The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-19 00:00:00

ON, IyIO,VDAY EVENING, JULY 19, 1858!

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Mr. BARBER then becomes
"
injure your Leal'
particulars. " Independently
explicit, enters' ill"
of exhalations,' ' be says, "I have had wet feet
every morning fr. -42 going out in a heavy dew,"
—he had to empt the urine tubs for 200 pri-
soners before the wc. v;-..k of cleansing and scouring.
"Then put your sho€l.4 on," says the Commandant.
But, observes Mr. BA BBER, in answer to the objec-
tion, " That is of u o use ; they will soon get
"Then take them off," is
filled with water."
the rejoinder. Facet ious Major CHILD ! Gay,
light-hearted humorist If Mr. BARBER'S account
of the interview adds. that the Major strode
away after having said this, laughing at his own
pleasantry. Major thin p's account differs from
It only so far that he says` to the Committee of
the House of Commons, "I do not think I
laughed at his misery." Ultimately comes the
unfortunate gentleman's work in the fields among
the chained gang of homicides. Among his asso-
ciates poor Mr. BARBER recognises the friends of
two murderers, against whom he himself had
formerly given evidence. He is in momentary
fear for his life. He implores to be removed
elsewhere. Major Can* rejects the request
pitilessly. The moral of the whole story is this,
that Major CHILD is eventually dismissed from
his post for general misconduct—Mr. BARBER
being at length set free as a man
most cruelly wronged, because from first
to last perfectly innocent. And what is the testi-
mony given by the chaplain of Norfolk island, as
to his behaviour throughout the whole of those
inhuman persecutions ? Read it—" I have
never known a prisoner of the Crown who has
been subjected to greater wretchedness. I re-
joice to be able to add that I have never seen an
instance of more dignified suffering accompanied
by invariably consistent conduct." Honour and
sympathy to him—that true•hearted Christian
gentleman. And as to Major CHILD, cannot he,
for the sake cf humanity, disprove some of his
own lamentable statements ?

LEE STEVENS' REGULATING AIR DOORS.

We publish an official copy of the report made
to the Hon. the Corporation of tke Trinity-house
by the chief engineer of the Trinity steamship
Argus, relative to the ascertained results from th
use of the patent regulating air dcors fitted to
her steamboiler furnaces by Mr. John Lee Stevens.
The report testifies to the success of the patent :

"In complianoe with the order of the Committee for
Lights I beg to state, in my previous report on Mr. Lee
SW.evens' patent regulating air doors fitted to the boilers of the
Argus, I stated that the invention prevented the emission of
flarue from the tops of the funnels, and thereby materially
diminished the heat therein, and that the engine room was
better ventilated. I have nuw to report that, after re-
peated trials and weighing of different sorts of coals for
many hours at each time, a saving of fully 10 per cent. is
the result for Welsh coal, and for Hartley coal a saving of
fully 20 per cent., at the same time keeping good steam
and the smoke cut off very quick. I would also state that,
from the first fitting of the patent doors eight months ago
to the present time no injury whatever has been done by
the action of the fires to tho apparatus."
The report is dated July, 1858 ; and essentially
agrees with reports relative to this invention made
during the past and present years, by the engi-
neering departments of the General Screw, Euro-
pean and American, Newcastle and London, Belgian
Continental Screw, and other steam shipping com-
panies. As regards its utility for laud furnaces,
by Sir Anthony Rothschild, the Victoria (London)
Docks Company, Messrs. Keens and Waich and
Day and Martin, J. T. Norris, Esq., M.P., and
various other private firms, the most conclusive
evidence has been given in its favour. Our own
opinion of Mr. Lee Stevens' ability in furnace
work has long since been recorded, and remains
unchanged, so that it is a matter of surprise to us
that a gentleman so practically successful should
not be encouraged by Government patronage.

MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.-0❑ Saturday a marriage
was solemnised between Mies Lechmere, daughter of the
late Sir Edmund Lechmere, Bart., of the Rhydd Court,
Worcestershire, and M. d'Arras. The ceremony took
place in Warwick-street Chapel. After the ratification
of the civil contract, high mass was celebrated by Car-
dinal Wiseman, assisted by Monsignor° Searle and the
11-n. nr.d rt? 7 ot

Much gossip (says the Court Journal) has been current
in diplomatic circles concerning the reception awarded
by the Emperor of Austria to the Princess de Gonzaga,
wife of Prince Gonzna, who has so long been a wanderer
and disowned on the face of the earth, deprived of his
inheritance and repulsed by his fellows, to whom, so it
is said, the Emperor generously sent a contribution of
10,000 franca to assist in the prosecution of his claims
to the titla and estates of Gorziga. All believe the
claims to bejust, but means are wanting to prove them.
The Emperor of Au Aria has pronounced himself entirely
in favour of the Prince. The Princess Gonzna is an
English lady."

HE REPRESENTATION OF COLCHESTER.--Mr. Philip
T
Oxendon Papillon has been accepted by the heads of the
Conservative party at Colchester as a suitable candidate
to be proposed in the event of a general election with
Mr. T. J. Miller, one of the present sitting members.
Mr. Papillon has attended and addressed, in conjunction
with Mr. Miller, a meetiig of the Conservative Asso-
ciation established in the borough, acd a resolution
pledging the members of the association to use their
utmost exertions to secure the return cf both gentlemen,
when the country is appealed to, was carried unani-
mously. The other seat for the borough is at present
occupied by Mr. J. Gordon Rebow, a moderate liberal.
THE CHARGE OF MURDER AGAINST TWO CAPTAINS.—
On Friday, George Menham, captain of the Reliance of
Sunderland, tied Edwin Fox, captain of the Schiedam,
of London, were re-examined before the Sunderland ma-
gistrates on the charge of murdering William Barron,
a seaman. The principal evidence given at the first
examination has already appeared in our paper. It will
be remembered that the two vessels were lying at Ham-
burg, and that the deceased, who belonged to the Re-
liance, came on board the other ve,sel in a state of in-
toxication, and began larking with the men ; whereupon
a scuffle took place between him and Fox, and that Fox
and Menham, who was also on board the Reliance, then
deliberately heaved the man overboard. William Ram-
say, a seaman on board the Reliance, who deposed to
these facts on Wednesday, was now cross-examined,
and some other evidence was taken, when the bench
unanimously committed the prisoners for trial on the
charge of " Wi'ful murder."—Sunderland
THE MAILS, &C.—SOUTHAMPTON, July 17.—The
Peninsular and Oriental Company's screw steamer
_Alhambra' Captain Steward, took her departure to-day
for Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar, with
the mails, 32 passengers (including Maier Vandeleur),
4501. in specie for Lisbon, jewellery value 191. for Gibra!-
tar, and the usual cargo. The Royal Mail Company's
steamship Orinoco, Captain Beyntun, also left to-day
with the West India and Pacific mails, 76 passen-
gers, 880/. in specie, a full cargo, and jewellery value
4,650/. Among her passenger.; are Lieutenant Franklin
(for Jamaica), Captain and Mrs. Fletcher (f o- Nassau),
Ensign and Mrs. Nolan, Ensign Allman, Ico. The
screw steamer Imperador, Captain Atkins, which
brought to this port a veinal le cargo of teas, bides, &c.,
from Hong Kong, Singapore, and other ports, sailed
hence for Liverpool, this afternoon, havieg completed
the discharge of her freight. July 18.—The screw
steamer Hainmonia, Captain Schwensen, arrived yester-
day morning from Hamburg, and left for New York this
morning with nearly 400 passengers, and a full cargo of
general merchandise. The Peninsular and Oriental Com-
pany's2oth wi the
ns:surf
MATCHAEr daCLaTal Calcutta
1,000
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challengea
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steamship Colombo, Captain Field, leaves on the
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of the
A 31GREATERI
CA Cvl
Americans to back their newly-risen chess star, Mr.
Paul Morphy, a young lawyer of New Orleans, against
the well-kucevn English amateur, Mr. Staunton, for
1,000 guineas, in a match of 21 games, has been ac-
cepted by the latter, and the contest is appointed to
oome off in September. The stakes in this encounter
are by far the largest ever dependent on the result of a
theh
aAmericane
mere trial of chess skill, and their magnitude and the
sort of national character with which
press is sure to invest the struggle, will probably
y
hica
sion an enormous amount of money to change beside.
THE Sr. LEGEE OF 1860.—The nominations for the
St. Leger of 1800, which closed on Tuesday last, are
more than usually satisfactory. They amount to 173_
being 35 more than for the present year. In glancing
EofaßrleOlf.
through the list, it is impossible not to be struck with
We find thieeentiashmeersyo(ftwtle).Dtuhkee
its imposing character. We question whether it has ever
fen], the Marquis of
Baron Rothschild
Derby (two), Earl Fitzwilliam (two), the Earl of Gies-
been surpassed.
g )w (three), Earl of Zstland (te o), Lerd Ailesbury, Lord
An(four), Lord Portsmouth (two,
Jeepli Hawley (two), Sir Charles Monck (three). Sir
L
obese), rude 8S et
Cunt
ford,uLi,to r]: (:t wltitioify)d,:Lirlld
oNnV.ilGto.ri,vv.
rozwiihain,
Sr‘
Bowes (three), Me,
George Stri kland, Sir John Siegle toe, Sir W. Booth,
Count F. de Lagrange (three), Mr. Bo
w, S. S. Crawford (tout), Col. Towneley (three), Mr. J.
elerry (four), Mr. Parker (tour), Mr. Parr (five). Mr.
Gratwiclee (three), Mr. Tute (three), Mr. R. Ten Broeck
(t wo), Cap'. Archdall (t wo), Sec. The popularity of the
St. Leger is still on the increase ; and the patronage and
encouragement which it continues to receive from the
highest quarters are equally generous. So far as this
neighbourhood is concerned, one circumstance will be
hailed with pseuliar feelings of delight, viz., the re-ap-
rarance of the name of Earl Fitzwilliam in the list of the
St. Leger nominations.—Doncaeter Ga:ette.
CRYSTAL PALACE.—Tbe success of the Festival Con-
cert cf M. Benedict at the Crystal Palace on Friday ,
es; was, despite the wet weather, such as to induce the,
directors te arrange for a second performance on Friday
week, the 30a,,

LATEST NEWS.

CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS.

-(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY MORNING.
The Northam, steamer, Capt. Weeks, has ar-
rived with the Calcutta and China mails.

She left Alexandria, July 7 ; Malta, 10 ; and
Gibraltar, 14. Brings 1,3131. in specie, 495 bales
of silk, 250 bales of cotton, 107 packages of ele-
phants' teeth, and 189 miscellaneous packages.
The Northam has 130 passengers, including
Lady and Miss Bowring, from Hongkong ; Colonel
Dames and family, from Aziroghur ; Col. Franklin
and Lady, Col. Fyers, Major Barry, Major Willis,
and Dr. Ferris, from Lucknow.
Gibraltar Exchanges.—London, 50 ; Paris, 5.28 ;
Marseilles and Genoa, 5.30.
The 2d battalion let Royals left Gibraltar for
Hongkong in the Lady Raglan transport on the
7th inst.

The Norwegian brigantine Hilda landed at Gib-
raltar on the 6th Captain Marinelli and crew of the
Roman ship Adria Vorica, of Ancona, which
foundered at sea on the evening of the 2d on the
coast of Portugal, while on her voyage from Porto
tongone to Newport, laden with 129 tons of iron
ore.

The French schooner Bonne Mathilde, which
left Gibraltar for Morocco on thenth of June, was
run into by an American bark 30 miles west of
Casabianca, and foundered. Master and craw
reached Mogador after 72 hours', suffering in their
boats, and were brought thence to Gibraltar by the
steam-ship L'Egyptien, which will convey them to
Marseilles. The same steamer took to Gibraltar
the crew of the French barque Cambronne, stranded
to the eastward of Tangier on the 22d ult.
The Tagus steamer, from Southampton, arrived
at Gibraltar on the 14th.

The American bark Sea Breeze, put in on the
12th, with four feet of water in her hold, having
encountered a severe gale on the Gth, which carried
away her canvas, staved bulwarks, and cleared
decks of everything ; in beating up to anchorage
ground she missed stays, being unmanageable, and
grounded near Punta Mala. Cargo discharging.

The following telegram was received at the
Foreign Office, July 17, 1858, 5.30 p.m.:—

SIR H. BULWER TO THE EARL OF MALMESBURY.

THERAPIA, JULY 15, 1858, 11.30 P.M.

I am requested by her Majesty's Consul at
Alexandria to transmit to your Lordship the fol-
lowing intelligence per Ottawa, arrived at
Suez 6.13 P.M., 7th July, 1858 :
Bombay Standard Office, June 19, 3 r.m.

13.,000 of the rebels, who left Cape° on the
22d May, reached Gwalior on the Ist June ; they
were joined by 7,000 of Scindia's troops, sent out
to oppose them. They took possession of Gwalior,
and plundered it.

Scindia escaped to Agra.
The force under Sir Hugh Rose, from Calpee,
the division under Brigadier Hicks, from Jhansi,
the column under Col. Smith, from Chunbrace,
are all by this time before Gwalior.

There is a report, probable but not certain,
that the place has fallen, with tremendous loss to

the insurgents.
Sir Edward Lugard defeated the rebels at Quo-
despore (Judispore) on the 27th May, and reco-
vered the guns lost at A.rrab.

A tisiug near 11harooar has been extinguished
by the capture of the forts of Kapol and Nur-

goondor.

Manson, the political agent, who had gone out
to confer with the Chief of Nurgoond, was mur-
dered. The Chief of Nurgoond, who caused the
murder, has been hanged at Belgauw, with others.
A seventh was blown from a gun.
Rohilcund is quiet.

The people of Lucknow beginning to come in.
Disarming proceeds quietly on both sides of India.
The disarmed sepoy regiments in Bengal have
been discharged in small parties ; the native offi-
cers, and those in Bombay, have been dismissed.
Tho number of their regiments blotted from the
Army List.

The rains have not yet commenced ; they are
nearly a fortnight behind, and the weather is most

Oppressive.

FRANCE.
PARIS, SUNDAY.

The eleventh Conference took place yesterday at
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The reorganisa-
tion of the Danubian Principalities was still the
subject of discussion.
It is expected that Prince Napoleon will visit
Algeria about the end of September. Tho Algerian
journals say that Prince Jerome will also arrive
about the same time, and pass the winter in that
country to avail himself of the mildness of the
climate.

A oOuncil of Ministers, at which Prince Jerome
presided, was held on Saturday at the Tuileries.
The Prince afterwards returned to Meudon.

17.—. The following were the latest
qu BOURSE,tions July
4i per Cents 95 80
Do. end month -
3 per Cent. ..... 68 15
Do. end mouth 6B 20
Bank Shares -
Credit Mobilier 607 50
Do. Account 607 50

Credit Fonder
Bolean 44
Piedmontese (5)
Roman 9l
Austrian
Spanish Throes
Home Debt
-Fog CASH.

RAILWAYS.
Orleans
Northern
New Ditto 7.524
Lyon and Mediteran 763
Now Ditto
Geneva

Midi ----
500
Western 5771,
Eastern
Grand Central
Sardinian
Austrian

CIRCASSIA.
The Russians have received a very severe check
in Daghestan and Leghistan. With 5,000 regu-
lars, 10,000 irregulars, two heavy and as many light
possession of some highly
field batteries,
they last month attempted to obtain
_important defiles near
Koodo Koda. The place mentioned was taken by
storm by four battalions of the line and 6,000
irregulais, and Sultan Daniel and his followers re-
treated in disorder: " The Russians, being elated
by their victory, entered the pads
and, while cook-
ing, were surprised by the mountaineers. After
losing 1,800 men and eight guns,
the RussiaLs re-
treated in the greatest disorder to Rissar, but they
could not mainta;n their position, and fell back on
Scirvan." An English naval officer was in the
camp of Sultan Daniel.

1. jeweller's shop in Chehnsford WAS robbed of 600/..
worth of plate, watches, &e., on Tuesday night. The
jeweller's wife went to the telegraph office in the mArn-
ing to communicate with the metropolitan police, when
the robber walked in with his spoil in a carpet bag. Ile
was immediately accused, and acknowledged his mime,
the whole of the stolen property being found upon him,
DEATH IN A DIVING APPARATUS.--On Friday a mason,
named Affdr, employed as a diver in building the new
Admirety pier, at Dover, lost his life by opening a
valve in his diving dre...s. The unfortunate man bad gone
down hr the first time, and becoming, oppressed, it is
believed he opened the valve, by which the water was
allowed to get into his helmet ; when lifted up out of
the water he was
quite dead.
ROYAL SUSSEX MILITIA.—We understand that this
regiment, under the command of the Duke of Richmond,
leaves Dover on the 4th Attgust n( xt and proceeds to
Scotland. The men of the Royal Sussex have conducted
themselves in the most exemplary manner during their
s'ay in Dover, and have earned for themselves the good
opinion of the inhabitants, while the courtesy of the offi•
cars on all occasions, from the noble peer at the head of
Vie regiment,to the lowest subaltern, has been such as
t cause the departure of the regiment a nutter of real
regret ,--- Dovo Chronicle..

AUSTRALIA.

SOUTHAMPTON, JULY 18.

The Teviot arrived here this day with the
heavy portion of the Australian mail. The
Teviot left Alexandria on the 2d, and Malta
on the 6th instant. She brought home about 70
passengers from New Zealand, Sydney, Melbourne,
Ceylon, Aden, and Malta. kler mail consisted of
about 120 sacks and boxes of letters and papers.
Amongst her cargo was Australian gold to the
value of 140,28 W., plate and jewellery worth 4651.
a quantity of opium, flax, elephants' tusks, and a'
mummy. The Teviot was due on the 6th, but she
has been delayed, partly owing to the late arrival
of the Australian mail steamer European at Suez,
and partly to her own machinery giving way on the
outward voyage. The European, it appears, left
Australia after time, but she made this up by the
time she reached Point de Galle. She was then,
however, obliged to go 600 miles out of her course
to avoid the monsoon, and this made her late at
Suez. The Teviot has come all the way home from
Alexandria with one engine. She experienced fine
weather and easterly winds through the Straits,
then thick weather for a day or two, and after that
fine weather and south-westerly winds. She spoke
the Norwegian barque Emanuel on the Bth inst.,
and the paddlewheel steamer Rainbow, of Liver-
pool, steering to the south-west, on the 14th. The
Australasian will bring the next Australian mail
and news of which will be due in England on the
29th inst. The Teviot will in August bring home
amongst her passengers the Mayor of Melbourne,
with-an address from the colonists of Victoria, con-
gratulating her Majesty on the marriage of her
eldest daughter, the Princess Royal. This mission
of the mayor to England is looked upon in Victoria
as an interesting event. The chief magistrate of
the richest colony in the worli is about to travel a
distance of 13,000 miles—that is, more than over
half the globe—to pay homage, in the name of the
colony, to the Queen of England, on such an occa-
sion connected with her domestic happiness.

THE THEATRES.

DRURY-LANE.

.On Saturday Mr. E. T. Smith, the lessee of this
theatre, took his benefit at the close of the Italian
operatic season. The opera given was Don Giovanni,
with the following cast :—Donna Anna, Madame Vier-
dot Garcia; Elvira, Madame Sedlazek ; Zsrlina, Madame
Persiani ; Don Giovanni, Signor Badiali ; Don Ottavia,
Signor Naudin ; Leporello, Signor Revere ; Commen-
date, Signor Manfredi; Masseto, Signor Kinni. At
the close of the opera, and after the principal performers
had been called before the curtain, Mr. Smith, obeying
the repeated call of the house, made his appearance, and
said :

"Ladies and Gentlemen,—Permit me thank you for
your kind reception and for the bumper of this evening.
Having been latterly so much engaged in foreign affairs,
I thought at first of addressing you in Italian ; but, my
friends, I am satisqed, above—(a laugh)—and other
friends beside me would, I think, prefer to have it in
plain English. In engaging the artists for this theatre
for Italian opera I sincerely trust that I have carried
out the idea which I had promised, and kept in a
satisfactory manner the promise which I had made.
My object was during the ten weeks in which the
Italian operas have been performed to engage such
artists as would not only give satisfaction to all, bat
amusement to the working classes cf this metropolis,
who, I sincerely trust, appreciate the exertion of one
who does all in his power to carry out the principles of
free trade in every department, and who has been en-
abled to provide for them for sixpence, one shilling, and
eighteenpence such artists as they could not obtain at
any of the "singing-houses" full of smoke, or she-
where. (Langhttr.) Ladies and gentlemen, I have pro-
duced thirteen operas in ten weeks, and although I have '
not been able to produce a chorus such as I could have
wished, because although some have kindly come for-
ward to assist me, ethers have been prevented doing so
by their being engaged at the other two houses, I sin-
cerely trust, however, that you will appreciate the ser-
vices of those who have done all in their power to con-
tribute to your amusement night and day, and to assist
in producing operas in such a manner as to' give the
greatest satisfaction in their power. To every artist in
the establishment I am sincerely indebted ; to Mr.
Stirling, the stage manager, to carpenters, scene painters,
and every one, in short, who has been engaged on the
premises. My friend Becky' in the Haymarket—(a
laugh)—kindly alluded to the solvency of three of the
London managers--himself, the manager of the Olympic,
and of the late Adslphi. He also expressed himself
as astonished to think that we should produce three
operas in this metropolis. New, Ido not know why you
should not enjsy Italian operas at a low figure, if it will
answer my put pose to give them to you ; so that you can
come into the pit at eighteenpence and see the same
artists for whom you would pay a guinea over the way.
(A. laugh.) I feel deeply indebted to the press of this
country for the position in which.they have placed me
by their remarks. But there are certainly one or t,T.r,
gcu'lerrien c tricot-a wit% tl.e pees at, whose remarks
lam surprised. Filet, they have said of Naudin that
he was used up, that he was very well in his way, but
his voice was ropy'—(a laugh)—the same of Badiali
and Fumagalli, who was only twenty-four years of age.
(Cheers.) There are some of those connected with the
press who do not receive the same favours from your
humt le servant that others can give them at other theatres.
The humble individual who now addresses you has not
subscription lists of my Lord Tom Noddy and others.
You have subscribed to the list of a man who has
worked hard for what be now produces, and the sub-
scription list has been, and I hope will long be,
your approbation and appreciation of my humble her.
vices. (Loud cheers.) I will only inform you that
I shall always make it my endeavour to induce the
working classes to come to this theatre, and I have reduced
the prices so that they can come here and enjoy music,
which will not only instruct them, but at the same time
inspire their soulsjwith the noblest feelings. (Cheers and
laughter.) On S.W. 13, having had sufficient of Italian,
you will have your own company of English singers
here—the Pyne and Harrison company. I have engaged
them all to appear here with the pantomimes, so that
you will have a double treat, a pantomime and a new
English Opera. After that you may have Italian opera
again, for I have been promised by-numerous genlemen
from the clubs that if they can come here and seat them-
selves in the boxes to witness such operas as have been
now produced for one guinea, instead -of or 12
guineas, which they would have to pay elsewhere, they
will come here. (Cheers.) I shall be most happy to re-
ceive any suggestion which may be made to me, and it
will always be my study to endeavour to the utmost of
my power to amuse you whenever you coma to 0:d
Drury. (Loud and continued cheering followed the
delivery of this address, and calls for Signor Naudin,
who appeared and bowed his acknowledgments.)

SIR EDWARD AND LADY BUMPER

LYTTON.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Srn,—As the son of Lady Bulwer Lytton, with
the best right to speak on her behalf, and so ob-
viously with the best means of information as to
warrant the hope that my simple assertion will be
at once believed in the matter to which I am com-
pelled to refer, I beg to say that the statements
which have appeared in some of the public journals
are exaggerated and distorted, and that they are
calculated to convey to the public mind impressions
the most erroneous and unjust. As was natural,
I pot myself in constant communication with my
mother, and with the gentleman with whcse family,
in his private house, she was placed (for I beg dis-
tinctly to state that she was never for a moment
taken to a lunatic asylum), and I carried out the
injunctions of my father, who confided to me im-
plicitly every arrangement which my affection could
suggest, and enjoined me to avail myself of the
advice of Lord Shaftesbury in whatever was judged
best and kindest to Lady Lytton.
My mother is now with me, free from all re-
straint, and about, at her own wish, to travel for
a short time, in company with myself and a female
friend and relation of her own selection.
From the moment my father felt compelled to
authorise those steps which have been made the
subject of so much misrepresentation, his anxiety
was to obtain the opinion of the most experienced
and able physicians, iii order that my mother
should not be subject to restraint for one moment
longer than was strictly justifiable. Such was his
charge to me.

Tlie certificates given by Dr. Forbes Winslow
and Dr. Conolly are subjoined ; and I ought to
add that Dr. Conolly was the physician whom my
father had requested to see Lady Lytton ; that Dr.
Forbes Winslow was consulted by my mother's
legal advisers ; and I felt anxious to obtain the
additional authority of the opinion of the latter
gentleman, and requested my friend Mr. Edwin
James to place himself in communication with him.
I trust that such journals as have given publicity
to partial and inaccurate statements will do me the
justice ti publish this communication, to which I
need add no more than to say, that this painful
matter has been arranged, as it ought to be, by the
members of the family, whom it exclusively reprcle.
—I have the honour to be, sir, your most obedient

servant, . ROBERT B. LYTTON.
Park-lane, July 17, 1858.

- (Copy. No. 1.)
To Edwin James, Esq., Q.C.
Having, at your request, examined Lady B.
ktton this day as to her state of mind, I beg to re-
port to you that, in my opinion, it is such as to
justify her liberation from restraint.
I think it but an act of justice to Sir Edward
B. Lytton to state that, upon the facts which I
have ascertained were submitted to him, and upon
the certificates of the medical men whom he was
advised to consult, the course which he has pur-
sued throughout these painful proceedings cannot
be considered as harsh or unjustifiable. —I remain,
sir, your obedient servant, .
FORBES WINSLOW, M. D., D. C.L'.
23, Cavendish-square, July 16, 1858.
(Copy. No. 2).
London, July 17, 1858.
Sir,—Notwithstanding the decided opinion which
I felt it my duty to express with reference to Lady
Lytton, after my visit to her at the private resi-
dence of Mr. and Mrs. Hill, and which, I need not
repeat, justified the course you adopted, I have
much satisfaction in hearing of the arrangements
which have been made for her leaving their family
in the society of her son, and of her female friend.
—I have the honour to be, sir, very faithfully, your
obedient servant, J. CONOLLY, M.D.
To the Right Honourable
Sir Edward Buiwer Lytton, Bart., M.P., &c.

AN OFFICER'S COMPLAINT.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN ENSIGN.

Sir,—Will you kindly grant me a small space in
your widely circulated journal ? I belong to a
class of people whose grievances are well known,
but apparently little regarded. I am an unfor-
tunate half-pay officer, who has been promoted for
merit from the ranks during the late war in the
Crimea, and subsequently placed on the half-pay
list. t have been engaged with one of the regi-
ments of the Light Division of the army as ser-
geant at the battles of the Alma and Inkerman,
and during the whole of the siege of Sebastopol
I never was absent from duty during that arduous
campaign, and for months I performed the duties
of an officer when I was but a sergeant.
Previous to the close of the campaign. I was re-
commended for and afterwards obtained a commis-
sion, for which I am very gratel'ul, hat, ai.er the
iat uky ztrrtVott in England, I was, as I said before,
placed on the half-pay list. I have tried all in my
power to obtain re-employment in the army, but
all in vain, although I am free, able, and willing
to serve, and not yet twenty-eight years of age.
There are numbers of officers now sent out to
India, to fill up vacancies in the army, where I
would willingly serve if I only was permitted, but
these are men who purchase their appointments,
and becabse I am not able to imitate them, I sup-
pose I must remain as I am till doom's day.
It is true that I am a poor man, with no influ-
ential relations. I have no great friends in high
quarters, but still I cannot see why I am not al-
lowed to serve my Queen and country after having
obtained a commission, as well as before.
This, sir, is the grievance that I have referred to.
IViy- case is not an exception, but I lay it before you
as an illustration of many more that I know of.
Surely if we were considered worthy of her Ma-
jesty's commission in the army for our services
during the late war, we ought to be still permitted
to serve. Can you, sir, tell me the reason that we
are not ?

A SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDER.
Kirkwall, July 9, 1858.

LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.

IN RE CALvERT AND CO.-TRADE DEBTOR
A. trade debtor summons was appointed to be heard
this day, against Messrs. Calvert and C)., for a sum of
about 2,000/., but the case was not argued as the debt
was admitted and a private arrangement made which
did not publicly transpire.

POLICE INTELTJGENCE.—(This Day.

MARLBOROUGEISTREET.

BRUTAL ASSAULT ON A CONSTABLE:IiaMe3 Copley,
a stonemason, was charged before Mr. Beadon with
the following brutal assault oa M`Bean, 130 C, an
officer of 18 years' standing.
1114 Bean said that on the previous day in Moor-street,
Soho, he Fa w the prisoner driving a cab, and a cabman
came running up saying that the man bad got his cab.
The prisoner then stopped, and on his attemptinz to
take him into custody he gave him two severe blows,
and when he was on the ground gave him two violent
kicks, one in the stomach and the other on the chest,
from which he suffered great pain, the kick on the chest
causing him to spit blood all the morning. The prisoner,
on being charged by the cabman, said he ha I only taken
it for a "lark." The cab,lan did not stop to sae what
might happen, but as soon as he got his cab drove off.
The prisoner, he believed, was a stonemason, working for
the parish of James's. The conduct of the prisoner
was very violent, and it took four constables to take
him into custody.
In answer to Mr. Leadley, the chief clerk, M'Bean
said he had born to a surgeon, who had ordered him to
remain very quiet for a few days, as he wris suffering
from internal injuries, _

The prisoner said he had been a teetotaller for two
years and a-half, and had a little to drink. The cabman
wished him to have a ride and he drove.
Mr. Beadou said he was receiving parochial relief,
was found driving in a cab without a lieener., and when
the constable came up be struck him, and afterwards
kicked him in a very serious manner. Ha should remand
him for a week to see what might be the result of the
injuries.

T H E 3.

AN OLD•ESrABLISIIED NUISINCE.—Mrs. Coflyer, a
woman about 35 years of age, who has been charged at
this office with being drunk and disorderly upwards of
250 times, and has been committed to prison on 30 or
40 different occasions, was again brought up before Mr.
Self*.
Pellow, a police-constable, No. 274 K, said the pri-
soner was drunk and disorderly yesterday, and sur-
rounded by a turbulent crowd.
The prisoner, who is the wife of a gentleman holding
a lucrative situation in one of the docks, and who al.
lows her a vary handsome stipend, said she would not
get drunk any more, and if the magistrate overlooked
this offence, she would never appear before his worship
again.
Mr. Selfe—So you said last week. You are a married
woman, and have a family, and y in have for many years
been a nuisance to the district.

The prisoner—l will take the pledge of sobriety this
day.
Mr. Selfe—l am afraid you are an incorrigible drun-
kard, and never will keep sober. You have bee❑ here
20 times at least.

A gentleman in court—She Las been hero 300 times
in the c.rurse of the last 16 years.
Mr. St lfe—l am speaking of my own experience for
two years only.

The prisoner made an earnest aeal to be forgiven ;
and Mr. Selfe said he would give herp one more chance,
and one only, and set her at liberty.

STATE OF TIM THAIIES.—The Parliamentary Commit-
tee met this day for the consideration of thei► report.
The public were not admitted.

MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

The leading country markets, held on Saturday, were
but moderately supplied with wheat, which sold lowly,
at a slight reduction in prices. For barley and spring
corn there was a fair demand, at full quotations; but flour
met a slow sale.

Most of the country markets were very inactive for
wheat. Other produce, however, has sold at previous
rates. The shipments to England continue on a full ave•
rage scale.

Up to our market [last week, the arrivals of English
grain were on a very limited scale. From abroad we re-
ceived 28,987 qrs. of wheat, 10,701 barley, 60,621 oats, 730
beans, 1,856 peas, 720 linseed, 1,421 rapeseed, 10 mustard
718 sundry, 285 sacks and 11,151 brls. of flour.
The arrivals of English wheat fresh up this morning,
coastwise and by land carriage, were on a very moderate
scale. Notwithstanding that the show of samples of both
red and white was rather limited, the demand for all kinds
ruled heavy, and in most transactions prices were 2s per ,
quarter lower than on this day se'nnight. There was no
new wheat in the market, but harvest work will be com-
menced, both in Kent and Essex, on Thursday next.
We were extensively supplied with all kinds of foreign
wheat. The demand ruled heavy, and prices were fully is
per quarter lower than on Monday last.
In floating cargoes of grain very little business was
transacted.

A sample of new English barley—small, but in nice con-
dition—was on offer at 40s per quarter. The show of
foreign was good, and most kinds sold on former terms.
There was only a limited inquiry for malt, at last week's
prices.

There was a large show of foreign oats, yet the oat trade
ruled firm, at very full prices.
Beans were in short supply and good request, on raL.Nw
higher terms.
The sale for peas was steady, at extreme rates. A sample
of new white peas was on sale in fair condition. They were
worth about 45s per qr.
The flour trade was heavy, and prices were the turn
lower.

New rapeseed was on offer, and for which 341. per last
was bid.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.

Wheat—Essex & Kent,
Rod .... new 381 to 44s
Ditto.... .... old —a —s
Ditto, White new 423 50s
Ditt0........ old —s —a
Norfolk and Lin-
coln, Bed, o'd —s —a
Ditto HOW • • • • • • 40s 47s
Rye—Old ............ —1 —si
New .......... •• 329 34s
Barley—Grinding ••• 263 30s
Malting ......... 35s 383
Chevalier.... . . 389 4181
Malt—Baffolk andN0r-
f01k............ 583 68s
BroWn . • • •. •• •• 543 66s
Kingston and Ware 589 66s

Malt—Chevalier .... 66s to 681
Oats Yorkshire and
Llncolnsk.,Peed 22s 265
Potato . 27s 334
Yonghal andeork
81ack....... 20s 235
Cork,White ••• •• 22s 345
Bootch,Feed.•• •• 22s 235
Beans—Tick. .. 34s 431
Pigeons ...... •• • . 38s 440
Peas—Grey ..•• •• •• •• 40s 47 ■
Map1e........... 41s 46$
White........... 41s 45s
Boilers .• •••• •• •• 421 40s
Plonr—Town-made... 409 461
Suffolk .......... 315 301
Stooktn b Norfolk 29s 315

,METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
were 7,883 head. In the corresponding week in 1857 we
received 9,434 ; in 1856, 9,959; in 1855,6,169; and in 1854.
6,057 ; in 1853, 12,422 ; in 1852, 7,022 ; and in 1851,
head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WINN.
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves.Pige4,
Rotterdam 306 ... 1,111 ... 661 ... 526 ... d
Amsterdam 6 ... 434 ... ... 21 ... - -
Harlingen 356 ... 1,330 ... 108 ... 330 ~. 433
Hamburgh! - ... --'
Dordt 23 ... 170 ... 39 ... 7 ... --"'
Tonningen 280 ... 1 ... ~
Bremen
Antwerp
Oporto
Boulogne

'''''' 4e• —•

••• --' ••• ''''' ••• ".".
••• - ••• 4 3 ... -0,

12 ... - ...
~...~

••• ..".4

T0taL...1,332 4,377 ... 808 ... 927 ... 439
The yearly comparison of weekly Imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves.
1857 976 5,521 ... 1,166 914 ...
1856._
1855 425 3,734 ... 708 676 ... 6.3
1854 ...... 1,319 ... 3,231 ... 490 ... 847 ... 165
1853 1,294 5,756 824 ... 9-3 ... 520
1852 B4O 4,647 ... 622 619 ... 313
Since the late fine rains the supply of food in the psi%
tures has considerably increased. We may, therefore, an i
ticipate the arrival of a much smaller number of half-fall
stock than during the greater portion of last month.

There was rattler a large show of foreign stock in to•day'
market, but its general quality was inferior, consequently
the prices realised were very low.
From our own grazing districts the arrivals of beasts
fresh up this morning, were seasonably good, both as to
number and quality. For all breeds we had a dull4nquiry,
and, in some instances, prices were 2d per 8 lbs. lower thau
on Monday last. The fall, however, was almost wholly
confined to the inferior kinds.

The arrivals from Lincolnshire and Leicestershire
amounted to 1,500 short horns; from Norfolk and Suf-
folk, 1,450 Scots and short horns, from other parts of Eng-
land, 22) of various breeds from Scotland, 65 Scots, and,
from Ireland, 100 oxen.

Compared with Monday last, the show of sheep was only
moderate, though seasonably good. However, the bulk of
the supply was inferior, Oa the whole the mutton trade
ruled steady, and prices generally were well supported.
Lambs, the supply of which was somewhat extenii”,
were in fa'r rellist, at full quotattuns. About 1,100 came
to hand from Ireland.

We were well supplied with calves which moved off
slowly, at last Monday's currenc3.
In pigs very little was doing, at late rates. The supply
was tolerably extensive.
Per Blbs to sink the MI R.

s. d. B. d.
Interior Beasts.... 2 10 to 3 2 Prime Southdown 4 2 4 6
Second quality.... 3 4 3 6:lArge crse. calves 3 6 4 0
Prime large oxen 3 8 4 OiPrime small do 4 2 4 S
Prime Soots, Ike. 4 2 4 4lLarge hogs
Inferior Sheep ...2 10 3 2 Small porkers 4 2 4 4
second quality ...3 4 3 8 Suckling calves-19 0 23 0
Prime crse.-wlled.3 10 4 0; Quarter old pigq,2o 0 24 0
Lamb, 4a 10d to 5a 10d.

TOTAL SUPPLY.

FORRIGN SUPPLY.

Beasts 4,062

Beasts

Sheep and lambs 23,900 Sheep and lambs .
Calves 742 Calves 652
Pigs 360 Pigs
L statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat
stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle
Market, on Monday, July 20, 1857, and this day, Monday,
July 19, 1858.
Per 811 A, to sink the offals.
July 20, 1857. July 19,1858
s. d. s. d. !a. d. a. d.
3 oto 3 2 2 10 to 3 2
3 4 3 81 4 3 6
3 10 4 2
,3 8 4 0

Coarse and inferior beasts
Second quality ditto
Prime large oxen

Prime Seas, die :::

4 4

4 64

2 4 4

Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality ditto . ~,
Prime coarse woolled ditto
Prime Southdown ditto ...
Lambs .. ••• ... ••• ... ...
Large coarse calves ...

2 10
3 4
3 10
4 6
5 0
3 0

Prime small ditto ... ... ... ...
Large hogs ••• ... ... ~, ~,

4 0
3 8

3 22 10 3 2
3 83 4 3 8
4 413 10 ,a 0
4 10.4 2 4 6
6 41(4 10 510
3 1013 6 4 0
44

4 414
4 0,3