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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS. _(YESTERDAY.) COUNTY ELECTIONS POLLS (SCOTLAND) BILL. Mr. ELLIOTT then moved the following clauses : That every county voter (except as hereinafter provided) shall poll at the polling place of the district within which the premises, or part of them, in respect of which he claims to vote may be situate ; provided that nothing herein contained shall be held to repeal or alter the ninth section of the seventy-eighth chapter of the statute passed in the fifth and sixth years of his said Majesty, respecting freeholders in counties. Any county voter not being a freeholder, and not resi dent in the district containing the premises in respect of which he claims to vote, may make application in per son by writing to the Sheriff, at the Registration Court of the county, to be entitled to poll at the polling place nearest to his residence; and the Sheriff, on being satis-* fled of the truth of the statements of such voter, shall insert n the list against the name of the voter making such application, the name of the poll ing place at which such person shall be registered to vote, and such voter shall thereafter be entitled to vote at such polling place ; and shall not be at liberty to poll at any other polling place for the same county. Where the polling place for a district containing the premises in respect of which any voter claims to vote shall be in an island distant more than ten miles from the main land of the county, such voter not being resident in the island may poll at the polling place for the district in which the county town is included. With respect to section 33 of the said first-mentioned statute, be it enacted, that where the sheriff shall not have received the poll-books, transmitted from any island, within the time therein limited for the opening thereof, the sheriff may adjourn the point for the decla ration of the state and result of the poll from day to day, omitting Sunday, and shall at the first of such ad journed courts after the receipt of such poll-books pro ceed to declare the poll, and make proclamation and a return in the manner therein mentioned. Agreed to. Mr. FREDERICK DUNDAS moved the following proviso :—Provided always, that in respect of the re mote situation of certain parts of the county of Orkney and Shetland, and the occasional difficult intercommu nication therein, nothing in this act contained shall alter the provisions of the said recited act so far as relates to the keeping open of the poll for two consecutive days as heretofore ; but nothing in this proviso contained shall be construed to exclude the said county of Orkney and Shetland from any of the benefits or obligations of the other portions of this act. After a short discussion the provi o was agreed to. Mr. DUNLOP moved the following amenamentsd Page 1 (pre am bl e ), li ne 4, after " places,"insert, also to repeal so much of the act of the second and third years of the reign of his late Majes ty b William the Fourth, chapter sixt y -five, as enacts King William that no poll, whether in counti es or bur gh s, shall begin on a Saturday, and to amend the regulations for taking the poll in counties and burghs." Agreed to. The house then resumed. JUDGES EXCLUSION BILL. On the second reading of this bill being proposed, Lord PALMERSTON said he thought there were valid objections against the passing of the bill. In ac cordance with the generous spirit of our constitution, the doors of Parliament ought to be open as widely as possi ble to all who could assist them in debate. There were instances in which that principle might be departed from. There were persons holding official situations which would prevent them properly discharging the du ties of a member of Parliament unless they neglected their other functions, and there were others who, from filling certain offices, were considered to be too much under the influence of the Crown to be independent and self willed members of the house. But it was not advisable to carry the principle of exclusion further than strong necessity or apparent advantage required. No doubt there were some judges whose duties were incompatible with their attendance in the house, and whose appear ance would not perhaps contribute to the independence of its character, but he did not think the Master of the Rolls, to whose exclusion the present bill was chiefly directed, was one of those functionaries. For a great length of tune many eminent Masters of the Rolls had held a seat in the house, and greatly assisted it in its de liberations. He recollected that Sir Wm. Grant, who was a master of the Rolls, brought to the discussions in the house the aid of deep learning and extensive infor mation on matters of high importance, which members generally had little studied, while they at the same time maintained a perfect independence of character. If the house excluded the Master of the Rolls because he was a judicial officer, he did not see how they could omit to apply the same principle to the Cursitor Baron of the Exchequer, recorders and chairmen of quarter sessions. He considered that it was manifestly absurd to shut out men who, above all others were particularly q ua lifi e d to assist the house in debai, and whose presence among them added to its dignity and character. (Hear.) Mr. HUME thought it was incompatible with the judicial functions of the Master of the Rolls to have a seat in the house. At the present time there was a vast amount of arrears in the Court of Chancery, and he asked whether it was consistent with the proper dis charge of his duties as a judge of that court to take a part in an election committee ? He considered that every one of the judges included in the schedule of the bill ought to be precluded from sitting in the house. Sir F. KELLY regretted that so distinguished a member of the house as Lord Palmerston should oppose the bill. In his opinion there was something inconsist ent in the position of the Master of the Rolls sitting in the house. With only two exceptions he was the highest judicial officer in the country, the Lord Chan cellor and the Chief Justice of England being only his superiors in rank. Supposing he expressed an opinion upon a legal matter which would be binding out of the house, and the house decided against it, that circumstance would certainly not increase the respect and confidence with which he was looked upon by the public. There were also scenes connected with the election of members, especially in large boroughs, which derogated from the dignity of the office, and lessened that esteem in which the superior judges of the land had invariably been held. He trusted that the Go vernment would not oppose the second reading. Mr. V. SMITH said the speech of the hon. and learned member was calculated to cast a stain upon all Popular assemblies. He did not know what experience be might have had in elections, but he could not allow it to be said that the pursuit for a seat in the house was a matter of personal indignity. (Hear.) He thought the experience and judgment of the Master of the Rolls would be most valuable to the house, and he should, therefore, oppose any measure which required his exclusion. Sir J. PAKINGTON did not think it could be fairly contended that the chairman of the Quarter Sessions was to be treated as a judicial officer, as he received no salary, was not appointed by the Crown, and was not recognised either by the law or the constitution. He held that the whole spirit of our recent legislation had been to exclude judicial officers from the house, as evidenced by the County Courts Act, which disqualified the judges of those tribunals from being members of Parliament. Mr. EWART said that judges were admitted into the representative assemblies of America, and he had not heard that their presence had tended to injure legisla tion, or to bring it into disrepute. He considered that the qualification of the Master of the Rolls to sit in the house was a remnant, and not an innovation, of our old constitution, and believing that his attendance in the house would be of great advantage to members, he should support the amendment. • Lord J. RUSSELL said he had the greatest possible objection to limiting the choice of the constituent body of the country. He disliked it, on principle, because he thought that the people at large should not be re strained in selecting men of eminent ability to represent ..hem. (Hear.) He likewise thought that such a course tended very much to the degradation of the house, for the presence of men of great learning and eminent abili ties gave lustre to it, and led to the preservation of its authority and dignity. Sir James Grant, Sir Joseph Jekyll, and Lord Lyndhurst had all sat in the house while Masters of the Rolls, and they had not only dis played great powers in debate, but greatly assisted the transaction of business by their legal learning and infor mation. Mr. Pitt had said that he did not like to sit in the Rouse of Commons as Prime Minister unless there were some members qualified to give opinions upon im portant questions of law. He (Lord J. Russell) did not think that any person could seriously entertain the belief that the Master of the Rolls in the event of being elected a member would necessarily neglect his Parliamentary duties, or that because he sat in the Court of Chancery in the morning, he would not be able to attend the house in the afternoon. It had been objected that if he were a member of the house he would not be able to sit upon election committees, but that was the case with all the officers of the chief departments of the State, and they were exempted from the attendance upon such com mittees. It was also said that the turmoil of an election contest was unfitted for the holder of ao distinguished an office, but if a person of well-known abilities succeeded in obtaining the confi v'nee of a constituency, they would return him easily, o ( 1 , the • • • majority of instances, perhaps without send He hoped the house would not se n t to th e b' as which hide bill, and deprive it of the advantages Sir Willia m obtained from such eminent men as Mr. ATHEGM is rd Lord Stowell. (Hear, hear.) scribed to the objectiosupported the bill. He quite limited in the noble lord, that constitu encies should not be the in their choice •, but the number of judges in t did not think their exclusioerltrY was so small, that he would have such an effect, while he believed it would tend to the more efficient per formance of their duties in their respective courts. gesnionbtle lord (Lord Mr. WHITESIDE thanked e the schedule Hotham) for introducing Irish jud of the bill. He hoped the house would agree to the second reading. Lord HOTHAM having briefly stated the reasons why he had introduced the measure, The bill was read a second time. COUNTY RATES AND EXPENDITURE BILL. The house then went into committee on this bill. On clause 4, Sir J. PASINGTON moved the insertion of an amendment, the effect of which was to keep the magis trates' boards as at present, but to allow the introduc tion of certain elected members. He thought there would be serious practical difficulties in the way of inakilig_ suc h rodigious change in the management of 14,4 Vol counties as was proposed by the bill. .. ,--0.--.... _,, ..,,,, t ; J ,Ao opposed the amendment. / ' - 'si , f "7:0 1 iiTiiii- , N ' ...' D said they were agreed that the ' miagistras- • - - 't. •N have a hand in the arrangement of I the ciiimbr,ra t t4.... ) , Hear.) Well, this he would sug- j gest, that thiifelyh dbe a committee appointed by each .--.. ~s THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY -EVENING, APRIL 14. 1853. county, to be elected by the ratepayers—two mem bers to come from every parish, one to be a magi strate and the other a ratepayer. This committee should form the County Financial Board, and it should be their duty to make reports to the bench of magistrates, while in the event of this latter board over ruling their recommendations the committee should have a power of appeal to the Secretary of State. Mr. V. SMITH said the proposal made by the last speaker was an entirely new scheme, quite at variance with the one embraced in the bill, and it would be ex ceedingly inconvenient to discuss it now. He should oppose the amendment, but at the same time he thought the bill, although very much wanted in Lancashire, was inapplicable to other parts of the country. Mr. PHILLIPS gave it as his opinion that, in many counties, the bill would prove inoperative ; in fact, as many counties were composed of only two or three unions, they would run the risk, under this bill, of being left without a financial board, and he warned the committee to be cautious how they adopted the details of this bill. Mr. M. GIBSON said the house had by successive divisions decided that the representative principle ought to be introduced into the management of county financial affairs. The discussion which they had just heard was most inopportune, and he call e d upon th e com mittee to proceed with the details of the measure. Now the amendment they were called upon to adopt might be explained by a single illustration. In the county of Worcester there were 13 unions, and it was proposed that after each of the unions should have elected a member to sit on the County Financial Board, the 560 magistrates should be added to the number. Why, that was nothing more than getting rid of the bill by a side wind, and therefore, instead of adopting it, the committee ought to determine to throw the bill out alto gether. After a few words from Sir J. PAKINGTON, Lord LOVAINE supported the amendment. Captain - SCOBELL said the amendment was a pre posterous proposition. He had long acted as a county magistrate, and he had the welfare of that body at heart, but in his opinion the time had come when they were bound to concede this measure to those who demanded it, and the sooner they did it the better. After a few words from Mr. FRESHFIELD, Lord PALMERSTON wished to make a remark upon the suggestion that the bill should be made optional, so that those counties only who desired it should put it in force. He must say he fully concurred in the sugges tion, and he hoped if it was adopted there would be an end put to these amendments, which were brought for ward net for the purpose of amending but of defeating the bill. Mr. HENLEY denied that the amendment now pro- posed would have the effect of defeating the object o: the bill. After a few words from Sir WM. JOLIFFE, the corn• mittee divided, when there appeared—. For the amendment Against it Majority 29 The house then resumed and the chairman reported progress. The other business was then disposed of, and the house adjourned at six o'clock. ELECTION COMMITTEES.- _April 13. TAUNTON. The case having been concluded, the room was cleared, and, after deliberating, the committee announced that they had come to the following resolution : " That A. Mills, Esq., is not duly elected to serve as a burgess in the present Parliament for the borough of Taunton." HINTS FOR EMIGRANTS. (From a Private Letter.) MELBOURNE, N. S. W., Nov. 5, 1852.—Having expe rienced the difficulties in the way of an intending emi grant of getting useful information, prior to leaving England, touching the necessary outfit, and having wit nessed the serious loss and inconvenience the ignorance on these matters has caused many, I beg, through you, to say a few words to such as intend to emigrate to this country for the purpose of gold seeking. I speak to the humbler classes, as those who have means may study comfort. Your outfit should consist of two or three blue serge shirts, two or three flannel cinglets, ditto stockings, one warm jacket, three pairs of trousers, one pair of strong highlow boots, a strong walking pair, and a pair of strong soled shoes for using on board ship, —many bring slippers, but if you are up early in the morning and like your salt water bath, as you ought, the deck will be wet, and strong soled shoes have many advantages ; in strong winds, too, the decks are usually damp. Your clothes should be dark, as otherwise they soon get soiled and look very untidy, as well as keeping you constantly washing them. They should be useful for strong work ; one suit may be a little lighter in texture for ship. I may here remark, a light scrubbing brush is very useful, being the usual mode of cleaning clothes on board. In bedding, two pairs of sheets, a small blanket, and a blue blanket—the latter will answer for a rug when lying on deck, it will also answer for the diggings ; a bed you will not regret throwing overboard on arrival.g In purchasing your cooking utensils, you must be guided by the number in the party ; but let them be of strong tin, and, as you have but little room, make them all to fit into each other ; a panakin, a hook-pot to hold one pint-and-a-half, and a small saucepan to make soup, will be sufficient for one person not joining a party (but on board parties are formed, with messes of from three to nine), a washbasin and small baking-dish ; for flour or rice get small bags made,—you can judge of the num ber required by the provision list. A knife and fork and spoons ; a few tools to enable you to put up shelves or make any alteration necessary in your berth—of course, with these you will provide suitable nails, hooks, &c. ; a flask of oil, one quart ; and a lamp with globe to give light all round, which will cost 3s. 6d. A small zinc filter will be a great con venience, and a strong tin case for holding fresh water. You have to walk to the diggings from 35 to 200 miles, and carriage varies from 41. to 101. per cwt. Un less you have cash you must carry your traps on your shoulders. Here all they take—the miners--is a rug, a small calico tent (canvass tents purchased in England are useless when required to be carried, being too heavy), a change of clothes, a large panakin, and a brace of pistols. Picks and shovels they buy at the diggings, at from 15s. to 255. each, and very bad ones ; yet you can't carry them up, and, as I write, there are hundreds of emigrants delayed here trying to dispose of the multitude of things, quite useless, which they brought out with them. Some have been detained 14 days, and have given away their effects for a mere trifle. Get a knapsack made before leaving, or make it on the voyage, that will carry the articles I have named. Don't stay in Melbourne longer than is necessary to procure good information as to the diggings you ought to go to. Take a berth not too near any of the hatchways, as they are generally open to get up provisions, &c. ; see that she be not an old ship ; and examine your ticket that it be filled up for " the wharf at Melbourne," as many passengers had to pay, some 31. to 51., for getting themselves and traps on shore. The money usually spent in an emigrant's outfit would be of the greatest service to him to support him at the diggings till he be successful. I may observe, your pro visions on board ought to suffice ; do not spend your money in spirits, &e. ; every penny is of great impor tance here to a poor man. NEWS FOR WOOL GRowERS.—The Journal du Cher relates an account which, if correct, may turn out very advantageous to wool growers. About two years since a farmer named Virel, residing in the canton of Chatelet, had one of his sheep seriously torn and in jured by a dog. Although he had but little hopes of saving the animal's life, he decided on dressing its wounds, which he did with some fatty substance mixed with the juice of certain plants. The animal soon recovered, and in about two months after the farmer remarked that the wool on the parts which he had rubbed with his pre paration was much finer and longer than elsewhere. Determined to try a further experiment, he last year pulled off all the wool from the bodies of six bf his sheep, and rubbed them with the preparation for three days following, and then turned them out with the others. At the end of August they were shorn, when they produced a much larger weight of wool than ordinary and of a very superior qua lity. It is needless to say that he afterwards ex tended his experiment to a greater number, and a few days since he proceeded to what he calls his spring shearing, when each of the animals yielded about 5 lbs. of very superior wool. He calculates that by the aid of his process, he will be able to have two shearings a year —spring and autumn. The grease he uses is said to be only mutton fat, but the herbs employed are a secret which he, however, says he is very willing to sell to those who will pay him for it. LOSSES OF HUMAN LIFE BY WAR.—The last number' of the Companion to the Almanac contains a curious return, compiled from official sources, of the killed and wounded of the regular Bri,tish troops in the military and naval actions from 1793 to 1815. The results ex hibit a less amount of bloodshed than the popular imagi nation usually connects with great wars. The total num ber of killed was 19; 796, of whom 1,160 were officers. The total number of wounded was 74,359, of whom 9,720 were officers. The proportion of killed in the navy as compared with those in the army, is but one fourth ; but the wounded were in a much less pro portion ; a fact which would seem to imply, that the means of destruction is much more affective in the for mer branch of force. It would manifestly, however, be wrong to speak, in round numbers, of 20,000 lives as the total amount of loss by sea and land during these twenty two years of war. We know not how many of the wounded never recovered, or had their lives shortened and imbittered by the injuries they had sustained. We are also without any means of stating the number of the missing, or of tracing their fate. It would probably be , guina ryc h a a e r t a i c o te s r nearerthe__ en truth to sp ea k o f 40 , 0 00 l i ves sacrificed by the ocifutrhinagt the warlike firt period were years.we r r e noort example,ofasan the loss of menzivnenl7in97Las only 38, three of whom of Sir Ralph Abercrogkei were officers. ar . of the arduous cam paignsthe numberss. *no more than 507 men and 22 OficnerEgypt, the loss was In the years of increase o to the Peninsular campaigns, 1,380 in 1809, which includes the slaughter lt and 1,628 in 1811, which saw the bloody ecncounntlenrnsaof Barossa, Fuentes d'Onore, and Albuera. The slain of 1813 were nearly 3,000. At Waterloo there fell 171 officers, and 2,341 private men, while the wounded were respectively 680, and 9,005. COMMISSION OF LUNACY ON MR. FEARGUS sidered the treatment he was under perfectly correct, O'CONNOR. I though he entertained no hope of his recovery. Cross-examined—The peculiar kind of mental disease - from which Mr. O'Connor was suffering was described by writers as "moral insanity," involving a completb perversion or change of character in the intellectual On Tuesday a commission, in the nature of a writ de lunatico inquirendo. was opened before Mr. Commis sioner Barlow and a jury of freeholders of the connty of Middlesex, at the Roebuck Tavern, Chiswick, for the purpose of investigating the state of mind of Mr. Feargus O'Connor, formerly M.P. for Nottingham, and a leading Chartist agitator, but who since June last has been an inmate of Dr. Tuke's lunatic asylum, Manor house, Turnham-green. Mr. Pownall, chairman of the Middlesex bench of magistrates, acted as foreman of the jury. Mr. Donald Nicol, and several other gentlemen in the commission of the peace, were upon the panel. The commission was supported by Mr. Serjeant Shee, instructed by Mr. Marshall Turner, of Lincoln's-inn fields ; Mr. Springall Thompson, of the equity bar, instructed by Messrs. Powell and Thompson, of Ray mond-buildings, watched the proceedings for the alleged lunatic. Mr. Serjeant Shee opened the case in a perspicuous address, tracing the unhappy subject of the inquiry from his - earliest entry into political life to the month of June in last year, when his extraordinary conduct in the House of Commons led to his being placed in the custody of the Serjeant-at-Arms, by whom he was subsequently transferred, on the petition of his sister, Miss O'Connor, to the care of Dr. Tuke. The learned Serjeant said he should call Dr. Tuke, and from him the jury would hear that the character of Mr. O'Connor's mind had become completely changed of late, and that instead of the strong mind and vigorous intellect he once enjoyed, his mind was now absolutely null, and his intellectual faculties were completely prostrated. Although the recollection of his past life and the political associations he had formed enabled him now and then to talk of things long since past, it was not possible to fix his attention upon one subject for any period of time, and his reasoning faculties were entirely gone. Mr. Ernest Jones, a gen tleman of his own profession, who had been on very intimate terms with Mr. O'Connor, and whom he would call before them, would state that in 1851 he observed a great change in Mr. O'Connor's mind. He would tell them that, whereas up to that time he had always been observant of the courtesies of life and of a peculiarly gentle turn of mind, after that period he was in the habit of breaking out in indecent conversation and exhibiting other eccentricities, clearly showing his mind to be impaired. Since Mr. O'Connor had been under Dr. Tuke's management, he had never been violent. On the contrary, be had shown the docility of a child. This no doubt arose from the moral restraint which the treatment of Dr. Take exercised over him. He believed Mr. O'Connor was not even aware of the nature of the present inquiry, although every pains had been taken to make him acquainted with it. The jury would pro - bably consider the most important piece of evidence the interview which the learned commissioner promised they should have with the party himself, and no doubt this would tend most materially to enable them to come to a correct decision. The result of the inquiry was most important, inasmuch as the small remnant of Mr. O'Connor's property-1,3001. or I,4ool.—might, with proper care, be so disposed as to provide the unfortu nate gentleman with all necessary comforts for the re mainder of his days ; but if the protection of the Court of Chancery were not thrown round him, there could be very little doubt he would end his days in a workhouse. The Commissioner here asked Dr. - Tuke whether he considered Mr. O'Connor could be safely allowed to be present during the inquiry. If so, it would be desirable he should be sent for at once. Dr. Tuke feared his presence in that room would ex cite Mr. O'Connor overmuch. He would himself greatly prefer that the jury should visit him in the asylum. The Commissioner said under the circumstances they would certainly do so. Mr. Ernest Jones was first called.—He said he was a barrister, and since 1845 had been intimately acquainted with Mr. Feargus O'Connor. From 1845 to 1848 wit ness considered his mind to have been of the most vi gorous character. Mr. O'Connor devoted himself to political questions, and among his plans for the amelio ration of the working classes was a land scheme, which fell into difficulties in 1849, and was brought before a committee of the House of Commons by Sir Benjamin Hall and other members. Witness had observed the pre-occupation of Mr. O'Connor's mind by this scheme. He never talked of anything else from its foundation up to the year 1848, and he always spoke of it in a joyous manner. He said the money was coming in very rapidly, and he spoke of the great things he intended to do when the scheme got into full work. After the committee of the House of Commons had been appointed to inquire into the scheme Mr. O'Con nor's mind became perfectly prostrate—his memory failed—and in conversation he would tell the same story over and over again. Before this period, in 1848, wit ness had observed a great ch a ng e in Mr. O'Connor's writings in his newspaper, the Northern Star. One week he would recommend a particular course of action on some particular question, and the next week, writing on the same subject, he would lay down totally different rules for the guidance of his readers. Mr. O'Connor was on terms of intimacy with witness's family, and his conduct when visiting them was always marked by strict propriety. After 1849 witness had no opportunity of judging of his conduct for two years, but last year he was much struck with his change of manner. His con duct in society was then free and indelicate, and at length became so bad that when he visited witness's house Mrs. Jones and her children were compelled to remain in privacy. About this time Mr. O'Connor made several speeches in public in a very loose style of oratory, occasionally interpolating them with highly in delicate anecdotes. At Halifax he spoke of the Queen in a manner which proved him to be insane ; and at other places, instead of keeping to the object of the meetifig at which he was speaking, he would burst out in a violent personal harangue and recount to his hearers the number of honourable members whom he had knocked down in the House of Commons. When visiting wit ness Mr. O'Connor would occasionally burst into a vio lent fit of laughter, and then into a flood of tears, with out the smallest perceptible reason for either. Occa sionally be would declaim on the ingratitude which he said had been shown to him by those whom he had be friended, but never in a connected manner. He some times put his hand to his head and said, " Oh my head !" and again he would roar like a wild animal for an hour at a stretch. Witness had seen Mr. O'Connor three times at Dr. Tuke's asylum. He recognised witness, but had not the slightest knowledge of a gentleman who accompanied witness, and who was one of his oldest friends, and had carried his election for Nottingham. Witness considered Mr. O'Connor to be of unsound mind. Mr. Dougal M'Gowan, printer, of Great Windmill street, was next called. He had been on terms of personal intimacy with Mr. O'Connor, and had printed all his pub lications for some years past. Previously to 1846 he had a powerful and vigorous intellect, and a strong and retentive memory. In 1851 his memory failed al together, and he was quite unable to fix his mind on any one thing. Witness was present before the Master in Chancery when the affairs of the land scheme were being wound up, and saw Mr. O'Connor there. His conduct was perfectly ridiculous and that of a madman. The ac counts of those proceedings which appeared in The Sun and other papers of that date were not at all exagger ated ; in fact, only the more prominent points were no ticed, and where Mr. O'Connor was stated to have threatened to throw books at the Master's head, once he had done so 20 times. Witness saw Mr. O'Connor on Sunday last, and found him in a perfectly idiotic state senses, Dr. Conolly, chief physician of the Hanwell Lunatic Asylum, and father-in-law of Dr. Tuke, proved having frequently seen Mr. O'Connor since he became an inmate of Manor-house. His opinion was that the unfortunate gentleman was labouring under confirmed and general derangement of the intellectual faculties. At this point of the inquiry the Commissioner and jury proceeded to Manor-house. As the morning was very fine, Dr, Tuke suggested that the interview should take place in the garden at the back of the asylum. The Commissioner assented, and with the jury walked on to the green sward to await the arrival of Mr. O'Connor. Presently the shrill voice of the unhappy man was heard echoing through the passages in joyous accents. On emerging from the house he looked for a moment at the group of gentlemen forming the jury, and then, fixing his eye on Mr. Ernest Jones, he at once advanced to him, and grasping his hand warmly exclaimed, " Here's Jones ! I love him ! I idolise him ! I deify him ! I adore him !" The next moment, observing his former solicitor, Mr. Turner, he grasped his hand and called out loudly, " And here's Turner ! I idolise him ! He is the best solicitor that ever lived! He is a capital fellow, is that Turner !" Mr. Bell now came in for a share of the unhappy man's criticism. The moment Mr. O'Connor caught sight of him, he exclaimed, "And here's Bell ! I love him ? I idolise him ! I deify him ! What a handsome fellow he is ! What beautiful eyes he has ! beautiful nose ! beautiful mouth ! beautiful lips ! beautiful teeth ! beautiful ears ! beautiful arms ! beautiful legs ! beautiful feet !" and so on, with ,a ra pidity of utterance which it was almost impossible and most distressing to follow. Mr. Pownall earnestly en deavound to attract his mind to a rational subject, and asked the unhappy man of what his property consisted ? All he could obtain in reply was, that he had two news papers ; but he would not enter into particulars on this head. The conversation having ceased for a moment, Mr. O'Connor drew himself up, and striking both hands upon his thighs to mark the metre of his verse, recited with great rapidity the following lines : The lion of freedom is come from his den We'll rally around him again and again ; We'll crown him w ith l aurel our champion to be— O'Connor, the patriot for sweet liberty. The pride of the nation—he's noble and brave ; A terror to tyrants, a friend to the slave ; The bright star of freedom, the noblest of men, We'll rally around him again and again. Though proud daring tyrants his body confined, They never could conquer his generous mind ; We'll hail our cag e d li on , now f ree d f rom his den ; We'll rally around him again and again. Who strove for the patriots —was up night and day ? Who sav'd them from falling to tyrants a prey ? 'Tomas Feargus O'Connor was diligent then ; We'll rally around him again and again. As he approached the end of this doggerel, once very popular among his followers, Mr. O'Connor became con siderably excited, moving rapidly backwards and for wards, and betraying much of that bold address which distinguished his oratorical displays in former days. A word from Dr. Tuke, however, quieted him instantly, and he replied, " I won't say another word, Doctor." As the learned Commissioner and jury passed out, Mr. O'Connor appeared anxious to accompany them, but another whisper induced him to return, and he stood on the doorway, as the company departed, exclaiming to each as he passed, " What a handsome fellow you are ! What a handsome fellow you are !" Dr. Tuke states that Mr. O'Connor amuses himself with the other patients very satisfactorily, and plays at cricket and whist with considerable skill. He invari ably asks Dr. Tuke to take him to town each morning, and is always satisfied with the doctor's promise to do so next day if he is better. On the return of the jury to the tavern several of the panel declared that they thought it altogether unneces sary to examine Dr. Tuke, but The learned Commissioner thought it better to ask the doctor a few questions, and commenced by the formal inquiry as to what he considered the state of Mr. O'Connor's mind. _ _ _ Dr. Tuke—Decidedly of unsound mind. The Commissioner—Have you seen him iii his natural state to-day ? Dr. Tuke--No, sir ; he was very much excited to-day, owing to the number of persons present. The Commissioner—ls there the slightest hope of his recovery? Dr. tuke—Not the slightest. The Commissioner—Has he any lucid intervals ? Dr. Tuke—l. think not. He is better sometimes than at others, but I do not think he ever has a strictly lucid interval. The Commissioner observed, that he had no other question to ask, upon which Mr. Thompson said he had no direct instructions to oppose the commission, and, after what he had witnessed that day, he should leave the decision in the hands of the jury, satisfied that, in arriving at a conclusion, they would be actuated by a high sense of their duty to the community, and, at the same time, of deep considera tion for Mr. O'Connor. The jury, without troubling the Commissioner for any remarks, at once found "That Mr. Feargus O'Connor was of unsound mind, and was incapable of managing his affairs," dating the lunacy from the 10th of June, 1852, the day on which he was committed to the cus tody of the Sergeant -at-Arms of the House of Commons. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET CRAVEN.—WEDNESDAY. SUBSCRIPTION PLATE of 2501. for three yr olds, 7st ; four •N Ff - - Bst 71b ; five, _9st ; six and aged, 9sf 21b. - T. Y.O Captain D. Lane's Ephesus, by Epirus, 5 yrs, 9st (Flatm an) 1 Mr. T. Clifton's Reckapelt, 3 yrs, 7st (J. Steggles) 2 Lord Exeter's Nutshell, 6 yrs, 9,st 21b (Norman) 3 The following also ran :—Mr. Combe's Brawn, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Rogers) ; Lord W. Powlett's Dear-me, 3 yrs, 7st (S. Steggles). Betting-5 to 2on Ephesus, sto 1 agst Nutshell. Nut shell led into the cords, where Epheses went in front and won by half a length LRackapelt obtained second place by the same distance ; Brawn was fourth; Dear-me, fifth. Pace moderate. HANDICAP PLATE of 501. for three yr olds and upwards. A.F. Mr. Delamere's Abdallah, 5 yrs, 7st (Wells) 1 Sir R. Pigot's Koh-i- noor, 3 yrs, 6st 81b (Hiett) 2 Mr. J. D. Shafto's King of Troy, 4 yrs, 7st lib (S. Steggles) 3 The following also ran :—Mr. Elwes's John of Berwick, 6 yrs, Bst 101 b (Rogers) ; Lord Glasgow's sister to Cara cara, 3 yrs, 7st (Carroll) ; General Anson's Rolando, 4 yrs, 7st (Charlton) ; Mr. Raine's Eactacy, 3 yrs, 7st (Good man) ; Lord Clifden's Molasses, 3 yrs, sst 101 b (Oliver). Betting-6 to 4 agst Rolando, sto 1 agst Abdallah. Abdallah made most of the running. From the Bushes he, Koh-i-noor, and King of Troy had the race to themselves; Abdallah winning by three lengths, and the second beat ing the third by the same distance. The others far be hind. SWEEPSTAKES of 100 soya each, for three-yr-old fillies, Bst 71b. D.M. 7 subs, General Anson's Mayfair, by Bay Middleton (F. Butler) 1 Lord Exeter's Noisette, sist er t o Nutshell...(Norman) 2 Lord Glasgow's fby Don John, out of Physalis (Marlow) 3 The following also ran :-14. Delamere's Miss Delamere (Sly), Mr. Greville's Peach (Flatman), Lord Orford's An tonina (Bartholomew). Betting-7 to 4 agst Noisette, sto 2 agst Antonina, and sto 1 against any other. A good race in with Noisette and Mayfair, the latter winning cleverly by a neck ; three lengths between the second and third. SWEEPSTAKES of 100 sovs each, for three-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b. D.M. 8 subs. Duke of Richmond's Pharos, by Touchstone (Flatman 1 Lord Exeter's Nutpecker (Norman 2 Lord Glasgow's Doublethong (F. Butler 3 Bettingf-4 to lon Pharos: The race was never in doubt; the favourite lay second until they had run half the dis tance, when he took the lead, and won in a canter by three quarters of a length. Doublethong beaten off. THE COLUMN STAKES of 50 sovs each, h ft, for three-yr olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b ; those got by stal lions or out of mares that never produced a winner, allowed 31b '• if both 51b. R.M. 23 su b s . Lord Exeter's Filbert, by Nutwith, Bst 41b (Flatman) 1 Mr. T. Parr's Defiance, Bst 21b (A Day) 2 Duke of Bedford's Diomede, 7st 131 b (Pettit) 3 Mr. J. M. Stanley's Veteran, Bst 41b (J. Marson) 4 Betting-6 to 4on Defiance, sto 2 agst Diomedia, 4to 1 agst Filbert. A very exciting race. Won cleverly by three quarters of a length. Lord Glasgow's Doublethong, by Assault or Irish Bird catcher, out of Miss Whip, received forfeit from Lord Derby's Two Strings (dead), Bst 71b each. Ab. M. 200 h ft. Mr. Jacob Bell, late M.P. for St. Albans, was next examined.—Having made the usual affirmation, he said he became acquainted with Mr. O'Connor when he en tered the House of Commons in 1851. He had not known him previously, nor had he any sympathy with him or his opinions. His conduct was very free and familiar with witness as soon as he entered the house ; in fact, alto gether different from that of other members. Witness thought this singularity might arise from his being an Irishman—(laughter)—and, believing him to be a good sort of fellow, he tolerated him. Witness, however, very soon found, from the strangeness of his manner in the House of Commons, that his mind must be affected. On entering the house he would shake hands with every member who would allow him, from the bar of the Trea sury bench, calling each a "jolly good fellow," and gen erally seating himself among the leaders of the Opposi tion, facing the Prime Minister. Witness heard of Mr. O'Connor's having been committed to prison for an as sault on the boxkeeper at the Lyceum Theatre, and be lieving that if he were treated as an ordinary prisoner a great injustice would be done, he called on the Governor of the House o f Correction, from whom he learnt that the unfortunate gentleman had been placed in seclusion, and apart from other prisoners. When Mr. O'Connor returned to the House of Commons he had an alterca tion with Sir Benjamin Hall on the subject of the land scheme, during which he struck the hon. baronet, who claimed the protection of the house. The Speaker called on Mr. O'Connor to apologise, but instead of doing so he ran on in an incoherent strain about the land scheme, and said he had been swindled and juggled by a number of persons who would not pay their rents. On being reminded that this was not making an aiielogy, he said, ." If I must offer an apology, you are the • best Speaker who ever sat in that chair. ' (Laughter:, Mr. O'Connor was guilty of other extravagant acts of folly about the same time ; 'and on one particular occasion, when the hoiise was in a state of intense excitement, awaiting the explanation of Lord Palmerston as to the grounds on which he had left the Ministry, the noble viscount rising to speak, Mr: O'Connor, who was sitting behind him, rose also, and patted him on the back in a manner which had the most ludicrous effect on the house. On the day after he had been called on to apolo gise by the Speaker, Mr. O'Connor insulted Mr. Becket Denison in his place in the house, and the consequence was he was committed to the custody of the Serjeant-at- Arms. Witness suggested to the house that two medi cal men should be called in to examine into the state 'of the unfortunate gentleman's mind, a n d D r . T wee di e and , Mr. Lawrence both saw him. They 'pronounced him insane, and witness having reported the fact to the house, he was released from custody on the petition of his sister, who promised that he should not be allowed his liberty during the remainder of the session. Mr. O'Connor had since remained with Dr. Tuke. Witness TADvmuisEmENT.]-- The Earl of Aldborough and had seen him frequently of late, and was decidedly of Hollow4y'S Pills.—An astounding cure by this miracu opinion that he was of unsound mind. lows medicine after every other means had failed.—See By the Commissioner- 7 -Mr. O'Connor was not aware extract from his lordship's letter, dated " Villa Messina, until a very recent period that he was under confine- Leghorn, Feb. 21, 1845. To Professor Holloway. Sir — meet. He usually addressed w it ness th us You are I beg to acquaint you that your pills have effected a cure a capital fellow, Bell ; I love you." of a disorder in my liver and stomach Which all the most Dr. Tweedie proved having been called in by Mr. eminent of the faculty at home and all over the continent Bell to consult with Mr. Lawrence as to Mr. O'Connor's had not been able to effect—nay, not even the waters , of state of mind. He first saw him on the 10th of June Carlsbad or Marienbad. last y ear , an d a t a secon d i n t erv i ew on th e following day These wonderful pills will eu ( r S e ign an e y d) dis A or L d D e ß r ° o ß f ° the liver came to th e ce „l us i n t h at h e was of unsound mind, or stomach.— Sold (also Holloway's ointment) at Pro and sign e d a certificate accor di ngly. wit ne „ h a d visited Lessor Hollbway's establishment, 244, Strand, London, Mr. O'Conno r sin ce a t D r . m i k e ' s asylum, and con- and by all medicine vendorsthroughont the world, For the 20 Soy. Sweepstakes.—Cambridgeshire Course. —Truth, 5 yrs, was handicapped at Bst 121 b ; Waverley, 4 yrs, at 7st ; Llanforda, 3 yrs, at 6st 101 b ; and Conspiracy filly, 3 yrs, at sst 31b ; but Truth and Lanforda did not accept, and the race, according to the conditions, became void. The balancing of the accounts connected with the events of the previous day was commenced in the morning, and a good deal of money changed hands, but the general settle ment take place on Monday at Tattersall's. Although Talfourd, for the Newmarket Handicap, did not come into the betting until nearly the laat moment— in fact, the numbers were up before his party began to get on—yet the investments which were then made at prices varying -from 20 to 10 to 1 made them good winners. The horse was brought to the post in beautiful condition by Winteringham, the successor to Henry Stebbing, who died somewhat suddenly a short time back. It was the horse's first win, and- his clever little jockey, Oliver, rode him admirably. The sport as described above presented some interesting features, and was quite equal to Wednesday's average, The only drawback on the enjoyment of it was the weather, which was showery and very cold. The attendance of gene ral company was, consequently, only moderate. BETTING AFTER THE RACES.—SIX O'CLOCK. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. sto 2 agst West Australian I 3to 1 agst Filbert and 4 to 1 Sittingbourne (t) Orinoco, coupled. 5 to 1 Filbert (t 6 to 1) DER 8 to 1 agse West Australian 12 to 1 Pharos (t and off) 18 to 1 Filbert (t) 40 to 1 agst Rarbatus (t) 50 to 1— The Reiver (off) THE POPE'S ENCYCLICAL LETTER, The following is the encyclical letter of the Pope to the archbishops and bishops of France : " Well-beloved sons and venerable brethren, apostolic salutation and benediction ! In the midst of the multi plied sorrows with which we are overwhelmed on all sides in our care of all the churches which have been confided to us, notwithstanding our unwo r thi ness, b y an impenetra ble design of Providence, and in these hard times in which the number is too large of those of whom the Apostle has said sanam doctrinam non sustinent, sed ad sua desideria coacervantes sibi magistros a veritate auditum avertunt et seductores proficiunt in p e j us ,* erran t es, et in errorem mittentes,' we experience the greatest joy when we turn our eyes and our mind towards that French nation which has been illustrated by so many fine names, and which has so well merited our affection. It is with a sovereign con solation for our paternal heart that we see in that nation, by the grace of God, the Catholic religion and its saving doctrine increasing day by day, and with what care and zeal you, our dear sons and venerable brethren, called on to share our solicitude, endeavour to fulfil your ministry and to watch over the security and salvation of the preci ous flock entrusted to your guard. This consolation is still more singularly augmented by the letters, so marked by respect, which you send us, and which tend to make us more and more acquainted with that filial piety, with what love, and with what ardour you glory in being devoted to us and to that chair of Peter, the centre of Catholic truth and unity, head, mother, and mistress j- of all the churches —to which all obedience and honour are due which, on account of its p r i macy, every church must' join, or, in other words, all the believers that exist on every point of the world.§ We do not feel less satisfaction in learning that you, always calling to mind your grave functions and your duties, display all your pastoral care and vigilance to have the clergy of your dioceses advancing each day more worthily in the path of their vocation, give to the people an example of every virtue, and accomplish exactly the charges of their ministry, in order that the believers who are confided to your care, being constantly nourished more abundantly with the words of faith and confirmed by the abundance of grace, may increase in the knowledge of God and be strengthened in the course which leads to life, and in order that they who unfortunately err may return to the path of salvation. We are aware—and this is likewise a sweet consolation to our heart—with what eagerness, attending to our desires and opinions, you hold provincial councils, in order to guard intact and pure in yourdioceses the deposit of the faith, in order to hand down sound doctrine, to augment the honour of divine worship, to strengthen the institution and discip line of the clergy, and to encourage everywhere, by a well devised progress, propriety of behaviour, virtue, religion, and piety. We feel also ailively joy at seeing that in a great number of your dioceses, where particular circum stances do not prevent it, the liturgy of the Roman Church has been re-established according to our wish. Thanks to your ready zeal. That re-establishment has been so snitch the more agreeable to us that we were aware that in many dioceses of France, on account of the vicissitudes of the times, the sage prescription of our holy predecessor, Pius IT., in his apostolic letters of th e 7th o f th e i des of July, 1568, commencing with the words Quod a vobis postulat,' had not been observed. • But in reminding you of all these things, to the great happiness of our mind and the praise of your order, well-beloved sons and venerable brethren, we cannot, however, dissemble the great grief which over whelms us at the present moment, when we behold what dissensions the oh. enemy endeavours to excite among you to shake and weaken the concord of your minds. This is why, in fulfilment of the duty of our apostolic ministry, and with that profound charity which we have for you and for this faithful people, we write you these letters, in which we address ourselves to you, well-beloved sons and venerable brethren, and at the same time we warn you, we exhort you, and we supplicate you, to oppose with the virtue which distinguishes you, and to cause the entire disappearance of all the dissensions which this old enemy endeavours to excite, bringing yourselves to gether in the bonds of charity, and endeavouring with all humility and meekness to preserve in all things unity of spirit in the bond of peace. By this wisdom, you will show th a t eac h o f you k nows h ow much the sacerdotal and faithful concord of minds, wills, and feelings is neces sary for the prosperity of the Church, and the eternal sal vation of men. And if it were ever necessary to keep up among you that concord of minds and of wills, it is parti cularly so now when, by the will of our very dear son in Jesus Christ, Napoleon, Emperor of the French, and by the care of his Government, the Catholic Church, tranquil and protected, enjoys with you entire peace. This happy state of things in that empire, and the condition of the times, should excite you more warmly to unite yourselves in the same spirit of conduct and in the same means, in order that the divine religion of Jesus Christ, its doctrine, purity of morals, and piety should strike deep root in France ; that the youth should there more readily find a better and purer education, and that a stop may be thereby put to those hostile attempts which have already mani fested themselves through the proceedings of those who were, and still are, the constant enemies of the Church and of Jesus Christ. This, well-beloved sons and venerable brethren, we ask of you more and more, and with all pos sible earnestness, that in the cause of the Church, in the defence of its holy doctrine, and of its liberty, and in the accomplishment of all the other duties of your episcopal charge, you should have nothing more at heart than to show a perfect union among you, than to be united in the same ideas and the same feelings, consulting us in all confidence, we and this Apostolic See, on questions of every kind which may arise, in order to prevent any dis sension. And, above all, comprehend how far a good di rection on .the part of the clergy interests the prosperity of religion and of society depends, in order that you may never cease, in perfect union of mind, to devote all your care and your reflections to an affair of such gravity and great importance. Continue, as you have hitherto done, to spare no pains to have the young men intended for the Church formed early in your religious seminaries to every virtue, to piety, and to an ecclesiastical spirit, in order that they may grow in humility, without which we can never please God, and may be profoundly learned in human literature and the severest branches of knowledge, particularly in what relates to sacred matter, that they may, without bein g ex p ose d t o any peril of honour, not only learn the art of speaking eloquently and writing ele gantly, by studying either the so excellent works of the holy Fathers, or the writings of the most celebrated Pagan writers, when subjected to a most careful expurgation, but still more acquire the perfect and solid knowledge of theo logical doctrines, of ecclesiastical history, and the sacred canons, as shown forth in the authors approved by the holy See. Thus, that illustrious clergy of France, among whom are to be remarked so many men distinguished by their genius, piety, knowledge, ecclesiastical spirit, and re spectful submis s i on t o the Apostolical See, will abound more and more in co urageous an d skilful labourers, who, adorned with every virtue, and strengthened by the help of a saving knowledge, will be able in the course of time to aid you in tilling the vineyard of the Lord, in replying to opponents, and not only strengthening the faithful believers of France in our most holy religion, but in propagating that religion by holy expeditions among distant and infidel nations, as that same clergy has heretofore done, to the great glory, of its name, for the advantage of religion, and for the salvation of souls. " You are, as we are, penetrated with sorrow at the sight of so many books, libels, pamphlets, and empoisoned journals, which are incessantly and furiously spread in all parts by the enemy of God and man, to corrupt morals, overthrow the foundations of faith, and ruin all the dog mas of our most holy religion. Never cease, then, dearly beloved sons and venerable brethren, to employ all your so licitude and all your episcopal vigilance to remove unani mously, and with the greatest zeal, the flock confided to your care from such pestilential pasturages. Never cease to instruct and defend it, to fortify it against the mass of errors by warnings, and by opportune salutary publications. And here we cannot refrain from reminding you of the ad vice and counsels by which four years ago we ardently ex cited the bishops of all the Catholic universe to neglect nothing in order to induce men remarkable for talent and sound doctrine to publish writings calculated to cause en lightenment, and to dissipate the darkness of the errors in vogue. For that reason, while endeavouring to keep from the faithful, committed to your charge the mortal poison of bad books and bad journals, be pleased, we earnestly demand of you, to extend all your benevolence and all your favour to the men who, animated by the C a th o li c spirit and versed in letters and sciences, devote their time to writing and publishing books and journals to cause the Catholic doctrine to be spread and defended, the rights worthy of all the veneration of this holy See and its acts to have all their force, opinions and senti men t s contrary to the holy See and its authority to disappear, the obscu rity of errors to be dispelled, and intelligences to be in undated with the soft light of truth. Your charity and episcopal solicitude should then excite the ardour of those Catholic writers who are animated with a good spirit, in order that they may continue to defend the cause of Ca tholic truth with attention and with knowledge ; and if in their writings it should happen to them to fail in any re spect, you should warn them with paternal words and with prudence. Moreover, your wisdom is not ignorant that the bitterest enemies of the Catholic religion have always directed, though vainly, the most violent attacks against this chair of the blessed Prince of the Apostles, knowing full well that religion itself can never fall, or totter, so long as this chair, founded on a rock, shall re main standing, for the proud gates of hell cannot prevail against it, and in it is, entire and perfect, the solidity of the Christian religion. That is why, dearly beloved sons and venerable brethren, we ask from you with all our power, in conformity with the grandeur of your faith in the Church, and the ardour of your piety for the chair of Peter, never cease to apply, with one heart and one mind, all your care, all your vigilance, and all your labours to this particular point ; so that the faithful population of France, avoiding the errors and snares which are spread for them by perfidious men, make it their glory to adhere firmly and with constancy to this Apostolic See by a love and devotedness every day more filial, and to obey it, as is right, with the greatest respect. In all the ar dour of your episcopal vigilance, therefore, neglect no thing, either in action or in words, to redouble more and more the love and venera ti on of believers of the holy See, and in order that they may receive and accomplish with the most perfect obedience all that the holy See teaches, lays down as rule, and decrees. " And here we cannot avoid expressing to you the great grief which we felt when, among other dangerous writings lately Publish e d i n F rance, th ere reac h e d us a work re entitled t Sur-la Situation presente de l'Eglise Gallicane la tiv au droit coutumier, the author of which contradicts in the most manifest manner what we recommend to you and in culcate with so much solicitude. We have that sent this work to our Congregation of the Index, in ordermay re prove mid condemn it. " Before terminating-this letter, well-beloved sons and venerable brethren, we express to you ose discussions and ui how desirous s we are that you should.reject all those con troversies which you know disturb peace, wound charity, and furnish the enemies of the Church with the arms with which they combat and torment it. Above all, have at heart the - preservation of peace, among all calling seriously to mind that you fulfil a mission in the name d of Him who is not a God of dissension , but a of peace, and who has never Ceased to recommend and or d a i n p eace to His considerations; In tr uth, Christ, as you all know, h as pac • 1 ed• all the gifte and rewards of pre servation of peace. If we are the heirs of Chri s t , l et us live in the ,peace of Christ ; if ,we are the children of God, we niust be pacific. The children of God must be pacific, of mild hearts simple in speech, united in affection and faithful;'attached to each other in the bonds of concord. The conviction and assurance that we have of your virtue, your religion, and' your piety do not permit us, well beloved sons and venerable brethren, t o d oubt of your hearty acquiescence in the paternal advice, the desires, and the demands that we adidress to you, or that you will destroy to the root all the germs of dissension, and thus render our joy complete, bearing with each other in * Epist. 11., ad Timot., cap. iv., v. 3,4, cap. v. 13. ± S. Cyprian, Epist. 4u ; S. August. Epist. 162 ; et alii. ~.÷ Conci/..gphes., Act. iv. § St. Irencms adversus Ramses, cap. iii. charity and patience, united and labouring in concert for the faith of the Gospel, continuing with increased zeal as the sentinels of the flocks confided to your solicitude, and accomplishing the functions of your charge up to the consummation of the saints in the edification of the body of Jesus Christ. Be well persuaded that nothing will be more agreeable to us than to do all in our power for your advantage and that of the faithful. Nevertheless, in the humility of our heart, we pray God to bestow upon you continually with favour the abundance of His celestial grace, and to bless your. labours and cares as pastors, in order that the faithful confided to your vigilance may walk mare and more in the path that is agreeable to God, in all things fructifying daily in all good works. With the presage of this divine protection, and in testimony of the ardent charity with which we embrace you in the Lord, we give you with affection and from the bottom of our heart, the apostolic benediction—to you, our dear sons and venerable brethren, and to all the clergy and faithful laity of your churches. " Given at Rome, the 21st of March, of the year 1853, and of our Pontificate the seventh. " pr us P.P. IX." POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET.— William Norton, a letter-carrier, was brought before Mr. Henry for re-examination, charged with stealing letters, &c. When the prisoner was apprehended, several letters and envelopes were found in his possession, including one from the widow of Professor Empson, one from a young gentleman at Rugby (containing uls.), and one addressed to a betting-office keeper in Long-acre. Mr. Peacock, the Post-office solicitor, now proceeded with another charge against the prisoner, for embezzle ment and forgery. Mr. Humphreys appeared for the defence. John Wane, landlord of the Rising Sun, at Wigan, proved that in February last h e wro t e a etter to Mr. Joseph Etches, betting-office keeper, Cranbourn-street, Leicester-square, desiring him to back Hobby-horse and Molasses for the Northatnptonshire Stakes. Witness enclosed a Post-office order for 11., and in about a week afterwards he received an envelope containing a strip of paper on which was written, "The odd s are 25 t o 1." As this was not the usual way of doing business, witness wrote again to Mr. Etches, and then ascertained that his first letter had never been received. Thomas Homes Watson stated that he was book keeper at the betting-office kept by Mr. Etches. On the 18th of February last, the prisoner, whom he had seen before at the office, applied for a ss. ticket on Hobby-horse, the premium for which was 61. 10s. He subsequently returned to the office and exchanged it for a similar ticket on Molasses. Witness believed the ticket now produced to be the same, but the figures had been altered from 61. 10s. to 261., the payment for which amount would have been 1/. Mr. Henry—How many a those tickets do you issue in the course of a year ?—Witness—We issue about 400 a day in the racing season, varying in amount, and re lating of course to different horses. W. Asling, a clerk in the money-order-office at Char ing-cross, produced the receipt given on payment of the post-office order from Wigan, and Robert Allen and Henry Fisher, two letter-carriers in the Strand district, expressed their belief that it was in the handwriting of the prisoner. A Cranbourn-street letter would not fall in the prisoner's district in the ordinary course, but let ters were constantly missorted by accident, and this might account for its getting into his passession. The witnesses in each case were then bound over, and the prisoner was committed for trial. MANSION-HOUSE. —Edwin, Henry Powell, charged with having harboured Joseph Farrall, the bank clerk, alleged to have forged certain dividend warrants for large sums of money in the name' of Dr. Davidson, and with having aided and assisted in the escape of the principal, was brought up for final examination. Mr. Clarkson, instructed by Messrs. Freshfield, the solicitors to the bank, attended for the prosecution ; Mr. Lewis for the defence. Mr. Brown, pawnbroker,Waterloo-road, Commercial road, said, in answer to questions put by the Lord Mayor— I know Farrall from having seen him pass the shop three or four times a day. I understood that he lived in Bromley-street, near the shop. He was a short, stout, fair man, without whiskers. A gentleman said, pointing to him, " That party lives in Bromley-street." I had seen him occasionally with Mr. Baxter, and I looked upon hi m as a ne i g hb our. F arra l l had bought a gold watch at my house on the Bth of March. Mr.- Lewis, when further questions were put to con firm the statement that Farrall and the prisoner had been together at Keston, said—l do not deny the statement that the prisoner and Farrall were together at Keston, but I deny in the most positive manner that my client had been with Farrall at Brentford. They never were there together. Mrs. Gordon, of the Red Cross Inn, at Keaton, hav ing been re-sworn, The Lord Mayor asked whether when the shorter person said his name was Stevens, the prisoner was pre sent ? The witness replied that Powell was in the same room at the time. Mr. Wheeler, one of the clerks in the Bank, added to Iris deposition—l was aware that Farrell had given out dividend warrants in the previous June, which had not been signed, but I did not know to what they related. Daniel Forrester, the officer—The prisoner delivered himself up to me on Monday morning, the 28th Feb., as the person named in the depositions. Hawkins, the ostler at the inn at Brentford, who gave such evidence at a former examination as called for the decided condemnation of the Lord Mayor, did not an swer when his name was called, and he therefore could not be bound over to appear on a future day. The Lord Mayor was about to read the usual cau tion, according to the act, previously to committal, when Mr. Lewis said it would be satisfactory to his client to be informed of the specific charges against him, before his lordship finally disposed of the case. The Lord Mayor—l shall commit him for harbouring Joseph Farrall, knowing that that person had committed forgery, and with having been an accessory after the fact. Mr. Clarkson—lt may be added that I shall charge him at the Central Criminal Court as a principal. It will be competent to me, as Mr. Lewis well knows from the evidence, to charge Powell as•an accessory before the fact. The Lord Mayor then, in the customary form, asked the prisoner whether he wished to say anything ? The prisoner—Nothing at present, my lord. The prisoner was then committed to Newgate. William Ward, a porter at the Custom-house, was charged with having robbed some of the tide-waiters at that establishment. H. Tite, tide-waiter at the Customs, said—On the 25th of February I gave a bed and bedding to the pri soner to take to the Blackwall Railway Station. The parcel contained two coats and other articles of dress. I afterwards missed the clothes, and I identify part of them, which I learn were pledged at a pawnbroker's shop. The shopman of a pawnbroker said the articles he produced had been pledged with him by a seafaring looking man, but he could not swear that the prisoner was that person, although he knew the prisoner as a customer in that way. James Stewart, an officer of the Customs, proved that he had lost a bed on the 29th of March, and he missed a cloak at the same time. The prisoner, it appeared, had taken a cloak to a tailor's to be cut into a suit of clothes for him, and the cloth of the clothes in which the prisoner appeared at the bar was that which had been made up according to the prisoner's directions. There was other evidence as strong brought forward, and the prisoner was committed for trial. The Lord Mayor requested that the press would ac knowledge his receipt of ss. for the poor-box, as a " Little offering for a great mercy." GIIILDHALL.—SamueI Marshall Legge was placed at the bar, charged with conspiring with Joseph and John Legge to defraud the creditors of the two latter. Mr. Nobler, for the prosecution, stated that the bank rupts, Joseph and John Legge, had carried on business as upholsterers, at Churton-street, Pimlico, for the last eighteen months, during which period liabilities to a very large amount had been incurred, while a very consider abl quantity of goods had been made away with in vari ous ways. The date of the fiat was April 2, 1853, on which day the prisoner's sons absconded, but one of them had been since committed by the Court of Bankruptcy, having been apprehended by the officer at Southampton, concealed in the house of the prisoner, in whose posses sion was found a great portion of the property obtained of several other creditors. Frank Austin, clerk to Mr. Commissioner Fane, of the Bankruptcy Court, deposed as to the fact of the pri soner having been examined under the fiat against the bankrupts, and also the issuing of the warrant for their apprehension. Cross-examined—The prisoner attended the examina tion, and was asked if he had any money belongin g to the bankrupts, and he hand e d over 7 01. Mr. Commis sioner is sioner Fane did net order this prosecution. John Spittle, a detective officer, said he went to 4, York-terrace, New-town, Southampton. The prisoner admitted him, and witness then said he held a warrant for the apprehension of Joseph and John Legge, who he believed were concealed in the house. The prisoner answered to the name of Mr. Marshall, and denied that he knew any one of the name of Legge. Witness resolved to search the house ; but was prevented by the prisoner a n d a female, who armed themselves with a huge stick and a couple of hammers, with which weapons they threatened him. He, however, kept them at bay at the bottom of the stairs, while a gentleman who was with him went up stairs and searched the upper rooms ; but while he was so doing Joseph Legge, one of the bankrupts, made his appearance on the stairs, upon which Spittle took him into custody. The prisoner said the property in the house was his, and witness said he would seize it, under a warrant from the Bankruptcy Court, unless he could give proof of his having pur chased it. Upon this the prisoner became very violent, and rushed out of the house, but returned in a few hours and raved a great deal about his house being stormed on a Sunday, threatening to make the officers pay for it. Witness left Huggett in possession of that and the next house adjoining, where property had been deposited be cause his own house would not bold it all. The chief part of this property was identified by one of the creditors as goods supplied by him to the bankrupts. Cross-examined—He found no sheriff's officer at any time in possession of any portion of the bankrupt's pro perty. The case was then remanded for a week. ...... Alderman Cubitt begged to acknowledge the receipt of 3/. ss. 6d., presented to James Havaland, the soldier, by the officers and men of the fifth division of City police, for his meritorious conduct in endeavouring to save the life of Sergeant Patterson at the late. fire in Holborn. AS'ff IP P ING INTELLIGENCE. CITSTOM-HOUSE—APRIL 13. ENTERED INWARDS.—The Rover, from Gue rli ....l Kingston, do. • Lily, do. ; Brilliant, do. ; Joseph xr i nn , landr, Konigsberg ; Apropos, Porto Plata and St. mingo ; Petrel, Callao ; Wandringsmaden, Christian' Nora, do. ; Vigilante Caen ; Anth e , T aganr og ; 118 t. burgh, Hamburgh • Vi 118 t. ctoria, Malaga ; Di ana , Suclwo horn ; Albion, Boulogne ; Minerva, B remen ; Augustine' Havre ; Triton, Ostend ; Luigi, New York. ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Prince Royal, for Hamburgh ; Countess of Leven and Melv u !,. ' Elsinore and P or t Phili p ; Phcebe Dunbar, Swan R i f Pudda, Seville ; Brownfield, Elsinore. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—Send, Turd Island and Nassau ; Hoppet,. Gottenberg Jordeson, 134r h , celona ; D oggers b ank, Sydney ; Wilberforce, Hamhu. a .rgi Spheroid, St. Vi ncent ; Ravensbourne, Antwerp ; " come, Rotterdam ; Albion, do ; Fyenoord, do. LIVERPOOL—Arm 13. The Sophie, from Key West, and the Wilhelmina, Limerick, were in contact this morning in the river, " separated with trifling damage to spars and rigginc'. The Shark, from hence, arrived at Mara.nham in twee { 'j four days, believed to be the fastest passage on record. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Brothers, Demerara to London, March 12, lat' N., long. 61 W. The Mariner, Newport to New York, April 3, Ist , N., long. 25 W. The Edmondsb ur y, L on d on t o C a l cutta, Feb. 1 long. 20. The Canute, Shields to Calcutta, lat. 4 N., long. 20• n The Catherine, Cowes, to Buenos Ayres, Feb. 17, lat.' long. 21. The Fortescue, Plymouth to Port Philip, Feb. 21, 14, long. 21. COUNTRY MARKETS. EDINBI7RGH MEAL MARKET—APRIL 12. There were in the market to-day, 6 sacks oatmeal, weighing 2801bs imp er i a l , w hi ch sold thus-2 at 1/ ll s 2 at 1/ lOs 6d, and 3 at I/ 10s. EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET-- APRIL 12. Supplies were again large. Oat straw, fr om 6 s Od t o 8 s Od per k emple of 16 0 440 -0 tron ; wheat do., 6s Od to 9s Od ; barley do., 5s Od to 6s Hay from 9d to lid per stone. DALKEITH MEAL MARKET—APRIL rt. There were in the market to-day 63 bags oatmea l 4, of barleymeal, an d 2 b ags po t-b ar l ey; sa l es ready. vo meal down Gd on the top ; second quality also 6d per down; pot-barley the same as last week on the top. „.1 Oatmeal, per sac k o f 2801b s Fi rst. S econd. TW A i imperial Barley-meal, per ditto Peasemeal, per ditto Flour, per ditto —s Od —s Od. Pot-barley, per ditto KIRKCALDY—APRIL 9. The following aro the quotations for grain : Wheat. Barley. I Oats. Bet I First I Second 32s 6d I 21s Od Os n a Third 4ls Od 28s Od 18s Od Os ' Oatmeal, per bag of 2801bs imperial, 29s Od to 30s Od• COAL MARKET—Arnth 13. Prices of Coal per ton at the close of the market : --- s. d. Bate's West Hart1ey......15 6 Hetton Lyons 1 Buddle's West Hartley 15 6 Lambton Primrose 1 Burnhope l4 0 Bell 1 Chester Main 16 0 Hetton 1 Hartlepool West Hartley 15 6 Haswell 1 Hasting's Hartley 15 6 Lambton 1 Lougridge's W. Hartley 15 6 Peusher 1 New Tanfield 15 6 Russell's Hetton 1 Portland West Hartley...ls 0 Stewart's 1 Tanfield Moor l4 9 Cassop 1 Tanfield Moor 8ute5......14 9 Hartlepool 1 Tyne Main......... ...... ...14 0 Kelloe 1 Walker Primrose .........13 6 South Kelloe 1 West Hartley 15 6 Richardson's Tees ......... 1 Wall's Eud, &c. Tees 17 3 West Tees ll 16 6 Grey's West Hartley • 1 17 0 Watney's Anthracite... 2 18 0 Harton Lawson Riddell Eden Main Ships at market I .69 I Sold B 3. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 13. e STOCK EXCHANGE.—The s h are mar k et has b een B"te ttit to-day, with very littl e d o i ng , except arranging for s°,/,/ ment of the account t o - morrow . Q uotat i ons were tht, ported :—Eastern Counties, 13i ' • Lancashire and 1 00 shire, 76g ; Lan cas t er and Preston, 48 prem. ; Lora Brighton, and South C oas t, 103 ; London and North - "g; tern, 1191 4 ; Midl an d, mg, 1, g ; North British' South Eastern and Dover, 22fi ; Great Southelli t y Western, One-Eighth Sh ares , fig ; Royal Preference , , 'YI cent., 183 ; R o y a l I nsurance, 14 prem. ; Pacific Company, 57'i ni ; ditto, new shares, at prem. MANCHESTER APRIL 13. on , The sales were :—Caledonian Pref. , 10a ; STOCK EXCHANGE. —The market to-day . `" jj s StoeL 76/1 WO Fifths, dis. ; Dovers, 22 13-16 . ; Lancaster anc-L --- 471 prem. ; Sheffield Pref., 10 15-16 ; West BlLL"'g► dis. ; Midlands, 74g. Leeds BIRMINGHAM, APRIL 13. does 10, STOCK EXCHANGE. —The Rail wa y s h are mar k e t uu-- - 0 0 improve, but remains c om p ara ti ve l y s t agnan t. The 010,1 unsatisfactory position of railway matters in Parlil 1 notwithstanding the flattering traffic returns Puh . ,i; c o, every week, almost entirely suspends speculative de'""' and bona fide holders of stock will not sell at fa -- prices. 1 BRISTOL, APRIL 13. STOOK EICOHANGE.—The market to-day was dull. tol Waterworks were done at 14i ; Lynvi Valley, 2 b" Monmouthshire Preference Shares, at 10 per cent. 101' SEABORNE MALLS. (N signifies that the mails are sent front the General PO , by the night—and M by the morning -dispatch.] ...,,, 0 Day when made up F rom what " " c io COUNTRIES. In General Post- Port .due ii l, - Office, London.* Dispatched. Frig h 2 .7 --- ,,,,11°' -- - America(byßrit.pack)N Eve r y Friday .... Liverpool ... Da'" ' America (by United Sts. ra 0 packet) .......... N Ap r il 13 ........ L i verpoo l ... AP America (by U State, il 9l packet) ..........N April 18 ........ Sou t hampt on Apr Australia (via South ampton) ..........114 4th of May ...... Southampton Apr , Ditto (via Marseilles) N Bth of M a y ...... D over Apr. g Ditto (via. Cape of Good ° Hope) ............N 2d of June ... Plymouth Africa (West Coast)..N 23rd of the month. Plymouth Alexandria .......... I, P. 24, &30of m Dover Alexandria.. .. .. .. ..111 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton Apri1,,,,0 , ' Ist of ' Bahamas ........... M 2nd of the month Southampton Belgium .. .. .. .... ..N tally_ .. ...... . Dover ... Brazil ...............M 9th of the month .. sonthampton r A P..% 1 6 Buenos Ayres .. .. .... M 9th of .he month.. Southampton A PLO 6 Cape of Good Hone .. N 14th of the month Plymouth Cape of Good Hope .. N 2144 of June .... Plymouth Cape de Verds .. ...N • 4th of the month Plymouth Ceylon (see India) . Ceylon . ..... .. .. .. ...N 14th of the month Plymouth „, n , - Channel Isles.. .. .. ..N M on ~We d , & Fe dSouthampton r,u,:il-16 Chili... ... .. •• • ... .. Ili d & 17th of m on th Southampton all'"" China (see India) A el 16. Constantinople ....-N ,8,17,24,&27 ofra Dover .... -P - . 20, , , Constantinople ........ 4th & 20th of mon Southampton A__,P r ,,,d, i •ont. of Europe M. & N Twica daily ...... Dover Egypt (see India) Tv , O il France ........ hi & N T w i ce dai1y...... Dover ...... - - i f, 16 t ribraltar ... ...314, 7, 17, 20, 27 o f m. Southampton API' Greece (see Inia) Greytown .........Ni... I n d & 17th of mon. -onthampton AOI I 6 tO4 Hamburgh ...........N Tuesday & Friday Vondon .. ... Tuetat Havannah . . NI 2nd of the month Southampton Holland ............111 Wednesday & Sat London .. . M , ° ,. n i ; 16 I londuras ........ ..111 17th of the month southampton Apri l 00. - India (viaSouthampt.) 1 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton A P r i 0 -•, Aprl In :la (via Marseilles) A, Sth&24th of month Dover ...... lonian Isles (see India) r iceP 4 Ireland ........31 & N Twice daily ...... Holyhead . -v i „, is ** April • Lttb0n..............M 7,9, 17, & 28 of m. Southampton _Ai le Madeira ............1M oth of the month 7 outhampton !wi t 1J Madeira ....... ... , 23rd of the month Plymouth .. a p r- Malta (see India) . • 0 16 Malta ..... ...N 7,17,19,28, 30 of m. Dover ..... A p r I stofpl Mauritius (see India ) t o 1 26 0 0 . Mauritius ..........N 14th of the month Plymouth 3 , te. , i . .•••.•......N rid of the month. Southampton ', B :i 1 1 - sr a i -hes ••• • • •... .. -, Ith I sth2sthofmon Dover . . , April !; 16 , Granada .. .. .. Y 20 & 17th of month Southampton g c4 ; r toP New Zealand ..... iv Sri-ate skirt - - various port l'„ f • I 0 Papal states .. ......N th I sth2',thofmon. Dover .... 'L1".,. - 11 1 6 m on oo t n, h , 3. • Peninsula .........• s thl7th2Bthotmon southamptoli ` - ',,t," . ",1 1 6 2 2 the Lt h h ° o n : tn t . ~.N, 0 & •,7th or iron outhampton ` . : n l- 1 41 •'2 6 ,cover ly• m o u . . tl4 . . .. .. ApraLrbr 1160 SicilyPor t Natal .. . :::::: : : : : ;, Do .... April 0 Tit- ~ , ,, i i ,t i h i is.o t htt h . NI Id& , 7th of month - outhampto ' n --Y Van I demon's Land Ne Venezuela canY• • :: :: :: :: :: l' Art.tralla) .... w p ril 10 A west Indies ........ 't" 'd& 17th o f month Southampton, •,/ * When any of these dispatchei on the follow Southampton), and the . day preceding. r) dates fall on a z,unday, the mails pillld ing day, with th e excep ti on o f the I n dia , ei , Malta, both of which will be dispatch BIRTHS. OF A SON. On the 13th i ns t ant, the wife of W. E. Whitec33/1 Brunswick Hotel, Liverpool. 1/ ' On the 11th i ns t., a t Clif ton, the wife of Crewe .A-15° Esq., of Odell Castle, Beds. OF A DAUGHTER. ° On the 12th inst, at 5, Queen-street, Mayfair, the 1 of Thomas Pratt, Esq. A On the 12th i n st., a t 7, W aterloo-place, Mrs. Ed xi— Thomas Lodge. MARRIED. hfl On the 12th inst., at St. John's, Oxford-square, o Coverdale, Esq., to Isabell a F re d er i ca, e l dest daughloo' the late F. R. ore, Esq., and relict of the Rev. J. kyns, rector of Greenford , Middlesex. DIED. 0 On the 11th inst., at Hemus-terrace, Chelsea, , Eleanor Cundy. On the 11th i ns t., at Preston-place, Sussex, Willi:lv) Stanford, Esq., aged 44. JA / On the 12th inst., at Stourton-castle, Stourbridg e ' Foster, Esq., aged 67. al l c' On the 12th inst., Oli ver L ang, Esq., at his offei sidence, her Majesty's Dockyard, Woolwich. U , • *4 l'; LONDON : Printed an d P u bli s hed by /AMMVOVT O - l o i of No. 112, St ran d, P r i n t er, at The Sun Office, tti Strand, in the Pre c i nc t o f th e S ayoy, i n the 00 Middle's; Thursday, April 14 1853.