The Express. — London, England, 1867-06-22 00:00:00

1 / /A/4, '~~~ ~l~T'~t LI 4ebt firlat%%. // i~ %yam ! "..~-s ~~ _ , - yG 3W-4K/- / ~ i 11. . ~~ ii; G` No. 6,514.] STEAM t.. NEW YORK.-UNITED STATES II Ai I. I.IN g.—The Magnificent steamer. of the New Volt sod Ilavrr nv.tut ship Company sill leave Havre tool Yalmouth with tat' , v and malls oats a fortnight. as under. lieme al,oau.rra m, ~n,..t u riled for their paseettiter accumustatealou, sad the a.. clh ov of their rolv;tte. - - Prim HAM. I Prams Fshskouth. Olughng Atm tt ---- .essiay, June 26 ifEir - zsdiy, June ii Wednesday, July 10 , Monday, July 11 Yu. aippf Wednenlay, July ri ,Thursday July 11, - . ration Woluestlay, August? Thursday, August 8 - _ _ . Through La". from London, £241.24. first-class, sad 816 second eluc.-h',,rlattier partleUiSif amble to JAM}4 A. WIIrrON. 1:111.10:KTTC. KANg and co., Pads; 11. C. and R. W. BOX and Co.. r.drnouth . or IL MAAR and Co., 145, Clteapslde. CUNAItD LINK—BRITISH and NORTH A MEI: WAN ROYAL MAIL STRAY SHIPS, appointed by the Admiralty to sell between LIVERPOOL and NEW yttitE, lad between LIVERPOOL sad BOSTON, the Boston ships calling at Hellas t•• land and receive passengers and mails. The tol• lowing or other roods are appointed to sell from Liverpool, awing at cork to we've the malls: JAt A. for MINTON. Saturday, June Pl. IT' A. for NEW YORK, Saturday, Jane 29. • 1 siting lassengers and goods for Nassau and Havana, to he n %ew York :eithieet to the permission of the tattd nuttrl authorities. an hoard the R. M.S.S. Corsica.. 11 It I. for BOSTON, Saturday. July & Passage.numey, Including steward's tee and provisions, but witheut wino or liquors:—To Halifax and Boston, chief cabin, • seosid cabin, Lte. To New Turk. chief cabin. ; 50111111.1 cabin. C 2.1 —Apply to J. It. Yoord, if, old Broad-street, London: Pores and \I - ..•lser, Havre, and 12, Place de In Wntrae, Paris: G and J. rions. SO, Jamalcantreet, Glasgow, 11/111 Baltic-street, Dundee ; sod C. Marl sec, Quionatown ;or D. and C. Mar-Ivor, ▪ Waisentreet, LivarproL INMAN LINK—The LIVERPOOL, NEW YORK. and PHILADELPHIA STEAM-SHIP COMPANY Intend dimpatehing their full-powered tlyde-built iron screw steamships, carrying the United States' Mails, calling at Queens town. irelahit, on the following day, to take on hoard passengers and despatches, and with liberty to call at an intermediate port : CI Y OP LONDON, Wednesday, June 26. EDINBURGH. Saturday, June 2D. CITY OF PARIS, Wednesday, July S. CITY OF WAsHINGTON, Saturday, July 6. And every Wednesday and Sister . ias Cabin passage by the mall steamers sailing every Wednesday, It, IT, and :1 guineas, aceonling lu the accommodation. Forward Ito hides a full supply of cooked provisions. Passengers=Zola and the t lined States booked through on very advan tageus term,—Fur further particulars apply to WILLIAM INMAN. 22, Water-street, Liverpool; and to SITES and ILACISY, SI. King -street. l•wodon. THE MADRAS IRRIGATION aud CANAL (IntPANY. NOTICE N II Y.RP.RY CIVY.S, that the TRANISFER BOOKS of this Company will be CIAJOND from the Nth Inst. to the 11th day of July Hest. both Inclusive. for the purpose of making up the Interest Avoiunts to the 30th hot. _ . . Interest Warrants will. on or about the 11th proximo, be for. warded to three shareholders whose names shall appear regis tered on the books of the ("unpins on the 30th Inst. Deeds of Transfer will not be registered while the books are dosed. JOHN WICATWOOD, Secretary to the Company. E and 9, Queen atreet.place. Southwark.bralge, London, LC., June IZ NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS, 218, High Holboru.—nga very elegant and etiacious estebllshment haft., been entirely miecoraled OPEN If TEAT EVEN INO. The "nod band, conducted by Mr. W. M. Packer, will perform nightly $ dick* iielecilon of operatic and dance manic. Opts at MI pet : awe at It Adminnott. la ARMING detached VILLA RESIDENCE, (HARMING No. C., Grosrenomillas, Juuetton-road, tapper llul tawny,lnhel.kl or SOLD. Contanadlning ream. double drawing woos. kitchen : excellent wellarage : gee bedrooms and dressing room, pretty lawn, spkudiii open situation : rent, 70 vireos per annum. for three year.—Apply an above, or, Mr. WILLIAM WILLIAMS, Lend and Fatale Agent, in, Queen-street., Cheep able, KC. KINAEIAN'S LL WHISKY. DUBLIN EXHIBITION, 1865. This celebrated old ►►tl9H WHIBK T Rained the DUBLIN PR= MEDAL —lt is pure, mild, mellow, delicious, and very wholesome. :told in bottles. 3s. bd. each, at the retail houses in London : by the mans in the principal towns in Bantam! : or wholesale at 8, (beat Windom/Hatred London, W. Observe the red seal, pink label, and cost kandird . 4 Kinahan's LL W hisky. 10pARLOW'S PATENT CASK STAND, a new invention, so admiral*, contrived that a tun butt, ma well as smaller casks, may be raised or tilted on It without labour or trouble. Its ac lion is so Impalpable that the sediment of the most limpid fluid by no possibility can be disturbed. Price 9s. ILL, to suit 4e, 9, and 19 gallon maks. BARLOW'S SELF-ACTING SYPHON TAP. No rent-peg required. No more flat beer or sour wine. Rios LL id.. ditto, electroplated, ea—Apply direct to JAMEs BIItLOW, patentee, IS, King William-street, Mansion-house. gee that his name and address are on every article; all others are spurious Imitations. Itrigravings gratis. istablished 1890. TB!is CHEAPER THAN EVER.-la. 6d., 2i. tid. per pound are the prlors at which PUILLIPS and Co., tee menluuns, a King Willisso-street, City, London, LC., are selling good and tine BLACK TKk A price current poet tree Ms worth carriage ton to say nanny station or market town In a United Kingdom. AU goods carriage tree to all parts of leaden. Wrenn.—PHILLIPLI and Co. hare no agentn &Wt■ are supplied at market prima CRPETS.—£lB,oooworth Brussels and Tapestry V Brussels, at 2a. ifd., Ys. bid., and Ye lid . per yard: elan Turkey carpets at very reduced prices. A new lint of sixes and Prices gratis. ..WS ,Oeti worth Yurniture, Bedsteads ,in brass, Iron, end wood , Bedding, Upholstery, &c., now offering at unprece dented low prices. Ali goods warranted, and delivered free throughout the kingdom.—W)l. WAINE, wholesale and export bolsterer and general furnishing warehousetuan, 133 to 139, sewlagtoo.hutta Fa. 4xks, Yrancinstreet. BROWN BROTHERS.-PATENT CHAIRS awl VOUCHER, Barrack Furniture, Trunks, Portman. bask Re., at PRICKS COM,' DCRABLy REDUCED. 166, PICCADILLY. t;;aioi,i; TEETH.—ldesen. GABRIEL (ESTABLISH NEW P %UNMET, FREE BY ED PaST I.IS). FOUR STAMPS, &plait:Una ill» Painless System of Dentistry and self-adhesive Artincial Teeth without springs, at half the usual chinos. 6t, LUDGATE-HILL, CITY. 66, Harleyatreet, Cavendish-enure, London. 134, Dnksetreet, liverpooL ROWLANDS' MACASSAR OIL. —Thiselegant, travrralit, and pellucid oil is universally in high repute for km kiliprevedented curtelin during the last shirty yean In pro rooting the growth, restoring, and beautifying the human hair. It prevents hair from falling oil or turning grey, strengthens weak hair. el...in/es It from scurf and damirid. sad makes It beautifully soft, pliable, and glossy. For children It Is espe cially recommended, as forming the boils of a beautiful head of hair, while its i n t ro d u ction into the nursery of royalty, and the high esteem In which it is unlveneily held, with numerous testi. Monists constantly received of ita efficacy, afford the best and surest proofs .1 Its merits. Price 3a. 6d., Ts., 10s. Od., equal to four small, and 21s. per bottle. ,sold at 20, Hattnn-gades, sad by chemists awl perfumer& —Ask for Rowlands' Mummer Oil BILIOUS and Liver Complaints, Indigestion, Sick Headache, Lou of Appetite, Drowsiness, tilddineas Spawns. and nil Olsonlen of the Stomach and Boogie, are quickly Isenoved by that well.ktinern remedy, FRAMPTON'S PILL OF HEALTH. They unite the reeommtndation of a mild opersties with the moat sw tes4 ul awl : and where an aperient la required nothing ass he hr tier adapted. Sold by all medicine vendors, at Is. leg, and 2a W. per boa, or obtained through any ehemiat. ALL WHO SUFFER from INDIGESTION should ame NoRTOAN CAMOMILE PILL& Sokl everywhere. Bottles. M. lid.. le 94 . and Ili. DRSCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER PTLLS, i never falling remedy, prepared without any mercurial INV•dient. will be found Invaluable to all who suffer from bilious Yd liver complatuts, Indigestion, wind, spasms, giddiness, diml. nem of the eyes, du Por t.ebittial costiveness, as a family OPIUM medicine, avd se • auditor of the blood, they are truly excellent In them operation and grateful to the stomach, lOW/ create appetite, pr•mote digestion, and strengthen the Minis nervous system —tiold by W. Lambert, chemist, d. King SlLlllsro-str”et, asaring-crom and by most druggists, In bores, L ltd. awl three times the quantity in out M. at He sure to ask fsr Dr. 'boat's bilious and Liver Pills ilse genuine are in a bleats green package, with " lambert" engraved on the llama POPAIIINE-MEOE (JOZBAII). M. Cullerier, the secretary of the committee appointed by the Academy M Medicine of Paris to institute experiments touching the Co lishine-Mece, expressed blia-elf at the meeting of the 27th f October_ Is4i, as follows.—" The ten patients treated with the Olishine seer, cured In fear, seven, and eight days. without la `ora.coil,. slcluicss, or any repugnance." The Academy re. Lobel to seiel a letter of thanks to the originator of the Copidilne. _wawa Lloyd, Poland, Le Gros Clark. Gay, and Callaway here mcceirfu, Ils op.:Aged these experiments In London. at St. Mambo. rows, set. I mimes's. Guy's, and the Reyal Free ixMialt. (See Lancet of March :I% mirth—Sold at ea. ea. a hottle by all re actsMech.iuW4. Gemini Dope*, 49. Haymarket, London, at JOZI:ArA, the onl Trench Phanaseleu with the diploma of Paris School of 81 / 1 NOVEL, BY THE AUTHOR OP •LADY AUDLEY'S 910CRST.1 &c. Tawarles, R UPERT GODWIN. - - - The preliminary meeting of the commissioners °I 'Muir/ into the standard weights and measures was held oaTine.lay last, et No. 7, Old Palace-yard. Present: Astrnmener Royal, chairman ; the Earl of Hasse, Lord rrottesliq, Sir John Shaw Lefevre, ; Lieutenant ""wrel P.R.S. • Professor W. H. Miller, and Mr. 'weltohn, warden of ;he standards. Mr. H. J. Chaney, e kgetsly to the cum ulation. wee is attendance. TELEORAPIUC INTELLIGENCE. (azuntit's TILIMW111.) THE VISIT OF THE SULTAN TO PARIS. CONSTANTINOPLE, Jums 90. Yesterday the Sultan gavo a farewell audience to the Cabinet Ministers, the diplomatic body, and the Patriarchs, prior to his departure this after noon for Toulon. To-morrow the batti-humayoun appointing the Grand Wiser alter ego during the Sultan's absence, and Savfel Pacha Minister for Foreign Affairs ad interim, will be publicly road. TOULON, Joxl 21. A squadron of the Italian navy anchored to-day in the roads of Toulon, having received instruc tions by telegraph to proceed to Malta in order to escort the Sultan to Marseilles. The French iron clad squadron is about to leave on the same mis sion. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Just 21, Evssisc. Count Bismarck has obtained from the King a leave of absence, and proceeds to-morrow to Pomerania. The New Prussian (Crus)Gazeite of this evening contams an article criticizing unfavourably the late speech of Lord Stanley upon the Luxemburg question. AMNESTY IN AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Joie 21. At the sitting of the Lower House of the Reicharath to-day Herr von Homers, the Minister of Justice, communicated to the house the pro clamation determined upon by the Emperor yes terday, in virtue of which all persons sentenced for political offences since March 13, 1848, should be fully amnestied. The amnesty also includes all persons guilty of political offences between the above-named date and the amnesty granted on the 15th December, 1866, but against whom proceed ings could not be taken on account of absence from the imperial dominions. They are now per mitted free return, without any disadvantageous legal results. HIING.UtY. PESTA, JUNE 21. In to-day's sitting of the Lower House of the Hungarian Diet a motion, introduced by some members of the Left, proposing to pension dis abled Honveds from the public budget, was re jected, after a stormy debate, by 202 against 79 votes. THE CANDIAN INSURRECTION. FREE TRADE WHARF.—The Commissioners of Custwils and the Lord' of the Treasury.—Preparivg for pabikation, the Correspondence un , on the subject of Privileges, bow granted and how withheld. IMPORTKItii of GOODS who are itiblerted aceuive charges on goods landed on captain's entry will please apply to K. CLAY and Co., h 3, Upper Thaws fileeet, City. FLORENCE, JUNE 21. Telegrams received here from Athens, dated yesterday, state that continued engagements take place between the Turkish troops and the insur gents for the possession of the plain of Asthi and the adjacent strong positions. Communication between Heraclion and the airily of Omer Pitch% was said to be interrupted by the insurgents. INDIA. BOMBAY, Jmcs 14. 71bs. shirtings, sr. 14a. ; 811bs. ditto, 7r. Bs. ; 40'e mule twist, 14s. Cotton quiet. Dhollerah, 235. Shipments of the week 22,894 bales. Exchange on London, la. 111 d. Government securities : Four per Cents., 88 ; Five per Cents., 106 ; Five-and-a-Half per Cents., 111. Freights to Liverpool, 655. The latest London date is the 9th inst. CALCUTTA, Juin 13. Shirting., 7r. 12.. to Br. 2a. ; 40's mule twist, Ma. Exchange on London, is. Hid. Govern ment Securities : Four per Cents., U..;- Five par Cents., 105 ; Five-and-a-Half per Cents., 1101. The rate of discount has been reduced 1 per cent. The Indipendance Beige lays : " La France, con trary to our information corroborated by several Berlin journals, denies that there is any talk of a visit of the Em peror Napoleon to the Prussian court. This excursion cor responding with that which King William has just made to Paris would have nothing of an exceptional character, and before sharing, in this respect, the scepticism of La France, we shall await fresh information." REYRERENTATION Or BIEMINGHAM.—BIRHING HAM, FRIDAY NIGHT.—A town's meeting convened by the mayor, in pursuance of • requisition by the town council, was held to-night in the Town Hall, for the purpose of taking steps for obtaining additional parlia mentary representatives for Birmingham. The mayor (Mr. G. Dixon) presided over • moderately large meeting. The following resolution, moved by Alderman Ryland, seconded by Mr. Thomas Avery, and supported by Mr. J. S. Wright, was carried unanimously—" That • petition be presented to the House of Commons praying that the bill to amend the laws relating to the representation of the people in England and Wales be amended, by enacting that this borough shall henceforth be represented in the House of Commons by additional members ; and in the event of the bill going up to the House of Lords without such an amendment being made, that a similar petition be pre sented to the House of Lords." Other resolutions carrying out the object of the meeting were also carried. THE ANTI POPERY LECTURER AT BIRMINGHAM.— RIRIIINOHAM, FRIDAY NIGHT.—Mr. Murphy to-night de livered his lecture on the Confessional. The "Tabernacle" was densely crowded. It was rumoured that nearly 6,000 tickets of admission had been sold ; the building, however, would only bold about 3,000, and the authorities were naturally anxious lest some disturbance would take place from so large a crowd being collected outside. The pro. seedings, however, passed off quietly. THE SENTENCE ON THE FENIAN MEANY.—Dus -I.IN, FRIDAY was passed to-day OR S. J. Meetly. The prisoner addressed the court, contending that he bad been unjustly convicted and that he bad com witted no overt set, and he protested, in the name of the American nation, of which country he was a citizen, against sentence being passed. Mr. Justice °Magus sentenced him to 15 years' penal servitude. ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. —Lamm, FIUDAY NIGHT.- -An alarming accident oc curred to-night at Copley-bill Junction on the main line of the Great Northern Railway Company near Leeds, about six o'clock. The engine of a goods train ran off the line, and fell down an almost perpen dicular embankment thirty feet in depth, dragging eight or nine trucks after it. The driver and fireman were thrown from the engine and so seriously injured that their lives are despaired of. The up line was blocked for some hours, but the traHc was worked on the down line, and little stoppage of traffic occurred. - - - PARIS EXHIBITION.—A meeting of her Majesty's Commissioners was held yesterdays* the South Kensington Museum, in the Sheepshanks Gallery. The Prince of Wales presided, and the following Royal Commissioners were present:—The Duke of Marlborough, the Duke of Cleveland, IC.G., the Marquis of Salisbury, K.G., Earl Stanhope, the Karl of Clarendon, K.G., the Karl de Grey and Ripon, Earl Granville, K. 0., Lord Robert Mon tag u, /4.P., Lord Talbot de Malahide, Lord Taunton, Lord Houghton, Right Hon. W. F. Cowper, M.P., Right Hon. William Chambers, Lord Provost of ; Sir Alexander Y. Spearman, Bart., Sir Itoderick 1. Murchison. Bart.. K.C.8., Sir Francis Grant, P.R.A., Mr. E. A. Bowling, C. 8., Mr. Charles Forster, M.P., Mr. John Fowler, Mr. William Hawes, Mr. P. W. S. Mills, Mr. Richard Realgrave, R.A., and Mr. W. Warington Smyth. Mr. Henry Cole, C. 8., the Secretary to the Commission, was also present. THE ACT ON THE SHETYIELD OVTAIIOOI.—The act under which the inquiry at Sheffield is now taking place was passed on the sth of April hist, and it recites that it would be "to the advantage and satisfaction of the workmen and employers" if a searching inquiry was made at that town. The Inquiry is limited to matters within 10 years, without the written sanction of the Secretary of State, obtained on the written request of the chairman of the commission. The section as to indemnity to witnesses declares that any witness under the act who in the opinion of the person or psnoas conducting the inquiry " makes • full and true disclosure" touching the matter on which he is examined shall have a certificate, which is to be • pro tection against any civil or criminal proceeding. False evidence in an inquiry to be liable to the penalties of per jury. The expenses of the witnesses ars to be allowed by the Treasury. LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 22, 1867. plow ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. Donizetti'a La Farnrita was given on Thursday, for the first time this season, with Mdlle. Pauline Lucca as Leonora, Signor Mario as Ferdinando, and Signor Grariani as Alfonso, as in past seasons—the part of Baldassare being represented by Signor Bagagiolo, who made so favourable an impression on his recent first ap pearance here as the Grand Inquisitor in Doe Carlos. The part of Leonora, the king's favourite, is one of Mdlle. Lucca's moat powerful impersonations, and sever has she sung and acted in it more finely than on this occasion. THE MIDIS UNION INQUIRY' AT ShEFF ELD. MORE DISCLOSURES AND CONFESSIONS. Yesterday morning the excitement caused by the disclosures of trades union atrocities at Sheffield was at its climax. Large crowds of people assembled round the doom of the Council-hall, where the examiners bold their sittings. Broadhead was of course the object of absorbing interest. It is thought that be would have been torn to pieces last night as he left the court if he had cot been well protected by the police until he obtained the security of a cab. Broadhead, it should be remembered, in addition to being secretary and treasurer of the saw trade, was a principal official of the Sheffield Association of Organised Trades, and had only recently been appointed the treasurer of the United Kingdom Alliance of Organised Trades. ' Oa Thursday night a meeting of the executive of that Alliance was held in Sheffield, to receive the resignation of Mr. Broadhead. A letter was read from him stating that in consequence of the revelations made before the com mission, he felt it his duty to send in his resignation as treasurer of the United Kingdom Alliance of Organised Trades. A resolution was proposed accepting the resit. nation. When Broadhead came forward yesterday morning to continue his evidence, his appearance created intense excitement, and as he answered the questions put to I him by the examiners, he was watched with absorbing interest by all present. Broadhead had apparently lost all that show of callousness and bravado which formerly marked his demeanour, and he appeared to feel deeply the position in which he was placed. He gavy * answers in • manner which showed that he was at length ashamed of the eerie' of atrocities with which he had been connected. The sensation in court when Broadhead confessed that he hail employed Crookes to commit the Hereford-street outrage was quite inde scribable. This outrage was the origin of the present inquiry, and in fact of the general investigation into the operation of trades unions throughout the country. The perpetrator, Samuel Crookes, has never been suspected, but has always borne the character of a respectable hard working man. The other day he was summoned from the workshop to rive evidence ; and although be confessed to heel,* shot Link} , and blown up Wheatman and Smith's, he denied all knowledge of the Hereford-street affair, or rather he was not so much as suspected. It appears that there was so lately as yesterday morning • compact between Broadhead and Crookes, whatever else they confessed, not to disclose anything respecting the Hereford-street outrage. The position of Crooke" is very serious ; it is now proved that he committed the Hereford street outrage, and he her not made that full disclosure necessary to entitle him to • certificate of indemnity. At the opening of the court William Bruadhead was called up for further examination. Before the examina tion commenced Mr. Overend said that in the inkiest of the public, of the union, and of himself, he wished to give witness another warning. He found that he had never given the commissioners a single name of a single person who had been engaged in rattening. He had never dis closed • single fact that had not been (thickset' previously by witnesses. He had never admitted anything but what he could not help admitting. Witness Opuld now have to tell everything he knew about those things, and if it should turn out that there were other things with which he was associated, and that he had not told them, un questionably hie certificate would be withheld. Again, it was not in the interest of the men with whom he had been associated to keep secret their names, because if they, believing that witting would keep their names secret, should go and listen to the evident* brought for ward and not come forward, he might be the cause of their being brought into trouble. If they were not under the impression that their names would be con cealed, they might come forward and state what they had done. By concealing their names the witness was Sot only putting himself in peril, but also putting them in pent, and he (Mr. Overend) therefore cautioned witness with regard to other transactions respecting which he had not spoken, to make a specific, clear, and full disclosure. Mr. Broadhead—Can I expect that the same mercy will be extended to the men whom I shall implicate that has been extended to me? Mr. Overend—Certainly Mr. Broadhead—Then will give you all their names. There is a statement which I wish to make to you before other questions are put to me. I will begin with • statement I made to you yesterday respecting the Hollowell affair. That statement was untrue. I have heard Dennis Clark about Hellewell's affair. Clark did not blow him up, but Shaw did, so Clark told witness. Witness paid :11. or Si. for that affair ; he paid. it to Clark, The paper which was formerly pro duced was drawn up because be heard Shaw had cir culated reports. He knew Shaw was working as well as receiving scale. Shaw was detected working by Mar tin and be (Broadhead) was obliged to bring the case before the committee; and as he did so Shaw, to be revenged upon him, began circulating these reports. Witness therefore drew up that document and said nothing to any one about it. When the ease came before the committee he (Shaw) was questioned as to the reports he had circulated, and he believed Shaw would deny them. And in the second place be asked him before the committee if witness ever did employ him to do such a thing, but witness also believed Shaw would,deny t hat,thinking he would get hie scale stopped if he did not. Witness determined then to call upon the committee in Shaw's presence to sign that document, and to hold it as a protection against any statement Show afterwards might make. When the committee met wit ness carried his plan into effect, and, as the minutes showed, he asked permission to ask Shaw a few questions, which the committee granted. He then questioned 81311 W. ! Shaw answered, and, as witness anticipated, the commit-1 tee was satisfied, and feeling himself somewhat secure, he I then went nee the business with that determination ex pressed in the minutes. Mr. Overend—Have you anything else to say? Witness—Yes. About the case mentioned yesterday of Elisha Parker. That was done, I believe, by Elijah Smith, John Taylor, and a man called Green. Ido not know if Bradshaw was there, but he might have been. Mr. Overend— Was not Bradshaw one of the parties? Witness—l do not kuow. They are the only persons I know of. They are all three dos& Mr. Overend-1 thought so. Now mind, I tell you. Did you hire them to do it? Witness—Well sir, they came to me after it was done. Mr. Overend—Did you hire them to do it! You know you were there at 12 o'clock one night? Witness—l have no recollection of it, but I paid the men who did it some money. It was not a large amount. I will not swear I did not pay them before they went. I have no recollection of having any conversation with them at all, but the impression on my mind is that they came to me first and I paid them some money. I oanuot swear that I did not speak to them at all. Mr. Overend—Now, then, I will ask you, did you "peak to Bradshaw about thi s being done before it was done? Witness—l have no recollection of that. I "peak to the best of my recollection. Mr. Overend—Will you swear Bradshaw was not pre sent when the money was paid for Parker's job? Witness— I have no recollection of it. I can say no more. I be lieve he was not. Witness continued that he knew a man named P.andorth, who lived at Dore. He was not cue of , the party. Mr. Overend—Perhaps you can tell us something about the shooting of Parker himself ? Witness—Yes, air. A person named George Peek, senior, was hired by me to do somethingtostopbim from working. I did not know anything about the manner in which it was to be done. He had seen me several times, and was a member of the union. He is alive. To the best of my recollection I think I went to his house at Dore one Sunday, and had an interview with him on the subject. We left his house together, and went down to some fields. I think it was in summer time, and there we had a conversation, and agreed upon something to be done, but whether he defined what that something was to be I don't remember. I did not suggest that his house should be blown up with gunpowder, but it was finally settled that something must be done. Mr. Overend—Will you swear that you did not agree to have him shot? Witness-1 don't remember. Bamforth told me that he bad a serous' nom who would shoot him, but I forget hie name. He told me that he knew this wan would keep it secret The affair got done, and the amount he was to receive I cannot remember, but it was a large amount — between 201. and AL, and perhaps wore. I have never bad any conversation with the man who did it. It was neither Bamforth, nor Elijah Smith. I am not aware that Elijah Smith before his death made • confession that he wee one of the men who did it. Mr. Overend—But it is here in writing, and we can pro- duce • living witness who will swear to that. Witness—lf the question is repeated till my death to me, I eannotsay any more. Sam Crooke. was not therethat I know of. I have seen him this morning. My object in talking to Crookes this morning was to agree how much we should , confessand how much withhold. (Renewed sensation.) We agreed to withhold the Hereford-street outrage. I was a party to that. (Intense sensation.) Kr. Overend—Who committed it? *parting intelligence. STOCKBRIDOE RACES—Famse. The weather on the concluding day of this meeting was RP, and the company fully up to the average of the precallt u daa but the sport was of the veriest plating character, little comment. The only feature of the day's procieedinp was the objection against Pantaloon, who came in first for the Johnstone Plate. At the scale Lord Vivian, the owner of Dick Turpin. claimed the race on the ground that according to the conditions of the Plate no owner was entitled to start a 05014 e of hones, and the Marquis of Hastings started two, namely, Es•taloo• and CUM/. The objection was entertained by the stewards, who awarded the ram) to Dick Twain, dis qualifying both of the Marquis's boron. After this de cuion was announced a report was circulated in the ring that the beta went to the horse which came In first, but this was Immediately contradicted, so the stewards of the meeting had no power to interfere with the bets. A number of betting men asked Admiral Roua his opinion of the case. and the gallant admiral, without giving it as any decision, Raid it was his opinion that the bets should go to Pantaloon. For the Wallop Plate there was a dead heat between Plunder and the nutter colt, ridden respectively by enhance and Mr. BovilL In the deciding heat odds of 7 tot were laid oo the gentleman rider's mount, but Plunder made all the running. and won easily by a couple of lengths. See Saw, with odds of 10 to 1 on him, won the Sweepstakes for Colts, while Lady Elizabeth walked over for the Fillies Sweepstakes. Vonsidering the near approach of the Northumberland Plate, the betting upon that event was languid. Fervacque, was backed at 3 to I for a trilling amount, while the Vixen colt at u to 2 had several supporters. 6to 1 was offered against Lady Vane, and 10 to 1 taken about War. THE WESEMORLAND PLATE of 6 PM each, 2ft ; Winnell•l•M New mile. .30 oila.l Mr. W. Edgar's [niches., by St. Alban's—Bay Cella, 3 yes, Est 4th (Kenyon) 1 Mr. T. Hughes's Master Robert, 3 yrs, sst 121 b.... (Wyatt) 2 Marquis of Hastings' Rol Itilond, 3 yrs, flat 6th (Butler) 3 Betting 55 to 40 east Duche 6to 4 agst Master Robert, and 5 to 1 agst Rod Inland. THE HAHISCRE NOHSEET STAKE., • free Handicap of 10 soya. each, 5 ft, with 200 added : winners extra. T. V.C. (three quarters of a mile, (16 subs.) Mr. G. Jones's Formosa, by buccaneer—Eller, 7st 71h 'car 7st 81in (lleartfield) 1 Duke of Hamilton's Contempt, Sat zlb •A. Felwards) Mama,/ of Hastings' Cuckoo, gat (car Bst 21b( (Fordhain) Seven others also ran. Marquis of Hastings declared to win with Lady Barbera. Betting: 9 to 4 apt Formosa, 6 to 8 apt Contempt, 100 to 30 agst Lady Barbara, 10 to 1 sgst Mr. Briggs, and 20 to 1 each apt Cuckoo and St. Thomas. Leff Jotittnrona PLATE :Handicap) of 100 Fors, for 3-yr-oldi and upwards. ilialf-aenile). Lord Vivien', Dick Turpin, by High Treason—The Shadow, 3 yrs, 7st 7lb Sir F. Johtistone's Charles 11, 3 yrs, (all (car nit 'b Mr. Thelluseon's Thermometer, 3 yrs, tist 51b (T. Saddler) 3 Four others also ran. Betting: 2 to 1 agst Charles II , 3 to 1 apt Pantaloon, 9 to apt Dick Turpin, and 5 to 1 apt Thermometer. The Hricersocast Cup of 80 sues, added to a sweepstakes of 15 noes. each, 6 ft, for 3-yr-elds and upwards; weight for age, with penelties and allowances. Two miles and a MIL ,20 sass,) Marquis of Hastings' Lecturer, by Colsterdale—Alge 4 yrs, 9st. 01b tn. bib. ex.) Colonel Knoell Black Prince, 4 yes, lief 101 b Mr Y. Jo)uistooe's Scarborough, 6 yrs, set alb .. (Genoa Iturnrsyssint of 5 soya each with 50 added, for 1611 ages. Selling and other allowances. F'lve furlongs Mr. Chaplin s Bliss, by Ignoramus—knack-eyed Susan I.ClOtt, lyre, tat 31b fJefToryf Mr. Thellussun's Valdes t• 100), S yrs, 74 10th (ear 74 1111) , 11-Annuli) 2 Mr. Hope's Lanka Suit (LION, yrs, 751 1111 b (Morris) Two others also ran. Betting: 3 to 1 oa THE WALLOP PLATE :Handicap`, of 50 sore gentlemen riders professionals extra. New mile. Captain Machell's Plunder, by Buccaneer—Andover's dam, 3 yrs, But 12.1 b toe Sib es.) (Cummel) t 1 Mr. Payne's c by l'oxophilite—Flutter, 3 yrs, lOst r Mr. W. Sevin) t 2 Margins of Hastings' Redcap, 6 yes, Ilst 13th !lankly Coventry) 11 Four others also ran. Betting oto 4 on Flutter colt, leo to 15 each agst aihe Stam ford My and Plunder. Harpenden got away slightly In advance, attended by Redcap, Plunder, and Flutter colt, Miss Stamford filly bringing up the rear. Thh order was maintained until reaching the half mile poet, where Redcap took up the running, waited on by Flutter colt and' Plunder. In the dip the two last named came away, and racing home together made a dead heat of it, Redcap a bad third. Deciding Heat.-7 to 4on Flutter colt. Plunder made all the running. and won by two lengths. HWREINTAI(I24 of 60 sovs.each, h ft, for 2-yr-olds; colts, Bst 101 b each. Half a mile. (10 Rubs) Marquis of Hastings' See haw, by Buccaneer—Margery Daw, Oat 1011, i Fordham) I Duke of Hamilton's Angus, bat 10Ib 'A EdwaNa) 2 Hotting : 10 to 1 on See Saw. A SWEEPSTAIEN of 50 nova. each. h ft, for 2-yr-olds : Sot 10lb each. Half • mile. (12 subs.) Marquis of Hastings' Lady Elisabeth, by Trumpeter— Miss Boozer, tit tOth (Fordlists) w.o . LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. NORTH I'MIsERLAND PLATE. 3to 1 apt Fervacques it) j 6to 1 apt Lady Vane (off to I Vixenuullttkol 10 to 1 War 3 d off , Keens on the Vixen °oh and erracques both with astart (t,. DERBY. 11)00 to 70 apt St. Ross 2) I 50 to 1 apt Iroomaster (t) CRICKAT. MirrideStx v. NOlTlNOHAlleglag.—At the Middlesex County Ground, lalington. play In this match was resumed yesterday, The match excited unusual altering, consequently there was a good muster of spectators present when the bell rang for play and towards the latter pert of the day there were nearly 3,000 mumbled, all of whom moat have been highly gratitied at the One display of cricket which they had thegood fortune towttness. The game on Thursday night stood thus:—Middlesex, first inn. loge, 1100 ; NoGinß, 05, with four wickets down — Daft loot out), 14 ; and ,n ot out, IL This pair took their places at the respective wic eto soon after twelve o'clock, Mr. R. D. Walker delivering the first over to Deft, and Mantle bowling from the other end. Poling was evidently bent on run-getting, and Deflected on the defensive, the former had &series of escapes, being ': let or' no lees than three thus, oncost point, then at deep mid off, and then he bad • norroweemthe from runnlugout. Afterwards he hit away bravely, drove Mr. B. D. Walker Ct. long-off for 5, then Mantle to lonfrou for 4 : the pace was rapid, till In half an hour 31 were added, when Paling was pointed" by Mr. V. R. Walker for 20, made freely and well t 5 for 12 Grundy also was In ex cellent form ; be modes 4 and • 1 off Mantle quickly (cola); and with the score at 138 Mantle made way for Mr. Wiliclusoo. By one o'clock Daft had increased his total to 30, his defenze being most masterly. The bowling win good, and the pace moderated from 00 to 40 rung per hour, and the play became what the lookers-on designated as "slew." At 1.30 the snore steed at 1.52, when Hearne relieved Mr. a Birdmen, and at 161 Mr. J. D. Walker took the ball from his brother, and one over of slows proved enough for Grundy, who was tempted in and paid the penalty di for Rd , . Tinley followed, and Mr. K. D. Walkerresiuned the howling, and Nettled him quickly (7 for 165;. The Netts wicket keeper proved very useful, and was not disposed of till he hod morel 2t, and with Dott's steady and effective play defied thebowlers utterly. Mr. J. D. Walker tried to part them with slows, and Mantle resumed, but it wee all in vain, till with the score at 214 Mantle bowled Bidilulph. Wootton made but 2 and J. C. Shaw did not move, so that Daft had the honour of carrying out Ma bat, atterhavlng played smart patient and masterly hitting* innings of 72, which included three fours, four three", and eight twos. The total being 217, or 27 in ad vanceof Middlesex. At 4.20 Middlesex entered upon their second hands, Mears. Wilkinson and Winter representing them, and J. C. Shaw and Wootton bowling, only from the reverse wickets. Both batsmen were summarily dismissed, being ought each off the Bret oven by Tinley at point—Mr. Willunsou very low. Two wickets without a run was a poor look out for Middlesex. But the neat men, Mews. Cooper and Richards, toad. ample m-ends, completely collaring the Notts bowling. Mr. Richards was in grand hitting form, and Mr. Cooper's artistic defence was admirable. Mr. Richards made 18 by a five, a tour, a three, a two, and four singles, and then Wootton took off his balls (3 for 20). Mr. J. D. Walker was again in earnest, and bit with great freedom. his de tenon being no less creditable. lie got It while Mr. Cooper made two, as with Mr. !Whorls. Mr. lioopee's first hit above a single was a eat for three, when he had been an hour at the wickets ; but U he did not score he knocked off the bowler. Several of Mr. Walker's off drives were splendid. Alfred Shaw had a try, and beautifully he howled too ; but this pair of gen tlemen may be said to have "pulled the match out of the Me." Mr. Cooper was at length given out by Tuck, 'leg before" to Grundy, after making 24 by three threes, three twee, Re., In one hour and MI minutes, a most patient Wigan '4 for No,. Mr. B. D. Walker joined his bother, and between them they raised the score to 102, when Mr. J. D. was caught out at the wicket, after playing a hue offensive and defen sive innings of 47, including four fours, three threes, not three two. Tom Ileerne was again unlucky, for after making two, he put a ball up at slip, which Bimmonds held (8 for 107;. Mr. Daniel went In at ten minutes before seven, and when tne stumps were drawn, Mr. R Ile Walker was 'net out , It, and Mr. Daniel toot out; 0, the tot (I being Ill), for the low of six wickets. The game may be therefore considered as "any body's." Play will be resumed at 11.30 this morning. M•RYllll3o7iit CI7II AND 434 , 4 Dv. CHELTENHAM OOLLION.— This two days' match was commenced yesterday at lord's (the weather being dull; on a pair of good wickets, about 12 o'clock. Cheltenham, having won the toss, sent In Barrow and Bramwell, to the bowling of Martin and Mulford. The wickets fell thus -1 for 3, 2 for 31, 3 for 43, 1 for 78 I for 81, d for 83, 7 for 67, 8 for 107, p for 113, and :0 for 1171. 10.0 C. were all got rid of for US, Mr. Brindle; being the only double-figure man. The College Mat seven wickets In their second innings for lid runs. HEALTH RESTORED BY HD BARRY'S FOOD TO THE STOMACH, serves, lungs, and liver of old and Dee*. curing dyspepsia (Indigestion), constipation, diarrheas, acidity, bead. who, neuralgia, hysteria, palpitation, sleeplessness, debility, wasting, cei h, asthma, fevers, consumption, low spirits. SAW annual cures which had resisted all medicines, Including that of his Holiness ths Pope.—Tins, at Is lid. ; Ilb., Ti. 225 , 408,-Du Barry and Co.. 77, Regentatreet, London : also at •1, Oracsehurchetrest ; 4, Clasped,: Id and 120. Ogkellatmet ; and all grocers and chemists. (Advarlissmeat (STAMPED, li. ADDMOIAL ] The sheeting was done because be disobeyed the rule. of the trade, and only for that reason. The only thing that he had dune was to work at Mr. Newbould's, that gentle man being unwillingto turn out his men. Mr. Overend—What is the next thing you have to tell about ? Have you employed Crooke, in any other similar thing? Witness (after a long pause)—l think he was once em ployed, but I am nut certain, to blow up Bernard's at Firth and Sons. I cannot say how many years ago that is. I cannot recollect whether the attempt was made to blow them up, but I think the gunpowder did not go off. The boiler under which it was placed was situated beyond the Wicker. I empld the man to do it. Mr. Onrend — Wbo was that man? Witness—l can give you no information on that point. I believe it was Crooke.. Witness continued that his impression was that Crooke. employed another man with him. He could not remember the exact amount he gave for that affair. It was not a large sum. It might be about U. He would not admit that Crookes was em ployed to watch at Firths and shoot Hellewell ; but ho did remember he was employed to do something. Mr. Overencl T Now, on your oath, was not Crooke. em- plyed to shoot him? Witness—l believe not. I believe he was to stop him from working by laming him alirob. It was somethingof that kind. Crooke' told witness he had watched at Firth's many nights, and he once told him he was watching on the railway bridge, but he did not tell him that on one occasion he got his gun to shoot at him, but Woodhead's head came in between him and Hellewell and he dare not shoot. Being pressed on this point, witness said—Now you remind me, he did tell me something about having a gun ; but what I do not remember. Crookee did not shoot him, berme he had not a chance. The period of time Crookes was watch ing for this chance he did not know. Mr. Overend then handed to witness • letter, saying. "Is that your handwriting?" Witness admitted that it was very like it. He believed it was. The letter was read. It was addressed to John Hells well, at Messrs. Firths'. Post-mark August 24, but se year. The letter was as follows :—" Messrs. Firth and Hons.—Gentlemen,—The game works merrily, and we burst away all obstacles before us. If we appear to be rather long about it you are not the less sure. It is your turn next, and the man who bangs back will be the first to get it. If I move my finger you are sent to eternity. Be advised and take things in time." Witness—l think it is my letter. Mr. Overend—Do you recollect Linley being shot at your instigation on November 12, 1859? Witness said he (lid. He remembered that Linley died eight months after he was shot the last time. He remembered that in 1859 • can of gun powder was thrown into the house of • man named Poole in the Wicker. Witness employed Crooke. to do that. He did not remember how much was paid for doing it. Witness could not remember the above case until Mr. Overend had brought it to his meniory. He knew that on November 4th, 18.59, Joseph Wilson's house was attempted to be blown up. lie caused that to be done. He employed Crooke. and no one else. He did not know how much be gave him fur that. Lesley was one of Firth's men, and witness thought he ought to contribute. He bad had no quarrel with him except on trades affair', or with Wilson either. His object in throwing a can of gunpowder into the house of I'oole, a butcher, was to alarm Linley, as he was his brother-in-law. (Sensation.) Overend —And this poor butcher had had nothing to do with it ?—No, we risked that. The butcher was married and had some children. Wilson bad set the society at defiance, and had determined to have nn con nection with it. He knew a person of the name of Holdsworth. They blew him up. Witness caused to be put • quantity of gunpowder in the cellar of his manufac tory. He employed Crookes to do that, and gave him somewhere about 6/. On June the 7th, 1863, he re collected that an attempt was made to blow up the house of William Heaney, in Bernard-street. Crooke' did that, and he did not know of any one else. Crookes had told him a man named " Hump" helped him in :rime of his obs. He mentioned, besides Hallam and " Hump, " Copley, the latter in t h e Hereford-street outrage. Fearnehough had gone to Roaney's to work, and this was the cause of the outrage there. Holds ' worth was blown up for a trade dispute. For blowing up Reaney's house he thought it would be about 61. he paid. Them was no fixed tariff of compensation fur the work. For watching Hellewell he believed Crooke. received about Si. He did not recollect any other ease. In 1866, October Bth, Feernehough's house in Hereford-street was blown up. Witness caused that. (Sensation.) He employed Crookes. , Copley was with Crooke' when be did it ; bet Copley never exchanged • word with witness shout doing it. He gave Crooke, 161. for doing that. He bad no private quarrel with Fearnehough. He never knew of Sutcliffe 's cab" till his at•ention was drawn to it. He did not know whether he had told Broonihead he had a fit man to help him in the job. He thought he remembered a conversation on that subject having taken place. Broomhesul was the secretary of the pen and pocket blade union. lie did not remember having talked to a secretary of any other union on the sanie subject. Having been warned to be cautious by Mr. Overend, witness said, " I catch what you are after ; it is the branches of the saw trade." The branches of the saw trade—its officers and himself—had frequently arranged for rattening to be done. He had arranged with William Hyde', Henry Skidmore, and the secretaries of the handle makers, and jobbing grinders too. Witness continued that he was treasurer of the National Association of Amalgamated Trades till the preceding night, when be had resigned. The association was created about last Christ mas. Its objects are to resist lock-outs by masters. Its Sheffield members numbered about six or eight thousand, and throughout the kingdom about sixty thousand. The head.quariers of the society were Sheffield. Two levies of one half penny per head were made every year for working expenses. It had power to levy • further sum per head according to its requirements. The Judicial Council judged of that. It usually sat at She ffi eld. lie was one of the executive. That society had no connection with the various outrages which had been committed. Mr. Sorg then said he was requested by Mr. Dron field, the secretary of the National Association, to sal that it had nothing to do with the local trades, nor with the defence committee, nor had they contributed one farthing to the defence fund. Mr. Overend—Now, we will go back to Linley's affair. After he wan shot did you write a series of letters exhibit ing great abhorrence ? v fitness-1 did, sir. Mr. Overenil —After Wheatman's place was blown up — (here the witness wept bitterly)—did you not write • letter trying to put suspicion on Messrs. Wheatman ? Witness here began to make a long statement, but Mr. Overend stopped him, saying be hail the newspaper, and read from it certa in portions of the letter. I% itneas said that in that letter that he wished to show Ithem there were other motives beside trade unions, and he wished it to be thought these other motives had been the course. He did this hoping "the end would justify ! the means." He believed that in that letter he described ' 'his blowing up as a hellish deed. He knew about Wilson being blown up. and after he came to him about it he sug gested he should be brought up before the magistrates on account of his apprentices. Witness recollected a person coming to the committee and stating that he found his nuts lin his (witness's) heu-roost ; and also that he saw some bands there, and be also remembered at that time going to the person and saying he would satisfy him that they were some superfluous bands; and that the bands be longed to the society, but at the time he was not aware there were any bands there. It was the man who said he thought there were some hands there, so he told him to go and look, for he thought if he had placed the nuts there, as suggested, he might also have placed the bands there. After Fearnetiough win blown up lie addressed a letter to the newspapers, in which he described the perpetrator's conduct as of the most infamous description, soul he also said that Fearnehough's conduct was as bad as it oould be, and almost merited what he carne to. He did not still con tinue of that opinion. He offered a reward of N. out of his own pocket for the discovery of the perpetrator of that outrage. His onion also offered a sum of money. It was ouly through him that his union had offered the reward. He had been censured very much regarding that affair, and he offered his resignation ; but his union passed a resolution that they had perfect confidence in him. A gentleman named Verity came down. That was before the Hereford-street outrage. shortly after the Acorn-street murder. At that time witness's conduct was the subject of much comment. They said he hail to do with the mur der in Acorn-street. He had enjoyed • good character to that time. Mr. Overend again questioned the witness about the mode in which he got the money to pay for the out rages of which he had been the instigator. In these affairs had been expended from 1301. to 150/., but all the explanation witucss could give was that he got it out of the contributions of the members, falsifying the ac counts so as not to be detected. All the books relating to these affairs had been destroyed except those in use dur ing the time of the Hereford-street outrage. Of the money be paid for that, M. Skidni(2m, the treasurer of "-mutate- ____ _ . _ . Wilmese—Samuel Crooke*. the SM ore' Uniesi;paid hiss 15/. He did not tell Mr. Oversnd—Wss Martin there? Skidmore what it was for, but Skidmore was well aware Witness—No ;if I must die this instant he was not after it was done. In his judgment in every trade of Mr. Overend—l ask you again was Samuel Croukes pre- Sheffield rattening prevailed. When rattening would not sent at the time when Shaba Parker was shot? succeed stronger measures were adopted, but in no other Witness—To my knowledge I believe be was not. Wit. trade but his own. He would never keep an entry of a ness continued that when he had any shooting business to rattening, or an outrage, or a blow up. The committees do be bad always entrusted it to Crooke*, as a man upon were not parties to the outrages. whom he could depend. He then denied that he knew the Mr. Overend—Mr. Broadhead, row there are certain names of any of the other men who engaged in the outrage letters of a threatening character, signed " Tantia Topie." on Parker. Did you write those letters ? Mr. Overend here gave witnese a solemn warning re. Witness—Most of them. In which people were WI erecting his repeated denial on that bead. they might expect to be shot, and all that kind of thing. Witness then stated that a roan called Dunfonl, in his Broadhead then left the witness-box, and appeared corn belief, did it. Martin bad told him so. He continued—The pletely overpowered by the examination he bad undergone. these other men I have mentioned were members of the After some further but et:imperatively unimportant evi union. I had had any personal quarrel with Parker. donor, the commission adjourned till to-day. a CrWOPENCE METROPOLITAN ASSOCIATION. Yesterday this aseocistion, whose object is to provide improved dwellings for the industrious classes, . held its twenty-third annual meeting at the offices in Coleman-street, Mr. J. GoLnstrio, M.P., in the chair. The directors, in their report, announce the completion and full occupation of Gatliff-buildings, in Commercial-road, Pimlico, consisting of 27 single rooms, 104 seta at two rooms, and 18 sets of three rooms, erected under arrange meet with the Marquis of W e stmi ns t er , w h o advan c es raa lge necessary funds at 3 per cent. interest, reserving to him self the right of fixing the rents at • low rate, varying from 21. 9d. for a tangle room, with water rind washing conveniences attached, to Ile. 61. for three rooms, and has thus enabled the association to sooommodate a poorer class of tenants. Since the last report ten more pairs of the cottages at Penge have been completed, making a total of 36 cottages there, which are all occupied, and with the piece of garden ground attached to each, are much appreciated by the tenants who are engaged at their work in London during the day. Arrangements have been made with the directors of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway to convey them at the rate of 2.. • week each. To enable the directors to proceed with the erection of similar cottages, they have applied under the " Labourting Clams' Dwelling Homes Act, 1866," to the Public Works Loan Commis sioners for an advance of 18,0001., which has been accorded to them. For this loan, interest at the rate of 4 per cent. . per annum will be paid, and lf. is. per cent. per annum fa addition, to repay the principal money in 40 years. The directors have obtained • Treasury order to relieve from house tax all the dwellings of this association, and in all similar oases where the dwellings are of y less annual value than 201. a year. The mort ali ty in the entire pro perty of the association has this year been 47 out of an average population of 2,061; 26 of these deaths were of children under ten years of age. The average rate in the society's budding. being rather over 17 per 1,000, while that of the metropolis generally has been 264 per 1.000. This tate of 17 per 1,000 has now been maintained for seven successive years. The net profits this year amount to 3,5151. sa. 11d., sufficient to pay • dividend of 34/. per cent., which the directors recommend free of income tax. This will leave a balance of 401. 3a 7d. to be carried to the guarantee fund, which it increases to 2,965/. 2s. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption, congratulated the shareholders that the aesonation continued to be suc cessful in carrying out the object. for which it was este bliabed. The rents of the property in Pimlico, though very moderate, would enable the society to pay interest oa the 20,0001. advanced by the Marquis of Westminster, and larva a fair amount over for expenses of management and profit. The Penge property would also return a fair profit after paying expenses. Having glanced at the other points in the report, he dwelt especially on the low rate of mor tality which prevailed in the dwellings belonging to the association, which he attributed to the sanitary and im proved domestic arrangements provided. The motion having been seconded was adopted, the dividend recom mended was confirmed, and the general business of re electing directors and auditors having been transacted, the proceedings terminated with the usual acknowledgment of the services of the chairman and directors. CRYSTAL PALACE COMPANY. The report of the directors to the meeting on the 28th inst. has been issued. Since the last ordinary meet ing there has been a diminution in some branches of the company's revenue, as compared with the corresponding period of last year. This diminution, which has been shared by other commercial undertakings depending on public favour, may be accounted for by muses beyond control, such as the extraordinary inclemency of the winter and spring, and the general depression arising from the late commercial panic, muses which acted with great severity on the Christmas amusements, and exercised a Trejudicial influence on the general attendance of visitors. his the directors have endeavoured to meet by using every effort to keep down the current expenditure. The sale of season tickets, though not quite equal to what it was under the exceptionally favourable circumstances of lttti, has hitherto been satisfactory, and when compared with the average of the last three years exhibits an im provement. The directors are pursuing a similar policy to that which has hitherto received the approbation of the proprietors, by using every mesas for keeping the Palace prominently and favourably before the public. METROPOLITAN BOARD OP WORKs.—The ordi nary meeting of the board was held yesterday, in their offices at Spring-gardens; Sir Jchn Thwaites in the chair. A report was brought up stating that they had accepted the tender of Messrs. Phillips, Turner, and Sawyer for the construction of sewers rn Bermondeey-street. Mr. Wainwright had obtained this contract, but he declined to proceed with it. The new contract was taken at 6,14 W. 10s. Mr. H. L. Taylor hoped that for the future every one tendering for their works should he called upon to deposit a certain amount of mmiey, as a bona fide gun mitre that he intended to cony out the works, and thus prevent the board from being played with as they had been by Mr. Wainwright. The recommendation was put and agreed to. A report was brought up from the Fire Brigade Committee recommending "that the board do from the Ist of July next undertake the duty of the protection of life from fire within the metropolitan area, and submitting for approval the ternis of an arrenge meat with the Royal Society for the Protection of Life from Fire for the transfer of the whole of their fire escapes and other plant, &c., to the board. Subject adjourned for • week • and after some other business had been disposed of the b oard adjourned. THY GROUSE DISFAME.—TIRO Lim - tiers Courier rays :—" The singular immunity which this county and the north Highlands generally have enjoyed from grouse disease threatens to come to an end. The moors of Spey side have been attacked, some of them very badly, and there are rumours of disease in parts of Boss-slii,e. As to the latter, we have no authentic information, but ' there is no doubt that grouse have perished in great numbers along the lower reaches of the district of the Spey. Where the birds are healthy they tut. however, numerous and strong—more so then usual at this stage of ' their progress." STRANGE PROCEEDING/I.—Some strange circum stances have come to light through an inquest held by Dr. Lankester at Hammy. IThe body on which the inquest was held was that of a man unknown. It was taken out of the New River on Friday morning last and bandied about from place to place until at length it was allowed to be buried and re-boned from time to time in the church yard. The neoessery post-mortem examination was made while the body was lying exposed on a toudereine in the presence of several women and children, among others, who had been attracted to the churchyard by so miesuul a scene. The following evidence was taken :—Police-con @table Walton said that on Friday morning last he sac on duty in Tottenham-lane, Hornmy. Abour four o'clock he saw the body floating in the water and succeeded in draw ing it out. He obtained the assistance of another coo st.tble, when they took the body on a stretcher to the Rail 'say Med. They knocked up the proprietor, who re fused to allow the deceased to be placed en his premises. They then went round the parish to other public-houses, and found on each application • refusal to iske in the body. Nut knowing what to do with it, they conveyed it to the borne of the coroner's officer, where it was laid down in the front ear den, and concealed from observation as much as pos ibis. It remained there till nine o'clock, when it was taken is the churchyard. The witness went on to relate how it was put in • hole, and taken up again for the post-mortem examination, and how he tried to keep spectators linclud iag women and children) away but could not. The body), it was further stated, had not been identified. The jury, in accordance with the medical evidence, found an open verdict, to which they appended the following exprosaiou of opini• n :—" The jury empanelled at the Compasse s, Hornsey, on view of the body of • man unknown, hay ing heard from the police that the said body was carried from lace to place without being received , and further that the post.inortera examination of the ...rid leely took place in the open churchyard, are of opinion that the vestry of the parish of Hornsey should iioniedistely pro vide • public mortuary to which the bodies of the un claimed dead should be removed whilst awaiting inter ment or the inquiry of the coroners court." NARROW EscArE OF A I'•sSENtiSll TRAIN.—An accident of an alarming character, but fortunately mist- Vt. by any serious casualty, happened uL Thnualay to a passenger train on the Severn Valley (Greet Western) Railway. The train from Shrewsbury for Lon. on, vii Worcester, had just left llridgnorth, and when tearing the bridge over the turnpike road the engine suddenly left the rails, and proceeded in a slanting direction towards the embankment of the bridge. The driver and stoker, per ceiving the imminent danger of the 'engine falling over the bridge, shut off steam, and, jumping down, essortd with out injury. After proceeding to within about six feet of the edge of the embankment, dragging the tender round till it at red almost broadside on the line, the engine fell over on its aide, and remained stationary. It fortunately happened that the train having only just left the statics the speed attained did not exceed the rate of four milers an hour. Had it been going at its usual rate there is so doubt that the train would have been dragged over biro the road. Yesterday the district engineer of the theist Western Company visited the scene of the evident with the view of ascertaining the cause, but it did not very clearly appear. The line was in good order, and the talk in gauge, and it is enpposed that the fault lays in the engine, which had y just come out of the workshop, after undergoing repave. The Severn Valley being • single line the accident blocked the road throughout the day, but the traffic was carried on by means of trains moo ning from both ends, and exchanging passengers at Mids.. north. The ordinary traffic was resumed yesterday. CRYSTAL PALMY'S. --OKI SHILLING DAY. —FRI DAY, Jena 21.—Admissions ea payment, 3,006; ditto by sorsa titbits, 1,841 Wel slaters, 4,841.