The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-13 00:00:00

THE SUN, 140}4 DON, SATURDA. VI] No, SEPTEMBER 13 '856

THE IRON MANUFACTURE AND
MR. BESSEMER'S INVEYTION.

(From the Birmingham Journal.)
In fulfilment of the promise made last week, we proceed
to lay before our readers extracts from the specifications
of the patents of Mr. Bessemer, anti the other patentees,
who lay claim to the invention which that gentleman has
brought so prominently before the public. It is scarcely
necessary to state that the object to be effected is the con-
version of cast iron into wrought iron by the extraction
from the former of the carbon and other impurities which
it contains. In the ordinary process of manufacturing
wrought iron this is effected by the refinery and by pud-
dling. In the refinery the melted cast iron is treated by
jets of air directed upon the melted metal ; in the puddling
process the treatment is partly chemical and partly mecha-
nical, the action of the air being continued, combined with
the reaction of the slag upon the yet impure iron. By the
final mechanical treatment to which the iron is subjected
the slag is removed from the now purified metal. The
leading idea in the several processes we are about to de-
scribe has been that the action of air and the division of
the metal for the purpose of favouring that action might
be advantageously carried to a greater extent than is
customary in the ordinary process of manufacture.
In the method proposed by Mr. Plant currents of air and
steam are directed upon the iron while it is in the puddling
furnace. In Mr. Martien's process currents of air and
steam are forced through the melted cast iron as it runs
from the blast furnace. Mr. Bessemer forces jets of air
and steam through the melted metal in a vessel or appa-
ratus, into which it has been run from the blast furnace
for the purpose of being operated upon. We will notice
these patents in chronological order. Of the apecificaticn
of Mr. Plant's patent no copy has been published, but
condensed reports have appeared in the London Journal of
Arts and Mechanic's Magazine. From the former work
we give the following extracts. The date and title of Mr.
Plant's patent are appended :
"Letters patent to Reuben Plant, of Holly Hail Col-
liery, near Ludley, in the county of Worcester, coalmaster,
for improvements in making bar or wrought iron. Patent
dated July 18,1849."
" For a puddling furnace of the ordinary dimensions,
there should be three lines of tuveres across the top of the
furnace, each line consisting of three tuyeres, and each
tnyerebeing one inch in diameter; the line furthest from
the chimney should be the tuyeres for the blast, and the
other two lines the steam tuyeres for the paddling and
preparatory chambers. The blast is to be at a pressure of
one pound and upwards to the square inch, and the steam
is to be used at a pressure of ten pounds and upwards on
the square inch. The blast should be introduced at the
top of the puddling chamber, just behind the fire-bridge,
in a slanting direction, so ad to drive the name, as it en-
ters the puddling chamber, down upon the whole surface of
the iron. The steam from the tuyeres should be intro-
duCed as nearly as passible at the same place, so as to fall
in like manner at once upon the whole surface of the iron
in the puddling chamber.
"It is stated that by means of the above arrangements
the heat of the puddling and preparatory chambers can
be regulated with great nicety without the employment
of the damper usually inserted in the chimney of a pud-
dling furnace. When the metal in the puddling
chamber is melted the blast is to be shut off, and steam in-
troduced through the tuyeres until the iron boils. The
steam is then to be turned off, and the blast is again brought
into action till the iron appears above the cinder. The
blast should now be shut off, and the iron finished by the
ordinary draught in the usual manner, or the heat may be
raised and lowered, as required, in the way above described.
The damper over the fire-brigade is to be raised and lowered
from time to time, to increase or lower the heat of the pud-
dling chamber, as may be found requisite.
" The patentee says he does not claim the application
alone either of blast or steam in the working of an ordinary
paddling or other furnace; nor does he confine himself to
the details shown and described above, so long as the peen•
liar character of his improvement be maintained He claims
as his improvements in making bar or wrought iron the use
of hot or cold blasts with steam jets, and hot or cold blasts
with the damper described, or with ordinary damper in the
draught of the chimney* regulate the heat in the puddling
chamber ; and he claims the use of hot or cold blasts and
steam jets, and steam jets themselves, to regulate the heat
in the said puddling and preparatory chambers respec-
tively, instead of the ordinary damper."
Mr. Martien appears to have approached so nearly to
Mr. Bessemer, that we give all the essential part of his spe-
cification, as published by the Commissioners of Patents.
The title and date of Mr. Martien's patent are as follows :
" Letters patent to Joseph Gilbert Martien, of Newark,
New Jersey, United States of America, for the invention
of improvements in the manufacture of iron and steel. Pa-

tent dated Sept. 15, 1855. This invention has for its ob-
ject the purifying of iron when in a liquid state from a
blast fuinace, or from a refinery surface, by means of at-
mospheric air, or of steam, or vapour of water, applied be-
low, and ito that it mayrise up among, and completely pene-
trate and search every part of the metal prior to the Congo-
lation, or before such liquid metal is allowed to set, or prior
to its being run into a reverberatory furnace, in order
to its being subjected to puddling, by which means the

manufacture of wrought iron by puddling such purified
cast iron and also the manufacture of steel therefrom in
the ordinary manner are improved.
" In carrying out my invention, in place of allowing the
melted iron from a blast furnace simply to flow in the
ordinary gutter or channel to the bed or mounds, or to re-
finery or puddling furnaces in the ordinary manner, I em-
ploy ohannels or gutters, so arranged that numerous streams
of air, or of steam, or vapour of water, may be passed
through and among the melted metal as it flows from a
blast furnace.

"I prefer, in carrying out my invention, that tho ordi-
nary process of refining iron by the use of a refinery fur-
nace should be dispensed with, and that the purifying of
the iron shonld be accomplished by subjecting the melted
iron from a blast furnace, before it is allowed to con-
geal, to the action of streams of air or of steam passed
up through and among the melted metal ; at the same
time I would state that where it is preferred by others
still to resort to the ordinary process by remelting,
then my invention is to be applied to the melted metal
as it flows from such furnace to a bed or moulds, in like
manner to what I will now describe as applicable to

blast furnace. The channel or gutter employed may be of
any suitable material, but I prefer it to be of cast-iron, the
bottom part being made hollow to receive steam, or air, or
both. This gutter is perforated with numerous holes, which
I prefer to be inclined, so that the streams of air or steam
may be forced through the melted metal (as it flows along
the gutter) in an oblique direction, but, by preference, in
the direction iu iwhich the metal flows. This,
however, is not essential, as the streams of air or
steam may be passed directly up or through the
melted metal; or the holes may be inclined in the
opposite direction, so as to oppose the flow of the
melted metal. When hot blast or cold blast is used,
I prefer to connect the hollow bottom of the gutter with
the air pipes used for supplying the blast, and, when
steam is employed, I connect the hollow bottom of the
gutter with the boiler used. By this means the air or
steam introduced in the hollow bottom of the gutter below
the metal will rise up, and be forced through it in nume-
rous streams; or, in place of the gutter being tho means
of applying streams of air below the fluid iron as it comes
from a blast furnace, the moulds or b: is into which the
heated iron is received may be arranged with means for
introducing air or steam below the melted metal, and t
divide such air or steam into numerous streams, so that
the iron may be purified thereby after it has come from
the blast furnace, and before the congelation of the liquid
metal takes place.

"The gutter 'or channel above mentioned may be
covered over for any part of its length, and it may be
arranged in a suitable manner to admit of beat being
applied to the metal therein ; and such is also the case
with respect to the moulds or bed, in order that heat
may be continued to the fluid metal after it has left the
blast furnace, and while the process above described of
purifying the metal is going on. The iron thus purified
may be allowed to cool in the moulds, or it may be run
from the gutter, channel, or receiver, into a reverberatory
or suitable furnace, to be highly heated therein, and may
be puddled in the ordinary meaner.

" I world remark that I am aware that it has before
been proposed to use streams of steam in puddling and re-
finery furnaces in such manner as to come in contact with
the surface of the 'melted metal therein ; and it has also
been proposed to introduce steam below melted iron when
puddling the same. And I mention these cases in order to
state that I make no claim thereto; but what I claim is,
the purifying iron from a blast furnace or a refinery fur-
nace while still in a melted state, as herein described."
The extracts given below will sufficiently explain the
nature of Mr. Bessemer's invention. Those parts of his
specification which we do not give consist of descriptions of
machinery and apparatus, which would be unintelligible
without drawings, and which have nothing to do with the
general principles of the invention. We beg the reader to note
that the patent we refer to is Mr. Bessemer's first, for im-
provement in the manufacture of iron and steel, and bears
date Jan. 4, 1856. Mr. Bessemer has subsequently had
patents relating to iron and steel bearing the following
dates :—viz., Feb. 12, 1856 ; March 15, 1856 ; May 31,
1856 ; Aug. 19, 1856. The one dated in Feb. is specified,
but the specification is not yet printed. The subirequent
ones are not specified.

" Letters patent to Henry Bessemer, of Queen-street-
place, New Cannon-street, in the City of London, for im-
provements in the manufacture of iron and steel. Patent
aated Jan. 4,18.5 G.

" Now the object of my present invention is the
more rertict and complete refinement of the iron,
whereby it gradually loses the properties common to pig
or crude iron,
and acquires the properties of cast steel,
or of pure or decarbonised iron, while it still pre-
serves sudi a state or fluidity as will admit of its bring
cast into ingots
or other desired forms or articl,s by
the rroc3ss of fouuding. For which purpose I expose
the iron in a more divided or extended form to the
intense heat of the furnace or furnaces hereinafter de-
scribed and to the oxidising action of a blast of air, by
keeping such fluid metal in motion and continually bring.
P$ fresh portions of it in co atact with oxygen, and with

the intensely ignited fuel, or with the highly l &eated interior
surface of the furnace, the metal being thus kept in a fluid
state until the desired amount of decarbonisati( na or refine-
ment is arrived at. . .

" The iron to be used for the purposes of my pr, 3sent inven-
tion may be conveyed by a gutter in a fluid state direct from
the smelting furnace, where it has been obtain ed from the
ore, and be allowed to flow into the improved I furnace or
furnaces hereinafter described, or it may be oh tained from
any convenient form of smelting furnace, or tl Le iron may
undergo a previous partial refinement in the o: Ed or in any
other convenient way ; and which iron I proci )ed to ecru].
plete the refinement of in any one of the lollom ing modifi-
cations of apparatus.
" Having thus described my invention, and the manner
in which the same may be carried into effect, I d esire it to be
understood that I do not confine myself to the pr ecise details
herein specified, provided that the peculiar char acter of my
invention be retained ; but what Ido claim, ft rstly, is the
conversion of fluid crude iron into steel or int.) malleable
iron by exposing the metal to the decarbonisir action of
currents of air in furnaces, through which the metal is al-
lowed to fall for that purpose. And also, in tb a manufac-
ture of iron and steel, the alternate rising and lowering of
two furnaces, so as to allow the fluid metal be flow from
one to the other in the manner, and for the puir.poses, before
described.
"Secondly, I claim, in manufacturing malleable iron and
steel from crude iron while still in a fluid state•, the use of
revolving furnaces, having apparatus in the interior for the
purpose of elevating portions of the metal, and allowing it
again to fall in streams or showers when exposed to the ac-
tion of currents of air passing through the furnace.
" Thirdly, I claim, in the manufacture of iron and steel,
the suspension of the fluid metal in the furnace by means of
centrifugal force generated by the rotation of such furnace,
and the forcing into, through, or upon the fluid metal so
suspended currents of air or steam.
_ _

" Lastly, I claim the manufacture of bars, rods, or plates
of steel by the cementation of bars or rods of malleable
iron that gave been obtained by the direct conversion of
crude iron into malleable iron, and while still in a fl aid
state caste in suitable moulds."
In our last number we sufficiently discussed the action
of oxygen, both direct and indirect, in the purificatiau of
iron. As, however, all the patentees whose inventions we
have noticed employ steam as well as air, it may be useful
if we briefly examine what may be hoped for from the use
of that agent. Mechanically, it may be useful in agitating
the liquid metal, and thereby exposing it more effectually
to the action of the air. But the steam may or may wit
have a powerful chemical action, according to the con di.
tion under which it is presented to the iron. Let us F.up-
pose a quantity of iron to be fused in an atmosphe'..e of
steam, or even only heated to redness, we should find, after
the lapse of a very short time, that the steam had been de-
composed, oxide of iron formed, and hydrogen liberated.
The water vapour is composed of oxygen and hydrogen,
and iron at a red heat decomposes this compound by com-
bining with the oxygen. But the whole of the steam in
which the iron is heated will not be decomposed ; as soon
as the hydrogen has accumulated in a certain proportion all
further decomposition will stop. Bearing carefully iu
mind this experiment, let us examine another. Suppose
oxide of iron (iron ore) to be heated to redness in an at-
mosphere of hydrogen, the hydrogen in this case will take
oxygen from the oxide of iron, water or steam will be
formed, and metallic iron reduced. But in this, as in the
former case, the reaction described will stop as soon as a

certain quantity of hydrogen has been absorbed, or the re-
maining gas been diluted to a certain extent with steam.
Further, if a stream of hydrogen is passed over heated

oxide of iron, it will withdraw oxygen, and reduce the
metal; and if a current of steam be passed over metallic
iron, the water will be decomposed, and the oxide of iron
formed. How can we explain these capricious pheno-
mena ? Thus. Whenever one or other of the gaseous
substances (steam or hydrogen) is in excess, that one exer-
cises a paramount action. When a current of steam passes
over iron, it is decomposed, but the hydrogen liberated is
swept away, and does not exercise its reducing action on
the oxide of iron. On the other hand, when a current of
hydrogen is employed, the steam formed is swept away,
and the reducing action of the hydrogen is not interfered
with. In the quiet atmosphere of steam or hydrogen sup-
posed in our first experiments the same effect virtually
takes place. In the one case, a small quantity of steam is
diffused in a large quantity of hydrogen, and does not ar-
rest its action ; in the other case, a small quantity of hy-
drogen does not arrest the action of the iron on the steam.
Now, lest the reader should suppose that these are only
imaginary experiments, we assure him that the faots
described are well known to chemists and are regularly re-
peated in all extended courses of shemical demonstration.
They'are as certainly true as that salt dissolves in water,
or that fire cannot burn without air. Why have we gone
into this detail ? For the purpose of justifying our opinion
that none of the inventors whose specifications we have re-
ferred to appear to have clear conceptions of what steam
can do in the purification of iron, or of the conditions
which must be observed before it can do anything matorial
save carry off large quantities of heat. The blowing of
steam upon or through iron is mere child's play, unless it
be applied to the iron at the proper stage, and the condi-
tions carefully observed, under which alone, as far as our
knowledge yet extends, it can have any marked effect. The
intelligent application of steam to the manufacture of iron
has yet to be made.
We dismiss, therefore, from our consideration that part
of each of these inventions which relates to the use of
steam ; we believe such an intelligent use to b 3 of very
doubtful value. What of the remaining part of each? It
appears to us, after the most impartial consideration we
can give to the subject, that whatever merit attaches to the
blowing of air upon molten iron in the puddling furnace
must be awarded to Mr. Plant ; that the blowing of air in
small jets through moulten iron, after it has left the blast '
furnace, is clearly the property of Mr. Martien and that
Mr. Bessemer must be content with whatever advantage
can be shown to arise from the use of the particular appa-
ratus which he employs.

There are doubtless many other patents bearing on this
subject, but we have only thought it necessary to refer to
those which have been prominently brought forward during
the discussion induced by Mr. Bessemer's experiments. It
is much to be hoped that we shall soon have an opportunity
of consulting the hidden treasures connected with this sub-
ject which at present lie entombed in the Great Seal Patent
Office. Among the series of specification of old patents
which the Commissioners of Patents are now publishing we
may reasonably trust that those relating to the manufacture
of iron will soon appear. When that time arrives we do not
doubt that a flood of light will pour upon us, which will
surprise even those best acquainted with the production of
iron. It is a reproach upon the manufacture's of this
country that so little has hitherto been done towards the
creation of a literature of manufacturing art. How princely
the fortunes that have been made by ironmastors, how
scanty our knowledge of the history of iron ! How bound-
less our materials, how niggardly have we laboured at
them ! Our debt how great, our gratitude how small ! If
we were asked what discovery had " beyond compare,"
confurredthe greatest material blessings upon our world, we
should confidently answer, " The hardening and tempering
of steel." Of what importance to mankind have been the
decals of heroes, or the fall of empires, besides this little
discovery ? They are as feathers in the balance to weigh
against its vast importance. It will live through all time
and bless all generations yet to come. Does the reader
smile in incredulity ? The pen that writes this, the press
that shall print it, the engine that shall carry it from one
end of our island to the other, then the needle, " faithful
to the pole," the chronometer, whose unerring pulsations
shall guide the mariner on the trackless deep,—these, too,
shall be our witnesses. Almost every implement in almost
every art is made of tempered steel, and without it many
arts would be impossible. Every cutting tool is made of

it,—the graver of the artist, the chisel of the sculptor, the
mattock of the excavator, the pickaxe of the miner, the
woodman's adze, and the warrior's sword. Every die in
which metals are shaped or coins struck, every percussive
implement, from the smallest hammer, to the most power.
fill stamp—in short, all cutting, sawing, planing, filing,
turning, rolling, drawing, pressing, and hammering tools
are made of it. Withdraw these from the world and what
helpless creatures we should be ! How greatly are we
Lidebted, then, to the man who first observed that by
heating steel and quenching it in water it was made hard
as adamant, second only to the diamond in hardness•
What research would not the discovery of this man's name

—nay, only of the country that gave him birth—repay ? If
we could find him, no pyramid too great, no poet's song
too wild, to do him honour. But Time, that "feeds ob-
livion with decay of things," has wiped his name both from
history and from fable, and denied us the opporLunity of
paying him the homage due. But he has left his mark
upon the world, and time will never efface that. How
long has mau possessed this secret, more precious than the
philosopher's stone, more strange than charm of Eastern
romance? In the painted history of that wondrous peo-
ple, the ancient Egyptians, figures are occasionally found,
carrying cutting implements coloured blue. In theopinion
of those best fitted to judge, it was intended to indicate
steel by this colour.

A letter from Wiborg, in Finland, of the 29th ult.,
says :--"One of the most colossal enterprises ever under-
taken in Finland, the construction of a canal from Saima
to \Viborg, has just been terminated, after 12 years' un-
interrupted labour, though 16 had been consi,lered neces-
,,ary. This immense canal, which has innumerable
branches, places the interior of Finland, where there are
scarcely any roads, in direct communication with the
Gulf of Bothnia. The length of it, including the
branches, is equal to a third of the total length of Fin-
land."

THE OUTRAGE AT BRENTWOOD —I3IIENII7O3D, Fri•
oay.--Vesterday the borough bench of magistrates (the
Rev. T. Ledbey in the chair) assembled at the Court-
house, for the purpose of investigating the charge against
two young fzentlemen of italependent prepay, named
Rimund and Alfred Hoof, of being concerned in the
death of John George, a baker, of this town. The ma.
gistrates retired, and, after a short deliberation, the
chairman said their unanimous opinion was that the two
prisoners had aided and abetted in the offence for whiCh
Cooper was to be tried. The prisoners were then com-
mitted for trial for manslaughter. Bail to the extent of
2;0001. was accepted for their appearance at the ensuing
assizes.

MURDER OF A Tir MAN NEAR LEEDS.

In, TA t Sun of yesterday we briefly stated that a mur-
der of a very atrocious character had been committed at
Armley, near Leeds, about noon on Thursday. We now
subjoin the evidence given yesterday. The name of the
deceased was Jane Benham, and not Barnum, as stated
yesterday, and the person charged with the murder now
gave his name as John Hanrab. He is a fine, intelligent-
looking young man, about 24 years of age, and there is
aothing in his features to indicate such depravity as his
conduct proves. He stated that he was a tailor by trade,
and it appears that for two or three years preceding last
Christmas he and the deceased had cohabited together,
and the deceased had borne two children to him. JUst
before last Christmas she left him, and having made re-
peated unsuccessful attempts to induce her to live with
him again, he came to Leeds on Thursday morning. He
obtained an interview with the deceased, who was a
dancer at Wild's travelling theatre, which has been at-
tending the feast at Armley, and during the interview
he cut her throat in the most determined manner. The
father of Banham had been with them a few minutes
before, and left them to arrange with each other as to
what was to be done, and it is supposed that during his
absence she had refused to go with Hannah, and that,
becoming exasperated, he murdered her. She died at 2
o'clock on Thursday.
The inquest on the body was held at the Malt-mill,
Armley, yesterday, before Mr, A. Horsfall, deputy
coroner, and the jury. The prisoner was brought up in
custody from the borough gaol, and was received with
groans and hisses by a large crowd of people who had
collected outside the inn, and on entering the room he
exclaimed, " Why, surely they want to murder me."
He was not aware of the death of the deceased until the
coroner's officer swore the foreman to inquire into the
cause of death, when he seemed quite aghast and moved
convulsively from his seat. The jury having viewed the
body, the following witnesses were examined :
John Lyons said—l am a comedian in the company]
of Mr. Samuel Wild, the proprietor of a travelling
theatre. I knew the deceased. Her name was Jane
Benham. She was the principal dancing lady in our
company. She was in the company when I joined it
in June last. I saw her a little past 12 on Thursday
outside the door of the Malt-mill. At that time she
was standing looking round for assistance, and was
streaming with blood, apparently from the throat,
but I was horrified and ran for a druggist, and re-
quested him to wait upon her. I did not return, as I
was taken quite ill by the sight, and had not sufficient
nerve. I was in the bar before that, and heard the
cry of "Murder 1" which proceeded from the landlady,
who rushed into the bar with a child, whose face was
covered with blood. She also exclaimed, "He is cutting
her throat." I understood her to mean the person who
was in the parlour with the deceased. I did not see
that person in the parlour with the deceased ; but when
the landlady rushed out I saw the prisoner standing at
the door with his hands covered with blood, and I then
rushed out of the house into the street. In a second or
two afterwards I saw the deceased, who had followed
me. I have aaet the prisoner twice before—once in Man-
eaester and once in Halifax, but I had no acquaintance
with him, and knew him merely by sight. I never heard
his name until this morning.
John Hope said—l am a musician and painter at
Wild's Theatre, and live at present at Armley. The de-
ceased was my daughter. She had been married, and her
husband's name was Wm. Benham. He was an eques-
trian. He was in Australia when I last heard of him. , I
last saw my daughter alive about 5 minutes past 12. She
was outside the Malt-mill, and had her throat cut from ear
to ear. About 10 minutes before that I was in the house
with the deceased and the prisoner. They were then in
the parlour. I was in the room with them two or three
minutes. At that time he was prevailing on her to go
back with him to Manchester or some other place, and
he appealed to me. I said, "I will have nothing to do
' with it; settle those matters among yourselves," and I
left the house. They had previously lived together as
man and wife, I should say, for two years. They bad
two children. lam not aware that they had any dis-
agreement while they lived together, but she left him
about a fortnight before Christmas and came to ate at
Blackburn. She has resided with me ever since. She
came with me here. There was no quarrelling when I
was in the room. He was entreating her to go with
bim, and she refused. When I saw her standing out-
side the door of the Malt-mill, with her throat cut, I had
her youngest child in my arms, and was so horror-
stricken that I could do nothing. I moved about, and
Mrs. Myers, with whom I lodged, took the deceased
back into the house. I never saw her again alive. When
I saw the. prisoner with my daughter in the parlour he
was, in my opinion, perfectly sober.
By the Foreman.—l did not see the prisoner previous
to his seeing my daughter, nor after peeing her alive,
nor had I any conversation with him other than I have
stated. Ido not know whether my daughter had been
corresponding with him, but on Tuesday I received a
letter addressed to "Jane Hope, Wild's Theatrical Es-
tablishment, Armley," which I opened. The letter has
been destroyed. The deceased was known by the name
of Jane Banham. I gave the letter to my wife, who
gave it to the deceased, and she destroyed it. The let-
ter was signed " John Hannah." It contained expres-
sions of affection for her, and how happy he should be
if she would return to him. It she would not return he
desired to have the oldest child. I don't know where it
was written from.
William Isaac Blanshard, a comedian in Mr.
Wild's company, who witnessed the perpetration of
the murder, next deposed—l saw the prisoner
make two cuts at the deceased's throat, and in
the second cut the razor was broken. I ran out
and asked for a doctor. Some one said, " What's
the matter ?" I replied, "Nothing,—go for a
constable." The prisoner then came out and said, "Now,
take me." I went to the surgery of Mr. Rickards, and
also for the constable. I afterwards saw the prisoner at the
Bay Horse in custody. He asked me to shake hands with
him, and I turned away, he remarking something to the
following effect :—" What do you think of that 9 It's a
clean job fora madman just come oat of an asylum," or
some place of incarceration. He was then taken away
to Leeds.

By a Juror—l don't know that the prisoner has been
in an asylum. I never saw a man more sober in my life,
in my opinion. He was rather agitated.
Mr. A. Rickards said—l am a medical student with
my brother, who is a surgeon in Armloy. I was called
in to attend the deceased yesterday, a few minutes after
12. I found her sitting in an arm chair just outside Mrs.
Myers's door. She was streaming with blood, and her
face was covered with blood. I got her removed into the
house, and on examining her I found the throat cut from
ear to ear. The bleeding had partly stopped. I told the
person in charge of the house that she would die, but
that ho must go for another medical man as soon as pos-
sible. By and by my brother cause and remained with
her until she died. She died at 2 o'clock, The wound
was undoubl;edly the cause of death. The wound had
been inflicted with a sharp instrument.
Mr. G. H. L. Rickards said—l am a surgeon at Arm-
ley. Yesterday I was called in to attend the deceased.
I got there about a quarter to 1, and found my brother
there. I found the deceased sitting in a chair perfectly
sensible. I saw a fearful gash across the throat, commenc •
ing under the left ear, and terminating on the right side
of the vertebra ;it measured 11 inches in length. She
was deluged in blood, but there was nut much hemor-
rhage going on at the time; her countenance was
blanched, and her pulse excessively feeble for loss of
blood ; there were no large vessels bleeding at the
time, but there was a continual oozing of blood. I
saw that she must necessarily die within a very short
time. I saw that the wound could not have been inflicted
by herself. I then went back to her, and said, " I
know you can't speak ; so don't attempt it. I have
heard from your father of your connection with this man.
Had you any quarrel with this man before this took
place ? You must shake your head if you mean No,'
and nod if you mean Yes.'" She shook her head. I
asked her it she expected it, and she again shook her
head. I said, "You had not been long together in the
room ?" and she nodded her head. I raid, "Then you
were wanting to come out of the room, and he pulled
you back and did it ?" She nodded. her head. I had
previously stated in her hearing that she could not re-
cover, and she might have heard it. I remained with
her until she died, using every means to stop the bleed-
ing. I have this morning made a post-moriem, examina-
tion of the parts. I found the whole of the soft parts
in front of the neck divided, from the skin to the back
bone. The wound begins just below the left ear, and is
swept completely across to below the right ear. The
instrument then seems to have been inserted into the
wound, and the gash continued as far as the spine
backwards. The different vessels of the larynx are di-
vided, and on the left side the deep jugular was wounded.
On the right side the external jugular was divided, and
the deep jugular along with the carotid both wounded,
together with the small vessels in the neighbourhood.
The instrument had passed immediately above the thy-
roid artery, slicing off a piece of it, and leaving the epi-
glottis attached to the upper part of the wound, and
passing backwards, had also divided the gullet. There
were five smaller incised wounds on the chin, one on the
left side and four on the right, which, together with the
appearance of the principal wounds, proved that the
wounds must have been caused by a person standing at
the back and the right side of the deceased. The de-
ceased must have received the wounds from some person
at the back. There was also a long wound on the third
finger of the right hand, apparently caused by her en-
deavouring to defend herself. The bleeding from the
wound in the throat was the cause of death. lam sur-
prised she lived so long. The wound might be made by
such a razor as the one produced. I found in the neck
a bit of straw similar to that of the deceased's bonnet.
The prisoner declined to ask any questions.

Mr. James Slater, grocer, Armley, said—About a
quarter past 12 o'clock yesterday I was coming up the
road, and met the prisoner in a very excited state. He
was pulling a cap out of his pocket, and exclaiming, "I
have had my revenge. They may do what they like. I
don't care how soon I die. I am ready to die."
William Winder, constable, said—l received the razor
and haft, dress, coat, bat, and bonnet from Mr. Slater,
and now produce them. The razor and haft, which are
very strong, were covered with blood and hair. The
bonnet was found out on the right side.
George Sanderson said—l am a shoemaker, and live
at Armley- Yesterday, about a quarter or it) minutes
past 12 o'clock, I was coming up the branch road, 200
or 300 yards from the Malt-mill, when I met Thomas
Jackson, calling out, "Step him !" and on turning
round I saw some one running. I pursued, and, along
with two others, chased the prisoner up to Castleton-
lodge, where he had been stopped by the gardener. We
told him he had stabbed a woman, and be said what he
had done he did not care for. She should not have
vexed him to do it. I told him he must go back with
us, an'l we brought him to the Bay Horse, Armley, and
while there a policeman came and took him in charge.
He came very quietly.
In reply to the prieoner, the witneee aid he (the poi.

soner) was covered with blood, and rather the worse for
liquor.
By the Coroner—l did not perceive anything else
peculiar in his appearance.
By the Foreman—He was not drunk, but he seemed
to have had something. He staggered and rambled in
his walk. He was neither drunk nor sober, but like a
man who bad had something. He was excited.

Wrn. Johnsoa said—l am the gaoler of the Leeds lock-
up. The prisoner was brought to me yesterday about
half-past 1, while the Court was sitting. His clothes were
very bloody. His shirt-front and wristbands were bloody.
I was ordered to search him by the magistrates. I
put my right hand into his right hand coat pocket,
and my hand went up to the wrist in blood. I
found a pair of scissors folded up in paper, and a short
pipe. I found the forefinger of his right hand cut in two
places. There was a large cut on the upper part of the
finger, and one near the end. .The right side of his trou-
sers and his hoot wei e covered with blood. His left hand
was also covered with blood, and his coat. When be-
fore the magistrates he appeared very fresh. About two
hours afterwards he was better, and I wont to him in
the yard and asked him his name. He said "John
Allen," that ho was '22 years of age, was a tailor, and
resided at Manchester, that his father and mother lived
there, and he was one of nine children ; he was a twin,
and the other brother had just returned from the Crimea
with three clasps. He said he had only come fram May.
chester that morning, and was storekeeper at some thee.
tre. He was not married, but had lived with Jane
Banhain about three years as man and wife. They bad
two children. fie added, " She has slighted me for
some time and wanted to be quit of me, but I liked her
and would not be put off. When I found that she would
not accept of me I tried for my children." I asked him
if they were his children. He replied, "I am sure they
are mine." He after wards said, " I hope there is nothing
serioas the matter. I have tried her with fair means,
and I thought I would frighten her. I did not intend to
hurt her, but when we were down I found she was rather
master f rae, and I pulled out my razor. She caught
hold of it and caused the first cut on my finger. I got
it from her, and she seized it again, and that caused the
second cut." He asked, "Have you heard how she is?"
I said, "I decline to answer that question, but I hope
there is nothing serious."
By the Foreman.--I did not search him for any money.
The prisoner said he had nothing to ask Johnson, but
he did not recollect any conversation with him.
Mr. Hope, recalled.—l saw the prisoner in Halifax
last June, and when I was walking with him, discussing
the matter, he said, "I'll be hung for her yet." After
talking to him I agreed that she should meet him the
next morning if he would go away quietly, and they
might then settle the matter between them. They did
meet, but I did not hear what passed between them.
This closed the evidence, when the Coroner proceeded
to sum up, and the prisoner having expressed a wish to
make a statement,
The. Coroner read the usual caution to him, after
which

The prisoner said—l wish to say I was not sober or in
my senses, whatever your verdict may be. You tray
bring it in what you like. As to any old grievances,
there has never been any illwill in me towards her, as
her father states. I have had letters from her since she
left for Halifax, asking me to come over any time to see
her and the children, and she would be glad to see me.
I had been drinking some time at Manchester, and I
came over yesterday ; and I had drink both in Leeds and
here. I had drink along the road, and I recollect it was
mostly rum that I had. I can't say what followed after
that, until I found myself in prison this morning. I have
nothing more to say, but I had no intention to commit
any crime such as I am convicted of now. I was in
drink. I loved her and my children dearly.
The room was then cleared, and, after a few minutes
deliberation, the public were re-admitted, and the jury
returned a verdict of wilful murder against John Hannah,
after which the inquest was formally adjourned to this
day for the signing of the depositions.
The prisoner, who appeared to feel most acutely his
posiiion, and wept bitterly after making his own state.
ment, was subsequently removed back again to the
borough gaol, amid the hisses and execrations of a crowd
outside the public-house.

EXECUTION OF TWO MURDERERS IN
CALIFORNIA.

The vigilance committee had caused two mur-
derers, Hetherington and Brace, to be executed on
the 28th of July. The following description of the
execution we extract from the Alta Californian:—
"At Half-past five o'clock the preparations at the gal-
lows being completed, the executive committee were
escorted from their rooms to the vicinity of the gallows,
where they occupied a separate position in a body. The
prisoners were then brought down from their cells, and
placed each in a carriage, accompanied by a guard
of officers, and were driven to the execution-
ground. A death-like stillners prevailed among the
spectators and soldiers as the carriages approached, and
many of them stood uncovered. Both of them ascended
the scaffold with a firm step, and were to all appearance
little affected by the scene before them. The Rev. Mr.
Thomas, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, also went
upon the scaffold, accompanied by two or three officers,
who officiated as executioners. The arms of the pri-
soners were pinioned when they ascended the gallows,
and their lower limbs were firmly bound as soon as they
reached the platform. Both aided the officers in adjust-
ing the noose to their necks. With great coolness they
took off their neck-ties, and loosened their shirt collars

as unconcernedly as though they were about the most

ordinary affairs of life. When the ropes were placed
upon their necks, Brace turned to his companion and
extended his hand, which was taken by Hetherington,
when a few words passed as though they were bidding
adieu to each other, and Hetherington proceeded to ad-
dress the assemblage. Hetherington then spoke as
follows:—Gentlemer,--You may think me a hardened
sinner, but I appear before you cool, unconcerned, and
free. lam now about to meet my Maker. To the best
of my knowledge, here I have not lived one day in my
life that I was afraid to meet my Maker that night. (ro
tse Reporter.—Have you got that !) Do not think that
I am boastful or bragging ; such is not my case. The
Rev. Bishop Kipp has been with me al! day—not all
day, but nearly all day.
" Brace.—Gro on—go on with what you have, to say
(tie executioner checked him). Away, you-- son of
a --.

" Hetherington.—l am not any more penitent to-day
than I have been any day of my life.
" Brace.—Go on, old hoss.

"Hetherington.—ln a conversation which I had with
Mr. O'Brien two weeks ago, our conversation turned
upon religion, and I assured him that there never was a
day in my life—
"Brace.—Hurry up, and not stop so long. Do you
think I want to stand here and be stared at by these ig-
noramuses ? I wish to meet my doom immediately.
" Hetherington.—They tell me to stop. (Several
voiced in the crowd, 'Speak on; go on, Hetherington.')
" Hetherington.—l have not disobeyed any of the
rules of that house (pointing- to the committee-rooms.)
I should be very sorry to do it ; if you will say go on, I
will go on.
" Brace.—Go on, and brave it out. DOH% talk about
Dr. Kipp ; they don't want to know anything about
him.

" Hetherington (after a pause).—Where did I leave
off ? What was I saying ? (A. Voice, ' About Dr.
O'Brien.')

" Hetherington.—Our conversation turned upon re-
ligion.
" Brace ('aughing).—Ab, ab, I am drunk, so I am all
right.
" Hetherington —I told the doctor I was prepared to
met my God at any moment • awl further, that I never
lived one day in my life that I was not prepared to meet
my God at tde night. Dr. P. O'Brien will make an affi-
davit to that, I think, if called upon.
" Brace.--You have your vengeance, gentlemen, to
your hearts' content. I don't care a I wpnt
you to understand that clearly, fully aad distinctly,
gents:

" Iletherington.—Tho gentlemen have given orders
for to go ahead. I will change my note, and will merely
say, as o:ders have been given to stop, that in the first
dfficalty I had with Dr. Baldwin I had to shoot him ;n
defence of my own life.

" Brace.--71 shall die murdered by the vigilance com-
mittee, July 29, 1856. I wish that clearly and distinctly
understood on the house-top there.
"Hetherington.--I was acquitted of that, but still it
hangs upon me. I must stop ; but I will add, that
so far as killing Dr. Randall is concerned, I mere,y
asked for a conversation with M`Corkle, when he turn-
ed round and ,drew his pistol immediately. I merely
shot him to save my own life. I have lived a gentle-
man all my life, and will die a gentleman, though onthe
gallows. I defy any man in the whole world to prove
that I have done one dishonourable act in my whole life.
I have been abused by the public press of this city,
where I have resided five or six years, for some cause
unknown to me. I am row in a few minutes to be
launched into eternity. You may please yourselves,
notwithstanding I have no bad feeling towards any per-
son living. I forgive every man freely, as I expect my
Redeemer to have mercy on mu. Lord have mercy on
my soul I

"Brace-- -- it, dry up ! What's the use talking
to them ?

"Hetherington—I was going to make a remark that
very few people--
"Brace—Go it, old hose !
"Hetherington—I have led a life pure, wild, and
above all reproach. As to how I have been treated I will
say for Mr. Gillespie that he insulted me very much,
but I freely forgive him. T. J. L. Smiley has been a
friend towards me.
"Brace.—Come, dry up What the --- is the
use of keeping me here just waiting on you ? I want t)
go through with it.
" Hetherington—My witnesses were never put before
A jury. I protested against several things that had been
done. lam satisfied that no jury on the face of the
earth would have convicted me. So far, a fair trial I
have not had. lam not afraid to meet my God. I Lope
the Lord will have mercy on my soul. I hereby forgive
every man living on the face of the earth. I ask every
man living to forgive me as I freely forgive them. Gen-
tlemen, lam here before you all. Do not believe that
lam hardened. I have prayed from the day of my birth
to the day of my death.
"The executioner here stepped up behind, and gently
drew on the white cap.
"Hetherington—The Lord have mercy upon my soul.
I will meet my Saviour. I should like to have seen
Fletcher Haight, but it was denied me. Remember me
to Fletcher Haight and Henry Haight. Lord have
mercy on my soul !
" Hetherington spoke with a strong North of England
accent, and occasionally referred to a memorandum
which he had in his hand.

! -Jletlieringtork- wee yet 'speaking and Brace

going through with his most wonderful and revolting
performances, the caps were drawn over their face,,
signal was given, followed by one deep tone from the
bell on the Vigilant-buildings, which was another signal
for the executioner, who stood upon the ground, and
with a mallet and chisel parted the cord that sustained
the drop, and at once the two murderers were ignomi-
niously suspended between heaven and earth, to pay the
penalty of their crimes. The noose as well adjusted
upon both, and the bodies were almost instantly lifeless.
The body of Brace was not observed to move at all, not
even a muscle, and that of Hetherington, after three or
four minutes, was seen to move slightly, once or twice,
and then all was over."

PRICES OF SLIA.RES,
BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM-

PANIES' STOUR.

From the Official I4st.
rUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EYENINQ

LONDON, FRID.A.Y, Sur. 12, 1856.
GAS-LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES.

Dividend , Amount
Name of Company. per 1 of Paid. Price.
Annum. 1 Share. 1
4 s. d. £ s. d.l
British ••-••-• • • • .. - 1 - . - 1 -
Ditto Frovinclal -.. 71. 120 0 0 20 0 0 1 -
Brighton ••••..• • • • ~ 5/. '2O 0 0 20 0 0 , 15
City of London -•• .. 41. Os. 100 0 0 150 8 0 1 -
Continental (4th Cap.) . -, 50 0 0 20 0 0 -
Equitable .. .......... 21.105. 150 0 0 all 35
Great Central ....... 8/ per cent. 10 0 0 all 12%
Imperial .. • • ........ 10/.& bonus., 50 0 0 all 90
Independent -.. 51. 40 0 0 If -
London.... ~ ~ „„ „. _ 60 0 0 f f ...-
Do., Parl. Preference 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25
Plire,ix •••..•• .. •• .. 41. per cent 160 0 0 52 I; 0 -
Batoliff .... . ....... 51. 'lOO 0 0 16 0 0 16
United General ...... 21. 10s. 50 0 0 all 21
Westminster Chartered 41 per cent 60 0 0 If 53
Ditto, New ........ - 50 0 0 10 0 0 10%
WATER-WORKS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price
Annum. Share.
- . -
X s. d. Z s. d.
East London
Grand Junction
Kent .. ....... 41. per cnt. 100 0 0 - 0
Lambeth ...... - 100 0 0 - 95
New River Company.. 21.105. - - -
Southwark &Vauxhall 51. per cnt. 100 0 0 - -
West Middlesex •..... Si. per cent. 61 0 0 - 10014
BRIDGES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
£ 8. d. £ 8. d.
Elungerford • • .... - - -7%
Southwark ...... •• .. - 100 0 0 - -
l)itto New of 7% p.c. 1/. per cent. 50 0 0 - -
Waterloo ..... .... •• . • - 100 0 0 - -
Ditto Old Ann. of Si. 11. 14s. Bd. 60 0 0 - -
Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11. 10s. 4d. 40 0 0 - 28%
Vauxhall ....... ..... 965. 70 10 3 - 20%
DOCKS.
Dividend Amount '
Name of Compa per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
- -
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Commercial -
East arid West India.. 61. pr cent. Stock. - -
East CiAmtry.. 2os. per sh. - - -
London .•• • • .••.. • • 51. pr cent. Stock. - 104
Ditto Bonds .• .... • • 41. per cent. - - -
St. Katharine •• - •• - 89
Qouthampton ...... •• 3/. Os per c. 50 0 0 50 0 0 --
Victoria -
JOINT-SrocK BANKS.
Dividend Amount ,
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
--,--
1 X s. d. £ s. d.
Australasia........... 201. per cent. 40 0 0 all 104%
British North American Sl. per cent. 50 0 0 Of -.
Commercial of London. 10/.per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 -
Colonial .............. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 -
10nian................ 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
Lond. Char. Bk. of Aus. - 20 0 0 all 0 20%
London and County .. 101. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 31%
Londn and Westminstr 141. percent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 49
London Joint-Stock ... ,121. per cent. 50 0 0 10 ) 0 31
Provincial of Ireland.. 81. per cent. 108 0 0 25 0 0 56
Ditto, New. • • ...... 81. per cent. 10 0 0 all -
Nationul of Ireland.... 61. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0 -
Nat. Provincial of Eng. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 -
Ditto, New .. ••• • -8/. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 -
Orientui Bank Corpora. , 81. p. ct&bs. 25 0 0 all 39%
South Australia • ..... 114/.p.ct.& bs. 25 0 0 -
~
Union of Australia.... 130/. per cent. 25 0 0 69
Ditto .... •••• . . - - 301. per cent. - 2 ii) 0 -
Union of L0nd0n...... 20.7. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 27if
Union of Madrid ..... - 40 0 0 all -

Names of
Companies.

5 Divideact
per
I I
Annum. )

Ashtn &Oldh
Barnsley• • • •
Brknket Abrg
Birmingham
Coventry.. • •
Derby • • • • •
Ellsmre&Chs
GrandJunctn
Do., 6 pr. Ct.
Grand Surrey
Grand Union
Kennt & Avn
Lancaster ..
Leeds &Livrp
Leicester ....
Leicstr &Nth
Loughborogh'
Monmouthsh.
Mntgmerysh
MeltnMwbry

--
ua 71. p. ct.
1601
150' 4t.
40 41. I.
1100' 251.
100 61. 15s.
69 214 p. ct.
100 3/. pr. ct.
10 61. pr. ct.
100, 41.
100 11.0 e.
39 6e, Od.
100'
1001 251.
100: 51.
, 83
142 701.
100
100

CANALS.

Price.

Names of
Companies.

Macclesfield. I
Neath • • • • • •
Oxford.. • • • • I
Peak Forest.
Regent's....
Rochdale.... I
Somrset Coal
Do. Lk FdSt
Stfird &Wore
Shrewsbury..
fitortrbridge..
Severn and
Wye Bail. j
'Warwick &1
Binning.
Warwick &
Napton. . I
Worostr & 1
Binning.
Wilts & Brks

483%
49%

INSURANCE COMPANIES.

Name of Company.

Albion
•• •• • •••• • • • • •
&Stanza Bri•. and For.
Ditto Marine ..•
Anch0r..............
Atlas •. ..... •• • • • •• .•
Argus Life • •
Critish Commercial ..
Clericl.Med.& Gen. Life
County
Crown
Eagle
Equity and Law......
European Life
General.... ••••••••••
Globe
Guardian ............
Imperial Fire.........
Imperial Life
Indemnity Marine....
Law Fire .......... • •
Law Lite...
Legal and General Life
London .
London Ship....
Marine .....
Med. Invli d & Gen. Life
Minerva •• ...... •• ..
Monarch • ....• • • ....
National Loin Fund..
Palladium Life...
Pelican •• •••• •• •• ••••
Phoenix
PrefesFional Life.. • • ..
Provident Life
Rock Life
Royal Exchange
Sun Fire
Ditto Life .....
United Kingdom
Universal Life ...
Victoria Life ..

Dividend
per

Annum.

8/. 10s.
Ti. 14s. 6d. bs
61. p.c.& bs.
6 per cent.
15s. Od.
41. per cent.
71. 10s.
5 pr ct. & be.
4/.
17s. Od
ss.
4% per cent.
1/.
61.
51. per cent. I
5/. per cent.
12/. per cent

Amount

Dividend
1 . per

Annum.

21. 10s.
161.

51. Os.
11. 10s.

Share.

X s. d.
500 0 0
100 0 0
'OO 0 0
5 0
50 0
100 0 0
50 0 0
100 0 0
100 0 0
50 0 0
50 0 0
:00 0 0
20 0 0
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100 0 0
500 0 0
100 0 0
:00 0 0
100 0 0
100 0
50 0 0
25 0 0
25 0 0
100 0 0
59 0 0
20 0 0
5 0 0
20 0 0
50 0 0

12s.
11.35. & 3/.
25.& 2s. bs.

11. 10s.
10s.& bs.
18s.per share
4%/. per et.
51 p. ct.

51. per cent,
51. per cent.

51. per cent.
11. ss. & bs.
7s.
101. per cent.
61. 10s.
11. 14s.
41. p. ct. bs
Si. per colt.
51. per cent.

5 0
00 0 0
5 3 0
Stock.

10s. Od.i

I Paid.

Amo,mt
of
Share.

Price.

10$
16
16
76

Price.

4 s. d.
50 0 0
H 0 0
25 0 0
1 0 0
5 15 0
25 0 0
5 0 0
HI 0 0
10 0 0
5 0 0
5 0 0
5 0 0
all

47 5 0
50 0 0
10 0 0
20 0 0
2 10 0
10 0 0
2 0 0
12 10 0
12 10 0
28 0 0
2 0 0
2 0 0
1 0 0
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6.14
184
5%
104 y.

3%
61
5%
293

Bank of Scotland .. • •
British Linen Company
Caledonian Bank ..
City of Glasgow Bank
Clydesdale Bank •• • •
C mmercial Bank ••
Eastern Bank.. • • • • • •
Edinb. & Glasgow.. • •
Exchange Bnk of Scot..
National Bank • • • • • •
North of Scotland Bank
Royal Bank of S cotl. ..
Union Bank of Scot. .•
Western Bank • • • • • • ••
Alliance Firs and Life..,
British Guarantee .
Caledonian Fire Incur .
City of Glasgow Lite -
Co onial Life ••
Edinburgh Life Incur.
Eng. & Scot, LANs Life
Life Assoc. of Geotiand
National Fire and Life
North British
Scottish Union Insrnc.
Standard Life • • • •.
United ['en Assurance

71. per cent.
81. per cent.
81, per cent.
5/. per cent.
Oil. p cent.
71. per cent.
61. per cent.
3%1. p cent.

X s. d.
100 C 0
100 0 0
10 0 0
10 0 0
20 0 0
500 0 0
25 0 0
5 0 0

6% per cent.
5/.percent
51. per cent.
81. per cent.,
V. per cent.,
8%1. pr cent.
41. per cent.l
10. per cent.
61. per cent.
5/. per cent.
61. oer cent.
51.N0r cent.
61. per cent.
61. per °ant.
71. per cent.
7%1. pr cent.
5/. per cent.
51. per cent.

38%
8%
273
218

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'WOES.

Price.

126010 s
23121/0s
4t2s6d
121'Os
1311 Is
23510 s
191 5s
41 19s

MISCELLANEOUS.
Dividend I Amount
Name of Company. per of I Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
.....,.....1 ....•••••••••••••••
X b• d. X s. d.
Assam '.Cea ••..•• .• .. 81. 50 0 0 20 0 0
Auctisn Mart •••• • • • • 214 per cent. 50 0 0
Australian Agriculturl ii. Is. 100 0 0 17 10 0
Australian Trust •• .. B'. per cent 25 0 0
Australian Royal Mail Si. 10 0 0 all
Angio-Mexican Mint.. IL 10s. 10 0 0 all __.
British American Land 15s. 40 0 0
Canada ... •• .... •• .. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 124
Do. 5 per cent Bonds Si. per cent. 113%
Ditto, 6 per cent. •• 61. per cent.
City Navigation Bonds
Electric Telegraph .. 6 per cent. 25 0 0 24 0 0 94%
Ditto .. •• • ... ....
Equitable Reversionry 71 pr. cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0
Ditto New .. •• •• • • 50 0 0 17 10 0
Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp.c. & be, 100. 0 0 100 0 0
Gen.steamNavigation 10
_poet. 15 0 0 14 0 0
Hudson's Bay.. • • • • • • Stock. ._
Hungerford ...... •... 21., 0 100 00 53 100 0
London Institution . •• .....
London Reversionary 51per cent. 15 0 0
all —.—
12
Russell Institution.• ••
Price'sPatentCand. Co 10/. per cent. 20 0 0 17 110° 0
25
Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 :00 0
Royal Mail Steam.... 41. p. share. 100 0 0 9034
60 0 0
South Australian Land 61. per cent. 25 0 0 —
Trust and Loan Comp. all 36
Upper Canada .. ••
-------_______29— 0 0 0
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Another suicide at the Agapemone is retorted. Tt .1.1

Another suicide at the Agapemone is reported. It is
stated in the Taunton Courier that a young female left
that establishment for the purpose of being confined last
week ; that she was confined on Sunday ; and that on
the following day she hung herself. The inquest does
not appear to have been yet held.
Mrs. Mary Anne Dixon, widow of a canon residen-
tiary of York, has presented two ancient silver tankards
to the corporation of Hull. One of them is a "whistle
tankard," which belonged to Anthony Lambert, mayor
of Hull, in 1669, when Charles I. was refused admis,ion
to the town. Mrs. Dixon "has frequently been told
that there is only another whistle tankard in the king-
dom." The whistle comes into play when the tankard
is empty ; so that when it reaches the hands of a toper, j
and there is nothing to drink, he must, if he wants
liquor, " whistle for it ;" -which possibly may be the
erigiA of the popuhir phrase.