The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-30 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WE DNI SDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 30, 1864.
NAVAL AND MILITARY.

Moat Lan marts cusarra.
WAR- OFF 101; PALL-MALL. Nov, 29.
Sad Basianot at Dragon Oarada—Baary Frank Earl
Loam, t., to a await, by panthers, vios John Taylor
alto Mina.
3rd p!agoaa Ciaarda--Clausaa lidwiaNratt a b. lisulaaast,

withZust perehese, vise Hoary FuILO= Biebaseed, pro-
mote&
6th Diatom Guards -Lieutenaot Willis,. Thomas &ads.,
Bookey to be captain, by purobese, via Richard Coot.,
who retires ; Comet William Hoary limy to be lieute-
nant, by purchase, vim &okay ; Charles Leigh Davy,
mot, to be cornet, by porchmae, via Homy.
14th liumare—LientemetColonel and Brevet-Colossi
Francis Mountjoy Konya, from half-pay, lat. Bad Lila
Guards, to be beistomant-missial, via Lieutemot-Colooal
sad Brevet-Colonel Sir William Rosati, Bart, c.a, who
retires upon Saone/sty holf-pay ; Major and &met
Lieut./soave-clonal Psamins Soots Thompson to be heats-
isant-oolowal, by purchase, vise Brevet-Oolosial F. Mount-
joy Martya, who retires ; Captain Frederick Barclay
Chapman to be major, by purchase, vim Brevet Louie-
nant-Colooel Thompson ; Liestanant William Arbuthoot
to be captain, by webs*.vsem Chapman ; Comet James
trWhit. to be lieuMnant, by pucka" via
thnot.

Staff itsiiteot-Sarnon Hmiry Cramer
anneal to be assistaliVenrgeon, vice William Yonne
Jones, promoted on the staff ; Staff Amietant-Surgeon
William Evelyn Alston, M.D., to to amiatast-eurgeon,
via* Robert Stony, appointed to the staff.
Grenadier Guards—Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-001nel
•

the Hon. Augustus Murray Gamed, from the 96th Foe.,
to be captain and lieutenant-colonel, by parehms, vice
Bernard, who exchanges.
&eta Fusilier Guests—Major and Brevet Colonel Henry
Percival do Bathe to be lieutmianacdoeel, vise Brevet-
Colonel John Hamilton Elphinstoes Dalrymple, who
retires upon half-pay ; Captain and Liwitenant-Colonel
Henry Poole Hepburn to be major, vies Brevet-Colossi
de Bathe ; Lieutenant and Captain Henry Jellaisrp to
be captain end lientesant-colonel, by purchase. vice
re Bvet-Colonel Hopbare ; Ensign and L6ntenant Charles
Arthur Wynne-Finish to be lieutenant and captain, by
purchase, Moe Jelf-Sharp ; Ralph Vivian, gent., to be
ensign and lieutenant, by purchase, vice Wynne-Fineh.
god Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant &bey Heory Lationvir
Tinley Widdrington to be captain, by porches', via
William Henry Sponsor, who retires; Endo David
Frank Byron Webster to be lientensat, by purchase,
vice Widdrington • William Wade Browejohn, gent., to
be amigo, by purchase, vies Webster.
Bth Foot—Lieutenant Jobs Celebes' Cooper to be septa*
by purchase, vice John Coalmen, who retiree ; Foglia
Bennett Filmiest Handy to be lieutenant% by purchase,
vice Cooper ; George Rowan Hamilton, gent., to be en-
sign by purchase, vice Handy.
17th Foot—Lieutenant John Emmett to be instructor al

musketry, vice Lieutenant David Frederick Allen, pro-
19th Foot—Lieutenant Beauchamp Colclough to be adju-
tant, vice Lieutenant William Read, who praline the
appointment
43rd Foot—Staff Assistant-Surge= Robert Alexander
Peter Grant to be arisistantstugeoe, vice John James
leery, who exchanges.
53rd Foot--Benjamio M'Clintook, psi., to be ensign, by
vice Philip Durham Trotter, transferred to the
perches.,
Foot.
73d Foot—Major Godfrey James Bono to be Innis:tut-
colonel, by pusehase, vice Hugh Maurice Jose', who re.
tires ; Captain William Henry Barry to be major, by pur-
chase, vie. Berne; Lieutenant St. Jobe Deposed Galway
to be captain, by purchases, vice Barry ; binge Richard
Joha Airily to be lieutenant, by pucker', vies Go/way.
84th Foot—Lieutenant William Cbtyton Myles to be
adjutant, vice Lientmuut William Frank Wheatley, who
has retired.
93d Foot —Liuteimat-Colonel an 3 Brevet-Colonsi Henry
Atwell Lake,C.B. , from half-pa y unattached, to be !irate-
nantoolooel, vice Lient•nact-Colonel and BreutOolonel
Robert Lockhart Rosa, C. 8.. who retiree Alpo. Weaponry
half-pay; Majoirlinkins Soott Frauds GeorgeDainoe to be
lieutenant-colonel, by purchasiaviee Brevet-Colonel Lake,
C.R, who retires ; Captain Regiuld Stewart Williams to
be major, by purchase, vice Dawson ; Lieutuant Charles
Warner Loma, to be captain, by purchase, vice WS-
hams ; Ensign Thomas Prime Lloyd to be lieutenant, by
purchase, vie. Larch ; Resign Philip Durham Trotter,
from the 53rd Foot, to be cameo, vice Lloyd.
96th Foot—Captain and Lienteout-Colonel Whilst° An-
drew M. Barnard, from the Grenadier Guards, to be lieu-
tement-colonel, receiving the Mame% vies the Hon. A.
M. Cathcart, who exchanges.
102nd Foot—The appointmeet of Ensign Frederick Grey
Faber to bear dent the let October, 1863, and not the 31st
May, 1864, as previously stated.
103rd Foot—Lieutenant Osap Hoary Bridges to be in-
structor of musketry, vim Lissteeset Thomu Stanley
Clay, promoted.
108th Feot—The appointment of Resign Frederick Edward
Shepherd to bear date Oct. 1, 1863, and not May 31, as
previously stated.
Rifle Brigade—Querterniseter Henry Harvey to be pay-
minter. vice Michael William Lade Oust, demised.
Let West India Regiment—Gentleman Cadet Hoary Jelin
Hugh de View.% from the Royal Military College, to be
ensign, without purchase. vice Anthony Coupon Allin-
son, promoted.
DEPOT BATTALION.

BAIL COURT.—Noc. 29.

Bitlisp is Banoo.—(Boloro Jorticon Crompton, Mellor,
sod Shoo.)

THZ QUM V. Sal COZONES Or DOVE'S —JUDO/EST.

la this cam a rale bad bees obtaiood by Mr. Sleigh foe
• rule calling upon the defendant to show cause why a oar-
tionkri should not issue to bring up the inquisition taken
upon the body of Sumonah Lock, who was killed as tie
South Eastern Reilway, oa the ground that the procriecedizz
were come non judo*. The owe, it will be rico
was argued last week, sad reported by us, when the coast
took time to coosider their judgement.
Today judgment was delivered.
The court were of opinion that it was very important that
isqueste should be conducted in the ramose proaeribed by
the statute. A number of formalities was peateribed by the
law, and it wee of the utmost importance that the court
should see that they were properly maid out. The rale
most be made absolute.
Rule absolute.

Paymaster, vith the hooorary rank of Major, Alszie Oar.
coma, from half-pay, late parameter of detachments, to
be paymaster, mos Marie Roberts Campbell, retired
upon ball-pay.

BREVET.

Io cossequenee of the appoiatmwt of Major-Gomel Sir
Richard Jain.' Dean, K.C.8., from the supersonserery
list, to be major-geesral at the axed establiduneut of
general officers of the Royal Artillery on the 11th Sep-
tember, 1864. the commissions of the uaderanatinted
*Goers have bees altered as follows, and the subsequent
promotions have take, place :—Oommisainis as Lisette-
nant-Coloools—G. H. L Milmaa, Royal Artillery, to
Sept. 11; C. C. Villiers, 47th Foot, to Oct 3 ; J. Robin-
soo, 44th Foot, to Oot. 28. Cartiminiees as Majors—J.
de Montmorency, 59th Foot, to Sept. 11; N. S. IL Bsyly,
Royal Artillery, to Oct. 3; J. thowart, 57th Foot, to
Oct. 28 ; Captain and Brevet-Major Charles George Ais
bullion, of the Royal Artillery, to be liestoesat-eolooel,
Oct. 29 ; Captain John Henry Stewart, Royal Marine
Light Isfantry, to be major, Oct 29.
The uadarnintioned onions, having completed the.=
tog service in the mak of lieutenant-o°l°o4 be ,i*
Indoor the provisions of the royal warrant of Oct. 14, 1858 :
Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Smith Baillie, Royal Bone
Guards; Lientenont-Colosel George John Peacocks, 18th
Foot; the honorary rank of lientanat-ealinel eisfened
upon Paymaster, with the hononry rank of major, Alexis
Ocroana, in tho Gazette of Sept. 2, 1862, has been me-
celled, that officer having been reappointd to full pay
Paymaster, with the honorary raL of captain, Mistiest
Thompson, 70th Foot, to have the honorary reek of major;
Staff Surgeon-Major Alexander Douglas Taylor, M.D.
who retires upon half.pay, to have the hooonry rank of
deputy isapector.generel of hospitals.
The undermestioned promotions to take place in be Ma.
jenty's Indian forces, consequent on the death of Lies-
temarit-Getieral Charles Deets Dun. Madras Infantry. sad
Listneeeettieserel George Baadys, Madras Cavalry :
To be lieutenantgeesrale Major-Geserol Robert
Hawkes, Bengal Cavalry ; Major-General Archibald
Fullertoa Richmond, C. 8., Bengal Infantry. To be
major-generals : Colonel David Bohingtoo, Madras In-
fantry ; Colonel William Robert Andrew Freeman,
Madras Infantry.
The undermentioned offiosn, who have retired on fan.
pay, to haveztz of hooorary rack as follows :
To be major- : Colonel James Whistler, C.ll,
Madras Cavalry. To be lieutenaot-rolosels :t=
Richard Wedeln. Madras Infantry ; Major Ala:e
Campbell M'Neill, Madras Staff Corp. To be majors:
Captain Clue. Plowdes St. Jobs Law. Bengal Infantry ;
Captain Robert Maxwell. Bengal Infantry; Captain
George Oliver Gesch, Bombay Infantry.
lIIIIORANDUN.—Major sad Brevet Colonel Richard Leek-
ouhy Phipps, half-par unattached, hem base permitted to
retire from the service by the sal* of' his commission,
under the ooeditions of the Horn Grads' Circular Me-
morandum of the 15th of Feb., 1a64.
ADMIRALTY, Nov. 28.

Pce.Admiral John Jarvis Tucker has bees a inked to re-
ceive a passion of 1504 a Tear, as pro by her Ma-
jeety's order in council of 25th June, 1451, vacant by the
death of Vire-Admiral Henry Francis Graving, C. 8., and
Misname of Vicar Admiral Tacker has been eprooved to
the reserved half-pay list accordingly ; and in commequeece
of this TOMOvIII, the following promotions, to date
Oct. 20, have this day takes place, viz. :—Rear•Admiral
Horatio Thomas Autos, C. 8., b be vim-admiral ; Cap-
tain Charles Copp Robbisou to be rear-admiral.
And in (muscovado* of the death on the 27th ultimo of
Rear-Admiral Henry Lyster, the following flag promo.
Moos, to he dated the 28th ultimo, have elm this day
taken place, vin.:—Captaie George Thomas Cordon to be
• rev-admiral; Retired Captain William Louis to be
retired rear.admiral, under by Majesty's orders in mused
of 1880 and 1884 ; Retired Captain Charles John Boman-
oust to be retired rear admiral, under by Majesty's
order in council of 1851; Retired Captain Courteessy
Osborne Hayes to be retired rear-admiral, under the
orders in cowed' of 1860 sad 1864.
And Vice-Admiral Frederick Bullock has been appointed
to receive • pension of 1501. a year, se provided by
her Majesty's order is council of 25th Juno,
1851. vacant by the death of Admiral Sir Montague
Stanford, IE 0.13., and the name of Vies-Admiral
Bullock has been removed to the reserved half.pa
list acorirdiegly ; and in consequenos of this
the following promotions, to date the 12th inel,
bare also this day taken place, viz. :—Rear-Admiral
William Ramsey, C. 8., to be vice-admiral; Captain the
Right Hoe. Edward Lord Dummy to be rearadmiral on
the reserved list ; Captain Emmons Ommanney to be nor-
, admiral.

ADMIRALTY. Nov. 25.

Maya Marisa Light lefaatry--Secoed Lleatarast William
Fredrick Campbell to be drat lisetamat, rice Calder,
whom arse has ben struck off the lid.

A DbMIALTY, Nov. 29.—APPOINTIRPIT8. —Lieu-
tenant H. Davis, to Use Blask Primo; Somme A. 13rwie, to
this Aurons • Assistant-Surgeon R. Gilmore (additionsi), to
tlto Rottiotioko.

LAW INTELLIGENCE. r sad on Iny head* him • florin sad threspeos in some
lio said, "Now. go abate yaw hoeimen, sad get home ea
'feet as yes like.' 0. getting home I my Ledked
COURT OF QUEEN'S MICH.—Noy. 29. bow I hod been iremwed on, and be fished me if I shoold
ISBOOND 00URT. know the eamitable or meld recollect his number, sad I mid
I certainly sliaeld know the roan, sod rwoolleeted that the
"bur. Wl° Pr1"8""ail at Wistal°Bl".—(BefGre two first apses dhie umber Wire 45, bat tine het ilgrere
Justice Blackbwre end a Comma. Jury.) he kept from his view by shifting &bout We time west in
LEM v. CLAW. search of the defeedeet, and found him in the act of talliz
This was an action bought by Plaintiff, an attorney, soothe men to the statiou-hones fora similar offmoe.
of Ilerlbereaghatreet, Boseat-idreet, spinet the defeadant, the men was beirieet sod towing to be allowed bgoheme
who it was meted was wolf known in the sporting world as to his wife end family,
D'Orsey Clerk, and resided at Dmyton-lodge, Thistle-grove, The person alluded to had boon allowed to gel away, and
Brampton, to Hoover the sum of 1,3051. upon certain pro- was sot is attendance,
memory seem, Morey leek Act The defriadant pleader, The willies', who gave his evidence in the most freak sad
arse. never 'MAW westedll. Payment ; and thirdly, that leanest manner, was crose-examined by a solicitor on behalf
he did not make the hill. is question. al the defendant, but nothing favourable to him wee
Mr. Huddlestoe. Q.C., sad Mr. Bathe Rigby were wan- elicited,
sal for the plaintiff ; Mr. Luton for the defeadent. Mr. Norton remarked that he very much regretted having
It append from the plaistire seemed that some yeas snob a case to decide. For thirty•two years he had the
ago the defendant wits is considerable &Scabies, whim be opportunity of the 000daet of the members of
lent him roooey spoor two bilk of wimp for 1,0004 the patios form, sad eodd ecesoiestionely say that in a form
They wore not paid, and ono* their b04003i04 due they were so numerous there were so few black sheep. He was sorry
mowed by two oases draws apes
_s person named Frogged to ley the waded of the whose, was owootthogly black,
for 5601. meek end Mr 9, who a=rOsa.Z and it was rithoulou to my that the sat win sot ace of
15 per met. interest. emoted
also I extortion. It was ad only as mit at extortion, but see of
and two ode= Were drawn as *seawall upon a Person I the worse that bed ever boss *sight seder his motley end
.arced Samuels. One was paid, but the other was di.. for it he should soma% the poem, to one month'shonoured, and thee two others wen drawn in lieu of thie hnoriesemeet with herd lab..*.dishononrod cos. 004 was paid, mad then two others were The opayjoijoe seamed to giee the greatesteethdeetioo,
drawn in substitution of the other. The plaintiff also paid
several small sums for the defendant amounting to abed
961. Hie present dim spinet the defeedeat wee 1,3051. ;
2471. of theorem claimed was for interest. Defendant always
=to pay. AU his property was mortgaged to Mr.
s 1 ,of INmarne. Defeedent premised to give him s
mooed charge oe the property, but be sever bed it.
In cruesexaminatioo the plaintiff mid that 1,0001. bills
wer• first given is consequence of his having paid Mn,
Roberta, an attorney, a debt of 3301., sad Mr. Jonas, en
attorney, a debt of 2601. Of the 961. mammy paid in small
sums he was unable to show them more the. about 381.
paid. Plaintiff was cromositmined at oomeiderable length
relative to the payments and the reaewels, ad it appeared
that no regular emonat had been kept between the parties,
=elf stating that be bed treated the defendant as a
and had not oharpd him far prdendanal osevicos.
The &leaden% was called. He said the 1,0001. bill was
given for the two payments of 330 f. nod 2801., and it we.
arranged that if the bill was not paid the plaintiff should
wait until the defendant bad got his tosioess settled with
Lord Wicklow sad others, defendant paying him 5 per oast.
He hed &clans far • Imp sum of mosey se the heir to the
Wicklow estates. Helsel paid the plaintiff several small
sums end interest, and he bed paid altogether more than
1501. in respect of the bills. Defeadeat was examined at
l.sgth ape the minute details of the ems, and with refer-
ence to a deed that was drawn, in which the plaintiff's
skim was isoirted for 7001, Waled of 5001., the amount
owing, because the plaintiff would have to wait • long time
for the money, and he could ouly have 5 per cent for his
1:00110,.
In orame-examination the defendant said he, years ago, was
engaged in bill discounting. He never charged 60 per amt.
He had charged 10, 15, and 20 per mot., aosordlna to the
security. He left off bill discounting &boot avers six years
ago. Metter written by the defendant was pat into his
hoods, which stated—" Reit assured I will meseakally, as
• brother, pay you every shilling that you do not get from
Frogged* sad fleaseele—say, more, I will sign • paper in-
stantly for 40004 odd, as you wish."
The jury ultimately returned a verdict for the plaintiff
denudes 1,0001.

EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF MAN-
SLAUGHTER.

Yesterday afternoon an inquiry was held by Mr.
Wm. Payne, 00(01144. for the Oily of Landon, at St. Bar-
tholomew', Hospital, toadies the death of Mary Diem,
aged 19 years, who was buret to death nadir very filsoclumg
eremitism'. The deceased was a work girl, mildew Mk
her mother, a widow, at No. 3, Middle-street, Cloth-fair.
She was liarsimg aistcoat-saki,* free Mr. Buena
Withers, at No. 2, Beech-lane, Barbima, at the time she
met her death, _ . .

William Raise, • lad, was the dist witam ealled—Hs
said—l lite now at 23, Gloldes-las& I did live in White-
man-attest, immediately at the book of No. 2, Besoh-lass.
On the lust day of October I was in my room between 5
sad 6 *Wane, wham I heard a Imam. It was a woman's
Mos, Mar and shrill. I opened the triode, sad gos as
the root of No. 4, Whitecrossemet, and thee I armed ihe
. . . . .

leads until I got Into such a position that 1 could leek into
the yard and prep of No. 2, Beech-lan. I saw a nesse
in the sat of patting a tab down as the Waft
Her clothes were as fin thus. I saw a men
just inside the pease" sad he said to the peen
as firs "Hold your row, ,as fool." The woman
answend and said, " I shall not, you brute," sad she
called "Fire, Harder!" She tried to fly pest the soma
into the plunge. He caught her rend the waist sad said.
" You shall not go." She tried desperately to get away
from him, sod at last she sucoseded in breaking from him.
I law no more till I went round to the stint The doer
of No. 2 was then closed. The deceased was being rolled
in the street by men sad weeny who were covering her
with racks. A boy was throw* water over her. One of
the neighboun told me to fetch a ens but soother peen
fetched on fiat. Uultimately she was carried to St.
Bartholomew's Hospital. I had never seen either the man
or woman before.
' Coroner—Did you use the man since?
Witees.—l did, sir, at the polios-court.
Coroner— Do you see him here now?
Witness pointed out • canoe siting is court, who gave
his name se Samuel Withrs, and said, " That is the loan."
By the Jury—He was not trying to put out the fire. H.
had Do pail is his head.
Julie Strait, wife of • cook, said—At the time this oc-
currence took place I was noising Beecb•lane. I heard a
faint cry, " Ob. hew' me ! help me !" I heard • door bang,
and turning round, I saw • female rush oat in flames from
the hone No. 2. A man ran up the street with • mat in
his hand, and be threw the woman down to pat out the
flames. After 1 bad torn the clothes from her waist I
lifted her bead up. She gave • faint ugh, sad said, "I am
better Dow. He has dose it ; he has den it. That man
kissed me ; be kissed me, sad tried to take liberties with
me. I will lock him up ; I will lock him up." I did sot
thee know what man she meant ; but I looked up sad saw
a man in his shirt sleeves standing at the door at No. 2.
He looked on at the poor girl bangs& and sever offered her
any help. That (pointing towards Samuel Withers) in the
seine man. The girl pointed towards the door where he was
leaning, asdisid, "That man did it," No ass else was at the
doorway at the time. She turned over on her left side to point
to him. He answered not • word. He could sad meet have
heard her. He went in doors as we were piling the girl
into the rah, and r we were going peat it in the gab I sew
the door being closed. I went with the girl to the hospital,
and helped to pet her into bed. She was dreadfully bunt.
Mr. Withers cloned ever having men the einem before,
and therefore knew nothieg of what she spoke about.
W. Jaen, 403 City poffse, oorroborated the sensate at
the lest witness, and added—l went to the house acenpied
by Within, and found him lying down very drunk. He
had Do cost as, I asked him to acme into the frost room,
and there I told him that it wee stated that he was the
canes of the girl being buret. He said that he was lying
on the rota, and he raw her stand with her beak to the firs,
and she set herself in • Maas. He caught bald of her to
pat the fire out, hut she rushed from him out into the yard.
He followed her and threw water over her, bat she ran out
into the street. Mrs. Withers, who was also von drunk,
said that she was in the little room at the time. I west to
the hospital, and in conscience of what the girl said,
Withers was taken into custody. He was remanded sub-
sequently for the attexlance of the pressoutrig. Afterwards
be was discharged, ea the woman could an stand. There
was a rug under the detested nets she lay on the ground.
I believe that came from the house—how, I do mot know.
Sergeant White saw the deceased, bat the magistrate did
not.

--gergeast White. 59 Oily polies. said—Os the 3*4 re No-
vember Iwu informed about this as.. I was sent here to
bear the girls statement, and I reported to Alderman
Finnic what she stated. I do not know why Alderman
FiDDill did not take bar depositions.
Coroner— He ought to have taken her depositions before
the mem charged. The Antonioni made by her to you is
lot evidence.

PsiarTeas, home sergeoe, said—The doomed was
brought in her. on the 31at of October. She we ester-
eivaly burnt on the back part of both thighs. Her left kg
and right arm were also badly burnt. She bad other bares.
She appeared to go on favourably for some two or three
weeks. Three days before she died I sent a report to the
magistrate, am she we then duties. She merle a state-
meet to me just after she was brought it. She died on
Sunday. The inspector saw her on Friday last. I did not
hear her my then that she thought she should dle. I ma-
not my when she became impressed with the idea that eke
could not recover. She died from the malt of the burns.
The clergyman visited her cosetently.
The Rev. Br. Reuben, a City mimimary, said—l reside
at 49, Barbican, and am a Baptist minister. I visited the de-
emed kmaently in the hospital, sad mew her last as Fri-
day evening. For else days met the was apparently rati-
fied she mold not recover; she said abe wanted to die ; that
the was prepared to die ; and Met she was not happy. She
did not say in words that she knew she should die, but she
left that impression. On Friday night I asked her whether
the magistrate had been to me her, and ale said that he
had not, but that the police bad bees. She emulate seal-
bk. I asked her what she bad told them, sad she
mid she had told the Aker the suns she bad told me
before.

fruit White mid—l was the officer that saw the de-
eeaesd Friday evening, the 25th inst. I asked her bow
she was, sod abs said that she was easy had, sad she be-
lieved that abs was dying. I asked her if she was quits
sure of that, and she said " Yes." I asked bet to tall me
bow the tranaactioa took place. She told me, "I was ia
the employ of Yr. Witham. at 2, Bsech-Los. Oa the files
October I was in the parlour wheat be was lying on the
sofa. He jumped up. and caught bold of as sod ad ea the
chair, and pulled tee as his knee aid Waned me. I smutted
oat. He said Dotal cry out, don't be a fool.' I said, • I
will scream! He lid go of me thee. I then said. 'See, I
am se fire.' He did act ky to put out the fire. I ran into
the yard to throw wake over me. I rad into the street,
sod I became tutooesoieus." I reduced that statement to
writiog. and deceased drool it in proems of witomees.
Mr. Withers said that he was oe the sofa. and he saw the
deceased standing with her back close to the bars ; be cri-
noline, in fact, was on the fire. She was Dot swan she was
oo fire, and be rushed to put it out. She booms quite ex-
cited, and triad to get away. He eadeavosired toPpeep her
is the room, but she broke from him sod imbed into the
yard, where be followed her, and threw a pail of water over
her He afterwards pat a rag over her, and it wee bunt.
He 'tried his best to put out the fire.
The Coroner—You hays heard the datemeot the girl midi
to the officer when io danger of death. Do you wish to my
anything further on that point!
Witotos—Only that lam not guilty of it. I did nothing
bla but try to put otd the fire.op Sheunity did not know she WAS in a
se. I have bad no of rebutting the charge,
for I did not me timed inport the hospital. lam bring wit.
assess to character.

The Coroner ;i:1 that could not be allowed. He t►es
said that. if the jury believed that in • struggle resulting
from au attempt on the part of Withers to take liberties
with the deceased s►e was est on ere sad so lost her life.
Withers should be held respossible far bar death. Bat if
they believed Withenrs statement, that the orsourresee wee
accidental, they should say so by their verdict.
The jury returned • verdict of Manslaughter agape•
Samuel Within for felonioualy killing and rinyiag Mazy
DI0001:1

The Coroner thee issued his "wrist for the committal el
Mr. Withers to Newpate. but said that he would take sub-
stantial hail far his appsaranee.

ROYAL GALLI:EY OF ILLIINFILATION. —We lI,Fe
glad tow that Mr. and lira Reed, with Mr. John Parry,
are immoained to re-appear next Moody. There will be no
novelty—that being postponed till but year—but the oast
agreeable and moaning of their predaatiess will be breaglit
forward, Bronslis " Rival Composers," and' Mr. Parry's
" Seaside ; or, Mrs. Rosa:oaf Out of Town."
Fifty thousand annual cures without medicine
of Lodigestios (Dyepepsia:, DsMLty. Cleestipatas, lterveue,
Balms, Liver and Btouisch coraplabsta, Cough, Asthma, Ostarrh,
Coulemptias, act effileted by Du Derry's steltaleee Itavaleesta
Arabia* Food, which levee any taws It. cost is camp mesas&
Koos earn saaually.—Duan, Parry WCo.. No 77, Repetatetrest,
Lae*" W. le ata. Oa ; (tree at aarclup),
and et all *ems earl abagiaa.—(adrattiosenenai