The Express. — London, England, 1867-08-17 00:00:00

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August 21. p a s t am-money, including steward's lee awl provisions, bat inglunt ewes or liquors:—To Halifax and Boston, chief cabin, se:ond cabin, LIU. To hew York, chief cabin, X. 31 ; second et toi, c..;:c. —Apply te J. B. Foord, 52, (IM Broad-street, London; gun+ ,nd \lnt:lves, Haute, and 12, Place de la Bourse, Parts; IG. a o l J. cures, *kJ amebas-street, Glasgow, and Baltic-street, D. =de. Maclver, Queenstown; or D. and C. ilaclver, g itsterstreet, Liverpool. MAN LINE.—The LIVERPOOL, NEW .1 %Um:. end PHILADELPHIA STEAMSHIP COMPANY despatchiug their full powered Llydebuilt Iran screw t,bips, earning the United Stela Malls, calling at Queens town, Ireland. cat the following day, to take on board Pleaeugers and doinutcheS, and with liberty to call at as intermedisde port : CITY or BOSTON, Wednesday, August 21. EDINBURGH, Satunlay, August 24. CITY Or BALTIMORE, W y, August 9E. CITY OF WASHINGTON, Saturday, August 11. And every Wednesday and Satanist). 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Open at half-past 8: elan as it Adialoloa. Ihrouout, la °HARMING semi-detached VILLA RESI DENCE, containing .en rooms, conservatory, and ante- MOM, stained glass window's, gas, and Venetian blinds through- out, to be LET or SOLD, with beautUul Sewer gardens taste fay laid out, summerhouse, ornamental vases, &c. Rent on lease, Atio per annum . or purchase, g 5 ground rent, long lease, Int rate title, 800 guineas, including Sutures. £5OO can remain . —Apply to Mr. WM. WILLIAMS, Surveyor, 1 8 , Queen-street, (`QTY OFFICES to LET, Coleman-street.—A Third Floor, with platoitaos windows. Bent 36 sublime Per liwwww• — App l y to W. WILLIAMS, as above. CWY HOUSE or aFncxs WANTED, to Rest or Purchase. Forward elm to W. WILLIAM, le above. • WANTED, to Rent or Purchase, within ten miles of town. a mall detached RE-SIDI:WE, with good if with paddock preferred. Tull particulars to be modem, dto lir. WIL 1111.1.1•113, sarreyor, if, Queen street, °bromide. VREE TRADE WRARF.—Tbe Commissioners of Customs sad the Lords of the Treasnry.—Preparing for v b ca gr a t o al the Correspondence on the 'abject of Privileges, and how withheld. ILLPORTERA of GOODS who are sablected to exceedve charges on goods landed on captain's lota will plisse swig to R. CLAY and Co., ea, Upper Thsinso- Mod. City. KINAHAN'S LL WHI.SKY. DUBLIN EXHIBITION, IB66. This celebrated old IRISH WHISKY gained the DUBLIN Pam MEDAL.—It is pure, mild, mellow, delicious, and eery wholesome. Sold in bottles, 3s. Bd. each, at the retail bonen In Louden by the agents In the principal towns in Banlond wholesale at 8, (Went Windmlllatreeq London, W. Observe the eel seal, pink label, and cork branded .Klnahan's U. Whisky. reARLOW'S PATENT, C,A)DE STAND, new invention, ea admirably Contrived that • toll bat& as well as smaller casks, may be relied fated on It without labour or trouble. Its action f. so Inmeipeble that the millasant of the most limpid fluid by no polity can be diaturbed. Prim 9a. 11a, lee., to suit 4.}, 9, am. 18 gallon maks. BARLOW'S SELF-ACTING SYPHON TAP. _stn wring legated: ate mere lielowerersear vises Trios es Bd. : ditto, electroplate 9a.—Apply direct to JAMBS BABLOW, patentee, 14, lCiog Williametreet, Minden-house. ass that his name and address are on every article all ethers ass Mark= imitation& ilagravinp gratis. latebinhed lee). BROWN BROTHERS.-PATENT CHAIRS and VOUCHER, Barrack Furniture, Trunks, Portman teaus, dc., at PRICES CONSIDERABLY REDUCED. DA PICCADILLY. Catalogues free. TEETH. —Mess GABRIEL (ESTABLISHED UM). NEW PAMPHLET. PM= BY POST FOUR STAMPS, Explaining the Painless System of Dentist* and sell-adhesive Artitfeint Teeth without springs, at hall the want changes. 64, LUDUATEMILL, CITY. 66, Earley-street, Cavendish-square, London. 134, Duke-street, LlverpooL WARM WEATHER.-RIMMELT TOILET VINEGAR is Arenar recommended at this time of the Pair as a refreshing adjunct fur the toilet and bath, a reviving went, and an indhpensabla requisite for travelling. Price 1&, Gd., and Is. Sold by all the trsde.—E. 11.11IMEL, perfumer, K. Strand, St, Coruhill, and 11g, Regent-street. D OWLANDS' MACASSAR OIL. —Thiselegant, .1.11.0 fragrant, and pellucid oil is universally In high repute for its unprewlented success during the last sixty years in pro- Meting the growth, restoring, and beautifying the human hair. It prevents hair from falling off or turning grey, streng thens weak hair, cleans it tram scurf and dacdriff, and es it beautifully soft, pliable, and glossy. For children it is espe daily recommended, as forming the basis of a beautiful head of hair, while its introduction into the nursery of royalty, and the high esteem In which it is universally held, with numerous testi monials constantly received of its efficacy, afford the best and Mired proofs of its merits. Price is. ed., 75., 10s. 61, equal to goer small, and 2.15. ppeer bottle.—Soki at 20, Batton-gsden, sad by chemists and pe —Ask for Rowlands' Macassar 08. DRSCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS, ; never tailing remedy, prepared without say mercuric lagredleut, will be found invaluable to all who sußor from bilious and liver complaints, indigestion wind, spasms, giddiness, dlui• aim of the eyes, itu For habitual costiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as • purifier of the blood, they are truly onellent ; mlhi hi their operation and grateful to the stomach, Nay create appetite, pr.mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system .— bold by W. Lambert, chemist, S, Zing 1 1 /1311am-street, Charing-cross, and by most druggists, in bores L lid. and three times the quantity in ore, 'fa. PI Be sure to editor Dr. Scott's Batons and Liver Pllh. The genuine are in sleaze green package, with " Witham Lembear engraved on the WsloP. TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE. (acorn's TYLIGIAMIL) GREAT FIRE IN VENICE. VENICE, Acorn , 16. A great fire baa occurred here in the church of St. John and St. PauL Titian's painting of Peter the Martyr and many other maaterptec, of art were burnt. FRANCE. PARIS, Ammar id The Empress Eugenie left to-day for the camp at Chalons. The Emperor and Empress leave the camp to-morrow for Salzburg. _ PARIS, AUGUST 16, EVZNING. The Patrie of this evening says :—" We believe that several measures relative to administrative and political reform have been resolved upon by the Emperor, and we have reason to state that they will shortly be announced in the Muniteur." PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Acucar 16. A proclamation has been issued to-day ordering the elections for the North German parliament tol take place on the 31st inst. The Official Gazette of to-day says that on his , journey to Cassel the King was everywhere cor dially received. His Majesty will come from Potsdam to Berlin on Sunday to meet the King of Sweden. On Mon day a review will be held at the Thiergarten, and a grand banquet will be given at the Royal Castle. BERLIN, AtIOUST 16, NCLIMG. The Prussian reply to the last note from Den mark on the North Schleswig question has not yet been despatched. Since his return to Berlin Count Bismarck has had several lengthy interviews with the Austrian and Italian representatives at this court. THE QUEEN OF HOLLAND. THE HAGUE, AUGUR? 16. The Queen of Holland will visit England at the beginning of next month, and will make a stay of some duration. Tho session of the States General was closed to day by the Minister of the Interior. MEXICO. FLORENCE, AUGUST 16, Enumm. A communication has been received by the go vernment from the Italian chargti d'affaires in Mexico, dated 9th July, in which he states that an agent of the diplomatic body had notified General Porfirio Diaz, governor of the capital, of the inten tion of the foreign ministers to quit the country. General Diaz replied that the matter could be arranged on the arrival of Juarez in the capital. The same communication adds that on leaving Mexico the foreign representatives propose to pro ceed to Washington, and there await indruetimis from their respective governments. THE BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, AUGUST 16. The return of the Bank of France for the week ending yesterday shows the following changes when compared .with the previous return : Increase —Cash, 12,000,000 f. ; private accounts, 4,900,000 f. Decrease—Bills discounted, 8,000,000 f. ; notes, 500,000 f. ; advances, 333,000 f. Treasury balance stablbnary. INDIA. BOMBAY, Ammar 12. 7lbs. shirtings, sr. 12a. • Bklbs. ditto, 6r. 14a. ; 40's mule Virg; -4Nitten quiet ; Dhollerah; 220 r. Exchange on London, Is. I lid. to la. 110. Government Becurities : Four per Cent., 894 ; Five per Cent., 106} ; Five-and-a-Half per Cent., 1114. Freights to Liverpool, 355. CALCUTTA, Acucar 12. 811bs. ahirtings, 7r. ; 40's mule twist, 61a. Cotton 17g. Jute, steady. Saltpetre, little doing. Rice Cotton, advancing. Exchange on London, 11 7-16 d. Government Securities: Four per Cent., 89g ; Five per Cent., 106 i ; Five-and-a- Half per Cent., 1114. 2dEXICO. A parting salute of 21 guns was given to Presi dent Juarez on his leaving Ban Luis for the capital. Two battalions formed a guard of honour from the palace to the outer line of the city. In all the smaller town' and villages through which he passed he was received with great enthusiasm, and with every demonstration of esteem and gratitude. The Conciencia Public', of the city of Mexico, says : " A friend of ours has taken from the papers published at the time, a list of the persons who were shot in this capi tal while iit was under the domination of the foreigner. This shows that in the last six months of 1864 there were 337 shot ; in that whole year there were 403 ; in 1 , 196 ; and in 1866, 43 ; making a total of 968. From this we can calculate the number of unfortunates through out the republic, when in the capital near one thousand persons were executed. We remember having seen hang ing on the limbs of the trees along the road from here to Puebla, in one day in August, 1863, twenty-two human bodies. It is certain that none of these unfortunate per sons were legally tried, but that they were all executed the day of their capture by guerrillas and thieves." DEVONTORT, AuGusT 16.—Samuel William Col lier, an engineer belonging to her Majesty's ship Revenge, was sentenced to-day by court-martial to two years' impri sonment and dismissal from the service with disgrace, for forging the name of More, also an engineer of the Revenge, to a bond, and thereby obtaining 101. from a loan society.—Reuter's Telegram. THE CONVICT LINCILRY. —The execution of Hubbard Lingley, convicted at the late Norfolk assizes of the murder of his uncle, Benjamin Black, at Barton Ben dish, Norfolk. is fixed to take place on the 26th inst. The convict has during the put week been visited by his brother, but his wife has not yet taken leave of him. The chaplain of Norwich Castle has been regular in his attendance upon the prisoner, who has received the rev. gentleman s ministrations with respect and attention. It is understood that the Anti-Capital Punishment Society ALL WHO SUFFER from INDIGESTION is making an effort to obtain • commutation of the should use prisoner's sentence. NOL'forg CAMOSIILE PILLS. BEGGARS " ON CIRcuIT."—At the weekly meet bold everywhere. Bottles. lc Is Wt. and 111. ing of the Manchester Board of Guardians, Mr. Iticksrds, the chairman, referring to she tramp system, said a series of resolutions had been received from the chairman of an aggregate meeting of delegates from several boards of guardians in the counties of Gloucester, Worcester, and Hereford. The principal object alined at by that meeting was to discourage the indiscriminate giving of alms to beggar.. As a substitute for this mischievous form of relief, a system had been adopted in the counties above mentioned of issuing way-tickets to vagrants on tramp. After sonic account of the efficient manner in which such a system might be carried out, the resolutions ran as follow: "That the system cannot have its full beneficial effect till the area to which MR. GLADSTONE ON THE SPIRIT OP BIGOTRY. it may be applicable is yet more widely extended, and a —Last week we inserted by the special request of • well- far more uniform treatment adopted as to labour and food known gentleman, a letter which had appeared in the than is at present the case. That, inasmuch as the whole Gospel Magazine (said by our correspondent to be working of the system mainly depends on making a marked highly respectable and the oldest in existence), describing difference in the treatment of those whose ticket shows one of Mrs. Gladstone's Homes for children at Ports- that they are travelling with reasonable speed through the mouth as a thoroughly " Popish" institution. Mr. country, and others who have no proof of such honest ti-a. Gladstone writes to us to say that " Mrs. Gladstone has veiling, it would be very desirable that such unions as have no ' Home' near Poitsmouth, and that the story, so far no tramp labour yard or means of employment should at as it affects her, or as her knowledge extends, is false least make some considerable difference of food between from beginning to end." No doubt the editor of the those who have tickets and those who have not. At the Gospel Magazine will express hie regret, as we do, same time it is strongly felt that • real, earnest task of for inserting the letter, and exercise greater care work, sufficient to occupy the four hours allowed by law, in future before he allows such charges to be and enferced by taking before • magistrate everyone who made against the right bon. gentleman or his family. We refuses or neglects to perform it—would probably render all moat cordially agree with the following remarks with which vagrants anxious to keep their tickets instead of destroy. Mr. Gladstone concludes his letter to us:—" The devotion ing them, and to travel straight through the country at a of time , thought, and strength to the humblest o ffi ces of reasonable pace, instead of wandering to beg ; while, on Christian charity cannot, I know, appease the spirit of the other hand, such took would not be a hardahip, because religious bigotry, or quench its insatiable appetite fur any tramp may avoid it who choose s to take a ticket and slander. But this devotion is not too common or too travel fairly." Annexed to the foregoing resolutions was • popular ; and I appeal to the good sense of the world to memorandum to the effect that the delegate meeting Was discourage such proceedings as three of your correspon- of opinion that " the tearing down of the handbills and dent, to which you have no doubt inadvertently contri- the tearing up of the tickets ere proofs that the tramps buted. Our best social interests are compromised. think that the system will lessee tramping, and therefore when women, trying to do good to those in need, are held consider them as highly satisfactory ages." After • eon tip to public reprobation by silly or malignant statements, 'emotional discussion, in the course of which the chairman which may be in actual circulation, far sad wide, without pointed out that such a system was more applicable to their knowledge, and of which the anonymous authors agricultural districts than to unions in the neighbourhood may pretty safely reckon on escaping the punishment and of Manchester, the resolutions ware ordered to lie on the exposure they deserve ."— Warrington Guardian. table. —Maischarer Examiner. BILIOUS and Liver Complaint., Indigestion, Sick Headache, Loss of Appetite, Drowsiness, ittddincas Spasms, and all Disorders of the Stomach and Bowels, are quickly removed by that well-known remedy. PILAIIPTON'S PILL OF HEALTH. They snits the recommendation of a mild operation with the Moat suavest ul ertect : and where an aperient Is required nothing OM be better edepted. Sold by all medicine vendors, at la. 4.1. sad fa Sd. per box, or °Method through any chemist. BANTER will APPEAR on Sept. 2nd. A Weekly Comic Paper, Illustrated, price One Penny. Order of all newsmen. QTATE of the FRUIT CROPS, 186 - 7.—The GAR /a DlLslEils' CIIRONICLIC and AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE of gra24 will cont.nn an account of the CONDITION of the CROPS throughout the country. A Copy of tide Number sent on receipt of six stamps, or may be ordered of any news erect.—Ofilee for Adr.rthements, ice., 41. Wellington-street, Woad, London AMERICA. 7 010 BrzczAL . • . . NEW YORK, AUGUST 3. r~ FLOB.ENCK, Ammer 13. The New York VenstitetionidConteiltion iiittleesl .T .)yam has been insufferable all over Italy. very slew progress. It halt now been sitting two At Pdtpaito and in the Sicilian provinces it has months, and has settled 'nothing except the.suf-: led telooneiderable increase of the terrible malady figs question. The abolition of the prope4y quit-) which li afflicting this country. During the first Meatiest (250 dollars) now exacted of coloured few der August as many as 168 deaths per diem voters seems to berdecided upon , but the Cowen- i wer e r. " r t e d i n P a l ermo . This was the number Lion is divided as;t6 the propriety of iticapanithig i whioltforne to the knowledge of the police ; but this amendment in the constitution, and siibmittingl raanijeises are kept carefully concealed. The dead, pe inatriunient as 11 - whide for the popular approval, it is 41, are even secretly buried in their homes lend offering the amendment separately, so that , try th friends, unwilling to give up their bodies those who ere opposed to the amendment may) lie ' withif4the prescribed period, 24 to 28 hours after enabled to vote against it without having to vetol decease. against the whole constitution. The Democrats, it l i Therpular belief in the agency of poisons still ta hardly neoe®ary to say, are -in fa vour of aUb. lcontin and leads to shocking results. At brining the amendment separately, the Republi - 14 cv • VX small district in Coeenza, a scene was tens of embodying it in the constitution. The. titer] . 'biassed unparalleled in modern times. latter are perhaps more affected in shapiag,.4tir i Then ' of the first case of cholera which occurred course orw this • matter by u muUderatiuna c aliam g , there fear and consternation. Unfortu put of • Federal politics. than • the. .tonuart wild , these feelings were as usual scoom but both . are affected by them to • a Ar k_ I ' the dread of poison. The rumour that tabs web ' : ' ' The itt P titthrum west* " the ' , cisterns, and reservoirs of the district limed into advocating negro su ff rage et theliCeth 1 io, .t. rs. isoned got wind, and spread like wild fire. by the position which the national safety has mi lihe rtunate inhabitants, paralyzed by fear, palled them to take with regard to Avian Cat :the , shut yes up in their dwellings, and did South, even if they did not , sincerely belienvin itil , hot deer to drink any water, or even to use it for Pi4ice and expediency ; while the Democrats are aye of cleanliness. Whilst this excite 'driven by the same saute into opposing it,*or at all.' omit , the public mind a malignant events into treating it as a doubtful and exceptional sumo got abroad, inculpating a certain woman question, the decision of which must he left til the at the thor of the evil deed. The woman pointed people themselves, separate and apart ir °r aftverr i ! out to e popular indignation was a harmless crea thing else. No one can deny, howeder,• that the aura; known in the district as a fortuneteller. exaction of :a property qualification front the neiroee, however justifiable it may have been in No con jilaint had ever been uttered against her, ,ands hikes everyone's friend. No sooner did the .1846, when the present constitution mite adopted. - • , 1 rntao t abroad than a hue and cry was raised. half become, through change of circumstances, un- LA um; assembled, and it was determined that justifiable and absurd. In 1846 the negroes of th e . this po creature should be seized and put to Mite were unquestionably, as a elass,very inferior,•l death. , Having made their way to the woman's both in intelligence and property, to the rest of the' dwelling they felled her to the ground, tore her community, and to require 'of them the possession body tot pieces, and, lighting a large bonfire, threw of a small amount of property before allowing them the bl4ding remains into it. A daughter of the vic to vote was simply requiring them to show that they tim, a girl of 15, thrilling with horror at her mother's had risen to the average level of the white voters. I mam . screamed wildly at this terrible sight, Since then, however, an enormous body of iene- . - ! and h cries attracted the notice of the crowd, rant foreigners have entered the State, who in who d have seized her and have made short ignorance, brutality, ferocity, and venality , I sa y i work of her also, had she not been saved by a advisedly, are far below the negroes in any brave man, at the peril of his life. After this Northern State ; and the spectacle of Irishmen bloody ork, the crowd—composed of men, women, voting freely, in virtue of the possession of the and c dean—spent a good portion of the night in male sex and five years' residence in the country,l , den& and revelry close to the spot where the while negroes are &impelled to produce evidence . ohom o romoins of their victim were lying. of the possession of property, strikes everybody as I At pingobuoco, near Roaeano (we are still repulsive and absurd. The Democrats would be . 'in the Neapolitan territory), another deplorable as ready to adutit this as anybody if they had t tol inctAea took place. The fi rst case of cholera deal with the suffrage of this State on its own : ill t "i te . strict occurred in the person of an indi merits ;but they cannot deal with, it without in- I vidual in easy circumstances, who had previously fluenciasein a greater or less degree the progress of I partako too freely of the pleasures of the event; at the South. However, there is little cause- ! table, .. in company with several friends. tion that the republicans will hate their way, and 1 The ddenness of the case—the man was the eonstitution wißbe submitted to the popular , . off within the hour—created suspi vote as s whole, so that if the people do not like dons poison in the mind of his nearest re the suffrage amendment, they' will have to reject wives. His friends were regarded as the the entire instrument. ..._ authordof his death. His mother, wife, and sinter Fatital&- 0 44104- 4 1taugb ably aupPortell. by mur• TONI -uffrarn the side of the oorpee,-weeping,moen -13. W. Curtis, and only opposed by two speeches, ing, tearing absurdity have rarely been surpassed in their hair, and clamouring for re which in venge. This at once stirred the multitude, who this country, was rejected by a heavy majority. It collected around them. Great excitement soon was rejected, I think, not because the majority have prevailed. Pikes, sticks, choppers—every avail anything they can put on paper to say in reply to able instrument was seized on the spur of the Mr. Mill, or any other of its ablest advocates, or moment, and the mob proceeded to the dwelling because they really fear the effects on government of one of those friends of the deceased who had of giving votes to the mass of American women ;. been pointed out as the most intimate amongst but because the minds of all thoughtful Americans : them, and therefore the moat guilty. The unfor are more and more disturbed by the influence of l tunate man, as well as the ot h er i nma t es o f hi s the Irish on politics and society in this country, I house, warned in timo of the popular phrenzy, had and because they fear that for a long time after made his escape. The same was the case with the the admission of women to the suffrage, it is not other companions of the deceased. The multitude the wives and daughters of American farmers and could therefore only wreak their vengeance on the artisans, but of the Irish labourers, who would goods and chattels of their intended victims by avail themselves of the privilege, so that the effect smashing everything they could lay their hands of the change would be simply to double the politi- on. Unable to cope with these madmen, the few cal force of the worst elements of society. These riflemen in the place shut themselves up in their considerations, I admit, act more power lly in the Eastern States, barracks. Mob law prevailed throughout the fu sad p articularl y whole of the night, and various disturbances in this one, than elsewhere. When I predicted moane d, some months ago in one of my letters that the ex periment of female suffrage would be tried before very long in some of the States and territories, the World of this city quoted what I said as a good joke. In Michigan, however, the best educated, I think, and most New Englandish of all the Northern States after Massachusetts, a provision has just been inserted in the constitution by the revising Convention now sitting, and will be sub mitted to the people very soon, which doubtless adopted, giving votes to women, and I am still con fident that within three or four years you will see the experiment tried in a. large number of other States ; but in the Eastern States, in which the Irish most do congregate, it will be, I think, a good while before it is attempted ; and for the reasons I have given above. The Americana dread seeing Irishwomen vote, and the Irishmen are not anxious to have them vote. The catholic influence and catholic education here, as elsewhere, are en tirely thrown against the modern movement for the emancipation of women. Easy divorce—deplorably i easy it has become in many of the States—as well as all measures tending to make wives indepen dent of their husbands ; the appearance of women in public as lecturers and speakers ; the meddling , of women in politics, are heartily denounced by the catholic clergy, both in books and sermons, as in jurious to the family relation and opposed to the best interest of society, so that the republicans, who fear any further extension of the suffrage in the Eastern States, find that they are supported in opposing this particular extension of it by the very persons who would, it is feared, abuse it. ANOTHER 'VOLUNTEER MARKER SHOT. 011 Thursday an inquest was held at Hingham ' Norfolk, on the body of Mr. J. Vince, marker to the local volunteer corps. Major Gordon stated that three successive shots had missed the target, when he fired the fourth, hitting it. Not seeing the usual signal from Vince, he became alarmed, and sent Private Simmonds to see what was the matter, when he found the unfortunate man lying on his right side, without sign of life, the ball having entered his chest. Other evidence showed that the unfortunate occurrence was purely accidental, and the jury returned • verdict ac cordingly. The deceased is believed to have been in cautionale using a telescope when the accident happened. STRANGE SUPERSTITION IN WILTSHIRE. —At the Cricklade Petty Sessions an elderly matron, named Eliza Glass, the wife of William Glass, complained to the Bitting magistrates that she had been upset "by her friend's who had met at the Leigh for that purpose. She stated that she lived at Purton Stoke with her hus band. and that her father, with others of her relatives, lived in an adjoining house. Some time ago her father kat, or missed tremble house, the sum of 4/. 1 but whether in notes or gold we have not beard. Surmises were rife, and ultimately—so the woman said—suspicion, appa rently without foundation, fell upon herself and husband, and steps wore at once taken to prove the parties guilty. The theory formed by the relatives was that the woman had stolen • key, sad that by means of this key her husband had succeeded in abstracting the money. The friends met at the Leigh to teat the accuracy of the theory by the " Bible and key." A Bible was procured, the key said to have been stolen was placed on a particular text—com plainant thought it was a passage in the Song of Solomon — the book was closed and tied tightly ; and • piece of string having been passed through the handle of the kvy, which was allowed to protrude, the Bible was suspended, and allowed to swing. Now was the critical ' moment. It is for one of the persons concerned to think on the suspected individual ; and if the Bible, when suspended. should turn from its original position in a certain direction—with the edges towards the person using the test—it is a sure sign of guilt. In this instance the complainant, being suspected, was thought upon, the Bible turned its edges towards the tester, and Mrs. Glass in her absence was found guilty—in other words, was " upset." What was to be done! She must consult the oracle too. Procuring a New Testament, THE limn Flax CROP.—Dar. Donnelly, Registrar- hea r t a key on the words " Blessed are the pure in General, has published a return of the acreage under flax ; and the It si:tisfactory. The Testament in 1866 and 1807, compiled in each county and provincedid not turn ; she was acquitted. Here was contrad iction from information obtained by the constabulary and metro- between the oracles, or the Old and New Testaments' and polite' police. The return is published,being being in • fi x, the poor woman came to ask the as in former magistrates what was to be dcoe. The chairman (the years, in anticipation of the general abstracts which will the acreage under the various crops, and also the Rev. T. Maurice) told her that the bench could not inter givenumber of live stock, by counties and provinces. The fern, and that she ought to he satisfied, if innocent, with returns for 1867 exhibit • decrease, compared the approval of a good conscience. Probably the key heel with 1868, news will again be resorted to in order to clear up difficul. of 10,402 acres. the total this year being 2:i3,105 acres, Wilts Herald. against 263,507 acres in 1866. This decrease has taken place chiefly in Ulster, where the acreage in DARING ASCENT.—The weather-cock on the 1%6 waa 245;356, and in 1867 234,491. showing a steeple of the Kenmare Roman catholic churchhaving been decrease in the last-mentioned year of 10,865 acres. broken by a storm, three brothers, by name Crimmin, There is also • decrease, amounting to 020 acres, in undertook to replace it. The highest window of the spire Munster, where the acreage was 4,170 in 1866, and being in the shape of a triangle on the top, and projecting 3,250 in 1867. Leinster and Connaught both exhibit an from the main work, they got on this dangerous point, and increase. In Leinster the extent under flax in 1807 is erected a small sciffold of two or three treble deals. From 8,050 acres against 7,262 acres in 1866, and in Con- this they placed two ladders, tied out of each other, to the naught the figures are 6,719 acres in 1866 and 7,314 acres top of the mason work, and on this frail support *wended in 1867. The decrease in Ulster is praicipally in the to the height of 150 feet. One of them, named John, but counties of Antrim, Down, Londonderry, and Tyrone, better known by the oognomeu of Garibaldi, crept up the while there is an increase of 2,812 acres in Cavan. In iron bar on which the weather-cock was fixed, and, holding the preview of Leinster the county of Louth shows an on to the cross, took off the silent chanticleer, amidst the increase of 1,136 acres. The returns for the whole of wondering gaze of an admiring multitude. Next day he Ireland for the past four years were as follows i-1/0:4, again ascended, and, taking a pot of paint in his band, 301,693 ; 1866, 251,433 ; 1866, 263,107 ; and 1867, repainted the cross, and put up a new weather-cock.- 253,105 acres. /take Chronicle. SUICIDE BY A BAPTIST MINISTER AT BEDFORD. • CM Thursday morning a report became prevalent is the town that an elderly gentlemen had been found drowned in the riven This unhappily proved true, as will be seen from the evidence taken before Dr. Prior, borough coroner, at the inquest held at the Ship Inn, St. Cuthbert s, on Thursday afternoon. John William Thornbee, Minister of the Particular Bap tist Chapel, Castle-lane, identified the body as that of George Wright He was a minister of the same denomi nation as himself, and bad charge of • congregation at L.kenheath, Suffolk. He was 52 vein of age. He had been visiting him during the last three weeks. He had for some time been suffering great mental depression, brought on through the loss of his wife. The witness con tinued—Since he has been at my house he has been somewhat better than before. The last few days when walking with me, he asked me whether certain parts of the rive' were deep. He has told me that several times he has beer tempted to commit self-destruction, but he had die ng it He has oceaaionally been very much tempted to b laspheme, and he has told me that he would rather the by his own band than do it. Lest night he was very touch depressed, and could not come into the chapel, but re moaned in thevestry. We returned home about 8 ; he then told rue that he thought he was lost. I talked to him about en hour and • half. He afterwerde fell asleep in his chair. He awoke about 12 o'clock, and then retired to his rows. He was very much agitated, and during the night kept coming in and out of my room—l should think about twenty times. The lest time I sew him was about half-past 6. I afterwards said to my wife, " Mr. Wright is very quiet, be must be asleep." She got up and went to his room, and found that he was gone. I thought he was gone to take a walk. We examined the house all through, sad then went in search of him, but without success. A little girl afterwards brought the news that some one had been taken out of the river, and it was believed to be Mr. W ' ht. He spoke about making his will a few days ago, and Turnley and Slisrman's clerk came. In the clerk's presence he told him that he had not been in fluenoed in making his will. He left 5/. to his servant girl, 19/.195. to his housekeeper, and 2001. to Mr. Thorebee for his kindness. Witness said he thought deceased was worth somewhere about 1,000/. Policie-constable Haynes said he went down to the river. He found the body at Mr. Rainbow's public-house. lie found • purse, a pair of gloves, • bunch of keys, and I,{d. on his person. Afterwards sainted in conveying the body to the Ship Inn. Ebenezer Hart said be was working at the pits near Mn. Layton's. Mee. Layton told him that there was some man drowning in the neer. Four of them immediately rowed down the river in • boat. I saw the deceased in • floating position in the water, with his stick in both hands, where the river parts for the overshot. I put my oar under his arm. He floated round the boat, and then we got him in. He appeared quite dead. We took him to Rain bow'. beershop. By • juror—He wee taken out between twenty =antes and half .past 9. Joseph Rainbow said—l was at work in my garden at half-part 6. I saw deceased come down the path which leads from St. Cuthbert's into Thames street. He appeared in a great hurry, and was going at the rate of five miles an hour. Shortly after he passed by my house in • very hurried manner. I saw no more of him until they sent for me at half-past 9. At this ■tage of the inquiry, it was stated by the coroner that de eased was seen by four young men in a boat before be was seen by Ebenezer Hart. One of these young men, named Matthias, who was sent for, was not forthcoming. Rowland Hill Coombs, M.R.C.S., said he was sent for to see the deceased ; he was quite dead. Used Dr. Sylvester'. system to restore him, but without avaiL Besides two small bruises, there were other mark. of violence. He we of opinion that death was caused by drowning, and he should think he bad been in the water upwards of an The sixth half-yearly ordinary general meeting was held yesterday, at the Westminifter Paw , Hotel; the Earl of DEVON in the chair. The report of the directors has been publ. 4, hed-, " The CHAIRMAN, inmoving its adoption, rem. , r ,,, 0, ',- fully explained what had been done in the hail...year, and the eircumstansee which bad prevented the been as rapidly s was denied . There had, &owner.- no =Menai' interruption, notwithstanding Hat ankles in placing the debentures and securities of the earl patty owing to the depression in the money market, and consequent delay in obtaining the land for the line.. The board had every confidence in the success of the undertaking, and they bowed their opinion on the large and ins eating traffic of the Metropolitan line. The want of pecuniary resources had raised difficultke between the , directors and the contractors, bat they had beim advised and co-operated with by Mr. Parsons, the cbairwa*,dtbe Metropolitan, who had suggested various moditcations of the contract, involving oonoessions on both sides, and the result was, be believed, that that part of the line between Brompten and Westminster , bridge would be open by the oommenoessent of the summer of 1868. For this purpose it would he necessary to make the unissued debentures available, and that would be done under the powers d the act which was DOW about to pass, and the non-passing of which up to the potent time would render it necessary to postpone the "pedal meeting for authorising such issue. It was pga. posed that the new debenture stock should be offered pr 6 • rata to the shareholders ; and he had no doubt if it were . issued on fair and reasonable terms, as it would be, would be mainly taken up by the present proprietors. He anticipated that the abandonment of the Huston and Charing-cross line would largely benefit the Metropolitan District line, with which to some extent it would have competed. Every facility would be afforded to the London and North Western, or any other company, to bring traffic from the north to the south of London. Mr. SNEBILIFV, 11. P., seconded the motion. After moms diacusases the report was adopted. The meeting wa s E a ld'ourned to Thursday next, in older to consider a resolution for authorising the creation of the de benture stock. hour. Joseph Thomlinson, clerk to Messrs. Turnley and Sher man, said—On Saturday last I prepared a codicil to • will for the deceased. He left 51. to his servant girl, 191. 19.. to his housekeeper, and 2001. to Mr. Thornbee. Deceased appeared quite satisfied. He was rather taciturn, and I had to question him several times. The instructions were originally given to me in writing. To show his state of mind, when the name Helen was read to him, he said there was an "a" to be put after the " n." Twenty pounds had been put down first of all to Mr. Thornbee. Deceased said that was wrong. It was only like twenty ponce for all the kindness Mr. Thonibee had shown to him. Before the evidence of the last witness was taken, the room was clearad,•aal on the admission of the rep orters the Coroner said the inquest was adjourned until the next day at 4 o'clock. It was stated that the object in adjourning was to obtain the presence of some of the deceased'. relatives, and also the parties who were in the boat and last saw him alive.—Cambridge lade pauknt. Sin WILLIAM HENRY BODKIN.—On Thursday evening the mayor, oorporation, and justices of the pesos for the borough of Dover, assembled at the Lord Warden Hotel, for the purpose of presenting addresses of congra tulation to Sir W. H. Bodkin upon the honour of knight hood which he has recently received at the bands of the Queen. The learned gentleman has filled the office of in tieohnicohfptehrieodauthheorihastinco. m ar on ded ly the 4 res th i r fai t thf an u d l and Recorder of Dover for the pest thirty-three years, during cient discharge of his duties, but by the exercise on all occasions of personal courtesy and kindness of manner. As soon as intelligence reached Dover that the honour of knighthood had been conferred upon him, it was re solved that addresses of congratulation should be pre sented to him, and on Thursday evening this was done in the presence of • large assemblage of local dignitaries and official. Sir W. H. Bodkin, who was deeply affected, replied in suitable terms. Ma. PERCY WYNDHAM, M.P., ON REFORM. — At tbo dinner held in connection with the exhibition of the Cumberland and Westmorland Agricultural floiisty. held at Wigton. Cumberland, on Wednesday, the Hon. Percy Wyndham, M.P. for West Cumberland, referring to the Reform Bill, said—" Many view it with great alarm. I quite agree that we cannot tell where it may lead us io, bet I do not think that those who are admitted to the franchise will go end see together as a class. Some my that it will be exceedingly conservative ; and I believe it will, but in the best sense of the word. I have much faith in Englishmen, and think that it is more important how these changes are made, and in what spirit they are done, than the actual change itself. Ido nut believe that the new set of voters will act together as a clam hastily and selfishly for their own interests. I consider one of the first questions for the consideration of the legislature is that • system of education must be made universal throughout the country. I hope that no difficulties con nected with the subject, great as they are, will prevent our overcoming them. With regard to reform, I may add I don't think that there is any reason to fear the great change which parliament has seen fit to make." THE DiscovEav or Coat. IN Notes.—The disco very of a vein of coal on Sir Robert Clifton's estate near Nottingham is regarded as one of some importance in 'dentine circles. It has been frequently maintained by geologists that it was impossible for coal to be found on the south side of the Trent, except at an enormous depth. Their contention was that it was cut o ff by what is termed the great Nottinghamshire and Derby shire Fault. For many years the late M.P. for Notting. ham was under the impression that the mineral might be discovered under his estate, and about twelve years since he engaged persons to bore, but they stopped at about 140 yards deep, and it was surmised that they were bought off. The matter lay in abeyance until last January. Since that time trials have been going on, which, on the 9th of this month, culminated in the finding of a valuable bed of coal at a depth of only 187 yards. The mineral is of the finest quality. At the present time the discovery is of great importance, as it opens up a vast field of fuel and mineral. It is thought that the same please contains beds of coal worth many million pounds sterling. It is also belived that ironstone of good quality abounds in su ffi cient quantities to make KU additional source of revenue, besides immense beds of clay, which leave been tested and found equal to the best qualities of bricks. Perseverance in this case has met with its reward. Tas NORTH AND EAST RIDINGS CATTLE TRADE. —Since May the efforts of the North Riding Chamber of Agriculture have been directed towards the re-opening of the Melton cattle market for the two ridings. The chief obstacle has been the clerk of the peace for the North Riding, through whom the application to the Privy Council must, as a matter of form, pass. This gentleman declined to act on the requirement of the divisional Goat. mittee, and afterwards refused to forward the application, although instructed to do so by the chairman eat quarter sessions, Earl Cathcart. The obetructions placed in the way by the clerk of the peace were duly reported to the Privy Council, and yesterday their lordship. intimated to the secretary of the North Riding Chamber of Am ical. Lure that they had required the clerk to forward the memorial. It is, therefore, expected that the 'Milton and other North Riding markets will be open next week. 110IttiCASTLE BOSSY FAlR.—This great Lincoln shire horse fair was opened on Monday, and has been re sumed the subsequent days during this week. The show of horses, both in class and aggregate, amply sustained the great celebrity of this annual fair. There was a large at tendance of horse dealers and breeders, and an extensive business during the week has been transacted at the an nexed prices :—Superior riding horses, 75 to 140 guineas ; steady going cobs, 25 to 41 guineas, and hunter* eat Walt breed, 85 to 200 guineas. Young horses suitable for private carriages and other bailiess wave-ea, tiO to 75 guineas; and ditto of superior stamp, and broken to double harness, 80 guineas and %Tem& ; and matched pairs of high class carriage horses, 20.1 to 250 guieess; mum], well-grown, young cart horses, 40 to to guineas; and active cattle for vans, omnibus, and other mailing work, 40 to 50 guineas ; and aged horses for tamers' pur pose 20 to IQ guineas ; and cart colts, 25 up to 40 guinea& Many high clam horses left the fair on transit tor L4bid= The fair is open to-day (Saturday), and will be resl two days of next week. AocIDENT AT THE CURRAGH CAMP.—At a recent grand review at the Currsgh • serious accident dourest While the 12th Lenten were wheeling round in one of their rapid charm, the hone of Private O'Reardon, who was in the foremost rank, stumbled, and the rider was thrown violently to the mound. A fellow-soldier, named O'Connor, who was immediately behind him, failing in his endeavours to restrain his horse, its hoofs descended on O'll.eardon's head. By this unfortunate mishap he sus tained a dangerous fracture of the skull. O'Connor was likewise unseated, and severely injured. The ambulance was quickly on the pipet, and both the wound a..en were conveyed where medical assistance sees at use brought into requisition. O'Reaidon is not expected to survive, but hopes are entertained of aConnor's recovery. On Wednesday, as Marcus's first excursion train to Bristol and the west of Lngland was passing • level crossing near Charfield Station, tame twenty miles from Mittel, it came into collision with a cow which bad strayed on the line. The engine and the whole of the carriages eleven in number, passed over it, cutting it to pieces. Tbe passengers were severely shaken, Lut us bones were broken. A remarkable incident took place at Talton on Wednesday night. A grand gala had been hob!, which wound up with a display of fireworks. A sudden out buret of dame so melded • horse standing inn cab at the railway station, that the animal took the up-line towards York, and galloped nearly two miles, in the "six foot," before it was stopped. Neither bone nor cab was injured, and, strange to say, the animal managed to avoid the numerous excursion indite leaving thiltou at the time. The swindling shopkeepers of the metropolis are still being looked after. A petty session was li. Id in Cpper.liall, Islington, yesterday, when about 100 tiades men had to answer summonses for posse ming franduknt weights and measures. The usual tines were iufficta d. A gang of experienced burglars having ar ranged to rob the premises of Mr. F. Clerke, jeweller, Church-street, Liverpool, early on Wednesday morning, were • little disgusted to find that • cabmen oe a neighbouring stand would not leave the street. As he could not help being a witness of their proceeiliegs it was decided to engage him to drive one of the gto a distant point near the river. During his aleenet the window was fumed open and about 100 f. worth of jewel lery seized. ALLEGED WIFE MURDER AT DONCASTER. —IIIOMR3 Slack was indicted at the Leeds Assizes on Thursday for the murder of Ann Slack, at the Holmes, Don caster, on the 11th of July last. The prisoner and the woman with whose death be was charged were man and wife. They resided together at • small house in a place called the Holmes, at Doncaster. Although they had been married ten years they had no family, and ap for • long time to have lived very unhappily. The re a c red ease alias addicted to drink, and during the frequent absence of the prisoner from home in his occupation as a bargeman, she was in the habit of pawning the smaller articles in the house for the purpose of tintersupplyin heself with liquor. The prisoner at last ale° fell into mpe rate habits. Several of the witnesses for the prosecution gave him the highest character for humanity, and more than ono of them said that be had always been • temperate and sober man until he had been driven to de spair by the bad conduct of his wife. On the 11th of July last the prisoner, who had been absent from home on busi ness during the whole of the day, returned to his house about six o'clock in the evening. He wee then intoxicated. The deceased, who was also drunk, was at that time in the house. The prisoner entered, and a few minutes after wards a little girl, Florence Hopewell, who was playing near the pneoner's house, saw through the window the prbroner take hold of the deceased somewhere nelir the shoulder, and howl him at the same time call her " drunken —," upon which deceased set up a loud scream, and ran out of the house. She then fell into the arms of a Mrs. Slack, a neighbour, who had been attracted by the screams of the deceased and of Florence Hopewell. She was then bleeding profusely from a wound in the neck, and in • few minutes died, the cause of death being • wound in the neck which bad punctured the carotid artery. Prisoner then attempted to commit suicide, but was prevented. On being charged by the constable with the wilful murder of his wife, be maid, " I have not committed wilful mur der ; it was done through drink. It is a very bad job, and I am sorry for it." Mr. Price delivered a stirring appeal on behalf of the prisoner, alluding to his wife's unfaith fulness, which had driven him to commit the deed. The jury, after a short deliberation, returned a verdict of guilty of manslaughter —Twenty years' penal servitude. " PICKING AND STEAL ENG. "—The death of a rail way guard, killed through being struck by a bridge while he was on the top of a carriage endeavouring to detect awaydamaging carriages, may surprise some who are not e bow much mischief is done by passengers. In the course of the evidence given last month before the House of Lords' Committee on the bill which proposed to compel railway cowponies to provide means of communication be t aeon passengers arid guards,Mr. Scott, the manager of the South Western Railway, said—" I should no snore think of intrusting our suburban passengers with means of commu nication than I should think of flying. Scarcely a day passes that we have not several of our carriages damaged they cut the linings and fittings, break the glasses, and de.truy the lamps." Mr. Fenton, the manager of the Metropolitan line, said—" We have to carry so many mis chievous people that we , are obliged to remove all the straps from the third class carriages; we have carriages continually cut." Mr. Seymour Clarke, general manager of the Great Northern line, said both of London and Yorkshire—" These local (short) passengers to whom no responsibility attaches are very mischievous ; they have no luggage, and there is nothing by which they can be detected ; you would be astonished if you knew the amount of repairs we have to do resulting from pure mischief." He says " they are fond of a bit of fun ;" but, whether it be done from love of fun or mischief or Pilfering, these persons are the enemies of the whole travelling public and a discredit to us all. THE MERSEY STEEL AND IRON WORKS (Liurran). —Mr. T. 11. Moreton, 81. P., chairman of the board of directors, pnraided at the third annual meeting of the shareholder of this company, held in Liverpool, yesterday. The report and statement of accounts showed a loss on the year's working of nearly 7,000/., which was attributed to the continued and unprecedented depression in trade, ' which bad more seriously affected the iron branch than any other. The chairman said that when the concern wee handed over, the goodwill was valued at about 91,0001., he and his brother owning 4-6 tbs of the entire concern. After duly considering all the circumstances in connec tion with the present position of the company, they had come to the resolution of relinquishing their share of the goodwill, which would amount to over 60 , 000 /. (Cheers.) After • lengthy discussion the reports and accounts were adopted. Mr. Charles Turner, M.P., and Mr. Bouch were re-elected directors, and Mr. Crosby was added to the board in place of Mr. Swainsou. Mr. Clay, the managing director, on being appealed to, said he did not fear for the future of the iron trade in this country. The proceedings terminated with a special vote of thanks to Messrs. Kendall, whose conduct was highly eulogised by Mr. J. Beasley. Mr. Beazley stated that it gave a eons plete contradiction to the remarks now so prevalent, that the honour of the British merchant during the last 20 years was very considerably depreciated. . ITALY. " • . • Oust "ors OWN t!141.• - _