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liminlry to the oomprehensiv,t •Lbolition of the
taxes upon. knowledge.
It must not be forgotten, however, that other
men besides Mr. GinsoN, are, in reference to the
subject here specified, as his abettors and auxilia-
ries, peculiarly deserving of most thankful remem-
brance. It were ungracious, for examp!e, in this re-
gard to lose for one moment a
,recollection of the
efficient exertions made in the good cause, session
after session, by Mr. EWART, as it would be alto-
gether monstrous to overlook the noble efforts ad-
ventured upon in a similar direction, and with a
kindred object, by men toiling strenuously and
assiduously onwards to the goal of indirect
national education, outside the walls of the
legislative palace at Westminster. Meaning,
of course, by these sufficiently explicit al-
lusions to the admirable endeavours made in
London by CHARLES KNIGHT and in Edin-
burgh by the Brothers CHAMBERS, to place within
reach of the poorer classes of the population the
inestimable boon of a cheap but wholesome litera-
ture, nay, more, much more even than that of
a classic, and elevating, and eminently instructive
literature. It was a curious and beautiful indi-
cation of the progress which was being made to-
wards the more effectual development of this sys-
tem of indirect national education—the appearance
of some of the most popular writers of the age, both
male and female, as the founders and editorial
conductors of really cheap, because at the same
time they are really first-class, periodicals. Re-
ference, it must be obvious, is here made to the
issue some few years back of the initial numbers
of Household Words, emblazoned on every page
with the name of CHARLES DICKENS, and of that
sister serial the Journal, which carries in its very
title the name of ELIZA COOK as the guarantee of its
pervading excellence. Besides these, there are
other prominent lalaburers in the same glorious
field of intellectual improvement of the popula-
tion. As must be obvious enough to every one at
all familiar with the enterprise displayed of late,
year after year, in regard to elementary works,
by JOHN CASSELL, and a reference to standard
works of a miscellaneous character, published
with such munificence and profusion by the re-
markable firm presided over by GEORGE ROUT-
LEDGE. It should, moreover, be mentioned as a
circumstance commanding, upon this topic, the
attention of the journalist, and extorted from
the most phlegmatic the tokens of applause,
and even of unaffected admiration, that the most
eminent publishing houses in this country—the
house, for example, of the LONGMANS and the
house of MURRAY—have set an example worthy
of general imitation, by the issue, one by one, in
a cheap form, of a succession of masterly publica-
tions. Remembering all these things pre-
serving them, indeed, vividly in our recollection,
we cannot but consider it to have been singu-
larly judicious on the part of the promoters
of the festive scene of last evening, at the Whit-
tington Club, to accord that mark of the popular
gratitude and admiration cherished towards the
chief of all the enemies of the taxes upon knoW--
ledge within the walls of the Imperial Parliament.

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CoMMERGI A L INT E LLIGENG'E.

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.

The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
estimated at 8,000 bales, of which 1,000 American
and 1,600 Surat were taiken on speculation.
.The
market closed steadily at previous rates. The
sales comprised 5,750 American, 100 Pernam and
Maranham at Rd. to 6,k1., 60 Bahia at aid. to
6d., 50 Egyptian at 6,11, 2,000 Surat at 3d. to
41d., and 100 Sea Island at Is. to 2s. per lb. Rail-
way Shares were dull.
By the ship Ballarat there are advices to the
11th November from Port Philip. Generally,
however, the letters are to the 7th. The amount
of gold on board is 92,000 ounces, but the general
result of the " diggins" during October, as com-
pared with the like month of 1852, is a falling off
in the sums brought down by escort to Melbourne.
In October, 1853, the total yield was 109,006
ounces, and in Oct., 1852, 364,172 ounces. The
probability is, however, that the bad weather pre-
vented the miners sending down their gold, for it
is known that generally they were doing well. The
great falling off is at Mount Alexander.
The letters we have seen are very encouraging.
Cases of distress among newly-arrived immigrants
were no longer heard of. The markets were good
for most imported articles, and the stocks at the
mines were low. Money was rather tight, but
there was generally a healthy state of affairs. A
coal district, ten or twelve miles from the sea coast,
had been discovered in Victoria. The revenue for
the year to Sept. 30, 1853, shows an increase of
142 per cent, over the previous year. The Vimeira
with the Postroffice mail had not arrived out.

There are Van Diemen's Land papers to the 2d
Nov. Subscriptions were being raised to make up
the sum of 17,0001., as a reward for a workable
gold field. Flour was steady.
The Mexican Minister at this Court, his Excel-
lency Senor Don J. M. de Castillo y Lanzas, has
favoured the Committee or Mexican Bondholders
with the subjoined very satisfactory communica-
tion, which accords much better with the opinion
which the bondholders have formed of the en-
lightened views of the present GovernMent of
Mexico than the direct advices published in the.
papers.of the 4th inst.:--

" I beg to call your attention to a memorandum, stated
to be from the Committee of Mexican Bondholders, which
appeared in the Times newspaper of Saturday last. In this
extract the Minister of Finance in Mexico is reported to
have promised ' that as soon as he could dispose of the
money which he expects to receive under the treaty with
the United States of North America, when concluded, he
would make arrangements for the immediate payment of
another dividend.'

"'That this speech, uttered by his Excellency the
Minister of Finance, must have reference solely to the first
instalment of the said indemnity, and could not -be in-
tended to express the determination of the Government
with respect to the whole amount, I think I may positively
affirm of my own knowledge, as in a communication which
I have just received from his Serene Highness the Presi-
dent on the subject, it is stated emphatically that:his first
care, after he has succeeded in reducing the national
finances to some sort of order, will be directed to the pay-
ment of the dividends which are overdue, and his best
energies devoted, subsequently, to the entire abolition of
the debt
chairman of the ."
Mr. James Capel
ha!nrceosingsneeqduehniscepoofsitiilolnhaesalth,
Com-
mittee of Spanish Bondholders. We trust sincerely
that a successor equally able and disinterested will
be found, and that the Committee will not slacken
in their exertions on behalf of the certificated
holders. ,

The English Funds have exhibited greater firm-
ness, and upon the intelligence received within the
last hour, that the negotiations for peace are still
progressing at Vienna, Consols have further im-
proved. The prices were 911 gat the commence-
ment of business, and are now 92 to 921, money
purchases having been made at the highest of these
rates. Notwithstanding these accounts about nego-
tiations, and the strong belief still entertained among
our capitalists that peace will be maintained, we
may state. upon high authority•that there war can
be prevented only by the Emperor of Russia accept-
ing the Vienna propositions, and the Governments
of both England and France are resolved to make
no further overtures. On the contrary, if hostili-
ties proceed far, the favourable terms lately offered
would not be reproduced. The New 3i per Cents.
have been 93k to g, and the 3 per Cents. 92k to g.
Exchequer Bills are 17s. to 20s. premium, con-
tinuing firm. Consols are now flatter at 911 g.
The Foreign Securities have been fairly sup-
ported, with a moderate business doing. Mexican
Bonds have been at. an advance t o 25 and 251,
owing to the communication from the Minister in
London. Spanish 3 per Cents. are firm at 40 to
404, and the Deferred at 18i. Dutch 4 per Cents.
are at 92, after being' 91f. Russiul 5 per Cents.
have been done at 104 and 105. Equador Stock
is at 4; and Brazilian Old 5 per Cents. are at 97.
BRITISH MINES.—A few buyers appeared in the
market this day for Alfred Consuls, 241 ; Mollands,
Bs. 61. to 9s. ; Tavys, 21 ; Cwin Daren, 15s. to
16s. ; Poltimores, 20s. to 21s. Gd. ; Great Crinnis,
30s. to 355. ; Wryagau State, 17s. Gd. to 20s. ;
Sortridge Consols, 15s. to 17s. 61 ; Great Alfred,
30 to 32 ; Wheal Arthur, 30 ; Gills, 2f. The
following favourable report was received this morn-
ing from the Molland mines :—" The lode in the
62 East is 2i feet wide, producing saving work ;
the lode standing in the back for the last three or
four fathoms behind the end will turn out full one
ton of ore per fathom. The 52 East producing
good stores of ore, and appears to be opening wider
and showing indications of improvement. The
stopes in the back of the 42 East will yield one
ton to one and a-half ton of good quality ore per
fathom."

The current prices for the Jamaica Mines not
officially quoted are as follows :—Metcalfe, to
premium; Sue River, to discount ; Port Royal,
If to premium.
The last week's railway receipts ascertained up
to this day are in round figures as under :-- .

1854. 1853..
Great Western
North-Western
Brighton 9,849 , 9,091•
Midland ............ ................ .
South-Eastern.
Great Northern
Caledonian, and Edin. and Glasgow 13,608 12,478
Lancashire and Yorkshire
York and North Midland, Newcas-
tle and Berwick, Leeds Northern 26,487 23,111
Railway Shares are looking up again, and at the
present moment they n►ay be quoted rather higher
than in the official list below given, and which is
not made up to quite so late an hour as that at
which we are now writing. The cause of the rise
is the same as has acted upon the English funds.
The business done has not been large. York and
North Midland and Great Northern have been
most buoyant. Freach shares continue extremely
4ull, from paucity o: business.
The Gold Mine %area have been quiet at about
previous rates.
The shares of the Joint Stock Banks have been
neglected.

There have beet one or two bargains in the Dock
Shares, and the .k.ustralian. Land Companies are
nominally about the same.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.-CLOSING PRICES,

(Prom the Offieial List. 1

fluminP, •nr.
I per Cent. Reduced Annuities 924 i 4.
3 Per Cent. Consols Annuities 9l,i 4 21 14 2 1i
'iew 31 per Cent. Annuities 934 4 ii i I{
Ma Bonds, .1.110)0 .
Consols for Account 15th Feb. 9li 4 24 2 14 2 1i
1 Exchequer Bills, ld.
£IOOO
2500 l7 20 p
Small l7 20 p
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Equador Bonds
Grenada Bonds, Deferred
,lexiean 3 par Cent.
Ditto for the Account 254 1 6 54
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cont. £St lO4 fs4} 5 6.
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 4O A r
Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent.. lBi 194
Ditto Passive (Converted)
Spitish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 34 p c
DP/Wenls on the shove payable to London.
Datch Exchange, 24 per Cent. 12 Guil
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates . ..
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols 9li 2
Ditto February Account

DECLINE IN THE PRICES OF GRAIN IN IRELAND.—
Notwithstanding the imminence of a continental war,
prices of corn continue to decline in Dublin, and, as the
consequence, another fall has taken place in the staple
article of food. The tone of the provincial corn notes
received harmonizes with that of Dublin. In Limerick,
on Tuesday, there was a dull market for all kinds of
grain—the supply fair, but the demand exceedingly
languid.
SOUTH SHROPSHIRE ELECTlON.—Yesterday the elec-
tion of a knight of the shire for the southern division of
Shropshire, rendered vacant by the death of the Hon.
R. H. Clive, took place at the Town-hall, Church
Stretton. Mr. M. G. Benson nominated, and Mr.
Edward Corbett seconded, Mr. Robert Clive (late M.P.
for Ludlow), as a fit and proper person to repreient this
division of the county in Parliament. No opposition
being offered, a show of hands was taken, and the hon.
gentleman was declared duly elected. Mr. Clive thanked
the electors for the honour conferred upon him, and the
proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the
under-sheriff, who conducted the business of the election
in the absence of Mr. Slaney, the recently appointed
high sheriff.
IPSI7TICH MAGISTERIAL REFORM.—A petition to the
House of Commons, praying the Legislature to appoint
a stipendiary magistrate for
°the town of Ipswich, is in
course of signature. i•"' "Iki't •

THE I),ZEBY

QUEEN'S 117-ESTltiN'•; rat), THIS
- -(Sittings at Nisi Prius before Lord Campbell and a
Special Jury.)

THE QUEEN v. BERESFORD, AND OTHERS.

This important case, which has for some month% past
created considerable interest in the public mind, having
been'specially appointed for this morning, the court was
densely crowded, by persons in the expectation of hear-
ing some extraordinary disclosures, but from the subse-
quent proCeedings it will be seen they 1 were disap-
pointed.

The defendant, Major W. Beresford, it will be recol-
lected, was indicted, with nine other persons, for con-
spiracy.
Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., Mr. Slade, Q.C., and Mr.
Turner appeared on the part of the prosecution, and
Sir F. Thesiger, Sir Fitzroy Kelly, Mr. Whateley, Q.C.,
Mr. Bodkin, and Mr. Clarke appeared for the defendant
Major Beresford. The other defendants did not appear,
it being understood the indictment was withdrawn as to
them.

Major Beresford, who appeared very ill, arising from
a recentaccident, accompanied by Mr. Forbes M'Kenzie,
entered the court on crutches and took his seat in front
of Sir F. Thesiger. A host of political friends were also
present.

Mr. Turner opened the pleadings, and said the de-
fendant was indicted for conspiring with others wilfully
to corrupt the electors of Derby. On the 7th of July
the Speaker of the House of Commons issued his pre-
cept directed to the -Mayor -of Derby, for the elec-
tion of burgesses to represent the borough in Parlia-
ment. The first count charged the defendant with
wickedly conspiring to procure a corrupt return of
members for the borough. In consequence of those
practices Mr. Horsfall was returned, but was afterwards
unseated by a committee of the House of Commons, and
Mr. Bass was elected in conjuotion- with Mr. L. Hey-
worth. Other counts went on to charge other parties
with having been conspiring, but. with regard to them no
:case was intended to be preferred.

Mr. E. James, Q.C., said the indictment originated
with certain'electors of Derby with reference to the pro-
ceedings of the election of representatives for that
borough. A person of the name ,of Morgan, who
.held his head-quarters at the County Tavern in Derby,
was said to have bribed several electors. The matter
had already been investigated by two tribunals, one of
them being a committee of the irouse of Commons. At
the time of the election, and subsequent to it, certain
parties made allegations that Mr. Horsfall had been im-
properly elected, and they petitioned the house to have
the election declared void. Idle and ridiculous rumours
were circulated as to the mode in which the election was
conducted, ,and the indictment was preferred by persons
who believed in the truth of these rumours. But
from the exposures which had taken place, the per-
sons preferring the indictment believed that enough
had been done to prevent the recurrence of such prac-
,tices in future ;; and he was, therefore, instructed to
offer no evidence in support of the indictment, and it
would, therefore, be their duty to
,return a verdict of
Not Guilty.

The jury then returned a verdict to that effect.

Lord Campbell said the jury, under the above circum-
stances, would return a verdict of Not Guilty.
Sir Frederick Thesiger said he could not allow this
matter, notwithstanding the course that had been
taken on the part of the prosecutor, to pass without,
on the part of Mr. Beresford, denying in the
most distinct, impressive, and unequivocal language
that he had, either directly or indirectly, had anything
to do with the course which had been taken on the part
of the prosecution.; and nothing had been done by him
or any person on his behalf to prevent the fullest inquiry
into the consideration of the whole of this case. On
the= contrary, Mr. Beresford was most anxious that
the fullest possible investigation should take place ; and
it was but justice to Mr. Beresford, and to himself, as
his advocate and friend, to, state that no consideration
on earth would have prevented him from so doing.
Mr. Beresford had come there that day from .
a bed of sickness arising from the consequences ,
of w serious accident ; but he came to the court anxious
to meet the charge, for which there was not the slightest
foundation. The charge contained, in the indictment
had been suspended over Mr. Beresford for many
months,, necessarily giving him great uneasiness and
anxiety of mind ; and it was only late last night that he
had received a communication that it was not intended
to adduce any evidence in support, of the charge. With-
out the explanation he, had made the verdict they had
just given would be' the very reverse of a benefit,
Mr. James confirmed what had fallen from his learned
friend, that the course that had been taken had not
arisen from any compromise o❑ the part of either party,
but from the fact that it was felt that there was no
charge against the defendant.

Lord Campbell said, he felt it his duty to say that,
under the circu►nstances, it might be supposed that the
course pursued was not without suspicion ; but from
what had taken place that day in court, he trusted the
public mind would be satisfied that no corrupt compro-
mise had taken place between the partios, and that the
fact of no evidence being offered was sufficient to show
that there was no ground for the charge that had been
made.

The jury then retired, and the immense number o
persons ,present separated with evident satisfaction at
the result.

SHERIFFS COURT.--(THIS DAY).

(Before R. Gurney, Esq.)
BULL V. MAKING.

A RIDE TO-THE CAMP AT CHOBILLM.—The plaintiff
in this action is an omnibus conductor, and the defen-
dant is a Licenced Victualler, at the Goose and Gridiron,
St. Paul's Church-yard, and the action was brought to
recover the sum of 11. 125., for money had and received
foi plaintiff's use.

The plaintiff did not appear, and it was stated that he
had withdrawn the case.
Mr. W. H. Garry, solicitor for the defendant, said he
had paid the fees of the court to bring the case for hear-
ing, and had given a brief to Mr. Duncan.
Mr. Duncan applied for costs against the plaintiff.
He said that although the amount was small, yet the
principle was great, and the defendant's reputation had
been very unjustly impugned. The facts were that Mr.
Making kept a booking-office, and carried on a very
extensive business, and during the time that the "camp'
was formed at Chobhb.m, a great number of persons
booked for Chertsey, &e., and amongst whom
were a party of gentlemen' four originally pro-
posing, but it was decided that seats should be
taken for three, in case of one being unable to go.
On the day appointed four went, and by some misunder-
standing plaintiff did not obtain the fare for the:fourth.
It would have been proved in evidence that the plaintiff
had been paid for the three who were booked. The
learned counsel said that the defendant was exceedingly
anxious that the case-should be brought to trial ; but as
the plaintiff did not appear, all he (Mr. D.) could do was
to applyfor coats. He did not apply for costs for himself as
counsel in a case of such a small amount, but he hoped
the costs would be given for the attorney and witnei-ses.
The defendant was only served on the previous evening
with a du-4 mm to
_produce his books, which he had
done, and had to bring witnesses to corroborate the en
tries and payments to the plaintiff.
His Honour said he could only allow the costs for the
Witnesses.'
The case was then struck out.

ACCIDENT TO THE MARQUIS OF THOMOND.—We are
sorry to learn from Bath that the Marquis of Thomond
has hall a severe fall and dislocated his shoulder, but,
through the skill of his medical attendant, Mr. Wood,
the fracture has been reduced, and the noble marquis is
doing well. It is gratifying to learn that the noble and
gallant officer has recently presented her most gracious
Majesty, for the Admiralty House at Portsmouth, three
full length valuable portraits by Sir Joshua Reynolds,
of King George the Third, King William the Fourth,
when Pt ince of Wales, and one of his late Royal High.
ness the Duke of York.
BULWER'S FAILURES. —Perhaps it may encourage
younger writers if I remind them that I was not suc-
cessful at first in any one line that I attempted. My first
attempts at prose composition were refused admittance
into a magazine. My first novel was very little read,
and it is not included in the general collection of my
works. My first poetry was thought detestable—and
my first play very narrowly escap d being damned.
HARMONIC UNION, EXETER-HALL.—lra,ndel's A cis
and Galatea is announced for performance next Monday,
when Mozart's accompaniments to this favourite cantata
are to be heard for the first time in this country—a no
velty of great interest.
SOUTH SEA COMPANY., It is understood that the offer
of the court of directors of the South Sea Company to
purchase the stock of the corporation at 115 has been ac-
cepted to the extent of about 600,0001. ; and to this cir-
cumstance, probably, the necessity is to he attributed
for their selling a portion of the Government securities
recently purchased.
PARIS AND VIENNA MONEY MARKET.—The closing
accounts from the Paris Bourse this afternoon showed a
further slight decline. At Vienna the panic in the money
market continues without check, the rate of exchange
on London having now advanced to 12.36, while the
funds are again rather low.

GuANO.-=-It appears that the report of the engineers
appointed by the Peruvian Government to measure the
quantity of guano remaining at Chincha, Islands states
the total to be 12,376,100 tons of measurement, or
16,601.466 tons of weight. A. previous estimate hsd
fixed the amount at 25,000,000 tons, while, according to
the recent supposition of the commander of the British
squadron in the Pacific, from data furnished to him by
Mr. M'lntosh, naval instructor, it did not exceed
8,00,000.

LATEST FOI '
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RUSSIA AND TURKEY.
RESUMPTION OF NEGOTIATIONS.

A telegraphic despatch, dated Vienna, yesterday
Inoneiwz, and puhlislied ley a cotenip lary, says
" :Negotiations fur peace are certainly atyll going

"Count Orloff has again postponed his departure.
" The Emperor Napoleon has, in an autograph
letter, made a last appeal to the good sense of the
Emperor Nicholas."
Until that despatch is confirmed by information
received from other quarters, little reliance can be
placed on the truth of the last paragraph. We
think after what has happened, it is highly impro-
bable that the French Emperor would, under his
own baud, sue for peace. We have no doubt,
however, that Count Orloff is still endeavouring to
re-open negotiations at Vienna.

Count Orloff and Baron de Budberg, says a tele•
graphic message received to-day, left Vienna oi.
Wednesday.

The austrian Correspondenz has an-article com.
plimentary to the Czar, though letters state tnat
the last propositions have been refused.

Prospects of peace on other bases were still being
held at Vienna.

CONSTANTINOPLE.

News from 'Constantinople of January the 25th
says the fleets having taken in fresh provisions, will
re-enter the Black Sea on the 28th. In the mean-
time three French and three English steam-frigates
have sailed to-day for Varna. On the 28th another
Turkish convoy, intended to carry men and am-
munition to Batown,. will sail under the escort of
a part of the Turkish fleet and the French and
English frigates.

Military operations in Asia are suspended.
General Baraguay d'Hilliers sets out to-morrow
on his tour of military inspection.
A vast conspiracy, with the object of raising in
insurrection the Greek population on the banks of
the Danube, has been discovered. It is believed
that many eminent persons at the Court of Athens
are concerned in the scheme.

A telegraphic despatch dated 5 days later states
that the Seraskier and Capudan Pacha have been re-
moved. Riza Pacha is appointed Seraskier, and
Achmed Pacha to be Capudan

ANOTHER BATTLE ON THE DANUBE.
Accounts received in Paris yesterday state that a
sanguinary action had taken place near Giurgevo.
with great loss on both sides. Three thousand
Turks crossed the Danube, drove in the Russian
advanced posts, attacked the town, and then retired.
There was also a report at Vienna yesterday that
Omer Pacha had crossed the Danube at Oltenitza.

The Presse of Vienna, quoting from L'Ami du
.'oldat, says :
" The consequences of the entrance of the com-
bined fleets into the Black Sea are already showing
themselves. Fourteen thousand men have been
landed at Holiburgas, below Varna, from on board
transports, which had previously been carefully
watched by the Russians ; now, the Turks are
completely at liberty in the Euxine. These four-
teen thousand men are to move upon Varna, and
reinforcements from Constantinople and Adri-
anople are to take the same direction. The Otto-
man forces, from Pregona to Nicopolis, amount to
18,000 men, over and above a reserve of 36,000
at Sophia. The Russians have 41,000 infantry,
12,000 cavalry, and 120 guns, with a reserve of
15,000 men."
From Varna, Jan. 20, we learn that Omer Pasha
is entirely restored to health. A Wallachian Gene-
ral, two or three American officers, and several
French and Swedish officers, have arrived at his
head-quarters to take service in the Ottoman army.
Considerable reinforcements are on march from
Sofia for Kalafat, where there is already assembled
an army of 25,000 men, provided with a numerous
and excellent train of artillery.
The Oest. Correspondenz announces that while
Russia and Turkey were fighting in Great Walla-
chia, Austria saw no reason for placing a corps on
the Turkish frontier ; but now that Lesser Walla-
chia has become the theatre of war, the Govern-
ment has resolved to station 25,000 men in the
Woywodina for the security of the frontier.
The Srbski Dnevnik states that a revolutionary
inroad by Milosch, the former Prince of Servia,
and a devoted tool of Russia, is apprehended, anti
that General Knicanin's corps of 8,000 Servian
warriors has been posted at Semendria on the
Danube to defend the present Government.
A telegraphic communication from Belgrade, of
Feb. 4, says the Turkish firmans confirming the
rights of Servia have been published. The diplo-
matic corps was not present.