The Express. — London, England, 1868-01-23 00:00:00

BR James's Theatre. His new venture is called La Vivo*. 4aire ; or, Tree to the Corps, and those who are curious in the records of the stage may be glad to know that it was tried on a Liverpool audience easeful months ago, and re craved with sufficient favour to induce the author to repro duce it in London. In selecting the New Queen's as the place for its reproduction, Mr. Gilbert has certainly been fortunate. The drama of Dearer than Life is sufficiently sambre in its interest to require a relief in the shape of a bright and sparkling extravaganza—one-third farce, one-third ballet, and the other third opera — and the drama concludes at a period of the evening at which the most bed-loving members of the audience seldom evince a wish to retire. Those who know the admirable burlesque sketchesof living dramas which Mr. Gilbert contributes to the pages of a weekly comic con temporary, sketches which often give the concentrated easence of a fire-act play in less than as many lines, will scarcely need to be told that La Vivasidierc is full of liqbriarltling writing, and that the liberties taken with the libretto of the opera only add to the amusement of the audience without destroying the coherence of the story. Three out of four of all the summate burlesques that have been produced in London during the last ten years — the period that marks the Byron as distinguished from the Platichi era—have all been written upon operatic subjects. The Queen's Theatre is well able to do justice to extravaganzas of this clams, as its company is large and pliable, and its musical conductor, Mr. Wal lerstein, has the art of selecting music that is agreeable and popular without taking the rinsings and " heel-taps" of the lowest music-halls. The management have evi dently spared no expense in placing this extravaganza on the stage—the Swiss scenery by Messrs. Grieve and Bone is really beautiful—and the judgment shown in the selec tion of the ladies' dreams is a proof that some lady of taste has been wisely consulted. Mr. J. L. Tools repro sosto the part of Sergeant Sulpizio with characteristic fun ; Ness H. Hodson is a handsome and sprightly " daughter d the regiment ;" Mr. L lirough a introduced as a mysterious Count Roberto, who burlesques Manfred, and turns out to be a husband in one caw and a father in another ; while Miss P. Markham, Miss F. Addison ' and Miss Everard very effectively complete the cast of charac ters—original and imported. The piece has net one line ass scene in it that is tedious, and its reception by a crowaed house • as most enthusiastic. THE CALEDONIAN RAILWAY COMPANY. The directors of the Caledonian Railway Coro pauy have issued some "Observations on the Report of the Committee of Inquiry," which are apparently to be regarded as the report of the board to the extraordinary meeting which has been convened for the 29th inst. at Glasgow, to consider the report of that committee. The reply of the dircaors is brief. They request the atten tion of the shareholders to some appended " Obser vations" made by the company's auditors upon the report of the committee's accountants. The direc tors say that they " are nut prepared to concur with the committee in many of their views as to the mode of stating the accounts," and they "ask the shareholders to weigh well the statement by the auditors before committing the company to tho principles of accounting recommended by the com mittee, which are contrary, particularly on the vital question of allocation of certain charges to capital or revenue, not only to the recognised prac tice of most of the leading railway companies in this country, but to the principles adopted by government, and applied by them to the expendi ture of the railways in India guaranteed by them." In confirmation of this latter allegation, the direc tors fall back upon a despatch from Sir Charles Wood, then Secretary of State for India, to the Governor-General, dated as far back as the 9th of March, 1864, but, as Sir Charles Wood rightly de clared that the cost of maintaining in a proper con dition the works when completed must be charged to the revenue account, as well as all repairs of the existing rolling stock and plant, and as the report of the committee of inquiry has expressly charged themanagcnient with having, in dealing with these very matters, unduly strained the dividends, it is difficult to see how the board can exonerate them selves ny referring to the dicta of Sir Charles Wood. The directors then allude generally to the obligation imposed upon them in the past of protecting the company's principal sources of traffic from invasion. The only practical recommenda tion upon which they venture is that the share holdenishouldapplytocertainchargesss,794/. out of the balance of premium account, by which plan 38,3471. out of that fund " would be left toward dividend for the current and the following half year, by which period it is expected the Cleland and Mid-Calder Railway will be opened for traffic, and be a revenue-producing line.' The directors state, in conclusion, that " they are prepared to plea!, their seats at the disposal of the shareholders, either by a partial or total retirement, should the shareholders consider it for the interest of the company that they should do so." The " Observations" of the company's auditors, Messrs. John Young and John Graham, referred to in the foregoing, extend to greater length. The auditors, referring to the allegation of the com mittee's accountants that " the net revenue of the two years referred to has been over-stated in the published accounts of the company by the sum of 219,114/. the 7d." declare that to the extent of 179,1611., they differ entirely from the views of the accountants. while to the extent of a further sum of 18,321/. they also differ, though to a less degree. The auditors' reasons for arriving at these conclu sions are set forth in detailed statements. Wben the auditors state, as they do, that the accounts, as officially rendered, have contained all such details as were really requisite for the information of the shareholders, it strikes us that they are literally justified in their assertion ; but this merely goes to show that the forum in which railway companies systematically render their accounts is not a form sufficiently intelligible to the ordinary reader. But when the auditors further affirm that " their audit, notwithstanding the objections raised, has been carried out strictly in accordance with the existing principle* applicable to railway accounts; we cannot help thinking that they are practically begging the question, and that, if anything, they merely prove what every one really acquainted with railway accounts is perfectly aware of, that no sound principle of railway " accounting" has ever been established with a view to being acted upon. In another column we reproduce in full the " Observations" both of the directors and of the auditors. Accompanying these documents comes news from Glasgow contirnung yesterday's rumour that Colonel Salkeld, the chairman, has actually resigned. It is to be hoped that at the meeting on the 29th the shareholders will be prepared with a definite plan of action. Mu. F. S. CORR/NCR, M.P., ow LABOUR AND CAPITAL-Mr. F. S. Corranoe, 11.1'. for East Suffolk, lectured before the Ipswich Mechanics' Institution on Tuesday evening on the relations of labour and capital. He advocated a full, fair. anti calm discussion of the sub ject. Trades 11111001 appeared to rest upon a twofold basis. In the first place, they were friendly societies; and secondly, they sought to impose trade laws, He was afraid they would hardly stand examination as friendly societies, and if they were not certified by the registrar they were evidently unsound. Further, there were no calculations upon which they could be based as friendly su,deties. In the second place, he feared trades unions promised more than they could perform. They said that they would secure a more constant level work at a constant level price. But could they do this? He was afraid they could not, for to do it an absolute knowledge was required upon certain points. Thus, if we were to settle wages as they related to any particular trade, we must know all the conditions of that trade ; we must know its foreign relations, and we must know exactly how far demand and supply would keep pace. He doubted whether strikes achieved the good which they were intended to effect, and whether long ones did not really lessen the competition for labour, by clear ing out of the labour market small capitalists, and so in creasing the monopoly of the few. He did not think the trade outrages of which we had heard so mean ought to be regarded as part of the question ; they were evidence. of weakness and of mime, but they bad nothing to do with the intrinsic merits of the ease on either rids. LONDON Grxam. °lmmo CoacrANY (Lnartn). —Tra a ffic receipts fee the week coding Jan. 18, 10,0861. 15e. any indications of the prevalen; ton, for instance, the streets were crowded as usual; the shop . windrows filled with tempting wares ; gay equipages, loaded vans, and trades men's carts perpetually rolled to and fro ; throngs of purchasers filled the market avenues ; popular concert rooms found every seat fully occupied ; professional mendicants seemed as rare as the Dodo ; while, as for tattered coata and ragged shawls, more of these might be witnessed on a single Saturday night in Whitechape l , than could be found by standing for a month in Fishergate, or any other of the leading Preston thorough fares. Yet the distress bad unmistakably taken pos seasion of the greater part of the once prosperous town. There were few working-class homes in which the bread winner of the family did not find himself compulsorily standing idle, and compelled to part reluctantly, bit by bit, with each article of furniture or clothing on which could be raised a few pence for the purpose of buying a little food with which to satisfy the cravings of hunger, or replenishing the fireless grate. The true story of Lancashire s woe and suffering has yet to be related. Day after day we beheld scenes which would have melted the stoutest heart, and the remembrance of which caused us many a sleepless night. And as it was in the cotton manufacturing districts then, so ia it in East London now. One may pass through Poplar High-street, and noting only the well-to-do appearance of the va rious shops—the profuse liberality with which the butchers, bakers, grocers, and other tradesmen have garnished their respective establishments — arrive at the sage conclusion that he is in any thing but a distressed neighbourhood ; and yet within the very shadow of the houses in the High street are to be witnessed scenes fully as terrible, as heart-rending, as any that ever moved the sympathetic heart of the nation during the gloomy hour of Lancashire's bitter need and trial. So is it also in Bethnal-green, in Shored-itch, in Stepney, Limehouse Shadwell, Whitechapel, and other parts of East London where the want-demon claims his thousands of shrinking and unwilling victims. Here hundreds of homes have gradually been despoiled of their furniture, of the family Sunday clothing, of all the little cherished trea sures of such trifling intrinsic va lue, but so dear to their once possessors—that the children and the aged ones might not perish of starvation — that the wolf might be kept from the door, and the family spared the detested stigma of pauperism. It is difficult for the industrious artisan to bring himself to accept of parochial relief. You may sedulously explain to him that he has a right to such relief, that its acceptance is not necessarily an act of degradation. In vain, He knows that the brand will always remain attached to him, that in workshop and factory he will ever be taunted by his fellow - workmen with having accepted the pauper's dole. Moreover, it is a terrible ordeal for him to pass through, to find himself—a man whose pride and boast it ever was that he had scorned to beg a penny in his life—huddled up with the lazy, the vicious, the criminal, and the habitual poor, in the hot and reeking waiting-room of the parish workhouse moodily biding his turn to be examine d before th e guardians. It is a fearful—too oft a fatal—blow to his feelings of self-respect. We have witnessed, over and over again, during the present winter, the hesitating step and crimsoned cheeks with which such people have entered, for the first time in their lives, the union portals ; marked the feelings of mingled shame and awe with which they have spoken to the pauper servitors in attendance ; and noted the extreme diffidence with which they silently took their places among the noisy, gossiping, bold-faced crowd which tilled the waiting-room. More than this, we have ob served with pain the gradual development of the pauper spirit in these unfortunate victims of dearth of work ; how the hesitating step and faltering tone became less and less marked each successive time that they came to receive their allotted doles, until at last all trace of shame had utterly disappeared from their features, and they could boldly face it out with the most obdurate pauper present. And it is this circumstance which has made the strongest impression on, our minds. It marks, we fear, the social and moral decadence of a large proportion of our industrial population. The present distress will, as in previous instances, pass away in due time, but the pauper element will have become largely increased. Among working men it is a common saying that " once a pauper always a pauper," and the experience of most pariah officials tends to show that when once a man has accepted pariah relief he seldom hesitates, on the least emergency, to seek it a second time. This renders it the more to be deplored that the mag nificent sums contributed by the public for the relief of East-end distress should not have been better managed, or utilised, as in Bethnal-green, where the local employment and relief committee have contrived to furnish an example which might advantageously be imitated in the other parishes. The Bethnal-green system confessedly possesses one excellence, of which few or none of the other modes of independent relief in East London can boast ; it tends to prevent the working man from becoming irretrievably mixed up with the vast army ' of cadgers, loafers, and idlers which has invaded the eastern parishes, bringing with it the over active and pernicious elements of discontent. de- I moralisation, and social ruin. The establishment of a few schools for adults, attendance at which formed an essential condition of relief, as at Black burn, during the Lancashire distress, would have proved an appreciable boon to many of the unem ployed, hundreds of whom can neither read nor write. It would have afforded a powerful stimulus towards correcting an educational deficiency which no legislative measure cau remedy, and the good effects of which would have been incalculable. Not a few of our workmen's daughters, too, might be trained in the art of cooking plain dinners, a branch of knowledge in which many of our female operatives have yet much to learn. Such establishments as the public kitchen recently opened in Miss Burdett Coutts's model buildings, in Bethnal-green, afford an admirable opportunity for something of this kind, as do the various soup-kitchens in Shadwell and elsewhere. There are hundreds of working men's wives whose only notion of preparing a dinner is to pare a few potatoes, place them in a tin dish, put a pound or two of meat at the top, and send the whole to the baker's oven to be balled. Puddings and pies are beyond their reach. Too frequently this ignorance is the result of poverty. They often cannot afford the fuel requi site for preparing the simplest meal. Hence they generally have to put up with comparatively dear and unwholesome food, which, combined with 1131- pure sir and severe privation, tends to produce the large amount of ophthalmia now prevalent in the distressed parishes. Sewing classes have been established in connection with some of the relief committees, and in a few instances they appear to work very well, but from want of proper organisa tion and 00-operation their results are lees per ceptible than would otherwise have been the case. As regards the alleged trades unionist proclivities of the Poplar artisans, it is unquestionably true that, as a class, they would, in ordinary times, act pretty much as other workmen generally do • that is, strike, whenever the opportunity occ urred, for higher wages ; but they certainly would not at pre sent refuse work offered them at less than the usual rate, unless, indeed, they were asked to supply the places of men out on strike, in which case it would be extremely difficult to induce them to t accep work on any terms. Not a few have expressed a desire to emigrate to Australia or America, but they do not possess the requisite means; besides, it is doubtful whether it would be sound policy on our part to allow the country to lose the services of so many skilled and experienced mechanics. It would be far better, certainly more economical in the long run, to endeavour to supply them with Irr ~is al ilve hiTsis were essapiel at this smart ra. try tie hearing el .1w eassmassse, taken ea the ow . "7Ty Jetta Davis, • istsetimi Ware, against Mr. Briserif isms, of 341, Great Wissiestssoisstv lie ma of gamey its, fee using abates ism. to him ; sad tie Misr - by Mr. Lame spinet Ms Doris foe as sault. The hearing hest ems before Sir Rated W. Car den on Wednesday, the nth teat, and site • consider able 'satiated lie evidence had hem taken it was ad atyy journed radii yeibmity air Robert W. Oarilan wad an investigation of that kind of Irish republicanism. Of course, Fenian svm- I wits most important both to the eitisens of leaden and to p•thisers are not wanting, but the great bulk of the poll s It wes o rite as important toje t test the pub- East - end Irish population are unmistakably loyal, , l ir to Met the linos frrm the undue interr ri and now that the excitement consequent on the individual citizens . He was o f opinion that this caw Clerkenwell explosion is slowly unbinding, the o ught never to have been brought here; but the facts un f o unded prejudices which had been awakened were all in a nutshell. When the girl went away, it was but .. for . Mr. Loom. The girl, as he against them are disappe a ring. Mr. Corbett's •pi ti they did not all _ go away toge th er, which they activity and zeal is producing some influence on . a have . local parochial action, especially in Poplar and ("arm" sad eouta • isata ' w&I " libindme 4 girtiana her mother said she was • most worthless character. He Hackney. In the latter parish the guardians have then rev i ewe d t h e evidence , end took mew= ee ewe just adopted • more liberal system of relief, which, that that summons would not have been taken out but although not fully up to the point advocated by tor Colonel Fraserb orders. Haw was the most impitrtial Mr. Corbett, forms a great improvement on that ille.warlt, and mare ful to protect the name Ere Q wouldran o isr t rhe p s u u b zu he o t tragrin the rt aa teris f i rasamt P l, previously in force, and places Hadmey at the head and - Painful as it was to h im to tine Mr. Lams for the very of the East-end parishes, co far as the mere amount of relief is concerned. The scale of relief to those improper language he had made use of, he must do so. He working in the atone-yard is as follows:—Single would fine him 40s. and the coats of the summons, an d The fine sad costs were paid. men, half a loaf and 4 d. per day ; married men 3/. 35. extra oust s. with one or two children, one loaf and 6d. per day ; if with more than three children, 7d. and two loaves per day. The parish has been divided into two districts, and a relief committee appointed to each. Two additional relieving officers have also been appointed temporarily. These and other changes show that the East-end guardians are animated by a more liberal spirit than formerly, their chief difficulty being the limited resources at their command. It has been proposed that the various boards of works should find employment on the roads for the destitute ; but this, save in one or two exceptional cases, is manifestly impossible, although were it not for the numerous legal and other impediments which ob struct the realisation of the desires of those who would fain behold our large waste spaces, such as London-fields, converted into popular recreation grounds, as was the case with Kennington-common, hundreds of able-bodied labourers would speedily be provided with employment in transforming the score or so acres of muddy waste land which now disfigure East London into pretty lawns and gar dens, to the immense gain, both moral and social, of the labouring poor—the great mass of whom find Victoria-park almost the only place of out door recreation accessible to them. The East-end would certainly not be any the worse for a little Haussmannising. But then London is not Paris — nor do we wish it to be so. Mary Price was tinelcy examined, charged with am- It appeared that Mr. Unfelt' Peeprzgt=eridlAmeri llell gentleman, staying at 50, K uare wee in the Strand on December 7 when a man inquired 16111 way to St. Paul's, and, after some conversation, be and Mr. Kilburn went to sec Westminster Abbey land the Houses of Parliament. When near the Abbey, the man mentioned refreshments, and they entered a tavern, where a third man appeared, and led the era venation to the distressed condition of the poor. Then the prisoner entered, and having explained that be had come into a large fortune expressed his willingness to devote part of it to the alleviation of the wants of his fellow creatures, and offered to put down a sum of money if another person generously disposed would subscribe en equivalent amount. The first man met in the Strand replied to this, and alter some farther conversation it was resolved that all should assist the prisoner in his philan deeign. An adjournment thentook place to another ro r rand there prisoner said they must give receipts on paper stamped in the legitimate way, and he would go to get some. As he was leaving the room the first man sug gested that be might not return, and then the as an instance of his good faith, took out a et- bo ok and deposited his newly-acquired wealth on the table. He returned shortly with one stamp, the only one he was able to procure, when it was proposed that the prosecutor and the first man should go out and procure the remainder ; and, following the example of the prisoner, as a mark of confidence and to ensure their return, they left their pocket-books also, the prosecutors' containing 841. The man took the prosecutor a long way and then left Dim, as he said, fora moment to get the stamps, but he never came back, and when the prosecutor returned to the tavern be found the place empty and the prisoner tsot only gone, but the pocket-book and contents. Prisoner had nothing to say, and was fully committed for trial. THAMES. Yesterday a deputation from the hamlet of Mile-end Old Town Relief Association, consisting of Mr. Spencer Charrington, chairman ; Mr. H. A. Flowers, of the Mis sion-house, in Silver-street, Stepney ; Mr. Southwell, vestry clerk, and clerk to the guardians of Mile-end ; Mr. William Newton, the representative of the hamlet at the Metropolitan Bo ard of Works ; and the Rev. John Ken nedy, • dissenting minister, sought for and obtained an interview with Sir. Hermon on the subject of the appalling distress prevailing in the hamlet. Mr. Southwell said the association was established in consequence of appeals having been made for small dis tricts in the hamlet of Mile-end Old Town, containing 84,000 inhabitants; and Mr. Heed, the partner of Mr. Spencer Charrington, was risked to be treasurer of one of them, to which he objected. An association was then formed at the suggestion of Messrs. Cbarrington and Head, embracing the whole of Stile-end Old Town, and a com mittee consisting of clergymen of the established church, dissenting ministers, Roman catholic priests, and gen tlemen of every creed and every shade of pe.itice, was formed, the hamlet divided into districts and sub-districts, visitors appointed who, before relieving, visited every case. The subscriptions received, however, were small in amount owing to the large amount of sympathy being manifested in favour of the large west end association. from which only one grant of 1001. had been made and more could not be expected. The Mile end Association had for the week ending January 18 distributed 679 loaves of 41bs. each, 249 cwt.. of coals, 558 tickets of Is. each for neat, 572 shilling tickets for grocery, and 7!. 16s. in cash from ls. to Is. each, in addition to a larger amount of relief in the previous weeks of the winter. The object of the deputation was to ask the magistrate to assist the association with a donation from the poor-box fund. The deputation urged strongly that there ought to be one central association independent of the Poor-law Board and its officials, like the Lord Mayor's Committee of last year, who should receive all funds and make grants in aid of the various local committees who proved themselves worthy of con fidence. Mr. Newton said the amount in the hands of the asso ciation would soon be exhausted, and he hoped that the magistrate would not send the deputation away without funds. Mr. Southwell said the number of out-door poor relieved in the week ending Saturday last by the guardians was 3,orm, and in the corresponding week of the preceding year the number was 1,264 only. 11r. Cherrington, Mr. Flowers, and the Rev. John Ken nedy said the Mile-end Relief Association met with myriads of eases which the poor-law could not reach. Mr. Benson said he had not met withth an association of which he more warmly approved a e one represented be the respectable deputation before him. He was satisfied that the Mile-end Old-town, Stepner ) , et ßelief Association could deal with the existing distress ter than any other society which existed. What struck him as being very satisfactory was that on the committee there were persons et all religious denominations. That was just as it should be. All sects should work harmoniously together for the relief of distress. The poor-box was not very rich, but he would most cheerfully present to the committee a gift of 30/. He was very sorry be could not give more. The deputation thanked the magistrate and withdraw. •7 " ' AIM 11 rr 23 2 LlB6B DEATH OP A FENIAN IN MILLBANIC PRISON.- On Tuesday afternoon Mr. Charles St. Clair Bedford, the coroner for Westminster, held an inquiry respecting the death of as Irish Fenian, named Edward Duffy, aged 28 (formerly . a draper in Dublin), in the Penitentiary, Mil bank. The jury were *w p m:elted in an arched vault next to where the body lay. The outride of the prison was guarded by police in twos, with Guthman and revolvers, and the interior by the Grenadier Guards. The deceased appeared to have been a man about Mt, Tin. in height, with dark moustache and beard. His body prenatal an I emaciated appearance. On tbe jury proceeding to the inquest-room, Mr. H. Wallach, the deputy r, said he received the deceased on the L n of October, 1887, from PentonvWe Prison. Joeso Randall, ilrmary warder, said he had charge of the dsoeamd from his admiseion till the time of his death, which occurred on the 17 th of January. The deoeseed expressed his surprise at the very kind treatment he ex perienced, having heard that the Penitentiary was the worst prison in England. Vincent ?Anon", visiting priest, said he saw the deceased every day, and the latter expressed his gratitude for the kind treatment he received. Shortly before his death dammed dictated a letter to his surer in America. Attar this he began gradually to sink, and had the Increment administered to hiss. He died at halt-past eleven o'clock on the 17th January. Edward Pook li ngton, essistanbourgeon, saw the doeseeed on his admission on the 4th of October. He wee put to bed, and some wine was given to him. The surgeon found him suffering from in&mmation of kap. Mr. Robert Omer M.C.S., the principal medial officer of the prison, saw 'demand on the morning dek October, and examined him. He found him suffer ing from pleurisy in both sides and inflanunallop of both Witnam prenribed port wine and brandy , sago =crowfoot, bat he beesznegredaally wares,and • et the time above stated. By a juror—Do you think that bag removed from Pentonville Prison at all accelerated bteerstat Witness—l think not. His death was roused by on both sides, and inflammation of both lungs. t ild ay returned a verdict of natural death. THE FAPENBI OP SPECIAL CONSTABLE& —Fester day, at a meeting of the St. Panama Vestry, held at tie ball, Carorimanwn. Mr. Churshen Fekett to the Men Mr. Row s a sail, ening the chairman el the local garb el sieir ismer* ke wished the vestry to he Wormed what had been does with re gard to their remlatioa passed es the penises messing as to fleas t lead the mof the equipment and as • m s stardeat upon lbs mi rl constable movement was re he defrayed. Sis, J.P., said the testes el the gaudy hed. are yirt fully eoesidered mi gt awed anskes, but they bed dememk to take counsel's spiejen - and when they bad get that key amid ISM 10 mums docielea upon it. Several reekers expressed ea &that the esema co gamesome. ad net the a bode, were the lesitleate seeks frees whose, funds dead Mall widow si apeman attsairat upon medial ISt: The me el lie ball was panted for symbl Ts usvosiiv sy Dv ItAmov's loos vo IE3 SINSWEI, aleeek Map, end hewed old ma eth ret medlelas er eagesea, &Timis diralbosh. r fraryiktelg". santri. upieraw. . wall% *Mk JAW" =11=.4. thee et her mieg eyk tm Pr Peg. It ems weir be elacryeaksa— llke EA 'LE pr il le um eaL—BE ma radl4-7-Ellentoill ib4lll" lsdebrEolia ". CildrELSllllll.464; t . ' S•4 l ' THE L 'XI 3 E 4 • - 1 / 2 4UPSDAY - . • ..tY AI I .... EAST LONDON DISTRESS. temporary work. Ow feature of the distress is 1 ' P - Itif cyjusra ritir ozz 19 MIMI. I worth noiicing. Not the least indication of poli- During that that dismal period when the cotton tired discontent is visible amongst the Embend GITILDUALL. quASN'S.lye hominess eseseisi at tbk famine premed most severely on the long-suffering wor ki n4 men , w h e ther Wish or Irish . The, . trywrdsjil. . . _ _ take 0 I A new operatic extravafilin m o fmmded cis Dori - and almost hopeless Lancashire artisans, when generosity of the public appears to have stamped it " 1 "1,, 5 t : al i 1 ..: 481 . 1 "=" 11. ' esii hard-working one by Davis , 9 If 1 " 1 cash's lively and popular opera of the Laughter of the myriads of men and women sadlY out. Although the Irishman and other journals of . m , o f 34, Gm ' Wba im s,„l l „.. Regiment, wai produced at this house last night with per- gated at the silent factories, and despairingly MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMI IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMI I( , alike order circulate pretty largely . among the a s ur rey maestri* for Wag *bailee issgne fact success, the author being Yr. W. 8. Gilbert. Ur. nerved themselves for the dreaded and, to them, ' lower clams of Irish, Fenian principles appear 1 sad the Mbar by Mr._ Lana soli* Joila Lis Gilbert has succeeded before in a similar walk of burlesque humiliating. ordeal of accepting the bread of 'to have made little progress among the Celtic real- melt. She hearing !e_ i• ! , ,tr2b!fore Al! .. art, his amusing pervemion of the Elixir of Lore having charity, there were not wanting a few superficial dents of the distressed districts, notwithstanding ; den o a portion • I the T A d e = rd.‘ Lea aata= bum one of the bright spots in the dismal history of the observers to loudly express their inability to detect 'the active propagandist attempts which are cos- ,: d i i l —__..... pk...r., Hi■ new venture is willed La Virus- any indications of the prevalent distress. In Pres- i tinuallv being made to gain them over to the cause , Wit e t w e . paw; mid au i ll egalised= o ........1...1 .s • . _IA -..4.1:....•; ern Of course. Fenian arm- I wan most important both to the sins", of Lae .\ '`. STORMY VO L UNTEER MEETING IN XSNNINOTON. A public meeting was held last evening at the Horns Tavern, Kennington, "for the purpose of organising a second artillery corps for the county of Surrey. The chair was taken by Colonel MILLER, M.P. It was nv ',lathed at the commencement that the movement was not set on foot in a spirit of hostility to any existing corps, and that whilst Surrey had a population of 840,000, it had only 25 rifle corps and one artillery corps ; whereas Kent, withl a population of 733,000, had 45 ride and 14 artillery corps.' There were several reasons mentioned why • second corps should be established, and stress was laid upon the fact that the county commons offered peculiar advantages for artillery practice, and that in these days it was most desirable to strengthen tho artillery branch of the service. The first resolution recognised the deficiency of the county in artillery volunteers. Two or three speakers who ventured to ask questions and to question the propriety of the meeting, were sum marily cried down. One of these gentlemen thought this second corps was proposed because there were some officers who could not, as things at present stood, "play first fiddle, and who would not play second ; " and another in quired whether the Ist Surrey had its full complement of men. After • moment's interruption, Captain Inglebach, of the 2nd Middlesex, considering that it was against the interests of the service to create new corps before the old ones were better consolidated, protested against the reso lution, and desired to know the names of the gentlemen at the bottom of the movement. He moved an amendment to the effect that the county of Surrey was already suffi ciently represented in the artillery branch of the service to enable allpereons who desired to join it. These remarks were violently opposed, as were those of Lieutenant Rae, of the 10th Surrey, who seconded the amendment, and in whose behalf the chairman bad to ask far fair play. Mr. Rae pointed to the small attendance as a proof that • second corps was not required in that particular portion of the county. When the amendment was put (amidst great uproar) the chairman declared it to be lost, but the numbers appeared to be so nearly equal that • division was taken. The amendment was eventually rejected by • small majo rity, and the original resolution was passed. Mr. 'Hamilton Hume, who rose to move the second resolution, commenced by sharply describing the opposition offered to the former motion Sas a species of volunteer rattening. This raised • general outcry, and ultimately Mr. Hume had to withdraw his words. He then went on, amidst much interruption, to comment upoa the previous portion of the proosedings. Ho acknowledged that be was a stranger, but had come to the meeting because he wanted to join a corps • and in I reply to a question, " Why don't you join the Ist Surrey, then ?" he said, whatever Le might have thought before, he had seen enough during the meeting to prevent him joining that corps. He concluded by proposing • com mittee, with Colonel Melien as chairman, to organise • second corps. This motion was seconded, and Captain Inglebach repeated a question he had several times asked before as to where the headquarters of the projected corps would be. Intense uproar followed, and the chairman declined to answer the queotion as irrelevant. The resolution was carried by a majority. Another boisterous interlude was caused by Lieutenant Minister asking whether the volunteers who had been turned away from the Ist Surrey had anything to do with the meeting. The CHAIRMAN said be had heard of rumours of war in the lot Surrey, but bad not identified himself with them. The introduction of this topic seemed to rouse the bathe element in the meeting to an almost uncontrollable pitch, and personalities and various amusing recriminations were bandied about for • eossiderable time. After one or two other speeches, received with opposition if against, and with cheers if for the new scheme, the meeting closed with • vote of thanks to the chairman, who bad preserved the utmost good humour throughout, and who begged the gentlemen composing the meeting to dismiss all acrimonious feelings from their minds. ALARMING FIRE AT THE ROYAL MILITARY COL LIOZ, SANDEURNE—The inhabitanta of the neighbour. hood, for leveret miles surrounding Sandhurst, were alarmed yesterday morning by the report that a fire was raging at the Royal Military College, and various start- ling rumours were afloat, one of which was that the col lege had been burnt to the ground. At a quarter.paat one o'clock iu the morning a fire was discovered in one of the rooms of the premises occupied by Mr. Davies, quarter master, which is the centre of the left wing of the ofecors' quarters. The alarm bell was at once rung and the assem bly sounded, and every one of the staff iumediatelyturned out to ascertain the cause of the disturbance. In come quence of the extra precautions that have been recently taken it was believed by many that an attack by Fenian, was meditated, and the excitement became universal. On the real state of affairs being learnt, the whole of those employed in the college proceeded to render every assoknoe in extinguishing the flames. The two *axiom belonging to the college were brought into requisition, but they were found to be of very little service, and a messenger was despatched to Alder shot camp for engines and troops. Two engines and the fire-brigade, under the direction of Mr. Douglas, at ones started for Sandhurst, where they arrived within one boar of the first alarm being given. They were quickly followed by a detachment of the 68th Light Infantry. During this time General Sir George Augustus WetherelllGlL, 0.0.8., Governor of the College, Major Fanner, Major Rower, Major Jowly, Rev. B. J. Rogers, and other officers arrived at the some of the fire, and did all they possibly could in trying to keep the flame* confined to the centre building. On the arrival of the Aldershot firs brigade the flames we p r i : e z e. realinidly, extending en the right and left to by Captain paymaster, and Major Bowll;y7iThas then disooverod that there was only salleiset mew to keep ono 'swim gaiss, bet tie tre-bripds 'eat lass* to work, sad seise whoa someled the peessersel the buses, whilst Mr. Thesslas sad sehesedemoted their attmetime to the swiss el progartr• Yoe oltbe valsoldes were eat of the emend resew, in eludingsamilimel papers to the ponmentee qviatasesatat, belt Uis a bad fer 5,0081. is Weis. Abseil 4 Aloe the rests began to fall In and the lame home kith afresh, bat by tie abewessit efforts el ties blimp& eh** was got ender miler* bike 8 ease*, sithmegh it wee mot *aline/he& wail mesa el yesterday, haw* bees busies 11 been. Ne estimate ase les teemed ol the maromet et dames, bet it is isimeisee the while left wing being 'stink/ destmeyed. Oreateeer &lab weds so to theprobweisitemiaimmelreietheaollse. times bine only two sidieshismed tta, miessoad ieedditiesteehistiereimas el I leis everted thee this will load to ae this eureka, ler bailie net been for the free Aideedroe the Muss meld aid have hems lei weds& Tbre auk til la teaseatm the wheal) el the siebk bee Sir Wieborell sad time other dime ressaiesdi et their= seen the Amass wetesserly sebbeed. THE PERLIN ARRESTS AT DEPTFORD. Yesterday afternoon, James Richardson, 2, Quessoelrest, Deptford. M'Carthy, 36, Princes meek sad Maniacs Lyte ICC, New. street, Es ti 'were placed before Mr. Mande, at the GTIPIMWi poliseetoon,_ charged with nessou-felony. Mr. Superintendent Griffin watched the proceedings on behalf of the pellets. Father Glenne end another Boman catholic priest were prusont. Mr. Pulling, of Deptford, defended ll'Carthy. The ~ charged ving Men plena in the doek. they wen formally with attempting to itieW- the Fenian oath to a young man named James Handal, an American, with the view of inducing him to commit tna James Handal was the first witness examined. Lytellton said be wished to address the court, and upon being told that it would be irregular, be became very violent, and said, " I claim the protection of an English man." He then proceeded to cronexamine the witness, who said—Our oonvereatiort was first of all upon the weather. Yon introduced Fenianism first. I did not mention James Stephen's Wane to you. I did not ask you your opinion of James Stephens. I did not represent myoelf as a Fenian. I said I was an assistant in • draper's shop. I did not say I was • merchant tailor. I said 1 had been in • merchant tailor's shop in Cleveland. I told you that I had • disabled arm, and that I had got it nicely bandaged. I told you I tome from Ohio. I never said I attended • ummirter Fames meeting in Cleveland, and that the proceeds were sent to James Stephens in New York. I did not swear that I never said I would enter into • conspiracy having for its object the substitution of a republican for • monarchical government. You told me that you had been in America, and that you expected to go out soon again. I did say that I should like your company to America. I tendered you my left band to shake hands when we parted after our first meeting. When we next met I asked you to have half • pint of beer. Prierser—Did I wept it'—Witness—Yea. Prisoner—lndeed I did, and would again. (laughter.) Did you oak roe if I would have it cold or warm'—Wit ness—Yes. Prisoner—Very good. What did I say'—Yon said you would like it cold. Prisoner—Just so. Just so. Did you not swear by the Inunamilatellother of Cod that you wouldtake the Fenian oath'—Witness—No, for I don't think that on that even ing our conversation was upon Fenianism. Prisoner—Where did we meet on the third occasion' — Witness—ln the High-street, and we went into a public house. _ _ear—Had we not a pint of beer at your expense? Witness—Yes. Prisoner—Did you send a " bobby " on that night to look at me ?—Witnees—l did not. Prisoner—Do you recollect any one coming in?—Witness —I do. Prisoner—Did you not propose that I ihould leave after the polioe left?— Witness-1 really did not. Prisoner—Did you not produce a piece of glass that you said yon got from the House of Detention, and that was need in one of the cell windows ?—Witness—l did, and have got it now in my pocket. Prisoner--Did you not give me a piece of it?—Witness —I did, at your request. Prisoner—What was your motive in giving it me? — Witness--Why, you asked for it. Prisoner—With what object did you say you were going to take it across the Atlantic?—Witaam—l said I should take it as a curiosity. Prisoner—Dear, dear, what an antiquary. Did you not ask me to meet you between half-past ten and eleven o'clock last Saturday?—Witness--I did not. I told you I was going up to London for my ticket to America. which I did, and you said, I will go with you if you will meet me here. I did not meet you. Prinoner—Up to that time, did I give any expression of my internal feelings that led you to believe that I was • Fenian?—Witness—No, except that you bad been in trouble through opening your mouth. Cram-examination continued—On the Saturday, the man who is not present, Daniel O'Leary, was drinking in the King William. I did not ask Lytellton to drink. He asked me to drink with him. When the pot was out the man not present asked me to fill it again. I filled the pot and then refused to drink. I had two-penny worth of gin and water, and Lytellton drank of it. I did not give any money to the bricklayers' labourers. Daniel O'Leary asked me if I would lend him 6d. I lent it him. I did say on the Saturday night that I should not be without a sovereign on the Sunday. I did not take that particular notice whether you had any money or not. I did not see you spend any money. You said you wished you were going with me. I spent is. al. in beer with you on the Sunday, and I lent O'Leary tid., 2s. being all the money I had with me. It was believed that I was a detective, and on Sunday you said you believed I was a detective, and before you administered the oath you left the compartment of the bar in which we were, and went round to the centre one, and de nounced me as a detective. M'Carthy said, " Anyone could see he's not a detective," and banded me his glass to drink, saying, " Drink, young man." In the same corn putment 'was were James Richardson and Daniel O'Leary. You went with me and the others into the parlour. I will swear that I did not say I was a Yankee Fenian agent. You administered the oath to O'Leary, and then admi nistered it to me. Prisoner (emphaticall))—Now, be careful, bow many were in the room when the oath was administered ?—You passed the book to O'Leary, read the oath, and then read it to me. Prisoner—Who were in the room Witness—Richardson, O'Leary, Lytellton,M'Carthy and his brother, and myself. Prisoner—You must have an extraordinary memory. Tell me how did you manage to retain the oath?—Witness —I am not deficient of memory. Prisoner—l should like to teat you upon your memory. Will you repeat two lines after me ?—Witness—l MU not bound to do that, am I, sir ? Ito the magistrate). You are the very impersonation of the arch fiend. The Magistrate—You have no right to talk like that. Prisoner-1 hare a right, sir, to show the witness in his true character. The Magistrate—No, you have not. Cross-exambuition continued—l uever said I would intro duce you to soma Irish patriots in the town. I reported you as a Fenian at the police-station. Prisoner—When did I make that overt act ?—Witnees: 1 I reported you because you were in trouble. Prisoner—Well, I might have been in a state of destitu- tion. Witnesa—No, it was not that. You said I ought to keep my mouth shut, because you had got into trouble for opening yours. Prisoner—Are you, then, to interpret my trouble in your way, and then swear my life away? Did the police men tell you to administer the Fenian oath to me Witness—l have not spoken to a policeman on the sub- Jeß 3 l- The Primmer (very excitedly) here said that he would conclude by remarking that this charge against him wee not paralelied in English record. He knew that the Habeas Corpus was suspended for Irishmen ' and that they must abide by it. He wished to God he were a Chinese or a Mandarin rather than a British subject. The Magistrate—You really must not go on like that. You seem a very intelligent man, and you must know that what ou ars saying is irregular. lime you any more questions to put to the witness? Prisoner—l have, your Fad worship. (To the witnem)—Did I ever suggest the topic ol aatesn ? Witness—You did always Crow-examined by the primmer Richardson—You did not speak to me upon Fenianism at all. I did not notice who was the first man to go into the private room. I don't know who knocked at the door to get it opened. I don't know who was the first to leave the room after the oath was administered. I asked you if you were a special con stable, and you said " Yee.' , You took off your coat and helped to put the others out when they struck at me ; but I can't swear whether you said you would give me your assistanos. Mr. Polling here put in a print, entitled " The Pocket Manual, or the Guide to Salvation," by she Most Rev. John Hughes, D.D., Archbishop of New York, basing the following Inscription in smiting, •• Rev. T. W. Allen, Denim kr earthy, Halifax, North America, July the 161 h, 1862," and asked the witness if that was not the boot Weed: Witawo—Ne, certainly not. It was the book (Testa ment) produced by loapector ere Th e examination was h adjourned till Friday morning. Tan Nsw Law COURTS.—It is understood that by the re-assemblhig of parliament next month, the course the government intend to take with regard to the plans for the new law courts will be determined upon and made known to the The judges have added to the ir S e number Mr. Penm an and Mr. Shaw, and those g entlemen eel the plans furnished by Mr. Harty and Mr. Street. The judges then requested Mr. Pownell and Yr. Shaw to dead* upon a plan, and they adhered to their former report, and recommended that the Atte:sop General, who bad the power under the first act, should be the arbitrator on the matter. biLiwovoie Youngs' INSTITUT& —A lecture on "An Evening in the House of Commons " was given by the Bev. Allan Our to the members and friends et the Shove institute ea Tuesday evening. The chair was ably Stied by Mr. ildsnala Lash, M.P., who both before sad after the lessen gave some excellent advice to the audience generally, althea& be midmost& himself to the members e t the Teethe institute asposlally. The lecture, which vim given without say podded ropers, was delivered with groat prow sad slocreass, aad was fully appreeinted by the sadrasa Mr. Alba 06:: eeneluded his very ice tursdies Were saddle Isad spelassn Rdeartiammiellt.}—HoLLowae's °Premix? AID PUJIL-13110 01, d 011a-21111 11 1 0111 Sad Isms sr Ye dosses resulting team to low tammeraluse. Oda. simbie. Lop sad brows elsorlirel. and eeekbe Maw emeseed alms isms mese nabs ONO ebereliba. slams* veil rubbed astir ~el . meL . l =lisiirmsdr. WINE eit Use bove a hem Me abloult owl veil :ebbed wpm MIN Zefroa =wed es lee warn, Awls bg lislisvers lbws , Robb asepaUssimmitadly emelt sub elm Mama= egsbej2 trees iegbeled riga silk seek or Ober urea ate be* Vir s eZell eel sod INA pia awl lissers flabatt intlf Military. WOOLWICH, JAN. 22. A somewhat singular question has occurred at Woolwich 'daintiness to the liability, or otherwise, of regimental canteens being subject to the ordinary re`ula• noes ss to weights sod measure , . It appears that Mr. Junes, the inspector of weights and measures for the die. met. presented himself at the mess room of the Coast Brigade, Royal Artillery, with a view of testing the weights and mamma He was not allowed to do ao, an d the result was that • summons was taken out against the officer in charge, which was heard before Sir T. M. Iv limn, Bar., in petty sessions, when it was decided to refer the whole question to the War Department. ADDIIELALTY, J AN. 22. —APONVANNTA.—Lieu tenants Frederick A. Wetherell, to the Royal John W. Sutherland, to the Pallas ; Frederick C. N. Hell, co the Serapth ; and Robert N. ton, to the Renee. Sub• Lieutenant George R. Green, the Royal Oak ; First-class Assistant Engineer Robert Young, to the name. DEATH OT GENERAL BROTHERTON.—The colonelcy of the Ist Dragoon Guards is vivant by the death of General Sir Thos. Wm. Brotherton, G.C.8., which oc• mined on Monday. The gallant officer served under Sir Ralph Abermemhy in Egypt in 1801 ; in Germany under Lord Cathcart in 1..5 ; in Portugal, Spain, and France during the whole of the Peninsular war, from 184$ to 1814 ; sad has received the war medal with seven dale for the battles of Buono, Fuentes d'Onor, Salamanca, Vit toria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, and Nive, in which last battle he WAS wounded and taken prisoner. Besides these, he was present at all the cavalry affairs and skirmishes in which his :gement, the 14th Light Dragoons, was engaged, and was at the action on the Coa ; he was wounded several times in these skirmishes. The gallant general, after corn. mending for many years the 16th Lancers, served as Ico sctorGeneral of Cavalry. Re was appointed colonel of the let (The King's) Dragoon Guards in 1850. The de- I cowed officer's commissions bore date as follows : Comet, Jan. 24, 1800; lieutenant and captain, July 27, 1801 ; major, NOV. 28, 1411 ; lieutenant-colonel, May 19, 1814 ; L colonel, July 22, 1830 ; major-general, Nov. TJ, 1841 ; lieutenant-genera, Nov. 11, 1851 ; and general, April 1, p 1860. 171' •4t-e ~ ~ t~' j, ~ %AL ii So• 6,1 itackWllll - 1 , 4 go AUSTRAI -• D °4l " 7V111!)A NteN! lige I' . . „,- a lokiit WI LIZ 01040 14 PM :Ira] tf Of Pki.te y of WASE sa y. yen. Or Ty Or BALTI f or B ol. ' 1 an . ogo=Z e f ater11607.2, N 8 01, At a °RN° los Tavern, rs.SDAY, Ord r, t ,floaring RE I la ying bol"re or amount. oral otainallot Pee" Red th Oa Bank has per of Ica coo accounts dm e remuneral j as months filch has to 1-year of • • • ptt som It Is I the ill ie ILOlem r • mt. PO , ""il 1;11e..1;;41 eui Ith interea 4 (amount rpeclal moor en he A: 20 . 0 dug forwsu ace of.. ft will bs eee t forth fa the ,further &rectors Wad collesgui Vern= of the t connection pie sod arnti ihe post thn Kad by. Mr. the trirocton owes Fair's 4 John Pen nposed for re fhs seetins *vs. David • reelection leuary next. Da. capital paid reirerVed medal rose amount ticl other at acorptance 'balance of I reding flat littered to tor had and CR. investmeni tier t'4 bills disc.. bank peen, RRI Yenchu current ex DR. current eXIX . ,nine taa, Uu relate da liil pruposel dN .er annum .. re.erve sun sia•Mal resti ladatioe etun 'ltscance oft r balance of To. the Shn I•:have t. , Alice Sheet . an. t view • It the hest DAVID I WILLIA3 sth Junin flie Secret; the Report It wau to That the at the saws It was rest) That the ft Yank of Mr 14111MIly c -0i4 :14 -t• 1 r 77,i ~,i, E._ ir. "') • , ititigrp• DLWICH, JAN. 22. VE L 1 I on has occurred at ----. ..---- Ility„ or otherwise, of o the ordinary regale. i. It appears that Mr. I measures for the die. So. 6. 698 newsroom of the Coast view of testing the allowed to do so, and • ••••: pa MO taken out against the .. 111001 0,01115r4 before Sir T. M. W Hun, • . to AI:WAAL° as decided to refer the the CI neut• loath Doc k' •f l ' its SHIN:a ?ronermarrra.—Lieu- if &ammo • . and shi o the Royal Oak ; John L I or RUM* a Frederick C. N. Hall, . 0 ' gaff Wl° mond, to the Mersey. to the Royal Oak ; and MAN LINI Robert Young, to the ORA, and flf HA w anted to sail BBOTHEBTON.—The ... , as folio TT Of PARIS, da is vivant by the death TY 01 WASIII !non, G.C.8., which oc• aatazday. Feb. i. oflioer served under Sir 1801 ; in Germany under rigid, Spain, and France , ta. VIC Salo alas war, from 1868 to ' - ater-street, Lir medal with seven chaps 1 d'Onor, Salamanca, Vit- i, in which last battle he ONSOL I Resides these, he was At a GENERA and skirmishes in which • Tavern, Bi. igoona, was engaged, and . ASDAY, gird .1 re was wounded a nd I JOH! anent general, after corn. following REM before t th Lancers, served u la. I isTITO of accounts, was appointed colonel of ~ s tagnation i T l/ Of BO A L ., T r o r M N Guards in 1869. The de- prevailed thro date as follows : Comet, a B a nk has due captain, July 27,18 0 1 ; • —of its mato rat-colonel, May 19, 1814 ; accounts ,. sho ° o - • r-general, Nov. rd, 1841; .te .. on M llet 51 ; and general, April I, 1 • rennua catc a s months 01 l e h has to 1. .year of 'ETS. is VElllNO.—The market ICU the fannry to March, 43.. 3d. ; e hauner• um r, 435. 6i ; October to De. nt. per ann reserved .i , irP i th interest al t a slight improvement in , a amount to one of leather during the apecial reserve .adenhall there was a short .. en he 4'20,000 attendance of buyers was ,olug forward' w only moderate in extent. T 1 .ce of ro.. sum It 1 . pr scarce, and sell readily at t will be seen 1 r inquiry for light "hued 11 forth la their ' • e.l a further al $ e Directors h i.'2!.- —Market rather firmer. nod colleaguea, 00 bales, including 3,010 main of the II O American, bid. to Nil. ; connection n a arid rote ; 100 Maranham, 71d. ; . - 40 hte e post a thus Rua, 6d. • 4,700 Surat, 44..1. . ed by. Hr. B t Bengal. Scinde, Lc 4;1 he Directors r Dhollerah, fad. ' . • fair Omura. - Fairliali I. ; fair Benga l, 414. - fair , Joh n Pend. o, 70. ; middling 13r;weds, u for re , "' e meeting . . David CI re-election —A small supply of grain at • he dbidentl 1 , as a good demand, at Is. to CUM" next. IS taken at last week's rate,. , BAL' rhite, 775. to 805.; buns, 475. t Da , qr. capital paid u weather bas become frosty, reserved corp w fell last night. To-days special reset, amount au, I it, and the prices of this .lay d other acc. eded in the sales which took acceptance: , f animation in the demand. balance of tar barrels were slow of sale. at 487 covered the alight depresaiio balauce. brio sang slat to of the week. Oats and oat- . utcrest to lag and grinding, firm. Peas , , a . ba d an d , t , Jeerer. Indian can in better - iced American. -- -- CR. AN. 22.—T0-day the trade investment , .- ~. everything .1•8 sold. beef . ~.11, : r , ,,,,1:, cotton, :Is. 4d. to N.; veal, airs disco. to 4s. 2d. per stone of Abs., bank pretoi• , Yenchur. current expt 2?.. —North Felton Cu, 14a; , 10e. Bd. • Walls End Brad. ills End 'Haswell, 18s. rid. ; Da. : Walls End Hetton Lyoo, . current expc thorn, ISs. fil. • Walls End I , -.me tax, 1,0 Falls End Tunsiall, 15s. 9d • i renew .el d ill ma . IVslls End Hartlenool ' . proposed all' MARKETS. TALLOW. —WET,NTADAY EVENING.—The market RAI quiet to-day. Spot, 43i. 3d. ; Janu4ry to March, 4:ta ; March, 431.6 a. ; April to Julio, 43e. 6i ; October to De. comber, 44a. LEATHER.—There hes been a slight improvement in the demand for moot descriptions of leather during the past week. On Tuesday at Leadenhall there was a abort supplyof fresh goods, but the attendance of buyers was small, and the transactions were only moderate in extent. Light English butts continue scarce, and sell readily at full prices. There is also more inquiry for light 'hayed hides and English shoulders. COTTON.—lavearoot., AN. '22. —Market rather firmer. Estimated sales to-day, 12,000 bales, including 3,010 speculation and export. 6000 American, bid. to 80. ; 600 Pernam, be., 7id. to 10 4 d. ; 100 Maranhani, 74d. ; Egyptian, Sd. to 90.; 50 Smyrna, 6d. ; 4,700 Surat, to 7.1. ; Madras, Nil. to 51d. ; Bengal, &judo, La., 4;.1. to 01d. ;50 Peru, 711 Fair llhollerah, Gd. ; fair °onus wuttee. 6d.; fair Broach, 60. ; fair Bengal, 414. ; fair Baptists, Sod. ; fair Pernam, ; middling Boweda, Tgd. ; middling Orleans, Bd. CORN.—BONTON, JAL 22.—A small supply of grain at 2 ., ur market to-day. There was • good deniand. at IP. to advance. Spring corn was taken at last week's rates. Wheat, red, 71a. to 7:is. ; white, 775. to 805.; beam, 47a. to 505. ; oats, 245. to 32.. per qr. GLAMOW, Jan. 22 —The weather has become frosty, and a slight sprinkling of snow fell last night. To-days market ruled firm for wheat, and the prices of this .lay wennight were rather exceeded in the sales which took place, but there was a want of animation in the demand. Sack flour fully as dear, but barrels were slow of sale. :3 last week's rates. Ba rley recovered the alight dermal.% which occurred in the course of the week. Oats and oat meal dull. Beans, both feeding and grinding, firm. l'eas were fully 31. Ter boll dearer. Indian wan in better retail demand, at • for mixed American. CATTLE.—Snrrnmi., JAN. 22. —To-day the trule ruled slack. Nevertheless everything was sold. ]lee( made from 3s. 4d. to ss. • mutton, 3s. 4d. to ss. ; veil, ' 4s. 4d. to ss. 4d.• pork, Ss. to 4s. 2d. per stone of 6lbs., sinking the offitl. COALS.—LoteI3O9, Jar. T2.—North Pollen Cu, 14s. ; Wylam, llis. ; Eden Main, Ns. lid. ; Walls End Brad. dylls Helton, 170. lkl. ; Walls End Haswell, 18s. rid. ; Wall End Hetton, 18s. Gd. ; Wills End Helton Lyoo, 15.. 93. ; Walls End Hawthorn, 18.. 9tl. ; Walls Eml South Hatton, 18s. 3 d. ; Walls End Tunstall, 15.. 9d. Walls End Cowndon, Ita. 9d. ; Walls End Hartlepool, 17s. ; Walls End Eelloe, 111 s. 9d. ; Walls End East Hart. lepool, 9.1. ; Walls End South Hartlepool, It.. 9d.; Walls End Tees, 18s Ships at market, 99 ; sold. 81. TItAFFIO RETURNS. Mpg - ?U Met- Teal. 1611.WAY3. era Wagers. ehandise. 1867. Week ending Nov. 17. a E t 6 Great Indifadisang Panned* 852 7,233 16,510 24,013 19,911 W Nov. 23. Madras eek —B4OM Widths*. 40$ North Wed Line. 153 Week ending Jan. 7. S. AustrianLembusly&C.L (.Soutk Austrian Line) —1172 5,728 18,769 24,497 33 , 131 'Upper Italy dncluding the Venetian Lints) —1460 12,186 19,253 32.33 9 3 4 . 7 . 3 Week ending Jan. 17. Belfast and N. Counties — Limerick and Ennis ILimondedondckerryandProlei rain — e 3O Waterford and Kilkenny 9l Waterford end Limerick Week ending Jan. 19. Cornwall Great Eastern 722 14.'31 18,2e7 32.331 24,20 Great Northern Great Western 1358 2.3.840 35.01 6.3..ki3 R 3.9 4 ,1 Lancashire and Yorkshire. de 1•,911 29.170 44,4 i 12,141 Loudon, Chatham, & Dover & Met. Ex. &Ba rnches . 136 6 , 796 1,508 8,991 6,9 8 Me F.x. of & D lll 1111 129 1. 901 1. 721 London tro W & North estern 13421 41. , 035 66,190 106,6 , 5 103,44 London and South Western 501 14,021 9,141 21,165 18.:A Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 216 5,110 11,843 19.969 19,161 Manchanter.SoutaLl unction, and Altruichrun . 7,437 6,1. A 1,376 1..e4 1668. 16t.7. 1,767 1,•35 172 11:. iao 247 7 43 4.w 475 I,riii , 969 386 1,345 1.2 4 Midland O2O 14,042 34.200 50,242 47;7 2 North London ll 3,9:0 1,',20 5,702 4M4 NorhStaffordablreOLit' ) 218 7,545 ..s.i Bouth Devoe lnt 1,874 1,414 2,283 MN • C.saal Impeded by Ice. RAILWAY AND °THEBRILLS BEFORE PARLIAMENT. —yesterday, Messrs. Frere and I'algrave, the examiners of standing order proofs of railway and other private bills now pending in parliament, held courts, and pro ceeded with their labours. In Mr. Frere's court, in Room 16, the following unopposed bills were considered. and the standing orders declared to have been complied with in each ease :—The Midland Railway /additional poTers), the Midland and London sod North Western Railway Companies (Ashley and h uneaton Railways), the Weedon and Daventry Railway, the 'Tynemouth (borentlM Quays sad Improvements, this County Down and Belfast Borough, and the /Willem and Tunstall Gas Bille—the first named three having been adjourned from the previous day. In Mr. Palig ra ve's court, in Room 17, the standing orders were declared to ha ve been complied with in the mines of the following petitions, which were taken into consideration :—The unopposed Mold and Denbigh Junc tion Railway, the unopposed Potteries, Shrewsbury, and North Wales Railway, and the opposed Slough Water works Bills. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. LETTS —January 10, at Farnham-villa, Sydenbas, the wife of C. J. Letts, of a eon. NICHOLSON.—January 20 . at Chatham, the wife of 11. W. Nicholson, Eaq., of a daughter. PEMBERTON.—JenttaryIO, at the Barnes, Sunderland, the wife of R. L. Pemberton, Esq., of a eon. REDMAN.--January to, at Warlry -Alla Crest Worley, Imes, the wife of P. A. Badm en . Esq., of a daughter. YEOMAN. —January 19, at Mentleld vicarage, Darlington, the wife of the Rev. C. B. Yeoman, of a dannhter WIL ATT—January 20, at Bniaise-ruad, liampetead, the wife of J. Weak Zig., ot•sow MARRIAGSB. szoilm-sAravast--Jaumury 20, at St Judea Southses„ by the Rev. T. it. Brown:leg. William S. Brown, Captain Royal Nan, to Flora, widow of the late Commander J. Chienthaw Hathurg, MORRIS LAMOTTE : EAriose—LAMOTTE. Januar/ 21 . at Hors Church, Brighten, by the Yen Archdmmn inter (Chichester). Frederick Banana Monis, to Mary ?ranee, an Charles William Rahmer, to Emily Adelaide , dau d ghters of John Later Lemmata, Dm., of Brunswick square, Brighton. BECWETAN— HOLLIS.—January 18, at At. John's Church, Chef. teams, bp the i.e. A. Armitage, Martin W. Sccretan, son of the late J. T. Sectstan, R.N., of Shepley. Herta, to Sophia Zs%.tit= of the late W. Hollis, /eq., of Ottirenewtoll. DEATHS. BARTLEIT.—Jaheery It, Mn Elisabeth Bartlett, relict of the late J. J. Bartlett. of BtOrtoll, aged 74. NlATL—Janeary2ll, at DukaMmet, Adelphi, Elizabeth, the wile cd Kr. IL Nook* aged tit Nlwg:l7 at College,ttemoot, Ilsepeteld, Mrs. Caro line New, widow of the late Dr. New. aged 0 . RANDALL —January 20, at Hareltall-strest. Golden-Kum" Wt. J. Randall. it'd 0. V1141110.--Jansoll 20, at Arlingtoneneet, Camden-town. Mao, raid w. wging.—zeotury to. nunigita. tgety.,2tiebet, daughter of J. Wkito sad Helen A. Cull. aged Mt Nyco 8 abbe" and Publfsbed by Irns.us. u ni b in iniiinn. in the ay/ o f London, He Printer ms. ot , itt No. tee Moe, In Lombard-West, in the Precinct of vinitstriars.— Tensaw, JAMS . ' 0. UM. rely re.aL I is Court Flan t, at wet t r - uIS - c - ci RRAY I."nduo luicher Lgton— cl*BlLlV tit tie lc ;, DEWAR] co day,' t t rut; y oo Circular • • XY( brit tato tt t butt th al .01140 T, .tolnini XYi op 'oder. 1 1 ugh • HZ! ANY la We W den to anmrs AR Br tO. lid Minos ustrati --- a RII to ghts ‘I hart II A] 4b ••o X CA et ty eT to ffar 1111 ~t!o 11 3 St b at: sew death m Moans Mat Meso 401.11 I Bullet PEN