The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-15 00:00:00

THE ANDOVER MURDER.

Thomas Alexander Banks, the prisoner charged
with the murder of Mr. Parsons, was yesterday
again placed at the bar, at the Guildhall, Andover,
for further examination before the borough magis-
trates, Mr. T. P. Clarke (mayor), and Messrs. Mor-
timore, H. Thompson, R. Dowling, and H. Mundy.
The prisoner's wife, Emma Banks, was placed at
the bar with her husband, charged with being an
accomplice in the murder.
Mr. Poulden again conducted the prosecution,
and Mr; Poland appeared for the prisoners.
Mr. Poulden opened the proceedings byreferring
to the evidence at the last examination, and stating
that he was in a position to connect the female pri-
soner with the commission of the crime. He then
detailed the circumstances connected with the case,
and called the following witnesses :
Francis James Webb—ln October last I was one
of the shopmen at Mr. Parsons's. I know both the
prisoners. On Thursday, the 21st of October, I re-
member Mrs. Banks coming to the shop. She
asked to see sonic dresses and bought a scarf. She
did not bua dress, as they were not just what she
wanted. While she was there I went to fetch
some more, and on m - return I missed a dress of a
peculiar pattern, and the only one in the forward
stock. Mr. Lentall was in the ready-made
shop at the time, and when I missed the
dress I went to him and informed him,
and returned to Mrs. Banks again. She
gave me 2s. 6d. for the scarf, and I called her
to the desk for her change. Mr. Parsons at the
time was standing next to me serving customers.
On leaving the desk to go out of the shop Mr.
Parsons and Mr. Lentall stopped her. I afterwards
saw the dress, and saw Mr. Parsons put his name
on the back of the ticket. This was about half an
hour afterwards, and between seven and eight
o'clock in the evening. That same night I was in
the market-place with John Brock. When I saw
Mrs. Banks she called me, and I went to her, when
she asked me if the young people in the house
knew about the dress that was taken. I said I did
not know, but that Mr. Lentall knew. She said
she was aware there was one that knew it. She
said she did not know how it was she took it.; it
was quite a mistake. She asked me not to say
anything about it, to keep it as quiet as possible,
and to flatly deny it. I talked with her for about
half an hour, and she gave me ls. and said she
would give me half-a-sovereign, and that she would
give it to Mr. Parsons for me if I would not say
anything about it. I afterwards had some talk
with Mr. Parsons about it. On the following Sa-
turday I went to Mrs. Banks. She was then at
her door in Union-street. She was talking to Mr.
Falland. When Mr. Falland left, she said, " It's
all known about the dress, Mr. Chitty has told me
of it." I said I did not know how it was, 'and she
replied it came from Mr. Parsons' p, servant. She
said she was afraid people would ink something
if they saw me talking to her. She proposed
that I should meet her over the bridge at
six o'clock. She said, she would send her
Thomas down to Mr. Parsons' about the dress, and
Mr. Parsons was to flatly deny it, and she asked
me to flatly deny it also. I said I would if Mr.
Parsons wished it. This was about 5 o'clock. I
again saw her at Cross's-corner at about 6 o'clock.
We walked on to Mr. Westbury's. She asked me
to walk on up the Salisbury-road. I saw Mr.
Parsons between the time of meeting Mrs. Banks
at 5 and 6 o'clock, and told him what Mrs. Banks
had told me to tell him. We walked up the Salis-
bury-road, and I told her Mr. Parsons had said it
was not worth while for her to send Mr. banks to
him, that she was not to tell Mr. Banks of it, but
let him find it out, and then she must make up the
best tale she could. I told Mrs. Banks that Mr.
Parsons had said he would rather not flatly deny
it. She said he must, and that she wished to see
him in the Salisbury-road. I was to go to Mr.
Parsons and tell him to meet Mrs. Banks there in
the Salisbury-road. I asked her if I should say
anything to Mr. Parsons if I found he could not
come, as lie had company. She said she would
rather see him herself, and should never forget it if
he would come. She then altered her mind, and
said she would see him at the wharf, as it would
not be so far. I then left her, and went to Mr.
Parsons, but before I did so she told me that if
Mr. Parsons could not come I was to tell him
to say that there were several parcels on the
counter, and she took it by mistake, but not
on purpose, as the parcel was not so. valuable
as her own. I communicated to Mr. Parsons what
Mrs. Banks had told me to tell him. He refused
to go, and I went back and found her at the
wharf. I told her Mr. Parsons could not come, but
that he would say what she requested me to tell
him to say. She asked me if I thought Mr. Par-
sons would say so, and I said I did. As we were
leaving the wharf we heard some people coming,
and we ran under the store out of sight, and then
I left her, but she wished to sec me again at 10
o'clock to tell her if I had heard any more about it.
I told her I would if I could ; but I could not go.
On the Sunday following I was coming down
Union-street and went up High-street. Mrs. Banks'
servant came after me, and I went to her house.
She said Mr. Banks had been to Mr. Parsons, and

he was gone to my father's house to see me, and if
I would wait a few minutes he would return. She

take took the parpel there.
Mrs. Banks' r-
vant afterwards came to the shop and I then
s §e
discovered I had taken them to the wrong place.
I went for the parcel to Mrs. Banks' in London-
street. Miss Banks came to the door, and I
• had some conversation with her and brought
the parcel away. I took them to Mrs. Banks, the
prisoner. I found her at home and told lux the
mistake I had made. She asked me if I had told
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goods and sent the dresses back, and 1 was to go
with some more the next morning. I accordingly
went, and she then asked me if I had heard any-
thing more about the dress she had taken, and I
told her I had not. She said she thought the fam ly
knew all about the dress. She thought Mr. Par-
sons had told them. I said I did not think they
did. She said she wished to see Mr. Parsons that
evening after six o'clock, as she expected her beau,
meaning her husband, would go up there, and I
told her I would tell him. I asked if I could not
say anything to Mr. Parsons if he could not come,
and she said she would rather see him herself. I
told Mr. Parsons of this, and the same evening I
went up to the prisoners' with other goods. I asked
her if Mr. Parsons had been up. She said no, but
she wished to see him at seven o'clock, and asked
me to tell him so ; her beau had not been home,
but she expected him home soon after seven. I
went back to the shop, but did not inform Mr.
Parsons of this, as I did not see him. On the
next day, Saturday, I went again with some dresses,
and I asked her if Mr. Parsons came up, and she
said yes ; but she did not detain him two minutes.
On coming out of the yard I saw Mr. Jenkins's
man Chamhers; with whom I had some conversa-
tion. On the Friday Mrs. Banks gave Me a
flounce to match. --I took it back after the death of
Mr. Parsons, and asked if she had any further
orders. She said she had, but she thought we did
not like to serve her. We talked a great deal
about Mr. Parsons's death. I said that from the
reports it was evident there was a woman in it.
She said she did not think so, and asked if there
was any suspicion in particular, and I said we
knew nothing in the shop about it ; but, if I was
not greatly mistaken, it was a man with plenty of
money and a. very bad wife. She did not make
any remark, but seemed rather confused.
)rohn Young, who was examined at the former
examination, gave the following additional evi-
dence :—When I was at the Railway Tavern on the
evening of the 22d of November. I had driven my
carriage there. It was about a quarter before 9
when I left Andover. I took Mrs. Guyatt and two
girls with me. When I passed Clacy's toll-house I
saw the female prisoner; she was walking towards
the Railway Tavern. I stopped and asked her to
ride, but she said she would walk on, and she
should be there almost as soon as we. I
went straight to the tavern, and then it was
that I saw the male prisoner: I. asked him if
he was ready to come down home, when he said
he should be back directly, and then turned down
the Millway-drove. I stopped there about a quarter
of an hour; the prisoner did not come back, and
Mr. Stockly and myself came down towards 'the
town ; when we came to Bishop's Court-lane we
turned up there for curiosity sake, and went by the
station to the tavern again ; I should think I was
a quarter of an hour gone. During that drive
round I did not see either of the prisoners. I drove
round that way to see if Mrs. Banks was gone there
or not. If sbe had been there I must have seen
her. I did not see either of the prisoners at th
tavern when I returned there, or at all until I saw
them at my house, after I had returned home,
-atabout 10 o'clock. 01 the Friday after the murder
I saw Banks at my house. I said, " I'm d— if some
of you won't get took up presently," and he said,
" What for ?" I said, " For killing Mr. Parsons;"
upon which Banks said, " Thank God, I've got a
clear conscience, for I can prove where I was every
quarter of an hour." I said, " Banks, you know
the last time I saw you ?" He said " Yes." I
said, " That was when you came out of the tavern
and passed through the turnstile." He made no
reply.
The prodeedings were not terminated when our
report left.

_HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE

WEEK.

(From the Registrar-General's Report.)
Though thi, mortality of London is still high, the
returns are gradually resuming a more favourable
aspect. In the week ending Nov. 27 the deaths rose
to 1,802, in the following week they declined to
1,738, and in the last week, ending Saturday, the
11th, they were 1,531. The mean temperature of
these three weeks has been respectively 37.4 deg.,
46.3 deg., and 36.5 deg.
In the ten years 1848-57 the average number of
deaths in the weeks corresponding with last week
was 1,183 ; but as the deaths in the present return
occurred in an increased population, they should be
compared with the average when it is raised in
proportion to the increase, a correction which will
make it 1,301. The comparison shows that 230 per-
sons died last week in excess of the number whose
deaths would have been recorded if the rate of mor-
tality had not been higher than the average. .
The deaths arising from diseases of the organs of
respiration (exclusive of hooping-cough and phthisis)
were last week 441, having been in the two pre-
ceding weeks 524 and 516. The corrected average
for last week is 296. Bronchitis was fatal in 310,
298, and 250 cases in the last three weeks ; phthisis
in 190, 176, and 166 ; pneumonia decreased from
171 to 142. Measles was fatal in 46 cases last week,
which is 16 above the average. The deaths re-
ferred to small-pox arc 13 ;to scarlatina, 237. Six
occurred from the latter disease in Somers-town,
sin St. Leonard, Shoreditch. At 5, Harding's-ter-
race, St. Mary, Newington, six children in a family
have been attacked by scarlatina, and one has died.
The nonagenarians whose deaths are recorded
are five, and are all widows ; their respective ages
are 90, 94, 95, 95, and 98 years. A labourer, aged
35 years, died on the 10th inst. at 54, Phoenix-street,
Spitalfields, from destitution.

Last week the births of 935 boys and 850 girls,
in all 1,805 children were registered in London.
In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1848-57
the average number was 1,541.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 30.115 in.
The mean daily reading was above 30 in. on every
day after Sunday. The barometrical readings
varied from 29.78 to 30.20 in. The mean tempera-
ture of the week was 30.5 deg., which is 4.2 deg.
below the average of the same week in 43 years (as
determined by Mr. Glaisher). The mean daily
temperature was below the average on every day
after Sunday. The thermometer attained its
highest point in the shade; 49.2 deg., on Sunday;
it fell to its lowest point, 30.3 deg., on Tuesday.
The extreme range of the week was, therefore, 18.9
deg. During six days the sky was uniformly
overcast night and day, and the daily range of
temperature was small. The mean daily range was
6.8 deg. The range on Thursday was only 4.5 deg.
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was generally calm ; at the end of the week. the

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NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK OF
ENGLAND,
112, Dishopsgate-street, London.
14th December, 1858.
The DIRECTORS of the NATIONAL PROVINCIAL
BANK of ENGLAND Hereby Give Notice, that a HALF-
YEARLY DIVIDEND, at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum.
will be payable-on the Company's Stock on and after the 14th
January next, when the Dividend Warrants will be obtained
at the Company's Office, 112, Bishopsgate-street, or at the
different Branches.
The Transfer Books will be closed on and after Saturday,
the 18th inst., until the Dividend becomes payable.
By order of the Court of Directors.
DAN. ROEERTSON,
Agent and Manager.

ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT
GARDEN, under the sole Management of Miss Louisa
Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison.—The public are respectfully in-
formed that this new and elegant Theatre will be OPENED
for the first ENGLISH OPERA SEASON on MONDAY,
Dec. 20, when will be presented an entirely new and original
Opera, by Mr. W. Balfe, entitled SATANELLA ; or, THE
POWER OF LOVE. Playhouse prices.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean.
T HIS EVENLNG will be presented Shakspere's Tragedy of

MACBETH.
Macbeth, Mr. C. Kean ; Lady Macbeth, Mrs. C. Kean.
Preceded by a new Farce, in one act, entitled
THIRTY-THREE NEXT BIRTHDAY.

THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone.
THIS ETENING will be performed a new Comedy,
THE TIDE OF TIME. Messrs. Buckstone, Chippendale,
&c. ; Mesdames Reynolds and Poynter.
A new Spanish Ballet, THE INFLUENCE OF GRACE,
in which PereaNena will appear.
With WHITEBAIT AT GREENWICH. John Small, by
Sir Wm. Don, Bart.
And A DAUGHTER TO MARRY.
Commence at 7.

ROYAL TTRAND THEATRE.
Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborough.
THIS EVENING, THE LITTLE SAVAGE.
After which THE MAID AND THE MAGPIE.
WOOING IN JEST AND, LOVING IN EARNEST :
Miss Swanborough.
And THE BONNIE FISH WIFE.
Commence at 7 o'clock.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE,
Westminster-road.

Sole Lessee Mr. William Cooke.

THIS EVENING the performances will commence with
the successful gorgeous Spectacle of THE REVOLT IN
THE EAST ; sr, The Fugitives and their Faithful Steed :
concluding with a Grand National and Allegorical Tableaux.

After which SCENES IN THE ARENA, introducing Mr.
W. Cooke, and his beautiful horses, Mr. Runnels, Madame
Blanche, Miss Emily Cooke, Madame Fleurette, and the first
male and female equestrians in the world.

Dress Circle, 3s. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, ls, ; Galleries, 6d.
Stage Manager, Mr. R. Phillips.

CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.—
Proprietor —C. MORTON.
The public is most respectfully informed that the FINE
ARTS GALLERY, in connection with the above Hall, IS NOW
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT, from 11 o'clock a.m. until 12
o'clock p.m. The New Gallery contains an extensive Collec-
tion of Pictures, by Ancient and Modern Masters and is also
devoted to Art productions generally. The Proprietor feels
he may confidently, assert that, viewed altogether, the exist-
ing Music Hall, the New Fine Arts Gallery, and the recently
added Ante-Hall, will present an attraction which, whether
as regards the architectural beauty of the structures them-
selves, or the varied and hitherto unattempted combinations
within, will be found to be wholly without parallel in the
Kingdom.
The MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT commences as usual at
Seven o'clock.

In addition to the usual entertainment, the SAUVLET
FAMILY, of Amsterdam, Eight in number, whose varied
instrumental performances have created so marked a sensa-
tion in the principal cities and towns of the Continent, will
perform every Evening at Nine and Eleven o'clock.

THE WEATHER.-Sux OFFICE, DEC. 15.

THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.

43—highest since noon yesterday.
38—lowest this morning and during the night.
41—tbis day at noon.

BAROMETER-30.26.
WIND, Easterly ; rather fresh, with muggy rainy
weather.

THE SUN.

WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 15, 1858.

We have both telegrams and a mail from India ;
the former dating from Bombay, the 25th of No-
vember, the latter from Calcutta to the 9th Novem-
ber, and from Hong Kong to the 29th of October.
The intelligence is in every respect satisfactory,
completely confirming the anticipations we had
previously formed as to the speedy tranquillisation
of Oude, when Lord CLYDE was enabled to take
the field in sufficient force not only to overawe the
rebels, but to afford ample protection to all ready
and willing to bear true allegiance to the Queen of
INDIA and Empress of HINDOSTAN for the future.
The proclamation of the Ist of November, which
proclaimed her assumption of Imperial power,
was received with universal satisfaction. The
principle of universal toleration therein enunciated,
and also the amnesty so liberally proclaimed,
proved, beyond the possibility of doubt, the gener-
ous and merciful character of the New Govern-
ment. Besides, the native chiefs and princes
understand better the rule of a single Sovereign than
that of a Company. It shocked all their notions
of propriety, and, we may say, excited fierce wrath
to have it supposed that they could be called to
task by any body of private individuals, however
respectable or influential. They could easily bring
themselves to bow down before a powerful
Monarch, and to submit to her decrees, but
not to those of a couple of dozen of
elderly gentlemen assembled at the East-
end of London. The moral effects of the altera-
tion, so far as the natives, or rather our
Hindoo fellow-subjects, are concerned, will be of
no ordinary importance in leading to the early
pacification of India. In fact, it would have been
impossible for the VICTORIA dynasty to have been
inaugurated under any more auspicious auguries—
taking into consideration the terrible ordeal
through which India has recently passed.
Scarcely had the fireworks which testified the
new reign burnt out, before Lord CLYDE and his
staff dashed off to the scene of action. From
Allahabad he published a simple but vigorous pro-
clamation, addressed not merely to chiefs and
talookdars, but also to the poorest ryots. He
came to enforce the law, and would enforce the
most exact discipline, both in the camps and
on the march. Houses and crops would be spared
-where there:was no resistance, and no plundering
tolerated. But even a single shot fired against our
troops would lead to very serious consequences,
against which the people were emphatically
warned. The well-disposed were, however, invited
to remain in their towns and villages, where they
would receive ample protection against all
violence.

This judicious document appears to have pro-
duced the desired results. We learn by the
telegrams that the talookdars in Oude were tender-
ing their submissions and surrendering their forts
and arms. It will be remembered that they were
allowed a month from the Ist of November for
this purpose, and it is more than probable that
before the time has expired there will be few remain-
ing in arms, save those who have irretrievably
committed themselves, and whose sanguinary deeds
have placed them beyond the hope of mercy.
Amongst the others who gave in an unconditional
submission was LOLL MALEDOO SINGII, the Rajah
of Amethie, who surrendered himself and his for-
tress on the 10th of November. Sixteen guns were
found, and it was supposed that more would yet be
discovered. He had previously declared that he
would struggle to the last, and had, in answer to
the summons to surrender, forwarded an elaborate
statement of his wrongs and grievances, but shirk-
ing the question of surrender. Lord CLYDE was

not, however, to be thus bamboOzled, and
he accordingly declared that unless the
fort was given up in the course. .of the
day; he would proceed to immediate extremities.
We have already heard the result oF this decisive
and energetic proceeding.
The forts of Rampore, and Simree or Samree,
had been captured, the former, we regret to say,
with the loss of 70 or 80 men, the latter of only
two killed and three or four wounded. TANTIA
TOPEE is still eluding his pursuers by rapid
flight. He is certainly not allowed much rest by
those eager in the chase. It is said that he is in
possession of ample funds ; a matter that may
easily be credited when we consider the enormous
plunder which he obtained on several occasions.
He, however, lacks that which is even of greater
importance to a person in his position, viz., guns
and ammunition ; so much so, indeed, that
orders have been given to avoid everything in the
shape of fighting that might lead to any expendi-
ture of that which they so urgently require.
The NAWAB of Banda has separated himself from
the rebels, and gone to General MICHEL'S camp,
claiming the amnesty tendered by the Proclama-
tion. And it is stated from Samun Twarree, under
the date of the 23d of November, that " the remain-
ing rebel leaders have given themselves up to the
Government. This of course only refers to the in-
surgents in that district, but it proves that the
work of peace is going on briskly; and when those
who are anxious to gain our favour commence
harrassing the enemy, the termination of the contest
may be speedily anticipated. The British power
in India will be strengthened and consolidated, and
placed on a firmer foundation than it has been since
our first arrival in the country. The natives will
soon understand the difference between the mild
rule of Great Britain, and the tyranny and extor-
tion to which they have hitherto been exposed,
under grasping and covetous chiefs, who, provided
they got money, were little solicitous as to the
means by which it might be obtained.

It can hardly be objected that Ministers are in
any way premature in designing to bring the
affairs of the lonian Islands to some satisfactory
settlement. The difficulties there remaining to be
vanquished have forced themselves more or less
vexatiously upon the recognition of each successive
Government in this country ever since the Congress
at Vienna, in 1815, confided that troublesome
archipmlago to the British Protectorate. During
all these three-and•forty years last past the sounds
coming to us from those regions have been the same
old discordant song—with variations. Intrigues
and heart-burnings among the.lonians--impatience
of our authority—a yearning for the revived
licence that would accrue from the junction with
the Morea and Hellas, with the Greek kingdom, in
fact of Corfu, and St. Maura, Zante, Cerigo, and
Cephalonia. The political situation in those islands
was actually, to all intents and purposes, the same
when the son of that wealthy merchant of Liverpool,
Sir JOHN GLADSTONE, was a little boy of six—never
dreaming, among toys and fairy tales, of his ever
becoming such a fabulous personage as a Lord
High Commissioner Extraordinary. The political
situation out in those eastern waters of the Medi-
terranean was certainly, in all essential particulars,
identical in 1822 with what it is nowadays—in 1822,
when Sir THOMAS MAITLAND was supreme at
Corfu, as Lord High Commissioner, and when the
late Sir CHARLES JAMES NAPIER was settled as
military resident at Cephalonia. It is preposterous
therefore, to argue that in undertaking now, if pos-
sible, to unravel the tangled web of lonian politics,
her MAJESTY'S Ministers are acting in any respect
whatever prematurely or precipitately. The pear
is not only ripe, it is rotten. It wants
shaking down from the branch on which it is at
once an eyesore and an incumbrance. And if it
were advisable, before the untoward publication of
Sir JOHN YOUNG'S secret despatch, that a states-
man of such rare sagacity and intelligence as Mr.
GLADSTONE should be sent out to the lonian
Islands, for the purpose of making direct personal
inquiries into the wishes and requirements of their
inhabitants, and into the actual organisation of
their existing institutions—since that despatch has
been accidently disclosed, the advisability of that
extraordinary commission has certainly become
doubly manifest and undeniable.
The truth is, thatthe re-arrangement of the lonian
Government has at length become absolutely in-
evitable. Matters cannot continue any longer in
that normal state of confusion which has latterly
and notoriously become worse confounded. Some-
thing must at last be done with a view to the re-
conciliation of conflicting opinions, to the settlement
at once, and, if possible, permanently, of the old long
standing differences—to the reconstruction, upon a
broader basis than hitherto, and upon a surer
foundation, of this particularly problematic exem-
plar of what is so often little better than a vexa-
tious anomaly—a British Protectorate. There can
be very little doubt, we should think, that, in the
generality of cases, a Protectorate cannot seriously
be regarded as anything more than a transition
state. It is the political chrysalis from which the
winged, and radiant, and perfected colony bursts
forth eventually. It may be even that the matured
colony itself ought, strictly speaking, to be regarded
in its turn as naturally, in all human probability, a
more advanced stage of transition—destined to
develope ultimately into the glory and dignity of
an independent nationality. Ex. gr., of course,
those trans-Atlantic colonies of Great Britain
which became, not a hundred years ago, transformed
into the United States' Republic at the moment
of the declaration of American Independence. That,
however, is another and a grander question alto-
gether. What we have to consider, in reference to
the lonian problem, is the more ordinary question
of the state of progress and developement marked
by the promise of the future colony, dormant or
latent, in what is designated a British Protectorate.
The cat was unexpectedly and prematurely let out
of the bag—there cannot reasonably be any doubt
of that—in the instance of the lonian Islands, by
the purloining of Sir JOHN YOUNG'S despatch,
and its exremely inopportune publication. The
circumstance has tended, no doubt, still
further to complicate what was already suf-
ficiently entangled. There can be no help
for the casualty now, however. It must be
accepted as a dire necessity and made the most of.
Nevertheless, viewing the problem that still remains
upon our hands for solution—viewing it by the
new and most unexpected light thrown upon it by
the sudden and fortuitous glare of this surreptitious
disclosure--we cannot in reason but acknowledge
that the course actually pursued by Ministers at
the outset of their efforts to restore tranquillity
and to secure future contentment in the lonian
islands under British domination (or, in diplomatic
phraseology, under British protection) is, all things
considered, the very wisest that could have been
hit upon. In Mr. GLADSTONE at Corfu, as Lord
High Commissioner Extraordinary—we have "the
right man in the right place." His excellency is
there in the name and as the representative of the
SOVEREIGN, to examine dispassionately into the
actual state of things in the various islands,
to learn directly from themselves the hopes
and wishes of their population, to see

what it would be really most advisable to
do there, and how and when that most advisable

thing (whatever 'it may be) ought to be done.
Advantages of no ordinary kind, we are most
assuredly sanguine, will—must, we had almost said
—result frzm this wise mission most wisely en-
trusted to a gifted and conscientions and patriotic
statesman like Mr. GLADSTONE—advantages mu-
tually beneficial, let us hope, to the British them-
selves and to the population there, in those classic
seas, confided to their powerful and humane pro-
tectorate.

AMERICA.

(By ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY MORNING-.

The City of Baltimore has arrived with the
United States mail of the 4th inst., and 110,426 dols.

in specie.
The stock market had been fluctuating, but
closed at prices not differing materially from those
by last advices.
Sterling exchange 1081 to 109, for 60 days.
The advices from the south had caused a decline
in cotton. Middling uplands, 121. Flour had
improved.

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