The Express. — London, England, 1862-12-15 00:00:00

MUSIC. ROYAL ENGLIsR oPRRA. Miss Anna Hiles, whose successful debut in BaHe's Bohemian Girl we have already noticed, made • second dfbut, equally or even more suocedsful, on Saturday even ing, in Wallace's Me:Mann. It is long since we ham met with a debutante of so much premise on the English musical stage. In judging her as an actress some consideration met be made for her inexperience on the boards. She betrays no ungainly awkwardems of manner. On the contrary, her gifts of nature—ahandsome person and plowing features—are heightened by a ladylike air and an ingenuous and engaging simplicity of demeanour. What she has yet to acquire— greater boldness and freedom of gesture, and greeter force and energy tin zones of passion—will, with her evident in telligence, come as a matter of course. As a singer she does not stand in need of any allowance for youthful de fects. She is already ao excellent artist, able to stand the test of strict criticism. She has a pure and mellow voice, delicate:truth of intonation, a musician-like style, and much expression. So qualified for success, both by nature and art, she could not fail to obtain it ; and her reception, accor dingly, may be truly &scribed m triumphant. During her whole performance the applause wee incessant, and several of her most brilliant efforts—especially the beautiful ballad in the last act, "Scenes that are brightest," and the duet, "Sainted mother," in the same act—were loudly and vehe mently encored. Her singing of the fine melody, "'Tis the harp in the, air," likewise, was a performance of uncommon beauty. We learn that a new opera by Halle, of which report speaks highly, is now in rehearsal at this theatre. MADAME GrERRABELLA. This accomplished lady, who lately left England on her return to her native country, the United State., is now singing in Italian opera at the " Academy of Yoe*" New Yak. She has appeared in La Trariala, It Trooatore, and La Piglia del lieggi• mento, that vast theatre being crowded to the doors with applauding audience., while the new York pram is loud in pmiee of her beauty, her artistic singing, and her refined and intelligent acting. It is her intention, we believe, to revisit England in the coarse of the approaching season. Mario, whose brutal reception at the Grand Opera. excited so much surprise and disgust throughout the musical world, has had his revenge at the Italians, where be has been welcomed in a manner worthy of his character and rank as an artist. It seems not a little surprising that the sum public should act so differently at different theatres—that the same performer, hooted at one place, should only cruse the river to be applauded to the echo at another. But it is said, in excuse for the Parisians, that it was not the public that maltreated Mario in the Rue Lepelletier, but ► hostile theatrical embed, whose noise and clamour prevailed over the better judgment and feeling of the audience. This may be true, but it was not creditable to the audience that they suffered themselves to be "put down" by a handful of hired individuals, not a twentieth part of their number. Such a thing could not have happened in Loudon. Mdlle. Patti is the Parisian favourite of the day. Her career is even more brilliant than it has.been in Lou. don. At first her reception wee worse than cold—it was Positively unfriendly, for the Parisians find it difficult' to forgive a aucoaria—eapseially in England—to which they have not contributed. But the young 'pen at once proved Irresistible, and, before the first evening was over, the temperature of the house rose from zero to fever heat, at which degree it continues to stand. Her admirers are called "lea Pattisiers." NORWICH MUSICAL FsefrivaL.—Mr. Benedict, the conductor of this festival, has had a conference with the committee, and will produce an original cantata for one of the evenings. Effort. are also being made to secure the production of an oratorio or some other original work from another eminent composer. The performances will include selections from the works of Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Cbs rubini, Mendelssohn, &c. The guarantee list is being satis factorily filled up. HERR ERNENT PATER.—To-morrow (Tuesday) this accomplished artiste will give a grand performance of chancel pianoforte musits'at Willies-rooms, at 2 o'clock, in aid of the funds for the Lanmehire redid fund. A full at tendance maybe expected. SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY, EXETER HALL The anal Christmas performance of Handers Messiah take; place on Friday evening next the 19th inst. SONIA OF SOOTLAND.—MT. Kennedy, the talented vocalist and expoasat of Scottish lore and Scottish song. who recently obtained ao great a swam at the Hanover square Rooms, is shoat to give a short series of his enter tainment m the Melodies of Scotland at the Dudley Gallery, Egyptian Hall, under the monies' of Mr. Mitchell. Yr. Land, the coadjutor of the late celebrated Mr. Wiliam, will be also Mr. Kennedy's accompanyiat THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION BCILDING. A report was current on Saturday morning that the Exhi bition building was on fire. A telegram was tent from the building to some of the nearest stations of the fire brigade, requesting the engines to be immediately brought up, but, before any of the horsed had been put to, another telegram was received that the engines were not wanted—that there was no ore. In the western annexe a steam travelling crane is used to eaglet in moving heavy weights. The boiler and furnace are placed upon a frame fitted with wheels, which run along the metal tramways. By some means the crane, with boiler and furnace attached, fell off the travel ling stage. The engineer who was in charge hastened to the engine and turned off the steam, which escaping in im mense quantities into the annexe, and the red glare of the furnace being seen throng), the steam, led to the very natural opinion that if not the building at least some of its contents were on fire, or that some explosion, which might lead to such a casualty, had taken place. Fortunately no damage occurred beyond the breaking of the crane and its working parts ; the escape of the steam prevented any ex plosion of the boiler, and the small amount of coke in the stoke-hole was very easily withdrawn. No injury was sus tained by any of the workmen, nor was the slightest por tion of the building burned ; indeed, at the spot, where the accident occurred, there was no woodwork within a consi derable distance. The crane capsized on the spot where the monster ingots and castings of steel, from the inaoufactory of Mr-. Krupp, of Berlin, were exhibited. The clearance of the building proceeds very rapidly- Hundreds of packages are sent away every ,lay, and in the machinery annexe parts of two or three foreign locomotives, Peon's large marine engines, the screw engines exhi bi►ed by France, and some few heavy portions of the heavy machinery alone remain. The eastern annexe is nearly cleared. --- DEATH OP COUNSELLOR FINN AND MRS. FINN, SISTER or (YCoffirett...—Two remarkable deaths, and under very remarkable cheamstnimes. have just occurred in this locality. Counsellor Finn. the brother-in-low of O'Connell, one of the founders of the Catholic Aiwociation and for merly representative for the county of Kilkenny, died at his residence at Tullarme, on Tuesday night, at the advanced age of seventy-eight years ; and on the sane evening, a few hours previously, Mrs. Finn, the beloved sister of the illus trious Liberator, breathed her lout in an adjoining room, the one surviving the other but a few hours.. For the but few years Mrs. Flea's health was completely shattered, and her demise almostdaily expected, but Mr. Finn held out bravely to the last. The immediate muse of death wits bronchitis. which his medical attendants, Dr. Greene, of Urlingford, and Dr. Ryan, of Talisman, at once pronounced would prove fatal. At five o'clock Mrs. Finn breathed her last, and at. twelve o'clock Mr. Finn, not being informed of what had happened, about ten minutes before bas death inquired bow the old lady was, and the attendant replying that „ she was better," he remarked, You always had the good story,' and shortly after expired.—Kithasay Journal. FIRE ON BOARD A SHIP, AND LOSS OF LIFE.— Yesterday between 3 and 4 o'clock, some confusion was cause il off 1-wharf. Lower Shadwell owing to the sudden outbreak of a nre on beard the ship Adelphi, of South &jobb". The fire appears to have commenced is the aft cabin, in which the mate, a man named Thomas Thomp eon. bad gone to rest, and at the time of the discovery was fast asleep. The persons on board the vessels lying near at once raised an alarm, and after some time they aucceeiled in making the captain of the Adelph sensible of his danger, but the mate was sleeping so soundly that he could not be awekeue.l. The cress of the surrounding ships having waled the bulwarks, they succeeded in cutting awry the deck, and by pouring copious streams of water, by means of the steam floating engine, upon the blazing cabin, the flames were extinguished, but not until considerable damage had been contained. As soon as the ship was sufficiently coded the firemen went on board, and found the body of the mate Thompson, burned is a frightful manner. The ship was insured in the Blyth Club. . . . HILAVY GA Li AT PLYMOUTH.—A heavy gale from the S.W. prevailed at Plymouth daring Friday night. On Saturday morning, about three a.m., the Norwegian brig Emanuel. 274 toes, Captain Wallom lying iu the Sound, went ashore on the Batten Shoal. She filled with water, and her cargo. 1,500 quarters of wheat, coasigued to Meagre.• Bowden and Ca, from New York, was much damaged. The weather has shine abated, end hope, are entertained of raving about two-thirds of the cargo. When the accident happened she wee lying at a mingle anchor. and drifted, her dangeroun condition being only discovered by the crew by her bumping on the shoal, her watch, it is said. being asleep. 'fhe captain and his wife and crew,•nine is number with their clothes and bedding, chronometer, &c.. were safely landed in their own boat sad a boat beloogiug to the Pho:be, Brixham trawler. The lifeboat at this station wen launched, hat the crew had left the vessel before the life. boo arrived out. CKYRTAL PALACZ.—HALF-CROWN DAY, SAME DAY. IW.C. 13. - Admissions no payment, 1,626 ; ditto by semen° tickets, 2,174; total, 3,8110. Importing tea without oolour on the leaf pre vent. the thlutae paeel ily off interior brown leaves se lu U.S Imual thole. ki • Tea k uncoloured, t alwaya good alike. Bold Ia packets b 7 Lie Lab) intdloo4 r 1111101.6131A1t courrir comas. swag appoineel ter Stu premed west 16 ; Inntluitnru. 17. It. Maralenlana—Monday, Deo. 16 ; TueldeT. ednesday, BLWlllVagaVitland.road.—Wedneeday, Dm. 1 Thursday; 18: Friday, 19. Mini moons Merylebone.read.— Friday, Dee. 19. Damon: 1, Whltedasede-grove.—Wedneeday, Dee. 17. Basarryou..—Toesday, Dee. 16. CtannanWini, Duncen.tertsee.—Thesday, Deo. 16 ; Wednes day, 17; Friday, 19; Ratarday, 20. 911011GaTC11, Oldatreet-rowl—Tuesday, Dee. 16; Thurs. day, 18. BOW, Bow-read.—Monday, Dee. II; Friday, 19. WHlTBellariL, Great Presootetreet. , Dee. 16; Thursday, 18: Frlday, 19. BMMWOMt, ftwanntreet.—Ttteaday, Dec. 16; Thursday, 18 ; Friday, 19. Loineten, Camberwell New-read.—Tussday, Dec. 16. Onistnnen.—Wedneaday. Dee. 17. Woomiew.—Thursday. Dee. 18. WelneWorrn, BouthalreeL—Thursday, Dee. 18. EQUITY 001IRT8.—Dia 13. (Before the Lord Chuteßor.) This was an appeal from the Mas Tar of the Rolls. The suit wu instituted by Mr. Peter Bolt, the father-in-kw of Mr. Charles John Mare, the shipbuilder, against Captain White, a gentleman interested in hone racing and sporting. The facts of the cans, as alleged, were as follows :—By an t dated the 15th of September, 1855, Captain in to purchsee of Mr. Mare the latter's stud of horses, then at Newmarket, for the sum of 5,0051., payable by instalments, and subject to certain deductions for entries, toilette, &a, in respect to the races for which the hones comprised in such stud were engaged to run at the forth coming races at Newcastle. It was also further covenanted between the parties under this agreement !that Captain White and Mr. Mare should go halves in any sums that might be won at the races upon or by the hones comprising the stud so sold sod bought. Shortly after the execution of this agreement Mr. Mare became bankrupt, when the plaintiff proved under his estate for debts end money advanced to the extent of 133,0001. Subsequently Mr. Mare', bankruptcy was annulled, and a compromiseeffected with hisgeneralereditors, under which they agreed to accept 4s. in the pound, and to be paid such 4e. before the plaintiff received any portion whatever of his debt of 133,0001., on the understanding that after the payment of such 4s. in the pound the whole of the remaining estate of Mr. Mare was to be assigned over to the plaintiff. Among other securities comprised in this assign ment was the agreement above referred to between Captain White and Mr. Mare, and under this agreement Captain White bad already paid to the plaintiff or to Mr. Mare the whole of the sum stipulated for, with the exceptioe of about 1,0001. Upon the plaintiff requesting the payment of this 1,0001., Captain White event ua lly insisted upon • set-off of a rum of 1,2001. under the bead of " entries and forfeits" in con nexion with the horses be had purchased of Mr. Mare, which set-off he contended was agreeable to the understanding or agreement existing and made between Mr. Mare and himself at the time the purchase took place. The plaintiff, denying that any such understanding or agreement existed as alleged, brought an action at law against Captain White to recover the 1,000!. in dispute, and to this action Captain White pleaded the set-off as alleged. The plaintiff thereupon filed the present bill in equity to have his rights declared under the agreement of the 15th of September, 1855, irrespective of the set-off claimed. The Master of the Rolls held that the plaintiff, as assignee of a chose it. action, took his secu rity with all its equities, sod that for the trial of such an issue as that which was raised in the present case between the plaintiff and Captain White a court of law was the proper tribunal before which the rights of the parties could be thoroughly sifted and disposed of. The ball was there fore dismissed with costa. Hence the present appeal. Mr. Beggallay, Mr. Waller, and Mr. Vernal Harcourt, of the common law bar, were for the appeal ; Mr. Selwyn and Mr. Oaldeoott were in support of the decree. The Lord Chancellor, without hearing the respondent's counsel, concurred in the decision of the court below, and affirmed the decree and dismissed the appeal with eats. (Before the Lords Jtudiose of Appall) LORD V. COLVLY. This was an appeal irOM iiCleCisien of Vice-Chancellor Kiedereley. The suit in the court below arose on • petition presented by Captain and Mrs. Moorbonse praying for leave to file ► bill of review. Mrs. Moorhouse was the daughter of the late Dr. Peter Cochrane, of the Indian medical ser vice, by ► native Indian, named Raheem Beebe., to whom it wu alleged he had been married according to the Ma hommedan rites. It was proposed by the bill of review to let in the evidence of native witnesses, who were alleged to have been present at the celebration of the marriage. The pro perty, the title to which was involved in the suit, amounted to over 270,0001., and was lodged in court. The Vice-Chan cellor dismissed the petition on the ground that the fresh evidence to be adduced was of the same contradictory and unsatisfactory character which was brought forward ten yearn ego. Against this decision the appeal was brought. Mr. Glasse and Mr. Welford supported the appeal; the BolicitorGeneral, lir. Anderson, and Mr. E. T. Smith, appeared for the respondent ; Mr. W. Morris and Mr. Jackson, for the executors ; and Mr. Bally and Mr. Roxburgh, for the Scotch next of kin of Dr. Cochrane. Their Lordships having heard the case several days this week gave judgment to-day, dismissing with crate the sp. peal, as contrary to principle and the practice of the court. (Before the Aflutter of the Rolls.) THE CONSOLS ASSURANCE COMPANY. An application wee made on behalf of the official mana ger of the above company that various sums of caah and •took to a large amount, now standing in the names of the general local trustees, might be paid to the official manager. His Honour ordered that such moneys and stock should be brought into court to the credit of the company to an ac count showing the various sums arising from each local trust, with liberty to any of the parties interested to apply. Mr. Selwyn, Q.C., and Mr. Roxburgh, were for the offi cial manager ; and Mr. F. Webb, Mr. Lewis, and Mr. T. Roberta for local trustees. (Before VicirChancellor Sir R. T. Bindersley.) DUNN r. MNOWDEN. This case came on on an adjourned summons, the question being whether it was to be presumed that William Snowden, who took a beneficial interest under the will of the testa tor in the cause, was dead, and whether he died before or after the testator. The testator died in May, 1851, and William Snowden, who was a joiner working on the railway at Dorer at the latter part of 1847, had not been heard of since Ist January, 1848, audit appeared that after the de►th of the testator advertisements for him were inserted in a number of newspapers, but he did not turn up. The chief clerk had certified that it was to be presumed that William Snowden was dead, but not that he died in the lifetime of the testator. Mr. Gleam, Mr. Hislop Clark, and Mr. Bacon appeared for the several parties interested. His Honour held that the conclusion the chief clerk bad arrived at was the right one. The rule was that if a person bad not been heard of for seven yaws, he was, for the purpose of disposing of his property, to be presumed to be dead; but that rule was no guide as to when he died. The advertisements were inserted some moutha after the testator's death, and he could not infer, from the fact of there being no answer to the advertisements, that William Soowdea died in th e lifetime of the testato r. He might have died afterwards. It must be presumed that William Snowden was dead, and that he outlived the testator. THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 15, 1862. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCII:=Mac..I3. Sittinp at Nisi Priva after Term at Guildhall.—(Before Lord Chief Justice Cockburn and a Special Jury.) BHuRTHOULUL AND WIVE r. THE LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY COMPANY. _ This was an actioo to recover compensation for injuries sustained by the plaintiff's wife through the alleged negli gence of the defendants' servants. The defendants pleaded not guilty. The damages were laid at 13,000/., and they were divided as follows :-8,6661. 13a. 4d. for his wife's suffering, and 4,333/. tic gd. for the deprivation of the comfort and fellowship of his wife, and for the greet expense be had been put to, and would continue, in providing necessary surgical assistance. _ Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., Mr. Robineor, and Mr. Cm. Griffith; were counsel for the plaintiff ; Mr. Bolin, Q.C., Mr. G. Denman, Q.C., and Mr. A. L Smith, were for the de fendants. _ The plaintiff is a surgeon practising at Canhalton, and he brought this action to recover compensation for the serious injuries his wife bad sustained through the alleged negligence of the defendants' servants. Mrs. Shorthouse is about 30 years of age, the mother of See children, sad was in perfect health up to the time of the accident. On the 7th August, 1851, Mrs. Shorthorn/ took third-class return tickets for herself, nurse, and children for the Crystal Palace. On their return in the evening the carriages stopped at Croydon, some distance from the platform ; the carriage doors were opened and the pas sengers were told they had to change carriages for Carabal too and Epsom. The floor of the carriages was about three feet from the ground, and the nurse, on getting out, fell. Mrs. Shorthorne got oo the step of the carriage to alight when some one C*ll2o and assisted her out. She tried to jump from the step to the ground, sod in doing so she alighted on a kind of box covering the telegraph signals, the heels of her boots caught co the but, and she was thrown backwards and forwards and received great injury. She felt pain in her legs immediately, but she was obliged to make haste to the Csnhaltou carriages, or she would have been left behind. She felt weak and sick after she got into the carriage, and she was obliged to call at a friend's house before she got home. She was condoed three months before the accident, Her husband attended her for the ac cident. She still suffered great pain in the thighs and spine. In eras-examination Mrs. Shorthouse said that in Jane last, just before the case was to have been tried, Dr. Ram • skill, Dr. Poland. Dr. Goirland, Dr. Girdwood, sod Dr. Gay were consulted. She could not say if four other medical men wereconsulted. She was not aware that several bad said it was no use their being called as whammies in her case. She was recommended to take abort walks after the acci dent. She might have walked two miles out and the same back since the accident. She had also worked in the garden since. No complaret was made to the company till a fort shght after the accident. Dr. Gowland, of Finsbury-square, surgeon to St. Mark's Hospital for Fistula, Ire., had examined Mrs. Short house. He described her state, and that it was necessary for her to nee the enema sod catheter. Her rymptorne might be attributable to many causes, but the accident was such as would produce them. He examined her a few days Mace. SW bad not improved. Were called, who spoke to the am= lmitrtlfey, is well as Mrs. Bhortholuie, were crounme relative to the number el permits who - wen at me instal Palace, and the excitement and alarm experienced by lirs. felorthouse at Bloudin's feint of falling from the high rope, upon which The Lord Chief Justice interposed, and said it was surely not to be seriously contended by the defendants that that wee the cane of the symptoms and sufferings described by the female plaintiff. Great stress was also kid on the fact of there being a wooden step running along the side of the carriage, underneath the iron step, which ought to have beea made use of by the female A juryman said it was an exceedingly inconvenient step for • lady to we. Mr. Bovlll said no doubt it was so. The Lord Chief Justice remarked that the question was whether it was practically available for use. A juryman said it could not be used without the passen gers tuning sideways. Witnesses were also called relative to the general state of Mrs. Bhorthouse's health previous to the accident. A coeferenoe took place between the teamed counsel, when Mr. Robinson said they had arranged to refer the amount of damages to a me&ail gentleman connected with St. Bartholomew's Hospital. The Lord Chief Justioe said it was a right and fitting ter mination of this ease. There was no doubt the female plaintiff was entitled to a verdict, for up to the time of the accident the lady was in good health. The accident had given a shock to her nervous system, entailing serious 00010,111411C05. A verdict was accordingly taken for the plaintiff, subject to the reference alluded to. lOZNIG V. arrcutc.—LTßlL. This was an action for libel sod slander. The defendant pleaded not guilty, and a justification of the slander. Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., Mr. Watkins Williams, and Mr. Edward Healey, were comael for the plaintiff ; Fir Fitzroy Kelly, Mr. Macaulay, Q.C., and Mr. flew , were counsel for the defendant. This action wee brought against the Scottish Equitable Unman. Company, through the defendant. theirseoretary. The case had not concluded when the court roes. - SECOND COURT. - - - - - After Term Sittings at Nisi Privy at Guildhall-038ton, Mr. Justice Crompton and a Common Jury.) WILD, D.P., V. WILDS, JON.--THE DIORAMA AND 711 Z This wee an action to reamer the sum of 651. for amino dioramas, fittings, he, sold to the defendant. The ddeed ant pleaded never indebted. At a late envoi the proceedings the jury stopped theme, and said they were entirely wmust the defendant. Yr. Justice Crompton said no doubt there was a contract to purchase these dioramas, although it was not in express terms. A verdict was then entered for the plaintiff—damages 651. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. Dm 13. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) WITT V. WITT AND ICLINDWORTIL After our report left on Saturday, Mary Ann Slade, another servant, was called, and she identified five letters which the respondent had written to her. Previous to a journey which Mr. and Mrs. Witt had made to Germany, the respondent sent her with a fish knife and fork, half-a-dozen dessert-spoons, half-a-dozen sla . :goons, and other articles of plate to pawn. The re ent said that her husband did not know of it. She pawned a ring for her, but that she took out again. Left Mrs. Witt because witness did not like to tell the tradespeople so many falsehoods as she had to do. Used to visit the respondent after that, and she asked witness to re turn. She said that she had got all the things out of pawn, and that all the bills were paid. That, however, was not the case. Mr. and Mrs. Witt seemed very happy and com fortable with each other. Cross-examined—Did not know what money Mrs. Witt received from her husband for housekeeping. Could not give any instance of extravagance on her part. Then were musical parties every Bnoday, but the people who came to them were Mr. Witt's friends. No one visited Mrs. Witt but her sister. The letters put in dunog the trial were then reed. In some of them the respondent entreated the servants to con ceal various matters from her husband. Is others (written from Ramsgate) she expressed herself in the most affec tionate and wifely terms towards the petitioner. Mr. Kerslake addressed the jury with great ability, ridi culing the insufficiency of the testimony on which it had been taught to convict his client of adultery. He said that evidence would be given to prove that Mr. With not withstanding the affectionate terms on which he wished it to be understood that he had lived with his wife, had in reality been in the habit of keeping very low and depraved company. Tpe Queen's Advocate followed for the co-respondent. Mr. Sopwith, a surgeon at Tunbridge-wells, and Mr. Kloner, another in London, were examined with a view to show that the respondent had ever since her confinement been in such a delicate state of health as to render it impro bable that she would have committed the offence ascribed to her. The court then adjourned. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTHERN ClRCUlT.—LivicaPool, Dr.c. 13. (Won Mr. Commissioner Gurney.) THE CHARGE OF WILFUL imarauenos OF SHIM This trial was resumed to-day before Mr. Commissioner Gurney, by Mr. Overeud, Q.C., addressing the jury for the defence. No witnesses being called for the defence, The learned Judge summed up, analysing the evidence with great care, sod pointing out the portions which were of the most importance for the jury to consider. With regard to the value of the ship, it would have been more satisfactory to have had evidence from who bad surveyed the ship at the time she set out on her voyage. The jury, therefore, moat form the beet judgment they could of that value. Almost the only direct evidence against the prisoner was that of Jamieson, an accomplice (supposing the prisoner to be guilty), and whose evidence was United in every possible way. Baying commented upon Jamieaon's and James's evidence, and shown some contradictions, hie lo.dahip did not atta ch so much importance to the words "Be back noon," which Buxton was beard to say to Jamieson on part ing in the Channel, nor to the fact that James did nut expose the conversation immediately after he had heard it in the cabin. There was, his lordship thought, more im portance attaching to the declaration which James bad made at Smyrna, that the vessel was accidentally destroyed ; and to the strangeness of the circumstance that James, when he had known the Roscoe to have been purp osely de stroyed, should have entered on board another ship, of which the prisoner was the owner and Jamieson the captain. It was only fair to suppose that unless James was utterly unable to obtain employment in another way he would have preferred sailing in a ship owned and commanded by other persona The evidence of Bickley, his lordship thought, was fairly open to most of the objections made to it by the learned counsel. He (the learned judge) could have no opinion of the honesty of a man who, having heard the statements which Bickley had described, could not only remain silent and not inform the underwriters, but who, according to his own account, was to receive a portion of the proceeds of the fraud in the payment of his own debt. The jury then retired to consider their verdict. After severs) hotua'abeepoe they returned with a verdict of .Vol Gaily. The prisoner, however, on leaving the court, was ar rested on another charge, which will he preferred here after. Thearrest was made by detective officer Carlisle under a warrant from the Lord Mayor of London. The war rant charged Buxton with conspiring with others to defraud an insurance company in London of the sum of 6001. OXFORD CIRCUIT.—WoRaornm, Thee. 13. (Before Mr. Justice Mellor.) MURDER. Williams &hold, an old awn, whole age was stated at 69, was indicted for the wilful murder of his wife, Sophia Ochold, at Oldbury, in this couuty, on the Bth Yovember hat. Mr. Richards and Mr. Griffiths conducted the prouecu• tiou, and Mr. Benson, at the request of the learned judge, defended the prisoner. The prisoner and the deceased had been married just half a century, and the old man carried oo the business of a tailor, in which hie wife 'waisted him. Theydid not live very happily together ; the primmer accusing his wife of intemperance, and frequently beating her. The deceased bad for some time pest suffered from disease of the kidney; and on Friday. the 7th November, was ill from that cause. On that evening a young woman named Maria Grazebrook, • servant at a public-house near, who was very intimate with the Ocholds, called in to see the old people (whom she called her grand father anti grandmother, although not related to them), and found the prisoner seated on a table at work at his trade, and the deceased lying on the around apparently in great pain. The young woman offered to get the deceased some tee ' but she declined, and the prisoner also said, " No; the wants to go to bed and groan, and keep me awake all night, as she did last night ; but she shall not keep me awake again to-Dight." Soon after the son and daughter of The deceased came in, and after giving her some tea, put her to bed. She was unable to walk. rind her son carried her up. stairs. About 3 o'clock on the following morning, ea police man Hutchins was passing the house, he lament a noise which be thus described in his evidence. Police-constable Daniel Hutchins depose(—l was ou duty between 3 and 4 o'clock on the morning of the Bth Novem ber, and passed tbs prisoner's bonze. Heard the prisoner doweetairs cursing and swearing and making • greet noise. He seemed to be cursing at Nome one upstairs. Heard groans upstairs. I went away sod iu about ten minutes returned, when I heard some ace whom I believed to be the prisoner go to the foot of the stairs. I listened and heard the pri soner mock at the groans. He said, " Yon o ld m e„, you're very bed. I dare say, but I sever knew yogi when you were good." He also said, " your old eyes, if you don't come downstairs —" Did not bear the rest of the sentence. Remained in the street till 4 o'clock, and beard the prisoner repeat his mocking end swearing. Had often beard it before. Jeremiah Bradley was at hie 'tables, about 10 yardarm= the prisoner's house, about 4 o'clock on the same morning, and heard the prisoner use very bad language to his wife. Beard the demand my, " Oh, Bill, dop:t kill me ; my heed is reedy to split." It did not strike him that he ought to interiors. Ortuiebrook deposed that on going again to the prisoner's house on the morning of the Bth, and asking after his wife, thel prisoner said she bad hero drinking with on• Jack Hadley on the previous night. (This state meet was afterwards disproved.) He objected to her going upstairs to see bar, but she persisted in going, and then found her lying dead on the floor with her face covered with blood. There was a broken mopstick in the prisoner's room down stairs. There was also blood upon the stairs, and wit ness picked up a quantity of the deceased's hair. Mr. Cooper, surgeon, of Oldbury, made a post - mortem examination, and found several brumes on the body, but the chief injuries were in the head. There was an extravasation of blood on the brain. The right temporal muscle was re. duoed to the conristanoy of a puce of liver by roust vio lence • and on dissecting it down to the cheek bone be found the a rch of the cheek bone broken. The other cheek bone was healthy. This injury could not have been caused by a fall, but might have been produced by blows from some hard substance, not the fist. Mr Benson, for the prisoner, made a powerful defence, and urged that the crime was one of manslaughter, not murder. ffie lordship carefully summed up, sad rather favoured the same view. The jury, however, after being locked up for au hour, found the prisoner Guilty. His lordship then proceeded to pies sentence of death upon the prim ner in the usual form, and in reference to a recommendation to mercy made by the jury on account of his advanced age, said that recommendation should be for warded to the proper quarter. THE POLICE COURTS. MANSION-HOUSE. Henry Lewis was eharied with stealing two rings and • couple of sleeve links from his emp loyee , Messrs. Gatbaude and Co., Lawrence-bine, foreign importers. The prisoner bad been in the prosecutors' employ for five years. A number of articles had lately been mimed from the jewel lery department, and suspicion falling upon the prisoner he was questioned, and at first denied but afterwards ad mitted taking them away. His lodgings were searched, and a number of the articles ware found. The prisoner said be bought some of them out of the stock, but it was proved to be contrary to the rules of the house for the young men to purchase from she stock without taking a receipt ticket from Mr. Gatbaude, and this course bad not been adopted by the prisomr. The prosecutor, however, only charged the prt goner with taking the two rings and sleeve links, and he was desirous that the case should be summarily disposed of, sa it was the young man's fief offenoe. The prisoner pleaded guilty. Sentenced to four months' imprisonment. BOW-STBEET. Henry Male, who said he was • " card.sharpes" by pro fession, was charged with having committed • highway robbery with violence in st. James'eliark. Benjamin Robwin, a photographic artist, was passing through the park on Tuesday night about nine o'clock, when the prisoner came up to him and asked for money. Another man, whom he had not seen, then seized him by the throat from behind, and ran him against • tree , while the prisoner took his purse containing 181. Witness became insensible, but when he recovered he followed the men ; they, however, escaped. The next morning he went about amongst the low public-houses in the neighbourhood to see if he could discover them, and at length found the primmer. The prisoner called witnesses to prove au alibi. He was committed for trial. CLBRILENWELL. - - - Thomas Ward, 40, Geortie 1e;;;I, 43, and Mirhae O'Hara, 40, commissionaires employed as money taken at the New Agricultural Hall, leliogton, were charged with stealing sums of money the property of the directors of the Agricultural Hall Company. In consequence of suspicions being entertained about their honesty a police constable was employed, who saw them receive money and put it into their own pockets instead of into the proper till. Sometimes they made the public pass through at the side of the turn-table upon a pretext that the tell-tale was oat of order. When taken into custody Ward, who said he had 51. upon him, was searched, and 7/. 17s. was found, all in silver. Fenn* said he had about 11. and if. 7s. and 4d. was found •, and on O'Hara there was found 11. ss. The prisoners all said the money was their own. _ _ _ They were remanded till Thursday, and bail wee ref need. MARLBOROUGH-STREET, The head-waiter, named GrooxL, of the Thames Yacht Club, Alberuaria•street, was summoned for an assault CD Mr. Fowls, a member of the club. Mr. Powis said he was a barrister and residing at the club. On Wednesday evening he had occasion to summon the chambermaid to his room, wheat the defendant's wife came up and behaved insolently to him. The defendant then came also, and spoke to him about some napkins. He told the defendant to leave the room, but be refused, whereupon witness took hold of his coat and put him out. The de fendant rushed back and struck him several blows on the bead and chest. . _ . . . The magistrate said if he was satisfied there had been a severe assault he should send the defendant to prison, but es he believed it was only a scuffle, he should discharge the summons. MARYLEBONE. Henry Wood, aged 18, • messeoger, was charged with firing off • pistol, to the danger of passengers. John Wilding, 369 A, produced a pair of pistols. Mr. Tyrwhitt—Are they loaded? Wilding—Your worship, one is, with balL Mr. Tyrwhitt—Then, pray put them down. Tbis being done, Wilding continued—About ffl minutes after nine last night I was in Portruan.square, when I beard the report of firearms, and no to the spot and saw the prisoner with a pistol in his hind. Asking him the mown why he had fired it off, he said it went off accidentally. On searching him • second pistol was found upon him loaded with ball. . . . . . . . . Prisoner—l have carried a pistol with me for the last fortnight, as I have ► very lonely round to go every night with a large sum of my master's money, for my protection against garotters and robbers. Last evening a friend of mine gave me the second pistol, and the lock going stiff I tried it, when it went off. There was no ball iu it. Mr. 'Fri-what—l take it that if there is a ball in the second pistol, that the discharged one had a ball in it. I shall fine you 2e. Cid. You may carry firearms for your own protection, but be very cautious how 'on use them, and do Dot be too hasty. —The money was paid. WANDSWORTH. Mr. George Bea,., Of Wandsworth-road, was summoned for refusing to pay Richard Bowls certain wages as a jour neyman painter. The question in dispute was whether the complainant was to receive pay for ten hours on short days. The complainant swore that it was usual in his trade to work short d►ys for three months in the year, and his engagement with his em ployer at es. lid. per day was therefore intended to be for short day time. The defeodsot called witnesses to prove that the custom of the building trade was to reckon ten bourses the day's work. Mr. Ingham wished the complainant to explain how many hours were included in the short day time, but the com plainant at first said nine hours, and afterwards eight hours and a half, and that there was to be extra pay of sixpence per hour for overwork. Mr. Ingham said there did cot appear, according to the complainant's statement, to be acy definite time. He felt satisfied that the custom was to work ten hours, and he made an order accordingly. THE METROPOLITAN RAILWAY.—We are informed that the official inspection of the Metropolitan Railway will take place to-morrow (Monday), the requisite notices having been duly given by the company that the line was reedy for the visit of the inspector. In a few days, therefore, the railway may be expected to be opened for traffic. As the directors bave had opportunities for knowing the require. menta which, with a view to the public safety, the railway department of the Board of Trade would insist upon, and have had ample time for complying with these wishes, it is probable that the certificate for the opening will be given without much delay. The signgs,abcrit which so much has been slides being the caused the repeated postpopernenta, are now in working order ; the difficulty as to the width of the ' carriages has been got over, as well as the niechanical arrangements necessary for the working of the engioes that will consume their smoke tod condense their steam ; and the lighting of the carriages by gas, which involved some careful consideration of details, has been satisfactorily accomplished. At Kiug's-cross there is a rather sharp curve, and iu running the trains through it has been found that the rails on the up and down line have too much "cant," and it has been necessary to relay the rails at this point. This has led to .01110 considerable delay, and has probably had as much, if not more, to do with retarding the opening than the perfecting of the mechanical arrange menu of the signals or the alterations of the doors of the carrieges.—Otm erre. ' GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY.—The train service of this company I. about to be accelentei sod improved. To attain this object, the directors have introduced some express locomotives, with 7 feet 6 inch driving wheels, which can attain on an emergency a speed of 70 miles an hour. The express. Union will in future accomplish the journey between London and Norwich in about three and a ball hours. RAILWAY BENZVOL/INT liiirrrivrime.—The half yearly meeting of the members of this institution was held on Saturday at the Railway Clearing-bons, Seymour-street, Boehm-equine; Mr. H. Chubb is the chair. The report stated that the receipts from all sources during the past six months have amounted to 863 f. 18a. Id., of which 50W. has beeo invested. and the invested capital of the institution has now reached the sum of 5.000 i. This sinew has mainly been the result of the anniversary disuse. [Advertisement. j—Hot.LOWAY'a OINTMENT AND PILLS.—The wont descriptions of ulcers, the most revolting Norse, an.. the intensestetternal inflamm Alone yield before this cooling Ointment when its effect Is augmented by the Internal adminis tration of Holloway's Phis la "bad legs' this Ointment has only to be applied for a few days before its beneficial in fluence Is seen over those Indolent ulcerations which no previous treatment could ease. much lens cure. Under las application the pains decrease, the almost bunting skin relaxes, sail healthy granulations spring up to displace the old dead matter which was horrifying to behold. Holloway's Ointment parities the blood in the neighbouring vessels, from which tine and good Mesh can a l one h e formed: it quickens the absorption of anew rub stances, and reestablishes mandates. NAVAL AND MILITARY. --*-- PORTSMOUTH, tic. 14. . . __ The Osborne, paddle yacht, Master Commander G. H. K. Bower, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday from the Mediterranean. The Neptune, 86, screw, Captain Geoffry F. P. Hanby, will be paid out of commission on Tuesday next. We are glad to report that Vice• Admiral Sir Henry W. Braes, the eommandarin•cbief at ibis port, has so far re covered from his reoent indisposition as to be able to re sume his racial duties. Bear therloo. George Grey has :obtained leave ol absence fora few days. CHATHAM, Dic. 14. The screw corvette Racoon, 22, 400-borne power, attached to the first division of the steam reserve at this port, ia to be immediately commissioned by his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen, to convey his Royal Highness Prince Alfred on an extended cruise. Before joining the Racoon his royal highness will, it is expected, peas for lieutenant, The Racoon can be made seedy far sea in a few days. LONDON RIFLE BRIGADE. The presentation of prizes to the successful com petitors at the annual prize meeting of this corps took place on Saturday, at the Crystal Palate. Notwith standing the seventy of the weather the regiment mustered strong, and of the City authorities and the immediate friends of the volunteers there was a goodly attendance, although by the general public the Pekoe was all but deserted. The ceremony took place in the centre trim. sept, which was specially decorated and lighted for the occasion. The plan of lighting, which was introduced for the first time on Saturday, and which is to be continued during the winter months, is novel, effective, and pleasing. It consists of a row of handsome mandards, carrying each three tiers of gas-burners, the glare being toned down by ground glass, and strings of gas seta running round the fronts of the several galleries and in front of the Handel organ, affording just light enough to make out the main outlines of the interkiewithont paining the eye with too much brilliancy. In front of the Handel Orchestra chairs of state were placed, the centre one being occupied by the Lady ' Mayoress, by whom the prince were distributed. On her right was Lily Harriet Warde, wbo assisted by distri buting the pains given by her husband, Lieutenant- Colonel Warde, the commanding officer of the regiment. and some other special rewards ; and the third seat of honour was filled by the Lord Mayor (the Major of the regiment) in his capacity of chief magistrate of the City. The Sheriffs, Aldermen Cnbitt, Finals, Medd, Dakin, and other magnates of the corporation, with their ladles, wee ranged upon the benches behind ; and Lieut. • Col. Lindsay, St. George's Rifles ; Lieutenant-Colonel Macdonald, Ist Surrey; ' Colonel Erskine, Government Inspector of Volunteers, AM a considerable number of officers belonging to the several metropolitan corps. The brigade having mustered oa the Upper Tenure were marched by companies into the quadrangle in front of the orchestra, where (to the number of about four hundred) they formed three sides of a square, the prizemen forming in line in the centre. The hand of the brigade was stationed on the upper ranges of the orchestral seats, and played at inter vale as well as at the commencement and conclusion of the ceremony. The various prizes, several of them of conside rable money value, were displayed on two long tables in front of the orchestra. MARKETS. TALLOW.—SATURDAT E• KiflnG.—The market was tn . s . ac to-day. Spot and all this year, 45e. 3d. ; January to 45e. 9d. ; March, 46e. to 465. 3d. ; April to June, 46e. very to last evening, 1.775 auks; arrivals ditto, 1,715 cub. 001TON.—LrnmPoot., Dcc. 13.—We have had a large business today, with rather a dearer market. The sales are 12,000 bales, iociading chiefly lionit, at 9d. to 190. ; 800 Egyptian, at 'ad. to 27d. ; and 40 Msranham, at 224 d., of which 7,000 are for speenlatioa and export. The week's import is 2,748 bake. (*wow GOODS.—/Irreezerrs, Dec. 13.—A not in considerable business Is reported as the aggregate of the week in yarn., and the attempts of spinners to get an ad. vance commensurate with the increased cost of the raw ma terial have been attended with some enema. In some kinds of home trade yarns, including throatle warps above 24.1'5, and for mule yarn up to 10's and 40's, spinners have ob tained fd. to id. advance on Tuesday's rates, and buyers have taken freely at this advance. In shipping yarns little has been done, though buyers for India and the Levant are in the market. The cottoo market has not been so esti'. factory as that for yarn. On Wednesday and Thursday there was a moderate business in printing, long, and Tclotia, but the advance of prices consequent on the rise in cotton and yarn appears to have scared buyers away from business yes terday and this morning. Business in cloths closes exceed ingly flat for all descriptions, but buyers can be found where manufacturers are willing to accept something near the lately current rates. WOOLLEN.—Lazns, Dec. 13.—We have had this morn ing a decided improvement in the marketa. The attend ance of buyers was good, and they operated with more spirit than of late, chiefly, of course, in fabrics for the coming spring. In the coloured hall several good parcels of light meltoos, checks, knickerbockers, and other fancies, were disposed of at rates var 3 log little from recent quotations. Tweeds seem to be less in vogue, and are easier to buy, as the supply has now overtaken the demand. In the white hall a fair business was done in mediums, other branches continuing quiet. Altogether a more hopeful tone prevails. HARDWARE. —themiNc RAM, Dec. 13. The trade of this town is in a moderately healthy state ; a little more of quietude has been visible of late, as is usual towards the close of the year ; but up to this time the manufactories have all been in work full time. This is quite as satisfactory a condition as can be expected at this period of the year, with so much that is calculated to check any thing like ani mation in the home trade. The foreign trade has not much changed of late; so far it has kept up steadily. The iron trade in this district is, upon the whole, in a satisfactory state ; for all descriptions of "marked" iron the demand is amply sufficient to keep the works on at fall time ; the second-class makers err also obtaining a fair amount of busi ness, and are getting prices ociy proportionally below the trade rates The labour market is in a healthy state, there being little unemployed in any quarter. The coal trade is very active, and the supply rather inadequate for the mo ment in consequence of some of the colliers having been on strike ; they have flaw returned to their work at the old scale of wages. CORN.-CAMBRIDGE, Dec. 13.-Our wheat trade was dull to-day. with the general run of samples Bo out of roe dition that millers bought but sparingly. Barley about the same as last weak. Wheat, red, 43. to 445. ; white, 48e. to Ms. ; barley, 30a. to 33 ; oats, 20.. to 25e. ; beans, 33. to 43. per qr. CARLIBLE, Dec. 13.-Good 'lmply of all kinds of grain. Wheat was in very bad condition, and met a dull sale, at about &I. per bushel below last week's taus. Oats met a fair demand, at last week'. rates. Barley dull sale, and un. altered in value. Wheat, white, new, 16s. 6d. to 20.. Gd. • old, 21s. to Va. 6d. ; red, new, 16e. to 19s. • old, 19s. 6d. to 20a. 6d. ; harley, new, lls. &I. to 13a. 'Oats, potato, new, Bs. to 9.. 3d.: ; old, 9a. 6d. to lie. ; commas, new, 7s. to Bs. ; old, 9a. to 10e. Beane, 16s. to 18s. Coiclisseca, Dec. 13.-A fair supple of wheat and other grain. .Wheat generally in bad erudition . the sale slow at a decline of le. Barley difficult to quit at late rates except very select parcels. Beans and peas declined la. Gurt.cross, Dec. 13.-A larger supply of what to-day then of bite, we which there was a more brisk demand at LA week's prices. Barley without alteration. Wheat. 445. to 60s. ; barley, 30s. to 3'Js. ; oats, 18s. to %a• ; peas, 38e. to 42a. per qr . HeirrroeD, Dec. 13.-A very short supply of grain. Still the wheat trade was very dull, and at barely last week's rates. A better demand for prime inaltiog barley ; other kinds were very heavy. Oats and beans merely 10 retail on former terms. Wheat, red, 26e. to 30a. • white, 32.. per load. Barley. SOL to 32.. per qr. Oal: 1 / 2 20s to 30e. per qr. Beaus. 245. to 275. per load.' Leleestee, Dec. 13.-The attendance was fair for the season. Sides were effected languidly, and a cloche° of la per qr. bad to be taken. New white was quoted at 465. to 50s. ; new red, 445. to 47a. ; old white, 58e. to 60e. ; old red, 54a. to 17s. per 36 some. Barley came freely to hand, but sales were effected slowly, and for all but the beet qualities ls. per qr. decline hail to be takes). Malting, 345. to 35.. per qr. ; feed aorta, 28s. to sth. per .30 atone. For ' oars loloah were a tolerable show) late rates were hardly maintained ; new, 23. to 26a. ; old, 28a. to WA. per 24 stone. - - NEWCASTLE•UPON•TINI, DEC. 13.—At one market this morning we bed a moderate show of wheat from the growers, condition poor; neverthelres, an early clearance was effected at a decline of Is. perqr. South country varietiesex ship IMO offered at a similar reduction, without exciting an effective demand ; foreign was not so preasiogly offered, still beyond Tuesday's ratio ware not realisable. Flour eau scarcely be called lower ; dealers, however, purchase sparingly. mac- . Mg barley most difficult to quit, and all, excepting the very choicest descriptions, fully Is. clasper ; griodiog unchanged. Little doing in beans. Boding pees steady. Oats met little attention. nod, to effectssles, a reduction of fully le per qr. had to be conceded. The arrivals this week are :—Wheat, cauterise, 2.992 qrs. ; foreign, 1,122. Barley, coastwise, 717 qrs. ; (merge, 120. Malt, weetwiee. 150 . qrs. Oats, awnings. 2,009 qrs. ; foreign, 700. Peas, routines, 28 qrs. ; foreign. 23. Flour, wastwirie, 150 sacks. Nosiocx. Dxc. 13. —A quantity of rain bag fallen this week and the atmosphere ham been damp ; the condition of the principal put of the west offering at this market to ! day was consequently moderate, and sales proceeded slowly, although prices were the taro in favour of tbe buyer; 6si d 7 sod beet samples were fully as dear as on this day se nnight ; the supply war fair. There was about the need supply of barley, and last week's rates were supported fen both malting and distilling descriptions. Flour rather easier to buy. White wheat (weighing 5711 n. to 6311 a.), 465. to 50e. ; red ditto (weighing ram.. W 63 1 b5.), 435. to 475. ; best cheyallier malting barley (weigh's; 531 be. to 541 b..), 36.. to 375. ; 1111111 cluiralliar ditto (weighing 52Ibs. to 531ba.), 335. to 33e. ; distilling ditto (womb* 491bs. to 511 b.), 28s. to 30s. ; oats, 24a. to 28s. ; lmas, Mr. to s , . p.m (maple), Os, ter 40s. peg quarter ; flour, 335. 64. to ..: per sack. Nomic fun, Dec. 13. —There was a good show of who,l to-day, consisting of old and new descriptioas. The wadi. ties of the samples wee irregular. Fine sorts were on. altered ; inferior moved otr at la per qr. reduction. (Ned red made 525. to 56a. ; new, 41e. to 465. ; old white, 5.56. to new, 42a. to 525. per 36 storm. The supply o f barley wk.; tolerable, but the demand ruled Bat, and prices were for t6. most par t le. per qr. lower ; malting, its. to 42e. • foreign, 34a. to 314. per qr. ; grinding, 20.. to *a. ;per sup stone. Oata ware about an average show, and sake w, r t made Jowly, at quite as little money as last week ; old, to 312. ; new, 22e. to 26e. ; foreign, Zs. to 275. per 24 ItOL, OXFORD, Doc. 13.—There was a fair supply of all kind, of grain, but owing to the late damp weather, the sampl e , were very much oat of condition. Tina, misfiled with the nopr of thenew year, caused bang to er be exceedi ng l y approach prime samples of wheat commanded rather topre money. Quotations were as follows : —White wheat, FAI L to 56a. per qr. ; red, 436. to 50s. ; barley, 31s, t o j l / 4. ; oats, 10s. to 28. Psyntomooon, Doc. 13.—We had a fair quantity of wh is t here today, sad prices for all descript ion, were is favour of the buyers. Barley ready ale at late rates. both cats and beans could be bought lower. Bianum, Dec. 13.—There was only 'moderate suppled wheats& our market this morning, the condition being fir from good ; the attendance was also limited. Business va s exceedingly dul Land wheat had a downward terideecy, though moral quotable. The barley trade was also languid, sad maeon the decline, and the eame may be said with re. prd to oats and beam. ROCBERTER. DEC. 13.—There has been an almost owe. plate stagnation in the wheat trade at thie corn-exchasse, and the operations effected bays been, for the most ran, of the merest retail &erecter. The stands were pretty well furnished with wheat, foe which there was a slow demand at barely last week's prices. Prime samples of white were noted at 53a. to 58e., and red, at 48s. to 52a. per quarter. and inferior white was ths. to 534., audited, to 48a per quarter. In barley there were but few trecae.• time at about previous quotations, best malting =loll 313 e. to 40L, and grinding, Me. to 3%. per quarter. oat s were a dull trade, and the transactions effected were of a merely retail character. Prune Poland' were %a. to 2*, and other 100 23e. to 2135. per quarter. WISBECH, Doc. la—The attendance of farmers was small owing to our Christmas fat stock market being held Int Thursday, oomesqmotly we had but little grain drain t o . day. Wheat met a dull We at a decline of la. per qr. se the prices of last week. Bpi% corn rather is tenor at the buyer. Prices to the power :—Wheat, white, 47n, to 48s. 63Iba. per bushel ; red, 445. to 46.. Oats, lOid. to 10111 per stone. Beam, 365. to 38a. per qr. of 19 stone; 445. WORCISTER, DlO. a —At this day's market there war a less supply of wheat, and all kinds were firmly held at the currency of this day week. Barley slow We, and ls. per qr. lower. Oats taken io retail at previous rates. Beam and per rather cheaper. YORK, Due. 13.—The quantity of wheat exhibited war moderate, but many wimples were in poor condition. In this county out-door work has made tolerably good progrew. , The wheat trade today ruled dull, at prices in favour of buyers. Prices for new white were from 50a to 561. ditto red, 44a. to 48a. per 36 stone. There was a limited demand for barley (of which the show was fair), and prices gave way about la. per quarter ; malting, 33a. to alis. per quarter ; grinding, 30s. to 32e. per 30 atone. The 1/10111 of oats was fully equal to the demand, and a fall of 61. pe r quarter took place : new made 20e. to 245. per 24 stone. KIRKCALDY, Dec. 13.—At our country markets this week, we had only moderate supplies of all kinds of grain. Plitt, are irregular, owing not only to great diversity in qualities, but also on account of the difference in the views of buyer, as to future currencies. Here, to-day, we had only mode. rate supplies of grain. Wheat sold at last week's wax Barley, best qualities, 6d., and inferior le. lower. Oat,, from 6d. to la per qr. dearer. Wheat, old and new, 32 1 . Ito 545. 6d. per qr.; barley, new, 18s. 6d. to 30e. Gd. ; oats, new, 18s. to Eta. 6d. WATZ&PORD, Dec. 13.—We have had slightly increased supplies of farmers' grain this week, bat by boat Use deliveries continue small. Our arrivals of foreign an limited to two cargoes of wheat from the Black Sea. and ewastwine scarcely anything has come to hand ; still our market exhibits no symptoms of improvement, and previous prior are scarcely maintained. Irish wheat may be noted Gd. per barrel cheaper, and foreign the turn in favour ci buyers. Oats in fair request, and well-conditioned parcel', ' quite as dear. Barley rather cheaper for guiding samples, but malting qualities command full rates. Indian own entente more attention at a redaction of 3d. per barrel on the currency of this day se'nnight. Flour quiet, but not lower. Import* this week :--Indian corn, 5,010 qrs. ; flour, 154 sacks. Exports this weak :—Wheat, 50 barrels; barley, 45 ; oats, 5,513 ; flour, 368 sack,. CATTLE.—CArtuus., DEC. 13.—Our market for loco* bred cattle to-day presented a dull and lifeless appearance The number on offer was very small, and comprised four or five small lots of Gallowaya, a few crosses, shorthorn, and which cows, and one lot of yearling Highlanders. Boyers were exceedingly scarce, and the trade for all descriptions was extremely dull, up to noon no bushman( any importance being trammeled. There was a pretty fair show of big cattle, for which there was some inquiry, and several sales effected, at prima effected , ranging from 4f. to 84 lOs. a head. The supply of white stock was limited to three small late if lambs, in very fair condition. Bushman is this department was quite at a standstill. The except for Ink cattle, may now be mid to be over. b the supply of pigs to-day was by no means so large as last week, yet there wan a goodly number on offer—about 80 cartkach. Sayan were scarce, but notwithstanding this then was a fair business don at about last Saturday's rates. Priam ranged from Si. to 16e., the average being from 12a. to 13s. a head. A clearance was not effected. DEUPATCLI or Aiazalcirr Idsue.—On Sate-day the British and North Americas Royal Mail steamship Europa was despatched from Liverpool for Halifax sod Boston with made for the United States, together with about 50 passengers, cargo, Lc. The next Amadeu mail despatched from Liverpool will be on Wednesday out, when the New York mid Philadelphia Steamship Company's steamer Etna will leave the Mersey fur New York, with mails for the United States, kn. The box at the Liverpool Post-office will be open for the nicepakti of letters, ex., until 1.30 p.m., and Tit Cork till 8.30 pn. A COLLIERY ow Def.—Rather more than a we,k ago it was discovered that the coal at the bottom of the fur. mice shaft of the Victoria Colliery (Stanley) bad bees ignited by the heat of the furnace. The colliery is the property of Hears. R. Hudson and Co., and there are four shafts con nected with each other. After efforts had been fruitlessly made to extinguish the flames, it was found that the only way by which that object could be effected would be by tiling up all theshafta foe a few yard* from the bottom. This step was decided upou after consultatiou with Mr. Holt, mining engineer, and Mr. Morton, the government in• evertor, and ou Sunday the manager had the work effected. The tire, it a supposie4 is still bungee, and it will be some months before the collier, can be reopened. The closing of the works will entail a heavy loss on the owner—l,e rdr Mercury. DR. Da JONOR'B LIORT-BROWN COD LIVER OLL— The efforts of Dr. do Jonah to secure a supply of efficacious Cod Liver Oil have obtained the recownition of most continental governments. The King of the Belgians. in addition to confer ring upon Dr. de Jonah the Knighthood of the Order of Leopold, presented him with the large Gold Medal of Merit " as as et prestion of his Mai sty's utmost astisiacti. m for the homage d..as to him by the presentation of his most v:111,14e rrsea—hiw c 0. corning the Cod Livertiff "—sold only In minuted bottles, ft cd. ts. 1,14., soul Ilc ,by Dr. de Jouglis siesta, Anse, Harked, aid Cu., if, Strand, London, and chemist.—fgdverthemerd. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIATHB. ARNOLD.—December 11, at V icerageromd, Einui , glum, the wife of T. Arnold, gag., of a daughter. DRU SIMON D.—December 12, at Falcou Lodge, y, wi s e ads of W. Drummond, gag., of a daughter. GRlNJORV.—December 11, at the Mount. Danbury. Worcester shire, the wife of W. F. Gregory, of a daclbter. HlLL—December 12, at Canonbury -place, the a ife of Mr. T. S. .1 a son. W. ILNAPP.—December 10, at Scarborough, the wife of G. W. • Knapp. Fey., of a son. NAPlRlL—December 10, it the Staff College, Sandhurst, the wife of Colossi W. Napier, of a daughter. NZVlLL—Deceinber 10, at Portland-place, the a tie of the Ron. R. Y. Nevin, of a daughter. PANTlN.—Deceruber 11, at Pemberton. , Dias, St. John's-park Pi r l.ft P llto ll 7.— .2l l/1 1" Mb C e . r P Ir ti :i o r t it4t w on " !6 . eange. R. Bele" , Lancashire, the wife of W. rillongton. Pm- F. 4.. 01 • a " . ILLlD.—December 11, at Park-place, Begeutsiopark, the wife of H. field, Req., el a sow MIAILRIAOES. AUSTWICIL—ALLRN—.December n, at St. Gsbriera. War."' Square, Mr. IL Anstwick, of I/nett-terrace, 11) de-park. to Mary Ass, widow of the late Mr. T. Allan, 01 , l•• road. Pladiso. BULLIJCH—WHATVIE.—December 10, at Trinity Chunk Heleasbergh, by the mu d. 8. Synie, O. &Hoch, , Ranpage, to ii nose dauter of J. Sl'Haftlt, Egio of Gastwood. HYRUM BAlNl6l.—Deemober 10, at the Indeperdaut CIAO. Aide. ton, near Bradford, by the ter. J. G. Miall, Le. J. Mt .18 of Croft House, Horton, to Juba, daughter a T. Bathe., of Stock florae. near Tindal. ODLING—JAMRSON.—Deeembor 11, at the perish chunk Cob tinghare, by the gee. C. overman, A. Wang, b , gag., of chin ton, London, to smarms, daughter of W. J erare)ll, kag.. izd , Tree House, CUttgingintua. PRINSEP—DIACK 1 N NON.—Deeember 10. at St. Fault. EJba burgh, by the Rea. A. D. Wilkins, M.A. H. A. POMO.. (W -WII N.M.'. Notch Regt., to Hemet Oeoritleae. ,laughter r ' t Mmcklnnon, Eat., of Arrest It ingetreet, Llinburgle DEATHS. arNN.—December 10, at have, hug Bunn, Meter of the Isis T. Bunn. Ray, of that place, aged 9.1. ! BURTON.— Delember 11, Si Ildordell-ternice, Lewisham-road, Charlotte Anna gluts Augusta, daughter of the late Cabals' W.H. Barium. ).11.., seed 16. DANDlA—Decenster 10, at Upper Norwood, Surrey. Cathie, wits at N. Dando, Fag., sped 6L • RAMCR.—December 10, at Upper Norwood, Mr. W. Farce, late Clerk of the Works at the tbyetml Palace. aged 46. • HOLLOWAY.—December 11, at flismicy-tiertge I. Y. Holloway, Nag., sped —— hinted and Mashed by MEWS 11C0* RAM et Ilw Luenbard-strend, 10 tb All et landau, Prune. MAW, In I...milord-die* Mk trimilia el WiatetriArs.. itospai,ll=l= $4. llrl 1 be th