The Express. — London, England, 1862-12-30 00:00:00

/7 7-1 / -/- - A- 4 it •.) 1. r 1';c.......;;;1% c' r 1. , 1: , itiEWSYAPI:h .ins• .`? . • -s . . 1,.. JN • " 4% ; At •.1 1 ; v " .ssaliaxa • ), ~~ ~~ ~~ `,7rd. ,-.. A2- - a.-ir: • .2 'I. 12_ -•'.: . [Stamped, ld. Additional.) Na 5,113.] BOMBAY Direct (to sa il on the 16th Janu ar y, full or not hal'. the wen-known clipper ship LORD RAO. LAN. A 1. IS pure 753 tons, N. N. W. loading in the list Innis Pocks.—A to . GILLLAILY, RANKRY, and [ORWELL, 27, +amt LONDON, TUESDAY EVIOTINO,' DECEMBER 30, 1882. [TWOPENCE TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGECE. (11317T/ffell Turman.) OONFERENCE UPON THE GREEK QUESTION. PARIS, Dee. 29. It h asserted that a conference of representatives of the protecting powers of Greene will shortly be held in London to settle the question of the cordon of the lonian Islands. ROME (MN OM OWN Oust is, of Italy) "has driven out of four soonaste ries the monks or nuns who lately inhabited them. No less amount of room was required by it in order to house prostitutes. To such a purpose is the house of lOud turned." Add the list of the boob condemned and put upon the Index by the Sacred College, and you have a fair resume of the mental prove War provided for the intellectual population of modern Rome by a press whose boast I suppose it is, not to be free. MR. BORMAN, M.P. ON OCR 7011MION . AumAiwas. NOTICE to PASSENGERS f or BOMBAY . — The splendid clipper LORD RAGLAN, A 1 1S years, load. ins in the East India Docks. Ell be despatched on tau 15th hanar7. Itageincent cabin aomenniodation.—Por plans and prUculars apply to OLINDLAY and Co., 55. Paribunentatreet, LW., or to OILLATLY, IttIIKKY, and BZWILL, 17. Leaden, hall-street, IQ r.) ROME, Dia. 23. H OLIDAY ENTERTAINMENTS. RXTRAORDINAIIT ATTRACTIONS. intectlems on a seats of enneweedented magnificence; LitEm:retlL In en entirely new and ast oun di ng p er f ormance ; M Valekenattee ; Mi. Creasman. the Star of the West . Madame LOSObill4 Madame ; Mr. De Brenner, Sam Collins, Mr. and Mrs Brennan; Tarrenberg, Dairy, and Little Bob, the celebrated Minstrels; Wm Pour American Wonders and Miss Georgians Smithaon in a new Pantomimic Butertalninent. The LONDON PAVILION, llehborne-atreet. LOIBL and 50N3BANYligt. Frogristwa. NOTICE to SHIPPERS and PASSENGERS, r Eget India and Loudon Shipping Company's screw steamat e p GOLDEN FLEECE, 2,708 tons, 860 horsepower, G. L BIRD, Commander, for Calcoliet coaling at the Cape of Good Hope, and calling at Madras The ship will leave tas Victoria (Loodoo) Dunks on the morning of the Srd of January. All goods and heavy baggage must be alongside and cleared by noun of the Ist. Passengers are requested to embark at Gravesend by 1 o'clock, p.m.. on MONDAY. the 6th of January. To facilitate the embarkation of passengers at Oraveeend, arrangements have been made with the London, Tilbury, and Southend Railway Company, by which tickets can be obtained at the Shipping Com pany s Mom. 9, Mincing-lane, E,C., for the trains leaving YCIF church-street at 9 55. 10.52, 12.7, available for the day of sailing of the vessel, at 2a M. each persbn, which will pass the passen ger from Fenchurchntreet Station on board without any further (*pease. Return tickets will he issued to plowmen' Minds at Es. 9d. each. For Might or apply to GRIN DLAY and Co., lA, Parliament -Week & ~ the brokers, ALFRED BRITT and Co., 160, Leadenhallatreet, EC, end at the. Micas of the Company, 0, Itinclorlane, E.C. RICHARD DREW, Secretary. Letters received here from Madrid hint that a modification of the cabinet may be expected. La France of this evening says :—" After the defeat of the Federals on the 13th President Lin coln had • long conference with the minister of France. The peace party considers this step to be token a desire for conciliation." AN EXECUTION IN MALTA. (PION 001 OWN 2L ripHE LONDON GRAND RNSTALTRANT. LUFCNIONS ad DINNERS A LA CARTE wen he bad with COMFORT sad DESPATCH AT ANY Howl DAILY. SAWYER'S FAMOUS LONDON DINNER. ready from I till S If Use Dread Saloon. Special dlnlnvrootas for lathe sad gentle/am Braaten' sad well ventilated wine, togas, and ellinting OPEN ON SUNDAYS PROM 10Ult TILL NINE. SAWYER. Proprieter, 191. ILEET-STIZET, CORNER a CHANCERY-LANE. YALTA, DSc.. As in most Roman catholic countries, there exists is Yaks a confraternity styled "La Congragasione dei Itimarfanti," who in the case of a criminal having to un dergo the punishment of death take a very prominent part in everything connected with the eentiance. Pet several days previous to , an execution the member' of this society, arrayed in a white dress from their head to their heels, with two small boles for the eyes. visit the different towns and villages oollsellog funds, wtl6► are banded over to the priests to say mass teethe soul of the criminal, and far his release from Forgatory. About forty hours before an ex motion theeemilkmanglapimmanmathiPalespnidplinilt for News from Mexico states that Generel Forey will commence operations in the middle of January, VIIROTEAN and COLONIAL WIWI COMPANT. Et lin. Pan-man, iettogo, n.w., . iitoodont 1166.t0t ono woo of puke whoi or the highest, -- alo own; of at root le yr mt. PRUSSIA. CONVOCATION OF THE CHAMBER& BERLIN, Doc. 20. A royal decree, dated the 22nd inst., haa been GaETTA Direc t, with immediate despatch, ile C ipiessfilutsedp LI A kr- MI OS km rerkter : Sending In the East Deets. magnikent cabin accommodation.—For traMht or psnage apply to OKI, LATLY, HANKEY, and SEWELL, rt, Leadediall-areet, LC. ROYAL VICTORIA SHERRY, • rm per dozen. ate Standerd of RAO'Hence.) SPLENDID OLD PORT Ow per dozen. (Cloven peen In the wood.) 0 0huli t qlegle;*2 44 C 443l bgts 14th January next. TO Darns& 00L1711316 FOZ IVIICILY STEAM OOKKUNIUATION to ISW YORK Direet.—Tna LIU:RUM. NSW YORK. sad PRILADILFIILt STEAM-8111P 001/PANY intend dasgetch. lag task Itill.gewsred Llydnbuilt trait Screwlteamoht at laneensimrs to embark and u toaowa ita URI LY PROM L L FOR NEW YOWL. CITY OF BALTIMORE. Wednesday. Dec. 11. CITY OF lIANCIIINTIIR, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1863. EDINISUBOR, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 141111. And every succeeding Wednesday. With pars" 16, 17, and U guineas, according to the aeons. amodatlon. Forward yasaßa , g guineas, Including all provides smoked. Passengers or Canada. the United States, and British Columbia, looked throngli on very advantagewas term a—For further particulars apply to WILLLUI INMAN, U, Wats r.street. Liverpool: or to viva and YACHT, q Luis Williamotreet. at,. Dinner Showy, 20". and U. I Old Port, 240. and Mu , ernap Champagne, Sta. St. Julien Claret, lsa., 20s , d 245. Meet Cognac Brandy, 48s and natal Schiedam Holland', 26a. Ma per dozen. per OW. ITALY. the purpose, with two Oapaekiaprisets, whoaevaiquil him till the execution ie over; and the latter show, extracedivary =din Wigging critaina/a repsetanee, end pew* them for their future elate. To the credit of the Raman catholic clergy, 09 pomp, it is mid, has been wonted without having previously coofessed. Previous to the criminal quitting the chapel the hangman declares that he has no bad feeling towards him, and that he merely obeys orders. He thee kisses him. On the road to the gallows the Capuchin priest. hold tablets on each side of the pri soner's face. On these tablets are images of our Saviour. Criminals are hung upon a gallows, and the hangman Jumps on the shoulders of the criminal till be is dead. Six con siege dreg the car, and it is understood they generally get act months remitted from their sentetos for so doing. From the time the criminal leaves the chapel the contra tersity is a manner take charge of him. They form • pro cession in front, with • cross lighted on each side, and it is their especial duty to see the oeremecy carried out with decorum, to reader it solemn end impressive, so that it may have a beneficial effect on the spectators; and in this they succeed, for the crowd at an execution in Malta is serious and reflecting, and implored with a religions feeling of sorrow. TURIN, Duo. 29. A circular has been issued by the Minister of the Interior desiring the Prefects of the Southern pro vinces to report to government the municipalities which do not give sufficient assistance in suppress ing brigandage, that measures may be taken for their dissolution. The Minister, while stating that he reckons upon the co-operation of the National Guards, wishes the Prefects to complete the organi sation of these bodies. The Minister is determined to use every effort to put an end to brig►ndage. In the electoral college of Averts, in the pro vince of Terra di Lavoro, General Pallaviciai, who commanded the royal troops at Aspromonte, has been chosen deputy. BRAUTOLAIB 10s. per down. Bottles 'tad Packages ',clads& Bladder' cues canlage free. Terms, cash or reference. WM. REID TIPPING, Itaasger. PURE FRENCH BRANDY, WARRANTED, 204 L PER GALLON, de. PER DOZEN fa 6d. 'ample bottle. Marteurs Eno old Brandy, In ease aa Imported, 60a. per dot O. WALTER and 00., 111, EDGWARK-ROAD, and W 6, Oxford-street, Regent-dram STEVENS and SON, Wine end Spirit Merehanta. COGNAC BRANDY.—The well-known difficulty experienced by the public in obtaining this much-esteemed forehm spirit in • per. stets induces Stevea• and Son to call attention to theCognae Brandy supplied Ay their house, on the high quality of which the meet Implicit reliance may be placed. 8. and Son import none but tine brandies, limiting their selections to the shipments of them Cognac houses whoee names and reputation are an ample tee of quality and purity. To invalids and parties requiring rizz, for medicinal purposes S. and Son would particularly ad dress themael ma Their porices are as follow :—Braudy, superior old cognac, °fa., Us. ; ditto choice old pale, 27... Sos. per gallon. Wines and spirits of all kinds delivered tree within tire miles. Terms csah.-78, nieliopigneaneeaintana THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH COMPINY. (Incorporated by Act of Par.bunent la 1867, whereby each shareholder's Wbility is specially limited to the amount of hi. subscription.) Guaranteed 8 per cent. by the Britbh Government, upon com pletion and working of the cable. 1.1100,000 In 196,000 shares of £6 each. Deposit on ellotment, al per share. DIRE:MORS. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Dm. S. In to-day's Bitting of the committee elected by the shareholders of the Bank of Austria, the motion of the directors of the bank, to aoospt the agreement between the State and the Bank which had been ♦oted by the Reichsratb, was passed after a long discussion. Right HOD. JAMES STUART WORTLEY, tipper Sheen house, Mortlake, Sunny, Chairman. crßrts M. LAMPSON, Esq. (Mears. C. M. Lampoon and Co.), C 4, Queen-street, Cheeped., London, Vioe-Chairman. George Peabody. Esq., •• Old Brcadatreet, London (Mauro. George Peabody and Co. Francis Le Breton, East, Si. Sussex-place, Regent'spark. John Pendell., Esq.. M.P., Manchester (Director of the British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph Company,. ; John W. Brett, Esq 2, Banorsesquare, London (Vice-Chair man, Submarine T elegraph Company). Idwanl Moon, Eaq , Liverpool. Samuel Gurney, Mari, 11. P., en, Lombard-etre* London (Memo, Overend, Gurney. and Co.) William Brown, L' q„ Liverpool (Meows. Brawn, Shipley and Co.l Edward Cropper, Esq., dwaylands. near Penshurst ;Director of the British and Mali Magsatle Telegraph Company, and of the London and North Washers Railway Company,. Captain A. T. Hamilton. 12, Beitowrow, Piccadilly. G. T. Bidder, Esq., ht. Georgesirest, Westminster (Director of the klectric and International Telegraph Company, and late President of the Institution of Civil Engineers). Earn a.sxT DIRECTI.4I. —W. H. Stephenson, Eaq., late Official Director on this Board on behalf of her M ajesty's Government, and now Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue. Rumanian and Enotruota.—Cromwell F. Valley, E.g. CONSCLTUIO 00111MITCS6. William lalrhalrn,l;l7.Via,:larePnrsidant of the British Association. Joseph Whitworth. Esq., F. LS. Professor wheatstons, Y.R.R. Probatory. Thomson, F. B.S. , of Glasgow. I . 32CartARI.--tleorge Salsas% Esq. DANcERS. In London—Yeaers. 0411,3E115, ando., and the Bank of England. In Lancashire—The Balk of lanchester. In Ireland—The National Bank and Ito brandies. In Scotland—TM —. ABRIDGED PROSPICEITA. New capital LSOO,OOO, in £6 shares. Deposit on allotment 11 per share. These share , are specially guaranteed S per cent. per annum by the British goner motet on the sneer,. of the cable. The unless profits of the Company remaining after the govern ment guarantee of b per cent has been paid on the new capital. snit 4 per cent. on the old capital, will be divided pro rata between them both, providing also fora reserve fund. o allotment will be made or deposit demanded until at least L 3110.000 have been applied for; nor will any liability be in curred by the new subscribers on account of preliminary or any other expenses unless that amount be reached. If sufficient capital bevood the 000,000 he not ultimately railed the del:walla WM be returned, leas a small charge for expenses, at a time to be fixed by the sett general meeting of the shareholders apPE l Cat lk ronk:trf or peeepectnses sharer, may be and e fe toillr o . f li ‘ eorge ll 4w a X, the Secretary, at the Lbmpany's offices, 2!, Old Broad-street, London. 22, Old Bradst ree t order London. ODD. SAWARD, Secretary. , SILKS, SHAWLS, MANTLES, FANCY Lamm de. IL WILLEY and SON. being desirous at redwing their Stock prvvions to their annual stock.taidnit ism decided to allow • discount at TEN PILL CENT. upon all salsa amounting to 10a and upwards. Dulles will And this an unusual opportunity for making par lament. a. the stock alsocoonprtsesa large assortment of !MOEN Y, FLANNEL+. BLANK ETA, COUNTERPANES, and general DIU PUY DOJOS purchased by the arm for the present season. 15 and Itt LUDO•TEATREKT, lANDON, LC.. Pour doors Dom St. Pant's-churchyard. "A FACT WORTHY OP NOTE." MIIMILES REMOVED from Bond-street eto 73. 811.013E-!TLENT, NANOV CAEN. on the Lt October. 1,36 e. The les. Treaters lorttlaaid by hill he thus me. Salsblished NAL THE MINISTERIAL ALMANAC. An elegant ALMANAC, illastrated with welhexecuted Portraits of Lord Palmetston. Earl Russell, and the Right Bonourahle w. K Gladstone, and containing some useful In. formatko, ma) be had grata of E. MOSES cud SON, Reel) made and &spoke Tellers, Habit Makers, Woollen Drsiers, Batters, Rosters, Boot and Shoemakers, and Ooneral Oullltters. London Ironies: City Establishment, 151, IA 156, 157, )(Works . 93. 94.. 5 . 94 87, 88, and 80, Aldgate. Oztordeureet Branch. 609, 807. 309. New Ontord-street : 1,2, 3, Hart-street. Tottenham-court-road Brandt, 131, 133, Tottenbaui.enurt.road ; 29.3, Iturton•road. Country EetabUsbmenta . Shateld and Bradford, Yorkshke. QPECTACLES, improved by HARRIS and 1.3 SON, will most certainty preserve the slptit. better cannot he *Me. Steel, with crystals or pebbles, lie: steel. with ea to la. Gold and Silver Spectacles and Eye-Olasses Vest variety, at orally low prices. Hansel Prospect Olass, IS& M. post free. THOS. HARRIS and SON. Opticians to the NAN Family, opposite the hellish Museum Oates, London. Zwahllshed 1753. tlautlon.—No travellers employed. WINTER SEASON at HOMBURG BATHS. 111)111SCRO often to the wiener, during the winter memo, all the convenieums and attractlonsof larger towns. TM rumfarktni casino, which re open throughout the year contains a variety of specious and splendidly decorated apartments, a 11 1 '4.1 saloon for i ails and coucert; a superb dlning.r.x,rn and emalortable divan, a roomy and well.fundahed readinakronm, Morally and fAinctually suppUed with German. English, hrurh. ltalun , 1:111M1111, Polish, Belgian, and Dutch journals. The hanks of inoteet-quarante and roulette are daily ...pen, on tot tea more 1.1..ep woos. to the player than areusual , the former ban um taut the half refaiL a..d the tatter out) one corn. The daily venture of the trvilte-eteqnsranto bank is twelve thousand pounds, and the nenlmum atake Is four hundred and eighty pounds. ?hr._ refre.tmdepo rtment of the casino is under the super. ..,.._"' i sadarice of Al Chord., the celebrated Parisian restaurateur. ,rme superior ..rehestra of Sterns. Garbs sod Koch performs 311 lb. Salmi ball-room every evening. Concerts, bell; st. 4 other :tali, ales arc well-regulated and frequent, and af ar ' 'rr.i by th e representations given, two or three 'aa a a ewe, in the French vaudeville theatre. rue. etetuive pre.erves of the directors ahonnd in red-deer. ~.P °r . hare , . 4114 feathered genre. The new railway has almost are bath.. to the outskirts of Frankfort. There refutten triers a day, to Gr fru, the hut as late as eleven k. As the journey occupies only half an hour, the infuse !Lot, .4 Froulamt are within easy reach. Visitors In nom. sit to brined, In twelve hours, to Perlin in fifteen. to !'?irit In situ en. and to London In twenty-four, so excellent is the IntenommonicaUnn by nuL ANEVER FAILING REMEDY. Dr. SCOTTS BILIOUS sod LITZ" PILLS, prepared with .34t spy Mercurial Ingredient. from the recipe of Dr. Mood, will be hated inraluah'e to all who suffer from bilious and liver com- Pl ' inta • buthiestlon, wind, SVISFI3I, 60111111 VA dizziness of the IV% &e. For habitual eustivenrn, am a family a perleu t medicine. t„,_' l " • Purifier of the blood, hey are truly excellent mild In "". 0 1.eratibil and grateful to the stomach they create appetite, In nook Mention, and strengthen the whole nervous systems.- 8614 by W. lambert., n. king V. illamihst., Clariiitherum, sod bf • lu boxes, Is. sad Sis. 9d. Be we to Bcott's Bilious and LiverPllla. The sensitise are square "n Package with *Maas Lambert . engraved as t). stamp. DR. RICORD'S KSSKNCI of LIFI n`stores manhood to tbs wet shattered etedeltalisea la ir o 7teks. Fellers is lispOssible. Weals any ta& "mteltetloti ososssory.—leold le eases, ellh M taelsesdlells. ••• Ils, or four oreatit.oe for :Sao, sen %who ap t of renattesto or stesapik—fleis OM* K... 614 Co, eed. NPR Trmpts-bar. BARLOW'S PATENT CASK STAND, • new Invention, so admirably contrived that a ND butt, as well as smaller casks. may be raised or tilted or it without labour or trouble. Its artlon Is so Impalpable that the sediment at Um moat limpid Mild by no possiltillty can be disturbed. Price lis., 12a, !ft, to salt 41, V, and 18 gallon caaft BARLOW'S SELF-ACTING SYPHON TAP. No rent-peg required. No more flat beer or sour wise. Pries ft. Bd. ; ditto, elm ft—Apply direct to JANES BAR LOW, patentee, 14, William-street, liansiou-house. Es.tint his name and address are on every article; all others are spurious Imitations. Engravings gratis. Established 1820. NEW YEAR'S GIFT S. KIMMEL'S CARSOLITTE lAN, combining a fan with • smelling bottle, from Ss. 6d. RIMY Kus SURPRISE PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM. EVZSYBODTB LUOOAOI. Portmanteaus, Truok• Hama. Hempen, &a, all replete with Perfumery, from Is 6d. CHOICE ORNAMENTS for CHRISTMAS THEW from 6d. HIMMEL'S PERYI , IIRD ALM +HACH, 6d.. by pod, 7 stamps. P perfumer, OS, Strand IM, Cornhill , and Crystal alace. N.B.—live per cent. contributed to the Lancashire Relict Pond. NEW YEAR'S GIFTS for all who court the Gay and Festive Scenes.—ROW LANDS' tiACARSAR OIL, • preserver and beautillsr of the hair beyond all reader. Row lands* Ralydor, for imparting a radiant bloom to the complexion, and • softness sad delicacy to the hands, arms. and noels Row lands' Odonto, or Pearl Dent Dire, for airing • pearl-like white ner to the teeth and fragrance to the brea'h. The patronage of royalty throughout Europe, their general use by rank and fashion, and the universally known efficacy of th.-se articles, give them a celebrity unparalleled —Sold by A. ROWLAND and SONS 90, Ratton.gsrden, and by chemists and perfaussra.—Ask for "Row lands articles. ME. WILKIE COLLINS' NEW NOVEL NO NAME, by the Author of "The Woman in White," Is ready this day at all the Libraries in town and country. in I volumes, post Bro. London: &unpins Low. Son. and Co., 47, Lndgate•hlo. A SCOTCH DECISION UNDER THE NEW CAME ACT. On Friday an important decision under the act 25 and 26 Vic., cap. 113, intituled "An Act for the Pre vention of Poaching (7th August, I 862)," was given in the Justice of Pesos Court. Dumbarton, by the presiding pis floss, Messrs. Allen M•Lean, spirit merchant, and Jame* Gordon, ironfounder. The facts of the case are :—On the afternoon of Sunday, the 14th instant, Jolla Irving, • labourer. residing in Bonhill, was seen along with others oo the lands of Goosehoim in this neighbourhood, the shoot iepon which are leased by Mr. Whyte, of (hence, in • posi tion indicating that they were in pursuit of game or rabbet. On being discovered by Mr. Whyte's keeper the men made eft, but the &deader was met in the suburbs of the town by Daniel M'Donald, sergeant in the Dumbartoeshire consta bulary, whose attention had been called to the case by the keeper. The defender was there and then searche d, by virtue of the second clause of the above recited act, which says :—" It shall be lawful for every constable or peace officer, in any highway, street, or public place, to search any person whom he may have good cause to suspect of corning from any land where he shall have been nem.. fully in search or pursuit of game, or any person aiding or abetting such person, and having in his poisessiou any game unlawfully obtained, or any gun, part of gun, or nets, or engines used for the killing or taking game ; and also to stop and search any cart or other convey ance in or upon which such constable or peace officer shall have good cause to suspect that any such game or any such article or thing is being tarried by any such person; and should there be found any game or any such article or thing as aforesaid upon such person, cart, cr other enoveyance, to mice and detain such game, article. or thing, and such constable or pear officer shall, in such case, apply to some justice of the police for a summons citing such person to appear before two justices of the peace," &n.—wheu five nets and a rabbit were found in his possession, which were detained by the sergeant, who then applied for • summons as directed above. On Friday Mr. Babtie conducted the case for the officer, and Mr. J. Cohinhoun appeared for the defender. Mr. C. raised two preliminary objections to the relevancy of the complaint : (1) That the officer was not empowered to prosecute under the statute; mud (2.) That the old Trespass Act. land 3 Will. IV., cap. 68, was not cited in the present proceedings. Mr. Wale contended that the instance of the officer was good and, after • lengthened and somewhat warm debate between the two agents, the justices reo tired with their assessor to consider their did. sion. On returning into oourt, Mr. M'Lean said the court was clearly of opinion that both objections were good in point of law. The objections were sustivied accordingly, and the complaint dismuoed.—North Br-dials Mail. GALLERY OF ILLVRTRATION. Mr. and Mrs. German Reed, and Mr. John Parry, re-appeared last night after their short provincial tour, in their atioceesful and varied entertainment. The beauty of the scenery, the great musical talents of the three performers, and the dramatic combinations they are able to effect ournencally and artistically, give a distinct and pleasing character to this entertainment which may account for its enduring po pularity. The " Family Legend," by Mr. Tom Taylor, still holds its ground in public favour, and, by way of novelty, Mn. Reed gives an amusing sketch of " An old servant in • new place," in which she introduces a charac teristic domestic ballad. Pilkiugton—a linked butler of great dignity--capitally acted by Mr. German Reed, has been rendered more ludicrous by some fresh "business" introduced into the part ; and Mr. John Parry gives us one of those inimitable comic descriptive songs, sung and acted through a perfect pianoforte performance of • score of melodies, which have never been equalled, though often imitated. This song is quite new, and is called " Mrs. Roaeleaf 's Evening Party." The attendance last night, and the reception accorded to the performers, were very gratifying, and the Gallery of Illustration will certainly not have to complain that it is overlooked amongst its crowd of compstiton. _ . SOUTH KINSINGI'ON MuniTic—During the week waling Des. 27, the visitors hays boa as follows :—On Monday, Toads', Friday. sod Saturday, free days, open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., 14,841 ; on Wednesday, student.' days (admission to the pablie G. 1.), open from 10 a.m. till 4 p.m., 246 ; total, 15,087. From t h e opening of the maseom, 3,648,312. SPAIN. MADRID, D.C. 27. Marshal O'Donnell will speak to-day in the Senate on the Mexican question. THE BRAZILS. LISBON, Duo 29. The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company's ship Tyne, from the Brazils, arrived here to-day, and will leave for Southampton at 3 p.m., with 46 passengers, 1,5001. in specie, 383 rolls of tobacco, and 134 packages of sundries. RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 9. Exchange on London, 274. Coffee is quoted 6,600 to 6,700. Total shipments sinoe the departure of the last mail, 96,000 bags, of which 27,000 are for the Channel ; stock, 85,000 bags. Freights, Me. to 60a. - - -- At Bahia exchange on London was quoted 27i. Cotton, 15,000 to 16,000 rats; sugar, 2,200 to 2,300 rein Exchange on London at Pernambuco 29. Sugar, whites, 3,400 to 3,600 ; btowus, 2,800 to 2,900 ; cotton, 13,600 to 14,000. . . The EAramadura arrived at Pernambuco on the 12th, and sailed the same day for Bahia. THE WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC FULLS. OOUTHANITON, Die. 30. The Royal Mail Company's steamship Shannon, Captain Abbott, with the above mails, has arrived here. She brings 147 passengers, 685,3601. in specie, and a cargo consisting of 3,731 packages of merchandise. The Shannon left St. Thomas's on the 15th inst., and had a fine passage throughout ♦ public meeting was held on the 9th inst. at Valparaiso, the object being to renew to the Pre sident and the ministry votes of their sympathy and confidence. This act had been occasioned by the conduct of the House of Representatives, who had proved themselves hostile to the government and public opinion. The railway from Santiago to the south was completed as far as Sau Fernando, adistance of 120 miles. The new President of Peru was continuing to introduce reforms into every department of the government, and a circular which had been issued to the Peruvian diplomatic and consular corps enjoins them to abstain from all extraordinary ex penses. On the 11th, the Minister of Finance sent a message to Congress, laying before the house the embarrassed condition of the exchequer, and soli cited its sanction to accept the proposal of Witt and Bchute to lend the government 700,000 dols., on ooudition of making over to them the consignment of guano in Germany for eight years, allowing the name terms granted to other consignees. The Chambers approved the contract. The proposal of Thompson, Bonnard, and Co., of London, for laying down a railway between Lima and Lauja under conditions of which the principal are, the exclusive privilege for 90 years and a gua rantee of 7 per cent, on the capital invested, has been approved by the Chamber of Deputies. The floods on the Isthmus of Panama have sub sided, and the railway communication is again opened. The news from the West India Islands is unimportant. The crops at Bartadoes are pro mising, and expected to give fair returns. The health of the island is improving. Exchange, ninety days, 487 half dollars. At Demerara the weather was wet, trade dull, and no prospect of improvement. Tonnage scarce, freights advancing. CREECH AND ENGLAND.—It appears from a par liamentary paper published yesterday that very large im ports are made from Greece to England. In the first three quarters of the present year the value was 369,0601., against 207,5001. in the previous year. The text of the treaty recently concluded between France and Iladagucer bas just been published in the French journals. It is a treaty of commerce, and the most noteworthy point in connexion with it is that Radama Ll is recognised by the Emperor Napoleon as the sole and pendent sovereign of the island. EAST INDIA AND LONDON SHIPPING COMPAHY (LnarED).-11B• second ordinary general meeting of this company was held at the offices, 9 Mincing lane, o n th e 29th inst., Captain Pay, R.N., presiding. The report of the directors, which mitered fully into the transactions of the company and dwelt particularly on the exoellent pas. sagas their ships had been making sad were still maintain ing, together with the ODODu nigieg tutors prospects of the company, was read and unanimously "dolga'. The retanor director', T. Brassey, jun., Eaq.„ and C. Capper, Esq., were ' reelected, as were also the retiring auditors, F. H. Gordon, Req., end C. F. Kemp, Eel. Ike meeting then became special in accordance with the notice to that effect, -bee a resolution extending the borrowing powers of the directon and sanctioning the borrowing of a sum not exceeding two. thirds of the nominal capital was unanimously adopted. A cordial vote of thanks was then voted to the chairman, after which fire meeting separated. To those good easy folks whose faith is so large in Time that they fondly try to believe it will shape to a perfect end even the outrageous imperfections of the Pontifical government, I recommend an honest frank-minded perusal of the following arti cle, which I translate from the last week's number of a Roman journal, printed at the Apostolic press. It will produce no astonishment in ,the minds of those who, like myself, have had favour able opportunities of becoming acquainted with real Roman Catholic opinion ; but it will enlighten others who, denied acmes to the authentic circles of Ultramontane ideas, comfort themselves with the notion that compromise, a word dear to almost every English ear, will eventually find its way even into the Vatican. I assure them that it is not the mere production of an over-sealius scribe, the clumsy advocacy of a paper which more authoritative tongues would be swift to dis avow. It contains the expression a opinion en-• tertaterat b 7 every ma, maw; Dlr child , nerieed at what the Church is pleased to tall the age of mown (viz., the age at which a child is first old enough to repeat what it will never be old enough to understand), whom that Church considers as properly belonging to her fold. It declares openly what is sometimes more cautiously, but sot more distinctly, declared from the pulpit, and still more violently declared by the domestic hearth. :It is the opinion of Pius IX., of the College of Cardi nals, and peculiarly of that most estimable but nar row-minded class, your Roman catholic countrymen. It represents the real" Thou art Peter" doctrine, and regards its opponents as emissaries from the gates of bell which, it has been declared, shall never pre vail. The article is in answer, not to any avowedly liberal paper, not to such a journalistic outcast for instance as the Daily News or the Temps, but to a defender of the temporal power, to an avowed enemy of Italian unity, to a paper started expressly to advoiate retrograde views, to the organ of her devout Majesty, to La Prance. It appears that La France has recently expressed the opinion that " The Holy Father will never find circumstances more favourable to wise reforms than the present," the chief reason being that "he has at his back the Emperor to enlighten, guide, and sustain him." Having printed " enlighten ' and " guide " iu the very largest capitals, the Roman journal comments on its Parisian contemporary in the following lan guage : Is it not the height of contradiction in this paper to de fend what yet remains of the temporal power of the Holy ities.against the Piedniontsee democracy, and at the same time offer counsels of wisdom to him whom divine vied= inspires ; to concede to the Emperor the pieteusion of being able to enlighten the mirror which reflects the contested light, and to guide the Supreme Pastor, established by our Lord Jason Christ to be the very pathway of the human race Let sot Le Prance answer us with the distinction between the spiritual and the temporal. This argu ment of revolutionary impiety is only a piece of clumsy hypocrisy. The Vicars of Jesus Christ have always been, and always will to, the best ad ministrators of the Isterests of the people, bemuse they perforce retain in the management of temporal affairs • inure or less illuminating ray of spiritual assistance, in variably superior to the skilfulness of other Kings. Them other Kings possess the force conferred by arms. Fortu nate am they who have the mom to place that fore, at the disposal of the Pops always chastised, whim they abuse it is order to app.... or Isstray him, or to deliver biro into the bands of his enemies. In conferring then on its sove reign the mission of eoliehtening and guiding the Holy Father, La limits is guilty of a great impropriety. in limiting this minion to what it really should be—sustaieiog Use Holy Father —La Prance would do honour at ones to Pius IX. and Napoleon IIL There, ye kings of the earth ! you know now what you were made for. Prince de la Tour d'Auvergne can do no better than study the foregoing, and send a copy of it to his august master. A. thousand interviews and ten thousand despatches will not so well inform him of what the Holy Father considers the special functions of the Eldest Son of the Church. Having thus unmasked its notions upon the value of Emperors, the article goes on to give an equally honest opinion of the value of the people, after a few remarks upon the worth of the word ' retorm." " But let us come," it says, " to these reforms. There is talk of them in those Roman circles which are frequented by strangers." (In no others, you may be sure, and this the article evidently intends to imply). "The word re form, let us confess, has a sufficiently evil sound at Rome, and there recall the painful lacera tions which the Holy Spouse of Christ has had to suffer for upwards of three centuries. This word has the moat villanous origin • it has undermined I I I •••• • many thrones, and ruined L o uis uis Philippe.' wins last sentence terminates rather with a twang of bathos. However, the next is better. "Taken in the sense which it assumes from the actual political vocabulary, it signifies, when ultimately analysed, the substitution of the sovereignty of the people for the sovereignty of the monarch. Pius IX. has I already had a painful experience of this species of reform. He bad no lack of all the modern appara tus : a constitution, responsible ministers, a parlia ment, a national guard, and liberty of the press. These beautiful institutions have made Rome run with blood," as you have so often read. The article goes on to say that it is not only recently that the Sovereign Pontiffs have be come acquainted with the character of the people, turned king ; and quotes the lan guage of Pius VI. in his allocution of 1793, in which they are spoken of as "always inconstant, easily deceived, inclined towards every excess, un grateful, arrogant, cruel, rejoicing in carnage and the effusion of human blood, and gratified by the contemplation of the agony which precedes the last gasp, just like the ancients in witnessing the gladia tors expiring in the amphitheatres." And in order that there may remain no doubt in the mind of his reader of the value set by the journalist himself on this monster he adds, "awl such, in real truth, the people b e come when rendered sovereign ; that is to say, brutalised and counselled by revolu tionary Chambers and impious journalists. The Pope will, therefore, never coasent to hand over the essence of power to others, and to reign but in the name of the people." After this honest confession, and especially the blunt avowal contained in the last sentence, are you surprised that I do not talc,, much notice of the concession made by the Pope within the last few days, in a feigned spirit of reform 1 I leave to others to congratulate themselves on the announce ment that an electoral vote has been granted to the people in the choice of the members of the munici palities. I am satisfied to try to convince others of what I have long known, and what, I am bound to say, the Papal government and its authentic mouthpieces have all along outspokenly declared— that it will not yield one jot of its individual power to do for and with its subjects what it, "the mirror of the untreated light," shall think best for them—i.c. most convenient for itself. It seeks for no reconciliation with the nineteenth century, and it will accept none. Every step forward it regards as • step to social disruption, and the annihilation of ' its authority • and in this last suspicion it is quite right. The Court of Rome is not so unwise as most folks fancy. It is thoroughly aware that progress is incompatible with its existence, and so it pelts progress with long Latin adjectives that have become expunge d _ from all but the eocle aisstieel vocabulary . No one need marvel that jounialiam which serves up for its readers such thoroughgoing doctrines as those which I have just quoted should provide them with such thorough going news as the following :—" The government" During the execution the confraternity pray in a devout posture. The body hangs two hours, after which the senior member of the confraternity claims as his especial right the privilege of initial'', the rope from the corps► The mem ber, receive the body, sad carry it to the place of inter ment, when it is buried in a sack. All this is done by the oonfraternity themselves, without any other assistance, and though the duties are so disagreeable, it I/ considered a very high honour even by the highest classes to belong to the order. The hangman's situation is anything but coveted. He receives about 401. per annum, and a trifling gratuity for every execution. In July last a maid servant, Catarina Bary, was found murdered, and the hones, which was next door to the officers' quarters, robbed. The police have shown great judgment and sagacity in discovering the murderers and burglars. end last week Giumeppe Attord. coachman, and Giuseppe Cheteute, fruit seller, were tried arid condemned, principally on the evidence of a coufederate who turned Queen's evidence. The police remitted out some 80 wit nesses in support of the charge, the jury unaoirnonely found than guilty, sad of the morning of the Tied, at eight a.m., the sentence eras carried into execution, and the two primmers were hailed from one gallows at the mine time. They eetered the chapel on Saturday at 3 p.m., from which boar they may be mid to bays been dead to the world. The honour, for such it is considered, of entering them from the gallows fell to the lot of two of the confraternity, 000 of whom is said to be Count Pretimo. The members had been actively collecting funds for some days previous, and returned to town shortly after 12 o'clock of the I day of the execution, after their arduous, unpleasant, and fatiguing duty. The execution has cast quite • gloom over the town. The crowd felt it deeply. The prisoners acknowledged their guilt, said they had been the victims of gambling, and persuaded their countrymen to avoid gambling. On Sunday next a charity sermon will be preached and a collection made in aid of the distress in the manufacturing districts of Lancubire. Cheat preparations are being made for to-morrow, Christmas Day. The sailors of the various men-of-war in port have been making large pi:mimes in the market, and taken whole basket loads of meat off to their ships. Suck. ing pigs, red herrings, and geese appear to be favourite dishes, from the quantity purchased of these articles. The ships are garnished with evergreens, and from appearances it is pretty clear that the seamen of her Majesty's fleet in Malta intend to make " a d►y of it to-morrow. In the regiments, the officers have subscribesd to give a din ner to the men of their companies ; and among the Maltese various societies have arranged that all the poor shall have • substantial dinner : the effluent will take care of them selves ; so that in Malta I confidently believe every one of her Majesty's subjects will be amply provided for on Christ mas Day. The Am Is shining brightly, the air is warm and delicious, bends are parading the streets, bells are ringing merrily, the catholic churches are decorated gaily, the markets are bountifully supplied with good meat sod rich and ripe fruit ; the country is covered with green and beautiful verdure. like the most promising spring in England ; sod the grass of the fortifications is profusely interspread with buttercup, and daisies, while nainerous butterflies appear to enjoy life as they flutter about in the wean sun. In the market, best beef, mutton, sad pork. fid. per pound ; cocking pigs and turkeys, :Is. fel. to 4s. &i. tech ; best oranges. 3d. the dozen ; melons, Id. each ; and other things in proportion. TUB ALLEGRO DEATH ?EOM VIOLENCE ON BOARD Sair.—Yesterday afternoon Mr. H. IL Waitbew, the deputy coroner, resumed an inquiry at the Lord Hood, Limebour, touching the death of William Curti', aged 19, steward on board the ship Martha Pope. who is alleged to have died from the effects of a series of assaults committed upon bon during the voyage from Hoodures. Captain Randle Stops, the muter of the ship ; Louis Law, the chief mate ; and Henry Francis, the boatswain, have reen arrested on suspi cion of having caused the dceth of the deceased, sod are to be brought opal the Themes Police-court this day. A report of their examination, when the main facts ware (aliened, appeared in this journal on the 25th instant. Dr. Edmunds, of Finsbury-circus, who made a post•mortan examivation of the body, spoke of the appearances and the marks of vio leoce, sod that death might have resulted from congestion of the brain sod lunge, which would in a material degree have been accelerated by exposure to the cold, or improper DOU riabment, or dogging. Dr. Bristow, of St. Ttionlas's Hos pital, was then Idled by Mr. Lewis, who appeared for Cap tain Stone, and be expressed au opinion that the sores en the .body bad hew produced by the de eased throwing himself about in his berth while in a delirious state. He added that if death arose from congestion of the lungs or brain, exposure or a flogging would accelerate it. Mr. Lewis haying ad dressed the jury, contending that there was nothing in the evidence to justify their gelidity thorn toanother tribunal, the coroner summed up, and the jury, attar Leiner delibera tion some time, Framed a verdict of "Maribroglater against Captain Stone, Law (the mate), and Francis oho boatswain)." SIDITECTED ATTEMPT TO POIRON IN NOTTS.— What is supposed' to he au istrempt at poisoning, sad which is at present involved in err mystery, occurred on Wednesday last, at the village of Merton, four miles from Nottingham, at the house of Mr. Itat•rbouse, chemist. Mr. W. had given his servant girAii e ing to leave his service a week or two since. end on oda, lest he left his residence for ChesterSeid, the Ott arriet Manila* being io the house at the time. Mr. Waterhouse was ex. pectad home the same evening, but did not return until Thursday eight. When he got home, be went to the safe where the provisions are kept, from a hicli be took a cooked rages, and cut off some slier, but not feeling Amory Dimwit, he gave thou to two cats, which ernes in the house. Ina abort tines afterwards both ills &slab were attacked with vomiting, end died k an hoer sad a half in strong convolsioos. Polimeargeant Dolby was called is, sod the dead animals were eftetrards given to Superintendent Palethorpe, in order Wet tbeir stomachs might be analysed. The 'errant left Mr. Water house's service on the night previous to her muter cod", IWO*. The affair is undergoing a thorough investigation. —•-- On Saturday evening, the annual dinner et the Blond Valueleer Rifle Corps took place in the linbesitptlon rooms in that town, the principal guest being the Right Hoe. K Haman M.P. , one of th e members for the hereagli, who lad that afteemoo given a Whitworth rifle for competition. In acknowledging the toast of hie health, 31.1% 11011/11111f, after some remarks upon the rite sad pro gram of the volunteer movement, said-If I sin asked heir keg is this wicked war in America to be per mitted!-when are you to tecognhe the Southern Seater!-when is European intervention of some kind to take plane!-all I can say is that when that h to be dean, and how it is to be done, is the most difficult close tion that any government can have to deal with. 1 for one em not maims to precipitate their movement is any dietetics. This I am meet anxious tor, that what ever the government may do they may do it at a time when the nation will exhibit the same unanimity that it has hitherto exhibited in support of all the policy that the government has permed ; tied that whatever is dome shall ' mine with all the power and all the responsibility of • government that has hitherto been moderate, and in its moderation supported by the stational sentiment. lam oott of those who feel that the position We campy at the present moment, while it internees at power, also inCIIIMMIS our responsibility. We are at this moment happily at peso, with all the world ; but I believe we owe that peace, not to one weakness, but to our etreatb-not to any concordats we hammer* but to the mesas we hem exhibited in the support at a just, and moderate, sad wile policy. (Hoir, bear.) And what is the resell? Am ere weaker sibreed Are we knemepalnef Ave we. liss . respeitalt W hy . at this mousiest I believe ail tie world m looking to England in a manner is which the eyes of Europe never were so turned before. Hely, deceived, or at keel disappointed I. that monarch who went them us the champion of emend patios, now tars to England for hereympathy and support, and England, as •Meeleg roan muted, taking a foremost place amongst the nations of Europe , in remonstrating against the policy of France, thwarted sod checked that policy ; I and Italy, with the support of England, in a day when opinions are more powerful than armies, is now mant ic)/ slowly bat surely to the realiestioa of bee dearest hopes. (Cheers.) Greece, torn by revointioa, lathing about for comfort and peace, turns to England, and asks for an English prince. Sbe smote a conetitu %lomat asonareb, bore of a good stook, and nurtured is the principles of freedom. (Cheers.) So again America, not withstanding the language of the most licentious press that oiviliation has ever ktioww-cotwithsteading the conduct of a government which lam anxious to separate from the people, and not to take as the representative of the people -the population and public of America, suffering them selves from their government and rebuking their press, have sent their nutoificent contributions to the operatives of England suffering from that war which has torn their own country, telling us they wish us to motive it as a tribute of brotherhood and peace. Such is our con dition abroad, and what is it at home! En= will sot soon forget, and Europe will not goon the spectacle. All classes have been tried by • crisis gush as we never went through before, and the molt bee been to unite all classes in bade of sympathy, making the poor hal that they have friends in the rich, ant the rich feel that the poor, instead of being, as formerly, • dangerous class, are now the strength and 'aunty on which the na tion ma ever rely. (Cheers.) While such I. the strength of our position, such is its responsibility ; sad I think we have at this moment great reason to feel proud at the spec tacle we have presented to the world ; but oat the same time our pride, just and proper es it is, has cause to be checked, because we have felt as a nation how suddenly trials have fallen upon us. After a few further remarks, the right bon. gentleman mowed his seat amidst loud appleues. THE EMANCIPATION OP THE SLAVES IN AMERICA. Last night a public meeting, numerously at tended, was held at llipldeltee.hall. Islington, for the pur pose of expressing sympathy with the came of emancipation in AIDOTICS. The meeting was well ai and amongst those present were Dr. Mamie, Dr. Epps, Rev. Mark Withs, Mr. Ell, Mr. M•Donaell, Mr. Moore, ka The chair was occupied by Mr. Beals, and rawhides' tothe following e ff ect were canted ~1 . That the aatimlavery action of the Federal gevernamot during the year nom closed merits the hearty approval of the British people, and that this meeting declares its cordial sympathy with the President and people of the United Stake, wbo, with courage updated by difficulty and disaster, ometione to struggle for the abolition of slavery either by milieu" , authority or by the adoption of • same like that proposed in successive messages to Ocogrees. 2. That the meeting strongly recommeods the Emsocips. Om Society to public support, as • means of developing English aotmilavery sentiments, and promoting that hearty reconciliation in the cause of humanity and freedom which should subsist between this country and the people of the Federal State., who, by their cooteibations, showed their sympathy with the distreee of the people of Lancashire,now suffering from the existence of slavery in the South." The resolutions were spoken to by Dr. Epps, Mr. Bolton, Mr. Slack, the Rev. Mr. Wilke, Mr. W. Wilk,, sad Mr. Lit. An attempt at opposition was made by Ik. Riley sad Mr. Wilson, who proposed and seconded an addition to the first resolution, to the effect that the case of • two would be beat promoted by a dissolutio=t Americium Union, but the vast majority of the meeting was enthusiastic in favour of the Northern cause, and the pro posed addition was rejected almost unanimously. EXTRAORDINARY MARRIAGE 4DVENTUI The Liverpool press yesterday gave publicity to ow of the strangest love edventans which have bees ,re• corded by the newspaper, for Borne time. It appears that a man whose lame it in unnecessary to mention, bat who has for some time past resided in Manchester, pawed the affections of a woman whose tame does out appear, lad proposed matrimony to her. The man wee worth •• consi derable sum of money, and suggested to the *Went of hie affections that after marriage they should enter into busi ness. The woman of course readily fell in with his views, sod kept a sharp look oat for some eligible Meiosew in which to engage. One offered in Liverpool, and thither our hero betook himself with his lady, in order that they m itht buy a "soft goods Meioses" wineh was advertised. YaF tars having gone so far, the pair deemed that the smelly of their loves rendered the marriage ceremony a sera ma volitional form, and accordingly occupied a sleeping meet in Bultorietriset. Each night the MAW his pocket-book, containing 500 t. in notes, the mattress of the bed, his companion the while watching him with much interest. Oa Friday he wont with the woman to procure a marriage license, and wee about to open his pocket-book to take out a note to pay for the document, when his future wife prevented hist, and paid the aniouat herself. It was unused that they should be married on Mooday, and on Saturday they returned to Manchester and went to their respective homes. It appears he bad not examined his notes since Friday. and when opening his pocket-book in the evening be found that 440/. ' bed been abstracted and flimsy paper substituted to make up the bulk. He at once preceded to the Manchester police-station, and having procured the 'services of a de tective officer, the woman was taken into custody and con veyed to Liverpool. Upon their arrival the, e, be proposed that if the officer would give up his prisoner he would make her his wife. The detective at once consented, and the woman having been set free, the pair proceeded to the Old Church, where they were married, and satisfactorily settled the monetary difficulty. FIRS AT ROMTORD. —Yesterday morning a de structive fire broke .ut in the marketplaoe at Itomford. The premiss in which it originated were in the occupation of Mr. Fortibam Ellis, and were used as a melting nianufse. tory. The premises were of great extent, and contained many tone of tallow and tat. The police countable on duty observed a dense body of smoke rolling over the preside's, and immediately raised an alarm, but he had scarcely done so when the dames, owing to the nature of the stock, shot up with rapidity, sod threatened destruction to every hones near. Messages were despetched for the cognise from Stratford. Bow, Eastern Counties Railway, and others, which arrived in rapid succession, and were instantly est to work. In spite of the must strenuous exertions of all pre sent, the flames continued their ravages, led were not ex tinguished until the premises end stock were destroyed, sad those belong's' to Mr. Brook. &eased victualler. Poz sad Hounds Toren ; Yr. Sparse, butcher ; Mr. Meer hareems maker, and others, were considerably damaged. The canes of the lire could not be ascertained. The loss will fall ea the County, Eke, Eras. Equitable, and other deem SHOCKING G UNTOWDLR ACCIDINT.— We have jest received intelligence from Tobbeicurry el a dreedful catastrophe which took place on Friday. sheet 4 o'clock. At Chet hour an explosion of gunpowder took place in the abrip of Mr. Walter Heuery, gentr.d merchant and dealer in gunpowder. It is suppeesd that the evident is Mid botsido to the eareleasuess of a shop-hey ie briesies mails near two powder casks The poor boy has WO like' self eo much harmed that his death is expected. The giesisit destruction bas bees maned to the adjacent hawses. las. Henry was blown out throes►k a window, mid is net qt. peeled to recover—her daughter, about Moe years old, WY frightfully mangled. Mr. Homy was found lying Mame !Bible in a room near the shop, and was reseued by a police eosetable, who was aka much burned. Other members of the family hays abo been injured. Houses on the opposite aide of the street have sestainel damage, and in one of them the clothes of a girl were set es ire by the explodes, and the windows in a eumber of houses were broken. As might be ex . the beers Is in a great state of excite ment. The injured were promptly attended by .1. Vernal, Seq., M.D., who did all that medical skill could effect to tree Nair sefferiegs. We hope that this reelaseholiy affair will bet as • warning to the authorities in Sligo, sad toms upon them the necessity of at once having a powder umgaziae established is this town.—/Risro Chronicle, THEATRE ROYAL LYCEUM will OPEN, mdertie mac* of Mr. lIICHTIit, onBATUK.. DAY 10th January, with • New B.oreantle Drama. anti tled The HUMS M ,In width the principal chamber will be sustained by Mr. Yachter, supported by Means. G. Wining, J. Brougham, A. Wldillcombe, _ W. DAM, P. Chutes. Garden, Raymond, H Butler. Daiwa, Mimes Oartotta Leclerc% Hate Terry, E. Leanne, and Klaworthy,—B oi -cilles open Thurs day, Ist January, bora 11 till 6.