The Express. — London, England, 1863-12-30 00:00:00

PROM LAST xraars GAZITTB. rams OF axiom's AID YURTUTO rkartonAss re se OVUM= IT THE OM= OF Till MIFF irMllll3. OMIT OF BANILBUPWI WILLIAM ALA= and Jahn MARTIN, Wandsworth, Snieey, blacking manufacturers, to surrendas Jan. 12. at 1L Outman Wsl.tes, Saffromhlll, Holborn, licensed victualler, Jan. 11, at 1. eausaa HUI% Coons, Raqueteourt, Sleet street, wholesale stationer Jan 11, at I. 4111•111.13 BMW, ?atom Isle of Melt, coal merchant, Jan at It IIBLASTC9 Lcseonsa, llsideo.lane, Coreutlawlen, licensed vic tualler, Jan. 10, at 1. SUPHLA lima, Clifton-road. Peckham, late COllllllOll brewer, Jau. IC at 12. . . . . . icalaCi;/71:Piae. late of Wood street. Woolwich, clerk in the dockyard. Jan. Ilk at 1. Wnwaan Miamians, Trkkeaham, aaktloueer, Jan. 11. at 1. Mauna YikDINulU Ltmeta Gomm, Great nuesollatreet. Whinnied, wine merchant, Jan. la at 12. Ca well n ellingtonstred, Woolwich, glass merchant, Jan. SS, at 1. WiLLli.i . ll;l;il[l.b Wt*P and JAMES YATES GRZEIWoOD, Tame = ti atil Kingsbury Wood Collierlakpear `Earnworth, War . Nick - makers, Jan. !I, at it 119ar 0 TIIMos. late of Cern-y•Crib. Monmouthshire. colliery pro prietor. Jan. 8, at 11. June HoLROCI, And THOXAS HEPWORTH lAHROTD, Strata], Torkature joiners and builders, Jan. 14, at 11. BORTRT Bowe, Bradford. tiortsh., coal merchant, Jan 14, at 11. /Emir Oman. KiKoton. upon-Hull, carver and gilder, Jan. 13. at It JAists Lseg. Kv.nton, near Liverpool, timber dealer, Jan. 9, at 11. UNMET JACH.E, Western-bill, Durham, law clerk, Jan. tat 11. WILIJAN Ws/WOOL, Itbidenden, Kent, lam bailiff. Jan. 11, at I. Witten/0Z WHA. , N, Cia)patti, near Durham, cooper, Jan. 11, at It THOISA9 MATTER Grryatnke, Cumberland, labourer, Jan. 11, at 11 CELLARS 111OHIT VALENTINA CIIAELTOR, Leeds, directory Cool. lm Jam. 1.5. at It WLLIJA3I WATHIMP, CRnon ]yon, Herefordshire, innkeeper, Jan. 12, at 10. ImpCALLAN HEWES, Nottingham, general servant, Jan. 27, at 11. i! TI A% Jump, Ypekshire, beerhouae keeper, Jan. 21, at t miter WHIJAM ?OA, Bristol, beer retailer, Jan. 19, at 12. MORT DISPLAN, Bristol, surgeon, Jan. 19, at 12. WALTER HAIGH, Honley, Yorkshire, butchee'a assistant, Feb. - - _- IL at 10. a110v.03 OGLEBIT. Golden-bill, Pembrokeshire, innkeeper, Jan. 17. at 91. LAST LAMINATIONS. Jan. 8. J. Boorman, Boodotreet, Vauxhall-cross, plumber- Jam 8. O. B. Knights, Royal-road. Walsworth, dealer in Iron- Jam. 7. J. F. Sang, Lower-heath, Hampstead, and Charing moss. architect -Jan. 8. W. & Marshall. Whitehall, wine flier chant-Jan. & Y. H. Gould. Milton-nest.Graresend, designer le calico printers-Jan 8. T. Hallett, George-lane, Eaatcbeap, sad Three Kingcmurt. Lombard.street, carpenter-Jan. 8. M. Moss, WenttnW.street and Union-street, Spitainelds, confec tioner-Jan. 8. P. J. Graff. Hill-attest, Walworth, baker-Jan. a J. B. Cowan. Longfieet, Dorsetehim, travelling draper-Jan. 8. A. G. Metre!, Eno, butcher-Jan. 6. J. 8. Drewrey, Penning &maimed, St. George's In the Nast, seddsht to • ngrocer-- Feb. 2. J. Kerr, Beath. Glamorganddre licensed victualler - Nob. 5. W. C. T. Schaeffer, Bromley, Yorkshire. oil manufacturer -Jan. M. C. Fon. K inipton.upon.Hull, mil .nak.T-Jan. 10. N. G. Mow Einestota.upou-liell, commiedoe agent-Jan. 4Y. L loam. Newtown, Itnutgomeryshile, grocer-Jas. 22. T. Elliott, Liver pool, lade coal merchant-Jan. 27. A. Vere). Gatesheimachi. aid-Jas. 27. T. Tweddell, Hartlepool, clerk in the goods de portment of the North Eastern Railway Company-Jan. 27. J. X Robson. Hartlepool. boom agent-Jan. 27. T. Robson. Hart. Wool. ironniouger-Jan. 2L J. P. Rowe, Mancheeter -Jan. 22. IL parked, Liverpool, plumber-Jan. M. W. C. Otter, Liverpool, Me clerk to an inane aim dike-Jan. 11. J. Thompeon,v.7- marine store dealer-Jan 11. J. Brown, (Vey, Yorkshire, hillar-Jan. IS. Ann Maria Bartholomew, Maidstone. saddler- Jim. 11. Z. Hart, Ashford. Lest, late imerseller -Jan. 21. J. Wa lters% hammer, boiler maker in itheernose Dockyard-Jan. la. I ways& Little Be,kbana, Beery, Roamed victualler-Jan. M. 'W. Huocks, late of Heide Morelos, Bneka-Jan. 27. J. Maryport, Cumherteed, innkeeper-Jan. 87. J.Bcott, Illearham, Camberlamd, innkeeper-Jan. V. J. Geeing, Work. igton. Cumberland, colliery nt-Jan. IL Wood.Voston eaper.leare, Sornersrtshlre, maker-Jam It. 8. Beaman, Weston-super-Mare, Borne , yoots•n-Jan. 12. J. Pester, Nuarakare, Somersetahlre. cordwainer -Jan. 16. J. Brown, Great Nerkhampst ad. Hertfordshire, saddler-Feb. 11. E. Fcmikee, IJandudno, Caernarroushire, ilehmompr-Jan. M. FL Avery, Bled. low. Buckinghamshire, publicus-Jam 2L J. Beck, Oresteldarlow, Nuckinghatualdre, butcher-Jan. IL IL Bell, Wooburn, Buck. ighamsblre, journeyman ehMrmaker-Jan. U. T. Willis, God. stone, Surrey. hricklayer-Jas IL Ellsobeth Wateon Ueda. schoolmlstress-Joa. M. J. Dokeot, /ofthosse, York- shire. root maker—Jac. IL G. Bowes, Leeds, locrinTowin Pork botcher—Feb. IL. B. B. Richards, Uffailas, Devonshire, Itemised victualler—Jan 26. W. Willis, Ihipwinford, Staffordshire, ffireakr—Jsu. VI. B. Chilton. Itnicswinford. 1000140r—Jan. ft W. Moores, Wendlebury, Oxfordahlre—Jan. 11. J. Asphalt, 2rescot, Lancashire. licensed victoaller —Jan. IS. J. =, Great Boding,. Suffolk. blacksmith—Jan. P. Ischeston, Suffolk, coachlwillder—Feb. 11. T. Issas, Seaford, Woreestaahlre, late publican—lea. IL F. Barrett, Stoke, Stal tionishire, coin dealer—FeL. 10. W. Blackwell, hortharopton, earpentor. DECLARATIONS 07 DIVIDENDS. Sanaa, ficerrittiiitTinaii.: Coen i;eiiialiLlß dividend o at, aey daturdey. at Baker's, Newcastle upon-Tyne. THowasCuastvon Btu, Dadaist, COTOmiller—ted dividend of additiew to taid. prevloesty declared), aay,Saturday, at Baker's. Newceatle-upow-Tyas. DIVIDENDS. Jan. N. R. B. lay. Baarigiall 7 6,reet. and Downharosead, lidingtoo, retailer of beer—Jan. 23. C. B. blann (leparaY estate), Wale Tower street, City, merchant—Jan. 26. J. BeUao y, Boot- My. Hampshire. gentleman—Jan. • ix. T. Nesborosik, Little lisaughtoo. Bedfordshire. farmer—Jan. X F. WtJaavrin, T. R. *ak, and A. T. De Lisle. Austintrian, City. tnerchanta—Jan. It. H. Brice, Exeter, ➢hotographic artist—Jon. EL F. AUen, Leeds, cloth merchant—Jan. in. W. Thorley, Kingston gpon- Hull. innkeeper—Jan. 21. W Chantisr, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, merchant tailor—Jan. 6 B. Gificspie, Merthyr Tydfil, travelling draper—Jan. 6. 3. Rodgers, Basta, Cumberland, painter— Jail. 5. H. Collett, High lreby, Cumberland. builder—Jan. I& T. Nicholson, Lydoey, Gloucestershire. cosi merchant. PANT2I7.II.BIIIPS DNOOLVID. g. Martin and J. Tomb, Alma.vDW, Gayhurskread, Dorton, builders—T. Bull and A. S. Liewein, Great St. Helen's, City, ationotasion agents—T. Wayman, J. Bawborough, and E. Morton, Yorkahire. woolatapiers, ao far as regards it. Morton— Jaw Moore. J. Moore, S. Moore, R. Saville, J. Driver, and 8. Act yeyd, Bradford, Yorkshire, general drapers, so far u regards K Saville, J. Driver, awl S. Ackroy'd—Angelina Hareem and C. Groshaw, Dartford. Kent, plumbers—A. Franks and IL Meyer, Manchester. opticiana —E cobbett and J. T. Lines, Bastelorp, rhetoric tea dealem—A. Meyer and K. Sander, Kingston upoa- Ann, commission agents—W. Charmer and W. /honey, Dover, seal merchants —G Graham and J. D. Starkey, Huddersfield, painters —t R. Langford and J. Bead, Plymouth, tea deal& I. H. Arms rong, J. H. H. Hughes, and A Z. Hughes, MAIICtIe•• INC paint manufacturers —llacallster and Pyle, Greenock, punters, so far as regards D. Macabater idecessed:. SCOTCH 811HUBBTRATIONS. loragar MARSHALL. Edinburgh, prdsrer, Jan. & at Mews. Cay and Black's Rooms, K Habana. Camuss sum, Spittalrig, Baddl the George Hotel, Bridlington. Jowl OM= Glasgow, builder, Jan. 7, at the Faculty Hall, Glasgow... . . _ farmer, Jan 4, at CNA; Edlobargh, grain merchant, Jan. 4, at Smith and Plnlpot's ROMP, Edinburgh. WILLIAM lONATIOS ROCKS, Glasgow, draper, Jan. 1, at the Faculty Hall, Glaazow. JOHN lirrireHroOßD and THoNA/1 Sanwa RULE, Glasgow, carpet warehousemen, Jan. 6, at the Iseult) Hall, Glnegow. Jaitcagnae YCaa, Lam, Dumbartonshire, Gower, Jan. 7, at the reptant Hotel, Dural:arks. JOHN laminar. Meadowtank by Polmont, tanner, Jan. 6, as kaiak sad Phillat's ltooesi. idlakistr" PRESENTATION To MAJOR MELLY. On Wednesday evening, bl' the kind permission of Mr. 0. P. Melly, the 4th Brigade Liverpool Artillery Volunteers marched out to Rivereley, to present a wall deserved testimonial, in the shape of a piece of plate, to Major Comm Melly, who nisei the establishment of the sorra, in 1859, has spared neither money nor time in rea ffirms its oqmomatioa perfect, and in establishing a 0D1:- ability of feeling among men and officers, without which no volunteer force can be kept in a state of efficiency. On machisg Mr. Melly's residers', the brigade was drawn up en the lawn, on which retreslunent-tables were laid. Oonspicuous on one of the tables was the handsome piece of silver plate subeeribed for by the men. The plate is a richly-wrought silver vase, liberally &whited, set of with handsome pendant beadles, he., and mounted upon en Molly pedestal.. Upon es* face of the pedestal the arms a the femili, epos a silver pa , are ; and upon the ether face, • 0.11.." the mosogram of Major Melly, sirni. bey displayed. Urea one face of the vase itself a field piece and gagmen is positios-drill are wrought in relief ; mil on the costeary face, spin, the following inaerip ton To Major George Melly, from the non.commis- Mooed officers and maims of the 4th Brigade, L. A. V. Li verpool, December, 1863." The cover of the vase is sur mounted by the figure of a gunner, is fell uniform and accoutrements, Audios at ease. The nee was supplied Mr. Haver, and dose great credit to its manufacturer. The following ,s the address which accompanied the piece of plate :—" To Major George Melly, 4th Brigade L.A.V. Dear Sir,— A period of upwards of four veers has elapsed wises the enrolment of our brigade as part of the volunteer Berries of thin country, when you ware pleased to accept a eaptaincy in the corps. lo that reek, although your exer tions were more immediately directed to the battery under your command, we all experienced the besefils of your on brim zeal and good menagenient. It is, however, since your promotion that, as major, your services cc behalf of the brigade have been more manifest ; by means of the in *mace of your parities, the energy of your character, and the liberality of your support, you have in a very extraor dinary degree mimeodddd in prowotiog our welfare as a sore ; in fact, it is mainly to your exertions that we owe me present paificieeicy and prominent position in the ser vice. We shall all feel gratified by your acceptance of the areempeayieg vane, which is presented to you with the re arm:idol assumes that the Imlay obliptioes under which you have placed us are fully recognised. At the Paine time it gives us the opportunity of expressing to you the great soaped and esteem is which you are held by your obedient and devot e d servants,—The NON-CONMOSSIOSED OFFICERS rm Grimm or THE era Bimini L.A.V.—Dec. 1863." Signatures's( the committee on behalf of the brigade : J. A. Swift, Battery Sergeset-Major, No. 8 Battery, Chair wee; Thomas S. Kay, Corporal, No. 6 Battery, Hon. Treseorer , Thomas M. Warm Gs, unner No. 2 Hen. Secretary Them follow the signatures of the remain der of the committee, oessiming of, from each battery, the battery mirgeontmajor, one °therms-commissioned officer, mid a gunner. AN EX PROM TRAIN ON Fria.—On Christmas am am the 6.30 pm. *sprees from Paddington was rnaning at fall speed between Reeding and Didcot, the first sienna at which it stops, the passengers in one of the second-clam cannon soddenly disoovered that it war on fire. The greallset consternation prevailed, the carriage being crowded with peenneere ; bat forking* the train reached Didoot helm the Gm bed Meow, &arrow to ills. The carriage wog detached et Didcot, sad the train resumed its joarney, lint was upwards°, an hour sad a half behind time. HORNINAN'S Tee is choice and strong, moderate lapdog, sad wholesome to no. nom advastosos bare sewed too lib Tea II relrei pregenam la sold la pelmets by 1,100 spenb-1N THE EXPR Burn COUNTY ELECTION. The toraination of a member to serve in parlia ment for the comity of Buskiegbam, to fill the inane, cartel by the retirement of the Hoe. W. G. Othendith (oonsequent upon his elevation to the Home of Peers by the death of his father, Lordebeehani), took Oath is the County Hall, Aylesbury, yesterday, at half-past tee, Mr. Phillips Cosby Lovett, the high sheriff of the county, presiding. Mr. John Lee, LLD., of Hartwell-homes, is the liberal candi date; and Mr. Robert Brisson Harvey, of Lengley-= Marsh, the candidate in the conserva tive interest. candidates were attended by • numerous body of their sup porters, the hall being well filled in all parte, and the pro ceedings were conducted in the most orderly manner. After the usual preliminaries had been gone through, Sir P. D. P. Grammies proposed Robert Batsmen Harvey, Esq.. as a fit and proper person to represent them is parliament. Mr. R. R. CiArrort seconded the nomination. Mr. JOSEPH &TOMMIE, of Biehopstooo (one of Dr. Lee's teasels), then proceeded to nominate John Lee, LL. D., of Hartwell-house, as a fit and proper person to represent this county in parliament. (Cheers.) He had beard it re marked that as he was • tenant of Dr. Lee's he was obliged to obey orders. He denied that such was the case. But. On the cioutrary, he wished every landlord exercised the same practice as Dr. Lee in that respect. When he find had an interview with the doctor, as tenant, be put the googlies to him, " How about elections f and Dr. Lee's reply, which was worthy of being written in lettere of gold, was, " Mr. Stuchbery, I have nothing to do with your conscience." (Cheers.) And no influence had ever been exerted on him up to the present time. Mr. W. Weals seconded the nomination. Mr. !WWI; who was received with mingled cheers and basso, said it was in obedience to the loudly.exprmeed wishes of what he believed to be • peat majority of the othetitnitecy of the county that he ommented to come for ward as a candidate to fill 'the vacancy in their representa tion. Be was led to believe on this occasion that they would have the pleasure, and himself the gatiefactieo, of being returned without opposition. (" Oh.") He congra tulated himself that he was found worthy of go honour able, so experienced, and yet so formidable as opptheet, and he assured than that he 4 d y accepted Dr. Lee as his antagonist, and acknow him as the selected champion of the liberal interest. e poles themselves were not wider apart than their political priaelples, and, therefore, he conceived that those who would support his hors. friend must abhor tobacco, wish for ladies to sit in parliament—(" No, no")—be in favour of shutting all public - houses on Sunday, of pitting out the poor man's pipe, and thereby to destroy the univenal influx of Meiling derived from tobacco by this country, and, last of all, toast up the ballot-box. He was decidedly spinet vote by ballot. He thought it was • cowardly, smithies mode of procedure, and one which he believed the majority of the electors of Buckinghamshire would &whin to use. (" No, no.") He hoped they would and drop • ticket into the bole of • box, instead of going to the poll boldly and naming the candidate for whom they voted. With respect to foreign a ff airs he thought the conduct of the government had been of a too meddlesome nature, particularly is the a ff airs of Poised and Greece. He hoped, however, that pace might be preserved, and that the government would in future enter into the vortex of continental politics as little se possible. Referring to the American war, he said it was • 'abject which greatly affected the manufacturing districts of this country. but as cotton was now cultivated in many other countries besides America, he thought this . patios of na tional industry, as regarded the raw metals] ' would soon be placed in a far better politico. (Hear, Mee) With regard to the vexed question of church rates, he had always been opposed to their abolition, and would continue so to be. His hoe. f need had stated on a former occasion that he thought be (Mr. Harvey) would agree with him that the expmeg of county elections should fall on the county rate. He bogged to say that no such idea had ever entered his bead. He did not wish the rate-payer to pay the expense of returning him to parliament ; but be wou ld - tell them what he should like to do, and that was, to make the election expenses fall on the unsuccessful candidate. (Cheers and laughter.) In that case he thought they would not hear so frequently of mock candidates and mock election He urged the electors tomato to the poll early on Friday morning ; and in ormolu. ✓ice he assured them that, if returned, it shoal(' always be his best endeavour to merit their public approval and ratan their private einem (Cheers.) Dr. Legalist came forward. After some preliminary re marks he said be was strongly is favour of purity of elec. tithe, and he now stood before them, therefore, without a single paid wet, and had not even • man in the moon" to canvas for him. (Laughter.) He wished to make • re mark with regard to •statemeat Mr. Harvey had made at Buckingham as to his (Dr. Lee's) incoosistency. Mr. Harvey stated that he had written shiner to him, in which he said be wag a good candidate. He admitted that he did say that he would be • good candidate. But his letter was in answer to one he had received from Mr. Harvey two days beton, and when be spoke of his being • good candidate, he meant that be would be a good candidate to =need Mr. Disraeli or Mr. Du Pros, but not to fill the vacancy canoed by the retirement of Mr. Cavendiab. (Hear, hear.) He wished there were a dozen candidates on this occasion. He should like to see an elective carried on like a sweepstakes. (Laughter.) Some persons had advised him to remain quiet and not to go to the poll ; but he declined to take that advice, sad would state why. When a ship at sea was on ere, the captain was the last man to quit the desk, and as the gallant Buckinghamshire barque Reform was now in danger from the conservative squibs and batteries, he trusted that the successor of the captain of the Hesperus would be found the last of the Crew to desert the vessel by quitting the poll. (Cheers.) If Mr. Harvey was unfortu nately elected on this cotesien, be treated that three libe- ' rale would be brought forward at the next general election to light the Beres tones. (Cheers.) He expressed his dine. 'grovel of the London ohne interfering in elections in any meaner, and said that although be belonged to two of those clubs he had not thought it naceenary to inform either of them of his intentions or to seek their assistance. With roped to the death of Mr. Justice Wightmao, who had died full of years, and in the midst of the honourable performer:, of the duties of hie peeleggion, like Chatham and Colliag wood, he expressed his sincere repot at hie loge, and his approval of the appointment of so able a successor. He approved of the appointment of George the First as IChel of Greece, and treaded that the lonian Islands, with would soon be incorporated with Greece. Healsoappeoved of the idea of spectating an Austrian prince to the owe reigety of Mexico as a good political measure. Will reopen to the army and navy, he thought a great ding replica might be made. But he hoped it would not be thought that be hod any aping either of those service, for he was ready to aekeenledips with gratitude the aserlay he had always received from the caws of both movies when travelling is varies, parte of the world. He did Dot with to reduce the pay of the "anal and military officers, but the plan he would adopt would be not to fill up vacancies as they occurred until the requisite reduction had ben made. By this meths 10,000.0001. • year might be saved—five willies of which he would give to reduce the national debt, and the remainder to the Mathieu of textile generally. With regard to the game laws., he was is favour of their abolition, but he did not object to the honourable and manly sport, of the field. He would abolish the nee of tobacco, and make up the deficiency in the renew by means of the reduction of the army and eavy, as be Nod already stated. The loathed doctor, in eowiudoe, paid a tribute to the straightforward conduct of hi oopoeeate, and solicited the electors to give him their support at the poll at an early hour on Friday. A show of hands was then t a kes, which was declared by the high sheriff to be is favour of Dr. Lee, and a poll was demanded co behalf of Mr. Harvey. On the motion of Mr. BAREST, seconded by Dr. Lee, a vote of thanks was pigged to the high sheriff for his fin. partiality in the chair, and the proceedings then terminated. IL VICTOR HUGO'S BOUNTY. On Thursday busk being Christmas eve, M. Vidor lingo entertaised at Hauteville Home the poor cluldnia who, for about two yeses, have bleu the °contact recapiente of his bounty. The party consisted of forty chikhes sad several al their parents, for the whole of whoa' N. Hugo provides a entetantial diaper once • fort- night, twenty being received each week. These children see entertaieed without env roped to their natiocality or religion Frisch, Frisch, Gummy, and Irish—protestant' sad eatholice—being equally welcome—poverty being the ably qualification required. At the aloes of sa address N. Hugo led the children into ce adioielag drawing-room, where they found a splendid Christer tree, the breaches of which were laden with toys that were ptliered sad distributed asaciaget the little party, who, as may be summed, west away thoroughly h a ppy, be sad. it may hop4 very grateful to their hod host sad beriefactor. EXTENSION OF THE METROPOLITAN RAILWAY TO SWIT/171ES.D. —Yesterday, workmen COOS metseede testi mg away the property extendingover six oreight arasersquired on the north ride of Smithield for this company's extension them, the viaduct from the mouth of the tunnel in junction with the Metropolitan at Goppice-row, Victorisetrest, to the end of Cow.cross, and by the Partingdoo•road Station, being now completed. TISTIMONIAL TO A RAILWAY OFFICIAL.—On Saturday Mr. .1. Chapman. M.P., the chairman of the Manchester, She Meld, and Luminaire Railway Company, estertaised at drawer ' at his residence. Hill Bed, Motivate, Messrs. U windows . Lessard, Ross, Williams, and C. R. Smith, the prinei °Noma the company, with Mrs. 17n dardown and Mn. Rose. After dinoer Mr. Chapman, as a personal mark of his esteem for Mr. Rom presented him with a complete silver dinner and demon service, is addi tion to • liver omadelabis and other articles, the value of w hi c h i s 'wed tote upwards a 1,000 lo present * this matilleeet testimonial, Mr. Cbagmao alluded to the = motion Mr. Roes bad reedited to the Manchester, and Lineelsehire Railway during the eighteen yams be has been in their service. Mr. Rees war warmly megmtalated by his brother °Meets. —Manchester Gum dran. The unequalled curative power of Dr. de Jongh's Light-Brown Cod Liver 00 in all deist of CODlU , l 3 jotion and demos of the chest to now univereslly recognised. The learned Physician, to. Dekour, observes—" 7 his medicine deserves to occupy a distinguished place In the treatment of commutates. By its employment we have been able to prolong the edemas of many eißerers already arrived at the last degree of exhaustive." Road only to evened bottle.. 2s. ed., ea. 9d., and es by Dr. de and e osef' agents, Amer, hasida—ailvartisesisa Harford t. . l and Co., 77, &read, Unit% I, WEDNESDAY K DIETARIES FOR THE WORKING CLASSES. At the laat weekly meeting of the Society of Arta, &Wks Chadwick Seg., C. 8., in the chair, a mar was read by Dr. Edward Smith on the immerse value of foods having special mimeo* to the dietary of the working clams. The paper, which was highly important, dealt at great length mainly with the chemical compositions of foods, as evidence of their relative intrinsic value. It is to be followed by one which will present the results in the more practical sad popular form of dietaries for adoption. The subject was dimmed chiefly os the chemical elements by Dr. Linkman., Dr. Robert Dixon, Dr. Wild, and Mr. Frank Bucklas& Amongst the questions raised were whether brown or white broad was the more nutritive. Dr. Smith stated that from the analysis of the extremists of pri soners, more nutritive matter passed off with the excre ments from brown bread than from the white, which was the most nutritive, as being the most completely assimilated. The CHAIRMAN said thy would all agree that the in quiry which had bees instituted by the Privy Connell was of the highest public as well as print* importance, and so far as it had been carried oat, it appeared to him to bare been very ably executed. Hitherto Dr. Edward Smith had been coefined in his researches to the dietaries in um among the poor of the northern districts of England, of Scotland, and of some parte of Ireland. The obssitaticasi made there were highly valuable. They indicated the superior efficacy of the simpler diets, those of oatmeal porridge sad milk in Scotland, and of pastor and butter milk is Ireland. He had ascertained that in Scotland the conatry -bred people, when they went into towns and obtained her wages, and substituted tea and ! broad aid batter for oatmeal porridge and milk, did ! not thrive so well upon this more expositive and atimu lating dist. Public warning should be gives of these reunite. But observations on individuals were liable to fallacies arising from individual peculiarities; and satisfactory re sults could only be obtained for the public by observations on elegies of metres of similar ages and conditiom, as on soldiers in bantam, Whims end rinks in public institu tions, prisonme in poi, whose coaditioe before and alter the trial might be examined. sad whom weight might be taken sad strength tested. A Gomm prince had lent to Liabig a body of soldiers Musks experiments upon. He (the chair man) had promoted trials el different aorta of dietaries in prisons, and those trials might well be repeated under such scientific observations as Dr. Edward Smith was pre-emi nently qualified to make. If the examiaatioa of the effects of the brown bread, se compared with the white wheats. bread, made by Dr. Fdward Smith, were not deemed conclusive, let the trials be repeated on other classes of person. Each chief article of food should be separately tried. The late Mr. Anhui, the manner of the Central Dis trict School of Londe*, who had had 30,000 children under his ears, and was a good observer of foods, had found that there were peat variations in the effects of various condi tions of the same food ; for example, oatmeal of inferior growth or condition proctorial eruptions on the akin sod tsuctional disturbance, whilst a good quality of growth was productive of good effects. It bad fallen to him (the chair man) to collect and eminent, rudely as it might be, the effects of differeei public dietaries before cattail analysis had been brought to bier on foods. The dietaries collected from different parts of England, he found, whea reduced to comparative weights, fell in the following trals, that was, the wept* amount of solid food. The average that sack clam got was as fellows : As fericultoral lobourars As ortiesoo of tbo highest wows As paupers .As soldiers As primmer, is pol As assviels as board the hulks, or as . . transported faker To an allowance et ten pounds of meat • week in the stimu lating climate of Australia was added half-an-ounce of tobaooo daily for the use of ti,e convicts is Western Aus tralia. It was at that time urged by medical authorities, and indeed is nil so by many, that dietaries containing high stimuli beyond those got by the hardworking honest popula tion were security to sustain the health of the prisoners. He found that the quality of the diets, as containing more or leas of animal food, was very much represented by the coat, and this varied from Is. 2d. to 36 and even 7s. per head per week. Now, it should follow, from the medical recommendations, that the health of the rimers would rise in population. To determine this quad= be resorted to statistics. Taking 104 prison returns—which ambled a comparison of the 20 gaols where the expense and the quantity of the diet were the lowest, the twenty where the expense and the quantity of the diet were the highest, and the twenty where they were intermediate between' the highest and the lowest—the results came out as follows : Ounces of Cost per Sick Deaths solid food head per per per per week. week. cent. 1,100 Twenty lowest preon diets 188 .. Is. 101 3 .. 3 .. IA Twenty intermediate diets.. 213.. 2s. 4 .. 18 .. Twenty highest The results were objected to on the grounds that in some of the larger penes" when the lower dietaries were adopts.), the terms of imprisonment were shorter than in others. Bat those objection were met by the trial of the simpler dietaries is the same primes, with the same classes of priso ners, with labour and without labour, for the like periods when the like remits amend. No doubt changes of diet wee bledicid, if not a bsol utely nomeary, for persons in sedentary condition or prolonged oonfieements, but varia tions with simple foods might be made to suffice, instead of augmentations ia quantities, and in foods of the more stimulating and expensive character, beyond those which sufficed fcr the pedal population. Later experience was in the same direction. But sanitary conditions had yet to be tare into account in judging of the effects of dietaries. In one Minns, a severe epidemic broke out ia an establishment for pauper children, which was proved to have been produced not by insufficient diet, but by defective ventilation. In the case of the army inauffi men dills were as the main or the sole cause of the mortality in the • The diets were augmented, and fever and epidemics were still rife ; but when the air was purified by watery measures the health improved. The death rates in the army had been reduced in many lateness by sanitary measures by coe-half, without any important attend= of the dietaries. The effects of the primes dietaries, combined with improved sanitary condi tions, arse the most instructive. Soldiers were taken from the rank., generally the worst conditioned moo, where the death rate was •••••i••• in • thousand, and put into military prison in Dolan, where the death rate was radioed to two and a-half per thousand, and the sickness in ;rennin. The dietary consisted of eight nun of oatmeal, eight ounces of Indian meal, and eight anon of whines' bread, with half a pint of milk at the three meals day. There was no meat. no tea, no coffee, no beer, no tobacco, none of the stimuli which they got in the ranks, and their genial health and strength wu vastly improved. 'fie medical au th ority, who bad observed *seed of this dietary for years, declared he would make no alteratioa. Bat be (the chairman) attributed a ooesider able properties of the superior effects to the sanitary con dition et persona einallness in addition to the element of improved vestilation. The chairman mentioned a case of a morel is Spain who had improved the health of his men by giving • bath daily, though their rations at the time were low. He urged the importance of poetical denlineas in the army. The importance of this bad even ben proved in the cue of pigs. All evidenne established the con clusion that daily complete personal ablution would be pre destine( a large economy of food to the poorest of the roulettes. la respect to the quantities of foods, he was of opinion that inasmuch ea there were wide variations of naturel appetite amongst men, there ought ,.. a general rule in public dietaries, t 6 be one simple article of food allowed without any dint. But he (the chairman) was led to ascribe the proms of this particular dietary, and of others of the simpler dietaries which were successful in prison aedpub lic institutions, to complete personal cleanliness as well as to the improved ventilation of their living end sleeping rooms. A friend of his who commanded a body of troops in Spain was behaved, and out upon shod rations. To amuse and occupy kis men, he sent them daily to bathe in • river near their station. He found what he had not expected from this measure, that his men on their short ratio°, were soon in u good strength as the men on full ration. It has been found experiment. ally that pip regularly and completely washed put on one tif lb greater weight of fifth from the game weights of food than the pip which were unwashed. Moreover the washed pip made the finest pork. Soldiers in the mashed ooly nods and face washing. When they were need together they stunk. In prison, however, they were sub jected to complete and regular bead to foot ablations. Hence • large properties of the remits. In some of the schools regular and complete daily ablutions been introduced, with the best effects health awl strength. The late A übin, who had be en so pre unisently successful in increasing the health an d strenth of poor children, and bariabing " children's dingoes," had ' regular and complete ablutions of them, but made it • rule to use eel) tepid water with them, and this appeared to he was guy with all children. Os such evidence it might be con c finally averred that complete habitual persona cleanliness would increase the effects of foods to populations by at least on-fifth. He had recommended that regular ablutions in tepid baths should be resorted to with the unemployed o operatives as means of sustaining their strength, as in the instance of the belsegured soldiers. In respect to all public , dietaries, however , be disagreed as to fixed quantities being rigorously prescribed far all. Some people lied more power , ful and previa( stomachs, and required more than others. • Ho had recommended that, to meet these cum of the few, some en simple article of food—be it bread, be it potatoes, I be it oatmeal, should be given without stint. Where this • had been triad, although the few oat more the many eat lees than the fixed diet, sad on the whole there was an ermomy • and no consplart on the ground of iesuffieincy. (Applause.) The Skean of the meeting was voted to Dv. Smith for his paper. EAdetetalielndelk.}.-HOLLOWAT'S PILLS. —Froatsa tioa or eiresiglL—Wliss the system la weak asd the nerves oe strus, dimes Membia topmast Itself mikes some patty's( and = ua r g s a". as tr aew ea ted to ar e e p r Oa t ita ti tlr t a r g e sueMiut lib—•• saw plow can be so well deesfor Si Impends, tam the blood without straining or W memallskios. Holloway's Pills so fortify the Mese& sad replies the liver that they raise tie capability of digestlea sad Iles agate sew power. This is the reason why Holloway's MIL have seised their pretest popakrity, and why they have bees leaded throughout the sleM se a freak source albs siodolm011." TIN(, DECEMBER THE POLICE COURTS. 1 MANSION-HOUSE. Waller Cranbrook Woods, • respectably-dremed middL aged man, appeared before Mr. Alderman Philips We(n for the Lord Mayor), i• answer to his reoognWsnole, undergo • find examination upon a charge of embezzlement. Mr. Weidner appeared for the prosecution; and Mr. Lewis, jun., for the prisoner. The primmer win in the employment of Mr. Phillip Wad dell, the prosecutor, who carried os the business of im porter of foreign fancy glees goods, at Na 10, Old Fish street-hill, Osman-street, as traveller and clerk, and in that capacity it was part of his duty to maim ammo cm se count of his employer. From Mr. Wootser's 'Utmost it appeared that the prospector's affairs being rather ember tumid, he called in an scomatent to examine hie books to see bow be stood, and in the mouse of that examination a deficiency of 300 1 was found, which the prosecutor could not in any way account for, and he consequently went round to all hie customers, sad ascertained that the bad re *sied several stuns of mosey for which be bad sot act counted. Two witames were called who proved the payment to the prisoner of mural mass of money oa soma of the pros► suitor, and, in one imam" a quantity of vases, to she amount of 4/., bed bees supplied by the prisoner and the mosey paid to him, and, acuordiog to the evidence of Mr. Waddell, there was no account of the goods in say of the hooks, nor had the prisoner as • counted to him for thank, or the sums met:timed by the other witneeme, mutating so about 101. Mr. Mutsu said a witness who was to have provedlthe payment of several othar nuns was sot in attendance, and u Mr. Lewis had intimated to him that he would be content to have notice of say fresh oars before the trial, he should not deem it worth while to ask for • further remand. to bare Doti... He admitted, on the panel kb eliest, the payment of the motley by the whammies, widths oily question would be se to handing it over. He had w Maud perfect answer to the charge, and although belied 'striated his intention to eras examine the prase ter at same length, he thought, 'as it would be rather a delimit, wetter, and that in all proba bility, notwithstanding that which he might adduce, the Alderman would say he could act decide between them and would send it to a jury, be should Orrefors decline making any observations, but leave to esto the trieL The prisoner was then committed for trial upon the two charges of embezzlement and stealing the rms. He was however admitted to bail, s before—leitoself in 1001. and two sureties in 601. each. ILiRYLEDONE. A tall, powerful, well.dreesed man, named William Whitehead, aged 36, and who gave the address Washer° Rectory, Buckinghamshire, gentleman, MN charged with indecently easanlting Brice Charlotte Richardson in a ' oo the Great Western Railway, between Langley and West Drayton and Paddington, he (the prisoner) being drunk at the time. The primmer, when placed at the bar, did not seem to have sufficiently recovered from his drunken bout of the previous day. Alm Richard•oa, a married lady, residing at 7, Hope terrace, Notting-bill, said—Myself and my sister-in-law started from Slough by the 20 minutes past seven o'clock train to come to London. There was a third lad► got into the carriage with us. When we stopped at Langley the prisoner and another man whom I see now at the back of the court got into the carriage where we were. They were both very much intoxicated, and the man not in custody was so drunk that be bed to crawl into the carriage on his bands sal knees. Directly the train started the prisoner waved his stick about in a most threatening manner over our heeds, and I was vary math frightened. The gentleman who is now behind *led to dap bun flourishing his stick, and the more he did so the more the prisoner celled upon him to insult us. He (prisoner) caught hold of my legs and pulled me down. I was terribly frightened. The prisoner's lan guage was most Wombat. Fanny Richardson, a young lady, sister-in4,w to last wit ness, mid—The prisoner made use of most disgusting lan guage. The prisoner took hold of the lady not now in attendance around the waist. The prisoner flourished his stick over us and terrified us very much. As we were getting out at West braytai he (prisoner) toJk hold of my sister-in law an she rya. Benjamin Denning, guard to the train from Windsor, said —When I got to West Drayton the first witness came out of the carnage in which she bad been, crying, and said that herself, her friend, and another lady, had been mat grossly insulted by two men, and their conduct had been most infamous. They asked me to place them in another compartment. I did so, and then west back to the compartment in which the men were, and told them that the three ladies who had just got out had lodged a com plaint with me that they had been insulted by the prisoner. I told him if I heard of such conduct spin I should take other means to stop it. After this other passengers got into the train and we proceeded as far as Southall, where the train stopped. Here • gentleman got out, and said to me that himself sad some females bad been most grossly in sulted and threatened by the prisoner and his friend. He gave me his card, and said there was then a lady in the car nage in hysterics. I carried the lady out, and cleared the compartment of the other ladles, and lacked the prisoner and his friend in till we got to Paddington, where both the prisoner and the friend of his who stands behind now were given into custody. (It was afterwards stated that the ease against this man had not bees proceeded with because he bad endeavoured to check the disgraceful conduct of his friend.) . _ _ Inspector Stackersll—l mu at the Paddington Polies station when the prisoner and the man now in court were brought in. The prisoner was very drunk. Hs treated with the greatest contempt and insolence the praiecutrix and her friend, and the other lady. Mr. Knox—This does seem to me to be one of the most abominable cams that I ever beard of in the era of rail way travelling. It is shameful that ladies should be in sulted by such drunken filthy fellows. This is a case that most be seen further into ; it is disgraceful. I can only say that so far ss I can prevent it, ladies travelling by rail way shall not be unprotected. I shall remand the prisoner for a week, and in the meantime you must get the parties who ware in the carriage after the first assault took plans to be in attendance. _ _ The prisoner was then removed to the cells. A summons was afterwards taken out against his friend by the railway company for being drunk in one of the carriages. CLERILEXWELL. Mosta: Bennett, • rough-looking fellow, well known to the pollee, was charged before Mr. IYEyncourt with violently assaulting and attempting to rob Mr. Thomas John Wall in the Peatowville-road. Mr. Thomas Wakeling, of Great Percy-street, Clerksn well, attended for the prisoner. From the evidence of the complainant it appeared that he was returning home along the Pentonville-road about eleven o'clock at night, and when in a dark part be was suddenly nixed from behind by four men, sad lifted off the ground. One of the men, whom he knew to be the priso ner, pot his arm round his (prosecutor's) neck and nearly strangled him. So hardly did the prisoner press his neck, that he felt the pain for hours afterwards. The prisoner and his companions attempted to rob him, and turned out his pockets, but he did not lose anything. Had it not been for the speedy arrival of the police, be waged opinion that he should have been very much maltreated. Mr. Wakeling asked the magistrate to decide the cue at once. It was not the wish of the prosecutor that the pri soner should be sent to the sessiona, and by deciding it here it would save trouble and expense. Mr. D'Eyncoart said he could pay DO attention to the wish of the prosecutor. This was a very serious dun of robbing, and calmed great alarm in the public mind last winter. He should end the prisoner for trial at the Central Criminal Court. Mr. Welding applied that the prisoner might be admitted to bail, but the applicatioss was refused. THE CONDEMNED MURDERER LUKE CHARLES. Soon after the trial of the wretched man Luke Charles for the murder of bin wife • rumour was prevalent that be had made a fall anterior' of theatres for which he had been condemned to die. It was also stated in the columns of • contemporary that the remarkable fortitude which the culprit displayed throughout his trial entirely forsook him on Wednesday morning —that he got up at the usual hour for rising in gaol, but his strength was so prostrated that he was compelled to go to bed again almost immediately. For both them statement+ there is not the slightest foundation. Ia the first plans, so far from Charles making • cooferion immediately after sentence was passed upon biro, be bad, at hie own request, an interview with Captain Ireland, an officer of the Irish siastabulary, ands • conversation which took place between them on the subject of the murder the criminal protested in the most mime meaner that he was innocent of the dreadful crime of which the jury had found him guilty. Secondly, instead of his forti tads having forsaken him, or being completely prostrated, few ecimithle who have been inmates of the condemned cell at Kindele gaol have exhibited such cheerfulness and , firmness as this man Charles. He sate and sleeps well, sad converses freely with all who approach him. It Is very ' clear from observation, that have fallen from him 111000 his trial that he never expected the jury would coovict him of the murder. Oa Friday he intimated his desire to communicate with Mr. Pope, the leaned counsel who defended him, upon the subject of • me morial being got up and sent to the Queen, asking that his life might be spared. He was informed, either by the learned counsel or another gen demo orienected with theists' profession. that it would be of so use to mod • manorial to bee Majesty ; that the only thin which would be likely to affect the sentence was far him to prove that he was not with the unfortunate women on the night of the sassed murder. On this informatics beteg conveyed to Chalon, he said be must induce some of his friends " outside" to get up • petition, expressing at the name time his belief that if the circumstances under which be had been convicted were fully sot forth and explained is the petition, the sentence of the law would not ha carried out. Being a Roman cathoUe, Charles is attended daily by the Rev. M. Gikeloe, an eines* priest ol that shandy who will mare so nine to bring Ida to • booming saw of the fearful pretties in which be is placed. In the orilleary coarse of things the exesetion will take place at Saturday wee. —Liverpool Mowry. 30, 1863. 17H2 SUSPECTED MURDER _AND R BEERY IN LIMISHOUSE. The investigation into the circumstances of this extraordiaary teas wee mood yesterday by Mr. H. Barnes Waltbew, deputy eareser, at the Victoria Tama, Three Ooltotrest, Lineations,. Mr. Lewis. of Bly-plaos, appeared on behalf of the family of the deceased imotleman, and Inspector Beare a ttended to watch the case on the pert of ► of Police. The facts of this case have been already fully published. On the occasion of the last sittiog of the court it was Mated by Edmund De Cal., brother of • soldier is • oaialq regional in Manchester, that the deceased, Mr. John Drisodl , met his brother is Whitechapa is the 7th of November, and that they all three went to the Victoria Theatre, sad thisoos to the Bower Saloon, sad that the de waged left the latter place in a cab with a young wens*, whom he had " picked up." Tbe brothers De 0•11 saw him (the demand) no mere. This evidence was the more extraordinary, as it bad been hitherto 'mangled that the dammed had mat his death in the River Les on the night of tie 31st of October. On that day the de ofw was described as being • steady man temperate habits, and who hid just from Spain as some importent beams: had stated that be had been dodged by a man who had seen him draw mosey at the Beak. He went out for a short walk, and was never seen by his Meads alive after. Oo the 28th of November hie body was got out of the River Lea near Limbos's" bridge, and about 181. wee missing from his pockets, in which, however, were • silver watch and a pair of edam's gloves, afterward, found to belong to Abu be (kis. What made the statements of the brother De Cain, that they met the deceased on the 7th November, 141/ credible, was that • woman aamed Newton, wbo lived opposite to the spot where deceased was got out of the water, said that on the night of the 31st of October she saw • soldier, precisely answering the description of John De Car, over the river, and that later in the night go heard the voices of three mss, who appeared to be carryieg something, and that then there was • heavy splash is the water. . 11; Coroner, upon taking his seat, said that since the ad =mamt he had received proofs that the soldier, Jobs a:, did not leave Manchester until the let of No vember. If that was the case the statement of Mn. Newton, as to what was done on the 31m of October, could have so relevancy to the death of the deesseed, who was knows to have been alive is the compasy of De Oak while the latter was is London. The adjutant of the 14th Hussars had written the following letter upon the matter :—" Manchester, Deo. 26, 1863. —Sir, —ln re ply to your letter et yesterday, respecting Pri vet* John De Call, 14th Human, I have to inform you that I have just questioned him epos the points on which i yen wish some nformation, with the following results : John De Can met the deemed maa, Driscoll, on the 7th of November, opposite the Turk's Head, WhitechapeL He left here on the evening of the Ist, and arrived in Lou don on the 2rad of November. He says that it was a mistake about the Princess's Theatre, as he never went there—the Victoria Theatre beim the one he went to with the do monad, and met the actor Potter.—l am, yours, he., J. DIUST BATOOM Adjutant 14th Human.' Another letter proved that De Cain's leave of absence was from theist to the 28th November. A letter from the chid of pane, Manchester, stated that De Cain was a steady man, and that he had himself volunteered to give informatics about the matter when he saw the accounts in the newspapers. Mr. Lewis said that it was quite possible that Mrs. New ton should have been mistaken in fixing the date of the Wash Is the water as the 31st October instead of the 7th of November. Both those days were Saturdays. Mn. Newton (re-relied) said that she was positive the date was Oct. 3L Dr. Nightingale said that the deceased, who we. got out of the water on the 28th of November, bad been about three weeks immersed. Deathbed been caused by drowning deceased' s The Coroner said that the week preceding the death remained quite unaccounted for. The case was in many respects most extraordinary, but there really appeared to be oo ream for doubting the statement of De Cam that the last he saw of him wu his join off in a cob with a young woman en the night of the Tilt of November. An open verdict, that would leave the polio. at liberty to follow up any fresh clue, would be the best to return. The jury returned a verdict, "Teat demand was found drowned in the river lea, but bow be came into the water there was no evidence to show." THE WEST YORKSHIRE HIKERS. On Monday there was a large gath • of the Methley and Leeds miner., in the Leeds Town the object of the meeting being to &scums the genera question of supporting the minty constituted ties called " The Operative Miners' National Amain ;" sad also to congratulate each other on the termination of the lockout in the Methley district. The colliers were in many mass attended by their wives. The chair was occupied by Mr. THOMAS STEPHINSON, of Rothwell, who, in ad vocating the claims of the National Aseociation, said if the miners were to unite thoroughly, strikes would be im possible. It must have been apparent to well informed preens in Yorkshire that the miners of that county had for 'teeny years suffered great privations. It was only within a very recent period that it was generally *wooded that miners should have some protection in their dan gerous occupation. Their grievances bad been discussed in parliamentary committee., but the labours of those com mittees had not been productive of any advantage until recently, in cossequence of the influence exercised by certain lords and gentlemen interested largely in mining property. At length public opinion was unmistakably manifested, and government was obliged to do something in the matter. Sir Henry de la Bache had told the speaker bow Lord Grey and other members of the House of Lords had, in the first Matisse& received the Inspection Act now in force. The other day he (Mr. Stephenson) was looking over the report el the committee of the Hones of Lords on which the first colliery act was fouoded, and he sew from the questions put by Lord Wh a.r.ne, the chairman, that the committee was inclined to give the working miners more legislation and more inspectors. Mi. Nicholas Wood was asked by Lord Wheracliffe U he thought the inspectioo proposed would benefit the miners of this country, and Mr. Wood replied that it might if a certain condition was added. What did the meeting ima gine that coudition ? Why, that the government should 00-operate with the coalowners of Northumberland in the impointment of inspectors. This was the great sweet of the failure of inaoection. What was now required by the mining community was a class of inspectors who would be really of benefit to the workmen. It was now proposed to go to parliament for 60 sob-inspectors ; but be believed that the class of sub inventors proposed would never be productive of one iota ei good to the hard-handed labourers in the mines. For the presest inspectors would be continued in their situations, and woe to any sub-inspector who drooled against the coal minter, for if he acted and spoke independently he would soon have to leave his place. If good inspection was really dared, the men should have anises of sub-inspectors of their owe, and Krum the intelligent men of their own class. Ho would appoint four sub-inspectors to every present inspector, and these four should be selected from the more respect able clam of working miners. These would accomplish treble the work at present performed, and at a quarter of the cost.—Mr. Andrew Halliday, of Foreword], near Menchester, proposed this resolution :—" That this meeting, preoeiving the present condition of the miners of the United Kingdom, thioluilthat • postal amalgamation is necessary ; and it pledgee itself to use its best endea vours to bring about a general amalgamation of the various coal districts of the kingdom." He said at the first meet ins, after his own neighbourhood had been formed into a district osioo, the advantages of theprinciple were strikingly demonstrated, for 591. was subscribed during the first fortnight, and 1391. during the next fort sight, and the union now numbered • over 3,000 members. What they now principally required was the system of having their coals weighed by their own w ei ghers ; a restriction of labour to eight hours per day ; and abetter system of inspection. Mr. John Holmes, of Methley, advocated social improvement on the pert of the working miners. He recommended every collier to ester himself upon the accident fund in connection with bis mine, and to support the union consistently and continuously, sod be advised the men to co-operate, so as to endeavour to obtain collieries of their own. Mr. William Brown, of Hunslet, seconded the resolution proposed by Mr. Halliday, and on its being peaesCunaalassoaly, the meeting came to • close. CONFERENCE OF PUDDLERR. —A conference of delegates representing the principal iron district" of the kingdom was opened at Gateshead on Monday morning. There were delegates present from the following places : Northumberland—Walker, Bedlingtoe ; Durham—East Jarrow, Gateshead, Fem. Houses, Cement, Darlington, kleakwearmouth, Stockton, Witten Park, Springy/nor, New Jarrow, Blackbill; Scotland --Glaegow, Momead ; Yerkshire—Middlestiro', Parkgate, Mastro, Mtltoe, and Elsecar, Leeds, Sheffield ; Staffordshire—Hanley •• Wiltehire—New Swindon. The delegates expected from Wales did not arrive. Mr. John Marshall, delegate from Leeds, was appointed chairman. In opening the proceedings be said that the iron trade was now in a very flourishieg state, and those commuted with it never bad a better opportunity presented to them of better ing their condition. Reports were then made by the several delegates as to the state of the various localities which they represented, the prime paid per ton to the paddlers, Rod • comparison instituted between it and that paid in other localiWs, the number amen in the union, ha. A few delegates deprecated any steps which would have a tendency to provoke • general strike in the trade, and ex pressed their opinion that the Crewe strike had not been ' managed as they should have liked. The whole of the day was occupied in the reception of the reports, to be discussed on a future day. The chairman stated that they were only in their infancy in Leeds so far as regarded unionism, the first meeting for establishing a union having been so recently held as the 24th October last. There were seven branches belonging to the Leeds district. They were mostly small weeks, and with three exceptions the iron they manufac tured did not go to the market. It consisted principally of plate iron, manufactured in the Yorkshire fashion. The men he represented complained of many grievances, which ha should ley before the coefenence on a future day. The amber of union men in his district was 318. every puddler to a men being emulated with the association. The mill meo, however, bad not jollied. He was surprised at that, as the mill moo could not do without the puddler', "as them's the men that feeds the ravens." Other delegate* I barn( addressed the meeting the conference adjourned I until the Whoring serous at sae. MARKET& TALLOW. TCFSDAT Evlxtxa. 'rho market i s; steady to-day. Spot. 42.. ; Jobitory, 425. ; Starch, tia. ts 435. 6d.: April to Jaw, 43.. 6d. Didivory to loot or% log, 210 auks ; arrivals, 113 cooks. WOOLLEN.—Liosne, Dec. 29.—Today, se is of coo y always to be expected at tlus admixed mama of the ye a , the warkets have been of a mend ocenbmil eliarsotar, ya there really was no feature in the • taneseted sei department which calk for particular reteremm ocriToN.—LimrooL, Die. 29.—We kayo had a hu IMOUIrt at business done to-day. with a very "toady matt The Was are 6,000 boles, of which 3,000 are oe spec . Mon sad for export. 600 American, 26d. to 270. 4,4t0 Buret, 18d. to 254 d. ; 100 Egyptian, 270. to 2 6 id. ; lop Pormagabuen, 22d. to lid. 40 Bads and Noon", Zs to 100 Marsabare. 2 7 / 4 1. to ; 370 Japan, mid . The week's import is 15,738 bales. COTTON GOOD& —llssecigerm, Dec. 29.—/a tb yarn market there has bees a Talker better feelieg and more Mims hoe been dose hy shippers, at a sli g h t improvement on Th7 s ed sa are prim. The advi ce' f rom Bombay and Calcutta s of a fiat market, but wow* frees China are considerably better than any prenotuly reosived. For home trade yarns there bee been decidedly more inquiry, though it has led to but little bink ka ,. Spinners have *eked from 4d. to 0 per lb. more than last week, but the advance has checked busitima. In the dish malicet we have had a slightly improved towline, with mom inquiry and more disposition to operate. This is attributed mainly to a second series of telegram from India, win c h have come into private hands, giving more favourable ascot:Ms than some which had been previously Mei, e t t . Although things were really depressed at Bombay, according to latest telegrams, with a tight mossy market, rt dote s o t appear that they were so bad as represeeted by reports Qr. culated in this market earlier in the day, end accord ing to which a panic prevailed. A more active improvement ia the Liverpool cotton market and increased mime in money here have also tended to a more cheerful feeling 1101044 both buyers and sellers. There have been no transactions ae a large wale, however, and where 'lachua, have Nat effected they have been made in some cases at hat Thum the. rate', or at some decline on the terms of that day. MANUFACTURES.—HaDDIMMITLD, Dic. 29.—A fee buyers from the provinces have attended and operated to some extent in the heavier descriptions, adapted for over. coatings, he. Some small tramactioes hays also takes place in fancy goods and low unions, bat not to my lams amount. A moderate quantity of Bedford cord., +kb:blot some time hare had a run, has also chanpd hinds, bat the demand to-clay is not so brisk as formerly. WOOLS.—ErunnamiLD, Dim. 29. —The cokeial eon trade still continues quiet, but prices remain firm. Low foreign me is rather better demand, and eocalioully i few sales are made in good Germans. CORN.—LrvirtPooL, Dec. —We hays had a fair it. teodeace of the trade at this day's market, and wheat his commanded a much more active inquiry than wehave upon. wand of late, the demand running chiefly on American red spring, which must be quoted from Id. to 3d. per cosig dearer than on this day week, whilst winter brinp from Li to 2d. more money. Prime sweet parcels of barrel flour we somewhat scarce aid command 6d. advance, but Freida doll and the turn lower. Indian corn again finds ammo. buyers, and we raise oar quotetions &L to 9d. per crawler. Oats and oatmeal are the only to the generalise provement. Beasts, peas, and barley are offered scarisily, and prime of each are against buyers. The market clogs healthy. _ _ Leans, Deo. 29.—The wheat trade was sot actin. still there was a fair amount of business tramacted at fully the rates of last week. Barley rat►r slow, rake about the mum Beans, oats, and other articles es bdere. LTD., Dec. 29.—'The frosty weather we bad the lake part of last week has disappeared and it is DOW mild win rms. At to.day's corn exchange we had s moderate Joy of wheat, the value of whisk was fully maintained. Bark!, malting samples in request, at late rates ; grind* mob. ties a slow sale, but no cheaper. Beans and peas among Per imperal quarter to the grower:—Wheat, white, as, 6311e5. to 64115 i. per imperial bushel, 44.. to 45e. ; ditto red, 831 be. to 641 b.., 40e. to 425. ; ditto red, old, 621 b.. a 631ba. M. to 40e. Barley, beet Chevalier malting, 5414 to 5511 m, 36.. to 37..; ditto, runs Chevalier ditto. 531ta to 5416 n, 33.. to 34e. Oats, 361ba. to 421 be., 22.. to We Beans, old, 631 be. to 65113 e., 40.. to 445. ; new, 63165. 641b5., 38a. to 402. NIWCASTLZ, Dec. 29. —Vie weedier to-day h excise ingly wet. after a severe frost yesterday. At our mike tins morning we bad a moderate show of wheat from tie grovels, and the arrivals coastwise being equally the trade partook quits of • holiday character, so fns transactions occurriog as to render our quotatMus for articles quits somioal at last Saturday's rates. TRAFFIC RETURNS. RAILWAYS. Miles Pak Mee- Total, Total open. &niers. anodise. ns. leg Week ending Dec. 19. £ 4 g t liitobingk and Mango+ ~ lan 2,929 CO Week ending Dec. 29. Sock and Bandon 2O &Wink & South Waitaki 198 _ Week ending Dec... 27. 383 553 6,643 7.4 Groat Lancet:Zan London and Blackwell Metropolitan — aorta Londoe Oneastry and Newtown et Liallidlont I Newtown SO MA 1,775 194 tn. 3,34 1.77 i 1.:1) 2,323 - 3,199 34G 614 1.157 .. . 1.193 FINN IN A STEAM SHIP. —On Monday the coal buoker of the Norfolk steam ship (beloagiog to LW Great Eastern Railway Company), which was lying aloik side the pier at Harwich. was discovered to be on bra. TCe casualty was discovered about 4 a. W. by one of the Custom house °dime, who was on duty at the time, and be ion diately alarmed the crew. Prompt exertion were main to subdue the fire, and it was got under in • few horn but not before considerable damage was dose, pert of tb cargo being spoiled. In the confusion the captain was fee gotten, end be wan not discovered until Dearly . 8 o'clot. when he was foiled to be speechless ; he was immediao conveyed on shore to the Pier Hotel, where proper restos tires were applied, fortunately with success. THE ACCIDENTS TO THE INDIAN MAIL STEANEri —The Peninsular acid Oriental Company's steamer It* goon, which was stranded near Aden on. the 10th instant I supposed to have been commanded by Captain Burns, a experienced °Meer in the company's service, but this is en quite certain. Captain Parcheesi took the Rangoon oath India, and he might have born in ocinunaod of her on to first voyage. It is feared that Lady Elgin was casein , home in the Rangoon. Sir John Bowring, when retort* from China, was on board one which was wrecked nes Ades, and he lost some valuable papers in consequence. Lord Elgin and Baron Gros, the French *miasma/ is China, were wrecked in another of the company's stamen at Osylos, and their credentials to the Chinese court rem lost is the wreck. The Rangoon is believed a be stranded on a beach about four miles from Ades • The danger of a steamer being stranded these is its getet distance from all appliances that can promptly saga getting her off. The mails which were ou board the Ear goon. and which would be due in England on the 46 proximo, eaunot now arrive before the 15th or 16th noniron The breaking down of the steamer Bengal at Aiken ion delay the outward Australian mail of the 20th of November last a week or more in reaohieg its destination. lean of dr new steamers now at Southampton will, it is expected, to hurried off to India in consequence of the double direst of the stranding of the Rangoon and breaking dove of ths Bengal. One of the oew steamers, the Golconda. was w have bad bar trial trip yesterday. The fleet of the Peniesshr and Oriental Company, including those which an building. *assists of 49 ships. LONDON AND MEDITEREANZAN STEAM NAVP;k. TION COMPANT.—The fourth annual meeting was held mie today at the company's of Feochorch-street, L. 8. s Eaq c.. . eita ts to 3othir.NTovheemchairnberwl:es no not on y n e oed t mo ths! the annual and moved the adjournment of the meeting to the 27t1 January, 1864. This motion heeling . been carried, and thee being DO other bosoms ; the proce edings terminated. The "Antiquary ' would have stoutly mail tamed the impoWhility of a mesaaye being received iu Lois within • few minutes of its bein^ written in Edinburgh. But:: is undeniable. Equally so is the fact .4 grey hair being frior' I to Its natural coloer, and neuralgia and neri.nis hen !ache eun, by Herring's Magnetic Brushes and C..nibs. P. , rent imp"). meats have made them almost infallible. —N CombW"' • are being made Offices, 12, Basiughall-street, Adeo.--.1. vertlaemeut BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. COBB.—December 27, at Burbiton Lodge, Yltyptoti, the MO It. Cobb, gag., of a son. LAWSON.—December 27, at Parkotreet, OfOSWMOT NW°• d. wits of 0. Lasmoo, Fay., of • soft MARERY.—December 27, at Oordon.stroct, (lordon . so oo the wife of 11. Mortis, goo, of • daughter. altVENoAKS.—Drosinber 27. at Adebildwbones. Itt•o•II 617. road, the wife of H. H. Sevenoaks, laq., of a soft 1LMR.14101113. DATIES--6Ml7ll.—December 26, at St. Peter's Church. 1 / 7. .11$ Ray. J. W. Laughlin, M.A., rector, X. Davits, Lot tl-l" 4- Oh Dragoofm, to Agnes Helen, daughter of T. J. Muth. 6 0 1. of SIUII/K.Antube, llopton-le.Wahm, Shropshire. WYMAN -KING.— Deceralket at All Saints', florkerill. the Rev. J Menet, E. Wyman, to Mary, daughter of the I° Yr. J. M King, of Liockerlll, Bishop Mortfonl. flcro- DEATHS. BOYLE.—December 20. at 9. Portugal-street, Grosvenor .0 10 * the Viiounteas 1 3 aged reatit amstuTi v —December At, at G Worley, Essex, Ur. C. Garth late of Aideregathotreet, W.O agefl73. druaL litANWALL—Docember 20, at Assemblr-pasalar. 31 .—" ea si gs flenjamin Dana ell, for 40 years th e IMMO foreman to 9 . 1 . . VentoW and Son, auctioneers, of Angel-court, Cdr. age`Zo Twos —December 27, at Hut n isih Mar g ar°4. the ley. T. Price, 31. A. ?naiad sad Pablblied WilittiN [ma RAM. Latabardatraok la t he City et Leadiaa. Mater. 05... la Laialiat4l4treet Is tir Piatiala 1461. ~t~y,:,. No. 54 --t--- A, a Ze rr ibage..-1 o g nrDIA rtt 1 4 Itot ladle i le fie •illizoink API 1.•• ••••••tr• Noe ri — , els Vlssesis a• a roma rimmrim kr Clissil :Mow Mb • bib trado. kw to kw phi = li r. 3 1:11 0 a As l ogolsi Ms Wm a tA loi amin::ol4:: •t Ow Osogst awe= ke. wangA ID s Tr easx ocommier : loading WM la LIS (MI yls amid d PM Wks as GMATLY. 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