The Express. — London, England, 1857-12-30 00:00:00

( "'lt .. ..,„ .4,-.:. ~1~ /"I • • • e L:o-/ - i NEI%tiI'APEK Trirp rt • 41r,*%ii ssaudx..d moseribe anspwsi. Ihu - a - s PO align! MOM al MUM. 1~ am. Is bastion *, (Stamped ld. Additional.) [TWOPENCE. is4l6.—Tbe araid. up, m admirlia; bede w Imo Orb, bg Ile eft PI le wow sitesarummin eitady sip* bet Wm es alt L. 8,548.] LONDON, W EDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 30, 1867. I tom owl ovssidy Wok dol re. OMNI a el*a .4 I Yr owdoot et Wins els Y lq wok, deo awn*. 4 is* Am, sod Ow vim num od, wad pal. Mat woo dor mile baron WA the ddlowdosw * Mod, diodwa Wiwi No *low Badel gad rA. = th rowdrnta bli . . Nod * no raw arm bed is ar= obi* Ts. 11* ; *Lad 01. w ia ass; emu 244.11er wades lOw Ow aim oLw ; rim ad IL id 345. per limbo; I** wr. me eimitd seepthis ii pia. m an is *sir demed, al webs Ore ; ether mils MY • was bon anoffiersi. Dattsy thy be death 61 ether ethithes. less. 1,117 we" ; balm 96 qrs., 16. id.; brae, 1911 gm, 6d. Anithle t he wok . Wirth, qrs. , pres. 110 qrs. ; raper* weak/ toadors wooly wild tadam Mr tin olelrot ea Mr task volool wiry fra at loot ▪ modOnis apply ; poi irsoltials • camprii, ma b mot bo D 0.14100 91tatile tr WS la Isom rboot.trhito, 6116 e. b 1111114., bfb. to ▪ , 191 t. to 32..: dine, abed atm, o. , Atto, dm., raw. aatbo. Ella mho . am, 521 M. to i.410A., OA to 4. to 6M0., 84.. to 314. Sams, ht. to 52a. . dato, SEW, 61Lr. , to . to tho rovers. —alb wombat stall otslimar bra of trod. At our Borba osionito obey d Vilna from to. r Ifulo dos*/ from es art at sa oomplot camograco taw ▪ • poi boolors 441114 ..stow him of la. pa7Dastato V omololog Pat tits two prom* saw* ▪ solos limookov Wars aoloo ; Shift awl Mottle MO otold Mo. ot voiglrol Mo. Thu owasiersi by witmdmoini. owl* ram W spot d tu ■ titan to oatito Oak Ado. ro look as oohs to follow Is Oak woo IWO walk more firmarta, owl Iminviag. Is sew ordain ito AY monissit's marbat Ilad, Oa ababbass be arsmatamat, was adr4 w tad at Met ab M psi Mims = ma Mt week. Litta, la a mma a smodeniely reed b add at Mos Is. te b. Pet tr. a Orb, trldrat arterial abledisa I el web not mach buttons Ma& Illma.6os. to Eta. IMM, 31s. te Ws" M. to M. Per, 41s. la Tates. ils. to 3(5. paz i. Fleet, Ws, b. 4111. to b pet ▪ D. ... —Ow mvkat bip r tie l'brutra. peat torbet, the ✓e imoutty of an ix krior daaarlptica. Wawa end dealers ass lib wire lad was of • swami chasseter, sod :lei. Similar pram to aa of lea as the • bola, tits httl briar at N. per ware. Tice was bet • Woo void at late retie. mai (apply af pigs, bat link bashing lot.( bed, 12a per to s n, em ; y raw rad I. ; kora Down mut id. ar l . 7d.to 71d.. Nat peen, . ed. b., le 6d. per lb.. mad Ba. 61. Is ea pe Ile dd. to la 61 per iron ; pas ; dry data, 10d. ; avant pickled Id stare Op, 18e. to 23a wit; sack- ►ile RETURNS 11• No raw IMP TON. Tel•L spa imam dram Mit .4, di 1.21 1.7 C UN 1101 SO NT 11C SU w 1.14 1,14 UN 0.1.. 111 MO 4.61 :776 1 0 I 91 I INTELLIGINCE. a WOLIN WITH. VA los laellas kr Welkower, OIL S. r Oomet= l . Dia U. DIA So to sap ed. New. V, vc _ Ila bla Illmehe. tbm )9. is the I " Is. ! as ow 6g Gm* S." :3 4616,, So. IT, Mob Win be U,.pN. 42 Oars. WI Ind. ma WM W. Ciswelm IS Z Ss% 161. MINIM WITII DC41171110 Nil Ode Drewurlpg CAM&Abed= oVeraa the &ergo el f Assweies. It wawa ibet I Drub) pat hie the Wad foe ebbs, her swam weft whore. Teo of I 01 Nark Kt the oepteir eh the re. wirer, sad Own they n.tareed day the .4itiß two 13.t1 had left ihe teeelhol the weeel, which at the ties leaven to the cheep the repeat slid liss that tbe wee lad heeded the I he insets( die Weal without eseral. by ..Org Iles the redeem the semi ..k4. A Sae of :a. TO hoer *tad, or a Faris journal, ipiarlatr deo Aria •al I cocci raw thew sad a D rid dr lAviolhon . they ors ea illok Illoiamoo. Vary envy mot fd NSOU amodoJI gad p =a ea MOORE% AUSTRALIAN LINZ d P NT 1111M-.For ITO lan bomber. .4:76.601he _ d Om t is r lTwan d ddo ben ahi dse. ; a bin k., ~.... .4 id" • p.• my bp aTrillit• I gPAC m sad MOURNS AUSTRALIAN LINE ILIIT 0111P,-ler 0 4 =lna ind.r..o3 lave Vint, lb miniTastirrfiz.= IllWarrINN•111 rAcaS erlgoitirs AUSTRALIAN LINE VI 1 ... ...V ...Oa= ..„, , l A= — IMO a l A ... 4.411: ; . Os lelre ;et : rATTPZ ' ' 1111.4 and MOORE% AUSTRALIAN Luat 47. .. .......Tt • " ~ NT II " 1.11. ViallM . 4. 113 6 A" vegbEr ; qmor Yam LEY= For Mem L b81 4171SIN "'"." 4 " :11tili. rid Insr: CL—a. WI". RRIMOTIZIz a r=.4. RAW b. Ile uell dorm so Baßtar w—l Noir fi e. are Tort. a per jai Ira ROYAL Al i ttay . zp i rtmind Al m a= Wit ael lirrroa al HALIFAX. io ad WI fad tollowlag or Er i k.R ORR irg % es. rammorry. orArtr ir m porrlikor. bar 1. gr i :472=117 . i rrirt# ...a;Zrak: t ."6:l 7 alp "." 1 J. S. %Sr ; IN=l.. •• pou W owlitirtirtaiwolowe. VANDERBILT EUROPEAN STEAM ca Vtg snip LISA li'lli NALL MANUS tens Ihiellinelso at .IA Il i CAII&ZIFIRIZINLVvedE awl Ye • I . 0 win InAl 80 17011 kr lf II se l id. twt disA alk; leistil, ZS; MO Crar r Asing i Z tm e Vagrl Pl fti l ikr% " ft 24 g..._,"7. TIVIA, ga T N. 0111TIrrts. W are j i. 1... 1 n o :" P.M; rd Mat% E r. Y to NEW YORK Direst, and the AM owl•A•Amilli Went.—Tl.. LITIMPOOL ILL rul KLMIA_1174•11411.111 , OOMPH trirM/0 6 0% le WTO . aill U r .." .1..'. GAIOO ..... ...... ..... . ...... i=.*7./...13. WY Imam k n. mg U OMSK i... {0 WI solosranods- I ,. .Crtjaii amid lii= =id alile. el Wu. Mem Pos i trit 6) "maws MILL I ri It =i r 2 ,... . = . lltt i mies sod &wpm OPAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. LAD! MIMI a RICHARD 1 D-10.111417 .. .. gerth.v lap per Is Or darer d pROFESSOR WILJALBA FRIKELL. WY. JAN WS Tlistp ir - NIDNEIDAY SATURDAY as e i ng. V TRAY 5T5111110.24 rim SSW WM. Mt Is IR M a ke Sr skisly se Ia ; Mak 4n bovisD.; La llw Ostrom sad • MIL asil COM . 1116eiells loyal Lamm Owl MONT BLANC TO-NIGHT at 8, and TO 1101110W LITNAIIOOI ell I. CAIINO DR UMW?. This Establishment bop OF= is NOUS or TWO LATIN Mr mod TRAILIPLIDAY. Dumbr S. Is WSLOOSS 11 TILE NSW :Bnm GRAND MUSIC RALL 6 M to e.. 4 lir 1111110 a 1. 6. b 41.7 0,.... wrapper Wads = I PINIZ. Marx Mr. 4 1 I l i r i l r M • BLr. Wel& lir. Ir . Aam, miel IIVC: 1 1/ . 0ents...2) . ?1/ Yenalldu Ur. J.Mr. S. r.-- . E. et t wra. 1.. or I. : ie : POW" book Mak mew whys MIMI" Ni .= p0a1.... j a illtalm i lad a 7:en Ilakeitzerltr i ilboolm. / Mr/WI% Kr. J. OrmilirldJ=.: U. /M. CALDWELL'S AtlLMßlg i gr i lf a i, Dela. J ill iN i njt i rkewr• I MC Z tei I A iii Mirei s iaimers twa sig =a3l.ll/1. .... gun= SHARON.—BATHS of HOMBURG, rig Pasdarlis4l•4llka. The impoillent 0 .dao to 'peal =Fr mal ab i. : 46.... a1in/laztEftAtg 6 t W imo 10 46 :L ow Mart sjoi== - I•Wisia si ar WM ma the milk now Aube imarowir Mall j 111%: .... e5i501l ••• dales Om 1 Obi im. !Ulmer. Om tssikg b mil Illandidni. tet Ihs W all tem Immikat le H r rtR. EARN'S MUI3EUII and GALLERY of ItirZY R i i"lmmirede el ow RN* ° 'Lobo= by Dr. LYE. se 3 femk, ea rrsialaii : and at 3, ow WI Ply•MIlla of Roprefte. eMO: sad bi d . ihr . Al3 .. rermthr i ; Virersri 13=&i:31 Ma locums Illeatrsld Tiy = . 1410.31•10, an lIIJ 10 al an em . ir I ly sew chair M. Ogia Oar llmesald Pro fit. RMdiesaws. Mae Gomm aml Ptigienne set p.m itULITCHRON ROOMS in the best pert of ORMAPSIDM.—To be LS?, ortooolvo PRIM IFINIA: L ok OMNI, NI 111. prome Moor. •all or .Mboa Mar wall ter grUniars laqaMo of M. PARKS R. Mosol.lome NEWS MO MBE DAILY EXPRESS, and all the di... /NDORWIPAPEILS El ssegliod la balm sad Ss -el lie Coiled Isla, /WNW*, sod foodds soordrlss •DYISSTIdY.MLN I MPIIIIIITXD. • last too LIST. irtth patio. &eke( 'abb.:Wm is.. mot WIC DA WSO sod dONS, ismorsadom lostesnom sad Putiosers,l4. 0•NNON41111.17, ITY S. C The DAILY RIMS sala C d o • . WOW Of Datiolass MU& dd. Pio wanner. systole Is s.losada MAPPIN'S " SHILLING " RAZOR, Said elm, incrusted rod by the M APPIN lIMOTAS QV LENA TLbRY WORKS. SULPFINLD ; awl ST WILLIAM tat EN I. CITY. LOM DOZ. 'Mee Um lama IWO W °gamy In the Wad: V Impt. MAPPING SUPERIOR TABLE-KNIVES mobbla Oat mast wand, Moms. 1.••-the MX= :V ii I i i= 1 :11111. bin OW+ likadd riassibessa 1111.=. ern tr im" 4 .1 . ::: ::""a VLAPPIN'S SILVER-PLATED DESSERT L 1 azwer i ck r OM oft do 12 do. MAPPING ELICI2O4ILVIR PLATIL-- sums x t 4essial i z Lifp . b LI m .. 1 21 [lOO PAW. Sim& LI Table redo. 4•4 .......... Al 16 OAn : 211 II .......:5 . ... 1 II 0 14 4 b Is Damn •I ...... 1 0 2: : 2f 0 II r .. Irr h II .. .; ..... •14 0 l 6. T dr* Aaprmote Med . . 1.0 10037 writraswhip sad Oar Imine. Ouch IA r - =,t,,-:-..w.....,. „Ai...qt.. 1121A0118, AND DEATILS. 1111111111. 1gh.P.10•14 u *lb a Ila a aJAW, Op Imam On boa Awbm. Cisios.ll. .• MA. 18 • row Y dross tame, Clyde**. 114141 111 •ma. 10.4116.1.116444. Ilas..esten woman 411 it ol • ea 4 POO. route_ IN-Wous. sew Infroay. OM. S. Y.. . L! port OlNfts. 444,411 rw Ad& /1. 7! Nll•ormi WM. 11 . , ..i.“Pa r1 e 11 " . t M Own% Ow Alt PIMPIA's Was. AvaM4,l3. Ss. WOW' at Sam ßaw. Lady tar Do. of a to& - - MARRIAGES. 11-14 s. 7.4, at Trish, Clark 111wwil w • C.M.o Pr. w. H. Haiku{ t.• troots. &OW Yee %PO a lima: t..a. 16es. st Peletsbm, [t ///e. FMA t he e 4 . wait! Y Marl Ht Oa.. nd.a St. Peg 1011711. Dr. 13. at :Wass Pnial sfi. lit. a Ulair4, to Lls:+lA, dat...-Saa —lka fit, at ths Wohwats 01.6'dMO its Us. J. U. Wow W. 116.4.11. We It *rem 144. —Dos 111. st itsl.l!ntr.stelds Jar.. J. rs.nassis. C05..61 YAWNS I C. r.lrb. st MMI.M.e VOL MATTIS. Dow weak pada. U it. Dirt., Dd Bman. fi4. M Ila Loam LIM" PM lip la la Derthes. Dorm. J. CAMma. =r m. MI6 J. 116.* .4 Sanamla, flay. Ida. of Xr. If. tamM. - - _ 1111. J. lasi. r OM Nay* Ileum TWO' tik=l.4.Csven.AA OO P° WO. or DrfOTICf 1111Vallt retina IMITIDIND L7 4.1 1.1=7:47=17111C1=n:rg lioravn.be PA ANIS ea 21:4 aka VSIDIM slim awn in es Ye tense &On nil nein Ile in Was JAM Sint MA. ?Maw na, al Ur Rent JllO. WAKDBOtt, florrotan to A* Al.se THE LIVERPOOL and LONDON FIRE sad &MI Mt Ratan CONINUIT. ffr i a. pi tall . = ; trral .o hi alL e rg. b ar 4. Imo, 411ampr. tall SIX tas k awn• " lit 1t.331 Wel .• .4. ' - ' l ll. IPlawas se elm do 'We ...r Mira at Malabar Cl=. do_ .....1.0 lb. nos .11 to 1....1 at In 0.... m, la uwp... 5.4 rid to Yr Wad. el ibisenia. irriOX MI& Nointry I. Os Cautas7 , DIEM, US . I W A LO 0 Uj nss j u ll 0 0 . 2 V; .011 5ib..11010... I/ l i fil i rdirol moooli Ws. izt . 0 Owe Mi. 11314 .. ;:k i ....„ 4 .. of 0a boot wort. mei form dreipo. of IR Pompom. with ea 1111900 wed 001111. WOOED. ODO einsewasa.l.oo,ool4o6 ke BOOBS.-2d. discount in the Shilling of all Ilea Maaa• Macula., 14.4. Pock.a.rake. Ahrualik oda.-13, laaa a , ...1. e n) . M.C.—WM. DAWPOM aiall lIISUPL a AD Man.,. Pla b fatr : alias kap MAO. MA la ea. mod =Was kr ahl..• arl Maw Taal Sitat k ir. Am. aad Ban We Masao abral 111.* ad Ilemadaard loam. la pea al ramie pram •• I . YEAR'S DAY.—GEORGE HOBSON Os SNOOP RI. mores. MeetWA\ sol FROCK 00•11Jalk. le l• F 3 Dm• Slack Tr..." AK • CUM.PaIs•Un I. New K•Olet•cart. frrin th.llr4 Pri.. lasium• •111 ftwam.--titoaas KOR.ON. Oft oar, 81. CRE BRANDT. lb. per gallon.—PW sr Prom PAKMy sopplaw Orowaspol pnai Memy nipint Pak Own &dr paldniwo. Qs Owns IPonox, Oki so ow Mama le pippin se Psi Peso. "lb& b•idllD mai mop leskipla sr WY for maes, lir 31 If Pilaff and On. PPI lipPary.Sala UNSOPHISTICATED GENEVA, ist Oho tree 24 4 .1za........z= 7 . 1 .. .. 1 .... a. . A... .. te; . ..... ......... larium ... 0.. um regafter. maw. Zdra• L e. ow an.o rr HAS BEM ma bp weer ti N I. OIITT I mrl SA WNW. 1111. F. UM 1111111101111TRIL Mr b. IL IK. O. . ii. Rubmiardse. Paw* mkmadvill. Yr . oar- Clewil.,*. Mamie Ciermar: 'MOW la. 64-11 Mel s. la. raft. gm. ii NIGHT LIGHTIL-PRICES NEW E:71.11: Tram. MIMA I.MOM; IMmoob N MIX PIM box. or to pm &Dm Immo 1. lAA . Lett lActmx 141.1.1.cbm 0e411 .4. ..rairs PrWs la lea 6;4 I]. XL; gA rIOI42 N. weir W- 1 Y. qd. to ; M ftT " MATS 7,, , , , a 1 er t. Se Moe. ?WM BTILAB PRESENTS.—Tha exuberance of tqbmldr.......m dr of oado. Idd • the bar ari smilheal l. to oftedoet rdor Oho oda of tod, f01d.... h. , 0tt..... " deteadoetal ollodd lo Modal= of the Idol lite at Mikado@ g o. ON at LAA DC MACA MAR OIL. Ice emAbz: I NNW.. ilmliat k•vl cil 111*; a° IFLAIIWZ [Alava 1.• nria , eld dt. Oho. ad Moody. ; ad Itodedles or Pod tee {wend • poortOlho dhow= to lie tooth , are ended bard doodah Odin alloleadt of lir odd oldd. law el di :cm y women Soo bed etadod—lled by A. 11,0*14/ it MI f 0 X 4. ft, nottoodeds. Ude% Od bir Add. re Comm M... shounnes.,tataam Cllo rls l'Oi • PIRG - DECAYKD TEEM:- p......, ~..7 tor bleatrea owl 11.11L11, the Pte.,. Ceseart.— • lellard PST a T WEITZ 11114)=1131KUN. ter IP teak tem.., Wee r. ..W. It Is and hi • on Webb ear mt.,. .• WI. eadta• Art Um Imams es bard a. ihe um ". *he , Irr rerra JIM% maned !shard= earnmer" eel Naha .1 hirther .../..—iiiii be ell Ilsadoe Vemberr— Wes fa el UPTI:ItEB.—The PATENT BELF-ADJUST- De GUINAN MIMI, rely •••Sisa b • 00 .0 WI 0 ... k .... • ninunsetaNd by ilh. Loat.y Nr Igo sod nit of ft.... 7 wallty of a g.. 1 Imo lo .• Niiibibl ........a7 'Name ea Om poirt aroma. •61•11dio. =ran. eimined In • Ira• vommlNersi .$ll. am% rt or . 4. ,, lail behind.- 4. We sod Ow leistaidMa 40 MN* liUPTURR B.—By Royal Letters Patent. MUM'S NOtb MAIN LIVER 711111111. Wetted by sewed. ....tlemalebe me 4 elhethe Isymmaem Ye anent tmst..t I lA. Tle awe of • meet metee. edb.m beritel la he t.f le bone rr.lld : stet lam** bam2 We %mtg. Ith le the rmwelell• embtlag p.m le eeyq.llM Iv Ihe A IM .4 ea 4 PATSS? KKKKK , litthog orMis se meth Ire rtisamt must be delettett. art why be mi. amtee t:eeP. msfWeee_ dmeida b • Mel, bed the ?nom feemambed 4 yeet, me esemMertmee .4 Or Islay tee towbee bele. the Mee Wee mei Im ...rim Mr WA. TV., tem. Mend*, As thelelleal Ttmet ea Ni tr 0.•••••• 11•11 • Semele be mil epee bAiee. 6RIESEMAR. Protected by Royal 'Attars rem 4 it daeO mod memi m taw "pi_ gir Mode * M. *ilk mi um I .p.row cars. a mans% Theo. .14: L h. fir, 1.. Tx.. 4,...wmr..... is. Likze.e.r. ... R ome r ...d mainly 1111111111.111. .A..... 0 = yelp Mom si Meg Ma ilimpie smile* M. I* 61 *a ei ii. tftarot • ..a ream It See PeedMim 10 "....... .. a _ . _.* , 3. h Me em Oeilemeal meely IM ten Med *ram MM. Ir.nimi/.____ .I* M* Omialm Imo sib mmem.**** Welke meemai ** Om milmim mell*MMe. ad MOM di Om aim WO la me wide mime *mem Trimmer. iim ii L i tall*,:o. ism dmii d Imp ** sed el ee mimellm VeLm Os ..... labb arr.. mrs . =.k.L—s... a. wframls No kr 4., dam lie lee mmr.amztrill wined Al. • 411464 r: =.., • a: t., . . he . ..iv& . ....: ...... 11,116 ra nt . limailo ihull lissdrasm . ad WARM WATERPROOF APRONS. CORDING'? DRIVING APRONS it ww eel .46 mod isr =rift eraelln, are nab DRIVING 00ATS. rall OPAL OWNS& CORI IRON RADII ww W MOM . ° OA IM• Aul l aMt. 6.4. 1.18. 66 t ter 1 Sr or, ar operr r robs LAROURILIIII CA Z.. 35.6 L sr IL sr re Mrs Sr err 6166, lour Ir. Craft run. aro. sr Gorr c cos DING.IOI. Mari Sr are or 41'4E66 abr. GMAT TOIL OF FICTION •T • nx ID MOIL MI. MULLIS IMAM, NIT I VOL. NOM. W oda a/ vols HITE LIES b b&Zrar Nal 01.00 IN• Perbalm: bp sad . Ow War ma's basks sad miatildies bad la dr Adman et lisib isa be 'mamba at Maar. bat Maas ban Issib • .1 WM= NW mrstrilies et maw ••••*.witchilam samenNaa lb* arms ali• • at Takriss. shaboslan b sortsvra• padabss.o.llolN, WINO ism Oren ma" p Taft gr b azar nom al Obi IMO . alma s e =4 asariaTis ass•••••0 1" 1 611. ia sassess, al ro gi aaalisat Oa sari Moab* air Imam. Os masa isINN• bra sod Ns magi ad. arsaratlaa No lamb dmaases iM Warm sad .Isfs=l bream= as walassell as asmalas al abassbrbsaba. lis al %Masts be Warr sambas • um lON* Ws tart WI:La 7 46. 110c . r. N.a•sdaftimaa. ROOKS 1a BOYS and GIRLS. 11=114.444e4 .. la W Sift 410 Now Boob. Packet .. Amos Nod Sm. 14. Comeoatrok. air. 1.4.44444. CO. 114444441.441 IBM 141CIIIIOW.—Jwilintghhed, E YLD'S SKETCH of the CITY and RESI- Da.VOT 14 LICTINOW. with the withatot larameilawars lira:, TWILL ;la co" la• Jar amerwer I. lb. gawk Cliolwaso /11" Mai 4011 is the trettwils ; Row.l ItidwwW4 'l2 E-ISSUE of CASSELL'S POPULAR AL 1,, Rya. Weld. It. Janette,. pries la Ales may, Pert al wee PK Oki aim ter IDA Noe I 4. pawl it mob • Parte to Si, pries 74. sod Sn• L..: Malden. Ito IL pries la e Vti I to J. prior` N. astir: or hr double vont, at so tit earn. lame fur lona., oda. la. 3d.; doable tax., lo Ire Um sees ~Ur passe el OP great work slits seatannate of sod warier. TM slonake of sows peed. of it it Itlikielf Me reraLlssils won Mg I. sem woe use like lt In intiontaso, to lid sorthar Vairerolts Masalles. imam : W. Kart and Co., Pateresaer P..: and *Ad by all book. Jeer peilibbek low re aerma wire eb.. •• be Pet lee teener. Kamm Lwie.l %VOUS DEJ3IIJTY and CONt3TITUTIONAL Lipiss: ... lbw on Spermierere: erlth Hue/al IS the Teed tbe Illemeere la lbe TOOIIIIO4I/ lbw Be as Ps Tede oak imeeeia nsa ge le bailee otebbet et tbe .eb eeettreem. 1. He eemo et ow pen' tebeiblet beleetHemb b ee H. trees dram d pause gebe maw hes Ow nee.. dimples le aide Ben la be peon elil ee bead IS. pew vbeik lei :=easnesee. Obi einseeerm *Welk WINO BMW eeamilbe rem Se be ..r. tot bier rearreL THB :ItigllC II et LIAI ; K. 10 1 1:1 1 / 1 as 4 rbli rtft Mr: end mole Balm tee teeftes.sao belt•etseavereet.t: weather •1111. leadserimeet IWO, Weevily. eeel that *babes eau elberseem NI ely teneel Ilt• Idkine eteerramee at 4 cedeeemelabel some et .- 14".. febbeinet; tileets. ll lll. = ba tebee n er "..... ll4 LeeemeirerH n"w ieere: a a Ihnniurlinr. COMMITTAL TOR ARIION IN Sttaeri.—On Wed =bast ssprofal petty eeeektu was hold et the Grey- Ise, Wafture, t tPlielt, when a labourer, doted Styles, was charged with felnnioody firing 110,110 thuds, k4l an the property of Mr. .1 neeph Smith, the landlord of the Relleay Tavern. About a pouter to one o'clock on the preview Saturday morning Mr. Watsn, • lodger at the Railway Tavern, new the Wsdhurst station, was awoke by • ware, End en opening bis eyes was startled by the gime allow lanaatly lumping out .11.1, he dosimvered that the prewhies were on tire. The inmates of the inn were immedi ately darned sad ..TO IWO out of douy, when they found that two of the sheds were being rapidly dr initialed by fire. The fire had such a mastery that it cou'd not be stopped Iby water, and consequently bane itself out, the tire fortunately bring confined to two sheds, ono a cart Flied, in which a cart and a stone tug were destroyed, and the other, fon • shied built for hoowehavers to work la. On the day (Saturday) information was given to the police, sod he wade inquiet.% Somme Wsgiiiirce went to the welhenes of Styles, which r in the *eight, rurhirod of the taws, _sad apprabarisi his. It *se proved that the pd. weir bed led dilegreies whit therowentac sod some of the workmen emegiswed en the presews, and that Le had several ..s dirliliiised to la nwenged. Shoal y before the fire Webs at Os wham was. with s companion, about half a =Os has We Railway Tavern ; wad he woe &leo found nor the lowa won after the tire vas diacerteed. Other did.* was gives, and the prisoner, who pleaded not frailty was easemigsd for trial at the Lent Sussex Arius. —Sweet Aitortiair. LITERATURE. 'PattiMaim' to Vital Statistic*, witA an Itsg&ry into the IVWows of Locality, Occupations, and Habits of l i fe, on Health; an Analytical Vim of Railway Accident • ; and an Inseetigation into the Progreu of Vrimo. By F. G. P. NanioN. London, 1857. Had not the Indium, Chaldean', and Egyptians a just knowlege of the power of numbers t They cultivitted the exact sciences, and were tepee ially skilled in astronomy, mathematics, and architecture. The Arabs hemmed cyphers, or numerals, from the Indians, who wen the inventors of the game of chess. Whatever knowledge antecedent nations may bats bad of this power—and that It was extensive the stermdous and enduring monuments of stone which they ham left us incontestably prove—it seems clear that, within the more strictly historiml epoch, Pythagoras, who had travalled and studied amongst those peophs, was the first who taught that there we. in numbers a pewee which he caned &vim. His far-reaching and comprabsadve gins arms to bore semignived a truth which he bad net, in the asserray Mar. effectual power to demonstrate. Be ler r ve row, the way certain remits ha attained to were Irma eddied,' thiege—fmea whet is called matter. He knew not —he if he did he must have communicated the W privilege—he knew not that what swam so ancertat *ado:widow to the human mind with its suceslary owes imd acts—tho vaat and oempliested social pimossew et gni% an governed by laws no has Addis mad entrain then these which regulate the changes, the dependency and the minder of mentor. Even within our own times how largely, Y the Meted wow, has our knowledge of the prim of makers been intended both in objective and sub jective things—tram the Amplifying and facilitating calcula tions of the parallax of a tired star, and from the discovery of chemical equivalents, or the proportion in which the so-called ultimate atoms of matter unite, to the subject' with which this book deals, "the development of the rate of mortality and the laws of sickneest," and the curioua sad startling malts obtained from an " investigation into the progress of crime" amongst the people. It is impossible for any man to reed, not to say study, this roost valuable book, without entertaining a profound striae of the value of a science which forty years ago had scarcely a name—the "Hence of statiatica. Putting out t f view the established reputation of Mr. Nelson, and trying him simply by the evidence afforded in this work, the result must be to clue him among statute of the very first order. The mere facility of calculi lation and of working out remits from complicated materials, though neceeasry, form by no means the most important qualitications of a statistician. With clearness and compre hensiveness of view ha must unite patience and Industry. Above all, he most possess that intuition which, tut it were, ids a malt before it ewe or can dories the mode of roalking it. These are qualities abundantly vieiblo throughout Mr. Nrison's book. Prom bold and original combination, officio he frequently elicits the most startling and useful informa tion, whilst he has the faculty of piecing old and accepted truths in a new light, and of improving them forcibly upon the memory. It is imposeibie to give, in the space we can devote to this notice, even an outline of the matter which fills a thick quarto volume, or to show by extracts the admirable manner in which Mr. Nelson bar treated the many intricate questions he has handled. One example only can we indulge to, and for that we will turn to the trite but urgent question of Crime and Education, " It is believed," rays Mr. Nelson in his introduction, " that a careful pernaslof the paper on the enhance of crime and the method of investigstkai followed will, in the remain arrived at, surpriee even the best-informed resins in finding so low a test of education or instruction so that employed to lead to so striking differences in the criminal condition of various districts of the kingdom. These results are, to every laimme, so constant and positive es fully to establish the cendaskee that education is one of the most powerful pro weetlys, of crime. Whatever other combinations may be attempted or made in the analysis, no solution is arrived at as to what is the element or feature which produce in one community en excess of 62 per vent, of crime and in =other redness mime 33 per rent. below the average ; but Introduce the educational test and the whole problem is completely solved, Immense educational efforts are at the present time toads in the shape of reformatories sad other institutions for the treatment of convicted criminals, but little or nothing is done to remove the omen of crime ; and if it be admitted, as it penned lea the evidence in the following con- Animas, 1101 elowetion to the most powerful ele ment pet hems foe counteracting the criminal ten ancies of ow ppehttom, it Incomes a question of vital Importance for the logiolaturo to decide whether some more osseplete 'piton of education, which would reach and saturate the whole juvenile population, should not be speedily &need. The country exercises the right of punishing crime, and it is s fair question for consideration whether it should not also recognise the ditty end responsibility of removing some of the ocregoosoe• of crime." With this we close our natio, of a book which merits all our prides, sod mast fail to produoe a beneficial and lasting sleet spew made se study it ; for It points out with terrible eigpillensee dee tesstal consequence. which inevitably flow ibms s neglect or •iot.tion of the laws which govern the pirkal sad moral wcll•bebcg of our race. 3Y.LVLVOS ar HOME. lila Bobo at Old Holiday Reading.) " Cicalas," said Mr. Putsch to his boys, " I have a new game fur you. I will be the founder of a new Cabinet, sad you shall all take awl (Abuse ea you lila. Now than. What will you be, I.4IWiP r Lewis. I will be your Chancellor of the Eachegiter, sir. Mr. P. Why do you choose that poet, my boy Leuis. Bemuse lam very well reed in classical history. Orcy. I will be your How Secretary, air. lir. P. And why, Gawp ? Grey. Because I never attend to anybody, air. Crontrorth. I will be your Lord Chancellor, sir, Neiman— because-0, I don't know why —yea I do, the Chancellor ails on a nice duffed cushion—and it's jolly to sit on a Mrs stuffed cushion. . . dlr. P. And you, ran, what will you bo, any Cakdordan Frodigy Pan. Eh, sirs 111 just be Secretary at War, for ye ken Fin 'air troubled wr the weary gout, and I tek' kindly to the erni-chair. Labossehere. I'll be Colonial Secretary, sir, because I can talk fast, and nobody knows enough of the coletdos to guess whether I'm richt or wrong. Yr. P. And you, my bright littlo fellow, what dorm say ? Argyll. I'll be your l'uttoseter-General. Mr. P. Why oo? Argyll. Beams my ancestor inventtd the post, and those who ailed it said, " Him the good Duke of Arm 11 :" Yr. P. Now, ()nitwit's', whet any you? Gran. I'll be President of the Coritiril, oh, because I can alsrajs make the other boys laugh within) , French anecdotes. Wood. be First Loot of your Admiralty, air. Mr. P. What—you 1' Well. And why I' Hind (snowily). Ships are roado of wood, ain't they, sir? Mr. P. Well, I stalainly see no other reason. Amd now, Clogondon, what's your choice? Char _I ' 11 be your Foreign Secretary. Mr. P. And why ? Car. Bevan= I'm fond of a good edger, which yon can't gat in England, but Vd Lave 'cm sent over in despatch= by the ansbareedors. Mr. P. Stanley Alderley, will you choose ? liteeky. I'll be at the Beard of Trade, sir, became I should like to hunt a little about trade, which I don't under stand in the hut. Ilarrou by. I'll be Privy Seal, or, Lamm I don't think the other chap. have left OA anything else. Mr. It 0 yrs, there ie. Eh, Swim r Smith. Vernon, air, if you please. And I'll take the Board of Control, because it is a light gentlemanly ore opt =cm, end not too great a pull Upon one• leisure. Banter I should like your Duchy of Lancaster, for the same reason es Smith. Saini. Vernon. Mr. P. But there's one boy hot not spoken. You tall fallow, will you take that sprig out of your mouth and tell me what you'll be ? Pats. 0,1• II be your Premier. Mr. P. No, no ; I'm the Premier. Ass. Tberv's no diSsence between us. The principle of my pol ic y shall he to knock as man y . heeds together so I am, and thereat of the world laughlng. Isn't it yours P Mr. P . So It is. And yon shall be PuerA's Premier ; sad I think our game le very great fun.—Aoarri. The Elpis of Athens says .—" The excavations being goads at the Theatwo of Bacchus continua to be carried ea with groat activity. The Mullett', of Public Worship visits the spot every day,, and the Conwroawir of Anti 'walks himw if directs all the works. Aiming the Loeigners who show the greatest interest in these ea ovations is Mr. W ss, Be English Minister, who is • groat amateur of HEE MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Ml7llla Mr. Lumley has commenced a series of " extra nights," at prices reduced to the ordinary rates of the Eng lish theatres. The speculation promises to be a successful one, if we may judge from the appearance of the house Let night, every part of it being crowded by a seemingly much gratified audience. Of the hackneyed Troeatere, which woe the entertainment, there is nothing to be said now-a-days, nor is there much to be said of last night's performance. Oinglinl, In the part of klanrieo, was as Suer ever. We never herd him sing more beautifully, or act with greater energy and feeling. His great Cr, Ali, el, ton mlo," the gam of the opera, was exquisite in voice,:delicacy of execidloc, end truth of expression. Speeds, too, gave great eld to the character of Leonora. This lady, notwithstanding IKON physical defects, is an accomplished artist. The more Is too high for her voice, which was consequently Mislead beyond its proper compamend became occasionally shrN sad wiry ; but this wen more than compensated by her ereelleat style, and her dramatic force and passion. The Fart of the Oottet de Luna was sustained by a performer new to the Lowder public—Signor Aklighieri —who has a very good baritone voice, end sang the favourite air, "AI baleno del sun sorriso " to the satisfaction of the audience. The striking character of Animas, the gip" (the real heroine of the piece) was very feebly sup ecets4 by another new performer, a Signora Sondlna, who is by no means at, either sea singer wen actress, to appear la tl put in which We have been accustomed to Vierdot and Alboni. The chorus and orchestra are much reduced in strength, which was, perhaps, to be expected ; but they are of reasonably good quality, and the conductor, Signor Arditi, appears to understand his buslnme. The Trariata to announced for to-morrow, and Lame di Lammermoor ter Saturday. In both these pieces Piccolo. mini and Clinging will appear. ROYAL INSTITUTION. Yesterday afternoon Professor Faraday com menced his anal Christmas course of lectures, addressed to &juvenile auditory, at the Royal Institution. Hie Royal Highness the Prince of Wales attended, and occupied a chair immediately in front of the lecture table. The subject of the relent course is static electricity, and Pretence Faraday, who, it is gratifying to observe, displays as much vigour and animation as in years gone by, commenced hie subject by repeating the declaration he made several yens ago at the meeting of the British Association at Swansea, ' that of the nature of electricity he knows nothing, and that the longer he lives the more convinced he becomes of his ignorance of the nature of that force. Of Its facts and of the laws that govern its operation he said he had indeed attained considerable knewledge, and some of that know ledge be hoped to bo able to impart to him young audience. His object in the first instanoe was to show how readily, and from what a variety of bodies, elec tric force can be excited, for which purpose he employed a glue rod, a stick of shell-lac, and a piece of gutta perch', by the friction of which light bodies of different kinds were alike attracted, and the gold leaves of the electrometer were diverged. He then called upon his audience to wander the wonderful effect produced by the friction of those substance, which by that action were converted from apparently Mart bodies into active powers, which attracted or.her boars sad emitted light. Profaner Faraday laid particular strew on the fact, that during the excitement of electricity by friction, the rubber be comes equally electrical with the enbetanee that ie rubbed, and he exemplified it by holding a strip of flannel by each end, and rubbing it backwards and forwards on the braes stage at the top of the electrometer, and then placing the flannel on the top of a second electro meter, when the gold leaves of both instruments became equally divergent. Having shown that electricity may be excited by the position of varieties of bodies different in thew mechanical structure, Professor Faraday proceeded to exemplify that the chemical composition of electrke may aim be essentially different. For this purpose gulls perch& and gun cotton were telecttd es opposite in stants,. Out* perch& abounds in carbon, of which abun dant proof was given by it. combustion in oxygen gas, when volume. of met completely blailened the inside of the jar that contained the gam. (;on cotton especially, to its pre paration ea collodion, is eminently electrical, and a film of that setetance, after being merely paned through the fingers, caused the gold leave of the electrometer to diverge. It was then applied to the flame of a spirit lamp, to show that it is as explosive as gunpowder, and abounds in nitrogen. Professor Faraday exhibited and burnt Dome piece of gun eon= pager, which had been sent to him by Professor SchonLein, the inventor of gun cotters, seven years ago. Several illustrations were given of the excitement of electricity that I. constantly taking place without our notice by the ordinary actions of life; such, for instant*, as combing the hair when it is dry, and rubbing the feet on the carpet. The latter effect was shown by teaching the top of the electrometer, whilst the profaner rubbed hie foot on a mat. The rubbing of paper with Indiarubber also generates elenrieity abundantly, and this was illustrated by placing • sheet of foolscap paper, after having been rubbed on an in sulated stand, near the gm-burner, mad on sudeltnly remov ing the paper a spark was emitted which set fire to the gas. The accumulation of electricity by electrical machines woe next shown, first by one of the globe =claws used by the earliest electricians, which was excited by a ribbon held in the hand, and afterward. by the powerful cylieder and plate machines of the institution. Professor Fa raday Impressed on his audience that these affects went exactly the same in kind, and o- pendsd an the name principle as the excitement of elec. trkity by the rubbing • stick of sealing-wax on a pine of cloth, and that his audience might at their own homes, and without any epeeist apparatus, exemplify the leading facts of electricity. lie constructed for this purpose several simple pieces of *spanner, ono of which was formed by sticking a rod ofseelnagnax into a bung to make • foundation, and Warming a tobacco pipe on the top, which simple sr ' rangenent afforded • derided indication of the p.ressece of en excited electric, by the turnips round of the pipe as the ' electric was brought near one end. Another structure con natedof en imitated wino glass, to form a centre; and a piece ef fiat glen having been laid upon it, a long lath was dolienely balanced on the centre and turned round readily on the &preach of an excited stick of sealing wax, thus forming • good electrometer. At tree conclusion of the lecture the young prince shook hands with Professor Faraday, who did not, ea on a former occeeim, address the lecture to his royal highness'. BIRTHS .AND DEATHS IN LONDON. The lentils registered in London, which in the previnue week were 1,234, declined in the crock that ended last Satuiday (Deceteber 26th) to 1,013. In the ten years 1847-66 the average number of deaths in the weeks mere spending with lent week was 1,227. But es the deaths of last oak oCrurred in an increased poistion, the average, with ot icon to comparison, must be proportionally to the intheme in which cue it will become 1,360. Beam It appears tha t the public health was so far improved that the deathe were loss by about 300 than the number which the average rate of mortality at the close of the year would have produced. The deaths calmed by diseases of the organs of respiration were last week 246, whilst the average corrected for Increase of imputation 1. 271. The decrease in the numbers reigned to this general head (which does not include phthisis) is shown by the results of the last four weeks, which wore sue eeesively 415, 336, 298, and 246. Considerably more than hell of them 246 deaths arose from bronchitis, which carried off 140 persons, of whom 55 were 60 years old and upwards. The fatal mem of pneumonia (inflammation of the lunge) were, last week, 83, which is decidedly below the corrected foe corresponding weeks. Of this number 57 oe euned children during the first two yams of lib. Of pennons who died from phthisia in the Let two weeks the numbers were 161 and 116. Of deaths arising from eymotic complaints, only one le referred to small-pre, 30 (which is much lees than timid) to typhus and common fever, the same number to *whelk:La, 37 to hoopiog- cough, 9 to croup, 41 to measles. Seventeen, or nearly half of the deaths from measles occurred in the eastern division of the metropolis; 4 in the rub-district of St. Paul (St. George•in the-East), 4 inAgile-end Old Town, 3 in Poplar. The registrar of Si. filmy in St. George-in-the-East registered 2 deaths from ressidea at Noe. 1 and 2, Sarah's-place; and he adds that 0 deaths from this disease have occurred within a short period in the neighbourhood, and that many other severe came have occurred, though without fatal remits. The single GAM of small-pox, mentioned above, occurred to a dmiseniaker, aged 37, et 4, Devonshire-a4/et, Christchurch, Marylehme, in which hour. three cues, though not all ter minating Welly, have immured recently. A figure-maker died of painter's colic and hemorrhage. Of four n Mans, three men and a woman, who died in the week, oldest was fit years of age, sad died In the workhouse, Borough-road. Last week the births of 769 boy@ sad 730 glrle, in all 1,499 children, were registered in London. In the ten correspond ing weeks of the plats 1847-66 the average numbs, was 1,410. Tee DRITISTI Museen.—All the departments of this inat Roam will Le closed from Friday neat, for a week, as is usual at the commencement of the year. The new reedmg-room, large as it is„ is vary mach crowded. Yester day as many as 433 readers resorted to It; the preraure oa the attendants was very groat, and In the sfternimi there was even difficulty in finding a mat. fASHiONS A)1 JANUARY. (From 14 MIA) We have not yet arrived at the cold season, when for becomes absolutely necerary but we already observe that It la much used as • trimming for &quints, paleNts ; &e.; and certainly nothing can have • more elegant appearance than a handsome pardeusis of velvet ornamented with this material. The barouttie is nude shorter than those of taffeta worn in the autumn. Even the burnous is sometimes trimmed with fur. Muth are very small, and with than is worn a fur barbs reaching half way down the back. It is gracefully hollowed at front, enlarging towards the soda which reach a little be low the waist. The burnous are very fashionable for morning drew; sad as they are then chiefly worn for ut il ity, dark colours are preferred. Those worn for the theatre, and on other ocea duns in the evening, are, on the contrary, made in brighter colours—sometimes entirely white. Thereat .dlgirien pattern is very pretty when the satin stripes are surrounded by a fine gold thread; some have a whits pound with bright-coloured stripe. For the awns nra Spanish mantilla is often adopted ; it is generally o e iblacklace, trimmed with ruches of satin ribbon or lace. We have seen one of sky-blue cothemire, with seams on the shoulder. The front ends wore pointed like a shawl. A frill of black lam surrounded it, while a second row of lace placed fiat served as a heading for the frill. Another trim ming to match formed a second point, and round the throat was a full black lace hood. The elegant caprice is not want ingeither in good taste or originality, For walking or vi siting, the honor b often made either of bask velvet or satin, braided or embroidered in black beads. Some here I very wide sleeves, arranged ts Imp plebs at the tom rd hanging loose and open at the bottom. A small plleriem in the forte of a Zweite replaces the hued. This is rather a mantle than a burnout. Velvet marks trimmed with lace, and embroidered as be fore nod are also cut in the shape of • shawl with mama cm the shoulder s, and sometimes an down the beck. For these there is a new trimming, called point do Vertim, of pserosseeterio, which bas a very good effect. Warm aryl. are always worn at this season. The heavy tartan, are often replaced (having become common) by thick Owes of wool, wry light and soft, having the appearance of knitting. They are generally grey, or black end whits in cheeks ; ors ale of spotted long wool, edged with stripes of bright cromrs, d. mescabling ellertilk; while others are really Men a / 4 with fringes of the same material. Dresses with p r sin skirts are very seldom seen. Planner, double abbe, and gni:lessee equally in favour. We have seen some tafettu dresses with double al&ta, the lower one simply trimmed with narrow velvet, and on the upper one quilkut of lozenge patterns, formed of narrow velvets or ribbons, ter minated by Seating elide half way over the lower skirt. Taffeta*, Pekin Wino, and drogues, are worn for demi toilette ; while velvets, satins, stamped velvets, and fancy plush.., are reserved for full dress. Black taffetas is fre quently ornamented with coloured velvetsand,bright ribbons. Plaid trimmings are also adopted. Among the great ember of ornaments now used, the brandebourg is an especial favourite. It is made either in corda or plaits, terminated by hanging tassels. Open net-work chenille is very much employed for trim ming driers. There is but little variation in the shape of sleeves. Large open sleeves and the double bell-shape are very generally accompanied by a jockey. The Venetian sleeve, cut tip la front, is in peat favour for full dram ; it is lined with white satin, and trimmed round the inner edge by a white satin rarer. In the trimming of the outer edge, jet and heads form a cons derable portion, eepeclally when the dress Is black. tinder-sleeves are ade fuller and larger than ever. That most suitable to be worn under the Venetian sleeve la composed of two or three puffs, terminating about the elbow with two frills. A tight, wedded under-sleeve is eometimee worn with walking dresses. Clear merlin sleeves, drawn full at the seam, are very general. The seam is covered by a pulling, with • ribbon run in, or by an embroidered ineertion, tnmmd with lace. Simple draper* low bodies are much worn; while, an the other hand, some are most profusely ornamented. On the top is placed • bouillon, then • small ruche the colour of the dune, in satin or In kicks ; sometimes a pans. menterie or plait of cherilek. A wreath of very small flora placed round the top of the body of a light ball dress has a very elegant appearance. l'ointed capes and mantrlek Lame will be much worn by those bar who do not dance, or for toilette at the theatre or a concert. Bonnets, although still email, are brought more forward on the head, in the Mary Stuart style. Many bonnets are made with the fronts of plain or terry velvet, of a different colour to the rest of the bonnet ; for instance, a 'remit!. velvet crown and white velvet front, or a black velvet crown with front of prim rose, Persian blue, or, portieres. Bonnets in this style axe frequently trimmed with • resins of feathers, carried across the front. It is formed of three or four rows of feathers knotted together, ending in • fringe which falls beyond the edge of the bonnet. This trimming I. often replaced bz n o: formed with very narrow velvet in cheeks. times the crown, are made soft, end trimmed in the same way. The curtains are worn rather narrower rounded and felling graceful!, on the neck. Velvet strings , with narrow plaid fringe, are much worn, particularly when the bonnet is trimmed with a plaid _randier or scarf. Some bonnets are trimmed with two scarves felling in unequal lengths on one side, and trimmed with a very soft Scotch fringe. A beautiful bunch of velvet dowers is placed on the other. INTENDED CELEBRATION OP HIE MARRIAGE OP VIE PRINCESS ROYAL AT BJEMINGIIAM. A meeting of gentlemen convened by the Town Clerk, at the to of the Mayor (John Ratcliff, Esq ), was held yesterday afternoon, for the purpose of considering cer tain propositions for the celebration in this town of the nup tialsof the Primers Hoye' on the 25th of next month. Those present were the Mayor, Aldermen 'Pidgeon, Palmer, Hawks!, end Phillips, Councillors Briggs, Cutler, Hawke., Cookery, Aston, blither, Smith, Turner, Simons, and Stinnes. Alderman Hodgman having been called upon to take thechair, the Mayor informed the committee that be was desirous that some demonstration commemoratis eof the auspicious event, end of a kind befitting its Importance, should be made in Birmingham. The meetinr, at once concurred in the view of the Mayor, and in • formal resolution tendered him their best assistance in carrying out any arrangements for the promotion of this object that might be decided upon. The Mayor afterwards said be proposed for his own put to pies a banquet at Dee's Hotel to as many of the prin cipal inhabitants so the Assembly Rooms will conveniently , accommodate, and also an invitation concert at the Town-hall. It was arranged also that an invitation ball should be held at the Muck-hall the same evening. It was further considered that the occasion would afford en appropriate opportunity for presenting to the royal pair, through the Mayor, such • selection of specimens of local art manufactures as would probably be acceptable to their Royal Highnenses, and at the same time creditable to the town ; and Aldermen Blunt sad Cutler, and Councillors Stinton and Goode, were appointed a committee to confer on the subject with such manufactures as may be desirous of contributing presents, and to makea selection from the articles sect in for approval. This presen tation, it I. considered, will be most gracefully made as a pre sent from the town. In order that the poor may not be for gotten on the joyous occasion, Councillors Maher and Aston, being guardians, were appointed • deputation to confer with the board as to the beet means of regaling the inmates of the workhouse, and Alderman llodgeon was requested to !accom pany them, and to inform the Mayor of the result of the inter view. The Mayor, it ia understood, will, with his usual liberality, defray the expenses incidental to the banquet and the concert, and also the entertainment to the poor. A suggestion that the Town-hall and other public buildings should be illuminated was received with oho warmest appro bation by the meeting, and it was decided to lay the matter before the estate and buildings committee, accompanied by an invitation to them to illuminate the edifices under their charg e. Should this be resolved upon, the example will be followed to a great extent by the townsfolk. Such is a brief outline of the proceedings of the meeting. The details in connexion with the celebration will, of course, be arranged by the respective committees, and when agreed upon we shell take an opportunity of laying them before our readers.— Birmingham Daily rase. FOUR OPEN SCHOLARSHIPS AS OXPORD.—Four vacant scholarships at Lincoln College. Oxford, Open without restriction to piece of birth, &c., will be filled up on Finlay, Jan. 29, 1866. Candidates are desired to call on the Rector on Tuesday morning, Jan. 26, at 9 o'clock, bringing with them tatimoniais of good conduct from their college or school. TILE VACANT IRISH .7 upoznftlP.—Rinoug the latest rumours are mports that one of the judges of the Court of Exchequer, either Baron Richards or Baron Greene, will be moved into Judge Jackson's seat, so as to avoid having all Catholic judges in the Court of Common Plena, and that the vacancy will be given to the Attotney- General. It also said that the Solicitor-General, from drlicacy of health, is disinclined to incur the labours and rosponsibilities of the first low oMoenhlp, and that the new Attorney-General will be Mr. Deasy. , Bee the candidates already mentioned for Ennis, Captain Stackpoole, Mr. Hughes, Q.C., and Mr. John Ball, there are DOW named Sir Themes, Redington, and Mr. hi'Donough, hkelp to enter the lists Reporter. ILLNESS or Jooor Moonr..—We (Dublin Free man of yesterday) regret tone, that Mr. Janice Moore has been for some time lying dangeronaly UI at his mat, near Rathfarnbant. It yea rumoured in town this morning that he was dead; but on inquiry the rumour was secortained to be unfounded. We are sorry to say, however, that he is in so very precarious a condition that thine are but slight hope. °lbis recovery. BQUALISATION OP POOR-114TE. Let evening a meeting of the central committee of the ASSOC:141011 for Promoting the Equ.eloution of the Poor-rate an Unitermity of Assessment throughout the IG6opetimt Districts,was held at the vestry-room of St. Andrew's, Holborn ; ear. W. GILIBISKT in the chair. Mr. Wsawics reed the report of the executive" committee, se follows That, in Fuson= of the in-'ructions given to es at the lath meohog, we have prepared a bill for the pin aulcicanytng Into effect the equaliestion of the poor-rates metropolitan districts, bet we have not ft Inpatient to have the same printed and circulated, kr on ear submitting the same to the hon. member for the To= Hamlet., Mr. Ayrton, we found that he did not agree with the plan by which we pepend to carry into effect the object. of the neociation, but, on the cou ntry, he had denied ;en which he thought would to be more acceptable the attire, and as such, likely to receive greater setwat. T plan proposed by us was one which, after the 2M day of March mat, or some subse quent day to be named, the rate for the whole of the parishes within the metropolitan districts should bo charged en equal rate for the rebate, the poor, save as to debts already con tracted, or mon borrowed by any of the send" penalise. This we pro to be effected by a financial board elected by the • of the venom pariah's and unions on the princip a adopted by the Metropolitan Board of Work., the financed board to have the power of ..ordaining the average expenditure of each pariah, the rateable value of property rod to the relief of the poor, and to issue orders of con teibution on the various pennies, the same as boards of guardians do under the entering law. The bill likewise rata= • clams providing that in case of any estrave gant expeediture the union or perish so impending the money ale it pay the same themselves. Mr. Ayrten'• plan la the extend lag the principle of the rate in aid by giving increased power to the justices, ea follow,:—That the judicee at the April quarter sessions in every year. nominate six of their body, with the chairman, five to be • quorum to hold • rating union for the year ensuing. That the justices shall require the churchwardens overseers, or other parish °Moms having the management of the poor rate, to return to them, on or before the day of May ; in every year, the amount expended or contributed by them for the rend of the poor, far the twelve months ending the 25th day of March then lath pad, and the value of the property rated and the rate per pound. That the justices *hall have the same power to sacertain the true value of each parish, as they have in respect to the county rate. That they shall ea certain the averments of the whole of the expenditure and the true value of all the panes. and placee hello to contribute. That in all park= where the expenditure ehall have ex ceeded the average, one half of such excess shall be charged on them whales m which the expenditure shall have been below the average, to the extent of one-half the amount which each such pariah its below the average, so that if the average expenditure of the district shall have amounted to one shilling in the pound and the Pariah A hats expended two shillings, the Pariah B sixpenoe, A will be reduoed to one shilling and sixpences and B increased to nincpence. That the contribution for the pant year shall be levied by two equal rates in the year ensuing. That on complaint of any pariah to beeharged that the rates in excess havebeen unduly mereased, the justices shall examine into the same, and if they shall be convinced that excess or any put of the rate wee made for expenditure unnecessarily incurred, no contri bution shall be made towards such unnecessary expenditure. The jinn= shall have power to appoint • treasurer to re ceive and pay the contributions. That in the execution of this act the justices shall have power to send for all accounts and all pewees now possessed by sessions or juntas. No certiorari to be allowed, but justices to state • ease for Court of King's Bench respecting any question of law which may arise if desired by any party. The executive committee think this proposal objectionable, because it only proposes to relieve them of half the unjust and oppressive burden of which they now complain and been so long borne ; and at the same time making the question exclusively a ratepayer's question, offering no inducement to forego orders of removal or other annoyance to which the poor are now liable. Wo therefore ask you to consider the question and to give us your Instructions thereon. We have further to report that on the commencement of the present season we have taken dame at 32, Fleet-street, for the purpose of carrying on the balm,s of the association, and have adopted a system oR public meetings, to be followed up by an active canvass for signatures and subscriptions ; and, ea far as that has been hitherto done, we have found it responded to by the ratepayers in a manner satisfactory. In the east end of London an association has been formed exclusively for the Tower Hamlets, the promoters of which are co-operating with ea in the cause, and we are happy to ray that already several thousands of signatures have been obtained. We propose to continue this system throughout the metropolis, and hope, in a few weeks, to have petitions reedy for presen tation which will tell the government that the question is not confined to the eastern part of the meeircee than the south, wee, or north." The report wee received and adopted after a brief discus don, in which several members of the committee ermined their disapproval of Mr. Ayrton'a bill. Mr. Fowtan proposed, and Mr. Snug seconded, the following resolution :—"That this committee having care fully considered the plan proposed by Mr. Ayrtnu for miti gating the inequalities of the poor.rate, "geese their decided opinion that nothing less than an equaliaation of the rate, on a uniform basis of samesanent, will do justice to the ratepayer or to the poor." The resolution was carried unanimously. . The draft bill, prepared by the executive committee, wee ordered to be hid before counsel. The committee Wm broke up. THS BUBXING OF THE SARAH 84-VID TRANSPORT SIRAREP. The following letter has been received front Capt. J. 8. Cattle, the commander of the Sarah Sands " At about 3.45 p.m., on the 11th of November, I disco vered a very strong smell of fire arising from the after orlop deck (where about 120 of the troops were berthed), and upon going into the hold found it to be on fire, and immense volumes of smoke homing from it. I immediately ordered the engines to be stepped, all sail taken in, and the ship brought to the wind. Some hands wore at the same time getting fire hoses pasaed below. I then requested Colonel Moffat to have all the ammunition thrown overboard, and succeeded in clearing the atarboad magazine. By this time the whole of the after part of the ship was so much enveloped in smoke that it was scarcely possible to stand; but volunteers came aft and attempted to clear the port magazine, which they succeeded in doing, with the exception (at we 'appose) of one barrel. Several of the men were dragged up analces from below while thus engaged. I ordered all the boats to be lowered, placing all the lathes In the port life-boat, under the charge of Mr. Verily, third officer, giving _him orders to keep clear of the chip until recalled. Mr. lVelch, chief officer, wee forward hoisting out the cutter and long-boat, which was done without accident 1 then commenced constructing rafts, of which I launched two overboard, and cutely moored them alongside, keeping a third across the deck forward In readiness. At about 8.30 p.m. fames burst through the upper deck, and shortly after the wizen rigging took fire. I wag then fearful of the ship paying off, but fortunately the after braces were burnt through, and the mainyard swung round. About 9pan. a fearful explosion took place in the t magazine. By this time the ship was one body of llama from the stern to the main rigging, and thinking it warmly possible to save her, I called Ifejor Brett (in command of the troops) forward and told him my opinion, requesting him to endeavour to keep order amongst the troops till the het, but at the same time to use every exertion to chock the fire. No parson can describe the manner in which the men worked to keep the fire back one party went beow keeping the bulkhead cool, several men of which were dragged up warless, and froth volunteers took their places, but were noon in the woe state. At 11 p.m. the main topsail-yard took tire. Mr. Welch, a quartermaster, and four or Ave soldiers, went aloft with wet blankets, and succeeded in extinguishing it, but aot until the yard and mart were neatly burnt through. About midnight we appeared to have made ac me i m pression on the Ore, and after that drove it back inch by inch until daylight, when it had been completely got under. The ship now appeared In a fearful plight, merely the shell remaining, the port quarter blown out by the exploder!, fifteen feet of water in the boll, and the ship rolling heavily, and taking in large quantities of water aft. As soon as the smoke was partially cleared away, I got spare sails and blank , ts aft to atop the leak, pasting two hawsers round the stern and setting them up. The troop., were employed baling and pumping, the chip rolling heavily, and the tanks rolling from side to eider in the hold. About 10 am. the ladies joined the ship. I then ordered ldl the boats alongside, but found the sea too heavy for them to remain there. The gig, hews, cr. had been abandoned kluring the night, and the crew, under Mr. Ward, fourth officer, at into &nether of the boats. The troops were em ployed during the remainder of the day baling and pumping, and the crew in securing the stern. Throughout the night all hands were engaged in baling and pumping. The boats were retired fore and aft, but Fermi were Peet rely damefaed. At daylight on the 13th the crew were employed hoisting in the boats, the troops working manfully In baling and pump ing. latitude at noon 13.12 South. At 6 p.m., set fore sail sad sig ht o and bore for the blauritite. On Thurs day, the 19th, sied the Island of Roderlgue, and arrived at She Mauritius on Monday, the 23rd. (Signed) " J. S. CASTLE, Commander." CHILD BURET TO DEATH. INCIOEST. Lah night an Inquest wee the on the body of Henry Martin, a little boy nee yeas old, the POU Of R p ro WillOW, liVin at 22, Clemenea-lane, Clare-market. On Sisturchoy evening the mother stepped out for a minute to buy • candle, leaving the child playing before tho fire, which was unmet. Med by either guard or fender. On her return the I hiliTs clothes ware all en lire. He wu found to be so burnt ihat he died during the night. The coroner remarked forciblyon the im propriety of having children slow with an onguaried fire.