The North Wales Chronicle and Advertiser for the Principality

THE AUSTRALIAN GOLD FIELDS. The decrease in the quantity of gold produced this year, as compared with the two previous years, is mainly to be attributed to the sudden withdrawal during the last two months of large masses of the mining population from the scene of their previous labours to the newly- discovered gold field at Daisy-hill. At the lowest com- putation there are at present 25,000 diggers working on the Back Creek, and, with the storekeepers, their assistants, and other classes, the population of the new gold field must amount to nearly or quite 35,000 souls. Air the principal townships in the mining districts have extensively contributed to the production of this result, and the consequence is that but little gold has been raised lately from the old workings, while the new diggings have scarcely been developed to an extent sufficient to compensate for the diminution in the great quantity effected, as we have seen. It is, however, seen that an immense store of auriferous earth has been brought to the surface at the Back Creek, and that the want of rain has alone prevented the diggers from fully disclosing their business. This great want has, however, been met during the present week, and no doubt long before our next summary for England is prepared the escort returns will exhibit sufficient improvement to constitute a most gratifying sequel to the history of the last three months. The locality which is at present almost monopolising the attention of the mining com- munity is in the Maryborough district, the Back Creek gold field being distant from that township eleven miles. The diggings are reported to be exceedingly rich. The sinking is exceedingly difficult in consequence of immense deposits of trap-rock overlying the gold leads. In some instances the claims have yielded a really ex- traordinary proportion of the precious mineral, and al- though there are not wanting statements of a contradic- tory nature, the balance of opinion is unquestionably favourable to the belief that the facts have not been much exaggerated. A few days ago 108 ounces of metal were washed from two tubs of auriferous soil, and one of the proprietors of the claim from which this Bample has been taken declared that he would not dis- pose of his share for X I o,ooo, as there was a lead of a foot in width which appeared to be one sheet of gold. Another party" nuggeted" 41b from one foot of ground, and in other instances 17 ounces of gold had been washed from four tubs, and X70 worth of the precious mineral from seven buckets. A few days ago the miners took possession of one of the main streets of the township, and in defiance of legal consequences marked out claims and commenced sinking, Most of these, however, have been since abandoned. Several minor rushes have taken place to localities in proximity to the main diggings, and some of them have been attended with successful results. The Indigo gold field and its neighbour, New Ballarat, have lately been in a languishing condition, the miners having met with only II very moderate remuneration for their labour. There has been a rather important rush in the Ararat district to a locality known as the Com- missioner's Hill, and the diggings there have employed, to good advantage, a large number of alluvial workers. The once popular Pleasant Creek now almost depends upon its quartz reefs, which continue to yield a good paying average. Bendigo, Ballarat, and Castlemaine are at present Buffering from the effects of migration to the Back Creek. The gold fields in the Dandenong ranges, and which is now known as the Emerald diggings, has a mining population offrom 300 to 400, but little is known as to the state of things there,-Sydney Morning Herald, April 13.

During the month of May the number of wrecks recorted was 110. In the month of January there were ?n February 165, in March 151, and in April 159, making a total during the present year of 762. Pce? by the Jtf?.-An extraordinary poetical feat is in process at Paris. The proprietors of the Librairie SVouvelle announce that they will publish eve^y Satur- day "sixteen quarto pages of poetry," by M Mery, deJcrintive of "La erande ?pop?e militaire qui se pr6- pare en Italie." The prospectus dwells particularly on the fact that the muse of M M6ry will always be in- spired by the very latest news from the seat of war. The first number or Premier Chant" of this poetical peri- odical, entitled Napoleon en Italie," appeared on Saturday last.

MEETING OF LIBERAL MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT. On Monday afternoon, at two o'clock, a meeting of Liberal members of Parliament, announced some days ago, was held at Willis's Rooms, King-street, St James's. The thoroughfare outside the building presented a very animated appearance, and the crowd expressed their feelings very freely on the arrival of various political celebrities. Lord Palmerston was hissed and cheered, accompanied with cries of "No Napoleon." Lord John Russell was cheered, with slight hisses, while Mr Roe- buek, Mr Bright, Mr Gibson, and others were loudly cheered. There were about 270 members present. The proceedings were opened by Lord Palmerston, who stated that it was a great advantage for a great party to know the course it ought to take at a great crisis, and although there had been differences in the Liberal party, still it was a party the main purpose of whose aim and existence was the public good. lIe thought the present was a moment of the highest interest, both as regards our domestic and foreign policy, and that it was necessary that the Liberal party should come to some determination on the course it should take. Gentlemen present were aware that the dissolu- tion had taken place in consequence of the Government Reform Bill, a bill which had pleased neither their oppo- nents nor their own friends. On its rejection the Government might have withdrawn their bill, and offered another, which might have been more pleasing to the house, but they had not done this. They had chosen to, appeal to the country, but not on the merits of their bill. To this appeal, the returns made by the consti- tuencies were the answer, and it remained for the Liberal party to say what it would do, whether it would do nothing, or would try tke question whether the Govern- ment had the confidence of the house. They had a precedent in the course Sir Robert Peel took in the year 1841. The Government of Lord Melbourne had been beaten in May that year; and when the house re- assembled, Sir R. Peel moved an amendment, declaring that the Government did not possess the confidence of Parliament. The present Government had been weak- ened by the secession of some of its eminent members, and also by other circumstances. It had failed in the India Bill, which it had introduced last session, and had been obliged to withdraw; and it has failed still more obviously with regard to its bill for the Reform of the representation. With regard to its foreign policy, it had failed in its endeavours to preserve peace in Europe, and there was little hope it would succeed in any efforts to restore peace. His lordship concludcd by declaring his belief that England ought not to interfere in the war, if it was confined to its present limits, and by sug- gesting that the language of the amendment to the address should be of the naturo of that proposed by Sir R. Peel in 1841. Lord John Russell expressed his agreemcn with the observations made by Lord Palmerston. He referreu ,nt h?i,i put into the to the language which the Government had put into the mouth of the Queen at the dissolution of Parliament, and urged that it was fitting that the house should make some reply to those words. He thought that to continue a Government in office which bad not the con- fidence of Parliament was not only a very unusual hut also a dangerous course. With regard to the Govern- ment that would be formed in case the amendment was carried, it would, of course, belong to the prerogative of the Queen to select her Ministers. If Lord Palmerston should te the Minister he would cordially co-operate with him, and he was at liberty to say that if he (Lord J Russell) was himself the Minister, Lord Palmerston would co-operate with him. He thought that it was highly disadvantageous, with respect to our influence abroad, to have a Government which did not possess the confidence of Parliament, and which was felt to have no security for its existence, and that a Government supported by a majority of the House might do much to bring about a restoration of peace. As to home affairs, he was of opinion that no Ministry could refuse to bring in a measure of Reform, but that it should be one differing as much as possible from the bill of the Government. It should be a real reform of the representation, and should enlarge the franchises of the people. The Liberal party was composed of the Whig party, of what had been termed the Independent Liberals, and of gentle- men who had been connected with Sir R. Peel in carrying measures of great advantage to the country; and he was quite convinced, and in this he was also ex- pressing the opinion of his noble friend, that no Ministry could hope to be permanent that did nIt include within it an adequate representation of each of the sections of the great Liberal party in tho house. When Lord John Russell resu-med his seat there were calls for Mr Bright. Mr Bright said lie would have preferred to have heard the opinions of other gentlemen before he had spoken, but he was anxious to address a few observations to the meeting. The object of the meeting was not so much to heal the differences which were supposed to exist between Lord Palmerston and Lord John Russell, as the difference which had so long been known to exist between two great sections of the Liberal party. He ad- mitted that he was responsible to some extent for that difference. He had always felt that the leaders of the Whig party, although they had framed and passed the Reform Bill, had never fairly accepted the consequences of that great measure. The Reform Bill had introduced into the House of Commons from 100 to 150 members, owing no allegiance to the leaders of the two parties into which the house had formerly been divided, but whose conrse was directed by the wishes and require- ments of their constituencies. This was a state of things which the Whig leaders had never fairly con- sidered, and from the Reform Bill to this time they had formed their Cabinets as if no such change had been made in the composition of the House of Commons. He understood that henceforth a different state of things was to prevail, and without a change such as he recom- mended in this particular, he could not hope for any ad- vantage from displacing the present Government, or for any chance of duration for any Government that might succeed it. For himself, he could say that he had never been actuated in the course he had taken by any wish to obtain office for himself, and that should it be re- quired of him, at any time, to take any part in the Government, he could assure them that there was no person present who would feel such a duty a more severe penalty than he should feel it to be. With re- gard to the question of the war, he was not satisfied with the language of Lord Palmerston, who had founded his hopes of peace on the limitation of the war to its pre- sent locality. His own opinion was, whether the war was confined to Italy or not, that it was the interest and the duty of England to preserve an absolute neutrality; and if he could feel confident that the present Govern- ment could and would preserve that neutrality, he would for the moment forget every other question, and would refuse to take any steps which would drive them from office. With regard to the question of Reform, be understood that the new Government, if such should be formed, would introduce a measure not less extensive than that which had been indicated by Lord John Russell before the dissolution. He did not expect that a Government could adopt all his views, but what he insisted upon was this-that all sections of the Liberal party should be fairly represented in the Cabinet, and that the Government should move in the direction of a Liberal policy, in accordance, at least, with what might be termed the average liberal opinion of the party. He was anxious for union and for a steady and moderate progress; and a Government formed in this manner and with these views should receive from him such support as he could conscientiously give them. Lord Palmerston rose to explain, with regard to what Mr Bright had said as to his language on the question of the war, that he saw no probability of anything arising to involve this country in it; and that he believed that an alliance with France was the interest both of France and England, and was the most likely to secure the peace of Europe. Mr Sidney Herbert applauded Mr Bright's frankness of speech, and would imitate him in the observations he was about to make. He was one of those who sat below the gangway, and he was sorry for the differences which had arisen, and he thought that whether the amendment was successful or not, it was desirable that we should know our position, and that the opinion of Parliament should be taken. After what had been said, he could hope for good as the result of holding this meeting. He agreed with Mr Bright on the question of the war, and he believed every man in England must be against it who was not a madman, or whose judgment was not warped by some private interest. Mr Deasy said that for the first time since the Re- form Bill, he believed, Ireland had returned a majority of Tories to Parliament, and he thought some of the blame of this was owing to the shortcomings of the Liberal leaders. He and his friends had to meet in Ireland the opposition of the Tories and some of the extreme popular party, and he feared if these short- comings were not corrected by the new Government, they would have to choose between going with it (the new Government) or of finding themselves in the posi- tion of being unable to keep their seats. Mr E. James thought the holding of the present meeting was an auspicious event for the Liberal party, and he believed its result -would be greatly advan- tageous to the policy which ought to be, and wbich was professed to be, the foundation of their union as a party. Mr Roebnck said there were two questions before them. Could they turn out Lord Derby? and could they frame a Government which would have the confidence of Parliament? He had seen Lord John Russell and Lord Palmerston allied before, and he was afraid their present friendship would not be of long continuance. With regard to the question of peace, the present Go- vernment was for peace; and did we know anything they had done unfavourable to peace? As to Reform, if the present Government was willing to give a good measure of Reform, would then theu move their amend- ment? He expected that the Government would pro- mise to maintain peace, and to bring in a good mea- sure of Reform; and if so, he could see no reason why the amendment should be moved. He har. been twenty-six years a member of the House of Commons, and he had always found that the Cabinets of the Whig party were the same. He had no hope of anything better from them, and, therefore, he objected to the course which it was proposed to take. Mr Coningham entirely disagreed with the observa- tions of Mr Roebuck. He thought the present Govern- ment was Austrian in its sympathies, and he preferred that a friendly alliance with the people of France should be maintained. Mr Berkeley (Bristol) expressed his abhorrence of the corruption which had marked the course of the present Government during the recent elections, and he was afraid that another election, with an equal expenditure of money for corrupt purposes, wotlla make the Tory party predominant in the House of Commons. MrJohn Locke disagreed with Mr Roebuck, and urged that it was most unreasonable to ask them to support the presebt Government in the hope that they would falsify all their own opinions. illr Horsman united with the meeting in the wish to have a Liberal Government; but he doubted if it was the wisest course to move an amendment or an address. He should have preferred to have waited a week or ten days and to have moved a distinct resolution. But if the amendment was carried, what kind of Cabinet were they to have? From what had been said he concluded that the new Government would be formed on the basis of a junction between Lord Palmerston, Lord John Russell, and Mr Bright. He had a great respect for them, but, looking to the antecedents of each of those gentlemen, he doubted if such a Government would have the confidence of Parliament and of the country. He wished Mr Bright to understand that be made no objection to him, and he stated that in the year 1846 he had urged Lord J. Russell to include Mr Cobden in his Cabinet, that he might get the support of a very able man, and save himself from much future embarrassment. Mr Ellice (Coventry) did not object to the present proceeding on the ground that it was a party move. Of course it was a party move. The Liberal constituencies had sent a majority to the House of Commons, and it was right that that majority should determine who should govern the country. He thanked Mr Bright for the speech which he had made, and hoped that great good would arise to the Liberal cause from the proceedings of that meeting. Mr Lindsay thought as they had not seen the address which the Ministers would propose, it would have an appearance of faction to determine upon an amendment, and he was willing to hope that the Government would still propose a thorough measure of Reform. Lord John Russell, in reply to Mr Lindsay, said he thought that if his hon friend had purchased a ship from certain builders, and found its timbers so rotten that it could not go ten miles from port without danger of foundering, lie would not be likely to give an order for another ship to the same shipbuilders. It was then stated that the amendment to the address would follow the precedent of Sir Robert Peel's in 1841, and that it would state that the House considered it essential that Government should possess the confidence of Parliament, and that the house deems it its duty to say that such confidence is not reposed in the present advisers of the Crown. The meeting, which is supposed to have been the largest assemblage of the Liberals known outside the walls of the House of Commons, then separated. It was scarcely less remarkable for its numbers than for the cordial feeling and the unanimity and enthusiasm which marked its proceedings. Several of the most prominent members of the house were cheered as they left the building.

MR COBDEN'S ADDRESS TO THE ELECTORS OF ROCHDALE. The following letter has been received by Mr Charles Walker, the secretary to the Liberal electors of Roch- dale:— "Chicago, 18th May, 1859. "Uy dear Sir,—I.have received on my arrival here your kind favour, announcing my unopposed return for Rochdale. Will you oblige me by giving publicity to the enclosed? I shall hope to be in Englaud within a fortnight after you receive this. I am glad to see the apparent unanim- ity of sentiment in England in favour of neutrality in the present war, the object of which I am too dull to com- prehend.-Believe me yours very truly, Charles Walker, Esq. RD. COBDEN." To the Electors and Non-electors of Rochdale. •' Chicago, United States, May 18,1859. "Gentlemen,—I have learnt, on my arrival at this place, that you have done me the honour to elect me to represent your important borough in Parliament. My arrangements had contemplated a further ab- sence of some months from England; I shall, however, curtail my sojourn on this continent, in order that I may return, at the earliest possible time, to the perform- ance of my Parliamentary duties, and I hope very soon to have the pleasure of thanking you in person for hav- ing, in my absence, honoured me with so great a proof of your confidence and kindness. "I remain, Gentlemen, your faithful servant, 11 RICHA rD COBDEN."

ATROCIOUS MURDER IN SOUTH 1 STAFFORDSHIRE. PRINCE'S END, MONDAY. One of the most horrible and atrocious murders that has ever darkened the annals of crime has been recently committed in this locality. The affair is at present clouded in some mystery, but yesterday four men were apprehended on suspicion of being concerned in the horrible affair. It appears that, on Thursday evening last, as a man, named Thomas Perrins, by trade a puddler, was walking along the canal side, near the Moat Colliery, at Prince's-end, he perceived something floating on the surface, which he discovered to be the body of a female. He summoned to his aid police-constable Williams, who at once procured a boat hook and landed the body. Deceased appeared to be about twenty-two or three years of age, and her dress indicated that she was a boatwoman, or one belonging to the lower order. She had on a worsted jacket, lilac dress and apron, watered moreen skirt, and strong lace-up boots. She bore marks of violence upon all parts of her person, both eyes were blackened, her nose was broken and flattened, and there was a wound on the right side of the head about an inch in length, which would be produced by a blow from a blunt instrument. She was also dreadfully bruised and battered about the chest and bosom, as if from kicks. Her dress was torn an4 disordered in such a manner as to leave no douKi that she had struggled hard in the hands of htr abusers. An inquest was opened on the body on Saturday night, before Mr. Hinchcliff, and adjourned for a fortnight. Mr. Underhill, surgeon, stated that he could not say whether deceased was dead when thrown into the water, but from the position she was in he ima- gined she must have struggled. Thomas Harker deposed to having seen the de- ceased in company with a man, not in custody, and the four men apprehended. The names of the four men in custody are Thomas Wilkins, 21; Edward Acton, 20; William Acton, 16, and Richard Calstan, 17, all forgemen, residing at Prince's End and Tipton. Thomas Priest, a puddler, of Tipton, Jeremiah Jones, and Thomas Pardon, forgermen of Tipton, stated that they saw the four men in custody and others with deceased (near the spot where the body was found) on the previous Sunday night, and that each of the prisoners had violated her. One of these witnesses (Jones) admitted that he brought deceased out of a public-house and had connection with her himself, and that the prisoners came upon him," and, he suspecting that they would ill-treat the woman, came away, and, as he states, went in search of a constable, leaving her in the hands of the pri- soners and other men. Not finding an officer, he said nothing about it till the next day (Monday). Warrants were at once issued for the prisoners' apprehension on these facts being made known, and on Sunday, and after a smart "chase, Sergeant Sul- livan and his assistants succeeded in apprehending the four men near Dudley. A fifth, named Joseph Allen, escaped the vigilance of the officers, and has not yet been heard of. The body of deceased has not yet been identified, and has therefore not been interred. The greatest excitement prevails in the locality, and crowds of persons have visited the neighbourhood since the affair has been made known.

The English Court goes into mourning for the late King of Naples for ten days, commencing on Thursday last. Death of Sir C. C. Fairlie.-We have to announce the death of Sir Charles Cuningham Fairlie, in the 79th year of his age. The first baronet was Master of the I :'kft: James v'f of Scotland. The iffth assumed t: maternal name of Fairlie, in addition to his patronymic Cuningham.

EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF HOMICIDE I IN BIRMINGHAM. A sad catastrophe, attended by circumstances of an extraordinary and somewhat mysterious nature, has occurred in Birmingham. It seems that for some time past Mr George Bugg, head master of the St Philip's national school, Lichfield Street, has with his wife occupied apartments at the house of Mr Cope, No 6, Howe Street. Mrs Bugg was superin- tendent of the girl's school, and though we have no information on this point, we may presume that both were regarded as well-conducted respectable persons, enjoying the confidence of the hon and Rev Grant- ham Yorke, rector of St Philip's. Mr Bugg, a gen- tlemanly-looking man, is about twenty-years of age; his wife is a year or so younger, and rather prepos- sessing in appearance and manner. At the house of Mrs Stanley, in A B Row, Coleshill Street, and closely adjoming Howe Street, lodged a young man named Alfred Payne. He was a native of London, but for the past six months had been working as a journeyman hair-dresser for Mr Moorley, of New Street, by whom he was much liked, though of somewhat rollicking and careless habits. The back door of each of the two houses opened into the same yard or court, and for some weeks past the neigh- bours have noticed an intimacy betwixt Mrs Bugg and young Payne, which some of them did not scru- ple to hint to her was scarcely such as a married woman ought to encourage. There is no evidence, however, that Mr Bugg knew of his wife being the subject of this gossip, or that he had ever seen Payne and her together. He, it seems, had never spoken to Payne until Tuesday or Wednesday last, his intercourse, indeed, with those living in the yard being of the slightest possible character. On Friday night, towards eleven o'clock, Payne and a fellow lodger were standing at the back door, when Mr Bugg, mo kIin a cigar walked from his own house t.cndaftleentr?. Asking Payne tojoin him, he was heard to propose that they should go some- where and have a glass of ale together. It appears that they went to the Howe Street wine vaults, and had each a glass of beer, and it is presumed that it was then proposed to go elsewhere, as Payne re- turned to his lodgings, borrowed a shilling, said he was going to have another glass with Mr Bugg, and that he would be home in twenty minutes, or there- abouts. Passing many public-houses on their way, the two appear to have gone direct to New Vauxhall, a distance of three quarters of a mile from their lodg- ing, where, having called for a glass of gin and a glass of beer, they were served at the bar window, and, while drinking, stood in the passage chatting together in a pleasant friendly manner. It would seem that the tavern and gardens have been recently reopened by Mr Wilder, a well-know local pyrotechnist. During the two months lie has been there the premises have been twice entered by burglars, and for the last week or two he has been in the habit of keeping a shot-loaded rifle in his bed room, firing it off in the garden just before closing for the night, and then recharging it. Mr Wilder's object was to show thieves who might be lurking about that there were fire-arms in the house. Being himself from home on Friday night, his bar-maid brought down the rifle from the bed room, in order that one of the men servants might fire it off, and this man being engaged in some other way at the moment she laid down the gun in the passage, rest- ing the muzzle against the frame of the smoke room door, until she could summon a waiter or some one else to discharge it. Bugg and Payne stood close by at the time, having been in the house about five minutes. The barmaid had turned her back upon them, and was in the act of opening the parlour door to call the waiter, when a loud report was heard, Bugg was seen with the rifle in his hands pointed towards his companion, and at the same instant poor Payne fell to the ground a corpse. The charge, fired at a dis- tance of not more than a couple of feet, had entered immediately beneath the unfortunate fellow's right collar bone. As may be imagined, the scene that ensued was a most painful one. Bugg exclaimed, Oh, God, have I shot him ? and appeared to be in an absolutely frenzied state. The necessity of fetch- ing a surgion being spoken of, he rushed from the house in search of one, and soon returned with Mr Hadley's assistant,—Mr W. W. Philips, of Great Francis Street, and Mr Davies of Ashted Row, ar- riving soon afterwards. Medical aid, however, was of no avail, the position of the wound showing that death must have been necessarily instantaneous. When Payne fell, the blood gushed from his body as if it had been pumped out. Bugg, it seems, while searching for a surgeon, also ran home and told his wife what had taken place, the account of the sad affair which he gave being that it was purely acci- dental. He said he merely pointed it at Payne in sport, not thinking it was loaded. However, he must not not only have pointed the gun, but raised the hammer, as the latter was in contact with the capped nipple when the bar maid brought the piece from the bed room. Though the catastrophe seemed, primafacie, one of those accidents which are so fre- quently the result of culpable carelessness, a police constable deemed it his duty to apprehend Bugg and take him to Duke Street Station. He remains in custody, and was brought before the Coroner at the inquest which was held on Tuesday at New Vaux- hall. We believe it will appear that on Saturday, when the body of Payne was searched by the police, a number of letters were found in his pockets, signed N," the initial of Mrs Bugg's name, Nelly, and be. lieved to be in her handwriting. These were couched in the warm terms peculiar to lovers' billets-doux, one or two of them being evidently written under an apprehension that the husband (spoken of as G ") might discover the intrigue which was being carried on. In the pocket of deceased's working coat, left at Mr Moorley's, was also found a letter in the same handwriting, in which the writer said that if she and Payne were doomed never to meet again on this earth, she hoped they should meet in heaven. This letter must have been written on the morning of Fri- day, and it is ascertained that Payne and a lady similar in appearance to Mrs Bugg were seen at the Shakspeare Rooms on Thursday evening. These are the facts bearing on this point, so far as we are at present justified in divulging them. Of course it is possible that explanations may be given which will clear the case of all suspicion, and show that the death of Payne was purely accidental. The first thought which naturally strikes one is the seeming impossibility that the gun could have been used by premeditation, for although Bugg has been seen at New Vauxhall, there is no reason to believe that he knew the landlord was accustomed to fire off a loaded fun towards half-past eleven every night. Even had he been aware of this, it is difficult to see how he could have calculated on obtaining possession of it on its being brought down stairs. All these mat- ters will no doubt be carefully enquired into by Dr Birt Davies and the Jury. Deceased was 23 years of age, and an orphan. His lively disposition made him a favourite with all his acquaintance, and also with Mr Moorley's customers. One singular circumstance may be mentioned. He had made one of Mr Moorley's usistants his CM/ dante as to the intimacy with Mrs Bugg, and while talking on the subject in the early part of the past week, Payne said he should not be surprised if he got a thrashing from the husband, who was a bigger low than himself." Take care it does not turn out another Sickles affair," was the reply of his friend, referring to the recent notorious murder at Wash- ington. INQUEST ON THE BODY. On Monday afternoon last, Dr Birt Davies opened the enquiry as to the death of the unfortunate deceased, Alfred Payne, at Mr Wilder's, the Vauxball Tavern. Mr George Whateley appeared to watch the case on behalf of George Bogg; and Mr Robinson was also present for Mr Wilder, the landlord of the honse. The Hon and Rev Grantham Yorke was likewise present during the proceeding. The following Jury were sworn:—William Rogers (foreman), James Parkinson, Moses P. Jones, M. Morse, J. Matthews, A. Gloves, J. C. Jackson, T. Fellowes, W. Palmer, W. Styche, John Lench, J. Solomon, J. Archer, and E. T. Enser. The Coroner having briefly told the Jury that their duty was simply to enquire into the cause of the death of Alfred Payne, they proceeded to view the body, which lay in an adjoining building. Bugg was in the room during the enquiry, in the custody of Inspector Tandy and Police-constable Wilcox. He seemed to be in a state of mental suffering. The room was nearly filled by a respectable auditory. The first witness called was Mary Ann Stanley, of No 10, A B Row, CoteshiU-street. wt'O d osed am a widow, and knew the deceased Alfred ?ay-e.He  widow, house since March last, rather more than X months. He was by occupation a journeyman hairdresser. He was about twenty-two years old, andto my belief was a single man. He enjoyed good health. As nearly as I can say I last saw him alive at twenty minutes to eleven o'clock on Friday night, the 3rd instant. He was standing at the gate, smoking his pipe, talking to me. my son, and some neighbours, in his usually pleasant way. He did so nightly. The neigh- bours were Mr and Mrs Jones. Deceased had been there from about balf-past nine. About twenty minutes before eleven a person named Bugg came up. He came from the back door of his residence, at Mr Cope's, about forty or fifty yards distant. I think he had a pip in his mouth. Payne said to him," Are you smoking alone?" Bugg returned no answer. I am sure of that. He went on towards Coleshill-street to the entry door. Payne in about three or four minutes went up to him. I heard them talking, but could not hear what was said. In about ten minutes or a quarter of an hour Payne came into the house, combed his hair, and said, I am going out, mistress, for twenty minutes, to have a glass of ale with Mr Bugg." I said, Don't go, you'll make it so late." Deceased replied, I won't be more than twenty minutes." He then turned to another lodger, John Smith, and asked him to lend him a shilling. I told Paine I would not sit up, but would leave the door unfastened. His last words were" I'll fasten it." and then went out. I heard Bugg and Payne talking at the top of the yard. Their voices were pleasant. There was nothing to indicate the slightest disagreement or anger between them. By the Juiy: I never knew that Payne and Bugg had taken ale together before. I never heard them si-eak together but on one occasion before. That was three or four nights before. By the CorAner: Payne was then playing gymnastics round the pump, and Bugg came and said, "I can hold the handle up." It struck me as being unusual, because Mr Bugg had never before spoken to anybody in the yard. He is a reserved man, and we considered him proud. Amelia Jeavons, bar-maid at New Vauxhall. next deposed: About half-past eleven o'clock on Friday night last, deceased came into the house in company with Nir Bugg. They came to the bar door and called for a glass of ale and some gin. Mr Bugg paid for them, lie gave me sixpence, and I gave him a penny; I then went upstairs and fetched down a gun which was usually kept in Mr Wilder's bedroom. It is brought down every night to be discharged, in consequence of a robbery having been committed on the premises. I wis not a minute upstairs. When I brought the gun down, I placed it against the framework of the smoke-room door. That door is opposite the bar window, the pas- sage between being between one and two yards wide. I opened the smoke-room door to call the young man to fire the gun. I put only one foot into the room, and did not advance further. I said Will one or other of you come and let off this gun?" While I was closing the smoke-room door I heard the report of the gun. I turned round, and the passage was full of smoke. As soon as the smoke cleared away I saw the deceased on the floor. I ran into the street. Mr Bugg was stand- ing at my back, and I did not see whether he had the gur). I could just see him standing near the deceased. There was no one else that I know of in the passage. Mr Bugg followed me into the street, and either said ?' Do you think I've shot him? or Have I shot him?" or words to that effect. His agony seemed fearful. He seemed almost wild. His manner did not appear to show anything like ill-will; it gave me the idea of the deepest regret. Air Bugg said -1 Let us have a surgeon; oh, where can we get a surgeon ?" One of our men said he would go for a surgeon. Mr Bugg said, I'll go with you," and both started off in great haste. They shortly came back with a surgeon in a car. It was Mr Hadley's assistant. They were away from five to seven minutes. When they got back deceased was dead. I do not know whether deceased moved after he was shot. Deceased and Mr Bugg seemed very friendly while standing at the bar. It was usual for the young man to take the gun from me at the foot ot the stairs, but '9 man was ia the smoke-room that evening. I have o recollection of having seen Mr Bugg before. The i has been used on the premises ever since Mr Wi came to the house. By the Jury: I generally fetch the gun down fr i nine to ten o'clock. I have always done so except on one or two evenings when it has been fetched down for me. It is my duty to do so. It is discharged iater on Sundays and Mondays. Business keeps us late on those nights. By the Coroner: I do not know what mate it so much later on Friday night. It was later than usual The gun was always reloaded and takeu upstairs again. B"v the Jury: I do not know whether there wis any cap on the nipple. I do not know whether it was always kept capped. I did not hear either deceased or Mr Bugg make any remark about it. I cannot say whether Mr Bugg heard me ask the young man to come and fire the gun. One of our young men came to the bar window about a quarter of an hour before, and asked me if it was not time to fire the gun. That was before they came in. Mr Bugg was nearest to the gun when I put it down at the smoke-room door. He was about half a yard from it. I do not know that I had ever seen the deceased or Mr Bugg before. At this !tage of the proceedings, the Coroner ,ai¡J that in consequence ot' another inquest being fixed ''r that evening, he was under the painful necessity of ad- journing the inquiry. As he understood there was .1 party in custody, it would he necessary to proceed witl, the inquiry at an early period. There were also other inauests to be held on Tuesday, and it would therefore be impossible to resume the present inquiry at an earner hour than five o'clock on that day. The Jury having acquiesced in that view, and Mr Whateley offering no objection, the proceedings of the day terminated. Mr Wilder kindly made arrangements that the funeral should go from his house, in order that the rela- tions of deceased may be spared the pain of removing the body. At the adjonrned inquest, aftcr receiving the tcsti- mony of other witnesses, the Coroner addressed the jury, who, after some deliberation, returned the flow- ing verdict: Homicide by misadveut.tre by Giorge Bugg."

1 AN AMERICAN LADY IN PARIS. Miss T.. known on the turf at Paris as the fair Amazon of Washington, was so brilliant at the races on her horse, jet black, save a white star on the forehead, that her appearance was hailed everywhere with ad cnira- tion and applause. A more lovely person car, rot be imagined; fche guides playfully the most redoubtable courser. Beelzebub, the name of Miss T.'s horse, is so untameable and ferocious that no rider can mou ;t him, no groom guide or stall him. He has already killed an Englishman named Thomas Dixon, who undertook to groom him in the stable. Rarey was powerless to tame this terrible animal. Three persons only can ap- proach Beelzebub, the first is Miss T. herself. To her Beelzebub is as pliant, gentle, and affectionate as a King Charles spaniel. He follows her, he fawns on her, and kneels that she may mount him. He neighs when she approaches. He is proud and happy to carry her. He paws, he caracoles, he curvets; he never tries to unseat her. He obeys her word without ever exhibiting the least impatience. Miss T. reciprocates all the attec. tion which her beautiful horse exhibits, and loves him as a friend. The two other persons who can approach Beelzebab are two young ladies of sixteen ande^hteen vears—Jenny and Kitty Wilkinson. But Bee!zebub only suffers tbam, and shows them no a,"c'mf^* Jenny and Kitty act as grooms to Beelzebub j thev feed and c?rry him, and walk him in the morning. J 2nny, the youngest of these sisters, a slight-looking child, whose womanly figure is not yet developed, is dressed as a groom, and follows Miss T. every time Miss T. pays visits on horseback, for no other person can hold Beel- zebub by the bridle when his mistress dismounts. For the rest Miss T. is a charming yoang person; and has no need to ride Beelzebub to be admired. She is a handsome girl of the happy age, of fresh, brilliant. and healthful looks. Her figure is beautiful, without being slight; she has dark, luxuriant hair, large flashing black eyes, beautiful arms, pure complexion, clear and fair; her chest well rounded, her hand small and delicate as that of a princess painted by Velasquez, her foot is neat and very firm, her voice clear and sonorous. She breathes all the life and fire of twenty-one summers. Add to this that her soul is worthy of this outside—a soul noble and devoted-a heart passionate with generous ideas. She has much cleverness and great courage. This young lady, this American, who brings to her husband a dower of 600,000 francs, will soon marry one of the most intelligent of the French generals. She will follow her husband to Italy. She will make what may be facetiously termed her naptual campaign- Beel- zebub will go along with her. The soldiers admle this fine woman, and the fine horse, Tri- bunt. —

A "Game" Cock.-A worthy farmer, who resides near Norton received an unexpected visit recently from an old friend. The good wife set about her hoipitable preparations for the entertainment of the stranger, and to supplement the resources of her larder sent the ser- vant girl out to procure a fowl. Poor chanticleer was the selected victim, and was seized and carried off from his dunghill. His female captor then twisted his neck and sat down to divest him of his feathered ornaments. She had proceeded so far in her task when she was calied away. She returned in a few minutes, and t,) her great astonishment, beheld the garotted captive perched on the dunghill, "himself again "-with the exception of his body feathers-aftd though his windpipe wat rather damaged from the unhappy 11 turn" of events, he. flapped his wings and crowed as heartily as any cock who feels that he is on his own midden. -Darlington Timet,