The Express. — London, England, 1866-08-18 00:00:00

cOUBT POLITICS AT BERLIN. TO THI EDITOR 07 THE =PIUS. SA - - King William stood the fire at Koniggratz. B° i s ow in danger of being subdued by a host of oo d and corone e tted Amazons. The Almsmach okt is in a flutter. Nieces, cousins to the too f re e, and, unfortunately, much nearer re boots, are urging him by letters, by cajoleries,by s o preserve the nursery, to restore the dis „..moed princes. There are soreereases by the 6 ,7, 0 n prophesying the last doom. First they car rtd g o ir complaints and wishes to Paris, to the on whom they considered, ten years ago, too seas t o gain the hand of the most insignificant ~,,0 0s of the moat obscure principality. Die .,ed at their . cold receptionhe ran to St. F etes barg declaiming to the Czar, "Where are you ,„) get wives for your grand Elsewhere, J u l Cry, " Where are you to get husbands for your linoessest" Hanover, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Rum oheiza, the whole tribe described by Edmond sitiout m . that amusing and truth-depicting ;9vel of hus, " Madelon," under the name of To d e jaschwanz, are working night and day, and .±,y a ll, like the heroine of that rovel, consider : se country a farm, the nation a herd. Nor are o re wanting powerful auxiliaries in the family of King. Princess Anna of Prussia, daughter of • ce Charles, niece to the King, daughter-in-law the Elector of Hesse, said in 1863, "1 am ed of being a Prussian princess." And 1 Beaune Prussia declined entering that ,atual life assurance company of princelings Bich Austria proposed at Frankfort under the omous title of a Reform of the Bund. She is ', m aking now in the same spirit. The princesses who are hunting down the chival -90 old King are assisted by all the courtly I lefsille, the unpronouncable swarm of Lilli :aeon majesties of the 2nd and 3rd volumes of • A e Gotha Almaliach, by the whole host of media ;Rd princes, by numberless counts and barons— , pet of the creation studied, like particular classes 1 vermin, only by amateur zoologists the : w ry of gold sticks, silver sticks, masters of the x dchamber, the buckhounds, and various stables, )remost amongst them His Transparency the prince of Salm Dyck and Count Nesselrode, both at Berlin, sympathisers with that Count West ?won who, the other day, in the Herrenhaus threw off his allegiance to the King, who was ~s l y not honest enough to speak out as he did ; ohy of them outwardly mitholics, intimately Vol :Arians, believing in nothing except their privi leges, hating Prussia as the progressive state of the ontinent, and lending their hands to the ultra nontane party, who detest Prussia as the heretical sate levy' ifoxfv. The moral philosopher finds an opportunity of making curious observations on that once much tered question—what ties are the strongest between eon and father, or daughter and mother, r sister and sister, or husband and wife, or mother and son I—all possible combinations are offered to ebservation ; and that supreme question—how far elfishness blinds human beings even to their true interest ? For what will be the consequence if this petticoated array gains the field ? Disastrous w Prussia and to Germany, it may be, but still more disastrous certainly to the Prussian royal house. Dynasties pass away, but nations endure and have their will in the end. —1 am, &c., Berlin, August 15. A PRUSSIAN LIBERAL. GREAT YARMOUTH ELECTION COMMITTEE. The inquiry was resumed yesterday, when Mr. G. 11lake's examination was continued. He said he believed Yarmouth to be essentially liberal, but the influence on the other side was so great that the liberals or some of them felt that they must bribe. The municipal elections were carried by bribery. There were not so many municipal contests now, the tones having all the patron age in their power. The change took placseabout twelve years ago. Previously the whigs ruled. Mr. W. C. Reynolds, a partner with Mr. J. Palmer, gave eir . olence as to the canvass and expenses. He had acted as conservative agent for registration purposes four or five years. The result of the registration had generally been in favour of the conservatives. There was no influence kept up in a general way as to charities. He had not of bite Sean heard of corrupt practices at municipal elections. He hail heard that the last election coat 10,0001. or 15,1100/., but looked upon the statement as idle gossip. He had received no account of the personal expenses of the sitting members. Such expenses ought to appear in the official return. Mr. F. Costerton, who described himself as sole agent for the petition, had heard of a meeting prior to the election held at the house of Mr. Aldred, the present mayor, after church on Sunday morning. (Laughter.) He understood that bribery commenced on the Sunday sight. He prepared his brief from what a man named ViCarg told him. He understood 51. was promised to some men before the Sunday, whether there was a poll or not, and that if there was a poll they wero to be treated the urns so others. Some got 151. and some 201. The bribery tat contained 40 or 50 names, but many of them would be :ere speculation. Hail known the tariff quite as high at municipal elections. It was not, in his opinion, because the : , herals were equally guilty that they did not claim the rat. . -- 11 r. J. Cooper, printer and stationer, took consider Able part in the late election on the conservative tide. He never canvassed, but saw some voters privately. He proceeded I yaw Matthew Corson, of Charlotte-street. and asked him for his vote. He rid he wanted the needful, and I :igreed to give him 20/. That mu on the Monday previous to the election. He afterwanls split his vote, and voted for Lecon and Brog den, having received 15/. from a man named Holliday for that purpose. I afterwards saw a man named Henry king, Row 92. I gave him 15/. or 201. That h got 20/. afterwards, and voted for Brogden and Vanderbyl. (Laughter.) I believe he got the money from a roan named Newman, who was afterwards engaged in setting up the petition with Mr. Coeterton. I am giving Ton the "lame ducks" first. (Laughter.) I gave a man tamed Killett, 451. to divide between himself tad two other men named Jones and Houghton Wo did not vote at all. Most likely he got money et the other side, as they not only paid for votes, but paid mums not to vote. I lost one out of the three. (Laugh ter.) I saw a man named Larke, who calls himself a re ffectable tradesman, and who lives in King-street. I nee him 15'., hut he did not vote. (Laugh ter) I think I gave a small sum on the Stanley evening. I spent 1(10/. on the Satur dff evening when Mr. Vanderbyl came forward; ffat was the first money I spent. I gave a man "wed Hawn, a wholesale grocer at the North-end, 14 ., but he did not vote. I went it by the hands of I man named Arche^, who had 151. for himself. uteon got the money and s t uc k to it. It is very likely Tut he got money on the other side. I think Vicars hail 1. 4, and I won told that he had also money from the Other aide, and that he had a commission for bringing up AU we call " tinnible " voters to the other side. Vicars voted for the liberals. I gave a man named Girding, of Nelson -road, 15/. or 201. ;he voted on our side. I gave myself to Stephen Callem, of Gaol-street ; he is since dila, Re said he had been offered 20/. from the liberals, it he preferred the conservatives. I gave Robert Green, of Fuller's-hill, 17,/.; he voted quite right. He told me he vw offered money on the other side, and he afterwards re gretted he did not vote one and one. I gave Charles Ives G uncsi, of Charlotte-street, 2(11. He voted red. I gave ...et Gaze, Wiltshire-place, either 15/. or 201. He voted quite eight. (Laughter) I gave William Powditch, of the South-quay, 15/ He said he had been offered money on the other side by the gentleman who managed that de. Payment in the Nelson ward. He voted for my side. I gq" Stephen Peachment, of Garden-lane, 15/. He told me that side. G. Moore had offered him money on the other By Mr. Russell—l have no memorandum book. I burnt it before the committee of the House of Commons eat. (Laughter.) The witness was still under examination when the com mittee adjourned. The Marquis of Abercorn is to make his public 'et!? into Dublin on the Zird inst. He will be met by the civic functionaries, with the Lord Mayor at their bead, th 4 Presented with the keys of the city. He will en proceed on horseback along the route to the castle, the route being heed with infantry and cavalry. ,The Scotsman says that Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone !ill NU the later autumn and early winter months in Here they will be joined by the Earl and Countess Qranville, Mr. and Mrs. Cardwell, Lord and Lady Stanley Alderley, Sir Roundell and Lady Laura Palmer, and one ir two other colleagues. The requisition inviting Mr. Bright to Dublin is aid to hive already received the signatures of twenty-one "Them of parliament, including the late Attorney and lohcitor•Ceneral, eight parish priests, about thirty city tnd county magistrates, and a large number of other in uential persona. It will, however, be greatly augmented Wore presentation. o e* Monday, his Roy a l Highness the Maharajah m. "" ul eefr SUIT bagged to his own gun on Loch Kennard 1,001 1120 brace of grouse. .A Fenian agent named Beane was arrested in t , riteshead on Th ur sd a y / and has been sent over to . hlin. He is understood to have been coneerne4 in the 'looting of soldiers at Dublin. THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST NORTH LONI - OV RAILWAY. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Winslow.) IP RI 18IDOR WATTA.—APPLICATION TOR RRLEARE. This was an application for release from prison. The bankrupt was described as formerly of Great Tower-street and elsewhere, wine and spirit merchant and commission agent for the side of wines, trading as L Matta and Co., since carrying on the same business at Bush-lane, Cannon street. He petitioned in forma pauperis, and front a preliminary statement which he has filed, it appears that his debts and liabilities amount to 10,950/., against which he has claims of nearly 9,5001. upon other parties. The failure was ascribed to bad debts and heavy losses on con signments of wines and spirits. Mr. Holt, from the office of Mr. Costley, supported the application. He said that there were two detainers, and in respect of one of them there was no opposition. Mr. Langton said he opposed on behalf of Messrs. Wisdom and Warter, of Mark-lane, wine merchant+, the detaining creditors, and they objected to the bankrupt being released. He was instructed that considerable diffi culty had been experienced in serving the bankrupt with the process under which his arrest was effected. His Honour dismissed the application, but said the bankrupt might renew it after the sitting for choice of assignee. had taken place. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) CLERKBNWELL. COMMITTAL OF FOCR FEMALE BURGLARS. Emily Blundell, aged 17, • servant out of place, who gave her address at • low 1 -house in Blue Anchor alley • Eliza Kinsella, aged 17, of no occupation, of No. 1, Macclesfield-place, St. Luke's ; Jane Stephens, aged 14, of no home, a servant, and Jane Crooks, aged 16, having no fixed place of abode, • cap front maker, were charged before Mr. D'Eyncourt with burglariously b r eaking am e entering the dwelling-house, No. 12. Waterloo-place, St. Luke's, and stealing one petticoat, one shawl, two ooats, and other articles, the property of Mr. Frederick Gregory, metal re finer. Mr. Ricketts, solicitor, prosecuted. The facts of the case are very simple. Between 1 and 2 in the morning the inhabitants of the house broken into were alarmed by hearing persons walking about in the parlours, and they at once called for police. Their cries for assistance brought police-constables Smith, 95 G, and ' Baker, 74 G, to the spot and they at once found that au entry had been made by working back the bolt that fastens the shutter in the front parlour ; and the thieves, having gained admission, stripped the place, as nearly everything in the shape of wearing apparel had been re moved. The constables then searched for the prisoners, and found three of them in a water closet, and near them a large bundle containing some of the prosecutor's clothing. Before they were told the charge, the prisoners said "We have have not taken anything, and if the house is broken into we did not do it for we had nothing to do with it." On the opposite side of the way the constables went to another closet, and there found the prisoner Crooks, and near her was a parcel containing some o: the prosecutor's goods. No men were seen near the spot, and about a quarier of an hour before the alarm was given, the prisoners were seen near the prosecutor's house, and they were allknown to the police as companions. The prisoners, in answer to the charge, said that they were innocent, and as for committing • burglary. bow could they do that? They had only just gone to the place where the police found them, and then of course they being there the police were bound to say they were guilty. The constables said they found on one of the prisoners • knife, which appeared to have been used in effecting an entry to the prosecutor's premises. Mr. D'Eyncourt said it was a case he could not settle, and committed the prisoners to the Central Criminal Court for trial. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. DIFRIACEPtI. CONDVIT TOWARDS PFMALES IN HYDE-PARK. Jutu Long, writer, of 2, Upper Dorsetatreet, Pimlico, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with insulting females in a most disgraceful manner in Hyde-park. After hearing the evidence of three children, and Howes, park constable, No. 14, The prisoner denied the charge. Mr. Tyrwhitt said there could not be the slightest doubt about the prisoner's guilt, and as there had been two mutes proved he should commit the prisoner for three months, with hard labour for each offence, or six months in all. WANDSWORTH. EXTRAORDINARY CASE Or ANNOYANCE.—BURNING AN EFFIGY. Four young men, named William Whidle, John Mayn't, Alfred PeMier, and William Pedall, appeared before Mr. Daymen, to answer adjourned summonses for insulting behaviour to Mr. Henry James Hoebottom, of Chat ham-road, Wandsworth-common. Mr. Haynes appeared to support the summonses, and Mr. Wilson for the defendants. A number of witnesses were examined on both side'. The case for the complainant was as follows:—He was in the service of Mr. Broadwood, and by his industry he had been enabled to purchase a plot of freehoidland in the Chatham road, and to build a house in which he now lived. Nearly opposite a house had been built to which a public-house license had been granted, and in consequence of his com plaining of the conduct of that house he had been sub jected to a species of annoyance, and he had also been threatened that he should not live iu his house. On the 7th iust., the complainant was attracted by a great noise outside his house. He saw a great number of per sons, including the defendants, with a large effigy MK feet in length, affixed to a frame. A witness described it as a " regular guy," which was called " King Squatter," and seine of the parties sang " Let us hang old Roebottoin on the sour appletree." l'cttifer carried a lamp on the top of a pole, and Mayall. who is the ostler at the public-house, took hold of a leg of the effigy and attempted to strike the complainant with it. The whole of the defendants groaned and hooted at the complainant, and told him that they had got his effigy. It also appeared that the effigy was set on fire by Whistle, who is a lodger at the public-house, close to the complainant's fence. The defence wee that some children had the effigy and called out three cheers for King Squatter, meaning Mayall, who was known as " King John." Mr. Dayman thought the case was proved, and said be looked upon the conduct of the defendants as being disgraceful, for nothing was more likely to create a breach of the peace. He fined Whistle and Mayan 40s. and 10s. costs, or one month's imprisonment each, and the other two defendants each '2os. and 10s. costs, with the alternative of 14 days' imprisonment. The defendants paid t'se money. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) I The following is the report of the directors of the North London Railway, to be presented at the half-yearly meeting at Easton-station on the 22nd inat•nt :—" The ac counts, herewith submitted to the proprietors, exhibit • result for the past half-year which must be considered as highly satisfactmi. The receipt', compared with the cor responding period of the previous year, are as under : 186 x. 1805 Increase. Paisengars Merchrndire and Ilinerals 54,404 .. 49,027 .. 5,437 Live Stock 2,100 .. 1,709 .. 391 Total 1:138.7d0 L 98,030 £42,150 The expenses, on the other hand, are necessarily increased, but not to a greater extent than was antici pa ted , by the additional cost of working, consequent on the opening of the City Extension line and stations. The general result, after providing for debenture interest, is a disposable amount to the credit of revenue of 62,12!1/. 9s. 11(1., from which your directors recom mend that a dividend be declared on the preference shares, at the rate of 4i per cent. per annum ; and on the ordinary stock and shares at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum; leaving a balance of 4,5787. 9a. 11d. to be car red forward to the current half-year. It should be ob served that the goods station at Brnad-street, now in course of construction by the London and North Western Company, being still unfinished, the earnings on the City Extension Line do not include any receipts from that source, whilst the interest and dividends on the entire capital expended by this company, form a charge against revenue. A new station has, during the past half-year, been constructed at Poplar, with the view to passenger li traffic over the line between Bow and Poplar, which has hitherto been used for merchandise and mineral traffic only ; arrangements have also been made for the con struction of an additional station between Balaton Junction and Shoreditch, by which increased facility will be afforded for development of the messenger traffic. No less than nine bills affecting this company were, during the recent session of parliament, promoted by other par ties ; but in each case satisfactory clauses have been ob tained by negotiations, and the necessity avoided of any p..rliamentary contest. Your directors have deemed it prudent to defer making calls on the share capital during the pressure which has prevailed in the money market 131 through the past half-year ; capital will, however, be re- !I, quired during the current six months to carry out the ; works authorised at previous half-yearly meetings. The g amount of capital raised by preference shares being now g fully called up, a resolution will be submitted to authorise S their conversion into preference stock. The director's re- S gret to have to repot I the death of Mr. C. J. Sanderson, one of the auditors of the company, by whose decease a vacancy is created, which it will be necessary to fill up on the present occasion by the election of a successor." We (Western Tim-s) regret to announce the death of the only child of Sir John and Lady Guendolen Kaman (daughter of the Duke of Somerset). The deceased infant was a daughter, and was born only about six weeks ago. We (Army and Navy Gazette) deeply regret to find that the change in the pay and position of the naval medical officers has not produced the beneficial effect which might have been expected by the Admiralty. We understand that no fresh candidates of an improved cha racter have come forward for examination since the issue of the circular which lately appeared in our columns. It is quite evident that the popularity of the naval service wan reduced to so low an ebb in the chief medical schools of the country that it will not only require time, but pro bably the temptation of a further increase of pay, to bring . . it again into favour. We have much pleasure (says the A rnty and Nary Gazette) in announcing that General Sir George Wetherell, G.C.8., has been appointed Governor of the Royal Military College in succession to the late Sir Harry Jones. General Wetherall's long and valuable services li pre-eminently entitle him to so substantial a reward, s while his sagacity and clear judgment, undimmed by age, will no doubt exercise a most beneficial influence on the ii institution. Major-General Henry Sandham, Governor of the Royal Military Academy, is to be appointed a Colonel- Commandant of the Royal Engineers in the room of Sir Harry domes. QUEEN EMMA OF H - HONOLULU. —Queen Emma's visit to England is beginning to show some results. On Wednesday Mr. Slater, the architect, received instructions to put in band immediately the first portion of his design for the church which is to form the modest cathedral of that newest and smallest of national churches, and at the Lune time the monument of the remarkable man the late King, who was the founder of that church in his island kingdom. The portion thus undertaken consists of the choir with a circular apse and an aisle running all round, and the tower,which stands at the north-west of the choir. The style is English-Gothic of the early dc:orated period. The church will not he very large or ornate, but finely proportioned. The cost of the part undertaken is a little over a,OOOl. It is hoped that the other 5,0 0 01 . will be speedily forthcoming. EARLY CLOSING ON SAFI' RDA YS.—lt Will be within the recollection of our readers that at a meeting of ladies held about a month since at Stafford House, on the invitation of the Duchess of Sutherland, it was decided to make an effort to obtain a weekly half-holiday for those employed in the retail establishments of London, particu larly of the West-end. The linendrapers' and the mercers' trades were selected for the primary experiments, and, after hearing of the arguments adduced in favour of such a course, 34 of the leading houses agreed to make the essay by closing their business at 2 o'clock on Saturdays. So far the experiment, we believe, has proved satisfactory, and 38 other houses in various retail trades have adopted the same course, while a large number of smaller houses have determined to close at sor 6 o'clock on Saturdays, which will afford great relief to the numerous persons who are employed by them. NARROW ESCAPE. —On Tuesday, about noon, Mr. S. Wilke, M.D., of London, who is staying with his family st the Alexandra Hotel, Scarborough, started (alone) to walk along the sands, expecting to reach ' , Hey. After walking about five mike, he found the projecting rucks hindered his further progress. He attentpted to retrace his steps, hut the tide basing risen considerably he was soon hemmed in. He promptly sought refuge in the cliffs ; when the title receded it had become dark, so that he thirst not come down, but was obliged to remain the whole night, and unfortunately when dat light appeared the tide luid again returned anti he was compelled to wait for hours. Search was made, but without effect. On 'Wednesday morning Mrs. W'ilks and her son proceeded to Filet', and having no tidings of him engaged the services of some fishermen, who, with the assistance of ropes, went over the cliffs and explored the rocks After searching in vain fur sonic time, they found that Dr. Wilke, exhausted, had crawled over the rocks to the door of a small cottage built upon the beach, asking admission. The poor woman seeing his wretched condition, at once admitted him, and %annuls. tered a little brandy to him. His clothes, which were saturated to the neck, were immediately taken off, and he was put to bed, and messengers were afterwards despatiled to Scarborough for a carriage, by which he was taken home to his hotel. ALAKM I Zit ; RAILWAY Al 'CID EN T. —On Thursday an accident of a very alarming character, but fortunately unattended with loss of life, took place at Walton June. tion, about 100 yards beyond the semaphore on the Cheshire Junction Railway. Shortly after 1 o'clock, as a goods train was being shunted front the down to the up rails—the position of the train being *cross the line—it suddenly became stationary, and a guard'. van e ntl a lurry containing poplars were left on the up rails. Before any step could be taken to remedy this state of affairs the 1.28 express train from Warrington to Chester came up at express speed and dashed into the lurry and van with great violence, pitching them over the down rails. The collision was a serious one, as may be supposed, and the passengers in the express train were more or less knocked about in the car riages. One gentleman was severely hurt, and several others received cuts and bruises, but they were not very serious. A remarkable incident occurred in connection with the collision. One of the poplars in the lurry, by some means difficult to imagine, was forced right through one of the compartments of a first-class carriage in which a lady and gentleman were seated, and their escape from injury, if nut from instant death, must be regarded as pro , vidential. The lady and gentleman referred to were Lord and Lady De Tabley.— Warrington Guardian. EXTRAORDINARY ROBBERY BY RATS. —.k short time ago Mr. Parks, superintendent of police at Appleby, received information that a leather purse containing 241. in gold, belonging to George Belles, had been stolen from a bedroom at Strickland HalL He pro ceeded' to the spot, and made a careful investigation into the affair. It appears that on retiring to bed, about 11 o'clock, on the previous night, Mr. Belles had left the puree containing the 201. and other 71. loose in his pocket, and on rising at 5 o'clock next morning be found that a hole had been made in the Pocket, that the purse and its contents bad been ab stracted, and that the rest of the money was lying scattered about the room. Suspicion attached to a servant man who had occupied the same bed with the unfortunate loser, and he was charged with the offence ; ' but when Mr. Parks came to examine the place, be saw that the thief was a creature of a very different kind. He found that the pocket had not been cut, but had been gnawed through, while the fact of so much money being found lying on the floor showed that the thief was not one who cared much for the current coin of the realm. Further inquiries put him in pos session of the fact that the house and outbuildings were infested with rats, and be then became convinced that the burglars were still lurking about the premises. He accordingly sent for a joiner, and caused him to pull up part of the bedroom floor, and also part of the stairs landing, and the result showed that his theory was correct. Under the landing boards the miming puns was found, completely eaten through, part of the money lay close beside it, and the rest was discovered under the bedroom floor, about a yard att.—Westmoreland Gazette. THIS PILCHARD FISHERY. —Several hundred boats are now employed on the Cornish coast in the pilchard fishery, which at present gives promise of a very produc tive 101:400il. Thus far the greatest catches have been as the south coast, where, during the past few days, the catches have averaged 4,000 per boat. Good prices have been obtained, varying from Is. Bd. to 2s. 6d. per 120. Large commissions are to bind for the ldediterranean supply, but the stock in cellar it still but 'small. - SHOCKING DEATH FROM STARVATION. INQUEST. —(THIS DAY.) This forenoon Mr. Humphreys, Middlesex Coroner, held an inquest at the Prince of Wales Tavern, Holywell-lane, Shoreilitch. on view of the body of Joseph Holman, aged 61 years, who was found dead from disease and destitution. Martha White, 8, Crown-court, Curtain-road, a char woman. said that deceased lodged with her for a month past. He was a tailor, but for the lest fortnight he hail no work and no money. He was ill and pour • he had no food but what witness could give him. On Tuesday he got worse and she got him a little wine. She went to the relieving officer, and got a doctor's order, which she gave at N. 45 to Mr. Collier. The deceased was found dead the next morn ing. Mr. Collier called in the afternoon. Witness had done what she could for the deceased ; but she could only give him what she could afford. George Busby, a sawyer, who appeared to be very old and infirm, said that he slept in part of a bed in the same room with the deceased. Witness sat up with deceased until 4 o'clock on Wednesday morning ; he was then very bad, and witness shook bands with him, said " Good bye," and Rent to bed. In the morning deceased was found dead in his bed. Robert Bird, another sawyar, said that he slept in the same bed as the last witness. When witness went to sleep at 2 o'clock on Wednesday morning deceased had the rattles in his throat. Ho was dead when witness awoke iu the morning. The landlady did all she could for the deceased, giving him wine or brandy at times. He had nothing of his own. Mr. J. Poole Collier said that he was parish "surgeon, and as such received an order about 9 o'clock on Tuesday night last to attend the deceased. He called at thehouna at 10 o'clock on the same evening, but could not make any one hear. He called again at I o'clock next Jay and found the man dead. The body was a mere skeleton ; the emaciation was extreme. The post mortem examina tion showed that there was not a particle of fat on the body • the man had suffered from starvation. The lungs were lammed, and death arose from the disease and star vation. Even if witness had seen the poor Mill on Tues day night, nothing could then have been done for him. Martha White, recalled, said that the deceased had not made any application to the parish during the month he lodged in her house ; but she believed he had once been an inmate of the workhouse. He said he had not a soul be longing to him in the world. The Coroner having summed up, The jury returned a verdict. " That the deceased was found dead from the mortal effects of disease of the lungs, and that his death was accelerated by starvation." An explosion of fire damp took place on Thurs day at a colliery near Bishop Auckland, whereby one man wail killed and three seriously injured. About the name time ins South Shields colliery the lives of • hundred men were placed in great peril by an explosion caused by • miner using gunpowder to dislodge coaL The works in a portion of the pit ware blown to pbeoss. Mr. Francis Cain, second officer of the Cyno sure, received at Liverpool amiss, yesterday 600/. damages from the London and North Western Railway Company far isjuties sustained in a collision on the th of last ?derail. 18, 1866. fiEURE LIEITS.-(THIS DAY.) 0311 o'CLocc. Th. railway market is rather firm to-day, and a rise ranging from 4 to i per cent. is observable in Great Western, London and North Western, Midland, Lancashire and Yorkshire, South Eastern, Great Northern A, and London, Chat ham, and Dover stocks. The amount of business, however, is not large. London and North-Western stock is quoted 117 20 / to 118 ; Great Western, 64 to 4 ; Midland, 118 to 1191, ex div. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1 to 1214, ex div. ; Caledonian, 125 to 126 ; South Eastern, 63 to 644 ; Great Eastern, 251 to 264 Great Northern, 1204 to 1214 ; ditto A, 1271 to 1281 ; Metropolitan, 127 to 4, ex div. ; and London, Chatham, and Dover, 18} to 19. Foreign and colonial railway securities are quiet, and prices generally unchanged. 412.DINARY BHA& AND STOOLS. pd . I g ailw , Th I Mahn prior I Salm today I Ve‘erdal. I to 1 p.m. „ 100 Bristol and Stater 100 Caledonian 100 Cambrian I all ,Cork and Bandon I all Cornwall 100 Dublin and BellastJunc I. 100 Dundee,PerthotAbaJo M all East London Scrip Cert. I. 100 • Do I. 100 Glasgow and & Western L 100 Great Eastern Ord. itt. 1. 100 De. E. Ans. Stk., N 0.2. 1. 100 Great North of Scotland L 100 'Oreat Northern L 100 Do. A 1 A rec. no dlr. tin t. 100 • Do. B til 6p.c. ls paidß L 100 . Do. New im. a' 20 pm. 4. 100 • Do. Ord. Def. Div. Stock 4. 100 Gt. [loads & West. (Ire ) IL 100 Great Western It. 1001 Do.StourVal.C.naflik It. 100 Do. South Wales .. It. 100 . 1 Do. W. Mid—Oxford It. 100 ! Do. Do. N L 100 ' Lancashire &Yo= t, 100 . Lon..Briiihtn. &S.Coall 1. 100 I landon,Chatham,&Dov .. 100: Do 11 et. Exten. Ail p. c. . 100 London & North Westn. . 100 ILondooLlouthWestern 106 • Man. Shot. & LLocolosh 100 Metropolitan 8 Do. New all i Do. Ertenelon ail Metropolitan District 101 Do. do. do. all . Do. .184, John's-wood 100 : Midland I Do. £9 Shares 106 m e 106 Do. Birm. & Deroy ” • Mid Kent . North British I Do. Edln .Perth,lhand I N. Eastern—Berwick Do. G. N. K. Pure Do. Yuri! . 88 I 124 11 SS I 13 1 4 $7 70 gal ri 6 1 61 Lurk .. CarUde Do: Rtock.&Darling. Do. do., 1960-61 North London . . ... Do. do., 1964 Do. do., 1965 ,NorthStaffordshlre N. & S. Western June Scottish Central 111 113 25 e T 3 l 6 T 119 121 127 128 89 91 id 53 64 S 5 sr 1201 I.4olxd&n 85 87 18 19 117} 1171 1 89 91 68 68 127 122 id 2 2inna id 1.1 10. 88 91 114 119 xd li licem id 89 91 id 60 62 22 U 102 104 id U-1 341 id %pm xcl, ''" Ift 119 1 2 poi 1 2 pm 73 75 26 108 112 152 166 74 76 45 47 6'2 ea I 9 140 145 2 II pm 99 102 13 66 1 m t 3 P .l xd; 4 2 cusl 4 241$ 15 12 dla 18 19 13 11 du 14 11 tie 3 6 3 5 poi 21 11.114 23 25 1 the 11 01.114 83 88 7 5Mt 15 10 dia 3 1 dill 6 8 pmi 1 2lpm 1 pa 21 112 62 64 xd 41 43 I 14 16 I edl 8 04113 10 02 14 18 I 8 8 die: 11 9 Mei 12 10 die 8 2d3 1 2 pal, a 4 pm' 08 70 1 43 45 1614 Par 1i Oldls' 43 45 I dls! - an 6 bal. 77 79 Ms , Sl 29 dil l 12 10 814 1 7 i al.l 44 44 9 7Ws 44 46 1 4"' 122 152 i k St IC nl} rd & a I B f 117 f IS & 117 89} :for Mon . 67f 127}87f I xtl zd Mon. id 1191 Li 118 for id MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) _ Ows o'CLuow. The share markets are quiet to-day, and few changes have occurred in prices. The transactions, . . . however, show a preponderance of purchases, in consequence of the improvement in the weather, and the satisfactory tendency of the rates for discount. Consols are without change for money, but have advanced 1-16 per cent. for the account. Some of the British railway and foreign stocks are also better, and banking, financial, and miscellaneous securities exhibit firm ness, with the exception of London Financial, which have experienced a relapse of V. ; United States 5-20 Bonds are steady. . The supply of money seeking employment in the discount market to-day is large, while few bills are being offered. The general quotation for choice paper is called 'Tito 8 per cent., but in exceptional cases transactions are reported as low as 6. There is little demand in the Stock Exchange for short loans on English government securities, and the rate is not above sto 6 per cent. . _ Consols are now quoted 88 to } for money, and 88} to for the account (September 6). The foreign stock market is quiet to-day ; but there is a slight demand for Turkish of 1865, Spanish Certificates, and Mexican, which have improved per cent. Other descriptions are steady, at previous quotations. Turkish Bonds of 1862 are quoted 49 to 51 ; ditto of 1865, 26} to ; Greek, 11 to ; Spanish Passive, 194 to ; ditto Certificates, 144 to } ; Italian of 1861, 51} to 52 Brazilian scrip, to 3 dis. ; and Mexican, 16} to b. A telegram has been received from the Prussian post-office, by their agents for England (the Con tinental Daily Parcels Express), to the effect that the mail parcels service throughout the whole of ' Germany, including Austria, has been resumed. American securities are steady, at the clueing prices of yesterday. 5-20 Bonds are now quoted 881 to 1 ; Erie Railway shares, 42 to 1 ; and Illinois Central, 741 to 751. Anglo-American and Atlantic Telegraph shares are unaltered, at 121 to 1, and 31, to g, respec tively. Subjoined is a copy of a private telegram from Bombay, dated August 8 : Exchange on London for a first-class beak bill, f. months' sight, per rupee, Is. lltd. ; the C.ilcutta rate for ditto, per rupee, illegible ; ExchangeonCalcutta,at sight,lolt to 1011; lovernment Four per Cent. Paper, rs., 101 ; ditto Five per Cent. Paper, re., 1071 ; ditto Five-and-a-half per Cent. Paper, re., 114 ; Bank of Bombay rate of discount, 10; bar gold, 09i touch, rs. per tola, illegible ; bar silver, 17 to lit Betteruess, rs. per 100 toles, 1071. 7,000 bales cotton sailed hum Bombay during the fortnight. International Financial shares are quoted 11 to 1$ die. ; London Financial, 14 to 13 dis. ; General Credit, 21 to dig. ; Credit Foncier, 31 to 3 die. ; and National Discount, 7f to • prem. Two o'CLocx Consols aro quoted 84 to 1 for money, and 84 to 4 for the account, being per cent. higher in the former instance, compared with the price current at 1 o'clock. About 121,0001. in refined gold, forming a per tion of recent arrivals, was purchased by the Bank yesterday. The I3orussia has arrived from New York, with 51,0001. in specie. At Paris and Hamburg the rate of discount in the open market is 3 per cent. ; Turin and Amsterdam, 0 ; Vienna, 5 : Frankfort and Berlin, 41 . 1 ; Brussels, ; and St. Petersburg, tri per cent. All these rates are still much below our own. The col' 'nisi produce marketwas firmer yesterday. The accounts from Liverpool, Birmingham, Man chester, Leeds, Bradford, and other important cities report a much better feeling in all com mercial circles, owing to the reduction in the value of money. The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were firm, the rates on France especially showing no altera tion, notwithstanding the reduction in the Bank of England rate. The quotations for Vienna and Trieste, however, have declined, the movement being favourable to the Austrian currency. An nexed is our usual list : Amsterdam, 3 months, 12.2 to 12.21 ; ditto, short. 11.18 to 11.19 ; Rotterdam, 3 months, 12.2 to 12.21 Antwerp, 3 months, 25.571 to 25.621 ; Brussels, 3 months, 25.574 to 25.621; HeMburg and Altona. 3 months, 13.10 A to 13.11 ; Berlin, Cologne, itc., 3 months, 6.28 to 6.25 ; St. Petersburg, 3 months, 271 to 271; Paris, short, 25.25 to 25.321 ; ditto, 3 months, 25.471 to 2 155 ; seines, :3 months, 25.47 lto 25.55 ; Frankfort-on-the-Maine, 3 months, 120 A to 121 ; Vienna, 3 months, 13.30 to 13.35; Trieste, 3 nionths, 13.30 to 13.3.5; Madrid, 3 montha, 441 to 44 ; Santander, 3 months, 45 to 441 ; Cadiz 3 months, 46 to 451 ; Seville, 3 months, 46 4 to 46 ; Mala g a, 3 months, 461 to 46 ; Valencia, 3 months ' 461 to 46 • Bar celona, 3 months, 471 to 47 1 ; Bilbao, 3 months, 46 to 45 ; Saragossa, 3 months, 451 to 45 ; Leghorn, 3 months, 28.0 to 26.10; Genoa, 3 months, 26.0 to 28.10 ; Naples, 3 months, 28.0 to 28.10 ; Palermo, 3 months, 28.0 to 28.10 ; blessina, 3 months, 28.0 to 28.10,- Lisbon, 90 days' date, 511 to 514 ; Oporto, 90 days' date, 511 to 51f. The following communication refers to the pro gress of American railway enterprise : Among the projects now on foot is one for the comple tion of the Chicago and Port Sarnia direct line, which is to run into the Grand Trunk of Canada Railway at the latter place, that being the western terminus of the Grand Trunk Railway. It appears that the road has been already constructed—that is, the embankments, cuttings, and gradients—by the landowners of the district through which it passes. The bulk of the labour and expense is therefore already surmounted. What remains to be done is to secure a contract for the iron and the laying of the rails, in return for which a mortgage on the line will be given. At present the Chicago traffic with Canada is carried on either by the Lakes or by the railways which run to Detroit, and is thence conveyed across Lake St. Clair to Windsor, the terminus of the Great Western of Canada. r. 7 the Chicago and Port Sarnia direct line, however, a direct through traffic will be established by the Grand Trunk Railway from Chicago to Montreal and Quebec. This line ought to he completed as soon as the rails can be contracted for and laid down. A general court of the London Assurance Office is called for the 26th September to consider the declarkition of a dividend. A call of 21. per share is proposed to be made on the 28th inst., on the contributories of the Land Credit Company of Ireland. Mr. F. A. Nicholson, of Manchester, has been provisionally appointed official liquidator of Pile, Spence, and Co. (Limited.) Vice-Chancellor Stuart has nominated Sir T. G. A. Parkyns and Mr. J. Cooper to be liquidators of the London, Bombay, and Mediterranean Bank. The creditors of that company are required to send in the particulars of their claims on or before the let December. The particulars are published of a number of bonds of the Egyptian Loan of 1864, which have been drawn for redemption on the Ist October. The September dividend on the Turkish Six per Cent. Loan of 1858 is also advertised. The Caledonian Railway traffic return shows this week a decrease of 2101., consequent on the strike in the northern mining districts. al 100 100 100 164 100 St. 100 ii - 11:11 ES 18 St. 100 7 100 100 100 Efaler. Stk. St. 100 Ftcottleh Midland . . . . St. 100 Shropshire Union St. 100 South Devon 100 South Eastern all Stainea,Wokinghankic 100 Taff Vale 1 /V Do. C 100 Vale of Neath 100 Waterford & Kilkenny I 6 Waterloo & IVhitehall 1 100 .Wsei Cornwall JOINT STOCK BANES. Mil is (4)1 60,000, 60 , tem& 10,000 LA A lion 40,000'100 AllianeeLon.hLiverpool 100,000 20 Anglo Austrian 40,000 50 Anglo Inairtian,Llm.) 90,000 50 A nein Italian iLimfted` 11,300 20 Asiatic Bank Cor.new sh , 20,000 40 Australasia 11.500 20 Baukof BritishColuml4 12,500' 20 Do. New, loaned 2 pm. 10,000, 25 . Bank of Egypt 40,000 al bank of London 25,006 20 Bank of Otago (Limited 10,000 100 Bank of Queensland (L. , 20,000 Itankof Victoria, Awitral, 50,060 10' Bank of New Zealand. 40,000 501 Binned' s Bank fLlmiterl)! 60,011 20 , BratillandtPortuguese,L, 20,000 50 . British& Califorulsn,L `, l 60,000 50 British N. America .. ! 16,500, 20 CharleaLaffitte&Co. 60,000 20 1. Bk. In Aus., China 30,000 25 Chart. Mar. of India, he 60,000 20 City 20,000 /00 Colonial 40,000 ink (mm. Rank of Canada 40.000 2..C1 Com. Bank of in•lia, he ' 150,000 10 • Consolidated Bank (L). 10,000 50 I Delhi and Loudon 20.000 60 East London (Limited ; 60,000 20 Eastern Exchange; Lim.). 30,00 u. 30 English and American .• 20,000 25 I Enoliob Joint Stock ;L. , 30,000 90 1 Ene.Meot.rt Ansi. Chartd 20,000 56 English andBwedish 45,000 50 European Bank Limited 40,00110 i II inilusn.ChinnitJap. (L: 20,000 ltsl • Imperial BlUlk ,thuited'„ 204500 20 I imperial Ottoman - 5,000 25 1 luolan 6,000 25 Do. New 100,000' Land Mort. 111 z India 500,000 100 Li, C. Delt,lBo4, :Wyss 20,000 Co) Loo.lik.ufMenco,itc. 13,000 100 London and Brazilian i Y 2,000 20 , Do. New 0,000,100 j London& Itiverliate,L)i 20,000 23 i Do. New, is*. at lapel' 20,000 001 Do. do. do 50.000' VI !Lom(li. Bank of Austrl ' 37,500, 50 London and County 1 72,050 59 London Joint Stock 25,000 20 London R Routh African 10,000,100 Lon. &8 Western ;Lim.). 5,040 50 London k Veuezuela L . 60,000 100' London k Westminster. 10,600 100 I Ileeehant Bank ;Lim) .1 5,000 190 , Do. New 50,000' 50 Mercantile& Etclian'L ; 1 17,155 100', Metro. & Pros. Bank , L ) 6.000 100 Midland Bank 20.00)' 5 • National of Australasia 01.610 100 National of Liverpool 10,000 lOU N. Pro. of England 56.000 0) Do. 2nd & .)rd issue 40,000' 60 National Back 37,500' 25 New South Wales 60,00) 10 New Zealand ,Limited;. 50,009 20 North Western 60.000! 25 Oriental Rank Corporal 20.000, 20 Orient.llom.ll.Llateo.C.l 35,000' 20 Do. do. lateN. K 21.000' 20 • Do. do. Wolof' 21,210: 50 • Prorin.Basildneorp.(L) 20,000 100 Prorine. if Ireland 37.505' 20 Aclnde,Ptinj.,k Delhi 12.5001 110 Do. issued at 2pm i 20.000, 25 South Australia 17,051 190 Stand. of 11. S. Africa —1 10,000 100 Do. do. no at r, pea! 40,040, 25 Union of Australia 10,0:0 . 100 l'nion of Ireland (Ilia.) 00,0001 60 Union of London 64 31 4 — aui 9 7 dia l 6 6m, f Wei 12 10 dis t 11 9 614 4 6 66 68 16 18 Y 8 30 6 3 disl 17 13 Ms 38 81 6 Bpm 26 10 dia 1 di& 6 3 disi 46 43 14 16 34 38 15 16 It 40 - 201 _Ms _Ms be - 34f 15f 4 - SI - Si 32 _ 63 xd - 114 - 371 K _ld 45 1 --i BRITISH POSSE.ScII East Indian Guaranteed 5 per cent. Grand Tiunk of Canada, 214. Ditto, 4th pref. stock, 24. Great Indian Peninsula, guaranteed 5 per cent. (100/. paid), 106.5,. Great Western of Canada, 141 a. PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western—Original Irredeem. 4 per cent., 7R. London and South Western, 7 per cent. Stock, late 3rd Shares, 1434. lONS. ,100. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Great Luxembourg, 131. SJuth Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian, 154. Turin and Savona, ng to 6. lISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-American Telegraph (Limited), IV, 1, Anglo-Mexican Mint, 16. Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. (Lim.), 70. Berlin Water At orks (Limited), (New), 10a. City Discount Limited, 1, id. Credit Foncier and Mobilier of Eng. (Lim.), 4„ I. Bobw Vale, 144. General Credit and Finance of London (Limited), 4. General Steam Navigation, 27. Hudson's Bay, 15Z, 16. Imperial Land Company of Marseilles (Limited), 31. 1 International Financial Society (Limited). 31. London Financial Association (Lim.), 12, 1, 111. London General Omnibus Company (Lim.), 30. National Discount Company (Limited), 121, 1. Do. new, issued at 5 pm., 31 to be paid, 4i, Peninsular and Oriental Steam , new, 50, 1. Scottish Australian Investment (Limited), 120. A KNorre PorYr or LAW.—A curious point arose yesterday before the Rochdale magistrates as to the authonty of the cattle plague regulations. Two bailiffs, having been entrusted with a distress warrant from the county court, seised two cows, and of course removed the animals from the farm. As they were driving them away they met the cattle inspector, who demanded the certificate authorising the removal, which they had not got. They were therefore summoned for infringing the regulations of the Privy Council and th defence was, that the bailiffs were compelled to , remove, e or they would have rendered themselves personally liable. The magistrates, unable or unwilling to decide the knotty point whether the cattle regulations ar the order of • County Court judge had the greatest authority, dismissed the ease, but ordered defendants to pay the meta. - vml 68 xdl 99 id MINEB.-(THIS DAY.) Oil O'CLOCK. The dealings in the mining market to-day ate upon a limited scale, but the tone is decidedly better, owing to the upward tendency of the quotations for copper and tin. Great Vor. and East Lovell shares are in request at 19 to and sto respectively. Marko Valley are quoted 31 to 2. Prince of Wales 18s. to 20s, ; East Caradon, 6 to & ; Clifford Amalgamated. 71 to i; Grestßetallack, a. 6d. to 10s. 6d.; and Herod,- foot, 30 to 32. The subjoined weekly report with reference to the metal market is extracted from the circular of Messrs. Von Dadelszeu and North : During the early part of the week the metal market showed great steadiness, and since the redaction c 2 per cent in the rate of die.count metals are not only much firmer, but higher prices would be paid if holders were disposed to meet the de,nand. —lron. Although the reports from Staffordshire and Wales do not exhibit any improve ment, it is to be hoped that we shall have better aceoante before long. Scotch pig iron is steady at bds.-4:oppat. Prices of English are very firm at official quotations. Boors of the smelters refuse to sell now. Better prices have been paid for foreign, viz., 871. 10s. for Kapunda • M. for Barra; and 8.1!. 10s. for Wallaroo ; Chili ingots, Tiff.; slab, 761.—Tin. There is but little on offer jest now. 77L would be freely paid for Straits, but no sellers sow wader 781. Bence, Si!. to $2!. English tin is also firmer, fixed price demanded. The Dutch market firm at 471.—Tin plates continue in good demand, and prices look up. 'wad is steady, but the demand not quite so brisk.-- Speller. After a considerable amount of business at 1111. for immediate cash the market has assumed a firmer tone, and transactions have taken place at 19i. 10s. for Septem , ber delivery ; special brands in outposts quoted at 191. 15a. i to 201. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (THIS DAY.) (et ELECTRIC AND INTERNATIONAL TZLEGRATR.) (I'llo3l OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) The market quiet, but steady. Bales, 10,000 Wes. TALLOW MARKET.—(TfID3 DAY.) The market is steady at the following prices:--Town tallow, tea. 9d.; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, new, 44..14d.; October to December, 455. ltd. to 4Ca. ; December, 465. (id. MARKET At* raanr.s.—Town tallow, 47a. 3d. ; fat by ditto, 2a. ; yellow Minna, •lbs. ; melted staff, 32a. dd. ; rough ditto, 17a. 6 d. ; gresves , Igs. ; good dregs, 6e. COVENT G ARDEN.—(THIS DAY.) Jargorelle and beurri d'Amanlis pears still continue to be imported from Fiance. Oranges are becoming scarce, as are also West India pine-apples. Homegrown pine apples and hothouse grapes are still plentiful, and prises for these, u well as for other kinds of indoor produce, con tinue about the sane as those of hot week. Pella and other Tarietiei of vegctable are pufficiertt for the demand. Flowers chiefly cowit.t of orchids, kalosanthes,calceolarias, pelargoniums, fuchsias, balsams, cockscombs, stocks, mignonette, and roses. SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Mr. Charles J macs Easton reverts trade very slow with a downward tendency. Prime old clover, from llOs. to 1205.; inferior ditto, from tti.. to 105.. ; prime old hay, from Me. to 100 s. ; inferior ditto, from 85s. to 90s. ; prime new clover, from 110 a. to 100 s. ; inferior, tiOs. to tiOs. ; prime new hey, from 755. to Ms. • . inferior ditto, from 41.1*. to Os. ; straw. from 3Ge. to 455. LONDON BETTING.-(THIS DAY.) GREAT MOH HANDICAP. 3 to I agst Westwick (t) 9to 2 Homers (t) Bto 1 Scdmander (off) 10 to 1 Glendale (off) ST. LEGER. Evens on Lord Lyon (t) 3 to 1 nest Rustic (t) 7to 1 Savemake (t) DEERY. 8,000 to Inn asst Low to -- Plaudit (t) 1,000 to 25 Bouiliasta (t) THE SOCIAL Soi ItscECONotte.s.s.—We(Met a:hes:ter Krantiwr) are cashed to state that, although lie will no longer preside oter the meetings, Lord Brougham will attend the Manchester Congress. The Hon. G. Denman has accepted the presiskncy of the Jurisprudenoe Department; Lord Robert Montagu will be a vice-president in the Health Department; Mr. E. Potter, M.P., and Mr. IL Ross. vice•pretid , its of the Social Economy Department ; and Mr. Hugh Birley vice-president of the Education Department. INTERESTINO DiarovERIES NEAR BASINOsTOKE. Some curious discoveries have recently been made at kid cheater, item Basingstoke, the site of the ancient Pictish and Roman capital of southern Britain. Tho main street and a street limning from it have been laid open, to gether with two large Roman litanies with teaaelated pavement.. The walls which surrounded the capital were three miles in length. The site of the amphitheatre has been found, and au admission pass like the opera bone pease. cf the present day dugout. Coins connected with periods anteror to the birth of our Saviour have also been found. A brick also has turned up, on which some Roman lover had cut words relating to " toy lass," or "my girl." Roman tooth picks, ear picka,and scissors have been found, and the site of a strung box made of oak an inch thick. Some remains of the box, its hinges, and lock, were picked up. Th !position of a temple is known, and will one day be explored. fiilchester is the property of the Duke of Wellington. The plough Les now been paining for cen turies over the spot where 100 years perhaps before the Roman invasion of Bri-ain, the London of a kingdom which included Sussex, Hampshire, Dorsetahlre, and Berks onoe stood. MIRACULOUS EnAI'E OP LORD GAGE.— Lord Gage had a most miraculous escape on Monday. His lordship, accompanied by his son, Colonel Gage, was in Firle Park, for the purpose of shooting a buck. After the buck had been shot by Lord Gage be took his son's rifle with the view of practising at a mark on a very fine tree standing in the park. The rifle had been to London for .epair, and this wax the first shut tired from it upon its return. As soon as the hammer fell the piece exploded, and was blown to atoms. Lord Gage escaped with a slight scar on the forehead. Fifteen pieces of the barrel were picked up, having been sent in different directions. Singular to relate this is the very tree under which a fatal g un accident occurred on his lordship's wedding day, about a quarter of a century ago, when his tenants were Taring a salute in honour of the event —Ea..t Stuesex News. GREAT FIRE AT READING. —One of the most extensive fires that has been known for many yews oc curred in dreading on Thursday morning. The fire broke out in Mr. Simmonds's bakehouse, Broad-street, and before any assistance could be procured it bad ex tended to a block of buildings o nthe right and left and in the rear. The whole of tlii. was soon one mass of tames, which soon reached a number of cottages at the back. The greatest excitement prevailed to save the inmates, seems to whom was difficult. In doing so two policemen were seriously red, and were remove to the hospital, and several invalids who were compelled d to be taken from their beds received such a severe shock to their system that it is feared by the grangele that the result will be fatal. A whole of buildings was en tirely destroyed, and had not means been taken to prevent the flames extending, more than half of the street at tread have been dest ro yed. The damage is estimated various amounts, but it is hoped that it is not beyond 10,000/. Most of the parties concerned are Mitered in various offices. The greatest commiseration is felt in the town for those who have been deprived of their homes and everything connected with them. LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY (LIMITED). - The dividend for the half-year ersling 30th June, to be declared at the general meeting of this company on the 4th September will be two shillings per share, free of income tax, equivalent to 5 per cent. per annum. RAILWAY TRAFFIC ltis.;Eirrs.—The traffic re turns of railways in the United Kingdom, published for the week ending the I nth of August, amounted on 12,480 miles to 787,9591., and for the corresponding week of 1865 on 12,229 miles to 770,0131., showing an increase of VI miles, and of 17,94 G/. The groan receipta on fourteen of the principal railways in the United Kingdom amounted for the week on 9,075 miles to 6111.306/., and for the corresponding week of last year, on 8,915 miles, to 646,Lffi1.; showing an increase of IGO miles, and of 15,1731 . Th e increase on the Great Eastern amounted to 6/. • on the FarDAT Evlnlna• Great Northern to 1,740/. ;on the Great Western to Consols, which closed yesterday at 88i to it for 2,115 L ;on the Lanosshire and Yorkshire to 3,5901. • on the 6th of September, opened this morning at the the London and North Western to 1071. ; on the Lor;don same quotation, and left of at 88 5-16 to 7-16, or and Brighton to 3,644/. ; on the Manchester, Sheffield. and Lincolnshire to 70/. • on the Midland to 4,0971.; on 80. For money the last price was 88 to 88e. the North British t o 1,356/. ; on the North Eastern to The official business report is as follows :—Three 1,349/. ,• total, 18,638/. But from this must be deducted per Cant. Consols, for money, 88, i 71 8 • ditto, 211. the decrease on the Caledonian ; 289/. on the Great for account, 884 h i ve Three per Ceuta 'Reduced, 871, Southern and Western, 1,527/. • on the London 1 ! and South Western, and 1,439/, on the South Li y I ; New Per Cent. " 87i ' t en i ' i' '' ' !astern leaving the increas as above 15 173/. ala Stock, 208}, 11 • ditto Five per t., al, Tho rl , noipto on b 2 other lines in th 4; u t nited i, 3 ; ditto Five per Cent. Debentures, 1001. Kingdom amounted on 3,396 miles to 126,663/ on 14 3,3. ; ____ _ and for the corresponding week of last year FATAL PIT ACCIDENT AT DCDLEY.—Yeaterday miles, to Ll 3 88111., showing an increase of 81 miles. and morning twomen,named James Doyle and Georgeßoberts, of 2,7731. The goods traffic on the 14 systems of HMS miners, were killed by a fall of coal in the California Pita above mentioned amounted for the week to 301,395/. belonging to the Bad of Dudley. The men were engaged' against n 6,3861., showing an increase of 6,509 f. The i in loading • " skip," when Dearly 20 tons of coal soddenly pasesnaere , Pmede, mails, ate- tennis on the*. BIM fell from the roof of the pit, crushing both men in the swot amounted to W 9,4111., against 360,7471. for the serresposid frightful manner. Doyle at the moment was standing near ME period of 1865 , showing an increase of SAUL The total the skip, and one of the iron bands placed to keep the coal receipts for the _put week show a decrease of 7,154 i. ss in its peeper position fell screw his neck. esnipletely sever- ens Cd. with . twee of the preceding week ending tbo log the head from the body. 4th r _ 1 , 2 1 1 "- 1 sidgi OIL WOW a I air A Dose ina • Nor th• taw rZ ,t": 2 w. keys