The Express. — London, England, 1867-12-14 00:00:00

THE TERRIBLE FENIAN OUTRAGE IN CLERKENWELL MESSAGE FROM THE QUEEX TO THE SUFFERERI. This morning Mr. Smith, the secretary of the R.np,l Free Hospital, Gray's-inn-road, received the fulluviiikg telegraphic message regarding the health of the sufferers: " Windsor Castle, Saturday. Form Sir T. Biddulph to the Secretary of t h e Royal Free Hospital, Gray's-inn-road. The Queen desires to express her sympathy nith the sufferers from the explosion, and begs to inquire after them." lass than 21 in and out patient& were attended to at the above hospital by Mr.Jeaffreson, Mr. J. 1). Hill, and Mr. A. Lloyd Owen, the house surgeons, and this morning they were all H a ppily there is every reason to hope that no dyad birdies are beneath the ruins. Captain Shaw an d a large body of his men continued their seara unremittingly from the period of their arrival till half-past 2 o'clock this morn and when they ceased their work Captain Shaw is said to have expressed his full belief that the extent of the disaster was ascertained — that no dead bodies existed, as was imagined, under the pile of bricks and broken timber forming the debris of the shattered houses. ran icular search was made amongst the re mains of the house at the front window of which 1,11 the first floor) an old woman was alleged to be sitting at the time of the explosion, and who last Night was said to be missing. It could not be avertainedthis morning whethershe biotin missing. The heap of rubbish has been explored thoroughly, s‘i far as this particular house is concerned, and no trace of any body has been discovered. A number of labourers are employed in the same work as the firemen under Caitain Shaw prosecuted with such vigour. They are exposed to considerable danger, as the cracked walls of such parts of the houses as are still standing might fall at any moment. The one nearest to which they are engaged has been shored up, but still appears to be in a very insecure state. The whole of the approaches leading towards the prison are guarded by police, and, to prevent too curious persona from running into danger, strong barricades have been erected at each end of Corporation-row. Only comity magistrates, prison officials, and other persona in authority, and the representatives of the press were permitted to pass the barriers. The police, of whom there are now about 200 on duty, were this morning under the direction of inspectors Gardener, A division ; Arnold, B ; Allinson, K ; and Bilverton, C. They relieved those on duty during the night at 6 o r clock this morning. Inside the prison the 100 Soots Fusilier Guards who were stationed there at about 7 o'clock last night, remained on duty until 6 o'clock this morn ing, when they were relieved by a similar number of men_ of the same regiment, who still are on guard• At half-past 8 this morning the prisoners Burke and Casey, in whose behalf this terrible outrage was perpetrated, were removed from the prison to How-street police-station, for further examination this day. A strong body of mounted police formed the escort, and they were followed through St. James's-place and across Clerkenwell-green by large crowds of people. The reporter, on making inquiries at St. Bar tholomew's Hospital this morning, found that no more deaths had occurred during the night. The several patients, in seven wards, who were injured by the explosion are to all appearance pro gressing. The utmost care and attention are shown to them by the medical staff of the institution. A question arises between the sufferers by loss of property and the insurance offices as to whether the latter are liable for the mischief done. The Plate Glass Insurance Company, of course, are liable, but some of the old fire-offices expressly say that they are not liable to make good damage done by explosion, or from outrages like that of yester day. LATEST PARTICULARS. Up to 2 o'clock this afternoon the greatest pos sibleexcitement prevailed in the immediate vicinity of the catastrophe. The chief object of the crowds assembled around the Rouse of Detention appeared to be to witness the removal of the prisoners in cus tody to the police court ; but in this respect they were disappointed up to the time above stated, for, with the exception of the prison van, conveying "Colonel' Burke to Bow-street, which was guarded by a numerous escort of mounted police and ten extra officers inside, there was no important movement from the prison gates. In the course of the morning the governor of the prison despatched Superintendent Gernon to Scotland-yard for the purpose of consulting Sir Richard Mayne as to what course should be adopted in the removal of the prisoners, and in the meantime the Under-Secretary of State and seve ral of the county magistrates visited the house to consult with the governor on the same subject. At the time when our reporter left, no deci sion had been arrived at. In the ordinary course the case would be heard at the Clerkenwell Police court ; but it is believed, although Sir Richard Mayne would not give a definite answer to inquiries, that the prisoners will be taken to Bow street late this afternoon. Visitors were strictly prohibited from seeing friends within the gaol to day. The following notice was affixed to the entrance of the building : "No prisoner has been injured by the explo sion. ho visitors to prisoners this day. —Dec. 14, 1867." Shortly before 1 o'clock the lady-in-waiting to the Princess Christian drove up to the prison in a cab, her object being to inspect the work of destruction, and glean any information in reference to the suf ferers that could be obtained. In inspecting the terrible effects of the explosion the question has arisen whether it was possible for a barrel of gunpowder to produce such an amount of mischief ; but military men on the spot reply in the affirmative. An officer from Chatham expressed an opinion that 100 lbs. of gunpowder would be quite suf ficient to produce such fearful consequences. A portion of the barrel was found this morning on the top of a house in Rosoman-street, at a dis tance of 120 yards. It is of solid oak and three quarters of an inch in thickness. A detachment of the 2nd battalion Grenadier Guards from the Tower, under the command of Captain Johnson, is now stationed on guard in the prison, and the exterior of the place is pro tected by police, most of them well armed,from the various divisions. OFFICIAL REPORT OF DAMAGES. Captain Shaw, the chief of the Metropolitan Fire B rigade, in making hie return to the Board of Works, merely states that the eogines and firemen were called out owing to an alarm being raised by an explosion at the outside of the Rouse of Detention at Clerkenwell. Re enumerates none of the houses injured, but the rollowing losses have been officially returned by Mr. R. W. Fnefield. surveyor to the Royal, and Mr. White the assessor to the County fire offices : CoRPORATioN-LANE. No. 1 %. Mr. Jones, retired tradesman—Premises seriously damaged, and furniture for meet part destroyed by force of explosion. Ditto, Mr. Caper, warder et the House of Detention— Farnitare destroyed. No• 1. Mr. Harvey, confectioner—Premises and contents partially destroyed. Fo. 2. Mr. Tibbey, French polisher—Similar damage. Ditto, let out in tenement.—Furniture destroyed. 3. Mr. Tinnock, warder in the House of Detention —The lower part of building much shaken, the furniture severely injured by explosion. Dm., let out in tenements—Furniture destroyed and windows, with roof, seriously damaged by expiation. No. 4. Mr. Green and other oceupent•—Houne completely gutted, the front and side walls seriously damaged by ex. ' losion. No fire. No. 3a. Let out in tenements--Furniture destroyed and building partly destroyed. Some persons are missing from this house. Ditto, Mr. Thompson—Furniture destroyed and par lours greatly damaged. Some of the inmates severely injured and removed to the hospital. No. 5, ditto. Mr. Young, packing-cue maker.—House much shattered, and contents partly destroyed. No. 6 ditto. Let out in tenements--Similar damage. No. 7, ditto. Mr. Bennett, watch finiaher end jeweler.— Premises and contents slightly damaged by explosion and dirt. No. 11, Mr.Waters.—The whole of the furniture broken. and the windows, with the roof, destroyed. The Bell Tavern, the Red Lion, the Skinners' Arms, sad the John of Jerusalem Taverns have the large pen dant lamps outside the buildings blown to atoms, the plate-glass in bar window. and also in the upper part of each building demolished, and the stock in bottles greatly damaged by breakage. Woodbridge-street, Seckford-street, St. John's-lane, and other by-lanes have similarly suffered to the number of about 20. An official information of the deaths of Willsam Clutton, Mrs. Hutchinson, and the little girl named Abbott, was received to-day by Mr. Serjeant Payne, coroner for the City' of London ; that functionary ordered a jury to be assembled at St. Bartholomew's-hospital to hold an investigation into the circumstances of the out rage at 11 o'clock on Tuesday morning next FURTHER EXAMINATION OF BURKE AND CASEY. DOW-STREET POLICE-COURT.-(THIS DAY.) .. . Notwithstanding the additional interest which might have been supposed to have attached to the case of Burke and Casey in consequence of the disastrous attempt to rescue them last evening, there was rather less crowd in the street, and at the entrance of the corn., and cer tainly less exhibition of excitement in anticipation of the examination of those prisoners this morning, then on former occasions. There was indeed a crowd of some 203 or 300 persons in Bow-street opposite the court, and a few small knots of Fenian sympathisers hung about the street corners and the bars of public houses, gossiping over the one engrossing topic of the explosion. Even amongst these there was general tone of reprobation of the wanton villany of an outrage so ineffective for its purpose and so terribly destructive to the unoffending. Burke and Casey were brought up in the van (which was well gunrded) at an early hour, and locked up in the cells of the court. At ten minutes to 12 they were plac at the bar before Sir Thomas Henry, who s►t specially for the purpose, the ordinary business of the court being taken before Mr. Vaughan at the board-room of the Strand Union, No. 6, Bow-street. As on the former occasions the prosecution ww. conducted by Mr. Giffard and Mr. Poland, instructed by the solicitors to the Treasury. Upon the prisoners, Rickard Burke and Joseph Theobord Casey, being placed at the bar, Dr. Kenealy said that before the case was gone into any further he must ask lsave'to make a statement of the rea sons why he felt bound at this stage to withdraw from the position of counsel for the defence. When originally in structed the case presented itself to him under features that gave him great reluctance to appear, but he was so earnestly solicited by the primoner's friends that he consented to do so, beliel.ng th►t when so solicited counsel ought not to refuse to ac cused persons the best assistance in their power to give ; and, therefore, though his own sympathies were entirely opposed to those of the persons who were sop. posed to be favourable to the prisoner., yet he con sented to undertake their defence, and would have fought it to the end, doing his best for the prisoners, with the utmost impartiality he could exercise as to difference of views. But the dread ful proceedings of last night had so influenced his mind that he could not bring to the case that attention which a counsel ought to devote to the cause of his clients. When a party in a cause or his friends retain counsel there is at least a passive understandiag that the law is to regulate their conduct, and that all proceed ings are to be conducted under the sacred arbi trament of justice, and in its holy temple, and if that compact is broken counsel have no right to appear. He did not intend to impute that the prisoners had any complicity in the crime of last night, but he could not dis guise from himself that those who instructed him may be probably supposed to sympathise with that outrage, and that it was their duty to satisfy him that they were not concerned in that act. As they had not done so he must commit the defence of the prisoner to other bands. If (added the learned doctor) prisoners will have counsel they must not have recourse to violence. If violence is used they can not have me, at least, for their counsel. Before retiring from the court he thought it incumbent on him to say that, notwithstanding the misrepresenta tions which had gone abroad, nothing could exceed the fairness with which the proceedings had been conducted by the solicitors and counsel for the crown, and the readi ness which had been shown to afford all documents and information which were necessary for the defence, even when of such a nature that the crown were not bound to supply them. Mr. Norton was about to address the court, but Sir Thomas Henry said be had understood Dr. Honesly to speak for Mr. Norton as well as for himself, and he must say that the sentiments expressed by the learned doctor did him much credit. The prisoner Burke regretted deeply that such an oc currence should have taken place as it seemed to brand him as a criminal before the court. Sir Thomaa Henry maid he understood that wai die claimerL Burke went on to say that he was deeply grateful for the kindness and consideration be had hitherto received from his legal advisers, who, be felt bound to say, had acted without even a retaining fee, nor had he any com plaints to make of the prosecution. But he must protest against any imputation that any part of the re sponsibility of what occurred yesterday or any previoas day should rest on his shoulders. He had his own character to vindicate, and he intended to do so solely by lawful means, and not by any method that would bring on him humiliation, or injur►, or leave him unprotected, as he stood now. Thanking the learned counsel for what he had done for him so far—him and the crown—for kindness and courtesy, he ' should, as one wholly ignorant of law, endeavour to obtain the best assistance he could for the future. Mr. Giffard had no objection to an adjournment if the prisoner desired it. Sir Thomas Henry said the prisoner had not applied for it himaelf, nor could he be prejudiced by the examination of witnesses, which could be lead over to his counsel hue after. William Day deposed—l carry on business at Birming ham, and am of the firm of Day and Mercer. In Decem ber, 1805, I saw the prisoner Burke. I saw him first on December 19, 1865, at my office in Birmingham. I had the letting of 64, George-street-parade. He said he was desirous of taking the house, and I asked him for what purpose. He said that he represented • mercan tile house in New York, and be wished to open there remises as a branch house. He maid he bad branches in Paris, Manchester, and Liverpool. I believe he told me he wished to open business for purchasing guns, and for warding them to America. The rent was 251. • year. I asked for • reference of respectability, he said he could not get one in Birmingham. s■ be was • stranger ; but he could give me plenty of references in Paris, Liverpool, and Birming ham. I think he also said Edinburgh. Hegave me no refer ence, and I told him I should require the rent paid in ad vane. He readily consented, and paid me for it at once. He gave the name of Charles Edward Winslow. A memo- randum of agreement was made. The one produced was the one prepared. It is signed by my porter, and by Winslow. It is signed Edward C. Winslow. It is dated 19th Dee., 1865. It states about the rent being 251., not about its being paid in advance. First two quarters paid in advance on quarter days. The second quarter I re. ceived the rent from him personally. He was then in possession of the house in George-street-parade, on that agreement. I think I saw him once in that house—the day after signing the agreement. It may have been other times, but caul be sure. I saw his name on the sine plate as commission agent. I saw on the 20th of December a person in his compacy, and I think I saw several other persons, to). I did not take notice. I went over the premises with Winslow when possession was given. Ido not believe there were any bottles, jars, 2 2 4 1 Et of RHILARKS. A serious disturbance of atmospheric premiere is reported this morning, which did not commence to show Itself last even ing. The decrease at Nairn is six-tenths of an inch, at Valentin nearly three-tenths : while in the Sit, of England It is of very slight extent. At Helder and at Rochefort an increase has oc curred, and the ditto-Tepee between the pressures at Rochefort and Nairn is nearly nine-tenths of an Inch. Temperatures have again risen, A high wettelly Wind blew last night at Nairn. Winds on our western coasts have hitched to the south-west.and are strong in the south of Ireland. Half an Inch of rain fell in an hour last night at Valentin: rain is also reported from places in the North. A French man of war hu been anchored for the last few days in Portland roads. The first India mail steamer under the new con tract with the Peninsular and Oriental Company will leave Southampton on the 29th of February next. . . The L Plata, with the West India mail, is ex pected to reach Plymouth on Monday. At Wareham, in Dorsetehire t prime legs of mutton are selling at 50. per lb. and shtulders at sd. per lb. _ Rertch is, it appears, says the Army and Navy Gazette., to be the new Russian Sebastopol. The govern. ment has given orders for immense works to be erected there, and our readers who served in 1855 against the place, will remember how admirably adapt. d the place is for defence, and how completely it will Axe AS3V and atone foe the loss of ibbastopoL The foundations of the batte ries sa I earthworks will met nearly belt a million roubles to begin with. This is a checkmate to the Treaty of Paris of 1856. LAW INTELLIOKNCE. (THIS DAY.) COITRT OF APPEAL. (Before the Lord Chancellor.) TH. UNITED tITATES r. M'RAE. The Lord Chancellor pee judgment to-day in this appeal by the plaintiffs from a decision of Vice-C'hancellor Wood. In the semi below it was held that the plea of the defendant of an act of congress declaring forfeiture of property of persons holding aloe or agency under the Confederate government was a bar to the discovery and relief ht by the plaintiffs against Mr. Wllae as an agent in d of the Confederate States. The bill alleged that in 1861 divers persons, subjects of the United States, rebelled, and having established a pretended government posed themselves of certain monies and goods part of the public property of the United States, and that the defendant, in his capacity of agent, was now in possession of some of the said goods, which ought to be handed over to the plaintiffs. The plea of the defendant set forth section 5 of the Act of Coopess, 1862, which declared the forfeiture in question, and averred that the discovery asked for would expose him to the forfeiture of property which he possessed in Alabama. His lordship, after a careful review of the facts, said that under the peculiar circumstances he could not distinguish this case in principle from one in which a witness was protected. He thought the well-known rule applied that no witness was compellable to answer any question which had a tendency to expose him to a criminal charge. penslt7. or forfeiture. In the case of the Bing of the Two Sinion v. Wilcock', which was in some respects similar to the present, it had been held that the defendant was bound to answer; but in that cue there was nothing before the judge which fur nished the least information as to what the foreign law was on the subject. In the present instance, the exact nature of the forfeiture or penalty was precisely known, as the plea set fm th the act of Congress relating to it. The United States ha% ing come to our courts must be subject to the roles of evidence obtaining in them. He was therefore of opinion that the plea, so far as it was a bar to disc ivory, must be al lowed. It had been contended that if the plaintiffs were not entitled to discovery, their right to relief must fail ; and the Vice-Chancellor had held that the plea was a bar to the relief sought ; but he (the Lord Chancellor) was at a lou to understand why the plaintiffs should lose their right to have an account. They were not seeking a double remedy for the name thine, but they put forth distinct claims and demands for different things. The court would allow the plea as to the discovery, and overrule it as to the relief, leaving the defendant at liberty to put in a voluntary &newer. Sir R. Palmer, Q.C. Mr. G. N. Giffard, Q.C., and Mr. Wickens for the United States. Mr. W. N. James, Q.C., Mr. Marten, and Mr. Benja min for the defendant. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Bomminsioner Winslow.) The debtor was a smack owner, carrying on business at Great Yarmouth. Efe bad executed a deed of assignment on the 20th of April, which was afterwards duly registered, and an application was recently made on behalf of Mr. Snell, also of Great Yarmouth, smack owner, a creditor appearing and submitting to the jurisdiction of the court, for an order that the trustees of the debtor might account for and pay over to him certain monies which they had received and still retained in their hands. Mr. Snell, it appeared, was the owner of the smack Emerald, and the debtor Clarke was the owner of the smack Welcome, which two smacks came into collision in the month of November, 1566, the result being that the Emerald was lost. Mr. Snell afterwards obtained a bill of exchange from the debtor payable at three months by way of compensation, a n d on the 20th of Aril the bill arrived at maturity and was dishonoured upon presentation. In the month of May following the debtor, without the direction of the trustees, sold the smack Welcome by public auction, at Bremen, for 225/., and after paying a mortgage upon her and other expenses he paid 1081. 76. 2d. to the trustees. The question was whether or not Mr. Snell was entitled to a lien upon the Welcome or the proceeds was argued by Mr. Knight who appeared in support of the application, and by Mr. Barley for the trustees under the deed. Mr. Commissioner Winslow now gave judgment at some length. After a full consideration of the whole fact* his Honour came to the conclusion that this court could not give Mr. Snell the advantage of a maritime lien by order. ing the trustees to pay hica the fund, and the motion would be dismissed with costs. SHOCKING SUICIDE OP A Dzsrirura HAN. INQUEST.—(THIS DAY.) This morning Mr. John Humphreys, the coroner, held an inquiry at the Black Boy Tavern, Whitecross street, St. Luke's, respecting the suicide of Charles Haynes, aged 55 years. The body of the deceased was viewed by the jury while it was lying in a miserable room at No. 25, Reform-place, St. Luke's. The ease created great interest, in conse quence of the deceased, who bad all his life been an inha bitant of the parish of St. Luke's and a tradesman in • good way of Mutinous, being compelled through reverses, to apply for parish relief. Mrs. Anne Haynes, • paralysed woman, who had to be assisted into the court, said that the deceased was her hus band. He was a toy whip maker, but he lost his business and became destitute. On Wednesday he applied for re lief and they told him to go into the stone-yard and break stones. Coroner—Did they tell him to break stones? Witness—Yes, and in two days he earned 2d. All his life he lived in the parish, but he only once asked for as sistance before. That was three years ago when he tied broken his thigh. On Thursday afternoon I came into the room, and found him htoging by • rope to • nail in the walL He was quite dead. Other people then came in. and he was cut down. We bad two children living with us. Hanab Thompson, 2, Little Galway-street, said that the deceased was her father. Whoa he was in business be never made less than Be. a day. When he became desti tute witness tried to assist him, but she could do very little for she was a widow, with three children, and she only made Is. a day. The workhouse people gave him 24 for picking oakum. Her mother mistook oskum-picking for stone-breaking, for her mind was affected by illness. He told the parish people that the landlord was going to turn him out of his room for non-payment of rent, and they said, " Tbat is nothing ;" and be said, " But they will take my things." (An old bed, a fender, a broken chair, and a few pieces of crockery were all the furniture that was in the room.) The parish men replied, "If your things are taken you can turn yourself about. We will give you a shilling, and you can buy more coals.' Neither he nor his family had enough to eat. He said he would go into the workhouse if they would take him in. On Wed needay night be said after he got the 2d. for the day's work, " I shall do something, for it would be better for me to be in prison than lead the life I'm lead ing." Witness beliqued that he committed suicide through distress of mind, caused by destitution and the want of pariah relief. . . . . Dr. Yarrow proved that the deceased's death had re sulted from self-hanging. Mr. Thomas William George said that he was relieving officer of the parish of Bt. Luke. The deceased had ap plied to him on Wednesday for relief. He stated that he could get no employment. Witness said, " Are you able to work ?" and he replied " Yes." " Then," said witness, " I will find you employment," and he sent him into the work-yard, where be picked oakum. Coroner—How much did he make? Witness—Twopence. Coroner—Was that all he got for a whole day, to sup port himself, his wife, and two children Witness—Yea. Coroner—That's working with a vengeance. Witness—His application was for relief, and we gave him relief. Several jurors—Twopence! Witness—l heard sod saw no more of him after the next day. Re then again applied to me, and I gave him another order, but he did not use it. It wu for oakum picking. I did. not visit his home. forl'm sorry to say I have not time to visit all cues. There are people in the yard who make Is. 3d. a day. I did not pay the deceased the twopence. The Coroner having summed up, the jury asked whether the deceased had been offered the house or asked to come into it. Mr. George replied that he was not. The jury, after • abort consultation, returned a verlict, "That the deceased banged himself through temporary insanity, brought on by want, and through not being supplied by the parish with neoessAry relief." It is stated (says the Staffordshire Advert jeer) that the new Bishop of Lichfield will, shortly after his con secration, visit his former diocese in New Zeeland to make certain necessary arrangements there, but that he will previously bold an ordination in this diocese. It is understood that the new bishop intends to reside in the Episcopal Palace at Lichfield, the lease of which has lately fallen in ; and that the affairs of the diocese will, in his absence, be administered by one of the colonial bishops now in England. The meetings of Scientific Societies for the ensuing week are :—Monday, Asiatic, 3 ; Royal Academy, B.—" Sculpture," Mr. Westmacott. Tuesday, Engineers, B.—Annual General Meeting ; Statistical, 8. —" Uni vaulty of Cambridge," Mr. Heywood. Wednesday, Society of Arts, B.—" Future Development of Marine Boiler," ht., Kr. Bu-gh ; Geological, B.—" Parallel Road, Glen Roy," Sir J. Lubbock ; "Geology of Formosa," " Coal in Eastern Hemisphere," Dr. Collingwood ; Literature, 8. —" Works attributed to Shakespeare," Dr. Ingleby ; " Proto-Chaldieen Cylinder," Mr. Core. Thursday, Linnean, B* Fee sio coocisse t," Dr. Hooker ; " Japans'. Pines," Mr. Jaokson ; " Myet teem," Mr. Bentham. Chemical, 8. —" On the Freezing of Bismuth and Water," Mr. Alfred Tribe; Royal, 84 ; Antiquaries, R. MONEY MARIET.-(THIS DAY) Ors o'Clsoas. Owing to the announcement of the diabolical Fenian outrage in Clerkenwell, the markets for public securities are Hatter. There is no disposi tion, however, to sell to any large extent, so that the reduction in prices is neither general nor im portant. Consols have declined u per cent., and railway stocks 1 to J. Foreign Bonds, however, are steady. Other securities, including colonial go vernment debentures and banking and financial shares, are quoted/the same as yesterday. The dealings, on the whole, are upon a very limited scale, as usual on Saturday. In the discount market the supply of money has increased, but the lowest rate for bills is 1/ to 2 per cent. Short loans are obtainable in the Stock Exchange at 1 to 1/ per cent. Consols are quoted 921 to /, ex div., both for money and the account (January 7). The Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents. are at 921 to /, being / per cent. lower. The railway market is flat, but, with the excep tion of Great Northern, which is / per cent. lower, the reduction in the principal stocks does not exceed 1 to 1. The quotations are as follows : Metropolitan, 1151 to 1 ; Great Western, 441 to ; London and North Western, 1151 to 1; Mid land, 111/ to 1121 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1231 to 1241 ; Caledonian, 751 to / ; South Eastern, 68.1 to 4; Great Eastern, 311 to g ; Great Northern, logi to 110} ; ditto A, 1111 to 1121 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, IN to 19 ; North British, 331 to 1 ; Brighton, 521 to ; Berwick, 994 to 100} ; and York and North Midland, 94 to 95. Turkish Bonds of 1865, and Greek, have declined per cent., but Spanish New Three per Cents. and Italian of 1861 have risen 1. Other stocks are un changed. Annexed are the prices :—Turkish of 1862, 611 to 621; ditto, of 1865, 334 to J,; Greek, 121 to 13 ; Spanish Passive, 25 to 1 ; ditto New Three per Cents., 351 to 361 ; ditto Certi ficates, 190 to e, ; Italian of 1861, 450 to Egyptian of 1864, 85 to 96 ; and Mexican, 151 to 161. American securities are steady, at the recent im provement. The 5-20 Bonds are quoted 711 to 725 ; Erie Railway shares, 481 to ; and Illinois Central, 891 to 901. Anglo-American Telegraph shares exhibit a fresh rise of 2s. Gd., viz., to 181 to 191, and Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference are tirm at 4 0 0 2. The transactions in bank shares show a prepon derance of sales, and prices are dull. London and Westminster are called 69 to 70 ; Union of London, 351 to 361, being 10s. lower; Alliance, 111 to 101 dis., showing a decline of 10s. ; Imperial Ottoman, 1 to d dis. ; London and County, 54 to 55 ; and Oriental Corporation, 42 to 43. International Financial and General Credit shares have declined 2s. 6d., the present price being 2i to 24 dis. London Financial are at 224 to 214 dis. ; and Credit Foncier, 61 to 6i , dis. In connexion with the fortnightly settlement in shares and foreign stocks, the failure of a broker in the Stock Exchange is announced to-day, but his liabilities are understood to be moderate. The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of the Union Bank of London will be held on the 15th of January, for the declaration of a dividend. A special meeting of the London and Australian Company is called for the 16th of January, for the purpose of receiving the final accounts of the liquidators. Two o'Ctocx. Console are unaltered, at 921 to ;, ex div., both for money and the account. The drawing for the Peruvian sinking fund is to take place on the 2nd January, the bonds being repayable at 100 on the Ist of April. Confidence is given to holders of this stock by the knowledge that the guano sales last year resulted in a sum of between 500,000/. and 1,000,0001. sterling to the credit of the Peruvian government after payment of the interest and sinking fund of the foreign loans. At Paris the rate of discount in the open mar ket is 1} per cent. ; at Brussels, 2 ; at Hamburg and Frankfort, 2} ;at Amsterdam and Berlin, ; at Vienna,4 ; at Turin, b ; and at St. Petersburg, 8 per cent. With the exception of Paris, therefore, the rates in nearly all the continental markets are somewhat above those current here. The half-yearly dividend due the Ist January on the Montevidean Six per Cent. Loan of 1864 is ad vertised for payment in due course. Messrs. P. P. Maui and Co., the agents, announce that they will be prepared on the Gth January to purchase, on presentation to them, "at the current market value," bonds to the extent of 12,0641., being the amount of the sinking fund. The Nineveh has arrived from Sydney with 38,0001. in gold ; and the Cuba, from Boston, with 3,5001. Owing to a diminution in the demand for the Continent, and to the expectation of arrivals from Mexico and New York, the prices of bar silver and Mexican dollarshave declined id. perounce, viz., to 6s. d. and 4a. respectively. The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were quoted almost exactly the same as on Tuesday. The list is subjoined : Amsterdam, 3 months, 12.04 to 12.1 ; ditto, short, 11.181 to 11.191; Rotterdam, 3 months, 12.05 to 12.1; Antwerp, 3 months, 25.32,5 to 25.371 ; Brussels, 3 months, 25.32..1 to 25.371 ; Itazubarg and Alton, 3 m0nth5,13.94 to 13.91 ; Berlin, Cologne &0., 3 months, 6.261 to 6.274 ; St. Petersburg, 3 month ' s, 311 to 311 ; Paris, short, 25.10 to 25.20; ditto, 3 mouths, 25.30 to 25.35 ; Marseilles, 3 months, 25.30 to 25.35 iPrankfort.on-the-Maine, 3 wouths, 1201 to 1201 • Vienna, 3 months, )2.30 to ' 12.40 • Trieste, 3 mo nth s, 12.30 to 1240 ; Madrid. 3 months, 481 to 483 ; Santander, 3 months, 481 to 484; Cadis, 3 months, 49 to 484 ,• Seville, 3 months, 49 to 48; Malaga, 3 months, 481 to 48i ; Valencia, 3 months, 481 to 483 ; Bar oelons, 3 months, 484 to 481 ; Bilbao, 3 months, 484 to 433 ; Saragossa, 3 months, 481 to 413 ; Leghorn, 3 months, 28.75 to 29.0 ; Genoa, 3 months, 28.75 to 29.0 ; Naples, 3 months, 28.75 to 29.0 ; Palermo, 3 months, 28.75 to 29.0 ; Messina, 3 months, 28.75 to 29.0 ; Lisbon, 90 days' date, 511 to 61/ ; Oporto, 90 days' date, 114 to 011. - • - The aggregate traffic returns of the Caledonian Railway for 19 weeks show an increase of 13,C90/. over those for the corresponding period of last year, but the weekly return now issued presents a dimi nution of 1,139/. compared with the same week of 1866. It was remarked that the half-year's ac counts of this company, to the 31st July last, showed earnings less by 20,0001. than those indi cated in the published weekly returns—that is to say, instead of the receipts being on a par with those of 1866, they were 20,0901. under them. When such mistakes occur it is not sur prising that the fact of a decrease now appearing in the returns provokes the suggestion of some pos sible interference by the committee at present sitting. Considering the general position of the Caledonian Railway traffic, the expenditure of 450,0001. on rolling stock in two years appears to be very difficult, indeed, of defence. The half-yearly meeting of the East Indian Rail way Company is called for the 21st December. The next general meeting of the shareholders of the London Joint Stock Bank will be held on the 16th of Jaruary, when a dividend will be declared. A general meeting of the Para (i'as Company (Limited) is called for the 20th inst., when a dividend is to be declared. The meeting will be made special, to authorise the directors to issue shares " to bearer " in respect of any shares that are fully paid up. The creditors of the Continental Gas and Water ' Company (Limited) are required to send the per ticulars of their claims by the 23rd init. to Mr. E. P. Rowsell, the liquidator. Another petition for the winding up of the Western Insurance Company (Limited) is to lee heard before the Master of the Rolls on the 2121 inst. Annexed are the quotations of insurance, gas, dock, waterworks, and canal shares, as given en the Stock Exchait4e list of last evening : Imsnranoe—Atha, g; Commercial Union, 4$ to $ ; Eagle, 7 ; Indemnity Mar ine , 116 ;• London, 46 ; Loam and Provincial Marine, 1 946 to t Thames and Marine (Limited), 41 to 1346 ; Union Marine Li (Limited), 81 to ' • • Universal Marine (Limited), 3$ to Gaslight and doke—Bombay (Limited), 4$ • City eg ' London A, Zls to 3. City of Moscow Gas, 111; Unit Certral. 121 ; Invests! Continental, 921, 31, div.; South Metropolitai. 70 ; Westminster Chartered (Mao) ; Western, 14. Docks—East and West India, 51. Water Works—Berlin, 13; Grand Junction, 78. Canals—Grand Junction. 77. FRIDAY Evszinga. . Consols, which closed yesterday at 93, sx div. for the 7th January. opened this morning at dm: seine quotation, and closed at 9 n to 93. Fee money the last price was 92 to 93. The Thre• per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cent& were quoted at 3 o'clock 921 to 93. The offing business report us as follows :—Three per Cent. Con sols, for money, 52k, 3, ex div.; ditto, for account, 92k, exdiv. ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 93, 2k, 3 ; New Three per Cents., 92k, 3, 21, 3 ; Bank Stock, 242, I India Stock, shut ; ditto Five pee Cent., 1121, 11k, ex die. ; ditto Four per Cent., hall, k, A ; ditto Four per Cent. " aniseed rupee paper, ; ditto Five per Cent., IU4, : ditto Bonds, Si.. to 68s. prem. The India Five per Cent. stock was again offered, and was last marked 111 k, ex div. Exchequer Bills were unalt er ed at 28s. to 31s. prem. MINES.-(THIS DAY.) 01t2 o'CLOOK. --- The mining market is quiet to-day, and shame are unchanged, with the exception of a decline is Wheal Basset and Chiverton Moor, which are now quoted 75 to 80 and 511 to 51, respectively. West Chiverton arc at 64 to 66 ; West Caradan, to 12 ; North Cro ft y, 2# to ; West Greet Work, nto Great Sonth Tolgns, 225. 6d. to 255. ; West Kitty. 14s. to 16s. ; North Chiverton, 41 to ; Prince of Wales, 495. to 50s. ; and East Lovell, 81 to 9. In the market for foreign and colonial mining shares Don Pedro and Port Phillip are firmer—the former at 21 to iprem., and the latter at 14 to St. John del Rey are called 56 to 58, ex div.; Anglo-Brazilian, par to I prem. ; Pestarena, dim to par ; Chontales, 1 to Oi die. ; Roma Grande, 7-16 to 9-16 ; par to prem. ; United Mexican, lit to 1 ; Frontino and Bolivia, to 1 ; Central American, if to dia. ; and Anglo- Argentine, tog prem. The subjoined report on the metal market is from the circular of Messrs. Von Dadelszcn and North : The metal market continues without improvement, and those who have orders to execute can generally obtain a concession upon the quoted prices bars have been offered at 5/. lOs. for very good make in Wales. Rails are steady. Staffordshire iron, at the low prices more buyers have come forward, and the market is steady. Scotch pigs have fallen to .7.25. 9d. cash sellers. Copper.— The market is without chants. In Chili •laree business has been doing at ii9f. to ,0/. English rem►ns dull. India sheets at 714/. to :W. Tough, nominally 75/. to 71iL Tin is a trifle weaker, a parcel of about 100 tons Straits being reported on the way back from America, but time export business continues good, and the consumptive die. wand fair. We quote Straits, 89/. to KW. lOs. Banes. '.03/. English tin steady. In Holland the price keeps Ale at 541 f. Tin plates without change, prices still in buyer's favour. Lead is very dull, 19/. for good English pigs ; L 8,19/ . 10s. Spelter, Hat.—Silesian has declined to 23/. I2s. tkl. for London delivery. Specials.—Outporls quite nominal, 21/. to 211. Ss.; V. and S., aff. 55.; Belgian. [For today's Shan List ses page 4.] COMMERCIAL AND MARKET& LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (THIS DAY.) (111 TELEGRAPH.) (nom otni OWN CORRESPONDENT.) The market continues rather easier. The sales foot up about 10,000 THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 14, 1867. or carboys then on the premises. I had a new door made at the request of Mr. Winslow. He wished it to be made larger than the old one to enable him to get the casks in and out. The door was very old so I consented. This was on the ground floor. I received 201. for the rent, besides the two received in advance. The letter produced I received by post only about Novenber, 1866. It is not dated. It is signed the same way as the agreement. I believe it is written by the prisoner. The endorsement on the back is in my own handwriting. [The letter was read then.] I answered it, but got no reply. The letter was to the effect of the prisoner giving up the premises. I took possession about Dec., 1866. We forced the doors open; then took possession. We had the new keys made. I sent one of the persons and took possession of the premises with Inspector Martin. I did not go into the cellars. I went over the premises about six or eight weeks ago. They had been left unexamined till then. There was • carboy in the upper rooms and some liquid like, petroleum. In consequence of what heard I was suspicious of their object. I asked Inspector Martin to go and remove it. I bad no idea what it was. I requested Mr. Martin to search the place. I saw no gas, and there was • door marked like a target, and supposed to be perforated by the bullet-holes. That was on the first floor. The room]was about half the size of this court, and lay at the hack of the premises, and the room was, I think, about :10ft. by 12ft. Sir Thomas Henry—Do you wish to ask any questions, Burke ? Burke—l would propose to postpone the body of the ex amination till I can get legal advice. But I wish to ask one or two questions now. Sir Thomas Henry—You can do that. Cross-examined by Burke—l did go on the premises with you. The house was on let when you applied for it. It wee on let about six months. It was let to a wood turner. I think I first examined the house in December, 1866. Inspector Martin was not with me then. I forted the ground floor door open. I went into the upper rooms, but I did not go into the cellar. They were very dark. I saw the carboys when I first examined the house in December, 1866. I presume they have removed the petroleum. Ido not know whether the petroleum would be used by the former tenants of the house in their Mod ena. Burke—l suppose when I get legal advice I can call this witness for cross-examination' Sir Thomas Henry—Certainly. He shall have notice of attendance. Ferdinand Federici—l live at 5, Nortb.creaent, Bedford square. On the 2fith of January, the present year, two persons came to lodge at my house. They occupied two rooms on the second floor. They went by the names of Coleman and Fletcher. The rooms had been taken for them a few days previous by another person. Fletcher stayed a fortnight, Coleman stayed five weeks and a half. People came to see them while they were staying. I went afterwards to Dublin and there saw Fletcher. I was present at General Halpin's trial when he was con victed. He was the person who lived in my house by the name of Fletcher. When those people were stopping at my house I had a servant named Emma Layton. She would be the person to let the visitors in and out. Coleman used to pay nie for the rent. Burke requested permission to postpone his examination of this witness till he had procured counseL Eliza Coppice—l live at 65 Norfolk-street, Bayswater. In January I waa living at 137 , Great Portland-street. I was living with my father, mother, brother, and sister. My father rented the house. In January this year I remember a man coming to live there. He went by the name of Farriola. Ho occupied the top room. The rent was 15e. ; the parlour and bedroom communi cating. Another man need to come to the house, so visit Fariola. I know him by the name of Farriola also. I saw him in Dublin. I saw hun at the trial. He pleaded guilty as Fariola. This person used to oome to our place every morning. I had rented the lodging s for a month or three weeks. The men used to stay till about 6 in the evening. I think they were writing all day. Two other men used also to come to visit them. (Massey was here called into court.) I recognise Massey as one of the two persons who used to come. The other was a tall, fair man. Mr. Giffard—Please. witness, look at Sergeant Clarke. Did you not tell him that you once swore the prisoner was your man ? Witness—l said I only believed. Mr. Gifard—You have heard the prisoner speak ; do you recognise the prisoner's voice ? Witness—No. Examination continued—l saw Corydon outside. I spoke to him. I did not see Corydon and Winslow together. I did not see the haversacks found, but I saw them after they bad been found. There was a person named Timothy Deasy who also lodged there. There was also a Mr. Thomas Burke but I think not at th e same time. There was • Mr. Beecher who lodged there. By Burke—lt is not unusual for us to have persons lodge with us by the names of Winslow, 011ryan, &c. It was the rule of the house for the lodgers to take their meals together. Mr. Miles Lambert—l kept a commercial hotel in Liver- pool. I remember the person named Winslow as a customer in 1866. The prisoner Burke is the man. Neither of them gave any name. I let them in myself several times. They always went into the parlour. I never saw any other persons with the Farrioli, except Mr. Casey, and the tall fair man. When the man who first came to him with me left the second Farriola (General Halpin) occupied the same room. I think Massey visited him once. I am not certain. Whenever they went out they locked the door and took the key away with them. Burke also wished to reserve cross-examir.ing this witness._ _ Anne Lambert, wife of Miles Lambert, of 81, St. Anne's street, Liverpool, deposed—ln September, 1866, I kept a commercial hotel at 40 and 41, Lord Nel son-street, Liver pool. Inspector Hall came and examined our place. I cannot Fay that either of the pnsoners lodged there. I cannot swear that the prisoner Burke lived at our place. I don't believe that Burke is the man. I say he is a little like a man who stayed at our place about a fortnight. I thought it was the same man, but he is so much altered. After farther evidence Sir Thomu Henry remanded the prisoners for • week. _ _ _ Casey on leaving the dock, expressed in the strongest terms his abhorrence of the " come"—which is the ex pression he used—committed yesterday. WEATHER REPORT.-(THLS DAY.) SATURDAY, Decalialut 14, I L. N. W. 1b Is Nauru 2e.410 N. W. 3 therd4oo Z3.4111 40 B.S.W. Leith AMT.:emu ?2903t 9 W.N.W. 6 Oramoastle °61.76546 W. 2 Valastial 30.19 f 49 W. 6 Cape Clear 30.13 f So W. B.W. it..obe'sPi 210.00 f ; W. Ltrolosol 43' &W. t llarned 129.24 f I &W. 6 P• 00860. 30.28 t 491 W. 6 Ind '8930 46. N.N.W. 4 latiest :Kral I W.N.W. 2 factlrdort 30.3.1r:33 N. W. 1 Plymouth *0.20(46 W.N.W. 2 Weysioath 10.20( 48 W. 4 Ptetusneatb 30.18 146 W. 8.22. London I 30.135 44 &W. 3 Y6299:01th '30,05.! 44 W.S.W. 4 Soarbanagblo.33fir &W. .021e118 89.761 r W. 3 Udder The letter r ;rides', motion of mercury within last 12 TALLOW MARILET.-(r11113 DAY.) The market is stesUy. Town tallow, 41.. 9d.; Peterebersi Y.C. on the spot, 42.. 6d. to 425. 9d. ; December, 43. 6d. buyers; Spring. 4:4. buyers; March, 41s. 6.1. buyers. MA rtx r,r AvrnAG CA.—Town tallow,44s.3cL ; fat by ditto, 2s. ; yellow Russia, 4-11. ; melted staff, 32.. tough ditto, 17s. ; steams, Its. ; god dregs, Os. COVENT GARDEN.—(THIS DAY.) _ . . . _ _ Importations of foreign goods continue heavy. Geed samples of hothou , o grapes still realise fair prices. Large quantities of St. Michael oranges are now arriving, and they bid fair to be unusually fine as regards quality. Pears and apples comprise the usual varieties now so season. Chestnuts continue to be supplied in large qaantities, and they are exceedingly line in quality. Pots toes have pot altered iu price since our last report. Some good asparagus line been sold this week. Flowers still chiefly consist of orchids, Chinese primulas, pelargo niums, mignonette, and roses. .VILV IT. Apples, per bushel. as toes Cob unts, per lb is Grapes, per lb., is Wee Lemons, per 100, es to is Maws, each, 14 to Ss Oranges, new, per 100, Seto Ss I;;ara, p.r do:., to to 4i Pine Apples, per ID , ".‘ t )r,s Chestnuts, per bushel, las So 1i Walnuts, per bushel, lOs to IS Artichokes, per dos., ts tow Actus,Kidary, p 100. Ls to 3o /feet, per dot., Is to ts tabby" per dos., laid to is Carrots. par Mulch, Wi to 94 Cauliflowers, p. rloz di to es Celery. per bundle, Is to Is 64 Cucumbers, each. Is to to Ed3dive, per score. Is 64 to is Garlic and Shallots, per lb , 6/6 Herbs, per hunch. 5l to sd Horse 11adi.b, p. bun 4 .36 tot* Leeks, per bunch, Id to 44 Lettuces, per score, is to Is tot TABLES. I Mint. per bunch. 4d Mushrooms p. pott., ls 4d to kp 1 onions, per bash, 45 to 5s I Parsnips, per doz., Ai to Is Parsley, per Minds, td to 441 Potatoes, York Regent, p. tau 1110 s to 100, \— Rocks, do. 100 s to lles Flukes, 130 s to 160 s Other sorts, 75s to 50s Bestial& p. psitm.. Is ad to 36 Id Spinach, per bush., Its Tomatoes, per doz., Is to .• Turnips, per bunch. Sd to Id HAY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Mr. Charles James Easton reports trade firm at the fig: losing Priors,viz.:—Prime clover, 103 s. ; inferior ditto, t',os. to , OP. , lv n.e hay, dia. ; inferior ditto, to tine.; straw, 30s. to Ms. TRAFFIC Rarrsors.—The traffic receipt' of rail ways in the United Kingdom amounted, for the week ending Deoetubef 7, on 13,14„ miles, to 619,4401., and for the corresponding week of last year, on 12,831 miles, to 668,217/., slwwiug an increase of 315 miles and al 21,1%/. The gross receipts on the following 14 railways amounted, in the aggregate, on 9,497 Mika, to 581,e811.„ and for the corresponding week of 1866. on 9,242 miles, 1 904.8471., showing an increase of 25.'i miles and of. 17,0341. The increase on the Great Eastern amounted to 1,6211. ; on the Great Northern to 7551. ; on the Great Southern and Western to 185/. ; on the Great Western to 836!. ; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire to 12921. ; on the London and North Western to 3,0 3 3 1. ;on the London sad Brighton to 2,001/. ; on the London and Hoe* Western, to 491. ; on the Midland to 4,0741.: on the North British to 9211. ; on the North Eastern to 2.46.1.: and on tar mouth- Eastern to I,36BL—total, 18,619/. ; but from this must be deducted 1,1:1.4., the decrease on the Caledonian, and 44651. on the Manchester, 'Sheffield. and Lincolnshire, leaving the increase as ahove-17.034/. The goods and mineral trate on those lines amounted to 366.974/., and for the mere mending week of 1866 to 354,210/., showing an increase of 12,764/. The reoeipts for messengers, parcele, /cc., amounted to 214.9071., against 210 0371., snowing an in cream of 4,270/. The traffic receipts on 52 other lines amounted, on 3,449 miles, to 107,7.591., and for the corre sponding week of last year, on 3,589 miles, to 103,400!., showing an increase of GO mike and of 4.3. W Th e total receipts of the past week show a decrease of 21,436 E as compared with those of the preceding week, ending the 30111 of November. GREAT FIRE IN Dr NPEE. —On Thursday morning shortly after 12 o'clock a very destructive and alarming firs broke out at the spinning mills of Mews. Nathan and Chalmers, in Scouringbourn, by which property of the value of 1r((((, . and some 150 prisons thrown out of employment. COMMITTAL OF • BEND I 00," AN ES-CHAMPION Or ENUL4ND.—Yestenlo, William Thompson, ail,: "Bee. digo," an ex-champion of England, was brought before the borough me:esti-item at the Nottingham pr.111 . .-court, on remand, charged with being chunk and disorderly, and also with assaulting Matthew Humphrey, early on Sunday morning last. It appeared that at the time iu question complainant was going along Glaashonse.street, when the prisoner, who was very drunk, without any provom . .tion, struck complainant violently in the ribs. He was seriously hurt, and had not been able to attend to his work since. A doctor's certificate was put in to that effect, and the bench sentenced prisoner to two months' imprisonment with hard labour, and to find sureties to keep the peace for two months after hie release. Dll ht at er, ng by rrn up. La 'a) Ceti 0/.) ion zds pro. ler, her lich om owl Irmo de. N.N.W. W.tk W. NW. N.N. W. N. N. N. W. w. & w. N.W. W.N.W.