The Express. — London, England, 1853-12-19 00:00:00

a pproving of the autt-ministerial riot of the I%kh october at Tann. 'f he Psedniontese Gazette, of the 12th, publishes royal decree, giving force of law to the convention about telegraphic correspondence concluded between eitierland and Sardinia. PERSIA. -1, - The following is given by the Bombay Gazette as the substance of a private Persian letter, dated Ispahan, Sept. 20:—" All Persia is thrown into a state of suspense and anxiety by the disappearance of his Majesty the King of Persia from Teheran, with 30,E cavalry, 1,000 pieces of cannon, and 3,000 carpels loaded with ammunition. We see completely at a loss to conjecture the object of the e xpedition or the place of its dutination. Some surmise that his Majesty has hastened to co-operate with Turkey against the lawless aggressions of Russia; whilst others, with better reason, are of a different opinion. Persia's uniting with Russia in the present crisis would at once excite the animosity of the Suonnees (as all the Turks belong to that stet), and a religious war might be the upshot." EGYPT, Accounts received from Alexandria to the 6th, state that since the 13th ult., when the decision ob tained by M. Srbatier from the Viceroy relative to the export of corn became known at Alexandria, commercial affairs had acquired considerable activity, and the price of wheat, which had been kept down in consequence of the uncertainty which prevailed on the subject, suddenly rose from 60 piastres (la), which woe the price on the 14th November, to 103 piastres (2M. 73c.) the ardeb (equal to 1 hectolitre 72 litres). Stephan-Bey has been replaced as Minis ter of Foreign Affair, by Mahmoud Bey, who was (lovernor of Bcyrout under Mehemet Ali, in istO, at the time of the attack on Syria by the combined forces of Austria, England, ana Turkey. He is said to be an able man, but little fevourable to European ideas. Abbr.; Padre bad just left Cairo to proceed into the desert to meet the pilgrims from Mecca. AUSTRALIA. - • - The intelligence received from the gold colonies by the Overland route is only of four days later date than that brought by the Victoria steam ship. The Shanghai left Melbourne two days before Michaelmas day. A correspondent writing on the 26th, remarks The fine weather of the last few days gives promise of Spring having fairly set in." A Melbourne gold circular of Sept. 24 reports that at Bendigo things are:going on well, and general satisfac tion is felt at the 40s. license fee. At the Ooulburn a rush had taken place to a gully four miles from the principal ;workings, but had not turned out so rich as had been reported. At Vim very little was doing, the Ovens attracting great numbers, both from that field and the Goulburo. Front Ballarat's 'jewellers shops' the amount of gold was still great, many diggers realising handsomely, while other un fortunates were getting none. Digging, or, more properly mining, at this field now is a matter of serious undertaking, and requires a considerable amount of means to ensure anything like success. Some parties have been at an outlay of 6001. bekre coming to the bottom; but when once there, the yield has richly compensated for the outlay. Tho Argus correpondent writes from Mount Alex ander on the 24th September : Matters one mere begin to wear a peseeable aspect et Bendigo and Forest Creak. At the latter rhos licenses are takes out very readily at the new rate; in fact, I have it hem very good authority that the crowds which may be NOS daily et the Bendigo Camp are larger than any hitherto mem all saaisusly waiting for their turn for obtaining the meeleed keement. The central committee of the Anti lassese Ammeletion have determined upon holding a jubilee M esmenosesstion of the happy issue ; and it is their in timates $ bolt. all the branch committee*, together with tfrts ellskis at the Bendigo comp. A cireuler issued by the AwelvOlid-Licease Society invites the diggers to a public Omer sad jubilee, to be held on the Ist of October, to egiebrate the triumphant success which has attended the advocacy of the reduction of the license tat. On that day it was proposed to submit to the diggers some its business, together with a plan of a new organ kr another society to carry on future ref ;rms. The diggers in Victoria were disposed to urge their claims for a share in the representation very Strongly upon the government. The Argue says: The question vf immediate enfranchisement of the dig gers is a very importaat one. The Legislative Council has been lately taught, if it is at all capable of learning, that a large and powerful section of the community is very apt to take that which it looks upon as its right, and does sot find readily given. We do not wonder at the angry demand of the diggers for represent* . ion. A fact broadly enough stated by Mr. Fawkner on leday, is calculated to lead to very ugly conclusions. This statement was to the effect that there was one representative for every eighty squatters in the coliny, while silty or eighty thousand diggers had not one. From a rough glance around the house, we be lieve that if Mr. Fertiliser had said that there was one repre sentative in the house for every thirty squatters, be would have been very near the mark. To rectify this, we mast wait for something to bo done by the Queen, sod here is ass Luton, out of ten thousand of the evils attendant upon the folly of contenting ourselves to go limbering all round the world for our law." Great complaints are made of the state of the roads at Bendigo. The heavy rains have caused that part of the roads undermined in the summer to fall in, leaving frightful cavities, many of which are not seen, in consequence of a sheet of water, until the unwary bullock-driver becomes inextricably em bedded thereto. "Sticking-up" has become a fa vourite amusement with the lawless vagabonds in festing Bendigo, and every night brings with it some accounts of unfortunate residents being robbed and maltreated while returning home from viatica some neighbour. The Clime of horse-stealing tee has ones seen become very prevalent is the hoed. Some dozens of horses have aioappolksk Forest Creek within a fortnight. It bbas band Me occurrence to see such a thing es s Ames meria drays being encamped on the road within allow miles of - Forest Creek, and unable to proceed further through the loss of their horses. The price of gold at Melbourne declined on the closing of purchases for the Victoria. On the 24th of September it was 765. 6d. Immediately after wards, however, there arose a brisk demand for ship ment to the east by the Shanghai, which could not be supplied, the market having been completely cleared for the Victoria. The labour market was active. At Melbourne labour of every description was still scarce, in consequence of the great numbers of working men who had left town within the previous two or three weeks for the diggings. Female servants are much wanted, and agnmiltural labourers. Considerable difficulty is found in procuring seamen, either for the run home or for short voyages. Messrs. F. R. Wallen and Sons report in their price current : Matacivava, Vicroats, San. 26.—Since our circular per Victoria, little, if any, change hes takes place in markets. For breadstuff+ a small consumptive deem. esists ; the arrival of the John M'Kesais this morning, from Now Orleans, with 6,000 barrels of Boar may slightly affect prices, being to some eatent ea uses? acted addition to our suck. Hsoall and Oallego brands continue in strong request 7th. cash, taken from alongside the ship, has bees refused for the latter brand. Brandies are im proving in value ; at auction, on Saturday, 14v. 9d. to ltos was realise,* for Martell's in bond; 33e. ed. for Scotch whisky in bottle. Prier of gold, 31. 16s. ed. per oz. The Swale Australian Register of Sept. 29, iasued after the sailing of the Victoria, announces that, ac cording to reports received at the Colonial Treasury, the overlaid gold escort was bringing down 10,714 ounces 10 dusts., to Adelaide. This is con siderably more than double the quantity received by the last escort, and is hailed as the prelude to still larger consignments by succeeding opportunities. "The value of the gold no w on the road, " says the Register," will be, in round numbers, about 40,0001. This quantity kept up monthly for twelve months would add half a million to our capital at the end of the year. The chance of increasing our means to that extent year by year is not to be despised, and we hope that every possible effort consistent with propriety will be made to maintain the escort in its present state of efficiency. A subject of deep dipeati-faction amongst the mer cantile community of Adelaide (says the Register) has been " the unpardonable inconsiderateness of the Postmaster-General in London in sending a large mail for this proviuce by the Stratford, a vessel bound direct for Sydney, when several vessels were laid on direct for Adelaide, and have arrived here. The Stratford left on the 4th of June, and had not arrived at Sydney on the 17th of September, when the Victoria left. We hope such another piece of folly will not soon again be perpetrated. There could be no excuse for it, because, had the Postmaster- General even been so ignorant of the geographical position of Adelaide as not to have known that Sydney was a thousani miles beyond it, he ought not to have forgotten memorials and remonstrances already addreswd to him from this colony on the subject of sending letters by vessels destined to other ports." At Melbourne, too, the post-office arrangement in connexion with the Stratford are criticised with no mote leniency. The Argus takes high ground and says : "Let us view the matter in another light. They must admit that the Australia are now equal in value to the West Indies; yet while they spend hundreds of thousands on the West India Mail steamers, they grudge more than 1,0001. for an old, slow, sailing vcsael, to Auatralia; and while they arc as careful of the return mails from the West Indian Islands, u they are of the outward mails, they leave the Australian return mails, on the alternate month, altogether to chance. POOR LAW INVESTIGATION IN MARY- LEBONE. - 4. -- On Saturday, Mr. Austen, the inspector sp rinted by the Poor Law Board to investigate the circumstances connected with the death of James Walsh, an Infant, whose death was attributed to neg lect by the parochial authorities of Maryleborie, and upon whom en inquest was held by Mr. Wattle,, opened the iaquiry in the Board-room of the workhouse, New [Old. Keay of the guardians were present. Mr. Austen, before entering upon the evidence, said that he would dement* with examining deceased's parents, Mr. Messer, the assistant overseer, and the gate.porter ; and that not only should all parties interested in the matter be present, but that the investigation should be con ducted with open doors, so that any ratepayer who wished might attend it. Garrett Walsh, the father, was the first and only witness examined durirg the day ; bat his evidence, although it occupied nearly 11l hours, was a mere recapitulation of the facts given by him before the jury at the inquest. He charged the parochial authorities, and especially Mr. Messer, the relieving officer, with his chilu's death, by refusing him and his wife and their deemed child admission to the workhouse when they were sr/belly destitute, and were compelled to sleep for gghte seder the workhouse walls and in the stmts. Muting globs if the relief which he bad received on serf al preview essasioss, he stated that on a certain Thursday be went hew Workhouse to obtain an order for admission. straness bur, be said, or en hour and a half, I saw Me. Mem its relieving ;evened) in the office. There men sire Mr. DiSesan, Mr. Kirby, and other inspectors. I asked Mr. Messer for en order to come into the house, or seen relief, whoa Mr. Kirby came up and told mei to see Mr. Crawley, my Inspector. Mr. Crawley, who was pre seat, answered that he had seen me, and Mr. Messer then said to see, "Oo ea." I asked him what I was to do, and where seem my wife were to go to, and he told me to go and hang myself. With that I was taken by thecol.ar, and put oat of the once by a policeman. I don't know his name or number. I then went to the gate of the work house, sad waited till Mr. Messer came out. I waited till nearly four o'clock is the afternoon. I followed him dews the street as for as Sarum's, the baker's. I tali Mr. Messer how I and my wife were out in the street; that I had no place to go to, and be put his hod in his pocket and gave me expend, and told me that was out of his owe pocket. I bad not left 14, Gee's-court, at that time. I met my wife in High-street, and we went to Mrs. Holmes's, in Gee's-court, and slept there that night. I paid her sixpeace for the room. My wife had got that sixpence, but on the previous night we were up all night. On Friday (the next day) I went before the rota board. On arriving at the workhouse, at nine o'clock, I saw Mr. Crawley, nail he told me be should want me presently. I went before the rota board and saw Mr. Russell and Mr. Poland ; and Mr. Messer sad Mr. Tice were there. I asked for as order to code into the house, and Mr. Messer said my wife was • good market woman and ought to go into the streets to week. I told them I had no home and nothing to go to market with, and she had a child in her arms, and Mr. Messer said I must make a home and nurse the child ; and Mr. Crawley then shoved See Out of the room. I then went eat to the gate and saw my wife, and we waited there till two o'clock, when Mr. Crawley came out. I told him we bad nothing to est. He then went back to Mr. Mower's saw and brought out a ticket for two pounds of meat, but be said oar bread was stopped. I sold the meat ticket for 40. to enemas same& Keleher, to buy • loaf. [The nit rous hues edembeed that oh this point he told • (she athed bare ths streset, bet he had done so for fear of getting his readter's relief stopped.] He came back he the workless' and tried to get admission, and waited there till about half past seven, and a person opposite the gate gsve them twopence-halfpenny,' sad another person some food and tea. They went to Mellness's, in Gee's-covet, and slept again there that night. Webb stated that he applied fur work before be came to the board for relief, and also on the Monday before his ebild died, which was en the Tuesday following, the day Its west before the board. On the Tuesday miming, he peessaffei. I went out with my wife and child, about ten eftffleek, Me Mrs. Holmes's, and walked about with my wire to see if I could get nay work. Amongst other places I willed at was the workhouse : but I saw noes of the offi cials. About Ave in the afternoon I was walking with my wife near St. Giles's Church, and we stet a woman my wife knew, and she looked at my wife's child, and my wife looked at her child. When she looked at my child it had skaoged colour about the lips, and seemed hardly to breathe. We took the child over to Mr. Week's, a sur ged, nearly oppoaite. I maw a young man there, who looked at the child and said it was dead. I had no employ /sent between the 21st October and the day my child died. I could have worked with one hand if I could have got it te do. The ticket was usually brought back to me on a Thursday by one of the inspectors, bat I only had it for the month. Dr. Drusell—Walsh has just stated that he received no relief beyond the month. Did he not receive on the day he was before the rota, the 18th, an order for 21b. of meat ? Walsh—Yes, they gave me a piece of paper to get it. By Dr. Russell—l also west with the inspector to the baker's to get some bread. I went with Mr. Betide, but I did net get any bread. No reason was given why I should set have the bread, but Mr. Bertraun said I should not hive the bread till the Monday. I did not sell any of the bread I got from the house. I did offer to sell the bread to I. MsUber, who bought the meat, but she had no money W buy it. Mr. Bottoms did not say why he went with me to Ma baker's. It was to get bread, but I Os the Pr.day, when before the sub-committee of the rota, I stated that the child was very mush convulsed. I told Mr. Maser of it as many days as there is in the year, but I don't think Mr. Messer so had as Mr. Poland. On the day the child did, and when I went to seek for work, I took my wife sad child with me, because I thought she was as well with me as stopping where she was. Colonel Bagnold (a director) —Knowing that child was sick, how came you to carry that child about the streets on the Tuesday ? Walsh—l wasn't to tell it was sick—a aim eight weeks old. Me to tell it was sick is ridiculous. Colonel Bagnold—To whom did he apply for work on that day ? Walsh—l don't wish to make that reply. Commissioner—lt is a very proper question, and you must answer it. Welsh--Oh, if it is your wish, I will; I first went to Mr. Moore, of South Wharf, Paddington ; the next to Mr. Thomas Jackson, of Pimlico; the next was tho Marble Factory in Rahn-street; and next to Harley's factory, nearly opposite. I was at all those places on the Tuesday, and at Mr. Cubit*, in Gray's-Lnwroad. By the Commissioner-1 applied at many places for work before the Tuesday the child died, bat I can't say where they were. Walsh here became very excited, and said he was sur rounded bye set of bulldogs hunting a poor crow, made a perusal attack upon Mr. Poland, celed the board villeins, and said they robbed the parish. Ultimately the commis sioner was compelled to suspend his examination till ear they day, expressing a hope to Walsh that when he again CM, before the wart be would be cool and more tempe rate. Walsh was hers removed, and the books showing the relief afforded were produced to the inspector. Inquiry having been made into the character of the books and their _ use, the investigation was adjourned. our I THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAT.--Thare seems little doubt that the proposed holiday as the 96th in lieu of Christmae•day will be very generally, if not universally, observed throughout the country. The Mayors of Man. cheater, Liverpool, Bradford, Birmingham, Northampton, Oxford, Southampton, Newcastle. Exeter, Plymouth, Arundel, Guildford, and a great many other corporate towns, have issued notices requesting that a suspension of betimes. shan't take place ; and in Manchester and some other towns it is stated that this will apply even to banking establishment•. In many other places, as Tunbridge, Kingston, sic., the inhabitants have themselves issued notices to the •ffcct that they will not open their places of business. CHRISTMAS Boxrs.—The following has been issued by the large houses in the ir.n trade:—" Notice.—The practice of giving Chrietmas boxes is discontinued at this establishment. This warehouse will henceforth be closed on the day after Christen .a day.—Dee. IS, 1853." MR. JOHN MARTIN.—This gentleman, the painter of " Badshasaar's Feast," husaffered, it is stated, an attack of paralysis that disables his right hand, and impedes his utterance; though his hearing and sight remain perfect. This misfortune occurred to him last month, in the Isle of Man, where he was planning improvements for the harbour of D iturlaa. SUDDEN DEATH AT THE LONDON-BRIDGE STA TION.—On Saturday Mr. Payne held an inquest on the body of Mr. William Matthews, who had died at the North Kent P. eilway station, London-bridge, en the previous night. rhe deceased had suddenly fallen down and expired. Mr. John Matthew, of No. 10, Church-street, Woolwich, son of the deceased, said that his father was a butcher. Be had bad pretty r od health, bathe had been troubled about family affairs, and he bad complained of a heavy weight or pressure on hie chest. The jury returned a verdict ot" Na tural death." THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 19, 1853 Inn Court. OSBORNE, Dec. 17. The Queen and Prince walked out early yesterday waraing. The Royal Children also took their oetial exercise. Drc. 18. Lord de Tabley and Colonel Wylde arrived at Osborne yesterday on their return from Lisboa with letters from the King Regent of Portugal to the Queen and Prises, and had the honour of dieing with her Majesty. Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Board of Inland Re venue, bad an interview with the Chancellor of the Beebe yin on Saturday at his official residence in Downing street. Sir Charles Wood arrived in town on Saturday morning front his seat Remittal& Hall, near Doncaster. Earl Granville returned to town on Sa urday. Despatches from the Governor of Australia and from the Lieuteamt-Governor of Victoria were received on Saturday at the Colonial-office. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat on ' Saturday ' and concluded the hearing of an appeal from the Court of Arches, " Bettington v. Bettiagton." Their lord ships also heard an appeal from the Prerogative Court, "Campbell v. Corley." A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday after noon at the Foreign-office, Downing-street. The Ministers present were the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord John Russell. the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Earl of Clarendon, the Duke of Newcastle, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir James Graham , Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, and Sir William Molesworth. The Council sat four hours. THE GOVEINMEST hare adopted the suggestions I thrown out so frequently, and from so many quarters, during the discu•sion of the India Bill last *elision, to con vert the place of one of the Joint Secretaries of the Board of Control into a permanent office. Hitherto she two joint seeretatyships of the board were parliamentary offices, sad the several secretaries went in and out of office with each successive administration. But the necessity of having a ' permanent officer of that rank has long been felt, and it has now been determined to assimilate the chief office for the government of India, to the 0111001 of the Secretaries of State in that particular. It is known that of the two Under Secretaries of Side in each department of Home, Foreign, and Colonial affairs, one is attached permanently to the office, without a seat in parliament, and attends mainly to the legal and departir.ental business; whilst the other Is in parliament, attends chiefly to the legislative business, and goes in and out of office with the Ministry. Sir Thomas Bedington, K.C.8., is appointed to the permanent secre taryship under the new arrangement-06w ver. MILITIA COLONELCIES.—The late Earl of Dart mouth was colonel of tne Staffordshire Militia. Upon his decease no colonel in chief hen been appointed. Nor will there be any second colonel appoined to future vacancies. In fusers there will be only one colonel in each regiment. The lieutenant-colonel will in reality, therefore, command the regiment, and there will be two majors. The lieutenant colonel is generally an efficient soldier—a retired officer of the line, whilst the chief was frequently the lord-lieutenant of the county himself. till, perhaps without experience, or a young son or nephew, put over the head of an efficient officer. The experience of Lord Palmerston has enabled him to remedy this, and to secure a greater efficiency in this constitutional and useful force.—Oburrer. [lf thi. reform has emanated from Lord Palmerston, '46 deserves great praise for the step.] HER MAJESTY'S REGIMENTS IN INDIA.—Four of her Majesty's regiments of infantry in India are about to' he relieved by four others from this country. We under stand that the following is the arrangement for the purpose. At Madras the 35th is to replace the 23th ; in Bengal the 27th will relieve the 22ad; the 82nd will take the place of the 98th, and the 90th that of the 99th. When the re lieving regiments will proceed to their destinations seems to be a matter of some doubt. In the best informed circles It appears to ba thought that this will not be till the spring; at least not with all the regiments.—Allen's /milieus Mail. DEATH OP THE MARCHIONESS WELLESLEY.— _ We regret to announce the demise of the Marchioness Wellesley, widow of the elder brother of the late Duke of Wellington, who expired on Saturday last at her apart ments at H.ampton Court Palace, after 'short dines.. The deceased Marianne Marchioness Wellesley was a daughter of Mr. Richard Caton, and when the late celebrated Marquis Wellesley married her she was widow of Mr. Robert Pat terson. She was the marquis's second wife, to whom she was united Oct. 29th, 1820. The late marchioness was for many years Lady of the Bedchamber to her late Majesty Queen Adelaide. Her ladyship was sister of Lady Stafford. Many families of rank are plsced in mourning by the lamented decease of the above estimable lady. Mr. William Brodie, now unpaid attaché to her Majesty's Legation at Stockholm, is appointed unpaid attaché to the Embassy at Constantinonle. The Master-General of the Ordnance has ap pointed Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. Robert E. Doyle, Cold- Milani Guards, to be his Secretary, in the room of Captain Lord Clarence Paget, R.N., resigned.—Obeerrer. The Duchess of Inverness gave a grand dinner on Saturday lost, at Kensington Palace, to their Royai High nesses the Duchess and riutiese Mary of Cambridge, the Duke of Cambridge, the Duke and Duchess d'Aumale, his Excellency the Austrian Minister and the Countess Col toredo, Count Reventlow, the Count Cochet, the Countess Coifee, Count Karointe, Viscount Chelsea, Lard and Lady Claud Hamilton, Lord Raglan, Lord William Poulett, Lady Alice Peel and Miss Peel, Mr. Norman Macdonald, &c. The duchess subsequently had an evening party, the Lord Chaneell it. and Lody Cranwortb, his Excellency the Portuguese Minister, the Earl of Clare and Lady 'Fitz gibbon, Visoouctsui Palmerston, and a small circle being present. The customary annual performance by the Sacred Harmonic Society of Handel 's Messiah, the week preceding Christmas Day, is to take place on Friday, at E Half. Tommaso Orossi, the celebrated poet, and rival of Manson', died at Milan on the 10th. MINISTERIAL DIFFICULTIES. POLITICAL MOVEMENTS. The Earl of Aberdeen, the Duke of Newcastle, the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the members of the cabinet, who met at Sir James Graham's official residence at the Admiralty oa Friday night, did not separate until two o'clock a.m. on Saturday morning. 'Use Right Ron. Sir James Graham bad an audience of the Earl of Aberdeen early on Saturday forenoon at Argyle house. _ _ _ _ _ . The Earl of Aberdeen, soon after his arrival at his official residence in Downing-street,receivedLord PAISMITII,.with whom the noble earl remained closeted upwards of an hour. The cabinet ministers met in council at one o'clock, Lord John Russell having bad an interview of the Earl of Aber- deen prior to the assembling of the cabinet. The Earl of Clarendon, Bir William Moleswortb, Sir Charles Wood, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the Duke of N•wcutle, were punctual in their attendance, the Lord Chancellor joining his colleagues from the Court of Chancery. Earl Granville reached town soon after his colleagues of lie cabinet had met, from Earl Brute's seat in Wilt- The Duke of Argyle arrived at Stafford House, from the Marquis and Muchioness of Stafford's seat, at Lilleshalli Memgebire,at three o'clock,and at once proceeded to Down ingt-serest to join in the conference. The Right Hon. Sidney Herbert had reached London early in t►e forenoon from Wilton House, near Salisbury, and after transacting business at his office, attended the Cabinet Council. The ministry remained in deliberation until six o'clock. The Duke of Hemming, the Right Hon. Sir James Graham, and the Earl of Clarendon, had audiences of the Earl of Aberdeen yesterday at Argyle House. The Marquis of Lansdowne bas resigned his seat in the cabinet, ►ut will afford hie support to the government as an independent member of the House of PM/. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston, and his Excel lency Count Walewski (the French ambassador), arrived in town on Saturday, at half-past three, from 80. wood, where they bad been partaking of the hospitality of the noble marquis. Count Walewski has since returned to remain some days with the distinguished party staying at that hospitable seat. The ltight Hon. Sir James Graham I town to-day on a visit to her Majesty at Osborne, and returns on Wed morning. LORD PALMERSTON'a SUCCESSOIL—A ministerial journal of this morning says :—" We understand that, upon Lord Pelmerston's resignation, Lord Aberdeen offered the liume-Office to Lord John Russell, and we regret to hear that the Gffer was declined, mainly from the fear that his acceptance of it might be misconstrued. The office hes now been offered to Sir George Grey, and awaits his acceptance or reji c ion." TIIE MARQUIS OF LANSDOWNE.—The Times states that there is no foundation for the report that the Marquis of Lansdowne has ceased to be a member of the present government. LETTERS FOR ARCTIC SHlPS.—llec. 17.—Letters for officers and seamen serving on board the under mentioned ships, will be in time to be forwarded, if sent to the Admiralty on or before the let of January, 1451 :—Her Majesty's ships Enterprise, Rattlesnake, and Ploccr. THE NEW MINISTERIAL REFORM BILL. THE BALLOT. BRISTOL, SATURDAY._ A numerous and highly influential meeting of the electors of this city was held last night at the Great Public Room, Broadotead, for the purpose of receiving a deputa tion from the Ballot Society of Locdon, and of petitioning the Rouse of Commons to introduce into any new measure of reform a provision for taking the votes of electors by ballot. Mr. JOSIPH COATI., 06111 of the magistrates of the city, presided. The CHAIIMAN, in the Gonne of a few introductory re marks, read a letter from Mr. Berkeley, who expressed the regret ke felt at being unable to attend from indisposition. Mr. H. View's moved the first resolution, affirming that the electors ought to be protected in the free exercise of the franchise, nod d by intimidation and uninfluenced by corruption. (Cheers.) Mr. W. ToruILL, ie seconding the resolution, said the Reform Bill had failed to effect the object it had in view, but if protected voting alone had been enacted in the year 1832 the Home of Commons would now be found to be a purer body then it was under the operation of the Reform Bill. (Hear, hear.) The resolution was carried unanimously. Mr. 11. J. roes to move the next resolution, which affirmed that experience had abundantly proved the present laws against bribery and corruption to be wholly inade quate, and that the only effectual cure for the growing evils of the existing system was to be found in the adoption of vote by ballot. (Cheers.) Re said the question of the ballot had so often been discussed that the difficulty which its advocates had to contend with arose rather from the poverty of the arguments employed against it thee from any deficiency of reason on its behalf. As Mr. Cobden had said, when speaking on the ques tion of free trade, so long as there were people who would insist that two and two did not make four, so long would it be the duty of others to reiterate the truth that two and two did make four. (Cheers and laughter.) Twa of the arguments which the opponents of the ballot urged egainaLit appeared to him to signally answer each other. It was said that the ballot would secure secret voting, which was nu-English, under-handed, and unmanly, and then that the ballot would not secure secret voting, and, therefore, it would be no use at all. (Hear, bear.) A for this latter argament the ballot was cot wasted to secure men against heir own folly, but against the fraud and oppression of others. (Much sheering.) The real secret of the opposi tion of the ballot was this, that its opponents knew that by protected votieg all corrupt influence would be destroyed. No one objected to their using teensy for the protection of their treasures, why not for the protection of their con science ? (Cheery.) Mr. 11. 0. Wuxi having briefly seconded the resolution, Col. PERRONITTISOMrsoo having addressed the meeting, the resolution was pat and adopted nets. con. Mr. THOIIIIB moved, and Mr. HALISAL seconded the adop tion of a petition to the House. The petition was adopted unanimously. Mr. Pnotrr, as one of the treasurers of the Ballot Society, esplaiaed the principles, objects, and labours of the Ballot Society, the aim of which was to diffuse information throughout the country by the distribution of tracts and papers, lectures, meetings, &c., and to afford opportunities for the combined expression of public opinion. A large number of tracts and pamphlets had already been issued. It was proposed to raise a fund of 5,0001. for the work, and of that sum 10 per cent. had been already eoutributed by a few ardent reformers in London. It was proposed to work energetically, and it was hoped that success world soon be attained. (Chun.) A vote of thanks was then passed to the deputation and one to the chairman, and three cheers for the ballot closed the very enthusiastic meeting. MORE ACCIDENTS ON TILE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. -- 4.. - • The alarming frequency of railway accidents of late, arising out of the breaking of asleorees—generally those of goods waggons—suggests the necessity of institu ting some rigid inquiry, both as to their construction and as to the manner of loading them. On Saturday morning as the No. 8 goods train from York and Leeds was proceeding to, London, one of the asletrees of the fourth truck broke soon after the train bad passed liasetrey ; but the coupling chain connecting the truck with the neat waggon held up the hinder part of it, and thus prevented an immediate stop page of the train. The detached tale and wheels, however, worked their way under the other carriages, and in a short time threw o ff the line the waggon neat the break-van, as well as that vehicle, and broke them both almost to pieces. The iron chain of the line and the plates were also ton up for some distance. The guard, Graham, was only slightly bruised. The up line was quite blockaded, but fortunately the down line was comparatively clear, otherwise the con sequences might have been verj serious, for in a few minutes after the break down, the night mail train from London came up at full speed. The truck which brok' down was laden with potatoes, aid belonged to the North British Railway Company. Oa the rune evening, about 8 o'clock, the workmen were engaged in repairing the line, and they inadvertently left the heavy lifting apparatus of the crane they were using suspended over the up line. A goods train came is contact with this, and the concussion threw two trucks off the line. Both lines were now blocked up, and the pawenger trains both ways were delayed upwards of an hour and a half. The same evening, • goods train also got off the line near Newark, obstructing the traffic at that point also for some time. On the previous night, a pilot engine, on its way from Retford Station t 3 the south, encountered the engine of an empty mineral train, just as it was issuing from • siding near Grantham. The shock was violent, and the driver of the mineral train was rather badly hurt. This engine was likewise much damoged. SEVEN FIRES IN ONE NIGHT. The firemen of the London Brigade and West of England oaks were actively engaged from five o'clock p.m. of Saturday until past five o'clock yesterday morning, there I being during that period no fewer than seven fires, at which they had to give their assistance. The first of these disasters occurred at the London Club house, 71, Jertayn.street, St. Jameer, and was caused by the heat from one of) the grates igniting; the girders sud fl borings of the first floor. At one time the safety of the whole building was threatened ; and, es it was, the damage done was very considerable. Another fire, and which was nearly attended with fatal unsequences to several persons, broke out in premises in the occupation of Mr. A. Wright, liaendraper and mattress 'maker, No. 34, Seymour-street, Easton- square. The fire was discovered by a policeman, end it was with some diffi fishy that the inmates, who were al in bed, were aroused, Of IMO enabled to make their escspe. The stores on the bamoseut were quite destroyed, and the staircase leading es the warehouse was partially burnt. Fortunately, Mr. Waled was insured is the County Fire-office. • third fire, which was attended with great destruction of valuable property, took place at the Homerton Colour Works, belonging to Messrs. Berger and Sons. The fismes originated in the Prussian blue stove, in which many hun dred pounds' worth of that commodity was undergoing the process of drying. In spite of every exertion, the building In which the misfortune commenced, and which was about GO feet wide by 40 deep, was burned out, the roof destroyed, I and the valuable con.ents consumed. The evaporatuig house adjoining was else damaged by fire, water, and breakage. The total bee is very considerable, and it is un derstood that the firm was not insured. A fire also happened at the Twickenham Paper Mills, the property of Messrs. Healey and Co., situate on 'Twicken ham common, about two miles from the Richmond Railway terminus. It commenced in a long store-house, used as the : drying depte for millhoards. A despatch was immediately sent to town fur as sistance, but when the firemen arrived they found that their services were not required. The store bad been burnt down, but the workmen had succeeded in confining the flames to that part of the premises. The firm, it was under. stood,were not insured. Thisuccident was likewise caused by the overheating of a stove. Another fire happened in the premises of Mr. E isthouse, No. 4, Anestreet, Rut India-road, Poplar. It was caused by a spark flying from the grata upon a horse of clothes. The loss was great. The sufferer was not insured. A fire also broke out at No. 1.5, Great Chapetstreet, Ox ford street, the property of Mrs. Sarah Day. Here likewise much damage was done, and the owner was uninsured. Lastly, a fire happened in tite neighbourhood of Blooms bury-square, but the damage done was only of a trifling character. CWM DARREN MINE MEETING.—There was a meettag of the Corm Barren adventurers on Saturday. Mr. Blake'ley in the chair. The accounts were read, which stated that the balance in favour of the mine was 4571. 17s. fid. Mr. Schofield said that no report was prepared, but their prospects were highly encouraging, and he had no doubt but the fonds now in hand would carry them on a considersble time longer. From the cap'ain's report, it appeared that the fresh machinery had been added to the pit •“irk, so as to fully develop the mine. The engine shalt was down about 9 fathoms below the 20 Whom level, and had passed through a lode varying from 4to 8 feet wide, and during the last 3or 4 feet, in sinking, the same tad much improved, being in the west ern end, and for nearly the whole length of the shaft, a good mashy, of silver lead for about 3 feet wide, worth from 12/ to 141. a fathom, and of a promising character. The ore appeared to be dipping east, 4 or 5 feet in a fathom. Tne lode was compete , of quartz, copper, and lead ore. Only the north part of the lode had been taken down, and was worth 201. a fathom for copper ore, and for lead ore 121 per fathom. At the end of the week they would have 2001. worth of ore on surface, about 1401. ce which wee ready for market. A long and angry discussion took place as to the appointment of Mr. T. P. Thomas as secretary, in which Mr. Stride, Mr. Bromfield, Mr. Conquest. Mr. Tripp, and ethers, took part, and which finally terminated by Mr. Thomas being elected secretary by a large majo rity of those present. The meeting then separated. THE PRESTON STRIKE. - • - l'aissow, Du. 17. We have now arrived at the sixteenth week of the strike and the twelfth of the lock-out, and still it is im• possible to say when the present contention is likely to be brought to a close. It is said that the committee of the Masters' Association met on Thursday last, but the remit of their deliberations has not been made public. There seems to be little, if any increase, in the number of appli cants for work at the closed mills ; in fact, the registration of the names of those seeking employment is scarcely ever mentioned. The reports show that this week there has spin been a large increase in the number of persons re lieved by the various committees. The income, however, has more than kept pace with the increased demands on the funds. Subjoined is a return of the numb': of persons relieved, together with the coat _ No. relieved. Amount. Power-loom weavers' committee.. 10,079 .. £1,915 1 0 Spinners and self-actors' committee 2,787 566 12 Cud-room hands' committee 1,903 258 12 3 Throstle spinners' committee .... 43 .. 70 10 Tape machine sierra' committee .. 60 31 8 6 Power-loomoverlookers'committee 190 .. 6G 3 0 16,402 .. £2,9013 7 9 Last week the number relieved was 14,972, and the cost 2,8201.85. Front this it will be seen that the increase this week in the number of hands receiving relief has been 530, and the amount paid 871. 19s. 31. This sum disbursed by the respective committees lime the COM strike now amounts to close upon 30,000/. of thip As an illustration of the condition to which some of the unemployed an reduced, it may be recorded that ate meet ing of spine. re held in the Temperance Ball lut night, an operative named Giles Uowarth, in seconding a resolution pledging those present to " stand firm for ten per cent. and a strict 'Whereunto their union," nude the following statement:—" There is suffering (said he) in the town of Preston, and such suffering as few have any idea about. 1 myself know a family who have visited a slaughter-house regularly and fetched blood and used it, without having anything like groats or bread to mix with it. There is also 'anther man who has been without food uatil he has been seen picking the bits out from the wash that was put by for pigs. These statements are not made at random ; they are the result of observation ; and (added the speaker) they bland the manufacturers of Freston with infamy." The weekly meeting held in the Orchard this afternoon was as large and as enthusiastic as any that his taken place since the commencement of the strike. Yuma ten to twelve thousand of the unemployed were present; Mr. Wadding- ton, of Preston, presided. THE TURN-OUTS OF LANCASHIRE AND THE LABOUR TES7'. A special meeting of the Baud of Guardians for the Hulingden Union, Lancashire, was held on Friday evening, in the Town-hall, Haslingdon, for the purpose of meeting Mr. H. B. Yarnell, poor-law inspector for the district. The union includes, amongst other townships, those of Bacup, Accrington, and Hadingden, where a large number of persona have recently been in the receipt of relief, consequent upon the "lock outs." Mr. FARNALL, having alluded to the state and prospectai of the district, said the guardians must know, a.: men of business, th►t they were not in a very satisfactory position as regarded the labouring classa—that the state of affairs in China and Turkey was not such as to warrant the hope that the mills would soon be in full work again. The result would be that there would be a large number of men with " long families," and short earnings, ihsuf . . . (iciest to maintain those families,—who had no savings to fall back upon, and who were compelled to apply for relief, almost immediately their wages fell abort. Such persons got and would get relief, and it was perfectly right they should. But whether a man applied for relief from either of these canoes, or from his own idleness or dis solute habits, the guardians of the Haslateen Union had no test that they could offer him, in the shape of work. lie wished the HuNiigata board to pass a resolution to adopt a test in case of any emergency ; and, although many objections might be started, he could not avoid suggesting that he knew no plan that could be so easily adopted as setting men to work upon land, and that he thought digging, whether well or ill, was the most facile and best test fur any large number of able•bolied men who might apply for relief. It was no use to talk of a workhouse test in this lIIIiOD, for there was no workhouse that could be offered. The CUAIRMAN said that it was morally impossible, for the guardians to find a labour•test fur those who applied for relief under such circumstances as had recently existed. Mr. FAuNALL said that the difficulties in the way of find ieg a labour-test for able-bodied men, wholly out of work, bad been so many times got over, that the guardians ought not to recognise such a word as " impossible" in connem. ion with it. No legislature could recognise the principle of able-bodied men receiving parochial relief without work ing in return. At Manchester recently, he:noticed that Mr. G. Cowell, the agitator connected with the Preston dispute, absolutely plumed himself upon the principle on which the guardians of the lia.lingden Union bad relieved the men in Bacup, who were locked out b. cause they wanted to beat the marten in detail by subscribing for the men in Preston. But he wished to confine himself to the principle with which he had started—that it was opposed to the interests of the community at large, that able bodied men should be relieved without being subjected to a labour test. The CLRILL said that no such amount of relief had ever been given as was stated by Cowell. Mr. AtTIIN said that strikes or lock-outs did not occur oftener than once in about eight years; and the pressure upon the rates recently had only listed a month. Ordina rily there were very few, if any, able-bodied paupers on the books; and he thought it was very questionable whether the board ought to ►uy land, or set up any other machinery as a teat, which would be useless for seven years and eleven months out of eight years. The Cauroure said that they never professed to carry out the letter of the law, or an order of the Poor-law Board in that union—they could not do it. As Mr. Far nall had laid his case before them, they had better pus a resolution either that they never intended to find a labour test, or that they would do it. Mr. FA*NLLL said that the board bed better not say that they "never intended" to find a test. He only wished them to pass a resolution that they would do so in any lu ture emergency, so that it might be known that the guar. diens did not mean to make the rates a fund for agitation to fall back upon. . . . Mr. BROOM thought that the benefit of having • test would be that partite would seek relief from friends, er resort to funds they might have at command, rather than throw themselves upon the rates. He would move that the guardians resolve to take the matter into consideration. Ur. FARNALL said he had endeavoured to avoid thrust ing the law into the face of the guardians, but he must now tell them that relief to able-bodied persons, without a test, was illegal. Be still hoped that • resolution would be paned, as he had suggested. After • good deal of further conversation, Mr. HINRY HAWOILTII moved " that relief be admi nistered se hitherto." The resolution wee seconded; and after the chairmen bad remarked that he " wished some one would lock out the poor•law comminionen, for they could do better wit►out them," it was unan:momly agreed to. Mr. FARNALL sail there now remained nothing for him to say but that he hoped the clerk would press upon the guardians that all relief to able-bodied paupers wholly out of work, without a test, was ill. gal : if any such relief was granted, the remedy would remain with the auditor. The CILAIRMAN sharply reproved the clerk fir not giving him notice of the recent meeting in Manchester, to petition for the abolition of the poor-law board; and Mr. Brooks, the vice-chairman, having taken the vacated chair, a vote of thanks to Mr. Farnall, for the kindly manner in which he had submitted his suggestion to the board, was unani mously agreed to, and bristly acknowledged. The proceedings then terminated. COLLEGE OF PRECEPTORS.—EXAMINATION OF PUPILS —A csrrespondent says :—" On Friday last. Dec. 10, was held, at their rooms, the first examination of 00. ct pupils from various schools in connexion with the coil,/ when there were awarded certificates of the first cls,o, to Washington Lovegrove, from Montpelier•house, Brichtm ; Charles Evans, Oxford-house, Chelsea. Second ci „ George Oxley, James Wrhb, Thomas Sarel, Henry C.rser, I James Brown, Frank Allen, John Turner. Osturtl-howc, Chelsea. Third class: Charles 'Baker, William EV til4, Alfred Brown, Elfnunii Turccr, Charles Todd, 114 nry I Hayward, James Gsrnell, Richard Bloomfield, Alex Smith, Walter Pitt, Osford house, Chelsea; Charles 11l in dell, George Playfair,William Pratt, Henry 0 wcn,W Crowe, Thomas Cutler, Arnold-house, Hammenmetn." LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE ItalLwAY.—The directors of this company have just visited Fleetwood, with the reported intention of establisoing extensive dock accom I modation in connezi.n with their lane at that port. UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL. CAMBRIDGE, DEC. 17.—THE LATE ROYAL COM. 1111eIcr.—The Vice• Chancellor, hiving received from the Chancellor of the University a letter dated Lkcember 12, 1863, addressed to his royal highot se by herklajesty's Secre tary of State for the Home Department, respecting the re port of the commissioners for Inquiring into the state, dis cipline, studies, and revenues of the university and colleues, has given notice that there wit be a convocation on Fri day, the 23rd inst., when the following grace will be offered to the senate :—To appoint a syndicate to take into conside ration such parts of the said letter as relate to the univer sity, and to make such remarks thereon as they may deem fit for the purpose of their being transmuted by the Vice- Chancellor to his royal highness. NAVAL. DFxo?PORT, DEC. 18.—The steam block skip, Algiers. 90 guns, will be launched from this yard in Jan• neat. The newly-entered men of the St. Jean d'Acre (s.s ) have been pail advance wages, and the vessel has sailed for Lisbon. The Prospero (tug) arrived on Thuraiay from Pembroke, and proceeded next day is the same port, w:tere she will be stationed. SPORTING. GREAT NORTIMEN HANDICAP.—We are requested to state that in the nominations for the Great Northern Han dicap '• lien. Anson ne Hobbyhorse" should have been omitted; and that Remunerator was in , erted instead of Ruminator. Contender should be b g not b c. ROARINO.—In the last number of " The Racing Calen dar" a member of the Jockey Club states that he will giro a reward of one hundred pounds to any let rinary surgeon who may tiiaov, r an effectual remedy for the complaint of roaring, now so prevalent amongst racthorees. The re ward to be paid on satisfactory proof of the (Macy of the remee.y. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. IrTAO 110VXDO (WW1T1111111WIIITIN). Tler Majest).e, Tuesday, Chobham Common; Friday, Farnham Common—at 11. Bath Subseriptioa (Ca A. West's), Tuesday, Myna= ; Friday, Nor ton St. Phillips—at half-past 11. lion. F. Petra's. Tuesday. Fynold--st half-part 11. Baru' ltotlaseb,ld', ihursday. Ilentmore —al 11. Albrighton Ilellier's), Tuesday, Wrotte-;ey ; Thursday, lien Gate; Satord LiEsshall -at halt-paid IS. Atherstone, Mouthy, Cadeby Gate; Wednesday, Cr:ekit Inn; Friday, Clieethoape Istation ; Saturray, Weelord Wintlinul- at .1. Ritmo Hunt ;Lord H. Bentinck's), Monday, FaklingworthUrange ; Tuesday, Linwood bi Rasen -at it; Widnatiar, Ica rgarion -In minutes to 12; Thursday. Suple:ord Moor ; Friday, Basdney ; Saint day, Brant Broualitan- at 11. Wasiininor Ya!e, Meador, Hunter', Ledge, LTC 0,10131011; Thursday, Stuck House ; Saturday, imetlebury-at a garter to 11. Badasorth, Tuesday, Wenibridgei ' Thunday, Ba oworth Bar; Saturday, Notion Village-at half past 'O. Branham Moor, Monday, CMOS RO4d., Branham Amur; Wednes day, Fauhurn ; Friday, Marston; Saturday, Gillingham Bar-at halt-put Iti. Duke et Ber.:toteP, Monday, Foulay; Wednesday, (Infect; Ftiday, Compton Mai-etc, Saturday, Cron Hauda-at balf.paat 10. Cambs. dgmbire, Monday, lineesworth-at half-past 10. Cheshire. Monday, Harnhall; Wedneaday, Wrenbury; Thursday, Cholmondeley ; Saturday, Itsranansore Windmill - at half.past 10. Crawley and Iloreham, Monday, Norfolk Arms, lloraham Lod Crawley-Fwd; Wednesday. Apstead %Taiga ; Friday, dole field Common-at a quarter to 11. Cottesmora, Monday, Stocking Hall; Tueaday, T.mmde Abbey; Thursday, Clipsham ; saturday, Brooke 11.11-at 11. Du-bum C.unty, Tuesda),Braneepeth Cattle; Friday, Rodmarshall -at half-past 10. . . . - . Men.?dareb Guide Poet; Tuesday, Eikeott Village; 1 tiutaday, ',bike Village; Saturday. Hint( wiia-tlie-ILedgra— at a quarter to 11, .. . Data, Monday, Bourne Midge; Thursday, Writtle; Saturday. The Aac and Compares, high Boding—al 11. South Ever, Tur,lay, Hutton Malting; Saturday, Di , g and Par tridge, frifforil—at 11. &Fez Union, Wednesday, Purleigh Wash; fiatorday, Noinay Vf.:od —at it. SiEsrer, Tuesday, crouch Fair Green; TLurs lcy, AWh no Saturday, Totban lasyaule—st balf-past 10. Fasts and suttolk, Tuesday , Thorpe.strect ; Fri lay, Oafurd's 11411 _ _ —at • quarter to IL' -----••------------ Mr. - Varquhsrson's, Monday, Comb Coppice ; Tuesday, B•trton Tampa:a; Wedneadsy, Hook Lark Gate—at halt-poet 10. Mr. liartb's, Monday, Mole, Arborlleal; N edneaday, Horse Shoo, Beasenham I ; Friday, Greywell HtU—at balf.nast Hrythrop (Lord Redeadale's), Monday, Chanute House; Wednes day, ddlestrop House; Friday, New Barn; Saturday, Sturdy's Castle—at bull-pant 10. lloldersess, blrnday, Tiektea; Tuesday, Bilnwich Percy; T:111111. day, Betrord; Friday, Cranswick —at a qu.rter to 11. H. 11., M.,nday, Calamity; Tuesday, Dean How, Ki:ro.t. on; Thursday, Merriam' House; Saturday, Slade Ile.l.ll—at q't.a ter !lambtreon, Monday, Southwick Park • Wedneeday, Baokg Park; Friday, Soberion Dorii-at a quarter to it. Harr/or:1i, Tuesday, Welters,; Saturday, Low Mid& ton-at haltpart Mr. H. C. Meynell, Ingram'., Monday, Witchior • Tburalty, Spread Eagle; Saturday, Slythcbury-at a quarter to le. East Kent, Tuesday, Swanton; Friday, St. Alban lbs na-at past 10. Ledbury, Tuesday, Perrystone ; Friday, Arden Green-at h alt. past 10. Ludlow, Tuesday, Caynham Court; Friday, Norton'. Coma-at halt.mat 10. Mr. Lumley's, Monday, Balmorth ; Tuesday, Shooter's Hill Cate; Thursday, Aston hall; Friday, Grove-at butt-part 10. Monniouttwhire, Monday, PeCll.l4ll Plaid Tull liar; Thursday, Din gestow Wood -at half-past 10. Oakley, Noaday, Sherrington Toll Bar; Thursday, Cowper's Oak; Saturday, Rote, Toll Har-at a quarter to 11. Pytellley, Monday, Chapel Brampton; Tuesday, Sprit' Woad; Wedomday North Kilworth; Friday, Craseley ; Saturday, Clipstrme -at a quar ter toll. Pulkeridse, Monday, Brent Pelham; Wedisesdny, Widdlngtun; Saturday, t'umterlow Green-at halt-past 10. Yuma (sir Richard Sutton's) -Monday Charley Mill and Molt; Tuesday, Bunny Park; Wednesday, Gaddesby; Thursday, Rotbley Plain and Theddimg worth; Friday, Otentield-sit 11. Duke of Rutland's, Monday, Paper Hole; Tuesday, Dry Dodding toa; Wednesday, l'luuttar ; Friday, Weaver's Lodge-at halt-past IV. Raiford, Moo-lay, Winkburn ; Tuesday, Glipwell ; Thursday, Las. ton Vilage; saturday, Oilstone -at half-past 10. Raba Monday, Langton ; Wednesday, Witton ; Faddy , Mantiela at haepast 10. Sinnington, Tuesday, Helmsley; Friday, Gillimoor 10. North Staffordshire-Moaday, Stabirford-bridge; W nee Seightord; Friday, Adderley -at half-pot 10. surrey Union, Monday, The Kennel ; Thursday, Leith 11111 Tower; Saturray, Hors. half past 10. Boulltdoan. Monday, Emend -at a quarter to 11. East liaises, TumiLy. Wilting Farm, Crowburst ; Friday, Hove Windmill-at half-past 10. Shropehire, Monday, Email Mill; Friday, !Edon Heath-at a 4. past 10. Suffolk, Tueaday, Laugh= Hall; Thursday, Upper Hare P.' k Saturday, W Airfield Swan-at • quarter to 11. Somerset buls•cription, Tuesday, Admit Wood; Friday, Cleave lULL -at ball-part 10. Souttwokl, Wednesda,',Holbeek ; Thursday, Benniworth ; Saturday, Welton Wood-at 11. Mr. Asshets.n Smith's, Monday, Coabolt Park; Tuesday, One Ilia; Wednesday, Wberwell Wood; Thursday, Ham Ashley; Friday, Waybill; saturday, Norman 036 rt -at 11. Tackham, Monday, Mestead, Thursday, Belmont; Saturday, Dwi. dloguan-at a quarter to 11. Mr. Trelawny's, Tuesday, Bideford-bridge; Satraday, Santee:mai Farm-at hall-past 10. Tiodale, Morday, Cocklaw Tower; Thursday, Kirkley Saturday, Dilators-at half-past 10. United Pack, Tuesday, Streffard'a.bridge ; Friday, Erenjobe-at 10. V. W. H. (Mr. Villebors'a), Tuesday, Jacksment's Bottum; Thurs. day, Hardtop Park; Saturday, Red Lodge-at a quarter to 1:. Vine, Monday, the Vine; Thursday, Aldermaston Park ; Saturday, Steventon-at a quarter to 11. Wheatkutd, Tuesday, Oldbury; Friday, Cremage Park-at bat. put 10. Worcestershire, Monday, Bradley G reen ; Tuesday, Broad [kith; Thursday, Copal Elm; Friday, Croonte Perry Wood-atialf-past Warwickahlre. Monday, Walton; Tuewlay, Weston 110111 t; Thurs. day, Udon Wood; Friday, Church Tysue-at a quarter to I I. Mr. Viilloughbyl, Tuesday, North Grims one; Wedueaday, Lob ster House; Friday, Hunmanby; Saturday, Brandsby Bar-at half past 10. Woadovia, Monday, Sydenbam HOWIC; Thurs.:ay, Callingte.n New Bridge-at ball-pac t 10. Sir W. W. Wynn ',, Monday, Medina; Wednesday, Erddig; Friday, Charlton Had; Saturday, Brynnws-at balf.psat 10. Colonel Wyndham'., Monday, Weetdeati Park ; Wednesday, Ldy Holt Park; Saturday, Lugersh Green-at a alf-paat 11. North %weld:store. Tuesday, Tale Hill; Thursday, Weston; turday, The Kennels-at &quarter to 11. York and Amory, Tuesday, Goldshro' ; Thursday, Aldwark Bridge; Saturday, Melbourne-at half-part 10. Earl of Yarborough'o, Monday, Rib, Croce Reads; Wedire,day . Yagboroagh Camp; Friday, littera, Green-at I I. B. V. . Thursday, Stuck House ; Saturday, Postlebury -at a quarter befisre I I. Mr. Mother's, Tuesday, united; Thursday, Shrrehas ; Saturday, Chatteeden-at balf.past 10. Craven, Wednesday, Sulmonton Co 'mon ; Friday, Five Halle. Wickham ; Saturday. Prior'. Court-at a quarter tato: e 1.. South Devon, Ihuraday. Peep-in- Gate lonic- at Marl Ylizwilliain'a, Wednesday, Barnwell Wold ; Friday, Edon Toll Bar-at M. Lord Gifford's, Herefordshire, Tuesday, Bnrle Gate; Friday, Hoye Turnpike-at half-past 10. Horsley, Friday, Visited Farm-at a quarter before 11. Mr. M. Marshall's, Thursday, Thornhill Head-at Isa.f-pest Id. Mr. Newton's, Yr day, Enreort Plantation, Blackdowa-at 10. Lord Southampton's, Wedneeday, lot aglow ; Thursday, Tile House; Friday, Fuller; Saturday, B adwell-at it. Mr. Wheble'e, Tuesday, Ashainstead Village ; Wednesday, TM. small House ; Friday, Jack's Booth-at MIMIC,. - - Brigbton, Monday, Patebar;tirednitdar, Nameouree ; Saturday, Dyke— at a quarter to 11. Brookside, Monday, Newmarket 11,11; Thursday, Telecombe 'rye— at ball-pmt 10. lineconsbite, Monday, Llandelalla Wedne:day, rytiLds ; Friday, Llarifinangel-tai.y-llyn—at 11. B. V.,luesday, Mappowder Common ; Friday, Marnbull Qui.rries half. post 11. IMO Peak, Tuesday, Mouldridge Grange; ThureCay, Waterloo Inn; Saturday, %Similar Turnpike Gate—at Noreen; Tuesday, Morpeth Cattle; Friday, Tritlington—at Inn& past 10. Neemattle and Gateshead, Monday, Sig Mire Bridge, North It, .; ; Friday, t bester-la-s teat—at halt-paat Plymouth, Devonpart, and Stosehuuse, Mon 'ay, Chalwichtoa n hall-past 10. Stockton, Dillingham, and Hartlepool, Thursday, OW Strant‘ bali.past 19!.. - Tlianet, Monday, it. liiebo:as; Wedne3dAy. tpetreet; VriJ.ty. 'arta Foreland—at halt.last 10. (Aswan, Tuesday', ttmeatewton ; Friday, llalton E.rt—al 11. Wonehurch, uesday, Tt.;tun Frukay, 13u1:ingto•—at DEATH FROM EATING LOZENURS.—On Saturd ay an ingucat was held at the Carpenters Arms, Pleasant place, Wslcot-6guarc, Lambeth, on the body of Miss Elllltl (..4,Y)& OM, aged 46, who died from the effects of swing estmset lozenges, bought at the shop of Mr. Ball, chemist, No. 7,15 t. George's-road. Pr. Humble said he was wilted to attend upon the deceased, and Wand her wl We system mt cm rialised, and her teeth were dropping ?lat. If there was one term of taking calomel more damp. roes than antacr, it was in the shape of a lozenge. Mr BAI admitted t . it, when he sold the lozenges, he neglevcd to state what the effect would be; but assured the coroner be would reser sell another of the same description. The jury r,turnttl a verdict of " Accidental death.'•