The Express. — London, England, 1864-01-06 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 6, 1864. THE .7HANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER IN PLINTSHIRE. The light Hon. W. E. Gladstone, the Chancellor if the Exchequer, on Monday evening delivered an address at the inaugural meeting of the Working Men's Readies Room, Buckley, near Mold. Sir STZPIISSI GLTNNI, M.P., presided, and there was a numerous attendance, including the principal owners of property in the district, The CHAIRS! AS having briefly opened the proceedings, Mr. GLADATODE came forward, and was greeted most Ow' &say. After some preliminary remarks in reference to the segmentation of population, wealth, and general prosperity ' et that district, he proceeded to say—With that augmenta tion of advantages, my friends, there comas an augnienta ties of responsibilities. We must consider—and I rejoice he think that it has been considered—whether along with this prospect of iacremed commerciel prominence there cannot be realised eomethiog else on behalf of Buckley--greater oppor tunity of social improvement, greater moral and intellectual advantages. Those advantages, indeed, ought never to be dis sociated from the highest of all pursuits—l mean that pur suit which 'miens to every man in the cultivation of his immortal being ; but I cannot but reflect with satisfaction that it is the clergyman of this district who has taken the most pominent part upon the occasion in commotion with she foundation of an iostitution for intellectual and social improvement, thereby betokening and setting forth the im portant and permanent truth that between those whose business it is to preach the gospel and to spread the inesti mable benefit') of religion sod all other Mutate, whether temporal or social, or of whatever class, there ought to be so discord, no coldness, no indifference to a close and lasting union and perpetual harmony. Now, it is not neoes wary to enter at large upon the advantages of institutions of this kind. The time of arguing fully on behalf of such ea establishment is a time when men want to he convinced et it ; but, as far as the general public is concerned, ' as far as the common opinion in England is eon earned, we can no longer say that any necessity fee argument remains. Happily, their utility is generally recognised. They have takes hold upon the mind of the people ; they have struck a deep root in many district* of the county ; they are spreading sod multiplying ; they are thriving where they exist in a degree heretofore unknown ; they are coming into existence where they don't exist ; and their general warrant and justification are complete. But still, in this district they are new. And now, my friends of the working-classes in particular, for whose benefit this in stitution is especially intended, although they are new, are they not reasonable and necessary ? Does not an institution of this kind attempt to fill up a gap iu your life which must otherwise remain unfilled—l mean in your daily life? Let en look at the constitution of rum, and let us compare him in a single point with the case and the condition cf the lower ani mals. Nan agrees with the lower animals in this respect— that both of them are born to labour. Labour is the lot of the lower annuals ; labour in sue form or other is the lot of waulund ; and physical and bodily Lamar is the lot, and must, as far as mss can sea always be the lot, of the vast majority of mankind. But although there is this broad and striking resemblance between the constitution and destiny of man and the coustatutiou and destiny of mime's, yet the Almighty, speaking to us as He always dose, through the economy of nature, at once mints out to us this great difference. It is natural to the animal to divide its time between labour, food, and sleep. Labour, food, and sleep in oerpetical round make up the existence of the animal ; if there is anything else it is vacancy. That is not the case with the man. A man cannot divide his twenty-four boors beim eu labour, food, and sleep. He may give a large portion of it to labour ; he may give a considerable por tion of it to sleep ; he must give a certain portion of it to food. But that does not fill up the round of the day and night for man. There are certain Lours that require other food ; and other food, either good or had, they invariably get. It is not only in these long winter evenings, it is iu summer evenings also. The summer day is too long for man to labour ; the Mater night is too long :or man to sleep. Either one Day or the other, though it is perfectly true that the bulk of his life is absorbed in 'moistener; to the physical Deoessities of his mature and is going through that toil which is required to provide him with the means o f subsisteace, yet there is always a residue 01 time which must be employed. And how is that time to be employed:* Let us consider what are those means of employing it which compete for it, which offer theumelves to the labouring man in particular. There is home. Well, find turbid that, either by means of this institution or in any other way, the labouring man should be drawn away from his home. An institution of this kind is not intended to weaken the claims of his home, his wife. and his children upon him ; but it is inten ded, on the eoutrarv, to enable him to give fuller effect aid satisfaction to them claims. But if we look at the home of the labouring man, we meet admit that it is not, sod cannot be—et any rate the position to which this country has now attained is not one in which the home of the working man ens be -a place in which he can do himself full justice as regards the improvement of hie mind. It is not to be ex pected that in all carts it can have the perfect tranquillity which is requisite in order to give the attention of the mind to intellectual pursuits, and still leas is it to be expected that the stores of books, m►ps, dictionaries, and means of information which a common stock in a reading room will afford, can be en joyed by even a single labouring man. I herefore— I do sot speak fines only, but of men and women—it is shown by experieuce that if in the labouring class they have a desire to improve their mental faculties by a recourse to books— that, is to Nay, by recourse to the stock of valuable matter that former generations of tutu and other minds have accu mulated for our use and benefit—if they seek to avail them selves of that great and almost indispensable means of im provement. it cannot effectually and generally be dune in the liboui :rig uteri's home. Well, then, that which the labouring man minuet do individually—that which the single family is not strong enough to do for itself—is now at tempted to be done by means of common institutions. It is just in the same way with regard to schools. No doubt, if it were possible for ever,' labouring man to give a very good domestic education to his children within his own wells, it might in some points of view be en excellent method of proceeding, and in some points of view better than sending him from his own Louse to s,•hool; but the principle of comma stock enables him to give his children so education which tau could not give them in his own house. And so the priuciple of common stock will enable the father—ay, and the mother too—to ohmic, for themselet.• intellectual improvement, through the means of instatutioes of this kind, which they could not have if they were compelled to seek it exclusively between the four walls of their cottages. Well, thee, what are the other aompetitors for the spare time of the labouring man 7 There is the public house. Now, I am not going to speak in ex treme language about the public-house. I sometimes think that when, iu our zeal to repress excels of that description, we denounce public-homes and the class of men connected with them. we run the risk of doing considerable mischief by obliterating and effacing the difference between a reepeetaMe and a worthy man keeping a public house and a man that is not respectable sod that is not worthy. A public-house, after all, ministers to the neces sary wants of niankiud. It is not to be expected—whether it is to be desired or not—that the use of stimulants can by whole communities altogether be dispensed with. At all events, I am quite awe it does not become those who are in my own condition of life, and who feel that it is necessary for them to have sonic assietaoce of that kind in order to go through their own labours—it does not become me to get up OD phitfornis and denounce too violently the moderate and rational and Cbristianlike use of such thing.. But still you will agree with me in this—that the public-house ss not the desirable place fur labouring men to stend that porno", or their lives iu which is not absorbed by labour and by sleep and by food. It is not desirable in itself. It gene rally has . bad end. But if instead of going to the Emetic house we speak of idlicg away the spire time out of doors —what it,es that roue to Y It almost always manes to mischief ics one form or other. Is point of fact, it is not merely tl e positive evils that are inherent in these methods of spendiug the spare time of the labouring class, but it is this—thi consequence of them is that the labouring claim remains in a lower grade of culture, a lower stage ofsultore and eiv&..atiou thus that to which they might otherwise attain, and to which they ought to stnve to attain. They leave a Meek in a great part of their existence. They have *very one of them got minds that are capable of being cul tivated. The Almighty does not give us any part of our constitution for nothing, Whatever talents or faculties He bestows, he they great or small. /lodises not give them to as to be muree Ile does sot give them to us to be tempts boss ; if se use them so it is our own fault. He gives them to us that we may employ them, that we may use them and make them the means of shed ding blessings upon ourselves and those arcuod us. Tu every one of the labouring clan, although Ile has laid upon them the law of labour, He hoe likewise give , powers of thought, powers of reflection, powers of inquiry. In many instances. from unfavourable circumstances, those powers may remain stagnant, though in many Golfe the vigour of a emu's mind will enable him, even wh-o working with very ,canty means, to Minc him self forward both in the improvement of his faculties and in t►e mitward condition of his life ; and by an institution of the I[ll4 it is sought at mice to give to all those faculties possessed by the coniniuoity the means of satisfying them selves —the mesas of improving themselves, Le sccess to those store, of knowledge and those various forms of pi struetiou lithe+ have been accumulated in hooka for the use of the i resent generation. (Applause.) Thus far, Lidice asd gentlemen. I have tioubled you upon the general ques tion of the utility of iostitutions of this kind, and I hove eodeavuored to set font that which I very strongly and very fu ly fuel. There is is this country a popula tion which, when full opportunity is given to it, is capable. I think, of staining as much excellence and as varied excellence as the population of any country upon the fees of the earth : but is this world, constituted as it is, low mush that is capable of bearing fruit, how much that is foil of promise, goes to waste, goes to destruction, goes to positive misery and mischief, for want of opportunity, and for want of the judicious and resolute use of opportunity when it offers itself. We all admit—l think the commu aity at large bas felt that for those persons of the labouring edam who are desirous to improve themselves, unfortunately it IWO/ that they have great difficulties to contend with. ft ie true iudeed, that even their immediate vocation, even fisted io which they spend their time from renew to sun set, beceenes to many of them the mesas of educating and training their faculties, and it is also true that then are other mesas of educating and training the faculties which are of greatest &demise, and which afford a multitude of facili ties to those persons who are in the middle and the higbet °Woof life, and that these facilities until recently have not been within the reach of hthouring men. Therefore if it has been felt that we have bad to lament the prevalence of evil habits of any kind ; if the tone of the community was in this or that neighbourhood not satisfactory ; if the con sumption of strong liquor was pursued to a degree incom patible with wealth and destructive of duty ; if the manners of the people of this country were more rude than might have been desired ; if they were unacquainted in many in stances in • degree that was to be lamented with their religion, with the history of their country, with the condi tion of the world in which they live, with the works of Providence, with the deeds and capabilities of mankind, it has been felt that it was practicable to remove those difficulties, and give to the labouring classes opportunity, if they would, of pursuing • career of self-improvement. These institutions are main instill meota for that purpose. In this institution, as I have said, you will have access both to books and to teaching ; the will must depend upon yourselves. Happily, in a case like this it will be testified to by the very existence of the institution itself, because it will have to depend in the main, I apprehend . upon the subscriptions which youyourselves will furnish, and depend upon it that the efforts you may make to supply out of your own wages the mean. of maintaining an establishment of this kind, and of giving yourselves access to the information it will afford, will be efforts that will be blessed to yeu and to your families ; and whatever sacrifice they may entail will bee Bunks that you need not grudge. Well, now, we speak of the means of maintaining this insti tutiou, and I am thereby brought to the consideration that it is by money that such institutions are maintained, and I ask this question—whether, speaking generally, the labour ing classes of thiscountry get u much for their money—extract as much of profit and benefit from their wages as they might do 7 Now, it is not fair to attempt to judge any class by au abstract standard, and I hope you will forgive me if I speak freely before you. There is no use in getting up before as assembly of people in this country or any other to flatter them, or to tell them of their good deeds and good qualities. Happily, the people of this country have plenty of good qualities ; but the point for us all to consider, whether individually or collectively, is not so much what are our, good qualities—those we are! ready enough to find out—but what are oar weak points in which we are more susceptible of improvement. Now, I frankly confess I do not look upon the people of England as being altogether • thrifty people. Ido not attempt to try them by any abstract standard ; I try them by the standard of actual practice in other countries. I set my face towards the north, and I cross the border into Scotland. It may be said that possibly I may have • slight prejudice, • favourable prejudice in that direction, because the blood in my veins, such as it is, is Scotch blood, and I am not hers to blame my own country. (Hear, hear.) On the contrary, lam going to praise it. If I were addressing an suembly of Scotch men, I do assure you I would not enter upon the topic ; but here in the southern portion of the island I do think it is fair to say that the people of Scotland are more thrifty than the people of England and Wales. If I cross the Channel and go into Francs my belief is that Frenchmen are more thrifty than the English. That may, perhaps. surprise you, and it is a matter, I admit, that does nut admit of being brought to the test of positive demoortration one way orthe other ; but still, looking at such means of information as we have—whether they are the statistics of public trade and revenue and savings—and from the opinions and judgments of the best-informed, my belief is that the French labour ing man, taken generally, though he receives much less wages upon the average—at least, I may venture to say, 20 or 30 per cent, less of wages upon the average— than the labouring mac of this country, yet that he saves • greater proportion of his wages, and that if it were possible to compare them with the actual wealth of the French labouring classes, thousand for thousand, or million for mil lion, certainly the French artisan class—l speak of them more confidently than of the peasantry—is greater than that of the corresponding class in this country. It has been for many years the desire and the effort of the legislators to do what they could, not for the purpose of straining and press ing the labouring community of this country to consider the subject of saving, but towards affording them facilities, providing they had the disposition, to make it easy for them to lay by what they could save out of their daily ex peoditure in • manner convenient to themselves sod with such circumstances attending it that, at any rate, nothiug but the want of disposition should prevent them saving. The disposition, I need not tell you, cannot be ::upplted by parliament. It may he the duty of the legisla ture to prohibit certain things—and so it is—which ate of the nature of social abuses ; but with regard to the general government of man, it has pleased God to make him a free agent, and those by whom he is ruled in this world ought to respect that freedom, ought to make it easy for him to do what is tight and difficult for him to do wrong ; and, having made it easy for him to do right., to trust to his own free and conscientious choice to choose the path he should walk. (Applause.) With regard to the particular reasons for recommending the virtue of thrift, just let us consider one moment what they are. In the first place, if we look at the condition of the artisan class in thiscountry, we see thatat any rate we may safely say that it is • much improved condition. There is no doubt that it is • great deal better than it was even in the memory of the present generation. lam son that your recollection and your experience would bear me out if I were to say that the rate of wages iu this parish is mate rially better than it used to be twenty or thirty years ago.., Speaking generally, the artisan nulls no great difficulty in keeping things straight as long as circumstances are favour able, as long as markets are brisk, as long as work is continuous and unbroken, as long as his wile and his children are in good health, and as long as he himself possesses that inestimable benefit. But. then, that is not the uniform condition of human life. The day of calamity will come. The day of reverse will conic. There will be friends and relatives in less favourable circumstances who will stand in need of aid. And as l have honestly ventured to say that I did not think that our countrymen are • vary thrifty people, I may our say a word i.poo the other side. I may say that I think they are a very open-handed, open hearted people—(her, hear)—and that they wish to have the means of assisting those who are in greatet need than themselves—aye, even those who are io need wish to have the meson of assisting those who are in greater need. (Applause.) Well, the fact that the evil day must arrive some time or other is one very good reason for making some provision for it. Just consider in what au advantageous position a man stands if lie has got • certain portion of his savings put by, reference to putticg out his children in the world. That is • most important part of his duty. a most important part of the business of life—to give his own children a good store when they come to the time when they begin to be able to earn their own sustenance. and look to becoming themselves in their turn the founders and fathers and mothers of fami lies. To haves little store ready at the seasonable moment for such • purpose is of immense value to the labounog man —and especially of immense value if we consider that that store is composed not of what has been withdrawn from any valuable purposes, but of money that has been rescued —of money, I will admit, in some cases that has been saved by the sacrifice perhaps of innocent pleasures, but that in a much greater number of instances has been res cued from some utterly useless, or eves some mischie vous and degrading indulgence. It contnbutes to that which we call the respectability and independence of • teen that he should have some reeouroes—that he should have something upon which he can fall back. It strengthens his position in the world ; it procures him respect ; it serves as • sign of his character ; it show, that be is • men that does not live only for the stoniest: it shows that be is a man who considers the future as well as the present ; and, if we are to ask what are the principal prerogatives of human nature, I ask whether there is one more distinctive or more characteristic or more exalted than that man's being who is able to look into the future, to make plans and designs for the future, and to shape his course io reference to the future. These are grounds lam sure you will be lieve with me that are sound and broad grounds, and that make it desirable for the labouring class of the community to consider seriously within themselves what efforts they can make in order to provide a fund is the shape of savings with reference to en evil day, with referenceto supplying the wants of others, with !reference to securing their own independence, and, generally, as • means of improving their position in society. and discharging in a more satisfactory manner the duties that are given them to discharge. The right honourable gentleman then referred to the establishment of the post-office sayings banks, of which lie said there were now nearly 3,000 spread all over the country. He explained very fully the working of the sus tern, and commended the consideration of its many advan tages to the attention of the labouring classes. In conclu sion, he said—l am sot about to set up the idea of saving woolly as if saving money was the pus pose for which man lives in this world. It is not the pursues fur which he lives here ; but it is not try duty to lead you into higher regions of Christian teaching and doctrine. 1 come before you as a member of the community, anxious to point out to you that which I believe to be is itself valu able and useful ; that in explaining which I fear I have de tained you longer than I should have done, but that with regard to which I can most confidently say that I do believe that the fulfilment of these lower duties is as essentially associated with the fulfilment of the highest duties. The privileges of the man and the privilena et the Christian are united end combined together, and I do trust that you by your conduct will prove that you are intending and ere resolved to be good and faithful subjects and citizens both to the kingdom of this world and the kiogdom of the world which is to cache. (Applause.) On the motion of the Rev. Mr. MELLATIS thank. were then voted by acclamation to Mr. Gladstone for his address, and the right hon. gentleman having replied the proceed ings terminated. THE SToe or GRAIN IN LIVLRPOOL.—The fol lowing in • statement of the estimated stock of grain, &c.. is this port oo the 31st Denember last :—Wheat 366,112 qrs. ; barley, 4,662 ; rye, oil ; malt, 2,334 ; oats, 21,277 ; beau., 24,074 ; peso, 6 666 ;l o cora. 191.32 i ; oatmeal, 46,039 loads ; tour, 64 930 soaks and 139,4116 boa-rola. tiouitt KENSINGTON Mueeum.—During the week ending Jan. 2, the visitors have been as follows : Christmas week, free days, open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. 17,866 ; total from the opening of tba Museum, 4,387,632: - - HOKNISIAIS'IS Tat is choios and strong, moderato la price, sad whet...saw to use. These edveutssee have secured fur this Teas getters! prafesvace. It Is sold la packste IMO asesia. Ad viortlamossit. I NAVAL AND MILITARY. ADMIRALTY, Jiw. s.—Areournmr3.--Captain G. W. Preedy, C. 8., to the Victory, additional, far service is the Hector. klas Cleveland Wellsaley, to the Arian Surgeon G. T. Beaks, to the Rattlesnake. Asostant-Sergeoes 0. /Lorton, to the Duller ; Dr. E. Dann, to the Wm. a nlineer C. J. Marti., supernumerary to the Asia, can- rseTstant-Engineer J. M'Clashan, to the Royal Oak. First CIA• 11 Assistant- Ragineer A. F. Itletyre, supernu merary, to the Cumberlaad, confirmed. The appointment of G. R. Banker to the Royal Oak hen been cancelled. CHATHAM, JAN. 5. A fatal accident occurred yesterday evening on board the iron frigate Achilles, fitting for sea at this port, by which • mechanic named Sherwood bat his life, and another man was very seriously injured. The accident occurred at the moment the large body of workmen ware leaving the vessel, and was occasioned by • heavy plank which was being placed across the hold falling from the upper deck into the hold, and striking the deceased on the back of the head, by which his skull was battered in, and inflicting serious injuries to a man named Campbell. Both the sufferers were immediately conveyed in • steamer to Melville Hospital, but the unfortunate man Sherwood died immediately after his admiesioo, and the other man was found to have one of his legs so shattered that it was after• wards deemed necessary to amputate IL Earlier the same afternoon an accident also occurred on board to • lad named Caddy, who received concumion of the brain from • fall. WOOLWICH, Jar'. 5. By direction of the Admiralty experimeuts, which are stated to be highly satisfactory, have been car ried out at this dockyard to ascertain the practicability of mating the bottoms of iron ships on a plan invented by Mr. Leatch. The varnish and preserving composition' uow in use would be superseded by the adoption of Mr. Leatch's plan, which consists in coating the iron surfs*. with gutta percha or other cement, and on this soft material to fasten sheets or plates of glass about a quarter of an hob thick. The glass is previously bent to the shape of the ship, and pierced for the reception of the screws or bolts, the spec tated' being lined with a soft adhesive composition, which prevents the screws, &c., from owning into immediate con tact with the glom. NAVAL Pluze Moiws.—Notice is given in last night's Gazette that preparations are now being made for the intended distribution of the naval portion of the parlia mentary grant for stores captured at Kertch and Yenikale, in the year 1t155, and that the officers and crews of her Malady's ships stated below are entitled to participate therein :—Algiern Agamemnon, Ardent, Arrow, Banshee, Beagle, Curlew, Carsdoc, Danube (tender), Furious, Cla diator, Hannibal, Highayer, Leopard, Lynx, Miranda, Medina, Minna or Suhna (tender), Princess Royal, Recruit, Royal Albert, Sidon. &moan, Sphinx, Spitfire, Swallow, Stromboli, Snake, St. Jean d'Acre, Tribune, Terrible, Valorous, Vesuvius, Viper, Wrangler. ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE. —Up to the 31st ult. 19,519 applications had been received and 16,949 volunteers enrolled in this reserve. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. (Before the Recorder.) Edward Bents, 22, wag charged with a robbery worn partied with violent)* upon William Stevenson. Mr. Orridge prosecuted; the prisoner was defended by Mr. Lilley. The prosecutor in this cue resides at Whitby, in York shire, and is the master of a brig called the John Murray. He came to Loudon on the 13th of November, and received a sum of 301. from the agent of the venal, which he de posited in • puns in his watch pocket. About four o'clock in the afternoon it appeared that he was in Toole!-street, where he met a woman named M'Oarthy, and be treated her to some licino. at a public-house in Tooley-street. They then went to the George beerabop in Mintarreet, Borough, where the prosecutor pulled out his prune and mated the people who ware standing about the bar with liquor. Very soon after this the prosecutor was knocked down and robbed of all the money he had in his possession, which at this time amounted to 471. in gold and some silver. The pri soner was alleged to have hews one of the persons coucerned in the robbery, but the prosecutor admitted that he was somewhat intoxicated, and the ecoount be gave of the trans action was not a very clear one, but in the course of his ' evidence he stated that after he had been knocked down he willed to the landlord for assistance, but he did not render hirr any, or do anything to pmvent the robbery from being ei George Hester, the landlord of the beersbop, who was examined as a witness, stated that be remembered the pro secutor ooming to his house, and said that the prisoner and two or three other men and women were standing io front of the bar. He admitted that he heard the prosecutor call out that he had been robbed, and saw him lying upon the ground, and that he did not interfere in any way to protect him. He also stated that the prisoner had at one time lodged at the George. The Recorder observed that it appeared to him that the attention of the magistrates of the district ought to be called to the manner in which this bowie was conducted. The woman WCarthy, who accompanied the prosecutor to the beershop, proved that she saw the prisoner put his hand into the prosecutor's pocket and take oat his purse. She rid that she immediately laid hold of him, upon which he struck her a blow in the face and ran away. She subse quently, it appeared, gave information to the police, and the prisoner was apprehended. Another witness named Dinner corroborated the testimony given by the woman PeCerthy. The Recorder having summed up, the jury returned • verdict of Guilty. After the verdict had been returned, the learned judge observed that in his opinion the witness Hester, the keeper of the beershop, had behaved very ill in the matter accord ing even to his own showing, in not rendering soy assist ance to the prosecutor when be complained of being robbed, and he should therefore not allow him his expenses. He found that he did not keep a licensed house, and conse quently the magistrates of the district bad no control over him ; but, considering that he bad behaved very ill, he should not allow him to have his expenses for attending as a witness. _ _ The prisoner, who was not reooanieed u au habitual thief, but who had probably yielded to the temptation of seeing so much money in the possession of a drunken man, was sentenced to i months' hard 'shoo.. The prisoners Hidr, Witite, and Al'Cormirk, were again placed at the bar, and it was stated that M'Cormick wu in respectable employmeot about two years ago, but since that time nothing wu known of him. The Recorder then senteroxd theiu to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for six mooths. In the course of the day Mr. James Attenbormigh obtained permission to address the court, and said he wished to remark—in reference to a statement which had appeared in the papers in a ease in which a roan was charged with stealing some gold watches—that the makers' names had been erased, and the name of Atteoborough substituted ; that both he and his brothers, who were in the same busi ness, repudiated entirely having anything to do with alter ing the names. The name of the partis was given as "!fern. Attenborougb," but on the part of himself and brothers he wished his lordship to understand that they had nothing whatever to do with it. The Recorder said that, knowing bow Mr. Attenbormigh's businees had hitherto been conducted, he thought himself it was somewhat at variance with their principles. (Before the Commou Serjeant.) John M'Carthy, waiter, pleaded guilty to a charge of attempting to wound Samuel Hutchinson. It appeared that the prisoner v.as waiter at an eating house, and on Christmas-eve he got very drunk. “nd while in that state he rushed into the public room with a knife, attempting to stab everyone who stood in his way. The prosecutor was present at the time, and the p ri soner made a very furious attack upon him with the knife, but fortu nately several persona interfered and so harm was dour. The Common Serjeant sentenced him to four months' im prisonment. CU. , . Foga., alias Ball, 2R, soldier, was indicted upon a charge of feloniously being at large before the expiration of a sentence of 15 yams' penal servitude to which he had been adjudged. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and in so doing handed up a paper to the Common Serjeant from which it appeared that since his escape he bad fought in the Confederate army, after leaving which be had joined the English service, and had been conducting himself in a most exemplary manner in the Artillery band. The Commo'n Serjeant said he sympathised with the prisoner in some degree, but at the same time he must peas on him the sentence uffthe law. It appeared that he had served eight years of his time, consequently be bad still to pass seven years more. Whether steps would be taken to lessen that puoistment be could not say, but he would not give him any additional sentence. The learned Serjeant then ordered him to be kept in penal servitude fur three years, that sentence to ran on concurrently with his former sentence. . . Harry Anion.. 60, was indicted for felonioualy inter marrying Caroline Martha Beemm, his wile Mary being alive. _ . T. P. Lsbilliire and Mr. Wood prosecuted ; the pri- soner was defended by Mr. Laney. . . . It appeared that the first marriage took place at Murton on-the-hill, Lancaster, in 1843, but both the witnesses were dead, and had been for some years. The second marriage took place in St. James's Church, licrrnoadeey, in June, Imo. The prisoner and the second wife heed to gether happily up to the present time, when proceedings were instituted by the first wife. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and The Common Serjeant sentenced him to six months' im prisuumenL THE POLICE COURTS. MARYLEBONE. --..---. William Whitehead, aged 36, of Wexham Rectory, Buck inghamshire, gentleman, was brought up on remand charged with indecently assaulting Mrs. Brices Charlotte Richsrdacia, in • earrings on the Great Western Railway, between Long ley and West Drayton and Paddington, the prisoner being drunk at the time. Mr. Serjeant Ila Matins, instructed by Mews. Maples, Maples and Teesdale, solicitors to the Great Western Rail way Company, sweated to prosecute ; and Mr. Lewis, jun., appeared on behaff of the prisoner. Mr. Serjeant Bal'entitle said—Before this ease is any further gone into, it will be perhaps as well to say in what position I appear in respect of this matter. I wpm' to prosecute, instructed by the solicitors of the Great Western aieiy Company, the directors of which feel very strongly upon this subject. The facts of the case were that Mrs. Richardson and other young ladies of position and refinement were travelling in one of the company's car riages, when they were much frightened, and Mr'. Rich ardson was most indecently assaulted. This lady has wertained that the prisoner has a wife who is most respect able, and although she has been grossly insulted, 'till she has a very strong desire to withdraw from the prosecution. The railway company, however, feel that there is a duty incumbent upon them, and that duty is to prosecute this matter to the fall extremity of the law. They feel 1 that persons travelling upon their line must and shall be I protected (rem such outrages. These sort of outrages have latterly been carried on to a great extent on different Bass, and unless the high hand of tho law is put in force against' such men as the prisoner and others like him, it will be unsafe for any person to travel by railway. Isbell call ' evidence before you as regards the conduct of the prisoner towards this lady (Mrs. Richardson), and I must say that it does seem to me most fortunate that a Mr. Smith, ' • solicitor, who is now in attendance, should have been in the same carriage. This gentleman seems to have acted with great courage, and also to have shown his humanity in , his endeavour to put • stop to such abominable said disgust ing conduct as was exhibited 17 the prisoner. Mr. 1 Smith at one time was very much alarmed for the safety of all parties in the carriage, for it appears that this man produced a whistle similar to those used by penis, and whilst the train was going along blew it with great force. Mr. Smith felt that if this was to be allowed to con tinue, it, would net only endanger the lives of the par ties in, but might also cause destruction to the train. He (Mr. Smith) remonstrated with him upon the subject. His (prisoner's) conduct did not appear to improve from this remonstrance, but rather the reverse ' for he lifted a stick that he had with him, and flourished it about, and knocked it violently against the compartments where the ladies were sitting, and they had to dive down their heads to avoid being struck, and indeed if they had been struck very !serious consequences might have ensued from such severe 1 blows as would have been inflicted. I think it only right to say, oo behalf of the guard, that the lady, when lodging her complaint with him, did not go fully into the details which had occurred. Mrs. Richardson wee then examined, her evidence being the same as that previously given. Other teeti.nony with reference to the drunken state of the prisoner and the disgraceful conduct of which he wee scoured was also adduoetl, and the prisoner wee committed for trial. A second charge was then gone into, Mr. Smith, the soli- eitor referred to by Mr. Ballantine, being the witness heard. While his testimony was being given the prisoner laughed at Mrs. Richardson and others, and was repri manded for his ungentlemanly behaviour by Mr. Knox. This second charge was ultimately abandoned, as no assault had actually been committed. The prisoner toss then committed for trial, ball being ac cepted, himself in WU/. and two sureties in lOU/ each. The Mil was forthcomi, and prisoner was released. Thomas Dudley, a well -dressed young man, next appeared on a summons taken out by Superintendent Durdle, of the company's police, charged under the company's by-laws with being found intoxicated in one of their carriages on the 28th ult. Defendant gave the address 21, Queen street, Edgware-road. Serjeant Ballantine said—l have taken a deal of trouble to inquire as to whether the defendant has committed any acts of indecency. He was certainly drunk, but from the evidence of Mr. Smith and the other parties. I am satisfied that he had not committed any act of aggression. The de fendipt is a person in a humble walk of life, and otioht not to have been in the company that he got into. We only intend to go upon the by-laws, and as so indecency was committed by defendant, we do not wish to press for the penalty. Defendant pleaded guilty, and expressed his sorrow. Mr. Knox considered that under all the circumstances the;eiTuirements of the cell would be met by a fine being imposed upon him of lOs., or in default of pay ment to be imprisoned for seven days, and he hoped this would be a caution to him for the future. The fine was paid. CLERKESWELL. Abraliam Handfurd, a man about 40 years of age, who ducnbed himself u a labourer, having no home, was charged before Mr. D'Eyncourt, at the instance of the au thorities of the parish of St. Pancras, with deserting his wife, Martha }landlord, aged 33, and four children, Abra ham, aged i ; Wilham, 5 ; Martha, 3; and Elmabeth, 2 ; whereby they bad become chargeable to the parish of St. Pancras. _ From the evidence of Mr. Clunie, one of the assistant relieving overseers, it appeared that the defendant's wile and children were admitted to the workhouse on the 22.4 of October last, in a very destitute state. A warrant was then obtained for the apprehension of the defendant, but it could not be executed until that morning, as the de fendant kept out of the way. When be was apprehended by John Hartley, one if the pariah constables, he was in full work at Holloway, and when told the charge against. him he said it was all right, he knew all about it, and would go quietly. Although the defendant had been in the neigh bourhood of the workhouse, he had never once beeu near to inquire after his wife and children. Mr. D'Eyncourt—To what expense has the parish been put by keeping the defendant's wife and children? Mr. Chime replied that the coat of keeping, clothing, and sending the children to school up to the pressat time was 1121. 19s. lid. From what he had ascertained there was not the slightest chance of the defendant refunding the pariah one farthing. The wife of the defendant,• hard working-looking woman, said that her husband deserted her in June, leaving the family and herself in the greatest distress. She did what eke could to keep herself out of the workhouse, but was at last, from sheer necessity, compelled to go into the work house with her family. Mr. D'Eyneourt— How did your husband behave to you previous to his deserting you and the family ? The wife said be was a very cruel husband, and bad twice brought home • most loathsome but nameless disease. He was in the frequent habit of going out with other women, and neglecting her and her family. He bad had a good b usiness, but that be lost through his dissipated ways. The defendant, a fat, hearty-looking fellow, said he left his wife because she was always " sagging" him. lie bad on several ocaisione had to sleep in the stable. to get out of her way. His wife gave him leave to go away from her. ALugh.) The wits denied that she knew he was going to leave her. Mr. D'Eyscourt sentenced the prisoner to one month's imprisonment with Mud labour in the House of Correction, and told him if he came again he would be sent for the full period. —..—..--- MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Ann Mararthy, in the service of Mr. Robert Lemon, of the Crown Tavern, 3 and 4, Craobourn-passage, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with robbing her employer of some spirits. From the evidence of Mr. George Lemon, son of the pro secutor, it appeared that that morniog, about 7 o'clock, while lying on the sofa in the bar parlour, where be had placed himself for the purpose of watching the bar, in con sequence of money being missed from the till even morn ing, be heard the window of the room open, sod on looking up saw the prisoner. She instantly retreated on perceiving him, but ou going to her bedroom shortly after with a con. stable, two bottles of spirits taken from the bar were found In the prisoner's dress pockets, and on being taxed with taking them she admitted doing so. In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the prosecutor (Mr. Robert Lemon) said the prisoner bad only been in hie employ about gm weeks, and tbatbe had been seriously robbed while she had been in his service. - - - - - Mr. Tyrerhit► laid it was ow of the wont dame of rob. Imriee, as the pruoaer lived in the home. and trust wee therefore placed in her. She wee committed for two math; wit► lard Lbws. FATAL ACCIDENTS ON THE ICE. A Bridgwater oorrespondent writes that a fatal accident hu happened at Bighbridge, in which three boys were drowned while enjoying themselves on the ice, which broke and let them into the water. . On Sunday afternoon a young woman, accompanied by a friend, ventured on the canal in the neighbourhood of Devizes. The ice at once gave way, ►nd the young woman was immersed, the endeavours of her friend to rescue her being unsuccessfuL Three other pennos were also im mersed in attempting to save the drowning young woman and her companion. Happily, however, all nee were rescued, but it was some time before the young woman could be sufficiently restored to justify her removal from a neigh bouring house to her own home. Tun WEATHER AND THE PARKS.—Yesterday may be considered to have been the commencement of the skating season. The members of the Skating Club early in the forenoon pitched their tents in front of the broad water in the Regent s-park, and the ornamental water in Kensiorp. ton-gardens, in both of which places the ice was firm and in good condition, nod the number of skaters very consider able, while the banks were lined with a large concourse of spectators. Amongst the skaters were several ladies, whose evolutions were performed in the most graceful and pleasing manner. Although the Serpentine was frosen over its whole surface the ice was not of sufficient thicker:es to bear any weight, much to the disappointment of the many thoussads who visited Hyde-park in the course of the day. In St. James's-park the ice was much firmer than on Monday, but still far from safe. About one o'clock in the day, at which time several hundreds were on the ice, about a dozen persons were suddenly immersed while standiog in a group watching the skaters. With great difficulty, owing to the rotten condition of the ice, they were got safely out by the Mame°. From this hoar until 4 o'clock in the afternoon, at least 50 persona fell through the ice into the water, but all with the exception of two were got out within a few mi nutes. Two young men, who with great foolhardiness bad ventured on to the centre of the ice, just below the bridge, where it was marked dangerous. suddenly fell through into five feet water. They cried loudly for help and the icemen speedily arrived at the spot. It was, however, at leant half an hour before they could be released from their peril ous position, when they were taken in an exhausted Mate to the Humane Society's tent, where they received every at tention, but it was some time before they were recovered sufficiently to proceed to their homes. The waters in the Victoria-park, and at Clapham-common, were also largely patronised by visitors. The barometer in Hyde-park stood two degrees below freezing point yesterday afternoon, with indications of falling still lower. MR. BRIGHT AND A IMMINGHAM PIRATE. Those of our readers who remember the bank ruptcy of Mr. J. Bribery will no doubt remember also that Mr. J. Rubery had • brother, younger than himself, who being sent out to New York to " settle aooounts" with a Mr. Hill wandered off to California with, it was stated, cer tain moneys in his possession. The young man was the subject of a great deal of discussion and evidence in the Bankruptcy Court, and if we remember rightly the case was adjourned once. or more than once, for his production as a witness. He came ; but, in his place, Hill made his appearance, remarking, whets asked what brought him here, • The steamship Europa." Hill, if our recollection serves us as it should do, stated that youog Rubery had called on him, settled accounts, and set out for Cali , torahs, As to the " settling accounts," we know nothing ; but it was agreed on all hands that California was the destination of Mr. J. Rubery's brother. It now turns out that the young man has, through the influence of Mr. Bright, M.P., narrowly escaped hanging. So far as we can make out, Bubery (of California), getting money somewhere, became part proprietor of • steam ship, which set out f rom New York with, as was supposed, supplies for California. At all events, whether part proprietor or nut, he was supercargo; and the "cargo " of which be wu " super " seems to have consisted chiefly of arms and ammunition, with a good deal of quicksilver, thrown in as " a blind." The real object of the journey, however, seems to have been • piratical one, the plan being to lie off San Francisco until en outward-bound gold vessel should fall into the clutches of the crew of the "supply' steamer, in which case there is little doubt that the crew of the gold vessel would have been murdered and their cargo stolen. Two of Rubery's sailors, however, got ashore, and divulged the whole business, whereupon the supply ship was seised, and Rubery and his companions I were not already sentenced—we do not know how this was. This, however, is pretty certain—Rubery wrote home explaising that he had an objection to being hanged, but stating that he did not care much for a term of imprisonment his apartments at the gaol being the most comfortable he had occupied fur some time past. As was natural, his friends here were greatly conoareed, and feeling that Mr. Bright and Mr. Cobden were about the only pumas in this country who had influence enough in America to get • commutation of the young scapegrace's sentence, they applied to the friend of both gentlemen, Mr. Charles Sturge, el-mayor of Birmingham. Mr. Sturm • strong advocate for the abolition of capital punishment, at once wrote to Mr. Bright, sad Mr. Bright at once communi cated with the Federal government at Washington. The Iresult was a commutation of Rubery's sentence to ten years' imprisonment and a fine of ten thousand dollars. Here Mr. Sturgis efforts ended. The crime of which Rubery was convicted was, as he took it, a eery serious one, and the only ground on which be had been induced to interest him self in the young sun's behalf was his belief that capital , punishment was simply judicial murder. Mrs. Joseph I Sturge, however, together with certain members of the Society of Friends in Birmingham, looking at the young man's youth, his previous good conduct, and the influences by which he was surrounded, moved Mr. Bright to obtain, ,if possible, a full pardon. Mr. Bright, it would I seem, complied with the request, and by the last mail received a letter from • high authority in Washington—at all events such a letter has been oom . municated to Rubery's friends—containing the following 1 puma : " Bubery's pardon will issue as soon as the papers can be prepared. There is much feeling in California sgaiost the crime of Rubery and his associates ; but the ! judge who tried him, and both senatote, say that everybody will be satisfied if it he known that Mr. B right, the good friedof our country, desired the pardon. " We trust that Mr. Rubery will not again invest his money in • gallows, for even Mr. Bright's influence, if not his benevolence may fail who submitted to the ordeal of • second asertion—Bir i saingliara Daily Post. [AdVeltideMenk. l l--HOLLOWAYN PULA AND OINT- IiMiT. Preventives o Weakness.—Whenever circumstances produce impure blood or lemon the force of circulation, meas. mom takes pia. e in the lungs, and consumption or other formid able symptoms discover themselves. Let Holloway's remedies be tried on the first feelings of debility or on the tint annoyance from a dry, hacking cough. The ointment should he well ribbed twke a day upon the chest and between the shoulder'', mei the pills should be taken in all ernative dame, to purify the blood and cleanse the system. without waskening it, by lusting or ag gravating existing nervous Irritation. These observations any additional weight la summer. *hen decline and general week:nags hose lust and ether caret ass more apt to prove& SOUTH WARS. Charles Morro, a farm servant, of Farmers-green, Southall, was brought up in custody, charged with furiously driving • van and two horses in the Old Kent-road. and anomaly injuring Mr. Morris Cohen. a commercial traveller. Mr. Edward Davis Moore, • gentleman residing at the Railway Hotel, Bleckheath, said that about half-past 3 o'clock on the prevoni, afternoon he was driving along the Kent-road towards London. when he saw the primmer com ing the same way, recklessly driving a van and two borne. W doom had some trouble to get out of his way and prevent • collision when the prisoner galloped put him. Fortunately he had pulled on one side. When he had got about twenty or thirty yards in advance of witness he saw the prisoner drive against • four-wheeled travelling carriage, in which were• gentleman and • lady. The carriage was upset, and both parties were thrown to the ground. The prisoner still drove ou at a furious rate until be was stopped by a constable, and given into custody. The Magistrate asked whether the gentleman who was thrown out of the other chaise was present. - - Actiog•lnspector Mason replied that he was not. As soon as the gentleman was picked up, the constable brought him to the station-house. where he gram attended to by Mr. Ebsworth, of Trinity-square. That gentleman was of opi nion that he was suffering from concussion of the brain, and he was sent home as soon es puesible. In answer to the charge the prisoner said he was ex tremely sorry for what had occurred, but unfortunately the horses got the best of him. and be could not stop them. The Magistrate remanded him for a few days to ascertain the result of the injuries indicted on Mr. Cohan. He was accordingly remanded. THAMES. - - - - - - Catherine Briant, an elderly woman, was brought up on remand before Mr. Woolrych, charged with violently aseaulting and wounding Mary Leary. The parties live in an Irish colony in Glasshouse-buildings, Rosemary-lone. On the night of the 2Gth ult., after keep ing up Boxing-day, Mrs. &nag invited Mrs. Leary into her loon), which she had nu sooner entered than she called out, "Take that, you thieving —," and struck her a violent blow on the head with a poker. Mrs. Leery fell senseless at her neighbour's fret, and was revived only by finding her finger in Mrs. Brunt's mouth. The prisoner was biting her finger ■nd lacerated it. William Brown, r 2 H, said that when he was celled into the house where the parties lived Mrs. Leary we covered with blood, which was streaming down her face from a wound on her forehead. Mr. John Conley, surgeon, 71, High-street, Whitechapel, stated that at hslf.paat 12 o'clock on Saturday, the 26th, or rather morning of the 27th, he was called to the poor woman Mrs. Leary. There was a wound on her forehead an inch and a half in lengtb, and penetrating almost to the bone. The woman bad suffered a good deal since, and there was a very great effusion of blood. Mr. Woolrych again remanded the prisoner until Tuesday neat. Samuel Ford, who wan remanded on the 28th ult for attempting to murder a girl named Margaret Mahoney, at a house in Burton-entry, White lioree•treet, Ratchff, was again brought up. Mr. George King said, when the girl was brought to the London Hospital, where he was officiating as haw sur geon, elm was bleeding from a cut in the neck behind the ear. It was between three and four inches long. The patient was not in a tit state to be removed. Mr. Woolrych again remanded the prisoner until Wed nesday, the 13th inst. THE QUEEN r. W. TIMS. MARKETS. TALLOW. TCESDAT EVZIRNO. The market wee steady to-day. Spot, 42e. ; March, 435. • April to June, 43a. 6d. Delivery to last evening, 206 cierla ; no arrivals. COTTON.—Lrywaroot.. Jaw. s.—The market bu as sumed a rather water tone to-day, and, with moderate mks, prime are unchanged. COTTON COOLS.—MANctirsigk, Jaw. S.—Our yarn market has been extremely poet to-day, our export !tier. chants (buyers pretty generally) making up their minds to abstain from busi•eu till lower prices are quoted for cotton in Liverpool. At the prices current for yarn lest Wednes day it is believed • rather extensive business would have been done this morning, but spinners will not listen to such offers as would have been acceptable then. In some instances spinners have shown • willingues to take about id. per lb. leas than yesterday. One cause of depression to-day has been adistrust of the telegrams from the Liverpool cotton market posted in the Exchange to-day, which have reported the sales at 6,000 bales without change in price, whilst private telegrams report • business of only 2,1130 to 3,000 bales at Id. per lb. lower. This is not the first time such discrepancies have occurred, and some blame is thrown upon the manager of the Exchange for not securing a more authentic report, which it is said might be obtained from the cotton brokers' rooms for a trifling extra cost. The market for home trade yarns partakes of the quietness observable in that for shipping yarns. Prices are nominally ld. per lb. higher than last week, but very little baldness has been offering. Buyers are disposed to wait and watch the cotton market, the late advances in which have been so sudden and stealing as to make people ilis trustfuL The same resistance to prices seems to have affected the cloth market to-day. The excitement which prevailed at the clue of the year seem. to have died away, and we have had very little inquiry from buyers, and very few transactions are reported, ruanufactunrs nominally maintain their quotations it the advance of last Thursday, but it is believed where sales have beso effected they have bad to make some concession. It is known that very con siderable orders for elotb are still held, but at limits which are below the quotations current in the early part of last week. Hence the excitement of last Thursday failed to draw them upon the market, the Hotness done at the advance of that day baring been purely of a speculative diameter. Theis seems to be a firm feeling among manufacturers and bottlers of cloth generally, notwithstanding the inactivity of the market, and, with some exceptions. there appears to he a disposition rather to hold for higher rates than submit to a reduction. WOOLLEN.—Lribs, JAN. s.—ln the Coloured-ball there has been only a very indifferent sort of market ; the chief demand was for the lighter descriptions of fabrics, tweeds, and low-prised union mellow. In the White-h All the business wan =important. MA NI:Wien:RES. —fIeDDIIMITILD, JAN. 5. —The at tendance of buyers from Scotland and the north has been moderate, but very few from London. Business trouser. lions have consisted chiefly of heavy seasonable goods adapted for the present extremely cold weather. The local merchants are on the look out for new patterns for spring, but only a few of these have yet appeared is the market. WOOLS.—HUDDTRAFULD, JAN. s.—There is no im proved demand for wools, mannfactaren only buying very small parcels ; but dealers, in expectation of a good mina; trade, hold out for full prices. CORN. —LIVERPOOL, JAN. s.—We have bad a good ab tendrace of both town aus country millers end dealers at th!s day's market. and wheat has met a healthy demand both for consumption and to hold over at an advance of Ad. per motel on the week. Flour is held for M. per barrel and sack more money, which rather checks business. Indian corn is offered freely today, and buyers fighting shy. the improvement of la. Col. per quarter previously established is barely maintained. (late are a better sale at late rates, whilst oatmeal must be quoted is. up. Beans. peas. and barley have each advanced Is. per qr. The market closes steady. LEEDB. JAN. 5. —The wheat trade is quiet to-day. bat the sales effected are at prices a little in &dream of Friday's currency. Fine barley as dear, other sorts remain oo hand. Beane inquired far. Oats and other articles as before. Jaw. 5.-To-day's market we bad a fair show of wheat, which readily sold at folly Is. per qr. advance upon last Tuesday's rates. Barley, malting sorts, Is. per quarter higher, and grinding better sold. Beans and peas fully as dear. Pm imperial quarter to the grower :- Wheat, white, new, 63165. to 641br. per imperial bushel, 455. to 4te. ; ditto red, 631bs. to 6416 a., 41s. to 425. ; ditto red, old, 621b'. to 631b5., 40s. to Cs. Barley, beet Chevalier malting, 54165. to 551ba. 365. to 37a.; ditto, runs Cheva lier ditto, 53Ibs. to 541135., 335. to 34a. Oat., 36lbs. to 4211 e., 225. to 265. Beans, old, 631bs. to 651h5., 40e. to 440. ; new, 631 be. to 6411 e.. 38e. to 40s. NEWCARTLI, JAN. 5. -The weather motions' of a wintry character, the frost being very intense, and threatens a eta; • page in the navigation. At our market this marring we had a moderate show of wheat from the growers, and the arrivals coastwise being equally so, fresh-threabed samples were taken off quickly, at an advance of Is. to' a. per qr., south country qualities being fully Is. per qr. dearer, 46e. having been paid for extra Suffolk yellow by speculators, whilst for extra new foreign red the same price was realised. Floor in good request, and rather dearer. Malting barley, mikes choice, neglected. In other articles no change of moment. SALISBURY. JAN. 5.-Today's market was well supplied with grain, and the atteodanoe of buyers large. The de• !mod for wheat was correspondingly good, and price. ad vanced Is. per qr. Flour 6d. per sack higher. In malting barley a brisk demand took place, which also sold la. per qr. dearer ; but in other samples there was no alteration in price, and trade steady. Malt nominal) y unaltered. A mo derate business done in other grain at fair rates. Wheat, Dew, 37.. to 445. ; old, 325. to 445. Barley, Tde-to 395. Cala, 29.. to 30a. Beans, 40.. to 48s. Perm, 30s. to 365. Rye, 28s. to 38e. per qr. Flour, 30s. to 36a. per sack. Malt, 64e. to 66a. per qr. - - - cArrLE Jas. 5.-Our market to-day was very shortly supplied with bessta, but the attendance of buyers was tolerably good, end the quality was excellent. There was a brisk demand for best animals, which sold at fully late rates, and in other animals the trade was more dull. but a clearance was nearly effected. The number of sheep on offer was very limited, particularly best Downs (of which there were but few pens). The trade was very quick, and more money was paid. Scarcely any calves wens on offer, and prices 6rm. The supply of pigs was not so large as of late, and but little business was trans acted, at about former rates. Best beef from Ile. 6d. to 1 . 2.. fal. per &core ; cow and boiler ditto, 10a. toll.. ; mut• ton of inferior quality, bid. per lb.; but for the beat downs 811. to 9d. was paid ; veal, 7d. to 7)d. ; fresh pork, 7d. to 7 jd. ; and Bs. ad. to 9.. per score ; green bacon, 70. to Bd. per lb. ; dry ditto, Bd. to 9d. ; sweet pickled hams, 9d. to 10d. ; quarter old store pigs, MX to 128. meth ; caws with calves. 12!. to 141. TO THE EDITOR OF THE EXPRESS. Sts,—ln justice to ourstAvea and the character we have borne for many years as pawnbrokers and silver smiths, we hops you will kindly inform the public through your world-wide journal that neither jointly nor severally have we anything to do with the case of purebsaing Iraklion reported in your impression of to-day, and that we entirely repudiate the system of business there stated sobs practised by the " Messrs. Attenborough ;" also that we neverremove the makers' names from watches to substitute oar own or any other.—Vie are, Re., Rolm Arrntinoaoucir, 94, Charlotte-street, Fitzroy 'Tiara. and 11, Greek-street, Soho. RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH, liti, Ozford•street, sad 31. Crown-street. Fitsbury. JAMES ATTNNBONOUGH, 32, Screed, near Charing. CMOs. 0. and R. ATTENBONOUCH, GDO. ATTINHOROUGH, 93, Old Kent-reed. JOHN airrsBsoaocial, 8, Nelda's-house-place, New ington-causeway. January 4. EttfliGESB—SMlTH.—JinWiry 2, at - Midfield. Surrey, W. Bur gess, Zsq.. teelantla in that perish, to Sophia Louise. webs, of tats .1. Smith, Esq., of Hoor-place, Let Grin stead PEMBERTON—GRANTOPF.—January 2, et St. )(errs, Wed Brompton, by the Rev c.. 1 lloookart. .1. D. Pemberton, Bur veyoeGeneral of Vancouver Island Colony, to Theresa. daughter of B. A. Orantoe, Esq., of Ma-villa, Harley-road, , West mpton. ROMAN CATHOLIC CHAPLAINS.—At the Staffor d - TREY EL Bra Y AN—YRARKR.—January 2. at St. James's, Bath, by shire Epiphany Session., on Monday, the Hoo. and Reif. C. the Rev. T. J. Cavell. M.A., Thornton Roger, son of the late A. Talbot moved the appointment of a Roman catholic T. Trevelyaa. E s q. , of Nether.Witton.hall, Northumberland, chaplain under the act of . last $l9l.liOD, and that the visiting to Debree 4.llhl'n, daughter of the 14° J. W. Ic " 1 * justices be regulated to name a salary for him. There was DEATHS. an average of 73 catholic prisoners, and bad the gaol bees ALDERSON.—Jaanary 4, at Lancaster-place, Strand, T. J. Alder. situated in a town where there was Ito catholic population Br e t i r itlf g a rt i 2 . a t srinrfi , u. and no priests, these 73 would have base without any nib- E m. 74,d 7& !Yaw "wean" whatever. The motion opposed Not CRUMP.—January 2, at Woollas-hill,Eckington, Worcestershire, Night Roo. C. B. Adderley and others, and on the vote J. Crump. DR.. seed 71. beiag talus was lost by four votes-27 voting in be favour DE GRAVE—January 1, at Oak.vithi, L'Prer Norwood. F. L. sad 31 asaist it. De Grave, Req., lota of Fetcham, Surrey, aged 12. Magnetic toys were, until lately, the only appli- 3 ." Beiti ` m ' tee • Wee ' = Grel ' e ' aged m BX HUGHZ4.--Jannary 4, at eanuser-place. w-ponce. cation of the magnet to anything like • metal papas. now we avi d 77 • have Herring's Magnetic Breams, de. Dr. Hassell states :—.• I rthard them as the mast perfect brushes hitherto made. as m enage their mechanical construction, and their magnetlesl ex. Printed and rabbeted by amuse nee HAMM, a le. El Hun." They are the rentedyffor grey bar. neuralgia. rheumatism. Lombard-area, in the City of London, PrWer, at Übe Cuanterfelts are being made.-oMeen, 12, Basinghth- (Woe. In Lountheietreet, .1 1 the re s idue eg street, lasege.-114veztlament.1 1 WiIIaMIDAL JAXIIAZT I. UAL VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Albert Gallatin (American Wil), from Callao for London, Nov. fat 80 N. Inn 33 W. Anglo vaann, from Liverpool for San Francisco, Nov. 9, tat 8 N, lon !6 W. Electric. from Newcastle for Barcelona. Dee. 13 Yoke I.ln pa , under canvas, from Shutlds for Bhanghae, Nor. SI, lat 6 N, lon 25 W. Gezusters, from Batavia foe Amsterdam, Oct. 26, Ist 31 8, lon 36 K. Fl•Tugom Ont (tenon .hips, twin Tortamontb, Nov. W. Henry H. Wright ‘American Wu), from Rotterdam for Akyab, Nov. 25, lat 5 N. ton 24 W. Julie (Bremen barque'. from Newcastle for Singapore, Nov. 9. Johanna klititheth, from Batavia for Amsterdam, Dee. 6, gat 18 N. lon 3.1 W. Kenyon, Jan. 2, gat 49 N, Inn 12 W. Lucy A. Nichols 'American barque), from Callao for Marseilles, • Nov. 11, tat 6 Y. lon 34 W. Onental fler•olt barque:, from Sarre for Shanttar. Nov. i. la* 16 N. too 26 W. Onderkerk a. d. Ametel. from Rotterdam for Batavia. N 06.14 IA 6 N lon 15W. Oliv6, from Liverpool for Calcutta, Nov. 23. Print cased Wales, from Clyde for Batavia, N0v.23, lat S 11, lon Royal Alice, from Calcutta for London. Dee. 18. Retina, for Cape of Bond Hope, Nor. 6, tat It 8, len 14 W. neville, from Calcutta for Ilemorara 66 days with coolie% Nov.B, lat 3s 8, lou 22 N. Von Berg ,oldeuburg .easel;, from Bremen for Rangoon. Nov. 16, tat 13 6, lon 81 W. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BI RTH& CLAILKSON.--Jannary 3, at7Pcmbriii . geipardens. Bayswater, the wife of F. Clarkson, MR., of a son. DEW.—January 3, at Whitney Rectory, Herefordshire, the wife of the Rev. Henry Dew, of a son. GOLDlE.—January r at Washington Villa, Homey, Middlesex, the wife of U. R. Holdie. Ran of &daughter. JOiXlol.—Jannary 3, the wile of W. J. Jones, Esq., Oatlands park, Surrey, of • daughter. PARKER.—Jannary 3. at Oloncrater-gardens, Hyde-park, the wife of J. Parker, EN., of • daughter. RHAW.—January 3, at *alum Lodge, Benham, the wife of T. O. Shaw, lag , of a son. IIARRIAGEB. - • - - L yi w /1 N lJ of 4,ick &spa year, eel :I the Loud ilno , in it ma'ae a DLVITT and U. Y and IN the Ead 1100-be tbe harking uarY. 3/Adm. trade, •odatio al • amen ha t Pas dlar a n fr e d Bret' ces ot th ALCU romander p. built laanrow . led tt I OMB) p prey', pper shlp mmandsr ip 1 conp, bnliJ cal LOROE ELLATLY C. TEAM 10 tali* ton, n , r ,,,pager ~, Una in tt built I beat op nunsodai I.ILATLI • EVII of 1'; ou the cll.lnrown n,. JOHN e vessel, 1 • the trio un puler is a pr • e freight :r ?et. Eoff V of V. el.ateheJ .ICHARP 4. Tb with tonal c flallltene lEVII l EVII 11 of P. ::mediate WLEY, l'.c Tasruao h••r fatt.eall Sn ele.ror I trther purl ill TEADI 17 T ))IPANI . {pleatild fu [pndon is,tmiuste !qin there te tray - 7, ar !eery matt date ict.tria IM treats. 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