The Sun.
London, England, 1865-10-11 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVEISING, OCTOBER 11, 1865.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.)
IN RE THE REV. R. W. L. TOLLEISLACIIE.

This was a second bankruptcy, the bankrupt being do-
scribed as a clerk in holy orders, of Leigh, formerly of
Hammersmith and Foltham. No accounts have been filed,
and the case was adjourned until the proceedings under
the first bankruptcy shall have been disposed of.

were brought before Mr. Paget charged with being drunk
and disorderly last night in the York-road, Rateßif. They
were also charged with being concerned with others in
assaulting and robbing Captain John Harkness, master of
a merchant ship, and now dwelling at 25, Bromley-street,
Stepney. He appeared to be injured, and there was a
serious bruise over his left eye. Ho said that he was pass-
ing along the York-road, close to the North London Rail-
way, last night at eleven o'clock, when two men and the
female " baulked" him. They all " run aboard of him at
once," and one man jumped on his back. Another hit him on
the head with a piece of wood or some other instrument. His
eye was terribly swollen last night, and it had gone down
since. His pocket-book was taken. It contained £1 10s.
in gold, and ss. in silver. His gold chain, an old one for
which ho gave £ll 10s., and which ho now valued at £9,
was detached from his ,vatch and stolen. He was much
ill-used. He made as much noise as he could, and informed
a policeman of the robbery. He drank considerably last
night, but he was sure the prisoner Francis was ono of the
thieves.

In answer to questions by the woman, the prosecutor
said he was in a beershop, and saw her before the robbery.
Ile was followed out of the beershop and robbed.
Other evidence was given implicating the woman in tho
outrage and robbery. She was remanded until Monday.
Began was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment for being,
drunk and disorderly.

Great-Western Railway of Canada.

MEETING THIS DAY.

The ordinary half-yearly meeting of this company was
held at London Tavern to-day—Alderman and Sheriff
Dakin, the president, in the chair.
After the usual preliminaries,

The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report and
statement of accounts, already published, which was
agreed to. He thou said that ho was glad to be able to con-
gratulate the shareholders on the gleam of sunshine that
had broken through the circumstances which once indi-
cated storm and disaster. He thought the directors were
ec titled to much praise for their exertions, by which the
undertaking was enabled to surmount the disasters to
which he alluded. He considered the report showed, as far
as possible, the progress of the affairs of the company. Their
receipts on capital account during the half-year amounted
to £674 Os. 10d., and the total receipts up to July 31st were
£5,116,349, and deducting the disbursements there was a
balance to the credit of the company on capital account of
£26,982 18s. 2d. There had been an increase in tho
expenditure as compared with the corresponding
period of last year, but the expenses which they
incurred were rendered unavoidable by their position.
They had to provide accommodation by an extension of
their station, both for passengers and goods traffic, at the
important city of Toronto, from which their station was
two miles distant, and they were also compelled to incur an
outlay for a new station, and also for works which were
indispensable. The expenses of the half-year warranted
the directors in not recommending a dividend of more than
2 per cent. ; but on the improving aspect of their affairs
there was every reason to believe that before long that
dividend would be considerably increased. (Hear.) A
valuable arrangement had been effected, by which the
loss sustained in the conversion of their American funds
would, for the future, be avoided. The decrease which
had taken place in their traffic arose from exceptional
causes, namely, the severity of the weather during the
winter season, the stoppages on American connecting
lines, and the impediments in the way of traffic
by the adoption of the passport system. How-
ever, the improving prospects of business generally
afforded ground for hoping that there would be a corre-
sponding improvement in their receipts, to which hope the
abundant harvest in Canada in no small degree contributed.
A satisfactory arrangement had been made with the pro-
vincial Government relative to the postal service, which
would continuo in operation for four years. The appeal
of the Commercial Bank of Canada, which was argued
before the Judicial Committee, had been dismissed with
costs, but there were certain points, sub judice, which were
still to be considered. Very encouraging informa-
tion had been received with respect to the oil districts
of Bothwell and Enniskillen, which were situated
on the company's line, and American and other capitalists
were making large purchases of land and sinking new wells,
in consequence of the improvement in regard to so impor-
tant an article of commerce as oil. (Hear, hear.) The
chairman concluded by referring to the satisfactory footing
of the relations of the company with the American con-
necting railways.

After some discussion a resolution was agreed to, sanc-
tioning a proposed arrangement between the company and
the Atlantic, Great Western (Buffalo) Extension, and the
Erio and Niagara Railway Companies.
The proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the
chairman and board of directors.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE--Last Evening

Amsterdam Short. 11 19

Ditto

3 Months. 12 2

11 19
12 2
12 2
25 70
25 70
13 101
25 35
25 67i
25 70

Rotterdam
Antwerp — 25 62i
Brussels

Hamburg
Paris Short 25 25

Ditto 3 Months. 25 571
Marseilles

Frankfort on the Maine
Vienna
Trieste

121 i
11 221
11 20

1211
11 271
11 27j
29f

Petersburgh -
Berlin

Madrid.
Cadiz ~

48
48
25 80
25 771
25 77
25 80
25 80
25 80
51
51f

Leghorn
Milan
Messina

25
25 72f
25 72

Genoa
Naples
Palermo

25 75
25 75
25 75

Oporto —
Lisbon —

THE BRITISH POSTAL GUIDE containing the
chief public regulations of the Post-office has just been
published by order of the Postmaster-General.
A pamphlet has just been published recommend-
ing an application of homoeopathy as a curative agent
of the cattle disease.

FRENCH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.—Nearly the
whole of last sitting was taken up with papers
on cholera, and we are happy to state that the communica-
tions are in general aro of a nature to deprive tho epidemic
of all its real terrors. It is now proved beyond a doubt,
from facts collected throughout Europe : 1. That
Asiatic cholera is in all well-authenticated cases pre-
ceded by premonitory symptoms. 2. That these symptoms
may be removed with the greatest ease, and with the
certainty that, once removed, the dangerous period need
not bo feared. 3. That a wholesome strengthening
diet, and the commonest attention to the state of the
general health of the individual, will prevent the
occurrence of any alarming symptoms ; and 4. That
ignorance and imprudence, habitual neglect of cleanliness,
and unhealthy dwellings, are the only causes of fatal cases,
oothffta the
painspheoi.s short, cholera is a disease much less to be dreaded
than typhus fever and other epidemics by which we aro
unconsciouslysurrounded.presente
d to
the
A cFromademtyh general
we wil
lnsouN pi summa
n raor
ceed to a few particulars. Dr. Pietra-Santa states
that in the course of the period beginning with
the Ist of September, 1853, and ending on the
Ist of October, 1854, out of 2,186 inmates of the
prison to the Madelonnettes, situated in a very bad
quarter, only 517 experienced premonitory symptoms, and
ont of these only 12 were attacked with real cholera.
Of these 12, eight were cured. Ile adds that the rep. its
of Dr. Blondel, Inspector-General of Public Assistance,
show that out of 4,740 cases registered in that
year, 4,359 were preceded by premonitory symptoms; that
in the other 381 cases the question of premonitory symp-
toms was not properly sifted, so that nothing certain
could be known about them ; and that the efficacy
of a preventive cure is the only point on which all the
risr.i,ifins of the Paris hospitals aro agreed. All the
numerous observations coliectea In Engia.a, Fran,.., and
Italy, tend to confirm this view. Dr. Jules Guerin, in a
second paper on the same subject, expresses himself as
follows:—" I have long persisted in pointing out the prac-
tical advantages resulting from the existence of a premo-
nitory stage, during which a disease that, in an advanced
stage, bids defiance to all remedies, may be mastered. Stop
diarrhea; I have said, and you stop cholera. That is suf-
ficiently precise, but not sufficiently known. I regret to
say that physicians are still seeking the specific which is
to revive a dead body, instead of making known the period
during which the disorder may be cured. But what science
crtunot do with the limited moans of publicity at its dis-
posal, the Administration can." Here the writer enters
upon the excellent English system of house-to-house visi-
tation, whereby, out of 130,000 persons treated in the 15
principa • l cities of England, only 6,000 narrowly escapad
real cholera, and only 250 actually got it ; and then con-
cludes with announciug authoritatively that the Adminis-
tration f
system of effectual pre-
ventive epidemic invade the capital
time. Dr. Mourin, Secretary-
generalo
Franco
measures
organised has
f t
fo
h erthe
Statisticalshould
complete
Society the
of Marseilles, in a paper
on this year's invasion of cholera in that city, calls it a
pseudo-epidemic, the disease coming on slowly, and rather
itioling to malignant or typhus fever. Tho prophylactic
or preventive treatment succeeded perfectly there. Poverty,
fatigue, and weakness were the predisposing elements in
all the cases observed. Opiates were found very useful,
but diluted with a little water, because much drink causes
irritation. To all this overwhelming mass of evidence
in favour of the existence of premonitory symptoms,
another contributor, a Dr. Pellarin, opposes a flat
denial of the fact, supporting his assertion by a sort of
scientific quibble. Ile says that diarrhma cannot be con-
sidered premonitory, because no one can foresee whether it
will degenerate into cholera or not. We need not point
out the utter puerility of this argument.
Capt. F. Scott, C. 8., A.D.C. to the Queen, Flag-
Capt. to the Port Admiral and Naval Commander-
in-Chief at Portsmouth, Sir M. Seymour, G.C.8.,
resumed the command of her Majesty's ship Victory
at Portsmouth on Sa.turcay on return from leave of
absence.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBER MEETING.
TUESDAY.
THE CESAREWITCU.

Rarely has there been such an uninteresting event as the
first of the great autumn handicaps appeared on paper to be.
The Cesarewitch and Cambridgeshire of old 30
years ago—boasted such horses as Faugh-a-Ballagh, The
Baron, Lanercost, Alarm, and many others of almost equal
fame among the roll of competitors. Lately there has b3en
a sad falling off in quality, and this year the acceptances for
the first-named race, commencing with Dr. Syntax and
terminating with Morris Dancer and Le Papillon, showed
nothing but what was second-rate in form. We presume
that it is much more difficult to handicap mediocre horses
than good ones, and to this cause must be assigned the
bad acceptance in a numerical point of view.
Salpinctes and Alabama have kept their position as first
and second favourites, the former with great firmness.
Rumours of a trial with Privateer yesterday somewhat
affected Mr. Ten Broeck's horse, and the former, who from
the combined causes of his owner's health and the hard
ground had retrograded in the betting, came again with
some force during the afternoon. Mr. Savile we were happy
to see on the heath, and the welcome rain had removed the
other obstacles to his starting. The Danebury stable has
had so many irons in the fire that the public have been
rather diffident in its selection. Lansdown, at the first ap-
pearance of the handicap, was mentioned as a good thing,
but he speedily went back into obscurity. Yesterday John
Davis was the horse ; this morning it was Gomera, or
rather last night that a furors set in about Colonel Baillie's
mare, which ended in her being nearly ac good a favourite
as Salpinctes. Zephyr has been strongly supported, and
at the eleventh hour the Oaks winner has thrown a
little "quality" into the affair by being announced as a
starter.

The rain has done much towards increasing the field,
which but for it might have been smaller. As it was, 27
runners were telegraphed, and after a comparatively short
delay despatched to one of the most level starts ever seen.
But little-opportunity is afforded at Newmarket for that
" stock-taking" so interesting to all sportsmen. Saddled,
some at the Stand, others at the Ditch, it would require
the fleetest of hacks and the sharpest of eyes to see them
all. They, doubtless, looked in splendid condition, as
horses prepared for a great ovent would naturally be, and
as they came through the gap and ascended the rise the
old comparison of a charge of cavalry might well have
been applied. On they came, but in the Abingdon Mile
bottom the bolt of many was shot, and the yellow jacket
and scarlet belt of Salpinctes was seen in the van, going
well. Gratitude, the second last year, was pressing him
hard, but little Scorey rode with a clear head, and, although
much exhausted, landed his horse in by a head. John Davis
proved himself a very good animal by getting third place
under the weight he carried.

Hardly so many people were present as we have remem-
bered, but still the scene partook of the usual Cesarewitch
features.

Prince Amadeus, attended by the Marquis d'Azeglio and
his suite, was on the Jockey Club Stand, which was
crowdad with the usual aristocratic habituis of New-
market.
The weather was delightful.

The Town Plate of £5O, for 3-yr-olds and upwards;
weight for age. The winner to be sold for 200 sous.

Lord Westmoreland's Orloff, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (Morris) 1
Captain Machell's Target, 3 yrs, 7st 71b...(J. Grimehaw 2
Mr. Beadman's Threadbare, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (Hibbard 3
Betting-5 to 4 agst Orloff, and 7to 4 agst Target.
Orloff got away in advance, made the whole' of the run-
ning, and won cleverly.

Selling Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each, for 2-yr-
olds and upwards ; the winner to be sold for 100 sous.
T.Y.C. 11 subs.

Mr. Naylor's Gazza Ladra, 4. yrs, 7st 41b (Parry 1
Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Czarina, 3 yrs, Bst 4lb ...(Murray 2
Mr. W. G. Craven's No Name, 4 yrs, 7st 71b ...(Morris 3
The following also ran :—Bishopton, Bella, Juneaton,
and Fanny.

Betting-3 to 1 agst Bella, sto 1 each agst No Name and
Fanny, 6 to 1 each agst Juneaton and Czarina.
Fanny, in company with the favourite, Gazza Ladra, and
No Name, made play into the dip, when Bella dropped back
and Mr. Naylor's filly headed Czarina and came on with a
slight lead, which she improved as she came on, and won
very easily by a couple of lengths. Czarina finished a similar
distance in advance of No Name ; Bella was fourth, and
Bishopton next. The others were beaten off.
The Clearwell Stakes of 30 sous each, 20 ft, for 2-yr-olds ;
colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 81b ; winners extra. T.Y.C.
43 subs.

Duke of Beaufort's Rustic, 9st 21b, inc 61b ex (Fordham) 1
Count F. Lagrange's Young Monarque, Bst 131 b, inc
31b ex (H. Grimshaw) '2
Capt. Grey's Chronometer, Bst 131 b, inc 31b ex (Custance) 3

The following also ran ----Potomac, Sane si, Dalesman,
Willie Sharpe, and Stoneham.
Betting-5 to 2on Rustic, 6to 1 agst Young Monarque,
and 10 to 1 agst any other.

They left the post nearly in a line, and ran abreast for
some 50 or 60 yards, when the favourite took a slight lead
of Young itonarque and Chronometer, 'who wei e closely
attended by Sans si, Potomac, and Willie Sharpe, Dalesman
taking a line to himself on the lower ground. On entering
the dip Fordham increased the lead, and in a few strides
further had all his horses beaten, and won in a canter by
half-a-dozen lengths ; Chronometer finished a bad third,
Potomac was fourth, and Willie Sharpe fifth; Sans si,
Dalesman, and Stoneham were beaten off.

Handicap Sweepstake of 15 sous. each, 10 ft, for 3-yr-old■

and upwards. Ab. M. 4 subs.

Mr. G. Angell's Attache, 3 yrs, Bst 101 b (Parry) 1
Baron Rothschild's Cornball, 3 yrs, Bst 31b (Daley) 2
Betting-6 to 4on Attache.

Camball jumped away in advance, and made the running
to within 50 yards of the chair, where Attache came out,
and won a fine race by a head.

The Cesarewitch Stakes, a free handicap of 25 sovs each,
15ft, with 200 added ; for 3-yr-olds and upwards ; win-
ners extra. The owner of the second horse to receive 50
Boys. out of the stakes. Cesarewitch Course. 65 subs.
The highest weight accepting being Bst 71b, it has been
raised to Bst 121 b, and the others in proportion.
Captain King's Salpinctes, 3 yrs, Est 81b (Scorey) 1
Mr. W. Robinson's Gratitude, 5 yrs Bst 41b (If. Grimshaw) 2
Mr. Hugh Smith's John Davis, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b (inc. 71b ex.)

(Fordham'
Mr. Mackenzie's Brown Bread, 3 yrs, 7st 131 b (ChaHoner'
Mr. Graham's Regalia, 3 yrs, Bst 91b (inc. 71b ex.)'
(Osborne',
Mr. E. Brayley's Pear Diver, 5 yrs, Bst 81b (Cannon'
Mr. Savile's Privateer, 4 yrs, Bst Glb (Loates)
Mr. W. G. Bsnnett's Buckfoot, 4 yrs, Bst 51b...(1Iughes
Mr. 11. Delamarre's Vertugadin, 3 yrs, Bst 31b (lluHock
Mr. L. Wakeley's Claxton, 4 yrs, Bst lib (J. Adams
Mr. St. George's Solon, 4 yrs, Bst llb (Lynch)
Mr. C. T. Perry's Fantail J yrs, Bst (W. Boyce)
Baron Rothschild's Calista g., 4 yrs, 7st 121 b (Daley
Mr. Barber's The Clown, 4 yrs, 7st 111 b (Snowden
Mr. J. Gilby's Count Cavour, 5 yrs, 7st 81b—(Whiteley
Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Alabama, 4 yrs, 7st slb (S. Adams
Baron Rothschild's Zephyr, 3 yrs, 7st 51b ...(Kitchener
Mr. Jackson's Elland, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (inc. 91b extra)
(J. Grimshaw
Sir J. Hawley's Merry Wife, 4 yrs, 7st 41b (Carroll
Lord Wilton's Nuneaton, 4 yrs, 7st llb (inc. 31b extra

(Morris-)
Mr, E. Brayley's Endsleigh, 3 yrs, Est 101 b (Murray)
Mr. nevill's Ostrogor, 3 yrs, Est 91b (Hibberd)
Colonel Baillis's Gomera, 3 yrs, Est 81b (II. Day)
Mr. Eskrett's Edinburgh, 3 yrs, bat 71b (11. Covey',
Mr. Parker's Farce, 5 yrs, Est 41b (Heartfield'
Mr. Williams's Defy, 3 yrs, sst 121 b (H. Clark
Mr. W. Treen's Morris Dancer, 3 yrs, sst 121 b

(Huitable:

Betting.-5 to 1 agst Salpinctes, 10 to 1 each agst Go-
mera, Privateer, and Morris Dancer, 11 to 1 agst Alabama,
12 to 1 eget Zephyr, 100 to 8 agst Farce, 100 to 7. agst
John Davis, 30 to 1 agst The Clown, 40 to 1 agst Brown
Bread, 50 to 1 each agst Solon, Vertugadin, and Regalia,
66 to 1 each agst Elland, Gratitude, and Count Cavour.
Precisely at the time sot down the 27 riders were ex-
hibited on the telegraph, and shortly after they reached
the starter, who at the first attempt effected an excellent
start. After they had taken their places the running was
taken up by Endsleigh, who, with Ostregor, Privateer,
Duel,foot, Quiaaoli4, and mei.y body, came on
slightly in advance of Elland, Brown Bread, Morrie Dancer,
Gratitude, Alabama, and Salpinctes, and to these succeeded,
wide on the loft, Farce, Zephyr, Solon, The Clown, and
Vertugadin, and in the extreme rear came John Davis,
Pearl Diver, Regalia, Fantail, and Nuneaton. They re-
tained these positions as they came through the Ditch
Gap, but on crossing the flat they became distributed,
and ran wide to the Rowley Mile post. Here Ostregor
headed Endsleigh, and came on with a clear lead, which
he retained to within a couple of hundred yards of the
Bushes-hill, where the pair were beaten, and were imme-
diately headed by Salpinctes, who took his place in the
centre of the course, closely attended by Brown Bread,
Elland, Gratitude, Merry Wife, and Farce, the latter being
wide on their left, and two or three lengths in their rear
came the heavy weights, John Davis and Regalia, close
in whose track'were Solon, Gement, Buckfoot, Alabama,
and Privateer. Half way down the hill Elland was beaten,
followed in a few strides further by Alabama and Farce,
and when fairly in the Abingdon Mile bottom Gratitude
and John Davis joined the two leaders ; but as they com-
menced the ascent for home Brown Bread broke down, and
was immediately headed by Gratitude, who half way in the
cords got to the favourite's girths, but was never able to
quite get up, and was beaten, after a splendid race, by a
head ; John Davis finished third, a couple of lengths in
their rear ; Brown Bread was fourth, close up with whom
was Merry Wife fifth, Farce sixth, and Regalia seventh ;
then came Elland, Buckfoot, Alabama, and Privateer, who
headed the next lot, in the rear of which were Morris
Dancer, Vertugadin, and Count Cavour.
The Royal Stakes of 200 sous each, 120 ft, for 3 yr-old
colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 21b ; winners extra. The

owner of the second horse to receive back his stake,

A.F. 10 sub; one of whom pays 25 soya ft.
Duke of Beaufort's Tociloben, Bst 71b
Mr. W. Morris's Jack o' Lantern, Bst 71b (Custance) 2
Mr. J. Parker's Voltigeur, Bst 71b ..... Grimshaw) 3

Betting-5 to 2 on Todleben. Todleben took a clear
load, followed by Jack. o' Lantern to the Abingdon Mile
bottom, where the latter gradually drew up, but. was never
able to reach the winner, who won after a fin© race by a
head; a head between the second and third.
Sweepstakes of 5 sous each, with 25 50V5 added., for 2-yr-

olds and upwards ; weight for age. The winner to be
sold for 70 Boys. Rutland Stakes Course, 8 subs.
Capt. Machell's Indian Star, 2 yrs, Ost 121 b.
(J. Grinishaw) 1
Mr. Jonning's Lady Kinghorn, 3 yrs, Bst 101 b
(H. Grimshaw) i
The following also ran :—Shoobra colt, Clotilde filly
Venturous, Antidote, and Spice.

MIDNIGHT BETTING.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
100 to 7 agst Salpinctes
100 to 6 agst Custard Castle
100 to 6 agst The Duke
100 to 6 agst Provisor
20 to 1 agst Wedding Peal
40 to 1 agst Copenhagen
40 to 1 agst Gomera
50 to 1 agst Breadalbano
100 to 1 agst Exchequer
100 to 1 agst Regalia

1000 to 70 agst Harry Brailsford, Holstein, Curtain
Lecture, Elland, and Jupiter coupled.
3000 even on Gratitude agst Wedding Peal

The Charge of Shocking Cruelty to a Wife.

George Price, the historical line engraver, late of 7,
Offurd-road, Barnsbury, who was charged with causing
the death of his wife Francis Price, by a series of. ill treat-
ment and bad conduct towards her—the particulars of
which were fully reported in our columns on the first and
subsequent occasions—was again placed at the bar beforo
Mr. Baker for re-examination.

The court was crowded to excess, and the Marquis
Townsend was accommodated with a seat on the bench
beside the magistrate.

Mr. Chipperfield, instructed by the Society for the Pro-
tection of Women and Children, appeared again to pro-
secute, and Mr. Lewis as before defended the prisoner.
Mr. Chipperfield said he proposed to call one witness
more in order to complete the case on the part of the pro-
secution. The witness he proposed to call was one of two
who were in attendance on the last day, but who were not
examined in consequence of the late hour to which the pro-
ceedings were protracted. She was a domestic servant
tiring near to the deceased, and had been frequently sent in
by her mistress, Mrs. Indermaur, with refreshments. He
would adhere to the rule his worship had laid down, and
limit the evidence to within a fortnight or three weeks
before death.

Mary Murphy said she was servant to Mrs. Indermaur,
of 9, Offord-road, Barnsbury. She knew the deceased, and
was often in her house with food, and that continued up to
Mrs. Price's death. She was in the house sometimes three
times a week. When she took in the food the prisoner used
to answer the door, and she asked if she could see Mrs.
Price. Ho used to say his wife was lying down, and she
could not see her then. He used to take the food, but Mrs.
Price told her about four times in his presence that he had
not given her the food she had taken. Within about three
weeks of the death of the deceased, she was in Mrs. Price's
room. She had asked if she could go in to get the room
ready for the doctor. A short time afterwards the prisoner
went into the room stupidly drunk, and threw himself
across the deceased, and she asked her to take him off.
She (witness) said, " You are not inclined to smother the
lady on her dying bed," and he said, "Yes, I am." She re-
membered seeing the prisoner doing something to the de-
ceased in the mouth.

Cross-examined—On the occasion she spoke of he was
stupidly drunk. During the three years and nine months
that she had lived opposite to the deceased she had never
seen him sober three months together ; in fact, she had
never seen him sober three days together.
Mr. Chipperfield said that was the case for the prosecu-
tion, and on the evidence adduced he had to ask the magis-
ti ate to send the case for trial.

Mr. Lewis, for the defence, said it had been laid down
over and over again by the authorities that the intent must
depend on the state of mind of the accused at the time the
act imputed was committed, and he submitted that if the
prisoner was stupidly drunk, as the witness had sworn, he
could not have had the intent which was now charged
against him. But, apart from this isolated case of alleged
ill-treatment, there were three points which the learned
magistrate would have to consider, whether the deceased
died from natural causes ; secondly, whether death was
accelerated by ill treatment ; and lastly, whether the pri-
soner, by his acts, had caused that acceleration of the death
of his wife. The learned gentleman then contended that it
was shown by the witnesses for the prosecution that they.
supplied the deceased with food, &c., out of their own re-
sources, and that therefore she could not have died from
starvation. The supposition of ill-treatment by the prisoner
was, he argued, negatived by the fact that he called upon
lir. Gowland in March last and entreated him to visit the
deceased as a medical man at her own home. The prisoner
also requested his neighbour, Mrs. Sellers, to visit the suf-
ferer, and that invitation had been accepted. Was that the
conduct of a man who sought to accomplish the death of
his wife by a course of ill-treatment and cruelty ? Much
had been introduced into the case to create a feeling of
prejudice, but it could not be forgotten that the coroner's
jury had returned a verdict of "death from natural causes."
Mr. Barker observed that with the finding of the corn.
ner's jury he had nothing whatever to do. Ho had simply
to act upon the sworn evidence which had been adduced
before him.

In conclusion, Mr. Lewis maintained that the medical
evidence would not justify the committal of the prisoner.
_ _ _

Mr. Joseph Turner, whom Mr. Lewis then called, said
—I reside at King-street, Soho, and am a hatter. The
prisoner's wife was my sister. I have a brother named
Charles William. The last two or throe months I have
seen my sister two or three times a week, and within eight
days I saw her four or fire times. 1 will not say I saw
her every week, but I saw her oftener than any one else.
On those occasions she was confined to her bed. I have
sent her food. The prisoner has been present on nearly
every occasion when I have visited my sister. Whenever
he has been present my sister has never complained to
me of insufficiency of food. During the time I have been
present I have never seen him unkind. He was generally
kissing her, and saying "My dear wife." The only thing
I ever saw unpleasant was when the prisoner attempted to
kiss his wife when he was in liquor. 1 took him away,
because my sister told me to do so. When I have been
present my sister has had food. On one occasion I saw
him take a plate of food to her, and heard her tell him to
take it to the children ; but I do not know who sent it.
The deceased died on a Tuesday, and I was with her on
the Monday, the day before she died, and the Tuesday pre-
ceding her death, as well as the Sunday preceding the Tues-
day. I did not see her with food on either of those three
days I have mentioned. The week previous to her death I
took her some brandy, and my wife gave her some of it.
I placed the bottle at the top of the bed, and the nurse took
it off the drawers and said, " Don't let him see it." She
placed it at the foot of the bed, and there were three other
bottles there, under the clothes, all containing a red liquid.
On that occasion I was there, I think, between two and
three hours. Whilst I was there no wine came in from
other parties.

Cross-examined by Mr. Chipperfield—l have been friends
with the prisoner since he came from America. Whilst he
has been in the Offord-road I have occasionally been out
with the prisoner, and I may have had a glass with him.
Within the past two or three months he has been frequently
the worse for liquor, and has bean more excited. He has
been worse fiinco my brother locked him up in Whitecross-
street for money for the food and clothes he supplied to my
sister. I was at the prisoner's house on the night before
my sister died. The prisoner was rationally drunk, if you
could call it so. I should not say that he was positively
drunk, but ho was the worse for liquor. His wife did not
complain before me of his making a noise. Mr. Lynch
asked me to go out with him to the tavern at the corner,
and whilst there the prisoner came in. A quarrel took
place between Mr. Lynch and the prisoner about the pri-
soner wanting to drink out of Mr. Lynch's pot. Ho was
drunk, and leaning over her bed, and I took him away.
Mrs. Elizabeth Isabella Turner said—l am the wife of
tho last witness. I was in the habit of going to the house
of the prisomw to visit his wife. I was there on the 15th
of August previous to her death. She said she should like
a little brandy, and it was given to her. Whilst I was there
I usarnwertlie paidfor.nurse selhe, Seinenitiforpo wrtaswnionteg, whichtven t o
her. Mrs.
ICharlesneve
never
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saw any ill-treatment of the prisoner to his wife. He was
given to drink, but he always did what his wife wanted.
The prisoner was at home on that occasion, but the wife
did not say she wanted food.

Cross-examined by Mr. Chipporfleld—l was there on the
15th of August, and had previously seen her at the end of
May.

Mr. Lewis said that was his case.
Mr. Barker said ho had heard nothing to induce him to
alter his intention of sending the case for trial. He then
fully committed the prisoner to the Central Criminal Court
for trial on the charge of manslaughter.
Mr. Lewis —Will you take bail ?

Mr. Barker peremptorily refused to admit the prisoner to
bail.
The prisoner, who seemed rather chapfalleu at the deci-
sion, was then removed.

RAILWAY PROGRESS IN INDIA.—A marvellous
illustration of the progress now taking place in India is
supplied by the railway btatisties. The annual official
holiday, known as the Doorga, Pooja, begins on the 25th
of September, and lasts about a fortnight. On the 15th of
August the great Junina.-bridge, near Allahabad, was
opened to the through traffic, reducing the delay between
Calcutta and Delhi by two hours. Tho East India Rail-
way Company offered holidaymakers return tickets avail-
able for three weeks between the two capitals—English
and Mussulman—for £7 second, and £l2 first-class, and
each may take two servants at 2s. a head, besides lug-
gage. The distance both wayB is 2,040 miles ! More-
over, the superstitious llindoo is tempted to visit his holy
kasi, Benaros, by the offer of a third-class ticket for £1 45.,
a distance both ways of 1,081 miles.
EASTBOURNE FAIR.—At the sitting of the bench
to-day, the magistrates, on the application of the chief
stockowners, made an order for the suspension of East-
bourne fair on the 11th inst.

LONDON GAZETTE—Last Evening.

WAR-OFFICE, OCT. 9.

The Queen has been graciously pleased to giro orders
for the appointment of Lieutenant-General Sir John Gas-
pard Le Marchaift, G.C.M.G., late Governor and Com-
mander-in-Chief in and over the Island of Malta and its
dependencies, to be an Ordinary Member of the Civil Di-
vision of the Second Class, or Knights Commanders of the
Most Honourable Orderof the Bath : and of Brevet-Colonel
Harry St. George Ord, of the Royal Engineers, Governor
and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Bermudas or
Somers' Islands, in America, to be an Ordinary Member
of the Civil Division of the Third Class, or Companions of
the said Most Honourable Order.