The Sun. — London, England, 1845-01-06 00:00:00

• . e TILE SUN LONDON, MONDAY MOANING, 'JANUARY 6, 184 s . loom* 0 0 •••••••••.m........om ..."............ i ROYAL ADELAIDE GALLERY. THE REVENUE FOR THE YEAR AND QUARTER ENDING JANUARY 5, 1845. ?tests : The enterprising proprietor o f thi s f avour i te G a ll ery The , SUMMARY OF HEWS, of Practical Science, and Th e atre of I nstruct i ve A muse- tests .ini AND ment, has made one of his most success f u l hi ts i n t h e No. 1.-An Abstract of the Net Produce of the Revenue of treat Britain hi the tears and Quarters ended sth of January, 1844, and sth of January, 1845, showing the Increase lingctally ' production of concerts a/1 Jullien, since the disc on ti nu- or Decrease on each head there o f. diseg - . Dili , Vittitr eptitton. ance of those charming entertainments at Covent-garde n Theatre. The Geller •is crowded night, and the ) every QUARTERS ENDED \ YEAR ended / QUARTERS ENDED YEAR ended , Year ended Jan. 5. Quarter ended Jan. 5. sencl --se , ,-.._-....--...., of pi to Theatre. splendid performance of this orchestra receives the • "Aril 5, Jul* 0ct..10, Jan. 5, Jan. 5, It'll 5, i July 5, 1 Oct. 10, Jan. s;\ Jan, 5 - , Increase. Decrease. Increase.. Decrease. vet " Who rums may read." warmest manifestations of approbation from the name- Customs : - 843 1845., 1843 1844 1844 - I 314 1844 1844 I 1845 1845 - COM] It i t roes audience, which is evidently composed of persons Consolidated Duties ... 3,193,586 3,301,473 4,276.151 3,674,428 - 3,529,351 3,802,521 ' 4,518,573 3,586,077 - ' - - - _ quer ,Ili .1 0 0111=11.1 , 111. from the class of society in which the highest musical Sugar Duty to Consoli dated Fund ..... -- 26'2,546 1,252,733 - 420,796 1,066,714 - - - - - - - and give: th' On Wednesday (New -year's-day) the following were 1 merit is most appreciated. On Friday, besides the Ditto to Supplies - 1,2&3,351 1 , 092 , 544 - 654,100 - 1,484,262 1,014,058 - - -•-• - 'i;I: the reception s at th e Court of the Tuileries :-At 1 various concerted pieces there were two solos of rare--- --..._ - -- quill Exci,e . Total Customs... 4,219,537 4,557,206 5,529,508 4,766,96 , 3 18,07'',219 4,604,447 4,869,Z5 6,002,855 4,902,135 20.3'78,672 Customs - refer Q eleven in the morning the aides - de - camp and orderly l merit and brilliancy, by Mr. Jarrett, on the horn, and 1 767,373 3,030,113 3,966,550 3,030,771 11,794,807 1,852,689 3,115,592 3,960,330 3,230,940 12,160,111 Excise 365,304 P 00,169 - officers of the King and Princes ;at half past eleven, by Mr. Shargool on the violin. They were much and Stamps 1,593,120 1,659,010 1,650,366 1,513,653 6,426,155 1,639,011 1,705,0e0 1,665,668 1,601,658 6,6 1,390 Stamps - to a re% . 11,633 - 142,693 1,984,831 194,100 1,868, , 357 4, :90,486 144,685 1,989,874 201,439 1,880,490 4,216,496 Tax es 26,002 the Ministers and Marsh ths of Franco; at twelve, the deserves* applauded. Ia a grand selection from the Tr a o x i e ertv T ax .e:'' 1,895,232 861,709 2,047,504 454,415 5,249,260 1,992,859 752,485 1,958,711 467,541 5,191,596 Property Tax 57,664 33 . 1 26 - rand deputations from thew Chamber of Peers and De - Mose in Egilto, and the Guillaume Tell, there were also Poet orrice 144,000 145,000 160,000 143,000 592,00 , 1 174,000 155,000 200,000 146,008 675,000 Post °lke ... SUCO e 500... 3100 0 - atom 111; seemly pities, deputations from the Courts of Law and Ac- introduced Musard's very effective and expressive solos Crown Lands 35,000 32,500 , 20,000 30;00 117,500 65,000 30,000 10,000 50,000 155,000 Crown Lands 34500 - --0` Miscellaneous 541,556 1,063,524 17,744 11,917 1,634,741 41,292 422,167 220,961 9,190 693,630 Miscellaneous 941,111 2,727 WAS counts, the Royal Council of Public Instruction, the on the oboe, and cornet-a-piston-of the latter of which, Cz 11; ------ -____. -----___ institute, the pref e ct of the ,Seine, the Prefect of Police, V4'e 10081 gay, that licenig seems to have spread such a Total Ordinary Revenue 10,W8,522 13,333,693 13,586,172 11,829,581 49,976,168 10,513,983 13,039,406 14220,544 12,307,954 30,081,887 Total ... .2,012,494 928,775 481,100 2,727 salt 1 tl'' the Magistrates and Mame . 1 1Thal Council of I:aris, the rage for its study, that ere long his play will cease to be Imprest Moneys, &c 1 6 ,907 67,180 31 , .105 50 , 136 168,528 _ ,54 244 49,018 28 117 146 759 278 138 M oneys DV 610 90,623 ..- Aco e Consistories of the Reformed Church of the Confession regarded as miraculous. The exertion of the gentleman Repayments ofAdvances 124048 1a5207 230932 332060 8'25,257 ' 208,281 274557 123,692 250,960 875,513 Rep, of Adv... 50,266 81,08 0 acid .•••• t of Augsburgh and of the Israelites, the Prefect of the (Mr. Davis). who takes Herr Krenig's place in this -----.----- sli, eine-et-Ouse, the mevors of departments, generals and orchestra, fells by no means far short of his prototype's Total Income ... 10,469,477 i 13,530,2'30 13,851,409 12,211,777 50,071,043 10,794,51 I 13,362,q81 14,372,353 12,705,603 51,235,533 --- --___ Total ... 2.134370 998,775 577,723 83,807 Cs Both Cl . , O ther officers not forming part of the garrison. At excellence. . Amount applied to Con- 9,760,269 : 6,442,506 10,123,836 7,859,811t1 51,t86,304 7,6:5,972 8,994,078 11,264,625 9,830,758 37,755,433 1 lil half- two the officers ot the National Guards of Previous to the concert, and also between the first and solidated Fund 141,378 191,501 140,000 291,501 764,380 240,000 177,276 184,225 282,001 643,502 1 969 ' 7/5 crease I tbt r,aris and the banlieue, Versailles, and calm' . 00151111UneS second parts, the gas microscope was exhibited in the Ditto, as a s 4a l v y a s Tr e hl ea n s Increase on need oJ' °' the Seine-et-oise, •the staff of the Inyalides, the staffs theatre, and a highly interesting and instructive ex lane. At tion of the wonders of minute nature and elaborate of of the Year 567,830 6,905,273 0,181,773 4,060,333 14,721,259 2,918,539 , 4,191,627 - 2,92:3,503 2,619,931 19,646,603 ____ ___________ 1 1,163,w5 I Ded inthere u e ;D ro e- .1 ‘,..„_-,., I D l c ed rem uc e t . Rea hotel id' of the first division, and of Paris arid of four o'clock the Amblesadors and foreign resident art therein displayed, was given by the exhibitor. --_-- ese Total 10,469,477 1 13,539,280 13,851,409 12,211,777 155,071,943 1 10,794,511 1 13,362,931 114,372,3 M I 12,705,693 51.0 , 5,539 It i Mi nieters. In the course of the evening a good deal of sport was el No. 11.-Ircome and Charge of the COnsolidated Fund, in the Quarters ended the sth January, 1844, and the sth January, 1845. and, The Arab Chiefs, dressed in their richest costume, afforded, especially to the younger portion of the visitors, _ ttl tent on Wednesday to visit the hospital of the Val-de- by the administration of the laughing gas to a nutaber -- 1 Quarters ended Jun. 5. 1 ' I Quarters ended Jan. 5. sc et r t d, Gr ace, accompanied by their interpreter and a young of adventurous and voluntary experimentalists, who, de i itt officer of the Spahis. The military intendant end the upon their recovery from the effects, enjoyed the laughter IYCOME. ' lBl4 1815 CHARGE. 1/3'-.--i.7-----j-t--..5,345 Seen ___ ---„,...„ Medical officers received them in the' Cour de l'lnstruc- which they themselves had provoked, in the most naive Custorns. ,, Consolidated Duties 3,674,424 3,888,077 Permanent Debt 1 ............. 8,241;090 5,681,535 *skit IV t e i °n, where a company was under arts s, and flourishes of and innocent unconsciousness of the capers they had cut Sugar Duty appl , cable to the Consolidated Fund - - Terminable Annuities Interest on Exchequer Bills issued to meet the charge on the Consolidated Fund 616,806 655,612 4,807 1,059 M ur titris and trumpets were sounded. They inspected the during their brief and hilarious intoxication. The drol- ;Sinking Fund. 227,135 842,068 from ec' of Whole of the establishment, putting from time to time lery of this experiment has the great recommendation of Total Customs 3,674,424 3,888,077 The Civil List 97,597 98,087 pet's( p der of questions. being as harmless as it is amusing. xcise Stamps 3,049,8,3 3,247,0311 Other ; charges on the Consolidated Fund 1 , 523 , 1 . 53 1, 6 01,658 'l',) pay off Exchequer Bills Issued per Act 6 and 7 Vic., c. 87, for Opium Compensation, &c. -- 671,848 TI ril l T ribunal he Abb4 Dormancey de Frilsaeac was tried by the The dissolving views continue to be very bettutifeil and Taxes of Correctional Police on Tuesday, for robbing attractive, and, on the whole, it is gratifying Us slay, that Prope ty Tax 454,4 rs 487,541 90 291,501 264001 as k I nd M t if of various articles of searing apparel aM. Legraud, who the Royal Adelaide Gallery receives and merits the ro ro st w O n tliic a e nds 143,000 143,000 Total Charge The Surplus."... ................ - ......... . ....... .............. ............. ..- lig bad taken pity on the priest's ;distressed condition. and patronage which it has so liberally received from the Miscellaneous 30,000 11,917 50,000 9,190 Or inrded him 1 - 10spitalitY. Th e Pr i "ber was found guilty', 1 commencement of the present tna'Atgeteent • Imprest and other Moneys 50,136 146,759 1 • 11,138,305 11,707,725 prodl Repayments of Advances 0 -.. sentenced to a year's imprisonment. 1 and paid off out of the growin g produce of that Fund for the Quarter ended Jan. 3 1845, after deducting £400,000, 1: M. kiehrodt, whe war recently appointed Minister of 1 mi Li r fAßy FRACAS and SUICtIgE. , 0 . 138, ,, 05 11,70,7 25 1 paid off out of Sinking Fund The Amount issued in the Quarter ended Jan. 5, 1815, in part of the s ome granted by Parliament out of the Censoli. - 2,128,M2 until Ali ig the Interior in Baden, wes atuteked wth apoidexy on Str • ' • - e NDERLAND, ....111.711SDAV EVENING. - Yeeterdey I i ' dated Fund for Supply Services 2,61%904 - it the 27th ult., and died on the tollowing day. „ T being New Year's -day, as usual, a great deal of festive ITo Cash brought to this Account to ; The Surplus of the Consolidated Fund, Quarter ended Jan. 5, 1845 )0, 1i,),./s; letter from Vienna of' the 24th ult, says:- et I,S ' _v• ss • . , en Tpation and s - cial drinking took plaee in this town be applied to pay off Deficiency Bills - - The probable amount of Exchequer Bills required to meet the charge on the Consolidated Fund:Q " u - art ".. e " ; ............ 2145A1 32,333 went il strueeet rtain that the Gown ment has reso.ved to con- among 'he lower clas.,es of the inhabitants, and the 11,138,305 11,707,725 I: Jan. 5, 1845 - 2A1M,929 /Uhl( th a railroad through Gallacie, to be connected . with public-houses and streets were rather numerously tilled - was st --- --------- - ------ e north . railroad, either at Oderberg or Bothnia. It • . • - A lg. AT ... ,•• ... A .• ale h ~.. trn . _sir, with persons in ve-rieux stages of intoxieetioe, amongst , ROYAL 1' HA si ,nu retooe that tie - en , . k will colemence nest spg, , h . -. the sees.. .e.....e.... .5.., ..e . 1... ...:1,,....4 ..e . L... - .., . ... I W AEM quarrele said fi,l.ta ....Th...., ~,a.. On Wednesday (Now-year's-day) the following were the receptions at the Court of the Tuileries :--At eleven in the morning the aides-de-camp and orderly officers of the King and Princes ;at half-past eleven, the Ministers and Marsh els of France ; at twelve, the rand deputations from the , Chamber of Peers and De penes, deputations from the Courts of Law and Ac the Royal Coundl of Public Instruction, the Institute, the Prefect of the ,Seine, the Prefect of Police, the Magistrates and Manicipal Council of Paris, the Consistories of the Reformed Church of the Confession o f Augsburgh and of the Israelites, the Prefect of the Se ine-et -Ouse, the msvors of departments, generals and other officers not forining part of the garrison. At half:past two the officers of the National Guards of Paris and the banli.ate, Versailles. and other communes of the Seine-et-Oi se , the staff of the Invalides, the staffs of the fi rst division, 'and of Paris and of Versailles. At four o' c l oc k t h e Ambassadors and foreign resident Ministers. The Arab Chiefs, dressed in their richest costume, 'ent On Grac Wednesday to visit the hospital of the Val-de- e, accomPaui" by t heir interpreter and a young °facer of the Spahis. The military intendant end the medical officers received them in the Cour de l'lnstruc t'°o, wheres comeany was under arts s, and flourishes of "Ntns and trumpets were sounded. They inspected the Whole of the establishment, putting from time to time "er,l acute questions. Abb4 Dormancey de Frtigeac was tried by the -tribunal of Correctional Police on Tuesday, for robbing of various articles of s earing apparel a M. Legraud, who had tak en pity on the priest's :distressed condition, and afforded him hospitality. The prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced to a year's imprisonment. Eich ro d t , who w ar recently appointed Minister of the I nterior i n Baden, ws.s attacked wth aptvlexy on the 27th ult. and died on the tollowing day. A letter froth Vienna of the. 24th tilt. says:—" It is lo W certain that the Goverement has resolved to con etruct railroad through Galindo', to be connected with th northern railroad, either at ()rlerberg or Bochnia. It 48 o nderstoiel that te,- wo. k will colemence ne-s t sprieg, at the saine time' as that of th.r railroad of the west, to wards the Bavarian frontier. in An interesting fact—tits existence of cellular cavities the luligs—which has been denied by many anatom ists, has j ust been demonstrated by M. Rochoux, of the academy o f Medicine " Rochoux estinintes the num ber of these microscopic in 17,790 groups. cavities at 600 millions, divided 41liatuburgh paper s t a t es that the Government of m eclenhurg h as concluded a treaty o f nav i gat i on wit h Brazil, and that negotiations are about to be opened for le treaty of commerce. We hare fr om Berne, that the new penal code which has been established i n ' that Canton punishes with an impris onment o f f rom " s i x mo uths or six years, and a He which may be carried up to 8.00 livres, the inhabitants lof the canton who took part in the expedition aganist ducerne. Th e G overn ment of Arpin has, in a long in habitants denied th e r i g h t o f L ucern e to punish such of its sonabitants as have gone out of the canton and taken Part in the attack of the free corps. MILITARY FRACAS and SUICWE. SUNDERLAND, THURSDAY EVENING. 1. - P3terdAy being New Year's -day, as usual, a great deal of festive dissipation and s-cial drinking took place in this town among !he lower elas:es of the inhabitants, and the public-houses and streets were rather numerously filled with persons in vezinua stages of intoxielitioe, amongst -whiten quarrels stet fights were not unfrequent. As the day waned away the excitement among tile dis , reerly ice :teasel, arid tl.e police had plenty ,5f ereplot meet in the differen pubic-h,:uses and cap-rooms to preserve the peace among quarrelling disputants who were ready and anxious to settle their grievances and maintain their arguments by an appeal to the "fists." In this way the day was spent in the lower parts of the town, and amongst the disorderly guests at some of the tap-rooms were a few strsggling privates of the 26th, or Came ronians, the depot of which regiment i 3 in garrison in these barracks. Efforts %sere made to get the refrac tory so.idiers to the barracks by the police and the sergeants and corporals of the corps, and this was done without creating any mischief or confusion par ticularly calling for notice. At the barracks, however, matters did not pass off so quietly, and some of the soldiers, being highly stimulated by liquor, and impa tient of control, quarrelled with the non-eotamissioned officers whose duty it was to keep order, and a great deal of wrangling, it is understood, was the result. A pri vate, who was greatly under the influence of drink, in a fit of excitement, antineunately seized the bayonet ofthe picquet on duty, and with it made a rush at a corporal, who was endeavouring to enforce discipline, and stabbed him in the side, but we are glad to say the wound is not considered to be very dangerous, and hopes are enter tained that the injured man will speedily recover. In the hurry and confusion of the moment the soldier who committed this desperate attempt made his escape from the barracks into the town, and on being pursued by the police and some soldiers, he made his way to the river side, and threw himself over the quay into the Wear, and was drowned before any assistance could be ren dered, the difficulty attending which was increased by the darkness of the night. His body has not yet been found. This unfortunate affair has been the subject of general conversation and remark in the town, and, as usual, many exaggerated reports of the occurrence have been in circulation. The matter will undergo full inves tigation before the proper authorities. It is proper to say, that the soldiers of this gallant regiment, whilst they have Leen in this town, have conducted themselves with becoming propriety, and that this unfortunate affair, arising out of a drunken debauch, is the first reproach that lkas attached itself to the uniform good conduct of the depot. TILE LATE MAJOR -GENERAL SIR 'WILLIAM NOTT, G.C.B. The following short memoir of the career of the above distinguished officer will be found interesting, We find we were in error yesterday in stating that the decease of Sir W. Nott took place at Neath. That melancholy event occurred at Carmarthen The exact date of Sir W. Nott's birth is matter of un certainty ; one very good authority setting it down at 1782, and 'Another at:1780; if the latter date be correct the gallant G eueral would have been at the time of his de cease in the 65th year of his age. He was the second son of the late Mr. Nott, of Pontgarney, near Carmar then, who was for many years proprietor of the Ivybush Hotel, in that town, and was an extensive mail contractor. I turing, his boyhood the military spirit of England was elevated to its highest point of excitement, and so strong was his predilection fur the profession of arms, that he join e d the Carinarthen Militia in 1798, and Captain Davis, or Myrtle hill, near Carmarthen, Adjutant to the Cri,rmarthen staff, has mow in his possession a book in which are entered the payments made to this distin guished soldier, then serving in the ranks as a mili tiaman. . He was scarcely twenty years of see we , en hn wept out to India e;', stlet. fie! cutratice int!, the ^.ill are service of the Loe ineia Couipene teek piece in ile. eel 1800. but progreas of an uulseewn and tin. p.stroniseil soldier ea. necessarily blew. Although his talents, his activity, and his gallantry were universally acknowledged, six-and -twenty years elapsed before he reached the rank of Major. In the year 1826, finding his health seriousiy affected, he returned on leave of ab sence to Ergland, when he availed himself of that op portuoity to visit Carmarthen, in the neighbourhood of which he purchased an interesting seat, called "Job's Welt," where he resided for two or three years. At. the end of this time an event took place, which, in a pecuniary point of view must have been considered disastrous, but which, in reference to his professional reputation, and his eventual eminence, must be regarded in the light of an extremely fortunate occurrence. He had invested by far the greater portion of his savings in the Calcutta Bank, and the failure of that estaiplisnment rendered it once more necessary for him to become a soldier of fortune upon the plains of Hindostan ; he was then nearly fifty years of age, and it is a remark able evidence of his energies, moral, mental, and phy sical, that at that advanced period of life, he should have engaged in a fresh career of military adventure. His promotion, however, did not now proceed at a " snail's pace," for in three years he rose to the rank of Colonel, and, finally to that of Major-General. To relate " the moving incidents by flood and field " through which this gallant officer led the troops under his command, would be to write a volume, for which the materials are alike interesting and abundant. By an exercise of skill, judgment, and valour, not often equalled, and probably never surpassed, he extricated our army from difficulties by which they were surrounded in Aff ghanistan, and succeeded in conveying them, and several captives, whom he released, across the frontier, bringing them with perfect safety, and without any loss of honour, within the limits of her Majesty's dominions. The vic tories which he achieved in Candahar closed the Affghan war, and drew forth the gratitude and the applause of the whole British empire ; even the Duke of Wellington departed from thatpeculiar severity of taste which marks his generally sparing eulogium, and with a fervour un usual to him, he—the best possible judge of Indian war fare—pronounced in a manner the most emphatic his unqualified admiration of General Nott. The Crown, of course, lost no time in conferring on him the highest military distinction—that of a Knight Grand Cross of the Bath ; neither was Parliament slow to give expres sion to the national sentiment. Both Ilouses voted him their unanimous thanks for the intrepidity, skill, and perseverance which he had displayed during the Affghan war. Unfortunately it is nut every military commander who, after the termination of his dangers and his toils, is destined, like the Dake of Wellington, to enjoy thirty years of dignity and repose. The favour of the Crown, the nation's gratitude, the Senate's thanks, replenished coffers, high command, troops of friends, prevent no barrier against disease. The Affghan war being concluded, Sir William found that the pressure of threescore years, the hardships of a uilitary ICe, and the irseliderity of an Indian elimate, had impaired' the vigour of a constitution originally strong. He lost no time in embarking ior England; ho landed for a short thee at the Cape of Good Hope, on the home ward voyage, when he was attacked so severely by dee ase, that from that time till the period of his death is coulii scam ly be said that he "us otherwise than an in vited. his arrival iu England he naturally repaired to Carmarthen; and it seemed to afford him much plea sure that he was enabled to re-purchase the place called " Job's Well." Hr caused the house to be pulled down, wish a view of building a residence there in the Eliza bethan etyl-, but unfortunately he did not live to effect iss completion. Hie last illness commenced with the be ginning of the present winter, and though his sufferings were at first severe, they appeared during the last few days of his life to have been altogether abated. Sir William Nott was twice married; his first wife was the daughter of Mr. Henry Swinhoe, an attorney in the Supreme Court at Calcutta. The issue of that marriage are—Vie Rev. William Nott, Mr. H. N. Nott, Miss Nou, and Miss Charlotte Nott, all of whom, together with Lady Nott, were present when the subject of this me moir ceased to exist. We understand that in Carmarthen and its neighbour hood the poorer classes will have great reason to lament the death of Sir William Nott, for his munificent chari ties were at once extensive and well-directed. OYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB. EXPULSION OF A MEMBER. - ~hw--- The monthly meeting of the members of this club was held last evening at the British Coffee-house, Cockspur street. The room was crowded to excess by nine o'clock, at which time the Commodore, W. Harrison, Esq., took the chair. Mr. RETNELL addressed the meeting on the subject of a motion, notice of which he had given on the previous monthly ❑ight, for the expulsion of a certain member who had published some letters in a weekly paper with reference to the disputed case of Lord Alfred Paget's Mystery and Mr. Wilkinson's Phantom. At a subse quent meeting of the club the statements he had made on the subject were declared by a majority of the club -48 to 3—to be of a libellous nature. A motion was then about to be given for the expulsion of the member, when he consented to retract and apologise through the same source as the letters had been promulgated, and did so, but on the very next occasion that presented itself he reiterated the statements above alluded to. The notice for the expulsion of this member (Si. Fowler) was accordingly carried last evening by a majo• rity of 42 black balls against 8 white balls. The result of the division was received with loud cheers. A letter was then read from Lord Saye and Sele, in which that nobleman, after complimenting the Commo dore in the highest terms, expressed his determination to give a hundred guinea cup (as we understood) as a mark of his satisfaction at the Commodore's return to office. The club expressed their warmest thanks, and it was carried that the latter, in the most complimentary manner, should be expressed to his Lordship. Other business having been disposed of, the club sepa- rated at a very late hour MYSTERIOUS DEATH AT SALT HILL, NEAR WINDSOR. On Saturday the inquest on the body of Sarah Hart, who came by her death on the evening of Wed nesday last, under extraordinary circumstances, was resumed at the place in which the previous inquest was held. The excitement in the neighbourhood is most intense, and is hourly increasing, owing to the profound mystery in which the matter is enshrouded. It is impossible to give any idea of the sensation which the tragical occurrence has created. The hour of adjournment was ten o'clock, but owing to the non-arrival, by the early trains, of certain par ties interested in the examination, the proceedings did nct commence until eleven o,clock. The names of the jury having been called over, the Coroner called the witnesses. The first was Mr. Henry Montagu Champneys—ls an admitted and practising surgeon in the neighbourhood. On Wednesday evening, a few minutes before seven, was called to see the deceased. Did not know her name, but knew her person. The female who called him rang violently at his bell. When he opened the door she said, " Will you come immediately to a woman who has fallen down at Bath-place?' adding, she was afraid she was dying. Witness went imme diately—indeed he ran—to the place, which was about 200 yards from his house. Found the woman, Sarah Hart, lying on the ground. She was lying on her back, with her clothes half way up. The left stock ing was down, and torn. Deceased had no cap on, but a cap was lying on the floor. Her eyes were fixed. Felt her pulse, and thought be felt three beats ; but not being continued, he thought he might be mistaken. She moved her nether jaw slightly, which he thought to be a dying effort. He then saw that she was dead; but to convince himself, he put his hand to feel her heart, and found there was no pulsation. Opened a vein, not with the idea of bringing her to life, but to see her blood, with the ►iew of ascertain ing the cause of her death. Saw the person now in custody at the station shortly afterwards. Had no conversation with him. Told Mr. Favell to convey information to London by the telegraph. Then re turned to the house of the deceased. Ought to have mentioned that he saw in the house a porter bottle on the table, with a brown liquid, half full, in it, and also a tumbler with a lighter liquid in it. Gave orders to Mrs. Ashlee, whom he found in the house, before he left it in the first instance, to take charge of the bottle and the tumbler. His reason for this was, that he thought some deleterious matter might have been in the liquids. Took the articles himself on his return, and had kept them since, until they had been produced before the Coroner. On the second day, externally examined the body by order of the court. Did not find any external mark on the person of the deceased. Made the examina tion in conjunction with Mr. Norblad, another me dical gentleman. Has been desired by the Coroner, in conjunction with the same gentleman, to make a post mortern examination. When he applied his lancet, on first seeing the deceased, there was nothing unnatural in the appearance of the blood. At the post mortem examination, he discoved nothing on dis secting the head, to account for the death of the de ceased. Found the heart, on opening it, perfectly healthy. Examined the lungs, and, with the excep tion of an adhesion on the right lung, they were healthy. The adhesion could not cause death. Examined the abdominal viscera, and found it rather fat, but generally healthy. Removed the stomach and its contents for the purpose of chemical examina tion. The internal surface of the stomach had rather more mucuous matter than usual. Then reported to the Coroner that he and Mr. Norblad could come to no satisfactory conclusion without analysing the con tents of the stomach. The result of that exami nation was, that the contents of the stomach were found to be generally acid. The contents of the stomach were tested for four different poi sons. There was no oxalic acid nor sulphuric acid, nor arsenic. 'The contents of the stomach were then examined for prussic acid, and the result proved that acid to be present. It may not have been prussic acid by itself, but in conjunction with some salt nearly allied to it. This experiment was tried twice, the same result following in each case. Could not say whether there was sufficient prussic acid to cause death, but had every reason to believe there was. Was of opinion it would cause death. The appear ance of the stomach would not assist him in coming to the conclusion that death had been caused by prussic acid. Neither could they detect the presence of prussic acid by the smell. Did not think the prussic acid was administered by itself, but that it was administered in a liquid, but could not say what liquid. Could not tell the quantity of prussic acid taken. Was of opinion that the quantity of prussic acid found in the stomach would produce death speedily, but did not know in what time. Was of opinion that she died from the effects of this poison. The liquids in the bottle and tumbler had not been analysed, because there was not sufficient time to do it fully. By a juryman—We have not discovered what salt, if any, was present in conjunction with the prussic acid. The salts of prussic acid have not the same pungent peculiar odour as prussic acid itself. The salts of prussic acid would produce death, but he could not say how quickly. Cross-examined by Mr. Williams, counsel for the prisoner —Was about three minutes at the railway station before he saw the prisoner. Saw him get into the carriage and go away. Did not pour out the liquid in the bottle till yesterday. The liquids were left in the charge of Mrs. Ashlee about an hour and twenty minutes. Mr. Pickering was also present at the post mortem examination. Witness had seen a considerable number of persons die from convulsions. Had not seen persons die from prussic acid, but had seen animals die from the effects of that poison. The adhesion on the right lung was pretty considerable, and was evidently old. Even when persons are violently agitated, such an adhesion on the lung would not cause death. Enough of prussic acid to cause death would possibly make a slight difference in the appearance of the brain. Smelt the breath of deceased after her death, but there was no smell of prussic acid. Prussic acid has a violent smell. Could give no opinion as to the smell which salts of prussic acid would have, for he did not know much about them. Could not swear that there was any other salts in conjunction with the prussic acid at all though of opinion that there was enough of prussic acid to cause death, but did not know what the quantity was. William Marlow was next examined—ls a gar dener. Saw deceased on Wednesday evening at a quarter past six, going towards her house. She spoke to him first. She said, " Ah, Marlow." She was running, and he asked her why she was in so much haste ? She said she had got a friend come in, and she had been for a bottle of Guinness's stout for him. She appeared quite well, and in high spirits. She then ran away again towards her own house. By a juror—Deceased had nothing else but the porter in her hand., Mr. Norblad---Is a practising surgeon in the neigh bourhood of Slough. Saw the deceased shortly before the inquest. Her shoes were off, one of her stockings down, her legs partly exposed, and her cap off. Examined the body externally, in conjunction with Mr. Champneys, but did not find any marks of ex ternal violence. There was nothing in the external appearance of the body which could lead to any sus picion of a violent death. By order of the coroner he then made an internal examination. The result was that the whole of the interior bf the body was free from existing disease. They removed the stomach, laid it open, and turned out the contents. There *as no smell of prussic acid whatever. The stomach was then sealed up, and put in posses sion of Mr. Champneys. An examination of the con tents was made yesterday. Tile application of the Regent, raweing; Vengeance, Victoria and Albert, and the Athol troop ship, fitting for surveying service. In the Basin—The Britannia, 120, being stored as an advisnee ship, and made in every way ready for the pc•ndant; the Neptune, 120, ditto; the Magicienne, 44, being got ready for the pendant; and the Echo, steamer, repairing damages. At Spithead—No man-of-war. The wind, at sunset this evening, shifted from the N.N.E. to W.S.W., at which point it seemed inclined to continue steady. This favourable circumstance will enable the wind-bound vessels in the Channel to proceed on their way, and will, doubtless, bring up some of the ships which have so long been expected from foreign stations. ThreoNronr.—So many pendants flying at this port (about a score) snake this place exceedingly gay and animated—especially at so festive a period; we are only sorry that so many outbursts of vindictive feeling should have been manifested between the soldiers and sailors as have occurred publicly of late to disturb the peace and tranquillity of the inhabitants. We trust, however, to hear no more of such disturbances as those of last week. The Albion, 90, Captain Lockyer, has had her com plement of men and officers reduced by 100. Both officers and seamen have been distributed among' the other ships fitting out. A large amount of silver coin has been shipped on board the Cruiser, 16, Commander Fanshawe, and the Osprey, 12, Commander Patten, for conveyance to Hong-Kong. The Firebrand steam-frigate, Captain Hope, is to proceed to the Rio Plata, taking out Mr. Gore Ouseley, the recently-appointed Minister to the Argentine Re public. The Cruiser, 16, Commander Fanshawe, left the har bour and anchored in the Sound on Monday. The Persian, 16, Commander Coryton, was towed out of dock No. 5, on Saturday, and the Acorn, 16, Com mander Bingham, floated in the same tide, and un docked again on Monday, when the Espiegle, 12, Com mander Thompson, was taken in to have her false keel deepened. The Daring, 12, Commander Matson ; the Espiegle, 12, Commander Thompson ; and the Flying Fish, 12, Commander Harris, we are informed, will make another experimental trial of their respective sailing qualities in the spring. The Mercury tender arrived on Monday with super numeraries for the ships in commission here from Ports mouth. The Adventure, navy transport, Master-Commander N. Roskilly, sailed on Tuesday with stores for Cork. In Harbour—The Caledonia, 120, flag-ship, San Josef Superb, Albion, Actaeon, Persian, Racehorse, Cruiser, Daring., Espiegle, Flying Fish, Osprey, Acorn, Panta loon, Waterwitch, Muting, Firebrand steam-frigate, the Sylph, Mercury, Netley, and Snipe tenders, and the Ro chester, Devon, Falmouth, Tortoise, Hamoaze, and Camel navy lighters. In the Sound—The Cruiser and Dordrecht (Dutch). SHEERNESS, JAN. 3.—The Trafalgar, 120, is rapidly fitting in the basin for the flag of the Commander-in- Chief, Sir J. C. White. The Queen, 110, the present flag-ship, has discharged all her stores, and her crew will be hulked in a day or two, when she will be towed to Chatham for alteration. The Amazon, raze corvette, 26, Captain Stopford, was towed out of the basin on Monday into the harbour; which she will :+iiortly leave for Spithead, where she will be paid advance wages—an act of gross injustice to this port, at which most of her crews have contracted liabilities, more or less, which is the case at every other port under similar circumstances—a fact which ought to plead for itself in the eyes of the Lords of the Admiralty The Howe, 120, having been completed as an advance ship, was towed to her former moorings up the harbour on Tuesday. The Raven and Skylark cutters were both re-commis sioned last week by their former officers. In the Harbour—The Queen, 110, flag-ship ; Ocean, Amazon, R aven , an d Sk y l ar k , cutters; and the African steam-vessel. In Dock—The Hercules, Brilliant, Crocodile, and Spy In the Basin—The Trafalgar, Herald, and Vulture. first-class steamer. The Rolla, 10 guns, was commissioned , on the 28th ult. by Commander J. Simpson; her masts were put on board on Monday last, she was then taken alongside the Anchor -wharf for rigging; they commenced this duty yesterday ; one sergeant, one corporal, and tea privates joined this ship this afternoon from the head-quarters at Chatham. The Eagle, 50 guns, Captain G. B. Martin, is still in dock—she is completed, and is waiting for the spring tides to be put out of dock. The Comus, 20 guns, Commander Thompson, is in dock fitting for sea, and will be put out of dock as soon as the tides will permit ; one sergeant, one corporal, and 17 privates of the Royal Marines have joined this vessel. The Fantome, 16 guns, Commander Sir F. Nicholson, is fitting for sea —the riggers are progressing fast with her ; she will s oon b e out of the dockyard---one ser geant, one corporal, and 17 privates of the Marines have joined her. Mr. A. A. Speed, Admiralty -clerk of the Ocean, i appointed to be clerk in charge of the Rolla ; Mr. Tribe is appointed Admiralty-clerk to the Ocean, vice Speed; and Mr. H. Batten is appointed assistant-clerk to the Comus. This afternoon the following parties of the Royal Marines left the divisional head-quarters, Chatham, for Sheerness, to join the respectiv e s hips at th a t p ort For the Queen, 32 privates, one sergeant, arid one oor peral, under the command of Lieutenant Onsaow ; 10( the Skylark, 4-gun brig, eight privates and one corporal; and for the Raven cutter, of 4 guns, nine privates and cne corporal. There is some doubt that the Queen will ise paid off, as was reported ; the crew is only draughted to the Trafalgar pro tem. Woomvlca, JAN. 3. —The Rattler steam-vessel, Com_ mender Henry Smith, will proceed down the river on Monday next on an experimental trip, having been tern. porarily fitted with a propeller upon Mr. Sunderland's plan. The machinery was set in motion in the basin yesterday. Messrs. Langlands, Mudge, and Thornton have been appointed engineers to this vessel. When the experiments are over she will be fitted with Smith's propeller. The Styx steam-vessel, Capiain Vidal, arrived on Wednesday from the Azores, and will be paid offimme diately for recommission. The Monkey steam - vessel, Secend-Master Bryant, Commander J. • left Woolwich for Sheerness y es t er d ay . The n Lightning the Monkey ightnings steam-vessel, - s v t ecsasm4ess elMaseit, will er- convoy James be s, and Spence, John Allsop, Robert Rastrick, David Bow - en, Alexander Caldwell, and David Henderson, engine-fit tors, with their wives and families, to Portsmouth dock yard. Messrs. Lewthwaite, Eames, and Phillips, engineers, have been appointed to the Locust steam vessel at Portsmouth ; Lieut. Henry Eden, Commander. Mr. M'Latchie has been appointed second engineert.) the Prospero steam-vessel, and is to be borne on th 3 books of the Royal Sovereign. THE ROYAL VISIT TO STRATIMELDSAYE.—We have it in our pOwer to announce that the precise day is now positively fixed for the visit of her Majesty and the Prince Consort to the Duke of Wellington at Strathfield saye,. Hants. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Monday, the 20th inst. We understand her Majesty is likely to remain the guest of the illustrious Duke three days. The Duke has approved all the arrangements made at Strathfieldsaye for the reception of his Sove reign. His Grace is there with the Marquis and Mar chioness of Douro and Lord and Lady Charles Wellesley. SuerscIRDINCHNDIARISM.—On Saturday morning, shortly before three o'clock, a fire was discovered in the stack-yard belonging to Mr. Holland, butcher, of Lower-road, Islington, bursting from the midst of a rick of hay, containing about fifty loads, situate in the Globe fields, Stoke Newington. Flames were first perceived issuing from the body of the stack by police-constable 275 N, who, after having given the necessary alarm, re ceived assistance from the residents of the neighbour hood. The engines from Whitecross-street, Farringdon street, and the West of England station in the Waterloo road were in attendance. After an ineffectual attempt on the part of the parish engines to extinguish the flames, the firemen from town succeeded in drawing one of the large engines close by the margin of the New River, but it required several hours of continued labour to subdue the conflagration. Fortunately, the stack was detached from any other property, so that th e fi re w as confined to that alone. It is understood that the pro prietor is insured in ihe Atlas Office. It is feared that the fire originated through the set:of an incendiary. GREENWICH RAILWAY.—We have authority to state that the paragraph respecting the condition of this line, which appeared in the Globe this week, and which was subsequently copied into the Titres, is utterly with out foundation, the railway and its appointments having been found in a most satisfactory state when delivered up to the Dover Company.—Railway Record. FOREST 01 DEAN RAILWAY.—The Quarterly Court of Justices for Gloucestershire resolved, on Tues da, to "dissent " from the Forest of Dean Railway Bill, on the ground that the line wont too near the County Gaol at Gloucester, although it does not approach within lega_than forty feet of Lt.—Batboy Bwr& tests did not discover any ordinary poison. They then submitted the contents to the tests of prussic acid, which was unequivo cally proved to be present. From the absence of disease, the manner of deceased's death, and the pre sence of prussic acid, he was of opinion that she died of prussic acid, or of some one of the salts into the composition of which prussic acid enters. In conse quence of the absence of the odour of prussic acid, and knowing there is a salt equally poisonous which gives the same results by chemical analysis, be qualified the latter part of his evidence. The salt he referred to would produce death in from two seconds to a quarter of an hour, according to the strength of the poison. There was sufficient poison in the stomach to cause deaths The adhesion on the lungs was not of the slightest consequence. Cross-examined by Mr. Williams—The name of the salt to which he referred was cyanuret of potassium. A considerable quantity of the elements of prussic* acid entered into the composition of this salt. Catherine White—ls a single person, residing at Mr. Botham's hotel. Is barmaid at that establishment. Recollects deceased coming to the house on Wed nesday evening, at half-past six, and having a bottle of Guinness's stout. Was about ten minutes at the hotel. Witnessed served the deceased with the stout. It was a bottle of the description now produced, and, she believed, the same bottle. Lent her a cork screw. The screw produced was the one she lent deceased. Deceased did not seem at all agitated. Seemed quite well. Gave no reason whatever for asking for the stout. Mrs. Moss—Derived her knowledge of the prisoner from the deceased herself. She did not know him personally, The CORONEI said that, in that case, he would not ask her any questions, Mrs. Ashlee examined--In addition to the bottle and tumbler on the table there was a glass. The one produced was the glass. There FRS froth on the table, but it had no smell. Never saw tat prisoner until the occasion in question. Mrs. Burrett deposed that a bottle and two glasses and part of a bun were lying on the table when she went into deceased's house. She was fetched by Mrs. Ashlee. Rinsed one of the glasses, in which there was some froth, to give a little water to the de ceased. It was such a glass as that produced. There was no particular smell in the glass. The CORONER here said it would be necessary to adjourn the case, and he would fix the adjournment for Wednesday. Mr. Williams said, that before the court rose, he wished to apply to the Coroner for an order to allow his solicitor to see the prisoner. The CORONER had no objection to grant the per mission sought for, only the interview with the pri soner must be in the presence of the officer. Mr. Williams trusted the Coroner would be satis fied if the officer stood outside the door, so as that the prisoner should not be able to make his escape. He trusted this request would be granted. The CORONER-Oh, no; that will not do. The pri soner must not be out of sight of the officer. Mr. Williams was quite sure that the officer was far too respectable a man to wish to hear anything that passed between the prisoner and his legal adviser in their interviews together. The CORONER concurred in what Mr. Williams had just said. All the officer was bound to do, and all that he would wish him to do, was to take care that the prisoner was never out of his sight. At this moment Mr. Montague Chambers arrived from London and begged before the court rose to make an application to it. A sum of money, and other articles, which had been found on the person of tit e prisoner, when taken into custody, had been taken from him. Now, as these could not have any thing to do with the guilt or innocence of the prisoner, he trusted the Coroner would order them to be given up to him. The CORONER said that, as tho prisoner required some money to support him while the present charge was pending, the 225. in silver found on his person must be given up to him, but he would not feel justi fied in ordering the remainder of the money, or other property, to be handed to him in the present state of matters. Mr. Chambers then applied for copies of the depo sitions against the prisoner, is order that he and his coansel might be able to understand the nature of the evidence against him. The Com:Nana said he could not comply with the request of the Learned Gentleman. The prisoner and his counsel, however, could learn the nature of the evidence brought before the Court through the reports which appeared in the newspapers. The in quest was adjourned till Wednesday, when much additional evidence is expected to be brought forward. FURTHER PARTICULARS RESPECTING THE PRISONER. The prisoner is a rather tall man, and approaching his 60th year, but looking older than he is in reality. His hair is of a greyish colour, and very short. His face and features are small. The expression of his countenance is not pleasing; there is something sinister about it, which may, however, be partly accounted for from a slight squint in one of his eyes. The prisoner left this country for New South Wales many years ago, under very peculiar circumstances. During his residence in that part of the world he is said to have amassed a large fortune. He has been twice married. His first wife died some years since. By her he had two sons, both of whom, it is said, were brought up by him for the medical profession ; but they died in early life. He married a second time, a little more than a year ago. By his second wife he has one child. It is said that she visited him in Windsor Gaol, and manifested the deepest "grief , at the distressing circumstances in which he is placed. It is right to mention that he himself dis plays the greatest composure. When he arrived yesterday morning, in the custody of the officer, at Salt Hill, and entered the room in which the inquest was to be resumed, he drew out his handkerchief, and wiping his face with it, remarked with the greatest coolness, that they had arrived too soon, there being no appearance of the Coroner or the jury. The house was crowded all day by persons anxious to get a sight of him. Indeed, the desire to see him was so great, that it was with difficulty the officer could prevent persons forcing themselves into the room ad joining that in which the inquest was held, in which he was kept in custody. It is said that the prisoner has an extensive establishment at Berkhamstead, keeping no fewer than six servants. GROSS OUTRAGE. A most violent attempt at robbery has recently been made on the Forest, but which proved unsuccessful, in consequence of the courage displayed by a female. The appended are the particulars, as we have learnt them. Last Friday evening, between six and seven o'clock, a man dressed in a blue smockfrock, with his face blackened, and having on a " billy cock" cap, called at a lone house at the top of the Larkdale, on the Forest, occupied by a mechanic named Bowers, and asked permission to light bis pipe. The only persons in the house at the time were Mrs. Bowers and her child, eleven months old. The fellow was very inquisitive; after asking a number of ques tions, such as " Was Mr. Bowers likely to return soon ; was the dog in the house P" &c., he retired. Upon learning these particulars, Bowers told his wife in future to lock herself in the house on those evenings on which he was absent. She subsequently did so. On the next (last) Monday night, about a quarter-past eight, as Mrs. Bowers alas sitting with her infant at her breast, the house door was suddenly forced open, al though it had been locked, and a men rushed in who was dressed in a similar manner to the one previously described, except having a striped worsted cravat tied round his head, in place of the " billycock," and with his face again blackened. The woman immediately put her child down and grappled the fellow, who struck her a severe blow on the head with a heavy stave ; notwithstanding this, she still stuck to him, and had nearly overthrown him, when an accomplice entered the house, and taking up the infant, threw it on to the Forest. The mother left the dastardly plunderers, and ran to the assistance of her child. Immediately the first man found himself at liberty, he went up stairs, where he ransacked the drawers and boxes; as soon as the poor woman had recovered her child, she returned to the house, and had the door closed upon her by the accomplice. Fearing the approach of the husband, or the alarm of the adjacent cottagers, the man upstairs quickly descended to the house-place, and rejoined his companion at the door ; they both then ran away together, down the Larkdale. When they had arrived about half-way down, they met a man and a boy, when they turned off through the fields, in the direction of the cemetery, and escaped. They were in so great a hurry to avoid detection, that they decamped without t a ki ng away anything of value, and leaving in the house the bludgeon with which the poor woman was struck. We believe the fellows have hitherto eluded detection.—Nottingharn Review. MIRACULOUS Escarz.—On Saturday night last a worthy ploughman, residing in Inchinnan parish, Ren frowshire, while wending his way homeward with a " wee drap in his e'i," by some chance or other lay down on the road, and fell fast asleep. A cart belonging to a neighbouring farmer, attended by a servant man, hap pened to come up shortly afterwards. The night being dark, the man saw nothing on the road, but was suddenly startled by a crash under one of the wheels, followed by a loud roar. The horse being stopped, the driver alighted, and to his great horror discovered a human being apparently under one of the wheels. Be imme diately bawled lustily for help, but none appearing, he proceeded to a neighbouring house, and having alarmed the inmates, described all the horrors of the case. Lights being procured, the party repaired to the spot, expecting to see nothing but the remains of a mutilated human being, when, to their astonishment, they discovered their old neighbour apparently in perfect health and pod spirits. The wheel of the cart had passed over his hat, crushing it in two within half an inch of his head. It may.truly be said of this man that he was " within an inch of his life."—Glaa§mo journal. 2.AW AND PO3ICa. On the application of Mr. Woodruffe, the Chief Cam raissioner of the Insolvent Debtors Court, was pleased t o r , appoint M r . L a Wr e n c e assignee to the est a t e o f J aco b ' °l3 nop, late lessee of the Hippodrome, but at present a prisoner in Reading gaol. The Southwark Quarter Sessions were, as usual, m aiden ones. There has not been a prisoner for trial at these sessions fbr years past, y e t th e f arce o f h o ldi ng them is still enacted. Several of the jurors complained of being brought away from their business, when it was Well known tD the authorities there was no business for them to transact. At Clerkenwell Mary Robinson was charged by Mr. Le vi',- furrier, of Gloucester-street, Queen-square, Bloomsbury, with stealing a .51. note. The prisoner was servant to the prosecutor, who entrusted her with the note t o get change for gold. She procured change from a neighbour, and absconded. She was yesterday acci dentally met by the prosecutor's wife in the City, and given into custody. Committed for trial. Alfred Eames was placed at the- bar at Worship. street for final examination, charged wish having ob tained, by means of fore , ed orders, a large number of !ookin g-g- 1 4"es from upholsterers and other tradesmen In all parts of the district. The depositions in several clear eases h aving been completed, the prisoner, who de clinedt saying a n y t hi ng, was fully committed upon them. At Greenwich eenwich on Friday Absalom Davis, a man de scribed as the master of ths National Benevolent School, of Deptford, a very extensive charity, appeared in pur suance of an adjourned recol lected that a fortnight investigation.sinceth defe at the instance of J d a n t t will was b c e h ar ged Town, Deptford, with hav a i naes Smith, chastised his builder, of New son, n s g, v in his capacity of school master,spiece of thick cord, having a large knot of age, with not tied in the end, which had inflicted several cont sed bruises, one of which was as large As a P i nt-Po u t, and that near the region of the kidney. On that occasion the magis trate had expr esse d hi s o pi n i on that the defendant was an e x cee di ng l y i mproper person to fill the si tuation of schoolmaster ; and it had been inti tla,ted that the school committee would most pro tPDIY have hirn. It would appear, however, that s u el eY have declined to do so. and have contented them butur,e. f 'with tft.:ltionishing him to tx, more careful for the Mr. Saudon, in addreasitig the efhtgisteate on t:„ ha lf of the defendant , expressed Ins deep regret, am d ted that, as h.• school committee had ntiicted a even the worthy Maigistratie 'v r -4 ' l 3ll raolit to a catain l e ut .; d hot consider it iiee::tetii,ry to inflieL heavy tine. 1 th . i' d 4 ssilig sentence, Mr. Grove ramurked that all iii,l -11 mu s t and cuOit to 1 " proiwed fr.l•ui yuck. e not only by - eclioellinott4 re, but all others. etti v -14 Was quite elem. that was was a delicate child, be en 4l % . month,: turned seven years of ate, who had reilaily flegged ; und in punishing a child, use ,." t healthy or otherwise, gloat caution should be duet" This wns certainly a first offence complained of h t , ; 1 11 1 1: the seven or eight years he had been master, and tt,,,. (111 ‘; tteat it as such. The defendant was ordered N t p - n - Y, a flee of three pounds, and in default would be Ltied to Maidstone gaol for six weeks to hard Their 0 01.1112 1 —X I III.OII3IOICILICIiks. haveHighnesaes the Duke and Duchess of delayed coming to Cambridge House, until Monday, although it was originally . "`"d that the royal household should have lett Th°ll Thursday last. th e El Puchess of Inverness is passing the holidays with Th o -r u 'f Scarborough, at Rutford Hall, Notts. the no '"arquis and Marchioness Camden were among y annual b and gentry assembled at the Sevenoaka Th,. D 4 ", on Wednesday. tow n - f ' 44 rl and Countess of Granville have returned to W re r°l :l visiting the Earl and Countess De Grey, at it p ark ,g Th e 'wus 'we(k, arl and Countess De Grey have, during the whe r ... ec eived a select circle at Wrest Park, near Silsoe, G raT , - ",`,ne Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl and Countess of St a , -v le, Earl and Countess Cowper, Mr. and Lady I,7,yner, &c., have been among the guests. to w , Earl and Countess of Mornington have come to Th e - ,„' 41 : 1 1 Orleans House, Twickenham, for the winter. 4,0b1e Earl and Countess are now residing at their ewh, bei iii f Purchased mansion in Grosvenor square, lately ging to the Earl of Galloway. L am b e Earl of Durham and the Ladies Mary and Alice h kv tcm, accompanied by Lady Caroline Barrington, vi 4 to t o Lanabton Castle, from a lengthened No rthu 6 ,Eerarl and Countess Grey, at Howick Hall, nanhin. 1 4260112.26411.211111101:115. pow . suu rsday morning the wool mill at Cumnock, firp r tlist ll by the M essrs. Ki ng, was discovered to be on i s ' and the flames continued until all was destroyed. It Thelaorted that not one farthing of the whole was insured. h, e understand that the sharebrokers in Edinburgh traps .4 resolved to establish a Stock Exchange to facilitate fr / „ 4et ions in business. A committee was appointed to thele,..,nlies which rules have received the sanction of lite st ( r oe Y: Premises have keen taken in a very central 1 4 . 11e p l argest elm tree that has been brought into Wor de4t-r 'r th e last half century was on Thursday safely plate sited in M. William Tunk's timber-yard, Ty bridge \‘!". It grew on Lord Sandy's estate, Ombersley, near cu tn ". f ees ter- It measured 30 feet long, and 14 feet in cir to ; erv nce at 15 feet from the butt ; weighs 14 cr 15 ili ati l. 4l - b r a n there is supposed to be 150 cubic feet of the top, left behind on the estate. the tiers , ; 1, 1 ." " , me likelihood of the otil , »lisence, h E .i, 4 ck ditch, in Boundary-row, itiacktriars•road, 4, - ,g covered over at last, through the exertions of Mr. su r r vs ' the ooachmaker, whose extensiv e premises are b2(unded is ) the filthy ditch. Mr. Apps has coritri ex4'el thee sum of 200/. towaris the undertaking, the of whi c h will b e deftayed by BUtitieripliUn. 1 pi. Co4lllolSSilnitTS Of See ers, slthough frequen t ly sp ,,..ed to to cover the dit c h,. have refused the application. l he aew Lord Mayor of Dublin, Mr. Arabin, gave the inauguration dinner at the Mansion-house on a ni ursdaY ev ening. It was attended by all parties e nßst th e citizens, and passed efl with perfect unanimity, and with Ar a b. nut any reference to political questions. Mr. r s a Prote a stant. The late Lord M ayor , ;;1;24 O'Brien, is Roman Catholic, and the efficient and tlartial manner in which he has discharged the duties' Or 1, 5 °f fiee, has obtained for him the respect and esteem ‘.lB fellow,citizens, without distinction of parties. 11.1 r. Richard Dowden, a Protestant, was installed as yszr of Cork on the same day. In both corporations, d 0 ,_ 11 . 1 1 and Cork, Roman Catholics form the prepon- Zr<sting majority in the Town -Councils ; and in both eitiestant gentleinen h ave t hi s year been chosen as co4 Ma gistates. h t e N has yet been no appearance of herring on the bau of Sive, or in the lochs by which that island is so qch indented. The season may now be looked upon _!ntirely lost to the poor disappointed fishermen. of i.utd herring appear in the dead of winter, the quality to ..Ln u e fish would be so inferior that it would in no respect beo3_ nerate the trouble of securing it. Few seasons have bt7 B° Tory unfavourable for herring fishing in the He -I.4`reas the now expiring season of 1844. The " take" e () ,, z u 11 in aoa ie . bygone seasons very limited, and in to equence has been complained of, but when there is by 'take" at a ll, t h e condition of the poor fishermen is si:leno means an envi a ble one, as, under these circum- IshteeB, they an d t h e i r families must live on "credit," i t iLoh it now almost as uitli cu is for thew to to pcocure ae :2?rocure the capricious fish, which would leave 44 ks Ktafortible and indepetrktt. FLOATING BREAKWATERS. TO THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO PROMOTE THE FORMATION OF A REFUGE HARBOUR AT BRIGHTON, BT MEANS OF A FLOATING BREAKWATER. When I had the pleasure of meeting the inhabitants of Brighton, and of receiving their generous support and encouragement to proceed with the formation of an asylum for pleasure yachts, for steam-vessels crossing the Channel between this port and Dieppe, and for fish ing -smacks off this expo se d coas t, th e bject was not merely of local but of national importance ; and I felt confidence in the means which I possessed of effecting it, and in the result of the experiment. • This, I assure you, did lot arise from theory only, however cautiously analysed, but from public practical proof of success. Having obtained permission frem the Lords of the Ad miralty, I accepted an invitation from a French company to co-operate with them in forming a harbour on an importuous line of coast ; and my plans being submitted to the Board of Engineers in that kingdom, were re ceived by them with all the attention I could have de sired. On their report a grant was voted by the Chambre des Deputes for the construction of a Floating Break water Asylum at Ciotat, in the Mediterranean. Encou raged by foreign patronage, I looked with increased certainty to home ; and, on my return to England, pro posed to make a first demonstration off Brighton, where the open character of the coast would afford the severest test of my invention. With pardonable pride, I trust, I am this day enabled to state that I have completed the mooring of my sec tions, in a manlier that has elicited the approbation of competent judges, who did me the honour to become my witnesses also—the buoyancy imparted by the introduc tion of cork, added to the control exercised over the emelt:ohm of the sections by perpendicular bridle tueorings passing up through the keel, preserving a unii'ormity of motion which is highly desirable. The perfect shelter obtained under the lee of the breakwater, while it forms a striking contrast to the angry surface windward, has excited the surprise of many nautical and scientific men, from the completeness of the victory which is obtained over the agitation of the waters. This effect is so perfect, that I am now preparing to form a lantern, with an apartment for two attendants, on board one of the sections. The necessity for a floating breakwater at Brighton arises from the mode in which the shingle travels up the channel, one of the inevitable consequences of which would be a deposit so great as to fill up any basin that could be formed here by a fixed and solid pier. Such a result cannot attend the asylum I have enclosed for ship ping off a coast hitherto inhospitable. The most sanguine parties of this favourite, this royal watering-place could never have anticipated a greater boon for Brighton than the formation of a harbour, not so much adapted, pro bably, for commercial purposes as for the promotion of continental intercourse ; and I have the satisfaction to know that many vested interests connected with this large and fashionable town are fully conscious of these advantages. It may, perhaps, be hardly necessary to expatiate here On the superiority in many respects of floating over fixed breakwaters ; but the novelty of the design may be pleaded as an apology for a few remarks. My system of moorings, which is simple and effectual, may be carried into effect at ail seasons of the year, and com pleted within a few months. Estimates for fixed break waters cannot be relied on, because a part of the work is often destroyed by the violence of the waves before the whole is completed—the sea undoing in the hurricane what the ingenuity of man had done during the calm. The moorings and sections of the Brighton Breakwater were laid down during the short dark days of December by means of a billy-buoy of 50 tons lowering over her side the centre ring and connecting chains, about 10 tons weight, without the occurrence of any accident, and with the assistance of only ten hands, some of whom were landsmen. A more remarkable instance of great effects from small causes can hardly be produced, than the formation of a safe asylum for shipping constructed off a bold and bleak coast, by the simple, inexpensive, and expeditious means which I have employed in giving a harbour to Brighton. And now, Gentlemen, I h ave th e h a p p i ness to b e a bl e to tell you that the British standard, in conjunction with the arms of the town of Brighton, were this day dis played on the breakwater, and hailed by three hearty cheers. In this enthusiastic demonstration, as well as in the towing of the sections from Shoreham to their stations, we received the meat valuable assistance from the crew of her Majesty's steamer African, which was most kindly placed at my disposal for that service by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.—l am, Gentle men, your obedient servant, &c., J. N. TAYLER, Captain R.N., C.B. Her Majesty's steamer African, Off Brighton, Dec. 24, 1844. P.S.—For the information of all who are concerned in the shipping interest, as well as all vessels bound to Shoreham Harbour, this is to give notice, that the float ing breakwater has been placed within theline of bearing of the Jenny Ground Rocks—Shoreham New Church within the Pier-head bearing N.W. by N.—Kemp Town Church on with the middle of Brighton Pier—Blaething ton Windmill on with Fisher Turnpike-gate-house, hearing N.E. by N., about one mile from the shore.— Brighton Gazette. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTsMOUTII,FitrDAY.—The works of the new steam basin in this dockyard are rapidly peogressing, and are expected to be completed for laying the foundation-stone on or about the 14th, when, we believe, it is the inten tion of the contractors to celebrate the event by giving a banquet upon the spot to 500 of the artisans employed in the yard. to which the Lords of the Admiralty and the chief officers of the various departments at the port will be invited. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, it is expected, will lay the foundation -stone, and preside at the banquet. The St. Vincent, 120, in dock, and nearly stripped to her keel, is found to require more repairs than was anti cipated, from the length of time she has been afloat without a refit. The Ringdove, 16, Commander Sir W. Daniell, was at St. Helena on the 10th of November, up to which date private letters state she had captured no prizes. The Aid, navy-lighter, Master-Commander Stnallman, arrived yesterday with victualling stores for the Royal Clarence-yard, from the eastern depots. The Goodwill lighter sailed yesterday, with stores for the eastern yards. In Harbour—The Victorious hulk, flag, pro tem., of Admiral Sir Charley Rowley, the Victory, the Excel lent, the Vindictive, the Lily, the Sparrow ketch, the Nautilus, Portsmouth, and Fanny tenders, Aid lighter, and the steam-vessels Locust, Comet, Fearless, Dwarf. In Dock—The 5t Vinceut, 120, refitting; the POI": CUSTOMS. It was stated a short time since that some important alterations were about taking place in the landing de partment of this branch of the revenue ; and that in !consequence of the pressure of business necessarily so frequently occurring, owing to the prevalence of con ; trary winds and sudden cltinge, and consequent in flux of shipping, an arrangurnentwasin progress for forming a body of men from the inferior departments ,. into three or four - classes of " superintendent lockers, who were to be avaAable at all times on such occa sions to assist in the latading, weighing, and housing of the cargoes of vesseh, in order to prevent c: play to merchants, and inconvenience to trade. The ON rangement alluded to has within these few days come' , , into operation, an a lare bod of these inferior officers have, with d the sancti g y on of the Treasury,' been formed into a body for' the desired purpose, at at an increase of salary beyond that which they I received in their previous positions, varying from 101. to 401. per annum. This new arrangement No been a most fortunate thing for a great .many of these officers, who previously held offices .it little mole than half the salary they will recelye in their' new position, and performi n t ; a very in ferior ( I,:scription of duty, and who have been p2. l ' ! mute d i n ~, n isequence of their previous gooLi charac- ' ter and capacL f v , entitling them to the benefit of thee new arrangemei:t. Several of them are officers drafted from the n- 1 ' ffereD t outports, being 'inferior officers of the Customs, or Ye:onging to the Coast guard, the colle c t ors an d cotti ptz'L llens at these places having been di rec t e d some time age' by the Commis sioners to recomm en d t o th e i r con_ sideration such deserving and ent i tl e d, in pers onscons under their sup erv i s i on as th e might con siderlie-me° of :their merits and good character, t o the ben efi t of A cartie tion in the new appointments abo u t t o b e ;submit, ted to the Lords of the Treasury for their appr ot P. or these men the change is a great advantage, end all important improvement in their condition. It is' not intended, we believe, that this new description oe landing-waiters should perform the whole of thet. duties appertaining to that department, but only the simple routine portion of them, leering the higher and more important, as before, to officers of more capacity and experience. Various other alterations have recently been made in the department, and several reductions in the number of officers in diffe rent branches have been effected, where it was prac ticable, in order to meet the increased expenditure caused by this new arrangement, so that on the whole, but a trifling additional expense will be thereby en tailed on the revenue. EXECUTION of TWO MURDERERS. AT LIVERPOOL. KIR /MALE, SATURDAY, ONE O'CLOC . George Evans and Thomas Stew, two young men just burst• ing into manhood, the former being only twenty years of age, and the latter twenty-one, have just termi nated their short earthly, though wicked, career by an ignominious and forcible death upon the public scaffold. The prisoners were both confined since their con demnation in one cell, but on Monday last they were separated, a measure which turned out, apparently, for the benefit of both • and from that period Evans was continually engaged in reading the Bible, singing hymns, or listening to the religious instructions of the indefatigable chaplain. Some of his friends, up to Thursday evening last, had visited him, and his father, whom he had requested to see, sent a letter,' declining tbe interview in consequence of his being: in a very poor state of health, and anxious to avoid so. agitating a scene. From the moment of his condemnation, Steyr acknowledged the justice of his sentence. On Wed— nesday one of the culprit's brothers and one of his sisters, with his brother's wife, paid him a visit ; and , on Friday, his stepfather and several of his friends, took an eternal farewell of their unhappy relative. Both the prisoners made a voluntary confession their guilt to the reverend chaplain several days before. their execution, and on Friday afternoon each ?site- , rated a declaration of its truth. That of Evans Ivas very short. He said he had had a quarrel with Mrs- Millen, the day before the murder, about six shillings. which he owed her. He had written to his father for some money, and his letter had not been answered, and Mrs. Millen taunted him with it. But it was not that which made him kill her; something came across his mind, and he killed her with several blows of the life preserver. He denied having taken a ring from her finger, as was stated by some of the witnesses : the ring was in a drawer with tbe other trinkets. Stew, on the other hand, has given a more circum stantial account, of which the following is a copy : " I, Thomas Stew, voluntarily make this state ment to Mr. Appleton, the chaplain :—I courted Alice Nolan for a little more than four months. She was as decent a young woman as asiv one would wish to keep company with, and I thought we should have lived comfortably together. About a month _ before her death I made her a promise to snarrY her in five weeks (the wedding-day was to have ,been tb e Sunday after the day on which she died); Isi.a`. cowl Arl not keep my word in consequence of getting im`o lsaci company and spending all that I had. As, there. tore, we could not live together on earth, I thought we might be happy together in heaven. .1 borrowed razor, as appeared on my trial, to take her life aria' my own. With this razor in my pocket i took her on her way home, as I bad been in the habit of doing, and when we reached a bank, the name of which I forget, very near to her house, we stood to talk toge ther, as we had usually done before. She Asked me if I was going to do what I had promised (oamely, to marry her)? I answered, No I cannot, for I have been drinking very hard; I have left Ste phen Bill's through drinking on Saturdays, and not looking after my horses on Sundays ; but I got al!: other place on Wednesday last; ba it does not stiO me so well as Stephen's place, for it will not be so constant an employ. She Well, then, you: must do as well as you CM: I then said, lam very badly vexed that I should have left the last place, and that I cannot put things for ward as I could wish to do.' She said, ' Give me a kiss, and I put my arm round her neck gild gave her one. She said, Shall we meet again at Sally's on Monday night?' meaning Mrs. Shepherd's. I saia, still with my arm round her neck, 'No, I ,hope we shall:meet in heaven next.' Then I drew the re"„j across her throat, upon which she exclaimed,, vu , my love, Tom Then I left her, and walked a, t. my usual pace across a corner of the bank, along Ged,rtie street and down Brewery-street, and so along'l.t!ie several streets to Mrs. Shepherd's. Down a entry, about half a yard from the door, I went dol on my knees, and I said, ' I hope her is in heaven, az that I shall soon meet her there.' I then drew th, razor across my throat, after which I got up and fell against the door, which flew open, and I fell down into the house. Somebody picked me up, but I could not tell who, and put me in a chair, in which I sat with the blood pouring from my neck. I re member no more until I saw my two brothers stand ing over my bed in the Manchester Infirmary." During the whole of Friday night both prisoners were engaged in prayer and religious devotion. ,To wards morning, however, both the prisoners lay dcrsvn for a couple of hours, and slept soundly. At sev.tn o'clock, at their own request, they attended the usui id morning service in the chapel. After partaking of slight breakfast, they repaired at eleven o'clock to the chapel, where the sacrament was administered to them. They joined in that holy ordinance apparently with the devout feeling of sincere repentance. The procession left the chapel precisely at twelve o'clock. The chaplain, in his surplice, walked in front, relvi. ing the funeral service followed by the Governor. Next came Stew, walking with a firm step, but with his face hid in a handkerchief. Evans followed, walking erect, his eyes closed, and apparently engaged in prayer • he appeared to be not in the least discomposed. Never, perhaps, did a per son so situated display such firmness. alley ascended the stairs leading to the press-room in the same com posed and firm manner, and took their seats in view of the scaffold. The process of pinioning having been performed with great dexterity by the execu tioner, he led Evans to the scaffold, where, after the rope was adjusted, Stew was afterwards led. Not dropdu, t ly and f at . the least symptom of agitation was displayed by Evans. Stew was somewhat affected. The chapl ain wc fo l hu l followed wo•ne wasdo f t a b t e hs he c o u fru l t p n r iye funeral to hs e:t t vh h io e cue c h a th ff s e o to l made, th 4t v i callo g ns- :- g leci convulsively for some time. Stew ceased to exist instantaneously. The wound in his neck burst open, and the blood trickled down upon his shirt. Blood also burst from the nose of Evans, and stained the cap which was drawn over his face. • PROJECTED NEW DOCK AT BIRKENIIEAD.—It is in contemplation to turn Tranmere Pool into a floatiag dock, and, ;we understand, (application will be made to Parliament in the next session for powers. From the Parliamentary plan of the proposed docks, it appears that their position will be between the two slips of Birkenhead and Tranmere, a site which is covered with water every tide, just the same as Wallasey Pool. It is intended here to construct—suppose the Act should be obtained—one wet dock, the area of which will be eleven acres and 1,980 yards, and also a graving dock, at the point nearest the Chester Old-road. The quay to the northward of Tranmere slip will be 100 feet wide; and the dock will be entered by gates of 70 feet width. The land belongs partly to Mr. Chamberlayne, of Chester; and partly to the corporation of Liverpool; but it is understood that the Admiralty have refused to give any sanction to the undertaking. The Dock Com• mitten of Liverpool have agreed to petition,. so as to give them a standing to be heard when the case is under Parliamentary investigation.—Liverpool Mercury. The Earl of Jersey, Lord Forester, Sir R. Sutton, and a select party, have been enjoying the sports of the field with the Duke of Rutland, at his Grace's sporting box, Stanton Wndehouse. STOURBRIDGE.—A meeting of the coal misters of the district was held at the Talbot Hotel on Friday last, when an advance in the price of coal was agreed upon...— Ten Towns' Messenger.