The Express. — London, England, 1867-12-20 00:00:00

is a game. Thom kinds Olgitiees were all very clear ; but a rattle ia a lottery and not a game. Invector Bushnell said he was informed by his super. inten.lent that paattycooks had been summoned for hav ing lotteries and con% icted. Mr. [layman said that in these cases the offence was not sgaisst the tenure of their licenses. His own impression was that a raffle was not a game. If it had been decided t h a t a rattle is a e there would have been no end of ca.-es. He then • the summon,. THE CLERKENWELL OUTRAGE. ADJOURNED INQUEST.-(THIS DAY.) Mr. Serjeant Payne, the coroner, resumed the ;„,,,,. at (adjourned from last Tneadayl, on the bodies of William elution, Sarah Ann Hodglrinson, and Minnie .lidiA Abbott, this morning, at St. Bartholomew's Hospital. paring yesterday Martha Evans died, and the jury went to vior the body, in order to include that case in the in miry. Tln• tint witness was police•sergeant Whiting, who de. pow a as follows—About 4 o'clock on Friday afternoon, after the explosion, I saw the deceased Evans strug- Oing amongst the ruins at No. 3A, Corporation-lane. With the assistance of others I got her out of the rains .ina had her sent to the hospital. She seemed much hurt about the head, and her face was bleeding and blackened. She did not speak. John Wells, an artilleryman—l was coming down Wood. bridzestreet, when I heard the explosion. I ran to the epot and saw a woman's arm protruding from the ruins. I also heard voices amongst them. The woman, who was the deceased Evans, was got out, and I brought her to the hospitaL William Evans, son of the deceased, said his mother was in good health on Friday morning. He had attended her I.iy and night ever since she bed been in the hospital. Mrs. Crawley—l was passing by Corporation-lane about a quarter to 4 from the direction of Rosoman.street. I was walking along under the prison wall, and noticed what seemed to be a large package as soon as I entered the lane. Upon getting nearer I saw it was a barrel covered co er upon the footpath, and quite close to the prison wall, sith the end towards the wall. I saw nothing of a truck. I saw two men standing at the corner of the court oppo site (St. James's-court). Another man was standing near the barrel, and one of the two at the corner of the court stepped forward and threw something towards the man near the barrel. Two little boys were standing by, and one of them stooped and picked up something. The other lad said, " That belongs to the men." The other who was looking at the man said, " That will do, master ; it will go now - -referring to a squib which as I weed by I saw lighted and stuck in the head of the barrel, the man still being there. I ran across the road towards Woodbridge street. After going the length of two houses I met a policeman, and called his attention to what I had seen. The policeman went towards the bat rel, and the man who was there made off in the direction of Roeoman.street. I saw the policeman in the act of running after him when I was blown down. I could not see what became of the other two men. Al soon as I could see from the smoke I ran away. I saw a man yesterday at Millbank who, I believe, threw the matches. I cannot identify his features, but to the best of my belief he is one of the men who stood at the corner, and who threw the matches across. The Coroner—How long do you think it was between your seeing the light and the explosion! Witness—About a minute. I should say the squib stuck out of the barrel about the length of my finger, and it was covered with blue paper. Sereeant Whiting ;aid the prisoner to whom the witnese bad referred was Allen. A juror—Did the policeman see the man standing at the barrel? Witnees—Yes, he must have done so ; he was straight before him. __ A juror —Yon say you saw one man throw something to the other which you presume was a box of matches : did you see him pick it up? Witneos—No ; I only saw the boy pick up something. I don't think I should know the boy again. A juror —How many prisoners were there in the prison when you saw Allen? Witnesa —I was shown two men—one at a time,—and I identified the second. John Moore, chief warder at the House of Detention, Clerkenwell, said—On Friday afternoon, at the time of the explosion, I was in the centre of the prison. From conver sation I had had with policemen I went to the front lodge, and in consequence of persons loitering about the governor ordered the men to take up positions with loaded carbines to meet any emergency. Three-quarters of an hour before the explosion I saw Allen come from the direction of Strutton's-yard and join the prisoners Justice and Desmond. They conversed together, and I saw them pointing up a private way that led to the prison walls. Allen was seen on the the top of one of the houses In Woodbridge. street. The officer who saw him is not here. My atten tion was again called to the houses overlooking the prison wall about six or seven minutes before the explosion, and I saw a woman leaning out of • window from the top floor of the last house but one in Corporation-lane. They were looking intently at the spot where the ex pl os i on t oo k place. I gave a description of the woman, and thought to find her amongst the wounded, but have not succeeded. In answer to questions from the Coroner. Witness said—We had information which led us to be on our guard. Our officers were put under arms, and sup plied with breech-loaders. Half the staff was put on duty in the night with instructions to watch all the yards of the prison._ _ The Coroner—What was done outside ? Witness—l ion not in a position to sae, but I heard it was intimated that Sir Richard Mayne would take care of the outside, if the governor took care of the inside. I believe the governor told a police inspector that. The Coroner—Was any information given as to what MIA likely to be done? Witness—l only know what I have been told—namely, that a threat bad been made to make a breach in the walls. We exercised the prisoners early in the morning in consegnence of that information, and double locked all the prison doors at midday. Under ordinary circum stances the prisoners would have been exercising about ten minutes before the explosion. Burke would have been amongst the them, but not Casey, who was generally exercised in another yard. The Coroner—Row did you receive this threat? Witnesa—We received a verbal message from Inspector Thompson, and Mr. Pownall. the chairman of the maps trite*, came and saw the governor. The information given MY that on some day a breach would be made in the prison walls in order to rescue the prisoners. The Coroner—Do you mean to say that knowing this you took no precaution ea to the protection outside of the prison ? Witness —That rests with the commissioner of the police. I cannot say what be did. The Coroner—But don't you think some one should have watched the outside to see what was being done. 11 - anon—Of course, as far as the governor of the prison ins concerned, he took no further steps than those which 'elated to the inside of the prison. What steps were taken by Br. Pownall and the visiting justices I don't know. I believe there were special officers outside of the pr ison. I may say that about • m on th ago , I was sen t the goeernorto Clerkenwell station to see the o ffi cer on duty, cud he said that officers were on duty in the neighbour. hood of the prison with instructions to inform the governor whenever they saw poisons of • suspicious ap pearance loitering about. A juror —It is very important we should know what steer were taken. The Coroner—Yes, it la very important. A juror —I must say the arrangements seem to have been very loose indeed; that when information was given, no steps whatever appear to have been taken. The Coroner—ls Inspector Thomson here? Inspector Potter—No, air. The Coroner —Then we must have him. Send for him. Inspector Potter—l can tell you that daring the de tentioa of Burke and Casey we have had several anony mous letters, saying that there might be an attempt to rescue them. A juror —It Is essential, I think, we should have Mr. Pownall or the visiting justices here, or the governor. The Coroner—l can't make out why they are not here. Inspector Potter then repeated what he told the jury in his evidence last week, as to the extra officers on da'y in Clethertwell ; and several of the jury said the arrangements see med eery inadequate. An irregular conversation took place, in the course of which Mr. Potter said he never anew it was intimated to the governor that there was likely to be an attack upon the prison. John Abbot, aged 13, who gave his evidenoe with re markable clearness, said—l lived at 5, Corporation-lane, and was at home on the afternoon of the explosion. About a quarter to 4 I was playing upon the door-step, and saw something covered with • white cloth on the pavement under the prison wall. I stood there for a few minutes, and saw a man come across the road from Bt. James's eemn, over to the b arre l. H e h a d t wo squ ib s i n hi s Reaff. and he moved the cloth • little way from the barrel He put a squib on the pavement. Some boys were them playing with lighted paper. They picked up the 'quilt from the pavement, and the man put the other in the barrel. The boys offered a piece of lighted paper, and then the man lighted a limiter and put it to the squib in the barrel. The man stood there • minute with one foot on the k er b and the other in the gutter, and he saw the sinners'i the squib waa burnt half way down he began ta run sad the boys ran too towards Rosoman-street. Mr. Bird, • milkman, told • policeman who walked toward,' the band, which went off before he got to it. I think I should know the man who lighted the squib if I saw him again. In answer t o a question, Inspector Potter said the men who bad been seen in the house looking at the wall were there at work. THE EMPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 20, 1867. Inspector Thomson maid—l was ordered by Sir R. Mayne to p to the House of Detention and inform the governor that information had been received of en intention to under mine the wall of the exercising yard of the prison, and release Burke and Casey. I went to the House of Detention about 3 o'clock. I saw the governor, and told him what I was instructed to do. I also suggested that Burke and Casey should be exercised apart from the ordinary prisoners. The governor said as to the threatened attack upon the prison he was obliged to Sir it. Mayne, but should be much more obliged if Sir Richard could tell him the precise time and spot where the attack was contemplated, but as to any suggestion as to how the internal arrange ments of the prison should be conducted they were out of place. These matters the governor thought might be put down in writing, and he would consider them. The governor further said that Sir Richard Mayne might attend to his own department outside of the prison, and he (the governor) would take care of the inside of the prison, the control of which belonged him. He said if Sir Richard would give the same protection to the outside of the prison es to any other building it would be quite sufficient. I went back to Sir Richard Mayne, but I did not tell him this word by word because I considered the governor bad been vet y insolent. The Coroner said there had been a meeting of magis trates where they had actually complimented the officials of the prison—their own officials, in fact. He had therefore been anxious to get what independent testimony be could, Several jurymen expressed to each other their condem nation of the conduct of the governor of the prison. Inspector Thomson—l may, perhaps, add to what I eat *a before, that the governor said he rather hoped he should live until the walls were blown down—in that case he should live to an old age. A juror—Yes, that's it. He seems to have been an tagonistic toyou entirely, and to have pooh-pooh'd the important information you gave him. (Hear, hear.) Thomas Knowles, a constable in plain cl othes, said he was set to watch the prison on the day of the explosion, and was told that an attempt would be made to undermine the walla. He heard no particulars, however. The Coroner said it would be important for the jury to find out whether the explosion might not have been pre vented altogether. At present there seemed to be grounds for believing that the governor of the prison had not acted exactly as he might have done. Perhaps the best course would be to send up information that certain im putations had been made against him, and that if he chose be might come and say what he liked respecting them. A jaror—Perhaps Inspector Thomson would go? Inspector Thomson—Thank you, I'd rather not. (Laughter.) Mr. McLean, house surgeon—Since Tuesday I have made a post mortem examination of the bodies. Clutton's ribs from the 2nd to the 7th were broken in several places, and the lung beneath was much torn. The left ventricle of the heart was torn. Thome injuries were no doubt caused by the fall of a heavy substance. Mrs. Hodgkinson had a cut from the right cheek and ear half way down her neck. The veins were cut, and there was a clot of blood in the windpipe. She died partly from suffocation and partly from loss of blood. The little girl Abbott died from • shock received from the concussion. All the patients in the wards are now suffeiing from shocks to the system. Mrs. Evans, who died yesterday, was a weak old woman, and suffered from bronchitis, which was no doubt intensi fied by the explosion to such an extent that she died. This closed the evidence, and the Coroner read over tbe whole of the depositions, meanwhile a message was sent to Captain Codd. THE FENIAN OUTRAGES. THREE MORE ARRESTS. The police have succeeded in effecting the arrest of three men who, it is believed, were more or less im. piloted in the plot to blow op the House of Detention. Last night John Desmond, the brother of the man Timothy Desmond, already in custody, was appre hended. It is said that he was actually present at the spot when the explosion took place, bat for the moment this is doubtful. The two other men are named respec tively Mahony and English. The arrests were made under warrants charging the prisoners with treason felony. The informers—Corydon and Devanny—w:ll, it is understood, be introduced to the prisoners to-day with a view to their identification. THE NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE EXPLOSION. THE INQUEST. FRIDAY EVENING. This afternoon the inquest on the bodies of the seven persons killed by the explosion was held at Newcastle. The two police-constables, Stephenson and Cutely, who at the time of the explosion were some little distance off, and the former of whom received such • severe shook as to incapacitate him from doing duty, gave evidence, but could throw no light on the cause of the disaster. Mr. Bell, a chemical manufacturer in a large way, whose opinion as a scientific man was asked on the subject, thought that the nitro glycerine exploded spontaneously. The jury, after some little consideration, returned a verdict of " Accidental death," and said they were unanimously of opinion that the law had been grossly violated by the storing of this dangerous compound, and that it was necessary for the public safety that the matter should be fully investigated by the police authorities. SERIOUS FIRS AT NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. (THIS DAY.) (BT TTLIMILPIL) NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, FRIDAY. A great fire has been raging since 7 o'clock this morning in New-buildings, Queen-street, Quayside. It commenced at the back of the premises of Mears. Bell and Dunn, ship chandlers. A dozen Arms have suffered. The damage reaches from 40,0001. to 50,0001. The Brighton Railway Company have issued a circular explaining the reasons for their having deposited a bill asking power to increase the share capital by a nil. lion. The step ix not owing to any change in the previous estimates of the position of the company, but simply to be prepared for any contingencies that may arise out of the disputed liabilities in respect to the Surrey and Sussex and other lines, amounting to upwards of 500,000&—a sum which, if raised in the shape of ordinary stock, will require a nominal issue of 1,000,0001. The company are advised they are not liable for these °Lima, and the provision is therefore at present only a matter of precaution. An application to call up the remaining 551. per share due from the contributories in the Contract Cor poration Company is about to be made to the Master of the Rolls. The official liquidator is understood to be desirous of conducting the claim with all possible consideration and forbearance in the interests alike of the creditors and shareholders, and it may be hoped the view of the court will be in harmony with that policy. . _ We read in the dremager de Toulouse:—" During the last few days • female clothed in the garb of the ancient pilgrims has attracted attention here. She is ayoung and handsome Spanish lady, named Saturnine Lopez y Alonzo. Haring been attacked by cholera at Madrid she made a vow that, should she recover, she would make a pilgrimage on foot to Rome and Jerusalem. She has performed her pions undertaking with astonishing courage. Setting out in March, she arrived at Rome on the 27th June, and witnessed there the flies of the canoni sation, reached Jerusalem in due course, where she visited all the holy places, and is now returning home." Dr. Mendelasohn, son of the illustrious com poser, and Professor of History in the university of Heidel berg. in about to publish the posthumous works of his father. They comprise • symphony named "The Re form," • funeral march composed for the anniversary of the death of Norbert Bergmtaler, • sonata, and ballads without words (lieder ohne worte.) Railway mail trains now run daily between New York and Cheyenne, in Colorado, at the foot of the Rocky Mountains, • distance of 1,800 miles. • A curious antique and celebrated carving dish has been placed in the Taunton Museum. Lord Feversham carved a joint on it the day before the Battle of Sedgmoor, in 1685, and Macaulay alludes to it in his History of England. It fetched 65 guineas at a recent isle. CLERKENWELL AND NEWCASTLE,—Dr. Attfield, of the Pharmaceutical Society, writes to the Tinges : " There may be just this connexion between the explosions of Clerkenwell and Newcastle, namely, that they were caused by portions of the same parcel of nitro-glycerine. We are told that some of the canister, were sold weeks ego, and the original number reduced to about half ; that the clothes and skin of the persons injured at Clerkenwell were not discoloured as by gunpowder, but had an odour se of petroleum ; that the liquid in the canisters was a solution of nitro-glycerine in wood spirit. These state ments, together with the fact that the precaution of di.. solving nitro-glycerine in spirit has on recently bean adopted, point to the conclusion suggeste d. The anise of the explosion at Newcastle is to my mind quite clear. Nitro-glycerine crystallises from solution in wood spirit, as sugar from syrup ; nitro-glyoeriae explodes by permis sion. The shovel which was used to knock off the ends of the canisters eontsining the solid nitro-glyceriae doubtless afterwards came in coutact with souse of the solid nitro glycerine placed in the soli." LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE BY TELZORLIPH.) ST. ALBAN'S MEETING.-(THIS DAY.) LUTON PLATE. Two miles. Serious Chise,Okliiiitrier;fl.obber,Helie7, Guide, Sion berg, Merry Horn, Wedding Peal, and Catietio are here. SELLING HANDICAP PLATE. Two miles. Oldminster, Sir Stephen, Wrangler, No Name, Banda line, Love in the Mist, Rapture, Serious Cam, Carnbrae, Bow Bells, Killarney, Countess 8010, and Waverley g are here. ST. ALBAN'S STEEPLECHASE. Three miles and a half, Sir Bobby, Tally Ho, Hornet, Patienee,Hippolyte, King Alfred, Northern Light, Polestar, and Blahopton are here. EXPECTED.—Chimney Sweep. STEEPLECHASE. Two miles. Killarney, Caustic, Cripple, and Black Swan are hero. LOCAL CUP. Once round. Confusion, Lawrence, Water Peri, Wild Bee, Wedding Peal, Caustic, Little Peevish, Clarina, Clarence, Wrangler, Killarney, Walpole, and Cripple are here. METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.—The stewards have over ruled the objection against Northern Light, on the Freund. that he carried the proper weight in accordance with the original conditions published in the racing calendar. — WILLIAM TOPHAN, Clerk of the Course. PROVINCIAL MARI MARKETS. LiViltroOL, DSC. 19.—Sales to-day: Caledonian, 74 4 , 1 .11 U Great Eastern, 311 1 1 11 —Great Western, t 3 Lan and Yorkshire, 1211 211 1 201 420 191 20 M l— 20 1911 19 194 19 181 4 19 — London and orth Western, 1141 14 144 4 131 134 1 131 1 13121 1 1 111—Midland, 994 10099110011 1004 1 001 100 904 100 I 194 1 I—North Lateen, Ber n ick in tt—South , 11 661 1 I—Grand Trunk of Canada, 151 891--Great Luxembu , 8 13-16—verpool and Lon don and lobe, 6 p.—Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent, 47-16 National Steam Company, 61. BIRMINGRAX, DSC. 19: Business done: Birmingham Wagon (Limited), at 12; Gloucester Wagon (Lhnitedf, fourth issue, at 21 prem. ; Mettropolitan Railway Carriage and Wagon (Limited), second Issue, at 1-16 , and Patent Shaft and Axletree 'Limited(, second Issue, at 21 prem. Closing prices : Midland Railway buyers, at 100: Birmingham Canal, 871 to 8.81 ; Lloyd's Bank (Limited; 6to 61 prem. ; Dudley Gas, sellers, at 451 ; and Ilenddol Slate and Slid, limited', sellers, at 1 die. 1)I711.18, DEC. 18—Three per Cent. Consols, 924 —New Three per Cent. Stock, 102 921—Ditto for account, Jan. 7, 92 911 91 —Ditto for new account, 92--India Five pet Cent, July 1690 Stock (transferable at the Bank of Ireland), 1134—Ditto 4 cent., Oct. 1888 ditto, 991—National Bank (L3O paid', 611 pa r Ditto tor account, 611—National of Liverpool ( ited) ( 16 paid) 121 —Royal Bel fas t6l paid), 321 4—Union Bank Molted) (622 171 — and Northern Counties 411 paid', for account, 461—Dublin and Kingstown kEIOO paid), 190—Great Southern and Western (XlOO paid), 97—Midland Great Western (0100 paid), 661—Cork and Bandon, 4 per cent. perpetual, front Jan. 1861 (all paid), 31—Great Southern and M akern, 4 per cent. date perpetual 46100 peiC 98—Midland Great Western, div. from of purchase, 101 CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAlLS.—Autaarutia, Dec. 19.—The Nyanza left at 6.30 a.m. and the Poonah at noon today. The fot met may be expected at Marseilles on the 2.ith instant, and the latter at Southampton about the 2nd January. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 19. —The National Steam Navigation Company's steamship Denmark arrived here from Liverpool at 2 p.m. to-day. She embarked pitmen. gers and proceeded for New York at 3 p.m. All well. - - ARCHDEACONRY OF CHESTER.—The Lord Bishop of Chester has conferred the archdeacon ry of Chester, vacant by the death of the late Venerable Richard Green all, M.A., incumbent of Stratton, upon the Rev. William Pollock, M.A., vicar of Bowdon and rural dean. REPRESENTATION OF LAMBETH. —Yesterday evening a general meeting of electors and non-electors of Lambeth took place at the Lecture-hall, Oarter-street, Walworth, for the purpose of bearing from Mr. Thomas Hughes, one of the sitting members, a statement of his views inreference to the political affairs of the oountry. Mr. C. S. Barker presided, and introduced Mr. Hughes to the meeting. Mr. Hughes was received with cheers. On the Irish question he remarked that it was difficult to separate it from the recent outrages that had taken place in the metropolis. He had sometimes thought that nothing but a bs olute separation would heal the breach between that country and England— such a separation as existed between Norway and Sweden. He bad, indeed, thought there were some reasons for such a course, by which Ireland would still remain an integral part of the British Kingdom. But he was now convinced that the time had not yet come, and that it never would arrive if England did its duty fairly and resolutely towardslreland. For hinnelf, he was all for keeping the nation, and allowing the landlord interest to take care of itself. A permanent settlement of the land question mun be brought about if the united British nation was to go on much longer, and to hold its place amongst the other nations of the earth. Adverting to the Irish church, he expressed an opinion that it must go down. As an established church, it must be abolished. It was an abuse which it was im possible could be allowed longer to disgrace this country. On the Game Laws, the Charitable Trusts Bill, education, and a variety of other subjects, Mr. Hughes gave the explanations which were demanded of him, and received as his reward a very cordial vote of confidence. MAIL STEAMERS TO THE RIVER PLATE.—Messts. Tait, of London and Limerick, have just completed • con- tract for 10 years with the Belgian government for a monthly mail service between Ostend and the Brasile. The line will consist of four powerful steamships fitted for first-clam passengers only, and sailing from London on the 14th, Ostend on the 16th, and Falmouth on the 18th of each month ; the homeward bound ships leasing Buena; Ayres 01 the Ist, Monte Video on the 3rd, and Rio Ja neiro on the 10th of every month. The City of Limerick (the pioneer ship) sailed from Falmouth yesterday at four p.m. upon her second voyage, and she will be followed in succession by the Cityof Buenos Ayres, the City of Bras eels, and the City of Rio Janeiro. On the return voyage all the ships will tall at Falmouth to land mail' and pas sengers, and then go on to discharge cargo at Antwerp and in London. ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. Yesterday morning an accident happened to the 7.10 ex press train from Worcester to London, at Char!bury, about 13 miles from Oxford. Owing to a tire dying off, the engine was thrown on to the down line, and some delay ensued to the train's progress. No one was injured. Some delay was caused to the train from London to Worositer, which was between two and three hours late. The engine WAS a new one. MYSTERIOUS DEATH ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Yesterday the dead body of a man was picked up on the Great Western Railway, near the Shrub-hill tun nel, about a mile from Worcester. It wasin a fearfully man gled condition, and from all appearances had been so man gled bys train. The body wee proved to bethat of one James Draper, and the circumstances of his death are somewhat mysterious. On Wednesday the deceased attended the winter seizes at Worcester and gave evidence before the grand jury on a charge sa int two men named Burton and Hughes for assaulting and robbing him last August. In the evening he was seen in company with two persons said to be friends of the prisoners, who treated him to drink, and he became, as is said, much intoxicated. What became of him afterwards until his body was found has to be cleared up by the coroner's inquest. FORGERIES BY A MANUFACTURER.—At the Staffordshire assizes, yesterday, before Mr. Justice Keat ing, Elijah Hughes, who had pleaded guilty on the previous day to two charges of utterin forged acceptances to bills of exchange with intent t o defraud the Manchester and Liverpool District Banking Company, was brought up for sentence. The prisoner had occupied an influential position in the Staffordshire Potteries. where he carried on business for many years as an earthenware manufacturer. The sum represented by the forged acceptances of the prisoner amounted to about 2,500/. He was sentenced to six years' penal servitude. THE LIVERPOOL ORANGEMEN AND THE FENIANB. —The Orangemen of Liverpool have issued a "loyal pro clamation," pledging themselves to aid to the vev utmost of their power the local civil authorities in maintaining the supremacy of the law and the liberties of the people, and declaring their readiness to act at a moment's notice, either in their individual capacity as citizens, or collec tively as an organised body. The proclamation calls upon the brethren to consider themselves as virtual if not formal special constables, using all vigilance to aid the authorities by discovering and bringing to light all secret designs against the laws and government of the empire. The proclamation denounces in the strongest terms the nefarious and diabolical crime spinet society committed at Clerkenwell. i ) I:7RITICATIO/1 Or THE THAMES.—The conserva tors of the Thames are able to report that they have given the requisite thirteen months' notdee for the removal of all sewers above Staines which emptied themselves into the river or into any tributary stream within three miles of the river, and at a later period in the current year they gave like notices with regard to drains below that town. They have also served notice upon the proprietors of paper mills requiring the discontinuance of the flow of sewage or other offensive matter from their mills. With a view of further preserving from impurity the waters of the Thames above the point of the water supply, the conservators employ a steam tug to peas up and down the river, with a view to the removal of all dead animals and other polluting rob atomise, and all the lock keepers have instructions to re move all snob nuisances. EXTILAORDINARY.—whiIe the work men were engaged breaking up the condemned wrq ue Charlotte, in Algae Bay, a number of senties, measuring from six to eight inches, were disoovered, with fangs of a most formidable description. We hops they won't find their way into any of the habitatlons here ; end would advise those promenading the breakwater of an evening to look out for them. Some of them are nearly Ea big as lobsters. They are supposed to have get cm board among the sugar at Rangoon, where, if people are much troubled with these monsters, they must spend many sleepless nights.—South African Mail. MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Oars Ahoor.. The English funds are rather dull to-day, and have receded 1-16 to per cent. Foreign stocks are likewise flat, but railway securities are in re quest, at an improvement. The recovery has not been caused by any favourable announce ment with respect to the affairs of these undertakings but by purchases on account of recent speculators for a fall, who wish to close their transactions previous to leaving the City for the Christmas holidays. Very little business has been recorded in banking, financial, and miscella neous shares, and quotations generally are un changed. Colonial government debentures meet with rather more inquiry, the increased distrust of rail ways tending to divert attention to these secu rities. The demand for money is moderate, and the supply good. Choice bills are taken at 1/ per cent. and in some cues at 11. The quotation for loans in the Stock Exchange is Ito per cent. Consols are quoted 924 to }, ex div., for money and the account (January 7). The Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents. aro at 921 to }. Railway stocks are in demand, and better. Great Northern A and Metropolitan are in especial request, and have risen 11 to 11 per cent. respect ively. Lancashire and Yorkshire has advanced I ; Midland and Great Northern (original), / ; South Eastern, ; London and North Western, and Lon don, Chatham, and Dover, 1; and Great Eastern, I. Annexed are the prices :—Metropolitan, 1111 to 1121; Great Western, 431 to 441 ; London and North Western, 1121 to 113 ; Midland, 101 to ; Lan cashire and Yorkshire, 120 to } ; Caledonian, 741 to ; South Eastern, 66/ to 67/ ; Great Eastern, 31/ to ; Great Northern, 107 to 108 ; ditto A, 110} to 111; London, Chatham, and Dover, 181 to / ; North British, 331 to 1 ; Brighton, 49 to ; Berwick, 98} to 99} ; and York and North Midland, 90} to 91}. The foreign stock market shows dulness, but prices generally are without change of importance. Turkish of 1862 are quoted 60 to 61 ; ditto of 1865, 33/ to 3 ; Greek, 123 to 1 ; Spanish Pas sive, 251 to 26 ; ditto New Three per Cents., 35k to 36 ; Italian of 1861, 451 to 1; Egyptian of 1864, 85 to 36 ; and Mexican, 151 to 1. American securities are steady, at yesterday's prices. The 5-20 Bonds are at 71/ to 72/ ; Erie Railway, 491 to 1 ; and Illinois Central, 891. to 1. _ _ Atlantic Cable shares exhibit no movement. Anglo-American, 19 to 19} ; and Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference, 4} to n. Bank shares present no feature of importance, apart from a reduction of 1/. in London and West minster, the present price being 67 to 69. Union of London, 36 to 37; Alliance, 14 to 10} die. ; Imperial Ottoman, 1 to of dis. ; London and County, 54 to 55 ; and Oriental Corporation, 42 to 43. In the market for financial shares General Credit have declined 2s. 6d.—viz., to 2i to 21 dis. ; International Financial are at 21 to 2 dia. ; London, 23 to 22 dia. ; and Credit Fonder, 0 to 61 dis. New York advices announce the shipment of a further sum of 150,0001. in gold for Europe. _ _ _ The Council of India will receive tender; on the Ist proximo for bills on Calcutta and Madras to the amount of 200,0001. The ordinary general meeting of the National Discount Company will be held on the 22nd of January for the declaration of a dividend and other business. The Caledonian Railway traffic return shows this week a decrease of 1,0581., compared with the corresponding period of 1866. HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK. Consols are in request, and have improved to per cent. since 1 o'clock, viz., to 92} to ft ex div. for money, and 92/ to 1 ex div. for the account. Some of the English railway stocks have ex perienced a fresh advance. Foreign bonds meet with rather more inquiry. It is certain that all our railway companies are adding largely to capital every half-year, and this means, of course, that they must raise fresh money, by borrowing or otherwise, as long as that system shall be persevered in. The shareholding public now desire to know, and should insist upon being told without delay, what sum is required by each company for the next twelve months. For the directors to withhold such information until the usual period for the issue of the half-yearly re ports would be to play with the interests com mitted to their charge, and, perhaps, to sacrifice the shareholders to hostile speculators. The best and most conservative course now will be for each company to say how much it wants immediately, and for the coming year. The proprietors will then be better able to judge how their property stands. Until this step is taken bankers and money lenders will be slow to lend, and it need scarcely be pointed out that, should they call in existing loans, the present difficult position of this great interest would become still more complicated. The Delta, from Alexandria, has brought 57,1191. in specie; the Pennsylvania, from New York, 13,5001.; and the Ethiope, from the West Coast of Africa, 6,0001. The steamer Ripon will take to-day 57,698/. in specie, of which 26,700/. is gold for Alexandria, 290/. gold for Madras, 6,1251. silver for Shanhae, and 24,5831. silver for Hong Kong. The latter re mittance is on government account. The bar silver by the West India packet was sold yesterday for the Continent at ss. Ojd. per ounce, being the same price at that lately current. The committee appointed by the shareholders of the Great Eastern Railway Company on the 22nd November have issued their report, and it is satisfactory to perceive that they are unanimous in the recommendations put forward for establish • ing "a thoroughly efficient and economical ma nagement and a rigorous discipline," and for rooting out the " elements of discord which have led to results so disastrous." The new directors are to be Viscount Cranborne, M.P. ; Mr. E. W. Watkin M.P. ; Mr. George W. Currie ; Mr. Ro bert Stu art,; of Manchester ; Mr. Richard Young, M.P. for Cambridgeshire ; and Mr. James Chad wick, of Manchester. The meeting is to be held on Friday, the 3rd January. The Great Western Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of 4481. over the correspond ing period of 1866 ; the Great Northern, an in crease of 7921. ; the Great Eastern, a decrease of 722/. ; the London and South Western, a decrease of 2731. ; the London, Chatham, and Dover, in cluding the Metropolitan Extension and branches, an increase of 1951. ; the Metropolitan Extension, separately, an increase of 45/. ; the North Eastern, a decrease of 1,8951. ; the Lancashire and York shire, an increase of 9581. ; the Manchester, Shef field, and Linoolnahire, a decrease of 568/. ; and the North British, an increase of 7611. The directors of the Nerbudda Coal and Iron Company (Limited) yesterday made a call of 11. per share (making 81. paid), payable in London by the 14th of February, and in Calcutta or Bombay by the 6th of March, 1868. A meeting was held yesterday of the Aerated Bread Company (Limited), when the net , profit for the half-year was stated al 2,8351., and a divi dend was declared at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum. The eleventh ordinary general meeting of the Alliance Bank (Limited) will be held on the 16th January. At the request of shareholders representing about 70,0001. capital of the Northern Railway of Buenos Ayres, Mews. Engelbach and Salomon, have invited a meeting of the shareholders for Friday (to-day) at the London Tavern, for the following purposes : 1. To devise some plan to relieve the shareholders of the present high rate of interest they are paying, namely, 15 per cent. on 25,000/. ; 2. To put an end, as far as pos sible, to the expensive litigation now being carried on, both at common law and in Chancery ; 3. To consider the general management of the company's affairs and the pre- sent condition of the line. Creditors of the Landahipping Colliery Com pany of Milford Haven (Limited) are required to send the particulars of their claims to Mr. Henry Chatteris, the official liquidator, by the 16th January, the 27th of that month having been ap pointed by Vice-Chancellor Matins for adjudicating upon them. The dividend due the Ist January on the Otto man Loan of 1862 is announced for payment by Mesas. Glyn and Co. Subjoined is Messrs. Culverwell, Brooks, and Co.'s report of yesterday's hide sales : At the twenty-third and last mules of hide sales for the year, all descriptions of hides, both salted and dry, were in good request, nearly the whole of the quantity o ff ered being sold at full to advanced rates. East India—Ox and cow were in good demand, the whole of the quantity offered (which was small) being cleared off. Dacca slaughtered and other hides of good quality realized an advance of fully id. per lb. Other descriptions she sold well at full prices to id. per lb. advance. 43,728 hides offered and sold. East India—Buffalo—The few offered realised about previous prima. Leather.—East Indian brought about late rates. Australian was in fair request. Salted Hides.—Australian were in good request, and nearly all sold at late rates. Cape, part sold. Gibraltar, &c., realized about previous prices. Di/salted bides.— Barbary sold well. Bark.—liiiimes was abiedy bought in. Myrabolanes sold fairly. One of Mr. Reinke's divers has returned from St. Thomas, and it appears that the Columbian lies in 38 feet of water. She has a very large hole in her side, and lies right across the entrance to the dock, which is sunk, as already known. The cargo is being saved, but from all appearances it will re quire two or three months to clear away the wrecks. The British Empire (also a very large ship), which was ready for sea at this time, lies close to her with 700 tons of ballast on board. The cotton and print goods already saved from the Columbian were much injured by water, from the fact that the cases had been crushed by the collisions, but they were likely to fetch fair prices considering their condition. Five divers were at work using Ileinke's apparatus, and the West India and Pacific Steam Company have sent a vessel fully equipped to assist. Delays have occurred on account of the earthquake shocks which have passed over the island, and the divers were much impeded and ran great risks from the absence of co-operation of the black labourers, who were too frightened to work. The weekly return of the Bank of France shows the following changes : Coin and bullion Bills discounted Decrease 72,000 Notes in circulation .„ Decrease 352,000 Private deposits lncrease 392,000 Advances Decrease 4,000 Treasury balance There is no indication in this return of any re vival in the demand for money. The further in crease of 348,000/. in the coin and bullion raises the total to 40,383,0301. The following is the official return of the cheques and bills cleared in the Bankers' Clearing-house for the week ending Wednesday, Dec. 18: Thursday, D ec.l2 E8,220,000 Friday, Dec. 13 19,866,000 Saturday, Dec. 14 11,754,000 Monday, Dec 16 11,064,000 Tuesday Dec. 17 10,176,000 Wednesday, Dec. 18 9,341,000 170,411.000 JOHN C. POCOCK, Deputy-Impeder. Bankers' Clearing-house, Dec. 14. The payments at the Stock Exchange settlement on Friday last appear to have been the largest known since the commencement of these Clearing House returns. The week's clearances have also probably been swelled by the adjustment of mercantile accounts in preparation for Christmas and the end of the year. The return of the Bank of England for the week ending Wednesday, Dec.lB, compared with that for the previous week, shows the following Circulation issue £35,786,995 Incremi ci r n gi,4ls Circulation active 22,888,620 Decrease 512,365 Public deposits 7,146,320 Inman 1,362.= Other deposits Government securities in banking de artmeat — 13,019,203 !norms 700,000 Other securities in banking department 17,218,753 Increase 192,433 Coin and bullion in both departments Seven day and other bills 530,954 Demeans 4,351 The Rest 3,039,288 Increase 2,807 Notes in reserve Total reserve (notes & coin) in banking department 14,02,089 Increase 789,517 Owing chiefly to the large increase in the deposits, and to the comparatively limited amount of the Bank's fresh advances on " other" securities, an addition of 799,5171. has been made to the reserve. The increase in the government deposits, however, is largely attributable to the carrying to that account of a sum of 700,000/., which the Treasury has apparently obtained from the Bank as an advance on Exchequer Bonds. Hence the increase of that amount in the govern ment securities. During the week the Bank re ceived from abroad 43,0001. in gold more than it parted with for exportation, and, as the increase in the coin and bullion is as much as 277,1521., evidenon is afforded of a steady reflux of coin from the internal circulation. BANK Or ENGLAND. An Account pursuant to the Act 71hend BEIVIe, c. V!, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 18th (lay of December, 18H7. Issas DIPJ Hoke timed £36 7d 1 ciOverumenTh debt.. £11.015,100 Other securities.... 3,964.V.0 Gold coin and bul- ' "iii.. -- --- -- 20,790,995 Oliver bullion — t 35,786,96.5 4113:,.7a6,996 MAXIMO DI Proprietors' Capital R. 14,663,000 Beat Public Deposita (In cluding natal, liar. Banks, COM MAS. of National L 13.019.203 Other Securities Notes Gold and Silver Coln 1,113j14 Account') 7.144,320 Other Deposita Seven day and other HIDr 644,N0,047 444.290,047 1. MAY, Deputy Ciaider. Dee. 19. 1867. THURSDAY Evranra. Console, which closed yesterday at 924 to $, ex div., for the 7th January, opened this morning at 923 , and closed at 923, " buyers." For money the i l last price wu 92$ to 3. The Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents. were quoted at 3 o'clock 923. The official business report is as follows : Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 924, 3,3, 4, ex div.; ditto, for account, 1 923, 3, ex div. ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 925, 13, •, New Three per Cents., 923, 4, ; India Stock, abut ; ditto, for account, 220, ex div. ; ditto Five per Cent., 1124, 113, 4, ex div. ; ditto Four per Cent., 1004 ; ditto Four per Cent. " enfaced " rupee paper, 874 ; ditto Five per Cent., 1033 ; ditto Five-and-a-Balf per Cent., 109 ; ditto Five per Cent. Debentures, 105, 4. The India Five per Cent. Stock was again I offered this afternoon, and was last marked 1113, ex div. Exchequer bills were rather flat at 235. to 28a. prem. With the exception of Chili= Bonds of 1866, which rose per cent., the changes in foreign stocks were all in a downward direction. Spanish Passive declined 3 per cent. ' • the New Three per Cents., ; the Deferred, ; Greek, ; Italian of 1861, Mexican, and Turkish of 1863, ; Turkish of 1838, 1 ; and Peruvian of 1865, 3. The Egyptian Nine per Cent. Loan was last quoted 1 to 1} prem. , and the Honduras Govbrnment Railway Loan 14 to 13 prem. The new Portuguese Loan was quoted this morn ing at 14 to 14 prem., and, owing to the usual sale* in anticipation of allotments, closed at 14 to If prem. It is understood that numerous subsaip tions have been received to-day, both here and in Lisbon. Hudson's Bay shares closed at 15 to 15k, being dull, and National Discount at 5, to 6 prem., showing a reduction of sa. The market for miscel laneous shares was inanimate. City Offices declinm 10s., and Thames and Mersey Insurance 2s. 6d., but Berlin Waterworks improved bs. MINES-(THIS DAY.) Oil O'CLOCK. The mining market is inanimate, and prices are nominally quoted the tame as yesterday, as follows : West Chiverton, 65 to 67 ; West Beton, 1874 to 1824 ; North Treakerby, 30s to 325. ; Clifford, 51 to 6 ; East Caradon, 4to ; Prince of Wales, 48s. to 50s. Chiverton Moor, to 4 ; Wheal Basset, 75 to 80 ; North Crafty, 24 to ; and Wheal Buller, 16 to 18. As regards foreign and colonial mining shares, Don Pedro have improved sa.,viz., to 24 tol prem., upon the advioes published below, but other kinds are inactive. St. John del Rey, 57 to 58 ; Anglo-Brazilian, par to 4 prem. ; Pestarena, 3 dia. to par ; Chontales, 14 to 1 dis. ; Rossa Grande, to 4 ; Anglo-Italian, par to pram . ; United Mexican, 14 to 1,4 ; Frontino and Bolivia, 13-16 to 15-16 ; Port Phillip, 14 to 14 ; Central Ameri can, 14 to dis. ; and Anglo-Argentine, to prem. The Don Pedro North del Rey Gold Mining Company have received the following report from Captain Treloar, for the month of Octo ber :—" Produce, 15,385 oitavas ; coat, 2,031/. ; profit, 4,5071. At Maquine the second and third lines of gold have afforded some vein stuff below Alice's level, and as this is below where the shoot of gold was cut off by . fissures in the early part of June last it is pro rinsing. We have also had some vein stuff from a line of gold 10 feet vertically below where the third line was so rich in March, April, May. The gene ral work on the vein or lode generally between the lines of gold has yielded well. First portion of November, up to 18th November—Operations generally arc proceeding as usual ; nothing calling for special notice has occurred. Produce cleaned up, 6,051 oitavas." [For to-day's Share Lista ees page 4.1 3 COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. MARK-LANE.-(THIS DkY:). The quantity of house-grown wheat received fresh up to Mark-lane, to-day, was only moderate, and in but mid dling condition. The attendance of millers being limited the demand for both red and white parcels sled heavy, at about late currencies. _ Fair average supplies of foreign wheat were on sale. In prices no change took place, but the inquiry wee dull. On the whole, the doating cargo trade ruled quiet, on former terms. There wee a tolerable good show of grinding barley, and the demand for it was leavy, at prices barely equal to Monday. Malting parcels, of which very little was uttered, were in steady request at full currenci es Malt movedoff slowly at late currencies. In oats a moderate business was concluded on former terms. Beans were dull at the late decline, and pees were in some instances disposed of at slightly reduced quotations. Flour was quiet. English qualities were unaltered in value, but inferior foreign wee rather easier. Linseed and rapeseed moved off slowly. Fine red clover seed was firmly held. other else the market for agricul tural seeds ruled quiet. Cakes met a slow sale. CURRENT MCI& ENOLOIL Pr Qr.: Wain -.- gnu. Kent, red, ;0; 6 : 150. wilts, B'7 t t : et Norfolk end cr (o t° 72 red ZARLLT tor Qr. s. Scotch= 32 to 311 23 to 28 wluto 26 to 22 malting Distilling Grinding 33 to 3$ MALT. Dam Norfolk, and Suffolk 66 SO 70 Kingston and Ware 72 to 76 Brown 6O to 63 BMX Nampa Ttoit 44 to 48 Harrow F- 6l to 63 0410 44 to 46 1 4Z: ta to 50 Ham ___ New 46 to WAIL PWOL English, &Zak= 3.2 to 88 3t, to 82 Yo Per to. a I. WAY OATS. A. Danish and Swe,lll6 t3 to 2► Hanlon Town mei isrie 106 liessiold SS Ile M Narl2 666 6610114 62 1.2 " 60 au Per Qr. 70 to 60 MASK Dantde and lantiga berg Rostock .4 Hackles borg 4B to 72 Danish Russian, bard soft American. rod —to —1 whit* .. —to Mani 00111. BARLI: WlllO4 Grinding Distilling Malting Oats. Spanish . .... 46 20 (.2 Dutch brewing feeding ARRIVAL*: OF GRAIN. tc.. INTO LONDON BY WATER CARRIAGE FROM DEC. 16 TO DEC. Ili, BOTH INCLUMVE. Danish _ ELYPtilua FIA to 40 to 42 ".7 . • 47 66 46 40 to 67 _________ _ Whaiartarkg. 116/S. Oita 1 blear. qr.. I aft. Hrs. qrs. beta. reit& 890114bandlketch 1195 ! 1170 ' WI Irish I .• rondo Z4215 I 2880 1: 4f iii° llo l— n2oo 470 ,—..-I—---• Total , 9:410 WO ' 2910 ' 65980 MD 1490 11819 e. sun am LIVERPOOL COTTON AND CORN MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) (BY TELEGRAPH.) (ram min owx 0011/Xlikell3l3ll.) CorroN.—The market rasher qidet. Bales- pro b sbl7 about 10,000 bales. Coax.—Market thin attendance. Wheat moderato consumptive demand ; prices somewhat irregular. White Californian 3d. per oental below Tuesday's rates. Flour dull and prices in favour of buyers. Beans steady. Sahli, 445. Peas asehaaged. Canadian, VA. to 4fa. Q. Oats and oatmeal very dull. Indian corn very quiet,and prima nominal ; mixed, 465. to 40a. ; white, 50s. to 51s. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) ,IT TELEGRAPH.) (FROM OCZ ows covirsioxnorr.) Wheat held firmly at late rat,v, sales only limited. Barley quiet, and value unaltered. Beans and oats as MINCING-LANE.—(MS DAY.) STOLL—There is still only a limited amount of business doing at previous prices. Demerara, 31s. Gd. to 335. ; St. Vinoent, 3'3 Gd. t 3 335. Gd. ; Tobago, 325. Gd. ; Penang, 345. Gd. to 335. Refined—Prices continue steady ; commas lumps, 425. ; pieces continue to sell freely. COFFEE.—The pArcels offered by auction have gone off stmulily, at previous prices. Mocha, at former rates ; greenish, 9Gs.; yellowish, 100 s.; PLintation Ceylon. good and fine ordinary, G3s. to 67a. Gd.; grey, 70s. to 725.; middling, 741. to 735. TEA.—The parcels of green teas ex recent arrivals are selling slowly ; other sorts are also dull of rile. Fitvir.—Tbe business doing is extremely limited. Rue.—A small parcel of Demerara sold at 2s. Id. SL4o.—Business has been done in pearl at 18a. 6d. ; and Hour, 19a. 6d. RICE.-100 tons B.illam sold at 10a., ex ship ; 1.1() tons Rangoon. 125., ex ship ; 2,000 bags Bassein, 12s. ' • and 150 tons ordinary white Bengal, at lis. 70., landed. CurroN.—A fair business is doing, but prices still ruts in buyers' favour. JCIE.-600 bales sold at 17f. to 221. lOs. TALLOW AIARART.—(THIB DAY.) The market is firm, at the following prices :—Tlern tallow, 41s. ; Petershurg Y.C. on the spot, 435. December, 435. ; Spring, 43e. ; March, 445. 3d. HIDE MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) LZADLNHI,LI.—Hideo: 1561 bi. to 641b5.. 3a.; 6411 m to 721 b.., 3d. to 3gd. ; 7211 m. is SOlbs., 3:a. to id.: 84/Iba to 881 b.•• 34,1- to 3 .d.; sea.. to 96Th... 311 d. to 4d. ; 66lbe. to 104th. , 4d. to 4)d. ; 1011bm to 1121b5., 40. to 44d. Horse hides, fite. Q. to 10s. 6d. Calf skins, (slut, 2.. to 4s. ; full, 7s. BERDIONDSZT.—ShttadIIS : Polled, 6s. 6d. to 7.. 6d. ; hali-breds, ss. to t.. ; downs, la. 4d. to ss. IL BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Pattenclen end Smith report a continued steady demand for both English and foreign, for immediate met stimption, at last week's prices. Coxerttprios Roans/J., BRostrroic.—There is now a vacancy for an assistant physician at this institu tion, for which applic Won, are to be vent in on or hcfore Jan. 1. The election is vested in the committee of ma nagement, and the office may be held in conjunction with another hospital appointment. CRYSTAL PALACE. ORE SHILLING DAT.— THURSDAY, DEC. 19.—Admission' on payment, 1,270; ditto by season ticket., 421 ; total visitors, 1,691. CHILL—The event of the fortnight is the signing of the contract between the geverownt and the Pacific Steam Navigation Company for a line of steamers direct to Liverpool from Valparaiso rid the Straits of Magellan. . There is a general feeling of satisfaction at the nearnve pect of the line being e s tablished ; it could not have fa _lba into better hand'.—Panama Star. I L not Wel COM' was erelt idled dogs hem. fine MOM a un tle,— a pig RI be tl '.g c if eth d i s 0 S I N4 b• O' ninc4a