The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-20 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 20, 1853,

prior to her death, at Palace-place, Kensington. She
had had five children by her first husband and three by
Hays, but only two were alive. She had not lived
with her husband for the last 18 months. She did not be-
lieve that deceased had received a penny from her hus-
band since they had separated. On the contrary, Hays
had taken her clothes from her, and had left her desti-
tute. Since he had parted from his wife Hays had been
living with another woman at Notting hill. Hays had
frequently ill-used the deceased, and had often threatened
to kill her.
The Coroner—Do you blame any one on account of
the death of your sister, Elizabeth Hays ?
Witness—Yes, I do. lam sure that Hays was the
murderer of my sister ; and I blame the woman that he
was living with, for I believe she incited him to it.
Edward Lines, the husband of this witness, and con-
sequently the brother-in-law of the deceased, added that
he had often seen Hayes beat his wife.
The Coroner then summed up the evidence.
The room was then cleared, and the jury remained in
consultation about 20 minutes, when they returned a
verdict of " Wilful Murder against James Hays," ap-
pending to it the following words :—" The jury express
their hearty thanks to Viscount Palmerston, Her Ma-
jesty's Secretary for the Home Department, for his sup-
port of the privileges of the Coroner's Court, as evinced
in his assent to the request that the accused person
might be produced before them ; and they hope the Le-
gislature will soon perceive the necessity of providing by
special enactment for the production of the accused
before coroners' juries, as they consider not only that it
is essential for the ends of justice, but that the coroner's
court is insulted by that privilege being withheld."
The Coroner then made out his warrant for the com-
mittal of James Hays upon the charge of wilful murder.

Immediately after the close of this inquiry, all the
witnesses appeared before Mr. Beadon, the magistrate
at the Hammersmith police-court, when the depositions
previously made by them were read over and signed.
Two additional witnesses were examined—Mrs. Ren-
nell, who deposed that she spoke to Hays on the night
of the murder, and that she told him that she had seen
his wife at the gate, to which he replied that it would be
the last time ; and Denis Daley, the landlord of the
house in which the prisoner resided, but he equivocated
SG grossly in answering the questions put to him that
Mr. Beadon indignantly ordered him out of the witness-
box.

The prisoner, a good-looking, fresh-complexioned man,
with light blue eyes and fair hair, apparently about 35
years of age, stated that he was so tipsy upon the night
of the murder that he remembered nothing of what had
occurred. He was about to add something to this state-
ment when

Mr. Beadon cautioned him that whatever he said
would be taken down, and might be used against him.
Acting upon this caution, and the advice of his soli-
citor, the prisoner said nothing more, and he was there.
upon fully committed for trial for the wilful murder of
his wife.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 19.

Her Majesty's screw yacht Fairy, Master-Comman-
der Welch, was taken out to Stokes Bay by Captain
Crispin, R.N., second in command of Her Majesty's
steam squadron, this morning, to make an experimental
trial of a newly shaped screw, patented by Mr. Scott, of
Bristol. Two runs along the measured mile only were
made with it, which were quite enough to show its in-
efficiency as compared with ogler inventions. The first
run only realised IPO4O knots, and the second but
11.141, with 36 revolutions. This was a great contrast
to the Fairy's performances with other screws, she
having realised 12.888 knots. The patentee was on
board, as were Mr. Murray, superintendent of the steam
department in this dockyard, and Mr. Miller, assistant.
The Victoria and Albert was taken out of the north
dock to day, and placed under the shears of the steam
basin, to have her boilers, &c., removed.
The Encounter, 14, screw corvette, Captain O'Cal-
laghan, is undergoing a thorough refit in the south dock.
She has sent her topmasts on deck and is stripping her
lower rigging.
The Stromboli, 6, paddle steam sloop, Commander
Hall, commenced swinging to-day in this harbour fur the
adjustment of her compasses.
The Vivid, steam mail packet, Master-Commander
Smithett, came into harbour this morning from the east-
ward, and, having taken in coals, left for the westward,
to attend upon the Lords of the Admiralty.

WOOLWICH, SErT. 19.
APPOINTMENT.

Midshipman Richard Livesay, to the Arab, 12, sloop,
at Chatham.
It was inadvertently stated yesterday that Mr. M'Der-
mott and Mr. Gray, clerks of 1850, had been appoipted
to the Impregnable flagship at Devonport, when it
should have been to the Imaum flagship at Jamaica.
Commander the Hon. Arthur A. Cochrane, one of
the officers examined at Woolwich on Wednesday and
Thursday last, after going through a course of study of
steam here, is a son of Admiral the Earl of Dundonald,
G.C.8., and has only recently returned from foreign
service, where he was employed on the West Indies and
North American station in protecting the Ssheries on the
coast of Labradore and in the straits of Belleisle. The
House of Assembly, Newfoundland, was so pleased with
the conduct of Commander the Hon. A. A. Cochrane
that they passed a vote of thanks to him, one instance
only having previously occurred of a vote tl an officer of
his rank being given.
It is generally believed that Admiral the Earl of Dun-
donald will be appointed successor to the late Admiral
Sir Charles Adam as Governor of Greenwich Hospital.

BANK RETURNS.

(Front the London Gazette of Tuesday.)

An Account, pursuant to the Act seventh and eighth
Victoria, cap. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank
Notes of the several Banks of Issue in England and
Wales, in Circulation during the Week ending Satur-
day, the 6th day of August, 1853 :-- Average

PRIVATE BANKS. Amount.
Andover Bank, Andover—Heath and Co.
Ashford Bank, Ashford—Jemmitt and Pomfret 11,922
Aylsham Bank, Aylsham—G. and T. Copeman 4,421
Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury—Z. D. Hunt 29,669
Baldock Bank and Baldock and Biggleswade
Bank, Baldock—Wells, Hogge, and Co 22,884
Barnstaple Bank, Barnstaple—Marshall and Co 10,146
Basingstoke and Odiham Bank, Basingstoke--
Seymour, Lamb, and Co.
Bedford Bank, Bedford—T. Barnard and Sons 33,020
3ewdley Bank, Bewdley Nichols, Baker,
and Ce
Bicester and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford

Bank, Bicester—H. M. and G. Tubb 14,280
Birmingham Bank, Birmingham -Attwoods,
Spooner, and Co 23,337
Birmingham and Warwickshire Bank, Bir-
mingham—J. L. Moilliet and Sons 10,105
Blandford Bank, Blandford—Oak and Co
Boston Bank, Boston—Garfit and Co 62,035
Boston Bank, Boston—H. and T. Gee and Co 13,031
Bridgwater Bank, Bridgwater—J. and J. L
Sealey
Bristol Bank, Bristol—Miles, Miles, and Co 33,027
Broseley and Bridgnorth and Bridgnorth and
Broseley Bank, Broseley—Pritchards, Boy-
cott, and Co.
Buckingham Bank, Buckingham—Bartlett, Par-
rott, and Co.
Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, and
Stowmarket Bank, Bury St. Edmunds—.
Oakes, Bevan, and Co.
Banbury Bank, Banbury Gillet, Tawney,
and Co.
Banbury Old Bank, Banbury—Cobb and Son 23,844
Bath City Bank, Bath— G. Moger and Son
Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton
Buzzard—Bassett, Grant, and Co . 35,615
Birmingham Bank, Birmingham—Taylor and
Lloyds
Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire—H

A. and W. M. Harris and Co.
Brecon Old Bank, Brecon--Wilkins and Co 63,448
Brighton Union. Bank, Brighton—Hall, West,
and Borrer
Burlington and Duffield Bank, Burlington—
Harding, Smith, and Co 10,938
Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds—
J. Worlledge
Cambridge Bank, Cambridge—Mortlock &Co 13,966
Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam-
bridge—Messrs..Fosters 41,450
Canterbury Bank, Canterbury—Hammond and
Co 29,150
Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthen—David Morris

and Sons 23,064
Chertsey Bank, Chertsey—La Coste and Son 2,845
Colchester Bank, Colchester—Round & Green 17,361
Colchester and Essex Bank, and Witham and
Essex Bank, and Hadleigh, Suffolk, Bank,
Colchester—Mills, Bawtree, and Co 29,444
Cornish Bank, Truro—Tweedy and Co 46,123
Coventry Bank, Coventry—Little & Woodcock 6,910
City Bank, Exeter—Milford and Co 21,185
Craven Bank, Settle—Alcocks, Birkbecks, and
Co 70,317
Cardiff Bank, Cardiff—Towgood and Co 6,055
Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Mon-
mouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon
Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank,
Chepstow—Bromage, Snead, and Co 9,053
Derby Bank, Derby—W. and S. Evans &Co 10,003
Derby Bank, Derby—Samuel Smith and Co 32,851
Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak
Bank, Derby—Crompton, Newton, and Co 25,596
Devizes and Wiltshire Bank, Devizes—Locke

and Co 9,546
Diss Bank, Diss—Oakes, Fincham, and Co 10,516
Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster
—Cooke and Co 66,592
Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton
on-Tees Bank, Darlington—Backhouse &Co 82,498
Devonport Bank, Devonport—Hodge and Co 9,906
Dorchester Old Bank and Dorsetshire Bank,
Dorchester—R. and H. Williams 46,567
East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard—Robins, Fos-

ter, and Co 111,949
East Riding Bank, Beverley—Bower and Co 51,581
Essex Bank and Bishop's Stortford Bank
Chelmsford—Sparrow, Round, and Co 46,753
Exeter Bank, Exeter—Sanders and Co 26,810
Fakenham Bank, Fakenham—Gurneys, Birk-
beck, and Co 16,945
Farringdon Bank and Bank of Wantage, Far-
ringdon—Barnes, MedleSr, and Co 6,582
Farnham Bank, Farnham—Messrs Knight
Faversham Bank, Faversham—Hilton and Co 5,490
Godalming Bank, Godalming—Mellersh and
Keen
Guildford Bank, Guildford—Messrs. Haydon 6,585
Grantham Bank, Grantham—Hardy and Co 25,200
Hastings Old Bank, Hastings—Smith, Hilder,
and Co.
Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford—
Matthews and Co.
Hertford and Ware Bank, Hertford—S. Adams
and Co
Hull Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank,
Hull, Smith, Brothers, and Co.
Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting-
don—Rust and Veaseys
Harwich Bank, Harwich—Cox, Cobbold, and
Co.
Hemel Hempstead Bank, Hemel Hempstead
---Smith and Whittingstall
Hertfordshire, Hitchin Bank, Hitchin
Sharples, and Co.
Hereford, Ross and Archenfield Bank, and
Ross and Archenfield Bank, Hereford—

Morgan and Co
Ipswich Bank, Ipswich—Bacon and Co.
Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk,
Hadleigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley
Bank, and Woodbridge B.,nk, Ipswich—
Alexanders and Co.
Kentish Bank, Maidstone—Mercer, Randall,
and Co.
Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington—
Davies and Co.
Knighton Bank, Knighton—Davies and Co 9,150
Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank,
Knaresborough—Terry and Co.
Kendal Bank, Kendal—Wakefield, Crewdson,
and Co.
Kettering Bank, Kettering—J. C. Gotch and
Sons 7,792
Lane End Staffordshire Bank, Lane End—C
Harvey and Son 5,306
Leeds Bank, Leeds—Beckett and Co.
Leeds Union Bank, Leeds—W. Williams,
Brown and Co.
Leicester Bank, Leicester—Pagets and Kirby, 26,756
Lewes Old Bank, Lewes—Molineux and Co 30,340
Lichfield Bank, Lichfield—Palmer and Greene 12,968
Lincoln Bank, Lincoln—Smith, Ellison, and Co. 81,837
Llandovery Bank, Lampeter Bank, and Llan-
dilo Bank, Llandovery—D. Jones and Co 18,953
Loughborough Bank, Loughborough—Middle-
ton and Cradock 6,685
Lymington Bank, Lymington—St. Barbe and
Co.
Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn
Regis—Gurneys and Co.
Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis—
Jarvis and Co 12.702
Macclesfield Bank, Macclesfield—Brocklehurst
and Co.
Manningtree Bank, Manningtree—Nunn and
Co.
Marlborough Bank, Marlborough and Wilts
Old Bank, IVlarlborough Old Bank, Marl-
borough Old Bank and Hungerford Bank,
and Hungerford Bank, Marlborough—Tan-
ner and Co
Merionethshire Bank, Dolgelly—Williams and

Son 6,458
Miners' Bank, Truro—Willyams and Co 15,242
Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial

Bank, Abergavenny—Bailey and Co 28,126
Monmouth Cld Bank, Monmouth Bank, Bre-
con Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old
Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank,
Monmouth—Bromage, Snead, and Co 15,077
Newark Bank, Newark—Godfrey and Riddell 22,745
Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford and
Newark Bank, Sleaford—Handley, Peacock,
and Co 45,119
Newbury Bank, Newbury—Bunny & Slocock 21,895
Newmarket Bank, Newmarket—Eaton, Ham-
mond, and Co 14,098
Norwich Crown Bank and Norfolk and Suffolk
Bank, Norwich—Harveys and Hudsons 44,175
Norwich and Norfolk Bank, Norwich—Gur-
neys and Birkbeck 63,320
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, Not-
tingham, Hart, Fellows, and Co 9,553
Nuneaton Bank, Nuneaton—Craddock and Co 2,779
Naval Bank, Plymouth, Plymouth—Harris
and Co.
New Sarum Bank, Sarum—Everett and Co 11,660
Nottingham Bank, Nottingham—Samuel Smith
and Co.
Oswestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Os-
westry—Croxon and Co.
Oxford Oid Bank, Oxford—Robinson, Parsons,
and Co.
Old Bank, Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Ton- 31,059
bridge Wells Old Bank, Tonbridge and Ton-
bridge Wells and Sevenoaks Bank, Ton-
bridge—T. H. and S. Boeching
Oxfordshire Witney Bank, Witney—J. W
Clinch and Co.
Pease's Old Bank, Hull, the Hull Old Bank
and Beverley Bank, Hull—Pease and Co 38,656
Penzance Bank, Penzance--Batten and Co.
Peterborough Bank and Oundle Bank, Peter-
borough—D. Yorke and Co.
Pembrokeshire Bank, Haverfordwest—J. and
W. Walters
11,284
Reading Bank, Reading—Simonds and Co 28,052
Reading Bank, Reading—Stephens, Blandy,
and Co.
34,605
Richmond Bank, Richmond—Roper and Co. 5,910
Rochdale Bank, Rochdale—Clement, Royds,
and Co.
5,160
Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Bank, Roches-
ter—Day and Nicholson 7,611
Royston Bank, Royston—Fordham and Sons 11,076
Rugby Bank, Rugby—A. Eutlin and Son 9,775
)34111; EYe•R. C. Pomfret awl Co 17`,289i

J

Ross Old Bank, Herefordshire, Ross --- Prich-
ards and Allaway 4,329
Saffron Wald& and North Essex Bank, Saffron
Walden-Gibsons and Co. 24,635
Salop Bank, Shrewsbury-Burton, Lloyd, and
14,381
Scarbor )ugh Old Bank, Scarborough-Woodall
and Co. 22,614
Shrewsbury Old Bank and Shrewsbury and
Ludlow Bank, Shrewsbury-Rocke, Eytons,
and Co. 33,181
Sittingbourne and Milton Bank, Sittingbourne
-Valiance and Co.
Southampton Town and County Bank, South-
ampton-Maddison and Pearce
Southwell Bank, Southwell-Wylde and Co 12,049
Southampton and Hampshire Bank, Southamp-
ton-Atherley, Fell, and Co.
Stone Bank, Stone-W. Moore 395
Stafford Old Bank, Stafford-Stevenson and
Co 11,567
Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford-Eaton,
Cayley and Co.
Shrewsbury and Welshpool Bank, Shrewsbury
-Beck, Downward, and Co.
Taunton Bank, Taunton-H. and n. Badcock 26,015
Tavistock Bank, Tavistock-Gill and Rundle
Thornbury Bank, Thornbury-Rolph and Co. 6,077
Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton -
Dunsford and Co.
Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northampton
shire-Thrapston, Yorke and Eland
Tring Bank and Chesham Bank, Tring-But-
cher and Son
Towcester Old Bank, Towcester-Percival and
Co 8,236
Town and County of Poole Bank and Ring-
wood and Poole Bank, Poole-G. W. Led-
' gard and Sons 9,064
Union Bank, Cornwall, Helston-Vivian and
Co 9,791
Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge-Hull, Smith,
and Co 17,098
Wallingford Bank, Wallingford-Hedges,
Wells, and C 0,8,747
Warwick and arwickshire Bank, Warwick-
K. Greenway and Co.
Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington-Fox,
Brothers, and Co 5,948
West Riding Bank, Wakefield, and Pontefract
Bank, Wakefield-- Leatham, Tew, and Co 43,969
Whitby Old Bank, Whitby-Simpson, Chap-
man, and Co 12,979
Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Win-
chester-Bulpett and Co
Winchester and Hampshire Bank, Winchester
-Wickham and Co 5,502
Weymouth Old Bank and Dorchester Bank,
Weymouth-Eliott and Pearce 15,792
Wirksworth and Ashbourne Derbyshire Bank,
Wirksworth-Arkwright and Co 36,768
Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech-
Gurneys and Co 38,159
Wiveliscombe Bank, Wiveliscombe- P. and
W. Hancock 7,636
Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton--Good-
ricke and Holyoake 14,381
Worcester Bank, Worcester-Farley, Laven-
der, and Co 7,262
Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old
Bank, Worcester-Berwick, Lechmere, and
Co
Worcestershire Bank, Kidderminster-Farley,
Turner, and Co
Walsall Old Bank, Walsall-Charles Forster
and Sons 570
Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton-R
and W. F. Fryer 10,671
Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halesworth
and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth-Gurneys,
Birbeck, and Co 33,781
Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank, Great
Yarmouth-Sir E. H. K. Lacon, Bart , and

Co 11,781
York Bank, York—Swann, Clough, and Co 43,523