The Express. — London, England, 1862-04-18 00:00:00

THE BRIGHTON REVIEW. OFZIKRAL ORDERS. The railway arrangements for the Review at lingliton are calculated to assemble about ten a.m. the fore.. is bleb has received authority to attend it, Awl a. they are necessarily of a complicated nature their +Ua.4.114 Call only be ensured by strict pune t.iality and obedience to orders on the part of the Volunteers. The present occasion may not only afford in •truction in field manoeuvres on an extensive scale, hotels° many useful le*Mllllol in connexion with the concentration of a large force front scattered and .distant The orders of the staff-officers at railway stations are to be implicitly obeyed. These officers are re sponsible that perfect order and silence are ob served by the troops in getting into or off the trains; no music is to play on approaching the railway 'Asthma, and volunteers are not to quit their ranks until ordered iuto the carriages. Upon arrival at Brighton the various corps will st once march to the rendezvous appointed for them : those from London by the Shoreham road ; soil the one from Hampshire and Susses by Trafalgar-stanst (Queen's-road, West-street, and King's-road will nut be used by the Volunteers). On arrival at their respective rendezvous, tae corps will pile arms in quarter-distance columns, according as the ground will admit, care being taken that no injury is done to any of the trees or shrubs in the Those corps that arrive early may "break off," but the Volunteers are to be cautioned uut to stray far from their rendezvous. On the arrival of the last train a gun will be fired, and the " &trembly " pomaded by a bugler Irvin each brigade ; the companies will be told off, awl battalions formed aid proved. At the second gun the brigades will move off in gocevssi ~,,, from the right of each division ; those .f the Ist division proceeding by the Lewes and t'.•metery roads, any thaws of the 2nd, by the %ince-parade to White Hawk Down, where they s ill be forum, in line of contiguous quarter-distance c.0.111111/4. . . . . ...... The gnus of the 18-pounder batteries will be ..serif in line before 10 o'clock. %t the conclusion of the review, the corps will r,torii to their rewpective rendezvous by the same polies, and await there the orders to proceed to the trains, which will be regulated according to the order in which they cater in the morning. The abort Enfield drill will he observed by all the infantry corps. The officer commanding each bri ..;wk will have the ijlJ4/dllO6. to select one band for ti.• purpose of playing during the marching past of ch.. whole brigade. The other bands of the brigade will march at the head of their reaped. lee battalions without playing. 11. WMURDO. War-udioe, April 17. DIBTRIBUTION 07 MB FORCE TO BE ABBLIBLED AT BRIGHTON ON THE 21nr APRIL, 18$2 i knead the Lord CLYOM. GAM, IL& 1., Comeemehig. RAIL Colosa Y. Erliondle, C. 8., InspeaberOan. d Volunteers. Calmat 0. Eakin& Deputy hapirsear d Vidasieers. Lieut.-Colonel R. O. A. Laud, Arstat. leap. el Wanton& Lirei..Colosal G. Huron, Anninsat Inapector et Lieut.-Calomel U. B. Hamra, Anil& lump. of Volunteers. CAVALRY. Vith Haws, Liest,Calseel Kam, owaramadir. Is Harts Light Herr, Captain Boner , rendezvous, C&. rally Lama. ARTILLERY. I.o.utLeleasi Use sar, A., Canuaediag. WAIT. eToppu,RA Toppw, Outars Put, R.A. captain Ward, R.A. Captain !Rockwell, R.A. Id sad tad battery, Major Dales, eomnstaisr ; let ~ .r.vz Artillery V. C. ; total (winch is each on issiedes • arta other odious, sergeasts, bailers, bawl, pioneers, • mak sad ; glue, ; Aosta, 40 ; asilorm, te• , reedarreas, Kuhns, t.orticas. Capiara Darby ; 201, .trd, sad 4tb Kaman Artillery Y. C. ; 1144 ; V 44, 4 ; bones, , Mee ; Pathos Gertieee. Ith, Major Harcourt; 4th Cietrue Porta Artillery V. C. ; rasa, 4 ; WU. ; Parrlw ttertleaa. ARTILLERY. Lieut.-Colonel EPITILIDUZ, Commanding. Caplan. Woodbend, *.ied liddleeei Ydltu, Aide-de-Cnrop. C.614,,ma Wolf, N.A., !rejig. of lu weds. 1.4 Eattalloo, Lieut.-0o °oat Sturdee, commander; let Brigade of llama Artillery Volunteers ; total, 3t4; uniform, blue; rendervoue. Pariirouvirdeni. ::ud, Lieut.-Colonel Load Truro • .Rd llidilleees Artillery Volunteers ; 323; blue • Parillosiardens. :44, Major Creed • 3r d hires Artillery Volunteers, IA. .10.010 Porte Artillery Volunteers, Ist Iliddlerei Artillery 1 oluntrers, 2nd Middlesex Artillery Volunteers, and Lt Tower Hamlets Artillery Volunteers; ; Line and blue will red facings; Parthoe•gardeas. LNYANTII.I% leT piiirtior. Ifejor.Gentral CHM ro/tp, Commanding. . . . Captain Smith, Grene.l;eiGuards. Limit. Hoo. C. J. C. Eliot, Greoadier Guards. let ILIGADT. Lieut-t'olouel the Duke of WaLcuitaim, K.G., Goan tuandiug. Captain Golf, 10th Foot, Major of Brigade. 14 Battalioe, Lieuc-Coliniel Macleod, of Macleod, coma weeder; tat Middlesex Engineer V.O ; total, 530; undone, scarlet; reudezvutui, Level, mirth sole. 2al„ Lieut.-Colonel the Hoe. C. Hugh Lind*, 11th Mil. E.V.C. Ilirorge'e), leth, and kith ; 503 ; dark ; Level, north side. Lieut..Colouel G. Wanly, let City of Loudon R.V.C.; tool ; drtk grans ; Level, north side. Ito, Major Whitehead, Ist Middlesex (Victoria); 301; dArk green ; Level, north side. 2sri utuGADL Lieut..Coloral the Marquis of G.C.H., COM mundane. Major Mackenzie, Antrim Militia, AUimde-Camp. Brevet. Major Shaw, Major of Brigade. Ist Battalrm, Lieut. t . 11101114 Jeekew, Commander, 4th Middlesex 11.. V., :17th ditto; Wtel, 470; uulturm, grey and groco ; retulezirima, middle a the level. tod, Major Vera*, 2441. Middlesex R. V. (Loudon bosh), 4th Bucks K.V. ; 431 ' • pry, middle of the level. • .tad,, Lieut.lolooel Lord Enfield, 21411 Middlesex E.V. ; ; grry ; Iniol4lle of the le eeL 4th, Lieut.COluuel Lord Bury, 21st Middlesex 11. V. (Cied Service), 3•413, 42ad, 4311, and 44th ditto; ; pry ; middle of the level. 3aci BUIGADO. Lieutenant-Colonel Vivoiuut kiANLLAGII, Commanding, Captiou Tempi:a, Horsed It. V.C., Aiderde-Carole lirevet.Yutur Deaden, tiOth Foot, Major of Brigade. Id lettalioa, Major Adierlej, comumuder • South Mid- K.V.C. ; total, runs, unifurin, grey; rendezvous, level (south sale). 2nd, Lieut.-Colonel Somerset; 40th Middlesex R.V.C. It utral Loadoei Ride Rangers) ; 330 ; green ; keel (south ple). .Ird. Sir John Shelley; 44th Middlesex It.V.C., 2nd and 4th Cit . ), of Loudon IL V.C. 050 ; 41ith Middlesex and 2nd City, groy ; 4th t . 11y, green • level (south side). 4th, Lieut.-Coloael Big gs ; 311th Middlesex $ V.C, ; 040 ; grey ; level (meth side). 4TH BRIGADE Rrigiidier.Gerzeral fIAIN Fir, C. 8., Cornmeal*. Licutesaet Arbutliwit, 10th Human. AidmdaGerap. 1 . ..0wn Woven, 414 Foot, Major of Brigade. I.t battalion, Major Bereeford, commander 201, 7th. Ilth Surrey R.% .C. ; total. 714 ; uniform, green -.Art facimp, invisible green, end green ; rendezvous, St. P. oar's 1 'Lurch. 2rsl, Captain Trireme, acting major •, 10th, 19th, 0141. _.led Surrey ; 3e2 ; greou ; St. Pater'. Chunk .4.1. Major lawn ; let tiltinuidrative Battalioa of Ke.t V.C. ; ; dark greeu ; St. Peter's Church. 4th, Major Kir H. Pletcher ; 741 i, I.lth, and 14th Surrey N.Y.C., sod 2nd Adosimvtretive Itattahou of Surrey &V. ; 7•:.1 ; rile green ; St. Peter's Church. STH BKn;Aug. Major lieneml TAILOR, Commanding. Captain Penibert. . Scots Fusilier :nark, Aide.de-Camp. Major , the /ion. W. J. Colville, Rife Brigade, Major of 14 Katt-akin, 1.1414..C010aril Copper, commander, 54i 8.V., and 9th Ewe:. K.V. ; total, 3:4 • uniform, ; realervons„ Enclosure I) (north side). Lieut,Colonal Buxton. let Administrative Bettalioa .f roarer Hamlet. R.V. ; 214; grey; Enclieure 1) (north r• to. .r.l. Lieut,Colowel bleary ; 4th and 6th Tower Hamlets pey ; Each:wore plorrth ode/. Itk. Lieut..Colowel Walker ; 6th, gth, 9tls, sad 12th T mer if a mkt,, ; 507 ; grey ; Enclosure 1) (earth INFANTRY. viD DIVINION. >l.+jo►-f:eswnl Hee. A. Emma, COM Colonel Taylor, C.B. Cokeel Walker, C. B. Caption Carleton, 21st Foot. isT BRINADIL Lieutellant-COIODeI Lord RAIJATOCL, Commasdiog. Le atessat P•ake, Aide-de-Camp. Maud Gnocb, unattached. Barr of Brigade. I.t Bettalsen, L.eut..C°l.mel Wilkinson, oommander ; Zed Administrative Battalion Middlesex R.V.C. ; total, 627 ; uniforms, griy, two coorporties pogo ; roodoWeereob Enclosure C. god, Lieut.-Colonel Flatherst ; 19th Midas= R.V.O ; 4511; grey ; Enclosure C. 3ra. Lague •Oilociel Colvin; 39th Middlesex .R.V.C., sad 25th Kent (Royal Arsenal) R.V.C. ; 6 i; dark grow, with red facing,. ; Enclosure C. 4th. Captain Fenton; 9th Middlesex; 351; grey; Enclosure C. 2ND BIUGADL Thigedier.t;eneral BLOWNOrounanding. Lieutenant Savoy, 78th Foot, Aidiaste•Clunp. Captain Morgan, 'ssth Foot, Major of Bride. lit Battsliou, Lieut.-Coined atiansloa, commander; lit, 2ud, awl 18th Haute RV.C. ; Oda, 314 ; uniform, grey rendezvous, Eseitentre D, mos t; We. Lod, Lieut..l'olonel COMM ; 31111 AAministrative Batts liou, Hants It._ • Me ; grey ; Reeksue D, mouth aide. 3rd, Lieut.. Colonel Dunmore; let Administrative BA. telion, Isle of Wight H.V. ; 348 ; green ; Enclosure D, south aide. _ _ . Lieut,Calaael VaDeacy ; 2d Adaaaiateative Bat talion, Hems li. V. ; 375 ; prey ; Eaekeure D, south side. 35D ARIOADZ. Lieut.-Colonel Itoonor, Commaadisg. Lieutenant MOCRICAZI, Royal Artillery, Aide-de-Ounp. Captain Penton, 3ril Middlesex Militia, Major of Brigade. let Battalion, Acting -Major Meek, satimander, 3rd Sawn Administrative ltatt.tm It. V. ; total, 400; uniform, 6 companies dark Ward grey ; 1 company government grey ; rendezvous, Enclosure F. 2nd, Major Gaisford ; let Soma Adminiatrative Batts lion, K. V. ; 310 ; grey and black. 3rd, Liellteuaut.Crolopel Gage ; lit Cinque Ports Admi nistrative Battalion ; 17th Kent, ItV. C. ; 294 ; steel grey. 4tli, Lieutenant-Colonel Bartelot ; 2nd Sussex Admimis trative Battalion ; 475 ; dark grey. 4TH BRIGADIL ilrigadierGeoeral OARVOCIL, rapt Hoo. Chstwynd. Aide-de-0am)). Capt. Aura, 20th Foot, ILijor of Brigade. Ist Battalion, Lieuteissist-Colonel Lord Pleho,commandre; 15th Middlesex R. V. C. (London licottlah) ; total. 354; uniform, Frey ; readrisvous, Town.hall and Pavilion Oar. dans, E. 2od, Lieutesant•Colonel Brewster; 23rd Middleael R. V. C. (lone of Court) ; ; grey ; Pavilion Gardens, E. 3rd, Major Richards ; 3rd ei.y of London 1C V.C. ; 32nd Iliddleaer It. V. C. ; 452 . scarlet ; Pavilion Gard E. 4th, Lieut.. Colonel Cord Grosvenor; 22nd Middlwas It. V. C.. let Battalion (Queen's Weetaninster); 496; my ; Queen's Park Tavern, and Pavilion Gardens, E. sth, Lieut.. Colonel Lord Gerald Pitagesuld ; 22nd Mid. diesel It. V. C., 2nd Battalion (Queen a Westminster) ; 455 ; pay ; Queen's Park Tavern, and Pavilion Gardena, Z We are requeated to state that for the safety of tb• blie, a detective officer will be is atiewdsace at the Greed Bhtad. CAD= Raviriv.—Arrangementa are being made for a review of the cadet companies attached to the Rifle Volunteer Cagy& to take place at the Crystal Palace, simi lar in every respect to that which was so successful there Lu. year. Load Echo, lieutenant-colorist commanding the London Scottish Rifts Volunteers, will be the impacting Aloe& sad the whole of the ordinary evolutions of • fledd.day win be gone through by the cadet, under cadet commanders. Preliminary rehearsals of the corps attached to the northern district will take place at the Albany Barracks, Regent's-park, and at Vievoriapark, and of the Southern District Corps at the ground of the London Rifle Brigade, and at C..rhas Rik. Among the cadet companies which have already agreed to take part in the review are the Queen's (Westminster), the Londe. Rifle Brigade, South Middlesex, 20th Middlesex (Bloorwheryi, 29th Middlesex, 33rd Mid dlesex (Paddington), 40th Lineman ; 34* 13th, and 20th Kant ; tat and 4th Survey. W Qty ; 2nd, 4th, and oth Tower Hamlets, Ite. The amsniumeste will be under the directiou of Captain Reynolds. Ed dr etit Otty Rifles, and Lieutenant Leiria Hill, d Me Ma Maass& THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION. THE SUICIDE IN A RAILWAY CAMAGE. Further particulars of the above unhappy event, which took place on Wednesday. have become knows. It seems the re by the 12 o'clock dove train from London-brie, soon after entering the long dark tunnel under Blackheath, were affrighted by the report at • pistol shot in one of the enrages, which reverberated along the vaulted roof with startling effect on occupants of almost every carriage, many of whom ima gined it to be some danger signal and were in momentary expectation of • collision. On reaching the Charlton station it was disco vered that • respectably-dressed man, apparently about 50 years of age, war crouching in • half recumbent pasture in one corner of • third-class carriage with a frightful wound over the right temple, which was bleeding copiously. The pistol was still firmly retained in his grasp, the rarer having torn away • clear e through tin rim of his hat, passed through theaparietal and lodged, it is sappard, in the brain. Dr, °arbour was promptly in red, together with the station-master, &coma salerer, who still survived, to Woolwich, where gliie7seed en • abutter and removed to one of the mar gwasur Two other passengers, • man and • Imam ereopied seats in t'ue same compartment, but 1 were unable to assist the inquiry, the place being at the time in utter deacons. It was ascertained by several illesonenta found in his pockets that the sufferer's name soil ralisece were as follows :—Henry C. Missing, draper swisar, Waterloo-house, Tranquil-vale, Blackheath. munimanduni-book, containing entries of money tralathaliens and depesite at the London and Westminster =l in silver, and a return ticket from London to , were found in his pockets, and on • leaf of his orrbook was written in • clear mercantile hand the een tr og :—" My most beloved Wite,-1 am in a peaceful etre of micd this morning. My oppression is going off. I feel how blessed it must be to be at rest ; and where, surely, we shall meet spin, to rut no more. When I die—and I know not how soon it may be—l trust you will not grieve for me as one without hope. I know Christ came to save sinners, and into His hands I commend my soul. I cannot help rushee of despair, which have been on me so often of late. They are not to be got rid of. We are fen-folly and wonderfully made. The Lord gave and the Lord taketh away. I hope by one manner or another a decant maintenance will remain for you. If I live it must be otherwise, for my mind is utterly incapable of working out the bias tow..rds good result. Farewell, farewell! God protect you, and forgive your distracted husband!" Infor mation of the event was telegraphed by the station-master at Woolwich Dockyard to 11./.-icheath, and at baffled the sufferer's wife and one of his oeighbours arrived in a cab. It was, however, wondered advisable that she alkali not be permitted to see her husband, who was still breath ing but polestar, and who survived till five minutes pent three, when he expired, Dr. Gatehouse being constantly fa attendance. It was stated at the rims that the probable cause of the act was the withdrawal at his stock in trades which ha had beldam esmarricea rid • want of confider* on the put of the mormatils how in Larks, when it was 'opposed he Mil fist memljkarde • lest and unsuc cessful attempt he Mem W THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 18, 1862. MUSICAL ARRANORYINTS. The great orchestra erecting under the eastern dome is rapidly approaching completion. Excepting only the Haodel Festival orchestra at the Crystal Palace, it is by far the largest ever built in this country. It will meow modal,* upwards of 2,000 performers. Projecting 60 feet under the dome, Waxiest:ls the whole width thereof, rising above the gallery to a considerable height in front of the ' under pert of the round stained glees window over the eastern entrance. The lower 13 rows of this great staging will be occupied by the instrumental portion of the orches tra, the upper 26 rows by the chorus. Exclusive of tie side portions in the galleries, the width of the orchestra isl3s feet. The instrumentalists employed on this occasion will be about four hundred In number, including all the leading profaisors, and =ay amateurs of talent. There will be 196 violins and violas, 90 violoncello' and double bassos, with about 112 wind instruments, drums, ke. The lists of performers have been carefully revised by Mr. COll4ll, and there is no question that it will be one of the finest bands ever brought together. The chorus will comprise shout five hundred voices to each of the four parts. Besides the chorus of the Sacred Harmonic Society, a considerable number will be brought from various provincial choral societies, cathedral choirs, &c., throughout the country. Birmingham and the Midland districts, Bradford and the Yorkshire districts, Liverpool, Manchester, Canter bury, Cambridge, Ely, Norwich, Oxford, Gloucester, Lin coln, Nottiogbam, Bristol, Hertford, Chester, Edinburgh, Exeter, Wells, Windsor, Newomtle, Glasgow, Peterborough, Winchester, Aberdeen, Dublin, dm, will all contribute their grata, it having been an object of special interest to the cormoimioners to give a fair representation at this greet musical commune to the various provincial towns. The re mainder of the chorus will be selected by ballot from the members of the Handel Festival Choir, their complete organi astion and constant practice %miler Mr. Costa renderingthern a moat efficient body of choreliste ready to hand. Whether preliminary rehearsals or not will be needed is not yet de cided ; at any rate, the rehersals at present appointed, all of which are under the direction of Mr. Costa, are u follows : Full bud rehearsal ; Exeter-hell, Tuesday, tuorning, 29th April. Chorus rehearsal ; Exeter-ball, Tuesday evening, 29th April (town and country chorus). Full rehearsal ; Exhibitiomboilding, Wednesday, 30th April. It is now tolerably certain that the opening ceremonial, on the lit of May, will commence at , one o'clock precisely. From the imposing effects which must be produced by this great music awniblage, there is no doubt but that as the details become known the sale of season tickets will proceed very rapidly. The Sacred Harmonic Society have published • small engraved plan of the Exhibition building, showing the situation of the orchestra, which they present to all pur chaser. of Exhibition season tickets ►t Exeter-hall, whether applying perionally or by poet. Thi■ little plan gives an excellent idea of the arrangement of the building, the Hor ticultural Gardsua, entreaties, and reads. MADAme Luen-Clomeentewr.—Thin benevolent lady has volunteered leer gratuitous assistance to the com mittee which has undertaken, at great expense, to restore and enlarge the church of the Holy Sepulchre, Northampton, one of the few coned churches of the Knight. Templar,. The Mescal will accordingly he performed next Wednesday morning in the Corn Exchange in that town, and Madame Goldschruidt will sing. The applications for tickets have been very numerous. _ _ . Tax VOCLI AMOCIATION. —Miuleuto6ello Marie Craven, frees the principal theatres in Italy and Paris, will snake her AM appearance in England (after an staenee of sight years) at the smart of the Vocal Association on Wed newhy evening next, Bt. James's-hall. The other principal features of the progremmeare, Mendelasohn's Psalm, " Hear my prayer," for soprano solo and chorus ; Meyerbeer's " Pater Nosier," and a duett on two pianofortes, by Mina Eleanor Ward ; sod Mr. Benedict. Herr Formes will also take part in the performance. Mr. Benedict will, as tuned, be the conductor. EXPERIMINTA AT SHO6BURYNEAB.—SiIIee the laid experiment* tried with the new wrought iron smooth bore Armstrong gun, other trials have been made with the same piece of ordnance to prove Its power. Duriog the course of there it has been tried with a 301 b. charge of powder against a target of three fiveloch plates of wrought iron bolted together—a mass of wrought iron, in all, of 15 inches thick—or, as *early as possible, four times the thickness of the Warrior's plates. Two or three shots were fired against this, and each broke all three plates, crushing the first, ripping sod splitting the second, and ripping the third is such a way as to show that even 15 inches of metal wee an insufficient protection against ordnance of this de scription at rime rangea—rtesee. ZOOLOGICAL SOCIITY OP LONDON. —At the monthly general meeting bold mter&ty at the sooksty's taloa, in ilassover4qoarm the Bight Hoe. 84 G. CI R zl Bart., I. the *hair, liessrs. Alfred Waage, W. daises, /LP., C. R. Cock, R. Y. Hordes, W. J. Nev , a' sad Y. H. Duthie. were elected fellows of the society. Lord Braybrook, Sir W. 0. Artsetreeg, H. Cotterell, Bart, Colonel C. A. Amy, Ileum H. WA*, P. Phipps, H. Rocklny, IL T. Richards, H. C. D. Long, P. Cumin, J. I. Nicholl, P. Nomision, and Murray R. Johnson, were proposed ma candidate' for the fellowship. The report from the cornice stated that the number of visitors to the gardens dairies the year had been over 37.000. The arrival of a pair of Pandit* birds on the lit inst. in the gardens was anocioneed ; they continued is Loud heal* aged were daily improving in plumage. SUICIDE THROUGH ILZTREATHENT. Yesterday morning Mr. Serjeant Payne, coroner for the City of London and Southwark, instituted an inquiry at the Vestry-hall of St. John's, floveelydowa, on the body of Elizabeth Betsy Coker, aged 30, who committed suicide through the brutality of some person unknown. A policwoonstable stated that on the 28th of last month, about three recipe& in the moromg, he was crossing London. bridge, when he noticed a woman walking a few yards before him. She suddenly entered a recces, and mounting oe the parapet threw herself into the river. He believed it was the deceased. The body was not found until Tuesday last. James Coker, the father of the deceased, add be last saw her alive on the 26th ult. She had been keeping company with a young man, but he bad gone to sea. She left her brother's house on the 25eh, saying that it she could find the young man that tight she would, as she believed he was about to sail on the following day. Sarah Coker, the mother of the deceased, said that she (deceased) lived for a fortnight before her death with her brother. About three o'cloar on the morning of the 26th she was awoke by a knock at the dour, sad found it was the deceased. Witness opened the street door, and she im mediately threw her bonnet into the passage, and said she was going away. She (witness) told her to come in, when deceased threw her shawl over her head, and said, "Oh, mother, I have been beat about so." Wham asked if Alec, her young man, had done it, and abe said, "No, 'Pother I have not seen him all night." She (deceased) then said, " I am going to drown myself, mother dear," and ran away. Witness, although she was undressed. followed her some distance, but lust sight of her. A police•constable had seen the deceased with a seafaring man on the night of the 26th nit, and abe then wanted to give him in charge for assault leg her, but the officer refused to take him. Witness had looked at the bonnet, and found that it was nearly torn to By the Coroner—The demand always shielded her sweet boort if he did anything wrong. The body preosated soma marks of violence. The Coroner said the ovidawns wee Dot at all satisfactory, sod the inquiry was seacerlingly adjourned. THE CONDEMNED MURDERESS IN SCOTLAND. The convict Mary Timney (says the Dumfries Standard) is now receiving with sonic decree of oempoeure, and with devoted attention, the ueremitting and kindly services rendered by her spiritual adviser, the Rev. Mr. Cowan, chaplain of the prim]. For several days after sentence of death was pronounced upon her she was com pletely prostmted, and seemed given up to upper hopeless. ness. The religious instruction communicated to her has had, so far, • soothing influence on her mind. She has ac knowledged her awful crime to the chaplain, and given minute details of ita communion, all of which have been taken down in writing, and communicated to the sheriff, by whom the statement has been sent to the Lord Advocate, who will doubtless lay it before the Home Secretary. It is in effect as follows :—She states that she and her husband (who have been married ten years) lived happily together till they came to reside at Carpshad about two years ago. Some time after that, she says, the deceased Ann Hannah acquired • great influence over her husband, which caused differ antes between them, and originated in her mind • jealousy of the deceased. On the morning of the fatal occurrence she went to gather some sticks for fuel, taking with her a rope with which to tie them, when Ann Hannah seeing her object, cried, " Are you coming here to steal more of my sticks?" An altercation ensued, and blows sem ex changed. The prisoner then returned to her house, but, still heated with the quarrel, returned to Ann Hannah's house to give her a beating, but with no inten tion, she declares, of taking her life. The prisoner no sooner entered the kitchen than she was met by Ann Hannah, who gave her a violent kirk with • clog above the knee inflicting a severe wooed , the sear of which is still vhable. The tight was then renewed, blows being struck on either side ; and in the course of the battle Ann Hannah struck the prisoner with • wooden mallet or beetle (and was thus the first, if this account be true, to use this fur. midable weep= which figured so much at th e trial). Ann Hannah having dropped the mallet, it was picked up by the primmer, who struck the deceased a heavy blow with it on the side of the heed, by which she was stunned, and in the frenzy of pension she followed up this blow with others. The prisoner positively affirms that the mallet was not hers, and was not taken by her to Ann Hannah's cottage. THE BOILER EXPLOSION AT BILSTON. Three more deaths have occurred since the date of oar last report ; and there is reason to fear that the hat of the deceased—which already teething the names of twenty-six persons—will in • few hours be swelled to twentyeight. The lass three deaths were those of Peter Manna, • forehand puddler, of Wolverhampton-street, Basta ; his son, aged 13 years ; and James Lewia, • forge roller, of Ten.ple-street, Saxton—all of whom were removed to their homes after the accident. Lewis and the elder Mania were both married. Peter Manna leaves a numerous family, inasmuch as his widow was the I mother of his children, but of some also by a former husband. Lewis leaves a widow and one child. The youuger Manna had gone to the work to take his father's breakfast, and had not left when the boiler explo ded. The woman who was reported to be beyond recovery yesterday still survives ; and Samuel Corfisid. a shingler, of Catchem's-corner, is fast expiring from the Combined effects of braises will scalds sustained whilst he was on the works. His age is about 35, and his death will deprive his wife' and four children of the only bread winner of his family. Eleven women have been made widows by the cala mity, and a large number of children have bees made orphans. It is hoped that the movement which the incumbent of Ettingshall is promoting with a view to the obtaining of contributions towards the relief of the sufferers will be warmly responded to by the charitable in distant parts of the kingdom ; for whilst the immediate district will not be lacking in practical sympathy, the depression in trade about Banton, and the other financial ea/amities which have be fallen the people of that town lately, will necessarily pre vent that assistance from being other than strikingly inef ficient to meet the wants of the bereaved. Fears an beginning to be entertained that either in the canal cr beneath the unremoved dibris the came of another victim has yet to be discovered, the police baying received information of the absence from Mme of a puddler who went out reaching for work on Tosedsy morning. A doubt which existed at the inquest as to the size of the boiler has been cleared up by the dimensions of the boiler having been taken yes terday._ The boiler is 10 feet 6 in. in diameter—a sire which the n&eer who put down the boiler emphatically said wee too large for a high pressure engine. The works continue to be inspected by ironmasters and other influen tial resident of the surmunding district, and the bodies axe being removed to the homes of the bereaved relatives as rapidly as coffins, which are being made at the works, auk he completed. THE KINNINOTON TRA mirAT. —A public meeting of the Inhabitants of Lambeth wee lead last eveolog at the Horns Tavern, Kennington, at which resolutions were passed is favour of upholding the majority of the Lambeth vestry in their attempt to maintain the tramway as a public 000venience, and to agree to measures for opposing the else floe of any person to the vestry favourable to eta removal. The large room was densely crowded, and considerable ex citement prevailed. 4 DdRINI IMPORTER. A very ingenious fraud bag been perpetrated in Nottingham within the Ira few days, by which Mr. George street, a coal dealer, bas bees victimised. Mr. Stmt's wife, whose maiden rates was Wheatley, has several relations in America, her parents sod several of her brothers having emigrated to that country some twenty years ago, In January last, a letter was received, purporting to be from one of her relatives, stating that her father bad died pos sessed of considerable property, which he had left among the members of his family, in equal shares, of which she was, of course, entitled to one. The death of the father was said to have been caused by au accideut, the particulars of which were detailed. Nothing more was heard till Saturday last, when Mr. Street was seat for to the Sir Luc Newton, where, he was told, a person wanted to see him. On going to the hostelry be found a stranger, who, after some pre liminary queetioes, introduced himself as Mrs. Street's brother, Jut arriyed from America. After partainag of a social OM together, the new-found relative Waa invited to Mr. Street's house, where he embraced his sister, and moon beams quite at home in the bosom of the family. Mrs. Street had, however, some doubts as to the stranger being her brother ; but the members of her family had been separated many years. and, therefore, she thought possibly it might be a brother of whom she had lost all recollection. The stranger, seeing that she did not feel quite sure about him, u she kept saying, " I osn't think you really are my brother," got up to go away ; but the husband, feeling the hospitality of his house at stake, said, "Nonsense, man, take off your coat and sit down to tea." The stranger complied, and after doing substantial justice to the viands, entered into a long story of his doing*, in America, and of the where abouts of th • different !ruches of the house of Wheat ley, the death of the old gentleman who had left them on comfortably provided for, and similar topics being dilated upon t considerable length. The guest then asked quatione about old times and the scenes of his youth ; and observed to Mrs. Street, more than once, "So you're old Polly well, how odd it is we should meet again." He farther mid to was the identical brother who bad tumbled down a well aid been almost miraculously saved many years ago, which circumstancewas recollected by M. after a little time. He also showed them one of his fingers, which had been beat inwards, and mid; " How odd it warn be and the old man should have a finger injured in the same manner."—Mrs. Street's father had suffered from such injury ; and gradually the doubts as to his ideutity passed away. In the evening, after Mr. Street bad finished his day's fruitless, be and the stranger went oat and had a glass or two together, the American insisting on paying his share ot the reckoning, saying, "That was the way they did things in his count He further pulled out some American coins from his pocket, and talked about them, and how he got them, and what an excel lent place he had in America on one of the railways as guard, where he got 50a. per week, and should not have given it up, only he had now come into a share of old Mr. Wheatley 's money. He further pointed to a cut on his forehead, saying be had been thrown from an express train, and had a very narrow wipe, almost as provi dential as his escape from the well before mentioned. By the following day, which he said was his birthday, he had made himself perf ectly at home ; and a, plum pudding was prepared M. Street, and her aunt living in the town was invi . As soon as he saw the good lady coming, this affectionate relative went to the door and timed her, saying how glad he was to see her, and so forth. The next morning he borrowed some clean linen, stating that he had only brought a dickey with him, as all his things wen coming by the goode.train, his boxes being too heavy to move by ordinary conveyance. Another difficulty occurred : all his money eau in notes of America, and paper not nego tiable all at once ; and, as it would cost him more than it for carriage, he borrowed 30s. of the Streets, and then went up to tee aunt's, and borrowed V. from her on a like pretext. He then went out to fetch end pay for his boxes, and has not goof been bawd of. It turns out that the coins he produced, as having just brought over from Ame rica, were obtained from Mr. Street's children ; but the father did not find HU: out until too late. When he took his departure he left behind him an old shirt in the place of a better article borrowed, which ham on it the name " W. Horn," and the figures 2,205 with the letters E. Y.X. Ors. This, with the description of the person given to the police, is all by which be can be traced. EXPLOSION AND LOSS2Ip_BIX LIVES IN IA - coilaiiira: An inquest was held on Wednesday on the bodies of six miners, whit were killed by an explosion of fire-damp in the Westwood Colliery, near Sheffield. The Westwood Colliery, whisk at toe property of Messrs. Newton, Cham bers, end Co., is a eery extensive ors, and on the morn ing of the explosion, a few days ago, there were nearly 200 men and boys working in it. About eight o'clock in the morning, a loud report was heard in one of the extreme workings se the south ads of the colliery, sod it was found that an explosion of fire-drip had taken place. Adjeisieg the workings, at the extreme south of the mine, sad mining, in fact, parallel with the roads along whisk the bunters and Unman", 000staatly miassel, was a large "pet," or pines whom thermal has bees excavated. Fells of reef were if frogman emiserenee in this goal, and from the nature of the ms, tie goof being unveatilated and the mine "dory," an explosion might rea souably have been apprehended when any fall took place. Yet it seems that I. the "banks," immediately adjoining this megasine of explosive gas, the colliers were in the habit d working with naked candles. The explosion was caused by a sudden and extensive fall of the roof of the goat. The accumulated firedamp was driven out into the workings, and it of course exploded immediately on coming in cootace with the asked stadia of the men. Six of the colliers were killed. Their want are Thomism Chtheroe, John Cli theroe, his sofa, and William Morton his nephew who were all working in the tame bank ; Wal ter Rodger, " tram mel," Thomas Layaock, sad A. Hemingway. Mr. C. Morton, the government inspector of mine., who WAS present at the inquest, closely omit-examined the witnesses, with a view to show that there were no proper regulations enforcing the use of safety lamps in the mill*, and that the 'ripply of air in the workings was greatly deficient. The assistant viewer admitted that naked candles were regularly used, although the mine wee a " fiery" mine, and in emend of the divisions he could find inflammable gas at any time. On the morning of the ex plosion, before the men want to work, be examined the work rugs, and found gas (fire damp) is them, yet he did not con. shier there was anything to render it undesirable for the Men to work with naked lights. He also admitted that the air of the pit on that morning was in its usual state, and that it was the same as when beexamined the mine in cum poly with the government inspector after the explosion. To this statement the government inspector added the ex traordinary fact, that on that morning one of tfie main air ways of the mine was so badly ventilated that the Ilnelino. meter (or air measurer) would not turn rimed. That was in the narrowest part of one of the principal air passages, where it might he expected the current would be strongest. The agent of the colliery, Mr. Edward Beecher, was ex amined at great length. He commenced by asserting that on the day before there were from 2,000 to 3,000 cubic fest of air per minute passing through the workings when the explosion had taken place, and he believed that the ahem rent was as brisk on the morning of the accident. He ad mitted that Mr. Norton's anemometer would not move in the current, and that no alteration bad been made in the ventilating arrangerneatt before or since the explosion, but he &filmed that the air passed at the rate of 180 feet per minute through the working. He admitted that the extensive goal which has been spoken of was not ventilated, and that he allowed men to work alongside it with naked candle*. There was always gas in some 'ernsof the mine, but heconsidered the col could safely work with naked candles. At the conclusion of a lengthy examination, in the course of which the witness had been frequently re buked for fencing and quibbling with the questions, it came out by accident that his evidence se to the state of the ven tilation was mere hammy—that, in fact, what he had for two hours led the jury to believe was founded on his per soma observation had merely been related to him by others. The Coroner told the witness that his conduct was per fectly disgraceful, and be could not believe a word he bad said. The Goveroment Inspector said he had received numerous letters from pitmen, who did not sign their names, com plaining of the state of the pit. He added, from hi■ owe examination, that he was oonvinced the mine wan not a safe one to work with naked lights, and that the ventilation was almost worthies& The Coroner said there had been great negligence on the part of Belo:her, and, although it might not amount to manslaughter, he considered the deaths of these sir unfortu• nate men lay at his door. 11 it depended on him, he would commit Beecher. After a long deliberation the jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death," coupled with the expression of oploion that it was nut safe to work the mine with naked lights near the large goat. ANOTHER FATAL ROCK OIL ACCIDENT.—An in- HAs held a few days throe at the Court-house, rerig S bley, before Mr. Thomas Brown, coroner, on the death of William Gill, a retired factory operative, whose death was caused by the ignition of some American oil which was being stored for use at Mr. Bugden's mill. William Bar rett, of Keighley, factory operative, departed—On Friday week, at eight, I was to the cellar of Mr. Burlses old mill, is ICeighley. I had taken in some yarn. Two young men took a cask into an adjoining room. I was told it was oil. They pumped it out into a cistern. I had closed the room I was in. I went through the room when the oil was. The men had a lighted lamp I went to look at the oil, which they said was like water, taking the lamp In my hand. When I bad got ithin about two yards of the oil it exploded. and burst into a flame, reaching the top of the room. One of the young men ran for an engine. I ran for wet sheets. When I came back the cistern had been pulled over. The oil covered the floor. I saw the deceased come out of the room sadly burned about the face. Mr. Angus Cameron, of Keighley, surgeon, mid— i was called to see the deceased on the seeping of last Friday week. He was very severely tanned in the fees, neck, and hands. I saw little hope of his recovery. I con tinued to attend him till his death. He died from the effects of burning. The fury returned a verdict that " De. rased died from accidental burning, from the ignition and burning a quantity of rock oil." The jury recommended that great care should be taken in thing this oil or Marla( it In an unpurteed Mete. MONEY MARKET--(THIS DA).) This being Good Friday, no blouless is going forward in the City. An instalment of leper cent. falls due on the 24th inst., on Messrs. Hambro's Italian Railway Loan of 1,388,0001. The amount of gold taken to the Bank yesterday was gooot. - Th. mail steamer Ripon will take on the 20th hot 172,3781. in specie of which 1,0001. is for Alexandria, 8,000/. for Ceylon, 8,228/. for Madras, 19,7201. for Calcutta, 2,010 1 . for Penang 34,845!. for Singapore, 81,6871. fur Hong Kong, 45751. for Foo-ohou.Foo, and 38,515/. for Shanghai. 22,4311. is gold, and the rest silver. The tendency of the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon was not favourable, but very little change occurred in the rates, which were quoted as follows : Amsterdam, 3 mouths, 11.181 to ; ditto, 3 days, ILlBe to 17 ; Rotterdam, 3 months, 11.181 to I ; Antwerp, 3 months, 25.47 i to 50 ; Hamburg, ms. bane° titre, months, 13.8 to j ; Paris, 3 days, 25.25 to 30 ; ditto, 3 months, 25.45 to 50; Frankfort•ea-the-Maine' 3 mouths, 11.13 j to 119 ; Petersburg (pow rouble), 3 months, 334 to I ; 38 e eff. so., 3 months, 13.60 to 70 ; Trieste, eft. 3nso l t a du, 13.60 to 70; Madrid, 3 months, 491 to J• OW* 3 maths, 48} to 49 ; Leghorn, 3 months, 25.47 to 50 ; Ouna,3 months, 25.474 to 50; Milan. 3 months, .47i to 50 • Nap* 3 months, 40 to g ; Palermo, 3 mouths, 1191 to 120 • Reams, 3 mouths, 119} to 120 ; Lithos, 90 days, 621 to l ; Oporto, 90 days, 52j to 53. The Liverpool ootton market is still rising. The week's business has been extensive, comprising as much as 80,380 bales. The Great Western Railway traffic return shows this week a decrease of 3,44 V, • the North Eastern ' a decrease of 2,8091. ; the M a nchester , She ffi eld, : and .Linoolnahire, a d ecrease of 2,0231. ; and the Midland a decrease of 8811._ _ The annual meeting of the East Indian Railway Company is called for the 29th inst., and that of the Great Southern of India Railway Company for the same day. We are requested to state that no applications for shares in the Ceylon Company (Limited) will be received after Friday, the 25th inst. The Emigration Commissioners have taken up the ship Ocean Empress, to carry passengers from Birkenhead to Sydney. The return of the Bank of England for the week ending April 16, oompared with that for the pre vious week, shows the following changes : Circulation issue! 830,547,185 Decrease 0123,140 Circulation active Public deposits 6,225,132 Dierks, 400,182 Other deposits Government eeenritiee k banking department 11,210,755 Jackass 50,000 Other securities m basking department Coin and bullion in both departments 16,743,434 Demme 138,506 Bevan day and other bilk 627,488 Demeans 46,277 The Rest Note. in reserve Total reserve not es kook in banking ent). 9,972,459 Decrease 411,141 Both the ury and the private deposits have declined considerably, but this movement is to a great ,:tent compensated by the reduction in the amount of securities, arising from the repayment of the quarterly advances made by the Bank previous to the dividends. The decline in the reserve is thus of only moderate amount. The decrease in the coin is of no importance, and is attributable to the payment of the dividends. RANK OF INGLAND.—As AD And Oh Vie.. a. FF. For SF,* wit 10. MISFI DIM Notis bawd £3'.547.785 oust pummel to the Act 7th :ending as Wednesday, Asall st;vemment debt 411,015,100 Other securities 8,41116900 Gold coin and bul -1 lion Silver bullion ,ta0,60,185 I SAW= DI r te rofrietere . Capital 11 3,01146f/t 4.668.000 Public Deposits (in cluding Escheq., Sae. Banks, Com mie. of National Debt, anti Div. Awls.) Other Dwells... Seven tleynitletleee Bills UTAK £30.347,166 PARTIONT. Government Seen- rlit;e7la - Chialnig Dead Weight An nuity) Other aocarttlee 18,018,11 S Notes 9,110410 Gold sad stivee Coln 847,249 1.39,1101,347 April IT, MM. M te0,201,11 MAIUMALL. Chief Quihier. THURSDAY EvwS. Console, which closed yesterday at 931 to 94 for the Bth of May, opened this morning at the same quotation, and c l osed at 94, " sellers.' For money the last price was 931 to 9L The official business report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 94, 93i, ditto for account (May 8), 94, ; Bank Stock, 740, 238 ; Three per Cents. Re duced, 92 1 , 1 ; New Three per Cents., 92}, 4, t, 4; Thirty Years Annuities, 1885, 151, 5-16 ; Ind ia Stock, 229, 227 ; ditto Five per Cent. stock, 1081, ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures , 1863,100}, ; ditto Bonds, 285., 30s. prem. ,• Five per Cent. enfaced " rupee paper, 1031 1 ; ditto Five-and s-Half per Cent., 1084. The India Five per Cent. Stock was steady at 1081 to ft. The rupee paper was firm. India Bonds were dealt in at 28s. to 30s. prem. ; and Exchequer Bills at 18e to 21s. prem. In the foreign stock market the principal fluctua tions were in Mexican Bonds and Spanish Certifi cates. _ . The variations in the market for bank shares were not important. In the miscellaneous share market the principal inquiries were for Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, Nerbudda Coal and Iron, Ne therlands Land Preference, and London and South of Ireland Direct Telegraph. The closing quotations for shares in new under takings to-day were as follows :—Ocean Marine In surance, 6 to 7} prem. ; Thames and Mersey Marine to prem. ; Universal Marine, 31 to 2 1 , die. ; London and Provincial Marine, parto prem. ; Mercantile Fire, 3to prem. ; Commer cial Union, to dia. ; Imperial Bank, to 31 prem. ; Al li ance Bank, 42 toff} prem. ; Northern Counties. Union Bank, 4to 44 prem. ; Chartered Bank of British Columbia and Vancouver's Island, 2k to 2g prem. ; Italian Irrigation, Ito prem. ; Metropolitan Railway Carriage, to I prem. ; United Kingdom Shipowning Company, to prem. ; and 7.oropean Company for Boat-building by Machinery, par to I prem. The demand for Atlantic and Great Western Railway Bonds continues extraordinarily active, and a fresh rise of Ito per cent, took place to-day. There was a good demand for Indian Railway Debentures. MINES.-(THIS DAY.) The subjoined weekly summary of the metal market is extracted from the circular of Messrs. von Dadelszen and North : There is no feature of interest to report in the metal market; &luau has predominated. The demand has materially fallen off, and if it were not for the cheßpume of meow, which enables holders to look out for better times, several kinds of metals would have further receded in value. Welsh Bars..—There is a quiet but steady demand at lest week's quotations. Staffordshire iron of first quality is • little more inquired for. Scotch pig iron hu doctuated • great deal: after touching We. 9.1. cash, it has fallen again to 53e. cash, sellers. Copper, both English raw and manufactured can be bought under official quotations ; and although the hat telegram from India brought better 'croon* it has as yet had no effect on this market. In Burrs, owing to lower prices, a good business has been done at 951.. at which there are still Della% Kaput& is held for 96/. ; Chili, in Liverpool, 88/. to 89/. Tin.--Engliali in fair demand, without altera tion in vslue. Straits ia very flat, with sellers at 115/. buyers shy. BAWL nominally 1241. The Dutch market,; after touchirg 72fi., has nominally recovered to. 718. Tie plates remain dull of sale ; prices unaltered. Lead, oo charge for the better to be reported. Spelter The trans. actions have been very few, but prime an fairly main tained. We quote spot her. DV. 7e. fid. to 181. 10s. Hell parcels have changed hands from 18/. Is. to 181. 10e., ac cording to brand ; At IHingston Downs Consols two-monthly general meeting yesterday the accounts showed a balance is hand of 811. 16s. 7d. ; and an estimated balance against the mine before the meeting to be held in June next of 4481. le. ld. A call of 21. was made. The next sampling will be about 960 toes, and the oasts for the next two months about 1,7001. At the Great North Downs meeting, yesterday, the accounts showed a debit balance of 141. 10s. bd. At the Great Brigan Mine meeting, yesterday, the mmounte showed a debit balance of 1,6421. 14s. • call of 10e. per share was made. RAILWAYS-.-(THIS DAY.) To-day in obnerved as a does holiday in the City, and the Stock Exchange is shut. TRAFFIC RETURNS. Ni..l Pas- Mee- Toad, To4al. RAILWAYS open gangers cluuldhe 1802 1841 Week rang Mu g March 15. A a t Northern of Canada .... 94 379 MN 1,1417 1,971 Week ending 11nrch 21 Grand /rank 91 Caada.. 1090 5,067 8,181 13,018 18,981 — v7:44l"e;rung 24;c7h Buffalo and Lake Hnrou.. 181; -- -- 1,973 1,694 rt . pdl3!altr: .. 1601 - C,348 CMS Week ending Apit 0. Antwerp & Rotterdam Longo°, Tilbury, & 103 1,049 1,136 Week ending April 11. Belfast & 11. Counties._ 1,043 1,003 2,066 2,063 Bel/Allre and Meuse N 193 1,047 1, 240 1,12 e Week ending Aprril l2. Obnekton and Dirstm no 7,6 9 6 6, 7,115 West Flanders Week ending April 13 Belfast and County Down 49 440 162 602 636 Bristol end Linter Lon.,Chatharn, and Dover 72} 1,276 475 1,761 1,063 North British 29 2,496 Ao3l 6,126 6,124 llosettilt Centre' — 1,096 2,086 3,161 3,5103 Birviddre 17mon 29} 360 620 970 1,076 - 633 GM 1,099 934 PROVINCIAL SMARR MARKETS. LMUMOOL, Arlin 17.—J 6.s today :—Caledonian Stock, 110— Eastern Counties Work, 5114—Oreat Western Stock, 754 f—Lon don and North Western, 144-11911 and Stock, 128)—South Mikan Stock, —Grand W Trunk of seen l--Grt Luzon bows, 14 5-18 7-18 ie ex-, 30—Sambre and Ileum, 104. MatiCillgrO, A aIL 17.—There was a moderate business done. Men steady. Great Luxembourg, 14 5-16 7-16 9-16—Great Western of Canada, 124—Minots CenMal, 474 4 48 d.—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1074—London and North Westerns, 944—Mat lock, 4—Midland, IN--South Eastern, ssi 84 666—Tha m es and Mersey Marine Insurance, 1 7-16 p.— an (paid up). 504 Itirkenhead, 654 —Sire Aastusnos, d.—San Punk, a—District Bank, 174 p. THE OUTWARD WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, Aram 17. The Royal Mail Company's steamer La Plata, Captain Weller, sailed hence this afternoon with the mails for the British sad Foreign West Indies, the Pacific, Cali fornia, Central America, &c., together with 170 renegers, amongst whom are Major-General Trollops and, Staff As sistant-Surgeon Harvey, for Barbadoes. and Capt. Buckley, IMor Biggs, and C►pt. Smith, for Colon. The La Plats too k o at :—Gold coin, 9,1701.; silver coin, 1001.; jewellery, 22W.; French jewellery, 2,8401.; and a general cargo. THE OUTWARD PENINSULAR MAILS. IN, Assn. 17. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's eteam ship Alhambra, Captain Steward, sailed hence at 1 p.m. to-day with the mails for the Peninsulas porta. She took out 13 passengers, 10,0001. in sovereigns for Lisbon, and mud cargo. Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonialufiloe to the Governor of Canada. CLOSING OF THE LAM Omura IN THE EASTER REHlSS.—Yesterday the common law aloes, udgue dime bees, and sheriffs o ffi ce were dosed unt il Wednesday morning. HOmDliff GRILAT HORSE FAlR.—This great horse fair, one of the most important in the county of York, opened on Tuesday last with • famous show of horses, com prising cattle of various classes. There was, as usual, a large ttendance of Loodoo and provincial horeedeelers, agents, ha prese nt, many of whom bought largely. There was • steady demand for machines and horses adapted for public conveyances and town work, which brought very remane rative ; for young cattle of lirst.class, and suitable foe breaking to double hareem, for private carriages, fro., dealers speculated freely, at following prices :—Five yearolds, well-bred, high-actioned horses, foe pair har nem 80 to 90 snipes', compact neat-go * ditto, adapted for light broughams, 48 to 55 guineas, and matched pairs sold at high rates. Thick-set, short-jointed cattle, for van purposmand town work, 28 to 35 mimosa • and ditto of superior quality, 45 to 50 guineas ; riding 'horses and roadsters rouged in prime from 25 to 40 guineas ; and well formed weight-carrying oohs, 20 to 32 guinea; hunters varied in prices in accordance with blood and Pedigre4. young fresh horses realising from 120 to 200 guineas, and seasoned ditto, 75 to 140 guioess. EMIGRANTS TOR COLUMBIA.—The example set by Chesterfield is making up • party for the diggings, has caused our Clay-cross friends to turn their attention to the subject. On Monday last nine or ten strong young fellows left that village for Liverpool en route to Cariboo, the new land of promise. The Chesterfield peaty have ere this left by steamer from New York for San Premise°, rid Panama, and the general tone of the letters shows that with one ex ception they have not suffered either in health or spirits so far.—DerOyelsire Courier. AN AFFAIR or HONOUR.—Au application was made on Tuesday to Mr. O'Donsell, the presiding magistrate at Oapeletreet Polioe-offios by Mr. Alexander Staples, of 5, W ar burton-place, Haddiniton-road, for • warrant tar the arrest of Robert Staples, brother of the applicant, and Gerrard Roehfort, of 16, Riehmeed-place, on the grounds that they quarrelled and were going to fight • duel. On the statement made it appeared that Robert Staples and Mr. Rocbfort bad been at a ball in the house of Mr. French, T.C., when some dispute arms, which ended in a hostile message being sent by Stapler to Rochfort, and the time fixed for the duel to take place was five o'clock yesterday evening in the neighbourhood of Clontarf. A warrant wee graotoi, and the two parties who were to have fought were brought up in custody, and from the statement of the policeman it seemed he had no trouble in effecting the arrest. They were bound over in two sureties of 200 f. each, and themselves in 4001. each, to keep the peace for twelve months. The bell bonds having been perfected, the parties left the office—Preenseres Journal. Bileolmait Case or POIDONINO.—At the Town • sanester. on Tuesday, before the mayor, Mr. Samuel Visas, a youth named Letts, about ten years of age, was broeght up, charged under the following circumeteness :—lt appears that on the Friday previous, as two little children named Hales, a boy and a girl, bi and 2a years of age re spectively, were returning from school down Hervey-Me about 12 o'clock, they were met by the prisoner, who gave the eldest of the children a large potato, saying that there was pepper on it and that it was nice, and he was to eat it there and then. The little boy partook of it, and gays some to his sister. On arriving at their home in Thornton lane the children began to vomit, and "bowed symptoms of having been poisoned. They told their mother what had happened on the road from school, and she went for Dr. Denton, who returned with her in • fly and admin istered to the little sufferers the usual remedies, and they recovered, though both continued in a very serious state for several days. It happened on Friday night as Mrs. Hales was in search of the prisoner she came across a little girl named White, about nine years of age, who informed her that Letts had offered her the potato, and on her refusing to take it be struck her on the nose and made it bleed. This led to the discovery of the primmer, who was identified by the two children (the Hales) übeiog the lad who gave them the potato. The prisoner on being taken to the station ac knowledged to having given the children the potato, but he could not say why he gave it them. On inquiries being made it was found that Letts' (prisoner's) mother had pro cured some arsenic Moored with soot for the purpose of destroying vermin, sod it is supposed that he had put some on the potato to make it have the appearance of being peppered. The children being quite recovered, the prisoner wadischarged with an admonition from the mayor. THE VINES AND THE FROST.—The accounts received from Lower &moody of the effects of the late frost are very unfavourable. The Costetitteion of Auxerre contains the following The frost has de stroyed a part of the magnificent vine crops with which the country was covered. In the night of the 12th the frost had attacked rather roughly some of the most exposed lands. but in • less proportion than what took place on the following day. In the night of the 13th the thermometer fell to 5 degrees below zero, and the mischief mused by the frost was very consider able. Few vineyards have escaped the disaster, and some plains are quite devastated. Vegetation wee unusually advanced, the vines, the fruit trees and the artificial grasses promising the most abundant crop. The lois in this part of the country has therefore been im mense. The extent of the loss in the Auxerroie vineyards cannot be estimated at less than three-fourths of the whole crop." In the departments of the Centre and the East Injury has been also done, hut to a lees extent. The South, ft appears, has been spared the mast. The following remarkable case of the cure of lockjaw is related by the Pullen Medical Grazt:te of Milan. A hair-dresser of that city accidentally received a cut with a scythe on the palm of his left hand near the wrist. This occurred about the beginning of March, 1861 ; the wound healed in six days, and it was not until the 30tb following that, on rising from his bed, be felt some difficulty in open ing his mouth, besides contractions in his left hand, which he could not stretch out, and pains In the right hip mad thigh. During the first days, three phenomena clisap going to bed, but commenced evil° as me as Errerl on e and exposed himself to the open air. On the 10th of April. the symptoms becoming more intense, be was taken to the hospital. On the following day a spasmodic contraction of the muscles of the lower jaw, and rigidity in those of the neck were observed ; the left hand experienced • contraction every time it was taken from under the bed clothes, and the tislightly on the right side con timed ; the pulse WY very agitated. Sixteen grains of chloride of barytes, dissolv ed in a pound of distilled water, were prescribed, to be taken in the course of twenty-four beaus. This treatment was motioned until the 21st, when the symptoms of lockjaw having nearly eutimly disappeared the dose was reduced to sight grains • day , and the remedy' entirely left off on the 26th ; two days later the patient left the hospital in perfect health. CRYSTAL PALACE. Olfi 61111.1.11r0 DAY. THURSDAY, Arau.l7.—Adsoimions on payment, 871 ;ditto hi seam Maas, I,s9ffi 3,