The Sun. — London, England, 1857-11-10 00:00:00

THE ['BREA OF A POLIOE-001VST ABLE iN HiUTFORDSHIBE. STEVENAGE, Nov. 9. The inquest on the 1 hotly of John Sterking, of the Hertfordshire county co uqtabulary, who was found barbarously murdered in - a few days ago, was resun IldPend' near Stevenage, to-day at the National School-room in that tow. before Mr. C.Times, coroner. The case up to the present:t tirao is one of entirely the man appre . circumstantial evidence as a e - a hen Jed. The crime has cauei d 113,5 a the deepest feeling appeared. on of horror in the neighbourhoe ;s uch ht :cl been the examination of the body that .. it had strength with which the knife was used th,"`. l ebrm at the be'cic of actually penetrated to the ver dropping off.. the neck, and the head was nearly Captain Robinson, the chief , constable, attended to watch the proceedings. The first witness examined a w 6 Mr. Dunn, sur geon, who made the post-mort em examination. He stated that he had found ou i nspection of the body that the scalp . had been real oved, the head sawn off, and the brains examined by another pro fessional man. On the day of the inquest he had a c =ramification with Captain Robin: ion, who desired him to make an immediate examine Lion, as it was important that it should be made at o lice. Witness said that he could not do it that eve,aing, but was prepared to do it early next morni.3g. Finding that the body had been partially examined, he com municated with the coroner, who directed him to proceed with it. On the following Thu rsday, when he present e d hi mse lf t o make the examination as directed, he was refused who lesion to the room by the police until Mr. Smith, tide other practitioner who had been called in, arrived : when they pro ceeded to make the examination together. The deceased was 5 feet 9 inches high, About 25 years of age, and of a robust constitutien't The body appeared to have been soaking a doe`' or two in water, the hands and feet in particular tieing quite sodden. There was a piece of skin kliockeed off the joint of the little finger, apparently by a blow. There was also a wound on the lips, as if tlhey elad been torn by a point of a knife. B e low tire chin was a wound about two inches long, and an oblique cut on; left side of the neck. The principal wound was one in the throat, about six inches long, extending from one angle of the jaw to the othe r. The wound had irregular edges, and appeared to have been done with three di s tinct cuts of a knife. The commencement of the wound was on the r:glit side. The knife appeared to have been thrust two inches deep into the neck and then violently drawn across the throat. Both the internal and external carotid arteries were divided, as well as each of the jugular veins. The knife appeared to have cut close down to the spine ; consequently the head was alnasot severed from the body. On the left side the jugular veins were also divided. In con- Sequence of the length of time that life bad been extinct the rigor mortis had nearly disappeared. The carotid artery on the left side was not divided, the consequence of which was that the head being lower than the body some blood might have run into the head and caused the general extravasation visible in the skull. It did not appear to have re sulted from strangulation. No doubt in case of strangulation the brain would be greatly congested, but he was of opinion that in consequence of the large vessels being cut the blood would have run out of the body very soon, and the extravasation would disappear. There was no doubt that the large wound on the throat must have caused almost immediate death. Probably the man was dead in less than a minute after the wo.and was made. It appeared to have been caused by a pointed instru ment, but not a very sharp one, though sufficiently sharp, with the exertion of some strength, to have caused the cut. His reason for supposing that it was not a very sharp knife was because it appeared to have pushed aside some of the cartilage, which a sharper one would have cut through. There was no doubt in his mind that the wound could not have been inflicted by the deceased. Witness saw the body soon after it was taken out of the water, before it was undressed. The collar was cut as if by a pointed knife, such as was sometimes used by labourers. The coat and also the stock of the deceased were here produced and shown to the jury, and the witness said that, from the mutilated condition of the coat collar, and the fact of the stock being bent down, it appeared to him that some person had grasped the deceased by the collar, forced him down, and then cut his throat. There were also no traces of blood from the place where the marks of a struggle were visible to the pond in which the body was found ; whereas, if it were possible to suppose that the man crawled to the pond, there must have been a distinct track of blood. The wound appeared to have been made when the man had been brought to the ground by another leaning over him or while , standing in front of him. By the Jury—The wound was much deeper on the right side of the throat, and the cut on the coat seemed rather to have been made after the knife came out of the throat. By the Coroner—The back of the coat appeared to have been drenched with blood, as if the wound had been made either when the man was standing, and that he had fallen on his back, or that the wound had been made when he was he was lying on the ground. Witness thought that from such an incision as appeared to have been made a great quantity of blood w ou ld h ave spur t e d on the person who inflicted injury. Wh en ve i ns o f th a t descrip tion were cut the blood jotted out with considerable force. The elasticity of the stock would probably have prevented a good deal of the blood from covering any person near, because after the person had let go his hold the stock would go back again to its original position. When the body was found the stock completely covered and almost concealed the wound. If blood jetted out from the neck of one man on to the body of another it would depend upon the distance whether the blood would be in spots ,or patches upon the clothes of the other. Witness thought that the bands and wrists of the murderer must have been covered with blood, especially if one hand grasped the stock of the man. The Coroner then addr ess i ng th e j ury, sa id t h at it was quite clear that the deceased had met his death by foul means, and not by his own act ; therefore it now became their duty to investigate the matter further. Mr. Chalkley, one of the jury, demurred to this course of proceeding, stating that he thought all they , had to do so was to say whether the man had com mitted suicide or had been murdered. The Coroner reminded the jurymen that they were bound to inquire by what means the deceased came to his death. Mr. Chalkley appeared inclined to dispute this ruling, and was about to raise a discussion on the question, when - The Coroner said that, as 14 jurymen had been sworn, he might retire if he thought fit. Mr. Chalkley accordingly adopted that alternative, and retired from the room. Thomas Cooper, a flydriver, living at Stevenage, stated that last Friday evening week he took a lady from the Stevenage staticn to to Chapel Bury be tween five and six o'clock. As he passed Norton green lane ho saw a policeman standing on the rail way-bridge, looking about. Although he did not like to swear to the fact, he was pretty well sure that it was Starkins. Elizabeth Rowe, the inhabitant of a cottage situated in a field a short distance f rom th e p on d in which the body was found, stated that she saw a person answering the description of the policeman pass down alone at the bottom of the field in which her cottage was situated, and go on in the direction of the field called Cooper's Beaches, in which is the pond in question. She knew a man called Jere miah Carpenter, who had bee n a p pre h en d e d on t h e charge of murder, but did not see him pass her house that evening on his return from work, though she remained out ide the door till six o'elock. Mr. Edward Horn, the occupier of a firm in the neighbourhood of Stevenage, called Norton-green Farm, deposed that he employed Jeremiah Car penter, the accused person. Witness was present at the time the body was found last Monday, and in the afternoon of that day, on making an inspec tion of the field, he found some wheat on the ground in a place where there seemed to have been a scuffle. The wheat was of the same description awheat that he bad been sowing, and was mixed vvith some barley. He finished sowing the day before the murder. it was a very unusual thing for barley to be mixed with wheat. To the best of his belief the wheat belonged to him, and he sup posed from that circumstance that it had been stolen from him. Some wheat which had been found in a re7gh bouring wood was here produced, and compared with the wheat picked up at the place at which the struggle occurred, and with wheat taken from Mr. Horn's barn. This wheat was closely examined by the jury, most of wh , m were farmers, and who de ,!!ared all the samples possessed a general resem blance. Examination resumed.—The sample taken fr om the wood did not seem to b exactly the same in his opinion as the other. Carpenter was employed by wituess on Friday week in a field on Norton-green Farm, and Cooper's f3rachesi would b 3 n a direct lino to Carpenter's cott Igo from that spot. Car penter's cottage was in the high road near Steven age, a little under a mile from the field in which he was at work. It would take him about 20 minutes to walk to the field in which he worked. From the puce at whi c h the marks of the struggle were V;S:1- ble to Carpenter's house was about 150 yard, and , it might take him two minutes to walk there. Car penter left work at half-past 5 o'clock. On Thurs ay, the 29th of October, Carpenter was assisting in sowing the red wheat. He was a very powerful I mar.). William Red examined.—l work for Mr. Bora and am foreman. On Thursday, the 29th of Oct' .3 ' her, I was at work sowing wheat. Carpenter ,vas employed on that morning to assist in sowing, and in the afternoon, at 3 o'clock, we sent him the farm to fetch some wheat, as we th oug ht we, shculcl not have enough. He brought th e wheat, and re mained in the field till 4 o'clock, when We. finished the field. I then went to th e f arm w i t h , Sheppard, and Carpenter went to the farm a different way. When I got to the f arm I f oun d Carpenter there.. He remained until half-past 5, and then went away with some other men name d Sh eppard, Flint, and , Spicer. They went down the lane together. On the following day, the day of the murder, Sheppard and Carpenter were employed in Chalkd.ale field, but I called Sheppard away, leaving Carpenter to finish eomework in a field called the railwayfield. If when Caa'2 enter left work at half-past 5, h e was i n the mid dle of that field, he went to his cottage. The way through Cooper's Beaches would be the most direct. In all probability I should take that course. On the following Saturday when Carpenter came to work, I observed that he was lame. I told him to go into the barn, but he was unable to work from his lame ness, and I saw him going home on that morning about half-past 7 ; he was then walking very lame. On the following day I called at Carpenter's house to inquire how he was, and he told me that the police bad been to see which way he had come home the previous night, and he said, " I came across the wood, and by the cottages." I understood the front of the cottages on Wilmer-common. I did not notice what dress Carpenter had on when he came home on Saturday morning. Wm. Sheppard, a little boy 9 years of age, was then called, and having been tested as to his know ledge of right and wrong, and the obligation of an oath, he was examined, and stated that on Fridi-y week night he saw Carpenter come home from his work about 6 o'clock ; he walked lame. About half an-hour after Carpentercame home Mrs. Carpenter came to his house and asked witness's father to go and get off a block of wood which had fallen down on his (Carpenter's) boot ; that he was going to pull a bit out of the middle and that it fell down toge ther. Witness and his father want to Carpenterand found him lying down, with the root of a tree which had been grubbed up lying on his foot. His fat her lifted off the root easily—it was rather heavy, more than he (witness)could have lifted. His father took Carpenter's gaiter and boot off, and the foot was very much swelled. Witness was looking on, when his father told him to go home to his plait—that he wasn't wanted there. When Carpenter was lying on the ground with the root on his foot belted his best smock and " willie" on, and witness heard him say to his father, "I've put my best smock and willie on to go to Stevenage to get some pigs' victuals, but nevr .1 can't go." He left school at half-past 5, and when he got home his father was home before him. W. Sheppard, a labourer in the employment of Mr. Horn, stated that he left the farm on the Friday in question rather later than Carpenter. He did not notice his smock frock teat day. After he got home Carpenter's wife came to him and told him that he had thrown down some blocks of wood upon his foot. Did nor notice whe ther Carpenter walked lame when he came home. He usually wore his smock frock tied round his shoulders by the sleeves, but he could not tell whether it was tied in that manner on that parti cular clay. It was about 20 minutes after he came up the garden before Carpenter sent for his assist ance. When he went there and took off the block he fell round on his back. Witness on taking him into the house and taking off his boots said the leg was very much swollen, and advised him to send for a doctor. The next morning he went to in quire after Carpenter at five in the morning, when he found him up with his smock frock on, but he did not know whether he had his best wide awake on. He sill complained of his lameness, but had his boots on. He asked witness to carry his spade. He could not tell whether the spade he saw was the same spade with which he was at work the previous day. He had many times seen Carpenter's nose bleed ; as many as three times a-day. Could not say how long since. Mr. George Mottles, a corn-dealer, was then called, and deposed that to the best of his judgment the wheat found on the spot at which the struggle took place, and that taken from Mr. Horn's gra nary, were from the same bulk. At this stage of the proceedings the inquiry was adjourned. THE FATAL ACCIDENT AT MILLWALI. INQUEST ON JOHN DONOVAN. Yesterday afternoon an inquest was held at the 1 Poplar Hospital, on the body of John Donovan, aged 70. who, with Anthony Mayer, John Brown, Henry Stacey (still remaining, in this hospital), and Henry Wise, received such extensive i n j ur i es a t the attempted launch of the Leviathan steamship from Mr. Scott Russell's yard, at Millwall, on Tuesday last. Mr. Baker, coroner for the eastern division of the county of Middlesex, presided, and the inquest-room was greatly crowded. Amongst the persons present were Mr. Brunel, chief engineer of the Eastern Steam Navigation Company, and several of the directors. The jury having been sworn and viewed the body, which was lying in the dead-house of the hospital, The Coroner said, before they entered into the examination of witnesses in this case be thought it his duty shortly to call the attention of the jury to the state of the law in reference to such cases as it existed at the present day. A few years ago there was an alteration of the law under which a deodand was levied upon any machine moving to wards the death of any person, and through which he might be deprived of life. Even a ship as large as the Leviathan would have become the property of the Crown, if it were to be so decided by the jury. In later years the Government and the Par liament had thought fit to alter that law, and in lieu of the levying of a deodand, had given to the friends or administrators of the deceased the right of action against the parties for the loss the friends of the deceased had sustained through his death. That law, however, framed by the wisdom of their anceeters, had worked well for centuries ' • but, as he said, a few year s ago th a t l aw was repealed, as it was considered that it sometimes dealt hardly to wards the owners of property who were not 'them selves to blame. He thought that such a law might have been modified so as to afford some check on improper conduct by which human life might be sacrificed. The learned coroner then alluded to the law as it existed in reference to railway case., where, on its being proved that negligence oc curred, the friends of those killed were entitled to compensation, and the same principle appled to the Leviathan steamship, a principle which hail been very clearly laid down by some of the most eminent judges of the land. He then cited several cases which bore upon the point, and remarked on the fact that they had no precedent to guide them as to the launch of a ship, as they never heard of such a mode of launching being adopted on any former occasion, so that there would be all new matter before them. He understood that there were persons who had charge of the launch present, and he thought it would hardly beproper that they should close the inquiry without hearing Mr. Bruuel's explanations ; but he should reserve to himself whether he would put him upon his oath, unless he desired to make his statement upon oath ; but if in the course of the inquiry it should assume a criminal charge, then it would be necessary to have a post mortem examination of the body, as it was essential that the fullest information should be laid before the j ury to whom might be entrusted the trial of the person supposed to be implicated in the death of the deceased. George Ross was the first witness—He said—l live at No. 10, St. Ann's-street, Limehouse, and I am a labourer. I knew the deceased, John Dono van. He wasp a labourer, but not of any particular character, that I ant aware of. I saw him last alive when I carried him into a public-house. I was pre sent when an attempt was made to launch the Le viathan, on Tuesday, the 3d of November, between one and two o'clock in the afternoon. That was in the parish of All Saints, Poplar. I was at work there from the commencJment, and I believe the deceased was there also. We were stationed about 11 o'clock iu the forenoon of the same day. The men engaged on the launch were placed in their respective positions. The attempt to move the vessel did not take place for an hour afterwards. John Donovan, the deceased, was abut 20 feet from me when the accident took place. It is - his body which has been viewed by the jury. The Coroner—When the men were placed, had you any particular in,tructions given to you ? Witness-Yea. Coroner—ln writing ? Witness—No. Coroner —What was the nature of your duiy ? Witness—My duty was to assist in easimg the chain when the ship was , going. The wasat t_tehod to a 5-inch rope. tal That was to nve the stir, All the instructions 1 1 ha.1 3 w w a e s g st , a t r i t i e eLi on her launch. The from m en M t h r e . E sh w ip in there for the purpose. • to uuh( ok the tickle as I turned round from I had these instructio oreiman. After that, as soon saw the deceased. The i r uhooking the purchase I be tween the ship and the edwru,:fasv—a maq enloateeriec lect his name —who was to by holding up his hand. Mrt.e me s tru m e e ti a man would hold up his hand, and th t en t- - unloose the . tackle. That man did hold u7 s ht hand, and I enloosened the tackle as orderel. The chain was unhooked altogether, so that the punka% r eight operate freely-. Ido not know if that man was acted upon by anybody else. Immediately after I saw the deceased, Donovan, thrown up by the handle of a winch connected by the drum. I saw the winch going round with great velocity. Donovan was thrown up about 8 feet from the ground, and fell on his back quite insensible to all appearance when I picked him up. I carried him to a public-house in the neighbourhood, and from there he was taken to the Poplar Hospital. Ido not know if he was taken with others. He died at the hospital on Friday morning, at three o'clock. The Coroner—What was the cause of the winch going round violently, as you have spoken. Witness—The ship began to move, and caused a strain on the check chain. I saw the ship move about 4 feet, as near as I could judge, down the incline. I believe the incline was 1 foot in 12. The ship was then stopped bodily by the breaks. When 1 let go the checks I did not give rise to the motio:n of the ship. The hydraulic ram caused the motion of the ship. I saw the hydraulic power in action. That was at the stern launch. I did not take particular notice whether the stern was the lowest part. I saw the red signal given to stop the ship, and it was stopped immediately. It was given from a platform about 5 feet from the ground, and about 50 feet from the ship on the land side. The Coroner—Have you been told the purport of the red flag ? Witnees—lt had been signified to me before that the signal of the red flag was to put the breaks down. That signal was obeyed momentarily, and the effect of it was that the ship was stayed imme diately. I could not see the signals made to ves sels in the water that were to head the ship. I could not see them from where I stood. As far as I was observant of the transactions I ascribe blame to no one whatever. The Coroner—As far as you judge, were the means and appliances efficient for the purpose ?—Yes. The Coroner—And properly attended to ?—Yes. A Juror—Was the deceased leaning or sitting on the handle of the winch at the time of the acci dent ?—I think he was leaning upon it. The Coroner—Could he not have stood there without leaning upon it ?—I believe he bad to bold it. I cannot say how many other men were hold ins, the winch-handle at the time. The Coroeer—Mr. Brunel, do you wish to ask the witness any question. Mr. Brunel-1 would rather not. I came here to assist your inquiry, and I would rather not act as an advocate. A Juror—Mr. Ewing is foreman to the Great Eastern Company. Mr. Matthew Brownfield, examined—l am re sident surgeon of Poplar Hospital. The deceased was brought here on the 3d instant, at about 20 minutes to 3iu the afternoon. He was insensible and was suffering from a comminuted fracture of the left leg, contused left arm, and contused head, on the upper part and left side. I am clearly of opinion that those injuries caused his death. They are quite sufficient to cause death. I think he was upwards of 65, but I have been told that he is 75 years of age. He died on Friday morning at half-past 3. He was seen by Mr. Webb, another medical gentle man. He had every attention. No operation was performed. Mr. I. K. Brunel was the next witness—He said —I reside in Duke-street, Westminster. I am a civil engineer, and was employed ou the construc tion of the Leviathan. I directed these works of the Great Eastern steam' ship. At the time of the attempted launch it was christened the Levia than. I have been an engineer for about 30 years. I was employed by the Eastern Steam Navigation Company. Her tonnage measurement by the go vernment measurers is 33,000 tons. She is 690 feet in length, 83 feet in width, and 56 feet in depth. She is the largest ship known in the universe. Her weight is 10,300 tons. She is an iron built ship witn wooden deck. It would not have been possible to have launched a ship of her length in the ordinary way, and the operation is not new, as all large American ships are launched broads de on. The long iron floating stages at Liverpool are all launched broadside on. The one at Sr. George's pier was launched so. It is a common thing to launch ships in this way, and there is nothing new in it. The machinery that was used principally on that occasion consisted of two hydraulic presses, one at each launching way ; by them I mean the cradles. One was a 10-inch press, and the other was a 12-inch. The pressure could not have ex ceeded 100 tons at ono and 150 at the other, but I do not think so great a pressure was put on. At each leeching way was a powerful chain tackle, with a double sheet purch ase bl oc k. Th e c h a i ns weighed about 500 cwt. to the fathom. They were made for the purpose. These chains were wound round large drums, 18 feet long, and about 8 feet diameter. They were powerful breaks besides this. There were chains from the ship, fore and aft, from barges moored. in the river. These chains were brought to the shore and worked by steam engines. The chain was brought back to the shore to an ordinary windlass, worked by machinery. There were four barges, with powerful chains and purchases worked by hand. These were to assist, if required, but were not used for the purpose of easing the launch. At tached to the great drums were checking chains, with some ordinary wheel-work and handles, which had been used for winding chain on to the drusus, and were kept on for the purpose of unwinding the drum, so that the ship should move easily. To each drum there was, at some distance behind it, an ordinary "crab," with rope tackle, to assist in overhauling the great chain in the event of the ship not moving on our wish to slacken. That was the tackle to which the witness Ross referred, but it had nothing to do with the starting of the ship or the machinery, and his business was merely to unhook it, if not wanted. The rope he alluded to was not a thick rope, but a small one, as thick as a man's thumb. The ship was not affected by it, nor was the signal alluded to by him of any importance ; but he was in a very good place to see the accident. The principal engineer on the works, Mr. Dixon, stood in the centre near the stage the witness re ferred to, and which was placed half-way between the two drums, in order that any signals from it might be clearly seen from ben. The operations which I directed to take place, and which led to the accident, were as follows directed a certain length of each chain to be eased out from each drum, and the breaks to be put gently on. A light strain was then put on the two presses, and a small strain on the tackle at the stern. As soon as the pressure came the ship moved more freely than I had an ticipated, and the pressure on the breaks was barely sufficient. That on the foremost drum was just sufficient to check the ship, and but for the accident at the other end we should probably have gone on slowly ; but the aftermost drum had rather the heaviest end of the ship. The pressure on the breaks was not sufficient, and a sudden strain on the chains moved the big drum a little beyond the slack given out, and by the jerk made the handles revolve rapidly. That caused four men who had hold of the handles at the time to be struck. About ten men belonged to these handles, of whom the deceased was one, and the bulk of them had very properly withdrawn from the handles as di rected. The instant it occurred the breaks were put on tighter, and the operation of the launch was altogether suspended for the time. The Coroner—And you ascribe the accident to the motion of the ship ? Mr. Brunel—The ship moved more freely than I expected, and the breaks were not so hard on as at the time when the launch was again attempted. In the meantime the ship was prevented from sliding down by means of chains. There are now two pre ventive chains on her. I believe that the deceased had been put where he was by the men out of cha rity, and had really no business there. He would not have been engaged, for ho was an old man. By a Juror—l believe the other three men who were injured had a right to be there, but they were told to stand aside. If I had been there I should have had no hesitation in laying hold of the handles, and therefore I cannot say the mars were to blame. At the time they had nothing to do. The Coroner-:-Do you believe that it was purely accidental ? Mr. Brunel—l do ; but I may say that I blame myself, as I did not anticipate it would have gone down so rapidly. The ship went down five feet at one end and three at the tither. Audrew Ewing called—l live in Carlisle-street, Millwall. lam foreman over the labourers in Mr. Russell's yard. I way so on tie launching of the ship over the men stationed at the drums. At half-past five on Monday night I showed the men their stations at the drum, and told thini the duty they would have to perform. Each was told what he would have to do. The orders at the drum were in writing, which were to attend to the signals at the breaks. A white flag was the signal to slack the chain out from the drums, and the red one was to stop the break. There was no disobedience of the diructions, and they were all attended to. The Coroner—How did the accident occur ? Witness—When the ship moved it caused a jerk on the drums, which caused the handles to turn. There were about 40 tans of chain on each drum. Six rn , m weru appointed to each break and ten men to the two haiid'es, for the purpose of assisting to slack the chain off the drums. While they ware slacking the chain they were to lay hold of the handles. When they had slackened the chain off the drum they were to stand back. I did not employ the decoas3d to attend to the drum. He was appointed to a crab, and if be had stopped there he would have been out of all danger He had no business where he was found. He was at the drum about a quarter of an hour, and had come away from th e pl ace w h ere h e was sta ti one d . Th e ship was stopped by tile breaks, and they are sufficiently strong for that purpose. The ship moved quicker than Mr. Brunel expected. Tht Coroner—From what has occurred do you consider this perfectly accidental ?--I do. Ido not attribute blame to any one. The Coroner—To what do you attribute one end of the ship going lower than the other ?—Because there was more weight at one end than the other. The Coroner—Do you consider all reasonable precautions were taken to prevent accident ?—I do, both as to strength and durability. I agree with Mr. Brunel that sufficient pressure was not applied to the breaks. The accident happened at a quarter past twelve. The breaks stopped the handles from turning round. Richard Webb—l live at 19, Copenhagen-terrace, Salmon's-lane. I am a labourer, and was employed at the late launch. I was stationed at one of the breaks. I was looking at Donovan, who was in a sitting position on the end of one of the handles. I knew that he was not appointed to that duty. The other men might be struck by the handles. I heard the order given by the engineer who had charge of the drum to stand clear. I saw the de ceased about five minutes before the accident at another station, where he was employed. The Coroner—What do you think was the cause of the accident ?—A. sudden jerk on the slacked chain, which made the handles go round. The Coroner—You believe it to be accidental, and ascribe no blame to any one !—No, sir. The Corener—Would not th e operation of the breaks be to get the ship to go gently ?—Yes ; but the breaks had no hold until the slacked chain had run out, and that was the cause of the accident. The Coroner then said they had heard the evi dence, and it would be for the jury to say whether proper precaution had been used, or whether any one was to blame. Our duty had elicited from Mr. Brunel the fact that more strain could be put upon th , 3 breaks on the next occasion ; but it seemed the man had been the author of his own accident, and therefore there was an end of the charge against anyone as far as he was concerned. There was no no doubt that Mr. Brunel was a man of great ex perience, and if they could not rest upon his judg ment he did not know where they could rest. In these days, with the mighty works in steam and electricity before then, it would be impossible to control measures for producing works of this mag nitude, and if, in coming to their verdict, they should add any observations which would have the effect of checking the hand of science, he did not think they would give rise to any feeling that would b 3 responded to by the public. The jury considered their verdict, when The foreman said the jury are unanimously of opinion that the death of the deceased was acci dentally caused by his own imprudence. POLICE INTELLIGENCH.—Nov. 9. MANSION-HOUSE. —George Jones, an expert thief, was ohar'ed, before Mr. Alderman Hale, with robbing Mr. R. J. Davis, a clerk in the Bank of Eng land, of his watch, at the time of the passing of the civic procession. J. Golding, a carpenter, said—About 12 o'clock to day I was near Fineh-lane, when I heard the cry of a robbery having been contmitted. At that moment I saw the prisoner pass to another man a silver watch. I collared him, and was immediately bonnetted and kicked by his companions. He succeeded in passing the watch a way. Tile prosecutor said at the time in question he heard a snap, and on putting his hand to his pocket he missed hi 4 watch. The prisoner was standing close to him. The prisoner, who refused to give his address, and said he was innocent of the charge, was fully committed for trial. Charles Heath, an impudent looking fellow, was charged with stealing a silver watch from the waistcoat pocket of Mr. W. E. Staunton, of 19, East-street, Lamb's Conduit -street. James Cotterell, metropolitan police-constable P 401, said that at half-past 12 o'clock he was in Upper Thames street, when, just after the procession passed, he saw the prosecutor bonnetted by a lot of thieves, lie next saw the prosecutor's watch in the prisoner's hand, but before he could lay hold of him it was passed to some com• panions, who escaped with it. The prosecutor corroborated the evidence of the last witness, and said he found the prisoner's hand on his watch, although he did not actually see it passed. Two other witnesses gave similar testimony, and the prisoner, who made no defence, was fully committed fur Alderman Hale disposed of, in addition to the above, about 20 charges of picking pockets of watches and handkerchiefs, committing some of the delinquents for trial, and sentencing others to various periods of im• prison [neut. BOW-STREET.—In the coerce of the afternoon about a dozen persons, chiefly young men, were brought before Mr. Jardine for picking pockets in the crowd assembled to witless the Lord Mayor's procession. With the exoeption of three women, who were dis charged for want of sufficient evide nce , an d one youth committed for a month for stealing a handkerchief, the prisoners were remanded for further examination. In four instances the property stolen consisted of watches, and in one instance of a portmonnaie with its content.. CEERKEN WELL. Joseph Martini was re.exa ' mined on the charge of obtaining articles of ironmongery from Mr. Fowler, 33, Skinner-street, Somer's-town, by false pretences, and with having otherwise de:rauded several tralesmen. After hearing some further evidence, Mr. Corrie said that there was no case against the prisoner. Though he did not believe the story of the prisoner —that the goods would be paid for—still they might, and he should discharge him. MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—BIIRGLABY. —Chag. Jones was brought before Mr. Beadon charged with burglary, _ Mrs. Austen, No. 2, Charles-street, said about two o'clock that morning she was awakened by a loud noise resembling the fall of a heap of crockery. Feeling Nat is fi dki that thieves were in the house, she threw up the window and called " police." A. constable imme diately made his appearance, and she went down and let him in. The constable proceeded upstairs, and from a room on the second floor brought down the prisoner. On looking about she saw evidence of robbery. Papers and articles were strewn about in confusion, and a writ ing desk had been broken open. There was also an empty decanter on the table. The decanter was full the overnight, and it soon became manifest th a t t h e i burglary had been detected n consequence of the pri soner having drunk the contents, and, becoming intoxi cated, had rolled against some crockery and knocked it down. Police-constable Redmill, C 114, said he heard the cry of police from No. 2, Charles street, and being ad mitted by the last witness he went upstairs, and found the prisoner standing near a window, evidently the worse for drink. The prisoner said, "Its a bad job. I've made a d---- fool of myself in drinking so much sherry." Witness found property scattered over the room. The parlour floor was covered with paper, and a desk had been forced open. Several drawers and places had been ransacked. There was a quantity of broken crockery on the floor, which accounted for the noise heard by the first witne-s. Theprisoner had gained accei-e to the house by climbing over the area railings, and forcing the parlour window. Witness picked up a chisel which fitted to the marks on the window. The prisoner said to him he was glad his two companions were not with him, as he wanted to go over the herring Pond by himself, but had he not drunk so much sherry no policeman could have taken him. The prisoner reserved his debacle), and was fully corn. naittud. SOUTHWARK.--CONVICTION OF A JUVENILE 1 . /SIEVES' TUTOR.--THE PATENT WATCH PROTECTOR. —William 'Janie, well known to the police as a toter of young thieves of both sexes, was brought before Mr. Burchana for final examination, charged with stealing a valuable watch from a lady named Martha Ferran, at the opening of the Snow's-fields Ragged Schools, on Wednesday evsaing last. It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutr x that she was present at the opening meeting, which was Pre sided over by the Earl of Shaftesbury. About half-pact eight o'clock she left the boiy of the ball to get her bonnet and shawl, an d in passing along the passage she heard a kind of snapping noise close to where her watch was, and on looking down she saw the prisoner's hand leaving her chain, which bung down minus her watch. She him imaaediately seized hold of him, but there being a crowd of persons about, he had every opportunity of passing her watch without her perceiving hen. She, however, kept hold o f hi m unti l a constable came up, when she gave him into custody. Her watch had been broken off at the bow, and she would not have misse 1 it had not she heard the snapping noise which induced her to look down. At the last examination De lois Clark, 103, proved that the prisoner had a house in Thud street, Borough-road, in which resided boys and whom he instructed in the art of picking pockets. In fact, be attended pub he meetings and theatres with them, and he had no doubt time watch was passed to one of is'a pupils. The prisoner having heard the evidence, pleaded gui'ty, when Mr. Bure'oaui remanded him until yester&y, to see whether his aseociatas would assist him by restoring the watch. On his being placed in the dock, his worship was in- Lrated that nothing had been heard of the watch, which had been stolen in the usual way. It was also an nounced as a remarkable fact, that out of the number of thieves taken into custody for watch robberies, there had never been found on any of them any instrument for cutting the bows or chains of the watches. Conee quently toe robberies must all be commi.tel by the breaking off of the bow. At t} is stage of the proceedingq, Nfr. H. S. Gilling, of 1, Upper Onarleg-street, IsUrtharylpton- - quare, banded in for his worship's inspection en invention that he had recently pAttntel and brought out for the protection of watcl as from the depredators of such thing. It consists of a smal. elegantly coot ived chain, one end of which is fixed to the handle below the bow, and the other end is attached to the end of the watch-chain, NO that if the thief succeeds in breaking off the bow, much to his cur ise, the protector prevents him from possessing bim salf of the watch. Mr. Burnham, after carefully examining the invention, clnsidered it an exc e ll en t contr i vance, an d which ought to be publicly known to be appreciated. Ile believed that all the thieves brought before him for watch steal ing effected their purpose by breaking off the bow, but here they would be prevented from carrying off the pro perty. Mr. Gilling observed that, hal the lady had one of his ehaine affixed to her watch, sbe would not only have saved it, but still she would have captured the thief. Mr. Burcham bad no doubt of that, and he must say that the contrivance was so simple that every person carrying a watch ought to be possessed of one. Watch robberies lia:1 of late become so numerous that it was really a boon to the public, and he had no doubt that the gentlemen who represented the newspapers in this court would take notice of this excellent invention. It deserved to be made public. As for the prisoner, he had pleaded guilty to the charge, and the watch bad passed to some of his companions —perhaps to one of his pupil , . He had remanded him, thinking that as he had pleaded guilty, some of those thieves with whom he was connected would have restored the watch with the view of reducing his punishment, But they had not, and they preferred that be should suffer a heavy sentence rather than give up the stolen property. Taking the whole of the circumstances into consideration, he should inflict the full punishment allowed by act of Parliament —that was, six months' bard labour in the House of Correction ; and he was only sorry that he could not double it. As for Mr. Gang's invention, he trusted that its utility would be made known, and that the pub lic would see the benefit of having one attached to the watch, especially in large meetings and public places. The prisoner, who seemed quite unconcerned, was I then committed to gaol. THE PRINCE OF PRUSSIA. Since the Prince et Prussia has assumed the Government, certain sections of the Press, in vari ous countries, have been making the most vigorous applications of the sponge of oblivion to his ante -1 cedeuts. They set themselves right heartily to work in the not very easy task of whitewashing him in the eyes of Europe, and bedaubing him before men as one of the most amiable scions a Royal House has ever blessed the world with. The courtly journals of Germany are, of course, the loudest in this c h orus o f laudation—whilst those' entertaining any opinion to the contrary, the reader will easily understand, are condemned to silence, or to the faintest and most innocuous expression of their sentiments. In France, too, astonishing efforts have been made to deceive the public as to the character of the Prince. Foremost among the French organs that thus endeavour to get up a little enthusiasm to order, stands the Journal des Debats. Under the well-known signature of M. de Suer, it brings forth an article of such nauseous adulation, that we on this side the Channel have hardly the patience to peruse the fulsome production. But, unfortunately, we must confess with shame and regret that even our own Press is not wholly free from this reproach of toadyism on the Prussian Regent. At least, in the reactionary portion of British journalism we find suspicious pens busy manufacturing panegy rics for the Prince ; and the barefaced fashion in which they assert " the thing thaitis not," has at tained so colo ssa l a degree that any one conversant with the facts m us t be astounded at the effrontery with which truth is thus set aside. What the flatterers of Prince William chiefly re joice to dilate upon, is the mildness of his nature, and the cleanness of his hands from the blood of his fellow-men. On this point the writer in the Debats gives edifying assurances. Fate, says he, willed that the Prince should march, in 1849, against a popular insurrection ; but after having succeeded iu suppressing it, he refrained from indulging in revenge, and pacified Baden and the Palativate "almost without the shedding of blood." Such is the deliberate statement of the Orleauist Gazette. Not less formal are the assertions in our own Tory prints. One of them, in extolling to the skies the amenity of the Prussian Regent, congratulates his idol on the energy he displayed in the putting clown of democratic attempts—" an energy," the journal continues, "the mote commendable as it was totally free from the effusion of blood and from those sanguinary reprisals which disgraced the vic tory of Austria over the rebel Hungarians !" These statements are really too flagrant to pass unnoticed. What would be said if a man stood up among us, defending the Ruler of France from all participation in the events of December, main taining, moreover, that a coup d'etat never had taken place—that the whole story was a fable of the Revolutionists—that the streets of Paris were not red with blood on those memorable days—that not a single Frenchman had been shot, nor thousands transported by court-martial ; in short, that there was nota meeker lamb upon earth than Louis Bono parte, the much-calumniated ! Why, any one prating with such flagrant nonsense would be set down, without much ado, as a madman, if not worse. Precisely in the same predicament stand M. De Sacy and his English fellow-scribes, who propagate the monstrous story of the absence of bloodshed in the career of the Prince. A short review of the facts will at once decide the case. It was in 1849, when the Princes of Germany had made up their minds to break their oaths, and to overthrow by force institutions they had sworn " before God and man" to maintain, that Prince William was nominated Commander-in-Chief of the army destined to act against the popular movement. At that time the German Parliament was still legally in power. Its decrees being laughed to scorn by the perjured Monarchs, the inhabitants of the Palatinate and Baden rose in support of right, defending the cause of Freedom against the treasonous plot of dynasties. This noble attitude of the people the Prince of Prussia was employed to overcome by the brutal agency of his troops. In spite, however, of the free use he made of the Qatima ratio of Kings, his task proved no easy one. The entire army e)f Baden having joined the good cause, and the country rallying to a man under the Democratic standard, numerous battles had to be fought in the open field, and before the fortress of Rastadt, ere despotism became triumphant over liberty. Thousands and thousands met an untimely death in this desperate struggle. There remained scarcely a hearth in the country not rendered desolate by the loss or suffer ings of some of its cherished members. At last the Prince, at the herd of some 80,000 men, over whelmed his opponents, who numbered but a fourth part of that form His victory once established, he initiated a system of terror, before which the crimes of the Neapolitan despot grow pale, and the dungeon scenes o f A us t r i a are cas t into the shade. We refrain from depicting in detail the horrors inflicted by his hands on the vanquished population. We content ourselves with the dry recital of facts ; they cry out loudly enough against the sanguinary tyrant. Baden was no sooner at the feet of the Prince than the Court-martial began to reap its terrible after-harvest. The blood of the thousands who had fallen on the field was not sufficient to appease the princely appetite for slaughter. Still further food must be found for grim Death, busy as he had already been. For weeks the trenches were made familiar with the ominous rattle of the mus ketry of the executioner. Within barely the com pass of a month, 27 of the best and bravest were thus ruthlessly shot at the command of the Prince. Thus fell Dortu, the valiant young officer of the national militia ; Gen. Tiedemann, the Governor of Rastadt ; William von Trutzschler, the eloquent member of the German Parliament; Elsenhans, the Secretary of the Baden Ministry of W ar ; V on Biedenfield, Colonel of the 3d Reeiment of Infan try ; the venerable Boening, the Commander of the Democratic Legion ; Jacobi, the courageous Major of Artillery ; the Professors Hoofer and Neff, de voted friends of the people • grey-headed Streuher, the Communal Couucillor of Mannheim ; and Pre sident of the Neo-Catholic community; Mniewsky, Major of the Polish Legion ; Heilig, Schad°, Len zinger, and Bernigau, all officers ; besides a num ber of other patriots, w h o received the deadly bullet with equal courage. All these were sent to the grave by the orders of the Prince whose victory was " totally free from the effusion of blood and from sanguinary reprisals !" It may be conceived that, under such a rule, the country became a wilderness truly. "He made a desert, and then called it peace." Out of a popula tion of not quite one million and a-half, upwards of 60,000 were driven into exile by the humane policy of the Prince, In describing that history of blood and tears, the pen almost refus-s its office. How shall we speak of those countless executions that took place unrecorded in the dark casemates of Baden—of the massacre of prisoners hurled from a church tower, to ba picked up by the bayonets beneath ; a feat which the Brew-Zeitung felt pride in recording —of the confi oath - ns of property that fell alike on the inhabitants of Ilia co tage and the mansion—of the sentences of years of solitary imprisonment inflicted upon ten der women, for ]raving performed their holiest m's ion i n m i n i ster i ng to the sick and wounded- 1 end of similer demoniacal cruelties perpetrated at the bidding of the Prince ? Such ;s the man whom the sycophants of thrones delight to honour. Such are the deeds of that Piinca who has pacified South-Western Germany "without the shedding of blood." Truly it re quires no small contempt for poor truth and her sad st ry, to danb over the records of history with pigments of such servile falsehoods. —. Advertiser. Mn. FITZBOY AND Tfl OMNIBIISES._-Mr. Fitzroy, who distiuguiehed himrelf a year or two ago in connexion with the regulation of cab fares, has upon his anvil a mea , ure in reference to omnibuses and their fares, which he intends to introduce as early as he possibly can in the next session of Parliament. The main object of the men. sure is an equalisation and systemisation of fares, but there are (Aber portions of the proposed bill which will have for their object an improvement of the vehicles themselves, with a I:aw to increased acc ) mwodation for the public, BANK RETURNS. An Account, pursuant to the Act seventh and eighth Victoria, cap. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank Notes of the several Banks of Issue in England and Wales, in Circulation during the Week ending Satur day, the 24th day of Oct., 1857 : PRIVATE BANKS. Average Amount. Andover Bank, Andover-Heath and Co. Ashford Bank, Ashford-Jemmitt and Pomfret 19,005 Ay'sham Bank, Aylsham-G. and T. Copeman -- Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury-Z. D. Hunt 29,670 Baldock Bank and Baldock and Biggleswade Bank, Baldock-Wells, Hogge, and Co 31,702 Barnstaple Bank, Barnstaple-Marshall and Co 10,575 Basingstoke and Odiham Bank, :Basingstoke- Seymour, Lamb, and Co. Bedford Bank. Bedford -T. Barnard and Sons Bewdley Bank, Bewdley - Nichols, Baker, and Co Bicester and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford Bank, Bicester-R. M. and G. Tubb Birmingham Bank, Birmingham -Attwoods, Spooner, and Co Birmingham and Warwickshire Bank, Bir mingham-J. L. Moilliet and Sons Blandford Bank, Blandford-Oak and Co. Boston Bank, Boston-Garfit and Co Boston Bank, Boston-H. and T. Gee and Co Bridgwater Bank, Bridgwater-J. and J. L Sealey Bristol Bank, Bristol-Miles, Miles, and Co Broseley and Bridgnorth and Bridgnorth and Broseley Bank, Broseley--Pritchards, Boy cott, and Co. Buckingham Bank, Buckingham-Bartlett, Par rott, and Co. •• Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, and Stowmarket Bank, Bury St. Edmunds- Oakes, Bevan, and Co. Banbury Bank, Banbury - Gillet, Tawney, and Co. Banbury Old Bank, Banbury-Cobb and Son Bath City Bank, Bath-G. Moger and Son Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard-Bassett, Grant, and Co ... Birmingham Bank, Birmingham-Taylor and Lloyds Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire--H A. and W. M. Harris and Co. Brecon Old Bank, Brecon-Wilkins and Co Brighton Union Bank, Brighton-Hall, West, and Borrer Burlington and Driffield Bank, Burlington- Harding, Smith, and 3o Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds-- J. Worlledge Cambridge Bank, Cambridge--Mortlock & Co Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam bridge-Messrs. Fosters Canterbury Bank, Canterbury-Hammond and Co Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthen-David Morris and Sons Chertsey Bank, Chertsey-La Coste and Son Colchester Bank, Colchester-Round & Green Colchester and Essex Bank, and Witham and Essex Bank, and Hadleigh, Suffolk, Bank, Colchester-Mills, Bawtree, and Co Cornish Bank, Truro--Tweedy and Co Coventry Bank, Coventry-Little & Woodcock City Bank, Exeter-Milford and Co Craven Bank,.Settle-Alcocks, Birkbecks, and Co Cardiff Bank, Cardiff-Towgood and Co Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Mon mouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Chepstow-Bromage, Snead, and Co 8,822 Derby Bank, Derby-W. and S. Evans & Co, 11,450 Derby Bank, Derby-Samuel Smith and Co 38,006 Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak Bank, Derby-Crompton, Newton, and Co 25,545 Devizes and Wiltshire Bank, Devizes-Locke and Co 9,808 Digs Bank, Diss-Oakes, Fincjiam, and Co 9,500 Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster -Cooke and Co 72,754 Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton on-Tees Bank, Darlington-Backhouse &Co 83,026 Devonport Bank. Devonport- Hodge and Co 3,H5 Dorchester Old Bank and Dorsetshire Bank, Dorchester-R. and H. Williams 47,870 East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard-Robins, Fos ter' and Co 97,268 East Riding Bank, Beverley-Bower and Co 50,178 Essex Bank and Bishop's Stortford Bank • Chelmsford-Sparrow, Round, and Co 45,873 Exeter Bank, Exeter-Sanders and Co 27,136 Fakenham Bank, Fakenham-Gurneys, Birk, beck, and Co - Farring,don Bank and Bank of %Vantage, Far ringdon-Barnes, Medley, and Co 7,830 Farnham Bank, Farnham-Messrs Knight Faversham Bank, Faversham -Hilton and Co 5,713 Godalming Bank, Godalming-Mellersh and Keen Guildford Bank, Guildford-Messrs. Haydon.. 13,336 Grantham Bank, Grantham-Hardy and C 0... 29,330 Hastings Old Bank, Hastings-Smith, Milder, and Co. Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford- Matthews and Co. Hull Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank, Hull, Smith, Brothers, and Co. Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting don-Rust and Veaseys Harwich .tank, Harwich-Cox, Cobbold, and Co. Hertfordshire, Hitchin Bank, Hitehin - Sharples, and Co. 31,616 Hereford, Ross and Archenfield Bank, and Ross and Archenfield Bank. Hereford-- Morgan and Co Ipswich Bank, Ipswich-Bacon and Co. Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, Hadleigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley Bank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich- Alexanders and Co. Kentish Bank, Maidstone-Mercer, Randall, and Co. Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington- Davies and Co. Knighton Bank, Knighton-Davies and Co - Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Knaresborough-Harrison and Co 21,54 Kendal Bank, Kendal-Wakefield, Crewdson 22,905 28,381 12,569 15,965 23,690 9,312 7,078 69,955 14,152 8,049 33,776 ,289 2G,760 72,810 36,995 35,080 33,533 30,157 12,440 65,920 17,73 12,012 5,270 and Co. Lane End Staffordshire Bank, Lane End-C 5,158 52,350 L L e e ll e e ddassr Harvey and Union Son e ß ec a l s n - k e k e e e t d t s and r Co. Brown and Co. 37,752 Leicester Bank, Leicester-Pagets and Kirby, 32,491 Lewes Old Bank, Lewes-Molineux and Co 19,148 Lichfield Bank, Lichfield-Palmer and Greene - Lincoln Bank, Lincoln-Smith, Ellison, and Co. 95,279 Llandovery Bank, Lampeter Bank, and Llan dilo Bank, Llandovery-D. Jones and C 0... 27,730 Loughborough Bank, Loughborough -Middle ton and Cradock ....................... .......... Co Lymington Bank, Lymington-St. Barba and ........................ ..................... Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn Regis -Gurneys and Co. ........................ , Lynn Regi s an d N orfolk Bank, Lynn Regis- 40 020 Jarvisand Co ...................................... 13,400 Macclesfield Bank, Macclesfield-Brocklehurst and Co. Manningtr ee B an k , M anningtree-Nunn and 14,765 Co. Marlborough Bank, Marlborough and Wilts Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marl borough Old Bank and Huncrerford Bank, and Hunpnrford Bank, Marlborough -Tan ner and Co Merionethshire Bank, Dol,gelly-Williams and Son 11,388 Miners' Bank, Truro-Willyams and Co 17,191 Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank, Abergavenny-Bailey and Co 26,274 Monmouth Cld Bank, Monmouth Bank, Bre con Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Monmouth-Bromage, Snead, and Co 14,968 Newark Bank, Newark-Godfrey and Riddell 22,358 Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford and Newark Bank, Slea,ford-Handley, Peacock, and Co 51,555 Newbury Bank, Newbury-Bunny & Slocock 20,886 Newmarket Bank, Newmarket-Eaton, Ham mond, and Co 21,918 Norwich Crown Bank and Norfolk and Suffolk Bank, Norwich-Harveys and ,Hudsons 47,627 Norwich and Norfolk Bank, Norivich-Gur neys and Birkbeck 97,024 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, Not tingham, Hart, Fellows, and Co 10,274 Nuneaton Bank, Nuneaton-Craddock and Co 3,598 Naval Bank, Plymouth, Plymouth-Harris and Co. New Sarum Bank, Sarum-Everett and Co 10,410 Nottingham Bank, Nottingham-Samuel Smith and Co. Oswestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Os westry-Croxon and Co Oxford Old Bank, Oxford-Robinson, Parsons, and Co. $1,66' Old Bank, Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Ton bridge Wells Old Bank, Tonbridge and Ton bridge Wells and Sevenoaks Bank, Ton bridge-T. H. and S. Beeching Oxfordshire Wit ne y B an k , Witney-J. W Clinch and Co. Pease's Old Bank, Hull, the Hull Old Bank and Beverley Bank, Hull-Pease and C 0.... 44,551 Penzance Bank, Penzance-Batten and Co 10,297 Peterborough Bank and Oundle Bank, Peter borough -D. Yorke and Co. Pembrokeshire Bank, Haverfordwest--J. and W. Walt ers 11,692 Reading Bank, Rea , din,g-Simonds and Co 29,805 Reading Bank, Reading -Stephens, Blandy, and Co. 30,487 Richmond Bank, Richmond-Roper and Co. 6,275 Rochdale Bank, Rochdale-Clement, Royds, and Co. Rochester, Chatham and Strood Bank, Roches ter-Day and NiCh o l son 7,656 Royston Bank, Royston-Fordham and Sons _13,3_00_ Rugby Bank, R ug b y -A . B ut li n an d S on 1.0, 5 95 Rye Bank, Rye-R. C. Pomfret, &Co .. 13,985 Ross Old Bank, Heredfordshire, Ross - • • Allaway and Macdougal Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saf fron Walklen-Gibsong and Co. Salop Bank, Shrewsbury- Burton, Lloyd, and Co.. 5,785 3,53 1,866 7,777 11,006 12,356 4,239 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—MONDAY. A large majority of metropolitan sportsmen having left London for Liverpool, the room was very thinly attended. The betting was not brisk, and no animal was in decided demand for the Liverpool Cup ; 6 to 1 would have beet, taken about either of the favourites— Underhand or Special License. El Hakim was sup ported at prices ranging from 100 to 6 to 100 to 5, but the investments in the aggregate were very trilling. For the Derby, the odds quoted against Kelpie were booked to 1001,, and those against Lord Clifden's lot to 2001. Closing prices : LIVERPOOL CUP. 11 to 2 agst Underhand (offered) 11 to 2 agst Special License (offered) 6 to 1 agst Cotswold 7to 1 aget Wardermarske (taken) 9 to 1 aget St. Giles (taken) 20 to 1 agst El Hakim (taken) 20 to 1 agst Sir Humphrey (taken) 20 to 1 agst Victoria (taken) 20 to 1 aget December (taken) DERRY. 18 to 1 agst Kelpie (taken) 25 to 1 agst Ditto (taken) 20 to 1 apt Lord Cltfden'B lot (taken) UNIVERSITY INTBLLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, Noy. 9. CARUS GREEK TESTAMENT PRIZE.—This prize has been adjudged to Dr. Rees, St. John's College. The examiners are of opinion that D.r E. T. Hoare, of Caine College, acquitted himself in a manner deserving special commendation. The subject for the Le Bas Prize is for the present year, " The religious policy of A urangzebe compared with that of Ak bar." The Norrisian Professor gives notice that the subject for the present year for the Norris Prize is " The inter. nal evidence of the antiquity and inspiration of the Pentateuch." ITNivEnsrrY COLLEGE, LONDON.—The Council held their first session for the academical year on Saturday last. On the report of the examiners for the Andrews Scholarships—viz., Mr. Joseph Gouge Greenwood, Prin cipal of Owen's College, Manchester, for Classics ; and Mr. Wm. Bower Todh un t er , P rofessor in Lady Hunting don's College, Cheshunt, for Mathematics—both Fel lows of University College; and the Professors of Latin, Greek, Mathematic 3, and Natural Philosophy of the College—the Scholarships were awarded as follows : The 1001. Scholarship to Mr. Alex. Waugh Young, of London, and the 661. Scholarship to Mr. Samuel H. Behrend, of Liverpool. The report of the Faculty of Medicine on the qualification of students for the Long ridge Prize of 401., fur general proficiency in Medicine and Surgery, was also presented, and the prize was awarded to Mr. Edward Wynne Thomas, of Osweetry. OPEN SCHOLARSHIP AT OIFORD.—A scholarship of the value of 751., tenable for five years, and entirely open without restriction of birth, is now vacant at Exeter College, Oxford. Candidates, who must be members of the Church of England, and under 20 years of age, must call on the Rector of Exeter College on or before Mon day, Nov. 16. tRIVEBSITY OF EDINBURGH.—We have much plea sure in announcing that the Senatus Academicus of the University of Edinburgh have extended the Tutorial system by the appointment of a Class-Tutor to each of the following classes in the Faculty of Arts : Greek, Humanity, Mathematics, and Logic.—Edinburgh Courant. Country Markets. CHELMSFORD —Nov. 6. reduction. Everything else remained about the same. Our market to-day was rather dull, every sort of wheat being at last week's decline. Fne malting barley is per qr. cheaper. But very few beans and peas at market, and last week's rates were barely maintained. Wheat, white, old, per s. s. 8. 8. qr. 56 60 1 Oats, per qr 24 30 new.... 46 59 Peas, Partridge 41 44 red, old 46 53 White 38 46 new.... 46 53 Boiling 4O 47 Barley 34 43 Dun 40 42 Chevalier 3 7 47 'Beans, Tick 49 43 Grinding . 33 ;39 Harrow ticks 41 45 Malt 71 75 1 Mazagan 37 41 Chevalier 73 77 1 Ditto, new... 37 40 Official Statement of the Quantities of Corn, &c, in the port of London, from the following p Nov. 1 to Nov. 7, both inclusive. received )its, from • Amog Colchester 192 /481 Harwich 135 85 3- Leigh 566 105 — — Malden ;1426,143 68 , 176 ts d COLCHESTER—Nov. 7. There was a small supply of wheat at our market to-day. Best wheats were taken at last week's rates. Best barleys nearly maintain their value, inferior 2a cheaper; beans and peas a very dull sale. Prices to-day were as follow :—Wheat, white, 56s to 60 ; red, 50s to 518; barley, 40s to 48s ; oats, 26s to 32s ; beam. Mangan, 40s to 445; middle and small, 44s to 48s; pea,, white, 4Gs to GN ; grey, 44s to 48s. KIRKCALDY —Nov. 7. To-day we had good supplies of grain of all descriptions. Sales readier, but prices generally is per qr. wader last week's rates. Wheat. Barley. Oats. j Beans. I First s6s Oct 34s 61 C 26s Od I Os Od Second 32s OctOd 24s Oct Us 04 Third 34s Oct I 23e 61 20s Od I Os oil m--Noy. 9. the close of the market Wallsencl, &o. s d. Haugh Hall l9 3 Cassop 20 0 ltudsell's Hatton 19 9 Nixon's Duffryn. 21 0 Framwellgate l9 3 Kelloe. l9 0 Keiper Graiuge ...... 0 Brown's Moor Haigh Main l6 0 South Hetton .......... 2O 0 Eden Main l9 Stewart's . 2l 0 H artlepool Hett0n ....... 20 0 lietton Lyons Main ... J8 3 Tees2l 0 , 94 ; sold, 56. 2,930 13,924 48,103 32,402 24,337 2,725 18,385 39,477 47,560 7,250 1,,890 75,088 COAL MAR: Prices of Coals per ton al Fiolywel s. ..... ,16 6 Morpeth West Hartley 17 0 Pantield Moor l4 0 Wylam Walker Primrose . ..... l5 0 Davison's West Hartley 18 0 Ilartell Gas 14 6 Wallsend, &c. Acorn Close l9 6 Eden 19 Gostorth lB 3 Squborwen Merthyr 21 Plummer lB 6 Hotton .................... 2l i Whitworth l6 t; Ships at market, LOCAL SHARE MARKET& LIVERPOOL, Nov. 9. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Every transaction, especially since the announcement of the advanced rate of.discount, has been at lover rates. MANCHESTER, NOV. 9. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market opened firm to-day, but gave way on the receipt of news that discounts had boon raised. Grand Truuk of Canada, 9—Londons, Eastern Counties, 105—Dovers, 1821—Leeds, 904—Ditto, new, die.—Sheffields, 36i—E as t Lancashire, 89I—Mid lands, 801—Blackburn, 7l—Caledonian, 371- BIRMINGHAM. Nov. 9. STOCK EXCHANGH. —Prices in the market generally lower to-day, and business depressed. London and North Westerns, 94—Stour Valleys, 84—South Staffords, 91. There is no foundation for the report that Captain Milne is about to leave the Admiralty for an appoint- merit at Devonport Dockyard. [ADVERTISEILENT.}—HoIIoway's Pills superior to all other remedies for stomach complaints.—Mrs. Baker, of Addington-street, Rochdale•road, Manchester, had suffered severely for many years from a weakness in the stomach, and a generally debilitated constitution. Although she bad the best medical advice, and tried every available remedy, yet she derived no benefit, but by the use of Holloway's pills a perfect cure has been effected, as she now enjoys the best of health ; anti in gratitude for which she desires publicity should be given to her sass.--Sold l y all medicine vendors throughout the world ; at Professor Holloway's establishments, 244, Strand, London, and 80, Maiden-lane, New York ; by A. Stampa, Constantinople ; A. Guididy, Smyrna ; and E. Muir, Malta. BIRTII~S. OF A SON. On the sth inst., at the Nowarke, Leicester, the wife of Sir bilyllea C. B. Cave, Bart. On the Bth inst., at 24, Ladbroke-square, Mrs. William Banting. OP A DAUGHTI . On the Bth i ns t ., at id, Stratford-p 4 lace, the wife of Louis W. Denanges, Esq. On the Bth inst., at 25, Myddleton square, the wife of C. Defrier, Esq. MA. it R IE D. On the 6th inst., at Blandford Forum, A. R. Clench, of Braintree, to Mary Jane, daughter of Mr. R. Alison, of the foriner place. On the sth inst., at Papplewick, Notts, Philip Ainslie Walker, Esq., third son of Joshua Walker, Esq., of 40, Upper Ifarley•etreet, to Constance Anna, fourth daughter of the late J. Ashton Case, Esq,, of Papplewick Hall. DIED.' On the Bth inst., at lowland-street, Fitzroy-square, Gov Warwick, Esq., of Lincoln's-inn, barrister-at-law, aged G 9. On the 9th inst., at 13, Tavistook-square, Thos. Styan, Esq., aged 73. On the Bth inst., at Grove-hill, Camberwell D. Stewart Dykes, Esq., aged 28. On the 9th hot., at Brighton, P. S. Manico, Esq., R.N., late of Rio Janeiro, aged 69. On the 6th inst., at Highfiold, Major-General William Cooper Rogeis, formerly of the Queen's Bays. On the 6th inst., Geo. Braithwaite Lloyd, Esq., banker, of Birmingham, aged 64. On the sth inst., at Streatham, Elizabeth, the wife of Edward Hilton, Esq., and the eldest daughter of Sir John Key, Bart., Charabettain of London, aged 37. LONDON: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, Nc, 112, Strand, in tbo Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Middlesex, Tuesday, November 10,1887. SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 10, 1851