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As it was surmised at the close of last week, the Queen was preven.e' by her passing indisposition from personally visiting the City of London to grace the opening of the new Coal Exchange on Tuesday. Prince Albe- took the two elder of the Royal children, and in the absence of the Queen they formed the chief object of the civic curiosity.

The preparations on the Thames were on a gigantic scale. A row steamers was moored along the whole of the North side of the river from Whitehall to London Bridge, and a row of coal-lighters on the South side. and thus a space of about a hundred feet was kept clear for the procession: the Thames Police holding guard and preventing any unprivileged intru- sion. Upwards of five miles of mooring-chain was required and used i- completing this cordon. On the row of lighters platforms were ereetd and on the steamers were arranged seats, &c., to offer convenient sight is multitudes of the public.

The Royal party left Buckingham Palace at a quarter-past twelve. Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Royal, accompanied by the Duke of Norfolk, Master of the Horse, rode in the first carriage Lords and Ladies in Waiting, with Mr. Birch, rode in a second carriage and other members of the Household followed in five more carriages. ° The water was taken at half-past twelve. Commander Eden, Superin. tendent of Woolwich Dockyard, led the van, in his barge; succeeded b., Vice-Admiral Elliot, Commander-in-chief at the Nore, in his barge; the Lord Mayor's Bailiff followed in his state craft; and then came the City barn itself, rearing its quaint gilded poop high into the air, and decked with richly emblazoned devices and floating ensigns. The Lord Mayor and his part; remained on deck throughout the voyage. The City barge led the way for the Royal barge—a gorgeous structure of antique design, built for Fre- derick Prince of Wales, the great-great-grandfather of the Prince and Prin- cess who now trod its deck: it was rowed by twenty-seven watermen in rich livery, and was commanded by Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence. Royal gigs and two Royal barges escorted the State barge, posted respec- tively on its port and starboard bow and its port and starboard quarter. The Queen's shallop followed; the barges of the Admiralty; and the Trinity Corporation barge brought up the rear.

The day being a beautiful one, Prince Albert with the young Prince and Princess took positions whence they could see and be seen well. As soon as the procession had got fairly out to mid-river, the vast multitude of specta- tors assembled became visible. Every spot was densely crowded: the plat- formed steamers and lighters heeled over with their load of loyal and inqui- sitive beholders; the shores were fringed, the houses crowded at windows and on roof; and groups were visible even on the distant points of vantage supplied by the church-steeples and the dome of St. Pail's. The streets which run from the Strand to the river-side were so packed, that from the river itself it seemed a marvel how the moving mass was not poured at once into the stream. It is calculated that there were about half a million of persons collected on the banks for the simple pleasure of a passing glance at Royalty and its cortdge. Each of the bridges was of course loaded with spectators, and it was by these chiefly that the shouts of welcome were most heartily raised; for among the paying masses on the cordon of steam- ers and lighters there seemed to have lingered a hope that the Queen would still be present, and that hope had suffered disappointment. Towards the Prince and Princess the feeling exhibited was one of such predominaLt curiosity that the usual evidences of loyal welcome were almost omitted. No incident marked the progress, except between Southwark and Lou- don Bridges, where the State barge for an instant checked its way; the rowers lying on their oars, while the scholars of Queen Elizabeth's Gram- mar School received an acknowledgement of their united cheers and of the address which had been presented from them by Alderman Humphery. The most picturesque view obtained during the whole progress was at the moment the vessels emerged from London Bridge and caught sight of the amphitheatre of shipping in the Upper Pool; a literal forest of masts, with a foliage of flags more variously and brilliantly coloured than the Ameri- can woods after the first autumn frost. Here too the ear was first saluted by the boom of guns; the Tower artillery firing as the procession swept by. The lauding place on the Customhouse Quay had been covered in with coloured canvass, so as to form a corridor the whole length of the quay to and across Thames Street to the grand entrance of the Coal Exchange. The entire length of this covered way-600 feet—was fitted up with seats, conveniently arranged ; and at this spot between three and four thousand of the invited friends of the members of the Corporation posted themselves for a view. The Artillery Company, and the corps of Gentle- men at Arms, with a detachment of Grenadier Guards, formed a guard of honour. Shortly before twelve, the deputations of Aldermen and Councillors appeared on the landing platform, and were soon joined by several noble- men—the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord Campbell, Lord Marcus Hill, the Earl of Devon, Lord Jocelyn, and others, with Sir Robert Peel, Mr. Goal- burn, and many distinguished Commoners. The Duke of Cambridge and the Duke of Wellington were among the earliest, and continued chatting together till the procession arrived. Prince Albert, with the young Prince and Princess, having landed and been duly received by the civic deputations, passed down the corridor. bowing to the citizens on either side. The reporter's description of the appearance of the young people on their first state introduction may in- terest country readers— "The Prince of Wales, who seemed pale, and somewhat timid, wore a white waistcoat and trousers, a dark blue naval jacket with a single row of gilt buttons, a white turn-down collar, and black neckerchief, and a white cap with a black band. The Princess Royal wore a pink quilted satin bonnet, with a small feather of the same colour at the side, a black velvet mantle drawn in at the waist, green silk frock with white stripes and three flounces, and pale drab boots. Her Royal Highness appeared to be ID good health, but seemed somewhat abashed, as well as her Royal brother, at suddenly encountering the gaze of so many strangers The Prince and Princess acknowledged with much grace the plaudits with winch they were greeted as they proceeded down the gallery." The Royal visitors wee.: followed at a short interval by the members of the Government, &c., who formed part of the company in the barges of the

Admiralty and the Trinity Brethren—Lord John Russell, Sir George Grey, Sir Cornewall Lewis, and others. The grand hall of the Coal Ex-

change having been entered, the City procession was set in motion to join th e Royal detachment. The Lord Mayor and the Recorder then presented to Prince • ea Albert an address; which the Recorder read aloud—with such emphatic solemnity, it is remarked, that the Prince of Wales seemed "struck and almost awed" by his manner. The address was of the usual type, with allusions suitable to the occasion,—some facts illustrative of the rapid rise of the coal-trade; a claiming of credit for the coal marine as the foundation of our naval power, &c. Prince Albert replied with a " Royal speech," which was put into his hand by Sir George Grey—a dry echo of

the address.

These formalities over, the Lord Mayor presented Mr. Wood, Chairman of the Committee of Management of the Coal Exchange, Mr. Bunning, the architect, and some others, to Prince Albert: the Prince received the archi- tect "with marked attention." The company then scattered itself to ex- plore and admire the architecture of the building whose inauguration they had witnessed. The Duke of Cambridge was heard exclaiming again and again, "Beautiful! beautiful! very handsome! "—the Duke of Wellington, with outstretched finger, indicated the parts which he approved. Sir Ro- bert Peel and Lord John Russell were noted silently standing near each other, and were greeted respectively with cheers. The building is one of Italian character: its interior aspect is thus sketched- " The company stood upon the floor of the great ball or rotunda in which the market is to be held—a circular apartment GO feet in diameter, having round its sides three tiers of galleries, one above another, from which the various counting- houses are to be entered. The hall is surmounted by a noble glass dome, the centre of which is 74 feet from the floor. The panels of the walls have been orna- mental by Mr. Sang, assisted by Mr. Bendixen, Mr. Beensen, and other artists, with decorations forming a series of pictorial representations of coal in its progress from the pit to the fireplace, the implements of the miners, and the like, with em- blems of the Mersey, the Humber, the Aire, the Severn, Avon, Medway, Thames, Trent, and Tyne. Opposite the grand entrance from Thames Street was a throne erected for her Majesty, covered with rich crimson velvet, with very handsome canopy and side draperies ; and by the throne were placed three chairs of state, one of them, for the Prince of Wales, surmounted by a magnificent plume of the Prince's feathers in spun glass." The carpet was removed to show the floor. " It is in the form of the mariner's compass, and consists of upwards of four thou- sand distinct pieces of wood; the City shield, anchor, and other ornamental de- vices, are represented in the centre. The whole of these pieces were only a few meals since either in the tree in the growing state, or cut from wet logs, and prepared for use in the course of a few days by a new method of seasoning," in- vented by Messrs. Davidson and Symington. The wools used are ebony, black and red oak, mahogany, elm, red and white walnut, and mulberry. The black oak was taken from a gigantic oak found in the bed of the river Tyne, which most have first sprang from the acorn at a very distant age, perhaps before the Christian rem; the mulberry was cut from a portion of the very tree planted in this country by Peter the Great when he worked as a shipwright in our dock- yards. About two o'clock, Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and Princess Royal, sat down to a Meitner; at which the Lord Mayor and Lady May- oress were placed by the Prince Consort in seats of honour near his person. The usual toasts were given, with the usual display of loyalty; that of the Queen with the " loudest cheers," that of the Queen Dowager with " evi- dent feeling," that of the Prince of Wales and Princess Royal " with en- thusiastic demonstrations." At about three o'clock the party broke up, and the Royal visitors returned to the Fairy yacht. As Prince Albert stepped on board, he expressed his gratification at the whole proceedings, and, turning especially to the children, observed—" Remember, you are indebted to the Lord Mayor for one of the happiest days of your lives."

The voyage back to Whitehall was rapidly steamed over in the Fairy yacht, and Buckingham Palace was reached in half an hour from leaving the Coal Exchange. At ten minutes after four Prince Albert and his children were on their way back to Windsor, by the Great Western Railway.

Lord John Russell has intimated to Sir James Duke, Lord Mayor of London, that the Queen was highly geratifid at the reception given to PrEce Albert and her children; and that she has been pleased to direct that Sir James be created a Baronet.

The leaders of the Universal Peace movement held a meeting at Exeter Hall, on Tuesday, to hear statements in reference to the late Congress in Paris and to future movements. Mr. William Ewart, M.P., presided; Mr. Cobden, M.P., Mr. J. B. Smith, M.P., Mr. J. Ellis, M.P., Mr. Samuel Gur- ney, Mr. Joseph Sturge, and several distinguished foreigners, were present. Among the foreigners was noticed General Klapka, the defender of Co- morn; his appearance was the signal for shouting and other demonstrations of welcome, which he acknowledged with an unobtrusive bow: he appeared scarcely to have gained the middle age.

The Chairman opened business with a brief statement. He announced that in the approaching year another Congress would be held at Frankfurt, and that a larger assemblage of friends than had yet been seen was expected to attend. The meeting held that day in London would be followed up on succeeding days by similar meetings in Birmingham and Manchester. He concluded with a complimentary allusion to the Exhibition of Industry proposed by Prince Albert,—a proposal which the friends of peace hailed with delight, as calculated eminently to advance their designs. The Reverend Henry Richards narrated the Peace operations of the last twelve months, and read letters from various foreigners who had excused themselves from attendance at this meeting. M. Lamartine pleaded a rheumatic affection; M. Emile Girardin and M. Victor Hugo, the import- ance of political circumstances at home. The Archbishop of Paris had long wished to visit that England which is so fertile in great men and great things, and for which he felt so much sympathy; but pastoral duties would withhold him. M. Coquerel, M. Francisque Bouvet, and M. Michel Cheva- lier, pleaded their duties as members of the Legislative Assembly; express- ing themselves in compliments to England and the English.

The speechmaking was opened by Mr. Samuel Gurney, in a tone of Qnakerlike peaceful exhortation. Briefly confirming what had already been made public as his opinion, that if the abominable system of standing armies be maintained the financial difficulties of the nations in Europe will increase upon them, he passed to the religious point of view.

Maintaining that war in all its bearings is against the spirit of Christianity, he asked—" Can it be made honest that the merchant of Havre shall fit out his ship and steal the ship of the merchant of Plymouth ? Can any regulation of men make that honest? " He looked forward to a Christian futurity. "I think it is not unreasonable or extravagant to suppose that as light is thrown upon this question, more especially as Christianity grows upon the face of the earth, the lee-Bugs of men will more and more mellow down to a system of Christian feeling towards one another; and that the day will come, of which we have the clearest prediction, ' when nation shall not lift up the sword against nation, neither shall they learn the art of war any more.' I am not so sanguine as to suppose that this happy state of things is near at hand; but it is every day growing nearer; and I apprehend it is the object of a Peace Congress to give life to this subject, to promote Its growth, to press forward the cause, and to do what in them lies to hasten on those brighter days It is my earnest desire that all our future proceedings may be more and more tinged with the Christian principle. I know full well, that if we go no further than is love of peace as just, and a hatred of war as unjust, we shall get an unanimous vote in this country-. 1 believe there are few enlightened soldiers and sailors but would admit that principle. But that is only going skin-deep in the question, if I may so express ie The real question for us to decide is this—what degree of ill-usage ought a it ition to submit to, upon Christian grounds, rather than take up arms to murder their fellow creatures ? Now, it is my firm conviction that there is no sounder wisdom fora nation than thus to cast itself upon the Christian principle and on the pro- tecting arms of the Almighty. (Applause.) I da not despair of the: .c senti- ments gradually extending in the world. In fact, it is my opinion that they have progressed, are progressing, and will progress ; and, if we are to believe prepite.eies of undoubted authority, they will become universal. Therefore, there is no ground for us to be discouraged It is not by producing excitement in meet- ings of this kind that a cause is promoted, but by holding up the doctrine, here and on all occasions, that war in all its bearings is bail, that it cannot be good, that it is wholly inadmissible according to the tenets of Cluistianity ; and that peace, in all its bearings, is the reasonable, best, and proper state or society, which all mankind should dwell under." (Applause.) Mr. Cobden soon diverted the feelings of the audience from this gentle current, and drew laughter and cheers from them by it satirical recurrence to the war panic which existed exactly two years since. The warlike preparations which Lad followed on that ludicrous alarm were what had thriven him into the ranks of the Peace party in this conliery- that party which, while the brave men who trusted 111 their defer, were digging docks and building batteries, crossed the Channel and held out the hand of friendship to the French people. When he remembi.red the lan- guage which had once been held by the organs of public opinion, and now saw the change of language in those same organs, he was tempted to ask, will these organs of the press never learn modesty.? will the lessons of these two short years have no effect on them? His esteemed friend Mr. Gurney had dwelt on the most exalted and sacred view of this question. Mr. Cobden jellied in homage to those high principles of Christianity; lie had become a rely to the Peace movement with the firm conviction that those principles are sutict tiered by the principles of the New Testament: but he woe very much afraid tiler these arguments are not alone suffrient to change the politicians of the reiy. "1 am very much afraid to say it, but I believe that that letter of Mr. Gurney's, in which he gave his opinion as to the financial consequences of this warlike eyetieo, had more effect upon the minds of the politicians and influential statesmen irS this country than all the appeals he ever has made, or ever could make, to their higher religious feelings. ("Hear, hear!'') Having human beings to desI with, and human objects to accomplish, we must bear in mind that, even it we have the sanction of Christianity for our principles, we must work by human instruments to human ends, and that God does not condescend in oar day to work miracles when man can accomplish his work without them." (.imi/et/se.) Mr. Cobden delighted " to take position on what Me enemy ea:led our weakest flank, and to show as a practical man and a politician, not only that the attack of the so-called statesmen of the day may be repelled, but that they may be utterly demolished on their own ground. . . . . One of the highest iris of state- craft is diplomacy. Now, who are the best diplomatists? Have the politicians who have been telling us that the French were coining to attack us, a., I striving to revive the old cry of national enmity, proved the best diplomatists, or the men of peace, who went over to Paris to be laughed at for holding out the haul of fellowship to the French? How stands the case of Europe at the precut mo- ment? the question of peace or war has been lately raised in colmexion with the affairs of the East. We have had apprehensions entertained of a Northern power; and on what has the maintenance of peace depended? On Cie cordial good understanding between France and England. Who has pre.ereeil the good understanding between them? The men who, two years ago, cried out for more ships of war and more steam-ducks? This is a strange way of maintaining the 'entente cordials,' to be arming yourselves, and making your coasts bristle with cannon. No, it was the men who went over in all the confidence of humanity to France, who had faith in the Fretich peeple- who believed that they had justice and magnanimity in their natieeel cha- racter—it was these men who preserved the good understanding between France and England; and it is the good understanding between France and England—I will not say that has preserved the peace of Europe, but that has rendered war between Russia and Turkey impossible." Mr. Cobden then touched on the financial question; recalling the fact, that out of fifty-flier mil- lions sterling, our yearly expenditure, forty-seven millions are expended on the interest of war debts or on the cost of present war establishments. Next session he would try and induce the Foreign Secretary to join hirn in diminishing the extent of our naval and military force. Already discussion had produced the best results. Two years ago they were told that great melded and navies were necessary for defence against neighbouring countries: now it is admitted by the very parties who vilified him on the subject, that war between two is not the evil to be guarded against, but insurrectionary movements and war, rebel- lion. The system, however, of paying armies to keep down the people, bas been tried long enough, and has failed. Yet, instead of a new system, sonic thrones still try the old mode, and where they had three soldiers last year have four now; a course so puzzling and absurd, that the object of these authorities must be to bring these countries into such utter confusion that no other form of giivernment would undertake the labour and risk of restoration. However, these armies are paid for by loans, and "we have already struck a heavy blow at that system." Austria has indeed got a loan, but the money was not given by Holland or England; and before the bonds were issued they were at a discount. The Czar also now wants a loan, and Mr. Cobden observed with delight that it is for the expenses of the war in Hungary. After this, what becomes of tho boasted wealth of Russia—of her loans to Austria, to the Pope, and the

Grand Duke of Tuscany ? "1 don't believe a word of it. I wouldn't give 251. for the Russian 1081.; and I know men of most accompliehiel know-

ledge in Russian affairs who would not make a higher bid. Froin the bottom of my heart I thank Heaven that it has ordained, in its Divine Providence, that where there are huge standing armies of 700,00 or bo0,000 men, there is also a bankrupt exchequer, an oppressed, miserable, and ji graded

population. Were such not the manifest consequences under God's will—were it not clear that even in this world such wicked courses meet with their punishment,

I should be much less sanguine than I am in the expectation of the remedy we seek. It is by the emphatic enunciation of the greet principle we advocate at great meetings like the present, that the cause we have espoused must be ad- vanced. The leading resolution to which you must come here, as unanimously as it was adopted at Paris, is the resolution that the public opinion denounces and re- pudiates any violent interference in the internal affairs of foreign countries. Upon

Mr. Cobden had been poignantly affected by a doctrine assented to by even our Secretary for Foreign Affairs—" The boy Emperor of Austria, expelled from his most important territory, has the right, it is said, to call in the Cossacks to cut the throats of his own subjects. If this be admitted, there is an end of the re- sponsibility of governors to the governed; there is an end of all fear and of all

hope as between the parties Suppose that at some future period—the sup- position under existing circumstances is out of the question—the English people were to come to conflict with their Sovereign, and that the Sovereign were to be defeated, is it pretended to be said that in such a case the Sovereign would be justified in calling in Turkey, for example, to her aid, as Austria had called in Russia? A large proportion of the daily press of this country has been hounding on the Cossacks in their brutal invasion—In their cruel treatment of a more ci- vilized, a freer, a more interesting people than themselves. I reflect with humi- liation, as an Englishman, upon the part which these journals have taken upon this subject during the past few months; but I implore the men now present who represent foreign countries on this great occasion, to believe me when I assure them that these journals do not at all represent the public opinion or heart of the country upon this question. Let the Congress, which is spreading its roots and its branches far and wide throughout the world, keep to these four cardinal points, in faith and heart,—arbitration instead of war ; a simultaneous reduction of ar- maments; the repudiation of the claim of any nation to interfere, by force, in the affairs of any other nation; the repudiation of loans to foreign countries. Let these cardinal points be adhered to, and, with the Divine blessing, which cannot Fail to he vouchsafed to so good a work, perseverance will insure a certain victory to the friends of peace." M. Bastiat addressed the audience briefly in English; pressing on them by comparison with past successes in more difficult enterprises the hopeful- ness of success in the Peace movement- " Are slavery and monopoly less difficult to extirpate than war? They are three children of the same mother, whose name is oppression. Two are already conquered, and we will vanquish the third. Numerous and powerful classes be- lieved themselves to be interested in slavery and monopoly; but who will dare to say that they are interested in war? . . . . If the different nations wish to form a holy alliance, the people must be their own diplomatists in Congresses such as I have now the honour of addressing. It is thus that we shall bring to the support of peace the irresistible force of public opinion, which Pascal called the Queen of the World. Enlightened, warned, and stimulated by this great association, let us hope that the spirit of international war will be rapidly extinguished in the breast of European nations. It will do more: by a simultaneous and proportional dis- armament, at least of such nations as are within the pale of civilization, it will remove many interior embarrassments, many financial difficulties, many injurious taxes, many dangerous discontents, many intestine struggles. And thus it will be once again acknowledged that the firm adherence to sound principles is not Utopia, but the best policy."

M. Horace Say and M. Gamier also made brief speeches in English and French. Resolutions were passed by acclamation, which pledged the meet- ing to support the objects of the Congress.

The Lord Mayor elect, Alderman Farncomb, was sworn in before the Lord Chancellor, yesterday, with the usual formalities.

The new Post-office regulations were brought into operation in the Cen- tral Post-office in St. Martin's-le-Grand on Sunday last. The duty was performed by even fewer than twenty-five officials, all of them volunteers; it was suspended at ten in the morning, in obedience to express instructions to that effect, and completed in the evening by a still smaller number—all with the greatest smoothness and ease.

It is announced that a Royal Commission is about to be issued to in- quire and report on the most eligible sites for a cattle-market outside of the Metropolis.

The Right Reverend Dr. Wiseman has signified to the Roman Catholic clergy of his district, that, in consequence of the cessation of the pestilence, a thanksgiving is to be substituted for the prayer used during its preva- lence, and that the dispensation from the Friday abstinence is to cease. Dr. Wisemen also announces, that it is his intention to set apart a day of thanksgiving for the Roman Catholics of his district, in connexion with a recommendation of charity towards the orphans of those who have died of cholera.

, Dr. Andrew Ure, " F.R.S., analytical chemist," has presented to the Commissioners of Metropolitan Sewers a supplemental report on the death- dealing poison in the Pimlico sewers, as a refutation of the evidence given at the inquest on the 22d instant by Mr. Richard Phillips and Dr. Lyon Playfair, the two Government chemists, and Dr. Miller and Mr. Campbell of King's and University Colleges.

Those gentlemen said in their report to the Jury—" From the various experi- ments and observations which we have made, we are satisfied that gas-lime in no way contributed to the fatal result. No prussic acid or cyanogen compounds could be detected in the mud, [cf the sewer,] nor in the fluid which floated above it: we nevertheless carefully examined the gas-lime and the strata between it and the sewer, through which any soluble matters must have percolated had they found their way into the sewer, but no traces of such matters were found." In opposition to this declaration, Dr. Ure avers, that "the said sewage stuff will yield nearly two ounces per gallon of pharmacopeia proof pure prussic acid,—a dose sufficient to kill fifteen men"; indeed, that any chemical tyro, by a process which I e describes, may eliminate that poison, "more potent in vapour than in the fluid form," in the proportion of " 910 grains, or 15 drams, from each gallon"; further, that any man of common education may, by a test Dr. Ure describes, "manifest the presence of cyanogen compounds or prussic acid, in no mean quantity, in the contents of the sewer as they now remain after many days' exposure to the atmosphere." He states that " the gas-lime, or ' blue billy' as it is called at the gas-works from its blue colour, partly owing to a little prnssian blue, contains so much prussic acid that a Parisian chemist took out a patent for manufacturing the acid from the refuse, and was only unsuccessful by reason of the accompanying sulphurets which the process disei geged at the same time with the acid." " Haring thus settled the che- mistry of the question at issue, upon grounds which can be cavilled at only by pseudo professors," Dr. Ure draws the practical corollary, that " as long as sul- phuret of lime, or gas-lithe refuse, lies buried in considerable but unknown heaps beneath the earthy rubbish which covers the sewers, it must inevitably continue to emit and send down streams of sulphureted hydrogen, &c., through the even invisible fissures of the roof." Dr. Ure is of opinion that the evidence given by the, four gentlemen mentioned "may be regarded as the most marvellous scien- tific pheenomenon of this age of pretension, but which would not occur in any capital of Europe save our own"; he expresses astonishment that any chemists in Europe, and his regret that any in London, should have made the "confession of unskilfulness" above quoted from their report. In conclusion he says—" Many of the statements made in this supplemental report were tendered me in the course of my inquisitorial examination before the Coroner, but could not be noted down by the reporters for the press, in consequence of the hubbub created by Mr. Davis, fireman of the Jury, and a fierce partisan of Mr. Cnbitt, who studied to browbeat Mr. John Phillips and myself, by putting a multitude of senseless, free event, and uncivil questions to us for upwards of three hours, in defiance of the desire of the Coroner and the Jurymen, who did not like to see the noblest ree of Saxon jurisprudence degraded into a hear-garden scene. Bat the verities aF science are imperishable amid the turmoils of the Mob; a moral axiom which we!, no doubt, be realized in the present case."

The publication of Dr. lire's supplementary report has produced a re- ply by Mr. Richard Phillips, Dr. William Allen Miller, and Mr. D. Cam. bell; in which they state that they have reexamined portions of the sew- age refuse, both as taken at the time of the accident and taken lately, arid that, " tested according to the ordinary method " given by Dr. Ure, the specimens yield " not a trace of prim-Bien blue "—" proving the entire ale sense of prussic acid, or any soluble acids." They " either doubt the cor. rectness of his analyses, or suppose that he has operated on a fabricated specimen."

At the Central Criminal Court, on Saturday, Stephen Alfred Jordan, who had been convicted on the previous Wednesday of attempting to murder Sarah Fneeee Ewings in Dulwich Wood, was sentenced to death. Mr. Justice Cresswell said, he had been anxiously considering whether any grounds existed for not ;Auk the sentence of death, or whether he could hold out any hope that the fun see. Mace would not be carried out ; but in vain: the unfortunate girl had been lured by the prisoner, under pretence of affection, to the spot where the attack had been made; the intention was deliberate, there was no repentance, and the most artful and cunning means had been taken to prevent detection. He could therefore find no ground for holding out a hope to the prisoner that the sentence would not be carried out, and in a few days his career would in all probability be ended.

Charles Thomas Pearce, a medical student, was tried for the manslaughter of his brother, Richard David Pearce. This was the case arising out of the treat- ment of a cholera patient homoeopathically. The indictment charged, that the prisoner did "assault the said David Richard Pearce, and unlawfully refuse to allow him, and prevented him from having, sufficient food and victuals for the nourishment of his body ; it being his duty, as such medical adviser, to have al- lowed him such sufficient food and nourishment; and for the want thereof the de- ceased became mortally sick and distempered, and died ; and that the defendant by the manner and means aforesaid did feloniously kill and slay him." The evi- dence showed that the deceased was first treated by Mr. Harris, a surgeon; after. wards, David Pearce sent for his brother Thomas, who took the case in hand as an homoeopathist: the patient had cold water and medicine, and a little arrow- root and gruel: the prisoner was himself attacked by cholera, and then his bro- ther was attended by another surgeon; but he died three days after. Mr. Ser- geant Wilkins, for the defence, urged that the latter fact put an end to the case; bat it proceeded. Mr. Harris stated, that he attended deceased in the first in- stance: when the prisoner was introduced to him, "he said that, as everything had been done that could be done under the old system, he should like to try the effect of the homoeopathic system; and I consented to give up the case to him. I saw the deceased on the day after the defendant had taken the charge of him, and he appeared considerably relieved, and reaction had taken place." The case seemed likely to be fatal from the first: he did not see anything improper in the prisoner's treatment of it. Mr. Justice Manle—" Would it be a proper course, in the case of a cholera patient who was in a state of collapse, to give solid food, or would the bowels be in a condition to receive it? " Witness—" He could have had liquid food." Mr. Justice Manle—" Why do you not answer the question? would it be proper to give solid food ?" Witness—" No." Mr. Justice Manle—" Then why don't you say so? you might as well have said he could have put on a clean shirt as the answer you formerly gave." The Jury interposed, saying they were satisfied there was no evidence to support the charge. Mr. Justice Mauls—"How any man could be found to say that this defendant was guilty of manslaughter, I cannot conceive: it appears he was called in a desperate case, and that he did everything it was possible to do under the circumstances." Sergeant Wilkins said, he be- lieved the real fact was, that this indictment was merely an attack upon the ho- mcemathic system. A verdict of "Not guilty " was then taken.

On Monday, Thomas Bunney Iffidge, the young man who was recently con- victed of uttering forged " tasting orders" for wine in the London Docks, surren- dered to receive judgment. A point had been reserved for the consideration of the Judges sitting in the Court of Appeal; but their decision had been adverse to the prisoner: they pronounced that his offence came within the statute punishing the obtaining of goods under false pretences. Illidge was sentenced to be imprisoned for a month.

William Harris, a young man, was indicted for uttering a forged 51. Bank-of- England note: five cases were entered against him, but only one case was tried. The whole matter rested on the identity of the prisoner. A young man had uttered five forged notes, by accompanying women to their lodgings, sending for drink, paying with a note in each case, and then making an excuse to beat a speedy retreat with the change obtained. Witnesses positively swore that Harris was this young man. For the defence, it was urged that there was a mistake: Harris was very respectable, and bad been for many years employed by a firm in Throe- morton Street, who had a high opinion of his integrity. The witnesses against him were not reputable. A number of preens were called, who clearly proved an alibi with regard to two of the alleged occurrences: whereupon Mr. Clarkson, on behalf of the Bank, abandoned the case; and a verdict of "Not guilty" was re turned. Mr. Justice Manle observed, that he did not think the witnesses for the prosecution had perjured themselves; they had simply made a mistake.

John Preston, mate of the barklAtiantic, was convicted of assaulting an ap- prentice on the high seas, and pleaded guilty to assaults upon another apprentice. There was a point of interest in the first case. The boy alleged that Preston broke his arm by striking him. with a handspike; there was no surgeon on board, and the lad, terrified, told no one of the fracture; but the bones united firmly, though the sufferer performed his usual duties. People were incredulous respect- ing the fracture and its cure; but a surgeon in England found that the bone had really been broken, and in cohering the parts had slightly overlapped each other. The mate alleged that the hurt bad happened through falls from the mast; and the Jury did not find him guilty of this particular violence.

The three persons accused of robbing 51`Guire of seventy sovereigns were ex- amined at Westminster Police-office, on Friday and Saturday last. M`Giures evidence was taken. He is described as a wild, strange-looking man, between fifty and sixty. He gave his testimony in a hurried and incoherent manner. His memory was bad, and in some parts of his narrative seemed to fail him altogether. He appears to have been plundered while sitting asleep at M'Donaldh. After his loss, his mind was disturbed and perplexed; as he bad lost his money, he thought he might as well lose his clothes, and so he did not apply for them. The woman M'Donald addressed the prosecutor in a whining tone, calling him " father, and telling him if it had not been for the drink he would have remembered giving her the money. The prisoners were committed. On Wednesday, Smith, Levees, and Fraser, were tried for defrauding Francis Cuthbertson of 71. 10s., by means of a worthless check: the check was drawn upon a Gravesend bank, but the drawer had no account there. The complicity of Lewes and Fraser was not made out; but Smith was convicted. The three culprits were then charged with a similar fraud upon George Mills: all were found " Guilty." The sentences were imprisonment for various terms. Alford and M'Key, Post-office clerks, were convicted of stealing letters contain- ing money and other property. Alford, who is only nineteen, was sentenced to be kept to bard labour for eighteen months; the other, to be transported for seven years.

Philip Truman, who pleaded guilty at a former session to a charge of keeping an unlicensed lunatic asylunt, appeared to receive judgment. The persons con- fined in Trueman's house had bpentreeted with care and attention; so the sentence was only a fine of 10/. Thomas DI'Donald, a young man, assistant to Mr. Brown, a surgeon in the Hampstead Road, was tried for stealing drugs, medicinal preparations, and other articles, the property of Mr. Broxholma chemist of Holloway, with whom he had lived. The case completely faded. The prosecutor admitted that he advertised for assistants to serve him for six months without pay, and then to have 201. a year: perhaps he had five in a year, so that none entered upon the pay; he could not say that he picked quarrels with them just as the gratuitous service expired. It was proved that Broxholm had said he would not have made the charge if his quondam assistant had not threatened him with an action for insinuating that he had been dishonest. The Jury did not require to hear the Judge's summing-up, but at once acquitted the young man.

At the Mansionhouse, on Wednesday, Benjamin H. Bond, lately a clerk in Carrie's bank, was finally examined on a charge of embezzling 70/., the property of his employers. The case was clearly made out. A solicitor admitted that Bond had taken the money, but said he meant to replace it. The prisoner has been in the bank some ten years. He was committed.

G. B. Walker, a clerk in the London and County Bank, was charged with stealing a ten-pound note from the bapk. The note was missed; Walker was one of those who had access to the place where notes were deposited; the note was changed at night at a jeweller's in Oxford Street; and the shopkeeper recognized Walker as the customer who tendered it.—Remanded.

The Mannings were removed from the Old Bailey Court to Horsemonger Lane Gaol immediately after their conviction and sentence on Friday. Mrs. Manning MIS described as continuing in the furious mood she assumed in court; to have exclaimed "Damnation seize you all!" and to have resisted the efforts to manacle her. These statements have since been contradicted as fabrications: no manacles were used ; but she went silently back to prison, shed a flood of tears on entering her cell, and has been in deep despondency since. Manning is said to have written to her urging a penitent confession: she refused at first to open his letter, but afterwards read it, and took pen to answer it. Another report, since contradicted, was one that O'Connor was about to be married, and that the knowledge of this fact, with the prospect of its putting an end to the Manning connexion, pre- cipitated the murder. Manning persists in his accusations; and declares that his wife came up stairs to him after shooting O'Connor, with a loaded pistol, and said, "Now I've shot him, come down and help me bury him, or I'll shoot you." He states that the pistols used were those pawned with Adams, who could not swear as to the person who pledged them. A clue has been found which may lead to the discovery of the crow-bar. Manning has communicated to Mr. Binns, for the information of O'Connor's:executors, that Mrs. Manning burned several scrip shares of considerable value on the night after the murder; together with O'Connor's clothes, and some papers.