The Express. — London, England, 1866-12-21 00:00:00

E E c► 4 _ THE COLLIERY rAT.4STROPHE NEAR ItAlatsLEY. -- - - THE CITY OP MIL COMPANYAN IMPROYE2ENTS The directors of the City of Milan Improve ments Company (Limited) have issued to the shareholders the following report in anticipation of the general meeting called for the 28th ins Clement., at the com pany's offices, St. Clerneiat's-house, t's lane. The report is of a very satisfactory charac ter, both as regards the progress of the works and the prospect of realising the rentals which it awere es timated at the outset of the undertaking.p pears that not even thewar in Italy was allowl3. to cause a suspension of the works, which, on the contrary, were pushed on with unceasing vigour. The works now in progress at Milan are, beyond qu estion, the most important and interesting un dertaking of the kind in Europe. In submitting the accompanying statement of amounts, duly audited, to the shareholders, the directors congratu late them upon the satisfactory progresa of the works in Milan. Thu report of the architect -in-chief, Sig. Mengoni, dated 3lilan, Gth of Deceruber, 1866, is herewith thenannxed, giving in detail an account of the operations of com pany in that city. Notwithstanding the serious difficulties caused by the war in Northern Italy, the directors did not find it necessary to exercise their right under the concession of suspending the works during _its conti te them with nuance great exer ti on s they were enabled to proeecu unabated vigour. The shareholders are aware that the foundation atone of the great Victor Emanuel Gallery i forming the find section of the works undertaken by the company) was laid by the King of Italy so lately as March, 1863, and the directors have now great satisfaction in being able to announce that his Majesty, again desirous of showing the interest he takes in this work, will be graciously pleased to open this grand gallery in person on the 7th Merc h h, 1867, dat beiionng the second anniversary of the laying of te foun stone. The shareholders will thug see that barely two Tears will have been occupied in the construction of this immense pile of buildings, situated in the centre of the city. The gallery is built in the form of a crow, the lon gitudinal arms of which, nearly GOO feet long, stretch from the Piazza del Duomo to the Piazza della Scala e ; whils.tha emu anu s, about 100 and Ce feet in length, connect th new streets Sylvio Tellico , Tommou Groesi. to Alberto, with the Via Berchet and the San Raffaele Quarter, forming, at their junction in the centre of the gallery, the great Octagon, the diameter of which equals that of the dome of St. Peter's at Rome. Covering over nearly two acres of ground, the gallery will contain one hundred houses, six stories in height, exclusive of ra the barieuient and cellarage und er the gallery. Admi designed to meet the wants and habits of the Mil.nese, the Victor Emanuel Gallery is estimated to produce a net rental of nearly :10,0001. per annum. , and as agreements have already been entered into for the letting of shops, ware-rooms, apartments, ac., to the extent of 7,0001. per annum, at rates above those originally fixed for the same, and numerous registered applications have been made, no doubt exists but that the gallery, when complete, will be let from attic to basement at the estimated rents. The directors feel, therefore, that they rosy now with confi dence assure their fellow shareholders that their expecta tiotur in these respects will shortly rental)ised It should be borne in mind that this freehold of 30,0 tag. will arise from the most costly, and therefore least directly remunerative, portion of the shareholders' aperty. Already owners of a large extent of a in the heart of the city (in addition to that upon which the Victor Emanuel Gallery stands), as well at of the remaining portion of the concession, greatly enhanced in value by the works already completed, the shareholders iu the Milan Company may safely congratu late themselves on possessing a first-class property ; and the directors feel convinced that, with a continuance of that confidence and support they have hitherto received from the shareholders, they will be able to go steadily on to the end, and ultimately render the City of Milan Im provements Company the proprietors of a highly remune rative investment. Since the formation of the company, H. S. King, Esq., and F. J. 11. Halbert, Esq. have re tired from the direction, and Albert Grant, E;q., M.P, l'owuall,li. Esq., and Lieut.-Colonel E. Neville have joined the board. Mr. G. E. Seymour having, in cense queue° of continued ill-health, found thus necebeen essary lected to to vacate the chair, Albert tiraut, Esq., M.l'., fill his place. In accordance with the provision ds iofrectors the articles of association the whole of the present ndire, but, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election. The report of Signor Mengoni, the company's architect in chief, addressed to the directors, and accompanying the foregoing report, give s a detailed statement of the position and prospects of the works undertaken by the company, and is alike satisfactory as regards the rapidity of the re-con struction, the goodness of the materials employed, the solidity and useful arrangements of the new buildings, and the increasing demand for shops and apartments. Signor Mengoni concludes his report by 811,, sting that a concession should be asked for from the municipality, for the erection of more wooden shops around the site for the new build ings, to be allowed to stand during the construction of the buildings for the Piazza del Dimino. Upon an ultimate total outlay on this score of 10,8801., Signor Nlengoni estimates that the returns, 1. spreadnd over 11 period of three years, will be 20,400 ; a he remarks : So that with the ultimate outlay of 10,S80/., there would be, in three years time, a total rental (advantage 20401. from temporary works, without reckoning the thus obtained of augmenting the competition of the com mercial classes for getting possession of shops on the site where all the buildings of the company are being erected, and of creating an income, even during the time necessary for the erection of the new buildings. I e ntertain stron tog hopes of seeing this prop osal, which has been suggested Inc by my earnest desire to see the company prosper, ac from a the very moment when it is abo new to gain fruit the work already done, and when advances are still required for the completion of the gallery. There will thus be a new- -and hitherto unexpected-source of income --one not reckoned in the original estimate, which income, added to the rental s o on coining front the gallery, will give a large profit tot e shareholders. BARNSLEY, THURSDAY EVENING. The inquest upon the 15 bodies identified last week was resumed this Morning in the Courtlonise before Mr. Taylor, county coroner. Mr. Blackburne, barrister, appeared on behalf of the Oaks' proprietors. No nterest was manifested in the inquiry by the townspeople, r not a single spectator for the first two hours occupying the body of the hall. The table was covered with elaborate plans of the pit workings. Owing to a prevailing belief that the sitting would be formal, the friends of the de owed were not legally representee, but their interest+ were watched by the secretaries of the National Miners' end South Yorkshire Miners' Associations. Mr. J. 13. Mammas, who, with Mr. Embleton, jun., descended the pit to rescue Brown, was the first witntatiess. He is a mining eng ineer, and the resident represenve of the consulting or responsible engineer of the pit namely, Mr. Woodhouse, of Derby, whose partner, Mr. Jeffcock, was killed by the second explosion. Mr. Mammat said he was connected with the Oaks colliery es s urveyor, and it was his duty to look of ter its' ventilation, acting at all times under the instructions of Mr. Wooved house. The only compla int he (witness) had er heard of gas in the pit was about a fortnight ago, when a deputation of men went to the colliery office, stating there was gas in No. 12 district on the south side - That occurrence was duly reported to Mr. Woodhouse. Witness inquired of both Mr. Dymond and Tewart i stnto the complaint, and f ound they had already taken eps that rendered his entering the p it unueccsaary. The complaint was made while he was from home, and on his return the affair had blown over. Ilia knowledge of the deputation was therefore merely second-hand, and he had been given to understand that the remedy applied re moved ground of complaint and was quite satisfac tory to the men. There had not been a complaint to him within the past six months of the imperfect ventilation of, or dangerous practices, bad iusuffieient deputies, or neglect of duty, was in the colliery. The furnace und er the cupola shaft always fed with fresh air direct from the downcast shaft, and not by return air. There were two doors separating the passages of fresh and return air, and one of them was always kept locked, and the other strictly fastened, so that the return air could not get to the furnace unless these doors were broken open. T anhd e furnace smoke entered the utmost by a drift, the return air by passages below the drift. Once or twice the soot in the upeast shaft had been known to be on fire ; but the managers of the pit were satisfie doh at the air wan sufficiently removed from the upcost to prevent burning matter of any k ind communicating with the return air. About 17,000 cubic feet of fresh air per minute was supplied to the furnace, and on the 7th of December there was as much as 17,92 0 , while at the same time 141,9.0 cubic feet were circulating through the mine. The " gooses " were sometimes opened, but not within his knowledge in the Ooks, for m ore than d 2O yards, the usual distance being but three or four yars. As a rule these old workings were free from gas, but in eases of accident there might be, of course, an exception. It was the duty of the " triers" to inspect th e"assess" every m orning, and make an entry in their jourals condition. Should a fall of roof occu:, there was every pro bability of immediate fire - d am p a dan . Ile once knew the burst ing-up of the floor in the Oaks to be followed by gerous quantity of gas. The moat recent serious outburst of gas at the Oaks was on the 27th of August in the present year, and respecting that there was the following entry in a diary found in Tewart's house while the in quiry was going on :—" Aug. '7.—Large outburst of gas in the second bank, south side, low end of engine bank.'' Similar outbursts had - been known to extinguish forty Geordie lamps at a time, and to make the Davy red hot, rendering an alarming explosion certain had a naked light been nr. Mr. %unmet then narrated his observations of the e tcondition of, and occurrences at the pit from Thursday morning, when he wil2l summoned to the ()aka by telegram, up to the present time. No new fact was stated. Other evidence having been given to show that the ex plosion could not have taken place in the drift, the in quiry was adjourned to January 7. COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' SCHOOLS. RESS, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 21, 1 'g6R:' ?Lino inttilignut. used it for some time, and he was unable to say whether this was the same or not. In cross-examination this witness said that he was a married man , an d the prisoner had lived with ro a nd his wife for souse time before she w him as married, but he lost sight of her for se veral years after she was married, and when they next became acquainted it was agreed between them that she should leave her husband and he his wife, and that a they should live togeth er. At first the priaoner took lodging for herself and the child Jeremiah see at Greeoncenwich, and he supported her and used to go and her a fortnight. 'The prisoner's husband was aware that she was living with him, but he did not know whether his own wife knew that the prisoner was living with him. He did not know what had become of his own wife • but he luad beard that she was living at Maidstone. 'He had searched for her, but had not been able to find her. The witness was then pressed as to whether he had not, when he was examined before the magistrate, omitted to say anything about the prisoner having stated that she *MS in so much trouble during the night that she could not sleep, and he said that he was so " nigh killed" at the time that he hardly knew what he said. He also said was not s ure that he told the ' mag i s t r ate anything abo h u e t the pri soner saying that she bad killed one, and that she would kill all the three ; but he declared that in point of fact she did make use of this expression. The witinness likewise said that when h e was originally examed he said that the razor was his, and he accounted for having any doubt upon that point now by say ing that the prisoner bought the razor, and he had oily used it twice, because it did not cut, and although he be lieved that the razor with which the child's throat had been cut was the same, he would not swear positively to it. He then said that he knew a woman named Eagleton, and he " believed " she had had a child by him or it might be two. He-exaruined—The prisoner was aware of his connection I with this woman , and was very angry with hint about it. She came to their house upon oi l occasion, and the prisoner and she quarrelled and fought. Evidence was then adduced to show that at the time the prisoner was taken into custody she made the foll owin g ex t r aordinary statement :—" That devil has killed my child, and I will have my revenge on him too. God is above the devil, and I have conquered the devil. He intended to kill me. He had the chopper upstairs, and intended to kill me, only I found it, and I got the master of the devil. I thought there was something up. I went to London yesterday, and he wanted we to stop all night, and I thought there was something up, and came back the same night, and when I came back revenge him with ano ther woman, and I will have my upon the devil for it." Evidence was then adduced to show that at the time the discovery was wade, the front of the clothes of the prisoner was completely saturated with blood, and in such a manner as was likely to have been caused b were.he blood spurting from such desperate injuries as in flicted upon the deceased child, while with regard to the man Ilighains there did not appear to be a larger quantity of blood upon his shirt, for he had nothing but that gar ment on at the time. This would be reasonably accounted for as having flowed from the wounds he had received up his head. When the prisoner was committed by the magistrate all she said was, '' l own to all except killing the child. I cannot own to that because I did not do it." Mr. Charles Daley, the house surgeon at the infirmary at Tunbridge Wells, who had in his evidence in chief ex pressed a strong opinion that the mar ks of blood apparent upon the front of the dress of the prisoner were caused iu the way suggested by the prosecution, by the blood spurting from the arteries in the neck of the deceased child at the time the fatal injury was received, was he crossexamineTd at considerable length by Mr. Iti bton u p on the point. e ffect of this csa-examination did not appear, however, ro materially to shake the evidence given by this gentleman in chief, but he contradicted the witness Highams in some particulars, and expressed a strong opinion that some of the wounds received by the latter were not inflicted while he was lying in bed as he had represented, and that one of them, at all eventa, had in all robability been inflicted while he and the prisoner were stiuggling in the middle of the room. Serjeant Parry made a temperate but forcible address to the jury in summing up the case for the prosecution' and after observing that the case was altogether one of the most extraordinary that had been brought to the conside ration of a court of justice, be said that two things ap peared to him to be perfectly clear, one of which was that a murder had been committed, and that the person who had committed that milder must be either the prisoner or the man Highams. Against the prisoner, as it also ap- Ipeered to him, there was an overwhelming mass of evidence, and as against Ingham' there was nothing whatever but the bare and utterly unsupported statement of the prisoner. In a case like the present it was, of course, impoasible n ot ot to feel great sympathy for a woman in the position of prisoner, but he and they and all concerned in the inquiry had a duty to perform which they were bound to carry out, and he felt therefore compelled to remind them that the effect that would result from their acquittinhe g t prisoner must necessarily be a belief that the crime was committed by the witness Highams. He argued that there was not a single circumstance in the case that would justify them iu coming to this conclusion, and that there was an entire absence of anything like a motive on his part for the com mission of such a dreadful crime. With regard to the pri soner, however, he was afraid that the evidence left no doubt that she was maddened by jealousy at what she con ceived to be the indifference of her paramour towards her, and that under the influence of this feeling she destroyed the life of the child, intending at the same time, very pro bably, to have taken his life also if she had been able to do so. At this stage of the case the trial was adjourned. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—Dec. 20. SECOND COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Mee and a Common Jury.) SMITH T. EPPS. After our report left yesterday, The defendant stated that when in the Rising Sun public house a man came in and said a lady had been bitten by dog, and he wanted to know its owner ; plaintiff said it was his dog, and refused to give his name defendant, at the recpiest ofte man, called a policeman name , a nd No. 170 L came in • plaintiff told him that his was Smith, No. 80$,Seething-lane Police-station, but as be bad not got his card with him the policeman would not believe his statement, and took him to the tie ; stao plain tiff was violent when taken int o custody, and poli man hail to call the assistance of another, whilst he sprung his rattle ; defen dant assisted the policemen to hold plaintiff. Defen dant made no charge against the p lain tiff, but the policeman charged him with representing himself to be a policeman ; defendant denied touching the plaiwords ntiff in the public - house , and also having uttered the imputed to him. Cross-examined —The man who spoke about the dog did not live at the address he gave. He did not think it was the plaintiff's dog widths said it was. Plaintiff was not taken into custody until he represented he was a City policeman, and unable to produce his card. The plaintiff was being held by two poli ce men when the rattle was sprung. lienry Coleman was in the public-house at the time the person came in and said a lady had been bitten by a dog. When he told the policeman it was hardly worth while to take the plaintiff to the police station, the policeman told him to mind his own business. Thomas Plicenan, 170 L, deposed that he had been su years in the force. When his attention wail called tothe a lady having been bitten b y a dog, he was told that dog and its owner were in the Rising Sun public-house. Plaintiff said the dog in the public-house belonged to him, but be declined to give his name and address, as tbe dog had dune nothing. Not believing the plai station ; ntiff's state. and n.ent, he insisted on his going to the police as he refused and became violent, be was obliged to have the assistance of other constables. Defendant had nothing to do with giving the plaintiff into custody. Cross-examined —Re took the plaintiff into custody for representing himself to be a police-constable, and for evad ing the law by refusing to give his name and address. Defendant did not point out the plaintiff. A complaint was made to the Commissioners of Police, and he was reprimanded and fined two days' pay for exceeding his duty in taking the plaintiff into custody. Sergeant Cox bead, who was on duty at the time, had been reprimand ed for detaining the plaintiff. Other evidence having been called in support of t he defendant's case, Mr. Justice shoe said the policeman had been fortunate in getting o ff with a reprimand only for taking the plaintiff into custody. The jury ultimate:) , returned a verdict for the defendant; whereupon( Mr. James reminded his lordship that there was no plea of ustification. Mr. Justice Shee said the defendant had admitted that b held the plaintiff by the arin. That was an assault e in law. They could alter their verdict if they chose to do so. A Juryman—But with no damages. Mr. Justice Shee said they must give the plaintiff some damages for the assault. After some conversation, the jury not being disposed to give damages, the learned judge said the verdict would be entered for the defendant, with leave to the plaintiff to move. The i•risoner dropped the watch, and some one said, " Sling it," and it was then passed between the legs of some of the prisoner's companions. The prisoner was never lost sight of until William Barber, a police-con stable, 258 P, took him into custody. Mr. Palmer declined to address tbe'llory on behalf of the prisoner, sad he was immediately fo,k Guilty. A police-constable proved thet the ptieoner was con victed in 11;61 for stealing a cask of herrings , and are tencevl to six weeks' imprieonment. Mr. Payne, having consulted with the magistrates on the beuch, said, but for the opinion expressed by his brother magistrates, he should undoubtedly have sentenced the prisoner to be kept in penal servitude for five years, and, if he had the power, - be should have coupled with it an order that the prisoner should have been punished with the lash. It was, therefore, with reluctance he yielded to his brother magistrates in sentencing the prieoner to be imprisoned and kept to hard tithebour for two years. Since he co Payne) had been bar, if the prisoner had been convicted of such an offence, het ould mod certainly have been hanged for it, and nothing uld have saved him. The prosecutor was ordered to stand forw ner in which be ard. Mr. Payne said , fo r the very brave man had acted he should order him to receive a reward of N., as some compensation for the injury he bad sustained. The Proeecutor—My lord, if you will allow it, I will band over that sum to my son, who also lost his own watch when he came up t o p rotect my life. Mr. Payne--That is very kind and pra i sewo rthy on your part, but as he rendered you assistance, under the circum stances, I shall order your son to receive a reward of 21. There was loud applause in the court on this anuounce ment by the learned judge, and the jury expressed their entire concurrence in what had been done. FENIANISM IN NOTTINGHAM. Yesterday John Kearney, aged 26 , an Irishman, living in Ferrars-dreet, St. Ann's Wellroad , Notting ham (a private in the Robin Hood Rifles), was brought before the mayor and borough magistrates, at the police. court, Nottin.gham, charged with being concerned us the Fenian conspiracy. Mr. Chief-constable Freeman said on Wednesday afternoon he went to the prisoner's house in Ferraeiestreet, and said to the prisoner, " From a state ment I have heard I believe you are connected with the Fenians." Prisoner replied, I know nothint about it — lam no Fenian." Witness then called Inspector llerriog ton and Detective Atherton, and they then searched pri soner's house. The wife of tho prisoner threw some papers into the fire, and witness snatched sometheing ou tI t of the fire, which proved to be a copy o ht ipso their into P eop l e newspaper. They then took custody. Thomas Roult, aged 18, said he had known the prisoner for about two months. Witness was an Irish man. He bad been to the prisoner's house several times since November at Keaniey's invitation. lie generally went with a man named Shepherd. Their conversation was generally about tomFianis. Prisoner used to give them Irish newspapers read. On the 12th of December he was at prisoner's house, and they took a walk up Derby-road. Prisoner asked witness if he would be sworn into the Irish army or Fenian Brotherhood. Witness replied that be would. Prisoner then administered the oath to w him in a passage. They were alone ; part of the oath as that "be should take up arms at a minute's notice, and fight against the British government, and obey the commands of the superior officers." news then then kissed the catholic prayer-book, and said, "re 11 , 1 p me God." Upon taking the oath prisoner asked witness " if he had clenched him now!" and autho rised him to swear in others as Fenian'. He told him he could swear in Lockhart and Shepherd, two of his com panions, both of whom are Irish. Witness left the pri soner soon afterwards. Ele had since been to the pri soner's house, and they had conversed freely about the prospects of Fenianiam. Prisoner said that fighting would shortly commenee in Ireland, awl added that be bad had a letter from Ireland, stating that Colonel Kelly was in that country. Prisoner wee in the Robin Hood Volun teers, and advised witness to join as by that means he could be drilled and ready for ac'tion. Witness bad not joined the Robin Hoods. Prisoner said to witness, "In cane you do join, and we do garrison duty, we can do greater harm than if we were sent to Ireland, by blowing up the megarines." He also said, "If we were sent over to Ireland we could join the Fenian ranks, and then fight for the Irish republic." Prisoner told witness that the army was greeted with Fenianiam. Shepherd was gene rally with them during these conversations. Prisoner pro mised witness cast if he could swear in nine men he would be made a sergeant and have the command of them. Prisoner, upon being cautioned by the bench, said he knew nothing about it, adding that it was a conspiracy against him. In reply to several questions put by the priaoner, the witness Roult stated that when he was at the prisoner's house other publications had been shown him besides those of a Fenian charac ter. Witness had, however, seen a book of the circles of Fenianiam in Philadelphia and other places. The bench said that prisoner was in a serious position, and advisedhim to have legal assistance. Prisoner was then remanded. TRAFFIC RETIJRNB. Miles nu- War. Tetal. Total, 1.1117,11A111. open. mon. assidisii. 1886. 1866. Week ending Oct. 13. 6 a a Great Southern of India 79 352 536 888 Week ending Oct. 20. Madras—.N outh West Line. 492 orth West Line. 153 Week ending Dec. 7. Dublin sad Meath .... Week ending Dec. 9. Great Central of Belgium Week ending Dec. 14. Belfast and N. Counties 1,021 1, 139 Londonderry & Coleraine .36 190 126 Week ending Dec. 15. North Engem 12201 16,569 52,221 68,789 69,176 Week ending Dec 101. Belfast and County Down 44} 367 214 581 581 Bristol and Exeter l34i 3,494 3,398 6,592 6,419 Great Eastern Great Western 1311 31.714 30.665 71,379 70.429 North British '32 7,941 16,452 24.393 23,274 North Staffordshire R.&C.) 258 8.134 8.510 South Devon 6,553 8,224 917 1,879 15 157 103 200 300 1,19° 4,398 5,590 6,763 3,161 Val 316 306 SERRA'S CHARGE.—A serious matter was under investigation at Shernbourne, near Docking, Norfolk, on Wednesday and yesterday, a girl named Grief being charged with causing the death of two illegitimate chil dren. The bodies of the children have been disinterred, and a chemical investigation has detected the presence of arsenic in them, so that there is little or no doubt that they died from that poison. The evidence as to the ad ininixtral ion of the poison is not so conclusive, and as the inquiry had not concluded when our parcel was despatched, we reserve further detail.. THE CATTLE PLAGUE.—The weekly return of the reported cases shows a further decline in the prevalence of cattle plague in Great Britain. During the week end ing 1:;th December attacks are reported to have occurred, being a decrease of 8 on the previous week. One fresh outbreak of the disease took place, the number in the week preceding being 2. Eleven healthy cattle were slaugh tered during the week from having been in contact with infected animals. The attacks reported are for the follow ing petty sessional division—viz., (Yorkshire, East Riding) South Holderness, 3 cows and :i calves. The number of animals attacked since the commencement is 253,701, and 52,494 i healthy cattle have been slaughtered to prevent the spread of the disease. Tux " UNEMPLOYED " IN AIELBOURNE. —Nothing could more clearly show the prosperous condition of the colony than the utter failure of an attempt which has been made in Melbourne to get up a demonstration of the un employed. The attempt was made at the instance of the party opposed to the government, in the hope that, by twinging a sufficient pressure to bear, the ministry would be induced to call parliament together at an early date. Several meetings were hld t none of which were more than 200 persons present, B and a at some not more than 20, the great majority of them being mere loafers. A depu tation was appointed to wait upon the Chief Secretary ; but at the interview which took plan no cause of complaint was made out, and one of the men, a working blacksmith, confessed' that he threw up his last situation because his employer refused to give him more than 4f. 10e. per week. At one meeting it was resolved that the " unemployed " should go in a body to the Immigrants' Home, and demand work or food ; but none went. On Thursday: morning a meeting was to have been held at the corner of Bourke and Swatistonntreeu, from whence those assembled were to proceed tothe Town hall, and lay their case before the Mayor ; but long after the time appointed only some half-dozen individuals were present, who evidently had no claim to the title of work ing men ; and these the Mayor very properly refused to see. The whole affair has been one of the most ridiculous attempts at a demonstration ever made, and those who are believed to have initiated it are loud in protesting that they had nothing to do with the matter.—Melbourne Age, Oct. 27. CRYSTAL PALACE.—UntiStlany extensive pre parations are being made for the due celebration of Christ mas at the Crystal Palace. As Monday is likely to be regarded very generally as a holiday, the amusements will begin on that day. The Palace will also be open until dusk on Christmas-day. On Boxing-day extra trains will run from all stations, and as the various railways leading to the Palace now communicate with almost every por tion of the metropolis, • large concourse of visitors may be anticipated. The High Level line being now (by the opening of the new bridge) freed from the delays formerly occurring, will, it is expected, convey large number. From the same cause the trains of the Brighton Company will also be enabled to run with increased facility and despatch, returning visitors to their homes with greater rapidity. (Advertisement. }-HOLLOWAY'S PILLS. —Winterly Drawbacks. —Whence fogs come, or whither they retire, it is not our present purpose to explain ; we desire to point out how their ill effects on the human frame can be neutralised. The blood must be treed from superfluous carbon and mephitic taints by some purifying medicine like Holloway . * which not only thoroughly cleanse the circulation, but re-adjust in every organ the defects imposed upon it by that fluid when it has become foul or sluggish. These pills prevent stagnation, committee, and are the hest regulators and preservatives against internal in gaecmationa, irritations, sad tikerstiona. While expelling morbid matters from the ast they cool It by their gently aperltive action, sad etrsmgthan it by Chair teak virtues. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. (lktore the Recorder.) Edward Barrmr , a well-dressed and respe ctable -looking man, surrendered' in discharge of his bail to answer an ndictment charging him that he being in the employ of the lost-oltice did steal a fast-offiee letter containing a half-sovereign,l2 postage stamps, and a card, the property of her Majesty's Postiwuder-General. The Solicitor-G en -ral (Mr. Karslake) , with whom was Mr. Metcalfe and liir.Grittitlis,instructed by Mr. Peacock, ou the part of the Post-office authorities, appealed for the prosecution ; and the prisoner was defended F. by H . Mr. tier- is, jeant liallantine (specially retained), Mr. Lew _ and Mr. Straight. The circumstances detailed in the evidence adduced on the part of the prosecution were these :—The pri soner was a sorting-clerk in the employ of the Post. office, travelling in the sorting carriage running from the Shoreditch station to Ipswich on the Great Eastern Railway. His duty took him away by the train, which arrived at Ipswich at 11 o'clock p.m., and on the journey he had to send the letters for that place, including the Stowmarket district. On the night in question he went down by train as usual, having duly received the bags from the General Post-oftice, and amongst the letters hail been placed a test letter containing a half-sovereign, 12 postage stamps, and a card addressed Mrs. Hartnaby, Schole, near Stowniarket. The test letter was wade up by Mr. Newlock, of the Post-office, with the coin marked, and Mr. Newlowent on with the train to Ipswich. The letter bags were forwarded in the Usu al way to the local office, and on being opened the test letter was found to be missing. To connect the prisoner with the offence it was attempted to be shown that the marked half-sovereign had been changed by him the same night at the Railway Hotel. The prisoner was charged with the spoliation, and declared that he had changed a sovereign at the hotel prior to his return to London. The barmaid of the hotel was examined, but she could not swear whether it was a sovereign or a half sovereign she had changed. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine addressed the jury on the evi dence, relying upon the fact that the barmaid could not swear that it warn a sovereign or a half-sovereign she had changed for the prisoner. The jury, after some consultation, returned a verdict of Not Guilty, and the prisoner was discharged. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. , I , i , Y 1 f. , , !i, i , 1 I 1' . , i - ;1 , . , ... ...1 .1 Ii 1 ; IL! It , ; 11 i I' 1 I. .I 1 II; 1 ' 1 1 . ; '; ..I II i . ...1i ; ~. , I . , ~ i I. L, . ' 1 i , II . 1 1 1 , 1.. , ~ II i ill kl 1 1 1 r 1 1 , ! ... ! . 1 i ,;.\, .;, . . . , I t + i ; , 1 h ‘ .1 , ,,, 1\ , 1 ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. ZDOLiNID'AL SectirY.—At the monthly general meeting held yesterday at the society's house in Hanover square. Dr. Eilvrarl Hamilton in the Sir chair, the N. C Right Hon. Viscount Newry and Morrie, Robert . Hamilton. Bart., K.C.B. ; The H o n. H. C. Needham, Lieut-Colonel C. P. Ibbetson, Captain C. Craven, Ceptain liana Busk, Mrs. L. Solomon, Mrs. M. A. Todd, Miss M. Wegg, and Messrs. M. Allport, W. .1. Allen. It. A. Myth, Thomas P. Cobb, F. C. Capel, }leery 11. Elder, J. Ferj,•useon, A. C. Goddard, E. Jose Lloyd, D. H. Johnstone, .1. Hilton, S. Joahea, S. ph, D. H. Macfarlane, C. Parker. G. 1.. Parkin, Dr. It. F. Power, W. It. Tegetiueier, A. it. White, and P. A.Wittina mann were elected fellows; mid Dr. J. Lamprey, of the Kith Regiment, Mr. F. Pollen, assistant naturalist in the Royal Museum of the Netherlands ; Mr. F. MP. itanissy, of Dobroyile, Sydney, New South \Vales ; r. Walter co Stt, of the Valley of itgllollS, Queensland ; and Mr. Charles Moore, of the f t otanic I:arilens, Sydney, New South Wah.s, corresp o nding members of the miciety. Thirteen new candidates for the fellowship were proposed to be balloted for at the next mei:tine in January. Ti. I.: CHRISTMAS 'HOLIDAY.- • Front the numerous indications afforded both in London end the provinces, a genend suspension of business, in retail trades as well as in other ceilings, ou Wednesday next —Boxing-day—may be looked for. In the metropolis hunt of the drapery-houses of the City, the East-end, Kingland, Islington, Holloway, Tottenham-court-road, the West-end (including Bays water), the Borough, Pimlico, Knightsbridge, and the southern suburbs generally, have made announcements to this effect. In many establishments it has been arranged to exempt from business on the Monday a number of the mash. alit , living at a distance, in order to give. as far as practicable, an unbroken holiday until the Thursd ,, y morning. In other trades the closing of shops on the Wed nesday will be still more general than amongst the drapers. \Valet , ' Corms's:l'oN OE7We- --The Irish papers pub lish a correspondence which has taken place I etc eel. Mr. de la l'oer, the liberal candidate for Waterford. and Sir E. Ken n edy, Bart. It seems that Mr. de la heir asked Sir E. Kennedy for his support at the coning election, and that it was refused on the stated grounds that Sir E. Kennedy unilerstceml the hon. gentleman was a Ftlii:l11. As Sir E. Kennedy had since alleged that Mr. de la leer did not deny the accusation, Mr. he le l'oer demanded a retrac tation of the remarks. affirming that lie did emphatically deny the charge. Sir E. Kennedy replied :—" I would not have stated such a thing hail I not been quite cert the filet. I did not hear you deny the allegation. except on two points—namely. that you were not obliged to leave - -- - this country for New Zealand on account of your eyttipathy i I L'EXTINCTEUR.—Yesterday afternoon a series of with the Fenian", and that you hail not ever receed i highly successful experiments with the comparatively new 12tters from Mr. 011lahony from f r o m Not only lid I I tire- extinguisher were made in the grounds of the White not hear you deny the charges, but from one or more things I Lion Inn at klackney-vrick. The experiments were by stated during the conservation , an d to which I need not Mr. E. Caspar, of the Poultry, who has obtained the now refer, 1 felt convinced there Man some truth in the re- license for the sale in this country from the original port I heart." Mr. de la l'oer thus retorts :—" After I inventor, M. earlier Vignon. The experiments were these stements, unless you now by letter withdraw the made in the presence of Captain Shaw, the chief of the charge von have made, I shall be forced very reluctantly I Metropolitan Fire Brigade, who was accompanied by Mr. to transg ress the rules which sho uld govern a correspon- Hamlin, of theSouthwark Bridge-resd Station, Superin tend dr ace be tween gentlemen, and to say that I consider you 1 a nt Mitchell, the engineer of the Kilburn Volunteer Fire to he 311 R , S,Viill of private character and a base calum - ; Brigade, and several directors of insurance companies, niator ; and I have yet to beam, by the notice which yon i " and scientific gentlemen from various large firms in the city. will take of this communication, whether, in additi on to The principle of the Extincteur is very simple. It cons two ists the above, the stain of cowardic e shall not be attached to i o f a small vessel hermetically closed, holding from your name. This letter will be handed to you by my to three gallons charged with a mixture of bicarbonate of friend, Mr. Mansfield, who will await your reply for 21 I soda and tartaric acid. By this means a pressure is ob hours." taint within the machine of from 431bs. to hOlbs., con- CRUELTY IN RAILWAY TRANSIT.—At petty set- I sequently by turning a handle a stream of the liquid is Mons, Edmonton, on Thursday, William and Charles Low, projected by the mere force of the pressure to a distance of berm slaughterer, Cambridge, appeared to answer a charge 1 some 30 feet, acting in the same manner aim the hand pump, preferred by the Royal Society for the Prevention of while at the same time such an amount of carbonic acid gas Cruelty to Animal", for causing to be conveyed from Cam- is evolved as complete l y extin g uishes the strongest flame. bridge to London two horses in such manner as to give I One of the experiments of yesterday Ras really marvellous. them onne,eaeary pain cads uffering. The secretary to ! A large wooden tray, mine 12 or 14 feet square, was the society stated the facts. On the 3rd into . the defend- i covered with pitch, tar, oil, petroleum, and other inflani . ants hired a cattle truck at Cambridge, into which they I mable materials, and on being set tire to a body of flame put two old decrepit living animals and two dead horses , I rose some 2) or 25 feet e high. But upon a small jet of the and consigned them to Atcheler, knacker, London. Upon i composition from the Extincteur 13eing thrown on it, arrival at Tottenham the animals were seen struggling on the fire was completely extinguished in about a couple the floor of the truck, the shunting and mition of the of minutes, whereas it was stated by those practically train having caused them to fall: and while in this peed. I versed in the extinction of fires that if water had been tion they injured themselves and each other by plunging I applied it could only have bad the effect of spreading it. and kicking. It was contended that the cattle truck was iAn away[etet:porised staircase was also set on fire, and blazed an improper vehicle for n th • conveyance of animal , ems - i at s great rate until • jet of the composition was Mate 1, and put together without dividing partitions, and thrown on it, when it was reduced at once to a piece of that unnecessy de fe n dants d suffering must follow such a charred wood. In like manner a sort of outhouse stuffed course. The pleaded guilty. and promised riot with shavings and tar barrels, was ignited, and, to repeat the offence, and in future to kill their ola aml I produced a fearful body of Mime, which, however, was discarded horses at Cambridge before sending them to I just as easily extinguished. The great merit of the intim . London. The magistrate said—This practice was not only a I tion appeared to be that in the event of a fire breaking out very cruel one to the horses, but fraught with danger to I in a. warehouse or other buildiug it would be in the power other animals, which might become thfected with lof any man to snatch up one of the Extincteurs hanging glanders and other contagious diseases. It must be about in the usual place of the fire buckets, and by direct . stepped, but this being the first offence against the de- I ing a jet of the composition on the flame at once to Pendants, we shall only fine them 31., including costs. extinguish it. It was admitted that in tile event of a ADMIRALTY, Dze. 20.—ArPotirrttztrra.—Naval i house being thoroughly on fire the Extincteur would be of Cadets (nominateill-14. G. W. Thorold, H. H. Moore 1 little use; but it was quite evident that in the event of any , B. 0. Cochrane, F. F. Bone. T. F. Abbott, J. Knowles, flame in a room or building any one by sudden outbreak of - R. 11. Newland, W. H. L. Oslo, W. C. Armstrong, J. W. the aid of this machine could extinguish it. .Mr. Caspar Andrews, A. E. Blake, H. E. Baker, C. G. F. Boothby, R. himself stated that when assistance was required for the de Lisle, It. \V. Fraaer, R. F. 0. Foote, Hon. E. R. Gif- outside of a house the Extincteur would be no good. The ford, Hoe. F. G. Kay, G. Hodgkinson, W. C. F. Irons, experiments appeared to give the greatest satisfaction. . D. McPherson, A. It. A. Mends. O. J. Majendie, A. B, A. CRYSTAL PALACE. ONE SHILLING DAY. — Stock, E. H. Peel, W. Powell, M. H. Smyth, C. Thomas, THCESDAT, Dec. 'lo.—Admissions on payment, 476; and J. Windham. ditto by season tickets, 1,252. Total visitors, 1,728. The annual dinner of this excellent charity took place last night at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate street ; Mr. T. IlattiN.:, M.l'., occupied the chair, and among the gentlemen present were Mr. Goschen, M.P., the Rev. W. Rogers, nil Messrs. V. L. Bevan, R. N. Fowler, G. Moore, J. R. Hunter, B. W. Horne, William Tarn, H. P. Hoare, Henry Hoare, W. McCulloch. W. McArthur, William Holt, James Toleman, 1). R. Harvest, W. W. Foster, George Stoelc.lale, William Harvey, W. W. IlaN ics, Archibald Brankston, T. 11. Woolley, J. L. Boothby, I'. 0. H. Brady, and John Walton. The report of the board of management, which was cir culates' among the guest+, showed that, although the in conic of the yeag ISn5 was less than that of Iso-1 by the sum of 71,4!. 3s. 2.1., the receipts from all sources (includ -1 jag legacies) exceeded those of the previous year by 1,0511. 19s. 10d. Especial attention was called to the very trifling increase of expenditure during the past year, notwith standing that 17 additional children had been provided I for. At the present time there were in the schools 177 1 children—viz., 107 boys and 70 girls. HOME CIRCUIT..—MAIDSIONE, DEC. 20. (Before Baron Chatinelll Tile TunnainnE WELI-9 lei:Rifle& ARM' Lawrence aged 29, described as a married woman, was indicted fur the wilful murder of Jeremiah Lawrence, at Tunbridge, on the 14th of April last. The prisoner was also charged with feloniously wound ing Walter Highants with intent to murder him. Serjeant Parry was spe ciall y retained to e s sec Mr.ute by the direction of the Tunbridge magistrat, with Willoughby. Mr. Itibton and Mr. Onnerod appeared for the defence. After the prisoner had plead ed not guilty, a great many challenges were made b y her counsel to the jury, for the purpose, as it was said, of obtaining a Maidstone jury, en Impression being very prevalent that the inhabitants of Maidstoue are generally averse to the infliction of punishment of death. Whether there are any real grounds for this impression it would of course be impossible to say, but the result of the line adopted by the prisoner's coun sel was that ten of the jury were inhabitants of the town. ful Serjeant Parry, in his opening address, described and the carte as one of a very pain and atrocious character, one which at the same tune involved some very extraordi nary circumstances. It appeared that the prisoner was a married woman, and that she formerly lived with her husband at Tunbridge Wells, ar.d that a man named Walter Highams, who was a market gardener and fruiterer, living at Town Mailing, used to visit them, and became on intimate terms with the prisoner. Highams was him self a married man, but it appeared that about two years before the month of April last he deserted his wife, anti the prisoner left her husband , taking with her her child Jeremiah, the subject of the p resent charge. The prisoner and Highams cohabited together et several places, and at length took up their abode at No. 2, Ebury Cottages, Tunbridge Wells, where they resided until the 14 th of April lest. At this time a child had been born, of which thallium was the father, and this child was about two months old. There seemed to be uo doubt that the pri soner was jealous of her paramour, and that she suspected he was connected with another woman at Town Balling, and this frequently led to quarrels between them, and the prisoner repeatedly wade use of threats of violence to wards Highams, and the only suggestion on the part of the prosecution was that the dreadful crime was com mitted during a paroxyisin of anger front jealousy. A day or two before the murder was committed the prisoner was sent to Loudon by Highams to pur chase some carrots, and during her absence he seemed to have gone to Town Melling, and remained there all night, and when the prisoner returned she reproached him with having stayed all night with another woman, and they had repeated quarrels between this time and the fol lowing Saturday, when the murder was allegedto have been committed. The prisoner and Highams went to bed at their usual time on the Saturday evening, the deceased child, who was five years old, sleeping at the foot of the bed, the baby being in the Led with the prisoner and Highams, and nothing particular seemed to have occurred until between 4 and 5 o'clock on the following morning, when Highams was awoke by finding the prisoner in the act of chopping at his head with a must formidable instru ment called a bill-book. He held up his hands to endea vour to protect himself, but the prisoner continued chopping at hint until she appeared to be exhausted, end then went down stairs. Highams went down soon afterwards, and the prisoner then renewed her attack upon him, but some persons came to his assistance, and the prisoner, who had thrown the bill-hook among some hop-poles,was taken into custody. At this time it was not known that anything had been done to the child, but upon the police going up stairs to the bedroom they discovered the poor little boy Jeremiah with his head nearlysevered from his body by a razor, which was left in the wound. The prisoner, on being charged with the murder, denied that it was she who had committed it, and she asserted that it was her pat amour Highams who had killed the child, and she said that it was on account of his having done so that she had made t'ue attack un him with the bill-hook, and she persisted in this tat s ment when she was taken before the magistrate, and this was the defence that was set up for her on the present occasion. The learned tier jeant in the course of his address said that there was not the slighest doubt that a most foul and horrible murder had been committed, and that the only question for the jury would be whether the prisoner or the man Highams was the guilty party. After some forutalevidence had been given, Walter Hig hams, the person referred to, was examined. He is an ordinary labouring looking man, about 45 years old. He (Before Mr. Payne, Deputy Assistant -Judge., detailed the nature of the connec tion that existed between Hiniiwny ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE AT THE IMPoRIf himand the prisoner, and said that they lived pretty coma DEMONSTRATION. fortably together down to the month of A p ril, but a day or two before the 14th of that month the prisoner was JanuiMann, 20, a rough and determined -looking fellow, very an,Try with him for having stopped all night at was indicted for stealing a watch, value Si., the property Town Mulling, and she threatened that she would do of Cornelius Butler, from his person. him some violence, and they had a quarrel on the 13th Mr. R. Harris prosecuted ; Mr. Palmer defended the of April. The deceased child, the baby, and witness and prisoner. the prisoner went to bed on Saturday night, the 14th, The prosecutor , a re spectable-looking man, by trade a and. about five o'clock on the following morning he found smith, and living at No. 3, North-street, Edgeware-roae, the prisoner had got up and wsa dressing herself. He as a member of tbe trade society wart present in the asked her why she had. got up so early, and she replied reform demonstration at Beaufort-house, Fulham, on that she was so troubled in her mind that she could not Monday, the 3rd of December, and when the ground be. sleep, and she said she would get up and make herself a came full, ••consultation took place amongst the leading cup of tea. She left the room, and he turned round and members of the committee b , ande deputed to go it was thought and advisa meet ble went to sleep, and be was awoke by receiving some violent that a person should blows on the bead, and on looking up he saw the prisoner that part of the procession that had arrived, bolding a bill-hook with both hands and chopping. at his and to inform them that it would be u seles sproceeding head with the instrument. He put up his hands to We further, as Iteaufort-house grounds were already full. his hesd, and the prisoner continued striking at him, and The prosecutor was selected for that duty, but had no wounded him in both hands, and she chopped off two of sooner got to the entrance to the grounclethan anumber of the fingers from his right hand. While she was doing " roughs" surrounded him, and he distinctly saw the this she exclaimed, " I have killed one, and I'll finish prisoner take bold of his watch and break it from the killing you, and I will kill all three." While the prisoner guard chain. He seized the prisoner's hand, upon which was striking him he let the baby fall into the bed, and he stooped down, and some of the prisoner's companions after a short time she went down stairs, taking the bill- called out " Sling it, sling it (throw it away). The hook with her. Witness was very faint and weak prosecutor saw his watch thrown away, but he still re from loss of blood, and after the prisoner Lad gone he got tabled his hold of the prisoner, and while this was going out of bed and slid down the staircase to the lower room on the prisoner's companions truck him about the head, and found the prisoner there, and she seized him by the smrohing in his hat, and trod upon his fingers to prevent hair and knocked his head against the wall, and *gain said him from recovering his watch. 'the prisoner then gave him thst she would kill him, and that she intended to kill all • violent blow in the mouth, the force of which knocked the three. The prisoner at this time struck him on the out one of his teeth ;be then bit the prosecutor's hand and shoulder with the bill-hook, and then went out of doors kicked him in different parts of his body. He retained his and threw it away, and some persons who bad beard the hold of the prisoner until be became exhausted, when be alarm and cries of " Murder" came to his insistent*, and was obliged to relax his hold, and the prisoner twisted he was taken to the infirmary at Tunbridge Wells, where himself away. Just at this moment the prosecutor's son he remained fourteen weeks. At the time he left the bed• came up, and seeing the condition his father was in went room he was not aware that any injury had been in fl icted to his assistance and secured the prisoner. upon the child Jeremiah. A razor was shown to him with A Mr. Henri Blanchard, • sawyer, corroborated this which the child's throat had been cut, but he was not able gatemen!, and said he an d the prisoner with other men to say whether it was his razor or not. He had a razor surround the prosecutor, and observed the prisoner pull which was la a case in a closet down stairs, but he bad noi his watch ant el his pocket, leaving the chain dragging. MARKETS. TALLOW.—TnnasuaT EVElllllO.—The tallow inast o * was Eau' to-day :—Spot, and all the year, 9 a• ed. 4 44a. 9d. ; January to March, 44a. thi to 44a. 91. 46e. 64. - - - COTTON.—LTV WOOL, Dsc. 20.—Steady market why out change in prices. Bales to-dsy 12,000 bales, Juba., 4,000 speculation and export. 2,000 American, 1,3/C2 154 d. ; 500 Pernam, krs., to 17d. ; 300 Xma s 4 Bahia, 121. to ; 500 Egyptian, 15d. to 30d.. Smyrna, 101 d. to 13d. ; 8,400 Surat, 64d. to ut Madras, 10d. to 1 1 d. ; Bengal, Scinde, 9d. ; China, 10 d. ; 100 P eru, 141 d. to 15d. WOOL AND WOBSTF.D.—BIL&DPORD. Dec. 2h, There has been rather more doing in wool sines Moak and though it cannot to-day be said there is swam* yet there is a much better tone prevailing. The smilla h of stocks enables staplers to be extremely firm m bb h quotations, and the hardening . tendency continua worsted yarns spinners have their frames well , co ntracts previously entered into. The d...ene e :fon part of the shipping houses has slackened, but still Ra h sorts are inquired for, especially in lustre yams, e 40's, and twofold 40's. is rather more deist h home sorts. Carded yarns also are in better Irma ' , Spinners are necessarily much firmer in their quotas* for they have recently disposed of their stocks, and that have to be regulated by what spinners can afford to , dime, according to the present price of the raw mikk There is a slight improvement in the tone of the p,,, .• market. The home merchants are doing compamhh, little, and the operations for other parte are squat,; restricted. Prices, owing to the firmness in wo o l h, cotton, keep up, with the tendency in favour of the , --. LACE AND ROSlERY.—Nurrtnnflan, Dec, The Inca trade ts not quite so much depressed as , Wt week, but the slight improvement reported is .. means general, as the prices of yarns are again her‘ ii a little, and are still too high to manufacture at a pet, The accounts from America are very diecowegt, 4 There is, however, • little more inquiry for the 1 0 ,,, and continental markets, which it is hoped lair. be materially checked by the rates which demanded by spinners and laos yarns. There is i amount of trade doing M the hoeiery washout. almost all classes of goods, and the firmness of prices t to give more confidence in commercial prospect. 1 winter. Stocks are low, and if an active inquiry ~, arise the spring goods manufacturers and wort - pee* have a busy and profitable time of it, so u to coup. in some measure for the depression in the lace Nottingham Journal. CORN.—Biesnameam, Dec. 20.—At this day's there was a fair supply of English wheat for which prices were demanded, but not generally realized, a make no alteration in our quotations ; barley, unaltwei• oats firm ; beans and peas only saleable in smallquaetka: BRISTOL, Dec. 20.—After a fortnight of alum r tinned rain, we have a change to cold frosty weather. usual at this period of the year there is little or no letive demand, still we have experienced a k trade in wheat during the present week, at prem. viously unobtainable. On oar market to-day there short supply of English wheat, which sold really advance of ls. per qr. In foreign not muck dotm e, similar improvement was generally realised. barley firm, and fully as dear. The demand for has considerably fallen off, and last week's prime( difficulty eupported. Oats tkl. per qr. lower, and quiry was vry limited. Maize and beans rather cheaper. Devizes. Dec. 20.—We had a small supply to-deir, a good attendance, and a brisk trade at t above last week's prices ; and at this advance was sold. Barley of the best quality meets with x at last week's rates ; inferior samples are a shade Other articles as last week. Best white wheat, to MA. tit. ; best red ditto, :335. to Sts. lid.; ditto r 32a. to Ws. 6d. ; other sorts, 24e. to Vs. ; barle3 5118. 61.; beans, Ws. to 28a. lid.; peas, 19e. vetches, 21s. to 235. ; rye, 16s. to 17a. ; fine dour, 525. ; best seconds, 445. to 4fis. MANCHESTER. Dec. 20.—This day's market . tended, and holders obtained an advanctofla pas finest descriptions of English wheat in the busier acted, but this improvement did not extend to fa' Flour was in limited request, but without value. Oats declined hi. per 45 and oatmealvalue. Is. per load cheaper ; beans and Indian cam rather easier. ewAite. Dec. 19.—Supply of wheat samples met a tolerable sale, at Is. to 2a per money. The demand for barley was limited, late rates. Fine oats steady and inferior fiat. for beans was inactive, and rates favoured bey. N ZWBCRY, Dec. 20. —We had rather a short wheat this day, which sold readily at as vim per qr. upon last week's prices. Good maltinf slow sale at previous rates ; inferior Is. cheaper. oats unaltered in value. U IBE IDGI, Dec. 20.—The supply of wheat sells more freely, but the prices made are not last week. Spring corn of all kinds is cheaper. EDINBURGH, Dec. 19.—As compared with wheat was CxL up on top, d idd. up , Barley was same on top, and I down Oats were Is. down on , top, and 7d. dove Beans were same on top, and la 541. down Wheat, 48s. to tills. ; barley, 31s. to 435. beans, 345. to 51s. CATTLE.—BralfraellAY, Dec. 20.—We , supply of beasts at this day's market, the k fair. A fair clearance effected, at a vhads than on Tuesday last ; a few choice beats lb. Sheep a small supply ; an entire clearance Pigs an unusually small supply. Beef, 6 lb. ; mutton, bacon pigs, per score ; porket ditto, Bs. Cal. to 9s. 3d. BRISTOL, Dec. 20.—We had quite a to-day, the supply being short, and butchers supplied themselves at last week's market the animals on offer was very indifferent, Si glad to dispose of them at almost any rice. circumstances present quotations can hardly we may state that in scarcely any instance tamed. There was a good supply of sheer quality, but trade was very dull, butchers supplied. Prices were about the genie as large supply of pigs arrived late on Weans Ireland. Had they arrived earlier there a fair trade, hut business was dull at aboui porkers realising from Bs. 61. to Bs. Ba., pigs from Si. 9d. to 9s. per score. Ths horses present, and trade was dull. NOTTINGHAM, DEC. 19.—There was beasts in the market to-day ; prices beit,„ from 9s. to 9s. 6d. per stone, aWnd force n Ss. tid. to 9s. was obtained. e supply of sheep, some prime stock being I 9d. to 90. per lb. ; and for coarser sorts realised. Pocket pigs were asked at from stone ; and bacon pigs fetched fror Veal was pretty plentiful, at from 8: at market :—Saturday : Pigs, 142. Vi 668 Piga, 78 . EDINBURGH, Dec. 19.—The numbed smaller this morning than on this del being 352, or a delrease of 117 head. sod, and prices of last market were price, les. 9d. ; current, tis. 9.1. to 9s. downwards. The supply of sheep wt day week, the number being 4,7 10 , were slowly effected, and prices much obtained last week. Best mutton, 7ijr to 70. per lb. Pigs brought Is. to Is. to eight weeks old ditto, Is. Bd. Numbers in market :—Fat settle, 3,1 f milch cows, 18 ; fat sheep, 4,710; pigs, Di BARRY'S DELICIOCS Rtv FOOD cures dyspepsia, indigestion, cough, debility, coostipaUon, diacrluca, Pailutst liver, and stomach complaints. Cure O. 21,1866.—Tae health of the Holy Father is since, abandoning all other remedies, he entirely to Du Harry's Food, and his l' this excellent food too hi:.lily."--Gazette a co., No. 77, Regent-street, London, W. 11b.,.25. 9d. 121b5., Ulla.. 408.--(AdI BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND BIRTHS. Hl-ITON.—December 18, at Canning-street. of Mr. D. Hutton. of a daughter . JERRAM.—December IS. at Talbot road,' of 0. B Jerrim, ,d 110 n. M.CULERY.— December le, at Grainer W. M•Chlery. EMI of a daught or . SCHLOTEL.—Decem.ber 18, at Albertagl Schlotel, - of a son. TOW:SR.—December le, at The Litnes, wood, the wife of W. W at Fag., 0 1 WBlGHT.—December let, Halstead, Easel Wright, of a daughter_ MARRIAGES. FOREATRIXIE.IIereniher at borough, by the lion. and Rev. 0. Theodore, son of the Ilan. and Re , Emma eleorgins, daughter of the late of li oswo rth-park, Le MUDD—BRIDGMAN —December IS, at ton, by the Rev. W. N. Andrews, V. Agues Jane, daughter of J. Bridgnom. Sllaltl—UAßßLSON.—December la, r Shropshire, by the Rey. P . Willy. Mr..' Emma, daughter of Mr. JDEATHS. Garrison, BARBER,—December IS, at liodford . lodg e, the wife of T. Barber, EN. ISE.—December IS, at Napier-road, Edi Lee, Yaai., aged 41. MAXWELL.—GetemherlS at firdoel Gertrude Stewart, wife of V. laiwell PlOUTT.—December le. at West - bi ll, wife of R. Pigott, E. RICHARDS. - December 18, at Grovel( Edward Richards, Eat., aged 20. BCOTT.—December 18, at Sualn4ll-rosa, W. some F.a• Printed and Puhltdted by Wn.saall Lomberd-etreet. tn the CHI a Moe Is Lemberttotreet. in tM FRIDAY, DICZXRIBSI. left / 1• I ; • •" • r ,•• . • • 4 ;P%L.'t ith 1111 • • tt • 19 • L r NEWS tort ( t o leave month. Bygy.aihr posed. ce • - Lam Sies I. n 4, fa t ' strtic ant loth • gill I it* Prat e fares to ye, par Curt B abuts. C 0., ? fij o , • ST 74 • pe t 21.. carrying • it v e by a epee Wm* Cabin 17, "cc leeward ha mar WLI ad M• is eta sad M.AJ Inlet to .ces tee; M a kw ti • _ 7 1 dived 1,9 1 4 el: M ouperac, . e trade._ • ch I win itke d, sad vi _ . _ inaltwei ; polka ' hood ote • ether. ' r mem . aid, aura • altly et a ' cont i tc hug i - for Mon. pirdirg Sped' is were** Vain. and the la Viet, ud ty of sist per ask e eutrfstad th enstown &ado lam wheat, Ps. o DIV Thin, trig, Cs to ate; Soar, EX term s Port qr„ one Pad muses true to other sou &heretic c oatmeal title om was es* Inv at to limited. lel ser t pee at sort led ; at he* The isPdT area. • Dep 'bort le* d advsloce d ls or Pit "°= t at is short, ui ab ß&W n at higher t h in Pet ith lad week, up Co STINO. on on Wait rein OM on MAW' - ern Co Pmts and oats, lbs. received silt bro general WI de easier pow do realised St Pa &ream ePand to 71t to ys iL Tli per wort DI holiday made • t rs having 1110 a ' 4. The 'PAO d an and holden vswi • Under tkos *co le i be elm id DC. was tdi. imp of em dld El,. ere being 4 " 1 ' es last werk• ye mesh, night (5° - would have tel out recent rate, . , and sizable Moe sere welt " r 7 • god 6° „.%! se,. ing for fi rst 9 ..* yt ~„„d g um! d also s_AssrY Eli g9d n 1 rte • 41 I on) 436 - , W 90 A o,d. to iVethiesall SW. • Or o f " CS t let I y * Th e denim. .- e In sintaned. 13 6d. • per etas ras lee ibal J 1 u : 2 1 468 1:t 2 ; 1:ht 4: 4 :4817t4::Pea few e r . v.ooo : o6d e 1" 441 : Bow moci ""' oo ls4 I • Ca hu Delinee poet pon st th I. mill. Du, 41; ' tins :ace:ami ne ' DIL II6 __ ot e h !reek, Uv „, Tu fuell./44. tin eree aquas. L mi of a a,a eat e Sir• W. " • cke • at the P..- - $ 11 5 • - MOO. • WO gal.. mite& t i n t at v . iinteeb u r i , wtt • 11 ,ilmoisr, °'mtbeartnt6esibiremt ,..„1 .'".164 ,00 1.. i ni:11 : 04., : .Wit.1.°r1 1 0 --. 0 rh.llan dl, EW glde lodge, Ir '''••• alt • aiLIS. II 41 ▪ Kos r ese,...- 'mod