s. Od. per lb. of very choice quality, and the cheapest Tea sold. id per lb. deduction on 201 b. Bags and 45/b. Chests. Prospectus free. MOORE BROTHERS, 35, London-bridge, City, E.C. The prisoner, the deceased, and another man were together on Chatham Lines in February last year, and were seen there in conversation, and, though the witness was not near enough to bear what passed, he saw the prisoner strike the de ceased a -blow on the chest, -which knocked him down. In his fall his head came in contact with a railway fence ; blood immediately flowed from his mouth, and he was quite iusensDale. He was car ried home, and from that time never recovered. He remained insensible for 10 or 12 days; he then began to improve, about the beginning of June, but still remained in bed. In July he seemed to recover, so as to walk about, but was then affitcted with paralysis and had a series of disorders. He never recovered good health, and in November he died. Mr. Barrow, in stating the case for the prosecu tion, said that manslaughter was an offence which varied greatly in degree, add might be very venial in some cases, while in others it approached very closely to the guilt of murder. The present was, beyond all doubt, not at all an aggravated case, and and it was a peculiar feature that the death had occurred so long after the blow. The medical evi dence, however, would show that the death arose from injury to the brain caused by the blow. And though, no doubt, there was no intention to cause such a result, yet in law it would entail the guilt of manslaughter. The medical man stated that in his opinion the deceased had received a severe concussion of the brain, and that the cause of death was chronic in flammation of the brain, caused by the blow. Cross-examined, the witness stated that the post mortem appearances were consistent with natural causes and mere disease. There had been softening of the brain. LUXURIANT WHISKERS, Moustaches, and 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 con vinced of its infallible power. Price 3s. 6d., its. 6d., 10s. iid., and 21s. Forwarded on receipt of postage stamps.—Thomas Elliott, hairgrower (first floor), 51, Fenchurch-street. T. E.'s wigs, £1 10s. To,mogßoV7 (SUNDAY), THE LONDON DINNER, At 2s. 6d. each Person. SOUPS. Oyster. Nivernaise. FISH. Soles, Maitre D'Hotel. Fried Whitings. ENT REES. Veal Cutlets aux Fines Herbes. Curried Mutton. JOINTS. Roast Beef. Boiled Legs of Mutton. SWEETS. Macaroni Puddings. Genoise Cakes. Cheese and Salad. An extensive and carefully selected stock of FRENCH, RHENISH, MOs ELLE, and other WINES, imported ex pressly for The London Dinner. THE LONDON, 191, FLEET-STREET. Subscribers will have the option of paying the instalments in advanc o allotment, or on any of the abnye dates, under a dis,ount of seven per cent per annum on such rrepa - ,ment ; but in default of due payment of the respective instalments, an Previous payments will be liab e to forfeiture. dud t [By pa about undper er discount, the price of the cotton is re- o si pound.] After allotment scrip certificates will be issued to bearer. These certificates, after payment of the last instalment, will e exchanged for Bonds, to " Bearer " in sums of £loo—£2oo -- £ 5 OO—Xl,OOO each, with coupons attached, payable Ist alrareh, Ist September, as stated above. Arrangements have been made for the exe^ution of the Bonds in Paris. Frrm 01. proceeds of th e su b scr ipti on , th e C on t rac t ors and „ ir agents are authorised to retain sufficient funds to pay t he first two coupons. i he drawings for the oper a ti on o f th e s i n ki n g fund will be null, advertised previous to the half v arly redemption. An authenticated copy of the Act o f R a ti ication of the Con- LrB . ". May be inspected either a t t• e o ffic e s of Messrs. Fresh ', janil. Newman. the Solicitors to the Contractors ; or of Itt Ars. Crowder, Maynard, and Co., Solicitors to the Agents td the Contractors in London. Applications for allotment to be addressed to Messrs. J. A my Schroder and Co., 145, Leadenhall-street ; and to the rokers, Messrs. Laurence, Son, and Pearce, Auction Mart, rem whom forms of applicati , n may be obtained. In the event of no allotment bein; made, the deposits will be Immediately returned. A Public Subscription. Is simultaneously opened in Liver- P OOl , Paris, Amsterdam. and Frankfort. J. HENRY SCHRODER and CO, Agents to the Contractors. 14 5, Ltadenhall-street, 19th March, 1863. RHEUMATISM, CHILBLAINS, &c. rIOLES'S ALGA MARINA is the only really CONCENTRATED Essence of the Sea-weed. It is daily increasing in celebrity as a remedy for all kinds of Rheuma tism, whether Acute or Chronic, immediately relieving the pain, and spedily curing the disease. It is the best remedy for Spinal Aliections, Contractions, Weakness of the Limbs, Scrofulous '4 weliings, and all those affections for which the sea-aide is recommended, and is also AN ADMIRABLE APPLI CATION FOR CHILBLAINS. CANTERBURY HALL.- GRAND SELECLIONS from popular OPERAS, con ducted by Mr. Jonghmans. Principal Artiste—Miss Russell. The public should be careful to obtain the original prepara tion by asking for " COLES'S ALGA MARINA," each bottle of which is enveloped in a Pamphlet containing nume rous Cases and Testimonials, without which none is genuine. Sold in bottles, 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and lls. each, by T. KEATING, 79, St. Paul's Churchyard, London ; and by all Chemis s. Observe in the GENUINE ALGA MARINA the name of " JAMES COLES " is engraven on the label. The Comic by Unsworth, the modern Demosthenes, in his renowned stump speech ; Eugene's burlesque songs and dances ; Frank Hall, Arthur Lloyd, and Miss Laura Sanders, and a variety of other attractions. THOXF O R D, e, OXFORD STREET. "TH M ROSE OF DENMARK," Sung every Evening by Miss RuFsell and the entire Company, also The New Cantata, by Herr Meyer Lutz, " HERNE THE tJUNTER," Gluck's ALCESTE, and other Operatic Selections, Supported by Miss Russell, Miss Townley, and Miss °eaten, Mr. Green, Mr. Bernardi, Mr. J, B. Huish, and Mr. Albert, with full band and chorus. Conducted by Mr. Jonghmsns. Drew Dean's Flute Solos. Ballads by Master Edwin Sanders, thejuvenile vocalist, aged 9 years. George Hodson's Irish, Miscellaneous, and Ventriloquial Entertainment. Unsworth's great Stump Speech, "Or any other man." Eugene's burlesque Scenes and Dances. W Randall's New Comicalities. Miss Caroline Parkes' Vocal and Terpsichorean Sketches, and other varied attractions. Hall, 6d.—Balcony and Stalls, ls.—Private Boxes, 10s. 6d RIIPTURES.-BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WRITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT EXHIBITIONS OF 1851 AND 1862), is allowed by upwards of Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective invention in the curative treatment of FI ERN I A. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, is here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the Moc-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease And closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn luring sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, and the truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir cumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, COTTON LOAN OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OA AMERICA. Form of Apnlication, To be forwarded to Diessrs. J. Henry Schroder and Co., after No payment of the preliminary deposit to the bankers. ..... T o Messrs. J. henry Schroder and Co., Agents for the Con tractors of the Cotton Loan of the Confederate States of America. aLventlemen,—Elavin hereby to Messrs. Jones, Loyd, and Co. ''a sum of £ , request you will lo td, Or the Cotton Loan of t!.e Confederate States of America, and hereby agree to accept the ,ame, or any smaller amount "tat tnay be alloted to , and to pay the further sum of £lO Per cent. on the same when allotted. Gentlemen. Your obedient servant , Signature Address in full Date Re-examined, he said he ascribed the death to he blow and the fall. At the close of the evidence for the prosecution, Mr. Ribton submitted that there was no case for a conviction. Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. 6d., and 31s. Bd. Postage, ls. A Double Truss, 31s. M., 425., and 528. 6d. Postage, is Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, ls. 10d. Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post- Alice, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT FLAST IC STOCKINGS, A KNEE-CAPS, &e., for Varicose Veins and all eases of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, &c. They are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on life an ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 6d., 7s. 6d., 10s., to 16s. molt. Postage 6d. JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer, 228, Piccadilly. The learned Judge said it would be for the jury whether they were satisfied beyond all doubt that the death did not arise from natural causes or mere disease. If they were not satisfied of that, they must acquit the prisoner, and they must give him the benefit of any doubt. The jury found the prisoner, on the charge of manslaughter, not guilty. The prisoner was then indicted for an assault. He pleaded not guilty. Mr. Barrow, however, said that, as the assault was of such a nature that but for the death it weuld not have been a fit case for the assizes, he should offer no evidence on the charge. . JULLIEN'S PROMENADE CONCERTS. At the ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, Piccadilly. Great success of J. LEVY, the celebrated? Cornet-a-piston player, of Crystal Palace celebrity. Plays Nightly—Nine o'clock, "Whirlwind Polka "—Ten o'clock, Valse, " La Prima Donna "—Eleven o'clock, Variations, "The Carnival de Veni se." Revival of the Scotch and Irish Quadrilles, by M. Jullien. Solos by L. Mosca, Tyler, King, Horton, M'Eleaey, &c., Doors open at Eight o'clock Admission, Is. Manager, Mons. GRENET. SEVEN PER CENT. COTTON LOAN OF „, THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, for — " , ° 00 ,00 0 Ste-ling, at 90 p r Cent. WOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the Subscription ' , lst of this Loan will CLOSE at Two o'clock THIS DAY (Saturday). March 21, 1863. LIVERPOOL JULY MEETING.- SECOND DAY.—TUESDAY, JULY 11.—The LIVER POOL CUP, in specie, value 2'io sovs. given by the Lessee, added to a handicap Sweepstakes of 25 cove each, 15 it, and 5 only if declared on a day hereafter to be named, to Messrs. Weatherby, London; or to Mr. W. Topham, Clerk of the Course, Chester; the winner of any sweepstakes, cup, cup stakes, or plate, of the clear value of 500 sovs atter the weights appear 51b, two of such races 101 b extra, but this in any case to be the extreme penalty; the winner of the Manchester Union or Trades Cup, Ascot Stakes, Northumberland Plate, or Cumberland Plate, 101 b extra ; or of any other handicap race of the value of 200 soya clear Mb, of 400 71b, or of any two of such last mentioned handicaps 81b extra ; the winner to pay 30 soya to the judge, and 20 sovs towards expenses of the course ; second to save his stake; two miles. Weights to be published in due time. A.D. 1720. ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION ( Established by Charter of his Majesty George the First) FOR SEA, FIRE, LIFE, AND ANNUITIES. Offices, Royal Exchange, London. Branch Office, 29, Pall-mall. OCTAVIITS WTGRAM, Esq., Governor. GEORGE PEARRES BARCLAY, Esq., Sub-Governor. Sir JOHN HENRY PELLY, Bart., Deputy-Governor. DIRECTORS. WiiMOt Holland, Esq. Earl of Leven and Melville. Chas. ;Trio. Manning, Esq. Henry Nelson, Esq. The Hon. Josceline W. Percy. Charles Robinson, Esq. Samuel Leo Schuster, Esq. Eric Carrington Smith, Esq. William Soltau, Esq. Joseph Somes, Esq., M.P. William Wallace, Esq. Chas. Baring Young, Esq. ______ The learned Judge concurred in this view. The jury found the prisoner not guilty, and he was discharged. TEETH. -By MR. ESKELL'S INVENTION (Royal Seal granted 17th July, 1860), Sets or partial Sets of Teeth, exquisitely enamelled to nature, are made and fitted in a few hours by means of his patented soft elastic and imperishable base of the colour of the gum, to which it ad heres with wonderful tenacity, dispensing with springs or unsightly fastenings, and defying detection by tee closest observer. The peculiar attribute of Mr. Eskell's invention is, the readiness with which these teeth can be re-adapted to any change of the mouth (even by the wearer); and as they act independently of all disturbing causes which affect teeth of ordinary construction, they are guaranteed tc last a life time, as well as for mastication and articulation. Mr. E-;IC ELL'S TREATISE, which fully explains his invention, post free for seven stamps.—lnspection of specimens and Con sultations tree. Terms strictly moderate.---8, Grosvenor street, Bond-street, London ; and 39, Bennett's-hill, Bir mingham. NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—YORK, March 19. CROWN COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Keating.) ___ ___ tenry Bainbridge, Esq .toherGararet Brclay, Es ttl ey q. • ohn t Ca, Esq. M ark Currie Close, Esq. William Davidson, Esq. T homas Dent, Esq. Alexander Drnce, Esq. . Jos. Edlmann, Esq. 4 ,, l versdale W. Grenfell, Esq. Loht. Amadeus Heath, Esq. Tetlow Hibbert, Esq.' as Stewart Hodgson, E sq. Mr. Jackson Mr. W. Lynn Mr. J. Merry Mr. W. Owen Mr. Payne Mr. W. Rapti Mr. It. Riddell Mr. It. Riddell Mr. Saxon Mr. .7. Scott Mr. F. Swiniell Os T E O E I D ON; Patent, March 1, 1862, No. 660. (7,ABR IEL'S Self-adhesive Patent Indestructible MINE RAL TEE PH and FLEXIBLE GUMS, without palates, prings, or wires, and without operation. One set lasts a if etime, and WARRANTED FOR MASTICATION and A RTICULATIO even when all others fail. Purest ma terials only, at half the usual ost. Messrs. GABRIEL, the old-established Dentists, 27, HARLEY-STREET, CAVENDISH-SQUARE; 31, LUDGATE-HILL, LONDON; 85, NEW-STREET, BIRMINGHAM; and 134, DUK r -STREET, LIVERPOOL. Complete Sets, 4 to 7 and 10 to 15 guineas. One visit only required from country patients. Gabriel's Practical Treatise gratis. Consultations free. Medical Referee, SAMUEL SOLLY, Esq., F.R.S. FIRE Me usual fifteen days allowed for payment of PREIIIUMS falling due at Lady Day will expire 01 1 gth April. FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected with this Arporation on advantageous terms. 4 , In the Life Department, assurances are granted with par 'MPation in Profits, or, at lower Premiums, without such Participation. The Reversionary ILionarymus on British Policies has averaged nearly 2 per cent. per annum on the sum assured. Equivalent reductions have been made in the Premiums l'a„,Yable by persons who preferred that form of Bears. L divisions of Profit take place every Five years. L if e J I-ny sum not exceeding £15,000 may be insured on one This Corporation affords to the Assured-7 Liberal participation in Profits—with exemption from the liabilities of partnership. A rate of Bonus equal to the average returns of Mutual Societies—with the guarantee of a large invested Capital Stock. The advantages of modern practice,—with the security of an Office whose resources have been tested by the ex perience of nearly a CENTURY AND A HALF. The Corporation have always allowed the Assured to serve ,rl, the Militia, Yeomanry, or Volunteer Corps within the united Kingdom, free of charge. ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. ROBT. P. STEELE, Secretary. A_ EFFECTUAL REMEDY.—LAMBERT'S ASTHMATIC EFFECTUALASTHMATIC BALSAM, without confining* the Wels or affecting the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, 2, admitted to be the best medicine for immediately relievin g Z u tighs, colds, confirmed cases of asthma, and incipient con - It frequently cures persons whom the faculty ' r ojlounce incurabie.admirably allays the tickling which pro pfj:lCes frequent coughing. In approaching consumption its l y i ng are truly beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, or even "ng' down for fear of suffocation, may depend on relief in VeNv minutes after taking it. Prepare d onl y and sold b y • LAMBERT, Chemist, S, Kin! Willi am-street, Charin,sr „ t°B s London, and by all druggists , i n bottles, 130., and three quantities in one, 2s. 9d. each. Be particular, and ric for L am b e rt's Asthmatic Balsam. The name and ad dress is engraved on the stamp. THE SCOTTISH CHAMPION OPEN MEETING, under the auspices of the Biggar and Cale donian Coursing Clubs, by the kind permission o f the Ri4lit 100'. the Earl of Home, ,tc. will be held at Douglas, on j„aesday, March 24, 1863, and following days, when the fol f.w,,kg st ikes will be run for • CALEDONIAN CHAMPION CUP for 32 all aged greyhounds, at £lO les entrance ; to be divided in the fo lowing manner:— Winn , r £l6o Runner-up Third and fourth, each Fifth, sixth, eventh, and eighth, each 10 4 The DOUGLAS CUP, fur 32.11-awed greyhounds, at £5 N.. entf ante ; as follows : W nner £BO Bunn r-up 25 Thi dan fourth, ea h lO I T , Fift , sixth. seventh, and eighth, each ". The CLYDE STAKES for 16 puppies of 1861, at £4 10s. entrance; divided - follows : Winner unner- p l2 y", T ird and fourth. each • The FORT FT STAKES for 16 greyhounds, pupped on or after is June, -61, the age of which has been uti lished in " he Sporting Gazette," " Bell's Life," or The Fie ," ri g the aeon 1862 3, or proved to the satisf a tion of the stew •rds and committees ; (Ovid , f 1 as follows : Winner £4O Runner-up ird and ch 5 • The SE LlNG fourth ea STA , - ES, for 16 all-aged gr srounds, at £2 10 5 . ; a . y 00- ent red in this stoke may be claimed for £lO, except the winner and runner- p, which may be eln med for £l5 each ; the owner of the runner-up to have first c aim for the winner, but all claims must bs lodged with the secrete within fifteen minutes after the stake is won ; divided as to lows : Winner Runner-up 6 Third and fourth, each iti F. i he meeting to be governed by the National Club rules. winners of £2O and u , wards to pay 5 per cent. to the "miler fund. The drawings for Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4, will take shi e at 6 P.M., in the Douglas Ar-Ys Hotel, Dous ouglas, Lanark- all re, on IVIon •ay, the 23d I Taroh , 1863, previ to whieh t il:ries must be made, and entry moneys paid. Nowtme— "elY after the drawin , All nominators in and 2 1 11 , 11 st take a dinner ticket, - p . rice 33. 6d. Tho entry and draw ti; for the Selling Stakes will ta e place after the second a pplication running Single nominati ins secured in the order of Irication to E. J. Lindsay, Esc! • Hon. Secre ary, gallcraig, Carluke, Lanarkshire, N.B. If the ctokes do not fill the Lae 14th March, double nominations will then be given in _le order of application. A four-hor,e omnibus will be in Waiting at Carstairs Junction station, on Monday, the 23d 14illarch, which lu will start for Douglas direct at 5 2 p.m., for e , excsive accommodation of gentl e men attending the • eting. The express train from Carlisle at I'o p.m., the ;Dresses from Glasgow at 4 p.m., and from Edinburgh at P.m., will c tch the omnibus, the arrival of which at Dou l; a, 4 will he waited for for dinner. Private conveyances can l','e.!lad at any time at Carstairs or Lanark by ordering them reforehand of Mr. Irving, the Clyd-sdale Hotel, Lanark. The and Douglas morning will be within a few yards of the Lanark Douglas turnpike-roads at 930 a. Qoarters for men t , dogs, can be se cured by applying to Mr. Amos, Douglas Lanarlhire BIGGAR CLUB. CALFDONTAN CLUB. Gordon, Esq., of Aikenhead PRESIDF.NT. . Graham, Esq., of Capellie His Grace the Duke of Bae r,. Ewing, raq ,of Calder- clench STEWARDS FOR 1862-3. R. Irving, Esq., of Milbank Earl of Fladdington "• '-‘r• Gilmour, Esq., of Glas- John Gibso n, Es q . G L or d Binning • .Borron,Esq.,of Glasgow Major Tioothby Esq., of Arkleton John Gordon, Esq. , a ▪ ILindsay, Esq., Hon. Sec., A. Graham, Esq. 11 ~1 1c raig House, near Car- G. Blanshard , E sq. , Hon. Bee. ARE; anarkshin PRESENT SUBSCRIBERS. Lord Anneeley Mr. J. Bennett Lord Canterbury Air. Bigueli Lord Hartington Mr. W. G. Craven Lord Sefton Mr. D4wson LordWestmoreland Mr. Dicas Sir L. Newman Mr. Frail Col. Forester Mr. Y. Hall Col. C. P. Leslie Mr. Hargreaves Capt. Christie Mr. Hart Capt. White Mr.M H T. odgman Mr. G. Angell Hughes Sir. Barber Mr. T. Hu. If the highest weight accepting be under Bst 121 b, it will be raised to that, and the others in proportioi The MERSEY STARES of '5 sovs each, 5 ft, with 50 sovs added, for two year olds ; colts Bst 101 b, and fillies Qst 71b ; second to Rave his stake ; winners of 100 sovs clear 51b, 200 or more 81b extra, but not to be accumulative ; 8 subs or no race; T.Y.C. THIRD DAY.—WEDNESDAY, JULY 15.—The STANLEY STARES of 15 cove each, 5 ft, with 50 sovs added, for two and three year olds ; two year olds 7st 41b, three 9st ; fillies and geldings allowed 21b; winners of plates or sweepstakes in the present year amounting to 100 sovs clear to carry 51h, 200 or more 8b extra, handicaps excepted ; the winner to pay 10 sovs to the fund; T.Y.C. PRESENT SUBSCRIBERS. Lord Annesley, Mr. W. G. Craven, I Mr. G. Payne. In all races, at Liverpool, where fewer than three horses start, the added money will be withheld. The Stanley Stales closes on Tuesday, the 17th of March, and names the evening preceding the race; and the Cup and Mersey Stakes also close and name on Tuesday, the 17th of March, being the Tuesday following the Liverpool Spring Meeting. Nominations received by Messrs. Weatherby ' London ; Mr. R. Johnson, St. Mary's, York ; and Mr. E. W. Topham, Chester. QTRATFORD-ON-AVON STEEPLE CHASES will take p'ace over the Borden Hill Ground, on Wed nesday, April 8,18A3. The STRATFORD-ON-AVON ()PEN STEEPLE CHASE (Han dicap) of 10 soya each, 5 It, and 2 only if declared on or before Thursday, April's, 1861, with PO soya added, over about four mil a of fair hunting country; the winner of any handicap steeple chase, after the weights are declared, to carry lb extra ; the winner to pay 10 s,.,vs towards expenses, and the sexind horse t , , save his stake. To close and name to Capt. Hamilton, Shottery, Stratford-on-Avon, on or before Mon day, March 23,1863 ; weights to appear in " Bell's Life," on the 29111 day of March ; the 5 soya ft, name of horse, and colours of rider to be enclosed together, or the nomination will not be received ; three horses to start or the public money will not be added. The HUNTERS' STAKES of 5 soya each, 3 forfeit, with 30 soya added, over about four miles of fair hunting country, for horses that have been regularly hunted with any established pack of foxhounds in the season 1862-63 ; lour years 12st, five years list 71b, six and aged 13st ; winners 71b extra; profess'onal riders 71b extra ; the winner to pay 5 soya to wards expenses. To close and name to Capt. Hamilton, Shottery, Stratford-on-Avon, on or before March 23.1863; the 3 soya ft, name of horse, and colours of rider to be en closed together, or the nomination will not be received; three horses to start, or the public money will not be added. The WELTER CUP, added to a Sweepstakes of 10 sovs eac i ; 13st 71b ; about three miles ; a winner of 100 soya to carry 71b extra, and of 200 sovs 141 b extra ; gentlemen riders : nomi nation, with entrance-money, name of horse, and colours of rider, to be sent to Capt. Hamilton, on or before Wednesday, April 1,1863. The FARMERS' AND TRADESMEN'S STARES of 2 goys each, with 15 sovs added, for horses bona fide and unconditionally the property of farmers or tradesmen residing within fifteen miles of Stratford-on-Avon, and that have not been in a train ing stable for six months from da te of e n tr y ; 12st each ; to be rid 'en by farmers, tradesme n, or their sons ; winners of any steewechase or hurdle race 101 b extra. To close and name (with entrance money) to Capt. Hamilton, Shottery, Stratford-on-Avon, on or before Wednesday, April 1 ; about three miles ; three horses to start, or the public money will not be added. Sir HARLES MORDAUNT, Bart., M.P., Sir RoBERT HA MILTON, Bart,, K.C.8., Capt. PEA H. Stewards Hon. W. H. NORTH, Lord CONYERS, F. W. HAMILTON, Shottery, Stratford-on-Avon , Hon. Secretary and T , easurer. BERWICKSHIRE STEEPLE CHASES, at Kimmerehame-Mains, within three miles of unse and twelve of Berwick, on Wednesday, April 29th, 1861. I. THE SCOTTISH GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLE CHASE Of 100 Boys, added to a Free Handicap of 5 soya each (in case of acce tance) ; the winner of any handicap et , eple chase of the value of 50 ewes after the weights are published to carry 71b extra; the winner to pay 20 sovs towards expense and the second to save his stake; five horses to start, or the added money will not be given witi out the oonsent of the Stewards ; about three mil s and a half over a good hunting country; 2 sovs entrance, to go to the fund, which must be remitted with the entries, otherwise they will not be received. To close and name with the Clerk of the Course, Dunse, on or before 31st of -lam ~ 1863. Top weight, 12st 71b. Handicapper, Mr. R. Johnson, York. 11, -The HUNT STEEPLE CHASE of tO sovs., added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, 1 forfeit to the fund, open to all ' orses that have been regularly hunted in Scotland, and with the Earl of Wemyss's Hounds in Northumberland; second her eto save his et ikes tour yr old-, 11 st 41h, five yr olds 12st 21h, six and a ed 12st 71b; previous winners of any steeple chase or hurdle race value 50 soya 71b extra ; the winner to pay a sovs towards expenses about three miles and a half ; gentlemen riders : professionals, trainers, grooms, or any one who has ridden for pay 7lb extra. lll.—The TALLYHO HUNT STEEPLE CHASE of 25 toys., added to a sweepstakes of 2 soya each, 1 forfeit to the fund, for horses that have never won any steeple chase or hurdle race, nor paid race lior,e duty previous ti 1883 ; open to all horses that have been regularly hunted in Scotland, or with the Earl of Wemyss's Hounds in Northumberland ; second horse to save his stake; about three miles and a half; weights and riders same No. 2. IV.—The HUNTERS' SELLING STEEPLE CHASE of 2 sovs each, 1 forfeit to the fund, with 20 sovs added ; the second to save his stake ; four year olds, list 41b ; five year olds, 12st 21b ; six and aged, 12st 71b ; the winner to be sold for 60 sovs: if entered to be sold for 50 sovs allowed 71b, if for 40 soya 141 b, if for 30 sovs 211 b, and it for 20 sovs 281 b ; the winner to be sold immediately after the race, and the surplus to go to the race fund ; three horses to start, or the added money will not be given : about three miles and a half. Nos. 2 and 3 being intended . for bonafide hunters only, cer tificates from the respective masters of hounds must be pro duced before starting , if required, that they have not only been regularly hunted, but ridden to hounds, and must not have been in a pub lic training stable in 1 , 61 Entries for ,cos. 2 and 3 to be made to the Clerk of the Course, Dunse, on or before the 21st April, and objections to qualification of hones tO be made to him in writing not later than Monday, 27th April. Coloure to be declared at time of entry for each rue, The Debate on Poland in the French Senate. M. Billault, Minister without portfolio, replied on Thursday to the speech of Prince Napoleon delivered on the previous day. M. Billault commenced his speech by a reference to an observation made by an English statesman in the House of Lords, that the cause of Poland had nothing to gain by Parliamentary discussions. He (M. Billault) thought the remark had been justified by the character of the sitting of the day before. Rash words had been pronounced--words which, for the sake of Poland herself, had better not have been spoken. The duty of the Government was to diminish the inconvenience of this circumstance by placing facts in their true light. The sympathy of France for Poland was not of recent date ; it was based on great historic recollections, on im mense services to Christendom, and on the memory of com mon glory and misfortune. These sympathies were shared in by the Emperor. They were shared in by all Europe. But there was more than sympathy in the case; the great interest of the peace of Europe was to be considered. It was undeniable that for nearly a century the situation in which Poland had been placed had given rise to a succession of convulsions, having no other result than immense suffer ing, bloodshed, and continual fear for a renewal of out breaks. The insurrections of Poland, born, not of the en couragement given to Poland by liberal governments, but of the force of nature, constitute a lesson to the world. M. Billault, to show that the Emperor had never stimulated the feelings of the Poles, here read a short official paragraph from the .Moniteur, of 27th April, 1861, in which it was said that great as was the traditional sympathy of France for Poland, the Emperor would not awaken hopes which he could not satisfy; and in which the good intentions of Alexander 11. were referred to as the source of ameliora tions for Poland. This was in substance what M. Billault had said when this new insurrection broke out. No liberal government could forget Poland, no new insurrection, no great outpouring of blood, was necessary to bring that na tion to remembrance, nor could they help to resolve the Polish question. The French government desired that the generous blood of Poland should be reserved, and not wasted in dangerous and compromising affrays. (Very good, very good.) No doubt what seemed one day a mere affray, might soon put on the character of a great and perilous na tional manifestation, and it would be the duty of France and Europe to watch its development. Poland could neither live in its present situation, nor die ; it was evident some wt ith w m i s u d s o t m b e , f d o o r n s e o . m e T o h f e t d h i e ffi gr cu e l a ty t e s m t u i n s t te b r e e s c t o s n o fr f o t n h t e e d w , o b r u l d t were in question, and the line of conduct to be followed a m hd ight desire lea of F lead to France gravest consequences. Europe, and ho T w he ou i l n d te a r l e s s o t say o f R u ssia, was the pacification of Poland, a result which could not be accomplished without the satisfaction of legitimate interests. Since 1815 various plans bad been tried in Poland. The constitution given by Alexander I. led to th e revo l u ti on o f 1831. The violent and oppressive system of Ni c h o l as cou ld neither daunt nor extinguish the national r es i s t ance. Th e b enev olence, the humanity, the conciliate.y dispositions of Alexander IL had just led to a new insurrection. It was doubtful whether the treaties of 1815 provided a remedy for the situation. True, they pro smtThehine s t e st ( ty bte politicali le t oa h l nunee clause P eghi suotshtlehenaastdelhlene furnished rih* think institutions and a nation al repro nnwi oik e sh r hi were tee da t to ht suitablehb o e n f "according thnend us GovernmentsefGovernments l t to the gini v temciotuohedesmt whichi on with a reply as often as they were appealed to. If Russia should give little to the P o l es , t h ey would consider them selves oppressed ; if it gave m uc h th ey would use i ts con cessions to get what was still wanting. Since 1830, England and France had repeatedly address e d R uss i a in favour of Poland, referring to the treaties of 1815. The House of Orleans was not on good terms with Russia, and was, there fore, at a disadvantage, but England was on the best terms with Russia. But the observations made by the English ambassador at St. Petersburg at the time of the insurrection of 1830 and 1831 led to no result, When the insurrection was put down England repeated her representations and elicited from Count Nesselrodo a despatch, in which it was intimated that the Russian Government knew its own business best, and hoped that England would not interfere again. In a similar manner, at the date of the incorporation of the republic of Cra cow with Austria, appeals to the treaties" of 1815 were made :in vain, Austria, Russia, and Prussia declaring that their interests alone were concerned in the matter. Such had been the result of diplomatic action. At each of these periods there were ardent speeches made in Parliament and noisy demonstrati,ns of sympathy, but this policy of many words and no deeds only had the effect of stimulating the unhappy people, and irritating their master. The Emperor's Government has no desire to repeat this practice. It did not follow from what had been said that nothing was to be done, but at all events, in order to see what should be at tempted, France must see who was in front of her, who at her side, who in her rear. M. Billault then referred to the several powers. The Emperor had just exchanged reci procal declarations of loyalty and esteem with the Emperor Alexander. That monarch had befriended Franco during the Italian campaign, and had taken an attitude which pre vented any annoyance to the empire on the Rhine. He had also frowned upon the attempt afterwards made by some other European powers to prevent France from recovering its natutal frontier of Savoy. In the play of human inte rests it was valuable to have some counterpoise, and it would be folly, from mere gaiete de cceur, to throw bitter words, difficult to forget, in the face of a great sove reign who has been your friend. (Loud applause.) Alex ander had, moreover, begun a great work of civilisation in his dominions by calling millions of serfs to the enjoy ment of liberty, and when once liberty penetrates into a country it does not stop until ft has extended its influence over all affairs. Poland might found most legitimate hopes on the great revolution which is taking place in Russia. Prussia, too, was closely allied with Russia, and it would not be well for France to alienate the sentiments of that nation. Prussia too was liberal, and from its wise and fair treatment of Poland much might be hoped. Austria, again, was opening its portals to the influences of liberty, and seeking amidst embarrassments of all kinds, resulting from the diversity of races, to consolidate an empire in which constitutional principles predominate. The Emperor Francis Joseph's liberal treatment of his Polish subjects had led to confidence and tranquillity, of which his govern ment was reaping the fruits. Austria had understood sooner and more clearly than her neighbours that the Polish question could not remain in its present irritating state, and that her interests were concerned in its pacification. But it would be unwise of France to alarm the Austrian Go vernment by making an appeal to revolutionary passion, at the risk of driving it away from the liberal resolutions which it might otherwise take. Finally there was England, whose language was that of absolute liberalism, but whose conduct exhibited a circum spection quite as absolute. (Cheers and laughter.) He recalled the words of Earl Russell, spoken on the 26th of March, 1862--" Let it be observed that whilst Poland has from her first partition always met with the sympathy of this country, yet no statesman who has held the office which I have the honour to fill, no prime minister of this country, has at any time held out the prospect of material assistance to the Poles. No minister has ever thought it his duty to interfere except by the expression of opliiions." Lord Palmerston has in like manner just observed, that if the treaties of 1815 give a right to intervene, he has no in tention of using it. England, then, would doubtless follow with its good wishes any attempt in favour of Poland, but is that a solid basis for great adventures ? (No, no.) M. Billault here referred to the report of the committee of the Senate, to notice an allusion contained in it, that England seemed to want to push France into a war in which it did not mean to follow her. This was not correct. The Eng lish Government had not sought to engage France to go to war. Such was the situation, and such the conduct of the various powers. He would state what the French Govern ment had done. As soon as the national character of the in surrectionhad become apparent, as early as Feb. 17, it ad dressed the Russian Government in terms conformable to the friendly relations which existed between the two powers, pointing out the difficulties, dangers, and distresses of the existing state of things. It received a friendly reply containing the assurance, first, that no concession already made should be withdrawn, and that perhaps some others would be made; and, secondly, that an amnesty should be granted. When the Prussian convention became known, the French Government proposed to that of England to send simultaneous notes to Berlin and St. Petersburg. The English Government preferred separate action. The Prus sian Parliament also opposed the convention, and it became a dead letter. What could the Government have done more ? Here M. Billault digreseerk to-speak of the situation of France among the Powers of Europe. France was no longer the object of Holy Alliances—no longer powerless, isolated, suspected. Separating the wheat from the chaff, the Em peror had exalted liberty and everywhere put down revo lutionary turbulence. "The glorious and calm liberty which the Emperor has established no longer dis juiets the world; it is an example for one part of the world, and an encouragement for the other.?' Further, in order to de stroy the fear of French military ambition, which haunted Europe, the Emperor had taken care to associate in hi 3 warlike enterprises nations having interests in com mon with those of France. He bad done so in the Crimea, China, and Cochin China, and, as far as depended on him, in Mexico. Was a policy which had made France great and respected to be abandoned for this Polish ques tion, the very one which might most easily reconstitute the Holy Alliance against her ? (No, no.) The Polish ques tion, said M. Billault, is eminently a European question. It concerns other great powers as much as it concerns us; they owe it to themselves, if they are animated by senti ments of justice, rectitude, and civilisation, to join us in the practical peaceable policy of endeavouring to open the eyes of Russia and Prussia to their true interests. This is how we look at the question ; and the views of England are perhaps not very different. At least we know that in view of the necessity of doing something she has made an ap peal to all the powers which signed the treaty of Vienna. I refrain from speculating on the consequences of that appeal. It is at any rate the beginning of a diplomatic process which it would be imprudent and premature to judge. You now know what are the aspirations of the Emperor; what means he intends to employ. You also know his sympathies. And I call on you now to place confidence in his policy. On a division the motion which M. Billault supported was carried by a majority of 109 to 17 votes. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME CIRCUIT.MAIDSTONE, March 20. CROWN COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Wightmsn.) The learned Judge to-day, in the first instance, passed sentences upon several prisoners who had been convicted of felony, and whose cases had been considered. The first case taken was that of the girl who had been convicted of stealing two or three articles—a silver crucifix and a few photographs from letters in a post-office in which she had been assistant. The case oun was a very painful one. The g ma 19 years of age, and had young in m n an w y a r s e o sp n e ly cts been very unhappily brought up. She was of re spectable appearance and rather pretty, and had formed some connexion with a young man, who, it was stated, was willing to marry her. Mr. Hurrell, who had conducted the prosecution on the part of the Post-office, had stated that the authorities were of opinion that she was not so guilty as some other persons who had not been brought to justice, and that the case was one in which a lenient sentence mi ght satisfy th e l aw . Mr. Barrow, her counse ,, briefly addressed the learned judge on her behalf in mitigation of punish ment, stating the facts above mentioned and some , and begged his o l o t r h d e s r h i m p i t t o i g a p t a i s n s g su c c i h re a uni s s e t n a t n e e n e c s e as might temper justice with mercy, and not utterly ruin her pros pects The learned Judge said he had carefully read the undergone very t regretted that a g de re p a o t sit e i o o n n s s id a e n ra d ti t o h n a , the He c d as e e ep h l a y d young woman apparently BO res pectable should stand what had. been sintasteudell a on p h o e s r it b i e o h n Lf es ey e t c h ia e il l y ea a r f n t e e d r counsel. He had given every possible weight to these cons id era ti ons , but the security of the Post-office wa s so i mpor t an t that he felt he could not pass a less sentence than three years' penal servitude. Two soldiers who had been convicted of burglary and robbery in a dwelling house were sentenced to six Tears' penal servitude. The next case was that of Kirby and Ward who had been convicted of forging a certificate, and causing a false entry of the death of a y oung wo man i with intent to defraud an nhurance• office, in which an insurance had been effected upon her life by the last named prisoner, Ward. The fraud was evi dently a contrivance of Ward, wh o was alrea d y a convicted felon, having been in 1859 sen t ence d t o three years' penal servitude, H e b ad e ff ecte d t h e insurance evidently for his own advantage, and then forged a certificate of a medical man of her death, and had shown it . to the regist rar of deaths i n order to certificatedget him girls a view to obtain i s death and give a to co p r y e g o l f s ttehr the the en g w entry r y payment of the money insured. He h a d ma d e Ki r by his tool for the p ur p ose, and t hey had managed to get the officer to make the entry ; b u t hi s sus picions having been awakened, he delayed givi ng a copy of th e entry, and made inquiries in the meantime which led to the detection of the fraud. The learned Judge now sentenced Ward, the worst Thomas Wood ham was charged with the mat slaughter of Henrietta Robinson, at Knottingley, near Pont. fract, on the 6th January last. Mr. Wheelhouse and Mr. Campbell Foster pro secuted, the prisoner being defended by Mr. Die)) , Seymour, Q.C., and Mr. Hannay. The prisoner, it appeared, on the morning named was the pointaman at the semaphore and junction, about 300 yards from the Knottingley station, and it appeared that on that day two trains—one from Leeds, the other from York—ought to have been brought together, so as to form one conjoint train on to London. Each started about 7.30 a.m., and cus tomarily arrived at the Knottingley statiom at the same time, namely half-past 8. The York train did so arrive, and (the main line being under re p-ir) was being turned on to the Goole line, when the Leeds train, consisting of font carriages and a break, dashed into it, and destroyed, by breaking into fragments , two of the carriages forming part of the York train. In one of these the deceased was travelling, and she could only be extricated by the broken carriage being jacked up and she was then dug out from beneath. The question really was as to whether the prisoner had done all that was necessary, or was guilty of eclpa ble negligence on the evasion, so as to involve him in the legal criminality of a charge of manslaughter. It was shown that the prisoner had for many years been one of the most careful and efficient cf the pointsmen, but that on this morning, which was both extremely foggy and very frosty, by some means or other, the distance signal, as it was called, was down, so as to indicate line clear, when in point of fact it ought to have stood at up or danger, inas much as the York train was but just gone past, and the collision that took place was of course almost certain to occur unless that train had got out of the way entirely. Besides Mrs. Robinson some three or four other persons were more or less seriously injured. Mr. Seymour elicited that the morning was very foggy and frosty, and that a week afterwards that semaphore in consequence, it is supposed, of the frosty weather, would not work, and The Judge put it to the jury as to whether, atter that, they dare safely convict. Mr. Seymour added that the prisoner had received no less than 16 bonuses for careful and good conduct n this iduty. The jury thereupon returned a verdict of not guilty, and His Lordship added that he hoped that nothing which had occurred during this inquiry would ope rate to lessen the good character that the prisoner had on all hands received. The prisoner was ordered to be immediately dis charged. James Cass was indicted for shooting at ELiza Spencer with intent to do her some grievous bodily harm, at Doncaster, on Sept. 21 last. Mr. Middleton and Mr. Serle prosecuted ; Mr. Campbell Foster defended the prisoner. It appeared that the prosecutrix was a domestic servant at Doncaster, and on the day in question her friend Martha Raistrick called on her, and her sweetheart, the prisoner, and a young man named Bailey, the sweetheart of Martha Raistrick, went out walking together on the Sunday afternoon. On the way the prosecutrix gathered a nettle and net tled the prisoner's face. He said, "D- it, don't," on which she, of course, did it again, and he said, " D- it, Liz, don't be so soft." This was alleged on the part of the prosecution to have angered the prisoner, and they went home. At night the four again met, the girls walking out together, followed by the prisoner and his friend. The girls took no notice of them, and the young men followed them, and asked if they meant to walk in that way, when the prosecutrix got hold of the prisoner's cap and flung it over a hedge. It was alleged that the pri soner became sulky after this, and asked the prose cutrix if she meant to walk with him or not, ft 3 no other man should. She made no answer, but walked on till they got to a lonely part of Sprotborough lane, when prisoner said they would go no further, and put his hand in his pocket, in which Bailey saw a pistol and tried to get it from him. He threatened to shoot Bailey if he did not stand aside. Martha IListriek said, " Oh, don't, Jim," and the prw.ceu trix leant her head against tie wall and began to cry. The prisoner stepped back five or six yards into the road and fired a pistol over her head. Both girls said they saw a flash of lightning, and had a drumming in their cars for a quarter of an hour afterwards, and one girl said the lightning was fol lowed by thunder. They then all ran breathless home. The prisoner appeared to have got frightened and to have hid the pistol in the lane, and next day he went to the house of the prosecutrix's mother, who accosted him with " How dare thou show thy face here, thou villain ?" To which the prisoner answered, " I've done it ; I've done it. I'm ready to suffer," and leant his head against the wail. The place where he fired was afterwards found to have shot marks in the trees a little above the place where the girl was standing. On being It appeared that the plaintiff is a widow, living in the city of York, earning her livelihood by let • ting lodgings, The defendant is major in the 12th Lancers. Some time previous to November last the defendant engaged rooms at the plaintiff's house. According to the plaintiff's statement, he engaged only two sitting rooms ' a bedroom, dressing-room, and servants' rooms. It seems, however, to have been the impression of the defendant that the bar gain was that no one but a lady named Taylor was to be allowed to occupy any of the other rooms in the house. In November the defendant and his bride, accompanied by a lady's-maid and two men servants, came to live in the plaintiff's house, and occupied the rooms which have been mentioned; When they had lived there a month some complaint was made by the defendant about the amount of the butcher's and grocer's bills. He complained to the plaintiff particularly of the amount of tea used, which he said was enormous. The plaintiff explained matters by stating that the defendant's servants consumed a large quantity of tea. The learned counsel for the plaintiff stated that no doubt the quantity of tea consumed was consider able, but that lady's-maids liked strong tea, that the servants in the house knew they had a liberal master and mistress, and availed themselves of the privi lege which was allowed them of helping themselves to whatever they wanted. A little before the 12th of December the plaintiff let some of the other , rooms in the house to a gentleman named Cooper, but before she did so she mentioned the matter to Mrs. Wombwell, the defendant's wife. The defen dant alleged that Sir Lionel Pilkington had also been allowed to lodge in the house. Oa the 12th of December the defendant dined with his wife at the Residency in York, and they returned to their rooms at the plaintiff's house together about 11 o'clock at night. Mrs. Wombwell went at once to her room ; the defendant remained in the pas sage and sent for the plaintiff. She was at first un willing to come to him at that hour of the night, but after a little delay she came. According to the plaintiff's statement a conversation to the following effect then ensued :—The defendant said, " I hear that you make more by you: house than any one else in York. I have paid just double what I should have paid. There are two other lodgers in the house. I shall leave on the 14th. There is no agreement in writing, and you have no hold upon me." The plaintiff said that she would expect to be paid up to the 31st, and that the defendant paid no more for the lodgings than other people did. The defendant said, " I thought I was to have the whole house." The plaintiff said, " No, Major, only the rooms you occupy." The defen dant then said, "Do you mean to say that I am telling a lie ?" The plaintiff said "It is not true, and I will say so all night !" The defendant then said " It is a lie," and used language of a similar kind. The plaintiff answered, " The falsehood is in your own mouth, Major." The de fendant then became very excited ; he flourished about a stick which he had in his hand, loaded with lead; he struck it on the hall table, and threatened to strike the plaintiff. He said he would knock the plaintiff's -- brains out. She said, "Until you came I never had any but gentlemen here." He said "Am I not a gentleman ?" She said, "Not a very honourable one; you ought to be ashamed, Major, to abuse me as you have done ; I will tell every one." Ha said, " Yes, I will tell every one of you; you shall not let your house as you have done ; you have stolen my tea and brandy ; 6lb. of tea in a month! You are nothing but a swindler and a thief." The plaintiff said, " If my son were here, you would not abuse me so." The defendant said " If your son were hero I would shoot him like a dog. You are a-- drunken --." During this scene two of the plaintiff's servants standing near, and the plaintiff's daughter was sitting in a room near where she could hear all that was said. The plaintiff's daughter wrote down on a piece of paper at the time some of the offensive expressions used by the defendant ; this paper was produced and read in court. During the altercation Mr. Womb well, the defendant's brother, came down stairs and heard part of what was said. On the part of the plaintiff the servant and the plaintiff's daughter were called as witnesses, and deposed to the facts above stated. On cross-examination the plaintiff was asked a number of questions about the terms on which she let her lodgings. It appears that the butcher's bill from Nov. 1 to Dec. 22 amounted to Ll 1 3s. 12cl. In five weeks 261 b. of loaf sugar was consumed, and 172 of crystal sugar in one month. In the room occu pied by the defendant and his wife gas was used and charged for, but notwithstanding, 71b. of dip candles and 51b. of sperm candles were used in little more than a month. 17s. 6d. a week was charged for the fires in the house; Vb. of tea were used in little more than a month. The plaintiff said that nothing was ordered without the knowledge of Mrs. Womb well, and that Mrs. Wombwell's servants had con trol of everything, and that she was not Mrs. Womb well's housekeeper. On one occasion, after the alter cation between plaintiff and defendant, Mrs. Wombwell wanted a mutton chop for luncheon, and the plaintiff sent the servant up to her with a loin of mutton and a pair of scales to ask her to weigh the chops herself. On the part of the defendant, it was stated that he had been very greatly provoked by the conduct of the plaintiff; that when he was called a liar he became very excited, and although he had used some what coarse language to the plaintiff he had never called her a thief or a swindler, or used any expres sions that were actionable. _ Major Wombwell was called as a witness. He said that on the night in question he spoke to the plaintiff about the lodgings. He wanted to know what he was to pay for his rooms. He was annoyed at two other lodgers being in the house when he understood that no one but Mrs. Taylor was to be allowed to occupy the other rooms. The plaintiff told him that he had taken only the rooms he occupied. The plaintiff contradicted him and he contradicted her. She said, "Itis a great falsehood." He said, " I will not be called a liar by a bitch like that." He could recollect nothing more. Ho did not recollect saying that he would leave on the 14th. When plain tiff said that she would fetch her son, defendant said " I don't care a whether you do or not." Defendant could not recollect whether he had said that he wouldshoot her son ; but he did recollect that he never called her a liar or a swindler. He never said she had stolen tea or brandy. He never said that he had a mind to knock her brains out. The stick he had with him was a stick he always carried. He had a habit of twisting the stick about. He was just about to go to his club. He had not taken his hat off. The stick in his hand was a walking-cane. Mr. Frank Wombwell was called as a witness. He heard part of the conversation between the plaintiff and defendant on the night in question, but heard no actionable expressions used. Mrs. Wombwell was called, and stated that her impression was that the plaintiff had agreed to take no other lodger into the house while she and her husband were there. the jury learnedrythattheJruedwgeeri en two summing que p sti u o liS th f e or c t a h se em to t l o d try. It was a most unfortunate thing that the case had been brought into court, but they must deal with it upon the evidence. In order to conatituto an assault, it was not necessary that there should be a battery. If they were of opinion that the defendant menaced the plaintiff with his stick when he was with in reach of her, they must find a verdict for the plaintiff on the count for an assault. In order to entitle Hi:: plaintiff to a verdict on the count for slander, it was necessary that they should come to the opinion that words were spoken imputing felony to her. If the defendant said of the plaint ift that she was a thief, meaning to use the words merely as a term of reproach, that would not be sufficient. They must come to the opinion that defendant had used expressions intending to signify that the plain tiff had actually been guilty of an indictable offence before they could return a verdict for the plaintiff. Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, £5O. WESTERN CIRCUIT.—BoDmiN, March 20. CROWN COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Byles.) William Berggren (a Swede) wee indicted for the S h ; _e a s, •ea.eartene. eea- eeje Nf - 'l, - wilful murder of William Henry Jones,it,Faina • • on Nov. 20, aeeate,...a am. a Mr. Cox prosecuted, and Mr. Bere Fr t of the learned Judge) defended the prtaenar e e-, ;.V/41 From the deposition of the deceased:ti, _ 11 that on Wednesday, Nov. 26, about 6 in't avej ing, he went into his cabin and had some sAipped• He afterwards took a book, and began to read at the table, on which was a lamp. He leant over the book to read it. He heard a noise, and looked round and saw the prisoner at the stove. He asked the prisoner what he was doing there. He said he came to see if the fire was all right. He told the prisoner he had no business there. Deceased then began read ing again, but almost immediately he felt a violent blow on the head, which rendered him senseless. As soon as he recovered he cried Murder, and called for the carpenter, but he received no answer. He then went on deck and cried " Murder." He heard some one running fast along the wharf. A seaman from another vessel came on board, and he and de ceased went into the cabin and there they found a carpenter's maul and a quantity of blood on the book he had been reading. A surgeon wee then sent for, who exernined deceased, and found that his skull was fractured and splinters of the bone had got into the brain. In two days afterwards he arleit seized with convulsions, and soon after he died, his depositions having been previously taken in the presence of the pr isoner. Two seamen stated that they were on board a foreign vessel which was lying within three feet of the Emma Jane on the evening in question. They were in the forecastle. The prisoner came in end said, "I've struck the mate ; will you have the kindness to put me on board the English vessel that is lying in the roads, as I have left my clothes there?" The prisoner at that time had not any boots or shoes on. The two seamen then rowed the prisoner in their boat to the English vessel,which was lying in the roads about a mile off, and the prisoner went on board. About 11 o'clock that night a policeman went on board the English vessel and searched for the prisoner, but could not find him. He remained on board the vessel until 8 o'clock the next morning and then went on shore for a short time. He returned to the vessel and made a further search, and at length he found the prisoner imbedded about four feet deep in some coal and rope. He took the prisoner into custody, and charged him with having assaulted the chief mate of tho American ship. The prisoner said he did not do it. It was the second mate. The policeman asked him why he ran away from his ship. The prisoner re plied that he was afraid the second mate would kill him. Ho was asked where his clothes were, and he said they were on board the ship. The prisoner was then taken into custody, and when before the magistrates he said that when the chief mate was struck he was sitting on his chest ; the second mate came in and said " Die, you —, you must die, that the chief mate sang out for his pistol; the second mate then struck the deceased, and then ran out of the cabin, and got over the rail of the ship ; that prisoner then got out of the vessel, and went on board the Russian ship, and told them that the mate was struck. One of the seamen of the Rus sian ship, on cross-examination, said that he could not swear that the words the prisoner used were not " They have struck the mate. Eight of the crew had left the American ship the week before this happened, and among them was the second mate. Search had been made for them, but they could not be found. The vessel was about 1,200 tons, with a crew of 20 men. The only evidence to connect the prisoner with the actual murder was the deposition of the de ceased man. Mr. Bere, for the prisoner, made an affecting address to the jury—Who was the prisoner? He was a Swede on board this vessel, which was pro ceeding to the East Indies, but had put into Fal mouth from stress of weather. It was evident that there had been discontent on board the ship, as eight men had left it, hut it would seem that the prisoner had not been dissatisfied, for he had remained on board. He complained of the opening of his learned friend. The learned Judge said he did not consider that there was any ground of complaint against Mr. Cox ; he had only performed his duty. Mr. Bere said he thought the inferences suggested by his friend were not warranted by the evidence. A more shadowy case had scarcely ever been heard. How was it that the prosecution, with the means at their command, had not produced a single one of the officers or of the crew to give some account of the state of the ship, and conduct of the deceased or the prisoner. He submitted that, in the absence of all these parties, they were bound to believe the statement of the prisoner. He was without money and without friends, and had it not in his power to produce any witnesses or any evidence before them. There were two points for their consi deration—first, were they satisfied that the prisoner was the person who struck the deceased; secondly, if they should be•of opinion that the blow was struck by the prisoner, were they of opinion that it was with deliberate, calm, and malicious determination to take away the life of the deceased, or could they not believe there must have been some quarrel or provocation, which would justify them in coming to the conclusion that the evidence did not support the charge of murder, but that, if the death was oc casioned by the act of the prisoner, it was committed under such circumstances that the offence was that of manslaughter only ? The learned counsel then went through all the evidence, upon which ha com mented, urging that it did not in any way inculpate the prisoner. The learned counsel, in conclusion, said,—Gentlemen, I could appeal to your feelings, but I am sure the kind hearts which you, as Eng lishmen, are possessed of will urge all the argu ments in favour of the prisoner, a friendless man. One short word, however, I will say. You cannot by any word of yours bring the dead man back again ; he is gone, and the death of the prisoner, which may follow on a verdict of guilty, will not restore him to mingle with his fellow-men in this world again. If you err in acquitting the prisoner, you will do but very little harm ; but if by an in nocent mistake you should convict him, and should afterwards learn that your verdict was a mistaken one, you cannot bring him back to life again how ever much you may regret it. Gentlemen, no regret of yours can restore him to his mother in Sweden — no regret of yours can restore him to his friends and his life on this earth. The silver cord will be loosened, the golden bow will be broken, and the spirit will have returned to the God who gave it. May God, who gives a right judgment to all, guide you in your deliberations, and send the prisoner through you a good deliverance in this his hour of trial. _ Mr. Justice Byles then summed up, directing the jury that there was no pretence for saying it was the offence of manslaughter ; it was a case of mur der or acquittal. The jury retired. MIDLAND CIRCUIT.—DEREY, March 20. (Before the Lord Chief Baron and a Special Jury.) HOPKINSON AND WIFE V. KIRKLAND. This was a very curious and important action of ejectment, brought to try the validity of a will. Mr. Boden and Mr. Alerewether appeared for the plaintiffs ; Mr. Sergeant Hayes and Mr. Field for the defendant. The testator was for many years a buteher, living at Brinsley, in Nottinghamshire, and amassed a considerable fortune, which he invested in house and cottage property. He was formerly married, and had only one legitimate child, the female plain tiff. After the death of his wife he cohabited with one Hannah Kirkland, who lived with him as housekeeper, and by her he had three cnildren, of whom the defendant was one. The testator made a will in 1856, by which he fully provided for his legitimate and illegitimate children. In May of last year, however, he had a very violent quarrel with the female plaintiff about some land, and was so incensed that he sent for his solicitor and made a codicil, dated June 18, 1862, by which he disin herited her, and left all his property to the defen dant and his other illegitimate children. Under this will and codicil the defendant claimed. The case on behalf of the plaintiffs was that on teonlystator fire days after the e xecu sent for a t t o e n 2 theof f d of last codicil, June,th e "bum bailiff" in the neighbourhood and gave him instruc tion to make a will,. leaving everything to th e f ema l e plaintiff and her family. Phis will was dated thu 25th of June, and was the w ill under which the plaintiffs claimed. This will was attested by the " bum-bailiff" and a neighbouring farmer named count t: hick th e attesting witnesses gave Chlalmiebaecrsof the circumstan ces attending the making of the disputed will o f t h e 25th of June g was, that the tes tator was in bed, and that no one was in the beano except the Inmate plaintiff and the attesting v, it nessiti ; that the testator signed his mark to the will, and directed it to be given to the female plain tiff. The bailiff asserted that his instructions were only verbal, and that he had written the will with out first making a rough draught, and with ou t m..king any note or memorandum 111 writing. '['h e will, however, was written in very good legal phraseology, and was without a single c rrection or erasure. It was contended, on behalf of the defendant, that the will was a forgery, and evid, ace was given that on the day in question neither of the attesting wit nesses had ever been to the house of the testator at all, and that the testator was well able to, and always did, sign his name in full , and not by m ar k. It was elicited in cross-examination that Chambers, one of the attesting witnesses, had been guilty of fraud and cheating while guardian of the poor. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant, n, effect finding that the will of the 25th of June was a forgery.