The Express. — London, England, 1863-01-09 00:00:00

SPORTING LYTELLIGSNCE. TATTERSALL'S.—TntRaDAY. We may adopt an almost stereotyped phrase at this time of the sea son , an d remar k that scarcely a dozes members dropped in during the afternoon." Betting was at a dead lock, and only one or two actual transactions took place, the investments being limited to very few animals. In the City, io the morning, 13 to 2 would have been taken about Lord Clifden for the Derby, but layers, who were stall extremely cautious, offered no more than 6to 1. 9to 1 was accepted about Sacchsrometer ' and 12 to I was booked ab ou t H oa p o d ar . So me commissions were still is the market in favour of Carnival and Tom Fool. About the first-mentioned 25 to 1 would have been taken „ in hundreds," but not more than 22 to 1 could hare been obtained "for love or money." A gentleman identified with the ownership of Tam Fool was anxious to take 2,500 to 100 about the colt, but failing to obtain any offer to suit him he abando ne d th e p ursu it o f eddy ; 1,000 to 40 was, however, laid later in the afternoon. 5,000 to 60 was taken in one bet about the Glenochty colt, and 1,000 to 20 about Wold t e. 100 to 1 was booked about Livingstone, the "roaring representative of Lord Stam ford's stable. Two or three " lot ' beta were made in the course Of the afternoon, which will be found quoted below. Closing prime : _ . DERBY. 13 to 2 apt Lord St. Vincent's Lord Clam (t f) 9to 1 Lord Strathmore's Saochatorneter (t) 12 to 1 Count F. de Lagranp's Hospodar (t) 22 to 1 Lord Stamford's Automata, (t) 22 to 1 Yr. Na loo's ()mules' (t 25 to 1) 1000 to 20 21, 3. Hawley's Woldga (t) 60 to 1 Sir H. Das Ycenz's Tajo (t) 5000 to 60 Yr. W. Day's eby Tadmor—Oleaochty (t) 100 to Lord Stamford's Livinptoas (t) 1000 toloo John doott's lot (t) 1000 to 50 Lord Glasgow's lot (t) 1000 tolso Lard Glasgow's lot—Mr Rapid BUGG (t) NAVAL AND MILITARY. ADYIRALTY, J.N. & APPOI Lieutenant J. T. Bedford, to the Rattlesnake. Assistant-Barroas J. L. &tads, to Greenwich Hospital ; and J. F. Kitchell, to the Victory, additional, for service with the Karin. Mary. Mr. J. K. Lindley Ire buss necalnated to a naval cadetship. .-Sub- DEPTFORD, JAN. & A Russian Imperial man-of-war steam-frigate is now under repairs at the premier of Mars. Hemphreys and Tennant, Deptford ; sad her commander and taws have visited the several government departments at Dept ford and Woolwich by sanction of the Admiralty and War office. THE DISTRESS IN LANCASHIRE. Twa CENTRAL RELIEF Fine .—The total amount mosived as Wednesday was 7,5551., including 2,063/. from Rdinburgh ; 2601. from St. Mary's, Newington • 758 f. from the Bishop of Deny and Raphoe, and 200 f. fro m Cork. HEALTH or THE UNEMPLOYED. —At the weekly meeting of the Manchester Board of Guardians yesterday, Mr. Ryder said the experienos of that board with regard to the health of the district was entirely contnidictory to the impression coeveyed by statement, on the subject in the Tunes last week. According to the medial °Mosta' reports the state of health was no more alarming thee at this time lest year. Mr. Harrop (the clerk) said the fever cases is the workhouse dories the last two months were only slightly same numerous thea they were a year ago. The chairman (Mr. Rickards) said in proportion to the number chargeable the sickoses now was nothing like that of a year beck. Mr. Bever said the board had no evidence whatever to justify the statement that bad been made that there were 100 cases of typhus fever in Manchester. Mr. Harrop observed that it would be evident to gentlemen engaged in giving relief that More was not, as aged, any deterioration in the phy sical appears:me of the people. HIDE, dtc.—The - following is the return of the elate of Inds for the week in Hyde, Dukinfield, Mottram in-Leeedeedele, Warmth, and the neighbourhood, as made up by Mr. Joseph Little, the deputy chid mortable Popelation, 51.622 ; number of mills, Ito., 89 ; number of operatives. 26,450. Operatives working full time, 2,885; 'mythic fear or five dap, 6,625; working three der & ' 4,886 ; worldag two days, 995 • out of work, 12,309. , hived by the Beard of Guardians , 9,281, at a cold of . 12a. 6d. ; relieved by the local committees, 19,054, at a oast of 1,8532 la. 10d. ; total number relieved, :23,335, at • total met of 2,4331. 14e. 4d. This return shown that 616 mote ponces are employed than in the previous week. ITIREMNID POLLIMON OP THE THAMES. Lot evening at a meeting of the vestry of St. Mary's, Lambeth, held at the Vestry-hall. Keeuiagtoo, Mr. It. TATLOI in the chair Dr. Prickle, the medical nicer et health, drew attention to a matter which be maid wee Maly to prove a great evil. The metropolis woe threatened liy the scheme of Mr. Demleptati, the en of the Metropolitan Board of Worn. It was intended to collect the enrage of a &Maws 21 aims aisles I. extent into large roan two sew is elm, mid aeon fest deep, at Dentin end Fulham, elm to Orionewureprdsns, sad there 9,5 4, 40, 04 X:000 nee of enrage daily wen to uudergos promo of by trestment with a minim of of iron Subeequentl the whole of the lig n r d. part of it would he into the Thames at the . ernnneenieet of the ebb tide. He felt toesiderehle alarm at the proposal. He behaved that the see of the perchloricle would not only sot be effectual to prevent the putrefaction, but would prove worm thee use• less. ioasmuch u the effect of ita employment would be to precipitate the sumeeded matter of the sewage as a black and filthy compound, which would be deposited on the river shore by the readier: tide, where it would still undergo putrefactive cheeses as if no &Gelatin agent had been employed. He eseakitted that this subject specially affected the perish of Lambeth, at, from it. long river frontage and mealier sitnatioa, it would be jest the spot where the delimit weld printirieffy take place, became the IllotokohtilZrolles bring dmokarged at high water, the do posit osier lower down the new. He was of ocisice that it w meet important to purify the Thames within the metrepelitaa area. By the plan proposed it would be reedered mere impure, for by its means large quantities of amnia weld be poured into the river daily.— /Ir. Fowler said the sub** ought to be takes up by all the vestries of the metropolis. It appeared to him that the Urge seats of messy sew being expended upon the me 'treelike of WWI were thrown away, and the works ren dered whew, if the amigo of a district twenty-one miles in extent were to be thrown into the Thames. He nairred a temptation to the effect that the vestry Mewed With alarm mid appreheusion the pro. and requested the representatives of posed to bring the subject seder the notice of the Me tropolitan Board of Works, with the view of eliciting the coerce that body intended to take in the matter.—Mr. Wes seceded the motion, which Wei carried.—The Chairman Slue rasa a communication en the "abject from the Associa toe of Medical Officers of Health and the Hones" Valley, "al* .Steatite to the nadedakie, and describing it es tee eta very dangerous character, and likely to prove inju rious to the health of the metropolis if torrid out. Til SINKING Or • BaILWAT VIADUCT AT CLAP- Iux.—TIo• weeks conosaied with the removal of the &brie and the receestructioa of the piers and arches forming the viaduct festoon Clapham-root and Bedford-road, oa the Illetrepolitee Extension of the London. Chatham. and Dover Bellamy (from Victoria statics to the Elephant and Castle), have been so energetically carried on during the past week, and has progressed so far satisfactorily as to allow of the commencement of the reboikhng of the piers. Some clue has bees obtained uto the cause ol the subsidence. The original foundations were laid upon a solid bed of gravel, and it wee at first supposed that there was a peat bottom beneath the gravel, but upon the examination which has recently been made, it has been found that at some distance below tbegravel was a bed of clay, and in its neighbourhood soil ol• treacherous nature, which doubtless caused the clay to give, sad besot the subsidence of the piers. These works were carried out under the superintendence of Mr. Joseph Cubit*, C.E., and XL Tumor and Mr. Thomas, of the an MAIN • Mr. Bishop, the moral superintendent; and other official; of the canonry being in constant attendiume. The new foundatmas have bees laid and strengthened by a bed of concrete. Yesterday morning the workmen com menced the reconstruction of the new piers, and u it is intended to progress u rapidly as possible with the works, it is anticipated that they will be completed and the through traffic from Victoria to the Elephant and Castle resumed by the end of the present month. The traffic has commenced winning between Victoria sod Clapham, and since Satnnisy last it his berm resumed from the Elephant and Corti* to the Brixton station. DURING Ms Pao QUARTZ. —busing the put quarter the lifeboats of the National Life boat institution have resented 136 shipwrecked pereoas from the following wreaked vessel':—Ship Annie E. Hooper, of Baltimore, liaised States, 1 8; barge Hoerr Everest, of Rochester, 4 ; 'chooser Cares, of Arbroath, saved vessel and crew of 5 ; sloop Loftus, of Padstow, 4 ; smack Jobs, of Teignmouth, 2 ; !Owosso Ellen, of Liverpool, se...a veinal and crew of 3 ; uneek Mary Elizabeth. of Padatow, 3 ; 'chooser Osprey, of Freserbusg, 6 ; *chooser Janus Divan. of Newcastle, eased vessel arid craw of 2 ; soborreer entropies, of Liverpool. 10; plliot Aneseed, of Jaffa, ansisted to save vestal std crew of 6 men ; ship James Browne, of Philadelphia, assisted to save vessel and erew of 1$ men; smack Coastal* of Lieberea, of Abstrystwith, 3; barque Royal Rose, of Whitby, 12 ; bargee Brazil, of U neven!, 13 ; schooner Little Aggie, of Berwick. 4 ; schooner Sist e rs, of Wick, 3 ; and barque Louise. of Bristol, 20; total, 136. la oddities to these, 50 osseous were mud ley shore. hosts and other means duriog the same period, making a total of 186 persons rescued from shipwreck during the put three months. For these several aervices the in 'Suttees hes granted muse silver medals and 1924 13a as rewards. Deriog the whole yea the lifeboats of the society Mee saved 358 shipwrecked persons, iu addition to 234 =Tsaved by shore boats sod other means. It is a grati act that 1,471 lives were saved by the lifeboat' of the society and by Wes of shore boats daring the put three yea's, thus "bowies clearly the groat impatience to dm aims of humaeity of the lady satiates' sad plailoodkropi. TAE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 9, 1863. THE POLICE COURTS. GUILDHALL. Mr. Alderman Bidney, - timnian - is - ate oa the rota for the present weak, on entering the justice-room for the purpose of disposing of the ordinary billions of the day, was some what surprised to find a blank list, there being not a giants charge of any kind requiring the exercise of his judicial Powers ; and whet was even more remarkable, the public, as if with the intuitive knowledge thetithere war no business, did not favour the court with their yrewna. The worthy alderman expressed the gratification a felt at the apparent decrease in the amount of crime in the district, and at the same time availed himself of the time- honoured custom Oil such occasions, and accepted the usual honorarium in the shape of a pair of white kid gloves. .MARLBOROIIOWSTREET. Three youog men, named Jai* Brown, We,. Doran; and Joseph Bias or Shaw, all well dressed , were charged before Mr. Knox with loitering in the Haymarket, for the of committing a felony. Mr. Edward Lewis, of real Marlborongli•irtreet, appeared for Hives. The evidence of Sergeant Cole, 23 0, went to show that on the previous night be saw an elderly lady and a gentle man come out of an alamode-beef shop in Tiohborne-street, and saw Durant leave the others, and go up to the side of the lady and put his hand down by his ads and feel the lady's pocket. He thou followed the primates with the view of getting assistance, when he saw them walk up and down the Haymarket two or three times. He then met Sheen, 272 B, who had also been watching the psi/own pushing amongst persons in the Haymarket. The prisown then all went into Barnes's public.bouse in the Haymarket, and ou coming out they were taken into custody. On searching them 104 was found upon them, and a pair of spectacle.. Sheen oorroborated Cole, and said that he had known Brown four years, and bad seen him convicted at the Lam beth police court, and in prison morel times. He (Brown) always dressed very respectably, generally as a midshipman, and this season be had sported a saddle pony and a pony and trap. Sergeant Cole said Durant had been convicted several times of picking pockets. Mr. Lewis adthemed the magirtrate at some length on behalf of Hives, and said that he bad only recently come from Yorkshire, and bed accidentally fallen into the other pleonasm' company. He was in respectable employ, and not imown to the police. Mr. Knox committed Brown and Durant for three months' each with bard labour, and said he would remand Hives for a week, that inquiries might be made. The Rev. George Aloud Maciomiell, of 42, Brunswick tared'', Oarnberwell, one of the curates belonging to St. Peter's Church, Walwortb-road, apprized before the Hoe. G. C. Norton, to answer to a airman@ charging him with an aaault on the person of Mrs. Nary Taylor. Mr. G. Lewis, pm., of Ely-place, attended for the rte. gentleman. Mrs. Mary Taylor, 10, Thomas-street, Kensington, dress maker, deposed that on the night of the 29th of last month, the rev. defendant knocked violently at her front door, and she got out of bed and opened the door, when he walked into the WOW, and addressing her, said. "Where is my wife sod child r She replied that she did not know where they were, sod he then called her a villain, said that old as she was he should have her transported, and pushed his hit against her right eye. She called out to her sou to some to her aleatoric., sod when be came into the painage, Mr. Maodonnell struck him on the head, Marled him down, and then went away . The witness, in croweramination by Mr. Lewis, said that on Mr. Macdonnell's inking her when his wife sod child were,. her reply was that she keen nothing about them, though at the same time she knew that both Mn. Maeda,- sell and her child were under her roof and in her bed, and therefore told a lie. _ . Evidence in support of the charge was given by the son of the last witness. Mr. Lewis, in defence, designated the charge as prepos terous and ridiculous. The fact was that some alight dif ' fineness had arisen between Mr. and Mrs. Maodonnell. and to the great surprise and annoyance of the re•. gentleman on reaching home on this night in question be discovered that his wife and child were gone. He made inquiries, and having every reason to believe that they were at the how. of Mrs. Taylor, he more naturally went there to irmnire about them, sad that inquiry was met by a gross falsehood. His client denied in the most solemn manner having samulted Mrs. Taylor or her son. Mr. Norton observed that he could make much allowance for the feelings of the reverend gentleman on the occasion end under the circumstances, yet he was homed to say that he bad exceeded the law ; but, without expressing a judicial opinion of the came, he would recommend the reverend gentleman to withdraw with the complainant and settle matters with her. The defendant refusing on principle to act upon this sug gestion, and Mr. Norton declining to send the case to the SWISSODS, the reverend gentleman was convicted in a penalty of le, and 2a costs. Mr. Lewis requeated that his worship would enlarge the penalty to a sum that would give a power of appeal, but his worship emphatically refused to do so, observing that it would in his mind be signet injustice to pntthe complainant to the annoyance, trouble, and expense of defending an appeal when the case was proved to his satisfaction, and when he bad jurisdiction. His worship, in conclusion, said he had given his derision, sad should not alter it. The determination of his worship was received with un mistakable approbation by the large audience in the court. WANDSWORTH. Wi/fiasi Preirea, • boy, wee charged with a robbery at the Barnes National School-room. It appeared that the prisoner was • scholar at the school, which is now closed for the holidays. On Monday after noon the schoolmaster's desk wax found broken open, and the missionary box, which was kept inside, was also broken open and the contents (about 10s. in money) taken away. A quantity of writing paper and pens was also missed. The priemsor, who was outside at the time of the discovery, was called in and questioned about the robbery, but he daekd all knowledge of it. On Wednesday he was taken to the Rev. Mr. Coplestoee, the rector of Barnes, and again inter roOssd, and after some time be admitted committing the Tebbe". He stated that be entered the school-room by the window, and that he took 6s. from the box. The prisoner was seen by another school-boy about ten o'clock on Monday monde, to ester the window and to return the same way, but lie warn not observed to have anything in his hands. The Rev. Mr. Coplestone did not wish to press the ease severely, bet he wished the boy to receive some slight punishment, as be bed been guilty of pilfering before. Mr. Ingham sentenced the prisoner to three days' impri moment, and to receive eight strokes with a rod. Mr. Bolder, the usher, introduced two females, whose united ages amounted to 166 y sera, for their annual gifts from the poor-box. These poor old ladies have each re ceived a half sovereign annually for some years, and are bothdeserviag persons. Mr. Ingham 'skid the age of the shortest of the two females, whose name is Blake, and is a widow living in Battersea, and she answered with a low curtsey that she was 04. The other mid she was 72. Mr. Ingham said they should have their usual gifts. A sovereign was handed to them, with instructions to divide it between than. The applicants thanked his worship for hie kindness, and they both walked oat of the oourt without any assistance. EXTRAORDINARY CABs OF ANION.--Grest excite ment was oceasiosed at Kings Lysa ow Wednesday in 000•040•000 of • bookseller (who for many years has main tained a respectable position in the tows), named John Robinson Smith, having set fire to his premises, with the intention, it is supposed, of burning his wife alive. Smith, who has of late years been somewhat reduced in dream. stances, seems to here been much annoyed because of his inability to get possession of some property which his wife has in her own right. The poor woman appears to be bed ridden, and he had been heard to threaten to kill her. On Wednesday morning he proceeded to carry his threat into execution, by lighting a boofire of papers, books, writiog. desks, in a back room with a boarded floor into which the stairs fed, so that there could be no way of escape but through the flames, if even the poor invalid could bare mauled out of bed. The attention of Sergeant Butcher was attracted by the smell of fire, sod by noticing the smoke issuing from the shop door at about 4 o'clock on Wednesday rooming. He tried the door, found it unfastened, and then discovered Smith watching the progress of the flames, which were weeding to the furniture and woodwork of the room, ready, it is supposed, to decamp so won as the fire had gained • enflicieot hold. To the of query, "What are you about rhe replied, " Warming the house." Butcher at once set ho work, found some water, and by almost super human effort succeeded in extinguishing the Eames. Smith in the meantime decamped. The poor woman, his wife, was found alnicat suffocated by the smoke. Smith has been taken before one of the borough magistrates, and remanded on the charge of erne._ t2lnrza IN LIVCRPOOL.—It ap pears that great numbers of 'salon are enticed from their ships upon their arrival in Liverpool mad are take° to please of the worst resort, sad demorelised by crimps. The crimps attend the ships in small river boats, and having easy cern municstioo with the shore, manage to ply their infamous trade with the utmost facility. To check the evil, Mr. Bushell, one of the members of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board, has announced his intention of maims the board to consider the propriety of establishing a river police, and to put such restrictions on river boats as will tend to check the crimping system. Any measure in this direction would be of considerable benefit to the town, as the most serious stabbing cases sod rows arise either in crimping bonsai or establishments of ill resort which sailors and crimps frequent. Cararst. EILLACL—In addition to the numerous attractions of the New Year's entertainments M. Leotard has been espied for a special tnipere performance to-mor row. Motel symphony by Haydn will be repeated by desire. DI. DI JONGH'iI LIONT-BILOWN COD Livia On..— .. Oootbiams and Genuineness." says Dr. Chadwick of Rochdale. are qualities of primary Importance Is Cod Liver 011. When I seed my patient. to a thwWet they are idles induced to buy as Inferior kind bet I have found that in wombs Dr. de Jonah's Oil they always obtain the genuine astl. dew In Its peculiar Artois. as I ballets, tar say other."—flold only In car tiled heed" la Id., 4a. end Oa, by Dr. de Jongtts Mader& mad Ors, 17,11tesed,lendrea, sot elemelds—[ mot.] THE GREAT ROBBERY ON BANK PAPER. (castinued from yesterday's lzpre.) Br. Sbenton Wenger, one of the miassiss partnere at the mills at Laventoke, depend that the krVYer of the *saner Brewer had been the principal mould maker in the establishment for ten years, and the primmer Richard Brewer came into the service in 1856, and wee employed to smut his brother in making the moulds for the Bank note peper. The prisoner formerly lived et Whitchurch, but in 1860 be ranee to live in the cottage that appeared 1 anon the plan before the court. The witless then gave a minute description of the mill pee mixes, and explained to the court which portions the prisoner Brewer would have a right to go to in the proper performance taisneciniiilii.hwisedreuty..t work upon o n n I . .o F mttat 'n k J n uly. ote paper. upon which notes of any denomination might be I printed, and upon rupee paper. The key that bed been alluded to during the trial ca having been lint was a muter key, and it would open nearly all the doors in the mills, and among them the north door, which would give somas to the packing room, where the Bank note paper was kept. The prisoner Richard Brewer had no right to have such a key in his possesses. After mill boar. the gates were locked, and he remembered upon one occasion that the prisoner asked him to lend him his key, and he once caked for permission to remain in the mould mom after the mill wee locked up. Witness told him that if be did so be should stop with him. When the prisoner asked him to lend him his key he went with him to the mould man, and came hack with him and locked thedoor after him. In the working of the mills there was always some deficiency of the paper from tearing and carelessness, but in 1862 the defi ciency increased no much that it led to an inquiry, and the result was the discovery that a very considerable quantity of Bask note perm had been stolen from the premises. The model of a small machine found at the boon of the ppreitso so noeerr was shown to the witness, and he said that it was oslculated to perform some procru connected with paper making upon paper of the size of Bank note paper. In answer to questions put by Serjeant Sallantine, the 'vitae= said that Brewer wee always oossidered a very clever sad • very respectable man, and he had suggested several improvements in paper making. He believed that if he had been eo minded he could easily have have made • key himself, without taking the trouble of eanding up to Loudon to have one made like it. — B7ll;.Pater—Wiiness never heard of any of the Bank note paper or the rupee paper being found concealed in any part of the mill premises during the year 1861. Mr. E. Dusantoy, another partner in the firm, proved that he lost the key that had been alluded to in 1868. It was, master key, and would open almost every door apes the premises. Nothing more was heard of the missing key until September, 1862, when it was found in the engine room door. _ . 6;v - e - Wamined—The carpeeter Brown would only be entitled to have one key in ltia pomession to open his air penter's shop. The nester key would open this shop, and he had heard that Brown's key would open the north door, and when that door was open a person could readily ob tain access to the paper. The older Brown was not dismiased immediately the key wee found , but an investigation took place, and the result of that inveatigatios was that he was discharged from the service. The prisoner Brown complied a very small home under Mr. Portal!, for which he paid 101. • year. Roexammed —At the time old Brown was discharged there was not the elighteet suspicion entertained of the pri mmer Brewer. He believed that when the investigation took place about the key, Hoary Brown was suspected, and on amount of his connection with his father it was thought that the latter might have had something to do with the loss of the key, and he was discharged. Arthur Ilatithetece, an engineer employed at the mills, proved that dor* the year 1862 he had seen Brewer upon the premises after all the workpeople had left, and when all the premises were locked up. In cross-examination this witness mid that Henry Brown and hie father nod frequently $o atop in the carpenter's ahop for 110610 time after the Wier wcrkpeople had left. Two or three other withers* were then called, who also deposed to the prisoner Brewer having been seen by them several those upon the premises so late as half-past eight o'clock in the evening, and the court adjourned. The jury were taken, as on the previous day, to the Lon don Coffee-home, and they will not be allowed to espacate until the trial is concluded. The cuss for the prosecution is not yet dosed, but there are not many mere witamees to be examined. THE GREAT FRAUDS UPON rHs UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT. (From the New York tenting Express of Dec. 26, 1862.) The recent heavy frauds by contractors who fur nished rations to the soldiers in this city, led to the ap poiotment of Mr. Oleo= as a speciil commissioner to tans tigate the circumstamen otimseeted with each on,, in whizli the government was swindled. The commission was merely intended to collect evidence to bring the guilty to punishment , in the ordinary courts, if civilians. The military officers who are involved in the frauds an .to be the subjects ot court martiaL Com IllialliODOT Olcott haying kindly invited the mere ben of the press to his office this afternoon, to note the prog,ess made in the investigation, furnished each reporter present with the basis of the following report —" The nom. mission wu opened on the let of November. since which time nearly two hundred witonmes have been examined. The interpreters, • Secretary who has take. notes of the examination in short hand, several e wiles and detectives have been employed. The Mlle examined were those pre sented ostensibly for the board sad lodging cif troops c u irs to their being sworn into the United service, and formed into companies. For this object 20.000,000 dole. were appropriated under the heading, for recruiting, organising, and drilling soldier, into the United States services." The frauds which Yr. Olcott succeeded in bringing into public light are of • startling character, which thew that there was • coespiracy C0'1,1;410 the government be several of its sworn agents, who may be numbered by hundreds. It was not *Mil after the oommeseement of the present year that the frauds which are the subject of the present investigation °centred. In the spring of ibis year the swindling was ex tensive, se at that time there were numerous squads of troops scattered over the city who were not mustered into the service of the United States for some time. There are two classes of contractors—one who buy se agreement with the State authorities or United States, by proposals, to furnish soldiers with rations—the other, the special contractors, who provide squads of men newly rerouted, and not organised into companies or mustered late the United States services, with board and lodging. The !mods belong to the latter class and their abettors. As soon as the comminios was opened, Mr. Otrott met to the Disbursing odies and obtained all bills over 100 dole. for lodging and subsisting troops. The commialooer then had the contractors brought before him, when in many instances the startling discovery was made that the names of many of this elam had been foiled on the necessary tepese to obtain the amount of the fraudulent bills. In may instances the names of pri vate citizens who were in no way connected with ' for the troops were placed on the necessary pipers ; ad the amounts thus fortified were at once paid. The =Testi gatiou, so far, has disclosed the fact that the frauds can mowed in the following manner. A large number of ccetnickes, who waited in vain for weeks and =oaths at the Disbursing-office to receive the amount of their bills, were compelled to sell them to broken. This eireuesstassee opened a sew avenue for the thrift of the LINT elms, and they soon employed agents to run round the small contractors of this city and pnrchase their bills at about 25 per cent. discount The claimant' way principally lager beer saloon-keepers, with whom the soldiers had boarded. When one of the German con tractors would endeavour to get his bill =shed by • broker, the broker would state there were anent infor malities in it, tear it up, and prepare • new one. If the amount was, say, 25 dollars, the Molter would alter it to 2.500 dollars, and having the contractor's signature, obtain the amount without any questions being asked at the Disbursing-office. Over 1,000 pavans ere at present im plicated, and the innetigatios hie not yet hew closed. Over 50 per cont. of the six mi ll ions of dollars which has alrendy bees spout oat of the fund of 20,000,000 dollars is supposed to have been paid cu fraudulent claims throughout the country. Tex Bnufnwo or 'MR PLYMOUTH MIAMI. —A survey of the Plymouth Theatre, Aasembly Rooms, sod Royal Hotel was made on Wednesday by the town surveyor in behalf of the corporation. The damage caused by the fire is estimated at 5,5001. The grand entrance is., indeed, as has already been stated, one mass of debris. But though the entranos, ladies' dressing room. refreshment room, and other rooms immediately concocted areal! goes, the intericr of the theatre remains to a very large extent uninjured. The premevation of the building is to be ascribed to the good genius of Pouhoton, the architect. He designed an iron roof, which the trial hex proved to be capable of bidding defiance to the ravages of a eosin. gration. It is formed of hoop iron, arranged 'is a honey comb form, sod of surprising strength. Though the flames were on all sides, it stood the Met. and was mainly instrumental in stopping the flames from spreading over the other parte. The seats in the gallery were all destroyed, but here again the wrought-iron girders did good service. Mr. Elliott, builder, who had au intimate knowledge re vmtiog the cooetructiou of the theatre, knowing these facts, directed the efforts of the enginemen in a manser which very materially helped to save the place from farther destruction. The upper and lower boxes are not injund, and the seats which were removed from the latter are nearly as good al ever. The pit and stalls only want cleaning to be again ready for occupants. It was at first supposed that the fire and water together bad so damaged the mosses, and other stage properties bad been so completely spoiled, that eves if the theatre was repaired is time for performanme divine the present mum a reproduction of the Christmas pantomime would be an imp... Ohio feat Mr. Newcombe finds that by employing all his resources he will be able to ones MOTS afford the public an opportunity of main it. and that in as almost inoredibly short apace of time. I be hes positively ansoitaced his intentioa ot aerie opening the theatre oa Monday amt. He has chosen—bovine referee°, to the calamity —se the first piece Su/udder throwgh the Muds,— Western Nov sing News. OATMEAL PALAO3...--ONI SHILLUIO DAY.—THUSI DAT, Jax. B.—Admieskisa es pelymmet, 4,070 ; by seem What; I v 7BB ; MIA 5,4511. tab) Intdligmte. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—JAN. 8. (Before Mr. Commission(' Conlimns.) IN EN JOISZPH VIM& The bankrupt was an auctioneer, of Clapham. This was the adjourned sitting for discharge. The unsecured debts are 20 39/. ; assets sufficient for a dividend of 4s. in the pound. Mr. bargood supported ; Mr. It. Griffiths opposed for the and Mr. Laurasia for creditors. The bankrupt, in examination, admitted that be had re ceived 280/.. the proceeds of a sale of property which be longed to Mr. Thomas Evans, another auctioneer. The money had been paid into his own account at Messrs. Currie's ; afterwards it had gone into the hands of Mr. White, the bankrupt's accountant, with a view to an arrangement with his creditors ; but proceedings in bank. lanky having been taken at the same time, the money was handed over to the official assignee. Mr. Griffiths submitted that the case was one of great hardship on Mr. Evaos, the assignee, who had been ruined by the proceedings of the bankrupt. andhad been compelled to pass through the court. He had however,. obtained his order of discharge without the slightest oppo sition. His Honour doubted whether this conduct on the part of the bankrupt came within any of the offence* specified in the act. -- itrTorillitlis submitted that it wee a cane of obtaining money without probable means of repaying it. Bankrupt was alsoopen to the charge of extravagant expenditure, having spent upwards of 1,4001. in the two years preceding his bankruptcy. The assignees hoped that the court would exercise its power of imprisoning the bankrupt for twelve months. 11;.fiargood denied that there was in reality any charge agaisetibe bankrupt. He could not be accused of contract ing debts without the probability of payment when he was carrying on a business which brought hun in 1,7001. a year gross profits. Being pressed in other quarters, be had celled a meeting of creditors with a view to decide whether be should repay Mr. Evanes money ; but before this could be done Mr. Evans had obtained an adjudication, and the bank rupt could then do nothing. He had taken counsel's opinion as to the °nurse he nlit tors puue. His Honour reserved his judg men t. The bankrupt was a merchant and shipowner of Nicholas. lane and of Hull. This was the adjourned examination sitting, but the accoanta have not yet been filed. The liabilities are in round numbers 600,000!. Another adjourn ment was taken by consent. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. NEW COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Keating.) Upon the application of Mr. fierjeast Bollantine, with whom was Mr. Sleigh, the cues of George Hutton, a ship owner at Liverpool, and Jansen Berta', mariner, who were indicted for conspiring to defraud the Universal Marino A...- sonnee Company of the sum of 8001., were postponed until the next sessions . After some remarks from Mr. Britt, Q.C., with whom was Mr. M'Culloch, and also from Mr. Giffard, who ac peered for the prisoner Herds, it was arranod that the accused parties should be admitted to bail to meat the charge, and his lordship consented, the primmer Sortie's friend being in Liverpool, to the boil being taken therm William Collier, shoemaker, who yesterday pleaded guilty to an indictment for an smelt upon Mary Bsisabetb, his wife, and also to another charging him with attempting to cut his own throat, was brought up for sentence. His lordship, after remarking upon the groaner of the teem sentenced him to one month 'a imprisonment for the attempt.upon his own life, and eight month. for the as sault upon his wife • the second imprisonment to com mence at the termi nation of the first ; and also to And sure ties, himself in 1001. and two is 501. each, to keep the peace, end in the event of set being able to And the sureties to be further imprisoned for three months. Reedit' Stone, 22, seaman, Louie Late. 26. IMIJOSII, and Henry rancia, 22, seaman, were indicted foe feloniously killing sad slaving William Curti'. Mr. Daly conducted the prosecution, and the prisoners were defended by Mr. Sleigh. The particulars of this case have been vm7 recently given, and it would appear that the deceased bad hem shipped as cook and steward, at Belize, Honduras, on board • vessel boned to London, and of which the prisoner Randall Stows was the captain. The vessel had a short complement of hands, and it appeared that on her peerage borne she esoonntered some very rough weather, and wee in to leaky • condition that all heads were compelled to work at the pumps, and amongst them the deceased, who was in • every weak sod feeble state. It was also stated that in consequence of the deceased being unable to perform the duties required, the captain and the other two pri soners had ill-treated him, and frequently flagged him with a piece of cow-hide. This, together with expontre to the cold, and the feeble state in which the deceased was, had tendered him so ill that he only lived a fortnight after the vessel's arrival io Loudon, and from the state merits which he made an inquiry was instituted. A post mortem examination of the body was then held, when it was I found that the deceased bad been suffering from pleurisy : there were also marks of ill-usage about the body, but none of very recent date, and some appearing to have been caused zo se t c h lent t in f t e 4 tl r iog, together with exposure to the air and Mr. 6siy; as the conclusion of his address, said that he did sot think there were any fade in the came to warrant him in pressing it spied the prisoners Law and Francis, and an acquittal was thereupon taken. The case against the captain was then proceeded with, and the medical evidence, which was given at some length, did not prove that the appearance of the body was such as to warrant the concludes that the unfortunate lad had suffered any further privations than seamen are generally exposed to, and those hardships, acting upon a debditated frame, had hastened his end. The medial gentlemen examioed were Drs. Edmuade and Bristow, and his lordship, after hearing the evidence of the latter gentleman, said be did not thick it would be thew. Nary for the counsel for the defence to address the jury, and in add/easing them himself, he said that the case was a very proper one for inquiry, and had been well conducted, sad in the case of the other two prisoners the indictments had been very properly withdrawn. With regard to the captain, he thought that after what the medical gentlemen had stated, it would be difficult for them to say that it was the 111-usage of the prisoner which had caused the death. Deceased had no doubt been exposed to the inclemency ci the weather by the captain's ceders, and such an exposure upon land would have been, in the deceased's state of health, altogether unjus tifiable ; but at sea it was different, and it would not be possible to judge of a person's conduct at sea by the mea -1 net in which he might act on shore. It was evident that in this case the vessel was short-handed, and they were, there ' fore, in great defter of going to the bottom had sot all hands been called to the pumps. Under these circumstances be thought that the prisoner should be acquitted, but if the 1 jury wished it the learned counsel for the prisoner should address them. The jury, however, expressed themielee► perfectly satis fied, aed returned ► verdict of Acquittal. THIRD COURT. (Before the Common Serjeant.) Ahem Coe, 19, labourer, and another man, were loaded for dealing two mate, one waistood, one hat, a gold ring, and other articles, also the sum of 154., the property of Robed Elliott. The jury having found both prisoners Guilty, they were each sentenced to 18 months impriaonment with hard labour. Janes Rem, 42, servant. and Aferancier Reeve, 38, teacher, were indicted for feloniously stealiig a watch of the value of 61., together with 255. is mosey, from the me mo of William Hughes. The jury found both primmer. Crafty, sad Hines protested that he was innocent. . _ The Common S o rrjeant. however, rid there was no doubt m to his guilt, sad they were each sentenced to twelve months' imprisoement. FOURTH COURT. (Before the Recorder.) Arthur Newman, 42, dealer, was indicted for unlawfully conspiring, together with one Richard Pearson, to defraud Jeremiah Walton by obtaining from him goods to the value of 1,0001. Mr. Metcalfe and Mr. Begley conducted the prosecution ; and Mr. Kemp and Mr. Montague Williams defended the primmer. The cireumstaimes of this came have very recently been tally detailed, so that it will be unnecessary to do more them refer to the principal features. ft appeals that the • bad been carrying on a eystem of fraud with several of the Wass woollen manufactories in the north of Yorkshire. He bad been in the habit of calling upon them, Pearson boring preceded him, and representing him as a man of sub. stases, and in this way they had obtained woollen goods to the amount of upwar cf 4,0001. from nearly all the prig oipal woollen manufactories.. The jury, without hantatioe, found the prisoner Guilty, and he woe then spin indicted for obtainiog. by false pre. teem, the sum of IW. from Mr. Reginald Chummy, and dives other mune, with intent to defend. la this Indenee, the promentor is a retired officer of the Rise labs Oom peay's service, having a plea, of badness is the Opera fjoloyeade. The prisoner represented to him that he use empowered to sell the secret of makisg the oslebrated J. K. Farina's eau-de-colopse, and he introduced an a/lamellae whom he represeeted as a partner in the Ann of Farina mod Co._ _ 111ojory foood the prisooor Guilty, and he was ontrowed to pond aervitudo for throe years. [Advertieement.i— Elouovrar's OINTSDN'T AND luxe. — Bad legs, bad resets, altars, abseessat, yeasts. and sores of all kinds may be thoroughly healed W the appals:apes d this Ointment 10 the puts ellseled after Owl have been deli fonsseted with raven water. The discharge should not be abashed at once, bat rather wouraged, for such sadden check nest of coarse be always dangsrone. Nature is the noblest of physicians, and roost net be but seconded. All sores ass ler a thee the islet, valves the owlitalass, and should net's eland or healed nagj e V a rmas a tieslthfer character. Under the action of this Olnistiswil, together with the 11lk the Milani 11111111111111 et We WOWS Irr MAO* removed SHE NUNDLit IN EDINBURGH. James Paterson, a working jeweller, residing in 5, St. Jamee's square, called at the shop of Mr. Alex. Milne, jeweller and manufacturer of hair ornaments, 31, Frederick-street, Edinburgh, shortly after eleven o'clock on Wednesday forenoon , for the purpose of banding over to Mr. Milne a piece of work which he had been employed by him to execute. When Paterson entered the shop, he found Milne alone. It is supposed that some controversy bad ariseu regarding the price to be paid for the work, in the course of which Milne had lost all control of himself, seized a two-edged dirk, which was lying near him, and stabbed Pittances. The thrust must lave been given with great violence, as the blade penetrated the heart. The unfortunate man instantly Bed from his assailant, and bursting into the adjoining shop— which is occupied by Mr. Forrester, baker—threw himself on a seat opposite the counter. Mime Forrester, tho sister of the occupant of the shop, who was serving a customer at the time, observing that the poor fellow was suffering great pain, and had his hands closely premed to his side, hurried towards him, end asked the cause of his distress. Paterson, by • great effort, ejaculated, "Oh, I am stabbed ;" and on if WI Forrester potting the question "By whom!' be had become so faint that be was unable to reply. The lady, although having no know ledge of the man or the circumstance.. of the attack, with great prudence called in the aid of the nearest medical man. Dr. Ilearder, who, oo arriving, uncovered the breast of the dying man, when he found that blood was flowing copiously from the region of the heart. A messenger was then despatched for Dr. Littlejohn, and at the same time the wounded man was carried to the back room of Mr. Forrester 's shop, where be was placed on a sofa. The result of the wound then became apparent, for the flow of blood reduced the unfortunate man so rapidly that in tee minutes after his entrance into the shop be expired. The police surgeon shortly after arrived, but of coons the cabs was beyond remedy by medical skill. Dr. Littlejohn, however, caused the body to be wrapped up, and removed to the police-office on • stretcher, and at the same time the police entered Milne's shop, and charged him with the commission of the crime, which he at once admitted. A cab was then called, and Milne was removed to the Police-office. Although the immediate mama the dispute which resulted in the death of the young man cannot be definitely explained, it is necegsary though painful to state that his Assailant, br sides bsi g generally addicted to drink, has been in • con nous] state of intoxication since about Christmas, and his excitable and irrational conduct since that period has been the subject of conversation among the neighbours during the peat week. One circumstance which renders the case mill more saddening is the fact that the deceased and his assailant were intimate friends and companions, and no later than last week they spent an evening together in witnessing one of the pantomimes. Milne, the accused, who is an Irishman by birth, is married and has three children ; hit victim was 28 years of age and unmarried.--Scotestan. MARKETS. TALLOW.—THMUIDAY Evsertso. Tb• :magi wag quiet to-day. Spot, 44a. ; March, 445. 3d. t 3 445. 6d. ; Odober to December, 46e. Delivery to last evening, 689 auks ; arrivals ditto, 2,754 casks. OOTTON. —LIVIMPOOL, JAJr. & — Our market is quiet to day, with a limited business doing, and prices irregular. The sales are 3,000 bales, including 400 American, .t 22nd. to 23d. ; 2,290 iiarat, 13ad. to 19d. ; 150 Egyptian, 115 d. to 31d. ; 140 Pernani, 24d. ; 20 Maranhem, 2 5 401 ; which 1,000 are for speculation and expcst. The week's import is 33,300 bales. WOOL AND WORSTED.—Munrow, Jar. B. There is a fair quantity of wool changing hands, especially of the finer deacriptiooa, and prices are exceedingly firm. There is little doiog in wonted yarns for export. There is • fair business doing for home consumption. In pieces, there 1. not the same active demand for America as for some time past, and the business with Germany is very dull. Indeed, to judge from the reports which have reached us from Leipsio, the fair is progreesteg so unfavourably that the expeetatioa so generally held that stocks would be rapidly reduced is far from being realised. The sale of Bradford good. is slow and little improvement can be looked for this month. The home demand continues good, and more might be done if manufacturers were in a position to hold out any inducement. The stated the cotton market, however, prevents any connssion ; prices generally continue firm. Alpaca lustres are even quoted slightly higher since leet week. LACE AND HOSlERY.—Nornindwit, Jag. S.—No thing has occurred during the week which renders it neon eery for us to qualify the somewhat favourable report of the and present 000ditios of the staple trade of this prospects which we gave in our last impression. If sea have interpreted it too favourably, it is only because they have forgotten to give full weight to the high price and scarcity of cotton, which neremmiatily tend to check enter prise, and prevent anything like exuberance io the operations of all the trades which have anything to do with that staple. Yarns are snit hardening, but the decrease of stocks all over the world is compelling • corresponding rise in the prioe of manufactured goods. Several houses in Germany I are placing orders for general assortments of lace goods, a few have been received from the States, and matey more are being executed by way of commencement for the spring trade at home. The hosiery trade still continues to un prove, there being • good &mead for America as well as for the home trade. Morisco are less in request than cot too goods, owing probably to the mildness of the winter. The anticipations for the spring trade are of a hopeful cha racter. Despite the unsatisfactory condition of the cotton market, and the great fluctuations in the rate of discount, the lace nude, as far as the foreign market is concerned, seems to have enjoyed unprecedented prosperity during last year ; for, according to the Custom-bouse returns, the ex ports of face during the eleven months ending November, 1862, show • °ponderable incremis is value over those of the past four years, as will be sees from the following Value of lace exported : 1858, 395,7531. • 1859. 397,3331. ; 1860, 344,1561.; 1861, 295,2204; 11 months, 1862,481,8641. The exports in December, taking the moderate computs tion of last year, will bring the total value of lace sent abroad during 1862 to over half a million sterling, and will show an increase over 1861 of 220,6001. There is no doubt that this increase is not solely the result of a legitimate demand, but has been caused in • great mea sure by speculative shipments, and which, in previous With have been the cause of much injury to the trade. With these figures in view it is clearable that greet caution should be used by merchants in their trade treasections abroad during the ensuing year, or they may end themselves subject to considerable Ices. In November, which is the last month in 1862 of which the Custom-bowie authorities have issued any returns, it appear that the lace exported was valued at 36,5161.. against 23,0601. in the same mouth of 1861, sod 21,2231. in 1860. The demand for hosiery in the colonies end foreign coun tries seems to have been tolerably satisfactory during 1862, and though the exports will sot come up to those of 1860, they will show a great advance on 1861. Up to the 30th of November last the shipments as compared with the twelve months of the year 1859, 1860, and 1861 were to the following quantity and value : - • - Cotton stockings, 1669. 1680. 1261. 1962. dos. paint 907,706 1,055,961 097,313 834,019 value . 4261,119 4311,065 4197.0 2 5 £ 205,391 RRosy. , other kinds „ 311,013 245,100 172,590 The scarcity of cotton seems to have operated to produce a rise In the price of the manufactured article, for it appears that each dozen pairs of stockings sent abroad this year has been valued at 6d. more than in 1862. The average price, during the last four years, of each doses pairs as as follows :—ln 54. 9d. ; in 1860, sa. 11d. ; in 1861, ss. &L ; and in 1862, 6s. 21d. The total value of lace and hosiery exported during the eleven months ending November last year was 914,8651.-IVottingluset Journal. CORN. —BIIININGHAIL. JAIL B.—A small supply of farmer's wheat, sod not much doing ; but the little sold was at • slight advance. Foreign no dearer. Grinding barley, beans, peas. and oat; all a duU sale. BSISTOL, JAY. 8. —At our market to-day there was • fair supply of English wheat, for +blob the trade ruled drat, at an advance of le. per qr. Foreign in fair demand at fully last week's prices. Malting barley tending up wards, Sae samples Is. per qr. dearer; grinding fully as dear as last week, with a good inquiry. No cheese in oats, values and demaod unaltered. Indian corn la. per qr. lower. Drams, JAN. B.—We had rather a small show of wheat at to-day's market, but much of it still out of condition. All dry samples sold freely at an advance of Is. to 2s. per qr. on late rates. Top price of red wheat :tic per sack. With barley we were moderately supplied, but a great scarcity of good samples. All really amiable for malting made readily is. per qr. advance; several samples making 42a. per qr. A large market for other grain, particularly of pais, all of which made about former rates. The general impression seems to be that wheat baa seen its lowed price. Best, wed wheat, 245. to 265. i inferior sorts, 17s. to 225. ; malting barley. 335. to 425. ; inferior aorta, 26a. to 32e. ; oats, 21e. to 2845. ; beaus, 20s. to 22a. 6d. ; pass, 18s. to 213. ; 6w flour, 40s. to 42e.; other flour, 37a. to 395. Mancitherrce, JAN. B.—Our market this morning wee well atteeded. English wheat was held firmly for as advance of la. to 2s. per pouter, and Americas Id. to ad. per 100 lbs ., but the fl our trade being ithremuuerative, millers were indisposed to purchase. Flour of approved quality could not be obtained without raving 61. per sack over last week's rates, at which few appeared disposed to operate. Oats were the tarn dearer, sod oatmeal 64. per loan higher. Beane and Indies corr. were without material change. N2WAIIK, JAN. 7.—Here today there was • brisk de. mead for all grain. Farmers succeeded in getting Is. to 2e. per quarter uterine" as boast samples of wheat and barley. Other pain moved off at full prices. NIWBUST, JAN. B.—We had a small supply at wheat, which meta steady trade at fully last week s prices. Less barley oo offer, more inquired for, and Is. per qr. dearer for all description'. Oats, bans, peas, slow tad.. UXBRIDGE, JAN. B.—A small supply of wheat, which met with a ready sal*, sad dry wimples obtained as advisee of Is. per qr. Barley is also dearer. Oats, peas, and blase, unaltered is value. Flour, 43. to 475. per Mho. RD12111310111, Jas. 7.—As compared with last week, wheat was es up on the top, and 2.1. ed. up on the every& Barley was 34. up on the top and 3. up ou the ave rage. ChM were 6d. up on the top, sad U. up on the average. Beano were 4a. down on the top, and 3a. up on the average. Wheat, top. Barley, top, 365. Oata, top, 30a. 6d. Beans, top, 425. 6d. GLASGOW, JAY. T.—This day's market was well attended and the limited business done in wheat was at the extrema Priam of last week, at which holden were firm. The ad ream from the lowest point may be quoted fully la psr boll. American sour 3d. per barrel, and sack dour in some came la. per ZiOlts. dearer. Pine oats about 6d. per boll, and oatmeal 6d. per load dearer. Beans unaltered. Balmy 3d. to 6d. per boll higher. Indian corn sod paw dandy. CATTLE.—Baterrol. JAL B.—!'hen wan • " 1 7 shor t supply of beef at oar market today. Trade opined briskly, but the market did not clone up so promisingly, sod some few beside were left on heed. Pricer are still very high, prime animals being worth from 635. to Ms., and io some instances a slight advance was demanded on the latter quotation. Secondary qualities fetched from Ms. to 60.. A large supply of sheep, with a very active trade, and nearly all on offer changed hands. Our quotations are from 70. to &L for wether sheep, and 7d. per lb. for good ewes. A good supply of store cattle, and a fair number sold. An average supply of milch ,rows, and a good sale at prices ranging from 171. to 201. A plentiful supply of pigs, with a fair sale at last week's pris es . Very few horses, and no business doing. NOITING11;11, JAIL 7.—Our market to day was but thinly supplied and quality not first rate ; demand ruled slow at previous rates, the vary best rosined 7d. per lb. ; inferior, bid. to bid. per lb. Mutton was but th io ly supplied as s not of first-rate quality, and trade ruled slow for all sorts. The best small, Bd. to Bid. per lb. ; large sad inferior, 7d. to Bd. Calves were but a small show, sad prime ranged from 7d. to Bd. per lb. Best small pockets, 6s. 6d. ; large and inferior, 6s. Erinraelma, JAL 7.—This number of oatils this morn ing was 507, being 48 less than last market. The supply being fully equal to the demand, sales ware slowly effected at late rates. Top pries, Bs. ; current, front 7a. 3d. to 7s. &L ; middling and inferior, from fie. to 7a. per stone. Three very superior cattle were sold at 281. a head. The supply of sheep at market was less than last Wednesday, the number being 4,772, or 332 fewer. The demand was good. and prices were much the same as those obtained last week. Top prim, lid. ; current for the best, from 7d. to 7id. ; ewes, from sd. to 61 per lb. Fed from sa. to Bs. 6d. per does ; mix to night weakr a' do., from ss. &L to Pe. a had. CHEESE.-B•Lumtria, JAW. 11.—Our market, held to day, was wall supplied with about 150 tons of cheese of all deseriptioaa, but prime old samples were very soiree. There was a good attendeace of buyers, sad although trade was slow a large amount of bummer was ttl nearly all the primeet samples haring changed hearn the quotations of last market were in most instances fully sustained. THE IRON TRADE.—Buterectute, Jut B.—The se cond of the mistimes of the iroomasters of the distrait ' for the current quarter was held io the Town-hell here to. day; the attendance wee numerous. The more cheerful tone manifested at Wolverhampton on Wednesday wee even more apparent here to-day, and • very good amount of business was dome in all descriptions of loathed iron, thourh producers did not press for orders, the bulk at them being content to sufficient to go mil with far • few weeks, in the hope that by that time the trade may receive such • stimulus as will canoe an advance in priors. On 'the other band consumers who have for the last twelve or eighteen mouths been restricting their quarter-day orders to • month's consumption, were reedy today to ester into eoe tr•cts for three months. This gave a cheerful aspect to the meeting, which pawed off very satisfactorily. The advance in the prime of pig-iron reported at Wolverhampton wu well maintained, hot bleat being quoted at 31. 7s. 6d. per too. Cold bLst Woe (81tropeltire) was in the usual demand. boudoirs, the yield of the district, found • ready sale; blue date were quoted at lie. to 14e. 6d. per boa TRAFFIC RETURNS. Mks Pm- War. Total, Total, =SWAT& open wagers &anew 1931 Mel C. A t t Or l e r art i c tiella md Asilemle l4°". .. 496 COO 4,160 8.160 6,720 *sea Nobly boa N Greed TeermkB4kmailie MO 6,143 13,230 19,373 21,180 week Dee. IL 43Yesew MR .... 6,839 6,837 Week mama Dee. 111. Antwerp & leMerdom .. 601 636 1.040 976 Week minim lac. 2. . 1843 1812 11.41 fast aN. Ocentles • 1,042 812 1,864 1,868 1 Limerick sad Neale Ol 89 46 133 139 1 Limerick end loynes Oman red Meese • IN 190 1,306 1,496 1.257 1 Waterkel sal Klikiesy. II 113 114 267 288 Waterford awl limeriali 77 641 MI 1.10.1 1,210 Week sadism Jam. S. Cork sad Br Min Wank Anieera fie4B 12.8.6 22.706 32.6211 114.796 Weekten sad DeriMakm West renders 75 404 436 830 713 . . WisE aiding Jen. 4. . Belfast sad Coonty Down 49 481 112 Ott 5'9 Bristol end Exeter Great Northern AO 10.276 14718 24.0 A ASA Great Western Loonies & North Weetersll792 39,984 39.908 79,101 76,736 Manchester, Sonth lune tte& 46 Altrlaoluas Mldfaod North RAU* 4loe 36t1 7,141 12,448 11,3 n Nola& Oaslasi VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Aromo!lot(Troweli slily), from Bt. Domingo for Po:smooth, lot 01 Wait . W. Commerce train New York for Liverpool. Dee. 11, lat Si N., loa n Dolphin, of Guernsey, from Hull for IL Michael's 10 days, all well, Dec. 12, lat 40.61 N., lon 111 W. Namur*. from Liverpool 22 days for Cakatta. IM 4 N.. lon ft W. Nordskov, for Calcutta, Dee. IL Ist 7 N., lon IN W. Vesta. from Shields for Cart Dee. NI oN Tarifa. 11 honor, from Loudon far W Dee. 6, lat 6 N., lan 22W Tar Pam Seem' or Lryzeraou—The Board of Trade in • communication to the Mersey Dock board have expressed a wish that the pilot system of Liverpool should be thrown open. At present the masters espied is the cording trade only have the privilege of lain al pike., but the Board of Trade consider that any mister ea mate of a foreign ship not going an nommonably long voyage should have the tame pnvilege on their prong an examination. The subject o•me before t h e Mersey bawd y.etecday. when it wee at first recommended that • memo. random be sent to the Board of Trade disapproving of any alteration, hat it was ultimately decided to refer the matter back for consideration. It cos stated during the discussion that titan was 21 Ihicaadies pilots satt ic am lereowel 100 i. per saner, as MI rasa& and third *appear thee, and 12 boar rep a capital of 100 ,0001. EITRAORDINAZY SILVER MINIL-111 the Goole. gical Museum there is • lump of silver—about as much is would make forty shillings—which has been taken from stomach of • mule in Mexico. It appears to be a corn mos occurrence to And quantities of silver is the stomach sad iotestines of the mules working in the Mexican silver 'Maas, and its presence is amounted for by the moles eating wad, which contain, much silver, for the purport of ob laiaing the salt which r mixed op with it also. The saver is rid to accumulate to a considerable extent with old proving injurious. Importing tea without colour on the leaf pre emie the Chinese peephis d teleder brown leers as In the usual kinds. Ilarelimais Tea le uncoloured, therefore always Rood silks. Sold la parrs by LIN egesua—WirartlseumnLl BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. BERRIDOZ.—.I 5, aWt.John's-world Collegiate School, the wife of Mr. F. Berridge, of a daughter . CARTEL—January 6, at Eton College, the wile of the Rey. W. A. eerier, of a moo. JOsE4.—January 5, at Hoe-street, liValthantstow, Yawn, the wife of T. P. Jones, R.q. , of • eon. LAMBEET.—January 6, at Trentham House, Hirbbstry New. park, N., the wife of T. J. Lambert, Eaq.,pf a daughter. MOTT.—January 4. st Arenue.roed, Regent's-park, the wife of H. Mott, Esq., of aeon. NORTON.—Jaantary 6, at Dover, the wife of the Rey. D. K. Norton. of • son. 110DWELL—Januar7 4,, at Younereanvowl, Ipswich, the wife of H. Indwell, Esq., of a daughter. SIKVIIK IWO. —January 6. at the Verandah. Upper Clapton-com. mon, the wile of O. A. tHereking„ Esq., of a son. ARBIAGES. DIME—KIRK MAN.—January kat Haverstock Congregational Church, Maitland-perk. by the HAM J. Nunn. K Diver, lics4i. of Catudea-torrece, to Elisabeth Marla Jane, daughter of . Kirkman, Esq., of Doctors commons. DEUCE—JO:OA —Jenuary d, at St. Debriefs. Werwickoquare, by the Res. B. Belcher, M.A., the Hes. G. W. Deis., 8.A., Curate of Huntley, Gloucester, to Mary, daughter of J. Jones, Req.. of Catobvid-^e.street, Warelcksquare. 11.111511T—RUSHISHOOK.—Jenuary C, at the parish church, Twickenham, by the Her. G. S. Maier. M.A , the Rev. J. Franey, to Imams, daughter of the hoe 1 Rushbrook, Eat. LAMB—DOWNL—Jannary q at Benumbrough. Voriuddre. by the Bac 7. Begot. 4 L Lana, gaq., to Mary babel, Viscountess Decree. LIGHTFOOT —DOUGLAS.—January 7, at All Sainte. St. Mary khans. WV** Lord Bishop of °dont. the Her. J. P. lightfoot, D.D., lacier of Mugs, Oallegie, to Louisa, widow of Captain C. R. G. Dentglea, MILL WATSON—HASTINGH.--Jantiary 6, at St. Marra. Putney , by the Rev. C. U. Dame& Ur ter. W. R. Watson. Rector of Salt deetby St. Petit's, Lincolnshire, to Lou.sa Unitas, daughter of the late W. W. Hastings, Seq. DEATHS. CLARKL—January & Emilyr Kate. daughter of W. O. Clarke, • of Doeseksgeare, N. W.. aged Id COOPEJL—January 6, at et. Annektreet, Liverpool, J. Cooper, We. wad 40. DM:CZ—January 6, at Lowestoft. C. Dan,. EN.. aged no HOOICTON.—Yanuary 7. at 17, Prlnces.gate, Harriet. daughter of the late SD Hein hold If oghton, Bart of the woe Piece: and of Heighten Tower. Laneastdre, LZWlS.—snarylk Ualogwrawasat, Margit& Kr. C. B. Law* _ _goad 74 WATLEY, _.-3•llearyt..at the Hedge, llottram-In-Lougdrodale, - 117 Wailer: ige'd es. NANNKl.—Jaaway IN the lair. H. Nanney, lector of Nona,. aped it. 10BlitTa.—Jaonary 6. at Upper Northeatootreet. Ckookir. llizakotii, widow ad duo kAo Mr. f. Roberto. aped Masi asd YabDied by WaWAS Kisa UAW% 01 Na Lombard-gra* Is the air st London, Printer. at the Odios Larabardstrest. Is the Precinct of wett.triars.—• mar, JAMINIJIT 9, Ill&