The Express. — London, England, 1868-01-07 00:00:00

. • fiSiir n a .. 10- 4 ' l. . 2. N, i ....A.i • • :;68. Igo. 6,683.3 iiii7kiioi: LINE —The LIVERPOOL, NEW • ant I'IIILADKLYRIA COYPLNY'BIIAILETRAMERS , .61,1 to sail from Liverpool for NEW YORK, calling at I.* PISTON. for NEW YORK, W e dnesday, Jan. 8. • I.:01'. for NEW YORK Wednesday, Jan. 15. ..1* NEW VOILA, for NEW YORK, via Millar, Batar aa Imo. ..t It 'NOON. for NEW YORE, Wedneaday, Jan. 42. 1:07, and El Galatea, all haviAL the same , th.. Aftloen. Fof particulars appl., to WM. INMAN, liverpvl, et to ELVER and MACEY, 81, King London -bridge. , . ...._ • \ w LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICE, ...I k uvi-street, London, IC., Jan. 1, 186& . ~ , •.•1: I , II EttEl'.l* UIVRN, that • GENERAL MEETING of . • .......4- of thy law Life Maumee Society will be held at . .ty ...lice. Elect.street, London, on SATURDAY, the Ist .. • r.i.o, nest. et 12 o'clock at noon precisely, pursuant to . '. .... of tile ,wiety's Deed of Settlement, to receive ..., .. t - tunnel Report of the Accounts of the Society up -.....„. 0.,15i last : to elect a Trask* in the room of the • i , .1. , r.1.1e Sir t;eorge James Turner, deceased: and for , • -Its order of the DI • ' ' WILLIAM fiAMIIi tt fAWNES, Actuary. nUE LIVERM)OL and LONDON and GLOBE I A NCK COMPANY. ~, r pTs : —l. nak street, Liverpool ; No and 21, Po u lt ry : 7 ,..:!. di , and Charing-mum. London. . 1 ,. •w amount to L 3,254,334, the ere revenue • .4 the life to 1.2511,iMr. , , ~. , •.. ,4 premien' , with a guaranteed fired bonus , . 1,;, 1..0. , • ~1 this company and their value as special i . 1 I iinti..o :iV , ', render them particularly advantageous. ,;..:.• . r: i I. ~,• i. •ze.inted unreasonable terms, and claimer. .I e,,,ms after adnae1 1 %... 2 ri,r,,Triums taus ..{..n J.:: nary '.l. iseist — U -- ret . iiTmTe is JOHN ATHII49, Raidaist Beasts:7. THoUSAND POUNDS additional %, .1 a n• ; nind for the extension of a profitable : it free from rot or liability, under the r.krt Art —Address Mr. GEORGE, 10, Belgrave .C, _ . . 'EWING CLASSES for POOR MOTHERS in 5 1.1. t ti • VI:N. --In order to amid poor mothers as t, th,ta e mplo)ment during the present distrimi, we r t•• ..mn NE ING CLA:SB for FA L.', 100 persona, 1, , ro l,1,•1 t"r tour hours daily in mending old cloth a. rht II PN:IV when mended), for which they will its :Ind anal' payment dolly, and also he instructed in • trots.. Wt. shall feel deeply thankful to any who will to tin en.dt. or send to clothing, however old and i...r any riptiou of working material, for th e class. carom* who feel disposed to visit the r. 11,11 0,4. at 43, Old Castle-street, when they tn, fl.ll,PAlthnlArs. W .2. licrhy-road, Vletorla-park-rosd, U. I Nichollequare, Hacbniy•road, soperintatidean. poYAL ALHAMBRk PALACE. Mortaring Director. Mr. P. Stringe.l Three Ballets, MO wers, no Instrumentalists. Sinners, acrobats. Mintko: M tn., Latest Teletania, Saloons, Sappsr-rocans. lavatorise, vTang Paper ; 10 Orebestral Pieces Every it:ht. in..., at lialf.tost &nen, be& at Eight. I'eSCOD-11.. 100 l 61.: Retere , il Seats, es. ?that,* Boxes, from al Is. I”l.ornee open horn barns to Poor. k _LL the NEW CHRISTMAS ENTERTAIN MENTS EVERY NIGIEIT. `EW COMIC BALLET-NEW SPECTACII. R BALLET-NEW DANCES-NEW ?A USIC. ►;YAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. 1 • INAHAN'S LL WHISKY. ' IN. DUBLIN xxmarriox, 1865. celebrated old litl4H WIIIInKY gained the DUBLIN 1 1. MEDAL—It is pure, mild, mellow, delicious. and very ...me sold In bottles, 3s. Ed. each, at the retail houses In . by the agents In the principal towns In England „ or at it, Great Windmillntreet, London, W.—Observe the d. pita label, and ask bonde d " 'Linehan's LL I) HOTEL KEEPERSand IargeCONSUMERS• l he lliaspeatllouse in London for POULTRY, GAME, and kiwi, 01 DAIRY rIioDECII. 0 . lishlre Barn. by &He or hall-slde ..1 fluidly Cheese Td. to T. per lb. 1 ~... 'Medlin i'llerse; d. per lb. Pura, Poultry, and flame are now very cheap. k 3114 J. E. TA Y IMES. Sf., Little Pulteney-street, Golden Kaye. Established Balt a Centers. XYGENNITI) WATER does not drink so J brisk as other aerated water, beesuee the gas can only be 4 Into It In a state of canner. and condensed with the g.n pre rit . bald. effect on the ',stem la to vitalise the blood snil glee 1..11th Sad form to Milhaud power. Order It fresh lo o n the ...raters. :in. Long-acre, or through any druggist. In eases ais bottles. A XYGENATED WATER.—Animal hest is kept up in the coldest weather by daily draughts of 09'f/ciled Jo' Fresh from thu Laboratory, ad, Lougsters, or any druggist. 'IIIEAP (MASS BOTTLES.—The LONDON L , ' , Tim* of the AI RE and CALDER GLASS BOTTLE Cull. ' \1 is for SALE, at REDUCED PRICES, the premises et YVee • ~• M hart. itate wharflitt, twine renwarsil for wharf ParrowL ~.. tor ill the now patterns and the pateutetopperest bottles .sal. from the works, Yorkshire. and the entre, SS, Upper I Vi . arca, City. 4‘NDI,ES.—If you do not want your candles • •y: hoi* el): for show, hat with pleasantness of appearance :: • :-. Ilene of tanning, buy - PLUCKS t.l4iLli SI bliA L iiIIN V. ' or their ••81wriirued l'almitins.“ or their good • .•looieil •• Iv.imont MOTO, " or ••11C1111014 Woo." or their .4." - N 0. ., • " No. a." or " Batteries" Composite, In prefer -1•• tin. Ilik - jat, and moat transparent Pennine Candles. But i roo , :t hOrc the extreme transparency of pure Pentane, • ..A faraMlN• " or t lair .• lielmontine" will give it to you In • .li.m. soil :it a more moderate price thanks winally charged 1. ~ y ocher really nrst.elass Paragine Candice s a w toilet soap " PRICE'S IitILIDIFIED OLYCIP.RINE." mint-_ heat its weight of their concentrated dirtilied illyce .l::d Le In c..iienil use In every hats' before the winter ~• isi any,. of its admirable effects In preventing chapping leiodh and lace In every house there ought also to be the .eal,:i bottles of their concentrated Ilistgleil ill)ce - Imovil i I er)s here as " Price's:Glycerine," and prescribed :'.. ::::.st endio 'it medical men abroad as well a• at home, t , .•...nc..0h til)ecrine fur medicinal use whether externally - - " I • r 4!11S of the llllTerent sorts usually mote elkot, sod I onuosaid a eoustuntly Wen-ming ale. Tile ~ 10t1., 1 1.1)...riue" spoken of *bolo la, however. the el. ''' l47i 'l l ' .' t :: . i ' ' . .%\ I.LTENT NIGHT LIGHTS," for boning hi ..- s i.fe ~t,. .... a r,• loitered to he the very hest nioht lights L. . Pr,— I kilt's' Night Lttilits." for horde( withmit :, :mil ih.-ir .• utereot sorts of "Chamber Candles" are 140 oW11.:11..1,. u.viierally used andappeuctstrd as not to ueett •Ir - rial 11.46, bore. rINNDLES.—A Hint to Purchasers.—Do not nuke mire that you know what price you am paying per tv.l t. 'our r:ttolles until you hays stripped them and put the wo,. Some candles are right weight wtill 0 Ill• the •I•pcn, some with moderaudy thick wrappers, some with very wrapiars, anal sumo are not nearly right weight with tours however thick. enters -GOLD MEDAL PALM '',I.:' •• Shvrantal Palmitine," "Belmont Sperm," and •• Bel '• t Wax." t. Beat," No 2." " No. 3." and " Battersea ' " Priee's Parnflino." and “Belmontine." and all 1 , .• Thee candles of Prices Patent Candle Company (Limited). 4. NU weight without Go wrappers. ManHER and GLIEN'NY, OUTEITTERR. aly establishment In London. sod dose to SUMISIM‘ IMUS, Strand. N.B. Lasts of nsoessary ontnt low weary purpose rd Want:oscine India, Osleas, and Iles 06fonMSwW be tor esedod on sppllostkes. EATI EG'S COUGH LOZENGES. s- The hest stud oafoot remedy for COMBS. 110 PARENTS and GUARDIANS.—Tha re- I turn of youth to their respective boanling•schools induce% -licitude for their personal comfort and attraction, and glf 1-INIM' AI At'ASSAR tilL, for accelerating the growth and • i'foritig and hef.utifylng the hair, Rowlands' Kalyoor. for ifa • rang the Ain and complexion, and removing cutaneous de and Rowlanda' Alma°, or Pearl Dentrifice, for rendering toetii beautifully white and preferring the gums, aro Imo tea accompaniments —oulid by &oasis aud rfiolien. Ask for Rowlands' articles. EATING'S COUGH LOZENGES rettere the difilealty of breathing in ASTHMA. EATING'S COUGH LOZENGES. Il Important remedy In tam d Isom= OW:MIMI, KEAT ING'S COUGH LOZENGES. A certain rowdy tar relining the II ItITATION of the 11Z EATING'S COUGH LOZENGES, oloelt are dilly recoended by She faculty, testlmo "'"7".ll9- no.a4 eminent of whom may ha ism Bold In I u.s. la 4.1 and dna, 4s. 9d.. 4s. Ed.. end Ha. each, by 1 19loist, 79. A. Paul's Churchyard, London. Sold t_4l by all bra.....data, de. LA M BERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM, sa sdevisual remedy, without confining the bowels or e' rib* the Lend, truly etecacions and pleasant, is admitted to the best medic, for Immediately relieving cosigha, colds, , irruesl ofT•thms, and incipient cominzaption. It two .chit mires persons whom Oa faculty pronounce incurable 'unlit allays the tickling which provokes frequent cosighi • 4 'Prowidng consumption its affects aro truly institute/ muss del rived of sleep, or eves lying down for fear of seas. wal depend on relief In a few nsinutee after taking M— ewed null sad sold by W. LAIIBIIKT, ehatakik 4 King wi g/vet, Charing-csass, tendon, sail by au druggists, to lsy,L, and Am insettile Is one, 2s. Id. le mikado, ask for Lmobert's Aathsatb Bahama The wow and address engraved on the stamp. - ixrrucE ()contains an active Principle. the Wader, refick perms" ad tie "f ewe without tesiimpan —XL G. JOZIMI n = Zer . Ite=reemme= Lir. &Mink amd all eine alhatlaaa. Spimpja. 114 gad Is. U. tabor sok is. se4 sad ft. ca• oat had cd ter. .of the IS — ss - - tab r by km' was ,f a sath ent r in. the B i lt e is rder Mao J. Ab• .ito of wife of he wife orpins- wife of y . ear. '`. 14q I,lll.ury, ictoiiir ants. 10113.1 vicar bJ sod TS. • rn, John and VW- re, W. I. y vile a of No. 8 :- at Uiii cotrlara.— TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE. (11072104 TZLINIZA3IO PRUSSIA. BKRLIN, Jar. 6. The New Prussian Cross Gazette of to-day states that Count von Golts. retsina. to Paris to-morrow morning. LAIIENBURO. _ RATZBURG, JAN. 6. A royal ordinance has lieen published intro ducing the Zollverein laws into the Duchy of Lauenburg. SPAIN. MADRID, JAY. 6. The Queen to-day, in her reply to the address of the Committee of the Chamber of Deputies, said : " My fidelity to the constitution will be as lasting as my catholicity." AMERICA. (BT ATLANTIC mactamm.) _ . mow tisomme-wwwww-1 The steams Denmaxt, &brad, 'end monia arrived out on Sunday, and the Bremen to day. Closing prices :—Gold, 130. Sterling exchange on London, 110 ; 5-20 United States Bonds, 1081 ; Illinois, 1321; Erie, 73. Cotton : Middling Up land, 161. Petroleum, standard white, 241. WASHINGTON, JAN. & Tho House of Representatives has passed resolu- Bons thanking General Sheridan for his services, and censuring President Johnson for removing him from his command, and also one ordering the Com mittee on Foreign Affairs to take immediate action on the maltreatment of American citizens by the British authorities in Ireland. MONDAY POPULAR °mows. These entertainments were resumed last night, when the following was the programme: The magazine is a small stone building with an arched roof, lined throughout with brickwork. The walls are of great strength and thickness, and the only access to the interior is by a single entrance, barred with three doors. The outer door is of iron, and very strong, the second is of massive timber, and the third timber, sheeted with copper. The magazine was visited at 4 o'clock yesterday by a man in Mr. Murray's employment, who delivered flabal ;ins' ilifittarp. 1 a quantity of gunpowder to a customer. The • • PORTSMOUTH, JAN. G. 1 building was then securely closed. This morning The Pallas, 6, iron screw corvette, Captain a woman passing by observed the door open. been It R. H. G. Lambert, came into harbour on Saturday, to wa s then ascertained that the magazine had make good defects. has b ee , sold broken into, and plundered of every scrap of pow- The Burping, 15, wooden screw frigate , out of the service, sad has been sent round to the Thames der it contained. The lock of the iron door had to be broken up. been broken, and the fastenings of the interior The Elk, twin screw gunboat, will be launched from dockyard on Friday. neatly removed. A close search in the vicinity this The Pandora, 5, mew vseeel !teamed out of barb's wa y instituted by the police, and at a Into hour in this morning for trial of her ery. 1 the day two kegs of the powder were found con- ADMIRALTY, JAN. 6.—ArPOINTMENTS.—Com-pealed coaled in a ditch. The police rather foolishly m enders T. Borrett and Thos. C. Cholmeley, to be inspect- : made a great deal of noise about their discovery, ing &finmande n of the ' mll4 g uard • and Id ' H. B. Hut ' and brought the powder in triumph into the city. well, to the Hydra. Lieutenants J.' H. Orlebar, to the Nassau ; Robert F. Ward and KS. Burials, to the Mino. It would have been more discreet to have left the tour. Midshipmen E. Knipe and W. F. G. Clarke, to the kegs where they were, and watched the spot for POWs' as supernumeraries. Clerk Edward T. Dion,to , the next week, as the chances a r e that the War r ior . Naval Cadet (nominated) F. S. Cam p bell. ' theder would trusting truawhtoinghadin the ign orance pothwe police, have returned some night to carry it off. I But our police don't understand the detective service, and that is why the Fenian" beat them so easily. Assuming that the burglary was committed by Fonians, the latter must have been greatly dis- appointed at their prize. What they gut was blast ing powdor of the coarsest description, which must undergo a further process of manufacture to make it effective for small arms, and will then be inferior in power. But for another Clerkenwell outrage, certainly it would do well enough. It is scarcely necessary to say that this third outrage, committed so successfully, and, like its predecessors, affording no clue by which its perpe trators may be traced, has created an extraordi nary amount of excitement, and a great feeling of insecurity in the city. People ask, with something like dismay, What next I Public feeling can only be expressed in exclamations. To produce this sensation is said to be the sole aim of the Fenian" (again assuming the robberies to be their work). In certain quarters of the city, and from certain persons—who energetically protest that they are not Fenian"—one hears from time to time curious accounts of the objects and plans of the local heads of the secret organisation, which it is admitted is strong and numerous in our midst. These people will tell you that the Fenian.' have not the slightest intention of bringing about another abortive insur rection for the present, or for any definite and near period. The object of the enterprises they have undertaken is not even to obtain arms and supplies of ammunition. If, they say, we were to depend for weapons upon such chance plunder as this, it would be absurd to dream of a rising. But they want to produce alarm ; they want to perplex and worry the authorities ; to throw them off the scent lin other quarters, and to divert their attention from, perhaps, more important business elsewhere. And there is some probability in this theory. A curious circumstance has also been reported 1 to-day, which derives its chief importance from the principal event of the night—the robbery. In dragging the Lough—an expanse of water covering several acres, and of considerable depth, situated not far from the plundered magazine—the police dis covered what would appear to be the debris of a monster pic-nio—a quantity of salt meat, pigs heads, half hams, bread, and other edibles, with a number of knives and forks, were drawn up from the shallows near the shore. What is the explana tion of thisl The provisions were new. 1 The robbery at Allport's continues to be the theme of much speculation in the city. The industry of the police, the wit of the magistrates, have not been rewarded yet by the slightest trace of Mr. AUport's mysterious visitants. Doubt& are begin , ing to be cast upon the original account of the I robbery, but apparently upon very insufficient grounds. People consider it improbable that the burglars could have escaped unobserved with the booty as they are alleged to have done. It is urged that as there is a cab rank opposite Allport's shop some of the jarveys should have I noticed a large number of men passing the street, heavily laden as they were ; but at nine o'clock that part of the cab rank—being the un popular end with jarveys—is never a quarter filled --occasionally there is not a car upon it. The people then in the streets are, moreover, men and woman hurrying to business, who are not as ob servant as the ordinary idle lounger. And besides, it is very doubtful whether if persons of the jarvey or operative class saw Mr. Allport's visitants they would say anything about it, once that the Fenian element was mentioned in connexion with the affair. Mr. AUport bears a very high character in Cork, and was consulted by the police in reference to the affair at Bichardaon's. This evening the gunpowder and arms of tain rarities guneaeitbs in the city were removed feces \their premiss to military hernias-4s precaution which is always taken after one et Ors events. Pao will, however, be restored in a few days—by ' the time the Nohow are prepared, for another swoop. *potting intelltpuce. TATTERSALL'S. —MONDAY. The Subscription-room wu very thinly attended to-day, and the afternoon only just escaped proving a blank by the booking of 400 to 10 about Harvester for the Derby. Much to the satisfaction of the members present, Mews. Tattersall have partially carpeted the floor of the room,. a provision which will admuuster greatly to the health and comfort of those persons who attend during the winter months. Liitotatioa : DERBY. 400 to 10 apt Duke of Newcastle's Harvester ,t) BETTING IN LONDON.—MONDAY. The clubs were moderately well attended to-day, and in the ozone of the morning inquiries wen made after several horses engaged in forthcoming events- For the Derby Lady Elizabeth was backed for limited amounts at 6 to 1, : and at one time no more than 11 to 2 was offered ; but towards the finish the Ent-named price was again obtain able. On Green Sleeve being " putlup," a speculator offered to lay 1,000 to 146 five times, but there was no response. The Earl would have found shocker for 100/. at a point or so over the odds offered, and eighteen fifties would have been taken about Pace. The remaining transactions on, this event do not call for any remark. For the Two Thousand there was an inquiry for Vale Royal in more quarters than one, but the price offered would not suit. 28 to 1 was taken about Chelsea to a small sum. Nothing else wee deem Prices as appended : LIVER VOOL GRAND NATIONAL YO to 1 on the field (of) TWO 7 110USAND GUINEAS. 3 to 1 on the field IA 25 to east Vale Rosal (oft t 1000 to 30) tfil to 1 Chelsea .1) DERBY. to 1 test Lady Elisabeth 1000 to 00 mg The Earl (off, t t t • lft to 1) 6to 1 Rofilcrueinn ;0, 1000 to 40 Blue Gown ;off ; t7to I) 1000 to Speculum off 1000 to 00 Green Sleeve ( t 3000 to 35) on) 1000 to It Viscount , off 1000 to 00 l'aee tl4 11000 to 10 Talk o' the 11111 to I k t o , 1000 to 10 apt Chelsea (off) READING MEETI No.—The Reading races are post poned until Tuesday and Wednesday, the 14th and 15th inst., on account of the weather. BOMBAY (HEAVY) MAIL--GIBRALTAR, JAN. 5. — The Para leaves at 1 p.m. to-day. All well. She may be expected at Southampton early on the 10th inst. SITU, JAN. 4.—The Mesaegeries Imperil"les steamer, with the homeward Mauritius and Reunion mails, arrived ben to-day. SBRlOtrit CHAROL AGAINST THE MARQUIs 01' 1 CONFAIAL's READ CABBAELPER.—Yetterilay, Mr. G. C. Cherry and Mr. F. Lovelock Coxe , two of t he justices for the Newbury division of Berkshire, sat at the 'Town-ban, Uungerford, to investigate • charge preferred whale William Teal and Isaac Waters, of having, on the Ist instant, wounded and caused officious bodily harm to Wil liam Rolfe, at Inkpen. The prisoner Teal, whole as Irish man, has been head gamekeeper in the Marquis of Dose gal's employ for some years, and Waters was aloe me- I gaged on his lordship's extensive estate at Hampstead. Police-Sergeant Bennett, Berke constabulary, produced 1 a certificate, written by the surgeon who Is attendhig Rolfe, stating that he is suffering from conouseloe of the brain and erystlas, and would sot be able to attend to give evidence for some time. Mr. Cave, solicitor, New bury, was instructed by the Marquis of ronegal to watch I the proceedings on behalf of the accused. The case ex- cited great interest, end the ball was crowded. Mr. Hai field, the superintendent of police for the divisioc, ryas present, and said he only proposed to call sufficient evi dence to justify a remand. The chief evidence given was that of the police constable stationed at Ham Marshall, upon whom Teal called on the ni P g a b i :ll the lit instant, and caked him to go over to lnkpea and apprehend Rolfe, a shopkeeper in that village. Teal told him t hat ran after him and Waters, sa they w ving aloe( the road that evening, and he also put his band upon the cart, which was filled with game. His belief was that Rolfe intended to rob the cart, sad he saw another man in the road a short distant* away from Rolfe. He and Waters repeatedly told Rolfe to remove his hand from off the cart. Rolfe refused to do so, sad he (Teal) Arita him with his life-preserver. Teal admitted to the creatable that be had served Rolfe out, as he amid see his face was covered with blood. Rolfe's sister was examined, and said Rolfe came home with his face and cast covered with blood. He fell down insensible es soon as be had entered the hoes., and was seised with fita, which imbed se hours. On the following day Teal and Waters, at Lord Donegal's request, instructed Mr. Cave to apply for • warrant against Rolfe, but Mr. Cave, tion in which Rolfe was lying, thought that • warrant was not necessary. Some other evidence was taken and the accused were remanded for farther exa>sisationMr. Riley, head gardener to the marquis, said his lordship bad instructed him to be bound far the men in say amount the bench might fix up= for bail. The bail requited for Ted was himself in 10 sod two sareties of 601. sash, wide& was fortho, and Waters was aloe bailed out. Rolfe, who is maid to be a quiet and well-candueled ram men, is in • deagereors Mate, a m id Mr Cherry hoe therefece attended at Ms bedside and writte n dews Ms statement, at present unpublished. lELtoTY LOOISLATIOV o.titukt.—th to *a hurried way in which rills have hem Were' serious ernes have osserred. • dameto the Inland Revenue Bill readers inoperative • chaster granted to as Ontario compeay. Several ether memo base toesmad. and many more will probably bo delehemel ahem the lams see pat is speratito.—Torooto Globs, len 21. - PAL! L Quarte . t . in Nmlno!, l oe. 60,11 2 Beethoven. i Gourmet Boos, Connate, and Allemande, for rkdon- 1 cello, Kamm M a tti Sons, " Wake, Mary, with" Mr. Wadley Remy Smut. Samna In A minor. Op. 42, for pianoforte alone, Yr. Charles HAIN Schubert Pair 11. Trio im , In E =jilt, for pianoforte, Motto, and vio ce Songs. il° ' nor Appeal," .. AB o'er the rare be limes roarer, Mr. Sentley Schubert. Quartet, in CmaJor. Op. 64, No. S Haydn. The three quartets, compared in 1808, and dedicated to °oath Rthoomrowelcy, arearanollons example@ of elaborate elect sad symphonic' grandeur obtained from the re- mercer of only four .fringed instrument& No previous works of the kind can compare with thew extraordinary omoginitione, nor aro they to be paralleled by any wise. 1 , quart quartets except the later productions of Beethoven himself. The refinement and dignity of the 66 now meat of the quartet played Met night, the erithieel dem. ' Men end sublimity of the adagio ; the oby pow smigostio • Ploritbot% of the " alspotto,' mak Molds oaaiblosi_ - w =am swam err ; raw of of Use conekedies " meta; with its coquettish ahem tiro of the keys of C major and B minor—each move ment is full of fresh and grand thought and inexhausti ble variety of treatment ; and the whole work (admira bly played by N. Straus, Mr. L. Rill', Mr. H. Biagrove, and Signor Piatti) produced a strong and general feeling of delight. The three movements of Bach, played by Signor Piatti for the first time hue last night, are similar in character to thee@ unaooons panied pions for the violin which Herr Joachim has rendered familiar here by his admirable interpretation. Signor Piatti may be called the Joachim of the violoncello, and his execution of the pieces referred to was worthy of comparison with similar performances of the great violinist. In the sustained rapidity of the prelude, the quaint moo of the neonate, and the freakish character of the allemande his tone and finished mechanism were most admirable. The first of Schubert's ten solo Donates has before been played by Mr. Halle at these con certs, but never with worthier interpretation of its mani fold and various beauties. The romantic character of the first movement, the exquisite grace of the andante and its series of variations, the impulsive rapidity of the scheme, and the animation of the concluding allegro, were ren dered with a crispness of touch, an alternation of delicacy and power that could scarcely be surpamed. Mosart's ex quisitely melodious and graceful trio, simple as it is by comparison with the later grand and elaborate trice of Beethoven, will always charm while refinement and beauty are valued in musical art. It is scarcely neeessary to my that it was played to perfection, the esecutente being Mr. Charles Halle, M. Straus, and Signor Piatti. This piece, which was given for the first time hers last night. pleased greatly throughout, the beautiful andante having been at once redernanded. Mr. Santley has so often sung Oounod's sacred song et these concerts that it is quite unnecessary again to say bow finely he ship it. In the very opposite styles, too, of Mr. Smart's graceful song and three by Schubert, the finished style and ex pressive declamation of this artist were as conspicuous aD ever. Haydn's melodious and genial quartet made an agreeable termination to a most interesting concert. Mr. Benedict, who occupied his accustomed post as conductor, accompanied the vocal music as few besides himself sac. SACRID HARMONIC SOClNlT.—Hsyclo's Creation will be performed st lieter-hall on Friday neat, tne On. Mpg vo caliata being Madame Lematenington, Mr. Sims Reeves, and Mr. Bentley. Mendelaeobn's .. Peel will be the Deli Otlltafto ; it will be given &bent the end of the rontL THE AGRICULTURAL HALL. Notwithstanding the attractions of the nume rous pantomimes, Yeses. Sanger' circus holds its own MOM the semonable entertainments, and daily draws crowds of spectators to the Agricultural Ho. Last night there was a change of performances, and despite the un favourable state of the weather the benches were well Ailed. The changes are principally in the trick sots and daring feats of horsemanship performed by tingle eques trians. The most attractive part of the programme — the hone, pony, and donkey races—remains unchanged, and the grand spectacle, St. George and the Dragon, still concludes the entertainment. Of the skill and daring of the riders, and of the suppleness and endurance of the acrobats who are members of blears. Sangers compaiiy, we have already spoken in terms of well-merited praise, and need not now repeat our laudations ; of the races it is enough to say that they are contested with sdminible spirit a nd vigour , and bthr leas appearance of a = squared than some " events" which are to be wit upon the real turf. Yore than one of the donkeys are depth in all those artful tricks and !enni*/ devices foe which the humble and unappreciated " make has so long been celebrated ; and the smallest of the ponies has a tarn of speed which is quite marvellous in as animal of his inches. Re is so small that it is absurd las to speak of his height in hands ; and yet , although giving larger com petitors several yards' start, he pnsrally . ocatrinie to beat them by more than • length. The closing spectacle is a brilliant example of the effect tint can be produced by gay f dreams, dasshng armour, and gig antic cats, framed o crystal, and adorned with ballet girls : and the aerial en counter between St. George and his fiery antagonist the Dragon' never fails to bring down thunders of spr i t: Upon the whole it is impossible to deny that Sanger provide ample entertainment for th eir patrone ; and the morals of their undertaking is not likely to be diminished by the circumstance t hat the y are shout to give a performance. the entire receipts of which will he devoted to the relief of the destitute poor of London. NATIONAL SUNDAY LIAM:S.—The annual mince of the National Sunday bogus was bald last evening at the Freemasons Tavern, and was attandad by upwards of 500 prions. In the ahem*, through illness, of Sir John Bowring, the chair was taken by Mr. J. B. Langley. Addresses were delivered by Dr. Mackay, an " The In fluence of Sebbatarianima on the Education of the People ;" by Kr. P. Orsham. on " The Influence of Sabha- I f tarianism on the Art Taste of the Pes ;" and by Mr. M. D. Co n way, cm " The Social sad Retigious Supsmitaticas fostered by Sabbatarianiam." A estaiert was given, at ; which prefemional and amateur vocalist' rendered 'Leis I seniors, and at ten o'clock the compuly oonianthemi dancing, width was kept up till as early hour this morning. TNT FONTHCONING HILARY TINY. —Yesterday the errors of the amnion law Mina for the ensuing term, comme nting on Saturday next, were e xhibited, and their I an increase on the preceding teem. In the three emu% there me 117 rules for new trial', and the earliest In the i Queen's Bench was moved in Jemmy het the mem is th e Queen's Bench n umber 146 ; in the Gemsem !tree, 101; and in the Exchequer, 42. waft( a loth! of WO, I against Ta at the oommenco ment of Mitherkmis Term. In the Queen's Bench there an 46 rules fee new blab, and Ia the special paper two for jedgusent sad * ter I argument, besides nine enlarged rules. In the OPM I III4. Pleas there are of new trials 40 rules; mere is the epode! paper, 47 ; enlarged inks, 8 ; and six manse Mending for judgment. In the Exabequer then are three enure ' sad appeals ; three rake in the new trial pew, Ave Ia the special paper, and of new trials SD Ice argument sad One fliudgment. The operation of the WM County Court Act materially lessen the Dunbar of wean at tom- la men law. Tifle NNW MAMIE AND SITSVAST ACT. 'lbw Yorkiire farmers are scathe( the elves largely of Ile providems of this new act, which affords a remedy ageinag percents who fail to keep the engsrgessate at debate fare sad etbrzerise. A losa string of asses were before Ike Norton (East Siding) beach on Sabudett 1 magistrates laying down the rule that the farms wkw detenalued to forte the lads and wen to serve await DA met have eesponaation as well Soars case were settlei 11 of ocan. Soong Karrennrroir I.ltresult.—Visitore during the week ending Jan. 4, 1888:—On Monday, Tuesday, 1 Wednesday. and Bstnr4al (fres), from 10 a.m. tdl M 10 p. : m. 14010 ;an Thursday and Tdtd ( of ww. adasissioa .) from 10 ihre.till 4 p.m., 1.060 ; total, 12.070; average =l:7 wish 14 knot= 8.0 1 / 4 ; Wel ken the the seise, 7—_-- RNA= zorrozin ST Drr BOSSY'S Tom TO MI e serim m serree, week led Some &lad st &Mash abuirlism. erbE/6082=40*. senndode. Eiham a4b ieg, sin" Who" Ilwoook low iilo,ollo mood tom !disk MI reires "i n i S , Vat et to ireilime so rep& 14 ewe. . Ir k : lid 7 s t other rereesse.—The. Ws, Ir. Sa i • Oa, or it par maaL—Da BMW mg 04 Tr. 34 1/mo' i ; absam Pittway* soil hasp awl iii eall=rll=l.• 0 1 .1 140 . 1118 • al Awns ael4 elaraserr. • _ . ''V t l 7l2 ." v 4 e - • - s: .-e ....tt , 1 7!. (7.:-:.I . JT .:- '.- ':I :..- i / :1 .- s ~,... sa It rixa et ( ill . I` • • _.. Ai j • . . . \ 4 . ~........ ... I- : LONDON, TUESDAY EVINIIKI, JANUARY 7. 1868. DITAMPID, 14. AIIDITIOILIMO [TWOPENCE I SHE LO GAB MONOPOL r. THE BRITISH unirairPAßN AT THE PARIS •--- ` din meeting was held in .—.4—.—. ' the ___,_ee etelett! A soiree was held yesterday evening at the ' elliee"___,2 w h o Cavendish Booms, Mortimeretreet, under the presidency of Nirtna e m ,re'''• ` 4 :, Mr. Outs, of the South Kensington Museum. The object ‘7 1 . 7 ,'"J' e _,,,_ 1 `• wee the presentation of an whine, to Mr. H. Pratt, the 1 i ,"•••.,„.,; ". ''''7'_,; vioe.president of the Paris Excursion Committee, from , l i *" `'" wommed ; ea ",: the workmen and others who bad availed themselves of 411 , ~7 the arrangements of the committee far the purpose of a 416 ~Pa t_,..."'" visit to the Peri, Exhibition. Besides the chairman there "" g u """ were present Mr. M. Pratt, D. Mesers. H. and C. Hoare Pat. tenon Oliver, Howell, ,Hasebien, ha The eddies; bore °l4arawri „,, ~..: 1,000 'signatures, of which 108 wire from the factory of —""•'...., Items. Broadwood„ and 120 signatures from Yorkshire '''''",. also testified approbation of the address , which was pre -1: meted in • handsome album. The address recounted the difficulties which the committee had bad to encounter, all , 1 of which were surmounted mainly through the exertions if Mr. Pratt. It concluded with a warm expression of 'sake to that gentleman. 'he address, having detailed the history of the Paris erion Committee and the laboarsOf Mr. _Pratt, pro to to date that the committee had caused the erect series of wooden houses close to the Exhibition, ...iodation in which, together with the fare from t back, 30s. was charged to the workmen, 10s. id for a mooed week. Under the saviors `tee the artisans visited several French I , of which they were treated with the 560 1"11"46. , and of the Ths. " 6"."."l"ll ßritish artisans visit- *'..— - —....."‘" I I ' number of British workmen who . I '' A guarantee fund had been este. I I if the committee, and it would i , be guarantors for a small quota I tddime concluded with an ex. 'miry Hoare for having ad. the committee. , , imervations on the ad. , 4 'rived from the visit of \ad been taunted, he 'spews) of 100.000 f. NW that if that : I 'tit of the work ieedingly well the immense r t. l workmen . .. '' 'Tat t t i 2 e .1" 1 li 'dorm I * 'ex. 1 I s t I i .*. : of ' , . i r * i il . 4.4 it ) 11 , .., 1. , i I 4I il I .: i fs -4.. 4 . ' i. 1 t ' oil 1 1 • • t 1 1 1 . ( 11 4 f, 1 i 1 ! 1 1 i il ( , • , 1 l . 1 • ; 1 . I I ! ; I i . I . . • 1' I IRELAND. )IIDON GAB MONOPOLY. Yesterday evening a public meeting wan held in the lower ball, Exeter-hall, for the ' as stated hi the advertisement, ed yelltficres peAhoent spied the *dens gm bills promoted by the thirteen minpanias who ara seekleg to create • perpetual mooopoly in gas ; of sewing good gas at 25 . 9-d. per 1,000 a th letes* ;of obtain inig the repeal al the Amalgamation AA of 1800 ; and el petitioning =lament ia favour of the bill ramro atd by i the of London to supply 18. ft gaa 3s. per 1, feet, instead at the id s wrefeth i t le pa now charged at the rate of 4s. per 1,009 feet. Mr. H. Orme, daimon of the London Gas Canumers` Armistice, on being galled upon to preside, stated that he had already attended several meetings at this subject, but it would be seapnary to hold many more before the public could be successful in resisting the encroachments of the tow pram who enjoyed the monopoly of the sue ply of gas to the metropolis. The promoters of this sareeneat had no interim of interfering with the vested rights of shareholders In gas cam= He believed that the groat majority of the existing of shares had purcheassi at a gnat reduction once the period when gas compares were in difficulties, end that a three yews' dividend at the rote of 10 par cont. would folly compensate them for all that they had paid. But it was not proposed to go to that extent. The remoter of this movement would be quite content to capitalise the rights and interests of existing shareholder accoreng the Interest derived by them at the present time Not golf wee the enneettlin defiling aa *mire profit. 'deigns consumers of the country. bet the consumption of pa was so increasing that the capital invested would be virtually doubled in 10 years, and that which warn pro ducing • taxation of half a million beyond the honest *re of the pa would he producing • taxation of en* million. In Manchester pa was supplied at Is. 2d. per thousand feet, with an illuminating power double that of the London gas, and there remained a profit of 48,0001. which went to the reduction of local taxation. (Cheers.) So that in London , where the population *a ten times that of Manchester, • saving might be e ff ected of nearly half a mil li on. ( Hear, hear.) During the period of com petition which existed up to fifteen years ago the public, for the advantage they gained, had to submit to th e inconvenience of having the streets cosnantly broken up, sad then from 1850 to 1857 the prindpho of conspiracy prevailed, and the apportioning out of Lorin into districts was confirmed anti substantiated by the ad of 1850, which, however, impend upon the pa companies I certain condition', one of which wan that they should not go divide more than 10 er oent. but th any brancis to aranue feed, o p at of which they it wan enabled should •tory a dividend of 10 per cent. for the six years antecedent to that time. Several committees of, the Hors of Commons had sat upon this subject, and there were now three bills about to be brought before parliament, with reference to which the meeting would be called upon to express a decided opinion. By the Metropolis Gas Bill of led pillion the Bond of Trade reposed that at Is. sd. • thousand feet the companies might pay a dividend of 7 per cent., with an increase of dividend in proportion to the decrease in the price of pa, but that was retard, and the thir teen companies were now intending to introduce • bill which, is all in emintial classes, was in direct op position to the ex opinion of the committee of last year, the proposal being that they should have six months for deliberation to propose • scheme for the regulation of the amalgamated companies, with the alternatives that a commission should be appointed for theire, or that matters should remain in gets quo. He the meeting to oppose this bill is a measure which w aggravate the evils of the existing monopoly. Mr. G. FUSTOrr, C. 1., sai d that, when 20 years ago be was proposing before a provincial audience • scheme for cheap gas, and told his hearer that gas could be sold for 3a. per 1,000 ours feet, he woe looked upon as • madman or a fool ; but years had rolled on, and hundreds of towns now obtained gas at that rate. (Cheers.) And he believed that 20 years hence gas of nearly double the Illuminating power of the present supply would be sold in the metro polis, not for Is., but for ie. per 1,000 cubic feet. (Re newed chum.) The gas 'mammal in the metropolis [ annually met 1,754,620!., and the ratio of increase wan we-fifth in every two years. The quantity of gas sold in 18,93 was 8,500,000,000 in ncbic feet, and as this resumption doubled ones about eight and a half years, no pipe that wadi ever yet , manufactured wield be large enough t i c: o tos the gas whir% would be re fer the metro • in 30 or 40 years' time. In e ld erpor the consumption had doubled in 6l years, the reason for the greater rate of isomer there being that gas ef doodle the i ll uminating power of that provided for London was supplied at Is. per 1,000 cubic feet. Been stub high prim and bad gas the consumption of gas in 1874, calculating at the present ratio of increase, would be 16,417,000,000 feet ; in 1886, 34,334,000,00 0 feet ; and in 1893, 91,667,000,0 00 feet, or ten times the present con empties ; but if gas were sent into the hour of the poor r well se the rich, the consumption would be almost in salooloble. Supposing the price were reduced to 2s. per thousand, the gas of the metropolis would cost in 27 years 9,166,7001. This was the great question of the day—the water question was nothing to it—and he urged that thelead of leaving the supply in the hands of irresponsible ponces, it should be placed under a local board, to be suited from year to year. (Hear, hear.) The saving in the cost of management and pensions, and the lower rate [ of interest at which money could be borrowed, would allow of such a reduction is the prior, that It need not be dearer in London than is was at Walsall, where the price was from 2a. 2d. toga. MI per thousand feet. The companies did not act in their own interest when they maintained the present prices, because all experience proved that low prima would greatly Woman the consumption, and would double and tredde the profits of the produce's. le the 204 trees where the battle had beesfght. and the comes hod bra compelled to giro the trade had so pani increased that in no instance bail the profits been lees than they WIN before. A ton of coal produced 9,200 feet of gas, and when the gam bad bees extracted there would be left a diadem of coke, 10 gallons of tar, sad 10 gallons of am our water, which would fetch altogether 12s. lid. a ton, se that taking the price of coal at lye. rid. a ton, which was a high estimate, the cost of the raw material for 9,000 feet of pa would be 3a., sad the coat of the fuel would be a fraction under 9d. And there never could be any ma terial variation consequent upon the difference in the piss of coal, because when coal was dear, ooke became dear also, and the difference in the price of labour in London as oomporad with provincial towns could not be [ more than • penny or threelalfpenos per thousand cubic feet. The Corporation of London had come forward in I the most open, strailthderward manner to fight the battle which the local authorities, outside the City had not the ( feeds to engage in, and he hoped that the move ire thus set on foot would be supported by thi e ves mass of the gas consumers of the me t • (Cheers.) He concluded hat the bill now in ours of promotion by meat of tby the thirteen pa companies the metropo • for their analpunatiou and future management, is a pleasure circulated to velveteen and extend the operation of • per , minus monopoly la the trade of gas making, which imposes • burtheesenie tax upon the community, and that as such It ought to meet with the most *rums opposed's of gas 1100MIONAS and the public at large. " [ Mr. LOLL seconded the resolution. Mr. W. DAIL who described himself as a gaefitter, de sired that Mr. Fliatoff had not correctly stated the facts of the ease, and, imbed, knew nothing shoat the question. He expressed himself reedy to prove his stateinwels, but east with great interruption, and ultimately, open an appeal from as chairman, the meeting declined to bear hire. A gentleman in the body of the ball doubted whether thou warn leint en the part of the London cou nt**. ant 12 lights, which did nee eoet men than si nos a week each.. end he row thee at Limited* Bs. • feet, and in Hertford 6e. a times* was the Dl r. a larrooneoMinnier ill the district supplied by the Chartered Gas pry, mid he had bad roars to econplain of the Warier goal* et his gne, aid • prom who cense to him from the compay had told him that they had received no leis than 70 lotion of complaint the eine ming. (Cheers. The ine resslullsa was c ar r ied unanimously. It was also nerved, oit the motion of Kr. Leers, secooded by Mr. BWADT :—" Thai the Corporation of the City el Load*, le manna forward with • bill to enable thwe to supply gm of a *perk" quality to that now pro- vided by the Illeiropelltaa eempanies at a considerably lower prim, re sham wirenally In a reduction equivalent to upwards of 40 per ant., have Silken • 11,11 p in the right direction, sod set an example, the principled which might to he followed by the load authorities Omagh** the b tu wusi essaplinent wee then rased to the theinean, and the meeting sewer& A soiree was held yesterday evening at the Cavendish Rooms, Mortimer-street, ander the presidency of Mr. Outs, of the South Kensington Museum. The object wan the presentation of an addrese to Mr. H. Pratt, the vies-president of the Paris Excursion Committee, from the workmen and other who had availed themselves of the arrangements of the committee far the purpose of a visit to the Pans Exhibition. Besides the chairman there were present Mr. H. Pratt, Mears. H. and C. Hoare, Pat hos)°, Oliver, Howell, Hamblen, ha. The address bore 1,000 signatures, of which 108 were from the factory of Messrs. Broadwood, and 120 signatures from Yorkshire also testified approbation of the address, which war pre sented in a handsome album. The address recounted the diffioulties which the committee had bad to encounter, all of which were surmounted mainly through the exertions of Mr. Pratt. It concluded with a warm expression of thanks to that gentleman. The address, having detailed the history of the Pula Excursion Committee and the laboarepf Mr. Pratt, pro ceeded to state that the committee ha caused the e tion of a series of wooden homes close to the Exhibi tion, for accommodation in which, together with the fare from London and back, 30e. was charged to the workmen, 10e. more to be paid for a second week. Under the auspice' of the committee the artisans visited several French in all of which they were treated with the utmost Courtesy and DORIMISMR/1.-Fams rectorial visited was 550, and of the British artisans visit ing, 700. The total number of British workmen who visited Paris was 3,200. A guarantee fund had been esta blished for the purpoes of the committee, and it would be necessary to call on the guarantors for a smell quote towards the expenses. The addriw concluded with an ex pression of thanks to Mr. Henry Hoare for having ad vanced 400/. for the purposes of the committee. The CHAIRMAN made a few observations on the lid vantages which this country had derived from the visit of the British workmen to Paris. He had been taunted, he said, for having put the country to an expense of 100.000/. for the Paris Ethibition, but he contended that if that money had had no other return but this visit of the work men to Paris the money would have been exceedingly well spent That visit had opened their eyes to the immense advance which was being made by continental workmen in all the useful arse. In conclusion he called upon the meeting to endorse the committees address to Mr. Pratt. Mr. TARRSON read the address, and begged to endorse every word of it from his own personal knowledge and ex perience. Mr. HOWARD seconded the address, and bore warm tea. timony to the advantages which he amongst other English working men bad derived from the labours of the excur sion committee. He should primer es long as he lived pleasant recollections of his visit to Paris. He had learnt there that they had much to learn from the French work men. The Frenchman went all for beauty, the Englishman for solidity, and each had therefore something to learn from the other. He believed that the Peace Society could not have desired any better precaution against war than the visit of the British workmen to Parks (Cheers.) Mr. HRIBERT supported the address, which was pre. seated to Mr. Pratt. That gentleman returned thanks, and expressed his acknowledgments to Mr. Henry Hoare and his friends for the guarantee feed, without which the objects of the committee could never have been carried out. Shortly after the conclusion of Mr. Pratt's observations the proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman. Mrs. Yelverton (or Miss Longworth) has raised a new action in the Edinburgh Court of Session for the purpose of setting aside the judgments in the former liti gations in the Scotch courts in the House of Lords. The point upon which she relies is that the Scotch courts bad nojuriscliation to pronounce their judgment, Major Tel vadat having never had a Scotch domicile. DEATH or Ma. J. BIRD ' THE CORONIIR.— EarIy yesterday morning Mr. James Bird, the Coroner for the Western Division of Middlesex, died rather suddenly at his residence. Pbosnit-lodge, Brook-green, Hammersmith. The deceased gentleman had been prominently before the public fora number of years, and besidespossessing a lucra tive practice as a solicitor, he was clerk to the Assessed Tea lbsonadesioners for the Kensington district. THE LATE FENIAN TRIALS AT BIANCHESTIR.— At the Salford Quarter Sessions held yesterday the county magistrate. unanimously pared a vote of thanks to Mr. H. 1.. Trafford, chairman of Quarter Storms, for his admirable management of the arrangements necessary few safely escorting the Fenian prisoners backwards and forwards between the New Bailey prison and the assize marts during the sixteen days over which the trials ex tended. THE TRAINING SHIP CHicitawrlE. On Thursday last, at the New Year's dinngi ven to the boys and girls of the Refuge for Homeless Destitu Children - Mr. the secretary, announced that the &nth Eastern Railway Company had, at the request of the com mittee, agreed to take the friends of the Chichest3r boys to Greenhithe and bask, yesterday, foe is. tid., in order to visit the vessel. Some of the boys said their parents or friends were in the workhouse, and could nut pay the fare, low as it was, and in these cases Mr. William' promised to defray the expense of the railway. Accordingly, yester day morning, notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather, many of the friends of the boy. assenibled at the Charing:cross and Cannon-street stations, and proceeded to Greenblatt' by the train which leaves Charing-cross at 11. W. a.m. When they orrived at Greenhithe they were eenveyed to the Chichester in boats manned by the lads, and were treated to an excellent dinner and tea. The visitors left the ship in the evening grateful for the hospi tality extended to them and thankful for the refuge given to their once almo st lost young relatives. MYSTERIOUS DEATH.—On Sunday afternoon the body of Mr. John Sarah, of Plympton, was found in the water at the higher part of the river Lairs, between the grounds immediately adjacent to Saltram-house and the railway bridge of the South Devon Railway crossing the Lairs. Mr. Sarah has been for many years uuder steward to the Earl of Morley, managing the Saltretu property, sad was much respected in the surrounding district. He resided at Merrifield Farm between Underwood sod the fieltram-house grounds, and was seen about ten o'clock on Sunday morning proceeding along the Lairs embank ment on the Satre= side, apparently returning from Ply. mouth to his own residence. He was over sixty rare of age, and unmarried. The rent audit of the Sal pro perty was to come off on Wednesday next. Various rumours are afloat as to the sons of the decreed's death, but none of those which suggest any other cause than pure accident appear to have any reliable foundation. At seve ral points the broad footpath passing through Salaam Woods immediately abuts on cliffs of from fourteen to twenty feet overhanging the water. Neither of these places, however, could apparently be considered den , germs, except to children or persons unacquainted with the grounds paring along in the dark.-- Western 'Weenies News. NOTHING Nzw.—Although most of the ancient Greek Unite of simplicity have been tnuisferred in modern times to Irishmen, the Scots have come in for a share, not only taking the joke, but naming a Scottish individual ss the lore of it. One of the ancient stories in Hierociee is thus ■ ppiep riated in the north :—" Duncan M'Oirder wanted to ass his mars, by degrees, to live without roost, and jest as be had pet her on • straw a day, the poor thing died." This is the Hier:des story which was appro. priMed and made a fable of by the writer who is known to us as „Eels, and which has been transplanted into every country in the world. There would really seem to be nothing new; tramways are found inThebes and Memphis ; the bal loon files in idea through many a classical story ; the tele graph, under another form, embed intelligence from one district to another of the ancient world ; and even our choicest classical traditions have various home.. When Europeans first arr ived among the New Zealanders, they found Hero and Leander a local legend, with the slight difference that it was the lady who dashed through the flood to meet the dusky lover, who quietly held the lamp to guide her to the tsysting-plase.—Argosy for January. AWKWARD PaenEs.—We most of us, know what are at a dinner take ; the silent influence indsadseems, somese, to set almost like • spell. Every body wants to Week it, but nobody ass sauteed in so ;or al m ost do, it is m 4 for a Whe n short gi nned with is immediate Mame. some one gifted with extraordinary nerve dens to make • rem ark the tbs midst of one of urns awful pets.. what a mead= there is ! All the members of that afDicted compeny look up eagerly they sash at the new subject, as the ducks do at a morsel of roil when it is throws into their pond. They ranee upon it, tear it into little bits, which each cantle off with him and makes the most of in his own corner. And then ! to centime tier simile, just se lt sometimes happens that the object sast tate the deck-pond is nee • pinye of bread, but a screw of paper, or • cork, or some ether worthless object *sown in by • bystander out of sera idleness, and from whisk *be duke turn :i i rr e az a li; disgust, so it is very cam with tits subject so upon by these famished guests. It turns out not to r ub al e b i joct really, to be • mere noticing when isted closely, and is , preslatis thrown aids as unavail— Corakiii Mammas ter January. [Advertiesinental—wsHOLLOW•w'S PILLS. The °roo Wander ad Thms.-May correct tiliewesest. moativ=meo l i tMeir,tho quir e , wp m= intents the areas, and/Meisel IM week. 'Die &mend tor Ow thaeuttoot alshe oubuthhes *retyped,. dim thit *lto lise hihileit steel to Hollos sormogios Iliessmoloblevlithowelselastol to the homole • They sre Weed a leitketftM sliktett. aud a bewh te= who war ben ory sur.liderhe cot extitnal. Mkt Wien ot Nook assE ter SININPIPINSS vimovel at vishot mistier frost the se. loom aid lholt gent% sake es the bowels, are the woes el the motive powers of Hollowly's OW ----- DWI( os PIZ)INDAILY BLAND. The death is easeesoold of the Rat Lies Slam& • ammo withal fee a leaft sateswien of yews pest Mt brae • hetweloill wed at Otaktitidge. Ile was edaoeAlii with Atleatawirritit, the poieseuetagiclogy, Swittetak theltool, MM ►ant waded to St. isJolua' Whim Ostelmilae, wham they orwasseed midtown Mit fit. Sinai toot his Sti dame itt 1808, when he wee mooed yowler. Mt Ilithassteth, afterwe Lord le .10. Wes the seder lIIIIMOshr of the year. Mt. Ihtte theme& lilatio lei lawita, the think Mt. Sodswiek the SAL la tie was yam ha yea shied • Pailew .1 St Jells% awl is INS awa tact ariterat tetw. la 1112 S be * wiles al Lam raw Ulm. whisk le= ,^to the thee al ewer la ISIS be wee yosesiblat lay DithoLlaw to • arabeeSel maR Welh thahabet ins • NAMaI 8/1141161, the Seises of A , it mai Nammamistwiar the wake of wawa teetittwaiitak sad viola Sijs hest katataitack is "Skate ClatWirat PAWL Oms Day... 3111MDAY. JAL ca payatest, 1,761 ; alb by mum *hate, 1,017 ; told Athos. ;778. EXTRAORDINARY ROBBERY OF 017NPOWDZE. (nom OUR ovni CORK, ffeeszar. Another of the mysterious robberies which have Proved at once s puzzle and s source of alarm in this community is reported to-day. At some hour last night a private powder magazine in the Lough road, belonging to Mr. Murray, gunsmith, Patrick street, was broken open, and a quantity of coarse blasting powder, estimated at ten cwt., was ab stracted by the burglars. The Lough -road is at the verge of the southern suburb of the city. The locality is thinly inhabited, and by persons of the poorest class. The open country is quite close to the magazine ; but at the side next the city there are rows of houses very near the building, and the Lough, or Logher, polieaatation is not far off. The plunder of the magazine was there• fore a rather daring enterprise, aril; fecdtp Adifing the- damps ar-delmilen, -*yr dilleultr 'creffbiting the robbery, the comparatively small value of the property to be had and its peculiar nature, it is not very probable that the set was committed. by _ordinary burglars. The popular surmises here generally credit the exploit to the mysterious band whose visitations have been already experienced by Messrs. Allport and Richardson.