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SHOCKING WIFE MURDER BY AN…
SHOCKING WIFE MURDER BY AN OLD I MAN AT STOCKPORT. On Tnnday, an inquest on the body of Mary Ann Coward, aged 56, wife of a handloom weaver living 18 ?aven'-row, S ?c?o rt was conducted by Mr. W. obnlOn, coroner of the north-eastern division of Cheshire, fct the Grove Inn, Stockport. John Howard, the husband M the d"eued, was present at the inquest, and, at the dote of the inquiry, was of course taken in charge by the proper officers. Howard is in his 77th year, about middle height, and, although pale and emaciated, his int??Ueet.aJ faculties are unimpaired. His deposition was first read over by the Coroner. The following are the material portions:- The deceased began to drink on Saturday last (Septem- ber lst), and continued to do so until her death. She came home on Tuesday night last quite drunk. She began to break the windows, and I sent for my son Peter, who works at Mr. Bradley's mill, and lie came. I then went to bed; the deceased did not come to bed that night to my knowledge. I got up about six o'clock next morning, and went to my loom in the front room down stairs. Hearing a noise shortly after, I went to the front back doors, and but did not see anything. Afterwards I went upstairs, and •aw the deceased lying on the top of the bod. She was bleeding, but I did not go near her. I wcnt out, locking the door and taking the key, and told some neighbours what I had seen, and then went for my son Peter. I had not seen the deceased that morning Ulltil I saw her bleed- ing on the bed. I had been slN'ping in the same room, and ahe might haTe been lying on the bed, but I did not see her. T canot put my coat on myself, and that morning I got a girl in the street to help me on with it. Ann Robinson, a labourer's wife, residing in Lord-street, Stockport, said :—The fore part of the deceased's body was off the bed, and her hand. towards but not touching the floor. There was a pool of blood upon the floor, aud the knife produced was lying near the right hand, as though it had dropped from it. As 1 was leaving the room, I met the old man on the .stairs. I looked him in the face, and said, "Where are you going?" He hesitated; and I added, "Have yon s'en her?" Turning round, I saw Olive Bower and Samuel Harrison behind me, and I then said, "Go down stairs and wash yourself." He said, 1, What for have I something on me?" I said, lk Yes;" and he replied, <4 She smackcd me on the fare last night with her bloody hands, after she broke the windows." I saw blood upon his fuee; it seemed as if sprinkled. He immediately went down stairs as quickly as he could, and washed his hands in the back kitchon. The deceased was of very in. temperate habits, and had been a great trouble to her family. Her husband hos frequently told me pitiful tales of her conduet. He says he never took drink for the last eight years. I never saw him intoxicated. After the old man's clothes had been examined by the police at this iun, he came to me and said, I- If it had not been for you tellingme to wash me, I .)lOuld Il8ve catched it." I took hold of him by the hand and said, Hush." Olive Bower, widow, H'dgway-lane, Stockport, stated:- I heard Mrs. ltohinson tell the old man to go back, and we followed him. He stood by thv slopstone. and I said, For heaven'. sake, mm, get yourself washed." Hi. hands were coloured a very littlt- and he washed the back of his left hand, which had a little blood on it, with the other. The whole of his face wa. dotted with blood, as though sprinkled from a pepper b >x. ap:IH'Wt:fP:r of th deceased, and appa- rently about 17 years of aye, said:-On Tuesday night the deceased came horn" d unk and very quarrelsome. She turned me out of the f ont door and locked it, and I sat on the door step until three o'clock the next morning. I then went in. and found the deceased lying across the table in tho front room asleep. I awoke her, and she went upstairs, IInd laid on the bed beside my father. She awoke me about half-past the and gave me my breakfast, which she had got ready, to take with me. I went to my work a few minutes before six o'elo< k. The night before, the de- ceased hit my father upon the face with her bleeding hand, after she had broken the windows. My father washed his face a few minutes "ftcrwan1s. I cannot say whether there was any blood on his face when I went out in the morning. I left the deceased and my father alone. I heard no quarrel or conversation between them before I left. The axe pro- duced belonged to my father, and was generally kept in the coal place. Samuel Harrison, painter, of Lord-street, Stockport, stated :-About half-I ast six o'clock on Wedesday morning last the deceased s husband came into my house. He said, 44 There is something amiss in our house. My wife has done something to herself; I am going to fetch my son." I asked him why, and he replied, There is much blood running about." He did not fisk me to go into the house. He deliberately tied both his shoes before going out.-The witness, who afterwards went to the house, corroborated the foregoing evidence as to the nppearance of the body. Ann Bates, wife of a Stockport labourer, after describing the intemperate state oi the deceased the night before her death, said :-1 live Etb. lut twenty jarda from the house of the deceased. On Wednesday morning I got up about a Saarter past six o'clock; I told a neighbour of the q.mel W, previous night, and, on looking towards the house, I saw the decea,ed l??rtiaII3, o, eu the back bedroom window, and clo.e it again. In about a quarter of an hour after I went to the house, which was suirounded by a number of people, and was told the deceased was dead- Police. constable Thomas Fossbrook, Stockport, said I found the deceased, about half-past seven, lying on the bed in the front room. The wounds on the head were bleeding; there was a little blood on the pillow, which appeared to have run from the head. The wound in the throat was not bleeding. The arms were smeared with blood; the right arm hanging down, and the blood seemed to have run down it to the fl >or. The witness inte rogated the old man, and he rcpeated in substance the statement contained in his deposition. lIe said no one had been in the house that morniag, after his daughter went to her work, until his discovery oi his wife's death. Mr. Thomas Massey, sur¡¡eon, who had made a pott- mortem examination ot the body 01 the- deceased, assisted by Mr. Bird, house surgeon of the Stockport Infirmary, described the character of the wounds. There was a wound on the left side of the neck, about fin inch long, and very deep, through which he passed his finger into the wind- pipe. Considerable pressure must have been used, and he was of opinion that it was produced by a knife, which had been worked round in the wound. There was also a super- ficial wouud, about the same size, in front of the neck, In front of the ear was a considerable ,d, and the tem- ::J, a1tiaa:n;1:narewcooiet!: la':d and depressed upon the brain, a piece of the temporal bone even being forced into the brain. He did not think 'o I sible that the deceased could have walked after the wounds on the brain and skull were inflicted. The axe produced was a likely instrument to cause the wounds. He did not think either that the deceased could have used the knife in the manner in which it had been done. Mr. John Durham Bird, house Burgeon at the Stockport Infirmary, corroborated the statement of Mr. Massey as to the appearance of the body. He said that on the afternoon of the murder, he and the Coroner searched the house of the deceased, when they found the axe produced in the Coal place. It was stained with blood, some of which was not then dry, and from the bits of colton which adhered to it (similar to that used in Howard's loom), seemed to have been wiped. There was also some human hair on the head which corresponded in colour with that of the John Howard, who left the room after his deposition had been read over, was then re-called, and the evidence of the several witnesses read to him by the Coroner. He frequently exclaimed Yes, that's right," aud after the evidence of Mr. Massey, he said, "I cai.not account for it; I do not wish to ask any questions." He afterwards added, "I cannot use the axe, but it mast be something similar. They know I am very dull at hearing, and there's enemies on the other side are cruel. They can come in and out, but I can neither see nor hear them. She has said numbers of times she would cut her own throat. This is all I have to say," The Coroner carefully summed up, and afier a few minutes' deliberation, the jury returned a verdict of Wilful murder" against Howard, who was committed under the Coroner's warrant to take his trial on the charge.
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M. Philoxene Boyer is preparing for the press a French translation of Mr. Cailyle's "History of the French Revolution." A curious question under the French treaty has been raised by the French consul at Newcastle. In that port .eøsels belonging to freemen at Newcastle have certain exemptions from town and quay dues to which other ves- eels are liable. Under a clause in the treaty the French Consul claims for French shipowners to be placed on the most favoured footing in regard to local as well as national Imposts, and he demands the same exemptions for his countrymen as tho freemen of Newcastle enJoy. This de- =mid is stated to have caused considerable excitement =;: tlapn:i,erl(lN'Üble excitement I THJI EARL OF KINGSTON AGAIN. EXTRAORDINARY PROCEEDINGS AT CHESTER.—On Monday, the Earl of Kings- ton was brought up at the police-court, Chester, under the following circumstances. On Sunday moming lie went on the Holvhead railway, and persisted in walking through the tunnel. The policeman there would not allow him, and took him to the police-office. After being kept there for a few hours he was released, and in the afternoon went to the Cathedral. Here he would not take his hat of, and main force was obliged to be reoorted to to get him out. He was the. gi,?- in .?t,,dy to a policeman,^ind taken to the Royal Hotel, where he remained ai, &,t. The first thing on Monday morning !?? got out in the -tr, naked, and was a^ ,ill Ul&de captive. Almut Iwt-ive o cioi U he went to the Bishop ol Cheter's puluce, and so annoyed his Lordship that he requested the police to take charge of him. Upon coming into court the Earl went right up to the bench, and seated himself with his hat on. He commenced a long rambling 8tlltcwellt. aud said the Bishop of Chester had insulted the House of Lords through him. He would bring his Lordship to justice at the bar of the House in the next session, and deprive him of his living. He intended to write to his friends, Messrs. Bright and Cobden, to bring the matter before the House of Commons. Bishops had no right to be seated in the House oi Lords, and he would see that it should be altered. He was going to write to his lawyer, Lord Chelmsford, to enter an action against the Holvhead Railway Company for EIOO,,000 for insulting him. lie then went on to say that his brother wanted to be married, and had perpetrated a fraud upon him in taking possession of his estates, worth about 950,000 a-year, !:?d settled upon him a miserable pittance. It was enough, h. -id, to make am man i.e. He intended to go and we his friend Lord Westminster, but he was out of town, and therefore he should go back to 92, Harcourt street, Dublin, where he had been under the care of a policeman's wife. Two medical gentlemen of the city having certified that he was of unsound mind, the magistrates signed an order for his removal to the County Asylum A OM In battle is not allowed to whistle to keep his courage I md the whistling of the b.11?t- d.?.t h.. that tendency, oln.ry Mmd. wtion poin\en, bun<, N??to-dl-di., and terriers, are aU lap dog. when they are drinking, j The most disagreeable condition for a grumbler to be in is to IMIlIb grumbling and have nothing to grumble at 1 tt bo been said that it must be easy to break into an old Omlt hmse. bsranit hit salt is broken and hit locks ik" fewl
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I GENERAL NEWS. The cricket mate* « Montreal, Canada and the TJnited Btates, resulted In favour of (be latter in oneinnitfga. A number of the ladies of Belleville have determined to appear on horseback in the profession to be organized at that place in honour of the Prince of Waleg. A letter from Turin states that the King of Sardinia ha? lent Count Castiglione and other officers of hit household to take the Grand Cross of St. Maurice and St. Lazare to Abd-el-Kader. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN PRESTON.—About three o'clock on Monday morning a destructive fire was discovered to have broken out at the soapery of Mr. S. Smith, Friargat", Preston. The fire brigade was promptly on the spot, and their attention was first directed to a number of adjoining cottages, the window frames and doors of which were par- tially on fire. Many of the occupants of tbese houses had to escape almost in a state of nudity. Fortunately these dwelling-houses were preserved, but the soapery was almost totally destroyed. Her Majesty, accompanied by the Princess Helena, and attended by Lady Churchill, drove on Saturday to Aberarder, and then rode over Culardach, and returned to the Castle by Invercnuld. The Prince Consort went out deer-stalking. The Belgian Minister and Madame and Miss Van de Weyer and Dr. Kobertson, had the honour of joining the royal dinner party. Sir Charles Wood, Secretary of State, arrived at the Ca tle, and succeeded IfceS^uke of Argyll in attendance upon Her Majesty. THE CHRISTIANS IN MADAGASCAR.—Another dismal record of persecutions of the native Christians of Madagascllr has reached us. The bloodthirsty Queen, who ha. been the scourge of the islaud for thirty past, and has in vain put forth all her power to root out Christian ty from its soil, seems to have renewed her energies in that bad cause within the last lew years-still without success. By a strange self-contradiction, she has just put to death such of her relatives and great ofifcers as would have perpetuated her diabolical policy towards the Christians, and hat t-ius seemingly secured the succession to her own son, who for years past has been an avowed disciple of the persecuted religion.-Lced.. Mercury. THK NEW TITHES ACT.-The SEVERAL Acts of Parliament for the commutation of tithes in Engbad and Wales were 1?-ty eiteuded by the V?t.t. 23 Knd ??4 Vic., c. 93. Ac- cordmg to the ?"w law, corn rcnt. under 'ocal act. may be converted into oiit-c)i-irgn, which rent charges are to be apportioned by the commissioner, with power to appeal to a court of law. Tithes commut'd for a sum or rpte per head of cattle may be converted into a rent-charge. Whenever a sum or rate per hend shall be in arrear, the arrears shall be recoverable by distress, and impounding of any cattle, stock, goods, or chattels belonging to the porson in respect of whose cattle or stock SUdl sum or rate per head is in arrear, wherever the same may be found." The commissioners have access to the books of the comp- troller of corn returns, and are to be furnished by him with such information as they may require for the purpose o: any award of rent charge in lieu of corn rents. A letter from Madrid speaks of the great prepamtiont making for the journey of Q.?'. l??b,?llii-a journe y which, it was lately reported, Id* be, altogether ab. doned, but which has certainlv bec?n curtailed in its extent. Not s? the suite of her Catholic' Majesty, which remind# one of the pomps of past centuries rather than of the un- ostentatious progress of modern sovereigns In addition to the numerous royal carriages, the letter says that 15 diligences have been contracted for to convey the court and the ministers, and that moro than 1,000 horses and mules will be required for the ordinnry service. This luxury contrasts with the simplicity of Queen Victoria and of the Emperor and Kmprcss of the French, whose suite is but of 60 persons, while that of the Queen of Spain wiU comprise more than 150, without reckoning servants, foot- nun, &c. This immense train is traditional. Spain is still the cbssic land of etiquette." The Moniteur, in its non-official section, announces that the Emperor has authorized the establishment of a national tir, or shooting competition, the project of which has been prepaiing at the Ministry of War since-the month of Janu- ary last. It will take p ace in the wood of Viucennes, and will commence annually at the period of the fetes of the 15th of August. This year, by exception, it will open on the 30th of September. Numerous workmen are now getting the ground ready. There will be 44 tar^iis, to which Frenchmen and foreigners will, alikt, be admitted with all sorts of arms (armes de guerre, dc chasse, et dc precision) } six other targets will be reserved for the National Guard and the army, two othU'3 for pistol shooting, and two for bow and ?rrow. There will be a grand prize of lO.OMf., the list of the other prizes will be immediately published, as well as that of gifts from individuals, intended to inert ase the number of prizes, aud to encourage so eminently pa. triotic an institution. Tait MURDERER TWIGG.—The man Twigg, who is now in Staftord gaol waiting his trial for the wilful murder of his wife, at Bilston, in that county, has written two letters to his relations, who have now the charge of his children, in which he refers with poig-iant feelings to the cause to which his crime is traceable. He tells his children never to look at drink and liquors, to knock off bad company, and prepare to meet God, for their wicked drunken father s sake." To his wife's brother he writes, "I hope when your family and mine see liquors and drink they will take it to be a sting from a serpent, for my sake." In the second letter he four times refers to the "drink and liquors" as havidginflaenced him to murder his wife, whom he calls his "tender bosom friend." Again, "for his sake," he urges his butty workmen never to look at drink or liquors;" and concludes by saying, God knows I little thought I should have been snatched away like this through A BURNING MOUNTAIN IN YORKSHIRE.—For many months past a great heap of rubbish in the town's delf of Halifax has been on fire. The heap is the accumulation of years, consisting of hundreds of thousands of tons of rubbish of every possible kind: The authorities allowed parties to take their refuse there, on a small payment, until within a late period. The heap, as we have said, has been in a heated and burning state in its interior for months, seldom, however, bursting into flame. It has therefore become a gigantic nuisance, and has proved, we believe, seriously ?rtmenh)! to the health of the inhabitants of the .?igh. bourhood. From time to time enora nave muuc uj the Corporation to extinguish the fire, and to this end thousands of gallons of water have been thrown on the heap. The good result was only of short duration, and this week more systematic and extensive efforts have been put forth. Many men have been employed digging to the sources of the evil, and pouring in water ill immense quan- tities. So far they appear to have been successful. The fire seems to be the result of spontaneous ignition,— Leeds Mercury. THE CENSUS OF 1861.-The census of 1861 promises a far greater increase of information of importance to statis- tical science than either of those which preceded it, in ad- dition to the particulars that have been heretofore asked- namely, the sex, name, occupation, and age of each person enumerated. On the night of the 7th April, 1861, it is proposed to give the rank, profession, relation to head of family, religious profession, and bii-thplitee of every person who slept in his or her house on Sunday night, the 7th of April, and also whether any were deaf or blind. The re- turn to be given under the head of rank will enable us to judge far more accurately as to the relative proportion which the aristocracy, the middle, agricultural, and work- ing classes near to each other. Hitherto it has been all guesswork, and aristocrat and democrat have estimated the proportions just as they suited their taste or argument. l'he importance of faithful returns as to the relative amount of the different trades, professions, and occupations can hardly be overrated, because, with the accurate return of any person and of his occupation given by the Registrar. General in his annual return, the healthy and unhealthy occupations are brought to light; and where a trade is found to generate a large amount of sickness and mortality, sanitary science can be brought to bear on it, to introduce improvements, and thus render the occupation less noxious and unwholesome. RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.—The returns of railway accidents in the first half of this year contrast favourably with some preceding years. The length of line open in the United Kingdom at the end of the first half of 1860 was 10,158 miles, and the returns are as follows :-7 passengers killed and 128 injured from causes beyond their own control, and 2 passengers killed and 5 injured owing to their own misconduct or want of caution. In Scotland not a pas- senger was hurt through want of caution; in Ireland three broke their legs through getting into or out of trainB in motion, and two were killed by falling from carriages. In England a passenger was killed at Weston-super-mare while attempting to get into a train in motion; one at Hatfield when the train" ran off tho railsand five at Tottenham when the tyre of a wheel of the engine broke, aud the train got off the rails." Of passengers injured 40 were in excursion trains. With regard to railway ser- vants and labourers, it is lamentable to see that no less than 71 were killed, the great majority, it is stated, owing to their own want of caution but theirs is a perilous employment Eleven persons were killed at IfnI cro?ing?;. .r"?p",?i.g upon fail ways seems ?o be a prevalent rash- ness; it led to the death of :!IÓ persons in the first 26 weeks of this year. Altogether the grand total is stated to be jlil persons killed, and 166 injured. So severe were the accidents that to every four persons inj tired there were three ki led. THE FRENCH EMPEROR'S SPEECH AT MARSEILLES.— Tho V .hitenr publish, h tfir f«nh»\vini»: -» ho Kmpe or, at ill. W. iiic. in-ur 1,\ th.- Cirnnb r "i Cuw- n.1 n at Alius- illes, expressed hi, thanks for the reception he had met with. and ..id It is this intimate union be- tween people and sovereign which constitutes our strength at home us well as abroad, and which hRS enabled us, not- withstanding great difficulties, never to pallse on the march of pro r, The de *?re for all that is goo d the enthu- ;"o;i tJ:isdi¡;fe fd als;t 'n:t 1t: day, when circumstances an mnre favourable, and tr?i?. quillity i the wish of a11111¡> wmld. AJthlud! tllPre are 80nk < uvious murmurs frolll ufir, let u* n »1> h< Jistudwd on th, l jiceo »nt. Tiny dl divdpu e ti, Iws a.g"'llL-,1 our »iiiitterene« as the wave-, <>t Tbe r>e:m In'I.'k on ou shores. Let us therefore iaSon to <1 tbr resources of our country. s of 1(111>1' ah in my eyes crowns as beau Hal as those >>/ hard. in tu.tt future of na ional prosp- rity and gn ath>-<-> \111d) I contemplate. Marseilles occupie* n promiM-nt position. Proximity tt the military port of Toulon ^nenis to me to represent the Genius of Fr .lIce hill,1illg in one hand the olive branch but having her sword at h r • id°. I WiHh that 'his aneien: Phocean city, by iho 1Iull! inliuenee of her trnde. may in duce the people of Europe to come to join hands on th, poetl shores of this ea, and to bury in d. pths.of It .ntj: :ih th1' jealousies of a other age." Tit Kmpero co;* Ivl' d b) ptopo* M-i a-* a toast 'lThe City of Marseilles. CAWDOEB.—A d19t1nguI8hed C@mm8mf&l gent, whose word I, his bond that is to my, it would puzzle my B?kruptoy oolr,- mi.sioner to determine which was the m,,re ortlii'e?s of the !°?'S?i?d?n hh travci?iM chart through hie:?, i never believe more than one-half o y what I s.- more th- °'I?.rnt what I hear, and not a word 01 what I sav. If thr. ?.aM? MoU.M {h? would not be M mMy ?. In tM, world. A life of the greatest of German painters, Albert Dtfwy b promised by Professor Springer, of Bonn. Mr. W. S. Lindsay, M.P., left Liverpool by the Europa on Saturday. J The Earl of Aberdeen has improved in health since his return to Scotland from London. The noble Earl has re- moved from Haddo-house to a marine villa near Petefhead, I The disputes between Mr. Scott Russell and the Great Ship Company relating to the Great Eastern have at length been decided by the arbitrators, Messrs. Hawkshaw, M .Leaa, and Fowler, awarding him the sum oftl8,000. We regret to announce the death of Sir Francis Blake, which took place at his residence, Twissel-oatle, near Berwick upon-Tweed, in the 86th year of his age. The deceased was the son of the second baronet. 1 he late baronet represented Berwick in Parliament from 1826 to 1834. A PRUSSIAN COMPLIMENT TO THE QUEES.—According to a Berlin letter, the Prince Regent intends conferring On Queen VicfcoriS the nominal command of the new 2nd Regi- ment of Dragoons of the Guard, and also the order of the Black Eagle. This decoration, the highest in Prussia, has never been conferred but on two princesses regnant, tue two Catherines of Russia. The Trusty, the third of the iron-cased steam floating batteries ordered to be repaired at Chatham, has been hauled into the second dock at that establishment, where she is now undergoing the necessary survey preparatory to the work of reparation being commenced. A considerate amount of injury has accrued to the hull from the ravages of the destructive marine worm, APPROACHING M-UKIAGE OF THE EARL OF DEJRBVS DAUGHTER.— We understand that the marriage of Lady Emma Charlotte Smith Stanley, IInlv dsnghter of the Earl of Derby, to the Hon. Wellington Patrick Manvers Cllo,t. wvnd Talbot, brother of the Earl of Shrewsbury, is fixed for Thursday, the 4th of October, at Knowsley Church. The bride is in her twenty-sixth year; the bridegroom was bom in 1817. He is cftptain of the 7th Foot.—Liver• pool Mercw-y. DEATH OF THE DOWAOEU I-ADY RIVERS -We have to record the death of the Dowager Lndy Rivers, who died on the 6th inst. The dr ceased lady was daughter of the late Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Hale Riitby, of Mistley-haU, Essex, and .-led, Feb. 9th, 1808, William Horace, third Lord Rivers, by whom the lamented deceased leaves sur- viving issue, the present Lord Rivers, Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Horace Pitt, and the Hon. Harriet Elizabeth, married to Mr. Charles Dashwo >d Bruce. Her Ladyship was in her 75th year. THK BANK o ENGLAND AND ITS CI.ERKS.At the Bank of England, the court of directors have ordered a gratuity of 10 percent, on the salaries of all the clerks who have been in the establishment more than two years. Tlvy tf,e e;:J"tt of £ 1,000 each to 'MGrai I Mr. Marshall, the chief accountant and chief cashier, with a complimentary acknowledgement on their having reo spectively completed fifty years of service. THE REV. MR. HATCH.—This gentleman preached on Sunday in the chapel belonging to the Queen's Prison. His text was taken from the 8th verse of the 2n,1 chapter of St. Paul's Epistle to the Ephesinns: For by grace are ye saved, through faith: and that not of ourselves: it i3 the gift of God." Much curiosity was evinced by the pri- soners to hear and see the reverend gentl nnan but by their demeanour, although quiet, it was readily perceived that Mr. Hatch's presence was very disagreeable. On quitting the prison with his wife and niece, he was loudly hissed and hooted by the inmates. DETII OF THE COUNTKSS MA:<n:Rs.-We have to an- nounce the death of the Countess Manvers, which occurred on the morning of the 7th at Thoresby-park, Nottingham- shire. The late Countess, who was the eldest d uighter of the late Anthony Hardolph, Esq" of Grove-park, Notts, was in her 7fttli yenr. She married, 23rd August, 1804, the Earl Manvers, by whom her ladyship leaves surviving issue, Viscount Newark, M.P., and two daughters. Lady Mary, married to Mr. Egerton, M.P., and Lady Aurora, married to Mr. C. W. Wynn, M.P. EXTENSIVE ROBBERIES.—On Saturday information was forwarded from the chief detective office, Great Scotland. yard,Whitehall, of several extensive robberies ofdiamonds, jewellery, plate, and cash, amounting to upwards of 91,000. The first jewel robbery was effected at the residence of Jonathan Weymouth, Esq., No. 3, Eastbourne-terrace, consi?ting of gold and silver watches. gold bracelets, rings ,et with d i amon d ,?, emeralds, tor q uo i ses, ..d g,?t,, and n;¿eam;{,IeneR:;i111::r.naa:i I at Wm. Toovey's. Esq MilIhouse, King'. Langley, Herb, of the whole of the family plate. A handsome reward is offered for the apprehension of the thieves. At the Westminster Police court, on Saturday, Jane Newell, the ballet girl, whose case created such interest two years ago at Lambeth Police-court, appeared in support of a summons against F. Pryor, the bpnker, of Welling, Herts, and of 65, St. James's-street, charging him with be. ing the father of a bastard child of which she was de. livered about 12 months ago. The complainant is now only 18 years of age.—Mr. Lewis, who appeared for Mr. Pryor, said he would consent to an order being made upon his client, and suggested that under these circumstances it would be unnecessary to go into the particulars of the case.—An order for half, a-crown a week and costs was made upon the defendant, Sunday was appointed by the Bishop of London as a day of prayer for better weather; but inasmuch as the recent change has almost entirely removed the anxiety which prevailed respecting the harvest, many of the metro- po itMi clergy substituted an offering of thanksgiving. ?)me nof crg, however, ma;¡ie1: the ::f.ii: quest? Among these are the clergy of All Saints, Mar- garet-street. where also the moruing preacher, in speaking of the threatened visitation of famine, attributed it partly to the sin of the legislature, as he considered it to be, in passing the Divorce Bill, and of the Government in not taking eJfeclnal steps for suppressing the disturbances at St. George's-in the-East. DELIRIUM TREMENS AND SCICIDE.—A ttflor, named John Bennett, has committed suicide at Ipswich. He first attempted to take his life in his bedroom, where he cut his throat with a common table knife, but its edge not being sharp enough, he took a razor and inflicted another wound in his throat, standing opposite a looking-glass while doing so. Finding, as .is supposed, that this woun d did not have so quick an euect as ne anucipaieu, a shed in which he was found, and suspended himself by cord to the rafter, the cord entering the wound already made. The deceased had until recently been living with his son, whose removal from the town had depressed his mind. He had also occasionally suffered from dehnum tremens. At the coroner's inquest, the jury found That deceased had destroyed himself, but that they had not sufficienl evidence as to his state of mind at the time." THE COURT.—It is understood that the Court will leave Balmoral for Edinburgh on the 15th instant, and remain at Holyrood until the evening of the 17th, when Her Majesty and the Prince Consort, with the Royal Family, will proceed to Osborne. It is the Queen's intention to embark on the afternoon of the 22nd at Gravesend for Antwerp. Her Majesty and the Prince Consort will be accompanied by the Princess Alice, and attended by a limited suite. The Royal party will land on the morning of the 21th, and pro- ceed at once by Frankfort to Coburg, where they will be met by the Prince and Princess Frederick William of Prussia and their infant Prince. The Queen's stay at Coburg, which wiil probably be from t- to fourteen days, will be entirely of a private charaeter as will be the wh;le of the expedition. On the return to England Her Majesty will stop two nights at Coblentz with the Prince Regent and the Princess of Prussia, and a similar time with tho King of the Belgians at Brussels. Lord John Russell will be in attendance upon her Majesty as Secretary of State. THE AOAPEMOKE.—The Somerset County Gazette pub- lishes a lengthened statement from a number of residents in the Agapemone; intended to vindicate Mr. Prince from the accusation of having, "either as being himself deceived, or, as an impostor, duped and deceived others to obtain !nM? and enrich himself." The writers states that" Mr. Prince has expended in the Agapemone nearly three times as much as any other resident. He has never reserved for his private use anything he possessed; but has generously made every resident in the Agapemone a sharer with him. self of all that God has given him." The document con. tains the statements of Samuel Starkey, formerly rector of the parish of Charlewich, in the county of Somerset;" "George Robinson Thomas, formerly curate of Charle- wich;" Robert Maber, surgeon, formerly of Swansea; Thomas Williams, formerly English lecturer of St. John's, Swansea" Harrietts. Price," and several other persona. A ROYAL HOAX,-On Tuesday afternoon {says the Inver- ness Courier) a gentleman drove to the door of the com- fortable inn or hotel, known as the Grant's Arms, in the rentre of the open square which constitutes the village of Grantown, the capital of Strathspey. He obtained audience of the landlady, Mrs. Glass, and said he wished to engage the whole house that night for a newly-mamed couple and their suite. The worthy hostess demurred, as she might thus exclude some of her best customers; but the appli- cant was very civil as well as urgent, and gave assurance !h? the party were highly respectable." There was no difference as J terms, and Mrs. Glass was told that she would be ?d afterwards to know that she had stretched a point to accommodate the party, In the.e circumstances an arrangement was come to, and the occupants of the house at the time were politely requested, to board out for the night. The principals arrived in the evening—apparently nnietp-ople, satisfied with everything and everybody about itiom. In a newly-married couple such equanimity might have been expected, but this part of the affair was evidently a hoax, and had only the effect of rais. ing conjectures as to who the party might be, but on this point all the attendants were dumb. Next morning at ten o'clock the carriages were at the door, and the grangers took their seats. All being ready to start, Mrs. Glass was called for, and Lord Churchill complimented he7 on the cleanliness and order of her establishment. The strangers, he said, had been very comfortable, and the lady said she had never slept more soundly in her life. "I may now tell yuu," said his Lordship, as the principal car. riage drove away, that you have been entertaining Her S Sous Majesty the Queen and the Prince L.?.rt. l'hey do not wish this to be known, however, until about en minutes after they have left." The Royal party then towards Castle Grant, the residence of tbe tarl of eafie¡d, who, however, is at present at Balmacaan, in Glen Ura?art They could not have done more than drive S ?' park, as the carriages passed back through Gran town and took the road to Tomintoul, before the people •ecovered from their surprise at hearing by whom they lad been visited. The universal regret here, says our re- peeted correspondent at Grantown, who sends us this piece ifnews, is that the secret was so well kept. Had we got ,he slightest inkling of the honour done us, Her Majesty .ad not left Grantown without hearing Strathspey voicef lidding God bless her. The 4th and 5th September a; e uenceforth red dais in our calendor. STMKMO KEPRCOF.-It Being reported that Lady Carolina amb boA in a moment of passion, knocked do? one of h. .?tgt)s with a stool, the poet Moore, to whom this w? told by ,ord Str-glord, observed:Oh, nothing is more natural for t literary lady than to doable down a page." UI would rather," re??i* L)nS?, ?viM l?4 v to turn vw a new IOW? b Captain Styles and Major Wfndhaffi* of General Gait* boldf a staff, Arrived In London late on Sunday evening. The late Mr. Woodburn has bequeathed to the Britllh Institution and to the two Societies of Paintera in Wafer Colours the sum of 5001. each. The &n<!«-!a? Herald states that Mr. A. M. BoM, the engineer who superintended the erection of the Victo% f Bridge under Stephenson, has become insane, and is now an inmate of an asylum. It is the intention of the Queen t give a new west window to the church of Sidmouth, in memory 6f Her Majesty's lamented father, who died there. The parish- tonm feel much pleased at this gift, which will materially add to the beauty of the church. The stonemasons of Bristol have struck for an increase of wages and a diminution of the hours of labour. In consequence, an extension of'time has been granted in large e..t..t%. Th. master builders propose that the question of wages and hoursof labour .haJJ be sub* mitted to the consideration of a committee composed of equal number of employers and operatives, with a view to an awhable ettlement of the points in dispute. It re- mains to be seen whether this reasonable course will be adopted. BLONDIN AND THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE.—The Times New York correap()ndent says: Every genuine sensation must have its travesty, and one of the most ludicrous is the proposition of the well-known rope-walker, Blondin, addressed to the Duke of Newcastle, offering to trundle his Royal Highness on a wheelbarrow over a tight rope to be stretched across the Falls of Niagara, The exhibition of fireworks and the performance of various gymnastic evolutions during the passage Air. Blondiu thinks would render this a truly imposing entrance into the domains of our Republic." THE LATE FEAIIGTTS O'CONNOR'S —Although it is five years since the deocase of this-noted and prominent personage, the late member for Nottingham, his will has only now been brought into court for proof. It bears date the 10th of April, 18 IS, and is entirely in his own hand- writing, but so badly written as So be scarcely deciphered, and the court was compelled to hare a fair copy made from it. This gentleman S""I11S to have possessi d very little personal property. What remains he has bequeathed to his nephew, Arthur, son of his brother, Arthur O Connor. -ilb,¡¡t,lIIed1Antli/l¡ Nèws. Weunderstsnd that it is in coutemplationto orgnnize a great demonstration in honour of (faribaldi-at the Crystal palace, aml that arrangements are being made to secure for that purpose the i,. of the most distinguished I?)i<m ar'tJt? in this country. It i, intended to give the fdte as much as possible the character of a nAtional one, and an opportunity will bo furnished to every ad- mirer of the Italian liberator 'who shall take part in the festival to contribute hii mite to the furtherance of the j:l 'iugldiî,ib\ ::u"n:oe: Morning Post. RAILWAY BNGINE DRIVERS AND FIREMEN'S SnORT frOUR MOVEMENT.—A meeting of persons interested in this move- ment was held on Sunrlay afternoon, at Bradford. There were about forty delegates p, esent, representing the engine drivers and firemen in this Md the neighbouring counties. IIIr. Ridings, chairman of the Lancashire Central Commit. tee, occupied the chair. Several delegates addressed the meeting to show the necessity of a ten hours' measure for engine diirers aad nremen, and a series of resolati Ins, expressive of approval of such a measure, and of a determi- nation to take the necessary steps to secure a legislative enactment, were adopted. RUNNING DOWN OF A VESSEL, AND SUPPOSED Loss 0" THE C..w.-O. the 26th ult., about midway between the Dudgeon and Spurn Lig!.ts, the latter bearing N.W. by N., about half past two a.m., the master of the schooner Friend's Goodwill, of Newcastle, having gone below a few minutes previously, was aroused by a nthe on deck, and found that the vessel was in the act of coming into collision with a small vessel, which in the dark seemed to be a billy- boy or galliot, but, as they had no light, he was unable to discover what description but, by the reflection from their own lamp, thought there appeared one man upon the deck. A rope was thrown on board immediately, but no one took any notice oi it apparently, and the vessel went down in a few minutes, before any fnrther assistance conld be ren- dered. He immediately pat his vesse l about, but no ves- i: of aÏn:¡i¡n to l:ôe ,Icïd\;e ï:c::e;:r. THE EARL OF DERBY AND THE KXOWSI.EY REVIEW.— The Knowslev Jtevieir Committee, representing the Volun- teers of the county, have received the following letter from the Earl of Derbv :_00 Knowsley, September 4, 18600- Dear Colonel Bourne,—I cannot allow the proceedings connected with the Knowsley Review to come to a close without begging of you to accept for yourself, and to offer on my part to all the members of your committee, and to their zealous and efficient secretary, my warmest thanks for their anxious and persevering exertions in arranging the multifarious details which had to be considered and :ti.ltiir¡a1\i\) naj, ffot:re indbted for the complet.e @uccess which I think I may venture to say has attended this brilliant county gathering j but I am sure you will consider yourselves more than re- paid for all the trouble you have taken if the result shall be, as I confidently believe, not merely the momentary gra- tification of a successful pageant, but an additional stimulus to the creat and important national movement which has already added so greatly to the military strength of the country.—I am, yours, faithfully, DERBY.—Lieutenant- Colonel Bourne."—The Committee have resolved-" That this committee congratulate the Earl of Derby on the per- fect success of the review on Saturday last, and beg to thank his Lordship for his courteous hospitality. Tuat the committee cannot separate without acknowledging the valuable assistsnce rendere d by Captain Hornby, K.N., to whose judicious arrangements the success of the gathering must in a great degree be attributed." THE TREATMENT OF SCOTCH GIRLS IN FRANCE.—At the Guildhall Police Court, on Saturday, two Scotch girls, ramed M'Neal and M'Lean, applied for orders to be passed to their parish in Scotland. On inquiry it appeared that the girls had been deluded to give up their work at Dundee on r;:e d:I: remunerative employment, and an engagement of two ears in France. On arriving at Calais they found that, with other Scotch girls, they were required to instruct about 200 French girls in spinning. They did not complain of their food, but of the way in which they were otherwise treated. They were engaged at Is. 8d. a day, but were only allowed Is. a., ana mat was ptuu the woman with whom they boarded. During three months they had never received a single farthing, so that they were kept in a perfect state of destitution with regard to clothing, medical attendance, &c. They were compelled to work 14 hours per day everv alternate fortnight, being allowed only half an hour for dinner, and the intervening fortnight throughout the night for ten hours at a stretch, with ut cessation for refreshment. They were at length compelled to apply to the British Consul, who paid their passage to London. The parish officer said nearly twenty hands who had left Leeds to work in French factories had been treated in a similar manner. Alderman Copeland, in making out the order, condemned the system of deception practised by French e:e: to les:t:c:rrl°fnr:cit l distress and wretchedness. DARING BURGLARY IN PRESTON.—OU Sunday evening, between six and eight o'clock, a daring burglary was com- mitted at the house of Mr. Samuel Fisher, a gentleman residing at Ribble-place, Fishergate, Preston. The family, consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Fisher, and Mr. Fisher's sister- in-law, left the house at ten minutes past six o'clock on Sunday evening for Christ Church, leaving their residence properly secured. Shortly after eight o'clock, on the return of the family, it was discovered that the premises had been entered, and a large quantity of valuable pro- perty stolen. Ingress had been obtained through the yard door, the bolt of which had been shot back by a stick or some similar instrument. The thieves had then proceeded to the sitting-room window, the fastening of which had also been pushed back. Access having thus been gained to the house, the burglars appear to have visited every room on the premises, and from various drawers. &c., they had carried away 12 sovereigns, a gold watch and chain, six gold brooches, six gold rings, and other articles ofitiavellmy, valued altogether at about XSO. Tho thieves had over- looked a large quantity of plate and other valuable pro- perty in close proximity to some of the stolen property. The burglars have not yet been detected, but the police expect that they have got a clue to them. REVIEW OF YORKSHIRE VOLUNTEERS AT YORK.— Tha arrangements for the review of the several Volunteer corps in the county of York have at last been completed, and it is fixed to take place on Friday, the 28th inst., on Knaves- mire, at York. In tho first instance, it was simply pro- posed to review the West Hiding Volunteers on the occa. sion, bat communications were entered into with the Lords- Lieutenant of the North and East Hidings, and the result was the decision to extend the review to the whole of the county. It will, therefore, possess a much greater interest than was originally contemplated, and the event can- not fil to be one of great importance. The several corps will no doubt muster in their full strength, and it is expected that about 4,000 men will be present. In connec- tion with this review, it was intended to have an inspection of the West Riding Corps in Kirklees-park, on Saturday next, but it has been found necessary to abandon it, and it is not yet decided whether or not there shall be any pre- liminary inspection. We learn, however, from an adver. tisement in to-day's Mercury that the Bradford corps will have a review in Peel-park, and we are informed that the commanding officer of the Leeds Volunteer Rifles has de, termined that that force shall take part in this review. The foIIowiM is a copy of the official programme for the vt!: on tea2E R:i:.mla:i: [íi with open ranks. Break into open column right in front. Close to quarter distance column on leading company of battalions. Form mass of battalions at six paces interval on centre battalion. Wheel to the left into line of contiguous columns. Take ground to the right by fours, the leading battalions will front at a given point and advance to the extremity of the saluting Case, and wheel to the left, when companies wUl 0; to wheeling distance to earm:{s T I remaining battalions will conform to this movement. After marching past, and having wheeled a second time to the left, battalions will close to quarter distance on their respective leading companies, and at a point which will be given, will form mass of battalions on leading batta- lion. Battalions will wheel to the left and form line of contiguous columns, and stand at ease. Advance in direct echelon of battalions from the right at battalion interval. The echelon will halt, and on the alarm being sounded, the battalions will form squares on their respective leading companies, and prepare to resist cavalry. Battalions will then reform column. Form line of contiguous columns on » given battalion. The whole will then deploy into line on a given company. Ranks will be opened and the line will advance to a general salute.—Leeds Mercury. Why had a mm better lose his arm thanhla leg 1 BeeMM, losing Ms t*e, he loses wmthing to boot. The man who was recently upon the horn of a dNemmt hu MMhed the hight of t?digtz, TM ooud= named Crickett were married last week m Q%AWs oounty. We m opposed to such cricket matehM. do.d dl- have *harmonizing influenw. Few disput" p-puy gut the, cannot be ooverei br a tabU-clouu The customary half-yearly muster of the Brigade ot Guards is appointed on the 5th of November. It it now stated that the Queen will take her departure tor Coburg on the 22nd instant, and that Lord John Bus- seli will be Secretary of State in attendance. One of our most promising landscape painters, Mr. Jas. Thomas Linnell, on of the veteran Mr. John LinneU, I was married, a few days ago, to Elizabeth Muskett Yetts, herself an accomplished landscape painter. MANSLAUGHTER IN LIVERPOOL.—'The Liverpool ooroner was engaged on Saturday in investigating the circumstances attending the death of Elizabeth Mather, a woman who re- lided at 82, Circus-street, and who had died from the vio- lence of a returned convict named Thomas Coso II appeared from the evidenoe adduced that the deemed had visited the hoaae of another woman named Roberts, and with whom Cox cohabited, at 3 Court, Thorlow street, and that during a quarrel Cox had thrown the decased in a very violent manner upon the pavement, indicting severe inja- rfes upon the head. The surgeons who were examined ae- posed that the deceased died from compression of the brain, caused by external violence, probably received by tall. The coroner's jury returned a verdict of "Manslaughter" against the prisoner. The Skipping Gazette" is authorized" to give prominence to a proposal which will affect the navy as much or more than the Volwlteer force has affected the army. Officers of the commercial marihe will, under modified conditions, be admitted to honorary rank in the nival service. The proposition was originally Mr^Lindsay's, but the Admiralty have received it very favourably, and when Her Majesty returns from Scotland, a proclamation will be issued, with full particulars, It the terms are liberal, they will effect a complete revolution in the service, as it is so notorious that there are hundreds of educated young seamen who are willing to enter the navy on a national emergency if the terms of admission to the service are liberal. GARROTTE ROBBERY AT BRADFORD—At the Bradford Borough Court, on Saturday, Ellen Walsh, a well-known thief, was charged with having, with several men, garrotted an elderly man named John Binns, of Primrose-street, Passing through Darfield-street, on his way home, about half-past ten o'clock on Friday night, Bhms WIS accosted by a woman, said to be the prisoner, and she had hardiy spoken before two or three men rushed from th^ other side ?he°road°' where it war dark. They seized him by the throat, threw him down, jumped upon him, and robbed him of about 15s. They nearly strangled him, and he lay for some time upon the ground in a state of insensibility, b'ood flowing freely frum his mouth and nostrils in conse- quence of the viohnce he hall received.—There was no corroborative evidence, and in cross-examination Binas manifested some hesitancy as to the prisoner being the woman who had accostcd him.—The prisoner was dia. charged. SHOCKING ATTEST AT SorciDE AT I.IVE <P OL.-On Sa. turday mnrnilJg, about eight o'clock an alarm was given to the police that a woman named Elizabeth Miller, res d. ing at 9, Elm-street (a small street running at the back of West Derby-street, Liverpool), had cut her throat with a razor. Officer 765 promptly proceeded to the house, and in the bedroom found the unfortunate woman sitting on a chair, with her throat cut in two places, aud the razor lying on the table. Messrs. Newton and Desmond, surgeons, were in immediate attendance, and rendered all assistance possible, but Rave only very faiut hopes of her recovery. Both the windpipe and the jugular vein are severed, and the poor creature is in such a state that her removal to the hospital at present would be highly dangerous. She is 19 years of age, and the wife of a ga,fitter employed at the gas office in this town. They have three children, and it is said that her huband, three weeks ago, had threatened to have a separation, in consequence of her dissolute habits and bad conduct. Previous to the attempt on her life, she was seen to go out early on Saturday morning, lor the pur- pose of obtaining liquor. In the room a small piece of ?i per was found, upon which was writ ten the lollowing ?y dear husb d, best of men, I have broke. your h?.?t Take care of my s m. Mrs. Jones uext door will take care of my son when I am gone. I nin not fit to Jive. I have got into debt. L)rd have mercy upon mo!—Elizabeth Miller. SERIOUS GAS EXPLOSION AT WOLVERHAMPTON.—Abcmt half-past ten o'clock on the night of the all a serious ex- plosion of gas occurred at the residence of Mr. Dodd, photo- graphic artist, in Wolverhampton. At the time in question, four porters ot the London and North-Western Railway were standing by i«Ir. Dodd's house, when the windowof the front room on the ground floor was blown out with great force, accoinp?i d with a loud rc?port; scream. were at the same time heaJd to issue from the interior of the house, and the room was in flames. The porters, how- ever, leaped in at the windows; and wHe some proceeded to extinguish the flam, s, others sought after the persons who were calling for help. In another part of the house they found th; servant girl enveloped in flames, and fear- fully burnt, and two cuildren whose features a,d ciothes were blackened by the tire, but who, happily, were not injured. The gas in said to have escaped into the room, in consequence of the water balance to wnich the burners were attached being out of iepair; and the explosion oc- curred when the girl went into the room to light the gas. The explosion brought down the ceiling of the room, and when the apartment was entered from the street, gas was fiercely blazing from the service pipes above the ceiling, and igniting everything combustible within its reach. Xhe I servant girl is now lying at the hospital in a very precarious atate. BBUTAL ASSAULT UPON A Boy BY AN OFFICER.—At the Police-court, bunderland, on Saturday, Lieutenant Lewin, of the KUt Bengal Infa .try. who is f,1 l'reoont on A "1:,i" to some friends resident in that town, was charged with violently assaulting a boy about teu years of age, named W. G. Francis, who was unable to be present from the effects of the injuries received. Mr. Councillor Joseph Potts, who happened to be passing when the assault oc- curred, stated that on Friday the boy, who resides ia a street adjoining Sunniside, was playing near the shrubbery there in which the lieutenant and a lady were walking. The boy ran up to the railing and called out, See st thee, they're weetlieartin'! He then was walking away when Lieutenant Lewin followed him. He was observed to take hold of the lad by the neck with one hand and bjr hi: breeches with the other, and toss him up tk nearly as high as the adjoining lamp-post." The boy Jell heavily into the middle of the road, and the blood streamed profusely from his mouth. Air. Potts, coming up at the moment, expressed his indignation at such conduct and demanded an explana- tion, on which the lieutenant threattned to punish him also if he did not hold his tongue. Another gentleman coming up at the time, also asked from the officer an ex- planation and for his name, both of which were refu-ed, on which a police officer was sent for and the defendant given into custody.-The magistrates decided that, as the assault was so aggravated and the boy so very ill, they should remand the case until Mmd.-y.-Bail was refused. The injuries sustained by the boy are more internal than external, and he has since frequently vomited blood. Seve. ral of his teeth have been knocked out, and the face very much bruised. Nsw MILITIA BALLOT ACT.-The Act to amend the laws relating to the ballots of the militia in England, and to suspend the making of lists and ballots for the militia of the United Kingdom, has just been printed. By virtue of this statute the overseers of every parish are required, in the present month of September, and in every year, to give notices to householders, which notices are to be filled up, and every householder not making a proper return is liabie to a penalty of £ 5. By the 7th section the overseers "0 within seven days after the second Monday in September to give notice requiiiug every householder and each occu- pier of apartments to make a return within five days of the date of the notice of the Christian and surname of every man residing therein between the ages of eighteen and thirty, distinguishing the parties claiming to be exempt from serving, together with the ground of every such claim of exemption. As conveniently as may be after the passing of the Act general meetings of the lieutenancy are to take place, at which alterations may be made in the existing *;ub-divisims, the quota of sub divisions to be affixed by an order in council, and the Secretary at War to apportion the deficiency among sub-divisions and to cortify the number. to be raised. The sub-division meetings are to be held on the first Wednesday in the month of. October every year. The overseers are to make a list from the returns given by householders, and to determine as tJ volunteers under the existing law. The lists are to be returned to the sub- division meetings, and the Deputy-Lieutenants are to ap- point meetings for the ballot when claims of exemption may be heard, and substitutes accepted. EXECUTION OF GAL?OHER, AT LIVBBPOOL. On Satur- day Thomas Gallagher underwent the extreme penalty of the law in front of Kirkdale Gaol, for the murder of his wife. Throughout the whole of the morning, up to the moment of execution, vast and motley crowds of spectators —old and young, women with children in their arms and by their sides—could be seen wending their way through the various paths to the ground opposite the gaol. Among the crowd were a few tract distributors earnestly engaged in their avocations, but their exhortations seemed to have but little effect upon the crowd. About two minutes before twelve the iron doors leading to the drop were swung back, and in a few seconds the culprit appeared, with Calcraft (the hangman) by his side, and the ttev. Mr. Gibson, the Roman Catholic chaplain of the gaol, close behind, reading the Litany of the Saints. Gallagher appeared careworn and attenuated. His face gave a palpable index to the mental and bodily ..ft.,ig. which he must have undergone since his condensation. Bit eyes were sunk deeply in his head, and the thin prominent nose and the quick dilation of the noatnls -1 1;1 were evidences 01 tne severe wuiaui^a u* .&UII — turned round uuder the door, before stepping on the scaf- fold, and shook hands with the Her. Mr. Gibson, after which he owpp?ed slowly but firmly underneath the f.tal bMm? He cast a long and ?rne.t look ."P?rd.-h.. hands moved out a. if in onpplication-while the slight auiver of the lips showed that he was engaged in prayer. The white cap was drawn over the condemned man s eyes, the rope was adjusted, and after a final shake hands with his executioner, who immediately retired, the bolt wag drawn, and in less than a minute the unhappy man ceased to live. His death struggles were few and short, a slight nervous movement of the muscles of the neck and arm. being only visible. The Itev. Mr. Gibson states that ever tince his condemnation Gallagher was earnest and devout in his religious exercises, and frequently spoke of his wife in terms of affection. Mr. Gibson also said that the culprit had kept a rigorous fast for the last ten day. from all flesh meat, while he unceasingly prayed to God for mercy. GZagher left no written statement behind him and the rules of the Roman Catholic Church, of course' Prohibit his private confession from being made ub!ic: On Fnda)', he was visited by his brother and two children, who took an affecting farewell of the convict. I A popular writer says that men, like children, are "pleased lrith a rattle." Not much, if it is at the tail of a snake. "X have branded you, sir," said one individual fiercely io another. "You rather seem to have bran tied yourself." Two thin shoes make one cold; two colds one attack of brm- chitis; two attk, of bronchitis elm 011,, i yo' "I' to walk more erect than nanal, my friend" Yn. I h.. been t,.ight.d by eireamstaneee.1* Can a W-W- pocket be *mptT wh. ?., Sot som)t^b)f ttt-Ttt.whM)h<iha*aM<tba)*<ntt. ? The National Association of Social Science U laflUJ hold its conforeno in Newcastle in 1861. The Lord Chancellor has appointed J-1 Wlalllhllllt Esq., to the County Court Circuit I-Iotby Mr. KM ttettn. The Channel fleet is still in Milford Haven, the capacity ot which to shelter large ships during heavy weather turn of late been amply tested. Lord Proby, chamberlain, and member for Wi&low, W" presented with the wooden spoon at the ttmitten? white* tait dinner, his Lordship having e:t::s:t = bar of divisions during the session. SUICIDK OF MB. FRANCIS, TBB THEATRICAL PAWN* —On Saturday morning, Mr. Frincis, who lbr msay,Yes" hu been employed as general printer to the principal theatres, and had a monopoly of the business relating to concerts, commuted suicide by hanging himself it his residence in Bloomsbury. The deceased, who earned oil his business at No. 3J, Catherine-street, in the rear of the Morning Post, was not quite fifty years of age. A DauNIt AND DIBORDERI.T EAEL.—The Earl of Kint aton figured once more in a London Police Court, on SalUi day. He was charged with being drunk, with assault* ing a constable, and with refusing to pay a cab fare. His conduct, as described by several witnesses, had been moat violcnl, and his behaviour in court was that of a lunatic. He was ordered to pay the cab fare, and a fine of 4Qa. fat the assault, with the alternative of one month'. imprison, mellt. The Queen and hi. Royal Highness the Prince Cotsort went on the (jth inst. to B. aemar-castle in order to witoes* the Highland gam. Theelftwof Varquliarson, Fobel. and Duff, received the Queen upon her arrive Pnnce Arthur, the Princess Alice, Prince Leopold, the PrmceMM and Louisa, attended by Lady Churchill, lady 111 waiting, Hon. Miss Byng, ma'd of honour, and the gen. men in waiting, accompanied the Q een, who, after "It- nessing the games, returned to Ualnio.ul. Sir C. and Misi Pk;pps had the honour of dining with Hor Majesty. in« choir of Craitllie had the liouour to perform before the Boykl circle after dinner. A Parliamentary paper just issued enables us to form some idea of the enormous sum which the disaffection among the soldiers of the local European force in India cost the Indian Government. Altogether 10,235 men were discharged on their assertion that they had only en- listed to serve the East India Company. 1 itf of these re- enlisted on the spot for service in China, the reinairidef being sent home to England at a This sum does not include the expense incurred daring the marches from the different stations to the place of embark- ation, and for clothing and food abroad." This latter item is estimated at £ i>U,0i>U, and it u calculated that the replacing of the disaffected troops must bring up the total sum to at least t76 ,1100, The fresh bounty demanded by the men would have amounted to some 61 ',HuOt. It is officiary announced that holders of Indian securi- ties in this country will be charged with the English II well as lli. Wilson's new income-tax. Eight per cent will thus be levied upon their dividends, an impost which will, no doubt, meet with strong opposition. Indeed, aecorduig to the 'Jivies' city article, an impression prevails that i1 brought before the Law Courts it will be pronounced illegal." It was originally intended that the Indian income- tax should be eharg.-d upon all interest due on and after the 31st of August last;" but in compliance with a remon- strance on this point the wo-d "on" was struck out, the passage remaining, after the 31st of August last. The Royal Academy have raised the pay of all their staff and increased the rate of pensions. The Secretary s salary is increased from L 140, with £ 150 in lieu of apartments, to £250 and the s inie allowance for apartments. That of the Keeper is m'de £200, in place of HüO. The Treasurer remains at xloo per annum. The Librarian has had hit salary doubled, being originally XGO, but now.E120. The pe.li.? are, to an A,.d,.i? hn, tHOper annum, provided the ?.. gi,,?. does not make his annual income exceed £ 200. To an Associate, a pension not exceeding f75 per auuum, provided the sum given does not make his annual incline uceed £ 100. To a widow of an Academician, a pension not exceeding C75 per annum, provided the sum gi ven do.. not make her annual income exceed £ 160. To a widow of an Associate, a pension not exceeding £45 per mnUDl, provided the sum given does not make her annual income exceed £ 100. We understand that the Commissiou appointed to settle the distribution of the Indii-n prize money have recom- mended that each portion should be allotted to the particu- lar force which was fortunate enougii to acquire it. That the Delhi prize-money will be divided among those engaged in the siege and capture of the city, the Lucknow among those at the relief of Lucknow, &c. No official communi- caticn has been received respecting the largest prize of all, that belonging to the Kirwce andbanda force, under Geo. Whitelock; but we believe it is probable that Sir Hugh Kose's army, who shared largely in those operations, will also shaie the gains. If we are not misinformed, the Commission has expressed all opinion that the subalterns share should be increased, while that of the Commander- in-Chief should be diminished beyond the proportions hitherto prescribed. We may add, that Lord Clyde and his staff will not participate in the Delhi prize money; and that the proposition for clubbing the different prizes for general distribution has been repudiated by the Commil- sion.—Army and Navy Gazette. NEW POLICE ACT.—Among the Acts passed on the day of prorogation was one for the employment of the metro- politan police force in her Majesty's yards and military stations. Such a number of constables as the Secretary ol State may direct may be employed. The commissioner of me ?y? <.mM?ered to swear en?-?'? to p*4  her M?j? a ,itnin 15 miles thereof, and the as6istmt commissioners are authorized to act in the same manner as under the Police Acts. The charges and ex- penses incurred for constables in the way stated are to be defrayed by money voted by Parliament. This Act is to include "the Central ??nal? for which il5O,oUU has been voted, when made. By a section in the Act the com- missioner and assistant commissioners, as well as any person belonging to the metropolitan force, during the time he continues in such office, and is employed under this Act, or within six months after he has quitted his office, or ceased to be so employed," is incapable of voting for a member of Parliament for a place in which he may be employed under this Act, and he is further prohibited from persuading or dissuading auy person as to hia vote, under a penalty of £ luO, to be recovered by an action, one half of which is to go to the informer and the other half to the police fund.
THE ROAD CHILD MURDER.
THE ROAD CHILD MURDER. The following is the main portion of the Home Secre- tary's reply to the Bath memorial, praying for the appoint- ment of a special commission to investigate the Road mur- der:— Sir George Lewis is satisfied, upon deliberate conside- ration of this matter, that he would not be justified in advising Her Majesty to create an exceptional and extraor- dinary tribunal for the purpose of interrogating person* suspected of this murder. To supersede, in a case of this description, the established courts of justice, which are governed by well-known and carefully-defined rules, and to establish by Royal authority in their stead a commission exercising new and arbitrary power of examination, un- known to the English law, would be, in his opinion, highly unconstitutional, and a departure from the principles upon which the country has long been governed. The doctrine that, in cases of great obscurity and difficulty like the pre. sent, on which the existing law appears at first to he in- sufficient, that law is to be strained or altogether super' seded, appears to Sir G. Lewis to be of a most dangeroUl description. The rules which govern our ordinary courta are intended, not only for the detection of guilt, but also for the protection of innocence from unjust accusations; and when the crime is of so grievous a nature as to excite a strong feeling of horror and indignation in the public mind, a strict adherence to those rules is absolutely neces- aary for the fair and impartial administration of justice." The Observer says" It is not to be supposed that be- cause this strange proposition of the municipality of Bath is so properly rejected, that no more inquiry is to take place. But it must be conducted according to strict law and to the practice of the Constitution. The Act which bears most clearly upon the practice in criminal cases it the 11th and 12th Victoria, chapter 42, better known as Jerris's Act, which is entitled An act to facilitate the performance of the duties of Justices of the Peace out of sessions, within England and Wales, with respect to per- sons charged with indictable offences." The first section of this Act defines the power of justices to grant summonse* or to issue warrants against suspected persons j but in the latter case the eighth section requires an information, in writing and upon oath, when a warrant is to be issued in the first instance. The justices of the Frome Bench have again asked for the assistance of the London police-a reo quest which will probably be granted. They also desire the aid and advice of an experienced counsel, to which there can be no reasonable objection, when country ge"tle- men are 10 liable to be overwhelmed by the zeal and know- ledge of a counsel learned in the law who appears before them. Mr. Slack a solicitor, at Bath, has charge of the preliminary inquiries, in the usual way; but he has no authority to command attendance or to enforce answeri. He is only employed to bring the case before the Court of Petty Sessions, where it will be decided fully, fairly an4 according to law." The Times believes that the publio will, ere long, have the opportunity of hearing what the inmates have to say about this murder in examination U. public court. If such a course does not lead to a convic- tion of the guilty party, it will at least have the effect of removing from the public mind many erroneous i.D1. pressions which have sprung out of the unisati?factory private e.9-iatio.. hitherto held. The Somerset h: Wilts J-l p?blih?. ? ?o-,p..d?.?? whi?lk has taken place between Mr. Sluk and Mr. Du?, Mr. Kent's solicitor, relative to the investigation being made by the former. Mr. Dunn, in one letter, says At you speak of acting under instructions which have the sanction of the Home Secretary, I may inform you that Mr. Kent received this morning a communication from bfr. Waddington relative to a proposed publio inquiry, in which no mention whatever is made of you being employed b* Government, nor any request that Mr. Kent should pat himself in communication with you. For ought we know you may be acting under the instructions of the detectiYt officer, whose former proceedings in this case have beew condemned by the universal voice of the country. 'k Dunn goes on to say that Mr. Kent is still -0 19, 1 submit himself, his wife, and every member of his housa? hold to examination on oath or otherwise, by anym? t.to of the c- --tY, or other competent official who- Government may appoint. but that, acting on the recent mendation of counsel, Mr. Kent will not accede to thle auest to attend at his office, believing the course now bein» adopted to be calculated to impede justice." It is":k stated wheth- -U- Sent has withdrawn his objection. 4 Lord Townsend's butler, in preparing the cloth for a chol festival, was unlucky enough to break a dozen of china Pa of a rare and beautiful pattern. y on blockhead," cries Mf Lordship, meeting him presently after, with another <}ozen In his hand, w did u do it, Upon m_v soul, my Lovk they happened to fall juat 10," repUe4 tl. fellow, and iIlÂ&ll dashed em &180 upon the marble hearth into \110