The Express. — London, England, 1867-12-18 00:00:00

/s , . , .. . , ... .f. N • ,•-• e- 8 1 iw 5, ......, --- 4 .7 i. 4.4. G'•i X 1 I TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE. tazurza's =sous's.) RUSSIA. ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 17. The Russian Inratitle of to-day publishes an article on the diplomatic correspondence which has appeared on the general policy of Europe in a series of notes dating from February 24, 1866, to October 1 9 , 1867. The Invalide points out that the Yellow Book does not contain any document showing the approximation which had taken place between Russia and France leading to a collective declara tion of the Four Great Powers to the Porte. The Invalids then dwells upon the oscil lations of the policy of France and Austria. The French government has completely adopted the policy of Austria in the questions of the East, Germany, and Italy. Such an alliance in principle condemned the Christians to return to their former position of slavery to the Turks, and was intended to prevent the development of the North German confederation, the unity of Italy, and the inde pendent development of the Slavonian populations, and to effect the artificial revival of the pretensions of the Poles. Should this present policy not be abandoned, it will convert the armed peace now existing into a serious war. BELGIUM. BRUSSELS, Dec. 17. The Echo de Parlement understands that an in dictment has been laid against the Vicar-Genera], who ordered the burial of the Archbishop of Malines without the previous authorisation of the municipal council. The necessary documents in the case have been forwarded to the Procureur- General of the Court of Appeal in this capital. INDIA. BOMBAY, Die. W. 71bs. shirting., 4r. 14a. ; Bklbs. ditto, 6r. 2a. ; 40's mule twist, 101 a. Cotton steady. Broach, 133 r. Exchange on London, la. 11 1-16 d. Four per Cent. Government Securities, 91} ; Five per Cent. ditto, 107 ; Five-and-a-Half per Cent. ditto, 113. Freights to Liverpool, fibs. The latest London date is the Gth inst. CALCUTTA, Dec. 9. Ms. shirting', sr. 4a. ; 811bs. ditto, Or. 14a. ; 40's mule twist, sga. Market quiet. Exchange on London, Is. I.lld. Freights to Eneand, nominal. CHINA. HONG KONG, Nov. 25. Complete stagnation prevails in the market for cotton goods. Tea quiet. Exchange on London, 6 months' bank bile, 4a. 4d. SHANGHAI. Nov. 20. Grey shirtings, eit catty, 260 taels. Tea— Congou, firm and active demand. Silk moderate business, No. 3 Tutlee, 515 tads. Exchange on London, 6 months' bank bills, Ga. Oid. Freights, X. AMERICA. (BT ATLANTIC TZLNGNAPH.) NEW YORK, Die. 16, ETZNINCL In the House of Representatives to-day a reso lution was adopted declaring that it will adhere to the Reconstruction Act. General Butler offered a resolution embodying the proposal contained in the bill already intro duced by him, and which is now under the con alderation of the committee of ways and means, for the payment of the principal of the 5-20 Bonds in currency. The house, however, refused to receive the resolution. FOREIGN MAILS. DESPATCH OP WEST INDIA MAILS.--SOUTH AMPTON, Dec. 17.—The Royal Mail Company's steamship Douro, Captain IVoolward, sailed hence this afternoon with mails for the British and foreign West Indies, the Pacific, California, Central America, &a. She took out 44 passengers and a general cargo, including English gold, 500/. ; silver, 2001. ; jewellery, 46.51. ; and French jewel- lery, 3,1161. DgMPATCU or AMERICAN MAILS.--SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. 17.—The North German Lkyd steamship Deutsch- land, Captain Wessels, sailed this afternoon for New York with the English, French, and German mails, 95 cabin peasengers, and a large cargo, including French jewellery, value 152,000 f. Tam CAPI MAIL.—PLYNtouTH, Die. 17. —The Diamond Company's Caps Mail steamer Kaffraria, from Algos Bay on 6th ult. ; St. Helena, on the 16th ; Madeira, 4th inst. ; and Vigo, the 12th, has passed up the Channel. She Was of Portsmouth yesterday, and brings SO passen gers and 14 seamen of the wrecked steamer Bosphorus. Her 'ergo oonsiets of 1,277 bales wool, 127 bales sheep skins, 71 bundles hides,2o tons arrowroot, and 20 packages of sundries. Having nothing to land at Falmouth, she has not touched there. Her long passage was caused by ber encountering strong N.H. gales, with • heavy bead sea, after passing Madeira, and having to coal at Vigo. The ship Lord Brougham, from Hamburg, has been _placed in quarantine at New York with cholera on boar Seventy-five deaths had occurred during the ros sage ; in some cases whole families fell victims to the disease. There were twenty persons, when she reached New York, ill. WORKMEN'S num TO PARIS.—In acknow ledgment of the labours of Mr. Hodgson Pratt, vice-presi dent of the Perim Excursion Committee, who, during many months, gave nearly his whole time to the work of organ ising and superintending the visits of British artisans to the late Universal Exposition, an address bearing the sig natures of returned excursionists, and en album containing the portraits of those by whom his efforts have been seconded, will be presented at a soirée on January 6. It ' was hoped that the presentation would be ma.le by the president of the committee, Mr. A. H. Layard, M.P., but as bola about leaving for the continent, the bon. gentleman has addressed to Mr. J. T. Dexter, who is acting as hon. secretary to the testimonial committee, a letter, in which he ova :—" It would hare given me the sincerest pleasure to have borne my testimony to the zealous and unremitting exertions of Mr. Hodgson Pratt in arranging the excursions • to his admirable tact, judgment, and good sense ; to his earnest and disinterested endeavours to ' promote the comfort of the working men who might avail themselves of the opportunity to visit l'aris ; and to his unremitting attention to the duties which he had so kindly and with no much devotion imposed upon himself, to the sacrifice of his own time and interests. The success of the excursions, and the enjoyment and profit which they have afforded to a large number of persons, especially to some of the ablest and most intelligent of out working men, are entirely to be attributed to him. I would be much obliged if you would kindly make my sentiments known. and if you would, at the same time, express on my behalf the great regret I feel at being unavoidably absent from the meeting. ANOTHER OUTRAGE AT CI:IMAMS:MTH. —A series of terrible outrages have recently been perpetrated on the lands of Cunoahurth, near the property of Mr. Jeremiah O'Bries, Nenagh. The paps of several milch cows have been cut off by some miscreant, for whose detection a re ward has been offered. LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 18, 1867. No. 6,C67.) LPVII7 and MOORE'S AUSTRALIAN LINE •NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS, 218, High of PACKET 8111 P.—For SYDNEY Direct ',to sail pane- Dolborn.—The mod spacious and trti ll iantly.ilecorated s t ,,liv on the :ASA December, last shipping day tstli December), Ball Boon, and the best Baud In London. OPEN for CONCERT the hautllnl Clyde-built clipper BIBLOMOND. A 1 10 years. and DANCING EVERY EVEN 150. Musical Director, Mr. Yl. ',Oster WM. GARGIL.L, Commander: lying In the }lasi IL Packer. Open at half-past 8; close at 12. Admission. ladw law k., Thla flue ve,wel, bells under special survey, In throughout, ls. 1, 4 ;1. ism test viler : has a tub poop, with excellent accoinmoda 1.. r chief cabin paupengen, and will carry a surgeon if re , cue.) — }', a terms of ~freight perms apply to DEVITI awI kooKE, P, Billiter-street, KC. EVITT and MOORE'S AUSTRALIAN LINE D of ICK IT 81111' —For ADELAIDE Direct to sail punc tually os the Both Detonther, last shipping day 28th December', the I.:mutat clipper ship KNIGHT OF BNOWDOUN, A A 1,666 tens C. ItiCHA KIX-lON, Commander; lying in the Lan d. b.is This fine ship, built by Messrs. Steele, of Greenock, h.o pot mode the passage home from Adelaide with grain in 90 a nd being noted for the splendid order in which she ,100...ri her cargo, she is confidently recommenitol to 0. 1 .),,,ra as the best opportunity. A few cabin passengers can be tit," :d moderate rates. —For terms of freight or pomade and/ to 'AY lIT and MOOSE. 9, ililliter-street. WVITT and MOORE'S AUSTRALIAN LINE of PACKET slllP.—For LAUNCILiTON Direct (will have g unk despatch'. the Akerdeen-built clipper FKLOCIDADE, A 1 1 3 ',ars, tr i ckster 269 totut J. WIRIL Commander : lying in the W,at India Docks. This smart vessel, well known for her n od passages and sound delivery of c f2i o e liers • desirable op portun shippers —For terms t or passage apply Mr TB. ity to WALKER, 15A, St. Helen's -p ;or to DRYITT and 31001tX, 9, Billiter-street. MESSRS. MONEY WIGRAM and SONS' (of 3lael c won -yard , London) LINE of STEAM snd PACKET SLUM to A USTRALIA.—Yor MELBOURNE Port Phillip) Direct, to lease tb• Docks on sATtIIDA Y. the fist December (calling pirmonth), the rplemild clipper ship SUSSEX, 1,000 tow. 6. DANT MILLER. Commander lying in the East India Deeka tier accommodations for all classes of passengers are tinssrpissed, and she will carry an experienced rurlieon.—For Dwight or parsecs apply to A LLPORT and MORGAN, wttb Masers. YODLY WIGHAM sad SONS. 7. lardenball-atreet. INMAN LINK—The LIVERPOOL, NEW .11. YORK. and PHILADELPHIA STEAM-SHIP COMPANY Wend despatching their full-powered Clyde-bullt Iron screw hips, carrying the United States Mak, calling at Queen. lowa , Ireland, ce the following day, to take on board 'movie aid &matches, and with liberty to call at an intermedLte port: CITY OF LP.O. K. Saturda December 21. CITY OF WASHINGTON, We needtp, December 25. Ana 111ery Wednesday sad baarrlay. Cabin panne by the mail steamers selling every Wednesday. 15. It and II guinea; according be th e accommodation. Forward rarincludes a full supply of cooked vision& Feininger' lids and the Flitted States booked pro through on very advan tageous terms—For further particulars an,ply to WILLIAM all Alf, FL Water-street, Liverpool ; and to EIYES and ILACZY. a, Ring Willisatetreet. tendon. CUIiARD LINE.—BRITISH and NORTH AMERICAN ROYAL MAIL STRAY SHIPS, appointed by the Admiralty to sail between LIVERPOOL and NbAY YORK, sad between LIVERPOOL and BOSTON, the Boston ships calling at Haines to land and receive and malls. The fol lowing or other vessels are appals, So sail from Liverpool, anise at Cork to receivethe — CUBA. for HUSTON. baturdiy, December 21 . PERSIA, for NSW YORK, Saturday, December Hi. Passage-money, inctudiag steward's foe sad provision; hot without wines or liquors:—To Halifax and Boston, chief cabin, g2S. second cabin, Lan. To New York, chief cabin, F3l; second cabin, Mk—Apply to J. B. Foord, 51, Old Broadttreet, London; Barns and Maclver, Havre, and 12, Place de la Bonne, Paris ; G. and J. Burns, 30, Jamalca-streat, Glasgow, and Beticutreet, Dundee D. and C. Maciver, Queenstown; or D. and C. Hasher, 11 irstsrutraet, LirarpooL UNITED STATES 5-20 and 10-40 BONDS at s ped prices pay over 8 w cent. and per cent. per annum, rively.—Messrs. HEWING, KhlTll, and Co., American Bankers and Merchants, 80, Lombard-street, London, BUY and SELL, or EXCHANGE these BONDS for any others, or others for these, at the current rates of the day, charging one semmission only for exchange and cash the Coupons on Ameri can Bonds and Btocks —Further particular' and a Synopsis of Acts authorising these loans, also Pamphlet en Bonds, by post or on application• ipeELDING, KEITH, and Co., American Bank ers end Merchants. 80, Lombard-street, London, issue Bills of &change, reiyaide in currency or gold in any part of the tnited States; make rolleLtions of Drafts or Accounts: purchase American products, and receive Consignments suitable far American markets, on commission. KINAHAN'S LL WHISKY. DUBLIN Ecnrinvorr, 1865. TEL celebrated old ILISH WHISKY pined the WHIRS YRWE MEDAL—It is pure, mild, mellow, delicious, and very wholesome. Bold In bottles, Ss ad. each, at the retail houses in London ; by ths Vents in the prindW towns In England ; or wholesale at 0. Great andutillatrest, Loudon, W.—Observe the rid seal, pink label, and cork branded .Kinahan's LL Whisky. BARLOW'S PATENT CASK STAND, a new Invention, so admirably oontrtved that a full butt, as well as smaller tasks, may be raised or tilted on it without labour or arciabla Its action is so impalpable that the sediment of the mast limpid fluid by no possibiaty can be disturbed. Moe ge. 3115., len, to suit 4, a, and 18 gallon casks. BARLOW'S SELF-ACTING SYPHON TAP. No vent-peg required. No more gat beer or emir wine. Price M. 6d. ; ditto, electroplated, as—Apply direct to JANIES BARLOW, patentee, 14, King Williamotreet, Mansion-house. am that his name and address are on every article ; all others ate anillow imitations. IMaravings grails. Idshlisited (lONVERTIBLE OTTOMANS for Centre of NJ Rooms, t form two natters and two ears chairs, a great rocement en the orsithary ottoman. At FILMER and StlN'd, Uipholsterers, 31 and 3!, Bernerastreet, Oxford street, W. Yact..ry, 34 and 36, Charles-street. An illustrated catalogue past tree. eTDLES, GLYCERINE, and SOAP.—A Gold ledal was an.inled at the Parts Exhibition to Price's Palest Candle Company , Limited?, for "Candles, Glycerine, and liesp"—the only one to any British exhibitor for these three Shines eomblued. The chief candles of the company are their "BROWN FINE " and " PRICE'S PARAFFINS" for them who mat have the exhume transparency of pure wafting their "GOLD MEDAL PALIIITiNK" and " SHERWOOD PALMI. TINE," for these who, while dealing candles of great beauty, re spire Mare steady brilliancy alight and freedom from smoke and amen . their mood old fashioned" Belmont Sperm and Wax," cad "Best," "No. " No. 3," and " Battersea" compeeltes for those who require only perfect burping without caring for trans parency: and their " Chamber " candles, hard, and of small dia meter to avoid the dropping of grease when carried. Their Dew toilet soap, " PRICE'S SOLIDIFIED GLYCERINE," contains half ha weight of their distilled glycerine, and should be the one toilet soap in use, especially In winter, because of Its admirable effects in preventing chapping of the hands and face. There ought also to be in every house one of the sealed bottles of their patent distilled Glycerine, known everywhere as " Price's Glycerine," two or three drops of which, mixed with three or four times as much water, will In a day or two remove chapping and nembneas of skin, whether of adults or children; and when this is edeettd. a single drop of the undiluted Glycerine applied once a day will prevent the recurrence of the chapping and roughness. lutist on having " Price's Glycerine" In the Company's own sealed bottles, quantities of cheap impure (Ryer Masking DOW sold in the shops because of the low rate at which the dealers eau bay it In emporium with Price's,. All the good Medical authorities abroad, as well as at home, order "Price's" as the one only Glycerine to be used. " Price's New Plitent Night Lights," for burning to the wide glaws. are believed to be the very best night lights made. " Child's Night Lights" are known everywhere, and are exceiknt for burning without a glans. LES.—A Hint to Purchnaers.—Do not curnßnake sure that you know what price you are paying per ;rand for your candle, until you have stripped them and put seem In the scale. Some candles are tight weight without the wrappers, some with moderately thick wrappegs, some with very thick wrappers. and some are not nearly right weight with raPPers however thick. paters "GOLD lIEDAL PALM!. " Sherwood Palndtine," "Belmont Sperm," and " Bel mont Wax," "Best." "No. i." "No. S." and " Battersea" cusiPositrs, " ParaMne." and " Belmonttne." and all the other candles of Pricee Patent Candle Company (Umlted„ am full weight without the wrappers. WINTER OVERCOATS. 106, STRAND, OPPOSITE EXETER-HALL B Pecial attention is giveut t this Islablishment to WINTER DYYJICOATS, and a &Owl stock is always kipt, on load at ....... HAMILTON and Kliir — rots, TAILOBS and OVERCOAT-MAYER& HARRIS'S CRYSTAL SPECTACLES of wa ke:twit excellence Can only be had at 52. Great &med. Init. opposite the British Moscow Gates The very beet sled truss pub. Ms. and IBa—THOMAS BARED and 1.1.4. imeblh►ed C e l l ittNrotate against persons mins their name imetaietted 1750. No travellers or agents DRSCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS, ; never L.ilidg remedy, prepared without Any mercurial ingredient, will he !mad invaluable to all who suffer from Woe and firer complaints, indlgerrtion, wind, spasms, Weiser, dial. ass. of the eyes, to. For habitual costiveness, ea a family aperient medicine, and sea purifier of the blood, they are truly teals% ; 15114 In thcir .p,rabon and grateful to the stomach, Min mats appetite, pr•mote litrestiou and strengthen the Whole nervous s)stent—Bold by W. Lam bert. chemist. 8 6 E114 William -street, Churingtross, and by most druggists, in see L and three blues the ~uantity to our, ea A. De sure to atk Or Dr. fkott's Mora and Liver Mt ib• onuin• ••• ID • a Vela packs" with "William Lambert" unzraved oa Nam INDIGESTIoN. NORTON "; CAMOMILE MLR. A flende Aperient and a Powerful Tonle. Bold Everywhere, in Bottles la lid.. fa. d.. and 111.._ .._ BILIOUS and Liver Complaints, indigestion, Sleh Headache, Loss of Appetite, Drowsiness, Giddiness naalani, and all Dbonlers of the Stomach and Bowels, are quickly hinowat by that well-known remedy. PRAMPTuN'S PILL 01+ HIALTH. Tke7 amts the recommendation of a mild operatic* with the tweet seecestful effect : and where an aperient Is required nothing ma be better adapted. Sold by all medicine mewing; at Is. Igd. and h. gd. per box. or oblate/A through any chemist. :11-OZEAU'S COPAIIINE.—In chronic or recent ) dhows a care fa effected In an average of six days. A POroved by the Pails Physicians' Academy.-Sold by W 7 . - ageeta. e chemists, 4s. Id. Groom! Depot, 41. Ilarnarbot. at G Jamas, the only Preach chemist with the Wass' at the Pads School of Plaanaaa• CHRISTILUS MIMI= OF BELGRAVIA" MAGAZIN& At 9a. m. on Saturday (Dee. 211. price Is with whole page Illnitratlona pinned on toned paper. B ELGRAVIA for CHRISTMAS. Just ready, price 6d., by post foe seven stamps, RIMMELI3 ALMANAC for 1868, beautifully 111wnlnated and Perfumed, 1111W:sting ohakapere'a Seven Ages of Man. sold by all the trade. Rhntuel, 96, Strand ; Regent-street ; and 24, torpAtli, London. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (YlOlll OUE, OWN COINESPONDENT.) PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING. _ _ _ The return of the Court from St. Cloud to the Tuileries is postponed till after Christmas. The 28th is now mentioned as the day instead of the 23rd. The project of a ball for the 23rd is said to have been given up in consequence of the health of the Duchess de Baaaano. In the course of the short debate in the Corps Legislatif yesterday, M. Brame, while expressing his regret to hear M. Rouher say, in answer to a question, that there was no prospect o f a bill to amend the law on railway management, said that a short time ago the newspapers had registered, as some thing very sensational, " one accident a day," but lately there had been two a day on an average, which was a most frightful consideration. The death at Rome of the Duke de Luynes, the wealthy owner of Dampierre, is announced. Be, together with his heir, the Duke de Cherrense, went to help the Pope with purse and person when Garibaldi's invasion was expected. The Duke de Luynes, too old to fight, was at the battle of Montana, and acted as a surgeon's assistant in the hospital. The story is told that he gave his cloak to a wounded soldier of the Papal Legion, and that his death resulted from a cold he caught in consequence. ♦ letter from Rome in the Salta Public of Lyons says :—" Yesterday evening, at 8 o'clock, Mon signor Gianelli was stabbed while crossing the Piazza Monterone. The assassin was not a robber, for the purse and watch of the prelate were left in his pocket. The wound is somewhat dangerous." Mgr. Gianelli was at one time an auditor at the Paris Nunciature, and subsequently he was Pope's Nuncio at Naples, where his functions were put an end to by the fall of Francis 11. The village of Colombea, near Courbevoie, in the environs of Paris, was the theatre of a daring murder last Sunday. The victim was a man 72 years of age, possessed of some property, who lived by himself in a one-story house in the Rue Beaurepaire. A young relative with whom he had quarrelled some months before broke into the house in the night time, laid in wait till the old man came out of his bedroom at eight in the morning, and then knocked him down by a blow on the head with a log of wood, and after wards strangled him with his hands. Some neigh bours, hearing the cries of the dying man, got up to the first floor window by a ladder, and saw the assassin finishing his work. They secured him, and he is now in custody. A rope with a noose in it was found in his pocket, which it is supposed he meant to have fastened round the neck of the mur dered man to lead to the idea of a suicide. There is no doubt that his intention was to rob the house. There was little change at the Bourse. Rents finally closed with a rise of 7i for account. Other securities were weaker. Italian fell fic. FOREIGN-OPPICI, 13.—The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint the Hon. Sir Charles Augustus Murray. K.C.8., now her Majesty's Envoy Ea traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Danmark, to be her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Portugal.— Gazette. WINDSOR CASTLE, Dze. 11. —The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of knighthood on Major John Paul Hopkins, K.H. , Governor of the Mili tary Knights of Windsor. The Queen was this day also pleased to confer the honour of knighthood on Lieutenant- Colonel John Henry Cooke, lieutenant of her Majesty'. bod_y guard of Yeomen of the Guard.—Gazette. THR NEW BOHAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF ARMAGH. —We are happy to learn that the very Rev. Dr. kl`Cabe, President of the Irish College, Paris, has been appointed by his Holiness to the vacant we of Ardagh.—Preastam's Journal. _ _ _ THP LIVERPOOL WORKING MEN AND THE FENIAAs.—On Monday evening a number of the working men of Liverpool held a public meeting, at which they agreed upon the following resolution :—" That this com mittee beg to offer their warmest thanks to his worship the mayor, the magistrates of the borough, the county magistrate', and also to Major Greig and the police force, for the prompt and efficient measures adopted by them on Sunday last for the suppression of the intended proces sion of Fenian sympathisers with the murderers of Ser geant Brett." A. deputation waited upon the mayor yesterday at the Town-hall to present the resolution, and in reply the mayor dated that it afforded hint great satis faction that the course which had been taken by the authorities had been so heartily supported by the working men of the town. A letter from Mr. Hardy, the Home Secretary, has been received by the law clerk to the county magistrates, thanking that body for the prompt and effective arrangements which they had made to keep the peace on Sunday, and to prevent any procession being formed. We understand that the Mayor of Liverpool (Mr. Whitley), Major Greig (the head constable), and several gentlemen holding influential positions in the town, have received threatening letters. TILE HEALTH OF LONDON.—It appears from the return issued by authority of the Registrar-General that in the week that ended on Saturday, Dee. 14, 4,353 births and 3,499 deaths were registered in London and in twelve other large towns of the United Kingdom. The annual rare of mortality was 30 per 1,000 persons living. The annual rate of mortality Let week was 29 per 1,000 in London, 33 in Edinburgh, and 28 in Dublin ; 23 in Bristol, 27 in Birmingham, 33 in Liverpool, 36 in Manchester, 30 in Salford, 28 in Sheffield, 24 in Leeds, 27 in Hull, 32 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and 33 in Glasgow. The rate in Vienna was 25 per 1,000 during the week ending the 7th inst., when the mean temperature was 5•8 deg. Fahrenheit lower than in the same week in Lon don, where the rate was 27. In London the births of 1,127 boys and 1,019 girls, in all 2,146 children, were registered in the week. In the cor responding weeks of ten years 1857.66 the average number, corrected for increase of population, is 2,124. The deaths registered in London during the week were 1,700. It was the fiftieth week of the year ; and the average number of deaths for that week is, with • correction for increase of population, 1,485. The deaths in the present return exceed the esti mated number by 215. The mortality in the metropolis was greater last week than in any week since that which ended on the 23rd March ,when 1 731 deaths were recorded. FIRE IN LINCOLN'S-INN. —Last night, ate quarter to twelve o'clock, • fire broke out in the extensive range of chambers situate No. 4, New-square, Lincoln's-inn, the chief sufferers being Mr. Southgate, Q.C., and Mr. T. Ogler, barrister. There was no person residing on the premises, and the fire was first discovered by the lodge porter seeing the chambers on the ground floor in flames. The alarm was at once given, and in about ten minutes the brigade engines from the Farringdon-street, Holborn, and Chandos-street stations were on the spot. Before, however, the engines could be brought into play, the flames had ascended to the first and second floors, in the respective occupation of Mr. Southgate and Mr. Oiler, and the whole suite of chambers, both those fronting New-square and those in the rear looking on to Carey-street, were burning rapidly. As soon as the engines got into play the firemen succeeded in subduing the flames, but not until the chambers occupied by the gentlemen mentioned were en tirely destroyed, with all their contents, including a large number of valuable law books and papers. The contents of the other suites of chambers were completely saturated with water ; and the premises of Mr. Davis, law bookseller, in Carey-street, were seriously damaged by fire and water. The fire was entirely got under by 1 o'clook. Mr. South gate resides at Richumod-green, and a telegram was at once despatched to him informing him of the disaster. CONVIeTIoN FOR MURDER 121 SCOTLAND—Mac donald, the tinker, secured of murdering his wife while they were travelling in the Perthshire Highlands last autumn, wee tried on Monday, at the High Court of Justiciary, Edinburgh, convicted, and sentenced to be hanged three weeks hence at Perth. The jury, however, accompanied their verdict with a recommendation to mercy, on the I moors that he had not evinced previous malice. The trial brought out a melancholy story, and the chief witnesses against the culprit were two of his own children. DESTRUCTION OF THE SHIP CONSUL BY FIRE. Intelligens° which was received in Liverpool yesterday from Savannah is confirmatory of the destruction in the Savannah river of the British ship Consul. The vessel was bider with cotton, and at the last accounts she was deep in a mud bank, with nine feet of water in her hold at low tide. The cotton in the lower hold is expected to be saved, but the after hold has beau severely damaged. THE FENIAN OUTRAGE AT CLERKENWELL. THE INQUEST AT ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL After our report left yesterday,. Elizabeth Parr, wife of a journeyman carpenter, said—l lived at 6, Corporation-lane. On Friday afternoon I went upstairs on the second floor soon after 3, to see the pri soners exercising In the yard of the prison. As they were not out I went down, and Mr. Bird came with the milk about ten or twelve minute. to four. I saw & barrel on the pavement opposite, against the wall. I saw a tall man oome from St. James's-court, and put • light under the cloth. I abut the street door and went upstairs, and threw up the window and looked out. I then saw the same man burry &crows the road, strike what I thought was • common lacifsr, and set light to something like a fusee. It fizzed, exploded, and I became insensible. I s►w a second man, suspicion, looking, waiting near. Henry Abbott, 'a locksmith, said be lived at 5, Cor poration-lane, and it was his child that was dead. Thomas Francis Young, whoalso lived at 5, Corporation lane, described " the gentleman" strike a light, and apply it to • squib, which was stuck in the head of • barrel. A policeman who had sauntered laxity up was near. A second man came out of St. James's-bnildings, and threw a eeseniesi box of matches to the other, who stooped down and picked up three or four that had fallen down. He struck one, and lighted the blue paper of the squib. Directly theysaw the squib begin to work, the two men ran one way and the policeman another. The witness had his thumb blown off by the explosion, and he ran up stain, where be found the little girl Abbott dead. Mrs. Cintton gave evidence of Identification as to her husband, who was a brass.finisher. He wag found dead in the yard opposite to where the explosion took-place. Mrs. Bright gave similar testimony respecting the de oeased Mrs. Hodgkinson, who was her sines. Edward 111'Lnut, house surgeon at St. Bartholomew's, was understood to prove that the deaths of the three de ceased bad taken place from braless caused no doubt by the explosion. The man had his ribs battered in over his heart, and the woman was very meek out. The Coroner requested the witness to ascertain the pre case cause of death before the next examination. The inquiry was then adjourned to Friday. INQUEST AT THE ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL A second inquest was opened in the afternoon at the Royal Free Hospital, Gray's-inn-road, before Dr. Lan kester, on the body of Martha Thompson, aged ten. The Coroner said he had a right to inquire not only into the cause of death, but into the acts of the persons who carried it. Some formal evidence was taken as to the identification of the body. The 'foreman of the jury, upon their retain from the dead-house, assured the coroner they bad performed their duty of Inspection with feelings of horror. Mr. Thompson, father of the deceased, lived at 3, Cor poration-lane. He was • brass-finisher, and at the time of the explosion was in the workshop behind. He heard what be thought was • clap of thunder, saw a Bash, and heard the explosion roar in the air. Then came • sound of falling houses, and he expected every moment to be crushed to pieces. He pulled out the sash, and jumped out of the window. He went towards the ruins, and found his wife crawling about. She found the senseless body of the deceased, which he took from her. He then looked after the other children (two of whom, with his wife, are in St. Bartholomew's Hospital, and another two in the Royal Free Hospital) By and-bye he saw the deceased at the corner of a street in • eab, and she ejaonlatod " That's my tellser." He had seen nothing more of her, being too ill, and had not even seen her body. (The witness was in • most painful state of depression, and had to be given • stimulant before he could summon courage to see the remains of his child, as it was necessary he should do.) Dr. Hill, the house surgeon, described the injuries from which the deceased died. Both eyes, he said, were de stroyed, so that even if she had got well she could never have seen again. Her nose was split, and her face was absolutely cut to pieces by broken glass. Sbe died at three o'clock on Sunday afternoon. She was sensible to the last. The inquiry was adjourned to Friday week. The arrangements made by the polio, authorities, both at the West-end and in the City, are s►id to be of an ex tensive character, and on the necessity arising the services of a large force of men can be called into speedy requisition. In the City of London, Colonel Fraser, the commissioner, Captain Hodgson, the chief superintendent, Mr. Foster, the superintendent, and Mr. Inspector Duddy, of the reserve, have mad. arrangements for the proper protection of the public buildings under their charge, and a force of reserve men hays been kept ready at hand for active ser vice at a moment's notice. These men are all armed with revolvers and outlaws. The attempt made to fire the premises of Messrs. Parma], the wholesale clothiers of Bishopsgaterstreet With out, has Induced those gentlemep to offer a reward of 1001. for the apprehension and conviction of the offenders. At the Bow-street Police-court donations have been re ceived for the benefit of the sufferers by the Fenian outrage at Clerkenwell of 21.2 a. from Mr. W.B. Waley ; 20.6 d. from " Mercurius," and 121. 4s. 61. collected at the Exchequer and Audit D•par►ment, Somerset-house. and handed to the sitting magistrate by Mr. B. Hayward. In the course of the afternoon a gentleman presented himself before Mr. Vaughan for the purpose of being sworn in me a special constable. Mr. Vaughan said be bad received a eommu nication from the Home-offica relative to the swearing in of special conetables, and should be happy to take the necessary steps, but he could not do so until information had been laid before him. The (catkin= said it was stated in the papers that the Home-office bad authorised the swearing in of special constables, and be did not con sider that such a notification ought to hare been published until arrangements had been made to carry it out. Later in the day an information was laid by Superintendent Durkin, of the F division, and the necessary formalities having been complied with, it was arranged that the magistrates Auld attend at this court and at the several vestry balls in the district for the purpose of swearing is special constables. Our Greenwich police reporter was requested to notice that, in compliance with a letter received from the Horne office, respectable persons will be sworn in to act as special constables at that court between the hours of 10 a.m. and I p.m., and at Woolwich Policed-.wart, between the hours of 3 and lp. m. . . At a meeting of the Paddington vestry held yesterday, the Rev. the Dean of Exeter in the chair, Mr. Roche, the vestry representative at the Metropolitan Board of Works, said he felt it his duty to draw the attention of the vestry to some remarks make by the Common serjesnt at the Central Criminal Court on the previous day. He hoped the vestry would give such a forcible expression of their opinion on the recent dastardly outrage at Clerkenwell as would assure her Majesty government that the vestry viewed the outrage with unmitigated abhorrence, and that they tendered to government the whole of their energies, so that the government might, by the strong hand of the law, backed up by the approval of every public body in the United Kingdom, vindicate the laws which apply to the security of life and property. For the future to be lenient would be to be criminal. Mercy most stand on one aide, and justice be brought to the front,andbe meted outsternly to every one found connected with these horrible outrages. The Rev. Dr. Burns said he heartily endorsed the sen timents expressed by the last speaker, for he felt the time had now arrived which compelled them to make extra efforts for the better security of their lives and their homes. He therefore begged to move that " The atten tion of this vestry having been called to the atrocious outrage which was perpetrated on Friday last, the 13th init., at Clerkenwell, desire to express their utter horror of the same, and also their readiness to co-operate with the government in all necessary measures for the maintenance of the order and peace of the metropolis." Mr. Kemahead, J.P., said he had great pleasure in second. ing the motion. Serjeant Gruel's, M.P., expressed his gladness that government had, at last, began to exert itself. The motion was then put and 1111211114 nnaniinanaly. [STAMPED. 1L ADDITIORar] THE FENIAN PROSECUTIO).IB IN IRELAND. DUBLIN. Tussrut NIGHT. The case for the crown against Messrs. _Martin, Waters, and Lalor concluded to-day. The L .4 gi 2- trates postponed their decision till to-morrPw• Martin admitted that he attended the procession:: and used grave words on the occasion, whichhe be lieved a vast majority of his countrymen approved. He was aware that those representing the crown had the means of obtaining a conviction in form of law, and ho acknowledged their moderation in indicting him for sedition when, if they liked, they could have convicted him for murder or bigamy. PROPOSED ATTACK ON ARMOURIES. WOLVERHAMPTON, TCESDAY now. A plan of a proposed simultaneous Fenian attack on certain armouries in England was found in Darlington-street, Wolverhampton, to-day. A conference was held here on the subject between the Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire, the Chief Constable of Staffordshire, and the Chief Con stable of Wolverhampton. THE MIDLAND RAILWAY OOMPANY. As we dated yesterday, the Midland Railway Company have issued a circular, announcing an addition of no loss than 5,000,0001. to their capital. The sudden announoement of so hugo a demand for money by this company has given another severe shock to railway property, and while causing a general fall in prices has thrown down Midland stock to the extent of par cent., which, on the 11,316,3371. forming this company's ordinary or teed capital, represents a depreciation of no than 678,0001. The proprietors were quite unprepared fora call of such magnitude ; for though the chairman at the last half-yearly meeting on the 20th of August referred to the necessity of apply ing to parliament " for permission to raise new capital to provide for the excess of expenditure over the estimates in the construction of the Bed ford and London extension line," the cost of which, he said, " would far outstrip the estimates made four or five years ago," he at the same time ex pressed a hope that "a period of rest was in store at no distant day for the Midland Company." This hope sounds rather strangely now, considered in connection with the present announcement. The plea under which the money is called for—that the cost of the works undertaken by the company has largely exceeded the estimates, and that, in particular, " the cost of carrying the works of a railway into London is such as to defy all previous calculation"—simply places the directors upon the horns of a dilemma, for either they and their chief officers are flagrantly ignorant of matters which, if fit for their posts, they ought to understand, or there has been a deliberate con cealment of the facts from the proprietors. Extreme dissatisfaction is likewise expressed at the intima tion that the bill is to include an expenditure of no less than 1,500,0001. on additional plant and rolling stock, and that this embraces 960,0001. which has already been weal without the company having the necessary parliamentary powers to raise it. Such a system treats the legislature with con tempt, and, if tolerated, must render utterly nugatory all parliamentary checks upon board room expenditure. It will be interesting to ascertain to whom this sum of nearly a million of money, unauthorised by parliament yet already spent, is owing. Who has supplied it 1 And what is to be thought of a system of finance under - Which such lane sums can be thus played with The directors state, with regard to this same sum of 960,0001., that it "has been expended out of the sums voted by the proprietors at various half-yearly meetings ;" but surely they do not mean to imply that the shareholders were aware of its having been borrowed and spent upon new plant ; certainly the fact seems to be quite new to I most of them. The inference is that this money has been applied to plant and rolling stock out of I sums voted, in the usual careless fashion, for other purposes. In the stereotyped phraseology of board-rooms, the directors refer to the growth of traffic, and cito figures to prove it, but they omit altogether to stste the amount of the ootemporaneous increase of capital and of de benture and preferential charges. The immediate question for the proprietors is, at what price will the enormous sum required be raised ? Even if the transaction be spread over a period, it can scarcely be hoped that so largo an amount of share capital can be put out at par. To that numerous section of the shareholders to whom the market price of their property is the first and chief consi deration, this point is, perhaps, the most anxious of all, for it is impossible to put out of sight the recent experience in connexion with the placing of the new capital of the Brighton Railway Company. When the difficulties of that company were first made known, this journal urged that the only way of providing the necessary funds was by an issue of ordinary stock, and we mentioned 45 per cent. as a reasonable and likely price. The suggestion, both as regards the description of stock and the price, was pronounced by some to be simply ridiculous ; yet the event proved exactly as we hadanticipated. Of course it is not pretended to draw a comparison between the financial capacity of the Brighton and that of the Midland Company, but, making every allowance for the wealth 'of the latter company's pro prietary, yesterday's announcement opens a prospect sufficiently serious to give strong corroboration to the warnings ceaselessly put forth in these columns, that the whole body of railway shareholders must rouse themselves anew to action if they wish to pre vent their property from sinking. FOREIGN -OFFICE, DEC. 16.—The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Sir Charles Lennox Wyke, K.C.8., to be her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Denmark. —Gednetre. THE ARCHBISHOP OP CsirraßßßßY'R COCRT OF Arrgan.—Yesterday morning the Archbishop of Canter. bury, assisted by Sir Travers Twiss, the vicar-general of the province acting as araessor, held a court at Lambeth Palace for the purpose of hearing an appeal ou the part of • clergyman who had been dismissed from the bead mas tership of • training college by the managing committee. The case wan that of the Rev. J. S. Boucher r. the Bishops of St. Asaph and Bangor, Sir Stephen Wynne; Bart., Mr. Mainwaring, ALP., end others. Mr. Dunning, his grace's secretary, was also present. The case raises the whole question of visitorial power, whether on the part of the archbishop or any other pinion, in reference to new foundations and those numerous institutions which have sprung up during the last few years in connection with the national universities. The Rev. John Sydney Boucher, M.A., of St. John's College. Cambridge, formerly curate of St. Paul's Church, Knightsbridge, was appointed to a principalship or bead mastership of the North Wales Train ing College, and last year was dismissed by the managing committee on the all..ged ground that he bad taught unsound doctrine. Against this disiiiissal Mr. 'toucher sppeiled to the archbishop as visitor. Mr. Prideoux. QC., appeared on be half of Mr. Boucher ; Mr. A. J. Stephens, Q.e., for the managing committee. The Archbishop of Canterbury said that before the merits of the case were entered upon, he should like to know on what ground be was coked to interfere—whether, indeed. he had the requisite powers as visitor to bear and decide the case. Mr. Prideaux. Q.C., said his grace was the regularly-appointed visitor of the institution, and one of his most important duties was to decide upon the dibmissal of its officers. He quoted in support of this view from " Tudor on Charitable Trustv." If such a case as this was not within his grace's cogni sance, he did not understand what his powers as visitor were—at all events they must be extremely limited. Mr. Stephens, Q.C., said that one of the principal objects of this appeal was to convert an o ffi ce held during pleasure into a freehold office. The case was discussed at seine length, and his grace said it was one in which it was iiii poesible to prouounce judgment at once. Re and his assessor must take time to consider the matter. Rear your infants with Du Basuir's gIIVALENTA CIIOCOLATB PORDCZ, in tins of 12 caps, 2e. , 23 cups, Is. 6.1 as cups, es.; 262 cups, 30e. ; 576 cups, 55.., or one penny per cup. It is more delicious, digestible, and aouriableg than the boat cmccntrated beef. Also adapted to strengthen invalids sod delicate rhildren.—Du Barry end Co., 77, ResenAquadnint London. sad sL grocers sad cbsodsts.-11.dvisilssmaLl [TWOPENCE THE WESTMINSTER PLAY. Last night the Westminster Play waa performed in the Dormitory of st. Peter's, with the usual accessories of the old and young Westminster', lady visitors, and distinguished personages filling the temporary theatre from the Caves to the Ccelum—from the footlights to the About 350 persons can be accommodated coin .rortsbly in the theatre, but the anxiety to procure tickets groat and the managers are so liberal that sometimes as many, ,s 509 parlous have fpund a meat or standing ground. We have often remarked .that the most 'meow fereemy g u e sted have been so interested in the p..... " ;0s of the play that :hey have " fought it oat on that lin,, " for three pleasant hOurs, which under ordinary oircuuutam es would have been ree unendurable 011136. Th om were present last night Raron Rothschild, the Lord chief g am ., si r P. Colquhoun, Bishop TOZre, Rev. Canon Hawkins, Rev. D:. Jell, Mr. Kenyon, Q.C., &e. The prologue and epilogn..• will be distributed to-morrow night, when the third and hat :sPresentation takes place. DINNER TO DESTITUTE CHILDREN. One of the greatest privations under which the children of the very poor suffer in this metropolis is the want of wholesome and nutritious food. A certain amount of flesh diet appears to be essential, apse is ly daring Use winter months, to the preservation of the health and the development of the strength of growing boys and girls. Unfortunately it is dating those very months that work is the scarcest, and that the labouring poor experience the greatest difficulty in providing meat for their offspring. Several attempts have daring the last winter or two been made to meet this want. Benevo. lent persons have subscribed do provide destitute children in different parts of the town with a wholesome and sub stantial dinner once or twin • weak ; and wherever the experiment has been tried it has produced the most satisfactory results. This year more then ordinary enemy is being displayed in the cultivation of this field of benevolence, and in one quarter at least an attempt is being made to establish these children's dinners upon a regular footing. The committee of the St. Giles's and St. George, Blooms bury, Refuges for Homeless and Destitute Children and Ragged and Industrial Schools, propose, if they OM raise the necessary funds, to provide twice a week during the remainder of the winter, or at all smite until the end of the month of January, a substantial repast for the children who attend their schools. The first of these feasts was given yesterday afternoon in the dining and school room of the Refuge for Homelier Boys, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields, when 340 children at tending the ragged schools of St. Giles's and St. George, Bloomsbury, in addition to 130 boys inmates of the Home, eat down to an excellent and abundant meal of roast meat, potatoes, and bread. THE DESTRUCTION OF HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. TO THE IDITOR OF TB! ZIPRT.BB. have received a letter, of which the enclosed is a copy ; and having satisfied myself of the correctness of Mr. May's stitements, I think I cannot better serve the sufferer than by oall your &Meatier' to it.—l am, Lc., Punch Office, 27, Bouverie-street, Dec. 17. Bow-street. Dear Sir,—Mr. has advised me to write to you, ex plaining my great loss at Her Majesty's Thefitre, by which the labour of my life wee at once destroyed. The entire dresses for thirty-four operas—principals, chorus, ballet, and band, extra supernumeraries—all gone ; nearly 20,000 complete dresses, 200 suits of armour, swords. helmets, boots, shoes, sandals, to the extent of nearly 10,0001. Now this is not known to the public—in fact not even to the press. If you could ventilate my misfortune I shall be obliged. If I cannot replace my property, I may hope for the sympathy of the public. I strove to insure it, not being allowed to remove my property during tlo season, but the 301. per 1,0001. would have swallowed up my profit ; as it is I not only lose my ward robe, but my income of some 401. per week, for I shall not have it in my power to retain the contrast.—Hoping you will excuse my thrusting my affairs on your notice, believe me your humble servant, S. MAT. EQUESTRIAN CHARITY. TOT® EDITOR OF THI EXPUbIi. SIR,-With s view of adding our mite to the fund now being raised for the poor sufferers by the recent ezploeioa at Clerkeewell, we have decided to give a morn ing perform/moo on Monday next, the '23rd inst. the entire ;mows& of which will be handed over to the inst., Committee. We have much pleasure in stating also that the American champions, aed all connected with them, have gratuitously proffered their services fm the 0000.34011. —We are, &e., TRR PROPRIETORS. Royal Amphitheatre and Clams, Den. 17. AILBWRATION VERSrS Sraland.—A lecture on this subject is to be given in St. Jams's-ball this evening by Mr. alundelle, of Nottingham. SocierY or ENGISEIRS. —At the ordinary meet ing of this society, held ea Monday, Mr. W. H. Le Fawn, president, in the chair, a paper was read by Mr. James Gresham, "On the most recent Improvements in the In. near," after which a discussion on the paper took place. The president announced the Nunes of the prank ni, vioe-president, and council for the ensuing year. The names of four candidates for election were announced.. THE COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' SCHOOLS. —ln consequence of the increasing and urgent claims on ties institution the board of management have resolved tondd to the present building two new wings, which shall contain schools, dormitories, and the necessary offices, capable of accommodating about a hundred additional children. The works are now in active progress, and it is hoped that they will he completed early next year. The success which Ira hitherto attended this o:patent charity has been most gratifying to the numerous friends who have liberally aided its funds, and to the members of the board, who have devoted their time to secure its maintenance and efficiency —hundreds of commercial travellers' orphan and necessi tous children have found a home in which they have been carefully trained and educated, and afterwards assisted to obtain suitable positions in life. This new effort to *eked the benefits of the institution will involve MI outlay of at least 11,000/., which has to be raised by volunt,ry subscrip tions, and it is earnestly hoped that commercial gentlemen generally, as well as all others who take en interest in the welfare of helpless orphanditildren, will respond liberally to this new claim on their Christian philanthropy. TEtHxfctl EritreavoN.—The ce.uncil of the Society of Arts have convened a conference on Thursday and Friday, the 23rd and 24th of January next, to consider and suggest what measures may be taken to promote the industrial and scientific education of the 'various ellipses of the community. The object of the conference to aacer tain' not merely what the Society of Arts, Manufactures, , and Commerce, bet what the nation at larie, can do to promote technical education among the workmen; the foremen, the overtaken, and the employers in arts, mann factures, and commerce • and it is hoped that nn expree non of opinion by this antenna may tend in some degree to diuibuah the difficulties with which the solution of this question of national education is at present confessedly •nrrounded. Invitations to the conference are being sent to the layers of the towns which are the principal seats of manufacture in the rutted Kingdom, the presidents of the chambers of oommerte and agriculture, the presidents of all societies and public companies which have co-operated with the society in respect of education or art.workmanehip, the presidents of institutions in union with the Society of Arts, her tlaleety'a inspectors of school., factories, mines, and (*tholes, the English jurors at the Paris Exhibition of the society's judges in art-worknianship, and the society's examiners in education. THE IRISH ltEronm LEM:UE. —The last meeting of the Irish Reform League was held on Monday evening, at 25, Parliament-street. The Chairman, 11r. Edward Keevil, observed that there was little to hope for for this country from the Imperial Parliament, and comphdued in the most unrestricted manner of the nth erices of therior, down-trodden country, with the Habeas Co: pus Act sus pended, flee expression of opinion restricted, and informers crossing their every path. lie, bonever, was of the class who held that tho hese in. terests of Ireland could only be served by strict ad herence to peace, law, and order. After a length. tied coudendation of the government, Mr. Keevil said that to secure the freedom and happiness of his adopted enuntry he would, if necessary, cheerfully off. r hill life. However, be was one of those who did not think that that step was necessary. He concluded by proposing that the league should adjourn its meetings till happier eights had come for Ireland, and the suspension of the 11.,bee. 'or pus Act uo longer endangered the liberty of the sabject. Several other members alluded to the fact 16.14 tic attetalaeLe at the meetings had been graduaily growing thinner, on account of the fear which prevailed gmongei members of being arrested ; and a resolution we. llnelly passed that until the re-establishment of the Habeas Corpus Act the league found it neoessary for the pinta non of the members of the council to discontinuatits meet. Lige. The members then separated. • ,