The Sun. — London, England, 1857-10-03 00:00:00

THE MURDER IN LEIGH WOODS, CLIFTON. BOURTON, FRIDAY MORNING. The adjourned examination of witnesses in sup port of the charge of murder against John William Beale was resumed this morning in the Board-room of the Bourton union. The prisoner was brought up from Taunton gaol, and reached the Ashton station of the Bristol and Exeter Railway about 10 o'clock, and was conveyed thence to Bourton. Mr. E. M. Harris, solicitor, of Bath, appeared to watch the case on behalf of the accused. The presiding magistrates were the Rev. H. Mire house (chairman), Sir J. Hare, Col. Burrowes, _Messrs. Shortland, Mordaunt, Rockett, W. H. G. Langton, M. P., J. H. Mirehouse, W. Miles, M. P. , The prisoner's father and sister, who had come over from Bath, were allowed to have an interview with him before he was brought into court. The Chairman inforvied Mr. Harris that the ma gistrates were satisfied upon consideration that the shirt produced by the witness Payne was not stained with the blood of the deceased woman, and that therefore they should merely return the deposition which had been taken, and give the prisoner's coun sel an opportunity of calling the witness if he should think fit. The evidence taken on the last occasion having been read over, Mr. Harris xleclined to cross examine any of the 'witnesses. In reply to Mr. Miles, George West, the under keeper, stated that the place where he first dis covered the blood was about two yards from the place where the body was found ; this was a con cealed place under the rock, which he might have passed several times without noticing the body had not his attention been attracted by the blood. The body had evidently been placed where it was found, because the clothes were all smoothed down in order. The object appeared to have been to con ceal the body. Mr. Superintendent Jones's evidence having been read over, containing a Ist of the articles of clothing found on deceased, &c., the witness stated in reply to the chairman that he bad discovered a hat in Rownham wood, near the buttress of the Clifton suspension bridge, on Sunday, the 20th ult. The hat was not there on the previous day. Mr. Lucas, surgeon, added to his former evi dence, that on the 19th Sept. it was impossible to have identified the body, decomposition having set in. Ihe only means which might lead ti identifica tion of the deceased were the teeth he had extracted, and which were very peculiar both as regarded the decay and the stopping with which the decayed places had been filled. The peculiarity about the teeth was such that it would have been noticed during the life of the deceased. From the body Raving been quite fresh when he first saw it on Saturday, the 12th ult., and from the heat of the weather, it could not have been dead more than two or three days. A deposition of Mr. Chadwick, magistrates' clerk, embodyinc , the previous statement, was next put in, but as it contained additional matter, on the recommendation of Mr. Miles, M.P., the depo sition was rejected and the original statement was adopted. The depositions of Inspector Norris and of the Daventry witnesses—Sausome, Payne, and Brans combe, having been read, Charles Wallington deposed-.I am a railway porter at the Freshford station of the Wilts and Somerset Railway. I recollect seeing the prisoner at the office at Freshford on the 9th ult. He asked me the way to Mr. Bythesea's. I pointel out the direction of the house to him. I saw Mr. 13ythesea's butler the same day, who requested me to send for the cook's boxes. I went there and fetched three boxes ; they were each directed to " Mr. Beale." I added to the directions, " Till called for." I afterwards entered the boxes and forwarded them to Bristol by the 8.45 p.m. train from Freshford. Louisa Elizabeth Ford, examined by Mr. Miles —I am housekeeper to Mr. S. W. Bythesea, of Hill-house, Freshford, near Bath. I have known Charlotte Pugsley for more than two years. She was cook in Mr. Bythesea's service from the 27th June to the 9th Sept., when she left. The prisoner came to our house about 4 o'clock that afternoon. Charlotte Pugaley brought him to my room and introduced him. After shaking hands with me I asked him to take a seat. I asked him where he bad come from, and he said from Bath. I asked him about his father and mother, and he said he bad not seen them. I asked if he was not going to see them before he left England ; and he told me he was not, for they were not friendly. I have known the prisoner more than two years. I was in service with Charlotte Pugsley before at Mrs. Admiral Western's, 8, River-street, Bath. We were quite as sisters. We slept together at Mrs. Western's, and we left together in Dec. last. The prisoner had visited Charlotte Pugsley repeat edly at Mrs. Western's. The prisoner has told me that he was going to be married to Charlotte Pugs ley. He was living at the time with Mr. Mogg, near Park's cottage, about two miles and a-half from Bath. When he cane to Frealiford he told me he was going to be married to Charlotte Pugsley at St. Mary's Church, Southampton, on the Saturday after they left, and that Charlotte was going to lodge with the clerk of the church till they were married, after which they were going to America. All this was said in the presence of Charlotte Pugs bey. I asked him where Charlotte was going to sleep at Bristol, as he said they were going there that night, and he told me he had taken lodgings fur her near the railway station, and he was *ere to sleep with his cousin, but he did not say his cousin lived. I told him I thbught it would be nearer and less expensive to go to Southampton by the London line • he said he had business to tran sact in Bristol and he was bound to go that way. He said they should leave Bristol about 5 o'clock on Thursday afternoon, the 10th. He asked me if I knew the church at Southampton. I told him that I did, as I hal been there. I told him I did not approve his not going to see his father and niothtr, as no blessing attended children who were not kind to their parents. He told me that they cared nothine , about him, and he should not care for them. fasked him how he had left his situa tion at Daventry, and he said his master and mis- tres4 had :gone With their family to India about a fortnight before, and had discharged all the servants except the maid. After some time the prisoner left the house with Charlotte Pugsley about half-past 6 the same evening. She had on a gray alpaca dress, a speckled stray bonnet with drab riband edged with green. I believe it was pink inside the bonnet. She had a black fall with lace edge, a black cloak trimmed with black braid. She carried a green barege shawl on her arm. I paid her on the Ist of September 3/. 15s. wages up to the 27th of September. On the following Monday I paid her 9s. board wages. She had taken some money out of the Bath Savings' bank on the Saturday previous to her going away. I was present when the boxes were fetched. The prisoner had previously corded them in the kitchen. I was present when Pugsley packed the large box, and saw her put nearly all the things in. I have since seen the box at the Bristol Central Police-station. It contained nearly all the things I had seen put in. Some of the things in the 'large box were her wedding things. (Inspector Norris here produced the large box, which was identified by the witness.) I saw this box packed. I saw the prisoner cord it, and I saw it taken away. Inspector Norris stated that the boxes contained wearing apparel, books, and other things ; he found the large one in the bedroom of the prisoner at Badby-house, and the two others in the cellar. Is.uisa Elizabeth Ford examined—There are only two things in the three Loxes which I do not know to belong to Charlotte Pugsley. (Superintendent Jones here produced the clothes which were taken off the deceased. They were also identified by the witness Ford as having belonged to Charlotte Pugs- ley.) The deceased told me the way her teeth were stopped. I have seen the teeth extracted by Mr. Lucas, and am satisfied they are the teeth of Char lot!e Pugs ley. By Mr. 1 - 16rris—I have not seen the teeth in the body since her decease. Ite-examined—When the prisoner was leaving the h ouse I aske d her to wr it e t o me from South ampton ; she said she would, but the prisoner said she would not have time bef , re she left Southamp tl,ll, but she should w, its when they got to Ame lice. The prisone r an d d eceased bot h d ran k tea together in my room before they left. Aliery J4ne Kilson—l am a (Ireisin iker, residing at b reshford. The grly alpaca dress now produced to me was remade by me for Charlotte Puffsloy- on the Ist of Septemi er. I mule some print dresses for her at the same tune, which I silt home on the morning of the '9th of September. 1 bare siuoe seen tiiose other dres,:es in the possession of Insp ctor Charlotte Beazor—l am housemaid at Mr. S. W. Brthesea's. I have seen the cl,thes in possession of Superintendent Jones. I know the stockings to be Charlotte Pegsley's. I darned them for her myself a few evenings before 2114 left. I also know the grey alpaca dress by some black undersleeves Weil were put in it the evening she let% I 'Khow the boots by having worn them myself. I also 1 4/1 ", ;_ a piece of netting produced from one of tho box es it is my own work, and I gave it to Charlotte pngsley. John Nash -4 am in the service of the Great Western Raitev company. I recollect Wednesday, Sept. 9. The POner met the 9.40 p.m. train from Weymouth; a woman was in company with him. I a•sisted in getting out trait , . There were three - bo xes the luggage from that Mr. Beale. The woman did in it addressed to not s a y any thi n g ; the pliaoner came forward when the bo xes were taken Tale WITN, LONEON, SAFURDAY EVENING OC rOI3PR 3 1857 out of the train and claimed them, saying it was their luggage. He said the train they came by did not stop at Freshford, and they had walked on to Limpley Stoke, and the luggage was sent on from Freshford. I ade a charge of 3s. 10d. for the luggage, and he refused to pay it. I told him he had better leave the boxes in the parcels-office for the night, and perhaps Mr. Viner, the clerk, would free him in the morning. He took my advice and. left with the woman. By Mr. Harris—l did not see the prisoner speak to any woman. I saw the prisoner and the woman, who appeared to be in company with him, go away together. I did not observe how she dressed. lie-examined—l hal no dispute about luggage in that train with any person but the prisoner. I have no doubt he is the person. Henry Yiner—l am parcel clerks at the Bristol station of the Great Western Railway. On Thurs day morning, the 10th of Sept., the prisoner came to my office for three boxes in the name of " Beale," which were lying there. I have seen and identified these boxes at the Central Police-station, Bristol. We had a good deal of conversation about the 3s. 101 charged for the luggage, and I recommen ded him to go and see the station superintendent about it. He went away, and on his return he paid the money. He then asked me to allow the boxes to remain in my office, as he was going to Liver pool. I recommended him to take them to the Mid land office and put in the cloak-room, and he went and got a porter, and they were removed from my office. Thomas Silverthorne—l am porter in the Mid land cloak room to the Great Western Company. I remember seeing the prisoner on Thursday morn ing, Sept. 10, about 11 o'clock. I received 3 boxes from him addressed " Mr. Beale, to be left till called for ;" he asked to leave them in the cloak room, and I did so, and gave him a ticket, for which he paid 6d. I produce the receipt ticket. I have seen the boxes and identified them. The prisoner told me he was goingto Liverpool when he brought the boxes. There was a woman standing outside the door at the time; whentheprisoner went out shejoined him, and they went down the street together. The ticket I had given the prisoner was returned in the course of the 12th of September. By Mr. Harris—l am certain the prisoner and woman went away together; they went down the street arm in arm. Robert Miller, butler to Mr. S. W. Bythesea, o: Freshford, proved that on Wednesday, the 9th 01 Sept., he accompanied the prisoner and Charlotte Pugsley to Limpley Stoke station, where they got into the train together andleft Bristol, as he under stood, on their way to Southampton. Beale asked m itness to go back to Freshford station and have the boxes fetched down from the house, and re directed "to be left till called for," at Bristol. Louisa Davey—l am the wife of Corey Davey, of No. 2, Ayre's-buildings, New-cut. I knew the prisoner when I lived with Mr. Way, of Clifton down, about ten or eleven years ago. I saw him about half-past eleven in the morning of Thursday, the 10th of September. I was stand ing at the gate of my house which looks out on the Cut. The prisoner was coming towards Rownham. He had a young woman with him. I did not speak to the prisoner because I was so dirty. My mother was with me at the gate. She was going home, and I wished her " Good bye" because John Beale was coming. lam quite confi dent it was the prisoner I saw. I saw them again a few minutes afterwards. They were then going to wards the prison, which is the straightest way to Rownham-ferry. It leads in other ways to Bristol. The woman was dressed in an alpaca dress. I did not observe her bonnet. I thought what a tidy per son it was he had with him, and I looked after them because I had known Beale for so many years. Wm. Jones—l am a tailor in the employ of Mr. Aplin, of Wine-street, Bristol. On Monday the ith Sept. I saw the prisoner in the evening in Wine street, and went ith him to the King's Head Tavern. He rema‘ Jed about an hour and a-half, and left saying he was going to the Casino. The next morning he came to Mr. Aplin's shop after a pair of trousers his ccisin was making for him. While he was there he pulled a very small pistol out of his pocket. I saw that the pistol had a cap on it ; the prisoner told me it was loaded. I gave the pistol to his cousin to measure the length of it, ss he was going to have a pocket made in his coat to hold a pair of pistols. The pri soner afterwards put the pistol into his waistcoat pocket. The pistol produced by Inspector Norris is very similar to the one I saw. The prisoner said he was going to Bath when he left, and that he might come over on the Wednesday and go to Ashton. Mr. Lucas, surgeon, recalled, stated that a pistol of the description produced by Inspector Norris would inflict the wound and discharge the bullet found in the head of the decea- ed. A bullet received from Inspector Norris weighed with the bullet taken from deceased's head was about 24 grains heavier. Some of the other bullets in prisoner's powder flask weighed tie same, or only differed about a grain. Part of the bullet taken from deceased's head was cut off in extraction. John Hill, son of John Hill, tailor—l am 13 years of age. On_ Thursday, the 10th Sept., I was at the top of Nightingale-valley, inside the wall, between 4 and 5 o'clock in the afternoon. Four other b)ys were with me. I saw a man and woman at the top of th'e valley. They were coming from the wall towards the river. I am sure I should know that man if I saw him again. I took notice of him ; he was walking after a young woman ; I was up in a tree at this time with another boy, looking down upon them as they passed under. The pri soner is the man. I saw him here on Saturday last. I had given a description of him before to Mr. Gould, the chief constable, and I afterwards saw the prisoner and identified him. I know the woman had on a dark dress, but I did not see her bonnet. About a quarter of an hour after I had seen the prisoner and woman together 1 heard the report of a pistol or gun. It came from the direction in which they went. By Mr. Harris—The prisoner hal on a dark brown coat and a cap. The woman was a short woman. The man and woman could have seen me where I was. Wm. J. Collins, son of J. P. Collins, of Wilson street, another lad who was in company with the last witness, confirmed his evidence. Inspector Noriis ; in addition to his former state ment, handed in a complete inventory of the things found in the prisoner's bedroom and pantry, and in the boxes of the deceased, several of which were identified by Miss Ford, the housekeeper, as the property of Charlotte Pugsley. Norris also stated that on taking the prisoner into custody and charging him with the murder, he said, "I know nothing at all about it." The prisoner, acting under the advice of his soli citor, declined saying anythin g in his defence, and was fully committed for trial at the next assize. his room my mother and two brothers and the men servants were there, and my married sister followed me. My brother Thomas had on his trousers, but nothing else, and my brother James was in his night shirt. The house was examined by the mon, and my brother Thomas told me that the kitchen door was found open. They found no trace of any robbers. The dining-room door, which was not locked at night, was open, and my brother James's desk had been broken open, and 141. 10s. taken from it. I never saw the money in the desk, but my brother James told me it had been left in it the night before. A drawer belonging to the cupboard in the kitchen was also opened, but nothing was missed from it. A " collie" dog was kept in the house, and my brother Thomas told me that on Tuesday night it slept in his bedroom. Sometimes it slept in Thomas's bedroom, and sometimes in James's. It does not make any alarms at strangers except when out of doors. Jean Henderson—l am the widow of the de ceased. I went to-bed about 12 o'clock on Tuesday night. My daughter Jane went upstairs with me, but I slept with my marriQd daughter Jessie, who had gone to bed before me. The deceased went to bed about nine o'clock. I left my son James in the sitting-room. I fastened the outside kitchen door before I went to bed, and I knew that the front one was also fattened. I fell asleep shortly after 1 went to bed, and afterwards awoke when I heard my son James coming upstairs, but cannot say how long it was after I left him downstairs. I fell asleep again shortly after he went into his room, and did not awake till I heard the report of a gun, about two o'clock in the morning. The next thing I heard was James opening his door and firing a gun down the stairs. There was not more than half a minute be• tween the first and second shots. I next heard sounds as of persons running down the stairs, either in their stockings or with something over their shoes. Directly afterwards I heard James calling to his brother Thomas in the attic to come down stairs immediately, as there were robbers in the house. I and my daughter got out of bed and held the door, fearing that the robbers might come into our room. Afterwards my two sons came into my room ; Thomas had on only his trou sers, and James was in his night-shirt. After they went down stairs they fired two other shots from the kitchen door, in order to frighten the robbers. Mr. Roberts, for the prisoner, here applied to have the inquiry adjourned, on the ground that he was not sufficiently instructed to cross-examine the witnesses. He also applied that at the next sitting the prisoner should be present. The Coroner said that he intended to take the evidence of all the inmates of the house to-night. As yet nothing had been stated tending directly to implicate the prisoner, and as soon as anything was given that affected him he would adjourn the in quiry. He was always anxious that a person who was charged with a criminal offence should be pre sent when the evidence was given against him, but Le did not see that ho could older the aczused to be brought before the jury. . Mr. Reddish (clerk to the magistrates for the Stockport division) said he thought there would be no objection on the part , of the magistrates to allow the prisoner to be present at the inquiry when anything was proved that affected him ; but at present there was nothing that implicated him, and he could not see how the inquiry could be ad journed at this stage. Mrs. Henderson, in reply to Mr. Roberts, stated that her son was now in custody on the charge of murdering his father ; but he was a good and kind son both to her husband and to herself. Mr. Roberts then renewed his application for an adjournment, but the coroner decided upon taking further evidence. Thomas Henderson—l am son of the deceased. I went to bed in the attic on Tuesday about half-past 11 o'clock. I was disturbed by the report of fire arms about 2 o'clock on the following morning, and I immediately jumped out of bed and awoke the ser vant-man and the boy. I heard my brother get out of bed and walk as if to get his gun and then fire. As soon as I could get a light I and the man went half way down the stairs leading to my father's room. I heard the second shot in about half a minute of or the first, and then my brother James called out there were robbers in the house. I am not sure whether he called before or after the second shot. I cannot recollect. While I was standing on the land ing, half way down the garret stairs, James went went back into his room and re-loaded the gnu. It was a double-barrelled gun ; but ono of the barrels had been discharged the morning before, when my brother shot at a sparrow in the pear tree by the side of the house. I know that he shot at a sparrow because I saw him do it. I distinctly heard him ramming both barrels while I was on the stairs ; and as soon as he came out of his room he and I and a man went down s'airs. I went first, carrying a candle and a stick. The outer kitchen door was standing open. It was fastened the night before with a lock and wooden bar. The bar was resting against the wall, and not broken, so it must have been placed there. The lock was not injured, and the key was in it on the inside. We did not 1 )ok at the windows until we had knocked up the two Irishmen who slept in the granary. None of the windows had been broken or interfered with. I looked into the lobby and saw that the front do a. was fastened. In the sitting-room we found that my brother James's desk had been broken open and 141. 10s. belonging to him taken from it. I never saw the money, but he told me he had left it there. We next went up stairs into our father's room, into which we had not gone before. We found him lying on his back, with his head upon the pillow, and his arms folded across his cheat, as if he had been asleep when he was shot. After his evidence had been read over, and b3fore he signed it, the witness stated that after his bro ther fired he heard footsteps on the stairs, and they appeared to be those of 3 or 4 persons, who had something on their shoes. After he and his brother ha-1 been into his father's room, his brother gave him the gun, and he discharged both b irrels at the back door. Previously to this he had been to his mother's and sister's rooms and told them that hie father was dead. All this occupiedabout a quarter of an hour. The powder and shot were sometimes kept in the sitting-room, and sometimes in James's bed room. He recollected hearing his sister Jane say that his brother James had fired one of the barrel. of the gun at a sparrow, and killed it on Tuesday morning, and he (Thomas) atferwards saw th e d ea d bird in the kitchen. Jessy Eat lam—l am the wife of Edward Earlam, a farmer of Woodford, and daughter of the de ceased, at whose house at Bramal I lived. I slept with my mother, and on Tuesday night I retired to rest between 8 and 9 o'clock. I was asleep when my mother came to bed. I was awoke about two o'clock the next morning by the report of fire-arm , . Immediately afterwards my brother James opened his door and shouted, but I am not sure whether he fired ; I think he did. Between the first and stcond. reports I heard footsteps in my father's room, and they sounded as if the persons had some thing on their shoes. After the second shot I heard foot teps going down the stain. This ; was the last ai itness examined, and the coroner adjourned the inquiry to Tuesday next. 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Mr. Pell ns b f Abrosia i (Grimmer) 1 Mr. Dawson's Richmond Hill (Bullock) 2 Captain Cbriatie's c by Joe Lovell (Cresswell) 3 Bitting-2 to 1 on Ambrosia, who won by two lengths, and was bought in for 40 guineas. Thl Welter Handicap of 5 cove each, 3 ft, with 25 added ; the second to save his stake ; gentlemen riders ; pro fessionals 51b extra ; one mile ; 9 subs. Mr. Jackson's br g Ghika, 4 yrs, 10st 131 b (inc. Sib ex.) (Bates) 1 Mr. Ridley's br c Hopsitality,4 yra, 10st 121b(I'Anson) 2 Mr. Wilson's b c Riga, 3 yrs, 9st 121 b (Owner) 3 The following alio ran :—Tom Newcombe, Ariniger, and Courtenay. Betting-2 to 1 each aget Riga and Hospitality, 4to 1 aqst Courtenay, and sto 1 agst any other. Won by two lengths, the second beating the third by a head. The North York Nursery Handicap Plate of 100 says, f r two-year-olds ; winners after the publication of the weights slb extra ; tho winner to pay 5 sovs to wards expenses ; T.Y.C. Mr. Jackson's b f Lady Tunstall, 7st 121b...(8a110ck) 1 Captain Gray's br o Duneany, 7st 31b (Forster) 2 Mr. Bell's b c Wouverwans, 6,t 121 h (Grimmer) 3 The following also ran :—Adventurer, Sally, Lady Dot, The British Flag, Scaurdale, Valiant, Bradley, S :vale, and b f by Knight of Avenel. Betting-7 to 4 aga Lldy Tunstall, 4to 1. agat Wouverinans, 5 to 1 eaca agar Duneany and Lady Dot. Wus by a neck, half a length between second and third, Adventurer a good fourth. The Northalle — rton Handicap of 10 soya each, h ft, and only 3 if declared, with 50 added ; the second to save his stake, and the winner to pay 10 soya towards ex penses ; winners of any handicap value 100 Hove after Sept. 8 51b, of two or of a handicap value 200 sovs, 81b extra ; one mile ; 14 subs, 2 of whom dtclared. Mr. Johnson's b c Peto, 3 yrs, 63t 81b (Ryan) 1 A.lmiral Harcourt's b Ea Ellermire, 5 yrs, Bat_6lb , Gann) 2 Mr. Wilson's bk f Minnie, 3 yrs, 7st 31b (including 5113 int a) The following also ran „—The Martlet, Courtenay, Ref White and Blue, Fairy Stone, and Apothecary. Betting-7 to 4 agst Ellermire, 2to 1 aget Peto, 4to 1 each agst Red White and Blue and Minnie. Won by a length, two lengths between second and third, Martlet a gaud fourth. The Innkeepers' Plate of 25 soya, added to a sweepstakes of 5 soya each, for 3-yr-olds and upwards ; weight for age, with selling allowances ; once round and a distance. Mr. S:nuggler's The Nailer, by Flatcatcher, 4 yrs (Snowden) 1 Mr. Keesley's Tom Newcome, 3 yrs (Little) 2 Mr. Crosoer's Ulysses, 4 yrs (Cresswell) 3 Betting-4 to lon Tom Newcome, and any odds agst The Nailer, who won by a neck and was sold for 60 guineas. Tue Consolation Scramble of 5 save each, 2 ft, with 25 added, for all ages ; the second to save hie stake, and the winner to pay 5 goys towards expenses. T.Y.C. Mr. l'Anson's Captain Powlett, by St Bennett, 3 yrs‘ (Charlton) 1 Mr. Wilson's Mauchline, 2 yr.; (Ward) 2 Capt. Cl2ristie's o by Joe Lovcll—•Mrs. 'lnchon, 2 yrs (Ryan) 3 Mr. T. Fobert ns Radcar, 3 yrs (Forster) 4 The Nailer, Riga, and Herne also ran. Betting Even on Captain Powlett, 3to 1 apt Herne, 4to 1 agst Riga. Won by half a length, second beating third by a neck. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Oct. 2. MANSION-HOUSE. [The following_ appeared in a portion of our impression of 'TIE : —] THE ALLEGED LIBEL ON THE LOUD T l / 2 . TAYC.R ELECT (SIR R. W. CARDEN).—Mr. Thomas Plant Rose, deputy bridgemaster, and connected with the Fell)wship of Porters 102, Cex's-terrace, Lower-road, Thrrnondsey, appeared in answer to a summons obtained by Alderman Sir R. W. Carden, M.P. (Lord Mayor elect), charging him with having attempted to extort money from him by threatening to print and publish, or offering to abstain from printing and publishing a certain libel affecting the said Sir R. W. Carden. Toe case arose out of the late proceedings connected with the election of Lord Mayor, the money being claimed to abstain from issuing placards to incite the livery against the return of Alderman Car den as Lord Mayor. Mr. Humphreys appeared for the complainant, and Mr. Lewis (Ely-plact), for the defendant. Mr. Ilueephreys said that Slr R. Carden appeared be re his lordship to compl tin of the defendant's conduct relative to the 1 ate election of Lori Mayor, under a sta tute that made it an offence fur any one to (directly cr indirectly) attempt what was charged against she defen dant. The learned gentlemau having detailed the facts he should prove, said that no other construction could be put upon the defendant's con lust than that stated in the Huma:ma, because no opposition was offered by the Livery to the election of the alderman. He then called the following witnesses, and said that if he proved his case he should ask the prisoner to be held to bail to answer any further charge that might be brought against him. Mr. Secondary Potter deposed that in the early part of la,4t week (Wednesday or Thurday) the defendant calied on him. Witness, knowing him, asked him if there was to be any opposition to Sir R. Carden. He replied, certainly, that he had been appointed agent by the pubicans or victualler.; for that purp lse. 4,000/ or 5,0001. was subscribed, and he was certain that a poll would he demanded and Sir R. Carden rejected. Wit ness said he was sorry to hear it; that was all that passed between them. Sir R Carden afterwards called on wituess, and he communicated what had passed between them to Sir R. Carden. By Mr. Lewis—The conversation on the subject arose from his asking Mr. Ro,c if there wa s to be an opposi tion. Witness had previously heard a rumour (as was the usual case) that there was to be an opposition. Mr. Thorpe, King-street, Cheapside, chairman of the Navigation Committee—Some days before the election he savv the defendant in the lobby of the Guildhall, and had a conversation with him relative to the then pend ing election of Lord Mayor. He asked the defendant if it was probable that Sir Robert would he opp , sed. Detendant replied be thought so, as 1.500/. had been subscribed by the publicans or licensed victualler, and that it would take 1,6001. to beat it, but Sir Robert did not feel disposed to meet it. Defendant expresse I sorrow at such being the case, because Sir Robert Wfti a very good man, and ought to come in. He after• wards communicated the conversation to Sir R. Carden. By Mr. Lewis—Most likely he commenced the con versation, and, inconsequence, what followed took place. He had had conversations with others as to the sup posed opposition to Sir Robert ; he heard it frequently mentioned, but he did ❑ot think he heard that as Sir Robert was a rich man he ought to spend a little money. Alderman Hale deposed that previous to the election —about a fortnight—he had a conversation with the defendant about the election ; seeing Mr. Rose at the Guildhall and knowing he took an interest in the elections of Lord Mayor he asked him if there was to be any opposition at the ensuing election, and he replied there was, because Sir Robert was very obstinate. Mr. Lewis submitted that the defendant shoul 1 only be called on to meet the charge specified in the sum►nons committed on the 27th September, and not a variety of charges such as that now deposed to. The Lord Mayor said he must have the whole of the evidence first, and decide the case after. Alderman Hiles contiened —Rose said there wouli be an opposition unless an arrangement was made with him. He said 2,0001. had been subscribed, and alluded to the licensed victuallers, who he said were very angry at Sir Robert's conduct. Witness afterwards c)intnani cated the conversation to S r Robert. By Mr. Lewis—Hs had n) previous communication with Alderman Carden bef xis ho saw Mr. Rose. Wit ness commenced the conversation partly from ingesi tive Inntives and partly from a desire not to see a con• test. He was not on that occasion professing to act as a friend of Sir 11.,bort's. He saw ST R. Car len about asked Mr. Rose because he was the person who generally t tli h r in o k e t o h r a f t o h u days a he asked askedo frr the cve hersabo ) u n ta r , . i i;t o i7 p . fie didn't oBition.l fe conducted the oppositions. Mr. Deputy Kebble depo7ed that he saw the defend ant previously t) the 21. st September. Defendant called on him and said that he had co,no to know if anything was likely to be done, and that he supposed witness knew the object of his visit Witness suspected what it was, and replied that he had nothing to say to him, because he had not seen Sir It Carden, but that he was to see him at half past 10 o'clock that day, and if he would call on him (witness) at 12 o'clock he at m that ghtaivae, e t so a m n e d th w in i g tne tosssa y tol t d o he Defendanthadnh say to him then, but that he should see Sir R. Carden nothing ito called again, and he had better call the next day. Defendant did not on either occasion say anything about his being employed in reference to the election. Defendant called the next day, the 22,1, when witness tol I him he was not in a position to say any thing to him, but that he might be. At the first interview defendant produced a MS. paper, which he stated had been sent to a printer by a publican of high standing. He had calved on the printer and asked to see it. He at first refused, but as it happened to be a printer who had printed for him fur 20 years, he said to him, "if you don't show it to me you shall never print another line fir me." Upon that the printer pro duced the MS , and he snatched it out of his hand and placed it in his pocket, at which the printer was very angry. He real the paper. Mr. Humphreys a,ked the defendant to produce the paper. Mr. Lewis said he had not got it. Mr. Humpreys handed the witness a printed placard, headed, " Who are we to have for Lord Mayor ?" Mr. Deputy Kebble said the MS. he had read was similar to the first part of the placard produeed, but stopped at that part which stated that Alderman Car den's evidence " was offensive to ourselves as men, and disgustingly so as regarded our wives and daughters." The placard has been already published. At the third and last interview with the defendant, witness infostned him that "Sir Robert Carder t.ould do nothing ;" on that defendant pulled out A paper, but whether it was the one witness saw before o r not, he could not say, and replied, " this shall be posted to-night, and Sir Robert is out and no mistake." fie communicated the conversation to Sir Robert. By Mr. Lewis—No sums of money were Dien tioned—except some reduced sums that were scat tired in the hands of I:ceused victuallers, who had subscribed toward s an opposition. One he sa id resided at I:lington, an d another elsewhere, but witness did not recollect them, because he paid no atten tion to it, considering it a little bombast on the aleten' dant's part. He was the deputy of Sir Robert's ward and his friend. Witness had a conversation with Mr. Millard, senior Under Sheriff, with reference to ;,he d&- fondant. Before he saw him defendant said to manure at the fist interview that he had been sent to him by Mr. Millard. He had a conversation wi h Sir R. Carden relative to the engagemet tf Rose as an election agent before h e h a d an interview with him ; Mr. Millard was present with witness an d Sir R. Carden, and th-y urged on Sr it shot that he should be employed, to prevent trouble and expen.e. Mr. Lewis—What was lie to ha employed is do ? Witness—to pick this hall. Mr. Lewis—With what? Witness—With long-shore men. Mr. Lewis—What erere they to be paiil,,,and was he to have any remuneration for his services? NVitness—Oar proposition went to that extant, but I believe no sum was named. Mr. Lewis—May I take itthat Sirß. Carden concurred with you and Mr. Millard on the propriety of packing the hall with long shore-men ? Witness—Quite the rever,e. It was not afterwards arranged by him and Mr. Millard, in the presence of Sir R. Carden, to send fir. Mr. R sae. Wituass hal only one interview with Mr. Mill ird on this subject. After the first interview with the defendant witness appointed the subsequent ones. Witness never saw Mr. Millard afterwards on the matter. Ile did not see what was on the paper R)se produced at the last interview. Mr. Lewis—Why did you tell Mr. Rose to come to you on three successive occasions ? Witness—ToaTlmight in the meantime communicate with Sir R. Carden. Mr. Lewis—Did you not state to the defendant that you bad the wnole management of the el,ction ? Wi', - .ness—l can't recollect it I went so far as that. Mr. Lewis—Had you fla t) ma nagement of the elec tion ? • Witnegg—l thought P.o, but it afterwards turned out j bad not. Mr. Le When did you discovor that I Witness —When I thoug! i t mysill and M r . Millard had wru ng f rom Si r R obert a reluctant complianca with what we wi s h e d t o cirry out. On Monday, 21st Se p t , witness call e d on Si r R . C ar d en, b y appo intment, when he repudi a t e d th e id ea th at h e h a d g i ve n witness any authority ti enter into an arrangement with Mr. Rm. Iu my first interview with the defendant he told him that he thought he Lad carte blanche from Sir R. Carden, but that he then foun 1 he was mistaken. Mr. Lewis—Now, front the first to the last, did you not t•eek the interview with Mr. Rase? Witness—No, he sought tne. Mr. Lewis—Wa.4 it your proposition, as deputy of the ward, that the hill should be packed Witness—Yes ; Sir Robert Carden was thriAtened with an oppoiiti Mr. Lewis—Then the objet was to fill the hall with men to keep out the voters Witness -.No ; because they are voters, and are paid for voting, Mr. Lewis—Theu to have the voters all on ont; fide ? Witness—Yes. Mr. Lewis at this stage (three o'clock) asked for an adjournment, on L.coeunt of his being compelle,l to leave the court. Mr. Humphreys resisted the application. Mr. L3wis said such a course was usual, and he ap pealed to Sir R. Carden not to proceed with the case in his absence. Sir It. Carden—l have nothing to do with the case. I leave it in the hands of my solicitor. Mr. Humphreys—l shall not allow you to interfere with me :in - conducting the case. If any odium arises from this proceeding let it rest entirely on me. Inspector Mitchell was then called, and proved tLe posting of the bills in question on the walls' of the Gui!dhall. After some other evidence of a formal character, Thomas Wicking, !Al-sticker, said that he obtained the placards from a gentleman in Guildhall-yard, between seven and eight o'clock at night on Tuesday, the 22d. He met the gentleman by appointment. Mr. Humphreys—Who was the gentleman who gave you the bills ? Witness—l can't swear to him ;he was a stmtish man. Flumphrays—D J you sea him in court ? Witness—lf I was to see him again I could not identify him. Mr. Millard, senior under sheriff, deposed that before the election he sent for Mr. Rose, and he called on him and had a conversation with him on the ensuing election. I asked him what would be his retaining fee in the event of his being engaged as agent for Sir R. Carden, in con sequence of a threatened opposition to that gentleman ; the answer was he left it to me ; I told him I was de eiratts he should name the sum, but as ha appeared un willing to do so, I asked him if 1001. to cover all the txpen.es of the poll wool I be a sufficient remuneration, with the addition of 50/. in the event of Sir It. Carden's election ; he made no reply, and I said I would com municate with Sir R. Carden if he would give the answer, and if his services were required he would be sent for ; defendant left and called again on the 18th September after I had seen Sir It. CArden. I told him then that I had nothing further to do in it, and I sent him to Mr. Deputy Bebble ; I had no communication after with the defendant. Mr. Millard wished to state what passed between him and Sir R. Carden, to clear his character from any im putation that might rest on it from the part he had taken in these proceedings, but Mr. Humphreys said he could not ask him, nor let him state it. No loubt Mr. Lewis would ask him on the next examination. The further examination of Mr. Millard was then del erred. Alderman Sir R. Carden was then called and sworn He deposed that he never authorised or even thought of the defendant being employed in refer -nee to his election for Lord Mayor ; he was the next Alderman in rotation for the civic chair. This was the case for the complainant, and the further hearing was adjourned till to-morrow (Saturday) at one o'clock. From the London Gazette of Last Night. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, Oct 2. The Right lion. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a de spatch from her Majesty' s Mi n i s t er a t St. Petersburg, reporting that masters of foreign vessels arriving at any port in the Black Sea, will no longer b 3 required to deposit their ships' papers at the Custom-house of the port, but must deliver them to the officers of quarantine, who will at once forward them to the Consul of the nation to which the vessel belongs, and who will return them to the master on the production of a proper permit of departure from the Custom-house. • THE MURDER AT BRAMALL. The inquest on James Henderson, farmer, of Bramall, who was shot while in bed on Wednesday morning, was opened on Thursday evening by Mr. Johnson, coroner, Stockport. Mr. W. P. Roberts, attended to watch the case for the prisoner, James Henderson, jun. Jane Henderson said—l am daughter of the de ceased, and resided with my father at Hardy's farm. He was 60 years of age. Two sons, and two daughters, including myself, lived at home. There were three men-servants, a boy, and a woman. All slept in the house, except two of the men, who slept in the granary. My father slept alone for the last 14 mouths, in one of the front badroomi. My brother James slept alone in the other front bad room, and he had done so for a few months. I slept in one of the back bedrooms on the same floor, to the left of my father's, and next to that of my brother James. My mother and a married sist r (Mrs. Earlam) slept in another back bedroom on the same floor, to the right of my father's. My brother Thomas slept in one of the attics, where there were two beds. Tho granary adjoinad the house, but there was no internal communication with . I and my mother went to bed about 12 o'clock on Tuesday night, and at that time all the other inmates of the house had retired except my brother James. I went to bed as FOOll as I got into my room, and fell asleep in about ten minutes. I did not hear my brother James go to bed. When I went upstairs I saw the kitchen door (the one entering from the north) locked and barred. I did not look at the front (the southern or main) door. My "mother generally looked to the doors. The front do r was usually opened every day, but I eln not say whether it was opened on Tuesday. My brother James frequently stoppe 1 up after the other, reading and writing ; and when went to bed ou Tuesday night he was writing in the sitting ro ;m. My father went to bed between9boauntd two Iu o'clock o n T ues d a y nigh*. I was awoke a o'clock on W e d nes d a morning, and the firs t thin g I hea r d was the noisy of footsteps on the stairs. I heard several footsteps, and immediately afterwards I heard my brother James open his`door and fire. lam quite sure that I heard him open his door. I only heard one report. I did not g 4 out of my room ; but shortly afterwards my brothers and the two servants who were sleeping in the granary, and the one who slept with my brother Thomas in the-attic, entered my room and told me that my father had been shot. I cannot say how long it was after I beard the report that they etme to me, but it was shortly afterwards. I got up im mediately and went into my father's room. I found bim lying on his back with his head on his pillow, arid his arms outside the clothes. He was in the same position that he usually slept in. He was severely wounded in the face. When I went into BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-FRIDAY. Only a few of the subscribers having returned from Newmarket the attendance at the rooms was Lot numerous. Many of the Cesarewitch candidates were talked about, but investments were few and far between, and to Ptnall amounts. M. Dobler retains the position of first favourite, although offers against him are plenti ful. Warlock was Supported rather freely at 25 to 1. 1000 0 20 was taken about Eloquence, and afterwards offered. Black Tommy is very firm ; December, Aster, and Saccbarissa are in bad odour. The following len:,thy list of quotations is to a great extent made up from offers : CISMIEWITOLI STALES. 8 to 1 agst M. Dobler (offered) 15 to 1 agst Mary (taken and offered) 15 to 1 apt Plush colt (offered) 20 to 1 agst Black Tommy (take 25 to 1) 25 to 1 agst Warlock (taken freely) 25 to 1 agut Renown (offered) 25 to 1 agst Rosati (rake 30 to 1) 100 to 3 agst El Hakim (taken and offered) 100 to 3 asst Aster (offered) 100 to 3 agst December (offered) 100 to 3 agst Saeeharissa (,ffercd) 50 to 1 agst Poodle (taken and offered) 50 to 1 agst Neville (,aken and offered) 50 to 1 aget Eloquence (taken and offtrad) 65 to 1. apt 13Arileur (offered) Tattersall's Sabscriptioa Rooms will be open this day (Saturday). BLINK BONNY AND THE DONOASTER ST. LEGE R. TO THE EDITOR OF DELL'S LIFE IN LONDON. Sir,—l have to thank you for your generous advocacy of my cause relative to the defeat of my mare Blink Benny for the Doncaster St, Leger. Your report ex hibited what I should like to see imitated in your con ; temporaries, viz., a desire to inquire into the truth of facts before giving them to the public heedless of the consequences which may thereby arise ; and the absence of all prejudice and malice is alike conspicuous through out the whole of your narrative of the meeting. I should not have troubled you on the subject bad it not been for the infamous and false statements that have been made about me and my neighbour and friend Mr. Scott, whom parties would in vain endeavour to sacrifice as well as myself ; and having receive,: several threatening letters of the vilest description from fellsws who are not courage ous enough to give their names, and being threatened, moreover with personal violence the next time I appear on a race course, I trust you will lend me your columns to lay before the public the following statement of the way I prepared my mare for the St. Leger, the bets I had on her, and the measures I took to ensure her suc cess ; and these, I feel confident, will be satisfactory to such of my friends and the noblemen and gentlemen who necked her. It is no secret that I won the Derby and Oaks with Blink Bonny after a preparation which cut really only be dated from Chester. Having achieved these victories, the Doncaster St. Leger was, of cour•e, the most earnest object of my ambition, and I resolved that no stone should be left unturned on my part to pre serve Blink Bonny's fair fame, and render her name as immortal in the annals of the turf asl believe it will even he now. Oa the principle of its being impossible to keep the bow always strung, I "let her down" a little after Epsom, and at Liverpool and Goodwood she ran " big," but still won her engagements without being asked to _wallop. I then entertained the idea of running her at York for the Great Yorkshire Stakes, but the heavy rains setting in we had to change her exercise ground trom the tan to the turf, and in going up gallop she flung i v t o e her put a shoe and broke her , oe so badly that I was obliged to rest bye a h her i ti oup l s e t r o o f ng de e w e work r e k f ia. her again, and she went on doing very well, except suff e ring p l A er f a fortnight, yrtnorithlt, began and give slightly from her teeth, one of which was extracted by Mr. Mawe on the 3Uth of August. That gentleman also dressed her mouth twice between then and Doncaster. A. fortnight previous to the race, I regret to add that she slipped up and injured her quarter from whipping round suddenly on being frightened at a gentleman get ting into a gig that was standing on the %Vold. By lotneetation I reduced the swelling, but n! course by this circumstance I could not work the mane to my lik ing, and had, as may be imagined, much to contend with —the complaint peculiar to her sex having also set in unusually strong, and aggravated by the muggy weather and her nervous state it dui not go off until just before .he Perk Hill. Still she galloped so free, and to the lye so like in her old form, that although I should have wished to have had her bigger, I still thought I shonl I have "got through" with her. At Doncaster, singular to state, she wool I not eat her hay in her usual way, but ate t. well ofcorn, and perhaps had I given her little grass, as I had done previous to the Derby and ther races, she might have done better. She galloped she morning before the Leger to my satisfaction, and Alm Charlton's, and all who saw her then admitted at .nee she was Blenk Bonny. I now come to the night precious to the race, when, having heard of the rumours which were in circulation respecting the mare being •‘ safe," I took every possible precaution to protect my .elf, my friends, and the public. I had a long interview with Charlton, in which I impressed upon him the serious less of his task in riding her for tl e Leger, adding my perfect belief that he would do me the same justice he had lone me in the Derby, Oaf e, and, in fact, in every race in which he hid ridden for me; and I added, "the eyes o f Yorkshire and th e wor ld were on him." He assured me , re had backed the mare for a sum which he mentioned to no. I removed a pecuniary impediment to his mount, mid we parted mutually satisfied with each other, he and I both believing that we should be successful on the morrow. The result of the race is now well known, and, lowever mortifying t o me, I newt bear with it, the only :oneelation I have being, that I did all I knew avoid t, and my belief that it was brought about by c:rcurn tances over which I had no control, which I have minted out, and which I endeavoured to master to the wet cf my ability. The only bets I bail on the race wire ,tie following : viz., 75 t o 1,125 and 50 to 150 on Blink 3.inny ; the-e I. hed ge d b y betting 140 to 80 and 65 to 10 against her. I also took 400 to 200 about Igoora iras, and 250 to 10 aloout Imperieuec ; and at the espe aal request of Mr. Charles Peck I laid him 1001. t ) his . ra,lc van, wh . c . i he valled at 601. Beyond these amounts I had not one shilling dependent upon the St. Leger. 1 la 1 net the slightest communication, either personally e• by letter, with Mr. Scott, who, I have reason to h., ieve, never fancied Imperaiuse ceuid have beaten Blink loony, anti I should never have dared t I have approached dm with any proposition which would not bear the ight of day. In conclusion, let me avow my belief thee .he best mars WOO cn the day, but my Lope is that when se meet againß ink Benny will recover her laurels; and laving laid before your readers my plain unvarnished eatement of thing s lie they really were, and which I nave done both io justice to myself and Mr. Scott, I beg o state I shall teke no further notice of any more wri .en or personal slanders on this unpleasant euhject, but leave myself entirely in the hands of the sporting world, vho one day or another lam setiefint will render ths justice that is due te, sir, your obedient servant, Spring-cottage, Melon, Sept. 26. W. VANsoN. P S. Perhaps it may be satisfactory to add that no !utnan being 017113 even a hair of Blink Bonny's tail but mysel, nor has anybody the slightest control over her. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, 00T. 2. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through tho Secretary of State for Foreign Affiirs, a copy of a Despatch from her Majesty's Minister at St. Petersburgh, reporting that the Russian Government have opened the Coasting Trade of the Black Sea between the Fort St. Nicholas and Anapa, to foreign vessels of not more than 20 lasts burden, until the end of the year 1858. WAR•OF FILE, PALL-MALL, 00T. 2. Gth Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant Courtenay Ww. Bruce to be Captain, by purchase, vice Swinton, who retires. 7th Dragoon Guards—Sergeant-Major Henry Pearce Phillips to be Riding-Master; Surgeon Wm. Arden, from the Military Train, to be Surgeon, vice Dolmage, appointed to the Military Train ; Veterinary-Surgeon Wm. Varley, from the Military Train, to be Veterinary- Surgeon, vice Poett, who exchanges. 17th Light Dragoons- : --Cornet Robert Bainbridge to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Baring, promoted ; Francis James King, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase; James Harding, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Bainbridge; Robert Dennistoun Macgregor, Gent., to be Cornet, without purchase, vice Clegliorn, promoted ; James George Scott, Gent., to be Cornet, without pur chase, vice Marshall, promoted. Military Train—Surgeon Gideon Dolmage, from the 7th Dragoon Guards, to be Surgeon, vice Arden, appointed to the 7th Dragoon Guards ; Veterinary-Surgeon M. Poett, f rom 7th Dragoon Guards, to be Veterinary Sur geon, vice Varley, who exchanges. Ist Regiment of Foot—Captain Morgan James O'Connell, from half-pay Ist Foot, to be Captain, vice Brevet-Lieu tent-Colonel T. M. Byrne, promoted, without purchase, to an unattached majority. 2d Foot—Cornet Alexander Baird, from half-pay Land Transport Corps, to be Ensign and Adjutant. 4thF oot—Walter Francis BlalcA, Gent., to be Ensig n , b y purchase, in succession to Lieutenant Williamson, who retires. Bth Foot --The appointment of Quartermaster - Sergeant G. 11. Walker to be Quartermaster, as stated in the Gazstte of the 18th September, 1857, has been cancelled. 14th Foot—Lieutenant W. F. Blunt to Jae Captain,, by purchase, vice Barlow, who retiree. 18th Foot—Assistant-Surgoon R. A. Hyde, from the Staff to b 3 Assistant -Surgeon, vice Philip, who resigns. 22d Foot—Ensign S. Winthrop to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice B. M. Deane, promoted; Lieutenant R. C. D. Ellis to be Adjutant, vice B. M. Deane, promoted. 26th Foot—Quartermaster-Sergeant A. Hallto be Quarter master, vice Kent, who retires upon half-pay. 47th Foot—Lieut. Thomas Palmer to be Captain, by pur chase, vice Pilkington, who retires • Ensign James An derson to b 3 Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Palmer Richard Henry Freeman, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Anderson ; Lieut. James Arthur _Bloomfield to be Adjutant, vice Palmer. 60th Foot—Edsign J. B. L. Nevinson, from the 98th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Enderby, whose transfer from the 17th Foot has been cancelled ; Ensign H. J. Barker, fron the 55th Foot, to be Ensign, vice W. J. Kerr, whose transfer from the 79th Foot has been cancelled ; Staff-Surgeon of the Secdnd Class John R. Miller Lewis, M.D., to be Surgeon. 71st Foot—Major Robert Dennistown Campbell to bo Colonel, by purchase, vice Brevet-Colonel Denny, who ' retires; Brevet-Major G. W. Talbot Rich to be Major, by purchase, vice Campbell; Lieutenant William John Denny to be Captain, by purchase, vice Rich. 9NI Foot —Ensign Edward Mason to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Parker, promoted. Brigade—Lieut. James Frederick Henley to be Ad jutant; Staff-Surgeon of the Sec on d Cl ass James Ed ward Scott, .111.8., to be Surgeon. " 2d West India Regiment—Surgeon Deodatus William Eaton, from half-pay of the 60th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Mostyn, appointed to the Staff. UNATTACHED. --Brevet-Colonel William Anson McCle verty, Major on half pay of the 48th Foot (late Deputy Q u artermaster -General in New Zealand), to be Lieut.- Colonel, without purchase ; Brevet- ilajor Matthew Jones Hayman, 18th Foot, to have his Brevet Rank converted into Substantive Rank, under the Royal Warrant 6th Oct., 1854. HOSPITAL STAFF. Surgeon John Wm. Mostyn, M.D., from 21 West India Regt., to be Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class, vice C. W. Poulton, whose restoration to full pay, as stated in the Gazette of 28th ult., has been cancelled. Assistant-Surgeon Frederick Douglas, M.D., from tho 26th Foot, to be Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class, vice Lewis, appointed to the 60th Foot. Assistant-Surgeon Robert MacGregor, from the 29th Foot, to be Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class, vice Scott, appointed to the Rifle Brigade. Staff-Assistant-Surgeon Richard L. Butler has been permitted to resign his commission. BREVET. The undermentioned Quartermaster, retired on half-pay, to have the honorary rank of Captain, under the Royal Warrant of Dect. 17, 1855—Q uar t ermaster Ch ar l es K ent, half-pay 26th Foot. The undermentioned Cadet, of the East India Company's Service, to have the local and temporary rank of Ensign during the period of his being placed under the command of Colonel Saudham, of the Royal Engineers, at Chatham, for field instructions in the art of sapping and mining— Alexander Jerome Filgate, gent. COM AISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD-LIEUTENANTS. County of Northumberland—Robert Stephenson, E3q., M. P., to be Deputy Lieutenant. 2d or Eastern Regiment of Norfolk Militia—Charles A pplewhaite, Eiq„ to be Captain, vice Blomefield, re signed. Huntingdonshire Militia—Herbert Riverpale Mansel Jones, Esq., to be First Lieutenant. West Sent Light Infantry Regiment of Militia—Chas. Win. Motherwell, late Lieutenant Royal Renfrew Militia, to be Lieutenant, vice Derbishire, resigned. Hampshire RegirneLt of Militia—Charles Henry Fel lowes, Gent., to b 3 Ensign. 2d Regiment of Derbyshire Milithu—Hugh William Reid, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Poyser, retired. Prince of Wales's Royal Regiment of Renfrew Militia —George James Wilson, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Duncan Macfarlane, resigned. Royal Barks Militia—Lieutenant Thomas Fuller Mait land to be Captain, vice Hunter, resigned. BANKRUPTS. William Bracher, William Hawkins Bracher, and John Bracher, plumbers, Great Ormond-street, Bloomsbury, to surrender Oct. 14 and Nov. 13, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-build inqs ; Dalton, King's Arms - yard. 'Samuel Bayley and Thomas Russell, dyers, Macclesfield, Oct. 14 and Nov. 4, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hernainan, official assignee, Manchester; Sale, Worthington, and Shipman, Manchester. Thomas Roper, wholesale druggist, Falcon-square, Oct. 15, at twelve, and Nov. 17, druggist , one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Leo, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Depree and Austen, Lawrence-lane, Cheapside. William Robertson, currier, Birmingham, Oct. 12 and Nov. 2, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham ; Harding, Bi a . m i ng h, i m ; Southall and Nelson, Birmingham. Robert Clough, hosier, Oxford-street, Oct. 15e,ya,t Ely place. and Nov. 17, at twelve, at the Court of Ba n k ruptcy. Ed wards, official assignee, Basingliall-street.; nev Charles Povey, butcher, West DromWich Staffordshire, Oct. 15, and Nog. 5, at half-past eleven at the Birming ham District Court. Whitwore, official assignee, Bir mingham ; Hodgson and Allen, Birmingham. Nathan Earnworth, d rugg i st, Chorl Lan . cashirs Oat. 16, and Nov. 10, at twelve, at the e llanchester District Court. Pott, offi c i. 1 assignee, Manchester • Christian and Jones,L Crocker,iverpool Hall, Manchester. tin pate worker, James Okehampion, Oct. 13, and Nov. 5, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter; Bragg, Devon ; Stogden, Exeter, William Keen], brewer, Exeter, 0ct.13, and Nov. 5, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official as signee, Exeter ; Turner, Exeter. John Tamblyn Hawkey, farmer, Cardinham, C ornwa ll, Oct. 13, and Nov. 5, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter; Sargent, Lis keare. Solomon C r oss,lninnufacturer, West Bromwich, Stafford shire, Oct. 15 and Nov. 5, at half past eleven, at the Bir mingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Bir mingham ; Caddick, West Bromwich; Knight, Birming ham. e Robert Chevallier Cream, apothecary, Rushall, Wilt shire, Oct. 13 and Nov. 10, at eleven, at the Bristol Dis trict Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol; Abbot anti Lucas, Bristol. Henry Craven, corn factor, Leeds, Oct. 16, and Nov. 20, at eleven, at th e L ee d s District Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds; Richardson and Gaunt, Leeds. Robert Harrison, James Kiero Watson, and Henry Pease, bankers, Kingston-upon-Hull, Oct. 14, and Nov. 25, at twelve, at tho Town-hall, Kingston-upon-Hull.. Carrick, official assignee, Hull; Lightfoot,.Earnshaw, and Frankish, Kingston-upon-Hull. . --- William Smorthwaite, baker, Barking, Essex, Oct. 13, at twelve, and Nov. 13, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street• buildings ; Young and Plews, Mork-lane. Henry Stubbs, corn dealer and seedeman, Bishop's Sut ton, Oct. 13, at twelve, and Nov. 12, a t h a lf- pas t e l even, at he Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Baqiughall-street ; Godwin, Essex-court, Temple ; Green field, Winchester. Thomas Hatchings, contractor, Adam-street, Adelphi, Oat. 16, at eleven, and Nov. 13, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Richardson and Sadler, Old Jewry-chanabera. Samuel Vandersluis, tailor Lower-marsh, Lambeth, Oct. 13, at half-past eleven, and Nov. 13, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson,. official assignee, Basinghall street; Dalton, King's Arms-yard. Thomas Payne, lessee of the Strand Theatre, and of York-road, Lambeth, Oct. 13. at eleven, and Nov. 13, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnston, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Levy, Burton-crescent, Ta vistock-square. Henry Smith Bright, merchant, Kingston-upon-Hull, Oct. 21, and No-v. 25, at twelve, at the Town-hall, King ston-upon-Hull. Carrick, official assignee, Hull; Wells and Smith, Kingston-upon -Hull. George Warburto❑ and John Ormesher, silk brokers, Manchester, Oct. 18 and Nov. 5, at twelve, at the Man chester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manches ter ; Boote and Jellicorse, Manchester. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS, William Rae Duncan, late head postmaster of Zatland: Lerwick. Bryce Henderson, painter, Rothesay. Samuel Krotoshiner, tobacconist, Glasgow. BANK OF An Account pursuant to the Act the Wees ending on Saturda: ISSUE DEP , A Notes issued ...... .. 25,156,280 425,156,280 Dated the Ist day of Oct., 185 i BANKING DE : Proprietors'capital .. 14,553,000 Rest ................ 3,924,524 Public deposit E (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav- ing's Banks, and Dividend Accounts) 8,464,9931 Other deposits ...... 9,190,690 seven Day and other 1311L9•• .• •• •• ... 789,114 Z 36,922,321 ENGLAND. 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32. f. r r. the 26th day of Sept., 1827. ►BTMENT. .cd the Ist day of Oct., LBW/ Government debt.... 11,015,100 Other securities ...... 3,459,900 Gold coin and bullion 10,681,280 Silver bu11i0n.4...... - X 25,156,280 E. MARSHALL, Chief Haawer. :PA,ItTMENT. Govenunentsecnritios (includg.Dead Weight Annuity) .......... 10,593,63 Other securities...... 19,719,700 Notes .. .......... 6,014,160 Gold and silver coin .. 594,808 £36,922,321 MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from the returns made in the week ending Sept. 29, 1857, exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid on • payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great Britain : s. d. From the British Possessions in America 35 74 Muscovado, the produce of the Muscovado, the produce of the East Indies 24 44 Average of the above descriptions. , 35 11 COURSE OF EXCRANGE.-YESTERDAY. kmsterdam...... • •• 11 16 Ditto, three months .. 11 1914 aotterdam •• •• •• •• •• •• 11 1 Antwerp •••• • • • • •••• 25 40 Brussels • • •• •• •• •• •• • • 25 40 aamburgh •• •• .• •• • • 13 8% Altona •• •• •• •• •• •• Paris •••• •• • • •• • • •.• 25 27% • Do. three months . .. 25 62% Marseilles ............ 25 62% Bourdeaux .. • • .• Frankfort-on- Value •• .. 119 Berlin •• •• •. •• •• •• •• •• Vienna .• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 10 35 Trieste. ••• ••• •• •• •• •• Ara 10 36 Petersburg . 353` gadrid ••• •• •• •• •• •• •• 49% Cadiz • •• •• •• •• •• 50 Barcelona .... Seville.• .• • .• ...... Gibraltar ...... • • •..... Leghorn •••• • • •... 30 7% Genoa ..... 25 72% Milan Venice...—. • • - Naples • • 42% Palermo .... Messina Lisbon .. •• • 52% Oporto .. ........• Rio Janeiro...... • • .... :Buenos Ayres...—. • . .• New York,6o days' sight Philadelphia ... PRICES OF BULLION, FEB OZ: Foreign Gold In Bars £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin •• 0 0 0 Mexican Dollars .. 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 0 0 Silver in bars ...... 0 0 0 Country Markets. LIVERPOOL—Ocr. 2. To-day we bad a smaller attendance of buyers, and more limited transactions in the leading articles of the grain trade than for some time. There was a nominal decline quoted of ld to 2d per bushel on wheat, 6d per bagel and is per sack on flour, ld per bushel on Irish new oats, and s per load on oatmeal. Barley, beans, and peas unvaried ki value. Indian corn 6d decline. The last few days have brought in serious reports about the potato murrain. LOUTH—SEPT. 30. The corn trade was active to-day, and prices much the same as last week. Wheat, 52s to 57s ; extra, —s ; barley 41s to 45s oats 21s to 28s ; b eans , 45 s to Cis. ; BOSTON—SEPT. 30. A moderate supply of all kinds of grain to-day. An improved demand for wheat, and the transactions in wheat were at a slight advance on last week. Peas is cheaper. Barley, oats, and beans steady, but no change in value. Prices :—Wheat, red, 49s Od to 56s Od; new, —a to —s ; white, 56s Od to 58s Od; extra, Os. Barley, 34s Od to 453 01. Oats 21s to 28s. Peas, 40. to 46s Od. Beans, 45s Od to 50s Od per qr. . WAKEFIELD—OcT. 2. At this day's market there was a fair attendance of millers and dealers, and a moderate amount of business - was transacted in fine qualities at barely former rates. Fine barley was scarce, but inferior slow of sale at lower rates. Beans, oats, and shelling rather lower. Average prices of grain—Wheat, 58s 04d ; barley , 44s ; oat s, 28s Od ; bean s , 57 5 l i d ; peas, :45s 0(1; rye, ^B. Od. EXETER —Oar. 2. CORN.—Wheat, 6s 9d to 7s Od ; barley, 65 to 5s 3d ; grinding do., O. Od to Os Od. O a t s 3 s Od to 3s 3d. B eane , O s Oto 0 Od. Peas, 00s Od to 150 s Od. FLOUR. —Fine, 41s Od to 42s Od; seconds, —s Od to 405 Od per sack. CATTLE. —There was a small supply of bullocks. Best beef, from 10s fid to lh per score.; inferior, 75 Od to 8s per score ; fat calves, Od to 7d per lb ; barrenners i Os Od to Os Od. per score ; cows and calver, 121. to 201. ts ; butchers' calves, Od to 7d per lb., rearin2 calves —a to -- a each; sheep, ewes and lambs, 21. 5s to 31. 6s per couple; ewes, Od to 6d; wethers, 7d --d ; lambs, Vld to 0 per lb. Pigs, largo size, —5 to —s ; second size, —a to —s ; slips, —s to --s ; sucktsrs, —s to —s. Rough fat, 4id per 11. Pork carcases from 105 Od to 115 3d per score. BRISTOL SUGAR—Ocm. 2. There has been a very steady demand this week, both for pan and scale sugars, and a fair amount of business, at about former prices. Refiners' produce finds a ready sale, at rather improved rates; in some descriptions there is a slight advance. Rum is much wanted, but the sup plies are nearly exhausted. COAL MARK ,ET.—OoT. 2. the close of the market &o. Prices of Coals per ton a, s d. Tana()ld Moor Butes 14 3 North Percy Hartley s d 16 0 Riddell 17 3 Bell.'.__ l7 6 Wallsond, Sze. Braddyll l7 6 Acorn Close lB C Belmont • 17 6 Huuwick l6 0 Haswell 19 6 Russell's Hetton 18 C Whitworth l6 0 Toes l9 6 Cassop 18 6 Ships at market, 23 ; sold, 23, [ADVEItTISEMENTA— Holloway's Pills are, without doubt, the very best medicine for indigestion and flatu lency. The test of years have proved their efficacy in curing bile, flatulency, sica-headache, nervousness, and debilitated constitutions. The well-known properties of these excellent pills are too highly appreciated in the present day to require any encomium here, as they are, resorted to by rich and poor in . e ve r y station, and their properties are to invigorate the body, streng then the faculties, and restore the invalid to a perfect state of good health. Sold by all medi cine vendors throughout the world, at Professor Holloway's establishments, 244, Strand, London, and - 80, Maiden-lane, New York ; by A. Stamps, Con stantinople, A. ctuidicy, Smyrna, and E. Muir, elta. BIRTHS. OF A BON. On the 30th Sept., at 9, LemateTtardons, the wifo of Robert A. Mitchell, Beg. On the 30th at Bosmer o Lodge, 'Tulsa-hill-road , Brixton, the wife Sept.,the Rev. J. Hall. OF A DAUGUTER, • On the 30th Sept., at Worthing, Sussex, the wife of Lient.-Colonel G. Holt. On the let inst. , at 15, Warwick-road, Upper Cl a pt on , Mrs. C. J. Byass. MARRIED, On the Ist inst., at Kew, John Chao. Edwards Wei all Esq. of 5, New Boswell - court , Lincoln's.inn, solicitor, to Charlotte, elde4t daughter of the late George Condy, Esq., Commissioner in Bankruptcy at Manchester. DIED, On the Ist inst., at Bury Hall, Alverstoke, Hants Vice- Admiral John Brett Purvis, aged 71. , On the 2.1 inst., at Heston, Middlesex, suddenly, John Steigenberger, Etq., aged 63. On the 30th Sept. ' at Dover, William Monies, E q ., Lieut.-Col. Bast Kent Militia, and Deputy-Lieut. for the county of Kent, aged 66. On the 30th Sept., Charles BatsforeEsq., of Weston, near Bath, raged 76. On tho' 3u - th Sept., at Merthyr Tydfil, G. C. Roach, E-q , solicitor, net , 23. On th e 27th Sept., a t Pt. D av i d ' s, the Rev. Edmund Melvill, Chancellor of the Diocese and Cathedral of Saint David's, aged 59. On the G.tth Sept., at Sudbury, near Harrow, Mr. Henry Mhrnhan), aged ()6. On the 27th Sept. at 19, Gloc es t er - p l ace , Hyde-park gardens, Miss Sarah Walker. LONDON Printed and Published by MUItDO YOUNG of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at 27 4 S un O ffi ce, No., 112, Strand, in tLe Precinct of the Savoy. in the county of Middlesex, Saturday, October 3, 1857.