The Express. — London, England, 1867-09-06 00:00:00

- M : 4 1 - r'orrt%l.‘, ../ , fif/ze !la H 1L•67. L .7 ZA.C.4O/' l'; ,. !Sq.)?4,!;*\ _44 Ni ‘ .. LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 6, 1867. qt;:i [TWOPENCE • No. 6,579.] [STAMPED, 14. SESSRS. MONEY WIGRAM and SONS' (of Blackenlliard, Londe& of LINK sTRAm and PACKET Hittite AUSTRALIA.—Vor MIELBOURNI(Port Phillip) Direst, leare the Docka on SATURDAY, the 214 September !calling at 1'1) mouth , the splendid clipper ship TRUE BRITON, 1,100 4; 11. RAM'S, Commander; lying in the KW India Donk. net sccoalmodationa for all dares of psseengers are =MU' g a ped, and she will carry an experienced surgeon.—leor freight se apply to ALLPORT sad MORGAN, with Mears. ittiMORAM and RON& 7, Leadentialletreet. INJfALINE. —The LIVERPOOL, NEW N TURK, and PHILADELPHIA STRAY-SHIP COMPANY Intend despatching their full powered Clyde.built Iron screw e s e igishipa, carrying the United States Malls, calling at Queens usu. Ireland, on the b Mowing day, to take on bondpassengers sad despatches, and with liberty to call at an intermediate port EDI %RI RAID, Saturday, September T. CITY OF PA 1115, Wednesday, September 11. CITY OV N FAC VORK, Saturday, September 14. CITY OF ANTWERP, Wednesday, September 15. And even Wednesday and Saturday Cabin passage by the mall steamers sailing every Wednesday, 14, IT, and II Konicaa according to the SCCOMMOdatiOtI. Forward L includes a full supply of cooked provisions. Passengers 'lrit'intla and the United States hooked through on very advan tazrous terra —For further particulars apply to WILLIAM INMAN, T. Water-street, Liverpool; and to El VMS Nadi/AUL IL King Willhunstreet. tendon. OULOGICE.-SPLENDID CHEAP TRIP. 13 Saloon nteancihip ALBERT VICTOR will sell from Swan 11,r. above Londou•htiolge. for MAROATE, RAMSCIATE, and PC !MONK, TO.N1111(KOW saturdar, noCanner 7, at II a.m., rocruncc from Houlogne Iloinlay morning at U o'clock, calling Unilid saloon, lin ; lore, na. Dora not can at Dover. MARG ATE and. RAMSGATE. —Cheap Fares— Ea ed —SA LOON STRAYER, ALBERT VICTOR, from Swam lier, above Lndee-brido, TO-MORROW (Saturday', at II atn., and every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday same hour, retaining every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday ; leaving Rams. Rata at 10.30 a.m., and Margate at II SI a ra., direct for Loudon. Urand saloon, Is 6d. , second saloon, In. 6d. ; children, Is. ed- ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. (Managing! Director, Mr. Y. Strange.) Three Ballets, 203 Dancers, 00 Instrommitallsts. Singers, Acrobats, Mimics; Pic tures, Latest Telegrams, Saloons, Supper-rooms L•atol ies, Smoking-rooms, Mooing Paper ; 10 Orchemral Pieces Every Night. Open at Half-out Seven, begin at Eight. Prices-Is, Os., and od. ; Iteservol Seats, 41; Private Boxes, from £1 la. Soz•offfee open from Eleven to Your. NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS, 218, High Holborn.—The meet spacious and brilliantly-decorated Ball Roots. and the best band In Leaden. OPhh for CONckar and DANCINd YVkicY IivENLNIG. Musical Director, Mr. IV M. Packer. Open at halt-dant 11; dose at It Admission. Ibreedbent, le. THE REPRESENTATION of the PEOPLE ACT, 1867, PAM NDA-lii.IS6IBITSNION. NOTlelt IS TIEREiIit7IVEN. Tiakf;lor -General BAIN BRIOOIS, Royal Engineers, and NASSAU J. SENIOR, Esquire, Barrister-at-Law, two of the Assistant Commlmiouers appointed by the Boundary coninilsaioners for England and Wales under tie provisions of the Representation of the People Act, 1:67, trill attend at the Sessions Honse, Clertenwell, on MON DAY, the Pith day of September, 1667, at Eleven o'clock, for the pur• pow of INQUIRING Into the BOUNDARIES of the Borough of FINSBURY, with the view to asoertain whether the Boundaries should be enlarged so as to Include within the Waits of the Borough all premises whkh ought, due regard being had to situation and other local circumstances, to be included therein for the purpose of conferring upon the occupiers thereof the Parliamentary Franchise for ouch Borough.. The Asifnt l'omi n lssloners will DepiepsWed to hear, at the time and place aloreruentloned, those persons who are de sirous of giving Infortnatlon u to the Boundaries or other local circumstances of the Borough. C. W. YRESIANTLF., Secretary to the Commisalonerg _ . . . . _ d, Old Palacelard, 1% oitrahister. Bepi. b, 1r47. TIIE REPRESENTATION of the PEOPLE AC 7, 1867. BOVSDARY COM 811&41071. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that MaJor.General BA IN BRIGGS, Royal Engineers, and NASSAU J. SENIOR, Inquire, BarDeleust-Law, two of the Assistant Commissioners appointed by the llogggicy Commiudoners for England and Wales under gb s me wl,. of the Lepresmatation of the People Act. 1867, will attend at the Sessions limit Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, on WEDNESDAY, the 18th di! Of September, 1867, at bieven o'clock, for the purpose of INQDflaNts into the BOUNDARIM of the City of WESTMINSTER, with the view to ascertain whether the Boundaries should be enlarged so as include within the limits of the Borough all premises which ought, One regard being had to situation sod other local circumstanoes, to be included therein for the purpose of conferring upon the occupiers thereof the Parliamentary Franchise for such Borough . The Assistant Commissioners will he prepared to hear, at the time and place above-mentioned , those persons who are Jeanine of giving Information as to the Boundaries or other local circum stances of the Borough. C. W. FREM A NTLE, Secretary to the Commissioners. 6, Old Palscelard, S.W., Sept. 6, 1567. THE REPRESENTATION of the PEOPLE ACT WM. BOUNDARY COMMUNION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, BAIN. 111005, Royal Engineer,, and NASSAU J. SENIOR, Esquire, Barrister-at'law, two of the Amlatent Commiseloners ap- pointed by the Boundary Commissioners for England and Wales under the provisions of the Re ntation of the People Act, 1867, will attend at the 03 house, Earylebone lane, on SATURDAY, the 21st day of September, 1867, at Eleven o'clock, for the purpose of INQUIRING into the BOUN DARIES of the Borough of MARYLEBONE, with the view to ascertain whether the Boundaries should be enlarged so as to include within the limits of the Borough all pre mises which ought, due regard being had to situation and other local circumstances, to be Included therein, for the purpose of conferring spoil the occupiers thereof the Parliamentary Fran chise for such Boroue h. . _ The Assistant Commissioners will be prepared to hear, at the time and place above. mentioned, those probes who are desi rous of giving information as to the Boundaries or other local circumstances of the Boro ugh . C. W. FREUANTM eserete7 to the Coromhistosere. e Old Palacelard, S.W., Berl 6, 1867. FRPTRADB WHARF.—The Commissioners Cuatoms and tho Leeds of the Trassury.—Ptspartig for pabliestion. the Correspondence cia th• subject of Privileges, how granted sod bow withheld IMPORTERS of GOODS who are moblectod I. suasive charism on goods landed on captain's n a y City ill plass apply to N. CLAY sad Co.. fg, Upper Mammy gt, . DuTcH BIILBS.—Mr. STEVENS' SALES o f HYACINTH+, Tulips, Crocuses, and other bulbs, just Im parted from Holland, will take place every WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY, sad frequently on Monday, at the Auction-rooms, lingutreet, Coy Leaden. KINAHAN'S LL WHISKY. DUBLIN EXHIHITION, 1885. This celebrated old IRISH WHISKY gained the DUBLIN PRIZZ MIDAL.—It is pure, mild mellow, delicious, and very elsokemee. gold in bottles, Ss. Bd. each, at the retail houses Is Lied oe • by the agents in the princip a l t owns t o E ng l an d ; or trhoinels at 8, Great Wilidniill.etreet. London, W. Meow the aid seal, pink label, and cork branded Moslem's LL Whisky. SAUCE. —LEA and PERRIN EP WORCESTERSHIRE BAUM This delicious condiment, pronounced by ocantassurs THE ONLY GOOD BAUM" Is prepared solely by LEA and PEEIINS. The public are repeettully cautioned splint worthless, Inelts- WM, sad should see th a t Lea and Perrins'nasses are on wrapper, libel, bottle, end stopper. ASK for LEA end PEREINW SAUCE. Bold wholesale sod for export by the Proprietors, Worcester Rum CRIOSSE and BLACK WELL ; Meows. BARCLAY sad BONS, London, Re., Re . and by grocers and oilmen uldrerialY• BRUSSELS CARPETS, 23. 101 d. ,• best quality, Ea 81d. per yard : Tapestry ditto, b. 61d. L 20,000 worth Turniture. bxisteads bras, iron, and wood), bedding, and Upholstery, and a large hit of Linen goods at very reduced prices. Ail goods warranted, and delivered Use. Illustrated pieced lists gratis. A new reduced one of Turkey rarpeta— WM. WAIN C,hole•ale and export Uph o l sterer and General tarnishing N 1 are w housemall. 133 to 1 39. filowingtorxhilttil; facto ries, 46 to 40, Irranckostreet. HARRIS'S CRYSTAL SPECTACLES of well known excellence can only be had at 61, Great Bluest:• street. opposite the British Museum Gates. The very best steel Mune Crystal Spectacles, Ina sad Ina —THOMAA HARMS sad BON CAUTION the public against perks@ estop their manse btalslialted 17811. No truths' or agents. TEETH. —Messrs, GABRIEL (ISTABLIBBIED 1815). 15 - BW PAMPAIST, PREZ BY POST FOCI STAMPS, RlP=tho Painless System of DentWm , and self-adhesive Teeth without springs, at MU M@ ustiM charm es, LUDGATE•HILL, CITY. Se. Harley-street, Cavendish-square, Lomita. 134. Dukestreet, LiverypooL PRICE'S SOLIDIFIED GLYCERINE (Patented , .—The newest and best toilet soap, wears well, rya a rich and fragrant lather, is entirely free from cocoa nut cd or mew, of alkali, and minima half its weight of Priee's dis• Wed glycerine. BMA In sad 6rl blet& PRICE'S PATEN Sd. T CANDLE COMPANY (Llafted). Belmont Works. Battersea. E.W. /I,OUT and RHEUMATISM.—The excruciating IA PSI a few 11 day, of l q t gouhatt or celeb rheu rate mat d medicqism la ine, uickly relieved and eared BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILL& lber require no restraint of diet or coefinement du r i ng th e i r add are certain to prevent the disease attacking any vital bin hold by all medicine vendors at In lid and Is. id. per boa, okahsed through aay chemist ANCIENT SINGLE SPAN CHURCHES . , '!he BUILDER of THIS WEEK, 4d., or by post ad.. eon sag filinsnitien a of Single Span Churches, Angers Cathedral, std Notre D ams at L e M ans; Vlew and Plan of Cemetery ".Pet. for March, in the isle of Ely ; Competitions, els Man we,te„ r Town hall. Mt. Martin's Workhouse, Poplar Vestry Hall ; anted, a Manager;' ROM e with seine obJectioes: the late Iwitssor Aytoun, Chateau (Millard ; Bronzes ; Note@ from rs. and Carious other papers, with all the artistic construe .44l szoes. ld sanitary news. —1, Yorketrast, CorentlPfdwn, sod sew ERRING VICTORIOI7B.—For a full and accurate account of the Great interwar.' Me Coneset, cornif Chatwood," in the Paris Zapailiew. me the UOPOLITAN for SATURDAY, Sepenalrer " m it• WK. Strand., THE BOMBAY MAIL. By the arrival of the above mail we have ad vice, from Bombay to August 9, and from Cal cutta to August 2. The Bombay Gazette says that the rumoured intention of the home government to despatch an expedition to Abyssinia has given rise to especial interest in Bombay, that presidency being likely to be called upon to equip the troops of the expe dition, if undertaken. "It is stated (adds the Gazette), that the Bombay arsenal is fully prepared, if required by the home government, to meet with the greatest promptitude any call for that end. We believe we are correct in stating that the BADEN. ;general feeling throughout the Bombay presidency, CARLSRUHE, Sys?. 5. I and, indeed, throughout India generally, is, that The Grand Duke of Baden opened the Baden' our honour and prestige imperatively call upon unto Diet to-day. His highness said that if the form of chastisethosesemi-barbarousnativesofAbyasiniain a the national union of South Germany to the North ' summary manner." German Confederation had not yet been discovered! The Amboy Gazette says that it has been fa still great progress had been achieved towards that voured with the perusal of a letter from Aden end. The measures which had been adopted with by the last steamer, from which it makes the that object in view were—The military treaties for following extract : the general defence concluded with Prussia, the 1 Colonel Merewether has just returned from Massowah adoption of the military system of the Northern and b ings accounts of the Abyssinian captives up to June. All comuiuniestion between them rod Theodoras is States by the Stuttgard Conference of delegates from the Southern States, and the subsequent cut off b Y the favourable for In n in coos.' quenee more or Lein:loners. Merewether understanding on the military question agreed Upon , peet „ t„, h eir of Theodora, - g, boa h imse lf bar by the South German sovereigns. .1 drink, for the affairs of his oia have bosoms ea ea- The speech from the throne further represents settled, that the sceptre seems passing away from hie gr.isp, and he has sought the solace of the potation-godto the customs parliament as the normal repreaenta to " drown dollWe still expect that • Sntish tive assembly of the whole of Germany. I force will be despatched to Abysainia, and there are not • few of us here who hope to see field service on the plateau of Gondar. The Delhi Gazette gives the fallowing particulars of a " fatal march " from Gwalior. "On the morn ing of the 15th July the regiment received orders to hold itself in readiness to move the same even ing. The men were at once put on fatigue duty, and had to carry their cots and traps to some dis tance in the sun to be ready for packing, and only came off fatigue duty on the second bugle for parade sounding at 5.45 p.m. A little after six the regiment marched out of cantonments, leaving nearly all the cots behind them in consequence of there being no carriage ready. The old story. When the regiment left there were only four bhees tees, to supply the whole corps with water, two of whom ran away before they had proceeded a mile and a half. There was not a single doolie or cart for the sick with the column. The men, thoroughly fatigued with the day's work, kept falling out, and there was no one to help them or to give them water except the two bheestees. They reached camp about eight o'clock, where they found no camp pitched, and no arrangements. Later in the night the dailies arrived, and were taken back to look for the stragglers, two of whom were found in a dying state, and died before they arrived in camp. A oolour sergeant was found dead in the jungle next morning, and four more privates died in the camp hospital, all from sun-stroke or heat apoplexy. The quartermaster and the assistant-surgeon were sent on to the camping ground at twelve in the day ; when they arrived there, of course there was nothing for them to do, no camp being up. Both these officers were knocked up by exposure to the sun, and are both suffering from it still. A court of inquiry has been ordered to investigate the matter." The annual meeting of the proprietors of the Bank of Bombay was held on Monday, sth Au gust, on which occasion the directors' report of the state of affairs of the bank up to the 30th IJune last was read. From this statement it appeared that, after the payment of the bank's liabilities, there would only remain " a balance of Ra. 61,49,006 in favour of the ilarelloitiers, to represent a capital estimated in February last at Rs. 1,04,50,000." On the same occasion it was unanimously resolved to call on government to in stitute a thorough inquiry into the affairs of the bank. The scheme for the amalgamation of the banks of Bombay and Bengal has been definitely abandoned, and the organisation of the new bank of Bombay is vigorously being prosecuted ; the ap plications for shares in the new bank increase every day, the number applied fur up to August 6th being 15,150. The Poona branch of the Bank of Bombay is expected to lose between 20,000/. and 30,0001., principally on forged government securities. A large number of the forgers are already in the hands of the police. The Friend of India says it is glad to learn that the widow of Dr. Cotton has entrusted the execution of the literary part of the good bishop's memoirs and correspondence to Professor E. B. Cowell. The Rev. Mr. Cowie, whose intercourse with the bishop was so intimate for a time, will assist. AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY. VIENNA, Barr. 5, Eszmmi. The New Free Press of this evening says that the reply of the Hungarian delegates to the proposals of the Austrian members of the Conference on Common Affairs lays stress upon the overburdened state of the Hungarian finances, and maintains the first amount proposed by them as the Hungarian portion of the State debt. The mediatory proposals of the ministry fix the amount of the debt to be borne by Hungary at 35,000,000 florins. AIISTRIA. VIENNA, arm 5, EVENING. Baron von Beust has instructed the Austrian representative in Munich to declare that inter ference in the affairs of the South German States was never the subject of discussion at Salzburg. SWITZERLAND. . . BERNE, sere. 5. The Japanese ambassadors were re.ieived this morning by the President and Council of the Swiss Confederation in their official capacity. The inter view lasted a quarter of an hour. THE PATE OP DR. LIVINGSTONE. The Times of India writes as follows respecting Dr. Livingstone : We find that t Colonel R. L. Playfair, the former consul at Zanzibar, did not reach that place as he hoped to have done about three months ago. He was ill on his arrival at the Seychelles, and, though he started on the voyage from thence, he was obliged to return. It is probable that Al geria, to which country he is now appointed as wain', is ' the only place where he could enjoy tolerable health. His successor, Mr. Churchill, will probably receive some cor roboration or disproof of the report of Dr. Livingstone's death before the search expedition arrives at Zanzibar. About this time or a little later there would be due at Quilt* one of the regular caravans from Tanginika, con siderably to the north-west of Nyasa Lake ; and as Ujige, a place in that district, is the first station which Dr. Livingstone had distinctly planned to visit, after cross ing the lake, the arrival of this caravan and the news which it might bring of the traveller would 'go far to set at rest, one way or the other, the anxious apprehensions of the civilized world respecting him. To that place were forwarded, according to due arrangements by Dr. Seaward, late acting consul at Zan zibar, a quantity of draught animals and stores. Dr. . Livingstone would be certain to acknowledge, by means of the caravan to which we have alluded, the receipt of these goods, and we believe had agreed to write from there, but had not promised to write before he did arrive at that remote station. Hence, if the repeated stories of the *Mick upon him by the Mates are false, there is as yet fair ground to hope that the indomitable explorer may have straggled through to the north-west lake according to his first plan. The statements made both by the Johanna men and the sepoya are all more or less incoherent and improbable. The despatch or letter which the Bombay sepoys averred had been sent by a certain caravan has never been remised, and the leader to whom it would have been entrusted has denied all knowledge of such • letter, after being croes-examined in every way. The negative evidence, so far as it goes, is decidedly in favour of Dr. Livingstone being alive; the positive evidence against that hope consists of nothing beyond the state ment of the men who have left him and the known fero- city of the Mathes. The Tasmanian, which took out the West India, Pacific, and Australian mails on the 2nd inst., will be the first West India packet that will land her homeward mails at Plymouth. She will be due there on the 12th pro:. Her mails will °mast of those from the West Indies, the Spanish Main, and Central and South America. STRANDING or TEL SHIP MERCHANT PRINCE NEAR BONBAT.—We regret to report that the ship Mar chant Prince is ashore on the Chou! Khadoo reef, a few miles to the southward of Bombay harbour, on the spot where the Zenobis was wrecked last year, and close to the I wreck of the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Jeddo. She went ashore between 10 and 11 o'clock on the morning of August 7, moderate monsoon weather prevail ing. The Kennery and Alibmigh lifeboats put off to her assistance, as well as a number of native craft from the I v ill a ges in the neighbourhood : their aid, however, was not required, as the ship was found embedded in the mud, and the sea was comparatively calm. The Merchant Prince was • vessel of 1,745 tons, belonging to Messrs. William Allison and Co., of Paisley. She left Glasgow for Bombay on April 22, with a cargo of orals, con signed to Messrs. Ewart, Latham and Co. The cargo is fully insured, and it is believed that the vessel is also insured.—Texes of _lndia, August 8. HEALTH azwroaan BT Do BARRY'S FOOD TO TDB 'returns, nerves, lungs, and liver of aid sad you'd. dyayspda iladlgastlaa), conallystAno, diarrhoea, scidity, = oohs, aaaralala, Imam* palpitation, sleeplessness, debility Irwin f, cough, asthma, levers, consumption, low spirits. 80,000 annual cures which had related all nearinea. including that of OD Holiness the Pope.—Ties, at IA i fd.: lib., fa. Vd. !D. ; 141 D 401,—Da Barry sod Co., 77, lagaataltreat, Lowden oho at Si,icacherelselgreel Cat sad 154, owoosseist; emirs sad simbis.--illiverlkomaki4 SPAIN. MADRID, Srpr. 5. The Spanish plenipotentiary to Mexico has ar rived at Havana. It is believed that the Cortes will be opened in October. Tranquillity prevails throughout the Peninsula. MALTA. VALETTA, Sm. 3. Half-a-dozen isolated cases of sickness, mostly of a fatal character, and which have been pronounced by the police physicians to be cholera, continue to occue daily at Sliema and Saint Dulcians, and other hitherto heaiihy localities. Fatal cases of diarritcra have also occurred in the 14th, and of fever in the Bth Heidelents. Clean bills of health are nevertheless issued. A telegram from Tunis of the 4th inst. announces the cessation of cholera in that city, and the issue of clean bills of health. The government coupons have been paid, and trade was active. THE BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, Sam 5. The return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day shows the following changes as com pared with the previous account : INcar.Lsz. Cash . . . . Notes . . . . Advances . . . Current accounts . . . fr. 12,500,000 . . . 4,000,000 . . . 600.000 . . . 500,000 Treasury balance . . . 333,000 Dscsrass. Bills discounted . . . 2,400,000 AMERICA. The Royal Mail steamship Java, from Boston and Halifax, arrived at Queenstown at five p.m. yesterday, with 72 cabin passengers and 22,244 dols. in specie. She landed all the mails, consisting of 128 sacks, passengers, and latest tele grams, and proceeded at 5.15 p.m. All well. The Java performed the passage in six days 15 hours. (Per the Java.) KEW YORK, AUGUST 27, Evzigneo. President Johnson, in consequence of the ill-health of General Thomas, has appointed General Hancock to suc ceed General Sheridan in the oommand of the fifth district. General Sheridan is to proceed direct to Fort Lawrence, in Kansas, to assume the command of the department of Missouri, and General Thomas is to remain in command of the department of Cumberland. President Johnson has issued an order removing General Sickles, and appointing General Canby to the command of the second military district. General Sheridan has removed the City Attorney and City Surveyor of New Orleans, and ordered the jurors to be chosen from among the registered voters. It is reported that all the members of the cabinet have notified to the President that they will willingly tender their resignation if requested by him so to do. The national troops have been repulsed by the Indians near Fort Hayes, in Kansas. Reinforcements have been sent forward. The yellow fever, still raging on the coast of Texas, is slightly abating at New Orleans and Galveston. The fever had disappeared at Kingston, in Jamaica. Advice@ received here from Matamoros to the 15th state th►t Canlu had proclaimed in favour of Ortega, and Escobedo with 5,000 men was marching against him. According to advises from Havannah to the 22nd inst. via Key West, the Captain General Hanzano bad resigned and Lersitedi had been reappointed. Great mortality prevailed among the coolies ►t Cuba. It was reported that Cabrail, the president of San Domingo had acoepted Mr. Seward's offer of 5,000,000 dole. for the purchase of Samana Bay, and had sent • messenger to Washington to complete the negotiation. THE STAR DIVER AT BRIGHTON. TO THE EDITOR OF SHI =PRUE. Sts,—A paragraph, headed " A Sensation Diver in Jeopardy," which appeared in your paper to-day,abridged from the Brighton Guardian, was a gross distortion of feet. On Saturday I made the last of • series of nine plunges from the Chain Pier. It was dead low water, the height to be dived ab ou t 120 f ee t ; the bottom could be fa.homed with an oar ; but having dived from greater height into less water without scathe or hurt, I would not disappoint the crowds of people. Boats, with excursionists, are apt to cluster closely round the heads of piers I dive from long before the time. By some one • bottle must bare been thrown in the water, for the moment I touched the surface • hard substance struck me on the eye and fore head, causing me exquisite pain. I did not touch bottom nor' fall flat on my back," after turning my somersault in air. I know my business too well for that. When I wish my boatmen to pick me up, I float quietly as if tired. They obeyed my signal, and rowed me to shore ; I walked up the pier steps without any help whatever, and after changing my clothes went among the people on the pier, as usual when my performance is ended, well as ever, except my black eye. My dives, even from 200 feet, are easy and safe to me, as I hope you will see for yourself at the Crystal Pekoe. Praying that you will not allow, uncontradioted, the exaggerations of • reporter who raw not what he tried to describe, to deprive one, who has saved five lives, of his' hard-won bread.-1 am, &c., THOS K. WORTHINGTON, Star Diver. Sompt.s. TILE NEW NOVEL BY !BE AUTHOR OF "LADY AUDLILY'S SECRET." the. In 3 Tub., at all Libraries. BIRDS of PREY.— TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE. (110TZIVO TzmosAm.) PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Seer. 5, EVINIIIIO. The new Prussian (Cross) Gazette of to-day says that Count Otto von Stalburg Wernigerode has been appointed to fill the first civil post in Hanover. General von Roon returns next week. THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION AT DUNDEE. The meeting of the general committee of the British Association for the Advancement of Science was held on Wednesday morning, and in the evening Kinnaird-hall was crowded to hear the inaugural address. While the company was assembling, Sir David Brewster, who sat In a front seat on the platform, suddenly beams faint as be was speaking to Professor Balfour, who was sitting behind him, and was caught by Professor Balfour as he appeared about to fall. Sir David Baxter and several medical gen tlemen came forward, and he speedily recovered from his swoon, and was carried out of the ball. In • few minutes he recovered almost completely, his illness having been brought on by the extreme heat of the hall. At eight o'clock precisely the Duke of Bucelench, the President of the Association, entered the hall amidst loud applause. He was accompanied by Professor Phillips, an ex-president of the Association ; Sir Roderick Murchison, Sir John Ogilvy, M.P.; Colonel Sykes, M.P.; Sir John Lubbock ; Lord Kinnaird ; Earl of Enniskillen ; Sir David Barter ; Sir Philip Egerton ; Sir John Bowring ; Principal Tullosh ; Sir George Harvey ; Provost Hay, of Dundee ; Provost Swan, Kirkcaldy ; and • large number of the leading members of the association, moat of whom were present at the meeting of the general committee in the afternoon. The Duke of Bremen, in his opening remarks, _I Use mho* aosieey he metalled by the death of Professor Faraday. He then dwelt on the national advantages arising from the pro gram et mime,. How many hundreds and thousands of pounds, he said, might have been saved in this country to individuals and to companies if the science of geology had been better understood ! (Hear, hear.) People have got a very extraordinary idea of geology. " Them geologists," they say, " they manu facture the world—(a laugh)—they create all the different formations of the world, at least they fancy they can, or some previous geologist has done so for them. They talk about all the different series of rocks—the secondary, the tertiary, and I don't know how many kinds of ' dries ; but what do they do ? They don't pretend to create, and they have great difficulty in explain ing how, as they imagine, these different layers were excited." But they have studied, so that they can tell you in what pert of the country you may find certain minerals, and in what other parts you may spend a mint of money and find none. lam sure it would be difficult to say how many hundreds of thou sands have been sunk and lost in seeking for that wonderful vein of gold in the shape of coal and other things, which nobody would have dreamt of doing if a question had been asked of any ordinary geologist. (Applause.) And when I speak of geology, it pats me in mind of another point. I was talking a little while ago of scientific education in schools. We want scientific education in our universities. We waist to have natural and physical science taught ht our universities. (Applause.) It is not many months ago sines a powerful effort was made to get an endowment for a geological chair in Edin burgh—which, we may say, is the cradle of geology, where it took its rise and flourished. Not only that, bat Edinburgh happens to stand on a peculiar geological for- mation, where almost every remarkable phenomena is to he found connected with geology. Unfortunately that attempt was simply snuffed out. (A laugh.) I cannot prettied to go through all the different points and sections which are taken up by this association. I will only call your attention to one, which I take some interest in, namely, meteorology. There great efforts have been made, and with agog success, by the British Association for the Advancement of Science, more particularly at Kew Observatory. What I and others have urged on the government of the day is the great importance of having renewed and carried on what were called storm eignala at our different porta. (Applause.) Ido not mean that we have asked the meteorological department of the Board of Trade to turn themselves into weather prophets, to give us forecasts of weather • but as they have the power of ascertaining the prev ailing winds and storms by tele angraphic communication ever the whole of this country, d over the continent of Europe, over all the shores of it at least, and to very distant parts ther can inform us where there are great disturbances of the elements prevail. ing. (Hear, hear.) The great thing with regard to this association is that it is not exclusive nor reclusive. It will n ether ' aped nor repel others, nor will it seek to include wi !hln 6„„ sphere other societies that ought more props, ly he b y t h et ,;,lves ; but I believe it would be a very good thing for this society, and for the countrffiti, 2 * - rally, if a great many more scientific SlR:eiatimi spring ing up throughout the country were, as I may call it, ams,:"•" with us, looking to this society as their head, director, and assistant. (Applause.) I must, in conclusion, be allowed simply to thank the gentlemen of the British Association for the Advancement of Science for the honour they have done me in placing me in this chair. (Applause.) I know it is no alight honour. I feel it is no slight honour. (Ap plause.) I also feel it is no alight responsibility; but, so far as in me lies, I will endeavour faithfully to perform my duties, and I hope these duties will not be so performed as to show that you have been entirely deceived in having selected a poison for this high and onerous position who was totally unfit to be in this chair. (Cheers.) Professor PHILLIPS proposed, and Provost HAY seconded a vote of Meeks to the Duke of Buccleuch for presiding. The Duke of Berm-turn acknowledged the vote, and the meeting then separated. MECHANICAL SCIENCE SECTION. Thie section met in the Watt-ball Constitution•rowl. _ _ Professor RANKIN', the president, in opening the pro ceedings, after having referred to the new researches made in connexion with the strength of materials and motive power, enumerated those that had been prosecuted in hydraulic engineering. He stated, in ocncluidon, that reports bad been made on the following subjects, at the instance of the Mechanical Section, in conjunction with various other sections of the association:—Weights and Measures, 18644-6 ; Pateut Laws, 1858-9, 1861 ; Scientific Evidence in Courts of Law, 1866. At the close of the president's address a discussion ensued. SECTION OF GEOLOGY. Mr. A. Omln, F.A.S., F. 0.8. in introducing this section, referred to that combinat ion of features which renders the British Islands so remarkable an epitome of the geology of the globe. Having referred to the fact that a study of the igneous rocks of Britain fur nishes no proof that volcanic action had been slowly diminishing in intensity during past geological time, Mr. Geikie proceeded to sey that recently little tied been done in the investigation of our volcanic rocks:— "As a result of this neglect, the nomenclature of this portion of British geology has been virtually at a stand for about half • century. Geologists must be content to be-s their share of the blame, yet it is not from their bands that the needed reform is mainly to be looked for. They can do but little till chemistry oomee to their aid with in formation regarding the composition of the rock' which they investigate, and the extent to which the nomencla ture adopted in other countries can be applied in their own. Distant or near, the day will doubtless arrive when we shall be able to connect into one story, as far at least as our fragmentary records will permit, the narrative of the varied volcanic eruptions which from early geological times have taken place in the British Islands, and to link that chronicle with she long history of volcanic action over the globe." ECONOMIC SCIENCE SECTION. In introducing the business of this section, The PRzmurrrr (Mr. Grant Duff, M.P.), in speaking as president of this department of the association, said— The laws which we enunciate are no more and no lea herd and imperative than any of the laws with which the other sections have to do. " What," asked Mr. Mill in the House of Commons last year, " is more unfeeling than the attraction of gravita tion ? If we claim for economic science a very high place among the studies of the statesman, we do not exaggerate its importance. No wise economist ever pretended to ex plain more than • limited number of the complicated problems of human society. No wise economist ever laid himself open to the denunciations levelled by M. Quinet in his recent brilliant work on the French Rev,lution against those who fondly fancy that they can account on economical principles alone for that great moral and political earthquake. There surely never was a time when it was more necessary to popularise this science. We are told by alarmists that one of the results of re form will be that many matters which were considered settled will be reopened, that protection will again raise her head, and that the ghosts of old fallacies will come back to gibber in the House of Commons. I am one of those who think such fears wildly exaggerated ; but surely the mere possibility of our people - lapsing into heresies such as those which have seduced men of our race in America and Australia, should warn us to diffuse far and wide the broad results of economic science. Having touched upon the subject of educational and vital statis tics, and pointed out the advantages that had arisen from their study, Mr. Grant Duff concluded by saying that those who overrated statistics were almost as mischievous as those whose reckless abuse gave point to the sneer that nothing was so false as figures except facts—ltigbys of political life, who manipulate their figures for controver sial success. A man who deals with statistics in the spirit of the sayiog " So much the worse for facts" can make them prove anything, but no saying can be further from the temper of the statistician. A spirit resigned to collect one by one the stones of • temple which his successor may build up, is the mark of the true student of his science. The committee reported in favour of a uniform system of weights and measures. It was agreed that the mone tary convention of France, Austria, Belgium, and Bwitser land was a great step in the right direction. GEOGRAPHY AND ETHNOLOGY. The Geographical and Ethnological section met in the Albert Institute, which was crowded, there being, as at Nottingham last year, great interest excited to hear Sir Samuel Baker, of African celebrity. Sir SAMUEL BAKES, after dwelling on the importance of geography es necessary to almost every other science, and tracing the history of discovery, showed its in timate connection with the extension of civilisation and Christianity. It was now known that the high civilisation attainable in temperate climates might augur a great future for the Anglo-Saxon race in America and Australia. We must prepare for their in dependence. Geography was the foundation of diplo macy. Having pointed out that there had been in the past year to great English discoveries, the president remarked that we were bound to watch the progress of the Russians in Central Asia, and if possible to obtain the in dependent route to India via the Euphrates. America had advanced to 81 deg. 35 min., the nearest approach to the Polo. Referring to Livingstone, of whom for twelve months no tidings bad been received, Sir Samuel Baker declared his belief that he was dead. The natives in the interior of Africa, unlike Europeans, were scientific liars • they would never tell such absurd lies as to declare their master dead to excuse their leaving. They would have feigned game= or some other excuse, for they would know he might become a witness against them. It would require an extremity of moral courage they did not possess to say he was dead it he were not. He was ofillied..likwDs...Yieleip.beekieee been murdered, and as his rauow travellit iY eonul only exclaim " Peace to his memory." He could not but praise the government for sending an expedition to &seer ' lain the truth. Livingstone's great qualifications were his patience and endurance. In the discussion which ensued,. Sir itotinalcs Mr Rot teoN said . be believed Livingstone was possibly, if not probably, alive, and he would never go into mourning for him upon the estiniony of such con. victed liars. _ _ Lieutenant °MIR, speaking of the route through Nicaragua, believed the one recommended by Captain Pim for • railway would moon be adopted. The line between Panama and Aspinwall bad been worked since 1865. The international railway across Nicaragua would compete witk PHYSICAL SCIENCE. In the mathematical and physical science section, Mr. Glaiaher read a paper on luminous meteors. Simulta neous observations made at Sidmouth and Cardiff showed that the phosphorescent train of one meteor was 18 miles long ; the meteor seen at Dundee, from 51 to 57 miles high. One observed at Si. Andrews and Glasgow was about 60 miles above the earth. The catalogue of the association of the year had contained the moat complete report ever presented on the subject of the maximum display in the November shower of stars in America. The approach of daylight will probably deprive British observers of the spectacle. At the last display the lumi nous streak was visible in North France and Germany for more than hour. BIOLOGY. Professor SHARIMT read the address introducing the business of tlfis section, which, he observed, related to everything concerning the organisation of live beings— plants or animals. In the course of his remarks the speaker alluded to the system of injecting into the stomach of a living animal a colouring matter which may after a certain lapse of time rendeethe gland-ducts conspicuous through which it is eliminated. Ile con cluded by pointing out the great advantage of illustrated amitorniall memoirs. ANTHROPOLOGY. In consequence of the resolution of the council not to hold this year a sub-section of anthropology, an indignation meeting was held on Wednesday by the Anthropological Society. The British Pharmaceutical annual conference commenced on Wednesday at Dundee. At the opening meeting, the chair was occupied by Professor R. Berrtar, of King's College. There was a pretty good attendance. On Wednesday a meeting was held at Cavan, in connection with the Church Institution, for the purpose of adopting means for defending the established church in Ireland from the false representations, as they are called, which have recently been made against it. ANTICIPATED VISIT OF THE DOSE OF CAM BRIDGE TO INDIA.—The Ararat Tine* slays the Akolah C.:hibition is not to tale place till january, 1868, sad it is stated that Sir Richard Temple hopes to have h i Royal Highness the Puke of Cambridge present. PROJECTED AMATEUR THEATER. Yesterday afternoon a meeting of theatrical amateurs was held at 34, Wellington-street, Strand, for the purpose of taking mea sures to establish an amateur theatre for the metropolis. Mr. W. H. Minnie, who was the chairman, said a proposal which had met with great rapport had been made to esta blish a joint stock company, with a capital of 20,0001. Negotiations had been entered into to purchaee the site of old Lyons-inn, and to erect a theatre complete with every appliance. Mr. Fowler, architect, of Fleet•street, had de signed the building so that it could be used as a concert hall, debating room, and operetta theatre. From carefully prepared rstiroatee it appeared that the total wet of the building, with dressing rooms, wardrobe, Sic., would not amount to more than 17,600/. Calculating that the theatre could he let for 113 nights per year it would yield them a revenue of 4,7681. The working expenses would be about 2,345/., leaving ample for profit, although they did not think so much of profit as the establishment of the theatre. After some slight discussion the chairman said in answer to questions that the present was only a preliminary meeting, and that the capital was proposed to be raised in H. shares. A resolution was then unanimously carried, approving of the project. A subscription list for shares we. immediately ~paned, and nearly 5,000 shares sub scribed for. The meeting was adjourned until the 14th instant. . _ --- CONTINUATION OF THE TAILORB' STRIKE. —The operative tailors met yesterday and passed the following resolution :—" That the committee of the Muter Tailors' Association having had neither the courtesy,nor honour to return an answer to the letter from our committee, it ap pears to this meeting that the masters desire only to destroy our association ; and that, considering we have offered to accept any honourable terms, to which they have not re plied, we renew our appeal to the trades unions through out the kingdom, and hereby declare that the strike be continued." PENALTY FOR THE SHIPMENT OP DANGEROUS Goons AT THE LIVERPOOL DOCElL—Messrs. Clay, Dod, and Case, wholesale druggists, of iSt. Anna-street, Liver pool, were summoned yesterday before the Liverpool magistrates, for violating the 115th section of the Mersey Dock Act, by conveying to the Clarence Dock for shipment goods of an explosive and dangerous character without having them distinctively marked as such, and without giving proper notice to the dockmaater. The dangerous articles were liquid, having the appearance of vitriol, arid were enclosed in three hampers. Au explosion took place in consequence of the breaking of one of the bottles. A fine of 2(k. and costs was Imposed. MALICIOUS BURNING OF PROPERTY.-011 Sun day night some miscreants, as yet undiscovered, set fire to and wholly consumed about 82 yards of office house*, with all the farming utensils stored therein, the property of Mr. Thomas Potterton, of Ratboormiek, county Meath. Not content with this work of destruction, the same persons overturned and scattered 97 stooks of corn in one of the fickle adjoining, for the apparent purpose of having the grain destroyed by wet. Mr. Potterton is a large employer. and last year spent 4001. on wages of labourers. Being s kind and considerate master, he has always been popular in the country. One cause only can be assigned for the outrage, Mr. Potterton, owing to the growing scarcity of reapers, had been employing mowers to cut his grain. The out honers were fully insured. In any case the expense of re pair@ (this being a malicious injury) muss be borne by the county, so that the desired object of inflicting loss on the owner has not been gained. The dispute which arose out of the refusal of Mr. M'Kenna, one of the " Irish Eight," to shoot for the Etch° Challenge Shield, ►t Wimbledon, has been setidae torily adjusted. _ _ _ - - A shocking accident occurred yesterday at the Spsighthill Pit, belonging to the Wingerworth Iron and Coal Company, near Chesterfield. A boy, named Daniel Hatfield, having his attention directed to sonic other object than his work, walked backwards into the pit, and was literally dashed to pieces. At the bottom of the pit his body came into contact with another youth, who was frightfully cat about the bead and face, and who was removed in a state of insensibility to the Chesterfield Hospital, where he now lies in a precarious state. THE HARVEST IN THE WEST OF SCOTLAND.— The Ayr Advertiser continues to speak in dismal terms of the crops. " The season is the gloomiest," it says, "at the beginning of harvest that has occurred within the memory of farmers. The last seven days have been most unfavourable for the country and there is little indication of settled weather. The air is cold at times, but, on the whole, the temperature is not so low as to prevent the ripening of grain. The crops are generally near to maturity in the lower districts, and a pretty large pre f . ! . tion are ready for the reaper. Numbers of farmers in early localities have merely begun the reaping. In the island and upland districts, probably one•ba'f of the extent of oats in Ayrshire is still unchanged in colour, and apparently will not be ready for the reaper for weeks. The primped eltagethat is gloowy in the extreme. Tit.ADLS OUTRAGES COMMISSION. MANCHESTER., Sm. 5. The court protracted their sitting yesterday in order to proceed at once with the evidence of Win. Slater, who said be had received an unconditional pardon. He was two years, four months, and seven days In prison. He was convicted at the Manchester winter assizes. He had been made president of his society since. In 1864 he was treasurer. He knew Thomas Meadows, but bad not worked for him. The dispute with Mr. Meadows was considered at the club meeting. At one meeting there was a discuasion—but he could not remem ber at which. It was, he believed, at a meeting held to elect a council to rule the body. This dispute was °mud dared as several meetings. The men resolved not to go back except for the 10d. Upwards of 20 of his union were there. Three went to work against the rules. Thera was a letter sent to Mr. Meadows to discharge the men, but witness was not present. They did not enter all resolutions in the books. Payments to man on strike would appear in the book. They came to a resolution to return if the three did not remain at work. That was refused by the masters, and then th e y bad another discussion, when they agreed to work for the 6d. He remembered the men going back, but did not think it was the 2nd August. They had gone back a fortnight before that d a t e . H e remembered seeing ' Singleton the morning of 2nd August in Croft-lane. There were also Geo. Hulme, Geo. Bailey, Tboa. Holland, and Jos. Brown. They were talking charily over this Wild. IS Lwassettled that measures should be taken ag 'net him. llllukureasteeied ialsitegashelschertnasrinhee : - wee not there. It was settled at the meeting who mere to do it. He could only mention one, James Kay, front Man chador. There was no Stockport man. He was sent to James Kay himself from the meeting. Kay was to see it done. He saw Kay at Manchester. Witness told him there bad been a resolution that Wild was to have a beating, and Kay agreed to find men to do it. 10/. wan to given. The club was to find the money. agreed i be was no one present at the interview. It was in a jerry shop off Rochdale-road. If any one was present, they could not hear what was Lai d. He spoke in a whisper. Kay was a delegate from the Manchester brick makers. No names were mentioned of those whom Kay was to employ. That was to be left to Kay. At the meeting in the croft no one offered to help Kay. Witness was apprehended the next day. He did not know whether the 101. was paid or not. He did no: expect that 101. would be altered in the books. He did not think any one but the treasurer would pay the money, and be must know what it was paid for. It must be paid with the sanction of the council. There had been no meeting of the council, but it was agreed to at the meeting in the croft. That 101. would not appear in the books. He did not know how be would have entered it. Every quarter an auditor is nominated. Witness was not 'invent when Wild was injured. He was at home, three miles away. He went to bed at eleven o'clock. He remembered the night, because his wife was confined three days previously. He did not get up until a quarter to five the next morn ing. The fist time be heard of it was when the polioeman apprehended him. Redid not tell this Gory about Kay before the magistrates. He did not tell Mr. Roberta, his attorney, whet he said to-day. His defence was distinct from that of Cheatham. He was not aware of any warn ing being given to Child not to be there that night. This morning the court opened at eleven o'clock. Mr. Ernest Jones, barrister, was in court to watch the proredings on behalf of the &Ilford Brickmakers' Burial Somety ; and Mr. B. B. B. Cobbett, solicitor, for the masters. William Slater recalled, examined by Mr. Pickering— The last secretary was Samuel Moss, but Joseph Brown had been elected two days ago. He was not aware whether a quorum of the council of thermion was necessary to form a meeting. There was a council of thirteen, but four or five could act, and their decision would be binding. Wad met a council of less than thirteen, but could not say how many less. At such meetings they could come to resolu tions binding the trade. Such meetings of • portion of the council had passed resolutions which had brought men out on strike. Had employed Kay before Wild's case for union purpose.--only a few days before. Two days before he was employed in Thornley's case at Heaton Norris to spoil brioks. Could not say what be had, but he believed more than 10f. He destroyed 50,000 or 60,000 bricks. He was first a member of the union in 1857. Another case of destroying bricks was at Simpson's brick croft in 1864 before the case of Wild's. It was ordered by a resolution of the council, because hi would not give his men their price. Witness himself was employed to do that job, and with him ware Thomas Holland, Garner, Jackson, and Halms. They went on a dark night in the summer. They ds- When witness engaged Kay, of Manchester, to beat Wild, airoyed a few bricks, he believed above he had first • confereeite with the president of the society. ire =Ong at which it was determined to make the attack on impion's was held as the Pack Horse, in Stock rt. Did not know how many were at the council in Holland Cheetham, another of the pardoned convicts, examined by Mr. Barstow, after • severe caution that he most make a full disclosure. Is a member of the Stock port Brickmakcrs' Union, and has been for five years. Wu president in 1864, and was a district man and • member of the couneiL In 1804 there was the attack on ideulovra's man, and also some damage to Mr. Simpson's. There were some special meetings about the time. There wag • special meeting of the council about three weeks before the affair he suffered for. Wee president at that meeting. It was agreed on that night that Wild should be beaten. Believed nothing was said that night of Simpson's affair. He knee/ that Simpson's was determined on at • council meeting, and he heard it was to be done, but he was not present at that meeting. It was subsequently discussed in his presence, when he believed Wm. Slater, Thomas Holland, and Singleton were present. There were twelve or thirteen of them present at the council, but her could not very well remember. After much pressing he said he believed Robert Bailey, Joseph Brown, George Bailey were present. It was settled at that meeting the job should he done, but not who should do it. At that meeting be believed 15!. was granted for the job. He did not know who did it or were to do it. That was generally settled after such meetings. This was two or three weeks before the attack was made. Was not pre sent at the attack, was not aiding in any way, and did not know at the time that it was being done. Heard of it the day after in conversation with other men. On his solemn oath was not there. Was in bed at the time. He had nothing to do with the payment. Supposed the secretary would pay the money. The secretary was Slater. He agreed to the payment before. At the meeting at which it was agreed to beat Wild, wit ness himself, Slater, Singleton, Brown, Holland, Hulme, and Bailey were present. It was decided on because Wild had gone i.ek to work after the strike. He believed it was also decided Humphrey Child should be beaten at the same time. Did not know that he was warned. Slater asked him about half-past 2on the 2nd of August, 1804, where James Kay lived at Manchester, end told him Wild was to be up hurtling bricks that night. Witnes accom panied Slater as far as Burling', on his way to Kay's. Kay is • Manchester Brickmaker So ciety's delegate and guager, having to see that the society's rules were not broken. Wild swore at the trial that witness was present at the attack, and struck him first, but it was not true. He wee in bed at the time. Had been present at other outrages. Took part in the attack on Thorniley's brickyard, at Heaton Mersey, in 1864, which was determined on by the council in conseequence of Thomile7 not employing union men. It was a short time before N ild's affair. Witneai, Slater, Hulme, Potts, and James Kay met at a publichouse in Heaton Norris one night, and proceeded to the yard of Thorniley. They bad no guns or sticks, hut had a screw wrench with them, and he had • stick. The council meet ing decided on the attack, and on the men at • subsequent meeting. They got to Thomiley's about 11 or 12 o'clock, and spoiled what bricks were on the fist. Saw no watch men there, but saw • dozen in the yard. They destroyed about 40.000 bricks, which would be worth 15/. or 201. By Mr. Chance—His share of remuneration for this job would he about 2/. Knew of no other outrages than those be bad mentioned—Wild's, Simpson's, end Thorniley's. Joseph Brown, examined by Mr. Chance.—Wassecre tary to the Stockport Bo ickmakers' Society in 1864. he knew of the affairs at Simpson's, but was not present at the meeting at which it was determined upon. He be lieved he paid 51. for it, but could not exactly remember. He should have to enter it in the books. Remembered the dispute with Meadows about 10d. per thousand extra de mended for bricke. There was • meeting, but it was not e .actly a council, at which it was discussed. Was there, but did not listen to the proceedings, because be did not approve of the proceedings. He heard the resolution, but did not vote on it, because it was foolish to oppose so many. The resolution was that Thomas Wild was to have a good thrashing for taking the strike pay and going to work again. Tee meeting was at Ludlow s brick-yard. Himself, Ludlow, Slater, Hill, Bailey. Holland, and Sin gleton were present. Nothing was said at that meeting in his bearing about the money to be paid. Afterwards he believed 141. was paid. Witness paid it, and paid it to James Kay. He paid the money because Bla'er had been apprehended. The landlord of the club-house lent them the money. Though he disapproved of the payment of the money he paid it, because he was appointed to pay it. He made no remonstrance to paying the money, because it would be of no use. It was entered in the books as sundry expenses. Was secretary in 1864, but was not present at a meeting about Thorniley's. First beard of it through some placards. He had no recollection shout the dispute at Tborniley's. Did not know what was pad for it. By Mr. Pickeriag—Had made the entry of sundry ex penses several times for matters of this description but there were other matters, such as payment for support of the prisoners' wives and law expenses, which were entered as sundry e penses. Was present at the meeting at which it was x detsrin osd to destroy Simpson's bricks.