The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-03-18 00:00:00

POISONING OF A LADY, BY STRYCHNIA, AT LEEDS VERDICT OF WILFUL MURDER, (FROM OUR OWN REPORTER LEEDS, MoNDAY The adjourned inquest on the body of Mrs. Dove was held this morning at ten o'clock. So intense was the excitement caus ed by the case, that, as early as eight o'clock, the various approaches to the court were beseiged by a multitude of P er sons, desirous of gaining admission, and, on the doors being ° Pened, the rush was tremendous, and the court became almost I "tantly crowded in every part. The audience comprised a Peat number of ladies, who were content to stand in the dock, and auy other part of the court. „CThe ben c h was f u ll y occup i e d w i t h t h e magistrates. Mr. orley and M r . Nnnnelev, the surgeons, were also again ' , resent. Th e pr i soner was brought into court in the custody Lethe s uperintendent of police, and took his seat under the r ien, &Arse to Mr. Barrett, his attorney, with whom he was In freqlent conversation during the progress of the case. It will be seen from the coroner's summing up, which was that e dingly lengthy, an d o f w hich an outline is subjoined, that it I fun ctionary made a rather pointed allusion to the difference op 'Tinian amongst medical men, as to the discovery of leania after death. It will be at once perceived that the Znunparison he made as to the analysis by Mr. Morley and Mr. Rees, had reference to the analysis by D. Taylor and Dr. "s in connexion with the charge against William Palmer for i ute t he murder of Mr, Cook, which Las excited such ,;e interest throughout the country: ~,i nu e Proceedings this morning commenced by Mr. n n , in g to read a very lengthy report of some further expe tl.liattea_itse7hich had been made by himself and Mr. Morley, that the some conversation with the coroner, it was agreed time, should draw . up a condensed report, in order to save Nunneley Mr iv e,„ Mr , N unne l ey remarked that the longer document was but "all ) in order to a full explanation of their experiments, eventually the following report was submitted :- 4AnnrrloNaL REPORT ON THE ANALYSIS OF THE STOMACH. ; 411 a further test of the presence of poison in the stomach, i t t ng e lle which, as nearly as possible, would amount to demon we determined to try whether the spirituous extract ° , 11 "ned from the contents of the stomach. already shown by e inical testa to contain strychnia, possessed really the poison °°a fjualities of that substance. t selected, for experiment, two rabbits, two mice, and one to , ' ! illea Pig, and as the most exact method of acting upon anch cn i c aals with small quantities of poison, wo applied it by inoc ilatian thr oug h sma ll open i ngs e ith er i n t o the cellular tissue C a ween the skin, or into one of the serous cavities of the Alma in one of the mice, giving a portion by the mouth. Y°, each of th ese fi ve an i ma ls thus submitted to experiment, t he e naracteristi c effects of poisoning by strychnia was produced. In two of them (the two mice and a vigorous rabbit) death : t r ied respectively i n tw o minutes, twelve minutes, and fifty mt 0 ,,,, - " t " from the first introduction of the poison. The symp '" - e I Preceding death were disturbed respiration, general distress, o ,: t vu lsive twitchi ngs or j e rkings, tetanic spasms, a peculiar s st retching of th e l egs , an d general rigidity of the body, I tr tatus which are exac tly those commnnly produced by lnl ia• In the fourth animal, the rabbit, the symptoms Rarel'e equally well marked and decisive, but although the unEal lay for a time nearly dead, it afterwards revived, and _eyeentually recovered. In the guinea pig, the effects at first i t r it re much more slight. The spasms were not so strong as to it a lt it down or ent i re l y di sa bl e it, but on the following day " was found dead, with the muscles rigid, and the hind legs as if from the effects of the poison. tin, or the Pu r p ose o f compar i son we con d uc t e d, at the same %l e i , a Parallel series of experiments on other animals with aarY strychnia. In these animals the symptoms were p ZI , similar t o th ose p ro d uce d in the five acted on by the 11 eXtraeted from the body of Mrs. Dove. They were, a s er ies, not more severe, and not more rapidly fatal. p irese animal ex p er i me nts, which add the effect of dj, li f il agical effect to that of the chemical re-agent, —l "elY Confirm our analysis, and taking them in o h e 7" 101 1 with the analysis, and with the symptoms is __pled during lif e , an d with the appearance noted in the "a, after death, they efford,in our opinion, the most complete rat' that t h e death of M rs. D ove was f rom th e po i sonous Recta of the strychnia, and from no other cause. GEORGE MORLEY. THOMAS NUNNELEY, The Conner : This is your joint opinion, gentlemen, is tt ? Mr. Nunneley • It is the joint opinion of both of us ? : th Th e Coroner to the Jury : Gentlemen do you wish to ask n'edical gentlemen any questions on this further evidence Th ~,",ry replied in the negative. Coroner : Mr. Barrett do you %vie, "" ti " 18 ? Mr. Barrett : No, I have no ques to them. It to ask them any called—who had waited upon the deceased during her illness,- either as neighbours or- attendants, had any hand in her death, and he hoped he was not pressing too hard upon the prisoner, Mr. Dove, when he said that there were suspicions upon him, b u t suspicion was not guilt. The coroner pointed out the various suspicious circumstances against the prisoner as disclosed by the evidence, remark ing that the jury would remember that the prisoner de clined to accede to Mr. Morley's wish for a consultation with some other medical man, and they would also bear in mind his great objection to aT post-mortem eXamination. On the sth of March, the Wednesday after his wife's death, a further conversation took place between him and Mr. Morley, and looking at that conversation, and putting the most charitable construction upon the acts and language of the prisoner, it seemed to be impossible to reconcile them, and particularly his anxiety about knowing the result of the analysis, with entire innocence on his part. On Thursday, the 6th day of March, the day after this interview with Mr. Morley, the prisoner again met Harrison at the New Cross, and on that occasion he appe:ired very anxious to know if strychnia could be dis covered after death, saying t o Harrison, " can they dis cover a grain and a half, or a grain ? " Upon which Harri son said, "have you given your wife any ? " when the prisoner replied "No; but I got some from Mr. Morley's man to poison the cats with, and some might have been spilt, and she (meaning his wife) might have got some." This is substantially confirmed by the evidence of the witness Story. Perhaps, whai he said to Mr. Harrison was no doubt true, about poisoning the cats, but, considering that the prisoner had strychnia in his possession, that he knew its effects both on man and the lower animals, that he knew it was deadly poison, he, of all others, should have known beyond a doubt, having the custody of it, whether any portion of it could by possibi lity have been spilt, and spilt in such a way as to be accidentally mixed up with his wife's food or medicine. The suggestion of such a thing by:the prisoner, under the circumstances of this case, raises the strong presumption of his guilt, but it is by no means' conclusive evidence of it. I have now, gentlemen, very imperfectly, perhaps, gone through all the material evidence brought before us. If you are satisfied that strychnia was the cause of death it will be your duty to say if it was designedly administered to her by some one, and considering the fact of the prisoner being in possession of poison, and the further fact that he must have been present when the poison was given, you will have to determine whether, under all the circumstances of the case, you can have any reasonable doubt that he administered it to his wife on the night of her death. If he did not administer it, can any other person be suggested? If not, if all the world be excluded except the prisoner, you must find a verdict of wilful murder against him. If, after the fullest delibe ration you see reason to doubt, then you must give the prisoner the benefit of that doubt, and find a verdict of wilful murder against some person unknown. The time occupied in the delivering of the charge was upwards of three hours. The jury then retired to consider their verdict, and were absent nearly an hour. On their return into court, The Coroner said: Gentlemen, have you agreed upon the verdict? The Foreman : We have. The Coroner : What is your verdict ? The Foreman : We find that Harriet Dove has died from the effects of strychnia, wilfully administered by her husband, William Dove. The Coroner : That is a verdict of wilful murder against William Dove ? The Foreman : Yes, that is our intention. The delivery of the verdict caused a great sensation in court. The Coroner at once signed the warrant for the pri soner's committal to York Castle on the charge, and the witnesses were all bound over to give evidence at the next assizes. The prisoner received the announcement of the verdict without manifesting the slightest emotion. TRADE REPORT.-MONDAY. THE NORTHERN TI ES.-LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY, MARCH 18 1 180, LIVERPOOL it „a, he:: be offered, winhtiiceohated that there was no further evidence to do You The Coroner, addressing the accused, said : William Dove Wish to say anything to the jury in reply to the charge ? The accused Nothin g at a ll . The Coroner then commenced his charge to the jury, amidst the most profound silence in all parts of the court. He Baid —Gentlemen, on bringing y o ur mind to a calm , dis passionate, an d i mpartial consideration of this important case, Z oll must altogether disregard the various observations and irag,gestions whi c h h ave appeared i n t h e pu bli c pr i n t s , respecting en r / ever title, or plausible, or disinterested they may be, b efo rn must confine your attention to the evidence adduced aerd , e , Y°n. and upon that only you must determine your ti let• I fear a very erroneous impression prevails relative ie nature of an inquiry like this ; and modern practice rovoirrig sanctioned the appearance of advocates, the tha ea !itin has thereby gained ground. It seems to be thought tl t this ; 4 a court where an accused person is on his trial ; d 'at a charge is made, and that there must, of necessity, be a re f P ee .' Now, nothing is more incorrect, or further from the nature of a coroner's inquest. Our princ:pal duty is to to Q u ire into, an d ascerta i n the cause o f d ea th ; an d if, in the e 'gress of the investigation, it shall appear that it has arisen gm violence offered by another, then the law says—you shall ttas ti such a verdict as will send the party causing death before Culler tribunal to answer the charge to be made against him. ther death duty, therefore, in this case is to determine the cause of d of Mrs. Dove. ' If the circumstances 'attending her death, and . the results f the examination of leer body after to 8 satisfy you that she.died from poison, it will be for you fl o r a ! Pots the evidence before yau, whether she took it her to destroy life or whether it was taken by accident or , i ,„ l i tist ake, or whether it was administered to her designedly by -°l74 e other person. Now, so far as the evidence goes there b_ e . t . n a to he nothi ng f rom w hi c h you ca n f o r a single moment beeeneve that Mrs. Dove destroyed herself. It has, however, result' 11 uggested by the evidence that it might have been the of accident that some of the poison, which was known to z. t h aveh een in the h ouse , might have been spilt, or got amongst A/ e l. :Go u t! taken b y the deceased. The suggestion was made by i leY, as an inducement to the prisoner and his mother ieteonsent to a n exam i nat i on o f t h e bady, and we may fairly de e ! that M r. M otley ' s suspicions were aroused soon after th e kileat:,ttbut that b e i ng unw illi ng, an d p ro p er l y so , t o b e lieve r i e had bee n any f ou l p l ay, h o venture d upon thi s sugges ti on , iiiic orde r to arrive at a solution of the difficulty al e j presented itself t o hi s m i n d, v iz., the cause of dead!. it appears the poison was kept in the prisoners 4 E ; e ases and that u p on M rs . Whith am ex p re ssing her alarm liar little boy should get to it, the deceased assured her -.e was no cause for alarm : meaning, no doubt, that it was carefully taken care of by Mr. Dove. I think you will be of °Pinica, that the poison could not have been administered or ta ,, l ten by as :cident or mistake. Then comes the third proposi ,"ons I have sit ,..anitted to you, viz., was the poison administered " e "ignedly by sum, other person, and if so, by whom ? If the w ev i ; (l , °nee, ir res i st ibl y a ,:sd conclusively, points out the person, it be your duty nsl against that person a verdict of wilful murder. The coronet ti - ,en, at great length, went through t he whole of the evidence which 144 been adduced, commenting °Pori it as he went on. Havirs; gone through it, ho said : As I observed to you at the commencement of ply remarkai it is upots the evidence adduced before yeti that you awe to form Your opinion as to the cause and manner of death. - You are not to supply the want of evidence by any hypothesis of your own, and you are not to set up the opinions of other men of acienco against the positive evidence of Mr. Morley and Mr. Nunnel e v. For the purposes of this inquiry you are bound to receive and act upon their testimony. It may bo that other men of science entertain different opinions. It may be that in other cases where strychnia has been taken no trace of it could be found after death. In this case the medical men have been more fortunate, and tite7 tell us that the tests they have applied satisfy them beyond ac,a , reasonable doubt of the pretence of strychnia. But if anything were wanting to confirm °Pinio ns carefully, deliberate l y, an d impartially, formed by men of competent skill, and who h ave prev iews ezperiere cein "eh cas es, i t i s t h e further ev i dence t h ey have given th i s raorning. [The coroner Isere read over the furth er analys i s as given above.] This evidence, he said, is most valuable as determining the p:esence of strychnia in the body of the utbeceased after death. From the symptoms then before death, °, aPPearancas on the examinati on o f th e b o d y a fter death. sir ° the analysis and its resulta, yo u w ill , I t hi n k, be con r,.iidneded to say t h at t h e cause o f d eat h s, was strychnia. I h a d to the prmibility of men of science differing upon the results of analysis, and when they do so, having had equal opportunities of forming a correct judgment, serious difficulties I . l _ l , be created. It is, however, very satisfactory to ' a tri e " that as regards poisoning by strychnia, there ope the same unmistakeable and distinguishing features re n which all men of science aro agreed, and these littit" "ptotaas during lif e . I t may b e difficult to say how n e stry c h n i a will cause death, what proportion will cause a `p s :u ed amount of spasmodic action, how soon after taking it `taiespasmodic action w ill come on, and how long it w ill con n° ? but it s e ff ects during life are well marked and settled. Afte r r eading further extracts from the evidence, the coroner 1- et . ter ated his impression that lie thought the j ur y could have 11 0 do u b t that the death of the deceased was caused by strychnia, not taken accidentally, but by design, and should they come to that conclusion they would then have tt determine whether the evidence made out satisfactorily is their • minds the Dart who administered ' it. It could not bt °lt aPsteti that ' any of the Witnesses who had beet COTTON : The cotton market continues quiet to-day, the enquiry has been fair but holders offer so abundantly, prices are barely so steady. The sales—including 330 Bahia, 6L-d to bad; 20 Maranham, ; 300 Egyptian, 6id 8d ; 500 Surat, 411 to are reported 8,000 bales, of which 1,000 are on speculation and for export. Selma PIO IRON : Our market for Warrants closes at 7ls 6d to 725, cash i • 3 months, open, 70s. SUGAR : There has been an improved and more general demand, with a very strong market ; including Saturday's business, the transactions comprise 60 hhds Demerara, from 37s 6d to 42s for grainy, 80 hhds Barbadoes at 38s to 40s 61, 1,250 bags Bengal, at 45s 6d for Cossipore, 42s for Benares, and 40a 9d for Date, 3,000 mats Mauritius at 38s 91, 50 hhds Louisiana at 37s 91 to 395, and 1,200 tons clayed Manilla, to arrive, at 24s 9d per cwt. in bond from the quay. MOLASsES : 100 puncheons Demerara are reported at 17s 31 per cwt. from the quay. Rurr : 100 puncheons Demerara at previous rates. COFFEE: We have had more doing, 50 bags St. Domingo havin g been sold at 48s, 240 bags Rio at 42s per cwt., and 300 bags Bahia, the price not reported. TEA : A fair inquiry exists for Congou, and former prices are sustained • Oolong and Scented Orange Pekoe are bath difficult of sale, except at a reduction. Rica : Upwards of 3000 bags Bengal have found pur chasars, at 9a for yellow cargo, to lOs 6d per cwt. for middling. SAGO FLOUR : 200 bags at 21s per cwt. LINSEFD: 150 Calcutta at 61s per quarter. LOGWOOD: 20 tons Jamaica, all faults, at £7 2s 6d. FUsTIC: 100 tons Cnracoa at £5 lOs to £5 12s 6d per ton. HEMP : 700 bales Manilla, price not reported. CAT rid& . We had a very sharp market for sheep to-day, and last week's prices rather exceeded. The best beef wes also dearer, but a slow sale for middling quality, without change in price for that description. 1,752 beasts, 4,733 sheep at market. LONDON. Coils —The supply of English wheat was not large this morning, and the arrivals from abroad only moderate All good dry qualities found a ready sale at 4s or 5s advance upon last Monday's rates, but ill-conditioned samples hung on hand, although freely offered under that improvement. Foreign wheat may be quoted at 3s to 4; ; barrel flour, is to 2s ; and country sack fully 2s to 3s, dearer than on this day week. Fine malting barley was Is to 2s, and other sorts Is dearer. Oats were a steady sale without material improvement in value. Peas as last noted, but beans were rather dearer. The following public sales are:advertised for to-morrow : —Sugar, 500 hhds. West India, 800 bags of Mauritius, 600 bags of Bengal, 5,500 bags of Madras, and 3,3,0 barrs of Penang. Coffee, 250 bags, Pimento 300 bags, cochineal 350 bags. There has been a good inquiry for sugar, and about 10,000 bags, chlefiy of Mauritius, sold since Friday. COFFEE has worn a steady appearance. TEA.—A. limited amount of business done, chiefly in greens, out of the fresh arrivals. COTTON.-400 bales sold. Oms.—Seal, pale, £55; yellow, £4B; brown, ..10 to ,e 42; sperm, £125 to £127 ; cod, £44 to &45; South Sea, pale, t 46 ; olive Gallipoli, to £52 lOs ; Spanish and Sicily, .C5O to £5l ; cocoa nut, 38s to 40s ; palm 36s to 39s 6d ; linseed, 34s 6d ; rape, pale, 51s to 53s ; brown, 495. TaLLow—The market is quiet, with but little doing. Prices are quoted as follows :—Town tallow, 51s to sls 6d nett cash; Petersburgh Y.C. on the spot, 56s ; March to April, 52s ; April to June, 50s 6d ; Oct. to Dec. 49s 6d. Arrival for the week ending March 26 last year, 1,350 casks, mil delivery 1,426 casks. The arrival last week comprised 483 casks from Russia, and 8 from other places. Total, 491 casks. CATTLE.—Although the number of beasts is smaller, the trade is excessively dull for them. Prices cannot be quoted higher, indeed in some instances inferior qualities have been sold lower. We are well supplied with sheep ; but choicest Downs in the wool are not very plentiful, and maintain full prices. The inclement weather causes a dull trade amongst shorn sheep, which now form a large pro portion of the supply. Good lambs and calves are very dear. From Germany and Holland there are 187 beasts and 25 calves; Scotland, 350 beasts ; Norfolk and Suffolk, 2,700; and 120 from Ireland. There will be no market here on Friday next, being " good Friday," but one will be held on Thursday next in lieu thereof. BOROUGU HOP.—Messrs. Pattenden and Smith, Hop Factors, report that fine hops are still in good demand at full prices ; socond quality are also more sought after. YESTERDAY'S MARKETS. BELFAST CORN : Only one barrel, two bags of wheat at market. Foreign held for an advance of 203 per ton since Friday, with the exception of Slide wheat, which is 103 per ton dearer. No change in other articles. ---- A treaty of commerce has been conclude 1 between Eng- land and Switzerland. A telegraphic despatch from Lord Clarendon was received at Madrid on the llth instant, directing that no more mules were to be purchased in Spain for the British service. Mr. Commissariat-General Filder's reply to the Crimean report has been presented to parliament and printed. Tie denies that he ever allowed roero form or usages to impede the employment of the means he possessed, in overcoming the unprecedented difficulties of his position. THE EX-POSTMASTE It OF RATOELEY.—At the Stafford assizes, on Saturday, Samuel Cheshire, late postmaster of Rugeley, who had been convicted of unlawfully opening a letter, was sentenced by Mr. Baron Bramwell, to be im prisoned for the term of one year, but without hard labour. The French hospitals at Constantinople continue to be in a very bad state. General Storks had offered whatever stores wore wanted, but against the advice of the medical men, the Intendants declined the offer. Miss Nightin gale overcame the difficulties of routine, and had presented to the Superior of the French Sisters of Charity, port wine, vegetables, and other stores. S.;.e intends also to send similar articles to the French hospitals in the Crimea. The Chat ivari, which is really about the best political journal now in Paris, obse rves, that the very same news papers which, throughout the year, have been doing their utmost foment he promotedifferences betweenßussian England e ro d , now America, trying into the hope that a serious quarrel may come out of them. Till lately no expressions in the vocabula r y of vituperation were tco strong for these ta j t ° es uthe • there is a prospect of a war between the two gloat nations, .rna ß ls et w u b e en w [ whose greatness was indissolubly associated with the practice , of free institutions, these journals neglect nothing to , ensure the coming of a spectacle which would be so delight they in r3o t t. an fancy e ful in their eyes—that of the people of Great Britain and 1 the United States,settling to cut one auother's throats, TRIAL AND CONVICTION OF ALICE GREY The trial of this notorious woman for perjury at Wol verhampton, in a case in which she accused two boys of robbing her, and succeeded in procuring their conviction at the quarter sessions, held a few days following, took place at Stafford on Saturday. The prisoner, on entering the dock, exhibited the most perfect indifference and contempt, and a seat being pro vided for her, spent the most of the time in sucking oranges. During the judge's summing up, a young man, who stood near, sketched her face and held it up for her to see. She jumped up, seized a long wand of an officer of the court, and dealt her insulter a smart blow on the head with it Twenty witnesses were called to prove different parts of the case, whose evidence it is needless to detail. His Lordship then carefully summed up the evidence, and the jury, after a short time spent in deliberation, returned a verdict of Guilty of wilful perjury..—His Lordship said he would defer passing sentence, until he had taken t ime to reflect upon it, when the prisoner con temptuously said, " As you grow colder, I shall grow older; " and was adding something more, when she was removed. BY TELEGRAPH. STAFFORD, MONDAY. The first business in the Crown Court before Mr. Baron Bramwell this morning was the sentence of the notorious impostor, and convicted perjurer, Alice Grey. The prisoner, on being called up for judgment, was by no means daunted,:but: on the contrary, manifested the utmost nonchalance. Mr. Baron Bramwell, addressing the prisoner, said, You have been found guilty of perjury. Ido not want to address you at any length, but I must say that I can hardly conceive a worse case than the one you- The prisoner (interrupting the learned judge), well then, if you please, pass the sentence with as little cere- mony as you can. Mr. Baron Bramwell : I was going to do so. The prisoner : I know it is a hard thing for me to suffer innocently. Mr. Baron Bramwell: Four years' penal servitude is the sentence upon you. I pass that in addition to six days' imprisonment. The prisoner : You cannot make me live it out. The prisoner was then removed from the dock without making any further exhibition. SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST AN OFFICIAL IN THE LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN,RAILWAY. Yesterday morning there was more than usual attraction at the pollee court, in consecitterce of the arrest of an official connected with the London and North Western Railway, by inspector Kehoe, on a serious charge of fraud on that company. The .court was crowded when, at one o'clock, the case was called on before Mr. Mansfield. The prisoner is a Fespeefable looking person, about thirty-seven years of age, and his name on the sheet was entered as William Parsonage, and his addition, Clerk in the claim and goods department of the London and North Western Railway Company, at the Waterloo Road station, and also auctioneer to the company for the sale of unclaimed property. Mr. Blenkensop, the solicitor to the company, appeared for the prosecution. The prisoner had no legal assistance. Mr. Blenkensop, in opening the case, said the 'prisoner was in the employment of the London and North Western Railway Company, and the charge against him at present was for having obtained money under false pretences. It was just necessary for him to state, that the prisoner had been ire the employment for many years, and up to the present had deserved the confidence of the company. He had been peculiarly connected with the goods department and with that where claims were made for damaged goods. The mode in whiCh that department was conducted was this—when a claim for lost or damaged goods was put in, it was inspected and inves tigated, and sent to London by the prisoner after such investi gation. It was there submitted to an audit, and then came down to Mr. Poole's office, whose manager the prisoner was. It was then handed to tire prisoner to be paid. He (Mr. Blenkeneop) would only produce one case to the court, so as to found a remand, for which lie would ask. He called Mr. James 11. Butler, who said he was a merchant of Liverpool. In 1854 he ordered a pair of maps from Mr. Wylde of London. The cost was £l2 18s. These were sent by the railway directed to him. They came, but were damaged, and he refused to take them. He made a claim for the value, was sent to Mr. Poole. The claim was £l3 3s, the value and carriage of the maps. He did not press the claim, as it was settled in London with Mr. Wylde, who had been paid, but witness did- not get any money for that claim from the company. The receipt now produced was not sent from his office, and he had no clerk named Winter, to sign the receipt ; he never got• a sixpence of the money mentioned in that receipt. Mr. Blenkensop said the receipt was produced by the prisoner as far money paid by him. He was then remanded without further evidence or comment. FRIGHTFUL MURDER IN CORNWALL, One of the most shocking murders that has occnered in the West Of England for many years, was perpetrated on Thurs day night, in a field adjoining the camp ground at Maker Heights, about two miles from Devonport, on the Cornwall side of the Tamar. On Wednesday last the 3rd Jager (rifle) Regiment, of the British German Legion, arrived at Devon port in the Alps, and, atter staying a short time, a portion of the regiment was ordered to Maker, to occupy the accommo dation recently used by the South Devon Militia. Amongst the men so disposed were Charles Jacobi and Hans Hansen. On Thursday these two men were ' , clanking together in Millbrook, and on Friday morning it was dis covered' that Jacobi had been murdered. Jacobi is said to be a surgeon by profession, and of very respectable connexions, although serving as a private. They called at the house of a Mrs. Palmer, and bought two penny buns and some penny loaves of breacL at about eight o'clock, and they were then both the worse for liquor, but Hansen the more inebriated of the two. They were subsequently seen going toward the barracks, Hansen carrying a large stone under his arm. He did not, however, arrive at the barracks until twelve o'clockovhen he was immediately put under arrest for being ;out of quarters without leave after hours. On Friday morning, on calling over the muster roll, Jacobi was missing, and si:ortly afterwards information was received at the bar racks that the dead body of a soldier had been found by a man named Gregory, in a turnip field, near Maker Church, on the heights. A picquet was sent to the spot, and the body found was at once identified as that of Jacobi, although ho had been brutally mutilated, especially about the head. There were three superficial wounds on the left side of the head by the ear, of the several - lengths of two inches, ono inch, and half an inch. The scalp was separated from the skull about two inches, though the skull was not fractured externally. On the skull being opened some extravasated bloOd was found •on the brain, and on removing the brain the base of . the skull was found to be fractured ilii:Ough that part of the temporal bones which contains the organs of hearing. About two or three yards from the place. where the body was found, a largo stone was disco vered bespattered with blood, and to which some human hair was attached. The stone was nearly 161 b in weight. On Hansen being arrested lay Captain I grace de Lemicki that officer observed some spots of blood on his jacket, and on his attention being called to it, he started back, and said, 4 ‘ I did not kill, the man," and afterwards said'his nose had baen bleeding and that some of the blood had gone about his clothes. The deceased • had a short time previously received £4O from his friends, but the only money found upon the body as 3s. A coroner's jury has returned a verdict of " Wilful murder" against Hans Hansen. The prisoner will be committed to Bothnia gaol, and tried at the Cornwall assizes, which commence on Saturday next. SELF-MURDER SPORTING INTELLIGENCE TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY EVENING. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 8 to I agst Winkfield (offered) 12 ... 1 ... Paletot (taken) 15 ... 1 ... Little Davie (taken) 109 ... 6 ... Posthorse (taken) EARL SPENCER PLATE. 10 to 1 agst Flacrow (taken) 16 .. I Berezena (taken) 100 ... 6 ... King of Trumps (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 7 to 4 agst Fly by Night (offered) 5 ... 2 ... Yellow Jack (taken and offered) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 6 to 1 agst Fisherman (taken) r 9 ... I I3oer (taken) 100 ... 7.. St. Hubert (taken) 100 ... 6 ... Ellesmere (taken) DERBY. 7 to 1 agst Fly by Night (taken) 8 ... 1 ... Wentworth (taken) - 4 8 ... 1 ... Ellington (offered) 15 .. 1 ... Coroner (taken) ICOO ...15 ... Bonnie Scotland 1000 ...15 Barbarina Colt 1000 ...15 Ringdropper The following appeared in our Second Edition of yesterday : THE INDIAN MAILS TRIESTE, SUNDAY The Steamship Australia arrived here at eight o'clock yesterday morning, in 116 hours from Alex- andria ALEXANDRIA, MARCH 11 The Indian Mails leave here to-day with intel ligence from Calcutta to Feb. 10th, and from Bombay to Feb. ltith. On the 7th Feb. proclamations were issued of the annexation of Oude. The King of Oude had been deposed. The Santal rebellion has been revived. The new Governor-general, Lord Canning, reached Madras on the 14th February. Lord Dalhousie, who was very unwell, was to leave Calcutta for Suez, immediately after the arrival of Lord Canning. Trade was inactive and prices flat, with the exception of indigo. The Money Market was easier. Exchange at Bombay, 2s. 2!d. ; at Calcutta, 2s. 21d. .•- THE EAST MARSEILLES, SATURDAY. The Carmel has arrived, and brings news from Constantinople to the 6th inst. The Sultan I►ad received the llospador Five hundred Bashi-Bazouks have been brought back from Adrianople. The state of the hospitals has improved, but we have to lament the death of two French surgeons. The dealers at Kamiesch are hoping to sell. to the .Russians during the armistice. General Mitchell has replaced General Vivian, who is still sick. New Russian troops had arrived at Bessarabia. The Tartars at Eupatmia fear the consequences of a peace. A great number of them will follow the Allies when they retire. Some bandits have been killed at Larissa. An Anglo-Swiss battalion has arrived. Lady Torrens, widow of Major. General Sir Arthur Wellesley Torrens, is to have her pension increased to the full sum of £4OO a-year. BERLIN, Wednesday.—Count Orloff has made known at St. Petersburg that a definite understanding has been come to on the fifth point, and that—thanks to the instruc tions brought by M. de Schoewaloff—peace is assured. Some special deliberations, which aro to take place between Russia and Turkey, are reserved. The citizens of Dublin have presented a silver shield to Sir Edward Blakeney, who for so many years filled the responsible and often arduous post of Commander of the Forces in Ireland. Few men holding a public appointment in Ireland so perfectly succeeded in winning the respect of all political and religions parties. THE LATE FIRE AT COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.-1 11 r. Mitchell, of Old Bond-street, has received numerous sums of money to bo applied to the temporary relief of the labourers, mechanics, and others, thrown out of employ ment by the recent destruction of Covent-garden Theatre, and Friday morning was entrusted with the munificent sum of 1001 by his Grace the Duke of Devonshire for the same purpose. EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.—We learn that after the declaration of the poll on Saturday, a board meeting of the directors of the Eastern Counties Railway was held, and Mr. 'Waddington was elected chairman by six directors against five. On the motion of Mr. Waddington, Mr. Bruce, the leader of the agitation, was deposed from the office of deputy chairman, by the election of Mr: Pack° in his place. —Chelmsford Chronicle, PARRICIDE AT YORK.—On Friday, a man named John Wilberforce, was committed for trial by the York magis trates, charged with the wilful murder of his father, 67 years of age, residing in Hope-street, in that city. The prisoner, it appeared, had been irritated against the deceased because the latter refused to let him have the keys to get out a cart and an ass belonging to his father. The deceased, having been several times violently struck by his son, was seized with a succession of epileptic fits, from which he never rallied. DISSOLUTIONS OF PARTNERSIIIP.—T. Evans, jun. and J. Evans, Liverpool, glass dealers. W. Spensley and Co , Manchester, commission agents. J. S. Bulman and F. Naples, Preston, Lancashire, linen drapers. C. Pannell and J. Pannell, Liverpool. printers and wholesale stationers. T. Scowcroft and Co., Farnwortli, Kearslev, Manchester and Bolton, coal masters and dealers. J. Walker and J. Edmonson, Sheffield, drapers. 11. P. Gisborne and T. Fletcher, Manchester, commis,ion agents. J. Woodman and J. W. Lewis, Manchester, lightning conductor manu facturers. J. Farmer and W. Benn, Gorton Brook, Lan cashire, brick makers. W. H. Bateman and E. Wainman, Leeds, painters. J. Morton and J. Darbey, Liverpool, akers. shipwrights. W. Percy and J. Pease, Halifax, cabinet m DESTRJJCTION of. COVENT GARDEN THEA.TRE.--OD Saturday, Mr. Bedford, the coroner for Westminster, resumed his official inquiry as to the late destruction of Covent-garden theatre. M A r. nderson (the Wizard), Mr. Smirk ' and others. were examined. Albano, Mr. Sydney The principal points were, h o wever, contained in Mr. Anderson's evidence, who stated that he was in the carpen ter's shop at one o'clock in the Tuesday afternoon, to inspect a portable stage he had preparing, to exhibit his pantomime at Glasgow and other p laces. There was no dispute with him and his employes, but there was one, he believed, between Palmer, the gas fitter, and Sloman. He said, in reference to the statement of a workman, that about ten o'clock his son took a lighted candle to the foot of the ladder leading to the carpenter's shop to show him the way, that there was a string,rent order that under no p retence whatever sho u ld a candle be used. A #reman'a lamp was always ordered to be used. He did not believe the gas had anything to do with the fire, but could not account for it. The inquiry was adjourned. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES Sir,—The old adage that " One fool makes many," is strikingly. illustrated in the long list of suicides with which the newspapers are now teeming. It is a fact, of which all observing persons must be cognizant, that when- - ever any person of note or position dpstroys himself the example is Speedily:followed by a host of snobs, who fancy they become heroes in performing the,like' grand exploit. But for the giiarding of human life against foul play, one 'could, in most of these cases, wish that publicity were not given to so many of these atrocious acts. There is, in many of the reports of such • cases, too much Of a maudlin tenderness towards the memory of the actors in these scenes of self-slaughter. It were well that the tone of the press should be changed in this regard— that the crime of suicide should be held up to the scorn and execration it deserves, instead of being tenderly pitied as a misfortune ! The soldier who deserts his post is branded as a coward—the citizen who skulks out of existence, is a deserter from his post of duty to society.— What tenderness is due to the memory of man, who, rather than confront some temporary ill that flesh is heir to, leaves wife, children, sisters, brothers, to grieve and starve, wa nting the aid and support it was his duty to afford them, so long as it pleased God to give him suffer isnon this fair globe? The act perpetrated, no remedy l e ft against the offender, but let us try to show others who may contemplate the like villainy, that they leave only the stain:of infancy upon their names, and disgust of their atrocities. The coward sneaks to death, The brave live on." —I a m, Yours, &c , F. THE, ROYAL Soctrry.--There are forty candidates fu` election into the Royal Society this year. This number ex ceeds that of any preceding year since 1847. The day of election is fixed this year for the sth of June, when -fifteen candidates will be submitted by the council to the society for election. Tug LATE DUKE Or NONFOLX.—By the demise of his grace the Duke of Norfolk, his second san, Lord Edward Howard, becomes possessed of the Glossop estate, *with a splendid mansion, which was rebuilt few years ago. We believe that very rarely indeed has so rich a property been inherited by the second son of a nobleman. We understand that Lord Edward has appointed M. J. Ellison, Esq., his agent for his Derbyshire estates.—. Derby Reporter. THE EMBEZZLEMENT AT THE LICHFIELD BANK.—William Lawton, who for forty years was - clerk at Messrs. Palmer and Greene's bank, Lichfield, was charged at the Qnarter Sessions, on the 12th instant, with feloniously stealing £7,350, belonging to his employer, Mr. Richard Greene, the bankrupt. The trial occupied about four hours, the facts being those already published ; and the jury, after being absent a few minutes, returned. with a verdict of guilty.—The defendant, who is 73 years of age, was sentenced to four years' penal servitude.—Stafrdshire Advertiser. WOODS, FORESTS, AND LAND REVENUES.—The general abstract of the accounts of the Commissioners of Woods, Forests, and Land Revenues for the year ended the 31st March, 1855, shows that the receipts (in cash) amounted to £701,9.15, and the payments to £614,133, the balance of cash being £ 68,658. The amount o f stoc k bou g ht and sold was 4141,001. The expenditure for "land revenue" was .£68,186 ; , for Windsor Forest and Parks, Z 19,706 (in cluding the Royal Stand and kennel at Ascot); and for the royal forests and wood lands, £40,239. NATIONAL STATE PArputs.—Government has at length 'doiie something definite with regard to our State papers. Three exeell k ent antiquaries have been 'set at work upon them—to assort, arrange, and calendar their contents. Mr. Lemon, keeper of the State papers, takes the reign of Edward the Sixth, (already advanced some stages,) and the next three reigns. Mrs. Everett Green—author of "Lives of the Princesses of England''—is labouring at the times of James the First. Mr. John Bruce has under taken the reign of Charles the First, and the period of the Commonwealth. In a few years we may hope to see these papers as available to historical students, as are the Manuscripts in the British Museum. SIR BENJAMIN HALL AND, THE SUNDAY QUESTION. -011 Thursday a deputation from the West London Sunday- Rest Association, had an interview with Sir B. Hall. Mr. Haldane explained that the 'object which the association had in view, was to prevent the desecration of the Sab bath, by the opening of the British Museum, the National Gallery, and the Crystal Palace on that day, and also to abolish the practice of the band playing in Kensington Gardens on Sunday evenings. gir B. Hall said, he did not see how the Sabbath was desecrated by the band playing. For more than 100 years bands played on Sundays in every town where a regiment was quartered. No ease had been made out for discontinuing the practice. As Kew Gardens bad been referred to, he would say that he could not recommend their' being closed on Sundays, nor Hampton Court either, nor could he give any assurance that the band would be p revented from playing in Ken sington Gardens. STERDAY (BtIFORE MR. W. DI KON;') ' BUROLART.—Officers Scaife and Thompson brought up the following persons4natned respectively George Barnett, James Shaw, Henry Burford, James Connor, Patrick ißtirns,lMary, E.. Robinson, and , Hannah Haughton, on a charge of being concerned in a burglary and robbery that had 'been committed 'in the shop of Mr. Hetherington, grocer; Byrom.street. It appeared that on Friday 'night the shop of Mr. Hetherington was broken into, and a sum of between £lO and £ ll in copper money stolen. From the evidence produced, it seemed that the prisoners had purchased new,.clothis on. Saturday,. and that. they had paid for the articles with copper money, and on searching the,place where the prisoners lodged, a quantity of copper money, made up in packages, the same as had been stolen, was found. The prisoners were remanded. CAUTION. TO FARMERS.—The.- weighing-master of the Haymarket summoned Joseph Webster, a farmer residing at Lytham, under the followinc , circumstances.: —The man of the defendant weighed a load of hay with the weigher on Saturday; stating it was for Mr. 'Ellison, and the - man gave the tare of the cart as ten cwt., saying Mr. Ellison would take that tare, as he often had done befOre. The weigher, however, did not think that all was right , and he subsequently tared the cart and found it 13f cwt. instead of ten cwt. The case was brought forward' in order to . caution farmers and their men f;om acting dishonestly but was idjourned for theproduction of Mr. Ellison (BEFORE MESSRS. DIXON AND BOLT)N CHARGE AGAINST AN EMIGRATION AGENT.-M r. Stewart, one of the government emigration officers, - hid summoned Mr. George Saul, at the instance of a mari named William Bill, an emigrant. There were. two informationl._ one under the 72nd sec. of the Emigration Act, which inflicted a penalty not exceeding £2O, for altering or erasing a con tract ticket, and the other case was under the 69th sec. of the same act, for that Saul had not sent in the name of the agent, who had acted for him in Hill's case, as he ought to have done, to the Emigration officers. The fadt: were simply these. Some time ago, the complainant wen to a man named Sphor, whom master, a shoemaker, and emigt Langtoft, in Lincolnshire, and then engaged himself and family for America, in the ship Richer Robinson. He paid £7 deposit, and got a ticket from the defendant, through - Sphor, but when he came to Liverpool and paid the balance .el 4 10s, he was told the ship was full, and that he could not go in her, but that he could go in another ship by paying 30s difference, which he did, and then the alteration was made in the ticket... For the defence, it was contended that Hill did not come in time for the vessel, and that he was offered a passage either in a ship that sailed in a day or two afterwards, or one in another to sail on the 19th. There was a ship going the day after Bill arrived, but she only took second class passengers, and he agreed to pay the 30s rather than wait, and that was the reason why the ticket came to be altered, although it was con tended it had been done for the benefit of the complainant. It was shown that Mr. Saul was not at all aware of the proceeding, but this did not alter the case,as provided for by the act of parliament. A fine of " was imposed in the first case, but the second was dismissed, :as the prosecutor could not show that the man at Langtoft was the agent of Mr.. Saul. Indeed it was -stpngly denied that he was an agent, and that he merely wrote to oblige emigrants, as the Duke of Rutland and many other noble men and gentlemen did from the country to Mr. Saul, to oblige their tenants who were going to America. (BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.) CLIARGE OF SMUGGLING.—Godfreus. Leon, the captain of a Dutch vessel, called Louis Premesis, was charged by. Preston, a custom-house officer, with attempting to smuggle 11 lbs. of foreign manufactured tobacco. It ap peared that the captain sent for the officer to examine his luggage on board the ship, but he refused to go on board, , observing that he would examine it on the quay. The , captain in reply to the officer said, he had no tobacco or , other exciseable goods, but on searching his baggage, he found the tobacco at the bottom of the bag. Mr. Bards well appeared for the prisoner, and said he had no notion of doing wrong; he had the tobacco for his own use, as he was going on to. Rotterdam, and did not know that, by so doing he contravened the law. He was remanded till Thursday, bail to be accepted in the mean time. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—An old man, apparently a ship joiner, named Thomas Jones, who resides in 10-Court, f . Fisher-street, was brought ur on a charge of having attempted to commit suicide. A. neighbour of the pri soner's stated that he heard a noise in the house, and on going to ascertain the cause, he-found the prisoner in tie act of cutting his throat with a razor. The witness seized his arms and gave an alarm, and on assistance coining to him the prisoner was secured and given over to the police. Constable 709 said that when taking the prisoner to the station-house, he said he would cut his throat when he got out. In answer to the charge the prisoner made some rambling observations about the death of his wife, and it was quite clear his mind was deranged. The poor man was ordered to be taken care of, and to be examined by a medical gentleman. BEDDING IMPOSTORS.—The public should be on their guard against a set of begging impostors who are going about the town, raising subscriptions from the beneirolent under false pretences. Yesterday, two of these persdns were brought up by detective officer Carlyle, on a charge of this description. They gave their names as James Johnston and James Smith. They were going about with a paper representing that they had been discharged from the 4th Dragoons. The name of Mr. Wm. Rathbone was appended to the document as having subscribed £4, this, of course, was a forgery. The prisoners were sent to prison for one month each, with hard labour. TEE CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD MESSRS. HORSFALL.— Patrick Gilligan, Robert Murray and John Lock, were brought up on remand on the above charge. Mr. Bluek was for Murray and Gilligan, and Mr. Chilton appeared fo: Lock. The details of this case were published at lengtb.yesterday., A considerable quantity of evidence, corroborative of the facts already given, was produded and at the conclusion, Mr. Chilton - said his client - , admitted having fallen from a high and respectable station to a disgraceful position. beginning, f e e gm c in o an n ki f ne e g s ,sweaatignadltlo,loanw telld ahl t el h a e hb ao o du n t l yiirheeen pcoanrsaptlioranchye f r could t h n e o induced to commit the offence by the other p risoners. Mr. Muck designated this conduct on the part of Lock, as cowardly, mean and scoundrelly; and said none but a downright villain would think of adopting' such a course to save himself. He contended that no jury on oath could believe such a scoundrel. Mr. Chilton repudiated ithe • application to his client of the epithet "the scoundSpl.' and endeavoured to fasten that designation on Mr: Blur' clients. Mr. Mansfield said he would fr.-, prisoners for trial, and it would be for the prosecutors hereafter, to 'consider whether or not, they would adopt the offer made by Mr. Chilton, on behalf of Lock. Mr. Bluck then applied to his worship, to accept of good bail for his clients appearance, and his worship said the case was a very serious one indeed. He would, however, accept of two solvent sureties in £250 each, for each of the prisoner's appearance for trial at the assizes. Lock then made a statement in detail, the substance of which has been published in the evidence of M'Clay. The prisoners were then fully c ommitted. [ft was stated, that Lock was one of the " * fast young men' who are fond of gambling, and that he, is the best billiard player in Eng land ! ] llv commit all the THE " SADLEIR " CALAMITIES.—OId Mr 3. Sadleir , the mother of John Sadleir, has become almost a maniac. 'Her daughter has been for some time in a private lunatic asylum. A" DISTINGUISHED" DETECTIVE.—Sergeant Langley, for twenty-seven years attached to the London detective police, has retired from the service, on a pension of 801 per annum. Langley's history is connected with some of the most remarkable delinquents thii country has seen produced. His capture of the murderer, Manning, in Jersey, and more recently the mode in which he assisted in bringing to justice Hatto, for the murder of his felloW servant at Barnham, are fresh in everybody's recollec tion; but, perhaps, his crowning professional effort !was the capture in America of the bankrupt Leaman, who absconded in 1846 with several thousand pounds in his Possession. A large portion of the money was recovered by Langley, and the assignees were so well pleased with the judgment the officer displayed, that they presented him with a donceur of 1001, In addition to the reward that had been offered. Langley will be especially missed on the race courses throughout the country, where his pre sence has for, many y e ars acted as a wholesome check on the intrusion of thieves and improper characters. NEW Ross ELECTION.—We learn from Dublin that a new element of discord has been introduced at the New Ross election, Mr. John Reynolds, formerly M.P. for Dub lin city, having made his appearance there, but whether t o canvass for Sir Thomas Redington .or for himself is not quite clear. It is stated in the correspondence of the Freeman, which, however, must be taken as that of a noffteoredsorethaextent, etrhyati is there h c e a r r e rie is d n o o n limit i nth e t o m t o h s e t partizan r a a l r r b t e e i r z a s a ced manner; that "such drunkenness and rioting w ere never seen before ;" that the anta g onistic mobs have by casting fire balls,introduced a new mode of electioneerin g h com posed of flax and turpen a tii n l e , i o n f to tn e e ac w h ro ot toh er ed peo ple being s of them being burned to death, many Ics. so that there i s danger of some from money b urns s p e i n n t fl i b c tye bothd i t p h i n s t. t u i ' e a s y o ; n . a t n i t, cfionnafillnye,dthtaot b ‘ e ‘ d the mobs is enormous , an d the consequent riot and debauchery proportionate." At the nomin ation which took place on Saturday, the scene of violence and -. confusion was, no doubt, at its climax ; and altogether the affair promises to be memorable in tho history of even Irish elections. The election took place on Monday. • THE POLICE BILL.—Sir G.- Grey's police bill was a measure mainly intended to centralise in the home office, the full direction of the police courts throughout the country. External pressure has induced some modifica tions, but the bill as amended will contain the • most objectionable parts of its provisions, vet its principle has been affirmed by a large majority on its second reading in the House of Commons: Tho'next proceeding in reference to the police bill will be to consider it in committee, and the opponents of the home office dOmination will make a stand, we hope with better success, on the first clause. This clause makes the appointment of superintendent constables subject to the approval of the Secretary of State, and those officers who come up to the home office requirements and views are, on approval of the Secretary of State, to be vested with the appointment of all police constables in their districts, irrespective of the slightest control by the magistrates. If Sir G. Grey is enabled to carry this clause, the ratepayers in the various counties and ridings may look out for the consequences in a double county rate. It, therefore, behoves the magistrates and the "various boards 'of guardians, to be promptly on t . e alert• to petition the House of Commons, that clauasbesol. should be amended, to vest in the magistrates the lute appointment not only of the superintendent and that police, but also of the other members of the force, the approval such appointments should not be subject to the approval of the,_Secretary of State. POLICI PATRICK'S DAY. -.4,-- RE-UNION OF IRISHMEN, A re-union . of Litlmen was held . in the , Concert-hall, last night, for the purpose of celebrating - the tutelary Saint of Ireland. There was a very large assembly. The Chair was taken, o n the motion of Mr. James Livingstone, by the Rev. James Nugent, principal of the Catholic Institute. The Chairman opened the proceedings with an eloquent address, which received the enthusiastic cheers of observations uditory stated that his,ohjeet,in getting up that ever ent---for be mob] g call it anytbi that the ,ht be brouald tog4her ni oy the Day in an innocent and rational man Thri I is ,corking classes y, and it must be the duty the clergy of the town, wlie: v so intimately connected ople, to find fi , rthetn, an innocent and joyful ment,_ on the recurrence of the_ festival of their - patron saint. They' had met there that evening to keep up an ancient and time-honoured custom —=to celebrate the feat of Patrick. The life and" the heroic virtues of Si. Patrick had that day been!aung by a mighty people. Irishmen in eveiy part of the world had rai , ed up their prayer and their song in _honour of the saint who had blessed their country, .that the rays of the world might carry their prayer. and their song to the centre of .their hearts—their own Emerald Isle. (Loud cheers.) Irishmen were vicing with each other in holy zeal to celebrated that day, and the shamrock had bona sought.- in every clime, that, Irishmen might honour the saint who had blessed and enobled their lan i, by planting in it the faith of Jesits Christ; (Cheere ) Hri need. not speak to them of the love whith every Irishman naturally had Patrick. grip, ame of St It }lad' been childhood ; from their earliest rn necessity land' of might moulder in its sanctified dust. (Loud and prolonged .cheering.) After some further observations the chairman ocncluded by expressing a hope that this reunion might be but the initiative of a yearly celebration, which should do honour to their country and their patron saint. . The entertainments which followed wire plincipally of a musical nature. A very excellent orchestra p.rformed "The Harp that once through Tara's halls ;" the " Meeting of the Waters ;" aad other of the Irish melodies. Several of these ballads were also sung to a piano accompaniment by pupils of the Catholic Institute, and a theme, composed from the same mus'e, was perf6rmed . on the violin. Appropriate poetic selec tions,were recited, including Drennan's celebrated ballad— " When Erinlirst rose from the dark swelling flood," delivered with great spirit by a . youthful Irishman. Addresses, suggested . . .s.on, were also made, and the whole passed off with tho utmost enthu IRISH•CHURCH MISSIONS The annual meeting of the Society for the Promotion of Church Missions in Ireland was held last night in Hope- hall, Hope-street. The attendance was numerous. The chair was occupied by Christopher Bushell, Esq.; and among the gentlemenon the platform were—Re's. A. R. C• Dallas, - George Dalton, and Maurice Collis, who attended as the deputation; 111'Neile, Dr. Taylor, S. Minton, J.- Bardsley, C. Lawrence, G. W, Warr, D. T. Barry, R. Gent, R• W. Wolseley, and W. Jones, H. Hathead, Fsga., &^., &e There were also several clergymen among the body of the audience, inclu ding. the Revs. C. IL Burton, T. Rawson, J. Leveson, J. M'Allister, F. M. Harke; H. Webster, G. J. Duncan, J. K. Rounthwaite, Esqrs., &c. The Chairman, after the meeting had been opened by prayer, said that he conceived it would be difficult' to find another association of a similar character possessing stronger claims upon Englishmen than the Irish Church Missions Society, whether they considered it in relation to its high and holy objects, or in relation to the people upon whom the benefits of the society were sought to be conferred. (Hear, hear.) They _were peculiarly_ COA: nected with Ireland, and it was their duty, as they should consider it their privilege, to do all that in them lay to elevate the social a nd religious condition of its people. (Hear, hear.) The spread of, religious truth was ; the only means by which Ireland could be regenerated, and he regretted very much that some such mission as that in which they were now engaged, had not been taken up by' government as a means of improving the con ditions of its people. Every thing that could constitute a nation great, was to be found in Ireland, and yet her people were in a state of destitution and misery. What could have produced such a state of things in a country so eminently blessed by Providence? It was because Popery had put its iron foot on the liberties of its people, and until that tyranny was 'brokeit down,' the light of truth, whereby a nation could become great, prosperous, and happy, could not penetrate the darkness—which they now brooded. (H hear.) ... • The Rev. Mr. Moore, secretary, read the annual report, from which it appeared that the parent society com menced its operations in 1849, at which period its income amounted to .£4,674, and it gradually increased until in 1856, it reached £39,489, exclusive of many private gifts, by E(which churches, schools, and parsonages for the clergy had been built. The funds of the Liverpool aux iliary society had increased from -£214 in 1850, to £66t in 1856, eiclusive of a donation of £250, .from an un known benefactor, through the Rev.. Dr. MsbTeile. Dur ing .the last.year, however, the income of the societrhad somewhat fallen off; in consequence of the pressure of itie - viar, arid fheht•eratiohs of the mission had therefore necessarily been.coutractedi _ -The Rev. A. Dallas, hon. secretary to the London 13ocietyonoved.th4 adoption of the repeal, and in doing so, gave a most • encouraging, account of the working of the mission In Ireland, Every Where among the people there, a spirit of inquiry w e l . s abroad, and all felt that popery was on its trial... Tjley were told that last year tha entuie,;raeoiffi therefore, be ble d t e s c lui r ap e dp a o s bs e ee operations of the mission . had been somewhat contracted. s i b n h e eocnuol consequence s t e n a ci o l u t l , e supposed in their hrtaahttehi rather itsr income,eou sefulnesslice ntrbauth had d i a t . The society were resolved not to get into debt, and 11th felt convinced that that prudence on their part would ensure to them enlarged support from their friends, who wished to see wisdom the guide in every proceeding. They had reduced the number of ministers employed in the mission from 59 in 1853 to 48. -The schools had increased from 112 to 124, and the scholars from 6,000 to 6,900, besides a number of licensed schools ; and 15 new churches had been erected. - There were 382 lay preachers. The 'Rev. Dr. Taylor seconded the motion, and in doing so complained that the English government so much used the Irish Church for political purposes. Those of its clergy who stood up to battle with Popery were pever promoted, while those who spoke softly and looked upon the Church of Rome as an erring sister, were invariably looked . upon with favour. The Rev. Mr. Collis supported the motion. He described the great progress of the mission in Dublin and Fernley. and the manner in which it was sought to be arrested through the instrumentality of the Redemptorist Fathers. A collection was then made, after which The Rev. Mr. Dalton moved the second resolution, which was to the effect that' encouraged by the progress hitherto made, the meeting were sensible that increased funds were necessary to carry on missionary work among the. Roman Catholics in Ireland, andcordially desired the extention of the resources of the society. He stated that in the-county of Roscommon the people were now well disposed to listen to the mission though in the first instance almost fanatically opposed to it, The Rev. Dr. MiNeile seconded the resolution, and in doing so recommended that the ladies of Liverpool should form a society among themselves in support .of the mission. _ _ The resolution was unanimously adopted, and the neeting was brought to a close by the singing qf the doxology AD m rNT A E Augustus e d d aY w ' e a ll t , B a . n —On T enr l y ir .l; 39, surrendered to take their trial for the manslaughter of Maidstone, ' t; s a t u w s B F ° . Nr4 Turner, M E DC 2 r I N , W. Stinson. It appeared that the defendants were sun, geons in the army, and stationed at Chatham, The defendant Turner while on day duty at the hospital, pre, scribed ablack draught for the deceased, who was a soldier, He immediately went out to the surgery-and poured qut the draught for the man, but unfortunately took it from the and. ea w actnei h esa e i n ateud attending daasu the rpteoc hospitalnau:andn e p d inquestr ea gsca o ri n nibs n b h na t sre 0 0. d hT u e lru t a y dr laudanum bottle. Tke soldier was given the laudanum, n ti was soon afterwards taken very ill. The other defendant, ai t l :h i gv o r ei . u yi g ..d h tcTtthhoee Be d well, dm and. Mr. 4edwell had-been dismissed the service, IA +he fault committed by Mr. Turner, it was lanntwbottle had been replenished from 5 absence, and, that the two bottles, ill very much alike. Baron Alderson ---- whatever against Mr. Bedwell, and considered it very unjust -that he should have beer; issed the service. .It was then- explained that Mr. Bedwell had no commission in the army, but Mr. Turng4 had, and that consequently he could not be dismissed, except by a court.inartial,',-Not Guilty, and both prisoners were discharged. xtenuation o tated that the lav sat 4 there banqUet—a4tlhBeizitirßti.stP;EßTenServoAlPeEnatsi•—usAtittuttihe on anniversary d iversay under r the:presidency of . Lord. Stanley, on Saturday last, Earl . Stanhope; 'one of the literary e xecutors of the de p arte d statesman, took occasion to state that a portion of th e papers'left by the late Sir Robert Peel under the care ot himself and Mr. Cardwell, would be published in a f ew weeks. The publication would , consist of a part of Sir iamtpnoed important a nt full period account o f of his his life—. ownfe Robert Peel's memoir s, written by that state sm an hi m . self, and relate an dto d an contnamely, the period in which the Rom an" Catholic Relie f Bilwas passed , opinions and conduct in that transaction. The late Sir Robert Peel had directed his literary executors to apply the profits arising•from the - publication of any of his papers, to the assistance of deserving men in need, who had followed the pursuits of art, literature, and science. In virtue,Aberefore, of the• powers vested •in them, he (Earl Stanhope) and Mr. Cardwell now offered to this institution:the first fruits of the intended publication, and he begged to tender to the ,society a draft for one hundred which he trusted they would accept as another if any other was wanting, of the good-will that Sir lobert Peel ever • felt and displa3 ed towards art and artists. (This communication was received with every mark of the greatest interest, and with applause of peculiarly hearty character.) 4 THE LA