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SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clock.

TURKEY.

The following letter, dated the 24th, has been
received from Constantinople :
"The sensation produced by the news of the accept.
ance by Russia of the Austrian propositions has by no
means subsided here. The speedy conclusion of peace is
fully believed, and a day or two ago it was rumoured
that an armistice would be proclaimed forthwith.
"There is reason to fear that the unlooked-for change
in the policy of the Cabinet of St. Petersburg may pro-
duce a certain degree of perturbation in the trade of
Constantinople. Immense quantities of provisions had
been purchased on the certainty of the continuation of
the campaign, and if, as there is reason to believe, peace
Le made, great losses will accrue to houses that deeply
engaged in the provision trade in the expectation of the
energetic resumption of hostilities.
" Conferences are held daily at the Seraskierate on the
question of the situation of the Christian subjects of the
Ottoman Empire. The Grand Vizier takes part in them,
as also the French and English Ambassadors, and Prince
Callimaki. The Turkish Government seems most favour-
able to reform, and the most satisfactory results are ex-
pected. The French Ambassador has received from the
Sultan the decoration of the Medjidie of the first class.
" The 3d Regiment of the Anglo-German Contingent
has lately arrived at Constantinople. It has established
its encampment on the plain contiguous to Kululee, and
which contains already 4,000 men. Gen. Shirley has ar-
rived at Constantinople, and leaves to-day fur Varna ;
the outrages committed lately by the Bashi-Bazouks ren-
der the presence of the General in that place necessary.
Apropos of Varna, I have to mention that after various
operations it has been discovered that the submarine
telegraph was broken about 25 miles from Cape St.
George. A portion of the wire has been found, but the
weather is not yet favourable to the operations necessary
for searching for the other portion.
Baron Tecco, the Sardinian Minister, leave; Constan-
tinople on Monday next for Turin. The First Secretary
will take charge during Lis absence. Mr. James Brant,
English Consul at Erzeroum, has been appointed to the
same post at Damascus. My last letters from the Crimea
are of the 19th, but they mention no fact of impor-
tance. The weather was still fine. The north forts
had almost entirely ceased their fire, though it was not
believed that the Russians were aware of the accept-
ance of the Austrian propositions. General Lebceuf,
who had been sent by Marshal Pelissier to Kinbourn,
in anticipation of an attack from the Russians, has re-
turned to the Crimea. General Vivian has made the
greatest efforts to comple.e the fortifications of Kertch
and its environs. The Circassian deputation, whose
arrival from Anapa I announced in my last letter, left
the day before yesterday for Trebizond, wheuce it pro-
ceeds directly to the head-quarto-a of Omer Pacha."

CRIMINAL COURT.—(This Day.)

OLD COURT.
(Before Justices Wightman and Willes.)
THE MURDER IN THE MINORIES.

At the sitting of the Court this morning Thomas Wil-
liam John Corrigan, described in the calendar as a la-
bourer, was indicted for the wilful murder of Louisa
Corrigan.

Mr. Payne prosecuted, and Mr. Ballantine and Mr.
Lewis defendel.

The prisoner at first pleaded guilty, but after wards
pleaded not guilty.

He is a gentlemanly-looking, well-dressed young man,
with nothing in his general appearance to indicate any
ferocity of temper. His features are somewhat dull and
heavy, and from the dreamy, apathetic manner in which
he stood at the front of the dock whilst the evidence was
being given, he seemed like a man who was recovering
from a long career of drunkenness.
Mr. Payne having briefly recapitulated the facts, and
in so doing intimated that the defence would, in
all probability, be that the prisoner was nct at
the time of the commission of the offence
responsible for his acts, called the first witness,
who said—l am the wife of Thomas Fearon. I was upon
Christmas-day at Mr. Burton's in the Minories. Pri-
soner and his wife, myself and husband, Mr. Marley, and
others were there. I went at five o'clock in the after-
noon, and remained there all night. The men sat up and
we went to bed. We had been playing at cards in the
evening. I saw the prisoner leave the room in the morn-
ing to go to the warehouse and be wished me " Good
morning ;" that was about nine o'clock, and he was going
to the East India warehouse where ho was employed.
The prisoner and his wire Eyed at 7, Selby-street, Water-
loo Town, Bethnal Green. The two eldest children of
the prisoner were lodging at my house. The prisoner
came into the room where I was with Mrs. Corrigan and
looked very cross. He said to her "you should have
come home and looked at the baby first." I said the
baby was all right. He then said he would have tea at
home. I advised him to go to Mr. Burton's. He ob-
jected to go for some time, but afterwards agreed. He
said he iliould prefer his tea at home, but afterwards
said, " Very well, I will have a wash and go." We
started, and it rained very hard. The prisoner said,
" Are wo to get wet, or shall we have a cab !" We
had a cab, and the prisoner seemed more cheerful. The
horse shied, and the cab was nearly overturned. The
prisoner seemed to care nothing about it, and did not
offer to assist tr. We got to Mr. Burton's about 4
o'clock. We went into the bed-room to take our
wet clothes off, and the prisoner and Mr. Pearon
were left iu the sitting room. We did not shut the bed-
room door, but had scarcely been in the room one minute
when I observed the prisoner upon the landing that is
between the sitting-room and the bed-room. There is a
gate on the top of the stairs, and fro:n the sound I fan-
cied somebody was opening it. I called out, "Is that
you, Tom ?" He made no answer, but came into the
room, walking hastily. He drew Mrs. Corrigan towards
the bed. I said to him " What are you doing ?" He
then commenced striking her, and I rushed towards
him and tried to eeparate them, but could not.
I put up my hands and felt pain in my arm. I
screamed out "Murder" several times, and the wife
screamed, but prisoner said nothing. The de-
ceased was lying on the bed, and he struck
her with his right hand, but where about the body I
cannot say. I did not know that he had anything in
his hand. I rushed down stairs and Mr. Marley over-
took me, and I told him what had happened. I ran to
the doctor's as my own arm was bleeding. When I got
about four doors from Mr. Burton's I turned round and
saw the deceased fall upon the steps. When I got to
Mr. Cook's, the surgeon's, I saw the deceased carried
in by four men. I have known the prisoner between 11
and 12 years. He had been drinking, but the wash
seemed to refresh him. I could tell he bad been drink-
ing, because be looked wild about the eyes, as he gene-
rally did when he had been drinking. They lived rather
unhappily together.

Cross-examined by Mr. Ballantine—He always be-
haved kindly to his wife that ever we saw. Wu have
seen her violent upon some occasions. He always
treated her kindly when sober. The prisoner has been
given to the habit of drinking some years—most particu-
larly these last six months. Both prisoner and deceased
spoke about his having suffered from delirium, tremens.
She said that week she had to sit up with him all night,
as he had fancied that something was at the head of his
bed. When I left them in the morning they were all
drinking. Prisoner had been drinking all the week
before. He had upon the previous night struck a young
man whom he Lad never seen before. His eyes looked so
wild and bad that'everybody remarked it. I never knew
him to be jealous of his wife. His wife was sometimes
violent, and he was always mild to her when sober. She
had tried to scratch his face, and he merely held her
hands. We have not seen a very great deal of them
these last two years.
Re-examined by Mr. Payne—lt was about two years
ago that I saw his wife try to scratch his face. Have
not seen much of them together lately. I believe he al-
ways attended' regularly to his bu,iness. He was a
commodore or foreman at the East India Docks.

Ann Burton—l live in Church-street, in the Minories,
and am a married woman. Have known the prisoner
and his wife about five years. They came to our
house about five in the afternoon of Christmas-
day. He seemed happy and cheerful. About
eleven at night he seemed to change, and
said he was very ill. His wife said, and well he might
be, as he had been drinking soma mouths before. The
witness then gave evidence similar to the first witness,
as to the prisoner and men being left up drinking, and
said that when he went out in the morning:to the docks
he had two cupsof cocoa, which he drank standing, being
in a great hurry. He came again in the afternoon, and
left my room to go to his wife, who was in my bedroom,
and beard faint screams at first, and then violent ones.
As I went towards the bedroom some one rushed by
me. I was so excited that I did not know who it was.
When I got into the room I found prisoner had forced
his wife on my child's bed, and was stabbing her about
the body. He held the knife in his right hand. After
some struggling, I forced the knife from him, and de-
ceased was gob out of the room. I locked the knife in
an iron safe. I asked the prisoner if he knew what he
had done, and he made no answer. I have known pri-
soner and his wife about 12 years.

Cros3-examined—l had no opportunity cf observing
how they lived together. I saw the prisoner very often.
I never saw him out of temper. He was a very quiet,
harmless man. When I saw him with the knife in h s

*hand he looked very wild and agitated. I bhook him
and a9ked him what he had done or what he meant to do.

Edward Bruton—l am an optician, in Church-street,
Minories. I remember prisoner and his wife being at
our house on Christmas-day. I sax the prisoner the day
after Christmas-day, and he was in my company
from six o'clock on Christmas night till nine in the
morning. He had bad some drink, but not more than
would be found in the most rational society. Prisoner
breakfasted hurriedly, as ho had to get to business. Ho
did not appear intoxicated then. He looked remarkably
strange 'at times' during the night, after the ladies had
retired. After he bad left in the morning I saw him
again (about half-past twelve). He then said " Wrere
is my mistress ?" I said, in the other room. He then
left my house, and I saw no more of him. Later
in the afternoon tLe prisoner came into the sit-
ting-room where I was, and almost immediately
run out again. I then heard screams and I rushed into
the bed-room, and there saw my wife holding the pri-
soner in a lying position. I assisted my wife in getting
the knife away from the prisoner. I saw Mr. Corrigan
afterwards at Mr. Cook's surgery. I never saw him in
such a state as he was then in my life.
Cross-examined by Mr. Ballantine—l have seen him
intoxicated and his appearance then was different to
what he seemed then. He had a wild glaring of the
eyes, and I never saw him look so strange. All the
night that he sat up he seemed lost, and not as drunk.
I have known him nearly 1G years, and have associated
with him intimately. lam sorry to say I have seen his
wife provoking him. I never saw him attempt to strike
her iu my life, but I have seen her strike him. I led him
down stairs after the transaction, and gave him into cus-
tody.
Sarah Brown, servant to Mrs. Burton, gave similar
evidence.

Atter some further evidence merely corroborating that
which has already: appeared, the case closed when Mr.
Ballantine addressed the jury for the defence, and the
learned judge having summed up the jury retired.
The jury having been absent for about a quarter of
an hour returned a verdict of guilty.
Mr. Justice Wightmaa then passed the sentence of
death, telling the prisoner that he could not hold out
to him the slightest hopes of mercy.

NOVELTY IN BANKRUPCL—At the Liverpool Bank.
ruptcy Court yesterday, at the dividend meeting in
re Thomas Walker, formerly proprietor of the Clare-
n.ont Hotel in that town, Mr. Frodsham, attorney
for the assignees, congratulated the creditors on the fact
that through the instrumentality of the Bankruptcy Court
they would not only receive their debts in full but interest
likewise. Mr. Commissioner Perry said there had been
several similar cases in the court recently. Walker, the
bankrupt, absconded to America some time ago. It
was thought he had committed suicide, as the mangled
remains of a man, supposed to be Walker, were found,
soon atter he absconded, on one of the local lines of
railway. It has since been ascertained that he went to
America.

THE NEW ORDER OF VALCUR.

(From, Last Night's Gazette.)
WAR DEPARTMENT, FEB. 5, 1856.

The Queen has been pleased, by an instrument under
her Royal Sign Manual, of which the following is a copy,
to institute and create a new naval and military decora-
tion, to be styled and designated " The Victoria Cross,"
and to make the rules and regulations therein set forth
under which the said decoration shall he conferred.

VICTORIA, by the grace of God of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, Defender of
the Faith, &c.,
To all to whom these presents shall come,
greeting,

Whereas we, taking into our Royal clnsideration that
there exists no means of adequately rewarding the indi-
vidual gallant services either of officers of the lower
grades in our naval and military service, or of warrant
and petty officers, seamen, and marines in our navy, and
non-commissioned officers and soldiers in our army : and
whereas the third class of our Most Honourable Order
of the Bath is limited, except in very rare cases, to the
higher ranks of both services ; and the granting of
medals, both in our navy and army, is only awarded for
long service or meritorious conduct, rather than for
bravery in action or distinction before the enemy, such
cases alone excepted where a general medal is granted
for a particular action or campaign, or a clasp added to
the medal for some special engagement, in both of which
eases all share equally in the boon, and those who by
their valour have particularly signalised themselves re
main undistinguished from their comrades. Now, for
the purpose of attaining an end so desirable as that of
rewarding individual instances of merit and valour,
we have instituted and created, and by these pre-
sents, for us, our heirs and successors, institute and
create, a new naval and military decoration, which
we are desirous should be highly prized and eagerly
sought after by the officers and men of our naval
and military services, and are graciously pleased to
make, ordain, and establish the following m ules and ordi-
nances for the government of the same, which shall from
henceforth be invioldaly observed and kept :
Firstly. It is ordained that the distinction shall be
styled and designated "The Victoria Cross," and shall
consist of a Maltese cross of bronze, with our royal crest
in the centre, and underneath au enscroll bearing this
inscription, "For Valour."
Secondly. It is ordained that the cross shall be sus-
pended from the left breast, by a blue ribbon, for the
navy, and by a red ribbon for the army.
Tuirdly. It is ordained that the names of those upon
whom we may be pleased to confer the decoration shall
be published in the London Gazette, and a registry thereof
kept in the office of our Secretary of State for War.
Fourthly. It is ordained, that any one who, after hav-
ing received the cross, shall agaiu perform an act of
bravery, which, if he had not received strait cross would
have entitled him to it, such further act shall be re-
corded by a bar attached to the ribbon by which the
cross is suspended, and for every additional act of bra.
very an additional bar may be added.
Fifthly. It is ordained that the cross shall only be
awarded to those officers or men who have served us in
the prssence of the enemy, and shall have then performed
some signal act of valour or devotion to their country.
Sixthly. It is ordained, with a view to place ail per-
sons on a perfectly equal footing in relation to the eligi-
bility for the decoration, that neither rank, nor long
service, nor wounds, nor any other circumstance or con-
dition whatever, save the merit of conspicuous bravery,
shall be held to establish a sufficient claim to the ho-
nour.

Saventhly. It is ordained that the decoration may be
conferred on the spot where the act to be rewarded by
the grant of such decoration has been performed, under
the following circumstances :
I. When the fleet or army, in which such an act has
bee❑ performed, is under the eye and command of an ad-
miral or general officer commanding the forces.

11. Where the naval or military force is under the eye
and command of an admiral or commodore commanding
a squadron or detached naval force, or of a general com-
manding a corps, or division, or brigade on a distinct
and detached service, when such admiral, commodore,
or general officer shall have the power of conferring the
decoration on the spot, subject to confirmation by us.
Eighthly, It is ordained, where such actshall not have
been performed in sight of a commanding officer as
aforesaid, then the claimant for the honour shall prove
the act to the satisfaction of the captain or officer com-
manding his ship, or to the officer commanding the regi-
ment to which the claimant belongs, and such captain
or such commanding officer shall report the same through
the usual channel to the admiral or officer commanding
the force employed on the service, or to the officer coin-
mantling the forces iu the field, who shall call for such
(description and attestation of the act as he may think
requisite, and on approval shall recommend the grant
of the decoration.

Ninthly. It is ordained that every person selected for
the cross, under Rule 7, shall be publicly decorated be-
fore the naval or military force or bady to which he
belong•=, and with which the net of bravery for which he
is to be rewarded shall have been performed, and his
name shall be recorded in a general order, together
with the cause of his especial distinction.
Tenthly. It is ordained that every person selected
under rule 8 shall receive his decoration as soon as pos-
sible, and his name shall likewise appear in a general
order as above required, such general order to be issued
by the naval or military commander of the forces em.
ployed on the service.
Eleventhly. It is ordained that the general orders
above referred to shall from time to time be transmitted
to our Secretary of State for War, to be laid before us,
and shall be by him registered.
Twelfthly. It is ordained that as cases may arise not
falling witkin the rules above specified, or in which a
claim, though well founded, may not have been estab.
bhshed on the spot, we will, on the joint submission of
our Secretary of State for War and our Commander-in-
Chief of our army, or on that of our Lord High Ad
miral or Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty in the
case of the navy, confer the decoration, but never with-
out conclusive proof of the performance of the act of
bravery for which the claim is made.
Thirteenthly. It is ordained that in the event of a
gallant and daring act having been performed by a
squadron, ship's company, a detached body of seamen
and marines, not under 50 in number, or by a brigade,
regiment, troop, or company, in which the admiral,
general, or other officer commanding such forces, may
deem that all are equally brave and distinguished, and
that no special selection can be made by them ; then
in such case, the admiral, general, or other officer
commanding, may direct, that for any such body of
staamen or marines, or fur every troop or company of
soldiers, one officer shall be selected by the officers en-
gaged for the decoration ; and in like manner one petty
officer or non-commissioned officer shall be selected by
the petty officers and non-commissioned officers so en-
gaged ; anti by tiie seamen, or private soldiers, or ma-
rines, engaged respectively, for the decoration ; and
the mimes of those selected shall be transmitted by the
senior officer in command of the naval force, brigade,
regiment, troop, or company, to the admiral or gene-
ral officer commanding, who snail in due manner confer
the decoration as if the acts were done under his own
eye.

Fourteenthly. It is ordained that every warrant officer,
petty officer, seaman, or marine, or non-commissioned
officer or soldier, who shall have received the cross
shall from the date of the act by which the decoration
has been gained, be entitled to a special pension of 101.
a year, and each additional bar conferred under Rule 4
on such warrant or petty officers, or non-commissioned
officers or men, shall carry with it au additional pension
of 51. per annum.
Fifteenthly. In order to make such additional provi-
sion as shall effectually preserve pure this most honour-
able distinction, it is ordained that if any person on whom
such distinction shall bo conferred be convicted of trea-
son, cowardice, felony, or of any infamous crime, or if
he be accused of any such offence, and doth not after a
reasonable time surrender himself to be tried for the
same, his name shall forthwith be erased from theregistry
of individuals upon whom the said decoration shall have
been conferred by an especial warrant under our Royal
sign manual, and the pension conferred under Rule 14
shall cease and determine from the date of such warrant.
It is hereby further declared that we, our heirs and suc-
cessors, shall be the sole judges of the circumstances de-
manding such expulsion ; moreover, we shall at all times
have power to restore such persons as may at any time
have been expelled, both to the enjoyment of the decora-
tion and pension.
Given at our Court at Buckingham Palace, this
29th day of January, in the nineteenth year of
our reign, and in the year of our Lord 1856.
By her Majesty's command,
(Signed) PANMURE.
To our Principal Secretary of State for War.