The Express.
London, England, 1861-09-28 00:00:00

LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 28, 1861.

and BON Win. and Spirit Mar-
STIebtr—IONJUON ON
ot seperior quelity.—Puitri
trim the wood, Th., . superior. Us., 3te. : ditto superior old MI DDL &SN .
ereffilisd. 415., tes., Sas., Me per dozen. nitratiti EX gond, ns.. rrr 11*. MIL ; wen hoe. 4ss., see per d.en. Umtata, ..tr. H. Meth. ,e of the Chancery bar, one of the
Lisb sts per doses. CiIASIPAGIS 3ito, 4ts. • harristers_stppoieted by the Chief Justice of the Court of
4111‘ : breeds, 441.. ass., rte. ditto, in pints, tOs.. Us., Cosmos Flees to revise the electoral lists for the perishes in
=L. 31W per dozen Mosaic tteiriztabete. 4tio • ditto. olmehlinit. the county of Middlesex, commreeed his labours yesterday
sos per dozen. Wines of other descriptions (nosily reelotilible• at the Chequers inn, Uxbrido where be took the lists for the
rnsals delivered tree within eve meow Terms. Cash. —7s
hopentste.strret ' parishes of Cowley, Harefiebk Hayes, lckenharn, Norwood,
Ruislip, Uxbridge sad West theyloo. The promediap
opened by Mr. Harper, from the °Mee of Mr. Heaton Ellis,
hsalmg an the various lista.
Mr. W. A. Jesus, of l'arliamentetroet, attended the
revision court a bola of the Middlesex Reform Regietra-
lion A ssociatios : Mr. T. Alley Jonas, ma behalf of the Con-
servative Registration Society ; and Mr. H. Smith he the
Middlesex New Conservative Registratioe Society.
The result of the revision, according to the oonservatlre
return is

riling GLADSTONE CLARET 12a. per dozen
quarts, ad par down plate.. pure Preach wine One fit.
Athol) claret. Inn door* ad plots ; genuine Port and Sherry,
fits. per down sold at . old trusted Port, from as.
to els. !workbag leo ten rears old Irish and
Notch It IntfieY. Ca pr ; seven years old, . old
Yreorh 'Wands. tress lea to Ca per igloo . Lest London (an,
tlit to 15.. per sallow. Tame Ofile.—JAClo4 1. 110CLICAN, 149,
Cooneotrvet. LW.

D''''ll FLOWER ROOM-JOSEPH MAY
/nog, to oder the following collection of I'LOWEit awns
for ?Oa on receipt of order or reference :-12 fine named flys-
cloths 12 ?Ward ditto it Nan t uns ri
. 12 double Van ll
4 1.. 12 .Snick ditto •12 Early Jonquils . 12 Tournenol Tulips
4.411,1, .12 lel Rnbiorcin double red : Crocus,ln ..n. in Iruuhie Snowdrops. Or half the above. 10s. J. IL
will ackct Bulbs of the hest quality.-IS, WellingtotPitzeet,

Conservative. Liberal.
()veneers' objections sustained 12 ........ 13
Party objections l 5

27 3$
Majority in favour of the consenatives.. 11
Mr. James, the liberal agent, dose not intend to give a
daily return of roadie, but to reserve his statement of the
whole revision till the claw

BOND'S PERMANENT MARKING INK
orlarinab for martin, on Linen, Silk, oeMee. br-
•piires me preparation. and Is by tar the bast. Notke—Obisrve
that on sixpenny size of the genuine baa ever yet been prepared.
4
and that eac h bottle beara the hiten ohlabe UMW
lam West smithheld. City. wwheren t
he may he obtained
wholesale and retalt and at most druggist., medicine renders.
Mellower', Ac., In Mss United Klasplam. Him Ia per bottle.

VALUES of GOLD.—WATHERSTON and
nooncii, the imisemottim of the Pabile and their
Muumuus enema big to make the following announcement to-
muslin the VALUE at GOLD, feeling persuaded that the inte-
rests of the tale trader mut the politic will be alike protected by
the wide circulation of katowt.d.e on this subject. Gold being
livide4 lute IM pans ee errata. it follows that gold of
ft carats Ine. Y 13 cram.. L 3 9 carats .. LI 11 10
worth .4.4 4 114 17 carats.. 3 2 8 carats .. 8 itg
per ounce. HI carat.. 2 I 7g 7 carats .. a I
23 carats .4 1 1 16 carats.. 2 I I 6 carats .. 124
22 earns (1181010 la carats.. 2 Of 6 C• 11110 .. 17 8
standard) 317 144 l 3 carafe— 2 • 4 canto .. 14 2I
21 carat._ 314 4 12 amts.. 14 , 3 carats .. 10 74
*wets.. SII Ili 11 carats.. 1 1 1I t carats .. 7 1
.111 earns. 37 3 10 carats.. I I 44 I carat . . 3 ftl
m 41414144117. 141 Bennettaatreet, Oomalegarden, W.C.. London.
muds at Mains and Jevi foe Is. each. N.D. This
miwssin Wham at In the sug, and on Baturdme

lON oldest.

HAMILTON and KIMPTON, Tailors,
bug to Intern Oentlesaen that the NEW Odom tor Ur
tewen an wN earl): modal attention la OM 111 the
Ware' &nutmeat, - et patterns and materlata that
camel Ye @veiled.

"if...iZj,..7chAND, mown nem HALL

MR. MILES' (ALFRED WEBB MILES)
ritw At'IUMN AND WINTER srocc
for the World-famed Nooteh
ANGOLA Ma TROUSERS
le sow replete eat ready for
Twee Treason wets originated
WMrouly mldremelarß bROOK-slit/LIT,IIANOVILLNQUARS,
and who is oot ocreMerted with say perms limitable sad Wm-
Wog la his rim
ISTILBLIMIND IMR FILZIWART.

THE OELEBRATED "INDISPENSABLE
SUIT," la an immense variety et patient and textures
for Walking, Riding. Travelling. or Drainess, from SW to fie..
particularly recommended to Tourists mid Excursionists, and
to be Oblallitall may of
L 1110401 and SON,
READY MA DE and 11).:414 PK E TAILOM HATTERS, HOSIERS,
DYAYII n, litiuTMAK Mk. and GC'S OUTFITTERS.

- .....
Wawa IMMO :
Corner of It lnortes and Aldgate.
New Oslordatreet. corner of Hart-Meet
Corner of Tottenham court-road and kSIMCO-fead.
OMITRY AbLISIINCNTS :
Abeflissiti and Bradford. Yorkshire.
N.B. An immense and choice assortment of koala for all
classes and all ages, In the several above mentioned branches of
our Walser.

G UNS.—To BPORTSMEN.—The present
sprito
say seldom cars Walt —fio to WHISTLYA ft,
11. atm., opposit• aoldeacreos Hoed look through his stock
of 811001411.1W4D kIiIICH sad MUZZL&LOADING GUNS,
SINGLE sod DOUBLI4AIIILIID RI/Ll2l of every sort sad
deerviptlos, also aILYOLVIJUS, by an Ike best London =kart
with every allainlkisS, te.—W fiIdTLYII, 11,
larstol. IP4Cterleilr . 'trim We =Ankh; In inching..

WAUGH and SONS (Carpet ittanufacturen)
I rex ristpoctrully kraal 'WNW. to WO anterior MICK
at British sncliMltllit et dui.. IN limp mesas lasts.
311 Mulls kit If ebeeratiea Nis (Rd Misr Mew
tot curtains ton .tan. eirpst Warelkosse, 3 sad
4. Goodosulgrost. -rod, W.

VASY CHAIRS, °OUCHES, and BEDE
AJ BROWN ligarrillfla him some of am mod oompleto sad
ram kind known. Pack op la a Tin small space for Visalia&
awbl a
mdioVal for bolsi aaa import litary, and invalids. Alm.
lay ri Via
Picamtll4.

1111ARLOW'S SELF-ACTING MEAT SCREEN
worts di Yelp Joins of meat trith• mere handful of coala.
The sairbar Y rowan ; the meat ls beautifully roasted nu=
part, and ail the usury and Maritautis properties ra
Price lea. N. B. These surpralag sancta are produced by sclea-
Vac mentrutratlon of heat.

BARLOW'S POTATO STEAMER ; an intal-
libl• method of cooking this favourite vegetable la perky,
ties. Pnee Oa. ft, lit

B.
'S ARIA)W AUTOMATON CINDER &ITER,
warranted to save or tow of coals In dam Pries Us. M.
(W Yea 10 para.)

B- •
ARLOW'S PATENT CAM STAND. No
wee* or esdisnent disturbed la= WIN repay its
arlding sees In • WSW Pries et and
BARLOW'S SELF-ACTING SYPHON TAP.
No vend pad required . so mere Sat beer sr soar wise.
Mee 4i IL ; Mee decant plated, Ile—Apply direst In JAN=
BALLOW, patents% 14, Kin inilleasotroet,
ten
Sc. that his name end address is on every article ; others are
spurious isaltaticon Negravings strata& ilinablisied

TAVIES'S SPERM CANDLES, Is. 4d. and
.I_F L. AL pee lb. ; Ono British wax, la. Id. ; transparent was,
la : 'mine was. Is. ; Germs wu, la. ; botanic wax,
; plant aLssnii..l::.;. onspoelte, Sat. Md.. and
lld. ; ..,all's
SOL ; usgrinis. Id. ; dips,
aid.; would& Al. , Coin
re gam; yellow asp. 344..
40e., 414 a. sad 481. pre 112Ibs. ; sosellod, 48'.: old brown
Wbsdsor, la. Al. per rooks': commas brown Windsor, . whits
Wiodsor. is. 4d.. honey, la 4.1.. glycerine sad almond, la per
bar—for cash, at M. P. DAVIN) and WNW obaestabilibel wan.
beau Startliolase. Clurinstross. Lonskoa W.C.

COALS by &sew Steamers and Railway.
a RY and ['EMMA ND COAL DEPOTS.
NO MAN MIKRA slntEreAla+, nor AGENTS EMPLOYED.
LEA amt CL.I pries ter 'tattoo and lambdas Wellisend, tate
beet bonze CoCos s direct from tbe collieries by screw Armen,
le Ma. per ton: Hartlepool. Me.: bast malt lla. Inland—by
Railway . dukalone. 22a. aisl *A. . Clay Cross. Its. and lea..
Earwd•y, ISL. Hartley. 17a Id.—net cult. Delivered, messed,
to slay part 01 Laub& All orders direct to LEA and Co. of
:forth Lantos Railway atatwes. Illetbury, lellagtoo, as

Price GC or prat free ter emu damps,
INDIAN RAILWAY And INDUS FLOTILLA
tiVAKANTIM ehereleed and fogad to be itehteive, with
Ulnas from the Maria! coetracte, as published by enter cd Pm-
Ilsaieut. By J Lin Ilium.
Lomita : Muni Nephews, fib, Cendill.

Mowed MA*" Wee 1•.. sr pout Ms for 11
A GU MTI to INDIAN INVLSTldmaarrs.
1-1. By • Mummer=
the I .4 halm Ow .4a
atia WM am lmliodmelk.o. elpoilog
milmens
Toiler am 4 S. ismaimmismmew.

FROM October 6 THE ATHENA][ will be
TIIIJOIPILICZ

Deer Ready. No. or
PUN : a liret-olds Comic Periodical. Contend:
n: Greece: Ita Hamerens Htetory—earl ol
W Leger—Extract from a Diary tumid mar Prieaa—Q•lte
• Different Nair —Crltkienui se per Advertisement—Pea at the
Lire Vire I Lire .—Star.telllng Advertleemenb—Plebelaa
Prospering of the Sat swal Irlit-Vrhieneal thmemfora
aide Hotel Compare Nursery Rhymes tor Tuning owned--An
Adventure In the Ittrand" With Tea large Dnareeinp.
Pries One Penny Weekly.
Oise, fK rlsotatreet, LC.

41.nrnilIcAilate HALL. Mmes. John Henry
liceabt Ballesoba, of fledory, war Dudley. Staffordshire ;
Arthur Bewley Clay, of Ilbserford; sad Thomas Frederick
May, of Newaistisepria.Tyse, were admitted Insatiate' of
the Society of Apothecaries st a court of examiners held
on Thunday, the Nth het. ; and Mown. Lewis Carter Bed-
rock, of Camberwell-grove, student Chariarcrom Heettl;
William Peter Itawliaa. of Uainnity College ; sad
Ebesieser Richards, of PA. George's hospital, poised the int
iizaminatioa.

FArat Act ortva.--Hetween eleven and twelve
yesterday man* • moon aniniad Curtis was in the act of
' ski wet • store M the window of the theatre of the
King's QoOep, whim • bleak of Moss. which was being
raised, dal mai basis a aenlield pry which Amok him on
the heed, sad Med him s the spist.—Anotter accident,
• abo attwoded with fatal a osaegaaaaea, seaweed to William
Wood, apd 50 years, residing is Powe=iire. Towee•hill.
• It that the poor fellow was at the Cue-
Wool-quay, Thamesetrast, w atieetios
befog willed to • man below, he unfortamately overbalanced
bra self, and fell from are of the loop-holee. He received
very severe injuries on the head, sod though at once taken
dry'. Hospital, where every attention was pad to him,
I bo sopirod shortly after his admissioa.

THE COWCADDENS HURDIES.-ANOTHER
SENTENCE OP DEATH.

At the Glasgow Circuit, on Thursday, Daniel
Framer was placed at the bar before the Lord Justice Clerk,
charged with having, on Sunday, April 14, assaulted Patrick
M'Kenney, iron moulder, with a knife, whereby he was
mortally. wounded, R 1341 immediatel7thenalter died.
The prisoner pleaded not guilty in a timid tone of voice.
He is a dwarfish, repulsive man, and not at all of an intel•
Isaias] appearance.
The evidence showed that the prisoner had been to a
puhlic.bouse with the deceased, and that the deceased had
given him a little slap on his face in fun. Fraser did not
strike him again, but said "he would see him outside."
Other witnesses, however, afterwards beard two men
quarreling iu the street, one of whom said, " I'll stab you
to th 3 breast." The deceased was afterwards found dead.
Priem' was soon 'Newer& arrested, and when taken he
let fall a knife, on which was blood.
Dr. Penny, professor of chemistry, said—There was
banded to me a linife, of which I made a chemical and mi-
croscopic examination. I found that the blood was not
perfectly hardened, which showed that the stains had been
but recently made—not many days old. I entertain no
doubt whatever that the stains on the knife were those of
human blood.

Other scientific evidence to the some effect was given.
The prisoner's declaration was then reed. He acknow-
ledged poessesing the knife, and that it. was his property.
He accounted fur the blood being on it by stating that it
must have got there from a bruise on his thumb which he
got at his work. He denied that be committed the murder.
The Lord Justice Clerk thought the present case was one
of no common difficulty. The prisoner's account of the
blood on his knife was one that would not stand investiga-
tion, and his behaviour when being apprehended was very
suspicious. If the jury could not reconcile the innocence of
the prisoner with the evidence which bad been lard before
, them, then he need hardly tell them that they bud the im-
perative duty to perform of convicting the prisoner. They
must never take refuge in mete doubt or timidity. They
should make up their winch boldly, for they bad a very
important duty to discharge. They equally failed to per-
-1 form their duty when they acquitted the guilty es when
they convicted the innocent. He, therefore, left the ease in
their hands, in the hope and firm belief that they would not
convict if the evidence were not satisfactory to their minds;
but if they were satisfied that guilt had been brought home
to the prisoner, they would not hesitate to convict. (The
charge of his lordship occupied nearly en hour in delivery.)
The jury retired at 7.30 p.m., and, after an absence of
twenty-three minutes, returned to the box. Amid great
silence,
The Foremast said—The jury, by a majority, find the
prisoner guilty as libelled, but recommend him to mercy.
The Lord Justice Clerk assumed the black cap, and
in an impressive speech sentenced the prisoner to be exe-
cuted at the common place of execution in Glasgow, on
Thursday, the 17th of October next, between the bourn of
8 and 10 o'clock morning.
When the verdict was returned the prisoner heard it
without displaying any emotion ; but a few minutes after-
wards, evidently when he began to realise his fearful posi-
tioa, he wept copiously, but silently, leaning forward oil the
front rail of the dock. He got so holly that water had to
be procured, after partaking of which 'be rallied a little.
He had thoroughly recovered when he was removed from
the dock.

Hobert Pattison was charged before LOT! Irory with
hariog on the 4th of Awed assaulted Magdalene Pattison.
his daughter, a child aged 19 months, and cut herr on or near
the throat, whereby she was mortally wounded and imme-
diately thereafter died.
The prisoner was acquitted on the ground of insanity.

The Rev. Dr. Remy, head master of Merchant
Taylors' School, has ►ees lasialled into a prebendal stall in
St. Paul's Cathedral.
The Commercial Union Fire Assurance Company
commence bunions this day (Saturday). The directors. in
issuing their tariff for Leaden mercantile business, state
that it has been sitineted es the equitable principle of
classification, the. adopting the plan that each dor of
goods should be charged a premium proportionate to ita
risk. Another new and valuable feature in the undertaking
is, that at the expiration of five yearn a percentage of profits
on premium paid will be returnable to insurera Moab
benefit is expected to be denved from the selection of so
valuable an officer as Mr. Hvury Thomson for the post of
manner, whose long imparience at the Royal will be el
ecasiderable metes to the sew company.

JAPAN.

(From the North China Herald.)

THE OUTRAGE UPON THE BBMSH LEGATION.
The American steamer Surprise has brought us
news from Yedo of • murderous attack on the British Lep-
Um on the night of the sth July, in which Means. L Oli-
phant, Secretary of the Legation, and G. S. Morrison, her
Majesty's Consul at Nagasaki, were wounded, and all
miraculoualy escaped the massacre premeditated, owing their
safety entirely, under Providence, to:the several bands of
miscreants which filled the house having lost their way it
seeking for Mr. Alcock's apartment at one end of the build.
leg, where all in the house were collected after the ren-
coatre with the first band. This is • sad state of Whirs.
It is neither pesos nor war, arid has net the advantages of
either. Admiral Sir James Hope was daily expected at
Yedo in her Majesty's ship Imperienae. By the latest
accounts Mr. °Upbeat was "doing well."
We have received the following account of the affair.
On the 4th inst. (July) the whole party, excepting Mr. de
Wit (the Netherton& consul-general), preceded to Yedo,
being met half way, at • place called Kavesski, by the
whole staff of the Legation—Mr. Oliphant (newly arrived
secretary of legation), Mr. Russell (a nephew of the Seen-
THE DUNE 01 DEVONSHIRE ON AORICUL- tary for Foreign Affairs), also just arrived in Japan, and
WEAL ASSOCIATIONS. other gentlemen. Au easy occasion, had it been sought, to
dispose at one coup of ministers, consols, and attaches.. The first annual dinuer of the m
DERBY, FIUDAT.
ers and They were allowed, however, to reach Yedo in safety, ademb to secure an instalment of that rest which they doubtless friends of the Derbyshire Agricultural Society took plane needed after three and thirty consecutive days' journmee this afternoon, in the New Coro Exchange, under the pre- Bat "ow swaLow does not stater s r.sitalse. aidency of his Grace the Oahe el DiVOl6/112/ AliMplbOw dirmbip I. no, cdochnit
after dinner, lum told, on the eYeninwirig sth, the
guests (amounting to nearly 600) were-- Lord Bellies', Lad
Harrington, Lad Scarade, Mr. Mundy, P., Hon. A. chief rose from the table to retire, saying arse
day just'
Vernon, the High Sheriff, the Mayor, mid • considerable doing had been the most fatiguing of all (owing to the
number of ladies. multitudinous affairs to be attended tohand he had so many
hours of sleep to recover. The rest of the tympany also
la proposing the toast of the evening, the noble CHAIR:
retire!. They, however, shortly assembled again in the gar.
MAN. after some remarks of • purely local character, went
on to say—As to the general utility of these societies it is den to admire the comet, which &opening clouds exposed
unnecessary for me to trouble you with a single word. It to view. Moot fortunately was this eo, for the dominion of
ha. been • matter of constant remark that there are many sleep was thus postponed a little longer, feeding, with other
incidental advantages attending ouch meetings as the pre. circumstances, to the preservation of their lives. Whilst
sent. Every one must see that it affords a most excellent they were so engaged a murderous band of ruffians, or heroes
opportunity for landlords and tenants to meet in the show (in whichever light they may be viewedbwas approaching its
1113COOMCi01111 victims.
field. and at the dinner which, according to the good old
English custom, is the invariable accompaniment a°'" Is less than an hour thereafter those who were awake
proceedings. (Hear, beer.) I have always eousidered it • were disturbed by sounds as of wrangling and conflict, which
peat practical advantage for men to explain theirexperiencee mingled in the dreams of those who as yet but lightly slept.
to each other on such oreasiono, and I trust that in future But they were sounds which did not admit of continued
still greater benefits will be derived from such meeting... slumber—sounds whose terrific significance could not but
open the drowsiest eyes.
But beyood these meetings affording opportunities for the
meating of landlords and tenants, they afford facilities for The 6 _
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the meeting together of agriculturists arid of persons en to the g7ire'ret e
s, back, having
„7-
awed in commerce and manufactures. • Home of the through from stables, kitchens, and in fact any direction.
smog successful meetings this year have been held is At the front there is a large portico door, a feature of all
weieufacturing towns, mud in no cases have agricultural temple architecture, but except to there who come in that
seenciations met with a more cordial reception than in 11031 r particular direction no obstacle to free entrance or exit. Aof the great centres of our manufactures. (Hear, hear.) Japanese house cousista of a roof supported upon beams and This may be regarded in part as • proof of the establithed wooden posts, divided into moms and passages by paner
conviction that the prosperity of all classes is intimatelycoe- screw.. which slide io grooves
height f poet... fi,
'meted. (Hear.) Perhaps it may also in some degree be transverse beams are generally at a height of about sft. 6in.
owing to the fact that the points of contact between apt- from the &or. Sueh a building is the temple at Yedo culture and commerce are becoming closer and closer, and occupied by the British Legation. The minister's bedroom that machinery which ha. played such an astonishing part in is at the rear comer looking oat toe the garden, and just be•
our manufacturing towns as becoming every day more aid
he the dining ad drawing rooms, which do so likewise.
more important in the agricultural districts. (Hear, hear.) he other bedrooms are mostly on either side of a tortuous
We have long been famihar with the steam anglee as ape MIMEO leading from the entrance door to the dining-room.
plied to threshing, but during the last two or three years Leyood the entrance door is a chamber of the priests,
those who take an interest in agriculture must be aware that Mooning by a screen into the hall or main passeee. Here steam has been most ouccesofully applied to the actual cul- Chinese servant woe sleeping.
tivation of the land. I would sot venture to &I 7 how many The noise which aroused the sleepers anetawakened all to
farmers poison machinery for the cultivation of their the impending peril wax a determined effort to burst open
grew by steam, but it has made an immense pro- the main door, upon which (as described) the blows fell
rwithin the last few jeans, and there can be no like the discharge of musketry. A legion Damned to be at the
ut, that steam is destned to play • DX" ImM:dun work. I should thir inhere was time for any sensatio
part in the im t of agriculture. (Hear, hear.) those who appreciated the reality of the attack must has,
v
Besides the inni "dal adthatalith or agricultural "Cie" felt the cold had death—ad such a death—upon them.
we must recollect that their main object is to improve apt- Japanese assassins, reckless of their own lives, seldom leave
culture. The farmers of the present day have before them their work unfinished, and here they were with clamour
a fine field of industry, of which their forefatheys had not had yell within • few paces of their destined prey.
the slightest idea. I believe that the tillage farmer of the while yet the door stood fast, the Chinaman saw the
present day has before him as wide • field for the exercise screen of the priests' room slide open, and • man in cam.
of his industry anti ability as any man in this country. But plate armour with 'mord in hand come forward. He did
improvements ought not to be confined to farmers on • large not wait to see more. but with great presence of mind
scale. Nu farmer, however small his holding. ought teams- crept on (in the direction the assassin must proceed) to
skier himself in too humble a pontioir to avail himself of the I arouse his master. The man turning into a side room
advantages which improvements have. placed within his reach. weeded him a few momenta' start, which were
There is no description of farming in which improvements
may not go forward. If tillage farming is capable of the ievaluable. He handed sword and pistol to his
fir, who at the same moment bend Mr. Oliphant, in
greatest variety, eves grass farming capable of ben" the pump, calling for assistance. Mr. Oliphant, it seems,
greatly improved. (Hear, hear.) ere may be certain ostrupied smote distant room, and on hearing the noise of
lands of such an extraordinary richness that it is almost ior *hot be thought was a brawl ram is the direction, armed
possible to add to their fertility by art, but such tabai,,ar e& with a heavy Amities *Sp. la the AO 1•11
these form • very small exception. The imale with
the two fonsmostemeatimen, aid UNIS
the land is capable of being improved either &dog or • immediately received a wound (which is on the right
by the application f top dressing, such as lime, bone, or shoulder). Taken in every way at • disadvantage—for, igea
other artificial manures. (Hear, hear.) I trust this society rant that an attack was being made, had he been armed
is destined to be a great instrument in the improvement of and seen them approaching he would have known no mama
the agriculture of the country, and believing it to be so I for firing upon them until the had attacked him—he
have given it every support. my power, and I trait °° bravely kept them at bay with his heavy whip • they being
future occasions we shall see the show yard better filled, protected by the darkness behind them, he mimed by the
and an increased interest manifested in the welfare of the light a a lamp which they had app niched ; for they
Several (Loud cheers.) extinguished every light as they approached.
Several other Mane were afterwards given end duly re- Hearing the call of Mr. Oliphant, Mr. Morrixourbew aside
speeded to, and the patty then broke up. his screen and found himself beside the parties striking and
cutting at each other—(Mr. Russell and Mr. Wergmao were
approaching, but quite unarmed). He fired at both the
assailants—one being seen to fall back, • but the other, pro-
tected by his armour, was unhurt, and succeeded in again
eroauding Mr. Oliphant on the left wrist and Mr. Morrison
on the heed. Cuts upon the posts and transverse beams of
the passage showed marks of blows which had missed them,
and the protection they had received from the Flimflams of
the apace. Sensible of having been wounded (independent of
any min—for in the excitement of conflict pain is not
usually felt)—and knowing " out of court " the usual nature
of a Japanese sword cat, the sensations of these gentlemen
cannot have been agreeable.
The darkness, intensified by the fleshes from the pistol,
rendered it difficult for the assailed to see their enemies or
the effect upon them ; but it is certain that after the re-
taliation, blows intended to be avenging blows were struck,
and the latter retreated by a side passage, leaving drops of
blood and bloody finger marks upon their track. They
kicked down a screen of the room from which
they were fired upon and in which there was a
lanip burning, evidently to liien their way down the
wasp, and passing another bedroom one of them must
have entered it ; • book on the table was cut half through—
the mmquito curtains were cut across as with a roam mid
• pine bedpost, two inches thick, was broken by a blow
which cut au inch deep into it : the mattress was eke
thrust through in • most malicious manner. By this time,
which must have passed quicker than the narration, the six
occupants of the building were assembled in theverandak
beyond the drawing-room, entirely ignorant of the numbers
of their amailenta or the direction in which they would
°one, anticipating only • final struggle and immediate
*laughter. Of the six, one was completely disabled, and
amongst the rest were only two revolvers and two or three
swords, one a dress sward, sot a bad weapon for a single en-
counter, but less serviceable spire a rush of heavily
armed foes. So with • revolver—when your antago-
nists emerge from shelter at three or four paces (ba-
rium and do not hesitate to rush on, you are quick if you can
give them a second shot, but you will be slain with three
undischarged ; in this condition, and without a thought of
rescue, the windows of as adjoining room were heard to
yield to the blows of violent assault, the glass crashed,
the framework was smashed in, end thou the angle of a
paaage alone separated the attacking and the attacked.
The intervening room was well lighted, and the whole
side opened on to the garden which was censidered the
best position for defence, so there would be space for fight-
ing at close quarters, and from the darkness the assassins
could be fired upon as they approached through the
lighted room. But to the surprise of all they did not
coins, and silence soon ensued. The passage from the
room into which they last penetrated led (unlighted) in
one direction to the hall door and out by the priests'
room, sod in the other into the dining-roan, by the
lamps of which it was strongly lighted. It is difficult
to suppose they missed their way in the choice between a
dark and a light passage, vet they took the former. The
inference is that they bid in turn become assailed by the
J 111140610 guards, and thought only of retreat; an inference
not destroyed by the fact of their having knocked over
furniture and inflicted some wild blows in the same rand
adjoining chamber in their route; but supported, boy the
siege of the main door having been raised, the assailant
failing to penetrate in that direction, they only succeeded
in driving holm between the heavy cross beams. Here, too,
they were probably dispersed by the somewhat tardy but
nevertheless effective arrival of the Japanese so! iery.
These now filled the grounds' to the number probably
of two or three hundred, and with the exception
of an occasional cry of "Look out, look out" when a
fugitive Looping t broke loose, there was no further sign
of danger. Two gentlemen of the Legation lived
in • cottage in another part of the moods,
to inquire after whom messengers were sent as
soon as possible. Some anxiety was felt at the non-
return el these after unreasonable delay. At length it was
ascertained that these gentlemen bad not even been threat-
ener!, and were ignorant of the nature of the disturbance
until after the arrival of the guards to protect them. In-
quiries were also made with satisfactory result as to the
safety of the American legation. Probably the British
envoy "a the object of the attack, but that would aggra-
vate rather than otherwise the fate of any falling within
reach, and it would certainly be no consolation either to the
sufferers or their friends ; but doubtless, according to
their degree, any member of the British Legation would
have been • valued sacrifice. A second sarprw (if allowed)
will not probably prove such • complete ure.

• Hi b dy, shot through duo breast, was afterwards
broad is the prdea.
' t Budd.