The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-05 00:00:00

THE SHEFFIELD CUTLERS' FEAST.

The annual banquet given by the Master of the
S .etfield Cutlers' Company, to celebrate his own
eflvtion as President of that ancient guild, was held
an the elegant hall of the corporation on, Thursday.
Th time-honoured festivals, affording, as they
fr quently do, to eminent politicians an opportu-
nicy of making their views known to the country
when the functions of Parliament are sus-
p,f ivied, sometimes possess certain features
Kl)f general interest. On this occasion, how-
ever, a falling off in the number of distinguished
guests was observable, and the after-dinner spe3ches,
although not absolutely sinking to the level of the
thousand and one gatherings sacred to mere psi ro!
nomy and good fellowship, yet suffered a cones-
pm-ling deterioration in quality. The most notice-
able gap at the festive board was caused by the
absence of Mr. Roebuck, the leading local member,
whose delicate health, coupled with the recentness
of the late laborious session, rendered it imprudent
for him to encounter the excitement of a public
'meeting. The Duke of Norfolk and several other
important personages were also kept away by simi-
kr reasons. There were, however, upwards of 200
gentlemen present, am ong whom were —Lord Wharn-
cafe, Viscount Goderich, M.P., Mr. E. Denison,
M. P., Mr. G. Hadfield, M.P., M. T. Hankey,M P.,
the Mayor of Doncaster, the Mayor of Sheffield,
Mr. W. Overend, Rev. Dr. Sale, Alderman Dunne,
Alderman Matthews, Mr. R. sT. Philipps, Major
Thompson, and other officers of the 7th Dragoon
Guards. Sze. The chair was filled by Mr. W. Hut-
chinson, the Master Cutler elect.
On the removal of the cloth the usual loyal toasts
were given from the chair, and warmly responded to.
The CIIAIRMAN then rose to propose "The army
and navy," and was about to preface the toast
wick some remarks, when the military band in the
adjoining apartment incontinently struck up "The
British Grenadiers." The music, though a little pre-
mature, was at least "eloquently discoursed," and
the worthy president, probably fearing that oratory
of er such an ebullition of harmony might suffer by
contrast, good-humouredly waived his intended
p:negyric on the sister services. A special bumper
was, however, called for, at the instance of Mr.
;Denison, M.P., " To the European officers in In-
dia," and, with the addition of this " rider," the
toast elicite 1 an enthusiastic response from the as-
semblage.

Major THomPsoN, in responding, assured the com-
pany that Englishmen, whether on shore or afloat,
would ever s. rive to do their duty, so as to merit not
only the applause of their countrymen, but the
todproving smiles of their fair c suntrywomen.
(iddar.) It wai impossible to speak to a toast like
this without adverting to passing events in India.
Few of them had read the account of the atrocities
la:nly perpetrated in that country without re-
e:;'ioing the words of the Earl of Westmoreland
a`,. Agincourt :

" Oh that we now had here
But one ten thousand of those men in England
TL at do no work to-day."
(Cheers.) Such was yesterday the wish of the re-
gill:lent to which he had the honour to belong, and,
as if in answer to this feeling, that very day there
cane an order to him and his comrades to prepare
f ,r immediate -embarkation. He saw before him
th 3 crossed swords upon their borough shield ; and
he accepted that emblem as an omen that his regi-
ment would soon cross swords with the ruffianly
m itineers in Bangal. (Renewed cheers.) In Shef-
field there could be no difficulty in sharpening their
welpons—(a hugh)—and in his corps there was
many a willing heart and stalwart arm to use the
Llades that G.:d and their Queen had intrusted to
t em. (Cheers.) Such of them as survived the
a?proaching conflict would look forward to their

It might perhaps be doubted whether the persons ,
who had been butchered in that country were not
the most fortunate, because, poor creatures, they
were now beyond the reach of human misery; whereas
a very large number of highly respectable Europeans
had lost their all, and many delicately nurtured
ladies had been left without a rag to their backs.
It was therefore earnestly to be hoped that the ap-
peal made by the chief magistrate of the metropolis
would b 3 generously responded to by all parts of
the country, and he believed that the West Riding
of Yorkshire, and more especially the ancient town
in which they were then assembled, would display
that liberality in succouring the distressed which
had always distinguished it. (Cheers.)
Viscount GODERICH also returned thanks. Un-
like his hon. colleague who had preceded him, he
had no claim on that great constituency for past
services. Yet in the elevated position to which
their too flattering choice had raised him he pledged
himself to discharge the duties intrusted to him
with unabating zea and untiring energy. (Hear,
hear.) Heavy as were the responsibilities which
attached to the office of their representative in
times like these, they were almost merged in the
yet graver responsibilities which fell to the lot
of every member of the House of Commons, be-
cause in the next session of Parliament great pro-
blems would have to be solved, and would test the
statesmanship of our Ministers and put the wisdom
of our legislators to the proof. Those problems had
reference to the lamentable events occuring in India.
It was impossible at the present moment to speak
on any public occasion and remain silent on that
sad topic. The hearts and minds of the people were
filled with the thoughts of them;. they haunted our
waking steps--they tinged and coloured our dreams.
The times in which we lived would mark a memo-
rable page in English history. Fortunate was it that
in such an emergency any Government could always
appeal without hesitation and with perfect confi-
dence to the support of the nation. Whenever the
power, the honour, or the reputation of England was
at stake—whenever our empire was in danger, Eng-
lishmen at once merged every difference that other-
wise divided them in order to rally round the Sove-
reig,nandberMinisters. (Cheers.)
.Hewasconvinced
the people of this country would readily submit
to every sacrifice and make every effort which might
be needed, to maintain our eastern dominions.
Sure he was that while there was a man who could
sharpen a sword in Sheffield, or one who could
manufacture a cannon at Low. Moor, the people of
the West Riding would sooner spend their all tLan
lose the glorious heritage won for them by the
valour and genius of their forefathers. (Cheers.)
We had another source of confidence at this criti-
cal juncture—he meant the heroism and devotion
of tie British army, which had never yet failed us,
and would not fail us now. (Hear.) Other troops
might turn traitors and mutineers, but the army of
England would serve their country with fidelity and
honour to the last. And in this contest—war he
could not call it, because those who were opposed
to us were not worthy the name of England's ene-
mies—our soldiers would be led by a gallant and
distinguished general, who was eminently fitted to
be at their nead. (Cheers.) Sir Colin Campbell—
(renewed cheers)—did not owe his present high
command either to family influence or to political
intrigue ; he bad won it for himself by his own
courage, and by his devotion to the service which
he adorned, and by the great military genius he had
displayed through his long and active career.
(Cheers.) It must be a great satisfaction to any one
having to deal with public affairs to have an oppor-
tunity like the present for exchanging thoughts and
ideas with his fellow-countrymen ; and though,
fortunately, they were not at liberty on these fes-
tive occasions to launch into politics, to which he
was sure the members of Parliament at that board
would be glad to give a few months' truce, yet these
gatherings afforded indications which were valuable
guides to public men, who could neither attain
eminence nor hope to rule the country with effect
unless they made themselves acquainted with the
feelings and wishes of the community. (Hear,
hear.) Meetings like the present, which brought
together from all parts of the country men with dif-
ferent interests and occupied in various profes-
sions, did not merely subserve th© social purposes
of the hour, but tended to promote that cor-
dial melon among all classes on which was founded
the true prosperity of England. In times of com-
parative quiet opposite parties could afford to in-
dulge in mutual squabbles. All sections of the
community then had their differences, and also
their own pet grievances, and nothing gave them
so much pleasure. (Laughter.) Nothing, in fact,
was so agreeable to a man as to have a good griev-
ance. But when periods of difficulty or danger
arrived—when there was a real need of national
union, and a call had to be made upon the pa-
triotism of Englishmen, the note of party strife
was instantly hushed, sectional grievances were
immediately forgotten, and there was displayed on
all sides and among alt ranks that happy spirit of
unanimity and enthusiasm which enabled our Go-
vernment to act with a vigour and success that
were a standing marvel to foreign nations, unac-
customed to English habits and English usages.
(Cheers.
Mr. R. N. PHILIPPS then proposed the health
of the members for the borough, taking occasion to
eulogize their diligence and fidelity in the cause of
their constituents.

The toast was received with great applause.
Mr. HADFIELD, M.P., responded on his own be-
half and on that of his absent colleague, who, he
said, if his state of health had made it prudent for
him to attend would doubtless have spoken words
of authority fitted to influence the counsels of
England in this trying emergency. Mr. Hadfield
briefly adverted to the legislation of the past ses-
sion of Parliament, singling out for especial com-
mendation the Probate and Testamentary Juris-
diction Bill, and then touched upon the military
outbreak in Bengal. He believed that if the spirit
of mutiny had lain dormant for a time, and broken
out two years hence, instead of at present, the evil
would have been infinitely more dangerous and
embarrassing. When' he crisis was over and tran-
quillity had been restored to India the work of
social and material reform in that country must
be recommenced with greater energy and per-
severance than ever. The Indian Government had
had its faults as well as the natives, and they might
rely upon it that when the boundless resources of
the eastern peninsula came to be duly developed,
it would be found that a community of interest
between that country and England would rapidly
spring up which would afford a far stronger gua-
rantee for the security of our empire than any that
could be derived from the sword. (Hear.)

Mr. HANKEY, M.P., proposed the "Municipal
Corporation of Sheffield," to which Mr. P. Smyth,
the mayor, duly responded ; and after disposing of
several other teams of a purely local nature the
company separated.
The evening was much enlivened by the per-
formances of the band of the 7th Dragoon Gn trds,
and also by the vocal efforts of the choir of St.
Philip's church.

VACANCIES, APPOINTMENTS, AND PROW
TIONS IN THE CIVIL SERVICE.

THE TREASURY.—Mr. H. Sidebothain and Mr. James
Durrant, temporary clerks in the Audit-office, have been
appointed to supplementary clerkships in the Treasury.
A. first-class clerkship has become vacant by the death
of Mr. Alfred Waller.

WAR DEPARTMENT.—Mr. Henry Taturn has been
appointed military storekeeper, army clothing depart•
went, Weedon ; Mr. Raynee, late clerk at Bermuda,
has been appointed first.class military store clerk, army
department, Weedon,

CUSTOMEL—Dir. W. P. Tomlino, landing surveyor,
Liverpool, has been appointed a landing surveyor in
London ; Mr. Wm. Gillingham, ex'r,► weigher, has been
appointed a weigher in Loudon ; Mr. C. M. Pocock has
been promoted from second to first-class landing sur-
veyor in London ; Mr. J. M. Arnaud has been promoted
from third to second-class landing surveyor in London';
Mr. T. E. Carter has been promoted from third to
second-class landing surveyor in London ; Mr. R. F.
Hoskin has been promoted from second to first-class
sanding waiter in London.
INLAND REYENUM DEPARTMENT.—Stamps and Taxes
Branch.—Mr, The-. Fawcett, surveyor, has bsen pro-
-noted to be inipector, of taxes at York, vice Welch ; Mr.
R. 11. Silversides, surveyor of taxes, has been promo! e
t) Bolton, Lancashire ; Mr. Evan Lloyd, surveyor of
tares, has been promoted to Bloomsbury ; Mr. N. C.
Strickland, surveyor of taxes, has bsen promoted to
Bakewell, Derbyshire; Mr. C. J. Fuakes, surveyor of
tax s, has been promoted to Hastings ; Mr. G. H.
Boyes, surveyor of taxes, has been promoted t
An-
dover; Mr, W. Harnett, surveyor of taxes, has been
promoted to Monmouth ; Mr. It Kirkpatrick, surveyor
of taxes, has been promoted to Saffron Walden ; Mr. W.
Wilson, surveyor of taxes, has exchanged to Abir gion ;
Mr. A. Applegate, surveyor of tax-s, has been promoted
to Suuthmolton ; Mr. J. C. surveyor of taxes, has
exchanged to Kingston -.on-Thames.— Civil Service
Gazette.

tlelfuueivPseog::::, DISKISE.—We regret to learn from
various sources, both in Scotland and England, that the
potato disease is this year very general, and that this
t , that of 1846 6 ha' been destroyed to an extent equal
.
and the individuals EA'DvBRTIsEmzitIZI-I.lolloway's 'Pills the most effec-
tual remedy forra medicine
erhe of Liver and Stomach Com-
plaints.—This
astonished the world fur the
ail
who have taken therai
last 23 years,
mreimedies without sucess,
for having had recourse to
Iriftn4Beive restored them
indigestion, and
in cases of liver and bowel C 3
requ►re comment, and
other fearful disorders, these
to health, where in many instances t Were considered
to be past relief, Ruch facts do not re
all sufferers can ewily provo their trtith.—soid v
2-11 mtdicine vendors throughout the world ; at Professorb"
Holloway's E,tallishments, 244, Strand, L0),(10111
SO, Maiden-lane, New York; by A. Stamps, Coustad.
tino?le; A. Guidicy, Smyrna ; and E. Muir, Malta.

On Wednesday last Mr. Miall addressed the con-
stituency of Tavistock in the capacity of a candi-
date for their suffrages, and embraced the opportu-
nity to express his sentiments upon the rebellion
now raging in India and the duties which its ter-
rible incidents bad imposed upon this country.
The public character of Mr. Miall is too well known
to require any explanation on our part, and, in-
deed, although this distinguished Nonconformist
is eminently attached to peace principles, as his
vote on the Chinese question showed, and the
man above most others from whom we might na-
turally have expected the arguments of the party
usually averse to war, we do not pretend to say
that we looked for any denunciation at his hands
of the efforts we are now making for the relief of
our countrymen and the restoration of our rule.
On this question we do not anticipate dissent any-
where, but so frankly patriotic and national are
the sentiments which Mr. Miall announced and so
uncompromising are the views which he expressed,
that we think it right, both as an acknowledgment
to the speaker and for the edification of the public,
to call especial attention to the opinions which this
representative of an important, and, generally
speaking, a peaceful section of our countrymen,
has now openly avowed. After sympathizing in
fervid language with the calamities of the sufferers
and paying a well-merited tribute to their heroism
he thus proceeded :
" Whatever may be necessary for the Government to
do to master this rebellion, to crush it out, to dissipate
all the elements of it to the winds, though it may be by
the sacrifice of much property, and each individual in
this country may be called upon to contribute far more
largely than his circumstances would allow, yet I would
render to the Government all the aid I could afford in
order to procure the re.establishment of order, law, and
British supremacy in India, because I believe that the
interests of the 200,000,000 souls committed to us by
God's providence to govern in that empire are identical
with the maintenance of that law, order, and British
supremacy."
In this strong and decided language have the
views of an economical and peace-loving party been
now published to the world, nor do we fear that in
any quarter they can be met with refutation. It is
impossible to question either the rights or the duties
of the British nation in India. Foremost among
the many momentous considerations affecting the
subject stands the obligation of terminating bloo I-
shed and anarchy, which, except for the interven-
tion of British power, might endUre for incalcu-
lable time. The actual question at this moment
is not whether our Government, or some other
Government equally well organized, shall prevail
in India, but whether there shall be any Govern-
ment or none. Unless the might of this country
is exerted to re-establish order, the provinces of
Hindostan will be at the mercy of that worst of
classes, a disbanded soldiery, whose licence will be
emulated and whose ravages will be doubled by a
vast criminal population released from the terrors
of the law. Nobody so much as imagines thst the
unhappy puppet set up by the mutineers at Delhi
could exercise any authority even in the streets of
that city, nor does there exist any machinery what-
ever for protecting public or private interests in
Hindostan except that which the traitorous and
frantic Sepoys are endeavouring to destroy. We,
rmuoffiretonss'eirn,
taorbeeitnhge people .
Towho called these
our
poliuitisowinagritnheadt
some scores of thousands of Hiudoos have been
trained to arms, and imbued with those elements
of a martial character which make their present
ferocity so danuerouq. The Bengal Army is our
own creation. °We brought the monster into exist-
ence, and we are bound to save the country from
desolation by conquering and annihilating it, now
that its fearful nature has been displayed.
We say surther, and without fear of contradic-
tion, that,:although we govern India as conquerors;
our government has been the best and the most
beneficial which that country ever knew, and that
its authority' could only be removed at the cost of
all the prospects of civilisation and improvement
which Hindoos possess. We do not claim any per-
fection for our policy or our proceedings. Certain
burdensome incidents were perhaps insepar ible
from the rule of a nation separated by 15,000 miles
of sea, and it is not in reason to suppose th It a
whole century of government under such conditions
should have escaped the blemishes of occasional
wrong. But vie do claim the credit of having
governed India on better principles and with far
better success than any former rulers, and of hav-
ing given its people an infinitely greater amount of
security than they ever before enjoyed. We, and
we only, have rendered life and property as secure
in India as in Europe. If our taxes could be
thought heavy though not a syllable of accusation
has been heard on that score—they at least repre-
sented the whole amount of the contributions ex-
pected. When the Government dues bad been paid
every native, however humble, knew and felt that
whateverb he could accumulate by his diligence or
his self-denial would be securely his own. We
relieved every State and the people of every State
in India from the chronic calamities of intestine

war. We yut down with a strong hand commu-
nities who lived upon organised robbery, and ren-
dered the attacks of ono Prince upon another as
impossible upon the Ganges as they would be upon
the Rhine. These infinite blessings—that public
order and paramount authority of law which are
the indispensable preliminaries to anything like
political improvement—we bestowed upon the peo-
ple of India, It is of no avail to ask by what right
we are there. There we stand as conquerors, and
it is by God's Providence, as Mr. Miall said, that
we do so. The currents of population created by
conquest are apparently ordained by the Divine
law, like the currents of the air or the currents of
the see. We stand charged, as governors, with
the maintenance of order and the promotion of
civilisation in India, and we must fulfil our obli-
gation. There is no Power but ours which cin do
the like. The alternative before ua is simply the
re establishment of British supremacy or the aban-
clonment of India to utter anarchy, internecine
massacre, and general ruin.
So manifest, indeed, are these consideration 4,
and so plain the path of duty before us, that if we
again cite the testimony of Mr. Miall to such
political truths it is mainly for the sake of re-
minding Government how much may be done, and
how much therefore will assuredly be expected,
when a nation like ours is so unanimous in its
views. Our resources are practically inexhaustible.
For the reinforcent of our army we can draw upon
a population very nearly as large as that of one of
the first military Powers of Europe. The means of
transport we possess to an extent abs Mutely un-
paralleled. The financial strength of the State at
this moment is without example in our history ;
we are at peace with Europe, and we have just
been blessed with an abundant harvest. The dif-
ference between a year of plenty, such as now lies
before uq, would in itself go far to compensate the
expenditure which these mutinies may entail.
There are no motives for shrinking, therefore,
while there is every motive for energy. Half as
much as we have already done would, in all human
probability, if it could have been done six months
ago, have saved us the necessity of doing any more.
If events were not to be prognosticated, then they
are, at any rate, to be appreciated now, and energy
and expedition at this moment may save us twice
as much outlay and effort by and hy. There is
nothing in our way. Our work lies before us—its
demands are plain, and we have only to:exert our
strength without hesitation or reserve.

Lusa Fismenns.—The report of the Irish Fishery
Commissioners for 1856 states that the sea fishery still
continues in a languid and depressed state, and that
the coast fisheries are not s orked with that energy and
vigour which might be expected from the amply remu-
nerative prices afforded by the markets. The salman
fisheries are steadily increasing in value. The commis-
sioners recommend that the six Fishery Acts be cones.
lidated into one, for the purpose of rendering the law
plain and palpable, and to obviate the necessity of refer-
ring to so many separate statutes. The apathy of the
Irish as regarcfs the fishery on the coasts is accounted for
by the general growth of pro parity in the agricultural
districts, and the increasing demand for farm labourers
at remunerative wages.
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!! Da Barry's Revalenta Arabloa. Food."

John Almond Tucker, clerk and cashier to the
coffee- (vim, proved the payment of several sums of
money to the prisoner on particular days.
The secretary proved that these amounts had not
been paid over to him by the prisoner.
William Miller, clerk of the kitchen, proved the
payment of sums of money to the prisoner.
These amounts were also proved never to have
been paid over by the prisoner.
The witness Miller also proved that after the
prisoner had been required tomake up his accounts
he gave his carpet bag to a boy to take to Piccadilly,
and that he dicl not afterwards appear at the club.
Evidence was given of the capture of the prisoner
at Camden-town by the police, a reward for his,
apprehension hiving been offered by the club.
Same further evidence to complete the case was
brought forward, and the prisoner was fully com-
mitted.

SOUTHWARK. —SINGUL AR CHARGE AGAINST
A LICENSED VICTUALLER. —Mr. J. Kempton, the
Landlord of the Tailors' Arms, 91, Shad Thames,
was brought before Mr. Seeker, chifgad with steal-
ing a valuable horse from the premi-es of William
Marwood, in Queen Elizabeth-street, Hot selydewn,
the property of Messrs. Swain and Borel, under
the following singular circutmtances
Frederiek E. Smith, clerk to Mr. Murrell, auc-
tioneer and broker, said that on the previous even-
ing he was instructed to levy a distress on the goods,
&c., of Mr. Marwood, in Queen Elizabeth-street,
for rent due to Messrs. Swain and Borel. Among
the property that he distrained was a grey
mare, valued at 401., which he entered in tut,
appraisement with the other goods. About half-
past six o'clock the prisoner came into the stable
and forcibly took away the mare, but he followed
him and gave him into custody. Witne s told him
that he had distrained upon it, and if he persisted
in taking. away the horse that he should charge him
with felony. The prisoner replied that it was his
horse, and he should take it away. Witness here
produced the warrant of distress and other docu-
ments, showing the legality of his proceeding 4.
Sergeant Gardiner, 25 M, said that as soon as the
charge was entered, and an explanation given, In-
speector Moore liberated Mr. Kempton ou bail, as
it was clear that no actual felony had taken place.
In answer to the charge, Mr. Kempton said that
the mare in question was a very valuable one, and
had recently ce into his posses=ion. Having
occasion to go into the country, he left it at Mr.
Marwood'sevsetnaibullr
he, awnd as
soutri
phrissedrettoursnes bhoistnmesorne
being removed by strangers, consequently he seized
it, but as soon as he saw the distress warrant he
gave the animal up to the police.
Mr. Seeker sail there could be no pretence for
the charge of felony, therefore he must be dis-
charged,but he should caution him not to act so
hastily again.
Mr. Marwood, who is a respectable tradesman,
paid the rent due, and the horse was eventually
given up to Mr. Kemptun.

___Jaines;Cox, police c mstable, P division,
LAMBETH.—ROBBERY OF A LICENSED VIC-
TUALLER.
was charged, by direction of Sir R. Mayne, on sus-
picion of being concerned wAli others not in ens
tody in stealing in the dwelling-hous) of Mr. John
Coleman, the King's Head, in Meeting-house-lan-,
Peckham, 2001. in gold and five 51. notes of the
Bank of England. . _

Mr. Lund, the superintendent of the division,
was present to watch the case.
Mr. Coleman, the prosecutor, deposed that on
Saturday evening last he counted 100 sovereigns
and put them into a small box, and 100 sovereigns
more he also put into a small bag, and deposited
both in a drawer in his bedreom on the first floor.
On the Tuesday evening following, at six o'clock,
he had occa-ion to go to the same drawer, when he
saw both the box and the b tg safe, and by their side
he plac.:(l two five-pound notes belied changed f
a neighbour, as well is three other nutes of the
same amount in which five sovereigns were rolled
up, locked it (the drawer) up, and put the key in
his pocket. He also locked the bed-room door,
but left the key in it, and c Imo down to his parlour
where he joined two friends. At ab ut ten o'clock
he again went up to his bed-room, to get some
PaPois deposited in the drawer witere the money
was, when he discovered the door open, the drawer
forced open, and the whole of his g 21.1 and noes
gone. Oa examining the rooms he found the win-
dow of the back bed-room open, and ma; ks on the
roof as if the thief had got ire that way ; an I on a
bed close to the win low he found a chisel, with
which the drawer had been forced open ; and on his
bed, in the front room, he found a small piece of
csndle, both of which he gave to the police.
Mrs Norton—Where had you be.n from six
o'clock, the time at which you s ty your property
was safe, till the time you discovered the robbery ?
Witness—ln my parlour, w th two friends.
Mr. Norton—Had you Brea the defendant, as I
shall call him, during this time ?
Witness—Yes, sir. About half-past nine he
op. ned the parlour door, where my frit nds and my•
self were sitting ,and said, "You seem comfort
and I'll nut disturb you," and closed the door
a•;ain. I afterwards undo rstood from my wife •11 tt
she served him with a glass of gin, when he went
out of a side door, which leads into a passage leading
both to the s reet and the back yard.
In reply to the questions of the magistrate,
in
dividual--
not Coleman said that not a single ndividual—
not even his wife—knew of his depositing the
money in the drawer, or the amount so deposited;
and added that in the drawer adjoining that in
which the money was, were deposited several
articles of jewellery, but the money,
.and the
money alone, w.,s the only property carried away
by the thief.
Mr. F. Cooke, a bulder, said that on the night

It will be in the recollection of our readers that
early in the morning of the 30th of April last the
body of a female named El;z tbeth Hopley, and who
was employed as a bankswomau at a colliery, was
found in a canal at Bilston. An inquest was held
on the following Friday, and adjourned until Tues-
day, the sth of May, to give opportunity for a
post mottem examination. On the sth of May
there was a further adjournment until the 24th.
In the meantimea man of the name of Philip Clare,
a batty miner, in whose employment the girl Hop-
ley had some time been, and who was believed to
harbour ill feelings against her, was, apprehended
as her murderer, on the information of George
Powell, a watchman, who declared that he had wit-
nessed the whole transaction. Clare was taken be-
fore the stipendiary the next Tuesday, when
Powell repeated the statement he had made to the
police. An adjourned inquest was fixed for the
following Tuesday, but before that day Powell ab-
sconded. The inquest was then further adjourned
in the first instance to the 19th of June, and then
to the sth of October, whilst a 'warrant was issued
for the apprehension of Powell. Nothing was
heard of this person, however, until Monday last,
when he was taken to War wick Gaol, having broken
the workhouse windows .on being refused relief.
Powell, who has last a leg, had disused his woolen
substitute and t tken a crutch. - On being askellts
name by the warder at, the prison, he gave that of
Powell, and then, recollecting himself, that of
Powis. This caused suspicion, and he was even-
tually identified and handed over to the authorities
at Bilston, where he arrived on Tuesday last. On
the evening of that day, Clare was ag lin taken into
custody, and yesterday morning an adjourned in-
quest was held at the White Lion, Bradley, 1-efore
W. P. Philips, Esq., deputy coroner. Mr. Wat
house, solicitor, Bilston, watched the proceedings
on behalf of Clare.
The first witness examined was the man Powell,
• who deposed as follows :—My name is Satnu-1
Wall. lam a l tbourer, and have chiefly gone by
the name of George Powell. I have had no fixed
place of residence since my father's death. I did
not know the deceased. In February, March,
April, and Mry, I was employed as watchm in for
Mr. David Rose. When I went to be watchman
at Mr. Rose's, I first became acquainted with Clare,
who introduced himsAf to me. My duty was to
look after the fields and the engine during the
night. On the night that this happened I was out
on my beat. I thought it was then about half-past
twelve o'clock, but when I came into the main road.
I heard the Moxley clock strike twelve. On corn-
ing to the railway bridge (Bradley Bridget, I saw
the shadows of two persons on the bridge.. I
could see it was a man and a woman. This would
be about a quarter past twelve. On getting below
the bridge I heard a woman say, " Philip, don't
kill me ; you said you would kill me before.." I
then saw the man lift his hand and strike the wo-
man. I think the blow was upon the head. It
knocked her down. I did not hear a word after
that. I then recognised the man as Philip Clare,
who is now present. I went up to him and said,
" Philip, you will have to suffer for this. He said,
"if you tell any one, I'll kill you ; serve you
the same." I did not see the woman's face ; I
could not. 'She had like a red frock ou, and was
quite a stout body. Clare hen took the woman
on his shoulder ; she then remained insen,ible I
followed Clara to the end of the wharf. He then
repeated, "If you tell anybody, I will kill you ; I
will serve you the Sam?, and I will set some-
body on to watch." Re (Clare) then carried the
woman a little way further, and put the woman
into the water. Thera was only one blow struck
by Clare, and the woman never strug- I
gled from that time till she was put into the water.
From first to last these things oc:upie I from a
quarter of an hour to twenty minutes. Wall con-
tinued that lie then went away along the new r
til-
road, and after having gone about a quarter of a
mile towards the "little engine" Clare overtook
him, again threatened him in the event of his in-
forming, and ultimately went off in the direction of
Moxley. Witness .then went and locked himself
up in the little engine, being in fear of his life He
was several times afterwards threatened by Clare,
and at laet went and gave information to the police.
On bong asked by the corona- why he had after-
wards absconded, Le said it was because he was
afraid Clare would kill him.

On the deposition b?in,g read over, Wall sail,
"It's quite right. sir; that's the truth." In
answer to a juryman, he repeated that the night
was a nice mo one; and to Mr. Whitahous',
who asked him why he had changed his name, he
replied that it was because he was•the last of the
Walls.

Samuel Hlll,- Lea Brook, a watchman-on the
Gregt Western B,iilway, was next called, and his
former evidence read over to him. Oa being ased
if he had auy additional matter to communicate,
he said that about 11 o'clock on the night in ques-
tion he was watching the Bradley Bridge for
another watchman, when he heard a min and
a woman talking on tho bridge in a common way.
He went to sleep afterwards, but was awoke by a
loud screaming noise, as of a woman. The first
words he heard were " Don't hit me." Imme-
diately afterwards he he ird her say," You said you
would, but don't—don't." He then went oursi le,
and heard some people talking, but could not
say wh ther they were mm or women. He sit
down again for about twenty minutes, aft 7,r which
he heard somebody on the line, and shorly after-
wards a geodS train came up. Thel train arrived,
as appeared by the company's books, at 11.45 that
night. Hall said he had not made this sta.enarnt
on his first exarninaton, b:cause- he had no busi-
ness at the bridge at bat hour, and he did not
want it to be known that be had been there. At
the time he thought that the voices were those of
pople quarrelling in some adjoining hou,es;- and
in answer to Mr. Whitehouse, he sail that the
loud screaming occurred before he heard the words
he had repeated.
Simnel Whitmore, an engineer, was examined
on the part of Clare, He a lid that he was at work
at Bra,lley Field on the day of the alleged murtie-.
He heard afterwards that old George knew of it.
Directly afterwards he met George, and told him
what he had heard, and recommended him to go
at once and speak the truth. He replied that he
did not know Clare, never saw him in his life, and
had only passed the bridge on the night of the
murder at half-past 10.
The jury returned a verdict of " Wilful mur-
der" a'4ainst Clare, who was committed for trial on
the coroner's warrant. When the reporters VVOle
leaving the room, Cie, prisoner said, "Gentlemen,

from 17th Foot; W. J. Kerr, from the 79th Foot; R. ft:
Gubbins, from the 56th Foot.
75th Foot—Assist.-Surgeon Richard Domenichetti, M.D.,
from the Bth Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Coghlan, de-
ceased.
91th Foot—Robert David Forbes Shirreff, Gent., to be
Ensign, by purchase, vice Chute, promoted.
Rifle Brigade— -To b 3 Majors—Majors E. Newdigate, from
half-pay unattached ; and the Ron. G. Elliot, from half-
pay unattached. To be Captains—Captains W. .lorris,
from half-pay Rifle Brigade, vice Newdigate ; R. H.
Graham, from half-p•iy Rifle Brigade, vice Elliot.
Hon. J. F. Penington, from half-pay 90th Foot ; F.
Kingscote, foal half-pay 41st Foot; C. Vane Fitzßoy,
from half-pay 41st Foot; R. H Evans, from half-pay
90th Foot; J. Ball, from half-pay 79th Foot; and God-
frey Clerk, from the Military Train.
Royal Newfoundland Companies—William Gillmor, Gent.,
to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Chambers, de-
ceased.
Gold Coast Artillery Corps—Sergeant Francis John Bolton,
from the Royal Artillery to be Ensign, without purchase,
vice Williams, promoted.
-UNATTACHED. —The undermentioned Officers to have
their Brevet Rank converted into Substantive Rank, un-
der the Warrant, 6:h Oct., 1851 , Brevet-31 ijor Charles
Henry Lumley, 97th Foot ; Brevet-Major Edward Nbwdi-
gate, Rifle Brigade; Brevet-Major Hon. Gilbert Elliot;
Rifle Brigade.
DEPOT BATTALION.—Major D. G. A. D trroch, from
half-pay Unattached, vice Brevet-Lieut.-Colonel Pretty-
man, appointed to the 60th Foot.
CHAPLAINS' DEPARTMENT.—The Rev. J. W. Hayward,
M.A., has been permitted to resign his commission.
HOSPITAL STAFF.

Staff. Surgeon of the Second Class John Riggs Miller
Lewis, M.D., from half-pay, to be Stall' Surgeon of the
Second Class, vice Barker, appointed to the 3d Foot.
Assistant-Surgeon James Davys to be Staff• Surgeon of
the Second Class.
To BE ASSISTANT-SURGEON'S.

James Greig Leask, ALB , late Acting Assistant-Sur-
geon, vice Carte, appointed to the 4th Light Dragoons.
Spencer Boyd Gibb, M.D., late Acting .Assistant• Su-
rgeon, rice Smith, appointed to the 19th Foot. •
Robert Arthur Elliott, Gent., vice Johnson appointed
to the 17th Light Dragoons.
William Collis, late Actinz Assistant-Surgeon, vice
Shoat, appointed to the 20th Foot.
Thomas Rwlings Mould, Gant., vice Munday, appointed
to 20th Ftot.
John Wallace, Gent., vice Paliologus, appointed to the
34th Foot.

Richard Armstrong Hyde, Gent., vice Dumbrack, ap.
pointed to the 97th Foot.

- Edward Joseph Crane,Gant., 'vice Bradshaw, appointed
to the Rifle Brigade.

BREVET.

The undermentioned officer having completed three
years' actual service on the 3d July, 1857, in the rank of
Lieut.-Colonel, to be promoted to be Colonel in the Army,
under the Royal Warrant, 6th October, 1851. _

Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Holmes Tidy, half-pay 14th
Foot (Deputy Adjutant-Gmeral, Jamaica

ADMIRALTY, SEPT. 1.

Corps of Royal Marines—Sergeant-Major John Lewis
to be Quartermaster, vice Ruston, retired, on half-pay;
Quartermaster-Sergeant Matthew Brickdale to be Quarter-
master, vice Austin, retired on half-pay; Sergeant-Major
William Scott to be Quartermaster, vice Dibben, retired
on half-pay.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD LIEUTENANTS.

Tower Hamlets—St. Pierre Butler Hook, Esq., to be
Deputy-Lieutenant.
Huntingdonshire Regiment of Militia—Stephen Ron-
land Woulfe, Esq., to b 3 First Lieutenant.
Merionethshire Royal Rifle Corps of 'Militia—Arthur
Edward Morgan, Gent., to ba Ensign, vice Thomas Ellis,
Gent., promoted.
North York Rifle Regiment of Militia—George Manley,
Gent., to be Ensign, vice Ball, whose commission has
been cancelled.

BANK OF ENGLAND.
An Account pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap, 32. G r
the Weok ending on Saturday, the 29th day of Aug., 1857.
ISSUE DEPAZTDIENT.
Notes issued .. 25,323,96.5

425,323 965
W.
Datel the 3d day of Sept., 1857.

BANKING DE
Proprietors'capital 14,r.53,000
Rest 8,585,010
Public deposit s (in-
cluding Exchequer,

Government debt.... 11,015,100
Other securities...... 3,459,900
Gold coin and bullion 10,818 965
Silver bullion.... • • .. -

£25,323,96
MILLER, Deputy Cishier.

,PAHTMENT.

.Governmentsoculties

(Includg.Dead Weight
Annuity) .......... 10.593,654
Other securities...... 17,811,663
Notes •• .. .......... 5,999 790
Gold and silver coin .. 611,622

Commissioners

National Debt, Sav-

i ng's Banks, and

Dividend Accounts) 6.429,294
Other deposits ...... 41,705,366
icven Day and other
1311 . 784,059

43,5,056,729

Dated the al day of Sept., 1857.

£35,050,729
MILLER, Deputy Cashier.

AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR.

The Average Price of. Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com-
puted from the- returns made in the week ending, S
1, 1857, exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid on
payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great
Britain : A. d.

From the British Possessions in America 36 4
Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritiu5........... 37 0
Muscovado, tho produce of the East Indies 2.) 7i
Average of the above descriptions.

NAVAL PRIZE MONEY.
Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy, ,
Admiralty, Somerset-house, Sept, 3, 1857.
Notice is herzby given, to all parties interested therein,
that preparations are now making for the intended dis-
tribution of pr )ceeds arising from the Greek brig Apsis,
caotured on the 15th hilly, 1853, by her Majesy's ship
Niger, and the ship-of-war Lo Alihin. belonging to his Im-
perial Majesty the Emperor of the French.
Agents or other persons having any just and legal de-
mand, ualiquidated, against the said procecth, are requind
to transmit the particulars of any such demand to the Re-
gistrar of the High Court of Admiralty, in order that the
same may be examined, taxed, and allowed by that officer,
an l paid under the sanction of the Judge of the said
Court.

Agents aid all other persons holding powers of attor-
ney, priz3 orders, aisignments, or other instruments, by
virtue of which they may be legally entitled to claim th 3
share belonging to any captor, are requested, with us little
delay al possible, to transmit the same, accomp ,nied by
the usual documents, to the Prize Branch of the Dept t-
alent of the " AccOuntant-General of the Navy, Admi-
ralty, Somerset-heap,,
Due notice will be given, •by future advertisements in
the London Gazette, of the date proposerl fur the commence-
ment of distribution; and at the same time, the amount
of an individual's share in the respective classes will ba
announced.