The Sun. — London, England, 1844-08-21 00:00:00

1 NE I USE. S DA/i seas i ll , pr ison' bar. ;urge,° l2 ' be en • m isoner , morose 5, 18 11' D ing qtr ES)' oils .fling be e' like r 51:4 t be , res te r n ti) tro 6 r igb 1 oi l 0 , 0 • gt") or to be oc' to oo m, cot ol eb to' cli4 A o p ut tero d :elO forward them to me wherever I may be. His address is, Mr. Hobson, bookseller, Commercial-road East, London.' This with my name will find me, and I shall either call every day at the shop for my letters, or he will send them to me. If there be anything of import ance requiring my consideration, you may mention it, and I shall make as little delay over it as possible. " In haste, yours truly, " J. C. DELANEY." The next letter was on the 6th, and that stated that the prisoner's wife was unwell, and attended by two medical wen, who apprehended that the same thing would occur that had occurred before, namely, a miscarriage. There were then two letters addressed to Mrs. Bell, they were dated the Bth and 9th of June, which he would read to the jury, first making the observation that the letter of the Bth must have been posted either after five o'clock on Saturday evening, or on Monday morning, Mrs. Belaney, it being recollected, dying on the Saturday morning be fore eight o'clock. The letter was as follows: " London, June 8, 1844. " Dear Mr. Bell,—l have little else to write to the north about at present than to give you (who, I know, are all interested in it) a very unhappy account of Rachel's state. I have had her removed from the hotel to private lodgings, where, with two medical attendants, she re mains dangerously ill. Symptoms of :premature labour Came on a few days ago ; but, what is still worse, one of the medical men pronounces the heart to be diseased. Of this I have had some dread myself. This will alter my plans greatly ; but, if she be spared, that will be every thing. Hoping you are well, I must in haste conclude, yours sincerely, " J. C. BELANEY. " No letters have yet arrived. " Mr. G. G. Bell, North Sunderland, Belford, Nor thumberland." It would be for the jury by and by to say what the mo tives were that could induce the prisoner to write that letter. On the 9th of June another letter is sent by the prisoner, which was posted before five o'clock in the afternoon of that day, and before the prisoner was aware of the result of the post mortem examination : "London, June 9, 1844. "Dear Mr. Bell,—The worst that could be dreaded has come to pass. Rachel is no more. You shall know all. Put the men off work at the new house. As such could not be done at the quarry and lime works without great inconvenience to the partnership, I shall not desire the same there. lam hardly able to sit up ; but hope to be able to write to-morrow more particulars. As her death has occurred chiefly amongst strangers, and so Suddenly, an inquest and post mortem examination will be held. This has been mentioned to me. Of course I do not object to it.—Yours sincerely, " J. C. BELANEY." There was another letter to Mr. Bell, which did not contain any date, but merely June, 1844 " My Dear Mr. Bell,—By the time this reaches you, You will have learned from Hall's letter and my com munication yesterday, the awful cause of my loss ; and you, well I know, can and will feel for me. 0, God ! w uat a visitation came upon me, like a thunderbolt shot down upon me in the midst of my happiness ! Atlas ! where are all my summer arrangements gone With my dear Rachel ? But I cannot write. You shall bear fro mm e immediately. To meet the next pay ments, go to Thew for the price of the wheat. I will arrange for your supplies. Let no one interrupt you in your usual course. I have legal advice to direct and go through the case for me. I ) wrote a few lines for Captain Clarke to direct him to write you, giving in struction for you to go on with the business as usual, and where to apply to for money to meet the pay. I did not think of writing you at that time ; but now have done so. Besides several other friends who are coming up, and who have known me for some time, I should like to see Mr. Hunt of Belford. Do go and tell him what has happened, and that I should like him to Come up immediately to say what he knows of me. Mr. Hancock and several others have arrived. Tell him, for God's sake, to come off immediately. I will pay all ex penses. I must have a few respectable friends to come forward to establish my character and say what they know of me. Oh, God ! I know not what lam doing ar saying. Tell him I shall pay every expense. When he comes he must call at Hobson's, bookseller, Commer rial-road East, London, or at 17, King-street, Stepney, London, at Mr. Clarke's. Yours, ever, in haste, " J. C. I3ELANEY." " Pray put the men upon the partnership on their work again when required, if they are not already on." The next letter was one to Mr. Hall, and was in these term s :..._. " London, June, 1844. "Dear Hall,—Oh! I am distracted. I cannot write nor do anything. I have lost my dear Rachel; and, what ! flakes the loss so much the worse, it was caused by my own neglect, from leaving some medicine, which I myself had been taking a portion of for my stomach, in a tum bler on the top of the drawers at the opposite end of the room where she was. She had gone for the tumbler, and Poured some water into it without observing anything in it, the medicine being only a small portion of liquid in the bottom of the glass, and clear as the glass or water; then she had drank it. Oh! my God, I know not what to do. My dear Rachel is gone, gone for ever from !le. You, and all of you, know how happy we were together. I had just gone, leaving her in bed, out of the r oom for a minute or so, into the other room, in search otb another bottle to put the medicine in, for I had broken e °Tie it was in, and got a tumbler in the meantime to se cure the contents in ; and she had got out of bed to Use th e ____ and take some salts, which were on the table by h er b e d s ide, and wishing to take some water after the salts, and supposing the glass an empty and clean one, she had gone to the other end of the room, un knowingly poured water into it, and, oh God ! have herupon mercy P us all, she drank a portion of it. I heard cry for me in th e ot h er room . I fl e w to her; but, oh God! it was all over in a few minutes, and I am now in a state of mind bordering on utter misery and madness. In the suddan shock I knew not what to do or say. I called for immediate assistance. It was brought, but it Was of no use. The awful occurrence having taken place In a situation where I am entirely unknown, all are strangers around, and the people being much inclined to doubt my statement that she was my wife, and every thing eL;e I said, I am in a terrible situation. The law has a right to suspect me, and as yet I have not a creature found to prove my marriage, or what I am, or who I am. I have nothing to prove anything as 70t. The solicitor whom I have employed will either have to come d own t o e stablish my character, and prove how we lived, and that we were married, or else he will require a few of my friends who have known me and her also, to come, up and testify what they know of me. know you will all do what is required for me. What I now regret the most next to the accident, in my o nfusion and half-stunned state is, I did not say what had Caused her death. I knew not what I was doing or s aying, and, of cou rse, horror-struck and shocked at my infatuaty in having left such medicine there, though it Was only for a minute, and the poor dear Rachel was in had and, knowing well that the world would blame me perhaps too severely for my carelessness in leaving 8 1 101 a dangerous medicine where it was in danger of doing such evil, I did not, until after I became a little more collected, say what had happened. This, though v ery natural at such an awful juncture, is con sidered as aga i nst me . Oh, G o d ! I k n ow not what to do or say. It came upon me like a thunderbolt. If I were able I wou l d wr i te to you a ll—l mean mos t o f my friends ; bu t at present I cannot. Go to Mr. Bell and William „'„ikon, and Alexander Wilson, and who you thi nk fit, „„, "". state the melancholy contents of this to them , be -ausei I cannot a cquaint them all. As poor Mrs. Stobbs a now the only memorial of dear Rachel I know go to her and give her my respects, and tell her that I have I(3at my beloved Rachel ; and, although there was not much friendship existing between them for some time ast, I hope better will now exist between tr:, and that s hall always regard her for dear Rachel's sake. I must now stop ; for lam bewildered, as if in an uncon scious dream.—Yours ever, " J. C. BELANEY." " I wish William Wilson could give you Mr. Tewart's address in London. He is one who knows me, and would say something for me. Go to Mrs. Stobbs immediately ; 3 1 1. 2 as a relative, it is my duty t 3 acquaint her. Tell ra• Patrick and all others you think well of. Oh, lam a t. L u le• I hope the Lord will support me under such i T u ble. If I can write to Mr. Simpson, who is the mi nister of the parish, I will ; but at present I cannot." T he last letter ha would trouble the jury with was an other to 3dr. Bell ; "London, June, 1844. "Dear Mr. Bell,—l intended writing to you an ac e°Unt of what had happened to my dear Rachel, through 111Y:_infatuity or inadvertency, and to myself ; but at Present am unable to do so. I have written Hall Sort of account of it, which I wish you to go larnmediately to peruse, and consult with him what to in Oh ! what is this come upon me like a thunder kt)it ? I did not mention the cause of her death to you before, through a desire to bury the shame and avoid the bull public reproach for my fatal neglect. Yet I know You can account for it under such circumstances ; ut, oh God ! I can never forgive myself. I would like l o to call up on Mr. Simpson, and give him the parti- Z l,u nkra of wh a t I h av e given of the awful occurrance. Pose not a moment in getting from Mr. Dorael testimony InY marriage from Bamborough, and post it to Mr. larke, 17, Ring-street, Stepney, London." Ile believed that he had new stated in detail all the cir- Futostances of this painful case. He would forbear mak ling any comments on the facts which would be detailed ,„ 4e vidence, because it would be for the jury to form a a lb, deliberate, and impartial judgment upon them. It' o o 'ue jury f rom t h ose facts were satisfied nothing was made against the prisoner, they would, of course, acquit e ar n of this grave charge ; but if the facts proved irre trtably led them to a different conclusion, the public jus t. e i eof the country demanded from them, however pain it might be, that they should find the prisoner guilty. ith these observations he committed with confidence Jury result of this important case into the hands of the :lie following witnesses were then called:— ~Mrs. Matilda Heppingatall examined by Mr. Bowing -?•Y husband lives in Green-street, Mile-end Old Town. Ou the 4th o f J une last, prisoner came to our h ouse , a t 0 u t i le . Mrs. Belaney was with him. They agreed to take n e front and ba c k p ar l ours o f our house for one week. CY came at h a lf- past f our t h e d ay a f ter . Mr. Belaney onk by himself. Mrs. B e laney did not dine. They tea, and had company with them—Capt. Clarke and 4 , • Hobson. Mr. and Mrs. Belany went, as I under ‘:',9°_(l, to the theatre, and returned a little after twelve. 41 "l o r • rselaney appeared very well. On the following d ru ing (Wednesday) my servant fetched a black pari not draught for Mr. Belaney. Shortly after Mrs. Belaney did S ink- She was so several times during the day. She get up. I saw her at night on the couch in the Y, morning, afternoon, da parlour get She appeared poorly. Prisoner went out that theand evening. He was out all afternoon. Capt. Clarke and Mrs. M'Geachy called atoithrsedra.Y)' ((1, t he h evening, and saw her. On the following morning they took breakfast, and went out early They remained out until five in the h ax r il pon. I did not see her that day. They fps_ f resh ham with their tea. Captain Clarke _rut the evening with them. Clarke and prisoner went vitt together, and purchased pickled salmon for supper. They rose about the usual time on Friday, breakfasted, and went out before ten. I saw Mrs. Belaney, but did not speak to her. I had heard no complaints since Wed nesday ; on that night she said she was better. They returned between one and two on Friday, and remained about half an hour ; they left again, and returned at half-past nine. I saw her sitting in the front parlour at the table, Mr. &daily was lying on the couch. She ap peared in good health. They retired to rest shortly after. Just before seven o'clock, on Saturday morning, I heard them conversing together in their bed-room. I distinguished the voices of both. At a quarter to eight I was called to the room by Mr. Belaney. He called out, " Mistre;s, mistress, come up here, my wife is very ill." I went up, he was at the bed room door, which was cpen. My servant was there. The foot of the bed is to the right hand as you go in, and a chest of drawers stood to the left. Behind them are folding doors, opening to the sitting room. There is a vvashhand-stand in a recess to the right of the chimney, and a small table and chair near the head of the bed. I observed Mrs. Beli.ny lying on the bed, with the clothes all thrown against the stall. She had no cap on, and was in her sleeping dress. I said she is bad indeed. She was quite motionles', and seemed not to breathe from the upper part of the chest. She was insensible, her eyes shut, her teeth closed, and she was foaming at the mouth a great deal. I raised her, and put her head on my shoulder. Prisoner was close beside me. I said, " I have seen my dear girls in fits before, but I never saw fits like this." I asked if she had been subject to fits ? He said she had had fits before, but not like this ; she would not come out of it. I said, " What do you mean—do you mean to say she will not come to ? Do something— send for a doctor." He said, "lam a doctor myself. I should have let her blood before, but she had no pulse." He had a lancet in his hand. Before that I sent my servant for hot water, and I said, "I do not care if you are a doctor, send for another. Send for Captain Clarke and Mrs. M•Geachy." He said, " Send for them ;" and the girl went for them. He said, " She will not come to, it is an affection of the heart. Her mother died of it nine months ago." I put my hand upon her heart, but could not feel it beat. I put my hand upon her stomach, it appeared swollen. She was making convulsive mo tions, as if she was trying to get rid of pleghm, opening and shutting her mouth with a convulsive motion. Captain Clarke and Mrs. M‘Geachy live seven teen doors off. Mrs. M'Geachy came shortly after. I was still holding deceased. Prisoner said she was pregnant. 'rho girl and Mr. Belaney put her feet in hot water. I ordered some vinegar and water. Mr. Belaney took the pail of water from her feet, put it on the bed, and put both her hands in it. He also put some of the vinegar on her head. I asked why Captain Clarke did not come ; at last he came, and he got a clothes brush, and began to rub her legs. I ordered a mustard poultice to be prepared, which was applied to her chest by direction of Captain Clarke. In about twenty minutes after I entered the room site died. She gasped twice after Captain Clarke came in. Prisoner was in the room the whole time. When Mrs. M‘Geachy came in I begged her to fetch the doctor, and she fetched Mr. Garratt, who did not arrive until after deaths had taken place. I asked prisoner what she had taken; be said only a little salts. I saw a tooth glass and a small tumbler on the table close to the head of the bed ; it appeared to be one-third full of liquid, clear, but whiter than water. On the other side of the bed v was a paper of salts and a spoon. There was nothing in the drawers ; no bottle or tum bler. There was no broken glass about the room. I perceived no particular kind of smell in the room. Mr. Belaneygave Mrs. M'Geachy a phial full of lavender water after Mrs. Belaney's death. Mrs. M'Geachy sprinkled the room. I was in the front par lour soon after she died. I noticed a letter on the table ready for the post, and another one partly written. There was no phial in the room. The phial in which the black draught was contained was brought down 011 Thursday. The bed-room is rather a small room. A person in one of the rooms can hear what is said in the other. Cross-Ciamined by Mr. ERLE—I had desired Mr. Hobson, the bookseller, to procure lodgers for me. He introduced Mr. and Mrs. Belaney as his friends. He lives seven minutes walk from me. I first saw them on Tuesday passing by the door. I saw them in the room. I heard Mrs. Belaney sick many times in the course of Wednesday. I cannot say if Mr. Belaney on that even ing carried her from the bed to the sofa when the bed was made ; but I think he must have done so. Mr. Belaney called to have the bed made. He appeared very attentive to her. I saw very little of them until I was called in on Saturday morning. When I saw the state she was in I was greatly alarmed, and was under alarm the whole time. When my attention was first called to this, I remember that I urged Mr. Belaney to send for a doctor. I was called upon to give an ac count of it on the Monday following before the Coroner, with Mrs. M'Geachy and Captain Clarke. We were also examined before the Magistrate. I observed two tumblers on the Saturday morning, one empty, the other containing fluid. I sent them down stairs, and do not know what became of the liquid. The teaspoon was on the table, and not in either tumbler. Sarah Williams, examined by Mr. CHAMBERS—I was servant to last witness, and waited on Mr. and Mrs. Be laney. On the Thursday before she died, when Captain Clarke and Mrs. M'Geachy supped there, I waited. Mrs. Belaney ate some salmon. She played on the piano, and appeared in good health and spirits. I waited on them on Friday. They had no supper on Friday, and went to bed about ten o'clock. On Saturday morning, about five minutes to seven, Mr. Belaney rang, and ordered a jug of hot water, a tumbler, and spoon. He was in the parlour and dressed. lie was in the parlour when I came to dust it. He told me to go out, for he wanted to write. I saw him get the materials for writing. I left the room. At about twenty minutes to eight I heard him call " Mistress, mistress, my wife is very ill." I and my mistress went up directly, and went into the bed• room. Mr. Belaney was there. Mrs. Belaney was on the bed, her cap off, the bed clothes off, her hair hang ing all about, her eyes and mouth were closed, and she was foaming at the mouth. I and my mistress raised her up, and had some hot water for her feet. Mr. Be laney said he would use the lancet, but he was afraid her pulse was gone. This was before the hot water was fetched. The pail was afterwards put on the bed, and he put her hands in the pail. He also applied some vinegar to her face. I was then sent for Captain Clarke and Mrs. M'Geachy, who came. There was a tumbler on the table in the room. It was about half full of liquid, rather white and rather thick. The water-bottle was on the wash stand. It could not be reached from the bed. I did not take down the small tumbler. After Mrs. Belaney was dead, she was laid out, and directly afterwards, I dusted the floor of the room. I did not see any pieces of glass. I also dusted the parlour, and under the piano I found the stopper of a bottle. It was broken. The top of the stopper was what I found. It was too large for a vial. I put it on on the piano, and have not seen it since. I placed it there between twelve and one on Saturday, and it was gone on Sunday. I saw, on Saturday, some glass on the step door. It seemed like glass from a vial. There was no broken window in the room. I smelt no peculiar smell when I first went into the bed-room on Saturday. I set the window a little open when I went in in the morn ing. I took the bottle in which the black draught had been brought down stairs. Mr. Belaney told me to take it in the kitchen. Mr. Belaney went out between twelve and one on Saturday. It was after he went that I found the stopper. He never slept in the house after. He returned once or twice on Sunday. Cross-examined by Mr. CLARKSON—I have always been quite sure that I found the stopper on Saturday. Mrs. Belaney's corpse remained in the house until the Wednesday. There was no bed for Mr. Belaney to sleep in. He appeared very kind to her. When she was ill on the Wednesday lie took her tea frequently. She vomited, and he ap peared attentive to her. He consulted her as to what she would like to have. I went into her room two or three times on Wednesday while Mr. Belaney was out, and she declined to take anything until he returned. Mr. Belaney called out to me to be quick in making her bed. Captain Clarke supped with them on Thursday. Clarke and Belaney went out together on Thursday after sup per, and Mrs. M'Geachen, his daughter, was left with Mr. Belaney. Clarke and Belaney returned at twelve. On Saturday I should not have gone up if Mr. Belaney had not called. He was much alarmed ; he was crying very much, and had his hands before his eyes. Mr. Belaney asked if I had fetched Captain Clarke, and I said no ; I did not know I was to fetch him. Mr. Mark C. Garratt examined by the SOLICITOR GENERAL—I am a surgeon. On the morning of Saturday, the Bth of June, I was in called to attend Mrs. Belaney. at half past eight o'clock. Mrs. Belaney was dead when I arrived. Shortly after my arrival I examined de ceased, and said her death was very sudden, and I could only account for it by supposing that she had died of disease of the heart. Prisoner said he thought so ; her mother had died of it some time before. I asked him if she had taken anything ? He said only some salts. I said to him and Captain Clarke that some inquiry would be necessary. He said if I thought it requisite he desired I would take the proper steps. The inquest was held on Monday, and adjourned for a post mortem examination. I made the exa mination at four o'clock on Monday, with Mr. Curling. We found the whole of the organs generally healthy. In the stomach we found about a pint of fluid strongly impregnated with the odour of prussic acid. It was placed in a bottle and sent to the London Hos pital for examination. Prisoner and Captain Clarke called on me at nine o'clock that evening. Captain Clarke asked if we had ascertained the cause of Mrs. Belaney's death. I said we had not finished our consultation. Prisoner came again at ten, with Captain Clarke and Mr. Hobson. He said that on Saturday morning he was about to take some prussic acid, which he was in the habit of taking for an affection of the stomach. Ho had some difficulty in removing the stopper, and had used the handle of a tooth-brush for the purpose, which had broken the bottle ; that some of the acid was spilled, and the rest he had placed in a tumbler. He said I went into the next room to obtain another bottle, but instead of doing so I began to to write. I heard a scream, went into the bed-room, found my wife, who said, " Oh, dear, I have taken some of the hot drink, get me some cold water," and she be came convulsed. That was the substance of his statement. I asked what he had done with the bottle ; he said he had got rid of it in some vacant place. I asked him why he had not mentioned it before. He said he was so confused, alarmed, and ashamed, that he did not know what to do, and he was sorry he had not communi cate it earlier. Prussic acid was the cause of death in this ease. If prussic acid has been spilled in the room there would be an odour of bitter almonds in the room. I did not observe any peculiar smell of the kind in the room. I do not think the win dows were much opened. The smell of the acid would become weakened by the window being opened and a person might not perceive it. I am acquainted with prussic acid medicinally, but not as a THE SUN, LONDON, _WEDNESDAY_EVENING, AUGUST 21, 1g44. poison. The proper remedies for prussic acid are stimulants. Brandy, whiskey, dashing cold water in the face, ammonia or hartshorn applied to the nose, arti ficial respiration—these remedies ought to be well known to professional men. Putting the feet in warm water, and mustard poultices, would be of little use. They would be loss of time, but would not be im proper. Bleeding may be occasionally necessary. Cross examined by Mr. Emx.—These remedies I have learned not from experience, but from study. After the death I consulted with Captain Clarke as to the inquest. A post mortem examination was not proposed at that time. Re examined by the SOLICITOR-GENERAL — Capta in Clarke was present at the post mortem examination. On smelling the contents of the stomach I made use of the word" hydrocyanic." That is the ehemical word for prussic acid. Captain Clarke was present. Lle saw the contents of the stomach put into the bottle. By Mr. Baron GURNEY—A drachm of medicinal prussic acid would be sufficient to produce death—that is sixty drops. The dose is from one to two drops. Less than a drachm might produce death. Mr. T. P. Curling examined by Mr. BoDKIN—I as sisted the last witness in the post mortem examination of Mrs. Belaney. The heart was healthy. Deceased was pregnant. The contents of the stomach smelt of prussic acid. I handed them to Mr. Garratt, who said, in a low tone of voice, "hydrocyanic." I question whether Clarke heard it. The contents of the stomach were placed in a tumbler, covered with a bladder, and carried to the hospital,and delivered to Dr.Leatherby. They were examined the following morning, and found to contain prussic acid. No attempt was made to ascertain the quantity, for while the analysis was going on I received a communication stating that Mr. Belaney had said she had taken prussic acid. As small a quantity as twenty drops of Scheelie's prussic acid has been fatal. The remedies in cases of poisoning by prussic acid are cold affusion and ammonia, and artificial. respiration. If you have not ammonia, spirits would be good. The poison takes effect immediately upon the brain, destroy ing sensation. The breathing would be affected subse quently. I should say that putting the hands and feet in warm water would do no good ; neither would a mustard poultice. I never met with a case of poisoning by prussic acid. I saw the prisoner in the adjoining room after the post mortem examination. He asked what I considered the cause of death. I said we had not concluded our inquiries, when we had done so we should be happy to inform him. Cross-examined by Mr. CLARKSON—Mustard poultice is a stimulant, but nothing but the most energetic sti mulants will produce effect,. I have often prescribed pussic acid for indigestion Prussic acid produces its poisonous effects very rapidly. I mean by artificial re spiration the same as that which is used on recovering drowned persons. I never made any analysis of the contents of the stomach, and therefore cannot say whe ther there were salts or not. _ _ By Mr. Baron GURNEY—As long as she lived and breathed I should never have despaired of recovering her. Dr. Letherby, examined by Mr. CHAMBERS—I am as sistant chemical lecturer at the London Hospital. I have made frequent experiments on the effects of prussic acid. The effect of an overdose is to produce a peculiar giddiness — lam speaking oflower animals—a dispositionito run round. The respiration is irregular. There is a scream probably before the animal drops. There are two or three expi ratory efforts producing the scream in convulsions. The animal foams at the mouth, and, after a longer or shorter time, dies. I have never seen the effect in a human being. After the scream volition and sensibility cease. A person who had taken it, would not, after the scream, be able to walk or talk. The most usual remedy is to dash cold water over the person. This is taught constantly in medical schools. I would also administer ammonia, spirits, and stimulants. Hot water to the hands and feet would not be of any service, nor would a mustard poultice. It would be too long in producing its effect. So far as I have heard the account of this lady's death, I am disposed to think that if those remedies had been applied she might have recovered. If she lived for 20 minutes there would be better hopes of her recovery, and I should continue the remedies longer. I ana lysed the contents of the stomach on the Tues day. I discovered on the first analysis the presence of prussic acid. On the second analysis, on the Thursday following, I discovered Epsom salts. A different ana lysis is necessary to do this. The prussic acid which had produced death had been taken into the system, and that which was found in the stomach was over and above that which was sufficient to cause death. I can form no opinion as to the quantity. I only analysed it for the purpose of ascertaining the presence of prussic acid. The symptoms I have heard described are those of poisoning by prussic acid. Mr. Donaghue afterwards furnished me with some prussic acid. It contained rather more than 2 per cent. of pure acid. If it is spilt in a room there would be an odour. Half a tea-spoonful produced an odour which remained in a large room nearly an hour. If it is poured in a glass, there is a slight odour. If half an ounce were poured in a glass and left in a room, it would produce an odour. I have expe rimented with the prussic acid for Mr. Donaghue. I gave a cat 10 or 20 drops of Scheeile's strength, and restored the cat by cold allusion and ammonia. I gave a horse a table-spoonful of acid twelve times the strength, and restored the horse, He was on the ground in convulsions, and apparently dead, and all the symp toms had occurred before I applied the remedies. He was restored in twenty minutes. I dashed cold water ever his head, and put ammonia to his nostrils. Ammonia is common smelling salt. The mode of producing arti ficial respiration should be well known to all medical men. Cross-examined by Mr. ERLE—I isolated the prussic acid from the contents of the stomach. There was a drachm and a half of water mixed with prussic acid, but there are no data to determine the quantity. There was a strong odour of the acid. Prussic acid is one of the poisons easiest of detection after draught. Acetate of morphine is poison. There is no smell from it after death. Prussic acid is detected by the smell. The scream is the indi cation of volition and sensation having gone. The swallowing of prussic acid is not attended with a shock. There is a taste with it. I have tasted it. I have had it spilt on me, and applied to my nostrils, so that it has produced giddiness. This effect is produced in about thirty seconds ; then faintness comes on. It would depend upon the quantity taken whether a person would have time to call out and say anythirg. If prussic acid were taken immediately after some other fluid, that would have the effect of diluting it and making its action slower. I am not ac quainted with the effect of prussic acid on the human subject. Re-examined by the SOLICITOR-GENERAL—There is no acid taste in Scheeile's prussic acid. There is a bitter taste. There is no hot taste. At the conclusion of the examination of this witness, the Court adjourned for a few minutes for refreshments. On the re-assembling of the Court, Dr. Anthony Todd Thompson was called, and exa mined by the SOLICITOR-GENERAL—I am Professor of Medical Jurisprudence at the London University. MY attention has been called to the effects of hydrocyanic acid upon the system. Hydrocyanic acid would produce such symptoms as those under which Mrs. Belaney is described as labouring. but they would also be produced by any other sedative. The smell of prussic acid is very peculiar. If any be spilled in a room the odour remains a considerable time, unless there is much movement in the air of the room. If it were in a tumbler the odour would be strong—if it were lifted to the top the odour would be perceived. The effects of taking it are those which have been so clearly explained by the last witness—giddiness , faintness, convulsions resembling those of tetanus, or lock-jaw, and screaming. When the symptoms have advanced to a scream, the powers of volition are gone. After the scream it would be impossibe for a party to talk so as to describe what happened. The remedies are well known in the medical world; they are stimulants of all kinds, ammonia, effusion of cold water, and artificial re spiration, and chlorine applied in the form of vapour. I have tried experiments on the effects of those reme dies on animals. I have tried ammonia, cold effusion, and artificial respiration. I have known no cases in which artificial respiration alone has 'succeeded. Warm water to the feet and hands are of no use. Mustard poultice would be too slow in its effects. If a person lived twenty minutes after taking prussic acid, the pro bability would be in favour of recovery, if remedies were applied. Bleeding has been used in cases of strong plethoric people, but with no good effect. Cross-examined by Mr. ERLE—I have seen cases in the human subject, in which large doses have been taken so as to produce fainting. It might have been a quarter of an hour after fainting had occurred that I was called in. The person recovered in consequence of the remedies. I hare taken it myself in sufficient quantities to produce uneasiness. A person would scream from any extraordinary or strong sensation. A person might immediately on taking the acid feel an un comfortable sensation in the mouth and might scream. The evaporation of the acid is very quick when it is spilled, but the smell remains for a considerable time. By Mr. Baron GURNEY—Ammonia is a powerful re medy. Chlorine is more powerful, but is not so easy to be obtained. The first thing I should call for would be a smelling-bottle, hartshorn and brandy, and I should also use the cold allusion. (The trial was proceeding when we wont to press.) NEW COURT. Henry Wheeler, aged 21, bracemaker, Arthur Richman, aged 18, and George Richman, aged 10, also brace makers, were indicted for stealing twenty-four brace lengths of silk India rubber web, of the value of 285., the property of Benjamin Wigg Ilickling. They were also charged upon several indictments with stealing a quantity of tools, the property of the same prosecutor. Mr. Payne appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Bal lantine and Mr. Prendergast appeared for the prisoners. The prisoners were engaged in the service of the pro secutor as bracemakers. The articles named in the indictments were part of the stock of the prosecutor, and the prisoners were discovered disposing of similar articles. In the course of the evidence, however, it appeared that part of the property was found in the pro • secutor's premises after the present charge had been in stituted. Under these circumstances, The Coat. oN SERGEANT stopped the case, and directed an acquittal to be entered in favour of the prisoners. They were again indicted for stealing some tools. These tools belonged to the prosecutor, and the prisoners were discovered, after the tools had been missed to have pawned them. The jury also acquitted the prisoners in this case. There was another indictment against the prisonersAut Mr. PAYNE said he would not again dare the glorious uncertainty of the law. The prisoners were accordingly acquitted on that also. Mr. PAYNE said he would not proceed further. John Wheeler was again put forward on another in dictment. Mr. PRENDERGAST inquired what was meant by the prisoner being put forward? Mr. PAYNE said he had not been instructed, and there fore he could not consent to an acquittal. Mr. PRENDERGAST-Why, what is the meaning of these tricks being played with the Court ? Mr. PAYNE—What do you mean, Sir, by that ? Mr. PRENOERGAST-Why, you said at first you would not go on, and then you say you will not col. , ,sent to an acquittal. This I call playing tricks with the. Court. The COMMON SERGEANT here directed the witnesses to be called, but, as they did not answer, the prisoner was discharged, and the Learned Counsel quietly sat down. THE BOMBARDMENT OF TANG lERS. The following letter has been received at Lloyd's this morning : " Gibraltar, August S. " In my last dispatches of Ist inst. you'll have per ceived that I did not anticipate in the pacific opinions expressed continually in the papers, though I believe they were from a high source. The result has proved that I was not mistaken, as the French Admiral, Prince de Joinvitle, bombarded Tangiers on the 6th inst., from eight o'clock in the morning till five P. 31., at which hour the Moorish flag was still flying over the walls and has continued so ever since. The latter defended their batteries with great bravery and little skill—few killed and wounded on either side. The fire on the part of the French appears to have been chiefly directed to the fortifications, as the town has not suffered much. Our negotiator, Mr. Hay, returned to Tangiers at mid-day on the 6th inst., in the Vesuvius, from his mision to th e E m p eror a t Fez, and had the mortification to find that his mediation had been abor tive by the premature commencement of hostilities four hours previously. Tetuan has been spared, and likely to continue so, owing to the locality and distance from the sea. The French squadron, it is said intend to leave Tangier Bay, and from a source which I consider worthy of credit, I believe the Admiral intends to batter down all the defenceless sea port towns on the west coast of Morocco, as far south as Mogadore, inclusive, by which measure private property alone will suffer. Some of the British subjects here trading to that part of the coast have applied to Admiral Owen for the protection of their interest in that quarter, and which his Excellency would endeavour to comply ' with, as far as possible, though the means at his com mand are extremely limited, being only one or two dis patch steamers, and no small sailing vessels of war suitable for that service. I believe Commodore Lockyer, of her Majesty's ship Albion, at Tangiers, will be in structed to send the Hecla (steamer) to pick up the British Consuls and subjects along the west coast of Morocco. (Signed) J. L. COWELL. P.S. Ave. 11.—I am enabled to add a few lines to say, that from the best information received up to the hour I write it appears that most, if not all, the French squadron are on the west coast of Barbary, carrying out the orders of the Admiral alluded to in the preceding. The occupation of Morocco by the French will give a severe blow to British commerce, already completely ex cluded from Algiers and Oran in consequence of the heavy duties imposed by the French Government on ar ticles of our own manufacture. I have also to bring to your notice the assembling of a Spanish army—infantry, cavalry, and artillery—of about 40,000 men in our im mediate neighbourhood, and Ceuta, destined for an at tack on the Moors in concert (so report says) with the French forces. I believe this is to be increased to 20 or 25,000 men. J. L. COWELL. FRANCE AND MOROCCO. The line which this country has to pursue towards France, under present circumstances, is a delicate one, but not the less clear and straightforward for being delicate. We have to be spectators, and spectators only at present, of a quarrel which is going on be tween two independent kingdoms ; but we must be, at the same time, in a state of readiness to act, sup posing we should be called upon, i.e., supposing this quarrel should take a turn which involve our own interests. Perfect quietness and neutrality up to this point, but armed quietness, armed neutrality— the position of a watchful stander-by, ready to strike a strong blow the very first moment his own rights should be infringed—this is the situation in which we now stand to our French neighbours in the Medi terranean. But matters have not come to this pass yet; nor should a state of preparation for striking a blow, should it be wanted, make us at all fussy and anxious to strike it. We should not be one bit the more bel ligerent, either in temper or conduct, because we should be prepared for war. Watchfulness is not a shadow of an excuse for irritation and interference. So long as we are at peace with France, and France does nothing to violate that peace, so long we ought not even to expect that she will violate it. We should have a friendly expectation that France will act fairly, till she shows by her actions that she does not; and all that we should attend to is to be ready to act, supposing this just expectation on our part should be deceived. The French have bombarded Tangiers, but they have not taken poss ess i on o f it. This is the distinc tion which should decid e th e ques ti on of our inter ference. The bombardment and the occupation of a town are totally different things, though some alarmists would make us believe they were the same. We may permit the one, but we should on no account permit the other. We expressly guarded our selves, in our remarks on this subject the other day, against being supposed to allow the smallest concession to France, with respect to the occupation of Tangiers, or of any other port of the Emperor of Morocco's dominions. Some of our Contemporaries are far more generous and bounteous in their concessions on this head than we are dis posed to be, and seem ready to give up the whole empire of Morocco to France, if she would like to have it. We thi n k diff eren tl y . Th e possess i on o f such a line of coast as that of Morocco would give France a preponderance in the Mediterranean that would be quite in compa tibl e w ith our i n t eres t s . A n d we seriously assert, that any attempt on the part of France to take possession of it would be as respecta ble a cause of war as almost any that has ever set na tions together by the ears. But France does not occupy either Tangiers or any any part of the coast of Morocco as yet, and she will not be allowed to do so. Our Government have, we have no doubt, not f a il e d to i nt i mate th e i r objection to even a temporary possession of that town by the French. i The Prin ce d e J o i nv ill e h as i n d e ed bom barded t, and it i s diffi cu l t to see on w h a t principle of international law he could have been prevented. But the French bombs are the only French occupants of the place as yet ; and the Emperor of Morocco has only got what he deserved—a good peppering for his obstinacy and unfairness. And peppered he pro bably will be till h e comes to terms. F rance i s whip ping his Majesty into better behaviour, but she has not yet picked hi s pockets or str i ppe d hi m o f his clat: she is the disciplinarian hitherto, and not the high way robber. If s h e should assume t h at vocat i on i t will be time for us to interfere.—Times. AQATICS. THE WESTMINSTER AQUATIC CLUB. The gentlemen of this highly-respectable club rowed their scratch match yesterday, which was well contested, and numerously attended by the friends of the several parties engaged in the race and others connected with aquatic sports. The distance was from Vauxhall to Putney, the competitors thus escaping much of the incon venience they might otherwise have sustained from the steamers and craft moored in Lambeth-reach. All being in readiness they got away at about half-past six. Messrs. Hudson and Scott (Pink) 1 Messrs. Plunket and Johnson (Red) 2 Messrs. ])arby and Andrews (Light Blue) 3 Messrs. Duplan and Young (Green) 0 The start was well effected, and the whole party were oar and oar for a f ew strokes ; Light Blue then showed in advance, Pink being second, and of each other. Shortly a f ter t h e start , G reen i n t h e h eat of the race was fouled by a b oa t w hi c h was i n th e i r c ourse, and in consequen ce of thi s s h e t oo k so muc h water in at her stern that her occupants were obliged to leave her, having thus lost all chance in the match. Off the gasworks Pink went up to Light Blue, and after a couple of minutes' sharp rowing went by them, and re taining the lead won by about fifty yards. Light Blue gave place to Red in the lower part of Chelsea-reach. THE NAUTILUS BOAT RACE. A. very excellent race came off yesterday amongst the members of the Nautilus Cl u b, B ankside. The gentle men who contended in this, as in the above, were drawn by lottery, and the award of victory was two silver cups. It was started about half an hour after the Westminster , and was not unequal in i the one which had pre ce d e d i t. Messrs. Smith and F. Chantler (Whit e ) 1 Messrs. T. Plempto n and E. Plempton (Blue) 2 Messrs. E. Chantler and A Corbold (Red) 3 Messrs. Carmichael and Dawson (Green) 0 The first mile and a half was contested with great spirit, am much skill, b u t considerable g a way together, but im mediately afterwards Bl u e took the lead, and held it right up the reach, pressed throughout th e di stance b y W hite, both setting to their work and rowing with much spirit. On nearing Batter sea-brid g e White drew ahead of their e anda nd power.exhibi exhibited not only a got opponents, and kept the lead right to the winning post, first passing through Putney-brid ge b y h a lf a m i nute. The wind set heavi l y against the tide, and the whole of the party shipped a great deal of water in their way up, Green, indeed, so much, that they might have been con sidered out of the ra ce ere th eir:arrival at Wandsworth, where they were almost swamp e d. SCULLERS' RACE AT PUTNEY. o by the residents at Put nsay Six young wate rmen, two or three of whom could not a s rs b scribedf age, rowed yesterday for a purse sovereigns, y,a u d its vicinity. It is unnecessary to ed but very little int erest , an d t h at on l y haveey , that exceeded ßheaoftehit anr pe at o l t amongst the parties themselves or tho se near ly re l a t e d. It was with six competitors, in three heats, and was won by Charles Green (stripes.) THE HARVEST.—The dry winds, accompanied by sunshine for the last few days, have in a great measure counteracted the injury done to the outlying crops, by the heavy rain which fell in the course of last week. In many places the greater part of the grain is already stacked, so that upon the whole, as far as these districts are concerned, we may look forward to an abundant har vest. The turnip crops this year are excellent, and an abundant supply of food for cattle. At the Ipswich Lamb Fair, which will be held on Thursday next, good prices are expected to be obtained for all kinds of beasts, sheep, and lambs.--Ipswich Express. SUMMARY OF NEWS AND pubitr aptuton. " 14'hr, runs may read." PORIIICe3V. The Fiance says everything has been finally arranged for the visit of the King of the French to Englaul, but that his absence will not exceed a week. The Gazette de Metz mentions a report that two es tafettes have been sent off by the Duke de Nemoura with orders to stop the movement of the troops who were arriving for the camp, the heavy rains that have fallen having retarded the harvest, and prevented the clearing of the ground for the encampment. The Minister of Public Works arrived on Saturday at Havre, where he was received on landing by the Mayor, and the engineers and officers of the port. The trial of the Legitimists accused of sedition is to come on at the end of the present month. It is said that several curious documents will be produced at the trial, among which are letters of M. Berryer's and some other Legitimists, and projects for a Legitimist rising in La Vendts. Marshal Soult has returned to Paris and resumed his functions as Minister of War. The ad interim nomina tion of Admiral Mackau arose from the necessity of the ordinance dissolving the Polytechnic School being signed by a Minister charged with the war portfolio. A London paper having announced that Mr. Pritchard is expected to return to Otaheite, in the Coiling wood, to resume his functions as Britannic Consul, the Paris Globe gives a decisive denial_ to the statement, adding that it only notices it because the gobe-mouchcs of the Opposition will not fail to enlarge upon it, by giving it as a certain fact to their credulous readers. An interesting ceremony took place last week at Val de-la-Haye, near Rouen. A subscription of 5,000 f. having been entered into for a monument to mark the spot of the first resting-place on the river, on the occa sion of transporting the remains of the Emperor Na poleon to Paris, the inauguration took place on the 15th, in presence of the authorities and an immense multitude. A letter from the camp at Batna (Algeria), written at the end of last month, represents the country to be de voured by clouds of locusts, which alighted on the ground to the height of above a foot, and covered the roofs of the barracks like a thick fall of snow. They seemed, however, to be inclined to take their flight to wards the desert. One of the receivers of taxes, &c., of Vendome (Eure et-Loir), who absconded a short time age, leaving a de ficit, it is said, of a million of francs, has been arrested at Brussels, at the demand of the French Government. This deficit, however, will, it is Understood, affect only private individuals, his accounts with the Government having been regularly paid up. The Universal German Gazelle states that letters from Singapore, of April 11, have been received at Leipsic, giving a very satisfactory account of the commercial ex pedition sent from that city to China. A royal decree has been issued at Madrid suspending the further sale of church property. The King of Prussia arrived at Vienna on the 11th inst., and immediately proceeded to the palace at Schcenbrunn. The Prince de Metternich was expected on the 12th. LAW AND POLICE. Mottram, the bankrupt, who had carried on business as a wholesale warehouseman in Wood-street, Cheap side, passed his final examination on Tuesday. At the close, Mr. Thomas applied for protection on the part of the bankrupt. Mr. Commissioner Pane—lf he asks at once for his certificate, and an early day to be named for that purpose, I shall grant him his protection ; but if not, I shall leave him entirely to the mercy of his cre• ditors. Mr. Thomas—The bankrupt states that he has no fear as to his protection, and does not apply now for his certificate. At the Liverpool Assizes Mr. Aldis, formerly an artist, but now a clergyman, obtained a verdict against an attorney of the name of. Gardiner for negligence. Damages, 3001. Octiivins Clarke, the son of a late highly distinguished divine, was fully committed at Worship-street, charged with committing numerous depredations in the houses of gentlemen connected with his family, and with whom he had been on terms of intimate friendship. . _ At Marylebone, David Garrow, a boy about fourteen years of age, in the service of Mr. Salter, a butcher, carrying on basiness in Church-street, Portman-market, was brought up for re-examination, charged with having driven over a respectable elderly female, named Sarah Bath, who, from the very serious injury inflicted upon her, was unable to attend. The prisoner was bailed by his master and his father, who undertook that he should be forthcoming on the 17th of next month. At the Greenwich police-court, Charles Reeves, an upholsterer and furniture dealer, in Church-street, Greenwich, was charged with disorderly conduct in the Clarence-hall concert room, Greenwich, by letting off fireworks in the midst of about one hundred and fifty females, whereby he caused great alarm, confusion, and danger to the premises ; and was ordered to pay a fine of 20s. Henry White, a powerful man, a coalwhipper, who had been in custody for three weeks, was brought before Mr. Broderip, at the Thames Police Court, for final examination, on a charge of assaulting and wounding an aged couple, named Robert Reay, a crucible-maker, and Sarah Reay, his wife, whose lives were despaired of for some days. The prisoner, who had previously made a defence that he was first attacked by Reay and his family, and that he was beset by numbers before he struck a blow, wished his witnesses to be called. Mr. Broderip said he had already informed the prisoner that he could not hear his witnesses; but he could call whom he pleased at the Central Criminal Court, to which place ho was about to send him. lie committed him for trial. COUNT-TALSIZIOITA.337.2I t The anniversary of Prince Albert's birth-day, on Mon day next, on which day his Royal Highness will enter upon his 26th year, will be celebrated at the Castle with considerable splendour. There will be a grand display of fire-works at nightfall, opposite the windows of the royal apartments. The Earl of Aberdeen, from the heavy press of public business in his department of the Government, does not leave Argyll House for Haddo House, Aberdeenshire, so soon as expected. The Noble Earl purposed going to Scotland at the close of the month, but his departure is now postponed. Viscount Melbourne is expected to return to South street, Park-lane, to-day, from a visit to the Venerable Archbishop of York, at Nuneham Park, Oxfordshire, whose hospitable mansion has been full of company during the last fortnight. The Duchess of Leinster and Lady Jane Fitzgerald have returned to Carlton House-terrace from Brighton. The Duke and the Marquis of Kildare will come over from Ireland at the close of the week, having been to Dublin to attend the annual meeting of the Irish Agri cultural Society. The Marquis and Marchioness of Qneensberry and Lady Douglas, Countess of Cavan, Countess Farnham, Lord and Lady Wharncliffe, Hon. Captain Byron, Sir William and Lady Jolliffe, Sir C. Anderson, Mr. and Hon. Mrs. Spalding, &c., are among the late arrivals at Anglesey Ville, Hants. The Marquis of Huntly last week left town on a con tinental tour. The Marquis of Douglas and Marchioness (Princess Mary of Baden) are on the eve of leaving town for Scot • land. The Duke and Duchess of Hamilton, who are at the family seat in Suffolk, shortly repair to Hamilton Palace. The Earl and Countess of Wilton were honoured with a visit from the Grand Duke of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, at Binstead Lodge, their marine residence at Byde, Isle of Wight, on Thursday last. Sir Robert 11. Inglis, Bart., M.P., and family, after a tour of the Rhine, have returned to this country. The Earl of Craven has returned to Charles-street, Berkeley-square, from Ityde, Isle of Wight, the Noble Earl having gone there to be present at the marriage of his sister, Lady Louisa Johnstone, and Mr. Oswald, M.P. The Countess of Craven is nearly recovered from her confinement. The Earl of Stradbroke has been appointed Vice- Admiral of the coast of Suffolk, previously held by the late Marquis of Hertford. The Noble Earl is visiting his estates in Ireland. The Earl of Falmouth left Tregothnan, his seat in Cornwall, last week, and is now at Woolhampton House, his seat, near Newbury, where the Dowager Countess is residing. Viscount and Viscountess Hawarden and the Hon. Miss Maude have arrived at Manby Hall, on a visit to Lord and Lady Worsley, who have arrived at that seat for the autumn. The Duke of Montrose does not leave Buchanan Castle until after the races at Stirling, for which the Noble Duke is the principal steward. Tho Duchess and family continue at Cowes, Isle of Wight. The Marchioness of Hastings and family, Captain and Lady Selina Henry, Sir William B. Folkes and family, Sir William Sumersfield and family, Sir E. M. Dods worth, Hon. Mr. and Hon. Mrs. Stourton, Hon. Mrs. Hawke, Dr. and Mrs. Whewell are among the residents at Scarborough. MISCEZZANZOI7II. Captain Warner has anngnaced "to the Government that if they will anchor a line-of-battle ship at the back of the Godwin Sand, he will from on board of another ship destroy her at a distance of fire miles by means of a projectile. He requires a guarantee of 300,000/. in case he succeeds. which destroyed property idai mnl v a Bm a eE4 l nuo3nt amounts ag d nrl wyt sa a natrdst return au o ,7nBr n 0 2d5 0 48 / Walest9ll62a t t the l 96 ssi..n 2 t A fire took place at Richmond on Tuesday morning, otal the yaTmeh l aoe t rup a en p rnt opdopeefoadrr thets2i 05 1 y ih land-tax redeemed ae p ree a h r the un-redeemed to 1,124,460/. Cs. 100. The accounts to the 25th March, 1844, are not yet completed. The present sittings of the Insolvent Debtors' Court have been appointed to the 11th October, and orders for hearing have been granted to the 3d of the same month. The Court will sit for bail cases and other matters, on Tuesday week, Sept. 3, and the hearing of cases will be renewed on the 26th of Sept. There is to be a performance at the City of London Theatre on Saturday evening next, " in aid of the funds for assisting the Jewish Poor." Mr. Braham has generously offered his services on the occasion, and will sing " Molly Bawn," the " Death of Nelson," and play in The Waterman. The Italian Opera closed last night for the season. The new Police-court which has been lately erected at Stones-end, Borough, in lieu of Union-kall, has just been completed. The operations for the fountains in Trafalgar-square are in a great state of forwardness, and the top of the engine-house in H e mming's-row, at the rear of the Na tional Gallery, has been surmounted by an iron tank capable of holding 30,000 gallons of water. To this building is attached a tower, at the top of which another iron reservoir will be erected. The borings for water have made great progress, having been carried down to a depth of upwards of 200 feet, and a plentiful supply of water is now obtained to about 80 feet below the surface. THE PRINCE OF PRUSSIA. VISIT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD. The Prince of Prussia, with his Grace the Duke of Wellington and suite, arrived at Strathfieldsaye from Basingstoke shortly before seven o'clock on. Monday evening, and the same night the gallant. Duke gave a grand banquet to his Royal Highnessazd suite, at v. - hieh were also present the Earl and Countess of Westmore land and Lord and Lady C. Wellesley. Yesterday the Prince rose early, and at seven o'clock was walking in the grounds attached to the mansion, in company with his noble host. At a quarter to eleven o'clock the whole party, with the exception of Lord and Lady Charles Wellesley, left Strathfieldsaye for the Reading station on the Great Western Railway, en route for Oxford. At the Oxford station, which was reached at ten minutes to one o'clock, the Duke of Wellington's state carriage was in attendance to receive the Prince, who entered it together with the gallant Duke; the Countess of Westmoreland and Chevalier Bunsen proceeded direct to the residence of the Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Philip Wynter, in St. John's College. The carriages entered the garden of St. John's Col lege at ten minutes after one o'clock, where, upon alight ing, the Prince was received by the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Dr. Wynter, who, it will be recollected, is also President of St. John's College. The Duke of Wellington introduced Dr. Wynter to his Royal High ness, and the illustrious party then proceeded to the principal saloon of the Vice-Chancellor's residence, where coffee was served. The royal party subsequently proceeded to the robing-room, where the gall an t D u k e attired himself in his undress robes as Chancellor. The Prince, who received his degree as a Doctor of Civil Law upon the occasion of his visit to the University of Oxford with his late father, in 1814, wore the scarlet robe and black velvet cap of the order. The Earl of Westmoreland was also similarly attired. The lateness of the Prince's arrival in Oxford had the effect of preventing the illustrious visitors from reaching the schools until nearly two o'clock, at which time his Royal Highneas came, accompanied by the Chncellor and the Vice-Chancellor, and attended by the members of their suite in two carriages. His Royal Highness, having passed under the great gateway, paused at the entrance to the quadrangle, when the Duke of Wellington, in his character of Chancellor of the University, advanced towards the Prince, and read the following address to his Royal Highness, which had been unanimously passed at a Convocation held on the previous day : " TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF PRUSSIA. " May it please your Royal Highness, - " We, the Chancellor, Masters, and Scholars of the University of Oxford, beg leave to express the satisfac tion with which we hail your Royal Highness's arrival in this scat of religion and learning. " The visit of your Royal Highness, in company with your august father, immediately after the restoration of the peaco of Europe, is not forgotten ; and we bid your loyal Highness welcome on the present occasion with the greater pride and pleasure, because we have already had the honour to inscribe your Royal Highness's name on the rolls of the University. " The mutual respect and good-will which have happily long existed between Prussia and Great Britain have been refreshed and strengthened by the recent visit of the reigning Monarch to our beloved Sovereign. " And we rejoice to regard your presence among us this day as a further token of the continuance of such feelings, no less than as a proof of the interest which your Royal Highness takes in the promotion of literature and science. " GiTen at our House of Convocation, under our Com mon Seal, this 19th day of August, in the year of our Lord, 1844." His Royal Highness, who had listened most atten tively to the address, then read the following reply in English with a very correct accentuation : " My Lord Duke and Gentlemen, " I thank you for tke kind reception you have given me, and the cordial welcome which has greeted me in this venerable place. " I have not forgotten the solemn day when, visiting this country with my father, the late King, I had the ho nour of being associated with him in having my name inscribed on your rolls. " I am thankful that the peace of Europe—the happy re-establishment of which brought me to this country in my first youth—has been preserved during these thirty years, and that the mutual regard and friendship be tween the two countries has been maintained without in terruption, and strengthened. " I am sure the King, my brother, will learn with the greatest satisfaction the continuance of feelings which he so fully appreciates, and which he warmly returns. " I congratulate you on the flourishing state of this ancient seat of religion and learning, and pray for its continued prosperity and glory. " And in particular I unite my fervent hopes with those of this University, that it may long continue to be presided over by the hero who, after having acquired the highest military honour and glory, has known how to in crease both in the time of peace." The Royal party now proceeded through the Divinity School to the Theatre, where portraits of the father of his Royal Highness, George IV., and the Emperor Alexander, arc suspended. Thence they proceeded to the Bodleian Library, where a superb quarto edition of the Holy Scriptures was presented to the Prince by the noble Chancellor. After inspecting the picture galleries, the illustrious party proceeded to the Ratcliffe Library, where thirty years previous, on the 14th of June, his Royal highness had, in company with his father, the late King of Prussia, the Emperor Alexander, George IV. (then Prince Regent), the late Duke of York, and many other royal personages, partaken of a magnificent banquet provided by the University. Upon leaving the library the Royal party proceeded to All Souls College, then to Dr. Buckland's museum of geology. Magdalen College, Merton College, and Christchurch, were subsequently visited. Upon leaving Christchurch the Royal party returned to St. John's College ; after having inspected which they sat down to a splendid dejeuner, provided by the Vice-Chancellor, in the Hall, to which all the principal members of the Uni versity were invited. _ _ At five o'clock the Royal party returned, and entering their carriages, drove off in the direction of Nuneham. It was generally remarked that the Duke of Welling. ton was looking much better than upon the occasion of his last visit with Prince Albert, three years since. The Royal party were to dine last night at the Archbishop of York's, at Nuneham, proceeding this morning to Stowe, thence to Rugby, and on to Derby to-night, where it is expected the Prince will sleep. COURT CIRCULAR.. WINDSOR, TUESDAY.—The Queen and infant Prince continue well. His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out early this morning deer shooting. In the afternoon his Royal Highness drove out in a carriage, attended by Lieutenant-Colonel Wylde, Equerry in Waiting. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Princess Alice were taken an airing in a carriage in the forenoon, and her Royal Highness the Princess Royal went out on a pony. Th e R o yal Family were again taken airings in the afternoon. Lieutenant-Colonel Wylde has relieved Lieutenant- Colonel Bouverie in the duties of Equerry in Waiting on his Royal Highness Prince Albert. The American Minister, with Mrs. and Miss Eve rett, left town yesterday morning, on a short tour to the north. A deputation from the Metropolitan Association for improving the dwellings of the industrious classes, had an interview with the Earl of Dalhousie yester day, at the office of the Board of Trade. The depu tation consisted of Dr. Southwood Smith, John Fin laison, Esq., T. F. Gibson, Esq., Charles GatlitY, Esq., John Dunlop, Esq., J. W. Tettie, Esq., and W. A. Wilkinson, Esq. The Earl of Lincoln has left town for Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. Dispatches from the Governor of Gibraltar were received yesterday afternoon at the Colonial-office. In the forenoon dispatches were received at the Co lonial-office from the Governor of Canada, and the Governors of the other North American Colonies. HAMBURGII, Ave. 16.—A short time back the pro prietors of the steamers plying on the River Elbe, be tween llainburgh and lagdeburgh, in order to offer an inducement to the pleasure-seeking folks of the German inland towns, chartered the General Steam Navigation Company's large steam-ship Monarch, for an excursion from Magdeburgh to London and back, and as the fares charged were exceedingly moderate, a considerable num ber took the advantage of the opportunity to visit the " great metropolis." The last mail from Ifamburgh brought over a splendid silver tankard, cover, and stand , to be presented to Captain Morris, who commanded te Monarch on that occasion. This elegant tokenra ofthe i acknowledgment of his services by the Unite d I mbur r i g 1 and Magdeburgh Steam-packet Companyw as_ presented to Captain Morris on board of the Trident, o f ship he has now the command, on the Edinburgi i and London station. A dinner was given by the Junior United Service Club, at their house in Charles -street, St. James's, on Monday, to the hero of Jellalabad, Sir Robert Sale. Sir William Nott was also invited, .but we regret to say w as unable to attend from indisposition. CITY AND BOROUGH REGISTRATION.—Those per sons who have been omitted from the list of voters, and objectors, are inform ed, that b y the new Registration Act (6 Vic., cap. 18, sec. 16), any person whose name is on the list, or who has claimed to be on the list of voters, has a right to inspect the rate-book, and make extracts therefrom, without the payment of any fee, between the hours of ten in the forenoon and four in the afternoon, from the 10th to the last day of August. It is only necessary that a request be made to the overseer, or the person having the custody of the rate book for the time being, during the period and within the times specified above. The list of voters can no longer be seen on the church and chapel doors, nor need the overseers allow an inspection of them at their own houses ; copies of them may, however, be seen on appli cation to any Reform or Registration Society within the respective city or borough. Claims must be served on the overseers, and objections served both on the over seer, and on or at the place of abode of the party ob jected to, on or before Saturday next. TILE VACANT SEATS.—The inhabitants of Hey wood, Middleton, and 'range. comprising 20,000 persons, are in the field for the representation vacant by the dis- I of Sudbury.—[ Will Chorley not be stir ring in this matter ?J—Bolton Free Press. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS, FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. CITY, TUESDAY EVENING. TIMES.—The premium on gold at Paris is 01 per mille, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 10-0. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25 39 ; and the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25 47i., it follows that gold is 0.33 per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburgh the price of gold is 434 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 101 d. pia. ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 139 k ; and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at short being 13 91, it follows that gold is 0.11 dearer in London than in Hamburgh. A good deal of uneasiness continues observable at the Stock Exchange on the subject of our relations with France, and the fluctuation which has taken place to thy in the value of the public securities shows that the market is liable under present circumstances to be rather severely acted upon by speculative sales. Although the public have bought freely within the last week, exten sive operations fur the fall have also been effected, and these having taken place quietly, their real effect upon prices has not yet been discovered. Consols opened at 981 for money and the account this morning, and an attempt was made to mark them 99 ; but as the broker fur the Coinmissioners only gave 981, it could not be ac complished. At this point there seemed to be rntr.it firmness in prices till the speculators again came in as sellers, and various reports having got into circulation— one to the effect that M. Guizot had left the French Cabinet—they gradually gave way, and finally left off heavy at 98k. SUN.—Speculative sales were made this afternoon in Consols, which caused the market to close heavily, the rates being 98i I for money, and 98k f for time. The New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. declined to 101 ; and the Reduced to 102 ; the Three per Cents. being 991 1. Canada Debentures were done at 1111. The Foreign Market continued flat also. Spanish Ac tives were 221 ; and the Three per C en t s . 33 to I. Ce lomhian steady at 131 I. Venezuela were 41 to I. The additional transactions in Railway Shares have been these :—Birmingham and Gloucester, New, 101: Bristol and Gloucester, 15 ; Chest er an d H o l y h ea d , lf ; Dublin and Cashel, 31 ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, New, ; Hull and Selby, 161 ; Birmingham, 1241 ; Ditto, Thirds, 361 ; Brighton Loan Notes, 11 ; Greenwich Preference, 38 ; Lynn and Ely, 3i ; Manchester and Leeds, 531 ; Ditto, Quarter, 81; Manchester and Bir mingham, 141 ; Ditto, Quarter, ; Northern and Eastern, 131 • South Eastern, 5/ ; Yarmouth and Nor wich, 11 to :1; York and North Midland, 57 ; Ditto, Half, 28k to 22 ; Orleans, Tours, mid Bordeaux, 1 ; Paris and Orleans, 161 ; Paris and Rouen, 17f to 17; and Rouen and Havre, 81 premium. Brighton have been 2/ ; and Greenwich, 31 discount. There was an advance generally in the rates of the foreign exchanges, usually quoted under this head. The following is the official return of the exports of bullion for the week ending Thursday last : Gold coin to Rotterdam..... 3BO ounces. Silver coin to ditto Silver coin to Hamburgh COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—(YESTERDAY.) Amsterdam CF. 12 4i Gibraltar ............... Ditto, at sight l2 2 Leghorn .......... . 30 50 Rotterdam 2U.12 5 Genoa ...................... 25 85 Antwerp 25 85 Milan ................... Hamburgh M.B. 13 14 Venice ..... Altona l3 14 Naples 39} Paris, 3 days' sight... 25 60 Palermo, p er oz llBi Ditto, 3 months 25 85 Lisbon 544 Marseilles Bourdeaux 25 90 Rio Janeiro 23 Frankfort on Maine.. 121 Bahia 23 Petersburgh, 3 Us... 37 Buenos Ayres — Berlin 7 NewYork,2ldyssight Vienna, effec. fl. 3 M 952 Philadelphia - Trieste, ditto Madrid 37 Foreign Gold, bars...£3 17 9 Cadiz Bilbao 36 New Doubloons.-- 0 0 0 Barcelona 36 New Dollars 0 4 10i Seville — Silver in Bars 0 4 11 BANK ISSUES. The Gazette of last night contains the following re turns under the new " Act to make further provision relative to the Returns to be made by Banks of the amount of their Notes in circulation." The period is twelve weeks prior to the 27th of April last, and the average amount in each case is certified by two of her Majesty's Commissioners of Stamps and Taxes : Abingdon Bank, at Abingdon and Wantage—ll. - Knapp _ 29,316 Andover Bank, at Andover—W. H. Heath Ashford Bank, at Ashford—W. Jemmett and V Pomfret Aylesbury Old Bank, at Aylesbury, Chesham, and Thame—W. Rickfmd and Z. D. Hunt Aylsharn Bank, at Aylsham—R. and a Cope- man Bedford Bank, at Bedford—T. Barnard 34,218 Birmingham Bank, at Birmingham—Taylor, Lloyd and Co 38,816 Blandford Bank, at Blandford—P. N. Bastard and W. C. Oak 9,723 Boston Bank, at Boston—Gee, Gee, and Wise Bridgewater Bank, at Bridgewater—H. E. and J Seeley 10,028 Brighton Union Bank, at Brighton—Hall, West, and Borrer Buckingham Bank, at Buckingham, Stoney Stratford, Winslow, and Bract(ley—G. Par rott and T. Hearn Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, and Stow-market Bank, at Bury St. Edmund's, Mildenhall, Thetford, Sudbury, and other places—Oakes, Bevan, Moor, and Bevan 82,362 Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, at Cam bridge, St. Ives, Royston, Ely, and New market—E., C. F., and G. E. Forster Canterbury Bank, at Canterbury Hammond, Plumptre, Purley, Hilton and Purley . Colchester and Essex Bank, and Witham and Essex Bank, at Colchester and Witham— Bawtree, Errington, Bawtree and Haddock Diss Bank, atDiss and Harling—Oakes, Fincham, Bevan, and Moor Doncaster Bank, at Doncaster--Tew, Jackson, and Leatham Hadleigh Bank, at Hadleigh, Suffolk—Bawtree, Errington, and Bawtree Hemel Hempstead Bank, at Hemel Hempstead and Watford—W. Smith & E. F. Whittingstall 23,842 Nuneaton Bank, at Nuneaton—J. Craddock and W. Bull Oxford Bank, at Oxford—J. and R. Morrell Peterborough Bank, at Peterborough—Simpson, White, and Simpson 12,832 Peterborough Bank and Oundle Bank, at Peter borough, Oundle, and Thrapson—D. and C. F Yorke 12,545 Thornbury Bank, at Thornbury—Rolph, Yates, and Parslow Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northampton shire, at Thrapston and Kettering—J. Yorke and G. Egland Union Bank, Cornwall, at Helston—Vivian, Grylls, and Kendall Wallingford Bank, at Wallingford—Wells, All natt, and Clarke 17,064 West Riding Bank, Wakefield and Pontefract Bank, at Wakefield and Pontefract—E. Tew and W. H. Leatham 46,158 Winchester and Hampshire Bank, at Winchester —Wickham, Mant, Bailey, and Jessett Wirksworth and Ashbourn Derbyshire Bank, at Wirksworth—P. and C. Arkwright Wisbeach and Lincolnshire Bank, at Wisbeach, March, Chatteris, Whittlesea, and Holbeach— Gurney and Co 59,713 TIIE ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS. — SOITIe curious statistical details descriptive of the present state of this extensive fraternity were laid before the metropolitan lodges, at the late anniversary meeting. It appears that on the Ist of April last (when the returns were made up) that there were, in England and Wales, 3,840 lodges, and 325,000 members, being an increase of 450 lodges and 23,000 members over the preceding annual return. The subscriptions for the year amounted to 352,5831. ; the expenditure to 300,0004 ; leaving a balance of 52,583/. in favour of the associa tion. The whole amount of property belonging to the order (including pictures, banners, flags, official apparel, and other insignia) was estimated at 700,000/. Amongst the names on the books are 130 Members of Parliament, 629 ministers of, various denominations, and 9,000 honorary members who make no demand on the funds. If the members were to contribute only one halfpenny per week, it would amount to 34,126/. per annum ; and were they to walk in procession, two and two, one yard asunder, they wo uld extend 92 miles and 580 yards. If they walked three miles per hour , t he y w ould take 3 0 hours 14 minutes to pass any given spot, 10 ,214 passing ev e ry hour. The chief item of expenditure consists of the charge for medical aid afforded to indigent brethren of the order. held an F A TAL EFFECTS OF A S LIGHT A CCIDENT. M r. i o n n qu t e h s e t b at od th y e o P f Prince'. HiggsHead, - street,afternoon Westminster, Fricker, aged 70, a porter, lately employed at Mr. Gold smith's ale stores, Margaret -street, Westminster. On Saturday fortnight deceased hurt the little finger of his right hand by g e tti ng i t j ammed between two ale casks. The injury not getti ng b etter h o b ecame an out-door surgeon's patient of Westminster Hospital. On Thurs day last he could no t swa ll ow , an d nex t d ay h e was ad mitted into the hospital as a physician's patient. It was then found that he was labouring under a severe attack of bronchitis, from having got wet through a week pre viously. He died on Sunday, having been attacked by lock-jaw a few hours before his death. Mr. Tebay, the surgeon, said deceased must have died in a day or two of inflammation of the lungs, even had ho not been attacked by lock-jaw. Either disease would have proved fatal. Verdict, " Died of disease of the chest, accelerated by lock-jaw." THE PHILOSOPHY OF GOOD CLOTHES.—NO man acquainted with life can be ignorant of the improvement which genteel apparel produces in the carriage, tone of thought, and principles of an individual. It gives a man confidence, self-respect, and a sense of equality with hie companions ; it inspires him with energy, independence, delicacy of sentiment, courtesy of manner, and elevation of language. The face becomes manly, bold and free; the brow open, and the eye clea r. There is no slinking through narrow lanes and back streets, but on the con trary, the smoothly dressed man steps out with a deter mination not to spare the earth, or to walk as if ho trod on knives or razors. No, he brushes onward—i s th e first to accost his friends—gives a careless bow to thi s , a bl u ff nod to that, and a patronising "how d'ye do" to a, third, who - is worse dressed than himself. Trust me, kind reader, that good clothes aro calculated to advance a man in life nearly as well as good principles, especially in a world like this, where external appearance is taken as the exponent of what's beneath it.—Traits and Storica of the Irish reasantr,y, c