The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-06-09 00:00:00

REIGN INTELLIGENCE. TURKEY ` 4 at d' er dated C onstantinople, May 20, states hat ea eral dell a M armora and staff arrived in 4 s'`ate r it Y On board the Sardinian steam frigate Ti i l°, in the evening of Wednes lay the 21st. ie lirsd aY the G enera l was presen t e d t o his 4s tdi,, t • Y Sultan by the Charge d'Affaires of F~na v Count dell a Mi nerva. H e was rece i ve d 0: 17 flattering manner. After the audience tq te i nr "aeral Visited the Kaimacan, the Minister of Ns: 11 Affitirs, the Seraskier, the Capudan din e ,f and the Sirdar-Ekrem. In the evening he oap r .,, a t the British Embassy. The General left last. the 23rd inst., towards evening.. 'Nic e are still about 4,000 or 5,000 Sardinian ttirtro'f?einftitiiil is the Crimea, but by the depai h -- bA tile . general commanding, the army as such , t hat th' B ,,,ald to bo broken up. It was the first time '''elle-heit'ard,inian army came into contact with the brit Lnylish armies, and they cannot be said ottli tt , - „tnat by the comparison. At the only oppor bittljuieY had of displaying their prowess on the l, l q l -91(1, it exited the admiration of every one by e°llr age, and the steadiness and precision of 4p 1er,1, -.lents. In the trying epidemic of last , it a eh 'Olen hundreds were dying ingloriously . )o!' ri ot the discipline of the Sardinian army -11 4jo ° sken one moment, as was proved by the Iti,f„" l . l attack of the 16th August. During the t o ' ei t t 'l lt Proved that it was superior, if anything, fr its ‘ va tl ar the French or English in providing ft gaitie c t i ll t , B 4 its own means. Sardinia may not have ' 4 1 . 01 1 , 1 ;1 the Peace immediate political advantages s itB alliance with the west, but her army ha ` 4 e p," l the es teem and the sympathies of not only and but likewise of the Russian h tttil e ' s -tl a will be counted, henceforth, among t e , 41 ttj or ", , af the west. It has acquired a pos . itio o n. Ctnlies has arrived to wind up the aff h turs sur f . At tic gen t. Had one any right to thi s a nything which is done in conn e ecti . on (1 4 -i leadi - 4 -° uY, one might ask what is the meaning g °llt somebody expressly if there are i lti lestib.,? ze n generals and a major, who have been d l utoli q 'and of the depot for more than a year, an d th ° ;,, lvi inse hands all the business has passe i i ,` ° l 4 ?Wt. lierim Pasha, late of Kars, has arrived ; i 7e ;: 8, and gives very interesting details about I,, t ent e ;., W hich must attract so much the more as they are the first details given by a A _ Offi ., ce. m seco, , 64 h ate o 'B f rom Constantinople to the 30th ut. : t !lt t s T, l l t ,the Persian representative in that city f,,' l or B ;' e u, M. Thouvenal that a Persian ambas- P4A: tb °ll 'd be shortly sent to France. Letters lerkf: le a.s a the 31st ult. mention that General to a° nerli shortly visit that city in order to effect yWiththe King. M. Tricoupis has elZeretd, t hat the occupation by foreign troops '3' cease. SARDINIA P r g r attime of the fete which is to be offered a t - 0 4 4- , 111 . L Y at Genoa had been definitively agreed ; 1 . N I , - ‘ue Ist a contract was entered into between i4.ePrem„°ll.l°r, delegated by the Municipality, and th e C t ietor of the Hotel de laLune, with respect . o td erl ; 411 st to be given to all the troops in the , 1 ,", 11 0f, Aquasolo. The sum stipulated was o - 4 1. a dinner of 5.000 covers, that is at the ai d 6 °C. per head, 10,000 bottles of wine oit, - " cigars are to be supplied, or two bottles ," 1 (1. Q-eigar for every man. The meats are to be ' - uld the weather - continue rainy, the din -4e REtr ' cl e b ._ e served in the barracks, and, if fine, in n. : (141 . 9,1°-Italian Legion is not to proceed . to d b tl tilh'a he depot, which had remained in Pie 'lle k "' "en ordered to join the corps at Malta. ' tlc ler G ate Official Journal contains the following, tb o e of Catania 15th May ee; t ll4 . 7 e just heard ' that, in consequence of at n khers a n a of hostilities between the belligerent LR the fortunate conclusion of peace, dA er : cli natifl 11., at a council held on the 7th ' ) :( 1 11 ' et decl tht vssels sailing under Neapolitan (i t o ltiO r4 ; Ill aY hereafter convey sulphur to any '4,sid li e t ; °ll, as well as all other articles hitherto An '. ll e . o e4 .as contraband of war." th a Pilizone of Turin says—We learn from A• t he tm. Hubner has really presented a note on tleltanreach government, reflecting severely the t oy But, contrary to the assertions of been %Press, these reflections have not Ite;greg-priNvith favour; the latest French notes t a - : y eei t ,' to the government of Turin are con- CeliE i t — the most friendly language, and by no -v°l lr - is e , ar out the insinuations of certain journals 4 - , e to Austria ~e l lEr( :)ri c tb n g to the Italian Co rresponclence of Turin ;," I ' o ll: t t,....uroglia is appointed to be present at the th a t (L ull of the Czlr. The same paper states -lleral della Marmora will probably resume cirtfpli ° of war. RUSSIA. , ;gat th ,Le,. from Berlin, dated June 4th, remarks ;; 41.(1 t e nlY important events that history will " lit t (l e re .,.. N rcl of the Emperor of Russia's recent 0 1 11) e - -vtoseow Warsaw, and Berlin re those the New 4e 1 ‘ cteci With ' his stay in Warsaw. In a Alos fi e o o m w i t , N I , * e ' ed the troops which had returned certain :4151*° v- ' all expedition, decided upon .. qtil . d 'lxte nts to b e made in the town, and, it is : : I; t i itilehtle4 ‘. voeijvcti t tw e to d o 1 i s n o e m s some of attention railw ay. to the conflicting Warsaw has been marked by an act s'l3re.,..' usually termed a general t aranesty, an ..t elb, -,,4 0) , . a Sely }' Which, nevertheless, contributes ex ci-;,) the at b •ng overrated. It is notr ,1 44 ti ti- '" 0 1)411 amnesty cbeing granted to certain specific_ t t i 4 ,!ti e e: (;),f Poles but an exhortation to all Il li tter f .' . roles absent from their birthplaces, no t, A li . Ni r°lll What cause, to apply through the ission a: t eth 141 saions in other countres, for ti , ar ea irt the -Pile -tit t° Poland. The amnesty h p as erm alread d y , TIMES. In Poland, li A °ld la la Ystera is NORT HERN to carried out undeviatingly, i . l .:ati t a ; at of forcibly compressing and fusing 1.1 qe ; tit° one solid body with Russia. ) .' t() el , -e ws of the alled amnesty having been s ever s mad ha Poland, has produced the very 0111 e; of a feelic; of satisfaction arnonqnous 11.11881.81°414,8..N.1i5h fugitives in the contermi . til* vi°vlnees It was conveyed to them by h, • 1 1 : 0 , i • ii,"efieh," • Andowners and gentry wh o . were *qt, ,". in Warsaw at the Emperoi's visit. o _ . ntillia:Ahortations of the different Prussian_ thein r, „,rici other to take advantage ofn ‘`l' of' te looked s ' N'l l ' 4 for te 1 upon by them as the foreru nt cliff„l4l, phi a expulsion • paradise. )6 from their pres T el ti f . : ei lt 7 leh, however, is no 4v,' Q . i lttlly a nd rathe, therefore, i . . f g or in m p al n ly sen an t d o t . 1 1 ` the,,, a PPealin g to the Poles living h e tild•-"'seiveß ofthe amnesty, have distinctly ., ' 4( l ''' l fro - t h 4 1 1 ~_, In that appeal a e ° l l " 0 have settled there and eonducted 1, 413 ' i t elves ell; and in all cases have disclaimed has r f l , enti on of ~, forcible expulsion. This the ex°1111(1 neees:lain'for the purpose of allaying n Il a liel l tebessive agitation that prevailed there ; even Th e - 1,",? tlattire of the i.n invitation is made clear mey t- '3' Pref . Ret say, „ T. , el not to _. kin m eth. ere We must work, it is true, but we 1 1 il o at a+ n g to eat; there we must . starve." . t', ()141 )(1 i ' 43 of prostration that exists just now in i.t)th," exPort, l'il ' 'n C "SeqUenee of bad harvests, prohibi tributions, may be seen 14 the 144 °f the warconwhose dwellingshave, lII _ le lan, Year inhabitants .een burnt down in the t ) zei , oll ;‘ fires 1 that tw h o a , e n so many consumed *,,11et4,.1413re or neglected to rebuild arm s , 15 q; °f - -. 1 frotri lassitude, the want of material, i'al:ll%Ccien4tirlll7owovoerrknrnent'; or of pecuniary means. t in Warsaw has, therefore, 71 % 4 t° ll ,ll ) rle rS that arinvestigation shall be made tae hn-at Proprietors are in a position to rebuild . t lik43 Of ileF3 11011 lying in ashes and ruins, and in Zi'4 h e ik l'ieir furtlifailina to do so execution is . glou-416d against them Where want of means ' l ll 41 ''', 0 to be really the cause, the government or advancesfor the purpose, secured fed 4t the firs t (14 the house, which loans will be gra t n -rBt three or five vears without interes tj l aa GREECE. A _ e h at accounts from Athens to the 2891 . t htgnly t ake visit of Otho to Germany w! 1 ! shortly. Th , e Qu b een will th'Joiirrelat durin, his absence. The o among of 4: l , err :y of the King is said to be to seek .4 4 C al l Courts for some support to the policy ' 4l l lately puming, and Uwe forma Lind. 2=;=!. .M=ILIIII of counterpoise to the Western influence which he dares not oppose openly. THE CONVICT PALMER • STAFFORD, JUNE 6. Since William Palmer has been in Stafford Gaol, a great many statements have been made public with regard to his conduct that are entirely without foundation, and THE CRIMEA. The accounts brought by the Hydaspe from the Crimea are to the 22nd. The English, who had up to the present got on very slowly with the evacua tion, were now proceeding with greater rapidity, and embarking from 6,000 to 7,000 men per day. In order to be ready to leave, they had lately employed four divisions of their army in collect ing the.balls and material which fall to their share. They have completed their task, and the number of shot they have collected is incalculable. Mr. Deans, the celebrated English diver, had explored that part of the port of Sebastopol which had been commanded by the English. In the Artillery Creek, at the Karabelnaya, sixteen bronze cannon, in excellent condition, have been f ound. Two of them had the ammunition waggons and the horses attached to them. The bodies of several artillery men were seen near the spot. The third Divison of the British army has been broken up, and the Mediterranean stations will soon be filled with regular troops. This week the 30th Regiment, 55th Regiment, 92nd Regiment, 89th Regiment, and 28th Regiment have embarked for their destinations, and Mercer's Battery, together with other portions of the artillery, have been embarked and despatched from Balaklava. The Great Britain received two regiments, the 30th and 55th. The others are embarked in large steamers, such as the Queen of the South, the Indiana, the Sarah Sands, and Perseverance. The departure of General della Marmora and the Sardinian staff was marked by every demons tration of the regard and esteem in which they are held by our army. The ships in harbour hoisted the Sardinian flag, the yards of the Leander were manned, and the General set his foot on the deck of the vessel amid enthusiastic cheers and three rounds of English hurrahs. Isome of them, for the sake of the authorities of the prison, require contradiction. Since he has been brought back to Stafford no one has seen him—of couse with the exception of Major Fulford, the governor, and the Rev. H. J. Good' acre, the chaplain—but his three brothers and his sister. He has not even been seen t y Mr. Smith, his attorney. According to the provisions of the gaol act every prisoner under sentence of death is ordered to be placed in some secure confinement, apart from all other prisoners, and no one is allowed to see him, except by an order of the visiting justices. This rule has been most strictly en forced, and, with the exception of those above mentioned, no person has bee❑ admitted to see the prisoner except Mr. Wright, a gentleman who, from philanthropic motives, visits the different prisons, and who has a special order from the Secretary of State to visit every prison in the country. Having referred to the number of false state ments that have been made public in reference to this notorious culprit, it may be observed that the facts about to be stated were communicated by Major Fulford, the governor of Stafford gaol, personally, and their authenti city may therefore be fully relied on. It would appear that ever since the prisoner has been in the gaol since his conviction, he has presented the same cold and unmoved appearance that has characterised him throughout the whole of the proceedings. The/.e appears to be good grounds for believing that a good deal of this has been assumed, and that those entrusted with hls defence have instilled into him very strongly the necessity of making as much show of indifference as possible, as being the most likely course to assist them in their foe.' " endeavours to obtain a commutation of the sentence. He has paid very little attention to the exhortations of the worthy chaplain of the gaol ; and although he seemed to be a little moved by the conversation of Mr. Wright, who entreated him, in the most earnest manner, to repent, and endeavour to make some attonement for his crimes by admitting the justice of his sentence, it was very evident that the effect soon wore away, and he speedily resumed his callous and indifferent appearance. Before his re moval to Loudon to take his trial he constantly attended divine service in the chapel, a seat being provided for him, in which he was screened from the observation of all the other prisoners, but since his return he has never once visited the chapel. It appears, however, that he devotes a good deal of his time to reading the religious books that are provided for him, and also the Holy Scriptures, in his cell. Palmer very seldom alludes to his trial, and when he does so he appears principally to complain of the summing up of the Lord Chief Justice. He has also stated that he entertained the belief that he should be acquitted all the time the jury were engaged in deliberation, but that when they returned, and he observed the countenance of the foreman, he was at once aware what the decision was that they had arrived at. It would seem that Palmer himself did not desire to have the case removed out of the county of Stafford, but that he consented upon the representation that he would have a better chance of acquittal if the case was tried in London. Major Fulford has received a number of letters in refer ence to the prisoner, and some of them are of a very extra ordinary character. The following is a copy of one received on Thursday, It was dated from Stafford, and addressed to Major Fulford " Sir,—Let me acquaint you that it is the intention of Palmer's relatives to get something conveyed to him to destroy himself, and it is believed that his son will be the instrument for so doing. Should that not be accomplished, he will try throwing himself off the gallows. I believe his friends rely upon him ' squaring' one or more of his keepers This was signed " An Inhabitant of Rugeley, and posted at this town for fear of its being known." Another communication of a curious kind has also been received from a man at Newport, who expresses au anxious desire to be allowed to act as the executioner, and who states that he shall be " proud" of being the executioner of Palmer. The prisoner is never left a moment alone. Two of the principal warders of the prison are engaged in watching him alternately day and night; so that even if he enter tained any intention of destroying himself, or even had the means, there would not be the slightest opportunity for his carrying it into effect. A variety of absurd suggestions—such as his having poison concealed in his ears, that he had sharpened one of his nails sufficiently to open a vein, and thus bleed to death—have been made to the governor of the prison in reference to this subject. Among the not least remarkable features of this extra ordinary case is the publication of a pamphlet by Palmer's brother, a clergyman. The pamphlet bears as a motto' " Now, let Reason, not Passion, be thy Guide," and it is entitled, " A Letter to the Lord Chief Justice Campbell, containing Remarks upon the conduct of the Prosecution and Judges, with Strictures on the Charge delivered to the Jury, illustrative of its dangerous tendencies to the long enjoyed rights and privileges of Englishmen. By the Rev. Thomas Palmer, brother to the prisoner, William Palmer. Together with an Appendix of documents." The following is an early extract : " After a struggle with internal emotions too dreadful to be described, amid the tears and lamentations of my family, the bereavement of a household knit together in bonds of strongest love and amity, and the smothered, not wholly concealed indignatian of relatives and friends —I address your lordship, not only as the man who has sealed my brother's fate and borne him to the foot of the scaffold, but as the judge who will have to render an account to your fellow-men, to posterity, and to God, of your dealing towards'a human being whose fate was, to a certain extent, placed in your hands, and on whose destiny you operated in a manner hitherto unknown, at least in our days. The law, with bitter irony, propounds it as an axiom, dear to Englishmen, that a magistrate, invested with powers like your lordship, is counsel for the pri soner ; ' but every one who witnessed the late mockery at the Old Bailey in which you played so prominent a part, confesses, to his own heart, at least, whatever he may own in public, that a more infamous delusion has never been solemnly enacted before a British audience since those days of shame when Jeffreys went forth upon the bloody assize,' and, in the name of justice and the law, consigned the young, the innocent, the helpless, and the stricken with years, to the dungeon and the gallows, pro fessing, all ,the white, to be but actuated by a sense of duty to the Crown and to the people." THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, MONDAY. defence ; and that when they were wanted by Sergeant Shee they could not possibly be found. These witnesses would, if called upon, have thrown important light on what had become of the strychnia. " Had Cockayne been called, as he ought to have been called," writes the Rev. Mr. Palmer, "he would have proved that he kept a gun loaded in the stable, by order of my brother, to shoot the (lags that worried his brood mares ; that he had also threatened to poison them, that the strych nine was purchased for that object, and that he had missed dots since then, which had been in the ha' it of prowling about the paddock and hunting the mares. That my brother left poisoned food about the place is a matter which can be proved only by himself, for these things are not always trusted to servants ; and, as it is a positive medical fact that animals to which this poison has been given go away into secret, concealed, and quiet places, where they die undis covered, and would be mortally attacked in so short a time that they could not get to their own homes. Is it not almost demonstrated that this has been the case here, and that my brother is thus made the victim of circumstances, harmless in themselves, but which, having occurred at this precise period, tell now with fearful weight upon his unfortunate case ? The Crown may cry out, ' Produce the dogs, and show us the strychnine in them.' With how much more freedom may the condemned man say, Produce the poison from Cook's body before you hang me, to satisfy a medical theory invented for this trial, and broached against me by a deadly The writer adds, " My lord, since this conviction of death has been recorded, I have seen William Palmer. I have visited him in his condemned hold. I have beheld that darling brother, the playmate of my infancy, the companion of my youthful sports, in whom my heart's-blood circulates, and with whom my love is entwined. And how did he present himself ? And how did he bear our presence ? I say, like Socrates in his cell ; I say, like Sidney in the Tower ; I say, like Calas before the wheel. He preserves a cheerful, an undaunted, an English heart and spirit. and lam proud of him, even in his death doom. Your lordship has not crushed or trampled my brother's soul. He main tains his energy and his hope in justice, nut, indeed, from men, for he was condemned long since, but in the course of events, in the discoveries of science, in the confession or conviction of those perjured witnesses against him ; or, these all failing, in the God of Truth. Though I never doubted his innocence, yet I did resolve to make all certain and positive before I hazarded this letter. I fell on my knees before him. I implored him, by our past love and kindred, by our early recollections and hopes, by our common faith , by all the duties which he owed to man and God, to disbur , then his conscience if he were guilty, and not to enter before the presence of his Creator with a falsehood upon his lips • I abjured him to say if he were guilty or not guilty. Oh, my lord ! he did not wince ; he did not change his noble composure ; he spoke and looked all innocence. Calmly, earnestly, and solemnly he answered, and the seriousness of his words went into our hearts with the fullest per suasion of his perfect guiltlessness of blood ; the most com plete reliance on that dying tongue, which never spoke falsely to one of us, but to whose language we listened ever with full assurance in its integrity and its faith." ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC FANCY DRESS BALL. The ball for the benefit of the Royal Academy of Music, under the special patronage of her most gracious Majesty, took place on Friday night at the Hanover-square Rooms, and was upon the whole one of the most brilliant assemblages of the present season. At nine o'clock a guard of honour, composed of 100 men of the Scots Fusilier Guards, with band and colours, arrived at the rooms, and took up a station along the front of the building in Prince's-street. Almost imme diately afterwards the company began to set down, and in a short period the ball-room assumed a very gay and animated appearance. The directors of the Royal Academy, among whom were the Earls of Westmoreland and Wilton, Lord Wrottesley, Sir George Clerk, and Mr. John Laurie, arrived shortly after nine o'clock, and prepared to received the Queen on her arrival. The Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Mary arrived at ten o'clock, attended by the Lady Ger aldine Somerset and Major Home Purees. They were received by the directors, and conducted to an apartment adjoining the royal box. The Duke of Cambridge, in full military uniform, next arrived. The company then came in rapid succession. The costumes of many of the ladies, and some of the gentlemen, were of remarkable splendour, and attracted universal admiration. The Duchess of Manchester represented " Cybele," in a dress of the finest white barege de cashmere, embroidered with gold in a Greek pattern running round the bottom of the skirt and at the top. Round the centre twined a wreath of myrtle leaves in gold embroidery. The waist was gathered in by a golden band engraved with lions, an emblem of Cybele, and the sleeves were hoped with six golden fibulae, from a Greek model. A crimson scarf was fastened on her left shoulder with a gold brooch, copied from the antique, and its rich deep colour was finely brought out by a broad band of gold embroidery, in that Greek pattern which is supposed to have been suggested by the waves of the sea. She wore on her head a crown of golden towers, and bore in her hand a golden sceptre and key—the emblems of the goddess. The Countess Constance Grosvenor, as Blanche of Castile, identified herself with the character by the correctness and elegance of her costume. Lady Adelaide Curzon was one of the first to exhibit the powdered headdress and the embroidered skirt of the Watteau style. Lady Ulrica St Maur was among the earliest to give an illustration of what might be expected in the costumed quadrille of the Countess of 'Westmoreland, en titled, " The Elements." As the representative of " Water," she wore a dress of silver tissue, trimmed with coral and sea weeds. The headdress was a wreath of coral, from which sparkligg pearls or beads depended, in imitation of water-drops. Lady Mary Yorke, as the representative of " Fire," in the same quadrille, attracted especial observation by the eccentric elegance of her dress, which consisted of a black costume with flames marked upon it in streaks of red foil. This was chastened by a veil and drapery of black net, brightened up by golden sparks. The headdress was a flame of red foil, which shone and glared from the centre of her ladyship's forehead, rising above the head. Lady Catherine Grey Egerton, Miss Sheridan, and Lady Georgiana Lygon supported this division of the quadrille. The Countess Helene Kielmansegge, the daughter of the Hanoverian Envoy at this court, personated " Air" in the same set. Her costume was a white dress of tulle, so lightly made and full in flowing draperies as to give the effect of clouds. Butterflies and birds of every colour were spotted on the dress ; and upon the centre of the forehead was also a butterfly, with extended wing., in bright enamelled colours. The hair was pendant down the back, and studded with tiny birds of the gayest hues and butterflies. The costume was also worn by Lady Cecilia Gordon Lennox, Lady Louisa Hamilton, and the Hon. Miss Montague. Lady Edith Somerset represented " Earth," in a dress consisting of a brown under-skirt, over which was one of green areophane gauze, trimmed with garlands of fruits an d flowers. A veil floated about her in draperies of green with flowers. On her head was a gold cornucopia, with fruit and flowers falling from it. Lady Rose Fane, Lady Arabella Sackville West, and Miss O'Hara, also wore this costume. The French Ambassadress wore a costume of the time of Marie Antoinette. The hair was powdered and turned up in front with a chaperone of roses on the left side, and an aigrette feathers on the right side, with a loop of hair hanging down e back. The Countess of Jersey, as the leader of her own tadrille of " Night and her attendant Stars," wore a dress dark blue and silver. On her head was a wreathe of diamond The Duchess of Wellington as " The Moon," wore a white dress over silver tissue. A cloud of tulle floated about her form, and almost surrounded the head, from he centre of which rose a diamond crescent of surpassing bril ancy. Lady Clementina Villiers as one of the stars—wore light blue tulle dress, spangled with silver stars, and a large iamond star on her forehead. A blue veil, also spotted with lver stars, floated from the back of her head. Among the ,dies who wore this costume, were—The Marchioness of Ely, the Countess Somers, the Viscountess Villiers, Lady Manners, Lady Julia Hay, Lady Emma Stanley, Lady Gertrude Douglas, Lady Sarah Spencer, Hon. Miss Rice, Hon. Flora Macdonald, Miss Baring, Miss Macgregor, and Hon. Miss Ellice. The Marchioness of Stafford adopted a dress of the Louis Quine fashion. Lady Agnes Grosvenor appeared as Anne Boleyn. At twenty minutes to eleven o'clock, the shouts of the crowd outside, and the striking up of th• National Anthem, announced the approach of the Queen, who was accompanied by the Prince Consort, th• Prince Frederick William of Prussia, the Regent of Baden, and the Princess Royal. Her Majesty was received by the Earl of Westmoreland and his co-directors, and, preceded by the Lord Chamberlain, the Vice Chamberlain, the Master of the Horse, and the Lord Steward, entered the building. She wore a supurb dress of white glace silk, with painted flounces of the most elegant design. Her corset blazed with a mass of diamonds, and the heavy tiara on her brow sparkled with the richest jewels of the crown. The Princess Royal wore a simple dress of white muslin, with flounces edged with pink, reaching up to the waist. The Duchess of Sutherland was in special attendance. The royal party were at once conducted to the box, on enter ing which the orchestra played " God save the Queen," her Majesty remaining standing in the centre of the box, with the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary on her right hand, and the Princess Royal and the Duchess of Sutherland upon her left. _ _ That portion of the saloon immediately in frent of the royal box was then cleared, and the Lord Chamberlain intimated her Majesty's desire that the ball should commence. The orchestra still playing the national anthem, the personages forming the two quadrilles, led by the Countess of Westmore land and the Countess of Jersey, entered from an adjoining apartment, and, bowing as they passed in front of the royal box, ranged themelves in position for the dance. The Countess of Westmoreland's quadrille of " The Ele ments" was thus formed : Lady Cecilia Gordon Lennox ---- Earl of Dalkeith. Lady Louisa Hamilton Mr. A. Lumley. Countess Helene Kielmansegge Lord Charles Bruce Hen. Miss Montague.. Captain Lyon. WATER. Lady Ulrica St. Mary . Hon. Seymour Egerton Lady Elizabeth Yorke..... Lady Elizabeth Craven Mr. George Russell. Miss Barrington Captain F. Cud. Lady Edith Somerset...... —Lord Ashley. Lady Rose Fane Lady Arabelle Sackville West, Mr. Craven. Miss O'Hara...... • • • • Captain Bateson. FIRE• Lady Katherine Grey Egerton Viscount Grey de Wilton. Lady Mary Yorke Comte de Jaucourt. Lady Georgina Lygon Mr. Frazer. Miss Sheridan ... .. Mr. Herbert Cuninghame. The quadrille of the Countess of Jersey, " Night leading her attendant Stars," was supported by the following ladies and gentlemen : Duchess of Wellington.... Marchioness of Ely Countess 50mer5.......... Viscountess Villiers__ Lady Manners La'iy Susan Innes Kerr.. Lady Julia Hay I ady Emma Stanley Lady Gertrude Douglas... Lady Sarah Spencer Hon. Miss Rice Trevor... Hon. Flora Macdonald.... Miss Baring Miss Macgregor.... Hon. Miss Ellis Lady Clementine Villiers. Marquis of B ith. • Lord Raglan. .Col. Hamilton. Sir James Ferguson. .Mr. Graham Vivian. . Viscount Bangor. Viscount Bolingbroke. Earl of Belmore. _Earl of Annesley. . Viscount Caitierosse .Mr. Augustus Paget. Jim. Somerset Calthorpe. . Mr. Bulkeley. . Hon. T. Stonor. .Hm. G. Heath cote. . Lord Cavendish. When it is remembered that thirty-two ladies of surpassing loveliness, costumed in the manner described, and thirty-two gentlemen of distinguished appearance, many of them wearing the very handsomest fancy dresses, were standing in the presence of royalty, backed by about seven hundred others, all in gay costume, it can readily be imagined that the scene was one of interest and animation. The Lady Kenyon's and Lady Welby's quadrille was thus formed—English, French, Sardinians, and Turks. The dress of the four ladies representing England, united the three kingdoms. The body was of white glace, trimmed with thistles, &c.; a poinseau scarf, fringed with silver, was fastened on the shoulder with a jewelled agraife. The upper tunic was of white glace, looped round with bouquets and wreaths of red and white roses, and the under skirt was of green glace, trimmed with bouquets of silver sham rocks. A wreath in the hair of red and white roses, and silver shamrock and thistle; the shoes trimmed with the rose, shamrock, and thistle, completed the costume. The ladies representing France wore tunics of white tarlatane striped with red, white, and blue satin ribbon, looped on each side with gold beads. The under skirt was of white glace, ornamented with meads of white ribbons and gold beads, the body of blue satin, with a stomacher trimmed with red and ornamented with gold beads and bees. The hair was dressed k l'itnperatrice, with a coiffure of white feathers and gold beads, and the shoes were trimmed with the tricolour. The Sardinian dress was a white glace skirt and blue tunic, with a broad gold border edged with black velvet ; a crimson velvet jacket with a gold border, fastened with the ensigns of Sardinia ; a gossamer veil with a gold border, fastened back with turquoises ; red stockings, and black silk shoes with red rosettes, completed the costume. To complete the effect, the badge and order of Sardinia were worn on the left arm: The Turkish dress con sisted of a tulle tunic, embroidered with gold and coloured flowers; the under skirt was of a white glace striped with light blue ; a scarlet velvet jacket richly embroidered with gold and pearls, and muslin scarf round the waist, embroidered with gold and flowers. The hair was dressed in long plaits, with a scarlet velvet cap, having on one side a rose. Blue satin boots, mbroidored with gold, were worn. The gentlemen who assumed the Vrench costume wore that of the Zouave, Who THE FRENCH INUNDATIONS The Emperor, having taken but a single day's rest after his rapid tour in the south of France, started, at half-past eight on Friday morning, for Orleans and the valley of the Loire, where it is to be feared he will see spectacles still more harrowing than those which met his eye along the course of the Rhone. His Majesty took with him a travelling carriage, four carriage horses and postillions, and two hacks, it being his intention to quit the railway at Blois, and visit the theatre of the inundations in his carriage or on horseback. Successive telegra phic despatches announce that the Emperor ar rived at Orleans at eleven o'clock on Friday morning, visited the inundated quarters of the town without a moment's delay, distributed relief to sufferers, gave orders to the engineers, and left at half•past twelve for Blois, where he arrived at a quarter past one• When the last despatch left, his Majesty, attended by the Prefect of the department, had just entered his carriage to proceed to the inundated districts in the neighbourhood. A letter from Vichy of the 3rd says :—" In con sequence of the great damage caused by the floods to the country here and to the mineral waters, we consider it useless to stay, and we leave for Paris to-morrow." Another letter of the same date from Avignon says :—" We are likely to be detained here for some time, there being six feet of water in the courtyard of our hotel from the inundation." The news from the Lower Rhone is better. The waters are sinking. The Basse Camargue has not been flooded. _ . But few details from the Loire have been received, but the general tenor of the news come to hand is most afflicting. At Blois, Sumur, Angers, and Tours immense damage has been done. At Saumur there has been a scarcity of bread. By the last accounts from Tours there was ten feet of water in the railway station. A gentleman just arrived from Orleans states that at least 100 houses have fallen there. The Prefect of Police has published the first list of subscriptions opened under his auspices ; it amounts to 305,485 f. The first subscriptions at the Bourse have amounted to 10,380 f. The amount of the subscriptions opened at Lyons amounted to 347,488 f. The Prefect of the Seine's first list amounts to 42 888 f. Count d'Argout, Governor of the Bank of France, has given I,ooof. The pupils of the Polytechnic School promise I,ooof on Sunday, till which day they say they . „ " can't get out." The administration of the Paris and Lyons railway announce that all objects destined for the relief of the inundated of Lyons will be conveyed gratuitously on that line. A letter from Nimes, of June 4, states that the Pope's legate, Cardinal Partrizi, accompanied by a suite of eleven persons, had arrived there in the evening of the 3rd, by the latest train, from Mar seilles. It seems extaordinary, so accustomed are we to receive news by .telegraph, that the arrival in France of the Pope's proxy for the baptism of the Imperial Prince should not be known in Paris till three days after the event. But telegraphic communication with Marseilles is broken off by the floods. THE FRENCH AGRICULTURAL SHOW A dinner was given on Thursday evening at the Hotel du Louvre by the foreign jurors of the Uni versal Cattle Show to the French agriculturists. About 160 persons sat down to dinner, M. Dupin occupying the chair. Count Gasparin, who had been chosen to preside, was prevented attending by illness. The banquet was a splendid one, and the greatest harmony and cordiality prevailed. When the dinner was ended M. Dupin called on Mr. Evelyn Denison, M.P. for Maldon, who sat on - his right hand, to propose a toast, when that gentleman spoke as follows : Gentlemen,—Your President has charged me with a duty very honourable to myself, but too weighty for my feeble hands. Permit me to stop a moment to blend my sincere regrets with yours for the misfortune which has deprived us of the presence of Count Gasparin—a man esteemed, honoured, and beloved by all this company, and whose kindness towards myself, allows me to speaks of him as an affectionate f, iend. Gentlemen, lam charged to give you the toast of the Emperor. Not long ago the question of Peace was discussed in the parliament of England ; the honour was accorded to me of moving the address to the Queen in the House of Commons. I said some words at Westminster. I venture to repeat them at Paris, without changing a single syllable. I said, France and England have often had occasion to know each the power of the other. They have learned often to respect each other. This is the first time that they have learnt to trust each other ; and great events have resulted from this confidence — this confidence which is mainly due to the earnest good faith and the perfect fidelity with which the Emperor of the French has fulfilled all his engagements towards our country. This is the sentiment of the House of Commons—this is the sentiment of England. I rejoice. too, to mention here the eminent service rendered by the Emperor to the agriculture of all nations, in organising, for two successive years, this international agricultural exhibition—a magnificent specta cle, which fills us with admiration, and which reflects new lustre on the first and noblest of industries. It is with the most profound respect, with the most sincere good wishes for his happiness and for the happiness of his family, that I give the toast, ' To the chosen of France, to the faithful and proved ally of England—the Emperor !' This speech was very warmly received. M. Dupin next spoke, and proposed the foreign visitors ; Count de Kergoray and M. de Lavergne also made very excellent speeches. The evening passed over most agreeably. The Gardeners' Chronicle says of the Agricultural Exhibition at Paris . _ _ Several pri , ate and important sales have already taken place, many sovereigns of Europe being in the market, and the feeling seems to be prevalent that English stock will meet with a great demand, and at very high figures, if one may judge from the admiration with which our animals are gazed ❑pon, and the numerons inquiries made about price, &c. We have therefore every reason to be proud and satis fied of this opportunity given to English agriculture to display her excellence and superiority. We aro convinced that this event will form an era in the history of agricultu ral progress; and that if England gains nothing for the advancement of her skill, she will at least open a new field for the demand of her stock and implements, and add fresh laurels to her fame. LONDON AND NORTE' WESTERN RAILWAY EMPLOYERS. — On Saturday evening at eight o'clock, a meeting was held at Hope-hall, of the clerks and men employed at the Water loo and Park lane stations of the London and North Western Railway Company, to consider their grievances. The meeting, which was strictly private, was attended by upwards of three hundred of the employees, and we under stand they passed a series of resolutions which will be presented to-day through Mr. Booth, the secretary, to the Terpool Beard of Directors, THE MURDER AT BUCKLAND PLYMOUTH, Thursday.—ln addition to the particulars which we published of the confession of Craze, respect ing the above murder, we have to add the following : The prisoner was visited yesterday at the military prison by Allan Bone, Esq., the coroner who held the inquest on the unfortunate woman, and, in the presence of the governor of the military prison, questioned him as to the truth of his confession. To test the accuracy of his statement, a person was introduced and recognised by Craze as Corber, from which Mr. Bone conceived that the man's statement was a false one. He was subse quently visited by detective Thomas, of Plymouth, and Mr. Hutchinson, the superintendent of the Devonport police; and on being interrogated by the former, gave accurate replies respecting persons living in the neigh bourhood of Tavistock. He then made the following s t ateme nt _ _ I have known Corber; I have met him several times at Tavistock. On a day (which he believed to be a Wednes day), I met Corber at a public-house in Tavistock (Craze gave the name of the public house, and also that of the landlord, who is now dead.) Corber drank several pints of beer, and was much is liquor. He then told me that he knew where an old woman was living down in Buckland, who had plenty of money ; that he kept her accounts, knew where she kept her cash, and if I would meet him there that evening he would share what he got. I left Corber just the other side of Buckland, and we walked down the lane together, turned down on the left hand till we got in front of Mrs. White's house. We then went up and pushed the door with our shoulders. The door easily opened, and we went through the kitchen. (He then de scribes the staircase very minutely, saying it was boarded off the kitchen—which was the fact.) He then continued —We found that Mrs. White was not in the house. We went into her bedroom and lay under the bed, Corber having his cleaver with him. We heard the old woman come in about half-past ten or quarter before eleven. We were then under the bed, and remained there until she got to sleep, which we heard. (He thought it was by this time about half-past twelve.) We then got out from under the bed, and I went up to the right side of the bed, and Corber the other side. 1 put my hand on the forehead in this way (describing that he put his right hand on the forehead, and his left hand over the mouth). Corber, who was on the other side of the bed, made a chop with the cleaver, chopping her head almost from the body, and the old woman never " squeaked" or struggled. The blood flew away towards Corber and got on his shirt. Mr. Thomas here asked how the old woman was lying. and he replied on the side of the bed next the window, and he (Craze) twisted her head a little towards the window across the pillow ( his was the state in which the woman was found.) Mr, Thomas then asked him to describe the position of the bed, and the general state of the room. Of this he gave a very good account, stated the shape of the bed, and gave a description of other articles in the room. He continued :—We then searched the room for money, and we found about £5O. Then we came down over the stairs, and we both made our escape out through the window, Corber saying, "We wont't go through the door, but through the window." (It will be remembered that the door was locked the following morning.) I turned up the lane, and Corber fastened the window. Shortly afterwards Corber followed me up the lane, and we shared the money. I then went to Tavistock, and proceeded thence to Plymouth, (The man then told what he had done since this fatal occurrence, and this shows, if he is to be relied upon, that he has been since haunted by the murder with which he charges himself. TRH PRINCESS ROYAL STEAMER. —We beg to contradict a statement in the Ayr Observer of Tuesday, to the effect that Capt. M'Chlery, of the Princess Royal, had been dismissed from the service of the company. On the contrary, we have authority to state that the owners of the ill-fated steamship never entertained such a thought. —North British Mail, ART CRITICISM IN FRANCE —The well known French The writer then vindicates his brother, who, he says, art critic, Gustave Planche, has just been fined 500 f. by the is now at the foot of the scaffold. The records of every Tribunal of Correctional Police for opinions respecting a picture expressed in the Revue des Deux Mondes. In an country, he argues, abound in remarkable cases of per article on the exhibition of fine arts, M. Planche severely sons destroyed for crimes of which they were entirely criticised a Spanish artiste, named Madrazo, for having, as The pamphlet invalidates the testimony of he alleged, badly executed portraits of the King and Queen )rs. Taylor and Rees, by showing that they were more of Spain, when, in point of fact, only one, that of the King, interested in their own reputations than in the principle was exhibited, the other being then at Madrid , a n d incom of truth, and that their prejuiice against the prisoner plete—such criticism on a work not in the exhibition being, exhibited itself from the first. It says that some of the said the tribunal, "calculated to lead the public into error, most able chemical analyists in the world have declared, and by its bad faith to injure the professional consideration of the artist. The The tribunal further fined M. de Mars, upon their oaths, that if strychnine were administered, it responsiblearticle. editor of the Revue 200 f, for having published can . be found, and that the Attorney-General himself, to the a certain extent, repudiated Dr. Taylor, and supported Tile TRANSATLANTIC COMPANY.—On Saturday, the 31st himself by Mr. Herapath's supposition that strychnia was ult., the shareholders of the Transatlantic Company there, though Taylor could not find it, that Taylor's held, at Genoa, their annual meeting ; 56 attended in theory of the absorption and decomposition of strychnia person, and 24 others were represented by proxies, in was never heard of till Palmer's trial, that it was suggested all 0 8 n O nte s d ha to reholders, whose interest in the concern 6,380,000 deca a l t i e v i r h e o s r . 0A who m o n g had the beersmembers Pre to maintain his credit, and that all the ablest of the am ounted was Coun t t ec h ia nn y chemists at the trial unanimously repudiated it as a deputed by Prince de Ca ri gnan to represe s n p heresy unworthy of credit. The pamphlet then alludes Senator Giacomo Oneto having been called to the chair, to Dr. Taylor's book on poisons, and quotes the passage the secretary read to the meeting a statement of the that says, that it often happens in the hands of the ablest affairs of the enterprise, and the accounts for 1855 were analyist, that the last steps of a scientific investigation navigated el y ght months the u company approved aht of by the assembly, Although months, the profitsstei steamers o a n fl n o , a e t fi which to 040 7 0 1y 0 often lead to a very different result from that which was at first anticipated, and that a suspicion livres. The South American line is to be opened in derived from a few incipient experiments is very September, and the company also intends to multiply i likely to be overthrown by continuing the its communications in the Mediterranean apd with the investigation. In confirmation of Dr. Taylor's statement Levant. t I The assembly ultimately resolved to increaee its _capi_a to 25,000,000 livres. to this effect a great many well kn own facts are adduced. I ISM? LAUNCH.—On Tuesday morning, a fine new ship The author then goes on to ask why such facts were not of 530 tons register , was launched from the building yard mentioned or alluded to by Drs. Taylo r and Rees, who of Messrs. T . a nd J. Brocklebank , of Whitehaven. The professed to be concerned in the investigation of vessel is clipper built, and is pronounced by competent truth?—why everything that legitimately favoured the judges in marine matters to be a beautiful specimen of naval Prisoner was suppressed, and everything, on the other a th rc a h t niteco expense The name of the firm is a sufficient guarantee p s e etw spared ell to rendera dapted hera first- hand, which went against him was magn ified. The class shi p, and in pamphlet also complains of Lord Campbell fo rtif y in g Dr. for which she is intended.y 'r There is nothing f o r the trade superfluous as Taylor in his omissions, and censuring Dr. Nunneley, and regards decoration, an ordinary but finely-shaped billet other witnesses, for being partial to Palmer, thereby head and a carved scroll across the stern, being all on which weakening their testimony. If the wilful suppressions of the skill of the carver has been brought to bear. The vessel i o s rin named the Herculean, and is intended for the East Ind ia evidence by the prosecution had ended with Dr . Ta y lor, the writer says he would not care; but that two imp or- for as a manyrat rdee.ara any The Herculean vel will classn: constructed, Lloyd's the tant witnesses who were to have been beard in the exception of vessels built under cover, which are allowed a interests of the prosecntion were not called, as they year more than those constructed in the open air, and will would have ProkenDlown, and materially.;.aided the be commanded by Captain Joseph Bell, late of the Crisis. innocent ,it , =Mkpqp,alMl Turks were in the old Turkish dress —thc English and Sardinians in their uniforms. The Countess of Harewood and Mrs. Mills' quadrille was of the style of the Bergere de Watteau. The ladies were all dressed alike, except in their satin petticoats, some of which were pink, some blue, some green, and some cerise. The dresses were of rich Pompadour silk, agrafe en paniers, with bouquets of roses, shaded pink and cerise, and pompons of ribbons. The hair was powdered. After these quadrilles had been danced, and a waltz had followed, her Majesty descended into the saloon, and took her seat upon the dais, in front of which the Countess of Jersey's quadrilles were re-danced. The ball afterwards became more general. Iler Majesty remained until half-past twelve o'clock, after promenading round the ballroom, and, before leaving, expressed to Lord 'Westmoreland how much gratification she had derived from her visit. The results of the evening are highly satisfactory to the directors. Upwards of 1,000 two guinea tickets were sold, and her Majesty sent a donation of £l5O. Lady Molesworth availed herself of the occasion to forward the liberal donation of £3OO, "in acknowledgment of having, as Miss Car stairs, received her gratuitous professional education in the institution." COTTON SUPPLY TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES Sir,—The extraordinary quiet state of the cotton market at the present moment excites the surprise of many, and the firmness of holders, in spite of the very limited demand, is perhaps the most remarkable feature that has been witnessed for a long time. Let us, however, enquire why ? The last crop has been the largest grown —but what has become of it? The total receipts will probably reach 3,550,000 bales, the actual crop 3,300,000, and the stock held back by planters in consequence of low rivers last year, 250,000 bales. Now, let us give a tabular statement of the whereabouts of the stock now, as compared with this time last year:— 1855. 1856. -2,830,000.-3,550,000 Receipts from this date to Ist Sept. Left in Planters' hands Stock in the United States ports At sea Stock in Liverpool Do. in spinners' hands 424,000.... 263.000 250,000.... Nil. 325,000.... 404,000 140,000.... 140,000 343,000.... 537,000 200,000... Nil. 1,682,000-.1,344,000 Deficiency 338,000 Of the fact of the planters having this year sent into the ports every bale of cotton they could pack there is not the slighthst doubt, and also that spinners hold now scarcely a week's supply, and certainly 200,000 bales less than at this time last year. These are admitted by all. So much for stocks. Now let us look at the position of money, last year going dearer rapidly, now going cheaper— war over—trade never healthier—food tending downwards, and the prospects of the harvest never more hopeful. As to the paltry electioneering tricks of Mr. ex-Presi— dent Pierce, producing a war between this country and the United States—bosh! The people of the two countries have more sense than to allow it. One moment's reflection will suggest the uncertainty of the supply for the next year; half a moment's reflection will suggest the certainty of a short supply for this year.— Yours, &c., IMPORTANT TO AGRICULTURISTS. NEW GUANO ISLANDS The appendix to the Official Report of the Emigration Commissioners (just published), con tains a copy of the Royal License, granting to Messrs. 3.ohn Ord, Joseph Hindson, and J. H. Hayes, of Liverpool, merchants and brokers, the sole and exclusive right, for a term of years, to raise and take away the guano from the three islands of Jibleea, Haski, and Ghurzoad, situate in the Kooria Mooria Bay, on the south-east coast of Arabia. These islands, with two others, have recently been ceded to the crown by His Highness the Imaum of Muscat, and the guano has been ascertained, by a careful analysis, to be of good quality. The license authorises Messrs. Ord, Hindson, and Hayes, to construct all such sheds, stores, jetties, and other buildings, as may be necessary for their purposes, and stipulates that all the guano which shall he raised from these islands, shall be shipped direct to the port of Liverpool, or such other port in the United Kingdom as may be approved on the application of the licensers. VIENNA, June 3.—The correspondent of the Times says, that during the last three or four days, the inhabitants of this city have been almost broiled alive ; the thermometer has now and then been at 104 deg. OPEN AIR PREACHlNG.—Yesterday afternoon the Rev. Mr. White addressed a very large assemblage of persons, chiefly of the working classes, on the space of ground near the foundry, Windsor. The address was listened to with marked attention. This is the first of a series of addresses intended to be delivered in the same place every Sunday afternoon, during the summer months. DISSOLUTIONS OF PARTNERSHIP.—T. Denison and H. C. Poole, Bradford, Yorkshire, stuff merchants. R; Hindle, A. L. Calman, and J. Scurrab, Padiharn, Lanca shire, cotton spinners. C. Rider and D. Atkinson, Leeds, stone merchants L. Moss and W. Cohen, Sheffield, jewellers. J. Holmes and T. Dawson, Bolton, Yorkshire, quarry masters. R. Carter and I. Booth, Halifax, Yorkshire, land agents. Adamson Harvey and Co., Melbourne, Australia, merchants. DAMAGE CAUSED BY VIBRATION FROM RAILWAY TRAINS.—In the Sheriff's court, at Greenwich, on Satur day, Mr. Penny, a builder, at Lewisham, brought an action against the London and South Eastern railway company, for injury to his property, caused by the pissin of their heavy goods train along the line close to a house belonging to him. he claim was made under the Land Clauses Consolidation Act, Bth and 9th Victoria, chapter 20, the sixth clause of which provides compensation to be given by railway com panies to owners and occupiers of premises "injuriously affected" by the construction of the railway. The walls had been cracked by the vibration which the trains created, and the noise, the overlooking, and the nuisance of letting off waste steam, were also complained of. The jury gave Mr. Penny £lO5 damages. DEATH OF THE BISHOP Or GLOUCESTER AND BRISTOL. BRISTOL, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FOUR O'CLOCK.—lntelli gence has just been received in this city of the death of the Right Reverend Dr. James Henry Monk, Bishop of Glou cester and Bristol, which took place this afternoon at the Episcopal Palace, Stapleton. The right reverend prelate, who was seventy-three years of age, had been ill for some considerable time from the effect of heart disease, and his life was at all times uncertain, but until within about a day of his demise he had not (judging from such accounts as have reached) appeared worse than usual. Dr. Monk was a prebendary of Westminster, and was consecrated in 1830, to the see of Gloucester, which, upon the demise of Dr. Gray, Bishop of Bristol, had the last named see combined with it. whereby Dr. Monk became Bishop of Gloucester and Bris tol. The right reverend prelate was formerly ltegius Pro fessor of Greek at the University of Oxford. He was accounted a Grcek scholar of great eminence, and was a translator and editor of some of the old Greek poets. His son is Chancellor of the diocese of Bristol. CORONERS INQUESTS.—On Saturday, the borough coroner held the following inquests :—On the body of Anthony Bulack, aged 50, who was in the employment of Messrs. H. Moore and Co., Rumford-place. The deceased was working at a ship in the Clarence-dock, and on Friday last, a spar fell upon his head and killed him on the spot Verdict, accidental death.—On the body of Maria Foulkes, who had been formerly a nurse in the Lady's Charity, but who was discharged about a year ago, in consequence of her habits of drink ing. She was about 51 years of age, and died suddenly a day or two ago, in the house of a friend. The jury found a verdict of died from natural causes.—Also on the body of a man, name unknown, found in the river Mersey. Verdict, found drowned.—Also on the body of William Parrott, of Raymond -street. In this case, it was alleged, that the deceased had died through the neglect of the relieving officer, Williams, who had not supplied him with the necessaries of life. This allega tion was distinctly disproved by the evidence of the district surgeon, Mr. Kelly, who stated that be died from natural causes, and the jary found a verdict accord ingly. _ lit& LATE SUICIDE IN CROWN-STREET.-iIl our im pression of Saturday, we announced that a man had committed suicide in Crown-street. On Saturday, an inquest was held on the body, before Mr. Curry, the borough coroner, and a respectable jury. The deceased, whose name was John Sutton, was 70 years of age, and resided for the last nine months with his son, a joiner, at No. 300, Crown•street. lie had, for a number of Years, been coachman to Mr. William Rosson, of Present, but had been discharged in consequence of his exhibiting symptoms of melancholy. He subsequently got much worse, had many strange fancies, and talked very incoherently, and it was all but necessary that he should he sent to an asylum. On Friday, about noon, he was in the joiner's shop, when his son asked him what he was after there, when he replied that he was rubbing some stains out of his garters, and that it was so warm, he would stop there. Shortly after the son returned to the shop, when he found the deceased hanging from one of the beams quite dead. The jury found a verdict that. the deceased hanged himself while in a fit of insanity, but at the same time, expressed it as their opinion, that he should have had more attention paid to him