The Sun. — London, England, 1857-12-18 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (This Day.) MA RLBOROUGH-STREET. STILLLINS LieD.—Joshna. Lake was charged before Mr. Bingham with stealing about one cwt. of lead from the roof of No. 61, Norton-street. Police constable 154 E, stated that about six o'clock this morning he was on duty in Norton-street, when his attention was attracted to a noise in the area of No. 00. He got over the gate, and descended the steps, and found the prisoner trying to secrete himself in the dust hole. As the house was unoccupied, he suspected the pri soner was there for the purpose of stealing the lead-piping, and having called another constable to assist him, he left the prisoner is his charge, while he went over the house. The kitchen door was on the latch, and on going op the kitchen stairs to the first floor, he found on the landing several r olls of lead, weighing altogether upwards of one cwt. He subsequently searched the roof, and that of No. 61, and from the latter the lead had been cut. He taxed the prisoner with the theft, which he denied, and said he was not in the area for any bad purpose, and begged of him to let him go. On searching him a plumber's knife was found upon him. Ths prisoner, who denied the charge, was committed to the House of Correction for three months for being on the premises for an unlawful purpose. WESTMINSTER. Eloll2llLEMBNT.—Alexander Cummings, a middle-aged man, was placed at the bar before Mr. Arnold, charged with feloniously embezzling divers sums of money received by him on account of his master, Mr. John Todd, baker, 7, Hereford-terrace, King's-road, Chelsea. Prosecutor stated that the prisoner bad been in his service as journeyman for the last eight months, and it was a part of his duty to carry out bread to the cue. tamers and receive their money, which he should have accounted for each night, but failed to do so in very many instances. He not only embezzled ready money received from day to day of customers, but when some of the customers paid large bills, be only accounted for a portion, and returned their names as still being indebted in various amounts. Prosecutor Lad three customers present, whose money be had enahesaled, and there were no less than twenty other oases against him. Mrs. Fox, of 7, College-place, stated that she was a customer of the prosecutor's an d paid for her bread daily as she received it. Prosecutor proved that prisoner had not accounted for any money received of Mrs. Fox daring the last fortnight. Mrs. Edwards, another customer, showed that she had paid the prisoner ss. 1041. Miss Woodfall stated that she had paid him 7s. Prosecutor said that neither of these sums had been paid, but as prisoner bad accounted for other sums on those dates to Mrs. Todd, he was remanded for her at- Wines. THAMES. BURGLARY AND EITINSI7/1 ROBBSZY.—Pharbe Bands, a dirty little woman, aged 25, who looked 50, was brought before Mr. Yardley charged with feloniously receiving 141 lbs. of old copper sheathing which bad been stolen from the premises of Charles Clifford and Co., yellow metal workers, coppersmiths, &c., in Church row, Limehouse. Inspector Ralph Field Thomas, of the Thames police, stated that, in consequence of information, be went to a house in Trigg's-place, Nightingale-lane, Limehouse, on the preceding day, and there saw the prisoner, who, in answer to a question, said her husband was from home. He went out of the house again, and saw two convicted thieves on the look-out, who both run away whoa they saw him. He returned and told the prisoner his business and who he was, and searched her dwelling. He first discovered in a cupboard a quantity of copper sheathing, and Patten, a constable, No. 161, K, who accompanied him, found more in another cupboard. It weighed in all 1 cwt. 1 qr. elba. He asked the prisoner how she came by the copper. She hesitated for some time and then said, "I must tell you the truth. Two men with bags on their shoulders came here and left the copper with me." He also found in the house two coal-sacks, some barley, and a piece of mat weighing Ribs., and he believed the whole was stolen property. Mr. George Fairbairns, manager of the metal works belonging to the prosecutors said, theirpremisesestended 200 feet frono:Churchsrow, opposite the western entrance of Limehouse Charcb, to the towing path of the canal, *aged the Lea cut, a branch of the river Lea. There was a travelling crane right over the towing-path, and it was supported by a couple of diagonal pieces. The premises were burglariously entered from the tow ing path on Saturday night or Sunday last. He secured the factory and workshops on Saturday night in the usual manner. On Sunday evening it was discovered that the premises had been broken into, and from 8 to 10 owt. of copper sheathing stolen. He could positively identify the sheathing produced as part of that stolen. It earns from Ireland a few days ago, and was packed in a peculiar manner. The burglars climbed up the diago nal pieces of wood which supported the travelling crane, got over a wall into a yard, and forced open the door of a shed containing the copper. The value of it was about 361. Inspector Thomas said he knew the fellows who corn. taitted thsburglary, and expected to have them in ens. tody in a few hours. _ Mr. Yardley remanded the prisoner until Thursday nest. MARKET NEWS.—(Tti2 Day,) COMMERCIAL INTELLIGE2fOE. The adlourned meeting of creditors of Messrs. Bardgett and Picard, in the corn trade, was held yesterday, at which it was resolved that the affairs of the firm should be wound up under the inspection of Mr. Major Usborne and Mr. Robert Wright, both of Mark-lane, who are empowered to appoint a third inspector. In the meantime, Messrs. Bard gett and Picard are to give their promissory notes for the payment of 2s. 6d. in the pound, as follows, viz.: ls. at six months, ls. at nine months, and 6d. at twelve months, and any surplus that may arise in addition is also to be divided amongst the creditors. The _balance-sheet has already been published. A meeting of the creditors of Messrs. (lorrissen, Huffel and Co., who stopped some weeks ago, was held yesterday. The balance-sheet presented by Messrs. Quilter, Ball and Co., estimated the lia bilities at 125,310/. 48. 3d., and the assets at 83,9801. 16s. 11d. A dividend of about 13s. 4d. in the pound may therefore be realised. It was resolved to wind up the estate under inspection. A meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Barber, Rosenauer and Co., of Mincing-lane, who stopped payment on the 3d inst., is called for the 18th inst., at the Guildhall Coffee-house. _ _ The suspension has been announced of the Dart ford and Gravesend Bank of Messrs. Jonathan Hills and Sons. It was established about 25 years back, but its liabilities ars believed to be comparatively insignificant—probably not exceeding 20,0001. It was not a bank of issue. _ __ The Manchester Guardian announces the failure of Mr. James Holmes, carpet manufacturer, of Kidderminster, with liabilities to the amount of 35,300/. ; the assets are estimated at 27,4001. At a meeting of creditors on Tuesday it was resolved to wind up the est.* under inspection. The Bradford Observer of yesterday, after stat ing the suspension of Messrs. Lister and Co., at Halifax, adds :—" It is stated that the bills of this firm, to the extent of nearly 100,00 W., were in the hands of Messrs. Wm. Cheesborough and Son, and in consequence they have been compelled to suspend payments likewise. A circular has been issued by Messrs. W. Cheesborough and Son to their creditors, announcing this calamity, and stat ing that their books will be put into the hands of an accountant for examination. We understand that in this case there is no ground to doubt that all the creditors of the firm will be paid in full, and that the suspension will only be temporary. This second stoppage has been precipitated by that of Mr. E. Smith, of Uxbridge, who has been specu lating largely in wool, and by whose transactions Messrs. Cheesborough and Son are largely involved. In addition to these, we have to add the names of Messrs. Goldstein and Kappele, Mr. James Dalby, and Mr. J. B. Sharp, all of whom have been com pelled to succumb to the prevailing pressure." RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. THE SON, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, Till LOCALITIES OF THE INDIAN RAILWAYS. (From the Correspondent of the Morning Advertiser.) As no information of a specific kind has hitherto been brought together regarding the situation or localities of the Indian lines of rail way opened and in progress, we have in the pre sent article attempted to supply the desiderated knowledge. The workings lines or railways actually in ope ration in India are four in number, viz., the East Indian Railway, the Madras Railway, the Bombay, Baroda, and Central India Railway, and the Great Indian Peninsula Railway, also a line proceeding out of Bombay. The lines in contemplation, to establish which companies have been formed, and the requisite capital invested in the hands of the East India Company, as a guarantee that the pro posed schemes will be undertaken, are as follows : —The Calcutta and South-Eastern Railway, the Euphrates Valley, Punjaub, and Scinde Railways (the latter being three separate proposed lines), the Eastern Bengal Railway, and the Ceylon Railway. The most extensive, and in the present state of Bengal, the most interesting line, is the East In dian Railway which proceeds from Calcutta through the north-western provinces. It was opened ,to Raneegunge, 122 miles distant, in the direction of Benares, in 1855. An extension of 21 miles to the river Hadjai would have, ere now, been completed, but for the outbreak of the mutinies ; a further extension of 61 miles is being constructed, the permanent way being laid down between the More to Colgong. A branch to Rajmahal has also been begun. These places are in the direction of the territory of Oude, and approach its border. The line between Allahabad and Bhurrawaree, 28 miles, en route to Benares, was opened in Feb ruary last, the late Lieutenant-Governor Colvin inaugurating the event with due ceremonial. In the Agra and Delhi districts the earthworks were commenced early in the present year, and a bridge erected across the Jumna at Agra. The through line, from Allahabad to Delhi, has been laid down although not completed, in consequence of the disturbed condition of the country. Throughout the whole line, from Calcutta to Delhi, the works in their finished and unfinished state, were offi cially inspected in February. The last half-yearly report of the company is less favourable than previous reports. But this has been owing to the Dinapore mutiny, which interfered with preparations made for the great bridge across the Soane river, and render them abortive for the time. At other stations likewise the plant has been destroyed, and some valuable lives have been lost in the course of the revolt. In the upper provinces the works have naturally been brought to a stand still, and the only kortion likely to be completed next spring is a section of twenty-one miles in the South Beerbhom district. The Madras Railway proceeds from Madras to Vellore and Goreattum, a distance of 100 miles. The permanent way is laid down the whole length of the line to Beypoor, or from coast to coast, and will be completed in another year. A regiment of infantry was carried through in May last. In addi tion to the 81 miles to Vellore, the line is in course of construction to its furthermost point. The Great Indian Peninsula Railway, which is intended to connect the Bay of Bengal withthe Ara bian Sea, is at present only completed a portion of the way. Eighty-eight miles of rail between Cam poolee and Sholapore were completed, and the rail way opened in February, 1857. Sholapore is a station 246 miles from Bombay. The Bombay, Baroda, and Central India Rail way is constructed to about one-third of the distance to Baroda, which latter place is situate 281 miles from Bombay. The line was originally restricted to Surat, 191 miles from Bombay ; but this barrier has recently been removed. Notwithstanding the disturbances which have occurred in India the works have been carried on uninterruptedly. About one-half of the entire earthworks between Surat and Ahmedabad, 143 miles, have been ear cuted. No portion of the line, however, is actually open. From Surat to Broach, 36 miles, will, it is expected, be completed in May, 1858 ; from Broach to Baroda, 43 miles, in November, 1858 ; from Baroda to Wassind, 14 miles, in February, 1859 ; from Wassind to Ahmedabad, 48 miles in June, 1859. All impediments to the rapid and easy commu nication between all parts of our Indian empire must be removed and conquered. Recent events have taught us the necessity of this. Both rail ways and telegraphs must be laid down without unnecessary delay, to connect our Eastern pos sessions with the Home Government. The ex tinction of the rebellion will probably lead at once toithe inauguration of a great railway system in India. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. the counsel in the defence, from whose hands did he take it ? It was not even suggested by the learned counsel that any other person than the prisoner had an opportunity of administering the poison, and the statement of the prisoner also excluded this supposition. If, however, the jury had any reasonable doubt as to the guilt of the prisoner, they would be bound to acquit her. The jury retired and in about 20 minutes returned into court with a verdict of Not Guil;y. NORTHERN CIRCITIT.—Yonx, DEC. 16. THE PONTEFRACT POISONING CASE. Mr. Justice Williams took his seat on the bench shortly after nine o'clock this morning to dispose of the only remaining case for trial, namely, that of Fanny Speed, 24, who was charged with the wilful murder, by poison, of her husband, John Speed, the younger, at Pontefract, on the 25th of July last. The prisoner was also charged under the coroner's inquisition with the like offence. The prisoner, who is a good-looking young woman, was respectably attired. She pleaded not guilty in a firm tone of voice. She appeared quite calm and collected, and did not manifest any symptoms of fear at the awful position in which she was placed. She was far advanced in pregnancy, and on the application of Mr. Dearsley, her leading counsel, the judge allowed her to be seated during the trial. Mr. Blan shard and Mr. Maule were for the pro secution ; Mr. Dearsley and Mr. W. J. Blackburn appeared for the prisoner. Mr. Blanshard stated the case. The prisoner was charged with the murder of her husband, John Speed, the younger, who at the time of his death was about twenty-seven years of age. He was married to the prisoner about a year and a half ago previous to July last, and was a farm labourer in the service ef Mr. Barker, a farmer, at Pontefract. The prisoner and the deceased resided together in Barbican-road, in that town, and on Wednesday, the 22d of July last, the latter was taken seriously ill, and continued in that state until Saturday, the 25th of July last, when the unfortunate man died. The inquiry the court and jury were then entering into was to ascertain the cause of death of the de ceased, and on the part of the prosecution it was alleged that his death had resulted from the adminis tration to him of a quantity of poison at the hands of his wife, the prisoner. On the part of the pro secution it would be the learned counsel's duty to point out suggestions and reasons which he thought a sufficient motive in that case. It appeared that the prisoner, while living is service at Knottingley, some years ago, formed an attachment for a young man named Benjamin Wilks, whom she called her cousin, and whom she promised to marry when he returned from sea, he being then about to start on a voyage. Wilks left Knottingley, and went to sea, and the prisoner also left her service and went to live as servant with the same master as the deceased. The prisoner and the deceased being thus brought together, an attachment sprung up between them, and eventually they were married, the marriage being celebrated about two years ago. It was denied on the part of the prosecution that the prisoner and her hus band had lived I appily together after they were joined in wedlock, at least as far as the neigh bours and the people living in the neighbourhood could judge. Benjamin Wilks returned from sea, when it appeared that the love the prisoner had felt for him had revived, and this, it was alleged, was the principal reason why the prisoner designed and determined upon effecting the death of her husband, John Speed. On Wednesday morning, the 22d July, John Speed was free from any symp toms of illness, he went about his work as usual before breakfast. He partook of his breakfast at eight o'clock, being then perfectly well ; but the learned counsel said he would be Weis) show, from the declaration of a female named Ann Smith, who lived next door to the prisoner, that the deceased was taken ill soon after he had partaken of his breakfast that morning, being seized with violent retchinge, pargings, mit vomitings. His hands were drawn up, he complained of thirst, and was in great pain and suffering ; in short, he evinced all the appearance of a person under the effects of poison. The deceased continued more or less in disposed from this time up to the time of his death, which took place about midnight on Saturday, the 25th of July last. The learned counsel then gave an outline of the evidence he should produce, and which will be found fully stated below. He said the evidence would make out satisfactorily : Ist, that:death had been caused by the deceased taking a large quantity of arsenic ; 2dly, that he did not take the poison himself, but that it had been ad ministered to him by the prisoner ; and, 3dly, that she had done so for the motive to which he had al ready alluded, namely, to get rid of her husband, because she loved Wilks. He would now advert to the prisoner's conduct, and to certain forebodings of her husband's death which she related to other par ties. On Tuesday night, the 21st July, the prisoner called at the house of a witness named Hannah Agar. She told Agar that a gipsy woman had been at her house, and had told her that her husband would die soon, and that within six months of his decease she would be married to another man. The prisoner said she hoped it would not be the ease. Site also went to another neighbour, Mrs. White head, and informed her that she had had some curious dreams respecting her husband. The learned counsel said he should call a witness named Re becca Pawson, and she would state that whilst Benj i min Wino was staying at the prisoner's house she saw him sitting upon her knee with his arm round her neck. Mrs. Pawson remarked, " Why really, Fanny, I am surprised at yon ; I thought it was Jack," meaning her husband, to which the pri soner replied, " Oh, it's only our Ben !" Wilks then went up stairs, when the prisoner remarked to Mrs. Pawson, in reference to Wilks : '" It is happy to meet, but lonesome to part, When he goes away, it will break my heart.' Whilst Wilks was in the room above, the prisoner related the substance of a dream, real or imaginary, which she had a few nights before. She said that s h e d reame d her husband had fallen off a load of hay, but that she did not seem to be much concerned about it, as there was one who would marry her, and that sh e h a d a l oc k o f hi s h a i r . The learned counsel, in conclusion, said these of the case, and it v were l d the be principal n c i p the a l to say whether the prisoner had administered poison to her husband, and whether that poison had caused his death. If they felt any doubts or difficulties arise in their minds, he asked them to give the prisoner the benefit of those doubts and acquit her ; but, if on the other hand, the facts should lead them to the conclusion that the prisoner was guilty, they must say so by their verdict. On cross-examination the witnesses proved that the deceased and his wife had always lived on the most affectionate terms, almost like a newly married couple. It was also shown that the deceased at the time of his death was labouring under a severe dis ease which he had not communicated to the sur geons who attended him in his last illness and which was one of a nature which would cause him to avoid purchasing medicines of a regular practitioner. It was proved that there was a savage dog iu the row in which the prisoner lived, and that it has flown at and bitten another person ; that there was a Gipsy, woman in Pomfret who was accustomed to tell for tunes and interpret dreams, and one of the witnesses had seen her at Mrs. Speed's ; that the deceased was as m s ; Benjamin Wilks as the prisoner wa up together as children, and that she had said that ncthhaattttahceh prisoner to oner and Wilks had been brought she thought as much of as of her own brother. Mr. Dearsley addressed the jury for the prisoner, and strongly urged upon them the absence of all reasonable motive for the act assigned to her. He denied that he was called upon to offer any sug gestion as to how the deceased had taken arsenic. He did not deny that ho had died of that poison, but lie had asserted that there was no proof that the prisoner had administered it. With re gard to her application for arsenic at Mr. Priestley's on the Tuesday night, it was proved that she did not obtain it there • yet, if she did obtai n an y arsenic it must have:been obtained that night, else she would have required to apply for it. The prosecution had had ample time to find out where she had obtained it, and if she had obtained it, as it was clear from the evidence that it must have been got in Pontefract. Mr. Dearsley also sug gestedthat, as the deceased was also labouring under a disease which he carefully concealed from the regular medical man and from his wife, he was secretly taking medecine for his disorder from some quack or in e xp er i ence d person, and he m i g ht have taken one very l arge dose of arsenic b y mistake on the Wednesday morning, which did not cause his death till Saturday ; and from the evidence of the medical men it was possible and probable that he might have so lingered. The lea rned counsel dwelt forcibly o n the c onduct of the wife through out the wh'ole case, which was proved by many witnesses to be all that the conduct of a careful and affectionate wife should be. In conclusion, he urged the great improbability that a wife so happy as it appeared she was should have committed so foul and unnatural a crime as the murder of an affectionate husband. The Court then rose. THURSDAY, DEC' 17. This morning Mr. Justice Williams proceeded to be led away from a manly BUM up the evidence. counsel for by the forcible eloquence of the learned c duty warned the fury not t o o f their the defence, efenc verdicte, whoin such had f e e es theirc calculatedl to scare them hem returning a verdict of guilty. His Lordship then summed up the evidence very o ly n . er, He the prisoner had denied having been t c h ar e e e f o u r l in Mr. Priestley's shop on the Tuesday night, whereas if they believed'Mr. Priestley and his as sistant she must have been there and must dwelt on the fact that when before have asked for arsenic. The difficulty in the case was, that no arsenic was traced to her pos session, nor was any found in her house ; and it was difficult to say how F he could have obtained it in Pomfret on T ue sday night, a fter bein g refused at Mr. Priestley's. 11, however, the deceased did not take the arsenic in the manner suggeated by WESTERN CIRCUIT. ----EXETER, DEC. 16. (Before Mr. Justice Willes.) Jonathan Roose was indicted for feloniously as saulting Jane Stone, and causing injuries dangerous to life, with intent to kill and murder her, at Tor quay, on the 11th of November. Mr. Carter and Mr. Bore were counsel for the prosecution, and Mr. Coleridge for the prisoner. It appeared that the prisoner, who was 21 years of age, lived with his uncle Mr. Mitchelmore, who Was a wine and spirit merchant at Torquay. The proseoutrix, Jane Stone, who would be 20 years of age to-morrow, had lived in service at Exeter, but about Christmas last she went to live as servant with Mrs. Mitchelmore. After some time familiarity commenced between the pri soner and Jane Stone, and in the course of a few months she told the prisoner that she was in the familyway. He asked her if she was sure of it, she said she believed it. He asked her if she would take some medicine, and he fetched her four pills, which she took. Some weeks afterwards she told him she was in the family-way. He begged her to put it off upon mother. She said she could not, for she had known no other man. He then earnestly urged her to put it upon his uncle or any other person. She however refused. On the sth of August she left her place and went and visited some friends, and on the 15th of August she entered the service of a Mrs. Willes, at Warleigh-cottage, Torquay. The prisoner occasionaily went to that cottage with wine and ale for Mrs. Willes, and uponone of these occasions she told him she wanted to speak with him about the child that was coming, and they were to meet for that purpose. On the 11th of November, after she had done her work, with the permission of Mrs. Willes, she went to see her aunt, who lived about a quarter of a mile off. She remained there till a quarter before 8, when she left. On her way home she met her uncle, and they talked for a few minintes together. She got to Mrs. Willes at 8 o'clock, and after she had rung the bell the prisoner came up to her and said, "Jane, I want to speak to you now." She an swered that she would come out again as soon as she could, but as she bad rung the bell she must go indoors first.' The deer was then opened and she went in. A stonemason named Lemon was in the kitchen. She spoke to him, and then went upstairs, remained only a short time, and then re turned to the kitchen. Lemon gave her some directions about the flue, but he thought at the time she was, - not paying much attention to what he was saying. Lemon was then leaving the house. Jane Stone opened the door and lighted him out, and wished him good night in the garden. The girl then looked about the garden for the prisoner, but could net find him in the front garden. She then went up some steps into the back garden, and there she found him. There was a light then shining upon them from a window of the cottage. The prisoner put his arms round her waist and led her to a dark part of the garden. As they were walking along the g irl said, "I sup pose you think I have got all right now 9" He said he thought so , but she said she was not right—she was in the familyway, and she must go into the union, for she bad no money. The prisoner, with a selfishness which he had previously exhibited, not caring at all for the poor victim of his passion, said, " Then it is a done job for me." The answer of the girl was, "It will be a pretty deal worse for me." They had angry and wrang ling words. He then removed her into a darker part of the garden, further from the house, and then without saying anything to her, he put her down on the ground, and with his knee leant upon her left side with great force. He thrust his hand down her throat as far as he could, and with the other hand he pinched her nose, so as to prevent her breathing. She attempted to bite his hand, which he thrust still further down her throat. She strug gled as much as sho could, and with a great and almost dying effort she uttered a slight scream— that little scream was heard, but not by human being, except the wretched villain. Her senses reeled and she became unconscious. In Mrs. Willes's house a little pet dog was kept, and, although hu man ear had not heard that faint scream, that little dog was roused,—it commenced barking most vio lently, scratching at the drawing-room door where the ladies were sitting, and could not be pacified. Mrs. Willes, and Mrs. CI awford who was with her, became alarmed and went into the garden. They called out, but received no answer; but they thought they heard the moans of some one iu distress ; they then went to the house of a neighbour named Ham ' mersley, and ho with a candle proceeded to the spot whence the moans came, and there he saw the body of a woman lying on the ground; she was making a low moaning sound. He looked at the face, but it was so beaten and bloody that he could not re cognise the features. He went and obtained fur ther assistance, and he returned with some other servants, but they could not recognise her. One of them, however, said "Jane," and she answered in a low voice, " Yes." She was asked who had com mitted the injuries, and she faintly told a name. The poor girl was then removed into the cottage, and the polies, and a surgeon were sent for. She was then taken to the Torbay dispensary. As sho had mentioned a name the prisoner was sent for, and was found at his mother's. He was also taken to the dispensary. On arrival at the dispensary the girl was examined, and it was the belief of the surgeons that she had not very long to live. It was therefore thought proper for the purposes of justice that what was supposed would be her dying de claration should be taken, and a magistrate and an attorney were sent for, and in the presence of .the prisoner she named him as the person who had committed the injuries. The surgeon proceeded to examine the unfortunate girl's head and face. They found eigh lacerated wounds about the head and face ; there were two fractures of the skull over each eye ; a fi acturo of the upper jaw and lower jaw ; the lip was slit, the nose broken and flattened on the face, and the whole head and face were such a mass of bruises that with a sponge ail the flesh might have been swept from the bones. It was not imagined possible that she could re cover, but by extraordinary care and attention she lived, and to-day stated the facts we have narrated up to the time of her becoming unconscious. She presented a dreadful spectacle in court—her face and head had the appearance of being completely hound together, or rather mashed, with plasters. In cross-examination an attempt was made, but unsuccessfully, to show that there had been a struggle between the two parties. After the girl had been attended to, the magi s t ra t e an d som e other persons wont to the garden and found pools of blood in it. They also found two stones which were covered with bh od and human hair, and it was ascertained that these two stones had formed one stone, 91b. in weight and a foot in length, and it was evident that with that steno the injuries had been inflicted, and the stone had broken iu two pieces. From the face of the poor girl bits of stone were taken. At the spot by the blood there was a distinct footmark. The shoes of the prisoner were brought, and the left shoe completely corresponded with that footmark. There was mould upon the shoe similar to that iu the garden. There was nothing particular in the shoe. It was the shoe of a small man, and not one that a labouring man would buy. Several witnessesiwere called, who swore to the above facts, but we give the evidence of the surgeons in detail. Mr. Goldstone—l am a surgeon. I was called in and saw the girl. My first impression was that it was a dead body, but discovering a feeble pub* I gave her some stimulant. Her mistress wished her to be removed to the dispensary, and I ac quiesced in her wish, and she was removed there. Mr. Stabb—l am house-surgeon at the dispen sary. Jane Stone was brought iu. I found her head, face, and chest covered with blood, and found eight lacerated wounds and four fractures, two on the head and two on the face. The bones of the nose and upper jaw were fractured ; the teeth were loose ; I removed them with my fingers. The lip was cut through ; the ears were both lacerated. I removed a small piece of stone from the left tem ple, in which it was imbedded ; it was of the same description as the large stone. She was in a very dangeroee state ; we had not much hope of her re covery. I have been in constant attendance on her ever since. She must have lost a great deal of blood. We aroused her to consciousness, when she answered questions, and I examined the prisoner's ' hands. There was an abrasion on the knuckles of both hands ' • the skin was knocked off. It might have been done by the teeth of a person. The juries on the face and head might have been pro duced by this stone. Cross-examined—lf she had been knocked down and fallen on a stone one wound might have been produced, but here there must have been several distinct blows. The prisoner came in with his uncle. Re-examined—All these wounds could not have been caused by one or two falls. Mr. Coleridge, who was for the prisoner, ad mitted that the prisoner had inflicted the injuries on the poor girl, but he contended that there was &10.,er a t e i n t ent i on to no i:r._)of r.:f his having any minder hcr. According to the girl's own state passed h , tween them, and ment angry words bad the most reasonable conclusion was that the prisoner CORN EXCHANGE. Although only s limited supply of English wheat was on sale is oar market to-day, coastwise and by land carriage, Ibe dom.nd for all kinds ruled very inactive. Compared with Monday, however, no quotable change took place in -L - The imports of foreign wheat have been confined to 7.620 quarters. The finest samples were held at full quo tations, but all other qualities met a dull inquiry. Barley moved off slowly, yet prices were supported. Malt sold at previous rates, but the demand was rather limited. We had an improved feeling in the oat trade, and fine oats were 6d. per quarter dearer. Beans, peas, and Sour sold slowly, at Monday's quo tations. ARRIVALS THIS WEER. ' Wheat. Barley. Malt. English 1,530 2,020 9401 Irish — Foreign Oate. Flour. 910 1,080 1,370 ski bls METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. There was rather a larger supply of beasts on offer in to-day's market, in fall average condition. Most breeds were in fair request at Monday's currency. We were scantily supplied with sheep, which moved off slowly. In prices, however, no change took place. The show of calves was extensive, and the veal trade ruled heavy, at a fall in value of 6:1 per Sibs. Pigs and nailch cows sold slowly at late rates. Per Sibs to sink the ellt..s e. 4. e. d. I ' 1. 1. 8. (3. Interior Beasts.... 3 4to 3 6 Prime ciouthdown 5 0 5 4 See•nd quality.... 3 8 4 o:Large crse. calves 310 4 6 Prime large ox.n 4 2 4 4;Prime sail do 4 8 5 0 Prime Scots, &c. 4 6 4 8 Large hogs Inferior Sheep ...3 2 3 8 Small porkers Second quality ...3 10 4 (Suckling ealveß 22 0 27 0 Prime orse.-wlled.4 2 4 10' Quarter old pi 7 21 0 28 0 TOTAL SUPPLY: 1 FOREIGN' SUPPLY. Beasts 7l Sheep and lambs Calves Pigs Beasts 1,960 Sheep and lambs Slaves 471 Pigs 4OO NEWGATE AND LEADEN - HALL. The supplies of meat were seasonably good, and the trade ruled inactive, as follows : Per Sibe by the carcase. s. d. s. d. s. Boot, inferior S 0 3 4 1 Mutton, Inferior 3 Do., middling 3 6 3 8 I Do., middling 3 Do. prime large.. 3 10 4 0 Do., prima ..4 Do., do. small ....4 2 4 6 Veal 3 Pork, large 364 4{ Pork, small 4 a. is. 4 0 3 4 6 4 0 2 4 6 8 4 8 6 5 4 BOROUGH 110 P. Pox sil kinds of hops, the show of which is seasonably good, we have to report an inactive demand. In prices, however, no change has taken place, compared with last week. New Mid and East Kent pockets, 84s to 1268 ; Weald of Kent ditto, 58s to 80s ; Sussex ditto, 54s to 758 per cwt. COLONIAL. Tu.—The market has a steady appearance, and about an average trade has been done chiefly for home consump tion at about former rates. Common congou is quoted 12d per lb. with the usual prompt. .SUGAR.--A very limited business has been reported, and prima may be quoted fully 6d to is per cwt. lower for all desoriptions. In the refined market the tendency in values is still downwards, although there is but little offering in the market. Mid good titlers sold for 56s to 58s, and wet lumps 51s to 52s per cwt. COPPZlL—Scarcely any business has been reported, but the Mochas may be quoted steady. Plantation Ceylon of the finer qualities very scares, commands fully former quotations. Cooo.a.—There is very little inquiry, and lower rates Iwo surretnt. business of anyimportance has been reported, Mad. at public sale the greater part offered was bought in. Pauli. —At public sale there was a very limited attend 'll"o4ol the trade, the season being now f a r a d vance d. rats. 00°4 °ld <lnmate however, sold rather freely at firm ceu tilia are held for former values. former quotemor. and pimento haye been steady, at about Sher cheaper, "ad mace, cloves, and ginger ruled ra beseruoTtedritsfuty—ahtoe uni.:.r_ketis very quiet, and prices may cwt lower.' Bengal Blbs refrac tion sold for 35s per cw t. TALLOW. —The market is eole P.Y.C. on the 51e 6d to 51. 9d ; spo d t Ma rch ,jhstansuadaryntnooedto 52s ; all the 43;ite ,... r, al s2s 6d pee There appears this year for the firet time in the of the City of Paris th e p ension of 10,000 f., e ali Z u oge ed t Y. Given', ex-page of the E m p eror Napoleon I‘it was charged to announce to the Municipal c e ,,, c • Y the o birth of the King of Rome. N I. Gevers, who ceased receive his pension at the end of 1813, &aimed it fr ee , 135 6, and his application has been acceded to. THE MAIL STEAMER VANDERBILT.— We have received the following from the office of the United States Mail tamer, Vanderbilt :—" Sir,—ln your rep ort of the 's arriv a l, y ou s t a t e th a t she passed the Vander biltofftiCork, disabled. This is an error, as the VAIY I -' r " lilt was io New York on the sth Dec., and will not cross the Atlantic again before February. —I am, (to., J. S. OAKIPoRD._ 67, G racec h urc h - s t ree t , Dec. 17." SCINDE. Yesterday afternoon an extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of this company was held at the offices, Gresham-house, Old Broad street (Mr. W. R. Andrews, chairman of the com pany, in the chair), for the purpose of authorising the creation of additional capital by the issue of new shares in consequence of the Hon. East India Com pany having authorised the issue of additional shares in this company to the extent of 600,0001., for the completion of the Scinde Railway, on the same terms as to the rate of guaranteed interest. The CIirAIBALLN, in moving the adoption of the formal resolution, said that the directors were un willing to press on the shareholders in the present state of the money-market, but for the interest of the company they felt constrained to take this course. It was proposed to create 25,000 new shares of 201. each, the first call of 2/. 10s. to be paid on the 29th of January, 1858, and the second of the same amount on the 10th of March. This was, in point of fact, an addition to the originally proposed capital of the company ; the original estimate was 750,0001. but the East India Company had at first only guaranteed a ca pital of 500,0001., but the sum proposed would entirely complete all the works. The new capital would be placed in exactly the same position as the old, except that at Meerut it was not proposed to allow any person to pay up more than 101. per share in anticipation. Since the last meeting the works had progressed most favourably, and the works on the remaining portion of the line had been let to most efficient contractors. Sir H. MADDOCK seconded the resolution. The resolution was then put and carried, and a ♦ote of thanks to the chairman brought the pro ceedings to a °lase. TES LAUNCH OF THE LBTIATZLAN. Mr. Thomas Gould has addressed. the following letter to a contemporary : "Sir,—ln common with all Englishmen, I have felt, and still fee', a great interest in the Leviathan. I hare watched her with admiration and national pride upwards "from her cradle,' as promising to be the greatest besuty of the age, and deeply regret to find ineffectual the many attempts hitherto made to induce her to take the water. Dynamic science is certainly far advanced at the pre sent day ; but the engineers, employed to launch this Queen of the Ocean, either de not understand the science, or have made some very sad miscalculations as to the force requisite to move so large an inert mass on a given incline. "I respectfully suggested to Mr. Brunel a plan, which, in my bumble opinion, was not only quite feasible, and to be accomplished at comparatively small cost, but which would also obviate all riak of loss of life, and the necessity of using the vast amount of cumbrous check tackle, &0., &c., the breakages and inefficiency of which have helped additionally to retard the sufficiently slow progress of the vessel towards the element which, 'cis to be hoped, may one day become her home. " My plan was To urge the vessel forward by means of endless screws attached to the cradles, and working on a continuous thread of-the length of the in cline she has to travel.' This was sufficiently simple and available at (comparatively) very small cost." THE WESTERN BANK OF SCOTLAND. G LASGOW, THURSDAY. At the adjourned meeting of the shareholders this afternoon the report of the committee of investivition was given in. It stated that the liabilities of the bank were 8,911,932/. ; the assets for payment of the liabilities were 8,607,2401., showing a deficiency of assets o 304,6921., and thus making, including the capital and rest, reported in last statement at 1,715,8921., an estimated loss on the whole transactions of thecompany of 2,020,5841. The heads under which the deficiency arose were minutely stated. On bills held by the batik the loss was 437,0001. ; on advances ant balances on current accounts, 885,0001 ; on securities held in New York, 60,0001.; on debts in suspense account, 685,0001., and other items. The assets were valued as for winding up, not as a solvent and going concern; but, with prudent management and better times, there might yet be a great saving on the estimated loss. The bank's misfortunes are attributed to gross negligence on the part of the directors, and wild recklessness in Taylor, the late manager. After a stormy discussion the committee was reap pointed. The lihareboldera again met on the 30th current to take steps for winding up. LLOYD'S SIIIITING.—(This Day.: LONDON, Dee. 18.—Wind this day at noon, S.W.; moderate breeze and cloudy. 017 HURST CASTLE, Deo. 17.—Arrived—Parana (a), from the West Indies ; Nemesis (a), Alexandria, with India and China mails. OFF NORTH FORELAND, Dec. 17.—Arrived—Ann Corry, for Mauritius. __ S6IITHAMPTON, Dec. 17.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Mag. dalena (s), for_ the West Indies ; Tagus (s), for Gib• ralts.r. QUEENSTOWN, Dee. 16.—Wind E.—Arrived—Salem , from Callao. PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 17.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived. Jupiter, from Antwerp. DARTMOUTH, Dec. 17. —Wind W. S.W.—Arrived—Red Jacket, from Patna ; Cores, from Havannah for Antwerp, leaky, and with lose of spars and other damage, having experienced severe gales. FALMOUTH, Dec. 17.—The Eclair, from Iquique to Liverpool, was spoke' with (part of cargo thrown over board) Nov. 28, in lat. 27 N., long 42 W., by the Arabella, arrived here. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Friday, 9.45 a.m. Wind W.S.W, blowing hard. Arrived—South Western, (s.), from Jersey ; Parana, (s.), West Indies; Nemesis, (s.), Alexandria. Sailed —Jolin and Mary, for Sunderland; Conatantia, Newcastle. LIVERPOOL, Friday Morning. Wind S. Arrived—Achilles, from Caldera, Sailed—Cintra, screw steamer, for Lisbon. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 16, Wind S.W. Arrived—Patience, from Trieste ; Selem and Eugenie, Callao; Annie Crompton, Rangoon ; Boon Padres, Con stantinople ; Omonia, Ibrails; Tulle's, Dalhousie, and Haggi, Odessa; Tom, Ilsraila ; Washburn, Taganrog. A bottle was picked up here containing a paper, stating that the ship Balquita was wrecked on the 10th of Decem ber, and five men drowned. (Br SUBMARINE AND BRITISH MIGRATE.) GRAVESEND, Friday, 9.30 a.m. lac Wind W. ; tid e , t wo h ours ' flood; weather fresh and Arrived, Dec. IS,—Beesy, from Dieppe ; Triton, steamer, Bouloge. Sailed Dec. 18 Albion, steamers for Boulonge. Dim', Friday, 9 a.ll/. Wind B. W. , moderate. Salied—Rotterdam, screw steamer, Marseilles; Ann Louisa, Bremen; Princess Royal, London ; in trying to weigh yesterday, her ancho r is supposed to have fouled some wreck or another anchor, and damaged her windlass. ALLEGED CHILD IiEURDER. SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday.—An inquest was Held to-day before the borough coroner (E. Coxwell, Esq.), touching the death of au infant child, whose body had been diecovered buried beneath the ground near a leading thoroughfare in this vici nity. Ellen Hallett, a female servant, was charged with having caused its death, she being the mother of the child ; and a labouring man, named Charles Dummer, was charged with being accessory thereto; We have already published the circumstances of the case, which are briefly these :—The female pri soner left her service for the purpose of being con fined, and delivered herself of a child, which she stated was still-born. She secretly got rid of the body, and'on being questioned respecting it stated that she had buried it in the cemetery, and afterwards said she had buried it in a garden, both statements being false. Another statement made by her was to the effect that the male prisoner had . got rid of the body. The body having been found, an inquest was held, and the following evidence taken : Police-constable Blake stated that on Tuesday last, from information he had received, he pro ceeded to Crabinton (in the vicinity of Southamp ton), and after digging the ground to the depth of about four feet, he discovered the body of an nfant quite naked lying on its face. Mr. Mackey, surgeon, stated that he had made a post-mortem examination of the • body, which appeared to have been dead for some time. From the appearance of the brain, which exhibited great and unnatural congestion, he concluded that death had resulted from a fall or suffocation, not from natural causes. There was no external mark of injury. A fall shortly after birth might produce congestion of the brain without there being any outward appearance of injury. From many natural causes he concluded the child was born alive. It had not lived many hours, inasmuch as it had not received any nourishment. There was every ap pearance of the lungs and heart having performed their functions. Several other witnesses were examined, whose evidence went to show that the female prisoner had been confined, and that the body of a child was seen in her possession at the time she was in com pany with the male prisoner. The jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against the female, and was committed to prison under the coroner's warrant. SERIOUS COLLISION ON THE .NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY. SHIELDS, Thursday morning.— A serious collision occurred upon the Shields, Sunderland, and New castle branch of the North Eastern Railway last night. About four o'clock in the aftesnoon a coal train broke down about half a mile or, the Gates head side of the Brockley Whins station, and either the guard of it had not got the signals back, or had neglected to make them, for the four o'clock train from Newcastle, Gateshead, and Pelau Main, with passengers from the two first-named towns, and from the south for Shields and Sunderland, ran with con siderable violence into the coal train,throwing its own engine off the line, and bringing all the passenger carriages together with very considerable violence,. The passengers were pitched from their seats with great force, and nearly all of them are more or l ess bruised. The Sunderland passengers have suf fered the worst ; there are several cases of disloca tions and slight concussions ; but, upon the best information that can be gathered, none of them are likely to prove fatal. Amongst the Shields passen gers that are injured are Mr. Drummond, fruiterer ; Mr. Davies, shipowner ; Mr. Roe, carver and gilder ; Mr. Moatt, builder ; and Mr. Middleton, shipowner. Messrs. Drummond and Davies had to be sent home in cabs. The engineman and fireman escaped with but slight scratches. The trains which run hourly on this line got out, of course, by the accident, and at a quarter past seven a train was dispatched from Newcastle with passengers for Shields and Sunderland ; but, to further compli cate matters, it got off the line between the Felling and Pelau Main, and down to 10 o'clock last night neither it nor the six, half-past seven, nor nine o'clock train from Sunderland had arrived at Shiel•:ls. No one is reported injured by the last accident. SPORTING I NTBLLIGENCB. TATTERSALL'S—THURSDAY. A very thin attendance, and the little business tran sacted was not worth notice. SHREWSBURY SUMMER MEETING. Mr, Frail has determined to hold his summer meeting on the 29th of June and the two following days. Tbe fixtures fur Carlise and Pontefract are also at the end of June, but they will be scarcely affected by the gathering in Shropshire. DECRYIBER 18, 1857 had inflicted the injuries when in a paroxsym of passion. The jury found the prisoner guilty cf an assault, with intent to do grievous bodily harm, and The learned Judge sentenced him to penal ser vitude for life. THE JEUFOSSE TRIAL. THIRD DAY. The Court of Assizes of the Enre yesterday re sumed this trial. The interest that it excited was, if possible, greater than on preceding days. M. du Haz4, in completing his evidence of the pre vious day, said that Mlle. Laurence, the governess, had, in his presence, frequently cast significant glances at Guillot, and had once placed her hand orz bis, before, however, all the persons assembled in the dining-room, and remarked aloud, "How cold you are !" M. de Courdaveaux, a professor at the college of Troyes, brother-in-law of Guillot, said that he also had noticed a certain degree of familiarity between Guillot and the governess. This witness added that he had blamed his sister from having intercepted the insulting letter which Ernest de Jeufosse had written to her husband, because the fact of Guillot not noticing it gave him the appearance of a man who was so cowardly that he would submit to be insulted rather than fight. He said also that reports had been spread that Guillot was making love to Mile. Blanche, and even that Mme. Guillot encouraged him in so doing ; and Guillot considered this such an insult to his wife that he had intended fighting a duel with the author of the reports ; Guillot had at the same time assured witness that it was the governess he was paying attention to, and not Mlle. Blanche. The same witness mentioned a curious circum stance—that Guillot frequently gave powder and shot to Crepe!, and that it was not impossible that it was with the very powder and shot which he had given him that he was killed. He added that Guillot, notwithstanding his conduct was blameable, was a kindhearted man. Mlle. Barrault, an elderly lady, aunt to Mine. Guillot, and residing with her, gave Guillot a high character, and said that he was re markably kind and affectionate towards his wife; she declared that not only had she never heard that Guillot had made advances to Mlle. Blanche, but that that young lady had, in answer to her in quiries, told her positively that ho had never ad, dressed an unbecoming observation to her. She added that Guillot had once observed that !Mine. de Jeufosse was wrong in acting haughtily towards him, as he could, if he pleased, make her go on her knees, and beg his pardon. Mme. Dutfoy, of Can vicort, stated that she had known all the parties, had noticed that Guillot paid marked attention to the governess, and had heard that he had spoken in scandalous terms of that young lady and Mlle. Blanche. She had one day seen Mine. de Jeufosse in a state of great exasperation, caused, as she told witness, by Guillot having gone about declaring that ho would dishOnour Mlle. Blanche, and would never allow her to marry. M. Huet, an ex-notary of Gaillon, said that he had remonstrated with Guillot about his attentions to Mlle. Laurence, but Guillot had laughed at him, and had boasted of having received letters from her. He (witness) had told all that to Madame de Jeufosse. Mlle. Laurence had afterwaids told his wife that Guillot was accustomed to prowl about the chateau at night, and that Mlle. Blanche was at such times agitated ; but he had considered all that only foolish gossip, and bad directed his wife to take no notice of it. He had heard that the people of the chateau had resolved to " pepper" the man who went into their grounds at night. Witness added that Madame de Jeufosse was a strictly pious, virtuous, and excellent woman. Madame Huet, wife of the preceding wit ness, after speaking in high terms of Madame de Jeufosse, deposed that Mlle. Laurence had told her that the manner of Mlle. Blanche had become strange, that she had heard her talking with some one in her chamber, and that it would be well to tell Madame de Jeufosse ; but Mile. Laurence had afterwards admitted that she was mistaken in what she had said. She (Laurence) had, however, told her that Guillot was endeavouring to make himself agreeable to Mlle. Blanche, and witness had ob served the same thing. A tradesman named Criquebceuf deposed that he had been very inti mate with Guillot, and thought him a frank, honest fellow; but he was of light character, and talked in an extravagant way. Guillot had told him he was making love to Mlle. Laurence, but that she repelled him, and threatened to tell about him. Guillot had subsequently informed him that he was making love to Mlle. Blanche, and he gave him an account of his relations with her. He was accustomed, he said, to go into the orangery and to stand on a chair to talk with Mlle. Blanche, and he described the signals which he made to get her to come to the rendezvous. Mlle. Laurence suspected some thing, and that circumstance rendered tho meetings difficult. " You must give us," said the president to the witness, " the details which you gave to the examining magistrate." "Well, Guillot told me that things between him and Mllo. Blanche com menced by a pressure of tho band, to which she responded, and that a rendezvous was then agreed on. To that rendezvous she came with a lighted candle. 'You little fool!' said Guillot, how din you think of coming with a light f' and ho blew out the candle. Guillot said that ho ob tained a second rendezvous some days after ; they stood at the window a long time kissing each other. Ho corresponded with her. I told him that he was wrong in putting names to his letters, and he said that he would not do so again. Guillot asserted he once slipped a letter into a skein of green worsted and handed it to Blanche. In re turning, be noticed that she was irpld towards him, and he said to witness, ' I wager that little Blanche has been to confession, and that the priest has been lecturing her 1' And he afterwards said that he had asked Blanche if such had not been the case, and she had answered in the affirmative. Guillot was accustotneed to throw little pieces of wood at the windows of Mlle. Blanche to let her know that he was outside. Once, in climbing up to the window, he saw her and Mlle. Laurence undressing in presence of Madame de Jeufosse, and he tapped at the window. Madame de Jeufosse heard the tap and turned round. After awhile ho again tapped, and Madame do Jeufosse turned round sharply, but saw nothing. One night Guillot came to me in a violent passion and related that, Madame de Jeufosse being absent, he was that night to have been admitted to the chamber Of Mlle. Blanche, and that Blanche bad taken the precaution of oiling the hinges of the door, but that, just as he was about to enter, Mine. de Jeu fosse had returned home ! Witness added that he fullybelieved all that Guillot had told him. Another witness, named Augustin, deposed that Guillot bad told him of his relations with Mile. Blanche, that he was accustomed to meet her in the grounds of the chateau, that one night in order not to he heard she had come out without her shoes, and that she had, after some hesitation, consented to receive him in her chamber. Witness added that Guillot knew that he was in danger of being fired at in going into the grounds, and that he took his servant with him to convey him home in the event of his being wounded. Sergeant Regade, of the 7th Hussars, deposed that be kne w that Guillot had clandestine meetings at night with Mlle. Blanche, and that more than once he had been in the grounds of the chateau when they wend together ; one night he and. Guillot had bin chased by the domestics. She had continued her intrigue even after the ruptuie of the two families. A farmer, named Carder, and a t ,ainekeepei, *timed Caron, severally deposed that Guillot had told them of his intrigue with Mlle. Blanohe, that on one night ho was to. have been admitted to her chamber, bit was baulked by the un oe r f t p e e n c t comeed r e t o u u r t n to of m h ee e t r htnmothweirth;eutthasthoselsi.e The latter latter witness added that, according to Guillot, it was Mlle. Blanche who had made the first . ad vances. Several o ther witnesses de p osed to smi ler declarations having been made to them by Guillot. The co urt then adjourned. The Special Diet of Coburg, in its sitting of the 13th, again rejected, by 16 votes to 15, the bill proaented by the Government for effecting a union between the Duchies of Coburg and Gotha. [ADVELTIBBILENT. ---Medicine always aggravates chronie' dis eases, such as dyspepsia (indigestion), flatulency, habitual con stipation, nervous, bilious, and liver complaints, die., but Du Barry's delicious Revalenta Arabica Food invariably cures them iu a very short time. We extract two out of many thousand expressions of gratitude from invalids :—From the Dowager Countess of Castlestuart. Cure 52,612.—Rosstrevor, Comity' of Down, Ireland, December 9, 1854. 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A CHAPTBR ON LOVE ATTACHMENTi People like to talk about " irrevocable attachments," " love-broken hearts," &e. ; but I believe that, in the great majority of cases , these love-lorn young ladies and their , gentlemen irrevocable" are either very young or very silly, and that attachments are mere delusions, with which the heart has nothing whatever to do. He or she who cannot conquer a predilection, when it proves, from whatever cause, reasona ble or injuri ous, is but a weak, maudlin sentimentalist —not a hero or heroine of romance 1 I grant that when two people, whose affection is founded on perfect esteem and respect, are separated by adverse circumstances, their attachment may endure for even a lifetisse ; but such cases are not of everyday occurrence. Young ladies do not generally stop to consider whet her they es' teem the object of their preference ; they do not ask, themselves the question, " Is this love or infatuation Is "love"—they are only infatuated ; and they I believe that the majority of people are 1 1011 weakness with the inset inconceivable obstinacy, so t times oven allowing it to undermine their health and to rein their worldly prospects. Awl yet I have known these very girls, after making the greatest sacrifices--- a bandon sacrifices, not of days but of years—sudden l y the idol--not because he has proved himself unworthy-- defect ob, no, but because they have heard some slight of his commented upon and ridiculed by one of their own sex ! We cannot worship the ridiculous? cling to the ' I remember a case in point. A sentimental young sa k e lady became infatuated by a very devoted a dmirer; and not only engaged herself to him, but for his con -13- eluded herself from society ; lived in wh at she sidered an atmosphere of most exalted sentinient and rather gloried in the thought of the ,many Tiers which lay in the way of her union frith object of her affections, and of the possibility nr dying an " old maid" for h's sake. Thoug h constantly annoyed by hearing little anecdotes which conveyed unfavourable impression of the beloved , she would ee credit them, but clung to him all the more closely. last—sad to relate—she one day fell into conversation with a lady, who, unaware of the cruel blow sbe viAs levelling at an illustrious worship, menti oned the unfor tunate Romeo as " a nice little man." Alas, ,10, tike Romeo ! Though the idol did not at o nce fall to did tin ground, the pedestal began to give way. 'Vainly Juliet think within herself, "It is all very well for he r to call him ' little'—she is so tall." It would riot de;*: the horrid word wou'd haunt her; are, thenceforth, a• was no longer an ideal, but a man. He wa s no 106 5 " Romeo," but " Thomas," or " John," or what ever name may have been. Let a notion of ridicul e nec : enter a woman's mind, and affection must be strops indeed to stand the test. In this case it ba d the 011 :salutary effect on the lady's feelings ; and that whic' not all his falsehood and ingratitude had been able ill effect, wee accomplished by that unfortunate diminutive. When once she began to regard him as a cornsollt everyday mortal, his faults peeped out slowly, one after another ; till at last. she summoned courage to dism atioiee him altogether. Now, this was a case of infatu: which left the lady perfectly heart - w hole ; b u t I kne w which poo r of another that did'not terminate so hapPlili• g *I loved on, patiently and sadly ; for she was of a meek and yielding nature, utterly devoid of the natural strength of character with which the other wa el doomed. The man was vain—selfish—heartlees! she vied ; and hie name was the last on her lips ! But was this either love Oh, no ! Love—true love—is a pure undying feel! ing, founded on esteem—esteem alone. eI believe ths.ll numbers of men and women go though life, marry haPPq (or fancy they do), are excellent wives and liusbana. and die, without knowing that they have never loved Some are incapable of it ; some never meet the o • kindred soul who alone can c all it forth ; but I belie,' I that very few people rea ll y love. Yet, what Matte% Mr. Jones comes home from his office, finds his o. neat, his dinner rea d y , his elipperewell-aired, and t; indispensable accompaniment of these little cernfq,, ready to bestow on him the usual vapid smile, and I",i lipid kiss ; and isn't he just as happy as he would be, ' he were in a frantic state of love 4 Of course beer t he perhaps, the mutton would not be so well done, potatoes so floury, if Mrs. Jones were " a beautl 11 2, high-souloi being all poetry and sentiment," as romance" have it.—Almosi, or Crooked Ways; by Anna Lege. Country Markets. MANCHESTER —DEL 17. m a * Since our last report the t rade has gradually assn 6 ap more firmer tone, and the transactions have been ," ull i l advance of is per qr. on last week. A fair attenre this morning. Flour i n some instances held for mere money, but an inactive demand. Oats steady, fold meal a free sale, and the turn dearer. Both English Egyptian beans in limited request, at late rate.. NEWK-1)1w. 16. The corn trade was tole Aß rably active to-day, and *ll 2l . seriptions of wheat is per quarter h i g her. Other prow.-- as before. Wheat, white 58a to 60s red 53s to 555;, barley, maltili ll' ! 37s to 395, grinding 33 s to 35 5 ; oats, 24st. 3E5i to 360, 22 aa $O5 to 32s ; beans, 46s to 48s ; malt, 73s to 78s ; peso,lm to 46s ; tares, 56s to 60s per qr. LOUTII—DEO. 16. An active trade in corn to-dayAwith little variation ill: prices. The supply plentiful, and several samples out 0 1 condition. Wheat, 40s to 443"; extra, LOB ; barley 331 to 351; 0 11 " 20s to 2 3 s ; be ans, 41s to 4se. BOSTON—Dze. 16. • The wheat trade to-day was in a rather inactive $$ with a good attendance, but a moderate supply. Prices :—Wheat, red, 40s Od to 47s Od; new, tO white, 454 Od. to 46s Od, extra, Barley, 26s Od to ge; Od. Oats 18s to 265. Peas, 115. to 42s Od. Bea' Od to 43s Od per qr. GLASGOW—Dza. 16. • A better feeling pervaded the trade to-day, but,trts: actions were retail, and sellers failed to estab li sh 4 NWlee on wheat and flour. Barley in more general r 1 2s ; at the low rates of last week — scotch brou g ht 19 30? 4:id Oats unchanged. Oatmeal firm, at ful l p rices t o for common Derry. Beans dull , at a. re d u ction of ' 7 ' 6d. Indian corn held for 22s per 2801bs. =IMP •,••••••.• EDINBURGH GRAIN.—DBO. - i rosi A fair supply of grain to - day , and Wee " and barley better. Wheat, on the top, is 6 d down, and o n the e/itt.fra Os 3d down. Barley, is Od down on the top, end r..s s up on the average. Oats on the top were is and on the average le 3d down. Beans on the toP Od down, an , i on the average Os 5d up. AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTIR. Wheat £1 18 11 9-12th. Do. new 0 0 0 0-12th'. Barley 1 7 3 0-12 th s. Oats 1 1 10 1 - 12 th'. Beana ........... . 1 16 11 10 -12 ths. Total Supply and-Sales. Wh ea t 1153 qrs sold 959 ciro B ar l e y 2205 vs so ld 1964 qrs Oats 1 39 G qrs • so ld 1117 qrs B eans B2 gill so ld 67 qr DERBY SMITIIFIELD.—DRO. 16. The following were the quotations Beef, 6d to eid ; : mu tton, 7d to 7:l i d ; lamb, —d to Od ; veal, 70 tc 81 P. r lb. ; pigs, 9s Gd to lls 3d per score ; rough fat, 68 01 t o per 14Th. ; hides, 41d to 6 1d p er lb ; calf-skins, 6d t 4 LOCAL SHAAE MARICBTS, LIVERPOOL, DEC. 17. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The transactions to-day were war e extensive than for some time past, and prices were rethilf higher than yesterday. London. and North Westero,_ 94 r 95—Midlands, 87i —North Eastern, Berwicks, 231"-- Lancashire and Y arks hire, 91i —East Lancashire, 89 Great Western, 51i— Sheflields, 374—Blackburn 6 1 36 , 1 ; Cent , 244 —South Eastern, 19i— Eastern Countied , J . " 9-16. LEEDS, DEC. 17. STOOK EXOKANGE.—The market to-day more OW,/ Midlands, 87,E —North Eastern, Berwick,23 946 -- 4411 " Bradforda, 4 d—Eastern Counties, 11k. ffANCHESTER, Duo. 17. STOCK EXCITANGE.—The market opened active to-% and a good general business was transacte 4. Leeds, Ditto, new, 15-16 die.--North Eastern, Berw i c k., 2 3 ". Eastern Counties, 1 1$ c—Sheffields, 38i—Dovers, 2 l London and North Weste rn, 95—Blackburn, Pref., A" —Grand Trunk of Canada, 9i— North Staffordst4 die"' South Westerns, 895—East Lancashire, 90—Mid1000 88g—Diatriot Bank, 1.06 p. BIRMINGHAM, DEC. 17. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Business in the market genersill acdve to-day, with a moderate business, and prioes Wo re rather depressed. Local stocks in fair demand. B I R . T_H S. BERNAYS—On the sth inst" at : Elstree Hill, the Wif e °f the RON'. L. J. Bernays, of a son. DAWSON—On the 15th inst., the wife of Captain Srskiue Scott Dawson, 03d Highlanders, of a daughter. Alof t EM-000 Moore, ,of a the 16th inst., , r at Frittenden , t he Lady aar WYATT— On the 17th inst., at Harrington-Were, the wife of Win. H. Wyatt, Esq., of a daughter. MARRIAGES. BEST e — r-s T u r a L r L e, M t — he On o t n h . e. w . l7 i t i h lia t i st i i ii ? e e r or ß ga . 1:1; :4 eon of Lord Wynford, to Caroline, eldest daughter u Mr. and Lady Georgians Baillie. 9. at St. o S r t t9 WORLEY—WORLEY —On the 17th inst., at St. Georg it Camberwell, Daniel Worley, Esq., of Weybride, I:01 merly of the Add daughter of f ice, to Jane, you ng daughter of the late Mr. Abraham Worley. DEATHS. 1, O. BEAUFORT—On the 17th inst., at Hove, near Brigl,. Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort, K.C.8., formerly' ' drographer to the Admiralty, aged 84. 5.,..;,4 rep HASTINGS —On the 17th Oct., at Ghazeepore Cam - A 00 Hon. Edward Planta g enet Hastin g s, 32d d. 1., l l ' of Hans Francis, 12 t h Earl of Huntingdon. HOLLAND —On the 16th inst., at Southsea, Lieut.-Cel°l3.l G. F. Holland, E.1.C.5., aged 71 RICKARDS — On the 16th inst., at liarley•lodge• • Bristol, Richard Rickards, Esq. 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