The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-02 00:00:00

tb• fee at [less " a 4 ad 3 5 • 0 1 1 ' red' , • AND TURKEY. AFFAIRS OF THE EAST " trrw it our Second Edition of yesterday.) The Tr, VIENNA, WEDNESDAY. N eh. " auderer contains the following private de -6(4;7" On the 26th the Russians commenced Cl4Ne:tr,t;lctiori of a bridge across the Danube, at /4 th e , a. , On the 14th the city of Belgrade was krri oi rint of being bombarded by the Turkish of the fortress. The difference was N w oy th e presence in Belgrade of the R uss i an ttio'll The calamity was averted by the inter ,rillaef,flia 1„,°1f1. the Austrian consul-general. e has b een re t a i ne d a t C ons t an ti no pl e by It •a" ite„s", ated that Omar Pacha has intercepted to the Porte a letter from Menschikoff It t "schalcoff, advising the latter to keep as as oPossible in Wallachia. ' l l4 l a refuses the offer of the Ulemas to the gold and silver from *the churches, as he t o avoid d o i ng an ythi n g w hich would give 1 " r th a ' religious character. Ni a „e 24th of November the Turks and Cir. tts s i a were 'to make a combined attack on the pit ar lines. a nnounced from Si. ,Petersburg that the ri der s bout to issue another manifesto. ktit p a letters state that the Russian vessels in tl i, e 4 ," r t Were unloading their cargoes, in conse ver: of the notice received from the Turkish 'idereallieht that all Russian vessels will be con- V l awful p rizes after the 20th of November. ei .Ni g ,, , ssians have announced their intention of :th e (1 41 1 Turkish vessels after the 22nd. 04 4 , , errand for wheat had lessened, and prices being decidedly loWer, showed a tendency The W ay. Freights were easier. 'etob o , Proportion of the shipments of grain in Th e to England were very small. I , l , 7 ;iittes leading article-" The temporary Letely of the Russian consul from London was o, o 4ecasioned by his having accompanied the 'the D . ' recently sent to Amsterdam, on account St, 'Ytperor. i t tlot at P e tersburg advises of the 24th, and the . S 1 - i n of the rate of Exchange, show a re-action l ula Y n , — , Prevent any further remittances of gold •Th e g,,,ts country. The weather continues mild. 1 1t 40 4 „ i nies has a leading article o . n the probable ' 11 951. "eement of naval hostilities between the 1 :11 an and Turkish fleets in the Black Sea, and position generally with respect to her The,lous in that quarter. !ki T imes believes that the four British steamers 44(ditot started on their cruise from Constan- Air e °ll the 16th of November, and it is possible A 1 111 °V eltients may have been countermanded. ob . Ject was certainly not a hostile demonstra -4e "t merely to take off Mr, Colquohoun, our ti eo tb general in the Principalities, and to -e ,,,tqate of the mouths of the Danube. 1 11 -rly e nrkiSh ships in the Black Sea may be ) 4 1 , 4 qii a m„, u le to hold their own against an equal ° !te force. The weather may, however, prove eo Att t a ,,ltgeyous to both than hostilities., 4 ,8 t 'tective blockade of the north and western k .° 41(.1 be an object of great difficulty. The 1 14 ' 1 and military consequences to Russia, of () s 'L e I, o f the security she has hitherto enjoyed °p the Sea are incalculable. th e tr ade of the whole of Southern RuSsia, and A t ig v ast basin watered by the -Dniester, the vd a nd e4 a the Dnieper can be interrupted. A 'a F , A . would be at the mercy of the enemy. th e ..ot might be blockaded and attacked, is believe that sea 14' b at k Al lt teries are of to its inferior force to the t ," metal which might be brought against it, O cy t i le place is ill fortified in the rear., The fort t h ti y at , ;off, the arsenal of Nicolaieff, and the build :4ll,. -1 '" . of Cherson, are said to be very imper protected, the Russians having apparently w? elite themselves with defences sufficient to 11 1 °4 the Turks. • P 4ti ti : article further shows the possibility of ope e a.( a l o ng the Crimea the towns on the ( 4. Az against • • • -or • ° and the forts by which Circassia and gm are held. are held. maritime force, especially steamcrs, .41110, .withitt thi ,, to eight days, be able to attack ` 4l point °n tt,ll - 0 - u - t 2000 miles of coast, where the e Iv "ld`be unable to concentrate any force. P, ° Lley of the Emperor Nicholas has not only Turkey to collect a considerable naval arma . ttk capable of perhaps meeting the Russian ,into Without disadvantage, but has brought \e Bosphorus, for the first time in history, t t , e st powerful fleet England and France ever k le e sea. She h as contributed to place this N 4, wi thin reach of everything that is most :able i n h i s dominions, and has 'd i recte d atte ntion of Europe to a point which places ela tions to the Russian Empire in a new oEar • Y Opening the Black Sea to foreign navies, li; l r eater blow has been given to the security 4 4,,,p,, a5 ia than Tu r key has received from the Rilllo °tit 11.3' occupation of the Principalities. , " neS hopes it may not be necesssary to " e et to measures w hi c h canno t be executed - N t. all the evils of war; but that such mea lc,tllll:an be executed, if necessary, with rapidity 4 ter s e ision, by the . forces now in the Turkish 1t is not possible to doubt. FURTHER PARTICULARS. k '11:0 ) 0 SA L OF ARRANGEMENT, V. Dr,"` ; aris correspondent of the Times alludes to I,l l l ,t 4 ,,"Jected. conference, to be held either at Th'i London, or Paris, for the settlement of ' l lt:it e ‘ y rk4h question, and to which Russia and th r , ll ea „Would be invited to send plenipoten 41:te explain the final conditions on which "-Iv arrange— r •, h 'lti ti , ll Prance and England, with a view to estab i)4tiei; c onditions and extent of a common inter !tit -4 1 the affairs of the East, is again stated as gate letters which have arrived from War Os 'Le that the Russians are making prepara ttS,°_a the most extensive scale for the spring e ll a t I' l " 11 . Marshal Paskewitsch has announced means then to take the command of the r, t 't)l. o .ll , the Moldo-Wallachian provinces ; but k tr , a 't i c , (4l3 ing so he hopes that it will be composed 11 ofast 200,000 men ready to take the field, ireserve of 100,000 men. He is getting up Ote c i? . .! l a corresponding scale. He has already tNaC h ae officers who are to serve as his aides -411e1r,: and has appointed General Abramovitsch, commander in-chief of the gendarmerie rh i .t l, as the commandant of his head guar is appointment is considered an undoubted le toy, of the commencement of au imp 4 6rtant th i n.' • Ila t e . s from Bucharest of the 18th allege that to 'e r e ' f !siaus, who were at Ismail, in Bessarabia, Eille t ,.,,`'eived. orders to re-enter Wallachia, in order 1 4 ,,,Lite,,L'Y the fortresses on the Danube, and that , t `'eta s -a h t tips had been broken up on account of the ki o ae ( ,'CY of the season. f~ its t ° ort of Vienna, it is said, is extremely an- Ctite ° settl e the Russo-Turkish question without 4 4 (111 rt t nf bl ,00dshed, for which purpose it proposes a who'.' A Arbitration, to consist of representatives 14, 1 Q 1 111 14 ria, England, France, and Prussia, to 4 4 ,1 1 ,ik il ssia and Turkey are to be allowed to send C't tertiaries, the decision of that Court to be tt tlt a " b' • . 4 „ .e r binding upon the belligerent parties. 4t,';t 1 1. 4 , . v ersion, however, of the story is, that th 4 4 :„, 1 : 11 „Ply suggested that Russia and Turkey 14: 1 !tlt e i, - ` 44 e their 'differences themselves, without thiltit n „ ve ntion. of any other power ; but upon the ll Ta be -t Y condition that Moldavia and Wa at on , a e e evacuated by the Russian troops. th e "Ting is authentic : r‘y"„qan,, - 2 tult, at night, the Turks forced the th e ",att; to quit the island opposite Giurgevo. e n ,'Etla,n ci Pts were made by the Russians to retake th e ' b but were repulsed. In the second at e j - tussian soldiers had to be forced into b i C I , seven and eight in the morning of tile 44 0 Ari nn , e Russians retook the island. 't t ,her Z. t ile night of the 25th the Turks made t O b e Da'slst:r,lt attack, but were repulsed.. TO age of the riv& at this point on the part Q 'ti ge Do, sBla ns is out of the question. ° f n est h"' ° ° ll B have all b een se nt to Hirsova, to . (111 , er ,•• nu merous islands with the right bank , 4 . i PreB s , a says that C oun t N esse lrode has for an, l t oLher note to the Russian Ambassadors ftn f (1. 19 Encrl, resin continu . b ilt tie lite rnationa p l an d rel onsati pect betwe g en the ee the three • 011 tea to N th e ittai,4lth ult. Ismael Pacha an d Schamyl " s imultaneous attacks on the Russian The Porte has resolved, for the present, not to accept the offers made for raising a Hungarian and an Italian legion. The Polish legion, however, will be organised at once at Scutari, and then pro ceed to Kars. Report says that the Servians have forcibly pre vented the Russians from passing through Servia on their way to Omar Paella's army. The Journal de Constantinople states that the Turks had only 3700 men of all arms at the battle of Oltenitza, with 38 pieces of artillery. Two ser geants, a corporal, - and 14 soldiers killed, and 76 wounded, besides' officers. The Russians were 25,000 to 30,000, with 32 pieces of artillery. They lost several thousands. Lord Worsiey, Captains Bathurst and Herbert Wilson, and Lieutenants Buckley, two brothers, all officers of the Cruards of the Queen of England, and General Prim, were at Turtukai with Omar Pacha, and, when the battle was over, they warmly embraced him, and cor dially congratulated him on the results of the glo rious-day. THE AFRICAN MAIL PLYMOUTH, Thursday Morning.—The " Charity " screw steam-ship, Captain Atkins, with mails from the coast of Africa, Madeira,&c., in charge of Lieut. J. B. Striven, R.N., arrived this morning. Her dates are—Fernando Po, Oct. 30 ; Lagos, Oct. 31; Accra, Nov. 3 ; Cape Coast Castle, Nov. 4; Mon rovia, Nov. 7; Sierra Leone, Nov. 9; Bathurst, Nov. 15; • Teneriffe, Nov. 22;. Madeira, Nov 24. She has a general cargo consisting of camwood, ivory, cayenne pepper, copal gum, 1,500 ounces of gold dust, and a small quantity of silver specie ; coch ineal fron Teneriffe, and oranges from Madeira. Her,passengers are Captain Tornsbury, from Ca meroons ; Captain Grose, from Lagos ; Captain Cavalier, from Bathurst; M. Bremen, from Goree; Captain Johnson, two children, and two servants, and the Rev. Mr. Maunsell, from Teneriffe. Her majesty's ship "Ferret," Commander Mac donald, senior officer, was in sight of the Bight of Benin, and Biafra at Lagos. The "Penelope," flag of Rear Admiral Bruce, arrived at Cape Coast from Ascension, Nov. 4. The " Britomart," Com mander Hesseltine, arrived at Sierra Leone, Nov. 10, with Governor Kennedy on board, who had been visiting Sherbro and the Los Islands. He landed under a salute from the brig. When the " Charity " was coming out of the bay, on the night of the 12th, the " Forerunner" steamer came round the lighthouse. In the Bonny River there were about a dozen English merchant ships ; four in the Old Calabar, and five or six in the Cameroons, waiting for car goes. At the Island of Goree were four French men-of-war steamers—viz., Eldorado, Croocdile, Marabout, and Anacruiz. The health on the coast was in general pretty good, but with occasional cases of fever and ague. Affairs not very satisfactory at Lagos, trade on the coast being a good deal interrupted in conse quence of the continued rebellion of the two active chiefs, Agenic and Atelson, This is the first voyage of the Chanty; her per formance is exceedingly satisfactory, having left this port on her outward voyage on the 25th Sept. She returns seven days before anticipated. The passengers speak in the highest possible terms of the vessel, and also of the captain and officers. Capt. Atkins is celebrated for quick and fortunate voyages, and his reputation is increased by the quickness of this voyage. The Charity was built by Mr. John Laird, of Birkenhead, and her performance reflects the highest credit upon her builder. Her engines were made by Messrs. Forrester and Co. of this town. By the last account, the west coast squadron was gathering round Lagos. Her majesty's brig Ferret was off Lagos; the Polyphemus was four hours from Lagos, bound in; the Penelope was at Accra, bound to Lagos ; the Plumper was off Cape Palmas; the Volcano, at Monrovia; and the Phi- lomel was spoken off Sierra Leone; the Britomart, which had been on a cruise with Governor Ken nedy for the benefit of • his health, had returned with his Excellency to Sierra Leone. Merchant vessels at Cdmeroons.—The African Queen, George Jordan, and W. S. Hamilton. At Old Calabar.—The Clifton, Lady Head, and Cala bar. At Bonny.—The Hero, Sir John Beresford, Saint Lawrence, Cumberland, Hans, Saracen, African, Catherine Baker, Earl of Derby, Ambraxlie, Princess Royal, and Sarah and Mary. FRANCE. PARIS, THURSDAY MORNING.—A dispatch has been received from Constantinople, dated the 21s November. Baraguay d'Hilliers had, in his official pre sentation to the Sultan, made a speech in favour of peace, but fully securing the independence of Turkey. The Sultan replied with great good feeling, and insisting on the withdrawal of the Russian preten sions, and the retreat of the Czar's troops from the principalities. The expedition of the . French and English steamers into the Black Sea was much spoken of. A report has been current that the French government is determined on adopting measures against the property which the Count de Cham bord possesses in France—similar to those already decreed against the estates of the Orleans family. The Chambord property, viz., the two forests in the Haute-Marne, the extensive forest near Bourges, &c., is on the point, it is reported, of undergoing the fate of Neuilly, and of the other estates of the younger branch Even this course is not considered sufficiently severe ; and M. Bineau, the minister of finance, has been called on to furnish a paper on the project of calling the reimbursement of the milliard allowed by the Bourbons at the time of the restoration to the emi grant families. Yesterday it was generally reported here that an attempt had been made on the life of the emperor at Fontainebleau. The real fact is that Louis Napoleon had a fall from his horse while hunting, but without having sustained any injury. The cholera is making some progress in Paris. The cases now amount to about fifteen per day. The Moniteur announces that there will be no fete on the occasion of the anniversary of the 2nd of December. The only officially recognised fete is that of the 15th of August. The inauguration of the railway round Paris is fixed for the 12th inst. The statue of Marshal, Ney is to be inaugurated on the 7th inst. Three editors werel tried by the tribunal of co: rectional police on Tuesday, - for publishing false news, but the evidence not bearing out the offence charged the defendants were acquitted. The cold in Paris was very severe, indicating an early winter, the thermometer falling to 24 Fah- The three per cents. closed at 74f. 15c., and the four and-a-half per cents. at 99'80c. PORTUGAL.—There is no confirmation of the in telligence of a Miguelite insurrection in Portugal, communicated yesterday. ITALY. ROME, Nov. 20.—The Pope recently declared to a member of the diplomatic corps that the Holy See had much more reason to fear the acts of its false friends than the efforts of its adversaries. Corruption has struck deep root among the govern ment officials. The disorder in the finances is frightful. Of the money of the Rothschild loan alre . ady paid into the treasury, there remains nothing, and even the smallest sums are paid in paper. If it had not been for the energetic oppo sition of the Pope, the project would perhaps have been realised of increasing to an enormous amount the issuc„of bank-notes, and to give them a forced currency. As regards the foreign governments, they will gain nothing by the fall of Antonelli, which is attributed as much to the personal dissatisfaction of the pope as to French influence. It is said that he will be replaced by Cardinal Santucci or Cardinal Andrea, which is not probable. The former of these prelates is the only cardinal openly devoted to Antonelli. The other, on the contrary, is the implacable enemy of the secretary of state, fiery and impetuous, i and, as he demonstrated when acting as nuncio in Switzerland, little given to conciliation. The minister of finances, Monsignor Galli, w it is said, be replaced by Monsignor Ferrari, an ex - Jesuit, a member of the commission for the sinking of the paper currency. THE RELIGIOUS DISSENSIONS IN GERMANY. According to a letter from Heidelberg, of the 23rd November, the government of Baden had issued an order that no more priests should be imprisoned, but that the refractory ones, who had read the encyclical letter of the Archbishop of Frieburg, should be fined the sum of 10 florins• each. The mediation of the papal nuncio, Viale Prela, has been requested. Considerable excite ment prevailed through the Grand Duchy, as the number of the clergy arrested is very considerable. MONETARY. (From our Second Edition of Yesterday.) . BANK OF ENGLAND Some further applications were made at the Bank on Wednesday, for the discount of the dissented stocks falling due in January. As regards the 3 per cents 0f,1751, and the New South Sea Annuities, the Ist of December is the last day on which applications can be made ; their transfer books then finally closing. PARIS BOURSE, WEDNESDAY. Three per cents closed 74.10. Four•and-a-half per cents, 99.9. IRELAND [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT] DUBLIN, THURSDAY. THE DUBLIN SAVINGS BANK.—Yesterday was the first day for withdrawing deposits, after the issuing of the notice remonstrating against the " run." A continued demand was - expected, and so great was the fear of this, that pallisading was erected in front of the building to prevent too dangerous a crush. The managers were, however, agreeably disappointed, as the alarm seemed greatly allayed, and not only was there no remarkable run, but many deposits were relodged. The commissioners for the reduction of the national debt had given instructions to the Bank of Ireland to open an unlithited credit for the directors, and probably this circumstance aided as much as a sense of returning prudence, to bring about this desirable consummation. AN Ex-M.P., AT Lkw.—Mr. Nicholas V. Maher, who represented Tipperary for several years, has latterly got. considerably in debt. Amongst other parties from whom he borrowed money were the Messrs. Woodrooffe, of Dublin, well-known dis counters, after the Irish acceptation of that term, and what followed is thus detailed by Mr. Maher's counsel, in an action .tried between the parties on Wednesday for false imprisonment. Mr. Maher having unfortunately got into the defendants' debt to the amount of 251. 17s. 6d. for a bill of ex change, an action was brought for the debt and costs, and judgment obtained for 371. Os. lid. After the judgment was entered, an agreement was entered into between Mr. Maher and a number of creditors, and amongst them were the defendants, represented by their attorney, Mr. William F. Rogers, of Peter-street. . On the 18th of April, 1853, a letter of licence was signed by the creditors, by which they agreed to give the plaintiff license for two months ; and among the persons who signed that letter was Mr. Rogers, attorney for the defendants. Subsequently, upon the 30th of April, Mr. Maher had a further communication with Mr. Rogers, who had acted on behalf of the Messrs. Woodrooffe, and an agreement was entered into between the plaintiff and Mr. Rogers, to the effect that Mr. Maher should pay in hand the sum of 151. on account of the sum of 37/., and that the balance should be paid by instalments of 51. every three months. Notwithstanding this arrangement, Mr. Maher was arrested two days after by a pair of bailiffs as he sat with his lady in his lodgings in the evening. For this arrest the action was brought, and the jury gave 1501. damages and costs. EXPORT OF POTATOES.—Owing to various causes combined, the exports of potatoes hence have at- tained a very, remarkable extent. We have seen already that in certain districts the people inter fered with the purchasers for shipment, to stop those operations—a step equally wise and economi cal ; for it drove, of course, all those who had potatoes to sell to other quarters. Along the channel seaboard, particularly north of Dublin, the trade continues to flourish. On Saturday last, for instance,_in Belfast, 0f.547 loads of potatoes at market, not less . than 300 were taken for export. The quantity being five times the amount on sale at the same time last year. The quality is ex cellent. The export has, of course, raised the price, which is now 30 to 40 per cent. over what rules in Belfast. Speaking on this phase of things, the Belfast Mercury says:—" Farmers are certainly not producing pork so largely as in former years; and the only reason of this not being so is, that they are far better paid for their potatoes, by selling them in the market than by giving them to pigs. Then, as regards the pigs, the price of Indian meal is too high to give it to them as a substitute for the potatoes ; and the natural consequence is, they are not reared to an extent to equal the demand. Evidence of this may be seen in the diminished number of pigs which are brought into our market ; and our mer chants' stores can bear corroborative testimony of the fact. We shall only add that these circum stances are in the regular and legitimate course of trade, and that if the - farmers benefit, as they are doing, there can be no ground of feeling, as might under other regulations have existed, when laws were in operation which had been framed for the express purpose of creating an artificial scarcity, with corresponding prices." IRISH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.—The opening of the general assembly of the Presbyterian Church, in Ireland, will open on Monday next, when Pro fessor Merle D'Aubigne, of Geneva, will deliver the opening address. A colleCtiOn will be made for the funds for erecting the new college. CLONMEL.—A Mr. Cristopher Hamilton, of Castle Jordan, Edendersy, has addressed the electors of this borough. He professes to be a tenant leaguer, but nobody knows him ; and, in fact, considerable doubt exists as to whether there really is any such person. You may therefore infer that he does not interfere much with Mr O'Connell's progress. A short time ago I sent you the minutes of a quarrel between the Hon. Mr. Preston and the Balbriggan magistrates,. which arose from some observations made by the former concerning the conduct of the police, who entered his house with out a warrant. In reference to this matter, to-day's Freeman contains a letter from the Lord Chan cellor to ivir. Preston, approving of the course adopted by him. His lordship says, that it is under the consideration of the attorney-general, whether the constabulary should not be supplied with a warrant in a general form, and states that Mr. Preston had a perfect right to draw attention to the circumstance in his magisterial capacity. THE STREETS OF DUBLIN.—The state of the streets in Dublin is now the object of complaint from all our citizens. The accumulated filth and mud renders a passage through them a sure means of becoming covered with dirt. The corporation appears to be taking it very easy. Indeed one urniild' hp led to thia they had rather the propensity of delighting in mire. A woman named Carolan, was yesterday com mitted to prison, for causing the death of her ille gitimate child by exposure. THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. SHARE MARKETS.-YESTERDAY. LIVERPOOL.—The characteristics of the market were of the same character as for the previous day. The quota tions were : - Caledonian, 271 ; Eastern Counties, 13; East Lancashire, 161; Great Northern B 6 per cent. shares 161 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 664 6k- ; London and shares, Western, 102 ; Midland, 624 2 2 4 ,• South Eastern Stock, 18.3.9. / ; York and North Midland, 24. The close was flat, at the subjoined quotations : —Caledonian, 27 ; Eastern Counties, 13 4 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 6 , ; London and North Western, 102 1; Midland, 624 •?, ; Worth British, 7.13.9. I; South Eastern, 184 ; York and North, 24 1 ; Sheffield Stock, 234 MNCHESTER.—The following were the sales : Belfast and Ballymena, x.d. ; Caledonian, 274 7-16 -7; 7; ; Eastern Counties, 13 ; East Lancashire, 161 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 668 6 ; Ditto, Fifths, 6-4 cl; London and North Western, 1021; Ditto, M and -B Qrs C, 4p ; Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 231 ; Midland Rail way Consols, 62; South Eastern, 18 2-161 5-16. DUBLTN.—Consols, 93 -4; 31 per cent. 9' ; Bank Stock, 2211 ; City Debentures, 91 ; Alfred Consols, 2 ;;',- paid, 254 ; Dublin and Bray Railway, 15 paid, 01 ; Great Southern and Western, 50 paid, 51 7 6 ,-; Killarney Junction, 8 paid, 64 ; Mid. Great Western, 60 paid, 51. LONDON PRODUCE MARKET.-YESTERDAY Sugar: West India in moderate demand, but prices un changed ; refined slow sale, brown lumps, 43s 6d to 445. Foreign sales limited ; yellow Havannah, 22s to 265, in bond. Coffee wanted, rates firm ; native Ceylon, 47s to 47s 6d ; Rio, 44s to 495. Tea quiet, low Congou, is 34d ; Cotton : Little passing, low cheaper. Rice : Madras, wanted, 13s 6d to 14s ; Bengal dull, at 14s 3d to 15s 6d. Brandy : Demand better at former terms. Tallow firm, fair demand; fine P.Y.C., 55s 9d to 565, on spot. BIRMINGHAM CORN MARKET.-YESTERDAY. At this day's market there was less supply of Wheat, but no progress could be made in sales ' even by submitting to a reduction of is to 2s 0 qr. Oats held for former prices. Beans and Peas both declined is qr. DOCK COMMITTEE.-YESTERDAY. The usual weekly meeting of the committee was held on yesterday, in the dock offices, Mr. C. TURNER., in the The other members present were—Messrs. Shand, Ran kin, Smith, Rounthwaite, Holden, Malcomson, Barber, Littledale, Healing, Chaloner, Brocklebauk, Robinson, Roy den, Robertson Gladstone, Lockett, and Evans. The sub-committee of works reported the purchase of a dwelling-house, No. 41, south side of Sparling-street, for £450, it being wanted for the arrangements of the London and. North Western Railway Committee. Confirmed. Mr. BARBER wished to know if numbers of their work men at the granite quarries in Scotland had not left their employment, and if many more were not likely to follow, in consequence of the dearness of provisions, and other causes ? He understood that the work required particularly skilled labour, and he therefore thought it would be well to insti tute some inquiry to see whether it would not be well to an ticipate their requirements in that particular. The SURVEYOR replied that skilled labour was not at all required at those quarries. The commonest labour sufficed, and for that description of employment they had too many applications. The warehouse sub-committee recommended that James Gaskill and David Johnston be appointed asssistants at the transit sheds, to fill up the vacancies caused by the dismissal of T. Fry, and the promotion of John Edgar. Confirmed. They also recommended the dismissal of James Forster, de- ivery foreman at the Albert dock warehouses. Mr. R. GLADSTONE inquired what was the cause of the ismissal ? lie thought it would be well to state the cause m all cases of dismissal. The CHAIRMAN replied that in this instance there could be no — objection to state the cause, inasmuch as it had been the subject of a public prosecution; but it was questionable whether it would be prudent for them to state the cause in all cases. It might subject them to an action. In this in stance, however, the cause of dismissal was the robbery from the warehouse of goods of which Foster had charge. Mr. GLADSTONE observed he had asked the question, be cause he conceived that the public who paid those men should always know the reason of their disnlissal. . The recommendation of the sub-committee was adopted. Mr. Gladstone's suggestion to he taken into consideration. The marine sub-committee produced a chart of the chan nel as corrected from the last survey. The harbour masters' sub-committee reported the r esig ti on of Mr. Williams, who held the situation of clerk in the office, and recommended that the vacancy be filled up. The CHAIRMAN observed that Mr. Williams had always performed his duty diligently, and that he left the service as he had received a better situation. The sub-committee also reported the death of Thomas Moore, gateman at the Sandon dock, and recommended that the present office for regulating graving-docks be enlarged according to the plan submitted ; the estimated cost being from GO/. to 701. Confirmed. A letter was read from the owners of the cargo of the " Tiger," demanding compensation for damage done to the cargo, on the occasion of the drying of the dock, when the vessel herself was injured. The CHAIRMAN observed that the committee disclaimed all liability in this matter. Mr. LocKErr said that the best evidence that the injury to the vessel was not through their fault, that the master himself paid his own expenses. The letter was referred to the solicitor. A communication was read from Messrs. John De Wolf, and Co., to the effect that as they had learned that the com mittee were about letting one of the graving-docks to the British North American steam-ship, company, they begged that the same favour be accorded to them. The CHAIRMAN remarked that they . were not about to let any dock to the British North American steam-ship com pany, and that if at any time they considered the subject,_ the present application would be also entertained. Mr. R. GLADSTONE asked what was the gross amount received from the graving -docks, or what per tentage they paid ? The CHAIRMAN : My impression is that they pay us tl% o-and-a-half per cent. Mr. It. GLADSTONE said they were told that the public graving-docks were the cause of the disputes between the ship-carpenters and their masters, and if by letting the docks to private individuals they benefited the trade, and in place of two-and-a-half got four per cent. on their money, he did not see why they should not do so. Mr. LOCKETT replied that in that case they would nothave graving-docks enough to supply the trade, as every carpenter in Liverpool would want a dock for himself. Mr. BARBER suggested that some arrangements should be made with the town council to provide gridirons for the use of vessels at the other side of the river. Much incon- venience was caused to vessel;at present owing to the fact, that from the position of the gridirons at the Liverpool side, they could not dry soon enough. Mr. LocxETT observed that large ships would not like to cross the river without being ballasted, particularly at this time of the year, and he therefore thought that Mr. Barber's suggestion would not obviate the evil. Mr. BARBER differed with Mr. Lockett. Numbers of vessels would stand on without any ballast at all. Mr. R. GLADSTONE : Tle T understand that at the other side of the river the gridiron is more elevated above the level of low water than is the case in Liverpool ? Mr. BARBER : Yes. They are there six or seven feet above the level, and the consequence is that .they can do four times the work upon the gridiron at the other side than they can do on any of them at this side. The CHAIRMAN thought the application should be direct from the shipowners to the council and not through the committee. _ _ Mr. ROYDEN said that the whole evil referred to arose entirely from this fact, that there were not half enough men in Liverpool to do the work ; and if Mr. Barber had got more work done on the Cheshire than on this side, it was in consequence of the number of men he had. Mr. BARBER replied that it was not. Mr. ROYDEN continued so say that the evil arose from the want of men, and the consequence was that one man was giving a shilling more than the other until the men, in some cases, got 10s. a day. He was sorry to say that some of them had not fortitude enough to take care of themselves under these new c ircumstances, and accordingly the" evil was rendered still worse, so that in the case of almost every ship there was a constant begging of time. In some measure Mr. Barber was right in what he had said ; but there were suffi cient graving -docks, if they had sufficient men. Mr. R. GLADSTONE said that Mr. Royden should recollect that the parties who applied for the graving -docks, made no complaint with regard to the want of men. Mr. BARBER remarked that it was very important to the commerce of the town, that there should be every oppor tunity for doing with dispatch patch-work to vessels. Mr. ROYDEN did not see even if they were inclined to let the gravin g -docks to private individuals, how they could do it under the present act of parliament. The CHAIRMAN : You could not do it under the existing act. It was referred to the surveyor to see whether the present gridirons could not be improved. A letter was read from Mr. Rudd, manager of the Wood side Ferry, enclosing a memorial signed by 450 residents of that locality, praying that the approach to the landing stage might be improved. The memorial will be taken into consideration when the alterations in the neighbourhood of Nova Scotia and James's street arc about being effected. A letter was read from Mr. John Kennedy, master porter, urging the propriety of allowing the same person to be and act as a master-porter and stevedore at the same time. He stated that he had brought the subject before the sub-com mittee before, and argued that the alterations he suggested would be of great advantage to vessels, particularly to steamers, which required to be discharged in as brief a time as possible. Mr eiliarkea - that the sub-committee had thought it ad risable that the two offices should b...p.r atoa, n,enrdinel been passed. It was thought that the one would be a check upon tile other, and that the safe and expeditious discharge of cargo would be by this means best insured They had applied several times to the council on the subject, and the town clerk always stated that it would not be advisable for the council to exercise any control whatever over the steve doors, who were an exceedingly mixed holy. Mr. R. GLADSTONE : Don't you think that in proportion as you increase the responsibility, you will get a better class of men to accept of those duties ? Mr. ROBINSON replied that there was no compulsion on any shipowner to discharge his ship with these men. Mr. BARBER said there was one serious objection to em ploy the same party in both capacities. It was the duty of the master-porter to see that the goods were delivered from the ship in proper order before he received them. A great great deal of injury was caused by working out, and that being done to economise labour, if the same party did both duties, there would be no one to check the proper delivery of the goods at the ship's side. The injury would not be dis covered until the goods were at the warehouse, and then, the only but troublesome remedy would be to send them back to the ship, for once they were received within the warehouse, complaint would be of little avail. The letter was referred to the master-porters' sub-com mittee. Mr. R. GLADSTONE wished to know why the practice of giving stamped receipts for dock dues bad been stopped; the matter had given rise to much complaint outside doors. The CHAIRMAN replied that they never gave stamped re ceipts for dock dues. The paper was merely crossed in order to prevent fraud, and the practice had been discontinued for this reason, —that the solicitor thought it exceedingly doubtful whether or not it might not be construed as coming within the act. The Somerrou : And instead of throwing obstacles in the way of the commission of frauds, it was found to facilitate them. Mr. R GLADSTONE thought that if there were any ques tion, as to whether or not they were bound to make use of the penny stamp receipts, the sooner the matter was decided the better. He did not see why public bodies should be exemplified, and private individuals prosecuted for not making use of the penny stamp. Mr. MALCOMSON said that the public would compel them to do it. At present, on a man passing entries, they had no receipt for what he paid ; so that the door was open to fraud, and in many instances such frauds had been committed, in consequence of the custom-house authorities refusing to give any receipt for post entries. He thought, however, that one might very fairly refuse to pay any amount over £5, unless he got a receipt, and so place them in a fix. A lengthened desultory discussion took place on this sub ject, but no resolution was come to. It having been here announced that the general business was concluded, the reporters left ; but we - have been in formed that, in their absence, other important matter, and of a public nature, was introduced. Mr. Evans, we have heard, strongly commented on such a proceeding, and his protest was fully concurred in and supported by more than one member of the committee. Among the matter so introduced was an offer from Mr. A. B. Smith, of 59 acres of land at Seacombe, at 25s the square yard. Considerable discussion took place on this subject, and it was long debated, whether the offer should be for mally and conclusively declined, or a reason stated, so as to keep the negotiation open. The offer was declined. Another subject of discussion was the question of appro priation of land on the West-side of the Prince's dock, for a landing-stage for sea-going steamers, the land being intended, we believe, in the first instance, for warehouses. Mr. Turner, Mr. Lockett, and another member of the committee were appointed on a previous occasion, to hold an interview on the subject with the committee of the town council. They had accordingly held an interview ; Mr. Cubitt, of London, being present to assist them with his professional advice. Mr. R. GLADSTONE complained that the corporation should be put to the expense of bringing Mr. Cubitt down from London to determine a matter which the engineer of the docks was as competent to deal with as any man. HEALTH COMMITTEE-YESTERDAY. The usual weekly meeting of this committee was held on yesterday in the council chamber, Mr. Dover, deputy chairman, in the chair. The other members present were—Messrs. Robertson, Gladstone, Beckwith, Moss, Henderson, Halhead, and Johnson. Mr. It. GLADSTONE tailed attention to the disgraceful condition of the pavement on the west side of George's dock. He had brought it before tde dock committee, and was informed by Mr. Hartley, that the corporation, as being owners of the property, were the parties to whom applica tion should be made. The following reports were read : The Medical officer of health, reported that the low tem perature of last week, has caused an increased mortality from diseases of the lungs, but that the general mortality of the borough still continues slightly below the average of the season. The total deaths were 206— viz., 145 in the parish, 61 in the out-townships—being eight more than in the previous , week. No return has been re ceived from St. George's district, in consequence of the death of the late registrar; but the mortality in that district has been assumed to be the same as in the previous week. Nine fatal cases of typhus were registered. ; 9 of hooping cough ; 7 scarlatina ;5 of measles; 2of small pox ; and lof syphilis. There were 7 deaths from cholera ; and 6 from diarrhoea—the latter about the average of the season. Diseases of the lungs (with. consumption) caused 74 deaths, being 10 more than in the previous week, and more than in any week of the preceding six months. The ashpit of the Caledonian hotel, Duke-street, being in a state injurious to the health of the inmates, the medical officer recommends that notice to drain be served on the owner of the premises. Mr. RISHTON, the building surveyor, reported the inspec tion of 146 dilapidated privies and ashpits, 122 of which were undergoing alterations and repairs, and 24 of which required such, together with varions other details in his de partment. Mr. NEWLANDS, the borough engineer, reported numerous particulars of the work done and in hand in his department. Mr. FRESH, the inspector of nuisances, reported the emptying of 1068 cesspools, the inspection of 103 nuisances complained of by inhabitants, and the reference of 80 others to the borough engineer for remedy by drainage, etc., with a detail of the other operations of his staff , including par ticulars of a sanatory examination of 730 court houses, 139 lodging-houses, and 546 cellars, formerly cleared of inmates in the lower parts of the town, and from which it appeared that the sanatory officers had made special examinations during the week, of 1853 different apartments in street houses, and 2202 rooms in court-houses in the districts named, for the purpose of eradicating unhealthiness there from, besides the cellar inspections above named. Mr. GLADSTONE asked whether or not they could not con sult the comfort of parties who travelled by omnibuses, and also the ease of those wretched animals who drew those ve hicles, by making a sort of tramway on the proper side of the road, in the case of Brunswick-road and Low-hill ? He thought it could be done, and it certainly would be an act of mercy to the poor horses, and a convenience to the parties who had to travel along those streets. Mr. Gladstone, in conclusion, moved that the borough engineer be instructed to report on the subject. Mr. BECKWITH seconded the motion, which was unani mously adopted. Mr. Thomas Griffiths was declared contractor for the making of sewers through certain streets. A communication was received from Mr. Laird, complain ing of the nuisance arising from the manure deposits placed near his premises. It was reported that Mr. Headley, Old-hall-street, had erected certain premises without having received proper per mission from the committee. Mr. Headley pleaded that he had made a drain and improved the premises, and that he was willing not to use the building as a dwelling-house. The letter was put into the hands of the clerk to deal with it It was reported that a Mr. Waters had erected premises under similar circumstances, and that he had not replied to the communication forwarded to him. Ins tructions were given that he should be proceeded against, as he had not complied with the orders of the committee. A communication was received from Mr. Edder, Staines street, in reference to a new road from Breck-hill to West Derby. It was referred to the sub-committee. Mr. R. GLADSTONE suggested the propriety of procuring the appointment of Mr. William Earle on the committee, as from his intrinsic acquaintance with the interests of the town, and the business of the committee, no one could be a more valuable member. Mr. GODFREY inquired if there were any vacancies in the committee ? Mr. BEcKwrrii : But we have some one who never at tends, and it would be desirable to substitute a person who would attenrin such a gentleman's place. Mr. HoosoN said that previous to Mr. Bigham going away he had told them he could not attend the committee. Mr. GLADSTONE said he should not like the committee to lose Mr Bigham. The matter then :dropped, after which the committee adjourned. THE MANCHESTER AND SALFORD ED UCA TION SCHEME. The bill promoted by the Manchester and Salford Edu cation Association, is to be introduced into the House of Commons next session in a new form. One of the changes will be to substitute a committee, nominated by the rate payers, in the same way as the guardians of the parish unions are elected, for the committee which it was proposed by the original bill should be chosen by the town councils. There are other changes which have not yet been definitely settled, but the above will be one of the principal alterations. Sir John Pakington having been invited to take charge of the bill in the House of Commons, went to Manchester on Saturday, and was the guest of the Bishop of MP"- chester until Tuesday who invitwi tile leaaing oht dlSSOCiatiOil to meet him at Sedgley. Sub sequently Sir John had an interview with the committee of the association, in order that be might develope his views on the question of education, and in return he more fully ex pressed what are those f the association. There were Some yowl,. aid not entirely meet the wishes of the right. hon. baronet, the present bill being one of a local character. Sir John was anxious that the measure should be one which could be made more generally applicable, holding the opinion that as a purely local measure, he was nut, holding no connexion with the boroughs of Man chester and Salford, in a position to introduce it to the House of Commons. It wam arranged, however, before the the conference terminated, that Sir John should take charge of the measure, and that the Bishop of Manchester, should it ever reach the Lords, should take charge of it in the upper house. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. YESTERDAY. BEFORE MR. COMMISSIONER STEVENSON. In Re Hignett. The bankrupt was a salt merchant. The meetinm was for final examination and granting of certificate, which, however, was suspended for six months. SPORTING. BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S YESTERDAY. CHESTER Cur.-1000 to 15 against Friday, Heapy, Little Harry, Defiance, and Newminster ; 100 to 10, Kung Pepin. DERBY.-6 to 1, Autocrat offered; 25 to 1, Ruby, taken ; 40 to I, Hesse Cassel, taken. OAKS.-9 to 2, Meteora. ROBBERY IN THE STREET.--At the City police-court, Manchester, yesterday, a young man named John Hall was charged with having, on the previous evening, stolen a scarf and an umbrella, the property of Robert Harve y , w ho resides at 50, Chad Place, Cheetham-hill Roatl. Th e property was taken from the prosecutor, who followed the prisoner and gave him into custody. Fined 405., or in default, to be imprisoned for 21 days. STEALING A CHEESE.—At the City police-court, Man chester, yesterday, a person named Henry Greston was com mitted take his trial at the next sessions, for stealing a cheese, the property of Mr. Matthew Weston, provision factor, Todd-street. COUNTY COUR T—YESTERDIY. The Court sat ten o'clock. . Sr - 01L ' * JONES V. ALMOND.—In this case the plaintiff .sedglatia.. -4- ',.- 1 ?* recover £3 2s. 6d. from Mr. Almond, solicitor, or:tlie fi4 m '; of Francis and Almond, being the value of three &it stamps which had been left with the plaintiff to disposeTef - hi his business. The plaintiff had employed Mr. Almoitd to con sider an award which had been made against-him, and advise him as to the best mode of having it set aside: Mr. - Almond perused the award, and a:lvised the pl4tijr that , there were no means of having it set aside. Alf. 'Atinepd had also been employed by the plaintiff in some other ters of business. In course of time Mr. Almond disposed of the stamps, through his law stationer, but claimed a lieu upon the money for the costs of the business which had been done by him. In giving judgment his HONOR commented strongly upon the manner in which the plaintiff had given his evidence, which he pronounced to be evasive to a degree disgraceful to a person holding a respectable position. He said that Mr. Almond was entitled to a lien of £1 13s. 4d. upon the money he had received, and gave judgment for the remain der of the sum. MALAN-pm' v. GREEN.—This was an action brought on behalf of the plaintiff; a young Frenchman, who is at pre sent in Paris, to recover the value of a meerschaum pipe, alleged to have been lost by him in the house of the defend ant, and which defendant refused tip give it up. Mr. GODFREY appeared for the defence. On the part of the plaintiff it was stated that he and another Frenchman named Montague, had been stopping in defendant's house, and that plaintiff lett the meerschaum, which was stated to be a valuable one, there. On being applied to the defend ant admitted having the meerschaum, but subsequently alleged that he had lost it. Mr. GODFREY et .ted that plaintiff and the other man had been convicted of a felony, and that the latter was still in prison. The time for which the plaintiff received sentence had expired, and he had left the country. He stated that, according to his instructions, the pipe had not been left in the hands of the defendant by plaintiff as in the relation of landlord and guest; but that plaintiff and the other man had gone to the house, and left it there merely as a pretext to enable them to commit the felony for which they were sub sequently convicted. His Horfon said there should be a record of the conviction produced before he could deal with the defence. Mr. GODFREY said the conviction would not be denied by the party. who appeared on behalf of the plaintiff. His HONOR said, according to recent decisions, that ad mission wovld not be sufficient. Besides, even if conviction were proved, that would not entitle the defendant to keep the property. The property of a convicted felon should go to the crown. If a man broke into a house for the purpose of committing a theft, and left a purse containing 500/. which he had stolen from some one else behind him, the owner of the house was not entitled to retain that money. Nor if the robber had left his gold watch behind him, or his shoes, or any other article of property, was the owner of the house justified in keeping them ? If the man was tried and acquitted, these things should be given back to him ; if con victed they became the property of the crown. Mr-GODFREY said it did not appear that the pipe was the property of the plaintiff. On the contrary, it was believed to bare belonged to his companion, who was still in prison. Mrs. Green, wife of the defendant, was examined, and stated that it was her belief the pipe had been left behind by the man who was still in prison. This was denied on the part of the plaintiff, whose case was taken up by the French consul, from whose office a per son was in attendance. — Mr. GODFREY said he also understood that the pipe was perfectly valueless. Although not a smoker himself, he was aware that great value was set upon some meerschaum pipes, but he was instructtd that, iu this case, the pipe was of no value. His HONOR said the only question which arose, so far as the defendant was concerned, was regarding the ownership of the pipe. The proof of the plaintiff having been convicted of felony would in no way entitle defendant to keep the article. On the part of the plaintiff, it was stated that be had said the pipe was his, and written an order for it in the presence of the other man who was in prison. Finally, on the application of Mr. Godfrey, his Honor allowed the case to stand over until the 23d inst., for the production of further evidence. REARDON V. BUSBY.—This was an action brought to re cover damages for injury done to the plaintiff's child, by the negligence, it was alleged, of a driver of a mourning coach belonging to the defendant. Mr Grocott appeared for the plaintiff. The amount claimed was 1/. los. for the expense of a nurse to attend the child, whose leg was broken, and lOs for a surge m who set the limb. Several witnesses were called upon on behalf of the plain tiff, who deposed that the injury was caused on Sunday morning the 23rd of October last, in Chisenhall-street : it was stated that the child was crossing the road when the mourning coach came driving up at a very rapid rate, the child was struck by the horse, and fell, and the wheel passed over his leg. The nurse who attended the child stated she had been six weeks attendin him, for which she was en gaged at five shillings a-week, and that the child was not yet restored to health. It was also stated that the driver .M• atop thp nn .ftpr thc orcorrence took place. The neighbourhood was a very crowded one, and there were a great many children playing about. It was positively deposed that if the driver had been looking before he might have easily have avoided running over the child, and that he had plenty of time to pull up his horse. The witnesses also stated that a great crowd assembled, and that there was much excitement, several of the mob crying out that " they would follow the driver and break his leg," and it required great exertion to keep them from pursuing him. His HONOR : Such misconduct as that has only the effect of compelling drivers in those cases to drive on, because they are afraid to stop. The defendant said he felt the greatest regret that such an occurrence should have taken place, and that he should never have defended the action, but that he was distinctly assured the accident had not been caused by any carelessness upon the part of the driver, and he therefore thought it right to have the matter fully inquired into. He was in formed that the child ran across the street in an oblique direction, from behind the coach, and as soon as the driver perceived him he used every exertion to pull up, and a per son who sat upon the box along with him, also caught the reins to stop the horse. The driver of the coach was examined, and stated that the child ran across the road, and in stepping upon the footpath slipped, and fell backwards, when the wheel passed over him. He stated that he made every exertion to stop the horse, and that but for the child's falling the accident would not have occurred. He added that he was only driving at the rate of five miles an hour at the time. The witnesses on behalf of the plaintiff denied that the child tripped against the pavement, or fell, until struck by the horse. His HONOR : I am of opinion that if children are per mitted to run about in this way, it is almost impossible always to avoid an accident; but I am also (*opinion that the man was driving too fast in such a crowded thorough fare. lam not disposed to attribute to him much blame, and I am bound to say that beyond the single fact of his driving at an imprudent rate in that overcrowded thorough fare, I see nothing wrong in his conduct. It was very wrong of the people to assemble and threaten him. The accident must be to a certain extent culpable, for I am not prepared to say that it might not be the driver's duty to walk his horse in such a crowded thoroughfare, thronged with children to such an extent. If he select such a route, he must go at a rate of speed consistent with the safety of the population of the neighbourhood. I shall °ice a t it herefore, r f i h r t t ht to e amount e m n e e ck -enTte—ro-al jan&othseayeatlsiea,t in 4nu4 AD inquiry should be made into the matter ; and had I been in the position of the defendant myself, I should have felt bound to do so. The convocation of the prelates and clergy of the provinc a of Canterbury was prorogued on Wednesday until an early day in January. th r e r Tou l ira T iMig N igea C u s r, F.,:.172.,11. Wednesday at grocers were each fined £lO for selling coffee adulterated with chicory as pure coffee. The extent of the adulteration varied from 9 to 43 per cent. . Shaving prevails in Europe because the Kings of France set the example to their courtiers, who were followed by the nation, which formerly gave the ton to neighbouring nations, and therefore was at length followed by all in this troublesome and unmanly fashion.—Dr. Elliotson's Human Physiology. SUICIDE OF AN ARTILLERY OFFlCER.—Yesterday, Mr. Wakley held an inquest on the body of Mr. John Brad shaw, aged 56, who had shot himself with a pistol, on Mon day evening, at his lodgings, No. 1, Union-place, New road. The deceased was a half-pay officer •of artillery, and had served with some distinction in the Greek war of inde pendence. He had been in infirm health for some time, and had lately been subjected to much anxiety by severe losses. The jury returned a verdict of suicide, leaving the state of the deceased's mind an open question. NEW MONEY ORDER OFFICES.—GENERAL POST-OFFICE, Nov., 1853.—0 n the 6th December a major money order office will be opened at Farnborough station, Hants. Mi nor money order-offices will be opened at Holytroydq, L anc ashire ; head office, Accrington, on the 9th December. At Padiham, in the same county ; head office Blackburn, on the 6th December. And at Penistone, Yorkshire ; head office, i Sheffield, on the Ist December. Also at Dunman way, n the county of Cork, Ireland ; bead office, Bandon, on the Ist December. Postmasters must in future address letters of advice for Stroud, " Stroud, G 105.," and thoso for Strand, " Strand, London." SINGULAR AND FATAL ACCIDENT.—A most unusual acci dent has just caused the death of M. Gargan, junior, a young officer belonging to a regiment of lancers stationed at Thionville. He was riding over on Saturday evening to Meiz to visit his family, and transact some law business rendered necessary by the recent death of his father, when on arriving near Hagondange, in a sharp trot, on his check ing his horse suddenly, the animal threw up his head, and, struck M. de Gargan a violent blow in the forehead, which caused his instantaneous death. Such a disaster was the less to be expected, as the deceased officer had carried off the first prize for equitation at the cavalry school of ' Saumur.