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A deputation of shipowners waited on Lord John Russell, on Saturday, to call his attention to two subjectsof great interest. First, they showed that foreign powers have not granted to British ships advantages con- ceded by us to foreign ships, and that this works prejudicially upon the interests of our mercantile marine. They did not demand the enforce- ment of the retaliatory clauses of the Act of 1849, but urged the Govern- ment to exercise its influence in obtaining reciprocity. The other subject was the question of belligerent rights at sea; and the deputation prayed the Government to deal with it in time of peace, foreseeing how injuri- ously the right of capture would operate in the event of another Euro- pean war. 'Lord John Russell, of course, did not give any immediate answer, but promised, as usual, that the matters laid before him should have the serious consideration of the Government.

Mr. Roupell, one of the Members for Lambeth, and commandant of her smart Volunteer corps, addressed his constituents at the Home Ta- vern, Kennington, on Monday. Unlike Mr. Williams, his colleague, Mr. Roupell prides himself on being a silent Member, anxious to learn his business, being wisely of opinion, as he told the meeting, that the House of Commons " would never stand two Members for Lambeth on the some subject," the Estimates. Mr. Roupell has the manliness to stand up for the national armament. Asked whether he knew of any cause,of disagreement between England and France, he answered, that he did not, " Then why arm ? " said the questioner. " Why arm ?" said Mr. Roupell; " because we wish to preserve the peace," was the unanswerable rejoinder, which drew forth " loud cheers."

The beneficed clergy, of the city and archdeaoonry of London held, a meeting at Sion College, last week, and determined on an extraordinary course—they placed the famous " Essays and Reviews " under the ban. The Reverend Dr. M'Caul, pointedly referring to the volume, moved an address to the Bishop of London, calling his attention to the necessity of adopting some steps " to.stem the tide ofinfidelity setting in," which he said, " is more dangerouladts not proceeding from open enemies, but from gentlemen holding high apiritual and educational offices in the established Church of the country?' The resolution was carried, and the " Essays and Reviews" were condemned. One of the authors, the Reverend Mr. Pattiaun, has just been elected Rector of Lincoln College, Oxford.

The project of an electric telegraph to the continent of America by the northern route is now seriously entertained. On Monday, it was dis- cussed at the meeting of the Royal Geographical Society—Lord Ash- burton in the chair. Sir Leopold M'Clintock read a paper giving an elaborate description of his survey of the sea route in her Majesty's ship Bulldog. lie sounded the entire line from the Faroe Islands to Iceland, thence to the Smith-east co-tat pt' Greenland, and from this place to Hamilton's Inlet in Labrador. He has found it perfectly practicable to lay the cabli throughout the entire length, and believes there are excel- lent places on shore where the cable might be landed. Nearly all the in- formation obtained was favourable to the accomplishment of the under- taking. Sir Charles Bright read a paper by Captain Allen Young, of the Fos, who was directed to examine sites for landing the cable, and he

arrived at the same conclusion. Colonel Shaffner showed that it would be easy to connect the whole link of wires, an thun.obtain instantaneous communication with America. The discussio* was adjourned.

The.Institute of British Architects, at the invitation of Mr. Tite, M.P., have this week been engaged in a discussion of the best means of pre- serving—the Houses of Parliament. It seems that it was intended too build the new Palace of Westminster of magnesian limestone, or dolomite, a crystalline rock. The commissioners appointed to select the stone were shown specimens completely crystallized, but the stone used was " an amorphous one "—it had not gone through the natural process of crystal- lisation. Hence die decay. The question is, how to arrest it? Nu Tite is in favour of an application of liquified glass, or water glass, which'

has been used su y at Berlin and Lille. Mr William Cowper is. disposed to await the suggestions of a committee of competent and scien- tific men.

There is talk of a new street to connect the Strand with the Hay- market. At present, the short line of communication is through a num ber of little streets. 'It is now proposed to carry a broad thoroughfare from King William Street, in rear of the National Gallery, by Hem- ming's Row, thence ina sweeping curve upto Prince's Street and Coven- try Street. This will shorten the road from the City to the West End by one half the distance.

The Court of Queen's Bench, has discharged the rule calling upon Mr. Sylvester, one of the coroners of Wilts, to show cause why the inquisition taken before him in regard to the Road murder should not be quashed with a view to the issue of a writ of menus inquirendum. It was alle

that the coroner had been guilty of misconduct, in declining to examine Mr. Kent. and his household, that he had closed the inquiry against the- wish of the Jury, and that he had told them, that their business was limited to an inquiry as to the cause of death. These statements, sustained by affidavits, were met by counter affidavits, and it was proved to the satisfac- tion of the court, that the charges of misconduct and misdirection were un- founded. There was another reason urged for quashing the inquisition— that the record was on paper and not on parchment ; but this was- abandoned. The Court besides thought, that a new inquiry would be directed to ascertain from the depositions of those who are open to sus- picion, proofs of guilt, and the Court did not consider that it could sanction a course so much in antagonism to its practice. At the most, Mr. Sylvester had committed an error in judgment in not examining Mr. Kent, but in- quisitions could not be quashed on that ground. Rule discharged.

What are the rights and privileges of Roman Catholic priests in our workhouses ? The question has been partially discussed in the Court of

Queen's Bench, on a motion for a rule calling upon the guardians of St..

Luke's, Chelsea, to show cause why a mandamus should not issue command- ing them to admit the Reverend Edward Gilpin Bagabawe, a priest, at all reasonable times to give religious instruction to Roman Catholic paupers, and on one or more days in the week to assemble the said paupers in some hall or place suitable for the purpose of imparting religious instruction. It seems that Mr. Bagshawe has been admitted when sent for by paupers, but

he claims a right to go in and out at discretion' and above all to celebrate a service in the workhouse. The Court held that the Act never intended that

every sect should celebrate divine service in a workhouse ; that the Act does not contemplate either a school or a service; but they granted a rule„ touching the sight of the priest to enter the workhouse at discretion.

Mr. Baron Bramwell, sitting in the Court of Exchequer, has delivered some leaMed dicta on the best mode of dealing with savage wives. A Mrs., Welsh causelessly and savagely assaulted a Mr. Baldock, chemist, in hia own shop. Mr. Baldock brought an action for damages against the husband ; and the facts were not disputed. Mr. Baron Bramwell then made a re- markable charge to the jury. He said the action was a most proper one • and that it was certainly a great pity that Mrs. Welsh could not also be personally punished in another way. It was asked what the defendant should do to prevent her committing such assaults ? Why, as it is not the fashion at the present day to beat a wife for her faults, he should chain her up, and not allow her to go out without him. The case put by the learned counsel about the savage dog was a very good simile, only the man pos- sessed of such an animal is in a better position than the defendant, as the dog could be got rid of, whereas the wife cannot. A savage woman is a most difficult creature to manage, as a man, although stronger than she from his natural repugnance to striking her, is almost entirely at her mercy. If the Jury thought this was a case for exemplary damages, he should ad- vise them to act upon such an opinion, and to give them pretty liberally, too. The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, with 1001. damages.,

Suits arising out of the settlenient of the affairs of the late John Sadleir are continually occurring. The latest was in the Court of Exchequer. Mr. Norris, administrator of Sadleir, sued a Mr. Edwin Lermitte to recover the value of three horses belonging to John Sadleir' which Lermitte had bought of a Mr. Rhodes. There was no dispute as to the facts so far ; but a.ques- tion arose, and had to be determined by the evidence, whether Sadleir had full possession of the horses, or whether they were the joint property of Sad-

leir and, Rhodes. After hearing a host of witnesses, including Mr. Rhodes. and Mr. Lermitte, the Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for 2751., the amount claimed minus 251..1for cloths bought by Rhodes. The real arrange- ment seems to have been that Sadleir should buy the horses, and Rhode*. should keep them. Mr. Rhodes .is a director of the London and County Bank, and Mr. Lermitte is his nephew.

A "romantic " story was brought to light in the Divorce Court this week, Mr. Allridge, a paymaster in the Navy, returned from a voyage to his home, near South Brent. One of his neighbours was a Mr. Dement, an architect. and a married man.. Mr. Allridge, from his wife's own confession, learned that she had been unfaithful, and he consented to allow her to remain in his. house, on a promise from the woman and her lover that both had repented.. Nevertheless, Mrs. Allridge, in a few days, went to Damant's house, and there resided for some time, even after Mrs. Damant's return. Departing,, she went to the house of her sister, and thither Dement followed her, and- induced her, against the will of her sister and father, to run away with him,. They are supposed to have gone to America. The curious part of the story. is, that Dement wrote letters to Allridge, extenuating his conduct—on French principles. One of the letters is given as a specimen. Were I capable of inflicting that evil which you appear to dread, I might feel anger at the harshness of your expressions, rather than, as I do, sorrow at having probably deserved them. I can feel, Alldridge, from the love I have ffir her, something of what must be your agony at tier loss ; but I really believe that, for the sake of all, it is 'best things should take their present course. Supposing her love to be true to me, as she believes, and mine to be towards her as true as I conceive it, how could our respective homes have been happy ? Had our separation not taken place, constant dissimulation on our parts, constant suspicion on yours, would have male, all our lives miserable, and have prepared us to do that at last in anger which we now do in thoughtful grief-grief, at least, that we should be the instruments of so much torture to thosewhom we esteem and respect, even if we love them not as should have been our duty. Do not think that we commence our life together with an idea of having a career of thoughtless happiness. We have discussed our probable difficulties calmly, and have resolved to most them with patience and fortitude, and with a fair reliance on God's mercy. We have sinned, but cannot remove the pain that sin has caused others. If your love for her is as pure as I hope, you will, I am sure, derive some little consolation from the knowledge that our intention, by God's help, for which we have prayed earnestly together, is to lead a life of holiness and self-denial. Oh, that it -were possible to restore to you some recompense for that which you have lost! I trust I need not allude directly to your appeal on the subject of my future conduct to her I love. Afay God reward me according to my dealings with her! May God console you! Farewell."

The Court, of course, granted a decree with costs. The Judge Ordinary said of the letters, that they were a shocking instance of sham penitence and piety. ,He could not imagine to what class of society people belonged who mystified themselves with such notions of religion.

In another case, the Court refused a petition for dissolution. A Mr. Sturge, musical instrument maker, petitioned for a divorce. His wife had left him, and had gone to live with one Mellis, a compositor. Sturge him- self had a housekeeper, and, inferentially, it appeared that she was also his mistress. The faintest blinds of propriety were set up to screen the con- nexion ; and the wife pleaded condonation and connivance. It was given in evidence that Sturge had told his niece that he had sent his wife to Mellis because he could not himself make her happy ; and the niece, Eliza Sturge, stated a variety of facts leading to the conclusion that Sturge and his housekeeper lived as man and wife. The Judge Ordinary, in dismissing the petition, said-He was afraid it was not uncommon among the humbler classes of this country, when a husband and wife parted by mutual consent, for each of them to think that he or she was at liberty to take another hus- band or wife, and that others did not think much of going to live with one of them iii that capacity. In this case, Thomas remained with the peti- tioner until his wife came back ; she then went to London, and as soon as the wife went away again she returned to hits. She did not give by any means a satisfactory account of the business which took' her to London, or of her reasons for returning to Thistol. Could any reasonable man doubt; under these circumstances, that the story told by Eliza Sturge was a true one? It had been-argued that it was improbable that she and her parents should have continued their intimacy with Sturge if they had discovered his intimacy with Thomas. After the unhappy experience he had had in this Court, he saw no improbability in such a state of things. It was in the common course of events. One of the evils which might hereafter result from the facility with which marriages were dissolved was that, in a certain. class of life, women who committed adultery and afterwards married the adulterer would be just as well received as if they were perfectly pure. He was afraid that women would become more reckless in deserting their hus- bands when they found that they were received with facility into the so- ciety of the class to which they belonged after they were married to their paramours.

At the Central Criminal Court; on Monday,. James Thomas; eifeePatriek Dowling, "a.dingerous thief,' who had already tasted the pleasures of four years' penal servitude, was convicted of breaking into the -Mute of the Dowager Baroness Talbot de Afalahide; and stealing a large quantity of jewels worth 20001. Thomas was one of a gang who plundered the house; They climbed to the top of the next house, then undergoing repair, and entered the house of the Baroness through an attic window. All the robbers camped, but one left his hat behind. The hat was taken to the hatter whose.. name it bore,. and he, turning up the lining, found there the name and; addreas of Thomas. His comrades were not discovered. -Sentence; tee yeare penal servitude.

In the sane Court, James Cooke, onerafthe persons engaged in defrand- hie the creditors of the bankrupt Poole, at Mardian-loon, by aiding in OW- ccaling. goods, was convicted of perjury and sentenced td twelve menthe' imprisonment with hard labour. George May was sent td prison'for sit weeks for ntanalaughter. HO was a private in the Military Ttaitt. Quar- relling.with a comrade; knight, they fought; and Knight.' being %verged, ran away.. May followed; and- knoelredtim dowtrtiVilv; and he died of the injuries received.

On Thursday,- three young men were tried for plundering an dld'gertilt- roan of his watbh in' brought' daylight, in Great Alie Street, Goodman's' Yields. The robbery weir perpetrated in the presence of numbers of people; who looked on. The• youths were convicted: Two, Kirtkin and Williams, have been repeatedly convicted, and the Judge sentenced Williams to'six years, .and lankin,.the worst of three, to eight:years/iota!' Servitilde. The thirdcGraham,•a companion of thieves, brit not before-convicted, was sentenced to four years penal servitude. Kinkin and Williams behaved with great insolence in Court ; Kinkin saying, "1 would Sooner be tied up- up at eight and cut down at nine before I would let them know where the Watch is."

Al painful instance of breath of trust came utiderllie- notice-of Aldertnatt Cithlen, at the Mansionhouse, on Wednesday.- Richard Corrie-Bache, an oldman, seventryears of age, was,charged with embezzling 421., the pro- perty of his-employer, Mrs. Tull: He is alleged to have embezzled-really 6000/.. since 1848. Mrs, Tull was a widow. When her husband, a rope- manufacturer, died, Bache became manager of the business, at a salary-of 3001. a year, and a house rent free. Bache received all moneys, and was supposed to pay it into the bank. According to the statements of Mr. Whinny, accountant, who examined' the books, instead. of paying in the full sums-received, he deducted-large sums, and " waked" the books. It seems that Bache did not hand over' the cash-book' to bseopied by the clerk into the ledger, but dictated the items, and kept the book carefully leered up. He was remanded.

Phcebe Assiler and Mary Worelly, were charged before the Lambeth Magistrate with robbing their mistress, Mrs. Chuekerbutty, an Indian lady.• The two girls planned the robbery in the most clumsy way: They secreted jewels and plate, and then made a cut in the trap to the cellar, and the door of the cellar, to make it appear that a burglary had been committed. They then smashed eggs and destroyed bonnets and produced confusion, and -reported in alarm that' the house had been robbed in the night. Of course the police were sent for, and they saw at once that no burglary had been committed; The girls confessed, and part of the property was found. in the garden. The girls have been remanded.

Edward Dearmer, an ex-policemen, is in custody on a charge of beating his two children, a boy fourteen, and a girl elevett years old, with a heavy cartwhip. Dearmer and his wife locked the children up withoutfood. The

bey picked the lock with' a nail, and got bread and up from a lodger. Dearmer came in and finding them below, took them upstairs, stripped then;, and flogged them as he would flog; a restive horse. They were " covered fromhead to foot with wounds." They are now cared for. Two omnibuses run from the Royal Oak, Paddington, to London Bridge on a peculiar system. In the table of fares, a charge of la. is set down, but in small characters. The general table is made out on the same principle. Other omnibuses run for smaller fares, and the public, thinking they are all the same, enter these deceptive vehicles. The Mansionhouse magistrates have fined the conductor of one of them, for contravening the Act of Parlia-

ment, and extracting Is. for a ride from the Royal Oak to the Bank. '

A very amusing scene occurred in the Worship Street Police Court, on Monday, showing great tact on the part of Mr. Knox, the magistrate. Henry Bass, a middle-aged country gentleman, was charged betbre Mr. Knox with drunkenneas, but not disorderly conduct. The police having proved the offence, Mr. Knox asked-" ell, Mr. Bass, are you sober now ?"

Mr. Bass-" Thank you sir, very." Constable-" The gentleman was very bad, but I think that he is pretty right now." Mr. Bass-" What you say true is very correct. I was bad, but I am right now, quite right. In fact, all right" (oscillating slightly). Mr. Knox-" Indeed, I doubt it."

Mr. Bass-" Gh, I asal.re you, I am perfectly compo. The fact is that I travelled one hundred milesyesterday by train, and afterwards took some ale-pale ale. It had an undue and corrupt influence on my system for a time certainly ; but what you object to now is not proceeding from that- no, it's the roll of the carriage-in-me, not the ale:"

Mr. KnorL--" I hope not.' Mr. Baetp--" Thank you, air." Mr. Knox-"But I fear that-to part withyon at 'present would be sub; jecting you to robbery, therefore the constable will' take' " Mr. Bass, imploringly-" No; no, don't lock me rap; let: me go home.- pray de,"

Mr. Knox-"I don't purpose looking you up.; I wish' to save you from being robbed, and to restore you to your friends." Mr: Bass-" Thank-you-thank you, yes-save me /tom niy-no, send inti to my friend's."

Mr. Knox-"'The constable' will' see that yen have Borne strong tett, and —" Mr. Bass (approvingly)-" That's it-that's it ; tes is' the thing; better than ale--ain'tits eh'?" Mr. Knox-" With a little rest afterwards ; and then-letmeSee-I pre= sume I may give a despotic order in this instance-then, constable, have a cab and see him safe in the train." Mr. Baas (highly pleased)-" That's it-that's it; tea, rest, and train ; that's it-just the thing." Mr. Knox-" In fact, constable, take care of the gentleman till he's Jeffery Constable=" I will, sir." Mr. Bass-" Yes, he shall; I'll make hirti." Khox-" dare say he has plenty of money; and will defray et - penses."

Mr. Bass-"Yes, yes; I'll defray anything; only don't confine me, be- cause I want to get home; Come along." Saying which, Mr. BRIO moved off ; but quiekly, returning, addressed the magistrate- in a grandilotinest manner-" Allow me to return my thanks, sir, for the sympathy you have shown in my most painful position, and to wish. you good day ; after which; this quaint individual left the office as steadily as the influence occasioned by the roll of thd carriage would pertifit: Anaceident occurred on tbe-South-Western Railway; tireMenday; which, has made great stir, chiefly because a man of note was- slain.- It appeare that three trains started from Waterlito Bridge Station within the short- epace of a quarter of an hour. From some unexplained cause, the tender of the first train left the rails, just beyond the junction of the main with the Epson' line, not fa? from Whiabledon. The engine broke away and proceeded, but the tender' went' headlong down the ethbanknient; carryingwith'it seve- ral carriages. The Teeth ivarinstrint death to Dr. Baly, and the infliction of very severe injuries on manyotherpersons. Happily, by the exertions of the guard, the twe followingtraine were beought to a stand; the foremost within 300' yards of the wreck of the first train. At present; no intelligible account

of the cause of the has been reported.

The inquest on the body of Dr. Baly opened on Thursday. Captain Mangles, Chairman of the COmpany,- Mr. Dalremplev on its behalf; and Mr. Bedford,.Coroner for Westminster' on behalf of the relative's of Dr. Baly,- were present. Mr. Bedford -applied at once for an adjournment, he wanted time • but after an altercation, Coroner Carter would not ant it, and Mr.- Bedford was acctisisd of 'coming there tit prejudice the Jury. Dr. Baly's body was identified. Dr. Chapman, of Tooting, described the injuries eeived by the sleceesed-feeettire of the skull, frticture'of the cheek 'bone and" jaw, frietuee of allateribs, chest crushed in-; and•contusierts all over ate' Wily. Death must have been inatantaneorea. Mr.• Hohler detwribed the finding of the body under a •carriage, lying nerve; the "'six-foot," between the-two lines of rails. Dr. Wyld, a passenger in the same carriage with DO. Baly,gave a vivid description of what occurred. " observed that the gentleman who occupied the diagonal corner was of dark complexion and pale, and that immediately on taking his seat he co- vered his face with a white cambric handkerchief, as if intending to !deep. I took no further notice of him until I felt a certain' humping. 1 shdttld have thought very little of this bumping, but having been-in the accident at Hitch* in September, 1859; I knew very Well that it indicated something' wrong. I felt that it was utterly useless to'mnve, and' I therefore eitt.faat iii the corner. I then' perceived the gentlemen in the diagonal corner stagger to his-feet, apparently confused andlonly half &whim. The Tint moment, the carriage began to heel over towards my sides and I instinc- tively seized hold -of the partition between the seals with. my left' hand. looked to the left, and almost momentarily saw the ground through a We- er chasm in the carriage. Immediately afterwards, the gentleman who tact been in the diagonal corner- fell' backwards, his- knees being drawn uptd- wards his bead, while his hands, instead of being convulsively extended,, were held up about a fOot froth his face. I observed' hat -his face was pee. feetly calm, wearing-no expreasion of fear or pain. On falling, he instantly disepeeured through the chasm. Whether the -aperture was caused by the- door being .open, or the side of the carriage driven' out, I could not tell; but the carriage was falling at tie time arid was very near the ground. I did not hear the gentleman utter'a cry or a sound. My belief is that, not being quite aneike -when the accident began, he rose up hurriedly and was pre01parited through the chasm. I cannot say how far the carriage went, but my impreasion is that it must have caught him up and ground him 'on

the grovel. I saw no attempt made by anybody in the' carriage to open the door, nitti'L theit believe that it was opened by the act of any passenger..

I 424111101 sat positively whether the window on my side was down, but think most likely it %vier so. The window, however, was not large enough to let a nitarar"ugli, and I think he must have fallen ont'through the doorway. He p.ssed me In falling."

, There was a complaint that the Sscretiry of the line, Mr. Crombie, had'

set on foot the idea that Dr. Baly had tried to jump out of the carriage, an idea completely refuted by the evidence, and duly apologized for by the company 't3 solicitor. After taking Dr. Wyld's evidence, the inquiry was adjourned until Friday next, when some light may be thrown on the cause of this deplorable calamity. There are a great number of injured persons, some of whom are doing well.

pr. Baly, thus unceremoniously destroyed, was Physician Extraordinary to the Queen. He was in the prime of life, only forty-eight years of age ; he had early attained a high position, and won the love and esteem of his pro- fessional brethren. When he was slain, he was travelling to Guildford to attend a consultation.