The Sun. — London, England, 1857-04-07 00:00:00

IVITC iICRAFT IN THE PRESENT DAY. The following letter has been addressed to the Editor of the Times : Sir,--I send you the particulars of an application made tag myself, as a magistrate, for au order to have a - witch " proved." All was written down by me at the time, and, as the date—last November —will prove, long before the trial on witchcraft which you lately reported and remarked upon. The belief in. witchcraft is very general among the poor, and not uncommon in a class above them. Mere ability to read and write does not counteract it. The believers in this case are very fairly educated, in a manner, but they still receive with unreasoning credulity the old wives' fables, handed down, as the applicant told me, "from generation to genera tion," and kept alive, no doubt, in each actual in stance by knaves making their harvest of fools. In Mr. Anderson's interesting work, " Lake Gnami," there are passages which are true of my own neigh bourhood, though written of savages, e. g.—" The Namaquas, like most nations who are suck in bar barism, have great faith in sorceries, and male and female witch-doctors play conspicuous parts. They are crafty creatures, and know how to take advan tage of popular ignorance." Again—" Dealers in the black art are numerous among the Bechuanas, who place implicit confidence in the prescriptions of wizards," tke. No Namaqua, or Bechuana re cipe can surpass my friend's mixture of " .~iq, prop. ammon., noddlehair, toenails, fingernails, horse-shoenails ; quant. soff." Thus barbarism and civilisation have alike their " cute coons," favouring the darkness in which they fatten, to counteract whom should be the aim of those educational projects which we are so much discussing. It must be useful at starting to sound the real depths of common ignorance, and, if my communication will contribute towards it, you may depend on its correctness. I am, yours very obediently, E. . April 3. "November 17, 1856. "J. 8., who farms about 40 acres of land in the parish of Hockham, makes appiication to Mr. a magistrate, as follows : " J. B.—Your worship, I come to ask your advice concerning of my wife. " Mr. —.—What's the matter " J. B.—Why, your worship, she's harassed about night and day—continual worrying—like wind teasing her stomach, and like a sow with all her young pigs a pulling her to pieces. " Mr. —.—l don't see what I can do for that. Why don't you send for a doctor ? "J. B.—Doctor, Sir ! We've been to all the doctors about. We've spent every shilling to get remedy. All my family know it, poor dears. NVe're wholly done up. " Mr. —.—Still I don't see how I can help you. " J. B.—Well, Sir, it's thought by many people in the parish that my wife's bewitched ; that it's put upon her by evil disposed persons through envy. There's a family named L—, who got turned out when we was put la, and we think it's through them that they set old Mrs. C. to do it. " Mr. —.—Who is Mrs. C. ? "J. B.—She's an old woman, your worship, who live near the Lion, and she have the character of being a witch, and I thought I'd step down and ask your wor ship whether you would give me a grant to have her proved. " Mr. —.—How is she to be proved ? " J. B.—Why, Sir, I thought you could have her swum, I've beard say that, if they be witches, and if you take a line (not to do them any harm, but just to swim 'em), then, if they be Witches they won't sink. I've heard say that there was a gentleman at who had one swum in the river. I don't know exactly how it finished, but I heard she didn't live long after it. He had it done right public. Her name was Pointer. They tied her clothes about her legs and used her decent. She had a line put round her waist, and one on each side, to keep her from sinking if she was an upright woman ; but if she's a witch they can't sick her no how. Old Mr. L—, who done it, jumped upon her, but couldn't sink her no how ; when her head was down her heels was up, and when her heels was down her head was up. They do say, your worship, that sick folks are increased about in the world, a n d if you h ave so many as even one in this or any other parish, they do a sight of harm. Al most every one who sees my wife says they never seed such a complaint, and call out that she's certainly be witched. She fare (appear) hunted eight and day. She fare dried up like a crisp. She say Will, I can't lie still—l might as well try to sink a bladder in water.' 1 do hope your worship will grant the police to take old Mrs. C. all of a sudden—by surprise like—and take her to a pit, and swim her (not to hurt her). If she's an up right woman she'll sink, and if she don't sink it'll prove her guilty. " Mr. --,—According to this she won't gain much even if she is upright.' But now, 8., seriously, how can you believe such nonsense ? " (Here followed an argument, in which he brought forward the witch of Endor, the demoniacs of the New Testament, eec. It ended in the applicant being appa rently convinced against his will,' and, therefore, of the same opinion still.' "J. B. (returning to the charge).—Well, your wor ship, at least I hope you'll take her to a room, and have her stripped, and see if She have anything bad about her. " Mr.--.—What is she likely to have bad about her ! " J. B.—Why, sir, some say that they have imps about them, but I don't know. " Mr. --.—What is an imp ? "J. B.—l don't know, sir, unless it be some bad spirit or other from the power of old Satan ; but I ne ver seed one. " INIr.--.—But now tell me why you fix upon this poor old woman Mrs. C-- hi particular ? " J. B. I'll tell your worship how we come at it. My wife was advised to send for the woma n of --, who is wonderful clever in these things. She came and told us to take some particular liquid and put it in a bottle with some of the hairs out of the noddle of my wife's neck, and the parings of her finger and toe nails (these we cut quite close) and, some old horseshoe nails. (These, you see, Sir, are little schemes which go from . one generation to an o the r , th ere ' s a l ways something to be learned out of the weakest and ignorantest). Well, sir, we put the bottle on the fire, and we waits while it's boiling and burning, and what not; and when it bursts we look out of the window, and the evil-disposed person stands before us. Last Friday night was a month that my wife did this ; and after she done it she got out of bed, as she do sometimes, to take a drop of drink or a little magnesia, and she looked out of the window, and there she saw the woman C— standing before the window, at a most unsealable hour, in the moonlight, in an agony sort of state. " Mr. —.—What became of her I "J. B.—l don't know, sir ;my wife got into bed, and I suppose some one come and took the woman away. We have not seen her since, but our girl says that she has heard her rattling at the door. "Mr. —.—Weil, I can't listen any more to such nonsense. "J. B.—Ask the squire's gamekeeper, sir, and ask Tom T., steady, not fast-talking men. Let the squire call these men before him. Give me them writings if you please, sir, and let me take them to the clergyman and the squire. We wished to csme to you first. "Mr. —.--I have merely been writing down what you said, but you must not trouble the squire about such rubbish. "J. B.—Sir, if our squire knew that there was any such bad things as witchcraft in the parish, he would have it altered; because, you know, sir, I have to pay the rates and taxes, hard and fast. "Mr. —.—l really can't listen to you any longer. "J. B.—What, sir! arn't you going to nave it proved! Can't you at any rate have her hitched tc the Union House ! That might be a benefit. - " Mr. —.—l will make inquiries, and will do what is advisable." [Exit applicant, protesting aTainst anything short of full proof by "swimming IP'r."] The district policeman has since informed me that on a certain night he was asked by J. B. to come and watch his premise., under pretence that his ducks were stolen. He did so, but discovered afterwards that they were "working their spell," and they wanted him to see the witch appear. He saw no ono. Tne old woman C. is harmless and respectable, and so infirm that she can not possibly have been so far as J. B.'s house for a very long time past. The "bewitched" woman herself has since described to me what she saw—viz., the woman G—, " whinnying" like ado ut up, not barking nor bowling, b u t " whinnying," and moving her b hands like a dog's paws whe n s it ting up. Mrs. B— told me that she knew all her allbctions to come from God, but she does not understand why He sends such persons as the witch to witness them. A. few days afterwards I was in a cottage in an adjoining p ar i s h , h made some observation ab ou t "the strange thi en n s that people believed e v en i n t h ese days, " to which g l the woman of the cottage replied that she supposed I was alluding to Mrs. B—, of D-----, aid to her be ing bewitched. I said that I was thinking of that. " Mrs. F —Well, sir, there certainly is such things. "kr. F.-- (her husband).—There certainly is. "Mrs. sir, only last Monday was a week, that their witch sent poor Mrs. B— up to the top of the house, and then up the haystack, and then on to the horses, and made her even toilJw the pleuph on them. "('was all done first from jealou s y. The pee_ pie who could not have the land were determined that those ‘sho did get it should not enjoy it, and so they bet this vl.l witch to disturb them. "Mr. • --.----But am told that Mrs. G— is a most harmless, inoffensive woman. that/A a h're th.y over come people----501..ving and land, with their dudish tongue to betray peoyle; and they come askio,:.• for butter, and cheet,e, and milk, and all such things, and no one dares to deny them. " Mr. — .—Ent Mrs. C— is so infirm that she could not possibly have got so tar as 11- 2 8 f a rm ' " MrA. Goa kuo it was either she or her shadow. I should not like to have anything to do with such ; and Mr. mistake on that there Fri.'ay night was that he spoke to her. If he hadn't spoke to her she'd have died, and then they'd have been rid of her. I suppose, Sir, yo u ' ve heard of Mrs. S case—the wife of S—, the s heep-dreg, er of G ? .. M r. —,—No, I have not heard of it. gr F--.—No more had I, Sir, till MO w days ago, w' n e r , my neighbour, Mrs. P—, asked m e mve you heard, says she, that the man S—of G. has kit; a woman ?' Kilt a woman ?' says Yes,' says she— ' a witch.' And then I heard all about it, just au the . THE SUN, LOINDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 7, 1857 , man S- himself had told Mrs. P-'s husband the day before, and the whole thing has only lately hap- pened. " Mr. -.--What is it "Mrs. F.—Well, Sir, this man A--- S—'s wife was be witched by a woman that lived next door to her, and so was his pigs, and pony, and other things. He could never get his pony out of the stable unless she chose to move the spell. (I suppose they have such power to stop things in that way, and to set them free.) His wife, when she went to get into bed, was set fast, so that she could move neither one way nor another. She wou'd half dress herself, and then could not get the things either more on or off. Her husband was advised to go to the cunning woman at M—. He went. As soon as she saw him come in she said, know who you are and what you're come about. You are bewitched at home.' She then went into another room and brought out some large draughts (drawings.) She showed him one, and said, Do you know that cottage ?" Yes, that's mine.' Yes, and here lives the woman that has bewitched you, with her daughter ; and here's her face (likeness). Go you home, and as soon as you get home they will come in ; but don't you speak to them, nor don't let your wife speak ; and if neither of you speak she will go home and die.' The man S— went home. The witch came as usual and began to talk to them. Neither spoke. She got up in an agony, went into her cottage, and dropped dead.* Her daughter then came in to them. Unluckily, they spoke to her, and there. fore she did not die, as she certainly would have done. That's the mistake that the other man B—, of —, made ; he spoke to the witch. " a wonderful story ! He certainly kilt his witch,' as your neighbour says. " Mrs. F--.—Yes, sir ; be did. I could tell you why she first set about bewitching him, for they was at one time friends. Mr. S. has not been married very long. When he was married he gave a party, and in vited this woman and her daughter. He was silly enough to give all the company jalap in their drink, and then lock them in. These two were dreadfully offended, and nothing went right with him afterwards. Since her death the man's wife has been all right, and so ha, everything else. "Mr.--.—But Mrs do you seriously believe such things, or do you not think that God rules the world ? " do believe that there are these bad splrited people, sir. Ladi e s an d gen tl emen d on ' t often hear much about such things. I believe that the Al mighty gives them up ; and that, as we pray for grace and wisdom and strength to serve Him, so these people pray to the enemy to give them power to do these evil things. God has promised his help to the smallest believer who hangs on him ; and they pray to the devil to give them their badness, and he gives it to them; and he (the devil) has as much power over these people as the Almighty have over His own. "Mr.--.—But, Mrs. F---, this represents the devil stronger than the Almighty, if he can give people badness,' with which they can go about persecuting God's own people, even in all their temporal concerns and in their bodily health. " Mrs. believe, sir, it is done ; but, of course, God can set bounds to it. The Lord he only knoW all about these things ; but I know this, sir, that when I was a girl there was a witch lived next door to us, and afraid enough we was of her. " Mr.--.—What did she do "Mrs. F—.--Her name was Betsy Norris. She bewitched my father's cows and pigs and geese, and other people's too, when they offended her. All the ' farmers was afraid of her, and gave her anything she askei for; if not, she could make all their things run wild over the yard, and cou ld fill t h em with lice, which went and came according as she were pleased or not. The first of my father finding her out was one day when she cut up his onions. He went after her and said he , would 'spurn her.' He gave her a kick, but he never felt nothing for his toe ; his foot sunk in as if she wa'nt made of nothing human ; and yet, when he kicked her, that there old woman flew yards and yards. And then, when he went home, my father found his pigs betwitehed. They was barking and jumping all over the stye. My father put a piece off their ears and tails, and raked them up in the fire, and told my mother to go up stairs, and to be sure not to speak to the witch it' she should come. The witch came hallooing to the door, asking my mother for some rags. She had her fingers cut all across, and bleeding dreadful. " Mr. --. Who had cut her fingers ? "Mrs. Why, sir, the enemy caused her to do that herself when my father stirred the pigs' tails and ears in the fire, and told my mother to go upstairs. Then that wrought upon her, and she cut her fingers in that there dreadful way. My mother was a muir hearted woman, and as the witch stood screaming and begging for rags my mother looked out of the window and gave her some rags, and spoke to her. By so doing my mother gave the power out of her own hands, and the witch gor. the power again ; whereas, if my mother had not spoken to her she would have gone home and died. Ah ! sir, as I said before, there's the mistake— to speak to them. " Mr. --. Well, what became of her at last 1 " Mrs. F--.--- We had her in our parish for years and years ; and once a woman named Hugging, a won derful strong woman, swore she would try whether Betsy Norris was a witch or not. She took and put her on to a faggot and shoved her into a pond, and turned her over and over with a pitchfork, but she came up again every time, and swam like a duck or goose. At last they put her into the workhouse, and there she be witched a whole heap of other women and filled them with lice. " Mr. --. Well, any dirty old woman could do ,hat. " Mrs. F.—Yes, sir ; but Betsy Norris was very clean, and it was the power t he had from the Enemy that done that, and she could make them come and go at any m o meat. At last she died, and her body swarmed with them, and after the grave was shut up there was not one left in the house." P.S.—March 23, HZ—This day the bewitched woman herself called to ask advice as to consulting an astrologer for her complaint. She is evidently under mental delusions, and therefore it would not usefully i;lustrate the subject to repeat her many absurdities. * On inquiry I found that no such sudden death took place at this cottage, and that witch No. 2 is still alive. APPALLEVGt MURDER IN LIVERPOOL. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY. The most painful excitement was produced in the neighbourhood of Lime-street, and the streets adjoining, consequent upon the report that a man named John Gib bons, a butcher, residing in Four-court, Bolton-street, Copperas-hill, had attempted to murder his wife and several of his children by cutting their throats. The following appear to be the facts of the case. Gibbons occupies a stall in St. John's-market, but owing to re verses in business has lately been in a state of mental debility. He came down stairs as usual this mooning to breakfast, followed shortly afterwards by his wife. About eight o'clock the latter was coming down stairs with some tea things, when her husband put his arm round her neck and said, " Come, Mary, let me give you a kiss," and while in the act of kissing her he cut her throat with a razor, inflicting a severe gash. She ran immediately to the street, crying " Murder," with her face and clothes covered with blood. A policeman was promptly on the spot, to whom she stated, as well as she was able, what had occurred, and he hastened to the house, and bad the unfortunate woman, then nearly in. sensible, hurried off to the Infirmary in a cab. Mea n . while the work of murder was going on inside the house. The wretched man, alter the attack upon his wife, went up to the bedroom where his fire innocent children, the eldest only 11 years, were sleeping, and cot the throats of Thomas, aged four years, and Joseph, aged one year and a half. He made a desperate attempt upon the throat of his eldest daughter, Margaret, but she, after a powerful resistance, got away train him ; and his eldest son, John, aged 11 years, wrested the razor out of his father's hand, and succeeded in making his escape, and giving an alarm. Upon the arrival of medical assistance the boy Thomas W3S found quite dead, and Joseph in very precarieue state. Hie wound was reewn up, an ,1 he was taken to the Infirmary, but no hopes aro enter tained of his recovery. The cries of the two Surviving children, on hearing of their brother's death, were heart rending, the lad Johu having during the day had-fre quent convulsive fits. Gibbons was at once captured and taken to Bridewell. He confess( el to having done the horrid deed, and made no resis'sance. A large mob of people followed him to the Br i :dewell. The house oc cupied by the prisoner is now = n the charge of the police. It has since an early hour teien surrounded by a large crowd of people. The prisoner is 46 y ears o f age. XAMINA.TI`JN OF THE PRISONER. The prisoner, Jobe. Gibbons, was brought before Mr. Mansfield at the r lice-court, at 1 o'clock. He appeared dejected and d ep'ressed, and gazed vacantly round the court. Mr. Clcvagh, superintendent of police, said the prisoner was charged with the murder of his son Joseph that morning. It appeared that the father and mother and ,five children slept in one bed in a single room; the mother vot up that morning at half-past eight o'clock, and was followed immediately by her husband. He walked to the staircase head leading down into the cellar kitchen, and he kissed her. After he did that witnesses would prove that he drew a knife across her throat. Immedi ately after he turned upon his daughter Margaret, and he laid her across two cha i rs an d cut h er throat, and the throat of his son Joseph, who is now dead. The others were in the hespitel, and Margaret was very likely to die. Whether the wife would recover was uncertain. He stated that the prisoner had a stall in St. .Tolites inaiket, hut business had hem unprofitable, and he had got into diaculties, and been driven out of the market. His wife had taken care of the stand for the last two or three months. During that time the prisoner had priu prieeneee ho-oily spoke in high terms of the ci " l-157 remained at lions. Th e wounded persons and e Moe of the kindness of his diepositieu toward,. them, and of his general g„,,,t deportment. lie was a perfectly sober man, alit' had been a teetotaller for 23 years. A sur geon had examined him in Bridewell, and certified that he was labouring under temporary insanity. The prisoner was remanded for SeVell days, unti I.%,Etiit. of the iejellee should h o k nown. l the It is since reported that the wife died this afternoon at the Infirmary of the wounds received. [ ADVE.llTl,BEME\T].—Kidneys, Bladder, and Prostrate Glands —:;heir complications, Diabetes Albuminuria, or Brights Disease, &c.—their connexion with the Stomach, Liver, sac,, and intimate association with th e G anglionic, or great con- tral or solar plexus of nerves, by Dr. Denis Cronin, price 2s ."I 'n a sound theoretical I , 7newledge of the painful and dis , tressing diseases on which he writes, Dr. Cronin adds the, ex peri :ace derived from a large and successful practiee,"— Sinith and SOD ) 52, Long Acre. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-April 6. MANSION-HOUSE. Jose Guysipi, a Spanish seaman, was charged with having brandished a dagger and threatened to stab some persons, who did not ap pear, in Horse and Trumpet-yard. Daniel Buckley, constable, No. 582, said that on Sa turday night, between eight and nine o'clock, some per sons told him that the prisoner had attempted to stab them with a dagger. He took him to the station-house, and found the dagger (a most formidable weapon) in his pocket. Sir R. W. Carden (looking at the dagger)—There is engraved on this—" We ask for nothing but what is right, and submit to nothing that is wrong. Draw me not in haste. William Rodger's celebrated dirk knife." Are none of the persons whom he threatened to stab in attendance Constable—No, sir, they did not accompany me to the station house. The prisoner, who did not understand English, and to whom the evidence was translated through the medium of an interpreter, said he took the dagger from his poc ket because two men had been trying to rob him. He added that he had purchased it for the purpose of taking care of himself when on board ship. Sir R. W. Carden—lt is a most nn•English knife, and I am sorry to see that it has been manufactured in Eng land. We do not allow people in this country to carry weapons of this description, and therefore I shall desire the police to take possession of it. The remarks of the magistrate were communicated to the prisoner, who was then discharged. BO W - STREET.—WilliamStevens Hayward, de scribed as a gentleman, was charged by Jane Beason, servant at a lodging-house in Alfred-place, with com mitting a rape upon her on the previous evening. The pro , ecutrix who, it appeared, had made her state ment plainly enough to her mistress, could not be in duced to do so when in the witness-box. She declared that she did not know what to say. Mr. Hall remarked that, however disagreeable it might be to her, or to any modest young woman, to state circumstances of this nature, there was really no help for it. Nothing could be done witbont a clear statement of the facts in plain language. Whatever she bad said to he; mistress she must now repeat. Prosecutrix—My mistress asked me, and I told her yes. - Mr. Hall—We cannot do that here. I cannot put leading questions to you. But whatever your mistress asked, and you said "Yes " to, you must now repeat. The prosecutrix declared that she could not. The worthy magistrate in vain endeavoured to extract from her a plain statement of the circumstances, and at last she burst into tears, repeating—"l can't say it; I really can't, sir." •M. Metcalfe, the defendant's counsel, suggested that the case should be adjourned to a future day to give the proeecutrix an opportunity of composing her mind, and the defendant of communicating with his friends. Mr. Hall thought this was the only course that could be taken. Meanwhile he would admit defendant to bail. Two sureties in 2501. each were at once provided. M ARLBOROITGH-STREET.-- - --Lieut. E. Augustus Lloyd, of the Royal Artillery, was brought before Mr. Bingham for further examination, charged with obtain ing goods from numerous tradesmen by fraudulent pre tences. Mr. Campbell Sleigh, who appeared for the accused, said he did not intend to offer any justification for the indiscreet conduct of his client in giving cheques to tradesmen from whom he had made purchases on his agents, Messrs. Cox and Co., when there were no funds to meet those cheques, but he was in a condition to show that his client was a gentleman highly connected, holding a commission in her Majesty's service, and that when he gave the cheques he was under the impression that he should be in funds, from the sale of some rever sionary property, in time sufficient to enable his agents to honour the cheques. There was a gentleman from Messrs. C, x and Co.'s in court who would prove that Lieut. Lloyd had an account still open with the firm. He trusted, therefore, that the magistrate would accede to his application for a remand of a week. Mr. Bingham said he had no objection to accede to the moderate request, as he believed it was the intention of Mr. Beaton, who heard the case in the first instance, to order a remand. Mr. Sleigh hoped moderate bail would be accepted. Mr. Bingham would not refuse good bail. A trades- man, who bad been victimised, hoped heavy bail would be required, as the amount obtained from tradesmen did not fall very far short of 2,0001. The prisoner was then remanded fora week. Thomas Baker was charged with obtaining goods by false pretences. The prisoner, it appeared, had been in the service of Col. Daniels, 54, Grosvenor-street, and he had made use of his former master's name to defraud tradesmen. The prisoner went to the shop of Henry Davey, boot maker, 251, Regent-street presented a not e p urport i ng to be writt en by Mrs. Daniels, and succeeded in getting four pairs of boots. Col. Daniels proved that the note was not in the handwriting of Mrs. Daniels. The next, case was for having obtained some cakes and a quantity of flour from David Clunie, baker, &c., Old Bond -street. The prisoner went with a note pur porting to be written by Mrs. Daniels, which was proved to be a forgery. The prisoner did not deny his guilt, and was fully committed for trial. It is remarkable that Colonel Daniels' residence was burglariously entered a short time ago, evidently by some one well acquainted with the premises and the re gulations of the family, auct up wards of 1001. worth of property stolen. _____ WORSIZIP-STREET.—MARITAL BRUTAILT7.—Wm. Buttery, a dissipated looking fellow, was brought before Mr% D'Eync our t upon a charge of savagely ill-treating Elizabeth Ch•Arlotte, his wile, a very decent-looking woman, who, bore very visible marks of recent violence. It aPrdared from the st a t emen t o f th e comp l a i nant that sb. e had been married about 12 months to the defen dant, who is by trade a rifle gun-barrel marker, earning 5 Qs. per week wages—the greater part of which, how ever, he dissipated away from home, indulging in habits of drunkenness and frequently beati ng an d ill- us i ng her. Besides his personal ill-treatment, he had latterly been in the habit of embittering her existence by avow ing that during his absence from home he kept com pany with another female. Daring the whole of Satur day he was away, and did not return till Sunday night, when he came home intcxicated ; upon which she admittted that she called him a wretch, and asked him where he had been ? He replied that he had been with his mistress—of whom he produced a photo. graph portrait—and, striking complainant several vio lent blows upon the face, knocked her down, and then beat her about. He after that caught up the tongs and shovel, and striking at her with them, fortunately missed her, but struck the table with such force as to break it. The poor woman added that she was terribly sore from blows about the bead, and that her jaw was injured and her teeth loosened. In reply to her husband's questions, she denied hav ing thrown things at him. Jane Elizabeth Nash, the complainant's daughter by a former husband, said that she was present when the defendant came home, and when asked by her mother where he had been, he replied, " To my mistress," and immediately struck her. He knocked her down three several times by blows on the face, and afterwards took the shovel and tongs to assail her with, and in, striking at her broke the table. The young witness said she had several times before seen him ill use her • aio tb er . Police-constable Brewer, 30 H, to the place he found the com P- 1, said th a t w h en ca ll e d inant bleedin o g from the mouth, and the def en d an t, %flan had been drinking, but a chair by the fi re and abusing was not drunk, s grossly. fitting in ' . .'s sentenced the def en d an t to s i z months ' ica M pri r s . o D nm 'E e y n n u t : o with hard labour. CL T :•RICENWELL. VIOLENT ASSAULT. Wm. ,Ru.dsell, aged 21, a barman employed at th• Sun public douse, at the corner of Ormond-street, Lamb's Conduit street, St. Andrew's, Holborn, was brought up in the custody of Inspector Checkl?y, E division, and placed at the bar before Mr. Corrie, charged with causing tho death of Joseph Lockwood, aged 40, under the following circumstances : Henry Small, of Lamb's-yard, Lamb's Conduit-street, having been sworn, said that on Saturday morning last, at about a quarter past 6 o'clock, he was at the Sun public-house, at the eorner of Ormond-etreet and Lamb's Conduit-street, when he saw the prisoner seize the de. ceased, and throw him with great violence into the street. Ile fell on the pavement and injured his head, from which he bled very much, and he was taken to the hospital. Mr. C. Halfnrd, of Caledonian-road, sworn, said—At a quarter past 6 o'clo c k on S a t ur d ay morning he was in Lamb's Conduit-street, near the Sun, when he heard something fall very heavily on the ground, and, on look ing round, he saw a man lying in the road insensible, and bleeding from his head. Witness rendered him as sistance, and bad him conveyed to the hospital, where he died yesterday (Monday) morning. Mr. Inspector Richard Checkley, E, said that he re ceived information with reference to the case and the death of the man in the hospital, when he felt it to be his duty to take the prisoner into custody and bring him to this court. Mr. Corrie asked the prisoner if he wished to give any explanation as to the affair ? The prisoner said that on Saturday morning, at about the hour mentioned by the witnesses, the deceased came into the Sun and was served with three halfpennyworth of rum, when he became insulting, used bad lauguage, and threatened him, when he seized him by the arms and pushed him into the street, whilst another person held the folding doors open. Mr. Corrie inquired who r nd what the deceased was, and waa informed that be wan in the habit of drawing pictures with coloured cha) ks upon the pavements ter a living. TIT(' prisoner was roro.nded for a weok, but the magis ;rate said he would accf.pt SOUTITIVARK.--UNFOUNDED Crr. OP FELONY AGAIN:a A GENTLESLA.N.- : -Mr. Ciibson suiren dered to his own rec..oguisances, charged with E t ea li n g four half-crowns and a 6d. :trona An ge li na Leman, a f ahionably-dresssd oung Gerinan, residing at 76, Upper Stamford-str, set, under very singul ar o i roum . stances. Mr. BMus appear ed or, behalf of the prosecuti on , an d . by Mr. E 3 win for the d: 3fer ,d ant, who was accompanied by a numb er o f respect' .Vie tradesmen in the met r op o li s . The evid ence give v c? , "ion wa?, t h at be left her lodgings at 11 o'clock at night, an d procee 8 Windmill -street 'led to a coffee-h ouse, - at tho corner of the prosecutrix on a former oc dad the H a y mar k e t, w h e re sh e me t th e defendant, at 2 &cluck in the morning. lie requedd to be allowed to accompany her home, and they got into a cab. She bad at that time loose in her dress-pocket a half-sovereign, four half-crowns and sixpence. On their arrival at her house she missed the four half-crowns and sixpence, and beino. , :atisfied that he must have stolen it, she gave him into custody. In her cross-examination by Mr. Burcham she stated herself to be a modest female, and that she never took gentlemen home with her, as she was a respectable girl, and lived on her property. Mr. Burcham, however, having some doubts as to h er testimony, adjourned the case for further inquiries and to enable Mr. Gibson to bring persons of respectability who knew him. On the case being called on, Mr. Burcham asked the prosecutrix what better account she could give of her. self ? She said she came from Germany to learn English in 1851, the time of the Exhibition. She remained three weeks, and went to Berlin. Last year she was nine months in Dublin. Mr. Burcham—What property have you to subsist on? Witness—l had some cottages left ma in Germany, and I sold them for 1,700 thaltirs. Mr. Burcham—Have you any of that by you now ? Witness—No, sir. Mr. Burchatn— What do you pay for your lodgings ? Witness-18s. a-week. Mr. Burnham—You say you keep a servant. What do you pay her? Witness—Ten shillings and sixpence a month. I have travelled with a lady 11 weeks, and a little while ago I lived in Tenison-street, York-road. Mr. Burnham—What did you pay for your 'lodgings there Witness—A guinea a week. No person came to see me there except a lady. • Mr. Edwin—Now, has any gentleman come to see you at 76, Stamtord-street ? Witness—Only one,. sir ; I met him at the Crystal Palace, and we went to the Lyceum Theatre. lie was a perfect stranger to me. Mr. Burchara—Now, did not that gentleman go home with you ? _ _ Witness—No, sir ; I went home by myself. I made an appointment tc meet him a month afterwards at the Colosseum, and I have seen him since frequently. Jane Costa, the servant, was then called. She said she received 10s. 6d. a month, and had been in ber ser vice 10 weeks. She generally went to bed at 10 o'clock, and never saw any gentleman call on her mistress. She knew her to go out late at night, but she could not say whether she brought any gentleman home with her. Witness believed her to be a respectable female. Mr. Earthen:l—Did you not think it strange in her going out at 11 o'clock at night ? Witness—l can't tell, Air, as Igo to bed early. Mr. Bureham—Don't you know that she is constantly going out late at night ? Witness, hesitating—l do, sir; and she has told me that she went to see a friend. Mr. Burcham—Male or female Witness—l don't know, sir. Several respectable tradesmen here came forward, and spoke in the highest terms of Mr. Gibson's conduct. He did considerable business on the turf for himself and gentlemen of property. Mr. Burcham said that the evidence against the defen dant rested entirely on the prosecutrix, and if it had been consistent he should have sent the case for trial ; but, after carefullyinvestigating the whole of the circum stances, and from the cross-examination, he was positive that no one could believe her ; therefore it would be useless to send him before a jury. There could be no doubt as to the manner in which the prosecutrix gained her livelihood, and the description of the house she lived in, and that she entered the cab with the defendant to take him home, but was disappointed. Under all the circumstances, he must be discharged. EXTRAORDINARY ROBBERY.—John Leary and Josiah Powdenhill, alias Brighton Jesse, were finally ermined, charged with assaulting Ann Shean, and stealing from her 151. in gold. The latter was also charged with rob bing a gentleman of 501. Mr. Solomon attended to defend them. On being sworn Shean stated that on Saturday morns ing, 28th ult., between four and five, she went with the prisoners into two or three publiclouses about the Bo rough•market, when she hail 15 sovereigns tied up in her handkerchief, which she concealed in her bosom. She had changed a sovereign to pay for gin and beer which she treated them and four or five others with. After that they all wen& into Slee and Pike's wine -vaults, op posite the Town-hall, when feeling herself a little the worse for liquor, she thought it advisable to leave a por tion of the money with William, the barman. As she was taking it out of her handkerchief, Powdenhill seized her by the throat behind, while Leary snatched the money, and handed it to his companions, who ran off. Witness, however, pursued Leary, and saw him stopped near the doorway by a police-constable, but the other es caped. He was, however, apprehended in Kent-street at seven o'clock the same morning, when he attempted to 1 make his escape. Charles Llewenden, 228 M, said he was on duty in High -street about five o'clock on the morning in ques tion, when he saw Lary run out of the public-house followed by Shean, who called out "Stop him, he has robbed me." Witness caught hold of him and took him into custody, and on their way to the station-house Leary offered the female 61. if she did not press the charge against him. At 7 o'clock Pewdenhill was ap prehended in Kent-street, and he offered her 51. if she did not go to the s t a ti on -h ouse aga i ns t h im. A f ter the 1 charge was entered information was received that Shean had robbed a gentleman of 501. on the previous night, and he was in court to identify her. The magistrate committed the prisoners for trial for stealing the 151., and remanded Shean until Saturday to have the charge investigated against her for robbing the gentleman of 501. Sporting Intelligence. TATTERSALL'S—MONDAY. Strong opposition set in against Vedette for the Two Thousand. At first 6to 1 was repeatedly laid against him, but towards the close 5 to 1, 9 to 2, and, finally, 4 to 1 were booked about him. 6to 1 " bar one" was offered throughout the afternoon ; and those odds were taken about Schiedam and Loyola, but just before the subscribers dispersed 100 to 15 might have been obtained without difficulty about either. The quotations given below will indicate the other changes in the Two Thou sand "price current." The• odds returned on the Newmarket handicap are merely nominal, and are regulated by City transactions. 5 to 1, and finally 9 to 2, were taken about St. Giles for the Great Northern, and 7 to 1 waa laid against Skir misher. Lady Hawthorne was backed for the Derby for abou' 3001. at 15 to 1 ; 1,400 to 60 was laid once. CLOSING PRICES. NEWMARKET HANDICAP. 3to 1 agst The Duke of Bedford's Eloquence 4to 1 agst Mr. Lewis' Pantomime (take sto 1) GREAT NORTHERN. 9to 2 aget Lord Ribblesdale's St. Giles (taken) 7to 1 agst Lord Zetland's Skirmisher (taken and offered) CHESTER CUP. 7to 1 agst Mr. E. Parr's Leamington 15 to 1 apt Mr. H. Hill's Mincepie (taken) 100 to 6 agst Lord Ribblesdale's St. Giles (taken) 40 to 1 agst Mr. Parr's Van Dunck (taken) 40 to 1 agst Mr. Isaac Day's Zig-zag (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 4to 1 agst Lord Zetland's Vedette (9 to 2 tak) 100 to 1 agst Mr. Howard's Schiedam 100 to 15 agst Lord Clifden's Loyola 10 to 1 agst Baron Rothschild's Sydney (t & off) 10 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes' Bird-in-hand (offered) 10 to 1 agst Lord Londesborough's Kent (taken and off) 12 to 1 agst Mr. E. Parr's Lambourne(t 15 tol) 100 to 7 aget Mr. W. S. Crawford's Lord of the Hills (taken) 15 to 1 agst Mr. Howard's Drumour (taken) 1,250 to 25 agst Loyola's winning this event and the Derby (taken) DERRY. 7t o 1 aget Mr. W. I'Anson's Blink Bonny 15 to 1 agst L ird John Scott's Lady Hawthorne (taken) 20 to 1 aget Mr Howar3's M.D. (offered) 20 to 1 agst Mr. Copperthwaite's Sprig of Shil. lelagh (taken) 20 to 1 agst Lord Landesborough's Kent (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Mr. g, C. Wyndham's Glenmasson (taken) 40 to 1 agst Mr. Mellish's Adamas (taken) 40 to 1 agst Admiral flarcourt's Wardermarske (taken) 1,000 to 15 agst Lord Por!stunth's ffenry the gighth (taken) OAKS. 4to 1 agst Mr. W. I'Anson's Blink Bonny (t) 6to 1 aget Lord J. Scott's Lady Hawthorne (t) A LUCKY BRISTOL MAN.—The Bristol Times states that Mr. Gilpin, who has been returned for Northampton borough, after a bard contest, is a Bristol man, and son of the late Mr. James Gilpin, formerly a linendraper at the corner of Redoliff-street. Mr. Gilpin's family belong to the Society of Friends. The successful candidate for Northampton was formerly commercial traveller to Messrs Tanner, stationers, Bristol. He subsequently removed to Loedon, and became a publisher in Cripplegate. This branch of busine:s he has for some time resigned; he is now a member of Lloyds, and derives a large emolu ment try serving on the directories of a great number of companies. [KorskTissitsNr.l A f ew more of the ex t raor di nary cures without Medicine o f L i ti gation ( Dyspeps i a ) , Flatulency, Constipation, Nervous, Bilious, and Liver complaints, Cough, Asthma, Consumpti o n, an d Debility ef f ec t e d by D u B arry ' s delicious he a lth- restoring Revaleuta Arabica F. are here given : Cure 1,2,422. Bridgehouse, Frimley, 3d April, 1854.—Thi r t y -tb ree years ' di sease d l ungs, sp itti ng of blood, liver der angement, deafness, singing in the ears, constipation, debility, s h or t ness o f b rea th, an d cou gh, h ave been removed by yo ur R eva l eu t a A ra bi ca . My l ungs, li ver , stomach, head, and ears are all right, my hearing perfect, and my recovery is a marvel to all my acquaintances.—JAmEs ROBERTS, Wood Merchant. From the Venerable Ai ch deacon of Ross.— No. 32,836. Three years' excessive nervousness with pains i n m y n eck and left , arm, and general debility, which rendered my life very miserable, has been radically removed by Du Barry's health-restoring Food.—ALEXANDER STUART, Archdeacon of Ross, Skiberecu. Sapportod by testimonials from the celebrated Professors of Chemistry, Dr. Andrew Uro ; Dr. Shorland ; Dr. Harvey ; Dr. Campbell ; Dr. Gattiker ' • Dr. Wurzer ; Dr. Ingram ; - Lord Stuart do D ec i es; the Dowager Countess of Castle. stuart ; 3fajor-Gen. Thomas King, and many other respectable persons, whose health has been restored by it, after all other means of cure had failed. For furthor part'culars respect ing this invaluable food our readers are referred WM Barry's advertisement in another part of this paper. MEMBERS RETURNED FOR THE NEW PARLIAMENT. The eountry having been appealed to by Lord Palmer ston to decide between him and the late House of Com mons upon the question of the Chinese hostilities, we have distinguished the members returned as Ministerial and Opposition according to their declared opinions upon that subject. The names of the late members for Eng lish counties and Scotch and Irish constituencies who have lost their seats, or have not presented themselves for reelection are given in Italics. Having already pub lished the returns for the English and Welsh boroughs, it is unnecessary at present to repeat them : ENGLISH AND WELSH COUNTIES. Ministerial. Opposition. ANGLESEY. Sir R. Bulkeley • BEDFORDSHIRE. Mr. F. H. Russell Col. Gilpin ... BERKSHIRE. Mr. R. Palmer Hon. E. P. Bouverio Mr. G. H. VansiVart Lord Barrington (0.) BRECONSHIRE. Sir J. Bailey ... BUCKS. 1 ... 1 ••• 0 POO 0 ... 1 ••• 0 ~. 0 0.11 Right Hon. B. Disraeli ... Mr. Caledon George du Pre ... Hon. C. C. Cavendish CAMBRIGESHIRE. Hon. E. T. Yorke ... Mr. E. Ball ••• ••• Mr. Adeane Lord G. Manners (0.) CARDIGANSHIRE. Lord Lisburne CARMARTHENSHIRE. Mr. D. Jones ... Mr. D. S. Jones CARNARVONSHIRE. Hon. E. D. G. Pennant CHESHIRE, SOUTH. Mr. Tollema.ebe ••• Sir P. Egerton CORNWALL, EAST. Mr. Robartes Mr. Kendall ••• ••• CORNWALL, WEST. Mr. M. Williams ... Mr. Davey ... CUMBERLAND, EAST. Hon. C. W. G. Howard Mr. C. Marshall CUMBERLAND, WEST. General Wyndham ... Captain Lowther ... Mr. Irton. DENBIGHSHIRE. Colonel Biddulph Sir W. W. Wynn DERBYSHIRE, NORTH. Mr. Thornhill Hon. G. Cavendish DERBYSHIRE, SOUTH. Mr. Evans ... Mr. Colville ... 211 r. Mundy (0.) DEVONSHIRE, NORTH. - Mr. J. W. Buller Hon. C. Trefusis Sir T. Acland (C.) Col. Buck (C.) DEVONSHIRE, SOUTH. Sir J. Y. Buller Mr. Palk ... DORSETSHIRE• Mr. Portman ... Mr. Ker Seymer ••• Mr. Sturt . Floyer (C.) DURHAM, NORTH. Lord A. V. Tempest Mr. R. D. Shafto DURHAM, SOUTH. Mr. Pease Lord H. Vane .3/r. Farrer. ESSEX, NORTH. Hon. W. Beresford Mr. Du Cane ... Sir John Tyrrell (M.) ESSEX, SOUTH. Mr. Bramston Mr. Wingfield Sir IV. B. &raja (0.) GLAMORGANSHIRE. Mr. C. H. Talbott ... Mr. H. Vivian ... Sir G. Tyler (0.) GLOUCESTERSHIRE, EAST. Mr. Holford Sir C. W. Codrington GLOUCESTERSHIRE, WEST. Mr. Rolt ••• 0•1 Colonel Kingscote Alb% R. B. Hall (0.) HANTS, NORTH. Mr. Beach Mr. Sclator Mr. POrtal (0.) Viscount Eversley (M.) HANTS, SOUTH. Hon. R. Dutton Sir J. Jervoise Lord W. Cholmontleley (0.) 11. C Compton (0.) HEREFORDSHIRE. Sir H. G. Cotterell Mr. Blakemore... Mr. K. King ... Hon. C. Hanbury HERTFORDSHIRE. Sir H. Meta Sir E. B. Lytton Mr. C. Puller Mr. Abel Smith, jun.(o.) HUNTINGDONSHIRE. Mr. J. M. Heathcote Mr. Rust ... Mr. Fellows (0.) KENT EAST. Si4r B. Bridges Sir E. Doling Mr. Deedes (0.) KENT, WEST, Mr. W. Martin... Mr. Whatmanl... M. Smith (O.) LANCASHIRE, NORTH. Col. J. Patten ... Lord Cavendish Mr. J. Heywood (M.) LANCASHIRE, SOUTH. 0 ... 0 ... 1 ... 0 ~. 1 ... 0 ..• I ... 1 ~. 1 ..• 1 ... O ... O ~. 1 ... 0 ... 1 ... 1 ..• 1 ... 1 ... 1 ... 0 OOP 0 ... 0 ••• 1 ... 0 ... 1 111.0 1 ODD 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 1 ... 1 ... lie.. ... 1 ... 0 4,011 ... 1 ... 0 ... •.• 0 .• 1 1 ... 0 lite 1 0., 0 .11 1100 0 1100 1 O. 0 IMO 1 000 ••• 0 ••• 1 •• ••• 0 ••• 1 1 ••• 0 ... 1 •• • 0 ••• ... 0 ... 1 000 ••• 0 1 ••• ••• ••• 0 •§ll 1 ••• ... 1 ... 0 ... ... 1 ... 0 ... U. 0 11.4 1 see O. 1 ... 0 ... .•. 1 .O. 0 ... 1 ... 0 Mr. W. brown ... Mr. Chcetliam LEICESTERSHIRE, NORTH. Lord J. Manners ... Mr. Farnham ... LEICESTERSHIRE, SOUTH. Viscount Curzon Mr. Packo ... 0 ... 1 ... 0 ... 1 10. 0 ... ... Ile • 1 Sir H. Halford (0.) LINCOLNSHIRE, NORTH. Mr. J. B. Stanhope ere 1 Sir Montague Cholmelly Right lion. R. A. Hamilton (0.) LINCOLNSHIRE, SOUTH. Sir J. Trollop° Mr. Wilson ... Lord Burghley (0.) MERIONETHSHIRE. Mr. W. W. E. Wynne... MIDDLESEX. Lord R. Grosvenor Mr. It. Hanbury, jun. B. Osborne (M.) MONMOUTHSHIRE. Mr. C. 0. S. Morgan Lieut.-Col. E. A. Somerset ... MONTGOMERYSHIRE. Lieut.-Col. H. W. W, Wynn NORFOLK, EAST. Sir E. N. Buxton General Wyndham Sir 11. Stracey (0.) H. X. Burroughes (0.) NORFOLK, WEST. Mr. H. Bentinck Mr. B. Gurdon... Ilir. Bagge (0.) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NORTH. Lord Burghley ... Mr. A. Stafford .Maunsell (O.) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, SOUTH. Lord Althorp ••• Mr. Knightley Col. Vyse (0.) NORTHUMBERLAND, NORTH. Lord Loraine ... Lord Ossulston... • • NORTHUMBERLAND, SOUTH. Mr. W. B. Beaumont... Hon. If. G. Liddell ..._ NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NORTH. Lord R. Clinton ••• Mr. J. E. Denison . Lord li. Bentinck (0.) NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, SOUTH. 41110 ID" 0 ... 1 o• •• .1111 1 ... 1 ... 1 ... 0 ... 1 ... 0 .•11 1 ... ... 1 ... 0 .90 1 ... 0 ... 1 •I 0 0 ••• ... 1 ... 0 ••• ••• 0 ••• 1 ••• ••• ••• 1 ... 1 ... 0 9•• 0 ... 1 ... 0 ... 1 • • • 0 • .• 1 ... 1 ... 0 0 ... 1 ... 0 ... 1 ... 1 ... 0 Viscount Newark Mr. W. H. Barrow ... ... 0 ... 1 0•11 0 .1111 1 OXFORDWIRE. Right Hon. J. W. Henley G. G. V. Harcourt ... Colonel North ... PEMBROKESHIRE. ... • Viscount Emlyn RADNORSHIRE. Sir J. B. Walsh RUTLANDSHIRE. Hon, G, J. Henthcoto Hon. G. J. Noel SHROPSHIRE, NORTH. .44 $•• 0 •411 1 ••• 0 . • • 1 1 • •• 11 1 ... ... 0 ... 1 Mr. J. W. Dod... Mr. Hill • • 1/ 7 Gore (0.) SHROPSHIRE, SOUTH. Lord Newport ... Hon. R. W. Clivo 0 ... 1 ,• • • •• .•• ••• 0 • •• 1 0 ... 1 ••• ... 0 ... 1 SOME) SETSTIERE, EAST. Mr. DTilcs Col. Knate hbull ... 0 ... 1 „. 0 ... 1 SOMERSET:A{.II:E, WEST. Mr. Moody •• Mr. H. Lwigton STAFFORDSHIRE, NORTH. Mr. Adderlcy ... Mr. Child ••• STAFFORDSIII RE, SOUTH. Mr. Foley ••- Mr. Forst , 3r ... Earl of 1 7x4ridge (M.) Hon. E. Gittlelon SUFFOLK, \NEST. •••• ... 1 see ••• 0 ... 1 ... 10. 0 et. • .. 0010 0 1010. 1 ... 1 0•0 0 .4,6 1 Of. • Capt. Bei met Mr. Wao,4ingtort ••• 0 „,„ el. 0 „, SUFFOLK, EAST. Lord Henniker.. S r F. Kelly SURREY, EAST. Mr. Locke King Mr. Alcock SURREY, WEST. Mr. Briscoe Mr. H. Drummond Evelyn (0.) SUSSEX, WEST. Earl of March Capt. Wyndham ... WARWICKSHIRE, NORTH. Mr. Spooner Mr. Newdegate... WARWICKSHIRE, SOUTH. Mr. E. P. Shirley ... Mr. B. King__ Lord Guernsey (0.) WESTMORELAND. Earl of Bactivo... Col. Lowther WIGHT, ISLE OF. Mr. Clifford Col, F. V. Ilarcourt (0.) WILTS, NORTH. Mr. Long ..• ... Mr. T. IL S. Estcourt WILTS, SOUTH. Mr, S. Herbert ~. Mr. W. Wyndham •,. woncESTERSHIRE (EAST). Captain Hon. G. Rushout Mr. J. H. Foley WORCESTERSHIRE, WEST. Lord Elmley Mr. Knight: YORKSHIRE, EAST. Lord Hotham ... Hcal,Capt. A. buncombe YORKSHIRE, NORTH. Hon. 0, Duncombe Mr. Cayley YORKSHIRE, WEST Lord Goderich... Mr. B. Denison Mr. Cobden (0.) SCOTLAND. ABERDEEN. Col. Sykes Mr. G. Thompson (O.) ABERDEENSHIRE. Lord Haddo ARGYLESHIRE. - Mr. Finlay Sir A. Campbell (O.) AYR BURGHS. Mr. Craufurd AYRSHIRE. Lord J. Stuart ... Sir J. Ferguson (0.) BANFFSHIRE. Lord Fyffe BERWICKSHIRE. Hon. F. Scott ... BUTESHIRE. _ ... Mr. J. A. S. Wortley CAITHNESS-SHIRE. Mr. Train... ... CLACKMANNAN. Viscount Melgund Mr./. Johmtone (0.) DUMBARTONSHIRE. Mr. Smollett DUMFRIES. Mr% W, Ewart _ DUMFRIESSHIRE. Mr. H. Johnstone DUNDEE. Sir J. Ogilvy Mr. G. Duncan (M.) EDINBURGH. Mr. Cowan Mr. Black EDINBURGH (COUNTY). Earl of Dalkeith ELGIN BURGHS. Mr. Duff ELGINSHIRE, Mr. C. Bruce FALKIRK. Mr. J. Merry Mr. J. Baird (0.) FIFESHIRE. Mr. J. Fergus FORFARS HI Y.E. Lord Duncan ... GLASGOW. Mr. Buchanan... Mr. Dalgicish Mr. Alex. Hastie (0) GREENOCK. Mr. A. Dunlop ••• HADDINGTON. Sir T. H. Davie HADDINGTONS HIRE. Lord Elcho INVERNESS BOROUGH. Mr. A. Matheson INVERNESS (COUNTY). Mr. Baillie KILMARNOCK. Hon. E. Bonverio KINCARDINESHIRE. Gen. Arbuthnot KIRKALDY. Lieut.-Col. Ferguson ... KIRKCUDBRIGHT. Mr. Mack* jun. ... Mr. Mackie, sea. (M.) LANARKSHIRE. Mr. B. Cochrane LEITH. Mr. J. Moncrieff LINLIT GOWSHIRE. Mr. G. Dundas MONTROSE. Mr. Baxter _ _ .•, PAISLEY. Mr. Archd. Hastio PEEBLESSIIIRE. Sir G. Montgomery i PERTH. Hon. A. Kinuaird PERTHSHIRE. Mr. W. htirling RENFREWSHIRE. Sir M. S. Stewart ... ROSS AND CROMARTY. Sir J. Mattheson ROXBURGHSHIRE. Hon. J. E. Elliot ... ~, SELKIRKSHIRE. Mr. A. E. Lockhart ST. ANDREW'S BURGHS. Mr. Ellice, jun. ' pee 111 STIRLING. Sir J. Anderson ... STIRLINGSHIRE. Mr. Blackburn... SUTHERLANDSHIRE. Marquis of Stafford WIGTON BURGHS. Sir W. Dunbar Sir J. M'Taggart (M.) WIGTONSHIRE. Sir A. Agnew ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 1 ... 0 tea 1 ' .I. BE RWICK . Mr. Stapleton ... ... ... 1 ... 0 Mr, D. C. Maajoribanks ... 1 ... 0 Mr. I. Forster (M.) IRELAND. ARMAGH. Mr. S. Miller ... Orr. J. TV. Bond (0.) ATHLONE. Mr. Ennis Hon. Capt. Hand,cock (O.) BANDON. Capt. Bernard BELFAST. Mr. Cairns Mr. Davison CARLOW. Mr. J. Alexander CARLOW, COUNTY. Mr. Bruen ... Captain Bunbury —J. Ball (M.) CARRICKFERGUS. Mr. Dobbs —• Major Cotton (O.) CASHEL; Sir T. O'Brien'... CLONMEL, Mr. Bagwell ... COLERAINE. Mr. Boyd Lord Naas (0.) CORK (CITY). Mr. Fagan ... Mr. Beamish DOWNPATRICIC, Mr. R. Ker DROGHEDA. Mr. M'Cann DUBLIN (CITY). Mr. Grogan ... Mr. Vance ... DUBLIN UNIVERSITY. Mr. Napier ... Mr. G. A. Hamilton DUNDALK. Mr. Bowyer DUNGANNON. Hon. W. S. Knox „. DUNGARVON. Mr. Maguire „. ENNIS. Mr. Fitzgerald... „. ENNISKILL EN. Mr. Whiteside FERMANAGH. Captain Archdall Hon. A. H. Colo , . GALWA Y. Lord Dunkellin ••• Mr. O'Fialtel ty... Mr. Blake. KILKENNY BOROUGH. Mr. Sullivan . KINSALE. Mr. J. I. Heard ••• LIMERICK (CITY). Mr. F. W. Russell ••• Sergeant O'Brien ••• LIMERICK, COUNTY. Mr. Mousell ••• ••• Mr. De Vero ••• ••• LISBURN - . Mr. Richardson ••• LONDONDERRY (CITY). Sir R. Ferguson ... MALLOW. Sir D, Norroys ..• NEW ROSS, Mr. Tottenham ••• NEWRY. Mr. Kirk ... PORTARLINGTON. Col. Dan= ••• Col. Dunne (0.) SLIGO, BOROUGH. Mr. J. P. Somers ,„ .312 . . J. Wynne. 1 •.. 0 1 ... 0 0 ••• 1 ••• ••• 0 ••• 1 ••• ••• 0 ••• 1 ••• ••• ••• 0 el. 1 .011 ••• ••• ••• 0 ••• 1 ••• ••• 0 ••• 1 SO. Ministerial. Opposition. 0 ..• •.• 1 • 0 1 ... .. TRALEE • Captain D. O'Connell TYRONE, COUNTY. Lord C. Hamilton Mr. T. L Corry WATERFORD, CITY. Mr. Blake Mr. Hassard Mr. Meagher (M.) Mr. Keatinge WESTMEATH, COUNTY. Mr. Magan Sir R. Levingo WEXFORD (BOROUGH). Mr. J. Devereux YOUGHAL. • Mr. I. Butt Country Markets. , D-APRIL 3. Oats, Peas, Ministerial. Opposition ••• 0 uul very little business done, lower. All other articles nn• per qr. 24 Partridge 4l. White 39 Boiling 39 Dun 37 Beans, Tick Harrow ticks 39 Mazagan ..... 34 Ditto, new 34 CHELAISFO: A thin attendance to-day, wheats being is to 2s per qr. altered. W heat, white, old, per s. qr. 34 new 37 red, old 32 new 32 Barley '35 Cheva1ier..........,. 40 Grinding 35 Malt 73 Chevalier ....... 70 69 60 60 COLCHESTER— APRIL 4. Prices to-daywere as follow:—.Wheat, white, 605 to 665; red, 50s to 58s; barley, 445 to 50s ; oats, 22s to 28s ; beans, Mazagan, 34s to 365; middle and small, 36,s to 445; peas, white, 385 to 42s ; grey, 3Ss to 425. Official Statement of the Quantities of Corn, &c., received in the port of London, from the following ports, fr( in March 23 to 28, both inclusive. t; I.a ryj 73' Colchester Harwich _ _ Leigh Maldon - il- ‘ - 18 132,60 21 a . al za, 4 P-. KIRKCALDY—APRIL 4. We had a good supply of wheat, but small supplies of barley and oats. Barley sold slowly at is per qr. decline. Wheat and oats sold readily, the former at nearly last market's rates, the latter at is per qr. advance. Wheat. Barley. Oats. I Beans. First sBs Od 42s Oa r 293 Od I Os Od Second Third 2Bs Od 30s Od2ls 0d I Os Od Oatmeal, 36s to 38s per bag of 2801 b. T.—APAIL 6. the close of the market. Wallsend, aco. s d. Pensher 18 6 Braddyll 19 6 Wharncliffe 18 0 Fletton 2O 0 South Hetton 20 0 Lumley 19 0 Framwellgate l9 0 Kelloe 19 6 Heugh Hall 18 6 Tees 2O 0 South Kelloe 19 6 Belmont 18 0 Radon l7 9 Acorn Close l9 0 Cassop 19 0 ..4osforth l7 6 69 ; sold, 64. GOAL MARK. Prices of Coals per ton at s d Wylain l7 6 Bates's West Hartley l7 6 Howard's West Hartley Netherton 18 0 Longridge's Wst Hartley 18 0 Tan field Moor Butes 14 0 Htl'pool West Hartley 18 0 Tanfield Moor l4 0 Wallsend, &c. Riddell l7 6 Russell's HeLton 19 6 Lambton 19 9 LambtonPrimrose . 18 9 Tr:mdon Thornley l9 6 Kep:er Grainge ~ 19 9 Hetton Lyons Main l7 3 Ships at market LOCAL SHARE MARKETS; LIVERPOOL, APRIL 6. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market has been rather brisk to-day, and prices closed at about Saturday's rates. London and North Western, 1051—Ditto, new shares, d. is. 3d.—Caledonian, 346 I—Dutch Rhenish, p. is. 3d. Midland, 82 Great Western of Canada, 2 6i ---- Eastern Counties, iie—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 104 2—Ditto new 91., p. 14—East Lancashire, 994 a—Grand Trunk of Canada, 151 153—Ditto, 6 per cent. Dabs., 89—North British, 11t—North Eastern, Berwick, 2li—Ditto, York, 32- Ditto, Leeds, 20—South Eastern, 2 13 i—Manches ter, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 39i }—G rea t W estern , 67. BIRMINGHAM, APRIL 6. STOCK EXCHANGE. The market was active to-day, without any material alteration in prices from Saturday. London and North-Western, 1051 61—Ditto, Eighths, 3.16 1-16 dis.— Groat Western, Stour Valley Guaranteed Stock, 654 Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley, 9 1-16—Birmingham Canals, 914—Birmingham Bank, 324 MANCHESTER, Amur, 6. STOOK EXCHANGE.—The market had a firm appear ance to-day, but prices slightly receded, closing at the lowest point. A moderate business. East Lancashire, 99 East Lancashire, new, par. —Leeds, 1021—Ditto, new, preen.—London and North Westerns, 1051—Sheffielde, 393 j—llitto, Pref., 12—Eastern Counties, 111 5-16-- Grand Trunk of Canada, 154 R—Great Western of Canada, so—Midland, 82 i—Dovers, 221. NATAL APPOINTMENTS. The following appointments were made at the Admiralty yesterday afternoon : Captain—Henry Lyster, to the Castor. Commander—M. B. Dunn, to the Cumberland. Lieutenants—B. L. Pinkard. and A. H. Fitzroy, to the Cumberland ; F. Hewson and A. Eaton, to the Hastings; H. L. Round, to the Royal William. Master—T. D. Sullivan, to the Hastings. THE KIDDERMINSTER RIOTS. Yesterday the Kidderminster rioters were again brought up for examination before the magistrates. The military still remain in town, and much excitement con• tinues to be evinced by the inhabitants. The police court was again crowded by a motley group. John Hayes and John Cook, remanded from Friday on a charge of assaulting the police after the Riot Act had beeolread, withdrew their previous plea of not guilty by the advice of their solicitor, and pleaded guilty to the charge. After an admonition from the Bench, they were sentenced to a fine of 30s. each, which was at once paid. The cases of the other persons who had been remanded from Friday were adjourned till Saturday next. Charges of riot were preferred against Mr. George Griffith, corn-dealer, and a member of the Kiddermin ster town council ; Mr. Edwin Keysell, butcher ; and George Gough. But they were also remanded till Saturday, as there had not been sufficient time to pro cure witnesses for the accused. A large number of warrants have been issued, and it is expected that by Saturday a number of persons will have been apprehended. Mr. Kettle rill then appear for the prosecution, and the charges of riot will be in vestigated. _ _ Lowe has recovered from the effects of the brutal treatment he received, and left Kiddermin• stet- yesterday morning. A memorial to the right hou. gentleman, expressing sympathy with his sufferings, and detestation at the violence used, towards him by the mob, has already received about 500 signatures of all classes and politics in the borough. ADVBETISEMENT.—HoIIoway's Ointment and Pills Excellent Remedies for Abscesses.—Mr. Wm. Alsop, of the sloop Wesley, informed Mr. Reinhardt, druggist, Hull, that a child of his bad a dreadful abscess on the thigh, and that the medical men gave him no hopes of the child's life. Mr. Reinhardt then recommended him to use Holloway's Ointment. He did so, and the ab scess soon healed ; and the little patient is now as well and as strong as any child can be, entirely through the virtues of the ointment, which are above all praise.— Sold by all medicine vendors throughout the world; at Professor Holloway's !Establishments, 244, Strand, London, and 80, Maiden-lane, New York; by A. Stampa, Constantinople; A. Guidicy, Smyrna; and E. Muir, Malta. BIRTH S. OF A SON. On the 4th inst., at 3, Oxford-terrace, Hyde-park, Mrs. Henry Parry Gilhey, On the sth inst., the wife of M. C. Merttins Swaboy, D.C.L., of Doctors'-commons. OF A DAUGIITER. On the 4th inst., at 65, Mornington-road, Regent's-park, le wife of J. B. Braithwaite, of Lincoln's-inn, barrister-at• Law. On the 6th inst., at 54, Upper Harley-street, Cavendish• square, the wife of William Wood, M.D. MAIt R E;D. On the 4th inst., at St. Martin's-in-the-fields, J. A. Daniel. sen, only son of Josias J. Danielsen, Esq., of Flensburg, to Fanny, the youngest daughter of Samuel Andrews, Esq., of John. street, A delphi. On the 4th inst., at St. Mark's, Kennington, Daniel Sturdy, Esq., of LAnsdowne-road, South Lambeth, to Sarah Oath°. rine Sims, eldest daughter of Davis Sims, Esq., of Stockwell place, Clapham-road. DIED. On the 4th inst., at Kent-villa, Finchley-road, Jas. Creed Eddels, Esq., of Piccadilly, St. James's, and the Vale, Rams gate, aged O. Uu the 4th inst., at Clifton, the Rev. R.W. Newbolt, vicar of Somerton, Somerset, aged 55. On the 3d inst., at Brighton, James Macaulay, Esq., of Chancery-lane, London, barrister-at-law. On the :id inst, , at .Itipley, Surrey, suddenly, Fredelick Wild; worth, Esq., aged 7)-'). On the 4th inst., at Croydon, John Towers, Esq., aged 79. On the tith inst., at N ew Mill man - s t ree t , B runsw i c k-square, Mr. Charles Sheppard, late of Dorchester. On the 3d inst., a t 120 , W es tb ourne -t errace, E ns i gn D ona ld Young, 40th Regt. Madras Army, eldest son of Colonel J. S. Young, Nes s H ouse, Inverness, aged 15. On the Ist inst., at Acre-lane, Brixton, Lieutenant-Colonel M‘Vicar, LONDON : Printed and Publiqhed by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, strand, Printer, at The Sun, Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Pr3cinct of the 29.vcy, in the county of Middlezcx, Tue, - sklay, April 7,1857, 11 Direc eere p der v Dr cove is ex patro establ noble effort him ti Direc of the freely prose its va Opel the g Da estal ambi prop to w] Th Tie Mdle (Of Sig (Of . P S' (Of Sig t I Sc (Of (Of .] (Of