The Express. — London, England, 1868-12-31 00:00:00

LATI sT FOREIuN INTELLIGENCE. (reitorou ainrrzies ACIIINOT.) 1111 1 CRETAN DiSURItECTION. I'ABLS, Deo. 31. ; • . Paris paper. publish a telegram from Corfu, inst.. emanating from a Greek source, g that tl • engagements had recently taken in Candia. at Apoeorona, Amarion, and n, iu which the insurgents were vic- THE DOtLTON CABE. BRUSSELS. Dam 31. :rt Ai pt has given jadgMemti;the . The court admits the competency • loser cuurt, but declare. that the facts . i forwrud :It the trial, however irregular in 3:•acter. Jo not constitute a penal offence. 111 E AFRICAN MAILS. LIVERPOOL, D3o. 31. _ _ •,Isl mail steamer Mandingo, with the • vi-. *mired in the Mersey to-day. Her dates n:n. rec. Fernando Po, Cameroon; Nov. 29; ar. 2:: lhass Biter and Bonny, Dec. 2; Lagos. .dt-Cotlce, 6; Accra, 7; Cape Coast Castle. 8; . • ,doss, lo; Sena Leone. 15; Bathurst, 18; Tone :. and Madeira, 24. Mandingo brings a quantity of specie, and 14 pas . -. The news from the different parts of the cast teeting. and the health of the rivers satisfactory. :11E11 AGRARIAN ASSASSINATION IN IRELAND. (BY 11132011471.) COBH, TEITUDAY. 31r. George Cub Baker, J.P., of Ballydavid •ai, near Rumba, Tipperary, was shot dead within a w yards of his own house, at 6 o'clock this morning. • me ejectment procewes served by Mr. Baker ara be ‘,l to have prompted the murder. RE .41TOINTMENT OF CHIEF COMMISSIONER UP PULICA This day the vestry of St. James's, Westuiin 4er held e special meeting, convened by requisition. to ,insider the propriety of memorialising the Secretary of •irate on the appointment of Chief Commissioner of I lice, Mr . Churchwarden Bray in the chair. - Mr. 'Wimp= moved • resolution to the effect that the , t—otorial should represent that a military training was t:sistent with the duties of a police force, and that the und,r any circumstances, be made for a term, and not for Ids. 8ALD...41.1W moved as an amendment that the -try clawed that the vacancy should nut be tilled up atter a parliamentary inquiry into the management Ltrol of the police tome. Yr. BEAL suggested that the matter should be left in • tails of the ISt, delegates of vestries who met at •N !rl One lart week ou tue subject. r a gond deal of di-cussion Mr. Bradshaw's amend • a- carried, Mr. Webber having gecliued ;...• isT INDLAN RdILWAY Co.lfralNY Tll.lB D. 11.) •• welity-first balf-yearly general meeting of • se coaitany was held this day at 1 o'clock, at the • 'l..irainus Hotel, Cannon-street ; Mr. 11. W. CdAVT -31.1'.. chairman. report (being the 44th), which was taken as read, .• a t..et the permanent way and works have I.e.en main a m efficient order during the last half-year at a cost •ca. per train mile. The working expenses of the . • c e.ir have been 45.60 per cent. against 43'97 per cent. corresponding half-year. The total passengers con. were 2.476.911., as against 2,449,286 in the corres half-year. The tonnage in goods and minerals, of parcels , , carriages, and live stock, showed a - increase. The gross earnings for the half. ,• Last. Leon 1.084,6341. against 1,213,0031. in the co:- r I :Al,: half-year, and the net earnings 590,0211. as a.,1 with 079.3961. The falling off in the gross ,:pt.,•• has been followed by a reduction of 48,194 in rkir.g expentes, and the net deficiency as L.? ,rea with the corresponding half-year is reduced accordance with the intimation se c at the meeting in July, the board had issued one r.. Lien of tee per cent. paid up stock bearing interest • ,ria the l,t July at lOU 155., the price agreed upon with the Secretary f rate. The premium has been carried to V.e credit of the capital. There remains still to be raised :.s. ,4 .otiet. totuplete the capital authorised by the aareholders. The board propose to issue either in stock :: gives cr .iebentures. on such terms as may be agreed n with the Secretary of State, one million during the ei.ey pset of next year. It is further proposed to con ch.:ate into •tock all the paid-up shares in the company t already consolidated into stock. narnitAx congratulated the shareholders upon the v , mg improvement of the general traffic of their rail s =y• By a telegram received on Christmas-day it ap v.r.,l that the growl receipts of the current half-year Lave already amounted to 1,123,0001., showing an in ...ma- of '2210001. over the corresponding half-year of 1-7. He concluded by moving the advtion of the ni..r.. . A MiLEMIOLIPER complained of what he described the la• expe j diture of money upon unprofitable branche s . mok obj ection to the chord ne. Ic the course of mom discussion. Kr. JONES expressed himself thoroughly aatiMied with ' r ( , rit. interest, considering it an abundant return on • cal ital. lb' Clumsiest, in reply, asserted that the chord line • a most valuable extension, inasmuch as it enabled em to open up some rich deposits of coal, of which the tcpany bad, of course, largely availed themselves. lie feuded the appointment of Mr. It. It. Dean as a direc t rto MI the vacancy caused by the retirement of Sir F. Halliday. K.C.B. The report was ultimately adopted. The Cuanistfor nest proposed a resolution to carry out the recommendation in the report in respect to the raising of one million of capital. Mr. %%mot; reiterated Lis objections to the mode pro ymed of raising th is money. lie thought that those new .harea should be disttibuted amongst the slarcholderi and not given to the public. The resolution was agreed to. Other resolutions of a merely formal character having I slaved to. th.- vote of thanks was given to the :Airmail and director-. Ilil 111'TILL1GENCIL-(THIS DAL) (IST TFIZOBAPE.) l',..anna. Doc. 31.—Wia4 at asaa W.N.W., moderato brow . 1 ., A yr-rOO, : Lodi., from Baltimore ; 1.7011 (..114ifilt4r. _ - 1 , , ,L, 30.—Arrived: Preeioart, from China; Satellite, • Armed arm. the 'tie, r : Cito, for Buenos Ayres; Pro.- ; Nowau; Venue Mediterranean. ~11A1111'1,01, bet'. %S. — Arrived : Bavaria (a), from HITaII. • ; Sorwsia a., New York, Mend from Portland. 1.,•5te1t1610.11, Lier, SO.—Arrived •. Michael Scott, from Cal •"‘ ; A...hford ' 'an.„ London, fur the Mediterranean. rertaii., 111 e M.—Arrived : Sunshine, from Mobile • Julia, •-• Johrfe, N.B. ; Illyrian (act, Alexandria. Soiled: Itear u t t i . t. • , Calcutta ; Aruba, Valpanileu ;Lo Plans (a), River ; • , oaum, IS* de Janeiro ; Ammon (v.), Pernambuco,. Limerick . a..., Havanna& ; Importer, Bain: ; of New Yoe* , New I mk ; Sorrento, New York ; , Boston. kLTSOSTS• be... 30.—Arrived from Jamaica. : Beam Morphs, for Calcutta; Edmund Alta, for ButtiosAyres; Elam Southard, for Savannah ; Clarks, fur New York. Livr.arouL De, XL—Arrived: Spirit of the Boy, from Callao, I I..zawler, _ioraiba ; Baroelona ; Umgeni, Pomaroo; I. or fa.), Santander. variant, Lino. SO.—Arrived : Maria Teresa, from Romania; .a, Matrons; J. W. horn., Philadelphia. 314, J. B. Bayley, ; Wild Bose, Liverpool fur Calcutta, with mew miming CASUALTIES. 1,..r....r0rr, Dar. SD.- Anived : Clem, for London, weeded in, web Les of amber and chain, and mile irplit; Anne Ashton, in, with has of anchor and chain Star of Sootia, from tnth of Forth, for Soma, towed in, with line of rudder, ••o:n. , having been struck by heavy aeaa. l:c..areu, Dar. 30.—Amived Adetstme (brig) of Mon tow, with port side gone in midshi having beim in I,l,Zori with the Newborn Ira.) in (havessnt Reach. +he o is, liar. SP.—Arrived: Voracity, from Sucvlerland, Londn, with ken of arrrine and part of chain. P.. ;won., bar. 110.—The Hoopla', from Sunderland and Mil , Bombay. with hew of forramat, bulwark,. &c, has I Pill, and IS coming bore for repairs. lIAL•rt. if, 30.—The linin,tte of London, from to tit. Sankt, grounded on the Lonseand this morning, • i0p1.,),,d two arnacka and ban put in here. She makes a • - rah., at stern hueb, ham Idonk e y togiut, broken down, and • .. ?Memo past of ram, teft/64.fti. I , •s• 141 orr, bar. Y , . - nee Alexander, from Shields to Rotten, './ h pet en here b.•. 24, uttlltk WlVtk haute morning • • .le eeeeng tide/nab .usds dakaatl, wade water, need took • -•, 11114,/. In AI tc—Thr Wad rlao, from Leghorn to Hull, Lad oullsouo Ws ilvy with L kw. I, ll , ming telegram has Lea ramtved at the Jer...al.al 1.•. u• • -Wt.*: AItRfTA LA AT AURTRALIA. Alll..nownle.—Thvatirs, Bea Nevi, WALK from lAwlen ; 114 . 1 .*Y. horn Liriovol ; A istiope. Nußolk, from Lawton; Avona llmihonk Point de Oath., with London mail (M. ; Niagara, ans, Lod Rover, Moravian, Okrbe. At iigitary.—Notirmalial, Amber Witai, Perataatta, Anglo /. Doha Lotion, William Nothmi 4 ; 44ll nati 4 "" 4 mf. Wooing. At Lotort -Windward, WasuuLa. At laournston --Arannah. At Adelaide.—Oka thinautni, Orient. W. Tantant• THIRD EDITION. THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVINING, DECEMBER, ilk A 14fili't dIiOTORR comm . CATASTROPHE. TWENTY-TWO LIVES LOST. Yesterday (Wednesday), shortly atter neon, an explosion occurred at Haydook Colliery, belonging to Massa. Richard Evans and Co. in what is known as the Queen Pit, situate about the centre of the township of Haydock, three miles from fit: Helen's, and seven from Wigan. Thins were two mines working one called the " PAMPA Main Dolph," and the other, the " Nine Feet," The entire depth of the downcast shaft is 280 yards. The "nine feet." is got at the lowest depth, and it was in this district that the explosion occurred, at half-past 12 o'clock yesterday. About 25 men wore at work there, TiO yards from the pit oye. Of that number three were brought out of the pit severely burned, and 22 are dead. Alto gether there were 300 men engaged in the whole of the workings connected with the downcast shaft. Those who were not in the part where the explosion occurred per ceived a violent movement and a change of air. MORE SERIOUS RAILWAY COLLISIONS. EIGHTEEN TAFSENGEIL4 IN.TURFM. A Collision occurred to a North Staffordshire train yesterday, nearly upon the viaduct between Heston Norris and Stock - port. It seems that the driver of the 2.:d afternoon train from Manchester to the Potteries, failed to see, on approaching Stockport, that the signals were against him, the consequence being that he ran his passenger train into a train consisting of two engines which were 'tending near that station. The first car riage escaped with but trifling injury, but the second was completely smashed up, the several compartments being knocked into one. The remaining carriages were also seriously damaged. Eighteen of the passengers were more or less injured. Nine were taken to the Stockport Infirmary. Their names and addressee are : Thomas Stubbs, Ashbonen ; Esther Sever, Manchester ; J. Hope, Broughton-road, Salford, lacerated forehead ; Andrew Cowan, John-street, Deans gate, draper, lacerated eye ; Henry Wood, Poynton, clerk to the company, compound fracture of the leg ; Sydney Martin, Helm*, vocalist, injured in the legs ; Prudence Sheldon, Nation-street, Leek, Staffordshire, contused ribs ; Patrick M'Queeny, labourer, lacerations ; Henry Bedford, Macclesfield, internally in jured ; Mr. Harris, draper, Market place, Longsight, slightly injured ; Mrs. Jackson, Mile end, also slightly injured. The only patients now re maining at the Infirmary are Mr. Henry Wood end Mrs. Prudence Sheldon. The rest were either removed by their friends or were able to resume their journey. The engine driver and firemen did not attempt to leap off. Indeed, owing to the density of the fog, it seems doubtful whether they were aware of their danger until within an instant of the collision. The Amman is badly injured in the right arm. The driver escaped nearly unhurt. It is singular that one of the standing engines, which was about being conveyed to Crewe for repair►, was the same which sustained damage during the previous day in a collision at Longsight. In this case the train which suffezed was the London and North Western express, due in Manchester at 3 p.m. The train had slackened speed on coming down the slight incline between Longsight and Ardwick, but was still proceeding very rapidly when it came into collision with a goods train. The accident occurred, it is allegel by some mistake in using the signals. Several of the goods waggons and their contents were damaged. The passengers in the express were all more or less severely shaken, but not otherwise hurt. EXTRAORDINARY AND SHUCKING AC'C'IDENT 1 EAR W4EBPLBLD. Mr. T. Taylor, ono of the coroners for Yorkshire, on Tuesday night held an inquest on the bodies of two per sons named Matthew Butcher and Benjamin Crosley, ho bad met their deaths that morning in an extraordinary and peculiarly shocking manner. Matthew Butcher is an old man sixty-eight years of age, in the employ of Mears. Chariesworth, colliery proprietors, and he, with a youth, 19 years of age, named Benjamin Crosley, the son of Mr. . Messrs. Charlesworth's farmer, were driving through • , a village near Wakefield, be tween 10 and 11 o'clock in the morning, when the lion* sudde r zil took fright, and both were precipitated en to the the wheels of the vehicle passing over their necks severing their heads.—Lerils Mercury. LAW INTELLIGEWIL-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF IiANICRIT PTOY. (Before Mr. Oontniissioner Bacon.) nr BB JOHN BROWN. The bankrupt, who had kept the " Oxford " house in the Strand, applied for his release from , tody. Debts, NM He ascribed his failure to pressure of cre ditors and want of capital, He was in custody at tie suit of Meows. Younger, brewers, Edinburgh, for the ci ibt of Sti. Mr. Banks supported. There was no opposition, and the rekase was granted. IN 11 INWARD MITZI& The bankrupt was an engineer, of Grove Cottage, Camden -town. This was another application for release. The debts are MM. Hs had been twice bankrupt before, once in the present year. Mr. Maisabini, in supporting the application, said that his Honour's order would not have the effect of releasing the bankrupt, as o fresh detainer bad been lodged since the notices bad been given. Perbaie his Honour would make some order with reference to that detainer. His Honour said he could not do so, as the copy of cause in that case was not before him. Ile could only discharge the bankrupt from the two other detainers, which he did. IN RS warm. The bankrupt was the publisher of the St. Patters* Nnva, late of Princes-street, Cavendish -slime. His debts are about 8,0004 his release was ordered on ehristmas-Ere ; but a fresh detainer having been lodged in the meantime, he was kept in custody, and a renewed application for telcase became necessary. Mr. Banks supported. No opposition being offered on behalf of the now de taining oieditor, the mica." was ordciel. 1/11 RE OWEN BOWEN. This was an application for release under a deed. The debtor was a civil engineer, of Edgar-villas, Brixton. Mr. Rowell euproi led the application. The debtor had hied his deed on the 9th of June, and he had been arrested on a ca. sa. issued on a judge's order dated let of June, directing the debt to be paid on the 16th of June. iCiOnes, for the detaining creditor, stated that Judgment had only been signed on the 26th July by the decision in Rossi s. Bailey (6, L. J. Oct., 180., Q. 8., p. 200 the debtor ought to have pleaded his deed, on the ground that it was equivalent to • discharge in bank ruptcy, but be had not done so. His Honour said that the case of Route. Bally bad no bearing on the present ease. After the judge s order on the let of June, the debtor bad no opportunity of pi , and could not plead the deed had it been then completed The release must be granted. Mr. Jones—Of course there will be no action. The Commissioner—Oh, no; there must be no action brought. POLICE COURTS.-(THIS DAY.) MANSION-HOUSZ. EXTILLOADVNARY CHLRGE OF 101111171 T. .Ixdrese Starer* lindasy, aged 28, was charged with stealing 1301. The prisoner was a clerk in the employment of Messrs. Blyth, Duncan, and others, wholesale upholsterers and feather merchants, 4, Chiswell street, Finsbury, and on the 18th December he was entrusted with • cheque for 2001. to get osabed at Messrs. Fuller's bank in Lombard-street. He was in structed to get 130/. in sovereigns, 301. in half sovereigns, and 201. in silver. He did not return, but on the after noon of the same day the prosecutors received a letter in his handwriting, stating that he had lost the bag containing the sovereigns, but that they would find the other two bag s contai n in g the half sovereigns and silver at • post-office on Fins bury-pavement. The matter was immediately put into the hands of the police, but the prisoner could not be found. Last night he was acciden tally seen by Mr. Blyth near Eu-don station, and it ap peared that since the robbery he had been living at • public house in Drummond-street. An I 0 U for 721. from the landlady of the public house was found in his possession, and this sum was recovered. There appmred to be no truth in the statement of the prisoner that he had lost the money, as he had deposited the whole of it at the public-house, and had withdrawn it by degrees. The prisoner was remanded till to-morrow. itAILWAY,MINING. AND Orilla 811AREE4-(71118 DAY.) ICkedag prior to i OOLONIAL GOVERNMENT OBOURITIEL Canada, 8 per cent., Jan. and July, 187744, 107 i. Do., February aad August, 106. Do., 6 per omit., Jan. and July, 934. Cape of Good Hope, 6 per east., April and Oct, 11189- 90, 1101. New South Wales, 6 per emit., Jae. and July, 1871 to 1876, 1011. New Zealand, 6 per wet, Consolidated, ha., April, July, end. Oct., Ott Do., 8 per cent., March and Sept., 1891, 107. Queenalend, 6 per mat., Jan. and July, 1891, 10111. Victoria, 6 per cent., Jan. and July, 1891, 1121, 113. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOLS. Caledonian, 761, 1, 1. Cheat Distant, 401, 1. Great Northern, 1064. Do. A (A receives no dividend until 6 per cent has been pail to B). 1071, 1, 1. Great Western, Original, 471, 3, 71, 8. Do., South Wales. 56. London, Brighton, and South Coast, 491, 60, 491. London and North Western, 112. Manchester, Sheffield. and Linaoloshire , 481. Metropolitan, 104, 1, 1. Do., New Redeemable, 91, xd. • Metropolitan District, 00. Midland, 1131, 121. North London, 1221, 3. South Eastern, pref. (del. neeivenodiv. until Bpercent. bas been paid pref.), 110. PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western, original 4 per cent., 1859, 771, 64. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Bom., Bar., and Cent. India, 1870-71, 1021, ad. East Indian, guar. 5 per cent., 1051. 1, ad. Grand Trunk of Canada, Ist pretense* Bonds, 501. Do., 4th preference stock, 171. Great Indian Peninsula, guar. 6 per cent., 1041, ad. Great Western of Canada, 14 . 1, 164. Cud. and Rohileund, guar. o per oent., 1031, a.l. Scinele,guar. 6 per cent., 1011, ad. Do., Deal, do., 1011, ad. Do., Punjaub, 1001, ad. FOREIGN RAILWAY OBLIGATIONS. Greet Luxembourg (redeem. at 25), 181, 171, ad. Moscow-Jaroalaw, guar. by Russian Govt., 774. Orel Vitebsk, guar. by Remise Government, 6 per mat., 78, San Paulo, 7 per cent., 101, ad. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN MINIM Clienteles Gold and Silver (Lim.), 2 6-16, 1. Dos Pedro, North dig Bey, 3 3-16 Mining , 1-18, 4 pm. St. John del Rey (Limited), 16. Yudanannitana et S. Australia (Limited), 2 4. JOINT STOCK BANES. Agra (Laaited), A, In. Alliance (Limited), Ili. Consolidated (Limited), 41, 13-18. Mandan 9 per osat. Viceroy, ems.by Egyptian gems meat, 69. Fora-street Warehouse (Limited), 13. International Financial Society (Limited), 3 11-16. London Financial Association (Limited), 61. London General Omnlbua Company (Limited), 2. London and Provincial Marine, 1 11-16. North British and Mercantile Insurance, 19. P Pa nama, New Zealand, and Australian Royal Mail Peninsularited 1. end Oriental Steam, 60. Royal Mail Steam, 44. Submarine Telegraph, 92. Telegraph Construction and Maintenance (Lim.), 16f. I. toiled Kingdom Telegraph Company (Limited), 6. N.I Jh 11-11. .w. Nann....- 111.70r1114 1 W. 1 1 Abledonn orl/11 11 N.W. 1 Leith -- W. Molds --Ater IS as N. 826447424/ lo.llBr as 82 W. N.W onzhaven_ Yunoutk 811.811 .7 t88 = 38 11 19.11.W adder - ' Mndinollll. - - 1 Arimom 11 1 1.Y4r 113 84 N.N.W. NUN 88 87. N.W. TA = 1111 ".1 18 . 757 a 40 W.N.W ,28.74 r 41 06 N.W. TrairEW- 1 10.91 r 411 41 N.N.W. Oroalor 111.91 r 49 40 N.W. P 4 - 110.91 r to 34 w. N. w phi —lllBl r 46 46 N.W. 1f9.90 41 40 N.N.W. r 44 4.1 IC NM 110.83 r 42 40 W.N.W lastka...—/11.711r 38 371 W. I C. Ods FAL 18.72 7 48 48 W. Bred —."80.09 r 4I 441 N.W. Lark s*.- 110.0‘ r 45 43 W. Sodden lllO.Ol 43 41 1 B.W. 110.18 4141' B.M. —I Paris — I- 1 — Toulon 99.96146 44 W.N.W 4 1 N.E. B.W. 8. N.W. N.W. B. W. W.B.W. w. W.S.W. B.W. !LW. N.W. N.W. ,N.N.W. 1 W W. N.W .N.W W W.B.W. N.N.W. I Y.W. S.W. ELIT.W. Berewaster aorreeted sad reduced teaaw al as larr•L The lettere r (Meg), Nailing), Cateady), biloMe ilesetiew of 'mottos of the wormy wfthii lAA 14 henna Thummeter expand la gads. Lanais tau with &macs di" laat,id boars. E.—calla. Weather: b.—bitie ohs;(dabbolad); f.—far; L-6211; L—lighlatag niNE); 0.--overeast (dull); r.--eala ; a—maa; t—tkuadar. swam. saw ad (miladhdwalagiadlld Mum Bea ding:rheum. RKMARKB. Barometrical readings are considerably higher at all stations than they were y maim, showing a rim in the west and youth of aboutM e ll d n ' ial Th e motion during the last twelve hours has been quietest in the north-west. Greater uniformity now exists in generally : the difference from Rochefort to Yarmouth half an inch. The lowest readings see on the North lies coast. Temperature has risen generally. During the night a weddly gale Egrame up, and lasted for some hours at Holyhead and Pwtmoah ; but it Isms subsided, and • preva lence of moderate earth-westerly winch is reported from most stations this morning. At Caps Orion.., however, the wind is still high ; in the Bay of Hinny it hi south-weeterly. The sty is clear in the north and wed; on other reads it is cloudy tinow is reported in places Rain has fallen on the Engine and Irish wads. Weather appeals settled, end the sea is realm Duni 01 A CENTENARIAN.—Mrs. Christian Jeffery, of Zeal Monachorum, who yam born on the 14 of January, 1767, died on Saturday last. Up to her hundredth year the deceased was • strong, robust woman, and on the 1d of January, 1867 she was observed wading through the deep snow in the village of Zee! Monachorum like • person in the prime of life. Mrs. Jeffery was bap tised in the neighbouring church of Down Bt. Mary January 14, 1767, so that there can be no doubt of her ait& A GRAYIDIO43III/11 SuGOBATION.—A curious illustinhon occurred only recently, during the proems of some railway works which pass through the old churchyard of B. Fancies, of the imainssr to whist duplicates and even hipheates of relies may exit . Whilst carefully removing the :mains of the dead, the excavators came upon the corpse of a high dignitary of the French Roguish Church. Orders were received for the transhipment of the remains to his native land, and the work of exhuming the corpse was intrusted to some clever gravediggers. On opening the ground, they were surprised to find, not bones of one man, but of several. Three skulls and three sets of bones mare yielded by the soil in which they had lain mouldering. The diM.ulty was bow to identify the bones of a French moledeitie amid so many. After mach discussion, the shrewdest f ra: u ttir eues suggseted that being a foreigner, the darkest o must be his. Acting upon this idea, the bleakest bones were sorted and put ok ether until the requisite number of rights aadjefts were obtained. These were reverently screwed up in • new eolith, conveyed to France, and buried with all the pomp and circumstance of the Roman Catholic Church, and, in due time, will be regarded, no doubt, with the reverence due to their great antiquity and saintly lives."—tiirshill Magazine for January. . FARLY LAXSINO.—In many of the Southdown flocks in Surrey mod thuirsia, the , ewes have oolameneed lambing dowa mush before the usual period, the sad of January. The halm eam= L ami the Amp hooka are in windy healliby mom maium—(rsza DAY.) ONE O'CLOCK. The satisfactory character of the news from the Continent has induced additional purchases of public securities, and the general course of prices is favourable. A larger amount of business is going forward, notwithstanding the circumstance that the Stock Exchange will be closed to-morrow (New Year's-day). Consols have improved I per oent, for money, but are un changed for the account. The advance in railway stocks images from to per cent., the prinoipal movement being in Great Western, Metropolitan, and Brighton. The latter, the original ;stook of the company, has been bought in consequence of a rumour that a small dividend is likely to be paid upon it for the half year now expiring. Foreign bonds are higher in several cases. Turkish are in most demand. The supply of money in the discount market is extremely small, as usual on the last day of the year, while the demand is very strong. The rate for bills and loans in the Stook Exchange is 3 per cent. To-morrow the inquiry is expected to show a considerable diminution. The English funds are at 921 to for money, and next Tuesday's settlement ; and the Three per Ceuta. Reduced and New Three per Cunta., 921 to 1. Home railway stocks are in demand, and the general tendency of prices is upwards. Great Western and Brighton have improved / per cent.; Metropolitan, f ; Groat Eastern, Great Northern A, and Caledonian, 1; and Midland and London, Chatham, and Dover, 1. Prices reported as follows : London and North Western, 1111 to 112 ; Great Western, 471 to 48; Midland, 1121 to 1131; London and South Western, 87 to 88 ; Great Eastern, 401 to 41 ; Brighton, 491 to 50 ; South Eastern, 781 to 791 ; Metropolitan, 1044 to 1; Great Northern, 1051 to 1081; ditto A, 107} to 81; Caledonian, 751 to ; and London, Chatham, and Dover, 181 to 17. A further advance has taken place in foreign securities. Turkish bonds of 1862 have improved 1 per amt. ; ditto of 1858 and 1865, to 1; Italian of 1881, 1; and Egyptian of 1868, and the Nicolai and Orel Vitebsk railway loans, 1. Subjoined are the quotations :—Brazi han of 1865, 78} to 79 ; Chilian of 1867, 96 to 97 ; Egyptian of 1864, 83 to 84 ; ditto of 1868, 73 to 1 ; Italian of 1861, 561 to 1 ; ditto Tobacco Loan, 21 to 31 prem. ; Mexi can, 14f to 15; Peruvian of 1865, 781 to 1; Russian of 1866, 89 to 90 ; ditto Nicolai, 65 to 1 ; ditto Orel, 78 to 3 ; ditto Moscow- Jaroelsw, 771 to 1 ; ditto Charkof-Azof, 3 to 21 dia.; ditto Charcow-Krementachug, 2 to 11 dis. ; Spanish of 1867, 301 to 3, ex div. ; Turkish of 1858, 61 to 62 ; ditto of 1862, 633 to 841 ; ditto of 1865, 391 to 1. India bonds are inquired for, and have risen 55., viz., to 10s. to 20s. prom., but the debentures are 1 per cent. lower, at 104 to 1. The Ton-and s-half per Cents. are quoted 210 to 212; the Fi►e, 1111 to 1121; and the Four, 1021 to 2; Exchequer Bills, March, Is. to 6s. prem. ; ditto June, 4s. to 9s. prem.; Bank Stock, 240 to 242. American stocks are without any special change. The 5-20 Bonds are quoted 741 to 1, showing a rise of per cent.; Illinois Central railway shares, 95 to 1 ; Erie, 26} to 1; Atlantic and Groat Western Debentures, 411 to 42; and the Consoli dated Mortgage Bonds, 431 to 44. The only change in miscellaneous shares is a rise of 2s 6d. in Telegraph Construction, the pre sent price being 163 to 3. National Discount, 113 to 121 ; General Credit, 2 to 1/ dis. ; Inter national, 11 to 1/ dia. ; Hudson's Bay, 131 to 1, ex div. ; Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference, 31 to 1; and Anglo-American Tele graph, 211 to 3. Bank shares are quoted the same as yesterday, in the absence of business. An extraordinary general meeting of the United Discount Company will be hold the 13th January next. FOUR O'CLOCK. The stock markets are decidedly firm, with numerous transactions, consisting chiefly of pur chases. Consols have improved j per cent., viz., to 92f to,}, ex div., both for money and the account (Jan. 5). Home railway stocks exhibit an advance of 1 to I per cent. Metropolitan is in good demand, and has risen to 1041 to 104. Caledonian, 751 to 76 ; Brighton, 491 to ; South Eastern, 79 to 1; Mid land, 113 to 1; London and North Western, 112 to 1 ; and Great Western, 471 to 481. Foreign bonds have experienced a farther im provement. Italian of 1861, 561 to 1; Peruvian of 1865, 76 to 1, ex all ; Turkish of 1865, 391 to 401; Spanish of 1867, 301 to 1„ ex div. ; Charkof-Azof, 2 to 11 die. ; and Charcow Krementschug, 11 to 1 dis. At Paris this morning the Three per Cent. Rentes opened at 70fr. 10c. for the account, being per cent. lower. The dividends will be payable to the public at the Bank of England on Friday week, the Bth January. The following relates to the Now Granada debt: —Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. have received the following remittances on 'mount of the New Granada dividends, viz. :—Froin Bogota, 1,9301. lls. 3d. ; Santa Marta, 2,9041. 13s. 5d.; &vanilla, 7421. Se. 3d.; and from Cartagena, 3031.- 5,882/. 108. hi. Great interest attaches to the prosecution which is to be instituted before the Lord Mayor at the Mansion-house Police-court to-morrow, at the suit of Dr. Adam Thom, against Messrs. John Henry Gurney, Henry Edmund Gurney, Robert Birkbeck, Henry Ford Barclay, Harry George Gordon, and William Renme, directors of Overend. Gurney, and Company (Limited), against whom information has been lodged and a summons granted for a conspiracy defraud. If tins " be carried to . _ prosecution to its end it is likely to contribute greatly towards defining the relative rights, duties, and of shareholders and directors, and in this aspect it is of great importance to the entire shareholding community. The against the directors, of course, will be, thal h w a = aware of the insolvency of the old firm, they oon cealed it, at the same time appending their names to a prospectus which put • totally different com plexion upon the position of the concern. The unravelling of the affairs of this colossal and dis astrous partnership will probably excite a large amount of public attention during the next few weeks. The Christmas holiday trains has caused the receipts of several of the principal railway oom panies to compare more favourably with those of last year. The London and North Western return shows an increase of 6,4611. over last year ; the Midland, an increase of 8,344/. ; the Metropolitan, an increase of 2,3231. ; the Great Northern, an in craws of 3,0161. ; the Great Eastern, an increase of 3,8141.; the Great Western, an increase of 10,2021.; and the London and South Western, an increase of 3,8861. At the meeting yesterday of the Russian (Vyk sonnsky) Iron Works Company (Limited) the report of the directors was adopted, alter a dis cession of three hour*. The Central Arfentine Railway Company an nounce that the interest werants of the 7 per 3 seat. debentures, due the Ist January, will be pod on tation at the London and West minster Beak, on and after that date. Wd are requested to mention that the Lombard Exchange and News Rooms at the oorner of Lombard and Gmoechurch streets, will be opened for business to-morrow, the Ist January. With regard to the state of business in Aus tralia, a circular of Messrs. George A. Lloyd and Co., dated Sydney, Noir. 8, remarks as follows: The costinned and further decline in the vales of oar staple export as reported by the mails Jost arrived, must have a most • Memos on boasts is the colonies. Our season is now fairly commenoian and geaerally a very active trade is to be done daring the six months beginning with November ; the drays that bring down the wool, being loaded b ac k with nipples for country storekeepers. But this year no sack signs of activity are visible, and we fear a vary dull mason is before on It is fortunate that shipmeus from England ere reported to be on a smaller soak, bet they will have to be much smaller yet, before importers can make any profit out of them. W. s OSo mb b fb - I ▪ 0.17 o • ' - ob i COS 1 orb ,0.28 A YOUTHFUL DICE TURTIN. The other day a boy named Henry Coffin, living at Oborne, aged 13, was brought before Captain Palwarer and Mr. E. Eoliths'', at the Sherbome - Petty Sessions, charged with highway robbery. The complainant was • boy named Hebor Heine, aged nine years. He said be lived at Compton with his grandmother. On Thurs day last he was returning from Sharborne to Compton between 6 and 6 at night, having been to S.berborne on acme errands, and when he had gone about half a mile from the turnpike gate he met that there boy, there (the prisoner). Just then he had taken his money from his pocket to see that it was all right, and put it into the basket which he was carrying. It was • shilling and a halfpenny, and in • leather puns, like • pocket, and had a string to go right round it. Prisoner asked him what it was, and he told him his money. The prisoner then said, .• Gie it to I ;" ha replied, "1 thaunt," upon which the prisoner rejoined, " I must either 'a your money or your life," so then he " gid " him n s ahlionay, and the priftoner went on. The moon was ' • at the time, and he met ono or two people on the road,but did not tell them he had been robbed. The mother of the prisoner said the boy Elaine had told her on the Saturday that he was not =thin whether prisoner wee the one or not who took his money. The prosecutor, however, de nied this. The mother said her son was on horseback, and never " =legged " the horse all the time he was away. Heine said it was so ; he was on horseback, and did not get off. George Hatcher proved the prisoner was at Compton about a quarter to 6, when he left for Sher borne. Ha was remanded till Thursday. TURIN POLICIDCLT SnoT. —On Tuesday, at Scarborough, three notorious poachers, named Moses Johnson, Henry Walker, and Joseph Holland, alias Long Jcs, were charged as follows :—On Monday Mr. Patti son, superintendent of the police, ascertained that a robbery had been planned to take place at the house of Mr. Leadley, who resides ou Mr. Woodall's estate at Hil burn liV3ke, a few miles north of Scarborough. He de spatched three officers named Turnbull, Brogden, and Robinson, to give information to Mr. Leadley, and, if neeeeFary, to render assistance. On the way they heard • signal cough, and immediately after saw two men in a field, whom they recognised to be Walker and Holland (who belong to Scarborough), and immediately after some one shouted " Shoot the —." A shot was then fired, and Turnbull fell wounded. Two other shots quickly followed, which Lad the effect of bringing to the ground both Brogden and Robinson, and those who tired at them for the pre sent escaped. The wounded officers made their way back to Scarborough, where they gave information of what had occurred. Other officers wore at once despatched to the homes of the suspected men, and they were all found to be absent. Strict watch was kept, and ultimately the three prisoners were apprehended on their return home from their marauding expedition and taken before the magistrates. Turnbull was not able to appear, he having received most of the shots in the face, but the other two officers were not seriously wounded. After hearing the evidence thus far, the prisoners were remanded for • week. THE ALLEGED WIFE MURDER AT LANCASTER. —Yesterday the adjourned inquest upon the body of Jane Martin, aged 39, wife of Thomas Martin, wheelwright, was held at Lancaster. Thef e ri h n n ciL i a a l:ritnem was deceased's son Oliveroi lad 11 years of who deposed that whilst he was in • neighbour's house on ' day he heard his mother sereaming "Murder," and that on going upstairs he found her rifting in • corner of her bedroom bleeding from her month and left eye. His father was standing near her, and deceased said that he had knocked her down. His father replied that he would kill her as soon as ever he could. Upon her going downstairs to wash her mouth he began cursing her and calling her bad names. He refund to let witness stay there that night because he threw • done at him when he had been hitting his mother. Pri soner bad frequently threatened deoeamdl and struck her. He was in liquor, but not drunk, on Christmas-day. In reply to prisoner, witness said deceased was not addicted to drinking. Prisoner alleged that the quarrels between him and his wife had been the result of drink, and she was as bad as himself. He thought be must have hit her on Christmas-day, but it was from no ill-will, and he did not mean to harm her. He was sorry for what he bad done when he came to his senses. The jury returned • verdict of manslaughter, and prisoner was committed for trial at the next Lancaster assizes. ALARMING ACCIDENT AT A LAUNCTI.—On Tues day afternoon an accident occurred at Hebburn-on-Tyne which for a time created the utmost alarm. About half past 3 o'clock in the afternoon • large new iron screw steamer, built by Mears. Leslie and Co., of Hebburn q uay, for a Liverpool firm, was launched, and upwards of 1100 men and boys remained on board while she glided into the river. Instead of floating, however, she canted over, and all on dock were thrown huddled together on the side of the vessel touching the water. Fortunately, none of the persons on deck were thrown into the river, and the injuries sustained were generally of • slight description. Most exaggerated reports 8.4 to the nature of the accident caused quite • panto to spread through the town, and the gates of the yard were boxiegial for some time by an anions crowd of women and children. The cause of the accident was simply the 'minable' of the vowel without my baud. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. • BARRISTER CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING • OGNSTABLIL James Beard Moffatt, barrister, of Essex-court, Temple, was charged before Mr. Knox with being drunk and dis orderly, and assaulting Police-constable Andrew Da rid son, 143 C. Davidson said that about 5 &dock that morning he was at the corner of Cranbourno-street, when ho heard cries of " Police in the direction of Leicester. square, and on going into Bear-street he found the prisoner and another gentleman amongst several prosti tutes, making • great noise, pushing the doors and ringing the bells. He requested the prisoner to go away quietly, but he refused to go, stating that he would not be ordered about by • policeman, and struck him on the chest, further remarking that he (the constable) could not do as be liked now that old Dicky Mayne was dead, and as the prisoner would not go away he took him into custody. The pr sonar said ha wee certain he did not hit the constable. Mr. Knox said the prisoner, from his position, ought to know better than to hays acted as he bad done, he not being like one of the poor wretched creatures brought baton him. He would hay, to pay • fine of Mb WAND6W6Rfa. 6WOLTLI APPLICATION. Among the anlicante for advice was a man who dated that he marrild a woman, and she died this month. He counted that she was his lawful wife, but while she was lying dead and in her coffin her lawful husband came for ward and claimed her. Mr. Dayman wished to know how he !thew that the other men was her lawful husband. Applicant—He came and claimed, and brought his mar dm. linos. I hare found that she hes run me ores bead and ears in debt. I wish to know if I ern liable. Xi. Da —Oh yes, as she was living with you es your lawful wife you are responsible for her debts. applicant WI the court eritiently disappointed at the information which he had motive& TIM PETITION AGAINST 1111 LORD ADVOCATIL—. At a meeting of the conservative committee of Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities, held yesterday, it was resolved not to with the petition which had been presented lioncrieff, the Lord Advocate of Scotland. Mr. Whiteman, examiner in the Audit Depart ment, suddenly dropped down deed yesterday marnang in Somerset-house. __ . TEE Swessr..•ltDra.—The coroner's jury, after several sittings, returned a verdict of wilful murder in this cue against some person or persona unknown. The victim, it will be remembered, was an aged farmer, of Velindre, near Swansea. . . Tu•YitercUYAcrs.—lt has been ascertained that the amount eended by the late William Walker, of Bolling Hall, Bradford, in connection with the firm of Wood and Walker, and Walkers and Co., by working shorter hours, in order to prove the practicability of the system subsequently introduced by the Factory Acts, and in promoting the passing of bills, has been no less than 60,104 RAILWAY FACTS.—The number of miles tra velled by railway trains in the United Kingdom in the year 1867 was 148,542,827. Upon an average, therefore, 41 miles were covered by trains in every second of time. The length of line open at the end of the year was 7,844 mile , ' of double lines and 6,403 miles of single, the total length of railway being thus 22,091 miles. In five or seven years the extent of line will probably be such that it would reach round the globe. Adopting an estimate which has been made, that the season and peri odical ticket-holders travelled upon an average about 350 times each upon their ticket, the total number of passengers earned in the year in the United Kingdom exceeded 329,000,000, or more than 900,000 per day. The number averages 11 journeys in the year for every man, woman, and child in the kingdom. The re turns rendered appear to count more than once any pas senger who in his journey travelled over the line of more than one railwayeompany ; but such cases are a small mino rity. Eleven pummels in 100 travelled first class, 27 se cond class, 62 third clam. Ten years before, in 1857, 19 travelled first dada, Si second cram, 56 third clam The railway has been more thrown open to the masses ; 178,000,000 people travelled third clams in 1867. If the 329,000,080 yeseengers in that year saved 900,000,000 hours by travellin by railroad instead of by common road, the saving o ff time was equal to 22,8111 years. BED AND Boils]) Ow RAIL. The Republican says The present week has seen fully initiated • new and marked era in railway mina* the in action of the Pullman dining ears on the Chicago and St. Louis route It was that energetic and wide-awake management that earliest co-operated with the creation and intro duction of the Pullman's palace system, and they were the first to realise among our American roads the full perfection of a sleeping ear. After careful investiga tion, they have now adopted the dining car as the twin feature of progress, so that hereafter pass gars between Chicago and Bt. Louis will both lodge and feed while speeding forward on their journe p k a This shortens the running between St. Louis about 8 minutes. It gives the passenger • freedom from the and penalties of wayside feeding places. He can eat when he likes. He need not get something to eat before leaving,' but will reserve himself and his gastric forces against such a time as he can leisurely take hie seat at the elegant table, and dine in • sixteen-wheeled restaurant parlour at thirty miles an hour. The new line went into operation on Monday, and consists of the splendid new cars—Southern, the Tremont, and the Brevoort, named after popular hotels. Each has two saloons that will seat 24 passengers on either side of the cuisine department, which occupies tbo centre of the oar. Thus 48 diners may be busy at one time. The oar is to run in the centre of the train, and is open at all hours, with a bill of fare that enables these cars to amply justify their names in the substantial reproduction of our best hotel tables, and which we reluctantly forbear presenting entire, just to show what railroading has become on the prairies. The travelling public are already loud in the praises of the new system, which is *attain to be favourite oa all through roa&" IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. The accounts relating to the trade and naviga tion of the United Kingdom for the month ended November 30, and for the eleven months also end ing on the same date, were published this morn in The imports, which are only brought down to the end of October, although nearly a million in excess of the returns for the corresponding month of 1866 and 1867, are nearly two millions below those of September last. It should, how ever, be remarked that the returns for that month were unusually high, being over three millions in excess of those of August, and have only been exceeded four times in thirty months. The total value of the imports in August was 21,492,8191. The export returns are not satisfactory. The total value is only 14,143,4931., which not only shows a deficiency as compared with the corre sponding months of '6B and '67, but is no lees than 2,733,4031. less than the returns of the pre vious month of October. In only four out of thirty-three months have the returns fallen below those for November last. WEATHER REPORT.-(111113 DAY.) TIIIIUDAT. Duo. 31, 9 Le. MINIIB.-(THIS DAY.) ONE 011 LOOK. There is little business in the mining market , u usual on the last day of the year. Chiverton. 4 to 51 ; West Chivorton, 58 to 59; Prisms of Wales, 245. to 15s. ; North Treskerley, 12s. to 13e.; East Lovell, 81 to 91; Great Vor, 11 to 111; Great Western, 21 to 21; Drako Walls, 17s. ed. to 18s. 6d. ; Providence, : 4 3 to 34 ; and North Crotty, 255. to 275. Foreign and colonial mining shame are inactive, at the following prices :—St. John del Bey, 14 to 16; Don Pedro, 3 to 1 prem.; Anglo-Brazilian. 1-16 dia. to 1-16 prem. ; Pestarena, dia. ; Chontales, 2 to 1 ; Roma 7-16 to 9-16 prem. ; Anglo - Italian, 4 to # prem. ; United Mexican, 11 to 2 ; Frontino and Bolivia, 6-16 to 7-16; Port Phillip, 11 to 2 ; Central American, dis. to par ; Sao Vicente, 11 to 2 prem. ; Taquaril Gold, 1-16 to 3-16 pram. ; Yudanamutana, 2 to 1; and Net bud& Coal, 21 to 2 dis. At a special meeting yesterdayof the Sao Vicente Mining Company the resolutions passed at the last meeting, authorising the sub-division of the shares. were unanimously oonfirmod. COMMERCIAL AND MARKET& LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (THIS DAY.) ratioaeni.) (nose cam OWN ooasnePotennarr.) The market steady. Sales probably about 15,000 bales. Stock of cotton in Liverpool ending Deo. 31, 1848: American, actual, 82,363 bales, estimated 81,078; 16,369, estimated 17,630; Egypt, 31.200, estimated 32,730; Smyrna and Greek. 616, estimated 265; West India, &c., 3,406, estimated 3,281 ; Surat, 172,365 ; Madras, 11,003 ; Bengal. 36,016 ; estimated total Surat, Madras, and Boma, 192,737. Total 332,336, estimated 327,621. The actual stock on band is 24,714 over the estimate. CORK BUTTER MARKET.-(TMI3 DAY.) (By TRISORAPIL) (MOM 01111 OW'S oozasslorraere.) Ordinary, 110 change ; 360 firkins. Mild oared, air cLange firkins. lIINCING-LENS.—(THIS DAY.) SVClat2. —A limited business is doing at steady rates. TLe tales include 3,500 bags clayed Manilla, at 295. 6d.; and 1,200 bags of Mauritius brown, from 295. to 295. 61. ; grainy, 36e. to 365. 6d. Refined quiet but firm. Cons.—There is a fair inquiry for colonial descrip tions at full price 4. SPlCl7l.—Thirty bales Ceylon cinnamon sold at filllK prices, also a few lots of black Penang pepper at 3td. CVICIL—For fine Pegu 325. has been paid. Corrow.—The market is active at rather dearer prices. In other articles no sale* reported. TALLOW mmuncr.—(TEDlEß DAY.' The market is steady. Town tallow. 4Gs. 9d. ; Peters burg Y.C. on the vot, 47 6 . Gd.; January to Marek 476. ed. to 9d.; Mar* 486. METROPOLITAN cernx MARKET. (THIS DAY.) We have a good supply of beasts and but a small de• mend, consequently prices are lower for all descriptions and several lots remain unsold. The number of sheep considerably exceeds the demand ; choke &sari tions. however, are comparatively scarce and find at about late rates. Long-wools and ewes are lower s and a clearance cannot be effected. Good calves are scare. and dearer. Our foreign supply consists of 125 beasts ant 38 calves. _ _ _ 19asics of Elba o.d. ad. Pa:lo7as of aba ad.a IL Best Bea% Hard& . 5 1 5 13estrost104-brdask 0 0 0 • Bat llbort-baras ... 4 10 6 Best Lca•-wook 4 10 6 • Based gm/ Dads 3 4 4 Do., do., Ohara 0 0 • 41 Calves 3 8 6 Ives& saaadquiL I 10 4 6 Pi 44 8 4 6 Do. do. 5hwa...... 0 0 0 • Beat Dost Illf-breds 6 8 I lAshe 00641 boss Is lama" 1, 130 ; slump sad limbs, 6,970; aim M 4 terra BILITHFIELD HAY MARKET —(Tins DAY.) Mr. Charles lames &don reports trade firm at lad day's prices. Prime clover, from 110 s. to 12.4.; inferior ditto, Us. to 100 a.; prime hay, 105 s. to 116 a. Weldor ditto, Ida. to 965. ; *sir. 265. to s4o. LONDON P] KENT BENEFIT BUILDING SOCIETY. TO TBll IDTTOS or TSB TIMPLIBMI. stn,—ln the money article of the Impress of this date there is a notice of a petition filed for wind ing up " The London Permanent Benefit Building So ciety?' Allow me to state that the said society is in nowise connected with the "London Permanent Benefit Building Society" now carrying on business at No. 20, Great Nail borough-street, for which I have had the honour of bein the secretary for more than twenty years. The regi ster titles of the two societies being, unfortunately, exactly the same, the above notice in your City article is likely to cause misapprehension and injury, to prevent whisk I respectfully solicit the insertion of this letter in your valuable journal, and submit the following facts :—The society I represent, so far from being in the position of its namesake, is in every respect in a sound and prosperous condition, and free from all dissension or litigation. It has paid to its members continuously for the last sixteen years interest on their subscriptions at the rate of Si. per cent. per annum, with occasionally small bonuses in ad dition, and is possessed of • considerable reserve fund s while the society's receb for the current year have ex ceeded 52,000/.—l am, se.. FERDINAND M. BALL, Secretary. 20, Great Marlborough-street, Dec. 30. Lunienort IleADVEßTlCrelt.—Yesterday, on the conclusion of the ceremony of the confirmation of the Archbishop of Canterbury, at St. Mary-le-Bow Church, a somewhat curious incident occurred. Mr. Francis Hart Dyke, her Majesty ' s proctor. who had been o ffi cially in attendance es principal registrar of the province of Canterbury, had come down in his wig and gown s but on leaving at the close of the proceedings, desiring to go somewhere else where his official habiliments would not be required, sent a m to • neighbouring shop to purchase • a i r% him. A suitable one having been provided her Majesty's proctor started off without taking the . precaution to re move the tissue paper in which hatters pin up their wares. The grotesque appearance excited much amusement amongst the vast number of people who had assembled to catch a glimpse of the new archbishop, many of whom mistook the Queen's prootos for • gentleman who had taken a leading part hi a bridal ceremony, and expecting the bride to follow. It did not transpire how far the learned gentleman_iwooseded in hie novel head gear. AIM:MON. The fixed epithet of Avignon in Papal ; and se the express train rushee ever its bleak and wind-tormented plain ; the heavy dungeon walls and hattlemented bowers of its palace fortress seem to warn us off, and bid ns quickly leave the Babylon of exile& impious Antichrist. Avignon, indeed,ppreeesseennt, the bleakest, barest, greyest some upon • February morn ing, when the Meowed mistral is blowing, and far and near, upon desolate hillside and sandy plain, the scanty trees are beat sideways, the crumbling castle turret, shiver bleached skeletons in the dry anginal air. Yet inside the town all is not so The Papal palace, with its terrible &Mire, its chi painted by Simms Mean* its endless corridors and staircases, its torture - chamber. funnel-shaped to drown and suffocate—so rune tradition—the shneks of wretches on the rack, is now a barrack, filled with lively little French soldiers, whose politeness, though sorely used, is never ruffled by the introduction of in quisitive visitors into their dormitories', eating-places, and drill-grounds. And a indeed, it is to me the lines of neat, narrow barrack beds, between which their the red legged tittle men n are shaving , polishingpolishing arla or minding their trousers, in those vaulted h popes and ess i.inals, those vast presence-chambers and wdienee-gsllerity where Urban entertained St. Gathe r/6. w h er e Bienri came, • priso,norittoa shred •t. Pal Mo ur et tic u i t if t e ; w i r d a d ali e udrr, f or I slay in the cheerreeless ergs= of Rienzi. Time tal whitewash lave swept these lurking-plum of r cl u rrinte very bare ; bat the parable of the seven davits is true in mom NORM than cue, and the ghosts that return to haunt &deodorised eashatAd, punished espubilim are almost more ghastly then those which have &WM been disturbed front their ola habitation.—Cirekill Nefesiroo. NOVIIIIAMPTON. DBO. 31.—The Hamburg sad _ A Classines skims Dennis Ims pat ieb Port land will' bat amliery no mini bon la tow el tis tarot Uwe& amisege cepa&