The Sun. — London, England, 1850-01-10 00:00:00

1% CO 1411EitiCIA.L. NEW -;/ TV. 1 4 (islit !Ell TO TT-iftEE. The Cotton kit at Liverpool yes'erley was very active, prices of Arne' jean hiving advanced 11 to id. per lb., end &Aber keels were li. per lb. dearer than on Friday laet. The salee were esetneteel at ebout 20,000 hales, of which 11,5001 were taken on speculation Tne , nies comprised üboue. 17,000 American. 800 Perrier"' acid Alaranham at 61 to 7d, 400 Bettie at 61-1. to Gid , 200 Fe-typian at 741. to 81., and 1,500 Surat at 41d. to 481. IN-r ey Shares were firm. 'Pee cpientity o f Wh eat so ld i n t h e markets w hi c h re gulate the otlietul averages was last week 97,913 qrs. Th, most interesting matter to Eliglish readers noticed in the advice-s received from the United States, is the announced intention of President Taylor's Go verrntnt V) recommend an enhenceteent of duties fer the protection of native industry, but which, apparently, the Lgislat are is not likely to acquiesce in. The subjoined infurmetion will serve to explain how the mat ter stands:— " The Secretary recenarneeds important alterations ani raudifieations in the teriti. In his opinion. the rates 0 1 duty are too low, and the revenue has suffered mute s trom that circu'ns'ance. Ile preposes a return to the system of specific duties, en all artich a On v<hich they cein be conveniently laid. The S.cretary says that, from the returns made to the department, it is his opinion that the op, ration of the warehousing system has not been beneficially felt in the general business of the coun try- It is suggested, in the report, that if the independent T reasur y system i s to be continued, it be s o modified, that any person " i ng a duet on the Government b permitted in deposit it with any as,istant treasurer, and draw from the amount from time to time in such sums as he may desire. The secretary is, in fact, opposed to the whole s Y s tetre In relation to the present financial acd com- Mercial sstems of the Government, the report of the Becreta-yy of the Treesury is precisely of the tone end character wa anticipated. Fortunately, however, the re preseatative branches of the Government are so con- It itn't-el as to prevent any very important alterations or Ine difications of the three Acts of Congress regulating the different departments; and we have, therefore, no thing to fear." The advises from California are very favourable. The Uncut of tenteige in the pert of San Fracciso was, on ,the 10th N ovem b er 'wit, 12J,317 tons. Six or eight new hotels were being built, and hundreds and thousands of y ep, who never knew what it was to possess 100 dollars to th e i r life , were the possessors of large for hturies• Provisions were very high in price, flour a • ernig risen from 15 to 40 dollars. An immense le dge of rock s , ex t en di ng f or m il es , h a d b een di scovere d , d eds it is s a id, w ith go ld ore an d ve i ns o f go ld . I t was a i nl , Posed that it would turn out a n o unce o f go ld t o t h e 1 , () lbs• of re etc. Owe person, working at the Middle n '9c, heti in six wietke ebtained 6,500 dolls. r'n , In Pt.ru the busboy s of the greatest importance is the 'etion ot V tee° is the new President ot that Re Ecpublic. Gl the people's candidate. henique is enere fa retired by the. Gtoerinent. 0 Th ,, Cost, ll a Adminietration has succeeded in the an klet task of weintaluing peece and order in the eeuntry. I•'.quado r s t an d s i n a position of force. A ccer di ng to t°,e eenstitutien, a two-third vi tee is required for the e ' t 'olieti of Pr' side rite and none the cetididate s, who 4re Ceintral Ebz.d.to end S. Don Norva, have obtained I L eh a maim ity. On this account, the Vice• President, it ( ; e stlhi, teken possession of the executive p o wer. hoice leill ' i nr of s terminated his term of presidency, with the country., notwithstanding the attempts of General Flores dtstei b it. R l ° Chili the struggle between the Ministeriels and the P r''irton daily beeemes ear - neer. The people are en ,lsed here also in ;he tureat tie of the election of a new will The The Government, however, is strong, and toja able to carry out its views. ' he steamer Avon, from the West Indies, brings "u r at I,2uU 000 dollars in specie. Perhe accounts from Amsterdam state that the Funds e not quite supported. The Dutch Two-and-a-Half l, not quite have been e';. J;) n English Funds nave been rather fluctuating 11 l y n g to the reulisati p on of rofits after the lat C re dided , 0 , 44 ° , '• The market, however, keeps up well. onsols 9s,' ranged from 971 to 971 for Transfer, arid 971 to f or Accouut, the latter being now 97i t o 97-1. N„ k' Stock is ste a dy a t 208, an d I n di a S toc k at 263. Th e Three a n d a -Q uarter per C ents. h ave b een 991 to 1071 b i , u ,eand the Three per Cents. to 971 to 978. Exchequer- UrP 591. to 625., and India Bonds 100 s. premium. 2,. ri e . Foreign B o nd s h ave b een qu i eter . M ex i can are ttr : t ° le and Equador 31. Portuguese F o ur p er Cents. 37 , and Spsnish Three per Cents. 371 1. Dutch Iv :quid-a-H a lf per Cents. are 551 Abe week's railway receipts are as under :- 1850. Nor th-West e r n loath 1849. £21,271 -- - ..• We s t ern... . Bp' ht 6,954 6,616 m _ On .011th- Eastern f i l irtibi ay .shares look much better again, and with a 51r business doing. 8111.11611 FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 208 i per Cont. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols A nna New 3 1 4 per Cent. Anns. 99% 100 93 1 0,i Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, MO B% 11-16 9-16 India Stock 263 Do. Bonds, 10001 lOO p South Sea Stoclr Ditto Old Annuities 97 Cotts;)l s for Account t Zchequer Bilis. 1% d. i 2d. March. June. 59 62p 59 62 r; 59 62 p I , 0 691. 5 001. .. ....... • ••• Small 'lll t -T- , OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Danish Bonds 1825, 3 per Cent 73 Ditto, 5 per Cent Equador Bonds • 3 34 Mexican Bone.. 1846,5 per Cent., Coupons .., Ditto Ex Jan. Coupons Ditto for the Account 29 % 14 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto 4 per Cent. Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent,l840 s Panish Bonds, 3 per Cent 37 5 1,% Venezuela Bonds ... Do. Deferred Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild ..• 55 %% Ditto for the Account .... Ditto 4 Der Cent. Certificates 1111 R„„ -,LIESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONX O'CLOCX .;. ILen.wAys. PAID. Pas Sulam. . -,1 ,,..iii, +, bitt P reference Bl „, 0, . to t, I )4,','-• Notting., Boston, &c. 7 'As —•-• [4. 46 re and Galloway to .. at 1," and County Down .. 28 - •• -- f ts and 'huts Extension 11." 4 - 'West. Perpet.s per ct.) 6 irMiughatn & Or turd J unct, i L ) t l 4 duly pd, or with guar. 20 to b. 0., without a guarantee-. 20 . - irti nghant.Woi., & Dudley, t alle dul d or with guar. 10 ... . 1 1 , . duly ` pd, • it i u-•without a guarantee... 10 tC tr ain•- , Wol., & ‘Stour Val. 131.14 s — ~; . tws 41. enhead, Lancashire, and l l • :l iesliir, Junction 2O ristot and Exeter 1)0 . Mirth ...... -- ..... ••• `A B I ith • ' 11 i ) .', l6'4, to , , kinge 50 ..... 11 , 4 ...... to 10% '4,\W,onian 8 uitto, New 101. Preference 10 ...._ to ,bitto. Clydesdale Junction 50 to nester and Holyhead - 5 O 5O ..... , bitto Prefence 781 - ~,..‘nee. ' T .,°•• Ist Class, 6 per Cent lO to ," 0 -• 2,d Class, 5 per Cent... , I_o_ „ to t ) ,` - ' O -• Gov. Loan, 4 par Cent. 10 u' l. ct London & Portsmouth 514 to ebliti and Belfast Junction.. 40 t,i'Malit and Enniskillen ... 30 Ast Ani;lia, 25/. L. & E., st an L. & D Ditto, 184, E. & 11 00,3/. 1.35.,6 p. Ct. Pref. 3 % •••••• x l) % 7/. 175., 7 par Ct. Pref. 2 prn Counties • 7% I A to D 2O HA to *New Guttraut. 6 per Ct. 10 -Exten ,o per ct. No. 1,6/. 13s. 4d — p... to o ° 'to ' O . do. . .. N 0.2,61. 13s. 4d — , 4 .......... to ,1\ erthern & Eastern... 50 Bo to .. h. 'I 0 per cant. ... 50 - 43 . .... _ ...... to '-' Union, cl ue A (late O ,E. U. Shares) ...... ..• .. 25 ...... to !tto, ditto, Class A, ditto G - uitto do, Cl B & C 25 ...„. 4 - 1)4 , • Ms t‘to Scrip (gua. 6 per ct.) 20 kst Lancashi 1 )44 _ , _ re 25 bp L o ts, N ew • 1 , , N ew Quarters ,'0 6 Per Cent. Preference to I,:a Quarter Shares . .; ( I 't Li ncolnshire Inburgh and Glasgow 5O Bit Ed;,zto• Half Shares - to .- 6 41 ' 14 4 and Northern ... 25 ...... E Kt°, New Dort Ea t . tt, Yeovil, & Dorchester 2% — - .. to qi,"r and Exmouth.... 2ls. (,iZg', b umfries, & Carlisle-8/. 6s.Bd — ..... to 15„4°,,vr• Kilmarnock, & Ayr 50 Qi„ -•rreference Consolidated —.— — .• ••• !Al , tirwncester and Dean Forest.. 12% — ...... to -- ;,att Northern Do,'o.l' A De f erre d ... 12 1 4 — lie •••• •to D r ,l3 6 per Cent. (it s ;: k " ° per Gent. Pref....... 12%. lir -°l4ll . & West. (Ireland) 50 ,!±-ttt North of England 100 .. . .... 40 bbit+ - ' .... 35 . 4. - , o• ditto . .. ~..!io, N it w 3 0 1 ... ....•• 30 ••• •• New 15/.... ... ..... 15 ..-.. . •-•.•- • '6lt New 100 . ..... 59 58% to 59 1 A b itto • Ralf Shares ..... 50 IP°, Quarter Shares • 25 pull ~ New 17/ :1,4c1 Selby 50 — ..... to 1)i C1i .,,,0, ur_ip ~„,„ . -.. to tt .-ka S h ar e s .. ...... 4 to I,A quarter Shares .... )2;4 — hcaster and Carli:,le.... ... 50 1 . , 11%, Thirds a,,ac4l4lre and lioricliiire ...100 .... to o, . oitt ditto - to b. to Ralf Shares _ 49 ~ AL, n t4 „... 23% — to Uitto li` , ,A," r " ..... to 1: : , ;. -...•.8 1)4'44 Thirels...•.,- . . o ...... - 16 %•••••• t -. New Guar. 6 per cent. 10 - bn ( Rudders. an d Sh off.) 50 ..... ••••• to ~°-• We s t Ri ding Union... 10 .... . .. L ..,0•• Preston mad Wyre ... 25 LeP .4l do-• lialf Shares (A) 10 ..».. to L :°,-" ,' and Br a d' ord to ' And T 1 • 1, 0 50 o, • • • ' .. .-..• , d 5O - 0., P (_',eat. 6 per cnt. 3%. y»•.. to ,t2! it tte, ditto... N o. 2 7 ti . — •••••• to ,to• ditt o ..... No. 3 5 ,--. 4/0. Pref. gunman:S... V Liverpool. Crosby, and South p9rt - london 3 3 4 to Cow,' 100 . 79 3 1 / 2 i s to Do., New 51., gua. a pr CLIO° D. Ge,tranteedsper Gtr t. J ....•• to PrQ.:erential, 5 per Ct., 50 Ditto. ditto 1852 50 L r. ;aid Circen i ch... 12/.155. to Ditto Preference London it North WeAern.....1110 ,_%), New Quarters . Fifth.? 0. 'OO. Shares.. . M 35 D. N. and B. (C.) I Lo don and S. Western .......10 ) ,to. New 504. ....... 42 1 4._ —.. Ditto. ]'! - -ew 401 New Scrip, 181 h, Pret 7 per Cent . •.. 5 .".. to and Coleraine... 25 Do. Half Shares - ‘ini, , rot-u - ry and Enniskillen 25 - Half Shares ...... 5 .... to L • ,-eActf, guar. 4 rer et.-- 20 Oitto (guar. 6 per cent. ... 13 lancit ?ta.aton, & Matlock 5 )1 and Line.) 00 titter 1 ; Shares ( No. 1) 25 ...... ..... to ( No. 2) 25 to Ditto, 4 Shares (No. 1)... 12%..... Do., New. 101. Preference.. 10 ..... D;tto, Grimst,y & SheEeld 50 Ditto, ditto. tto, ditto titto Sheffield And Line. 25 Ditto, Grimsby Dock ...... 25 - ')itto, Man. & Lin. Union 41.25.... Midi ............ ...100 .)itto, Consol. Preterence...100 Ditto, 501. Shares ...... 30 )I'd!:.ind,i3irrn., and Derby...100 ... VI dland, Conpol. Brietoi and_ - • Birmingham, 6 por cent.... 100 125 ..... to , :idland, Bristol and Glow,. 42 Ditto ditto 221.75. Ditto,ErewasLiVal., Pref... 50 Leices. and Swan :,3ington (8 per ct.gua.)....100 i did. Great Western (Irish) 47 IA , :iddiesbro' and Reclean 6 per cent. guar. Newc,ttatle and Carlivie lOO Ditto Quarter Eiares . 25 ... Newmarket ......... 23 Ditto Extension Scrip... 21: !2s — Nevrport Abergy., and Herd. 6 ...... Newry ant Enniskillen - ....•• to -- \ awry, Warrenpoint, ana I;ostrevcr ................... 20 `:ortolk. to Ditto New 20/. l6 Ditto Guaranteed 5 per et. %.'0 Do. Do.:.'.' ? per cent. 5 •• ••• .... Do. do. Waveney Valley.. 2 ,rtlletn Count:es Union .. 4 - North. 3 . sritiCh .. _ ... -''' •••••• .• ••• !O r)itto Fall Sham IVA ' Do. Quarters 6 fl i . — • • ••• • to Ditto Third!! Ditto. Preference .. - ...ort l . , ottNrishire... ........ 174 NTorth Wales 3 1,4 ..... ..... to ~ : orik vi' tliterti - .... to .-- xt. , rd. NV orefte,t , a. and Svoi vc,rilan,ptor ... - .. st l - 11,:..tding, i . ,tiildtd.,e.: I:eigat, 15 __. . ~ ..opittr. 40d Bitehin ..... .. 4%...... .cuttiiti Central - . ..... .......... 25 ..... 14N, :cot :i7th m , idiend ..- .... ... ... .25 - Ditto,New. .... 62914 — ...... to • brewsbury and iiirminr!olfr 12 Ditto, ditto, Clgt.f, a 8 Ditto, New Guaranteed 8 ..wewe.nury end Chester t Nor. 4, . :..in.) Ditto Halves, Ditto... 9 ... Ditto, Orvestry I i ? 1 / /2 •• .• • • ..... ••• • t 0 .... Pitte (New).— . Ditto 6 per Cent. Pref..-- 10 ...... Lropi>'.iire, Union outh Devon ..... ......... , 6O ..,... - Ditto, Preference •• •• to - 2 .nuth Litatiordshire... South Esters' 3 3 1 ,1 4. — ..... to Ditto, No. 2. Ditto. No. 3. Ditto, Registered No. 4.... 10 Ditto, Scrip No. 4.. *with Wales South rorkAlire, Doncaster and Gook, heflield, Rotherham, and Goole (N.D) Gua. 5 perct. 16 1 ,4 —. ..... to Do. db. (South Div.) 5 swans. and,Loughor and Ca- _ . -• moron's thin. iioal ..... .... • 7 - raw Vale t xtension ... ..... 8 rharnes Raven Dock an :- Railway l 7 l/ - Vale of I\ eath ... ,.. 10 Waterford and Kilkenny 2O ...... A aterford and Limerick..... 474... .. Waterford, Wexford, Wicklw, And Dublin Wear Valley 6 per Cent Guaranteed .. . Do. do. do. Do. do. do. ..... . . 15 ... West Cornwall Shitehaven and Furness lB ... .. —. ....• to oirindsor, Staines, and South Western... .. Wilts, Somerset,&Weymouth 45 1 ork, Newcastle, and Berwick 25 Do. and Newcastle Eaten. 20 ..... Do. G. N. E. Pur. or Pref. 8 De.llartlepool Dk. & Rly. 100 .... l'ork and N o rth:Midland 5O -- 18 ...... to Ditto, Proterencs FOREIGN" RAILWAYS. Anglo Italian (late Italian snd Aiustrian) ...... 51, 2 - Boulogne and:Amiens 2O .. ••• 772 woo ••• to - Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon) ... Demerara.. ............ ........... 17 1 ,2..... —. Datch Rhenish East Indian ••• •• Ditto ... Great Indian Peninsular 5 ...•• Do. Do los. Louvain ala Sambre •........ 7 1 / 2 to Luxembourg . 7 l / 2,..... ...... to Ditto aiadrid and Valentin Namur and Liege Northern of France.— 14185..... 1 1 4 l a dis to Orleans and Bordeaux ... Paris and Orleans... 2O - Paris and Rotten .. = Paris & Strasbount ..... —... 12 Rouen and Havre ........ ...... 20 iumi - are and Meuse - 3trasliurg and hale ..... ...... 14 ..... 14,urs & Nantes ... ... ..... .. 13 - roam:LT. J urbise, Landen, (.1 flas , elt . — 4. •• 20 •.«.• to -- 'it est 119,nders JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia Britith North American .... Colonial ..... ....• ....• . I:omincrcial of London, 20 - LN3.c.ton Joint Stock Loudon and Wc3tminacr... 2J NU+ ional Provincial of Engld. 85 ... 37 witlf,div to Ditto, New Sational of Ireland .. to Provincial of Ireland Ditto, \ew **** ••• - Union of Australia Ditto, New ... 2 J i c t — Union of London ...... .. ...... 10 - Union of Madrid . MINE'S. !.nglo tlexic,an loo _,... ..... to Asturian ........ ........ Australian Barrossa Range Blaenarvon Iron acid Coal ... 50 Bolanos Scrin - British Iron Brazilianlmperial ....... ... 24%...... Ditto Coca . es and Cuiaba... 30 Ditto St. John Del Rey ... 15 Co bre Copper ......... 40 General del Monte. Unregistered . ... to Do. Black Debentures — Do. Red Debentures ... ziautiago de Cuba. United Mexican ....... 2 8 1,E — to -- THE LATE SIR THOMAS GIBSON CARMICHAEL.— In the notice copied from a contemporary which ap peared in our paper of the 28th ult , of the death of this respected Baronet at Naples, a mistake was committed in saying that Mr. Gibson Carmichael (now Sir Alex ander) who succeeds his father in the titles and estates in Peebleshire, was the issue of the second marriage, instead of the first—his mother hating been Janet Mait land, daughter of the late Major• General Dundas.— Scotsman. KENTISH TOWN LITERARY INSTITUTION.—OH Tuesday last the members held their first annual meet ing and sat le, which was numerously attended, and passed off very pleasantly. Lord Dudley Coutts Stuart, M.P., presided, and the meeting was addressed by the president, Mr. Thomas Spalding, Mr. George Cruik shank, Mr. Garvey, Mr. John Cassell, and others. Let ters were read from Sir Benjamin Hall, Bart., M.P., Charles Lushington, RI, M.l'., Charles Dickens, Esq., and Eliza Cook, expressing their sympathy for the insti tution, and regretting their inability to attend. Com munications were also received from Douglas Jerrold, Mark Lemon, Gilbert )'Beckett, William Howitt, George Dawson, Thomas Roscoe, and others, who were pre cluded from being present. The report showed the favourable progress which the institution bad made in leas than twelve months, and the musical and other entertainments were satisfactory. At the close of the meeting a vote of thanks was moved to the chairman, which was supported by the churchwardens of the parish. On Tuesday the City side of the Gresham Com mittee entertained the Mercers' side of the same com mittee at dinner at the Albion Tavern, the Right Hon. the Lord May or in the chair. Amongst the company were Mr. Palmer, the master ; Mr. Barnes and Mr. Watney, the wardens; Mr. J. Horsely Palmer, Mr. C.F. Johnson, Mr. Day, Mr. L. P.Wilson, Alderman Hooper, Mr. R. L. Jones, Mr. Norris, Mr. G. Smith, Mr.Tite, Mr. Bower, Mr. Hoppe, and Mr. H. E. Barnes. NECESSITY OF LIFE ASSURANCE.—An instance very recently occurred (and which was related to us by the medical attendant of the family of the party) show. ing the great uncertainty of life and the necessity of as far as possible securing, by assurance, against the pe cuniary difficulties attendant on sudden death. A gen tleman residing in the City, and who, during a long series of years, enjoyed unintt rruptedly good health, at the suggestion of his friend, to whom we have already adverted, assured his life with a London office for 5,0001. trpf,n the Sunday next following the completion of the policy, and whilst taking his usual walking exercise, he ruptured a blood-vessel, which resulted in death within forty-six hours.— The Reporter. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COUR7I (Before Mr. Justice PATTESON and Mr. Justice TALFOURD.) THE TRIAL OF SARAH DItARE FOR. MURDER. Sarah Drake, aged 36, described as a spinster, was placed at the bar this morning upon au indictment charging her with the wilful murder of Lewis Drake, her son, of the age of two years, by strangling him with a handkerchief'. Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Clarke were counsel for the pros, cation; and the prisoner was defended by Mr. (jollier and Mr. Parry. The Learned Judges entered the court prt cisAy at ton o'clock, and the prisoner was immediately afterwards placed iu the dock. She was very respectably and be comingly dressed in a black gown and white muslin cap, with a fur boa round her neck, Her deportment was quiet end unassuming, and she appeared to be absorbed in deep but silent grief. At the request of her counsel she was accommodated with a seat, and during the trial she sat rocking on her seat, with her face buried in a a hite handkerchief, suffering the most intense emotion. To the inuietment charging her with the murder she pleaded Not Guilty, in a voice scarcely audible. Mr. Lonxix proceeded to state the case against the prisoner. He said the prisoner at the bar stood charged with the crime of wilful and deliberate murder, an offenci which was amongst the highest known to the law; and that murder was committed on her ow:, child, aged about two _ears. He would content himself with stating the facts of the case as simply as he could, and he feared, if those facts were true, they could leave but little doubt that this unfortunate child met its death at the hands of its mother. Of the history of the prisoner very little was known. It appeared she was in the character of a domestic servant, and had the chid in question about two years before its death; and it not being known to any of the prisoner's acquaintance that she was ever married, there was reason to believe that this child was the offspring of an illicit intercourse. The Learned Comte:el then proceeded to crate the facts con nected with the alleged murder, as they have been often before the public, and as they will be found in the evi dente givtn at length below. - Jane Johnso❑ was the first witness called. She said —I am the wife of Henry Johnson, and reside at Shirley•common, near Croidon. Iu January, 1848, I was living at Peckham. The prisoner was introduced to me in the beginning of 1847, She brought a child to me to nurse two years ago this mouth. The child was then three months old - , and a boy. The prisoner et the first interview did not call it by any name, but she afterwards called it Lewis, by which name it was afterwards baptised. I was present at the baptism. The prisoner did not tell me her own name vi hen she brought the child. She agreed to pay me 6s. a week for the child. She brought me some fhtnnel for the child, nr:d she came occasionally to see the child for the first three months. About the end of three monlis I received a letter from the prisoner. The letter was signed Sarah Taverner. [The 1 risoner intimated her intention in ttat letter, dates November 26, to come and see the child at Mrs. Johnson's, on the following Thursday or Friday, culling it by the endearing name of " my dear baby " more than (mice.] I received that letter in April. I tint not see the prisoner again until Fcbrunry, 1849. I had nut then received any nuney from the child, but I received letters from her in the meantime. On her coming to me in February last, she said she could not leave her hoese before that tune to come and ;:ee the child, as her mother was very ill. She then said she we'd(' take the child to en institution in Boulogne. She said the child's father had been brought up there. She peid me 11., and Elm was then still owing me 101. 1 ls. She took the child away with her, but left the clothes. I went with her to the Dover station. She paid her fare to Dover. I saw her go off with the child in the (rein. She come back to my house with ihe child the next night. She told me she had been to a elector, who had told her that the child had got the water on the brain, and that it would not live long, nod that she had better take it beck to where the child had always been brought up. She seid she would net take it away any more if I would keep it, for she was going to service, and would do the best she could for the chi. I then agreed with her to receive e shillings a week for the child, The child was then very ill. I did not see the prisoner again be ' tween that February and the month of November, but I receivsd some letters from the prisoner in the mean time; and 121. was remit tt d to me. In November tine balance due to me was 91. les. On Tuesday, the 27th of November, I received a letter from the prisoner, in her hand- vvriting, dated froth Edward -street, Dor a, t-square. In consequence of receiving that letter, I went on the day of its receipt to Edward street, Dorset-square, where I got some information which made me go to Harley-street. I did not know the number that evening. On th e morn ing of the 13th, I went to 33, Harley-street, a little after ten, taking the child with me. (The witness here began to cry very much.) I said, " Good morning" to her, and she said " Good morning, Mrs. Johnson, I thought I would see you about my dream." I said she was a vary cruel woman to cause me so much pain and trouble. She said she could not help it, and she could not send me any more money. I said I had not come for any money. She said she did nut know until the night before that she was not going abroad, and that the family had put it off till the spring. 1 told her she had no intention of going abroad, and she asked me to go into the kitchen for a few minutes until she had seen her mistress. I staid in the kitchen for a few minutes, and I afterwards went into the housekeeper's room with the prisoner on her re turn. I told her I must leave the child, and would not take him home any more if I found where she was. She asked me to take him home for a week, and I said I would not take him back any more. She said the child was looking much better, and had got much stronger. I told her he had got quite well, and had grown a hearty little fellow. I then told her she had better take his hat and pelisse off the child, else he would take cold. She did take them off. There was a little haddkerchief round his neck belonging to me, which I said she had better keep to keep him warm when she took him out. I told her he would soon want something to eat ; and she said " Very well; will he eat anythine . ?" And I said " Yes.' Nothing else passed. I then left the child in the housekeeper's room, and went out of doors. As I was going up the area steps, the prisoner called,on me. I had already told her my husband intended to summon her for the money. The prisoner called out to me, and asked how much the money was, as I was going up the area steps. I told her 91. 10s. She said nothing more, and I went home, leaving the prisoner in Harley-street. I last saw the child alive in the housekeeper's room. The kitchen maid came twice into the room to speak to Mrs. Drake during this interview, but she did not stay. On the folleating Friday I again called on the:prisoner alone, in the housekeeper's room. She said she had got a friend who would take the child and would lend her the money; arid she would pay us in the first week in January. She asked me if I had received a letter. I said, no; but if she had sent one, my husband would receive it about two o'clock on that day. I had brought tip the child's clothes with me, and I gave them to the prisoner, along with the bill. She said, " Very well; I'll lock at the bill, by and-hye." I asked her to kiss the baby for me, and she said "Yes, I will." She told me she had got the child out of the house without any one knowing. She did not give the name of the person to wit, m she had sent the child. Oa my return home I found a letter teem the prisoner. On Saturday, the Bth December, I went dowa to Leverton, in Nottinghamshire. A coffin was shown to me there, containing the (lend body of a child. That was the body of the child I had had to nurse. There were some clothes beside the coffin hich I recognised. They were the clothes belonging to the child; they consisted of a frock and black petticoat and some other things, amongst which I recognised a handkerchief, a pelisse, and hat. After I knew the prisoner's name was Drake I called the child Lewis brake. Cross-cxamined by Mr. COLLIER—The prisoner paid me for the child's maintenance !or the first three months. I never bad occasion to call the child by its Christian name. I always called it Taverner. I have heard him ca led Lawi frequently in my house, and Lewi only. lle-examincd—When I spoke of him to other people I have always called him Lewis Drake. Mary Ann Wigz ,aid—l was kitchen maid in the service of Mr. Huth, in Upper Harley-street. The pri soner entered Mr. Huth's, as cook and housemaid, on the 26th of November. On the Wednesday afterwards I remember Mrs. Johnson coming to the house and bringing a child with her. She asked for the prisoner, and was shown into the housekeeper's room. That was soon after ten in the morning. Mrs. Johnson came into the kitchen for a few minutes, and I afterwards saw her return into the housekeeper's room. I had occasion to go into the housekeeper's room to ask some question, when I saw Mrs. Johnson, the child, and the prisoner there. I afterwards saw Mrs. Johnson leaving the house by the area steps, and the prisoner asking her a question on the steps. Mrs. Johnson did not take the child away with her. The prisoner on coming into the house went into the pri soner's room. In the course of that morning I saw the prisoner again, about half-past twelve, in the kitchen. She told me the woman had caused her a great deal of trouble. She was then speaking of Mrs. Johnson. She said she had been responsible for money to her, and that the woman had said her husband would summon her. About a quarter of an hour after this conversation the prisoner asked me if I had a small box which I could let her have. I said I had one, and I would let her have it. She said she would get 830 another soon. She said she had got some clothes which were of no use to her, and which she wanted to send to her sister, as they might be useful for her sister's children. She did not have my box; she did not ask me again for it. The servants dined at half-past ono that day, and the prisoner asked what time the servants' dinner was that day, as she wanted to write a letter, and she would do so whilst the other servants were dining. I saw her about half past two o'clock again, I having been dining in the interval, When I saw her it was in the kitchen, and about half-past two, and she told me she had packed her box. I then went into the bed-room where the fp i soner and I slept. I saw there a box in a wrapper all round it, and sewn with white cotton. That was one of the boxes she brought with her when she entered the ser vice on the Monday. Th e b ox rema i ne d in the b acialrnriliegiiti' and at half past seven o'clock next me t to the butler' s p an t r y a t th e r eq ue st of ri carry it It was so hea v y I cou ld h ar dly e ther- i r l i o n :) pg ra i it down. She told me to take it down to the htuler'a pantry, and give it to Mr. Glasse, and he would send a boy with it to the station. The butler was in his pantry when I took it down. I told the butler what the pri soner had said to me. I saw the box in the pantry an hour and a half afterwards, and then I lost sight of it. On that same day I put a letter in the post-office for the prisoner. The cover produced is the cover of the letter. I have since seen that box. It was shown to me at the Marylebone Police-court. (The box was here produced And ideugfigd.) I hare Altict seen the wrapper. (That also was produced, and identified by the witness.) Cress-examined by Mr. COLLIER—The next day after coming to the house the prisouer said she was not very well; she had a bad cold. She was not sociable, but kept to herself. She did not appear in good spiris the day after she came to the house. I In-rve fry quF ntly seen her reading the Bible when she had en opportunity, and I have seen her at prayer also in her bed room. She had been for an hour in the housekeeper's room by her self reading the Bible. I saw her praying in her own bed-room for half an hour tegetlaer. She said Mrs. Johnson had so disturbed her that she did not know what she was about. That was about half-past twrire on Wednesday. Mrs. Johnson left about: a quarter-past eleven. After Mrs. Johnson left it was half an hour be fore I saw the prisoner again. lie-examin,d by Mr. BODKIN—She never said any thing to me about what she read in the Bible. Sarah Powell—l housemaid at 33, Upper Harley. street. I was so when the prisoner came as cook en the 26 hof Novenib,r. I recollect on Wednesday following a person coming with a child. I also saw her go out, and about five minutes afterß arils I went to the house keeper's room. I tried the door, and found it locked on the inside. I said, " Never mind," and I then went away. George Glasse-4 am butler in the service of Mr. Huth, and remember the prisoner coming into the ser vice on Alonday, the 26th November. She was hired, I believe, on the Saturday wee k previous. I did hot know her wages. She was a stranger to me si hen she came. On the 28th November I saw the woman Johnson in Harley. street with a child. About. three o'clock that day the prisoner told MC she wished to send a box to a sister of her's in the cour try, containing some left-off wearing apparel of no use to her, to whom it might be of use. She said she had intended to send it !Acre she came to her situation, but she had not had an oppot tu oily of doing so. She asked me how she could forward it by the railway station from Euston- equare. I said I could send it by the footman. She asked me if I could do so that evening. I said it would be inconvenient that evening-, but 1 would sent him on the following morning. She said that would do. The next conversation took place in the housekeeper's room. She also asked me to write a direction for the box, but I did not do so at that time. She told me it was a long direction, and I had better write it down. I took a pen and ink into the kitchen and wrote something at her dictation, which I have with me. (Produced.) What I wrote waQ, " Mr. Theophilus Burton, North Leverton, Lear Retford, Nottinghamshire." I afterwards copied that upon a card, adding the words "carriage paid," she having said she wished the carriage to be paid. The prisoner did not dine with the servants that day. I saw her about in the course of the afternoon and.even ing; she cooked the dinner for the family, which was served that day at half-past six. On the following morning, the kitchen maid brought a box into my room, telling me Mrs. Drake had sent the box to me and that I knew what to do with it. I afterwards asked the pri soner to come into my room to see if the direction was properly written. The direction was sewed to the wrap per by myself. She said the direction was quite right, and gave me two halt-crowns to pay the carriage of the box. I gave that box and two half-crowns to the foot • man between nine and ten in the morning. The prisoner said to me if any money was returned from the change I was to give him sixpence for his trouble. I asked her, two or three days after, if sho had received any letter to say the hex had arrived at its destination. She „said she had not, nor did she expect One for some days, as the village whither it had gone was some distance from a pest town. William Skelton Bryant—l was the footman in Mr. Huth's service, in Upper Hark y-strei t. On the morn ing of the 29. h November I took a box to the Euston squere station, at the request of the butler. I took it to the station, and paid 3s. 61 carriage with it. On my retu'n home I saw the prisoner, who offered to give me 66. for my trouble, but I duelincd taking it, when she said I should lore nothing by it. William Hall—l drive a esoach fr m Newark to Ret ford. North Leverton is six wiles from Rotford. The railroad goes no nearer North Leverton than Newark. On the 3001 Nov. I carried a box from Newark to net ford.—(Looks at a direction handed to him.) This is the same direction. There 5545 a wrapper round the box. I left the box at the White Bart Inn, Retford, clout half-past six. William Drake—l am a shoemaker, living in Notting hanishire. The prisoner is in) . sister. fler name is Sarah Drake. That is her maiit en „me. She was Layer married, so far as I know. I have a m.trried sister living at North Leverton. Her husl:and's name is Theophilus Burton. On Friday, 30th November, I went by my sister's directions, to Est Retford. Fwent tp the White Hart, where I received a box covered with a white wrapper, and it had a direction upen it.—(Shown a direction.) I believe that to be the direction. I carried the box to my sister's, at North Leverton. The direc tion was lost cif the box as I carried it home. When I brought the box to North Leverten, I and my brother in-law, Mr. Barton, took the wrapper off. My sister was not present. The box was locked, and it was breken open with a piece of iron. When we opened the box we saw the body of a child in it. I had seen a letter in my sister's 'lurd the day 1 went to fetch the box. I cannot prove the handwriting of that letter. That letter was burnt. Cross-examined—I have always resided at North Leverton. I cannot say at what age my sister, the pri soner, left her home in the country. She has been ab sent from home eight or nine years at a time; but from her first leaving home she has been absent twelve or thirteen years. Re-examined—She was at home in the country from May, 1848, to February, 1849. Since February, 1849, I have not seen her. Theophilus Burton, a blacksmith, living at North Lever ton, and brother-in-law of the prisoner, proved he saw the prisoner at his house in February of last year. Remem bered a letter coming to his bouse in November of last year; also remembered a box coming. The letter and box came on the same day. Gave the letter to his wife, who said she had burnt it. The letter said " there is or would be—(witness did not remember which)—a box at Retford; receive it as soon as possible." There was no signature to the letter. He did not know the hand writing. (Witness then corroborated the preceding witness as to the breaking open the box and finding the dead body of a child in it.) The box, body, and clothes were afterwards given to the policeman, Smith. Wit ness took the box to Smith himself. Edward Smith—l am one of the Nottingham County Police. On the morning of Saturday, the Ist Decem ber, Theophilus Burton brought a box to me in a wrap per. On opening the box I found the body of a male child. There was no direction on the box. In conse quence of acme information given by Mr. Drake, I sought for a direction, and found one on Grimly-hill, a few miles from East Retford. (Direction produced.) I found a light silk handkerchief round the neck of the p was not tiginside lap of the handkerchief was tight, outerthe ht. Round the neck on the side,left child. The es wards the left temple, there were dark marks T i s iek e I fowl(' an apron in the box (produced) marked "S. Drake, 18." I also found some clothes in the box (produced). I afterwards showed the body of the child, and the handkerchief which was round its sl eek, to Mrs. Johnson. I afterwards took the box containing the body of the child to Mr. Blaggs, a surgeon. Cross-examined—The lid of the box was not close down upon the child. Mr. Francis Bleggss— I ama surgeon, living at South Levarton, Nottinghamshire. O a t h e 3d o f D ece mber, I was called in to examin e t h e b ody of a c hild b y C onsta bl e Smith. It appeared to be from eighteen months to two years old. It appeared to Lave died recently, not longer than a week, if so long., I observed a contusion on the left side of the temple bone, anti also one on the right ear, and the face swollen and livid. The tongue was compressed between the teeth. I examined the head internally and found on removing the scalp coagulated blood corresponding with the mark on the left temple. There were also bruises on the left ear. I found some extravasated blood on the left side of the head. Those blows must have been caused tuy some blunt in strument in my judgment. There was a handkerchief fastened twice round t h e neck of the ch ild . Th e i nner fold of the handkerchi e f was tight an d t h e ou t er one was loose. There was a mark on the left side of the neck, but I did not notice it before I took the handker chief, so that I do not know whether or not it was produced by the handkerchief. There were appear ances of strangulation about the child. The eyelids were swollen, the tongue pressed between the teeth, the nails blue, and the fineers contracted. I think the hand kerchief was not sufficiently tight to prevent respiration; but the mark of th e li gature roun d t h e nec k w hich I saw indicated v i o l ence suff i cient to cause s t ran gulation., In ~ my opinion the death was caused by the strangulation and the blows combined, but either of them in my opi nion was sufficient to cause death. Cross -examined—Bruises applied to a dead body be "ore it was cold would produce discolouration • (The trial was proceeding when our report left.) BOW-ST REET.—(TI-11S DAY.) A tall, p ower f u l ma n, named Flemming, was charged with picking a lady's pocket of a purse containing six shillings. Ono of the Detective Police Force stated that he ob served the prisoner and several other suspicious laoking individuals dodging a lady in Gray's Inn-lane. He watched them, and having observed the prisoner lift the lady's dress ajid take her purse, he rushed up to secure him, but was knocked down. Recovering him self, however, immediately, he saw the prisoner run. ning in the direction of Ilolborn. He started in pursuit and succeeded in taking him into custody. The prisoner, who had nothing to say to the charge, was fully committed for trial. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—The nuptials of the Hon. Sarah Elizabeth Copley, eldest daughter of Lord Lyndhurst, and Mr. H. J. Selwen, only son of Mr. Selwen, of Down Hall, Esser, were celebrated on Tuesday last. After the performance of the religious rite at St. George's Church, Hanover square, the numerous relatives and fri nds of both families present to witness the ceremony adjourned to the mansion of the Noble and Learned Lerd, in George street, where a sumptuous dejeuner was given by Lord and Lady Lyndhurst to celebrate the happy event. The fair bride, who was attended to the altar by her sisters, the Hon. Sophia and Hon. Georgiana Copley, and Misses Mary and Gertrude Selwen, was attired in a bridal costume, composed of a robe of rich white glace flowered with costly Brussels point lace, and veil of the same. Shortly before three o'clock the newly-married couple, after taking leave of their assembled relatives, started, in a travelling chariot and four grays, for Dam. lish, Devon, to spend the honeymoon. LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAIL - WAY.—At the meeting cf the directors of this compLIIY, held yesterdr,y, it was decided to recommend a dividend of 48s. per 100/. of Consolidated Stock for the past half year, after laying aside 15,0001. towards a reserve fund, to notified in their lset half-yearly report, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.—The Royal yacht Victoria and Albert is under survey in dock by the professional officers of the dockyard. The Terrible steam-frigate, Captain Hope, was hauled into the Sidon dock to-day for examination and repair after grounding►. She has knocked away the whole of the false keel, with the copper, &c., which will speedily be repaired. Messrs. Poulden and Helhy, third-class clerks in this dockyard, the former in the store-receiver's and the latter in the storekeeper's-office, are promoted (being the seniors) to the second class, vice Messrs. Brooks and Mosherry), superannuated. The vacan cies are not yet filled up. The Myrtle steam-vessel, Second-Master Braddon, left to-day foriDevonport with supernumeraries. She is ordered to Sheerness to be placed under the orders of Captain Superintendent Price, of that dockyard, until the Sprightly steam-tender is ready for this port. The Ajax, GO, steam-guardship, is ordered to be fitted for the first-class of the steam squadron at this port, i. c., made in all respects ready for commission. An Admiralty order was issued to-day respecting the entry of clerks' assistants in her Majesty's ships, whereby it is provided that in consequence of the great number of unemployed, no further entries of clerk's assistants shall be made ; and in order to find employment, or rather means, for some of the clerks now in want, th , :t an officer of that rank shall be added to every ship in commission bearing clerk's assistants. We are glad of this ou behalf of that highly deserving, but poorly provided-for class of naval officers. It is not their fault that their list has been swelled to overflowing by the Admiralty, who alone are to blame for having brought them to this low ebb. The profession is becoming very anxious about the commands so long vacint ; as for instance, the M'di terranean command, which has been " b out" some year or two ; the Rear-Admiral Superintendence of Devonport Dockyard, which has been carried on now for upwards of two months by a Vice-Admiral; the East India command, which has now been vacant on their hands nearly a month, and sundry minor ap pointments. APPOINTMENTS. WOOLWICH, JAN. 9.—Master—Richard Mowll (1841), to the Phaeton, 50, at Sheerness. Surgeon—John Macleod, M.D. (1847), to the Hermes steam-sloop, at Woolwich. Assistant-Surgeon—Thomas Seccombe (1845), to the Hermes. Midshipman—James E. Hunter, to the Hermes. Maters' Assistants—Herbert H. Jones to the Centaur steam-frigate, flag ship on the west coast of Africa; John Hendfield Tully and George Patterson, to the Fisgard, fl3g-ship at Woolwich. Clerk—Alexander C. Faryrer, to the Wellesley flag-ship, on the \Vest Indies and North American station. Gunner—James Hambly, to the Dart, employed on he Coast Guard Service. Lieutenant Jago, appointed to the Enterprise, took up his commission and joined tho vessel at Woolwich to-clay. The,' Enterprise, Captain Collinson, C.B , and the Investigator, Commander M'Clure, have been so oc cupied in taking additional stores on board to-day that they will not b^ able to leave Woolwich until 8 o'clock A.M. to-morrow (Thur.iday, Jan. 10) Amongst the articles taken on hoard to-day was a cask labelled " presents," no doubt for the Esquimaux, and its con ttmts were stated on the top t o b e 350 dies, 800 awls, and 201 b. vermillion. A large package of letters was also received on board in a strong white leather bag, 'addressed to the officers and crews of her Majesty's ships Erebus and Terror, Bhering's Straits. The anxiety to visit these vessels continued unabated all day, and hundreds f persons went on board, al though the vessels were so crowded with stores that visitors could scarcely move on deck, or even below. There is an excellent libiary on board, and every comfort provided for the officers and crews during the long winter of the northern regions. An experiment took place tf - eday at the principal entrance of the dockyard, in presence of Captain Superintendent Austin, C.B , Captain Washington, Captain Collin son, C.B , Commander M•Clure, Lieutenant Robert son, R.N., Captain Stothard, .Roy al Engineers, and a number of naval and military Offiaers, to exhibit a plan, submitted by Mr. Shephard, fir sending di?- patches to a great extent over the country in the vicinity of the North Pole. This plan is very simple, and could not fit to be effective, as it merely consists in sending up a small balloon, to which is attached a slow match about a foot in length, and round the slow match several hundred pieces of coloured paper attached by a thread surrounding about one hundred of the pieces of paper in each packet. The experiment commenced by inflating the balloon at the end of the gas tube, in the window of the office of the inspectors cf police; but there was considerable time occupied in filling the balloon, which was only about four feet high, owing to its being made of oiled paper, parts of which were porous. It was at last inflated, but not sufficiently full to carry up the 400 papers and slow match attached to it; the result was, that 300 were cut off by Dr. Anderson, of the Enterprise, and on the slow match being lighted the balloon as scended admirably, proceeding at a considerable alti tude in the direction of Woolwich-common and El- ' tham at a quick pace on entering the upper current, there being scarcely a breath of air felt on the ground at the time. The 100 pieces of paper sent up were each 5 inches long by 2 inches broad, all of blue, red, yellow, drab, and various shades of brilliant colours, without any white amongst them, as the latter colour would be comparatively useless on the snows of the northern regions. Captain Collinson expressed an earnest desire that any person or persons who may find any of the papers sf,er they fall from the balloon to-day will communicate the time and place where they were found to the superintendent or at the dock yard. The balloon was sent up at 11-10 o'clock, A.m., to-day. It is said that 150 similar or larger balloons will be supplied to each of the vessels of the searching expedition, with a supply of sulphuric acid and zinc to generate gas for inflating them. As it would take considerable time to write on 500 or 700 of these aerial dispatches, as were exhibited on the slow matches to-day, and writing ink on such soft description of paper might soon be obliterated, a small hand-press, with a moderate quantity of legible type, would he a very desirable addition to each of the vessels, and with a few reams of coloured paper would not entail a great additional expense to the Lords of the Admiralty who have so liberally fitted out the expedition with every description of stores both for the searching ex pedition and the missing expedition, should the latter be met vtith. had the plan submitted to-day been thought of before the departure of Sir John Frank lin's expedition some of the papers must have been met with, as the high elevation to which the are car ried before they are detached would carry them during a strong breeze over a vast extent of country, and even if they fell in the sea, or on pieces of floating ice, it would be a considerable time before they were all destroyed, and many chances would occur of some of them being found, if not by whalers, by the Esquitnaux. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY, Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, with his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and attended by the Marchioness of Douro, Hon. Miss Lennox, Lord Charles Fitzroy, and Colonel F. H. Seymour, drove to Frogmore this morning. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, with the gentlemen in attendance, enjoyed the diversion of skating on the Ornamental Water in Frogmore grounds. The Queen and her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent were present. The younger members of the Royal Family took their usual airings. An Address of Condolence on the death of her late Majesty the Queen Dowager, from the University of Cambridge, was presented to her Majesty yesterday, at an audience given for that purpose, by his Royal Highness Prince Albert (Chancellor), and the Rev. James Cartmell, Master of Christ College (Vice- Chancellor of the University). The Earl of Listowel (Lord in Within(?), and Lieut.-Colonel Hon. R. Boyle (Groom in Waiting), were in attendance. The Marquis of Breadalbane is expected at the Castle this evening.; on a visit to the Queen and the Prince. The royal dinner party this evening includes her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de Speth, the Marquis of Breadal bane, the Earl of Liverpool, the Rev. James Cartmell, and Colonel Hon. C. Grey. MYSTERIOUS CASES AT LYNN.—An officer of the Metropolitan Detective Force has, in consequence of a communication with the Secretary of State, gone to Lynn for the purpose of making a thorough investiga tion of the whole circumstances connected with the dis appearance of the drover Kirk and of Bell. From the shortness of the time which has elapsed since his arrival in that town, nothing material has yet been elicited ; bnt there is every reason to believe that a third indi vidual has, it is said, lately disappeared in a no less mys terious manner. ------- THE LATE DREADFUL ACCIDENT ON THE EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY.—The Coroner's inquest held on the bodies of the three persons who were killed on this railway, on Tuesday week, has at length terminated, by the jury returning a verdict of " Manslaughter" against Michael Mason, the engine -driver, and John Morris, the guard of the luggage train. A STATION ON THE NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE LINE. —Traveller—" Now, then, boy, where's the clerk who gives the ticket?" Boy (aft( r finishing an air he was whistling)—" I'm the clerk.' E ra veller—"Well, Sir, and what time does the train leave for London?" Boy— " Oh! I don't know. No time in pertickler. Sometimes one time, and sometimes another."—Punch. OLYMPIC THEATRE. America is worthily repaying us the dramatic debt she owes us. The seeds of the dramatic slut which have been scattered by all our bast dramatic artistes, broadcast en the American roil, have fructified and are now bearing fruit. America has, within the last three years, given us Miss Cushman, the great est tragedian at present on the stage Mrs. Mowatt, the most interesting of young tra gedians, the most last) -like of genteel co medians, the only lady who has shown herself capable of taking Miss Foote's line of characters, since Miss Foote left the stage—Mr. Davenport, one of the most energetic and powerful actors of melo drama that has appeared of late years, and whose powers as a legitimate tragedian and as a genteel co median are of no common order, besides a host of excellent delineators of Yankee peculiarities ; but America had not given us, until last night, any play that would stand the test of representation before a London audience. Rough and ranting melodramas have formed the staple of what America had hitherto sent us, but last night this reproach was wiped out, and there was represented at this theatre, with the most deserved success, an original American five-act comedy, the scene of which is laid in New York, and which delineates American manners after the same fashion as our own Garrick, Colman, and Sheridan were accustomed to delineate English manners, and which, as re gards plot, construction, character or dialogue, is worthy to take its place by the side c f the best of English comedies. It is from the pen of that most delightful of actresses, Mrs. Mowatt, and is entitled Fashion ; or Life in New York; and the f lowing is an: outline cf the plot, or rather of the three plots interwoven with each other, in the most skilful and artistical manner if this most admirably built comedy. The vulgar wife of a New York mer chant is bitten with the mania to be a leader of f Ishion ; ignorant of the requisites, she takes her rudiments from a French waiting-maid and a .coi-dissant Count, who both f,ol her to the top of her bent. This Count is the aecet tei suitor of her daughter ; and, after very nearly marrying the young lady, he is finally unmasked and shown to have been successively a cook and a valet, and the faithless lover (in Paris) of the wait ing -maid, whom he is urtitnately content to marry in the hope of becoming an honest man. The extra vagance of the merchant's wife has embarrassed the affairs of the husband, who has had recourse to forgery to retrieve them. A confidential clerk has discovered the crime of his principal; and throughout the piece the servant uses his secret with a vulgar ty ranny over the master, even to the extent of in sisting on marrying the daughter, sorely against the will of her mother, who of course favours the fashionable Count. This part of the plot is disposed of by the clerk, in the very moment of triumph, being threatened with punishment as an accessory after the fact; and his compelled silence thus ensured, the principal is allowed to be screened under a promise of repentance. There is yet a third plot in this piece. In the merchant's family there is a go verness, an orphan, who has been persecuted by the furtive addresses ( f the Count, but honourably loved by a colonel in the American army. This young lady detects the imposture practised on the family, and in her endeavour to expose it she is placed in an equivocal position. The agent by whom the whole difficulty is finally adjusted is a rich old coun try farmer, a former friend of the merchant's, whose rough, honest nature brings him into collision, from first to last, with the pseudo fashion aides, and who, at the critical moment, is able to vindicate the honour of the young governess, and at the same time to acknowledge her as his granddaughter and heiress. She has been allowed to grow up among sharpers, and to struggle in the battle of life in obedience to a theory of the old man's —rather dangerous in practice—that she shall thus be taught the value of independence. Mrs. Mowatt deserves the credit of having blended and interwoven these three plots with considerable skill and stage tact, so that each depends upon the other without confusion ; while all steadily progress towards the denouement. The comedy was perfectly acted ; Mr. Davenport. as Adam Trusman, the old farmer, threw a feeling of warmth and heartiness into the part which has not been equalled since the days of Fawcett ; and Miss F. Vining, es Gertrude, his governess daughter, was most interesting. 31r. Johnstone acted the part of Mr. Tiffany with considerable power, and .Mrs. Marston, as Mrs. Tiffeny, was the pink of vulgarity. Scharf, as the roguish clerk, was full of truth fulness, his abashed manner when threatened with prosecution contrasting most artistically with his pre vious vulgar and overbearing. insolence. Mr. and Mrs. A. Wigan, acted the French Counti and the French waiting-maid as' they alone can act such characters, Mr. J. Herbert was excessively humorous as a high miuded Nigger. All the characters grouped round the Tiffanies were admirably sustained, but, to our thinking the character of the group, nay, we are almost inclined to think that, as far as English audiences are concerned, the cha racter of the comedy,l is that of Prudence, the sister of Mrs. Tiffany, a prim puritanical Yankee old maid, who has not " fairly given the matter up," and who, when not making hot love, is making diabolical mischief. She is the chorus of the piece, re minding every one of their faults, and every parvenu ( f his or her origin ; she is, in fact, "a dreadful woman," and, what is better still an original character, a specimen of American society, to which we had never before been introduced. This character was admirably acted by Mrs. Parker, who evidently revelled in the part. The comedy was admirably put on the stage ; the drawing-room and ball room scenes, in fact, all the scenes of the resort cf the fashionables, were quite equal to anything that was done at the Olympic during the most palmy days of the Vestris management. The comedy was perfectly acted, and perfectly put on the stage. The applause was enthusiastic, and at the conclu sion there were loud calls for Mrs. Mowatt, who had taken no part in the performance, but who at length appeared before the curtain to receive that enthusiastic applause which she had so highly merited by the production of this most excellent comedy. The house was crowded to excess. ASTLEY'S AMPHITHEATRE. The Knight of the Eagle Crest still pursues a career of uninterrupted triumph, and the wonderful performances of that perfect mistress of the manege, Mademoiselle Angele elicit rapturous applause every evening. The graceful dancing of Mdlle. Codone on the tight-rope also excites the admiration of the audience, and the joy of the juveniles at the fun of the pantomime is unbounded. Mr. Batty has adopted a plan which it would be well if other managers would imitate. He once a week has a juvenile night, when the performances commence with the panto mime. To-night is the second juvenile night of the season. We observe that Mr. Batty has made an important addition to the properties of this the theatre par excellence for spectacle. He has become the purchaser of the private state carriage of the late Queen Dowager, and of the whole of the harness, amounting to fourteen sets. LONDON WEDNESDAY CONCERTS. The twelfth concert of this series took place at Exeter-hall last evening, which was fully as crowded as it has ever been on any former occasion. The "stars" of the evening were Mr. Sims Reeves, who sung the principal solo air in the Sonnambula with his accustomed taste ; Herr Ernst, who played a new fantasia. compossd expressly for these con certs, and Thalberg. The two last-mentioned artists never performed with greater ability, and the applause they met with was immense. The vocalists associated with Mr. Sims Reeves were Miss Dolby, Miss Lucombe, Miss Poole, Miss Eyles, Mrs. Newton, Mr. Leffler, and Herr Formes. Prior to the performance of the selection from the Sonnam bula the principal of the orchestral pieces in Men delssohn's Midsummer Night's Dream were executed by the band. In the course of the evening Mr. Richardson performed a fantasia on the flute, which was much applauded. THE STARVATION CASE AT SOUTHAMPTON.— SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9.—Lord Courtenay has concluded his inquiries into the circumstances at tending the death of Ann Biggs, alias Harris, who was starved to death from the assumed negligence of the relieving-officer, Mr. Edward Henry Simmonds, in re fusing to afford relief when applied to by the deceased for that purpose. His Lordship examined all the wit nesses in this case who had previously given evidence before the coroner's jury, th. , court of guardians, and the magistrates, the latter of whom committed Simmonds for trial, on a charge of manslaughter, on Friday last, subsequently, however, accepting bail for his appearance to answer to the charge. No new facts of any import ance were elicited from these witnesses by Lord Courtenay that would tend to alter the general complexion of the case as previously re p orted,eral but, in addition his Lordship examine d of the guardians, with a view to gain information several as to the present state of the workbou h se im , and the method to frame his report upon the subject to the P of conducting its business, to enableo-la A meeting of the board of guardians las t even ing wasw Commis sioners,heu fift e en members were present , t h e mayor in th e chair, when it was decided by a majority of nine to five to take the necessary'steps for placing the administration of the poor-house under the operations of the New Poor law, it being held that the increasing extent of pauperism, particularly within the last twelve months, has caused the present Act under which the poor-law is administered in Southampton to be quite insufficient to meet the requirements of the town. The sense of the parish vestries are shortly to he taken on the subject, and it seems to be the general wish of the inhabitants that the New Poor• law system should be introduced, in place of the present Gilbert Union Act, passed in 1773, under which the administration of the poor-law has been very inefficiently but expensively carried out. MR. COBDEN AT AYLESBURY. FINANCIAL REF(TRM MEETING IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. Yesterday Mr. Cobden attended a large meeting at the County•hall, Aylesbury, consisting of tenant fanners of the county of Buckingham, and of persons engaged in the ,agricultural and various handicrafts of the neighbourhood, in pursuance of the intention, which he declared at the large meeting at Leeds, that he would visit this ancient stronghold of the "territorial aristocracy," and explain to the Bucking hamshire farmers the true causes of the depression they have been suffering under, and the remedy they ought to apply. The hall, which is a very capacious chamber, was densely thronged with people, who received Mr. Cobden with tremendous cheering upon his presenting himself on the platform. Mr. F. O'Connor, M.P., arrived shortly afterwards, and several gentlemen of distinction in the county were also present. Mr. JOHN WATSON, solicitor, of Aylesbury, was called to the chair at five o'clock, ;and having briefly explained the intention and objects of the meeting, he sought a fair hearing for all speakers. It was only for the purpose of developing the truth that they had been assembled that day, and it was only the de velopment of truth which they required to give effect to their cause. Mr. HAmir.TeN, the secretary of the association, stated that he had received many letters from various individuals who had been expected, but who had been unable to attend, amongst whom was Sir George Drummond. Invitations had been sent to the county Members, and those for the borough, and they had been severally informed that the platform was free to all corners. Mr. Cobden had had nothing to do with the arrangements of the meeting, and before Mr. Disraeli made his speech at Marlow it had been appointed for that day. Mr. Disraeli resemblsd the Buckinghamshire agriculturists in this, that he was rather slow in his movements, and on that account it had been thought desirable to appoint the meeting for five o'clock, in order that he might have good time to perform the journey in.—(Laughter.) The CHAIRMAN said, that as the agent of Lord Nugent, one of the Members for the borough, be could assure the meeting that that Noble Lord would have attended the meeting had he not been abroad. Mr. LATTIMOBE said, that the object of this meeting was to put the farmers in a better position. If they did not succeed in obtaining prosperity it could not be for the want of advisers, or of friends. Mr. Disraeli, in addressing his constituents at Great Marlow, said that the tenant-farmers lord a right to demand that they should be placed on a footing of (quality with their fellow subjects. He (Mr. Lattimore) quite concurred in that demand, and would himself claim for the tenant-farmers equal rights with the com mercial classes. The great question was bow to attain that end ? He believed, as a practical farmer, that Mr. Disraeli's mode of attaining it would prove quite ineffectual —(Hear.) Mr. Disraeli, speaking on the part of the territorial aristocracy, said that unless they had protection they could not continue to pay their share of the national taxation ; and he contended that the whole extent of his plan would not produce that equality of condition which he professed to be desirous of promoting. He would exhort the farmers to consider the question in a practical light. This was essentially a question of income and expenditure, and as to free trade, he wished them to recollect that there was no example on record of the people of England retro grading on any great principle. There could be no national antagonism between free trade and agricul ture. All the interests of the kingdom were closely interwoven, and it was obviously justice that each should stand upon a footing of equality with the others. The point was, what was the mode of effecting that equalisation ? There Mr. Disraeli and he differed. It was quite absurd, that while other classes of the community were enjoying the advan tages consequent upon recent changes of the law, the tenant-farmers should be paying, even at this time of low prices, the prices which were obtained under pro tection. The fact was that the landlords had made a bad bargain of it in the tithe commutation, and now the poor tenant farmers were made the sufferers. They must look narrowly into the state of their rela tions with their landlords, and then he was sure they would find much which demanded alteration, and that alteration it would depend on themselves to make. Mr. COBDEN, M.P , then came forward, and was received with loud and prolonged cheering. When silence had been obtained, the Hon. Gentleman said— M‘.. Chairman and Gentlemen, it gives me peculiar pleasure to follow a gentleman who has addressed you in the capacity of a tenant-farmer—who, to my knowledge in his own business, by the growth of more corn, by the raising of more cattle, and by the employment of more labourers on a given soil —ex cels most of his neighbours. It affords me great pleasure to follow such a man, so well entitled to speak to you on a subject that interests the agricul ture of the country. We are met here to-day under the denomination of a Financial and Parliamentary Reform Meeting, but it is well known to every one present, that the general impression both here and abroad is, that this is a meeting for the purpose, so far at least as I am concerned in the matter, of discussing the question of protection and free trade, and especially with reference to the interests of the tenant-fariners.—(Hear, hear.) I remember addressing a meeting in this hall six years ago, and, on that occasion, I went through the arguments necessary to show that the corn-law was founded in ienpolicy and injustice. I remember then maintaining the proposition that the corn-laws had not proved beneficial to any class of the com munity, and ventured to say that the country would be more prosperous without the system of agricul tural protection than it had been with it. Well, I stand here, now, to maintain that by every teat that can proclaim the prosperity or adversity of a nation, we stand better now without the corn-laws than we did when we had thetn.—(Cheers, " Yes, yes," and " No, no.") I say by every test, and lam glad to see some dissentients from that proposition here. At all events our opponents won't say that this is a packed meeting. We have got some Protectionists here, arid now I shall endeavour to make them Free-traders before they leave us. And I have said by every test which can decide the question of national prosperity or adversity, we stand in a better position than we did under the corn-laws. —(Cheers.) What are the tests of a national prosperity ? A declining or an improving revenue is one test. Well, our revenue is better now than it was under the corn-laws. Our exports and imports are better than they were under the corn- laws (Hear.) Then take the question of pauperism, and I won't shrink from that test of pauperism even in an agri cultural district. I have the statistics of many of your unions in Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire, and I warn the Protectionist orators, who are going about persuading themselves that they have a case in the matter of pauperism, that, when Parliament meets, and Mr. Baines is enabled to bring forward his poor• law statistics up to' . the last week of the year (for it won't do to give us the accounts from the Blue Books for last year, as the proofs on this question)—l warn the Protectionists, that, in the case of pauperism even, the Aylesbury districts stand more favourably now, with bread at a mode rate price, than they did in 1847, when prices were high, and the loaf was nearly double its present rate. Now take the condition of wages, which is a test of the state of the great mass of the people. Well, what are the people earning now, compared with what they earned in 1847, when the Protectionists were so well satisfied with the high prices ? Well, as a rule throughout the county, more money is being earned now in every branch of business than at the former period; and the working people are getting the com forts and necessaries of life in many cases at two thirds of, and in some at less than half, the prices of 1147.—(" Agricultural labourers.") I will come to the agriculturists by, and by, but what I want is, that you should agree at the outset that the agricul tural labourers are not the nation.—(A. laugh, and " But they must be reckoned.") And if your agriculture be an exception to the general rule, we must find out the reason why it is so; but I will come to that presently.—(Hear, hear.) I remember quite well when I came here to see you before, how my ears used to be dinned with the argument that if we had free trade in corn, the gold would be all drained out of the country, because you could not bring in five million quarters.—(Some. interrup tion was here occasioned in the speech of the Hon. Gentleman, in consequence of the densely crowded state of the remote end of the ball ; and the Chair. man, after a short pause, came forward for the pur pose of restoring order. He stated tnat the commit tee desired that everybody should be accommodated, but if they were not quiet, no alternative would pre rent itself to him but that of ordering the person ca using the disturbance to be t a k en i nto custo d y. ) The Hon. Gentleman then proceeded thus wish to guard against the attempt to create confusion, sometimes resorted to by certain parties, when they have no other means of carrying out their views.— (Here the confusion was renewed.) If any one wishes to come upon thi s pl a tf orm, l e t hi m g i ve hi s name, and . If he not give his name, you may be sure that be is an impostor.—(Hear, hear.) Now I was speaking of wages, and that I know is a subject which interests many persons now present.—(Hear, hear.) I say that in every branch of business the state of wages has improved. You may say that there are exceptions to that rule as to every other, but I do not make an ex ception of any trade in your district, not even of traders employing women; for I made inquiries and found that in the article of straw-plaiting, which is carried on largely in Bedfordshire and Buckingham shire, families which in the year 1847, when the price of bread was double its present price, did not earn 15s. a week, now in many cases earn 255. at straw plaiting.—(Hear, hear.) I know this is true, be cause we have some of the most extensive manu facturers now in this hall. Then again there is I the pillow-lace trade, employing a great number of THE, - SUN , LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 10, 1850