The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-04-28 00:00:00

No doubt now exists that the misappropriation.extend4d
_aver the entire five years during which itillinger was
chief cashier. There is little doubt- that the greater
part of -the money must have gone in Stock t xchange
speculations, although a number of other channels are
repelled. The lumbers and dates of all the misappro-
priated notes can be ascertained, add little difficulty is
expected in tracing their course.

A. isnmber of rumours were in circulation on Thurs-
day. It was asserted that £lOO,OOO Exchequer bills, as
well as money,. had been , abstracted from. the Union
bank. The *hole of theSe stories are- without a shadow
of fOunclafion. igtleten's defalcation, amounting to
1,240; is simply the balance that should hive been in
his till at the time of his absenting himself. The forged,
pass-liesk, by which the great fraud was effected, was not
iit Palliriger's writing. Evety effort is being Made to
detect the person Novo iesisfed hiiii on that 'point.
Wm. Geo. Pullinger was Yeitettlajtdgd,iti tirdught up
at the lOnSioU-house. hir. Giftard.asked for a remand.
He said the mode by which the fraud had teen effected
was by substituting one sum of money for another, so as
to escape detection ; and it was obvious that. a good deal
of care would be necessary to trace the various changes
so made, and prove each partieu/ar act, of fraud as a
specific larceny. The prisoner, who had netlang ty say,
and was undefended, was then remanded for a week.

KING'S COLLEGE EVENING CLASSES.

On Thwidgy evening a most interesting meeting
tool plane hi the hell of Ring's Colleges on the occasion
of the presentation of prizes' ad 6eiliflEated 6f hotohr
and of Merit to those students iiieliding ih'e deprittletii
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of the evening aloes who hid, on competition; been
foUnd entitled to them. The large hall was Crowded
With studenti and, ladies and gentlemen who took an
active interest in the matter,
llooti at eight Alock the chair was taken lay the
Bishop of Winchester. ' •
The Rev. the Principal, said his words on the ()ed.;
would be but few. No 'one, he said, could more appro-
priately fill the chair on an occasion like the present
than the Bishop of Winchester, as no man-had taken a
deeper interest in the welfare of that 'class, a most useful
tide to the ectintty, bat those interests in en etluentional
point,of rieltr *era hut little nttettded Of, The= he re.,
ferred to,iiiiii
,ilie class for i'liOse ks'enefrt those chaser-Wee
iniltitikedi iis iotirlg MO liolOnOittiatiOns hi Go,hin-
:tient oillees-ditiliffi in aqj Aid vitiglikki tl'Otimosie at

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I night to improve theit minds. The idea, theietete, pritliese
' den* claiiea toi their benefit and aCeemmodation was
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considered fitezears byhip friend IV.y. Cunningham.On the mai fp
ter Wig first msntionOd to hits, * he confessed
that he had his dmitts ii:Voiii it f Wiii . Oleic gradually
vanished, and the department was opened, and the sithidl
success which had attended it the proceedings of the
evening would fully and satisfictorily testify, for it
*at eertolnly something siomevihat extraordinary that
they shbilld haft foetid 54.0 lobrid men, the number
attending the classes last winter} *lid itidtild hate come
there night after night after their daily iiihinire, and
taken their 'places from si3l iili nine o'cloeli in those
Claitri, Malitug,the college. 'eeetiable,dtirilig that period,an illitoiintitodbecihttei II: ditiiiitY 41uses had fieen
it
ably.presided Over by Mr..l) ulmpire, aild ft Vids grati-
fying to find that of the number attending those classes,
148 had attended the divinity classes, which was most
gratifying, as showing the value and the appreciation
they Fit Upon,that, the highest of all knowledge.
The Right Rev. Chiirman then proceeded to deliver
the prizes,.and the certificates of honour and merit, to
those to whom they had been aWaidod,iii the fetto‘ting
branchei ;-,--Ditinity,Latin, Greek, French, Gernian,
itati?n,l English,Artittitriat: and literature, history of '
England, geografhp niatbeniatics; arithmetic, and book-
keeping,
the principles of commerce, itr;riti.o ssienlee
and..statistics,. drawing, chemistry, and natural phile-
sophr. Prizei were also. awarded to the five students
who had gained the highest aggregate number of mark's
in all -the subjects brought up for examination.
' The Red. the Principal then stated that the number
*6f niatrkrilated students (i.e., students entering for four
suhjects, eiclitiivi of Aiviiiiii', di:o 66mittg deider the
general discipline and syeteni Of the Coilegg), 41iicE list
year stood at fifty-five, had dnring the past iASitiii Hien
to 104. This increase was doubtlem in part due to the
announcement in December, 1869, throwing open the
asioadieship,; and other privileges Connected with the
college, to those iviiti hilillicl the 'above conditions.
Four of the students in this department, thefefore, lithe
hadllins matriculated; had been :elected Associates of
King's College..
.The proceedings then closed with a cordial vote of
thanks to the right rev, chair Man for his kindness in
presiding. - . .

Tam VOLVNTFER ,MOVEMpiT:-Thp six-feet Volun-
teer Guards (3k2iicf Middleeii) mustered on Wednesday
fotrooti, at Mingerford Hall, and tinder the; command
pf Capt.-the lidn: T. C, Brtiee, peoceeded St; gefirge's
harracki. they turned out in a fatigue jacket of scarlet
twilled flannel, edged with black braid, and looked
remarkably well, _their great -average height alone
giving them an impesing appearance.
Si ICTDE Or A VOLUNTEIM AT' HrIMERSFIELD.
inpiest was held on Thiiraday, at Hundeesfield, on
the body Of Mr. Joseph Brook, a sergeant. in the second
company df the rifle volthiteer eorps, who died that
:morning from the effects-of a 'gimilicir around ifffliefed
under most mysterious circumstances. The deceased
was a young man generally respected. and in. good cir-
cumstances. 'His father is one 'of 'the proprietors
of the .Apsley Silk Mills, and the deceased was
employed there as overlookcr. On Tuesday week
theonginenian fthind the deceased lying in the engine-
room in a helplees state; his shirt eaturatcd with blood,
and be was suffering from a sound ritiou( three inches
below the heart, froni which blood flowed free* The
vicinity of the wound wag blackened with gunpowder,
causing the belief .that, by whatever means the wound
was inflicted, the weapon must have been applied close
to the bddy. , A bullet had penetrated entirely thrretigh
the body, and enlarged just. below the point of the left
-shoulder. His rifle WAS lying fid' Mtn, and when
questioned concerning it, he admitted that 'he himself
inflicted the wound. A piece of string was attached to
the trigger. The jury returned a verdict to the effect
that. the deceased died from the effects of. a_ gunshot
wound, inflicted by -his own hand, but there was no
evidence as to the state of his mind at the time.
INTERNATIONAL DECIMAL AvesocratroN.--eThe fourth
annual meeting of this society was held on Thursday,
Mr. Yates, P.R.S., in the chair. The chairman glanced
at the progress which the metrical system was making in
various parts of Europe, instancing Florence, Modena,
Penile, and other portions of the Italian States where it
had been successfully introduced. Mr. Leone Levi, the
secretary, then read the report, which stated that the report
of the Decimal Coinage Commissioners had thecked the m-
,terest taken in the question by the Community at. large.
The Commissioners, it was true, had reported against the
pound and mils scheme; but they had directed attention
to the mutual bearings of measures, weights, and coins,
and had urged the need of a comprehensive grasp of the
whole question before the introduction of any actual
Changes. The association coincided in this view, which
was the principle which they had Originally adopted, vit.
to establish first the best unit of length and to Make
that the basis of an entire system of measures, weights,
and coins. The Imperial Academy of St. Petersburg
had given in their adhesion to the principles of the asso-
ciation. The association hate now branches in twelve
countries. The council had under consideration aproposal
to establish a quarterly journal for the purpose of record-
ing the progress of the decimal system in this and other
countries. The council have issued.a circular with
view to the time now occupied in the teaching of arith-
metic, and how far such time could be reduced by the
introduction of the decimal system ; and from reports
received it appeared that more than half the time mw
occupied would thereby be saved. A fourth meeting of
the International Statistical Congress was to be held its
London in July nett, and the council had represented
to the Board of Trade the expediency of including the
decimal qnestion in the programme of its deliberations.
Dr. Hodgkin moved the adoption of the report, which
having been seconded by Mr. Ferguson, was carried
unanimously. The executive council for the ensuing
year having been appointed, a deputation was nominated
to wait npoirthe President of the Board of Trade with
reference to the forthcoming meeting of the interna-
tional congress; and the proceedings terminated with a
vote of thanks to the chairman.

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Exzeurrox or Gesrenai, ORTEGA.—The _Marin of
Barcelona publishes the following particulars of the
execution of General Ortega, which took place, as
already stated, at Tortosa, on the 18th :—" On the
previous day the general was put in chapel.' accord-
ing to the Spanish custom. He immediately pro-
proceeded with the utmost composure to make his
will, and settled all his family affairs even to the
minutest details. Soon after, a sergeant came
for the purpose of searching his person. This
proceeding affected. him deeply, and he exclaimed,
This was ranting to complete my humiliation
a sergeant search a general !—am I then capable of
committing suicide as they apprehend ? Certainly not;
I shall die like a Christian !' He then took a medal of
the Holy Virgin, which he wore suspended from his
neck by a. gold chain, and . charged his cousin, Don
Ramon Blasser, to deliver it to his mother. His confes-
sor, the Canon Don Benito Sanz, afterwards came, and
• had a long conversation with him. At six o'clock on the
morning of the 18th, he took the sacrament., and some
time after had a cup of chocolate, and received sue-
tessively a missionary and a friend of his. a phy-
•sician,. both of whom were astonished at his self-
possession and firmness. Having been informed about
ten o'clock that his execution would take place at
three in the afternoon, he merely remarked, That is
very late. Then he asked for a basin of soup and ate it
with good appetite. At a quarter to three he was
informed that his time had come. He immediately- rose,
saying, 1-am at your orders, gentlemen,' drew his
loose coat round him, and took his place in the centre
of the guard. As he passed the postern of the
castle he took off his coat, and requested that it
might be given to his. aide-de-camp, Moreno. On
hearing the roll of the drums, he exclaimed, 'My
God ! you, who were innocent, also euffered these
humiliating preparations ; it is just that. I, who
am . guilty, should undergo them too' His voice
was unfaltering, and his step firm. On entering the
middle of the square formed by the troops, he noticed
the people crowding round, and. said, The Lord also
allowed the people to be present at his execution.' He
knelt tinder the flag to hear his sentence read. On
being conducted to the fatal spot, he inquired, Hew
must I place myself ?' 'Pacing them,' was the teply ;
at the same instant a hankerchief was put qqf his eyes,
and he knelt down. An explosionwas head; and tka.
general was Izo • • - • •

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(Befell Sir C. CaessweeL,' Mr. Justice HILL, and
Ifr: Justice WILLIS).
Liatil a.
Sir F. Slade and Mr. karsi/11- appeared for the
petitioner.
This was a Suit . for a diSSolittion of marriage,
hied by Ilrfe.Amelia Leach. against Mr. Stephen Leach,
on the grodeel of his bigamy and adultery, and also
desertion, without reasettable cause, for two years and
upward's. The parties were marked at Mingston Church,
Portsea, in 1841, and afterwards eoheeifel tit Win-
chester, where Mr. Leach was a preesSor of musk; and
also a lay vicar at a cathedral, until.lB47, when, taking
his, ldest son with him, he sailed for America, for the
prime of trying to obtain some' employment there is
a public singer, leaving his wife ander the charge of her.
father. Fur some time aftsfu'Ards. he corresponded with
the petitioner, but she had not heard front since
1854. She subsequently discovered that he hid &Afield_
a widow lady, named Georgina Stewart,- at. New 'l7' .
inDeettaber, .1855; and had been living..with. her. as her
husband. Since the departure of Mr.. Leach from Eng-
land, the petitioner had entered into business, by taking
a shop for the sale of wool and fancy articles, at South-
ampton, and was living there up to the present time. '
After hearing evidence,
The Court thought thatase was fully established and
pronounced. for dissolution of the marriage, the respon-
dent td pay the costs:
- Vowel.; 0. HOLDEN.
This Was a petiti6n by Mrs. Mary Laura Heiden for
-a dissolution of marriage, -621 f'6e g'rou'ird of her hut--
band's adultery coupled with'. desertion' fbit tvto' years
•and upward!. The respondent was a lamp ntannTae-
turer at the Bingley Works, in Birmingham, and was a
person of considerable means, It appeared that in 184 G
he became acquainted with the petitioner, who lived
with Mitt for,some time before their marriage, which
took place at Frog's Norton Church, Worcestershire.
The parties lived very hallitly, -anti! 1882, when the
husband formed an intimacy with tlie- wife of a
neighbour named Reynolds:- Circuristawees =having
raised the suspicions of Mrs. Holden, she &Lived
the respondent with being unfaithful to her; but
upon his solemn denial of the charge she believed.
she was tnistakon, and' still continued to live with
hurt, &ltlibis 110 life was a very unhappy one, and
she was lubjeiteof to initeh ill,treoincnt. In Febrnary,
1855, Mr. olden told his wife, he bad taken lodgings
for her at ShrevisbUiy, and She. heti* hie house.
She expostulated, bat without any effect; but afiet die
bad been at- ShrewshirrY a short time, finding- her
husband did not visit her' as ea had proniieed, she
returned, to Birmingham, when he refusdd to receive
let; sanng his house had been sold. The respon-
dent subseeraently, obtained an allowance, and took
lod,gings at King's ;futon. Mr. Holden afterwards
sent for her, and expressed' gieat friendliness of
disposition, and they dined together, arid' thrill dinner
he told her Mr. Reynolds had brought an action eriainst
him, and he hoped she would not appear as a witness
.against him. In 1855. the respondent allowed her 405.,
a week, bat at the end of eight months he withdrew it,
an'd she' was left entirely destitute. During the whole
of this Om'e the hnOfdricl was living in open adultery.
lilt:1116s. Reynolds,. and Mr. Reynolds having died
el3ortly after 1'&55, the widow had gime passed as Mr.
Holden's Wife: -
Atter the reception of some further evidence, the
further hearing of the case 130 postponed.
(Before the full Coirt—Sir CressaVell freemen, Mr.
Willis; and Mr. Juhtice
higki 144, AND. ritENtri.
This was a suit instftetted by the petitioner against his
wife for the dissolution of his that e; by tehaon of the
adultery of his wife with the co-respondent. Dr: Slinks
and Mr. Hance appeared for the petitioner ; the Wife
did rot appear. Counsel appeared for the co-respondent,
Mitthere being no plea he could not interfere.
lipfitaid teem the' evidence that the petitioner,
Henry Daniel Intnati,
.as ;nittried to lug wife, then
Emily it Stepney Chtlith, bit the :.27th Feb. 1847,
the petitioner being not quife fihiateen 0 the time of
the marriage, and the wife abbut the slime ace. They
resided tit viinolaPlifeoli; but principally at Woodford,
green, there ,beidg three children of the, marriage:
In the year 1852 the Petftionei was desirous of
going to Australia to improve his erlrfultiikitices, and
his wife consenting, the petitioner, who had been' a
merchant's clerk, and also possessed of house propefty
of the value of 'nearly £lOO a year, bequeathed to
him' by a, relation, of Which a Mre. Ruther-
ford was trastet‘ he executed a deed settling., the
property Up* Ins ;eft*, stri the receipt
by her, of the rents ddritig his absence: They had
lived on affectionate terms, up id this. time; After his
dePaittre for tastralia, the Wife went let tef!ide with
her peteetsEhnt after Warde in Inman's-lane, mid Motto.
well-lane, I% codfOrel; one of the honses belonging to the
husband, and. here it, wilt: that the co-iespondent,lreucli,
who was then the driver of the Woadford Oinnibns,
became acquainted 'with Mrs. Pearce, atid .lesided iii
her house as a lodger. The result was that a criniirial
intimacy took place between them, and they continued
to live together at. Woodford, afterwards in Murray-
street, New North-road; and other places in
Heitefi, as niaii and wife; 'three children befit the
result OT the. intimacy: The 'children were all re is:
toyed is Ufa Childien of John. Oailistotd I'Yeneh (the
co-respondent) ems Emily Freneh, ,fornicrly
Low, whereas. she was thif .Wife of the petitiOnerl
•In the year 1856 the petitioner rettifiA4 from Australia
in ignorance of his wife's adultery. Having dbtaiited
knowledge of his wife's residence he went to her for the
purpose of causing her to resume Cohabitation, when she
refused to do so. On her being remonstrated with, she
Said her husband had left het orlee4 ;caving bd. With
three children, and therefore she would not live again 1
with him. The petitioner became so excited in mile:
pence of herrefusal, and the discovery of the adultery,
that he attempted to take his life, and became partially
insane, and it was fnund necessary to confine him in
Bethlehem_ Hospital, where he remained several months
The pelitiotter had efn'te o'btai'ned passession of his own
three children, his vtife contintiing her cohabitation with
the co-tespdnderit French. _ _
The adultery and all the above facts being Clearly
proved,, the court granted -a decree of dissocution of the
marriage, and costs against the co-respondent

THE FIGHT FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP,

rtfion or TH7 TIME4'..
Sii,—May 1 venture once More to trespass on your
valuable space, in reply to " A lieaVy *eight," whose
argument may bs inginions thoukh it certainly is not
ingenuous ? By what process of feisoning; lie eon arrive'
at the conclusion that the very law whith th's/cle to
put a stop to strangling on the ropes proves that such e
mode of fighting' is allowable passes my comprehension.
In the same manner.he may prove—to his own satisfac-
tion, though tc that cf nobody else—that murder, theft,
or any other crime is Veto-tined, because there are laws
which; by their very existence, ndrsit that such things
may or:Cur.

As to the referee's non-interference, thab atintiitt
question altogetbei. I Merely.contradicted- " A Heavy'
Weight's' assertion that Heaton 's attempted
tion of Sayers on the ropes was entirely in accordance
with the rules of the ring. However, on •that paint I
'am also ready to meet "A Heavy Weight:" If he hod
perused the account of the fight in BATs Life, he would
have known that jut of the time this strangulation WAS
taking plasm there was a most determined rush made on.
the ting.by the police, by which the referee • was driven
away from his placm and shut out from a view of the'
fight. ' If he would also turn to the very ably written'
account in the Mite*, he would read that the. umpires on'
both sides called out to cut the ropes. And even if the.
referee had been present.and had allowed Sayers to be'
strangled on the ropes, when there was a rule madei
expressly to prevent such an occurrence, it would have:
merely proved that he gave, net only" fair play," but a
moat unfair preference to the Benicia Boy. In con-
eltision,
.suppose that, in the '26th round, Sayers had,
struck lleenan when he was down, instead of the reverse
being, the case --- at would Or cousins across the water
have said then ?

This, as far as I am concerned, will dose the discus-
sion; and allow mo to say that the last person in the
'world to east a slur on Heenan's gallantry would be—
Your obedient servant, A LIGHT WEIGHT.

THE CotirEssioNAL—A splendid gold watch and
chain, accompanied with an address, was presented to
the Rev. John Kelly, of the Felling, bells congrega-
tion, on the 22nd inst., to serve as a memorial of his
incarceration at the last Durham A”izes, by Mr. Justice
dill, for refusing to break the seal of confession.

ERTRAORMNARY MIMIC:A.IION ' FOR A. PROTECTION
ORDER UNDER THE DIVORCR ACT.--As soon as Mr.
Ingham, the presiding magistrate, took his seat, upon
the bench, at HaMmeromith, an elegantly-attired and
handsome-looking young woman stepped into the witness
be; and applied for his worship's order under 'the
Matrimonial Causes Act to protect her property, in the
shape of a house fall of furniture, from the hands of her
husband.—Mr. Andrew (the clerk) : What is your name ?
Applicant : Anne Carrow. I am the wife of Wm: Julius
Carrow, and I reside at No. 24, South-street, Thurloe-
equare.—Mr. Andrew : How. long have you been mar-
ried ?--Applicant (considering): I think about two
years.—Mr. Ingham : Can you give the date ?=Appli-
cant : I cannot remember exactly ; it was early in
March, 18,58.—Mr. Andrew : When did your husband
desert you ?----Applicant: About twenty months ago he'
first left me.—Mr. Ingham : I wish to know when it
was he went away and abandoned you ?—Applicant :
He left me unprovidcd altogether at Hull. We had' a
house of furniture, and it was sold by the brokers.
He went away to avoid being taken for debt. I after-.
wards went on the Centinent,__and he fellwverl me to.
Deimark. He came to me where 'I was staying.--Mr.
Ingham : What did he come tor. Did he want to live
with you azain ?—Applicant : Yes, sir ; he came in a
state of dissipation, with no meant,. He asked me for
money, and wanted me W live with him. 1 refused, as he
was in thatatate and had no home.—Mr. Ingham : Then
yes deserted him, and not he you; going away from debt
was notat desertion of you.--Applicant : I had no place
to to to but my friends.—Mr. Ingham : But keeping out
of fie way to avoid a debt was not an abandonment of
yor. —Mr. Andrew : When did you last see him.--
Apolicant: He came to me last week, and wanted money.
Heasked me for £lOO and annoyed me very much. I
ha riot the power to give him the money, and ha
thratened to take My thing's. 1 have a house full of
fueiture.—Mr. Ingham : How did you become pos.
seed of the furniture ?—Applicant : My mother left it
to me, and she has now gone on the Continent.—Mr.
leham : What is given to yoti is given to your
huband. I do not think your case comes within
thi act of parliament lam very sorry it does not.;
to dye me power you must be deserted by your
huband. Going away to avoid a sheriff's officer is not
turbandonment of his wife. It is not a case for my
intrference. If you can make out a case of cruelty you
hat a remedy in another court.—Applicant : He
attnpted to shoot me on one occasion.—Mr. Ingham :
Wh-e was that ?—Applicant : In Denmark, where he
cau to me.--7 Mr. Ingham : Did he fire the pistol at you ?
ATiicant : Yes sir, and I have witnesses to prove it.—
Milngham • That's quite sufficient for you to go to
Witnninster Hall, to the Court of Divorce, on the
grind of cruelty. When did it occur?—Applicant :
Abut .16 mouths age.—Mr. Ingham : Then take my
aclee and have nothing More to do with him, and
.ally immediately for a divorce.—The applicant thanked
h worship for his advice, and then left the court.

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The. solos...ag js the enuclusien 'of this
.right heit.
gentleman's, speech House of COmmons the other
night :—But all this is. for YOti.rf nonsjeleration, the Con-
sideration of the _Queen's responsible ad4i;ers,- and of
that majhrity by whom • the late- Government Ate:ie
'placed, rather than for any exclusive or 'obstinate- resis-
tatL`e" oil our Part, Which, if unavailin,,, weiddhe obviously
unwise. Th 9, Clrancettor of Alie Duchy somewhat ecorn-
fully asked Why don't ' and answered-his-
own question in the breath, " Because you know-you.
would hem, n aiOrity agaltistyon 1w return, I ask him,
not iscornfidly, gut lit a sober, appeal 'tai bi' 101 l of;trutls,'
64anting the fact of that, alleged of ority. cfoes it.
not, contest to.:estibir4' more than . enough4O tints-the'
scale in .our fasOt' . edgy' ,yeteti according W the.
opinions they express in pate 5" Orolo,llieft cheeiso
As the Member for Leomilise-( said.:titily,:- if -is/em-
irate' in this. 'Meuse, could drop then'
.rhat
-blessed -ballot-box of whieli --we—heal.
think we might -go -to a, diviool with the --tranCruil
CeritiiiiTyltr..l- se" no more'of this•Refortu Bill.
(Laughter.) i<f ot'7,,ipis,lsecause there is attpresent to be no
ivision, because. we .stiolil4 not, if. ;possihlq, make that
strict demarcation of 'partreSsehklr would not,faithfully
represent a real difference of opitileik; tint T. hope I may,
witholit 'preguttiption, soh* the senocet ietle.etioct of
those enlightened reformers who -dianot
for the mere sake of change. (Hear, hear.) i
indeed, that-there arc some persons who believe thlt
progress-consists irt always.steppitig.on the read to alter
the springs of the carriage in which • we, travel.
(Laughter:)-71 kiirsW-that--flieeteLiire --,40.1)t5i who think
that man wag made, for. nothing better than to pass his
whole existence in the ecstatic contemplation of inter.
dfitiViTFlrersiati-Eini",--(Ri•ti6iferlaitglifFr.y
tliißf. old= Jtee'c sorrads from goal
And ore* 6til} &r t.( open to the4ml.
But let us flatter ourielveetbgt, Mitch amiable- ciithuiiasts
are to be found chiefly out of d0:74 and not. anning
to whom education . and knowledge of the World may
fairly be supposed to have given tie ordimry attributes
of common gene..---:-CWar, bear.) We cannot'
giiise from ouiselves thit. from the reasons I have
stated; both at home and abroad, this is-- a 'some-
*hat 'Critical moment in the destinies of our country ;
one frf OhiOn We. wouid rather summon the highast
Wisdom, the ripest experience we could Obtain for
our guidance, than- &eve sech wi4donv ea we de
possess, such experience as We' have; acertircd, in the.
arbitration of men who .have never been'. hitherto
called.. upon to judge of questions so- complicated
rind gfate, anti from whore, if you one appoint
thenf, never bare a court of appeal. (Cheers )
I do not gay aid the reasons I have urged. as
to the slate of Ecirepd L. la -our own financial
deficit arereaions tbat the.GOCcutittent could 'openly put
forward for Withdrawing this bill; fiat they -are reasons'
which their oslzi supporter's might pliYatetyltrge upon;
them, and. they are reatons which might se tisfydbeiti own
good sense and. ustify them 'before the public if, haying
honourably fulfilled their pledge tcf introduce- a Reform
Rill, the bill was withdrawn on the obvious altd'ultaniwer-
able grotuid that it ,fiiiled lo give general satisfaction.
Nor do I consider that failure a serious reproach to
this or to any Goverrirtrent., A Reforni Bill; so easy to
the theorist, is very diffieuff to The practical statesman.
The hand of the true artist. may well tremble when he
applies the hammer and the chisel to the palladium of
his country's laws. -(Hear, hear.) I. do apt mesa*
to think that anything I can say will hate the
least influence upon the Government, but they would
be wrong indeed if they did not respect what may
be said, or if not said, what they know is thought by
their own temperate and tried sup Porters. (Hear,
Itear.) If, however, you tell us that, be the bill good
or bad, you are resolved to persevere- in it; that what
we think it defects yon hold to be its main prin-
1.:451es ;. that you tit! not wait for the report of the
eotnmittee yod. have conceded to the other House; that
you still avail yours-elves of the natural reluctance
which the rflettiVers fot libton'gfrs.may feel openly tot
declare against those new totratiftrents IC whom, next
December, you would condemn theist' toapyeal—sif that be'
the course which, as the Queen's adviserS, you' deem it
your duty te. pursue,' then I can only elpress a fervent.
hope.that the. result may justify your reversal of all
the rules by which the statesmen, even of Republics,
*mild rather seek in similar times to strenOten the-a
hands of the executive than transfer to the wide circle
of •an umaccUstouted multitude the nice and , perma-
nent adjtttment. of national finances, and the cautions
preihratieli
.against perils which"already alarm the bold,
est Etatenntrabd menace the strongest thrones. (The
right hon, getifleinan, resumed fir scat amid prolonged
cheering.)

REPRPSENTATION or BEEKSVII,E.—The Sheriff of
Berks (Sir Claudius'Stephen Paul Hunter,- Bart.); has .
given notice' that at a,special comity court,. to le holden
at Abingdon. on Wednesday -next, he will ,procerd to
the elet-tiott of a knight to serve for the' county in par-
lianient, iri the place of the late respected' Captain
Leicester \ferried, Mr: R. Benyon of Englefield House,
:dear Reading (Conservative); is ;he only candidate in
the- t?rkl and it is fiTty bilieved thatthe
.
ill
not' editf6i flat Sta. - r. genyon has prosecuted a can-
vass at the varloth corn markets in the county during
the week. ; • - • .1
The• Unde- Secretary of State for Tar, the Earl de
Grey and Ripon, has addressed the annelid circular to
the officers commanding militia regiments, dated the
21st inst.:--" Some misapprehension having arisen as to
the interpretation of the ,atter part of Article 67, of the
Militia Regulations', I dm directed by Mr. Sotrctary
Herbert to acquaint you that, no pay is admisable-for any
officers who do not preSent themselves at the head-
quartets, or who nxtv;be absent from their duty during
the whole frainidg p'etiod bnt- that the article above
quoted applies only to ticit.ofticers o may after joining
be preVeritcd by -sicknr..sA duly 'unified from attending
there. The pay of the .cologel or commandant will,
howeye'f, be regulated' by the circular of the 15th of
November, 1/4 91" ,
A 111 AR It/AGE Pittediarrcri:-Lon Th ursday "nrottling
a man named Henry Hactgill, accompanied by a lady
named Celia liooper, who was aftiled in deep mourn-
Trer_ented themselves for fniarriage ut afteeparish
church. The proposed bridegroom is a beetliouse-
keeper, of Clifton, who has been a widower for a few
months, and Is about 45 Tearsof age. ,The lady is the
slaughter of the late William 11. flooper' Esq., of Lit-
field-Villa; Clifton, formerly of her 3lajesty's Ceylon
Civil ServiCe. . She. is about forty years,of age, anti is
entitled- id 'll4 tyein ilght -to silent £l5O perannum.
Before the ceremony itirs,contrireneed, by the, Rev. W. W'.,
Gibbon, One of the citrates" of -£11;' girith; the Rev.
Hooper, a brother of the intended bride, protestarkagainst
the marriage being solemnised, at. the halo time producing
a- rnediaal-eartificate .of _his sister's ivs,mity r.i this
dilemma the P. -Will. Gibbon appealed for the advice
and assistance of the Rev. John liensman, the incum-•
bent; whd happened to be presiding at the time at a
testiy meeting, and that reverend' gentleman at once
cOntinited Mi. E. Biirges, the vestry cleirk, who.gate it
as his opinion thdt undet the circumstances the marriage
ought not to.be proceeded with. While this Conference
was taking place, Hartgill, accompanied by Miss Hooper,
left the church, and drove thence in a tly to Hartgill's
residence, Waterloo-place, Clifton. We understand pat:
Measures are being taken to secure the restoration of the
un'hap'py lady to her friends. —Baih, Chronicle. •
flash tre.,Ons.-L-The following letter, signed "A
Retiredßaltkee feedllit the largest instance on record
of fraud by a ll ink efeti;--fln the mouth of 4:tlys, 1863,.
ItObett *flat, a nephew of Algal Newland, and nelerk
inihe 13#11k of Euglanti,was-iiiiMii:s7ltii Old Vault: Mr
deka-1,8103 the elpnralioirof Exchequer Utile to'ast
%Gus amount. The trial eras' remarkable for the dere:lice
set up by the priliOncex :tkirlased; IPr. (afterwards Lard)
Erelane,who took an exeqtion to the indictment from the
fact that the Exchequer Bills in questiod e signed 67. a
f
ri
to~e of
ich
attwphl itahlerat ty noll;t. authorised
et
jamiET :It;11:ievoi Exchequer.
Court at dnee rodßlit:h eol:lneleyietwd-r°. Paere rnrnent
recognliament,
°}l.'ran:
ixs:t g ;bast inpvi
species
Bills
any-
prdperty, being .simpl„r4- so many pie.ccs of waste-paper.
mblly:diehfl:94caouen4)aspaelit:aftiobre,offttleillite:ll3'aittbniirkYn of
the
ajl.""it's
used
ally personthat .oneininbkezAzelet
sbtluleigs'esai:ste:rrtisi-tea:ens- tlsl:of:utlieei-tßß,daviilaikks
.la:nrcdtitin,bilbegieni:igltildcfetin
.ttrthtfhasetti-efaer%rn.siedrh
counsel to provo that the prisoner at the tar had
sergbnaeztizled thetfetothperolplxecrhvelorerthßeillßs.a.naks
tohfeyEiwigelraendca;llaiede,
had no more validity than if they had been signed
by the officer of that COUit. This ingenious defence
jsucceeded, and, mid& the direction of the :Judges, the
ury acquitted the prisoner ; but he was subsequently
tried on another indictment for puiloiniug certain pieces
of paper, the property of the bank, found guilty, and
confided in •Neivgate for many years. It appears by a
statement mode by the governor at a general, meeting
of the proprietary held on.the 4th of July, 1803, that
the loss which the bank sustained bjAstlett was about
£820,000 ; .yet, although this arnoant nearly equalled
the entire dividend for the half-year, such was the
prosperous condition of the Bank that they were able
to divide as usual."

THE NEW SYtiTEM, OF BREAD MAKING.-At the
meeting of the Society of Art on 'Wednesday evening,
Edwin Lankester, Esq., M.D., F.R.S., in the chair;
the paper 'was read " On a New System of Vied Manu-
facture," by Dr: Danglish. 'The author pointed out
that bread making essentially consists an completely in:
corporating flour, water, salt, and carbonic acid with
each other in such a manner as that they shall form a
tenacious elastic, and bulky mass, in which the
aeriforni constituent, bears to the solid a propertion
of about three or four to one, and which, on being
placed in the oven and thoroughly • baked, • shall
swell to about double_this proportion. The usual mode
of obtaining the aeriform constitnent was by promoting
the fermentation or transformation of the ,starch or
glucose in the dough into alcohol and carbonic acid, the
latter being the only product desired. This process occu-
pied a considerable time, and:involved great uncertainty.
The Iprocess which the authoiri had invented, and which
had been extensively carried out, essentially consisted in
doing away entirely with fermentation; and Nvitti:all those
chemical changes in the constituents of the flour which are
consequent upon it ; • and having obtained the necessary
carbonic acid independently of, :and separate from, the
flour, incorporating the materials, including the carbonic
acid, wholly by mechanical mans, so as to secure the bulky
elastic mass, which is capable of being baked into light
spongy bread. The new process reduced the time neces-
Sary for the preparation of the dough from eight.to
• twelve hours to less Allan thirty minutes, and the
results were oertain and uniform. No spoiling or degra.-
, dation of gout taking place,: as in the ordinary process of
fermentation, the quality of the bread produCed was equal
to that made by the old process from a superior dour.
As no change in the fleet took plies, against the evils of
which alum ihad hitherto been used, there Was no gain
whateier by the use of alum. The fact 'of • •the 'process
hvin_g,ttimble of being carried-out on-a. large,scale would
doubtless lead to an impiovement, in the condition of
the operative,--a consideration of much importance in
the. baking trade. •A• discussion ensued. in
.rhieh- Drs..
Lethally' , Walter Le.vis, W. Odling, Aldis, Gibbon,iGnV,
and Messrs. Heywood, Bonthron, Lobb, Meredith, Wilson,
E. Chadwick, Shelley, Scott, Blackie, and the Chairman,
took part. . ,

Golden Glove Establishment, 18, Berry-street, are made
HOME-MADE enters.,—Norieit.—Alt Shirts made to order at
the
by Liverpool Needlewomen. -
d The latest edition. Suet published. Sent free.per post for
three stamps, or may be had on application. TEETH : THEIR
1.0!,‘ ANH RESTORATION. On tlic best means of restoring teeth,
by the new piineiplc of self-adhesion, with vulcanised gum-
coloured India-rubber in lieu of bone or gold, and hymeans of
a flexible gum, without springs or wires, and without extract-
ing roots, at half the ordinary cost. Br Messrs. Gabriel,
Dentists to the Prince D'Ottajana.• A multmnin parvo bro-
chore, which all requiring the aid of a dentist will do well to
peruse, RN emanating from such a source, it may be confi-
dently relied on.---United Service Gazette. Dental Establish-
ments :.134, Duke-strect, Liverpool ; 33, Ludgate-hill, and
lio, Regent-street; Lendon Note name and number. Zstab-
lished 1815. Fide diploma.

Thrtet -edientreies of regiments ere at present -vacant.
A mail for the Cape will by Made up to this even..
ing for her Majesty's steamer Forth.
.. .
After the 19th of 3:Cly the: Thank of England will
Close at 3 o'clock on Saturdays. instead of 4. ~ The reso-
lution was adopted on Thursday, . . ,
The marriage. of the Due d'lsly, son "of
.Marshal
lhgeaud, and Mrlffe: de •Si. Paul, was ralebrated on
Monday at church- of St. Phillipo-de-Roule. The
witnesses for the bridegroom were the Due de Malakoff
arid Marshal Canrobert. -
.. _.The: Rev. Daniel Worth, a Illethodiat preacher of
excellent life and character, has been convicted inlcorth
'Carolina: d circulating Helper's " Impending Crisis,"
(tire anti-slavery work that has Cruised so much excite-
ment) and' sentenced to a year's imprisonment.
_Ors Eracellency Lord Cowley, after the debate -in' the
Muse of Lord. on Aronclaf night, proceeded by special
train to Dover, and onmorning, Tuesday was conveyed
feshee To Boulogne, ets eree'e to Paris, by-the new mail
packet!' Yoh& Penh, in a fresh breeze and swell, in 97
minutes. • . . .
~
Sir Maurice Berkeley's hounds met en Thursday lest
at Tiangscote, where' Arty Ivere joined
e by' a large-arty.
fromßadminton;amongat whom were his 'Grace the
Duke of Beaufort, the 'Marquis of -Worcester, the Earl
of Suffolk,' and Colonel Berkelt7, M.P. -This was, the alay with the Berkeley hounds 1O the S'eaket:
tit,' Duke of Cambridge has • direeW a Notice-to be
_promulgated to the whole of the troops sereltg at home
and abroad, the., in the event of -a Turkish miedal, or
any medal of. diatitttiongranted by a foreien, I.'ewer, ,
being
.lost. his Royal Eightiess .has not the meats of
replacing it. - ...
0 YSTERA - FOR FRANCE.-4te` oticraernment atlamer
c hemeis, which arrived last week at Falmouth for.- the:
purpose of loading oysters for, the French, estuaries, has
taken on board 100 tubs, carefully stowed,, with which--1
she, was expected toetart for Brest on Tuesday* afternoon,:
Another export, it is said, will be Made to Marseilles, in
the river of which city there are suitable spots for cle' posit
and breeding. This act of the Emperor is contrary to'
the Prarreb law on the subject, but,-if successful, the layr '
may be fairly nullified-to the advantage of his subjects.
THE ROYAL PR A3TATIC COLLE ft E. —His Royal High-
nets- the Prince Coneort has intimated his Willingness
to. lay the foundation stone of the Dramatic College.
In our notice of this inetitation -on Tireiday We inad-
vertently stated that " the first Stone" Was laid the
previous day at Maybury. .Instcad of, the first, stone,
we should have said "the first brick.". was laid, inas-
much as the interesting ceremonial of rayine- the foun-
dation stone of the College hii ieVra eil-, -1,
5,
~ p dce.----
Jfenn/s, Iferatcl.
1* CLASSIFICATION IN WORK HO llSiSe-:—.lkft. William
Evart has given, notice to ask the President of de Poor-
law Board whether it may not be advisable to adept: in
union Workhouses, , a system of classification of the
inmates ; so that the more respectUble may be separated
from the worse conducted classes ; whether a greater
separation of the children from the other inmates cannot
be effected; and a system of industrial training more
generally adopted; also, whether it might not be beni-e-
-ticial to encourage the introduction of small, but well
assorted libraries in workhouses ; together with the
practice of reading aloud to those who cannot read
themselves.
FIRE ALES AND PORTER.—" I dare say now you
. think that fine head is a recommendation toyonr tipple.
The author of a practical treatise on brewing, however,
lets. rte into a secret; the heading, he talks us, is a
mixture of half alum and half copperas, gronrod to a
fine powder,, and is so called for owing to porter and
ales the beautiful head of froth which couetitutes one of
its peculiar properties, and which landlord. are 60
annOUS to raise to gratify their customers. That fine
flavour of malt is produced by mixing salts of steel with
ceecuitis indicus, Spanish liquorice, treacle, Lobate-re
and gait." ' "But there's nothing of the kind in pale
ale," I replied. "Well," said he, in a half dissappointed-
tone, "they used to talk about strychnine, though I
believe that's alt bosh, but you can't deny the camo-
Mila.."—Unce a Trak.
-,
We warnt a little touch of French' despotism in these
matters. Every drop of milk brought into Nei" is
tested at the barriers by the lactometer, to see if the
"ircmAriled cow" Alas been guilty of dilutingi it—if eta--
the whole of it is remorseleeely thrown into the gutter—
the Paris Milk is very pure in consequence. If a trades-
man 'adulterates any article of food offered for sale he is
first fined, and then wade publicly to confess his fault,
by means of a large placard in his window, setting forth
the, c.-iact nature of the *trick he has played upon his
customers. Imagine some of our leading tradesmen
obliged to sit in sackcloth and ashes, and suffer this
moral pillory ! One or two rogues thus exposed would
have a arasvelletie effecttin' keeping_ the nand out of the
etiMar and the burnt 'beans out of the coffee._ pie g
Week . •

. .
THE MELANCTRON' FESTIVAL. AT . WITTrYEEES..—
The celebration of the altb anniversary of thealeath
of Melanethoti Cook, plaCe at 'Wittenberg, in Prussia.
The Prince Regent and Ptince Frederic-William arrived
early in thaday from Berlin, and were received at- the
railway station by .the civil, and military authorities,
and by the clergy, and with their suite were conducted
to the- governor's house amidst the merry pulls of all
the. church bells. Soon after they bad partaken of a
rl7c,igrY, the Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessan
arrived and joined the Prince Regent and Prince
Frederic William. A religious service was then held in
the rcrra Cluireh ; at the conclusion of which the foun-
dation stone of a monument to perpetuate still more the
memory of Melanctlion was hod in the market-place
withmuch ceremeta-, Speeches were delivered by the
authorities of the t4;wtri, and then a grand dinner: took
place at the governcr's home. At the conclusion -of the
repast the Prince Regent and his son, with their suite,
returned to Berlin. .
~
lIrOHEN AND. WATCHWORIL—Mtee. Grundy would
(doubtless turn ii her nose at inteliigent end 'educated
English women directing their, attention to a mechanical
trade, forgetting that shirt-making also is a methaniCal
trade, gild that the needle and, thimble are as- much
teals as taw implements used in watchmakin-; n and
much coarser tools, too. In Switzerland 907000 w al, 'en irr this trade earn cm an average roc-a-week, whier oat fair ia- their couritryas double that surn would in L, n
'm g ft. ~
Here, them,, is an occupation that, to intelligent women,
;would prove aiperfect mine of wealth, and
most heartily t'ly
ice , tint that Mr. Bennett .will be successful in his
atteniptS to open' it to the intelligeuee-of women. It is
in vain that we sing the Song of the shirt, and
get i:
annual subscriptions for down-stricken sempstress. (11l
ia.vain that we hold midnight tea-Meetings to tempt
larettes from their evil courses; as_ long as we shut
young women out front - honourable means of employ-
ment, so long will'their tabour be a drug in the market,
and their degradation, but, too facile a matter - to the
tempter.--Once a Week..
',l' ii-E 8..41.0? IN THE UNITED STA.TES.--4 letter from
Boston, in which the writer refers to a recent election
,in Rhode Island, has the following :—" The contest was
Ainuotthe most corrupt ever known in America ; votes
were as regularly bought and sold as any other arlielea
of merchandise, and in the most barefaced manner.
They brOught. from $lO to $.50. Many of those who
sold their votes are persons of independent means. .A
man would walk up to the voting.placei - and as he
deposited his ticket with 'his right hand- would 'extend
his left hand to his purchaser and receive the cash from
him. The gross amount of money expended is 5150,000
(say about k 31,000); • Very many. people were scan-
alalised -at tbe.openness of those 4 transactions.' Yet, in
Rhode Island, the exercise of the suffrage right is more I
restricted, and the voting is more open than in any other of the free states. I nivii'votedl there, but I bare
sccu patty an election there, and could tell exactly how
each and every , man did his work. Secrecy is utterly
out of the luelAion."
A bISIELTER AT CRELTENHAM.—We regret to
embodt seme.very unpleasant rumours, Which have bran.
current dtitatig the last few days, touching the conduct
of 'a youn.• gentleman connected with one of our local
banks. The party in questicett, lklr. Ashwin, was
formerly a clerk at Mr. Itialer's bunk in Clarence-street,
and en the transfer of the businces to the County Bank,
be entered into the employ of the last-named establish-
ment, where he has since remained.. It would appear
that the proximate cause of this flight was owing to
certain propensities appertaining to fast life, andn
arability to square income with expenditure. But a
we
deeply regret-to state that immediately before his leaving,
he borrowed various sums of money, giving in return ,
ors, which', on being presented at the bank, were
returned with the endorsement, "No effects." He was
followed, and traced fo lodgings in London, and on his
apprehension, it had ken found that he was equally
free with his valueless 01o:fires there. It is even said
that the charges against him gel beyond simple swindl-
ing, and partake of the graver asracter of actual for-
gery. His friends in Cheltenhaa* who are highly
respectable, are, as it may be supposetlf pinged in deep
grief by this painful occurrence.—Chelterthant Examiner.
ANATHER ATLANTIC TELEGRAM,.—If riaveible. the
extension of the Mon gal line of telegraph fronf rather
Point to Belle Isle will be effected by the time the Mince
of Wales comes:. 0 Canada. When this is done 'We
shall be regularly in receipt. of European news. in five
and a half or sit days; than proving the superior
advantages of the St. LaWrence route - for rapidity, of
telegraphic communication. • The Montreal Telegraph
Company has a charter - for constructing an Atlantic
telegraph. .The route ,proposed is 11.Greintlanel, Iceland,
and the Faroe Islands,,on which there NVili ITE no wry long stretch of submarinecable required. It is probable
this scheme will find favour, since the 'Cable laid aerosi
the ocean in a single
.stretch has failed to work. This
rival. Scheibe; of which Mr. Young is the advocate, is net
now, and was: projected before Mr. Field's plan was tried;
bat it met a destructive oppnsition in New. York, where
Mr. Field lived, and where the rival project was looked
upon as Canadian and anti-national. The projectors,
Messrs. Shaffner anti Tibbits, were roundly abased: and
Field got his' advantage, But n.•,‘t, thine's are in 'a
different position.- One scheme of Atlantic telegraph has
hem tiled and failed • -and as it is improbable that so
grand an enterprise will be allowed to tail for want of a
second trial, the Greenland, Iceland, and' Faroe Islands
route may conic in favoar.—Caandian -Yews. ,
A PROPOSED .DEEL 'WITH BOWIE IiNIvES.-..—ThE
following account of a ‘" misunderstanding" between at
Repuhlican and a Denirietatic member of the House of
Representatives at Washington, is published in the,
New York papers :—" It .is' understood that, after Mr.
Potter (Republican ) replied-, to-Mr, Pryor's (Democrat)
firstnete that he would receive any message that might
be sent him in the district, Mr. Pryor asked him if lin.
would accept the challenge; to which Mr. Bitter replied:
that he would inform him whenevera challenge reached
him. Mr. Pt vor sent him a.challenge, to whichN r. Potter
replied, refei:ring him to-Colonel Lander -to mace the
necessary arrangements. These trams, 'ad proposed by
. ColOnel Lander to ,Mr. T. P. Chismin, were that "Mr.
-
Potter, : though disclaiming allegiance to the 64,,
would fight- Mr. Pryor in any place, in doers or
nut., in the district, with bewie knives. This was
declined, on the, ground • that the weapons 'Wgilk
barbarous and inhuman, and not that,
-among' gentle.-
Inch: To this Colonel. Lauder replied that Mr. -Votter
detested the whole system of duelling as barbarous
' and- inhuman, but being valled• to - account for the
exercise of free speech on the floor of the douse he-," _•
at
the usual weapons of
the duellist,
seated, not bteoingm-eeacteuhstionmiend.
way that would place
them on equal terms, and-to name the time, tace, and
weapons. • But as the weapons named by -Mr. Potter
were objected to. Colonel Lander, without Mr„ Potter's
knowledge, tendered himself to Mr. Pryor without
restrictions, which was also declined on the ground that
he had no quarrel with Colonel Lander." Another
wcount says, " It is said that the only way PryOr cau
obtain satisfaction now is by a street attack, which
. Potter will not shrink from."