The Express.
London, England, 1853-12-13 00:00:00

MALICIOUS OU FRAGES.

During the night of Tuesday last Mr. Jonathan
Shaw, or, extensive farmer and cattle breeder, at Bretton
West, near Wakefield, Yorkshire, woe the victim of an ex-
traordinary outrage. Mr. Shaw had had four or five men
employed in treating a large number of sheep for the
" scab." About six o'clock on Monday evening al or GO of
these sheep were put up in an outbuilding by the shepherd,
a man named Granger; and on the Glittering morning,
when his son went into the place he discovered that no
fewer than nine were quite dead, from stabs and cuts in the
throat, whilst ten others were bleeding to death from simi-
lar wounds. Men were at oace set to complete the task of
slaughtering and properly dressing the • hole of the 19 sheep ;
and a searching investigation was set on foot by the
It appeared that, on Tuesday night, the men who had been
engaged with the sheep, the shepherd, his son, and a young
men named Sykes (who ie in business with his father as a
butcher), were all drinking together at Mrs. Langley's,
the Beaumont Arms. Young Sykes was fetched home by
his mother at about 11 o'clock, and, &evading to the state-
ments of his mother and sister, was never out afterwards.
As however there were suspicious discrepancies in the state-
menu of Sykes' family, and as he had previously been
heard to utter threats against Mr. Shaw, he was taken into
custody and brought before Mr. John Barff, at the Wake-
field relics Court, on Friday, when he was remanded. Mr.
Shaw has frequently suffered from the wanton acts of some
malicious enemy. Some time ago a hovel was broken into
and a valuable cow belonging to him killed. On another
occasion his stables were broken open, and six or eight
eutirc horses set loose to fight with each other, nor was it
p.asible to separate them without great rick of life, or until
several of them had been seriously injured.
Ihe Derbyshire Courier complains that lately some mil-
ereants have retorted to a system of poisoning the pheasants
of Mr. A. M. Mundy, of Shipley Hall. Several of the pre-
serves have roads passing by them, of which the parties avail
I themselves to throw poisoned food where the birds most
resort. At the beginning of the season Mr. Mundy lost
one of his best pointers, and since then a valuable retriever
dog, both by poison. There is very little d yobt that Mr.
Mundy's party were watched, and tile road too c 'meth
judged by which they would Mum, and that poisoned food
was laid where the dogs would be sure to pass, as in each
instance they were suddenly seized, and t:itel almost imme-
diateiy, and on analyeation of the contchta of the stomach
poison was discovered.

COLLIERY ACCIDENT.—FIVE LIVES LOST.—An
accident of a very melancholy kind has lately occurred at
CowdenMath Culliery. Five min employed at the coal•
work, in being let down a pit in • cage, wire precipitated,
by the rope breaking, to the bottom of thu shaft, a depth of
36 tathoma. Three of the men were Instantaneously killed
by the fall, a fourth died the next morning, and shortly atter.
wads the fifth also died. This mean:holy cetcurrtnee has
cut a deep and mournful gloom over this di! trier cra.n n
Ward, r.

POOR LAW BOARD AND 111EIR
POWE..S.

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A meeting Was held at Manchester yesterday
afternoon, of deputations from Board. art Guarliens, in
Lancashire and Yorkshire, " for the purpose of determin-
Lug what steps (if soy) shill be taken during the next
session of parliament, either to limit the points of the
Poor-law II tarsi, or to attempt u more extensive interfer-
ence therewith." The meeting wits convened fur the pur-
pdee, in fact, of carrying out a resolution passed at a
similar meeting, held at the Albion H to l is the month of
January last, to the effect, " That parliament should with-
draw from the Poor-law Board the unconstitutional power
now exercised by it of making laws, which power
only belings to puliameut itself; and this power
parliament has no right to delegate."
Mr. J. But; of Btubbylee, in taking the chair, said this
meeting had been called in consequence of the advice given
by Mr. Walter, M.P. for Nottingham, and Mr. Cobbett,
M.P. for Oldham, to the deputation to the Pour-law B
appointed last spring by the Bleeds of Guardians in this
district—that inasmuch as the Poor-law Commissiun must
apply to parliament next session for en extension of their
powers, that would be the proper time to ask for • limits-
Goo to those powers, or to abrogate them. It would be for
this meetin,i to determine what ought t, be done. In his
opinion, parliament had no right to delegate any of its
legislative powers, as it hail done, to the Poor-law Board,
and he did not attach much weight to an opinion enter-
tained, amongst others, b one of the hon. members for
North Lancashire, who had been there thi. morning, hut
had gene away, because he could not support their
views—that because Mr. Baines, and the present govern-
ment might be safely trusted, therefore no interference was
called for, because it was impossible to say how long the
power would remain in the bands which now held it. (Hear.)
Besides several oommunicatiuns from Boards of Guardians,
he had received letters frown Mr. Wickham, M.P. ; Lord
(.4 .derich, and Mr. Welter, M.P. The latter was as
follows:

Bear-wood, Noy. 28, 1853.
Dear Sir—l regret that it will not be in my power to
attend the meeting at Manchester, on the 12th of nest
month, u I shall be occupied with domestic hospitalities at
that period. I shculd be very glad if, in the mean'ime,
you could favour me with an outline of the views gene-
rally entertained by the guardians in the northern district!
with respect to the abridgement of the Poor Law Commis-
sinner.' jurisdiction, as I might possibly be able to offer a
few practical suggestions on the subject. The motion for
the renewal of the Poor Law Commission is not
likely to come on very early in the session, and there wiil
probably be plenty of time between now and Easter, to
concoct some amendment which shall have a lair chance of
being carried. Believe me, yours very tru!y.
" J. Holt, Esq. J. WALTER."
He (the Chairman) in his reply to the above, said, " Out
committee entertain greatly varied opinions as to what it may
be desirable to do in the way of limiting the powers of the
Poor Law Board. All are in favour of taking away from
them their present unconstitutional power of making new
lawe ; bat some, and those not a few, would, if they could,
abolish the Board altogether. I am persuaded that any
such extensive attempt at interference as the course last sug-
gested would be fruitless . • I, therefore, think the view moot
generally adopted will be to take such steps as may be come-
dered moat advisable for preventing the board in future'
from making orders, new in practice, or in principle,
having the force of law, and of thus mischievously med-
dling with local administration and local discretion.' Lord
Goderich, in the course of his letter, said, " 1 have en
hesitation in assuring you that I desire greatly to sec the
discretion of the local hoards of guardians int teased, and
the power of the central authority cut/lined within well-
defined limits, such as will prevent the issuing of orders
similar to the one of August, 18.52, and other like inter-
ferences." All tho letters which he (the chairman) had
raceived from boards of guardians, declared their willing-
ness to co-operate in the movement, except those of West
Derby and Charley.
Mr. HADFIELD, 24. P., read a communication from Mr.
C. Broadbent, corresponding secretary of the Anti-Poor-
Law Association, at Sheffield, condemning the Poor Law
Commission, on account of its vexatious interference with
the local boards.

The Rev. Mr. BUTLER, of Nottingham, in moving the
first resolution, said the Poor Low Commission was univer-
sally unpopular, on account of its centralising power. He
had himself been compelled to resign the office of chairman
of the Nottingham board of guardian., because he was
tired of coming so frequently into collision with a body
which, although its conduct was always marked by cour-
tesy, showed a determination to act on its own positive plan,
without taking any advice whatever from local persons,
who might be able to give it. The resolution was as fol-
lows : " That as the Poor Law Board will, during the en-
suing session, have to apply to parliament for a renewal of
the act under which they are appointed, this meeting con-
siders it • favourable opportunity for boards of guardians
and ntepayen to apply to parliament for a limitation of
their powers."
Mr. JOSHUA FILLDEN, of Telmorden, seconded the
I motion, not because it went as far as he wished, but in
deference to the majority of the commlnee who framed the
resolutions. He was in favour of going to parliament for
the total abolition of the poor law board—(hear)—as opposed
to thou institutions under which we lead risen to he •
great and powerful nation. For when they came to look at
the law, as it was passed originally, at the unconstitutional
powers vested in it, at the de Mal of the right of relief which
had been far centuries acknowledged by all persons at all
versed in the laws and institutions of the country ; a law
which made poverty a crime, and punished a misfortune
that might happen to soiy ono of us ; when we remembered
all this, he was sure every man se he really bad any wish to
see the working people of this country honest, independent,
and upright, as they had always wished to be, must have
felt this a most cruel and unjust law.' It had been found
necessary to amend it by 40 subsequent acts of parliament,
and the Poor-law Commission had only !teen estahle.hed
because it was felt that no local boards could be made to
carry such a law into effect.
In reply to an inquiry from Mr. Smith, of Bradford, the
CHAIRMAN stated that according to a parliamentary return
last session, the cost of the central Poor-law on tablishment
at Owydyr-house was 260.009/. annually.
Mr. SMITH, of Bradford, did not see any necessity for a
commission of three men to sit in London to sea this law
carried out, when other laws could be carried out without
any such commission. lie, therefore, =meted as au amend-
ment, that after the word " parliament," in the resolution,
the words should be replaced by the words for the discon-
tinuance of the Poor-law Commissioners, now called the
Poor-law Bond."

Mr. Wourrzsmoimn, of Oldham, seconded the amend-
went.

Mr. NEWTON, of Leeds, supported the amendment, relat-
ing, as an instance of the vexatious interference of the cm-
teal authority, tho conduct of the Poor law Board in the
ease of au application from the Leeds Maid of Guardians
to confirm their dismissal of the head of the Le:als Industrial
School, on account of improper conduct. The Poor-law
Board replied that they found him guilty of the charges
made against him, but, of c.urse, the guardians would look
over his suspension, and re-instate him.

The amendment was then put, and carrii.d by a majority
of 15 to 8.

The Rev. Mr. FROST, of Bradford, moved—" That this
meeting is of opinion that the posers possessed by the Poor-
law Board of making orders, which have the force of law,
are most uncenvtititioual in principle at(' mischievous in
practice, and such as parliament has no right to delegate ;
and, therefore, this meeting determines to Evoke ever
effort during next Session to prevent the renewal of such
powers to any body." Mr. Frost was of opinion that a large
portion of the Poor-law Act was utterly unsuited to the
labouring population of the manufacturing districts.
Mr. Alderman LITTLE, of Oldbam, seconded the motion.
Mr. Demme, of Leeds, moved, That the boards of
guardians, through their delegates and other persons here
present, pledge themselves to bring this subject before the
public in their several locative', in order that petitions
may be sent, praying the legislature not to renew the Poor
Law Board."
The Rev. Slr. HERECIIID seconded the motion.

Mr. NEWTON, of Leeds, said he had a letter from Mr.
Pease, of Darlington, saying that alter being a guardian
from the time the Poor Law Amendment Act was passed,
he should its obliged to give it up. finding that suck were
the restrictions on guardians that he was unable to do jus-
tine either to the poor or to the ratepayers.
Mr. S. FIELDEN, of Oldham, moved, "That in order to
meet the expenses which must be incurred, the several par-
ties bare present pledge themselves to raise the necessary
funds among themselves and friends."
Mr. FOSTER, of Blackburn, seconded the motion.
Mr. GERMAN, of Bradford, moved, " That a committee
be appointed to carry out the resolutions of this meeting,
with full power to send a deputation to London, and to take
all such other measures at may appear to them important
and necessary to accomplish the object of the meeting, and
that each committee do certaist of the following gentlemen,
with power to add to their number (here follows the list of
names) ; and that they be requested to meet at the close of
the present proceedings to appoint a secretary and com-
mence proceedings."
Mr. HARTLEY, of Burnley, seconded the motion.
A vote of thanks to the members of part; !meat present
fer attending the meting having been adopted,
Mr. JOHN CHEETHAM, M.P., in thanking the gentlemen
assembled, expressed a doubt of the prudence which had
dictated the amendment. Ile believ.ol they would get
large support in the Bowe cf Commons for modifying its
powers, but not for entirely abolishing the board itself.
Mr. J. P. Counter, M.P.. thought Cher if they could not
get the abolition of the board, the amendment passed this
day would strengthen their hands in going for the modi-
fication.
The meeting separated at four o'clock.

MIDLAND RAILWAY.—It is stated that, with a
view to economise the working of the line, the directors
hav, redncs•d the working staff, and have also increased the
fares for day tickets between Doncaster, Sheffield, and
Rotherham.

SIMMENT OF GOLD TO FRANCE.—Of the gold
from the United States per the ltdyal Mail steam-slip
Arabia, at Liverpool on Sunday-666,061 dollars—there
were 277,022 dollars transhipped to France per the steam-
ship Margaret, ycsterday, from Liverpool to nacre.

KAMEN arc still scarce, and their wages keep up.
In London there is great difficulty in getting seamen,
unless at very high wages. As much a• snit 10n. a
month in given to seamen on hoard col!i,rs. The l'egin-
Mill! Company have sent to Smthampton automata their
own ships there for a crew to t the round the
This monster steamer wiit nit be ready to leave Loua.n,
however, for a forttight or :brae weeks.

FORGERIES ON Tile': BANK OF EN ti*LAND.

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On Saturday, a young mar. named .I.ln Wilson
was committed be trial by the Sin flieid magistrates fur
uttering forged notes on tie Bank et lirglatl. During
the past twelve months repeated %are occurred of
bad notes being passed upon the trad.,rl.:n of the town,
and more then a dozen cases have come to the knowledge et
the police. The trick was the some in every instance, and,
from the statements of the victim!, it was c.ear that time
utterer was the same individual in ail the eases. The
busiest hour on the Saturday evening was generally se-
lected for the accomplishment of his l urvose. Ile would
then present himself at the shop of a..me !etcher or grocer,
with face begrimed as though just come fri in week, ■od
telling a plausible story to account fer possession of the
note, offer to make some slight purchase to git it changed.
His arts were generally successful ; but in one instance,
where the counterfeit wu detected, toe fellow left the note
in the hands of the shopkeeper and took to his heels, whilst
the tradesman made en entry in his ledger of the drum-
stance, along with such a description of the man as would
enable him to speak to his identity at any future time.
Notwithstanding these repeated Treads, the guilty party
eluded detection until this week. The police then übtaiutd
information which induced them to visit a low house
iu a back street of the town, short, after the
postman had been seen to deliver a Jetta'. there.
They were admitted by the wife of Wiison, who made an
attempt to burn the letter, but was prevented by Inspector'
Linley, who with considerable difficulty got it from her.
The letter was addressed to " John Wilson, 28, Sims-croft,
Sheffield," and bore the Birmingham post mark. It con-
tained two forged Bank of England notes, and the follow-
ing curious specimen of the vernacular :

" air i bans very (sorry) it was My fault i Could not send
them sooner but i hope thee Will be soone a not for you
i shall be very glad to beer of you doing Whell Write to
yr Brother for sertin neat monday send me all the mime
you can. good night"
The notes were numbered 46505 end 56045, bore date
12th Arril, 1853, and were signed "For the Governor and
Company, J. Vautin." In these instances the imitation of
the genuine note was very good, though from the rough-
ness of the water mark, and its indentation on the paper, it
was apparent that it had been obtained by stamping, while
' the paper was in a wet state. Many of the notes which the
prisoner had succeeded in passing were clumsy counter-
feits, got up so a way to present an arpearance of having
been some time in circulation. 'lnc i.pprehended the
wife at the time of their visit, and st.bseguently her
husband surrendered hitbsi If. Five or of the eases have
been proved. The prisoner made no de fenczr. His wife was
remanded at large.

GLASGOW MERCHANTS AND XANCHESTER
POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS.

0

A good deal of annoyance rr,:mics to be felt by
commercial men connected with Glasgow and Manchester
at the present postal arrangements. In :he early part of
the year the Manchester Commercial Association reps:.
seated to the late Postmaster-General that less time was
given after high change ou market days at Manchester to
post letters for Glasgow than might reasonably be afforded.
Souse of the Pest-office officials objected to any change, but
' their opposition was act aside, and the departure of
the post was changed from the micld:‘, of the after-
noes till late in the evening. Then C 41140 an obstruction
by the railway people, who took off the evening mail train
altogether, so that letters have recently bad to be ported by
hall-past one in the afternoon. In other words there is no
communication with Glasgow after the Manchester market
is over, at two o'clock in the afternoen, until the following
day, so that the commercial parties are in a worse position
than before. Whether the Glasgow mergmtile community
suspect the change has been the result of collusion between
the Post-office and the railway companit-, or not, they are
now disposed to take strong measures to counteract the
movement, as will he seen by the foi.awing document,
hearing their signatures, and a copy of which found its
way to Manchester oa Saturday :
"Glasgow, Dec.S, 1853.
" We, the undersigned, being merchants and dealers who
regularly send and receive cotton wool, goods, yarn, or
rther merchandise by railway to and Item Liverpool and
Lancashire, finding ourselves greatly annoyed, and our
business retarded and interrupted, by the very unreasonable
time that elapses between posing at letters in these
quarters and the time of their arrival here, as well as the
great irregularity of such arrival ; and further, under-
%tending that the late alteration of the mail trains was
made at the instance of the railway companies, and not by
order of the Postmuter-General, we do hereby resolve :

" That, unless measures are taken by the railway com-
panies to arrange their mail trains no that letters posted in
Manchester and Liverpool—say by tour o'clock afternoon
—shall arrive in Glasgow not later than seven o'clock next
morning, we shall, (rum the lit of January next, give in.
structions that all our goods shall be forwarded by steamer
rid Liverpool, and we shall continue this arrangement
until the railway companies see tit to comply with our
reasonable demands ; of all which we now Rive intimation
to the railway companies that are concerned."

SINOTE.-THE COAST OF PONTUS.

(Prow dmadol.)

•
A stroll on shore to see the p7a;..e and sketch it
from the circling beach agreeably filled up • long lovely
evening. The sun had veiled hie bloodshot eyes behind a
dark bank of clouds, leaving lurid tints of purple and yellow
to pervade earth, air, and water. The wind, hushed • the
bay, as frozen over ; the town, silent as sleep or death, not
even one twittering bird to break the heavy stillness of our
walk ; fishermen drawing their nets languidly, pendent
sails wooing the breeze in vain, and lazy owe unimproved
along boats' sides; all Sinope the embociment of calm re-
pose in its highest ideality. The temples, palaces, and
porticoes, erected by • powerful line of kings, have been
levelled with the duct. Nought remains of so much magni-
ficence save a dirty oriental town of a thousand wretched
houses, surrounded by crumbling walls and tottering
towers of Byzantine construction. Almost equally a wreck
is the enormous hull of an embryo two-de.ter, which staniis
unlatinched on the stocks ; built here where timber and work
are cheap; never finished; allowed to rot. Dam this fact
elucidate the subject ? Alas for Sinope.
The ancient capital of Portia. under that great man
Mithridates Eupator, and the birthplace cf that great beast
Diogenes the Cynic, originally a colony of the Milesians,
and deriving its name from an amphibious young lady who
was the unnatural offspring of a river and a town, the
Asopus and Methone after she eloped hither with a thud
element, Apollo or the Sun, shows indeed but few traces of
such illustrious antecedents. Many fragments of ancient
architectural art, however, such as broken columns muti-
lated cornices, and half-defaced inscriptions on architraves
and sepulchral Moues, have been made use of in raising
these feeble fortifications, and they still attest what Sinope
once was; while the quarries above the town, whence
one of the calcareous beds in the trachytic rock overlaid by a
black volcanic formation seems to have furnished its build-
ing materials, tell an eloquent tale of its !widen downfall,
for large blocks lie there hewn and ready for removal, some
sculptured, and tome signally on their way to the city. We
saw also the picturesque ruins of an aqueduct, designed by
Pliny the younger to supply the Summar, with geed water
from a distance of sisteen miles; and the ancient mole can
be distinguished under the sea, enclosing • considersb.e
space along the shore, and leaving only a narrow entrance
for galleys, but many of the great square stones composing
it hare been worn and displaced by the action of the wares
with the aid of that universal destroyer, Time.

WITHDRAWAL OF ROTTERDAM MAIL PAC-
KETS, AND REDUCTION OF POSTAGE TO
HOLLAND.

GENERAL POST OFFICE, DEC. 1833.—After the
despatch of the contract mail packet, appointed to leave
London for Rotterdam, on the 14th inst., tie correspond-
ence fur Holland, which has hitherto been conveyed, us
rule, by the direct packet, will be forwarded from London
daily (Sunday excepted), by the route of Belgium, unless
speciselly addressed to be sent by any otner rouse. On and
from Thursday the 15th instant, the postage upon letters
transmitted between the United Kingdom and Holland,
either by the route of Belgium, or by private ship direct,
will be reduced to Sd. for a letter not exceeding half an
ounce in weight, increasing for heavier letters, according to
the scale in operation for chorgis:g letters in the United
Kingdom. This Postage will include both the British and
foreign rates, to destination, and it may be paid in ad-
vance, or the letters may be forwarded unpaid, at the
option of the sender, except however, in the case of
registered letters, the postage upon which, as well as the
registration fee, must always be paid in advance. The
same rate of 84. per half ounce, &a., will be chargeable on
letters between the United Kingdom and any Dutch whiny
or country beyond sea, addressed viO. BoLland, but on such
letters the postage must be prepaid. The British postage
on a letter addressed to be conveyed, v.:. llollsad, between
the United Kingdom and any country on the Continent of
Europe, when sent either by the route of Belgium or by
privote ship direct, will be reduced to Id. the half ounce,
and so on, which rate must also Lc prepaid. Newspapers
for llolland, whether sent by way et Belgium or by pri-
vate ship direct, will continue liab:c to a postage of one
penny each, which must be rid in advance. Periodical
works, not of doily pub:ication, which Lave heretofore been
conveyed by the direct packet to Roth rdam at a reduced
We of postage, cannot be sent s!.l 13:41urc, excepting at
thc usual rates chargeable for letters.

BIRMINGHAM AND MIDI AND COENIIEE CATTLE
Snow.-.-MIIIIINGIIAM, MONDAY.—This *how opens to-
morrow. The judges went round and awarded the

prizes. The stock exhibited possesses the very highest
merit both as regards quality and excellence. The gold
medal for the best ox or steer in the Tad was awarded to
Mr. W. Merril, of Ludh.rm-Insn, Norfolk, fcr his Hereford
steer.

11.1:17;URY COLLEGE.

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The Chrintinas distribution of prizes to the suc-
cessful csndi lates in the several classes at the above iudi.
tution took pine° yesterf iy, and derived more thni:
nary interzst from the general impression that it was the
last which would take p:ace uo,!-.-r the same auspice?, or at
least under similar circumstances. It is well known that
the renewed charter IA lost session opens Redleybury to the
whole empire, but whether it is still to remain under the
control of the directors or to be transferred to the L 'ca.! of
Control, is nit yet known with certainty even to this( most
interested. The friends of nomination are, however, full of
hope, and prepared for any contingency, are.u,ok that
the same talent which has up to this time made
the civil se:vice of India the most distioguished
in the world, will, under the new system,
toen enable
competethe fsrui
fa:4
with relations
all eornf
et
rhse. Court,,rhe rorrizieficre,ra theoTh
best essay in English was carried away by Mr. Melvill, suit
o
to the principal of the college, and the names of the other
successful candidates will be found in the subjoined list.
The examination was held as usual in the library, when
Mr. Russell Ellice, chairman of the company, presided.
Oa the Wile were arranged, in costly bindings, the books
which were to form the rewards of the successful student.

Medals, prizes, and other honourable distinctions of stu-
dents leaving college. Dcc2mber,lB33:
Mangles, highly distinguished with medal in Ciassics,
ditto in Persian. prize in Sanscrit ; Trotter, highly distin-
guished with medal in Political Economy and History.
prize in Cla,iics, dit•u in Hindustani; Master, highly dis-
tinguished with medal in Lsw, ditto in Telugu; Protiyn,
highly distiag.ii.,ited with medal in Mathematics; C. P•
Elliott, highly d. tiuguished with prize in Hindi; Skinner,
highly distinguished wi:h prize in Persil::;
Game, H. S. Alesandn, 0. W. Elliot, Msgei le, Anderson,
highly distingi.shed : Webster, passed with great credit.

Prizes and other honourable di:auctions of student: re-
maining in coliege, December, 1853:
Third Term: Bainbridge, highly distinguished with
prize in Pa:Weal Economy and History, ditto in Scn•erit ;
Morris, highly distinguished with prizz in Mathemati. •.
ditto in Telookio; R. S. Melvin, highly distinguished with
prize in Law, ditto in Tertian ; Hunter, highly dist:it-
guished with in Hindustani ; Glrclon, highly distin-
guished with 7ri7e in Hindustani ; Watertili, highly di.-
tinguished with prize in Classics; Simeon, Martin, W. Lane,
Sheppard, Cx;lalan, hill, Lerpen, highly di:tingulibed ;
Robinson, Fairfax, Thornhill, Wynn!), passed with great
credit.

Second Term. M'Neile, highly distiatgalshed with prize
in Mathematics, ditto in Political Economy and History,
ditto in Law, ditto in Sanserit; Clifford, highly diftiu-
guished with prize in Persian; Mackenzie, highly distin-
guished with prize in Sanserit ; Harrison, highly distin-
guished with prize in Classics ; Thomas, C. Lou:, Damen,
W. Robertson. J. C Calvin, Arbuthnot, Crawford, highly;
distinguished; Smith, Poynter, Lindsay, W. W. Rali..rtau::,
passed with great credit.
First Term.—M. Melvin, highly distinguished with pr:ze
in Classics, ditto ia Mathematics, ditto iu Law, ditto for the
best Engli h Ess,,y Browne, highly distinguished with
prize in Sanscrit ; Sharpe, G. N. Barlow, Cocketcl, J. H•
P. Ward, NiiCiar, Carr, Lyall, Kindersley, Prinsep, Ho•.•per,
E. Colvin, hl manger, C. J. Daniell, highly ditlngui.liad;
R. W. Barlow, Coul,on, Borrowdails, Grant, Reid, Than-
son, passed with greet credit.
Rank of students leaving college, December, 1&S3:
Bengal.—Firit dr.; 1, Mangles ; 2, Trotter ;3, Pro-
byn ;4,C. P. Elliott ; ;5, Skinner. Second class :6, Mag-
nin; 7, Andersen; S, Webster; 9, Daniell. No third
class.

Madras.—li:st class: 1, Master. Second elms : 2, Alex-
ander; 3, E. F. Eliott. No third class.
Bombay.—First class : 1, Moriarty ; 2, G:nnc. St cond
class: 3, G. W. Elliot. No third class.