The Sun. — London, England, 1853-11-05 00:00:00

4=••••••••1 kind of eady, at I each; graPes , apples, lemons, nds, 100 s to filberts, er 100; Is to !s 6d to almou Soles, ls to loves load. BRITISH RAILWAYS. 'aid' RAILWAYS, Closing Prices yesterday Aberdeen ..... 84 Ambg. Nottng. Bost do Eastn. June. Xll Belfast & Ballymena 11 Birmng. Wolverh. do Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lanesh. dt Cheshire Junet LH Do. Chesh. di Birk., £5O do £25 Cons LB4 Do., £20.........•••••• ;() Myth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) K) Bristol di Exeter K) Caledonian. 11 Chester & Holyhead) 11 Cork and Bandon 11 Cork, 'Black. & Pass .0 iCornwall 50 al 20 al 20 11 50 4 Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction . ..... . 11 Do. New . 11 East Anglian (£25 L. & E. & L. & D.) 18 all Do., (£lB E lf . as, H un .). c . " 20 all Eastern Counties..... St. 100 EasternU n i on ,A. s t . St. 100 Do., do. B. 25 84 Do.NewA(latellirds) St. 100 East Lancashire ...... St. 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow i 10 33 Edinb. and P ee bl es... St. 100 Edinb.Prth.&Dundee 10 1 Forth and Clyde June. St. 160 Glasgow &S. Western) St. 100 Great Northern Stk.. St. 100 Do., A. Stock St. 100 Do., B. Stock St. 100 Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire. ) St. 100 Great Western 12 1 1 trieh South-Eastern. 50 all Lancaster tit Carlisle 1q iii Do., Thirds St. ' OO Lancasti. &Yorkshire 1 0 173 Do., Fifths 14 114 Do., Wst. Riding Un 50 all Leeds Northern 20 all Liv. Crsby. &So utbpt 114, all London & Blackwall 10 . 8i Loud. Tilb. & Sthend. 3 1 100 Lond.Bright.&S.Cst. st. 100 London &N. Western 20 12 Do. Fifths 10 1 Do. ,10/.Sh.,M&B 0 12 23 Do. Eighths St. 100 London & S. Western 50 423 Do., X. 50 40 34 Do., £40... —• • • ••• ••• 25 all Lndndrry.&Coleraine 25 all Lndnclrry. & Ennisk. St. 100 Xanch.Shef.&Lincln. 84 44 Do., Man. &Lin. Un. St. 100 Midland . .... - . .. St. 100 D o . Birming...dr . De;by 50 47a Midland G.West.(lr.) 25 17i Do. 4 Shares .... 1 00 all Newcastle &Carlisle St. 100 Newmarket. .... ..... 64 5 Do. Bury Extensions — 25 173 Newpt•Aberg.&lltfd. 50 74 Newry & Enniskillen 1 .20 all Newry Warrenpointj 251 al 25 I al di Rostrevor to Norfolk.. ...... 3i Northn. Counties Un * North British , St. 1 50 0 St. 10 16 1 16 1 I , North Devon, No.l .1§ Do., No. 2...... 11 Dc., 3 A Deferred 8 Do., 3 B Guaranteed 1 di North London .... ..1 N. &S. Wstu., Hamp stead, and City Jn 13 North Staffordshire ill North Western .0 N. &S. Westrn. June 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester ...... )0 Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton .2 Portsmouth )O Scottish Central ' )0 Scottish Midland )0 Shrewsbury 6z Birmg )0 Do., L. &N. Westn Guaranteed Stock LO Shrewsby. & Herefd dl Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) il Do. Halves, do 11 Do. Oswestiy 64 Shropshire Union ~ Do. A, B,C, &D, fully paid up at per cent all South Devon )0 South Eastern al South Wales L 5 S. Yorksh. River Dun 5 Do. .2 Staines,Wok.,&Wok. ill Stockton & Darling.. L6l Stockton & liartlepl )0 Taff Vale 8 Do. £lO hub s )0 Do. Pref., No. 1_ . ;0 Thames Haven Dock and Railway .7 Vale of Neath 11 Waterfd. & Kilkenny 11 Waterford&Limerick 1 West Cornwall 1 West End of London and Crystal Palace. a West London Is. Wmbledon &Croydon 0 York NewctL & Berw. 0 Do. Extensions 13 Do. G.N.E. Purchase 0 York &N. Midland SHARE MARKETS-(TBIS DAY) Business done this day. io 2 0 l' 20 1 a] to St. IF 20 12, St. 10 St. 10 10 11 26i a 13i a] 20 al 20 I 50 I al 50 a] 20 1, 20 20 12. 25 al St. 1.5 lo St. 10 25 21 2 0 1' Dl al 26 I 20 a l 10 5] 10 , 25 19i -- 204 48 - 4 9 - 9' 13 11 d 16 18 5i 4Ad 94 -- 96 52i -53 f, 15i -- 164 13 -- 15 44 -46 74 - 84 4a 3 -- 34 12i - 12k' 38 - 42 27 - 29 63 - 65 5 9 - 61 2fi : i, 811 —82 a 57 59 L 24 326 Lot —lo3' 80i 81 86 -- 89' 11 -- 13 p' 611 7* ---- 64i 6id 12i -- 181 8 84 95i — X 963 103 1034 par p 4 72 '74 14 13 d 13 12 dJ 192 - 202 - , --d 601 -- 614 33 -- 35 53 55 d pax 5 ... ...... . 48 50 4 —3 d 27i —28 i 8— 10 li - t i - 7i 48 .. 6 7i par 2 10 ,• - .., 3S - 40 87 - 8 . 53 - 55 GO - 62 55 65 2i ndis 15 17 74 84 11 13 4 3d 60i -- 34 61i - 35 27 - 30 2i 3 151 - 14 ... - . 8 - 9 63i —, 41 - 3id 47 48 48 7i FOREIGN. i -- 1 '4 id 4 3 1 d 12 - 14 - 2p 2 2d 3 3 17 Ad P lin 24 —34 d 2i litcl i - ;Fi 8i - gi 5i 5g - - - ii - ig - 1/p1 ' 0 I 5 katwrp &Rotterdam 15 3 Belgian East. Junct. '• 0 8 Beziers to Graissessac • • ... Central of ..... 0 all Charleroi & Erquelin all Demerara 0 Dijon and Besa9on 8 Dutch Rhenish ill 'East Indian 2 I Do. Extension Ell Gt. Indian Peninsula .0 Gd. Junct. of France .0 Gd. Trunk. of Canada Shrs. and Bonds 8 Gt. Central of France 0 Gt. Westn. of Cana Shares Do. bonds(l i55.)1857 Do. bonds(2iss.)lB73 04 Hamilton & Toronto 11 Do. 6 per cent 5 Lake Const. & Baslel 4 Lucca and Pistoja, per cent. pref. . [5 Luexembourg [0 Do. (Railway) 2 Do 3 Do. (Canal) 5 Do. 6p. cent. pref L 2 Lyons & Mediterran, lladras _ _ Naria Antonia • ... ..... . Do. New 2 ilfelbourne Dk. & Ry Namur & Liege (with interest in Do. (ex interest) 11 Northern of France 11 Do. 201. 3p. c. Bds: [fmy.B. &Ams. Shs.] 11 NorwegianTrnk.Pref .0 Paris and Lyons Do. bonds 11 Paris and Orleans . 1 1 Paris and Rouen 11 Paris and Strasbourg 4 Paris Caen& Cherbrg 134 '4uebec & Richmond it Rouen and Havre 9 Royal Danish 7i - 8 3n _ iii .111 a] 20 40 4 20 a 20 a 20 is 20 10' 20 20 7§ - 8i 16 -164 p 39 41 361 36 4 i 2 3 1 d p 18} —19 L• ld par 14 9 2 ,Royal Swedish ill 3ambre and Meuse 6 Do. 5i per cent. pref 2 3.E. of France id - - par 2 4p 6 Southern of France 6 3t.A.ndrews &Quebec 2a. Upper India Scrip all West Flanders 10 Do. 5% per c. Pref, 10 Western of France 4 Test. of Switzerland 2 Wiesbaden 4ealanA,. 3i -4/ 74 —id 14 1 3 1 3 di I 4.z Voalawi LEASED AT, FIXED RENTALS. alir • Paid' Psriwars. Compass. Closing Prices Business pans. yesterd ay . this day. • all Bedford and Ln.&N.W. Bletchley.. . 100 50 BuckghanDi. L. &N.W. 99 101 ,a Clydesdale Calodon 49 50 J-00 E.Lincoln. gr• 25 6p. cent..., Gt.Northn 140 —l42xd all Glas. Barr. Caldonian. 2g Neils. Direct. 2 5 all Do. 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New ii. -- i 2 Crystal Pal, of France 3 Eastern Steam 20 Electric Telegraph (A) 15 Do. (B) 1 Electric Tel. of Irel 14 Gen. Steam Navigat 18 General Screw Steam 74 Irish Beetroot Sugar 6 Magdalena St. Navig. all Nat. Pt. Steam Fuel 4 Netherlands Land 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter- Stem. Nay. Co all N. B. Australasian... 58 - 62 .•. - p 17 - 19 12 - 14 a Do. New 10 Nrth.ofEuropeSteam all Peel Rr. 141. & Minrl. all Peninsular & Oriental 25 Do. do. all Portland Iron Co 60 Royal Mail Steam all Scot. Austral. Invest 25 South Austral. Land all Submarine Telegraph 284 Van Diemen's Land , ... - ... ••• Ad ••• - .. - 4 —spar 35 - li 37p in—is 42 ]. 64 2i 5 i ti 4 CUSTOMS' REGULATIONS.—It is asserted that the re cent regulation for the delivery of free goods by the landing officers of the Customs is likely to be rescinded, and that the merchants will again be compelled to have their goods examined by the tide-waiters. Should this prove to be the case, a strong feeling of condemnation will be excited. " Scarcely a month passes," it is said, " without some alteration being made in the Customs' practice, and now the only regulation which has yet given general satisfaction to the public is about to be abolished by the examination of goods being placed in the hands of men who were pronounced by the recent evidence before the committee of the House of Commons to be wholly unfit for that duty." 53 2i 124 i 40 30 1 82 lA 57 8 - 126 i 6 102 i 64 1 i 13m 103 i 201 6 Ci 14 50A 50 39,1 9 i 61 i 603 64 5 lli N 7i i xd 1 ii ) Aberdeen ) Do., No. 2, 7 p c... Blyth & Tyne 10 per et. pref. (iss. at. 250) ) Bristol & Exeter 4 pr cent., stock.... Do. Do., shares ) Caledonian £lO 1 Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent i 4 Cork&Randon 5i p.c I Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction EastAuglian (£3los) 6 per cent Do. (25) 7 per cant Do. (27175) 7 p. ct Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l Do., No. 2... ..... Do., New 6 p. c. St Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent Do. -elO Deben. Sh EastLancash. 6 p.cts East & West Yorksh Junction Fifths Edinb.Prth.&Dundee 4 per cent. Glasgow & S.Western guar. 5 per cent Great North,' 5 p.c Do. 5 p. c.,Redeem., at 10 p. c. pram Do. 4A percent. Scrip Gt.N. of Scot. ,lst Fret Gt. Southn. &Westn. (Ireland) Eighths Do. 4 per ct. pref. St Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c.) Do. con. & red. p.c Do. do. 4 per cent Do. irredeem. 4 p. c Lan. (S: York. F. £2O Do., 6 p. c., Stock Leeds Nn. 6p. c. No.l Do. Quarters,lB4B... London and:Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c.. Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. Convertible, sp. c., 1852. Do. New Guar. 6 p.c. Lond. & N. W., Coy. & Nun., 5 per cent. London & S.Western, Con. Thirds. Londonderry& Coler. Shares . ..... Lonely. &Ennis.. 6 Sh Ilanch.,Shef., & Lin., Shares, No. 1 Do. Now, £lO Do., £6 ........ ..... Marypt.diCarl. 4p. c. Do. 4i per cent Do . Mid. Consol. 6p. c. St. Do. Consol. Bristol di Birm. 6 per cent.... !Do. Pref. 4 per cent. Norfolk Debent. Sh. Norfolk Extension Do. Pref. Si per et Do. Way. Val. 5 p c North British North Staffordshire Oxford Worcester & Wolverh. £15,6 p. c , Do Scot. Cen., New Pref. Shrews& Birm. N. G. Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min),B p. c. Do 5 per cent....,.,. 'South Devon. Do. New S. Eastern (Reading Ann.,) of £1 Os.6d. S. Yorksh.4p.e. Guar. Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.c. York Newcastle and Berwick, 4 p.e.Pref Do York& N. Midland H. & S. Purch 100 100 100 6 100 all all 10i 00 .00 .it. 100 3t. 100 it. 100 it. 100 9 all it. 100 15 8A all 8 all .0 all 10 10 25 all 10 1i .0.6 all 5I 3 ;t. 100 7 5 5 10 1 all I all Is. all [0 2 !,0 6 1 all 1 all 1 all 1 all 0 all 1 all !O 13.5 Vo . 24.1 ;0 all * 15 1, i it. all :5 all 5 all !O I all 2 all 2 3i all 1 all 1 all 3 all 1 1 all [0 9 1 all 1 all 1 1 all I 0 I all 5 I 1 1 1 all 50 all 15 15 30 11i 1 all LO 7 i 8 all 1 all 1 all 1 all 1 12s. 1 I all LO all I LO all GO all 20 2 .00 25 .00 20 20 10 9 115 THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 5, 1853. TESTIMONIAL TO THE LATE LIEUTENANT BELLOT. Yesterday a public meeting was held at Willis's Rooms, King-street, St. Jalnes's, to take measures to do honour to the memory of the late Lieutenant Bellot, of the French navy, the circumstances of whose melancholy death, while engaged as a volunteer in the Arctic expe dition, under the command of Captain Inglefield, R.N., have been fully narrated in the despatches to the Admi ralty, with reference to the discovery of the north-west passage, which have recently been published. The room was crowded almost to inconvenience, and among the gentlemen present—many of whom were connected with the naval and military services—we observed the First Lord of the Admiralty (Sir J. Graham), Sir Edward P n m Parry, Captain Inglefield, C o l one l E. S a bi ne, C o l onel Niel Campbell, Colonel Boyle, M.P., Mr. J. Wyld, Captain Fitzroy, R.N., Captain Trotter, R.N., Captain W. A. B. Hamilton, Mr. H. Robertson, Mr. J. Brown, Mr. J. Barrow, Sir B. Outra,m, C. 8., Dr. Forbes Win slow, Professor Wheatstone, Sir R. Inglis, Rev. Mr. Arrowsmith, &c. The chair was taken, soon after two o'clock, by Sir R. MURCHISON, who, having expressed the inte rest which, for a period of 30 years, he had taken in the various expeditions that had been despatched to the Arctic regions to prosecute geographical researches, said - that, having enjoyed the acquaintance of many of the distinguished men who had endeavoured to discover some traces of Sir John Franklin, there was no one among them for whom he felt a deeper regard than the ingenious and modest but skilful and brave Lieutenant Bellot. (Hear, hear.) That excellent young man had been taken away from them at an early age, but his career, though brief, might really be termed brilliant. Educated, to the honour of his country—for his family was not rich—in a great measure by the town of Rochefort, he very soon distinguished himself in the naval service of France. While serving under the French flag, he co-ope rated with the British force in very brilliant operations in the Rio de la Plata. He was afterwards engaged - on the coast of Madagascar, where he also co-operated with a British force in cutting out a slaver, and relieving from slavery and from chains a number of unfortunate human beings. Returning to his country, and aspiring to ap. ply, in the only manner in which it could be applied in these peaceful times, that science which he possessed and those talents with which he was endowed, and ad miring with sincerity the character of Sir John Frank lin, Lieutenant Bellot wrote to Lady Franklin, offering to go out and to serve in a private ship, if he could ob tain the permission of his Government, with a view of discovering some traces of Sir John. In 1851 Lieuten ant Bellot accordingly proceeded in the ship sent out by Lady Franklin and commanded by Mr. Kennedy. The nature of Lieutenant Bellot's discoveries during that period was well known to all geographers, and was shown by an excellent map prepared by Mr. Arrow smith. The occasion upon which Lieut. Bellot lost his life was not the first upon which he had drifted away in floes of ice, for when he accompanied Mr. Ken nedy in the Prince Albert the ship was drifted away while the commander and officers were on shore, and Lieutenant Bellot took the command of the ship under these trying circumstances. The ship was drifted for a very considerable distance to the southward from Port Leopold, and this young officer afterwards steered to Batty Bay, on the west side of North Somerset, and, returning on foot, regained his companions very far to the north, and brough them back to the ship, which passed the winter safely in Batty Bay. He then accompanied his gallant commander in an excursion on foot. He was of small stature, but he dragged his own sledge, and accomplished a most difficult and arduous journey of at least 1,100 miles over the ice, making in his way a great geographical discovery, to which the name of Lieutenant Bellot had been given, and would remain for ever on the map of the world. (Hear, hear.) Bellot's Strait was attached to-that narrow arm of the sea which separated the land of Somerset from Boothia Felix, the whole of that land having been previously supposed to form one continent. Returning to his native country, his first object was to seek employment under his own Government, and to induce them to send out a separate expedition in search of the gallant Franklin. In the meantime expeditions, private and public, were projected in this country, and he (the chairman) might here mention a most beautiful incident in the life of this ingenuous and charming youth. When Lady Franklin again fitted out a vessel under the same commander, the gallant Kennedy, Lieutenant Bellot volunteered to serve under Mr. Kennedy a second time. He (the chairman) might state, to the honour of a British sea man, that Mr. Kennedy felt so much the superiority of Lieutenant Bellot, that he said for his part, he would be quite satisfied to serve under Lieutenant Bellot. (Loud cheers.) Just at that period, however, the ex pedition of Captain Inglefield was resolved upon by the Admiralty, and, not being able at that time to obtain an independent command, Lieutenant Bellot procured from his Government permission to accompany, as a volunteer, the expedition of Captain Inglefield to Wellington Straits, hoping thereby that he might achieve something so decisive, that when he returned to France he would be able to impress upon the French Government the great advantage of sending out an expedition much further to the north than any which had yet been at tempted. The daring mind of Bellot was equal to the daring and indomitable courage of Franklin, and he wished ardently to be furnished with a screw-steamer, by which he might navigate narrows and straits un known to former seamen, and pass far to the north of those land-locked masses of ice which had hitherto im peded the navigation of our most adventurous disco verers. He (the chairman) merely adverted to this circumstance to show the great and noble aspirations by which M. Bellot was animated. That gallant officer had, however, been swept from a hummock of ice, and had met a sailor's grave. Other gentlemen would address the meeting, who could speak with much more effect than himself upon this point, and he (the chairman) would, therefore, call their attention to the sympathy which the melancholy fate of Lieu tenant Bellot had excited in the public mind of England. Immediately after the announcement of this meeting ap peared, he received a communication from Lord John Russell (who of his own accord, had formerly come forwarded and had generously granted 500/. to enable Lieut. Pim to travel over Siberia in search of Sir John Franklin) expressed his approval of its objects. Lord J. Russell requested him to put down his name for any sum he (the chairman) thought prover, to mark his sense of the devotion and courage of the gallant Lieut. Bellot. The First Lord of the Admiralty, Sir J. Graham (cheers), wrote to him saying, "This meritorious officer deserves every tribute of respect, and I have the greatest pleasure in having my name placed upon the committee." (Cheers.) The Earl of Clarendon, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, without any solicitation, wrote to him (the chairman) begging him to make any use he chose of his name, and, at the same time, communicated to him some important documents. (Cheers.) The fol lowing was the letter which he (the chairman) received from the Foreign-office : "Foreign-office, Oct. 19, 1853. " Sir,—lt having come to Lord Clarendon's knowledge, through the medium of the public journals, that yo u h ave consented to preside at a p u bli c m ee ti ng lo be called toge ther for the purpose of expressing the deep regret felt by all classes in this country at the untimely death of Lieut. Bellot, of the French navy, his lordship desires me to en close to you the accompanying copy of a letter which has been addressed by the Mayor of Rochefort, the native town of Lieut. Bellot, to Mr. Close, her'Majesty's Consul for the department of the Charente. " I am also directed to send you copies of a letter, and of its enclosures, reporting the circumstances attending Lieut. Bellot's death ; and I am to state to you that you are at liberty to mike such use of these documents as to you may seem fit. "I am, Sir, your most obedient humble servant, "H. U. ADDINGTON. " To Sir Roderick J. Murchison, &c." It was unnecessary that he (the chairman) should read the enclosures describing the circumstances of Lieut. Bel lot's death, as the despatches had already appeared in the public journals. Sir R. Murchison then stated that he had received a letter from the Earl of Ellesmere, who regretted that from ill-health and unavoidable absence in the country he was prevented from taking any part in the proceedings, and expressed his gratification at the amicable feeling likely to be p ro d uced between the two countries by th present manifestation of regard for the memory of a gallant and distinguished officer. Sir E. Parry, writing to Mr. Barrow —the worthy son of a dis tinguished father who had long taken a lead in Arctic researches—said, "I consider it will be a lasting dis grace to us as Englishmen if we do not as once recognise Lieutenant Bellot's services and his worth." The Earl of Aberdeen said, " Most willingly and with the great est pleasure, will I associate with those who form the committee for this object, in which from the first I have felt a very deep interest." Other letters, approving the objects of the meeting, had been received from the Earl of Rosse, the Bishop of London, the Lord Mayor of London, the Lord Mayor elect, Sir T. Brisbane, Sir J. Pakington, the Bishop of Oxford, the Earl of Malmes bury, Sir J. Richardson, Sir James Ross, Sir G. Back, &c. He (the chairman) might say that the expression of British feeling on this subject was universal, for he had received assurances of support from all classes. (Cheers.) He would now refer to the consideration which this subject had received in the neighbouring country of which Lieutenant Bellot was a native. It was evident, from the public journals, that the French people felt—and justly felt —very deep interest in the conduct of the English people upon this occasion. He (the chairman) had placed himself in communication with a distinguished French statesman, with whom he was Personally acquainted, M. Drouyn de Lhuys, and that gentleman assured him that whatever they might do to honour the memory of Lieutenant Bellot would be con sidered well done on the part of the French ration. (Cheers.) A letter from the Mayor of Rochefort, re ferred to in the communication from the Foreign-office, I which he (the chairman) had previously read, was also handed to him, and he might read same passages from it. in a grateful manner t o th e d es i re ex of the English journal s (th e Morning ex pressed n erect e a monument at Ro c h e f or t to the me mArofetirs.eyasrelo(aifl)lin to Lieut. Bellot—a project which he e n ti re l y ap• proved—this functionary thus proceeds : "This hearty initiative affects us in a more li vely manner than I can express ; and I beg you in the name of this town, of which Bellot was one of the dearest sons, to accept the expression of our deepest gratitude. But permit me to inform you that the family of Bellot is poor, and that he was their chief support. (Hear.) "If then, a generous offering should be made by the English people, it could not be better bestowed, nor more in conformity with the thoughts and wishes of the whole life of Bellot, than that it should be applied to succour his numerous sisters and brothers." (Cheers.) Other letters had been forwarded by Mr. Close, the Bri tish Consul for the Department of the Charente, all ex pressing the feeling that it would be very desirable to succour the bereaved family. (Hear, hear.) He (the chairman) might, however, explain that when those let ters were written more than a fortnight ago, the French and English publi c were not acquainted with the liberal endowment given by the Emperor of the French to the family of Lieut. Bellot from his privy purse. (Cheers.) Neither were they acquainted with a fact of which he (the chairman) had only been informed to day—namely, that the public functionaries of France, the Minister of Marine and othe rs , h a d un d ertaken the education of a younger brother of M. Bellot. (Hear, Hear.) He (the chairman) had been convinced that France, who always cared for her bravest sons, would not neglect the family of one who had so distinguished himself as Lieutenant Bellot ; and it was in the full confidence that provision woud be made for them that he had participated in the feeling that a monument should be erected in this country, and that if there was a sur plus, after defraying the cost of such monument, the French people would take it well—or certainly would not take it ill—if the generous, feeling of the Eng lish nation should offer, in addition to. the munifi cence of the Emperor, some other endowment for the mother and sisters, at all events of Lieutenant Bellot. (Cheers.) He (the chairman) might observe that va rious towns in France sought for the distinction of having the monument to Lieutenant Bellot. A most eloquent appeal has been made by the inhabitants of Calais, who claimed that any monument erected in France to the memory of Lieutenant Bellot should be erected in some prominent position in that town, where, they said, it - Would be seen by a greater number of Eng lishmen and Frenchmen than if it were placed else where. The committee, having taken the letters they had received on the subject into their consideration, and having consulted the leading men in the country, had agreed to the following report : "In the performance of their duties, and in preparing the resolutions to be submitted to the general meet ing, the committee have been guided by the desire to carry out the wishes of the British public in such a manner that the French nation may perceive that, in honouring the memory of Lieutenant Bellot, the Eng lish have the strongest desire to do full justice to those national feelings which are known to exist in his native land. Those feelings have prompted the Em peror of the French to grant, from his private purse, to the family of the deceased an annuity of 2,000 f an act which is in accordance with the great interest his Majesty has taken in Arctic researches, and which, both personally and by the medium of the !Empress, he has testified in the most gracious manner to Lady Franklin. " When, indeed, some of their countrymen, wishing to avoid display, and looking only to the succour of the bereaved family, suggested that the chief amount of our subscriptions should be applied to the support of the relatives of M. Bellot, the committee entertained the conviction that France, solicitous as she has always been for the welfare of her bravest sons, would never be behindhand in such a cause. Nay, more, it is now be lieved that it is the intention of the French Government to erect a monument at Rochefort to the memory of their deceased officer. "The committee would, therefore, beg to impress upon the meeting that the circumstances have materially changed since the first generous impulse suggested to some of their countrymen that the monument which the English proposed to erect should be placed at Roche fort. "They further request the meeting to recollect that both the letter of the French Minister of Marine, which has been published in the public journals, and that of the Mayor of Rochefort, which has been communicated by the Earl of Clarendon, were written in ignorance of the Emperor's liberality, and under the supposition that an English monument at Rochefort had been decided upon, though that subject had then undergone no public or general consideration. " Whatever may be the monument, and wherever it may be placed, the committee are of opinion that it must stand forth distinctly as the tribute of England—(bear) —to the devotion and exploits of the gallant French man. (Cheers.) And, as two monuments could not be with propriety erected in the same town, it became very difficult to determine what other place in France except Rochefort could be fixed upon ; fbr, while many persons might naturally wish to see it in Paris, the city which gave birth to M. Bellot, an eloquent appeal was sent from Calais, urging that that ancient port, through which so many French and English were continually passing, ought to be preferred to any other town r even to Rochefort. " Under these circumstances, and being assured that the French Government will cordially approve their de cision, the committee have come to the conclusion that Englishmen wishing to honour in the most emphatic manner the memory of one who was so esteemed and beloved among them as Lieutenant Bellot should pay to him the same respect as to their own illustrious dead. " In this case, if it be decided that a cenotaph, co lumn, or monument be placed on the banks of the Thames, at or near the Royal Hospital at Greenwich, the committee feel assured that every Frenchman who may pass by on the river, or visit our great naval hos pital, would see that we had paid to our lamented friend the very highest compliment in our power, and that our tribute was a pledge, to be for ever before us, that we desired to perpetuate that mutual goodwill which so happily subsists between the two nations. (Cheers.) " Lastly, the committee beg to express a hope that no one will abstain from subscribing under the idea that more money will be collected than can be appro priately disposed of, since any surplus will be judiciously distributed among the family of the deceased—thus offering to the bereaved relatives a substantial token of English regard, as an addition to the pension of the French Emperor." • (Hear and cheers.) There was another document which Ihe must beg to read to the meeting—an extract from a dispatch addressed by M. Drouyn de Lhuys to his Ex • cellency the Count de Walewski, the French Ambassa f dor in London—and he would not weaken the force of the original by translating it "Paris, le 27 Octobre, 1853. " Monsieur le Comte,—J'ai re2u la cl6p6che que vous m'avez fait l'honneur de m'addresser relativement A l'in teret qu'inspire en Angleterre la perte si regrettable du Lieutenant Bellot. Le Gouvernment de sa Majest6 Imp6riale est tres sensible aux marques si nombreuses de sympathie que rencontre la memoire de ce jeune officier chez une nation amie, si bon juge d'ailleurs de la bravoure dans le devoir. (Hear, hear.) Nous at tachons trop de prix a ces manifestations pour ne pas tenir a ce qu'elles conservent leur caractere individuel et national—(hear, hear)—et nous concevons trop bien les sentiments que vous a exprimes 4 ee sujet Sir Roderik Murchison, pour n'y point applaudir, en nous rdservant de notre cc t 6 de donner le merne caractere aux mesures que nous croirons devoir prendre pour honorer convd• nablement le nom du Lieutenant Bellot." ("Hear," and cheers.) Having endeavoured to perform, though very imperfectly, his duties as chahnan, he left it to others, possessed of eloquence to which he could lay no claim, to delineate the character and the last affecting catastrophe which befel their lamented friend ; and, among those who would come forward, they would have before them several of those true British worthies who have earned for themselves imperishable names for the calm courage with which they had confronted the perils of Arctic research. In concluding, he rejoiced, in common, he was sure, with all who were present, that the first resolution on this soul-stirring occasion would be moved by the chief of that British Admiralty which had recorded in such affectionate terms its admi ration of poor Bellot—(cheers)—and that the motion would be supported by the veteran and distinguished Arctic explorer who had penetrated further northwards than any of his contemporaries—(cheers)--and whose words, as uttered at a recent public meeting, were doubtless impressed upon the minds of all those who knew how to honour the firm devotion in the hour of danger exhibited by the young Frenchman, who, with nothing but humanity pressing on his heart, went forth in two British expeditions in the search after their absent hero. (Cheers.) The chairman concluded by calling upon Sir J. Graham to move the first reso lution. Sir J. GRAHAM then came forward, and was loudly cheered. He said,—Ladies and gentlemen, I gladly obey the call of the chairman, and I rise for the purpose of moving the first resolution. You have heard in touching, though in a foreign language, the sentiments of the French Minister with regard to the distinguished officer to whose memory we are about to pay a tribute I, in our native language of simplicity and truth, shall endeavour to lay before you what I am convinced are the sentiments of that gallant profession with which, for a short time, I am officially connected; and, if I mistake not, the resolution I am about to move embodies the feelings, not only of this assembly, but of the great country of which we are so small a portion. (" Hear," and cheers.) It will not be necessary for me, after the elaborate details which the chairman has presented to this meeting, to go into any long description of the great scientific exploits of Lieutenant Bellot. The chairman has told you, and has told you truly, that this, at the present juncture, is no ordinary occasion. I agree with Lord Ellesmere in the opinion he expresses, that our meeting to-day is in the spirit of mutual benevolence and peace, and I have therefore peculiar pleasure in ap pearing before you. (Cheers.) It was a remarkable circumstance in the life of Lieutenant Bellot that his services in the early part of his career in the navy of his own country were constantly associated with the gallant services of the British navy. You have heard how he conducted himself in the Rio de la Plata. You have also heard how, in that great and noble service,—the suppression of the slave trade on the eastern coast of Africa, he greatly distinguished himself in the Straits of Madagascar. There was, however, another period which is memorable in the life of Lieutenant Bellot, to which my friend in the chair shortly adverted. Lieutenant Bellot served in the Pacific at a moment when a pas sing cloud of national difference somewhat overhung the relations between England and France, and it is re markable that at that very moment, when, perhaps, something of jealous, or of angry feeling might have pervaded the sailors of these two great niaritime powers, Lieutenant Bellot was distinguished in the British navy, arid by the officers with whom he then associated, by the appellation of " l'ami des Anglais. (Cheers.) Happily, all those differences are at an end. Those clouds have have passed away. It is no distinction fora French officer to be called the friend of the English, for France herself is the friend of England, and during the last four months, in the interests of peace, and with the earnest desire to preserve the tranquility of the world, the fleets of France and England have been lying side by side ; and, from the admiral on deck to the lowest boy—the cabinboy—below, not one single instance has arisen of any quarrel partaking the character of a national quar rel. (Cheers.) Friendship and cordiality have marked both services ; and I regard this circumstance as a happy omen of that peace which we so earnestly desire—that peace which I regard as the chief source of the prosperity of nations and the great mainspring of the progressive improvement and happiness of mankind. The next trait in the life of Lieut. Bellot has been alluded to by our chairman,--his distinguished and disinterested services in aid of the noble efforts of Lady Franklin, in the ear nest hope that, by her own personal, though humble means, some trace might be found of the existience—the prolonged existence--of her galland and distinguished husband. It was the glory of Lieut. Bellot, twice, I think, to assist Mr. Kennedy gratuitously in those ex peditions ; and his cool determination, combined with judicious daring, was really the mainspring of the hon ourable search. (Cheers.) I am well informed that at the close of the expedition, when those with whom he had been associated parted from him, it was the unanimous feeling of the gallant English sailors who had served together with him that if Lieutenant Bellot were the commander of such an expedition there was not one of them who would not cheerfully volunteer to serve under his command. (Loud cheers.) I have alluded to the transient circumstance of my official position, which, perhaps, renders it not inopportune that I should ap pear here to-day, but I am about to narrate a circum stance which makes it a peculiar duty on my part to bear testimony to the conduct and merits of, Lieutenant Bellot. When, last year, it was determined to send out a small expedition under the command of that distin guished officer, no longer commander, but Captain Inglefield—(Loud cheers),—the steamer selected was not a large one, and the volunteers—both officers and men—who crowded to serve under Captain Inglefield were numerous. The complement was at once filled up, and there was a difficulty with reference to any spare accommodation. Lieutenant Bellot proposed to be ad mitted as a volunteer. The application was made to me in the first instance by himself. I resisted it. I was afraid, considering the crowded state of the vessel, and Lieutenant Bellot's rank in the French navy, that accommodation such as our hospitality would wish to afford could not be provided, and that inconvenience— and with inconvenience discontent—might probably be generated in the ship; Lieutenant Bellot pressed his application notwithstanding , my refusal in the first instance. He even sought to bring to bear upo n me official influenc e . Oth ers seek favours in the shape of official influence, but the favour Lieutenant Bellot sought was only that he might be allowed again to enter a British ship, to join British comrades, and to encounter the greatest dangers without any reward, nothing but honest fame being his object. (Cheers.) He actually persuaded the French Ambassador, almost as a national favour, to ask that he might be permitted to go. (Hear, and cheers.) After such an application I laid the case before Captain Inglefield, who, along with his officers, said, " By all means let him come as our comrade ; we shall rejoice in his society." (Cheers.) Lieutenant Bellot said, "Give me but a plank to lie upon, and a corner in which to put my clothes ; I ask no more." Captain Inglefield and his officers said, " Let us have him as our asso ciate ;" and Ihelieve they abridged in some measure their own accommodation in consequence, and that— except the cabin of Captain Inglefield—Lieut. Bellot had the best accommodation in the ship. (Hear, hear.) Now, what was the conduct of Lieutenant Bellot under such circumstances ? What are the real characteristics of a distinguished naval officer ? I should sum them up thus—assiduity in the discharge of his duties ; gallantry in the hour of danger ; and obedience under command. What does Captain Inglefield report of Lieut. Ballot under all these heads ? With respect to assiduity, Captain Inglefield says that Lieutenant Bellot was an example to all on board the Phoenix. Late and early he was at his duty. The dip of the needle occupied his attention by day ; the night he devoted to scientific ob servations. Such was his example to the British officers and sailors. With respect to his gallantry, there never was an occasion when danger was to be braved, or when difficulties were to be confronted, on which he was not a volunteer. (Loud cheers.) His life was lost in services of danger for which he had volunteered—(hear, hear) — and before I sit down I shall have shortly to relate to you the circumstances of that melancholy occurrence. Now, however, I may g i ve you a :specimen of Lieute nantßellot's conduct with regard to obedience to com mand. Captain Inglefield had no direct control over him, as he was a volunteer, but such was the nicety of Lieutenant Bellot's feelings that Captain Inglefield assures me there was no officer on board so ready to run before command, and to anticipate what he thought might be desired from him if he had been a subordinate officer. You are aware that, in that northern region, the dog of the Esquimaux is the companion of the native in his expeditions, that it is an animal of peculiar saga city, and is remarkable for the assistance it affords in those dangerous regions. Some of the officers of the Phoenix, naturally wishing to bring back some living trophy of the dangers they had braved, were anxious to bring to England dogs of this description, and I think 8 dogs had been taken on board with this object. Captain Inglefield was forced to forbid more being taken on board. It transpired that Lieutenant Bellot, wishing to have some little trophy of his services, was desirous of having a dog of this description. When Captain Ingle field heard of this circumstance he called Lieutenant Bellot into his cabin, and told him that any such pro hibition did not apply to him, and that he must not consider the order as applying in his case. Yet, such was the nicety of Lieutenant Bellot's feelings, that although his wish upon the subject had been strong he obeyed the order to the letter—(hear)—and no animal faithful to him was ever brought home. It is now, I think, my duty to d escr ib e t h e conclud i ng scene of this gallant officer's life. Captain Inglefield had left the ship himself, determined to brave the greatest danger in endeavouring to open a communication with Sir E. Belcher, by a journey over the ice on foot. Captain Pullen, returning in Captain Inglefield's absence, was anxious to make a further communication to him. It was a dangerous expedition. C a pt a i n Inglefield's brave examp l it was not, easy to follow in that trackless region, and Lieut. Bellot volunteered for the service. His offer was accepted, and he left the ship with four British sailors, a sledge, and a slight india rubber canoe. Very shortly after quitting the ship that fatal storm of the 18th of August arose, which destroyed the Breadalbane, the consort-ship of the Phcenix, the ice suddenly closing upon them in a gale of wind such as is seldom experienced in the Arctic regions. The Breadalbane was crushed in a moment. The Phcenix was in imminent danger. Her deck bulged, and her main timbers were strained to an extent which endangered her floating. That frightful storm, in which one ship was lost and another all but lost, Lieut. Bellot and his four followers had to encounter. The first effect of the gale was to sever the ice. Lieut. Bellot, when ' he saw the floe on which he was drifting from the shore, hastened instantly to send two of the four men in the small canoe to the mainland. They succeeded in effect ing a landing, but a return became impossible. The floe drifted rapidly away, and the danger of the other two men and of this gallant French officer became im minent and apparent. Observe, that Lieut. Bellot was not the first to go himself in the canoe to dry land : and, when he observed the full extent of the danger, when hope was almost extinguished, when he was left alone with the two Englishmen, he expressed the joy he felt that the other two men were safe, and that he was with the two English sailors who were exposed to such imminent danger. (Hear.) The snow descending rapidly, he taught them the way to shelter themselves by accumulating it somewhat in the shape of a hut. The sailors remained hutted, and he went twice to make his observations to ascertain which way the floe was drift ing. A third time he went forth, and he returned no more. I should tell you that his exhortations to these two men have been narrated to British officers and to British seamen. He reminded them of their duty— that duty common to Frenchmen and to Englishmen in the extremity of distress—not to be disheartened ; and, above all, he reminded them to look to that quarter from which, in the last extremity, assistance can alone be hoped. He bade them to remember that- overruling Providence which had saved them in the midst of so many and so great dangers. It was the will of that Pro vidence that he should not survive. It was the mercy of that Providence that the two men who were his com panions should, in the course of 48 hours, be drifted almost to the place where they had left their comrades, and they have survived to tell the story. Now, ladies and gentlemen, an appeal has. been made to your gene rosity on this occasion, but yours will not be the first m a nifestation of that feeling. C a pt a i n Inglefield, when he paid off the Pheenix the other day, notified to the gallant companions of Lieutenant Bellot that some oppor tunity wouid be afforded of marking English feeling and sympathy for his daring and gallantry. What was the conduct of these men ? These poor common sailors, who, after a six months' voyage, had y e t some t r ifling balance due t o th em, after the remittances made to their wives and children, when it was doubt ful whether they might ever m ee t aga i n, rushed for ward with their offerings, and it was difficult for Capt. Inglefield to restrain them. Gold and silver were both tendered. Captain Inglefield said, "It is merely a sim ple tribute of respect that I ask from you. I will not take.so much." It is out of your abundance that I now ask you to contribute to this object. I said I would not long detain you, but will you permit me to make another observation ? lam addressing a Christian assembly. I have told you what were Lieutenant Bellot's feelings and what were his exhortations in the moment of extreme danger. His noble spirit in these aspirations was lifted at once from earth to Heaven. It is a question now whether you will erect some frail memorial to Iris me mory. You may write it in brass, you may inscribe it in granite, but it will p ass away . Th ere i s , however, that which survives monuments—an honourable flans for a duty faithfully performed, the honourable re membrance of gallant de e d s . It was a say i ng o f antiq ui t y, ho t and tomb it was truly said, th a t th e w hole earth of illustrious men. It matters not whether their bones whiten the shore under the Equator, or whe ettieursnadhriiese. ther their remains are entompewdeuil of the Arctic regions. But, in the sa t y he to there is time. tian audience, let us look while Bellot, let us lift our Fol lowing the advice Lieutenant uffhts from this grovelling scene hearts, let us raise o n u f r d tl ' o n f sorrow, let us look to those of disappointment an Lieutenant Bellot is now at rest, we h ope and where, nsw"3 / 4 as we of our old divines had said with im pressive the measure, felicity the state, term yis re is pressive truth, the company, and God is the portion of are state angels (Applause.) The right hon. baronet then the thessed." moved the following resolution :—" That this meeting, composed of various classes of Englishm en , beingan x i ous to mark their deep sense of th e noble conduct of Lieut. Bellot, of the French Imperial Navy, who was, unhap- pily, lost in the last Arctic expedition in search of Sir J. Franklin, resolve, that their countrymen be invited to unite with them in promoting a general subscription for the purpose of erecting a monument to the memory of that gallant officer, to be placed at an appropriate spot at or near the Royal Hospital of Greenwich." He said that he entirely approved the general terms in which the precise locality of the monument was left to the discre• tion of the committee ; but he thought Greenwich or the neighbourhood would be the fittest place, because it was at Greenwich that Lieutenant Bellot embarked on board the Phcenix, and where his friends, both French and English, bade him their last farewell. (Hear.) Sir E. PARRY, in seconding the resolution, expressed the interest with which, as an old Arctic navigator, he had received the intelligence that the last links of that enterprise, to which so many of the best years of his own life had been devoted, had at length been all but completed by the perseverance, energy, and skill of his countrymen. (Cheers.) He thought, notwithstanding the " uncomfortable" character of the ice—if he might use such a term—(a laugh)—in which the Investigator was imbedded, that they need not despair of her being relieved, and he heartily hoped that for Captain 111‘Clure might be reserved the crowning triumph of conducting a British ship through the north-west passage between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. (Cheers.) The gallant officer paid a high tribute to the character of Lieutenant Bellot, whom he hid personally known, and expressed his conviction that the object of the meeting would re ceive the cheerful and hearty support of the people of this country, who would evince their admiration of Bellot's virtues, and their sympathy and sorrow for Bellot's loss. (Hear. hear.) A person here rose in the body of the room, and put some questions to the chairman which were utterly irre levant to the business of the meeting. He proved to be a notorious disturber of public assemblies, and was even tually removed by the police. The resolution- was then unanimously adopted. Colonel SA.BINIZ moved the next resolution : "That the surplus of the subscription , after defraying the cost of the monu ment, be invested for the benefit of the members of the family of Lieutenant Bellot." The Whichthird resolution— was seconded by Capt. F ITZROY, and adopted. "That it be an instruction to the sub - committee to communicate with the municipal authorities of other ports of the United Kingdom, and with the naval corn manders-in-chief, in order to render the subscription general, and particularly among the seafaring popula tion," was proposed by Mr, BARROW, and was seconded by _ Captain INGLEFIELD, who bore testimony to the high character of Lieutenant Bellot, and to the ability and attention which he displayed in the discharge of his duties. He remarked that , so anxious was that offi- cer to carry out his meteorological and magnetic obser vations, that he (Captain Inglefield) had frequently been obliged to warn him to wait until the ship was secured before he endeavoured to reach the ice. The kindly man ners of Lieut. Bellot had endeared him to the Esquimaux, who evinced the greatest grief when they learnt his un happy fate. Capt. Inglefield narrated, with much emo tion, some circumstances illustrating the kind disposition and zealous attention to his duties displayed by M. Be/- lot, and observed that, although a Roman Catholic, the young officer invariably attended Divine service during the expedition, " for,' added Captain Inglefield, "he felt that while we were adoring our God he was adoring his, and that it mattered little what might be the form in which the service was performed." The resolution was agreed to unanimously. On the motion of Captain W. A. B. HAMILTON, seconded by Captain OMMANNEY, it was resolved— " That the following gentlemen be a sub-committee to carry out the objects of this meeting :—Sir Roderick J. Murchison (chairman), Earl of Aberdeen, Sir J. Graham, Admiral Beaufort, Colonel Sabine, Captains Fitzroy, Ommanney, and Inglefield, R.N., with the Rev. G. C. Nicolay and Dr. Norton Shaw, secretaries." Captain AUSTEN moved and Colonel N. Campbell seconded a vote of thanks to the public press for their vo luntary support of the Bellot testimonial, and for their free and liberal insertion of advertisements. The resolution was adopted. Sir J. GRAHAM' proposed and Sir R. INGLis seconded a vote of thanks'to the chairman, which was carried by acclamation, and, the compliment having been acknow ledged by Sir R. Murchison, the proceedings terniinated. THE MURDER IN BUCKS-FURTHER INQUIRY. The coroner's inquest on the remains of Mary Ann Sturgeon was resumed at 10 o'clock yesterday morning at Burnham before Mr. Charsley, coroner for Bucks, and a jury consisting principally of respectable trades men from the village of Burnham, at the Mile House, on the great Bath road, between 'Salt-hill and Maiden head. The Coroner read over the evidence taken on Wed nesday, a summary of which has already appeared in our columns. The name of the groom, we may state, is Moses Hatto, not "Attow," as previously spelt. It seems that after Hatto and Bunce (the groom and cow man) had gone round the premises they tried the back door leading into the house and found that it was fastened. A broken poker was produced, and identified by a charwoman named Staymaker as having been whole when it was taken from Mr. Goodwin's bedroom to the bedroom where the body was found, by the deceased, on the afternoon of Tuesday. The following additional evidence was then taken. Mr. John Goodwin Ive, of Langley-marsh, farmer, deposed, that he was cousin to Mr. Goodwin, the occu pier of the Burnham Abbey farm. At about half past 6 on Tuesday evening witness met Mr. Goodwin outside the house of his (witness's) brother at Langley. Witness was not with Mr. Goodwin more than five minutes ; want to his own farm and re turned to his brother's house in about an hour. Mr. Goodwin was in the house, and remained in company with witness until about a quarter to 11 o'clock, when they walked together, Mr. Goodwin leading his horse for a short distance from the house. Mr. Goodwin then mounted his horse and rode in the direction of the Burnham Abbey farm. Had never heard Mr. Goodwin speak of disagreements or misunderstandings between himself and his servants. Mr. Edward Peter Ive, brother of the last witness, corroborated his testimony as to the visit of Mr. Good win to Langley on Tuesday evening. Mr. Goodwin left at a quarter to 11 o'clock. Mr. Ralph Willis Goodwin, being recalled, deposed that both the north and south doors were on the latch when he returned home. It was usual for the passage door to be kept on the latch until the deceased went to bed. Witness generally entered by the north door. The door communicating with the kitchen, in which the groom had taken his supper, was bolted on the house side. The groom was in his usual dress when witness came home on Tuesday night. The deceased and the groom, so far as witness knew, always took their meals together in the kitchen. Hatto took witness's .horse when ho came home. Deceased and groom appeared to agree very well together ; they seemed to agree most amicably, Hatto told witness some time ago that de. ceased wanted to borrow V. of him, and that he (Hatto) had hesitated to do so, b ecause he did not know whether he should be re-engaged by witness. In answer to a question from the Coroner as to whether he observed anything unusual in the conduct of Hatto on Tuesday night, Witness said he did. Before witness bad discovered the murder, and before he had been upstairs, Hatt o asked him w h et h er he had seen anything wrong ? Wit ness replied th a t h e h ad not. Hato also came into the kitchen more than once before he had time to dress his horse, and made a humming noise, con t rary t o hi s usual custom. When witness proceeded upstairs, and was met by the smoke and horrid stench, he called out, "Hatto, the house is on fire." Hatto and Bunco came with water, and the fire was speedily extinguished. The whole of the labourers lodging at I3unce's were speedily in attendance, and assisted. Witness was very much shocked at the sight of the fire and the burning remains of the deceased. It was not usua l o f l ate to have the door bolted between the house and the kitchen. About two months ago the house was left unbolted at the re- j quest of the deceased, who felt nervous and wished to have the o pp or t un it y of calling the groom in case 01 . danger. Had d es i re d B unco to g e t some p erso n to sleep with Hatto last night. It was here announced by Mr. SuperintendenteSylifiege ton, of the Bucks constabulary, that important v had been di s covered against Hatto, the g he was th en i n custody. The announceariert, and that created a deep sensation. Dr. Robarts, of Burnam, deposed itiltzesednatye,rire the room with the coroner and jury,f ace , stretched ° upon the saw a woman lying on her and bent upwards at floor, both her arms extendede, right angles. He observed thb mkarokfstaheerolsesftithanad blunt instrument, 'thee considerably swollen, withlacerated if it had been struck by some being h if ci b ng also. blunt and the in p.uunttuinstrument, metacarpal bone bone of the ring fi nger fractured and the first plialangal bone tcguments lacerated, a parently as if the . hand s t i l lad l y be d a en b Th blow on the left side of the 19, , a lacertahteedh hands were clenched. The hair of pewaodtuo Ward off a The fingers of both Was o singed, a b o and on partially removing it two inches long was found over the lower back part of the parietal bone. There was another wound near to it, as from blows. The ear on the left side was severely lacerated in two places, as if done by a blunt instru ment. The e limbs of the body were burnt, both knees being entirely consumed,the .thighs also burnt to a cinder, as were also the parts adjacent, leaving the shafts of. the thigh bones exposed and charred for several inches. Between the thighs and the feet the floor underneath was so burnt away as to have consumed the legs as far as the ankles, through the o_ The leg bones had dropped floor, lea ' v e in e. g the feet on the top, and un burnt. turning the body on its back the face seemed much disfigured lying ' and swollen, and sodden from in a pool of blood. There were two sniall wounds on _the bridge of the nose, the bones of which were fbroken, as if by some blunt instrument, and evidently rom a severe blow. On removing a portion of the head there was a considerable quantity of ex travasated blood between the scalp and the skull. The blood was the effect of the blows. The face was lying in a quantity of blood, which was diluted With the water thrown into the room to extinguish the Dr. Roberts here returned, and said he had compared the tooth found by Mr. Goodwin in the passage on Tued•ty night, and ascertained that it belonged to the body of the deceased. It exactly fitted the jaw of the deceased. William Eggleston further deposed that he and others went into the house. Witness heard Mr. Goodwin say he thought the poor woman was burnt to death. Wit ness took water up, and threw it into the room. Hatto assisted in carrying the water. When the smoke had cLared away witness saw the body of deceased lying on tile floor, with the legs burnt off. After that witness stt up with Mr. Goodwin and others all night. By de sire of Mr. Goodwin witness and Jonathan Davis slept with Hatto last night. Hatto was anxious that some body should sleep with him. Hatto never mentioned anything about the murder ; he was asleep in less than five minutes. This morning Hatto's nose bled, and he sat down on the foot of the bed. itness and at got up about 4 o ' c l oc k , and Hatto then complain e d H that to his nose was about to bleed. Had never known Hatto's nose to bleed before. On the night of the murder, when they were extinguishing the fire, witness saw Hatto slop some water near the doorpost outside, and rub his hand over the blood, as if to rub it off. That was after the fire was put out and when . th - e 'other nien had gone downstairs. Did not observe anything very par. ticular in Hatto's manner while they were employed to gether in extinguishing the fire. Jonathan Davis, the other carter, who slept last night with Hatto, deposed that Hatto talked of his razors, but nothing was mentioned about the murder or the fire. Hatto's nose burst out bleeding when they all grouped together at 4 that morning. Hatto's nose bled while he was puffin' , on his clothes. Last night, as they were going to bed, Hatto offered to sell witness one of his razors for a shilling. Police-superintendent Symington produced a pair of trousers which Hatto wore on Tuesday last ; there were marks of blood on them, and the blood had been pronounced to be human blood. He deposed that he had observed marks of blood at the bottom of Hatto's bed ; the marks appe are d t o b e part i a ll y o b literated, and the bleed was of longer standing than that morning. Witness also produced a jacket on which were marks of blood; but it was explained that Hatto had been em ployed to remove the body, and that the blood might have been communicated to the garments by that means. Mr. Cleare (the foreman) said, it was a suspicious cir cumstance that Hatto should have fallen into a pool of water in the yard, when looking round on Tuesday y ki wteahshened, no an t d he were Wednesday e h d a n n es gi d n ay g night, and so induced th e necessity for washing his trou tsoerds.ry T in hey m h r a . d G b o e o eLp i a h r , t B l morning. i o n o g nm t o e n oa f s pt f a h rt e ot r do u, de andee p d o a s n e f d oe un t nv h ed a l , t o tph h e e e , thraodu Superintendent searched w thepro u S hc Y e e d d m r . found in- the box of address matte, containing apparently the R. of deceased's mother. Itaddressed "Mrs folk. Sturgin was , P ars onage-gree n , C oc h f i eld, Sudbury Suf- Paid." Witness also foundseveral letters from Hatto's Hatto's friends in his box. Witness had thoroughly searched the premises, but could find nothing likely to give any certain clue to the guilty parties. Witness produced the tooth and hair pin found by Mr. Good Win, William Coker, a boy in the service of Mr. Goodwin, and living at the cottage, deposed that lie slept with Hatto on the night after the murder. Hatto said he hoped he should have a pleasanter night than he had the night before. He jumped about in the bed very much, and appeared very uneasy. Hatto was here introduced, and asked to sign the evi dence given by him on Wednesday. The Coroner said that Hatto stood in a peculiar posi tion, as being the only person left on the premis es w i t h the deceased.' The whole of the depositions would be read over to him, and he could make any observations he pleased upon them, but whatever he said would be taken down and produced in evidence against him should the jury find a verdict of guilty against hi m . The prisoner, wh o a ppeared perfectly unmove d , i s o f middle size and about thirty years of age. His counts ' nance was pale, and there was a restless movement of his eyes, but there was n othing in his genera l d emeanour to that he of committing • ression ia was capable convey the imp so horrid and revo lting a crime as th a t f or w hi c h h e was detained on suspicion. He listened to the ev id ence attentively, tut without emotion, and it is rather remark able that never since the commission of the mu r d er h as probable clue to the mystery. he expressed any P The• Coroner then proceeded t o sum p the evidence and charge the jury. He then cautioned th e pr i soner in the usual way. The prisoner said,—l can_sa l y m nothing at all about the murderinnocent except that I myself of the • crime. I liavc nothing further to say. Tho Coroner said, the case had occupied a consider 'able space of time, and every means had been used to procur ' e information. Of one thin thereg could be no doubt—one of the most diabolical and cruel murders on record had been committed at the It was possible that some one Burn ham Abbey farm. house while the deceased was mi ght have entered the absent at Bunco's. The only strong fact against t last to was, that, by his own admission, he was the person seen with the de ceased previous to her corpse being found. The con duct of Hatto wa s but he Was bound to not altogether clear from suspicion, o tell the jury that there was no legal evidence against h' sage Would warraimt. The marks of blood in the pas first attacked in then chamber,the suspiciodn that t t h deceased was down stairs to give the alarm, when she was s a e ttae n ked and murdered. The tooth was found downstairs, but the broken poker was found in the bedroom of deceased. The marks on the doorpost wore such as would have been made by the blow of a poker. No robbery of any extent had been committed, and there seemed almost a total absence of sufficient motive for the murder. On the whole, there was no evidence to fix the guilt on Hatto or any other person, and it would be for the jury to consider whether an open verdict would not best meet the justice of the case. The jury consulted together for an hour, and the - in quest was again adjourned until next week. ARRIVAL AT AUSTRALIA OF THE GOVERNMENT EMI. GRANTS IN HER MAJESTY'S SHIP HERCULES.—By a letter from this ship, dated Melbourne, August 3, to hand this morning, we announc3 the safe arrival of the Hercules at her destination. She was supposed lost, or to have met with sonic disaster, no report having been made of her arrival at the Cape on her passage out. She left Cork on the 14th of April, after having been detained there for three months on account of smallpox and typhus fever breaking out among the emigra4s,einNvihgircahntsre,sufrlotemd in her taking out only 380 out of 7 the Hebrides. She made the passage to the Cape in 61 days, having had unusually calm weather. On first leaving Cork, she had a few cases of fever lingering in the ship, but the general health of the people improved gradually, and the number of deths amounted to fmr only.—Portsmouth Herald. The Right Hon. Benjamin and Mrs. Disraeli are receiving a few select friends at Hughendon Manor House, neat Wycombe, Bucks. I fire. Witness had since opened the skull, but found previously another wound on the right side of the head, I which would account for the accumulation of extrava sated blood underneath the scalp. The wound did not I pass through the external portion of the scalp, but had caused a laceration of the internal part, whence the [ blood had effused. Upon moving the skull, which was not fractured, and the covering membranes of the brain, the blood vessels appeared to be in a state of conges tiou, both on the surface of the brain and at the base, but without any general effusion. An internal exami nation of the body proved that deceased was not en ceinte. As to whether recent violence had been offered to the deceased it was impossible to say, from the cir cumstance of the lower portion of the body being so injured by the fire. Witness was of opinion that death was occasioned by the injuries inflicted by blows on the head, which brought on concussion of the brain, and that death ensued before the commencement of the burning of the body. There was blood upon the door, and on the floor of the room near the door, as if the body had been dragged along. Along the passage there were, here and there, drops of blood, and there was the mark of a bloody hand on the wall of the passage up stairs, nearly opposite the bedroom door of the deceased. Blood was similarly smeared on the upper half of the bedroom door outside. There was also the same app ear . ance on the door, about two feet from the botto m . Jane Bunco, the wife of the farm bailiff, deposed that on the night of Tuesday, after she had gone to bed, she was awoke by the barking of the dogs, and she thought it was caused by a party of " batfowlers,” or sparrow catchers, coming into the yard. There Were two carters and two boys, all of whom were in bed. Her husband said he must get up, and he did so ; while dressing him self witness heard Hatto call out "Bunce, get up, for I think there is some one about the place ;" that was about half-past 10. Her husband got up and put the colts in the, yard, from which they had broken out. Deceased was in witness's cottage at about 8 o'clock. She brought a piece of sticking-plaster to put on witness's bad fin ger. After deceased had dressed witness's finger she said "I must go into the house and get the boy's supper out." Deceased added that when she had done so she should go upstairs and sit in her room, as the boy's (Hatto) conversation was so " indifferent" that she could not sit with him, neither should she. Th a t was all the conversation that took place between deceased and wit ness. Witness had heard Hatto say since the, murder that he came out of the house with deceased; and that he went to the stable when she went to the cottage. Since the murder Hatto said he heard a noise against the door which goes oat of the kitchen into the pass. age, and witness blamed him for not coming to tell her husband. Hatto meant that he heard the noise on Tuesday night, but he did not mention any par ticular hour. Deceased told witness on the Tuesday night that she and Hatto had had words together. Wit ness did not understand deceased to mean that words had passed between them that night. None of the lodgers got up until after witness's husband had put the colts to rights. One of them, the second-team carter (Ezgleston), met witness's husband as he was coming into the cottage. In answer to questions from the corone r Mr. Goodwin said that Hatt o was a civil and obliging servant, and had borne up to the present time a good character. John Bunco, husband to the above witness, was re. called.— He added that when Hatto and himself went round the yard he threw some gravel up at the house keeper's window, and Hatto told him not to do so again, as she was asleep, and it would only disturb her. There then appeared to be a candle burning in deceased's room. Never took any notice of what Hatto and deceased said. They did not belong to him. They lived in the house, and he knew very little about their movements. 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