The Express. — London, England, 1866-02-15 00:00:00

INIPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF C7OMMONI3.—WIDNESDAY, Fas. 14. The &mu= took the chair at two o'clock. NSW =IBM. Several new members appeared as the table, and took the gabs and their sesta. PRIVATE Buswass. A number of railway and other private bill@ were, on the action of Mr. C. Forster, read a wood time. KING'S COUNTY ELECTION. A petition war weaseled from Er. J. P. Hennessy, esosplainiog of an undue return for King's County. PROSECUTIONS BEFORE JUSTICES. Yr. COLVILE gave notice that on Tuesday next he should aqk leave to bring is a bill to make it illegal for sierke f justices in militias to coaduct the prosecution, of idendle o a s oo mmitted for trial by the justices to whom they aro data. NON-RESIDENT VOTERS. Mr. COLVILE also gave notice that on an early thy he should move for the appointraisat of a select oommittot to inquire into the experheooy of taking the votes of non-resi dent electors for counties by means of vot'ng papers. CATTLE DISHASES BILL. Sir G. GREY moved the second medium of this bill. Mr. HUNT said he had the greatest difficulty in coming to a cooclusion as to what cowse he should adopt with respect to this bill, in consequence of the delay which had taken place before it Teethed the hands of hop. somnbers. His own bill wee ready for delivery the morning attar he had moved for leave to bring it in. The govern. ment bill, however, only reached him at 3 o'clock yester day. He bad been asked by the organ of the government in the house, before he had had an opportunity of reading the Lill, what course be intended to adopt, end it was suggested to him that if he did not object to the wood reading of the government bill they would not oppose his bill. Under the circumstances he assented to that arrangement, but it was not, therefore, to be suppled that, as to one point—namely, the previsions with respect to the movement of cattle—he could agree to the proposition of the government. Mr. BRIGHT said that it seemed se if the house was shout to legislate io • peed°, and the bill suffered actoord likely. The principles of the measure were isolation, slaughter, and compensation. He thought if isolation were well established, indiscriminate slaughter would not be necessary. The permission to slaughter being *mom pais& by compensation it would lead to enormous mas- Setae ; Wilde it would tend to put so end to all attempts at a curative process. As it had been said that the 'election might be carried by dogs, and there was regulation with regard to them in the bill, he sated whe ther the disease might not be propagated by the sport of bunting, and whether it might not be stopped dunng the salt mouth. Ho objected to the giving compensation out of whet was in fact public taxation, for the benefit of • particular class ; and suggested that the poor fanners who bad last their all might well be compensated by public subscript ion, on the plan that was adopted in the are of the cotton operatives. Colonel L LINDSAY supported the bill, preferring it 10 that of Mr. Hunt. Mr. LOWE characterised Mr. Bright's speech es a spe amen of hie eeouharities of manufacturing grievances, and of settine class areiest class; even eudeathuner to set aristocratic foxhounds again: ft ordinary CUM and hs ani madverted strougly on Mr. Bright's objections to the eempentation clauses of the bill, urging that the prin ciple of the compensation proposed was simply that of reimbursing persons whose property had bees lost by order of the government for the general benefit. The reel object of the proposed compensation was to give than who had cattle diseseed an interest in making known its existence in their herds, and he thought that the reimbursement ought not to be made by local rates, bat by the general public fund. He approved of the provisions of the bill with regard to slaughter, but he urged that those relating to the movement of cattle should be reconsidered, and that railway movement should be stopped. He pointed out that the regulations of the bill were to oompbaisted that, as it was only to last for six week, it would, like many persons in the world, die before it was understood, and expressed a hope that the second, or cattle-rate, would not be pressed, the visitation being general, aid also that power would he taken to stop the slaughter, it by any chance a remedy for the disease should be discovered. Mr. J. S. MILL mid he had sot the slightest intention of &mussing the many points in this important bill, as there was only one which he felt himself qualified to ma scans an opinion upon—the rest he would leave to be dealt with by those who were better qualified, and amongst them were the members of her Majesty's government. Ile should have reserved hie opinion for the committee on the bill if the right hon. gentleman behind him had not attacked his hon. friend the member for Birmingham, and as he (Mr. Mill) shared to a great extant in the opinions impressed by his hon. friend, it would be unworthy not to avow them. (Hew, hear.) The question of compensation was ilthe only one io the bill which did not require any special agricultural knowledge. He did not object to Um principle of eompensatioo, but to the amount and the extent to be provided for. It bad not been proposed that farmers should be compensated for soy loss except for the cattle destroyed by the orders of the goverement— (tmai hear)—and he quite agreed that there could not be a more just claim for compensation than that—(mar, beer) —and there would be • strong inducement not to evade the provisions of the act. But the more reunion there Were fur granting compensation the more reasons there would be for taking care it should not be excessive ; conse quently while upon the one hand the owner of diseased settle would have an inducement to do what he was re quired by the act; upon the other, there would be an inducement to him not to take so much care as he might hive done in the management of big cattle, knowing that be would receive compile nation. He thought that the proposition to pay two-thirds of the value would be an excessive compensation, and it would have the effect of undermining the are ne cessary to protect the herds of cattle. Theo came the question at whose expense the fund for compensation ought to be raised and there could be no doubt that, looking to the proportion of the cattle which were perishing by ibis disease, and the prig of meet now and what it probably would be, the burtheo would have to be borne by the con sumers and not by the producers—the farmers and landlords would suffer only to the same extent as other consumers, that was to say, in proportion to their consumption. Now no particular class could be long sufferers without the whole community suffer big, and convequently no clam of the community bad a right to be compensated by another clue—they would'he compensating a body of person, se well able to bear the ioconvenience of their loves as those who might be taxed to pay them. What the house ought to cell upon the stockholders to do was, to insure their stock. This bill proposed to do the very contrary of that which it aught to do in justice to all persons, but he would not blame the government for introducing it for their coos,- aeration, knowing how the house was composed. It this bill should be pawed, those who would suffer the most would have to pay the heaviest part of the compensation, and the bill in that respect would be • failure. There ought to be a rate upon cattle, but to that the right bon. gentleman the member for Caine objected. But it seemed to him (Kr. Mill) that that was the only part of the bill in reference to compensation which was justifiable. But it was nut worthy of the great landlord interest to press for compensation. They held the highest places of honour and wealth, and they ought to bear tee brunt of the evils now afirctiog the country. (Cheers.) (The hon. member so ire quells!y dropped his voice, that be was almost inaudible in the gallery.) Viscount CRANBOURNE summated the'. ea the enter 'they to which the bill was devoted was pressing, it would be better to leave such questions as the theoretical duties of aristocracies alone, and apply themselves to the prac tical question of staying the cattle plague. He urged that compensation would not ieduee farmers to slaughter their cattle. because that would not be at their option, but at that of the local authorities, sod argued that io previous eases of local suffering, parliament bad come forward to give aid to particular interests ; but the catt'e plague was not • local bat • general sod national question and misfortune, the extent of which to the consumer, ae well as to the producer, had not yet been comprehended. Mr. AYRTON complaieed that, under the bill as it stood, the City of London would be altogether exempt Born taxation. After a few words from Mr. Adana, who suggested airerral tuodifiestions in the details of the measure ; from Mr. R. N. Greoville, who, whilst not approving entirely ef the hilt, regarded it as so earnest of good intentions on the part of the government ; from Mr. Liddell and Sir Grey, the bill was read • second time and ordered to be committed this day. The Cattle Plague Bill of Mr. Hunt also went through a similar stage, and was fixed for committee is like manner. The home adjourned at half-past 5 o'clock. A petition halt been presented against the return of Mr. A. W. Kieglake for B-idgewater. The petitioa alleges bribery, corruption, sod intimidation. THE MlN,.—The account of the sums advanced is each year from the consolidated fund for the purchase of bullion for coiaage (sines 1837) is just published; also the account of sums paid ie each year to the amount of bar Majesty's exchequer at the Bank of England in repay ment thereof. The amount advanced from the consoli dated fond during the past year was 520,0001., as compared with 600,0001. during the preceding twelvemonth, sad the amount paid iota the exchequer its repayment of advanose for the same period was 460,0001., as compared with 630,000/. is the previous year. The total amount advanced from the consolidated fund Mime the act came to force is 9,128,0291. 196. 4d., and the total amount paid Isla the exchequer in repayment of the Meant-es fa 9.010,0004 jutdrertigement a — EtoizowAen OINTMENT AND —Rheumatic a Nervous Pena—The chilly mornings and evenings pr yoke these tartars fn meMitutlons sniceptible ed such maladies. Nothing affords si much relief as Holloway's olatment well rubbed upon the skin after topsatod tomeotations. Thousands of testimonials bear witness to the weattertal comfort obtained from tali s de and simple treattowat,which all can slept. nolloway's ointment, assisted by a Judicious use Of his pills„ is so Nodally serviceable In &imaging the suftsetnge Imes cramps sad Oiler ressenlir pains. whether they be acute, chronic, external ot Mensal It ts *stately recommended that witty sufferer Awe these pains should gine Holloway's renosbep a low days' trial. which will lolly connace the invalWi that a Will be Qse mud ef alotiased perseverance. TIII4 EXPRESS, THITRSDA Y EVENING, FEBRUARY 15, 1866. Sabra anti Military. Aptuaradrit, FEB. 14. —Arromrstswiti.--Surgeon D. Finneses, to the Prinos Albert. Master J. E. Chapple, to the Prince Albers. Assistant Paymaster G. G. Roberta, espeentimersuy, to the Victory. Chief liagineer F. W. Sutton (a), to the Prince Albert, commissioned. Engineer P. Baldwin, to the Prince Albert. First Class Assistant Eegiosrn W. J. Hancock. A. Red warn and T. J. Richards, to the Prince Albert ; A. Leith, to the Dais, additionaL Actiog Sewed Class Assistant Engineer T. W. Curtis, to the Doris, widitionaL *porting intelitstnce. LATEST BELTING ON THE WATERLOO CUP. LIVERPOOL, WITNIISDAT, 11.15 P.M. 12 to 1 apt Isaac (0 25 to 1 apt Bea& (t) 14 to 1 Anuabvila (1) 26 to 1 Rabe (t) 16 to 1 -- Run (t) 26 to 1 Batons (t) 18 to 1 BlazQula (t) 21 to 1 —. riektfore (t) 18 to 1 Bea (t) 25 to 1 Caald Kali (t) 18 to 1 Ea Route (t) 80 to 1 Jem Mace (t) IS to 1 Loobtrd (t) 80 to 1 Brigadier (t) 18 to 1 Theatre Royal (t) 33 to 1 Glendower (t) 20 to 1 lAdy Alexandra (I) THE LATE WarmanAm ME:MAO. —ln the Hunters' Plate of 25 sovs., tun on Tuesday at Birmingham, Tiger wss returned as the winner instead of King Tom. Tiger did not par the post. PRESERVATION OP COMMONS AND OPEN SPACES. Last night a public meeting was held at the Bean• moot Institution. Beaumontequare, Mile-end, for the purpose of considering the best mesas of preserving the commons and open spaces around Loudon, for the benefit of the public. Mr. Andrew Johason took the chair, end in doing so, explained that he occupied the position at the request of his relative Sir Thomas Powell Buxton, who was unable to attend. He resided in the vicinity of Woodford, and had bad every opportunity of seeing ►ow the people appreciated and enjoyed some of the green and woody spots witblo easy reach of the metropolis. He was, therefore, the more grieved to find that many of these pleasant resorts were being enclosed is defiance of the wishes of the people, a state of things which hod called into existence the Commons Preservation So lciety, whose tile sufficiently explained its object, and whose solicitor would now state the legal bearings of the quid= they were met to consider. Mr. Philip Henry Lawrence, of Lincoln's-inn. ells, the gentleman referred to, said he had devoted the last twelve mooths to the study sod investigation of the grievances complained of, and he bad no hesitation in de claring these enclosures to be not only unjust but abso lutely illegal. The duty however of resisting them rested with the people, and he was happy to say that the spirit which hid already been evinced out of doors had induced the government to announce that they were meditating • measure on the subject. The idea which appeared to pre vail in high quarters was the appointment of • central board, who should regulate any looal committees the public might be disposed to elect for the preservation and manage ment of these commons and open spasm. Within the hat few days be had learned that an illegal levasion had been made upon Wanted Plate, end as this awe was essential for the healthy recreation of the inhabitants of the Tower Hamlets he advised that the matter should be immediately looked alter. Mr. Marshall, of Stratford, moved the fol lowing resolution :—" That the preservation of the com mons and open spaces around London is absolutely neces sary for the health and reereatioo of the public"—which was wooded by Mr. Birote, and carried unanimously, end • petitiec to both houses of parliament basing been adopted praying for speedy legialitive prohibition of soy further en closures, the Rev. Mr. Kennedy proposed that the meeting es representing the inhabitants of the Tower Hamletsand end should express its deep regret at the threatened whole sale enclosure of Epping Forest and Waastead Plats, which was at once ssoondal, and heartily mental to by every one present. A local committee was then appointed to co-operate with the parent society, and the meeting, which was well attended, considering the unfavourable state of the weather, separated, after casein • vote of thanks to tee chairman for having, like themselves, braved the rain for the public welfare. NATIONAL PROTESTANT INSTITOTS.—A meeting in the way of, as described in the notice, " • protestant de monstration against Pusayite ritualism sod Boorish endow ments," took place lest evening at the Hanover-square Rooms. There was a moderately full attendance. Captain Wale, R.N. occupied the chair, and having explained th at he had ente red into a correspondence with the Archbishop of Canterbury, in reference to a statement made by his gum in reply to the deputatioa that waited on him on the Lit jest., complaining of ritualistic innovations, to the effect that be (the archbishop) was happy to believe that there had been no attempt to introdues such innovations in his dio cese, read • letter he had written to his grace, charging the Rev. Mr. Woodward and the Rev. Mr. Hutchinson, of St. Mary's, Folkestone, with carrying on such prac tices, and attempting to teach Boorish doctrines by one of the Sisters of Mercy attached to an in stitution connected with the church, together with the archbishop's reply, explaining that what he meant was that be did not believe that there war • single instance in his dimes in which eucharistic vestments had been introduced, and recommending the gallant captain, if he wished to take measures against the Rev. Mr. Woodward, to bring a definite charge eeriest him, pointing out in what the rev. gentleman had violated the law of the church. St. Mary's church, the chairmen mid, was erected for the benefit of the manners of Folkestone, and he charged the Rev. Mr. Woodward, the incumbent, with habitually imitating the sacrifice of the mass io this church, teaching Romish du trines se the worship of relics, holding that the Bible was not for the people, except es given to them by and with the intupretetioo of the priests, and with robbing the poor mariners of the Gospel, by making • theatre of hie church. He then proceeded to offer proof of his statements from what he had himself seen, and what had been reported by the editor sod thci reporter of ODD of the to papers, and coocluded by pressing upou his audience the national importance of strenuously exerting themselves to defend the protestant principles of the nation intact, and to oppose with determination all in novations tending to the introduction of Romiali practices. Mr. Cook, a converted mariner of Folkestone, and now • missionary to the sailors frequenting that port, but who bad been interfered with in his efforts by the Rey. Mr. Wood ward, generally confirmed the chairman's statement. and a series of resolutious were passed in aoeordance with the object of the meeting, and a petition to parliament was adopted declaring that the rubric in the Book of Common Prayer relating to the ornaments of the church and the ministers thereof had been greatly abused by certain clergymen that processions of persons wearing gaudy vest ments and bearing crosses, beepers of the Virgin and of saints, bumse vessels, and other insignia of Romieh wor ship are frequent in certain oborchee, while the celebration of the Lord's Supper has been so nearly assimilated to the sacrifice of the mass that it is difficult to distinguish between them, and praying for the prisieg of inch measures as should remedy these abuses and maintain the purity and I simplicity of worship in the established church. THE IRISH EDUCATION QUESTION. —On Tuesday a deputation from the General Assembly of the Presby terian Church waited oo the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland on the subject of collegiate and university education in that country. The deputation consisted of the Rev. Dr. Wilson, Moderator ; the Rev. Dr. Danboro, the Rev. A. Robinson, and the Rev. F. Petticrew. The Rev. Dr. Wilson ex plained the object of the deputation. They asked, not only on behalf of the particular section of the com munity which they represented, but on behalf of all creeds and clovers in Irelend, that no rash hand should be laid to the system of united and nonsectarian education, of which the foundation was laid by the establishment of the National Board. Dr. Warms said the principle of non-sectarianism in education was being more than ever highly apprc elated now by the leading minds of England and Scotland, and bed met with a recent recognition at a meeting held in London. Resolutions passed at a meeting of the General Amenably of Ireland, specially held on Tuesday last, bad been already plead ill the hands of his exoolleney. The Lad-Lieutenant, in reply, mentioned that be had received those resolutions. As re garded national education and the Queen's Uoiversity, be had nothing to add to what he had stated on former coca moos. The government intended to carry the prineplas which they bad expressed io parliament into effect. As re garded the application of the trustees of the Magee College to be affiliated either to the Queen's University or to the London University, the government most resell it es an application made tothem,anlw it should be withdrawn by the trustees. His excellency added that in any chases that should be made the government were exceedingly de sirous', of giving to the Presbyterian body ,all the weight and importance that they had • right to expect; the success of Belfast College ' which was, perhaps, the mart successful, having been doe to A rather lengthened conversation ensued. in the course of which members of the deputation urged that the principle should not be admitted of placing men upon the senate of the Queen's University becruse they belonged to this or that particular reliwoos denomination, but that the main testa elisibility aboard be superior lite rary or scientifio merit ; and they con"ended theta departure from the latter principle would destroy public confidence in a system which had already done much good for the country. The Lord-Lieutssmat observed that it would he practically impossible to dispense with a certain regard to religious denomination in selecting the senate, as otherwise religions bodies would have • right to complain, and justly, that they were not represented at all. Tax laenaroor. Szw.tom Quireriox.—The Liver poel town council, yesterday, agreed to band over to • public company the 'stirs arraapments of the usage of the town for a period of 25 years. The company are to enjoy the Gamesmen free for ten years (they payisg all ex parses) ; but after that, all profits on the commies ' after the company have twined 10 per out., are to go to the cusp ration eatery. ibirroote ()sums °m um Comitirr (Lnatxo). —Trask .tor the week Fobrwevi 11, -141041. wp b lain lintelligenct. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—Fes. 14. After Term Nisi Prim Sittings at Westminster.—(Before the Lord Chief Justice and Special Juries.) WALLIS V. MILNER (Continued from yesterday's Express). Thome' Cueley, one of the burglars, now undergoieg penal servitude for hls participation in the robbery, was brought up in custody to give evidence. He was dressed ins oonviot's dress, with • good conduct stripe. He de posed—l am now nodergoieg a sentence of penal servitude for 14 years in Millbsnk Prison. On Saturday, the 4tb of February, 1865, I and two others went into No. 68, at the wiser, in Bw-court, at ten minutes past six in the evening. We wens to the floor over Sir Charles Crosley's, and west into the room and sat down. We remained there until twenty minutes past eight, when we received &signal that Mr. Smith had got on the omnibus to go home. We then went into Sir Charles Croeley's offices, which are immedi ately over Mr. Walker's shop. Mr. Pearoe—What did you do when you got there? Witness—We opened hie safe—(laughter)--and remained there until about 12 o'clock before doiog anything further. We got into the tailor's premises the Sunday morning by cutting a hole through the floor and ceiling. We got into the plaintiff's offioe about five minutes after 3 o'clock on the Sunday afternoon, by cutting through the ceiling and flooring over the tailor's cutting shop. One of the mu who were with me went into the plaintiff's shop with me. We took into the shop crowbars and sundry other tools. Immediately we first got into the shop we had to get back again, having received the signal that the policeman was on his round. We bad another signal, and returned into the jeweller's shop. We then tested, as we mil it, the safe, to see if we could open it under the disadvantages under which we laboured. (Laughter.) The Lord Chief Justice—What do you mean by testing it? Witness—By striking a small wedge at the edge of the door as thick as it is long, which indicates the amount of pressure the safe will resist. After testing we found the wedge hold," and that the safe would open easily. From the precaution taken by Mr. Walker we could not show ourselves for fear of detection, and therefore I had to work kneeling and tying oo my chest. When we bad tested we receiveda signal that the policeman was coming, and he was a man who did his duty. He came round every nine minutes and looked in and saw if the safe was all right. Every time the sigma was given I bad to take out the tools, and I consequently lost my purchase, for I was unable to use the bar. At one time I heard two police men conversing together in Soo-court. I could not then pull out the wedge, and I struck it sideways and broke it, and we were delayed ten minutes. Every time the police man came we had to get back into the tailor's shop. By testing the safe again with a ssteel bar I felt it give, which is an extrsordioary thing with a thorough good safe. It would have broken the wedge or bar used. Upos that I said to my comic-auk:A, " It's open now." My companion expressed his surprise, for the aide had yielded about half an inch. We were then afraid the policeman might notice it in his next round. He did not do so, and I thee con sidered it was all right, for I concluded that as he bad not then noticed it be would not notice it after we had gone. I then put in another bar and prized it open. By Mr. Pearoe—From first to last how long did it occupy in opeoiog the door! Witness—We went into the shop about five minutes to three o'clock, and the whole of the property was cleared out of the safe and we were in Sir O. Csroslefs office wash ing ourselves at • quarter to four o'clock. (Laughter.) Three minutes are to be deducted from every nine minutes, whoa the policemen sane round, sod a minute for my going skt through the hole into the tailor's shop and coming again and replacing the tools ; and something must be allowed for the coaversation between the policemen in the pamage. Mr. Pearce—What quantity of watches did you take away! Witness—About 400, es far as I can now remember. Mr. Pearce—Who carried the tools with which the safe was opened ? Witness-1 did ;is my breast pocket. Mr. Pearce—How many were used? Witness—Two, I think—a wedge and a Dar. I did not expect to find it was • Milner's site, but a Tenn's safe, which is much the same se Milner's is appearance, but much easier to open ; and Griffiths' is easier to open than Tana's. Mr. Pearce—Who's Griffith.! (Laughter.) Witness—A well known man. (Loud laughter.) When we got the door of the sale open we got the drawers open. Mr. Pearce—Are you quite sure as to the time it took you to open the safe Witness—Quite sure, for this reason—we were three miles away by twenty minutes to five o'clock. Cross-examined by Mr. Webster—l believe you have had a great deal of ezperience in opening safes! Witoess—Unfortunately I have. Mr. Webster —How many have you opened? Witness—The first successful experiment on Milner'e was in 1859. I experimented on two which were purchased by my companions. one a double-door and the other a single-door safe. The double-door safe took seven hours before it gave way, but then I used what we cell " un lawful" meals, the use of a crow-bar, which moot be used when committing haeglaries. One of Milner's No. 4 singledoce safes I opened with "lawful" meths in about six hours, by such means as we adept in committing bur glaries. The usual way is to work standing, but owing to the holes in the abutters, end the partition in the room, it was impossible to do so at Mr. Walker's. Mr. Webster—What is the beet and easiest tool to be used with safety ? Witeess—A bar about five feet long. Mr. Webster—That must be as awkward thing to carry about with you. Witness—No, not when made in pieties, so as to be carried in a violin case if necessary. (Laughter.) In this case the violin case was not wanted. It is the only thing that will open one of Milner's good safes. This was the first of hie fixed safes that I have tried, The wedges we use are about two inches long, oneaad.a-half inch broad, and as share as a knife. There is a piece of wood put at one end to deaden the sound when strikieg them. If, after driving the wedge between the door and the frame, it falls out, we know that the door can't be opened, but if it remains in we know that it will be easy to open the safe. We then use the "alderman." (Laughter.) Mr. Webster —What is that? Widens—The bar. Once get it to, and it will open airy safe, no matter how good a one. Mr. Webster—ls there • lord mayor as well as an alder mas (Laughter.) Witness—No ; but there is • "citizen." (Loud laughter.) It is a small tool. Mr. Webster—ls that the smallest tool? Witness—lto; the smallest is the "citizen's friend." (Renewed laughter.) We give them these names in cue we have to mention them as we walk along the streets. It is usual to have wedges scored. to prevent them falling out, but I don't think those I used were. Mr. Webster—l think you left one of them behind. Witness—l don't think I did. I might have done so. I think I may left pert of one of them behicd—(laughter)— owing to its breaking off when I knocked it aside to get it out fearing the policeman might see it. We had four wedges and four bars with us. (Witness was then creme examined as to the number of times he attempted the safe, and on examining the safe he said he must have made nine attempts before be was successful.) The "alderman" is bound to °pea any safe upon the present constructioa of safes. One of my companions remained in Sir C. Crosley's and the other in the hole in the floor handing me tools as I required them. The man upstairs signalled to us by means of • string. One man was stationed at the corner of the Exchange in Cornhill to wmch the return of any of the Walker family ; sod another at the comer of Bishops gate-street to give iodination of the approach of the paw man. He came down opposite the house, sigualled to the man in Sir C. Crosley's offices, and be signalled to us by means of • string It was whilst I was sitting ;in Sir C. Oreeley's offi c e that I found his snu ff . I (Laughter.) I have baen in Sir C. Crosley's offices four or five times at night and unlocked his safe. (Laughter). On one occasion I found 281. in but I would not take it as I did not go there to rob him— (laeglitrr)—and it was only because one should not laugh at the other that the clothes, which were of no value, were taken. Mr. Webster—Did you know Mr. Smith, Mr. Walker's foreman, well? Witness—Yee; as well Si all the Walker family. (Laughter.) Mr. Webster—How long were you looking after them? Witness—Fr seven weeks—night and morning. Mr. Webster—How many of you? Witness—Two. Mr. Webster—What became of the property! Witnees—Ws wanted some money for the interloyers. l i (Laughter.) Mt. Webster—Who are they! Wittier—Men called in on an emergency to theist. The two outside men were interlopers, and we paid them up directly by obtaining an advance on securities for 40W. found in Jeffreys' box. Mr. Webster—Who is Jeffreys? Witness—Whv, Jeffreys is Jeffreys. (Laughter.) We borrowed the money to pay off the interlopes so as to keep the property Reward thrashes. Some of the watches I WOWS sold, and the whole of the money found was the prowled* of the burglary. The Lord Chief Justice—l suppose that if this oafs bad Mee as good se the the you operated on for prudent you could not have opened it. Witesse—No •it would have been impossible. I had to strip and stand at:might to open the others. We were agreeably surprised when we opened this safe ; in fact, we had almost made up our mind not to attempt it when we I found it was a Milner oafs. The reason why the burglary was concocted was this. All through Jasuary end op to the 3rd of February the police did not look through the apertures of the shutters, and we made up our minds that as they had not done it for so low a time that it was 100 to l if they did it the night we were on the premises. The man es this duty did his duty well. It is easier to open a safe at the top left OMR of the door, and that is • the usual practise, bat I meld not do it in th is ease for fear of being detected, And I bad to work from the bottom raWe were about to sive up the job at one time, but id the safe again, aed then I was so satisfied that we should accomplish our oiled that I said, "The safe's epee." This was swell made safe, and the thin edge of the wedge, which was as sharp as • knife, wild scarcely be deivetria: • With safe the wedge cannot be got ; h Inaba se. g 'so ld have stood up at my track I would have had this safe open ie • quarter of an 1 our with the same implements that I used that night. Mr. Webeter—With she usealderman?" Witness (laughingi—Ome get the alderman in and the safe must Opel), without the alderman breaks. The Lord Chief Justioe—What trade are you? Witless—A aigopeinter. The Lord Chief justice—Have you ever bad anything to de with mechanic' ? Witness—No. I can make, however a better safe than my that has been made up to this time, and I can open any mile that has yet been made. The Lord Chief Justice—lt is • pity your abilities have not been turned to a better purpose. Witness—lt is a pity the police did not let me. The convict, who bad shown a remarkable quickness of perception, and an extraordinary amount of shrewdness, then left the witnese-box, in the custody of the warder. Mr. Bramwell, Mr. James McConnell, and Mr. William Wilson, engineers, gave scientific evidence as to the con struction of the safe, and stated that in their opinion it was not sufficiently strong to resist the attack of thieves. Their evidence went to show that the strength of the safe was the strength of its weakest pert, that all parte were not of proportionate strength, that the inner plate of the door to which the belie of the look were attached was only the eighth of an inch is thickness, while the outer plate was half an inch thick, and that the outer hoop or bar in which the bolts entered when the safe was looked, and which was four test high and rely half an inch thick, was not of suf ficient strength for its size, and could easily be deflected. They gave it as their opinion that the safe could be opened by a skilful mechanic within half an hour or an hoar, by means of wedges ands crowbar. It appeared that there were nine marks of wedges on the door. Mr. Allen Wilkinson, • mechanical engineer, said that under the direction of Mr. Bestowal' he had broken open • smaller safe than the one in question, which bad also been made by the defendant. He added that with wedges ands crow-bar be could have owe the larger safe " comfortably " in fifteen minutes. This was the evidence for the plaintiff. Mr. James raised several points of law on the part of the defendants. Havingread the declaration. which said " the defendants warranted the iron safe was sufficiently strong to resist any attempt at violence that might thereafter be , made upon it, or used by thieves for the purpose of break ing open the safe," he submitted—first, that there was no evidence of any warranty ; secondly, that there was no im plied authority given by the defendants to their. shopman,Mr. Elopi•y, under the circumstances to give a warranty, and that in the absence of express authority none could in law be implied ; thirdly, that if there was a warranty binding on the defendants, the statute of limitations operated, more than six years having elapsed since the plaintiff pur chased the safe. He contended that the breach of warranty must be assumed to have taken place at the time of the sale, aid not when the safe wan broken open. The Lord Chief Justice said he thought there was evi dence to go is • jury on the question of warranty, but he would pee leave to move the court above upon the point as to the statute of limitations. Mr. Jamas, in addressing the jury on the part of the defendant, said the case was of vast importance to them. because if they were responsible in this instance, they might become liable for thousand, upon thousands of pounds,to an extent which even a millionaire could not with stand. According to the plaintiff's case, the defendants had given a warranty that the safe was secure—not for one or two years, but for all time to oome—winst any at tempt by thieves to open it, and rendered themselves re sponsible for whatever was abstracted from it by violence, whether of the value of 90,0001. or 100,0001. Was ever anything so preposterous or absurd! Usually, when an insurance was effected a premium adequate to the risk was paid, but here it was said that in consideration of some 301. or 401. the defendants had undertaken to be re sponsible for any amount whatever that the plain tiff might lose by the breakage of thieves, or by fire. The learned counsel commented on the fact that in the invoice the safe was not entered as a "thief-resist lag one," and said the utmost that could be truly alleged in regard to the warranty was, that the 'bonnie') ropes- minted that, according to the belief of his employers, the safe was thief-resisting, so far as skill and knowledge in the construction of such articles extended in 1858, when it was sold to the plaintiff. II the plaintiff bad really been desirous of obtaining a warranty, it was singular that he did not obtain • written one, or see Merin. Milner them selves on the subject, instead of their shaman. In con clusion, Mr. James said he should call Mr. Ropley to prove that no warranty was given, and added that, even it the jury believed there was • warn-nil, the plaintiff so negli gently left his premises that be offered facilities to thieves to commit the robbery in respect of which damages were now sought. At lthe conclusion of the learned conneers speech the court adjourned. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—Fm. 14. Sittings at NW Prins in London.--{Before Kr. Justice Bylea and a Common Jury.) SMITH V. MINTO. .. --- This was ea action to recover 621. 10a., being commie sion of 2i per mot. upon 2.50 W., the purchase money of the Priory publio-house at Bromley St. Leopards. Mr. Dishy Seymour, Q.C., and Mr. Luton, appeared for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Serjeant Parry and Mr. Fora men for the defendant. The plaintiff wee a public-house broker in business at Mile and, and the defendant, a builder, bad been the owser of the Priory Tavern, which in June last was for sale. The plaintiff's case was that on the 28th Junei he called upon the defendant in reference to the sale of hie house. Be took the particulars from the defendant, sad afterward, said, " I presume if I find you a purchaser, you will pay me commission ;" and the defendant replied, "Of comae; it matters not to me whom I pay ; I shall only pay the one who sells my house." Upon the same day the plaintiff called upon Mr. iteuwick, of Stepney-green, and gave him the particulars of the house. Mr. Renwick after wards purchased the house. The ease for the defendant was that on the 24th of June be placed the affair in the bands of Mr. Dean, an sue tioeeer and broker at Stratford, and a paper was written to the effect that the defendant authorised him to advertise the house, and undertook to pay him commission in the event of his pelting it. When the plaintiff called upon the defendant in referees to the proposed sale, the answer be got was, " I eaneot do anything, because Mr. Dean, of Stratford. is advertising it. It is in Mr. Dean's hands, sod I should be wrong in taking it out of his bands." Further it was mid that on the 24th of June Mr. Dean gave cords of the house to Mr. Peters, a publican, end that Mr. Peters gave a card to Mr. Renwick on the 27th, one day before the plaintiff bad anything to do with the matter. Mr. Justine Bylee said that two questions were raised, whether the plaintiff was employed by the defendant at ell; and whether it was from the plaintiff that Mr. Renwick first obtained the information upon which he acted when he purchased the house. The jury found for the defendant. COURT OF EXCHEQUER.-FEB. 14. Sittings al Nisi Print at_Gaildhal . l. 7 (Befora Mr. Baron M&rtin scd • Special Juiy.) PRICE Y. TEI 8017111 RAETZRN RAILWAY COMPANY. This was en action to recover compensation in damages for bodily injuries sustained by the railway accident in the Blackheath Tunnel in December, 1884. Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., Mr. Taßoard Salter, and Mr. Aston were for the plaintiff ; Mr. O'Malley, QC., and Mr. Lum ley Smith for the defendants. The plaintiff, Miss Price, is 27 years of age, and the daughter of Dr. Price, the shief physician of Napoleon I. during his captivity at St. Helena, and lives at Briton with her father, who is between 70 and 80 yeses of age, sod bas a family of twelve children. Dr. Price had for merly been in bee Majesty's service, and also in the marries of the late Past Ind is Company, but has now retired from his profession. Miss Price was travelling in a first-class carriage, in company with her sister, et the tints of the occurrence, and was thrown violently forward by the force of the collision. Her shoulder was dislocated, acid her chest and other parts of her body bruised and injured by the other pastengers trampling upon hoe as they tried to get out of the car riage. The medical evidenoefortbe plaintiff went to show that the spinal cord was affected, and that there was very little prospect of her recovering. She was described as being in a weak and depressed state, and subject to continual faint ing ; and it was mid stecould not, owing to the condition of her health, go into society, cultivate muds, or any other amusements, or perform any domestic duties, No ',deuce was given for the defence, but Mr. O'Malley addressed the jury in mitigation of damages. The plaintiff herself was not called, it being stated that is the present state of ber health the medical attendants were apprehensive she might be seized with a fainting fit in the witness-box. It transpired is the course of the trial that the plaintiff's sister was very seriously injured in the same accident, and that the defendants bad compromised ! the action she bad brought against them by the payment of 1,5001. In this case the defendants had paid 4001. into court, which they contended was the extreme limit of the coat i pease-Su to which the plaintiff was ..titled. The jury retired to their room, sad in twenty minutes same into court with a verdict foe the plaintiff—damages 8001., is addition to the4oo4 paid into court—total 1,2001. Trams To POIGON • FAMILY.—At the Barn staple Petty Sessions, Alice Dodd, an aged woman, was charged with attempting to poison several persons. The scoured lived with the family of kb. James Ridge, a farmer, of Tavistock. Bbe prepared the breakfset cm Sen. day morning, and excused herself from breakfastieg with the family a usual by leaving the boom to see whether her owe home eras blown down dories the recent storm. Some fried potatoes were prepared for the breakfast, and one of the children thre e a bit of potato to the house dog, which ate it, and soon afterwards commenced vomiting. All the family, with the exception of one of the children wbo re. I fused to eat any of the potatoes Iseesuse he sew the accused rub sheet is her bands, were shawl, attacked, bat by the ; timely assistance of lir. Harper, surgeon, of B a rnstaple, I who pee as meatie, they were all saved. lir. Harper die : ooveeed crystals of white aneeie. Alias Dodd, who is the mother of Mrs. Ridge, had lett the village, and Policeman Angel was seat after her. She was esprekeeded at Newton. In reply te the charge she said, "I did sot do lt. It was the portion in the kettle. I Ahmed the potatoes ; they made me ill." The bench directed that thp vomits %should he analysed, and remanded the posse. Wit Friday. THE POLICE COURT& M 17103101 IE. A respectable looking lad who gave the same of Jaws Moore, sod who stated that ha was 16 yews old, wee brought before the Lord Mayor in custody of Spittle, the detective officer, &weed with uttei ing a forged cheque for 2001. upon the Union Bsak of London. Mr. Holtnw, from the office of Messrs. Johnnie, Far quhar, and Leech, solicitors to the liana Bank, appeared for the prosecution. The circumstances under which the charge was preferred maned the prisoner were somewhat unusual. It appeared that a gentleman named Elia had formerly kept an se cant with the Union Bask, but this amount wee virtually closed about two years ago, the whole of the money stand ieg to the credit of this (*Libman being drawn out with the exception of a very small sum, and it was believed that Mr. Ella had gone abroad. Yesterday morning, about 11 o'clock, the priweer entered the bank, and presented a cheque for SM., purporting to be signed by Mr. Ella, and which VS4 drawn is favour of Mr. Marks. The clerk to whom the wee presented at owe disoovered that the siguatura ch rird not resemble the gamine one that was is the signature book of the bank, and he asked the prisoner where he ob tained the cheque from, sod be replied that Mr. Mirka had sent him with it to get it cashed. He at the same time said that Mr. Marks resided in Houndaditeb, and the clerk requested him to accompany him to Mr. Marks, and be expressed his willingness to do so. They accordingly pro ceeded to Houndedinh, and upon inquiries beiog made both the gentlemen comprising the firm mentioned in the cheque as the payees dinned all knowledge of the cheque. The prisoner upon this was asked whether be had not been tellic alie about his being sent by Mr. Mirk., and he ad• mitted that belted, and at the mares time said that he and another boy had drawn up the cheque between them; and he was then given into custody upon the charge of know mgly uttering the forged &squib question. The Lord Mayor inquired whether any communication had taken place with Mr. Ella upon the subject The bank clerk replied that be bed been to the phase where Mr. Ella formal carried OD business, in Gresham street, but he bad left ur a loeg time, and he could not obtain any information respecting him. He believed„ how ever, that the forged cheque had been takes from a cheque book that bad been supplied to Mr. Ella. Mr. Holman said this wee all the evidence be proposed to give on the present occasion, and he silted for time to afford an opportunity for further inquiry. The prisoner, who did not attempt to give any expbna tion or answer to the charge, was accordingly remanded for a week. GUILDHALL. Adam Excel, aged 54, described se an upholsterer, was brought up on remand before Mr. Alderman Finals. charged with attempting to murder George Cox, by stabbing him in the left side in three places. It will be recollected that the prisoner, about three years ago, was in the minim of Mr. Henry Golding, of No. 4, South-place, Finsbury, but was discharged in oonsequesce of his dissipated habits. After this lie seemed to have nourished feelings of revs ng not only agaiost the man Cox, but also *gaunt Mr. Gold ing e . and on the 6th of Feb ruary this prisoner saw the injured man in Eldonctsiet, Moorfielda, followed him, and coming behind him, was seen to make two or three blows over the left shoulder. Cox then ran away, with his hand on his left breast sod the blood oosiog though his fingers. The prisoner was followed by two moo. named Roberts and Blackburrow, to both of whom he said that he stabbed Cox, and produced the knife with which he bad stabbed him. He was them gfren into the custody of Polity-cionstsble Samuel Hodge. 128 0, to whom he gave op the knife, and said that Cox was not the only man for whom it was intended (meaning XL Golding). Mr. John Astley Bloxen was called, and examined by Mr. Beard. He said—l am one of the house-sergeons at St. Bartholomew's Hospital. On the 6th of February, about four o'clock in the afternoon, a man giving th name of George Cox was brought in, with two punc tured wounds, one over the left shoulder and the other a little below the left collar bone. He also had an incised wound about four or five inches in length on the lower and left side of the seek, which had divided several mesa's, laying ben the main artery in the neck, but not dividing it. There was cooaiderable hemorrhage from all the wound'. They were all dangerous wounds. Cox was quite faint and collapsed when brought to the hospital, sad is in danger now. He is still very ill, and in such a dangeruus state that we are obliged to keep him as quiet ea possible. Mr. Alderman Ficnis—Do you think it would be ad. enable for me to take his depositiou ? Witness—l do not think it would be prudent at tI present time to take his deposition. I shall be able to la, you know if anything for the worse occurs, in order that his evidence may be taken, but his state is such low that any e xcitement might prove dangerous. The injured man will not be able to appear for some considerable time. The prisoner was then remanded. THANKS George Williams Hanna, • pale-faced, emaciated looking boy, ill clad, and whose intellect did not appear to be er— blight, was brought before Mr. Pert, charged with I following wanton outrage. Henrietta Wade, • respectable young woman, the dant__ ter of • dressmaker, sod Hv rag with her mother at N 0.12, Jubibteetreet, Stepney, stated at aloe o'clock on Tuesday eight she was returning to her home, and saw the prisoner walking very close to her behind in John-street. She be came alarmed, and quickened her gees. The prisoner the same, and she then stopped to look at sot printed announcements in • general shop at corner of Oxford-street and Jubilee-street. The suer stopped at the seat shop looking after her. went on again, and the prisoner followed her. All at ore she felt her jacket raised II if by the wind, and ran to Der home aa fest as she could. Sbe asked her landlady if there wen an ything wrong with her jacket, who said it was down sod divided. She immediately went after the ironer, and overtook him with the knife is his band, close to • yoceg lady whose dress be was about to cut similar manner. She appealed to two geetlemett who wt passing, and they seized the prisoner end gave him let custody. Rer jacket was nearly anew one, sod the amount of damage done to it amounted to 10e. The prisoner, in • low tone, mumbled out some words, and said, " Please, sir, I ask you to forgive me this once, and 11l never do so again." Mr. Paiget—You mean to say yea did this! The Pnsocer—Yes, sir, please ; I did do it. Mr. Paget—Cut this young woman's cloak ? The Primmer—Yes, please sir ; I can't ten why I did Emma Halbut, mother of the prisoner, said her son generally at home at 7 o'clock in the evening, and she very much alarmed at his absence onTnesday night. He 17 years of age, and employed by Mr. Murk, cork chant, in Trinity-terrace, The boy had often afflicted with illness. She did not believe he wt do such • thine as that be was charged with. Mr. Paget—He admits he dial do it. He has been of • most wanton and malicious outrage. I doubt whether I ought net to send him to prison for two moeths without the option of pare, • fine. The Pritoner—Pleue sir, forgive me. Mr. Paget—No, I shall not, indeed. Women must protected against such outrages as these. I fine the prisoner 31., aid 10s. in addition for the damage, or one mood.' imprisonment and bard labour. MR. SOTHERN AND SPIRITUALISM. CHARDS OP LIBEL. At the Marylebone Police Court yesterday Mr. Montague Williams, aocompaoted by Mr. Sothern and his solicitor, Mr. J. Turnley, 38, Cannes-street, Oily, entered and craved Mr. Maosfie4d's attention for • few moments. Mr. Williams said he had to make an application for • vrarrent against • gonna of the name of Robert Cooper, • who is the printer and publisher of • paper called the Spiritus/ Times, for a scandalous libel inserted is the impression of the 27th of January of this yesr. The com plaint of Mr. Sothern was that what had been published against his character and reputation in this paper was • gross libel. He would not make any further observations before reading the article complained of, which was as fol lows :—"Mr. bothers, the actor. celebrated as the original personator of Lord Duodreary, sod who is new living in London upon the handsome competition accumulated by his ' bit' in the Dundreary ydle, has published a letter ridiculing • spiritualism ' as • gross imposition ; and relates his own ex perienos is this city (New York), where, under the noes de please of Stuart, he sustained • leading port in • 'Miracle circle.' We remember Mr. Sothern when, as Mr. Stuart, he played the ' walking gentleman' at Batnum's Museum, and wee considered hardly worth his meagre twiny of 15 dollars a week. We also remember the Name Mr. Stuart when, as a small actor at some other place of amusement here, hat professed to ha a meemerinr. He created guile a sensation by admitting the truth of an accusatioo brought apti tst him by • eiertsis new actress that be bad grievously wronged her after *win her in • state of mesmeric influence." He would sow read another portion of the same article—" Be wee • good-looking, gay, vivacious, fast' young whose pretty wife continually won the sympealin those who were witnesses of her husbend's idamtiousnass. Mr. &Aura therefore boasts entirely too much of his ' fame as a medium; for in justice to spirit/s i lent (ill which we admit we have no faith) we must wafers that he was a 'medium •of say importance .. . but there are too many persons in New York cognisant of the facts to let his self-complacency p midiscredited." The leaned counsel motioned—There was also another periodic,' which had made an unwarrantable attack upon his °limn, but of which he would say no more, as it was oral of his worship's district. The acensatioos Wiest his client were of a vary grave character, more mpesially con sidering his reputation and his position in society. He wished ter an opportunity of being placed is the box to meet his calumniator. So seriously did this meteor offset him that it almost naglssd him for his entomb:mai duties. The learned counsel censfailad by asking for the leanest. The warrant was panted. BRAWN AND 8111311OT1 IDSTORID DT Du BARRYS RIVALIZIA Awn. FOOD which card without 111110 didao or locoovosfeara. dyworpas monk aarlono, oosonsapelok didUtl. oMeYDalß aanliak pelptukaiosizor. Tom Mhos; thr.. sad Manama oomairdida• 1i M Ills cont la sear ramodlok, sad is tie bang rood :UM& MAO ono trio nag. —Os Barry and C... 1.. TI, Limeas, IC- la Oak at ; fir. l : ll4 = lll ri. fabit h lfia.; as• as 11, Oriapealtrobarart ; keD•apsid• : I" WA 001114411.0; Bat at aD Diream.(AtireressermAJ LANCASHIRE AND YORESIFIRS half-yearly meeting was held at Manchester fuloi . „,, George W demi, deputy chairman, vela* gi g e ms •-1 having moved the atioptme of the abstract of which has appeared is r. taken as read. Mr, Joshua Fieldia enema 11,19 ls, wpm excess of expenditure on capital moda the amount voted ; he also thought the ingMIN, should go against re mm *air u e, as' ,_ should not be made to acc ommodate a distudy,s were likely to pay per se. The chairmas baref explanations is reply. Mr. Tho , p, of Halifax opinion that some alteration i n the Du shag allk 4 mum value to a passenger's life—my, 001 oompeesation. It was monstrous to auks s panylhisure its passengers , premium. (Hear, hear.) ` Moo of " tippling houses mid there was no more Halifax, where there is a thought passengers should forego the benefit of by moealy adopted ; the was declared, and some meeting. I BIRTHS, 111.111; .-T 1111M111.-11ebrwu, If the wUe of W. 0. hind* comm.- roman it. tbe wife of H. Corbett. 7 00NDYIL—Iebruary the Rev. A. Condo. 0 1 PARlOW.—Yebraery I. 1. Parlow Req., ot MAJlllol4.—Feisrea2 B. Nome, leg, r BIIIIIITRY—T/EYNCOL . br the • It aaver7t r bau l of Illatildos heth. daughter ot the late Wirt of Bayous Manor. laseoladdre. THOYA3-11MAIKIN.— Feb.- Yields, by the ie►. J. Mary fredettea, semis. 1724 Mix—SPlCES—Ver y Woodford. Www. Woodford•brklgo, WW I . Woodford. ALIXANDIII. —lobroary I. eat of the let* T. Aleseadte. BULL.—lehreary 11. Coger ILL J. C. Bak nal OS. HAWlPON.—nbraan . LlLLlT.—Fetevery n, miasa-70~7 U. * 4 Rath Thant" the wife SIRT.LBUL—rtra7 11. Lode% wad dl.Opriller, '--------- =2 4...0. 1 , 51iaibil bi a• _ WTsgRIDto ise laseboirdisteed, la AT, sib AIT if. ISM L. 1 Odd t clog ate . els b 1 / t. . / / t: MIDLAND RAILWAY. . • _ - The report of the directors to the . meeting of the proprietors to be held at the • LAOO, Derby, en realty. the 20th ism_ k ee 1.,,,_ It stakes that the treffie of the railway fie th e ''''' ' cog 31et December, 1865, bee bees owing tolezeatiimal eircumstances er e 410 7. plea in the revenue derived hoe u s eee ,......._tas rale and eattle, as compared with the ---- "'"eu eu , o year el 1864-the decrease in the ea of " l la 1 6,3461. 16e. 2d., end of 2,6621.45. 6d. as eu le g - T,,.. Th li g imrsmi ld. s7 . ,9o94 sed i3s. 26. lb. . s4 6 %. "6 :L in in g ded nierc dePariseet ucting hsedea took eti - i i ii" : 4l Prl9 .. Awn fallin off in the matte and eases' ale. So 111Sive fh• available for dividend is 622,5561. 14e. It d ans of 4,3001. 14a. 54. is brought Nu eh e : ee. ..__ - latt WON. previous half-year ; and the diatom see e l = , a °9ll."°l ee g d ay commend the declaration of the fella/la glete." " --- e _. to inecometax), payable a the Ist day 0 &Wire InMall 31. go a. upon each 1001. Coaeolidetel heih •gg la upon each 1001. Consolidated • ' ,s r . grA4 Stock ; 31. 10s. upon each 1001. WI tial Stair; 31. 10s. upon each 1001 , • 710 ‘ Eras& Valley Stook ; 21. fe. am Consolidated Foeremd-a•Balf per cat, peet niegi "sa ll* f i er° l6 " 21. 5.. spa each 1001. Consolidated ad-a-Ralf per Cent. Prefereetial fitlZ ei gr e i t 02 , upon each eice 1 1 007. A " P d iv il e pr itch Oss ia t. Pref Pre ili stee illik ee ga . ' ligA mare upon each Si. Perpetual Five per Oeu Swag rt Share ; 21. 10s. upon each 1001. B pies per o w Ilan W. Stook, ad 2e. per ahem upon ealb 41 . hipmasi ' • ---- , Cent. Preference Share ; 21. 14d. epee 444 a R. iii ik ' •----"- half-year es 21. per sham, sad 122 e we to it . pesos Awe, at 7 Per met. Per sLnain ; 3 4. raft ahem 10. CM " • 181. Five per Cent. Preference Share, bag e i g ee 7 ..: per share, at 5 per went. per menu ; le pea limii ' ... 7: kern each 181. Inconvertible Five per Oses. PadmeNe eWm a= n 1 being 3 months on 41. per share at 5 period. le . ; 1 leaving a balance of 11,7041. 3s. 84. to be . " A " I D aceoust of the current half-year. The A eed g .--....- . Cent. Prefseence Stock sad Shares hare use yrs e titled to dividends, &moat* in the eta ts sad 973,3701. 14s. 6d. has been gag " . . • e count duria the half-year. As its reetweee ^ IL works on which this amount, as well as Meg, so m ' .. a elms half years, have been expendsdam alli ' oad se the interest has coliseums* to be drat g „" revenue, these circumstances emstier uno t ' 'AM w in t- for the dimiontioe the dividend, u or heaver sailing December 31, Mt i •agr : 7.q ite MARIESTI4 1,1 -4.- EILLA m 001T017.-Livaroot, Fll3. 14.-MallAt hi 8 - e m l XL ' previous rates. Sales to-day, 8,000 %WM WA. i*T m , apersulaties and export. 4,000 ' .14 - e y ' l t 1,200 Psenani, ha, 19gd. to 21d.; 150 , I ee 600 Epptiaa, 21d. to 25ed. ; 100 liana lgt, are : = e rst " 1,750 - Surat, 12d. to 17gd. ; Media Ng. h Ht. are b- la &nada, he., ll gd„ to 12id. ; 200 Pia 191 g, wit Waal , 0 .--- et LEATHEB..-There ha. been a good peal lad ' P ia en most dieseiptiooe of leather daring the ea OA h e at luedenbell, a fair asap am& of hoe ' Mose dtransom man ed at about late Tare mm al o f rate supply of fresh gads, and druag ledu hi, ma di; h e limb hone hides, salt skiaa, and low yaw bps, articles most in request. a - ran G ' CORN.-Bara, Fa. 14.-A sullen* g • nales_ril ms „„„ our market,. There wee a better denalla el CY. h i t+ n. • f u my late auk Spring corn wu di. le /I.4see. ~ MAI 4 „.... sod, gee. to Os. ; white, 48s. to 601. Dia4 we • ~....- " at as. ; old, to 49a. Oate, 235. braes. e e OLatinow„ Fa. 14.-This dare amiestruhl • 8 ti„ - ! , wheat and dour, without, however, my astivina ' 11 no. mend for either, sad we repeat prams masa . r . were the turn dearer. Oatmeal mho& he' k Aea nd s:d oes ba t ai tley prov 3d lo to us 6d r:tes. por boll dearer. tions. sat swit his fa . Inie : a g l iimoi l els, big oArrLA-1301rnumi., Fa 14.-Stawilm 0 S ig l ia ld I the market. Trade fair. All meld. Bust metain,l,e was "ea, 4.. to Ss. per stow, of Blbs., astrag WE -, 1"1.1 tal, . ad. W al ls FAid Harsco: 15s. 3d. ; Edon Bayk 1; lib el l u lft 3l 3l: ls. . ad ; • °° :s9 7 lll4lrDm us y Pe lein H a et il : ' l7 lPlD" s le . ; y : 64. W lll s,lo 9 : 3d :ll d ed: s ibileli tel i g li : Mb: the 17s. 6.3. ; Walls End Hotta, 17e. 61.1 TA , hat lat Era lh il t" Ce . radoc r7L , 6l l7s. ; a wl ,. Walls T lDV A lialthlol lk 1( 4 ' l ', . • bet Walls End fleugh Hall, 16.. 91.; Wilt In nan 16a. 6d. ; Walls End East ma 11. ( ' --.. End South Hellos, 16s. N. ; Wells Walls End Tees, 175.: Shaw's !WWI' .8 W Bad North Sta ff ordshire. 171.-skip a 311 Nog. i. dug mold, 666 ..,............e very . Pi Zrl the TRAFFIC RRTUBIDI Nor , "a -- L large igh- lass Ise gise la , .... a _ , 12, lIAXIM42II. @Pm. enr 1 1" 1 , day Week eodlniAD D r i 27 . . one emit Indian .„ ma 6,081 wiil *I • be. Week ending Jan. 24. '' ,•aeng did IL Mmt. & Lorabarremine rare son a, oi ' Itr . 0 2 8 =lce .ft.sisiit'sion s.sa Oa 0 .--- ....• Date ol Me Piedmont &A 7,020 2,874 18 4 " pri- Week aiding Feb 9 - on a bor k e : Baltast umuniegictenek sad andsad N inis .:ounties onlii;• .. 1 4, 22 ,4 8 7 1 7 83,98$ 1 92 1 , L i , : .. v e Loodoadeny & Brew.. ha l wow.' ..4 mums, .si 1 531 NI I, , _ au- Waterford and Ltinerick .77 ttre VI 4 Kr Pri- Week ending Feb. 10. and = & South Western t4B -. "' in a &steel Miele"; sad L est 11,771 MG . e ah, lel en , Gmet w in - to - Pembr*k. and ?sib/ '-' - li i 11.776 6.11 01-1 It • , Souk ammo '°°°' Weak ending Jab. 11. 2'4 272 Cornell 271 4 14,296 7 AM I cede, Great w Eastern lb 909 9 . 1i1 , ears Once, Greet Lazensbourn Ditto Ourthe Line.- 8 - V a . sorsa 611 MG 91 . Great Northern , fm a t 1296 27,346 1744 Great Wawa Whin B a ll ,nla wsil aDeaddr.Leadutideffitacckss.zLic.,:lthoir.4Brawfwubim"dl.7 :itebee.Tßlr m3411414441:1 1 40 1 , ; . : 168 9 4 9 ; 24 6 1 :7 11 4 : al: -: ; ."- A iges : , e e Smoke & Soedh Weaken - 12.980 bow m,m9e-os MtAmanchester t saes.* nod 2 4 6 on 14576 r ouiesus rould Ilanckester, South limo- sir 11 .. vino tion. & eltetocham - !.‘ - o.l r ;li my aerropontan •7e Kef - M 2t 115 ether 49 .‘ 11 27116 JAW ... li Neete 4 1 ,,. th " North 4411410rdlaire m s 2,011 11l IVI 98 4,017 LA N • South Devon of 4 1 . 920 I ' B4 IS •••• Ulital 1 lrc nit be a lame ' ' 7,. ..) 11008 c• •Of the receipts for both weed so numsp ,, dies. - Dov Railway Dampen sr* oath's er VA'S working the Malec ▪ 11 111,10111 . 2serslo , without iweiWW.t. tr .) Ho also weemensge.t tee" st the compe l ore respectable Ostia 0 0 i S DO reffl/11024111t400. onld either be teemplti o iesursnoe. The motes 10 diTitita SCUT:AK m e routine MOO tELAGICII, AND BIRTHS. IL at Heron Coast. wile, TN , of stow it, at Astoo danl of ISQ., • 2. at Speooer• terse', 01 1. or • eon. it, at IttlaiSSl BOWS, 460 d • daughter. 12, at forebeetwootism r MASICIAGO. Witt —February 12 al II the Vas. Archdeacon farlatoa Rouse, e late Bight bow C. TtI.P - aeotashire. T.— February IL a• • Mallet,Dart , &imbued T. reatuary 13, it the Cel e YBev. Marls, daaaktar r t J. DEATHS ma 12 at Wettoo. Serie% mandre. Ned 36. A Cote's gild. Watirlek, m 'l; a t Worthing, C. He. I,at Wadi wish" IL at Park Tines. 1.111110 We of G. D. Mown I U. at daseadeeste, 1•11106. gisa 71. ley WIIMAW • CM •1 - WA" hmet be die Mobil di