The Express. — London, England, 1866-01-01 00:00:00

PIODABIA. TCESDAV. 01 NORTHERN WION E:, DAT. W.S.W. to N.N.W., COMM W. to N. and back. varying from a gale fresh to strong, to fresh, with some sque:y. snow or rain. As shove. WivelMS. As above. Westerly to N. W., Borman & S.mllar to above. 'slung. squally, un settled. As next above. IMITTRIS. Similar. tiorthern=ticotland. Western-Ireland, Wales, and adja cencies. Sonthern=lmelsh Channel and Bay of Biscay. lastern=raistward Segland and North Sea. One of the little wooden shops on the Boulevard aft Itslien, kept by a man named Nowacheski, took firs Let week owing to the explosion of a bundle of the clinger otte pley:bings called "Serpent de Pharaoh." RAILWAY COLLISION NEAR MALTON.—On day afternoon a collision occurred at the A m pleforth station oa the M4ltoo and Think Railway, which resulted in the death of one man named John Baton, a mason, residing at Melton. ANJTIIER RAILWAY OUTRAGE.—At the magis trates' clerks'-office, Retford, on Thursday, Henry Dibbles, !I merchant's clerk at Gainaborough, was charged with Metentiv assaulting Miss Godson, daughter of a farmer wring at Tareham, on the 26th inst. From the young lady's ststemeLt it appeared that she was travelling from Sheffield between 6 and 7 o'clock in the evening, prisoner being in the sir!te carriage. There were no lights in the carriage. Near llittmoaks the prisoner cams dose to her and put his hand 11 1) her clothes. She at ones complained to her mother, who was in the same carr • age, that the prisoner bad been taking liberties with her, and the matter wax mentioned to the anthoritics at the next station. The bench lined the prisoner 4 0s. and costs, and thought that the railway company ought to light their carriage, properly, in order to protect their I heewgers. W IC K OF THE EAST INDIAN BRIGANTINE PRINCESS OF WALES. As inquiry into the circumstances attending the i on of the East Indian brigantine Princes of Wales, which got ashore at Seagate, near Folkestone, during the f ah on Friday night last. was instituted on behalf of the N a m of Trade on Saturday moroing. The court own mind G. B. Ithemett, Esq., Superintendent of Mercantile Igurine at Folkestone Harbour, and Captain Hanks w,R.N., ant officer of coastguard. The only witness examined was Captain Campbell, who gave the following evidence : —Ny name is Allan Madams Campbell, and I bag a certificate, number 71,824, as • master ma riner. lam ranter of the Friona' of Wales, from the par e of Loan. Her registered tonnage is 197 ; official number, 47,390; the owner ia Mr. George Stanfield =Aof Riohmoad, Surrey. The vessel was built at ward's hind in 1863 ; her timbers are pins and oak; she Is rigged as • brigantine, and is chased in Lloyd's list as A 1, 7 yeses. The crew consisted of ten men, ineluding myself. The cargo was ram and sad was shipped by John Jones and others, of Georgetown, Demsr•ra ; it was consigned to Mr. George Reynolds, of Feantustlintreet, Loudon. I had one passenger on board. The ship left Georges town about 8 o'clock on the morning of October 26, with fine weather and • north-east Made wind. At the time of sailing the ship was in good condition in every Wed. Nothing Intioular occurred during the voyage, sad we righted the Lizard about midnight of December 27, which was about 21 miles distant, bearing N.E. by N. I ordered • course E.S.E. to be taken, and we reached Bewohy Head about 9 &clock on Friday morning, December 29, and sighted Dungeness Lighthouse at 4 o'clock on the same day, loserbag W. by S., about five miles distant. A heavy gale from the S.S.W. was then blowing, and I ordered the ship to be put well is shore, and signalled for • pilot, but the ma was running se heavy, being flood tide, that the pilot could not COON on board. Believing it to be unsafe in such • gale to rasa for the Downs, hauled the ship to windward, fit LE., under cloos-reefed topsail, main, and foretop stay ed], altering the name at 6 o'clock to avoid the Ridge Bank. As the gale increased ordered the foretop staysail to be stowed, end whilst in the an of furling it, an ordinary gasman named Nathaniel Coomrall, • nave of Essex, fell overboard. The mate,Chen Burford, jumped overboard after him, and held him up in the water for half an hour, but as the ship rolled so mush it was impossible to get him on board, the mate had to let go his hold to save his own life, sad was got on board again with great difficulty. The sails were all blown away except • close-reefed boom male mil, and the ship, being unmanageable, drifted in among the breakers in Hythe Bay. As • last resource, we endea voured to let go the anchors, and while doing this the ship struck, with • heavy sea rolling over her, on the beach. The time was about 8 o'clock at night. Some person on shore succeeded in throwing • grapnel on board, and by this means life-lines, with • cork jacket attached, were also got on board, and by means at these appliances the passenger, crew, and myself, with the instance of the coastguard, got on shore through • bony surf with great difficulty ; th e foremast want over. board before the last man left the shim The crew were taken to Ward's Fatally Hotel at floodgate, and supplied with all necessaries. At low tide the bottom of the vessel was found to be much damaged, and water was running through. After securing the vessel in her position with anchors, gangs of men were set to work to unload the cargo, and as • heavy gale, which threatened to last, came oa during Saturday night, to save the cargo a hole was cut In her side on Sunday morning, and the cargo will be saved, although the venal itself is now a total wreck. a4z.ruurr LIFEBOAT SERVICES. PADSTOW, CORNWALL, Der. 29. During a very strong gale from IV. S. W. this morning (says the Rev. R. Tucks) a vessel anchored at the entrance of this harbour, near Hell Bay, with an ensign flying half mast high. The Albert Edward lifeboat, pro moted by the City of Bristol to the N►tional Lifeboat Institution, was at once launched, and prooeeded to the vessel, which was found rolling heavily. After much diffi culty and danger the lifeboat succeeded in rescuing the crew of 17 men of the ship, and landed them in safety. The wind wu blowing so heavily out of the harbour, and the sea was running so high that it was with great difficulty the crew of the lifeboat, assisted by the shipwrecked men, were ►ble to retrain the shore, and at one time it was doubtful whether the lifeboat would not have had to proceed to sea and make for Port Isaac. The Teasel was the barque Juliet, of Ckeenock, bound from Demerara to London with rum and sugar. The muter of the vessel says, " Had the lifeboat sot come to our assistance all hands must certainly hay. perished, and I cannot speak in terms too strong to express my MOW of the conduct of the boat's crow in risking their lives in such a gale." RAMSGATE, Dec. 30. This morning, in a fresh breeze from S.W. to W. (reports Captain Shaw), signal guns and rockets were fired from the Gull Light Ship, and afterwards from the North Band Head Light vesseL The lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution was at once taken out in tow of the steam tug Aid, and proceeded to the Light ships, and on speaking them was told that a blazing light was being shown in • direction S. E. by S. After passing the Swatch Buoy • large vessel was observed high and dry on the South Calliper Sands, and on nearing her she showed a large bright light, which wee answered by a flare-up light from the tug. The lifeboat was grounded on the sands as near the vessel as possible and two of the crew with lines round them walked up to their waists in water towards the vessel, and a warp from the ship was then hauled into the lifeboat. Strenuous exertions were made by the lifeboat and steam tug, assisted by another tag and a lugger, to save the vessel, the two s•esmers taking her in tow, but the wind and sea greatly increasing. the hawsers were forced to be let go from the ship and hauled en board the tug. The ship had now II feet of water in her hold. The life boat was then taken by the tug to windward of the wreck, and with very great difficulty succeeded in crossing the sands and in getting alongside the vesael. At this time the sea was so exceedingly heavy that there was great peril in getting theshipwrecked men into the lifeboats/ the boat struck heavily against the vessel. The crew of 16 men were at last got into the lifeboat and taken on board the tug, which then returned with the lifeboat to Ramsgate Harbour. The vassal proved to be the bargne Norma, of Braman, 63-I tons, from Richmond, United States, to London, with a cargo of tobacco. BALLYCOTTON, IRELAND. DEC. 29. Another shipwreck, with melancholy loess( life, occurred today, four miles from this place (states the Rev. D. 0. Sullivan). The ship Eugenie. 1,130 tons register, which sailed from Liverpool for St. John's, New Brunswick, on the 9th inst., with a general cargo,wu driven hack from the banks of Newfoundland, with loss of mainmast, and was driven on the rocks in a furious gale this morning. and became a complete wreck in less than an hoar. On receiving intelligence of the disaster the Ballycotton life boat of the National Lifeboat Institution was conveyed on her transporting carriage to the scene of the wreck, but the vessel held together so short a time that all was un happily over when the lifeboat arrived. Eleven of the us• forturisti crew were saved and twelve were lost, the total number on board the ill-fated ship being 23. WRATH= REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) MOLD/7. JAIMAIIr 1, I A.M. 9 110 3 1 8 Nairn.. Aberdeen Leith Ardriiqssa 29.7940 Greencastle '29.23 37 Valentin . —(— Cape Clear . —!— Liverpool. 29.46 40 Holyhead .19.40 42 Penzance '20.69 42 Brest 129..0 43' L'Orlent 129.70 43 Bochefort 29.40 48 Plymouth 29.69 42 Weymouth 19.67 41 Portsmouth .19.64 40 London 129.33 36 Yarmouth ;29.46 40 Scarborough 29.34 87 Shields .129.30 3'3, Helder.— .1 THE FXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 1, 1866. TEE EXTRAORDINARY CASE OP ABORTION AT BATTERSEA. --•-- LA.W INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DIY.) INQUEBT.—(THIS DAY.) This morning Mr. Wm. Carter, coroner for East Sams, resumed at the Unity Tavern, York.road. Batter sea, an investigation relative to the deth of Harriet White, an =married woman, aged 32 sears, who was alleged to have lost her life through an operation having been fah>. Malay performed upon her for the purpose of procuring abortion. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Registrar Murray.) IN RE PHILIP ARHEY. The bankrupt was a builder, of Whitecrosostreet. Hie liabilities, including the amount due to secured creditors, are stated at 19,369/. At • former sitting a resolution was passed for taldog the case out of court on the payment of • composition of 6s. Bd. in the pound, but the resolu tion was now negatived. IN RE RICHARD LEE. The bankrupt was a surgeon, formerly of Sussex tensor, Hyde-park, since of Great Queen-street. He attributes his failure to loam it. his profess= and isenfllaisney of capital. His debts are about 1,000/. in respect of some of which security is held. This was the first sitting, but no creditors attending to choice was made. Mr. Lawramie appeared for the bankrupt. The evident* taken on the previous occasion was to the effect that deemed, who was stated to be respectably con nected, went to lodge, about six weeks ago, at No. 4, Market-terrace, York.road, Battersea, stating that she was out of a situation. On Wedneeday fortnight her landlady found her very ill, sad rent for Mr. Richardson, a surgeon. who infmed from what he saw that the deceased had been pregnant some two or three months, and that she wee labourite today the effects of violesee used to procure abortion. Tim deceased died on the following Sunday, but she previosely made a communication to Mr. Richardson, which resulted it the arrest of Mr. Samuel Elijah Headings, of 18, Dorset-cropeent, East-road, City-road, on the capital charge. A piece of payer oontaining Mr. Hardinges name and address, written in the handwriting of some nakeown mum, was banded by the deceased to the doctor. Superiatendest Batt and Inspector Bryant went to the residence of the accused, who positively denied all keuntzlai of the deceased, and said that he never such cases. The inquiry was adjourned until to-day to give time for a post-mortem examination to be made by Mr. Richardson, sad to afford an opportunity to the polio* to procure further evidence. Mr. Superintendent Butt, of the V division, attended to watch the case on behalf of the Commissioners of Folios, and Mr. Haynes, solicitor, represented Mr. Hardbige. Mr. Edward Butt said that be was a superintendent of the metropolitan police. On Christmas-day morning he west to No. 18, Itorsort•erescent, East-road, City-road. in consequence of aortal* information he received. No. 18, was en herbalist's shop, and on the outside of the door was written up, "E. A. Hardinge, Pro labor, of Medical Botany and Midwifery. Advice THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) CLERKENWELL. DISGRACEFUL STREET OUTRAGE. - - --- Charles Purnell, a young fellow about 20 years of age, war charged with committing a gross street outrage on Mrs. Rebecca Murrell, a married woman, residing in the neigh bourhood of the Caledonian-road. _ . _ Mr. H. Allen, prosecuting officer of the Associate testi tuts for Improving and Enforcing the Laws for the Pro tection of Women, watched the case. The complainant we. returning home at about 12 o'clock, and when passing down the Caledonian.road she was at tacked by the defendant, who pushed her into • doorway, and without saying • word attempted to take indecent liberties with her. She screamed for assistance and managed to get away, but she was followed by the defendant, who again caught her, lifted up her clothes, and be haved to her in a very improper manner. He got hatinto • doorway and said he would effect his purpose when her cries brought • police-constable to her assistance, who took the prisoner into custody. The prisoner had been drinking a little, but well knew what he was &hint. The complainant was a hard-working respectable woman, and there wss not the slightest blemish on her character. The shock she had received owing to the violence made her now feel very . ill. The pr isoner said he had no defame to make, as he was drunk at the time. . - path: On an inner door there was written, ' Harding. surgeon" Witness entered an inner room, and ler* saw a man. Witness said to him, " your mains Hardinge ?" He replied, " Yee." Witness then asked him whether he knew a young woman named Harriet White, sad he said that be did know such and that be bad never attended her medically. He said that he would not have attended to her if he had been applied to by her. He said that be had no instruments. Witness then asked hint if he had a diploma. COMM" —The court has nothing to do with that, for even if a medical man had a diploma the other question would have to be inquired into. Witness—He said that the only instruments he had were those need for uorncutting and extraction of teeth. Witness then searched the hones, and found a number of instruments (produced). Mr. Headings then said that the instruments found were some old instruments that be had given a man a pot of beer for, and that he had thrown them aside, and that he had never used them. Witness then took Mr. Hardioge into custody. Since lad Monday witness had used every means in his power to try and connect Mr. Hardinge with the young woman White, but without success. Witness charged Mr. Harding* with attempting to procure abortion, but Mr. Harding, said—" I never take charge of such cases." Mr. .1. C. Cross, surgeon, was re-sworn, and said that he had not satisfied his mind as to the nature or properties of the bottle of medicine produced at the last sitting of the court It was probable— Coronae—Stop, stop. We cannot take probabilities in a case where a charge of murder may arise. Witness—The instruments produced were old instruments used for stone ; one of them was a carved one made of steel, bat had been straightened. It had then been covered with gate percha. The mitts percha that covered the point of the instrument had then been removed by cutting away, and a sharp point about a quarter of an inch in length had been left exposed. Witness had found on the deceased's body a certain wound which the instrument produced could and might have caused. When witness was attending the deceased he was afraid to tell her that she was sure to die, for fear of depressing her. Coroner—Mr. Butt, do you think there is any chance of getting evidence ? Superintendent Butt—No, sir; it is believed that when the operation took place only two persons were present. Mr. Richardson said that he was certain that the do omed expired from the injury mimed by a wound produced by an instrument. The wound must have been inflicted by another, for the woman was unable to do it herself without inflicting other injuries. Coroner—Owing to your not having told the deceased of the dangerous state in which she was I am afraid that justice has failed in this we, for bad you done so she might have made a statement which would have enabled the police to act. I wish that in future you would bear in mind the fact that it would be well for you to communi este with the police when you ere called in to a pence whom on examination you find to be suffering from a wound. Mr. Superintendent Richardson said that he had gone to the house of Mrs. Monntjoy, the landlady of the deceased, ►t No. 4, Market-place, Batteries, and examined her room and boxes, but he could find no paper or anything else that would help to throw any perfect light upon the case. He had also examined a book which be had found in Mr. Hardinge's house. It contained a list of names, several of them female ones, bat the deceased's was not amongst them. He had not been able to ascertain thit the de ceased went by any other name than that of Harriet White. The magistrate said this was a most outrageous assault, and sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour in the House of Correction for three calendar months. MARYLEBONE. ATTEMPTED sucun IN A POLICE CELL. Artily Cunningham, described u a servant, was charged with being drunk and locapaLle, and also further charged with attempting to commit suicide. George Ford, 91 1), said—About half-past 10 on Saturday night he saw the prisoner very drunk in Carlisle-street, Lisson-grove. As she was quite incapable of taking care of herself he took her to the station-house. John Wake, 1681), stated he was on duty in the station home, and after the charge was entered he in company with the inspector, took her back to the cells. They had scarcely locked the door when they heard a heavy fall, and on going into her cell they saw that she had tied a piece of string tightly round her neck and that she was all but strangled. They at one removed the string, and left two constables to watch her. Mr. Yardley inquired if she was known. Mr. Stanle► (the chief usher) and Mr. Austad (the gaoler) 'aid she bad been here twice before charged with attempting to commit suicide. Mr. Yardley said he must commit her for Prisoner said she wu going to service to-morrow. Mr. Yardley observed she would make a fine specimen of a servant. Anne Grover said she was a boot binder, and some times she (prisoner) got some money from her husband, and sometimes worked for her, that was how she got her living. Mr. Yardley remanded her for a week, and then he said it was very likely he should send her for trial. SOUTH W A RH. ROBBERY AT MESSRS. PROCTOR AND BETIEGDWB. . - . .. . _ • Mary Bun t, a middle-aged female, was brought before Mr. Woolrych by Burch, a detective officer of the M divi sion' charged with stealing nearly a hundred weight of size fat, the property of Messrs. Proctor and Bevington, glue and size manufacturers, Grange-road, Bermondsey. Burch said that about 6 o'clock on Sunday evening he met the prisoner coming from the direction of Messrs. Proctor's premises carrying something heavy under her shawl. He stopped her, and asked her what she had there. Sbe replied, "Oely my own work." He, however, lifted the shawl up. and found that she bad • cask of size weighing about 701 b. She begged him not to take her into custody, as she would never do such a thing again. Mr. Woolrych asked whether she said where she got it from. Witness replied in the affirmative. She told him that it came from Messrs. Proctor and Bevington'a. Witness, however, suspected that other persons were concerned in the robbery. Mr. Joseph Proctor, the manager of the factory in the Grange-road, identified the property as belonging to the firm. He saw it safe in a large hogshead on Saturday night, and that morning he missed a large quantity of the fat. It was worth 4d. a pound, and was sold to the soap•boilers, Mr. Wooliych asked if the small cask found on the prisoner belonged to them. Witness replied that it did. It was one of those need for packing glue in. lie knew the prisoner as working for them, bat she had no right near the premises on Sunday. Tier husband bail occasionally worked for them. Burch, the officer, here informed the magistrate that the prisoner's husband was seen near the premises at the time of the robbery, and he believed be took the property and handed it to his wife. The Coroner said after the surgical evidence it was clearly proved that the deceased bad lest her life through a feloni ons attempt having been made upon her body to procure abortion. Ifs very much regretted to have to state that there was no evi dence to show who the party was who used the instruments upon her for that purpose. Through the police not having been acquainted with the deceased's condition before her death, the police had not been able to get evidence to show who the second person was who had, with the deceased's consent, used the instrument upon her. That fact he deeply regretted, for he was of opinion that a great deal of crime was taking place in the metropolis of the character they were investigating that day. Justice, he was afraid, would fail in this case, bat that was not their fault, for they had done everything that could be done to bring the criminal to justice. With regard to the party who had feloniously used the instru ments, it would be their duty to return, as they could not find out who he was, a verdict of " Wilful murder against soma unknown person," as the evidence had clearly proved that the deceased had expired in conse quence of an attempt having been made upon her person to procure, with her own consent, abortion. The law would hold it that by feloniously allowing and consenting to the perpetration of the criminal act on her person, and the said act having resulted in her death, she as well as the person who had been guilty of committing the felonious act had been guilty of the crime of murder. Although she did not desire to destroy her own life, yet she had been guilty of a serious crime which resulted in the destruction of it, and it would therefore be the duty of the jury, no matter how painful it might be to the feelings of a respectable family, to rotor° a verdict of ,felo de ae in her ease. The court was then cleared, and the jury, after one hour's deliberation in private, returned the following verdict :—"That the deceased, Harriet White, did die from the mortal effects of the insertion of a certain in strument to procure abortion, and the jurors say that the person who feloniously inserted the instrument is to the said jurors unknown, and that the said person did felo niously kill and slay the said Harriet White," The Coroner said, that after that verdict the parties who committed the felonious act would, if discovered, be prose cuted for manslaughter. The proceedings then terminated. Mr. Woulrych said that if such should prove true the law could sot punish her ; but, uuder all the circumstances, he should remsod her for a week, to enable the police to make further incrtiric, THAMES. NEW TEAR'S DAT IN THE EAST. There were only 10 drunken charges from the Kor Stepney division, and four from the H or Whitechapel division, this day. Insnector Honey, of the A reserve, attached to the K division, and Inspector Dendy, of the H division, said the last night of the old year and the morning of the new year ware remarkably quiet, and that there was a great improve ment in the conduct of the worki , g classes of the district. Seven of the ten drunkards who were " drunk and inca pable " were discharged ; three others, who were drank and disorderly, were fined ss. each. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, DEC. 30. TRAVELLING FELLOWSlirr.—The examiners for the Radcliffe Travelling Fellowship give notice that the next examination for a fellowship will commence in the museum on Thursday, January 25, 180, at 10 a.m. QUEEN'd COLLEGE.—An examination will be holden to fill up a vacant Eglesfield exhibition on January 24th and following days at this college. The exhibition is ten►ble for four pairs, and is of the anuual value of 75!. The Egledeld exhibitioners rank next after the foundation scholars. No candidate is eligible who is not a native of one of the countiea of Cumberland and Westmoreland, or who his attained the age of 20 years. OPENING OF THE LINK LINE OF RAILWAY BETWEEN LUDGATE•HILL AND KING'S-CROSS. -(THIS DAY.) A meeting of the representatives of various agri cultural bodies in Lancashire was held at Preston on Satur day, to consider what steps should be taken with respect to the cattle plague, and to discuss the proposal to seek from the government a measure establishing a system of national insurance. It was generally admitted that the local societies which had been formed had failed to meet the necessities of thecase,that only a partion of the stock was insured,and that if the plague became virulent in Lancashire, compensation could not be paid to the extent of the insurance. Colonel Wilson• Patten, M.l'., while expressing his opinion that the farmers must now seek government assistance, main tained the soundness of his former idea of a system of union mutual insurance. It was resolved to petition the Rome Secretary, and to request the High Sheriff tooonvene a county meeting. In the Temps M. Nefftzer thus refers to the nomi nation of M. de Sacy, of the Journal des DO,a'e, as senator : —" The Senate is invested with an important initiative. The government officials hawing on Saturday afternoon testified their approval of the new link line which connects the London, Chatham, and Dover, with ths Metropolitan (1. 1 adergonnd) Railway, the opening took place this morning. The first train to King's-cross left Ludgate.hill at 8.48, and the first to enter the latter station from the north was that leaving King's-cross at 8.3, and since then the traffic has continued to and fro across Ludgate.hill, through the site of the Fleet Prison, over Fleet-lane, under Skinner-street and Scow-bill, and thence uniting itself with the Metropolitan Railway. tip to 12 o'clock a great number had traversed the new line, which promises to be an important one, affording as it does a direct communication between the Great Western, Great Northern, and Midland, and the Londe., Chatham, and Dover Railways. " Through " trains from the north to the Crystal Palace are in contemplation, sad other facilities to travellers will shortly be announced. Lieutenant-Colonel Markham on Saturday ap- I No °°°°""l°°' no political organisation offers to • peered before the magistrates at Aberford, to prefer • statesman a wider field. The Senate can take in band any charge against William Hick, his under-gardener, of species of reform, and each senator can bring having sent an anonymous letter, threatening to shoot before it wh a t h e b e li eves t o b e f or th e pu bli c goo d bins and Mrs. Markham. About two years ago Colonel provided he previously obtain the concurrence of nine of Markham received • letter in the same hand writing, but the police were unable to discover the his oolleagae• If M. de Seep knows how to turn the high author. Ten months ago • second letter, abusing the position to which he has been raised to the profit of liberty members of the colonel's household, was received, and in general, or even of liberty of the press in particular, we shortly afterwards other communicatiosta, also of an offensive shall be enchanted and grateful. If he crosses hie ar ms, character, were sent to the domestics. On the 10th ult., things will go as before, bat he must content himself with Liciuk•Colonel Markham received the letter in question, aid Hick, whose conduct had excited anspidoes, was apply., such satisfaction ash, may feel himself." headed, and admitted that he was the writer. He was corn. BUNBILL-FIELDS BURIAL-GROUND. —A com mitted for triaL munication has been received from the Ecclesiastical Com- THE CASE OF ELI SEKLIL—We understand that missioners by the gentlemen who lately memorialised the L. Joseph Newsome, of Dewsbury, manufacturer, has Common Council on the preservation of the Bunbill-fields addresed • letter to the Bishop of Ripen calling his atten. burial-ground, in which we are happy to say that the moral Hon to the case of Eli Sykes. Mr. Newsome informed his claim of the representatives of those who lie buried there to lordship of the fact that Sykes had been in his employ, have the ground kept aimed is folly admitted. The cont end that up to the day he committed the murder was a misaionere say they have never expressed any opinion in om[ mac of chara cter , sa d th a t sow h e wee favour of the a pp ro p r i a ti on o f the ground to p.p.... lying nods sentence of 'dew, for hie crime, and be a s k e d which would conflict with its reverential preservation. the bishop to visit the unhappy young man and administer They de not, however, waive their claim of reimbursement to him religious comiolatiom To this letter his lordship for the enfracidneennot of the ground, and we cannot hold replied to the effect that be will go over to Leeds and see out any hope that the terms of arrangement between the commissioners and the Corporation of tondos will be very Sykes before the day appointed for his execution to ta k e place,—Hudderufghl Bremner. speedily settled.—Patriot. MONEY MARKET.—MiIIa DAY.) ONZ o'olool4 This being New Year's Day, the Stock Exchange is closed, and no business has consequently been done in public securities. The discount market is quieter to-day, and the supply of money seekingemployment haa increased. The rate fur the beet paper, however, is still 7 per cent. The Stock Exchange is cloeed to-day, but some of the principal dealers in money connected with that establishment came to the City this mornir.g, and renewed loans till Friday on English goveruraeut stock at di per cent. The Douro has arrived from Brazil, with 40,203/.1 in specie ; the Hecla, from New York, with 38,000/. ; and the Asia, from Boston, with 3,000/. Mr. Crum Ewing, M.P., and Mr. Frederick Lubbock, of Leadenhali-street, have joined the board of the Colonial Company (Limited). The Board Trade returns show an unprecedented expansion of trade of an apparently legitimate cha racter. It is obvious, however, that this enormous business cannot be carried on without a correspond ing demand upon the discount market, and incen tives to caution on the part of speculators are to be found iu the absence of any important improve ment in the foreign exchanges, and in the continued dailyiflow of gold from the Bank. On Saturday af ternoon, owing partly, perhaps, to considerations of this nature, but chiefly toithe want of business, the funds became dull. The closing quotation of Consols for the account was scarcely so goad as that of Friday, but the price fur money was maintained. Most of the other markets were quiet, the holiday season checking speculative transactions. A feature of interest is the continued firmness of home railway property, consequent upon the favourable course of the traffic, combined with the fact that the present prices, being for the middle of January, include rather more than six months accrued dividend. The only other change of importance was a further con siderable fall in the shares of the London Financial Association, caused by some large sales, accom panied by adverse rumours. At the Bank discount office the demand was very heavy, as usual on the last business day of the year, when, apart from the wish of mercantile firms to make the balances at their bankers look as well as possible, there is a large absorption of money through revenue and other payments. In the general market, however, though the demand was active, and a large amount of business was done, the supply of money was larger than had been ex pected, Saturday's requirements having been well pravided for. The lowest rate for bills was 7 per cent. —the Bank minimum. Preparations will now be made for the nuanerous billswhich fall due on the 4th of January (Thursday). As soon as these shall have been met, there is an impression in some quarters that the January dividends, payment of which will commence at the Bank of England on Tuesday week, the 9th, will tend to render the general market somewhat easier. It is evident, however, that until the foreign withdrawals of gold from the Bank cease, there will be no real confidence in the' future course of the money market. The growing disposition on the part of mercantile men to inquire critically into the operation of the' Bank Act of 1844 will certainly not be checked by the extraordinary discrepancy now presented between the rates of discount at the Bank of France and the Bank of England. In France, where there is no such piece of legislation as our Act of 1844, the' National Bank manages to retain an ample supply of gold, though charging rates three per cent. below the minimum current here, and at that greatly reduced scale of charges affords to trade a far larger amount of accommodation than is given by the Bank of England. In the Stock Exchange the charge for short loans on government securities was maintained at 7 per cent., but this rate could not be obtained at the close, when there were decided indications of an increase in the supply of money. About 50,000 sovereigns were withdrawn from the Bank on Saturday for Alexandria, in addition to 12,0001. in bars for the continent. The steamer Seine has arrived from the West Indies with 289,0001., of which 256,0001. is silver and 33,090/. gold. We are requested to state that Mr. Samuel Harper has resigned the appointment of nuperin teudent of the underwriting department of the Universal Marine Insurance Company. A meeting of the Petroleum Company of Western Virginia (Limited) was held on Friday, to pass a resolution for winding up the undertaking voluntarily ; but, after considerable discussion, it was determined to adjourn till the sth of January, a ith a view to certain arrangements being made with the vendor of the property. The warrants for the half year's interest on the stock of the Great Southern of India Railway Company have been forwarded to the proprietors, and aro payable at the Union Bank of London on the Ist January. The interest on the mortgage bonds of this company is also payable on the same day. With reference to the market for American securities, Messrs. E. F. Satterthwaite and Co. report as follows, under date of Saturday : On receipt of &deices from New York by the Scotia, causing some apprehension of difficulty on the Mexican question, quotations of all American securities gave way, and were further depressed by the high rates demanded for carrying over stocks to the next account, owing to the stringent state of the money market. To-day there Cas been some slight improvement in the tone of the market, but latest quotations still show a fall of from one to two per cent. all round : United States 5.20's close 65 to ; Illinois shares 574 to„ ex dividend : and Erie shares 574 to 4. The transactions in Illinois and Erie shares have been much limited, from the difficulty that always arises at this period of the year with respect to the dividends. The dividend warrants due on the let November, 1865, on the Louisiana State Sterling Five per Cent. Bonds will be paid on presentation at the counting-bourse of Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. The following remarks on the trade of the year are from Traver's' circular : The official returns for the past month establish the cor rectness of the anticipation that the trade of the United Kingdom for the year now closing will prove to be the largest ever known. The exports for the eleven months ended the 30th Novembee show an increase of about two per cent. over theme of the same date last year, and there can be no doubt that the figures for December will increase the gain. In all branches of manufacture there seems to have been proportionate activity, and so far as an opinion can be formed from external signs, the whole of this business must have been on extremely profitable terms, notwithstanding the high rates of interest current during the greater part of the time. The only ground for an opposite surmise would be from the fact that, so far as money receipts are concerned, there is no evidence of any accumulation of profits. The bank bullion is lower and the rate of discount higher than at the beginning of the year, and all kinds of securities have experienced a depreciation, the nominal amount of which is estimated roughly at about 20 or 30 millions. Our stocks of imported goods in the customs warehouses likewise show a reduction. How far thew phenomena have been pro duced by the squandering of capital in public companies it would be vide to calculate, but an immense sum must have gone in that way (for the foreign loans of the year have not been of more than average importance), or it will be ditli• cult to account for the drain of gold we have long been , witnessing. The only other available explanations would be either that, instead of our trade being profitable, much i of it is being carried on at a loss, as io the period before the break-up of 1857 or that we have been and are still giving enormous credits to our foreign, and especially our l American customers. The question is of vital importance ! ions bearing on the future prospect' of our money market, and it is to be hoped the various banks and discount esta-i blishments throughout the kingdom will carefully watch every symptom that may help to a solution of it. iWheat. qrs. i 4369 , Barley. 1191t.0 Oat,. ,BeancPeas. Flour. i qrs. i qrs. I qrs. qra. qrs.] brit •scks R0g11.311 31;1 ,15153 I 2423: 1166 319 .. 118097 Scot,:ll .. I 1931 I 150 I 319 .... .. Iriah . . 16 24 9 , I Foreign .. 66(5 1i3;2 ! 24i12 11:0 1 1126 2614 831 -- - - 91,4 : 96;4 1:31S . :;313 . 2616 j 1145 2461 1024 MINCING-LANE.—(THIS DAY.) SUGAR.—The market continues quiet, but the limited business doing is without change in prim,. Refined also quiet. COFFEE.—OoIy unimportant lots have been disposed of. TEA.—A fair but not so active business at late prices. Rust, RICE. and SALTPETRE.—No sales reported. CorroN.—Only a moderate business has been transacted, holders demanding firmer prices. JUTE.—There continues to be a very active inquiry, about 10.000 bales Laving beets sold at very firm picas. The public sales advertised for to-morrow consist only of 500 C&BIES 5,000 bags of sugar, and 100 cascs of shellac. 87f to and closed at 87/ to I. For money the last prim was 87 to /. The official business re port is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 87k, 7; ditto, for account, 87k, i ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 86i ; New Three per Cents., 864, ; India Five per (~ent. stock, 102/, 4 ; ditto Five per Cent. " enforced" rupee pap e r, 102, ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 98g. Indian government securities were steady. Ex chequer Bills were unaltered, at 6s. to 2s. die. There were few transactions in foreign stocks, and little change occurred in prices. Greek Bonds and iTurkish of 1858 declined it per cent., and liesicau *. The Turkish Loan of 1885 was also dull. Bra zilian scrip improved *. The amount of business in bank shares was limited, and prices generally showed no variation. Australasia, Bank of British Columbia, Colonial, Consolidated, and Metropolitan and Provincial, improved, while Hindustan, Provincial Bank Cor poration, and Standard of Africa (101. paid) declined. The shares of the London Financial Association were decidedly heavy, owing to some large sales, and the cloning quotation was 12s. lid. worse 'than yesterday. International Financial were i slightly lower. The closing quotations were as fol lows :—lnternational Financial, 15-16 to 1 1-16 prem. ; General Credit, 2 3-16 to 5-16 prem. - London Financial, al t o 44 p rem . • Imperial Mercantile Credit, 2f to prem. ; Credit Fonder and Mobdier, 3f to I prem., ex div. and new. National Discount shares were last quoted 11f to 191 prem. ; Joint Stock Discount, 14 to 1 dis. ; and Hudson's Bay, 164 to f, ex div., being 2s. 6d. lower. The shares of Overend, Gurney, land Co. were slightly weaker, closing at 64 to . f prem. Very few transactions took place in mis cellaneous shares, and, with the exception of a rise in Madras Irrigation fully paid, and a reduction in North British and Mercantile Insurance, prices showed no change. Hewett and Co.'s shares were quoted f to 11 prem. The closing (but in some cases nominal) quota tions for shares in new undertakings were as follow : London Steam Towing, 1 to 2 prem. ; Charles Laititte and Co. 24 to 3 prem. ; and English and American Bank. 1 to If prem. American securities were not mud' dealt in. 5.20 Bonds declined per cent. ; and Atlantic and Great Western Debentures, 4 ; but Illinois Central Railway shares improved 4. The following were the latest prices, viz. :-5.20 Bonds, 65 to 1 ; Erie Railway shares, 574 to ; Illinois Central, 781 to 72f, div. ; Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures 834 to 84} ; ditto small, 844 to 854 ; ditto Consolidated Sterling Mortgage Bonds, scrip, 2 to 1 prem. ANOTHER LARGE FIRE IN ST. KATHARINE'S DOCKS. (THIS DAY.) An alarming fire, which has already been at tended with great loss of property, broke out is "D" warehouse of the St. Katharine's Dock, between 11 and 12 o'clock to-day. As several men were engaged at their ordinary dation in the attics and top floors of the above warehouse (which is used for storing hemp, jute, and coir yam), they were suddenly enveloped in a thick cloud of smoke, by which they were nearly suffocated. They, however, with great difficulty succeeded in descending into the ground floor and raising an alarm. Messeogers were i immediately despatched to the Watling-street Fireeogine station, and several steam and manual power engines were shortly upon the spot ; but before their arrival the flames had obtained a strong hold of the top floor and that below it. The large steam floating engine from the river, and that belonging to the Deck Company, were moored along side the warehouse, and did much service. Notwithstand ing every effort, the fire is still raging. Captain Shsw's re port, made at 2 o'clock, was as follows : " D stack, 14 and F warehouses, division attic, 5 and 4 floors, containing an enormous quantity of hemp, jute, and ooir yarn. We are well into it on both sides, and I have , not much fear of getting further. The fire is still burning furiously, and the smoke is blinding and smother. ing us. All the steamers are working beautifully, but we have not near enough of them. In the basement is stowed oil and tallow, hat it is hoped that the fire may be confined to the first, second, and third floors." MINES.-(11118 DAY.) ONE O'CWOL Both the Stock Exchange and Mining Exchange are shut to-day, and no transactions have con sequently been reported iu mining shares. The directors of the John del Rey Mining Com pany (Limited), have received per Douro the fol lowing report, dated Morro Velho, Nov. 29 : " Produce 2uJ division of Nov., 10 days, 13,189 oitavas ; yield, 3.030 oitavas per ton ; continued deficiency iu water power. Remittance received, 94,34i1 oitavas." A petition for the winding up of the United Merthyr CoHierits Company is to be heard before the Master of the Rolls on the 13th January. The following mining dividends have been declared daring the month of December : hlioer. Per share. Amount. Great Lusty Great Wheal Vor 1 0 0 . 5,908 0 0 Wheat Seen ....... 50 0 ... 1,980 0 0 Wept Wine' Setou Wheel Sawed . Ilingaton Down... Mfr.:fifth . East Wheal Lovell . 010 0 ... 953 0 0 Wheal Tielairoy St. John del R e y Pontgiband 0 16 8 ... 8,333 6 8 Total £42,392 6 8 BAILWAYS.-(THIS DAY.) ONE O'CLOCK. The Stock Exchange being closed to-day, there bas been co business in railway securities. COAL MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Walls End Hatton, 195.; Walls End Huwell, 195.; Walls End South Iletno, 195.• Walle End Tees, 18s. 6 d. • Walls End East Hartlepoo l. 16s. 6d.; Walls End Bartle: pool, 10. Ild.; Walls End Hraddyls Hatton 155. ; ttral's End Wharncliffe, 175.; W.alls End Goatorili, 17a.; Wall+ End Tunstall, 175.; Walls End Hettoo L yon., eowper Hartley, 16s. 9 d. ; West Hartley, 9l. ; Hastings' Hartley, 10. 91.—Ships at market, 40; at sea, LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE (lii LAMM TILIGIA111.) MANCHESTER MEETING.-(THIS DAY.) HANDICAP HURDLE RACE. Two miles. Esoi•ox. 6; ! 7.00a; Q 7.; Lowe, fo;rnoTistbote, Acolyte, Vantituaher, The Abbot, Queen of Trumps, and Game are here. CITY STEEPLECHASE. Three miles and a half. Light Heart, Gams, Sly Fox. Crusade, Glasgow Vele Gameooek, General Election, The Hogue, M arengo, Marline, Mountain Boy, and Blue Light are ham TRIAL STAKES. One nine. Dalton Lowe, Acolyte, Tilt, Th. Abbot, Cripple, Diana, Dermot Adhere, Professor Milne, Moor Game, Malvern, Hispbies f, Shamlee, Easton Lau, hidalgos*, Palm Leaf c, and the Lima f are here. HUNTERS' STAKES. Two miles and a belt. Jamaica, Staley, Valle Fox, Young Rahway, Gipsy, Blue Light, and Queen Anne. All are here. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. MARK-LANE.-(THIS DAY.) The supply of English wheat on sale her to-day was very moderate, and for the most part in poor condition. Good and fine qualities were in fair request, at full quotations ; but all other kinds moved off heavily, at barely late rates, and a deems's' wee with difficulty supported. The show of foreign wheat was by no means extensive. For fine s►mples, full rates were demanded. Inferior qualities were almost nominal in value. We were fairly supplied with both English and foreign barley. Malting parcels were at quite last week's currency. In grinding mid distilling sorts very little was doing, at late rates. Malt-the supply of which was seasonably good-was io limited request, at last week's quotations. There was a fair supply of oats on the stands. On the whole, the oat trade ruled steady, at fall currencies. The few beans on sale were mostly disposed of at full prices. Pees were quite as dear as Mat week, with a fair demand. The supply we. only moderate. The demand foe both English and foreign flour was chiefly confined to retail parcel, at late rates. The arrivals of floating cargoes off coast have been moderate. For wheat the inquiry has ruled inactive, and the quotations have given way 3d. to 6d. per qr. Berdianski, arrived, 44a. to 451. ; Ghirks, 421. to 43e. per 4921b5. In maize very little business has been transacted. Prices, however, are without material change from the previous week. Galati is offered at 21e. to 282. 10d. • Odessa, 17s. 10d. to 50s. 9d. ; thrall, 30s. 9d. to 318. 10d. ; Kustenije, 23a. 10d. ; Foxe nisn, 16s. 91 to 19s. 10d. ; Bulgarian, 30s. 10d. Barley has met a slow sale, and the quotations have slightly declined. Odessa is held at 31s. 10d. ; Kustendi, 26e. 10d. ; Ibrail, 19s. 10d. ; Taganrog. 235. 10 3. In rye nothing of interest has transp ired . Beans have continued very dull, at nominal currencies. There has been a moderate bat by no means active demand for linseed, at the late decline in the quotation'. Taganrog is offered at 21s. 3d. to 30s. 10d. Linseed cakes have changed hands to a fair extent, at about late rates. Cottonseed cakes have fully supported previous currencies with a fair demand. Rapeseed has moved off freely, and prices have ruled firm. In cottonseed sales have progressed steadily at full quotations. Agricultural seeds continue very dull at about last week's currency. Aaalver, or SEEDS.-English : Tares, 21 ; linseed. 203 ; rapeseed, 180 ; and sundry, 167 qrs. Foreign : Tares, 36 ; linseed, 25,681 ; rapeseed, 12,354 ; maize, 6,879 ; and sundry, 230 qrs. Elroars.-Rapeseed, 1,637 qrs. CUILEN.NI Diauea. Per Qr. Per Or . WEIL?. I. L OATS. B. Ewer, rent, red, eld 44 to 51 Scotch potato , new 86 to 46 Ltiab, white „ r)e.whlte, old 63 to 59 „ hoick new 41 to 51 Medi and Enico I[azar• red, old M. SS to 41 3:1 to 41 42 to 46 44 to 44 isAaurr. Harrow .. Malting Distilling Grinding .7 to 31 Grey MALT. 34ap19 Sue; Norfolk, and ' White . Suffolk 6O to 83 Boilers Kingston and Wars 69 to tn nom Brown Hrs. lbs. New OATS. I Country English, feed 2O to 251 Norfolk and button', potato 23 to 30, signs,— !leach, feed to BS 87 tow 39 to 41 FORaISN. ......... - Per Qr.• Per . Qr With?. a. 5. 1 OATS. 6. 6. limbic and Konlgs- : Danish sad Swedish 21 to 25 berg l7 to 59 Auriga ..... .. 20 to 26 Itostock & Yeeklen- icri.a. -- Danish lB 40 40 EgYlniaa 3,4 to 41 Prag. Maple Boners ......... ` 37 to 40 iNDIAN L CAI. White 14 to '2E, Tallow .. 30 to 33 1 , 1,C1t. .. It to 34 French, per sack .... El to 38 . _ burs 44 to 55 Danish Oduatan, hard soft American, red 45 to 4r „ white Grinding. DistilHag Malting .+I to 26 31 to 35 OATS. T3 to 36 Dutch brewing .... 21 to 26 American, per hrL .. 56 to 31 „ feeding .... 20 to 21 r Canadian. .. 26 to 31 ARRIVALS OF GRAIN, &C., INTO LONDON, BY LAND AND WATER. CARRIAGE, FROM DEC. 23 TO DEC. 30, INCLUSI VE. TALLOW MARKET.-(THIS DAY.), The market is steady. Town tallow is quoted 3d., net cash ; Petersburg Y.C., on the spot, 483. :Id. to 4is. 6d. January, 483. 3d. ; Much, -kis. 31. ; April to Jane, OA. October to December, 50e. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. (THIS DAY.) . . The number of beasts is small, and the demand pretty good ; consequently, prices are better for all descriptions. The supply of sheep is also small, but about as usual at this time of year. Choice qualities are readily sold at advanced rates •, there is more activity in all descriptions. Good calves are dearer. From Germany and Holland there are 510 beasto,;, 921) sheep, 323 calves, and 70 pigs ; France, 11 beasts ; Szotland. 460 ; Ireland, 110 ; Norfolk and Suf- folk, 660 ; and 1,510 from the Northern and Midland counties. Per stone et filbe. a. d. s. d. Per stone of Ms. I. d. . d Best Scots, Heralds. S '2. 54 I Best Dusk 01-bdsBh 0 0 0 But Short-horns . 4 10 5 2 Best Long-w 0015.... 5 10 2 Second goal. beas ts 304 0 1 Do. do. Shorn ... 0 0 0 Calves Pigs Best Dna& HU-hrods 6 4 6 8 lAmhq Beasts at market, 3,53); sheep and lambs. ; calves, 33 ; Pigs, 320. BOROUGH HOP MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Megan. Pattenden and Smith report rather an improved demand for all tine hops of the English growth at firm rates. The supply of foreign samples being very limited improved prices for fine parcels are readily obtained. The Birhop of Lincoln says, in the columns of the Times, that his own belief, deepened by what passed at the late meeting described by Prince Orloff, is that, " earnestly se all must wish and pray for the union in truth and love of divided Christendom, intercommunion between the church of England and the Russo-Greek church is stills long way off, and that all the present generation can hops to do is to encourage a more friendly feeling between the members of the two communions, to remove misapprehension by spreading information in both countries on the history, doctrine, and dis cipline of either church, and by bringing out mon clearly the wide extent of Gospel truth in which they agree, to lim't and facilitate the discussion of thus points of doctrine and practice—which, however, are far from unim portant—on which they really differ." Miss BATEMAN. —This popular actress sailed for the United States on Saturday, from Liverpool. in the Royal Mail ship Scotia, accompanied by her father and family. ROYAL HORTICCITCRAL SOCIETY, SOUTH KIM SINGTON.—Ths following were the extra medals awarded at the International Fruit Show, held in the gardens in the middle of December, viz. :—Silver Flora. Malta: do., Cape Sayer Roightiao, Mr. R. Webb ; do.. Reuben Budd ; do., Rivers and Son ; Silver &Asian, Rev. G. W. St. Jan ; do., Barr and Seen ; do., J. Corbiere ; do., X. Caninick ; I do., H. Dewar. Bovril Kamerworoic Iffrrszuw —The number of visitors for 1865 to Saturday, the 30th December, has been 692,964, compared with 653,069 daring the year UK w. w.s,w. B.S.W. I c 0.n3 W. c 0.35 S.W.oc 1.12 S.W. fr. '1.34 8 S.W. rb •Of 3 S.W.I r 0.43 cb 0.41 .W cb 0.96 S.S.W. rc 0.98 S.S.W. rb .0.42 W. !ro 0.35/ W. . 0.38, _~_ __ _l__ PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS. I rrnumoL, DEC. 30.-B.tes to-day: Great Eaatern, 424 —len ralhiro and Yerk.hire, (—London and North Western, 126 Manchester, Sheffield, and Llte., , lnshire, 6tj j—South intern, 41 4 —Bu ff alo and Lake Huron, 6} 9-16 9-In 1 9-16 1 114.6 tl-16 1—Grand Trunk of Canada, 384 7 81—Great Western ,d Canada, 10 7.16 4—isin, 574 4 - Great Luxembourg, 14— Samure and Sieuse, 84— Eastern Exchange Hank, 1 orsis Western, —Albion Marine, 1 d.—liritish and Forellra Marine, 2 11-16 p.— Maritime Laurance, d—Thsmes and Niamey, 6 616 5 16 p.—Natioisal Steam Company, 1 1 d. aLiNCHINTER, DEC. 30.—The market was quiet, and prices te ri n ei ern , 6 17 1 s i nir m h at at low er. tf a u nd Lake t Nort n b u e r r on n Grand Trunk of Canada, 34 ;—Great Western of Canada, l Il ee—. 7C-I.olldoll and North Western, 11213—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 63 21 —Metropolitan, 1364 ti—South Eastern, • , 1 44 —Thames and Mersey Marine Insurance (Limited), Eight Somersetshire farmers were fined last week for violating the recent government orders respecting traffic in cattle. Their fines amounted in the aggregate to nearly 40/. DIiCOVERT NEAR GEELONG.—/A petrified tree and specimens have been found in the Golden Horn claim, at a depth of 258 ft. The specimen exhibited at the Sleek Ball Hotel is a vitriated log taken from a ford tree about 4ft. in diameter. Pieces of the fossilised tree examined by the microscope glisten like a galaxy of diamonds. The fossil log is on view at the Black Bull Hotel, and will repay the inspection of lovers of natural productions. In the same claim, at a depth of 200 ft.. several frogs, embedded is bluestone, have been disinterred. of a green sad yellow colour, without any signs of month or respiratory organs. — d ustralian paper. An American paper states in the most elegant part of the cemetery at Ringold, in Georgia, there is the I followieg inscription on a tombstone:— "Sacred to the memory of Tennessee Thompson, inn. He lived to enliven the happiness of his parents three years. two months, and twentv-three days, when death tore him from the moan. I talc's brow. An _caught and bore him o'er the sea, . and placid him in God's White House, to l ive r and play through all eternity." IttErsosoLnAN FR= HOSPITAL, Divonottiss- SATURDAY En:onto. souks; Crry.—The aggregate number at patients relieved Consols, which closed yesterday at 871 ex d ur i ng the week endreg Dee. 30 wee—Med...l, 783 ; div., for the 9th January, opened this morning at surgical, 555 ; total, 1,338 ; of which 623 were new cam. , I i I I i ii l l $ I L' .., 1 J 1 I 1 ' i ' i 1 1 t 1 ' [I 1 i i II 4 4 p i 1 • .4 , R I ;64 dit sib sod rok B.&W. NW. W.& W. N. W. W.S. W. W.S. W. Cr 0.28 8C 0.48 o.r O