The Express. — London, England, 1867-01-29 00:00:00

.itluotc. MONDAY POPI:L.th (10NCEIITS. The specialty of the fdl..wme programme of last night's eoneert was sehlverta quintet, perforated for the first time at these entertainments : I'AI. '. Quartet. In A minor, Op. 13 Natt. "1:01.1i10.41 mate ati.ata, llat, lip. Al.. yAI.7 11 atm tt&"Il trill.. del Diasol;i7lio: with lianohirte Acrompaniment Minor •• The Maiden's Story ' Quintet. in A major, tip 114. for .f. Violin, V lola. ti.duncello. and la wide i ass Nleskdelso.bn vi hot lonia ~hubert. Herr Joachim's performance of Tartini's sonata was • Tearvel of executive power, welch conferred an importance on the piece that its =wiled merits warmly deserve—its fanciful origin in the composer's alle,;ed dream of a Satanic pe:fer.,..ince haring pernaps helped to perpetua:c its rss:Aen for the cen tury and a half that bas elapse.' sine i:s origin. The rtbut of the coasts was much by the ex cellent pianoforte accompani:.:ent f Mr. Benedict. The general encore with winch Herr Joachim's pc, forwent* was received was responded to by his play ing (unaccompanied) the " movement from the Anti of Bach's sir sonatas for violir. col a . Mr. Halle, who was the pianist of the evening. gave Deethoven's solo sonata containing the "Funeral Marc', • from memory, and with that accuracy and nnisb of mechanism of ich be is so consummate a matter. Tl.e many elaborate awl difficult jai/sages in Schubert 's quintet, too, were given by Mr. HAW with exquisite precision and neatness; the accompanying instruments being admirably sustained by Herr Joachim, Mr. H. Ligatuve, signor l'iatti, and Ur. Reynolds. Miss Tyne seems to be partial to II yammers song, as she sang it at tb- of a fortnight since, as recorded by us at t,.e time. It is graceful, without being either original or imprestive, and the same may be said of Mr. Sullivan's solq, d o sung by Miss I'ync. 31r. BenediCt was. a+ 112.11. d. accompanyist. At the concert of Monday next. Schumann is to Elnibtrditp futtlligiract. OXFORD, JAM. 24. EXTRA DY.I:IIRE DAY.—A cntigt.;ation will be holden fur the purpose of granting graces and conferring .Igrees on ‘Voluesday, Jau.:A/. t.':.ndilotes for degree* ate requind to enter their names in a uovi kept for that purpose at the Vice-Chancellor's Louse on or before the Jay preceding the day of congregation. :10NoRARY De..ngt:a.—ln a convocation to be holden on WAsseedly next, the :10th inst.dit, at ten o'clock, it will be proposed that the honorary degree of doctor in divinity be conferred on the Rev. Robert Mihnan, bishop designate of Calcutta, and on the Rev. Robert t'ullinsou Sawyer, bishop designate of Craton and Arv.1.1..1e. In the .awe convocation it will Le p-rposed that the 1191110 of the Rev. Samuel William Ekleri.eld Bird, M.A., of St. Mary Hall, which has been novel from the books of his house, and consequently front Cie register of convo cation, without any default of his own, and contrary to hi desire, he rtstored, and that lie i.e al.:6lreal to enjoy any right and privilege to which Le wo . :*l otherwise have been entitled, provided he replace hi , 7 .. .:ne on the books of some college or ball, and discharge ...11 academical dues incurred since Lis name was removed. THE REGENT'S-PARK ACCIDENT. ADJOURNED INQUFT. On the reassembling of the court, yesterday, The jury, after an hour and a half. deliberation, re turned the following verdict, vit. : " We find that James Jukes and others, named), met their deaths by immersion and drowning, in consequence of the breaking of the ioe in the Regent's-park water, on the 1:Ali day of January. We find that James Crawley met with his death through immersion and exposure to cold. We find that the acci dent arose from the over-crowding of a large body of persons on the ice at the same thee, whilst in a most dangerous state, caused by rottenness and partial thaw. Further, we would recommend the legislature to consider the prapri,iy of investing the police or other authority with poem to prevent the public ventu:ing upon the ice when in an unsound state, as the evidence adduced at this inquiry clearly shows that mere verbal warning is not heeded in such cases. We can not separate without strongly urging upon the veroment the necessity of reducing :le water in the legent's-park in the same manner an 10.11 already been adopted in St. Janires.park, in order it:.: the recurrence of this lausentalale calamity may be prevented in future. We cannot separate without waling a wind of praise in favour of the icemen, park constables, police, parochial authorities, and otter for their efforts to 'wee life on this occasion. We commend the Royal liun...ne Society to the public consideration. It now only remains for us to proffer our deepest sympathy to the unfortunate friends of the deceased, a sympathy that will, we are sure, be shared by the whole of the nation." The formal inquleition wee then kigted by the coroner and jurors, and the inquiry terniinated. THE MANSION-HOUSE METROPOLITAN DISTRESS RELIEF FUND. The committee met yesterday at the Mansion house, under the presidency of the Lord Mayor, who was supported by the following menihers : The Rev. William Rorie, rector of Bishopagate ; Mr. W. J. Maxwell, Mr. Robert Wigram, the Rev. T. J. Rowsej, Mr. J. Duke um, the Hon. Colonel Stuart Wortley, Mr. George Moore, the Rev. F. G. Blomfield. Mr. J. Holmes, Mr. J. P. Gassiot, Mr. Alfred de Rothschild, Mr. Samuel Morley, the Right Ron. Mr. Grochen, Mr. R. C. L. Bevan, and Mr. Alderman Pinola. The minutes of the last meeting were read by Mr. Gibbs, the hoer secretary, and were duly confirmed, and tie . Ball, the cashier to the fund, reported that the cash already received was 4,8151., occlusive of the sums lying in the hands of the different bankers, and that the committee bad made grants to the amount of 2,27:4., leaving that day an available balance of about 3.6001. In the course of the day numerous deputations were received from different parts of the metropolis with claims for assistance. Among the first were deputations from the district parishes of St. Peter's, St. John's, and St. Thomas, Walworth, to whom the committee made a grant of Still. The next deputation was that from the East Central District Committee, including Poi lar, Limehouse. and Millwall, headed by Mr. Ravenhall, who stated that all the funs locally raised were expended, and to this deputation the committee made a grant of NO. The next deputation, headed by the Rev. Mr. Martin, mile from Canniog-towu, Plaistow.marsLes, a poor district, occupied principally by stevedores and others concerned with chipping, and to this deputation a grant of 50/. was made. The next grant was made to a deputation, headed by the Rev. Mr. Money and other gentlemen, from the district of St. John's, Deptford New-tows, and the cum awarded was 'I. A deputation from St. Mary's, Rotherhithe, introduced by Mr. Searle and other gentlemen, received a grunt of 1001. The Rev. J. E. Van:, from St. Philip's, received a grant of 274 The Rev. J. W. Carter, of 'heist's Church, Stratford, and a deputation by whom ha was attended, re• calved a grant of iii'. Several other applications were beard and adjourned in order that better arrangements might be effected by the amalgamation of small districts, with a view tosecure the bestdiatribution of the funds. The total amount of the greets of yesterday was and the seal of the committee was indicated by the fact that their sitting was protracted from two until close upon six o'clock in the evening. At its rii.ing ;ha emu cuittee ad journed until to-mot row. (::RYAN HOAPITAL, DAL4TON. —The annual meeting of the subscribers and friends of the above institu tion wan held yesterday at the London Tevern, Mr. D. )feinertzhayen in the chair. Mr. Waldman:), the mere. tiny. read the report, which stated that the number of patients in the hospital during the list year was 819 males sod 267 females, making a total of 1,0 q., while leo wer: refused fo:- want of room. There reniaitied in the hoepitel on December 31 List 54 nodes and IS females. These were also dental cases. The out.p .tiente during the same period Lad been 12,872. The total income for the general fund for the year bad been .;,:". , 1?. :n. lad., and the expenditure 3,210 t. 7,. CI. There is still a debt of about 2,000/. due or. the new building, of which 1,31.;7. is owing to the builders. and must be paid in September nest. The anniversary dinner will take place about the latter end of March. The collection at the last dinner pro duced 2,3171. The report concludes by observing that a very large proportion of both the in sm.l out patents are English. The chairman moved the adoption of the report, which was seconded and agreed to. The committee of management and the officers for the ensuing year basin; been elected, the proceedings concluded with a vote of thank, to the chairman. INi . RFAME OP POSTAGE ON NEI:Vt.:PAPERS FOR NEW ZEALAND, &C., VIA PANARA.--10 consequence of a further communication which has received from the PostniasterGeneral of New Zealand, the rate of postage on newspapers, sent will Panama, spccife.l in the notice to the public, No. 24, of May last, will be r!verted to, the re. dueed rate of Id. each newspaper, which has been levied since September last, being inirufliciext to cover the east of the transit of the newspapers across the Isthmus of Panama. In future, therefore, newspapers for tiro Zealand or ins. trails, sent via. Panama, will be liable to the following rates of postage, which mast be paid in advance : for each newspaper duly registered at the General Post-orlice f o r transmission abroad, not exceeding 4 ocs. in weight, 4.1. ; above 4 oss. and not exceeding 03., ed.—By command of the Postmaster-General. • LI VEEPOOL, J AN. 28.—The National Steam Navi gation Company's steamer Peonsylvaroa, from New York on the 12th instant, arrived here this afternoon with 110,000 dela in specie. *parting Intelligente. TATTERSALUS—MoN DAY. For the first time for several weeks put the Stibscription.rooni to-day exhibited signs of activity, and the members present were not long in commencing opera. thins. The Chester Cup was the first event brought on the carpet. with an offer of 25 to 1 on the field, which, however. was not responded to. Aetna and War (the latter with an acceptance) were then supported at 40 to 1 each, and this was followed by three bets of 1,0011 to 20 ' each ag.,inst Corners, Lecturer, and John Davis. Minster (late Marco Spada) was also invested upon at the same price. There were Inquiries about Miss Harriette, The Rescue, and Tormentor, but the price did not suit ; the laat.nanied would, however, have been supported at 50 to 1. "John Day's lot " resolved itself into a favourite cry, but as N to 1 was asked for, and no more than 7 to I was °tiered., the opposing parties wasted their breath in vain. Altiamih the other spring handicaps were occasionally mentioned, we did not see any business transacted in con nexion with either of them. For the Two Thou sand Guineas Plaudit appeared in a slightly more favourable light, for although he was not backed, laye:s limited their offers against him to 4 to 1. Hermit remained in seclusion at ti to 1 offered. Julius, who has already been supported so heavily for this event. was backed for 300 f. by a leviathan bookmaker, who in the first instance took 9 to 1 to 1001., then succeeded in obtaining 2,000 to 200, and finally expressed his readiness to go on at the same price. Offers of I,otlo to 70 against Marksman met with no response, but a slight increase of the odds would probably have found a taker. About the " dark " Master Butterfly 20 to 1 was accepted kindly in several quarters, and Hermit's stable COIIIIIIII2iOU. Knight of the Garter, was made the medium of two or three in vestments on the genie terms. The remaining transaction on this event was the laying of 40 fifties against Van Amburgh. Speculation on the Derby was dull in the ex treme, the only horse about whom any interest was 121/11i tested being D'Estournel, who was pretty freely supported at 9to 1. The remaining transactions were nominarrdotoen siding of offers only, and the closing quotations were as follows : CHEATER CUP. t' lon the field off 40 t.. I agst Manois of Hastings' The Duke,6 yrs,:at 7.1 b 41 to I Mr. ilowen's War, 4 are. 7st 411. t. 40 to 1 Sir. a. Thellusson's Arta., 4 yrs, 7st 4lh tt 44 to 1 Mr. Pryor's Miss Harriette, 4 yrs, ist fib .off 40 to 1 Mr. B E. Dtanbur's Tormentor, 4 yrs, bet lib (off, t 60 to I) Inoo On Duke of Beaufort's Corners. Syn. 7st 2lb 11 10.10 to Mr. John Day now John Davis, 6 yrs, 6410113'D 10..0 to Slarquis of Hastings Lecturer. 4 yrs, oatallr n t, Nos to Sr Mr. C. Brewer's Minster, 4 yrs. Get fib it)) 1.00 to• ^o Lord Coventry's The Rescue, ayrs,tnt 12th (MD t 540 to 10 Manlius ot Hastings' &strap, yrs,7st nib off to I John Day's lot of, tBto D TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 4t s 1 asst Major Elwou's Plaudit Oa, 6to I Mr. Chaplin's Hermit olfi I. to 1 Duke of Newcastle's Julius tto 4:100, and 10 to I to /SOB 1000 to 7J Mr. Merry's Markman (off? 20 to 1 Mr. R. Eastwood's Master Butterfly U 5. to 1 I 'aptala Machell's Knight .1 the Garter ,t) 40 to 1 Mr. Flaming's Van Ausintrgb DEBBY. _ . . 6to 1 apt Mr. Pryor'. The flake 'oft 9to 1 Hr. 11. suote's frEstofirrirl ,t) 10 to 1 Major Bwon's Plaudit off) 25 to 1 Lord Meters Grand Cross (off) 1000 t.. 3.. Mr. R. f.astwood'e Master Butterfly of) 100.1 t.. 30 Duke of Newcastle's Jana (off) 40 to 1 Mr. Dowenislot or) THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 29, 1867. BETTING IN LONDON.—Nomts Amasnom. The clubs were thronged to-day, and wore a business-like aspect, promising well for the forthcoming season. Specu la:ion on the spring handicaps was still in the ascendant, and several horses were backed for the Chester Cup a nd Lincoln Handicap. For the latter race Christmas Carol, although only moderately supported, was the favourite; Batthyany was friendless at 20 to 1, and the other horses quoted were backed for but trifling amounts. For the Chester Cup Moulsey had decidedly the call of everything, and was supported with some spirit at 25 to 1. The special was made the medium of a small investment at 100 to 3, and the same rate of odds was offered spinet Proserpine and Bracken, about each of whom 40 to 1 would have been taken. Weather Star was in forte, and the price laid in the earlier part of the morning was to wards the close unobtainable. Against the Cambridge shire winner, Act:a, 40 to 1 was laid, and 1000 to 20 each The Duke and quick March. There were offers against wally others, but at this point business hung tire. There appeared to be a strong desire to back John Day's lot, but the difference of half a point between layer and taker seemed to present an insurmountable obstacle to the ac complishment of a bet. An offer was also made to back T. Dawson 's lot at 100 to 8, but 10 to 1 was the highest bid, and again nothing was done. For the Two Thousand Guineas the position of Plaudit was neither better nor worse than on Saturday, pre. I Meety the same offers to lay and take being quoted. Hermit's price wail; to 1, and that of Julius 9 to 1, and I each would have met with friends at an extra point. Marksman was in great request, 1000 to 60 being accepted freely in three or four places. Sir Oliver and Master Butterfly were offered to be laid against at 20 to 1 each, and the remaining transactions on this race were 1000 to , 20 taken about The General, and 110 to 40 agst Julius for a "situation." The Derby betting showed no change. The . Rake was still quiet et ti to 1 (offered) ; 9 to I was taken ! about D'EstourneL and the few remaining quotations were almost the same as those of Saturday. The prices at the close were as follows: LINCOLN HANDICAP. 5) to 1 mist Christmas IS to 1 east Bismarck 0 Carol 0 25 to 1 Vsndervelde t• 20 to I Math) any oft) 25 to 1 Sseeharometer 23 to 1 Lady Pant 3 lair) and oil, CHKSTI 1000 to SO agst Moldier t 1000 to 3 Tin SpOal (t' 1000 to 30 Proaermne ,op, CI'P. 1066 to 10 agst Lecturer .'oft) 1000 to 20 John Davis 1000 to 2D Life Guards t to tow to so Bracken off, t 40 to 1) 40 to 1 Weather >taz 4 and in 40 to 1 Actin t) 40 to 1 kiss Harriette 1000 to 20 The Duke 1 , 1000 to :!0 Quick Starch,t' 1000 to 24 Guyon& ott, t IOU') TWO 1 BOTHA! 9 to 2 apt Plaudit ,011,1 6 to 1, 6to 1 Hermit t 7 lo oto 1 Julius WI, 1 10 WU 1000 to tit) Marksman 4 t DER 6to 1 apt The Rake •ott to 1 D'Estournel (1 and or 11 to 1 Plaudit ott' 100 to 7 Hermit (012, t 10 tot) man ;uff — ) 1000 to IS Stonltreas , off) 1000 to 15 Plataet (offi 1000 to 12 Scipio ,off 1000 to 10 Redcap toff) 1000 to 8 Freetown of 16 tO 2 John Day. lot (off, t ts to 1) - 10 to 1 T. Dawoon's lot (u, t 100 to 8, ND GUINEAS. W 1 apt Master Butter fly id; 20 to 1 Sir Oliver 'off 1000 to 20 The General A and off, 90 to 40 Julio& (1,2, 9t; - 16 to 1 aunt Grand Cross oR) 1000 to 29 Master Butter fly .off) 1000 to 10 Alleabury (off) THE DISTRESS AT DEPTEOED.—Yesterday after noon, by the invitation of Captain Superintendent A. P. Eardley Wilmot, C. 8., a meeting of the officers and heads of departments in the Royal Victoria Victualling and Deptford Dockyards was held, for the purpose of adopting means for supplying the children of the unemployed poor of the town with at least one meal daily. Captain Wilmot presided, and in the course of his remarks observed that although all was now being dune that could be practically suggested to alleviate the existing distress among families, yet in ionic instances the tickets which were given for supplies of food and tiring were disposed of for drink, and helpless children were left at home to starve. He proposed that amongst those engaged in the dock yard and victualling/an' a special fund should be raised, and that a dinner should be provided daily in the dock yard for as many children as could be accommodated, by which system it would le been that their benevolence would not he misapplied. It was expected that the meat i required would be supplied by the contractor to the Ad miralty as the same prices as charged for the public service, and Mr. Hogartb, now engaged in the slaughtering of I animals at the victualling-yard for the Royal Navy, bad expressed his willingness that all should be done towards the object they had in view free of cost. The suggestion of Captain Wilmot was cordially concurred in, and there are to be weekly eoetributions among all employed, by which it is expected from 60 to 100 children will thus be provided for. RAILWAY AND OTHER BILLS IN PARLIAMENT. Yesterday Messrs. Frere an.l Palgrave, the examine:a of standing orders proofs upon railway and other private bills now pending before the House of Commons, resumed their labours in committee rooms Nos. lei and 17, when the following business was transacted :—Before Mr. Frere —The examiner declared the standing ordain to have been complied with in the cases of the following unop posed bills :—Herne Lay Waterworks, London and North Western Railvae (Ashby and Nuneaton lines), London and North Western Railway (lines at Burton-on-Trent), Wallasey Improvement, Manchester Corporation Water works and Improvement, London and North Western and Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Companies, Wilts and Gloucester Railway, and Dundee New Gas. The unopposed Dublin Harbour Board was adjourned till February 4. The opposed adjourned petition of the Swansea Vale Rail way was further postponed until this day (Tuesday). The standing orders of the opposed London and North Western Railway (Cockermouth and Workington Railway Transfer Act (IStiti) Amendment) were declared not complied with. Before Mr. Palgrave—These unopposed bills passed stand ing orders i—Staleybridge Las, Hampton-court Gas, Wol verhampton New Waterworks, Salford Borough, Edin burgh Improvement. Greenock Harbour, Barking Gas, Abertillery Gas and Water, Rises sod Poutpuister Gaa, and Selkirkshire Raids. The unopposed postponed peti tions of the Bradford Canal Navigation and Leeds and Live rpool Canal Company also passed standing orders ; as did the opposed adjourned petitions of the Sligo Port and Harbour and Sligo Borough Improvement. The standing orders of the unopposed adjourned petition of the Devon and Somerset Railway (Deviation) were declared not to have been complied with. HOSPITAL FOR DISEASES or THE CHEST, VICTORIA PARS. —The number of patients relieved at this institution daring last week woe 1,174, of which 118. were new teem tido intrilignut. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—JAN. 28. &Nags ii Nisi Prior in Muldleeer..—(Before Mr. Justice Byles and a Common Jury.) WATNEY I'. LW& After our report left yesterday, Mrs. Wntney gave some general evidence as to the state of the furniture when she left and when she returned to the house. She denied that the rime was cracked when she left, but she had left a day or two before Mr. Lyne took possession, and during that interval a young woman living opposite took charge of the house. Mr. Thomas Birchtuore ' who went through the furniture and checked it with the inventory, at the end of the defendant's tenancy, said that the house was dirty, and the furniture *good deal injured. The total estimated damage to the furniture, including the piano and the vase, it appeared was 701.85. 6d. Agnes Birmingham said she was in the service of Mr. Lyne from December, 1865, to the June following. Father Ignatius used to visit the house. There was an owl and also two magpies, which were loose ; and there were parrots, canaries, and some common brown birds, which were in cages. The owl lived in the dravring•room at night. (Laughter.) She remembered the vase. It was quite safe one night when she drew the blinds and shut the abutters. Mr. Serjeant Parry—Then you left the owl in the dark. (Loud laughter.) . . Witnes - -In the morning the vase was broken, and when she told Mr. Lyne he opened the window and let it tly. A parrot, which was in a large cage, made holes in the curtains. The cage was near the curtains, and some times the parrot took an airing outside the cage. The magpies were in Father Ignatius 's bed-room. Mr. Justice Bylea—But they seem to have done no harm. Mr. Serjesnt Parry— No; but they were very dirty. Mr. Justice Bytes—Well, then leave them. Mr. Price—Magpies, I believe, are looked upon as very lucky things • indeed, it is said, that they bet o k en a wedding. L oud laughter.) Mr. Serjeant Parry—When they are two together upon a tree in a natural state, but not in Father Ignatius's bed. room. (Loud laughter.) Witness continued—She did not know of there being sand in the drawing-room, nor of water being on the piano. There were barley-meal, potatoes, and other things boiled in the soup digester for the pigs. Some other slight evidence was given as to the damage done to the furniture, and this formed the plaintiff's case. Mr. Price admitted that in all probability the question would turn out to be simply one of amount, and notwith standing the talk that they had heard as to the soup digester ' the magpies, and Father Ignatius, he t r u s t e d that th e jury would protect Mr. Lyne from being " fleeced." He said he should show that the claim was a very exaggerated one, and he added that Mr. Lyne had time after time offered to refer the case before legal proceedings were taken, but as those who advised the plaintiff preferred law, the defendant determined that he would have the opinion of the jury upon the whole case. The learned counsel alaosubmitted that the &Hexed damage to the piano was by no means proved, nor was it likely to have happened. Those who knew anything of the teethe tical qualities of gentlemen like Father Ignatius would not bentrprised to hear that he was a great musician, his sisters also played, and when the whole house was singing with harmony every night, was is likely that they should have paid so little respect to the piano as to water it instead of the flowers ? (Laughter.) He denied the injury to the piano, and he also denied that the vase was a Wedgwood, and further he should show that the furniture was of the most rubbishing description, and the jury must, after hearing the evidence, say what damage it had sustained. Mr. Lyne, the defendant, upon being called into the witness-box, hoped that he might be allowed to address the court shortly m a public man ; but upon being told that he must simply answer the questions put to him, he said that he was living as a private gentleman. The fur niture, when he took the house, was much out of repair. During a short interval the witness, addressing his lord ship, said, " My lord, I presented a petition to parliament to get rid of these eases from your lordship's court'—(a laugh)—but upon being recalled to the matter more imme diately in hand, he said that there was no injury to the piano except a small blister upon it. It was not known how this was caused. The piano was properly taken care of, and it was in perfect condition when he left the house. Mr. Price—And the claim as to the piano was not made until quite recently. Witness—The vase was large enough to hold about three pints of liquid. As far as he knew, the vase was perfect when he took the house, though there was the letter "B" written against it in the inventory. Mr. Justice Byles, in consequence of an observation by counsel, said that the gentleman was giving his evidence very fairly. Witness— I wish I could go into the whole of the case, my lord. Mr. Justice Byles—l do not join you in that wish. (A laugh.) Witness—lt is a great pity, for the sake of the public, I assure you. Mr. Justice Bylee—We must simply attend to the matter before us. There are some things in this case that have not been proved; for instance, there is no tittle of evidence of sand being taken into the dewing room. Witness—Not a tittle of it. Might I not mention, my lord, that . . . . Mr. Justice Bytes— No ; you must attend to counsel, and answer all the questions. that is all. Witness—The flowerpots were not put upon the piano ; no flowerpot ever went on to it. The owl was in the drawing-room for one night only ; and the next night he got rid of it. His eon put it in there to catch mice. The house was overrun with mice. He sent for an efficient person to go over the furniture when he left the house, and his instructions were to settle the matter, and to do what was right. He proposed arbitration. Mr. Berjeant Parry said that his client also wished for arbitration. Mr. Justice Byles said that what had taken place in re ference to arbitration was nut evidence. He must request that this case should be conducted in the same way as any other case. In cross-examination the witness again referred to the offer of arbitration, and, being called to order, he said, " They have no stamped agreement ; theare proceeding knows contrary to law, and the learned serjesnt it." Mr. Justice Byle•—lf you do not attend to what the court says, I shall be obliged to say soizething that will be unpleasant to you, and will be exceedingly unpleasant to me. At this stage of the proceedings his lordship rose to go to chambers, and the further hearing of the case was ad journed. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. Henry Brown, William Newman, and 274(ratas Charles Cuthbert, three respectable looking young men, sur rendered to take their trial upon the charge of stealing 130 yards of silk and 24 yards of satin ; and they were also charged with feloniously receiving the same, knowing it to have been stolen. - Mt. Begley and Mr. Collins conducted the prosecution ; Mr. Digby Seymour, Q.t . . ' was specially retained with Mr. Macrae Moir to defend Brown ; Mr. Metcalfe and Mr. Straight appeared for Newman ; and Mr. Warner Sleigh defended the other prisoner, Cuthbert. The facts of this case were given at very great length upon the different examinations of the prisoners at the police court, and they will be fresh in the recol lection of our readers. The prosecutors of the in dictment were Messrs. Taylor and Stokes, silk warehousemen. carrying on business in Friday-street, Cheapaide, and it appeared that a young man named George Alfred Merrell bad been in their service for about three years, and there was no doubt, from his own admis sions, that he bad been conducting himself in a most dis honest manner, and that he hail robbed his employers to a very large amount, and the only question in the limey: case was whether the prisoners now under charge were concerned in the dishonest transactions in which he had been engaged, and had feloniously received portions of the property that he had stolen. It appeared that the pri soner Cuthbert represented himself to be a commission agent, that Brown carried on business as a dealer in marine stores in George-street, Portland-place, and that the other prisoner, Newman, we. the manager of a public house called the Swan, also situated in George-street, and that Merrell and the two first mentioned prisoner, were in the habit of frequenting this public-house , and that the three priaoneis were on friendly terms. ihe charge of stealing was abandoned, and the one for receiving was alone proceeded with, and in support of this the young man Merrell was examined at great length, and be repeated the evidence he gave at the police court with re gard to the transactions that had taken place between him and the prisoners. The case was, however, brought to an abrupt termination upon a technical objection taken by Mr. Sleigh, that the indictment against the prisoners failed to allege that the property the prisoners were alleged to have feloniously received was the same property that had been stolen. The Recorder, after referring to the statute which gives the power to a prosecutor to allege the felonious receiv ing as well as stealing in one indictment, and deliberat ing carefully upon the point, ruled that the objection taken by the learned counsel was a fatal one. and the jury, therefore, under his lordship's direction, returned a ver dict of Not Guilty. Gloria Green, 26, pleaded guilty to a robbery upon Joseph Suhenni, and stealing a watch, his property. Agar, the principal warder of the City prison at Hollo way, proved that the prisoner had been confined in that prison eleven times upon different charges of felony, and it appeared that he had also been several times imprisoned in Coldbath-fields for robbery. . . . . . The prisoner was sentenced to be kept in penal servi tude for seven years. Joseph Crouch was charged with stealing a quantity of coals, the property of William Barwick. Mr. Sleigh prosecuted, and the prisoner was defended by Mr. Mamie,. The prosecutor in this case was• coal merchant at Lime house, and the prisoner was in his service as cartoon, and it appeared that on the 2•th December he sent the prisoner to the Great Northern Railway station for twenty-five sacks of coals, or two tons and a half, which were to be sent to one of his customers at Lewisham. From some suspicion that was entertained by the prosecutor, it appeared that he went to the house of the customer at the time the coals were about to be de livered, and he then found that although the prisoner had only delivered one sack of coals, there were thice empty sacks in the waggon. Be asked the prisoner to account for having the three empty sacks when only one had been delivered, and he attempted to do so by stating that the twenty-five sacks had been overweighted to the extent of two sacks, and that he had emptied two of the sacks at the station, and he said that although he had only twenty three full sacks instead of twenty-five in the waggon, they contained the full quantity of two tons and a half. The remaining sacks were weighed, and were found to be quite correct, and it was proved that the whole of the sacks contained the proper quantity at the time they were sent away from the railway station. The jury found the prisoner Chilly, and he was sen tenced to eight months' imprisonment and hard labour. THE CHARGE OF SCUTTLING THE SEVERN. It is understood that the trial of the prisoners Holds worth, Dean, Webb, and Berwick, for feloniously casting away the ship Severn, will come on to-morrow morning. The counsel retained for the prosecution are the Solicitor-General, Mr. Giffard, Q.C., Mr. F. H. Lewis, and Mr. Montague Williams. Mr. Scrjeant Bel 'entitle and Mr. Metc alf e defend Berwick. Serjeant Atkinson and Mr. Warner Sleigh defend Holdsworth ; and Mr. Sleigh and Mr. Kemp will appear for Webb. (Before the Common Serjeant.) THE CHARGE OF DEFRAUDING THE EARL OF DERBY. Henry Philip Dashwnod Arthy, 29, a gentlemanly-look ing young man described as a soldier, was placed at the bar to plead to three indictments, the first of which charged him with feloniously forging and uttering a receipt forlool. with intent to defraud; the second with unlawfully obtaining by tithe pretences from the Right Hon. the Earl of Derby and others, the Lords Commissioners of her Ma jesq's Treasury, a warrant for the payment of the sum of 1001., with intent to defraud ; and the third, with unlaw fully obtaining by false pretences from her Majesty's Pay. master-General a warrant for the payment of the ruin of 100/., with intent to defraud. There was also a charge against the defendant of unlawfully obtaining by false pretences from Stephen Philpot Low and others his part ners the sum of 100/., with intent to defraud. The defendant pleaded guilty to the .whole" ~the charges. Sentence was deferred. The Common Serjeant was engaged' the whole r.of the day in trying Mint cans. THE POLICE COURT& MANSION-HOUSE. A well-dressed man, named IVillions Jam's Fownes EdtrarlB, described u being a clerk, residing at No. 45, Leicester-square, was brought up on remand by detective officer Michael Idaydon, before the Lord Mayor, charged with stealing, on the 17th January inst., a bank bill for the payment of 1071., the property of her Majesty's Post master-General. _ _ The prisoner, when cautioned in the usual way, said he should reserve his defence, and was remanded until Thurs- day next. William Norton, an elderly man, was brought up in custody by detective officer Theodore Foulger, charged with embezzling tho sum of 11. 195., the moneys of Messrs. Jones, wholesale confectioners in Aldgate, his masters and einployers. The evidence disclosed that the prisoner had been eight or nine years in their service as carman, and his duty was to deliver goods and receive the money, and in this way he had received on an average 3001. to 4001. • month. In reply to the Lord Mayor, the representative of the prosecutors stated that the prisoner's wages were 225. per week, and though out from morning till night he had no allowance for his daily expenses, while travelling to all parts of the town. Detective-officer Foulger informed the court that the prisoner bad a wife (a very decent woman)and four children to support. The Lord Mayor regretted to learn that the masters in. tended to prosecute, as he was unable to dispose of the case summarily, as the law required that embezzlement must go for trial by • „jury. He could not, however, but remark that a man with the paltry salary of 225. wit h all the daily duties imposed upon him without any allowance for expenses, could be expected to be strictly honest. He (the Lord Mayor) had however no alternative, but must commit the prisoner for trial. WORSHIP-STREET. The case of John 211«roetls, 51) years of age, described as a timber dealer, of Nos. 15 and 16, Reeve's-place, Horton, was re-heard, on a warrant obtained by Mr. S. Andrews, relieving officer of Shoreditch parish, charging him with the following neglect of his two children, named William atargetts, aged 14 years, and Martha Margetta, aged 11 years. A remand had been granted, after a brief hearing of the alleged neglect, for the purpose of having the younger child better instructed in the obligations of an oath. Mr. Vann now defended, and the evidence went to show that from statements made to Mr. Andrews by a relative of the defendant's, that gentleman made a visitation at the houees mentioned, and removed both the girl and boy to the workhouse, where they became chargeable to the parish. Warrant-officer Devitt, who served the process on which the defendant was brought to this court, corroborated the relieving o ffi cer's statement with regard to the sleeping rooms of the children, that of the boy being apiece beneath some stairs about four feet square, used at some time or other as a coal cellar, and destitute of anything that could be termed bedding or coming ; it was a spot where be (Devitt) would not keep a goat in, for there was no ventilation, and vermin swarmed. The girl slept in the adjoining house, which was almost empty, on the ground floor, and what had been stated of the wretchedness in the brother's case would apply to the sister's—viz., not a vestige of warmth, either coal or flannel, in either place. The defendant's own apartments bespoke possession of every needful comfort. His wife had been dead some time, and he was cohabiting with a young woman who carved an infant. The boy, on oath, stated that he slept in the place mentioned, that he did not want food, but had meat only once a week—Sunday. lie generally bad bread and butter at his meals. He bad never seen his sister beaten, or heard her complain. The girl, who is of very engaging appearance, although clad in workhouse garb, said the same, except that her father had beaten her. The last time was a fortnight since, and she could not recollect how long it was previous to that. She had never complained of anything. Mr. Vann contended that this admission met the prin cipal feature of the accusation, namely, neglecting to sup port, &c. Mr. Andrews assured the court that he was not pressing the case against the defendant. The warrant was not for an assault on the children. The guardians were anxious to know how far the bad conduct of defendant had gone, and this inquiry was to ascertain it. It certainly heidlseen averred that there was bad treatment by violence— itwas not shown. He (Mr. Andrews) had found the boy and girl almost eaten up with vermin, lying in the bitter cold weather without covering or fuel to afford warmth, and he felt justified in tatting them from such holes to a work house. . . . . Mr. Vann very candidly admitted that nomore had been done by Mr. Andrews on the part of the pariah than wu proper, and he really felt anxious for the children himself. The defendant would now undertake that they should be better secomniodated and cared for. _ The magistrate said he would advise the defendant to make some arrangement with the pariah, if not he must take the consequences. Adjourned for a month. SOUTHWARK. Catherine Harris, a powerful-looking female, the wardswoman of the female casual ward in Bermondsey Workhouse, was placed at the bar before Mr. Burcham, charged with committing • shameful and violent assault upon Elizabeth Perkins, a poor creature who entered that place for food and shelter. The complainant, rather a decrepid looking woman, somewhat decently clad, said that on Sunday night she bad occasion to apply for admission into the casual ward of Bermondsey workhouse. The superintendent admitted her, and she was transferred, with several other female cahuals, to the prisoner, who ushered them into • very clean and wholesome ward. She had not been there many minutes before the prisoner commenced tearing at her clothes and knocking her about. Witness asked her what she wanted, when she replied in very foul language that she wanted her clothes. As soon as she was able to direst herself of them she banded them to her, when the prisoner set upon her like a tigress, polling her about and striking her on several parts of the body. Being in a state of nudity at the time she was unable to protect herself, but jumped into one of the sleeping berths to get out of her way, but the prisoner followed her tbere, fell upon her, and not only beat her about the head, but bit her neck. When the other unfortunate creatures came to her assistance she attacked them, and had not their cries brought in the assistance of the superintendent, witness would no doubt have been seriously injured. Mr. Burcham asked what state the prisoner was in. Witness replied that she was decidedly under the influ ence of liquor. The prisoner denied that, and said that ever since she had charge of the female casual ward she had been the kindest creature that ever could be. The facts were these. The complainant refused to give up her blothing according to the regulations, and all she dal was to take them from her. She denied assaulting her as stated. She was too kind-hearted for that. William Brown, the superintendent of the casual wards at Bermondsey workhouse, said that he recollected the wit ness and several other females being admitted on the pre vious night, and handing them over to the prisoner, who was wardswoman in the female casual ward. Some time afterwards he heard cries of " Murder " and " Help " in the latter place, and on proceeding there he saw His pri soner on the top: of the complainant in her sleeping berth, beating her in a savage manner. He pulled her off, and finding that she was under the influence of liquor he gave her into custody. Mr. Burch= asked whether the prisoner was en inmate of the house ? Mr. Brown replied in the affirmative, and that she waa selected by the guardians to be wardswoman of the casual ward on account of her previous good conduct. Witness added that when he entered the ward all the females com plained of the prisoner's brutality towards them. Those women were all in court. One of them here stepped forward, and s❑id she niver saw anything so brutal before in her life. She knocked the poor woman about as she was taking her clothes off, and kicked her. When they interfered she turned round upon them. Mr. Buroham had no doubt from the evidence of the complainant, supported by the other unfortunate female's and substantiated by the superintendent of the casual verde, that she had committed a most shameful and cruel assault. He therefore sentenced her to fourteen days hard labour in Wandsworth House of Correction. WANDSWORTH. A matronly looking woman Of trie name of Loveday complained to the magistrate of being excluded from a benefit society conducted by females, and of which ahe was • member. She produced a copy of the rules, which com menced as follows:—" Orders and Regulations of the Royal Turk's Head United Female Benefit Society," and stated that the society was held at the Turk's Head, Wandsworth. In reply to the magistrate, The applicant said she bad leen excluded on account of having had a few words with a neighbour, and she was sent to prison for a month. She thought they ought not to have excluded her, as sbe bad not been guilty of any act of thieving. The officers of the society said it was such a " scandal" her being sent to prison, that they re fused to receive her money, though she had offered it several times. The Magistrate, on looking at the rules, found that they did not bear the usual certificate by Mr. Tidd Pratt. He asked her how long she had belonged to the society, The applicant said she had paid to it for 10 years. The members shared the stock once in three years. The next share would take place in the ensuing summer. The Magistrate observed that lie could not find any rule applicable to her case, and he did net know what her remedy was, unless she applied for a mandamus to compel the officers of the society to receive her money. He saw by the rules that a member committing " felonious practices or treasonable conspiracies shall for ever be ex eluded from the society." Another rule sets forth that an annual feast shall take place among the members, and that if any member objects or finds fault with what the stewardess has provided she shall forfeit 2s. lid.; and farther, that if any member is found receiving or carrying away any of the provisions, she shall be fined 2s. 6d., or be exclude& After some further explanation, The Magistrate recommended the applicant to apply to the county court, where she could summon the officers for her share of the stock and her expenses. The applicant thanked the magistrate for his advice. and left the court with her rules ANGLO-AMERICAN TELEGRAPH COMPANY (LIMITED). - - The report of the directors heartily congratulates the proprietors on the result of the great enterprise in which their capital had been embarked. The company was constituted on the 2nd of March, 1866, with an autho- rised capital of 600,0001. The contract entered into with the Telegraph Construction and Maintenauce Company was for a payment of 500,0001., with further payments of 100,0001. contingent on the successful compl e ti on o f th e cable of 1866, and of 137,140/. in ordinary shares of the Atlantic Telegraph Company, contingent on the recovery and completion of the cable of 186.5, the contractors en gaging to manufacture and use their best efforts to lay the cable of 1866, and to recover and complete that of 1865, then broken and very generally thought to be irrecoverably lost at a depth of more than two miles beneath the surface of the Atlantic. The new cable with the requisite ma chinery having been placed in the Great Eastern steamship, she left the Thames on the 30th of June, the splice with the Irish shore end was effected on the 13th of July, when the expedition proceeded across the Atlantic, and after %prosperous voyage landed the cable at Heart's Content, Newfoundland, on the evening of the 27th of July. On the 28th of July it was opened for traffic. On the 9th of August the Great Eastern left Newfoundland to seek the last cable of 186-5, and on the 2nd of September, after great labour and numerous dis appointments, it was recovered, and the splice having been effected, that cable was also completed, and was landed at Heart's Content on the Bth of September. Both cables proved, on examination, to be, as they still were, perfect in all respects, and the directors had every reason to think that they would continue so. The contr ac t entered into with the Telegraph Construction and Main tenance Company had been fulfilled to their entire satis faction. The organization of the expedition was ex cellent; every contingency was foreseen and provided for with skill and in a spirit of liberality which left the directors nothing to desire. Their acknowledgments were also eminently due to the able men employed on shore and afloat, by whom the cable of 1866 was manufactured and laid, and the cable of 186.5 recovered and successfully completed. The power of the cables to transmit intelli gence had far exceeded the meet sanguine anticipation ; in the prospectus it was assumed, for the purpose of esti mating the probable earnings, at front 25 to 40 letters per minute, whereas, practically, 100 letters have been trans witted through each cable in a single minute; this result had been obtained without resorting to appliances which might be availed of if necessary. At present the capacity of the cable was limited by the power of the human eye and brain to follow and read the transmitted si g n s . The telegraph communication beyond Heart's Content, espe cially through the uninhabited portion of Newfoundland and across the Gulf of St. Lawrence, was found to be very defective ; considerable improvement had already been effected, and negotiations were now in progress for the laying, by the New York and Newfoundland Telegraph Company, of a submarine cable between Boston and Pla centia Bay, thus leaving only about 70 milts of land line between that point and the terminus of the Atlantic cable at Heart's Content. Arrangements had been concluded with the Electric and Magnetic Telegraph Companies, by which separate and independent wires between Valentin and London would be devoted exclusively to Atlantic busi ness, and be worked by the staff of this comp an y ; messages would pass without repetition and instantaneously between London and Valentin, and unity of management and undi rhled responsibility between London and Newfoundland would be secured. The board, in the exercise of the power conferred on them by the articles of association, had sp pointed Mr. Cyrus W. Field a director of the company. The profits of the company since the opening of the line, on the 28th of July, having been at • rate greater than 2.5 per cent. per annum on the capital of the company, the direc tors had issued warrants, payable on and after the 29th of January, fora dividend on account of 1/. per share, or 10 per cent. on the subscribed capital. In the accounts to the 31st of December, no credit was taken for the amounts due to, but not received by, this company for messages transmitted prior to that date ; the amount was now ascertained to be 14,0661., which, added to that published in the accounts, increased the net earnings from 67,8141. to 81,8801. for the five months. The capital account showed that 610,432/. had been received, includ ing 10,0001. for premiums on shares, and 608,965/. ex pended, leaving a balance of 1,447/. The revenue account to the 31st of December showed that 64,342/. had been re ceived on account of messages 10,417/. as rebate on through traffics from the 28th of July to the 28th of De cember, 390/. for transfer fees, &c., and 'MI. interest on deposits--making together 75,381/. The salaries and ex penses amounted to 5,4841., and interest on mortgage bonds to 2,083/., leaving • balance of 67,814/. THE CHARHE AGAINST .t PARISH DOCTOR. —Last night a meeting was held at the Palm Tree Tavern, Palm. street. Bethnal-green, to consider the case of the late Mrs. Ferry, out of which a cha ge of neglect arose against Dr. Massingham. Mr. Palmer occupied the chair. A resolu tion was passed disapproving of the recent action of the Poor-law Board, and requesting the board of guardians to urge the Poor-law Board to reconsider their decision in the case of the gentleman in question before he should be reinstated. Numerous speeches were made impuging the conduct of Dr. Massingham with regard to pauper patients, but as the statements in question were exparte, and were doubtless exaggerated, it is unnecessary further to allude to them. A committee was formed for the pur pose of taking legal opinion with regard to the facts con nected with the death of Mrs. Ferry. The proceedings terminated in the usual manner. _ MU RD EH AND Sri DE BY A LUNATIC. —A ter rible tricedy has just been enacted in one of the most inaccessible puts of England—Tintagel, a watering place on the north coast of Cornwall. Visitors to the famous Trebarwith Sands have been accustomed to take con siderable interest in a thick-set, burly man, who has been employed, with the aid of donkeys, to convey the sand from the water's edge to the neighbouring farms for use as manure. The man and his donkeys have become so noted, and have formed so picturesque an adjunct to the views of that rocky coast, that in many of the sketches which visitors have taken of the locality he and his donkeys have been prominent. During the past few weeks, however, the unfortunate man, whose name was Smith, has exhibited signs of mental derangement to so great an extent that his neigh bours have taken it in turns to stop up with him at night, be having constantly given vent to threats of self-destruc tion. On Friday one Thomas Baker, who lived near him, took his turn at watching, and in the course of the night, in order to humour one of the lunatic's whiuss, he accom panied him for a walk on the turnpike road, which is cut through the rock. At one point the road is open to the sea, and on arriving at this spot the insane man suddenly grasped his companion and attempted to throw him down into the water. A desperate struggle for life ensued, but the frenzy of madness gave to Smith such tremendous power that his watcher was but an infant in his grasp, and in • minute or two Baker was forced down into the water. his murderer falling with him. Pausing near the spot were two women, who helplessly watched the affray, and saw that when iu the water the struggle was renewed, Smith keeping his victim down until a lieavy roller came in and washed them both away. On Saturday afternoon the body of Smith was cast on shore, and will be the subject of a coroner's inquest this day. Both men were widowers. Baker unhappily leaves a large family to mourn his untimely end.—W(4cm dforseixp NM". SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEU X. —Visitors during the week ending January —On Monday, Tues day, and Saturday, free, from 10 mm. to 10 p.m., 7,423 ; on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday (admis sion 611.), from 10 a.m. till 4 p.m., 1,331 ; total, 5,754. Average of corresponding week in, former years, 9,830. Total from the opening of the Museum, 6,518,460. MARKET& LONDON WEEKLY DOCK ICETTIBNF.—Iu4. 2g. iwpurki. Iftlacrd. kr.btua. ILL Swims—W.l hiida it sr. 8 VM Do. bra It legs' 165 Mauritius bags 3,635 Fast liadla hiss 1,610 Mast ... basksaa 11,166 781 1,00:61 6,534 10 6,619 3,54 1,076 1,547 77 100 11,796 45.57 71.15 b 169,199 791,604 866,969 695.5:4 20,941 44.;.:„17 13,337 91,;44 23,3:1 26,44 1,748 7411 1,11.4 1,151 Manilla Me Havana Win, Foreerellascovadocasks' Ng Brszil packages' Beet Root .. ..... casks -.. Da. begs .- Conan—W. I...peckages 64 Do bels. at= Ceylon Do. .... brit. & bagel 403 Mocha packages! 127 Other it. India packages, 26 MBrain a Costaßica bagel 1,t41 oos bags 212 necklet RUN et; _272 Do. khda Wm, East ladle . tons I ns62eletag tons' 1,015 2,279 32 1,872 3,149 54 - 1,141 11,321 ' 13,974 40,51 b 40,351 LOOS 1,4:1 114,t12 47,410 MAN • 13,405 six= n. 547, - - 17.431 2,,0n 10,437 7,4 T TALLOW.—MONDAY EvErilmo.—The tallow market continues steady on the spot, and Ene qualities command • oonsiderable premium ; Odessa sheep now landc 4 having made as much as 45a. Gd. Speculatively the market is very inactive, and distant perwds are offered at reduced prioes. Our quotations are :--Spot, new Y. C., 445. 3d. ; old, 445. ; March and April, 445. 31. ; June, 445. fid. ; October to December, 4.5 e. ; Odessa sheep, 45a. to 455. Gd. ; Australian beef, 43a. Gd. to 4.16. W. No South American offering. Town tallow, 445. net cash. Cocoa-nut oil is firm for Cochin but steady for other kinds ; Cochin, tots. to Ws. ; Ceylon, 505.; Sydney, 45a is tia., middling to fine. Palm oil quiet, 40s. line Lego. ; palm nut oil, 41a.—(From the circular of Messrs. Smith awl Charles.) COTTON.—LiveirzoOL, Jas. 28.—With a more active demand from the trade, sellers have gained an ad% antage of 4d. per lb. over Friday's prices. Estimated seise to-da, 12,000 bales, including 4,000 speculation and export. 3,0 01 American, 1.311 d. to 16d. ; 1,600 Pernarn, 141 d. to 16d.; 150 filaranham,lsA. to 1611.; 250 Maceio and Bahia, 13;,!. to 14d. ; 700 Egyptian, li d. to 26d. ; Smyrna, 12(1. to 12!.d. ; 5,950 Surat, Bd. to LOA. ; Iladras, 100. to 12d. ; Bengal, !kinds, ke., lid. to 101. • China, lid, to 12d.; 200 Peru, 15d. to 16 Fair Dliollerah, 124 d. ; fair Oomrawnttee, 12 id. ; air Broach, 1241 ; fair Bespi, 80.1. ; fair Egyptian, 161 d. ; fair Pernam, 151 d. ; mid asg goweda, 1:5d.; middling Orleans, 154 d. WOOL AND WORSTED.—Bganvoan, JAN. V.—The tot.e of this market has been very quiet. Buyers are holding aloof in expectation of lower pness, and transac tions are on the most limited scale. The Wanner tone of the Liverpool cotton market has exercised no influence upon the price of wool. There has been more inquiry for worsted yarns, but very little business has been th e result. Prices flre a aha& lower than last week. The piece trade is still very dull. Many manufacturers con tinue pretty well employed to order, but fresh orders are scarce, and prices are in many instances leas firm than on Thursday. CATTLE.—Liczaroor., JAN. 28.—The supply of cattle and sheep was about the same as on last Monday. The demand fair, and prices without change. Beef, 81d. to Bd. ; mutton, 6iiL to Bd. per lb. Cattle at market, 2,000 ; sheep, 7,000. COALS.—Lotroor, Jar. 203.—Thaddle's West Hartley, 17s. 6d. ; Holywell Main, 19a. 61. ; West Nutley, 17s. Gd. ; Eden Main, 19s. 6d. ; Wills End Tunstall, Ds.; Walls End Caradoe, 20a. flat ; Walls End Cassop, Ws. ; Walls End Hartlepool, 20e. 3d. ; Walls End East Hartle pool, 20s. 9d.—Shtps at market, 40 ; sold, 29. TRAFFIC RETURNS. Mass Pa , , Met. Total, lota 31113.11r5r3. open. aengers. chandise. 10147. I,te. Week ending Jan. 6. £ L Grand Trunk of Canada 8,616 13,(38 22,313 `29,:,44 Week ending Jan. 7. S. AnstrianLoesterdy&C. L (South Austrian Line) —lO9l 6,739 26,392 33,131 :!0,631 Upper Italy Including the Venetian Llue; Week ending Jan. 10. Detroit and Milwaukee—. 189 Week ending Jan. 11. Great Western of Canada . 1114 Week ending Jan. 13. S111)111A slot Cassaba Ol f 391 742 1.133 Week ending Jan. W. Brecon and Merthyr W 263 808 1,121 1,114 Week ending Jan. 26. London,Brighion,9B.Coast 314 f 11,529 4f411 16,401 17,732 Booth Lantern 330 10,4:4 4,608 21,0,7 =ASS 71401 14,310 20,4 U 34,733 30,00 4,752 4,674 12,D66 A SHIP ON FIRE IN THE RIVER THAMEA.-011 Sunday information was received at Gravesend that a large ship was on fire about two miles below the town. It was found that the ship sight Thoughts, 1,421 tom burden, Captain Watt, from Calcutta, owners Carli,/e Brothers, wee on fire when about 25 miles from lank The discovery was made by the lotion in the forecastle, who saw dense volumes of smoke ooming into the fore castle from the main hatch. Captain Watt immediately ordered the carpenter to ascertain where the tire had broken out. The ship was laden with jute, ginger, castor oil, and tamarinds, and the fire was ascertained to be amongst the jute. The main hatch and all the vents were stopped up, and the vessel lay to all night on Thurs day, off Portland. In the morning the ship Kelso came alongside, and the captain offered to remain near the burning vesseL During the day the vessels cause into col lision, doing • deal of damage to both. After the vessel, cleared, Captain Watt set all sail and ran his ship before the wind. On arriving off Dungeness In took in a pilot to Deal, where he ordered the ship to be towed up the river Thames. At two o'clock on Sunday afternoon the pilot noticed one of the planks of the deck burst up through the heat of the flames, but the sailors battened down wet sail over the opening. At 9 o'clock the floating steam engine from Woolwich got alongside of the burning vessel. ANOTHER DEATH FROM STARVATION.--Mr. Hum phreys, the Middlesex coroner, held an inquest last even. mg, at the Market-house, Poplar, touching the death, from privations, of Richard Farrell, • rigger, aged Ri year,. Johnson, 181, Grundy-street, Poplar. said that the dece ased was her uncle, and that for the last few months he had worked as • labourer. On Wednesday last she heard that he had been found dying from deetitutioa, and that be had been removed to the infirmary of the Poplar Workhouse. She went to see him, and asked him why he did not tell her that he was dying from starvation. She said, " Why did you not send to me ?" and he replied. " Oh! pray do not ask me. I was very cold. and I crept into a shed." If lie had applied to witness she would have assisted him, as Fbe had often done before. She believed that he died from the effect of exposure to the cold and wart of fond. He hail been out of work for a length of time. A policeman said that on last Tuesday morning, about nine o'clock, he discovered the deceased man lying in an outhouse in a tile yard near the iron bridge in the Barking-road, Poplar. He said, "I am very poor, and I crept in here at tw,i‘e o'clock last night." He was very cold, and was lying on the stone pavement of the shed. He had been vomit ing. He was covered with some sacks. A person who war living near the shed, hearing that the deceased was dying, brought him some brandy and • little tea. Witness thee played him in a cab, and he was conveyed to the paridl in. firmary. The evidence of Mr. Thomas Gray, a surgeon, was to the effect that deceased died from diens of the lungs, accelerated by want of proper nourishment sad exposure to the cold, and • verdict to that effect Sal accordingly returned. [Advertisement.}--HoLLowArg OncrmExT Ava PILLS —Never Neglect a Cold.—lt is painful to hear of the many fatal cases wnich commenced with the ordinary 'quint... 4 of a common cold. 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NORCII I.—January 16, at Ploeence-house, Effra.roul. Mist •• the wife of E. Non-hi, Pig_ of a daueloter. -1 SlNlON.—Jannary L'., at Sunderland-terrace, • the wife of J. :Solon, Edo , of a -on. MARRIAGES. ..... MIDDLEDTITII—FORD.--January 21. at Ilarylohone by the Rev. R. E. Blackwell. E. T. 111.1,11cilitch. 1.1 " .. don House, Iligliwurth, Wilts, to Elko, daughter of • Rau.. Upper WlmpoleatreeLLondon 81 7 1IM ERE I N KW MAN . —January 2.1. at the parl4l chant'. St. Marylebone, births/ler W. Y. Mothersole. T 11. rums , . Ilia of Salishuryatroet, Strand, Ewl.. to:Sumo of T. Newman, of Ilminster, in the county of aolooa 4 • UNWIN-8111111.—January 24, at Mr )latthca's. the Rev. R. B. Ranaford, T. .1 Unola, Eats , stalford .!•••• Clapham-flee, to Marla, daughter of T. J. Smith, Es; •.f I ) House, BrixtomhilL DEATH/3. CHADWICK.—Janaary 22, at the Royal Hospital, Kilmainhar. Jane, the beloved wife of captain John Chadwick. DAUS —January 26, at rark-road-terrace. loccst.hil:. kat. Hannah, widow of the late T. Dale, Rag.. aged IN DlnTANT.—January RS, at Caledonlante2race, Hatt:ham.. 4 4 . A. Diatant, aged 74. 1117 LL — JalluerY 16. at Thornhillotoutre. taltilittm• )13rt" Ann, the daughter of W. Ltda. 8 " 1 - - JanwaY 25. Lotudal.evainare, Islington, J.t 4 urr, Idd • aged 79. WOTTo27.—January 25, at Birebto•Utte, T. E Wuttoti, aged 73. ?dated awl PabNibed by "maim' Krim HALIA a ‘° t": 11 L .• 11Ile , r i.lbt l' p;..1 two 0 Mail . ight or 5 bar FIONIA iat Ws . e7 - 71s - I 0u70. rr:tt Part ic scotet 114 Col U r 10407 LVITT IPS to ) leave fAt L' ERRYN !can , - /All/3 e Admi A betwt IfsHiai "" alli I 'JAS' ASIA • TAIT nit7:l 7 4 Pawed ... __ . ; SKI lbin, A= , M Cm Cabin 17,. mre. R 111.4 Ia !TEA lir appal Lire. 43 cliAt• aunt I the rid at t we Vie t meant or the p f g Wfa Q m W bi rilinen; a trgill ntil the .Dc Ty's e thotemoi o i•• 1 I seal, 114 °obis. «inn 140. Mce N. 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