The Express. — London, England, 1868-02-12 00:00:00

' --- LAW INTELLIUENCE. (THIS DAY.) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. - - After Vim Nisi l'rius Sittings st Westnaindar.—(Before the Lord Chief Judi*. and Special Juries.) THE QI:ECN ErRSELL. This was an information in the nature of • quo warrant*, ; ,:h u g upon Mr. Francis Bluell, barrister, of the Home isircuit, to show cause by what authority he claimed to , i,,6e the office of clerk of the peace for the coon_ ty of ;ent, on the ground that there was no evidence before .. i thirter sessions on which to dismiss Mr. Wilde', the clerk of the peace, and who still claims the Aloe. Chimbers. Q.C., and Mr. Gates appeared for the Mr. Wilde'. Mr. Mellish, Q.C., Mr. Pollock, nnil Mr. Archbold, appeared for the defendant. ' 1 ; lipenred that in 1863, the Court of Quarter Session the county of Kent ceased to employ Mr. Wilder in ~nacity of attorney and solicitor, appointing Mr.fienda. - r e to discharge those duties, Mr. re Wilde* retaining his of clerk of the peace at a tired salary. Subsequently a ...te :.rose between Mr. Wildes and the justices as to • -he W. 13 entitled in addition to his salary to re .. fee , he hail received as clerk of the peace, called at fee., and they made an order at the October see that the sum which he had so received should !ected from Mr. Wades' salary, believing_ that • no right to them. Upon that Mr. Wildes to the Court of Queen's Bench, and obtained a tiisi for. , mandamus to the justices of Kent to show why they should not pay him his full salary. The committee instructed Mr. Scudamore to against the rule, and after hearing it lichaelnias term, 1.;4.4. the court dl.. the rule, subject to the justices pay to Mr. Wilde, which they could not recover • taat gentleman. Mr. Scudamore afterwards lull of costs to the finance committee, it, and the Court of Quarter Sessions ' r for the payment of the amount, i„ the bill so ordered to he paid being iade out in detail, the finance committee considered it Mall' under the circumstances. as they were charges tin; to 601 litigation with Mr. Wilder, that the bill ,„ ;„ for payment in a lump sum. Mr. to receive the order of payment, on thtt he considered the presentation mint _in that form to the quarter • a... illegal, the ratepayers baring a right to .1, Ism inspection of the accounts. An investigation be the justices, and Mr. Wildes continuing to io record the order as illegal, and which he it was his bounden duty by virtue • office to do, the justices dismissed him i late,' Mr. Francis Russell his suoceseor. ' , now s cont.,nded that Mr. Wildes' refund cositoinacious, and that they were justified .tin,: him from his office. The case mainly I :Too whether the justices' order was such a valid , r owe could legally compel him to register. •h . Wilde, having been miunined, and documentory nut in, , •try found the following special verdict in favour of • ~ lit ar, upon which to raise the point of law for the . r of Error relating to the validity of the order, viz., the by the justices of the original order, the mere nee which ensued, what afterwards took place at . rter sessions, and what was finally done upon the ...win?. of the case by the justices which ended in the .:11 of Mr. Wilda. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. I (Before the Judge Ordinary.) MOUNTI , OIU) V. UILLINGE. , 17. If oddleston, Q.C., and Mr. Griffiths for the plain. • . Mr. Serjeant Parry and Mr. Heasley for the de l.:A:mt. b,tator, Mr. James PiHinge, late of Stone Cote, eu u-the-Moors,Staffor,lshire, farmer, was found dead • the SthJune last, haring made a will bequeathing • !, ,party to his cousins, and appointing two of them, 7.. —ts. John and Hugh Mountford, his executors. Pro w...s resisted by the heir-at-law, mainly on the ground • . t the instrument had not! been executed in conformity :h the Wills Act. !.. the first instance the testator directed his property, h was worth Iti,llool. or 17,001 V., to be divided equally . his consume, but in the will in question be left the fit' T ote farm (which was worth, perhaps, I 0,0001.), to pl tintitis ; and he subsequently gave them the stock ...! I.nnituro so us to remove the necessity for a sale, •• idea of whiLh he greatly disliked. This he did y mean' of en interlineatiun, and the will we. • i.af ter re-executed. The ground no which the instru. o r wan opposed was that it was intended not to be a hut to be instructions for a will. Mr. Heaton, bow . • 1, the gentleman by whom the will had been drawn up, • that it wan on'y meant to he a teimsmary one. It heal been executed with all the forme rtquired by the law. I, fact, the opposition was absurd, and The court decreed probate, and condemned the executors 0, costs. COURT OF ADMIRALTY. (Refore the Right lion. sir Robert Philliroore.) TUE M;AINNT THE nicrar %,TERN MTEANSIIII`. 'n he find action, one out of a number against the Great 'astern lite:m.l4,in Company (Limited), was held so-day, v hen the .luestion was raised whether the company were n 'in or ell. Jules Deapecher, on the part of the Fieuch -4eptiiiy, who bail eh:lett:rel the visicel to proceed !:ew York for passengers to the French Exhibition. v elahn in thii, suit was for certain repairs cud • ,;pluents suppliol by Messrs. Mortem and Clint, the p ',haters, of Liverpool, in January, February, and •i •nh but year, and the limited company denied that they ;corral (with whom wan Mr. ('hatham') ..t, .1 for the plaintillo, Messrs. Mortem and Clint ; 11,. I :di. and Mr. Duct rei.reeentol the company. .01 , it:on raised in this CUM will occupy the court COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (lk fore Mr. Commissioner Goulbum.) IN SAINT ANTONIO. xas a aittilsg foe last examination sod discharge. u;:rupt was a co•umission tnercbant, carrying on < :rent St. Helen's. His liabilities are L 3,961/.; :y held A 3 !Senility, about 1,0001. ; and there are no apposed for the assignees, and asked for -11, and deficiency accounts from the let • . and fur a special statement in reference to dealings in accommodation bills. Thu ;.t i..td only hcen three years in business. It • , ..ar observed that the last mentioned statement •.. eml.nua-d in the cash account. I.eartl supported. d fur goods, cub, and deficiency amounts from .y, Isb7. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) CLERKt2TWELL. V.TEMPTED RUICIDE UT A RAILWAY GUARD. . _ A.rarif, aged 31, • guard in the employ of the :. Northern Railway, midis/ et 50, Outram-street, • was charged before Mr. Cooke with attempting • dt suicide by cutting Lis throat. •,, , uce was committed so far book NI the 3.111 th of ..r Lot, and then the defendant so severely out his 'rich a razor that he lay in the Royal Frew Hoepital, ' .ilit-road, fur sonic days, without any hopes bei ng :t.tiortl of his recovery. Kicketts, solicitor, who appeared for the defence, I t prisoner had been confined in the House of Detest : a week, and now deeply regretted the rash act ••, a iddi he is charged. Previous to the offence be bad riooaly ill, and at the time be was not conscious of ,: Lc was doing. His (defendant'o) friend, were now t ',dance to take .are of him, and therefore be hoped ••• a.a:istnste would allow them to take hid away. cookc, in discharging the defendant, said he had • ,uilty of a moss cowardly and wicked act, and if he I.,en sent for trial for doing it he might bays been id) , punished. He had better be careful for the • r , .. “ntl not allow such wicked thoughts to get the rr of him. THE LATE ATTEMPT TO MITREPER. . 's clerk, was brought up on ou the charge of discharging a loaded revolver at •. t intterton with intent to murder him. . . ..,r. Vizketts, solicitor, of Freilerick.street, oiled the prisoner. :Doming a certificate was read from Mr. Smiles, • on to the House of Detention, which stated in that since the prisoner's incarceratien a watch hail pt upon him, and he appeared to be labouring .r delusion. _ _ . ~- . . .- 1 117tt:nten, the wifo of the injured men, said she :en her husbwud, and that be wee still unable to prisoner WWI then remanded. MARLBOROI7OH-STKICIT. ROBBRAT ix BURLINGTOIIPAZCADL .11 , frg SmirTniiddle--age.a.;;;;Zolsi;bby appear• '''. wee charged with the following robbery in the Buz 14:Ton•arewie : I.:urge Smith, constable of the Burlingten-arcade said at a quarter to 10 that morning be saw the prisoner I' are the arcade is a hurried manner, and directly ''`tor seeing one of Kr. Drew's young men coma of the shop, be asked him If anything was wrong .a.l he said he did not know. Thinkimt there was ` , a.ethiog wrong be went after the prieoner, seised r. and turned her strand, and as be was doing so dropp e d a silk handkerch and subsequently hs cal seven more under her sha wl. He then took her to Tii;;;s far rold, assistant to Mr. James Drew, hosier, of X.. 1, 2, and 3, Burlington-arcade, iden ti fied the hand ovehiefe of his employer, and said they awe of the value tid. each. He was in No. 3 shop, and sew the pvt. toner in the act of leaving No. 1 shop, but did not miss ;eything at the moment. The prisoner, who said she had no home, was committed for trial. ,T;.• • • Bliott;. 4ING 6;111iLi111;r:NCE tr44;l l iigloiAr .-(THDI DAY.) COMMITTAL OP • BPMCIAL 00/1111A11L1 1 , 01 ABAAVIM. George /eland. of 19, Ohnragrove, Iwwisham, was charged on a summons with 'aimless John Turner. The complainant said he was passing through Lewisham with a friend when the defendant, who appeared to be under the influence of drink, same up to him and asked " Are on a fighting man in want of • job r He told the defendant he didnot wish tosayanything tohitn,when the defendant throat his head against him and then took him by the lege and threw him over. Fearing the defendant's violence he ran into the shop of a grocer for potation, when the defendant followed hint in, seized him by the collar, and said he was his prisoner, and most go with him to the station, he being a special constable. A witness having confirmed this statement, and said the defendant sent a person to bring his warrant showing he was a special constable. The defendant admitted that be had been drinking, but said he had in joke touched the complainant on his shoulder, asking him how he was, when he put himself in • fighting attitude. The complainant denied this statement. Mr. )Laude mid it appeared that the defendant had made himself half drank, and then acting under some notion of being vested with authority as s special con stable had committed a violent and altogether unpro voked assault. He should not impose • fine, but defen dant would be committed to Maidstone gaol for 21 days with hard labour. (lIT .111.101APIL) BIRMINGHAM MEETING.-(THIS DAY.) P.lt. There was not much doing this morning. For the Lincolnshire Handicap, Bing Charming remained arm at 10 to 1; Purveyor was also supported at as little as 12 to 1 ; Esaby oonlinued to be in moan at 100 to 6 ; sad Leans met with support at 25 to 1. For the Liverpool Grand National, 1000 to 80 was offered on the field with- out a response, and there appeared to be no disposition to bask the favourites ; Thalami= was wall supported at 20 to 1, and at the improved price of 25 to 1 Chimney Sweep met with taken. For the Charter Cop, some three or four investments were made on Yields at 100 to 6. On the other events there was no change. Quotations: LICENSED VICTUALLERS. Hifbi7; Mies Dodson ... i ... 3 Coverdale AllllVED.—Albeighton, Greenland, and Sprite. Doctor scratched at 11.1 b. Error in Rotingka Plata, run Pagoda, :—Huntsman second, not Birdie. 9 zsz.-- HUN'TERS' PLATE. Three miles. Round Text, Plum Oaks, Captain, Militiaman, Order, Come-again, Lady Poet, Biahopton , Black Swan, Nigard, and Caller On are her. BIRMINGHAM GRAND ANNUAL STEEPLECHASE. Three miles and a ball. LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP. 9to I apt Ring Charming (t and off) 11 to 1 Cssz (off) 12 to 1 Purveyor (t) 100 to 6 Euby (t f) 25 to 1 Leases (t) 100 to 3 Mount Palatine (t and off) LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 1000 to 80 on The Field (off) 20 to 1 apt Thalassias it and w) 23 to 1 Chimney Sweep (t) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 6 apt Viridis (t) 20 to 1 Abargeldio (off, 25 to Iw) 40 to 1 Caithness (off) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 500 to 200 apt Rosierusian (t) 1000 to 70 Typhoeus (t and off) DERBY. 11 to 2 apt Lady Elizabeth (off, 6tol w) 23 to 1 Blue Gown (t and off) The Doctor fiaksisare, Idea:mood, Benarot, Arch i medes , ones ' Nun, opton, Havelock, Knave of frumps, True Heart, Highfiyer, Charming Woman, King Alfred , and Sylph are here. Pam Formirr.--Corkscrew, Cabin Boy, King Arthur, Columbia, Despetob, LAD., ;ad Flyibilier. CRAVEN CUP. Three miles and shelf. Bannockburn, Corkscrew, Benuet, Walterstown, and Brick are here. SCURRY HANDICAP. Two miles. Comberton, 12.4 121 b ; Hat 31b ; Ace of Hearts, lost 12Th ; Huntanian, tat 121 b ; Knave of Trumps, lost 121 b ; Patience, lost 101 b ; Bishoptos, tat 101 b Dictator, lost; Brandy Apple, BM blb; Strike, lOst 41b ; Chinning Woman, lOst 21b ; Rom, 10et ;• emit keen , lOst ; Birdie, lOst ; Quicksilver, tat 'All are here. EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE.-(THIS DAY.) Music-halls, though quite as numerous in London and the oountry as theatres, are not so frequentlydemoyed by fire, and the burning of the " Oxford," as far as we remem ber, is the first music-hall fire that has happened since music-balls came into existence about fifteen years ago. This day a conference on the subject of education took place in Willis's Rooms, King-street, Bt. Juan's; the Hon. C. L. WOOD in the chair. Amongst those present were Archdeacon Denison, tho Dean of York, Hon. C. Lind say, Rev. Dr. F. G. Lee, Rev. Mr. Graeber, Rev. Dr. Miller, and Mr. Wrattley, of Harrow. The objects of the conference will be best discerned by the following propositions which were submitted to the meeting:—" That it appears to this meeting that it Is necessary that aid should be given oat of the I public funds towards building and maintaining sufficient schools for the education of the poor. 2. That such aid be not by rates, local or general, but by parliamentary grant to be administered by the Com mittee of Council on Education as parliament shall direct. :i. That such aid be applied to assist in building schools of all religious bodies on sites legally conveyed, secured for the purpose of education, and open to all children whose parents are willing to accept the education and to comply with the rules and regulationsof the school Religious teaching therein and all manner of regulation connected with it to be left unconditionally free to the The " Oxford" belonged to a joint-stock company, and until • few weeks back was coupled with the Canterbury hall in Lambeth-marsh—a building opened in 1851 by Mr. Charles Morton, hut now leased to Mr. W. Holland, late of " Weston's," in Holborn. The " Oxford," like the " Can terbury," wasone of our best conducted mimic-halls—a place in which music and singing were generally the chief attrac tions, and in which the vocal " operatic selection" was still clung to by the managers and very ably rendered by the company. There are certain forms of amusement, like promenade concerts, that have a run of suocees, and then go out of fashion for a time, and it may be that the particular kind of music-hall entertainment inaugurated by Mr. Charles Morton is one of these. The speculators in theatres and operetta houses have already been busy in measuring the ruins of the destroyed music-hall, with the view of securing such a valuable site for a playhouse. Tue 111sHOP OF LONDON'S FUND. —Yesterday a conference of the clergy, churchwardens, and otherlaymen of the diocese of Lenders, convened by the Bishop, was held at Willies Rooms, on the subject of the Bishop of London's Fund, and the general condition of parochial work within hie lordship's see. It was a meeting of men exclusively, and the large room was completely fillet, the bishop Laing supported by nearly all the rural dean., the gentlemen of the board of management of his fund, and lay representative. from most of the principal London parishes. The bishop presided. THE EARLSWOOD ASYLUM FOR IDIOTS.— -This admirably managed institution, which has a reputation throughout the civilised world, is experiencing one of the emberramnimits which attend success. It is absolutely necessary to enlarge the aeylum, inasmuch as the elections of the present year will fill it, and cases will have to be refused for want of room. The board are now appealing to the public on behalf of the enlargement fund, contri- Indices to which will give the same voting privileges as those for the current year. It is perfectly certain that when the facts become known the public will not let the usefulness of this institution be limited through want 1 et funds. Tur IRIr H RAILWAYQUESTION.—Aeorrespondent of a Dublin contemporary states that the sum required to purchase all the Irish railways has been ascertained to be a little over 20 millions sterling. This does not include the sum requisite to put them into thorough working eider. The Inquiry on the latter subject is said to be still MIL 'THEODORE MARTIN.—It it stated that Mr. Theodore Martin is sufficiently recovered from the &mi. dent which he lately sustained to leave Osborne. The I Queen presented Mrs. Martin (Helen Faucit) with a mag nificent ruby diamond bracelet, as • souvenir of their visit to her marine residence. The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel have appointed a committee, consisting of Air. Hubbard, M.P., the Rev. Prebendary Martineau, Mr. Casenove, Mr. Erskine Knollys, and other gentlemen, fbr the per pose of collecting funds for the endowment of • bishopric for the north of Germany, specially for the northern part of Europe, with Heligoland for its see. Socurrr or Ewa 'mass. —At the last meeting of the Society of Engineers, Mr. Baldwin Latham, presi dent, in the chair, 12 candidates were belluted for and duly elected, viz.:—A. members, Mr. John Rowan, Ayles bury, Bucks; Mr. Hugh Mclntosh, Lambeth • Mr. Wil liam Randall Lamy, Wandsworth ; Mr. Char l es Seeley, Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield ; Mr. Edward belie, Parliamentebeet, Wedminster ; Mr. James Edwin Phil lips, Spittlegate Ironworks, Grantham ; Mr. Christopher Brakell, North Moor Foundry, Oldham. As foreign mem ber: Lieutenant Constantine ',steppe, Railway Depart ment, St. Petersburg. As associates : Mr. John Clayton Mewbum, 166, Fledestmet ; Mr. Johnson Vivian Jeffree, Crossness. CRUEL TREATMENT OP A CHlLD.—Yesterday the Brighton stipendiary (Mr. Biggs) heard the preliminary evidence in a case which promises to develop some extra ordinary circumstance.. As formally presented yeeterday, It was a charge of assault preferred against a middle-aged woman of respectable appearance, named Charlotte Wing field. The child she is alleged to have ill-treated is her nephew, named Tugwood, who was allowed by his mother to live with her for several months at Brighton. Thomas Dunham, superintendent of the Books oonetabulary sta . boned at Slough, said he saw the boy Tugwood, who he was told was six years old, at Boveney, DOW Wiudaor, a few days ago. His mother wee named Tugwood, and she was • widow. He went in company with a doctor to see the child. The doctor said be thought the child's life was in danger. There were more than fifty wounds and sears upon the child. Some of them were scars of old wounds which had heeled up. The child made a statement in the presence of a magistrate which warn taken down. Ho said that a poker was heated red hot, and he was burned with it every night. The inside of the child's ears were masses of sores, from which matter was discharged. The bridge of the nose and one finger were broken. The child was very emaciated, its bones nearly coming through its akin. Prisoner was great aunt to the child. She lived at Boveney last summer, and the child bad remained with her till last Wednesday. The boy described the poker with which the injuries were inflicted, and witness found that the one produced answered to that description. (This was a short light poker, with the end much finer than an ordinary one.) He went yesterday with Detective Whittle to No. 1, Sudely-place, Brighten, and found prisoner. Whittle read the warrant to her, charging her with vaulting the boy Tugwood, end she became very excited, and ran about the room. She said she had not burned the child, but that he was barbed by her son, Alfred, and that it was a conspiracy got up by the boy's uncle and others to get rid of her. He believed she referred, by the term uncle, to the man who kept her. She also said that her eon Alfred had pit some vitriol in • syringe, and seat it over the lower part of her body, burning her. Her ion Alfred was about 14; years old. The child had been living with prisoner about seven mouths. Prisoner said she was quite innocent of the charge. He wee • very good boy, and never wanted beating. Upon her " word of honour she was too fond of the child to beat it. The prisoner was remanded till Monday. Alfred Wingfield was next placed in the dock. and also charged with committing an assault on William Tugwood. On being taken into enetody he said " I never assaulted the boy ; it was my mother who did it • I always treated him very kindly." He further mid that he took the boy home and slept with him one night in London, and gave him what hewanted. The male prisoner was else remanded. A Cuaiors PUNISHMINT.—We read in the Malta (Astern. of Feb. 6th: "At the meeting, of council to be held to-morrow afternoon • resolotin will be moved by the Hon. Dr. &iodine, proposing the re establishment of the preents notturno. This punish ment existed in Malta until the revision of the eriminal code some years ego, when it was abolished, and it eon misted in a prohibition restraining the person subject to it from quitting his own dwelling during the period from one hour after sunset and one hour before sunrise. The punishment could be imposed for a period extending from six months to five years, and the individual undergoing it was liable to be visited during the night by the police, in order that its observance might be ensured. There is reason to believe that the effects of the punishment in question are excellent, but we doubt the expediency of its re•tertablialonsat in these times, madder* that it greatly interferes with t.j e m eenal liberty, and that it may at times prove Miff and be aimed. We believe that the pre:tette adeerne, peculiar to this island, was to be found in the local criminal aide at a time when the polies form was far from being eon siderahla and snidest foe the proper pretedion of the life and property of the inhabitants. Calm' it he thought that the present lone is insufficiset foe the Wend, no other reason can possibly be found for the reiniredeetkes of this punishment in our code • but even then—that is, if the form be would numerieally slop have been that of es, the aiesaMea of Se eat to the aseessity Mensnotle the pontesforge. CITIITAL PALM* ON. BEILLDIG TELMA; FEN. IL—kileshatoes as pument, 1,91 n ditto by assist *INK WM; lola Tidbit% 2.717. managers of each school to auist in maintainfag wheels by annual grants. The amount of suchgrantstobeproportioned to *ocular results, as these are ascertained byher Majesty's inspectors. The manner of producing such results to be left unconditionally free to the managers of each school. 4. That where desired sea aid shall be applied to mist in building and maintaining purely secular schools." The Cli URMAN opened the conference in an able speech, and was left speaking when we went to press. DEPUTATION OP fiat METROPOLITAN YRS rruk.s AND DISTRICT BOARD., TO THE DONE SECRETARY.—( THIS DAY.) This afternoon, at one o'clock, a numerous depu tation from the above bodies, including 16 out of 19 vestries, waited upon Mr. Hardy at the Home office to express opposition to the Municipal Cor porations Metropolis and the Metropolitan Municipal Government Lille introduced in the House of Commons last session by Mr. John Stuart Mill. The metropolitan members of parliament present were Mr. Harvey Lewis, Mr. T. Chambers, and Mr. John Locke. The Metropolitan Board of Works was represented by Col. Hogg, Mr. Westerton, Mr. Freeman, Mr. Brooker, Dr. Evans, Mr. White, Mr. CoMotion, and Mr. Meaden. AN reporters were not admitted no account can be given of the proceedings. TB& ARRESTS AT CORK. (BY TLLISOILATII.) CORK, WEDIRSDAT. The man Dineen, who was arrested last night, and who was found to have bad his now shot off, has been identified as the person who fired at the policemen in Uulows-road, and has been committed for trial THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EyENI,NI;3I,. FEBRUARY , 12,, 168. MON ' t ifiR.KET.-(THIS DAY.) Ors o'Cluosz. Public securities, with two or three exceptions, present no important change to-day, the amount of fresh business being limited. A somewhat better tendency, however, is apparent. The settle ment, which has just commenced and will be com• pleted on Friday, shows a limited supply of railway SUICIDE OF A BENEFIT SOCIETY'S DE FAULTING SECRETARY.-(THIS DAY.) This morning at half-past 8 o'clock great conster nation was caused in the neighbourhood of Kennington perk by the self-destruction of an elderly man named Thomas Farmer, carrying on business us a glass bottle dealer at No. 25, Thomas-street, at the back of the park. The deceased had been for many years pest connected with several building and other benefit societies, and from his respectable position in life had been appointed to various offices of trust and responsibility. Amongst other positions he held was that of secretary to the Loyal United Friends' Gift Fund, Lodge 31, held at Mr. Henry Greenfield's, the Lamb and Hare Tavern, Lower Kennington.lano. For some time past there had been suspicions in the minds of the trustees of that fond that all was not correct with the money, and the result was that an examination of the books was made, and it was found that there were defal cations to the extent of about 701. The trustees communicated with the deceased upon the sub ject, and he made several proposals for the refunding of the money, which he admitted he had appropriated. No arrangement having been come to, however, the trustees determined to take proceedings against the de mand. A summons was applied for and granted, being made returnable yesterday y) at Lambeth police court. The defendant, however, did not appear, and • warrant was Vaned for hie arrest. On the officer proceeding this morning to execute it, he was answered at the door by a female member of the family, and whilst in conversation with her, a loud report of firearms proceeded from the rear of the house, and the deceased was found lying in a pool of blood with his head and face in • moat horrible state. By his side was lying • double-barrelled gun, with which the deceased had shot himself by di scharging one of the barrels in his mouth. The second barrel was loaded with ball and the nipple was capped. Medical aid was at once called in, but it was announced that death must have been instantaneous. We (Briuliton Guardian) were pleased to learn, on inquiry last night, that our respected senior member, Mr. James White, had so far recovered from his reoent taut* of illness, mtes the care of lit. Tatham, that it was expected be would be able to leave his bed today (Wednesday). This announcement will, we are Pure, be received with general satisfaction. Lone Ilitoutruao. —We are authorised to state that Lord Brougham has not enjoyed butter health in every respect during the last eighteen months than be is doing now. He rises every morning punctually at eight o'clock, makes • hearty breakfast at nine, drives from eleven to one, and then has lunch. He again takes ear riage exercise from two to half-past five, and at six sits down to dinner, and eats with evident appetite and relish. At eight o'clock be retires to bed, and will sleep ten hours, or even more, uninterruptedly.—Penrith Pups. lietaroe. —The Solicitor-General left Reston for London yesterday morning. Mr. Henry Rogers, soli citor, and leader of the liberals in the borough, hea ac ceded to a regaiation to stand. He bee issued an address and begun an active canvass. THE IsONIX/N GAS QUIRTION. —The Daily Noes sketches the results of the iuvestigations of the parlia mentary committees which have sat upon this subject with the view of providing an equitable arrangement of the matters in dispute between the companies and the comper's, and reminds the former that the but words of the committee of 1567 were a warning to improve the season of respite granted to them in the recess which terminator to-day. In that report the com mittee recommended that " unless terms satisfactory for the consumer min be arranged with the companies, the Beard of Trade should abstain from the introduction of any other measure like tho Metropolis Gas hill, 1867. Unless the companies are prepared during the recess to consent to such an arrangement, your committee think that every facility should be afforded to the local autho rities of the metropolis in the session of Beta, for the in troduction of an independent supply.' And it is from this point that the comp:mica have to take up the matter. They have given notice of • bill which provider for the fusion of their neveml interests, and thus for a reduction of their expenditure ; it remains to be seen what conces sions they are prepared to make to the consumer. A STREET OCTRACE.—" H. C.," of 8, Lancaster villas, Notting hill, writes to the Tisres:—" Lest night a gentleman, now au tenets of my present lodgings at Nottiug-hill, Hr. M'Keown, she well-known bullion merchant of Fenchurch-street, was the victim of one of those attacks which have become the order of the day as well as the night. He was returning about half-past le a.m. from the Monday Popular Concerts at James's-hall. and having reached the sited some on. iiniehed houses iii Lancaster-road, was accosted (according to the prevailing device) by a woman, whom he summarily repulsed. No sooner had he done so than be was seised be hind and before, evidently by two men, a third appearing almost simultaneously to assist. He was lifted bodily off his feet, and carried out of the highway among the mud MI snorter of the unfinished buildings, and there he was robbed of a gold eye-glass, and left almond smothered with dirt. Rut the remarkable fact is to come. Although he was brutally knocked about on the eyes and face (the marks of which to-day are most significant of extreme violence), he lost nothing but that eye-glass ; whereas be had upon him nearly 100/. worth of property, including • large diamond ring, a gold chain, worth at least ten guineas, 1111 , 1 • watch worth probably twice as much, together with a silver card case. A locket, probably dropped in the scuffle, bas been found this morning in the mud. The police are in hopes of gaining • clue to this singular assault by means of the eye-glam. One of the miscreants was • coloured man. They were all, however, probably new at their business, for they spent so long in assailing Mr. M'Keown that they lost nearly all their booty." NARROW ESCAPE 01 , A FAMILY FROM POISONING. —A serious mistake which, happily, has not been attended with fatal results, occurred on Sunday morning to the• family of John M'Keown, residing in Colin-street, Falls-read. The circumstances are briefly as follow : —On Saturday evening, Mrs. DirKtrawn sent one of the children oat to • neighbouring whop for a package of tasking powder. The child returned with the supposed baking powder, • portion of which was at onto used in the manufacture of some bread. On Sunday morn. ing two of the children were going out to chapel, and, previous to their doing so, they end two other children and the tether and mother partook of the bread. In chapel the children were taken very ill, and on hurrying home they found the rest of the family suffer ing from similar pains. which at owe indicated that they had partaken of sonic poison. Dn. M'Crea end Rea were sent for ; and, on their arrival, they applied proper reme dies for the recovery of the sufferers. -In this they were successful, and in u short time they were all out of danger. On examining the package, it was found to be tartar-emetic, which • little girl in the grocer's shop hail given in mistake for biking powder.— Nest/sera Whip. A PROLIFIC HUNDEED.—Chesterton continues to Abe distinguished among the rural districts of East Anglia, probably above all the rural districts of the United Kingdom, for the fruitfulness of iu inhabitants. We have had occasion to call attention to this, remark able fact before, but the testimony supplied by the last quarterly return of the Registrar-General is more than usually telling. From his figures it appears that whereas the marriage-rate in Chesterton compared with the marriage -rate at Bury Si. Edmund's is as 16 to 15. the birth-rate at the two places is as 49 to 24. Or compering Chesterton district with the borough of Cambridge, the marriage-rate io tae borough is to that in the adjoining district as 25 to 16, hut the birth-rate only as 45 to 49. In the same way it might be shown roughly that if Ipswich were as fruitful a locality as this portion of the fens, its return of births last quarter ought to have been about 800 instead of 330.—Bury Pat. New CHANCERY E R OGLATION.—A new regula tion will take effect to-day at the Rolls Chambers, and as " law and equity" are to be fused may be e tended to the other chambers. The Master of the Rolls will ore cases at 3.30 o'clock in which counsel do not appear,counsel at 4.15, and afterwards the first list. VAGABONDAGE IN SPAIN. —The Spanish Chamber of Deputies have passed a bill wino* voiabandegy. It declares that the following persons will be regarded as vagabonds :—" 1. Persons though even wanted and living in fixed habitations who do not possess some property, who have no profession, trade, or occupation, and no legitimate or known means of existence. 2. Persons in any employment or business constituting the sale means of living who do not habitually follow it up. 3. Penises without sufficient means who frequent gambling hawse or other suspected plaints " At 18 years of age the vagabond is to be under the surveillance of the polite. Alcove that age he will be Imprisoned for a lee/ or short peeled, are cording to circumstances. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. MARX-LANE.—(I'HDI DAY.) Coastwise es well as by land carriage the arrivals of borne-grown wheat were very moderate, but in somewhat improved condition. There was very little animation in demand for either red or white samples, at Monday's decline in the quotations of le. to 3. per qr. The quantity of foreign wheat on the stands wee tele. rably good. In all descriptions the transactions were on a limited scale, at the late reduction. In floating cargoes of wheat sales progressed slowly on former terms. Spring corn, afloat, being scarce, were arm in value. The supply of barley was small, nevertheless the de• mend was oonfined to actual wants at late rates. Malt moved off slowly, at previous currencies. Oats, in consequence of their scarcity, were quite as deer. The trade for them, however, ruled quiet. Beans were in moderate request, on former terms. For peas there was a fair inquiry at late rates. Flour was dull at Monday's quotations. Linseed, rapeseed, and most agricultural seeds A hands to • moderate extent on former terms.rl ed Cakes ruled steady. ABJLIVALS OF G CAILV RAM, AOL he.. T!IT 1L ON DY WATER ZIE. WbosS. lerig. Mali.' Oats. I new. gra. am. I gra. brig. elm =tab andlicoichl 70 11010 1100 two forsigia lB2O I 7370 .. I 70 Total 0340 I 9100_1 1020 ITO Hales, 1,1209 n. LIVERPOOL OOTTON MARKET. (THIS DAY.) (BY TELROWIL) (nom OUR ow' connsarosinent.) The market nay siren, and American about id. dearer. Sales about 10,000 Wes. MINCING-Lklig.—(THlB DAT.) Stasis—There is only • moderate demand at about previous prices. Brown Demerara sold at 29r. &I ; low middling ditto and St. Vincent, 30s. 64- ; grainy Jere/7 Madras, :re. ; common, 24e. 3d. Refined, previous prices are maintain ed for dried goods, but the demand is still very HmiMd ; Omen dull of sale. COFFRE. —The Auer kinds of Plantation Ceylon continue to sell readily at Ann mime. Other kinds are km in re quest, but prices are maintained. Plantation Osylcm grey and small, Ms to 68e.; low middling and middling calory, I 70s. to 78s tid.; geod middling, 795. to 81s.; peakery, 765. 6d. to 90a. 6d. Tu.—There are sill buyers at the Ist* advance, but few sellers. The public sales of Indian teas went of 'Many at full rates Rica and Sm.rrrnit remain quiet. Bur.-60 puncheons of Leeward, sold at Is. 9d. PIIPPZIL —A small parcel of Passer sold at 3 3-168. lerdoo.—For low mixed and pale loinda of Bengal there is km animation in the biddisge, and the mimeos is now only 6d. • the lower kinds of Kurpab are aim make. All other kin ds sell with spirit, at fully the opening sates. Cara.—Business bag been dos* in line Pogue at the previous price of 525. 6d. Corrox. -The market eantinuat extremely active, and prises are again dearer. TALLOW MatitiLIT.—(TEUS DAY.) The market is steady. Town tallow, 41s. 9d. ; Peters burg Y. C. on the spot, 42a. 6d.; January to Marsh, 42e. 6d. ; March, 424. 6d. ; October to December, 4.3 e. &L BOROUGH HOP MARKBT.—{THIS DAY.) Yea r& Patteaden add Smith report then II de atm tio• in the trade, cootatiems bang doodasily the eame. COAL MARKET.--(THIS DAY.) Will. End Helton, 18s. ; Walls End South Hatton, 17s. &l.; Walls End Tess, 17s. 6d. ; Wells End Braddyls Notion, 16s. ; Wells End Nest Hartlenesal, 17e. 3d.; Won. End Kenos, 16e. ; Wells End Eden Ibis, 15, 64-; Wells led Hawthorn, Ms. 34.; Wells End HMI= Ipses i l i l i t 3d. ; Walls End Yeasemellgats, lan ; MCC 13s. 64. ; Itantasy's Cis% 15s. M. Wigo. 155.6 d.; Huddles Hartley, 13s. 6i. ; Lambert's Hamby. 16, ed. --41 hips et rosskse. 57 ; at ass, X Mr. W. J. Hexlesions, the obliging ea saw- Ole mama al the Holborn Theatre He*, elll fete his boat at that theatre as the evade( et 111011147, sb• Mil Insimat J 1 i {Up dock ; but the " i" in mod cases are not heavy, owing to the extent to which specu lative operations for a fall have been closed during the last fortnight. Consols are inquired for, and have advanced 1 per cent., and a similar movement has occurred in the New Three per Cents. and Three per Cents. Reduced. Some of the railway shares have improved. Foreign bonds are rather dull, the recent rise in many of them having induced fur ther realisations. Colonial government debentures are inactive, the investments of the public in these securities having diminished. The rate for choice bills in the discount market is 11 to 11 per cent. ; and for advances in the Stock Exchange on English government securities, to 1. Consols are quoted 93} to for money and the account (March 5), and the Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents., 93} to With the exception of Metropolitan, which has fallen 1 per cent., viz., to 1081 to }, home railway stocks are firm. York and North Midland is 1 per cent. higher, at 98} to 99}, while several of the other lines have risen } to The quotations are as follows:—Great Western, 4611 to ; London and North Western, 118} to ; Midland, 106} to } ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 126} to 127 ; Caledonian, 761 to 77} ; South Eastern, 71} to 72 ; Great Eastern, 304 to 4 ; Great Northern, 108} to 109} ; ditto A, 110 to it ; London, Chat ham and Dover, 18} to } ; North British, 35} to I ; Brighton, 46 to } ; and Berwick, 1054 to 1061. Canadian railway shares are unchanged. Great Western are called 16 to 1, and Grand Trunk, 1151 to 1. The foreign stock market continues flat. Italian Bonds of 1861 are quoted 434 to 2, showing a de cline of I ; Peruvian of 1865, 46 to /, being also I lower ; Portuguese scrip, 1 to 4 prem., ex div.—a reduction of k ; Spanish New Three per Cents., 34 to I—a fall of 1; Turkish of 1862, 614 •to 621 ; ditto 1865, 32„ to & ; Greek, 124 to 13 ; Chilian of 1867, 871 to 884 ; Viceroy of Egypt's Loan, 764 to 77 ; Mexican, 151 to 161 ; and Russian of 1864, 881 to 894. American securities have advanced 1 to per cent. The 5-20 Bonds are at 714 to 2 : Erie Rail way shares, 472 to 484 ; and Illinois Central, 88 to 4 The annual meeting of the Danaburg and Witepst Railway Company (Limited) is called for the 19th inst. The half-yearly meeting of the Millwall Freehold Land and Docks Company is convened for the 27th inst. HALT-PAST THREE O'CLOCK. The English funds remain steady, at 931 to I, for money and the account. Some of the railway stocks are flatter. Metropolitan is offered, and has fallen; per cent., viz., to 10711 to 108. Caledonian is quoted 761 to 771 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1261 to /, being per cent. lower ; Brighton, 45} to 461 ; Midland, 1061 to 1 ; and London and North Western, 1181 to g. In the foreign stock market the principal feature is a good demand for the Pacha of Egypt's loan, which has risen to 78 to ~ About 35,0001. in bar gold has been taken from the Bank for the Continent. At Paris to-day the Three per Cent. Renter opened at tihfr. 75c. for the account, showing no change. The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were generally steady. The rates for hills on Vienna were again rather lower, indicating a continued subsidence of political distract. The list is sub joined : Amsterdam, 3 samiths, 11.191 to 11.191 ; ditto, short, 11.171 to 11.181; Rotterdam. 3 months, 11.191 to 11.191 ; Antwerp, 3 months, 35.321 to 25.371; Brussels, 3 mouths, 25.3'21 to 26.371; Rumbas sad Alton% 3 month*, 13.91 to 13.91; Berlin, Cologne, he., 3 months, 6.281 to 8.27 ; St. Petersburg, 3 months, 326 to ari ; Path, snort, 25.10 to 25.20; ditto, 3 months. 25.271 to 2a. 32 A ; MaisoOlee, 3 months, 25.271 to 25.32. ; Prankfort:erettiansine, S months. 1191 to la) ; Vienna, 3 months, 11.95 to 12.0 ; Trieste, 3 months, 11.95 to 12.0 ; 3 irentis, 18j is 481; Senta ndsr 3 month'', 4145 to 4144; a, 3 months, 481 to 4/41; Sevi ll e, 3 month', 481 to 44; Malaga, 3 months, 481 to 486 ; Valentin, 3 months, 481 to 481; Bar mks; 3 months, 481 to 481 ; Bilbao, 3 months, 48# to 481; Saragossa, 3 months, 481 to 481; Ligbern, 3 months, 29.30 to 29.35 ; Genoa, 3 months, 29.30 to 29.3 - i • Naples, 3 months . Z.t...) to 2:1 3 5 ; Polootao• 3 months, 29.30 to 23.35 ,• Mesehia, 3 months, 111.30 to 29.33; Lisbon, 90 days' date, 611 to 511 ; Oporto, 10 dap' date, 511 to 514. Letters from Dublin announce the failure of a firm in the grocery trade, with liabilities amount ing to about 32,0001. The assets are expected to realise about Co. in the pound. It is stated that the stoppage has been chicEy caused by specula tions in the London tea market. The committee of consultation of the Midland Railway Company have issued their report, which is to be presented to the half-yearly meeting on the 19th inst. This report will probably be re garded with some feeling of disappointment by the proprietors, inasmuch as it betrays an un willingness to deal in a trenchant manner with the important matters submitted to the con sideration of the committee, and its tone generally is such as might have been expected from a committee of the largest pro-1 praetors in the concern. The committee was ap pointed specially to confer with the directors, and to settle with them the extent to which the pro jected lines and works can be abandoned or post poned without serious detriment to the interests of the company, and with a view if possible, to re dnessview, the amount of new capitol required from the sum of 5,000,000/. set forth by the directors. The committee, however, while regretting that the rs directo have suffered the company to be drawn into engagements far beyond what could be pro perly undertaken at any one time, and censuring the defective estimates, indicate that the mod that can be done by way of relief is to e a number of the proposed works, rat as regards the idea of abandoning any of them they allege that that part of the matter can only be approached with extreme caution. On the 31st December last the liabilities of the company for linesand works then remaining to be executed or completed were estimated at the large amount of 8,153,5434., by which the total capital would be raised to 40,142,4821., should the estimates not be exceeded. Asthe amounts authorised to be raised by the company's acts are 5,000,0001. short of this that amount of capital is to be raised. The disco! tors have furnished the committee with a state ment showing that they do not intend to expend altogether more than 2,000,0001. in 1868, and 1,000,0001. in 1869, but it is confirmed that the company has already bought rolling stock to the amount of 960,0001, for wisidt it hoe not vet obtained parliamentary ream and that it has also ordered for its immediate neces sities a farther supply of engines and waggons to the amount of 340,0001. Both of these sums (together 1,500,0001.) must be paid for out of the 5,000,0001. proposed. There can be, therefore, no question of finality in the capital account of the Midland Railway Company. To the condition of the line, the Baal and integrity of the board and its officers, and the manner in which questions of capital and revenue are dealt with, the committee War in terms of Benefaction. It is stated that, as a concomitant to the sum mons to the chairman of the Metropolitan Railway Oeinpsay to appear in the Court of Chancery and show cane why he should not be committed for contempt of court, a further pppplication will be made to appoint a receiver in a CLanaery, in order to ensure the fulfilment of the terms of the recent injunction. The half-yearly meeting of the South Eastern Railway Company is fixed for the 27th inst., and will be made special, to confirm the agreement with Companies. paes Brighton pa and London, Chatham, and Dever The half-yearly meeting of the Great Eastern Railway Company is called for the 25th inst. ; that of the East London Railway Company for the 26th inst. • and that of the London, Tilbury, and South end Railway Company for the 25th inst. The half-yearly meeting of the Hayling Railways Company is convened for the 28th inst., and will be made extraordinary to oonsider a " scheme of arrangement between the company and their credi tors, and as to which the directors intend forth with to apply for the approval to the Court of Chan- eery. The annual meeting of the Grays Chalk Quarries Company (Limited) is called for the 28th inst. The annual meeting of the Atlantic Telegraph Company is convened for the 25th inst., " fur the purpose of receiving a report from the directors, and a statement of the company's accounts. and upon the ordinary business of the company ;" and immediately afterwards the business of the extraor dinary meeting, held on the 24th ult., and ad journed to the 25th inst., will be proceeded with. The general meeting of the shareholders in the Credit Mubilier of France was to have been held on the 20th inst., but it has been postponed sine die, in consequence of a sufficient number of shares not having been lodged to render the proceedings legal. Meanwhile the balanoe-sheet up to the 31st January has been issued. It shows that nt that date the endorsements of the society were oat to the amount of 882,0001., and that, compared with the previous month of December, there was an increase in the amount of Rentes held b 1 the society of 90,0001. and of 80,000/. in advances to companies. On the other hand, there is a decrease of 160,000/. in the reserve, 90,0001. in bills to re ceive 20,0001. in debts on current accounts, and 240,0001. on deposit accounts. At the second annual meeting of the London and General Building Society, held at the offices, 337, Strand, on Monday evening last, Mr. T homas Hughes, M.P., chairman of the board of directors, in the chair, the report, which was read and unani mously adopted, showed a very large increase of business. At the close of tho trst year the shares issued were 1,141 ; they now number 1,936, repre senting a capital of 77,440/. The sum of 18,740/. has been advanced to members upon mortgage of freehold or leasehold properties. The subscribing members have increased from 329 to :4.7. The dividend apportioned is at the rate of 7i per cent., besides which a considerable addition has been made to the reserve fund, to meet any contingency which may arise. Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gam, dock, and waterworks shares, as given it the Stock Exchange list of last evening : Insurance—Alliance Marine, 27 ; Atlas, W ; Clerical, Medical, and general Life. ; Imperial Life, 16; In demnity Marine, 116 ; London and Provincial Marine, II ; Ocean Maria:, all, 20, ex die. . • Thames and Mersey Marino (Limited), 4 7-16 ; Uni% emit Marine (Limited), 4g. t sad Coke—ContimntAl lLimited), 13.1; Imperial, 62, 1 ; Imperial Continental, 93, SA, 3 ; Plr al: 2'sl, 5; Snrrey Consumer , . 121 A; Westminster Chk-tere - al, sew, :ti ' • Western, 14 f. Docks—East and West Indic, 454, 9 ; London and St. Katharine, 88. Waterworks—Berlin. 14'. 14 ; ditto new, 764 ; East London, new, 764 77 , Wm: 3111dleims, 107 k. TUVIDAT Zymase. Consols, which closed y e sterday at Irji to 1, both for money am! the sth of March, opened this morning at 11:3 " buyers," and closed at 931, "sellers." The Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents, were quoted at 3 o'clock 03g to A. Thu official business report is iss !plows:—Three per Cent. Consols, for money,3, ,t: ditto, for account, 9 3 4, I ; Three per Cents. Reduced, ; New Three Per Cents., 93f1, /, A ; Bank Stock, 248, 50; India Five per Cent. Stock, Mt, 121; ditto Four per Cent., 1014, 1, ; ditto Four per Cent. "enlaced" rupee paper, 8712, j ; ditto Five per Cent., 103 I; ditto Fivemid-a-Half per Cent., 108.1, g ; ditto Five per Cent. Rupee Debentures, 1877, NI% ; ditto, D '2, 104, 1; ditto Five per Cent. Debentures, 10,E ; ditto Bonds, 38s. prem. Indian Government securities were steady. Exche q uer Bills remain at 21k. to 25a. prim. MINES.-(THIS DAY.) Oira olhoos. The mining market is active to-day, with a good amount of business in Prince of Wales, West Chiverton, Great Vor, anal Wheal Seton shares. The fortnightly settlement his just commenced, and will be completed on Friday. Annexed are the quotations : —West Chiverton, 67 to 69 ; Prince of W a les, ngs, to 7ips. ; Great Vor, 19* to 20 ; North Treikerhy, :::is. to :Us. ; West Drakewalls, 10s, to 12s. lid.: New Lovell, ss. to 10s. ; East Lovell, 8; to : Wheal Grenville, 30s. to 325. Gd.; Chiverton Moor, to 6 ; West Kitty, 12a. Gd. to lbs. ; and North Crotty, 2f to 3. The following are the prices for foreign and colo nial mining shares, viz.:—St. John del Rey, 20 to 22 ; Don Pedro, to j prem. ; Angki- Brazilian, par to * prom. ; Pestaiens, * die. to k prem. Cliontales, die. to par ; Rossa Grande, par to k rem. ; Anglo-Italian, par to I prem. ; United Mexican, 1 to 2 ; Froutino and Bolivia, 13-16 to 15-16 ; Port Phillip, 1 5-16 to 7.16, ex div. ; Central American, I dia. to par; and Anglo- Argentine, to prem. At the meeting yesterday of the Mariquita and New Granada Mining Company the proposal of the directors of the Mariquita Mining Company I (Limited) to pay 7,000!. in full discharge of the I claims of the former undertskiug was confirmed. [Per to-day's Share Lille, see page 4.] WHITEHALL, FEB. B.—The Queen has been pleased by letters patent under the Great Seal of the 'Jolted Kingdom to appoint Sir Charles Jaaper Selwyn, Knight, to bee judge nf ths Court of Appeal LChancery, in the room of the Right Honourable Sir John Rolt, Knight, rosigeed.—Ccuerte. Tim BOCCE MYSTZE.Y.—" C. T. M.," writing hem 1, Pall-mall, answers a neither of questions which have been put in the case of the Rev. B. Spoke. There has, he say., been no ore of iusaaity in the pest or present generation. GI the family. With re spect to the house of his sister in Queen-square, it is most improbable that he could have gone there, because be knew that his rater was from home ; and nobody could have effected en entrance to the garden without passing through the house. The writer adds that Mr. Speke's family are not in possession of any infor mation whir has not been aide pudic. A FIUGHT Ott THE AISSISCIPPI LOUIS, Jan. 30. —About four o'clock this afternoon, while 200 or 300 people, men, women, and children, mainly pressagers by the Ohio aid Mississippi Railroad train, ware crossing the river on foot, the ice suddenly broke loose and floated down the abeam. The people ran hither and thither in terrible fright. They could not grassff. at either shore, as the re the floated ths river and a broad open spar of water intervened be hereon them and the land. It seemed as though the loss of life must have been fearful. Thousands of citizens gathered oa the levee and watched the erne with intense szoiraiest. Luckily the immense field did not lurk, and sitar Sarin the distance of two blocks, it premed against a lamer on the Missouri shore, from which planks were pushed oat, and all the terrified people were mord. No re was isjured.—Res York Tribune. Befitting' Rica TOE 1001.—A match for the shire arrant was rowed yesterday from Putney to Mort lake, by John Augustine Calls, a waterman of the Old Swan, Loudon-bridp, and William Sadler, a letterman of Purr. Sadler was a great favourite, and the betting opened at 2 to 1 on him, and went to 5 to 2 ; he also won the chaos Oration and took the Middlesex side, sheltered from the wind, while Cain was impord to all of it in mid shear. Hs weighed 12st. 416. , while Railer weighed 2st. ler. Mr. W. Wilberforce, jun., was referee ; Mr. R Bain umpire forOthin, and Henry KeUeyhls pilot Joe Sadler stood um pire for his brother, and George Hammerer showed him up. They got off on a had tide, Cain with enlists* lead ; he was disporered of it, however, in 50 yards, sad at the Star and Garter Sadler led by one-third of a length, both stewing in shore. Saar irreard the gap as they neared Ihe Loudon boat-house, hat here Calla drew up, sad half way up the Wtilows who was too clop in-shore, came out, sad they forded; Sadler went on with the lead. and was seal ahead at Hammersmith, bat spin of Chia wlsk ere& hint, sad a mart Armee to the bath leg-pros at Br son frail than spin feeling. After that Serifs mosialaised tie 1•54, aid as Mortlake was Essiond the miaow as Ow fowl Tia•,l7 mkt. 26 ao. In ter old 101 l int erg eon ore we ili t • 1