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If "-Cantab" finds any difficulty after this in obtaining the Second Edition, a line addressed to the Sun Office will &ace. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE-TO-MORROW. Morning; 0 minutes alter I I Evening 21 minutes after 1. The Publication of the Evening Ediiien of THE Sun eom• meneed at 2t) minutes after Three. LONDON: TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1840. On the Earl of ROSEBERY presenting some petitions last night against the connection between the Church and the State, for the Duke of SUSSEX, the Noble Earl disclaimed, both for his Royal Highness and him. self, a concurrence in the views of the petitioners. The Marquis of WESTMINSTER, on presenting peti tions to encourage the growth of Assam tea, took the opportunity to praise the Temperance Societies of Ire- land, which migiat cause a great increase in the con sumption of tea ; and to notice the unnecessary alarm of the Marquis of WESTMEATH at the increase of those Societies. Sundry other petitions were presented against the Corn-laws, against the intrusion of ministers into the Church of Scotland, against the Clergy Reserves Bill, and for Church Extension. One petitioner complained bitterly of the increased expense of collecting tithes since the commutation. The poor parsons are really to be pitied, for the people will no longer allow them to enjoy in peace their ill-gotten wealth. Lord DENMAN'S Frivolous Suits Bill, and the Tithe Commutation Act Amendment Bill, were read a second time. The Marquis of WESTMEATH, who appears to have a horror of Roman Catho:ic priests, complained of the manner in which certain guardians of the poor had been elected in Ireland under the new Act, by the influence of the priests, and moved for a Committee to inquire into the manner in which it had been carried into operation. The Marquis of NortmAsßy opposed the motion. The Duke of WELLINGTON suggested that it should be postponed to give time to inquire into the legal bearings of the 85th clause of the original Act ; and, in deference to his suggestion, the Marquis of WESTMEATH, after some conversation had taken place, withdrew the motion till after Easter. Viscount MELBOURNE gave notice that he would to day move the adjournment of the House till April 30. Mr. DUNDAS, the new Member for Sutherlandshire, took big seat in the Home of Commons. A new writ was issued for Fermanagh, Lord COLE haVit g become Eat I of ENNISKILLEN. The Ludlow Election Committee reported that both the candidates had been guilty of bribery and treating. Mr. NV AKLEY made some just observations on the case, and moved that the writ be suspended till June next. Lord J. RUSSELL stated that the evidence must be printed, and the House have time to consider it, and if any new writ were moved for before it had been considered, he should oppose the motion,. Mr. \VAKLEY, did not therefore press his motion, and the evtlence taken before the Committee was ordered to be printed. It is not improbable that the borough may be altogether disfranchised. Mr. HUME gave notice that on the sth of May he would move that the National Gallery and Museum be opened to the public on Sundays, after Divine Service. He will nor, of course, succeed ; if he did, the officers of those e-tahlishments and the Puritans would com plain very much. Mr. HERRIES, after Easter, is to call attention to the contradictions between the Austrian Treaty and the Navigation Bill. The letter from the merchants of London, read by Lord PALMERSTON, at the close of his speech, was ordered to be laid on the table. The LORD ADVOCATE announced his intention of bringing in Bills, after Easter, to amend the registra tion of vo'ers, and to regulate the police in Scotland. Mr. KELLY, after Easter, is to bring forward a Bill to abolish capital punishments, except in cases of murder. A conversation took place on the Canada Clergy Reserves Bill, from which it appears that the Bill is a violation of an Act of Parliament, and therefore illegal. Lord J. RUSSELL, however, declined to state what course he should take, further than that he meant to , submit the matter to Parliament. The Lords' amendments to the Printed Papers Bill were agreell to after a long speech in opposition to them from the SOLICITOR-GENERAL, who thought the Bill relieved the House from none of its difficulties, and after a division. when 68 voted for, and 28 against the amendments. Lord JOHN RUSSELL is to state this day what he proposes to do with regard to the Sheriff, Mr. HOWARD, STocariA.LE, and the subordinates, who stand committed. The Canada Government Bill was read a second time, after Mr. PAKINGTON had requested it be post poned. Some ddference of opinio n was expressed as to the provisions of the Bill, but most of th e H on. Mem bers concurred in its principle. _ . On the Report being brought up of Lord SEATON'S Annuity Bill, Mr. S. O'BRIEN moved that the annuity be limited to Lord SEATON only, but the House decided against him by 104 to 33, and the Report was received. Io a Committee on the Judge of the Admiralty's Sa lary, Mr. HuME moved to substitute 3,000/. for 4,0001., but his amendment was lost by 100 to 41. In the same Committee Lord HOTHAM moved that the Judge of the Admiralty Court shall be incapable of sitting in Parliament after the present Parliament. Lord JOHN RUSSELL opposed the motion, chiefly on the ground that it would lower the dignity of the House to exclude from it all Judges, which would be the ease were the motion to be assented to, and the principle fa.owed out. Mr. WAKL EY also opposed the motion, because it would limit the choice of the constituencies. Mr. HUMS supported it, because no Member could do his duty to a large constituency and be a Judge. On a division the Committee deeided against Lord IHOTHAM by 99 to 81. There was another division on the clause retiring s a l ar y, w hi c h was ordered to stand part o granting a f the -Bell;-hy 46 to 22. Lord INGESTRIE gave notice that on bringing up Report he would renew the m ot i on to exclude the the fudge from sitting in P ar li ament. After getting through some formal motions the House adjourned at Half-past One o'Clock. The Report of the Commissioners of Naval a n d Mit taryinqUiry, is a document of great importance It originated in representations from the officers of the Royal Marines, that they were denied certain advantages of pay and promotion granted to corre sponding ranks in other branches of the military service. Consistently with this origin, the inqui res of the Commissioners were mainly guided by the complaints of the different classes of officers ; and we admire the tender and scrupulous care with which the Commissioners called officers before them, inquired into their grievances, and into what what they suggested as remedies. Some of these suggestions were adopted, and some, for reasons as signed, discarded ; but, in all cases, though the grievance be that promotion is not as rapid in one service as another, or that the pay, according to the rank, is one shilling a day less, the officers have been listened to by the Commissioners with great patience. That exemplifies the advantage of being able to make yourself heard, for the officers did but complain, and they were attended to ; the seamen were obliged to revolt, and their revolt en dangered the public safety before the Admiralty or Parliament thought their grievances of the least con sequence. There can be no doubt that the seamen have at present far more serious grievances to com plain of than the officers, grievances that touch, not a little factitious rank or a few pence a day more or less, but the very life and soul of liberty and happi ness. But because the sailors are not electors, and have no Parliamentary influence, their grievances will be unnoticed and unredressed. By-and-bye, v$ hen they again speak by a mutiny, as at the Nore, or by some still more disastrous act of resistance, they will be attended to, hut it i s a di s g race t o a ll statesmanship that they must so speak before justice be done them. We understand that the seamen on board some of her MAJESTY'S ships have not yet forgotten that language ' • and when an Admiral or a Captain wishes to i m p ose something on them of which they disapprove, they can still give the authorities to understand that they are not al ways to be trifled with. Merchant seamen, also, have sent petitions to Parliament, but they have found an unwilling auditory, and their advocates have been coldly re; ceivcd. We published, a few weeks ago„ a very characteristic letter from the " Well-known Sailor SWIFT," which accurately described, we believe, many of the hardships to which the seamen are subject ; but, for want of Parliamentary influence, there will be no Commission to inquire into their grievances. Individuals from the different men of-war, from the different sea-ports, from the dif ferent classes of seamen, from those engaged in the home and those engaged in the foreign trade, will not be invited to London to in quire from them what it is which makes the naval service so distasteful to the seamen. Yet we will boldly assert, that the public welfare much more requires that the grievances of the seamen should be inquired into, than those of the officers. Whatever may be the disadvantage of the latter, they have always been more numerous than was required, while the former have always been ob tained with difficulty, and very generally they have been exposed to the most revolting violence. The present inquiry, however important, goes not into 'this question, but it presents us with some curious Atatistics of the officers. Without seamen we can have no fleet—with sea then' we have all the materials for officers ; the Le gislature has thought only of providing the latter, and...allowed the former to be provided by chance. The result is curious. There are about 10 or 12 Admirals employed, there are no less than 159 on the list, the youngest of whom is above 50 years of age. There are not less than 10 above 80 years of age, and 48 above 70 years of age. There are only 50 who are less than 65 years of age, and of the whole, considering that several have not seen any service, that several more are, from bo dily infirmities, unfit to serve, we can safely assert that long as is the list of Admirals, it presents a woful deficiency of men who unite mature judgment with sufficient vigour to entitle them to be placed in the command of a fleet with the confidence of the country. Our list of Admirals—we say it with all respect for numerous worn-out veterans—is better calculated, as the Earl of CHATHAM said of the list of Generals, to make the country tremble than the enemy. Notwithstanding the great number, the difficulty, we believe, of finding an appropriate suc cessor to Admiral STOPFORD in the Mediterranean, has for some time compelled the Admiralty unwil lingly to continue him, now a very old man, in that important command. Of the Captains, there are only 81 less than 43 years of age. There are 104 upwards of 43 and less than 49. In all, of whom the ages are given, there are 670, of whom no less than 135 are upwards of 60 years of age. Now, applying to the Captains the same observations as we applied to Admirals, that many of them are actually worn out, that many have seen very little service, and many no service at all since the peace, we cannot avoid concluding that, long as is the list, the navy has at this moment comparatively few efficient Cap tains. Many of those at present commanding our line of battle ships, have arrived at an age when they cannot be expected to display the energy of vigorous manhood. To what else, however, can the safety of the nation be, with propriety, intrusted ? The numbers and the ages of the Commanders and the Lieutenants present similar results. The average age of the former is 49 years, and of the latter, 43. The Commissioners, therefore, properly observe, " that the ages of naval officers are gene rally far advanced, in many cases exceeding the possibility of expecting good and eficient service from them, and there seemed to be an admission on the part of all the naval witnesses, that a very large potion of each class was altogether incffi cient for service." We must copy some further curious statements. The officers on full pay, are—Captains 1 in 11, Commanders less than 1 in 10, Lieutenants 1 in 6. By far the greater number of the two inferior classes can have little expectation of ever being called on for duty on the limited scale of the service in time of peace. Not above a fourth, we believe, would be employed in war. In June, 1838, the number was, of Captains Commanders BO7 of whom never served as 313 Lieutenants 530 " About one-half of the officers of the navy," says the Report, " have never served afloat for more than fifteen years, and nearly 2,000 have not served afloat for more than twenty years." For them to go again to sea would be to begin a new life and new habits, at a period when the elasticity and pliability of youth have long passed away. " A very large number," indeed, the Report properly observes, " may regard their position as one of retirement on half-pay for the ) remainder of their lives." With a *most extravagant expenditure on officers, then, the result is, according to these statements, that a very large portion, indeed, of our officers are altogether unfit for service. The Commissioners look on " extensive promotions, should war break out, for which ample materials will be found in numerous able and accomplished officers of every rank in the fleet," to place the service in a state of efficiency. We cannot, from the data supplied by them, jump to that conclusion ; and we venture to state that, as in past times, the navy never re lied exclusively on those educated in it to complete its officers at the commencement of a war, so in future the force employed during peace—particu • lady if the peace be of considerable duration—will never rear a sufficient number of officers to supply the wants of a war. We are well aware of the pre judicem amongst naval officers of looking to the war r rc i a n n e t a il k e s m cu a t ri ; ne to complete their ranks when be the nurseryas ü b f ut s , ca a m s that cu w se e rvi k c n e o i w s expected to t i o t s c h la o s u s ld should not ruts s i v a p w p a l y y and emolument, officers, and why one with all the honour th . c avin; only the toil and ‘rnysereltioant-bred seamen other sh P o o u l l i d cY be r e e r g itl i e r e e d s the blows th i t o to enter the service by a prospect of reaching the p top d o e u f t t the profession, conli ue all andthe promotion it is neither just th nor os e wh e x 0 - er officers tl yis that i nthell t weetento duringmust lookpeace. O havea u v r e ismerpvreedssivas ainu c the mercantile marine for a proportio n of officers as well as seamen at the commencement of a war, and that th., peace establishment of officers should be kept down in order to offer a large temptation to good men to enter the navy whenever a war r: qures their services. In another part of The Sun will be found a state ment of certain proceedings relative to a Church rate in the parish of Bethnal-green. As the cir cumstances of the case are fully detailed in the letter of o ur C orres p on d e nt, we shall only direct the at tention of th e Church-rate payer to the successful issue o f the case. We have no doubt that much THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1840. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. (THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. THE ISLINGTON MURDER.—TRIAL OF GOULD. (Before Mr. Justice L ttledale and Mr. Baron Alderson.) This being the day appointed for the trial of Richard Gould, alias Arthur _Nicholson, charged with the wilful murder of John Templeman, at Lincoln Cottage, Pocock's fields, Islington, on the night between the 16th and 17th of March last, the Court was from an early hour crowded to excess. Gould was placed at the bar immediately on the Learned Judges taking their seats on the bench. He seemed per fectly cool and collected, and paid the greatest attention to the whole of the proceedings, frequently taking notes. Mr. Baron ALDEkSON asked Mr. Chambers it he had any application to make. Mr. CHAMBERS—None whatever, my Lord. The trial was then ordered to proceed, and Mr. CHADWICK JONES opened the case for the prosecu tion, and addressed the Court at considerable length, de tailing the circumstances of the murder, the apprehension of Gould, and the nature of the evidence to be produced against him. At the conclusio n of his address, the Learned Counsel said that Gould must satisfactorily account for the circumstances against him to prove his innocence. Mr. Baron ALDERSON—That observation is very unfair. You are to bring guilt home to the prisoner, so that there shall be no doubt on the subject. Mr. CHADWICK JONES said that he did not wish to press unfairly on the prisoner, and that if they had. any doubt it would be their duty to give the prisoner the benefit of it. Elizabeth Thornton—Lives with her mother in a cottage in Pocock'e-fields. Knows the cottage in which Mr. Templeman lived. It is opposite her mother's. Rename hers the morn T i e ng mp o i f en T id u n es ,a da c y o , tt t a h g e e 17th h half- p N a i s a t rch eight thatwent morn i t n o g. Mr. She took two sheets of writing-paper. She knocked at the door ; but received no answer. Mr. Tem pleman used to sleep in the further room f: om the door. There is a window to the bed-room. She went to look at that window. It was shut, and a short curtain was inside. She then went to the sitting-room window, and found it open, and then she went to tell her mother. Cross-examined by Mr. CHAMBERS—The window that was open looked towards the cottage. There was a paling round the cottage. Her bed-room window faced Mr. Templeman's cottage. There had been a pane of glass broken in Mr. Templeman's window for some time, and covered with paper. There were four cot tages standing together. By the COURT —There is a fifth cottage at the back, belonging to Mr. Murstow. The nights of the 16th and 17th were clear and frosty. The ground under the window was clayey. She did not look for any footmarks. Mary Thornton is the mother of the last witness. On the morning of March 17, in consequence of what her daughter told her, she went to Templeman's cottage and knocked at the door, but received no answer. She went to the bed room window and looked over the curtain. She saw the bed ;no one was on it. She saw Mr. Tem plernan lying on the floor about a yard from the bed ; his fret were towards the fire-place and his head towards the parlour door. She went to the sitting room window, which was open. She had been in the habit of washing and charing for him for two months. The window used always to be fastened by a little button below, where it was broken ; the hole was a small one, and close to the button. There was no difference in the hole that morning except that the paper was gone. She bad been at Tem pleman's at a quarter before six the evening before, and left at about five minutes before six. He usually went to bed about six o'clock. Has heard him say he had tenants, from whom he received rent. She has known the prisoner about four months; be had been a potman at the Barnsbury Castle. Has sec n him serve Mr. Templeman with beer. Knows the Jarvises. They live close to Mr. Tem pleman's. Has seen the prisoner go to Jarvis's repeat edly. Had, seen him there a fortnight before the murder. Knows Mrs. Jarvis. Saw her the day before the murder at her own door, with her child. Templeman showed witness some money—silver---in a little mahogany box, on the afternoon in question. He put the box on the table. Had never seen the box before. Cross-examined by i\lr. CHAMBERS-Might have said she thought she had seen him serve Templeman With beer. It is several months since prisoner was a potman. Her son-in-law lives in her cottage. Does not let lodgings. There are other cottages. Does not believe the inhabitants let lodgings. Francis Capriani—ls the son-in-law of the last witness. Is night watchman at Sadler's Wells. Has worked fur deceased. Received 7s. from'him on Monday evening, 16th of March, in six single shillings and two sixpences. This was about a quarter before six. Knows the Jarvises. Saw Mrs. Jarvis that evening, about half-past four, go to Templeman's cottage, and stand at the door talking to him about ten minutes. Did not see where she went. Cross-examined.—He had been taken up on this charge on Tuesday after the murder, but was discharged without a stain on his character the following morning, having accounted for his time. Did, not know if deceased kept any gardener's tools in his house. By the Court.—Mr. Templeman took the money to pay witness out of a mahogany box on the table, in which were other silver coins. William Kerr, policeman, 131 N. received information on the morning of Tuesday, 17th March, at twenty mi nutes past eleven o'clock, and went to Mr. Templeman's cottage with two surgeons. Found the door fastened in side. Went in through the window of the sitting room, and unlocked the dour. The door was single locked. .The key was in the door. There are two ri;cms in, the house, and only one front door. No back door. There are two windows in the front, one on each side of the door. There is no window, nor any way of getting out of the house at the back. There is a wooden partition between the two rooms. Saw the body of deceased lying on the floor with the feet towards the flre.place, and the head towards the window ; he was on his back ; his hands were tied in front of him crossed with a cord round his wrists, and a smaller cord round the cord on his wrists ; there was a stocking round his eyes tied behind; found another stocking on the floor; both were covered with blood; no' hing was on the body but a shirt; there was a chest of drawers in the sitting-room; the two top drawers had been forced open, apparently 'by a chisel; found a box in one of the drawers ; there was nothing in it ; it was open. In the bed-room the surgeon picked up one tooth off the pillow, one cff the chair ; and witness picked up one from the floor where the pool of blood was. It was close to the head; the pillow was bloody ; the sheets were not. Cross-examined by Mr. CHAMBERS—Went to the cottage by request of Mr. Roe, the Surgeon. Witness's beat was not Pocock's-fields ; the beat of 112 Harris was in Pocock's-fields that morning; he went on at nine, and continued until two ; there was a man on duty there from six to nine, and one on before, who had been on from nine the night before; does not believe either of those men is here; knows Pocock's-fields ; there are a great number of cottages inhabited by a working class of people. Tern plernan's cottage is surrounded by other cottage 3. By the COURT—There were bruises about the deceased's knees and his breast. Mary Thornton recalled--Gave information of the mur der to a person named Pensehouse. about five minutes after she had discovered it. Knew Tenapkman's grand son, who lives in Mortimer-street ; and on Capriani'a return from the theatre, aheut half-past nine, sent him to deceased's grandson. Cross examined—Mrs. Pensehouse did not accompany her to the window. Does not know the policeman who was on duty that morning. Very seldom sees policemen there. Did not attempt to find a policeman. Mr. Edward Roc, surgeon, of Brown's-buildings, Is lington.—The witness went on Tuesday, the 17th of March, to deceased's cottage with the last witness. Found deceased lying on the floor with his eyes bandaged with a stocking. He was rather inclined to the left side. There was a good deal of blood on the stocking. Thinks the stocking was saturated with blood on the floor after it was tied over the eyes. Thinks the head had fallen to the floor, and the stocking had got dabbled in blood. The witness then described the manner in which the hands were tied. Has no doubt deceased struggled after his bands were tied. The wrists were gulled, and the hands and nails blue, showing that the wrists were tied during the life-time of the deceased. There were several bruises on the face, and a severe blow over the left temple There was a cut on the nose. The lower jaw was fractured on both sides. There were four clean cuts on the back of the bead, one or two bruises on the breast bone, at the junction with the collar bone. The skin on the knees was rubbed up as if he had been struggling. There were about ten ounces of blood on the fluor under deceased's head. The blood probably came from the jaw and the clean cuts. The blow on the temple was inflicted by some heavy, blunt, round instrument like a policeman's staff. The same instrument might by one blow have produced both fractures of the jaw. The wound on the nose might have been the result of a kick. 'f lie wounds on the back of the head were produced by some sharp instrument resembling a chisel. Witness found two teeth, and the policeman found another. On examin. ins deceased's jaw he found three teeth had been forced from thei r soc k e t s , p ro bably by the blow which fractured the jaw ; has no doubt but ther e were several blows in flicted, one or more as d ec eased was on the pillow. Wit ness found a small piece of stick with some hair attached to it and saturated with blood ; the hair was like Mr. Templeman's ; the cut on the nose might have been inflicted by a shoe without nails in it. Witness should think that deceased had been dead about five or six hours, when be first saw the body. It was cold, except about the region of the heart. Ten or eleven hours is not an unusual time for the body to retain warmth, and most likely that would have been the case if the body had remained in the bed. Death was owing to the violence witness had described. 'I he stocking round the head was tied in a knot, the blow on the temple was over the stocking. Cross -examined—There were less than sixteen ounces of blood on the pillow and floor altoget her. Thinks the p iece of wood he picked up was splintered off a round stick. Re-examined—The blow on the left temple would occa sion instant death. The deceased might have been dead longer than five or six hours. Mr. Alfred Lord, surgeon, of Trinidad-place, Islington, accompanied l ast w i tness to Mr. Templeman's cottage on the 17th M arc h . H e agrees with last witness as to the I cause of d eat h. D ecease d appeared to be rather a strong -, stout man, wh o wou ld s truggle a gr..at deal. Does not think o ne man could have tie d his wrists, unless some one else h a d h e ld them. Serje an t Templ eman ' s cottage, on t h e Tuesday. Produces the Collins, of the N divis i o n of p olice, was at piece of wood found on the floor. It is described by a turner as Red Saunders-wood. Found the top drawer in deceased's room forced by a chisel or crow. bar. Found in the drawer the box, papers, and pocket-book produced. The box has a lock ; the key was found in deceased's pocket. The box was open, and did not appear t o have been forced . He fou n d two notes of the Bank of Elegance, one of 504 the other of 5/, Found in the same trousers' pocket with the key a purse with three sixpences in it. The contents of the drawer had been tumbled about. Behind the sit ting room door was a chopper and a hammer; they did not appear to have been used. A hammer was found in the , cupboard, which did not appear to have been used. There were no pieces of wood nor any weights, except the clock weights, attached to the clock. 1 Cross•examined—Four persons have been taken up on this charge. Pocock's-fields is in his beat. He was on duty on Monday night. Th omas P eacoc k was on duty in Pocock's-fields from nine on Monday night, 16th March, until six on Tuesday morning. Does not know who re lieved him. Peacock is not here. Pocock's-fields is a mile from the Angel at Islington. Re-examined—Templeman's house is about a quarter of a mile from the Rainbow public-house. Jane Lovett—resides at Somers'-town. Her husband was tenant to Mr. Templeman. On Monday, March 16, deceased called on witness at a quarter before twelve. He appeared generally poorly in winter. Witness paid him 31. that morning. It consisted of five or six half crowns, one half sovereign, she believes six sixpences, and the rest shillings. Hannah Morgan—Lives at Sinner-street, Somers'- town. Knew deceased. He called on her about half after eleven on the 16th March last. He borrowed 31. Shc gave 14 halfcrowns, 25 shillings, and sixpence. He gave witness one shilling to purchase some mutton for him. I! left about half after three, and appeared ill. By the COURT—He said he wanted the 3/. to make up an account of money. 11e came to witness at half after cies en, left a little before twelve, and returned shortly afrer, and remained to dinner. It was on his return he asked witness to lend him the money. John Bush lives in Goodwin-street, Barnsbury Park. Had a cottage called Spring Cottage, in Pocock's-fields. Mr. Temp(man had offered witness 25/. for the cottage about seven months ago, but they came to no agreement, as witness wanted 301. The conversation on the subject took place at Mr. Templeman's gate. Witness mentioned the circumstance to several persons. Benjamin Hawkins—Live s at Brine -street, I s lington, and keeps a beer-shop. Knew deceased. Saw a sum of money in Mr. Templeman's possession three or four months ago. Cross examined—Knows John Bust. This money had no reference to any transaction with him, but to Gail s Cottage. Knows Henry Wright, he is a po man, Helodged at Allen's when Gould lodged there, about Christmas. Wright was then out of employment. Wright *as pot man at the King's Arms public-house, Mr. Stroud's, Liverpool-road, near Pocock's-fields, about twelve months since. It was after he left there he went to lodge at Allen's. Wright sometimes came to witness's beer-shop. Wright had been out of employ some time. Witness has seen Wright carry beer in Pocock's-fields. Wright was not living at Stroud's when witness saw this money. Does not know if he was living at Allen's. Joseph Mustow is a butcher living close to Mr. Temple man's. Deceased was in the habit of talking about his money and showing it. Has shown witness a note having the appearance of a Bank of England note for 501. That was the Tuesday before he:was murdered. He took it out of the drawer in his room. Did not mention the cir cumstance to any one. Has not seen prisoner in the neighbourhood lately. Witness has two dogs. One is kept fast at the back of Templeman's cottage. He is a sort of lurcher, rather large. To strangers he is not quiet, but he is to them he knows. Kept the dog while pri soner was a potman in the neighbourhood, but does not think he knew the dog. Cross-examined—east night was the first time witness was applied to. By the COURT.—His dog did not bark on the night of the murder. The dog would be behind the house. Henry Wright—ls potman at the Duche,s of Kent put - lie-house. Had bee❑ there seven weeks. It is about four miles from Mr. Templeman's. Has known prix. ,ner seven or eight months. Saw him on the 12th or 13th of March last. Thinks it was on Thursday. Pri soner came to the Duchess of. Kent about half-past seven in the evening. He called for half a pint of porter, and threw down a penny, and said he had no more money. Witness did not take the money, but brought him a pint of porter. Witness then went out, and returned about half-past eight, and found prisoner outside talking to Richard Squires. No conversation took place with Squires after witness came up. They had a pot of porter between them, and the witness and the prisoner walked up the street together. Gould said he had been ill, and for want of money he was getting worse. He said he knew an old man who had got money. Witness asked him how he knew he bad got money. He said he knew lie had bid 251. for a cottage, that the old man had flashed a 501. note, and that the old man had said if that was not enough he had got more. Prisoner had said the old man had put the notes into a drawer, and that it would be like a gift to him, for he knew where to put his hand upon it. Prisoner said he should like to have a right one along with him. Wit ness said p. right one? and prisoner said yes, a right one, or I could do it myself. Witness asked v.here the old gen tleman lived, and he said, " oh, not far from home." When he was in the tap-room prisoner said he should try to get a person, whom he knew, to give him a character to get a situation. He said nothing further about the money. Cross-examined.—Knows where Mr. Templeman lived. A sawyer lived in the next cottage when witness saw Mr. Templeman ; his name was Issop. Witness, when he carried beer over the fields, served almost all the cottages. T..in pleman's cottage was building at the time he lived at Issop's. It is about two years back that Templeman went into the new cottage. Witness was living then at Mr. Relph's, the William the Fourth. Left it because he did not like it; and for no other reason. He was there about 26 weeks, and went to Bayswater. Lived there 11 in.nths. He went afterwards to the Hope and Anchor, and left in consequence of some words. There was no charge ex cept that he stopped out between four and eight o'clock. There has been a charge against him. He was charged with stealing a ca:l2-box. This was four or five years ago. He had never been in custody before, nor yet charged. Lived. at the City-of , London. Left on his own accord. There.was a seller there. Will swear there was nothing said about his conduct to the seller; Knew Jarvis's cot tage was in Pocock's-fields. On the 9th or 10th March went to visit Mr. Allen. There are two rooms and a wash-house. There is a garden and a wash house, with a closet in it. The privy adjoins the washhouse, and there is a way to it either from the wash house or the garden ; prisoner said something about a drawer, as stated in his evidence; thinks he recollected it at the time he was at Hatton-garden —is certa;n lie did ; has been there twice; the first time was the Saturday after the murder; did not recollect it then; knows nothing of the little mahogany box. Is not positive whether he ever heard of a mahogany box : has read an account of this in the newspapers between the time of his first and second examination. Did not read where the money was placed; has no recollection of having done so. By the COURT—Did you read the paper to refresh your memory? Witness—No. By Mr. Cu/ulnas—Did you not read the Dispatch the Sunday after you had given your evidence ? Witness —I did. He bad only read a part of it. Recollected about the drawer after he had left Hatton-garden on the Saturday. Had not mentioned the drawer until he had read the Dispatch. Is 27 years of age. Was lodging at Christmas at Allen's. Was lodging there alone at Christmas. Gould had left previously. Never took particular notice of Mr. Templeman's window. Understood from the con ver,ation that a robbery was contemplated. It was men tioned to witness only. Did not suppose that any vio lence was intended. Thought that by a right one he meant some one to assist him. He took little notice of i , . lie named it to Squires that evening. Squires is not here. He did not name it to any policeman. It never entered his mind until he heard of the murder. By the COURT— Why did you name it to Squires if you thought nothing of it; and why did you not name it to a policeman if you thought any thing of it ? You will tied it difficult to answer both those questions. Witness —I named it to Squires, and .thought nothing more about it until Squires had read the paper and mentioned the murder to me. Witness does not know James Rogers. Re-examined—Witness was never in custody except a week about the cash box and he was discharged. He, made a communication to Allen on the subject on the Wednes day directly Squires had told him of the murder. Had al ways been on friendly terms with Gould. At the conclusion of this witness's testimony the Jury retired for a quarter of an hour to procure refreshment. CAMBRIDGE ELECTION COM MITTEE-(THIS DAY.) The Committee met again ths Morning at Eleven o'Cloek. Samuel Long, the witness under examination the whole of yesterday, was called in, and his cross-examination re sumed by Mr. ANLREWS. I was at the Craven Arms on Tuesday morning, when Mr. Cannon and Mr. Cooper requested me to sign a paper, in order to get rid of the prosecution against me. After I had done so they went away. I did not employ Messrs. Parkes and Breston as my solicitors. I was not aware of their existence. On my return they told me they had been to the Judge's Cham bers, and that the indictment against me was withdrawn. I paid no bill there. It was then proposed I should go to the Great Western Railway Station, and I went to Windsor. They paid my fare, and directed me to keep out of the way: Scott went with me. I staid there one day, and then returned to London. lie staid there till Friday, and then went to Basingstoke. When there Scott sent a letter to Messrs. Cannon and Cooper for more money. Mr. Cannon came down and gave Scott two Sovereigns, and proposed we should leave Basingstoke with him. He directed us to take a post-chaise to Reading, and then take the railway to London. Ido not knpw that he told us the reason of going round by Reading. Mr. AUSTIN—To throw the opposite party off the scent. The witness continued—When we arrived in London we went to the Exchequer Coffeehouse. On the same evening I went to Mr. Parkes and bad an interview with him. I saw him there for the first time. That even ing we went to the theatre. Scott paid for admis sion. The next morning Mr. Cannon, Scott, myself, and Mr. Parkes breakfasted together, when Mr. Parkes served me with the Speaker's warrant, and gave me two sovereigns. Mr. Cannon gave Scott 101., and we then returned to Basingstoke, and stayed there several days. We then went to Southampton, and from thence to the Tsle of Wight.—(Laughter.) We then re turned to Southampton, and from thence to Portsmouth. Mr. Cannon was not with us there. Scott and myself tra. velkd 'n the names Mr. Cannon gave ur n f Leicester and Sh aw.._(Laughter.) At Portsmouth Scott wrote for a remittance. Mr. Cannon and Mr. Cooper met us at Portsmouth, and Mr. Cannon gave Scott 5/. or 61. He directed us to return to Basingstoke; we did so, and on this day week Mr. Cannon met us there. That day we left with Mr. Cannon, and came to London together. There was d young man named Serle, the son of a brewer in Cam bridge, with Mr. Cannon. his father voted for Mr. Gil son. On Wednesday we went to Drayton. Mr. Cannon then hired a chaise and we went, to Chertsey. We staid at Chertsey from Wednesday to Saturday morning. I furnished no money myself for expenses during all this time ; lit came through Sent. I don't know who sup, ported my wife during this time, but Mr. Cannon told m e he would give her 255, a week. I had ro: seen Mr. Bigg before. I have heard Mr.:Bigg is an agent of Mr. Sutton, Mr. Swan told me someone at Cambridge 91.24 concerned for Mr. Sutton, but I did not know his name. Ido not know myself whether Mr. Bigg was Mr. Sutton's agent or not. I do not remember receiving a letter from Mr. Cannon. The statement made by me and Mr. Cannon was to get rid of a prosecution—it was an invention of my own. By Mr. AUSTIN—The statement I made to Mr. Can non was fake. I knew it was so when I said it. I re peated it as often as I was asked for it. I never told it before to anybody but Mr. Cannon, but afterwards I told it to Mr. Bigg. I told Mr. Bigg the same night. He did not reprehend me. I told him I was going to London. He neither said do nor don't. I did not tell this story to Mr. Swan. I made this statement five weeks ago late in the evening. I saw Mr. Bigg that morning. I did not tell him what I was going to say. I went to him for advice, but he could give me none. I have communicated with Mr. Bigg se veral times since. Mr. Cannon did not know I was com municating with Mr. Bigg; I was cheating him. When an, thing transpired I let Mr. Bigg know. I told him I was travelling under fietitious names. I had commu nications from him without signature. I think I have one of those letters. It is at the Ship Hotel, Charing-cross; I think I received it at Basing sloke ; I don't know when ; I saw Scott at the Ship for the first time yesterday ; I am paying there for myself ; I browcht money from Cambridge; Scott did not believe the tale I told Mr. Cannon; he said he did not know how they could believe it. I have seen Mr. Bigg several times since Saturday ;be told me not to speak to him. I believe I told Scott in what manner I had given my evidence. We met at the Ship by accident. I sought him out. I did not well like belng alone. I may have brought 41. or 51. from C.trobridge. I have not received relief from the pcGr-rate, nor made application to be relieved from paying them. Mr. ANDREWS--Mr. Bigg told me never to ask him anything, but when anything transpired to let him know. I have seen th e p erson w h o to ld me to go to t h e Ship. Up to that time I was supported by Mr. Cannon. I sent a porter for my luggage to the Yurk Hotel. By the COMMITTEE —Mr. Swan must have known I was communicating with Mr. Bigg, for I received a letter from him through Mr. Bigg. It was addressed " Leicester" in Mr. Bigg's h .nd-writing. That letter I think Scott destroyed. I don't know that he did. When I left Cambridge I meant to make a false statement. It was understood if we arranged with Mr. Cannon, Scott and I were to leave Cambridge. There was un under standing I was to be paid for making this statement. I met Mr. Bigg, in consequence of a communication he re ceived. I met him at the Bolt-in-Tun, Fleet-strew. I went there in consequence of a communication from Mr.pwann. It was agreed that if the pro secution was to be abandoned, I should be made independent. I did not mean to make the same statements before the House of Commons. I meant to make the most improbable statement I could think of. The inducement was the remuneration offered by Mr. Cannon, through Mr. Scott, and to get this pro st.cution abandoned. It was I misled the agents. I consider myself as much justified in making this statement as they were in asking me for it. They did not ask us to make a false statement, but I think they wished to know what I told them. If they had not wished to do so they could not have believed it. I went to the Bolt-in-Tun in my own name. I assumed the name of Leicester first at the Craven Aims. Mr. Cannon (by Mr. COCKBURN) —I am a solicitor practising at Cambridge, and took an active part at the last election for Mr. Gibson. I remember Mr. Long being examined at the last election on a charge of bribery, and he was held to bail. The indictment was removed by Certiorari to the Queen's Bench by the defendants. I know a person named Scott. A communication wzs made to me through my clerk from a Mr. Brown, on the part of Scott. It was on Monday.iMarch 2 Scott then made a communication to us which he said he was authorized to do by Long. I had not desired him to communicate with Long. I knew nothing of Scott be fore. He stated Long was dissatisfied with his treatment by the Tory party, and was afraid of imprisonment. A very long discussion ensued as to the admissibility of this evidence, and the room was cleared. On our return, witness was stating— I explained to him it was impossible to abandon the prose cution then, and the best plan would be for Mr. Long to withdraw his plea of Not Guilty, and then he should not be brought up fur judgment. Mr. Richard Foster, then Mayor of Cambridge, is the prosecutor, and I am his attorney. I told him if he would agree with such an ar rangement I would communicate with the prosecutor and en dea Your to obtain his consent. Scott said at the outset, if they disclosed the information he was in possession of, he would be obliged to leave Cambridge. I told him I could not make any engagement on that subject. I said I had no objection to see him, and be came again. He said he had seen Long, and thought he would consent to the engagement, but he could not give information respecting Mr. W. Swan. I told Scott I had seen Mr. Foster, and had his sanction for the arrangement. We then spoke of his temporary absence, and he said Long wis in very poor circumstances, and it would be ne cessary fur him to leave Cambridge after giving his information. I asserted that, and it was agreed Scott should accompany him. I agreed to pay the ex penses. I did not at that time agree to support his wife, but it was done afterwards. (LEFT SITTING. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen will hold a Privy Council this afternoon at Buckingham Palace. Her Majesty held a Court yesterday afternoon at Buckingham Palace, for the reception of some of the Foreign Ministers. Coiint Pollen, the Sardinian Minister, had an audience to deliver a letter. Baron de Brunmv, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the Emperor of all the Russias, had an audience to deliver a letter. Baron Gersdroff, the Saxon Minister, had an audience o: the Queen to deliver a letter. Their Excellencies were respectively introduced by Vis count Palmerston, her Majesty's Principal Secretary o' State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Sir Robert Chester, Master of the Ceremonies. The Queen was attended by the Earl of Listovvel, Lord in Waiting, and Mr. Rich, Groom in Waiting. Her Majesty and Prince Albert drove in a pony chaise yesterday morning, and also in the afternoon, attended by the Hon. Colonel Cavendish. Viscount Melbourne had an audience yesterday of her Majesty. Fritice Albert accompanied by the Hereditary Prince of Saxe Cobourg Gotha, and attended by Colonel Bouverie, and Mr. Francis Seymour, inspected the Tower of London yesterday afternoon. The Royal dinner party at the Palace last evening, in cluded the Earl of Erroll, Lord fax ttelton, Col. Cowper, Colonel Wernyss, and Colonel Wylde. The Band of the Ist Life Guards attended at the Pa lace the whole of the evening. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager and the Duchess Ida of Saxe Weimar visited the Princess Augusta yesterday at Clarence House, St. James's, and also the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House. The Duchess of Kent, the Duke of Sussex, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George and the Princess Augusta of Cambridge, visited her Serene High ness the Duchess Ida of Saxe Weimar yesterday at Marl borough House. _ _ _ Mr: Dennistoen, M. P., Lord James Stuart, M. P., Mr. Wallace, M. P., Mr. Gibson Craig, M. P., Mr. Mac kenzie, M.P., and deputations from the Edinburgh and Glasgow ; the Glasgow and Greenock ; the Glasgow and Ayr; the Garnkirk and Glas,vow ; the Dundee and Ar broath ; the Atbroath and Forfar ; the Edinburgh and Dalkeith; the Johnston and Ardrossan ; the Dundee and Newtile ; the Newtile and Cupar Angus; and the New tile and Glammis Railway Companies, had an interview yesterday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer regarding the existing taxes on railway passengers. The Lord Chancellor will receive the Judges, Queen's Counsel, &e., to-morrow, the first day of Easter Term at his Lordship's ho u s e i n B ruton-street. , Sir H. Fleetwood and Mr. Alexander Stewart had an interview yesterday with Lord John Russell at the Colonial Office. A deputation on the subject of plate glass, consisting of Mr. Alderman Thompson, Messrs. White, Hodgson, and Hartley, had an interview yesterday with the Chan_ cellor of the Exchequer, in Downing -street. Lord Ingestrie and Captain Webster, R N., had an in terview with Viscount Melbourne yesterday in Downing. street. The Bishop of Nova Sootia and Mr. C. R. Murray had interviews with Lord John Russell yesterday at the Co lonial-office. Mr. George William Wood. M. P., and Mr. F. French had an interview with the Chancellor of the. Exchequer yesterday. We have to announce the death of Captain Cald• well, of the 90th Light Infantry depot, quartered at Dover Castle, under circumstances of a melancholy nature. The gallant officer was on a visit at the seat of his uncle, Colonel Caldwell, near Northampton, where with some companions he was attempting to remove two large cast iron swans, placed over the gate at the park entrance, in doing which one of them fell suddenly with great force on the deceased, and thus caused his death. Captain Caldwell only obtained his company on the 7th of February last. ETON.-THE NEWCASTLE SCHOLARSHIP,-.- The contest for this scholarship closed the viva voce examina tion on Saturday morning last, and it was announced by the examiners i►q the course of the afternoon that Mr. Seymour (brother to a gentleman who went to King's in 1835, and died there in July, 1838) was the successful candidate for the scho larship, and iMr. Hallam (son of the renowned author of the History of the Middle Ages," and other valuable works) was next in order, and in consequence the medallist, both these gentlemen being oppidans. Twelve more were selected by the examiners as having distinguished themselves by their scholar like attainments, whose names we give in alphabetical order, viz. : Buckland. Mackarness, ma. K. S. Coleridge, ma. Milman, ma . Cost. Pott, ma. Farrer. Rice, K. S. Johnson, K. S. Smith. Kaye. Tht ing, K. S. EThe Examiners were Lord Lyttleton and W. E. Gladstone, sq., M.P. BR UTAL ITY.----011 Wednesday evening, a water carrier (who is w e ll-k nown for his cruelty to animals) excited disgust, by cruel treatment to his exhausted horse. The aged and miserable beast bad fallen down from fatigue and disease, and the heartless driver mercilessly kicked and beat the poor animal to make it rise, but his efforts were unavailing. A veterinary surgeon was called, who bled the animal, and after same time it was re-harnessed and resumed its toil, the owner exclaiming that he would punish it when begot home.—Merlin. WILL OF TILE LATE SIR J. PAKINGTON.— The principal contents of the late Sir John Pakington's wilt have transpired, and are stated to be as follow :—John Somer set Russell, Esq , of Powick Court, Worcester (a nephew), has a son about four years of age; to the eldest son that may be born of thi s c hild Si r John has bequeathed his large laned (states ; in default of iss ue th e es t ates to go to th e descendants l of the s econ d son o f Si r W. B. Cooke, of Wheatley l e i r a t ll, ne e ar s Doncaster ; a n d i n case o f a second defau l t, t h e p to a gra n d son o f M r. K n i ght, of Lea Castle.n Sir pak_ ingt on h as, t h erefore, effectually prevented a generation f rom th e en j oyment o f t h e prop must accumulate fo r near l y 4C! years. e_ will Hall, nearilnldin the s i i r: e co e re spects resembles Mc, Thellusson's, of B rod!: ty, ya a the present Borne EVENING EDI now. TO THE EDITOR OF VIE SUN. Sheffield, April 13th, 1840. SlR—Having, observed a letter in The Sun of Saturday last, signed " A Leeds Churchman," in which a statement that Dr. Hook exhorted his congregation to pray for the souls of the departed is denied, and in which the idea that such could have been the case is reprobated, it may perhaps rather surprise the Leeds Churchman to find, that our Church daily prays for the dead. " Remember not Lord our offences, nor the offences of our forefathers, &a." How this can be other wise ex" plained I am at a loss to discover. I am, Sir, Your very obedient Servant, A SHEFFIELD CHURCHMAN. extortion has been practised by distraining brokers, and it is a point of some consequence that the public should know the penalties to which the agents —too often the willing agents—of an unjust, in tolerant, and oppressive Church, expose themselves by any undu e c h arges on t h ose w h o w ill not volun tarily submit to ecclesiastical imposition. In all cases, let the broker's charges be strictly examined, and if he is guilty of an excessive distress let him pay the penalty. Let it also be remembered that, unless demand of the rate has been previously made by the Churchwarden, personally, all subsequent proceedings in levying it will be illegal. Madrid Journals of the sth have arrived, but their contents are unimportant. Some outrages had taken place at Malaga ; the political Governor of which hardly escaped being assassinated. The following official intelligence respecting the Sulphur Monopoly question, is from the Semaphore of Marseilles, of the 9th inst., which we have received, together with the Paris Journals of Sunday : " Marseilles, April 8. " The Prefect of the Bouches du Rhone has just com municated to the Chamber of Commerce a copy of the following. despatch, addressed on the 2d inst. to his Ma jesty's Government by the French Charge d'Affaires at Naples. The English Minister received yesterday (April I) from the Neapolitan Government an answer, by no means satisfactory, to his last note. He sends by the French vessel of the State, which passes Civita Vecchia on the 4th, a courier, the bearer of the sealed instructions, which he had previously received from the Court of London, for Admiral Stopford. " 6 The preparations for the defence, the sending of troops and provisions into Sicily, continue with activity. Naples is quite tranquil. " Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, (Signed) " ' MICHEL ROUSSIER.'" Authorised copy.) In the Constitutionnel of Sunday the substance of this despatch is given with some comments, which dc rive an interest from the well-known connection between the President of the Council and that Journal. The care with which the writer abstains from expressing a decided opinion as to the policy of the course sup posed like:) , to be pursued by England, indicates a semi-official source : " It is known that Mr. Temple demanded a categorical answer to his demands respecting the sulphur monopoly before the Ist of April. On that day Mr. Temple re ceived a note, which merely stated the mission of Prince Castel Cicala to London. It was on the receipt of this that Mr. Temple sent his sealed despatches to Admiral Stopford. This has caused much emotion in the diplo matic body. The new Prime Minister is ill. The French Charge d'Affaires, M. d'Haussonville, spoke to the King in vain ; but the latter was obstinate. Prince Cassaro, in the Council of the 16th, stated at length the weighty rea sons that existed for yielding, and showed how this might be done without any loss of dignity. The Prince . has been exiled to Foggia. The Charge d'Affaires of Austria shrinks from interfering, knowing the obstinacy of the King. It is thought that the English will commence by capturing some ships as pledges of the indemnity due. The King continues to prepare for war." The Parish Journals of Sunday publish the Reports of the Peers' Committee upon the Secret Service Bill, and of the Chamber of Deputies Committee upon the Bill for the conversion of the Five per Cent. Rentes. The Peers' Report, which was drawn up by the Duke DE BROGLIE, is by no means favourable to the prcseut Government. The Duke, whose opinions are entitled to great respect, looks upon the TRIERS Cabinet as being as much the creation and creature of the Court as the Cabinets of SOULT and MOLE. In taking this view of the vote of confidence question the Duke loses sight of the personal character of the Prem;er. M. TRIERS, if we may he allowed the expressson, is himself a system of politics. We require only to be told that he is Premier to feel assured that France is no longer governed by the prin ciples which influenced the councils of SouLT and MOLE. " Complaints are made," says the Commerce of Sun day, " that the Ministry of the Ist of March does nothing. If it does not think of the many reforms which would give it the character of a Ministry of the Opposition, it must be allowed that it is very diligent in swelling the Budget. The President of the Council, the Minister of Finance, and the Minister of Marina, introduced on Saturday several projects of laws for granting supplementary votes of credit to the amount of thirty-two millions of francs. Only a week has elapsed since the Minister of Public Works made si milar demands upon the Chamber, to the amount of thirty-six millions of francs, and all this independent of the million for secret service money. The Minister has been about forty days in office, and already about seventy millions of francs are added to the Budget for 1840." For this extravagance France has herself to blame. M. TRIERS, on accepting office, found the country mad for a gigantic fleet—equally mad for a fierce renewal of the war in Africa—and eager for humbling at any cost the refractory Republics of South America. Few Ministers have the virtue to refuse money if they can get it ; and in the case of M. Miens to have preached economy would have been to lose the confidence of the Chamber of Deputies and" to have forfeited the good opinion of France. The nation will, however, recover its senses when it begins to feel the pressure of new taxes. But it must be allowed to feel the inconvenience of its hobbies before it can be safely advised to part with them. M. Delarue, who has but just returned from Algiers, set out again on the 6th for that place, to execute a new com mission from the Minister of War. Our correspondent at Toulon writes on the 7th:—" It seems that he carries to Marshal Vallee despatches which admit of no delay, since the Ranvier, just as it was on the point of departing on Sunday, was stopped by the tele graph, and did not put to sea till yesterday. This is the third Aide-de. Camp of the Minister of War who has been sent within a few days to Algiers. It is thought that M. Delarue is gone to execute the order transmitted to the Governor-General to send two or three thousand men to Oran, because it is not intended to send fresh regiments from France." The same letter says that the Victoricuse corvette, Captain Nonay, coming from Haiti, which it left on the 15th of February, trings the second instalment of the in demnity to the planters of St. Domingo. We understand that as the Duke of Wellington was riding down Drury-lane to-day, about two o'clock, he was suddenly seized with a violent fit, and would have fallen off his horse, but that his servant and a sergeant of the police, who was near, came to his assistance. They carried, rather than assisted, the Duke to the nearest medical assistance. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MONDAY.-4,050 bags of Cotton sold same as last prices. The arrivals this morning are a French mail, ship let ters from Rio Janeiro, Trinidad, and Lima. Although it is beautiful weather we have one of the dullest mornings, both in respect to arrivals and intelli gence. The continental information by the usual French mai: is also void of interest. TIIE FUNDS. This being settling day in the British Market , the brokers and jobbers are busy in squaring their accounts against to-morrow, which is pay day. The settling will go off very easy, the extreme fluctuations being only about per cent. Consuls opened at 91k Money ; for the May Account 911 i; Exchequer Bills 24 26 premium ; Bank Stock 1754. In the Foreign market they are also busy preparing for to-morrow's settling. Spanish Active 28g. 1; Deferred ; Passive 7-hl ; Portuguese, 351 36; Three per Cents., 241 25 ; Colombian, 25i ; Mexican, .28-; Bra zilian, 751 761 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half perCeuts., 53k -54k ; Fire per:Cents, 991 100. No Lisbon mail or British Queen as yet. PILICES Or STUCK:" THIS DAI AT uNE O'CLOCK. . . . . Bank Stock 175 India Stock 3 per Cent. Red. 3 per Cents. Con 91% South Sea Stock — 3!Q uer Cent —j Old Annuities — Ditto Red. 98%%; New Ditto Ncw 3% per Cent 99 %5gi5; 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751 New 5 per Cent. Bank Long Annuities toexpire I Ditto Jan 5, 1860 l3 9-16%1 Di•to Small 500... 24 26 pin. 24 26 lam. Oct. 10, 1859 l3 7-10 z Ditto Commercial dis. Jan. 5, 1860 — Ditto Advertised ..... Pm. Jan. 5, 1880 — Bank Stock for Account ... -- April S, 1890 — India Stock for Account .. Jan. 5.1870 — Consols for Account 91 % PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE 0 CLOC li Austrian Bonds — Peruvian Bonds Belgian Bonds Ditto Account Brazilia n Bonds _ Ditto Account 3uenos Ayres Bonds Ditto Account Chilizn 3ond Ditt3 Acco. nt Colamtian Bei& Ditto koco6 nt Columbian 3: : ds,lS24 DE.to anish Bonds Portuguese Bonds Ditto New Bonds Ditto Aecoun• 35j •96 Ditto, 3 per Cent........ Isltto'Account., Prussian Bonds Itursian Bends, 1821 Ditto Account Ditto Metallic Spanish Bonds Ditto Account, Passive ‘/S% 7N '4 c fr h r , re s d per cent. — f. ' :- . c. - - 1 French, , —— -- 2 : per p e 1 c . e c e n n t t .. ...... : - 37i f f... . I : : :c m i .. ---- 3 per cent. ---- Exchange. _f —C. Ditto A: aC : n t Greek Bonds... --__ Du o tc it h t , o, Ditto Bonds, 1825 Ditto ACCOUIIt MenxiitctrAßcoconudns,ts per Cent Ditto, 6 per Cent. ... Ditto Account Neapolitan — Ditto Account.. , —... eRICES OF SHAREi THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK, Paid. Per 5 Share. (reat Western Railway Comp an y 65 74 Brighton flailwav ns 2:3, Londoii and Birmingham Railway Company... 90 162 3 South Eastern and D over Railway Company:.. IS 1. , Provincial Bank of Ireland lIALF-P.AST ONE,. The settling of the British account is going off well ; and it turns out to be a Bear one, although we continue to the present hour: without any news or arrivals of conse quence. The British Funds have a firm appearance, and rather improved since the early part of the morning. Consols have been done at 912:1 for Money, and 911 for the 26th May. Ll , .oney continues easy to be obtained at a low rate of interest, both in the British and Foreign Markets. The Lisbon Mail, and the British Queen steamer are anxiously looked for by the merchants, both of whom are expected to-morrow. Consols at present are 91j} for the 26th of May, and 911 for Money ; Exchequer Bills 24 25 premium ; India Bonds, 4 premium ; Bank Stock, 175 ; India stock 2491. In the Foreign Market Spanish Active 281 i ; De ferred, 14i; Portuguese 36 to 36 ; Three per Cents. 24i ; Mexican, 28 ; Dutch Two•and-a-Half per Cents., 54 i f ; Five per Cents., 004 100. THE MARKETS. —('rifts DAY.) HUNGERFORTh MARKET. Fair supplie s an d a goo d d eman d ; prices steady. Turbot 6 5 . to 20s. ; Cod 3 s . t o 12 s . ; S o le s to 4s. per pair; yob to Is. to 4s. ; Salmon good, 2s. to 2s 6d. per lb. 13ILLINGSGATE MARKET. Supplies limited, and prices higher. Cod, 3s. to Bs. and 105. ; Turbot, is. to 20s. ; Salinon, Is. (id. to 2s. per lb. ; Soles 10,1. to 4s. per pair ; Mackerel 4d. to Bd. ; Whitings 4d. to Bd., and Haddocks 6d. to Is. HAY MARKETS. Supplies moderate, and the demand good. Prices stead!. Hay, 555. and 60s. +.o 90s ; Clover, 80s. to 115 s. ; Straw , 36t. and 425. per load. TALLOW MARKET. Great quiet in thi s mar k e t, an d t h e pr i ce o f P. Y . . C. 529 ' 641 ' and but little better than nominal. TEA MARKET. Very little d one , an d w h a t was d one was for cash on l Y' Company's Congous at 2s. sd. per lb., money down. COLON' tf.. MARKET. But few public sales, and by private con t rac t the opera tio n s have been very limited. In British Plantation Sugar lit done, and prices much as at the clos e o f l as t week. Thereli. a very small show of samples at the sale, the stock being sr!';',t . 6,700 bags of Mauritius sold in g rea t p ar t at 40s. to Tea There was rather more life i n th e C o ff ee mar k e t owing to " improving a little, but the utmost quantity sold was sm all, 20 ' prices hare not altered much. Imports remain light. INDIGO SALE. The public sale, consisting of 6,040 chests, of various ki nds f of East India, wa s , as might be expecte d f rom the dull sta t° ter commerce generally, but very slenderly a tt en ded. The g re portion of what was put up, was bought in ; the small prc'P ar tion which sold went at about the prices of the previous sale. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY•) 4111. * DEAL, APRIL 13. —Wi n d N . E. — S a il e d the 13 tiSh 1 Monarch, Boyd, f or J ama i ca ; V en ili a, Burton,Halifax Stakesby, Gable, ditto; Brothers, Masey. Sailed Dep li i ; Mary and Har r i e t, R ees , A ustra li a; T homson , and Qu' - Victoria, Rosier, Quebec. 'red LIVERPOOL, APRIL 13. —Wind S. E. to S. Orontes, from Savanilla ; Hercul es M arks , New Orleans; ,y a k, Mary, Godfrey, Sava nna h ; Robert Fulton, New, e. sailed 19th ult. ; C o l one l Howard, Brenton, Bait"- al t Sailed the Pontiac, Carter ;* Mayflower, Weeks; , 1 , Pantheon, Ashley, for N ew Y or k ; S p l en did, Crr Mobile ; Clio, Smith, S avanna h ; Si r W a l ter Scott, grass, Nliramich, ; Scipio, Gr eggs , Newfoundland; Josephio_.: , Smith ; and Int re pid, S a l ter , Richebucto • Diem , pew, Barbadoes. Off port, the Alecto, from Jer ea t i le ,: e .'. William Brown, New O r l eans ; K ens i ngton , ditto ; derica, ditto ; D e l awarr , N atc h ez; S p l en did, Nov' Y° ' Superb, ditto ; Superb, Savannah ; Alecto, Jam aica ' tbe PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 13. —Wind variable.--Ar r i ve,.. Indus, Walker, from Odessa. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 13.—Wind variable.--Arr ived Eliza, from Sierra Leone. the FALMOUTH, APRIL 12.--Wind S. to S. S. W.....ORff.aussP Ganges, Ho w l et t, f rom Ri o Janeiro ; G eolg e Mordin, Odessa. VISIT OF HIS R OYAL H IGHNESS P- - .fhictE k ALBERT TO TH E TOWER. —Alondiy, at half-past three o' clo l4 his Royal Hi g h ness P r i nce Albert and Prince Ernest, two attendants, arrived in a carriage and four with tr,_wnfo bY riders, at the Tower, and were received at the Spur Major Elringt on , F ort M a j or, an d a num b er o f officers hel .e t ing to th e f or t ress , an d C olonel Montague, of the Fus ' -o- Guards, with a guard of honour. His Royal Highn ess o r lat ceeded to the terrace, when the whole of the troops s!atin, p the fortres s were d rawn up and i nspected, an d , a ft e r Walk ar ld u er and down the line, he expressed his admiration at the and appearanc e o f th e men. H i s Royal Hi g h nes s wte r, wards conducted through the horse armoury, the white t om 9 o f and other dep ar t ments o f the building. The descriPti ° - the different o bj ec t s b y M r. L und, the principle, warder,ibe ~prt peared to attr ac t th e closest possible attention of Prince A . „ en ts and his brother. After walking over the different dePart— his Royal Highness proceeded to the residence of Major. t ch rington, where h e p ar t oo k o f some refreshments, after he left the fortress with the hearty cheers of the multitude :It a royal salute. M r . Pearce, the Superintendent o f th division of police, w ith hi s Inspector and a number of Ills in were in attendance, and preserved excellent order. 09 GRAND CHRISTENING.--To-morrow n l n — r lll : il s at Kensington Palace, the i n f an t son o f L or d a nd Lady Aia r- i v Hill will be christened by th e R ev . J. R e ed. His I.°ls t Highness the Duke of Sussex a n d th e Duchess o f Somer: l e o will be the sponsors. A superb dejeune will be given In o ne i apartments of the Roy a l D u k e . A t seven o ' c l o ck a sur ptu ia dinner will be given at the Duke of Somerset's /xenon ° Park-lane to the Duke of Sussex, Duchess of Invern gss i Marquis of Lansdowne, Earl and Countess of Rosebery. and Countess of Minto, Viscount Melbourne, Viscount lu`a; peth, Viscount and Viscountess Iliowiek, Lord Samar,' 1 " 1 „ a n Mrs.l Reed. Her Campbell Shawe Stewart, Lord and Lady Marcus Hill, Ron. ..,"" --e , a A n h d e t r u cr e om ß b e y , ,. ( G o r f ace ls w la il ), hord r an a S s . setn i T r Y" tp the evening. THE (TREAT ORMSKIRK WILL CASE.--01 1 / 1 e „ case .. Doe demo . Lega r v . R. W are i ng, " which has - lati;e l , % excited so much interest in this neighbourhood, and which sr7 to have bee n t r i e d b e f ore a spec i al jury at the present Liv(opee" Asiizes, was disposed of yesterday, .in the Civil Cou r t, bY,,,s ° arrangement between the parties. The facts of tha case briefly these :—The defendant Mr. Robert Ware'.incr, and, a, " j father, are r es p ecta bl e attorneys residing at Ormstirk: an" * ef l had bad th e management, for many years before her death ; the property of an elderly lady named MoVineux• Up on o ld production of the will—dated a short time previously to the _ qv lady's death —it appeared that the dektidant's family were ; 0 titled to a rather largeproperty it—and that I,o ° ol ' e d e , been left to the Liverpool Blue Coat Hospital ; while to th e ceased's sister--the plaintiff in the action—only a small P° , w ss of land had been left. The object of the action, therefore to set aside the will, on the ground that at the time of 'l ol l.- it, the deceased was n o t i n t h e proper possess i on o f her ties. Atter a long consu l tat i on b y the Counsel on both sie!!„.di.iw it was announced th a t th e p l a i nt iff h ad consente d to vin" the ease, upon the defendant payino• costs . The Jury,. for cordingly, under the di rec ti on of the Judge , found a verd io the defendant.—Manchester Guardian. g 5 HORIZONTAL FLAT WArr-cli- very small and ne a t w ith accurately finished j ewe ll e d s lf ments, arc offered in silver cases, Four Guineas and a dal, each ; gold cases, enamel dial, Eight Guineas ; Nine Guineas; gold dial, Ten Guineas each. A pflv ill warranty is given with fixed terms. an which the Watches always receive any attention required. AVORY, Watchmaker, Jeweller T. COX S, 47, Cornhill (Seven doo rs fl Gracechurch-street), London. N. B.—Second-hand Watcher purchased in excbange•_ --- ES, SUPERIOR LONDON-AIADE WAT CH i. corn , g —A. R. SAVORY and SONS, Watcmakers, No. 9 ior .6e ' I bill. London (opposite the Bank of England), subrnit n.v ,da lection a very large STOCK of Highly-finished Londo. _. o iler WATCHES, the whole of which being manufactureal;„2l to their own inspection, on their own premises, they . ean, _!` r, „, ,ar sell at least 251. per cent. below tiie %isnal trade pricet,o r er, ~.itb title of the same quality. A printed warranty is P v each Wi.tcb. PRICES MOUNTED IN SILVER CASES. Fine Vertical Watches, jewelled, with double-- A_ b acked engi ne - turne d cases, warranted --- 4 ' Patent deta c h e d L ever Watches, jewelled in 'four holes, maintaining power, with seconds hands, 6 6 and double-backed cases, warranted '''',l extr Either of the above in silver hunting casr, s , 10s. .6d• h A ve , A large variety of second-hand Silver 'Watches, wn'„'. e a •e"" ; L W D at C ch A e S s, E i S m , been carefully examined, and can be . - ,,,arranted at X 2 ''''' Fine Vertical "° gold case., and gold dials, ir r , d - ........ ° Fine Vertical Watolv.s, j ew. elle a d, r w ar i l il e i double-backed lg. 0 engine -turned gold ea and gold dials, warranted 12 Patent detached Ler'A. Watches, jewelled in four holes with double _ e S u l ei 2 ',E . FOR LADIES. backed gold cases ' and gold dials, 4. 141 0 warranted ~..1 engine-turned als 6 Patent detr.ched Lever Watches jewelled in four r..t ( e -' d OW CASES, SIZE POR ........ LE ........... holes., seconds, and double-backed gold cases, war- 41 4 ,° ra ...... Patent detached Lever Watches, capped, jewelled In s;x holes, seconds, double-backed gold cases and .r, 17 0 enamel dials, warranted ................................. i' Patent det ac h e d L ever Watches, canned, jewelled in 0 Zi sit hol es , secon d s, double-backed gold cases and .., 0 •p gold dial s , warranted .................................... , hunt 2 g Either oi the G ent l emen ' s Watches may be had in Via cases, for 3/. 3s. each extra. N.B. Second-hand Watches purchased in exch an g e. - . r On the 9th i ns t., the lad B y IRTI:I3 of Thomas Dunn, •-sq" o f N ° id ea.stle.upon- T yne , o f a daughter. i v kol, On the 11th i nst., i n Grove End-place, St. John''' the lady of J o h n F enton, Esq., of a daughter. o f Cap' On the 7th inst., at Douglas, Isle of Man, the Lady tain Sir Thomas Sabine Pasle , R.N., of a son. i , g xr di vg - At Versaille s , t h e l ady of T. C. Hooper, Esq., o' ton Park, Somersetshire, of a (laughter. ,ctf a On the 11th i nst., the lady of the Rev. C. P. Viuile '' son. - On the Ilth i nst., at the Dowager Lady Arundell'.. D over street, the lion. Mrs. Arthur Arundel', of a daughter; ______--- On Thursday, the 2d lif in A sta l t E S -D t..Mary's, CJ'atesl lead' " ear l Newcastle-upon-Tyne, by the Rev. John ColP.inson , Boldon, ,the Rev. Hugh Salvin, Chaplain in her MajestY ' N A ary, to Alice Julia, eldest survivirw d aughter of tbe late, Anthony Surtees, Esq f H ^ I'l the c ounty 0 ' ~ o amiLer ey , a il, in Durham. tbe On the 7th inst., at Bath, at St. James's Church, by. Rev. A. Straghan, M.A , the Cheral 'er Giovanni Guerin', to Sarah Harris Newland,. eldest d• : " 111 Morris, ° f wghter of r. that city. P., On the Ilth inst., at Watni' i t, Edward Heneage,Escp ,AL to Charlotte Frances Ail , ' youngest daughter of Lancelot Rolleston, Esq., M.P. , Edscar On the 11th inst., at St. Georffe's, Hanover-square , C. Boissvain, Esq., of Amsterdam, to Emma, daughter of tl, late Mr. 'Edwin Nie'aolls, Of London. Rector o f tz u gh On the 2d inst„ at St. Mary's, Gateshead, the Rev. --* -- rr• Salvin, Chaplain in her Majesty's Navy, t o Alice Julia, eldert surviving (laugh ter of Anthony Surtees, Esq., o f Hamster le y Hall, Durham. -------- D IRD. On the 10th inst.., at Stonehouse, George Mott le Y' E ati late agent of the Royal Na va l H osp i tal it Haslar, in the year of his age. Jtif At Portsea, Hants, on W e d nes d ay, the Bt h inst., 1%- r arY a wife of Captain W. S. Griffiths, of Welbeck-street , Caven— dish-square. On the 9th inst., a t A ghadoc, Killarney, I reland, t he Right lion. Lord Headley, aged 56. On the 11th inst., at Maribor ugh-buildinol, Bath, Frances , . relict of the l a t e John Willett Willett. Esq.,aof iioadon : Printed and Published by IVITIIIDO YOUNG , ni No. 112, Strand, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand in the. county ol Aliddlesex.—Tuesday, April 14, 1840. , .0, , ' ' - 4 ..!li • r * . 41 -',31‘,,,: .4. ' ‘ i' ti.J .7 . • .- .., ~..k., • erriu. -.., U 41 - - - ,4 - • fk... . '