The Express. — London, England, 1863-01-02 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. —+-- MANCHESTER, MEETlNG.—Thosso,ty. A HANDICAP kiCIDLE RACK of 5 sovs. each, 1 ft, with 25 added. W inners extra. About two miles, ( 24 subs) Captain H. Ithys Ehreboa by sweetmeat—macs Cotton, 6 )la. Oat 1211, (31r. Wood, 1 Mr. Wallows hap. ant 4 yrs, lost Wermuis The MMer, aged. tee 1011. (IL 817) 3 The following also ran—Joe Maley, Marl Mom% Puss, and Sherwood. Betting : sto 2 apt Rlicebos, 4to I apt Potpourri, and Gto 1 each apt Joe Maley, Sherwood, and The Miller. Miry Stuart rushed to the trout immediately the flag was lowered, but on reaching the nrst hurdle Sherwood took up the running, Joe Maley going on third, Pule fourth, and the Miller and Potpourri side by side following las" Rounding the top turn, Joe Maley went to the front, Sherwood eau priog *mood place, Mary Stuart third, and Rb eg bus bringing up the rear, in ,sampany with Potpourri and The Miller. On the opposite side of the coune, Joe Maley took a commanding lead, but on appnyiebiog the turn towards the stand Potpourri and Ith,enus drew forward. Opposite the stand The Miller challenged Joe Maley for the lead, and the lot at the same time took cheer order, Sherwood, Rhiebus, and Potpourri being next the leading pair. The top timber beyond the stand was cleared first by The Miller, who took a clear teed, Potpourri, Sherwood, and lthcebua being in close company. Three four follos , in lodine file until reaching the BotanicaLgardena, where Joe Maley, Puss, and Sherwood were beaten. At the Cricket-groom ! Rh,ebua took up the rnoning, and directly afterwards Potpourri beaded The Mnier and struggled hard to overhaul Rh,ebua, who, how- er, maintained his own, a nd w on by tb ree - quar t eis of • length The Miller was a bad third, and Joe Maley, who passed Puss at the distance, cantered in fourth. Tug TRIAL HANDICAP of 3 Wee. each, 1 forfeit, with 20 i added ; for all ages. Winners extra. About one mile on the fiat. Mr. Viallace's Golden Drop, by Sugarplane—Nrar de Charlie, 3 yrs. tlat rib (Br(Dow 1 Mr. Bells (ywoet, 4 ) rs, 7st 21b (Hobson 2 Capta /ils)'s ltoesmore, 4 yes bat tOrithu; S The following also ran :—Lorette, Sherwood, Shan Van Voeht, Puss, Gaiety, Miss Taft, and Rose de Clare. Betting : 3to 1 eget, Golden Drop, 7 to 2 sgst Loretta, and sto 1 each Agit Cygnet and ROUITIOTe. After a little bungling at the post they were eveoly started, and in a few strides Golden Drop took the lead. the rest being headed by Cygnet, Gaiety, and Rassmore the rear being brought up by Sherwood. Before they ba d gore a quarter of a mile the lot ran in straggling order, Golden Drop having a lead of several lengths, without ever afterwards being headed, and after running wide at the last turn, Golden Drop won in a canter by ten lengths. A splendid race for second place resulted us favour of Cygnet by a length. Loretto was a good fourth, Shan Van Veda fifth, and Sherwood sixth. The others beaten off. THE Crrx Sremputciasi of 5 soya each, 1 ft, with 50 added. Woolen extra. About three miles sod a half. (19 Wok) Mr. Wallace's Lincoln, by Behhanar—Jordan (bred la Anarrac.i . aged, 9st 411) (Knott, I Mr. Coburusa :i. aley, aged, 104 (Lomas) 2 Captain ithy'a The Flat, aged, 10M (Mr. Wood) 3 The following also ma :—Sspo , NOUN Fanny, Leo pold. khyroart.. The Po Lincoln, sad t. Betting : 2to 1 apt Lincoln, 5 to 1 each apt The Posy sod Sepov, 13 to 1 apt Joe Maley, 8 to 1 apt Fanny, and 10 to I (at brat sto 3) not ]Lytton. The running was mad* by Fanny, followed by Lincoln, Joe Maley, The Pony, The Mat, Leopold, and Sepoy, the: absolute last being Illytton, who was preceded by Chastisement and Abby mist. At the bank jump, immediately after peeing the thud, Mytton, Chastisement, end The Pony refused, and lost a greet deal of round . Leopold, on the fu side of the course, hold the lead for •abort distance, but subse quently gave way to Joe Maley, who was followed by Lin coln and The Flat. The only others in the race a mile from home were Sepoy and The Flat. A race ensued for the lead between Jae Maley and Lincoln when they were withis ball a mile twat home, but the latter running the longest ultimately pined the frost position, and won in • center by six lengths ; ten lengths between second and third. Sepoy was • bad fourth, and nothing else pared the pet. - Ties Szuzio Staxers of 3 sows. each, with 20 added ; for 3-yr-oLle sad upwards ; allowanom Three. grouters of a mile. (5 mho.) Mr. W. Pbintpa's Loretta, by Weetbarblt—The Bane, 3 yrs aOL), tbt Illb Captain Akre loieraort, t yrs (SOL ;, 9st 1.21 b (Mr W ood ) 2 Mr. Nettles Tautology, ape MU). sit lib ... (T Bartow 3 The follow* also sea :—Ross de Clare sad WesseL Dating: sto eget Layette, 5 to 2 esti Weasel sad Rosemont, sad 4to 1 imet Tautology. The kMer was Bast off, but was quickly passed by Hose de Clare, who whoa la frost fell, bat the boy was see injured. The lead wee the takes by Rosman, who in the hollow was heeded by Loretto, who contissed is frost to the end, Ned WSW two d. lengths. The raw dames separated the seemed sad thir NAVAL AND MILITARY: ADMIRALTY, JAN. L--APPourrmsma.--Minter J. Phillips, to be additional to the Cumberland, for service in the Vigilant. Paymasters V. Spain, to the Osprey ; and E. W. Gordon, to be additional to the Fisgard. Aeaietant•Sargeoo G. Bolster, to the Egmont. Apiateas•Patmater T. H. L. Bowling, to the Victory. Clerk J. T. Greet, to the Osprey. Mr. H. T. /Annoy has bean nominated to • naval cadet ship WOOLWICH, Jie. 1. EXTICRIIIINTA AT SHOEBVIt YN of—During the present week a series of interesting gunnery experimeots have taken place at the government practice-range, Shoe haziness, in the presence of members of the Ordnaace select committee, and eminent artillery and enlister officers, to test the merits of a shot•proof target or shield, oonstructed on s new principle by Captain Inglis, It. E, and intended to 'how the practambility of rendering fortilleations and our present worth of defence cameo proof. The thing took place with the old 68-pounden, Armstrong 110-pounders, sod Whitworth 120-pounders, at a range of WO yards. The peculiar arrangement of the free plates or bars on the tim ber work added to the reeled'' power of the tarr . whi ch was scarcely affected by the dd - pouoder sad gums, whilst even the Whitworth flat-frosted steel abet .1 1301 b. weight, caused no other damaite,than a slight Wm tater° of the iron facing. This result is repotted as Wag in every respect a triumph for the inventioe. CHATILUL, JAL L The following is the list of the iron and iron cased ships now meter ecenbmition for the Admiralty at the various royal and other dockyards, viz. : —The Achilles, 50, 6,070 Was, 1,250-hone power, at Chatham ; Agaeoourt, 50, 6,621 tons, 1,250-bone power, at Birken ; the notice, 50, 6,621 toes, 1.250-horse power, at Madman the Royal Alfred. 80, 3,716 tons, 800-bone power, at Ports mouth ; the Northumberland, 50, 6,621 tons, 1,250-horse pacer, at Killwall ; the OMB. 50, 4,045 toes, I,OC ).bone power, at Devoopert ; the Hector. 32, 4,063 tons, aOO-horse i power, at Glaagow ; the Vallast, 32, 4,063 toes, 800-horse power, at )(dirndl ; the Zealous, 50, N 716 toes, 800-bores power. at Pembroke ; sad the Peterprise, 4,669 tons, 150-borse power, at Deptford. The iron-cased frigates launched during the last year were the Royal Oak, at Chat. bam; the Prime Consort, at Pembroke; and the Caledonian, at Woolwich. The iron steamer Prince Albert, of 2,529 tons and 5C'O-bone power, has recently been communed for the Anuiralty at THR EI:IMM STRIKE AMONGST THB NORTHERN °Mil:in.—A anima dispute *sow pending between the coalowncre and pitmen of Northumberland, and which, miles. both parties ant towards each other in a conciliatory spirit, may lead to a miserable strike, the suffering entailed by which could scarcely be over estimated in the present depressed state of trade in the worth. An attempt has been mode at various collieries to reduce the present rate of pay- meet (which the misers already cousider to be low enough), and, in addition to that, the aoalois ners wish to return to the obnoxious and disused system of yearly bindings. The men are strongly opposedto a return to the old system, u it would provisos them, when work was had, from removing to smother locality where employment was more abundant. The ooslowoers, on the oostrary, are of opinion that these , frequent removals are alike injurious to both =stets nod men, and that a niters to the old system would prove besefieW I to both parties. last week, an open-air meeting, at which nearly IMO miners wen present, was held within • few I miles of Newcastle-on-Tyne, at which it was resolved that the introduction of the yearly hood should be resisted by the men, sad that no spsement under such a hood should I be made with the masters. A union was formed to satin what was considered to beam rights of the miners of North timberland. An influentielmeetosx of the member, of the ecel tubas, convened by the chairman of the coal trade I (Hugh Taylor Eeq.), maisieting of own ers and represent,-' it,.. of collieries vending coals from the Tyne. the Wear, ficeloun, Hartlepool, and Tees, wee held in Newcastle, se Tuesday, to take into consideration the present state and prospects of the coal trade. Whether any allusion was , made to the yearly bond at this meeting, we are not is a position to my, es the meeting was strictly private. A few of the colliery owners, we learn, have agreed to withdraw the yearly bond—amongst others, Joshua Bower, Fag. of Leede, and partners—bat the maturity appear determined not to give way. The pitmen themselves are generally of opiate° that a strike is unavoidable. THE SutioeheArmirr AT POISONING NEAR NOT- TufaßAv.--to reference to the paregraph that appeared a few days ego, we his,. the authority of a medical man for stating that an examination of the stomach sod the other abdominal viscera 000vinees him that no trace of irritant poison existed ha the eat examined by him. The stomach was inordinately distended, and be of opinion that the indigestible aliment Is hard boiled tongue), which appeal, to have been swallowed in very large pieces, was the im mediate canes of the animal's death. The analysis of the food vomited by the other cat afforded no iorlicatioo of soy mineral whom—Nom again* Deily Guarchaa. DR. DI Josaa's LIGHT-BROWN COD LIVER OIL. Italia treatment of the sevcreet form of recurring cough the effects or this adebrated (Allure been abainlarly beneficlAL Arthur tridland, sangsoa observe.:—" Atter taking Dr. de /often 041 for • few days, It. good effects commonmed. 1 at. E stadep meal MAMA and stresgth, and entirely Ina the Inttatlioa, "bleb was of a most hasping and few iTifitdbasmairaf "--doLl only in capsuled bottles, Raft, 4s. dd., and fia dlasetar. , by Dr. do Jamb's agents, Anwar, Har ked. and Ow, 77. Strand, Landow, and ebolnlsta—(AdYerD•s- EDf•ißl TAE EXPEESS; i ViNING, JAN VARY' THE DISTRESS IN LARCASHIRE. - - 1 !Hs FATAL cowzar ACCIDIS? nr . Id aNsiox-norsz Comm irrsa.-In the course of I ZatROPSHIRE. yesterday and Wades*.lay, the amount which came to hand ' The inquest on the bodies of the nine men and in aid of the Lancashire Relief Fuud was about 5,7001 • three boys who were killed on fdooday, at the coelpit be- Amongst the amounta received were-1294 is. 8 d- hem Loging op t ed the c. Lilles w.d.d. ball M y ini be ng fo. Comenz, at ice. ,l7.: laci Les,. Brockville, Canada West; further remittance of 1001. from Kingston, Canada West; (limo" per Colonel Wi1e ` . ...,', n , , coroner , and in presence of T. Wynn, Req., °overawes; F.V 158. Id.; Cheap Ward, 177/. 8 1 .; City of Erters e""2" inspector of Mines. A jury of sixtem were sworn on the ___,"' n e_ a _ . 1, " .... Pr° Int•tme„...,of gomr,l w___,_,eekl, Pape,' 80 " - inquest, of whom Mr. J. Tarbett was the foreman. They M"..2 by the reader*, 1 " Un. ."' i r''' . " "n Epsom, then proceeded to view the bodies, while the Government 100/. ; Bath, per his worship the Mayor, 705& 15s. 9d. Inspector and the coroner went to look at the mine. On Sstrottri.-At the weekly meeting of the COm- returning to the Caledonia Arms, at Oakengates, where the mine., in the Salford Town hall, a letter was read from inquest was opened, the following evidence was taken, Mr. Mr. J. W. tiedurs, the secretary to the Central Relief T.. E. Horton and Mr. E. Jonas, the smuts for the Committee, in which he stated that he was requested to in- com pany, being meant close the following resolution :-•• That the district cow- Noah Chiron rid-I am hooker-on at the bottom of the mittee be regained to direct the attention of the Salford pit, 1 know all the deceased men and boys. I remember relief committee to the high seal* of relief as compared going to work on Monday morning at about twenty-five with that given by the guanliaes, and that some district and minutes past five o'clock. I think ell that belonged to the relief committees give relief without sufficient information bank were there. The charter-master, John Howells, and u to the relief given by the guardians, and as to the Richard Ri c h ar d s were there. I won't down in the fiat earnings of indivuluals."-It was moved by Mr. Mukluk, skip. There were twelve of us (men and boys) in the skip. and seconded by Mr. Alderman Turner, that the letter , Nothing was said in my hearing about too many going should be referred to a committee consisting of the Mayor, down, and no remark was made by the Milkman. The Messrs. Cawley, Davies, Turner, Warburtoo, and Black- banksman gave the signal to the engine driver. Richards look, with instructions to investigate the matters referred mutat one end, and bad the catch to pull back. We got to, and to make such a reply as the circumstances wor'd safely down to the bottom ' • and the skip was afterwards admit, accompanying the letter with any explanations that drawn up. We were going to work, sad I was about ten might be necessary. The committee were also instructed feet in the pit. I felt a great wind coming when the to take such rota/lures as in their judgment would be most second owe was coming down, and I shaded my lamp with likely to bring about an arrangement by which the Salford my jacket. I then beard • great noise, and then all was committee would be put in direct communication with the quiet, and I knew that they had readied the bottom. I central committee for the future, and thus avoid the in- said to the boys, "Tall the men to come back." I went to' convenience attending the transmission of communications the bottom and all were quite dead. We got them away. through an intermediate committee. The chairman then it i s a common p rac ti ce f ore , many men an d b oys to e , c , read the report promoted by Mr. Stern, at the meeting of down at once. I have heard John Howells call to the the central executive committee, held on Monday. He men to come forward when there were not enough in. We said the declaration contained in the r e port w a s of a sweep- have not always had twelve men and boys when we went ing nature, and if there were any schools to which his re- down, but if they were there they usually went down. I marks would apply, they ought to have been named. The have got a copy of the rules, and know that not more than ' matter should be referred to the school committee. Rs eight are allowed to go down at once. I have not (*Hid understood that the statements on which the report wee Howells' attention to the violation of this rule, because there founded were made by the girls who were in the schools. were foremen to look after him instead of me. There Wen and be would ask whether the committee were to be three firemen down over night. Sometimes nine came rip found fault with on such evidence as that, Mr. Davis from the bottom, and they are always anxious to come es mid be thought the committee had been treated with great soon ee p oe ubl e „ I h ate come up e h. n nip. were °mins. dieoourtasy, and the report was calculated to mislead the I could keep the men at the bottom for on hour or two if I public. The statement that the Salford Committee was , liked, because the enginemen would not pull up until I 1 giving 4s. a week, besides dinner and breakfast, was simply a ip a u e d. I untrue, and it must have • mischievous effect on the public. ! Thomas Blower-I am the engine driver at the pit. I ' Seemly a fact in the report could be borne out ; and it remember Monday morning last. I got to the engine about was, to say the least of it, a very objectionable triode of 5.15. I DID several men on the bank when I got there, lily* information to the public. It could do no good, but ' sad) the bankeroen Howells and Richards. The engine might possibly cause a great deal of harm. It was suggested started about twenty-five minuses to six, with the first that the committee appointed under Mr. Blacklock's resolu- . band. Richards gave me the signal by calling out " Have tiers could deal with the matter, and the milk** then ' up." I did so, and he then told me to lower down. I saw dapped. Mr. Davies then read the report of the : the man in the skip, but I could not say how many there Distribution Committee, from which it appeared that were. The second lot, to which the accident happened, got from December 3 there had been dietilbuted 2,999 in a ft er I heaved up the skip. At th e s i gna l, I gave one blankets, 2,18;1 sheets, 1,867 chemises. 1,806 petit- - stroke of the engine, which lifted the men off the catches. I mats, 8.074 pair of stockings, 1,338 shirts, 857 flannel ' was then told to lower, and I reversed the ene.re one vests. besides a large quantity of other articles. He said ' stroke. The cage descended about ten yards, and thee slipped that is th ere woe now an increased demand for labour' a the rope. I know the spring that la at the toe he thought it would be wise to pause before sending more of the cage. I cannot say when it was examined Wider' to the sewing schools. During the Past week lest, but it is the duty of John Marion to examine employers bad sent for hands, and directly it use it. I saw him examine everything the week be announced there were numerous volunteers for employ- fore last. He examined the fastenings on to the verticals, runt. He would add that in the eleven schools the and also the fastenings on to the cage. I drew up the behaviour of the girls was very good. Those Lilies who cage mos, but did not let it down again, as the rules were very diffident at first from taking any share in the do ne e, management of the schools, from a fear of bad behavior, Thomas Corbett-I am engaged ajoiner, by the charter on the part of the girls, now found that their conduct us master, Howells. I was at the pit on Monday morning, ' quite the centeert. Mr. Davies said that, from inquiries about half-past five. I maw between twenty and forty be had made of tin superintendent of police, be found le on the bank. When the first band went down, that there was less drunkenness in the borough on Richards and Howells were there. I pulled back the catch, Christmas-dal than bad been the Ca" fur the last twenty when the mooed band were going down. Richards asked or thirty yrars. It was decided that this fact should be /DI) to do so. Richards was at the other end, and be said to communicated to the Mansion-house Committee. The Ins . "are you ready r and I said, " All right at this end," Chairman read the following report :-Total number of an d h e DD4 "Pull up." The men were then lifted up and families in receipt of relief 5,486, representing 17,419 per- lowered down about ten yards, when the cage slipped off. sons. Of these there were out of employ and receiving [This witness went on to give evidence similar to the others parish relief 6,272, who received 4271. 6e. 9d. • in partial already examined.] 2e":rant,, and receiving Parish relief, 2,729, who received John Marion-I am inspector of engines, machines,, 68 . 11 74 ..; JD partial employment end not reeeirine ropes, and chains, for the company. It was my duty to parish mad, 4,778, who received 3951. ss. lid. • and 2.00 examine these thins frequently. and I did examine them peeress were without any moans of support and cot in gees/ally about two or three times a week. The last receipt of parish relief. 2,837 cwt. of coda, value 471. ss. time I examined the spring and box wee on Friday, 9 . 1 ., bed been given in relief, and 99 5 1 . 91. lid. bad been the 36th December, between eleven sad twelve o'clock in gives in food and money. A diamesion arose as to the the morning. I went to the engine in the first place, and best method of checking imposition, and it wss . agreed examined the ropes at the barrel ends, me to each pit. I that there should, if possible, be more visitors obtained. then went from the engine to the pit, and examined the and el • higher class than those now engaged In the duty pit led of the rope, the cage, and chain. I did not see the The Imocial statement was reed : - BriblicriPtheas pro- hest defect anywhere. I had the engine to go slow, and I taised,ll.3o6l. Ils. 4d. • gnats, 13,465/. ; subeariperne re- examined everything. The spring has been use d about mired. 6 . 2 0 51 . 19 e 3 4 .0 1. • ' DM" , received. 19 ,966& Ea- eighteen months, and was then put up new. I made a care- MeManned , Gene ral relief and office =Peens, 349 t ful examination of this box about a fortnight ago, and ad. ; relief in money, 594/. 15e. 6d.; in food, 5,1471.195. it was as good then as when first put up. I believe it was 11. d. • mewing school expenses, 14251. Os. bid. ' ' bon' the second or left side of the box that gays way first. Th ere nehold, ISt ss. • clothing account, 2,6354 ss. lid.; totels was no fracture, in my opinion, before this accident took 9,9671. is. l place. The engine -driver told me that there were too many Bozzow.-The returns presented at the weekly going dowe at once, but I made no report of it in writing. 1 meeting of the Bolton Board of Guardians showed that the John Lloyd-I am engineer to the Lillesbuli Company. I somber of persons • relieved (including children) was 8,288, ham examined the box in question, and supposing there was at a oast of 5711. 3e. Bd. ; being a decrease of 141. 2s. Ist. no fracture in the box at the time, the str a in in the box upon the week, and less by 411.135. 841. than was paid three would be 22j tons, supposing one side of the box to have weeks ago. gone first. The strength of the iron is 51 Maim by s.l6ths Boats.-The returns presented at the weekly of an inch, giving an area equal to 11 inch round bar. It is meetinc of the Buy Board of Guardians sh owe d that there impossible or me to account for the accident. I have ex was a nether decrease during the week of persona receiving ionised the iron, and think it of good quality. relief. The total number last week was 10,843, and this Mr. E. Jona- lam managing engineer to the company. week 10.511, showing a decrease of 272. Some of the The pit is about 260 yards deep, and the diameter of the f e et or k e h ave bees w or ki ng ra th er maw time of l a t e , sa d abaft is 8 feet. fitted with guide rods. It has always been chic so d e em, have o p era t e d t o some extent i n i e .. so worked, and satisfactorily. The ordinary wet drawn ing the up between coal and dirt would be about 25 cwt. The The supplemental fund applied by the Baptist we4ht of the men would be about 15 ewt The spring box h mecum'. patent. Dune gone down my se lf f requen tly, churches to the unemployed operatives of their own me , now amountsto 5,0001. The committee w a nted always quite mid always thought it safe. I have never . had My Err etifs antrreration met he Liverpool on Tuesday, and had eemPlele" mode to me except one, when l bar d seat - a lad Du rode on a small dirt rind. I wee aagry about it, reports laid before "by dePetstis " which hed-eietted the ..d.id it must be ted Iha g i strict orders not reps' . ve um local executive bodies in the several districts, that the roles were not to be broke.. 1 CILLRAZ 01 DIJILLUDING • Rl.lll/3 COMIITITZI.- 8.. p,...... , . l e d who h ad b een „A i d eat of th e one At the Salford Town-hell, oe Wednesday, Ehrobeth Robin. ha m , i t descended, acid t h a t he saw twelve I. th e s hip, ewe and Edward, her DOD. were charged with obteining and h e we, formed ou t, raid from the Pendleton relief committee under false per Moses Law and Daniel Humphreys gave evidence to the tease.. The woman first 'polled for relief on the 4th No- e ff ect t h ee t h ey en d o th ers h a d o bj ecte d t o p d own b e _ umber, and was then refused. She again applied on the wee a th e crow d e d s t e t. o f th e car , 114th of the same mouth . Os her stating that she and her Th. inquiry wen th ee a dj ouree d. two daughters only ennui 2s. 6d. a week by smelling, and that her son was an invalid, an order was gives her autho rise,' her to receive weekly 2s. in stoney, and food to the mho of 3a. 6d. From orcumstanses that came to the loserisdge of the committee, *dries were made, and it erne emertained that the mania mud ea an avenge 12s, a week. The *bens vieoessmy hp pees that the amen ' bed received that eateetat a MOW were not pre sent; and as the inse hoi tees t paeriesely, the prisoners were Ticcheiddbeisegol. rag W.INCHBURGH RAILWAY ACCIDENT. We stated a day or two ago that the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company were understood to have already settled a number of claims made on them for cow ' palmation for the minor inkiries sustained in the recent collision near Wiachburgb. In one or two cases, however, where the injuries have been of a very grave character, we are informed that the terms of compromise offered by the company are not considered by the agents of the par ties to be at all an equivalent for the serious results of the accident. A mill-girl at Linlithgow, named Yarpret Clark, whose leg was amputated above the knee by Dr. Gibb, in the infirmary here, on the morning succeeding the accident, and who has thus been incapacitated from any active @orrice in her after life, has been offered the sum of 3001. in compermatioa by the company, which lies been refined by the agents who have taken up the cans of the girl. A lady, rending in Edinburgh, who was very severely bruised, and who was in consequence of her in juries taken in premature &hour, with the result of the life of her child being lost, has been offered as a compen sation for her sufferings in person and in feelings, the com paratively trifling stun of 1501.—aa offer which has also not unnaturally been declined by her relatives. The Soots Grey, Harris, whose whole system is stated on medical authority to be so shattered by the shock of the accident, and the dangerous injuries he sustained, that he is to all appearance rendered of no avail for any active em ployment for long, if not for life, has had a sum stated at WOl placed at his disposal as an offset to these terrible am sequences of the collision to him. We learn that Colonel Derby Griffith' has taken the case of this poor man into his friendly interest, and that he will endeavour to obtain for the injured soldier a compensation which shall be regarded as moire adequate—if anything can be considered adequate— to what may prove a life-long su ff ering. But per haps a more painful ogee than any of those to which we bays referred is that of the relatives of Jobe Cueing ' ham, the stoker of the Glasgow train, who was killedon the I spot, and whose death appeared, from the position of the body, to have been the most painful of all the many pain. ful deaths that night. This man seems to have been a good servant of the company ; and it will be remembered that the men on the engines were proved to hays doze everything in their power to avert disaster when, by no fault of theirs, it seemed inevitable. lie was unmarried, and it Is dated that the company, urging this fact, have o ff ered to hie parents the stun of 501., with an allowance for mourning and for funeral ex , poises. This offer, which certainly appears undoubtedly paltry and altogether inadequate, has, we understand, bow refused by Cunningham's parents as a compensation for the injury and pain caused them by the loss of their son. All these cases, we believe, are in the hands of counsel ; and it is understood that unless satisfactory compensation for these serious results of the accident be speedily made by the railway company, the cane will be taken to the Court of Seisloo.—Scoisman. THE DESTRUCTION OP THE TOWNHALL Ar CHESTER. Aa already reported, the Exchange and Town hall of Chester were totally destroyed by tin on Tuesday leak The building contained the policeoffies, cells, and ,cis on the ground Boor • and polka-mart, town-hall, mid maned chamber on the fent floor ; above them • num bur of rooms, some of which were aped as cams, and others for storing papers. The stricture, which is situated in Northgatesueet, was comploted in 1698, at a eat of 1.0001.. towards which the Mayor of the day—Roger ; Whitley contributed largely. The bailding was af brick, ornamental with stonework • the first floor was supported by stone pillars, t hrough which Ina • spacious thoroughfare from south to north. On the pound floor of the building there were market stalls on the Saturday. The whole presented a curious mixture of architectural design, and was as town easiest • build* is every department as could possibly have bees de sig ned. Visitors to Chester will remember th e statue of Queen Anne, arrayed in coronation robes, which stood in a niche in the south front, and which for nearly two centuries has been the silent witness of many strange I charges in the old city. There were several tablets on the I front, the blaxoary on which was considered remarkably floe. The police, or poetics, court was a quaint place. The room win s mall, and afforded but sorry accommodation for the public and the of who assembled day after day. nomad one side of the room, on penels, were the portraita of lold C,estrians, who, is the course of 500 years past. left sums of money for the comfort of the poor ; which sums, as is ! usually the case, hem in the lamps of time been diverted from Itheir original purposes. In the room and others there were several valuable paintings, one by Gaisaborough and Rey nolds. one by Jackson, and another by West. As the firs is said to have originated in the roam room, it is to be I feared that most of Mame osiattsgs have been seriously, if not totally, destroyed. The town-hall was fitted up as • sessions court, and was impelled in the old fashioned style, and ornamented with baton' fasces and spears. Round the walls were full length portraits of Ceetnaa worthies. Above this room were • number of lumber room which were filled with castles& of old papers of all de. scriptione. Another mom on the same Boor as the town ' hall was nicely fitted up, and used as the council chamber. Hers maim were a number of portraits. The Are was first discovered about six o'clock, in the flooring of the pentice court, on account states. Cowie% to the exceeding dryness of the wood, the flames made raped progress. The rope of the Graben was burnt, sad this prevented the alarm from being rung out to the inhabitants. Several paintings are destroyed, but it is impossible to e t a s„ e whose portraits thez SUSPICIOUS MUTH or • WOMAN AT NIEWCAB were, Yak As scsns as tin liamen ma id 'b. " an d s, 112. — The morning of the new year at Newcastle bas been hope of saving the building was abandoned, as the fire rap:d marked by an event of • suspicious and fatal. if not min with great fury, and, fad by the storm of Inver , sit the nal 'afore. About three a.in., two men walking along • • available resources of the fire b r i ga d e were found ineffectual narrow and dub alley or wend, known as the West Walls, to stay the progress of the tire. All the psintiors that could discovered the body of a woman lyiog in the m o d qu it e •be reached "re removed ae sinssalll as l a*mbls, plepty deed. Her face mu covered with blood, whi c h h a d op :of willin g b an d s b eing extended to save the propert y. person. The porosity issued from her nostrils, her eyes were swollen, and Beside. the city engines , the fire engine from the Caste was her dress was torn from the upp e r p ar t o f h er brought into use, sod, work e d soldiers, did good service, police were informed of the facts, and the body was con- The roof fell in witbiu half an hour fro:n the commence- veyed to the dead house, where it was examined meat of the firs. and then huge burning flakes were borne by by a medical man, to, pronounced we to the wind acroes the city, exciting great apprehension for be extinct. The woman, who has not been identi the safety of the New Market-hall , which is being erected about 40 years of age ; she is of slender form, moot elms by the Towo.hell, and also for the houses in the city. miserable appearance , an d baa been wretchedly clad. now The inhabitant, were, however, on the alert, and prevented is, however, too much reason to belles* that her death has farther destruction of preinerty. All the valuable record.: been the result of brutal violence. The locality where she we Wove, were lured- no wee of the ea Regimen. was found is one of the moat o w of the old part, of rendered valuable service. The building was insured in the Newcastle • and is under v in per of the strong wall and Unit) Mika —Afandteekr ancient towers, which having served their purposes as wens _ lof defence, are slowly, bit surely falling into decay. On Importing tea without colour on the leat New Year's-eve noima in the streets are commonly prevalent, mem the Chinese pawing ell Interior brows heves se tn and the people living in th e ne i g hb our h oo d d o not recollect . must Mode. Rornimaier Is unioa.d. Yemen aw . e). anything more on the morning In question than I geed Mika WM le pickets by •Sen sassAL—pgre rt iaeasens.l might loam s .. em caused by • drunken brawL I Yitrai ranaOrTlrsyr BArrzar (Prom the Nem Yost Tina of Dee. 17, 1862.) Yesterday morning, in compliance with orders from the Navy Department, the United States iron-clad battery Montauk started on her trial trip. In order that there should be no doubt about the result of the Important experiment, Secretary Welles appointed • naval 00.0113111- sion to witness the trial trip and report upon it. The com mission consisted of the following c ffimrs, all icentlamen of the highest professional reputation in the sernoe • Commo dore Stephen C. Rowan, commander o f th e iron-c lad frigate Roanoke; Captain Rogers, late of the Galena, and Captain John Rogers, of the Ericsson battery Catskill. The follow ing distinguished officers were also on board :—Captain Lacoffski, of the Imperial Navy of Russia Captain Erma leoff, naval constructor in the same service, and a Russian colonel of ordoence, Commodore Gregory, Engineer Samara Captain Worden, and others. At ten o'clock all embarked on the Moutank at the Navy yard, and at half-past ten o'clock, amid a severe shower of drizzling rain, the vessel shoved off unaided, and heeded up the North River. Her engines were put in quick motion, and with 27 pounds of steam on, give fifty revolutions a minute. This was the first report. The distance from the Navy-yard to the flattery was accomplished at the rate of about 14 miles an hour. Soon after the speed was increased to mix, and she was ordered to be driven even faster, whim the boilers began to foam. As the revolutions am be put up to 70, at least, with the remaining untested power of steam, the speed of the Montauk will be almost madly that of the Passaic, seven miles an hoar. The tide was naiad her yesterday, and also • very. stiff breeze, but their influstios in retarding • craft so low down, and so "settled," was sot very great. We stopped at the foot of Thirteseth street, to take on board Orr, one of Mr. Erisson's representatives, who came to see bow things worked. At twelve o'clock. off Thirty-fifth-street, 35 pounds of steam only produced 48 revolutions, 27 pounds having previously obtained 50, or two revolutions more, but the foaming of the boilers had not commenced during the find half hoar. From Thirty-five -street up the river the pro gress was even and satisfactory. Six miles an .hour was easily accomplished, notwithstanding the newness of the boilers. The trip of the Passaic did not seem to familiarise steamboat travellers with iron -clads, for they evinced all the characteristics of pristine curiosity as we passed. After a cold sail we reached the Palisades at about one o'clock, and made preparations to anchor ; soundings were taken, and fifteen fathoms of chain run out, whi c h se c ure d th e easel. The Naval Commission then adjourned to the turret, and directed the initiatory movement for firing. Powder was taken from a steam-tug, which brought it from Bedloe's Island. At ►bout half•paat two or three o'clock firing commenced. Three hollow shots, two solid ones, and two shells were sent into the bosom of the Palisades. They actually shook the entire shore for hundreds of yards, and where the solid shot fell rocks and gravel, for nearly a quarter of ► mile, rolled into the river. A gentleman came from shore and stated that the shots tore up the earth fearfully. He also informed parties on board that during the Passaic'. trial one of her shot struck a tremendous rock, Lod sent it in frag ments in the air. The commission intended firing ten shots, but only fired seven, as stated, it being rather dark to con tinue. The trial trip of the Passaic was made under the auspices of Captain Ericsson, who did not object to a minute report of it. The Montauk is in the hands of the govern ment, and Captain Worden, its representative, does not wish particulars printed. But the following statement of the results of the experiment can give no comfort or informa tion to the enemy : First. The various principles involved in the experiment are proved practicable. Second. That the turret port-hole need not be widened is now established beyond all doubt. Third. The Montauk, in her present shape, will go to sea on active service this week. Commodore Rowan and both Captains Rogers expressed themselves individually highly satisfied with the general success of the experiments. Not • bolt gave way during the entire trial. The commission of mine suggest improvements is various details, which can he effected in forty-eight hours. smEntartoz PROW wrisPooz. The annual returns of emigration from Liverpool were Wetted yesterday by the government emigration offi cials. It appears that the number of emigrants MOM& those 011861 by about 10,000 souls. In the March quarter of last year th ere sailed to the United States 29 ships, "under the act," with 215 cabin and 3,315 steerage w eenier. ; in the Juse quarter, 61 ships, with 534 cabin and 18,641 steerage ; in the September quarter, 52 ships, with 1,210 cabin sad 9,142 steerage ; in the December quarter, 38 ships, with 568 cabin and 5,569 *Waage. To Canada there were no wiling in the March or Deeemher q but in June there sailed 5 ships, with 82 cabin sod 1,377 steerage pass/opts ; and in September, 2 ships, with 101 cabin and 166 steerage passengers. To New South Wales there wee only one ship in June, and she carried out 348 steerage women. To Victoria t here sailed in the March quarter 6 ships with 32 cabin and 1,732 steerage passengers ; in the June quarter 8 ships, with 115 cabin and 3,063 steerage paean. gen ; in the September quarter 7 ships, with 90 cabin sad 2,178 steerage passengers ; and in the December quarter 8 ships, with 51 cabin and 2,299 steerage passengers. To South Australia there was only one ship, and that was is' the December quarter ; she took out 452 passengers. To Queensland there sailed in the June quarter 4 ships, with 12 cabin and 821 steerage pawners ; in the Sep- Wader quarter 3 ships, with 20 cabin and 506 steerage passengers ; and in the December qu a r t er ona ship, with 366 steerage passengers. To South America there was only one ship in September with 124 steerage passeegors. To Vancouver's Island there were no sailing in the March quarter, but in June there was one ' ship with 7 cabin and 35 steerage passengers. In the bombes quarter there were two ships with 5 cabin and 276 and in the December quarter one ship s i t rler r.ramrasteerage passengers. These figures make a total of 2'32 ships of the aggregate towage of 339,587 tons, manned by crews to the number of 13,563 men, and carrying 3,048 cabin and 50,450 steerage We now come to the short ships, or vowels sot under t supervision. Of these there sailed to the V2t r e a s z eS ea tates in the March quarter, 31, having on board 413 cabin and 990 steerage pwogers ; in the June quarter, 20 skips , with 80 8 cabin and 638 steerage passengers ; and in the December quarter, 42 ships, with 717 cabin and 1,037 steerage passengers. To Canada there were no sailing. in the March quarter; but in the Jeers, 10 ships, wrth 424 cabin and 1,176 steerage passengers ; in the September quarter, 16 ships, with 605 cabin and 1,084 steerage panes gere ; and in the December quarter 5 ships, with 250 cabin and 400 steerage passengers. To New Brunewick there sailed in the June quarter 1 ship, with 21 steerage pas sengers ; in the September quarter, 2 ship, with 12 cabin and 14 steerage passengen ; and is the December quarter, 1 ship and 6 deems peasengers. To Nova Scotia there sailed in the June quarter 6 ships with 18 cabin and 184 steerage peasengers, and in the September quarter, 2 ships with 11 steerage passengers. To Prince Edward's Island there sailed in June and September quarters, three ships with 20 cabin psamengers. To New South Wales there ailed daring the whole year 10 ships, with two cabin and 26 steerage puesogera. To Victoria there sailed throughout the year, 15 ships, cootaiaire 29 cabin and 289 steerage To South Australia there was only one ship in the quarter, with eight steerage gemengen ; and to Queensland there was also only one in the mune quarter, with 22 steerage passenger.. To the West ladles, during the year, there were 17 ships, with 132 cabin prompts. To South America, during the year, their sailed 33 ships with 165 caber and 108 steerage passengers. To Vancouver's Island there sailed in the June quarter, one ship with five cabi n and 12 steerage passengers. To Africa, 242 pars pro sailed in the year In 10 ships, and to the Cape of Good Hops there 'Adel in the March quarter, one ship and 21 cabin passeogers. During the year nine ships carried 44 cabin and nine steerage passengers to the East Indies. To China there sailed during the March, June, and December quarters, four ships and 14 cabin passengers. Total number of ships, 2G7 tonnage, 274,106 ; crews, 10,806 men ; cabin passengers, 4,479; and steerage, 6,337. Grand total "under the act," 53,493 passengers ; " not under the act," 10,816 passenger., tigether. 64,314. The increase in 1862 was 9285, as there emigrated in 1861, 55,029 ; and in 1862, 64,314. A NEW SUBETITOTE FOE LINEN R.loB.—Ad wince from Philadelphia Mate that the fibre of the plant Hibisoos Moscheutos is occupying the attention of the merchants et that port as a substitute for linen rags and jute. This plan is indigenous to the Northern States, and grows in abundance in the swampy lands of Pennsylvania, New Jer sey, New York, Lc. 'The fibre constitutes the outer cover. lug or bark of the stalks of • perennial plant, of the order Malmo:re known as the Hibiscus Moscb.utoe, or Palm tris, the plant as well as the fibre having received the name of American jute. This term, however, may be considered te, for the reason that the jute of the East Indies is or la ria uction of the Cochorus Olitorious, or Cochorus Qt • neither of which plants has any relation to the er Malvacere, and for the further reason, that the fibrin of the Hibiscus are not so liable to become deteriorated by exposure and washing in alkaline lyee as those of the jute. At • moderate calculation, and taking into account the pro bability of loss from unforeseen causes, three and a h a lf to of disimegrated fibre MD be derived from on e em s of trona. s.l •to the value of the fibre, it has been declared by experienced rope manufacturers to be far superior to Manilla hemp or jute—the specimens of rope exhibited being fully equal in strength and pliability to ordinary hempen rope. Two prominent paper manufacturers of New York have estimated the fibre to be worth 100 dole. per ton, to be used as • substitute for linen rags in the manufacture of Eaper.— rerpoof Journal of Commerce. IArsTAL PALACE.—ONZ SHILLING DAT. - -THURS- Lag, JAN. L Admissions ese payment, 3,946; ditto by meson tickets, 1,037 ; tote], 4.9e3. [Advertisement.)--Hozzoway's PILLS. —Look to your Health—Any abrupt change Is the weather always causes much disordered action In the human body. It is a matter of primary importance to rectify any irregularity without delay, which It Is in the power of everyone to do by taking Holloway's Pigs. Them Pills are the hest ppreeeventives of Indigestion, and the 121111111•4 aperients ever prescribed. They purify and cool the blood. and equalise the cb culatiou through the system, even to the minutest vessels of the skis. They act admirably on the liver and kidneys. Holloway's Pills control with safety and cer tainty all irregularities of action, which may be diminishing muscular or nervous ewe, by their wholesome influence over both corporeal mad aortal teactkea 2, 1863. Rai SHOREDITOH COUNTY COURT— 9.14,14. 1. (Before Mr. Daunt.) SWIM C. PR A Tr. —DOMESTIC SVANTh A TRAMS- P EOPLL —ntroirvar mscusunr. This was an action to recover a small sum, but the prin ciple involved was one of considerable importance to trades people and employers of domestic servants Plaintiff rid that be had an account on his book naiad Hrs. Pratt, and it was for butter, milk, and eggs. His Honour--Who came for the vods ? Plaintiff—Mrs. Pratt'. servant. I knew it was her *er rant buena she was in the habit of coming for goods, and the defendant refuses to pay this because she knows there are a lot of other things. Mrs. Pratt—l refuse to pay this, bemuse I gave no authority far it. Hi. Honour—Did you always give your set rant the money' Mn. Pratt—Yea, for everything. Hie Honour—Well, plain tiff, how did you come to trust her! Plaintiff—She had been to oar shop for a long time, and bail always paid for her things melte took them away. One day the cams and said that she would pay the next, and the next day she told me I could put it down in the book, and eo there wee • bill. Mrs. Pratt stated that the servant was, until lately, a vm• faithful one, having been in the family for 14 years, and it was but a short time siooe that the discovery of her foily had been made. The woman bed very foolishly takeu to drinking ; and it was not to be wondered at when every facility was afforded her for the gratification of this propen sity by tradespeople. His Honour considered that it was plaintiff's duty to have made inquiries before trusting the servant with a second lot of goods. It appeared that defendant had handed her ser vant the marketing mousy every day, and it was in the pro vince of plaintiff as a tradesman to have protected himself. Defendant, under the circumstances, was clearly Dot liable, and would have a verdict. Verdict for defendant. THE POLICE COURTS. GUILDHALL. Frederick Sanderson, described as • =eh builder, of Tottenhameourt-raid, London, and Dominicetreet, Dublin, was charged before Alderman Humphery with not sot ren dering on the 9th of April, 1862, after being adjudicated • bankrupt, and with not giving op the whole of his property to his assignees. It appeared that the bankrupt, who culled on business both in London end Dublin, petitioned the Court of Bank ruptcy on the 13th of April, 1861. On the 17th of the same mouth he was adjudged • bankrupt, and oa the 27th he was examined. On the 12th of the following month, however, his property being situated in Dublin, his Irish creditors made him a bankrupt there, and for some time concurrent proceedings were pending in the London and Dublin Courts. A messenger from the former was sent OM to take possemion of the bankrupt's property, and re mained for eleven months at an expense to the estate of 1201., whenhe was withdrawn by mutual consent, the two sets of proceedings being found exceedingly inconvenient, and steps being taken to annul the Irish bankruptcy, and that being accomplished, • messenger was spin sent over to sake possessioo. but was ejected by the bankrupt, who, failing to surrender on the 9th of April, the day for his last :animation, a warrant was Weed, and he was arrested at his place of business in Dublin. For the bankrupt it was urged that be had no fraudu lent intent, be having attended every examination but the hat, when he was prevented by illness, and having sines r ststi ll e4settled with his creditors, although he had failed one of the petitioning creditors, at whose inati ption it was alleged the prosecution had been adopted. Rickman, the detective officer, said some delay had oc curred in apprehending the bankrupt, whose came was so well known to the authorities in Dublin, that the chief magistrate hesitated for some time before backing the war rant --- After some little discussion, Alderman Htmmber7 decided upon remanding the bankrupt, and accepting bad for his ►ppearance in two sureties of 100/. each. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Margaret Railings, a woman well known to the polio., was charged before Mr. Knox with attempting to steal • watch, of the value of 81., from the person of Mr. Frederick Hewett, clerk, of 2, Wastbourne-terrace. The prosecutor, who is a rigs volunteer, was passieg "long Oxford-street the previous night, about a quarter past 11 o'clock, in uniform, when the prisoner followed him and seized hie bayonet. She then made • determined snatch at his watch chain, but did not succeed in getting the watch, the chain breaking. Taylor, a constable of the I) division, said the prisoner had been drinking, but was not drank. Mr. Knox asked if anything was known of the prisoner. Barnes, the gaoler of the court, rid she had been charged with the felony, be believed, of a watch. Prisoner was remanded. Bardmici MA: C 1 ;;;;I: 1 ;ith being drank and erecting a disturbance at the house of Mr. Charles Bucking ham, Neville's-terrace, Chelsea. . . . . . Cotnplamant said that an annoyance bad been caused at hie house by the defendant, who came there drunk and re fused to lame. 11;:kaynt;i•—What in be Do you know anything of him ? CcenpLament—He is a tinker, and has been employed to do some repairs by my family. These were done • short time ago, and on his coming again it was pointed out to him that the work had come to pieces, upon which be undertook to mend it again gratuitously, but having done it insisted upon payment again, which was refused. Mr. Paynter—Did he then go away Complainant—No ;he seated himself in my passage, and behaved very offensively. Mr. Paynter—What did he do Complainant—He filled his tobacco-pips and then called for • light that he might =obi and enjoy himself, and had the impodeace to inform my family that be was sorry I was not them, as he was sure that if I was I should have much pleasure in taking a pipe with him. He had been there in the morning, and then came again at half-past nine at night. I found him making a great disturbance at the latter named time s and a I could not get rid of him I was obliged to give him into custody. John Dutton, 318 B, said he found the defendant making • great noise, and he was drunk. He said that if the gentle , man did not pay him be would pay the gentleman. Prisoner said be was very awry ; he was drunk. Mr. Payater—lf you have any claim against the gentle man you can go to the County Court, and not conduct your self in this disgraceful way at his house. He was ordered to find bail. 801JTHWARK. Sarah Martin, a middle-aged woman, droned in the workhouse prb, was charged with being drunk sad dis orderly in christnburob Workboine.. - Mr. Charles We'lard, the assistant muter of the work house, maid that the per. who was an inmate with three children, was allowed a holiday on the previous day to see her friends. In the evening she returned, and when admit ted into the ward it was discovered th►t she was intoxicated, and she made such a disturbance that he was oompelled to give her into custody. The magistrate supposed she was keeping up the new Mr. Wellard bad no doubt of that, but the rola of the workhouse did not allow &alkalises. Mr. Edwin, the chief clerk , here informed his worship that he had known the prisoner many years. Her late husband was a large ironmonger, and one of the vestry at the time of his death, and be believed the prisoner had brought herself and children to ruin through her drunken proirosities The prisoner here declared that abe would never get drunk spin. It was true in ber husband's life time she WAS well off, but at his death she wu left in poverty. Shs was sorry to be obliged to enter a workhouse. The magistrate supposed that when oho got out sbe went to see some of her old fnende, and perhaps she might have been foolish enough to drink rather too much. It was a melancholy thing for her ; but u .be promised not to commit herself spin he should discharge her. TRAFFIC RETURNS. 3417.44143. Miles Pas- Mar- Total, Total, open *cogent chandise 1.543 1,61 Week ending Dec 13. X E. E E Grand Trunk of (.sthada.. 1090 6,631 16,619 21,360 17,782 Week ending Dec. 21. Antwerp A Rotterdam - BM 638 920 948 Week 'adios Dec. 26. Belfast &N. Counties - 1,192 1376 2,036 2,011 Limerick and Ennis 241 8i 49 114 le9 Umenek and Foynes . 261 76 30 106 111 Waterford and Kilkenny 31 127 90 217 231 Waterford and Limerick 77 620 460 970 975 Week ending Dec. 2/. Borth Eastern 8961 11,303 27,633 41,936 39,922 Beek ending Dec. W. Belfast and Connty Down 49 500 110 620 611 Bristol and Exeter Great Featern Great Western 1481.,Chathaan. and Dover 721 3,257 496 3,762 2,181 Manchester. South Junc tion. & Altrinclians - 810 367 1,177 1,601 Midland Scottish Central - 874 2.290 6,271 6,247 Shropshire Colon 291 440 6do 1,100 886 Week ending Dec. SO. Forth British TEL MrrROPOLITLW RAILWAY. —It is now said to have been definitively settled that the inauguration cere monial shall take place on Friday. the 9th inst., and the line will consequently be thrown open for public traffic on the following day. Yesterday a trial trip was made along the railway from Paddington to Forringdonatreet station and leek, by Ur. Johnson. the resident engineer, Mews. Lane, James, and other gentlemen interested in the under taking. fl. preparations for the grand banquet on the inanimation day are now nearly completed. The sieennil general meeting of the members of the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society was held on Tuesday night, when • Iteture on Japan was delivered by Sir B. Alcock. B , bar Majest 'a ceased to that empire. Mr. T. P. TRALT, the P et t►e Smithy, was in the chair, and there was a limp and feahlanable eadiesee. MARJUITS. TALLOW.—Tutriarar Evsemo.—The market ents guise to.dy. The closing prime were as ; —Spot, 44..54. to 44e. 9d. ; January, 44. 61 ; Mar* 44e. 9d. ; April r e JOAN. 44.. 3d. ; October to December. 46a. Delivery lait enemies, 999 tasks ; snivels ditto, 424 maks. corroll.—LraxpoOL, JAN. 1. —The market is timed today. WOOL AND WORSTED.—BIADPOILD, Jsx. I.—The first market in the new year opens in a very satisfactory manner. There is a steady consumptive demand for wooL There is a very good business doing in wools, sod the prices are exceedingly firm. The yarn market is also le • very encouraging condition, particularly as regards the c oosump . tion for Lows use. The steady demand for We and 40's for Lancashire continues unabated. The business doing for Germany and the continent is only limited, aod advice, are not enoouragisg. There is a more s•tisfactory demand for pieces. COLaim . era at home and abroad areibiginchig te have rather morsel:mildews) in the present range of pri sm In various part. of the contitent thin feeling hu of late been much streurthezied by the reported higher prior is the Manchester market, whilst there it has actually l in en an impetus to the piece trade. The home demand keeps pretty good. The Italian trade has slightly recovered from its former depression. A better Swath trade is doing. Tb. American bunions continue, very good. Some orders have been placed in mottles for France. Manufacturers are well employed with .very prospect of no continuing. LACE AND HOSlERY.—Norrlttoiteit, JAN. L—We ere glad to mike an increase of animation as to the pros. pieta of the spring trade, as it becomes more evident every week that stocks in the bands of retailers are ranted to the lowest possible ebb. For the season of the yaw, sad eoseklering the exceptionally high price of cotton, there is really more trade doing than we could reasonably have ex. c=, especially with foundation note, and many large are actually doing considerably more than they were la the correspondiug period of last year. This, in the face of the high lutes, which alone prevent a mere brisk demand, is reessunng. There are orders in hand for plebs netamecblin quilling, and soe kieds of silk lces, while several uyers are dropping a f ew small orders h a ere Led there but b mash. tartly feeling their way for some larger purchases. It le almost unnecaisary to add that yarns are dearer than ever, with no iodination yet that the highest point has been reached. There is very little change to note in the hosiery branched, yarns rising still higher, but with an tocreasing disposition to pay the advanced rates. Parade are being shipped to South America and other parte at remunerative rates sudicient to cover the risk and the heavy cost of raw material, while for the home markete there is as much animation as could he expected. Yarns have risen in Nottingham within the last fortnight, and still some manufacturers hold tack, under an idea that the excess of cotton at Liverpool over_ , the iodinated moan* portends the keg anticipatod revolution in the market. It is the opiniou, however, of the beet informed authorities, that the stock has reached its highest point, as there ere known to be only from ICO,OOO to 150,0C0bales in route to this country from all pans of the world.—lfottinghoss Journal. CORN. Brarnyonaw, Jan. I.—At Glowed& and Worcester markete on the 27th, wheat of all Made advanced is. per quarter, but sold slowly. Barley quite as dear. Rather more doing in oats. at previous rates. Beans and pea tending downwards. During the present week there has again been little passing in the trade ; our buyers being well in stock, declined to pay higher prices Oopj looking up; inferior neglected. Oats, beam, and pm °sly taken in retail. At Wolverhampton, yesterday, illlll wheat was offering, and the turn was 6d. to le. per gamier in favour of the seller. At this day's market there was &short supply of wheat, and both English and American sold slowly at an improvement of Is. per quarter. Fins barley held for more money ; secondary cheaper. Oste, beans aarl peas uaaltered. BIIIITOL. JAN. L—Onr arrivals ale heavy this week, especially of wheat and barley. At oar market to-day there was • short supply of English wheat, the trade for which ruled Arm at an .Ivaco, of la. per qr. In fmeiga more activity than of late, and all good samples sold at Is. per qr. more money. Values of malting barley well rap ported, and an improvement of Is. per qr. was geaerally realised. Grinding in good demand at a decline of 6d. per qr. In oats so little doing that prices must be wondered nondaaL DICTIZiII, JAS. L —We had moderate supplies of both wheat and barley to-day. Trade has been more brisk mad emanated than for some time peat, and the market was almost cleared at an advance of fully le. per quarter, 27e. was retuned for • lot of white wheat. The top price at barley was 42a., at which price several lota were weld. Other awn m before. Best red wheat, 24a. to 26. ; ia ferlor sorts, 17e. to Tic. ; malting barley. 33e. to 42e.; inferior awns, 26. to 32e. ; eats, 21e. to 2%. ; hoar, Ma. to 26. ed. ; peas, 18a. to 21a. ; fine flour, 46. to 42e.; other flour, 37e. to 39e. XMAS.; Dec. 31.—These wee a fair supply of grain at this market. Dry wheats were taken ►t Is. per qr. more money thee last week, and selected sample. of barley ready sale at the same Weaves • secondary sorts of the latter sold at the extreme Floss of this day se'unight. No change in oats and beans. NIWBUST, J•si. I.—We had a email supply of wheat, which met a steady sale at fully le. per qr. more money. A large quantity of barley on offer ; sale slow at prices rather in favour of the buyers for all descriptions. Oats, beans, and pass very dell, and rather cheaper. UXBRIDGE. JAN. I.—The supply of wheat has fallen off through the low prices that hug been obtained lately, the beet quality of white selling at 52a., and of red 47a. par qr. The temples of oats on sale are large, sod the trade deck without alteration in prior*. In barley. peas, sod begun but little doing. Flour, 425. to 475. per 2801 W. _ GLASGOW, Dec. 31.—The week's rappliM are light, and the market to-day is arm ter wheat at the recent improve• meat is prior. American red spring, 224. • Hoe winter, 24e. ; sew Baltic red, 26.. to 2'w. 6d. par 2:401b5. Flour nether higher ; Cesadias sups& ue, X*. 6d., and extra SWIM. 26e. per bans/. Spring cora of all kinds tally as dear. Ennounna, Dna. 31.—Aa oompared with last via, wheat is la. down os the top, aad sd. up on the &reap. Barley woe 6d. up on the top and lta up on the ave. rage. Oats were 9d. up os the top, arid 6d. up oti the average. Beaus were 6d. down on the top, and 6a. 4d. down os the average. Prices par imperial quarter :—Whest, 30 a. to 4 a. to 56N. Barley, 20s. to 35.. Oats, 14a. to 30s. Bear. 2375. 6d. CATTLE—NOTTINGHAM, Dec. 31. —There was a large supply of beast+, at this day'm market, consistiog chiefly of animals from the immediate district, being mostly in the hands of farmers and country jobbers. Last week's quota tions were barely realised. Beef made from is. 6d. to Ba. per @tope. The supply of mutton was about the aeeroge, and a fair demand was experienced, at last week's prices. There were very few mires, which sold readily at late rates. Pigs, both pocket and bacon, sold -readily at previous prices. EDINBURGH, Der. 31.—The' supply of cattle this morn. ing was large, the number being 555, or 36 more than lest market, Bales were dull, and prices down. Top price, Bs. ; current, from Is. 3d. to Ts. 6d.: middling and in. tenor, from is. to 6s. 6d. per atone. The supply of sheep was also large, there being 5,104, or 899 more than last week. Bodes were dull, and prices, with the exception of the better sort of blackfsccd wetbers, down from 2s. to 2s. 6d. a head. Aged blsckfeced withers, top prios, 71d. current price from 61d. to 7d.; ewes, from sd. to NA, per lb. At the close a considerable number were unsold. Fed pip, from is. to in. 6d. per stone ; six to sight weeks old do., from se. 6,1. to Bs. a head. t, ROYAL FSL6 HOSPITAL, GRAY 9 K-INN-ROAD.--. The number of patients relieved at this hospital during the week ending December 27 was 2,190, of which 668 were new SSACIL BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. BRlGlM—Deosenber et Perk-street. IsUnstop, the wife of P. Cl i tt i .C.- I.4 aoeVie da rll. a t t e Asebury.plece, 6C., thewlie of T. B. Crosby oi eon. _ , DAISNCIT.7Dseem!wy t., stPrompton, Kent, the trite a P. 8. . Damen, Ray., 77th Magi, of a sou. DAVlSON.—Dacember !., the wife of .1. 11. Davison, Esq., of Queen's.par‘lens, ilydepark, of a daughter. LARKIN& - December 29, at Ryden. Surrey, the wife of Lieut.- Colonel W. H. lands's, late of 11.31 'a Hengal Army. of a e n. 11ICNIAL—Deeember 27, at, Statfool.stroet, Edinburgh. the wife of Captain Macneal, of • son PARRY.—December t). at °nett-terrace, Hyde-perk, the a de of Mr. J. R. Parry, of a ion. MARRIAGE& CROKS—RICUARDSON.—Derember 3s, at at. Alphare Church, Greenstick!. W. A. Craws, Yep., of Aberrnarials.rwrk. Canner thenshlre, to Mary Anne Martinet, daughter of the late T.!. Rkhardoon, of Greenwich. RR.-December BEATON—KEEN 30. at the parish chunk Dartford, Kent, hr the ger. G. J. M0m0..1.1, If A., W. Mestoq FAQ.. to Mary Margaret, daughter of J. Kepner, Rep., of Dartford. BODOSON—FOLSYTH.—Deosinber s, ar All Uinta', Knights bridge, by the kw. W. H. f.yall, J... Ito.lgtion., Esq., to Ger trude Agatha, daughter of W. For,. 1k Enl.. V.C. PALORAVE—GASKILL—Deeemher 30, at At Thentais. Port triaksquars, by the Very Rev. W. Hook, an, Y. T. Pal grave, Zig., to Cook daughter of J. M. Gulick Eaq., M.P. DEATHS. ADLAM.—December 37. M Clarence-I.room, Brighton, Ella. dsofildor of Mr. J. Anima. semi 10 Bitll3lll.—December 2s. Amy, wife of W. B. Borne, Esq., of St. loosares Villa, near Varier. CHAPllAN.—Decemiky 37, at Islington, the Rev. J. Chapman. 8.D., aged so CUNWYNOHAME.—fieeeniher 30, at Madeley.riliss, Kensing. tea, IL B. C.nnynehame, Req., wed 73. NALLOWER. —December Rh at alcaln Vicareee. Flintehire. ICllnor, "We of the Rev. B. Hallows. Vicar of ("Reath. etr i Li .. 9 . NAME& —December 39, at Lower VAlrnonton, Mr. F. aged I!. hinted and PlMWaft WtWait KM al Ito. Lombard-daft% la dm city of Lamm, Maar, a$ 05... V Lobabarddtiort, la the Product d Mbliddarsom Maar. IaIIVAIT 2. lot we. 1 87 1 or