The Express. — London, England, 1863-02-23 00:00:00

"MANHATTAN." Out of doors it is common to hear it said that many years have passed since the London press displayed in the service of the WWII nation a tenth part of the zeal and ability . with'which it has done the work of the great American Slave League. This is only half the truth. The fascinations of slavery not oulv stimulate but seem almost to create talent : they are the one thing for which latent genius has been waiting through long years to call it into active being. Two years agothere was - a daily London newspaper of venerable age and settled character, the name of which had in some way come to be a synonym of leaden dulness, the common jest, the butt of every wit. Looking back to-day over the interval, we are bound to acknowledge that the one pre-eminently original and fertile journalistic conception of that period is due to our unconsidered contemporary. Therefore, whether it be to Sairey Gamp or L J. Brutus, we care not ; we will do homage to the Nei-bite/ *raid. Two years ago it was • serious question with the Heml4l how the English nation might possibly be prepared to look favourably upon an attempt—the first in history—to build a State on the foundation of slavery. At this diatanceof time it is necessary to rt3cal the fact that it had not then become fashionable to palliate the wickedness of that institution ; it was too early to say that it was scriptural and apostolic. Some caution was necessary. Our contemporary met some of the difficulties in a common-place way. But there was one part of his task to which he was impelled alike by tradition, policy, and predilection. Along with a prejudice against slavery there lingered in the English mind a certain respect for the free States of the American union. Diplomatists, ministers of monarchical govern ments, and noblemen had travelled there, and had said and written that they found the Americans an orderly, law abiding, educated, religious people: the impression was one to be destroyed at any expense of pains. If readers could be thoroughly disgusted with the North, it is clear that they would not be so ready to condemn the South on a comparison. It was at the call of this requirement that the genius of the Herald rose to the boldness of invention. The commonplace expedients for malting impressions—moral portraiture, testimony, all-reports were too weak and too slow. Then it was that our contemporary conceived the bril liant idea of dispensing with all round-about methods, and straightway setting up a model Northerner, a representative man, replete with every quality an American republican should not have, and keeping him permanently before the pub lic in his columns. We have called this &bold inven tion. It was so in more senses than one. For a paper extravagantly Southern in its advocacy to set up a correspondent at New York, who should rave for the North, as nobody would be permitted to rave for it in!a journal friendly to the Federals, was very much as if we should print letters concentrat ing all that is offensive in Tory pretensions and de liver them to the perusal of liberal readers, with the signature of " A Conservative." Such a pro ceeding would probably be charged with bad faith ; but our contemporary doubtless relied on his estab lished reputation for impartiality. At all events he carried out the design, and behold—Masnarrsw. Let us glance at the features of this representa tive Northerner, deservedly so dear to partizans of the South. Manhattan is before all things a swag gerer. Not a liar : by no means. A liar discerns falsehood from truth, and prefers it : a swaggerer does not take that trouble, but simply chooses the aspect of things which suite him. It is the coun terpart of this trait that Manhattan is as truculent as words can depict him. When things seem to be going well, he is a bully, and threatens "Jeff Davis," as he calls him, and all his crew with penalties too horrible for description ' • when battles are lost by the Federals , he is for executing the Northern Generals. He is always either proposing tyranny or despairing , of the Republic. Of course he is a " sensationwt • ' every American is more or less, but Manhatt an beats the New York Herald hollow. No matter what the story, or on which side it is, the man who will bring it him hot and strong may always have him. Now the South is going to be squelched out of hand ; and now the whole Northern concern is going to everlasting smash. The langua ge of the letter is that of the New York " bars, " and the "views" are such as may be picked up at those places in the intervals of gin-sling and cock-tail. Such is the Herald's model free American, and in taking a last look at him we must say, speaking from the Herald's point of view, that if " Manhattan" had not been discovered it would have been necessary to invent him. A character more repugnant to Englishmen could not have been devised. Life at Warsaw would be more endurable than life among the " Manhattans," if such • people exist. In any tribulation that may befal our contempor ary , , if he is wise , he will hold fast to " Manhattan as long as he bolds fast to the cause of the South. .. . . . . . _ But here we must take leave to interpose one remark. The character of " Manhattan," where soever he may date from, is not Northern but essen tially Southern, and it is strong enough to over power his assumed rat. His tyrannical disposition, his constant preference for violent and lawless ex pedi eats, his political ignorance, tell more truly than words that his ways and habits have been formed in a slave community. Only those who do not know American society will question this diagnosis. Manhattan may borrow the language of a New York rowdy, but he is more at home among the Baltimore " plug-uglies." Having caught your Manhattan, the next thing is to know how to use him. Here again our con temporary has shown great judgment. It is diffi cult to answer for oolong a time, but we believe we may say that from the beginning of his correspon dence until now, the Herald has not once appealed to Manhattan as a witness to facts. He was wanted for higher uses. His part was to flit about before men's eyes, cursing and swearing and doing everything that is improper, as a horrible specimen of the sort of persou that republican in stitutions produce. To bring him formally into court, put him in the witness-box and expose him to a crow-examination was the last thing to be thought of by a pro-Sot:them journalist. This is the grow blunder which the Times male on Friday, quoting him as this " honest American." It is like killing the goose that lays the golden egg. To be sure the bird does not belong to the Times , which may perhaps think that goose has cackled long enough. CHICHESTEE ELECTION. The election of a member of parliament for the city of Chichester in the room of Mr. H. W. Freeland, who has resigned owing to ill-health, took place in the old Town-ball, in the Priory.park, on Saturday; the Mayor (Dr. Teethe) presided. Mr. Bonnets Adames proposed, and Mr. Thos. Smith seconded, the nomination of Mr. Jobs Abel Smith, and no other pencil being proposed, Mr. Smith was declared to have been duly elected. Mr. Smith re turned thanks in a speech of considerable length. He alluded briefly and with satisfaction to the attitude assumed by Italy, and congratulated the country on the transfer of tbe government of India. sod also on the steady progress of free trade, not only in England but in Europe genendly, being of opinion that it was the p o li c y w hi c h ten d e d not only to the comfort and happises of the people, hotels° to the largeness and solidity of the revenue. 'With reference to the war in America, he earnestly cle ared that the powers of Europe would offer mediation, but trusted that they would do so at the proper time, sues that thee mediation would sot be offered until it was certain to be accepted. He then congratulated the electors on the increasing wealth and progress of the country, a view which, however, was modified by the lamentable crisis the cotton districts, and to which he briefly alluded. On the luestiou of public education, the thought that both the mente of the revised code and the opposition it had met with, had been greatly exaggerated. He thought that a desire on the part of the government to do their duty to convicted prisoners bad led to an uterus of indulgence, and he strongly urged that the point which required the most consideration was whether something could not bell done for convicts on the expiratios of their sent:ewes. Though • sincere and earnest churchman, be was in favour of the abolition of church rates, if dissenters thought it nem. mazy, believing that the fabrics would always be maintained. Be strongly advocated social reform and progress ia every possible way. The proceedings pawed off vary quietly. Carer. PALACL—HALP-CROWN DAY. —SATUR DAY, Fs.. 21—Adagioloss am lamest. 633; digit, by ~out geed% 2,492; fatal, 3,125. lIIIMom THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVF i NII4G, FEBRUARY 23, 1868.. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. THE LINCOLN SPRING MEETING. 11. ab ) Intdlfacncc. ILETSOPOLITA24-00112iTY OMITS. Sitting days appointed for tbs wrist week. WINIWOUrria, Sl Ilarthes-buse.—Monday, Feb. 25; Tuesday, 24 ; Wednesday, 26 ; MOMS), 26. BLOONFIBORY, Portland-road. —Wednesday, Feb. 22; Thursday, 26; Friday, 27. MAJITINNONE, Warylebone-read. —Monday, Feb. 26: Wedues. Jay , DS. BROMPTON, Wlutehmid's-greve —Thursday, Feb. 26. Cizatustiwraa„ DIUNAII-terrace.—Tuesdky, Feb. 24 ; Wednes day, 25 : Friday, 27. 880111:DITCH,Old•streetcoad.—Tuesday, Feb. 24 ; Thursday, 26. Vinitscuariz, Great Preseotetree4.—Teftder, Feb. 24 . Thurs day, 26 : Friday, 27. SoUTHwazu, liwsnetreet —Tuesday, Feb. 24: Thursday, 26 ; Friday, 27. Lumens, Camberwell New-reed.—Taesday, Feb. 24: Wednes day, 25: Thursday, 26. WANDSWORTH, SODAR-street.—ThnTsday, Feb. 26. CITY or LONDON, Clulldhall.buildinge —Tueaday, Feb. 24, Thursday, 26 ; astardisy, 28. LORD MAYON'S Court Guildhall.—Thuraday, Feb. 26; Friday, 27 ; Saturday, 28. JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL.—Fin. 21. GRRAT WFSTIRN RAILWAY OF CANADA, APPLLLANTS, v. FAWCRIT AND DAM, REBIPONDVNTS.-JUDGMENT. This was an appeal from the court in Canada, which had held that the appellants were liable for the consequences of a railway accident. Their Lordships, fu now delivering judgment, confirmed the decree of the court below, and dismissed the appeal with costs. EQUITY COURTS.—FEB. 21. (Before the Master of the Boa.) TEN HOPE BIIITUAL LIFE AABDRANCE AND HONESTY A petition was presented by • judgment creditor of this society praying that it might be wound up. The petitioner was a purchaser of the judgment which had been obtained against the society by the representative of an insured deceased person, in June, 1858. It war admitted that the society was perfectly solvent, and the order now asked was opposed on the ground, among others, that the judgment bad been purchased by one Strausberg (who had assigned it to the present petitioner) in their:detest of the Mitre Assurance Company, which had taken upon itself the liabilities of the Hope. The purchaser, a solicitor named Edwards, for whom the petitioner was m erely a trustee, was examined, and proved that he gave value for the assiement of the judgment. After considerable discussion, his Honour made the usual winding-up order, leaving it, however, to the parties, as we understood, to come to some arrangement in order to avoid the unnecessary expense of formally winding up • solvent company. His Honour said he felt bound by the mere existence of the judgment, to regard it as giving the petitioner • claim to the order sought. If there was any fraud or grave irregularit/ in the matter, a bill might I be tiled to impeach the judgment. Mr. Selwyn and Mr. Roxburgh were for the petition ; and Mr. llcblaonse, Q.C., Mr. Southgate, Q.C., and Mr. Heaven against it. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—Fra 21. BEOOND COURT. Sittings at Nisi Prins in London.—(Before Mr. Justine Williams and a Common Jury.) muums V. SMITH AND OTIM3A-4NPRISONMENT UPON The circturstanoes of this case were of a very complicated kind, but the following outline presents the principal facto. The plaintiff, and also Mr. Smith, the defendant, were at torneys, and the former had been employed as solicitor for the defendants, Mrs. Ous, • lady advanced in years, and her son, in two Chancery snits. The plaintiff 's case was, that it was arranged between him and his clients that they should furnish him with money to pay costa; out of pocket in the course of the litigation. It happened that the plaintiff had the misfortune to get into Whitecross-street prison, and whilst be remained there an order to change solicitors in the Chancery suit by appointing Mr. Smith in the place of the plaintiff was made, and the Muter of the Rolls also ordered that all papers in the suit should be delivered up by Mr. Williams to Mr. Smith within four days atter the service of the order. It happened that some of the papers were in the hands of Mr. Level, • barrister, whoclaimed to hold them until his fees were paid, and these papers the plaintiff did not deliver up. In consequent* an attachment was granted by the Court of Chancery against Mr. Wil liams for contempt in not delivering up all the men, and this attachment was served upon him in prison on the Bth of August, 1860. This was at the commencement of the long vacation, but the following term, in November, the plaintiff applied to the Master of the Rolls, who refused to interfere, and afterwards to the Lords Justices, who set aside the attachment. This all occurred six mouths after the attachment had been lodged. Under these cir munateaoss the plaintiff now claimed damages, and hie declaration contained two counts, one alleging that the defendants had acted maliciously in obtaining the attach ment, and the other was for false imprisonment. Mr. Edward James, Mr. Leofric Temple, and Mr. V. Williams appeared for the plaintiff ; Mr. Serjeant Parry for Mr. Smith ; and Mr. Serjeant Pigott for the other defemtanta. . . . . -- Ia the comae of the case it was stated that the plaintiff might probably have got out of prism by arranging his debts in a short time if it had not been for the attachment ; whilst to this it was replied that the plaintiff bad really suffered no damage, inasmuch as his debts remained un arranged during the whole time of the attachment, and for some time afterwards. . . . . "TnnmierOfj7Mute of law were mimed, and the result was that his lordship held that there was no cessagainst Mr. Cass. As to Mrs. Cam that there was no case against her upon the first count, she haviog acted upon the advice of her solicitor, and therefore had reasonable and probable cause for the course which she pursued. As to Mr. Smith it seemed that had been advised by counsel that there was no lien upon the papers for counsel's fees,'and this gave him Traceable ground to apply to the court far an attachment. As to the count for false imprisonment his lordship held that the decree of the Lords Justices destroyed the attach. ment altogether, and upon that the simple question would, therefore, be what damages the plaintiff had sustained by that attachment being lodged against him. As to Mrs. Cass the jury would bare to say whether she ratified the course adopted by Mr. Smith. Mr. Justice Byles directed the jury that the plaintiff claimed under three heads of damage — for the attachment being lodged against him ; fir his having been put to certain mete in trying to induce the Muter of the Rolls to let him out of men ; and, thirdly, on account of the contingency of Mr. and Mrs. Case not paying him his costs before the Lords Justices in accordance with the order of the court. - The jury found that Mrs. Cam had ratified what Mr. Smith did, and they gave damages against them for 250/. in respect of the impprrrroonnment, in addition to the amount of taxed costa in re(ereuce to the application to the Muter of the Bolin THE POLICE COURTS. OII7,pHALL Mr. Aka Bence, a stork-broker, carrying on badness at 4, Bank-chambers, Lothbury, surrendered on bail, before Alderman Humphrey, to answer the complaint of Mr. J. H. B. Vivian, of Ring's Bench-walk, Temple, and Moe , den Lodge, 'Natoli who alleged that the de fendant had misappropriated else sum of 1,7261., the pro ceeds of certain London, Chatham, and Dever stock entrusted to him to exchange for some shares in the Recife and San Francisco (Pernambuco) Railway. Mr. Pawls, of the firm of Pawle and Loewy, of New Inn, Strand, conducted the defence. Mr. Vivian underwent a long moss-examination, and several witnesses were examined for the purpose of showing that the defendant had been authorised to appropriate the shares to his own use. Mr. Vivian had some difficulty in remembering the meaning of • letter he bed written to the defendant, at one time saying that the letters P. R. meant the Pernambuco shares, and afterwards that they stood for Paternoster-row. Ultimately an o ff er was made by Mr. Petrie to hand over the whole of the amount received by his client for the deficient Pernambuco shares, which Mr. Vivian said be should only be too glad to receive. Alderman Humphery said, from all he had heard of the case, that would be the most rational termination of such a charge under such peculiar circumstances. Mr. Pawle said Mr. Vivian wanted a profit of 4(101. in the transaction, taking the shares at the value named in the transfers, instead of the market value. Alderman Humphery said, a letter of the 22nd of August, which had been read, might be taken two ways—either to buy shares and hold them for Mr. Vivian, or to deal with them on his own account. That being the case, he thought it'would be better if the matter could be arranged. The case was then adjourned fora week. BOW-STREET. _ . Charles WCora, lamp shopkeeper, Drury-lsne, was charged with an assault on Sarah Gough, dressmaker. Complainant stated that on the 12th inst. she went to the ddeodant'e shop to make a purchase, when he requested her to walk into his back parlour, as his wife wanted to speak to her. After wading . some rne he came in and put his arm round her waist, saying, " I have a great fancy for you." She desired him to leave her, took up a table-knife, and threatened to run it through him if he did not go • on which be said he did not wish to hurt her, and immediately got out of her way. She then left the pla c e and went home, when her father advised her to take out this summons. The defendant admitted that he had acted improperly, but said he had used no force, nor had he spoken an in• decent word. The Magistrate said it was quite clear what the defend ant's object was, and his conduct had been flagrantly in proper. If the applicant or her father wished him to send the case to the sees:one he would do so, as a decided assault had been committed. Asthe parties did not wish to proceed farther the magis trate tined the defendant 51., or two month,' imprisonment. MARYLEBONE. Mr. T. B. Rae, late secretary to the Marylebone Board of Guardians, surrendered to his bail on the charge of em berzli certain moneys belonging to the parish. Mr. solicitor to the parish, attended again for the prosecution, Mr. Rice for the defendant, and the Euro pean Assurance Society—who ere guarantees forth. ac cused in the sum of 5001.—were represented by an in spector. The defendant's solicitor applied for a remand for ano ther week, as the investigation of the accounts was still in complete, and Mr. offering no objection, the appli cation was granted with the same bail—Mr. Rae himself in 2001., and two sureties of 1001. each. DUBLIN AND MEATH. The ninth ordinary general meeting of this com pany was held on Saturday, in Dublin ; Sir J. PA2TON, ILY In the chair. . . . . The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report (which was taken as read) congratulated the shareholders on their line—their main line—having been completed and opened. It had been opened the day before their last meeting, and, up to the present moment, had worked satisfactorily. It was quite true that there was a great deal more to be done in the way of sidings and the erection of stations, which • variety of circumstances had prevented from being carried out. After some little delay they had completed their arrangements for pre venting their servants from being mixed up with the con tractors in their work. Just as they were about to con clude matters for going forward, their contractors, the Mews. Moore, became involved in difficulties, arising out of other tranuctions. Negotiations had been mad* with regard to that affair, and ha (the chairman) had the autho rity of the contractor' creditors for saying that the terms proposed by the company were very satisfactory to them. Every effort would be made to have that work satis factorily carried oat, and as speedily as possible. As to the prospects of their line with other oompa nie• he was sorry to say that they were not in • favoitrable position. The very moment that they extended their hue to Kells—which they had authority from parliament to do—the Drogheda Company reduced their fares for the journey from Dublin to Navan and Kell. to • ruinous lose. That, however, was a course not likely to last 1 long. The financial prospects of the Dublin and Meath 1 Company were very satisfactory. They were now in a pod- 1 tion to go up to Atbboy, and when they had done that they would have • very good local traffic. If their line had not been assailed in the manner it had, and if they had not met with so much competition, they would now be in the receipt of 81. per mile per week. They were, notwithstanding all that opposition, receiving fri. per mile, and there could be no doubt that, so far as the bonds and preference shares of the company were concerned, they must be as wife u almost anything that could be offered to the public. The chairman con cluded by stating that the directors, being now able to com pute with accuracy the traffic of the railway at its mini num, had no doubt of the very valuable character of their L ri:pe r 4t o y ek . He had great pleasure in moving the adoption of Mr. DliatneiN seconded the motion, which was unani mously agreed to. A resolution empowering the directors to issue a quantity of the preference stock of the company was then proposed by the chairman and adopted. The proceedings terminated after a vote of thaaks to Sir Joseph Paxton for his dignified conduct in the chair. LONDON AND NORTH WINTERN RAILWAY. Marrs. Goes and Fitzgerald, scrutineers, appointed by the shareholders committee oomplaiu of the statement appen ded to our report of the half•yearly meeting on Saturday as to the amount of capital represented by proxies lodged with the secretary, and the result of the first day's polling, as being =authenticated and calculated unfairly to in fluence the ultimate result of the poU. The statement was furnished to as from the OffiCCII of the company, and we published it relying upon its accuracy. GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY.—ibis company's harbour line at Wiabeach has just been opened far truths. TO Tllll MOTTOS or THIIIITATIO. Sts,—With the winter of 1862-63 apparently over, all the spring handicap under weigh, and many horses en route. for Lincoln, the racing season may be con sidered as commenced. The opening is under the most favourable auspices, as regards the sport tol be enjoyed, for I cannot call to mind a January and February of any pre vious year that gave trainers a better chance of having their horses in racing condition. The open winter must also prove a valuable ally of the great handicaps coming off in March and April, LI more life will be put into them by the fact of the three-year olds, being more formidable than usu al, the facilities for " putting them along" nega tiving the apparently severe treatment they have received from the pers. One of them, Voluptas, promises soon to become first favourite for the Northamptonahire Stakes, and her pretentious are, in my belief of the highest . . LONDON BETTING.—SATURDAY. LINCOLN HANDICAP. 8 to 1 apt Loratelsw (t) 100 to 9 Propos (0100 to 8) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 7 to 1 apt Satellite (t) 16 to 1 Jealousy (t) 100 to 6 Meter Bagot (t) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STARES. 10 to 1 apt Grimatoa (off) 14 to 1 Crash Patrick (off) 100 to 7 -- Voluptas (t) CITY AND SUBURBAN. SO to 1 apt Gardener off) 100 to 30 Queen of ( Spain (off ) 100 to 30 Misfortune (off ) 200 to 3 BearAy Head (off) TWO THOUSAND. 4 to 1 au The Field (off) 9to 1 apt Michael Scott (t) CHEWER CUP. 20 W 1 ina The Field NAVAL AND MILITARY. PORTSMOUTH, Frs. 22. The Channel squadron, consisting of the Revenge, 73, Captain Charles Fellows., bearing_the flag of Rear- Admiral Robert Smart, %. H. • the Warrior. 40, iron screw frigate, Captain the 800. A. A. Cochrane ; the Black Prises, 40, iron screw frigate, Captain J. F. B. Wain wright ; the Defeo* 16, iron screw ism, Captain A. Philli more ; and the Resistance, iron screw ram, Oaptsin W. C. Chamberlain, arrived at Spithead this morning from Lisbon. It is expected that the squadron will proceed to the Nor., to do honour to her Royal Highness the Princess Alex andra of Denmark on her arrival from Antwerp. Rear-Admiral the Bon. George Grey, superintendent of Portsmouth dockyard, will filially haul down his Bag on Tuesday evening, aed on the following morning he will be relieved by Rear-Admiral George Elliot. Tai Itinarts.—The following additional fixtures have been made for the amenably for the training of the undrosationed i regiment, of militia, viz. :—Oesobride, I te2 ; Ist Cheshire, 9th ; 2nd Cheshire, 24th ; Corowa ll Artillery, 24th ; Cumberland, 22nd ; let Derby, 23rd ; 2nd Derby, 10th ; Dorset, 24th ; East Ease: and Wert Fames, 24th ; UM of Wight Artillery, 24th ; Lei cester, May 28 ; North Limdo, 14th ; South Lincoln, April 24 ; Monmouth, 30th ; Montgomery, 24th ; let Nor folk, May 12 ; 2nd Norfollc, April 14 ; Norfolk Artillery, May 12 ; Northamptoo, &a, April 27 ; Su ff olk Artillery, 13th ; West Suffolk, 24th ; let and 2nd Tower Hamlet., 24th ; Haddiogton Artillery, June 4 ; Edinbu r gh County Militia, 220 d ; Inverness, sth ; Stirling, Bth.—Arity and Navy Gazette. EXPERIMENTS AT SHOEBERTNRA. —There have been some recent experiments at Shoebnrynese by the plate committee with steel shot, made by Machin, of Sheffield. These shot, which were fired from the Armstrong 110. pounder, did not go quite through the target, but remained sticking in the plate ; their velocity being low on account of their weight being that of the service solid projectiles— viz. 110Ib. Mr. Machin is now engaged in preparing aborter shot of about 801 b. weight ; he has been very suc cessful in producing tough projectiles, which are said to be moderate in cost. The addition of a small per eentege of wrought iron him also been found to greatly add to the toughness of cast iron shot, and to increase the dump done by them to armour plates, which is now generally allowed to be in proportion to the hard surface and toughness of mess of the shot employed. Unfortunately this fact, as well as the disadvantages attendant upon the use of very heavy rids shot, have only been discovered after our arsenals are filled with projectiles which are too heavy to be driven with sufficient velocity to penetrate armour plats,—dressy and Navy Gazette. THE QUEOTION OF MEDICAL FEES.—On Saturday wain& at an li.quiry bald at the London Horpital, before Mr. Wslthew, Mr. J. Jackson, one of the house surgeons, after having been sworn, refused to give evidence until he had been paid his fee for the post =mien examination. Mr. Jackson produced • communication from the magis trates of the Middlesex Sessions, to whom an application had been made upon the subject, to the effect that the coroner, in ordering a post mortent examination, did so at his own risk, and could not compel such examination with out prepayment of the fee. The coroner said that Mr. Humphreys had been obliged to refuse psyment, on the ground that the medical officers were paid a general salary, and in their duty was included these examinations; besides which it was necessary to check the very large unmet of examinations, which were utterly useless. Mr. Jackson being told that as he had been sworn he must give his evi dence, stated that he would take the first opportunity to raise the same objection. WEVIIIINESTILB. ABBEY SPECIAL SERVlCES.—Yeo terday evening the series of special services for the year was commeoced in the nave; every portion of it was well filled. The service was, of coarse, choral, the prayers being read by the Rev. Precentor Radio, and the sermon preached by the Rev. Lord Jobs Thynne, the sub deaa, who selected for his text the 3rd chapter of St. Matthew's °cepa, verse 2—" Repent ye, for the kingdom of Heaven is at hand "—on which he founded an excellent practical discourse. The sermon next Sunday evening will be preached by the Right Rev. Bishop Twells recently non. secreted for the diocese of the Orange River territory. PoLirracniric.—Mr. Lionel Brough, is about to appear se a lecturer at the Royal Polytechnic lurtitutice, where he will deliver an entirely original, ootnic, and clinical version of "Cinder e lla and the Fairy Slipper." The lecture will be illustrated by Messrs. Child and Hines magic -lantern scenes and optical effects. Mr. Lionel Brawls is not wholly new to the public stage or platform, be having appeared from time to time in a &dove enter tainment which met with favour. He has also upon every mimeos taken a prominent part in several performaines of the "Savage Clu ." Tea BRIDESMAID'S WISH.—BIESSZ AND LtrZLII'S WIDDIIIO PIatOMIS fee as I DEt. Zbiblematie Orange mow% Myr.* sad U 1 of NM Easy three Intike IA a essA, 7A, ce 1•04.4, Rea4MEmt, W.-lAdvialiamaaj COURT OF EXCHEQUER.—FsB. 21. Bitting at Nisi Prins at Guiklhall.—(Before Lord Chief , Bayou Pollock and Special Juries.) BKAVMI O. TMI COUNTZBB OP WALDIOILAYE. This was an action for breach of covenant in a deed. Mr. Kerslake, Q.C., Mr. George Denman, Q.C., and Mr. %lieu were connect for the plaintiff ; and Mr. M. Smith, Q.C., Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., Mr. Serjeant Hayes, and Mr. C. Browne for the defendant. • The laintiff, John Philip Beavan, was a solicitor who formerly practised in SackvWeatreet and Stratford•place, Piccadilly, but now residing in Paris, and the defendant was the Countess of Waldegrave, the daughter of the celebrated vocalist, Mr. Brehm, and now the wife of Mr. Chichester Fortran°, M.P. The declaration stated that the late Earl of Waldegravo and the defendant, by an indenture dated October. 180, granted to the plaintiff the next presentation to the rec tory of Borley, Fames it a vacancy should happen during i ther joint lives or th e life of the survivor, and also cove meted to pay the plaintiff 1,5001. and in terest in case no vacancy should occur during either of their lives, or the plaintiff should be deprived of the presentation. The de claration further stated that the plaintiff bad been de prived of the presentation, and bad not been paid the 1,500/. and interest from 1846. The action was now brought to recover that sum from the counter as the executrix of her former husband. Only one witness was called for the plaintiff, Mr. Simon Dunning, solicitor, and secretary to the Bishop of Roches ter, who said that on the presentation of the trustees of the settlement made on the marriage of the defendant with the Earl of Waldegrave, the Rev. Thomas Bull was, in March, 1862, inducted to the rectory of Borley, that a caveat was entered by the plaintiff, but that no other pro needing, either in the form of a (mare impedit or duplex querela, was instituted. The defence was that the deed was not the late Earl of Wal defrays's, that it was obtained by fraud on the part of the plaintiff, and that in consideration of the payment of 1,500/. the plaintiff bad discharged the defendant from the per formance of the covenant. Mr. M. Smith said that the Countess of Waldegrave would not have defended the action bad ale not been advised that she had a good defence both at law and equity. The plaintiff wee, at one time, solicitor of the late Earl of Waldegrave, and beams security for a debt due by the earl to Mr. George Robins, which resulted in the whole effects of atrawberry.hill being sold by auction. The learned counsel also said that when the plaintiff ceased to be the earl's soli citor, the amounts were made up, showing a balsam of 2,0001., the whole of which bad since been paid. The trial bad not concluded when the court rose. GREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL, KENO'S -CROW - Numbir of itied' for the week aiding Pub. 21, 1,092, of 1004 . 442 Iron Dow area. [Advertizement.)—HoLtowAT's Pius.—W EA x- Me AID DRBIUTT.-Iqo nice discrimination of the nature or seat of the disorder Is necessary for the beneficial administration of these pills, which by purifying the blood, and adjusting Its circulation, regulate and refresh every organ throughout the body. Three excellent pills search out the roots of all disorders, and assoredly expel them from the system. Balsamic in their composition, and gentle In their operation, Holloway's Pills will not have any real benefit unless the sufferer will eschew the use of all pies, puddings, and pastry. The diet should be sub stantial, plain, and simple , by such an observance the eisafort, strength, and happiness of many invalids may be maaLasd, sad SW Wm of thousands may be pessyrod. LAMBETH. William Denbigh. S1,;;,;;111;Whall, alias Harris, con victed in 1859 of marrying two women, and sentenced to four years' penal servitude, applied to the magistrate, under theticket-of-leave system, for a cirtificate of his being in • respectable employment. Originally a washer woman's son, to the astonishment of every one the bad been able to persuade two ladies of rank and fortune to marry him, he being far inferior to them in every respect. The magistrate sent one of the of of the court to make inquiries about the applicant before he would sign the cer tificate. It is singular that both wives of the applicant, in expectation of his discharge, applied to this court a few days ago, and received orders of protection. The two brothers, Joseph and Isaac Brooks, charged with the murder of a policeman at Acton, end lane Lake, charged as an accessory after the fact, were finally examined before Mr. 1)a an. An additional witness, in the person of a married woman, named Winning, proved that on the night, and about the time of the murder, she was crossing the fields towards Cumberland Villa, Acton, when she saw the prisoners run ning in the direction of Turnham-green. As they came up to her they walked • few yards, and, after passing her, they ran away again, and she heard Joseph use a black ard expression to his brother and call upon hint to run. The prisoners here looked at each other and laughed.) Knees added that she knew the prisoners well, and that Joseph had a fiat kind of bat on. After some further evidence, the prisoners, who con ducted themselves throughout in a moskuidecorous manner, were committed for trial—the men for the wilful murder of the constable, and the female as an accessory after the fact ; and the witnesses, thirty-three in number, having been bound over, the prisoners were conveyed to Newgate. SUSPECTED MURDER AT ALDERSHOTT. —OD Thurs day the body of • respectably-dressed man was found float ing in the Basioptoke Canal, Aldershott, bearing novena suspicious marks of violence. The pockets of the unfortu nate man had been turned inside out. Over and surrounding the left ear was a mirk as from a violent blow ; the back of the bands, especially the right one, was dreadfully injured, as if in trying to ward off blows from the head. On Friday it was identified as the body of Mr. Henry Moulton, a saddle and harness maker, of Bagshot, Surrey. On Saturday all inquest was opened at the Queen's Hotel, Aldershott, before Mr. Pain, coroner, when James Moulton, a saddler, at Bagshot, identified the deceased as his father, Henry Moulton. His age was 72 ;he lived at Bagehot, a nd was • saddler and harness maker. He last saw him alive on or about the 18th or 19th of last mouth, at Begshot. Ou the 22nd of January be left Bagshot for on business, and he had never heard of hi m ant the previous evening. He was the clerk to a benefit society, some of the members of which lived in that neighbourhood. He was not aware of anything which would have induced the deceased to commit suicide. He always wore • black hat, and carried an oak stick with • crooked handle, neither of which had been found. Dr. Webster, staff surgeon-major attached to the division at Aldershott, said the body had probably been in the water upwards of eight days. The face was much swollen, and bore marks of bruises. On the upper part of the forehead there was a contusion, and the upper and back part of the scalp appeared unnaturally puffy and swollen, and there was • depression • little to the back of the crown of the head, the pupils were dilated, and month filled with blood and mucus. He was of opinion that death bad been caused by asphyxia from drowning, but that an assault had been previously committed with a blunt inetniment, which in all probability had occasioned insensibility. The injury to the head and hoods had uodoubtedly taken place before death, but he was not certain whether they , were sufficient to cause death, although from the age of the deceased they might have been. At this stage of the proceedings the inquiry was adjourned for a fortnight to enable the police to prosecute farther investigation. Tug CROV DON MVEDER.—At the Hull Police court on Friday, Edward Schmidt, the foreigner, who was apprehended in Hull on the previous Saturday. on MO' don of being the murderer of Mrs. Martha Holiday, in the Parsonage-house, at Kingiwood, near Reigate, Surrey, on the 10th of June, 1861, was again brought up (or re-exami tion. The prisoner was remanded on Monday last for • week for the purpose of communicating with the police authorities in Surrey respecting the book and papers bearing the name of Johann Earl Franz, which were found in the chamber where the unfortunate woman was mur dered, and which a lodging-house keeper, in Hull, named Johann Pfeiffer, bad sworn to as having been seen in the possession of the prisoner. Mr. Mischfanus, tba chief conttable, having received the book and paws, the prisoner was brought up by order of the Mayor on Friday. The book was produced, and was only imperfectly sworn to by Pfeiffer. The other witnerres, Elizabeth Streicher and Bernard Streicher, who also deposed to having seen Schmidt in possession of H. Franz's book, could not identify it as being the one they had seen in possession of the prisoner. At the correlation of the examination, the Mayor said he could not ill the face of the prisoner's admiemon, " I sun the man who committed the murder, but you cannot prove it," as sworn to by Pfeiffer, do otherwise than order the prisoner to be removed along with the depositions to Rei gate, Surrey. The prisoner was thereupon removed in cus tody of Sergeant Trace, who apprehended the prisoner, to Reigate. --- COUNTY COURT APPOINTMENTS. --Sir Walter Rid deli, Bert., has been appointed Count Court Judge of Whitechapel (Circuit No. 37 ) vice Mr. Serjeaut Manning, resigned. Mr. W. Spooner has been appointed Judge of the County Court of Staffordshire (Circuit No. 26), in the room of Sir Walter Riddell. Mr. E. J. Lloyd, Q.C., has been appointed Judie of the County Court of Bristol (Cir cuit No. 54), vice %. N. Wilke, deceased. Mr. William James Maxwell has been appointed collector of customs for the settlement of Lagoa. CHANGEM IN THE CONVICT PRISONS. —The larger pordon of female convicts who are at present located in hfillbank prison are shout to be transferred to Parkhurst prison in the Isle of Wight. This change will vacate too pentagons of this building which are urgently required for the reception of the unusually large body of convicts lately sentenced, the result of the eery great increase in the wont clam of crimes. Between five and six hundred convicts ere stated to be in the various county and borough gaols await ing treater to the ch►rge of the government authorities, and for whom :ben exists at present no accommodation.— Civil &roles Gazette. CITY Or LONDON HOSPITAL TOR DISEASES OF Talc CHEST, VICTORIA-PAM —The number of patients re lieved at this institution during LA week was 1,184, of which 288 were new cues. Importing tea without colour on the leaf pre vents Ma Chinon poodog of Inferior brown Loves s fa the soul kinds. ore's:can's Tea la 0000loarod, thoniore shrayo yid bilks. kid In packet' tate agesia.—(Advertissmest.) MARKRTS. TALLOW.—SeruaDAT Bynum—The market was quiet to-day. Spot, 445. 3d. to 44e. 6d. ;March , 4 4 e. 3d. • April to June, 44e. 3d. ; October to December, 47e. De: livery to last evening, 1,198 make ; arrivals, ditto, 10 mix 001TON.—LivEarooL, FIB. 21.—Our market continues quiet, with • small badness doing at previous prima. The sake are 2,000 balm, including 1,780 Burnt, 11d. to 164 d. ; 40 Suptisa, 200. to 22d. ; 180 Bahia, 1411. to 20d. ; 30 Ifaraaham, 19441. to 22/1., of which 1,000 are for specula tion and export. Today's import is 5,170 bales.: COTTON G00L43.-51n2scnzersa, FEB. 21.—The busi ness doing during the past week has been of • limited cha racter, but a rather better feeling prevails at the close owing to some rather large purchases of shirting, and other cloths, which it is believed have been the result of a con sumptive demand, and have not been taken as a mere specu lation. The large quantities of cloth taken during the past six or seven months, it is found, to a great extent, still re main piled up in warehouses here, the buyers who invested in them having found no encouragement to ship them to any quarter. Stocks of cloth are consequently still large, while it is believed that the production of the mills yet at wqrk is more than equal to the present requirements of all markets, home and foreign. There in, however, a feeling of rather more confidence in the market than last weak, and sellers generally show much firmness, though some few manufacturers display an anxiety to sell, indicative of a little weakness. The advice. to 'hand this week from Calcutta have led to some purchases in mule yarn for shipment. In one instance i► is mentioned that • spinner of 40'. mule haa obtained a contract which extends to three months' production. Some purchases of yarn have also been made for the Mediterranean. On the whole, however, the market for yarns, as well as cloths, continues languid, and to those who have mills running the badness offering is mostly at prices which are very discouraging. Manufactu res whose mills are closed say they have watched with much anxiety to seen chance of reopening with • prospect of even lessening the for they suffer by allowing their machinery to stand idle, but to no purpose ; and some of these are men whose mills are of recent construction, with the very beet and most improved machinery to be found in the district. It is difficult to quote prices, but • good quality of 84. lb. 40 inch shirting", 16 by 15, bad been sold at 16a. 6d per piece, but there have beep sales of the same description of cloth of other melee at 13s. 6d. The following are prices at which cloths might have been bought this morn ing 60 yard printers of 101 be, at, per piece, 225. 6d. ; 71b. 39-inch shirting', 14 by 13, at 13s. &I. ; 71b. T cloths at 12s. 6d. per piece ; and 2'3-inch long cloths (32 yards) 23d. per lb. WOOLLEN.—Lrzns, Fcs, 2L —The markets this morn ing ware tolerably well attended, but the agg ga trans actions were not large. A few good =shoos, chiefly in low qualities, together with a sprinkling of light tweeds and diagonals, changed hands, but with these exce tions little was done. Rates remain pretty firm, thoug h, from the increasing stocks in manufacturers' hands, &decline may be anticipated. HARDWARE—BirmiNcrixii. Fee. 21.—Trade here baa improved since our lad report ; this arises out of increased orders from the country, in the foreign department busioess being much the same es it has been for the last month. The factors' orders are however much better, and in all the prin cipal branches of our trades there is increased animation. The improvement which bas taken place appears to hays extended Resit to all those branches in which the slackness has been 'most felt. The electro-platers are better supplied with orders ; a similar remark applies to the jewellery and to some other of the fancy trades. The reports are also more favourable from the brass-founders; there ie.& good deal doing in the way of devices for use on the occasion of the illumination to take place at the marriage of the Prince of Wales ; orders are coming in from all quarters on that account, and as this mode of celebration appears likely to be very generally adopted, the demand for the necessary materials will necessarily be very great. Already the men are working overtime at some of the manufactories : much larger orders may be expected next week, and the difficulty will in all probability be to supply the demand. The iron trade in this district continues steady; all the works at which the best brands of finished iron are produced are in full operation. CORN.—Cantimnon, FEB. 21.—We bad a heavy, dow ning market for all corn, without any material thane in price. Wheat, 40s. to 50s. ; barley, 32a. to 404. ; beans, 3 , 45. to tOs. ; oats, 20a. to 265. CARLuns, FIB. 21.—There wane fair supply of all kinds of grain at our market to-day. Wheat met a very dull demand at last week's moss, notwithstanding that the condition was considerably improved. Oats met a ready sale, at about Gd. per bushel advance on the week ; some samples were sold for seed at Oil. per bushel above our quotations. Barley soldreadily at last week's prices. Wheat, white, new, 17s. Gd. to 19s. 6t1.; red, new, 16s. OIL to 17s. 6(1. Bar ley, new, lls. Od. to 12s. Gd. Oats, potato, new. Is. Od. to 10s. 6d. ; common, new, Rs. Od. to 9s. 0.1. Rye, 148. to 15a. Beans, Ids. to 17e. lid. Peea, 17s. to 18e. COLCHEISTIR, FEB. 21.—A fair supply of wheat, and small of other destriptions of grain. Wheat difficult to sell except at a slight reduction. Barley, beau, and pews firm. GUILDFORD, 21.-The supply of wheat to-day was moderate ; barley and other spring corn more plentiful. The wheat trade was exceedingly dull ; fine samples sold at about late rates ; other sorts entirely neglected. Barley, Ito. at Let week's quotations. Wheat, 405. to rise. ; barley, 31s. to 405.; oats, 225. to 30s. ; pearl, 39e. to 425. ; beans, 375. to 43e. per qr. lIIRTFORD, FIB. 21.-An average supply of grain. 14 heat an extremely dull trade at last week's rates. Barley firm, and ratber dearer. Oats and beans in demand for seed. Wheat, red, 325., white, 345. per load. Barley, grinding, 345. ; malting, 445. per qr. Oats, 164. to 245.; feed, Va. par qr. Beans, 245. to 275. per load. Islamist, FEB. 21.-The show of wheat from the farmers was moderate, and consisted of red and white de scriptions. The young wheat plant is generally looking we ll in this county. Bales proceeded quietly to-day, and prices were hardly eo high U - heretofore. New white moved off at 48a. to 545. ; old, 68s. to 60s. ; new red. 46e. to 50s. ; old, 525. to Mn. per 36 stone. There was only a moderate show of barley, the demand for which was firm &Oats currencies ; malting, 345. to 38s. per qr. ; grinding, 275. to 30s. par 30 stone. Of oats the supply was limited, and business was transacted steadily at former quotations ; old, 27e. to 30., ; new, 21s. to 24a. per 24 done, Newcarrii-urox-Tvea. FIE. 21.-At our market this morning we had more wheat shown by our growers, and, notwithstanding its improved oondition, a clearance could only be effected by submitting to a radiation of la, per qr. In south country or foreign so few trusesotious occurred that our quotations may only be considered nominal, lii conditioned parcels were without the slightest demand. Floor met little attention, our extreme currency being only procured in retail. Malting barley was la little favour ; still, however, late rates were acquired in the limited but. Prtabid and Pal Mod by liruzum Kam ALM aNa losbord-dreok la the elly of Load." B Printer, at Ws 01800, to Leasiar44lB•44, la it ?mind of Whadriarso. XOIFDAT, riaILUALT LIX um passing. Malt difficult to quit, and inclining deeper. Little paariog in beans or peas. Oata met a languid de mand, and were the turn cheaper. The arrivals this week are :—Wheat, coastwise, 4,594 gra. ; foreign, 26c1. Barley, coastwise 119; foreign, 156. Malt, meatwiloss 220 . Oa* eceetwiaa; 300; foreign, 833. Pees, coastwise, 52; foreign, 15. Flour, coldwise, 1,919 racks. . . NORWICH, Fee. 21.-There was a fair supply of wheat at this market to-day, but a limited demand ; the sales made were on terms in favour of the buyer. Tir e s upply barley was moderate, and high prices wero de manded in some instances iced. for malting qualities, whileere' sorts were fully as dear. There was but little of any other rain o ff ering. Flour rather easier to buy. White wheat weighing 571ba. to 631b5.), 465. to 495. • red ditto weighing 571ba. to 631 be.), 425. to 46e. ; beet chevalier malting barley (weighing 531bs. to 541 be.), 38s. to 40e. ; runs chevalier ditto (weighing 52Ibs. to Nibs.). 36a. to 375. ; distilling ditto (weighing 49th.. to 511b5.), 33e. to 355. ; oafs, 24a. to 28s. Norruronin, FEB. 21. -There was a fair show of wheat at our corn exchange to-day. The finest dry sores sold at late prices ; coarse runs were Is. per quarter lower. Old white wee quoted at 58a. to 625.; old Teri, 50a. to sti.; new whits, 445. to 545. ; new red, 444. to 504- per 36 stone. The ripply of barley was limited, and sales were made at quite as much money as last week ; homegrown malting, 348. to 43a. ; foreign, 345. to 40e. per quarter ; feed sorts, 281. to 30s. per 30 stone. The demand for oats (of which the show was short) ruled arm at late mks ; old, 25 to 315.; new, 22e. to 275. per 24 stone. 01101 U), Fee. 21.-Wheat, with the exception of the best quslity, was a drug in the market to-day. and even for the very prime wimples trade was not over brisk. White wheat commanded from 48s. to 555. per qr. ; red, 401. to 48s. The barley trade was not so good as this day sennight, and yet foe malting purposes a fairish quantity changed hands ; for grinding purposes as low as 300. was given, and for the best lots as high as 40e. Oats and beans were again in demand, the former ruling from 20a. to 305., the latter from 34.. to 445. Hog peas, 364. to 40e. ' • flour (seconds), 36e. per sack. Best breed, 7i id. Good bread, sd. the 41b. loaf. Permusonomi, Fan. 21.-We had a large supply of all grain here to-day. Wheat was ge lower, oerally although some few simples made last week's prices. No alteration in the value of barley or beans, but oats could be bought at 6d. per qr. lees money. RZADI3O, Yea 21.—There wee only a short supply of wheat at our market this morning, and only a moderate attendance. Business was very inactive, and prices remain unaltered. In barley, beam, and peas the trade was of a nominal character. There was some demand for seeds. Romagna, Fem. 21.—There was very little or no variation in the price of grain at this corn-market, the stands at which were well supplied with samples, many of which, however, were out of condition and altogether unsaleable. All dr; and fine samples realised late rates, bat other descriptions must be noted at about 6d. to Is. cr quarter cheaper. For best white the terms were 54e. 60a. • and red, 48.. to 54a. per quarter ; inferior and secondary white, 48e. to 545. ; and red, 445. to 48a. per quarter. Foreign wheat was firm, and realised 56e. to 80s. per quarter. There was not much doing in barley, and the trade ruled heavy for all but the beet kinds. The quotations were for maltin436e. to 405., and grinding 265. to 32a. per quarter. The inquiry for cats was very re stricted, nevertheless prices underwent little or no varia tion ; beet Poland were 26.. to 28s. and others 225. to 26a. per quarter. Waseca, Fat. 21.—We have a good supply of wheat at this day's market, with more oats and beaus. Wheat in fair'demand at last week's prices, whilst for spring corn rather leas money is taken. Prices to the grower :—Wheat, white, 47e. to 49.. 631 b.. per bushel ; red, 45a. to 47e. Oats, 104 d. to ll i k.z . e, atone. Beans, 36e. to 38s. per of qr. 19 stone ; old, WORCESTER, FEB. 2L—At this day's market there was • good supply of wheat from the farmers, and both Eng lish and foreign wheats were very dull at previous rates. No alteration in barley, beans, or peas. Rather more doing in English oats for seed. YORE, FEB. 21. To-day the supply of wheat was bandy an avenge for the season, and the attendance was moderate. Buyers purchased sparingly at about late rates. For new white sore price, ranged from 60s. to 52a. ; for new red. 425. to 466. per 36 stone. Barley came to band spent ely, and with a fair demand late rates ware well supported malting made 325. to Ms. ; grinding, 28e. to 30.. peer 31 ) stone. The inquiry for oats was steady, and the show being short, previous rata; were established without difficulty I new, 20s. to 245. per 24 none. _ KIRKCALDY, FEB. 21.—At our country markets. this week, we had only very moderate quantities of wheat, barley, and oats offering. Parcels fitted for seed were dearer. but otherwise the markets were without change. Here, to-clay, we had only very moderate supplies of wheat and barley, but fair of oats. Prices are much the same as last week, although we may quote wheat a abode dearer. ea Wht, old and new, 38e. to ale. Gd. per qr. Barley, new, 21k. to 33e. 6d. Osts. new, 19s. to the. fid. WATTRTORD, FEB. 21.—Supplies of farmers' grain to our market have been very trifling this week, and by boat the receipts continue small for the season of the year. The arrival' of foreign exhibit no increase, but they are sufficient for the present limited wants of the trade. Wheat supports former prices for best samples of Irish, but inferior qmlities can be bought on lower terms. Foreign 3d. per barrel cheaper. Barley and oats folly as dear. Indian corn of prime quality maintains its value, but secondary sorts are obtainable at rather less moony. Flour dull, but not cheaper. Imports this week :—Wheat, 1,314 ms. Indian corn, 3,458. Flour, 106 sacks. Exports this weak :—Wheat, 40 barrels. Oats, 1,872. Flour, 43:, sacks. CATTLE.—CARLUILI. Fm. 21.—We had • very good oonditioned stock of Irish cattle on offer this morning in our market, the number being about 100 bead. Buyers were numerous, and • brisk demand was observable. Prime ranged from 5/. to 81. and 9!., 64 15s, being about the average. The supply of pigs this morning was smaller than for many weeks past, only 40 cartloads being shown. The Milk of the stock was composed of shots, very few good keepina animals being on o ff er. Wholesale dealers bought spario 7, but a fair retail business was done, prices gene rally ing on the advance upon late markets. 1 ming animals from 9a. td. to 12a. and Its.; large stook from 43.. to 46.. RAILWAY AND PURLICCOMPANIGS IN PARLIAMENT. —On Friday the examiners into the standing orders of par liament completed, with some exceptions, their labours, having disposed of the unprecedented number of 381 bills, of which, according to the useful compendium of Messrs. Vacher and Messrs. Harrison and Son, 245 were for railway bills, 168 being connected with English, 33 Welch, 34 for Scottish, and 18 for Irish railways. All these, with the ex ception of between fifty and sixty, were declared to have complied with the requirements of parliament, mid it will be for the select committee of the House of Commons to take their came into consideration. Some 15 bills have been withdrawn, including five of the proposed new metropolitan railways. The other bills disposed of by the examiners corn primed 15 for waterworks, 15 for gasworks, 10 for harbours, dock, and ports ; 7 for markets , 4 for town improvements, 21 for roads, and 54 for misoellaneons undertakings. The government contract for rum, of the 19th inst., was taken by Yams. H. White and A. for 35,000 gallons, and Mews. T. Lowndea and Co. for 15,000 gallons. . _ _ The "Illustrated London News," of Nov. 8, when describing Bensons Great Clock, says :—" The movement of this dock, nest to that of Westminster, lo the largest In the world, and in point of quality of material and finish of workman ship, it is unequalled by any known." Bensons new show rooms contain clocks designed by the find artists of tic day-, and include clocks for the drawing-room, dining-moambedrome, library, hall, staircase, bracket, carriage, church, turret, railways, warehouse, counting house, with musical, astronomical, and every deecrip tion of clock, from the plainest to the highest quality of which the art is at present capable,--church and turret clocks specially estimated for.—Benson's illustrated pamphlet on docks and watches (tree by pod far two stamps , contains a ,hurt history of clock and watch making, with descriptions and prices It act; as a guide in the purchase of a clock or watch, and enabigs those who live In Scotland, Ireland, Wales, the Colonies, Imam or any part of the world, to select a dodo —y. W. Beeson es-sired Brice Medal and honoundolo etention.-33 sad 34, Ludgate-hill, London. Established 1749.—(Advertisementj BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. FA EQUII alu —February 19, at Fletedauxiaci, Clapham-coahnort, the wife of J. Farquhar, ftq., of a daughter. HUGHES.—February W. at Nlumtla.roud. Nelda-hill, the wife of E. N'. Hingham, }All ,of a daughter. , .. llLBY.—February . 2,1, the Hon. /Arm. Irby, The Grange, Taplow, of a daughter. WAND —February 19, at Whltklrk, the Hon. Mrs. E. Wand, of .t daughter. MARRIAGES. BETTINGTON—GIEBARD.—February 17, at the parish churvh, Sharnbrook, by the Raw. G. Thornton, M.A., A. bettlnaton.l s. ,to Susanna, claughter of the late .1. Gibbard, of arnbrook-hall. Bedford. FIELD—PEACOCK.—Febrnary 16, at St. Martin's-in-the 11rbls, by the Rev. R. K. Arbuthnot , Yr. 8. H. Held, of Clifton, Leda to Emily, daughter of Mr. H. Peacock, of Sunderland, Ettggleswade. FULLP.II,—CLAKILE.—FebrweryI Mfg. John'o.l. Holloway, W. Farmer, son of J. Fuller. Em., of olomew.rowl, Camden-road, Holloway, to Sarah Atm, daughter of the late Captain T. R. Clarke, oi Holloway. 31AY—REED —retrain 19, at the parish church of Aldenham. Herta, Mr. F. May, of High Holliorn, to tin Kerala, daughter of the lata J. Heed, Pact., Holloway. DEATHS. Alpf.R.SON.—Yebrltary 11;, atl'toithneet, Kent, Mr. 11. W. Anderwa, iged S 3. AltliSTlßlNo.—February 19, at Bonner r. a d , Victorlatatic, • Honor Women. the nit; d Captala Armstrong. ag ed 68. BLOW.—Febrcary 19, at Ooodmanham Rectory, Yorksstthe k Ilimbeth Sarah, the wife of the Rey. W. Mow, rector of Good. manham, awl 71. COSH 748.—Februm . y . hp, at Queen's-terrace, lisrerstock-hill, W. Catnips, Eau 7 3. ELEM.—February 19, at Bkkethilll Vicarage, the Rev. C. T. ban, B D , ytz.i 72. JOBB ATON. February 21, David Menke Johnstao, Faq., o 1 Moontatst and 014 Palos-yard, In hfa 59th year. BUD Y.—February lu, at Pau, B&W' Ilreates, the Right Hun. Lard Budeley, aged 83. The Lincoln programme is of fair proportions, fire con tests being proposed for each of the two days, seven of which have closed with capital entries and acceptances, three of them being for jumpers, and the meat noticeable feature of these is the fact of Satellite, the favourite for the Liverpool Grad National, being in both the Grand Steeple chew and Hurdle Race. That Mr. Land will allow his rivals to get a measure of the crack in the first-named struggle is rather improbable ; but the horse ia pretty certain to perform over the hurdles, as he is handi capped with the best of everything except Sinking Fund, whose stable is also formidable for the Grand Steeplechase, although neither of its three can didates can lay claim to being so promising as Heads or Tails, whose form, when hat seen in public, was very little behind that of Wee Nell. A 2-yr-old race and a steeple chase at one meeting seems somewhat, mat-apropos; but it , must be borne in mind the legitimate season is not supposed to commence for another month, and the good entry ob tained for the Brocklesby Stakes shows that item to be popular enough, Z 7 different owners being represented by the 31 entries The Frenchmen have only La Medora en tered, and J. Osborne, who generally has a " cut in" for this stake, stands with his heavily-engaged and highly-bred Lord Adolphus ; although where the winner will come from is a question that cannot fairly be entertained until the competitors are seen at the starting-post. The Trial Stakes has only two good performers in the entry. Comet and Bauman*, the latter having the beet of the weights, which stand as under :—Manrioo and the Fax =lett* colt, 4 yn, Bst 31b each ; Prologue and King Christ mas, 4 yrs, Sat each ; Comet and Ripley, 3 yrs, 7st 31b each ; Aloibiade (French), 6st 131 h ; Sauveraine, the Dinah filly, and Dulls, 6st 101 b each. The Frenchman is "dark," but may be an useful animal, his pedigree being A 1, and he is the only opponent Sauveraine ought really to fear, supposing the ha prize to be tempting enough for her owner. The lot in the City Handicap is so thoroughly bad that it is approaching to madness when attempting the discovery of a champion good enough to stand upon, and one of the 3-yeer-dds may prove successful, one of the light weights, Invasion, having good looks to recommend Mm, and he has a great advantage in being under Godding's can, seeing what his stable has done at early spring meet ings in previous years. The Lincolnshire Handicap has a not much better class of horses entered, and con sequently Libellous, the pick of the lot, must be perticularly dangerous when in at Bst Mb, as at this time of the year the weight place' him at but 51b disadvantage with the "fee ' thereat " 3-n olds. Were Hubert himself, Misfortune in tended, or bquire Percy sound, his task might be considered too head an one ; but with all three questions very open ones at this writing, I cannot discover a more trustworthy ally than Libellous, who left off in the best of form last sea son, and has wintered remarkably well. Misfortune is in the City and Suburban Handicap at 18Ib less weight, and there is no oertainty about what will be done with her, so that Squire Percy must become my second string, a " broth down" bMng all that his party fear.—l am, ka.