The Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-12-17 00:00:00

M1N0. 01.. --------. NO. LkIN SEA. ACKS . QTY w. 5. the ora tie id sa- (FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.) without letting us know that his departure was permanent. I ought to have mentioned some time time ago that Mr. Moore, who was one of the Liverpool party, has been promoted, to the rank of lieute nant-adjutant of the first batallion,, I lle Tecqved the. ; post of regimental, ,sm*gcrint-fmai or I,immedi T tiei On our embarkation at Marwick; the dittieFi. Of which he discharged in such a manner as suffi ; ciently to warrant his promotion. He is one of the most efficient officers connected with the brigade. After the above was written, and when we had returned to barracks, a general parade was called, when. Major Smelt made a somewhat pectiliat pfcipp§4l - td iiS: Ypti nittst liori,ii'dfe that abet a Mcnitli ago aii . ikdek ii'rag fold .4 iti,i4 stating that .tlie 0.110 GoiTeriiiiient.l a 4 deeide4 Oil (HS? , 4 a , 'lensing:with tilq.v.crvir 6 es,t/f, ,pf I,,vo,;iinte,crs i, that t eve *ere, tq..i.e6eli - e a)I nib* B,.,tigy di-14 a t the Da§sage home; Since thettite lave been Waiting impatiently, for the ,hour of our departure.: To day, however, the aspect of affairs :was entirely changqd. f f ; 14ajqr.!:,§nt,elt, - 13 , .;31 - pfl : 4114t , s .hp ; was &Atolls of knowing! how many men . would! be willing to remain in Italy 3iol the siiiiiii ; that we would not be required to come under any oath of Allegiance, but be in all respects us we came out ; that we would receive the six months' gratuity, and be outfitted almost anew. When the tAtestion was put to uii an almost unanimous !I NO ", Fdsh \ l'iiiii the fikeMtil. anti Title ton fitsiciii ensued: .4 # r : sliphtfatiter; 1, ittiOrsOid; of A,djutatit sillitfi, Or thb nct battalion) then addressed us. - He said he had watched our career from the commencement, and that so far as it had gone it had been brilliant. He was sorry to have noticed the state of disorganisation into which we had lapsed, but he blamed it in a great measure on those havinffthesommlind—coheers) -- although the iiieri did not escape soot tree.'gotitittistdild ing all that, had occurred, he believed that the greater proportion of those lie was now addressing would remain in Italy. (Loud cries of "no, no.") Would they not say " Yes ?" ("No, no.") He could assure them that those who remained would be of great use as a nucleus towards the formation of a new regiment, and in all matters of honour they would have the precedence. He hoped that a great number of thogo who wished. to give the project their, cduntcliano; *mild shy . " iieo Cries .of U O; lo.")i Icy.titafide tliq - &did assist in achieving one of the most splendid triumphs that could engage their attention—that of effecting : the liberty of Italy. He would be proud to shake hands with those who remained, and if they were not too many, to dine with them. Mr. Smith continued to harangue the men in a similar strain, but his eloquence was of no avail. At length Major Smelt asked those who were willing to remain, to step to the front, when about thirty did so. Notwithstanding all that may be said, the men will not place confidence in any representations that May be made to them respecting their stay in this Country. They have tatted to mistrust their officers, and,ta treat them in many cases with even less than respect:" To this end the officers themselves have largely con tributed. THE ANGLO-GARIBALDIAN LEGION AGAIN ! TWENTY-f3EYEN ConT-MAnTIALS. TURIN, 10th Dec., 1860. The volunteers composing the English Legion are on the eve of returning to their own country. Since the departure of Garibaldi, the position of the officers and men of the brigade has been painful and disagreeable in the extreme. Seven and twenty of the officers are to be tried in a day or two before a court-martial. The London Garibaldian Committee has con stituted itself the vehicle of the complaints of the aggrieved parties, and the secretary, or treasurer, Mr. Hodges, has addressed a lengthened com munication on the subject to Governor Farini, which has been published in the Diritto, and of which I send you the following extracts. The document is characterised by another journal, the Nationalities, as another proof of British " con sequentialism," and not as "the expression of the truth." For the future it is to be hoped British and Irish volunteerism will, find sufficient scope for its exercise at home. But let Mr. Hodge speak for himself and the committee. " Let it suffice to say that the British Legion finds itself in a condition in which it ought not to have found itself. The men who compose it are treated in a way that they do not deserve, and the only reparation which they have obtained against the consequences of the incapacity of their chief is arrest and imprisonment. The latest information which reaches me is that they are to be disarmed and sent back home. If their ser vices are no longer required let them be dismissed by all means, but let them be ,sent away in a manner worthy of them, and not as men who are dishonoured. " Your Excellency will pardon my asking you to save Italy from such a scandal, and begging that justice be done to my countrymen. The British name is not an empty sound, considering what England can boast of having done for thealian movement ; at the same time it is requisite that she should have no ground for regretting the aid she has given to that movement. If the English who have shed their blood on behalf of Italian nationality are to be sent back in an unworthy manner what will become of the enthusiasm which Garibaldi has excited in England? Italy has the greatest need to stand well with her friends—she cannot afford to lose any of them. She will one day remember that England was, her best friend, and the only sincere and honest one she had. " The presence of an English Legion in that country has leen of such great moral importance, as quite tnset aside the paltry question of expense. And although the men were only once under fire, the presence of the brigade has still had an incalculable effect on promoting thQ independence of Italy. But they have fought—but they have shed their blood—and what is their reward? To be tyrannised over by an incompetent com mander. " Your Excellency is aware that there are at this moment twenty-seven officers of the brigade in prison at Caserta, who are to go before a court martial for having ventured, as became free men, to make representations concerning the incapacity of their chief. " I am confident that I don't appeal in vain to your Excellency to prevent the consummation of such a scandal. Further, it would only be au act of justice, and of equal justice to all, to insti tute a commission of inquiry, and to appoint another commandant. In any ease, if the legion is to return to England, it ought to be sent back with,honour: it. is a corps composed of English men, and not of Swiss.—l have the honour, &e." I am afraid there are not a fevi people who will consider that these volunteers have made themselves Swiss for the occasion. I have not heard what reply, if any, has been received to this pectiliar commuuicaion ; but I hardly think it will be satisfactory either to the men themselves, or to the committee who are interesting them selves in their welfare. THE ASSASSINATION IN NAPLES 'OF GENETtAL DUNN, ONE OF GARIBALDI'S PRINCIPAL ENGLISH OFFICERS . Another correspondent sends us the following account of the assassination of this fine officer, who distinguished himself_ so greatly in Sicily, and subsequently in the bloody battles fought in the vicinity of Capua. Writing from Naples on the Bth, our correspon dent says A frightful crime was committed yesterday evening, at the Gardone di Chiaga. The English General, Dunn, who took so brilliant a part in the exploits of Garibaldi, received a ball from a pistol in the loins, about 6 o'clock in the evening, as he was returning home to his resi dence. He instantly fell to the ground, exclaiming, " I have received a mortal wound." He was at once con veyed, by his own desire, to the house of General Capecelatro, and immediately visited by the surgeon to the Hospital of the Pellegrini, who pronounced that the ball could not be extracted, as it had penetrated' too deeply into the body, and that it would be necessary to leave everything to the action of nature. Among the numerous rumours in circulation as to the bloody deed, the most probable is that which assigns its commission to an act of private revenge. The authors of the crime have not yet been arrested, a circumstance which excites no surprise in Naples at present, the police being worse than useless. REV. STOWELL BROWN'S LECTURE.—In continua tion of his series of admirable discourses, this talented gentleman delivered a lecture at the Concert-hall, in Lord Nelson-street, yesterday afternoon, before a dense assemblage, chiefly composed of the working classes. The subject chosen was " The ways of the righteous are pleasant ways." It need scarcely be said that the same fluency of speech, happy and appropriate illustra tion, and impressive style that pervade all the composi tions of the erudite lecturer, characterised, his address on the present occasion. It was simple, and yet forcible, clear, succinct, and eloquent, and was listened to with pround attention by a deeply-affected and edified audience. The title of the lecture on next Sunday afternoon will be "Almost a Christian." SHIP LAUNCHES ON SATURDAY. —On Saturday there were launched from the yard of Messrs. Jones, Quiggin, and Co., two iron ships, one called the Damuta and the other the Rosetta. They are very handsome craft, of about 200 feet long, and 271 beam, and will measure nearly 700 tons old measurement. These vessels have been built for passenger and cargo boats on the river Nile, and are of handsome and novel construction, one having the paddles aft on each quarter, the other being propelled with screws on either side of the stern. The engines have been made by the eminent firm of Forrester awl Co., and are constructed so as to cause the boats to run with rapidity. A large and respectable assembly of ladies and gentlemen were present to witness the inte resting event ; and the ceremony of christening was gracefully performed by ilfiss M` woe The launches having been effected with the most perfect ease and safety, the company sat down to au elegant and sump tuous dejeuner, which was provided by Mr. Child, of the Harrington ' re in a style thatreflected credit on him as a caterer, and on the liberality of the builders. Mr. Jones occupied the chair, and, after the usual loyal and pat riotic toasts were given, several, in reference to the occa sion, were proposed ani responded to in suitable terms, and, after a couple oftpleasant hours, the company sepa rated, highly gratiaKi with the whole proceedings. CIttNESE EiESPA.TCHES: MR. LOCH'S REPORT. HSINGPOO ; OR, THE BOARD OF iitiI‘fISYMENTS: CHINESE PliiSON LItE. THE RAO-MIAO TEMPLE. Camp before Pekin, October 9th, 1860, MY Lonti—Mr. Parkes will no dolibt inform your lutdship at gttetet leti s lth than I shall be able to do, of theeirentg, that . pfdetcd capture, of the sitb sequent,oectirrenpes:: biit as fok.the . 4rst - ty;;elye days the Nwre sepaTated, J, send Y,our,.lordShiii this ShOrt report of Iyhat, cpue, nucleA,...Tuy n own, phsegyatipp, „bo.wever impeilei4 it may be froth my watit of knowledge of the lawruarre. .. . • •. : • • . . , On the morning of the -17th'of Reptembero accompa nied. Mr. Parkes, with your lordship's sanction, to.Tung chow, to 'make arrangements:for the moving of your c'xollencyjs .- wisp _ that ,place,, , when .the, day was di'..hied oil for the .sinature of thocovention. ,; We-arrived at Tung-chow about 10 .id nearly the whole of that . day was occupied by discussions on various questions connected with , the 'Convention, be tween the Imperial Commissioners, Tsai. Prince of I, and Muh, President -of the. Board :of War, and' Mr- Parkes, .endcavours.bcing made on their part ,to draw Mr ifito dOeihil elpitsSioli of opinion on the 41:1eiihifi: Of. JdrdibiP' the lett& df dendd td the Enikror. ToWardi i;nt O'Cid'CW , _ . in the afternoon, Mr. Parkes thought he had succeeded in showing them that that was a question he was not empowered to discuss, having no instructions on the subject, and that, moreover, it was a question not in cluded in the Convention. but one left open for negotia tion. It was not until this late hour that Mr. Parkes c9uld get ,the serious attention to the various arrange ents r!ei:essaff fbr;elittilillling mit t5,091/3, mil, for open ing markets for their supplies, and studlng ca: t 5 fdr the conveyance of your lordship's camp to Timg-choW ; but they then appointed officers for these various duties,' and everything seemed satisfactorily understood and agreed to. Colonel Walker, . who had also accompanied Mr. Parkes to Tang-chow, for the pdrpose of examining the ground agreed on for the encampment of the troops, decided on artin7 early in the morning, to make arrangerrients for their arrival on the ground, and there fore at about 5.30 a.m, on the 18th, Mr. Parkes, Col, Walker; arid Mr. Motrisdri, with an escort of five King's Ur. stated for this pur. .pose, leaving the rernainder Of the Ngiieh con sisted of Mr. 'De Normann, -Mr. Boulby, arid. Mr: Anderson; who Commanded the whole escort, and fifteen sowars, in Tuna.-chow, to await our return, when we intended to look for a suitable residence for your lord ship. , The yamun in which we we re l o d ge d was i n th e western suburb. The shortest way to gain the road to Matrn was through the, country, and not through Tung chow, which road we had been brought in by the pre vious evening.. We advanced, at a quick trot, and, as we approached Chang-kia-wand, we observed many de tadhed patties of Matchlock men and daValry hurrying to the front. As We passBd through Chang-kia-wang, the numbers increased, and became massed, as if being moved forward to take up certain positions. Observing a large body of men to our right, I rode across a field, and found about five hundred cavalry dismounted in a dry watercourse. Being .. joined by Mr. 'Parkes, We proceeded alon g their front, u n til we came to a village," through which we passed, and suth denly found ourselves, in the Middl e o f• a battery of two ye hi Position, and commanding the very ground on which it had been agreed the night before that our troops were to encamp. Although somewhat surprised at our appearance amongst them, they merely told us to go on to the road, where we joined Colonel Walker and the escort.. We had now arrived. on the ground decided on, for our camp. A 'narrow stream of water runs runs close up to the row,' from the eastward, an embankment or band running at some twenty yards distant from it. This bund was lined with matchlock men, extending to the left as far as we could see. We rode a short distance along this bUnd. In front of it, at about 100 yards distant, was a long line of cavalry skirmishers, extending the whole length of their position, which appeared a sort of semicircle. Mr. Parkes asked some of the men where their general was, and was told he was many li distant. We held a consultation on the threatening appearance of affairs, and Mr. Parkes at once decided on returning. to Tung-chow, and find out from the Prince of I the meaning df the Chinese force occupying our position; while I was to paSs through their force to give the general as early intimation as possible. Colonel Walker, with five King's Dragoon Guards and one sowar, was to remain on the embank ment until either joined by Mr. Parkes or he received orders from Sir Hope Grant to retire. I met the army ivith Sir Hope Grant _on ,the march within half amile after passing through the Chinese line of skirmishers. I informed him of the position of the `Chinese army, and of the.position of our party, and the bourse Mr. Parkes had decided on following. Sir Hope Grant told me it would be necessary to occupy the ground as already decided on, and drive the Chinese; back if they offered resistance.; but that, if a shot was fired, he would capture Tung-chow. As the enemy's cavalry was moving round to our right, it was necessary to act as soon as possible, and to withdraw Mr. Parkes and his party from Tung-chow. He therefore gave me leave to' return to Mr. Parkes with this message, and gave me two sowars of Major Probyn's regiment to accompany me with a flag of truce; Captain Brabazon was also ordered to return with me, so that he might see the ground: The Chinese made no difficulty about allowing us to pass through their line's: On arriving at the bund, not being able to see anything of Colonel Walker, we proceeded at a rapid rate - straight to Tung chow. On arrival at the yamun we found all:the gentle men of the party were absent in the town; but I gave orders to the escort to saddle their horses, and be ready to start at Et , moment's notice, and in a few minutes the gentlemen returned. Mr. De Norman and myself, accompanied by tour men, then started through the city to look for Mr. Parkes, who had gone to the Prince of I's residence. We.had not gone half a mile when we met him. He said not a moment was to be lost in escaping. On our arrival at our yamun, the whole party were mounted and ready. It consisted of Mr. Parkes, Captain Brabazon, Mr. De Noniron, Mr. Boulby, Mr. Anderson commanding, .one King's Dragoon Guard, and seventeen sowars, and myself,—twenty-four ill all. We proceeded at a sharp canter. After proceeding half way we took a wrong turn to the left; this, however, did not delay us five minutes, and we made straight for Chang-chia-wang, the streets of which place we .found full of soldiers, As we cleared the town we heard the guns open,, and saw the smoke of guns on both sides, at which time we were within half a mile of being clear of the Chinese line. As we went at a canter, a body of cavalry ranged up on either side, began blowing their matches, and getting their matchlocks and bows and arrows ready. As this had rather the appearance of flight on our part,. and as the cavalry might have opened a cross fire upon us at any moment, we halted to consult. The Chinese cavalry, about 300 in number, then drew up in front, and on either flank, supported by a large body of infantry, They said civilly enough that, as fire had opened, we could not pass through their lines without an order from their general, who was close by. We had to consider whether we should attempt to force our way through this body of men, and some '3,000 who were beyond them and between us and our army, or act as this officer proposed, or go to the geueral, by which course we should not forfeit the protection of the flag of truce. Mr. Parkes said he would go to the general, and asked me to accompany him ; taking one sowar to carry the flag of truce, we galloped off in the direction indicated. As we turned the corner of a field of millet, which. hid us from our escort, we found ourselves in front of about 150 infantry, who rushed forward with their matchlocks, pointed, and had it pot been for a' Chinese officer, who knocked them up, we should have been shot dOwn. These infantry were on the bank of the small stream I have before'referred to, beyond which we saw several mandarins on horseback. We pushed through the in fantry ; Mr. Parkes addressed one, who he ivah informed was Prince Sang-ko-lin-sin, arid asked for a safe pass for our flag of truce, but he only received abuse in reply. After a few words, Mr. Parkes turned to me and said, "I think we are prisoners." At that time we were surrounded by men, who seized both ns arid Our horses. It was hopeless to resist; we dismounted, our arms were laid bold of and twisted behind us. In this position we were taken across the stream, over a bridge formed by a boat, and shoved down on our knees in front of San-ko lin-sin. I was knocked forward and my head rubbed in the dirt. Sang-ko-lin-sin spoke to Mr. Parkes with much vehemence. He accused Mr. Parkes with being the cause of all the' difficulties that had arisen, and of the action that was now taking place. He then ordered our being taken to the Prince of I, and sent an ,officer to tell our escort to return to Chang-kia-wang. We listened anxiously for any firing or signs of resistance from that quarter, but heard none. We were removed to a tent close by, where r.aother general was seat e d ; he treated us more civilly, and allowed us to sit down until the arrival of a cart. While waiting, two French Prisoners, belonging to their com missariat, were brought in from the front. The Citing becoming much heavier, a message came' for the general whom we were with, and a cart b was sent for us at the same time, into which all five of us were put, and, sur rounded by an escort of some twenty men, were hurried into Tung-chow. The jolting was great over the rough roads of the country, but that over the paved streets of Tung-chow was most painful to bear. The Prince of I I having left the city, we followed him out on the Pekin-road. Crowds of soldiers were hurrying into the city, and we saw large camps on each side of the road. After piing about six h, we came to a large bridge which crosses, the canal ; this we passed over, but apparently our escort had difficulty in finding where the Prince of I was, for we turned back, and had to recross the canal, and were taken to a large camp a short distance from the bridge. There we were taken out of the cart and taken before the Jui-fin, one of the principal secretaries of state; we were made to kneel down, and an exami nation was commenced ; this went on for some time. The heat and dust had greatly exhausted us, and Mr. Parkes, to bring this t iresome and useless examination to a close, pretended faintness, and we were moved to a room of a small farm house close by. - acre we were allowed to lie down for a short time, but were soon made to get up by people coming to s earc h us . They took f rom us all our letters, papers, watches, &e. We were then removed to a small temple and taken before some mandarins, whom Mr. Parkes recognised as belonging to the Prince of Ps' suite. They made us kneel, and commenced a long and troublesome examina tion, which was suddenly intetruPted, evidently by some panic, either by, an advance of our troops or from some othercause. Our examiners hurriedly disappeared, and a number of soldiers rushed in with loud cries, who bound our hands tightly behind our backs ; from their language and gestures, Mr. Parkes anticipated we were about to be executed, for they shook their s p ears and swords at us i n a threatenity , manner ; we were taken thus bound into the court of .the temple, when some change seemed to take place in their plan s, for the y hur ried us back again, and us into a common country cart, w hi c h they,drove off at a quick pace ; this, with our hands bound behind us, caused us agonies. We won got on to the Pekin paved road, but had they not occasionally taken the c ar t on to the side road, I do not think we could have lasted out the seven hours we were in it. From pain, dust, and heat, our thirst became intense ; once or twice they gave us water. After F. time they took out one of the French and Sikh prisoners, and put them into another cart, some of their officials taking their place in ours. These inew caused me great ton • tures,. by lifting up my: arms, seented tearing them mit of their adekets, The old Sikh . sp\iir, lieli - naFed With balm endupince: told hin,nof to, fear, we were iii God's hands. , Sahib " I t do, not fear;l am sixty; if I do not.die td-day.l Might die to-Mor row, and lam with you Ide not feari".. „ •, • It was getting dark ere we reached the suburbs ,ef Pekin ; they were not so long as we expected,, for after about half a mile Nye reacheethe , gate, which, froth its e regt height, has} In imposing appearance, The crowds; of people could hardly be kept back who pressed forward to see us. The street we entered on passing the gate Was Seine fifty feet broad, but the houses on either side were small and only of one storey. Darkness coming on, we could not see anything, even if we had the strength to look about us. We foiled through street after street, and the way seemed . oe,liasscd thrmigh another gate way, and sl kortly afterWarda ,ti rued Into' a I#ge Court yard. M. Parkes saw on the lanterns ,!'llsi4gliner or :; the pearl : , of T'rinishinent. were,, the cottrt someqnarte4: of 4,r1 hoUr r ryas then pulled out and taker:, WA the entinners 4 After ten minutes' anxious suspense I, saw him pasg ICaefl ; With chains. ; Lavas then :taken into .a small room .dimly lighted ; ! chains • and f various other ,evidences of, prisons and tortures mere hung about the walls. ,Thaexaminers sat behind tatee; iii lAA, of. I was forced down upon my knees. A number Of questions were.pnt to me, which of course I did not understand, but a Mall - ho' seized me by the hair and another by the ear and beard gave me a shake and a cuff each lime I failed to answer. After five minutes of this I made signs I wanted my hat, that had been knocked off and was lying in front of me; at liis the examiners abused me, and I was knocked forwardsni•MY iace;. a Mt 9 dollar r'as put round my neck With d long heavi attachedtd it, arid I was removed into an inner court-ye - ill, N3llere ty the dim light of a lantern I saw Mr. Parkes seated on a bench. Few words passed between us ; two chains were here made fast to my legs, and passed through the long chain Which was attached to the collar round my neck. We were then made to get up, and the saddest moment of the .day then came, for I saw Mr. Parkea being due direction, while they took me another ;* e'nlY, gay; is MiCi tfles3 ,ott, Parkes!" and we were separated. „, • , They led me through long open passages into aCourt yard, which had a long barn-like building on one side, with grated windows, through which a strong light shone. The gaolers rapped at the door, when the most unearthly yell arose that I. ever heard ; the door was opened with a bang, and I found myself surrounded by • about forty half-naked, savage. villanous-looking fellows as I ever saw in my life. They were criminals elf all degdriptions— , Jmurderers, thieves, &c. Some twenty of thgrd 'aere. Chained like Myself: One end of the room seemed kept aPdri for their rise. At the other end were . the priioneri Whe' Were not Chained; arid 4ednied of . a better class. As soon as I had ,6riteled the door was closed behind me, and the gaoleri pinioned my elbows, although my hands were still bound. By this time I had lost all use of my fingers ; they felt burst ing, and my hands were greatly swollen. After a little time they loosened the rope at my wrist, but only to put on irons. They gave me a can of tea, which was very grateful, for I was greatly exhausted. I was glad to see that they intended to place me among the better lot of unchained prisoners, for the °thus were covered with itch. and Vermin. They laid me down on a board like a guard room bed, and chained me tip by my neck chain to a beam over my head. I was able to lie at full length, and, worn out Utterly, I fell into a deep sleep. The next morning my waking was very sad, a little after daylight the doors were thrown open, and we were unehained from the beams, and every one went into the court-yard: • The yard was about sixteen yards square, and a large Verandah was in front of the prison. In one corner of the yard was the eocilt-hcoise on the other three sides were . small wards or prisons. for one or two favoured prisoners. At about nine o'clock two mandarins came in to super intend the distribution of the food for the prisoners. The food the. government supplies is only boiled millet, with occasionally a little salt vegetable ; a large bowl twice a day is given to each prisoner. The millet is brought in in a large tub by two men, and served up hot. Only those in chains are on this food ; the rest of the prisoners, among whom I was included, received some rice, green vegetables, and a little chopped . meat, and French beans, with either bread or biscuit ; this we got twice daily. This food is found and paid for by one of the prisoners, it being a way by which they are allowed to work off a portion of their term of imprison ment. The man who supplied us was imprisoned for thieving, and the cost of feeding the prisoners could not have amounted to less than two taels a day. The prisoners were very civil and kind ; three were appointed to watch and guard me, and at night one always sat at the head of my bed. They helped me by carrying my chain, by getting me •water to wash my face and hands, and by getting me a seat to myself if I wanted one. • I found out that of my three attendants two were murderers, and the third was imprisoned for biting his father's finger off. I was surprised to see the good and kindly feeling that existed between all the prisoners ; they seemed rto feel for each other, and I have often seen a man who had a little better food than his neigh bour give him half. During the twelve days I was in prison with them I only heard one quarrel. On tile first morning of my imprisonment the officials of -the prison, two white-button mandarins, made me go down on my knees and asked me a number of ques tions which I did not understand. ,In the afternoon I was taken into the court-yard again, and made to kneel for a long - time ,before a number of red-buttoned mandarins, who from their manner evidently abused me. I was then taken back and chained up. I had succeeded in saving my prayer-book up to the time of being brought into • the prison, but, it was then taken from me ; by signs, however, I got it returned to me the second day. What attracted the greatest curiosity amongst the prisoners and the mandarins who visited me were my boots and this book. The second and third day I was also "much visited, sometimes lead out to kneel and. be abused, other times the visits seemed private, after then I was seldom visited. I made various efforts through the official visiting mandarins to obtain• an interview with Mr. Parkes, and 'although they sometimes by signs led me to hope that such might be granted, it never was. I heard of Hann.- ta-jin having been to see Mr. Parkes 'frequently, but ''l was utterly ignorant of the subject of his visits. The days passed wearily by. I calculated and recalculated the time that would be required for the various move ments. I found, reasons for delays as days passed and no change came to our situation, but I fed myself with the hope that we should all be released. I had many anxious thoughts as to what had happened to the rest of our party ;our impression was that they had escaped. So the days passed until the morning of the 29th of, September. There had been two great gaol deliveries during my confinement, and on the 29th all excepting the men in chains were liberated. About the middle of that daY, while I was lying down, one of the men who watched me, putting his mouth close to made sign s m y i ron co ll ar was to be removed. About my ear, whispered Pa-ta-jin and Hang - ta - jin , and two hours afterwards I was taken into one of the side rooms, and there Hang came and ordered my chains to be taken off. I was then removed to another yard, and shortly afterwards joined by Mr. Parkes. That moment repaid me for much suffering. I did not know whether this was our final release or not, and it 3vas not until the evening that I learnt all that had occurred from Mr. Parkes. We were, ylated in separate carts, but this time in the proper carriage -tart, well cushioned. We were taken to, the Rao-miao t em pl e , w hi c h is , close, to the north gate. Here we found a good room prepared for us, and another for our attendants, who were some of our old gaolers. We had a good-sized court-yard, in which we were allowed to. walk. A remarkably fine guard of Manchu cavalry, consisting of twenty men, had us under their especial charge. H t m he orn te in m g p . le, l bu t t he s n oon lea lo rn ft t , grateful front ntdieauirAndsculigtulnrrtgt.aioonc:getAaoaorr:kharpeisessatmnuoiirfemel accompanied frequent visits Hang had paid Parkespi n i r un i s fh s o oi n r t s til m o fi e hr e im n s t ln , yo a rb n el d ef u s . l ai nn gd tdoi cannot saitnete b epr e tesat t ne o dy o of Hang's offers of release unless he was accompanied by I l utttahohds geeenlituaarhgnfatea:dtreci admiration during u , nlftocratni onno t o t fhexoe express whole ess n imprisonmentloy f se t l b r e i n fir t s e t wr d mh a is y c , oh f a l n tv o d e during ro gasrseea ,„ d n s i avlis fearless hd aifdifficulties e and ounl et ideest greatetrri aitenaesuudsrerbooeuafurditnhe surrounded theaomf convinced happy termination to those dangers was the firm and consistent language he held to those mandarins who were sent to attempt to gain some admission from him, either through his hopes or fears. From the 29th Sept. to the Bth instant we were con fined in the Rao-miao temple; almost daily Hang came and held long conversations with Mr. Parkes, who will inform your lordship, at much greater length than I am able to do, of what passed on these occasions. I will 'not enter,' therefore, at length on this portion of our imprisonment.. It was a period of .great anxiety and trial; for, although we were well treated, we knew that oar release, indeed our existence, depended greatly upon how the movement of our troops outside the city might .affect the feelings of the Chinese and mandarins inside. We felt that in any sudden panic, when they would be scarcely masters of their senses, they might rush in and wreak on us their vengeance; this was our real danger; as long as they gave themselves time to reflect, we were in comparative safety. This, under God's providence, with the steady advance of our troops , and the consist ent and determined line of your lordship's policy, resulted in our happy release. Up to within the last few days we were kept in utter ignorance of all that had occurred, but Mr. Wade's letter,. of the 4th inst., made us pretty well acquainted with what. had .passed. Hang came yesterday morning with Mr. Wade's letter, caning on the Chinese Government to surrender one of the gates of the city to be occupied by our troops. H e said it was impossible, and it was long before he would say whether we could be released ; however, at last he did so, and at two o'clock we were put into a cart together, and conducted under a strong escort to the west gate. The streets were deserted and the shops closed. On leaving the gate our escort left us, and we were left by ourselves to reach the camp, where, I thank God, we arrived in safety at 3.30 p.m. The Sikh sowar and five Frenchmen were released at the same time. This report has grown to much greater length than I anticipated.: I only regret that the information I have been able to give .your lordship in it is so meagre.—l have, &c., (Signed) HENUY B. LOCH. The Earl of Elgin, &c., &c. ilead-yquarters, Oct. 13, 1860. Sir,—ln continuation of m despatch of the 7th inst., I have the honour to inform you that, on the 10th, I made a reconnaissance of the walls of Pekin, with Gen. De Montauban. Having selected the sites for the breaching batteries, the works were immediately traced and constructed, and the batteries were armed, so as to be ready to open fire at noon to-day, in the event of the gate not being then surrendered to us. This morning I sent some officers with Mr. Parkes, to arrange with the Chinese deputies for the surrender of the gate of the city, which he had demanded of them. They endeavoured to make excuses, and delay, if pos sible, the surrender on various false pretences; but were told, in reply, that twelve o'clock was the hour that had been fixed, and no extensions could be granted. Accordingly the easternmost gate on the north side of the city has been this day occupied by the allied forces without opposition, and a letter having been received from the Prince of Kung, announcing the readiness of the Chinese Government to agree to all our terms, I have every reason to hope to be able shortly to announce that fife CAnlilaign is at an end, and peace concluded. Tiast niglit, a rrettelt soldier, and eight swam of Fane's ktorsc, 'ere surrendered' to its, U*ll/ been brought in frn'm places where they had' b'eed 6Onfl i nect alio& fifty nillOs off." , • , . , These men 4,d aYh been treated with great at first,' afid the repOrt ; deaths.. of one Frineh officer and: one soldier,' also df Lieut. Anderson (Aran* Hors e?' and. Mr. de Norman, First Attache to Lbgation, aud, of • two sowars of Fane's gorse. I„7jhe . ,reinainder of the prisoners are' to be brought back to-night or to-morrow morning, having been con fined a great distance qff. • ; • , This letter will be despdebtea specia l l stepmer to Hong Kong, to overtake the mail, trust to be able to add a postscript, giving the names of those AV' have survived.—l have, Sic., (Signed) J. HOPE GRANT. Lieutenant-General, Commander of the Forces. 14m Oer.—The remaining prisoners have not yet been' shirt ii ? b'ut the mail i can no longer be delayed. J. H. G. itat Obfbe Vac. 1 1 . I:§6t ' I • )fir. cc e c i r l bert has tAis day race'. cd tlyo des patches and their,enc44i4 , of. N4hial thlfolloWing are copies' addressed to•him li64tefia'at: enei:dl; Sir Rope ' Grant, G.C.B:, commanding Ur aPsty's toffees in China Mead-qUarters, Bivouac, outsikPekin, , October p 1880. Sir, —ln continuation aT fr4y 14tfer of the 4th instant, I have the honour to report that, oil th'e pctober the allied force advance from Tung-chow, leaving the heavy guns, tents, and baggage stored about three miles east of the north-east angle of Pekin, and the following morning resumed our march in a north-westerly direc tion; sd as to pass along the northern face of the city, out gthishdt df the walls, and attack San-ko-lin-sin's army, which was sepfcifed to be encamped direct in our front. The country about here is not good for cava r , ffor the great number of trees, villages, and hollow roads. I accordingly despatched the cavalry brigade with two six-pounders, with mounted detachments, with orders to advance on the road leading to the Emperor's palace at 'nen-min-Yuen, with the view to cutting off the retreat of the. enenly id that direction. The French were on. GO /eft,. Whilst the English force moved along the out side of..dn ord.rardpait tens parallel to the north face of the city. At thi's time We redeitedinformatfon that the Chinese arm . ) , iris in, 01 reirfiati haling emit menced moving the night before. I ilierefel.e_sent. a message to Gen. de Montauban that I should a l dl':ance at once to the Emperor's palace. On the road, how ever, we came across the rearguard apparently of the enemy,. with whom a few shots were exchanged before they fled towards the city. As they appeared to be in considerable force in the suburb, I determined on halt ing, GM the northern road, to prevent their moving out in that direaloii. The french, mednwhile i anxious to join us in our ad vance, struck of to their fight, and, crossing the rear of our column, without either of its geeing the other, pushed on to the palace without meeting nnf owtsitioni and occupied it about nightfall. The cavalry brigade had reached the palace about two hours before this, and were there waiting for us to join them ; on their way they saw a body of the enemy's cavalry, but were unable to come up with them. On the following day Mr. Wade went to meet a Chi nese commissioner, and conveyed to him a memorandum from General de Montauban and myself. The result of this has been that yesterday Messrs. Parkes and Loch, with one Sikh sowar and five French men (one officer and four soldiers), were brought into the English camp. The Chinese declare that these are all of the prisoners who were in Pekin, the rest having been conveyed some distance into the interior ; they have, however, been sent for, and will be given up in the course of a few days. Messrs. Parkes and Loch have given the following account of their capture —When Captain Brabazon and Mr. Loch loft the army on the 18th of Sep tember, to recall Mr. Parkes's party, they proceeded at once to Tang-chow, where they experienced a short delay in collecting them all together, and then set out to return. On arriving within a few hun dred yards of the centre of the Chinese position, where they had left Colonel. Walker, they heard firing commence, and immediately their passage was barred by a large body of cavalry and infantry, the commander of whom informed them that, as firing had begun, he could not permit them to pass without San-ko-lin-sin's orders. Considering that it would be almost impossible to cut their way through the large bodies which surrounded them, they decided on trusting to the flag of truce which they carried. Accordingly Messrs. Parkes and Loch, accompanied by one sikh orderly with a white flag, quitted the rest of the party to go and speak with San-ko-lin-sin; whilst there they were surrounded and made prisoners by order of San-ko-lin-sin himself, and sent into Pekin, where for several days they were treated with great severity. On the 29th September they wera removed from the gaol, and have since been treated in a proper manner. The rest of the party they knew nothing of, beyond having heard San-ko-lin-sin, at the time of their cap ture, order the remainder to be seized also, and sent back to Tung-chow. The five kienchnien given up were taken prisoners in Tung-ehow, whilst walking about the street, and igno rant of what was going on. The loss of the Emperor's palace appears to have had a great effect en the Chinese authorities, who appear to he now willing to accede to our demands, to which we have added only the giving up one of the gates of Pekin into our hands whilst we remain here, in return for which the city will•be preserved for them. The heavy guns will arrive from Tung-chow to-day, so that the Chinese will see that we are prepared to enforce our demands in the event of their deceiving us.—l have, &c., (Signed) J. HOPE GRANT, Lieutenant-General, Commander of the Forces. The Right Hon. the Secretary of State for War, &c. SAN-KO-LIN-SIN, THE CHINESE HERO THE WILLIAM TELL OF CHINA. There is AO one in China at present about whom we hear so much, and really know so little, as San-ko-lin sin, the commander of the Chinese forces in the north. Some people take refuge in flatly disbelieving that such a man exists ; and we have more than once been gravely asked if there was any truth in the camp " shave " that he is an Irishman, originally called Sam Collinson, who deserted to the Chinese from our army some time ago, and has obtained high power amongst them. Amon.. the Chinese, both south and north, he is a popular idol—the Wallace or the William Tell of China. The hawker in the streets of Canton is delighted with the rumour that " Chung Wang" has become Emperor ; and the peasants on the banks of the Pebio speak of him in terms of the highest praise. Even the merchants of Tien-tsin, whose trade he has ruined, speak of him with admiration, and make only the qualifying remark that he is ignorant of the power of foreign arms. San-ko-lin-sin is in no way connected with the ruling . dynasty, in China. The ruling race is Manchu, and he is of the Mongol, between whom and the Manchus there had always existed jea lousy, enmity, and difference—a state of matters fruitful of complications as regards the government of China. The Manchus have now the upper hand, and in order to secure their supremacy they intermarry with the Mongols, giving the sisters of their Mongol second wives to Mongol princes. San-ko-lin-sin is the cousin of the Emperor, because he married the sister of one of the Emperor's Mongolia n second wives. This does not give San-ko-lin-s in any position in the Emperor's family, but it places him i n a position where, according to Chinese customs, he can exercise a great influence ; and, in fact, he is the m an who determines the .position which China shall assu me towards foreign nations. DEATH OF THE .CHIEF JUSTICE OF MADRAS, FORMERLY A PLEADER ON THE CHESTER CIRCUIT. Sir Henry Davison' Chief Justice of Madras is dead. He was the friend of Thackeray, the intimate of Ten nyson, and in close connection with the leading literati of his day. At Cambridge be was contemporary W i th Tennyson, and he passed from thence to the Inner Temple, whence he was called to the Bar in 1834. p ox , a number of years he went the Seuth Wales and Chester Circuits, and was a reporter for the Q ueen ' s Bench Courts in conjunction with Sir E. Perry, whom h e afterwards succeeded as Chief Justice at Bombay. In 1856 on Sir C. Yardley's retirement horn the Chief J ust i ce. ship at Bombay Sir H. Davison was appointed to sue . ceed him ; but a few months later Sir Christoph er Rawlinson resigned the Chief Justice-ship at Madras, an d Davison, at his own request, was again transferred to Madras in that position. As a member of society h e was held in high esteem, and there are many to wh om we shall bring tidings of deep regret in announcing t h e death of Sir Henry Davison.—Calcutta Review, Nov. 6. Captain Bidwell, of the 64th L.R.V., was on Satur day last presented with an elegant sword by the non commissioned officers and privates of his corps. PRESENTATION TO LADY WILLIAMS WYNN.—A sub scription, limited to a shilling each, entezed into for the purpose of presenting a national testimonial to n and Lady Williams Wynn, was responded to by 11,000 individuals. Accordingly, portraits of Sir Watkin Williams Wy n his lady, painted by Mr. Grant, R.A., on canvas, were presented to her ladyship on Saturday last in the Wrex ham Townhall, along with a list of the subscribers. Lady Williams Wynne feelingly returned thanks, and so did Sir Watkin. A public dinner followed. LIVERPOOL ROYAL INFIRMARY. — Return for week ending December 15, 1860. Admitted : in-patients, 35 ; out-patients, 36 ; surgical casualties, 42. Discharged : cured, 27 ; relieved, and at own request, 9 ; m a d e out patients, 0 ; irregular, 1 ; dead, 3. Remain in the house, 167. Visitors : Messrs. Richard Brooke and G. J. Woodhouse. Physician, Dr. Turnbull; surgeon, Mr. Bickersteth ; h ouse s urgeon, Mr. R. Harrison ; junior house surgeon, Mr. H. G. Rawdon ; chaplain, Rev. Edward Poole; treasurer, Mr. Charles Wilson. THEFT AT THE OLD SWAN. —On Saturday, at the County Magistrates' Office, before Mr. Preston, the presiding magistrate, a middle-aged and married woman, named Mary Lidder or Robert s, was char g ed with steal ing liths. of mutton, value about 9d, from the Old Swan, on that morning. It appeared that the prisoner went to purchase a pound of beef, for which she paid 7d, and before leaving the butcher's shop contrived to purloin the piece of mutton ; and on following and searching her, the butcher found the stolen property in her pos session. She was sent for fourteen days to Kirkdale Gaol. CORONER'S INQUESTS.—On Saturday, John Wybergh, Esq., deputy coroner, h e ld the follow in g in q uests : On the body of Richard Gunning, 25 years of age, who was engaged on the dredging machine belonging to the Dock Corporation. On Friday h e was engaged in the basin w Wellington half-tid e b h e n he fell overboard and was drowned, althougheve'ryexertion was made to save him. There was no one to blame and the jury returned a verdict of accidentally drowned. —On the body of Emily Owens, fi ve years of age, the child of a joiner, in Bones-street, Park. On Thursday week the child's clothes caught fire, and she was so much injured that death was the result. Verdict, " Accidentally burnt." ---On the body of John Hayes, who died rather suddenly in the Borough Gaol. The deceased was confined for felony,' and his time would expire in the course of next week. He died on Thursday, and on a full investiga tion of the case, it appeared that death was the result of consumption. Verdict accordingly.—On the body of Alice Mary Williams, 15 weeks old. The child was put to bed by its mother, in Nursery-street, and it appeared that it was accidentally smothered. Verdict accordingly. THE DAILY TIMES, MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1860. THE WINTER ASSIZES✓ CROWN COURT.—SATURDAY. (Before Mr. Justice KEATING.) StEALiNG A POgT-.OFFICE LETTER CONTAINING ,POST-OFFICE AT LIVERPOOL. At th 6 Ch it ef th:e . eoitrt yesterday morning, the jury, wbe'bad been foikerli n V the' preceding even ing, were brought into The Clerk of the Crown:: dentieinen; hale you agreed spou youi . ver ict . The r { oreman; We have The Judge : .aentlisinei, is' there aiiiY probability of your agreeing ? The Foreman : I am not aware 64 tbere is the , slightest probability, of our agreeing. W e h a ve argued the edge over and over again, and there is no probability of our agree*: A Juryman : If w . e . EiVeilid be kept for a month we should not agree. The Judge : I think you have been detaiiied suffi ciently long, to ascertain the improbability of tour agreeing. Under these circumstances, I shall discharge you from giving your verdict. Let the prisoner be red:gilded, STARRING AT MANCHESTER. johni Cone (20') was indicted for cutting and at Manehester ;; Om was a further count in indl i ctiidenVniptitirig an intent to' dd . grievous bodily. Fonblingkie.proseented;: the prisoner was undefended.? both Vecember the presectitor, who'is a tailor, was' in li' 6Wn hbiik When' he heard a noise in. the streee,.and upon gctinej &the' dobr saw the prisoner running before some boys. frosecutor Went ' adi4sed the prisoner to go home, when tile fatter struck 112 i i ndeiqlie arm. The prosecutor did not feel any pain at the time. trilt,dii 4 ' re-entering his house found blood flowing down his Ife caused the prisoner to be apprehended immediately, th :While the latter was being taken to the bridewell he was &Served to throw away a knife. The jury found the prisoner gtiity of unlawfully wounding, and he was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment, with hard labour. STABBING AT ROCHDALE. John Harrison Re) was indicted for having; at Roch dale, on the 21st Seiiiittiber; feloniously assaulted one George Marcroft, with intent to' d6' irnit some grievous bodily harm. Mr. Higgins prosecuted; attl, Mr: Pope defended the prisoner. From the evidence if appeared that on the day mentioned above the prosecutor las standing with a man named Ashcroft, in a street in Rochdale, when the prisoner came up and jostled them. A struggle ensued, after which the prisoner went to his o* nonie i nd returned to the place where the prose &ter Was Standing, and struck at him with a poker. SUbseiftieddy the' iitisonet again returned to his house, and cane Vatic With a raor in his hand, with which he attacked the pronectitof While they were both upon the ground. Mr. Pope, fat the' ptigoVer, contended that there was no evidence of that tfelibbrate intent to' do grievous bodily harm which it was nee'essary to show before the jury could convict on the count. A titness was called, who deposed that in the neighbourhoutt of Rochdale the prisoner bore a good character as a quiet and peaceable man. The jury found the prisoner guilty of unlawfully wounding, and his lordship sentenced the prisoner to two years imprisonment. EXTENgIVE FORGERY. James kickoff 497 vPres indicted upon a charge of forging an endorsement trirorr three cheques at Man chester. Mr. Leresche appeared for the prosecution, and the prisoner was defended lig Mr. Ambrose. It appeared that the prisoner was employed by Mr. Samuel Cheetham, a commission agent, in Manchester". He was a porter, but was sometimes employed to collect aceotruts. On Friday, the 19th of October, the prisoner called upon Messrs. Ellenger and nd presented an account for Mr. Cheetham for £923 C0.,125., stating that that gentleman would be obliged if they paid the account on the following Monday. On the Monday the prisoner again called, and received the amount in three cheques, payable to order, giving in return the usual receipt. After receiving the cheques, he asked leave from Mr. Cheetham for a few days promising to return before the following Monday, which was the day for collecting accounts. Not re turning on the Monday, Mr. Cheetham went to collect the accounts himself ; but, on visiting. Messrs. Ellenger and Co., was surprised to hear that the prisoner had ob tained cheques to the amount of £923 12s. He subse quently learnt that the prisoner had forged his name upon three cheques, and got them cashed at the Bank of England in London. The prisoner, after getting the cheques cashed, came to Liverpool under the name of Sylvester Sound, and deposited his money with the land lady of the Liverpool Arms, where it was found when the prisoner was apprehended. It was also ascertained that the prisoner had made preparations for his depar ture to Australia. The counsel for the defence, in a lengthy address, argued that at the time the prisoner committed the offence he did so innocently supposing that the name was only a matter of routine. The jury found a verdict of guilty. The learned judge, in sen tencing the prisoner, commented upon the heniousness of the offence, and upon the deliberate manner in which the prisoner had carried out his plans. Had not the officers been aroused, it is probable that he would have escaped to Melbourne with nearly £l,OOO. He then sentenced the prisoner to ten years' penal servitude. BIGAMY. Mary Ellison (30) was charged with bigamy. She was defended by Mr. Pope, who showed that the first husband (the present prosecutor) had been for a long time living with another woman. The judge sentenced the prisoner to 48 hours' imprisonment. MANSLAUGHTER IN LIVERPOOL. In this case Mr. Aspinall prosecuted, and Mr. Scott defended. The prisoner was a boy of 12 or 13 years of age, and he was charged with the manslaughter of another boy. named David Southwell. It appeared that the two boys lived in the neighbourhood of Brick street. They had a quarrel, and fought; deceased was 'struck over the eye, and died shortly afterwards. The evidence did not justify the conclusion that it was the prisoner's blow which caused death, and the jury found a verdict of not guilty. The court then adjourned until ten o'clock this morning. SECOND COURT. UTTERING COUNTERFEIT COIN AT CHORLEY, John Lingard (21), who was described in'the calendar as not being able either to read or write, was charged with having at Chorley, on the 29th of September last, feloniously uttered and put off a certain bank note for the payment of £5, with intent to defraud one Mary Litherland, and was also further charged with having, at Chorley, on the same day, feloniously uttered and put off a certain bank note for the payment of £5, with intent to defraud one William Walker, well knowing the same to be forged. Mr. Kay, assisted by a junior counsel, appeared to prosecute, and the prisoner was de fended by Mr. Torr. Mr. Kay stated the circumstances of the case. The prisoner was indicted under an act of Parliament, passed in the first year of William IV., , chapter 6, which enacted that if any person was found offering, uttering. disposing, and putting off a certain forged Bank of England note, with intention to defraud, and well knowing the same to be spurious, should be guilty of felony. It appeared that there was a Mr. Daniel Elias, who is a rate collector at Chorley, residing in Chapel-street in that town, and there is also a Mr. Livsay, a plumber and glazier, who occupies premises in the same street. Mr. Elias had a son named Thomas Atkinson Elias, about 13 years of age, who on the night in question was returning along Chapel-street about nine, o'clock from an errand he had been for 'his father, when he was stopped by the prisoner, who asked him if he was going any way particular, and if he would go to the Gillybrand Arms and bring a pint of French brandy , for Mr. Livsay, as there was no one in the house. The lad, who had a parcel under his arm, replied that he had been on an errand for his father, but as soon as he took the parcel home he would come back and do so. The boy then went away, and returned in about five minutes, when the prisoner took him near to Mr. Linsay's shop steps, and told him to go to Mrs. Walker's public-house, and bring a pint of the best French brandy for Mr. Linsey, plumber and glazier, at the same time giving him a forged Bank of England note, and telling him to bring him the change. The boy went to the Gillybrand Arms, obtained the brandy, and then returned with a portion of it in a bottle and the re mainder in a jug. The prisoner took it from him, put it to his nose, and then threw the contents upon the ground and gave the boy the jug back. He took the change, which consisted of three sovereigns, two half sovereigns, five half-crowns, three shillings, and six pence, and afterwards gave the boy threepence for his trouble. The prisoner had also a short time before sent another boy named Ashton, the son of a brewer, residing in Water-street, in Chorley, to the Royal Oak, kept by Mary Litherland, to get a pint of brandy for Mr. Livsay, and gave him what seemed to be a £5 note to pay for it. The boy went and obtained the brandy from Miss Simon, the barmaid, and on returning the prisoner gave him 2 id. for might ci his eguhrtr e hd t r a o vt u oe b e bh ei se n T father,mh e ad la e d theww who, o n h ,tt suspecting ef e c , tainngd some ttttoldthat te what f thehad b oy imme diately proceeded to the Royal Oak and requested to look at the note they had received. The barmaid had given the note to a neighbour, to whose house they went, and on obtainining it from her discovered that it was a forgery. Mr. Ashton returned to Chapel-street, where he saw the prisoner. He watched him for some time, and the prisoner, seeing this, decamped towards the Market place, where he was seen standing talking to another man who was evidently an accomplice. He soon afterwards again made off when Mr. Livsev, accompanied by the police, approached. A cry of " Stop thief " was raised, and after a sharp chase he was eventually secured, and conveyed to the police station, where was searched, and the exact coins, he had received from the bf,y Elias was found in hii possession, and also £1 4s. The superintendent charged the prisoner with the offence, and he replied, " Who says so ? who can prove it ? I know nothing about it." He was also asked where he came from, and what his occupation was ; and he said he waited at billiard-tables, and had been employed in London-road, Liverpool, some fortnight previous. Evidence was then called to prove the above facts, after which Mr. Torr addressed the jury for the defence. His lordship summed up, and the jury immediately returned a verdict of guilty. A previous offence was proved against the prisoner, who was sentenced to five years' penal servitude. ROBBERY ON TILE WEST DERBY ROAD. John Copner (35), who was described in the calendar as imperfectly instructed, and George.Woolridge (40), also stated to bo imperfectly instructed, were charged with having, at West Derby, on the 9th of June, 1859, feloniously broken and entered the dwelling-house of William Newbold, and stolen therefrom one gold chain, two seals, two keys, one gold pencil-case, two brooches, one ring, one silver butter knife, half dozen silver spoons, and one plated key, of the goods and chattels of the said William Newbold. Mr. Hopwood appeared for the prosecution, Mr. Littler defended the prisoner Copner, and Mr. Russell was counsel for Woolridge. The circumstances of this case were published in exttnso in our columns on the examination of the prisoners before the magistrates. It appeared that on the after noon of the day in question, Mrs. Newbold went out, accompanied by her children and a servant girl, for a walk, but before proceeding far Mrs. Newbold recol• - lected that she had forgotten a letter which she had to post. She consequently returned, and, having got ,the letter, again came out, locked the door, and did not return until about eight o'clock in the evening, when she discovered that the house had been broken into, and the things were in a state of great confnsion. The police were informed of the occurrence, and on making inquiries they found that the prisoners had been seen at a public-house at the corner of Berwick-street, kept by a young female named Hitchen; and also that a person named Roberts, who resided next to Mr. Newbold's house, had seen a man go up to the door immediately after Mrs. Newbold went out. She came out and in formed him that Mrs. Newbold was not in, to which be replied "So I perceive," and went away. Shortly after ` wards another man returned . ; and, after looking through t th'e kenole, °Oiled the door, apparently with a skeleton key, arid ent'erickl the house. This man-Mrs. Roberts swore was the pri'soliefeowier,, . Some days after the robbery Cowper went up to' Ifi;4 fritcliens, when, in answer to an observation she triode reletite to the:rob bery, he said, "Ah ! wh a t was She atiswbred, " Some jewellery and pl a t e ," to which lie wade no answer. Miss Hitchen also me t t h e pr i sone r Copner h se a v v e i r n a g l g ti i m ve es n s a o f m te e rn i ' n a f r o d r s in , v t o l e n n to th in e c o p n o s l e i (l ie u e i n n c r e e f o e r f e n h c e e r to the met she had seen loitering about the prethises, he said be had been' to Major Grog about the defamation she . had ins de 6h bib character. lie was at that time coming .from the airectiOn or West Derby Y and she asked him hoW he could be' coming from the police sta tion viliehhe Was *coming (rout West tobrhy, and if so, Ay he did not come up to Berwick-street and dear himself. He, Made no' answer, but N'irebt away. He again met her Otte' time afterwards, and she was about to speak to him, When his Wife came up and knocked her down and he made' oft The prisoners were also seen together by a Mrs. lialtfei a neighbour of Mr. Newbold's, at the back part of the premises, on the afternoon' ib question ; but Woolridge had not been seen in Copikes . company at any other time, but was seen by Miss IlikebetY coming front the back part of Mr. Newbold's prettisteir on the day of the robbery. When be saw her he e)sPeared very much confu'sed, and was wiping his face with 14a pocket hand kerchief. Woolridge, on bein ,, taken into cnhtodiy and • charged with the offence, said, " Oh! it it is Aitehen, I suppose; because my wife knocked her down in Ate street ;" and also alleged that Copner was making love to' her, and "it was very hard that she should appear against there: when Coptic was making it all right for her. Ar:- Littler; in addressing the jury for the defence of Copier; ihmigned the conduct of the witness Hitchen, and suggested that the prosecution resulted from some petty spite, arising from a blow g iven Hitchen by the, prisoner's Wife: His lordship in sum • thiftg up the evidence, directed ',be jury to acquit the prisonei Woolridge, on the ground that there was no convicting evidence brought forward against him. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty in both cases. STABBING IN LIVERPOOL. John Byrnes, a middle-sized mar, 29 years of age, was charged with feloniously stabSng John Welch, green grocer, Great Howard-street, on the 21st October Tast: Mr. Bolton appeared . on behalf of theproseention. Welch Opeared in court with a bandage round his head. On day in question it appeared the prisoner entered the proseentor f s shop, and desired some cooked food. He was told codied that food was not sold there, but at his request prosecutor cold and cooked him a her ring and gave him some bread. On being requested, he would not leave the shop, and the prosecutor proceeded to eject him. The prisoner at once used his knife, cut him upon the hand and on the wrist, and fearfully upon the left side of the head. The sufferer was taken to the hospital, where he remained until the 7th of December, Prosecutor's wife corroborated his evidence. Police officer A met the prisoner running away from the shop, and, on: being spoken to, he threatened to stab the officer. Police-Constable 721 produced the knife, with which the offence was committed. Mr. Workman, surgeon at the Northern Hospital, said that the prosecutor, when brought to the station, was suffering from contused wounds no the hand and face. Those on the hand were not serious. The upper wound on the face was three or four inches in length, and extended quite across the left cheek; and the other extended from under the mouth across the cheek and the ear. Every vessel of the face was divided. and he had lost a great deal of blood. The marks will always remain upon his face. The prisoner expressed his regret at having committed the crime, and in extenuation asserted that he was in drink.—His Honor, in summingnp, remarked that he could not make out what the prisoner's intention was at the time the offence was. committed. The jury immediately returned a verdict of guilty. His lordship asked whether any inquiry had been made as to the prisoner? The prisoner said he had belonged to an American ship. His lordship asked the prisoner if he had any inquiry to be made before passing sentence ? Prisoner called upon his mother-in-law, but his lordship directed the police to make inquiries, and postponed the sentence. This brought the day's proceedings to a close at five o'clock. LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.-SATURDAY. (Before Mr. RAFFLES.) HOW MR. NELSON'S WATCH MD NOT "GO." James Nelson, a person of respectable exterior, was charged by police-officer 877 with being drunk in the street. Mr. Raffles—What have you to say ? Prisoner —I have to say that I was not drunk. I deny the charge altogether. Mr. Raffles—Call the bridewell keeper who took the charge. Mr. Legge, the Rose-hill station-house-keePer, came forward, and, in reply to his worship, he said the prisoner was very drunk when brought in, arid he charged the officer with having stolen his watch. I searched the prisoner, and found the watch in his pocket. Prisoner—l deny it altogether. Mr. Raffles—l can't credit the word of a drunken man in preference to the oaths of two sober men, and I fine you ss. for being drunk. Thc`fine was paid. THE MAN WHO PUNISHED HIMSELF. A man whose appearance put one in mind of the description given of an Irish Lew-ra-keen, and who gave the name of Pat Callaghan, was charged by police officer 637, who said he locked him up for being drunk and disorderly. The prisoner's bead was bandaged up, and he seemed to have suffered some injury. In reply to his worship the prisoner said the officer kicked and slashed him on the head, the same as if he had been the Emperor of China or the Great Mogul. Mr. Butler, the bridewell-keeper, said the prisoner was brought in all right. Prisoner : Oh ! yes ; I was all right when brought in, but it was in the call he kicked and slashed me. Mr. Butler said that was quite impossible. The man was locked up all right, and the officer went away. lie visited the prisoner afterwards, and found him all safe. The snperintendent came in afterwards, and they visited him again, and found all correct ; he went in a third time, and found he had fallen against the fire-place and split his head. Mr. Raffles said, well as you have punished yoUrself this time, I will not inflict further punishment .on you. Let him be discharged. STREET POCKET PICKING. A well dressed young fellow, named John Wallace, who said be lived with his father, an upholsterer, in Warren-street, was brought up by i‘lr. McCulloch, one of the. bridewell keepers, who said : I was passing up Church-street, yesterday, when I saw the prisoner and another youth close on a lady. I watched him for a moment, when I saw him draw something from the lady's pocket, and I at once seized him, when he threw this purse from his hand. I dragged him over to the place, and picked up the ,purse. -The other, lad got away. Miss Agnes Graham, of Chatham-street, stated that she felt a pressure at her side. The purse now pro duced is hers. She identified its contents, some money, .a brooch, and other things. The prisoner was remanded in order to make inquiry about him, as Superintendent Kehoe said there was a great deal of street pocket pick ing at present going on. BURGLARY AND ROBBERY. John Berry, a celebrated burglar and robber, was brought up by detective officers Wilson and Rigby on a charge of being concerned in a burglary and robbery in the pawn shop of Alderman Woodruff, Park-lane. Mr. Kehoe stated the case, and it appeared that, on Thurs day night, the house was broken into, and about £lOO worth of property stolen. The thieves first got into the house next door, and tried the partition that divided the shops, but finding it not pliable enough, they got up on the roof, and bored a bole through, and got down by means of introducing an umbrella to break the fall. A pin was found on the premises, and this led to the arrest of the prisoner at the house of a notorious re ceiver of stolen property in Bennett-street, as he was seen with a pin in his stock like that found on, the pre mises. Inspector Horn and detective officers Rigby, Wilson, and Scaife were examined and cross-examined at length by Mr. Cobb for the prisoner. A Mrs. M.Far lane identified the prisoner as a man she had seen at four o'clock on the morning of the robbery at the rear of the premises. In reply to ➢ir. Cobb, this witness said she would not like to swear positively to the prisoner, although she had picked him out of several men in the station. Several other witnesses were examined, when Mr. Kehoe asked for a remand, but Mr. Cobb contended that there was no evidence whatever to remand the prisoner. His worship was of opinion that the evidence warranted a remand, and the prisoner was, therefore, remanded for seven days. THE WHEAT PLUNDER. James Walsh, who was remanded on a charge of stealing twenty bags of wheat, was brought up ; and Robert Hull, who is engaged in the mill of his brother, in Great Howard-street, was charged with receiving the wheat, knowing it to have been stolen. A man named Thomas Kennedy was also in custody on the charge. The prisoners were in custody of detective officers Lay cock and Eaton. The case, as made out against Walsh, was published two or three days ago. It appeared further that the wheat was sold to Hull for £l9, and he sold it to a man named Grant for £2s—the value' being about £35. Officer Laycock and several other witnesses were examined, and amongst these' was an intelligent lad named Herbert Fox, who is engaged at Mr. M'Cubbin's Griffin Hotel, Bootle, who proved that Kennedy, Hull, and others were in the public-house, and bargained about something, and he saw money p ass between them. Grant was examined, and he proved that he purchased the wheat from Hull for £2l 15s. Mr. Parker was for the prisoners, who were remanded for further evidence. OUTWARD AMERICAN • MAIL—The Canada sailed on Saturday, for New York, with £202,000 in specie. On Saturday last Mr. Mason Jones gave his second oration on Garibaldi, at the Philharmonic-hall, to a brilliant audience. LIE KIRKDALE RAGGED SCHOOLS.—We arc happy to learn that the proceeds of the bazaar, held last week, for the benefit of this most excellent and praiseworthy institution amounted to upwards of £5OO. Some .addi tional help, however, is still needed, and we hope it Will soon, be forthcoming. Txt Inrsu SOCIETY.—The Rev. Canon M'Neil, D.D., will address the meeting of this society, which, will be held this even ing, at the Col le g iate Institution. The Rev. A. P. Hanlon, A.M. , an d the Rev. J. S. Bell, . 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Amongst the recent, improve,. ments the new "fountain pen," lust introduced by Itudliall and Co. is the best we have ever seen. Ily, a simple but effec tive contrivance' the ink is retained in a fountain, by means of a second inverted barrel, above the writing nib, andthis barrel can be taken out at any time, so the pen can be kept perfectly clean without any chance of being corroded. Another feature in this pen is, that one din in the ink will last for five minutes' quick writing. The pen.itself is of the finest description, and in merchants' offices, banks, and indeed in every, place, it will be found to fill a want felt by every one up to this time. We have tries this splendid pen, handed to us by Mr. E. T. Hall, South John-Went, and can pronounce it perfect, and we iare sure all who use it will give a full verdict in its favour, LATEST NEWS. (EY BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) PEACE CONCLUDED WITH CHINA. RATIFICATIONS EXCHANGED. EVACUATION OF PEKIN. FOREIGN OFFICE, Dec. 15. Intelligence has been received at the Foreign Office this afternoon, through St. Petersburg/ from Pekin to the 9th of November, stating that peace was concluded on the 26th of October, and the ratifications exchanged on the sth of November. The allied forces evacuated Pekin, and the Em peror was expected immediately to return to his capital. FRENCH MINISTERIAL ARRANGEMENTS. PARIS, llee. 15. The ilbmiteur contains a decree organising the Ministry of the Interior into five departments, under directors-general. The office of Secretary- General of the Ministry is suppressed. The Moniteur also contains the appointment of eight Prefects, and several Councillors of State. THE NEW PAMPHLET QUESTION. A pamphlet appeared in Paris on Saturday, which excited considerable sensation. It demon strates that the cession of Venetia would confer an inestimable benefit on all the Powers by avert ing the war, which otherwise seems inevitable in the spring. THE FRENCH BISHOPS AND THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON. The Archbishop of Lyons has published a haughty pamphlet against the decision of the Government to have pastoral letters, if treating of political matters, subject to a stamp, like any other writings. The Archbishop declares that the stamp is a humiliating formality ; and that the Bishops cannot submit to it because they are privileged persons, and should be exempted from such trammels. The Siecle publishes a long article on the archbishop's pretensions. ABOLITION OF THE PASSPORT SYSTEM IN FAVOUR OF ENGLAND. PARIS, Dec. 16. The 3/onNur says the Emperor has desired that from January next, by way of reciprocity, Englishmen coming to France shall be permitted to enter and travel throughout the country with out passports. THE FRENCH FUNDS. PARIS, Dec. 15, 3.20 p.m. The Bourse has been dull, and Rentes closed at 68f. 80c., or 10c. lower than yesterday. NAPLES. NAPLES, Dee. 13. The mobilised national guard, destined for Upper Italy, has been organised. The Naples journals highly approve the project of the minister Minglietti, who aims at admini strative decentralisation. It is said that 2,000 Pontifical troops are about to march against the town of Ponte Corvo, to overthrow the provisional government established there in the name of King Victor Emmanuel. Fresh reinforcements of Sardinian troops are expected. The steamer Dora having on board 750 Garibaldians, has been lost near Terracina. The Garibaldians are supposed to have been saved. General Dunn, on whose life an attempt was lately made, is still alive. GAETA. SUSPENSION OF HOSTILITIES. NAPLES (via Marseilles), Dec. 7. France has succeeded in inducing the bellige rents to consent to a suspension of hostilities, in order that negotiations for the surrender of Gaeta may be entered upon. Victor Emmanuel only contests the condition which entitles Francis 11. to send a representative to plead his cause at a future congress. SWITZERLAND. BERNE, Dec. 16. Yesterday, the President of the Federal Council, in reply to the interpellation of M. Almeras, said the policy of the Federal Council in reference to Savoy was, and remains, passively to await direct negotiations with France. THE CESSION OF VENETIA. MILAN, Dec. 16. The Perseveranza of to-day publishes the entire pamphlet "The Emperor Francis Joseph and Europe," the publication of which has been announced in Paris. The author of the pamphlet laments the state of things in Venetia, and says it is impossible to stop the Italian movement, which aims at its deliverance. The possession of Venetia is the permanent cause of the financial and military weakness of Austria. The treaty of Campo Formio disposed of Venice against law and right. The sacrifice of Lombardy was more injurious to Austria than would be the loss of Venice. The author concludes that the interest of the peace of Europe. demands the cession of Venetia by means of compensation, as the only solution of the question, and that Europe would be grateful to the Emperor of Austria for such a solution. SARDINIA. TURIN, Dec. 16. A despatch from Naples, dated to-day, asserts that the French fleet will soon leave Gaeta. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Dec. 15. The Wiener Zeitung contains four imperial autograph letters, dated the 13th instant. The first relieves Count Goluchowski of his functions as Minister of the Interior; the second appoints Baron Schmerling Minister of the Interior; the third nominates Herr Von Plener Minister of the Finances ; the fourth confers the Grand Cross of the Order of St. Stephen on Counts Rechberg and Goluchowski. VIENNA, Dec. 16. The Wiener Zeitung of to-day gives a denial to the news published by the Presse on Friday last (the 13th of December), concerning the resignation of Baron Hay, Chancellor of Hun gary ; and, also, the news published by the same journal, that a conference had taken place at the Hungarian Court of Chancery on the subject of the late events in Pesth, and the question of the refugees. The Vienna journals announce that a Servian. deputation, headed by the patriarch Rijasi, will shortly arrive in Vienna, in order to lay before the Emperor personally, the wishes of his Servian subjects. HUNGARY. PESTH, Dec. 12. The . declaration addressed by the Comitats Committee to the Chancellor of Hungary contains, besides the four points already announced, an urgent request that the enlistment of soldiers and the tobacco monopo ly ma y b e sus p en d e d un til th e decision of the Diet has been taken on these questions. AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY. ARAD, Dec. 15. The Obergesban has convoked a general assembly of the Arad Comitat for the 28th of December, on the basis of the law of 1848, for the Purpose of completing the elections of members to the Committee, and of electing the officers of the Comitat. 'The parishes aro to elect one represen tative for every one thousand inhabitants, and are to be responsible for the maintenance of peace and order. GERMANY. FRANKFORT-ON-MAINE, Dec. 15. According to reliable information, Lords Bloom field and Loftus, the. English Ambassadors at .i enna and Berlin, , have been summoned to . 7 ondon, on account of deliberations on the ques tion of Venetia. CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAIL. The following telegram 'has been received at Mr. Reuter's office from the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, December lath, dated Malta, 13th DeceMber, 1860: The Ceylon, with the outward Calcutta and China mail, arrived at seven, and sails at mid night : all well. • OUTWARD AMERICAN MAILS. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 13. 11.30 a' The 11 • 1 \-r•S• Canada arrived here to-day at 111 : , embarked mails, and proceeded for Halifax and Boston at 4 p.m. ; all well. AMERICA. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 16. The Asia: h ad livered his arrived out. The President de message on the 4th inst. The first topic discussed is the revolutionary crisis, while the country i s eminently prosperous in all its material interests. Mr. Buchanan asks why the union —tlie source of all these blessings—is threatened with destruction ? The cause is at hand. It is the long continued and intemperate interference of the Northern people with the ques tion of slavery in the South, which has given rise \ to servile insurrections, and inspired the slaves with vague notions of freedom. Hence a sense of security no longer exists around the family altar. The message takes ground that the election of of Lincoln involves no provocation for disunion, and states that the South is in no immediate danger therefrom. :Mr. Buchanan considers secession revolutionary, and denies the doctrine of constitutional secession. He next contends that the federal government has no right to coerce the seceding state into submission, and that coercion is impracticable. The relations with all foreign powers, excepting Spain, are reported amicable and satisfactory. Some suggestions are made relative to the purchase of Cuba. As the disputed title to the island of San Juan with Great Britain is under negotia tion, it is not deemed advisable to make any allu sion to the subject. The President regards the visit of the Prince of Wales as a most auspicious event. Its consequences cannot fail to increase the kindred and kindly feeling which we trust may ever actuate the governments and people of both countries. The financial condition is briefly dis cussed, and considerable reduction is shown in the annual expenditure. The message concludes with lengthy remarks about the necessity of modifies cations in the tariff to meet the deficiencies of the revenue. After reading the message an amendment was moved and carried—" That so much as related to the perilous condition of the country be referred to a select committee of one from each State." WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.—The Message is con demned by extremists from both north and south. In Charleston the pacific tone of the President's Message caused considerable surprise. NEW YoRE, Dec. 4.—The President's Message meets with general approval, while the report of the Secretary of the Treasury depicts the country as more in debt. Money very close ; best rates 1 to 2 per cent. per month. Exchange fair, and business 102 to 4. Stocks moderate, prices droop-- jug, and closed heavy. No cause can be assigned, for d ec li ne. Centrals, 75k ; Erie, 281 ; Illinois,. 56 1 -;• Bre a d stu ff s eavy, and the turn lower ; sales, 11,000 bushels. Wheat unchanged. Corn heavy, but easier. Cotton quiet ; sales, 400 bales,, at 10e per lb. Coffee declined 3 c to 4 e. Pro visions irregul ar . - and firm. Sugars heavy. Freights active NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 4 . —Cotton : sales, 8,000 bales, at 91e ; three days' sales, 15,000 bales. MOBILE, Dec. 3.—C o tt on : sales, 3,000 bales, at 9c to 91e. MEETING OF PARLIAMENT. Parliament is to meet for the despatch of busi ness on Friday, the Bth of February. Dr. Philpot, master of Catherine Hall, will succeed to the vacant See of Worcester. The Globe says the tendency of the official despatches from China, received on Saturday, lead to the h o p e t h at Captain Brabazon and Mr. Boulby will be recovered, as prisoners continued to come in up to the departure of the mail. The following appeared in our later editions of Saturday : MAIL NEWS. The letters from China, Australia, and Calcutta, by the overland, left Dover by the 4.45 rain this morning, and will be despatched to the provinces by the morning The French journals state that Tahiti and New Cale donia are to be connected with the French mail service on the South American coast through Panama, and with the Australian and Peninsular and Orie.atal mail routes. THE GARIBALDI BRITISH LEGION. The Star is informed, on the best authority, that the whole of the claims on Garibaldi, on accouxt of the British Legion, have been met by the Sardiaiaz Government. THE ENGLISH PRISONERS IN CHINA. The Times says it is some consolation to feel that the death of poor De Norman and Anderson was not occa sioned by elaborate tortures, though they died of brutal ill treatment, to which the accounts now add, for want of proper food. It still seems probable that there was no positive intention to kill them. The Tuna thinks there is great hope that Brabazon and Boulby may be recovered. THE ALLIES IN CHINA. The Daily News insists that, having taken Pekin, we have nothing further to threaten the old Emperor with, or set up a new ORC whom we must then protect. IR any case we shall have to come to a treaty, and trust once more to Chinese faith. If we delay to one of these things, Chinese Governors will start up on all hands. The empire will be broken up, and we may have to deal with half a dozen Emperors, and require as many separate treaties. NAPLES.—FRANCIS 11. The Post contains the following telegram from its Paris correspondent : _ PARIS, Dec. 14. To-clay it is beyond doubt that the Govern ments of England and France have insisted on the immediate departure of Francis 11. from Gaeta, in order to prevent a further effusion of blood. Smithfield Club Cattle Show closed last night, hating been visited in the four days by 100,000 persons. A Naples letter says that General Dunn has been shot in the back, though not killed. The assassin is sup posed to be a Sicilian major, under Dunn's command, whom he refused to promote. THE TRICENTENARY OP THE REFORMATION IN SCOTLAND.—The tricentenary of the Protestant Refor mation in Scotland, was celebrated yesterday, in a manner appropriate to so solemn and historic an event. To commemorate this great national occurrence, than which few more memorable or note-worthy incidents emblazon the Scottish annals, an able, eloquent, and impressive sermon was delivered in the United Presby terian church, Mount-pleasant, by the Rev. Williatrt Graham, before a large and attentive congregation. The• reverend gentleman having selected his text from the Ist verse of the 44th Psalm, proceeded to say that the great change from Popery to Protestantism in Scotland, was characterised by many striking events. Scotland was not so large a country as Germany, or France, or England, but nevertheless its reformation was the most thorough of all national reformations, and though it was the latest in point of time, it was the foremost and most thorough in point of sincerity. Such an event was an nually celebrated for the first time in 1660, again in 1760, and now in the present year in 1860. The talented preacher gave an interesting account of the early rise and Progress of the Protestant reformation in England, Scotland, and the Continental countries. He said there were three noble-minded and apAtolic men, whose efforts tended very much to spread gospel truth and disseminate the principles of the Reformation in Scotland. These were Patrick Hamilton, Geo. IVishart, and John Knox. The first-mentioned of this glorious triumvirate was only 21 years of age when he sealed•his faith with his blood on the scaffold. He was the first preacher and the first martyr of the Evangelical truth in his native land, to which he returned from Germany, where he studied under the celebtated Zuingle, whose doctrines he imbibed and preached when he set foot in Scotland, especially the great dogma of complete justification by faith through Jesus Christ. The writings and preachings of Wishart also gave a stimulus to the dissemination of the gospel amongst the people, whose views with regard to the sacraments he corrected very much ; while the greatest of the three, John Knox, might be declared to be the Apostle of the Reformation in Scotland. Returning from Geneva to his native land in 1555, well nigh in the fifty-fifth year of his age, with a clear and powerful intellect, and with a mind fully formed, Knox was well enabled to grasp the whole differences between the Church of Rome and the spiritual light and liberty of the pure Church of Christ. These three men, though differing in many minor points, yet agreeing in the one grand fundamental principle, that the effete and worn-out dogmas of Rome were neither in keeping. with the progress of the age, nor with the spirit of biblical truth, laid the foundation of that grand and glorious superstructure of the Refor mation in Scotland, which it has ever been the pride and boast of her people to beautify and adorn, and the tricentenary of whose existence they had met that day to commemorate. After reviewing, at great length, the many phases and vicissitudes through which the Church of Scotland had passed, from its cradle to the present day, the preacher closed an excellent discourse with the fervent hope that the people would still cherish, revere, and hold with tenacious grasp, the faith once delivered to their fathers, whose blood had been so often shed, sooner than they should forsake the principles of truth and religion which they were taught. 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