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:03f131ITTEE OF THE PRIVY COIJNOIL.—Drc. 6. (vile, Sir V. Williams, Sir L. Peel, Lord Sir T. Kinder'ley, and Sir W. Earle.) v. THY BISHOP OP NORWICH. (vacate (Sir R. Phitlb lim for the ore, Q.C.) and Dr. ; Proctor Skipwi, appellant Q.C., and Dr. Tristram, instructed by for the respondrut. appeal from the Arches Court of Canter was instituted by the Lord Bishop of the Rev. Thomna Berney, rector of the county of Norfolk and , the appellant, for having, on two months of May and June, 1864, in of Brawn Ash, by lewd and inconti nent conversation, solicited the chastity of Mrs. Ellen Mary Cumming, the wife of the Rev. James John Cum ming, rector of East Carlton, in Norfolk, a parish adjoin ing that of Bacon Ash • and also for having, once at Brecon Ash Hall, and afterwards at Brawn Ash Rectory, been guilty of the same conduct to Miss Maria Elizabeth Durant, the sister of Mrs. Cumming, "thereby causing great scandal to the church." Prior to the institution of this suit, the Lord Bishop of Norwich, of his own motion, had issued a commission, directed to the chancellor of the diocese and others, under the Church Discipline Act, for the purpose of making inquiry us to the ground of the alleged scandal. These commissioners assembled at Nor wich, where witnesses were examined in support of the charge, and they were cross-examined by a solicitor who on behalf of the Rev. Mr. Berney, and at the = e e ar tlie d commissioners declared that there were prima facie grounds for further proceedings against him. The case accordingly came before the Dean of Arches, and this learned judge in giving judgment said that after watching Mrs. Cumming and Miss Durrant very carefully, he could not detect the slightest disposition in either of them to exaggerate tte case they came to support, and he, therefore, pronounced the articles to have been substan tially proved, and suspended the appellant for two years ab officio et beneficio, and condemned him in costs. The Rev. Mr. Berney now appealed against this decision, while the respondent submitted that the judgment pronounced by the Dean of Arches ought to be affirmed, and the appeal dismissed, with costa. The Queen's Advocate (Sir R. Phillimore) addressed the committee at great length this morning, going through the grader portion of the evidence which had been adduced in the court below, contending that the allegations o f these two ladies aga inst the Rev. Mr. Berney were most im probable, and he pointed out the fact that Mrs. Cumming had received presents of vegetables and fruit from Mr. Berney after the alleged occurrences, and that Miu Dur rant had continued to play the harmonium in Mr. Berney's church after she alleged that that gentleman had solicited her to commit adultery. There might have been consider able " fun and mirth between these parties, but that a criminal contraction should be put upon Mr. Berney's words and deeds was very harsh and hard. Neither of the ladies had been able to give the particular dates updn which these occurrences took place, end their testimony was entirely unsupported by any other evidence. The other side pat great reliance upon a letter which Mr. Berney had written to the Rev. Mr. Cumming,. in reply to a letter from the latter gentleman, as showing that he (Mr. Berney) had been guilty of misconduct towards the ladies. That letter was as follows: " My dear felt so irritates' on receiving your letter that I dared not trust myself to write. It Is generally admitted that where two persons are ranch thrown toge ther, and daily meeting in mirth and fun, some little lati tude is allowable, though its extent be perhaps as various as the seta of which society is composed. Nothing can be further from my wish than to Five offence by exceeding its proper limits, and I am anxious to offer a most sincere apology for anything in which I may have offended. The society of your relatives has ever been a source of real happiness to me, and nothing can exceed my sorrow that anything should have occurred to mar the harmony which existed, and my heartfelt wish is that the apology thus sincerely offered may be accepted. Let me beg of you to convey . to your sister my gratitude for her kindness, espe cially in assisting at the harmonium.—Believe me, yours ever, THOS. BERNEY." He (Sir Robert Phillimore) contended that this letter really proved nothing at all, and that it was perfectly consistent with the appellants' innocence, inasmuch as they did not know what were the contents of the letter to which Mr. Berney's was a reply. An effort had been made to find that letter, but it was believed to have been destroyed. Re viewing the whole of the evidence, he trusted that their lordships would be of opinion that the evidence was totally insufficient to uphold the decision of Dr. Lushington, an that that decision must be reversed. Dr. Twigs followed on the same side, quoting the well known words of Lord Hale's as to attempts upon women's chastity—" No charges are so easy to be made, and none so difficult to disprove be the party never so innocent. The case had not concluded when the court rose." (Before the Lord Chancellor and Lord Justice Turner.) THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. EDMUND& Mr. N. Higgins applied in this case that Mr. Ed munds, the defendant, might be allowed to deposit with the clerk of records and writs a printed book containing certain accounts and statements. The Attorney-General had filed his information against Mr. Edmunds, requiring him to set forth in minute detail his receipts and pay ments as clerk of patents for upwards of 31 years, and as clerk to the commissioners of patents from the year 1852. It appeared that Edmunds had employed an accountant to prepare an account of his receipts and pay ments as clerk of patents ' and that account had been printed, and formed a bulky volume, by which, ac cording to Edmunds, it would appear that he did not owo one farthing. He proposed to tile this piloted volume as part of the schedule to his answer. The clerk of records and writs, however, refused to :tilos , this to be done, as contrary to the practice of the court, which required the schedule to be written. Mr. Edmunds urged that it would save him much expense if the volume were ad mitted, inasmuch as there were a great number of items, and there was nothing in the rules of the court to prevent him tiling a printed volume. The Attorney-General (who happened to be in court) said he had not yet been instructed in the matter, and it was therefore entirely an erparte application, but in his opinion it ought not to be acceded to. Their Lordships thought the practice of the court ought to be afflicted to. The) therefore could not accede to the application. Mr: Edmunds, however, might deposit the printed volume with the clerk of records and writs. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—Dec. 6. After Term Nisi Prins sittings at Westminster.—(Before the Lord Chief Justice and a Special Jury.) BALL ANII WIFE T. AXTEN. This was an action for assault, &c. The defendant pleaded not guilty. Mr. Powell, Q.C. and Mr. H. James were counsel for the plaintiff. The &fondant did not appear. The plaintiff Ball is a farmer, renting about twenty acm of land in the neighbourhood of Aniersham-park, and the defendant was represented to be a tailor, but more ad dicted to field sporta than to the board and the shears. On the 2nd of January last the plaintiff, who had been much annoyed and his crops injured by sportsmen trespassing on his land, heard the hounds in the immediate neighbour hood of his house and grounds. and went out to see what was going on. tie then found the defendant and others there. Plaintiff went up to a gentleman in a scarlet coat. named Ow ney, seized the horse by the bridle, and insisted upon knowing his name and address, when the defendant it was said, unnecessarily interfered. A dog, his wife's favourite, came out and commenced harking, when the defendant assailed him in a very brutal manner, upon which the wife, who appeared to think wore of her dog than of her bus7vind or the crops, came to the rescue, and when in the act of taking up the dog the defendant struck her a violent blow on the back of the hand with a very heavy hunting whip. Too jury ultimately returned a verdict for the plaintiff —damages 50/. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—DEc. f. Sittings at Nisi Prius in Middlesex.—(Before Lord Chief Justice liuvill and a Special Jury.) BINDER V. T.INNER AI)N OTHERS. The plaintiff in this case was an undertaker at Orsett, in Essex, and he sued the executors of Mr. Newcomb, a farmer, near Orsett, to recover 'St. 17s. 4d. for burying that gentleman. The defendants paid into court 771., and denied their liability to any greater extent. Mr. Serjeant Ballantine and Mr. Hell appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Serjeant Hayes for the defendants. The plaintiff's case was, that the deceased had been the principal farmer in the neighbourhood, and for 40 sears rector's churchwarden. It was desired that the funeral should be performed in good style; there were a hearse and two mourning•coaches, and there were scarfs and gloves for a great many persons, including eight of the labourers upon the farm. The hearse and carriages were got from London, and the fact that the deceased was a very large man added to the expense. Mr. Binder, the plaintiff, was called, but it was an nounced that there would be some difficulty in getting his evidence, as he was very deaf. Mr. Serjeant Ballantine said they would not ask him as to anything that they could get from other witnesses. Mr. Serjeant Hayes suggested that the witness should appear in the character of a mute for to-day. (Laughter.) The witness spoke to the fairness of the charges which he had made. He obtained the horses, carriages, scarfs, gloves, kc., from Mr. Gersten, a furnisher, of Welbeck etreet, and as Oroett was twenty-five miles from London, two days were occupied in going down and returning. He had paid out of pocket 73/. 18s. 6d., and also about 4/. for travelling expenses ; and his profit was less than 181. Cross-examined—Oreett was twelve miles from Brent wood. He could have got hearse, coaches, and horses there, but not of the quality wanted. Mr. Newcomb's father was buried by means of things from London, and the deceased said he would be buried in the same way. It was wished that the funeral should be respectable. Mr. Serjeant Hayes—And do you say that no respect able person could be buried by means of • hearse from Brentwood ? Witneae—Well, now, put the awe to yourself, tire (Lead laughter.) "?..• 4 . lifts) Enttittaturz JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE COUNOIL.—Drs. 6. (Before Sir J. Colvile, Sir V. Williams, Sir L Justice Cairns, Sir I'. Kindersley, and Sir BERNEY V. THY BISHOP Or 60ftwiel The Queen's Advocate (Sir IL Phillimore, Twin, instructed by Proctor Skipwitii, for tbi and Dr. Deane, Q.C., and Dr. Tristram, I P ro ctor Brooks, for the respondost. This was an appeal from the Arches Cot bury. The suit was uu tituted by the Lai Norwich against the Rev. Thomas Rem Brawn Mb in the county of Norio] awe of No rw ich , the appellant, for hay occasions in the months of May and Jr the rectory house of Brecon Ash, by lewd rimatitv i', 1 ...: . 1. 11 ' . I - I'i . ‘ .11 i i l, . t!k I. i I , ~ . ' ...1. 1. . -.,.'. ~. i l i . 11' ' . . . I I I \ i' l I. ' 1 THE EXPREBB, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 7, i. 866. Serjaant Hayes—l don't think that I should care a' straw how it was in my muse. The Lord Chief Justice—Rut, brother, you arc not in position to give evidence. (A laugh.) Mr. Serjeent Hayes—How far are you at Orsett from Gravesend? (Loud laughter.) Well, the name was ap- propriate. Witness—Seven miles. He did not know whether the things could be got there, or at Chelmsford, which was 20 miles away. Several witnesaes were called to speak to the reasonable ness of the charge. They agreed that it was proper in • country funeral to give away a good many bands, scarfs, and gloves. They all agreed that it was usual at such a funeral as this to give the bricklayer a pair of gloves, be cause, mid one of the witnesses, he is part of the estab lishment. (Laughter.) Another witness, however, doubted the propriety of giving the plumber gloves ; but said that it would depend upon whether the plumber was required to attend the funeral. Mr. Serjeant Hayes said that these witnesses, under taken though they were, would never undertake to cut down a fellow tradesman's , bill. (Laughter.) He had one undertaker as a witness himself, but he was in this posi tion that he did not know what he would say. (A laugh.) The witness, however, was in business in the country, he had buried many of the gentry there, and he hopol he would agree with him )Mr. Serjeant Hayes) that 971. was too much for burying a farmer in the marshes of Essex. Mr. Fellow, of Hourdon-on-the-Hill, Essex, said he was an undertaker, and had buried many of the gentry in the county. He had not seen the bill ; did not want to see it, ' and would rather not say anything about it. (Laughter.) lie should be happy to say what be himself would charge. Mr. Serjeant BalLultine—But that would not be evi- deuce. Witness—He wu in the habit of getting hearses and coaches at Brentwood and at Clielmsfo• 4. They were good and respectable, and there was no nec. , sity to go to London. If the things were had from Brentwood only one instead of two days would have been consumed. The witness waa examined as to variou items in the bill, but he agreed that as to most of them the charges were rue sonabk. The jury intimated that they had made up their minds, and without hearing the learned counsel or the judge, they found a verdict for the plainti ff for the amount claimed. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. WESTERN CIRCUIT.-WINCHESTER, DEC. 6, (Before Mr. Baron Bramwell.) Caroline Clements Burst, 16, spinster, was indicted for the wilful murder of Augustus John Hurst, her male in fant child,at Forties, on the 13th Nov. Mr. Beetham, with Mr. Letgard, appeared for the pro secution, and Mr. Bere defended the prisoner. The prisoner, when arraigned, pleaded not guilty. Mr. Beetham, in opening the case to the jury, said he was satisfied that the cirewnstances were deserving of their moat serious consideration. The prisoner was the daughter of James and Elizabeth Hurst, who kept the Railway Hotel. The child was an illegitimate one of the prisoner, and about five months old. A young woman named Privett was sent for to the house of the prisoner, and her mother asked her if she could widertake the nursing of the prisoner's child. It was ultimately agreed between the mother and the witness Privett that the child should be nursed by Eliza Privett for 4s. a week, and this was paid sometimes by the prisoner's mother, and sometimes by the prisoner herself. Privett required greater remuneration, and obtained an other Is. a week after five weeks. At last there were ar rears of 255. On the 13th November the prisoner went to Privett's house, and told her to wash the baby's face, as she was going to take it to Portsmouth, and she might go as far as Kingston. She took away the baby in the after noon. The next day (Wednesday) a witness saw a child's hand in the Portsea milldam. It was taken out of the water, and conveyed to the police-station. Afterwards, on Thursday, the 15th November, Mho Privett saw the pri soner at her mother's house, and asked her why she had taken the baby away, and hoped she should see it again. The prisoner said the child was not far off, and Privett should see it again. She did see it, but it was then dead at the police-station. A post-mortem examination fol lowed, and concluded with a verdict of " Death by drown ing." What hand had drowned the body it was for this inquiry to ascertain. Henry Croat deposed, that on the 13th November, re turning to Portsea, he saw a crowd at the milldam, and a baby's body in the water. Witness got the body out of the water, and gave it to a policeman. A liquid came from the child's mouth and nose. It looked like milk. Police-detective Poole went to the milldam on Nov. 13. The child was stripped of its clothes, and an inquest held. The chill's body was found a quarter of a mile from the harbour. Police-constable William Osborn Rogers. of the Ports mouth police, went to Gosport on the 15th November, and took a bundle of clothes with him to Mrs. Privett's, and to prisoner's father and mother. The prisoner was charged with the murder of her child by throwing it into the mill dam. She made no reply ; but her sister asking, " Oh, Carry, did you do it ?" she answered , " I d id. " She also said, "Do you think they will hang me 1" He appre hended the prisoner and took her to the station. Mr. Way, surgeon, examined the body of a male infant. There were no marks of violenco,except slight marks on the ear, right hip, and between the shoulder-blades, probably caused by fish. lie described the result of a post-mortem examination, from which he concluded that the death had been caused by drowning. It was commonly the case that the right ventricle of the heart was full of blood, iind the left empty—not invariably. The symptoms were in this case the reverse. The actual cause of death was asphyxia. The surgeon underwent a long examination and cross-examination. The post-mortem examination was assisted by Dr. Cousins. Mr. Beethani said this being the evidence for the pro secution, he submitted that it was circumstantial, but that it pointed to the prisoner as the guilty person, and he submitted that what was stated by the medical gentle men was not irreconcilable with the theory that death re sulted from drowning. Mr. Bere addressed the jury in a lengthened and elo quent address ou behalf of the prisoner. The learned counsel argued that there was no evidence in this case, from beginning to end, pointing out the prisoner as the niurtierer of the Arta. The Judge having summed up, the jury returned a ver dict of Nut Guilty. NORTHERN CIRCUIT. —3IANCHESTER, Der. 6. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice Blackburn.) John Itrwrler, 30, was charged with shooting at Miss Emma Gawthorpe, whilst she was engaged in walking for a wager, with intent to disable and do her some grievous bodily harm. Mr. Higgin was counsel for the prosecution, and Mr. Ernest Jones defended the prisoner. Miss Gawthorpe, being sworn, said on the morning of the Y2th Augost (Sunday) she was engaged in walking a match at the Mona-gardens, at Elton, near liury. The match was to walk a thousand miles in a thousand consecu tive hours, and she hail still a fortnight's task before her. At a quarter to eight o'clock in the morning she sent the prisoner, who was in the grounds at the tune, to meet her servant, Jane Meaney, at the railway station. He re turned at a quarter to ten. She was then walking. Mcaney had art ivied at a quarter to nine ; and when the prisoner came back, she intimated to him that he had not been to the station. He then went to the " potting " house, attached to the hothouse, and kicked at the door. I She saw him soon afterwards at the hothouse door. She was on her fifth round, and was walking towards him, when he placed a gun to his shoulder and aimed at her and pulled the trigger. The cap exploded on the nipple, but the charge in the gun did not explode. She was about six yards from him at the time. In cross-examination by Mr. Jones. witness said the prisoner was her brother-in-law, and it was his duty to wake her during the night in time to resume her walking. Jane Heaney said she was in Miss Gawthorpe's room on the morning in question, and asked prisoner to have some breakfast, but he would not. He said, " I must do the job, and it will tell a tale." He went behind the door and took up a gun, and took it to the front floor. Ile stood on the middle step, and aimed the gun at Miss Gawthorpe as she approached near him ; he pulled the trigger, and the cap exploded, but the gun did not go off. He then took a lucifer match from his pocket, struck a light on the barrel, of the gun, and with the gun pointed at prosecutrix (who was then walkink; from him), he attempted to file the gun by putting the light to the nipple, but the light went out. Jane Mahoney (servant) asked him for the gun, and got it under a promise that she would put him another cap on the nipple, but she took it to Mr. Weston, owner of the gardens. He then kicked witness, and was given into custody. He was not drunk. Jane Mahoney being sworn, corroborated the last wit nevi, and said the prisoner on presenting the gun stated he would put an end to the walking " and the whole job lot." He was drunk at the time. Evidence was given by the police that when the prisoner was in custody he said, " Tell Mr. Ainsworth he has won his money, for the woman has not walked it." On drawing the charge from the gun they found only some coarse powder and wadding in the gun ; there was no ball, shot, or slugs in it. Mr. E. Jones (for the defence) argued that the affair was only a rough practical joke. The prisoner was watch man ti Miss Gawthorpe, had to wake her, and if he had been disposed to defeat her object in winning the wager he could Lave accomplished it by not arousing her in time to resume walking. His Lordship summed up very briefly, telling the jury that if they thought the charge in the gun might have done the prosecntrix grievous bodily harm had the gun gone off, they would infer what his intention was from his conduct as described by the witnesses. The jury, without leaving the box, found a verdict of Not Guilty. Du BARRY'S DELICIOI7B REVALENTA Music& FOOD cures dyspepsia, indigestion, cough. asthma, consumption, debility, constipation, diarrhom, palpitation, nervous, bilious, liver, and stomach complaint& Cure No. 1.14,413 —" Rome. 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WORSHIP-STItEETwho. ve the name of A respectably-dressed young mars, ga John Heat, and said that he was dealer in horses, bad to answer a charge of stealing a silk umbrella, value Jo Mr. East Gray said—l reside at Woodford, in Essex, end am a writer for the papers. This morning after leaving the train at Mils-end I walked to Shoreditch, and entered the Unicorn Tavern, near the t erminus of the railway. I there ordered some refreshment, which, as the waiters were busy, I myself carried into the parlour, almost imme diately after which I missed my umbrella, and recollected that I had left it on the rail by the counter. I returned, but much to my surprise it had disappeared. From what was told me by one of the barmen I pursued this person (prisoner) about 100 yards, and found him looking into a shop window, with my umbrella over his head. I asked , " Where did you get this umbrella from ?" He replied, " It's mine, " but the next instant added , " I fo und it and took it, thi nking that it did not belong to any one." A constable, whom I had requested to follow me, stood by and heard this, and at my desire conveyed the prisoner to the station-ho Use. Smith, 95 G.—On the way to the station-house, prisoner remarked, " Let the prosecutor kick me—do what he pleases to me, so that he does not prosecute me." Prosecutor (by Mr. Vann).—Prisoner did not my that he had lost an umbrella of his own. Alfred Bailey, the barman mentioned.—The prisoner did not have any refreshment, and walked off hastily with the umbrella. Mr. Vann contended that although his client had as suredly acted most indiscreetly, the offence was to be fairly looked at as one of illegal possession only. The young man had lost his own umbrella, and seeing this un claimed, appropriated it to shield him from the rain. Blacistrate—lt was stealing or nothing. I will send him for trial if he likes. The prisoner then pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to one month's imprisonment. HAMMERSMITH. Gcome Lay, aged 11 year', was brought up on remand, charged with stealing six sovereigns belonging to Edward Byfield, of No. 4, Maxwell-terrace, Fulham. It appeared that the prisoner, with his parents, lodged in the same house. The sovereigns, which were in a purse, were missed from a drawer in the prosecutor's bed room on Tuesday week last, and on the same day the pri soner absconded. In the evening he invited three other boys to accompany him to the Victoria Theatre. He paid all their expenses, gave them money, and treated them to pies and beer. He told the boys that he had picked up the money. When taken into custody he showed the con stable a field opposite the Gunter's Arms, Brampton, where ho bad buried the purse, which was found to con tain one sovereign and 2s. (id. in silver. He also said he bought a pistol and buried it. One of the boTs was injured by the explosion of some gunpowder which had been purchased out of the money. The other two boys, who belong to the " shoe-blacks," delivered up at the sti.tion nearly all the money they had received from the prisoner. Manly, the constable, informed the magistrate that 2/. Its. had been recovered, betides a pair of boots, twit sera, and cap, making altogether 3/. 15s. Mr. Ingham said 2/. ss. had to be accounted for. He asked if there was any chance of recovering the remainder of the money. Manly said he thpnght not. Mr. Page, the usher, explained to the magistrate that the remainder was spent at the theatre and in pies. The father came forward and gave his son a very had character. He said four months ago he robbed him of a half sovereign, and he was put to the expense of 5/. 10a. on account of that case. Mr. Arnold, et Westminster police-court, fined him U. for whipping him. He ex plained that he corrected the boy for the robbery, and was charged with beating him with a strap. He had behaved better since the beating, until this case occurred. He robbed his mother twice before he stole the half sovereign. Mr. Ingham then questioned the father as to his means, with a view to ascertain how much be could afford to con tribute towards his son's maintenance in a reformatory. He said he was in the receipt of 30s. a week, that he had three children, and an afflicted wife. He could not afford more than Is, Gd. a week. Mr. Ingham said the boy's maintenance in a reformatory would coat ris., and to talk of paying Is. GI was ridicu lous. Ile thought he could afford 3s. The prisoner was then asked if he had anything to say, when he admitted taking the money, and promised not to do so again. Mr. Ingham then ordered him to be imprisoned for fourteen days with hard labour, and at the expiration of that time to be sent to the Wandsworth Boys Home for live year.. He made an order upon the father to pay 3s. a week towards the maintenance of his son. He allowed the two shoeblacks a alining each for their loss of time. FLOG.;ING GARROTTER:L-1H accordance with the sentence passed upon them at the last session of the Central Criminal Court, several members of the garrotting fraternity underwent the discipline of the cat-o ninc-tads yesterday at Newgate, in the presence of the sheriffs, the under-sheriffs, the governor, and other officials • Mr. Gibson, the surgeon, being also in att endance. The: first who were brought lout were Henry Wilson and Charles Everett, who were convicted of a robbery with other prisoners, and accompanied by violence, in the neigh bourhood' of Gray's-inn-lane. These prisoners also con ducted themselves with great violence towards the ' police when they were taken into custody; and the sentence passed upon them was seven years' penal servi tude and to receive twenty lashes, and the latter portion of the punishment wasucw inflicted upon them. The next prisoner was a man named Michael Mack, who was sen tenced to seven years' penal servitude ' and 20 lashes, for a like robbery in the neighbourhood of the Gray's-inn road. The next prisoner was David Benjamin, who was sentenced to seven years penal servitude, and to receive 35 lashes, for a brutal robbery with violence in Cannon. street, City. George Mason and William White were the laat two who " suffered." They were convicted of robbery and brutally ill-using a gentleman named Swallow, residing at Peterborough, in the neighbourhood of the Great Northern Railway, King's-cross, and sentenced to receive 23 lashes each. The punishment was ingicted by Cakraft most effectually, and it is to be hoped that it will be ' attended with salutary results. HIGHWAYMEN AND THE CAT-o'-NINE TAILS. — Yesterday, at the Stafford Assizes, two men, named respectively William Herbert, ?2, tailor. and Henry Bourne, 21, shoemaker, were found guilty of robbing an old man named John Foxall, in Wolverhampton, of Bm., a knife. and other articles, and were sentenced by Mr. Justice kyles to seven years' penal servitude each. They were also ordered to receive 25 lashes from the cat-o'-nine tails. - - Mr. 11. LovarsN TA) hot: f..ht he thought the amendment went far enough by proposing a committee, and that the other 1, .rtion of it oa,,•`.t nut to he l t,•01. lie hoper. IK-nquet of the tith of Nuveinher would con tinue for centuries to come, and he believed that if the a ld er men and others would forego a portion of their privi leges as to the invitat ion of guests, none of the con fusion and inconvenience that at presented existed wo uld take place. (Hear, hear.) Deputy FRY, in supporting the amendment, /maid it appeared to him that the time hail arrived when thebanquet of the 9th November should be come a corporation banquet, and that the funds to defray the expense of the entertainment should be pro vided out of the City's cash, andthat the arrangements for inviting the guests should be carried out under the autho rity of this court, as was no w p ro p osed. The present ar rangements were certainly vary defective. Upon the oc casion of the last banquet he saw clerks in mercantile houses in the City seated at the principal tables, while some e minent persons were unable to find seats. H, hear.) How the persons he had just referred to got, their tickets he was linable to say, but he thought it' very likely, as the tickets were transferable, that the persona to whom they were originally sent could not come to the banquet, and had given their tickets away. After a short further discussion, the motion of Mr. Heath was put and negatived, and the amendment was carried almost unanimously by the court. COURT OP COMMON COUNCIL. - ATTEMPT TO MURDER A SERGEANT ON BOARD HEK MAJESTY . " SHIP DONEGAL—OH Wednesday even ing, about'] o'clock, shortly after the lights had been ex tinguished on board her Majesty's ship Donegal (the coastguard ship at Liverpool), a private of marinea, Thomas Townley, fired his rifle at Sergeant Urquhart, the senior sergeant of the marines corps attached to the ship. Urquhart's escape was little short of miraculous. He and another sergeant were sitting talking at their mess-table on the lower deck, and Urquhart was leaning with his head resting on Lis hand. Townley, it appesrs,when the lights were extinguished, went to the arm rack, took out his own rifle, and proceeding to the mess-table next to that at which Urquhart was sitting, placed his rifle over the breech of a gun and discharged it point blank at Urquhart, who was facing him at the moment. The other sergeant was sitting with his back towards Townley. The bullet passed close to the ear of this man, and then took off the tip of Urquhart's forefinger, and crossing his lip, deprived him of one of his moustaches, then passing through the breech of the gun behind Urquhart, was flattened against the iron. Immediately after the report Townley stood forth and said, "You need not look, I am the man who did it." He was at once seized and placed in irons. Cap tain Paynter is absent on leave, but the first lieutenant (Cooper) immediately summoned a court of inquiry. From the evidence adduced it appeared that Townley had nourished a feeling of resentment against Urquhart for upwards of a year in consequence of his belief that the sergeant had prevented his obtaining leave of absence, and that a desire for revenge had prompted him to make the attempt on the sergeant's life. It also transpired during the inquiry that on Wednesday afternoon a party of twelve men, including the prisoner, went out for rifle practice, and during this practice the prisoner teenaged to secure a cartridge. One of Townley's comrades saw him hunting about for a cap, and asked him what he was doing. Townley replied that he was looking for Gd. It was also stated that after the firing of the gun Townley said, " I have done it for revenge for stopping my leave twelve months ago." A report of the affair Mu been for warded to the Admiralty, and stela' will be taken for the prisoner's trial. FATAL RAILWAY ACClDENT.—Yesterday after noon painful excitement was occasioned among the large staff of officials at the Reading station of the Great Western Railway, by a fatal accident which occurred to Ambrose Webb, one of the oldest servants of the company. Webb had been employed on the line for about 25 years, and his duties were in connexion with the maintenance of the permanent way. Yesterday afternoon he was either measuring or cleaning one of the crossings immediately op posite the booking-office of the up station, but on the oppo site side of the line, the points being close to some trucks that had been drawn into the yard by the pilot engine from the West Junction. While thus engaged he heard, it is believed, the trucks commence moving, and raised his body with the view of clearing the train, but at this moment his head was caught between the buffers, and jammed in such a dreadful manner that death must have been instantaneous. The train was stopped almost imme diately, but of course the assistance rendered was of no avail, and the body of the poor fellow was removed to an s ingadjoin building to await the coroner's inquest. Webb was y steady, well-cooductod man, and much re spected by his follow Imbue. A Omit qf Connnwi t'011:: ell o;« held yesterday, at Guildhall t at which the Lou) Ide:roa (Alderman Gabriel) preatded. THE LATE LORD MAYOR. The Tons CLERK (Mr. Wood Thorpe) then read a letter addressed to the Lord Mayor by his predecessor Alderman Phillips. and which enclosed the following letter addressed to hint by the Earl of perby: " St. James's square, Nov. 29, 1866. "My dear Sir,—l have the satisfaction of being able to inform you that the Queen has been pleased, on my recom mendation, to confer on you the honour of knighthood ; and I ant to add that for this honour you are indebted less to the accidental aireumstance of having received the King of the Belgians at the Mansion-house than to the admirable manner in whioh you discharged the duties of your high office, and more especially for your valuable services in the case of the cholera in London and the famine in India. In making this communication I may be allowed to ex press my personal gratification at being its medium, and to offer you my congratulations on your well-merited honour.—l am,dear sir, yours, s:c.',' " DERBY." Alderman COPELAND said he was quite certain that the communication which had just been read had given the greatest satisfaction to every member of the eourt, and he had great pleasure in proposing that it should be re corded on the journals of the court. (Hear, hear.) The motion was agreed to. THE HOLBORN VALLEY IMPROVEMENT. Deputy FRY brought up a report from the Holborn valley Improvement Committee, with plans for the pro posed viaduct across Farringdon-road that had been made by Mr. Haywood, their architect, and recommending that a plan, comprising the erection of a bridge with three archer, and which the committee, after full oonsideration believed to be the most advisable to be adopted, should receive the sanction of the court. The honourable deputy observed that plans had been submitted to the committee, comprising a one arch, a two arch and a three-arch bridge, and there were objections and advantages connected with each of these plans. The committee had con sidered the subject very carefully, and the result they I had arrived at was that upon the whole the three ' arch bridge was the most advisable principle to adopt, and he trusted that this decision would receive the sanction of the court. He then went on to state that by the plan that was proposed there would be a clear width of footway on each side of the bridge of 17 feet 9 Inches, I and the width of the carriage way would be 46 feet. The headway at the centre of each arch would be 20 feet 9 inches, and at the sides 15 feet 6 inches, and the length of the bridge would be 116 feet. In order to give more light, the bridge would be supported on columns, the top of which would be composed of polished red granite, and the bases of grey granite. He thought it right, he said, at the same time to state that the bridge proposed by the committee would cost perhaps 5,0001. or 6,000/. more than the others, but he was sure the court would not think this was a consideration when it would be the means of giving them a noble, massive structure, that would be an ornament to the City, and very different to many of the ugly erections that at present disfigured the metropolis. (Hear, hear.) A number of questions were put to the hon. deputy with reference to the details of the proposed structure, but the greatest actual difficulty that appeared to be presented was that the sides of the arches were only 15 feet 6 inches, whereas by the present regulations railway and other vans might be loaded to a height of 16 feet. Deputy Fey said be did not believe any actual difficulty would ever arise in respect to this point, inasmuch as the carriage way was wide enough to admit of the passage of I seven vehicles, and it was not likely that a van laden to the height mentioned would be compelled to go close to the side. He believed, hoWever, that when the plans I were carried out the height of the sides of the arches could be easily raised so as to admit of the passing of such vehicles as those referred to. The report was then agreed to. THE BANQUET AT GUILDHALL. Mr. H. HEATH brought forward the motion of which he bad given notice, " That extreme inconvenience having been experienced by visitors in consequence of the over crowding at the banquet held in Guildhall on the 9th of November last, this court is of opinion that in future it would be desirable to issue a leas number of invitations." He said that every person who had had the honour of re ceiving an invitation to be present at the banquet referred to must have felt that however brilliant was the spectacle, and whatever might have been the amount of hospitality that was exercised, all comfort and enjoyment was destroyed by thecrowding and cruthing that was occasioned by so large a number of invitations having been issued. (Hear.) The whole of the inconvenience was occasioned by a much larger number of persons being invited than their noble old hall was capable of containing with com fort, and he hoped the present motion would have the effect of preventing such a state of things from recurring on any future oocaaion. The court was aware that complaints had been made from all quarters of the state of confusion that existed, anti he held in his hand a letter from a gentleman, who stated " that the scene of confusion and ill-breeding that existed both before and after the company were seated, could not be seen any where out of the City of London." (A laugh.) The same gentleman went on to say " that, from the bad manners that were exhibited on this occasion, one would be almost led to believe that many of the parties had never received the least education, or were at all acquainted with the customs of civilised society." (Laughter, and cries of " Name, name.") Mr. Cox rose to order. He said it appeared to him that the motion was one which the court had no right whatever to entertain. The guests invited to the banquet were the guests of the Lord Mayor and the Sheriffs, and the motion appeared to him to be pretty much to the same effect as to dictate to a gentleman the number of guests be was to invite to a dinner. (Hear, hear, and a laugh.) Alderman COPELAND said that the entertainment was paid for by the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs, and be did not see what that court had to do with the matter. (Cries of " Oh, oh.") Mr. H. LORRIMER TAYLOR said that, so far as the Lord Mayor was concerned, he certainly paid a portion of the cost of the banquet; but who were the parties who found the means? Mr. HEATH proceeded to say that he should be sorry to interfere with the privileges of either the Lord Mayor or the Sheriffs, but he felt assured that every member of the court would concur with him in the opinion that something should be done to prevent a recurrenceof the scenes that took place at the last banquet. He was about to oontinue to read other portions of the letter he had referred to, when The LORD MATOR interposed, and said he had not the least desire to stifle the inquiry, but he put it to the hon. member whether it was advisable to read further portions of such a communication, and whether such a subject ought to be discussed publicly. Mr. HEATH said he would yield to the suggestion of his lordship, and he then expressed his opinion that the only way to remedy the inconvenience in future was to issue fewer invitations, and to do away with the dinner in t he Exchequer Chamber altogether. The hall would only contain 1,029 persons comfortably, and on the last occa sion he believed that 1,160 tickets were issued, and this was the cause of all the confusion. Mr. R. TAILOR, jun. seconded the motion, and in doing so said he could bear testimony, from his own ob servation, to the scene of confusion that existed in almost every part of the hall. At the place where he sat, all that there was seen to eat was some dessert plates with tureens of bread sauce upon them—(a roar of laughter)— but he must say, at the same time, that if there had been any thing to eat, they were all so crammed together, that it was not possible for them to raise their hands to their mouths. (Renewed laughter.) A good many of those who sat near him also amused themselves by singing " Jolly Dogs." (Laughter.) Mr. DUCEORGE said it appeared to him that the motion of the hon. member did not go far enough, and that it would not have the effect of obtaining a better arrange ment for the future, and he should therefore propose an amendment. This amendment was to the effect that it was an ancient custom in the City of London, on the inauguration of the Lord Mayor, to invite the ministers of the crown, the representatives of foreign courts, the judges, and other eminent persons to a banquet at Guild hall, and that it was advisable to make better arrangements for the accommodation of the per sots so invited. It was therefore proposed that a special committee should be appointed annually, who should, in the first instance, take into consideration the propriety of defraying the cost of the banquet out of the City's cash instead of the cash being provided by the Lord Mayor and sheriffs, and, next, that they should take all the necessary steps to provide for the proper accommoda tion of the guests who were invited, and to report upon the whole matter to the court. The bon. member said it appeared to him that this court ought to have a control over the banquets of the 9th of November, and he thought it worthy of consideration whether, while every effort should be made to uphold the ancient dignity of the Lord Ma or, some of the ele ments connected with the proceedings on Lord Mayor's day were not of such a character as in the present day might be dispensed with. (Hear, hear.) He considered it was not a right thing that the Sheriffs of London should be called upon, almost immediately after they assumed office, to subsc ribe a sum of 750/. each towards a banquet, and it was not the case in any other part of the country. As they had to pay so large a sum, it was only natural that they should invite a number of their own friends ; and this, no doubt, partly contributed to the inconvenience that was so justly complained of. It appeared , to him that the whole of the present arrangements for inviting the guests ought to be altered, and with that view he proposed the present amendment , which, if a g reed to, he believed would be attended with a factory result. Mr. PAYNE seconded the amendment. Sheriff Warsiteow said he could not allow it go forth that either the Sheriffs orthe Lord Mayor had any control over the arrangement", or had anything to do with causing the inconvenience complained of. told how knew in reference to the matter was that he was told how many persons he might invite to the banquet, and beyond the payment of the money, the sheriffs were mere cyphers as far as the engagements for the banquet were conserved. He thought it right at the same time to say that he felt honoured at being allowed to entertain such distinguished persons as were invited upon the occasion. - PETITIONS. Mr. Deputy DE JERSEY presented a petition from the Rev. Francis John Clay Moran, minister of the new con ventional district of St. Philip the Evangelist, Old Kent road, and residents in the district and neighbourhood. for the gift of a piece of land in the Old Kent-road for the purpose of building a church there. The petition was rap ported by Mr. De Jersey on the ground that the corpora tion was possessed of ten acres of land in the same neigh bourhood, and on which it was proposed that houses should be at once erected, and that the erection of a church would greatly improve the value of the property. In answer to a question by Mr. WEBBER, Mr. MORAN stated that so far as he was concerned no Puseyite practices would be introduced in the intended new church. After a somewhat warm discussion Mr. COCKRELL observed that when once the corporation had given the land they would have no control over the mode in which the relig-.ous services were administered in it, and he should therefore move an amendment that the petition do lie on the table. Mr. RIDLEY seconded the amendment, which was put to the ooart, and declared to be negatived. Another amendment was then moved by Deputy BuitrrELL, that the consideration of the petition be ad journed until the court to be held after the expiration of six months after the report of the Bunhill Fields Burial Ground Committee sha ll have been disposed of by this court. After fl short discussion this amendment was agreed to, and the court then adjourned. OVERCROWDING IN ST. OILES'S. Last night a public meeting convened by the Evicted Tenants' Aid Association was held in the Hall, Store-street, for the purpose of considering the aver crowded state of the poor in St. Gilees, and in the metro polis generally ; Mr. W. T. M. TOIIIIS, M.P., presided. Amongst those who occupied seats on the platform were the Marquis Townshend, Mr. J. A. Smith, M.P., Mr. G. Cruikshank, Mr. S. C. Hall, F.S.A., Mr. R. N. Fowler, the Rev. B. Bayley, Dr. Buchanan , Rev. Dr. Burns, and others. Mr. G. Linnaeus Banks, the honorary secretary of the association, read a report of the condition of the poor in St. Giles's and Bloomsbury, prepared by a gentleman specially appointed for the purpose. In this document some terrible disclosures were made. It was stated therein that in a house in Comm-place, Drury-lane, one room was inhabited by 11 persons, consisting of the father and mother and six children, four of whom were full grown, and three lodgers, the whole sleeping and cooking in the single apartment. In Xing street, Drury-lane, 30 people dwell in eight rooms, the size of each being 8 feet by 16, or two-thirds of the dimensions of an ordinary railway carnage. Several houses in the same street are in the same condition. Mr. George Cruikahank proposed the first resolution—" That this meeting expresses its profound regret at the present sanitary condition of the poor and of the industrial classes in this borough and in the metropolis generally, occa sioned as it is in numerous instances by the crowding together of many persons in single apartments, irrespec tive of sex age, or family ties, alike injurious to their moral and , physical welfare and to the economical rela tions of the poor to the general public, and further, that as the Sanitary Act of 1882 compels parishes and sanitary boards to limit ithe number of persons in the houses now so crowded, the difficulties in the way of ameliorating these evils must speedily and greatly increase, and the hardships of the poor be in consequence painfully intensi fied." Mr. J. A. Smith, DLP., seconded the resolution, which was supported by Mr. George Brooke, and unani mously adopted. The Rev. Dr. Nolan moved the second resolution :—" That it is the duty of this meeting to com mend to the inhabitants of this borough, and the London public generally, prompt, organised, persevering, and liberal efforts to promote the improvement of the dwel lings of the poor and of the operative classes." Mr. R. N. Fowler seconded the motion, which was supported by the Rev. Emilius Bayley and Mr. Hopwood, chairman of St. Andrew's Board of Guardians, and carried tuna. con. The Marquis Townshend moved the third resolution, which requested the member for the borough and other influential members of the House of Commons to renew their efforts on the subject in question during the ensuing session. Mr. S. C. Hall seconded the resolution. The Chairman, before putting it, expressed a desire to make one or two rem arks. He said he had that morning asked a gentleman occupying a high official position bow much money belonging to the working classes had the Chancellor of the Exchequer in his posses sion at present. The answer he received was forty-five millions and four hundred and odd thousand pounds. Having each information, he would, if he was blessed with life until next year, ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer the following question :—" If the landowners get money at a low interest to drain their estates, and railway companies get assistance to construct their lines, why, in the name of humanity, not give to the working men part of the money they have earned, with security on the rates of the district, to build decent and Christian homes !" Other resolutions I having been proposed and adopted, the proceedings termi nated with a cordial vote of flasks to the chairman. Let MARKET& TALLOW.-THURSDAY EVZNING. —The market was steady to-day :—Sp3t, 435. 9d. to 445. ;J a nuary to March, 445. to 445. 3d. ; March, 445. 9d. to 455. - - COTPON.—LivEuPooL, Dsc. G.—A better market to day, with a dearer tendency for Surats. Sales to-day : 12,000 bales, including 3,000 speculation and export. 2,500 American, 111 d. to 15d. ; 700 Pernam, kc., 14d. to 16d. ; 10 Maranham, 140. ; 1,100 Maoeio and Bahia, 11d. to 1411. ; 500 Egyptian, 12d. to 184 d. ; 50 Smyrna, 12d. to 12 d. ; 6,990 Surat, Bd. to 120. ; Ma dras, 101 d. to 11 ; Bengal, Scinde, ke., 74d. to Sid. ; China, 94d. to 91d. ; 150 Peru, 10d. to Mid. WOOL AND WORSTED.—BRADFORD, Dec. 6.—The wool market is quiet. Spinners are picking up cheap lots, though it is difficult to 'find them. Staplers generally ad here with firmness to quotations. The stocks in the hands of staplers are only small, and being unable to replace at current prices from the country, no abatement can be ob tained. The prices of last week arc fully maintained, and the quotations all round are fully Id. per lb. dearer than they were a fortnight ago. Colonial wools have gone up in consequence of the result of the London sales, and are fully ld. per lb. dearer. In worsted yarns, the export houses are looking round for cheap lots in 30's and 40's single. Stocks, however, have been pretty well cleared during the past fortnight, and are now rather scanty. With the improved demand for this description of yarns, prices are decidedly hardening. The contracts which have been placed are in some instances heavy, and will employ spin ners for some time to come. The demand for carded and Genappe yarns is very small. Two-fold 40's are rather better to sell. There are some indications of improvement in the continental trade. Prices are hardening in two fold yarns. The business doing for the home trade is very limited. The piece trade is in a state of torpor. Neither the home nor the American houses can be induced to place orders. The latter are now and then picking up lots out of stock, and are not entering into new contracts. There is rather more doing for China, though the orders placed are only small. The trade doing for the Continent is slow and dragging. Prices are firm. LACE AND HOSIERY.—NormonAn, Dec. 6.—The improvement which we reported last week in the foreign department of the lace trade has been maintained. The Americans oterate slowly, but there are several buyers from the continent, who are placing orders rather more freely than of late. There is no further improvement in the demand for plain and cotton goods. The mild weather has somewhst checked the sale of winter goods at the hosiery warehouses, but there are inquiries for the trade, and • fair business is being done with the T.T . t r i j a States. Yarns are about the same, with a tendency to further easiness. On the whole, the operatives are pretty well employed.—Fading am Journal. CORN.—Briturnonan, Dec. 6.—At this day's market there was a fair supply of wheat • best qualities were Is., secondary, 2s. lower. English barley of all kinds, 2a. per quarter down. Oats unaltered. Baas and peas, Is. per quarter cheaper. The millers reduced the retail price of flour 3e. 4d. per sack. BRISTOL, 6/T.C. 6.—At our market to-day English wheat was in moderate suppli, and sold slowly at a decline of fully 3. per qr. Foreign quiet, and la. to 2s. per qr. lower. llalting barley difficult of sale, and values the turn in buyers' favour. Grinding dull, and lea. per qr. lower. Notwithstanding short supplies of oats, the trade ruled dull at 6d. per qr. reduction. Maize 6d. to la. per qr. lower. Beans rather cheaper. Devizes, Dec. 6.—We had a moderate supply of wheat today, and a good attendance, but the trade, although fair, was not so brisk as it has ruled for the last two ar three weeks, and we must note prices is. lower. _ We. was made for a small lot of prime old unnery, b u t h " 4 , - the top pr ice ; 345. was the highest prise for Illw nol * tions. For Larliy the market v. quite ut4l7" . samples of stained, but the best qualmish n ~.4 tiTy lower. Beans made quite as much money sio ss i s qr i; ls. suck lower. Vetches as before. Best white whi s t 355. 01. ; best red ditto, 33a. to As.; ditto ass' .* 335. to 345. • other sorts, 245. to 2iie. ; barley , t beans,s3B. vetehes 6d , ; 2li ' . 234 234 : tre, 2 ft.. to"I;7.P"E' ; ...iiii 7 ,„, r t:. l6 ; 541. ; best seconds, 455. to 495. to - - - MANCHESTER, Dec. 6. —At our market this I N , wheat wsa in limited demand, and both Effighelt mei; must be quoted 2s. per quarter the pl s slow trade, detained Is. per sack. Oats we ft , alk *lbs., and oatmeal Is. per load. Beans aad also Is. per quarter lower. In Indian can thaw material change. 'w NEWARK, Doc. s.—Not much demand for whoa, undergoing a reduction of Is. to 2s. per qr. A ao Z show of barley, for which late rates could not b s da m . No mater i a l change in eats. Beans a slow mhos recent rates. _ Nswsoar, Dsc. 6.—We had a very large show o b i ,. this day ; the trade exceasively dull. Best pie t a iput 7 to 2a., and other kinds 21. to le. lees money. Th s of barley was also very great, and quite 2t per qr . 47 44 , 1 Oats steady, at late rates. Beane tins. Um:tarpon, Dec. 6.—The supply of wheat i. b e i ng dfseted by the weather, sells i ,lo wly w k .! per qr. leap than last week. Spring corn s plow* : I prices are lower. EDIWBOnoH, DEC. s.—As cowered with hie wheat was 2a. down on top, and la. 3g. dsse aver age. Barley was 4s. 9d. up on top, and , 31, 4 : 1 1 on average. Oats were 2 s. 6 d. down on top end IL e m on average. Beans were same on top, rnd Bd. up.. e , Wheat, 51s. to 70a. ; barley, 265. to Mk. ; one, CZ 3.35. 6d. ; beans, 445. 6d. to 57e. CATTLE.-811/1111fGHAN, Dec. 6.-We received& 2.4 supply of beasts on offer this day, the m ora l a z: prime. The trade ruled fair, at a shade easier p r r am 74 on Tuesday last. The supply of sheep was axes* trade heavy ; no alteration in prices. Cebu limited supply. Fat page a moderate Ripply a . 1 .,;2! made. Beef, fid. to 74d. per lb. ; m 7 0 7 1 7 veal, 7d. to 89d. ; bacon pigs, Si. to 9.. pr Z a " to-day. - ho W llj a h ha th d e a n iargi nmber surn of mh% illul aaa at porket ditto, Os. to 10e. per score. orrßthETheiirr:alrelakellthan last week. Most of those os a g ar awe of a very rough description, and the few pod were bought up at very high prices, in antiesiedrar a advance expected at the Christmas market to le bak aar a week. For anything exceptionally good ham lr 735. was given, but a more average ken ' , ban 65e. to 685., and for inferior description s were difficult to sell, exceedingly low par. vas accepted-from 5135. to 625. being skoot sa quo tation. A good many of the rough Napa left on hand till late in the day. Store rattle oakum to arrive from Ireland, but the demand is rot pa s la large as it has been. We had a good sand, of Sawa bat trade was very dull, and prices ssrW a morkidaduc tier, best wethers selling at from 70. to Bd. per L o a ewes and inferior descriptions at 7d. There num, large supply of pigs, about 2,000 having arrived free las land on Wednesday. The bacon market, however,t g er, quiet, and trade in consequence was de ll , pri m • lower than we have known them for many *Mks •• bre Ba. to Bs. 3d. was an aversp quotation for parka, ist some cases bacon pigs realised 8.. 6d. to Bs. 9d. pe wet BUllinelia in milch cows rather dull, and prim amp& from 15/. to 20/. being accepted for very fair ask Very few bones on offer, and trade dull. Norrutoriat, Dec. 5.-About the same Doubt dime were shown to-day as on the previous week, pimp* from Bs. tkL to 9s. for best quality, and for escesdk Wife. was given. There was a good supply of sheep, at her 1g to 81d. per lb. for fi rst class quaky, and for comw 7d. io an Pocket Porket yip realised from 6a 9d. to %IL ` ti stone ; an d bacon pigs were fetching hom fe ask ti Veal was again .carne, and sold at 9d. per lb. kirks market :-Saturday sheep, 5 ; pip, 318. Weisser sheep, 844 ; Piga. 3 . NEWARK, DEC. 4.-Only 125 sheep were mad, arra attendance of buyers was small, no doubt orks lip approaching fair. Wethers averaged Bd. pa h, el ewes 7d. EDINBURGH, DEC. 5.-The number d mitt is morning was rather larger than on t his al l wok is number being 423. or 3 more. Sales were Nes 10s. 6d. ; current, Bs. to os. ; middling inferior, k per stone. The supply of sheep was 4,596, lairg more than last week. Bales were dull. To pieta; current, 7}d. Ewes front 51. to 6d. per lb. Elar as erit weeks old pap, se. to Bs. 6d. a head. Numbrris ask: -Fat cattle, 423 ; store cattle, 116 ; mikk wee !.'; fat sheep, 4,596 ; store lambs, 208; pigs, 239. TRAFFIC RETURNS. &AMWAY& MI/es Pas- Mer- NOW, open. singers. (Balsam 121. Week ending Sept. 19. 6 6 Great Southern of India 79 334 we NS Week ending Oc 6 5 t. 6. adras Bombay, Bs..,&Centra ine. 492 11. 306 2,931 3,956 tea : 1 a M —South West L North West Line. 153 11 : Week ending Oct. 20. Bahia and San Francisco Week ending Nov. 23. Dublin aid Meath 35 144 lti SS Week ending Nov. 30. Belfast and N. Counties Londonderry& Coleraine . 193 176 MI Week ending Dec. I. North &astern 12"9, 16,616 51,640 Mil 605 Week ending Dec. t. Belfast and County Down 441 390 271 MI Bristol and Exeter 134) 33 3,121 & C , Great Eastern 19,594 MIN LO - Great Western 13111 te,w2 38.155 61,36 624 Lancashire and Yorkshire 403 14.976 51110 41151 If North British 76 us 40 1 TRADE IMPOSTS AT LIVERPOOL. — The Dock Board yeaterday came to several decisions any v of considerable interest to the shipping and viewing' manufacturing community. It was agreed to newt charges for the dock line of railway onehalf, awls* was expressed that this would induce the minty gut nies to moderate their cha es. It appears tkat way companies are about t o reduce their rates brit as. riage of goods to and from Birkenhead. It vat rain] that cargoes of vessels returned in dismal ad bail the dock quays (lock sheds excepted) shall Dot be Otrid quay rent, providing such cargoes be reloaded Ingo month for the same port to which the nodes* when she put back. The board have denied te auln new observatory at Bidaton one of the finest tithe Oa In addition to the very large expendittut H w y it was yesterday agreed to expend a sum of 4001. viding further facilities for testing coinpusek ten, ko. THE DOUBLE Mt EDER AND StICIDZ 15 SHIRE.—The man Edward Priest, who was faund . N. a dreadfully injured condition near the bed on , murdered prostitute, Eliza Shaw, was disoovend_,...• own house at Woocispeen, near Newbury'. op Wi a r" morning, expired the same night, his death compleng tragedy in which three lives have suddenly ben ate Priest was carefully attended by several ned= l ll. l ' mn, but the wounds on his head were of tan 5100 v e to render the skill of the surgeons useless bodies await an inquest. 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