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London, England, 1856-01-29 00:00:00

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coionere of regiments should no longer I e Ise I by
fitt ran k
officers ; but that her ejesty's service would be beneed
if each regiment wss commanded by an efficieot colonel or
lieut. -colonel, upon whom (as in the service of other n attune)
the exclusive responsibility as to the efficiency of their re.
spective corps should rest, as in the cases of the Canadian,
Ceylon, Cape of Good Hope, rifle corps, and other regi.
naents in her Majesty's service ; and that the patiron,,,,,,
and control of the err_ny should be coneentrated and
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one clipartr2sent, like the aravy„ and not subdivided, is at
preifent," 1 - .
" That, should- your honourable house entertain any
doubt on these points, such -doubts would be removed by
the appointment of a committee to inquire into, and report
upon, the alleged advantages or disadvantages, of rack
sinecure offices ; and, in the event of such report being in
beg to submit that it
fav existing systezu in the army, your petitioners
ought to bo extended to the navy, and
that admirals should bo appointed to the nominal com-
mand of our ships of war.
"That, should your honourable house, on the other
hand, deem any such inquiry on this, or otherpoints herein
aiverted to, unnecessary, that self-evident facts speak for
themselves, and that inconvenience may arise from sinecure
colonels of regiments thus calling upon her Majesty for
the exercise of her royal prerogative, without even the in-
tervention of the officer entrusted with the chief command
of her Majesty's forces, although by this memorial it ap-
pears that, in this instance, ' the commander-in-chief*
himself—also an old Guardsman—' has admitted the injue.
tice done to the Guards or should it appear that inconve-
nience rosy arlse 'from the exclusive patronage of certain
regiments in- her Majesty's service being exercised by the
affieers holding these sinecure and irresponsible offices--a
patronage that ought to be exercised by the responsible,
advisers of the Crown—then your petitioners hnmbly WA.
cit that your honourable house will be pleased to add-mos
her Majesty, praying that else may be most graci.Jusly
pleased to allow the possession of wealth, family intltenee,
or traffio in the purchase or sale of commission,
Us be ne
longer admittedas proper standards for the regUlation of
military merit.
" general Thaofficers, a ndt tho command of regiments be no ]auger held, by
" That the officers of the Foot Guards be pieced en
same footing, in every respect, as regards promot
with the officers of all other regiments in her llik;e, y,
service.
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" For which yartu 0t4i0n,491, as in dniy bound; la ill -
ever pray." --

EPltion 4D. S STAmpED .6Dif

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Molesworth, as a man likely to be less under
the dominion of " the office" and its old traditions
than former Ministers. Others are more disposed
to ignore the Colonial-office, by whomsoever go-
verned, and so to work and improve and dsvelope
our very imperfect "new constitution" as to
emancipate the colonies from the bureaucracy of
that department.
We are just about to have au election for this
city, in the room of Mr. James Murphy, who has
gone to England. Singular- as it may appear, the.
city is not represented.hy merchant% It returns 6
merabers---tnaniely, Mr. O'Shanassy, Who- is In
trade, but not as a general inerahanth Dr..Greovi3s,
M.D. ; --J. T.
*Smith, the.-mayor, who• made his-
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money in -the "public line ;" Mr. John Hodgson;
ex-mayor, and owner of a good deal of toinr pro-
perty; and hasbeen,engaged in trade, but not as a
general Merchant ; Mr. James Murphy, brewer ; .
and Mr. Sargood, a large importer, but stopping
somewhat short of what is usually understood as a
general merchant. These gentlemen, ' taken to-
gether, represent a good deal of property, real and
personal, but, except Mr. Sargood, they are not
deemed men of great authority in commercial
matters.
Among the candidates are two of our principal
merchants, Mr.- Cruikshank and Mr. Itte. The
former was in the field first, and is of such %mica's.;
ti enable character for respectability*-orvtlit,. aid
experience that but for one single blot on 'his poli-
tical escocheon he would have been returned with-
out opposition ; for the two other sham candidates
do not deserve to be elevated into an opposition.
The blot I allude to is that he is committed to all
the squatters' absurd pretensions, his house making
large advances by way of anticipation on wool, and
he himself having stations. Mr. Rae has therefore
been put up as one free from the squatters' fetters.
The other candidates are a publican, named Money,
and a "lecturer," named Southwed. The struggle
will be between Cruikslaank and Rae. As we have
the new constitution the present Council will not
last many weeks. Even if the estimates be asked
of this Legislative Chamber, I believe they will
only be granted for six-months, or perhaps for less.
Gold—You will observe that before the expira-
tion of the tenth month of the year our export Of
gold had turned the second million of ounces ! The
following further particulars may not he uniu-
terestine.a. The receipts by escort and the exports
during
by sea the first nine months of 1853, 1854,
and 1855 are as follows :

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THE CHILD WHIDER AT SIIEFFIBLD.

Ma coroner'. inquest on View of the body of Wile Deakin, aged 3 yeare, the particulars of whose demi* at
the hands of his uncle, Jas. Hill, penknife grinder,
have already appeared in Th.c Sun, was held at the
Town-hall, Sheffield, on Saturday afternoon. The pri-
soner, when before the magistrates, had expressed a Irish
not to be taken before the coroner's jury. As the coro-
ner, however, insisted upon his being present, he was,
after some demur, produced. He appeared very vale,
was without coat, and had on his dirty shirt and other
clothes, as when he left his workroom on Thursday
night and surrendered himself to the police. He listened
to the evidence given by the witnesses with marked at.
tention, and several times, when reference was made to
his various admission, that he had cut off his nephew'a
head, he averted his face. When brought into the room,
the coroner informed him that he might ask any qua-
Lions he thought proper of the witnesses. He declined,
however, adding, "I have nothing to say." A great
number of witnesses were examined. Their evidence
showed that the prisoner lett his work on Thuredny,
about half-past 5 o'clock, went direct to the house of his
brother-in-law' and invited his nephew to go out with
him for a walk. He took the child to a brickyard within
about 100 yards from the house of the child's parents,
and there with a razor almost severed its head from its
body. He then returned to his workroom. What then
passed was detailed by one of the witnesses in a state
ment not differing in the least from what we have
already published.—T'aomas Copley, another grinder,
who accompanied the prisoner to the Town Hall to say - -
render himself, said : The prisoner told me that when he
cut the child's throat, he put his hand over its mouth to
prevent it screaming.—Mr. Raynor, chieeconstable,
said : On Thursday eveninc, I went into the receivime.
office at the Town Hall. I asked, " What is all this
about, my man ?" He afterwards to'd me he had left
the child beside a wall, close to the brickyard in Moor.
street. On Friday afternoon I was informed by an officer
that he (the prisoner) wanted to see me. I saw him, and
asked what he wanted. He said to see his niece Emma -
Londe and her husband. He then said it was a very
odd thine he had taken the child to the same place the
night before, and when he got there his heart misgave
him, and he took it back again. He added, " I again
took it there last night and did the job." I asked,
" Whatever could have been your motive ?" He replied,.
" I cannot tell. My brother-in-law and sister have
always been very kind to me." He also says, " I don't
know what my poor father and mother must do, for I
was their only support. My mother is 65, and iny
father 75 years of age, and I hope they will be taken
to the workhouse and dealt kindly with." Mr. James
Farewell Wright, surgeon, said : I have examined the
body of the deceased. I found an incised wound in the
fore part of the throat and neck, 4 to 5 inches in length
and about 2 inches deep, diriding the larynx and large
vessels ; also the carotid and jugular veins, and nearly
separating the vertebrte of the neck. The wound would
cause instantaneous death. The head is only kept on by
the integuments of the back part of i1.07-The coroner
then explained to the prisoner the nature of the evidence
against him, and told him that he need not say anything
unless he chose. The priseoer replied, "I have nothing,
to say." The coroner having briefly summed up, ths
jury deliberated a few minutes, and then 'returned a
unanimous verdict of " Wilful murder" against the psi.
loner James Hill, and he was committed for trial at the
ensuing assizes. It is understood that on his trial evi•
deuce will be given of his having on several occult:ma
manifested symptoms of insanity.

1853. 1854. 1855.
Oz.. Oz. Oz.
Received by escort 1,549,545- • 1,296,557 1,526,702
Exported 1,831,468 1,653,299 1,815,284
The Donald I'Kay took 106,830 oz., the Ben
Nevis 44, 971. The Celestials have taken 8,660 oz.
to Hong Kong. 7,068 Oz, have been shipped this
month to Calcutta, 5, 580 to Guiana, 'and every
steamer takes a small quantity to Sydney.
The following account of imports and exports
into and front the port of Melbourne will slhow the
healthy character of our trade : '

IMPORTS AND &Kroll TS AT THR PORT OF MELBOURNE.
Imports iu the year 1855 up to Oct. 13
Exports in the year 1855 up to Oct. 13

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Balance of exports over imports during the
current year.
I am assured that there is a very general im-
provement in prices, to the extent of about 10 per
cent. on the average, except of those articles which
the high-prices of six or eight months back have
caused to be shipped in excess—e.g., butter, sperm,
and composition candles. The report on the state
of the production and exports of wool issatisfactory,
as showing that, notwithstanding the "attractive-
ness of the gold fields," the. production of wool is
increasing.
The Shalimar will sail with the next mail on the
9th of November.

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