The Express. — London, England, 1868-12-15 00:00:00

114 I S • . • • • 1. • •••• • brk • ee diff• 1 14.. w I 11 .11 • .*. a •. El r? .• . . • • . N 11 in AI • • ' • .7 , • • • • • It. ' . • r Plre RY -LANE. -line is the main thoroughfare of Bohe are, Then. an , many lower neighbour at the West-end, and the slums of ,:.ter. Lambeth. or Bevou-dials far exceed 1,,a VTideuett. of hand to mouth poverty. more theatrical thoroughfares, as 80w .v,,..tar-yaral. and Broacf-court hard by. ornaments. gaudy trappings, and old •. form the stock in trade of many a _ o p: awl where closely shaven, pallid IA" elial•ked, shabby men are ever . In little knots about tavern doors, or : het heatrical announcements in the a • afoies.aul. These are the Belvilles, „ho w , the Howards, of the provincial •Is• Hamlets and Orlandos admired by gentry and revered by the local wit, in has a treasured miss of „„, ma k under his tightly buttoned, in shish Hoick's, Herrick, Bean, am brought into the critical a..re badly b) the side of the now seeking au engage ; theie are far snore artistic t •, DI toy-I:ate, such as those in the pur . ;mare or &oho, from which odd hats and odder gar . •ge ~t to take their constitutional • . ,i ,1.1 light has made further labour maul stick impossible--artists • .tr..l tor the Academy, and hovel tor the twit hanging committee re ..., fir,t di.tie• of man, and who regard • c nitwit. et the fashionable world with sigh. or glance up to their brilliantly: windows ait u a murmured '• what rooms egths. - list in Drury-lane these various n 41,4 are fused. The dense poverty and ..ire:: of many of the streets abutting on re 'warms of dirty unkempt children are lid pies and paddling in the gutters at all the day, slid where the week's or perhaps 's washing for the family hangs suspended a iw m.liandlett and broken sticks and vntrie flags of truce between the inmates of (rent than—this dirt and wretohodnee Ars into and makes merry in the Lane. It st the ginshop doors, it crowds their bare, .11, for sprats and fried fish at the Jewish .nto. who have dispensed with shop-fronts, „-in ilate their establishment* to the cos- carts, it swears and shrieks upon the it indulges not infrequently in war- L.lvigove which terminate in the tearing of cr. in the clawing of faces, in screams for •e and in au addition to the ocoupante of ew—trect cells. It gossips amicably as well, be heard comparing notes as to the and unreasonable punctuality of the • , f the weekly rent!, or the misfortune Tonic, whose difficulties are con with a watch and who is ex sat in three weeks from now ;or the •f the times, " with never a bit of yont , of us, more's the pity." This irre , n tehedness leavens, but does not consti ' sne. The proximity of the theatres, of colour shops, of the Italian gallery of -tattles, and the various half-hidden . 1 callings connected with each, all luselves in the shops and in the e of the wayfarers felt on the pavement. • in canvass blouses like brown holland led well spotted with red, black, paint. are assistant scene-painters -tv men who have gipped out heated property-rooms of Drury ovent-garden for a mouthful of such the Lune can yield. It is a busy time jroperty-rooms just now. The masks enough to weigh upon a man's mind ich force as her boarders' dinner-gravy •he of Mrs. Todgers. Vast, vacuous, y are at first like huge dish-covers, or with the knobs of meat or fruit making valleys on their surface. Then, by dexterous mouldings and punch eyes, and cheeks, assume a more human look ; squinty, paralytic the glare of idiocy, the fatuous • sot, the rage of the stage lunatic, are ••d in the pasteboard, until a row of lying out to dry and grimacing tI.• 1 •• , ker-on, testifies to the deft fingers • •heir manipulators. To be shut • , • •-• -room at night, with no other • . '• oi conscience, must be trying to Trenkenstein redivirue mid multi , the •tapanion it suggests most forcibly. :•.auutie faces are only a small portion of •• rtv-ri.iitu work. Stomachs are designed : false hi ads, and legs and feet ; strange ....aging apparently to the pre-Adamite which waggle when they are dragged • stage-wire as if of intemperate habits; Tsce, corks, bottles, boats, thrones, scaf ,, 4, helmets, regalia, are all strewn about rty-room as if by accident, but in reality sternest and moo business-like The p revailing odour is as of a . g of size, paint, glue, and . The heat is tremeudous, and no harder working-place in the world. of the ballet often traverse the: Lane, warmest interest is taken, even in the •• -hops, at the fate of every new piece at '• over the way." It is a fond super : the district that Drury-lane Theatre is • • any," let the speaker dwell where he • tin-re are good reasons for the hearty -Les tendered to the management. A run and a prosperous season here and at makes the old Lane fed young The theatrical treasury overflows into the .oines, and shops, and lodgings quite un there is unknown sympathy of . -t kind between the approval of a critical a a first night and hundreds of families, and Bohemian, who live hard by. -n• is poor, crowded, and squalid ; but it tinctured with a desire to extract as i-ounnt as possible out of the slenderest ruffle it with the theatres and the ' • la smart and jaunty through ite dirt— .: lifts it out of the ordinary low metro : if4l.liourhood, and givos it a character of --liii►; eVeir?. W~~1:%IIOL"SE TO TDB IthtTOß Or TEI EXPRESS. ---- -Ina recent leader you refer to the opera - istrvutit illiNlllllloll of the Workhouse Infirmaries t 4 ", olsuk of it with kindly words of praise 1""' wak• but seem doubtful whether it is still I•. ochre remind you that during the last , tcwciaton *impeded in procuring the erten -I•Nvilic.id workhouse infirmness, by not of "t. of vme of the mast important of the ameliora- M•e:L it Mid secured for the metropolitan work " "" 411,, .. and farther that by representations • "-. l * as eta repnrentative and as representative :"uliltitssdary committee of the British Medical the members of the committee of peen on • , L • 1.111 vanity to the Archbishop of York bare'.);, that committee passed by a vote, 'l^rub omposed in a minority of one, the ins :*.mendMnat that additional inspectors should • mei that among such inspectors should lally skilled by medical education ..iuties of infirmary inspection. Lord Devon • oppmwl such appointment has since acted •• •• d•mr two nftirAs of ins Sion—one fur a M hi, own, and another for a near relative n..ato stere:tary, Mr. Fleming. Those nit ,. 1 , 4 w. h us on principle can be judided, -+t w parliament and new administration • 'I ~m tie. extrtiOnS a the Workhouse In .' • . 1,, n may be uessfully renewed, I have .1.01.• that the committee will once more ,•. the poor-law admiuistritiou with am, EltNilsT H 4ItT. '.Lf Ein•l NfloN.—The Rey. Canon 1.410 in.d evening, at the rooms of '."'• A-- , iitatem, ea a .;ompul.ory ey.tern ` l ' I:. R. Torrctui, M. P., in the chair. - .111N., AM. NO ItEACI.T.-111 thO c 7140 le the Court of Eictiopier, • di,„ iu b uir t sir , the jury rwiwaserelileil ii‘ilf•pier to o'clock, nnnaiued m c nucdtation • huhlai•t. were dieclutrgeil without ,'•-• K. The friend, of Mr. John arc coil:aged in getting up a heitiinonial lie, let of I,l 6eriptiuns to the fund :drawly tniry. THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 15, 186& THIRD EDITION. IMPORTANT NEWS FROM THE EAST. cramotrou aavnia's AO CT. ) REJECTION OF THE TURKISH ULTIMATUM. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. (TBll3 DAY.) (Before the Recorder.) moms'? 111101181100111011. Mr. Brent Amok*, who has boa carrying en badness at Albany-wharf, Lineaments, under the style of Paden and Co. (Limited), as a whardnger, surrendered to take his trial upon a charge of misdemeanor, the offence im puted to him being that in contravention of an act of parliament, commonly known as the Bailee Act, ho had unlawfully appropeiated to his own use 10 casks of paladin oil that bad been entrusted to him as the agent of tho owner of the property. Mr. Sleigh preeecuted; Mr. Ilibton was counsel for the defendant. This was a prosecution of considerable interest to the commercial world. The prosecutor was gentleman named Begbee, who carries on business as an oil merchant in Great St. Helens, and it appeared that in the month of June last he purchased 10 casks of paraffin oil, a portion of a parcel of 200 cask s th a t were lying at the defendant's wharf, and received the usual sold note, and the defendant also gave him • delivery order. The pro secutor void the 10 casks he had purchased sub is qncntly to another oil merchant, named Davis, and in eeptember a carman was sent to the wharf to remove the oil. It was discovered, however, that the whole of the oil was tone, and it appeared that when the prosecu tor went to the wharf to make inquiries respecting the property he was refused admittance, and he only suc ceeded m getting upon the premises by going round to the hack. The defendant was subsequently questioned upon the subject, and ho said that the oil had been taken out of the casks to supply the deficiencies in other casks from leakage, and he offered to pay for the quantity that had been so removed. It was admitted in the course of the case that paraffin oil was very volatile, and was liable to arse leakage, and that this was especially likely to take place in hot weather such as prevailed daring the recent summer. The defence that was set up in answer to the charge was that there had been no fraudulent misappropriation of the property, and witnesses were called for the purpose of showing that the ten casks referred to were p3rtion of a large pereel that had been placed under the charge of the defendant, and that upon their arrival the whole of the make were in a very bad condition, and no km than two barrels full were pumped out of the bottom of the lighter which conveyed them to the wharf. Evidence was rnieLthat theleakag. continued and that some of the becameeaspiehfy empty, and in this way the loss of the was amounted for. The Jury found defendant Net Guilty, after being is delibmahon for more than an hour. (Beton the Commas flarjeant.) 12A17D AND ATINNINND INDOLDIL 8 4, 1 h MariNgeak Di, was indieted for unlawfully a top to kill aami murder Ursa She waa also charged wits wfully obtaining by fales from Jot* Hutchinson, the son of ba. and two ves of bread, the =at the guardisne of the poor of the parish of prisms, pleaded It •pppeared that she ofteM J ed the money •ad bread by representing that ter husband was in the hospital and nimble to support ter, whoess be was at his usual work as • labourer. When taken into custody she attempted to bye life by taking oxalic acid. It was stated that she sadly went home drunk, and on one occa sion she was •oco m by •• strange man, and the her found them both in his room in • state of intoxi cation._ The Common Rerjeant remarked that she had pleaded guilty to attempting to commit murder, and it made no difference whether that attempt was made on herself or another. It was a mercy that she bad not been cut off in a life of profligacy and sin, and while in a state of drunkenness.. For the fraud he sentenced her to six mouths' imprisonment with hard labour, and for the other offence he ordered her to be imprisoned for a similar period, to be concurrent with the first sentence. MONIII MARIIIT.—(THIS DAY. , i )(. 4111 .6 — wiz (mimic. In the Stock Exchange to-day there is little fresh business, the dealers being almost exclu sively engaged with the completion of the fort nightly settlement. The tendency of the markets generally is dull, the high rates required, ape tially on foreign stooks, continuing transactions to the next account, having induced numerous realisations. The joint stock banks have reduced their advances in many oases, as usual at this period of the year. Consols are dull and have declined 1-16 tot per cent. In foreign bonds the changes are nearly all unfavour able. The Rmsian railway loans are freely offered. Home railway stocks are exceptionally rather firm, and have improved in two or three instances. Some of tho Indian securities, as well as Exchequer Bills, have given way. The demand for money is active, especially for advances to the Stock Exchange, where the rite for loans on English government securities has risen to 2to 24 per cent. The charge for the best bills is 21 to 3 per cent. The Government funds are at 924 to 1, ex div., for money, and 924 to 1, cx div., for the account (Jan. 6), and the Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents, 921 to 1. The only attention in railway stocks is a rise of per cent. in Great Eastern and Brighton, the present prices being 414 to 421 and 49 to 1 re spectively. London and North Western, 1124 to 1 ; Great Western, 481 to 4; Midland, 1111 to 1121; London and South Western, 87 to 88; South Eastern, 791 to 1; Metropolitan, 1021 to I; Great Northern, 106 to 107 ; ditto A, 108 tot; Caledonian, 731 to 74; and London, Chat ham, and Dover, 161 to 17. As regards foreign securities, the Russian rail way loans, as well as Mexican and Turkish bonds of 1866, have declined 1 to 1 per oent., while Peruvian of 1886 have improved f. An nexed are the quotations : Brazilian of 1866, 78 to t ; Milian of 1667, 98 to 97; Egyptian of 1864, 831 to 1; ditto of 1868, 734 to 741 ; Italian of 1861, 661 to 1; ditto Tobacco Loan, 3 to 4 prem. ; Mexi can, 15 to ; Peruvian of 1865, 811 to 1; Russian of 1886, 89 to 90 ; ditto Nioolai, 661 to 1 ; ditto Oral, 791 to ; ditto Moscow- Jaroslaw, 781 to 4, ex div. ; ditto Charkof- Azof, 2to 1 die. ; ditto Chareow-Erementechug, 1 dis. to par; Spanish of 1887, 324 to 1; Turkish of 1868, 62 to 63 ; ditto of 1882, 82 to 64 ; and ditto of 1865, 39 to 1. Dulness is apparent in the market for Indian government securities. The Five per Cents. are at 1114 to 1121; the Four, 1021 to 103 ; the Bonds, 6e. to 1 Is. prem., being Is. lower ; and the Debentures, 1041 to 4, showing a decline of ss. Exchequer Bills have receded 2s. to 35., viz., the March to par to ss. prom., and the June to 3s. to Bs. prem. Bank Stock, 240 to 242. There is no movement in bank shares. City, 114 to 121 ; Imperial, 171 to 181 ; London and County, 501 to 1; London Joint Stock, 354 to 361 ; London and Westminster, 664 to 67/ ; Union of London, 391 to / ; Anglo-Aus •trinn, 74 to 81 prem.; and Imperial Ottoman, 14 to 14 prem. Hudson's Bay are 2s. 6d. better at 134 to 1, but other miscellaneous shares are without change. National Discount, 111 to 121 ; General Credit, 2 to 14 dis. ; International, 1/ to 11 die. ; Tele graph Construction, 151 to 16; Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference, 34 to 4 ; and Anglo- American, 214 to 1. A rise oft per oent. has oceured in the 5-20 Bonds, viz., to 741 to 4 ; Erie Railway shares, 264 to 271 ; Illinois Central , 954 to 961; Atlantic and Greet Western Debentures, 401 to i; and the Consolidated Mortgage Bondi, 42 to 1. TWO O'CLOCK. The English funds are slightly better, at 921 ex div. for money, and 92;, div., for the ac count. FOUR O'CLOCK. Consols ure 1-16 toe per cent. better, at 921 to ex div., for money, and 921 to I, ex div., for the account. As regards railway stocks, Great Eastern, Lon don and North Western, and Great Western have declined Ito d per cent., while Caledonian and Metropolitan have improved 1. Annexed are the quotations :—Caledonian, 731 to 741; Brighton, 49 to ; Metropolitan, 1021 to 1; South Eastern, 79 to 1; Midland, 111; to 1121 ; Great Eastern, 411 to ; London and North Western, 1114 to 112 j ; and Great Western, 481 to 1. The only further change in foreign bonds is a rise of 1 per cent. in Turkish of 18&i, viz., to ni to I. Italian of 1861, 361 to ; Peruvian of 1865, 811 to 1; and Spanish of 1867, 321 to 33. No bullion operations have occurred at the Bank to-day. At Paris this morning the Three per Cent. Bentes opened at 71fr. 22c. for the account, being 1-16 per :tent. higher. Thu Mouth Eastern Railway traffic, return shows this week a docrinise of 2111., compared with the corresponding week of last year; and the Brighton an increase of 9871. A stock of an unusual character—viz., a Railway Prepreference Stock, overriding the debentures — is now being offered by the Cambrian Railway Company. The amount for which subscriptions are invited is 147,30 W., and the stock bears 5 per cent. interest. Tb company's circular says : This stock, homed order the Cmateire Railways Act of use, eemlitutes • fad share epos the aamalpaisted re- TIMM et the Cambrian and Coed Railways, wed after an assaael popmwsl el 2,7111. as rent Assam aadia priority to the aiding 41abmiesses 21.0 lass eirths are now ecesplated endowed Ibramlsmifi from Wrok i urch to FrObali, with leasable 10 hastiest, Mon, Pote47 ware, Altapalwilkaad Del is all a distance of in mills, makers= the 0011111111.1Olfas pima. The vase of this stool as am lavadirml - may be judged of from the feet that tbe astt Memo es proas for tie year Roth lose lest was 67,1151. 3d., whilst the sass= to pay the fall 6 per emit Warest upon the whole of the stock now awed le bat 7,1111. pro arenas With regard to the provision that this stook is to over-ride the debentures, Mr. Slaughter's Weekly Aare List remarks as under : Clause 31 of the Company's Act of last samion. esp. 177, made this exceptional security contingent on the mama in writing of not len than three-fourthe in amount of the mortgagees of the company. In answer to Mquiry on this point. it has been officially intimated that the required assent has been received—and that the company has the certificate of the referee appointed by the Bounl of Trade to this effect. An extraordinary general meeting of the Latin, Trust and Agency Company of Routh Africa (Limited) is fixed for the sth Jan., to confirm the resolutions passed on the 9th mst. The Spanish Financial Commission in London have advertised the payment of the dividends duo the Ist January on the Three per Cent. Consoli dated and Deferred Stocks. It is notified that "in payment of 1101110 Debt Coupons, bills will be drawn at 50 days' sight on Madrid, deducting 5 per cent. for the tax established by law of 29th Juno, 1807." The dividend dne the lst January on the Swedish Five per Cont. Government Loan of 1868 is adver tised for payment by Messrs. Raphael and Sons. The second annual drawing of 100,0001. of de bentures of the New South Wales Government Loan for K 10,0061., issued in September, 1866, took place at the Bank of New South Wales yes terday. The numbers drawn will bo duly ad vertised. Tate Bu►k of Now Zooland have given notioo that they will pay the interest duo the 31st De cember and Ist January on the outstanding bonds of the Otago Eight per Cent. Loan, 1861-62 for 30,0001.; the Otago Mix per Cent. Loan, 1862, foe 500,0001.; the Canterbury Eight per Cont. Loan. 1830, for 30,0001. ; and the Canterbury Six per C.out. Loan, 1862, for 600,0001. 11r. William Hadfield, whose name has long been identified with Brazil and the River Plate, has lately returned from a visit to those countries, and it is stated that the important changes whisk have taken place there since his last visit, in 1863, will be duty noted in a work which will shortly appear from his pen. RAILWAY, MINING. AND OTHER EIHARE&-(THIS DAY.) (Cloine cancer to i p.m.) COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SIICIJR/ITES. New South Wales, 6 per cent., Jan. and July, 1781.99 1878, 1014. Do., 1888 to 1896, 1004, 4. New Zealand, 6 per• cent., Consolidated, Jan., Apra. July, and Oct., 06i. Victoria, 6 per cent., April and Oct., 1094, 4. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Caledonian, 74, I. Great Eastern, 424, 14, 2. Great Northern, 1964. London, Brighton, and South Coast, 484, 94. 6. London and South Western, 88. Metropolitan, 1024, 4. Midland, 1114, 124. North Britian, 32f. PREFERENCE SHARES. Midland (Leicester and Ritchin), 4 per omit., 99. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. G reat Western o Great Indian Peninsu la, Canada, la 4 gur. 6 per amt. 107, Gi. f. f 1. Sonde, Delhi, guar. 6 par cent., 104. Do., Punjank 1034. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Fran. (Lim.), gun. 7 per ct., 16. Central Argentina, guaranteed 7 per cent., 164. FOREIGN RAILWAY OBLIGATION& Iformow-Jartralaw, gin. by' Brame= Oran-, Orel Vitebsk, guar. by Milian Governmat, pse sant, 7 9 1, 80 1. nt• B InNEE. Devon Great Consols (Tavi ßlTlSH mbiek), 311. East Basset (Mogan), 84, 1. Great Lamy gimited), 301. Herodsfoot, 431, 4. Priam of Wales, 11. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN EMIL General Brazilian (Limited), 4 pm. United Mexican (Limited), Yudanainutana of S. Australia (Limited), 2 3-16. JOINT STOCK Baru. gra (Limited), A, It ticetbah, and Australian Chartered, 17, lg. London and County, 601. London and Westminster, Scrip, 641, 4, Oriental Bank Corporation, 43. Union of London, 30. Anglo-American Telegraph o (Limited), 214. Anglo-Mediterranean Telegraph (Limited), 101. Credit Foneier of England (Limited), 21-16, 4, 3-16. Egyptian 9 per cent. Viceroy, gun, by Egyptian gores sent, 894. Fore-street Warehouse (Limited), 13. Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), 5 per cent. Bonds no deem., 1870, 65. London General °mania Company (Limited), 1 15-16. Madras Irrigation and Canal gar. 3 per cent, by lad. gov., 106. Merchant Shipping (Limited), 36. Oriental Gas (Limited), New, 1 11-16. Peninsular and Oriental Steam, New, 1867, 91, rd. Ithyroney Iron, New, 64. Royal Mail Steam, 474. MINE&-(TMIB DAY.) ONE O'CLOCK. This being settling day there ie not mask general business in the mining market, bat prices are firm. West Chiverton, 59 to 60; Chiverton, 51 to f ; Great Vor, 11} to 12 ; Chiverton, 6t06/ ; Prime of Wales, 31s. 6d. to 325. ea; East Now Lovell, 6s. to Bs. ; New Wheal Lovell, 325. 6d. to 375. 6d. ; West Soton, 195 to 200; East Trumpet, 2to 21 ; Frank Mills, 3 to a} ; and Great Western, 1 to 1 prem. In the market for foreign and colonial mining shares, Taquaril Gold are in request, at 1-16 to 3-16 prom. ; St. John del Rey, 15 to 16 ; Don Pedro, 3; to 1 prem.; Anglo-Brazilian, 1-16 dis. to 1-16 prem. ; Pestarena, If to 1 dis. ; Chontales, 21 to ; Rosso Grande, 7-16 to 9-16 prom.; Anglo- Italian, 1 to f prem. ; United Mexican, 11 to 21 ; Frontino and Bolivia, 5-16 to 7-16; Port Phillip, 12 to 2 ; Soo Vicente, 11 to 2 prom. ; Yudananiutana, 2to ; and Nerbudda Coat 22 to 21 dis. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS, LIVERPOOL CU - M N AND CORN 'mum& (THD3 DAY.) (By THLSORAPH.) (rhos( oil' °war commaionnurr.) Corms.—The market rather quiet. Sales probably 8,600 or 10.000 bales. Comr.—Attendance at market good. Wheat : Holders ask an advance of 2d. to 3d. per cental, which is paid re luctantly, and the business is limited. Flour quiet, and le. per sack dearer. Beans steady ; Heidi, 41.. 6d. to CM. Peas, oats, and oatmeal sell slowly at former prices. In dian corn: Business checked in consequence of holders asking 6d. per qr. advance ; mixed American, 395. Danu bian, 30s. 96. to 375. ENTHUSIASTIC DEMONSTRATION IN ATHENS. ATHENS, DE°. 12 (Emma). The government have rejected the terms of the ultimatum of the Porte. A frigate has been de spatched to Constantinople to fetch the Greek minister. Enthusiastic demonstrations have taken place before the residences of the English, Ame rican, Prussian, and Russian ambassadors. AMERICA. (TlllOl7OB REUTZIeII AGIEWOT.) NEW YORK, Dpc. 14. The North German Lloyd steamer Main arrived here at 6 a.m. yesterday. ARRIVAL OF THE UNION. (iii Southampton.) NEW YORK, Dao. i, Noox. The Alabama House of Representatives has passed a bill repealing all laws forbidding inter marriages between blacks and whites. The report of General Carstairs' victory over the Cheyenne Indians is cenfirmed. He captured 90 horses and a large quantity of arms and provisions. General Harvey reports that the Sioux Indians were anxious to go upon the reservations and receive government protection. General Grant is visiting Boston. Ho continues to decline all public receptions. Advices from Hayti report that the insurgents had destroyed the aqueduct which supplies San tiago with water, and that they were besieging Manzanillo. Great dissensions exist between the leading insurgents. OTTAWA, via. 4. An Anti-Confederation meeting took place at Halifax last evening, but there was only a small attendance and little enthusiasm. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY.) Their lordships met at 2 o'clock. The Royal Commissioners—who were the Lord Chan cellor. the Earl of Beseborough, Earl De Grey and Ripon, Earl of Kimberley, and Lord Sydney—having taken their seats at the fcot of tho throne, the Usher of tho Black Rod was ordered to summon the immediate attendance of the other House. Shortly afterwards the Speaker appeared at the bar, followed by a large number of members of the House of Common,: AN ADDRESS FROM HER MAJESTY. The LORI) CHANCELLOR slid—Mr. Speaker and gentlemen, we have it further in command from her Majesty to acquaint y3u that since the time her Majesty thought it right to call you together for the consideration of many great and important matters, several vacancies have occurred in the House of Commons, owing to the acceptation of offices under the crown. It is, therefore, her Majesty's pleasure that an opportunity may now be given to the House of Commons to issue the writs to supply those vacancies, and afterwards to proceed to the consideration of such matters as shall then be laid before you. The Commons then withdrew. Their lordship. adjourned until the 11th of February. HOUSE OF COMMONS.--(TIIIS DAY.) The Srzsi:Ea took the chair at 2 o'clock, soon after which the Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod entered the house and summoned the members to attend the Howe of Lords for the purpose of hearing an address from her Majesty. The Speaker therefore, in obedience to the summons, repaired to their lordships' house, followed by a large body of members. On their return, The SPEAKER announced the contenti of the royal The house then proceeded with the businees of swearing in those members that presented themselves for the pur pose of taking the oath. RE-ELECTION OF MINISTERS.—NEW WRITS. Writs were issued for the following places in conse quence of the ministerial appointments: GRISENWICIL—Mr. Gladstone, appointed First Lord of the Treasury. (Cheers.) LONDON UsrrrnisrrY.—Mr. Lowe, appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer. Powriniscr.-31r. Childers, appointed First Lord of the Admiralty. Crry or OIFORD.-Mr. Cardwell, appointed Secretary of War. BIRKINONAM.—Mr. Bright, appointed President of the Baud of Trade. (Chews.) The house was left discussing the issue of the writ for the City of London, on the ground that a petition had been presented against the return of Mr. Goachen. DUBLIN CITY BLICCTION: DUBLIN, so.t 7. A petition ag,aiiiiit the return of Sir Arthur Guinness on the ground of corruption and bribery was lodged this day. MR. GLADSTONE'S 1.1-ELECTION A numerously-attended meeting of the general committee for the promotion of the election of the Bight Hon. W. E. Gladstone., now Prime Minister, as one of the members for the borough of Greenwich, was held in the Lecture Hall, Greenwich, lent evening, Mr. Axon eTZl2l is the chair. The meeting was attended by infi u satin' representatives from Deptford, Greenwich, Wool wich, and Plumbed. Certain financial ina were made, in pursuance of the resolution rats n to re-elect the Premier, as he wee recently elected, tree of ; but the principal business which occupied the =on of the meeting was the discussion for arranging, if possible, to have the approaching nomination in a locality capable of accommodating a much larger number of Mr. Oladatone's friends and the public than the space at the end of Looden-street, Greenwich, where the hust ings are usually erected. It was stated by members of the committee from Woolwich, and Plumstoad, and other localities, that a large number of the new electors and others, who were ardent admirers of Mr. Gladstone, and his staunch supporters, although they had never seen him, which they were very anxious to do, would be bitterly disappointed if au opportunity were not afforded to them of seeing and hearing their illus trious representative which would not be given to them if the hustings were erected in the usual place. A resolu tion wee adopted unanimously and with great enthusiasm in favour of erecting the hustings, if the arrangement shoed be found practicable, on a portion of Blackheath within the parliamentary borough of Greenwich. It is believed that not fewer than 20,000 venom will attend in the event of the weather being favourable. It is believed that Mr. Gladstone's return will be unopposed; and the expemes, which will to, coniparatively light, will be mot, as the heavier costs of the recent contest have been. by the ecmulittee acting to secure the right hon. gentleui in's return. A violent pereontd attack in the strode of Berlin, committed by •moinbor of the staff of the Irreenzeitwsi upon Uw editor of the Yolkiceitruy, hav elicited a petition signed by the representatives of newly all the lie' liu papers, sildretemd to the President.; of both thaiubers, (awl the offender frem the boa sot aside for the reproteu tatives of the pried, or rather to withdraw the permisOun grunted to him through the paper on which he is ougAgod. "They protest most energetically against the introduction of a brutal eustum from a foreign country where it is stig matised us cowardly by all right-minded men, and aimed begins to disappear, and call upon the presidents of both homier to give expnossion to the indignation which this act has forth anion all clesses, the tutPullio° Pr°. BTABBLITO CA3I. Wolter Ifixton, 38, Toc7olmaier,wa% charged with felo niously wounding Walter Henry Lyon with intent to do him grievous bodily harm. Mr. Daly prosecuted ; the prisoner was undefended. It appeared that the prisoner had been committed to take lire trial on the charge of wounding with intent to murder, but the grand jury returned a true bill for the minor offence of intending to commit grievous bodily halm. Therosecutor was the son of a broker in Port land-road, hotting-hill, and he had been put in possession of the prisoner's goods under a distress. An arrangement was made to allow the prisoner time to pay, and he did pay 125., and was to give an I 0 U for the remainder, but when the prosecutor called upon him and asked him to sign the 1 0 IT, he refused to do so. The prosecutor then re mailed that he would know what to do, upon which the prisoner took up a knife and stabbed him in the back, inflicting a very serious injury. Immediately afterwards he expressed great regret for what he had done and gave himself up to a policeman. The jury found him Guilty of unlawfully wounding, and he was sentenced to nine months' hard labour. THZ DEADY WILL CAM. The grand jury have returned a true bill for perjury . against John Harris in connexion with the Deady w ill cam), which has lately attracted a great deal of public at. tuition. . . _ . . Upon the application of Mr. Gough, on behalf of the defendant, the trial was postponed to the January session. POLICE COURTS.-(THIS DAY.) MMES. BIIHALILEY. Two well-known thieves, Who gave the names of Jekii Brows and Mumma Brow*, were brought up on remand before Mr. Benson on a charge of being concerned with others in breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Mr. Lewis Lavinburg, pawnbroker and jeweller, of Broad-street, Ratcliffe, and stealing therefrom watches, gold range, gold ear-drops, and other property, value _ _ _ Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, defended Thomas Brown. The burglary was effected on the night of the 21st of last month. An eatrance was obtained m the rear of the premises, and shutters were removed, a window opened, safes and drawers forced, and their contents abstracted. Among other things, 86 watches, 160 gold rings, ear drops in great numbers, and other things, were stolen. Folun-sergeant Hobert Smith, No. 47 IC, met the prisoners and two others in Charles-street, St. George's-in-the- East, early on the morning of Sunday, the 72nd of November. They separated on seeing him, and one of them exclaimed, " See, the tumbles" to us, mean iog be suspects us. They all fled in opposite directions. Smith pursued John Brown through several streets, and after a long chase he was tripped up by Frederick Stevens, l'olioe-comtable No. 84 H, and a portion of the stolen property was found on him. Smith and Stevens after wards found five watches and some jewellery in the streets along which John Brown had been running, and the whole of the property was identified by Mr. Lavin burg. An alibi was set up for Thomas Brown, and Mr. Charles Young, who made an able defence, called several witnesses, who swore that the prisoner was at home and in bed the whole of the night of the 22nd. Sergeant Smith, an old and experienced oMcer, said be was quite sure that 'Fhismas Brown was one of the four men he met in Charles-street, on the morning of the 22nd of November. He was close to him and knew him well. Former convictions for burglary and robbery were proved against both prisoners by James Briden, a detec tive, 4 K, and John Stimpson, police sergeant, No. 21 K. The real name of the prisoner Thomas Brown, was James Hattam, and in that name he had been convicted. There were three convictions against Hatton sad he was convicted at the Central Criminal Court in May, 1868 when a former conviction was proved against him. He was then sentenced to 18 months' im prisonment and hard labour. On the 214 of August, 1866, the prisoner pleaded guilty to a charge of felony in that cour and was sentenced to imprisonment and hard labour for six months. Numerous convictions against John Brown were then made out. Mr. Benson committed both prisoners for trial. CORED TO DEATH BY A BULL. An inquest was hold at Belfast on Saturday on the body of an old man who died from the effects of inju ries received by an attack made upon him by a bull. It would seem that the animal was irritate d by a done thrown at it by a boy, and it immediately rushed at the demieed,who was crossing the street, and knocked him down. The bull struck him in the stomach, and when about to make a third attack it stumbled and fell on him with its knees. After the stone was thrown the boy shouted to the old man to get out of the way. The Old man had not time to retreat, but he struck the animal as it came forward to attack him. A dog afterwards seised the animal by the nose, and so hold it until it was secured. THE LATE (LILES. FALMOUTH, Dim. 14. We had a southerly gale hero all lust night (mays Mr. C. ('lift), and this morning a brig was soon to be driving on St. Mawe's Castle Point. Soon afterwards she hoisted a signal for assistance, and thereupon the lifeboat Oloneester, of the lifeboat society on that station was promptly launched and taken to the spot in tow of a steam tug. Two other steamers also went out. Whilst crossing the harbour the rca, which was running fearfully high, broke frequently over the boat and buried it. One of the steamers got a hawser from the brig the cables wore slips eil and she canted round clear of the Point, but drove on the bank, it being low water at the time. The lifeboat remained to windward of the vasel ready to save life if required, hut the gale abating the steamers managed to get her off the bank, and tow her across the harbour. The big is a Norwegian bound to fe Rochelle with timber, but her tame is not known here at present. The bats of the institution have rendered good service iu several other cases. THE NEW DEAN OF• LiciiriiO3).—Tho installs. tion of the nt w teem of Liclitieltl (Cauoa Chsalpneys) took ple.4e this noaruiiig. LAT/23T SPOUTING IN TELLIUMN US '-` It? intim:um tg=r.--( 4 TH113 DAV HANDICAP PLAT& &c tarleage. 1.15. Guinan% Verity. No Go, Hank Coahmapt, Came Tete, Cawdor, Wonting Star, and Lysington are here. OPEN HANDICAP !WIMPLE. Three miles. 1.45. flatoatoher, Roving Maid, Clarks, Vision, Cacao:How, and Vivandiare are here. BICKLEY STAKES. Six furlongs. 2.30. Landlord, Gulag" Lightning, No 00, Laborite , . Mom' ing are bore. Star, Indy Palmerston g, Expansion, and Bid Ribbon HURDLE RACE PLATE. Two miles 3.46. Hailiagton, Vision, Oddfellow, Belle of Kam Apple man, Virginia Creeper, Weather Isle, Pakrita, and Do. mino are here. EXTBAORDINARY BOBBiltr OP 8,6101. At the Justioe-room of the Mansion-house this morning. before Alderman Sir Thomas Gabriel and Alder. man Sir Robert Carden, Jaws Drake, 33, a messenger in the employment of the Loudon, Asiatic, sad American Company (Limited), No. 4, Cullum-greet, City, was charged with stealing money and cheium to the amount of 8,6101., the property of bill employem Mr. Latham, from the office of Messrs. Freahfleld and Newman, relicitors, conducted the prosecution. Yetterilay, about 12 o'clock, • clerk in the employment of the company gave the prisoner four bills—two of them for 2,0004 and 1001. respectively, to he taken to the National Bank of India, and two others, for 6,0001. and 1,6101. respec tively, to be taked to the Chartered and Mercantile Bank of India for acceptance or payment. It appeared that ho obtained Bank of England notes from the National Bank of England and a crossed cheque from the other bank. Instead of returning to the office he absconded, but wee apprehended last night at the Paddingtcaa Station by Dectective Hayden while shoat to enter • train for R C= ham. He bad in his possession a Grossed cheque for 6,610/., a bank-note for I,OOOL, another for 600!., seven for alt each, two for 10/. each, and one for bl. ; • sum of 144!. in gold, and stamps to the value of 601. When a he was so much diatressed that he could no reply to the cbarge. TM case was adjourned for a week. THE REPRESENTATION OF NOTTINGHAM.- BINGUL.4I PROCEEDINGS. Daring the last few dais the town of Nottingham bee been in a state of great excitement, in consequence of the rumour that &petition was about to be waisted by the liberals against the return of Coked Wright and Bir Robert Clifton. At drat it was mid that the petition had been presented, but this proved to be a_tit slam* it was takes up to Landon, at the was withdrawn. The reason given by the Moak kw the withdrawal of the petition lithe& Colonel Wright, bidet in. formed that it was a very strong ens had agreed to resign hie seat. This, however, is not denied. The cudgels have been taken up for Colonel Wright &e on. The following Wage= from Sk when' in has been posted on the walls in N •; Tllde laih ni a nh 1 have defended the colonel from thekliiiitiatien of Seely and Richards. I shall call the attention of the House of Commons to it : As long as your general Oita live the honour of Nottingham is Dale in his bands." Yesterday Sir Robert pu blish ed a letter, in which he says that " a shameful attempt has been made to deprive Colonel Wright of his seat," and that, if the facts were known, it would reflect great disgrace upon all concerned in it. kanrheater ArcietHer. sairrnve INTALLIGANCA-MEIB DAYJ (IT 11.1.EGRAI'8.) Lomax. Die. 16.—Wind at neon S.W., moderate brass, aad &se. Guarantor., Doc. 14.—Arrived : William Penn (m.), from Now York. - 11.zurcoi., Dar. Edmund Alex, for Buenos As; Atlanticliahia ; Veda, Philadelphia; Geoff, New York; Week Castle, Calcutta; Cesserdia, Rio Janeiro; Calliope, New Orleans ; Prim, Galveston. Dee. 14, IA flats gat.), Bahia. Diaz, De:AC—Arrived from the River and ruled: Calla (ea), for New York; Venetia (as), Genoa. DTA'. 14. —Anived : Nil Deeperandum, frrm Ham but' for BUM. Ayres. rivlvorvn. Der. la.—Arrived: Asia (ma.). from London for the Cape of Good Hope. Newrozr ' Der. IL—Arrived : P ri de of the Oman, trim London forllombay; Hermance, Bristol for Homan Alyea telllNVlOVol.—Arrived : Catherine Rankin, front Liverpool, for Bombay, with crew refusing &dr.... 4e Livaarool., Dec. 14 .— Arrived : I Watts", from )(onto Video. OVY Q(M4 FTOMT, Da'. 11.—Arrived: Samaria 4. ), from Now York. I 'Amore, Der. 14.—Bailed : Ystg ant, for New Orleans ; Norma, New Orkaas ; Architect, Savannah; Chief, Halifax. CASUALTIES. - - - _ - Gaiiniora, Dais. It —igfiaTisTliore has returned to the tail of the bank this • ; had sailed 13th; is now leaky, having been on shore at . _ LAULANI, DINT.I4. —Tie William ;brig), of and for Belfast., from Troop. ie • total week on Iladda, muter and three men drowned. The Oalset, from the Clyde to Demerara, was in eollision with • schooner leth Dee., wait of the Ormehuids, and has gone to Onenoek for Yasisocrn, re g i c7l2.—The Henry and Maria, of Great Yar mouth, abandoned, was seen to founder, Dec. 2, near the fishing ITOUOCIO. LIVIILIVOL, Dec. 13.—The waterlogged and abandoned barque Lancaster, of this port, was pared Mk Dec., at lat. 41 N., lon. 33 W., with Mee of foremast, maintopsasst, bulwarks, Re, and the sea making • clean breath over her by the Aline (m.), of this port. The Armes, hence to Hareasnah, has beim led on the Coiorado Beal. The Italian Hero mired here from Pars; sustained coewiderable damage by collision off Barbey with • Manner from Olareow, supposed the Nebel,. KIRKCALDY, Dew. 11.—The Stirling Castle, from Aberdeen to flunderbnd, which stranded neer Kinghorn Dee. tl, is • total wreck ; crew saved. PINAITIL—Arrived : Magda. (a.), from Cardiff, foe Cadiz, bor t :4 dismasted ; Emperor, Cardi ff , for tadis, bon up dis mnated, hed reached 11.30 W. Delius Dec. 14.—A barque ia lying rusk of Bettystown ; she is pa inted brownish yaw • no account of crew. Fs trifler'', Dec. 14.—1 t has blown • strong gale the whole of the night and this morning from N.S.W., during which the Emily Burnyeat, from Stettin, drove near Terkel' point and struck the ground, but was towed of by a tug into • Mace of safety. A Nemesis= brig, appposed to be the Pher, for Reolialleormek the ground neer Rt. Hawes Castle ; she wee towed if and tams into the tidal harbour. lIAROATI4 Dec. 14.—Bince 4 p.m. the wind has increased, and it is now blowing very Loral at S. by W. The Tongue and Prinoe'e right•lsips are both tiring rackets, and the lifeboats me gone of. 'IU Ores, Middlerboeough to Boulogne, reported 12th December as arboreta the main, is &brimming cargo, and it is thought pos sible that she may be got of to-morrow. Newsy, Dec. 11.—Part of the mils, rigging, Ike., belonging to the Minaret and Ann, Cardiff to this port, wrecked Doe. C, Lave beim eared and landed at Orecnock. WEATHER REPORT. -(THIS DAY.) TUSIIDAY, 8 Rztrrme. , 11 1 s. T.lt W. 1 Saba !SID ti - 48 .- 44 s.w. Aberdeen r 47:64' B. Leta 119.45 r 49 47, 8.8. W. Skid& 111.21r 48 U 1 &W. Bearbori; ; met 47 46, B.W. Yonifira '61.6111 60 10 & Azdormr 49.0 r r6O 47 HW. auBS6l6llB 1 1 9. 0 1 r 4r 48 W.B.W. 11810461 — 1 1939 r 49 471 8.8. W. f=l-1211.99r10 41, B. _ r6O 49, LW. Cope Clor 1 ,119.16 r Cr W. liodree PL 19.18 r 47 48 W.B.W. Pormer —114.1111, 50 60 . B.W. Pbusalb II W.S.W. Welso•lS. WIC r6i 69, S.W. Puiesorik '19.16r 61 49 &W. Mr 60 48 W.B.W. Wier BO 48, B.W. f917rg66, sm. r NU, B.W. . 1 99.76. 50 501 LS. ;—: •- I - — I 644 66-1 01 — is C. Ods Brest Himls -::: Cinemas lairselm Pain Illisibinqr limat'sooa. 8.8. E. El. B.W. B. B.E. B.W. B.S.W. W.B.W. B.W. 8. 8.8. W. 8.8. B.S.W. B.W. B. 8.8. W. w. a. ' l 4 . be 0.03: re 0.31 ee CS 0.08 roe cia 0.13 1 re 0.13 - ; - O.** 6 0.6 • 0.66 - 111.110 0.18 8 10.30 8 0.41 3 0.10 5 10.11 1 1 0.10 6 - 0.01 4 0.00 4 0.01 4 0.01 4 - - 6 Presume hen beg= to a inereaseM briskly is the we el Ireland, the ch a nge at Valenti* ha bees three-tenths of as inch since last night. At eaetern the &mere noticed nderday has continued. &sidings is the Borth are may low, but an UNICII49O has set in at Heim Is lame the reeeture ie not much thaw ed , and the reading at lteebefert le we"! eine wine higher then that at Nairn. Tempememe eemilmeee lowly unchanged. The ',south-west gales Pedsedefeandinued to blow during the day in Ireland aset i Vt i te d o eheemis. but have now suleided, except at Clips near aid Holyhead. At Aberdeen tbetwindoras south-south-east. The lied bse lamed sod is now etrong, except on the east west, where It le moderate from south west. Thunda and lightning are reported to lave continued during the night in the month-wet. Beim has fair as all emote, end hail nt renzanoe. The an is grimier's au the wort omit. Wi aline loolvi better. The thermometer marled, at Vienna, on the 7th inst., 141.6 Centigrade (60 Fahrenheit) above zero. 8o high a temperature at this period of the year has not been ob served in that city since 1775. EX71.881v6 r LATE ItololBltY.—Tho Sarre t 1 Stamford state,' that a during tuld suouessful robbery win effected a t the residence of Mae. Oliver, of Arlinztons villa, a detached house in Old tioaside-road, mar trinity Church. during the abmitice of the family id church on tiumbiy winning. More thou a hundrod piece" of plate and jewellery, valued at between 4001. and .5U01., were can it d off. 1401'111AliPTON, 1.1.--The North German Lloyd steamer Union, from New York, has arrived here with 102 pareengers for this port, play., and Bremen; 42 sacks of maibt, 184,.100 dole. in specie for Faris ; stud 1,200 dole, for Bremen. Dame PALA.Offs 011 . 7 SIULLUFG Simms, Pee. 14.—Admissions by mama Wreak I,in; ditto au payseat, 479: total visitor% 1,660. LEEDS CORN MARRET.--(THIS DAY.) (ay TZLEGRAPIL) (molt onis OWN 00111IPONDINT.) Wheat held for 2*. advance, but business not large; barley la. dearer. CORK BUTTER AIAREET.—(7IIIB DAY.) (BT TZIIGZAPH. ) (TROY OUR OWN CONINIWONDINT.) Ordinary i 1395., 2.N 1., 118 a., 1095., 100.. ; 810 firkins. lald cured, no change ; 40 firkins. lEINCING-LANR.-(THIS DAT.) 5170.1. M. —The market has opened quietly at about last week's currency. The private sales include 2.000 bags Mimed Manilla at 295. 6d. ; 2,000 bags ditto at 30e. 6d and 1,000 bags grainy Mau ri tius at 345. &L to 36.. 6d. ; Reined quiet, but without change in price.. Corm—For good qualities of plantation Ceylon there ia • good inquiry at fully last week's currency ; native alms sold at steady rides, including good ordinary at 50s. Tze.—The market privately continuer quiet. The par cel, in public sale .iffered without reaarve are selling at about the previous value. Rm.—The market continues very firm ; SO pumi. of Berbice sold at la. 111 d. Rim—About 3,000 bags of small to middling white Bengal sold at 90. lid. to 9s. 101 d. Baverrrsa—The market has become quiet. COMM.—The demand continuat dull and prices rule in buyers' favour. TALLOW MAIIKET.—(THIS DAT.) The market is Oat. Town tallow 48a. 9d.; Teton burg Y.C. en the spot, 60s. 6d. ; Ilsosaber, 60s. 34.; January, 61s. ; Marok 61s. 6d. faiITHIPIRLD HAY HAMM --(THIS DAY.) Mr. Charles James Easton reports hada slow at lost is '. prices. Prisms clover, from 110 s. to 1165.; ditto, Um to 100 s. ; prime by. 106 s. to 1165.. bawler ditto, 86s. to 96e. ; straw, 265. to 340. The Moniker announces that the sohetener, Lanett., of the Prench navy, has arrived% the Bid Bea, after panting through the whole lasgfh of the Seas Canal. Mr. Quiver, treasurer of the privy-lane Theatre, takes his annual been% to-morrow, whoa Borrowed Plower, Inv o' Bega t and a new grand ballet entitled Bede, will bepremmted. Mdlle. Toarneur, MiesOnevenor, Mr. C. Lauri, assisted by a numerous corps and 200 as sistants, will appear in the ballet. The RE-M.2(710N OF TDB ATTORNEY-GENERAL. —The return of Sir Robert Collier, who has sat for Ply mouth since July, ilia, will not be opposed. Tun WRECK OF THE GOSSAIIIIR.—A ooroneee inquest upon the eight bodies recovered was held yester day. The coroner made some strong remarks against the pilot, whom the police took in charue. The coroner after wants adjourned the inquest until Thursday, when addi tional evidence will be forthcoming. A RAILWAY TRAIN ATTACKED BY BRIGANDS. — The following is from the Frew of Vienna :—" A tele gra m j net wired announces that the vareeneer train from Neth to Pluto' rat. off the rails near ktest.ellt. awing ci part of the bno having been torn lip. The locomotive and three "Iniabnin.gliaaisge:de,pcwwwitieroreiritarltlintirktawtahwoasdohadavnittacketherein.ub‘ybani a ti s , ""n tro u dm ng t :band i" Whil. z i f order to rib the pineengers. The latter, however, deft tided thenuelves and used their pidols; shots were exchanged, and ultimately the assailants were driven off. The watchman and his family were found bound in their dwelling. As far as is known. no one has been injured." OrTw.tult INDIA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS or Nov. 2S min DEC. l4.—Stres, Dm. 15.—The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Golconda left for Bombay at 4 p.m., and the Mongolia, for Cal cutta, at 10p.m. PLYMOUTII, Er t e7 l ll.—The Weat Indian mail steamer Shannon left hen at noon to-day for Sentient,. ton. the weather having .dented. -0