The Sun.
London, England, 1865-12-01 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVEINING, DECEMBER 1, 1865.

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENOH.

(Before Lord Chief Justice Cockburn and a Special Jury.)

THE QUEEN V. CORBETT-THE SHENANDOAH.

The Solicitor-General this morning commenced his reply
on the whole case, and contended that the evidence adduced
on the part of the Crown fully brought home the charges
of the defendant.

The, jury, after a few minutes" deliberation, returned a
verdict for defendant on all the issues, which was received
with apple's°.

COURT OF DIVORCE.
(Before Sir J. P. Wilde and a Special Jury.)
WOOD V. WOOD-YOUNG AND COOKE.

This was a suit instituted by Mr. Alexander Wood, a
member of the celebrated firm of Wood and Turnbull,
grocers and wine merchants, at Newcastle-on-Tyne, for a
dissolution of his marriage on the grounds of his wife's
adultery with tho co-respondent and other parties un-
known.

. The respondent and Mr. Young appeared and denied
the adultery, but the other co-respondent did not enter
any appearance. _ _

From the opening statement of counsel it appeared that
the parties were married in 1857, and that there were chil-
dren of the marriage living. The parties lived comfortably
together until the January of 1862, when the petitioner
was obliged to go to France on business. On his return
he came into possession of a letter addressed to his wife
by Mr. Young, and signed by one of his Christian
names, " Metcalf." The letter was read by the learned
counsel, and it exhorted the lady to go to bed and rise
early and to take special care of her health. It
contained some general allusions as to the marital state,
and suggested that the respondent and her husband might
live as happily as nine-tenths of married people. After
the discovery of this letter the lady left her husband, who
immediately instituted proceedings for a divorce. How-
ever the evid nce adduced at the trial failed to satisfy his
lordship, and the petition was dismissed. Subsequently
evidence as to the respondent's misconduct had been ob-
tained and the petitioner brought the present suit.
Several witnesses were called on behalf of the peti-
tioner's case.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Winslow.)
POOR WINDHAM AGAIN.—IN RE W. F. 'WINDHAM.

In this case an application was made by the assignee, in
order that he might be empowered to compromise certain
Chancery proceedings with a view to a settlement.
Mr. Sargood urged that it was to the interests of the
creditors genorally that the application should bo
acceded to.

His Honour remarked that in a case of so much impor-
tance it was desirable that the Court should be relieved
from all responsibility by the assenting creditors.
Mr. Sargood stated that creditors for £2,500 out of
£2,800 would consent to the compromise, but the Com-
missioner ordered the application to stand over.
Of course this application is purely a formal matter,
and does not affect the position of the estate iu this Court
in any way.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This Day,

MARLBOROUGH STREET.

Tin LONDON AND PROVINCIAL ADVERTISING AGENCY.—
CAUTION TO PERSONS SEEKING SITUATIONS.—TWO re-
spectable-looking young men waited upon Mr. Knox to
ask his advice.

One of the applicants, a groom, stated that, having seen
in the Telegraph of the 23rd ult. an advertisement as fol-
lows :

" Wanted, a young man, as light porter, who can
drive—wages 225. 61 per week. Apply at the Advertising
Office, 41, Great Pulteney-street, Regent-street,"
and thinking the situation would suit him, he went to the
office, 41, Great Pulteney-street, and there saw a person
who told him he would have to register his name, and
that the fee for so doing would be ss. He paid that sum,
and, being told to sign a book, which he did, he received
the following memorandum :

" The London and Provincial Advertising Agency, 41
Great Pulteneyir. _
srt eot, Regent-street,
thet- sum of fee
for W. Re-
ceived from
for registration of name as applicant for a situation, con-
form to rules.— Coulson, Sec. Situations were guaranteed."
He was then sent to a Mr. Ridgway in Newgate-street, the
person at the office telling him that as he wrote a good
hand he ought to try for something better. Mr. Ridgway
asked him what he was, and on telling him that he had
been a groom he said he would not suit. He then went
back to the office in Great Palteney-street, when the per-
son there, he believed Mr. Coulson, gave him some names
and addresses to write to, which he did, but received no
answers. Subsequently he went to the office, and finding
several young men who had been similarly treated, he
went with one of them—instead of writing as he was de-
sired to do—to one of the persons he was to write to in
Cowley-street, Westminster, and was answered by an old
woman, who said that he ought to have written and not
attended personally, and that the "gentleman" who
wanted a young man to look after his horse and chaise
resided in Tothill-street, Westminster. They subse-
quently went to the office and demanded their money
back, when the person appeared to be very indignant
and threatened them with the police. They then
spoke to a constable who advised them to come
to that court. Several other young men were making the
same complaint about the office when they went there.
The other applicant said that seeing an advertisement
in the same paper for a young man to take orders, wages
20s. a week and commission, and application to be made
at the Advertising Offices, Great Pulteney-street,- he went
there and saw a person who told him to sign a paper—
received £5 from him, and then gave in a memorandum
for it (similar to the above). He was referred to a Mr.
Ridgway, who told him that ho would have to deposit
£lO, £5 down, and the other £5 to be deducted out
of his salary and commission, which were to com-
mence at the end of three months. He was to solicit
advertisements for newspapers. Not feeling satisfied with
the affair he returned to the office and was then given the
names and addresses of some others, amongst others Mr.
Mr. Mill, of New Bridge-street, Blackfriars, as a person
who required a young man, but that person repudiated all
knowledge of the matter, and advised him to lay the affair
before a magistrate.

Mr. Knox said he thought the best course the applicants
could adopt would be to get about a dozen of the persons
who had paid money to meet together, and then lay the
matter before a solicitor and see whether the parties could
not be charged with conspiracy.

The applicants thanked the magistrate and retired.

THAMES.

IMPUDENT MENDICANTS.—VIOLENT ASSAULT.—John S ea-
bright, aged 36, and Charlotte Seabright, his wife, 29,
were brought up on remand, charged with mendicancy and
violently assaulting Daniel Davey, a police Sergeant, No.
3 H.

The prisoners have long been a pest to the people as-
sembled in the public-houses in Whitechapel and vicinity,
by partly coaxing and partly bullying them out of alms,
The prisoners were engaged in this manner a few nights
ago. They went into the Golden Lion public-house and
asked for money. They were turned out of the Golden Lion;
and proceeded to the Garrick's Head in Leman-street, adjoin-
ing the H Division station house, where they obtained a penny
of a soldier, and demanded another. Davey, who had been
watching them, remonstrated with them on the impropriety
of their conduct, and expelled them from the house. They
had no sooner left it than they made use of fearful lan-
guage and made a violent attack upon him. They knocked
him down, and while the woman was pulling his hair and
scratching his face the male prisoner was pummelling him
with his fists. Davey soon obtained assistance, and the
prisoners were secured. Both were intoxicated, and it
seemed they were professional beggars, who expended the
oca 5 Juke, and wore
a nuisance to the community.

The prisoners were sentenced to one month's imprison-
mont and hard labour in the House of Correction.

DRUNKENNESS IN THE DOM.—Peter Byrne, an Irish
labourer, was charged with assaulting William Northage
a dock constable.

The complainant stated that at half-past throe o'clock
yesterday afternoon ho saw the prisonor on the south
quay in a state of intoxication, and staggering about from
one side of the quay to the other. He directed the pri-
soner to leavo the dock immediately, on which be turned
round upon him and struck him a violent blow on the side
of the head. He then laid hold of him.

Mr. Partridge—Did you lay hold of him before ho struck
you ?

Witness—No, I did not.

Mr. Partridge —You have no power to arrest a person
for being drunk in tho dock, nor any business to lay hold
of them, or put a hand upon them.

James Oddy, a clerk in the dock, saw the prisoner and
the constable both fall together.

Mr. Partridge—Then the constable laid hold of the pri-
soner either before he was struck or at the time he was
struck ?

• Witness—l believe he seized him as he was falling, and
both went down.

James Connor, a Metropolitan police-constable, No. 35. H,
saw the dock-constable and the prisoner on the ground,
and took the prisoner into custody. He made use of fear-
ful and disgusting language, and declared he would ruin
him. The prisoner struggled and tried to get his hand
into his mouth.

A foreman in the dock said there was a good deal of
brandy from Charente, recently landed in the dock and
near the place where the prisoner had been employed.
Mr. Partridge fined the prisoner 405., and in default one
mouths imprisonment.

THE TELEGRAPH IN CHINA.—From Pekin we
hoar, through a private source, that the Russian Government
sent out two telegraph officers to ascertain whether it were
possible to obtain the permission of the Chinese Govern-
ment to establish a telegraph from Kiachta to this place,
but that the Chinese showed themselves altogether averse
to the scheme, and the officers have returned.— Tonclonand
China Telegraph.

The Insurrection in Jamaica.

THE TRIAL OF GORDON.

About 12 o'clock on the 20th Oct. the rebels,
among them George Wm. Gordon, were brought
out and lined in front of the wharf where the courts-
martial were about to be held. In order to save time
two courts were formed—the one composed of. Col.
Lewis, of the St. Catherine's Militia, Capt. Espent,
of the Kingston Militia, and Capt. Astwood, of the
Kingston Cavalry ; the other compoSed of Second
Lieutenant Brent, commander of the gunboat Nettle,
Second Lieutenant Herrington, commander-of the
gunboat Onyx ; and Ensign Kelly, of the 4th West
India 'Regiment.

At 2 o'clock the same day (Saturday) the trial of
George W. Gordon commenced. He was tried be-
fore the military court, presided over by Second
Lieutenant Brent. He was given a very patient trial,
and was allowed to cross-examine all the witnesses
through the President of the Court, and was per-
, mitted to enter into a lengthy defence. The trial
lasted till past candle light, when the court was
ordered to be cleared. The Court sat in delibera-
tion for nearly half an hour, during which time
there was a profound silence, and each one drew in
his-breithin fearful suspense in anticipation of the
future. At the order, " Open the court," given to
the Provost-Marshal, every eye was bent forward ;
! every one eagerly listening, and could almost fancy
that the beating of every heart was heard in the
room. But this fearful suspense was heightened still
more by the voice of the Preaident of the Court pro-
nouncing the words, "This Court is dissolved."
The prisoner was then taken charge of by the Pro-
vost-Marshal, and led back separate from the other
rebels under the Provost-Marshal's charge at the
station. I have full notes taken of the trial, but I
am not permitted to forward them for publication
I until leave is given me to do so by the Brigadier-
General. The charges against George William
Gordon were :-Ist, high treason and sedition
against her Majesty the Queen ; 2d, inciting to
murder and rebellion.

After sentence had been passed on him, Gordon
wrote the following letter :

"My beloved Wife,—General Nelson has just
been kind enough to inform me that the court-mar-
tial on Saturday last has ordered me to be hung, and
that the sentence is to be executed in an hour hence ;
so that I shall be gone from this world of sin and
sorrow. I regret that my worldly affairs are so de-
ranged ; but now it cannot be helped. Ido not de-
serve this sentence ; for I never advised or took part
in any insurrection. All I ever did was to recom-.
mend the people who complained to seek redress, in
a legitimate way ; and if in this I erred or have been
misrepresented I do not think I deserve the extreme
sentence. It is, however, the will of my Heavenly
Father that I should thus suffer in obeying His com-
mand, to relieve the poor and needy, and to protect,
as far as I was able, the oppressed. And glory be
to His name ; and I thank Him that I suffer in such
a cause. Glory be to God, the Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ; and I can say it is a great honour thus
to suffer, for the servant cannot be greater than his
Lord. I can now say with Paul, the aged, ' The
hour of my departure is at hand, and I am ready to
be offered up. I have fought a good fight, I have
kept the faith, and henceforth there is laid up for
me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the
righteous Judge, shall give me.' Say to all friends
an affectionate farewell, and that they must not
grieve for me, for I die innocently. Assure Mr.
Airy and all others of the truth of this. Comfort
your heart. I certainly little expected this. You
must do the best you can, and the Lord will help
you, and do not be ashamed of the death your poor
husband will have suffered. The judges seemed
against me ; and from the rigid manner of the court,
I could not get in all the explanation I intended.
The man Anderson made an unfounded statement,
and so did Gordon ; but his testimony was different
from the deposition. The judges took the former
and erased the latter. It seemed that I was to be
sacrificed. I know nothing of the man Bogle. I
never advised him to the act or acts which have
brought me to this end. Please write to Mr.
Chamerovzow, Lord Brougham, and Messrs.
Hencknell and Du Buisson. I do not expect
that, not being a rebel, I should have been tried and
disposed of in this way. I thought his Excellency
the Governor would have allowed me a fair trial, if
any charge of sedition or inflammatory language
were partly [? fairly] attributable tome ; butl have
no power of control : may the Lord be merciful to
him. General Nelson, who has just come for me,
has faithfully promised to let you have this. May
the Lord bless him, and all the soldiers and sailors,
and all men. Say farewell to Mr. Phillipps, also Mr.
Licard, Mr. Bell, Mr. Vinon , and Mr. Henry Dulasse,
and many others whom I do not now remember, but
who have been true and faithful to me. As the
General has come I must close. Remember me to
Aunt Eliza in England, and tell her not to be
ashamed of my death. Now, my dearest one, the
most beloved and faithful, the Lord bless, help, pre-
serve, and keep you. A kiss for dear mamma, who
will be kind to you and Janet. Kiss also Annie and
Jane. Say good bye to dear Mr. Davison, and all
others. I have only been allowed one hour. I wish
more time had been allowed. Farewell also to Mr.
Espent, who sent up my private letter to him. And
now may the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with
us all.—Your truly devoted and now nearly dying
husband, " G. W. GORDON.

" I asked leave to see Mr. Panther, but the Gene •
ral said I could not. I wish him farewell in Christ.
Remember me to auntie and father. Mr. Bamsey has
for the last two days been kind to me. I thank him."

MR. Srms REEVES.—The following communica-
tion has been addressed to the secretary of the Glas-
gow Choral Union, in reference to a concert at which Mr.
Reeves was to have sung yesterday at Glasgow :--" 99,
Inverness-terrace, Kensington-garden. Dear Sir,—l very
much regret to inform you that Mr. Sims Reeves will be
unable to appear on Wednesday next. He has not been
well, and caught a severe cold travelling from London to
Manchester, to sing in Mr. Costa's oratorio of Naaman.'
He was not able to finish the oratorio, and the next day
(Friday) he had to travel to Bradford, but when he
arrived he was so hoarse he could not sing a note, and is
obliged to give up to-day's concert at Newcastle-on-Tyne.
I enclose you copy of medioal certificate. Mr. Sims
Reeves most deeply regrets this misfortune, and only
hopes that he can give you some other date to satisfy
your subscribers. Mr. Reeves has written to Mr. Wilbye
Cooper to hold himself in readiness to supply his place,
which he did on Friday at Bradford, so that, if you tele-
graph to him immediately you receive this, he could leave
London by the twenty minutes past eleven train to-morrow
morning. Itir. BAAAVAiI rennld heve written eerlier, but
trusted to be sufficiently recovered to appear, but, as you
will perceive by the certificate, 'tis impossible.—l remain,
sir, yours truly, in haste.—(Signed)—EmmA REEVES.—
Nov. 27." The medical certificate is as follows Mr.
Sims Reeves is at present under medical supervision. His
state of health renders comparative rest of the utmost im-
portance to him ; and, unless he relinquish for the present
all professional engagements, I have reason to apprehend
results of a very serious character.—(Signed) W. PRICE,
M.D.—Nov. 24, 1865."
ANIMAL GRAFTS.—We gave some time ago an
account of some exceedingly curious experiments by
means of which Dr. Bert showed that certain portions of a
living body introduced into the same or another would be-
come part of the latter, just as is the case with grafts in the
vegetable world. The same author has now addressed a
second paper to the Academy of Sciences, in which he
examines by what signs it may be ascertained that a piece
transplanted as above has continued to live. The most
manifest proof, he remarks, is undoubtedly that which is
afforded by the growth of the extraneous piece ; but as this
only occurs when the latter is not full-grown, a more fre-
quent proof is that of its undergoing certain pathological
modifications. Thus, for instance, Dr. Bert in one of his ex-
periments separated the tail of a full-grown rat from its
body, introduced it into a glass tube, which he afterwards
corked very carefully, and then kept for 72 hours at a tem-
perature of from 7 to 8 degrees. It was then stripped of its
skin, and four centimetres of its extremity were introduced
into the sub-cutaneous cellular tissue of another full-grown
rat. Three months later Dr. Bert killed the animal and in-
fused a coloured injection into the aorta; the liquid was seen
to penetrate into the marrow of the grafted vertebra) ; this
marrow was quite as adipose as in its normal state, but the
tail was reduced to the length of 8-1 centimetres,
owing to the absorption of a few of the terminal vertebra),
Here then we have evident proofs of vitality in the graft ;
first, the passage of the coloured injection into it ; secondly,
the state of the marrow ; and, thirdly, the absorption of a
part. This experiment Dr. Bert has repeated with certain
variations and always with equal success. In one of them
he left the tails of several rats, 20 days old, to dry under
an air-pump ; one half of them were then exposed to a
heat of 100 deg. centigrade, and afterwards transplanted.
No inflammation ensued in any case, but in all vascular
communication was obtained, as well as a slow process of
reabsorption, as in 'the first case described.— Galignan

Hospital for Consumption and Diseases of
the Chest, Bi ompton.

The quarterly court of the governors of this
charity was held yesterday in the board-room of
the hospital, the Rev. Sir Henry Foulis, Bart., in
the chair. Amongst the governors present were
Lieutenant-General the Hon. T. Ashburnham, the
Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, M.P., the Hon. E. B.
Wrottesley, Captain the Hon. Francis Maude,
R.N., J. A. Shaw-Stewart, Esq., Dr. Dickson, G.
R. Ryder, Esq., Charles Few, Esq., Captain C. R.
Egerton, R.N., and F. J. Augarde, Esq.

The minutes of the former court having been
confirmed,

The SECRETARY read the report of the committee
of management, which stated that not only had the
charity continued its course of usefulness in an un-
diminished degree, but the record of new out-
patient cases showed a steady progressive increase.
Advantage had been taken of the fine weather to
colour and whitewash the eastern half of the hos-
pital and to execute general repairs where needed.
The committee reported with regret that in accept-
ing the new contracts in September for victualling
the hospital for the next six months, an increase of
price was observable, more or less, in all the most
important articles of food, as compared with the
previous tenders. For instance, the additional cost
of milk represented an increased annual expenditure
of nearly £3OO, meat of £240, eggs of £5O, bread
of £35, and so on, prices having also advanced in
many other articles. The committee, however,
believed that the public—who had hitherto given
their support to this charity—would see from these
significant facts that continued and increased aid
was needful for the efficient maintenance of this
important charity. The committee had truly great
reason to be gratified at the number of new sub-
scribers added to the list year by year. The annual
subscriptions were a most valuable source of income,
being the only reliable one, with the exception of
about £BOO a year from ground-rents, but the sub-
scriptions were still but little over half the amount
of the yearly expenses, which exceeded £9,500.
In their last annual report the committee an-
nounced that a kind offer from friends in Madeira
to receive and maintain 20 patients during the en-
suing winter had been made. They also reported
their acceptance of such offer, and their reasons for
doing so. The committee now retorted that 20
patients were carefully selected, and were despatched
from London by the Lisbon and Madeira mail
steamer, Maria Pia, on the Bth. The departure of
these patients was an event of a deeply interesting
character, and it was hoped that their residence in
Madeira would be materially and permanently bene -
ficcial to the invalids themselves, as well as con- '
ducive to the interests of medical science. The
committee had received a letter from the superin-
tendent placed in charge of the Madeira patients
announcing their arrival at Lisbon, all well, the
voyage thus far having been satisfactorily borne by
the invalids. The committee had had many marks
of approval of their conduct in seeking to extend
the usefulness of the charity by means of this tem-
porary sanatorium at Madeira ; and some friends
had forwarded welcome contributions in aid of the
additional expenses connected with the voyage out
and home of the invalids.

The following legacies had been announced since
the last court :

Mrs. Mary Cozens £l9 19s.
Samuel N. Rudge, Esq 250 Duty free.
Miss Maria a Garnett
Miss Sarah A. McCracken 5OO

Though not precisely a legacy, the committee
here mentioned the receipt of a munificent dona-
tion of £l,OOO from a lady, in memory of a de-
ceased daughter, Miss Mary Grant Forbes, after
whom one of the wards in the hospital would in
future be called, thus forming an appropriate and
enduring memorial. _ _ _

The number of in-patients admitted since the 3d
of August was 336
• Discharged, many greatly benefited
Died
New out-patients' cases

~ 2631

The report having been unanimously adopted the
proceedings terminated with a cordial vote of thanks
to the chairman.

Shakspere and Steam.

(From Punch.)

He wasn't for an age, but for all time. Was he for Rail-
way time ? This must be the question asked by the
management of the Standard Theatre, which is now next
door to the City Extension of the North London Railway.
All admirers of the immortal bard will be delighted with
the performance of Messrs. Creswick, Ryder, and Miss
Sarah Thorne, and will praise the admirable emphasis and
discretion given to every line they can hear. Take Act V.
Scene 1. This represents the King's Camp near Shrews-
bury (charmingly painted, by the way) :

Enter Ring Henry, Prince Henry, Prince John, Sir Walter
Blunt, and Sir John Falstaff.

King Henry (solemnly)—How bloodily the sun begins
to (rumbling of one train. Audience look at one another.
The rest of the speech is lost to every one except Prince
Henry, who is standing near the King).
Prince Henry—The southern wind
Doth play the (rumbling of two trains : speech continued
in dumb show).

[Earl of Worcester and Sir Richard Vernon are waiting to
come on at the side opposite the Prompter.

Sir Richard Vernon (to Worcester)—What did he say ?
(Railway whistle and scream.)

Worcester (takes off his helmet, and puts his hand to his
oar)—I don't know ; can't hear the cue.
King Henry (who has given the required cue four times
already, bawls out between both hands, looking towards
Worcester)—foul to those who WIN ! ! !
[Rumble, rumble, rumble, screams and shrieks of steam,
whistling.

Enter Sir Richard Vernon, and Worcester carrying his

helmet.
[King Henry opens his mouth like a fish breathing, and is
supposed to be saying his part.

Worcester (seeing the King's mouth shut for a second)
Hear me, my liege—

Prince John (aside to Worcester)—He's not finished yet.
(Railway whistle.)
Falstaff (who is standing apart from the rest, thinks his
turn has come) —Rebellion lay in his way, and he found it.
(No one hears him except the Prompter, who shakes his
head at him furiously.)
King Henry (during a calm, hoarsely)—Of broached
mischief to the unborn times ?
Worcester (getting his say at last)—Hear me, my liege !
(Railway bell, violently. Several trains rumbling. More
shrieks from engines.)
King Henry (to Prince Henry)--Hear him ? Im -
possible I
Prince Henry (mistaking this for his cue, starts two
pages ahead)—In both our armies there is many a--(is
stopped by King and Sir Walter Blunt.)
[Worcester proceeds with his speech. Convenient trains
arrive, depart, and pass one another, apparently every
other minute. Screams, shrieks, bells, whistles, at short
intervals. The audience listen with their heads on one
side.
Worcester (cutting it short, shouts the last two lines).
And violation (takes breath for next shout) of all
faith and troth.
(Takes breath, and prepares for a yell to finish with),
S wpoorsni t
o ton utso—ti nw-0 otur ra
trains
i lteht t chest
e sstt
epaomw)e ry,
oiunngop-er
enterprise!! ! (Loses his voice for the rest of the
evening.)
Gallery (cheering)—Brayvo!
King Henry—These things indeed you have articulated.
[Audience, who have caught this line, applaud vehemently.
He continues his speech while the 10 45 is starting and
10 40 is arriving. Both events celebrated by Railway
officials on bells and steam-whistles.

King Henry (shouting to audience)—Of hurly-burly in-
novation.

[Leader of Orchestra hears him, and approves the sarcasm.
The last words do not get beyond the second fiddle.
King Henry (making a last effort while the 10 55 is imi-
tating thunder). Of pell-mell (shouts louder) havoc
(louder) and (loudest) confusion ! (Loses his voice.)
And thus the play goes bravely on. Ear trumpets ought
to be sold at the door, and be lent, with opera-glasses, by
the boxkeeper at so much a night. Shakspere's Lines have
not fallen in pleasant places when so discordantly inter-
rupted by the Lines of the North London Railway.

DEATH IN THE PAINT BOX.—An inquest was held
at York on Tuesday to inquire into the cause of the
death of a female child, 13 months old, belonging to a
cabinetmaker, of Swinegate, York, named Bean. On Sa-
turday night, after playing with a halfpenny box of colours,
the child suddenly became ill and troubled with vomiting.
The father became alarmed, and, having reason to suspect
that the child had sucked one of the squares or colour, went
for Mr. Bird, surgeon. That gentleman prescribed, but the
vomiting continued, and the child died at half-past 1 o'clock
on Sunday morning. The father had thrown the colours
into the fire as soon as he found his child ill, but another
box of the same description has since been purchased, and
arsenic found to be in one of the squares in such a quantity
as would produce death.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

CROYDON AUTUMN STEEPLECHASES.

THURSDAY.

The concluding day's programme of this meeting was
not. on a par with that of the previous day, although the
committee liberally added nearly 2CO sous. The fields
were small, but 12 horses starting throughout the day, a
drawback attributable to the fearful state of the ground
through the late rains. The weather was more favourable
than on Tuesday or Wednesday, but the course was ill
worse going, being so "holding" that the animals actually
walked through the heaviest parts of it ; but the last race
was of the most exciting description, the finish being the
best of the meeting. The following is a full return of the
sport :

A Handicap Plate of 40 sous ; any winner after the publi•
cation of the weights to carry 71b extra. About two
miles and a half.
Count de In Bigne's B. M. D., 5 yrs, 12st 21b
(G. Quinton) 1
(Capt. Shaw) 2

Mr. Burbidge's Bravo aged, list

Selika and Amelia Ann also ran.
Betting-2 to lononß. M. D., sto 1 agst Amelia
Ann.

The latter for a short distance made play, when Bravo
went to the front, closely attended by R. M. D., and they
ran thus for a mile and a half, when the two placed
alternately led till within half a mile of home, where
R. M. D. improved the pace and took a strong lead.
Blundering at the last fence, he nearly threw Quinton,
but recovering himself very cleverly, and steadying the
favourite, he won by ten lengths. Amelia Ann and
Selika did not pass the post.

A Selling Handicap of 3 sovs each, with 25 added ; the
winner to be sold for 40 sovs. About two miles.

Mr. lia,mlin's Idiot, aged, list 41b (J. Land) 1

Snaggs, White Stockings, and Netherdale also ran.
Idiot went to the front immediately after the start, and,
never being approached, came in alone. White Stock-
ings who ran the entire course, passed the post 300 yards
behind the winner. Netherdale fell, and White Stockings
came down on States, but fortunately without seriously
hurting him ; Snaggs also came to grief.

The winner was not sold.

A Handicap Plate of 100 sovs. ; winners to carry ilbs extra.

About three miles.

'Mr. E. Elphick's Goshawk, 0 yrc, lOst 121 b (Pickett) 1
Capt. Jones's Sugar Candy, 6 yrs, lOst 10lb ...(Murphy) 2
Mr. P. R.Tattersall's Meerschaum, aged, lOst (..T. New) 3

Simpleton also ran.

Betting-5 to 4 agst Sugar Candy, sto 2 agst Goshawk,
3 to 1 agst Simpleton, 10 to 1 agst Meerschaum.

They ran in a cluster for a short distance, when Simple-
ton took a slight lead. On passing the Stand Meerschaum
was in front, but he was soon passed by Simpleton and
Goshawk, who alternately led for two miles, when the
favourite, who had waited on his horses, took up the run-
ning, but Goshawk drew up to him in the turnips, and
held a strong lead on reappearing on the far side. In the
meadows " Candy" gradually drew up to him, the pair
clearing the last fence side by side, when a terrific struggle
commenced, but Goshawk making his final effort, won,
after the finest met of the meeting, by a neck, amidst im-
mense cheering; Meerschaum was a bad third. Simple-
ton did not pass the post.
The Selling Steeplechase was off by consent.

Bank of England Return,•—Last Evening.

An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria,
cap. 32, for the week ending Wednesday, Nov. 29, 1865.

ISSUE DEP /EMMET.

Notes issued ........£28,493,065

Government Debt £11,015,1C0
Other Securities .. 3.634,900
G old Coin & Bullion 13,643,065
Silver Bullion

£2B 498,065

£28,198,06

EPARTBIZNT.

oprietors' Capi-
tal X 14.553.000
Hest
Public Deposits (in-
cluding Exche-
quer, Savings'
Banks, Commis-
missioners of Na-
tional Debt, and
Dividend Ac-

Government Seott-

rities (including
Dead WeightAn-

unity) _ 50,741,1C0
Other Securities 18,950,5 0
Notes
Gold o and Silver 70,883
Cot

counts) 6,544,382
Other Deposits 12,471,5:1
Seven Day and
other Bills 494,023

£37.`.:48,843

£37,218,813
MILLER, Chief Cashier.

Nov. 3), 1865.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day.

LONDON, Dec. I.—Wind this day at noon—North.
Easterly ; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but rather
cloudy.
PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 30.—Wind W.—Arrived—Volun-
teer, from Sunderland for St. John's, N.B. Sailed—
Amazie, for Bombay.

BRISTOL, Nov. 30.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived—Empire,
from Quebec.

LRY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. I
GRAVESEND, Friday Morning.
Arrived, Nov. 30.—Water Lily Ocean Queen, from
Windau ; Passly, from Messina ; Grovennea, from Nicko-
lof ; Warrath, from Uleaborg ; Osborne, from Riga ; Mist,
from Boston; Allan, from Renoski ; Baldur, from Horsens;
Royal Arch, from Nassau ; Providence, Medium, Tiber,
Odessa packet, Hartlepool, Kingsdown, R. H. Knight, Mart-
tel, Commodore, Jane Gouldie, and Sea, from Cronstadt.
!DEAL, Friday Morning.
Passed, Nov. 30.—Queen of May, for Singapore ; Vin-
cent, for Boston ; Eliza, Jane, for Grenada ; Retriever, for
Antigua ; Princess Louisa and Vincentzo, for Cardiff ;
Priscilla, barque, for Trinidad; Loyallt, for Manilla;
Isabella Hunter, for Mogador ; Bessie, Bowie, for Liver-
pool ,• Bilbao screw steamer, for Bilbao; Berzelias, for
Cardiff—all from London.

An increase of £144,000 has taken place durin
the week in the bullion of the Bank of France.
The notes in circulation, however, have been
augmented £1,280,000, and the bills discounted
£1,880,000. The current accounts have received
an addition of £1,093,333, but the advances on
stock have boen lessened £20,000, and the Treasury
balance £240,000.
A capital is invited of £lOO,OOO in shares of £lO
for the Douro Silver-Lead Mining Company for the
purpose of purchasing and working extensive mine-
ral properties on the left bank of the Douro, in
Portugal, about 60 miles from Oporto. The mining
area comprises upwards of 1,000 fathoms in length
and 500 in width.

HOMICIDE BY A LUNATIC AT WAKEFIELD.—On
Tuesday a sad affair occurred at the West Riding
Asylum at Wakefield, which was the subject of a coroner's
inquest on Wednesday evening. William Curran, fromAl-
lerton, near Bradford, an inmate of the asylum, was making
up beds when Jonathan Waite, another lunatic, attacked
him with a shovel, battering his face fearfully. The in-
juries proved fatal. Waite, in reply to the medical superin-
tendent as to the cause of the attack, said that he had been.
hearing voices telling him what he should do. He thought
he should die an unnatural death, and on Tuesday morning
he heard a voice telling him to kill a man, and he would be
saved, but ho was sorry it was poor Bob—the name de-
ceased was known by at the asylum. He also said that
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Jessop, treasurer of the Bradfield InundatAiolnd
has received, through Mr. Roebuck, the commands of her
Fund,erm FUND.—Alderman
Majesty and of the Prince of Wales, with reference to the
disposal of the surplus of their subscriptions to the above
fund. The Queen desires the surplus of the sum sub-
scribed by her in aid of the sufferers by the inundation
at Sheffield to be given to any local charity which
may be selected by the committee appointed to man-
age the fund. The Prince of Wales directs. that any
surplus that may fall of his share shouldbe
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be given to such school." In accordance with this request,
Mr. Jessop will hand over the surplus of the Prince of
Wales's subscription to the Gills' Charity School. Her
Majesty and the Prince of Wales each contributed £206.
THE RIVERS COMMISSIONERS AT WINDSOR.--The
inquiry of these commissioners, which commenced at the
Town-hall on Tuesday last, terminated on Thnrsday, their
object being to ascertain the present state of' the Thames
water in the neighbourhood, with respect to its purity, and
the drainage of Windsor and Eton running into it ; the fol-
lowing persons were examined :—John Jones, mayor; Mr.
Chamberlin, Mr. Darvill, town-clerk; the Rev. the Provost
of Eton ; Mr. J. Barton, chairman of the Eton Board of
Health ; Mr. Menzies and Mr. Treacher. Mr. Chamberlin,
in the course of his examination, said he considered the
river Thames about Windsor was in a much purer state
than it was before the drainage of the town, which
hnew
empties into the Thames about two miles belew
detrimental Windsor,to
and he did not consider this discharge was
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moor, for utilising the sewage,
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on the railway, firsteethp
to the river, for the reason that the coals chiefly used came
from the midland counties, and even the north country
coals were brought here by railway and in bettor condition
than they could be by sea and river.