The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-09 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 9, 1858.

doubt on the subject. But even then
he was not permitted to rejoin the profession for
which he had been educated ; and several years
elapsed, and many expensive motions were made,
before his name was again enrolled among the
attorneys and solicitors of England.

L. E►ST NEWS,

LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.)

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
',Sittings at Nisi Prius at Guildhall, before Mr.
Baron Martin and a Common Jury.)
THE NON-ATTENDANCE OF JURYMEN.
Great difficulty has been experienced during

FRANCE.
PARIS, THURSDAY.

The narrative is instructive, although painful.
it proves the absolute necessity of some mode of
revising the errors of criminal tribunals. The
Committee of the House of Commons which inves-
tigated his case have declared it to be an excep-
tional one, and that " he has strong cl tims on the
favourable consideration of the Crown." He has,
indeed. Not that any amount of money can ever
atone for the persecution through which he has
passed ; but it is at least the duty of the Govern-
ment to make amends, as far as possible, for the
injustice he has sustained, and to enable himto
passed the remainder of his life in ease, comfort,
and independence.

The coming celebration at Cherbourg promises
etch day to be more and more notable. Owing to
the happy intervention of the King of the Belgians
the Royal family or Prussia, and perhaps even the

[iese sittings in obtaining a sufficient number of

urymeu at the sitting of the court. This merniug

Mr. Baron Martin expressed his displeasur© at their

Inn”rial family of Austria, will, it is said, be
worthily represented at that grand naval solem-
nity. According to the Phare de la Manche, 56
yachts are to leave Cowes on the 15th of this month
for Cherbourg, to run for a cup presented by the

conduct, and gave an intimation that he would
_ _

have the list read over and fine every juryman 101.
who did not answer to his name. The effect of the

announcement was to fill the box with the required
number almost immediately.

Emperor.
The Moniteur of this morning publishes a deuce
relative to the extension of the limits of the forti-
fications of Lille.

SIMPLE V. MILLARD-FALSE IMPRISONMENT-
STRANGS SCENE IN COURT.
This was an action to recover compensation in
damages for a false imprisonment.
_ _

Beyond the growing impression that the confer
ences go on smoothly, and that, as far as the prin-
cipal question in their deliberations is concerned,
they will shortly terminate, there is to-day no politi-

Mr. Sleigh and Mr. Salver appeared for the
plaintiff ; Mr. Sergeant Ballantine for the de-
fondant.

Mr. Sleigh stated the case to the jury. The
plaintiff is a gentleman of property, residing in
Camden-terrace, Camden-town ; and the defen-
dant is a pastry-caok, carrying on business in
Camden-town. About half-past tea o'clock on the
night of the 6th of January last the plaintiff
entered the defendant's shop and purchased
a shilling Twelfth Cake, tendering half-a-crown in
payment for it. The defendant said it was bad.
The plaintiff expressed his surprise at it, and offered
to give the defendant another on receiving the first
back. The defendant refused to let him have it
and went to the end of the counter and endeavoured
with his assistant, named Menassi, to bend or de-
stroy it. The plaintiff interfered, and in conse-
quence a policeman was sent for and the plaintiff
was taken to the police station on a charge of pass-
ing bad money, the defendant and Menassi accom-
panying
him. The charge was there persisted in
Ind the plaintiff was searched. His clothes were
unfastened and his shoes were taken off. His
pocket-book was opened, and it was found to con-
, ain letters and cards with his address and name
and 201. in money. Although the plaintiff had be-
tore dealt with the defendant, and the litter had
on one occasion been employed to cook a dinner at
his house, the charge was persisted in. The plain-
tiff was detained till about half-past two o'clock in
the morning, when he was bailed by one of
his tenants. On the following morning he
was taken before a magistrate where the
plaintiff procenlel with the charge, the re-
sult of which was his immediate discharge. After

MR. STEVENz,'S BREJD MACHINE.

cal matter worthy of remark. The Belgian journals
assert that there will be a reunion of the emfer-
ences iu the autumn to arrange the question of the
navigwion of the Danube. The letter giving this
inform.ition the most precisely is quoted in the
Pays of this evening.
The Cologne Gazette spreads the rumour that the
concentration of Russian troops now going on in
Poland is not only for the purpose of reviews and
mauceuvres, but to threaten Austria into the fulfil-
ment rf her engagements contracted by the treaty
of 1846, relative to the incorporation of Cracow
into the Austrian monarchy.
The following despatch has been received from
Marseilles :—"lntelligence fromeandiacomesdown
to the 30th ult. Four Turkish battalions bad lauded
as a reinforcement, but the new Governor Sarni
Pacha had not arrived. The Admiral Hassan-P.(la,
acting as Governor ad interim, had called on tlle
Turkish inhabitants who had taken up arms to eva-
cuate the fortresses, but they refused, alleging their
apprehension of the Christians taking vengeance on
them. In the Libanuß, at the date of June 26,
agitation had recommenced, and the Porte had
sent a commissioner to examine the real state of

TO TIIE EDITOR OF THE SIIN.

Sir,—l might permit the let ter of Mr. E. Stevens,
in your paper of to-day, to passunnoticed,—afford-
ing as it does, by the insignificance of its objections,
the best evidence of the general accuracy of the
notice which he impugns,—did not a sense of duty
towards you and your readers prompt me to show
that your authority has not been delegated to one
so ignorant as to confound "vortical" with "hori-
zontal," as stated by Mr. Stevens.
In his quotation from the article published in
The San of the Ist inst., Mr. Stevens very disin-
geoiously omits this most important sentence in re-
ference to his mixer ; " such as has been known iu
the biscuit machines of our dockyards for more than
a quarter of a century ," thereby conveying the
inference that both the mixer and duster of his
machine ware alleged by your reporter to be copied
from a patent of 1849, whereas the latter portion
only was ascribed to that source.
It requires no great amount of "scientific" know-
ledge to decide as to the motion of au ordinary
grindstone ; which, being fixed upon a horizontal
spindle, rotates at right angles with the horizon.
No schoolboy, I apprehend, would call this a
" horizontal grindstone ;" yet that motion is what
Ma Stevens describes :—" My trough lies hori-
zontal, and its interior surface is perfectly smooth,
the mixer working round and lifting the dough
perfectly every revolution." A " horizontal lift"
must be quite a new species of mechanical motion.
Regarding the other " palpable error," as Mr.
Stevens designates it, whether the " duster " be
semi rotary or completely so, seems to be about as
momentous a question as that which gave rise to
the terrible battles in Lilliput, " whether an egg
should be broken at the big end or the little one."
No one, however, who looks at this part of Mr.
Stevens's machine, and the corresponding one in
that of 1849, can for a moment doubt that the two
dusting contrivances aro identical.
Apologising for thus trespassing on your valuable
space, I am, sir, with great respect, your obedient
servant,
July 7, 1858.

things."

For the benefit of those about to visit Paris after

the close of the session, it may be observed that the
alterations now going on in the Tuileries gardens
will be finished before the Emperor's return from
Plombieres. A terrace the height of the railings will
be raised in front of the Palace, terminating opposite
the Rue 29 de Judie. This will be planted with

that the plaintiff's s:.)licitor wrote to the defendant
demanding an apology, which he refused, and in
his letter of refusal he stated he felt extremely hurt
at what he had done, when he found who the plain-
tiff was at the police•station, but what could he
do after the plaintiff's calling him, at the police-
station, "a pastry cook fellow," and the like.
The learned Judge suggested that the case
should be arranged.
Mr. Sergeant Ballantine, for the defendant, said
that, notwithstanding the decision in the case of
"Swinfer v. Swinfer," he had undertaken upon
himself to do so, but had been unsuccessful.
The plaintiff was called, but before he was sworn,
he consented to accept the offer that had been made,
his object being to have an apology, and clear his
character from the imputations under which he

trees, not so high as to obstruct the view, but high
ecough, we are told, to shelter us from the heat in -
summer. The old basins will remain, but the par-
terres are to give way to velvet swards and massive
vases filled with flowers. The public, during the
fine season, are probably to be admitted into this
part of the new gardens.
A letter from Plombieres says :—" His Majes' y
has made a present to the town of a charming park,
laid out with infinite taste. The whole of the plans
were laiit year revised by himself, and it may be
considered a sort of Bois de Boulogne on a small
scale, a sheet of water being in the centre, and
rocks and plantations are ranged on various points.
I The other day his Majesty, when out walking,
met four old soldiers, of whom three were decorated
with the St. Helena medal. He gave to each of
the latter 100 f. in gold, and to the fourth, who
affirmed that he had a right to the medal also, he
said, Come to me to-morrow morning, and I will
see what your claims to it are.' The church, hav-
ing been badly built, was falling to ruin. The
Emperor has contributed largely to its reconstruc,
ion, and, by a strange chance, in the founda-
tion was found a stone bearing an inscription
to the effect that it had been placed by his M-ijes-
ty's elder brother when a child, on pasing through
Plombieres with his mother Queen Hortense. Last
Sunday, there being no place of worship, in conse-
quence of the woks going on, the Emperor gave
directions to have divine service performed in the
open air. There, under some lofty trees over-
shadowing the Promenade des Dame, a temporary
altar was arranged, and service performed in
presence of the whole population and the Sovereign
himself. A collection for the poor, made after-
wards by the Countess de Valabrege-Lawwstein,
produced about 500 f. His Majesty is never annoyed
by indiscreet curiosity when he goes out, each per-
son seeming to make it a rule to maintain th--
greatest reserve with respect to him. The band of.
the regiment quartered in the town plays every
day at 4 o'clock. All the persons who have conic
to take the waters assemble to hear it, and the Em-
peror may often be seen walking up and down
without any ceremony, and sometimes seated in
one of the chairs placed there for the convenience
of the public."
BOURSE, July S.—The following were the latest
quotations :-
4i per Cents 95 Credit Fonder
Do. end month — t Belgian 41
3 per Cent. ..... 63 30 Piedmontase (5) 92
Do. end month 63 55 Roman 9l
Bank Shares
Credit Mobilier 635 Spanish Threes
Do. Account — [Lome Debt 384
LtrLWATS.--FOR Case.
Orleans
Northern
637 e
Lyoneeww pani Dittotcti
0.2
e. ...... ............. "
7705 k
GrandE9.ste Central
• Sardinian
Geneva ................ 595 Austrian

THE REPORTER.

There is good reason to believe that her Majesty and
the Prince Consort Brill go to Cherbourg early next
month to pay a visit to the Emperor Napoleon. Her
Majesty and the Prince Consort will then proceed to
Coblentz to spend some time with the Princess Frederick
William cf Prussia.

rested.
Mr. Sergeant Ballantine, on the part of the de-
fendant, withdrew all imputation against the plain-
tiff's character, and apologised for the defendant's
conduct. He consented to a verdict against the
defendant of 51. 55., which would carry costs.
The learned Judge said the plaintiff was clearly
entitled to an apology as well as his costs. It was
a very proper mode of temainating the case.
Mr. Sleigh, the plaintiff's counsel, then left the
court, but almost immediately returned and claimed
tie protection of the learned judge from the threat-
ening conduct of one of the witnesses iu the case.
The pets m complained of walked up to him in a
very insulting manner and thrdaten,ng at • itude,
thrusting his card in his (Ar. Sleigh's) face. He ,
L could not get away from the man, and he was
obliged to give him into custody, and' have him
brought before his lordship.
Menassi (the person complained of), who ap- •
peated much excite d, said he was a respsztalde
man, and was a nephew of the Sicilian consul. He
considered the learned counsel had insulte i him by
calling him a " pastrycook's man," in stating the
facts of the above case, and on his leaving the
court he went up to him, thanked him for his com-
pliment, and handed him his card.
The learned Judge (in which the jury concurred)
said the learned counsel had not said one word
atmuc
Menassi—He called me a "pastrycook's man,"
and I only went up to him and thanked him for
his lies in calling me such. (Laughter.)
-The learned Judge said the learned counsel had
done no such thing, and unless he apologised he
would commit him for a week to Newgate. Coun-
sel must not be insulted in the fair and legitimate
discharge of their duties.
Menassi still per,isted the learned counsel bad
insulted him, but the learned judge, in consequence
of his laatig a foreiguer, alloged him to depart on
his promising not to offend again. Hewasoffiracceordo-f
accord-
ingly discharged out of the custody of the
the court.

THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO LEEDS.—Her Majesty will
arrive in Leeds ou Monday, the 30th of August.
TRAINING HORSES.— A number of offic-rs assembled
at the Riding-house Eatablisimaeet, Wool w lob, yesterday,
in order to witness experiments for training tiorsee on
the system of Mr. Rarey.
NEW FARM MANAGER FOR THE PRINCE CONSORT.—We
understand, says the John o'Oroat Journal, that Mr.
Tait, who nae had charge of the farm of 't)unrebin, tns
property of his Grace the Duke of Sutherland, ha. been
appointed manager for his Royal Highness Prince
Albert on the home farm of Windsor, at a very hand-
. some salary.
WHALES.--Whales have been seen in some numbers
along the Caithness coast during the past w,-ek. Their
visits are usually accepted as an indica, ion of the pre-
sauce of herrings, but the experience of those who have
been trying tho herring fishing with books does not go
to prove that they are yet in any numbere on the fi!hieg
ground.—John. o'Groat Journal.
ENDOWED SCHOOLS IN IRELAND.—The total expense
of the Endowec Schools (Lrelatid) Corninis•ion from the
14th of November, 1854, to the 3Jet of March, 1853,
amounted to 12,4001, plus a run of 5,2011. for the
printing cf the report for Parliament. Tee incurring of
the latter exnelvagant, outlay has already been the sub-
ject of severe comment in the House of Commons.
MANCHESTER AND LIVEITOOL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
—A meeting of the general committee of this association
was held at the Royal Hotel, Manchester, yesterday—
Mr. Barbour in the chair—at which a deputation from
the local committee atteuded, and it was announced that
the eubecriptione In c id of local prizes already exeeedesl
6001. It was also stated that there was a probability of
2001, additional being raised. Under these circumstances
the suggestion of a local pr:ze echerne in addition to the
general prizes was adopted, and it was resolved to extend
the exhibition cf cattle arid implements, for the first time
by this seciety, to two days, the 9th and 10 h Sept.
LONDON AND MIDDLESEX ARCEL/OLOdICAL SOCIETY.
—A well attended meeting of this ssciety was held m
Myddelton-hall, Islington, on Wednesday evening, Mr.
George Godwin in the chair. Papers were read by the
• Rev. Traumas Hugo on mediaeval pihriniages and their
memorial, in illustration of his fine collection of pilgrims'
signs of the and 14th centuries ; by Mr. Lott on
Sir Richard Whittingten ; and by Professor Tennant on
the regalia in the TOWN'.
FLOGGING AN ARTILLERYMAN.—Patrick Carey, a
gunner of the 9th Battalion of Royal Artillere, was re-
cently tried by a court martial, held at the officers' mess-
room, on various charges of military insubordination.
From the evidence it was proved that the prisoner had
grossly insulted and threatened to shcot the sergeant of
his company. The prisoner was sentenced to a term
of imprisonment, and to receive 50 lashes, and the litter
plrtion of the sentence was carried out a fen days since
at the Riding-house E.tehOshinent.
ROYAL COLLEGE OP SUIIGEONS.—At a meeting of the
council, yesterday, Mr. Joseph. waenry Green, F.R.S.,
was elected President of the c'e deep ; and Messrs. Jas.
Moncrieff Aruott and .1-e'en Fiat South, Vice-Presn
dents for tae ensuing --jean This is the second occasion
these gentlemen Ilene been similarly honoured by their
colleague,e. At,
of the Mid;lte„, who was elected a councillor
.the same meeting Mr. Alexaeder Shaw,
o inet., in the vacancy occasioned by the decease
nfni\tshO7. Travers, was sworn in and took his seat.
SERIOUS CASE.—Cornelius Harrington, 42, labourer,
was brought before Mr. Combs, at Southwark Police-
court yesterday, charged with causing the death cf
Daniel Harrington, 36, another labourer, and seriously
injuring Cornelius Herrington, 34, by shaking them off
the scaffolding of a house in Harrow-sheet, Mint-street,
Southwark. The prisoner raid he had la, intention
to
injure either. Mr. Combe told him that at the present
stage of the inquiry it would be better for him to keep
quiet, and not say anything. A coroner's inquest would
be held on the holy of Daniel Harrington, and he had
better wait until the result of that was known. How-
ever, it was such a serious case that he must commit
him for trial. din was then remanded.
IRONMASTERB' QUARTERLY MEETINGS.—The principal
quarterly meeting of the ironmantere of Siaffetdsiere,
Worcestershire, and Shropshire was held in the Town-
hall, Birmingham, on Thursday ; and although not nu-
merously, as compared with former occasions, was ieflu-
entially attended. Prices remain nominally the same
as the last quarter. An authority upon the iron trade,
in reference to the meeting which was held at Wolver•
hampton on Wednesday, states that the business trans-
acted was limited, consumers abstaining from buying
beyond what they want for immediate use„ It is the
opinion of American merchants in Birmingham thet if
prices of iron became settled even at present quotations,
one of the
a good a,utuainal trade with the United States might be
expected.
were
yesterdaylabourers
anti
PcEr
Ifabtxt
magistrates with at-
temptingn a2nleTeTlEPrerppleOr,SllPTeltr,l
at the landlord's request
two and throe
charged KentKent e o beforeunt,ty
drownL.o Lt thest
aJlaorhyn, Canterbury
between Kennedy,
o'clock on the previous morning. Tae prisoners, with
40 or 50 other persons, were drinking and dancing in a
barn at the rear of the Duke of Cumberland public
to clear out ; this they refused
to do, and raised a cry of .‘ Let's drown him," where-
horeduesree,dßaarilhathme,
cwihroepnaKnyen nedh
upon the prisoner carried hint to a large open cesspool,
threw him into it, and held him under the cot tents till
he was rescued by sortie other persons. He was.at that
time nearly suffecateel, and quite unable to speak. His
brinal assailants were commatd for trial at the ensuing
Maidstone Ass:zee.
Oa Monday evening, whilst a gentleman was address
,L ,4 e French club, wnieh tuetts in the upper ro,,zu at
yitie'd reading rooms Leicester-square, he was observe
to stop suddenly and take his seat. At first this was
attributed to tne failure of his memory, but it very soon
became patriftlly evident that the speaker was sufferirg
from illness. A medical man was sent for, who gave
his opinion that it was an attack /.f paralysis. He was
conveyed to the Chariregecroes Hospital, where, despite
the-attention rendered to him, he died yesterday after-
noon at four o'clock. We believe that the gentleman,
et„ IVlichelot, is a French refugee, feed has left two
young children to deplore the loss of a father, who was
much respected by his fellow countrymen, and by all
persons with whan his professional duties as a teacher
of lArgaages had thrown him in contact,

SECONDARIES' COURT.
(Before Mr. Secondary Potter and a Special Jury.)

RAILWAY ACCIDENT. -DAMAGES, £BOO.
SMITH V. TILE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY
COMPANY.

This was an action brought by plaintiff against
the defendants, and the jury were called upon to
assess the damages sustained by plaintiff in conse-
quence of the breaking down of one of the com-
piiny's carriages, in which plaintiff was a passenger,
at Retford.
The c .art was crowded with persons interested
in the matter, and the da,:nages were laid at 5,0001.
Mr. Hawkins was for the plaintiff, and Mr. Ser-
geant Baltantine, for the defendants.
Mr. Hawkins said, in this case he would not
have to trouble the learned secoudary, or the jury,
with any of the facts, as he and his learned friend
bed agreed to a verdict of 8001
Mr. Sergeant Ballantii,e said that for once
"doctors had agreed," and two medical gentlemen
(oue for plaintiff and one for defendants) had agreed
that 8001. would meet all expenses and damages
incurred and sustained by plaintiff.
A verdict was accordingly entered for that
amoun,i

AMERICA.

SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY.

200 T The
s..4;eriai with the American mails,
200,000ve1 dols. for France, with
aivices of the 26L11 ult.
New York sile3 of cotton are 1,000 bales, closing
ggeorsh,aasnacriri
firm, with les3 Whet steady, pork
he ivy; freights moderato ; Philadelphia Stocks
dull ; fl.mr and wheat quiet at Buffalo, Oswego,
and Albany ;. flour dull.
Accounts from Texas speak in glowing terms of
the grain crops.
The despatch of Lord Malmesbury respecting the
right of search is deemed sati,factory.
The sow he7n. mail has arrived. The intelligence
was unimportant. A great number of Mormons
had left Salt Lake city, and placed themselves under
the protection of the Government.
Fifty persons were injured by the giving way of
the flooring in a public hall in Wellsville.
There is a rumour to the rife:3+, that Judge Roos-
velt is to succeed Mr. Dallas as minister to Eng-
land.
The Mobile papers say that Generals Walker and
fienningseu were mccived there with extravagant
demoitsti aliens.
The mails from all points at the South have come
to hand, but the news is unimportant.
Money transaeti•ms have been limiter]. Exchange
is moderate at 109';. The markets throughout the
States are generally dull. T'necotton market at New
York is firm, and in fair request. Freights are
dul ; sugar and rice in fair demand ; provisions
are less inquired for.

POLICE, INTMLICEITOM—(This Day.)

MARLBOROUGII-STREEr.

THE STOLEN' CHILD.—HEARTLEss CAS s.—lt having
become known in the neighbourhood of this court that
a young female, named Myers, was in custody at the
Vine-street Police-station, on the charge of stealing a
little boy, four years of age, t'-.8 son of a female, named
Hamer, of 4, Portland-street, Soho, a crowd of 500 or
600 people assembled round the entrance of the court,
and on the prisoner making her appearance in the cus-
tody of Sergeant Oliver, 294 A, she wan greeted by loud
yells, cries of "beast," " brute," &c., and it was with
no little difficulty the sergeant succeeded in getting her
into the court without violence being inflicted on her.
The case gave rise to considerable interest from the fact
that some gentlemen had waited on the Lord Mayor in
connection with it, that a reward of 201. was offered for
the restoration of the ch11:1, and from the sympathy felt
for the mother, who has been for noose time an out-
patient of an hospital far consumption.
On the prisoner being placed at the bar she said her
name was Sarah Myers, and eighteen years of age.
Sarah Elizabeth Hamer, the mother of the child, who
was in court, and is a fine little boy, said she went to
the hospital on the 20th of May, leaving the child play-
ing at the door, having spoken to a friend named Louisa
Law to look to it. On her return, in about half an hour,
she missed the child, and bad never seen him since till
the previous evening. Several articles he wore were
missing. She found her child at the Chelsea workhouse.
Mr. Daniel Felton, Master of the workbonse,
said that on Tuesday the 11th inst, the FrLioner came to
the house and applied for relief, and was admitted as a
casual pauper with the child, she said he was her
brother and that they were orphans, and that she had
been getting a living for them by selling laces about the
country. After breakfast the next morning he sent for
the prisoner,: and the matron having rerenrked that she
did not think be was her brother, she raid, "Oh look at
him, see how much he is like ma." He then elicited from
the child that .his name was "John Hamer," and hav-
ing seen an advertisement in the papers, and the clothes
being identical, he sent for the mother.
In answer to Mr. Beadon, the witness said he had no
reason to believe she was not right in her mind.
priTnor was ',Tact' Torr. o,necrl.

DISTRESSING CASE OF SUICIDE.—A. higbly-reepeet_
a'ele family at Putney hare been thrown into deep die-
tre:3s by the suicide of ono of their rela'ives while in a
state of inebriation. Tee party who committed this act
was a married man, named Nicholas B:ytbe, a clever
house decorator and plasterer, a native of Plymouth,
but who had resided at Patney sines his rwirriage
with a young woman there, about 18 months ago,
she being related ta a very creditable family in the
place. It appears that Blythe and his young wife had
quarrelled in consequence of his intemperate habits,
and she, with her child, about nine months old, left
Putney for a few days, and passed the time with some
friends at Brixten. During her absence Blythe con•
Untied his drunken babite, but seemed much disturbed
in his mind by his wife's absence. On Monday week he
seemed more than usually excited, and waited up at his
house till the last train arrived at Putney, about twelve
o'clock at night, in the expectation of seeing ber. She
did not, however, arrive, and a friend advised him to re-
tire to rest, He replied that ho would never lie in his
bed again, and soon aiter,vaids left the house. On Fri-
day last his body vase discovered floating in the Thamee,
near Wandsworth, and on Saturday au inquest was
taken on view o it, I;Nisai a verdict of found drownrd
was returned. In the meantime his wife returned home,
and crimmunicatioos were made to Plymouth in,the hope
of ending him there. On Monday, howeser, it became
known that the clothes of a man exactly resembling
those of Blythe were lying at the Wandsworth Police-
office not owned. His wife went ovir to the place the
same day, and recognised the apparel as that of her hus-
band, who had been interred by the parish authorities
at Wandsworth on Saturday. It is stated that whilst.
sober the unf3rtsnate man was orderly and correct in
his conduct, but that having been some time ago severely
struck on the head with a policeman's truselae,:m, be.
frecian.:iy became frantic 7-11iilEt in liquor. ..

GOOD WOOD, 1858.

THE GOLD DISCOVERIES 1N BRITISH
AMERICA.

One of the prizes to be run for at Goodwood this
year will not only be really what its name implies,
" a cup," but in fact two cups, since in adopt-
ing the novelty, or rather in returning to the old
fashion, of utility, for the Goodwcocl Cup of 1858,
the liberality of the manufacturer his sought
further distinctiion by doubling, not dividing, the
prize. Nor has the old form which has been chosen
by Mr. C. F. Hancock, that of the tankard, or
covered cup, been permitted to depreciate the value
of the Plate, regarded as a monument of the ad-
vance of the goldsmith's art in this country. On
the contrary, the shape of the cups affords scope
for a rivalry with some of the celebrated works of
mediaeval artists, and has resulted in a success of
which Be nvenuto Cellini himself might have
boasted. The two cups weigh 333 ounces, and
stand 19 inches high, on pedestals of 34 inches.
The fora) is very elegant and pleasing to the eye,
the body of the tankard swelling out in beautiful
proportions, bulb-like, in the centre, while it
springs from a base which is made to exceed the
circurnft•.rence of its centre by a highly elaborated
continuation of the subject represented on the cup
itself. The mode in which recedes to the lip,
and so unites and harmonises with the cover, is
exceedingly artistic. The handle is formed by
young satyrs entwined, with a dolphin as the finial.
On the cups themselves, worked out in high relief,
with masterly execution, are on the one the battle
of Alexander and Darius, and on the other the battle
of Hannibal and Scipio, both subjects taken from
Le Brun's grand pictures. The force and spirit
of the action are finely preserved; the figure
of Alexander, advancing in the full impulse of a
chargto, and pushing his way through the throng of
combatant-t, on to where D,rins, aloft in his chariot,
throwing down his useless bow, turns his horses to
flee, is v.dintrably animated and vigorous. The
eagle flying over the conqueror's head, at once
leads to and denotes the victory. The confusion of
the battle, the triumph, and the defeat, are each
marked out by various groups, all in high relief,
especially the grand combat between a foot-soldier
and a horseman, in which the foreshortening of the
animal is a conspicuous evidence of the artist's
skill. The chariots and the elephants, the speats
of the advancing hosts, as they come up in serried
ranks, the m4lee of combatants, the wounded and
the dyinc4 all the majesty and terrors of war, are
elaborated in a style which is in no respect inferior
to the most lauded triumphs of mediaeval art in
works of this character. There can be little doubt
that the adoption of the present form of cups will
meet with general approbation. The modeller'a
fancy in regard to racing "Plate" is soinetim.es
complex, seldom suitable, not always intelligible,
and invariably without utility. In the present
instance there is a grandeur of design, perfection
in execution, and a manifest adaptation to the pur-
pose for which "cups" were originally intended—
an ornament for the sideboard, and an addition to
the richness and elegance of the table. These cups
have been manufactured by Mr. 0. F. Hancock, of
Bruton-street, and will, doubtless, he selected as
the chief prizes for the ensuing Goodwood Meeting.
They will be exhibited fur a short time in Bruton-
street.

The official correspondence on the gold 'dis-
coveries in the North-west territories of British
America has been published. They seem first to
have been announced in March, 1856, when it was
reported that individuals were obtaining from 2/.
to 8/. each per day. The locality is on the Frazer
and Thompson rivers, about the 50th parallel of
latitude, and the mines have since been called the
Couteau Mines, from the name of a tribe of Indians
in that quarter. At first the Indians were not
troublesome, as they had no animosity against the
English, but when the news of the discoveries at-
tracted a number of adventurers from Oregon and
California, they openly expressed a determination
to expel them. They wished to monopolise the
mines for their own benefit, and were also
actuated by a fear that the influx of strangers
would drive away the shoals of salmon from
the rivers, on which they chiefly depend for
their subsistence. The officers of the Hudson's
Bay Company were not likely to provoke disputes,
but it was apprehended that contentions would
speedily arise with the miscellaneous multitude that
were flocking in. Thus far the Indians, although
manifesting a determination not to permit gold-
digging, had scrupulously abstained from actual
violence or robbery, their practice being merely
to assemble in crowds round any persons who
might endeavour to carry on the operation and to
force them to leave. From want of skill or other
causes, however, they do not themselves appear ito
be able to earn much. During the three months
from October to December last the total raised
was only about 300 ounces. The last accounts
are to the Bth of May, and for the preceding month
the total was 600 ounces. Nevertheless, at San
Francisco the belief was general that the district
is a second California or Australia, and this opinion
was shared by experienced persons acquainted
with the geological character of the entire
country. Governor Douglas, of Vancouver's
Island, had put forth a proclamation, declaring
the rights of the Crown to the mines, and esta-
blishing a license fee of 10s. par month, subse-
quently increased to 205,, but a party of about 70
or 80 American adventurers had already proceeded
without complying with this requirement ; the Go-
vernor, in the absence of instructions from home,
not deeming it desirable to use force. Owing to the
difficulty of collecting license fees he suggests that
the expenses of maintaining order might perhaps be
best met by a duty on imports. The number of per-
sons either at the mines or on the way to then had,
at the latest date, increased to 1,000. Vessels from
San Francisco bring the Californian adventurers to
Victoria, the capital of Vancouver's Island, whence
they usually proceed in boats and canoes to the
mainland, ascending Frazer's River. One of these
ships arrived in April bringing 450 passengers,
nearly all well provided with mining tools. Of this
number about 60 were British subjects, 60 native
Americans, and the remainder Germans, with the
exception of a small proportion of Frenchmen and
Italians. They were slid to be part of the dregs of
the population of San Francisco, but their orderly
conduct at Victoria led Governor Douglas to form
a different conclusion. In reply to the despatches
conveying the foregoing information the Colonial
Secretary a week back transmitted to Governor
Douglas the following communication, approving
his course, and at the same time conveying the only
intimation on the subject of the rights of foreigners
in the new district that could be consistent with the
policy and dignity of Great Britain. None are to
be excluded so long as they submit themselves in
with British subjects to the established
Bbki ; commonlaws :

MARKET NEWS.—(This D?..3 )

6,710

" Downing-street, July 1, 1858.
" Sir,-1 have to acknowledge your despatch of
the Bch ulr. in continuation of former despatches,
informing the Secretary of State from time to time
of the progress of the gold discoveries on Frazer's
River, and the measures which you had taken in
consequence. I am anxious not to let the oppor-
tunity of the present mail pass without informing
you that her Majesty's Government have under
their consideration the pressing necessity for taking
some steps to establish public order and govern-
ment in that locality, and that I hope very soon to
be able to communicate to you the result.
" In the meantime her Majesty's Government
approve the course which you have adopted in as-
serting both the dominion of the Crown over this
region and the right of the Crown over the precious
metals. They think, however, that you acted .
judiciously in waiting for further instructions be-
fore you endeavoured to compel the taking out of
licenses by causing any force to be despatched for
that purpose from Vancouver's Island..
" They wish you to continue your vigilance, and
to apply for instructions on any point on which you
may require them. They are, however, in addition,
particularly anxious to impress on you that, whit
her Majesty's Government are determined on pre•
serving the rights, both of government and of com-
merce, which belonc, to this country, and whilr,
they have it in contemplation to furnish you wit]
such a force as they may bo able to detach fo
your assistance and support in the preservation o'
law and order, it is no part of their policy to exclude
Americans and other foreigners form the gold.
fields. On the cDntrary, you are distinctly in
strutted to oppose no obstacle whatever to thei
resort thither for the purpose of digging in. thos.
fields, so long as they submit' themselves, it
common with the subjects of her Majesty, to
the recognition of her authority, and conform tt
such rules of police as you may have though-
proper to establish. The nr.tional right to navi-
gate Frazer's River is of course a separate question
and one which her Majesty's Government muE
reserve.

"Under the circumstance of so large an immi-
gration of Americans into English territory, I need
hardly
impress upon you the importance of caution
and delicacy in dealing with those manifold cases
of international relationship and feeling which are
certain to aria e, and which, but for the exercise
temper and discretion, might. Easilylead to serious
complications between two nelghhouring and power-
ful States.
" It is impossible by this mail to furnish you witb
any instructions of a more definite character. Her
m.jesty's Government must leave much to your'
discretion on this most important subject, and they
rely upon your exercising whatever influence and
powers you may possess in the manner which from
local knowledge and experience you conceive to be
best calculated to give development to the new
country, and to advance imperial iutereste.
"I have, &c.,
" E. BULWER LYTTON.
" Governor Douglas, &c."

AMERICAN' SECURITIES.

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Messr3. D. Bell, Son, and Co., give the follow-
ing as the prices of American Securities :
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Redeemable. Per Cent.
United States 6 per Cents. 1867-1868...103 105
United States ti per Cent. Bonds 1808...102 104