The Express. — London, England, 1866-12-05 00:00:00

NEWSPAPER, .c. - 7.! ‘ .. •'; 5.1".. - .• . !:.:).. _O4 —.0 ., I 7:- RC'' Pen r - ,ceN --- e •-..' - • ........_...- 1 - 1 ..._ •I . -, ~. (11j1 . - I , • ; I l i f •, . - a t -:.',...D.. d.N:4I. l' 7 ,1 7 . 7 -, .i1 . . -. ...• • •: I _.:,_,.._ ~ , - . 7 , -- --,,, ~, ______ _..-------' . . . . I . . 4 [STAMPED, id . ADDMONAIi.] • [TWOPENCE --" " ' 'IV' WEDNESDA Y EVENING, DECEMBER 5, 1866. 4 1 EXPRESS FROM PARIS. imaniza FENIAN ARRESTS , • ~ t~._~ ~y~l~~i ~ `~` ~ .__------_____--__-------- f' .. "TIT and MOORE'S AUSTE.ALIAN LINE B RITISH ciglyHlP S. —For SYDNEY Direct Heat shipping An ELECTION of Twelve Orphans, of thews whom wrote of ra we, the well-known clipper ship SOYIIMMII ON were once in prosperous circumstanose, will take plate at the 774 WALT= SCOtT, London Tavern, Blalsopegate-etreet, on TUESDAY. the Bth eniA, Dee n 10 Isms, Miner ~-•-__,,,.- - wthE in tin had Ind& at. This Ins ship, Jamul, 1007. Th e poll will at lt, and close at; 2 o'clock orla • " - ,' las - a full poop, with large cabins for the accom- precisely MACKENZIE, Secretary. 7 -- dm am pareimen, and will carry a surgeon It Moss; 71, Chosimide, London. /4 s ma fait taller, she Is a preferable opportunity I .L.... —For terms of freight or passage apply to' rd moon, 9, Billiterotreet. ISTY MINSTRELS, ST. JAMES'S HALL, ' Mow OPEN for the SEASON, every night at eight : d MOORE'S AUSTRALIAN LINE w•dneldlss ind%aturdaqs , th ree and eight- Frail newly and all beautifully decorated: company greatly increased: new mem ! of Acuff SHIP —Por SYDNEY Direct (to tail plum- hen, twenty performers of known excellence and abty, hi ,se th e 15th Deceniher, last shipping day 13th December), t wi n all the ~,,,,, members; ___ . _ .._ _ _ _ built China clipper Ft:SI-YANA, A 114 yearn register mum. Fauteuils , 55.: stalls , 34 0 . 77:..7;: w ; Zis k " ,. .; . ne l w s ..... Mk TH0116014, Commander 1 3 44 8 in ib• fag Tickets at Austin's office, 21i, Piccadilly. —Messrs. Moore, Crocker, 7gs, Mk fine ship, bulk leat year by Meeks. A. Ste- and A m u, procciews. _ l i anagerb g r. woke° anew or ice it of olasgow, on the mast anroved clipper lines, opportunity for fine goods.—For terms of freight . to DEV ITT and MOORE, 9, Blihtecotreet TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE. *parting Enteffigenct. READING GRAND OPEN, MILITARY AND HUNT STEEPLECHASES. — T IIIIB DAY. Owing to very boisterous and disagreeably wet weather the first day of this meeting was very meagrely attended, but nothing was wanting on the part of the promoters to render it as successful as possible. The cause was fear fully heavy, and this adverse eireumstenoe doubtless mate rially affected the entries, which were very small, but the sport today ( Wednesday ) will be more interesting, as the principal race—the Berkshire Open Handicap Steeple chase—will be run for. Tao following is • detailed return of the running : THE WM.= STAKES, a free handicap of 5 sou. each, with 30 added ; winners extra. About three miles. (6 subs.) Mr. P. Herbert's Whitehall, by Sir Tattoo Sykes—Oril lade's dam, 6 yrs, lost ,A. Sadler) 1 Mr. W. Booth's 'Pineapple, aged, lost list (J. Page) 2 The following also ran : Flytisher and Kennington, Betting : 7 to 4 apt Flyfisher, 2to 1 apt Pineapple, and 3to 1 apt Whitehall. Pineapple jumped off with the lead, followed by Kennington, Nnitehall, and Flyfisher, and they ran once round the course in this order ; 'White hall then took up the running, and held • clear lead of Pineapple as they . passed the stand the second time, the race from this point being reduced to • match between the pair ; but although Page rode Pineapple vigorously after clearing the water jump, Whitehall increased his lead and won in a canter by six lengths. Kennington ran the course, but was beaten off, and Flyfisher, who lest • deal of ground by refining the hurdles, was pulled up when pur suit was A STEEPLECHASE SWEEPSTAKES of 5 Dom mot, with 30 added ; weight for age ; winners extra, with selling allowances. About three miles. (9 nuke.) Mr. Barter's Serious Case, by The Cure —Gift, aged !ElOO% list fib (Mundorl 1 Mr. Roberts's Lisette, 4 yrs (6100), lost slb (in (Cap's& c H slb arford 2 Valour and Orontes also rasa. Betting : 2 to 1 apt Serious Case, 9 to 4 apt Lisette, and sto 2 apt Orontes. The last mentioned took np the running immediately the flag fell, but at the first fence he refused, and Valour coming to grief at the same obits, de the favourite was le ft with the lead, attended by Lisette. Three fences from home the latter fell, and Serious Cue cantered in alone. Captain Haitord re mounted Lisette, and finished the course ; but Orontes and Valour, continually refusing, were pulled up after going half the distance. The winner was not sold. A SELLINU STEEPLECHAME of 3 soya. each, with 25 added, for 3-yr-olds and upwards ; weight for age ; selling allowances. About two miles. (5 subs.) Mr. Careirs Reds/lug, by Redwing—Tearaway, aged 230), tbst (harry) I Mr. E. J. Barton's Elise, 5 yrs , e. 30), list 121 b.. (Barton) The following also ran:—White Stockings, Rapture, and Bonnie Scot. Betting : 11 to 8 apt Redwing, 5 to 2 apt Rapture, and 6to I apt any other. White Stockings was first away, followed by Redwing and Elise, but after clearing the second fence Rapture took second place, but, refusing, the favourite was left in attendance on White Stockings. On going over the hill Redwing took up the running, fol lowed by Elise, but the latter blundering at • fence on the far side, Redwing won by a distance. Elise ran the entire course, and was placed second, finishing many lengths in advance of White Stockings. Rapture and Bonnie Scot refused, and were not persevered with. The winner was bought by Mr. B. Land for 51$ guineas. AN OPEN lirtiTEßS' Sr.ous of 3 sou. each, with 20 added ; 13st each ; winners extra ; selling and other allowances. About two miles and a half. (3 subs.) Mr. Thomas's Brunette, by Loup Oarou—if aid of Tyne, aged 250 , 71b Mr. Gilke's Fairplay jute Chirp : , aged 030 t 'Jib , Ils (J. Cannon) 2 DUBLIN, TOMMY Nunn , . Edward Power (calling himself Dr. Power), Edward O'Regan, and William Banbury, war• arrested to-day on suspicion of being connected with Fenianism. Banbury and Power were in nominal partnership as apothecaries, at No. 3, Upper Temple-street, which was found to con tain not more than five shillings worth of drugs. There was a apace at the rear of the house large enough to accommodate 600 or 700 men ; they were conveyed to Mountjoy prison. Patrick O'Connor, an assistant auctioneer, broth es of James O'Connor, late book-keeper in the /rials People office, was arrested at his place of business. John Clancy, a clerk in the employment of Messrs. Palgrave and Co., was arrested in Kingstown. Two or three other arrests were made. (aztrria's TIZIGZAMIL ) THE BELGIAN CHAMBERS, BRUSSELS, Dice. 4. In to-day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies several members made speeches strongly censuring the government for not having laid the war budget before the house, and expressed regret that a minister of war had not yet been appointed. M. van den Peereboom, Minister of the Interior, and M. Frire Orban, Minister of Finance, defended the conduct of the government. M. Couvreur moved that the government should be requested to bring in the war budget without delay. The proposition, how ever, was rejected by 38 to 29 votes. Two mem bers abstained from voting. MADAME STODA.R.E, Widow of the late Colonel STODARE, begs to announce that the Theatre of Mystery, EGYPTIAN HALL, Is OPEN for the Season. Madame Stodare will present the "Sphinx," " Marvel of Mecca," and "Basket Trick," insisted by Mr. Firbank Burman (pupil of Colo nel Student', to Colonel Stedare's Royal Entertainment of Magic. Doors open at 7.30 and LBO. Admtamon. le, ; Stalle 8 11 ., which may be secured at tbe box-office, from 11 till 6; Lad at Mitchell's, 33, Old Bondetreei—Mr. JAMES WEAVER, Manager. and MOORE'S AUSTRALIAN LINE c d PACKET SHIP.—For SYDNEY Direct da (to mall pane tbe 10th January, last shipping y Stk anuary), the "Zgl ▪ a frigate-built shlp DUNBAR CASTLE, A. 1 13 years, • 9,4 w a s. J. B. SWNSON, Commander ; lying in the rlpda Docks. This fi ne ship, built in 1984 by Mr. James 0, sundestand, is a very fast sailer. She has a lull poop, *co oly larte cabins for the secommodation of fast-clam ow n, Ind Inu carry an experienced surp_on.—For terms ATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS, 218, High *war Purge aionkr DEvrIT and MOORE, 9, BMW - , N Nolhorn.—This very d VaCloila agabnahMella Iha vft been eutlrely rade , OPEN lynx EVENING The grand bend, conducted by Mr. W. M. Packer, will perform nightly a choice selection of operatic end dance music. Open at half -4 8 ; close at 18 Admission, ls. A meeting of magistrates will be held in Water ford on Saturday to take the state of the country into consideration. THE HUNGARIAN DIET, I'ESTH, Du. 4. NIVITT and MOORE'S AUSTRALIAN LINE cd.r.tourr SHIP.—For BILISBANE WilAltle Direct d i km quick despatch „ the fastaailinp clipper barque Wilt. Al. 529 tons reter, T. SULLIVAN, C.onmander • Os East India Docbi. rhis ship, built underaecial :$ malarial kw bricat-seiling finalities aad nomad Afar trelatit or passage apply to DIMITY wad M • ---• • • In to-clay's sitting of the Lower House of the Diet, M. Kallay declared that in accepting the principle of common affairs which recognized the Italian Tyrol, Galicia, and the German provinces of Austria as part of the Austrian monarchy, Hun gary would not be acting in a manner prejudicial to Italian unity, the restoration of Poland, or the unity of Germany. THE LADIES' JOINT-STOCK BANK (LIMITED). KINAHAN'S• LI, WHISKY. DUBLIN MLHIBITION, 1881 AAosiebratist old Malt wawa' pined the WIWI ItZDAL-41 is pare, mod.mellow, deileizaz aad wary wholesome Bold in Doh's*, hi. Bd. each, at the Mall houses in Loudon, by the agents in the principal towns in tod : or wholeule at 8, Great Windmill-street, tendon, W. Orii the red seal, pink label, and cork breaded "Kinahaa's LL Whisky.' 4lenese ~AM' Pocket Bast fee 31111110 - " I know a Bask."—Silicarzum. PROSPECITS. So many banks have broken lately that it is quite dreadful, and people do not know where to trust their mosey, therefore a number of ladies have resolved to form a joint-stock bank amongst themselves in which, knowing how careful women are in everything, the public will have confidence, and deposit their cash where they may be sure it will be safe. The name of this bank is to be the Ladies' Joint-Stock Bank (Limited). Of course it is news eery to have some money to begin with, in order to take premises and so on, and the committee of the Wks Joint-Stock Bank have mule up their minds to start with one that will be more than enough to pay any immediate expenses, and so they mean to eminence business with no lees than a CAPITAL OF ONZ HUNDRED POUNDS, in shares of ss. each,every farthing of chichi,' to be paid up. They mean to conduct their bank according to common sense, by really taking care of their customers' money, and not gambling with it. So they intend to invest a certain portion of their paid-up capital in a fireproof strong-box, furnished with a Chubb's patent lock which no thief can pick or break open, and to put all deposits into that instead of lending them out at interest, and running the risk of losing all, unless by the depositor's desire, in which case the interest to be divided between the deposi tor and the bank. Otherwise the directresses of the Ladies' Joint-Stock Bank propose the remuneration of establish ment to come directly from their customers, those who give them money to take care of to pay them so much per cent. for their trouble. It is the firm determination of the directresses of the Ladies' Joint-Stook Bank to have nothing to do with that ' nasty discount which is the ruin of so many. They will carefully avoid all such imprudences as advances of money on those good-for-nothing " cash credits" and " overdrawn amounts " which one hears so much about that one has no patience , with them. In short, with the exception of money which they are requested to lend, they are resolved to combine all the " dispusable mama" of their bank in the " reserve" so characteristic to the female mind. To insure the bank from breaking by the strong-box being broken open, a woman will sit up in the bank every night provided with a watchman's rattle, which she will sling on the slightest alarm ; and besides, a little dog that always barks whenever he hears the least noise will be kept on the premises. The clerks and other officers employed by the Ladies' Joint-Stock Bank will bo exclusively selected from the steadier set. The tlircst.Matt of the ir.stitntion will net trust young men. Some contribution Sat! ha the be made I towards the employment of females, which is at present so difficult a problem of social science ; and there will be no danger of embezzlement, which they are not so liable to be betrayed into as the opposite sex, besides which the lady who undertakes the department of manager will count all the money in the bank regularly every night. The bank parlour will be fitted up in a style of elegance appropriate to the character of a bank conducted by ladies. The Ladies' Joint-Stuck Bank will also be furnished with a bank drawing-room, where dances and soirees will take place after the hours of business, and musical notes only will be issued. Should the directresses of the Ladies' Joint-Stock Bank find themselves entrusted to a large amount with money that they are commissioned to put out in speculation, they contemplate the establishment of a l ar g e dressmakers business in connection with their own, so that they may have an eye on its managoneut as well, and take care that they are not cheated, or do nut lose all the money they employ by a horrid bankruptcy. Further particulars will be published in due time, with the names of the directresses and the chairwoman. They in the meanwhle natter themeelves that if success should crown their des i gn of creating a Ladies' Joint-Stock Bank, there will be never any occasion for anybody who may have put their money in it to give themselves any anxiety about those stupid panics. *„` A pretty uniform might be deemed advisable for the clerks and cashiers of the Ladies' Joint-Stock Bank. The directresses suggest a check-pattern. te- 03 , al ; ge; ins- ",--+- Its. MONEY WIGRAM and SONS ' (al 118Stickwaltprd, London) UNE of STEAM and ream era AUSTRALIA. —For MELBOURNE (Port Phillip) Dime Ors the Docks on Thursday, December 20, calling Ild My the splendid clipper sidp TRUE BRITON, 1.100 tons, if it. 11N, Commander: lying in the East India Docks. ons for all claws et presagers are UMW , r olid, sad will wry an experienced surpon.—For freight or 0b to ALLPORT and MORGAN, with Wan% InOILLM and SONS. 7. Learlanhallwtrost. __ I). iber ge tity BARLOVPS PATENT CASK STAND, a new Invention, se admirably contrived that a full butt, u well as smaller casks, may be raised or tilted on it without labour or trouble. Its action is so ini le that the sediment of the moat limpid fluid by no ty can be disturbed. Price lia., lu., 145., to suit 4,9, and 18 gallon casks. BARWW'S SELF-ACTING SYPHON TAP. No vent-peg required. No more Sat beer or soar wine. Price 4a. fid. ; ditto, electroplated, 9a—Apply direct to JAMES BARLOW, patentee. 14, Xing William-Week Mahoion - Rowbe• See that his name and edam= are on every article ; all others are spurious Imitations. Engravings gratis. Established 1820. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Die. 4. The Public Prosecutor has filed an appeal in the Court of Cassation against the decision of the supe rior court acquitting Herr Twesten of the charges brought against him. The Public Prosecutor still demands that Deputy Twesten be sentenced to two years' imprisonment. It is semi-officially announced that the state of Count Bismarck's health is satisfactory, and that he has completely resumed his official duties. oirARD LINE.—BRITISH and NORTH i ltalcAN ROYAL MAIL STEAM SHIPS , appointed by to sail between and NEW , 018twienity LIVERPOOL and BOSTON, theLIVERPOOL Boston ships YOßK calling Sklllaf to land and receive passengers and malls. The fol.- or other vessels are appointed to sail from Liverpool, sfrt sr Cott to receive the malls: JAYA. for BOSTON , Saturday, Dec. 8. 'IISFRALABIAN, for NEW YORK, saturday Dec. 15. liking passengers and goods for Nassau and davannah, to is irsasferel at New York 'subject to the permission of the Ned States authorities on hoard the R-11.8.8. Corsica. CHINA, for BOSTON, Saturday, Dec. It kmgemoney, Including steward's fee and provisions, bet Ant wines or liquors :—To Halifax and Boston, chief e c e tb o dA gx. second cabin, EMI. To New York, chief cabin, idie e k i , gig—Apply to J. B. Foord, 52, Old Broad-streendon; I . L Con* Havre, and 12, Place do la Bourse, Paris hand J. Nook Jamaica-street, Glasgow D. and C. Masher, Queens- Ise: or D. and C. "'savor, 8, Water-street, Liverpool ITAVANA SEGAR AGENCY, 2, Canute-road Docks, Southampton, and 77, REGENT-STHEET,LONDON . (two doors from St. lames's Hall).—The proprietors draw alien- ' Lion to the success which has attended the establishment of this agency, and which has resulted in the supply of their Imports- lions to many of the most important clubs, hotels, and private consumers in the kingdom. 'The stock offered of te the attention of connoisseurs comprises nearly 800 kinds the choi productions of the most celebrated Havana manufactories, and Is the finest selection of Havana segars at present existing In Europe, the whole being the exclusive importation of this esta blishment from its agents and resident buyers in Havana, who, from long experience, exercise the greatest care in selecting only the finest brands and aorta, and who ship the same direct to the warehouses in the Southampton Dock& These advantages enable the proprietors to supply GCARANTEED HAVANA SEGARS, wholesale and retail, at prices lower for the respective kinds than it is possible for other houses to quota Terms, cash, or an undoubted introduction. Prospectuses on application to the proprietors, WOLFF, PHILLIPS, and Co. Eag e Havana Seger and Commissio Agenc, Southampton, and, e n st r ee t , Lonydon. THE NORTH GERMAN CONFEDERATION. 1,558 1,316 . 1,641 1,151 BERLIN, DEC. 4, EvEcarc. . . The governments of all the States belonging to the North German Confederation, with the excep tion of Hesse Darmstadt, have accepted the invi tation addressed to them by Prussia to send repre sentatives to the ministerial conference which will shortly be held at Berlin. The government of lease Darmstadt has not yet replied to the invitation, on account of certain re servations still maintained by the Grand Duke with regard to the proposed union of the military forces of North Germany. 3.348 0,750 1,557 0,117 COQ Ihto7 I MRPOOL OR QUEENSTOWN TO NEW YORK TWICE A WM. TE/ILIVERPOOL, NEW YORK, and I{ILADELPHIA STRAWRILIP COMPANY intend pats their full-powered Clyde-built Iron Screw Stsanilibips, mpg Oa United States main, nom LIVERPOOL for NEW YORK : CITY OF NEW YORK, This Day, Dec. 5. CITY OF BusToN, Wednesday, Dec. 12. CITY Or LIMERICK, Saturday, Dec. 15. And every Wednesday and Saturday. Cala Mee by the mail steamers sailing ovary Wednesday, 1, if, Sod II guinele, according to the acc o mmodation. enselpunge includes a full rupply of cooked provisions km:gm for Canada and the United States booked through on =Upon term.— For further particulars apply to INMAN, V. Water-sneak Liverpool ; and to 1111.3 !es man, fa, King Wilhamstrest. London. OSBORNE'S STILTON is THE Cheese. EASY CHAIRS, COUCHES, and SOFAS, best quality. Upwards of 300 different shapes constantly on view for selection and immediate delivery. Easy chairs made to any shape on approval. At T. H. FILMED and SON'S Kann factory, 31, 32, and 28, Berner's-atreet, W., and 34 and 35,Charles street, Oxford-street, W. An illustrated prime catalogue sent post-free. RUSSLt. Mar also ran. Betting: Even on Ebor, and 2 to 1 eget eachof the others. Brunette made running from start to finish, cantering in alone. Ebor and Fairplay both came to grief, but the latter being remounted ran the course. The winner was bought in for 52 guineas. ST. PETERSBURG, DEC. 4. M. Zlionde, Secretary of State and Chief of the Imperial Chancellery for Polish Affairs, has had an attack of apoplexy. Hopes are entertained of his recovery. Tat to NEW YOWL—UNITED STATES MAIL LINE.—REDUCED FAMES.—Tbe splendid and mits skis•wheel steamers of the New York and Havre Steam Company are appointed to lease for New York aa follows : 1 From Havre. From Falmouth - 7 ri---------iWedneeday, Jan. Id Thursday, Jan. 17 ea ;Wednesday. Feb. 13 Thursday, Feb. 14 go Wednesday, Mar. 13 , Thursday, Mar. 14 - - FIELD'S PATENT SELF-FITTING CANDLES, from Is per lb. upwards, in all adzes. FIELD'S PRIZE MEDAL PAILAFFINE CANDLES ;the original), la Bd. per lb. To be had of all dealers In town and country. THE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN. ALEXANDRIA, DEC. 1. niberditp Enteffigentt. CAMBRIDGE, Ow. 4, od ds *a of 110 us ASPRALTE ROOFING FELT. ONE PENNY per Square Foot. CROGGON and Co., Manufacturers. 63' New Earl-Berme. ' London, EC. 34, Bread-street, 69, George-square, Glasgow. 2, Goree-pbazas, Liverpool. John Suratt, alleged to have been an accom plice in the a ssassination of President Lincoln, is in the custody of the American consul in this city. He was arrested on board a vessel under going quarantine in this port. The inaugural lecture of the Reverend ' Professor Fred. Denison Maurice, the recently elected professor of moral theology or casuistry, was 'delivered to-clay in the senate-house, which was literally crammed. On the floor the whole of the resident university men were represented by the vice-chancellor, professors, heads of houses, and all who as members of the senate exercised their privilege on this occasion. The galleries were crowded by under graduates. On his appearance the professor was greeted with round , ' of cheers from the galleries, and at the con clusion of his address was most courteously congratulated by the dignitaries on the floor. —The lepur• having ir their me, it is pianos •. . - twos ::-Ilmt-class, Ell and El 9; second class , E l 4 and FS.— further particulars apply to JAS. £ WOTTON, Havre; LifilitTrk., KANE, and Co., Faris ; G. C. and 11. W. FOX and Falmouth; or H. STARS and Co., WS, Cheapalde, London. TEAM to GOTHENBURG from London ducat.—Only Regular Cemmuuleation. —The unrivalled wltcrenateamen MARY, Captain LKIGII, 1,000 tone, 250- Mu poem, from City Canal Buoy and the GUSTAF WASA, ntain STIEHL, 600 tons. 100-horse power, front llorselydown, ee despatched alternately every week, weather permitting. *3 3e.: E 2 ; El.—For freight or passage, 84., apply I Chaplin . ' Universal (Mice. \V.; or to PHILLIPPS, GRAVEA, ifiLLIPPS end Co., St. Dunstana-house, Cross-lane, Great ketritmet. E.C. SOONER OR LATER. NEW NOVEL BY SIILRLEY BROOKS. This day, price Is., Part 11. of SOONER OR LATER. By SetrtcEt Bitoous. Illustrated by G. Du Ilium En. Londou : Bradbury, Evans, and Co., 11. Bouverie-stmt, E.C. INDIA. (ET DIRECT OVERLAND TELEGRAPH.) BOMBAY, Nov. 23, 5.18 V.M. 71b. shirtings, Or. 14a. Cotton declining ; Dhol lerah, 240 r. Shipments of the week, 11,200 bales. Exchange on London, 2s. 01(1. ; Four per Cent. Government Securities, 88/ ; Five per Cent. ditto, 1051 ; Five-and-a-Half per Cent. ditto, 1081. Freights to Liverpool, 17s. 6d. The latest London date is Nov. 16. CALCUTTA, Nov. 22. BREMEN. —Direct Route to Hanover, Brune leek, and Central Germany.—The North Ger man Lloyd's Is fastelass screw steamer FAMES, Captain BUNDESEN, one despatched from Harselydown on THURSDAY, Dec. 6, talker permitting , , at 10 ant, calling at Brunswick Pier, lickwall, for passengers, at 12 uoon.—Fares to Bremen, ZS Oil; return tickets, £3 and el 10s.—Apply at CHAPLIN'S verse Mere, Regunt-eircus. W. ; or to PHILLIP PS, ORA Y =MS aad Co., St Dunstan's-house, St Dunstan's-hill. E.C. MAGIC LANTERN AND DISSOLVING VIEWS. NEGRETTI and ZAMBRA'S NEW ILLUS TRATED hoOK, describing the °NY-HYDROGEN and OXY-CALUIUM LIGHTS, painting on glass, spectral e ff ect and gh.,sts. Price. one shilling.—l, Hatton garden; 59, Coruhill IV, Regent-street ; and 113, Meet-street. Catalogues of lanterns, slides, &c., post free. ARTIZA.NS AND LABOURERS' DWELLINGS, CHRISTMAS NO. of ONCE A WEEK. SIXPENCE. 81 Iba. shirtings, Br. Ba. Exchange on London, 2s. 0„d. Four per Cent. Government Securities, 87; ; Five per Cent. ditto, 101; ; Five-and-a-I lalf per Cent. ditto, 1022. Freights to England, na. 6d. f sada ras good demand 3,100 to Bd. ROTTERDAM and the RHINE.—The Nether - Isola Steamboat Company's fast and favourite steamer WAVIER., Captain W. SMITH, sails EVERY SUNDAY from Irmswiek.whart, blackwall, at 11 a.m., returning from Rot' Ittssi every Tuesday. Fares : Saloon, 11 fis. ; fore cabin, 15s. — la the screw steuner I; YENOORD, Captain 11. Van t Hoff, he off the Tower, EVERY THURSDAY MORNING early, ram* from Rotterdam every Sunday.—Forfreight or passage City le PR iLLIPPS, VES, PHILLIPPS and Co., St. Dun stwhouse, E.C. ; or to 111APL1N'S Universal•oftice, Regent- Mu, W, ONCE A WEEK CHRISTMAS N UMBER cont.ins so pages and 20 Illustrations, stitched In a wrapper, price M. 4d., On December 10 will be published, stitched in a cover, price MIJOI3Y JUNCTION, the Extra Christmas Number of ALL THE YEAR BOUND. Conducted by CUARLES DICKENS. CONSENTS: Barbox Brothers. By Charles Dickens. Barbox Brothers and Co. By Charles Dickens. Main Line. The Boy at Ilughy. By Charles Dickens. No. 1 Branch Line. The Signalman. By Charles Dickens. No. 2 Branch Line. The Engine Driver By Andrew Halliday. No. 3 Branch this. The Compensation House. ByCharlesCollins. No. 4 Branch Line. The Travelling Pokt-Ortice. By liesba stret ton. No. 5 Branch Line. The Engineer. By Amelia B. Edwards. Londor.: 26, Wellingtonatreet, Strand, W.C. ; Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly, W. ; and all railway bookstalls, booksel lers and newsmen AMERICA. (Per the City of Boston via Queenstown.) NEW YORK, Nov. 24. le.. 6(1.; OD Cu l rd Eaa ; Walla 611— rNITED STATES 5-20 COUPONS BOUGHT. ki American Goventment and Railway Securities of all ficiptism purchased and for sale, by GLENN and Co., 32. Ise bradatrect. ki0.000,000 Debt of the totted States paid if ice Ist January, lean. GLENN and Co.'s American Kasa i Circular, belied every Friday, forwarded on application. a. tole. s. 18611. BB - 23 :1,182 To IMPORTERS, Shippers, Steam Shipping Caen/Ales, and Comdgnees of Foreign Goods, by steamers • othennte into the Purt ul London.—The proprietors of fos Trade Wharf, Ratctiff, and Upper Free Trade Inert, Dow- Pt NAL, Upper Thames-street, OFFER FACILITIM to the tett —yertinr information way be obtained on application, by Sur win person, to R. t LAY and Co., wharfingers and ware lot keepers.—feces, b 3, Upper Thames-street. WITH the GARDENERS' CHRONICLE and AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE of S.TUItDAYS Dec. 8 and 15, ;the weeks before and after the Cattle Show will he pub- ILslied SU PPLEMENT. 4 , containing full particulars of the Show of Stock and Implements at the Agricultural-hall, Islington. Advertisements for either of these numbers should be sent to the office not later than Thursday in each week. A copy sent for six statups.—tinice fur Advertisements, 41, Wcllingtou-ltreet, i strand. rbe LET, or SOLD a bargain, at a very mode ate grotunl.rent, an elegant detached VILLA RESIDENCE Ind 'Pith netian Illitleld, g.is tittings, &e., and situate No. 7. Groer.or J iinction.road, Upper Holloway, with charming Prim, with rockwork fountain, rustic slimmer-house, &c. The conteir.a hand:mac entrAncediall, dining room, drawing 70 ft. I I:. ft. r, fit.. opening upon the lawn. goal domestic wr.a. four 1...4 and dressing mom, two serviuits' ditto. lento per mourn.—Apply on the premises, or to Mr. WCLLIAMS, Surveyor. IS, Queen-street, Chcapaide, E.C. WEATHER. REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) WEDNTSDAY, DUMBER 6, 8 LW. B. IT. I W. !IL I W. R. Irto I I i 12. P. • D. 9. Nairn .129. i4O S.S.W. 4I 6 S.W. oc 0.12, 2 Aberdeen 24.40 40 W.O.W. 1 ! 2 8.3. W. rb 0.231 2 Leith Ardrotean. •3951 46 S.W. 5 8 S.S.W. 44, 10.10 4 Greencastle 29.5543 W.S.W. 2: 5 I N.W. rc 1 Valencia : —' - Cape Clear { - - Ilverpool 29.71 43 S.S.W. 1 O S.W. co .0.01 2 Holyhead —.74 54) S.S.W. 4 6 S.S.W. oI 4 Penzance ' 29. 0255 W.S.W. 8 10 17.3. W. rio !0.36 Bred Lonent 3.1.9755 S.W. 3 S S.W. o • 0.12 4 Rochefort 30.16 45 E. 3 2 E. f— 2 Plymouth Weymouth Portsmouth 29.86 54 S.W. 410 W.S.W. r '0.17 4 London 24.57 55 S.W. 1 4 10 I S.W. or 0.17 - Yarmouth N.77 52 W.S.W. 5 10 W.S.W. 1 . Scarborough. 20.67 44 W.S.W. 1 0 S.W. ob 0.07 2 Shields 2963 47 S.W. 2 6 S.E. 0— 2 H e ld er — - - - I _ 'O. 9, GREAT RUSSELL-STREET, rrke USIA tree. ArTION. The PERMANENT STEAM DV El N ti COM PA N ',",-; RA I'sWATER BRANCH is 24, West- Arere ; and the chief oat*, 9,Great Russull-etreet,Totten ft-road. Price Lists free. )VEftCOATS for the present Season. —The NEW WINTIIR OVERCOATS, of best materials, are kept Maul sad made to order, at HAMILTON and KIMPTON'S, Tudors and Overcoat Makers, 105, STRAND, oppo!ltc Exeter-hall. ECH 1 and BAZIN'S TABLE CUTLERY has L Irmg heen celehrcted f. r its admirable qualities. Prices Irate: Catalogue, scut free. Cities of plated and liver des him. Also the best electn,plated spoons and forks. lia na penknives Is.. and scissors et ls the pair. Their razor si c strops, whose utility and comfort In application have • i , e4l for so many rears, will he found especially her • to all who shavo.—likXlll said BAzur. 113, negent ... REMARKS. South-westerly gales have continued to prevail at Intervals over the greater portion of the ltritish isles, and the winds are still strong from the same direction on the south-western coasts, with extremely high temperature. liarometric pressure is rather low over the northern portion of the kingdom, and the weather continues in a very unsettled state. At ChristLinsund (Norway) the barometer had fallen yesterday to '28 . 7S inches ; to the south west pressure increased gradually to about :50•4 inches over lARRIS'S CRYSTAL SPECTACLES of well known excellence can only he had at 62, Great Russell ". 0 1Pesite the British Museum Gates. The very best steel ~erYstal Spectacles, 1 7 4. awl Ma — THOMAS HA RRIS and A C.H:TION the public against persons using their name. Istlished Use. No travellers or agents. AITUE.—The LETTUCE contains an active 1 .=, 4 prhiciPle, the Latucine, which palmate* all the soothing . .MMIGRATION TO THE COLONIES.—To -day the Vona oi opium vritbout Its dmtgers, —Ur. G. JOZZA 11 , French ship Montmorency (700 tons) sails with 44 single women, Til , t. 49, Haymarket, prepares a Syrup and a Pate of Laitue 30 married couples with their children, and ?I unmarried , 41... ft highly recommended by the Medical Profession for men — making a total of about 130 souls. This vessel has 1 • , ,aytt , bronchitis, mid all chest a ff ections. Syrup, 2s.9d.; been commissioned by the governmen t of Hawke's Bay, -•. , s ltd. and 2 sd. Pate, by post, Is. kid and .6d Sa ! which is situated on the north-east of New Zealand, and ,AMBERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM, bas a population of about 8,000 persons. Its capital is L. an effectual remedy, without confining the bowels or Napier (population 2,000), which is provided with an iftß the head , truly efficacious and pleasant, is admitted to excellent harbour, called Port Nelson. Miss Rye has 'uie best medicine for immedistely relieving Coughs, colds, recommended the emigrants, who go out to their new ram_ cases of asthma, mid imipieut consumption. It fie - homes under very favourable circumstances, to the atten pighea,fes Persons whom the faculty pronounce incurable tion of the local government. Their passages have all ii q allays t the tickling which provokes frequent coughing. been paid under the condition—which is made imperative ~,,,,,. i X consumption its effects are truly beneacial. b a regular agreement—that they repay 141. out of the ~,, a. ue ved of sleep, or even lying down for fear of auffocm „,._._, r i Pend on relief Ina few minutes after taking it.— 171. expended on their account, after they have resided ...-""'" °WY and sold by W. LAMBERT, chemist, 8, King Wit- for a period of three years in the colony in which they 7. , a'st. Charing-crusa, London, and by all dniggists. In have been placed. The arrangement' on board the ship tucl, laid., and three quantities iu one, its. 9d. Be particular afford safeguards against any interference with that pot ' lit for lambert's Asthmatic Balsam. The name and addles s tion of the occupants w h ose interests are regarded with ' , Waved en the stamp. not more than 6 per cent. of the single women already sent out under her supervision have disappointed her hopes, while not more than 2 per cent. have failed to return the money expended on the means of their transmission. 1 011 T or RHEUMATISM is quickly relieved r sad eared bt a few days by that eakbratwd Mialetne. lILICOUT sod RHEUILtne FILM °Malawi Omega re begisk.it 1a lid aad 9a AL per bei. 59 19,078 IS lOU -Sorts' itessihiP L with the aloe, the miNew 11 aellP d r , 3,1324 -DYlPer P wa'd UnP et tie "Udall II I won tha r so MOO Theme me wefts a when Oa rmigtetT e NVldgi ►TUL 110 1 6 46. gbte• glbank be e aiG ,nburill. d-Plibc 4 tbs t). 3ovel - = . Muf a. ga d m oiAl :lcJig. , of icl of Weitb tat m ei Reo o' !varlet"' a. Bristol. Csile &tomb lOW/. 1 dar , 11.4 . WWI 14)01 el . 1 6 TininailioNtar, It is reported that some prominent radicals have held a caucus at Philadelphia, at which they drew up articles of impeachment against President John son, to be submitted to a republican congressional i caucus after Congress assembles. Montreal despatches published here assert that despatches from the British cabinet have been re ceived by the Canadian government, hinting at the possibility of trouble with the United States, and recommending increased vigilance on the part I of the Canadian authorities. A last appeal for arms and money has been made from the head-quarters of the Fenian in New York, to assist in striking a blow in Ireland this year. The steamer France, from Vera Cruz on the 10th, has arrived here with despatches on board I from the Emperor Maximilian, who was at I Orizaba. (ST ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.) NEW YORK, DEC. 3, EVEXING., Gold, 1411. Sterling exchange, 100. 5-20 United States' Bonds, 108:1 ; Illinois, 1181 ; Erie, 721. Cotton, middling upland, 34c. THE EXPERON MAXIMILIAN.—A private letter from St. Thomas says that the Mexican passengers who arrived there by the Gulf boat saw the Empeoror ; • liar at Orizaba. It was rumoured that he purposed dating • his abdication from that place, and leaving Mexico in a few days in an Austrian frigate for St. Thomas, whence he would proceed to Southampton in a royal mail packet- Notice was sent from Vera Cruz to the royal mail super intendent at St. Thomas that berths would most probably be required in the next Southampton packet for the Em peror and a small suite of four or five persons. It was ; also rumoured that General Bazaine had sent an insulting message to the Emperor, with respect to the abdication' being from Orizaba instead of the city of Mexico. Should his Majesty leave Mexico at the time above stated, he might be expected to arrive at Southampton on the 12th instant. SIGNOR VEOEZZI'S MISSIoN.—The Opin,;one of I the Ist says :—" Signor Vegezzi, after conferences with the ministers on the subject of the renewal of negotis. I tions with Rome, has returoed to Turin on urgent bud- nese. lie has neither accepted nor refused the offer made to him to go to Rome on a mission, but it is believed that, allowing considerations of public interest to prevail over personal considerations, he will accede to the invitation of the government. In that case he will be back in Flo rence in a few days." DESPATCH. OF THE CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS.— SouTHANrroN, DEC. 4.—The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamship Ripon, Captain Rogers, sailed this afternoon with the mails for Gibraltar, the Mediterranean, Egypt, Aden, Ceylon, India (except Bombay), sad China. She took out 60 lint and 30 second class passengers and on freight—For Madras, gold coin 3201. 105 . ., gold and silver watches, kc., KW. ; for Calcutta, jewellery, kc., 1,0501. ; for Hong K ong,o bar silver, 50,246/. 10s. 4 d. ; dollars,cool • for .Amoy, jewellery, 424. 21. ; and, for Shanghai, dollars: 4751.5 a. THE TRIAL OF LAXIRANDE. (noir 008 owx coaassroxnzir.) PARIS. TIMIDAT RVZSING. The trial of Lamirande, the cashier of the branch bank of Poitiers, began at Poitiers yesterday. Your readers are so well acquainted, by your full reports of the circumstances attending his arrest in Canada and your many leading articles on the subject, with the story of Lamirande, that it is unnecessary to repeat it here. The indictment very shortly set forth that the prisoner had, by fraud and forgery, embezzled various sums of money belonging to the Bank of France, amounting in the whole to 700,000 fr. The court was crowded to excess, and the hotels of the town are thronged by people attracted by curiosity to have news of the trial. After the reading of the indictment, M. Lachaud, the prisoner's counsel, took the preliminary objection which I stated to you would be raised. Re read and handed in to the court written exoeptions—conclusions is the French legal term for them —submitting that the extradition under and by virtue of which the pri soner stood at the bar, ought to be declared null and void by the court, as illegally and fraudulently obtained. The document charged that French courts of law were competent to examine the regu larity of the extradition of any prisoner brought before them, and that this principle was laid down by the Court of Causation on May 9, ISO. It then stated the well known facta that pending the argument on a writ of habeas corpus before Judge Drummond, in Canada, and after an adjournment had been asked for by the counsel for the Bank of France, Lamirande was fraudulently, violently, and in breach of international law, carried off from prison in the custody of French agents, and sent a priaoperto France ; that the order of the Governor- General of Canada, under cover of which the extradition was effected, was obtained by fraud and surprise ; and that Judge Drummond, before whom the matter was pending, had subsequently declared judicially that the extradition was illegal. M. Gast, the advocate-general, who occupied the public minister's chair, opposed M. Lachaud's motion. Ho denied that the court had anything to do with the legality or illegality of the extra dition. Its only Mildness ,was to try the prisoner whom it found before it, no matter how he was brought there. Any irregularity in the extradition was a question to be decided diplomatically be tween the two governments. Even if the court were to annul the extradition it would be an I idle proceeding, in no way beneficial to the pri_ soner, because he might be arrested de 7Wtkfr as he left the bar. There was no law which said, as suming the extradition to have been illegal, that the prisoner was entitled to a safe conduct to the frontiers of France in order that he might be restored to the statms quo. Extradition treaties, in short, were not made for the benefit of criminals, but for high international purposes, and an accused party, when once brought before A French court, was not competent to argue that his arrest in a foreign country had been illegal. So far as the jurisdiction of the court was concerned, that was altogether an irrelevant circumstance. M. Lachaud, in reply, said that Lamirande had been " stolen" from England. The President (M. Attbugeois de Laville-Dubost) here interrupted him and said—M. Lachaud, I cannot allow that expression to pass ; you are not now addressing a jury, and such observations are lost upon the court, which is trying a question of jurisdiction. M. Lachaud persisted in the use of the word "stolen," which he said was perfectly borne out by Judge Drummond's judgment, which, out of respect to the court, he would not read aloud, although the court knew what it said. He con tended that, according to the Court of Causation and the doctrine of M. Faustin Hblie, a great text writer, the court had at least a discretion to con sider whether the extradition was legal. The court overruled the objection. An attempt which was very nearly successful was then made to entrap Lamirande into a consent to be tried in France upon all the charges in the indictment. In answer to the first question of the president he said ho would consent. But M. Lachaud rising to insist that he did not un derstand the meaning of the question, the court adjourned for a few minutes to allow him to consult with his counsel. He subsequently said that he wished to profit by all the irregulari ties of his extradition, and that he would not con sent. Thereupon M. Lachaud contended that the triple charge on which he was indicted must be submitted to the jury, namely, for gery, abuse of confidence, and embezzlement. The court, however, held that in default of his con sent he must be tried for the forgery only, that being the only accusation which justi fied his extradition. The object of M. Lachaud was to have a case for the Court of Caseation on the ground of the want of the prisoner's consent. He now hopes to prove that the charge of forgery is not technically sustainable. The Pays, in announcing that the Prince of Wales left Berlin on Sunday, says, sun altesse iniperia/e would pay a visit to his uncle, Duke Ernest, at Coburg, before returning to England. It is rather hard upon his " royal" highness to be described in France as an " imperial" highness. He will hardly think it promotion, although schooL boys are taught that an emperor is something more than a king. In France the word " imperial" conveys an evanescent and transitory idea which makes it weigh less than " royal." The substantial difference neither is nor ever was more than that betwixt tweedledum and tweedledee. ADMIRALTY, DEC. 4. —APPOINTMENTS. —COM mender H. Campbell to the Royal Adelaide, for service in the Galatea. Sub-Lieutenants J. R. Aylen, to the Caledonia ; E. T. Hume, to the Lord Clyde. Master W. T. Clifton (additional), to the Dasher, for the Speedy. THE GOLD DIGGINGS IN NEW ZEALAND.--Gold mining operations are steadily carried on, and as the weather becomes milder the escort returns improve. The reports of the various wardens are hopeful and encourag ing, and the miners are generally con t e nt. Meetings have been held at Tnapeka and elsewhere to petition against the project of transferring the management of the gold fields from the provincial to the general government. Memorials on the subject have been forwarded t o Wellington. The following is the amount of gold received since last mail: — August 2.5, 5,4340 z. 15dvrt. ; September 8,6,5850 z. 15dvrt. ; total linos the beginning of the present year, 112,1300 z. 9dwt.—Ncio Zealand EX4lRiairr. General Charles G. Halpine, better known as "Private Myles O'Reilly," has been elected by a majority of 20,000 votes to the post of register of the city of New York, worth upwards of 6 , 000 /. sterling. As editor the of Citizen, General Hatpins has rendered impatient sopped to the conservative party Man:erica, by his popularity sad active political serene. TO THE EDITOR OF THE EXPRESS. SIR,—In your report of the proceedings last night of the Social Science and Law Amendment Societies, Mr. Davey is represented as having described my Bill to provide better dwellings for artizans and labourers as " objectionable, inasmuch as it would place the protection of the labouring classes in the hands of the vestries—the very bodies against whom they had need to be pro tected." The Bill, as reported to the house by the Select Committee, confers no power and de. volves no responsibility whatever on vestries. As origi rally framed, an alterwitive jurisdiction would have been vested in them, under the over-ruling authority of the Secretary of State in the metropolis ; but in compliance with the opinion prevalent among the best friends of the cause the local authority for London was substituted, the Metropolitan Loud of Works, and that Board was empowered to charge upon a metropolitan rate any amount not exceeding threepence in the pound which might be come necessary to rep. ‘y government the loans with which the new buildings should be raised. The measure as it stands, and as I purpose reintroducing it early next session, authorizes no action in any metropolitan district or parish by the vestry or district board,and contemplates no peculiar liability of such district to any additional rate or charge• I think the indiscriminate imputation of hostility to the interests of the poor on the part of the vestries is alike ungenerous and unjust. I presented last session several petitions from these bodies in favour of the Artisans' Dwellings Bill ; and from many of their leading n.embers in all parts of the town I have received the most cordial encouragement and aid. But my present purpose in ad. dressing you is not their vindication, but the correction of a mis-statement calculated to create a certain amount of prejudice in the public mind, and thus to impair the chances of our being able to obtain next year the sanction of parliament for the much discussed and well-considered provisions of the bill.—l am, Izc., W. T• M. TORRES'S. 26, St. George's-road. S.W., Dec. 4. BIRMINGHAM CATTLE SHOW,—The returns of the receipts on the " private view " day shows the fall-off in the admissions consequent on the absenceas of cattle to have been not nearly so great as a iated The receipts amounted to 2141. 10s. against 244/. last year. By subscribers' tickets this year, 4,097 ; by sa. tickets, 1,004 last year by subscribers' tickets, 3 , 084 ; by ss. tickets, 1,540. The amount received at the door of the dog show on Monday was 230/. against in Isez. A highly aristocratic companvisiteO both exhibition', on Monday. y_ GALE ON THE BAST COAST.—GREAT YARMOUTH, TCEsPAT.—The weather, which had been exceedingly threatening and stormy during the last few days, culmi nated last evening in a fierce gale from the W.S.W., which, accompanied by heavy rain, continued to rage with unabated violence during the whole night. Several well dis asters to the shipping are reported, with loss of life as as damage to property on land. At about 9 p.m., during the height of the storm, the brig Avon, of Scarborough, from Cronstailt for London, with tallow, drove from her moorings in the roadstead, and came into collision with another brig named the Oregon. The vessels were much damaged, and bunt flares. Guns were also fired from the St. Nicholas lightship for assistance from the shore. The Gorleston lifeboat put off, and in the teeth of the gale saved the vessels from drifting on the Scroby. The schooner William Thornborrow, of London, with came into collision, off Haaborough, with the French schooner Eliza, of Nantes. In the confusion which ensued a French sailor was unfortunately washed over. board and drowned. It is believed that the fishing boat Leo, belonging to this port, has foundered with all hands. ' Other smacks are also missing. A foreign vessel was seen to strike on Winterton Ridge, about twelve miles from land. One of Hewitt's smacks ran down to ber, and picked up one man ; the remainder of the crew were drowned. The smack has not yet come into the harbour. At about 7 o'clock the town was plunged into darkness in consequence of the sodden extinction of the gas. A large gasometer on the South Denes , belonging to the Yarmouth Gas Light Company, and holding 100,000 cubic feet of gas, was blown from the guides by the force of the hurricane, and heeling over the ponderous mass was driven on to an 1 tank, which was completely doubled up. All the gas r ued.e ted. ln some localides near Yarmouth the marshes are A deputation from Harwich, consisting of Mr. Cobbold, M.P., Mr. Moseley fgenet.J manager Great Eastern Railway), and Major Jervis, M.P., had an interview with the Lord President of the Council and the Vice-President, at the Privy Comicil-ollice, Whitehall, yesterday, on the subject of quarantine for cattle. Mr. Harrison and Dr. A. Williams were present at the in terview. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, Dr.c. 3. —The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade have received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies a copy of a despatch from the Governor of Malta, reporting that vessels arr.eiug from ports of Great Britain, except from London and Liverpool, and their vicinities, are admitted to free pratique at that island.—thrulte. nor AL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, SOUTH KEN SINGTON.—At the fortnightly meeting of the society held yesterday, Mr. James Lateuian, F.R.S., in the elixir, the awardsa exhibited t e of chairmant: l ab C o o r y d itt c use oune were on a t n h i e m o u b n j o e el, raised from seed by Mr. Standish. Though the ootyledont haemForung:fanvidireeFuraWil on hertmlihrodite lucid* still adhere to the plant there is abundant blossom, so that it bids fair to be a most valuable acquisition as a variety, in addition to its saving the trouble of artificial impregna tion. There were several plants of great beauty, especially I amongst the orchids, saccolabium gigantiuni, a delight fully scented species, being certainly one of the most striking. A few new fellows were elected ; and the Rev. Joshua Dix, in reminding the fellows present that this was the last scientific meeting this year, moved a vote of thanks to the many kind friends who had contributed to those meetings. This resolution having been seconded by Mr. Geo. F. Wilson, and carried unanimously, the meeting separated with a vote of thanks to the chairman . OVEREND, GURNEY, AND CO.'S ESTATES. —Some little curiosity has been evinced by capitalists and others, with reference to the Surrey estates, lately sold by the liquidators, and we bare gathered what we believe to be the actual facts, showing very high prices and large profits on the original outlay. The Nuttield property fetched nearly 150,000/. The mansion and park, with Little Connongers, about 182 acres, was bought I , y Mr. James Watney, of Haling-park, for 40,: iO!., with the timber at a valuation. The Holmeadale property, about 50 acres, with the house' and stebling, fetched 12,1001., the timber to be at a valuation. Court Lodge, nine acres, and a house, fetched 5,5001. Two farms fetched 12,0001. Court Lodge faun and Fullers Earth-works, and others, in all 148 acres, sold for 1 5 , 0001 . The whole of there lots were bought by Mr. Pattison, the actuary to the Com mercial Union Fire and Life Insurance Company. The cottage property sold well to local purchasers. The Model Farm fetched upwards of 20,00 u/., and was bought by Mr. Edwards. THE POTTERIES, SIIREWSEL RY, AND NORTH WALLS Daitmax.—The sale by auction of the locomotive engines, carriages, raw, and other effects of the above oompany, advertised to take place yesterday under circum stances already reported, was, almost at the last moment, postponed. A meeting of the directors, shareholders, and debenture-holders, is to take place to-morrow, when, it is understood, the position and prospects of the railway will be cliscussed, preparatory to placing it on a firmer financial footing and continuing the works to the Potteries neces sary for fully developing its traffic. In the meantime the sheriff remains in possession of the property along the line, and a bailiff continues to accompany each train, remaining in charge all night. THE STRIKE IN THE LEON TRADE.—Most of the works in the north of England, excepting Darlington, have now been opened, the men going in on the masters' terms. At the latter place the men's desire for a settlement has been quickened by the introduction yesterday of a number of ironworkers from Staffordahire, and a meeting bits been bad with the manager of the chief work'. No arrange meat, however, has been come to, through the masters, the men alleging, requiring • reduction of nearly 20 per cent. Instead of 10, as originally stipulated. At Wil ton Park, Middlesborough, and other places, men have gone in during the last few days, and the strike is now virtually ended.